The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 23, 1895, Page 9

~ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1895. cently campaigning in Colorado, and stated | to the chief thou ht in the foregoin, er. that it wngr:m y ingwomln that the nation | We do not want gto take t;:slgxomgsp:vx:ny could hope for release from the present financial depression. “I bid you God-speed,” she concluded, “‘and trust that when next I shall come to California, I shall not say ‘Ladies and gen- tlemen,’ but ‘Fellow citizens of the State of California.’ " THE AFTERNOON SESSION. Able Papers and Interesting Dis- cussions on the Home In All Its Relations. The first paper of the afternoon—‘Do- mestic Duties,”’ written by Mrs. Harriet 'W. R. Strong, was read by Mrs. Humphrey Smith, as the author was absent. “With universal consent man sustains four dis- tinct relations,” she said, ‘“first to God, second to himself, third to things animate and inanimate, and fourth to his kind. There are two chief questions to be answered. What are the obligations to the home and what are the. duties of the mother? Are there any obligations of the ed by law? Two. The hus- quired to provide a home and s g for the wife. Hence it becomes a ity for the husband, if he wishes to his wife and preserve the harmony of to provide the partner of his 0 orrows with those things which ehe most craves. If she becomes dissatis- fied she can leave that home and husband. i{m law gives the children to the father. ‘A woman should be familiar with her husband’s business. It enlarges her views end makes her a much better partner. Bhe should constitute herself as advisory board. The husband gives his wife so much money to carry on the household expenses. If she is a careful wife she will save 10 cents out of each dollar for her pri- Yate bank account, and he from time to time gives her something to add to this. The ideal home, therefore, will become the rule, instead of the exception, when the wife and mother becomes more enlight- ened and is fully impressed with the grana responsibility devolving on her. Itis the duty of the true wite to preserve the home which her husband bas established. There &re no laws to protect the home, and there will not be until the j vstem is changed. Therefore, the respo lities of the wife much greater. f-control is more part of the dutiful wife necessary on the and mother than self-sacrifice. All duty and right of obli- gation comes from good itself and the idea of order. 'The I he center from aid if t he would I!x_l‘s paper should sme of the si e 1o know what okes about the o € a home. . Cooper replied that they would vanish like the dew before the sun. 3irs. Gregory said that the ignorance of busine! the principal stumbling block of women’s development. She it was the duty of the husbands, thers :\mi] fathers to teach the women busin . Fairchild spoke on the same line. time the women knew anythin 1e money question to let the worl: about knov Mrs. Sullivan thought economy was the basis of women's business knowledge. As to saifrage, she thought the women should find out about their taxes before they try 10 vote and let the men see that they know what they are talking about. In conclu- the necessity for a J co said_that if & universal divorce law was needed, we had better get a universal marriage law first. _“Jack of All Trales and Mistresses of None” was the subject of Mrs. Lovell White’s able paper.” “‘It is the opinion emong men,” she said, ‘‘that woman is inczpable of business, because her judg- ments are more the result of her emotions than of thought. All that man has done, and more, women might have accom- plished, except for the too great diversity of education and variety of duty. When Abel worked it is probable that he rested on Sunday, and had time to think how he might get two blades of grass to grow in piace of one. But women do not have that time. Their work is incessant, In clden times leisure jor women was almost forbidden. ‘“We now come to the monc{ She must know the prices of all household commodities, and her buying for the household must not only be with reference to economy but also to the tastes of the members of her family. Every woman is brought up in the belief that at some time in life she will adorn some man’s house. Bhe lives in the expectation of some day being borne away a willing victim—as bride—to adorn a home and entertain. Buli if she lives long enough she will see how far out of the way were her ideas of wifely duties. Instead of finding that she has nothing to do but adorn a parlor and entertain her husband when he comes home she learns that on_her devolve sterner and graver duties—duties requi ing a preparation that she has not had or possibly given -any thought. The differ- ence between the woman unprepared and the one who has prepared herself for the cnanged position which matrimony brings with it is understood by all. = When woman becomes self-sustaining and do not regard marriage as the event of life, but merely an incident of life, then will she not disown the criticisn *jack of all trades and mistress of none. The usual ten-minute discussion then followed. “It is not so much fixity of purpose as continuity of purpose which women need,”” said Mrs. Gregory. *“Women who have leisure havelas great an inventive ingenuity as men. The great sweeping machines in New York, the device used to decrease the noise of the elevated railway in New York and the best car coupler used were all the inventions of women. Women need con- tinuity of purpose and opportunity.” Mrs. Sarah Pratt Carr said that women themselves were to blame for many of the I:erplexilies of household duties. Most