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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
FIRE ON DRUMM STREET
The Warehouse of Ames & Harris Seri-
ousIy Damaged This
Morning.


The large warehouse of Ames & Harris,
at the northwest corner of Sacramento
and Drumm streets, was badly damaged
by fire this morning and the stock suffered
heavily both from fire and water.
About 1 A. NJ. flames were seen breaking
from the windows in the fourth or top
story. An alarm was instantly given at
the Harbor Police station, in an adjoining
block, and Policeman Cayot turned in a
signal from the fire box at California and
Drumm streets.
No time was lost, but the flames made
great headway before the engines arrived.
A second alarm WAS then sounded. as the
tre began to assume alarming proportions.
Presently dozen firemen were Chamber
ing up the iron ladders or fire escapes of
the high brick building. They dragged a
hose line and a ladder to the roof and pro-
ceeded to work, but hardly were they we'll
begun when flames burst from windows on
both sides of the iron escape and threat
ened to cut off their retreat.
Chief Sullivan ordered them down and
the men responded Lurriedly, for they had
to pass between two walls of flame that
made the ladder almost un bearably hot.
The water tower was then called into
use, and with three combined streams
pouring through the top windows the fire
was soon under control.
The building was used as bag, twine
and linen store by Ames & Harris and con-
tanned large and valuable stock. The
loss was variously estimated at $25, 900 to
$4,000, but no cause for the fire could be
ascertained.
John L. Doyle is the owner of the build
ing, which was erected in 1889. The fire
was confined to the fourth floor. How it
started is not known. The loss on the
building was $1,000 and the loss on the
stock was about $40, 900.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
A UNION MASS-MEETING.
The Painters Will Hold Great
Demonstration Next Saturday
Evening.

Evening.
The meeting OF the striking painters in
the Temple at lis Turk street was not so
large yesterday as usual. This was not
because they were losing interest in the
strike, but because the large majority of
the union men are at work in the union
shops, where the bosses have given in to
all union demands. There was no lack of
interest, however, and several important
measures were discussed, and consequently
there were fewer reports made than usual.
J. +. keefe of Sutter street was reported
as having given in to all demands of the
union. He has been one of the most stub
born OF all the bosses in holding out
against the strikers.
ii. A. Herringer of S13 Larkin street
states that he never declined to pay less
than the unions ruling rate of wages.
The polishers' committee reported that
another visit had been made to the Par
rott building, and that the committee had
found William A. Henry of IL Clinton
street, Russian Sam and man from
Oakland imported by Kuss. These
three men defied the union. There are
four men working for Breskcy of the San
francisco Furniture Company. 1t was
recommended that immediate steps be
taken to tie up the work in al! its branches.
1t was deemed inadvisable at present to
take such step with regard to the Parrott
building. On April the Building Trades
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
CARSON TRIAL NEARING AN END.
Closing Arguments to the Jury In the
John 4. Jones Case.

Closing Arguments to the Jury In the
John r. Jones Case.
CARSON, New, March 17.-CIosipg ar
guments to the jury in the case of John T.
Jones, on trial for completely with Convict
James Heney in the theft of $4,000 worth
of bullion from the United States mint,
occupied the entire day in the United
States court. Attorney Dennis for the de-
fense charged the shortage to Heney.
Mr.. Woodburn, leading attorney for Jones,
stated to the jury that the stealing of the
bullion lay between Hirsch Harris the
present melter and refiner, and Jones, the
defendant. General Clarke and United
States District Attorney Jones took up the
accusation and showed by Jones' accounts
that he was short $34, 900 in 1893, before
Harris came to the mint.
Clarke, in his address to the jury.
claimed that Heney stole S29,0 900 in 1893,
and vet Jones made no report of the short.
age, because he was short himself and had
to make bogus melts to cover both steal
ings. The defense made the assertion that
Harris made the bogus melt in March, yet
his letter reporting shortage and calling
for an investigation was written on Feb
ruary Is.
Clarke was talking for the Government
at o'clock and will finish his address to-
morrow
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
PAINTERS CALLED OUT.
All Union Men Ordered to Quit
Work at Once


