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The San Francisco call., 1896-07-05

under the direction of jules Simonoff,
made its first San Francisco appearance
and piaved popular operate selections
brightly and crisply and with good
rhythmic swing. The orchestra is dis
tinctly of a popular kind. 1t would be
improved by q few. more strings but the
brass is good aud does not become noisy
and a good deal of shading was obtained.
The Black Patti made a decided hit,
receiving two encores and enough applause
to justify her in taking third. She has
powerful soprano voice of wide range.
which is particularly ringing in the upper
registers, and her command over her
breath is something remarkable. Barring
too much tendency to indulge in a
tremolo, she sings with scholarly
finish, and is as much at home in forid,
bravura operatic arias as in simple folk
songs. Her first song yesterday was an
aria from 81 Lombard, which she sang
donna. The Cows Are in the Clover"
was her first encore, and ''Old Folks at
Home" which she sang with charming
pathos and simplicity, was her second
encore.
Professor Fred Macarts trained African
baboon and monkey and dog comedians at
once endeared themselves to the audience
by their intelligence and agility. The
baboon was property man and showed
great Industry and common sense in ar.
ranging all the accessories needed for the
performance. As for the CANNES, many of
them proved to be positive artists. One
little gray dog wore wig and did whirl-
wind dance in rainbow-tinied skirts; an
other executed skirt dance and managed
his flowing draperies like miniature Loie
Fuller. The hero dog of the com pany was
fireman, who rescued an infant from a
house which should have been ablaZe, but
which the property man had forgotten to
ignite.
The dog did his part of the performance
just the same by dying of his injuries on
the stage. His fellow-fremen gave him
grand funeral, while his widow wept
tears over his remains.
Two other canine artists put on gloves
and showed great deal OF science in a
three-round prize fight. They were
finally arrested for violating the law by a
dog dressed as policeman.
The performance of Virginia Aragon, a
wire-walker, came to an abrupt end
through her apparatus breaking down.
There was a good deal of delay between
several of the acts, owing to the stage
machinery not having been completely
finished.
Crowds of people visited the other at
fractions at the Chutes, which have been
added to by haunted swing. In the
evening there were some fine fireworks on
the lake A pyrotechnic portrait of Wash
ington forty feet square was also e1-
hibited.
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A GENEROUS DONATION
the Endeayor Convention for
San Francisco.

san
Another material lift has been given to
the cause OF the Christian Endeavorers in
securing the great Christian Endeavor
convention in 1897 for this City.
This was no less than the donation yes
terday by the Emporium, the big depart
ment store on Market street, of $1,000
toward the convention fund. This is one
of 'ti:e most generous offers yet made.
Not content with the monetary offer the
big store has also offered its large assem-
bly, rooms. 275 feet long, as headquarters.
The rooms are offered free, with free pa
pers, stationery, etc. The offer. owing to
the unsurpassed central location of the
Emporium, will be seriously considered by
the association, should the convention be
secured.
1t would seem, too, that there can be
little doubt that the $25.000 required to
guarantee an entertainment fund will be
more than subscribed, and the present
magnificent donation by the Emporium
would indicate that broad d-minded, far-see-
ing citizens are eager to be i'll the van
guard which will receive the honor of hav-
ing gained the big convention for San
Francisco.
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PHILADELPHIA'S OUTING
A Camp Taylor Picnic in Honor
of First Gunner James
Clausey.

The Philadelphia Outing Club gave a
picnic Sunday, June %, at Camp Taylor,
in honor of James Clausey, first gunner of
the q. S. Philadelphia.
There was good crowd present, and
there was jolly good time among the
redwoods and on the placid stream in
boating and fishing. There was enough,
and of the right sort, to eat and drink.
and there was speech or two-not too
long-and there was dancing and flirting
and all sorts of good times in sufficient
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SAD ENDING OF
A PLEASURE TRIP,
F. A. Coulter Drowned
Yesterday in San
Pablo Bay.
YACHTING TO BENICIA.
He Is Supposed to Have Slipped
and Fallen Into the
Water.
THE FATHER GR1EFsTR1CKEN.
Now Only One Son of His Family of
Eight Children Is Left to
Comfort Him.

