The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 15, 1895, Page 11

v r x THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1895. 11 JATEST OAKLAND REWS, Mrs. G. H. Abbott Fails to Ob- tain a Divorce From Her Husband. THE PROOF WAS INSUFFICIENT. Basll A. Hester Becomes Insane From Pondering on Religious Problems. The Abbott divorce suit, which has cre- ated so much comment in Oakland since the trial was begun several days ago, came to an end yesterday when Judge Ellsworth denied _Mr:: Abbott’s petition for a legal separation, The defendant was on the stand nearly all day relating the conduct of his wife prior to the time the suit was brought and replying to the charges in the complaint. He said that his wife had often remained 1way from home over night with women of her acquaintance, and that he had seen er drinking in the grillroom of a hotel th a man and woman. 1 reply to the charge that he had ged his wife, Mr, Abbott said that he merely admonished her to be careful er companions and conduct. Mrs. Abbott's attorney questioned him rding a lefter he had written to the sintiff, 1n which he spoke of an “angelic in a fiendish form.” I aps it was the other way,” sug- Judge Ellsworth, er letter of Abbott’s to his wife duced in evidence. It read as Yesterday, in the conflict of pain, and bitterness which has stunned > desire for the moment in my dis- t to see youand arrange some plan conld straighten out our tangled ed your home, but as u home. ¢k when you called upon me I then of my desire and intention to sever 1 which exists between us,and one s so distasteful to you,and it was in carry out this plan that I so desired to 1t was, 00, with a desire to keep your dden from our ow nd friends ¢ been so interested in us, and’ who asking why vyou are living with your nd I residing here. I have screened now it is necessary thatwe arrange ediate cause of action. You must return to the home I am abie to furnish 1011 1 where you are for the entire can 1 bear this life without respect 22 Who have known me from early and with the loss of confidence in you I loved so and do yearn for? You, ook to myself in the face of all and ng! 1 may forgive, but the tender a day that has gone can never be re- The very foundation of the universe cn shaken, and there appears no solid where to make & new foothold. ars no light in my future. Whator ould I trust and believe in after you e failed? You, whom I esteemed so highty, zedup to, and who I thought would scorn cept attention or anything from any one ) | have suffered, but will try and pull myself rough and put as iair a face on matters as 1 Twill do this until you, at least, make - immediate answer to_ this either person- or by letter. Then, perhaps, the disaster 1t be kept & secret and you saved from But can we ever bridge the gulf that between us? I fear not, and will not Apt o answer in this, but I will try and be I must not be found wanting in thisday k. Iwillattempt to turn down the wild, o pest-tossed confusion of my mind and from < resolution I will: not retreat, but will endure much for iny lost one’s sake. Y sband, GEORGE. P. 8.—1 will not attempt to see you over acre. I told your father yesterday that I would not be responsible for your living there and that I therewith revoked' the request con- ned in my letter to him. This is my ulti- tum. GEORGE. To Lecture in Modesto. Rev. Benjamin H. Hudleson, formerly pastor of the Baptist church, has left for Modesto, where he will deliver a series of lectures on religious themes. The Board of Health overthrew the ad- ministration last evening in a way that much surprised its friends. When the Mayor went into office he had the appoint- ment of three members of the board to fill the vacancies which were left by those whose terms hady exglred. He appointed Drs. Miss BSarah Shuey, Beckwith and Rogers, who con- stituted a majority of the board. Almost their first official act was to remove Secre- tary Paul Schaffer, who had been with the board for several years, and appoint E. W. Thurman in his place. ; 1t was supposed that at last evening’s session more friends of the administration would be appointed to fill the positions of sanitary inspectors. To the surprise of all Secretary Thurman was removed and Paul ffer put back in his old position, while mith, the incumbent in the office of ector, whom it is said Mayor Davie ly desired superseded, was ap- C. F. Ott, who was booked for inspector, had to be satisfied with the office of assist- ant, to take the place of N.S. Douglas. The proceedings were held in executive session, but