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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-03

consisting of Professor Emory E. Smith,
Mrs. Austin Sperry, Mrs. Helen A. A.
Cross, Mrs. Amos Mccartney and Mrs.
Orville D. Baldwin, was still busy putting
things in order.
So far about forty professional and anna
teur florists have put in exhibits and more
will come forward to-day. How they will
be accommodated is hard to tell, for the
5000 square feet of space seems to be
covered already So far there are about
800 varieties of roses to be seen, and many
are new to the floral kingdom.
There are over 5000 bottles and vases
filed and the wild flowers still to come in
will occupy at least 1000 more. Beside
each table stand the exhibitors, who are
ever ready to describe their plants and
flowers to the visitors. The latter often
experience great difficulty IN trying to
repeat the long ten-syllable botanical
names.
In the north end of Marble Hall John H
Sievers has magnificent display OF palms,
ferns, decorative and Towering plants. In
this collection are seventy-tive new varie-
ties of the carnation. Worthy of special
mention are his six new varieties of seed
ling pelargonium, a branch of the gera-
MUM family. In the middle of the hall is
a huge stand covered with every known
variety OF IQe sweet pea near DIV
is Professor +. E. Smiths pretty display of
Spanish iris and calachortes (Mariposa
li1y). The entire lower end of the room is
filled with azaleas of every hue by f.
Lddemann of this city.
The Golden Gate Park exhibit in Maple
Hall consists of palms, ferns and orchids,
worth 500 plant.
Robert Cole, the head man in the park
conservatory, takes great pride in telling
visitors of the beauties of his Grandmato-
phullum gegantum. For all that it is
handicapped by this double-jointed Jaw
breaker it is very beautiful plant, but the
stem does not seem large enough to sup
port the name.
Gralbert d Co. take great pride in their
fifty varieties of carnations, several of
which are new. Professor Z. J. Wickson
of Berkeley is a great lover of roses, and
he presents thirty-six varieties in the Eng
lish style, potted in small boxes.
Mrs. E. Lewelling bids fair to win a
prize with her large collection of clematis,
peonies and roses.
E. Gill of Oakland has won much praise
for his two new roses that he has named
the mrs. Cleveland" and the Sarah
Isabel Gill;" Mrs. Edmund Hathaway of
San Lorenzo has table of roses that have
excited much favorable comment. Mrs.
Z. T. Crane of the same town also presents
a beautiful collection of the same kind.
Not to be overlooked is F. Pelicano's dis
play of Easter lilies. A unique exhibit of
notted pansies in families are also receiv-
ing much notice. The poppy family is not
overlooked, and of the latter is an oddly
from Haywards. 1t is a cream colored
flower, and so double in form that 1t looks
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-03
MURDEROUS H|GHWAYMEN
Gus Mooney Held Up by Two
FootpadS and a Shot Fired
at Him.
Both Captured Shortly Afterward
In a Disreputable House on
Ellis Street.

The operations of two daring footpads,
who are strangers to the City, were brought
to an abrupt end at an early hour yester-
day morning by Policeman H. J. Wright
About 80 A. NJ. Gus Mooney, the we'll
known politician. was walking up O'Far-
rell street on his way to his home at 1913
Fell street. He had turned on to Mason
street, when a tall and short man stopped
him. The small man grabbed his watch
chain, but Mooney struck his arm away
and jumped back.
Mooney put his hand in his coat pocket,
where he had tamale-fork, and the small
man, evidently thinking he was feeling for
his gun, yelled to his companion: "Give
it to him, Harry" The tall man had a
revolver in his.hand and promptly fired q
shot at Mooney. He was within a few feet
of Mooney at the time, and deliberately
aimed at his face, but, fortunately, the
bullet missed its mark.
Policeman Wright was standing on the
corner of Powell and OFarrell streets
when he heard the shot. He ran up O'Far
rell to Mason and saw Mooney, who told
Mason street. He and Mooney started of
and ran them to earth in disreputable
house at 121 Ellis street.
They found two young men sitting in the
front room. They were both pale and out
of breath from running. Sergeant Johr
Martin and Policeman Irvine had also
heard the shot and reached the house while
Wright was questioning the two men.
Wright asked them for the revolver, but
they denied having one. One of the in
mates whispered to Wright to look into
the bathroom. There he found big Colts
revolver with one chamber empty.
Both men were identified by Mooney
and they were taken to the City Prison
where they were charged with attempt at
robbery and assault to murder. The tall
man gave his name as A. Wheatley and
the short man as Stephen Smith. When
searched Sal in greenbacks, a beautiful
diamond pin and gold watch and chain
were found upon Wheatley. Nothing was
found upon Smith. Letters were found
upon Wheatley addressed to Harry Will
liams. The room they had occupied at
336A Bush street was searched and
another Colts revolver was found there.
The two robbers appeared IL Judge
Joachimsen's court yesterday morning
and their cases were continued till Tues.
day. The Judge fixed their bail at 5000
each.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-03
THE BEULAH TO BLAME.
A Board of Arbitration Locates the
Cause of the Collision
at Sea.

