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8 A CHRISTMAS DINNER FOR SIX, "Wnat is the best Christmas dinner that you can suggest for $10?" was asked of a number of our best local chefs yesterday. "What Is the best for $20?" was another question. Tbo replies given will interest householders and others who are thinking of the table they will set next Sunday. The all-important topic of the Christmas dinner, which is now monopolizing public attention, was made the subject of a Call reporter's special investigations. While it Is generally conceded nowadays that there is nothing new under tbe sun, it was deemed possible that original discoveries might be met with in regions where the sun never shines.

Accordingly the hidden regions of the chief hotels and restaurants, where works the "deu3 ex macbina" whose mandates produce the toothsome delicacies which charm tbe patient in the present prospect and the physician iv the future, were boldly penetrated in quest of information. And some curious discoveries were made. It was a noticeable fact that the larger the spheres of duty and responsibility the more stout and smiling were the chefs. The greater the number of customers and consequent hurry scurry among the subordinates the more cool and unconcerned was the chief cook. It must be good to be a chef at a fashionable restaurant or big hotel.

A couple of hours calm and stately supervision at lunch and dinner hours as an outlet for bigh thoughts and poetic gastronomical reveries, indulged in at one's leisure between whiles, afford an enviable opportunity for philosophical Indulgence and experiment, and when the whole is topped with a munificent salary, art Is encouraged witb a surety and liberality which support- the Chinese belief that the stomach is the seat of the brain. Then acain it is so much more a to experiment with rich dinners on others in lieu of one's self. But at Christmastide philosophy is out of place. "Custom is everything," say all the chefs, "and the world turns its gaze from liver and digestion to plum pudding and mince pies." MAISON RICHE IDEAS. Chef Giannini Is Excited Into Giving Challenges.

Chef Jean Giannini of the Maison Riche entered into the spirit of the enterprise with great heartiness, and spread himself out to prepare practical menus with a due deliberation as to cost and practicability. Excited by the badinage of his confreres, with whom he is a merry favorite, he backed his menus to the extent of offering to furnish dinners named (with twenty-four hours' notice) to any parties of six who challenged the cost. With a deep breath and a concentrated glare suitable to the risk he rattled off: "Ten-dollar dinner for six. Little neck clams on half shell; puree au game auquerelles; filet of sole a la Dickson, Parisian potatoes; green peas, cauliflower au gratiu sorbet punch au cardinal: roast turkey, cranberry sauce; plum pudding au samboyant; Charlotte Florentine; fruit, cakes and coffee; ore bottle sauterue, one claret (California wines). With increased emotion he plunged into the greater risk, while his assistants hung on every word with professional interest.

"Twenty dollar dinner for six. Eastern oysters, half shell consomme a la chancel- Here; canapes au beurre Monlpelliere, anchovies, olives; trout a la Joinville, potatoes a la Duchesse; Tirabale a la ministerial, filet of beef with fresh mushrooms asparagus a la Hollaudaise, string beans in butter, sorbet punch a duck, celery mayonnaise; English plum pudding, hard sauce; Venus Icecreams, fruit, cakes, coffee and cognac; one bottle California sauterne, two quarts Imported St Julien claret. A solemu pause followed the enunciation of the menus as eacb looked at the other and mentally figured out the risks of the challenge. "I'll back the chef," nodded the proprietor in answer to a look cf inquiry from the reporter. The chef stood motionless and calm.

He had issued his challenge and scorned to show a flicker of doubt or want of confidei.ee in himself. THE CALIFORNIA CONJURER. Chef Gerhardt Proves Equal to the Emergency. "Here are two good practical Christmas dinners for you," said Jules Gerhardt in the middle of bis supervision of the evening meal. The chef of the California Hotel is an Alsatian, ana a naturalized citizen of the United States since 1880.

"For $10: California oysters on the half shell; cream ot barley soup; radishes, celery; fried silver smelts. will: sauce remoulaJe; sweetbread- i' la marechale: frisd- oyster-plants, tomatoes and mashed potatoes; turkey stuffed with chestnuts, cranberry sauce; English plum pudding with rum sauce on fire, pumpkin pie, etc. "For your $20 dinner put down: Small Eastern oysters on the deep shell; consomme tapioca soup; olives, caviare on toast, radishes, celery, sweet butter; broiled with sauce valoise, potatoes a la comtesse; saddle of mutton with string beans; stewed terrapin a la Baltimore; sorbet au kirsch goose with bread stuffing and applesauce; salad; plum pudding and mince pies; vanilla icecreams, cakes, black coffee and cognac. "Now, put down prices. Yon see.

we Just rover all materials comfortably in each case but are left without money for wines. ell, 1 was thinking more of eatables than drinkables. You must leave it to the lady of the house to deduct whatever she thinks fit from the eatables to get her drinkables. "Now, let me give you a very important hint not generally observed. Let every plate carrying hot eatables be so heated that it requires a napkin to hold it with.

1 wiM an the difference possible in flavors of viands. "And let me tell yon something about oysters. Oysters should always be served on the deep shell. "Look here here Is an oyster which we will open see, one shell flat and the other Is deep. If you serve the oyster on the flat shell all the juices run off and waste.

"Keep it on the deep shell, and all the Our Best Chefs Tell How It Can Be Prepared. juices are preserved, as tbey should be. To eat an oyster properly, after it is seasoned to taste, and separated from its shell, it should be lifted up in the latter, and oyster and juice taken into the mouth with one big suck. Then chew it or swallow it as suits your taste. "There.

I have given you menus which any one knowing anything of cooking can prepare. The dishes are scientifically combined." THE PALACE MAN. Chef Mergenthaler Airs His Culinary Philosophy. "For $10 to six persons one should be able to provide a good dinner," said Chef Mergenthaler of the Palace Hotel as he thoughtfully stroked his smooth-shaven chin and ran bis mental eye over an historical retrospect of marketing experiences. The chef is a Parisian, but bas been a naturalized American for twenty years past, of which five have been spent in California.

"For $20 one should provide a very good dinner indeed. "Of course turkey Is an element which cannot be separated from American Christmas dinners. In such a case have boiled turkey and roast game or roast turkey and boiled game as the basis to build upon. To enjoy a good dinner eat sparingly of many small dishes in lieu of heavily of one or two. The effects next morning are far "A glass of Vermouth Torreno before a meal makes a wonderful difference in tbe enjoyment of the feast.

