The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 18, 1895, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1895 T0 THE FATHERLAND. Claus Spreckels Leaves San Francisco for Europe. ON PLEASURE AND DUTY. The Eminent Californian Re- ceives the Good Wishes of His Many Friends. END OF THE SLANDER SUIT. John D. and Adolph Spreckels’ Confession of Judgment to Save Thelr Father. Claus Spreckels left yesterday evening for Furope. The man who safely launched the Valley people of the State. He came to this country, originally locating at Charleston, 8. C., a rosy-cheeked boy and worked for $4 a month in a grocery-store. He studied at nights to acquaint himself with the language and customs of the country. Of a saving, industrious and cautious disposi- tion, he now stands in the evening of his life as the architect of an enormous for- tune honorably acquired. He began life poor. The struggle was an uphill one. But he was patient, shrewd and aggres- sive and soon won his way to fame and fortune until to-day the name of the “Sugar King” is known throughout the world. 3 A The party will remain several days in New York, where Mr. Spreckels has some private business to attend to. They will then embark on an ocean liner for Liver- pool. . They will go to London, Paris and Berlin and will probably run down to Rome, besides rusticating briefly at the different watering-places on the Conti- nent. The ladies are especially pleased | with the anticipation of & delightful | summer. Mr.- Spreckels drove down to the ferry shortly after 5 o'clock. He was accom- panied by Mrs. and Miss Spreckels, John D. and Supervisor Spreckels, Samuel M. Shortridge and a large number of ladies and gentlemen. At the ferry they were | met by a number of Mr. Spreckels’ business | | acquaintances, among whom were several | of the directors of the San Krancisco and | San Joaquin Valley Railroad Company. GROUP OF THE SPRECKELS FAMILY IN THE RAILROAD CAR JUST BEFORE THE DEPARTUR railroad has taken three months’ leave of absence from the people and the State he has so nobly and unceremoniously served, to recreate himself in the life of another | continent. He has worked hard lately. His enormous personal interests and the edditional burden of floating a new enter- prise of such magnitude as the San Fran- cisco and San Joaquin Railroad have ex- acted from him such time and attention as to tax his mental and physical strength be- yond endurance. Therefore he has gone away from business cares and worry for the quiet summer months, and will doubtless return with renewed strength and vigor to prosecute the great work which he has already mapped out for the upbuilding of this commonwealth. He was accompanied by his wife and Miss Emma Spreckels. Mr. Spreckels hopes that his journey abroad will result in a great measure to the vast interests of the people of Califor- nia. He will not limit his tour to sight- seeing and the other innumerable pleas- ures of a summer on the Continent. This was the impression he left with the inter- viewer just before he stepped into his pri- vate car at the Oakland mole. Further than this he would not reveal his pians for the care of California enterprises that will result in good to the people of the whole State. As Mr. Spreckels stood among a group of business associates and friends in the drawing-room of his car (Wanderer) just before the train pulled out on its journey across the continent he looked the picture of the man of affairs that he really is. The massive head, the heavy chin, the strong features offered splendid inducement for the study of character; character that bad been strengthened by hard struggles; character that had been molded in the | battles of life. - He talked, acted and -walked like a man with a purpose; a man - of conviction: - Claus Spreckels is a Californian. Heis ‘essentially true to the interests of the e e ——— “Zouter sizht! Gimme nuzzer one!! Gimme whole box of ze - - - - “CAPTAIN - 'MARRYAT ~ CIGAR. INEST BEYOND QUESTION.” ARBURGER, HOMAN & CO., . Makers, New: York. LEV] & CO., Distributing Agents, _117-119 Market Street. They bade the president a hearty good-by, and wished him, his wife and daughter | many godspeeds and a safe return. Thomas Magee accompanied the party to Oakland, as did the immediate friends of the family. At the Oakland mole an affectionate fare- well was taken, and the travelers departed for the East with the prayersand good wishes of all for an enjoyable trip anda safe return. The private car of the party was at- tached to the 6 o’clock overland passenger. The interior was decorated with beds of