The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 20, 1895, Page 7

THE S CH 20, 1895 ABOUT THE WEATHER. If it doesn’t rain to-day t Jeatber sharps will be Pre ) For forty-eight hours the fitful clouds have been lownpour that would be‘welcome to the agricultural distriets, The cdiction for to-day is as follows: - Showers, but partly clearing weather; stationary temperature ; brisk to high southeast, 10 southwest winds. LOOAL NEWS IN BRIEF, The Loring Club has appoin tor pro tem. T'he San Francisco Yacht Club has issued its »gramme for the season. The Sailors’ Union has demanded an increase ©Of$10 & month, and a strike is on all along the coa . appointed & new direc- P ball for the benefit of the Barbers' Asso- ciation will be given in B'nai B'rith Hall on April 18. Cora Everett, the actress who was murdered last Sunday by Charles S. Rice, was buried vesterday. The National Guardsmen did not get their pay last night as expected, but are still looking 101 it daily. Solomon T cas of this city has invented a which he claims will meet all r cent on the Johnston ay, but Judge Coffey re- neeting of the Barbers' Association as declared to be the coming news- is ity and State. ct for furnishing the Fire Depart- h hydrants has been‘let to the Risdon omotive Works. 1ks, & colored wait of tie California 1 was instantly killed. _The museum resulting from the Midwinter Fair will be opened in the art building in Gold- en Gate Park Saturday afternoon. he sixteenth annual Grand Ledge, Knights , fell from the Hotel to the Fiity lodges were Tepresented. arsen, & drunken woman, raised a ¢ in the City Assessor's office yester- 1 was locked up in the City Prison. lifornia and a died yesterday v, aged 69 years, , guardian of Mrs. petitioned the Probate sell her Fresno prop- O'Neil denies that he has v of drawing & salary as guard n while doing othet e are searching the city for Miss rkman, who ran away from her home ma a short time ago to go upon the ustice Beatty says no member of the Supreme Court here approved the bond of Frank Swift, charged with burglary at Los erkeley university ung Men’s Chris- glacial epoch in aciz, defendant in a divorce suit, that he was deceived his wi ined a divorce without due le submarine contest took place ront yesterday between a divi 1 who were searching for money nnell and Kilrain boxi expecied 0'Donnell to make 3 ng, ingham and Thomas Paul were City Prisonyesterday with rob- chan in Golden Gate Park on ys Harry Reed s of the law { the Mechanics’ repudiated a 1 published in their whose sister, Mrs. Gund- der the guardianship of r, has petitioned 1o heve Wigger or mismanagement. and Wi Colema am Russel], alias in & Third-street sa- ¥ ing. Hopdra Johnston, charged with in- day for attempting , 3620 Sacramento es sireet, attempted sui- g because she wanted to rld looked like. ¢ 16, and Roy : of kidnaping. now before Master-in- is being rigidly cross- » attorneys for Dr. Simms. in Lis saloon in November last, o1 yesterday and identified man, as one of his assail- ervice: X fawaiian exile who died in The body will the steamer Aus- held yesterday. 1 nolulu by antly been s bre ht nd, Louis F. the ‘ground of surroughs, who ha nldwin Theater, from her hu ity is given or Budd returned to Sacramento last He says that the new holographic will late Senator James G. Feir is nngues. and ridicules the theory of ¢ ondon, whom Spurgeon st of Iay preachers, will ighth-avenue M. E.Church, ight. This is his first visitto conside; reach at the the coa The Finance Committee of the Board of wai upon Governor Budd rday and expressed their views regarding in bills that are now waiting for guber- natorial action. A barber on Fillmore street, between Califor- , was swindled out of $20 and a box of lottery tickets last night by two men who represented themselves as police officers with & search warrant. The Signal Corps of the National Guard have arranged to flash a message to the signal station in the dome of the ( itol building at Sacra- mento frow the summit of Mount Diablo, by means of the heliograph. H. E. Huntington and W. F. Hergin say that they do not charge dishonesty against W. S. Millspaugh, the deposed railroad claim egent. They think he was “not quite broad énough ‘or the position he held.” Y Mrs. Alice Edith Blythe received less than $1000 from the recent settlementof the case, but was required to sign nineteen different Judge Aitken deeds and_powers of atiorney. was her adviser in the matter. The State Miners’ Association has issued pro- tests against the patenting of mineral lands to the Central and Southern Pacific railroads in Marysville, Los Angeles and Shasta districts. The lands