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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-02
A PIONEERS SUDDEN END
Charles ]. Spaulding Dies on the
Street of Paralysis of
the Brain.
He Came to California in Forty.Nine
With His Parents and Was
Well-Known Boniface.

Charles ]. Spaulding died suddenly at
2:40 oclock yesterday afternoon at the cor
ner of Golden Gate avenue and Larkin
street. He had been ailing for some time
from paralysis of the brain and the i'm
mediate cause of death is attributed to this
affiiction.
Mr.. Spaulding was hotel man. He had
been in the hotel business all his life an
was well known in this community. He
was SO years of age and leaves widow and
seven children, four boys and three girls.
to mourn his end. He was formerly pro-
prietor of the Lick House bar.
The deceased was life member OF the
Society of California Pioneers and also an
exempt fireman. He came to this State
from New York with his father, who was
gunsmlth and carried on business for
years in this City, in 1s49, and resided
here permanently since that time.
The deceased had not been actively en-
gagged in business of late. He arose yes
terday morning feeling as we'll as usual,
and at noon went downtown and called at
the office of the Pioneer Society. 1t was
while returning home that he fell ex-
hausted on the sidewalk and died almost
Immediately. He died within block of
his home.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-02
SEEN IN THE GLASS.
The Microscope Exposes Adulterated
Paris Green Frauds On Unsus-
pecting Orchardists.


pecting Orchardists.
At the meeting of the San Francisco
Microscopical Society at Montgomery and
Sacramento streets last evening, M. e.
Jaffd, assistant professor of chemistry at
the University of California, gave a dem
onstration OF tests for the purity of paris
green.
Since the ingredient began to be used
extensively for killing the codlin-moth in
orchards, it has been shamefully adulter-
ated by wholesale chemists and dealers
with he result that its efficacy was i'm
paired.
Professor Jaffa conducted a series of ex-
periments, under the direction of Pro-
fessor Hilgard. at the university agricul-
tural station and obtained satisfactory
results. These he demonstrated last even
ing before the microscopiSts.
he showed that the grosser adulterants
with certain affinities for paris green are
easy of detection, since their greater spe-
chic gravity caused them to be precipi-
tated when the adulterated paris green of
commerce was mixed with water.
Glauber salts was tried by the Dealers
and it united perfectly with the paint
powder. 1t also melted freely in water
and so the farmer was baff1ed. Under the
microscope this adulterant was visible,
however Mr.. Jaffa showed that paris
green nndef the microscope had the ap-
pearance of a collection of minute globules
when pure. When mixed with salts. how
ever, the adulterant was discernabe in
crystals among the globules. A plain in
strument with power as low as rs
diameter would detect the salt crystals.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-02
FOR NARROW SIDEWALKS
The Proposition of Widening
Folsom Street Almost
Assured.
Bids to Be Advertised in Julv for
Bituminizing the Thor ough.
fare to the Bay.

The executive committee of the Folsom
street Improvement Club held a special
meeting last night at the Office of A. P.
Mcdonald to receive the reports of the
subcommittee appointed to interview
property-owners along Folsom street in
regard to the widening of the street and
the narrowing of the sidewalks from Ninth
street to Third.
The reports were SO favorable that the
proposition of narrowing the walks seems
an assured thing; of the entire mum Der of
property-owners approached by the com
mittees only two have expressed them
selves as against it.
7. Heyfron reported that he was sure of
1000 feet of the 1900 between Third and
Fourth. John Hannah and J. M. Strauss
SAID that more than two-thirds of the
people between Fourth and Fifth streets
were favorabiy inclined. Miss Borden re-
ported the block between Fifth and Sixth
favorable. Mr.. Meeks failed to send re-
port from between Sixth and Seventh
streets. Captain George Raabe reported
the majority of propertv-owners between
Seventh and Eighth were highly in favor
of the proposition, and George Catz said a
large number were for it between Eighth
and Ninth, but as yet he could not guaran-
tee majority.
On motion of A. B. Mcguire the invita-
ton from the committee of arrangements
for the mass-meeling to be held at Mission
Turn Verein Hall, April 4, was received
and accepted.
1t was stated that the Supervisors had
signifed their intention to the people
along Folsom street that next July bids
would be advertised for the bituminizing
Of that thoroughfare from Third street to
the wharf.
A vote of thanks was rendered P. Hey-
from for his services in the matter of the
sidewalks.
A committee of five was appointed. the
mem bers to be named subsequently by
the chair, to interview the Market street
Railroad officials next Friday and ask
them why the work on the Folsom street
car line had not been begun as agreed.
The time of meeting the railroad people
was afterward postponed until Monday.
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seventeen guns, fired by Battery L. Fifth
Artillery. The 8-inch pieces near the bay
gave tone and volume to the salute.
Marshal Yamagata and suite stepped
ashore at the Presidio, but did not leave
the dock, hence there was no parade of the
troops of the garrison. The Fifth Artil-
lery band was at the landing and played
the japanese National air, also the
"Star-Spangled Banner" America" and
several other pieces. In honor of the event
the new garrison flag at the Presidio fioated
from the flagpole at headquarters.
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Republican Club Elects omcers.