The board of arbitration selected to in
quire into the collision between the
schooners Beulah and Laura May rendered
It's decision yesterday, and the former
vessel was held responsible for the acct
dent.
The collision occurred at 10 o'clock on
the night of March 10, in latitude Al deg.
north and longitude 1871 west. Both
vessels were bound up the coast, and the
Laura May was standing off shore on the
starboard tack, while the Beulah was
standing on on the port tack. The May
held on her course and the Beulah crashed
into her, carrying away her headgear and
mizzenmast.
The arbitrators selected were Captain
John Metcalfe, Lloyd's surveyor; d; ID;
Watson, local surveyor, and A. II. Paul
of the firm of George F. Smith d Co; 1t
was decided that the Beulah, having. been
on the port tack, should have gone Off and
given the May an opportunity OF getting
by her. According to the rules OF the road
the May. could not have changed her
course, the vessel on the starboard tack
having the right of way.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-03
A. PAGE BROWN IGNORED,
The Architects Bill for April
Not Considered by the
Board.
Lease to Come Up To-Day for
Final Action.

The Harbor Commissioners decided yes
terday that the claims of A. Page Brown,
the architect of the ferry foundation and
the union depot, would be honored by
them no more. The architect put in bill
for $500, this amount being the percentage
due on his work for the month of April.
The demand, without being read, was re-
ferred TO the chief engineer.
There was no doubt as to the meaning OF
this movement. 1t simply bears out the
remarks of President Colnon at Thurs
days meeting, when he asked Attorney
Ford what could be done to bring the
validity of Browns contract with the board
before the courts. Mr.. Ford said that the
only way to do it was to have the State
Board of Examiners refuse to allow future
claims. The board gave the cue to the
Examiners in refusing to audit the flrst
bill presented.
A tilt occurred at the meeting between
Engineer Holmes and Chief WharfngeI
Boobar over the Harbor Commissioners
boatman. Holmes presented bill Tor S5
for boat hire, whereat President Colnon
wanted to know why the engineer did not
avail himself of the Chief Wharflnger
boat.
Holmes said that he wa. unable to find
Boatman Brode, and Boobal 1aid that the
boatman was under his orders, nd that he
could always produce him upon applica-
ton. The board decided that it would be
cheaper to hire outside boats in future,
and the name of Hector Brode was dropped
from the roll
The lease of the China Basin to the San
Francisco and San Joaquin Railroad was
to have come up before the board for final
action yesterday, but Governor Budd did
not reach the City until last evening, apd
the action of the board was deferred until
this morning at 10 o'clock
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-03
Yale'S
Death to FreCkles,

Nine. M. Yale was receutlv
asked the question which of
her discoveries she consid-
cred the most wonderful"
Her reply was as follows: La
Freckla, becauseit unmasked
my own face from a filthy
mass of freckles and gave me
the beautiful rose leaf COM
plexion which you see and
which has been admired by
the people of every ma
ton. Before I discovered La
Freckla I was freck1ed
face individual, disguised
with my own appearance.
To-day l am the envy of
every woman who looks at
my skin.
La Freck1a will remove
any case of freck1es in exist
ence and leave the skin as
transparent as crystal. One
or two applications remove
tan and sunburn. It takes
from three to nine days to
destroy every trace of freck-
les. 1t is the only remedy
known to the world that does
this. Now is the time to use
La Freckla, as it strengthens
the skin, removes and pre-
vents freckles and sunburr.
800 per bottle. Sold by all
druggists or
MIME. NJ. YALE, Temple of Beauty,
LAG State ST., Chicago.
REDINGTON q CO., Wholesale Drug
gists, San Francisco, are supplying the
dealers of the Pacific Coast with all OF.
my remedies.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-03
Total

