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The morning call., 1894-03-27
WITH A BANQUET.
Grand Opening of New Gymna-
sium.

The Young Mems Society of the Holy
Cross opened the festivities which will
follow The lentan season with an elegah {
banquet last night, the occasion being the
opening of their new gymnasium, situated
in the church of the Holy Cross. on Eddy
street. near Scott, their guests being Dromi-
nent members of other Catholic societies
of the city, together with a large repre-
senlation of the clergy
Father John F. McGinty of the parish
takes special interest in the toys and
young men in his congregation. and he bad
already aided them ia furnishing reading
aud recreation rooms in the basement, but
he has now helped them to provide them
selves with the gymnasium, and il was an
enthusiastic crowd that filed the rooms
last night.
The gymnasium proper is 40x50 feet in
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their meeting had been postponed. The
object of the meeting is to endeavor by a
comparison of facts known to the three 10
obtain some proof which will warrant
action on the part of the authorities lead
! ing to an arrest.
young man by the name of Charles
! Myrtle. who called at the residence Of
A. h. irving on the evening preceding the
| fire. was tlken to the new City Hall yes
terday by Detective Ben BoheD. but after
a close examination by the police authori-
| ties they were convinced that he knew
nothing of the crime ard he was dis
| charged.
| a. X. Irving, in speaking of Myrtle yes
terday, stated that the young man had
called at his residence with the object of
seeking employment, and that he had
promised tn place b i'm at work.
Insurance adjusters called at the place
of the fire yesterday afternoon. George
Z. Lawler owns the residence where the
fire took place. and also the two adjoining
residences. He had $1,000 insurance on
the three houses.
A. h. Irving had the furniture and
household effects insured in the Agricul-
tural Fire Company for $1,000. With the
exception of the kitchen furniture and
utensils the household property was
ruined by fire. water or smoke.
Had Mrs. Ross reached a point two feet
from where she fell she might have
escaped with her life. as the carpet there
was not even seorched. Had the inmates
remained in their rooms there would have
been less loss of life, as the fire was under
control after very short space of time.
The flames acted peculiarly after burst
ing through from the basement They
seemed TO spread upward in rays. In
some places the bannister of the staircase
was burned completely thro ugh. while
intervening portions were not even
scorched.
Mrs. A. K. Irving seemed slightly i'm
proved yesterday. She retains complete
possession of her faculties, but is unable
to move without suffering excrucia ating
pain. The extent of her internal injuries
Is unknown, but she finds it difficult TO
partake of nourishment even in a liquid
form.
In addition to the injuries sustained bv
leaning from the window of the burning
building, Miss Carrie Irving suffered from
a number of serious burns. Her eye
lashes We're scorched and her face and
throat blistered by the heat. She was
much improved yesterday and was able to
attend the funeral.
The Coroner's inquest will be held at 4
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
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MID PRIESTS AND TEMPLES.
Apollo's Oracle at Delphi and
His WOrshipers.
CLASSIC AND MODERN MINGLED.
The Plot and Music of Miss Mary
Louise Carr's New Operetta,
"The Oracle"

Social and musical circles are just now
worked up to a rather nigh pitch of ex-
citement in anticipation of the treat which
Is in store for them tomorrow night, when
the young ladies and gentlemen who COM
pose the Progressive Club are to bring out
Miss Mary Louise Carr's new operetta.
"The Oracle" at Golden Gate Hall, men,
ton of which was made in THE CALL a
week ago.
The opera has been in preparation by
the club for some months. but the full
dress rehearsal. which was held yesterday
afternoon. is the first time that the friends
OF the young composer have had an op-
portunity to judge of the real merit of her
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They are Ben Levi, alias Irving; Lcuii
Goodfriend. alias Kline; Daniel Mulligan
alias Milo; and John Timmins.
Levi is an old hand. He Jumped hi
bonds in $4,000 on April 21, 1891. havint
been held to answer for ''beating" bani
clerk out of 500 and gold watch ant
chain in rear OF the Palace Hotel.
Goodfriend is a smooth worker. Thi
police say that he always took his wifi
and children with him to: the Clitf Housl
so as to give him an air oil respectaoilit,
and enable him the more easily to worl
his victims. He always wore an Od(
Fellows pin and a knight IS of Pythias
pendant to his watch chain, which he wa
fond of displaying to strangers whom HI
accosted.
The victims whom the seven crooks
were working when surprised by the de
tectives were Peter Wyrick of Crane
Rapids, Mich. his wife and eighteen-year
old son. and Albert Z. Soughf. a youni
man from Los Angeles, and his friend
They are all visitors TO the city. and ar
thankful OF having escaped from tn
clutches of the seven "pea and SHELF ant
''lock" men.
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lang OF SEVEN SURPRISED.
Three of Them Escape, but Four
Are Captured.
A DARING LEAP FOR LIBERTY.
Barney Goldstein Jumps Over Cliff
to the Beach Below, Distance
of Eighty Feet.

