CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.Fair, Saturday— Local Forecast Official Ham-mon.Maedalnna Flores, who was born in this City

in 1840, died yesterduy.Friends of sport are talkin? of givingBob

Fiizsimruons n complimentary benefit.The case of L. A. Peterson against J. D.

SrrecKds <fc Bros, will be- resumed next Mon-day.

A.N.Braun, ncarpenter, fell from the newferry depot building yesterday morning anddied a short time alter.

The winning horses at the Oakland trackyesterday were: Seaside, Manzanillo, Aquinas,Doj(le and Strathmeath.

The little ferry-boat El Capitan is back onthe narrow-gauge route. The Enciual brokeher breast beam and is again laidup."

The Supreme Court hus granted a new trialin the libel suit of John W. Turner againstWilliam E.Hearst upon technicalities.

Jack Davis' benefit at the Grove-street Tnea-ter last night was a failure financially,onlyabout a hundred persons being present.

The movement to build a monument toRobert Burns, to be placea in Goiden GatePark, is qulisting much interest among Amer-ican-Scots.

The regatta at Sausalito to-day promises tobe a great success. All the British ship cap-tains have entered boats and some close con-tests are expected.

The commercial travelers of this coast pro-pose holding a fair here next year to endowbeds inevery hospital ol the State lor indigentana aged travelers.

Winfield Scott has filed a suit against W. W.Belviii and \V. McMullin Belvin to collect$1898 due on a judgment heretolore securedagainst the defendants.

Acommittee of the People's party have pre-pared a statement of fundamentals for a pro-posed new charter. It contains many noveland interesting suggestions.

The John Swett Grammar School defeatedthe Crocker Grammar School in a footballmatch played at Central Park yesterday atter-noon, the score being 10 to6.

The Christmas fe.-Uval of St. Mary'sCathedral Sunday-school was held last even-ing at National Hail, on Ellis street, near.folk. Itwas an artistic success.

The Police Commissioners last evening madefour appointments to the police force. Bar-nard Judge, William Isaacs, George F, Scottand John Jordan were the appointees.

The Labor Council last evening voted to ac-cept the report of the executive committeeconcerning the iabor directory and adoptedthe recommendations contained therein.

. At the Geary-street temple Rev. M.S. Levylast night de.ivered the last of his series oflectures on "The Jew in Fiction." His sub-ject was Georse Eliot's "Daniel Deronda."

G. W. Robinson of Mendocino County toldthe Grand Jury yesterdiiy how he was swin-dled out o. $1500 by a land transaction inwhich parlies in this City were concerned.

Nelson A. Primus' replica painting of"Christ Beiore Pilate" was exhibited yester-day in the Columbia Theater. It is a largecanvas, containing liie-size ligures, as in meOriginal.

The Children's Home-finding Society bazaarat I'MSutter street will cose to-night. Onehome. ess baby will be taken to the countryto-any, and there will be another one on viewat the Lazanr.

Judge Belcher and County Clerk Curry helda consultation in regard to exhibits in crim-inal trials, and practically agreed that thearticles shall remain inthe possession of tneclerk of the court.

The case of Father Yorke, charged withCriminally libeling George Thistleton. was dis-missed on preliminary examination beforeJudge Campbeil yeste rday on the grounds olInsufficiency of the compi-aint.

The athletic field day at the Presidio yester-day, at which tho rank and file of the post in-termixed, was productive of much enthusiasm,not only as between the contestants, but alsothe spectators, both militaryand civil.

There is strong opposition inRichmond dis-trict to the extension of Sutter street throughthe cemetery. A vote of thanks was extendedthe Board o, Supervisors bya citizen meetinglast night for postponing ni* action ior sixtydays.

The Valley road is considering the proposi-tion of at once inaugurating a regular passen-ger service between San Francisco and allpoints as far south as Fresno, with every prob-abilitythat such service will be given thepublic.

B-.-rtha Drews has, according to Superintend-ent Smiley of the Boys' and Girls' AidSociety,been kidnaped trom that institution, and tiewiliapply ior a writ of habeas corpus in theSupreme Court to recover possession of his lostcharge.

The bark S. C. Allen was the only vessel thatcrossed the bar uraided and without accidentdurii.g the recent southeaster. CaptainThomeson poured twenty gallons of oil fromthe majn rigging and it acted like magic outhe troubled waters.-

The Grand Jury yesterday decided to inves-tigate the assignment to brokers of warrantsdrawn to pay jurors for services rendered.William Johnson claims that a warrant is-uedfor him was assigned by another man named-. Johnson to abroker.