1t will be noted that the analysis of the three
concretes practically correspond with what Is
demanded by the specifications for the piers,
but fall below the requirements for the arches
and vaultfng. Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS PRICE & Son.
at has been stated that the Governor
was holding this report back because it
was favorable to the contractors, said Mr..
Donahoe, last night, "but that is not true.
The fact is it was only finished short
time ago and | held it until | could deliver
it in person to the Governor. But did
not have an opportunity to see him, so L
mailed it to him at Sacramento last week.
The Governor knows what he is doing and
he means to have the work done according
to specifications, which was not being done.
This report is not favorable to the con-
tractors no more than was the first one.
The samples which were given Professor
Price to analyZe were from borings only a
few inches deep. Now the way the flush
ing of the concrete is done necessarily
forces the cement to the outside, leaving
the center of the foundations a mass of
rock and sand, and the poorest kind of
sand at that, though better kind of sand
was substituted for the trst shortly after
began my investigations. 1t was the sec
ond sand that we analysed.
81 stand by my report to the Governor,
and subsequent Investigations clearly sub
stantiate my findings. If a more rigid and
thorough investigation were made, you
will find that the whole construction is
far worse than the people imagine. The
cement is all right. but the rock is not
what the specifications call for
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-03
FELL EIGHT STORIES.
A Hodcarrier With an Enemy at tn
Foot of the Ladder.

Hodcarrier With an Enemy at the
Foot of the Ladder.
Michael O'Donne1 brought suit in the
Justices Court yesterday to recover $275
damages upon rather astonishing allega-
tons, duplicating Abraham Newman, the
defendant.
Mr.. O'Donnell alleges that on March
Is last he was pursuing his regular
vocation, that of hodcarrier. on build
ing being erected on Hayes street, his
business being to carry bricks from the
ground to the top of the eight-story build.
ing. where tn e bricklayers were doing the
work He alleges that Abraham Newman
willfully and maliciously. loosened the
earth at the foot of the ladder, and when
he, O'Donnell, was at the top the ladder
slipped and he and the bricks fell the
eight stories. He suffered number of in.
juries, chief of which was sprained ankle
from which he is still suffering. He sues
for 1915 damages.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-03
FLOWERS OF EVERY HUE,
A Dazzling Display at the Rose
Show in the Palace
Hotel.
FLoRA's ARIsToCRACY Is THERE
Many New Varieties of Garden and
dollhouse Plants and Flowers
Exhibited.

Visitors to the California State Floral
Gociety's eleventh annual rose show in
the Palace Hotel pass from Market street
through what appears to be lane OF
palms, bamboos and huge ferns far back
into the block. This lane terminates IN
apartments filled with roses and flowers OF
every kind and hue. The eye becomes
dazzled with the richness and brilliancy OF
the colors and the brain bewildered by the
heavy perfume of the garden and hot
house.
The show was opened at ? o'clock
yesterday and dozens of visitors poured
in to examine the beauties in pots and
vases. The committee of arrangements,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-03
THE CEMENT ALL RIGHT,
Expert Donahoe'S Second
Report on the Ferry
Foundations.
ANALYSIS OF MATERIALS
Donohue Reiterates His Former
Charges Against the Con-
tractors.