involve about 500,000 acres. George Whittell, in a counter affidavit, has d domething about the agreed case of the reet Railroad Company’'s bonds. He cavs ihey patéhed the case up between both sides, and that it is nota true agreed case, nor alawful one. The Manufacturers’ Convention met in the Chamber of Commerce rooms yesterday after- noon and organized. Interesting speeches were made by the delegates and Governor Budd. The convention meets again this morn- ing at 10 o’clock. ; Tre San Jose Mercury is on sale at the fol- lowing-named places in San Francisco; Palace Hotel newsstand : Occidental Hotel ne: nundé Baldwin Hotel newsstand; J. K. Cooper, 74_ Market street; J. S. Albro, 100013 Market street; Pierson Bros., 225 Kearny street. The racing at the track yesterday was badly mixed and picking winners was a difficult task. In the lwep’iechase, the two first choices threw their riders. The winning horses were Road- runner, Kathleen, Wheel of Forfune, imp. Vigor, Relampago and Whitestone. Mrs. Cravens, principal of the Mission Gram- mar School, in wPhose cp\:umd the late James G. Fair left his holographic will, positively refuses to make any statement for publication. She says she will not tell the story of her part in writing the will until placed on the stand. Senator Tirey L. Ford, atterney for the Board of Harbor Commissioners, has discovered a law passed in 1891 which empowers the board to rectify the alignment of East street. In, conse- uence the passenger bridge across the water- ont thoroughiare may be built after all, threatening a | shifting | Honor, opened yesterday in the Alcazar ay for committing | nursegirl with the family of | i in the famous | rty, who was held up and shot | over the remains of Arthur | FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1895. ANOTHER FAIR WILL MAY EXIST. THE MILLIONAIRfi MAY HAVE WRITTEN A TESTAMENT JUST BEFORE HIS DEATH. MORE PHOTOGRAPHING DONE. THE RECENTLY FOUND INSTRUMENT BEING SCRUTINIZED VERY CLOSELY. | The attorneys in the Fair will case rested yesterday as if the day before had been one of such great strain upon them that nerves and muscles both needed relaxation. { While the executors named in the stolen will and their attorneys were not feeling particularly happy the attorneys for the Fair children had a peculiar feeling of unrest. They have been told that Senator Fair made a will about a month before his death, and they are somewhat afraid of it. No one, so far as known, is aware of the provisions of this will nor of its where- abouts. Still the attorneys for the chil- dren do not believe the will would injure the chances of their clients, as they claim thatthrough all the many wills made by the Senator the tendency af Fair to make more favorable bequests to them became more pronounced. fitchell was sarcastic yester- He is very much worked up over the | newly found will. He said that he had been offered a still later will made by Fair for §1500. He says he refused the offer, as \ hn)oould get Max Gumpel to make one for $10. The principal action taken yesterday in regard to the Fair will case was the photo- graphing of the new will by the attorneys for the executors. Then the attorneys for thé children had photographs taken to guard against any change being made in the will Representatives from both of the two sides of the Fair wiil case met in County Clerk Curry’s private office yesterday | aiternoon to have the holographic will of the deceased millionaire photographed for the benefit of the executors. There was | also present at the beginning of the meet- fng Detective. Stilwell, but f.B. Mitchell expressed such a decided preference for his absence that Stilwell withdrew. The will was removed from its glass cov- ering to allow a better reproduction and the attorne: ied with each other in their instructions to the photographer as to how he should handle it. Mitchell wanted the greatest care used, for should it be dam- | aged how could he prove it a forgery. | Heggarty wanted the photographer to be very careful, for he wished no little mark or turn which could be used in support of its authenticity to be obliterated, and so among them all the will was well looked after. The attorneys for Charles Fair and for 1s askeds Mitchell if they could not from the negatives taken by photographer, but he declined ‘Uku“m‘ any prints but his own to be taken. Then Attorney Heggarty had his own photographer take pictures of the will from Yhe same positions as Attorney Mitchell’s photographer had made his. The idea of this to make sure that no trickery could be used by the attorneys of the exécutors to secure copies which might read differently. from