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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1895. LD WALLS GIVE WAY, Collapse of a Flimsy and | Much Patched-Up Building. OTHERS DRAGGED DOWN, Several Men, Including an Aged Priest, Meet Dgath in the Ruins. HORRORS INCREASED BY FIRE. States Supreme Court. The answer is very brief, and admits the single charge in the bill, which is that of indulgence in intoxi- cants. Mrs. Aubrey will be awarded the custody of her two children. s WILL SOON BE Decree of Foreclosure in a New Mexico Railroad Case. SANTA FE, N. Mex., April 9.—In the suit of the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Com- | pany against the Texas, Santa Fe and Northern Railroad, for a foreclosure under the mortgage bonds of the company, Judge Laughlin has granted a decree ordering the sale and appointing ex-Delegate to Congress Antonio Joseph special master for the purpose. The case has been some years in court and this is a victory for the trust company. Over $900,000 bonds and claims are in- volved. J. H. Knaebel and C. W. Water- | man of Denver appeared for the trust The road runs from Espanola to Santa Fe, a distance of forty miles, and SOLD. company. Terrible Havoc Wrought by a Dis- aster in a Business Block of Wheeling. WHEELING, W. Va., April 9.—At 8:20 ©’clock this morning the south wall of the four-story brick block of Hutchinson & C on the corner of Main street and the south of Twelfth, collapsed without w ing. Next north of it was the store of Chapman & Son, who were just finishing a five-story brick block, to be used as a paint, glass and building supply store, ¢ they already had stored in it worth of stoc there. Hutchinson & Co. deal in hard- ware, saddlery and wagon supplies, and that building was packed full of goo n the alley first fell o h it the partition wall son and Chapman bu . The h the falling buildings was terrible, and soon drew tho nds to the scene. The horror of the accident was increased by a fire which broke out, and, as there were large quantities of oil, turpentine and the like in Chapman & Son’s place, the uation was hard to meet. Four employes were caught in the Hutchinson ruin: Robert Winchester, Eu- gene Birch, P. J. Horan, M. J. Ford. The first three have not been found, and are donbtless dead. Ford was rescued and may recover. Charles Haller, the bookkeeper, and Adam Blum Jr., partner, were penned up against the rear wall and were released by prying the bars off the windows. They were unhurt. Mr. Hutchinson was in the second story and was badly injured, but was rescued alive, and hopes are entertained that he y Tecov d was s , pull- 10f goods to Ben- n manufacturer of Pritchard’s dead body ving across Ford’s legs. He was hed to death. Shortly before the accident Very Rev. Father Parke, Vicar-General of the Catholic diocese of Wheeling, was seen to ley, and he was believed to be and this belief was sadly confirmed by the recovery of his body. ars old, a distinguished clerg; waplain of Mount Dechantal Acad- 1 had been twice administrator of | ¥ Cowl, aged 14, is also thought to have been in the alley, but his body has | not been recovered. No others are known | to be lost. There wasan early report th:\tf‘ a cab, its driver and four occupants were | buried by the falling walls, but this is | yved to be untrue. lling brick and timbers knocked k building across the alley, occupied by G. M. Rice & Co., wholesale milliners, and the smoke and water ruined their val- uable stock. The smoke also permeated the adj ccupied by Speyer Bros., wholesale milliners, and their loss will be heavy. Water caused serious dam- age to Greer & Lang’s hardware store and Ott Bros. & Co., hardware dealers. The cellars were flooded for a block, ten streams playing all day and averaging 1000 gallons a minute, and yet at 8 o'clock the fire is not extinguished. Great indignation is expressed becanse at the time the old Melodeon Hall prop- erty was remodeled and a story added in 1891 by Mr. Hutchinson the walls were condemned, but he persisted in using them, | and owing to the lack of adequate laws | could not be prevented. | The loss will probably ageregate $150,000. | | | | MARRIES A MONGOLIAN. A Sunday-School Teacher Won by a Celestial Pupil. KANSAS CITY, M April 9.—Miss May Sharp, a teacher in the First Cumber- | land Presbyterian Church Sunday-school, | which is attended by several Chinese, was | to-day married to Charlie Ying, one of the | Chinese pupils of the Sunday-school. Jus- | tice Betts tied the marital knot. | Miss Sharp’s parentsare well knownand | the affair caused somewhat of a sensa- | tion among their friends. CHICAGO, 1rL., April 9.