usbands would prefer that there were less complications and not the great multi- plicity of duties. But women ‘are them- selves alone to blame for much of which !he{ complain. Mrs. Eliza A. Orr then read a paper— “Home or Workshop.” She said: “The term implivs two different places, but they are ‘one. The first definite relationship of humankind was mother and child. The primitive human mother followed the example of the animal mother in tryinfiw preserve the life of her offspring. er duties were ever at home looking after the children and the -comfort of the family. In the course of evolution the home means much more now than a mere place of shelter. In reading evolution backward we see how the inventions which haye been eyolved for the needs of women in her sphere as the mother of the race are being used to administer to_the comforts of mankind at large. Housekeeping under the present condition of affairsis a burden. This is due to the misconception existing as to the needs of the household. Itisthe popular fallacy that any woman, simply because she is a woman, is instinctively qualified to look after the home, do the cooking, sewing, care for her baby and meet her husband with a smile. Thisis a too common fallacy. B “Too many learn it when it is too late to remedy the mistake. The husband turns the key in the door of his workshop when his day’s work is done, but when does the wife turn the key in the door of her work- shop? Her work is constant. But it is not fair that the dutiful wife and mother should spare her daughters the drudgery of housework at the expense of her own weariness and drudgery. She shouald bring them into a closer relationship with the practical duties and cares of married life. " If she does not do this those same daughters will live to blame thatindulgent mother for her mistaken kindness. . ‘“T'o maintain our homesin order we must adopt a new expediency. We must do away with so much of the unnecessa) labor and we can do so if_we only take ad- vantage of the chances offered for so doing. “The mission of woman is to make the whole world homelike. Man commands the existing age, woman commands the future age. There is nothing more vital than that our homes should become cep- ters of art and beauty, fit to cradle the coming age.” Mrs. Stetson was the first to rise question. ey to the from the world, but we want to take the workshop away from the home. The man leaves his workshop at night and goes home to rest. The woman works in the workshop all day and sleeps in itall night. Mrs, Stetson_said what we want is the woman of the home, and' not the wowan of the workshop. We need the woman of finance and business, who can eliminate the workshop from the home. A 'nifl was read by Miss Bertha Mon- roe Rickoff. _The closinfipaper of the afternoon ses- sion, ‘““Does Home Life Forbid World Ser- vice?” was read by Miss Millie E.Con- norsof Oakland. ‘‘We are making history and very fast these days,” said she. ‘““Strange, indeed, would it be if among all of God’s creatures there should be no change for woman. In the general process of evolution woman has developed, and she is fitting herself for world service. But to all women in the home life should be taught self-support. She must be a strong woman who will do a definite work in the world. Educate the woman for self-support and world service and the home life will feel the impulse throughout the civilized world. “The time is coming when a woman will not be compelied to marry a man for sup- port. Men and women will not marry ex- cept for love. The kingly man will marry a queenly woman for 1‘{)\'(- only. What shall one say of those homes supported en- tirely by women, mothers, wives and_sis- ters? Do these women on whom the bur- den has fallen grumble? Np, donot let us call it a burden. Itisa pldesant duty. “The woman who has been in the world's service is better able to sympathize and assist her husband. She knows just what he is passing through. She under- stands his business cares and troubles and can, therefore, give him that sympath which to have is balm, and which woulfi be impossible without the experience in the world’s service. ““The newspaper has a formative effect on the home, and the paper of the future will mean much to women, for it will be the paper of trge liberty, World’s service is needed to broaden the woman’s world. ‘Woman on the school board would be in a position to look after the welfare of her own and her sisters’ children, and'in other public offices her presence would accom- plish much good. *‘The argument is made that much of the world’s service takes women from the home too much. Butthat is a question to be settled by the individual. %\’e cannot tell how her household may be arranged or what she may require from each individual member. The men say that women are crowding them out of t{)eir places. What an &rgument. Is great strong man afraid of weak little woman? No; there can be 10 jealousy between the men and women.”” e last paper was considered most in- teresting. Thediscussion which followed was unusually spirited. Mrs. Charlotie Perkins Stetson opened the discussion and was followed by Mr. Fairchild, who, during the course of his remarks on woman’s possible usefulness in her new fields of lador, took ‘occasion to refer to her “outlandish headgear.” This reference to woman'’s fashion in the way of her dress and styie of hats and bon- nets brought the Rev. Miss Shaw to her feet. She said she had visited many peni- tentiaries during the course of her profes- fional career, and bad inquired closely into the causes which led to the incarcera- tion of the men in those institutions, but she had never found a