the real document and then have the will stolen, It is believed that the desire of the attor- neys for the executors of the stolen will to get photographie copies of the will was done sc to secure enlargements, in"order the handwriting of the will to themselves whether the will is a y or not. . v Heggarty explained a matter used a great deal of comment. : “A number of people have ex- | pressed their astonishment at the simila; ity of the bequests in the two wills. Now, as we understand it, Fair has been making wills for the past ten years. In all of them | the legacies are about the same. Fair cer- tainly knew the names of his relatives to | whom he desired to leave hig money, and | there is no reason to doubt that he could | bave sat down at any time and made a will not far different from one he had | made a few d before. He had a mania for making wills. In fact, he frequently changed his mind as to how he should dis- of his estate. Why should he turn { Einhieare against his daughter Virginia? She never offended him. She was too young to ever do anything to so displease nim that he should tie up whatever estate he desired to give her. It 1sevident he had been prejudiced against her by others. The attorneys on the other side seem to sneer at the lead-pencil will. Still, every- one who knows Fair is aware of the fact that he always wrote with a pencil when he could get one.” Richard Dey, who was Senator Fair's private secretary for many years, und who should be an authority on the handwriting of the deceased millionaire, is confident that the new will is genuine. “The handwriting of the will is most as- suredly that of the late Mr. Fair,”” he said, “and I don’t hesitate to pronounce the will genuine in every respect. «I should be familiar with Senator Fair’s handwriting if anybody is. I was his secretary from, let me see; anyway it was in the 60’ until 1884. I understood him thoroughly. | We consulted together, dined together, | traveled together. ““There is no doubt in my mind but that the new document expresses the manner in which the late Senator wished to dis- pose of his estate, It was just like him to write this new will. It was his way of doing things. He allowed these execu- | tors, the executors of the first document | filed, to think that they had everythin, their own way and then he went off an upset the whole matter by writing another will. Nothing could be more characteristic of the man.’ Mrs. Craven, who was the custodian of Fair's last and rather mi'stericus will, has announced that she will not make an statement whatever regarding the will. She was at her residence, the home of Mrs. James Haskins, at 2202 Leavenworth street, last evening, and while very courteous was firm in her refusal to tell the history of the will. She said: ‘I have made up my mind in regard to this matter and I have decided not to make any statement for publication, or, in fact, any statement at all, until I am put upon the stand and forced to tell the story. “No one guides me'in this matter. I do not need any attorney to direct me, and none of the attorneys in the case have any right to make any statement for me. Ido not care for any of them and none of them can make me change my mind. I have begn drawn into this matter very reluct- antly. I donotintend to have any mis- statements made abont my story of the will, so I will not give it until under oath. I have made up my mind. I’'m Scotch and I am firm in my béliefs. No power on earth can make me tell the story until I am readfi'." 3 . Mrs. Haskins. a nice elderly lady, who is the other witness to the will, also refuses to talk on the subject, and persists in her refusal. Mrs. Nettie R.Craven is a remarkable woman in many ways. As principal of the Mission Grammar School she holds an important position in the department. She is a woman' of great energy and of considerable determination. She has been a close student, has traveled extensively and is just the kind of -person¥o keep her- self well to the front. Her persistency and shrewdness have emblmfi)er to gain advantages from the school boards that a teacher less persua- sive would not dare to attempt. Mrs. Cravens’ daughter, Miss Margaret Cravens, is now playing on the Eastern stage. She is the leading lady in Charles Frohman’s company’, which is producing “The Found- ling” at Hoyt’s Opera-house, New York City. Itis said that the late Senator Fair admired her beauty as much as he did the mother’s intelligence, Pierson & Mitchell, who photographed the holographic will yesterday, believe it to be a forgery and wanted a photographic copyfor their own convenience, that they may better study the handwriting