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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29
ESSIE VI0LA'S ESCAPE,
How 1t Happened That a Bal
loon Assembled Without
an Aeronaut.
The Presence of Mind of Two Men
Saved a Young Woman From
Terrible Death.

A balloon high up in the air, with q
parachute and trapeze-bar dangling from
it, but no one on the bar, was witnessed
by thousands of people quarter before 5
yesterday afternoon.
As the sphere rose higher ana higher
ana 1oated eastward the impression was
that Miss Essie Viola, who had been billed
TO ascend from the Haight-street grounds,
had met with an accident or had been
dashed to pieces.
True, there was an accident, but the
young woman who has SCARED toward the
clouds more than sixty times was unin-
iured through the presence of mind of
those who stood alongside of her at the
time the balloon was released. BY their
action she was undoubtedly saved from O
horrible death by fire.
When the sphere was flied to its capa-
city the word was given to the man on
the inside. He was required to place q
large wooden cover Oh the top of the CYL
Under to shut out the fame that arises
from the mass of unconsumed oil in the bot
tom of the furnace. Yesterday there was
some mistake to that part OF the work.
When the balloon had been filled Miss
Viola, attired in neat bloomer suit of the
baggy pattern, accompanied by her sister
Mile, walked to her position at the ex-
IRENE end OF the parachute lines, raised
the side ropes that connect the trapeze
bar to these lines and was all ready to
make the usual run before the balloon
raises high enough to lift the aeronaut
from the ground. The rope that held the
balloon was drawn through the ring, the
swinging arm hauled out of the way and
the order, Everybody let go!' was given.
This was obeyed promptly, and the in
fated sphere rose slowly, and as it got
above the level of the cylinder there was
seen a great mass of flame and a cry went
up from hundred voices, ashes on fire. 4"
The parachute dragged over the flames,
then the lines and finally the trapeze, but
Miss Viola was not clinging 70 it. The
balloon, however, was not on fire.
Miss Viola was being held by two men
and there was look of disappointment on
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29
GOLDEN GATE CARNIVAL.

Appointment of Committees to Solicit
Funds for the Event,
General Warfield and members of the
executive committee of the Carnival of the
Golden Gate appointed the following
named to solicit funds for the carnival to
be held in October:
From transportation companies--J. H. Man
gels, Harry II. Taylor, F. A. Haber, David
Rich, j. NJ Litchfeld; from banks. K. viii
son, J. A. Thompson, James L. Flood. S. II
Daniels, Marco Hellman. G. w. Kline; from
insurance companies-Colonel Nathaniel r.
James, Captain A. d. Magill, W. ]. Landers
Paul Kingston, George II. Tyson, George C.
Boardman, Hugh Craig, Edward Brown; from
hotels and restaurants j. c. kirkpatrick,
Charles Montgomery, J. T. Doolittle, William
Fahey, Edward Holland, NJ Brennan, S. F.
Thorn, A. W. Wilson, Otto Wiseman, Frank
Marston, Charles A. Zlnkand from butchers
wholesale and retail-Hon. Jefferson G. James
Sam c. Hammond, s. Solomon, William Cans
Jacob Schweitzer, Simon Silverberg.
The parties named have been requested
to meet in Assembly Hall, Mills building
ut clock this afternoon.
In connection with the concert to be
given by Miss Henrietta Little one of the
mem bers of the executive committe has
discovered a young man, well known
locally, whose voice is said to be a marvel
and who has never been heard in San
Francisco b. fore. He is come cted with
some of the Leading people of the city, and
has kindly consented to sing at the earnest
solicitation of friends.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29