Ever since Ed R. S. Jones. stalwart
young Virginian. was robbed and beaten
by ssix men on the ocean beach about
half mile south of the Cliff House. two
or three weeks ago, the police have been
keeping careful lookout for buuko-steer-
ers and men Who work the pea and shelp'
and flock" games. and who have been in
Testing that locality.
The police were thoroughly convinced
that it was some of these men who pouneed
upon Jones and who have been robbing
aud swndling other strangers who visited
the Cliff House for some months back.
Chief Crowley detailed Detectives Cody
and Handley to haul in all suspicious char
acters. aud on Saturday they went out to
the Cliff House. They took up position
commanding clear and uuobstructed view
of the surroundings. and after patiently
waiting for short time they saw a group
which to their practiced eyes satisfied
them that they would soon have TO take
action.
The group was on a bench at the top of
cliff Immediately north of the Sutro
baths, where some grading has been done.
1t consisted of a welI-dressed middie-aged
man. his wife and eighteen-year-o son
anu TWO otHoI NOuHB lntUs WIZ were UclHe
assiduously attended TO by seven men,
having all the appearance of crooks.
The detectives cautiously worked their
way toward the cliff, and as they got
nearer to the group they saw two of the
crooks paying marked attention to the
lady, and while engaging her and her son
in earnest conversation they were at the
same time gathering bouquet of natural
flowers for her. Two other crooks had the
father apart with them and were Initiating
him into the mysteries of the pea and
shell game, while the other three crooks
were showing the two young men how to
do the lock game.
Cody and Handley got up to the group
before the crooks observed them, and as
there was no means of escape for them.
except the hazardous one Of going over
the face of the cliff, which is about eighty
feet high. they thought they had them
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much more fancy" than those of the
Olympic boy; but fancy moves do not
always count in boxing, and McGiniev
found that out last evening. He planted
some hot ones in the rallies on Glberts
neck and face, but the latter always re-
ialiated and each time came out best man,
forcing his npp neut TO make quick re-
treat around the ring.
In fact Gilbert was the aggressor at all
times, and In the fourth round would GER
tainly have placed Mckinley in dreamland
had he followed no several OPPORTUNITIES
that he failed to take advantage of.
Mckinley has a swinging and round arm
style of hitting which TO a man who has
not seen much boxing looks very killing.
Gilbert, on the other hand. deliyrrs his
goods straight from the shoulder and
although his blows do not appear to OBJ
servers effective. his opponent feels the
smarts and If questioned would say that
they are anything but pleasant reminders.
Gilbert won clean victory last evening
aud is deserving OF unslinted praise.
Miller, the heavyweight, made short
work of beefy creature named Reardnn,
who essayed to wipe the earth with the
giant of The San Francisco Athletic Club.
1t was forum te for the club that Miller
did not happen to catch Reardon heavy
have proven disastrous to a stall-fed being
such as Reardon.
In the second round Miller met To-
brinor. an Italian, and the latter was being
Dummeled all over the ring, when, to
escape further punishment. he ducked and
was caught on the chin by a right, which
sent him all in heap to the floor. AS he
lay almost PROSTATE Miller struck at him,
and for this breach of boxing etiquette the
bout was given 10 Tobrinor. much to the
delight of the spectators.
Delaney. the bantam. made a very
clever showing. and Will no doubt prove
to be a irstclass boxer when he grows
older. He was knocked out in the final
bout by Smith, no made short work of the
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A FEMALE QUARTET.
To Appear at the Press Club Con-
cert Thursday Evening.

