The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 17, 1895, Page 15

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 1895. EVERY ONE FAVORS THE BOLEVARD. THE ENTERPRISE IS THE NATURAL ATTENDANT OF THE VALLEY ROAD. AWAITING DEFINITE EFFORT. THAaT It WouLp Pay IN DoL- i ALONE. LARS m every hour. Itis daily more mped with public and press in San Francisco, San Jose and own between the two eiti an Jose at a meeting of the Board of ! e and elsewhere the plan has been | enthusiastically indorsed. In all the| pretty towns that jewel the main highway down tne west line of the bay it is talked f enth ically. In the city every e citizen spcaks of it in the strain that Nathan Dohrmann, president of JrOv: ies. terday. Not only are the many San Fran- | cisco people who live or own property i down that way for it, but so is every one | who takes pride in the city’s progress. ar, it remains a magnificent idea, but | uch it s people up, and the | that attend things makes | people more ready to clean their front such to yards. It must remain a gnificent idea merely until some definite effort is started by persons or organizations, and some | definite plan that will meet general ap- | proval is set forth. The enterprise promises to reach that stage soon, for there is a streak of life and progressiveness from the Golden Gate to | the Garden City. Probably the new valley zoad stirred up that life and ambition. It bas stirred up the life and ideas of the city generally. Through the region south of Thns city the people believe that the new | road is going that way and that it will do great things for them. The boulevard is | the natural complement of the new rail- d and is regarded as the next most de- | s of the towns below the city ve that with railroad competition, and 1 trains and cheaper fares, more an attractive highway would more thani anything else help stimulate the popula- | tion of their region with suburban and | permanent residents, multiply visitorsand increase properiy values. The opportunity todrive in and out of the city over a ma nificent boulevard would make much | stronger the invitation to seek the delights | of a suburban residénce offered by con- | venient railway comr ation. Two main motives actuate the people | who are spontaneously expressing ap- | proval of the idea and readiness to help it | through. One reason is the business one— that it would in foot of property between San Francisc and San Jose, and greatly hasten the des- tiny of that incomparable stretch of foot- hilis and plains which promises to some day rival in richness and beauty the banks of the Riviera. The other motive is found in the pride, esthe taste and enterprise of the people interested. The latter motive prompts many to urge that it should be more than an ordinary well-built highway, that it should be built for the future and made worthy of the region it threads. Therefore thi boulevard in fact as well as nam ¥ want it wide, skillfully macadamized and set with trees. The San Mateo idea connects perfectly with San Francisce ideas that have been fruitlessly advanced in the p All the residents of San Mateo County who have shown an active interest want the boule- vard to leave the Mission road at about Baden, swing toward the ocean just south of the county liné and then run toa con- nection with the park boulevard system, either by the new ocean boulevard or by the way of Ingleside, and, perhaps, the Alsmhouse. The idea of a boulevard south of the park to Ingleside, at least, and per~ haps to the county line€, has, independent of the county beyond, been at various times urged by Adolph Sutro and others interested in the region south of the park, Such a pleasure darive seems certain of realization seme day and the cost will in- crease with time. Such a road would probably go for some distance through the Merced ranch, owned by the Spring Valley Water Company. “That is a magnificent idea and one [ heartily approve,” said Charles Webb Howard yesterday. *‘It would increase the value of property at both ends and along every foot of the route. The Spring Vab ley company does not want to encourage settlement near its water supply, but we are with anything of that sort the public wants and we would freely give half the right of way through the Merced ranch.” Mayor Sutro favors the scheme without ualitication, though he has formed no ideas as to how it could be carried out. “I have been talking for ten years about such a project and especially south of the ark,”’ he said yesterday.: “We have rives east and west, but none north and soutn. We ought to have a broad boule- vard leading into San Mateo County, with sheltering trees on the side toward the ocean. I talked about it with Mayor Pond and urged it before his time. It is a sglendi idea if it could be carried out. If the boulevard is built I would favor the city doing its share in whatever way it has the power to do. Perhaps it would be necessary to establish an assessment dis- trict.’ The region between the center of the city and the point two or three miles south of the county line where the county road begins to afford pleasant driving and at- tractive surroundings presents the biggest and most expensive problem connected with the plan. For most of this distance south of the park a new road would be needed. Southward from Baden and Mil- brae the highway is now fairly good. The Mission and San Brunoroads are the only outlets to San_ Francisco by land, except the trains, and their difficulties and unloveliness make the city an isolated one, except for milk and vegetable wagons. Hog and dairy ranches, hills, ruts and rough places stretch for some miles beyond the connecting streets, paved with racking basalt blocks and cobble-stones, and no one is apt to endure the ordeal in a buggy for pleasure. The boulevard planned would practically begin with Golden Gate avenue and afford a route full of pleasant variety. In fact, it would afford a long dri rivaling in time any in the world. Leaving Golden Gate avenue there would be a brief stretch of park beauty, and then a gentle rise to an inspiring view of the boundless ocean. Speeding southward toward Ingleside and Lake Merced, hills near and far soon to be pulated and , dotted with attractive omes, would give interest to every turn, while the sound of the distant surf would faintly reach the ear. Lake Merced would greet the eye, nestling below the highway, and then, speeding on to the southeast, the dull hillsides would become interesting for the pretty mosaics the vegetable gar- dens in the region of Colma work into the landscape. Then the bay would spring into view to the left with its shining waters, glistening heaps of salt along the marshes and its lazy distant sails. Then Milbrae and the lack of the fresh and pos- sibly chilly breezes that may blow from the ocean landward. * At about Milbrae the airs always change to a delightful softness, and from there on the scene enjoyed by the speeding tourist would be of unceasing richness and beauty. To the westward the dull hills become the picturesque Santa Cruz Mountains, faintly displaying pines against the horizon, nolding a faint blue haze and inviting all lovers of nature to rnide‘r’sheudqurm'g.— ndon Telegraph, | he i city. | tive town. come through the stretch of rolling green foothills to their wilder charms. This stretch of plain, now of enchanting loveliness for its perfect climate, thousands of magnilicentlive oaks, fine estates, wealth of flowers, orchards and vineyards and its pretty towns, must grow more attrac- tive every year and remain one of the chief show regions of this part of California. Reaching San Jose there stretches away to the east the fine Alum Rock road and the costly and already famous highway u; the mountain to the Lick Observatory, af- fording one of the most inspiring rides in the world. There is thus offered, it is urged, an op- portunity for a driveway of unparalieled in- terest, over every rod of which any citi would be proud to take a visitor. ny declare that nowhere else could a visitor be given a more effective realization of what California is. Members of the Burlingame Club have set forth the magnificent opportunity for coaching that such a boulevard would afford and the stimulus it would give to rriage driving. It would not, however, be alone or mainly for the rich who ride in chaises and red coaches. It would be as keenly and frequently enjoyed by people who could just afford a few hours in a buggy behind a horse that didn’t mind trotting once in a while. In fact the dusty tramp who stopped in the shade would feel life worth living. It 1s already suggested by many thata large portion of the expense would be borne by property-owners willing to aid the magnificent enterprise. One of those who approved of the idea was Nathan Dohrmann, president of the Merchants’ Association. “Sometimes I rub my eyes to findif I am wake when 1 see the recent spirit of pub- lic enterprise,” he said. ‘It seems like an epidemic, and a year ago, when our asso- cilation started so simple a thing as clean- ing the streets, the city seemed stagnant and we went to. work against heavy odds. “I would like to see the magnificent en- terprise pushed through and so wolld every merchant in the city. If it can be done it would be a great improvement, but it seems to me that it would cost more money than could beraised without bonds. I would enthusiastically favor it, though. Many people would seftle along its route and property values would rise greatly. I am sure the Merchants’ Association wounld favor it and the Half Million Club might take-hold of it. A general effort might carry it through. Every dollar of its cost would be returned many fold. Such a thing wonld create entirely new features in the life of the city. There would be coach- ing parties and drives toroadside inns, and many new opportunities for enjoyment. “‘The fact is one would now be shaken to pieces reaching a pleasant drive from the i For twenty years I have made fre- quent trips to the and to Europe, and have come back realizing that where na- ture has done so much man | nothing. The public seems to think there is no need for supplementing nature by building roads, except where business re. quires it. People who have not traveled abroad