The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 25, 1895, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1895. has a beautiful home—the Sausal Fruit | Farm, three miles from Napa. Hedges of i crimson japonica ana fruit orchards bor- J 1| dered around with palms environ it. The Its Tanneries, Woolen- ;s Mills and Glove Factories. THE HOME OF INDASTRY. Products of the Loom and Vat That Are Famous the World Over. A FUTURE FULL OF PROMISE' Its Transportation Facilities Are Excellent and Its Advantages Manifold. NAPA BUSINESS MEN. 2y Benjamin Shurtleff, Mayor of Napa. NAPA, March 24.—If the indolent tribe of Indians who gave this valley, the name of Napa were here to-day their sleep would be disturbed by the hum of machinery which is making of this shire town of Napa County a manufacturing center. The industry that stands out most prominently is that of glove-leather tanning and wool-picking, which is carried on under the name of the Sawyer Tanning Company. Some of us wear gloves all our lives without knowing the many processes through which the skins pass before they come made upin gloves to our hands. found a more extensive and complete place to gain knowledge than at the works of the Sawyer Company, which occupies three blocks, and is by far the largest place of the kind on the Pacific coast. The soft, beauti- ful castor gloves, which all like for outing and cool weather wear, are made by a superior oil tan of the cas- tor buck. The great vats of oil where these skins are put in a bath are not a particularly attractive sight, but the result is both beauty and durability of the leather. Hair seals are being tanned for the same use, and are satisfactory to the glove-makers. To make leather for gloves used by miners, smelter- workers, farmers and railroad men, the Sawyer Com- any use horse, cow and seal skins, which are prepared g_v chrome tannage, a peculiar process. The company has gained a reputation the world over through a patent process for the tannage of sheep, goat and deer skins, which is known as the ‘“Napa patent.”’ This firm sends seven-eighths of their goods East or to foreign lands. It is interesting to see thfe wool pickers employed here. The wool from the sheep pelts is cleaned, graded and pressed into packages for shipping. Four thousand pounds of wool is pulled and shipped every day. Six- teen hundred skinsof one grade or another are put on the shelves tanned, measured and ready for market each day. Nearly two hundred men are employed by the Rawyer Company in their extensive business. g The Napa Woolen-mill plant, with its four-set mill, twenty-two broad looms, several dressers, calender press, scouring, coloring and other machinery and equipment, in which sixty people are employed, is a factory of some consequence. The mills are mainly en- gaged in the manufacture of medium and heavy weight all-wool flannels and blankets. The good California wool and carefulness in dying and weaving have given their goods a reputation second to none in the country. Notwithstanding the general depression and closing down of many Eastern mills the looms here are hum- ming all the time. B. F. Holden, manager of the com- pany, says their daily output at this season of the year, which is their dull time, because of the long hot sum- mer months just ahead, is 3000 yards. _ § 3 Two-thirds of the goods from the Napa Woolen-mill are sent east, thus bringing outside money here for circu- lation, which is certainly a good thing for the town and State. The chronic croakers should visit the Raymond & ‘Williams glove factory here at Napa. The firm was for- merly engaged in the same line in San Francisco, where their business increased beyond the capacity of their building. Business men of Napa learned they were seeking 8 location and offered to build them a factory if they would come here. The advantages of Napa, the firm found, were many, and as their supplies came from the tannery company here they decided to accept the in- vitation. The plant was built on 2 most desirable lot near the Southern Pacific Railroad depot. The building is a large two-story and basement structure, well lightes and ventilated, and with all the latest improved ma- chinery for glove manufacturing in large quantities. The present output is 1500 dozen gloyes per month, but orders are coming in so fast that twenty-five more people will soon be added fo the seventy now employed. Itis clean work and well suited for the deft fingersof women. Three-fifths of those employed here are women. They make a specialty of a patent seamless glove which has no seams in the front of the hand. It is made from a eculiar tannage of leather, known