The Swedish Female Quartet is a mus
cal organization which has ACQUIRED wide
reputation IN the East aud is famous in
the ola country. The members came out
10 Inc coast under contract guaranteeing
them $500 per week, but upon their arrival
found that the party with whom they had
MADE the agreement had failed to perform
his part.
As they were desirous that San Fran
cisco's music-loving iublic should hear
them. they consented to appear at the con-
cert 10 be given under the auspices OF the
Press Club next Thursday evening. and in
connection with the famous Prater Orches-
ira and the list of other notable yocalists,
whose names appear on the programme. il
promises TO be an entertainment of varied
and eminently attractive features.
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among these is The one III The first act, ''l'li
be thy friend" sung by Miss Needham
and Mr.. Coffin, and which furnishes
really delightful bit of melody.
Miss Graham has couple of difficult
solos, while Miss Carr has reserved very
pretty one for herself when she sings 20.
joy divine" after the oracle informs her
that she will esca pe the marriage with her
cruel guardian. MIR. Collins Making of
the hay" is another pretty number witch
comes in the second act.
The costuming of the opera is being
looked after carefully. and all in ali Il
promises to be one of the most successful
amateur affairs which has been witnessed
in this city
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outdoor athlete. Martin Espinosa, in {.

outdoor athlete, Martin Espinosa, in a
previous bout 1t is said that Smith had
won several contests in the defunct Call
fornia Club. and is a very clever bantam.
He knocked down Espinosa several
times in their engagement, and the latteI's
second, Eugene Van Court, seeing that
Espinosa was completely oyermatched
threw up his handkerchief, which was
the signal OF defea. IN The third round
The contest between Baker of the San
Francisco Athletic Club and Wheian of
The Olympic was very close. 1t was
thought that Baker had won in the fonrth
round, bat the judges ordered an extra
round, which Baker won.
The slogging event of the evening was
between the wrestlers Phillips and Eek
hardf. The latter had the best staying
qualities and knocked his man out in the
second round in hot rally.
The final events will be contested this
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BELGiUM's MINISTRY.
The Premier VIII Retain the Interior
Portfolio.

BRUSSELS, March 25. - NJ. de Burlet,
who has been charged by the King to re-
construct the Ministry. will. in addition to
assuming the Premiership. retain the Office
OF Minister OF the Interior and Public
Instruction which he previously held.
Nj. de Nanyer has been appointed Minister
of Finance, which portfolio was held by
ex-Premier Bernaert in addition to the
Premiership. Nj. Borjerom has been ap-
nointed Minister of Justice in place of
M. lie Jeune. There has been no change
in the other Cabinet officers.
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work. The following characters are in

WOEk. he 1OllOWlDR CudEact6IB are IN
the cast:
........-....... Miss Virginia Graham
Cleo, an Athenian heiress. Miss Mary Louise Carr
Doris her maid ......--..... Miss Esther Needham
Claudius travelling for a wholesale cigar and
1quor store at Rome Frank Nj. CONN
Leander. an Athenian dry goods clerk tout of
Patrick o'shay alias Laecterlon. an adventnr-
Gus lrishman, who has reopened the Oracle
s ca sasFF ~ bae ana
q The action of tbs play furnished some
rather startling combinations of the classic
and the decidedly modern. in that the two
leading characters. the priest and priestess
at Delphi, are, respectively. an Irish ad-
venturer and his sweetheart, who, with
Characteristic enterprise, have set the
long silent oracle of Apollo up in busi-
ness, and are making money out of one of
the most sacred traditions of the Greeks.
A number of Athenian girls are induced
to enter the service as Vestal Virgins, aud
here is the opening scene in the opera.
The vestals appear in the grove before the
temple, chanting their MONDAY hymn,
Praise Apollo" the music carrying with
il weirdness which comports we'll with
the surroundings and Is at the same time
in keeping with the Greek idea OF har-
mony.
Laecterion finally wearies of being the
moutbpiece of Apollo and secures Lean
der, young Athenian, to take his place.
But Aurora, the prestess, is not informed
of the temporary change, and that, togeth-
er with the fact tbat Leander is in love
with Cleo, young Athenian heiress. witt
q most cruel guardian, leads to endless
complications.
Cleo comes TO consult the oracle soon
after. and Leander tells her that she is not
to wed Kroteus. but TO come again that
night and she will meet her true love-
After Cleo has gone. Leander, forgetting
that he is TO tell Aurora. emerges from the
oracle in his priests robes, and Aurora
enters in time to hear him soliloquizing
upon his love for Cleo, and planning TO
The morning call., 1894-03-27