"Appetizers, such as anchovies, stuffed olives or caviar on toast, are excellent things to aid the digestive powers, but don't touch radishes at dinner time. That is a positive crime against the stomach. They are only fit for the early morning meal. "baited almonds should be placed on every table. Their effect in out the virtue of your wines are simply magic and is worth noting.

"It is a mistake for a lady who can supervise or cook a good plain dinner to toy with elaborate dishes the preparation of which she is not familiar with. Tbis is a bint worth noting. "Light sweets such as omalettesnufflee or light puddings with wiuo sauce are excellent adjuncts to an artistic meal. "I am not in favor of plum puddings or mince pies. They are crude barbarities and only adjustable to oitrichs' stomachs, but 1 bow to the exigencies of Christmastide.

"Californians are more French in their culinary tastes than any other people in the United States. I have to pay as much attention to loai orders here in that respect as I have ever had to at Cafe bavarin, Hoffman House, the Brunswick or any of the fastidious culinary arenas of New York." THE BALDWIN WIZARD. Good Chef Artot Articulates Quite Artistically. dinners are generally more orthodox than artistic," smiled the genial culinary genius of the Baldwin as he sat at ease in bis little office overlooking the big kitchen ranges. Chef Artot Is a Frenchman, naturalized an American citizen.

He has resided In the United States since IS-9 and guided the Baldwin Hotel appetite since ISSG. "I am not going to discuss a menu with yon. Your readers have hundreds to select from in various culinary publications and each should select what their purse commands and their experience can prepare. "Let me give a few general hints only. It will be wise for ordinary people not trained in culinary an to tackle only ordinary dinners.

"California. has not such a variety of eatables as have the Eastern States. On the other band there is a great plenty of such foods as are to be bad, and prices are much cheaper than in the East. "In selecting a menu one should be careful not to select meat or vegetables which are not naturally in season at this time ot year. "To prepare and combine a dinner of artificially produced material requires a knowledge of chemistry which only comes to specially skilled cooks wbo make an art of their calling.

"America bas material unknown in Europe, and the best of French cooks are still engaged studying upon their manipulation in the kitchen. "Ten dollars and $20 will allow of excellent meals for a parly of six. In the latter case one can deal with luxuries. "Never drink sweet wines or fluids with Avoid beer at all meals where one wishes to study the eating more than the drinking. Beer is a food in itself.

"Light wbtye wines and clarets can be procured cheap and of excellent quality in California, and are the best drinkables at any meal. "Write wines should go with oysters and fish, and red with meats of all descriptions, lt is a mistake to drink much during a meal, and the beverages I have named should be used sparingly. "Turkey, plum pudding and mince pies must go with your Christmas dinner. Be careful to counteract the two latter with a cafe noir and a liqueur to follow. "As a rule, from the Atlantic to the Pacific the American Christmas dinner Is the same, and leaves the professional cook handicapped In his role ofarranger of foods.

Art stands aside aud antique custom reigns supreme." MAISON DOREE PLANS. Eugene Godon Readily Rises to the Occasion. Chef Eugene Godon of the Malson Doree is one of those enviable persons wbo are able to accomplish half a dozen things at once. His quiet smile merely expands in width with an extra rush of orders or addition to bis already onerous duties. Nothing disconcerted at the sudden tumble of the reporter into the lower regions which yawn Into the pavement of Kearny street; nowise put out by the infuriated barkings of a small dog, which mingled with the impatient yells down the ordertube from the room above, he Indicated a bandy 6tool to his visitor, and, as he received and attended to a ceaseless stream of varied orders, quietly suggested the following twenty-dollar dinner for six: "Eastern oysters, half shell; soup, a la relne; pomponots, a la paplllote; pommes duchease; salt piquant olives and anchovies; shrimp salad mayonnaise; chicken, a la Marengo; tenderloin of beef pique, a la Perigord, mustard sauce; Roman punch; turkey stuffed with chestnuts, celery salad; plum pudding; Icecream in form; fruit, cheese, assorted cakes, petlts fours, black coffee and cognac; THE MORNING CALL, SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1892 EIGHT PAMIRS ll BHa -7 1 1 bottle French sauterne, 1 bottle French Chateau la Rose, bottle California champagne.

"Can we do it for the money?" he repeated with a smile. "You are trying my mettle on the spur of the moment. Let any housekeeper figure it out, nnd I think it will come inside the $20 comfortably. All right, that's been attended to." he called leisurely up the order-tube in reply to a hoarse repetition order from above, as he waved bis smiling adieux to his visitor. FRANK'S PLANS.

Chef Coutard Suggests Some Practical Dinners. "Here are two simple menus which at the same time will give fit for anybody," said Louis Coutard, the stout and goodhumored youug chef of Frank's restaurant, on Piue street. Consommo volatile, salad crevetle, sole an gratin, pate de volatile au brcchet'e, vol au vent a la mine. English peas, canvas-back duck a la Frank's, omelet rhutn, Christmas pudding, cakes, cheese, plain claret, coffee, etc. Oysters, chicken soup, salad, trout normand or striped bass, sautees merlngos, filet of beef pique with sauce Madere, begacine, asparagus, green peas, baignee souflee, Christinas puddiug, icecreams, cakes, fruit, white and red California wines.

"There is nothing I have named there that cannot be handled easily by a plain cook or from the instructions in any cookery book. "ll 's better to have a simple dinner well cooked than a complicated dinner indifferently prepared. "Besides which I leave an easy margin for a lady who doesn't understand the business of marketing, which means everything in the matter of cost of a dinner." He nodded cheerily as lie plunged himself into the intricacies of the complicated dishes from which he had shielded the trembling amateur. NEVADA NOTIONS. Chef Bressi Treats the Matter With Due Seriousness.

E. G. Bressi. in charge of the Nevada restaurant, entered with grave interest into tbe dinner question and figured up cost carefully. "I am more given to acting than talking, so I will give you simply practicable suggestions for the use of any one who can cook at all and is really Interested in giving a good dinner.