have no idea how much money is spent elsewhere in such improvements. In Germany and in England nearly every road is sood enough to. be considered a boulevard. Seven years ago I was a mem- ber of a club formed in Alameda, where 1 ,to do for Alameda on a small scale what such a thing as this would do for this | side of the bay. We macadamized the streets, established zood lighting and sew- erage, and it became a_model and attrac- I believe that work increased property values from $5 to $i0 a front foot, and the population has nearly trebled. lhat is an illustration incidentally perti- nent to the boulevard enterprise.” BUILD THE BOULEVARD. THE SAN JoSE HERALD ADVOCATES THE PROJECT. The San Jose Herald, commenting on the proposed boulevard, s: The building of a boulevard from San Francisco to San Jose, as the San Fran- cisco CALL has suggested, would certainly be a greatadvantage not only to both cities, but to all the country between. The Her- ald is heartily in favor of every effort to improve and beautify both city and country, and such a thoroughfare for the fifty miles between San Francisco and S8an Jose would add immensely to the attrac- tiveness of the whole route. And itis no mere experiment. Other cities have done the same thing to a greater or less extent. The famous )fagno!ia avenue at Riverside is one of the greatest attractions of the southern counties. Everybody goes to see and to admireit. And Chicago has already built a magnificent boulevard along the lake shore for more than twenty miles and it is proposed to extend it all the way to Milwaukee, As a matter of fact the people of San Francisco and of San Jose, too, have been very slow to take advantage of the magni- | ficent possibilities of the soil and climate all around them. With our glorious sunshine and our wealth of flowers we ought to have the finest highways on the continent, not only as mere highways, but as the expression of the artistic genius of the people. Ten yeirs ago the Herald advocated the building of a boulevard from the center of the city along San Carlos street and Stevens Creek road to the western foothills and many of the owners of the property along the route were in | favor of it. Some, however, refused to give | the land that was necessary to widen the | street and the road and objected to the ex- pense in other ways and nothing came of it.- At the same time we are confident that it would add greatly to the value of every foot of land from the Normal School square to Blackberry farm if & street a hundred feet wide and ornamented with the best kind of shade trees should be con- | structed. The value of a strip of forty feet taken | from one side of the street would be more | than made up in most instances by the ad- ditional value given to the land that re- mained. Besides, the owners of the prop- erty on the other side of the street could well afford to bear their full share of the expenses of the whole improvement, in- cluding the cost of the land which was taken. Just think of a street 100 feet wide from Tenth street through the eenter of the city, and all through to the western foothills. Within five years after it was opened San Carlos street would be the busiest street in 8an Jose. The whole of the vast traflic of the western side of the valley would naturally follow its course and bring business to the stores in the cen- ter of the city, especially if good business blocks lined the street on both sides, as would naturally be the case. By all means, therefore, build boule- vards, not only between San Jose and San Francisco, but on all the principal streets of the city and its suburbs, and the princi- pal highways of the country. vards lined with fine shade trees and flanked with beautiful homes, with their flower gardens and other adornments, would make Santa Clara County the most attractive part of the State, as well as the most productive. We have been far too careless in these matters—far too slow in making the most of our advantages. Na- ture has lavished upon us all her treasures and we have not taken the trouble to use them. There are symptoms of an awakening of public spirit, however, in this matter as in others, and we may therefore hope at no distant day to see some of the improve- ments which the Herald has from time to time suggested in all the glory of reality. An African Chiefs Umbrella. Visitors to the Nelson Bazaar and Exhi- bition yesterday had an opportunity of ex- amining ‘“Alumma's Umbrella,” which was the center of much attraction. It isa gigantic sunshade, the nine sections of wfiich are made of silk, each of a different color, and is trimmed with two rows of rich gold lace. The whole is mounted on a staff of solid silver nine feet long. This gorgeous trophy was the principal perso- nal property of Alumma,a West African chief, and was captured by British blue- jackets in the autumn of last year at Bro- homie, the stronghold of Nana, Alumma’s son. 1t reached the Admiralty a few days ago, havingbeen sent home for]preservation as a momento of the capture of the slave has done | Such boule- | SHOT DOWN BY NASKED MEN. CORNELIUS STAGG OF THE INGLE- SIDE MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD. THE CRIME OF TWO THIEVES. BeLIEVED TOo BE THE MEN WHo RECENTLY RoBBED Hac- GERTY'S RESORT. Cornelius Stagg, the well-known sport- ing man, and proprietor of the resort known as the Ingleside, was murdered last night at his home by a masked robber. The murderer and his accomplice escaped without leaving many traces behind them. It is believed by some that the two rob- bers are the same ones who recently held up Haggerty in his saloon near the Cliff House. They were of about the same ap- pearance, dressed the same and carried on their work in about the same manner. The scene of the tragedy, the Ingleside, is a road house in the extreme southwest- ern part of the county, and is a popular resort for persons out for a drive or a good time. At 9:40 o'clock last evening two masked men, | dressed in long dusters, entered the | barroom of the Ingleside by a rear door that is seldom used. They entered the room with their revolvers drawn and cov- | ered the four men who were in the room. | The men were: Charles Owttrim, the as- sistant manager; Michael Barry, Howard } Jones and Max Pannier. As the robbers entered, they paused for a moment. The shorter of the two kept the men covered after saying: “Don’t move, boys, don’t move.” The taller of the two men left the barroom, and entered an adjoining sitting- | room, in which were Cornelius Stagg, the | proprietor, and Robert Lee, a colored man. | Lee was sitting near the door, reading a | paper. Stagg was in a corner of the room, | near a fireplace. He was also reading a | paper. The robber puiled the door open |and passed by Lee. He came behind | Stagg, watching Lee closely. | He said to Stagg, “Get up and go to the | bar.” Stagg did not seem to realize the l situation. He said, “What will I do that { for?” The man repeated his former order. | Stagg said: “T'll do nothing of the kind. | Is this a bluff game?”’ The robber hit Stagg in the face with his revolver. Stagg | cried out, *‘Lee, Lee, I never did anything | to you.” Stagg’s reference was to a neighbor by the name of Lee, whom Stagg must have thought was the man, but the people at the house believe he spoke without think- ing. As the robber raised his revolver to hit Stagg the second time Lee, the colored man, bolted out of the door and fled to the yard through the rear of the house. As he passed out of the door he heard two Shots fired, one of which he believed was intended for him. The second bullet hit Stagg in the left temple, and passing through his head made its exit behind the right ear. Staggs’ death was instanta- | neous. When the two shots weére heard in the barroom the robber then became nervous, probably fearing his comrade had been | shot. He stepped to the door, still keep- ing the men in the barroom covered. The murderer came out of the sitting- room immediately. He addressed his | partner, saying, “Did that man (meaning the colored man) come out of here?’ “No.” replied the other robber. The murderer then quickly put his revol- ver against the breast of Owttrim, and compelled him to give up what money there was in the bar drawer. There was only $4 in it. When the two men got the money they backed out of the rear door, by which they had entered, cautiously covering the men in the room, until they got out of the door. They then ran out. Nothing was afterward heard of them. No team was heard to drive away, and it was too dark last night to attempt to follow their tracks, if they left any. Barry ran outof the front door of the saloon with a revolver, but could see noth- ing of the men. Owttrim went to the room in which the shooting took place. | He found Stagg lying on the floor in a pool of blood. He had dropped dead in his tracks. The news of the murder was telephoned in to the police, and Sergeants Reynolds and Burke, with a posse, went to the scene immediately. Captain Douglass, who has known Stagg for thirty-five years, went to the Ingleside shortly afterward and an in- vestigation was commenced. The bullet which passed through Stagg’s head could not be found, though a careful search was not made for it. The second bullet struck a dining-table, glanced, hita sugar-bowl and a glass, breaking both. The bullet was shattered. The main part struck the wall and was found on the floor. Splintered pieces were found on the table. Dr. McLaughlin, who was present, inclines to the belief that the bullet found was the one which passed through Stagg’s head. In this case no trace of the second bullet was found up to 2A M, The robbers were both tall men. One was about 6 feet in height and the other about 2 inches shorter. The tall man, the murderer, was rather thin, had light hair, square faced. The men about the house say his bearing was quite genteel. The shorter man was square shouldered, with black evebrows—if they were not painted. The two men wore white masks, which completely covered their faces, and the long, light-gray dusters covered their entire bodies to the feet, thus disguising them completely. Both men wore shoes of good make. The men went about their work as if they were experienced, cool-headed rob- bers, the tall