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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-14
ANNUAL RECEPTION.
entertainment at the Episcopal Old
Ladies' H0me

IootCS ilOmSs
The annual recertion of the Protestant
Episcopal Old Ladies' Home was held at
that institution on Golden Gate avenue
yesterday afternoon and evening.
Inc home is now beginning the twenty
nth year OF It's existence. Ii was organized
IN 1869 and Incorporated in 1870. The house
is under the supervision of the Episcopal
caurch and governed by twenty-four di-
rectors, representing the various churches
OF the city. Before the establishment of
the CROKER home 1t was non-sectarian.
but since then only members of the Epis-
copal church are admitted.
Inc nome now cares for thirty-four
aged women, which is the largest number
II can accommodate. Like most of San
Franclsco's charitable institutions the
home is sadly in need of funds and the
receipts of yesterdays entertainment will
hnd ready use at the hands of the treas.
urer.
Inc reception was held in large room
In the basement OF the house. Two liter
airy aud musical programmes were rem
dered, one In the aftern DON and the other
in the evening.
Refreshments were served under the di-
Iection of Mrs. r. j. Morrison and Mrs.
K. b. Sanchez.
Mrs. Babcnck, Mrs. Sabin and Mrs.
Henry received the guests.
Inc young ladies had on sale choice
variety OF homemade confectionery and
fancy articles. The candy stand was in
charge of Mrs. Clark. Miss Newlands,
Miss and Mrs. Pripdle and Miss Coleman:
the fancy table, Miss Helen Gibbs and
Miss Gibbs and Miss Roundtree: the re-
freshment table, Miss CritteDden, Miss
Buchanan. Miss Kerby, Miss Kipp, Miss
Mercardo, Miss Knapp.
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before Little Pete became eminent as a
jury briber. Sergeant Healy, Chief
Crowley's secretary. gives the following
account Of his career as criminal:
John T. Gameaston or Emerson, ac-
cording to the police record, was never
particular as to the name he went by, for
he had various aliases at different times.
He first became known to the police in
1878, when he resided at 51S Stockton
street and had no occupation. In 1879 he
was appointed night INSPECTOR at the
Custom-house aud remained there until
1883. He was then discharged from the
service for stealing articles. Later he be-
came associated with church people and
was sexton at Grace Church for while.
His crooked character again got him into
trouble and he left the church for the bar.
SIN 1886 Emerson lived at 222 Birch
avenue under the name of Joseph F.
Gameaston and was bartender for Pat
rick Riordan. Soon after he moved t.
"a Fell street, and while there became
mixed up in an outrageous criminal as
sault, for which two men-Collins and
Snyder-were arrested. Their victim. a
young girl, was assaulted at resort near
the park. Emerson knew them and made
an etfert to induce the girl not to prose
cute. He failed, however, ana Snyder
and Collins were sentenced to long term,
in the State prison. Emerson came near
TO following them for his part In the out
rage.
In May, 1886. he was member of the
jury in the damage SUIT of Mary j. Will
liams against the Sutter-street Cable Rail
way Company, which case introduced San
francisco to wholesale attempts at jury
bribery and caused several arrests.
while Emerson was a member of the
jury hearing t g suit of the woman against
the cable company for fatal injuries to
her husband, he was accused of taking a
bride from the railroad and trying to
get others of the jury to follow his ex.
ample. The jurors we're: James Car.
rington. E. F. Drumm, w. j. Mallady,
P. Fl. Shaughnessey. A. Pluto IA hack
driven, M. E. Seldom and Jeremiah Mona
CHAN"
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A YOUNG MANS CHANCE.
Extensive Operations of the Christian
observation-disclosures Game.

