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The morning call., 1893-01-17
FOR THE FALLEN.
The Christian Unions
Mission Is Opened.
THE BIJ0U A RESCUE HALL.
A Fully Appointed Building Is Now
at the Disposal of Our People to
Rescue and Save the Unhappy.

A new relief society, the Christian Union
Mission, was formally inaugurated at the
old Bijou Theater, 729 Market street. yes
terday.
The mission is properly the outgrowth Of
the Mills meetings held few months ago.
and gives promise Of accomplishing a great
work among the worthy and destitute of
this city.
At the managing head of the new society
Is Rev. Steve 2. HOlcombe, who has been
actively engaged for years in this kind of
work, and his labOrs have always been at
tended with great success. He built up the
Louisville home, working eight years in
that city, and going thence to Detroit be
established an equally lourishing society
there.
Associated with Mr.. Holeombe Is the
financial secretary. J. G. Chown, whose
duty it IS to secure and collect subscriptions
outside of the church, and to assist the
board OF councillors in the collection of
church subscriptions. These moneys he
turns over to the treasurer, and prepares a
monthly financial statement of all receipts,
disbursements and liabilities 10 be sub
mItted to the board of directors.
The mission will he under the direct
supervision of the churches of the city,
each Of which is to be represented by three
members. These 800 members taken col
lectlyely compose the association and are
known as the board of councillors. They
are elected to serve for one year.
The board Of directors is to consist of
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sinners. 1t would only be sufficient to
know that they were in want and were
willing to work for their board and lodging.
After attending TO their physical wants
then they would be asked to 20 to the de-
Youonal services and their spiritual needs
wonld be looked after.
He did not desire that the idea should go
abroad that none but Christians need apply
Tor help at the mission. That would be
placing premium upon hypocrisy. Christ
said: Come unto me, all We that are weary
and heavy-laden, and | will give you rest.
So il was with them; all were asked to
come.
He believed that the mission would prove
a powerful agency for good in helping the
needy and retaining the fallen ones.
Singing by the choir and br ef addresses
from number Of those in the audience on
the benefits they had derived from attend
ing the services in the mission followed.
Then Mr.. HOlc0mbe asked all who were on
the DEVILS side to stand up. After repeated
urging one man slowly rose to his feet, and
prayers were asked on his behalf.
just as the meeting was about to close a
respectfully dressed old lady carrying a
bundle wrapped in paper made her way to
the front seat One of the lady helpers sat
down beside her. and found that she vas
homeless and wanted shelter for the night.
Her case proved to be most deserving one,
and she will be the first occupant OF the
WOman's apartments.
After the regular meeting had been ais
missed an after service was held to which
about tbree-f0urths remained.
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| the framework of suit, as ii was so patched
and darned that it would have been diffi-
| cult matter TO tell just where the process Of
| reconstruction began and the original
| ceased. The hat was a worthy crown for
the whole mass of antiquity, and like the
| clothes and the man was relic OF the dim
and misty past.
| The odd behavior which attracted the
| attention OF the passers by consisted in the
| strange old being cooily sitting down On a
/ doorstep and removing his shoes, which he
| threw into the gutter with as much reckless
| abandon as IL lie were the owner OF shoe
/ store.
| A kind-hearted lady who saw him stand
ing baTefOOted on the sidewalk, stepped into
shoestore and purchased pair of cheap
shoes. which she presented 10 him, and
| which he accepted in a way which would
indicate thas it was quite a common oc-
| currence, and the favor so slight as to be
| unworthy of thanks.
The crowd dispersed, being unable to get
any satisfaction from questions put TO the
| old man, and he sauntered down the street
| with his new shoes under his arm.
| A CALL reporter who had witnessed the
| strange proceeding, followed the old fellow
| little way, and asked him why he went
| barefooted.
None of your businessl" came back the
| answer grnffiy Cant a man 90 bare
footed if he wants to? Is there any law 10
this country to make me wear shoes?"
Where do you liye?"
II don't live at ALL"
| Where do you sleep?"
Il don't sleep. nor eat either, quit doing
| either about ten years ago when died"
Further questioning only brought forth
| abuse or meaningless answers, and finally
resulted In the old mans assuming bel
| ligerent attitude after the preferred style of
Mr.. Corbett. and the reporter having no de-
| sire TO figure in street scene. turned from
| the specimen, and questioned bystander
| who said:
Il don't know any name for him except
| ing CRAZY joe" and never saw him ask
| any one for anything. He never speaks to
| any ono unless spoken TO first"
docs he often throw away bis shoes?"
Yes, that's quite common occurrence"
oh! he is sane enough on most subjects,
but he won't answer questions in any other
way than he did yours Just now. Nobody
knows where he lives or how.
Yes. he'e been doing this thing for six or
seven years now, just as you saw him to-
day, ana without any apparent raasOnp
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A SEWERAGE CONFERENCE.
The Supervisors and Engineers in
Consultation.