Large shipments of wool are expected byevery steamer from Australia for the nextthree months. When McKfnley is Presidentand protection the order of the day the dutyon wool willbe restored and the merchantsEast are taxing time by the forelock.

Abe Warner, one time proprietor of thefamous "Cobweb saloon" at North Beach, diedin poverty on Thursday evening at his shantyon Francisco street, near the site of the o,d re-sort. The iuneral will take place from Gray'sundertaking establishment on Sunday at1P. M.

The Supreme Court has made an order forthe reversal of ihe order by the Supprior Courtwhich disso.ved the injunction restrainingCrane, the collector of the Turlock Irrigation•District, from s'-'llini;the lands of stockholdersin the district because they failed to pay anassessment for interest on oondsof the district.

Joseph Garcia, convicted of assault with adeadly weapon, was yesterday sentenced byJudge Wallace io serve ten years at hard laborin the State prison ut San Quentin. Frank L.BtockiiiZ. who admitted that lie committedperjury byswearing to the value of propertythat he did not own in executing a straw bond,whs also sentenced to ten years in San Quen-

'tin.

POURING OIL ONTROUBLED WATERS

The Experience of CaptainThompson on a Break-

ing Bar.

The Bark S. C. Allen Came inS"afely While the Dalrymp'e

Put to Sea.

Oil Poured From the Main R gging ofthe Bark Prevented the Waves

From Breaking Aboard.

There was oil poured on the troubledwaters last Sunday and in consequencethe bar off the Golden Gate when breakingwa3 robbed of its terror for one ship atleast. One vessel struck on a reef in thenorth channel. The second parted thehawser she had attached to a tug and hadto make sail and stand out to sea, but thethir iused oil on the breakers and sailedin unaided.

The British ship Gentesima, in tow ofthe Reliance, was the vessel that came inthrough the north channel, and the barkDalrymple was in tow. of the Sea Witch.The hawser could not stand the strain,and when it parted the Dalrymple washeaded out for sea again. Last Thursdaythe Reliance picked her up and towed herinto por. The S. C. Allen was coming infrom Honolulu, and when Captain Thomp-son saw the state of the bar he at once or-dered two men witnoiloags into the mainrigging. Allaround the bark the waveswere rolling mountain high and every onewas a breaker. When the oil was pouredin a continuous stream overboard thewaves riat'eued down in a great measureand the break disappeared. Over twentygallons of oil was poured over the sides ofthe vessel and in consequence the Allencame in with dry decks. The Centesimaand Dalrymple were under water half thetime and both of the captains say theynever saw a worse bar. The Allen wasflying light,and yet with the aid of oilshe sailed in and made good time.

Captain Thompson will not go out onthe Allen again and his pUce has beentaken by Captain Johnson, late chief offi-cer of the vessel, 'ihe former will takethe steamer Scray, now being built for tueInter-Island bteam Navigation Company,to Honolulu, and on his arrival there willas-ume command of the fine iron bark R.P. Rithet.

The little ferry steamer ElCapitan isback again on the iiarrow-gauge route

and the Encinal Ik once more laidup for repairs. Thursday last the big boatwas caught by the wind and tide andthrown so hard against the slip that herbreast beam broke. Itwill take nearlya week to put in a new one and in themeantime pas engera to and from Ala-meda willhave to put up with the crowd-ing that occurs at certain hours of tlie dayon the smaller boat.

The captains and pilots of San Fran-cisco have a grievance. Thry complainthat men without licens s are allowed tobring vessels in from sea and take themup tho r.ver. Further they assert thatmany well-known skippers and first offi-cers are either color blind or sdortsich ed,and then point to the fact that while inthe East every master mariner has to sub-mit to an eyesight test, here nothing isdone in that line. "Color-blindness andshort sight have been responsible for agreat many wrecks that bave occurred re-cently," said one of the captains yester-day. "Inone instance Iknow positivelyt: at the mate was nearsighted, and prob-ably the loss of the vessel will be placedon him. It is time the insurance com-panies made some move in the matter, asthey are the parties most interested."

