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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-08
TO ROW FOR CALIFORNIA
Candidates to Compete in Eastern
and Northern Champion
ship Events.
FIRST TIME OUT OF THE STATE
Most Of the 0arsmen Selected Will Be
Drawn From the Ranks of the
South End Club.

The Pacific Athletic Association will
meet next Friday evening and decide upon
q date on which to mold their champion
ship games and regatta for 1896.
AT this meeting will also be discussed
their contemplated scheme of having the
winners of the field sports and regatta
championship events.
The programme that viii be carried out,
should the northern trip prove success,
is as follows
The winners of the championship events
OF the Pacific Athletic Association will
journey north and compete in the North
western Pacific Athletic Associations con-
tests. The winners of this contest will
then meet the champions of the Central
Athletic Association.
By this time the Eastern athletic clubs
will have held their games, and the win
ners of these games and the Central
Athletic Association events will then
meet and decide the championship of
America. In all about two months will
be consumed in making the trip.
Two officers of the Pacific Athletic
Association will accompany the athletes
on their tour, and it is thought that
twenty-six field athletes and six oarsmen
will represent California in the different
events
Outside Henry Petersen, the champion
single-sculler OF the Pacific Coast, Cali
fornia oarsmen have never rowed outside
their own waters, and the news that a
rowing team is to accom- pany the other
athletes has caused furor in local boating
circles.
The merits of the California oarsmen
are now being compared with the North
ern and Eastern oarsmen by those who are
qualified TO form an opinion in the matter,
and II is unanimously held on all sides
that the home oarsmen are qualified to
match oars with the best of them.
The rowers here have always been anx-
lous to try conclusions with Northern and
Eastern rowers, but, owing to the difficulty
of raising funds to make the trips, have
had TO confine their rowing propensities to
home waters.
In all probability, all the oarsnen who
will represent California will be from the
South End Club OF this City as this club
possesses the champion single scullers and
barge crews Of the coast. Their senior
crew-whose personnel is as follows:
Henry Bode (bow), Bob Macarthur (for-
wardwaist and captain), Gus Carson
fafterwaist), Frank Duplissea (stroke)
and George McGrill (coxswain)-is con-
sidered invlncible.
The crew is not an exceedingly heavy
one, but is composed of all trained ath-
letes. They have defeated the best oars
men on the coast, and have made better
time than the South Ends professional
barge crew
Frank Duplissea, the stroke of the crew,
although 10 years old, holds the champion
ship of the coast in the single scull. and
unless he is defeated by William McCaus-
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LINEN DEP AR7MEN7!
THE LARGEST And
MOST COMPLETE STOCK
The Lowest Prices!

