Show tar R SAN FRANCISCO LETTER san francisco cal sept 8 1897 ae past ast week has been particularly tand and active for this time of the in san francisco which is geny a very dull and quiet season the to ono us spell seems to have been acen n and the city has assumed a aue e and bustle that if nothing more 1 l at least favorably impress our stern visitors with an idea that san isco is still entitled to retain her astion ion on the map the presence in i city of the circus senator mor alb a party a delegation of west vir laa ns s and the six hundred mail I 1 rs all add strength to the pic and help to swell the crowds on retreats re and give them a prosperous S businesslike business like appearance ibor bor day was observed in this city elaborate demonstrations ue i no fe e remarkable the rhe banks and busi with but few exceptions SS 11 houses auses faed their doors and work on all sides isea for the day A few appropriate aches ties vere nvere ma made de by local labor ad gates L in which the sentiment seemed 7 f bre sympathy pathy for the sti striking aking miners A wart virginia ii zinia september ath will make ay forty aar anniversary iver sary of the to the union of california maslon sion 4 cy I 1 ad is customary will be a legal may the pr principal celebration will wil held eld this year at santa rosa where native sons of the golden west t do honor to the day fair opened at sacramento e state be he e ath dinst and will continue for weeks of course the prize pig the largest pumpkin will be in evi oce to the delight of the rustic laor the principal attraction though to be the horse racing program 19 lab is divided into running and trot inces aces iS ces alternating from day to day 6 haest stock in the country has haa sa 1 L 1 entered a and nd attempts will ill be 0 ya to smash some existing state balter tr mains circus is in town and of the irrepressible irre small boy T jahs no bounds As an attraction ams s to be shutting out all other maa of amusement and the lovers athletic feats wild animals a laring ng ular costumes and red lemon flocking to the tents in droves ibie e circus like christmas comes once ace a year sams mail distributors in natty gray uniforms and roller badges have taken possession town they come nearly a nd strang accompanied by their h children sisters cousins an eirts jie arts to attend the annual conon which will be in session here bete ek the loc local al carriers have made ive preparations for the enter ent of their guests and not a orth seeing ng will be overlooked the business of the organization V i y n attended to the visiting delett will pay their respects to the JEST attractions of california lying san francisco states senator john 1 I mor alabama is being royally en d by the citizens of san IKe teco co as a mark of respect and ap fotion ton for the manner in which hia bit bitterly bittell terl opposed the funding the pacific railroads the de of which was of vital importance ornia fornia and her interests the addressed a large and enghu 3 tethering on this subject fy departure tor for honolulu was left undone to make the fished ed gent lemans visit a att one and the memory of his and entertainment he can all with pleasure arid and batts cisco has another public at the intersection of market 0 park and mason streets the gift of mayor james D phelan and erected in honor of the native sons of the golden west to commemorate the admission of california into the union the unveil unveiling ini and dedication exercises were opre very simple according to the i expressed wishes of the donor though a more elaborate program had neen arranged for the occasion the monument consists of a column of california granite mounted on n a pedestal of the same material on the pedestal at the base of the column is a bronze figure of a young and vigorous vigo ious miner bearing aloft the national flag and carrying carr ving a pick and shovel over his shoulder the column thirty feet high is ife mounted with the bronze figure of an angel with outstretched wings the faucets faucet cups and other trimmings are also of bronze the material used is entirely californian an and d the sculptor douglas ilden idi n a deaf mute is also a native product the gunboat wheeling recently launched at the union iron works and now at mare island navy yard was presented with an elegant china glass and silver service last thursday by a delegation of citizens from the town af after t er which the gunboat takes its name the tact fact that the wheel invites came all the way across the continent to make the presentation shows the kind of material they are made of and demonstrates the interest and appreciation they feel for the bonor that has been conferred the boat was beautifully d decorated borated and the scenes and festivities aboard ship will be indelibly impressed upon the memory of all who were fort foit fortunate enough to participate in the grand event are fights immoral 9 that is the question that is agitating religious athletic and theatrical circles in san francisco at the present moment the matter was w as opened by one minister declaring that the wearing of tights either in the gymnasium or upon the stage was immodest and immoral the public has taken it up and the public sense seems to be about equally divided on the subject while there is hardly any possibility of the custom being g changed to please the clergymen bafo before re the question is finally dropped somebody will have gained some cheap advertising while the c hurch church is loud in its denunciation of tights so immodest immoral and productive of evil they fail to even suggest a s suitable substitute so this like all other questions of like origin is destined to end up in smoke A recent ruling of af judge ellsworth of the alameda county superior court is of interest to bi cyclists asit as it places the bicycle in the list of personal prop adv a in BS as much as it is a necessary and useful conveyance to and from work A fire broke out in the orpheum Orph eurn theater sunday night and had it not been f for or the presence of mind of some of the attaches it might have proved as horrifying and disastrous as the charity bazaar affair in paris the blaze started in a small enclosure built in front of the gallery to protect he cinematograph an electrical apparatus for projecting pictures upon the stage the sides of this closet are of 0 muslin and it was this thin that caught fire either from an electric spark from the wires or as the management maintains from a cigar or ci garete stump carelessly thrown away by someone in the audience As soon as the flames shot up someone in the audience yelled fire and the excitement cit ement broke out and for a moment it looked as though a panic could not be averted under the influence of momentary terror people made a mad rush showing no consideration for a age ae or sex everybody rushed deac headlong uong pell mell for the exits men tramped upon women women upon children and all shrieked brute terror reigned supreme in a panic stricken mob fortunately no one was seriously injured and after the fire was extinguished and the excitement had subsided people returned to their seats and continued watching the performers who had gone on with their act during the excitement in hopes of t helping to quiet the frightened audis ence this I 1 is to be a prosperous year tor for I 1 the farmer but he alone will not be allowed to monopolize all the prosperity i since indications appear so bright an and d encouraging for the stock raiser i there promises to be a scarcity of beef i 1 for local consumption this winter and I 1 j already the price of this article has i started to adva advance Ace the wholesale dealers have been late in discovering that their usual source of supply has been absorbed by eastern concern sand now n ow they are beginning to wonder where the supply for the home trade I 1 I 1 is to come from and they are buying all that is available at any price the p price rice of pork and mutton will ably follow the example of beet beef affording the stock raiser a handsome return for this years business the members of the board of supervisors of san Fralic francisco isco city and county or more particularly the solid eight of that body are on trial in judge wallaces department of the superior court for malfeasance in office the last legislature passed a law directing the board of supervisors of san francisco to fix and adjust reasonable water rates as it was asserted the then existing rates were too high the board failed to do ans this and thereby laid themselves liable to removal should the charges be sustained and the solid eight removed the mayor as president of the board will have several appointments to make to fill the chairs made vacant the police department of this city is jubilant over the capture of a titled swindler who styles himself sir henry westwood cooper or any old thing as his string of aliases appears to be as numerous as his hia crimes his principal operations seem to have been confined to bogus bank dealings though several instances have come to light where women were his easy victims the chain of evidence to Is being wound tighter and tighter every day and it will probably be some time i before he resumes operations as ais the police olice are leaving no stone unturned i to make his stay along one the following utah people are reg at the baldwin hotel ft C s taylor and wife ogden C M hutchinson and S E sprague salt lake S |