The election of McKinley and the con-sequent protection tc American indus-tries has begun to maice itself lelt already.Wool willalmost certainly be taxed, andmerchants in the East are hastening toget all of the article they can from Aus-tralia before Cleveland stens down andout. The steamer Manposa brought avery large consignment, all for Boston,and every steamer that leaves Sydneyduring the next three months will bringbig shipments. By bringing the wool innow the merchants willsave whatever taxmay be placed on it later on.

AH the steam whalers in Oakland Creekare being got ready for next season'scruise. Several changes among the cap-tains willbe made. Captain McGregor ofthe Orca has forsaken his allegiance to thePacific Steam Whaling Company and will

go out next March as master of the Kar-luk. Captain Sherman, the father of theonly white child ever born off the mouthof the McKenzie River, willgo out on theOrca, and the chauces are that CaptainWilliams willtake the Beluga. Just whatwillbe done with the Baelena remains tobe seen. If she is laid up for the season,however, nobody will be surprised.

Captain Fred Nelson will bring theRattler over from Oakland Creek in afew days and will fither out for a sealingcruise on the coast, after which he willmake for Japan. Nelson is one of themost expert hunters inCalifornia and healmost invariably brings back a goodcatch.

Captain Gus Schlehan left last night forTacoma to join the Chilean bark LakeLeman as first officer. The vessel is readyto sail for Chile and only awaits thearrival of Schlehan in order to start onthe voyage. The captain has beenspecially engaged and willreceive a bettersalary than any chief officer on the PacificCoast.

No attempt will be made to get thesteam schooner Bessie X off the southspit in Coquilie River this winter. She isin a sale piare and no damage can cometo her. After the storms are over she willbe hauled off and once more put in com-mission. The crew willbe brought to SanFrancisco and paid off, and in future theBessie X willbe incharge of a watchman.

Kentneld it Co. have latterly beendumping rubbish into an open space onSteuart street. Yesterday Chief EngineerHolmes of the Harbor Commission orderedthe carters to stop and next Tuesday heintends laying the matter before the Com-missioners. Kentfield & Co. have built aretaining wall to keep the rubbish fromdriftinginto the bay and they assert thatthe Commissioners in consequence haveno jurisdiction.

The steam schooner Point Arena fromPoint Arena has been considerably de-layed by tne southeaster. She shouldhave arrivtd last Thursday, but thechances are it willbe this afiernoon beforeshe gets In.

The Czarina from here for Coos Bay isalso behind time, but she probably hasbeen delayed from the same cause. TheCzarina willbe due heie next Monday onthe reiurn trip of her maiden voyage.

The British ship captains are preparingfor a great celebration at Sausalito to-day.There will be a regatta and a sociai onboard the Glenesslin afterward. Nearlyevery vessel in port has a boat entered inthe races and some exciting contests areexpected. Captain Powles will be thestarter, but the referee villnot be an-nounced until an hour before the races be-gin. The winners are expected to comefrom either the Travancore, Granada orGlenesslin. The latter vessel w:ll be theflagship and boats will be at the landingat Sausalito to carry guests to the variousvessels in Richardson's Bay.

CROSSING A BREAKING BAR.

The British Bark Dalrymple and the American Bark S. C Alien Both Made the Bar Last Sunday. The Former "Was in Tow,but the Hawser Parted, and the Captain Put to Sea Again. The Allen Was Flying Light, but by Pouring OilFrom the Main Rigging Captain Thompson Managed to Bring His Vessel In Without Shipping an Ounce ofWater. The Dalrymple Got In Yesterday in Tow of the Reliance.

Christmas Town Talk.By far the handsomest number yet

issued by Town Talk, which excels inhandsome numbers, is the one whichcomes to hand this week in Christmasgarb. Especial care has been exercised inits artistic, editorial and literary features,and the result is a superb piece of journal-istic enterprise for the sum of 10 cents.There are forty pages, printed on finelycoated paper and embellished with beami-i'ilhalf-tone portraits of buds, belles andmatrons in San Francisco's Four Hun-dred. Town Talk is, by the way, the onlyweekly thai issues its Christmas editionfrom its own press and types. Amone itsattractions are special articles by JohnBonner, James H. Hamilton, The Graph-ologist, Miss Olga Block, Mrs. KarlFormes and others; storiei by Thpo. F.Bonnet, Liliian Fe-guson, Alice Ziska,Kate Clark Brown, Geor-e E. Lask, SarahWilliamson and Ernest L. Phillips; verseby Lucius H. Foote. Eila M. fcexton,Juiiette Estelie Mathis, W. W. Andersonanrl A.L. McNab; a complete resume ofimportant events in society, musical,literary and dramatic circles; crisp, in-teresting storiettes by the Saunterer aboutthe Baldwin-Hobart feud,, a laughablewedding incident and other timely sub-jects too varied for mention. Forty-lourpages; 10 cents per copy. At all news-dealers.