case where 3 man had been imprisoned on account of a bon- net. She then went on to say that women were slaves to fashion, not as much through a matter of choice as because of the opin- icns of men. The greatest milliners and dressmakers have been and are men;and men themselves would be the first to criti- cise any woman who would fail to comlply with the mandates of fashion and follow her own ideas of comiort and convenience | in the matter of dress. Miss Anthony made a few remarke to the subject of the paper. She argued the world service, instead of unfitting woman for the home, made her better qualified to become a good wife and mother. She said she had been wandering up and down the face of the country for the last half cen- tary, but that there had always been a home in the background. Her experience had led her to believe that world’s service broadened a woman’s ideas, not oniy of life and its philosophy, but of the home and its essential requirements. The broader the woman in any sense the better wiife and mother is she. And why not? If a woman does not neglect the duties of home devolving on her, whg should she not be better for liberalizing her education and widening her intellectual scope ? Before adjourning Mrs. Cooper an- nounced that the evening session would be held in the First Congregational Church, at the corner of Post and Mason streets. A vote was taken of the audience during the afternoon which resulted in a unani- mous verdict in favor of the church for all the succeeding sessions of the convention. e THE EVENING SESSION. Professor David Starr Jordan of Stanford University Talks to the Ladles. Long before the hour set for the opening of the session, the auditorium, galleries and aisles of the First Congregational Church were crowded. 2 David Starr Jordan of Stanford Univer- sity read the first paper. His subject was “The Woman of Pessimism and the ‘Woman of Evolution.”” He said: From the point of view of evolution it is not £0 very important what your lives and mind may be, but what the future will lead to. It does not take very long for one to look on an audience like this and see the difference be- tween it and that of our forefathers 200 years ago. It could not have been possible 200 years for such an audience as this to have been ‘brought together. It is possible for man to change the history of the next century, but he cannot very well change the history of the resent generation. That rests with the chil- ren. He reviewed the harsh conclusions of Schopenhaueregarding women and refuted them in many points to the delight of all present. Continuing he said: Each and all of the defects which Bchopen- haue Ainds in women may be explained in the history of life. It is easier to { ck out flaws with the highest woman of our time than:from among those from the lower walks of life. The development of women depends on the home. The tendency of nature is to give the young the benefits and comforts of the environment of home; snd all through natural history you find that the more perfect is the development of the young so is a ratio with the extent to which the mother enters into the environment of home. According to evolution, there must be an absolute eqnfi!w between the sexes, If they are not equal now, they.are bound to be ual in the future. .qflu theories of pessimism and other destruct- jve theories cannot live. They destroy life and hope. All these lpose notions which have for their foundation sume of the untenable theo- ries must die. But the mission of Miss Susan B. Anthony and many others is to teach women_their mis- takes. Women of the past had to wil with the tyrant. In the present century men are the same tyrants, but modified. Woman is grad- usall; wldenfng her sphere. Her scope is en- larging, and as time goes on we may expect to tliln cher occupying the highest stations in the nd. President Jordan paid a high compli- ment to woman when he answered Scho- nhaue’s criticisms on the sex. He thought by divine right of her mental en- dowments she was qualified to hold a posi- tion equal to man’s, and avowed that it depended on herself whether she carried out the plan of her work. Woman is in every way the equal of man, but that fact does not warrant her ambition to take the place of the other sex in all things. There should be moderation in her ambition. She cannot go too far away from. the home in nekin‘voppqnunlfiu for the exercise of her talents. When' she does'that she fails to grasp the true idea of her mper sphere of work. Her great work the, future. Man lives in the present, woman in the coming time. The next eneration owes its advancement to ‘woman. gha ts the cradle of the coming century, and the inculeation of the thought which r. to mold the new age is left entirely o el S WAIT FOR DEVELOPMENT. Men Have Some Six Thousand Years the Start of Women. Rev. Dr. Anna Shaw in discussing Pro- discussion, She wanted {0 call attention ) fessor Jordan’s address claimed that it was the earth. He ha true woman and every essential element of & unfair to make any comparisons between stage of development at present reached by women and that arrived at by men. When women have had their free- dom for 6000 years, as men have had, it would be time "to make such comparisons, she said, g Speaking of Schopenhauer’s personality, she said she could not conceive how any person of intelligence could have produced such a sour specimen of humamg. o A voice on the platform: “He didn’t speak to his mother for fifteen years.”” “Whata happy mother!” responded Miss Shaw. [Applause and laughter.] Con- tinuing, she said: We are growing nearer to the ideal unit of the human race. - We won’t have it until women cultivate and acquire more of what are now termed the masculine attributesand men grow more effeminate in many ways. Christ perfect human being ever on was the most o every essential element of a true man. Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson was then introduced and spoke on “Organization in Home Industry.” She classified home in- dustries as now_practiced into three de- artments—cooking, cleaning and the rear- ing of children. She suggested a reform that would throw the two former classes of labor into the hands of professionals, leav- ing the work of rearing children to the mothers. By relieving them of the drudeery of housework, she said, they would fird more time to educate them- selves in scientific methods of caring for their offpring. This most responsible duty. she claimed, is now left in the hands of ignorant and untrained young girls. Mrs. Rev. Dr. Bowles of Pasadena, in discussing Mrs. Stetson’s address, said the time was fast approaching when all cook- ing and most household work would be done outside of the home or b¥ profes- sional people specially trained for their various occupations, and then ecited the advance already made in this direction through the efforts of the National Kco- nomic Society, whose center of operations at present is in the New En%{?nd States. When she concluded a Mr. Fairchild, who was in the middle of the packed auditorium, was recognized. He stood upon the chair he had been sitting on and began by saying he wished to say a few words in answer to Miss Shaw’s crivicism of Professor Jordan’s paper. His next sentence was a veritable bomb. ‘“‘Schopen- hauer,” he shouted, ‘‘was a smarter man than any of you ladies.” dissent and hisses mixed wit] what he called the sacred duties.of ‘the wite in connection with her home and-dis- countenanced the idea of women entering the field of men’s work. Miss Phoebe Couzins then related afew instances of her experience with male cooks, and drew the conclusion from them that men were divinely ordained for the culinary art. She also drew attention to the fact that all the “more divine attri- butes” are usually represented by female figures, and held that this indicates the superiority of woman over man. fiss Susan B. Anthony’s appéarance was the signal for a storm of applause., She spoke on “Shall We Co-operate?” saying: The very first condition of co-operation is equality. ~There cannot be co-operation between the master and the slave. Take the United States. There cannot be co-operation as long as men make, shape and control the conditions and circumstances of women. The first step toward co-operation must be the emancipation of woman. She rehearsed the struggle made in the Murmurs - of | hand-clap- | ping and laughter.] He then dwelt upon | LIBRARY CONSOLIDATION, Proposition to Give the Mer- cantile Library to the City. TRUSTEE HARRIS' VIEWS. The Public Wil Gain Very Much by the Change That Has Been Suggested. The proposition to consolidate the Mer- cantile Library with the Free Library is one that has aroused a great deal of com- ment. The idea of A. Gerberding, one of the trustees, who introduced a resolution at the last meeting of the Board of the Merecantile Association looking toward such a consolidation, is that the Free Library is not suitably located and not easy of access. The trustees believe that if the trustees of the Free Library would take the association’s real estate’ and im- provements and the books on the shelves, many of them very valuable, and pay the debt of $75,000, the Free Library could be moved into the association’s building and become one of immense benefit to the public. ““The general public,” said Isaac Harris; one of the trustees, yesterday, “would be the gainer by the change, while the mem- bers of our association. would enjoy the same benefits they do now without cost. 1f the consolidation can be brought about, probably the only restriction we should place on the city would be that the build- ing should never be used for any purpose but education. ““The resolution offered by Mr. Gerber- ding will be passed upon, and if adopted and the Free Library trustees will agree to atfiliate, then' the proposition will be laid before the members for adoption or rejec- tion. As it is now we cannot go on. “It is well that the pressis open to all wishing to express their views on the reso: lution presented by Mr. Gerberding, as it enables the trustees of the Mercantile Lir brary to gather much valuable information which, if adopted, will be firelimin:\ry to submitting the question to the members of the Mercantile Library for final action. +* #1¢ has been demonstrated that a librar; ccan only attain a high standard of useful- ness when it is free fo the public, which is, no .doubt, one of the most important reasons for the consolidation of the three richly endowed libraries of New York City, that will form one of the largest in the country. "By the consolidation of the Mercantile Library and the Free Public Library the public” receives an immense benefit for comparatively little n%tlny. “’Igle mission of a library is to dissemi- nate knowledge in proportion to its capa- city, which, I regret to say, the Mercantile Library is not doing, since its monthly circulation is about 3000 volumes, costing New York Legislature for securing greater | 40 cents per volume to circ\ilate, while on legal rights for married women in the mat- | its shelvesare wasting away 70,000 volumes, ter of controlling property and children, and the great injustice they are now labor- ing under in many States in this regard. She humorously referred to what she claimed was Blackstone’s definition of the