Extensive operations OF the Chris tian
Observation-Disclosures Game.
The first months work in the new build-
ing OF the San Francisco Young Mems
Christian Association has been succe ssful
beyond the most sanguine expectations.
Between 800 and 600 mem bership tickets
have been Issued during the month and all
departments OF the work are liberallv
patronized as the great benefits derived
from the Young Mems Christian Assocja.
lion are becoming better known among
the young men of our city.
One of the most enthusiastic gatherings
which has taken place in the association
since its opening was that witnessed YES.
terday afternoon, when the University
football team met in the new gymnasium
preparatory TO their game with the R-li.
ance Club. The most important elemen,
In our city is our young men, and wba,
can be done for thar moral protection
aud Improvement in every particular il
the most important question tina. can en-.
gage the thought and attention of any
community. The management of tbs
association has provided magnificent
building as headquarters for the thousand.
of young men, and it is hoped that every
dollar of the money will be raised ia
dedicate the building free of incumbranc &C
January !, 1895.
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bled back into the yard, sustaining severe
and permanent injury. Emerson was ar
raigned in the Superior Court, pleaded
guilty, and on October. 1, 1887, was SEN
fenced to five years. Imprisonment at hard
labor in San Quentin.
His term of Imprisonment expired or
May %, 1891, and he returned to his old
haunts 10 this city breathing vengeance
against Lowenthal who he said had
betrayed and deserted him. He de.
clared that in attempting to bride
the Juror in the Little Pete case he acted
as the agent of Lowenthal, and that when
he pleaded guilty. the lawyer promised to
secure his pardon within twelve months
and pay him $1,000. But the promise was
broken and the money was not paid.
81 have asked Lowenthai again and
again for the money he owes me-" Emer-
son said yesterday, 'and he has given me
nothing but the cold shoulder. I have
tried to have him disbarred as he ought to
be. and have tried to havelhim indicted,
but without result.
81 went to his Office this morning to
make another demand for my money and
met him in the hallway. / showed him a
note promising me position at the Tivoli
and asked him for money. He laughed at
me and i drew my pistol. We scuffled
together awhile and he bit my hand. The
pistol went off and one of his friends
pulled us apart.
mo, 1 did not intend to shoot him. /
meant to brighten him, and / guess it will
be al! right"
Emerson said that he would have no
n iffi In hai1 ht,t ha
hours passed it became apparent that his
friends had forsaken him or were out of
the city. He spent the night in the
prison.
Emerson was known to the police long
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Attempt to Kill Lawyer
LoWenthal.
]. L. EMERSON THE AVENGER.
He Is an Ex-Convict, Who Served
for Jury-Fixing.
THE ATTORNEY WAS NOT HURT.
An Echo of the Little Pete Affair.
Grave Charges Made by
the ASSaiIant.
!. L. EMERSON THE AVENGER.
THE ATTORNEY WAS NOT HURT.

3 The report OF pistol in the wide hall
way at 411R California street late yester-
day morning caused great crowd to
gather at the doorway and fill the passage,
at the farther end OF which two men were
scuffiing for the possession of a pistol.
One of them was old, gray-bearded and
ruddy-faced; the other was III. II. Lowen-
thai, the well-known attorney for Mrs.
Krelng of the Tivoli. The patriarch was
man whose record is spotted like Loop
ards hide. He was j. L. Emerson. the eX-
convict. who scored term in San Quen-
tin for jury bribing.
The pistol was in Emerson's right hand.
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New Corporations.

The Automatic Faucet Company has in
ccrporated. with capital of 5000. 900, of
= hich 100000 has been subscribed. Di-
recto:s-John l.. Howard, h. T. Gum, C.
B. Gould, Wallace Eversou, j. W. Phil
lips, c. w. Randall. b. E. Handy, Charles
ID. Pierce, John Martin, George Il. Mer-
rick and j. f. Chandler.
The Sanger Lumber Company has filed
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CONSUL SHIMAMURA.

He Is En- Route From nexico to
Japan.
ID. Shimamura, with bis wife and child,
arrived yesterday and registered at the
Occidental Mr. Shimamura was the Jap
anese Consul-General at the City of Next
co. He has been recalled by the Japanese
Government and will take the next steam
er to YokOhama. His recall is due to the
fact that the Mikado desires to use his
services nearer home in some responsible
position IN connection with the war 10 the
Orient.
Mr. Sblmamura was at one time Consul
to New York and prior to that was the
secretary TO the japanese legation at
PeBing. His familiarity with China and
Chinese affairs, ii is said, will make his
services very useful at home just now.
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Equal Rights League.

There will be reception at the Califor-
mia Hotel on Thursday evening next, given
by the Women's Equal Rights League of
San Francisco in honor OF the candidates
of the parties which have inserted suffrage
blanks in their platforms. General W. III.
l.. Barnes, Sam Shortridge and others will
speak.
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articles OF INCORPORATION. Directors-A.
u. Moore. a. G. Smith. Wal er Young.
ivory r Littlefield and Charles r. john
son. Capital. $500, ZOO. of which $125 has
been subscribed
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TO- NOR ROW,

