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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01

The engagement is announced of Miss Carrie
B. McLaine, daughter OF the late Laughlin
McLaine of this City, and Beauford Armistead
Mason, prominent journalist OF Pittsburg,
Pa. The wedding will take place this winter
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01

Miss Florence A. Weihe and Bertoldy Wilder
Stone viii be married September II. Invita-
tons are now out for the wedding, which will
take place at st. Luke's at $50 o'clock in the
evening. There will be no bridesmaids. Miss
Froelich viii be maid of honor and George
Gardner best man. There will be no reception.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01

The engagement is announced of Morris
Schoenhoz and Miss Rosa Lemle. They will
receive Sunday, September 8, from 2 to 8 P. NJ,
at 1411 MeAllister street.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01

The engagement is announced of Miss Mary
Crittenden Scott, daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. H. H. Scott and niece of Mrs. Monroe
Salisbury, to Neville Castle of San Francisco.
Miss Scott made her debut some four years
ago under the chaperonage of Mrs. Salisbury,
and has been among the most popular society
girls of the City ever since. Mr.. Castle is
graduate of Yale of the class of "a, and O.
member of the University Club and the st.
Claire Club OF San Jose
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01

The wedding of Miss Addie Marks and Emil
Cohn will take place to-day at 637 McAllister
street at P. NJ.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01

P. Dempsey, Rev. Joseph P. McQuaide, Mrs. E.
J. Breen, Mr.. and Mrs. P. Dougherty, Miss Josie
Dougherty, Master Paul Dougherty.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01
The Natush Party.

At the residence OF Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Jones,
2Os Valencia street, on Saturday evening last,
Q party was given by Arthur hAtaak es MUM.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01
ENGAGEMENTS.
The Mason McLaine and Schoen-
hOlZ-Lemle BetrOthals-Wed-
ding Dates Fixed.

Walter Scott Hobart has issued invitations
for a reception which viii follow the wedding
OF his sister, Miss Alice Hobart, and Winthrop
Elwyn Lester, at his home on Van Ness avenue
at O'Clock on Tuesday, September 10.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01
Club Parties.

Invitations have been issued for the Mystics'
thirteenth party, which will be given at Union
square Half on Tuesday evening, September II.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01

Miss Hessers wedding will take place to-day
at her home. Some fifty intimate friends have
been invited to the ceremony, and 200 invita-.
tons have been sent out for the reception
which is TO follow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01
Cards have been sent out by

Cards have been sent out by Rev. and Mrs.
NJ. NJ. Gibson for the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Florence Gibson, to Percy Althouse
Young, which viii take place at l O'Clock next
Wednesday afternoon at the First United
Presbyterian Church.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01

The wedding of Miss Ermentine Poole and
Louis II. Long viii take place next Wednesday
evening at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. A. N.
Burns, 1906 Washington street.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01

The Xavier Literary Club will give an enter
tainment and social Thursday evening, Sep
TENDER &c, at National Hall, Ellis street, be-
tween Polk and Van Ness avenue. The COM
edy-drama "John Smith, in one act, will be
produced by the dramatic auxiliary of the club.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01

Twilight Circle No. 70, c. o. F., gave social
on Saturday evening at Social Hall, Alcazar
buildinu
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Austin gave an enjoy
able dinner party last Tuesday evening at their
residence, $50 Page street, and entertained ten
OF their friends most Hospitality.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01

Joseph D. Grant gave a dinner last Monday
evening al the Pacifc-Union Club in honor of
D. o. Mills and Ogden Mills.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01

Last Monday evening Miss Maud and Carl
Howard Of Oakland gave surprise dinner and
living-picture exhibition to their mother Mrs.
Charles Webb Howard, in honor of her birth
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01

A fashionable gathering witnessed the pri-
vate theatricals at Commodore Harrison's, i'll
Sausalito, last Friday. The play was "The Rus
sian Honeymoon.
The evening world., 1895-08-01
SAW POLICEMAN IN A SALOON,
City League Man Beatty's Charges
Against Patrolman Mitchell.
Officer Rooney Did Not Appear to
Face seven Accusations.