—Charles Tong Ging and bride of one day, Miss May | Sharp of Kansas City, had a lively experi- | ence with the po! to-day. They were seen at the Baltimore and Ohio depot by the police of the Harrison-street station, ' who took Mrs. Ging for a Miss Maud Bailey of this city, who has been missing | from her home for several days. The offi- cers attempted to take the girl from the train, but were prevented from doing so by the conductor. Captain Hartnett then | telephoned to South Chicago, where the | trair was boarded by the p 1d the couple arrested and taken to the East Ch cago-avenue police station, thirteen miles | from where they were arrested. The po- | lice sent word to Mrs. Bailey that they had found her daughter Maud eloping witn a Chinaman and that both were under ar- Mrs. Bailey after one glance at Mrs rest. G g declared that she had never seen the girl before and the bridegroom and his bride were told they were free. They were both highly indignant. e EIGHT THOUSAND MEN OUT. Spread of the Coatmakers’ Strike in the East. CINCINNATI, Omio, April 9.— The striking coatmakers held another mass- meeting to-day. Reports were received from several additional shops, making the total number out 8000. The shops in Coving- ton, Newport and other Kentucky subur- ban points bave joined the strikers. Sec- retary Abe Bloom of the Cincinnati Clothiers’ Association stated that the wholesalers would meet their men half way as individuals, but they want to meet the representatives of shopsand those of the coatmakers and not of the protective association. R gpi it Mrs. Aubrey Gets the Children. CHICAGO, IiL., April 9.—James Mat- thew Aubrey Jr. has filed his answer to the divorce of Pauline C. Aubrey, a daugh- ter of Chief Justice Fuller of the United 5 3 | and were doing business een the | en the collapse came | |is now in the handsof a receiver. Itis | believed that after the sale a new company | will be organized and make some exten- | sions, probably to Cerrillos and Cochiti. | —— | ATCHISON RECRGANIZATION Some Very Elaborate Plans Issued by the Joint Committee. If Approved They WIIl Cause the Issuance of Vast Quantities of Bonds. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 9.—The Atch- | ison reorganization committee issued their plan to-day, which is signed by all the members of the joint executive reorgani- | zation committee, and which has been ap- | proved by the New York general reorgani- | zation committee, the London bondhold- ers’ committee and Hope & Co. of Amster- dam, acting for the Dutch bondholders. he plan proposes to foreclose the general mortgage and other mortgages, if deemed | | desirable, and vest the properties acquired | | at foreclosure sale in a new company. ! The new general mortgage is to provide | for the issue of additional general mort- | gage bonds, not exceeding the following | amounts: $500,000 to take up the Chicago | land St. Louis first mortgage 6-per-cent bonds; $1.500,000 for taking up the out- | standing bonds provided for under the Atch- ison circular of October 15, 1889, consist- | ing of various old liens; $15,500,000 to take | | up existing guarantee fund notes, equip- | ment bonds, existing car trust obligations; | | $30,000,000 for the construction and acqui- | | sition of improvements and additions, | such bonds not to issued ata rate to ex- | | ceed $3,000,000 for each fiscal year, and | $20,000,000 to be used for the acquisition of | the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad and for | the improvement of the property acquired. A possible issue of $17,000,000 prior lien | | bonds is also provided for, with a view to | | making additional provision for funding or paying existing guarantee notes, equip- | ment bonds and car trust obligations and | | for setting apart a fund to insure against | | contingencies. | | The plan also reserves the right to issue | $20,000,000 preferred stock for the acquisi- | | tion and improvement of the St. Louis and | San Francisco, Atlantic and Pacific and Colorado Midland railroads. Ample pro- | vision is made for the protection of secur- ity-holders in case of the issue of any of these authorized securities, The cash as- | sessments provided for will furnish the | company with $13,567,644 for floating debt, receivers’ certificates and working capital | for the new company. Deposits of securi- | ties under the plan will be received simul- taneously by the depositors in New York, | Boston, London and Amsterdam, begin- | ning with April 13. DEPEW SCORES ALTGELD. | | | | | Illinois’ Governor Styled an Iridescent Human Humbug. Prefers the Red Rag of the Anar- chist to the Stars and Stripes of the Union. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 9.