In the supplementary report that P. j..
Donahoe made to Governor Budd, and
which is published this morning for the
first time, it is shown that the cement is of
first-class quality. Professor Price made
an analysis of the concrete taken from the
foundation by Donahoe, which shows that
the concrete taken from the piers is up to
the requirements of the specifications.
The report says that the samples taken
from the arches and vaulting fall below
the requirements, but only to very slight
percentage. Following is the report OF
Professor Price:
SAN Francisco, CAL, April 3, 1895.
Hon. James II. JBudd, Governor Of California.
Sacramento, Cdl.-DEAR SIR: At the request OF
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-03

like a SNOWFALL 1t has been cultivated
from its wild state Another curiosity is a
bunch of double Towering blackberry
plants, each flower of which is the size of
a large walnut.
The display of Towering shrubbery from
Menlo Park is one of the finest ever col
Iected in this city, and in the lot is a
beautiful Mexican orange-fower The
display of artistic taste In the arrangement
of flowers into odd designs is not for
gotten. One effort was to construct huge
pansy eighteen inches across out of the
ordinary pansies. Another is a pyramid
of pansies surmounted by two American
flags.
dav" and the native beauties of the State
will make a beautiful display. Carl
Purdy of Ukiah will be in his glory on that
During the day the five judges passed
upon the merits of the exhibits and
awarded the premiums, but they will not
announce their decisions until tomorrow
night.
The attendance in the evening was very
large as the attraction of a promenade
concert was added to the pleasure OF adj
miring the flowers.
The vocalist was Miss Florence Julia
Doane, who sang Weckerlin's ''Fleur des
Alpes" Miss Gertrude judd, accompanied
by Mrs. L. NJ. Macabe, gave two whistling
solos, 'POiselet' and "Tanzweise." Miss
Judd was encored, thing which is genneer-
ally rare at a promenade concert, The
other performers we're Harold Kayton,
who played two violin solos, nocturne by
Chopin and Spanish dance by Mosz-
kowski, and Miss Mira Merriman, who
gave an appropriate selection, entitled "a
Bunch of Roses.
The programme committee, of which
Mrs. w. J. Stringer is chairman, has ar
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-03
SCHEEL NOT VISIBLE.
His Last Concert Was Very Largely
Attended Last Sunday
Night.

Fritz Scheel has become very exclusive
since it appeared doubtful whether his
soloists would be ''stall-ted'' by the Metro
politan Musical Society during the sum-
mer. In fact, like Herbert Gibson, he
now has an intermediary" who inter
poses between him and too curious
world.
Scheel had returned from San Jose yes
terday, but he was not to be seen. Mrs
Dora Schocken, the prophecies of the
Mirabeau, where the conductor resides,
said: 81 transact most of Mr.. Scheels
business for him and attend to his affairs
All have to say is that it is better for him
to make no statement for few days.
There is nothing to say and nothing to
make any fuss about, for, of course, the
IN uslclans will receive pensions during the
summer"
as it Mr.. Scheel's belief that his soloists
are really to receive pension during the
summer" was asked.
"They will certainly be paid pensions;
there is no doubt about it. 1t was an I'M
derstanding that concerts were to be given
during the summer, and they will take
place 1t makes me indignant that any
one should doubt it, and make fuss about
nothing"
In reply to the question whether Scheel
had not given his soloists to understand
that the stall-feeding process would begin
in April Mrs. Schocken answered that he
had, but that the men could surely wait a
week or two. "He will say nothing for a
few days and cannot be SEEM" she added.
Are you his agent?" was asked.
The lady rather scornfully repudiated
this idea. 81 transact most of the Herr
conductors business for him out of friend
ship; and as he has nothing to say at the
present time, think it just as well that
should say it,
And in the meantime it appears that
Scheel is perfecting arrangements to take a
tour through the southern part of the
State and give concerts in Los Angeles.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-03
Two Strikers Discharged.

The Federal authorities have evidently
decided not to prosecute the remainder OF the
strikers under Indictment by the United
States Grand Jury. The preliminary steps
were. taken yesterday when United States
District Attorney Foote nolle prosecuted the
charge against t. J. Mahoney, and "John Doe
Crandell OF Oakland. The excuse was that
there was not sufficient evidence to convict,
but the general impression is that all the cases
against the various prisoners will be served in
the same manner.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-03

ranged musicale for every evening. To-
night the programme will consist of:
Pianoforte solo (selected), Miss Baldwin; vio-
lin solo, Miss Charlotte Gruenhagen; either
solo, (a) "Spring Song" (Gounod), 10 "Call Me
Thine own de Clerque), Alphonse Hirsch /;
vocal solo, aria from ''The Huguenots" (Meyer-
beer, Miss Henriette Grothweli; vocal solo,
Miss Gerda Wismer; reading, ga Business
Meeting" DR.. Thomas L. Hill; vocal solo, Miss
Helene Nelson
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-03