there displayed that the next Republican
President of the United States would be
Major William Mckinley of Ohio.
Having thus interpreted the prophecy
there was no time lost in preparing to do
honor to the illustrious name of him who
will restore this great Nation to the high
and lofty station destined for it, and to
which his Republican ancestors on the
party line had placed it before the ail-de-
stroying hand of Grover Cleveland and his
followers had pulled it down to a condition
of financial bankruptcy and commercial
stagnation.
Imbued with enthusiasm and full OF
hope in the fulfillment of their prophetic
vision, they organized the Mckinley Club,
thinking that probably two years later
would bring forth the happy result; but
National politics are as uncertain as State
or municipal in the selection of winning
candidates. Major Mckinley did not re-
ceive the nomination, and to all ordinary
purposes the Mckinley Club was mistit
in the campaign of 1892.
But to the loyal forces of the Forty-first
Assembly District this little disappoint-
ment in not getting their idol at the head
of the ticket was no obstacle. They stood
by their party and did what they could for
| the election of General Harrison knowing
that the next time would bring TO them
| the man for whom their club had been or
ganized and that he would yet become the
| standard-bearer of the party.
Time fulfilled their hopes and when the
Republican Convention at st. Louis few
weeks ago nominated William Mckinley
as the next President the hearts of the Nc
Kinley Club mem bers took sudden boom
| and the club is now one OF the foremost
political organizations in the city.
This is all the more apparent as it was
the first Mckinley club started not only in
San Francisco but the State of California.
| This year it will be no misfit, but made to
dovetail to nicely in the grand structure
of Republican clubs organized for the pur-
pose of giving TO the Republican nominee
such sweeping majority in California as
to leave the word doubtful entirely out oil
the question on the morning of Novem-
Der 4.
Foremost in the formation OF the Nc
K inley Club was III. G.. Firebaugh, its first
and only president. One of the PECULIAR
tiles of H. G. Firebaugh is that he re-
fuses to be led by time-serving boss who
has no other interest in the welfare of the
party than his own personal ends. This
he has time and again demonstrated by
kicking over the boss traces and setting
out line OF policy for himself. Yet,
while so doing his actions have always
been for the advancement of the Republic
can party and its nominees. Associated
with him are some OF the prominent Re-
publicans of that section of the City,
among whom is Albert Stetson, one OF San
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29
Chinese MohammedanS Threaten
an Invasion of That
Section.
THR MISSION IS DANGEROUS.
He Will Report at Rome First to the
Father.General of the Fran.
ciscan Order.

Rev. Father Athanasius, who has been
| actively connected with st. Boniface
Roman Catholic Church on Golden Gate
avenue for six years, preached farewell
sermon at high mass yesterday morning.
This church is served by the Franciscan
Fathers.
When a clergyman breaches farewell
sermon it means that he is going away.
Father Athanasius is going back to China,
leagues into the interior of that strange
country on a mission to carry to and
spread the word OF Jesus among the
worshipers of idols and the practitioners
of barbarohs ceremonies.
He will leave this evening and, instead
of sailing direct across the Pacific, will
take the overland route, and report first to
the Father-General of the franciscan
order at Rome.
The dry eyes in the large congregation
yesterday morning were few. Father
Athanasius has labored hard and faith
fully IN San Francisco, and endeared HIM
self to his parishioners. The scene was
touching. In order that the parting
might not be too emotional, the reverend
father abbreviated his farewell remarks.
Father Athanasius has been in China be-
fore. He was in mission work there nine
years before he came to San Francisco.
But death has thlnned the ranks OF the
forerunners of the gospel among his order
in iar-away China, and as there is now a
vacancy he is called upon to fill it. He
speaks the language fuently. The order
has lost eight priests in two years at the
to hinb no ooirr
Father Athanasius is going into the
province of Shensi. After he leaves the
steamer at Hankow it will take sixty days
travel into the interior for him to reach
his station.
The pathway of the Christian mission
airy in China is not one lined with roses
and shaded with magnolia blossoms. 1t
is a pathway of danger from the climate,
danger from the midnight attack and dan
ger from political and religious insured
tions. Father Athanasius knows that he
carries his life in his hand when he goes
into the province of Shensi.
Particularly is this true at the present
time. He has two brothers in the work at
the mission where he is going. Last week
he received a letter from one of them
stating that a political rebellion had arisen
among the Chinese Turks, who are follow
ers of Ali and one God in the adjacent
province of Kansou, and adding that they
were expecting an invasion by the Chinese
Mohammedans. It requires over three
months time for letter to come to San
Francisco from the Franciscan mission in
Shensi, and by the time Father Athana-
sius arrives there the invasion may pre-
sent terrors that he knows not of.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29
DULL IN THE EAST.
Observations of Frank S. Kelly on a
Recent Trip to Atlantic
Cities.