—Chauncey M. Depew last night replied to a recent in- terview with Governor Altgeld of Illinois. Said Mr. Depew: “This man Altgeld isan iridescent human humbug. He flutters in the uncertain sunshine of notoriety. I did not mention his name in my speech. I said that Debs raised a revolution that awed two Governors and which it took the | United States troops to quell. It seems! that he has found the shoe fitted him, and | without any further urging put it on. He | stands convicted upon his own testimony. He says I prefer to wrap myself in the American flag. I judge that he is angry because I do not wrap myself in thered an- archistic rag that he has adopted. I think I will stick to the stars and stripes. He culminates his remark- able epistle with the assertion that I don’t know anything about rail- roads. I have been ten times elected president of the New York Central Rail- road by its 13,000 stockholders and never had a vote against me. I will wager that he cannot be elected once to his office after a fair hearing. “Mr. Altgeld is an odd mixture. He is wor th $3,000,000 or $4,000,000—far more than I am. The assertion of the people with whom he associates is that no man | cumulates more than $1,000,000 in this world unless he steals it. Idon’t need to work out the problem any further. Alt- geld own the biggest building in Chicago. | His cry is always for a division of property. | He knows very well that the rest of the | people will not allow it, and he gets all the | creditof being a reformer without endanger- | ing his fortune. If he would practice his | preaching he would divide his property | entering the hall. LISTEN TO McKINLEY. Ohio’s Governor Greeted by Statesmen of Connecticut. ROUSED BY HIS WORDS. Policy of Republicans and Democrats Vividly Com- pared. |WHY PROTECTION IS NEEDED. Internal Taxes and Deals With Gold Bugs Not the Way to Restore Prosperity. HARTFORD, Coxx., April 9.—The ban- quet tendered Governor McKinley by the McKinley Club of this city this evening in Footguard Armory was a brilliant affair. Many of the State’s most prominent men were present, including the entire Congres- sional delegation. Mr. McKinley was greeted with tremendous applause upon Five hundred persons sat down to the tables. John Addison Porter presided and introduced the speak- ers, who were Senators Hawley and Plait, Lieutenant-Governor L. A. Cook, Con- gressman Henry, ex-Congressman J. R. Buck, Speaker Fessenden and Mayor Brainard. Governor Coffin introduced Governor McKinley, who spoke for nearly two hours. He was frequently interrupted by applause and was given an enthusiastic ovation at the close. Governor McKinley began with a tribute to the New England town-meeting princi- ple of self-government and its results in the country’s history, and from a few words on the constitution of the United States passed to a description of politics. The Republican party, he said, invites the fullest discussion of its principles and skirks no responsibility. “Our foreign policy,” he said, “for the most part during the past two years has fallen short of the lofty standard of a cen- tury ago and of more recent times as well. While in our domestic situation there is no | cause for congratulation. this is not the time to indulge in terms of distrust or aggravatton.” Passing to the tariff, he declared that the Brice-Gorman-Wilson bill had reversed the wise revenue policy of the Government since its foundation, so that to-day more money is being collected from internal taxes than customs duties, the figures of Secretary Carlisle a few weeks ago showing that in 1894 the Government received $155,- 000,000 from internal taxes and $131,000,000 from customs duties, laying the burden more directly on the people than at any time for thirty years. “The present administration,” said he, “has transferred the burden of taxes from import goods of foreign countries to the incomes, investments and property of our own people. In less than two years the Government has been compelled to borrow $163,000,000. The people’s distrust was produced by the falling off in the reve- nues.” Governor McKinley severely criticized the bond contract made in secret with the financiers of Europe, which he termed the culmination of the hard-bargain business that began in November, 1892. Regarding the tariff legislation the speaker said: “There are those who say there must be no further agitation of the tariff and no at- tempt to change the tariff, but that we must rest our mighty enterprises and vast business enterprises upon the tariff legisla- tion of the last Congress and adjust them | to it, however difficult that may be. That is what we are trying to do and will do as best we can, because we cannot for the next two years do otherwise. But it isnc permanent settlement of the issue—only an enforced and impatient pause. “No Democrat is satisfied with the law, and the party is now seeking other issues to regain lost ground. They now promise to do for silver what they failed to do in 1892, The Republican party must restore the happy homes of 1892, and by the principle of protection, which would restore confi- dence at home and credit abroad.” After calling attention to the strange spectacle of the greatest Government in the world without sufficient money from its own receipts to meet its ordinary ex- penses, he said that the way to stop loans was to stop deficiencies, both of which seem inseparable from the Democratic party. He closed with these words: *“I fear the hazard Washington de- precated a century ago is still great, and that even now in the blaze of our marvel- ous education and progress there are those of our countrymen who, failing to appre. ciate our institutions, are ‘too strongly prepossessed in favor of other systems.’” OF INTEREST TO THE COAST. Additional Pensions for Residents of California and Washington. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 9.—Mat- thew J. Byrnes has been commissioned Postmaster at Visalia, Cal. Among Pacific Coast arrivals are William F. Harris, San Francisco; M. H. Car- penter, Los Angeles. Pensions have been granted as follows: California: Original—Rudolph Blezi, Fish- erman’s Bay, Sonoma County; Daniel H, Garland, Oakland; George 8. Lightbody, Santa Cruz; Henry L. Stone, National Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles. Original widows—Elizabeth Bailey, San Francisco. Mexican War survivors — Increase — Al- pheus Peter Haws, San Leandro, Alameda County; John Williamson, Los Angeles, Washington: Original—Daniel J. Hol- man, Starbuck, Columbia County. Mexi- can War survivors—Increase—Jesse J. Gra- ham, Cathlamet, Wahkiakum County. —_— ZLast Echo of a Wheat Corner. CHICAGO, Itr.,, April 9.—Judge Free- man to-day rendered his decision in the suit of Jackson Bros. & Co.,a Board of Trade firm, against C. J. Kershaw & Com- pany, with C. B. Eggleston inter-pleading. The decision awarded the plaintiff $11,280, This was the last out of fifty suits growing out of the efforts of C.J. Kershaw & Co., with others, to corner the wheat market in 1887. first and then, after setting his example, call on the rest of the country to follow his lead.” ——— FOUGHT FOR THE SQUAW. 4 Ohickasaw Dame Who Has Caused Two Murders. PERRY, 0. T., April 9.—Jennison Mc- Clure, a wealthy Chickasaw Indian, quar- reled with Joe Paul, his nephew and an Indian Judge, last night, over the widow of Paul’s father and killed him. Two years ago Joe Paul killed his father, Sam, who had married a pretty young squaw, who later deserted the father for the son. SECHL R ZLawnch of the St. Paul. PHILADELPHIA, PA., April 9.—The Messrs. Cramp say that in consequence of the freshet in the Delaware River the launch of the St. Paul may take place at any time after 11:45 A. M. to-morrow. ——— W. J. Demorest Is Dead. NEW YORK, N. Y., Avril 9.—W. Jen- nings Demorest, the well-known Prohibi- tionist, died to-day after a week’s illness. ST W e L'y Died From Fright. WATERLOO, Ixp., April 9.—Last night while Mrs. Eugene S. Aldrich and daughter were driving across the railroad a few | miles north of this city the horse shied, but Death of General Harris. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 9.—General Harris is dead. He was hero of two wars and a classmate of General Grant. did not run. The young lady jumped out unhurt, but the mother remained in the carriage and died from fright. douda sl THREE SUICIDES AT OMAHA. Men Made Frantic by Trouble Take Their Own Lives. OMAHA, NEesr., April 9.—Three well- known Omaha men committed suicide to- day. Atan early hour this morning Judge John Sahler blew out his brains at his Omaha residence. He left a note attrib- uting his act to financial ‘troubles. Sahler had been a banker, lawyer and lobbyist in Nebraska for a quarter of a century. In the past ten years he has attended every Legislature, and was the recognized king of a powerful lobby. J.J. Jones, an Omaha lawyer, wrote a long letter to the press and disappeared last night. He said he would be dead be- fore the letter was received. He claimed he had lost his wife’s fortune and could not face her. His friends think his mind gave way and that he has suicided. Mansford C. Bailey,s Union veteran, blew out his brains in Omaha to-night. He at- tributed the act to domestic troubles. ———— CLAIRVOYANT HAMILTUN CAUGHT. He Says Certain Spiritualists Want to Drum Him Out of Town. DENVER, Coro., April 9.—Harry Waite, alias Frank Hamilton, was arrested to-day by city detectives on a telegram received from the Chief of Police of San Jose, Cal. He is said to be wanted for obtaining $500 under fraudulent representations from a woman. Hamilton is a clairvoyant and a spirit- ualist, and since he has been in Denver he has had an office on Welton street, near Seventeenth. He claims that a certain band of spiritualists are trying to drum him out of town, and that the charge has been made against him to attain this end. Hamilton is but 23 years of age, but he is an old companion of Jules Wallace, the spiritualistic medium who gained so much notoriety here and elsewher MINERS ARE TURBULENT. Serious Trouble Feared the Eastern Coal Dis- tricts. in At Different.Places a Battle Is Ex- pected Between Strikers and Strangers. ALBIA, Towa, April 9.