man being especially en- dowed with nerve. They had evidently become well acquainted with the ways of the house and probably studied the actions of the inmates through well-lighted win- dows. Stagg could have been seen in his room and the job had evidently been care- fully planned. The bullet which caused the death of Stagg hit him in the left temple, one inch to the left of the left eye, and ranging through the head went out one inch above and behind the right ear, with a slight upward course. Stagg’s body presented a bloody sight. Streams of blood had run all over his face and clotted, while there was a pool con- taining about a pint of blood by the side of his head, as it flowed freely from the two wounds. Cornelius Stagg was a native of New York, 68 years of age. He was one of the' best-known men! in this city among the sporting fraternity. 1In fact, is well known all over the State, as he has catered for years to the public who visit road houses. He was about the first man to open a road house on the old Mission road. For many years he kept the Oceanside House, but ten years ago he opened the Ingleside, and he Tan it ever since. Stagg is a married man, but he and his wife separated some years ago. He leaves no children. His only known relatives in this city is a cousin and her son, Mrs. Jose- phine Oldis and Frank Oldis. Stagg was 2 man of a great deal of nerve and pluck, and met his death by either not realizing what the robber meant or by his dogged stubbornness in refusing to go the bar- room. It was the evident intention of the rob- bers to get all the men into the barroom, take their money and valuables from them, rob the till and depart. As it re- sulted, they committed a murder fora gain of but $1 and one of the noted almost pioneer bonifaces of this city lost his life. The Morgue wagon containing the body arrived at the Morgue at 2 o'clock this morning. Although the hour was late there was quite a large crowd gathered of those who heard of the news of the murder, it having been telephoned in. JAMES GILLERAN IS SUED. THE EX - SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS IN ARREARS FOR HIS RENT. His LANDLORD WouLp Nor GIvE HiM TiMe anp Took HasTy AcTION. James Gilleran, the ex-Superintendent of Streets and proprietor of the Windsor Hotel at Fifth and Market streets, was sued yesterday for $1700, the amount of two months’ rent on his hotel. The landlord is Desire Tricot, a wealthy young Frenchman, who is now engaged in | gold-mining at Grass Valley. He was ac- customed to receive his rent from Gilleran James Gilleran. [ Reproduced from a photograph.) punctually on the day it came due. But on the first of this month there was neither rent nor an explanation. Tricot’s agent informed his tenant by letter that unless the rent was paid at once suit would be en- tered for February’s rent and also for March in advance. And he was true to his word, as on Friday last legal papers were served on Gilleran notifying him of the suit. *“This was wholly unexpected,” he said last night. “It surprised me greatly. I had been prompt for eight years in paying my rent, though the house was run down as low as it could go when I took hold of it. I wasaway for some days watching a ship’s carpenter named Johnson who owed me a large bill for board and was about to sail on a whaler. While hunting for him a letter came from the agent, which was laid aside by Mrs. Gilleran. When I opened this letter the harm had been done, the lawsuit had been started. I was short in money for the time being and have to carry a great many for longer than one or two months. Naturally [ expected the land- lord would accord” the same courtesy to me, “My total indebtedness does not exceed $5000, and there is over twice that amount owing me in good accounts, which, how- ever, cannot be collected promply on the 1st of the month. The times have been hard on me as well as on others for the last two years and it has been hard to make money, while expenses remained the same as before. 1 have property enough if it is necessary to get cash to pay my bills, which I can do. In fact I owe only one month’s rent, but now that the landlord has sued my attorney tells me to let him do the worrying.” - -—— ‘The Mere Money Getter. There is not in the world a more ignoble character than the mere mon gettin American, insensible toevery duty, regard- less of every principle, bent only on amass- ing a fortune, and putting his fortune only to the basest uses—whether these uses be to speculate in stocks and wreck railroads himself, or to allow his son to lead a life of foolish 'and expensive idleness and gross debauchery, or to purchase some scoundrel of high social position, foreign or native, for his daughter. Such a man is only the more dnn{:emu« if he occasionolly does some deed like founding a college or en- dowing a church, which makes these good eople who are also foolish forget hisreal mufimy. These men are equally careless of the workingmen, whom they oppress, and of the state, whose existence they imperil. There are not very many of them, but there is a very great number of men who approach more or less closely to the type, and just in so far as they do approach they are curses to the country. i s who is content to lét politics go from bad to worse, jesting at the corruption of poli- ticians; the man who is content to see the maladministration of justice without an immediate and resolute effort to reform it, is shirking his duty and is preparing the way for infinite woe in the future. Hard, brutal indifference to the right, and an equally brutal shortsightedness as to the inevitable results of corruption and injustice, are baleful beyond measure; and yet they are characteristic of a great many Americans who consider themselves per- fectly respectable and who are considered thriving, prosperous men by their aas{- going fellow-citizens.