The specifications handed US by Mr.. Donahoe
call for use in the piers of: One barrel cement.
weighing 375 pounds; cubic feet Of sand,
and "a cubic feet of rock. One cubic foot of
the sand weighing, as already shown, 90
pounds, 6 cubic feet will weigh 576 pounds,
and l cubic foot of the rock weighing IS
pounds, the "a cubic feet will weigh 1852
pounds
From these weights, and our analyses, the
following figures are obtained:
Rock Sand Cement
in 2352lbs. in SIS lbs. in 375 lbs.
Pounds. Pounds Pounds.
Calcium oxide 47.51 3.34 225.10
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-03

P. J. Donahoe, the expert appointed by you,
we have made careful chemical analysis and
physical tests on materials brought TO US by
Mr.. Donahoe from the ferry foundations at the
foot of Market street, and beg to submit our re-
suits in the following order: First-Analysis
used in making the concrete. Third-Analysis
of sample of rock used in making the concrete.
Fourth-Analysis of three samples of the con-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-03

THERE is an article on this market seldom
equaled and never excelled-Jesse Moore Whis-
ky. Meoore, Hunt & Co. guarantees lisp urlty.r
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-03
CEMENT.

The cement has a specific gravity of 8 144
and one cubic foot weighs 80 pounds, the
fineness being as follows:
Per cent.
Residue remaining on 100-mesh sieve. IL. 90
Residue remaining on 50-mesh sieve. ......... 40
Residue remaining on 40-mesh sieve. .02
The analysis shows the composition of the
cement to be normal, no ingredient being pres
a good permanent cement. The average ten
sile strength per inch square, after being ex-
posed to the air for twcnty-four hours and in
water for six days, we find to be 458 pounds.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-03
576.O2 81
from these figures we get the follow
suit Tor total rock, sand and cement:
tals .....................9 3O3.b2

The concrete for arches and vaulting
| calls for barrel of cement, cubic feet OF
SAND and Ii cubic feet of rock. Calculated
to these weights We get the following re-
The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-07-18
TERRIBLE DISASTER.
The Casino Building at Atlantic
 City, N. J., Collapses.
Tho Floor Gives Way, Carrying Down . Thousand People-Fully One Hun dred More or Less Injured
 Rescue of the Wounded

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 1.-The social session rendered by Atlantic lodge to the visiting Elks at the Baltic avenue Casino yesterday evening end ed in terrible disaster, in whic h fully 100 persons were more or less serious ly injured, one man being taken out dead The session had just opened and only one of the speakers had been heard when, without the slight est warning, the building, which has not been used for several years, collapsed and fully 1000 persons were thrown to the floor beneath. Many women, the wives of visiting elks, went down in the ruins. Fully 200 persons who were on the ately beneath the banquet hall were crushed beneath the timbers and lay helpless. The fact that all the electric lights in the building went out at the time the building gave way added to the confusion. An alarm was imme. diately turned in and the city's force of 200 firemen and every police officer in the city were called to the scene as hospital corps. The police ambu. lance and carriages of every descrip- ton were utilized to convey the injured to the hospital and to their hotels. When the police and firemen had arrived on the scene the excitement was so intense that they scarcely knew where to begin first. An immense crowd of people had been attracted to the place by the noise of the falling building and the groans of the unfortunates who were pinned beneath bricks and timbers. The streets for several blocks were choked. The air was full oi anxious inquiries for friends and rela, tives who were thought to have been in the building. Within few minutes the police succeeded in clear. ing space in the immediate neighbor. hood of the building and placed ropes around to keep the crowd back. In the meantime the firemen had set to work to extricate the wounded from beneath the mass of timbers, and they were aided in their work by the hotel keepers and residents near the scene.
 Every house was thrown open for the reception of the injured, and every available conveyance was pressed into service to carry them to their hotels. Meanwhile physicians were on the scene, and were doing everything g in their power to aid the unfortunates who had been caught in the crash. As quickly as the unconscious forms of the wounded were taken out, willing hands bore them to the nearest place, and everything that surgical skill could do to alleviate their sufferings w as done.