The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 10, 1895, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1895. MANY EVASIVE ANSWERS, Gus Spreckels Dodged Lead- ing Questions With Great Agility. HE FAILS TO RECALL FACTS. Wil Not Show Income or Outlay Unless So Ordered by the Court. The inquiry in the Spreckels slander suit regarding the business tions of C. A. Spreckels, plaintiff in the case, with his father, Claus Spreck- els, defendant, and the Spreckels Sugar Refinery in Philadeiphia, was re- sumed in the offices of Delmas & Short- | ridge yesterday morning. Mr. Shortridge did the questioning in a most pointed manner, and C. A. Spreckels made as great a success in not giving definite ahswers as he did last Saturday. His supply of an- swers such as “I do not recall,”” “‘I have no such recollection,’”” and *‘I do not remem- ber,” seemed inexhaustible. But he was worried withal. Mr. Shortridge tried in many ways to | get some definite statements concerning the shortage of $200,000, but the witness persistently took refuge behind the e answers, “I donot recall,” and “The verbal statement I gave my [ather was satisfac- tory.” The books and other accounting documents, which the witness had prom- | five' Teiterating his former statements that jsed to present yesterday, were not roduced. Attorney Ach, represent- ng the plaintiff in the case, frequently in- ige’s terrupted Mr. Shor i grounds. Rudolf objections on va Spreckels gave the witness his moral sup- his presence. us Spreckels, the nt in the pending suit, came early ained through the day. Adolph was also there. There were no and rem Spreckels courtesies e: end his two younger sons when the forme: entered the inquiry room. As one of the grounds on which the suit for slander is based is the published state- | ment alleged to have been made by Claus Spreckels that C. A. Spreckels ‘“‘will soon be bankrupt,” w the plaintiff alleges has injured his standing as a “‘capitalist and merchant,” Mr. Shortridge made an effort to prove the truth or falsity of the alleged slander by ascertaining the financial standing of the plaintiff—his moneys, se- curities, real estate and personal property— but the witness was as wary as ever and woula give'no defini rs to any of the questions propounded on the subject. The phrase, ““I decline to answer,” was made another part of the stock in trade o C. A. Spreckels as a witn, i Mr. Shortridge, as_an introduction to the pursuance of the inquiry, said: You were questioned the other day in regard to the revocation by your father of the power of attorney which ~he had hitherto given | fion< in Phi ; foyon, and you were asked to furnish the date, | t19ns in Philadelphia. 1 believe, of that revocation. 1 do not recall any such request. When did you first learn_that that power of attorney had been revoked? 1 think it was about a year after I severed my connection. When did you return to him the power of sttorney I never returned it. delphia, probably in the sa You were asked in regard to an account | which I bolieve you said you had furnished showing the amount of moneys received by you on account of your father, and the disposi- tion of the money, and 1 believe you stated that you could and 'would furnish that account 8t this hearing. Have you such an account? As I recall the figures that I gave him at that time, the difference which I could not account for at that moment was either $250,000 whi 1 placed with J. and W. Seligmean in New Yor against which Mr. Adolph Spreckels drew a | draft of $150,000, or it was ¥150,000, which was never paid directly by the Havemeyers |, themselves, but was taken at their requestout of the contribution of the working capital and credited to my iather’s account on the books. I am not sure on either point, but that is Tecollection at this moment. Did you make an accounting to your father? I undérstand you to have answered ‘“yes” that question the other day. 3 Yes, 1did., I will state in explanation that the moneys received by me for the sale of the 45 per cent of the Sprec Sugar Refining Company’s stock was $: ,000, instead of §2,225,000, as stated by me the other day. I received as cash $1,500,000 $750,000. 1 deposited Western National Bank of New credit of the Spreckels Su /500,000 with Refining Com- any. Ageinst that I drew $570,000 and paid t to the United States Trust Company of New York in order to redeem certain collateral that they held. Who held? The United States Trust Company. I had to redeem this coliateral in order to make the transfer and make the delivery to Messrs. Have- meyer themselves. The witness reiterated his former state- ment that all the accounts were kept by the secretary of the company. At the revious investigation he had stated that e could explain ali the details by refer- ence to his Eooks and that he would bring those books yesterday. But the books were not presented by C. A. Spreckels to any visible extent. The $2,250,000 which you received was from | the sale of personal property belonging to your father, was it not? Yes, it was. Did'you keep 8 separate account with him— you, as his agent? Not I How did you deposit this money? It was all deposited to the credit of the Bpreckels Sugar Refining Company. 