A sad accident befel a yachting party
that left Tiburon Friday evening for BENZ
cia, whereby one of the party, f. A. Coul-
ter, was drowned in the waters of San
Pablo Bay. The party consisted of four
young men of this City, James P. Devine,
Ed A. Linforth and f. A. Coulter, all resi-
dents of the Mission, and Frank Roster,
who lives on Third street, near Howard.
While sailing along with a stiff breeze
about o'clock yesterday morning Coulter
slipped and fell overheard, and although
his companions endeavored to find him,
they could see nothing of the missing man.
1--WE left Tiburon between and o'clock
Friday night" said Ed Linforth, one of
the partyIyesterday, sin the Ethel S, trim
yacht of thirty-six feet length, and one of
the most seaworthv craft on the bay. We
intended to go to Benicia to spend the
4th and return Sunday.
Between / and 2 o'clock in the morn
ing, lust after we had passed Point Pinole,
we were scudding along with good breeze.
] was at the wheel, but l had my bacR
toward the bow, taking in the mainsail.
Coulter, or Jack as we Familiarity called
him, came out of the cabin while | was
busy with the sail and stood on the cock
pit. Just as Jim Devine came out of the
CABIN ne saw coulter slip anu IdlI over
board from the cockpit and disappear.
''As soon as Devine saw Coulter fall he
shouted to me, Stop the boat-Jack is
overheard l Immediately brought the
boat to the wind and told Roster to cut
away the yawl.
with the small boat we hunted around
for nearly an nour, but couldn't see any,
thing of Coulter. After this we started
back Immediately and arrived at Tiburon
about 6 o'clock IN the morning and noti-
fed the Coroners of Marin and San Fran
cisco counties"
f. A. Coulter, the young man who was
drowned. was about % years of age and
lived at 812 Church street, near Twentieth.
He was painter by trade, although for
merly an iron-molder, and was a member
of the local Painters and Decorators
Union No. 1. He lived with his father,
William Coulter, and his older brother,
George M. Coulter. and had often gone
out in the Ethel S, which is owned by
young Linforth, d fellow-worker and close
friend of the drowned man.
The aged father was almost overcome
with grief when seen by CALL reporter
yesterday afternoon, few minutes after
hearing OF his sons sudden death.
az wish l were dead" he repeated, as
great tears trickled down his grizzled
cheeks; "now they are all gone but one.
Ten years ago my wife died and of fam
lily of eight children George is the only one
left. l always mistrusted that yacht and
didn't want my son to go out in it. Oh, !
wish 1 were dead. l wish l were dead.'
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SUICIDE OF A CARPENTER.
f. G. Smith Takes His Life While
Dependent.

f. G. Smith, who in life was a carpenter
and resided at i2174 Golden Gate avenue,
committed suicide, 1t is presumed, judg-
ing from the condition of the body, about
i've days ago. The hody was discovered
last evening by ]. Holland. who lives at
HOS Golden Gate avenue.
He was passing the house occupied by
Smith and noticed a strong odor of gas
which appeared to flow through the tran
som. He notified a policeman and they
forced an entrance and found the body,
which was in an advanced stage of de-
composition, lying on bed in one of the
rear rooms. The Coroner was notified
and the body was removed TO the Morgue.
1t is presumed that dependency caused
by family troubles prompted Smith to
take his life.
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quantities to make the participants long
remember the event. Among those pres
ent were:
Miss Annie Corrigan, Miss Agnes Corrigan,
Miss Katie Ahern. Miss Nellie Walsh, Miss
Alice Walsh Miss Kittie Walsh, Miss Birdie
Lehman, Miss Sybl Murphy, Miss Maggie
Murphy, Miss May Murphy, Miss Ida Garvin,
Miss Emma Garvin Miss Alice Garvin, Miss
Martin, Miss Lizzie Fowler, Miss Tessie Ste
vens, Miss Katie Burke, Miss Agnes
Marion, Mrs. Marron, Miss May Ma
wap, Miss Josie Shea, Miss Katie Shea
Joseph Burke, Edward Winfield, Joseph Corri-
gan, Charles Corrigan, Louis Darree, Steve
Hart, James Wyatt, Frank Torreli, H. T. swes-
lund, d. ]. Marion, James Clausey, William
Garrin, Thomas Cronan, Mike Collonan, Frank
Martin, William Fisher, Charles Atwood Mr.
Reagan, Dave Barry, Mr.. Gates, James Sullivan,
JACK Marion, Mr.. Marion, Mr.. Mcdonald, Al
Laderich, Abe Elburg.
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Music at Grace.