A copy of the foregoing decision of the
Master Painters was handed to Rose, Nc.
Ivor, Merrill and others of the executive
board of the Painters Union soon after
the meeting adjourned. The latter held a
caucus at once and decision was quickly
arrived at.
1t was decided to call out every union
painter on a general strike this morning,
and by O'Clock it is expected that every
job in the City will be tied up. The lead
ers are determined not to yield single
point, and they claim that the support
promised to them will enable them TO stop
all branches of the building trades until
the troubles are settled.
Another call has been made for all
the striking painters to meet at the Tenn
pie for the pupose of further organizing
for aggressive work. This meeting will be
continued all day and the strike system
atlZed. The most important will be the
calling Of special meeting of the Build
ing Trades Council for O'Clock tonight.
The councils working card system is to
go into effect on April1. and it is the pur-
pose OF the painters to have the council
order it to go into effect at once. If this is
accomplished it will throw many thousand
men into the strike instead of 100 or 1900
the present strength of the painters The
council has already pledged itself and its
unions to do this if the occasion de
manded.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
OCEAN VIEW COURSING.
First Glass Days Sport at tho San
Mateo County Resort-The
Winners.

In spite of counter attractions the cours-
ing men assembled at Ocean View Park
yesterday in large numbers and witnessed
running that has not been equaled for
months past. The hares were in the
finest possible condition and the high
grade hounds that were OF the ground
gave the spectators a frst-class days
sport.
In the unfinished stake left over from
last Sunday D. Tweedie's dogs demon
strated their superiority by winning every
thing in sight without contest. White
Rustic beat Mascot and was withdrawn so
as to claim third, Tempest and Dublin
Stout taking the large end of the purse.
A twelve-dog consolation followed in
which SnowbTd won first, Tempes second
ana Bobolink, Captain Morse pup, third.
Then four-dog match at So so each was
run, as follows:
Maud G beat Foxhall, Dublin Stout beat
White Rustic.
Finale-Maud beat Dublin Stout.
Next Sunday 81 stake, the drawing for
which will take place at 915 Market street
on Thursday evening, will be run.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
WARDE At PALO ALTO.
Stanford Students Addressed by
the Favorite of the
Stage.
Evolution of the Drama Described and
the Great Actors of the
World Discussed.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL,
March 1.-THE university chapel was
crowded this afternoon as it has seldom
been before by an audience eager to hear
Actor Frederick Warde lecture on "The
Evolution of the Drama" Long before
the hour for the lecture arrived students
began reserving their seats, and when
Warde was introduced, shortly after 2
O. clock, the room was filed to the point of
suffocation.
Warde's discourse was delivered with all
the grace, fuency and humor of which the
accomplished actor was capable. He said
that from the earliest times a community
demanded amusement and the drama had
been created as a popular form Of intel
lectual pleasure. AS early as 500 B. c.
almost dating back to the Homeric era
the drama could be traced back. In its
origin it was usually song to the ruling
deities. These songs were sung or chanted
by bands of chorus singers. The Grecian
Thespius was the originator Of a story in
verse. Half a century later Eschyius
introduced two persons with a chorus.
Sophocles and Euriptdes later introduced
the entire dramatis persona. perfecting,
as they believed, the drama. Music pre-
dominated in the early drama, but has dis
appeared now.
From Greece the drama went to Rome,
where it was patrouized by the wealthy
for time. Then it sank from sight, only
to be revived and fostered by the church.
1t was utilized to illustrate churchly
miracles and portray the sufferings of
Jesus Christ. Later the church became
antagonistic to the drama. Not until the
age of Elizabeth did the drama take its
rightful place as an art and an institution.
Shakespeare, the Immortal, then anne
with that galaxy of wonderful dramatists.
The sovereigns, Elizabeth and King
James, became the patrons of the drama
which four1shed as it had never done be-
fore. It's growth was rapid until check
came under the Puritan commonwealth.
When restored the drama lost its purity
and became vulgar and depraved. but for
tunately this did not last long.
Tragedy and comedy were the prevailing
plays of the time. Then arose Sheridan
Knowles and his comedies. Realism en-
tered to the disadvantage of art. A light
farce came to preface heavy tragedy, and a
low comedy closed the performance
French plays with social motifs were in
troduced with the burlesques; then came
the pantomlme-al action being expressed
without the aid of the voice.
Realistic drama reached its height in
the railroad, water tank, sawmill and
horse-race plays. Lastly, then, was the
farce-comedy, which combined the worst
elements of the farce, the hurlesque and
the comedy. Speciality performances are
most popular at the present day.
Mr.. Warde closed with a discussion OF
the great actors of the world and the char
acters in which they excelled.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
IRISH NATlONALISTS.
Brilliant Festivities Of the Knights
Of the Red Branch at Odd
Fellows Hall.