roses, maidenhair, pinks, carnations and | huge bouquets of all varieties of hothouse | productions. There were flowers every- | where. The drawing-room and observa- tion-room were converted into perfect bowers. The ladies of the party, who were accompanied to Oakland by a host of friends, were delighted with the floral dis- play. There was a fragrance from the flowers that was enchanting. Besides the observation and drawing rooms, which were handsomely furnished, there were four sleeping apartments, a kitchen and a pantry in the car. The larder was well provisioned, and a colored cook, wearing immaculate linen, two wait- ersand a uniformed conductor will cater to the wants of the tourists. The reading public of San Francisco is familiar with marny of the facts relating to the litigation begun more than a year ago by C. A. Spreckels, to vex and harass his father. Reviewing the suits in their order it will be recollected that the first was in- stituted against the Hawaiian Commercial Company, in which Claus Spreckels was | made one of the defendants and accused of wrong-doing. Then followed the suit of Rudolph | Spreckels (who had joined C. A. in the | unfilial efforts to annoy his father) to pre- vent the transfer by the Nevada Bank to Hawaii of $700,000 worth of stock. This | transfer was sought to perfect the pledge | of the securities for the payment of the | debt ot C. A. Spreckels to that bank in said sum. Folilowing this came the suit against the Oceanic Steamship Company, and fin- ally the action for slander wherein C. A. Spreckels was plaintiff and his father de- fendant. In this action the plaintiff started in to take the deposition of his own father, ask- ing him five or six hundred impertinent questions relating to his private affairs, and in no way connected with the suit. These questions Claus Spreckels, on the advice of hi s attorney, declined to answer. ‘The avowed purpose of these questions was to harrass the father, prolong the liti- gation and compel him to forego a journey to New York and Europe which vast per- sonal interests and also public enterprises of great moment to Calfornia immediately demanded. It was ciearly known for months that the trip was in contemplation. Yesterday forenoon John D. Spreckels and Adolph B.s8preckels secured positive and trustworthy information that their brother, C. A. Spreckels, had consulted at- torneys and directed steps to be taken to invoke the process of the court to detain his father. Thereupon John D. and Adolph, bearing in mind that their mother and sister, as well as their father, would be exposed to embarrassment and trouble at a time when pleasure and recreation were anticipated, deemed it their duty to take { final action to put an end to the petty vex- ation of their parents. Deliberately considering the situation in all its phases they deemed it wisest and kindest to announce as attorneys in fact of Claus Spreckels that he confessed judg- ment in the slander suit and would pay the paltry sum of $300 sued for therein. Last evening John D. Spreckels was in- terviewed regarding this confession and in substance said: »When it came to my knowledge that i C. A. Spreckels was about to procure process | been instructed to bring suit against Ru- | | against his aged and hitherto indulgent | that task, butit was ruled otherwise. and papers to arrest and detain my father I was amazed, and, bearing in mind that my mother and sister would be exposed to trouble and delay, when they had counted on so much pleasure from the trip, I re- solved, if possible, to prevent allowing the indignity to be perpetrated. “1 consulted my brother, Adolph Spreck- els, and said to him, ‘Why not pay this paltry sum of $300 and avert all this an- noyance and confusion? Adolph’s view of the case coincided with mine and so our attorneys were instructed to pay the amount demanded. We simply said, ‘Give the plaintiff $300 and let our father, mother and sister go in peace.’ “Now, as evidence that Claus Spreckels does not confess judgment in a moral sense, he has left instructions with his at- torneys, Delmas & Shortridge, to begin a suit for accounting against C. A. Spreckels, wherein the respondent will be called upon to account for all the moneys he has han- dled as attorney in fact of his father. “In the second place his attorneys have dolph Spreckels, who has joined C. A. in eTforts to harass and vex his father. The | against Rudolph will be in the line | of proceedings to recover possession of $500,000 worth of the stock of the | Paauhau Plantation Company, which this young man claims that his father gave | him in 1893, and from which he is now | drawing $5000 a month dividends, which | he is, using to supply the sinews of war THE GRAND ARMY LEADER Charles E. Wilson, the Ruler of the Department of California. NEWS OF THE OLD VETERANS. ComMander-in-Chlet Lawler Wil Be Here In June—Memorial Day Notes. Charles E. Wilson, the recently elected commander of the department of Cali- fornia of the Grand Army, is making preparations for the reception and enter- tainment of Commander-in-Chief Lawler of that organization, who will visit this city about the middle of next month to inspect the local posts. A meeting of post commanders has been called for Monday evening next, when the local officers will gather at department headquarters to formulate plans for the reception of the National commander. Commander Wilson, who was so highly honored by the recent convention at Sac- yesterday afternoon. The following was the programme rendered: Quartet, “The Garden.” essts. Frank Coffin, Charles Parent Jr., Dan Warde, George Rice; ‘‘Babies,” “An Old, Played-Out Song,” Miss Daly; contralto solo, gx})l “I'll not Complain,” (b) *“O Press thy eek,” Miss Ella V. Mc}:loflke scene ‘from “Romeo and Juliet, Dunlo,” “A Boy’s Mother.” Miss Daly; con- tralto solo,“Eternamente,” violin obligato,Miss Ella V. McCloskey; “An Object of Love,” “How Good News,” Miss Daly; 'hy Blue Eyes,” Messrs. Frank Cof- fin, Charles "Parent Jr., Dan Warde, George Rice; “A Piece of Red Calico,” Miss Daly. FIRSTAVENUE BOULEVARD. The Railroad Officers Will Abandon All Their Streetcar Fran- chises. Itisalmost an assured fact that First avenue in the Richmond district will soon be opened as a beautiful boulevard be- tween Golden Gate Park and the Presidio. Mayor Sutro has signified his willingness to release his streetcar franchises to five blocks of the avenue. Yesterday A.S. Baldwin, V. Stow and F. W. Dohrmann of the Merchants’ Association, James C. Jordan, Mr. Bicknell, Mr. Meredith and George Sanderson, property - owners on the avenue, and J. W. Frink of the Market- street cable-car system, called upon H. E. Huntington. The latter was requested to release six streetcar franchises held by his company. Mr. Huntington agreed to withdraw all of his franchises, and the committee departed rejoicing. There is a steep grade from Lake to Jackson street that will have to be re- duced. The officers at the Presidio have N SRV {Sketched for the * Call ”” by J. Kahler.] parent.” Luscious cake, palatable biscuit and toothsome cookie sare insured by using Dr. Price’s Baking Powder. BALANCE OF HER REASON Gauging Mrs. Worthington’s| State of Mind at the Shooting. Judge Ferral Complimented by the Court—Argument by Counsel. ‘When the case of Mrs. Louise A. Worth- ington was called in Judge Belcher’s conrt yesterday there was a little preliminary speech-making. Assistant District Attor- ney Peixotto explained that he had not in- tended on the previous day to cast any reflections upon Judge Robert Ferral in regard to the disappearance of certain jew- elry belonging to Mrs. Worthington. Then Bob Ferral made a pleasant little disclaimer of any offense and the court completed the incident with a dignified expression of acknowledgment of Mr. Fer- ral’s high reputation at the bar. The ex- planation of the Assistant District Attor- ney was perfectly satisfactory. Then Dr. John Robertson, the expert on insanity, was called for the prosecution and testified at length. He drew very fine distinctions between the varieties of in- sanity, claiming that there was both a mental and a moral insanity, independent of each other. He intimated that Durrant, if he committed the Baptist church mur- ders, might have been morally insane. All the time he might have been mentally conscious of his crime and so should be held criminally responsible. At the same time the doctor admitted that each individual case must be studied on its own merits, and if Mrs. Worthing- ton was sane at the time she shot Henry Baddeley the circumstances of her actions at the time would show it. The fact of nn{ physical disorder had a recognized value in insanity cases. Assistant District Attorney E. D. Peix- otto then opened argument for the prose- ramento, is a well-known lawyer of this City whose two hundred odd pounds of bone and muscle would effectually prevent his return to his old arm of the service, the cavalry, had he any such inclination. Thirty years ago he was a soldier, but only the knowledge of that fact would convince one that he is growing old, for he still stands erect and his mustache and luxuri- ant side-whiskers are but slightly tinged with