married state—man and woman after mar- riage became one, and that one was the husband. p Shaw’s masterly and entertaining discussion of this address concluded the evening’s proceedings. s TO-DAY’S PROGRAMME. Politics “In Relation = to Home Will Furnish the Theme. Politics in relation to the home will be discussed by the Woman’s Congress to- day. Thisis a subject which at the pres- ent particularly interests the women of California, in view of the action taken by the last assembly. A number of excel- lent papers have been prepared, and dur- ing the day Miss Anthony and Miss Shaw will be heard on a topic dear to the hearts of both. The session opens at 10 o’clock. The programme is as follows: “Is the Family the Unitof the State?” Mrs. Alice Moore McComas, Los Angeles, Cal.; “Suffrage as a Safeguard,” Miss Sarah Sever- ance, College Park, Cal.; “The Home asa Po- litical Influence,” Mrs. Nellie B. Eyster, San Francisco; “The City and the Home,” Rev. Anna H. Shaw, Somerton, Pa. Afternoon session—*“The Citizen-maker,” Rev. Mila Tupper Maynard, Reno, Nev.; “Love and Justice,” Mrs. hllflg Weaver, San Fran- cisco; “The Home Dependent on the State,” Rev. Ada C. Bowles, Pomona, Cal.; subject to be nz\mg{unced, Miss Susan B. Anthony, Roches- ter, N. Y. Evening session—“The Political Education of Young Women,” President Kellogg, Universiry of Califernia; “Influence or Power—Which?" Miss Susan B. Anthony; ‘“Does Wifehood Pre- clude Citizenship?” Rev. Anna H. Shaw. THE NEW TAX LAW, It Will Be Tested by a Suit Filed Yesterday Against Assessor Siebe. C. B. Rodeand William Schulthes, part- ners of the firm of C. B. Rode & Co., have asked the courts for an injunction to pre- yent Assessor Siebe from selling certain personal property for taxes to the amount of $7173, and to have his seizure of the property declared void. The amount was claimed by the Assessor for taxes due for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1895, and ending June 30, 1896. The plaintiffs contend that the Asses- sor’s action was illegal, on the grounds that the Supervisors had not equalized the assessment of City property for the period; that thei had not levied atax for that period ; that the State Board of Equaliza- tion had not equalized nor fixed the ad valorem rate of taxation forthat year; that the tax on personal pro{eny wasg-not due, and that the amendment to the act under which the Sheriff acted was not in force at the time of the seizure. This is practically a test case to prove the the constitutionality or the contrary of the new law regarding personal property taxes. ——————— THE DURRANT CASE. It Has Now Reached the Precincts of the Superior Court. District Attorney W. S. Barnes yester- day filed two informationsin Judge Mur- phy’s comt against William Henry Theo- dore Durrant, charging him with the murder of Blanche Lamont and Minnie ‘Williams. It was stated in the District Attorney’s office last night that the case had not been assigned and considerable speculation is being indulged in at the City Hall as to whom the presiding judge will assign them. From the fact that the informa- tions were filed in Judge Murphy’s court, it is believed probable that the cases will be tried by him." At the same time Judge Murphy’s is not technically a criminal court. The choice is thought to 'lie_between Judge Wallace and J Mnrghy and for Several reasons it is believed by the best informed that the responsibility will fall upon Judge Murphy. Judge Sanderson stated yesterday that he would probably assign "the case this morning. ¥or Lotters of Administration. Charles M. Plum Jr. has petitioned .the Probate Court for letters of administration over the estate of Marion P. E. Knoph, who died on the 7th inst., leaving an estate valued at gxo,ooo. consisting of shares of the Charles M. lum Upholstery Company. i A e Marg HorkiNs INETITUTE oF ArT.—Last many of which are very rare and valuable. “The Free Public Library, with 80,000 volumes, issued for home use during April 21,276 volumes and for library. use in the same month 16,027 volumes. The Mercan- tile Library’s fixed expense is about $1200 a month, which exceeds its income by more than $400 a month. “One reason why the membership of the | Mercantile Library does not increase is on | account of being compelled, through loca- | tion, to compete with .the Free Public Library, with its $40,000 annual income to handle 80,000 yolumes, while the Mercan- tile Library with 70,000 selnmes has only $8000 income outside of the donations it must receive to pl:Jy1 its current expenses. “I believe that the members of the Mer- cantile Library do not wish to see it decay, when its usefulness can be perpetuated by consolidating with the Free Public Library that possesses everything requisite fora grea‘t’ library except a permanent build- ing. ISh FISK HD TO PAY Complained That a Broker’s License Would Crowd Him to the Wall. The License Committee Declded, However, That He Will Have to Stand It. The License Collector Has been trying to make Asa Fisk pay a broker’s license, be- cause Fisk is doing a broker’s business, but the old gentleman refuses to pay it. Fisk wrote a note to the Board of Super- visors the other day asking that he be heard. A date was set for him, and yester- day he appeared before the License Com- mittee of the board and told his tale of woe. He said: “Gentlemen, I am not liable for a brok- er’s license, and if I was forced to pay it I would go out of business. The license is $51 a quarter, and my business would not warrant me in paying it. I paid a pawn- broker’s license in 1872 and until 1875. “Four years ago I put out a sign that I was in liquidation, and I am still in pro- cess of liquidation. I have only a few loans out now. The largest are for $475, and another for $400 and still another for $400. 