The twenty-fourth grand anniversary
ball of the Irish Natlonalists of San Fran
cisco under the auspices of the Knights of
the Red Branch was success last evening
in every way.
Odd Fellows Hall was resplendent with
yellow and green. Long streamers of
these colors hung from the center of the
ceiling to the galleries, and along the latter
was arranged green and yellow bunting,
varied by the flags of Erin and the stars
and stripes. The stage was banked with
flowers. the predominating colors being
the yellow and the green. Suspended
across the arch in yellow letters was the
legend knights of the Red Branch
The shamrock was on every coat lapel
and in the corsage of every evening toilet
The committee of arrangements con-
sisted of w. B. Shorten, chairman; J.
Murphy. P. ]. Sullivan, M. Mannix, P.
Donohue, Ed O'Reily and ]. Tracy
The reception committee = Captain ].
Sheehy, chairman; p ]. O'Neill, M. D., J.
Kilemede. w. B. Shorten, M. Gall, ]. Fay
and d. Killeen.
Floor director, NJ Mannix; assistant
door director, P. ]. Hulligan.
Floor committee. Welsh, F. Palmer,
P. I. Condron, NJ. d., T. Kearney, J. Rog-
erson and J. Loughrey.
Over 1900 were in attendance. Dancing
was continued until late hour.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
LEGAL STRIFE At SANTA ROSA.
Lawyer lynch Tries to Have Editor Lem.
mon Cited for Con-
fen1Ot

SANTA ROSA, CAL, March 1.-THE
case of Wesley Mock VS.. Santa Rosa, grow
ing out of the water works contract dis
Dute, was on trial here to-day before Judge
Dangertield of San Francisco. Something
OF sensation was created when Attorney
Lynch for the plaintiff read an editorial
from the Daily Republican of March 6, 1896
entitled, Democratic Opposition The
article is from the pen of A. B. Lennon,
editor of the Republican, and accused
Lynch, Judge Dangerfield and others con-
nected with the case of being Democrats
These statements, Lynch declared. were
false and contemplate. The language
used in the editorial, he said, was calcu-
lated to bring the court into contempt, as
being biased by political motives. Lynch
wanted Editor Lennon cited to appear
before the court to show cause why he
should not be punished for contempt.
Judge Dangerfeld said, in discussing the
editorial, that while IL might be contemp pit
he did not believe it worth considering, and
consideration of it might aggravate the
case.
Failing in this direction, Lynch turned
his attention to Attorney Goodwin, the
counsel for Mayor Effey OF Santa Cruz, to
whom the contract for constructing the
water works was awarded, and great part
OF the afternoon was spent in trying to
get Goodwin to answer certain questions
regarding the Mayors transaction with
the City Trustees. This the witness re-
fused to do, on the ground that as Effey's
attorney all communication to him on
this line were privileged. An effort was
also made to prove that the Effey and
CARAT & Company bids for the con-
struction of the water works were in the
same handwriting, and experts on hand
writing occupied the stand part of the
day.
Public interest in this remarkable trial
is abating, and all of the political parties
stand pledged by their platforms to use all
honorable means to stop the litigation.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
STRIKERS IN COURT.
Tho Preliminary Examination of D,
J. McRea Commenced Before
Judge Low.