Consultation.
A conference between the Supervisors
and members of the Board of Engineers, to
devise and provide system of sewerage,
was held in the Office Of the latter yesterday
morning. Those taking part were: Super
Yisors Day, James. Montgomery, Refs,
Ryan, Hinton, Denman and Forman. and
Professor Davidson, Colonel Mendell and
Messrs Manson ana Grunsky of the En-
gineers' Board
The following is copy of letter that
induced the meeting:
To the Honorable Board of SuperUisors City
and County Of san FrGnctscO-GESTLEMEN:
AS there has been sum OF money set apart IN the
street depal iment fund, aud II Is now available
for the Work lntrusied TO this board, we request
| your h0nOrd bic board TO now fix the cOmpensa
| ton which The members of this board are TO
| receive for their services.
The original resolution organizing this board
| and directing 1t 10 commence operations did not
| fix the salaries.
AS the legality Of our organization was called
into question. the salary matter was temporarily
held in abeyance. Our legal Standing was not
finally settled to the satisfaction OF the several
county officials until near the close OF last year.
As II did not seem desirable 10 request action
during The last few days your predecessors were
fin Office prefer this request IN order tia [
pay may be received for services as rendered.
Very respectfully. BOARD OF ENGINEERS,
BY George Davidson.
Marsden Manson stated that he had re-
signed as engineer TO the Board OF HarbOr
Commissioners to accept position on the
sewerage commission, and that &. L.
Grunsky had resigned as Engineer of Sac
ramento County. Both had been working
since last Septem Der without compensation.
The ordinance under which the sewer
commission was organized made ii Obliga-
tory Oh them to devote all their time to the
work, Colonel Mendell, Irving NJ Scott
and Professor Davidson acting as consult
ing engineers. OF the go miles Of sewers
100 had been examined.
Colonel Dendell and Professor Davidson
said that Manson and Grunsky at all events
should bs paid, and If there was money
available all the engineers would like TO
have $4,000 year.
Some Of the Supervisors doubted the legal
standing Of the commission notwithstanding
District Attorney Barnes declaration to the
contrary. Another serious question was as
to where the money was to come from.
Supervisor Day desired to be Informed
Just what the commission would cost the
city. The Mayor had placed his estimate
at 500, OG0. Mr.. Day believed three en-
gineers would be sufficient. Something also
should be settled as TO the relation of the
City Surveyor and Street Superintendent to
the commission and their duties defined in
connection with the work.
No conclusion was reached beyond re-
questiDg the engineers to furnish the Super
Visors with some reliable data as a basis OF
action.
Supervisor Denman will call his Legis-
lative Committee together as soon as the
Supervisors shall have held caucus TO in
dictate the sentiment of the board on the
subjects Of the sewerage commission and
County Clerk Haley's proposed amended
fee hill
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fifteen councillors, and is elected by them.
None of these officers are to receive sala-
Ties excepting the superintendent and finan-
ci8l secretary.
The object of this mission is the CONVEX
sion of men and women to Christ to pro
vide home for the destitute, to reclai IN
fallen women and to furnish employment to
people who are in need Of help and willing
10 work.
The running expenses of the mission will
be something over S70e a month, and to