patrolman Ar,e nus W. Mitchell. OF
the West Forty-scyelth street station.
was placed on trial before Police Com
missioner Andrews at Police Headquar-
tcrs to-day charged with being off post
end In "A saloon on July 20.
The complainant was Matthew Beatty.
OF 2jl West fifty-fourth street, a mem
Der OF tn" city Vigilance League.
Mr.. Beatty told the Commissioner that
n" watched Mitchell and saw him go
into II saloon at "a Eighth avenue,
where he stood up 10 the bar ana went
through motions as If drinking, and
that h" also saw the policeman enter
Mis-. MDsss boarding house. at 3O2 West
ftrty fourth street. where he remained
for twenty miIutCs.
Dr. rank SloCum, a dentist, OF 6G7
Eighth avenue, testified that he called
that iIe did not enter or drink anything.
i number of other witness gave similar
[, Stinuny In the officers behalf.
Policeman JOnn j. Rooney, OF the
Old Slip station, was to have appeared
at Headquarters to-day TO stand trial
on seven different charges. He failed
to show up, however. and the matter
was adjourned for a week.
Rooney Is the policeman who caused
two Of his brother officers to be tried for
akyiarking on July IL. The policemen
were cxOncratcd. the whole platoon
having testified in their behalf. Since
then the seven complaints against
Rooney have been made.
The evening world., 1895-08-01
WANT TO SING OPERA.
Intxperienced Wcult-Ee Chorus
Girls at the Metropolitan.
Nearly 200 After Twenty Vacancies
In abbey & Grau's Company.
Most OF Them Experienced Stage
Fright Without an Audience.

Nearly 200 singers applied at tn Metro
poiitan Opera House this morning for
places ia the chorus Of Mcssrs Abbey
q Gr"u's company for the coming sea
son. Tn" larger proportion wcrt women
Many OF the younger ones werc girls
from the musical conservatives or
pupils of private teachers. who Were
crazy for an opportunity to 60 on Tho
real stage, and in most CaacD Their littls,
thin. trcnUlous voices. piping cut from
the big stage of the theatre, showed
their utter inability to iii the position
required of them.
Others were evidently old stagers.
some OF them gray-haired women who's,
experience had been limited to the va
riety or comic-opera stage, but who
could not resist the temptation to max o
an EFFORT for higher plane of art.
The pay would be sure and the work
pleasant, II they could fulnl the re-
Quircments.
What we want" said Mr.. Ruben. the
secretary of Maurice Grau, who con
Quoted the examination. 'is "A few fresh
young voices to complete the chorus for
tho coming season. We have decided
ono hundred. and have already re-
engaged nearly all of last years veteran
Italian and French opera chorus singers
ms season German operas ar" to be
given In German, and the new singers
must be able to sing in that language.
They ought to know Their parts too.
because this is not an opera school, but
means real business Voice counts for
everything. but appearance is an i'm
portant factor"
The first two or three that came for
ward were young girls. They looked
badly scared, ana when asked to sing a
scale they would hesitate for "A moment
and. after two or three frightened gulps.
would begin. Several of them broke
down in the middle OF the scalr, but
others would struggle bravely through.
The men proved to be NOR" likely
lot than the sopranos and contriltos.
Mr.. Ruben made note of eaCH per-
formance. but did not give any de-
cinlons to-day. Those who We're sue
cessful, he said. would hear from him
later
The evening world., 1895-08-01
FLOOD CARRIED DEATH.
Great Loss of Life and Property In
SOcOrrO, y. VI.

SOCORRO. y. NJ. Aug. IA tre-
mendous roaring startled the people of
Socorro Tuesday afternoon about 4
o'clock Shortly after huge waves Of
water came rushing down an arroyo
which drains the eastern slope Of the
Magdalena Mountains and almost en-
circles the town.
At first 1t was hoped the flood would
be confined to the lower portion of the
city, but soon the water came over
above the wood. and three feet of water
began to rush through the prime pal
street.
The water came from cloudburst
In waves, each succeeding one being
apparently higher than the others. Por-
tions of houses. household goods. car
r!ages, stoves and farm implements,
mingled with huge h,ulders, railroad
ties and bridge timbers, all were
borne through the streets by the madly
rushing waters.
For two hours the work OF deetruc-
tion continued, the horror being in
creased by vivid lightning, crashing
the waters subsided sufficiently TO az
low partial inspection of the deStruc-
tion.
only two bodies were taken from the
her child. Farm-houses and crops were
entirely swept away. The santa Fe
track was washed out between here and
San Antonio in several places. The
branch road from this city to Magda-
lena is practically destroyed for ten
miles out, five bridges and several miles
of track being gone.
The names OF the recovered dead thus
far are: Leinder Durane, celia Durane.
Thomas Durane. --- Duranc, - Du-
ranc, and n child of II. Baca. Only two
members of the Duranc family are alive.
No estimate Of the loss can he made
but II is more than 81. .oOO, 900. Hundreds
of farmers have lost their houses, crops,
fences and stock. and In many cases
the farms have been rendered unh, for
cultivation.
1t Is raining now In the mountains and
great fears are entertained as to the
safety of the citizens. Reports of dam
age continue to come. Three small
towns south of here were totally de-
strpyel.
The evening world., 1895-08-01
ONE STEAMBOAT SQUAD.
Com missioner Grant Wants to Com
sOlidntc All River Police.