1t was his private money, was it not? That is true. Why did you deposit it in the name of the Bpreckels Sugar Refining Company? Because my father had an account with the compeny, and I did it as a matter of conven- fence. Have you the bankbook of the bank in which you deposited the money? No, sir; I think it is in’ Philadelphia. Have you any of the checks that you drew? I have not. When your father returned from Euro; requested an accounting, you undertool 80, did you? 1 did—from memory. and todo In giving an account from memory, did you | not make & pencil memoragdum that $200,000 or $250,000 was lost? 1 have no such recollection. You said in your testimony the other day that the statement you gave your father was entirely satisfactory. That 1s true. You did not, then, furnish to your father a waitten statement of his account other than what you have testified to? He was satisfied with my explanation, Have the goodness to answer my question. ‘He being satisfied with my explanation, there was no further question on his part as to my account with him. T did not render him an account—a written report—but I did put down in pencil a memorandum showing him how his account stood. He accepted that—raised no objection to it. Did you furuish to your father any statement of his'account while he was in Europe after you had received the §2,250,0007 Idid not. Did your father communicate with you in writing, asking you for information in regard to that sum? He did not. Did you ever receive from your father a let- ter written in German and sent by him from Europe to you asking you to account to him, or explain to him what you were doing generally, and perticularly what you were doing with this large sum of money which you had re- ceived from the sale of his property? 1did not. 1 received no such letter. Do you recall the conversation had with your father immediately upon his return from transac- | e | Then followed further questions as to 1 | whether Claus Spreckels had not asked for questioning by | | Shortridge asked: anged between the father | | that money out; not I, as an individual. | followed by I think I left it in Phila- | | in the depos | any accountof income and expenditures? | ¥ | duce the books name: | plaint sworn to by the plaintiff, namely, Ireceived in notes | the s H York to the | quest was to ascertain the truth or falsity 'Europe, in Philadelphia, when he asked you this question, “Why did you not reply tomy !letter?” and did you make the answer, “It was of no consequence,” or words to that ef- | fect? 1did not. E Did you keep any private account other than you have mentioned, showing this account be- iween you and your father? There was no private account. It was the ac- count kept by the refinery. Was there any assessment levied on the stock of that corporaiion during that period? There was not. Did you have occasion to barrow any money during that time ? T oannot state at this particular period. T frequently had to borrow money, both for my- self and my father. How long was it after your father retnynng to Philadelphia that you tendered your resig- nation? Four or five d : Did yo u notify your father before tendering your resignation, and if so, how? 1 notified him in person and subsequently in writing. November 24, 1891, is the date of my resignation, when I wrote to him saying: Dear father: The other day you faid that my ex- planation as to what became of the money paid by | the Havemevers was perfectly cicar to you. This afternoon Adolph informed me that the matter was not clear to you and that you had instructed him to | investizate further into the matter. He insinuates | that I have stolen the money and says that for my | own justification it was necessary to make | a detailed statement. All that I can say is that | every cent that has ever passed through my hands is still there. It was my earnest endeavor io settle | everything us amicably as possibe and to resign my | position only after you had become familiar with | many of the details of the company, but I can no { longer remain in an office to be throwp into contact | with him. who is evidently determined to put me under a cloud and bent on blackening me In your eyes in order that we might part with an unfriendly feeling. He is not satisfied with the breach he has in our business and family lations, but 0ops 1o this base and cowardly accusation. | efore enclose herewith my resignat | have