meet this obligation the society look to
their monthly subscriptions, the sale OF
labor tickets and an uncertain revenue from
the wood and coal department
This Industrial phase of the work is the
most prominent one. No one is held worthy
Of assistance who is not willing to work.
The rent OF the building is $1,000 month.
From subrents an income of 5000 q month is
realized. leaving the best part of the build
ing to the society, with but $500 in monthly
rents to pay,
Books Of labor tickets Of various sizes are
sold 10 tue philaDtbrOpic people about town.
A book with six tickets costs 81, with fl
teen 81 90 and with thirty s..
When a person applies for help TO any one
possessing one of these books he receives a
ticket to the Markei-street Mission. Here
he is at once put into the bathtub and given
good securing, while his clothing is run
into the tumigatOr and thoroughly cleansed
by steam.
If it is night he is then put to bed, and in
the morning started TO cutting and splitting
wood. For an hours work he is given a
meal OF bed that night. An hours work is
estimated az - cents, and tickets are given
emitting the tOiler to additional benefits of
the mission.
Since the establishment Of the association
many people nave been assisted. From
January to Is 1863 meals have been earned
and 513 beds secured by these willing work
eTs.
With the exception of few Offices sub
rented, the society is in possession OF the
eBtire building.
The old theater is now the main audien CO.
room, where religious service is held. The
basement and greenTOOms In the rear have
been converted into dining-rOOms and WORK.
ing apartments. Instead of trapdOOrs and
stage machinery, there are sleeping quar-
tiers and liYing-rOoms. In short, the old
BijOu Is thoroughly converted Itself and
looks as new and rejuVenated as one could
well imagine.
Immediately behind the stage is the mems
dining room, where over fifty persons can
be served at one time. Everything about ii
is neat and clean. Adj0iHiDg it is the su-
perintendents Office, and beneath it the
WOrking-rOom, where the men cut and saw
wood and pile II away.
The baths and fumigator are here also.
The kitchen is in the eDd of the basement,
and is we'll equipped with range and al
other needed culinary apparatus.
On the second floor, above the mems din
women. A special dining-room Is fitted uI
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for them, well-lighted working and sewing
room and wasbr0om. The laundry ap-
planes are the very best. The drier is
steam apparatus of the most complete con :
strucCioD.
Above these rooms are the private apart
ments Of Superintendent HolcOmbe and his
family.
On the fourth floor are the sleepingroo
OF the women. Every appointment Of this
department is neat aud attractive.
The men are chartered in the front OF the
building, where :hey have their reading
room and bedroom. The latter apartment
is sixty feet square, and is provided with
accommodations for 100 men.
Each little cot has spring mattress. a
straw Mattress blanket, comforter, two
sheets and pillow.
There are also places for shoemaker
stand, a tailor's eutting-table, etc. 1t is
proposed to have as much work done by the
inmates as possible, and in all departments
Of industry.
The building will be lighted by gas and
heated throughout with steam. 1t is ably
managed, and so thoroughly appointed that
there is every reason TO believe a great
agency for good has come among US.
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HEAVENLY GEOGRAPHY.
A Large Audience Heard Lecture ON
Astronomy Last Night.