"Now, put down for a $10 dinner: Consomme colbert (6 eggs), sardines, stuffed olives, filet of sole a la Orly, sweetbread sautee Italian style, tomatoes, mushrooms, olives, chicken fricassee, small roast turkey, cranberry sauce. New York plum pudding and sauce, mince pies, and California red wine. "Now for $20: Oysters, Eastern, half shell, potage a la reine or consomme, salmon mayonnaise, spring lamb chops a la pompadour, chicken sautee a la Bistori. artichokes and mushrooms, Roman punch, English snipe on filed hominy cakes, roast turkey with chestnut stuffing. Icecreams, omelet soufll.e, plum pudding, satnboyant sauce, and the usual etceteras.

"Adding that up we have enough margin to throw in Jerusalem artichokes in cream and fried egcplant with the vegetables. "For wines put in two bottles California i.fandel at 50 cents a bottle. Allow Ine 10 per cent over my own market figures for the unpracticed buyer there should still be a margin for extra fancy cakes, etc. Yes, I am satisfied of that," he added after a thoughtful pause, and he looked as if he meaut it, for Chef Bressi is an earnest man. His duties completed the reporter went straightway to a physician to get rid of the effects of several imaginary rich meals which the eager zeal of the interested chefs had fully persuaded him he had eaten In advance of Christmas eve.

Unlike a wellknown London club habitue he was unable to say, "I'm not hungry, but, thank God, I'm greedy." Geo kgs Templek. THE BOLT FALLS. First Arrest for False Vote- Counting. Ben Napthaly, the Well-Known Lawyer, Heads the Defense Association's Black List. There was a bolt from the blue yesterday which fell upon Benjamin F.

Napthaly, the well-known police-court practitioner. Late in the afternoon a warrant was obtained from -Superior Judge black by the Citizens' Defense Association to arrest Napthaly on the charge of falsely counting votes at the last election. Napthaly happened to be parsing the courtroom shortly after the issuance of the warrant aud was promptly arrested by Officer Hutchinson, who took him to the City Prison, whence he afterward was taken uptown in search of bondsmen. He toiled until late in the night and found bondsmen, but was unable to find a Judge who would ac-ept the bonds. In an Interview he told the reporters of the morning papers that all would have been well if the money which Mike de Young had put up bad been produced at the critical mo- ment.

This arrest is only the first of a number to be made by the Citizens' Defense Association. Pur.vine its invariable policy of not striking until the Iron is hot, the association has been diligently investigating the prevalent rumors of frauds perpetrated in counting ballots at the last election. The result has been an unexpectedly large discovery of evidence of crookedness in counting. Tbe efficient committee having the Investigation in charge reports that It has practically conclusive evidence against members of election boards in widely different precincts. It would be difficult and inadvisable to indicate where the lightning will strike next.

No man who changed a single vote or threw out a ballot is secure, for voluntary informers are said to be assisting the Investigating committee and serious revelations are daily being made. The charge against 11. F. Napthaly of "reading off falsely." and the testimony tends to show that he stole votes In the case particularly of four important offices. He is said to have stolen from O'Donnoll for Mayor, aithougL the person to be benefited Is not made public; from Scott for Sheriff to give to McDade, from Beatty and Foote for Barnes as District Attorney, from Joachimsen as lice Judge for some one else.

The exact extent of his depredations. If any, may be shown by the best evidence of the ballots themselves, but in ttie meantime the evidence of associates bas also beeu secured. The scene of his work on election day was the Seventh Precinct of the Thirtysixth District, and it Is said that the audacity of the attempt to defraud tbe people of a fair count was almost equaled by similar work in a great many other precincts. So general, indeed, is said to have been the tampering Willi the record of votes that the association may ask the Legislature to order a formal recount under extraordinary precautious. In that case the dull farce now proceeding at City Hall, which consists of simply counting tho tallies made by suspected boards, will have been all for naught, and candidates wiil lie compelled to wait much longer before they can feel secure in their seats.

GARLAND'S READINGS. The Author of "Jason Edwards "Be- fore an Audience. Hamlin Garland, author of "Main Traveled Roads," "A Spoil of Office," and a number of other stories which have had an extraordinary sale, was to have lectured at Metropolitan Hall last night on "A New Declaration of Rights," and would have done so but for a mistake on the part of the committee having the matter in charge. A charge of admission had been made and to this Mr. Garland objected strenuously.

"1 his It the first time I have ever been advertised to speak on an economic subject where a charge was made for admission," lie said, "and 1 wish to explain that such would not have been the cjise had I known it. The single tax is a subject upon which like to talk, and it is my desire to reach more people than I can hope to do by selling tickets. The pre. arrangement was made by the committee while I was gone and without my knowledge. For that reason I have decided to read to you tonight from my own books and to-morrow night I will lecture free on economics." Then spread out one of his books and read the description, of spring from bis child series.

lie prefaced the reading of this by saying: "When tbe Western boy leaves lis Western home and goes East he becomes lonesome. He misses the wind whistling through the tall prairie grass and the wonderful starlit skies of the West. lie lives up three flights of stairs, in a ballroom, aud, growing begins to write out his thoughts about in. home. That is how I first became literary man, and that is how it was that I became able to stand before you to-night as a writer." Another selection read wat a portion of the life of Braaley, from the story "A Spoil of Office," and was a description of a Friday afternoon recital at school.

Bradley, he explained, was a man who developed late, and finally at 24 concluded to go to school. lie farmed bis wav through, as the author explained he had done himself. There were roars of laughter at his description of the pancakes which they bad baked. The most successful reading of the evening, however, was bis story of the "Private's Beturn." De explained that he had received more letters about it than anything be had written. ln style Mr.

Garland is easy and natural, and In movements he is graceful at times and always earnest and Impressive. To-night he will deliver a free lecture on economic questions at Metropolitan Hall. KOWALSKY'S TRAP. He Tells How He Set it for Turn Suden. Judge Coffey Holds Guardian Corbett Responsible for His Disbursements.

A Lecture on Champerty. Except the sura of $1040, expended for family allowance by order of court, all of Patrick J. Curb-It's disbursements as guardian of the estate of Henry Macdonald wero disallowed by Judge Coffey yesterday. The day was consumed in hearing a mass of testimony in which the witnesses were Attorney Kowalsky; J. C.

Flood, his clerk; F. M. Levy, a tailor, who made a $55 suit for Henry Macdonald; J. 11. Splro, a salesman, who sold the boy a $13 watch and a $150 scarf uln; Patrick J.