The musical service at Grace Church tonight
will be the tenth given by the new choir. In
addition to the usual service there are to be
solos, duets and quartets Frank Coffin will
Homer Henley viii render HandePs The
Trumpet Shall Sound" The latter will have
for its accompaniment a trumpet obligalo bv
Artillery band, Woolwich Eng. Selections
from the works of Gerrish, Wagner, Barnby
and Mercadante, among others, will be given
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-05
No Danger of Loss From Burglars

A burglar may enter your house while
you are asleep and carry away many valu-
abes, but no pecuniary loss viii. be sus-
tanned if you have your house protected
by policy of the New England Burglary
Insurance Company. Catching and pun
ishing the Grim inal are also a part of the
company's plan. Okell, DonDell & Co..
All California street, are the coast agents
for the cOmpany
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the best ever made on the Shell Mound
track.
The winners were paid their prize money
upon the conclusion of each event. The
best of feeling prevailed and nobody
thought of leaving the grounds until they
were SO tired they could hardly drag one
leg after the other
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DIR. KuhIman Not in jain.

DR.. Charles c. Kuhlman desires to have il
known that he is not in Jail and that there is
possibility that he may not be incarcerated
The doctors construction OF the Supreme
Court decision in his case is that it merely de-
termines the Jurisdiction OF the Superior Court
in the premises
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D. M. FoLTz RETURNS.
" The Calls" New York Manager Ex-
presses His Satisfaction at Being
in California Again.

d. NJ. Foltz, New York manager of THE
CALL, arrived IN San Francisco yesterday.
Mr.. Foltz is here on visit to his many
friends, and expresses his delight at re-
turning to California for a brief spell.
His stay in New York, however, has
been fraught with pleasant experiences,
and he has much to say regarding them.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-05

The Two Roumanian cities. Galatz and
Bralla, on the Danube, have been con-
nected by telephone, which is, like the
telegraph in that country. an institution
of the State. Before its opening the ordi-
nance of the Government for its use was
published in the official gazette, the prin-
cipal part of which is as follows: "a per-
son who wants to have intercourse with
another by telephone is bound 10 notify
that person beforehand by letter, telegraph
or otherwise"
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-05

London and Liverpool are both at the
level of the sea. Glasgow is 80 feet above
it, Manchester so and Birmingham 300.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-05
AT THE LAND NG PLACE.
The Big Tree at the Battery Where
Newcomers Find Shelter.

The Big Tree at the Battery Where
Newcomers Find Shelter.
At the southeast corner of Battery Park,
opposite the landing place of the ferry
from Ellis Island, there is a big tree over
whose roots. and held in place by stone
curbing running around it, is fattened
mound OF earth. This mound often serves
as a seat for immigrants just come from
Ellis Island, and waiting here to rest, or
until friends shall come for them, or until
their guides shall marshal them to take
them on to their destination.
Men, women and children from many
lands have sat on this mound under the
big tree and tailed in many tongues, or
have here silently formed their first i'm
pressions of the New World. There has
been among them no future President of
the United States. for he must be a native
of the country, bnt there may have been
future Senators and Representatives in
Congress, and legislators in the various
States TO which they have gone, and boys
who have become Judges or conspicuous
in other walks of pubic life; and there
have been many girls who have become
happy wives and mothers in the new land,
and older folks who have lived here happy
and contented lives, and over them all
alike the big tree has waved its friendly
branches.-New York Sun.
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piles. piles. Macs Infaliibie Pile Cure.

Cures all cases OF blind. bleeding, itching
and protruding piles. Price SOC. A. McBoyle
Co., druggists, 504 Washington street.
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One hundred men could not carry the
amount of the national debt of England,
counted out in E10 Bank of England notes,
Notwithstanding the ightness of the paper
on which they are printed.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

CA1rroRNIA THEATER.-"A Bunch of Violets.
COLUMBIA THEATER-"Londo Assurance" to-
morrow night.
NoRosco's CPERA-H oUsE-"one OF the BraVest
TIvoLI OPERA-HoUsF--"A Trip TO the Moon
ORPHEUM-H High-Class Vaudeville
surRo BArHs-Bathing and performances
SHOOT THE CHUTEs-Dafly at Halght street,
one block east of the Park.
Preside ATHLETIC GRoUNDs-baseoall'
BAsEBALL-Sixteenth and Folsom streets.
CoID4>S GATE PARK-Golden Gate Park Band
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Young men or Old should not fail to read Thomas
Siaters advertisement on page IL
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DR.. A. BARKAN

H AS RETURNED FROM EUROPE AND RE.
IL sumed practice at his Office, IA Grant avenue
The record-union., 1896-01-25
Wasserman, Davis s CO.