'The others are smaller. Thisis the entire list: _$22 90, $110, $35, $50, $150, $195, $50, $100 and $25. “Now,” continued the old money-lender, “I am an old man, nearer 80 than 70 years of age—77 in fact—and it is not fair to ask me to take out a broker’s license when I am getting up my affairs, preparing to retire.” Mr. Benjamin asked Mr. Fisk if he was not a very wealthy man, and quite able to ay the license fixed by law for his class of "I pay. taxes to the amount of $900,” “I pay_taxes e amount o ) gaid Mr. Fisk. “I own considerable real estate, it is true, but most of it is unpro- ductive and lies.outside. My personal property is all in Boston.” % . King wanted to know if Mr. Fisk was not a resident of the City. “T have been registered here for the past twenty years,” was the reply. “Iliveina house on Hayes street, near Buchanan, valued at ahout $18,000.” : “Didn’t you take possession of = Mr. Gradwohl’s library on a small loan re- cently?” - % “Yes, I took the library as security on a loan for $40.” ““Your methods of doing business have got you into the newspapers a good deal, ave they not?”’ =‘“The newspapers haye been full of me and my business—yes, but I think it is be- cause I never paid them a cent.” “And don’t you get into the courts a good deal—weren’t you before Judge Ma- guire several times for instance 2’ “The only time I was ever before Jud, Maguire was when my son was getting his divorce.” 4 . After a little more of this interesting catechising of the money-lender, the com- mittee decided that nothing had been pre- sented to show that the License Collector had been in error in requiring him to pay a broker’s license. % Therefore Fisk will have to pay the sum orretire from business. GRANTED A NEW TRIAL Policeman L. B. Gordon’s Case of Bat- tery Upon Frank O’Brien, Policeman L. B. Gordon, through his at- week of exhibition, Last concert this ev'g.* | torney, Eugene F. Bert, filed sffidavits in Judge Joachimsen’s court yesterday in support of a motion for a new trial before a jury on the ground that he had procured six more witnesses in his defense, and that at the time he was convicted of battery on Mn¥ 15 he did not know that he was on trial. The motion was granted, and June 5 fixed as the date. Gordon, on Sunday, May 12, arrested Frank O'Brien, hay and grain merchant, on Sutter and Devisadero streets, for dis- turbing the peace, and O’Brien ;}referred a charge of battery againsthim. Thecharge against O’Brien was dismissed by Judge Joachimsen and Gordon was convicted. He now claims that he thought only O’Brien’s case was then being tried, and he had no opportunity of finding his wit- OF CHANCE. GAMES Four Saloon-Keepers Are Fined for Using Nickel-in-the-Slot Machines. Four saloon-keepers, Frederick Kesten- macher, Gustave Falk, Peter Christopher- son and A. Hansen, were found guilty by Judge Joachimsen yesterday of misde- meanor, in conducting a game of chance in their respective saloons. The game con- sisted of the regulatioh nickel-in-the-slot machines. The Judge said: “I will fine you only §5 each. As you removed the machines, it 1s evident that you desired to comply with the law, and had violated it through igno- rance. “T am surprised that the police have not arrested a great many other saloon-keepers and proprietors of cigar-stores who have these machines in their places of business and profit by them. “The police can have no difficulty in making the arrests, as the machines are used openly in the cigar-stores, and many of them can be seen irom the sidewalks.” FINANCE ON A BIG RANCH, Serigus Charges by English Bondhqlgers Against an Agent Here. It Was Worth $1,000,000, and He is _'Sald to Have Got It ‘ Cheap. A suit,involving the Laguna de Tache or Kings River ranch, in Fresno and Tulare cotnties, comprising 58,000 acres, was filed'yesterday in the Supreme Court. The plaintiffs are the United Trust (Limited), the Liverpool Mortgage Insur- ance Company, the National Insurance and Guarantee, Corporation (Limited) and the the Canadian and American Mortgage and Trust Company (Limited), and the de- fendantsare the Fresno Canal and Irriga- tion “Company, 8. J. Menzies and others. The object of the suit is to restrain the de- fendants from selling any of the lands in- volved and to have certain deeds and mortgages set aside as fraudulent and void. The doings of one of the defendants, S. J. Menzies, constitute the pivot of the case. Menzies was an agentof the English companies and used to visit this country in the supposed interest of his emplovers, but it is charged that he started in to speculate on his own account and caused the whole trouble thereby. It appears from the complaint that cer- tain foreign companies of which Menzies was director, namely the United Trust (Ld.), the Canadian and American Mort- vage and Trust Company (Ld.), and the Manchester Trust, were in the habit of sending Menzies over to the United States annually to report on good fields for in- vestment of their capital. In October Menzies found that the Laguna de Tache ranch was in demand by, the Fresno Canal and Irrigation Company, hayving a capital stock 0f§l,250.000. !’)I‘wu- thirds of the stock was held by Dr. E. B. Perrin, the San Franciscoand Fresno capi- talist, while the other one-third was held }\){ G. C. Cheape. It is alleged that enzies looked at the Laguna ranch and hankered after it, and that while appar- ently enga%sd in business for the plaintiff companies he was seeking to acquire the ranch for himself. His first move in this regard was to pur- chase from Dr. Perrin