•A Victory for the Sailura.

District Judge Morrow rendered an inter-esting decision yesterday in the case of Wil-liam Hogau and others against the bark J. D.Peters and her master. Captain J. M.J!a»kcl:.The libelnnts were sailors who fh.ppea atPort Towusend for a trip to Alaska and back toSan Francisco. Tne sailors claimed that asidefrom the goods furnished by the ship out oftue slop chest tnoy wore entitled to wagesaggregating $783 20, notwithstanding theirallotment of .f25 per man. which their utior-ney said was illegal under the act of 1895known as the Macuire act.

Judge Morrow holds differently and thatallotments are different from advancements,which are illegal. He decided that the ninesailors were entitled to a lumpsum of $558 20besides their allotments already secured.Judge Morrow rttled that the sailors had beenovercharged by the captain for their allot-ment^, goods taken from the slop chest, andsaid that in many instances the captain over-charged from 300 to 400 per cent His de-cision was virtuallya victory for the sailors.

t.entV Holiday Clothing.Gents' all-wool suits, $0 upward. A fine

line of sample overcoats at half price. We canFuit everybody's pocket. Call and see us. TheOld IX L, L. V. Merle, proprietor, cornerKearny at;d Commercial streets and cornerSixth and Mission streets. •

GRAND JURY GETSTOO MUCH JOHNSON

Two of That Name Causea Complication in Its

Warrants.

Apprised of the Facts by theJudiciary Committee of the

Supervisors.

Hints Dropped That Bogus Assign*

ments by the Job Lot Hive BeenMade to Brokers.

William Johnson of the Mission roared.The roar was caused by the discovery thatanother William Johnson had signed hisname to a warrant of $54 for jury fees.What made the roar ioud and prolongedwas tne further discovery that payment ofthe sum called for in the warrant hadbeen assigned to M. M. G. Harding. Theroar made a sensation at the City Hall lateyesterday afternoon and so frigntened the'Judiciary Committee Of Supervisors thatthe signing of warrants was suspended,iti looking over his accounts John A.Russell, clerk of the board, found that$21,000 had been disbursed since lastAugust in payment of jury fees.

The Judiciary Committee and the clerkof the board deemed it wise to apprisethe Grand Jury of the irregularity, inas-much as Johnson had made the statementthat his case was only one of a dozen of asimilar nature.

Frederick K. Hobbs of the Grand Jurydetailed William L. Ashe, Rob rt Haight,E. P. Farnswortli and Harry W. Goodailto visit the Judiciary Committee. Thejurors returned and alter consultation amessage was sent to Chief Crowley askingthat a detective be sent to the Grand Jury.Detective Eagan was advised to report to

Messrs. Goodail and Farnsworth.After receiving instructions from the

jurors the detective went to John A.Rus-sell and obtained the facts concerning thewarrant irregularity. He also obtainedthe warrant in favor of William Johnson,giving a receipt to the clerk thereior.The Grand Jury to-day willheai DetectiveEaeran's report.

Mr. Russell was not alarmed by thestatements made by Johnson, and neitheris he convinced that wholesale fraudshave been committed in the signing ofnaroes, transferring warrants to brokersfor collection. Yet he deemed it wise tosuspend operations for the present. John-son s assertion that his own experiencewas that of a dozen others was somewhatsurprising and suggested an investiga-tion. The warrants :or jury services comefrom the County Clerk's office and are re-turned to that office when approved bythe Board of Supervisors.

Harry Piper, chief deputy in the CountyClerk's office, was interviewed for TheCail after the matter had been placed inthe hands of Defective Eagan. He saidthe Supreme Court decision ot last Augustupholding the fee bill of 1895 caused aswarm of brokers to come forth. Men

|who had served on the jury as far back asIlast March were traced out from the courtrecords. For examDle, a juror who hadserved twenty days would be offered $20tor his claim." To many tnis offer was likefinding so much money, as they did notknow that any amount was due them.An assignment in the presence of a notarywas readily male and the broker collectedthe money. The amount allowed fortwenty days is $40.