alleged to be the late Senator Fair's. ‘‘We have pronounced the alleged will a forgery,” saig Mr. Pierson, “and will con- tinue the battle on that basis. It is ridicu- {9“; to regard the document in any other ight. “Our object in photographing it was to have a correct copy in our possession, that we can refer to it at any time. We are not the least alarmed over the turn things have taken and will stand firm.” Governor Budd was a_busy man yester- day. He is associated with Charles L. Fair's attorneys in the will contest, and in the excitement of the hour forgot all about his rheumatism, China Basin, the veto power and other trifling issues. He bobbed in and out of the California Hotel closely followed by Mr. Fair and hotly pursued by a string of reporters and a small army of office-seekers. “The will is all right,” said the chief ex- ecutive as he motioned to the elevator-boy to pull the leyer. ‘‘The late Senator Fair had been telling all over town that he had made such a will,” he continued as the elevator came to a sudden stop and he shot into his room. “I think [ ought to know my father's handwriting,” said young Mr. Fair, “and this talk about the will being a forgery is absurd,” and the young millionaire walked leisurely away, happy in the thought thata trump card had been played in the game for millions. The Governor wore the easy indifference of a man who knew just what he was talk- ing about when he pinned his faith to the new document. He has thorough confidence in the au- thenticity of the will and scouts the sug- gestion of forge: continue to give his best legal judgment to the case when called upon to do so. He left last evening for Sacramento thor- oughly confident that the opposition has a legal nut that it cannot crack. A wag has given the Governor the new title of ‘‘Jim, the will-digger.” Attorney Kowalsky says he had no in- tention of saying that Lloyd and Wilson produced the Dama will under circum- stances similar to the production of the last Fair will. He recalls the fact that the Dama will had been admitted to probate seven or eight months before Messrs. Lloyd and Wilson were employed to defend it. THE LORING CLUB 70 LIVE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED TO CON- TINUE THE. POPULAR ORGANIZATION. W. C. STADTFELD Is APPOINTED DIRECTOR — A FAREWELL BANQUET. ‘When David Loring announced his de- termination of laying down the baton be- cause business called him to Japan there was deep regret in San Francisco's oldest musical organization. Indeed many mem- bers went so far as to declare that the Lor- ing Club without David Loring would be like ‘“‘Hamlet” with the part of the Prince of Denmark cut out, and on this account they wanted the Loring Club to disband on account of the difficulty of finding a new conductor. Calmer councils prevailed, however, and a committee consisting of W. Murison, F. H. Hausman and H. L. Van Winkle W. C. Stadtfeld, the New Director Pro Tem. [From a photograph.] was appointed to_ consider whether the club should continue or not. For two weeks this committee has been thinking the matter over, and in the meantime the feeling has grown stronger among the members of the Loring Club that by all means the organization should not be allowed to die out. To the great satisfac- tion of every one concerned this view was supported by the committee in the report made last Monday night. In addition to advising the continuance of the club, the committee suggested that W. C. Stadtfeld, the secretary, be ap- pointed musical director for the month in- tervening between the departure of David Loring, which takes place early in April, and the annual meeting in_May, and the committee strongly urged that W. C, Stadtfeld should then be permanently ap- pointed musical director. The repart was unanimously adopted. The new musical director pro tem. is a general favorite in the club. - He has been secretary since 1884, and has fulfilled his duties so ably that the cry nowis: *“Where can the Loring Club find another secre- tary?’ Strange to say, the new director has never once wielded the baton for the Loring singers, even at rehearsal. David Loring was so devoted to his chorus of male voices, and attended rehearsals and I)erform:mces with such clockwork regu- arity that the services of an assistant were never required. It is said that during the last ten years W. C. Stadtfeld has scarcely missed one rehearsal either. The many friends of the Loring Club will hear with satisfaction that the popu- lar organization, which has existed here for eighteen years, is not to be disbanded. Special efforts will be made indeed to brin, up the associated membership to its ful complement of 250 members. The last concert of the present season takes place on Thursday evening, the 28th inst.