Police Commissioner Grant has n plan
under consideration for the consolida-
ton of the llarbor Police and the
Steamboat Squad
Under the present rule the sole duty
of the Steamboat Squad is to patrol
the piers during the day, going off duty
at J. NJ. From that time on the piers
are taken care OF 10y. police from the
precincts In which they are located
The harbor police simply patrol the
river in small row boats while the big
steamboat Police Patrol. although kept
constantly under steam for emergencies
lies at Pier a.
col Grants plan is to place both
ia" hdIbur and steamboat squads under
one captain and to have men OF that
command patrol the piers night and
day Also to provide the command
with four small steam launches capa-
hlc of running under piers and in and
out among the shipping along both
rivers.
The Colonel is sanEuino that this
change would increase the efficiency OF
tn" Department, and said that he
should perfect his plan and present 1t
to the Board with a recommended ion
of its adoption next month.
The evening world., 1895-08-01
DID HE ROB DR.. DRURY?
Police Arrest william j. staple.
ton on suspicion.

a man who said he was William ].
Stapleton. thirty-one years old. was
held by Justice Walsh, in Adams Street
Court. Brooklyn. to-day for examination
next Tuesday on a technical charge OF
vagrancy.
Stapleton was arrested by Detectives
Burns and DAILY. on suspicion of being
implicated in the assault and robbery
upon DR.. George Drury in an unocu-
pied house at Nevins and State streets
last Saturday afternoon.
The prisoner was taken into custody
upon the mere suspicion of a policeman
mat he was seen in the vicinity of the
Nevins street house several nights
before Dr. Drury was decoyed from
his office by a telephone message and
robbed.
The police say Stapleton gave his ad
dress as Norandah place. and that
Trey have bean unable to fiEd any one
there who knows him. He is under the
medium in height and rather thin. has
reddish hair and several days growth
of beard on his fa -. He bears a very
slight resemblance to either of the men
described by DR.. Drury
The evening world., 1895-08-01
IN THE WORLD or LinOU.

James ovcrhcli ia III. new Walking DELEGATE
OF the Progressive Carpenters Union
rndilers wages were raised at the rolling mill
in York, Pa, from s. - to s. per lay yesterday
Cigar Makers Union No On has NIthlrlNn i,s
delegates from the Munisipa. Labor Conference.
New waking delegates VIII te elected hy ne
Amaslmaei Society a Plumbers AMI nasht,ers
next Monda1.
Layers Helpers Assembly u new s,hc iule "
WaS's and hours is to bn discussed.
Peter J. crimes, cN-v,rc-rresiicn' n, the Var.
nishers' International Union. has been appointed
Gags,
The union pla'tcrcrs viii NJ. strike on ts'
university lntld1r. As IT was agreed yesterday
that none but union men are tp hc cmp'ulci
II was reported to tho Board of Walking p'le.
gates Yesterday that nnn.union carpenter paint
building of Jonas Co. i's broadway.
The Enterprise Association ot S'eamhtters
Helpers has rlllrd special meeting for th.'
evening t. consider shop reports relating to the
new agreement to be entered into with employers
The Committee OF waking Delegates hy whoa
the differences " the plumbers AMI electrical
workers ale TO he Set'lei has ral.ci another con
ference meeting at Clarendon Han for next Tues
day evening
Secretary Treasurer James C. Graur o' the
Ama'gam.'ea Association ~ street Railway En-.
p!uNrss has resigned ON rouu, ~ private tus.-
ness. Rein orr, the First NIcc-irrsli at. su.r
ceeis him.
The nroat SIX wearers linton has elected
~. S@2,ss, @ r!r,'ie2,. J.,n 'nrh N,s-
william Hrrsuer. Financial Secretary.
The admin. a'ra'ion t'Ae' wns o.,r'ei hv "
rogrsp1i0aI tawu No Hl about o.o mala-'r
nelly President. wilbur + sI'~I Y c.rIr,
dsn, aad secretary W.-a'a f'-sus"H wa' re-.
Tn. AmalgAmatea so.lc'y - r1umsers ang
| Ca Flt'"rs S'i h1' .gr.. meeting nest
A9Et-y nlrh' 'v c's-, 'N0 Walking a,nea'es.
mathew
The evening world., 1895-08-01
NOW THE TROLLEY SUES.
Wants the Speed Ordinance De.
cIared Void by the City.