The lecture ON the geography of the
heavens at Union-square Hall last evening
by Colonel John O'Byrne. under the au-
spices of the Geographical Society of Cali
fornia, was heard by an exceptionally large
audience.
The lecturer was introduced by DR.. F. w.
D'Evelyn, who said. in the course of his re-
marks, that as there was nothing on earth
good enough for the people of San Fran
cisco. the audience would be given the
heavens.
a letter was read from Lieutenant Jeph-
son OF the British army, who served with
distinction in the late Emin Bey relief ex-
petition, and who expects to lecture here
soon.
In the course OF the lecture many beautl'
full views were displayed, the most notable
of which was a mechanical view showing
the movements of the planets around the
sun. The lecture closed with view OF the
Lick Observatory.
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DEVOTIONAL SERVICES.
An Earnest and Practical Address by
the Superintendent.

The devotional services last night were
specially appropriate to the occasion. The
auditorium was crowded with an audience
composed Of people of all ages, from the
young men and women in their teens to the
gray-halred old men and women who have
seen their threescore years aud ten.
And more earnest and devotional body
It would be difficult to fad in any church in
the city or anywhere else.
The superintendent. Rev. Steve Z. Hol-
eombe. AFTER prayer and the singing of a
hymn, delivered brief address IN his char
acteristie manner. He referred TO the in
auguration Of the relief part Of the mission.
and stated that all who were IN need. both
men and women, who were willing TO WORK
would find home in the mission.
No one applying for food or shelter
would be asked whether or not tney were
The morning call., 1893-01-17
REVENUE STAMPS.
The Case of the New York Brewery
i'm the District Court.

The case of the United States vs.. seventy
eight barrels Of beer seized fiom the New
York Brewery in Haywards by the revenue
officers on July %. 1891, on the ground of
using stamps once used came up again in
the District Court yesterday, On the pre-
vous trial the jury disagreed, eight stand
ing for conviction and four for acQuittaI
Nearly the whole day was taken up with
the examination of James H. Borland, who
together with r. b. Dunlop, made the
seizure. Attorney Van Duser, for the de-
tense, tried to shake Borland's testimony
given on the previous trial regarding the
seizure; but without success.
In the afternoon s. II. Smith of Hay
wards, who gave the information to the
officers. was put on the stand His testi-
mony was the same as he gave in the pre-
vous trial. in which be stated that be saw
the driver of the brewery wagon take off
the new stamp, when he tapped keg of
beer, and substitute it with another, an old
one, that had already been used
After the hearing of Smiths testimony
the case was continued until IL o'clock this
morning
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Presentation to an Exempt.

Last evening the members Of the Exempt
Fire Company met Ia their hall on Br en-
ham pl ace for the purpose Of installing the
officers recently elected. At the close of the
cerem onIes Henry ID. Hudson. the retiring
president. was by Vice-Presdent George L.
Bohen, on behalf Of the members, presented
very handsome gold badge in recognition
of his services in the presidents chair ana
as a token Of the esteem in which he Is held
The badge, in the shape Of the front of a
freman's hat, is appropriately engraved.
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ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET co.

C,TEAMERS LEAVE ASPINw ALL s>a
- fortnightiy for tbs West Indies and sezsslss&y
Southamp ton, calling route at Cherb0urS
france, ana Plymouth to land passengers
Through Bills OF Lading. in connection with tns
Pacific Mail SIS. Co. issued for freight and treasure
to direct ports in Eng land and Germany.
Through tickets from San francisco TO Plymouth.
Cherbourg Southampton First-class $l95; third
class $9T 90. For further particulars apply TO
II PAEKOTT & co. .ents. 3O6 California So.
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The Donaflue Road.

The executors of the estate of the late
James NJ. Donahue advertise that the
$4,000 shares of the stock OF the San Fran
cisco and North Pacific Railway Com pany
have been sold to j. and w. Sellgman and
others and the time for the continuation
has been set for the oath inst, at which
time any one will have the right to appear
and overbld the purchasers named. Will
liam Graves of the North Pacific Coast road
has put in bid foi the stock offering S42,-
600 more than the other bidders.
Chariot and foot races, boxing, wrestling
and pitching quoits are couDterparts of
competitive exercises in vogue 1000 B. Q.
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est and easiest thing they can do. 1t is

est and easiest thing they can do. 1t Is
merely begging.
THE Italian colony Of San Francisco IS
only doing in this matter what the Amerl-
can people are doing in the matter of unde-
sirable immigrants. We want to be protected
against the worthless members OF the Italian
community. Why, every Italian merchant
/ went TO signed the petition at once, and
the only refusals / encountered were from
two Americans who did not understand the
situation' -
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RAILROAD TRAVEL.
SAN FRANCISCO AND NJ P. RAIL WAY.