We have just received an enormous
shipment of HOUSEKEEPING L IN
GOODS in both IRISH AND GERMAN
MAKES, and they come to us direct
from the manufacturers, we are enabled
to sell them at extremely low prices. The
collection includes TABLE DAMASKS,
DAMASK LINEN SETS. LUNCH SETS,
DAMASK NJ KINS, HEMSTITCHED
LUNCH SETS. .HEMSTITCHED NAPKINS,
DOYLIES, DAMASK TOWELS, HUCK
TOWELS, TRAY CLOTHS, HEMSTITCH-
ED SCARFS, LINEN SHEETS, GLASS
LINENS, CRASHES, STAND COVERS.
BATH SHEETS. Turkish Towels, Pillow
Linens, all widths, and richardson's cele-
brated A. Irish Linens.
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evening, A. s. Hallidie, who has oficiated
as president of that institution for the past
fifteen years read his farewell report, and
the seven trustees chosen at the last cleo
ton were installed. The financial report,
showing summary of the receipts and
expenditures for the year ending February
%. 1896. shows net profit OF $1221 %.
The summary of the report for the
library during 1866, submitted by A. M.
Jellison, shows an increase of 3475 vol
ume es. making total number on the
shelves of 20, S1s.
Mr.. Haliidie read concise statement Of
the work done during his fifteen years Of
service.
He recited that the institute had been
in existence nearly forty-one years. On
December II. 1854, the first meeting was
called to take measures to create the
society.
ut has ever been," continued the presi-
dent, ian integral part OF the City of San
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land in the next race will be California S
representative in the single sculi.
He is the son of George Duplissea, the
captain OF the celebrated Canadian tug-of-
war team. and is feet 10 inches tall, and
weighs $50 pounds. He is looked upon as
coming worlds champion.
The tower Of strength OF the crew is Gus
Carson, the afterwaistman, whose rowing
prowess is known all along the City front.
Too much praise cannot be given Bob
Macarthur, the famous athlete of the
Olympic Club and captain of the crew, for
the scientific manner in which he trains
them for the contest. Macarthur halls
from Toronto, Canada, and has taken les
sons from such celebrities as Ed Hanlan
and O'Connor.
Henry Bode. the bowman, has been row.
ing boats from the time he was able to pull
an oar, and is considered one of the best
barge-rowers in the country.
The pride of the crew is their coxswain,
George McGrill, the champion co1swain of
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Francisco, and since its foundation has
been steadfast to the purposes for which
it has been organized. Since its reorgani-
zatlon in 1869 it has gone steadfastly for
ward in its march of progress and success. ="
Mr.. Halidie was given a rising vote of
thanks for his unselfish devotion to the
institute.
c. NJ. Plum. John Richards and A. Van
der Naillen we're appointed to offlciate in
the installation of the newly elected trus-
tees. Those taking the oath were:
Joseph NJ. Cumming, E. P. Heald. P. j..
Healy, joseph Leggett, Oscar Lewis,
George r. Presson and G. Howard Thomp-
son.
The seven trustees whose terms of Office
still continue are: Grove P. Ayres, E. n.
Cole, Ernst A. Denicke, r. P. Doolan,
Ferdinand Formulas, Howard c. Holmes
and Rodney Kendrick.
AS soon as the ceremony of installation
was over the new board proceeded for
mally to vote for president. Twenty
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LIFE INSURANCE.
A California Company "Distances" All
Competitors.

The report Of Hon. M. r. Higgins, In
surance Commissioner of California, has
just been published, and below we give
some very interesting figures taken there
from:
The Bankers Alliance of Los Angeles
did by far the largest business in the State
among the life companies, the amount
written being $5,7O6,750 n 1895, against
$2,04s, $50 in 1894 The amount in force
in California December 81, 1894, was
$5,578, $50, and on Decem Der 81, 1895. So, 343.-
600, showing an increase of $3, 764, $50 dur
ing 1885,
The New York Life wrote in 1894 Sc, ,753,-
600, but fell back to So, ,696, $40 in 1895. The
lapses of this company in the State for 1895
were S6, 1900, or 81, ,480, $50 more than the
new business written.
We find that the Equitable Life wrote
but S. O54 ,399 in 1895, while it wrote So, $685.
723 in 1894. The lapses in 1895 were $780,
OBS, or $837, ,636 more than written in the
same time.
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DEFECTIVE SEWER PIPE.

A Large Lot Seized tho Street by
Expert George W. Elder.
George w. Elder, the street expert of the
Board of Supervisors, made an important
capture of large lot of unserviceable
sewer pipe on D street, between First and
Fifth avenues. yesterday. Street con-
tractors have been putting in a sewer in
the blocks mentioned, and Mr.. Elder had
occasion in his regular rounds to inspect
the materials that had been carted there
for use. Out of 800 or 400 feet of pipe on
the ground he found that fully half was
badly cracked, some of it also showing
signs of disintegration.
The unservicea BILE pipe, which came from
San Jose, was condemned and the con-
tractors will be compelled to get q new
supply before being allowed to resume
work
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CARNIVAL OF ROSES.
G. o. Dunbar Describes the Prepare
tions for the Santa Rosa Festival
in May.