Thomas ST. Clair, Herman Sparf and
Hans Hansen. under sentence of death for
the murder of Mate Fitzgerald of tile bark
Hesper. The order was made because OF
the crowded condition of murderers' row
and the questionable security of the
Broadway building. The men are await
i ig the result of an appeal ir their case to
the United States Supreme Court.
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evening. The results of last nights bouts
are as follows: Baniams, 115 pounds
First ronnd-James Delaney defeated w.
Ensbnry; +. II. Smith defeated M. l.. Es-
pinosa.
Second round-Smith defeated DELANEY
Faather-weights. 125 pounds = II. Z.
Baker defeated ID. p. Whelan; NJ. p. Hayes
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FUNERAL OF THE VICTIMS.
Mrs. Ross and Babe Laid to Rest al
Laurel Hill.

Laurel Hill.
The funeral Of the victims of the Haight-
street fire took place yesterday morning at
IL o'clock. Simple services were held at
the First Presby terian Church.
The remains of mother and babe were
inclosed in single casket upon which were
some wreaths Of ferns and white roses.
There were present the husband, the
father. the brother. sister and nephew of
the young woman who met her SAD death
in the fire. and relatives and friends of the
family.
A few words Of comfort were spoken by
the Rev. DIR. Mackenzie. pastor of the
church, ana the choir sang Nearer, My
God, to Thee" A dozen carriages formed
the funeral procession to Laurel Hill
Cemetery, where the interment took place
In the Irving family plat.
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Stanford Estate Taxes.

Superior Judge Reynolds of Santa Clara
County has denied the petition Of Joseph
Lotz, Treasurer of the county. to compel
the Stanford estate 10 pay its taxes to
Santa Clara County. The effect of the de-
csion is that the jurisdiction lies with the
San Francisco courts and that the taxes
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defeated Nick Gallick. a substitute for
Wells BiIdsali, who was overweight
Lightweights. 135 pounds-Frank Gill
bert defeated j. A. Mckinley.
Welter-weights. 145 hounds - George
Eckhardt defeated 4. g. Phillips.
Middle weights, 15S pounds-M. Tiede-
mann defeated p. ]. Finn.
Heavy-weiRhts-J. +. Miller defeated A.
Reardon; j. Tobrinor defeated Miller in
second round 10y foul.
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FITZGERALD'S @MURDERERS.
To Be Taken From the County Jail
to San Jose.

Judge McKenna of the United States
Circuit Court yesterday ordered the re-
moval from the County Jail in this city 10
the Santa Clara County Jail at San Jose of
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Pretty Rich in Silver.

ASPEN. Colo.. March 26.-Thir.y tons of
ore have been taken from the Smuggler
mine that runs 80 per cent pure silver.
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will be paid here. The news was con
yeyed in telegram TO District Attorney
Barnes from San Jose.
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u put Of oraer use BECOMING PANS
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TOO MANY SPARROWS.
The English Bird Is Not Even Favorite In
His own Home.

HIS own Home
1t appears that the detested English
sparrow is by no means a general favor
ite in his own home across the water,
where his habits have been more care
fully noted.
In the course of his paper on wild
Birds, Useful and Injurious" in the
Royal Agricultural society's journal,
Mr.. G. f. Archibald says: THE sparrow
has received an overlooking measure of
abuse from farmers and gardeners, and,
Notwithstanding all that has been urged
in its favor by enthusiastic advocates,
there can be little doubt that it deserves
a large share of the vituperation be-
slowed upon it. The keynote to the spar
rows character is to be found in the
delusion under which it labors that
corn growing is carried on for its es-
peCial benefit Grain is undoubtedly the
mainstay Of the sparrow. This it OBJ
tains in the fields at seedtime, when
sprouting, in the unripe, milky condi-
ton, and when fully matured. At this
last named period quantity of grain is
wasted by being shaken out on the
ground by the birds, in addition to tho
amount actually consumed. At this
time too numbers of sparrows which
live for the greater part Of the year in
towns are tempted to visit the field,
their grimy appearance proclaiming
their usual haunts.
'In gardens the sparrow finds full
scope for its destructive proponsities in
devouring peas, of which it is very fond,
as well as few goosebe1ies and cher
rics In the most mischieyOus way, too,
it pulls to pieces the flowers Of the
crocus dahlia, primrose, polyanthus,
hCDatica, hCartseaSe, WiStaria, the shoots
Of pinks and carnations, the pods Of the
laburnum and the blossom Of fruit
trees. 1t also does considerable damage
to beds of young radishos and lettuces,
besides levying toll on the grass seeds
sown on lawns. On the other band, it
must be freely admitted that the spar
row does a great deal Of good.
among the pests destroyed by the
sparrows are wireworms, daddy long
legs, weeyils from peas and beans,
aphidcs, caterpillars Of various kinds,
housohies, blue beetles, black beetles
aud white butterflies. In some districts
ciloviss, otherwise known as Maybugs,
occasionally do immense damage, and
at such times sparTOWs have been seen
with their mouths crammed full OF
them. The quality Of weed seeds which
the sparrow eats must also be placed to
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The Hair Doctor.

