The herald., 1893-12-31
TAMMANYS TOPICAL TALK
Matters Of Interest in San
Francisco.
The Y. NJ. /. Help Along the Mid
winter Fair.
Great Destftution Among the Unem-
ployed-Personal and News
Jotttngs and
Notes.
Special correspondence to the HERALD.


SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20, 1893.
Metropolitan Temple was we'll filed
few evenings since, the occasion being
the presentation Of a check for seven
hundred dollars by the Young Mems
Institute of this city and Oakland to the
Midwinter Fair fund. In addition to
the presentation the invited guests were
treated to number of songs and witty
recitations.
Archbishop Riordan made an eloquent
and forcible address-particularly to
the young men. In the course of his
remarks he took occasion to call the at
tention of the audience to the distress
now existing in this city, 'Ssn Fran
cisco has many rich men," said his rev.
erence, "but they know how to keep
their money. After leaving the great
cities of Chicago and New York | feel
upon arriving in this city as though l
were in deserted village; and why this
difference? 1t is because the men of
capital in the east take pride in erect
ing great buildings that are the acme of
architectural beauty, while on the con-
trary the moneyed men Of this city be-
lieve they are building perpetual mon
uments of fame to their memory in the
construction of block a few stories in
height"
General Barnes, chairman of the midi
winter fair finance committee, in accept
ing the gift of the institutes, stated
that the fair would be upon a grander
scale than the management had ever
dreamed of. That there were now "a
buildings scattered about the 200 acres
of fair ground that there would be 5000
exhibits, requiring, upon an average
of the men in charge, 10000 employees
for exhibits alone, and all else connected
with the undertaking was upon an
equally colossal scale.
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The frightful destitution existing
among the poor of this city was never
before go clearly demonstrated as upon
Christmas Gay. The Salvation army,
which seems to be about the most con-
sistent body of people in the world, in
ssmuch as they practice what thsy
preach, had charge of the distribution Of
donations for the poor, and they cor
tainly did their work in conscientious
manner. Long before the time set for
the Christmas feast crowds gathered
in the vicinity of the Salvation life boat,
where all were welcome to indulge in q
repast such as they seldom had an OPP
portunity to indulge in. After the dis
posal of the viands all handsIrspaired to
the quarters designated for the distribu-
tion of gifts. Here every man, woman
and child deemed to be worthy was
given some substantial gift, such as
clothing and liberal supply of the neces-
saries of life.
~
The continual rain during the past
few days has caused great delay in the
work now in progress at the fair grounds,
and as result the exhibition will not
be formally opened until January 10,
1894.
Superintendent Dagget of the mint has
made few more appointments, among
them being Abraham Norton, Los An
geles. This can hardly be considered
Los Angeles appointment, inasmuch as
Mr.. Norton has not been resident Of
that city for the past eight years.
x**
The downpour on the evening of the
23d inst. was source of pecuniary loss
to the local merchants, and az result
few greedy ones kept their establish
ments open both ON Sunday and Christ
mas day.
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John 9. Platt of board of education
fame is here and will engage in some en-.
terprise at the fair grounds If circum-
stances are propitious.
x*x
Frank Weitzell, whose albino-like ap-
pearance has led his Los Angeles friends
to christen him "Blondie," is engaged
with a well-known firm of book-makers
as cashier.
That popular Los Angeles official Aud
itor Frank Lopez spent Christmas day
with his family in this city.
~.
The leading hotels of this city are the
gatherings of number of Los Angeles
people here, bent on business and pleas
ure.
x*x
Hon. J. Marion Brooks, chairman Of
the Los Angeles Democratic city central
committee, is in this city attending to
some important legal matters. Mr..
Brooks, during his stay, received the
congratulations of his many friends upon
the legal ability he displayed during the
celebrated Smith trial.
| TAMMANY.
A Lancastrian's Luck.