—Theodore Roosevelt in the Forum. e ————— A cow, three years old and Weighing 180 pounds, visited Carrollton ‘lately. She is valued at $1000 as a freak. If she were 180 years old and weighed three pounds she would be worth more. B — The sea has no herbivorous inhabitants. Its population live on each other, and the whole of this immense expanse of water is one great slaughter-house, where the strong forever prey upon the weak. ————— Great Plate Sale. FIVE CENTS EACH FOR PURE WHITE DINNER PLATES. They won't last long at this price. GREAT AMERICAN IMP. TEA CO.'S STORES. Other lines of Crockery equally as cheap. THE VALLEY ROAD IS NOT BLOCKED. TWO OF THE HARBOR COMMISSION- ERS WERE GROSSLY MIs- REPRESENTED. ARE IN FAVOR OF THE ROAD. STATE CONTROL OF THE TERMINAL SATISFACTORY TO THE MANAGERS. The alleged opposition of Harbor Com- missioners Chadbourne and Cole to the progress of the San Joaquin Valley Rail- road, published in an evening paper yes- terday, is utterly without foundation in fact. Tt wassaid pointblank that the two Commissioners named would oppose the leasing of any part of the water front and wharfage privileges, and these gentlemen | were represented as being out and out ob- structionists and blockaders in the way of progress. “I have been misquoted and misrepre- sented,’’ said Mr. Chadbourne, in an inter- view at his residence, 1106 Bust street, last night. “The purported interview did not take place at all as published in the even- ing paper alluded to. No one knows bet- ter than I do the necessity for a competing road, and no one is more strongly and en- thusiastically in favor of it. When it comes to the actual point of action for leasing the ground desired by the valley road, as provided for in the recently en- acted law, nobody will be more liberal than I, s0 far as my power extends. I have been incorrectly quoted, that isall. For what purpose I cannot tell. “Itake this position in the matter. So long as there is a water front it must be controlled by the State. That is what the Harbor Commission is for. If the valley road wants terminal facilities it will no doubt secure them, but wharves, depots and warehouses should be built, owned and controlled by the State in all cases. But that would in no way blockade the new railroad so far as I can see. However, the people will be amply protected, be- cause, as I understand it, the Governor and the Mayor of San Francisco are mem- bers of the Board of Harbor Commission- ers. But all this talk and discussion of the subject is premature. Ihave not as yet been officially notified of the passage of any law bearing on the subject in ques- tion. Governor Budd will be here within the next few days, and after we have con- sulted with him we shall be able to talk in- telligently on the subject. And right here I wish to reiterate that I am heartily in favor of the valley road and everything that will promote its progress and suc- cess.” The other commissioners are of the same mind in the matter as Mr. Chadbourne. There is not the slighest disposition on their part to impede the progress of the enterprise in any way. In fact, they have expressed themselves as being desirous of doing all in their power under the law to aid the competing road. John D. Spreckels, in an interview on the subject last night, said: ‘“The position taken by the Harbor Com- missioners that the State should control the water front is perfectly correct and en. tirely satisfactory to the managers of the | 11 the State will build the | valley railroad. necessary wharves, depot and warehouses, we shall be only too glad to pay satisfactory rent therefor. The valley road does not ask something for nothing. It is willing to pay as much as any other concern would pay to the State. The main point isto secure the necessary terminal facilities on the water front, and T have no fears that we will be shut out by the Harbor Com- missioners or anybody else.” T0 REFRESENT CALIFORNIA DELEGATES TO THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE. H.J. McCoy anp J. L. SPEARs WILL TAKE PART IN THE PRo- CEEDINGS. ‘What will be the largest international conference ever held by the Young Men's Christian Association will assemble at Springfield, Mass., on May 8. This con- ference is held every two years and is at- tended by representatives of the various associations throughout North America and foreign continents as well. It is expected that over 2000 delegates NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. FRENC The assortment is t offered at - BLAC from $1.00 to $4.00 p sale in our store. H PRINTED CHALLIES FOR 1895. This week we will open our new impor- tation of FRENCH PRINTED CHALLIES. he largest and most complete ever shown by us and will be Low Prices! Remarkably FRENCH CREPONS FOR 1890%. We will also display this week 7 cases BLACK FRENCH CREPONS, mense variety of styles, in an im- prices ranging er yard. NOTE.