—a month earlier than usual—in- order that David Loring may conduct for the last time before he sails for Japan. There will be sixty-four voices in the chorus. On Monday evening, April 1, the active mem- bers will tender a farewell banquet to the founder of the Loring Club, A Barber Swindled. Two men, representing themselves as police officers with a search warrant for lottery tickets, called at a barber’s sho@ last night on Fillmore street, between California and Pine. T proprietor handed a small box containing the tickets to an assistant and told him to go ont and hide it. The pseudo officers saw the movement and compelled the barber to call the man back. They took the box from him and placed the barber under arrrest. One of them remarked. that the fine would be $40, but if the barber would give them $20- they would say nothing about it. They walked away with the $20 and the box of lottery tickets. The barber learned shortly afterward that he had been swindled, and notified the police. oIS S MoNEY makes the mare go and buys the Al- mighty-dollar Cigar. & With this belief he will | NARIE 15 SUING FOR A DIVORGE. MisS BURROUGHS, THE ACTRESS, SAYS HER HUSBAND Is UNFAITHFUL. HER HUSBAND SAYS "RATS.” SHE WaNTs No ALIMONY, As SHE HAs SUFFICIENT TO SuUp- rORT HER. Pretty, winsome Marie Burroughs has tired of the way her affections have been trifled with and she is now suing for a divorce from her husband, Louis F. Mas- sen. She says he has been playing fast and loose with her respect and esteem, and that he has forsaken her for the society of other women dearer if not nearer to him than she is. She alleges infidelity as the ground for her action. Miss Burroughs s for no alimony. She saysshe has property enough of her own to support her comfortably, The trouble has been going on for some time, Marie Burroughs. [From a photograph.] she savsin her complaint. She and her husband have been in the same company, but notwithstanding this fact he has flirted with the other members, and even with outsiders, until it has become unbearable to her. Massen has filed no answer to her charges so far, and itis possible he may allow the case to go by default. Miss Buroughs is a California girl, who State a few years ago to go upon gein the Eas Das been to this city on several occasions since, her last ap- pearance being only in the past two weeks, when she presented the “Profligate” and, later, “Judah” at the Baldwin Theater. In both these plays her husband hasa leading part, and the news of her suit for divoree comes as a great surprise to theater-goers who saw them tozether. They are now in San Jose, but Miss Burroughs will re- turn to this city as soon as her engagement there is concluded. MASSEN SAYS ‘'RATS,” But Will Neither Deny nor Affirm the News of a Divorce. SAN JOSE, March 10:—Miss Marie Bur- roughs wag seen at the Auditorium, where she appeared in “The Profligate,” and when asked about the divorce case said, in a quiet, chilly manner, she and Mr, Massen were on the best of terms, and if she had begun an action it was their pri- vate business. When shown the Associ- ated Press dispatch, giving an account of her suit for divorce, she became very much agitated and attempted to cut the inter- view short. “It istrue you have begun suit, is it not?"” she was asked. “Yes,” was the reticent and hesitating answer. “I decline to say anything; don't quote me as saying anything,” she added, excitedly. “It is stated in the report that the rounds of your suit are neglect and infi- elity. Isthat true?’ she admitted after much Lesita- tion, ‘‘but I don’t want to say anything about it.” She seemed very much surprised that the news had transpired and acted as though she considered it a secret which belonged exclusively to her and which no one else would ever learn. “Has a reconciliation been effected be- tween you and your husband ?” asked the reporter. *‘I decline to state anything:’ she said, curtly. “Idon’t want to be quoted.” Then she swept into the dressing-room. The statement that she and Massen are on the best of terms was apparently true so far as external evidences went, for they were 1ot only on most friendly terms about the theater, but he frequented her dressing-room, and they occupy apart- ments together at the Hotel Vendome. Massen and Marie rode in a_hack to- gether from the theater to the hotel, and upon their arrival were greeted by a re- porter. ‘‘Just wait one moment until I have taken my wife upstairs,” said Masgen in answer to a request for an interview. The' twain then proceeded to the