as ‘‘Napaite,” which is waterproof and fireproof. This glove is making the Napa glove factory famous in the East, where they are used by firemen, gripmen and ‘harvest men. This firm takes great satisfaction in the fact that nine-tenths of their goods are sold east of the Rocky Mountains, where competition is so keen. The CALv's correspondent could not have | Dr. Benjamin Shurtleff, Mayor of Napa, whose life is one of interest and activity, in response to a question as to whether Napa would deal as generously with other manufacturing companies seeking a location said, “We would make every effort to raise money in order to bring any legitimate enterprise to the town.” A shoe factory would find this town an excellent location, as the shipping facilities are of the best and the supplies for the manufacture of shoes are right on the spot. The Whitman tannery makes fine French calf leather, and in order to obtain the best results the com- pany employs chiefly skilled French labor. The McBain Tannery handles heavy skins for sole and harness leather. Their process of tannage is up to the highest standard of merit. The Enterprise Planing-mill, owned by the brothers W. H. and R. Corlett, is an extensive plant. Forty-five men are employed in the manufacture of sashes, doors, blinds and moldings, but they have felt the general de- pression and have run slack. W. H. Corlett says: *‘From orders just received we feel asured that the tide \ has turned, and the business will now gradually im- prove to the standard of former days.” A great company is the Migliavacca Wine Company, whose winery covers an entire block. In the vint.uge season from forty to fifty men are employed. The Migliavacca Company makes a special study of the man- ufacture of claret. They have many awards for their excellent wine product, but the one most prized by Mr. )%i;zg:isa‘vacca isa gold medal from the Paris Exposition of 1889. The winery and distillery of Carpy & Co. stands on the bank of the river, in the i Napa. In this ex- tensive establishment a large force of men is constantly employed. Every year several hundred thousand gal- lons of wine are stored away. This town of €000 inhabitants has also numerous smaller but thriving industries, which in the aggregate add much to the business life of the community. The Lisbon Winery sends out some oi-the best. sherry possible. The machine and repair shops employ quite a number of skilled men. The .\'n)l:a Fruit Packing and Canning Company is one of the largest in the State. And where else would one expect to find cream tar- tar works but in this wineland of Napa Valley ? The erowth of this town, I am told, has been slow, conservative and permanent. The policy pursued in the past will be continued. The manufacturers are ready to Join hands with others of the State for any bona fide undertaking for the welfare of all. lts commercial ad- vantages, with natural competition in the transporta- tion line because of the tidewater to its wharves, insure the place a substantial, prosperous future. If the Gov. ernment would make an appropriation for locks and dam about four miles below Napa, they would not be dependent on tidewater. The good resulting to all Napa Valley, with its heavy shipping, would be incalculable if this could be brought about. There has been much discussion in regard to buil ng an electrie road down the valley from Calistoga to Napa, and possibly on to Tiburon Point to the ferry, which would shorten the distance for passenger traffic. The' County Supervisors, who are progressive men, as is evinced by the good graveled roads they have con- structed in every direction throughout the county, are ready to give the franchise for an electric road to the right kind of company. So said Mr. Burgess, one of their number, with emphasis. N. H. Wulff, shipraaster of the good freight and pas- senger boat Zinfandel, says if the road is built he is ready to put on another good boat from Napa to San Francisco. Captain Wulff carries from 150,000 to 200,000 gallons of wine alone from this wharf every month. Ex- perienced men are saying that an electric road could carry freight at half the rate now charged by the rail- road company and make money. 1f this road is built and the time and distance to San Francisco shortened the Tovely foothills of ‘this valley will be dotted with homes of San Franciscans. X The immediate country tributary to Napa City “‘is the home of all good things horticultural.” 