At the reorganization of the Austrian Slayo-
nian-American Republican Club last evening
the following officers were elected: B. NJ.
Burin, president; George Burich, first vice
president; NJ. Saba.in, second yice-president;
T. c. Medovich, recording secretary; John
Raidly, treasurer; endowment committee-M
Perich, John Russell, NJ. Claich, A. Gagre. NJ.
Raduloyich, V. Zupar, Joseph Priess and P.
Bucariza; executive committee-T. c. Medo-
and NJ. Claich. This club has already I5O
members on the roll and last election had 427
members and seven delegates to the Republi-
can executive council
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h 1houand Raceto tosydney,

ing into the combine, representative of
that company says, and there will proba-
bly, be lively fight for the Alameda ex-
press business in consequence if the ex-
pected com bination is effected
Most OF the companies mentioned have
heretofore kept out of the San Francisco
held, except to carry express and baggage
between this City and the cities on the
other side of the bay, but expressmen who
are not In the com bine assert that a gem
eral San Francisco business is intended.
1t is anticipated that cut in the rates
across the bay will be made in order to
drive the small rivals out of the field
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-02
ronsorial Artists Organix..

The Boss BARRIERS Protective Association was
organized at l02 O'Farrell street last night
and elected the. following officers: President
s. Taussg; yice-president, 6. Yager; secretary
j. J-'schmidt:treasurer, p. u. Hirtn: sergeant at,
arms, ;. Martin; conductor, Ii. Bernard execu-
vecommittee-S. Fuchs, p. II. Brown and NJ f
Silver. One hundred and forty-three members
signed the rolf Resolutions we're adopted de-
nouncing the BARRIERS College and the reduc-
ton in prices.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-02
Pacific Kennel Clnh.

Although matters Of considerable import
ance concerning the bench show, which will
be held at the Pavilion in May, should have
been discussed last evening before the Pacific
Kennel Club at its monthly meeting, for some
unexplained reason only six members put in
an appearance, and, as seven were necessary
TO form q quorum, the meeting fell through
Those present were: H. Orear, secretary; II.
Bier, president; Or. D. Evylan, H. H. Car lton,
r. j. watson and J. B. Barker. The club
opened an Office yesterday at 62S Market
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He Will Return and Explain.

F. L. Hansen, the contractor of the Presidio
barracks, who was supposed to have left the
City to avoid his creditors, was heard from yes
terday afternoon by P NJ. Kuss of 422 Sutter
street by telephone. He was very much sur
prised to see his name and picture in the morn
ing papers, and says he expects to return to
the City by Friday. when he will be able to
straighten ont matters in general
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-02
M|DWEEK THEATER NOTES
James O'Neill Again Appears in
Monte Cristo'' at the
Baldwin.
Last Days of "Sinbad" at the Co.
lumbia-Crowds Attend The
Orpheum.