it is understood that Miss Dr. Shuey’s vote turned the tide in favor of the old employesand defeated the Mayor’s plans. Sent to the Asylum. Mrs. Nancy Abbott, the mother of the defendant, told of her daughter-in-law’s actions in going out at all hoursin re- sponse to notes brought by messenger- boys. She told that her family was dis- safisfied at the marriage, but had con- cluded to make the best of it. In giving his_decision, Judge Ellsworth caid that the plaintiff had clearly failed to make out a case, and that the husband had been justified in his actions. Basil A. Hester, an elderly man, who has been an attendant at the Stockton Insane Acsylum for the past nineteen years, was sent to that institution by Judge Ells- worth yesterday as a patient. Some time ago, while Professor George Herron was Lolding meetings in Stockton, Hester became very much interested in his doc- trines and attended several of his lectures. He became absorbed in the study of re- ligious problems and spent most of his time reading books relating to them. He made severfl attempts to deliver speeches during Professor Herron’s meetings, but was restrained by his wife. Recently Hester went to Alameda, where he showed signsof dementla and gave his watch and most of his wardrobe to the Salvation Army. e His son remonstrated with him, andin the altercation which followed the son was violently assaulted. Hester refuses to sub- mit to treatment of any kind and insists that he must give all his belongings to the poor. The demented man refused to answer the questions put to him by the In- sanity Commissioners. Oakland Lawn Tennis. The Lakeside Tennis Club will elect offi- cers this afternoon. The new club is re- ported to be in a most flourishing condi- tion. It was organized only a short time ago and has fifty-six members already. ‘Arrangements are being made for the club to join the Pacific States Lawn Tennis Association, so that its members cap play in all tournaments held under the auspices of that body. % Since theyor anization of the Lakeside Tennis Club the fi_&me has taken a fresh start in Oakland. The old courts all over the city are being repaired, and it is thought that by tis end of the summer vacation the sport will have regained its former hold on Oakland players. Many new improvements are being in- augurated at the Lakeside courts. Shower- baths and new benches are being added. Music at Golden Gave. lden Gate Choral Club held its urT;.ned%gand concert at Klinkner Hall last evening under the direction of Dr. .Hodg; head, who has been training the society vocal exercises for several months past. A gumber of prominent Qakland ~solo took part in the performance, which was attended by a large audience composed of the society people of Golden Gate. Infant Fatally Scalded. The six months-old-infant of Manuel Bnos, residing at Decoto, was fatally scalded on Friday morning. The child was being held by its sister when all of a sudden it gave a lurch and fell into a kettle of boiling water standing near. Almost instantly the infant.was taken out, but it was too lste. The lower part of the body was so badly burned that death re- sulted in a few hours. Red Men to Picnic. The Improved Order of Red Men will hold a reunion and picnic at Laundry Farm on Wednesday next. The affair will be under the auspices of Tecumseh. Tribe No. 62, Gray Eagle Tribe No. 67, Co- manche Tribe No. 79, and Wyoming Council No. 16, Degree of Pocahontas. Directors Again Sued. The directors of the Oakland, San Lean- dro and Haywards Electric Street Railway have again been sued. This time it is by George G. Baker, for a balance of $350 on a subsidy of $500, for the building of a por- tion of the road. Teachers’ Examinations. The semi-annual Alameda County teach- ers’ examinations for teaching certificates will begin in the Oakland High School building on next Monday. BERKELEY. The graduating class of the Berkeley High School held its closing exercises last evening at Shattuck Hall. Forty-nine pupils were granted diplomas and six re- ceived certificates indicating that they had satisfactorily completed certain lines of special study. The programme rendered was a de- parture from the regular order of gradua- tion exercises, since the subjects of the six 2ddresses by the students were taken from one source—that of “The Great Men of American History.” Professor Charles Mills Gayley, chief of the English aepartment of the university, addressed the class. He began his re. marks by commending the study of the ca- reers of great Americans, and by urging the class to