Mr. Piper explained that the systemwhich had been established in the CountyClerk's office was a sure check againstdouble payment and against payment toany person who had not performed juryservice. "This case," said Mr. Piper,"which is now being investigated by theJudiciary Committee and the Grand Jury,is easily explained. There are two WilliamJohnsons. One lives at the Mission andthe other is inbusiness down on Marketstreet. Thr Johnson on Market street gotthe warrant which belongs to Johnson ofthe Mission, and assigned payment to M.M. G. Harding. Ihave made a memoran-dum to hold the warrant, and have sentfor Harding and both of the Johnsons.

"You would be surprised," said Mr.Piper, "at the number oi brokers engaeedin this business. In the $21,000 disbursedIdo not think any of the money has beenpaid out to persons who were not entitledto receive it." ,

Mr. .Piper went with the reporter to oneof the courtrooms to explain the systemfollowed by the courtroom clerks. Forexample, if a juror in June bad servedtwenty clays in the court of which OscarTolle is clerk that juror goes to Mr. Tolleand asks for his time. Mr.Tolle giveshim a slip of paper on which is writtenthe number ol days of jury service per-formed, and designates each day of'themonth in which jury duty was performedby the applicant.

This slip of paper is taken to thechief clerk, who enters the record in the |warrant-bock. The warrants are thenmade out and approved by the CountyClerk and sent to the Board of Super-visors. The warrant stub also shows theamount, the name and the number. Whenapproved by the Supervisors the warrantscome back to the County Clerk. Whenthe warrant is finally delivered a receiptis taken from the person in who>e favor itis drawn or from the broker to whom itisassigned.

Before this system was establishedbrokers had blank warrants printed andassignments executed before a notary. TheGrand Jury may be able to improve thesystem of certifying the number of dayswhich the juror served. The time certi-ficate should be signed by the Judge onthe bench as well 83 by'the clerk of thecourt.

AFTER THE NEW MAP.Members of the Grand Jury tailed

Upon the Supervi«ors in Kegardto the Matter.

The Judiciary Committee of the BoardofSupervisors received a call yesterdayfrom M^ssrs.Haieht and Farnswortli of theGrand Jury in reference io the new Citymap, which the jury recommended thatthe board refuse to accept. The jurymenwere inquisitive about certain streets thathad been expunged from the map andother particulars about which they hadfound fault.

City and County Attorney Creswell waspresent to explain any legal points thatmight not be clear to Mesßrs. Farnsworthand Haight and after a couple of hours'talk they left apparently satisfied withthe explanations given.

A Maniac's LeapLee Ching, an insnne Chinaman, took off his

clothe- an4jumped irom the upper windowat ]005V£ Stockton street yesterday morning.He w:s taken to the Receiving Hospital, wherehe was found to be suffering so severly fromconcussion ot the brain and spine that he can-not live.

FELL SIXTY FEETTO HIS DEATH

A. F. Braun, a Carpenter,Knocked From the

Ferry Depot.

He Was Struck by the Swing-ing of a Large Derrick

Bcom.

Scarcely a Bone in His Body WasWho!e After Striking the Rock

Foundation.

Alonzo F. Braun, foreman of the car-penters employed on the new ferry build-ing at the foot of Market street, metwith a shocking deatli yesterday morn-ing. He fell from a highgirder a distanceof sixty feet from the foundation, andwhen ha struck his skull was burst open.In his fall the unfortunate man hit theiron girders and floor beams of two floors,and scarcely a bone in his body escapedwhole. He died before reaching the Re-ceiving Hospital, and the wonder is thathe lived as longas he did.

On the north wing of the depot the ironframe work has been completed forseveraldays, and a number of carpenters were setto work to build a tramway for cars to

carry material to the masons. On theend of this a large derrick was erected tohoist the stone to the roof.

Here it was that Braun, familiarlyknown as Brown, was standing. He wasfastening the guyrope of a swinging boomto the derrick.

In some manner that no one seemed tobe able to explain the rope slipped and theboom swung around, striking the man aheavy blow. He was knocked from thegirder upon wnich he was standing and afew seconds later his body struck heavilyupon the artificial stone foundation sixtyfeet below. In his downward flight theman's body struck several heavy ironbeams. Braun struck upon the back ofbis head bursting open his skull.

A telephone message summoned theambulance irom the Receiving Hospital,but itwas fully half an hour before thevehicle arrived. The man was still alive,but unconscious. He died soon afterreaching the hospital and his body wassent to the Morgue.