TOMORROW.
monuaS'. October 10, 1894.
At IL O'Clock A. NJ. on the premises
929 PINE STREET, CORNER OF TAYLOR.
1--WE WILL SELL.
/ Upright Piano; 2 Elegant Parlor Suits: 9
French-plate Mirrors; Folding-beds; Side
boards Carpets, etc.
COMPRISING.
Upright Piano (Fisher make), nearly new; Ele-
CANT Parlor Suits, In brocaded silk plush: 2 Gilt
Mante Mirrors; Oak Bookcase; 10 Oak and Cherry
Chamber Suits and Folding-beds, with Wire
Spring and Curled Hair Top Mattresses Mis-
sion Blankets; Pillows; Spreads. etc.; Moauette
and Body Brussels Carpets throughout the house.
Japanese Cabinet; Oak and Cherry Rockers; Diyan
Couches; Elegant Porteres and Lace Curtains.
Oak and Cherry Patent ardrobes and Ch.f-
foniers; Oak Mirror-back Sldeboard: Inlaid Mar
bie-top Table; Is feet Oak Extension Table.
Breakfast Table; Dining Chairs: Cutlery; Glass
ware; Crockery; Icecream Freezer; Champagne
Cooler; Refrigerator; Oak Clock and Kitchen
Furniture complete
oc14 ~ CHAS LEVY q CO.. Auctioneerx
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Great Work Finished.

All of the portfolios of Picturesque
California" have been issued. There are
few back numbers still in stock. which
can be obtained at the usual rate of 10
cents portfolio and one coupon.
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Don't Want Them IRA ded

protests were filed yesterday with the
SUPERVISORS against the proposed grading
OF Reed street and of Priest street, be-
tween Clay and Washington.
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St. Roses Mission.

A mission will be opened this morning
at 81. Roses Church by the Jesuit Fathers
Muller and Finegan. The first week will
be for ladies and thu second for gen tie no IN.
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AUCTION SALES.
AUCTION
Won Rheirl eco
Thursday, October rs,
Ar IL M.,-
5I3 California Street.
AUCTION SALES.
OPPOSITE new P. O. SITE!
RENTS SI65.

II ENTS Si0Os
75xS5 on Mission, SW. of 9TH, and
25xS5 i'm rear ON Minna; 1123.112
1872 Mis- sion and GIG Minna-3s ores,
stable and lodging house; rents
greatly reduced; now S165; bank
mortgage of S95, 600 on the property.
NORTHUMBERLAND. BUSINESS. RENT S $3.50.
SO by irregular depth: SOB, 500 and GOT Mont
gomery ave. !; new 3-story bay-window house;
age: 4 modern flats; rents moderate at 81 50
owner about to leave the state.
3l:9x12O-GROVE ST.-RENTS $780,
31:9xI2O-529-53O Grove ST.; 531-533 Birch
ave-; 2 frontages; E. of Laguna; rents used to be
si20, now $40.
PINE sT.-2 MOB HILL LOTS.
30x155 and % 6xl55-N. Sunny side OF Pine.
bet Mason and TAYLOR, facing the residences a OF
Wood, Esq.
TURKISH. RESIDENCE.
2Sx137 :6-1616 Turk ST, near Pierce; sunny
rooms and bath; choice neghborhood
Large Residence and Grounds-Rent $50.
house is nearly new; contains 10 rooms and all
modern conveniences; also LOT 25xl37:6. N. line
Oh sullivan, 100 feet E of Willard
PINE, EAST OF POWELL.
23x60 to Fella place, 737 Pine: 2-story house.
10 rooms; splendid renting locality; $4,000 bank
mortgage now on property.
21st-ST. FLATS-RENTS 500.
2ox9O-6l5 2lst st. bet. Mission and Valencia;
2 handsome flats. renting for S25 each; Mission
sunny belt; between two lines
SHOTWELL-ST. HOUSE AND LOT.
% by Irregular depth-924 Shotwell st., bet,
23d and Gath; s-room house: rent $22 80.
HOLLY PARK, NEAR MISSION ROAD.
Lots II, %, 49, 81 and SO. block fronting Rich.
land and Crescent ayes. South ave.; also lot
80, block 2, fronting Plymouth; IA block E OF
Mission.
CHURCH ST. LOT, NEAR MARKET.
24x126--W. line Of Church ST.. l73 feet OF
Ridley.
LARGE CHENERY-ST. LOT.
oo1S0, irregular widening in rear to 72-The
lot Is on 8. line of Chenery st, bet. Charles and
Miguel; will be sold in OF two lots.
D0UGLASS-ST. COTTAGE-A CASH.
25xl00-614D Douglass, bet. 23d and Elizabeth: 5
rooms bath, laundry, ETC.: one block from Castro
cable; "A cash, or terms to suit buyer; must be
sold.
ELIZABETH DWELLING and ST0RE-A Cash
25x1l4-53lA and Elizabeth, bet Noe and
Castro: 2-story, 10 rooms. house for one or two
families and store; terms IA cash. to suit
buyer oc14 II 81 20 "a 25 st
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