The Brooklyn Heights Railroad Com
pany began suit in Supreme Court to-
day against the city of Brooklyn to
have the ordinance limiting the speed
OF trolley cars declared void. The
ordinance. which was passed early in
April. limited the cars to travelling not
more than six miles an hour within
two miles of the river front and City
Hall and eight miles in other parts
of the first tw nty-eight wards of the
-itr.
The summons and complaint alleges
that Jan. II. 1892 the city, by the Com
mon Council, granted the Company con-
sent to change its motive power from
horses to electricity. The Company
was privileged to operate its cars at
speed that would meet the requirements
OF the public but was not to exceed
ten miles per hour.
The complaint cites the fact that the
present Board of Alderm have sought
to restrict the Company from exceed
ing the six and eight mile limits, which
the complaint says. the city had no legal
right or power to do in face of the grant
Of Jan. II, 1892.
The evening world., 1895-08-01
BLAZING BARK IN THE RIVER.
The Carrie Hall Caught Fire and
Was Towed to the
Battery.
MEN JUMrED FOR THEIR LIVES.
Explosion Of SaItpsire Causes q
Damage Of More Than
100000.

An explosion of saltpetre started fire
on Boards Wharf, foot of Amty street,
Brooklyn, shortly before / O'Clock this
afternoon. The flames spread so rap
idly that within a few minutes the en-
tire pier was almost consumed.
The four-masted bark Carrie Hall, of
Scotland. which was moored to the
pier. caught fire, and was towed blaz-
ing down the river to the Battery.
Two lighters, the Capt. Burdick and
the W. T. Klotz. were burned to the
waters edge, and two barges belong
ing to the New York Central Railroad
Company were badly damaged.
The loss to the pier Is estimated at
$4,000 and to the merchandise. lighters
and barges about $4,000. The damage
to the bark has not yet been estimated.
About six men Were at work on the
wharf when an explosion was heard
and a sheet of flame shot into the air.
One of the men ran out to the nearest
f1re-box and sent in an alarm, while
the others ran to assist in releasing
the several boats moored to the pier.
When the engines arrived the chief
Of battalion saw that he had a serious
blaze to cope with and turned in three
more alarms. Fifteen engines speedily
arrived and attacked the fire by land.
while the freboats Seth Low and Da-
vid A. Boody, assisted by a dozen
screeching. putting little tugs poured
streams from the riverside on the
flames.
The principal merchandise stored on
the pier was saltpetre. Every few min
utes bag Of 1t would catch fire. and
the resulting explosions resembled the
bombardment of a fort.
Meanwhile efforts were being made to
set the Carrie Hall away from the
pier. The flames shot so far over the
water that It was difficult to get near
her. Eventually two tugs succeeded in
getting lines on her. and she was towed
out into the river with flames shooting
UP her rigging.
she was towed towards the Battery.
followed by the Seth Low, which aban-
doned the blazing pier to quench the
fire on the bark.
Two mel on the lighter Burdick.
whose names could not be ascertained.
jumped into tho river and were rescued
by Thomas Tarpey. of 534 East Seventy
third street Kew York, a Custom
House we.gher. and Policemen Reed and
McDermott of the Amity street station.
Within thirty-flve minutes after the
fire broke out the tiremen had it under
control. The shed and flooring of the
pier were completely destroyed.
The firemen did remarkably good work
In saving the long pier of Dow's stores.
about three hundred feet away directly
to the north.
The evening world., 1895-08-01
CAN PREDICT STORMS.
Mrs. Campbell Affected by Iight-
ming which OnC," struck Her