Corbett, Henry Macdonald and J. D. Sullivan. A. Comlo Jr.

appeared as counsel for Martin Burke, the new guardian, and J. Smith as counsel for Patrick J. Corbett, his Mr. Kowalsky told a very dramatic story. He was explaining to the court the onerous character of the services he bad rendcrad while conducting the litigation on behalf of Henry Macdonald.

He said that be, his assistant counsel, J. D. Sullivan, and a young man in bis employ named Clarence Bristol concealed themselves in the back room of the house. 3QBA Powell street, corner of O'Farrell, on the afternoon of August last. Into the front room came Otto turn Suden, the attorney.

11. D. Steuart, the divorced husband of Henry Macdonald's mother, and (diaries Still well. The sliding doors between the rooms were closed, and when the conversation began In the front room Kowalsky and bis young man sat on pillows laid ngtinst the door. What occurred was thus described by Kowalsky: O.to turn Suden spoke first, saying, "Weil, we've come here to fix this matter up." Steuart replied, "Well, wbat do you want?" Suden said: "Stenart, we want you to testify that you are the father of the boy, and th it yon had nothing to do with this affair.

Now look here. Steuart, you know that the testimony in that case to the effect that the boy was Macdonald's boy was all humbuj. we wan: you to set that down. By the way, just tell me, i.u't that your boy?" Steuart replied: "The testimony I gave on the trial is the truth. You want me to tell a falsehood.

Make out your statement and out up your Th- Suden sail "You know $300 is a lot of money. We are not Sullivan and Kowalsky and haven't got a lot of money. We can raise a couple of hundred dollars and keep our promises. You needn't be afraid to make an affidavit. Kowalsky and Sullivan dare not kick.

Will guarantee no harm will come to you." Steuart's reply was: "You talked about That's what I came here for. You had better put up your money. Every word 1 swore to in couit was the truth." Suden answered: "Didn't you tell three or four people since the trial that your testimony was false?" Steuart declared that he had not, when Suden said something about paving Steuart's passage to Australia or Japan, and added that he might as well sign tbe affidavit. Steuart shouted "You can't bulldoze inc." Suden said something about Steuart to the State prison. "Then," said Kowalsky.

"I threw the doors open and looking at Baden I remarked. 'Yon had better take care or I'll send you to the State Judge Can't you make a diagram of your throwing open the door? The crowd In the courtroom laughed at this sally from the bench, as Kowalsky had already drawn a diagram of the rooms where the interview took place. Mr. KowaUky, continuing his narrative, said be told Suden be had caught him al his little game trying to corrupt the man's testimony, adding. "You're a nice individual to be charging dishonesty on everybody else." "Then I told him," said the lawyer, with a grimace, "I'd break his head for him." "Did you break bis asked Judge Co (lev.

No." replied Kowalsky. "Sullivan stepped up and remarked: Tie's no good. I'd pay no attention to bim; he's a loafer and a "What happened then?" said Judge Coffey. "bullwell laughed," answered the attorney. "And is that the climax of that exceedingly dramatic situation?" asked the Judge.

"Well. I said lie was no gentleman, and he said 1 was no gentleman, and I called him a bard name." Judge Coffey remarked that this was the first authentic account he had received of the affair and that the others concerned iv it would havo to appear and testify. J. 1). Sullivan took the stand to say he had been misled about going up to l'owell street.

He did not like that kind of business and did not bear any of the conversation passing in the front room, as lie sut on the side of the bed all the time. The first thing he noticed was Kowalsky throwing open the doors. lie did not like being there, as it struck him there would be something about it in the papers the next day. Judge Coffey (drawing a And there was. "They abused each other like but neither struck a blow," said Sullivan.

Mr. Corbett vis allowed to go on the stand to make a statement. lie said he became the guardian for Henry Macdonald simply to oblige Mr. Sullivan. He was Inexperienced in such affairs, and had been led astray.

Ile felt that he had done nothing wrong and knew that he had done nothing dif honest. Judge lt's merely a matter of legal liability. Mr. Corbett. "I never lead what 1 signed." "What never read what you signed?" "No; I was told a whole lot of stuff and lt was written down on foolscap." "Certainly it must have been foolscap.

It could not have been legal cap." Mr. Sullivan informed the court that proceedings were pending before Judge Sanderson for the sale of the real estate wben tbe would be divided up. "Ba divided up among the attorneys?" asked tbe Judge. Mr. Sullivan explained that the proceedings before Judge Sanderson were connected with Duncan Macdonald's claim that he was a partner of bis brother, the late C.

E. S. Macdonald. Judge Coffey said the partition proceed- Ings had not been before him, and this was the first time he had learned that there was anything more in sight for distribution. Attorney Kowalsky received a lecture from tne bench on the subject of champerty and maintenance, and was asked whether be knew there was any statute on the subject in California.

-He was unable to throw any light on the subject. He thought however, that his contract for half the estate recovered for Henry Macdonald was consistent with the law of this State. In the course of proceedings Judge Coffey remarked that a lawyer and a prizefighter, he was informed, had felt hurt by what they considered reflections on them from him. He did not remember that he had said anything to hurt their feelings. He had not called the prizefighter a lawyer nor bad be called the lawyer prizefighter.

is reported that tbe San Fraucisco Bar Association will investigate the conduct of certain lawyers in connection with the transaction of probate business in view of Judge Coffey 'a strictures. HER SECOND TRIP. Twelve Knots Made. by the Monterey. THE DECKS WERE KEPT WET.

Everybody Was Well Pleased With the Second Performance of the New Coast-Defense Vessel. In ber second unofficial trial trip yesterday the Monterey attained a speed of twelve knots an hour without running; her engines at full speed; but even at that rate of progress she kept her nose under water roost of the time. No attempt was made to force the engine-- to their full power, though greater speed was developed and for a greater length of time than during the preliminary run. The Montciey was under way for five hours yesterday, and during the greater part of that time the furnaces were worked under forced draft, and the engines made an average of 130 revolutions per minute the maximum being 135. There was not a hitch in the machinery at any time during the run.

The engines worked smoothly in every particular, and tbere was no occasion to slow down or decrease the powor they were developing for the purpose of making adjustments. No effort was made to obtain an accurate estimate of the speed which the vo.sel developed, owing to the fact that the question of speed does not enter into the requirements of the contract between the Government and the Union Iron Works. The chief requirement is that the vessel shall develop MOO horse-power. A patent log was in use during a part of the run, and several which were made by means of it indicated a speed of between twelve and thirteen knots per hour. Shore bearings were also taken, but were not regarded as accurate.