In may.
G. o. Dunbar, secretary of the Santa Rosa
Rose Carnival and chairman of the trans
portation committee, was in the City yes
terday on business connected with the car
nival. He was very enthusiastic over the
present prospects for splendid fete of
flowers and merriment in the rose city of
Sonoma.
"My business here, he said, "was main
ly to look after transportation of visitors to
Santa Rosa. [ had an interview with the
managers of the Donahue road, and while
no definite ARRANGEMENTS can be made un-
til the board of directors meet, l was given
reason to believe that the company intends
treating Santa Rosa handsomely this time
even better than in the past.
.eThat is, we are almost certain of 81
rate return from San Francisco, and that
trains will be run late at night from Santa
Rosa during the carnival to give you peo-
pie down here a chance to enjoy the even
ings with US.
"All the towns in the valley have fallen
in line this year and are standing by
Santa Rosa. There will also be carnival
at Healdsburg. Already we have nearly
$1,000 collected for expenses, and that is
just three times as much as We had last
May.
sour plans at present are for eight beau
tiful arches of flowers and evergreens typi-
cal of Flora's presence among us; but
there will be no bunting or other material
to mar the general effect. Everything
with US is to be part and parcel of the car
nival of roses, and so to be distinctive in
itself and in harmony with the floral dis
plays and also the spirit of the occasion.
"Our programme is practically COM
pleted. We are considering plans for
magnificent electric display in which
lights will he strung from the courthouse
dome to the four sides of the square.
There will be big bicycle meet, and the
races are to continue during the three
days of the carnival, April so and Nav /
and 2. The new bicycle-track built ex-
pressly for this tournament, is almost
finished 1t will, understand, be one of
the best in the State.
ION the first day suitable preparations
will be made for the grand coronation of
the rose Queen at night. The second day
will be the floral parade and ball in the
evening, when Governor Budd and his staff
will be present. The battle of roses will
take place after the parade. The third
day will be given over to sports OF various
kinds.
The Queen contest will begin next
month, and already there is considerable
quiet rivalry among some young ladies
and their friends for the prospective
honor"
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wife's age when he took out the marriage

uceISe.
Rosie in court yesterday testified that
she told Oliver she was 19 years of age, and
the Judge was about to dismiss the case
when Mrs. Brady started from her seat
and declared that Oliver has wife in Ne
vada City. Oliver admitted that he at one
time had a wife, but the records of the Su-
perior Court would show that he was di.
voreed from her over two years ago. The
case was continued till Monday to enable
the court to ascertain the truth of Oliver 9
assertion,
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The olive has been grated on juniper,
peach on myrtle, pears On oaks. apples
on plums, mulberries on figs, rose on an
orange, carnations on fennel, peaches on
mulbefries. and red and white grapes, with
peaches and apricots, on the same stem,
Tor, as all buds are distinct, the stem fur
nishes nutriment
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the Pacific Coast, whose uniform is COW
cred by shield of medals won in races
achieved by the club.
The men have been rowing together now
for the past two years, and as far as the
rowing programme of the tour is con-
cerned California ought to be able to show
that we have oarsmen here who can row q
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three ballots were taken, each ballot re-
sulting as follows: Ernst A. Denicke. 7;
Oscar Lewis, 4, and Joseph Leegett, 3.
The meeting was declared adjourned
until next Monday evening, when the
voting will be resumed
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CHARGED WITH PERJURY.

Manuel E. Oliver Arrested on Complaint
of His Wife's Mother.
Manuel E. Oliver, the painter, and his
young wife, Rosie, appeared in Judge
Campbell's court yesterday, the former to
answer charge of perjury and the latter
charge OF vagrancy. The complaining
witness is Mrs. Brady, 143 Minna street,
divers mother -in-law, who declared that
Oliver committed perjury in regard to his
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-08

Hampton Court Palace is now divided
into hfty-two suites of apartments, the ae-
ceommodation of which varies very much
In size, some having as many as forty
rooms. These apartments are solely At
the Queens disposal, and are granted often
to the widows of officers or those who have
served the state.
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THERE WILL BE ANOTHER LINE.

Tomorrow morning
at 8 o'clock there will
doubtless be another
long line in front of
Sherman, Clay & Co. s,
when the reserved
seat sale com mmences
for the great musical.
com bination of Ma
terna, Ondricek and
their concert conf
pany, perhaps the
greatest organization
that has visited San
Francisco in years. The
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-08

A general, simultaneous census of the
world for the year 1900 is asked Tor by the
international Statistical Institute Il can
De taken, if slight notifications IN the time
OF their regular censuses are made By the
chief countries in the world,
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-08

In hunters lore there is an idea that the
iackal is the lions provider; that he To-
Gates the game and takes the lion to it.
This superstition has no more foundation
than is found in the fact that after a lion
has slain his quarry the jackals always at
tend and wait the conclusion of the repast,
in order to pick up the leayings.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-08