8o says Mr. Leonard Coats, a Eracticnl fruit-grower who has touched upon every branch of horticultural eighteen years’ residence in Napa . Mr. 4 FW W \ &n‘mfit dnnnéo:g LEADING X / specialty of this perfect farm this summer will be the blood-red Japanese plum, the Satsuma. Mr. Coats ships directly to the leading markets of New York, and has found this magnificent variety of plum will hang on the trees, becoming richer with the hanging, until the markets are cleared of other varieties. Mr. Coats thus avoids the season when the markets are glutted with plums. “Anadvantage Napa Valley rightfully claims is that every- thing raised here is without irrigation,” said Mr. Coats. There are many beautiful country places, among them the Napa Soda Springs, a few miles away ; that combination of mountain, orchard, park and ';slaceAOak Knoll, the country home of Mr. Drury Melone, and Mr. George Goodman’s eltate, Esghul. There are great dairy farms along Napa Creek, where the grass is forever 5reen and the willow hedges gracefully drooping. Then there are the homes, the schools, the libraries and the churches, without which all the present commercial and horticul- tural interests of Napa Valley would be as ‘“dead sea fruit.” MANCHESTER MARKETS. General Advances in All Commodities by the Aid of Silver. MANCHESTER, March 24.—Last week was an active one in the market here, the advance in the price of cotton and the strength of silver aiding,but the improve- ment in yarn and cloth averages about one-nhalf the advance in cotton. Large Castern offers were returned for improved | limits. The home trade was better. Yarns obtained fancy prices more easily than cloth, and at the end of the week were fairly sold at prices one-eighth higher on the week. Continental spinners were very well sold and the demand was quite active. FIERCE GALES IN ENGLAND. ELEVEN PERSONS MEET WITH VIOLENT DEATHS IN VARIOUS TOWNS. SANDRINGHAM COUNTRY RESIDENCE OF THE FRINCE OF WALES DAMAGED. LONDON, March 24.—A terrific gale set in Jate last night and is still prevailing. The storm is general throuchout Great Britain. There has been damage to prop- erty in many towns. Roofs and chimneys of a number of churches were blown off and many houses were similarly damaged. Tn many places church services were sus- pended. A great number of trees were prostrated by the gale and much damage was done to the dwelling-houses. In many parts of the country the tele- graph lines are down. A few minor cas- ualties are reported from along the coast. Many people have been injured by falling debris. A wall collapsed in the east end of London and three persons were crushed to death beneath it. Three turrets of the pin- nacles on the west front of the Peterborough Cathedral were blown down. Other build- were injured. The roof of the railway sta- tion at Stratford-on-Avon was biown off and a number of monuments in the churchyard were blown down. At Birmingham the gale was felt espe- cially severe. A man and three children were killed. The property damage to the town is estimated at thousands of dollars. Two men and a girl in Leicester were struck by falling debris and almost in- stantly killed. In Wolverhampton one person was killed and twelve injured. In Walhall two chimney stands were blown over. They crashed through the roof of a hospital, broke through the floor- ing and carried nine beds, with patients in them, into a room beneath. For a time the excitement in and around the hospital was most intense and the wildest sort of rumors were afloat, some having it thata dozen persons had been killed. As quickly as possible the work of clearing away the wreckage was commenced, and it was soon found that nobody had been killed. The nine occnpants of the beds were extricated alive, but badly injured. At Kingston immense damage was done to property. A great number of fine trees and several farm buildings at Sandring- ham, the country?residence of the Prince of Wales, near Kingston, was destroyed. BUSINESS IN LONDON. Silver Secured a Firm Stand and Ameri- can Stocks an Inerease. LONDON, March 24.—Discount rateslast week were firm, but with a prospect of easiness within another fortnight. The stock market, stimulated by the activity of the American and mining markets had al- together a more cheerful tone. The scenes in Throgmorton street will compel the committee to consider the advisability of extending the time for the closing of the Stock Exchange beyond 4 o’clock, the large foreign business in mining securities and the late receipt of prices from Wall street making it impossible for business to cease before 5 o’clock. Home railroad and foreign securities were rather quiet. Silver securities were firm. The prices of mining securities were firm. The incoming secu- rities fluctuated, many prudent speculators taking out profits, yet the immense busi- ness continued. 