—A clash between the mine orerators and the striking miners at the Cincinnati mines, in the southern part of Appanoose County, seems in- evitable unless the militia is ordered out. It is reported here thav 100 miners from Mendota, Mo., just over the State line, have joined the strikers from the Cincin- nati, Rathburn, Mystic and Seymour mines to prevent the men whom the op- | erators imported from entering the mines. Notice has been served on the leaders of the strikers that if they did not permit the operators to open their mines an appeal would be made to Governor Jackson to order out the militia. WPOMEROQY, Oxn1o, April 9.—The mining situation at Minersville is growing more serious, and a battle is expected between the strikers and the strangers employed to take their places. Shots have been ex- changed already. Seventy-five pounds of dynamite are known to be in the yillage. At a meeting of the strikers last night it was resolved to continue the strike and force the non-union men to cease work. Arms are carried openly on the streets and the workmen go armed to work and to the stores. A committee of strikers will wait on the non-union men, when it is expected that matters will come to a crisis. The scene of the trouble is three miles above here, on the Ohio side, at John B, Wil- liams’ mine, the largest in Pomeroy Bend. The striking miners of Minersville held a secret meeting last night. It has trans- pired that they appointed a committee to visit the non-union men who have taken their places and try to prevail on them to quit peaceably. PITTSBURG, Pa., April 9.—The Pitts- burg Raiiroad Coal Operators’ Association issued a statement to the miners. In effect it says that the Ohio operators not only have the differential of 9 cents a ton, but have an advantage in freight rates of 214 cents per ton. They make a final proposi- tion to the miners that they will stand the discrimination in rates, but the men must agree to work for the 60-cent rate prevail- ing in Ohio or the mines will have to shut down this summer. Delaware’s Sena torial Fight. DOVER, DEL., April 9.—There was no change when the one hundred and sixth ballot was taken to-day for a United States Senator. Chancellor Wolcott adminis- tered the oath to Speaker of the Senate ‘Watson as Governor. The funeral of the late Governor Marvin will take place on Thursday. ZLashed Farragut to the Rigging. ANNAPOLIS, Mp., April 9.—John H. Knowles, a sailor who made himself famous during a naval engagement in Mobile Bay between the Hartford and Tennessee by lashing Admiral Farragut to the rigging of the Hartford, died here to-day. He has been in the navy forty-five Al Moving the Joknson Plant. LORAINE, Onro, April 9.—It is said that the remainder of the Johnson plant at Johnstown, Pa., will be removed to this city as soon as possible and be made a part of the Johnstown steel works here. This is the switch works and it employs about 300 men. A SHORT STORY, WHICH ALL READ. A Short, Instructive and Interesting Story of Life in a Few Lines. Short stories interest and amuse because they are quickly read and absorbed. Chief and dearest blessing to mankindjis the continued possession of good health and good spirits. Some men are born healthy and some acquire health and others have health thrust upon them. Peruvian Bitters preserve the healthy individual by keeping up the tone of the sys- tem. Peruvian Bitters restore health by re- pelting the inroads of disease upon the wasted body. Far better are Peruvian Bitters than whisky as an appetizer and stimulant. They are a pleasant, refreshlng drink—not a physic —and are made of the oldest Californta Brandy, blended with aromatic ana medicinal roots and herbs, and particularly the justly cele- brated Peruvian Bark, remarkable for its anti- malarial and invigorating properties. No household should be considered complete without a bottle of this exquisite beverage. Loss of appetite and lack of energy are speedily cured by Peruvian Bitters, and, if you desire to expel coughs and colds from your system, use Peruvian Bitters as & preventive, as well as a cure, of these troublesome maladies, and you are always sure to find Peravian Bitters uni- form in quality, the best standard of excellence being carefully preserved in their manufac- ture. Do not drink uncertain qualities of whisky, which only intoxicate the brain and attack the coating of the stomach, thus pro- voking indigestion and often n;ulfin. in dys- psia, when you can get a grateful, pleasant g:nnxo, like Peruvian Bitters. MACK & Co., 8an Francisco. All Druggists and Dealers. NEW TO-DAY—CLOTHING. R Only last Monday we invited you to abig Easter gathering, a sort of an impromptu open- Ing, and