Six head OF fair.sised. entirely sound
horses were sold in the town OF Iakextew.
Or, recently, for an average OF % % zach.
One Of the horses brought only vi 5Q.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-08

TWO concerts VIII take place at the Audit
torium on Thursday evening next and on
Saturday afternoon.
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WE SELL ON OUR MERITS.
There Is one thing wish TO impress on the
minds of our customers, and that is that every
thing we advertise viii guarantee. We have
no fake sales, but so bockaded by the
SpreckelS fence that business conpels US to offer
unusual reductions This week we offer for sale
the finest Shoes for the money ever offered IN this
city. They are Ladies' Extra Fine Dongola Kid
Button, with either cloth kid tops. needle toes
and patent-leather tips. reversed button dies and
flexible soies, and we will sell them for
$2.1S
These Shoes are very stylish, as they are new
goods and made according TO the latest fashions,
but we oIfer them at sacrifice. for they sell regu
larry for $3.
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A. S. HALL|O|E RET|RES.
Was Fifteen Years the Presi-
dent of the Mechanics
Institute.
The Seven Trustees Were Installed,
but Failed to Elect a New
President.

At the regular quarterly meeting of the
members of the Mechanics Institute last
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-08

Iho most certain aud safe Pain Remedy. INSTANTLY
relieves and soon cures all Colds Hoarseness sore
Ihroat, heonehitts. Congestions and Inaamma-
nons SVe per bottle sold BY DruggislA
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ORITU.ARY.
peath of Mrs. George Dnrrow.

Mrs. Emeline c. barrow, widow of the
late John Darrow, deacon of the Church
of the Redeemer, died Sunday in Char
lotte, VT. A week ago with her daugh-
ter, Miss Idaline Darrow, she went to
Vermont for her health and expected to
be away ali summer. A dispatch was
received yesterday announcing her
death She died from a stroke Of apo
p1exy. She was sick only a few hours.
Her remains arrived here last even
ing.
Mrs. Darrow was born in Deerfield,
Mass, November 20, 1929. She had
lived in New Haven many years and
had been largely interested in church
and charitable work. She was expires
ident oe the ladies' aid society Of the
Church os the Redeemer and was es-
teemed Cor her religious devotion and
acts of charity. She leaves besides her
daughter, Idaline, two sisters, Mrs
Harriet N. Macdonald, mother of Theo-
dore II. Macdonald, clerk in the asses
sors' office, and Mrs. Joseph A. Bromley
of So Lyon street
The services will be held at Mrs OAR
rows late home, 154 Humphrey street
tomorrow "wednesday morning at II
o'clock.
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INTERNATIONAL MEETING
WILL ENTERTAIN FIVE THOUSAND
GUESTS, NEXT WEEK, ArB0S2ON.