elevator, arm in arm, as affectionately as though they were just on the vergbe of matrimony in- stead of preparing to back out of the con- nubial relations as report would indicate. In a few moments Massen returned and was handed the press telegram relating that Marie Burroughs had commenced a divorce. “I have nothing to say,” he said, as he handed the message back. “Itistoo pre- posterous to deny “Mr, and Mrs. Massen go along quietl, attending their business, and it is no affair of newspapers whether that is true or not. It is scandalous to malign a person’s char- acter like that.” 4 “If it is untrue, Mr. Massen,” said the reporter, “why do you not deny it?" “What would be the good of denying a thing like that? It don’t make any (fif» ference to the public, anyway, whether it is true or not. It will be denied all right. At present neither my wife nor I will say anything about it.” X On being urged to make either a nega- tive or ugh-mative statement concernin, the dispatch he contented himself wit exclaiming “rats’ and steadfastly declined to say anything further, and shortly re- tired to the room where he had a few mo- ments before left Miss Burroughs. The conduct of the pair would indicate that there is a perfect and agreeable un- derstanding between them in the divorce suit, and its purpose is a matter of con- jecture. WANTS PHYSIOAL OULTURE. Superintendent "Moulder Favors Educa- tion of the Body. Superintendent Moulder] is anxious to have the Board of Education authorize the building of a gymnasium in every school in San Francisco, so that all the children may have the benefit of physical culture. He believes that this kind of instruction greatly promotes the moral and mental as well as the physical growth of a child. ‘I have just received the report of Pro- fessor Barth, who some months ago was elected teacher of physical culture in the ublic schools,” * said ~ Superintendent oulder yesterday. ‘‘The freport is emi- nently satisfactory and disappointing at the same time. It is disappointing only because Professor Barth has been unable to personally instruct every school in the city. He has managed to give a few les- sons in perhaps thirty of the schools, em- bracing about 10,000 pupils. The work be- gun by him has been carried on by the t%achers, to the great advanta%:e of the children, but_the results would have been much better if it had been possible for him to instruct each class at least once a week. The difference between a class of pupils at the beginning of a course of gymnastic in- struction and at the close is very marked. Professor Barth estimates that it will cost about $10,000 a_year to secure competent instructors and “to keep the gymnasiums in repair. Ten thousand dollars could not be spent more worthily, and the benefit derived from such an outlay is invalua- ble in every respect. 4 “A few “days ago I was waited on by representatives of the four turners’ associ- ations and requested to urge the Board of Education to secure physical culture in- structors for ali the schools. A request of this sort cannot be ignored, for the turners have a membership in San Francisco of over 5000. At the next meeting of the board the matter will be thoroughly can- vassed, and I certainly hope they will act favorably on my suggestion.” The principfl{ of the Hearst Grammar School indorses the .work of Professor Barth in that particular school as follows: “‘Physical culture exercises compel prompt and exact obedience to orders; they require the individual attention in order to execute as directed; they develop self-respect by causing us to have confidence in our ability to appear at ease, and they cultivate the courage which arises from the knowledge that we are able to take care of ourselves. ‘While all of these benefits are being gained the mind is obtaining full control over each part of the body, and perfect health is the result.”” THE BRIDGE WILL BE BUILT. EAST STREET TO BE SPANNED DES- PITE THE LEGISLATURE'S AcTION. A Law PassEp FouR YEARs AGO EMPOWERING THE BOARD TO ACT. The passenger bridge may span East street after all, and the legislation which was intended for the proposition and which defeated it was practically useless. At the meeting of the Harbor Commissioners yes- terday afternoon a mild sensation was de- veloped by the discovery that the board had had the power all along to rectify the alignment of East street and to sell, acquire and condemn adjacent property. \ The sensation was uncorked by Senator Tirey L. Ford, who appeared yesterday at the meeting of the board as its attorney, having been appointed to that position on | the resignation of F. S. Stratton. Mr. Ford’s first