These indicated a greater speed, the highest estimate being 14 2-10 knots. The run yesterday had partly the appearance of an official trial owing to the fact that all the members of the naval board who will conduct the Betel trial were on board. They were Rear-Admiral George Brown, Captain Louis Kempff, Chief Engineers George F. Kutz, Joseph Trilley and George J. Unman, Lieutenant-Commander Edwin C.

Pendleton, Lieutenants James W. Carlin, K. F. Nicholson and George W. Hiufeld, and Assistant Nava! Constructors David W.

Taylor and Albert W. Stall- The members of the Board of Naval ho will take the data upon which the computation for horse-power will be made, were also aboard, with the exception of one officer. Chief Engineer George The members of the engineer hoard who were on the Monterey were: Chief Engineer George F. Kutz. Joseph Trilley.

George J. Burnap. Albert J. Engard and Robert W. Milli-an.

Passed Assistant Engineers Charles P. Howell. William Rowb tl am, George D. Strickland, William B. Donning, Howard Gage, Andrew If.

II nut aud Tiiomas F. Carter, and Assistant Engineers Solon Arnold, Etnil Tb.iss and William Herbert The contractors were represented by Ilemv T. Scott, president of the Union Iron Works, Expert E'lCinoer W. 11. Eekart, Chief Engineer Robert Forsyth and E.

T. Morris. The vessel was In command of Captain Charles Minor Goodall with William Field as first officer, both of whom served on the trial trips of the cruisers Charleston and San Francisco. The representatives of the Union Iron Works and the members nf the naval boards left Mission-street wharf on a tug at 9 o'clock in the morning and went out to the Monterey, which was lying in Mission Bay. The vessel was to have started on her run at 10 o'clock, but she was over ball an hour by the anchor fouling under the bow while being weighed.

After it was cleared, however, the Monterey leaded for a point between Goat Island and the San Francisco side of the bay. Several passing ferry-boats went ont of their course aud gave the new warship a clear passazewcy. By the time she had passed the eastern end of Goat Island her engines had been worked up to over a hundred revolutions, which gave her an estimated speed of ten or eleven knots. She soon began to show that her low freeboard was calculated to make it decidedly uncomfortable on the forward decks. The water commenced to run ov.r her low and It gr.w in volume as the speed Increased, until right at the point of her bow there was a steady stream pouring on ber three feet above the deck.

She was heading for Red Rock with a clear passageway and the engines continued to work faster and faster until tl.ey attained an average of 130 revolutions. With the engines working at this rate the volume of water which was pouring over ber bow increased until there whs a torrent rushing over the forward part of the deck for a distance of thirty or forty feet buck of the hawse pipes. The wave submersed the flagstaff in the bow to a point four or five feet above the deck, but the depth of the wave rapidly decreased as the water rushed over the hawse pipes. The mala volume of water was jus', at the point of the bow where the bawsepipes, covered by Immense iron hoods are located, aud these, with the large anchors which were secured on both sides of the hawsepires, formed a. breastwork which caused the water to bank at that point.

The wave was broken before it reached within ten feet of the forward turret and ran off the sides without causing any flood near the turret, though 'there were streams running along the sides for a considerable distance back of that point. Notwithstanding the immense amount of water win. was rushing over the bow, there was very little of it entered the Some trouble tree experienced from this source during the run on Monday, but that was due to the fact that the hawseholes were not covered. But the large ruober plug, which were made for them and which encase the anchor-, were yosttrday Inserted In the openings. A quantity of oakum was nlso inserted and the whole covered with canvas securely fastened over the pipes.

This succeeded in keeping water out of the vessel, except a small degree. The bay was smooth and the vessel was perfectly steady, without any tendency to Pitch or dip her bow in the water. The members of the naval board expressed no surprise at the manner in which she threw the wave over her bow and stated that nothing else could he expected of a vessel of the monitor type with such a low freeboard as the Monlerey has. The members of the naval board Also noticed another feature which they stated was to be found in all vessels of this type and that was the fact that she was not inclined to answer her helm very readily, though, they thought, there would be no serious difficulty on that After the Monterey reached Red Rock sho turned and went over the course again, returning to Hunters Point. On the return trip the Engineer Hoard, under Chief Engineer Unty, took data In the engine-room and fireroom, upon which the horse-power computations will be made.

The cards which the took were given to Expert Engineer Eckort of the Union Iron Works, and he will make computations from them, but the result may not be known at present. It was about 1 when the warship reached Hunters Point and the contractors concluded to run her over the course again. This was done, but there was no special incident on tho second trip. No more data were taken by the engineers, but the engines maintained the average of 130 revolutions all the time. The Monterey returned to the Union Iron Works about 4 o'clock and anchored off the works.

The contractors express ths greatest satisfaction with the performance of the vessel, but they have concluded not to give her another trial run to-day, as they desire to make some slight adjustments In the new machinery before increasing the power on the next trip. She will go out again over the same course to-morrow, and it is expected then to work the engines up to 140 and perhaps more. On the next trip after that they will probably be worked to ICO revolutions, and then it is intended to five her the official trial. The contractors are not the only ones who express satisfaction with the preliminary trials of Monday and yestcrdav. The naval engiueers who were aboard this vessel, and the members of the trial board also.

do not hesitate to say that so far her machinery has worked perfectly, and that there is every indication that when forced In her full power the new vessel.will meet all the requirements of the Contract. Several of the speak in especially favorable, terms of the Ward coilboilers which were placed in the Monterey by the Navy Department partly in the way of an (experiment. Tilt-y have never been used before on as large a scale, and there has been some doubt as to the probability of their proving stressful. But the engineers state that they have retained the steam perfectly and give every Indication of continuing to do so with increased pressure. I.Alt 81 MI I.NTKI.I.I_iIS.\CI£.

Arrlvert. Toksoat. December 20. Schr Robert and Minnie. Farrell.

4 days from Eureka; 140 ft lumber, to A Hooper A Co "WEST OF FAKUO-I'er CiuaMla-- cs cigars, '29 dry MM sks eat. 340 Mks potatoes 1 bx trees. 583 bdls green hides, 5 bdls callsklns, 1 lull dry 7 cs tallow. 4-5 bills hoops. 1 sk l.i! Tacoina-1 bx 5 bills dry hides.

ltf bdls ore sacks, 3 bdls creen hides, I cs 1 bbl nuts, 11 bullion, IS tea, 4 bxs books. 3Bl bdls paper. Hidalgo sks oats. Ana. oi t.s-1 apples.