PARK RIDGE, n, j., Aug. Mrs.
Alonza Campbell, wife of a wealthy
farmer and undertaken. is said tr he
the most reliable weather prophet in
Bergen County. a few years ago she
was struck by lightning and has since
been able to distinguish the slightest
indications Of the approach of thun-
storm.
She ls affected in n peculiar manner,
becoming irrational and entirely losing
her s"ns,s Just before u storm. Several
doctors have prescribed for her. hut
none Of them are able to relieve her in
Ia" least. She is generally given an
opiate and put in bed until the storm
has passed over.
At the dime OF the heavy halls rrm
July lS Mrs. Campbell was entirely
FIRE" from nrr atlliCtion, and declared
th"r" vas no electricity in the air
When TN" heavy electric storm of July
~ struck this n"ighhorhood Mrs. Camp
bell was badly affected, and after TAX
ing sleeping lotion was put to bed
a..d remained unconscious for thirty
sin hours,
Mrs, campbell enjoys the best Of
health at all other times.
The evening world., 1895-08-01
FIVE HOUSES BURNED.
Fire Department Unable to Master
the Flames--LOss 100000.

Five frame buildings near Sixtieth
street and Thirteenth avenue. Bay
Ridge, were totally destroyed by fire
at dawn to-day.
The flames We're discovered In one
story frame building owned by Philip
Griesback. An alarm was sounded. but
before the fremen responded the fire
spread to a two-story building adjoining.
also owned by Griesbaok and occupied
by him as a candy store. There was
a strong wind blowing at the time and.
in spite of the efforts of the fire-fighters
to extinguish the blaze, the flames ex.
tended to three buildings on Thirteenth
avenue.
Griesback estimates his loss at 5000.
The other losses aggregate 5000.
Fire broke out in a small frame build
ing at 2044 Broadway at 1.20 A. NJ. to-
day, causing a damage of 500.
The evening world., 1895-08-01
WANTS TO STEAL VESUVIUS.
Humorous scheme Of n Hot-Headed
Cuban sympathiser.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1.-The Even
ing Bulletin to-day has the following:
"At secret meeting OF Cuban sym
pathizers in this city last night dar-
ing project was revealed.
1T was nothing less than a plan to
steal the dynamite cruiser Nesuvius
from the League Island Navy Yard.
man her, and send her to Havana to
lay MORO Castle in ruins and seal the
fate of spanish dominion in the gem
OF the Antilles.
THE more conservative Cuban-Am
cans denounced the scheme. One of
the Cubans said to-day that a man who
has trod the deck Of many vessels has
made the following proposition TO GER
tain Cuban leaders:
Give me 500 900 and will steal the
Nesuvius, run her into Havana Harbor
and in ten minutes lay MORO Castle in
heap Of ruins.
"If the Vesuvius ever got clear Of the
wharf and steam up. there is nothing
in tn. American navy that could catch
her and the officials here have nothing
10 send In pursuit but the revenue cut
ter Hamilton, and the Vesuvius would
run away from her like creased light
ming"
The evening world., 1895-08-01
GRANITE BLOCKS STOLEN.
Three Men Charged with RObbinK
the city Of BROOKLYN.

City Works Commissioner White OF
Brooklyn thinks he has nppcd in the
.ud an attempt to steal a quantity of
granite block from that city.
Frank Mullen, of 2,0 Third avenue
Thomas Mangen. Of GA Union street.
and Hugh Clements, of so Sackett
street, employees Of the Department,
were held ny Justice Walsh In the
Butler Street Police Court this MORN
ing in $500 bail for examination on
Aug. b
Tho charge against them was made
by Frederick a. Drake. OF $50 Pacific
street MIR. Drake is an employee of
the Department. lie says he saw the
men Cartine two loads of granite
blocks away from Schermerhorn street.
where repairs are being made. The
blocks are valued at s. "A load.
The n"n deny that they had any
intention of stealing the blocks.
The evening world., 1895-08-01
SHAKE.UP OF PATR0LMEN.
Twcnty-onc Transferred for Neg
IrctinG Excise Duty.

There WAS a considerable shake-up
among the police patrolmen this morn
ing twcnty-one men being shifted from
one precinct t. another.
The cause of the shift, Chief Conl.n
lcvlLrcl. Was the ntg,eCt of the men
to carry Out the orders issued for the
enforcement of The sunday CLOSING Law.
Spies from The tI'y Vigilance League
IA" larihurst Suricty aud Police Head
quarters who haze been Watching tho
men stationed AZ saloon doors. reported
that tho policemen transferred We're
negligent and careless, and in mos
cases made no effort to prevent saloons
from doing business
In some of the eases charges will he
preferred and the mon Will be placed on
triLl for neglect Of duty.
Another result OF these complaints
VIII probably lac the demanding OF a
number of rounIsMen to patrol duty.