gray. Commander Wilson in 1863 enlisted in the Second Maine Cavalry, and was sent to the Gulf Coast, where he served till the end of the war. At its conclusion he studied law, and he has for more than two decades been in active practice in this City. For nineteen years consecutively he has occupied his present offices on California street. “I never realized,” said Mr. Wilson yes- terday, ‘‘how fast we_are growing old till some time ago when I attendea a reunion of my old regiment in Maine. These old men, bent and gray headed, recalled them- selves to me as the round-faced, almost E OF THE TRAIN. agreed to make a corresponding cut on the continuation of the avenue on the reserva- tion, so as to_make a uniform and easy rade. A similar promise has been made %y the Park Commissioners so as to make a level connection between their main drive and First avenue. The ayenue is three-fourths of a mile long, and it will be paved with bitumen and lined with shade trees. —_———— “Make me the most perfect made,” said the little girl in her evening prayer. She wanted to be like Price’s Baking Powder, TRANSMISSION OF POWER. A Scheme to Furnish Electric Force to San Jose From s Mountain Stream. Charles Franklin, formerly of the As- sessor’s office, went to San Jose yesterday to confer with a number of the prominent men of thatjcity relative to the transmis- cution. It had been thotht that his as- sociate, Ed Sweeney, would have assumed Mr. Peixotto made but a brief review of the general trend of the testimony, which he said precluded the theory of insanity. Attorney J. J. Guilfoyle then made a long and eloquent plea for the defendant, urging that her irresponsibility at the time of the tragedy had been established beyond the peradventure of a doubt. On Monday argument will close and the case will go to the jury. o — The Water Carnival. The Circus Royal and Venetian Water Carni- val still continues to attract large audiences through the medium of its interesting and varied programme. This week there are sey- eral new attractions, especially in the carnival, conulnthhlfikol the lphin Float” and the “Royal Mikado hese are gotten upin elegant fashion. e Zanfrellas and Messrs. Arnold and Caswell are other new features. Next week the novelty will be the living bronze statues. Last night Company E of the Second Regiment, N. G.%., attended the show ina body. S Petitions in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has been petitioned for a. writ of review in_the case of Frankie White against George E. White, and_that the case of ontanya vs. Montanys may be heard in bank. e TrE Royal Baking Powder as every cook knows, is always to be relied upon. Itis one of the greatest aids she has. Sheis always able with _the least trouble to make the very finest biscuits, cakes, muffins and crusts. ~ Many a cook’s reputation has been made by the delicious things she has been able to make with it. C. E. WILSON, COMMANDER OF THE G. A. R., DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA. [From a photograph.] boyish comrades in arms who were mus- tered out with me so many years ago. The Grand Army loses members year by year, and I am afraid it is doomed to die out with the last veteran. A resolution was brought up at the last convention to offer membership in the order to the sons of veterans, but it was not received with favor, and many similar propositions have already been rejected.” The 30th inst., Decoration day, will be duly observed by the posts in this City. George H. Thomas Post has a plat in the Army Cemetery at the Presidio and its services will be held there. The other posts—Lincoln, Meade, Garfield and Cass— will nnite in a procession and hold joint services at the Grand Army burial-ground in the Odd Fellows' Cemetery. uel M. Shomridge has been chosen to make the memorial address at the Presidio. A feature of the day in this department will be the reading of Lincoln’s dedicatory ad- dress, which was delivered at Gettysburg on November 19, 1863, ———————— Miss Daly’s Recital. Miss Anna Daly gave a recital at Laurel Hall sion of electric power to San Jose from a Wwater right he owns in the Santa Cruz Mountains, The distance is twelve miles. Engineers and electricians have examined the ground and pronounced the scheme practical, and the ‘prospect is favorable for a cheaper competing electricai power in the Garden City. ’lyha stream is said to be capable of gen- errting 10,000 horsepower. In the trans- mission the loss from resistance would be an item, but the distance being so short that it will cut but a small figure, Governor Budd Will attend the Iroquois