Frank S. Kelly, well-known druggist
of San Francisco, has returned from pro-
longed Eastern trip. He was travelling on
his wedding journey, and wholly free from
the cares of business he had opportunity
to make observations in New York, Chi
cago, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash
ington. In his travels he met many old
Californians. He saw three men in New
York who left this City miilionaires, but
are now broke financially.
H. B. Slaven, who was well known as a
progressive druggist in San Francisco some
fifteen years ago, is living in sumptuous
style in New York. Mr.. Slayen is multi
millionaire and successful business man.
The foundation of his fortune was laid in
the execution OF large contracts for dredg-
ing the Panama canal under De Lesseps'
administration.
While to Mr.. Kelly's mind business may
be trifle dull in San Francisco there is
not the stagnation here that he observed
in several Eastern cities. Washington,
for example, was dull beyond description.
A druggist there who bought in two years
ago, paying $4,000 for the investment, had
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29
QUICK SIGNAL WORK.
Preside Gunners Who Fired General
Dimond's Funeral Salute Informed in
Less Than Twenty Seconds.

Dimond's Funeral Salute Informed in
Less Than Twenty Seconds.
The simultaneous firing of the guns out
at the Preside with the departure of the
late General Dimond's funeral train from
DR.. Mackenzie's church has evoked quite a
little curiosity as to how the artillerymen
by the Golden Gate were informed of the
time when the funeral left the church
door.
1t seems that the accurately timed sa-
luting was the result of a remarkably
quick signal work done by the Signal
Corps of the Second Brigade under Cap
tain G. C. Boardman Jr.
The man with the flag was stationed on
the hill near Davidson's Observatory, at
the corner of Clay and Octavia streets.
Two men were placed in the street to Sig
nal round the corners from the church.
As soon as the carriages began leaving
the church the sign was passed to the flag
man on the hill. He signaled to another
post on Pacific Heights, and from there
the signal was sent to the Presidio and
from the Preside to the battery. This
roundabout path was passed over in some
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29

her face, and then, as the balloon scared
upward some one cried "Fakel" whereat
the fair young aeronaut burst into tears
and was led away to her dressing-room.
Those who held her saw that If she fol-
lowed in the line of the parachute she
would be dragged over the flame and that
there was danger that her clothes would
have taken fire, and it was to avert that
calamity that they held her.
1T is a great disappointment to me-
said Miss Viola, "that was not allowed
to go up, but what hurt me was to hear
the cry, of fake This is the first time
that / have failed to leave the ground
when | started to make an ascension"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29
Eel Dorado Parlor,s Bali.

Ell Dorado Parlor No. So, N. S. G. W., will
give grand entertainment and ball at Native
Sons Hall on Tuesday evening, June 80, 1896,
the proceeds of which will be devoted to the
Adm ission Day fund. The committee have
secured old Pioneer Hall, on Ell Dorado and
Stockton Streets and have also secured quar-
tiers at the Commercial Hotel. A gala time is
expected The following is the list of the
newly elected officers. Past president, ]. G..
Jolly; president, M. Baker; first vice-president,
G. c. Gunther; second vice-president, L. B..
Mayer; grand vice-president, f. Norton !;
treasurer, Z. Horber; recording secretary, E.
c. Roster; surgeons, DR.. E. g. Frfsbie, DR.. w.
]. Hawkins; trustees F. A. Smith, w. Wettig,
F. Bragg.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29

been losing money right along, and was
quite willing to sell out for one-half the
money that he paid to get in.
Throughout the entire Eastern section OF
the country there was complaint of dull
times and little trade. In the convent
enees OF railway travel the tourist said the
Eastern lines were but little superior to
the roads in California. AS for street rail-
way facilities San Francisco was unsur-
passed. He came home convinced that
this City is alive and up to date.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29

Francisco's popular young nnen, who has
taken quite an interest in local politics.
Oscar Lewis is another of those who pinned
his faith to the elevation OF the man from
Canton. With these are: William B.
Cuff. John S. Daley. FL. A. Steffens, A.
M. Hauser, W. r. Nixon, Charles Burdett,
James G. Stevenson, Thomas r. Knox,
Eli ], Wilkinson, Robert Clark, W. w.
Wade, Captain J. c. Hogan, Charles H.
Mohr, Henry Geriach, John Purcell and
William REYNOLDS
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29
NEW TO-DAY.