bit of advice to the board was that it had the power to align East street and to condemn the Frank property at the intersection of Market, East and Sacra- mento streets. The attorney showed that since March 31, 1891, the power had been vested in the board, the act which gave them the authority being entitled ““An act to empower the Board of State Harbor Commissioners to rectify the alignment of East street, from Pacific to Market, in the citi/ and county of San Francisco, and to sell, acquire and_condemn adjacent prop- erty.” "The sections of most ‘interest are as follows: The Board of State Harbor Commissioners is hereby authorized and directed to rectify the alignment of East street, between Pacific street ani Market street, in the city and county of 8an Francisco, said rectification to be done so as to straighten the property lines, and give esavide and commodious a thoroughfare as the traffic may demand. The board in carrying out this law shall have the power to purchase and sell and to exchange, upon a legal and equitable basis, any portion or portious of the property adja- centto the wesierly line of the thoroughfare herein provided for; and a full record of their proceedings shall bé entered upon the minutes and & sworn statement of all transfers, sales, purchases and other transactions shall be filed with the Secretary of State, In case of failure ou the part of the inter- ested parties to come to a satisfactory agre ment the board shall have the power to co demn, asin other cases, for public purposes. “This will give us just what we want,” triumphantly _exclaimed ~Commissioner Chadbourne ater the meeting. “It will enable us to make a trade with the Franks, straighten out East street and build the bridge.” At the meeting C. F! Bassett presided for the last time, as Commissioner Colnon will take his place to-day and will greslde at to- morrow’s meeting of the board. —————— She Was Nearly Successful. Hattie Klein, a pretty girl 12 years age, was & nursegirl in the family of C. C. Rivers, 1326 Hayes street, and she also attended school. About 3 o'clock yesterday morning Mr. Rivers was awakened by a strong smell of gas. He went to Hattie's' room, forced open the door and found her in bed unconscious with the gas turned on full. A physician was called in and after several hours' work succeededtin bringin; the girl back to consciousness. When aske why she turned on the gas she said several of the girls at school had been talking about suicideand she thought she would ke to see what the other world looked like. She was taken to the Recelving Hospital last night and will be examined by the Insanity Commission- ers. ————— President Faure has promised to visit Algeria next summer. Napoleon IIT is the only French-ruler who ever set foot there. Welsh mine-owners have secured the contract to supply the Danish state raii- way with 400,000 tons of coal at $3 per ton. MONEY BAGS. You can pile up money-b: of your own if you'll take ad- vantage of “Our Mission-street. Prices.” You don't have to hurry u here to catch a “Special Sale.” Our “Bpecial’” (?) prices last the year round. "Cinrpets, Furniture—5 floors of it. INDIANAPOLIS FURNITURE co. 750 Mission St. DRY GOODS. YaPARIS NEGUS TAPESTRY PORTIERES, “Bag- dad Effects,” inall the new shades, $6.50 Per Pair. Handsome Reversible DERBY PORTIERES, $6.00 Per Pair. Just arrived—Full line of SILK POR- TIERES, in all the new colorings. To Be Sold at Popular Prices. SATIN ‘We are now prepared to do all classes of SHADE WORK. We also haye on hand a complete stock of MADE-UP BHADES at 98¢, 40c, 60c, Thc and $1 Each Size, 36-inch wide by 7 feet long. 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Last Popular Matinees Saturday and Sunday. 3 < Proprietor & Manager SSaDuG LT ONE WEEK ONLY Superb Production Genee's Tuneful Opera, Monday, March 25. H. M. S. PINA¥ORE, In Preparation—LITTLE ROBINSON CRUSOE, Look Out for PRINCESS NICOTINE. Popular Prices—25¢ and 50c. CALIFORNIA THEATER AL HAYMAN & Co. (Incorporated).....Proprietors THE HIT ! EIMIII S BANCKER And Her Superb Musical Comedy Company in “‘OUR FIL.AT! Tlustrating the comical side of life in & fashionable New 780 consecutive nights at Strand Theater, Tondon. 100 consecutive Nights at Daniel Frolman's Lyceum, Y ork. BALDWIN THEATER. AL HAYMAN & CO. (Incorporated), Proprietors ork apartment house. Tuesday’s Chronicle heads its dramatic column tersely, succinetly and emphatically thus “THE FENCING MASTER IS A SUOCESSY Same Performance Every ing Sunday. ignt, Includ- E SATURDAY.—— MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theater in America. 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