one-fourth of the irrigation company’s stock for $250,000. This was in December, 1890. Then he floated gx,ooo.OOOof the company’s bonds in London and purchased another one- twelfth of the stock, paying in _all §$333,- 333 33, and then he, Cheape and Dr. Perrin owned the stock in equal shares. Finally, the .Laguna ranch was bought by the Fresno corporation for $780,000, realized by the floating of the $1,000,000 bonds by Men- zies, who then returned to England, send- ing E. Shorrock. a confidential clerk, to look after his interests. e Shorrock was apparently. made useful. The Laguna ranch was made to stand in his name, and the mortgages on the other property of the Fresno Irrigation Com- Enny, given to secure the one million onds, did not cover the ranch. By this arrangement the ranch, valued at $1.000,- 000, was not incumbered, although it had been purchased with the pro- ceeds of bonds sold by Menzies in “fi‘ land and pur%orting to_be secured by all the assets of the irrigation company. A mortgage covering “all” the assets was issued to the California Safe Deposit and Trust Company for $1,000,000. Menzies first maintained that $500,600 had been devoted to the redemption of a prior issue of $400,000 in bonds, which had never been sold, and in satisfaction of ex- pensive claims for water rights. X . The English corporations -found ou$ in 1892 that the mortgage securing the %1,000,000 did not cover the Laguna de| ache rancho and was inadequate without that asset of the Fresno company. They investigated and started action, but Men- zies persuaded them to “dro] liligation as likely to cause the bonds to depreciate. Menzies was apparently still unsus- pected by the English companies and he maintained that be would bring about a settlement without publicity.’ At this end he a%pnrent.l exl}m:ud to arrive by driv- ing Dr. E. B. Perrin, one of the three stockholders, out of the Fresno company. Perrin, according to the complaint, was in- debted to the company for water, of which, as a large land-owner, he used a great quantity. In order to derive an income he was willing to sell out, and he was bought out in October last by Cheape and Men- zles. The former gave the late Colonel Harry I Thornton a power of attorney and made him president of the company. The im- mediate lever used to work Perrin out was by refusing, in 1893 and 1894, to sell him any more water. He only received $50,000 cash for his one-third of the stock beside a release in full of the claims against him. This last stroke of finesse left Menzies and Cheape in control of the Laguna de Tache ranch, unincumbered, although bought with the proceeds of the $1,000,000 Fresno Ircigation Company’s bonds. Now the English companies are suing to have the bif ranch included among the gecurities of the mortgnse covering the issue of the $1,000,000 bonds of the ITresno Irrigation Company. LAURA MILEN'S OLAIM, The Late Dr. James’ Alleged Wife Re- tains His Property. The case of the putative wife of the late Dr. Charles A. James is still pending. Yesterday Attorney George D. Shadburne gave notice of a motion to strike out the answer of Laura Milen in the suit over the doctor’s estate, and especially some realt; on Howard street. After Dr. James' deat! Miss Milen produced a contract of her m:m‘:se to him, and now occupies the Howard-street house. ‘In her answer she denies being in actual possession, nllegir)filthat she is there simply on sufferance by Theodore Milen, to whom the house 1s rented. Attorney Shadbourne objects to this plea as a ‘“‘mere pretense,”’ made “in collusion with W. H. sttorney for Laura Mijen, DUMONT'S STRANGE STORY A Montgomery-Street Saloon- Keeper Who Said He Was Held Up. PROBABLY FATALLY WOUNDED. Detectives Investigate the Matter and Report it Was Attempted Suicide. Police circles were startled yesterday by the report that a tall robber had held up and fired a shot with deadly effect at Alexander Dumont, saloon-keeper, 513 Montgomery street, about 8:30 o’clock yesterday morning. Subsequent develop- ments showed that Dumont while crazed with overindulgence in liquor had fired the shot with suicidal intent. Dumont is about 25 years of age and lived with his parents at 301 Folsom street. and from the time he took possession he drank heavily. He had a small bedroom off the bar, where he slept. A colored man went into the saloon and saw Dumont with his face covered with blood yesterday morning. Heran to the old City Hall station and notified the police. Policeman Young went to the saloon and found Dumont in a semi- conscious condition. At the Receiving Hospital Dr. Pettit found that the bullet had entered Dumont’s mouth, knocking out one of his front teeth and passed in an upward direction, shatter- ing the bones of the face and lodging in the orbit of the left eye behind the eyeball. The bullet” fractured - the occipital bone, ?roducing hemorrhage into the brain, and that death would result. When Dumont recovered consciousness he made the fol- | lowing statement: I was alone in the saloon at 8:30 this morn- ing when-a man who is unknown to me came in the door. He was a very tall man, being over six feetin height. As I turned ta look at him he asked in a rather loud tone whether to throw up my hands, et the same time point- ing a pistol at my head. The stranger was v close to me when he drew the pistol, and in- stead of obeying the command to throw up my hands I struck him in the face and grappled with nim, calling loudly for help. We struggled for a few moments, when the tall man suc- ceeded in freeing his right hand and fired a shot in my face. I was dazed by the shot, and have norecollection of what happened after- ward. As