ulways worked in your interest as faithfully | honestly and conscientiously as any man could, | and no one deplores more than I do the way things | have turned. In conclusion I want to say that I | part with the best feeling toward you, knowing full well that you are being wrongfully influenced | against me and that in time you will see things in | a different light. Your loving son, Gus. | more definite accounting for the money | that had been placed in Gus’ hands, to all of which the witness replied in the nega- everything appeared satisfactory to the elder Spreckels. The debit and credit standing of the witness with his father and the refinery company was referred to. The questions oun this subject elicited the fact that the witness, at the time heleft, was indebted both to the company and his father. Mr. How much did you owe your father at that time? 1 don’t recall the amount. You have charged in your complaint as one of the slanderous remarks alleged to have been made by your father, of and concerning you, Jhese words: ‘I gave that boy $25,000 & year in Philadelphia and then he drew out $250,000 of my money.” Do you mean to say that you did not draw that amount out of banks or cor- porations? The Spreckels Sugar Refining Company drew More questions as to the individual and personal ownership of the money involved and the property for which it was an equivalent were then made, to which the | witness gave the same evasive answers as on the first day of the mquiry. This interrogations as to the ness’ income during and after his sojourn in Philadelphia. The answers were to the effect that his income in Philadelphia was $2000 a month salary as vice-president and general manager of the sugar refinery, and that he had no other business transac- In reference to the allegation of slander in the statement made by Claus Spreckels when speaking of the p that “he has wasted money,” M as to the living exy in Philadelphia. to these questions the books of the company would show. He was then requested to furnish a state- ment of income and expenditures while in Philadelphia, to be prepared and embodied tion. To this request the wit- ness repiied that he could not do so, as he kept no private books. Mr. Shortridge continued: Since your return to California have you kept I have. Do these books of account show your income? They do. Do they show your expenditures and the ex- nt of your assets and liabilities? T do. I have a journal, a ledger and a cashbook. The witness was regnefled to either pro- or a statement from showing resources and liabilities. was objected to by Mr. Ach. Mr. Shortridge explained that the request was justified by the allegation made in the com- that he had been slandered by the state- ment made by his father that he would soon be bankrupt. The purpose of the re- the alleged slander. Mr. Ach advised his client to nof furn- | ish any such books or statement inasmuch | as defendant had not as yet pleaded justi- | fication. In accordance with this advice the witness said he should decline to furn- ish the accounts desired unless ordered by | the court. |~ Much of the testimory that followed re- | lated to minor speculations in bank stocks and other securities, and to sums of money | loaned out ‘“‘on call” for the corporation of the sugar refinery, which amounts were likewise collected by the company. In the afternoon a great deal of the tes- | timony was reiterative of what had been | stated during the forenoon and on Sat- | urday. Concerning certain proceedings that were begun in the courts of Pennsylvania | against the American Sugar Company Mr. | Shortridge asked: 3 | Do you remember such proceedings? 1do, by hearsay. Did you have any communication with the District Attorney or the State’s Attorney touch- ing these proceedings commenced against the American Sugar Refineries Companies? "t I had ageconversation with the District At- orney. Did’yon at that time volunteer any informa- | tion fo this gentleman to be used against this | ?:tfgmmc 's company and possibly against your 3 1 ebsolutely deny it, and say that it is not o | of | | Witness was questioned as to whether | he had or had not held conversations with the District Attorney concerning a re- | opening of the case against the Refineries Companies on new and important testi- | mony, which might have been furnished | b}/ him (C. A. Sg}rcckels). To this he re- | plied that there had been such conversa- tion, in a jocular way. h He was asked if he was a stockholder in the Oceanic Steamship Company, to which he replied in the affirmative. How many sheres do you own in that? Three thousand six hundred and thirty. State how you became possessed of them. Part of them I bought in the open market., I think I had 3500 shares as my part in the division of J. D. Spreckels & Bros. when I severed