Fourth race, Lorillard Stakes, handi-
cap steeplechase, short course about
one and half miles, st. Brandon Q60)
Bell Ringer $50, My Luck Q43), Lord
like q30), j. o. c. GAG, Three Forks
Q42 Janus Q3S), Carmel Q3S), Col
Weightman Q35) Mestor (135), Modero-
clio Q30), Nero Q30), Lonnie B. Q20)
Little Mid Q2S). Bell Ringer, My Luck
and Lordlike are the Hildreth stable
entry, and Three Forks and Mestor the
Farrar stable entry.
Fifth race, handicap, f1fteen-six-
teenths of mile Crafty (92), Strath-
meath d0S). Gilead Q10), Logan Q13)
Sixth race, selling, ven-sixteenths
of mile. Rapids Q12), Soledad (90,
Corrinne buckingham (95) Banjo 90,
Zoolein Q03). Beatrice C95), Barcaldine
0D, Hueneme Q0O Chinook 400,
Harry Lewis (97, Chevalier Q05).
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Almost Related.

Abraham Hayward, the famous
Quarterly reviewer, once thought
that he would like to have some ances-
tors, SO he walked straight to a pic
dealers. Selecting a portrait of
a acavalier in half uniform, with features
not quite unlike his own, Mr.. Hayward
made bid for it, but deeming the
price too high, he went his way. A
few days later Mr.. Hayward went to
dine with Lord Houghton, and was
astonished to find the picture in the din
ing-room. Seeing that it attracted his
guests attention, Lord Houghton said:
Very good picture that! Came into my
hands in curious way. Portrait of a
Mines Of the Commonwealth period
an ancestor of mine "Ah, indeed!"
said Mr.. Hayward; "he was very near
being an ancestor of mine. e.'-Argonaut
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STARVING PARIS DOCTORS.
Free Hospitals Cut Into the Practice
of Many Physicians.

of Many Physicians.
A double suicide which shocked Paris
the other day brought to the attention of
the public the financial straits in which,
it is said, the majority of the physicians
of that city live. DR.. Arnaud de Lang
lard, an old physician who had been
decorated by the Government for brave
conduct during the cholera epidemic
many years ago, committed suicide with
his wife because his practice had dwin-
died to the vanishing point, and starva-
tion was staring them in the face.
In commenting upon the tragedy sew
eral newspapers asserted that in Paris
not more than one doctor out of five is
able to make more than the barest liv-
ing Among the causes of this poverty
among physicians is the destitution of
most of their patients. Medical science
has made such great strides. too, that
maladies of all sorts are more quickly
cured, and such precautions are taken
to prevent the spread of contagious dis
eases that epidemics are becoming prac-
tically unknown. The number of doc
tors, on the other hand. has rapidly in
creased. Another reason why there is
not practice enough to go around is that
in many of the hospitals people can be
treated for nothing or at very nominal
figure Many of these hospitals have
training schools which are free, III
which are taught the rudiments of
medicine and surgery. These schools
are largely attended, and many sick
people are taken in hand at their own
homes by some member of the family
who has profited by this instruction.
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was married to his son he win not con-
test her claim.
NARROWLY ESCAPED LYNOHING.
Almost successful Attempt to Put Two
Nfurderers ont of the Way.

Almost Successful Attempt to Put Two
Murderers Out of the Way.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 25.-1 a. m.-An
almost successful attempt was made
last (Friday) night to lynch Sam Fos-
ter, colored, and Peter Smith, white,
who murdered b. E. Atwater of Chi
cago Thursday night at Webster Grove,
a suburb.
After the inquest yesterday the situ-
alton became so threatening that it was
decided to bring the prisoners to this
city for safety They were handcuffed
together and started for the city in a
wagonette driven by Constable Fiel-
son. When within six miles Of the city
limits, at 30 p. m, the conveyance
was suddenly surrounded by mob Of
sixty armed men, who demanded the
prisoners. Constable Fielson surren-
dered, but the prisoners began whipping
the horse and started off on run. A
yolley was fired after them, and one
shot struck the negro in the right hip.
They were not pursued. If they had it
would have been impossible for them
to escape, as the horse fell They were
finally oyertaken by Fielson and
brought to the Four Courts, this city,
at 1870 a. m.
Foster fired the shot that killed At
water, and admits his guilt. Smith
decoyed the dead man to his death.
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SHOOTING ARRAY AT THE BAY
Two Men Seriously But Not Fatally
Wounded.