to-day we extend you another very cordial invitation, which we know will result profitably if you will grace our establishment with your presence. Every department in the house is radiant wi ith new things. We have only new things to show you. Our sales are so large, our business so prosperous, that goods do not linger with us, and even if they had a tendency to we would not allow it, for moving such migity moun= tains of merchandise as we do we are in a position to name prices that no other house on the coast isable to name. Wednesday, April 9. JUVENILE DEPARTMENT. And now, then, how slender is your purse?. We make it a point to meet all purses, no matter how slender they are, and you'll find your dollar has great pur- chasing power in our Juvenile Department. 600 very pretty Double-breasted Suits in all new spring colorings. They're stylish colorings, too — nothing old - fashioned about 'em. It’s characteristic of the house. Everything’s up to date. These suits for lads between the ages of 4and 14— Other stores are selling suits not a whit better for $2 50 and $3. Wandering from this department you find about 300 Suits for Long-Trouser Boys, those bright young lads just entering into manhood. The following will convince you: MEN'S SUIT DEPARTMENT. Fine Suit Room. ‘e have a reputation for doing very odd things, and these odd things occur at op- | portune times. Now, we have decided after some con- | versation with the managers of ou ious departments to give the Men's 8 partment this week the right of line, and | the manager of this department has been | given carte blanche to give the dear pub- | lic whatsoever he pleases. “Pick out your line of goods, no matter how costly it may be—put your price on it.” These are the instructions he received from headquarters. So here’s what he has done: Our new spring styles are scarcely a | week Jin the house. He has gone to work | and selected all the very newest things in new Three-button Single-breasted | Sacksin the new olive shades, the new hade of brown, in twill cheviots, in the | These are all new Spring Suits and are | pasket weave cheviots, in fine biue and cut in the 3-button single-breasted style. Sold up to closing time last night at $6. Now ---$3.95-- They're for lads between the ages of 12 and 19. Wander over to another counter in the Juvenile Department and you will find about 600 of those pretty Scotch Suits, in all wool, made in the double-breasted style. Sightly colorings—nothing left over from last season. Everything isnew, brand new, but we intend to let you have these suits at ===$2. 50=== They're for lads between the ages of 4 and 15. CHILDREN'S HAT DEPARTMENT. Just wander into this department to-da; and you'll find on sale about 100 dozen (all the manufacturer had) of pretty little Eton Caps, in assorted cassimeres. They’re very jaunty and, stylish, There’s some worth 50c, some only 35¢, but you can have the pick of ’em at In this same department you will find about 100 dozen Yacht Caps, all different, made from remnants of tweeds, cassimeres and cheviots. Were we to sell them indi- | viduaily according to their quality they | would be 50c cups,gbn«. we closed them all out from the manufacturer and we are in a position to offer them to you to-morrow at 20c Raphael’s FRI SCS‘;DSRPORATED). GREAT 9, 11, 13 and | black clay worsteds. ‘While these are made in the single- | breasted Sack, you can have the same | in our Dressy Regent Cutaways, and also our latest, the Strand, and the same fab- rics are shown in Double-breasted Sacks. These goods are all made in our own tailoring shops in New York City. They are patterned after such styles as the sweil set are wearing in London and New York to-day. They have an individuality, a grace, a chic, a neatness that no other ready-to-wear clothes possess. We pride ourselves on this fact, and we have built our business up to its present greatness through the superiority of our merchan- dize. We have improved as we've grown older. We trust that you have noticed the same. Now these beautiful suits the manager of this department saw fit to offer the dear public at -$15.00--- MEN'S HAT DEPARTMENT. There are a great manny hatters in San Francisco who are selling agents for Messrs. Knox, Youman and various other New York hatters, and are compelled to sell their hats at $5. Now, we show the identical shapes in all the very latest color- ings in our Hat Department, and equally as fine stock as these $5 hats, only ours are manufactured for us direct, as we handle and sell more hats than all the rest of the hatters in Frisco combined. Now, the uestion is, do you want to save $2 50. We ink vou do. Judging by the largeness of sales in this department the majority of people think that way. Now these stylish hats in Derbys and Alpines at Raphael’s I5 Kearny Street, STORE. TWO BUILDINGS ——EIGHT FLOORS.