How the Delegates VIII be Taken Care OF
An Information Table-Registratlo
Table and Post ONCE.
The preparations of the committee on
the reception and entertainment of the
delegates and others who attend the
international Sunday school convention
in June are being made with great
care.
They have associated with them
selves 2S8 superintendent and Sunday
school workers from the schools Of
Boston and vicinity. Booths will be
erected in the railway stations of the
city, where the guests, on arrival, will
be given such assistance and direction
as will enable them to proceed direct
ly to the headquarters of the committee
at the Park church. On arriving at
the headquarters at the Park street
church assignments will be made and
the delegates personally conducted to
| their places of entertainment. Repre-
| sentatives of the churches in and
about Boston are now arranging for
| the entertainment of delegates in pri-
vate houses.
The headquarters at Park street
church will be opened on Monday
morning of convention week. The yes
try will be arranged with special atten-
ton to the convenience and comfort Of
those attending the convention.
| First, in order, will come the regis
tration tables. Here the committee on
registration and assignment of places
will be in charge.
| Next will come the information table.
Here we'll informed attendants will be
ready with maps guide books and gem
| eral information for the assistance Of
delegates Close to this will be pack
| age and checking rooms, so arranged
as to accommodate all corners who may
wish to be relieved of parcels and
wraps during the sessions of the con-
vention.
! Next to this will be we'll arranged
postoffice, from which will be delivered
all letters which come addressed in
care of the convention.
| For the further convenience of the
delegates there will be a reading and
writing room for free use. In addition
| to all this there will be also large
| parlor, which will be used for ladies'
| parlor and a general place of meeting
by appointment before or after the
| sessions of the convention.
During the convention the members
! of the special committee on reception
and entertainment will be in constant
attendance day and evening, and will
| be readily recognized by their white
yachting caps bearing suitable inscrip-
ton.
The committee of thirty were fortu-
nate to secure as, chairman of the en-
tertainment committee E. A. Gilman,
whose experience in similar position
at the c. E. convention last year makes
him invaluable in this special work.
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Richard Sims was born at Oxford in
1916. He was educated at New Col
lege in that university, and at the rec
ommendation of the late Rev. D. Bliss
of Oxford entered the public service in
1S41 as an attendant in the manuscript
department at the Bristish museum.
In 1859 he became a transcriber and
subsequently Junior assistant. On
the accession of Mr.. Bond to the keep
ership of manuscripts in 1868 he was
further promoted to the class of senior
assistants in the same department. In
1S49 he published an Index to the Her.
aids Visitation" in 1854, "A Hand
book to the Library of the British Mu-
scum" in 1856, IA Manual for the Gen
ealogist, Photographer, Antiquary and
Legal Professor" in 1855, in conjunction
with Mr.. H. Netherclift, jr., the 'Au-
tograph of Miscellany" in 1S6o-61, 1.-THE
Handbook to Autographs, being q
Ready Guide to the Handwriting OF
Distinguished Men and Women of Ev-
cry Nation" and in 1864-65, 1.-THE Au-
tograph Souvenir" Mr.. Sims had beer
for some time engaged in preparing fol
the press "A Classical Catalogue OF
Manuscripts Relating to British Her
aldry and Topography Deposited in the
Public and Many Private Libraries OF
| the Kingdom" as well as a second
edition of the aforementioned Index
| to the Heralds' Visitations. +"
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Cattle Killed.

Minot, N. D., May pa severe hail
storm swept over this section yester
TO crops and breaking many windows
Cattle on the ranges suffered severely
from the storm, many being pounded to
death by the hail The stones were
of enormous size and fell with terrific
force.
The storm was accompanied by Sc
we're lightning, doing considerable dam
age. One or two barns in the Moose
River Valley were struck by lightning.
Crops in the Moose Valley are a total
loss.
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woman,s strange Suicide.

New Brunswick, May ga we'll
dressed woman about thirty years old
who said she was from New York
jumped from fast express leaving this
city at 1888 o'clock last night into the
Raritan river.
The body has not been found. All
that is known Of her is that she came
here early in the evening and asked a
hickman to take her to the nearest
bridge. She mentioned that she was
from New York-and was a stranger ir
New Brunswick.
BY order Of the supervisor the river
was dragged this morning in the hops
of finding the body, but no trace was
found.
The body would be carried down the
river by the tide and might not be dis
covered for several days.
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A pleasant and artistic entertainment
will be given tonight in the Church of
the Messiah vestry. Miss Rose Chaffee
Of Middletown, daughter Of Rev. Mr..
Chaffee of that city, will give a reading
and representation from Captain jan
uary," well known work of fiction.
Miss Chaffee is a talented and highly
accomplished young lady. She has met
with much success in various cities and
towns where has attracted large and
appreciative audiences.
The proceeds are for the benefit of an
aged and worthy member of the Church
Of the Messiah.
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Ii Hung Chang.

San Francisco, May 25.-Among the
arrivals here last night from China, via
Vancouver, was Louis Spitzel of Shang-
hal, the sole representative of the
Thames Iron works in China, who has
been delegated by the emperor of the
Flowery kingdom to go and meet Ii
Hung Chang, who Is attending the cor
onation Of the czar at Moscow. He will
conduct the great Chinaman through
America to San Francisco, where he and
his charge will take ship for China. Mr.
Spitzel IS accompanied by his son and
his secretary.
Mr.. Spitzel will meet Ii Hung Chang
in Paris or London and they will start
for the United States soon afterward.
Ii Hung Chang has a retinue Of sixty
persons with him, including Lord u
and several other notable persons, be-
sides his secretaries and followers.