Wounded.
SAN FRANCISCO, jan 24.-In the
saloon of Albert Arnaied, at the north
west corner of Grant Avenue and Post
street, about 2;30 this morning, C. p
Newcombe entered with a companion
and began to quarrel with the bar
keeper, which ended in his shooting
Albert Calm and Joseph Herbieu, both
severely, but not fatally.
Newcombe, after waiting moment,
began to complain that he was not
waited upon promptly. The barkeeper
seeing that he meant to create a dis
turbance, attempted to eject the man.
Calm tried to assist him, when the
fellow drew a pistol and commenced
firing. He hit Joe Herbieu, the bar
keeper, in the side. Another bullet hit
Callen in the right leg. The wounded
men were taken to the Receiving Hos
pital, where it was found that their
wounds, though serious, would not
prove fatal.
Those who witnessed the affray de-
clare that the quarrel arose over Amer
ic&nism and what Americans could do
in case of war. Newcombe championed
the cause of this country, and the ar
gument became so heated that the bar
keeper tried to throw Newcombe out.
Newcombe, who claims to be a gar
dener, states in explanation of the
shooting, that he was robbed of $50
after he went into the saloon and in
an attempt to secure the return of the
money fight ensued.
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ST. PAUL ICE CARNIVAL
Thirty Thousand People Witness the
Storming of Fort KarnfvaI.

Thirty Thousand People Witness the
Storming of Fort KarnfvaI
ST. PAUL (Minn.), Jan. 24-Nearly
10000 people turned out this evening to
see the storming of Fort Karnival
Borealis Rex was strongly intrenched
within, and supported by / 200 members
of the carnival clubs of st. Paul in uni
form. The attacking forces were led
by the Fire King, ex-Mayor Eustis of
Minneapolis. They were composed
largely of the cadets of the State Uni
versity. As per arrangement the Fire
Kings forces were routed with heavy
loss. The battle of the Fire and Ice
Kings was followed by the most brill
liant display Of fireworks ever seen in
st. Paul
In the sporting events this afternoon
J. G. Andrews of Saltwater carried off
the honors, making a jump on skates of
19 feet 3 inches. over four feet better
than the best worlds record made pre-
viouS to the carnival
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AN AWFUL TRAGEDY.
An Innocent Girl Mistaken for an
Enemy and Fatally Shot.

Enemy and Fatally Shot.
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 24.-The schooner
Anita, which arrived here this morning
from San Domingo, 600 miles south of
this city, brings information of a trag-
ecy that occurred a few days ago at
Camp Aleman, six miles south of Cal
malli, midway between the ocean and
gulf, opposite Cedros Island.
Ramon Barruza keeps a store and
saloon at Camp Aleman, and was Civ
ing a party to a few friends the other
night. During the festivities an alter
cation arose between some of the men,
who had become flushed with mescale
and one of the Mexieans pulled a gun
on Barruza, who was unarmed at the
time. He darted upstairs after a re-
volver, and was about to return with it,
when he heard somebody coming up
after him. He thought it was an enemy,
and he fired point blank in the dark at
the indistinct form. The body fell
backward on the stairs and reeled to the
bottom into the light, the blood pouring
from a gaping wound in the forehead.
The body was that of Louisa Lopez, the
twelve -year-old sister-in-law of Bar
ruza, and she had been instantly killed
The terrible tragedy at once put a
stop to the fight that was raging in an
adjoining room, and the combatants
turned their attention to comforting the
relatives of the dead girl, who were
crazed with the awful occurrence. Bar
ruza, who has always had a good rep
utation in the camp, was nearly in
sane with grief, and his family feared
that he would kill himself before morn
ing. The following day he went to Cal
malli and gave himself up to the Off
GERS, and was brought to Ensenada on
the Anita
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PLUNGED THROUGH A DRAW.
Accident to Fire Engine Responding
to an Alarm-Two Men Injured.

to an Alarm-Two Men Injured.
CLEVELAND, jan PA fire en-
gine, with a crew of five men, respond
ing to a call, plunged through the open
draw of the Seneca-street bridge at
2.25 this CFriday) morning. AL Rose,
driver, and Charles Coolidge, one of
the crew, were badly injured, but the
three other members of the crew mirac-
ulously escaped by jumping.
At 2:30 this morning an alarm of
fire was turned in from Barrett's lum-
Der yard, and Company No. 2 respond
cd. The route selected was via Seneca
street hill, at the bottom of which a
drawbridge spans the Cuyahoga River.
The f1reboat John Farley had started
for the Barrett yards. and in response
to her signal the draw was opened.
The speed of the engine coming down
the steep hill was too great to be
checked in time to avert the plunge.
The fireboat saw the approaching
engine and stopped, otherwise there
would have been a collision between the
beat and the engine on the surface of
the water. The engine, with its team
and the two men on the drivers seat,
shot over the end of the bridge, and
down forty live feet to the water. The
horses were drowned.