Judge Low.
The first case against the striking fathers
in connection with the affray on Post
street. near Larkin. on Tuesday of last
week came up before Judge Low yesterday
afternoon.
d. j. McRea appeared for his prelimi-
nary examination on the charge of assault
with intent to commit murder, the COM
planning witness being Peter Trade. Attor-
ney Coleappeared as special prosecutor and
Attorney Gallagher represented the de-
fendant.
All the other defendants were in court
and large number of their friends.
The witnesses examined for the prose-
cution were Walter Trade, Peter Trade and
James McCluskey, who testified to the
assault upon Peter and that McRea struck
him with lath. DR.. Johannsen testified
as to Peters injuries, and Christopher
Moorehouse, who has the contract for
plastering the house, testified to discharg-
ing McRea and employing Trade and
Cahill. He also admitted that he had
employed special counsel to prosecute the
defendants.
AS the defense intimated there would be
about fifteen witnesses to testify it was
agreed to continue the case till Wednesday
of next week.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
INTEnKED At FRESNO.
The Bodies of Douglas X. and Francis O.
Mott Laid to Rest.

FRESNO, CAL, March IA large con-
course of Fresno's citizens took part in a
sad event to-day-the funeral of Douglas
K. and Francis C. Mott, brothers, who died
within three days of each other at Berke-
ley, the elder, Douglas, going first. They
had lived in Fresno nearly all their lives
and were universally liked. With their
widowed mother they removed to Berke-
lev, where recently Douglas K. Mott en-
tered the university and his brother the
High School. Consumption claimed both.
The bodies were embalmed and brought
here last evening. The funeral took place
from the Episcopal church. The process
sion started from the church at O'Clock
P. NJ. The bodies were inferred in one
grave in the town cemetery. The elder
brother was for more than a year a re-
porter here on local newspaper A sister
of the two young men died from con-
sumption year ago. A mother, sister
and brother survive them.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
AGAINST THE RANCHES.
Petition Presented to the Board of
Health by South San Francisco
Property Owners.

The efforts of the South San Francisco
property owners to have the hog ranches
removed to limits beyond the residence
districts have not been abated, and petit
tions to the Board of Health calling atten-
ton to the vile condition of the ranches
are sent in daily.
The following communication from the
residents south of Butchertown was re-
ceived by the Board of Health yesterday:
To the Honorable Board Of Observation-Disclosures:
We, the undersigned residents of this City and
County. and living near the hog ranch con-
the corner of Eighth avenue and H street
south, do hereby respectfully petition your
honorable board to take action In regard to
the nuis ance hereinafter mentioned. The said
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
THE FAIR CASE.
Judge Slack Decides That 1t Shall Go
On Tomorrow Morning.

Judge Slack Decides That 1t Shall Go
On Tomorrow Morning.
The Fair case has gone over until to-
morrow morning, when the exact position
of the proponents of the pencil will will be
argued and perhaps ascertained.
ALI the attorneys were present in court
when Mr.. Delmas rose and asked for con-
tinuance. He had not been supplied with
copy of the proceedings of the day before,
he said, and he could not 90 on intelli-
gently without that information. Mr.. Pier
son objected, but Mr.. Delmas reminded
him that he had waited fourteen months
before offering the will, and that an ex-
planation of his sudden haste would be in
order.
Then Judge Slack announced that he
would take the case up tomorrow morn
ing, and in the meantime Mr. Delmas will
be given copy of the testimony.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18

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lively interest was manifested for the cam
paign will be hotly contested one by
those in favor of bonding the town for
$4,000 for the putting in of water system.
as against those who oppose the plan. 1t
is generally understood that the gentle
men nominated for trustees favor the pro-
posed improvement.
The following nominations were made:
For Trustees-John Favour, j. II. Gum,
H. H. Pyne and w. H. Barnes; for Clerk
&C. H Pond, A. B. provinces; for Marshal
j. B. Leard, J. c. ingalls, and c. Bryan;
for Treasurer-George HI. Warheid.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
pERILs OF THE SEA.
One OF the British Ship Thistle's Crew
Washed Overload and Drowned.
Arrivals.