If a grocer says to you.
"I have no uncolored ia
pan tea; but my Oolong
and Ceylon and English
Breakfast are as good as
Schsz2lmg's Best that is
all the truth he knows, but
not all the truth there is.
He has no uncolored
Japan tea-true. His 9TH
er teas are as good as
Scha22ang's BesLnot true.
"Fresh eggs are good
in the city-until you have
tasted eggs in the country.
Your tea suits you until
you have tasted Schl22amg's
Best fresh : roasted tea,
with the crispness and
delicacy of tea-favor in it.
Your money back if you
don't like ScAszlMg's Bes...
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29
NOTICE TO SHIPOWNERS.

IRON AND AFTER JULY l, 1896, THE
Il Spring Valley Water Works proposes to
undertake the delivery Of water at such wharves
in this city as supplied with It's hydrantS
Written applications for water are to be made at
the water office, which the Harbor Commissioners
prorose to erect on the seaWall. between Howard
and Mission streets Ships lying in the stream
Will be informed the above Office, at the time OF
making such applications from what hydrants
their water-boats will be supplied. Reasonable
notice must be given In all cases, and applications
will be filed at the earliest convenience, between
the hours of A. NJ and 8 p n. daily, Sundays and
holidays excepted, unless specially contracted
otherwise
BY order of the Board of Directors.
PELHAM w. AMES, Secretary.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29
PTCNCS AND EXCURSIONS.
TIC NsoDterev. Friday. July g.
AIIITION SALES.

Ry Gro F. IAMsoN-This day. June g. Fur
niIure. AZ pine street near Taylor, at IL O'Clock.
BY s. BAscH-This day (Monday), Furniture,
al salesroon1 $40 Suffer street, at 10 80 clock
ASSIGNEE SALE-R ockaways, Buggies, ETC., at
1928 Mission street.
BY FAsToN & ELDRIDGE-To-morrow, June 80,
Real ESD ate al salesroom, 63S Market street. at
Il O'Clock
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thing less than twenty seconds. for which
feat the militia was complimented very
highly.
The same procedure was carried out at
the grave at Laurel Hill, where the thir-
teen salutes were fired as the casket was
being lowered into the ground.
The signal corps was composed OF Cor
poral Garfield and Privates Tucker and
Gould. The fact that the militia at
present have no heavy guns available
made it necessary to have the salutes fired
by battery of the United States army.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29

zone of the Bravest" will be the attrac-
ton offered at the Grand Opera-house this
evening. Emmett Sheridan. young actor
from the East, will be in the cast, sup
ported by Gilbert and Goldie.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29
THEATER GoERs GUIDE
The Attractions That Are to Be Of
fered at the Playhouses
This Evening.

The third week of the Stockwell season
will open at the California Theater this
evening with "a Bunch of Violets." Her
bert Kelley will appear IN the leading role.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29

When European doctor is admitted,
and the case is rare, to see sick woman
in the harem, he finds her covered with 9
black sheet, so that only her eyes and
mouth are visible. Many of the beauties
die because the doctor is not allowed to
diagnose their symptoms.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29
Republicans of the Forty-First
District Lead Off for
Success.
ACTIVE POLITICAL WORKERS.
The Club Stuck to the Magnetic Name
That Is Sure to
Win.

In the northwest section of San Fran
cisco six years ago the wideawake politi-
clans saw the handwriting on the wall and
correctly read the hieroglyphic characters
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29

The Rossow Brothers, those little fell
lows who created such Juror in this
City few weeks ago, will reappear at the
Orpheum tonight with other specially ar
lists including the Four Maisanos.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29
ADJUSTMENTS.