continue work along that line. P. R. Boone, president of the Board of Education, detivered the diplomas to the class, and in his presentation address he emphasized the necessity of proper prepar- ation for the university, and advised those members of the class, if there were any, who did not feel fully prepared to enter their college work tostay out until they were ready to enter. Following is the order programme was presented : Overture, “From Dawn to Twilight” (Ben- nett); invocation, Rev. G. A. Easton; ‘‘Le Chant du Poet” (Hermann); our great Ameri. cans: “Greatness Appeals to the Future” (Emerson); “George Washington, the True Pat- riot,” Mary Josephine Colby; “Thomas Jeffer- son, the Statesman,” W A. Hackley; gavoite, “Heart's Desire” (Tobani); “Ralph Waldo Emerson, the Seer,” Margaret Webb: “Abra- ham Lincoln, the Countrv’s Prophet,” James Joseph Kiine; “Idyl” (Labitzky); “Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the People’s Poet,” Alice Rising; “Thomas Alva Edison, the Wizard Genius,” Robert C. Bowen: waltz, "JQH?’ Brothers” (Vollstedt); address, Professor Charles Mills Gayley; selection from *‘Martha’ (Flotow); presentation of diplomas, P. R. Boone, president of Board of Education; waltz, “‘Artist’s Life” (Strauss). The class was composed of the following members: Ruth R. Armstrong, Ethel Bergen, Minnie Bolsted, Percy H. Booth, Robert C. Bowen, Anrfle Bramel, Angie Brown, J. Rodney Brown, M. Josephine Colby, Charles W. Comstock, Edith Crawford, Relph O. Dresser, Mamie Em- bury, Edna L. Lowell, Eugenia Coy, Pearl M. in which the Marshall, Annie Mason, Margaret Mat- thew, Gertrude May, William G. May, Mabel McCoy, Lulu Mills, May Morri- son, Roy V. Nye, Bernice Owsley, Ada_Parker, Alice Freese, Etta Good, Ada Graber, William A. Hackley, Mary 8. Hall, Sarah Hanscom, Grace Henderson, Jeannette F. Hobson, Her bert Hume, Charles E. Jones, Josephine Kemp, V. Kemp, Elsie Kierulff, James J. Kline, Ralph B. Lloyd, George Y. Payzant, William C. Pidge, Emma E. Riggs, Alice Rising, Francys Rosenstirn, William E. Sauer, Alfred J. Smith, James B. Southard, Emelie Streib, Atsue Nae Tawara, Emma A. Van, Margaret Webb, itty Ray Wickson, Bessie Mae Wood. Principal Waterman stated yesterday that the high school was never before in such n}):rospemus condition, and that the only thing now lacking is room. ‘‘The school is decidedly overcrowded,” he said, 275 pugfls having been accommodated during the past year in four small rooms.” There is every reason to believe that the number next year will be increased fully 20 per cent. All of the teachers are college graduates, three of whom—M. C. James, Miss Florence Bartling and Eugene Stamper—were re- cently appointed. The Board of Education are devising ways and means for the erection of a new high school building, and it is expected that within another year a suitable one will have been erected. A committee has been appointed to make a sliding schedule of salaries, the purpose being to pay teachers according to their experience and proficiency. ALAMEDA, A Chinese laundryman named Qung Hing was struck in the mouth with a rock yesterday afternoon and lost two of his teeth. Hing called on Justice Morris later on and swore to a complaint charging Jean Band with battery, and a warrant was forthwith issued. Jean is a brother of young Archie Band, who only a short time ago was sentenced to the County Jail for 150 days for petty larceny. For Railroad Traffic. City Attorney Taylor and Engineer Poy- zer are securing the descriptions of land for the proposition of Alfred Bannister to | set_aside two avenues for steam railroad traffic exclusively, this work being pre- ratory to drawing up the necessary reso- utions of intention. The work will take several weeks and, Engineer Poyzer be- ]iev;s, will necessitate considerable field work. Encountered a Gale. Commodore Leonard and party in- El Sueno did not reach Santa Cruz on Thurs- day. After passing through the Golden Gate such a high wind was encountered beyond the heads that the craft was com- pelled to turn back for safety. Anchor was cast at Sausalito until the weather out- side was more propitious. Sprinkling Ordinance. The recently enacted ordinance requir- ing railroad tracks to be sprinkled every day is being complied with by the two steam railroads. Tre Alameda and Oak- land Electric Company will also comply with the ordinance and are having a car specially made for the purpose. More Protests Follow. The protest of Judge J. A. Waymire against the proposed extension of Eagle avenue through his property has been