The latest speciality is hair doctor.
She is a woman, the first and thus far
the only doctor Of her kind. The has
studied the hair as other doctors study
the lungs and nerves. Her lecture room
is some up town drawing room. Her
students sit ON camp chairs in visiting
costumes of the latest fashion and hurry
from class to be present at teas. The
doctor has n manikin and a microscope,
and the hostess usually lends her own
head for an object lesson. This is anus
ing and instructive There is special
sort of massage for the head which is
intended to stimulate the secretions and
keep down gray hairs. There must be
no hair washes. Twice a year only the
hair is to be washed, and then with a
simple soap and glycerin rubbed gently
around the roots. All the rest is brush
ing and head massage, light manipula-
ton that may not disturb the tender
young hair plants which grow on the
garden of the head.-New York Evening
Sun.
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Doubtful About the Doubt.

We are justly proud ol our jury sys-
tenn, but the II .'good men and true
are not always the wisest Of mankind.
At a recent session a prisoner was in,
dicted for pocket picking, and to most
people in court the clearest possible case
was made out by the prosecution.
"Have you anything you would like
to tell the jury before they retiro?' said
the judge.
"Well, all wanter say is, l hopes as
'ow they'll give me the benefit Of the
doubt, replied the prisoner despond-
entity.
The jury considered their verdict,
They were no little time over it.
Can ! assist you in any way, gentle
men?" said the judge, at last becoming
impatient
eve are almost agreed, me lud, y
said the foreman, but we can quite I'M
derstand what the doubt is the prisoner
wishes US to give him the benefit of. y
London Tit-Bits.
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now II MAY mAPPEN.

JENNY crickets, She got the ricketts,, "
whispered one beau to another in the COM
pany of very pretty girl. Truly She was
very beautiful, but there was a twitching
about the nerves Of the face which showed
suffering. "No," said the other, its ueu-
ralgia and she's q martyr to it," st, Jacobs
Oil was suggested as the world-renowued
cure for it. Did she try it? Yes and was
cured by it and-married lone of the fell
lows afterward. The use of the great
remedy for pain will not oring about mar
riage, but in its cure of pain it will bring
about conditions of health to make life
more enjoyable No man or woman ought
to marry who is a sufferer from chronic
pains. We should not wed woe to win
only wretChedness.
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CHANCE AND CHANGE.

"Thcre was rose by your gate last year.
Good roiChbUr, tell me now" he said,
"uaye the fro-ts of the winter left it sere!
Or blooms il yet in your garden bed?"
Two for one
Have the red buds blown,
Two Tor one that there used to be!
For there's many day
'TWixt May and May,
And many a change in year" said she.
And there was a girl meath your roof
last year.
Good neighhor, tell me now" he said.
Does her foot fall light in the cottage
near,
Or is she wooed and is she wed?"
She lies apart
With pu!seless heart,
A broken heart, meath the red rose tree!
For there's many day
'TwiXt May and May,
And many change in year," said she.
Kate p. Osgood in Good Housekeeping.
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Once Senator Stanford was travelling
through California i'll his private car
The train had stopped at small town,
and the senator was leisurely strolling
back and forth ON the platform at the
depot A bassageman was unloading
trunks, and in doing so carelessly pitched
one onto the platform, and it burst
open, The senator looked at it and re-
marked "Well, that's a shame" The
baggageman impudently asked, do you
own this trunk?' The answer came
quickly, mo, young MAJ but | own
this road. "-HOrseman.