my connection with them. The inguiry was diverted to the matter of the suit of C. A. Spreckels against the Oceanic Steamship Company and the indi- vidual directors thereof, now pending in the Superior Court. The question of trans- ferred stock and the non-acceptance by the directors of a proxy to represent a stock- holder who is not of record was touched upon without any definite answers being elicited or anything of importance pre- sented. The inquiry will be resumed at 1 o’clock this afternoon. It will cost a mullion drachmas to pu the Parthenon, the Temple of Thesus, and the other monuments in Athens damaged by last year's earzhg\mke in a safe condi- tion, An appeal for help will be sent out to all countries, Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov't Report Roal Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE THE MYSTERY OF A GIRL, Blanche Lamont Not Seen or Heard of Since Last Wednesday. THE POLICE UTTERLY BAFFLED. She Was Here From Montana Tak- Ing Lessons to Fit Her as a Teacher. Blanche Lamont, a beautiful girl, 21 years of age, has disappeared as mysteri- ously as if the earth had swallowed her. Detective Anthony has been working on the case for nearly a week and he has been completely baffled to find any trace of the young woman. She came here from Montana, where her mother, a widow, lives, in September last to her uncle, Charles G. Noble, 209 Twenty- | first street. Her object was to attend the Lowell High School on Sutter street, be- | the accomimodation of the ladies who ac- company the excursion and remain on the train, Owing to the taxed hotel facilities in the City of Angels, it will be a pleasing feature ole\e excursion that its members may re- méin on the cars and have every hotel accommodation there. o BAs a side trip to the visit to the State capital the citizens of Sacramento have planned arun to Folsom, where the famous water power and the State penitentiary may be inspected. President Gallatan of the street railroad company of Sacramento, on behalf of the corporation of which he is the head, yesterday made the generous offer of the entire freedom of his com- pany’s cars to the excursionists; so that any one who wears an excursion badge will be permitted to ride on the *cars free oftcharge during the stay at the capital city. The citizens of Riverside, by committee, yesterday telegraphed to the office of the club inviting the excursionists to that city, assuring them a cordial welcome and ex- pressing the intention of ammgin%m have an “‘orange day’”’ on Monday, the 22d, pro- viding the committee would decide to visit Riverside. Asa result the committee on transportation has accepted the invitation and will take its party to Riverside and Redlands on the same day. It has also been_definitely decided to go to the Cata- lina islands on Wednesday, the 24th. Telegrams and letters from various parts of Southern California indicate a most cordial feeling and a general desire to en- tertain the excursionists in the best possi- ble manner. The southern people also BLANCHE LAMONT. [From a tintype.] tween Gough and Octavia, and the Normal | promise to do all in their power to organ- | School on Powell street, between Clay and | ‘Washington, to fit' herself for the’position | of a schoolteacher. She left home last Wednesday morning and attended some lectures at the Lowell High School. She left there at 12 o'clock for the Normal School, where she took a lesson in cooking. She left the Normal | School at 8:15 o’clock, boarded a Powell- | street car to go home, and that was the | last seen or heard of her. “I am utterly at a loss to account for her disappearance,” said Mr. Noble yesterday. | “She was a bright, cheerful girl, aithough | not very strong. She was as bright as ever last Wednesday morning when she left, home to go to the High School. There was not the slightest indication in her manner of anything being wrong with her. ‘‘She had made an engagement with her music-teacher to take a lesson on the piano at 4 o’clock that afternoon, after returning | from the Normal School. She and my | wife had been taking a course of reading, and that night they were to read a most interesting story which Blanche had been eagerly anticipating. ‘‘She was not keeping company with any onetomy knowledge. and. The theory of myself and mi’ wife ‘is that she has | either fallen sick and is unable to tell any- thing about herself, or she has fallen into the hands of people who are keeping her for some{mr ose we cannot fathom.” . H. Yoder, principal of the Normal | School, said that the girl seemed to him to be of an emotional and impressionable temperament. She did not seem to be of a stadious disposition. She was not a regu- lar member of the school, but a visitor | who attended the lectures. The girl, although 21 years of age, looks