fol- lowed by others from Rudolph ,Fallmar and H. F. Ascheck. The third protest is also being circulated against this improve- mens and is being liberally signed. A Theatrical Event. The Pacific Lodge of the American Actors’ Association gave their first social last night. It was especially notable, as being the first gathering of the kind held by the orderin this country. The affair was intended as a means of expressing the gratitude of the order to those who had assisted them in making their benefit a success. The opening hour was fixed for 10:30 o'clock. It was 11:30 before the guests be- gan to arrive in any number. They gath- ered in the main lodgeroom, where a lon, line of tables were spread with g “"An ‘sfin it ramme ensued. Th n impromptu e affair wal: engrelmormul and was thor- oughly enjoyed. To Safe Deposit Renters. The Union Trust Company of San Francisco, corner of Market, Montgomery and Post streets, offers to the public safes for rent in the strongest, blei':.'n-l.l;d;?,cbest Ugh‘!‘e“i’gfi‘?ut vaul fixgflon;' anuum. Valuables of all kinds stored &1 reasonablo rates. .2 RUSSI'S WIND WITCH, The Dangerous Thistle Greatly Alarming the Agricul- turists. BRECAUTIONARY MEASURES. Seed of the Weed Brought Into California on Rallroad Freightcars. The agriculturists of this State are be- coming considerably worried about the Russian thistle that has appeared in sev- eral localities. The State Commissioners have taken hold of the matter of ex- terminating the weed before it causes the damage here that it has in other States and in various portions of Europe and Siberia. * It has already an alarming hold on the southern parts of California and is grad- ually working its way north. The Russian thistle or cactus is called by the Russians the “wind wite It belongs to the tumble-weed class, and many believe that it evolved from the common salt wort of the Atlantic coast. Itis one of the worst weeds known to agrieulture. It is an herbaceous plant diffusely branched from the base and forming a The Russian Thistle. round firm head from one and a half to three feet high and twice asbroad. Its growth is extremely rapid and the plant hardens so as to be quite thorny as early as August. Like the common tumble-weeds of Cali- fornia and the Middle West, the season of rolling is in the fall, when the action of the wind causes the root to_break at the surface of the ground, and the plant is blown about over many miles of territory and often for many successive weeks. The seeds are held in place in the axils of the bracts by two minute tufts of coiled hairs, which prevent them from hllinf all at once. large, mature plant will some- times bear from 100,000 to 200,000 seeds, and the method in which these seeds are borne distributes them over an immense area. The popular literature of the sub- ject is full of stories which illustrate this oint. In one instance a farmer 1s said to ave labeled a Russian thistle, and twenty- four hours afterward the plant was discov- ered sixty miles away ! For many years it has been very destruc- tive in the wheat, barley and flax fields of Russia. Large areas on the Caspian Sea have had to be abandoned to the weed, which is continunllyenendiniits territory. In 1873 some impure flax seed brought from Russia and sold in Scotland Township, Bon Homme County, South Dakota, con- tained seeds of this dangerous tumble- weed. A map compiled by the Agricul- tural Department in 1894 affords an easy means of tracing its gradual extension from Bon Homme. Itseems tohave taken nearly ten years for it to extend over the six adjacent counties. Probably during this decade it really obtained foothold in a small wafiover the larger part of North and South Dakota, but it bardly excited much serious alarm until 1880. After 1884 its advance was much more rapid, and by the close of that decade (1884-94) it was causing extensive damage over hali the area of the Dakotas, and was recognized as rapidly gaining possession of the other half.” Following along the lines of travel and carried downward by irrigation ditches, it had appeared in many widely isolated syots, each one of which was a new center of infection. It was already recognized as extremely dangerous in Minnesota, Wis- consin, Jowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Ohio and Colorado. It had reached the British line | on the north, Kansas on the south and Oregon on the west. The Government reports from which these facts are obtained state that “‘the rapidity with which the thistle has spread, in‘infecting new territory and in thorougéy