blds are required for the excavation OF approx
mateiy eO0o cubic yards of sand situate on Point
Looos ave-, between Fdrtieth and Forty-eighth
ave, AYES on the line OF the Sutro Railroad: also for
Golden Gate Park.
For particulars Inquire at the Office of the Sutro
n9 Eiho III COMPANY room 30. Montgomery block
Dius VIII Do opened Wednesday the 18th
INST. at a. NJ. The right to reject any and all
DDS Is reserved. [ Ia 3tl WIN. c. LITTLE. Secy.
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VOTE FOR Z. G. Pierce for Superintendent
OF Streets, regular Republican nominee.
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gent oxen, who fulfill toward them the
Office of guide, philosopher and friend
from their youth up. AS soon as
young bull goes beyond the limits OF
his natural pasturage these cabestpos,
without even an order from the guard
ian, dash after him, ringing their
bells which hang from their fat necks.
They soon surround the young de-
serter, who, without the least resist
ance comes back with lowered head,
as if he were ashamed.
The usefulness of these cabestros is
no less even in the bull ring. From
time to time young bulls are tested in
the ring, with leather balls around
their horns. A crowd of boys climb
down from out the audience and show
off their skill by teasing him and slip
ping from him. There is not much
danger for the boys, excepting broken
ribs, and for the bull there is not even
pain. They tease him with their coats,
but may not strike him. But he gets
excited, rushing furiously, and you
cannot make him leave the ring. Or,
as it sometimes happens, brave and
intelligent bull at real fight is spared
his life at the demand of the audience,
or disables two men or kills one. In
each case he must go free. But it
would be in vain to try to drive him
from the ring. Yet it is sufficient that
these good old oxen should appear
ringing the remembered bells of his
childhood for Aae young bull or the
old bull to hasten to join the group
again and run out to the stables, after
a short trot roun1 the ring.
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A BULL FIGHT.
HOW THE BRUTAL SPORT is
CONDUCTED IN SPAIN.
Three Kinds Of Bulls-Duties of the
Men Who Fight the Brutes
Raising Bulls for
the Ring.

VXTHATEVER the morality OF
w the thing may be, nothing
Y Y is more stirring and i'm
posing than the first part
of an extensive bull fight, There is
the ceremonious entrance to the blare
of trumpets, the procession of historic
costumes, crimson. pale blue, white
and canary, pea green, silver, white
and pink, scarlet, black, dark blue
and whitc-and over all the brilliant
sunlight and the enthusiasm of an
audience blazing with excitement.
The ring at Tarragona has seats for
1900 people-more than the entire
population of this little city on the
Mediterranean, writes New York Re-
corder correspondent, and yet the
seats are often full, for the country
people flock in, on foot, on donkeys,
asses, horses and in bullock-cart.
When the great band strikes up the
stirring march, when the thousands
on the benches begin to move them
selves uneasily and scream down greet
ings to their favorite fighters, when
the long procession glitters in the
ring, you have scene before you not
to be forgotten.
The central idea of a bull fight is to
show the courage and dexterity of
men. 1t is acknowledged that the bull
is more than mans match-the bull
with his strength, ferocity and sharp
horns-the man armed only with q
slender sword. The man must kill
the bull with but single stroke; this
stroke must be delivered in special
spot, behind the shoulders, and to
give this stroke the man must face the
bull. All this is delicate and danger
ous--witness the lamentable death OF
the young and handsome Espartero,
killed in the ring at Madrid by bull
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DIVINE COMMUNION.

There is no possible way OF finding comfort
amid the providences that come 10 US in life
but in intimate and habitual communion
with God. Much as we may desire to avoid
providences often of an affective and dis.
ciplinary character, our heavenly Father sees
it wise to administer his government over us
in manner that often hides his love to our
human thought. Doubtless in this way he
would keep US from pride and vanity, impress
upon US our absolute dependence upon his
guidance, instil deeper religious conviction
in our minds, perfect more fully our ideals OF
true life and clarity our vision OF spiritual
things. But theoriz;ng thus, as we often do,
how few accept his way with unruffled com
posure rejoicing that We are in his hands!
Such blessed rest in God comes to Us only
through one well-trodden path--the path Of
holy prayer. We do not mean an approach
to the mercy seat merely at stated times and
in formal utterances, but constant drawing
near to him in the silent depths Of devotion,
In the souls unuttered supplications, IN the
hourly spiritual contact of the human with
the divine heart. But this power to pause
amid conflicting uncertainties. and let God
give elight upon the path in his own good time ,is
not the product Of human philosophy. This
ability to wait untilhe shall solve the problem
belongs only to souls that are constantly
closeted in his presence. Helping him to de.
eide difficult questions Is one Of his ways OF
"rewurding them openly" And who will
say that this is not rich reward for obeying
our Lords command. "Enter into thy closet?'
Can anything surpass such comfort as is
found here? Ioiling weary pilgrim, wher-
ever thou art found, enter into the enclosure
of prayer. and abide very near to him who
s.seeth in secret" Oh, what safety is hereI
Christian Advocate.
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A Fruitful Tree.