Club outing next Sunday in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Look out for a surprise. Boat leaves foot of Market street at 8:45 A. M. sharp, e —— The trolley has invaded the land of the Pharaohs. Cairo is to have a system. ————————— THEY manipulate paper into every conceiv- able shape; print or bind it. Mysell & Rollins, 521 Clay street. ¥ REPUBLICAN CONVENTION, The Next National Meeting May Be Held in San Francisco. UNION LEAGUE CLUB ACTIVE. Leaders of All Parties Asked to Asslist for the Benefit of the Public. The propodition to have the people of this City and State pull together and secure | for San Francisco the next Republican National Convention is gaining strength every day and the wheels have been set in motion already. So far, the Union League Club has taken the lead in this matter, but recent devel- opments indicate that other organizations will soon be in the ranks in the same cause. At a recent meeting of the club the following committee on National conven- tion was appointed : & ich, M. M. Estee, George S!g:zex}n;e! F.\r?%\rd':ymhe, J. M. Litchfield, J. C. Currier, J. 8. Spear, 8. K. Thornton, Con 0'Connor,William McDonald, C. M. Shortridge, P. B. Cornwall, M. H. de Young, J. B. Spreckels, W. H. L. Barnes and A. G. Booth. The first nine were present at the meet- ing last evening. ' 4 At the previous meeting Chairman Friedrich appointed as a sub-committee Messrs. Cornwall, Estee and De Young to confer with the members of the National committee and urge upon them to select San Francisco for the next convention. Mr. Cornwall was absent, but he sent a | letter outlining what had been done by the committee and the encouragement re- ceived. In speaking of this letter Mr. Estee said: “I wrote to Mr. Carter, chairman of the Republican National Committee, and to | the secretary, Joseph Manley. Mr. Carter | is in Europe. Mr. Manley’s secretary, Mr. Hahan of Ohio, answered the latter’s letter and sent me a list of the National Republi- can committeemen and their addresses. Mr. Cornwall sent letters to all of these gentlemen.” Secretary Spear read Mr. Cornwall’s let- ter, as follows: SAN FRANCISCO, May 10, 1895. Dear Sir: On behalf of the people of Califor- nie, irrespective of party, we earnestly request you as & member of the Republican National Comnmittee to vote in favor of holding the next National Republican Convention in San Fran- cisco. We venture to remind you that four | years ago California was an active and earnest | aspirant for the Republican Convention, and | for that purpose a committee of leading citi- zens was sent Easthto consult with the National Committee in relation thereto. Your committee fixed upon another place | for the convention, but intimated that in the early future the Pacific Coast would be recog- nized by the National Committee. 0 that this is the fu- | We venture to remind ture time,and that Caiifornia is again an as- | virant for this convention. We have a spacious | hall in San Francisco, which can be readily pre- | pared, and will accommodate 10,000 people. The people of the Pacific Coast will feel com- plimented beyond measure at your favorable action, and the Republican party in the Far West will be thus solidified. Very respectfully, P. B. CORNWALL, Chairman Republican State Central Committee. eam: und Toronto, and then there ::;m asg:e‘:t many more of conventional subjects, The workmanship shown by the slides was excellent, but it was no tterbe than what is turned out by the local anization. i £ or"ll‘he cycling camera enthusiasts are just now preparing for the great parade which will be held next Wednesday night at the Folsom boulevard demonstration. Captain Argenti, the wheelmen’s chief, will soon 1ssue orders setting Folsom and Twenty- first streets as the rendezvous -on that evening and ordering every one out. A RAILREOAD DANCE. Novel Entertainment Given Last Even ing by the Tourist Club. The Tourist Club gave a novelty party last evening at Armory Hall on E}]ls street, which had the distinction of being decidedly novel. The entertainment wasa dance, and the novel feature was that everything was on a railroad basis. The members of the committee of ar- rangements were termed “general passen- ger agent, ‘“‘general ticket agent’” and so forth. The reception committee .were at- tired as hackmen, and met the guests with the cries to be heard at the foot of Market street. The floor director was ‘“‘chief engi- neer’” and his assistants wore the uniform and cap of a railroad conductor. The music began with the clang of an engine bell and the screech of a whistle. The ‘‘train’’ started