Braun was a 6in«le man, about 55 yearsof age and he lived at 515>^ Bush street.

Fruit for a German Show.Secretary Fllcher of the State Board of Trade

leftyesterday for Fresno to take in the CitrusFair in that city. He intends to be present ntthe close, but before then he will secure thebest exhibits of citrus fruits for shipment toHamburg, Germany, where they are to boplaced on exhibition. After the lair is over hewill take a trip southward through the SanJoaquin Valley to investigate the condition ofhorticultural interests inthat distric.

Good Wishes From McKinley.

The Woman's State Central Republican Club

met lust Wednesday evening at Judge Groci-insrer's courtroom. Mrs. Addie L. Ballou, pre-siding. During the meeting the followingletterwas read fromPresident-elect William McKin-ley:

Mrs. Addie L. Rallnu, President Woman's Repub-lican Statr. Central Club,Room 62,1170 Market street,•San Francisco, Cal. —my Dkar Madam: MajnrMcKmlcy wish- s to return you his sincere thanksto the members of your club for the recent con-gratulations extended by them. He bees thatthey personally accep: his compliments and goodwishes. Very truly yours,' •

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SATURDAY ""DECEMBER 19,1896

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The ire Patrol."Alcazar Totcatkb "AlabamaTivoi.i Opkka House.— -Jack and The Bean-Okphkvm—High-Class Vaudeville.

th?w\ mT"IL,STRItST ****«\u25a0—"The Queen otthe Plains." Monday evening. December SO.Saratoga Halu—Masquerade Ball.

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MYMVA E<idy and Mnson sts.-Prof. O.ItUleaaon, Monday, December 21.

wl\HhrlBUTKS AND Skating Rixk.—Dally atHalght Mre«. one block east of he Park.

>vtro Baths— Bathing and performances.1A«LANd Race Track.—Rac»-g to-day.

AUCTION lAL..S.TvSpixiva?k iCDoylk— December 22.Horses and Buggies, etc., at 1818 Pacific avenue,

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BX.,E Sl]ojr & Klbribgk.—Tuesday. December11, OH Paintings and Sketches, in Maple Hall,Palace Lotel,at 2:30 and 7 :75 p. m.

111 1Fabton a- ildridok.—Tuesday, December2?, Real Estate, at salesrooms, 638 Market st.• at 12 o'clock. •

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KEW TO-LAT—AMUSEMENTS.

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ANOTHER QRcAT COnEDY NOVELTY,Joseph l'lujitf's Pantomime Company.

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MONDAY SIGHT, DECEMBER 21.The California Navigation & Improve-

ment Co.'s boats leave San Francisco at 6P. M. daily, connecting withSpecial Trainfrom Stockton at 7:20 A.M.,;via The SanFrancisco and San Joaquin J VTallev Ry. "',-

TiCKets will be sold on Saturday andSunday, at $3.50 eacb, good for return un-til Wednesday. December 23,

THE CHUTES.BENEFIT POOR Sit X CHILDREN'S

FU>D TO-DAY.Balloon Ascension Sunday by C. W.

VOSVIEH. >%

KEW TO-DAY-AMUSEMENTS.

BALDWIN THEATER.Al.Ha yuan <fc co. (Incorporated) Propriaio.-i

OH, WHAT A HIT!AND THERE IS A •

MATINEE TO-DAY!C. B. Jefferson's. Klaw & Erlanger's Wonderful

Production.PALMER COX'S

BROWNIES.IThe Marvelous FlyinttBallet!

01717 Dot Funny German Baud!OJU-Ej The Wanderlntf Minstrels!

Frisco's LittlePet, Gertie Carlisle!And the many other novel features.

SECURE SEATS WELL IN ADVANCE.ITO-NIGHT, AND KVKRYNIGHT FOR

THE NEXT . .8 XTEEKS ONLY,

INCLUDING SUNDAYNIGHTS.

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!TRICOLA!tOtR.COTTLOD« cs>- u»MAnonAnA6tRS---

DON'T BE DECEIVED!If"You Want 10 See a Ileally Great Play Coma

This Afternoon.JOSEPH GRISMER AND PHOEBE DAVIES

Inthe Powerful melodrama,

THE COTTON KING!Monday Next—THE FRAVVLEY COMPANY

In "The Kailroad of Love."SEATS NOW ON SALE

SPECIAL MATINEE CHKISTMAB.