Iv]ounger. She is slender, of medium eight, fair complexion, very large and | full brown eyes and brown hair. FIESTA DE LOS ANGELES, Riverside Will Have an “ Or- ange Day” for the Ex- cursionists. | i | | The Half-Million Club's Idea Widens. North and South Shake Hands. i The excursion to the Los Angeles fiesta, under the auspices of the Half-million Club, now promises an attendance of from 500 to 1000 people. Tickets are being sold rapidly. Chairman W. M. Bunker of the promo- tion committee last.evening issued a circu- lar letter to be forwarded to mayors of cities on the route selected for the excur- sion. The circular says: The scope of the excursion project has | rapidly widened, and it is now apparent that we may not only benefit the State by wiping out all sectional lines, but that there is an oj gon\mity to achieve co-operation that will ssten State development. 'The movement in this direction promises the greatest results of | the kind in the history of California. In order that we may utilize for its full value | the gathering at Los Angeles we will form an organization which will haye for its uitimate object the promotion of California interests in | the Eastern States. That the excursion may be all that we desire | in a practical way, will you kindly name one or two delegates from your city to represent you in the executive committee of this new or- ganization, and also to especially represent you in the semi-official party at esta? The fiesta committee has asked of usthat we send | to them the names of the gentlemen who will constitute the executive committee not later than Thursday morning. Please wire the name and address of your delegate to Max Meyburg, director-general of fiesta, Los Angeles, Cal. Please let us know the number of people who will join the excursion from your place, whether they will meet our train, what accom- modations they will require and what portion of the Itinerary they will take n, so_that we can make our arrangements accordingly. It is smlporunt v have this information without elay. The fiesta will afford the people of the northern part of California an opportunity of seeing their State under the most favor- able auspices and in a most agreeable way. The movement is a desirable one, even from an_ educational standpoint, as the pml;;le of San Francisco know very little of the interior, and the excursion will be run at such greatly reduced rates that any one who wishes to learn more of this land of golden sunshine, fruits and flowers will hasten to take advantage of the trip. The transportation committee has se- cured from the Pullman Car Company the promise of the use of one of their cars during the stay of the excursion y in Los Angeles. This will be gratuitous for 1ze a return excursion. Thus far the committee*having the ex- cursion matters in charge has heard no unfavorable comments from California. The people there seem hap- pily imbued with the spirit and object of the projectors of the excursion. The excursion will be accompanied by Roncovieri’s American Concert band of forty pieces. EEORGE W, TYLER IS DEAD The Passing Away of Another Prominent Figure in the Sharon Case. Suffering From Several Diseases, an Attack of the Grippe Proved Fatal. George W. Tyler, a well-known attorney | and an ex-Judge of San Joaquin County, died at his home, corner of Lincoln avenue and Everett street, Alameda, late Ifast night after an illness of a few days. For some time Mr. Tyler has suffered from kidney and other troubles, and his malady was aggravated by a violent at- tack of the grip. His illness would not yield to the skill of the physicians who attended him and he sank into a state of unconsciousness, from which he did not rouse sufficiently to comprehend what was passing around him. As he passed away he was surrounded by the members of his family. George W. Tyler was in many ways a re- markable man. He came to California in 1849, located in San Joaquin County, and the year following his arrival was clected to the office of Judge. After that he took a very active part in politics, par- ticularly during the early part of the '60's, at the time of the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion. He was a member of the Republican State convention that met in Sacramento, and in its platform declared that ‘the union of all the States must be preserved and the national flag respected wherever it ’ Subsequently he sought the nomination for elector on the Republican ticket, but before the nomination was made he withdrew his name. Then he sought the nomination for Congress from the Becond Distriet, but he again met de- feat, Joseph McKenna securing the prize. After this defeat he came to San Fran- cisco, where he engaged in the practice of law. He was always noticeablefin court by his forcible manner of questioning wit- nesses and making objections. 