soon as Chief Crowley was apprised of the statement he detailed Detecti Byram and Handley to make an invest: gation. They made a thorough examina- tion of the premises and came to the con- clusion that Dumont had fired the shot himself with the intention of committing suicide. They found the revolver on the mantelpiece in Dumont’s bedroom under his hat with one chamber empty. The bed and floor were covered with blood, and some towels and a nightshirt were also found covered with blood. There were blood stains on”the washstand where Du- mont had washed the blood from his face, and other evidences that confirmed them in their opinion. . Yesterday afternoon Dumont was taken from the Receiving Hospital to the French Hospital. The Hunter Estate. Judge Sanderson den vs. Joan N.G. fendant. This w Hunter estate. He purchased the saloon two days ago, | 1 had any money in tne place and ordered me | i | | | | rom this hemorrhage the doctor thought | Xl | | HIS GREAT G0OD LUCK, Frederick T. Dimond of Las Vegas, N. Mex, Is Restored to Perfct Health and Strength. THE DOCTORS ALL DESPAIRED. The Circumstances Are Peculiar and the Cure Almost a Miracle—People Didn’t Believe It at First. HE WAS TERRIBLY REDUCED. A Narrow Escape From What Seemed a Fearful Affliction, Dimond at Work Again. LAS VEGAS, N. Mex.—As I write I can see railroad men and storekeepers talking in sub- dued tones under the shadow of the depot, Nothing hes occurred to disturb the equal caim of this place, until Dimond got sick. Dimond is one of the best-liked and one of the. most cheerful, whole-souled fellows about here. Until recently he was in splendid health, being a robust, well-knit fellow. Allof a sud- den his stomach went back on’ him, He conld scarcely et amy solid food. The doctors at first believed it to be an acute attack of dyspepsia. As the days rolled on. Dimond showed & peculiar color in his face. He looked as if he had been poisoned, Examinations were made of the contents of the poor man’s stomach and 10 traces of mineral poison could be found. He grew worse. ' His pulse was above the ordinary. So high was his temperature at times that the dactors were indeed alarmed. His feet and ankles had swollen so he could not move about. Meny doctors came to look at the poor fellow, but nothing could be done for him. His bowels were in & bad shape, and ye§ be had never had a bowel trouble before. _ His friends talked the matter over and decided to advise Dimond to use a.California remedy. | Accordingly, a bottle of Joy’s Vegetable Sarsa- perilla_ was procured and directions read. 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DIRECTIONS for us- ing CREAM BALM: Ap- ply a particle of the Balm well up into_the mostrils. After” a moment draw strong breath through the nose. Use three tvmes a day, after meals preferred, and before retiring. : . CATAR ELY’S CREAM BALDM Opens and cleanses the Nasal Passages, Allays Pain and Inflammation, Heals_the 3 Balm is quickly absorbed and gives relief at once. . Hart,” A particle s applied into_each nostril and is cents at Druggists or by mail. agreeable. Price ELY BROTHERS. 56 Warren street, New York. 2.50 ana $3.50 3.50 ana $4.00 Cleaning. .$100 50c | Crowns. 300 -$1 00 | Bridgework. .. 500 1 00 up | Plates..$5, $7 and $10 00 ts the Membrane from colds, Restores the senses of Taste and Smell. The KELLY & LIEBES’ | | aetly what was the matter. tossed it up. After an hour or o another por- tion of Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla was given tohim. The portions were small, and one of his friends sat up with him at night, giving a little of the medicine every hour to Dimond. He showed no signs of improvement whatever, and his friends began to lose faith, Still the remedy was given to him all the next day. At night he showed some signs of improvement. Said he was hungry and asked for some- thing to eat.” An entire week passed, and Di- mond began to show signs of recovery, The peculiar color in his face gave way to & more healthy and rugged look. His eyes were brighter. His head no longer ached. His bowels moved regularly. In two weeks Dic mond was about the streets talking to his friends. The doctors don’t seem to know ex- Many are the con- jectures. Some do say Dimond was poisoned. Others said he ate of some canned goods which disagreed with him. Be the matter as it may, every one is praising the Californian remedy, Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla. . The druggists are all driving & brisk trade with this new- found remedy. While the doctors don’t say mauch, they are of the belief that Joy’s Veget- able Sarsaparilla is & wonderful blood laxative. They do tell that this is the only Sarsaparilla containing a laxative which is free from min- erals. Itis distinctly stated that Joy’s Veget- able Sarsaparilla contains no mineral drugs or corrosive mercurial poisons. It isentirely vegetable and certainly commends itself ta those persons suffering from blood and bowel disorders. REAL ESTATE. 24 LOTS, WORTH $11,550. WILL SELL FOR $8000. ONE-HALF CASH. These lots are near the proposed new road and not far from China Basin. $3000—Beautiful block on elevated ground, near Menlo Park: 406x280. THESE ARE BARGAINS. LOUIS SCHLOSS, Rooms 24 and 25, CROCKER BUILDING, S. F. A ST $24.00 —DROPPEN— S24.00 GEQ. H. FULLER DESK €0, 638 and 640 Mission Street. STHEVERY BESTONETOEXAMINE YOUR 1o and fit them to Spectacles or Eyeglasses wi instruments of his own invention, whose euperiority has not been equaled. My success been due {o the merits of my work. Hours- a POSTERS AND ALL LARGE PRINTING. STERETT PRINTING CO, 532 Clay Street. 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