James O'Neill will repeat "Monte Cristo''
at the Baldwin tonight, as we'll as on Sat-
urday and Sunday nights. On Friday he
will give his first presentation of the mel
ancholy Dane, Hamlet. and it is ex-
pected that he will arouse considerable in
terest in that role. The bill for the Satur-
day matinee is ''Virginius.'
Richard Mansfield will appear at the
Baldwin Theater on the 18th inst One of
the earliest pieces to be presented is his
new success, 'sThe Story OF Radon, the
STUDENT"
The Milton Royle Company, which has
had very successful engagement at the
California Theater. ends its engagement
with this week. On Monday Peter Daley
and his company will present ''The Night
Clerk" for the first time in this City.
There is little or no diminution in the
popularity of "Sinbad,' at the Columbi
Theater. On Monday Frank Mayo and
his company will give Mark Twain's
''Pudd nhead Wilson, +" its first presenta-
ton in this City. The entire original COM
pany comes direct from the Herald-square
Theater, New York.
Audiences at the Grand are reveIing in
the usual amount of gorgeous scenic effects,
as "The Red Pocket-book" gives the ex-
pected amount of scope in that direction
Miss Lisle Leigh. the new leading lady at
the Grand, Is busy rehearsing her role in
Irene" for next Monday.
"Said Pasha" will continue to be the at
traction at the Tivoli Opera house till the
end of the week. On Monday the spec
tacular extravaganza "Blue Beard" will
be presented.
The continuous show" is still the order
OF the day, or rather of the night, al
Growers Alcazar. A fairly good variety
bill is being presented.
The variety stars at the Orpheum con.
tlnue to pack that popular home of vaude
vile. Segommer, the ventriloquist, is the
! cleverest performer, but number of the
turns" are above the average.
| The Georgia Minstrels at the Auditorium
are attracting large and amused audiences
The Peoples Party.
Saturday evening, March %, the Peoples
party organizing committee met at Mozart
Hall, 1858 Market street and organized the
Twenty-ninth Assembly District Club T.
II. Porter was unanimously chosen president
and E. s. Barney secretary of the club H. J.
Tobias, E. S. Barney, w. ]. Greer and T. H.
Porter were elected delegates to the County
Convention. T. H. Porter presented the fol.
lowing resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
Res0lucd, That we, the members or the Twenty
ninth ssembly District Club hereby pledge
our determined and unalterable allegiance TO the
Peoples party. National, State and municipal
principles of government.
Andy vI,araa oxxo hoip fta nnIVy k,;td "A
up strong National party Is by laying the foun-
dation In county and municipal politics within
party lines; therefore be it
ResoIued, That as members of the Peoples party
in the City and County OF San Francisco we are
opposed TO any form of fusion with either of the
old political parties to any alliance with any
so-called Non Partisan party or organization
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began to obstruct the traffic, Officer Charles
Callaghan removed the offending coin.
COURTESY YAMAGATA
The Marshal of Japan Received Sa-
Lutte Of Seventeen Guns at tho
PresidiO.

Marquis Yamagata, marshal of Japan,
and suite had trip around the bay on the
tug Fearless yesterday. The marshal was
accompanied by General Forsyth and
staff and General Graham, U. S. A.; Chief
Engineer Fletcher A. Wileon, o. s. NJ;
Irving M. Scott, Henry T. Scott, Henry J..
Crocker and others.
The ship-building plant of the Union
Iron Works was inspected, and then the
distinguished visitors went aboard the bat
tle-ship Oregon.
The tug returning steamed around Alca-
traz and pointed for the Preside, reaching
the wharf of the reservation at o'clock in
the afternoon.
The arrival of the field marshal at the
Preside was announced by salute of
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-02
Republican Lady Delegates.

The executive committee of the Woman's
State Central Republican Club will recommend
that Mrs. Addie L. Ballou, Mrs. Nellie Hol-
brook Blnn and Mrs. DR.. Noble represent their
club as delegates to the Repu blican State Con-
vention. The report will be acted upon at the
meeting of the club on Wednesday evening"
the 18th inst, at the Baldwin Hotel.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-02
In Jail for Pocket-Pickinp.

James Bowler florist, was arrested last
evening by Officer T. J. Connell at the instance
of Mrs. Pauline Spuhr and detained at the
California street police station on charge of
grand larceny. Mrs. Spuhr alleges that while
walking along O'Farrell street Monday after
noon a young man who, if not the prisoner,
pocket which contained $67 Bowler denies
that he robbed the woman, and says that it is
case OF mistaken identity on her part
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-02
The Eicycle Thief.

H. NJ. Hafford, ex-letter-carrier, who was ar
rested last week for stealing five bicycles from
different cycleries, was yesterday held by Judge
Joachimsen to answer before the Superior
Court on two charges of grand larceny in $4,000
bonds on each charge. The three other charges
are vet to be disposed of.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-02
AN EXPRESS COMBINE.
Several Companies That Do Business
Here Are Preparing to
Unite.

