The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 24, 1895, Page 9

HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, QCTOBER 24, 1895. 9 MILLS ON HOME LABOR, THAT IT BE EMPLOYED ALL GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. VIEWS ON THE FERRY DEPOT. WourLp LIKE To SEE IT FICENT PILE OF CALI- FORNIA GRANITE. A MAGN “I believe that in the construction of all public buildings, whether municipal, State or Federal, in this City, every effort should be made to utilize home labor and home material to the fullest extent.” Thus spoke W. H. Mills, land agent of the Central Pacific Railroad Company, vesterday, his text being drawn from a sample of beautiful white granite which had been brought to his office by Andrew G. Myers of Fort Jones, Siskiyou County, from whose quarry it had been taken. “‘Nowhere is a specimen of as fine a qual- ity of granite as I have everseen. Note its pure whiteness; there is not a blemish in it. That denotes the absence of iron pyrites, and there is also a remarkable lime, showing the stone is of igneous for- mation, and, therefore, a fine building material.” Then, to make a local application of his | idea, he referred to the proposed ferry de- pot to be built under the supervision and authority of the Harbor Commissioners. “That building,” he said, “‘should be built of the best and most substantial material obtainable in the State. They have asked for bidson two separate sets of specifica- tions—one for a brick building and another forone of stone. Some objections have been made to the latter on the score that the ferry foundations are not strong enough to sustain it. Well, if it isnot it is the fault of the Harbor Commissioners, for it should be strong enough to sustain any kind of structure that may be decided upon. If the character of the foundation prevents the erection of a suitable depot there should be an investigation at once as to the manner in which contracts have been executed. *‘However, if the foundation will sustain a brick edifice it will also allow of a stone building being erected, for the increased thickness of the walls of a brick depot will make its weight equal to that of one con- cted of stone. s used this granite would make 8 beautiful trimming inits pure whiteness, and an entire edifice of it would be the handsomest architectural pile on the ccast. Now, there isa generaland m taken impression that the railroad co pany is desirous of having the State put up as handsome a structure at the foot of Market street as the full appropriation will allow. The fact is that it will make no difference to the railroad company what ind of a depot is provided for the people at the ferries, for it will not benefit them in the least; it will neither increase traffic and handsome structure 11 it lessen it to allow things to remain as they are. well atten: p ve as those now employed, or by putting new and handsome carpets in the parlors of these boats. “If anything the erection of an ex- pensive structure will be against the finan- cial interests of the company, for the more money this cost the greater amount will we have to pay for rent, and we will of course be the most important tena of the State. With these facts made clear I believe I will not be misun- derstood in my expression of opinion that the State should make this building some- thing for the people of the City and the State to be proud of. It will be the first thing seen by people coming to the City and the last thing they cast their eyes npon leaving it, and will have a great in- fluence in determining for many the ques- tion as to whether or not they will return d settle in the State. understand that the Harbor Commis- sioners contemplate bringing sandstone from Yaquina Bay to be used in the new ferry depot. This indicates that stone is to be used at least in the trimmings. \\\'helher the stone to be used comes from aq 3 e latter should be given the se of being a home prod- brought to this City and up here, for several reasons. v most urgent argument for this ourse is that the idle labor in this City should be given the preference on all the work possible to be done here. We have had—and may have again—great destitu- tion among the laboring classes here, and the employment on Government work would tend in some degree to relieve the distress. Then the freight on the raw material would undoubtedly be cheaper, as less care would be necessary in handling it, and there would be less likelihood of serious damage in transportation to raw than to finished