at 9:15 o’clock and passed on schedule time through ‘Lancersburg,” “‘Schottische Creek,” ‘Waltzville,” “Berlin Bay” and so forth to “Medley Lake” at 1 o’clock in the morning, The club will give an outing at Glen- wood Park on the 2d pre DURRANT HAS THE MONEY He Holds Records and Funds Belonging to the Christian Endeavor Society. ». A Committee Appointed to See Him and Demand That the Property Be Given Up. Theodore Durrant, who is now in the County Jail charged with the murder of two young women, will be asked to turm over funds amounting to $12 or $15 belong- ing to the Young People ety of Chris- tian Endeavor of the Emmanuel Baptist Church, of which organization he was sec- retary up to last Monday evening, when his successor was chosen. He has also in his possession, or should have, the records of the society with which he was intrusted in the capacity of secretary and which he has strenuously refused to give up though frequently requested to do so by individnal members of the organization. It will be remembered thaton the occasion of the last social gathering at Dr. Vogel’s which Durrant attended he came in late and in a condition showing extreme perturbation. After making himself presentable and repairing to the parlor, almost the first person with whom he exchanged courte- sies was Miss Wolf, president of the so- Mr. Estee resumed: “Mr. Cornwall has received only a few replies to that letter, but they are very encouraging. The writers express a willingness to lend their aid in support of holding the next Republican clety, who gave him §11 25, belonging to the funds of the organization. Between that night and the time of his arrest he collected other moneys,.in the form of monthly dues, the exact amount of which is unknown. It is said that the total National Convention in this City. We expect answers from all of the National committee men very soon, at least as soon as they have time to answer.”” A remarkable spirit of Non-Partisanism ervaded the remainder of the meeting, for Mr. Estee, in continuing his remarks, suggested that for the next dinner given by the Union League Club invitations be extended to leading citizens, Democratic and Populist, as well as Republicans, so that all may talk the matter over. ““f don’t look at this movementas purely partisan,” he added. ‘*‘It will be a benefit to every one in the State. Now, leading Democrats would not like to be seen fre- uenting the rooms of the Union League Club for party reasons, and they would feel more at ease if we met elsewhere, and where is there a_better time and place than at a dinner in, say, the banquet hall of the Palace Hotel? By the time we give our next dinner the sub-committee will have received many answers to Mr. Corn- wall’s letters, an conquluently we can discuss the matter more fully and intelli- gently. With this end in view I will sub- mit this resolution. Resolved, That the management of the Union League Club be requested to specially notify all members of the club that at the next club dinner such gathering will be devoted entirely to ensourage any and all_steps necessary to ba taken to secure the meetings of one or both of the next National conventions at San Fran- cisco, and that the members of the club do issue invitations to non-members and Demo- crats who will be our guests, and that the meeting is to be entirely non-partisan and for the sole purpose of advancing the object of getting the two conventions to meet here, and that the chairmen of the Democrat, Republican and Populist parties be especially invited to attend. “I wish it understood that the visitors will be our guests in every sense of the word,” added Mr. Estee. “That goes without saying,”’ remarked Chairman Friedrich, “and each club mem- ber is permitted to invite two guests.” The resolution was adopted. As a supplement S. K. Thornton pre- sented this resolution, which was also adopted : Resolved, That this committee will co-operate with any or all committees or organizations organized for the purpose of securing either the Democratic or Republican National conven- tion mn San Franeisco. 