A combination of several of the ex-
press and baggage companies doing
business in San Francisco, Oakland.
Alameda and Berkeley is being formed,
and the result will be a powerful COM
pany or corporation that will enter
into competition with the Pacific Trans
fer Company, Morton's Special Delivery
Company and others.
The concerns thai are expected to go
into the combination are the Whitney
Transfer Company, the Peoples Express,
AndersoE's Oakland Express Company.
Sharpe's Alameda Transfer Company
and the Patterson Express of Berkeley.
The Greeley Company. carrying express
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-02
AUCTION SALES.

BY GEO F. LAMsoN.- This day (Thursday),
Furniture. at S2S Nineteenth street. at IL O'CLOCK
By s BAsCH-Ihis day (Thursdayl, furni-
ture. etc at 3l9 Sutter street, at 10:30 O'CLOCK.
BY NJ j. SIMMONS AUCTION Co.-This day
CThursdav), Furniture, at 1857 Market street, at
II O'Clock.
BY FRANK w. .BCTTERFIELD-Tnls day (Thurs-
dav) Variety Store, at 1904 Valencia ST., ut IL
o'clock and Furntu fe at 81 Eighth st, at 2o'clock
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ADJUSTMENTS.

BALDWIN THEATER.-" Monte Crisao."
CALIFORNIA THEATER-"Friends."
COLUMBIA THEATER-"Sinbad."
MoRosco's OPERA EoUsE-"The Red Pocket
book
1IvOLI IOPERA-HoUsE.-"SaidP Pasha-'
CRPHEUM-H High-Class Vaudeville.
Growers AIcA7AR.-"The Homestead
THE AuDIToRIUM-Coruer of Jones and EDDY
streets-The Georgia Mnstrels.
MACpoSoUGH THEATEB (oAKIAND)-AnnaE Eva
Fay
SUTRo COMFY IsLAND-Grand Athletic E1hioi-
tio,i and ConcerI.
SHOOT THE CHuTEs-Day at Haight street,
tEe block east of the Park.
TLoIFIU CoAsr JOCKEY CLUB-Races.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-02
Burned by a Fuse.

John Carbley, employed in the California
electrical works at 30 Market street, was in
jured by burning electric fuse Yesterday
afternoon. The dynamo burned out and a
small blaze started in the premises. An
alarm was turned in from box 80, but the SER
vices of the tiremen were not needed.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-02
The Big Gun Will Boom.

The twelve-inch rifle will be fired at the
Presidio Friday morning and the large NOR
tars will be fred in the afternoon of the same
day. The Preside band will play concert
music also from $50 until p NJ.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-02

VISITING cards, invitations, fine writing
papers, gold and fountain pens, inks, pencils,
pocket-knives, scissors, cribbsge- boards, poker
chips, game-counters, playing cards, chess
checkers, score cards, ETC., all at reasonable
prices. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street,
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-02

The paper mills soon to be established
at Waycross. Ga, will utilize the palmetto
plant, which grows in profusion in that
section.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-02

MAss-MEETING of Peoples Home Savings
Bank depositors at 1O2 O'Farrell street, Fri
day, 3rd inst, 8 p N. I. S. WILLIAMS JB., Sec. =
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-02

PILES. burns and many similar miseries
quickly relieved by Mitchells Magic Lotion.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-02
A Most Exciting Ocean Race
Over an Eight Thousand
Mile Course.
FINISHED TWO HOURS APART.
The Two Vessels Started From
London Within Five Minutes
Of Each Other.

One of the most exciting and closest
ocean races ever engaged in was that be-
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street, where entries for the show will be re-
ceived.
The Interstate Coursing Club will meet on
Tuesday evening next.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-02

The variety stars. at the Orpheum con-
tlnue to pack that popular home of vaude.
vile. Segommer, the ventriloquist, is the
cleverest performer, but a number of the
"turns" are above the average.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-11
FAIRBANKS FOR CHAIRMAN.
Secretary Thompson Does Not Think
lie Is Selected,