material. “Another reason why I believe the depot should be a fine substantial building is that it will be an_income property to the | Government and not like the State Cap- itol. a dead investment. is structure is to have an upper story through which incoming passengers will have to pass. upper deck I would suggest that a perma- nent California exhibit of large propor- tions and most varied character be placed | under the care of some one or more of our | eemi-public commercial and industrial or- | ganizations, and it be kept fresh and inter- | esting by frequent additions and removals of the supply. Its value to the State asan educator of the newcomer can easily be perceived. “What I have said relative to the State’s | proposed new ferry depot might be equally well applied to the proposed feederaliby ing to be used as the Postoffice. The $2,000,000 appropriated should all be kept in this State, or as much of it as possible. It should be somebody’s business to look after this for the benefit of our people, otherwise much of the morey to be used | in these buildings will certainly go out of the State. If we don’t look out for our- selves nobody else will.” THE PROBATE RECORD. Various Estates That Are Now Being Settled in the Superior Court. William Wehmiiler of 416 Seventh street died on October 19. He owned a $40,000 estate and bequeathed it to his widow. Mrs. Mary Hayes of 5 Boyd street has petitioned for letters of administration on the $2000 estate of her husband, John Hayes, who died in 1878. John Morrisey. who died last July, left & $4500 estate and no will. The estate of Ernst G. N. Krull is valued at $2000. Mrs. Lydia Krull, the widow, bas applied for letters of administration. A. haas has been a%nuinted special administrator of the J. M. Philip estate. John Buckley has asked the courtto n{»puin! him guardian of Mrs. Catherine Welsh Buckley, an insane patient in Ne- vada who has $11.500in the Hibernia Ban The Thomas Gleeson will, over which two daughters contested for a $2000 estate bas been sustained. Mrs. Mary M. Hahn- enfield gets the property. er sister is Mrs. Julia A. Keeley. = The Annie M. Collins will contest, in- volving $10,000, was begun yesterday in Judge Coffey’s court. Judge Coffey has authorized the execu- tors of Jose Vicente de lLaveaga estate to sell the Las Aguilas ranch, situated in San Benito County. ¢ Judge Slack has confirmed a Fair estate auction sale of fifty horses for $1849 15. | We might just as | to increase the volume of | travel by using ferry-boats that are twice | y or from Siskiyou—though 1n | Somewhere on this | | and secured. Court are: Thomas Farmer, $7002; Jerome B. Cox, §66,707, consisting mainly of $56,000 dde from Abner Doble and $8500 due from Mrs. Genevieve Cox Bancroft. - WILMERDING SCHOOL. Local Organizations Making Efforts to Establish It Here. . . Several of the cities around the bay are in active competition for the Wilmerding School, which will be established as soon asa proper site for the building is found Oakland and Alameda are making special efforts to have the school established in their municipalities, but none are more active than San Francisco. The principal improvement clubs of this City are determined to secure the prize if possible. Yesterday another meeting to this end was held in the Mechanics’ Institute. Colonel E. A. Denicke presided. There were present Colonel E. A. Denicke of the Mechanics’ Institute, Alfred Bouvier of the Half-million Club, Hugo D. Keil of the Merchants’ Association and J. Richard Freud as secretary of the committee. It was decided to accept the 1nvitation of Mayor Sutro to call upon him with a view of %cl(ing asite for the Wilmerding School, and the committee decided that they would call upon the Mayor next Friday at 11 o’clock. The committee also decided to communicate with and call upon other large property-holders with a view of securing offers of additional sites. A general meeting of all the committees will be held on November 1 and arrange- ments made for appearing before the Board of Regents at its November meesting. WHAT SOCIETY 15 DOING FALL WEDDINGS AND VARIED ENTERTAINMENTS OF INTEREST. NTE! AN ALAMEDA SURPRISE PARTY—EN- GAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS. PERSONALS. A pleasant surprise party was tendered Miss Min: Kostering of Alameda, niece of Mr.and Mrs. D. Muller, at their resi- dence, 1112 Santa Clara avenue, on Satur- { day evening last. Dancing was indulged in until midnight, when an elegant supper was served. During the evening the