3 The adoption of the Atchison scheme had a good effect upon American railroad securities, which exhibited a.marked rise all around. A settlement of the coal dis- pute would undoubtedly bring a further rise. A more hopeful view is taken of trade prospects in the United States. The increases made were: Louisville and Nashville and Illinois Central, each 3; Milwaukee, 2}4; Reading firstsand Wa- bash sixes, 2 each; New York Central, 13{; Erie, seconds, 1}4; Denver, preferred, Northern Pacific, preferred, and Atchison, each 114; Lake Shore, Mexican Centraland Wabash preferred, 1; Atchison, firsts, Union Pacific and Rcuc{ing, each 3. Most of the other advances were frac- tional. Central Pacific declined 3. Can- adians were fractional. e - Murdered a Toronto Widow. TORONTO, March 24.—Mrs. Sarah Jane Swallow could not be aroused when a neighbor called this morning, and the po- lice, believing something Was wrong, broke open the door. A ghastly sight presented itself. Lyingon the bed was Mrs. Swallow, with her throat cut from ear to ear, and by her side John Bell, an expressman, also with his throat cut, and the razor with which the deed had been eommitted still in his hand. Mrs. Swallow was a widow. It is believed jealousy on the part of Bell led to the crime. il Indignant at the Reichstag. LONDON, March 24.—A dispatch to the Times from Vienna says there is a univer- sal expression of indignation at the action of the Reichstag toward Prince Bismarck. The scorn and anger manifested by the press is almost excessive. Earthguake in Italy. ROME, March 24.—Bharp earthquake shocks were felt to-day throughout the province and in the city of Reggio Dica- tabria, ings were damaged and a number of people | SHOT LI HUNG CHANG, A Bullet From the Pistol of a Japanese Hits Its Mark. WOUNDED IN THE CHEEEK, Fired Upon While Returning From a Meeting of the Peace Conferees. THE ASSASSIN IS ARRESTED! He Is Thought to Be an Over Pa- triotic Young Man With Misguided Feelings. SHIMONOSEKI, March 24.—AsLi Hung Chang, the Chinese peace envoy, was re- turning to his lodgines in this place to- day, after having attended a conference with Count Ito and Viscount Mutsu, the Japanese peace plenipotentiaries, a young Japanese fired a pistol at him. The bullet sped straight, but most fortunately did no more harm than to inflict a wound in Li Hung Chang’s face. At the time of send- ing this dispatch it is impossible to learn whether or not the wound is serious. The attempt to assassinate the represen- tative of the Emperor of China has caused the most intense excitement, and on every side there were expressions of deep regret. The would-be murderer was arrested. It is believed that he was prompted to the crime by misguided patriotism. THE NEWS IN WASHINGTON. Belief That the Japanese May Lose by the Deed. WASHINGTON, March 24.—The news of the assault on Li Hung Chang caused a sensation in diplomatic circles in this city. The opinion here is that Japan will suffer greatly as a consequence of the assault, and that the position of China will be so strengthened that she may be able to suc- ceed on better terms than she could otherwise have secured. The incident may lead to the breaking off of peace negotiations, or at least may postpone fur- ther action in this direction until the Japanese have guaranteed the safety of China’s envoys. No news of the attack on Li Hung Chang has been received by the Japanese legation here, and Minister Kurino is un- willing to discuss the occurence. The members of the legation realize that it is a serious matter, but hope that the first re- ports may prove to be exaggerated. They say no one will deplore such an affair more than the Japanese themselves. The Chinese legation received prompt notice of the matter, but their ad vices con- tained nothing notin the press dispatches. Minister Yang Yu did not care to discuss the subject. It was stated at the legation that it was not believed that it would lead to the total breaking off of peace negotia- tions, although it might cause them to be interrupted for a time. Will Express Regret. YOKOHAMA, March 24.—The news of the attempted assasination of Li Hung Chang created much excitement. The Emperor and Empress will send a messen- ger to Shimonoseki to express to the distin- guished Chinese statesman their regret at the unfortunate occurrence. Japanese Repulsed. HONGKONG, March 24.—Advices re- ceived here confirm the report of the re- pulse of the Japanese troops that attempted to make a landing on the Pescadore Islands. The point at which the Japanese attempted to land was Makung, in the southwestern part of the island of Poughan. Makung is well fortited, and-has a harbor that admits vessels of large draught. Japanese Losses to Date. YOKOHAMA, March 24.