covering that already infected, far exceeds that of any weed known in America. Throughout 25,000 square miles it is very troublesome and is causing a large amount of damage. Other official reports place the losses of the wheat farmers of Dakota from this cause at over $2,000,000, which sum is equal to the annual State and county taxes. The local distribution of the Russian thistle is chiefly by means of the winds. Large round masses are driven for miles, scatter- ering seeds along their track, and gusts of wind beat them back and forth, covering the intermediate areas. This means of distribution would not have brought the seeds to California for many years to come. The seeds were brought in badly cleaned cereals, flax ‘and other field crops, although they are small, and so easily separated that only gross carelessness can cause much danger from this source. The seeds, however, are more often carried long distances in the bed- ding and litter of stockcars, or in crevices in freight or machinery packed on flatcars. Emigrants m‘Y also convey such seeds over considerable areas in the feed of their animals, and in their wagons. ‘Wherever the Russian thistle obtains a hold it crowds the other vegetation out of existence and when in fram fields in any unantity its woody stalk makes difficult the running of harvesting machinery. Last year a bill was introduced into Congress to appropriate $2,000,000 for the destruction of the thistle, but the opinion prevailed that it was better to depend upon the counties and townships affected. Efforts have been madefito estro¥ the thistle in Los Angeles County, where it has secured a considerable hold in the Ante- lope valley and along the outskirts of the Mojave 5eaert. It was undoubtedly brought into that section on the cars from Nebraska and other infected spots. It has alreudsopused the Tehachapi range into Kern County. z The Agricultural Board and inspectors at the various experimental stations are earnestly discussing what can be done to stop the growth of the thistle before it obtains too great a hold upon the open lands of this State. All the data upon this subject is being obtained, and it is likely that at the next Legislature a bill will be introduced to lpxmgflafie money for its extermination. 8_long as it is in the open lands it can be combated, but if it o SECIALY NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. FROM OUR GREATSAGR SONABLE GOODS FIGK CLEARANCE SALE! We close the first week 6f THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CLEARANCE SALE SAN FRANCISCO HAS EVER KNOWN with a special offering of the following lines of SEA- AT SWEEPING CUTS IN PRICES! VEILING ! VEILING!- At 25 Cents a Yard. | CHENILLETTE DOTTED TUXEDO VEILING, 27 inches wide, in black, navy, brown and cream, will be closed out this day at 25¢ a yard. At 10 Cents Each, LADIES’ SHEER LAWN HEMSTITCH- ED AND SCALLOPED EMBROID- ERED HANDKERCHIEFS, in white and colors, regular value $2 40 a dozen. At 15 Cents Each. LADIES' SHEER LAWN HEMSTITCH- ED AND SCALLOPED EMBROID- ERED HANDKERCHIEFS, in white and colors, regular value $3 a dozen. LACE COLLARS! At $1.25 Each, BUTTER POINT VENISE YOKE COL- RS, with epaulettes of lace, regular | price $2 25. LACES! LACES! At 25 Cents a Yard. BLACK SILK CHANTILLY LACE and BLACK BOURDON LACE, 8 inches wide, regular price 50c, will be closed out at 25¢ a yard. At 15¢, 25¢ and 35¢ a Yard. BUTTER POINT VENISE LACE—4-inch at 15c, 614-inch at 2c, S-inch at 3bc & vard; former price 40c, 65c and $1. GLOVES! GLOVES! At 55 Cents. 200 dozen LADIES’ 8-BUTTON LENGTH MOUSQUETAIRE UNDRESSED KID GLOVES, in red, blue, green, heliotrope, fmrp]t’ and lilac, regular value $1, will be offered at 55¢ a pair, At 75 Cents. dozen L ADIES 4BUTTON KID GLOVES (large buttons), in dark and medium tan shades, white and black, regular value $1 25, will be offered at 75¢ a pair. 135 MEN'S FURNISHINGS! At 25¢ and 35c. | BOYS’ NEGLIGEE OVERSHIRTS, in a | large variety of neat fancy patterns, | good material and excellent workman- | ship, regular price 5Jc and 65c, will be closed out at 25¢ and 35¢ each. | At 35 Cents. MEN’S NEGLIGEE OVERSHIRTS, in sateens and Madras shirtings, in a va- riety of neat fancy checks and stripes, extra good value ior 65¢, will be closed out at 35¢ each. ‘. At 45 Cents. MEN’S NEGLIGEE OVERSHIRTS, with laundried collars and cuffs, regular price 76¢, will be closed out at 45¢ each. At 7} Cents. MEN’S HEAVY SEAMLESS COTTON SOCKS, with double heels and toes, in brown and drab mixtures, regular price $1 50 & dozen, will be closed out at 724c a pair. At 