COMMEN CING SUNDAY, NOV. 20, 1899,
- and until further notice. boats and trains VIII
leave from and arrive at the San Francisco Passen,
gsr Depot, Market-street wharf. follows:
From San Francisco for Point Tiburon,
Belvedere and San Raj ell.
WEEK DAYS-7:4 S:20, IL 40 A. M: 3 80. :O6,
500 r. N. SATURDAYS ONLY-An extra trip
at 80 p
SUNDAYS 100, $3.50, IL 100 A. NJ. 40 $50
$780, 6:2e p. N.
From SAN Rafael for San Francisco
WEEK DAYS-6:25. 1865. 9:3O A. NJ. l2:45, 3:4o,
6:05 r. NJ SATURDAY. 0NLY-An extra trip
at D 80
DUNDAYS-S:lO, Gao, Halo A. n: lao 3:AQ
500. 6:25 n.
From Point Tiburon to San Francisco.
WEEK DAYS-6 100, $500, :65 A. NJ: 1:1O 4:0b,
b:35 p. n. SATURDAYS ONLY-An extra
trip at 6:55 P. n.
sUNDAYs-s:4O 1905. IL: 80 A. NJ; 2:O6. 4:OS.
b.3O. B.55
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP GO.

THROUGH LINE TO NEW YORK, yIAPANAMA.
i Steamers Will sail at NOON on the 5th. Nz~s<
18th and 25th OF each month, calling az seszEEsg
various ports of Mexico and Central America
Through line sailings-Jsnuary g. IS. San Bias /;
January 70, SIS City Of Sydney; February g. IS. San
Jose.
NoTE-When the sailing day falls on Sunday
steamer will be dispatched the following Monday
WAY LINE TO MEXICAN AND CENTRAL
AMERICAN PORTS AND PANAMA.
Steamer leave San Francisco on the Sd and 18th
OF each month, calling various Mexican and Gen.
trai American ports.
Way Line Saings-SS. Ssarbuck January lSiSS.
Acapulco, February ).
JAPAN AND CHINA LINE.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND HONGK NC,
Connecting at johanna with steamers for Shang
hal. and at Hougkong for East Indies Straits. etc.
SIS. City of Rio dc Jaleiro. Saturday. January Ia
at p
SIS. City of Peking, Saturday. February L. at
3 PM
SIS. China, via Honolulu. Tuesday February IA.
at p NJ.
IS Peru. Saturday. March A. at 8 p NJ
Round-trip tickets to Yokohama and return at re-
duced rates.
For freight passage apply at the ONCE corner
First and BranDan streets.
Branch OfIce-202 Front street.
ALEXANDER CENTER. General AGENT
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"OLD CRAZY JOE.
He Carries His Shoes and
Goes Barefoot.
An Old Man Who SAYS That He Died
Ten Years AgO-fiiS Peculiar
Habits.

''IL's waste of time and money to try to
help that specimen"
1t was bystander down on Third street
who spoke, and the specimen" referred to
was the center of curious crowd of idlers,
who had gathered around him on account Of
his odd appearance, and, above all, his
most eccentric behavior.
He was dressed in very much battered
and tattered suit OF dark clothes, or rather
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
CUNAR1 LINE.