—It is stated that on Thursday last the Japanese occu- pied Fisher Island, one of the Pescadore group. Sailors were landed on the coast, and these were followed by troops. The Chinese made no opposition. The papers say here that Japan has purchased two warships from Chile. An official return that has just been issued shows that the total Japanese loss during the entire cam- paign has been only 1654 men killed. The Japanese Identified. LONDON, March 24.—A dispatch states that the name of the would-be assassin is Koyama. He is 21 years of age. Count Ito, president of the Japanese Council of Ministers and one of the peace Commis- sioners, has visited Li Hung Chang and expressed to him his sympathy and regret. DESERTED BY HER HUSBAND CHARLES SHARPE T0OK HIS WIFE'S DIAMONDS AND LEFT HER PENNILESS. SHE Is Now Sick AND HELPLESS, FAR FrRoM HOME AND KINDRED. Mrs. Emily Sharpe, the deserted wife of Charles Sharpe, citizen of the world, lies sick unto death in a stuffy litfle room at the American Exchange Hotel on Sansome stregt. Mrs. Sharpe is a delicate little English woman, 26 years of age, who is suffering from nervous prostration caused by a serious accident and illness two months ago at Forest Hill, and later - on aggravated by the heartless desertion of her husband, who left her pen- niless in a cheap boarding-house at Sac- ramento three weeks ago. Sharpe took with him all the money that he and his wife possessed. He also took a_diamondj ring valued at $250 and other gieces of ‘jewelry, heirlooms in Mrs, Sharpe’s family, ‘and told her that he would either refurn or let her know of his whereabouts within two days. He did neither. ‘When Mrs. Sharpe realized that she was a deserted wife she came to this city to seek the aid and advice of her husband’s brother, Frank B. Sharpe, who is employed in the Custom-house, and also William' B. Carr, the capitalist, who is an uncle of the two Messrs. Sharpe. She asked them to aid her in her illness, but so far, she says, they have taken no interest in her welfare. The British Benevolent Society was ap- pealed to and officers of that society inves- tigated the merits of the case. They promised to take charge of Mrs. Sharpe and supply her with the necessaries of life and muficul treatment until her relatives can send her pecuniary aid, but the prom- ised relief has not come. In the mean- time the young wife lies helpless on a sick- bed, thousands of miles away from home and kindred. £ Mrs, Sharpe is a native of Berkshire, England, and comes of a good family. Her mother, before marriage, was the Hon. Elizabeth Thompson. Abouta year and a half ago Charles Sharpe met her in London, where they were marrled about a year ago. He represented himself as a wealthy American and by his insinuating manners and address won the young woman’s heart and hand. They came to America shortly after and visited Sharpe’s mother in South Dakota. From there they came to Sacramento. The boasted wealth of Sharpe did not appear in evi- dence, for he soon found himself out of money. He then set himself the task of finding employment. as a barber, but all his efforts in this direction seemed to fail. About two months ago Sharpe and his wife started for Forest Ifill, Placer County, where Sharpe intended to open a barber- shop. They went by stage from Auburn to Forest Hill, and the roughness of the journey over the rough and hilly road caused the illness which brought Mrs, Sharpe to her present sad condition. But she has found some sympathizin; hearts in her distress and wilf not be left to die of want. J. H. Bradley, a pioneer and venerable miner from Placeryille, who is a guest at the American Exchange, has extended a generous helping hand to the distressed woman. Mrs. W. J. Wallace, an English lady who resides at 1511 Clay street, has also taken the deserted invalid into her sympathies and is doing all in her power to relieve her. Dr. Burnham is at present affording medical aid. MAY BE A CASTLE IN SPAIN. THE NEW UNIVERSITY BUILDING MAY HAVE TO BE CON- STRUCTED IN AIR. THAT BIG STATE APPROPRIATION Is Nor ArLL THar Is REQUIRED. ‘When the bill for the appropriation of $250,000 for the establishment of a central building for the affiliated colleges of the California State University was signed last Saturday by the Governor, there was re- joicing among the Board of Regents of the University. But now it appears there is a possibility that the appropriation may have been in vain and that the rejoicings are prema- ture. The University has the money for the building, but not for a site. Unless it can secure a site without expenditure, its