6333 sks oats. la'rhaven-1 sk rushes. bbls mackerel. New lutein- 1 esscaUa. 1 pair trucks.

1 orgin, 1 bi butter, 4 sks potatoes, 3 pkes express. SO pkgi household goods, 1 pkg clv I'llllHU I'cr Una Hut rd: Moore. F.rjujon ft Co; Co: Weill. Fargo Co: National name of Commerce: llts.lng.r Co; It Frank A Ccx; XV Selby Sineltlnjr an.l Lead Works: nine; Siegfried A ilraioiemteln I. Meyerstein: Allen Lewis: .1 Kchleldeii A Co; KotliSrbliil Co; PM Chemical Works: San Francisco Ctiemlc-1 Debt Co: UtaKe.

MoCHt TOWM; KncilaU; 11 i. Wei ttieiiu-r II Holmes 1. Co. THE WONDERFUL A. B.

CHASE PIANO! lead Wll sl DITSON CO. of Boston, the ttet.rCHAS Ep irNO: hOUSe America say bout "We have made it our special business for months to closely investigate the several high grade pianos on the market with the purpose of securing an instrument that would meet the approval of the most critical and cultured musical people of Boston. We selected THE A. B. CHASE from the many fine pianos offered us as the one most fully meeting our ideal of a perfect instrument.

A WONDERFUL PIANO. "Can you afford to buy a piano before investigating this instrument A full line of these artistic pianos in the various fancy woods always in stock from which to select. KOHLER CHASE, 28 O'Farrell St. i cod 8p Highest of all in Leavening Latest U. S.

Gov't Report ABSQULrTELY PUKE DEATHS. marriage aim death notices sont by mall will not be inserted. They must be handed in at either of ihe publication offices and be Indorsed with the name and residence of persons authorized to have the aaniepubli-he-l. 1 ISO In this city. December 19.

1999, tothe wire or J. a d. tug titer. In this city, December 19. 1892.

to the wire of Charles J. Josephs, a dauzhter. BILLS-In this city, December 19, 1999. tothe wife of K. H.

Hills, a dau. liter. -IAICIMKO. -in this city. December 18.1892, by tbe Rev.

M. S. Levy, Samuel Rock and Hilda Simon. In this city. December 18.

1999. by the Rev. M. S. Levy, Henry Spellmau aud Carrie Rausch.

in this city, December 15. 1892. by the Rev M. b. Levy.

Joshua D. Isaacs and Ragtaa Hans. In this city. December 17. 1892, by the Rev.

o. Groensberg, Christian I. Son inks -ti and Helena Rergesen. Abel, Ellen Lelloss.M..rgueritt3 M. Mary Oliver Luc-ts.

Louis Rurr, Aaron F. Mlnehan. Edward T. Joseph Worrell. Charles K.

Costellrt, TftuniM Nolan, Hrldget ey, K. O'Hrlen. Patrick Corliss, Mary Jane R.y. Oale" W. Dwyer, Edward H.

Slattery, Michael Fitzgerald, James Tower, Hrldget Jantzen, Anna V.mdci bit. Kramm, Charles Van Blarcom, Abbie R. loe aan, Margaret A. Volz. Jacob In this city, December 19, 1892.

Aaron husband of Carrie and brother or Ell B. Iturr. a native of Indiana, aged 47 years 4 months an I 7 days. and aconalntances are respectfully Invited to attend funeral THIS DaY day), at 10 o'clock a. from ADA Guerrero Street.

MINEHAN In this rlty. December 19. ward eldest aim beloved eon P-trles and Jane Mlnehan, a native of San Francisco, aged 21 years months and 7 da. BU" Friends and acquaintances sre respectfully Invited to attend the fnaeral THIS DAY (Wednes- day), at 9 o'clock a. from the residence of his parents, 35 Freeion street, thence to St Rose's Church, where a recuiem hUb mass will be celebrated for the repose or his soul, com- mencing at 9:30 o'clock a.m.

Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. TOW la this city. December 19, 1332. Bridget, beloved wife ol Charles H. Tower arid mother or James Collins, a native of County.

Irelaud, aged 75 years months and .7 days. 1-rietids ami acquaintances are resDaetTaHy Invited to attend them- THIS da) i dsy). at 9 o'clock a. from her late resi- dence, street, the: to St. Joseph's Church, where a requiem high mass will oe celebrated for the repose of her soul, commencing at 9:30 o'cltck a.

Interment Holy Cross Ceme-- tery. this cry, December 19, Michael, red husband or Annlo and rather or Nellie, John, Thomas. Michael, Frank, x.nei. An- nie, Joseph and Dennis Slitterv. a native of Ccnnty Ireland, aged 41 yea-sand 3 mouths.

snd mces are respectfully Invited toattend the funeral THIS DAY (Wednes- day), at 12 o'clock from his late residence. Seventh avenue, near Point road Inter- ment Holy Cross Cemetery, O'BRIEN tins cits-. December 19. Rat- rick, beloved father of Maggie and Katie and brother el Michael. John, Darby and Austin O'Brien, a nativo or the parish or Caranoouan County Ireland, aged 44 years.

and acquaintances are respectfully Invited to attend the lutieral DAY (Wednes- day), at 10 o'clock a. from the parlors of the Paclflc I Makers, 777 Mission street, be- tween 1 hlrd aud Fourth, thence to St. Francis Chan for services. later meat Holy Cross Cem- etery. 1 I.v Ross this ity.

December 19, 1892. Mar- guerltte beloved wife of Thomas Cess and mother of Mrs. Conrad V. Rless, a Ham- burg, Germany, aged 53 years. sna acquaintances are respectfully Invited to attend funeral THIS DAY (Wednes- day), at 2 o'clock from ncr late residence.

1 234 1 stro street, corner Twenty-fourth, tbence to the worth M. F. Church, corner Twenty- sixth and Church streets where the funeral ser- vices will be held, later ment I. O. O.