CALIFORNIA THEATER.-"A Bunch of Violets-"
COLUMBIA THEATER-"His Wife's Father.
MoRosCo's oPERA-H oUsK-"one of the Bravest'
TIvoLI oPERA-HoUsF.-"A Trip 10 the Moon
-High-Class Vaudeville
PARK THKATER-Grove street. between POLK
and Van Ness ave.-'The Rambler from Clare"
Growers A1cAzAR.-''The Cross Roads OF
Life"
SUTRo DEMONSTRATING and performances.
SHOOT THE CHuTEs-Daiy at Haight street,
one block east OF the Park.
INeLEsIDE TRAcK-Trotting Races Tomorrow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29

IA Trip to the Moon" will be continued
at the Tivoli Opera-house this evening, it
having during the past week proved such
an attractive card. This promises to have
long run.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29

will be offered with all the special features
that it has been presented with during the
past week.
A new piece is to be put on at the Park
Theater this evening. 1t is 1.-THE Rambler
From Clare" in which Dan Mccarthy, the
leading man, will appear in the principal
character.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29

At the Columbia Theater this evening
will be offered the play written by Miss
Martha Norton, ellis Wife's Father" The
play is the property OF w. H. Crane and is
one that has drawn wall wherever pro-
duced.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29

At Growers AIcazar "The Crossroads of
Life' will remain the attraction, and it
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29
Continental League.

At meeting of the Continental League held
last Friday evening, at 1917 Larkin street,
eighty-one members were admitted and thirty
five applications were received After July
1 the meetings will be held in larger hail.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29

The new railway round Etna is about 81
miles in length.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29
SPECIAL TO MONTEREY.
Friday, July 3. Young Mems Christian
Associations Annual Excursion to
Hotel del Monte, Monterey
and Pacific Grove

A1OItI UtI N1OHU6s HUHIbI6y
and Pacific Grove.
Leave Third and Townsendst. station A. NJ
sharp: Va'encia ST. at f:l0A. N Number of tickets
positively limited The great advantage OF this
train is getting down in the early cool of the morn
ing ana going with a select party. Tickets sold
only as the Y. NJ. G. A. office, Mason and Ellis SITS
Secure them at once. Children under IL years half
fare. Special train will return same day, leaving
Pacific Grove at rs p. NJ, but all tickets will be
good for seven days, up 10 and including Thursday,
July 8. Cheapest rate ever offered. Will give ali
the opportunity of witnessing the grandest cele-
bration ever known in California.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-26
THE DOG OF THE IRON MASK.
Although Only an Aristocratic Statue
1t Deceived the Street MOngrel.

A relative who lives in one of the one
time fashionable mansions now become
students boarding-houses. in the south
end, tells me a pretty story of dog,
says reporter for the Boston Post"
In q yard where a fountain was
once known to play, but where dust
now gathers, is an iron statue of a dog.
The iron dog watches and guards the
old fountain. but he in his turn has an
admirer and adorer. The other day,
hunting for another dog to go
out and play tag with him, came a
young street mongrel. He was unac-
customed to the ways of aristocracy
and in his simple ignorance supposed
that anything that looked like dog was
a dog.
Up to the statue he bounded, barking
and wagging his tail. In stately immo-
bility the iron dog gazed on out into
vacancy. This did not deceive the other
He had seen plenty of dogs assume just
that naughty and distracted manner
when they did not care to fight. Wish
ing to show his iron friend that he APP
preciated his attitude, but assuring him
of no evil intentions, the dog from the
street kept on barking and wagging his
tail. He even ran around his friend
number of times to show that there was
no ill-will-as is the manner of dogs.
But the dog of the iron mask did not
bulge. My relative says that he is sure
that even if the street dog had brought
around a cat to chase the iron dog
would have remained unmoved. A red
Irish setter came out finally and called
the street dog away. The latter went
with distinct traces of reluctance in his
manner. He liked the style of that iron
dog and had rather play in his yard
with him