Trilby quartet rendered several favorite selections. Numerous games were played and dancing continued till early morn. e present were: Miss Minnie Kos- Miss Tillie Mattfeldt, Miss Johanna ke, Miss Lena Muller, Miss Alvino s, Miss Johanna Bruns, Miss Adele Lut- May Hasbagen, Miss Lizzie Hille, Miss Katie Schomberg, Miss Louise Koerber, Miss Mary Brink, Miss Annie Liebrecht, Miss May Nienstedt, Miss Annie Heitman, Miss Ad die Gudehus; Messrs. August Koerber, John Thodogs, Carl Bolte, Henry Muller, Frank and Eugene Ansel, Henry Kuhlke, John Kuhlke, { Peter Bauch, Nicholas Muller, Edward stedt, William Westphal, George Tietjen, L. H. | Anthes. Adolph Gudehus. Charles Frankel gave the residents of the Sunset district & reception last Saturday on the occasion of the return of his brother, Julius Fraukel, one of the most popular residents of the district, from the East. Two hundred and v invitations were issued to the Sunset resi- dents aud their friends, and 245 attended. La Grande Hell, corner H street and Ninth ave- nue, was transformed into an exotic garden and’ eplendidly illuminated for the occasion. It was an unusually brilliant affair and will long be remembered A yachting party was given 1 Ed Carerra to about thirty ot friends on his yacht La Paloma. It was a very enjoyable affair in every particular. Mr. and Mrs, George Graham chaperc Among those resent were Miss Emily Miss May Hoesch, Miss Emma_Habenict ss Lottie Musto, Miss May Ludlow, Miss Sadie Ludlow, . George Graham, Ed Carerra, Bob Haight, Zelly, J. P. Whitney, Herrman Herzer, . Keenan, Clarence Musto, Sanford Lewald, Judge Kerrigan, G. Graham and others. { " A grand literary and musical entertainment and ball_under the auspices of Washington Council No.4, Y. M. I, will be given at Union Hall on Tuesday evening, November 5. The engagement is announced of Mi Blitz and Mr. Schlanker. They will receive their iriends on Sunday, November 3, from 2 t0 6 P. M., 8t 505 Grove street. Under & vell-shaped canopy of roses Joseph Arnheim and Miss Belle Mann were united in marriage last Sunday afternoon at Delmon- ico’s, the Rev. S. Levy officiating. The wedding proper was witnessed only by the relatives of the contracting parties. After the ceremony those assembled partook of a wed- | ding dinner, which wes as elaborate as it was dainty. The bride wes attended by her sister, Miss | Rose Mann, #s maid of honor. The brides- maids were Miss Mabel Franklin, Miss Martha Franklin, Miss Elsie Franklin, Miss Alice Mann and Miss Mildred Mann.' The groom was accompanied by Mrs. Franklin, his aunt. Mr. and Mrs. A. Mann accompanied 'the bride, and J. Goidsmith acted as best man. The happy couple left on Monday morning for a trip to Southern_California, and_on their return to the City will reside on Ellis street, near Octavie. The engagement is announced of Miss Annie Asher of this City to George Levey of Sacra- mento. They will receive their friends at 192914 Sutter street on Sunday, October 27tn, from 2 tili 5 p. M. Attorney W. A. Fine was married on Tuesday | night to Xiss Beatrice Priest, the well-known | singer. The wedding took place at the First Congregational Church, Oakland, Rev. Dr. Hemphill of San Francisco officiating. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Shaw have issued an- nouncement cards for the marriage of their daughter Kathryn to Thomas G. Eggert on Monday, October 28, | Mrs. Cecilia Stern has sent out invitations to | the marriage of her daughter Sadie to Morris tracht on Sunday, November 3, at 5 o'clock at 2003 Pine stree The engagement is announced of Ed A. Wolf. | formerly of San Francisco, to Miss Lena N, Whipple of Sacramento. The event will take | place the latter part of December. One of the pleasant events of the week was the surprise given to Mr. and Mrs. MecAleer on Fourteenth sireet last Monday evening, it be- ing the auniversary of their crystal weddlng Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Murphy léave on Saturday for New York, where they will remain until after the horse show. Mr. and Mrs. James F. Houghton, Miss Hough- ton and Earry B. Houghton are occupying the Younger residence, 1414 California street, | which they have rented for the winter months. and Mrs. I1. B. Haines will return from Belvedere November 1, and go to the Oeciden- tal, where they have taken rooms for the win- ter season. Talbot Clifton returned from_the north on Tuesday and regisicred at the Palace Hotel. Colonel C. F. Crocker anticipates an Eastern trip in the near futur Henry J. Crocker Jeaves the end of the week on a flying visit to New York. The Misses Bee and Fthel Hooper came down t Saturday by Eva | from St. Helenn the first part of the week to beJ\resqul at the wedding of Mrs. Catherwood and Major Darling on Tuesday last. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Schmiedell lef last on the steamer China on their trip around the world. Quite a large number of their friends, in addition to the bridal party, were at the wharf to bid them bon voyage, Mr. and Mrs. A. Allan Lobree have returned from their wedding trip and will be *‘at home” H oLn Su‘nd-y afternoon, October 27, at 1109 Turk strect. A. B. Vogal and James L. Crittendon of San | Francisco are registered at Paso Robles. Colonel W. H. Menton, Frank P. Bull and R. P. McElroy are golug to spend a few days at Paso Roblés. Milton Smith of San Jose, John Williams of Santa Cruz and J. W. Davis and wife are at | Paso Robles. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Doane and family are spending & ‘ew days at Paso Robles. Mrs. W. T. Hooper has gone to Grass Valley to_visit her mother. Mr. and Mre. C. F. A. Talbot have closed up their summer home near Redwood and are now at their California-street residence for the winter season. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Monteagle have moved from their former home ana are now occu- pying the residence at 2516 Pacific avenue. Charged With Embezzlement. A warrant was sworn out in Judge Low’s court yesterday afternoon for the arrest of Charles J. Stolz, ex-treasurer of Court Apollo, Ancient Order of Foresters, on the charge of felony embezzlement. Tho amount involved i $170. J. D. Hart, an officer of the court, is the complaining witness, and he stated that several demands had been made upon Stolz for the money, but he had refused to deliver it up. ft on Tuesday ——————— The condition of Sicily goes from bad to worse, and fears are entertained of another Appraisals of estates in the Probate | outbreak similar to that of last year. SAY HER MIND WAS SOUND, COMPLAINANTS’ WITNESSES TELL A DIFFERENT TALE OF MRS. GARCELON. THE OLD LADY'S $900 SHAWL. MooRE Asks Dr. Apams IF HE Is AN “ALIENIST,” aND HE Doesn't Know. Bowdoin College and the Garcelon heirs had their turn in the Circuit Court trial yesterday. During the day nine wit- nesses were on the stand, and most of the testimony went to show that the rich old lady was mentally independent and pos- sessed of a mind of her own. The last letter of the missing Miss Me- Clellan to Henry Rodgers, together with a copy of the telegram sent after her in South Africa, were read in evidence. The telegram was dated January, 1893, and read as follows: Jeannett McClellan, Johannesburg, South Africa: Stanly wants you as witness. Will you come? Answer. HENRY RODGERS. And the letter in substance read thus: NEW YoREK, May 10, 1895. My Dear Mr. Rodgers: 1 am_so indignant over Miss Shattuck’s story. I don’t know where the got her information. She must have manufactured it out ot whole cloth. Now, about Judge Stanly, I don’t feel that he 1s uniriendly toward me. God knows I have few enough friends to afford to lose one. May go to Dobbs Ferry efter a while. & cousin there. I never have had any doubt about your management of my little pittance. JEANNETT MCCLELLAN, Dr. G. S. Adams, formerly a partner of Mrs. Garcelon’s phy sician, Dr. Agard, took the stand for the complainants. His testi- mony was in the line of expert opinion on Mrs. Garcelon’s mental condition, he hay- ing made a special social call on her with and at the request of Dr. Agard to size her up during an hour’s friendly chat. _ Under Judge Hayne's questioning the witness told his storgA : “1 have been a physician and surgeon for forty years, and bave been in Oakland for the last twenty-one years. “I attended Mrs. Garcelon when she had typhoid fever, and several years later, in 1889, from the 4th of April until about November, and in her last illness from I have her regular physician. “My opinion would be that she was of sount{ mind—perfectly. I should think from what I knew of her that she had a willof her own; that her mind acted fairly clearly. She was decided in her opinions. “‘She had neuralgia, affecting the nerves and muscles at the back of the head;.but it did not affect the brain.” Then the effects of antipyrine and phy- rastine that the old lady used to take were discussed, and the doctor said that before enough could be taken to affect the brain, muscular activity would be severely im- paired. “I never knew antipyrine to cause death,” remarked the physician, take a affect the brain and that death would prob- Attorney A. H. Moore took the witness for cross-examination and plied him with expert on insanity, if it was customary for him to go to mal social calls” for the hen, after the witness related his exper ence in these matters as a generaIJ\rz\c- y enly turned on him with: “Dr., Adams, are you an alienist?"’ sumed a facial expression that said “A what?” the man who is assisting in the opposition to the distribution of the trust, ‘so com- “Are you an alienist?” persisted the attorney. “Do you know what the word means?” “Well, I know what alien is. I suppose ers.” “You do! A sort of Chinese-must-go ably result first. * questions as to whether or not he was an )%\lrpose of examining mental san: titioner of many years, Moore sud And everybody in the courtroom as- “Why, it's a common word,” continued mon that we often see itin the newspapers. “Not that I know of.” an alienist is a person opposed to foreign- man, eh? Well, that's all I want to Mrs. W. W. Dyer, a little snow-haired woman, was called to the witness chair. She said that she had lived in Oakland for twenty-five years opposite the Merritt house, and used to visit Mrs. Garcelon once a week before Dr. Merritt's death and two or three times a week after his death. “How much are you down for in this trust deed ?” asked the defense in cross-ex- amination. *‘One thousand dollars, and other mem- bers of my family $9000.”" Miss Minnie Dyer followed her mother. “I knew Mrs. Garcelon eversince I could remember—since ’74. I used to see her every few days at her house. “‘She was a digniied, firm, decided old lady, strong in her likes, yes, and her dis- likes also.” “How much are you down for in this trust paper?”’ began Philbrook, when his turn came. “Five thousand dollars.” “Yes, she liked me.” *‘She was always carefully dressed; I'm very sure about that.”’ H. C. Tait, one of the proprietors of the Oakland dry-goods house where Mrs, Gar celon was a regular customer, said that he used to see her in his store about twice a week, but he could not recall any instance of her being forgetful or inclined to pay twice for an order. “‘She never gave me any presents, but when my baby was 2days old she gave her three small gold studs, chained together and with a little diamond chip in each.” “Do you remember selling her a shawl for $900?"" usked the cross-examiner. “Ido. She talked about getting it for two years, and I bought it for ber in New York. And she bought a $250 shawl for Mrs. Purinton. ‘o, I did not think she was extravagant for a woman of her means.” Editor W. C. Bartlett of the Oakland Tribune told something of his editorial ex- perieuce of thirty years, twenty-nine of which were spent on the Bulletin in this City; of his long intimacy during fifteen ears of that time with Dr. Merritt, and of is acquaintance with Mrs. Garcelon. “I took occasion on one of my calls,” said the editor, referring to Dr. Merritt, ‘“to suggest to him the advisability of his founding an Oakland hospital, and he said rather encouragingly he would think more about it. Then some unmarried minister in Oakland wrote to him and suggested the subject, and he was nettled. I heard Mrs. Garcelon make a remark to him about the matter something like this: ‘Yes, Samuel, you ought to do it. ‘‘She was a very shrewd old lady, with unusual will power and force of character, and had rather a dominating mind. I should say she was one of theiest judges of character Iever met amon but women are not much on judggx in domestic mat- acter. ‘‘She had her own wa; ters, and she dominfltedyMils McClellan. “*After the doctor’s death she sent for me to read over a type-written manuscript, composed in a somewhat bungling way, and she showed good taste and zomf judg- ment in suggesting changes. It was one of those biographical sketches written to gl::;a HLCh l;ne‘;\ “:id chdn noone ever reads. octor had ore i e ordered it prepared before Frederick A. Merritt was recalled by Judge Hayne and asked about the $1600 he requested Mrs. Garcelon to give him. He said that at first she told him it would be all right, and the next day notified him that Stephen wouldn’t allow it. D. M. Kent, collector for Dr. Agard and Iluur one of the executors of his will, women; ng char- December 18 to the 28th, inclusive, I at- | tended her with Dr. Agard; but he was | after venturing the assertion that it would | ood deal of this coal-tar extract to brought in his ledger to show the record of the doctor’s visits to Mrs. Garcelon. The