1In his law practice he did not attract much attention outside of courtrooms until he npieared as the legal representative of Sarah Althea Hill in"her action against the late Senator Sharon. He was elected to the State As- sembly froza Alameda County, but it was not long after his service to the State ter- minated before he was disbarred by the Supreme Court for unprofessional conduct in the handling of money belonging to J. M. Hogan, one of his clients. He made several attempts to regain his standing, but was uusuccessful, and failing in this he practiced before Judge Ellswort in the Alameda Superior Court. For this he was adjudged guilty of contempt and sentenced to pay a fine and be imprisoned. He obtained a writ of habeas corpus, which was argued in -the Snén-eme Court, after which he was attacked by the grip. The court dismissed the writ and remanded him to the custody of the Sheriff, but this order was never conveyed to him and he died in ignorance of it. He wasa native of Montpelier, Vt., abont 68 years of age. He leaves a widow and several grown-up children. The Fair Estate. Judge Slack yesterday made an order in the matter of the estate of James G. Fair giving Charles L. Fair ten days in which to prepare and serve a bill of exceptions to the order made and entered March 16, 1895, overrnling the objections of Charles L. Fair to the motion and to the sufficiency of the movini papers on the motion to file a certified copy of the instrument. filed December, 1894, to used in the place and stead of the original. 15 Cents Per Set, Decorated. These beautifully decorated breakfast and lunch sets will be sold for a short time at all GREAT AMERICAN IMPORTING TEA COMPANY'S STORES. Those in want of crockery, chinaware or glassware will do well to Visit our stores and get posted on our prices, Newest and prettiest dee signs, shapes and decorations. Southern | BARRON'S DARK NEMESIS, The Colored Claimant Suing for His Share of the Estate. A BIG SENSATION PROHIBED' Chrls Buckley Will Be an Important Witness at the Trial of the Suit. Next Friday General Dickinson will ap- pear in the Superior Court at San Jose to hear the case of his client, Edward Barron (colored), who claims to be the natural son of thedeceased millionaire, vs. Eva Barron, the widow and administratrix of the Bar- ron estate, set for hearing. This suit promises to be sensational in the highest degree. The wretched story*of Edward Barron’s nemesis cropped out in the recent trial when the Barron will was broken, and George Barron, the elder and legitimate son, was awarded the amount he sued for. T. J. Sullivan, Barron’s agent, testified how he had taken the negro mother of Barron’s alleged child to Louisville, Ky., bought her a house there and given hera sum of money, which, it was supposed, would banish- hér forever from Barron’s presence. But, like Banquo's ghost, she would not down. =She left the sunny South; she wearied Of the plantation and the society of her race; she returned to California and be- sieged the Barron residence; she camped upon the trail of the weak and nervous old man; she assailed him wren he left the house; she defied the special policeman who was hired to warn her off, and she became the most irritating and persistent nuisance in the closing days of the misera- ble millionaire’s life. ‘When first this dark shadow loomed across his F“h Edward Barron made a supreme effort to purchase her absence. At that period Chris Buckley was the supreme averter of trouble—for a consider- atfon. And it is claimed that said con- sideration for the ““absquatulation’ of the dusky Venus was $10,000 cash, and further- more that of this sum $5000 found its rest- ing-place in Mr. Buckley’s jeans. Howso- ever these things be, Buckley will be subpenaed, and ex-Agent Peter Sullivan and Mr. Davis, Barron's intimate triend, will testify in regard to the amount of money spent, why it was ‘spent and who pouched the major part of it. Attorney Pillsbury, who testified at the George Barron trial that he had received a fee of $2500 to defend the estate from the colored boy’s demand, is anxious to push the case to trial. Judge McKinstry, who receives $10,000 a year as attorney of the estate, will assist Mr. Pillsbury. Skeletons will be dragged from the recesses of their closets, and soiled linen will endure Yurilicution in open court. For the widow Barron is obdurate. She considers it her duty to defend her husband’s reputation, | and denies that Edward Barron (colored) | is the son of her deceased spouse. | The claimant is a mulatto and a lad of more than ordinary intelligence. His mother is far from being comely, and even in her youthful days must have been ex- | ceptionally ill favored. She has already | drawn largely from the Barron estate, but, | like Oliver Twist, she wants