The British ship Thistle arrived last
night from Swansea. She sailed thence on
November 9 and her captain reported that
on the following day the ship encountered
very heavy gale with very high cross
sea, which went clean over the vessel.
Six OF the crew were injured and one,
John Henry Hardwiek, native of Eng
land, aged % years, was washed overheard
and drowned. The captain put into Holy
head and sailed thence November 81. No
particular difficulty was encountered there
after.
The British ship Ardamurchan arrived
from Cardiff. having sailed November s.
She reported heavy weather November 10
and IL with varying winds thereafter.
The bark Columbia got into port last
night after severe weather on the passage.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
Fatal Shooting at Loomis.

LOOMS, WASH, March I7.-Peter Coults
shot and killed George Stringham, neigh
Dor, Sunday morning on the Sikameen
River. Coults found fence on his land
torn down, it evidently having been de-
Coults commenced to rebuild, when String
ham shot at him with a rifle. Young
Coults ran to the house and brought rife
to his father, when Stringham and Coults
both fired, Stringham falling in his door
way mortally wounded.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
.Ends Life Wfth a Bullet.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, March H.
Joseph Kirsch, a native of Germany aged
5S years, committed suicide here TO-DAY
by shooting himself through the head.
Kirsch had resided in Santa Rosa for more
than thirty years. and for the past quarter
of a century had owned barber shop
near the Grand Hotel on Main street.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
For Stealing Cattle.

Ella Keith, alias Garcia, was arrested yester-
day on a warrant issued by Benieia Justice
of the Peace charging her with felony embez-
element. She formerly worked on the ranch
OF S. Rossi, Van Sycklen Island, Sacramento
River. About three months ago she shipped
fifteen head of cattle belonging to her en-
ployer TO this City and sold them, appropriat-
ing the proceeds. She claims that she worked
on the ranch for two years a $50 per month
wages, but Rossi only paid her $50, and she
took the cattle in part payment of what was
due her.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18

ticipated in the last carnival races here,
as we'll as in other meets throughout the
State. He is resting nicely after the opera
ton, but is not out of danger.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
CYCLER PETTIs, MISFORTUNE,

TIE Weft-hn0tc1t Wheetn1dn SUFFERS the
Anaputation of a Leg.
SANTA ROSA, CAL, March 17.-W. F.
Pettis, well-known wheelman of this
city, was thrown from buggy a few days
ago, breaking his leg jdst above the ankle.
To-dayit was found necessary to amputate
the leg to save the young mans life.
Pettis formerly belonged to the Reli-
ance Cycling Club of Oakland, and par
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
HEALDsBURG NOMINEES.

Bonding for Hat cr System, the Issue
In the Coming Election.
HEALDSBURG, CAL, March IA
largely attended meeting was held in this
city last night for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidates for the various offices to
be filled at the coming city election. A
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18

NEW WESTERN HOTEL

Il EARNY AND WASHINGTON STS.-RE
IN modelled and renovated KING, WARD q co.
European plan. Rooms soc to 81 so per day, %
TO $S per week. So to $50 per month: free baths;
hot and cold water every room; fire CRATES in
every room: elevator runs all night
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
Sometimes it seems

sometimes II seems
to weary woman that
she must certainly
give UP. The sim
plest and easiest
work becomes an
almost insurmount-
able task. Lassitude
almost overcomes
b er. Nervousness
a n d sleeplessness
and pain harass her
and life seems hardly
worth the living.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
NEW TO-DAY.

The sense of smell is probably more
acute in the dog than in any other animal.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18

Councils card system will go into effect
and then the council will act
The following letter was read and
caused the painters to applaud heart
lily and extend vote of thanks to the
Berkeley carpenters:
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