15 Cents. MEN’'S EXTRA FINE CASHMERE ME- RINO SOCKS, full finished, with | double spliced heels and toes, extra good value for 25¢, will be closed outat 15¢ a pair. At 75 Cents. MEN’S AUSTRALIAN LAMB'S-WOOL UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS, in undyed sanitary gray, warranted tho; oughly shrunk, medium weight, regu- qunce $1 25, will be closed out at 75¢ each. AT LESS THAN HALF PRICE. BROKEN LINES OF MEN’S UNDER- | WEAR, in wool, merino, balbriggan, | etc.; also odd sizes in overshirts, will be closed out at less than half price. HOSEERY AND UNDERWEAR! At 15 Cents a Pair, BOYS’ BLACK RIBBED COTTON HOSE, spliced knees, double heels and toes, warranted fast colors, will be closed out at 15¢ a pair. At 15 Cents a Pair. LADIES' BLACK COTTON HOSE, Rich- elieu ribbed and plain, spliced heels and toes, Hermsdorf black, regular price 25¢. At 25 Cents a Pair, LADIES’ FANCY LISLE-THREAD HO! black boot and colored top com- binations, spliced heels and toes, regu- lar price 50c. At 75 Cents a Box. LADIES’ EXTRA FINE MACO COTTON HOSE, tan shades, spliced heels and toes, will be closed out at 75¢ a box containing 3 pairs; regular price $1 25. At 15 Cents. LADIES’ SWISS RIBBED COTTON VESTS, low neck and sleeveless, fancy front, with taped neck and arms, regu- lar price 25¢. At 33} Cents. LADIES' JERSEY-RIBBED EGYPTIAN COTTON VESTS, high neck and lon sleeves, pants to match, regular price 5¢ At Half Price. The balance of our stock of the celebrated Stuttgart Sanitary Woolen Underwear for ladies will be closed out at half price. CORNETS! CORSETS! At 75 Cents. LADIES’ BLACK SATEEN CORSETS, French model, extra long waist, per- fect fitting, silk embroidered, regular price $1, will be closed out at 75¢ each. | LADIES' WAISTS! At 5(fients. LADIES' WAISTS, made of fancy striped percale, laundried collar and cuffs, reg- ular price 75¢, will be offered at 50c each. At 75 Cents. LADIES’ WAISTS, made of French per- cale, laundried collar and cuffs, extra full sleeves, in allhmc‘ir shades, regular price $1, will be offered at 75¢ each. RIBBONS! RIBBOAS ! At 12; Cents. | No. 12 ALL-SILK, BLACK SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIBBONS, 2 inches wide, will be offered at 12}4c a yard. At 15 Cents. No. 16 ALL-SILK, BLACK SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIBBONS, 234 inches | wide, will be offered at 15¢'a yard. At 20 Cents. No. 22 ALL-SILK, BLACK SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIBBONS, 3 inches wide, will be offered at 20c a yard. ’ At 4 Cents. No. 5 ALL-SILK, COLORED SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIBBONS, in light colors, will be offered at 4c a yard. { At 5 Cents. RIBBONS, in light colors, will be offered at 5¢ a yard. CARRIAGE PARASOLS! At $1.00. PARASOLS, in Gloria silk (lined), in black only, will be offered | at $1 each. | CARRIAGE Murphy Building, Market and Jones Stregts. e Murphy Building, Market and Jones Stregts. ever gets among theshills and ravines it will Eea standing menace to the farmer for all time to come, for every fall the winds will roll a fresh stock of seed into the open country. LABOR COUNCIL'S WORK. An Effort to Revive Interest in the Proceedings of the Body. The Ban Francisco Labor Council held its regular meeting last night. Though the attendance was small, the interest was lively and warm discussions took place under the head of the good of the order. Considerable discussion was caused by the suggestion of T. F. Burns of the Cigar- makers’ Union that a general conference of all the labor unions be called for the purpose of discussing ways and means looking to the advancement of the labor- ing interests in this City. His idea was that all the unions should be represented. During his remarks he took occasion to criticize the lukewarmness of the unions in not keeping up their representation in the council and taking an active interest in its work. Several of the delegates differed from Mr. Burns, claiming that at least three- quarters of all the regularly organized unions in the City were represented in the council. A proposition to reorganize the council called forth a sharp rebuke from the chair. Mr. Pierson thought the council was in good condition and needed only a revival of interest on the part of the delegates. The proposition to introduce resolutions condemning the action of the Fourth of July committee was voted down. A report was made to the eifect that the A.R. {} is increusing in membership, and it was received with expressions of ap- proval. Before adjourning Mr. Burns called at- tention