8. K. Thornton stated that he had re- ceived a letter from R. C. Kearns of St. Louis, Mo., in which the National com- mitteeman expressed himself favorable to holding the convention in San Francisco. St. Louis is out of the fight this time. Mr. Stone stated that he favors holding both the Democratic and Republican con- ventions here, and he suggested that the officers of the railroads be invited to the club dinners with a view of showing them the advantage of giving reduced ratesto the delegates. He was appointed by the chairman to attend to these invitations and to extend personal invitations to the editors of all the newspapers. Said he: ““If we can get all the clubs in this city and State to put their shoulders to the wheel I am sure our object will be much easier accomplished.”” In a general discussion which followed, the idea seemed to prevail that it would be well to secure headquarters outside of the clubrooms, where all persons may assemu- ble to further the object desired. It is thought that in addition to the 900 general delegates nearly 50,000 people will attend the Republican National Convention. Lovers of good cheer and good food always depend on Price’s Cream Baking Powder. —- FROM FAR-AWAY LANDS. Chicago and Toronto Slides at the Camera Club. The members of tne California Camera Club gathered round their own stereopti- con last evening to hear and see of far- away lands. They had a box of negatives from Chicago and one from Toronto, sent by the Camera clubs in each place, as is the custom among the affilisted camera clubs of the country. In the Chicago set of views there were a few of the views of the World’s Fair, some very pretty moonlight effects and a good many scenes from in and around the city. amount will not exceed $15, a small for- tune, by the way, to an organization of young people such as the .one concerned. On last Monday a meeting of the societ; was held at the home of Miss Gertmd{ ‘Wolf. The members expressed themselves as highly indignant at the conduect of Durrant in retaining the funds and records, and the discussion finally resulted in ap. pointing a committee to visit the young man and make a formal demand for the property. Tom Barry and Montie Wood were chosen for this mission. At the same meet- ing an election of officers was held; and Miss Lizzie Marshall was chosen to succeed Durrant in the office of secretary. Qther officers were elected as follows: President, Miss Gertrude Wolf; vice-president, Dr. T. H. Vogel; treasurer, Miss Fannie Fall. A special meeting has been called for Sunday evening to hear a report from the com- mittee sent to interview Durrant in his quarters at the County Jail. Light as the airy songs of larks are the dainties_made with Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder. SETTLED THE SUITS. End of the Litigation Between Archi- tect Shea and Messrs. Laist and O’Brien. The libel suits of Messrs. Theodore F. Laist and Smith O’Brien for $10,000 dam- ages each against Frank T. Shea, architect of the New City Hall Commissioners, the Evening Post and Hugh Hume, have been settled to the satisfaction of all parties and dismissed. Messrs. Laist and O'Brien, it appears, were at one time engaged as draughtsmen in the office of the architect of the new City Hall, and it was alleged in a newspa- per publication that Mr. Shea had accused these gentlemen of taking certain rough sketches and blue prints from the office. 1t appeared afterward that these sketches and prints were not approoriated, but the whole matter was the result of a misun- derstanding. When the facts were brought out it became plain that there was no in- tention to make any reflections or charges, and the suits were accordingly dismissed, In speaking of the settiement yesterday, Mr. Laist said: ; “T do not care to discuss it any further than to say that the matter has been set- tled to my satisfaction, and in consequence the suit was withdrawn. Shea has satis- fied me as to all things and has paid the fees of my attorney together with the costs. Furthermore, he has made an apol- ogy and retraction, which he has author- ized to be publish‘eid in whatsoever paper r papers we may desire. . = S‘:ng.h ?)‘Brien)lmd the following to say: “I consider we bave won a& victory and that Mr. Shea’s authorizing the publiea- tfn of this statement fully vindicates us; besides, you know, he has paid all our at- torney fees and costs, which amounted to something. It is rather an unfortunate thing for him, but it was only the conse- quence of speaking too hastily. I was sorry to have had to bring suit, but it was the only thing left for me to do. No doubt Mr. Shea was glad to fix it up, though it did cost him some money."” Two carriages were made in Italy and brought to Paris in 1559. GIVEN AWAY SYRUP Sl i (1N 80=Cent Size for 25c. ON SATURDAY, MAY 18, ONLY. Among the Toronto views were some very Foo% ones of the public buildings of the city and of the Provincial Government, There were some ones, too, showinfi ' pretty bits of scenery from the lakes an WALLER BROS., Leading Cut-Rate Druggists, . R Grant Ave., Cor, Geary Streef, S.Fj -