G. W. Madison, section boss of the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad, at
Ocean Springs, Miss, has favored the
Picsyune with o specimen of the fruit
of his pear orchard. 1t is bit OF q
branch some two feet long, broken
from four-year-old tree. and along it
cluster fifteen large and perfect pears.
They are yet green, and apparently
not more than half grown. The gulf
coast is one of the best places in the
country for the culture of this fruit.
This year the pear trees along the
coast have suffered some from the
blight for the first time in many years,
but the damage so far to the crop Is
not serious. There are many other
kinds of fruit that flourish to perfec-
ton along the coast, notably grapes
and scuppernongs, figs and persim-
mons. New Orleans Picayune->
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Oldest Mason in the United States.

The oldest Freemason in the United
States, Adna Adams Treat, was born
in Hartford, Conn.,, April 8, 1877. In
1923 he became a member of Apollo
Lodge of Troy, N. Y, and he is still
member of that organization. In
1925 he married Miss Jane RELAY, OF
Troy, who died October %, 1890. For
number of years Mr.. Treat has lived
in Denver. Col, with his daughter,
the wife of Doctor Burnham, of that
city. He is the Oldest churchman in
the West.
In early life this aged Mason was
engaged in the picture frame buiness
in Hartford. He was one of the foun-
ders OF "the Troy Looking-Glass Man
ufactory." In 1880 he removed to
Syracuse and engaged i'll the grain
trade. Subsequently he resided IN
Ohio and Indiana, going westward
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with the population of the period. He
was eighty yeaSs of age when he began
the Writing of poems of an anniver-
sary and descriptive character. His
description of the Rocky Mountains
and the poem written on the ninety
sixth anniversary of his birth have
been published.
The old Mason and his bride. Jane
RELAY, were regarded as the hand
soonest couple in Troy back in 1925.
Mr.. Treat is hale and hearty in his
ninety eighth year and bids fair to
reach the concluding years of the CEN
tury. He has been Mason more
than seventy years. New York Times
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The Wheat Yield.

The reports from the wheat-Srowlnc Sac
tions of the United States indicate that tho
Weld will be- something more than an aver
age crop. The advlces from Great Britain
are that the crop OF wheat compares thlsyea
most favorably with the con''ltlon at the cor
responding periods In the TWO preceding
wears. Taking 100 as the average condition
for Great Britain, the report for England, In
which nlne-tenths OF Great Brtains crop is
raised, reports as high as 1O2. The Argen-
tine wheat crop which last yearwas seventeen
bushels per acra-a phenomenal yields
fully expectedthis year to amount 10 thirteen
bushels ar acre, which is about the average
crop, The acreage In Argentine this year
has been increased over last year about
twenty per cent. There would seem to be no
reason to believe that American wheat Will
for many months be sold at one dollar per
hnahal
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Until HE ENDS IT.

A pleasant incident is recorded Of General
Garibaldi. One evening he met Sandman
shepherd, who had lost lamb out Of his
flock and was in great distress because he
could not find it. Garibaldi became deeply
interested in the man, and proposed to his
staff that they should scour the mountains
and help to find the lost lamb. A search was
organized, lanterns were brought, and these
old soldiers started off full of eager earnest
ness to look for the fugitive. The quest was
in vain, however, and by-and-by all the sold
iers returned to their quarters.
Next morning Garabaldl's attendant found
the general abed and fast asleep. long after
his usual hour for rising. The servant
aroused him at length, and the general rub
bed his eyes and then took from under his
bed coverings the lost lamb, bidding the at
tendant to carry it to the shepherd. Carl
baldi had kept up the quest through the night
until he had found the lamb. This illustra-
ton helps US to understand how Jesus Christ
seeks lost souls in the world of sin, continu-
ing the search long after others have given
it up, seeking until he finds.-Rev. J. R.
Miller, D. D.