more, and is 50;}\5 to make a hard fight for the Barron ollars. DEVASTATION IN COLORADO. The California W. C. T. U. Has Been Appealed To for Aid. Mrs. Henrietta E. Brown, corresponding | secretary ‘of the Woman’s Christian Tem- perance Union, is in receipt of the follow- ing communication from Assistant Post- master Margaret H. Middlecoff of Akron, | Colo.: Dear Sister: Drouth has prevailed in this section of the country for the last two years, | which, together with the general stringency of | the times, has rendered 200 families in this | county destitute of the necessarles of life. Much | of their stock has died of hunger and extreme cold weather. We had hoped to get an appro- )I:rlnllon from the Sfate fund for seed grain. | The bill passed both houses, but was last Fri- | day declared unconstitutional by the Supreme | Court. Seed time nearly at hand, the ground | in a condition never surpassed for a bountiful | haryest, and the condition of having neither seed nor money conironts us. We a; 0 all charitable people to render such aid as the can to help these unfortunate families until next harvest and thus save their homes 2nd make them once more self-sustaining and useful citizens. Wont you help us? oney could be used immediately. I was selected and authorized by the Peo le of the county in mass-convention, and also by the W. C. T. IY of Akron, to solicit money and seed for those un- able to help themselves. As “it is more blessed to give than to receive,” may the frenter blessing be yours. The inclosed letter rom Governor Mclntire explains itself. The | Burlington and Missouri our condition, has offered to transport see grain free. Help should come st onee to do the most good. MARGARET MIDDLECOFF, Corresponding Secretary W. C. T. U., and Member County Relief Committee. Then follows a letter by Governor Me- Intire of Colorado, attesting that ‘the cause is a good one,” and ex ressing con- fidence that “‘a helping hand can be given with safety.” The different local unions of the W. C. T. U. throughout the State will be notified immediately and asked to aid in the relief of the unfortunate farmers in the vicinity of Akron. Iroad, knowlnfi —————— FrITZ SCHEEL at the park keeps the Park News presses rushing to supply programmes.* ——————— New Hagerstown, Ohio, is enjoying an- other wild animal seare. This time a pan- ther is believed to be prowling about the community, and to it is attributed the death of fifty sheep. HOLD UP! . Hold up!—Where are you buying your Furniture and Carpets; Did you ever stop to think that a large firm around on Mission street, where the rents are cheap, might Jpossibly save you money? Think it over—then try “Our Famous Mission Street Prices.” I INDIANAPOLIS FURNITURE co. 750 Mission St. SPECIAL SALE - o¥¥r— ELEGANT FRENGH CREPONS! This week we will exhibit the most elegant assortment of FRENCH CRE- PON DRESS FABRICS ever shown in San Francisco. Our present stock of this popular fabric includes all the lead- ing staple shades as well as the newest shades for the season. OLIVE, GOLDEN BROWN, BLUETTE, HELIOTROPE, MARRON, ARDOISE, FAWN, CARDINAL, MYRTLE, NAVY, ACIER, TRAPPISTE, CREAM, PILOTE, TAN, BLACK. These goods are the production of the most celebrated manufacturer in France, and the designs being exclu- sive, are not to be found elsewhere in ‘this country. A VISIT OF INSPECTION SOLICITED, NEW TOES To get the very latest &c. ideas in shapes for summer shoes—espe- cially as to tips or “toes’’—come to the factory. There’s the ‘1909 and the “Graham” tips—shown here for the first time. Some new materials, too, as well as shapes—HOG- GRAIN RUSSIA, for instance. But the newest thing to you—if you have not been here before— will be our PRICES. WE RETAIL AT WHAT other shoe- dealers pay. We can because we make the shoes our- selves. ATHOME THURSDAY, L SITUADH, Apil 11, 12 and 13, SUPERB DISPLAY L Spring Styles, Novelties and Exclusive Designs in EASTER (!I.O\’IisN SILK WAISTS ROSENTHAL, FEDER & CO,, WHOLESALE MAKERS OF SHOES, 581-583 MARKET ST. OUR ~==_ .. |NEW IAT AOONS INOW OPEN. We have considerably ene lar; ind extended our Deco= rative Art Rooms, and we cor= dially invite the public to inspect our ~ grand display of Art ‘Work. ERWEAR, SILK SKIR CORSETS, HOSIERY, CURTAINS AND RUGS. Open tili 8 P. 1. Saturday Nights till 10. Be sure and pay us a visit and see our Easter Display on Thurse CAT1IP TAYLOR Is Open and in First-Class Condition | 427 Fridey and Saturday. NEWMAN & LEVINSON, 125, 127, 129 and 131 Kearny Street and 209 Sutter Street. ‘To Recelve Guests For the Summer Season. —FOR PARTICULARS APPLY—— CHRIS JOHNSON, Prop., Camp Taylor, Or 405 Front Street, S. F. THE NEWPORT, ALAMEDA. 'HIS POPULAR HOUSE HAS BEEN LEASED HE LATEST DESIGNS In WOOLENS..-.FOR S;)PRING 1893, by & responsible arty, newly furnished and HAVE ARRIVED.