F. Ceme- tery. In this city. December 1892, Jacob Volz, beloved hushanaof Lizzie and father of Edward, Maine, Rre.Mie and Benjamlo Volz, formerly a member of Lincoln Post No. 1, G.A.R.

a native of Germany, aged 58 years. B-TFrlends and acquaintances are respectfully Invited toattend the funeral THIS DAY (Wednes- day), at 3 r. from his late residence. 310 I'nloti street, between Kearny and Montgom- ery, interment a. 1: Cemetery.

in Santa Clara, December 19. 1892, Ellen beloved wife or the late William Abel, a native of Ireland, aged 02 years. tztTTbo funeral will take place THIS DAY (Wednesday), at 10 o'clock a. Irom the Catholic church, Santa Clara. mis city.

December 19, Edward beloved son Fannie A. Dwver and son of Mary J. and the lata Thomas Dwver. a native of aged 28 years 2 month, and 27 dsys. fu-eral will tate place TO-MORROW (Thursday), at 9 o'clock a.

from of bis mother. 51 Hay street, thence to St. Bridget's Church, where a solemn requiem mass will be celebrated for the repose or his soul, com- mencing it 9:45 o'clock a.m. Interment Mount Calvary Cemetery. this city.

December 20. 1892. res R. Morrell. a native ot New Jersey, aged 63 years.

New Jersey papers please copy. 1 Friends and acquaintances ara rtsnectfully Invited to attend the (aneraiTO-VoRBOW (Thurs- day), r-t 2 o'clock p.m.. from the undertaking parlors or McGinn Bros- 31 Eddy etre.t. Inter- ment I. O.

O. F. Cemetery. FITZGERALD-In this city, December 832. James Fitzgerald.

late of the Pacific Mall Steam- ship Company, beloved husband of EHIe Fitzger- ald a native Boston, BsTlhe funeral will take place TO-MORROW (Thursday), o'clock a.m., from uts late dence, 13 Freeion sireet, thence to st. Hose's Church, ilitj a solemn requiem mass will be celebrated for the repose ot his soul, commencing at 9 o'clock a. a. 2 COSTELI.O— 'n this city. December 20.

1892, Thomas, beloved et James and Mary Costeilo, a native of san Mateo County. ChL, aged 26 years 10 months and 25 days. and acquaintances are respectfully Invited to attond the I uuerai TO-MORROW (Thurs- at 8:30 o'clock a. from his late resi- dence. 2559 Greenwich street, thence to St.

Brid- get's Church, where a solemn requiem mass will be cetebrstcd for tho repose or his soul, commencing at 9 o'clock a. m. Interment Mount Calvary Cemetery. Ia this city. December 19, 1592.

Sarah Frances Crossley, beloved wire or L. Crossley and mother or Harry A. and Ivy L. Anderson aud Leuule Crossley. 3 native of Massachusetts, aged 45 years and 0 months.

papers please Ow'Remalus to be shipped to Sacramento on To-morrow (Thursday) MORNING for Inter- In East Oakland. December 20. 1592. Mrs. Hrldget Nolan, mother of James, Michael and the late Dennis Nolan and Mrs.

Robert Arm- strong and Mrs. Jeremiah Kearney, a native of Couuty Kerry, Ireland, aged 78 rears. B'-Tlriemls and acquaintances are resneetfully Invite lto.it 1 end the lunerai 1 oMorrow, rhurs- day). at 9 o'clock a. from the residence of her son.

Michael Nolan, corner Fourteenth street and Fifteenth avenue. East Oakland, thence to St. Church, where a solemn requiem will be celebrated for the repose of her soul, commencing at 9:30 o'clock a. m. Interment Mary's Cemetery.

KR.vMM-lu Oakland. December 2o, 1892. Charles, beloved husband of Augusta Krammand lather of Charles, otto. Henry and Joseph Kramm. a native of Hanover, Gsrmany, aged 5t5 years 1 month and 6 days.

Friends and acquaintances are respectfully Invited to attend the funeral FRIDAY, December 99, at 2 o'clock r. rrom his late residence. 1414 Telegraph avenue. Interment Mountain 'View Cemetery. Oakland.

3 A solemn requiem mod msss will be celebrated at st. Ann's Church. Colma TO-MORROW (Thursday), at 9 o'clock a a. lor the repose of the soul or the Mrs. Margaret A.

Lennon. Friends are Invite, to attend. la this city, December 20, 1892. Mary Jane Corliss, a native or Vermont, aged 01 ears. CHADIIOURNE-In this city.

December 20, 189j! Joseph Cbadbourne, a native of Maine, aged .2 years. BREE-In this city, December 20. 1892. Mary Oliver, lie of John Rree. a uative of Mendocino, aged 31 years.

ln this city, December 19. 1892. Daley XV, youngest sou of P. A. and Margie Ray, aged 21 months.

In this city. December 18, 1892 Sarah, wifo of the late W. W. Vanderbllt. aged 74 years.

In this city. December 17, 1892, Louis Lucas, aged 70 years. VAN BLARCOM-At Summit. N. December 20 1892, Abbie wife of A.

Lines Van Blarcom. JANTZKN-At Holdln Island. December 18. 1892. Anna, beloved wife or 11.

Jantzen, a native of Bramstedt, Hanover, Germany, aged 32 years ISCELL A WEO S. LIEBES COMPANY THE WMM FURRIERS, T)EO TO ANNOUNCE THAT BUSINESS AT xi their Immense and magnificent storo has in- creased to so art extent that they have found lt absolutely necessary to establish a number of 8-1011 DEPARTMENTS In order to properly accommodate the constantly increasing crowds of customers visiting them dally. They show a full aud Complete Assortment of Everything in the For Line, And buyers can hare no trouble in finding just filial they want. H. Extra Indarr m-nts for the Holiday, ia ALASKA SEALSKIN, JyJ.

RUSSIAN SABLES MARTEN, MINK. PKKSIA-I LAMB, OKAY KEOflfl RAMI ASTRAKHAN ABM ENTS OF EXCLUSIVE DESIGN. ALSO SPECIAL REDUCTIONS IN cms, BOAS, nd SCAKFS, MUFFS FIR NlBiUnif AIL KIMS. Eitra Sale of Children's For Sets, Consisting af "Muff and Boa. at 9 1 upward.