New York to Liverpool. via Queenstown
from Pier 40, North River.
TASI IAiRESS MAIL SERVICE.
Gallia, Jan. 81, 1880 AN Gana, Feb. Is, $3.50 AN
Aurana, jan 2S, 2:00 PM Aurauis. Feb. rs, 1:00
Etruria, feb. a. Z :5OA r.truris Men. Il. . /: 20
Servia, Feb II, 40 Pm SeTya. March L.. \ 0on
Cabin passage, $50 and upward; second cabin
SS5. Storage tickets to and from all parts or
EuIole at very low rates. Fer freight and passage
apply at company IS ofice,4 Bowling Green NewYork
VERNON IL BROWN q CO, General Agents
Good accommodation can always be secured
application to WILLIAMS DIMOND q CO.,
Iy27 TuThSa Agents. san FCapciscO.
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The conductor of railway train which
runs between ChemnitZ and Leipsic, Ger
many. was lately discharged in disgrace
and sentenced to four weeks Imprisonment
for kissing young woman passenger
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We heard a mechanic say that he woul not I
without Salvation OIL. 1t kills pain.
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PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

DISPATCH STEAMERS FROM SAN Sea.
~ Francisco for ports In Alaska 8 A. n. EzI318
december Is, 80, January l3
For British Columbia and Puget Sound ports.
every Friday
For Eureka, Humboldt Bay Wednesdays A NJ.
For Santa Ana, Los Angeles and all way ports,
every fourth and fifth day. 3 A. NJ.
For San Diego, stopping only at Los Angeles.
Santa Barbara aud San Luis ObIspo. every fourth
and fifth day ut IL A. NJ
For ports in Mexico. first OF each month.
Ticket Ofice-Palace Hotel, New Montgomeryss
6OODALL PERKINS & CO.. General Agents.
II 10 Market ST., San FRANCISCO
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FOR PORTLAND &ASTORla, OREGON.

THE UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM Era.
ocean DiyisIon-and PACIFIC COAST EGTS3
STEAMSHIP COMPANY will dispatch from Spear
street wharf at 10 A. NJ FOR the above ports one OF
their Al iron steamships. viz;
"a.
COLUMRIA-Dec. is. u Jan. 8. 20.
OREGON-Dec 20, Jan. 4, IS. %.
Connecting via Portland with the Union Pacific
end other divergng lines Tor all points In Oregon.
Washington, british Columbia. Alaska. Idaho
Montana. Dakota, Utah. wyoming, Yellowstone
Park and all points east ana south and to Europe
trip. cabin. $50.
Ticket ofhces-1 Montgomery street and Palace
Hotel 4 New Montgomery street.
Freight Office 200 California street
6OODALL, PERKINS & CO., Supt. Ocean Line
1ff 10 Market street. san Francisco.
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From the North to the South DR.. Bull's Cougl
syrup is the preventive Of colds.
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The French Cooks and Walters

The Association of French Cooks and
Walters will hold a meeting at sos Bush
street tonight for the purpose of making
changes in their constitution and taking
steps to organize free employment bureau
Tor their own members and any one else
who may be in search of employment.
The statistics of the State of Maine for
1892 show that thirty-five persons were
killed on the railroad tracks during the year.
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WHITE STAR Line.
United States and Royal Mail Steamers
BETWEEN
New York, Queenstown & Liverpool,
SAILING EVERY WEEK

CABIN $50 AND UPWARD. ACCORD xra
~ ing TO steamer and accomm odatioas SCI stsszs5g
keted second cabin. $35; Majestic aud Tentonlc.
$40 and s46. Steerage tickets from England, Ira
land, Scotland, Sweden, Norway aud Denmark
through to san Francisco at lowest rateS Tickets.
SAILING dates and cabin pla smay be procur ed from
". II. AVERY, Pacific Mali Dock. or aE the General
once OF the Company 6l3 Market St., under Grand
lotel. u w. FLETCHER,
ap26 TuWeFrSust Gen Agt for Pacific Coast