building must remain in the air, a splen- |, did “‘castle in Spain.”” Here is the chance of the day for San Francisco landowners! The provisions of the bill are elastic, but the sum of money is definite, and the re- gency now intends to do all it can to get the site for the proposed buildings, as cen- tral and as cheap as possible. As a matter of fact it is hoped by the regency board that there will be found in San Francisco a landowner with philanthropic motives strong enough for the Univerity to secure the land for nothing and use the $250,000 for building purposes alone. The present scattered condition and wholly inadequate quarters of the depart- ments of law, vetérinary, medicine, den- tistry and pharmacy show the strong need for a new building, and it is upon this ac- count that the regency is rejoicing. The fight for the appropriation has been so longand hard that the appropriation comes as 2 windfall even to the men most anxious for the establishment of a consoli- dated college for the State University. With the completion of the appropria- tion bill comes first to the Board of Re- ents the fact that as a lump sum the §250000 is insufficient. There are so many needs and there is proportionately so little money that it is generally admitted by members of the board that the land must be obtained asa gift if the intent of the ap- propriation is to be made availdble at all So far the regency has before it but one general architectural plan. That is defi- nite only through the needs of the several branches of the college that are now inad- equately housed. Judge Charles W. Slack, who has given much time and attention to the bill for the last three years, said yesterday: That the bill has passed ought to be a source of self-congratulation to every member of any profession in the State. Its appropriation is not so large as the necessity demands, but it is hoped that philanthropy will come to the rescue with a donation of the land. For the building the amount given by the State could be made sufficient. There have been no architectural plans con- sidered, for the reason that no one was sure that the expenses therefor would be met by legislative appropriation. The . architectural scheme is, I think, cleariy defined in the minds of most of the members of the Board of Re- ents. 8 A general auditorium with dependent wings will, T think, meet the requirements. The schools of medicine, pharmacy, dentistry and veterinary work need adjacent laboratories to give the students proper facilities for the best work, I am inclines to believe that such a plan will be, generally speaking, the basis of the accepted design. It is often necessary that the different schools require, one from the other, the use of instru- ments or books. The plan that would make this scientific borrowing possible should, I think, be the one the board;will adopt. Proper equipment is the strong necessity, and the money appropriated, large as the amount may seem to many,is barely adequate for such equipment, much less sufficient for land and buildings. The whole theory is one of the consolidation or rather concentration of work and the work- ers. Itisto the future that the State Univer- sity of California must look. Native ability without housing or equipment may easily fail; with reasonable encouragement nothing is pos- siple less than success. There should be cer- tainly sufficient honest philanthropyin the city to prevent the failure of the appropriate and sufficfent establishment of the ~State University. A. S. Hallidie, another member of the Board of Regents, said: The regents meet the second Tuesday of each month, and at_the next meeting the State aj propriation will, of course, be considered. ractically the sum appropriated is insufficient, but we must do the best we can with the means at our command. The State now rents build- ings that are inadequate to meet the demands made. The medical school building is practi- cally valueless and equally useless. My idea is thatat the next meeting of the board of re- gents there will be appointed & conference committee, which after conference with the representative heads of the schools to be housed in the new buildings, will determine both the site and the plans to be accepted for the new building. It is to be hoped that land may be secured without cost. Any man making such a dona- tion would build for himself a monument. Lo- cation must of course comein, but when econ- omy is the rule conyenience must give way. When the Board of Regents next meets it is more than probable that bids for ar- chitectural plans will be asked for. Then after the conference committee has com- pleted its labors the best