to the debate between Congress- man Maguire and Job Harriman, to_be held in_ Metropolitan Temgle, Sunday night, adding that he hoped the council and the labor unions would be well repre- sented. The session then adjourned. e The Royal Baking Powder isso much superior to all the other preparations for housekeepers to use the necessary persist- ency to procureit in spite of all objections. AN INCUBATOR BABY. It Weighs Only Two Pounds, but Is Happy in Its Strange Home. In the Maternity Home out at the Chil- dren’s Hospital in this City a very curious sight is to be seen. A tiny bit of humanity, weighing only two pounds, is battling for its life in a cop- per incubator. Swathed in cotton and covered with flannels this little pigmy is cared for by several nurses, who supply it with a spoonful of nourishment once every two hours. Though but eight inches in length the child is perfectly formed, and gns Eained two, ounces in weight since its irth. This is the hospital's first “incubator baby,” and its nurses are confident that it will live and thrive on 'its present treat- ment. ‘Che incubator used isa copper ar- rangement made from comhminfi% two bath- tubs, one small enough to fit into the other, leaving one inch of space between the sidesof the two tubs. Hot water is poured into this space every two hours, thus keeping a constant temperature of about 95 deg. The child was born in the French Hospital one week ago, and is an object of great interest in the Children’s Hospital, to which it was transferred. The nurses regret that the wee tot, being 2 girl, cannot be named “Little Jim,”’ but it was suggested that little Jemimah might quick raising that it will amply repay | EXHIBIT OF SWEET PEAS, Made at the Meeting of the Cal- ifornia State Floral Society. C. C. Morse of Santa Cl.ara and M. Lynch of Menlo Park the Exhibitors. California’s marvelous successin the cul- tivation of sweet peas was demonstrated | at the monthly meeting of the State Floral | Society, held in the rooms of the State ' Murphy Building, Market and Jones Sireets. Menlo Park nurseries had on exhibition sixty varieties of sweet peas, most of | them Eckford’s, although the Bride, a waxen white blossom of his own produc- tion, was thought to equal the famous Blanch Burpee from the nurseries of the English flonist, who has devoted the past eighteen year to proving the possibiliiies of the sweet pea. Among his display of Eckfords, which were classified to show the improvement made in their culture since 1890, was a large crimson beauty, a favorite, known as the Duke of Clarence. C. C. Morse & Co. of Santa Clara exhib- ited eighty-five varieties of the flower, six of the novelties being of their own production. Cupid was a new variety that attracted much attention. Mrs. Austin Sperry read a financial re- gort of the rose show given in Maple Hall y the Floral Society last month, showing the total receipts to have been $844 65, the ECEFORD PEA BLOSSOMS. Horticultural Society yesterday afternoon. TheFloral Society makés an exhibit of flowers at all of its monthly meetings, but answer as well. Two thousand pounds was the fancy rice recently paid at Stuttgart for a Stra ivarius violin in excellent preservation, all visitors pronounced that of yesterday a revelation. There were thousands of the delicate blossoms, showing an almost infi- nite variety of color. M. Lynch of the disbursements $642 74, with the net bal- ance $201 91. The resignation of Mrs. Orville D. Bald- win from one of the committees was ac- cepted. A Emory E. Smith, as manager of the rose show, reported the encouragement re- ceived and the advisability of giving further exhibits of the kind, Murphy Building, Market and Jones Streets, Mrs. H. W. Smyth gave a report from the committee on cultivation of seedling pelargoninms. Mrs. L. O. Hodgkins read a letter to the | society from Rev. W.T. Hutchins from Indian Orchard, Mass., in which he | avowed that California can get up at 11 | o’clock and beat the world on flowers. | o .Mrs. M. A. Wills, Mrs. E. Robert and | Sidney 8. Peixotto were elected to mem- sh'}p in the society. | he next meeting will be held on the uly, when there will be | second_Friday of an exhibit of tuberous begonias, and J. H. Sievers will read a paper on their culture, —————— Miles With A Wheelbarrow. Seventeen years ago, in 1878, Lyman Pot- | ter of New York State performed the pro- | digious task of pushing a common “paddy’”’ wheelbarrow across the conti- nent. He started from his home on Dane street, Albany, N. 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