TIVOLIOPERA-HOUSEMJi3.i--K>.usTixic Kbet.iv->. Proprietor <s jA*tx*is;—this ExrETxriTsro

—And Every Evening TillFurther Notice,

Our Holiday Spectacle! A Treat forYoungand Old

"JACKAND THE

BEANSTALK!"iThe King.Jack, the Queen,

The Giant, Cow. the Princess,The fairies. the Mortals,

i.'i \u25a0,:..*..;, l"he Goddesses.New Bullets! Electric March! Novel

!*peclalties '. \u25a0\u25a0< aiitiful Costumes '.Lovely Scenery : * Catchy Music!II'.njjliiLines !

Oscar L.Fest's Magnificent Transformation,Flora's Offering, "THEBIRTHOF THEROSE."

opula Prices ....25c -»nt sOc.

MOROSCO'SGRAND OPERA-HOUSE.WALTER M.OROSCO...PoIB Lessee and Manaj«

ONE OF THEBIGGEST HITS!

THE POLICE PATROL!A THRILLINGMELODRAMA,

With Magnificent Mechanical and Scenic Effects..2 Trained White Horses 3

Replete With SensaUons! Fullof Fun!

Evening Price*— loo. 250 and .133.Matinees Saturday and Sunday.*

BUSH-STREET THEATER.Hilton<£ Co..'....Lessee* | Ed Ambrose. ..Manager

Christmas Holidays! Grand Reopening;!MONDAY. DXC. 21 AND JsVKRY KVEM.VQ

ATTKACTIO> EXTKAOKDINAKY!EDtagemect of the Dabbing Equestrienne, MUSS

:KATK rUBSS.XL:InHer Celebrated Eastern success,

THIS QUEEN OF THE PLAINS!Supported by

A POWERFUL DRAMATIC COMPANY.Three Grand Holiday Matinees!

Friday, Saturday mid Sunday, at 2 p. x.Popular Prices ......:oc. 20c and 80c

Box-Office Sow Open. ;\u25a0•

SUTRO BATHS.NEXT SUNDAY,—

Grand International Tug-of-War!;10 TEAMS WILL COMPETE.

There willbe no contests any night this wee*.The finals willbe pulledoff every Sunday After*

noon untildecided.' \u0084. . .

.... - -General Admission 5-Cents.

RACHG ag&g^g RACHGCALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUBOAKLANDRACE TRACK.

WINTER MEETING, 1896-97.Beginning Tuesday. November 16,Racing Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday,

Thursday, Friday and Saturday.1 ltalnor shine. ;

Races Start at 3:15 P. M. Sharp— •'FIVEOR MORE RACES EACH DAY.

Ferry Boats l«-ave San Francisco at 12 m. and12:30, ] .00, 1:30 and 2:'JO p. m.. connecting wltUtrains stopping at the entrance to track.

Buy your ferry tickets toBerkeley.Returning— Trains leave trie Track at 4:15 and

4:15 p. m. and immediately after the last race. .THOMAS H. WILLIAMSJit, President

;,..-• R.B. aiILROY. secretary. ; ;. . '

CIRCUS ROYAL.People's Palace Bui din?, Eddy and Mason sis.

COMMENCING DEC. 31, 1896.*• LIMITED SEASON. • '

PROF. O. R. GLEASON,WORLD-RENOWNED HORSE-TAM KB,

InHis Great and Marvelous Exhibitionsbee Uleuson Subdue the Wildest H.9EM .

POPULAR PRICES. POPULAR PRICES.lOu,.aoc, 30c, sOc.

GRAND MASQUERADE BALLOf the Aim Lilienthaler Verein, Saturday eveninsr,December 19. 189(5. at Saratoga Hall, it]l(J.ary•i. Tickets 50c, at the door. Grand promenadeconcert at 8:30. -Hat checks free. ~ Music by Gott-lieb yon der Mehdi Q'ibaud. Costumes to be badof M. Schae Itr at the hall on the evening of lUmbalL. \u25a0 _

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NEW TO-DAY.

Woman's Writes

Believe in Woman's Writes?Of course we do. Who couldhelp itwhen women writesuchconvincing words as these :"

For seven years Isufferedwith scrofula. Ihad a goodphysician. Every means ofcure was triedinvain. At lastIwas told to tryAyer's Sarsa-parilla, which entirely curedme after using seven bottles."—

Mrs. John A.Gentle, FortFairfield, Me., Jan. 26, 1896.

Ayer's Sarsaparilla..cures..