design may be accepted. After that if a site is donated the actual work will begin. Meanwhile there is a chance for a broad- minded man, with plenty of land, to dis- tinguish himself by the donation of the necessary land and thereby permit the State appropriation to be reserved for buildings and equipments. e —————— First Taste of War. Of General Carr, who has just died in New York State, they used to tell an amusing story about Troy, his old home. Carr left Troy to go to the war in com- mand of the Becond Regiment. The story is that the first engagement the goung colonel figured in was at Big ethel. His regiment had halted for rest and refreshment in a pleasant dale. They had not then tasted war. It ha pened that the rebels were in ambush in the immediate neighborhood of the resting-place of the brave Trojans, and from a safe hiding-place opened fire upon them. " Carr instantly put spurs to his horse and rode ugem a group of officers. Excitement and wilderment weré ap- parent upon his handsome face as he ap- proached the party. “They are firing upon my regiment!” he shouted. ‘‘My God! now, what is to be done?”—Kate Field's Washington. . e ————— FLOOR PAINT and wood stains in small cans for family use in Artist’s Material Department. Sanborn, Vail &Co., 741 Market street. .. LEFT HIS BABY ON THE TRAIN. How A FATHER SENT HIS INFANT DAUGHTER TO HER LONG- LOST MOTHER. . KINDNESS OF A CONDUCTOR. THE MoOTHER FounND AT WARM SPRINGS AWAITING HER DAR- LING'S ARRIVAL. A strange story comes fromp Fresno con- cerning a child a year and a half old,a little girl who was abandoned by her father, or rather sent away to her mother, who is at Warm Springs in Alameda County. The mother is Mrs. Emma Mat- lock. She has lived in San Jose, but for the past few days has been at the residence of Senator Beard at Warm Springs. When the northbound Los Angeles train passed Fresno at 3 o’clock yesterday morning a little child was left in charge of the con- ductor under peculiar circumstances, and with it was this note: HOTEL PLEASANTON, Corner Merced and I streets, § Fresno, Cal., March 23, 1895. To Conductor—DEAR SIR: Please see that this little girl is sent to her mother at San Jose. She is working at Warm Springlfl. Her name is Mrs. Emma Matlock. This is her child. She wants it so bad. Friends, see that she gets there safe. Her mother will pay all expenses. Be good to her as you can. Mrs. Covey, & mem- ber of the Advent church, is well acquainted with her, and also Red Gallehorn, the Bapti evangelist, knows where she lives at San Jos God bless the dear babe and take care of her. To this letter there was no signature, but Conductor Liese took charge of the child and brought it safely to Oakland, arriving at 10:15 o’clock yesterday morn- in| The conductor took the little one to is East Oakland home, where he and his wife cared for it with tenderness until the afternoon, when they started on the San Jose train for Warm Springs. They found Mrs. Matlock, the mother, on the lookout for the child. She is a handsome woman of 24 years, and was overjoyed to see her babe, which she hardly knew, as she had not seen it since it w. hree months of age, at which time her husband took it away with him. The Matlocks have been living apart since that time, and when the husband and father left he took the child because of his wife’s illness, and now, after all these months, he voluntarily sent the babe back. Conductor Liese said last night that he noticed a young man well dressed and of short stature get on the train at Fresno with a child. The man took a rear seat in. a coach and after the train got under way he went to the door and jumped off, leav- ing the child and the letter above quoted. The conductor hardly knew what to do under the circumstances and at Collis he telegraphed Superintendent Wilder for in- structions, He was ordered to bring the baby to Oakland. Conductor Liese said that the babe did not want to goto the mother at first, preferring to remain with himself and wife, to whom he had taken a great liking. Miss Clara Burgan, a young lady whose home is at Fresno and who arrived in this city yesterday, witnessed the abandonment of "the little girl and saw the men who had her in charge. Miss Burgan gave the fol- lowing account of the affair last night: “I went_into the waiting-room of the depot at Fresno at 1 o’clock yesterda; morning, because I could not sleep as was afraid of missing the train. I found a young man there with a child about twenty months old and a bundle of clothing. He acted rather strangely and I wondered what he was doing there with such a young child without its mother. At 3 o'clock the train arrived from the