A handsomely Illustrated catalogue of Sealskins and other --rments will be lusiled to any address free ou application. H. LUBES COMPAHT (INCORPORATED), 133, 135, 137, 139 Post Street. The 31c.t Extensive Hunw in the World. OPEN EVENINGS.

no.l MoWeFr tf HOLIDAY GOODS AT S. CROCKER COMPANY, 215, 217, 219 Bush SAN FRANCISCO. del, 16 19 -1 22 6t Jk Mtm Ai" OPEN EVENING FOR THE HOLIDAYS! 01-tB Lor.GNETTE-*, GOLD SPECTACLES i.M) Largest anil Best Selected Stoct in the City. fl. BERTELING, 427 Kearny Street.

deC tf Fifty It. CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED. If Dr. Fchenrk's treatment and cure of Consump- tion were something new and untried, people tn.gnt doubt but what lias proved Itself thtou.h a record as old as our grandfathers, means just what it is A Specific for Consumption And for all diseases or the Lun.s. No treatment In the world can place as many permanent cures of Consumption to its credit ax Dr Schenc-'a.

Nothlnn in attire acts so directly and effectively on the lung membranes and and so Quickly disposes of tubercles, congestion, lnfl-un -nation, colds, cougt.s aud alt the seeds of Consumption as Dr. Schensk's Pulmonic Spp When all else falls It comes to the rescue. Not until It falls, and only alter faithiui trial, should any one despond. It has brou.ht the hopeless to lire and health. It has turned the despair of ten thousand homes Into Joy.

It Is doliia it now. It will continue to do It throughout the ages Dr. Schenck's Practical Treatise, on thvet ana Stomach Dis- eases all Dr. J. Jl.

Schenck A Son, Philadelphia, Pa. tf gp AFTER 8 YEARS' TRIAL II Patent Coal-Oil Burner IS? I till 'mailer all ia power and safety. We -s have reduced the price to enable every. to use them. Our smallest site a urn fits regular size lamps.

store lamps; bettor a cheaper than "ig A. GRAFF, 47 SECOND STKEET, S. ocO WeSa 3ino UNITKI. UNOKItTAKKtIS' I EMBALMING PARLORS. 1 Ke'iulsltofor First-class EMBALMING PARLORS.

4 K.erythtug I at Koaaonable Kates. '1 Telephone and Firth street, a 1 MCAVOY A GALLAGHER. 8 McAVOY A CALLACHER, FUNERAL DIRECTORS and EMBALMERS I SO Firth Opy. Lincoln School. Telephone 3UBu.

tf I CYPRESS LAWN TN MATEO No" SKUTAIIMN-' laid out 01 the lawn plan: perpetual' care: tlful. permanent and easy of see it War- buy burial place elsewhere. ueier. City Offlce, 1125 omerr Street. delt) TO THE UNFORTUNATE.

DR. DISPENSARY, JterAjV 3 KEAUNY ST. 1534 'or treatment ol l'rivate Diseases. Manhood, Debility or disease wear' I Skin il doctor has vis- ited the ol Europe ami obtained much information, which he can Impart to those In need pthla services, 'i'liu doctor cure. others fall.

Try him, No charge unless he effects a cure. cured at home. es Call or write. Addresa, tar. J.

F. Vlli-UN, mux San Franclacoi, iBTMIWWmri 1 I'iiihiilllMii ''i-i 'i r-TTfnihU'M. MISCELLANEOUS. Genuine without our Horseshoe Tradem. r-V a coif AH -ej 'A I US? I THIS WEEK! HI WILL SELL ill GK fi SLIPPERS! BegarflJess of Cost 800 pairs of GENTS' FINE EM- BROIDERED SLIPPERS, prioe $2.

600 pairs of GENTS' EXTRA. FINE EMBROIDERED SLIPPERS price Sl 50; worth $2 50. 12 of LADIE S' FINE FRENCH KID THREE-POINT SLIPPERS will be sold this week at the low figure of $1 25; regular price $2 50. Don't purchase until 50. see onr irs of LADIES' FINE FRENCH THREE-POINT SLIPPERS be sold this week at the low 5 of $1 25; regular price $2 50.

purchase until you sec our Bargains in Slippers. A one cent postal card with yoar address bring you a catalogue worth $10. Nolan Sons, 812 and 814 Market St. Factory 63 to 73 Stevenson San BRANCH STORES: CO3 Street, Sacramento, Cat. 25G Main Street, Stockton, Cal.

1053 Urn ulukv, Oakland, Cal. 17 nnd 19 Sunt- Clara San CaL 1913 MurlDdi-i Street, Freino, Cal. 53 Morrison Street, i'ortlaud. Or. po'2o weFrSn tf LADIES Special Sale During tie Holidays HiNDSOME PRESENTS! SILK SKIRTS, FUR CAPES, OPERA CLOAKS, JACKETS, TEA GOWNS, MUFFS.

SPECIAL ATTRACTION! 500 Feather Boas $1.00: Ml "CAILLEAOI 46 and 48 Geary Street, CORNER GRANT CORNER GRAM UK. Telephone 5231. oclB SuWe SCHOENFELD. SHIRT. DEPOT, Market Street, Exactly Opposite SeienllL I SHIRT DEPOT, Let Street, Exactly Opposite Se.e_l&.

RISTMAS EXHIBITION Immense assortment of beautiful HOLIDAY WEAK, at Uc, 50c, 76c and HANDSOME Ml AND EMBROIDERED 80S. at 60c, 75c, and 60. SILK HANDKERCHIEFS AND GLOVES. WOO- JACKETS. DRESS SHIRTS.

INK WOOL UNDERWEAR. Etc. In coming direct to us you will be able to select from a most extensive assortment and at the very lowest of prices. SCHOENFELD'S SHIRT DEPOT, Market Street, Opposite de 9 11 1316 1819 lIP 9tBp Joe Foheim, His Tailor Bakes the tt best fitting clothes in From $18. State at 25 KS Pants per cent less tain any jMlt other house for self.

rTJ OH the KJ acd Samples Coast vf Ml raCIUC Vj 26-1 Hontgomery 724 Farlet SL UlO 1112 flarlet Saa Ftandsct. eel tf FOR THE HOLIDAYS! WM. SCHULZ. Manufacturer of and Wholesale aod Retail Dealer la STERLING SILVERWARE! JEWELRY, SILVER-PLATED WARE, FRENCH. CLOCKS.

OPERA-GLASSES, NOVELTIES AND FINE TABLE CU TLKRY. 414 Market Open Evenings. FINE WATCH. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. New Type, New I 636 low PRICES.

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