TERRE HA UTE, IND, June 10.-The
result of an interview to-day with ex-
Secretary of the Navy Thompson, who is
one of the delegates-at-large to the St.
Louis convention, was the expression of
his surprise at a statement that Mark
Hanna last night said that C. w. Fair
banks, one of the Indiana delegates-at-
large, had been selected for temporary
chairman of the st. Louis convention.
He said: "I do not believe that Mr..
Mckinley has authorized this selection to
be made, or any other. I do not believe
he would interfere ia the Senatorial con-
test in this State so as to take the part of
one of the contestants-there being sew
eral-against all the others. This prefer
ence for Mr.. Fairbanks would place
him precisely in that position, inasmuch
as he is an avowed candidate for Senator.
[ repeat, do not believe Mckinley would
be party to any such bargaining before
or after the convention. 1t is said that
Mr.. Fairbanks has been selected because
he secured instructions by the Republican
State Convention to the delegates-at-large
to vote for Mckinley. This is new to me
as well as surprising, for it attaches the
credit to. one man which belongs to the
Republican party of the State"
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-11

Mr.. Davis presented the Hon. M. Eioers
Carey of Ridgefield as temporary chalr-
man of the convention.
All resolutions were ordered passed 20
the committee on resolutions without de-
bate, and the temporary organization was
made permanent. The delegates at large
and district were then elected by the con-
vention. Delegates at large are: Miles b.
Preston, Lynde Harrison. Thomas M
Waller and James Adds. The resolutions
were read by Colonel n. G. Osborne OF
New Haven, and adopted.
The platform declares that the Demo
Gratis of Connecticut believe that as
necessary consequence the honest pay
ment OF public debts and the preservation
OF the public faith and credit require that
the gold standard Of money, as measure
of value, shall be maintained.
While the most liberal use OF silver con-
sistent with the enforcement of gold
standard is favored, unalterable opposl-
ton to free silver is declared, free coin
age being device for the debasement OF
the currency and the com pulsory purchase
of silver by the Government. President
Cleveland's administration was indorsed.
The delegates favor Russell for Presi-
dent.
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is doomed to defeat, and that the nominee
will be Mckinley. He says it is very evil
dent from the vote on the Alabama and
Arkansas contests to-day, that the McKin-
lev men are in full control OF the National
COMMITTEES. There are about fifty cases to
be heard by the committee, involving the
seats of 16S delegates, and four or five days
will be occupied in hearing them. 1t is
probable that the contest cases will not
be finished before Saturday night.
The general impression tonight IS that
Fairbanks of Indiana will be made tempora-
ry chairman, though the objection is being
urged against him that his selection would
be construed as interference in the H.
diana factional fight. Fairbanks is q
strong Mckinley man, being a candidate
for the Senate against W. r. McKeen, a
warm friend of General Harrison. The
friends of Mr.. McKeen claim that Fair
banks election would give him an advan-
tage over McKeen. Nevertheless. Fair
banks will be selected for the temporary
craftsmanship with strong probability
that Senator Proctor will be made perma-
nent chairman.
n n H.pTrrnN
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only some of those interested in the con-
tests before the National Committee hav-
ing arrived it is not expected that the
lobby of the Southern will buzz with poll
tics until next Sunday, when nearly all of
the delegates are expected to be in attend
ance. Enough have arrived, however, to
show that something is going on, and
many picturesque groups may be observed.
Stiff-rimmed straw hats are in the ma
jority. Here and there a broad-brimmed
black hat covering head of long hair de-
notes delegate from the wild and woody
West. There are few stylish black and
tan derbys, which, however, will be ex-
changed in day or two for the straw hat
of commerce, costing all the way from IS
cents for plebeian straw up to Sl5 for the
aristocratic Panama.
The tornado seems to have broken the
spell of hot, sultry weather, which usually
prevails in st. Louis all summer, and the
week thus far has been cool and cloudy,
with warm shower every morning and
breezes at night. During the day one feels
as though he were in the conservatory in
Golden Gate Park with the heating appa-
ratus on in full force. Walking-sticks are
not fashionable here, for each st. Louisan
and the stranger within the gates carries
an umbrella in one hand and fan in the
other.
The half-dozen gentlemen from Cali
fornia, including Colonel Isaac Trumbo,
who is half Californian, appear during
the evening Respondent in silk hats, and
give the wondering natives and the tender
feet from the South and East fitting idea
of the gallantry and grace which distin-
guish the gentlemen from the Golden
State.
Mrs. Clara Foltz, formerly of San Fran
CISCO and now leading lady of the New
York bar, is here as looker-on. She ex-
poets that experience may come handy
when woman suffrage in California and
New York viii have become an accom-
plished fact. The st. Louis Chronicle