south and I went into one of the cars. Just before the train started 1 looked around and saw the young man with the little girl on a seat at the rear end of the car. e was in the act of placing a note in the window. This done, and just as the train was starting away, he quickly left car and was seen no more. The fbaby was poorly dressed and looked as if it had been neglected for some time.” Deserting the Home. The great misfortune of the day is that both men and women are deserting the home. Woman is clamoring for the privi- lege to join man in going away from home. The poor woman goes away from home to work in the factory, separated from her children and husband and thrown into the society of others, and the rich woman goes away from home on her frivolous errands. They have one hundred engagements and make-believe duties and business which take them away from home. The con- tagion spreads. The dangerous woman is the woman without serious occupation. Light literature, amateur theatricals, Soirees, should not take the place of ear- nest, whole-hearted work. The more beautiful, the more gifted, and the more wealthy a woman, the more dangerous she is, unless she has a purpose in life.—Balti- more Herald. e e———— There are four sovereignsand nine heirs- apparent among the fifty-seven living de- scendants of Queen Victori 2l ) ]llflflll]lllfl[fll‘!_flfl[ll[lflllfll]l. Much Treatment Without Avail Hood’s Sarsaparilla Effects Benefi- cial Change in Constitution. “C. L. Hoop & Co., Lowell, Mass.: “‘Dear Sirs—At the age of 10 years I was confined to my bed with inflammatory rheumatism. I was treated by alocal phy- sician, but relief only came to me with the warm weather. For twelve years doc- toring did me but little good. We read about the {reat change Hood's Sarsaparilla could effect in the entire constitution. We concluded to give it a trial and it has Made a New Young Man of Me. Adfter taking the contents of three bot- tles I was able to walk a little. I have continued to take it and have not missed a day for six months. During the bad Hood’s%# Cures winter weather nor any time since have I felt any of the symptoms of the return of %y theumatic trouble.” Cuas. @. FANsHER, alla, Walla, Washington. 2 Hood’s Pills are purely vegetable, and do not purge, pain or gripe. All dfifimu. 25¢, NEW TO-DAY. MONDAY,. MARCH 2. SPECIAL SALE SHEPHERDS' CHECK, BLACK AND WHITE DRESS GOODS, NOW SO DESIRABLE, 48 INCHES WIDE. REGULAR VALUE, s0c. SALE 25c ’ PER PRICE YARD THE QUANTITY IN STOCK IS NOT VERY LARGE, THEREFORE WE ADVISE YOU TO SEE THESE GOODS ON MONDAY. Special Sales Each Day This Coming Week SAMPLES ON APPLICATION. KOHLBERC, STRAUSS & FROHMAN. 1220-1222-1224 MARKET ST. CROCKER’S SAN FRANCISCO DIRECTORY IS NOW OUT. SUBSCRIBE AT ONCE. 215-219 BUSH ST. DONT BE DISCOURAGED, Cultivate your beauty. You will look 100 per cent prettier {when you re- W/ move thaf hair “ from your face, 'READ THIS TESTIMONIAL: SAN NRANCISCO, Jan. 29, 1895, This is to certify that I have subjected | the Antoinette Depilatory to a thorough chemical analysis and I find it to be superior to all other preparations for the removal of superfluous hair. It is without the least irritating action upon the most delicate skin. W. T. WENZELL, Analytical Chemist. Antoinette Preparations Have received the highest indorsements from our best chemists and physicia: This Depilatory is warranted not to stimulate the growth of the hair. Price $1 50. Trial samples of three of wuy complexion specialties for 50 cents. MME. MARCHAND, Hair and Complexion Specialist, 121 POST STREET, ROOMS 32-36, Taber’s Entrance. Telephone 1349. FOR SALE Horse Goods And Wagons, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, ETC. 1 Passenger Wagon, platform springs, seats 14 besides driver; in good order and a fine wagon for a sum- mer resort. 2 Frazier Carts, in good order. 3 Good High-wheel Trofting Sulkies. Several Sets Good Harness. Lot of Horse Boots, Blankets, Etc., Ete. 1 Self-binding Reaper; 1 Farm Wagon, and other farm implements, all To B Sold at Anction Prices Can be seen at_the SOUTHER FARM any day except Sunday. To get to the farm take electric-cars, running from Oakland to San Leandro, and get off at Stanley road. For further information, address SQUTHER FARM, Box 144, San Leandro, Cal. =57 OFFICE £=% =1 T DESKS. /11T $24.00 —DROPPED— $24.00 GEO. H. FULLER DESK CO, 638 and 640 Mission Street. Dr.Gibbon’s Dispensary, KEARNY ST. Established ['n'l’&fl for the treatment of Private Diseases, Lost Munhood. Debility or dlsease wearing on bodyand mind and Skin Diseasex. The doctor cures when = = =l Cures Dr. 3. F- GIBEON, Box 1957, San Weekly Call, $1.50 per Year ¥ A o