--The above goods are now on exhibition in our show-windows and on ’ ¢°QRP OR4 T2, D - 1892. 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121 POST STREET. hold their international conference at Hartford, Conn. None buf secretaries ac- | tively engaged in the association work will | be admitted. There will probably be 1500 elegates present, and the various papers and discussions will naturally bear more directly on the duties of these officials, | although the general progress of the asso- ciation will also be considered. California will be well represented in both conventions, as fully twenty delegates are to attend the sessions. San Franciseo | will send abdut six and two have already been selected, H. J. McCoy, secretary of the local association, and L. Spears, secretary of the general State work. 3 Both of these gentlemen will take part in the various exercises. Mr. McCoy will re- spond to the addresses of welcome at the | international conference, an honor given to California this year. He will also preside two days at the secretaries’ conference. Mr. Spears is to read several papers before | | this body, the topics not having been an- | nounced as yet. J | The remaining delegates will be selected next month. z The various_delegates, together with their friends, will go E special ex- cursion, leaving this city May 2, and Los Angeles May 1 Ee e RS A TEAMSTER IN TROUBLE. He Had a Dispute With a Watchmaker About Money. There was a lively time for a short while last night in the jewelry store of Charles Ruppel, on California street. The cause of it was a dispute between Ruppel and a teamster, J. C. Fredericks by name. It appears that Fredericks had left two watches with Ruppel to be repaired and called to get them last evening. Ruppel | refused to give them up unless $2 50 in ad- | H. J. M'COY AND J. 8. SPEAR, CALIFORNIA'S DELEGATES TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE ¥OUNG MEN’S CHRIS- TIAN ASSOCIATION. [From photographs.] will be present and an especially interest- ing feature will be the large number of rep- resentatives from foreign countries. Nearly every country where the organiza- tion is established will send one or more delegates. The programme will consist of the cus- tomary papers and discussions on all the vorious lines of work pursued by the asso- ciation, but particular attention will be paid to_the foreign and railroad work. It is within only the last few years that these branches have become such an important part of the regular work. At the close of the international confer- ence the secretaries of the association will dition to the $6, which had already been aid, was handed over. Hot words led to lows, and Ruppel was struck over the right eye, he says, with the butt end of a istol in the hands of Fredericks. The atter says he only used his fist, but when he was searched” at the Cit¥ Prison after being arrested a pistol was found on his person. P % A charge of assault with a deadly weapon and also one of battery were placed against him. Fredericks had a permit to carry the istol, as in his buginess as teamster he ‘ Eas to often carry money on his trucks for various banks. Gems g In Ireland lacemaking employs 12,000 girls. MONDAY ; MORNING the last week of our urplus Stock Sale, at whic! you can get a beautiful French China Dinner-set and game sets, Tea and Coffee Cups and Saucers and handsomely decorated Plates at HALF THE USUAL PRICE. WE ALSO SELL Marble Statuary, Bohemian Cut Glass, Table Glass- ware, Punch Glasses, As- paragus Sets, Oyster Plates, Bisque Figures and Orna- ments at HALF PRICE. TS YOUR LAST cance o Buv 5o chERpLY NATHAN, DOHRMANN & CO. 122-132 Sutter Street. CANCER CAN BE CURED MRS. H. W. HAND OF GOLD HILL, Nevada, had been suffering a long time. The phy- sicians concluded she must come here and be oper- ated on. She went to the “California Woman’s Hospital.” She was examined by Dr. McMonagle (then resident physician) and Dr.de Vecchi. Then a consultation was held and it was decided that womb and ovaries must be removed to prolong her life and recommended immediate operation, for which the charge would be $1000. She sent for her husband. He saw the physicians and was told the same. He took her to Dr.Cook in February, 1892. In four months' time she was cured and since gave birth toa child. She is now in excel- lent health, living at Gold Hill, Nev. Office Hours—9 to 12, 1 to 4. DR. A. 5. COOK AHD MRS. DR. COOK, Cancer, Tumor, Eezema and Female Diseases Specialties. OFFICE, 231 POST ST., SAN FRANCISCO., Residence, 1139 Geary St. POSTERS AND ALL LARGE PRINTING. STERETT PRINTING (0, 532 Clay Street. Weekly Call, $1.50 per Year