charges per visit were recorded as $3, until the last few calls before her death, and they were charged for at $20 each. Attorney Campbell and the deliberate O. C. Miller completed the day’s list of wit- nesses. The case goes on this morning at 10 o’clock. A PALACE MARRIAGE. Two Young People Seek Privacy in the Publicity of a Hotel. G. E. Whitney came down from Wood- land yesterday and registered at the Palace. Miss Morgan came down from Oregon and registered just under his name, but there seemed nothing strange in that. There was, however, for it meant a wed- ding, and Miss Morgan had come down from Oregon to see her sister married to the man whose name was just above hers. The bride was Miss Every Morgan of this City. The first thing any one around the hotel knew of the little event was when the Rev. George E. Walk came into_the office | of the hotel. Hesaid he wanted to marry somebody—that was, he wanted to perform the ceremony—but he was not sure who were to be the contracting parties. The couple was found eventually, however, snd in the strictest privacy the wedding service was repeated. They would say nothing about what was the cause of the secrecy. They said only that they were married and that Whitney had come to the City for that purpose. THE FALL FLOWER SHOW, CHRYSANTHEMUMS TO REIGN FOR THREE DAYS AT THE PaAL- ACE HOTEL, MusicaL PROGRAMMES BY LocaL TALENT—SOME SPECIALLY FINE DisPLAYS. The preparations were very nearly all | completed last night for the autumn floral exhibition which is to open in Maple and Marble halls in the Palace Hotel at 1 p. a. to-day. This is the twelfth semi-annual show and the sixth chrysanthemum exhi- bition. It is the second demonstration of the possibilities of floriculture which has | been given in the Palace Hotel, the rose show of last spring being the first. Secre- | tary Emory E. Smith of the State Floral Society said yesterday that fully 8000 per- sons visited the spring exhibition. This is to be distinctively a chrysanthe- mum show. The “king of flowers” is to be there in royal profusion and in all col- ors for three days. 3 Professor E. J. Wickson of Berkeley, | president of the State Floral Society, took a look at the preparations during the after- noon yesterd: Secretary Smith of the society is chair- man of the exhibition committee. He is professor of horticulture at Stanford Uni- versity. Mrs. S. F. Swett of Alameda is secretary of this committee, and the other members are Mrs. Austin Sperry, Mrs. Ellen A. Cross and Mrs. Q. D. Baldwin. The last-named lady has had charge of the work of preparing the musical programme | for each of the three evenings. “To avoid the crush we had at the soring show,” Secretary Smith remarked, “the committee has secured the big recep- tion-room adjoining Marble Hall, whi will afford the ladies a chance to rest. We will have our musical programme given there in the evenings. We are also ar- ranging for a tea and refreshments for our visitors, Everything, you know, about this exhibition'is free. The object of the exhibition is to elevate the public taste in matters of floricuiture. We think our halls are arranged much more conveniently than anything we ever bad before.” It was Professor Smith's belief that this exhibition would pull the Floral Society out of debt entirely and set its finances ahead several hundred dollars besides. The receipts are from the advertisements. The musical programme for the three evenings will be as follows, some of the best local vocalists and instrumentalists having been secured by Mrs. Baldwin: THURSDAY E Overture. . Under the direction of Fenton P. Contraito solo, “Picture of the |~ Mother’ Erme .......Andre Miss May W.Shannon (‘ceilo obiigato by M. B. Wallack, accompanied by Alirea J. Kelieher.) n () “Dance of 'Von Webber," Recltaio (b) “The Two Roses” lic Alfred J. § FRIDAY EVENIN Zither solo, (@) “Russian Danc loma’’. .De Koven et .. Verdl Kelleher (nee Susan Song, “Dear Heart” .. 1d C. Boysen. Vocal duet, “Rigoletto’ Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Dalton), accompanied by Miss Blanche Batdwin. Song, “Sunset”. . +ieienenseress. BUCK Miss Lillian Coleman, BATURDAY EVE Duet.. Misses Pearl and Maud Noble. Bass solo, ‘‘Asthore” | Charles Kerr. | Soprano solo, “Let Me Love Th | rs. Charles E. Cornet solo, “La Reve d’Amour”. ., Alfred P. Black. Chester Packard, piano accompanlst. Mrs. 0. D. Baldwin, committee. Superintendent McLaren of Golden Gate Park was the first of the exhibitors to ap- pear with his flowers. He had a wagon- load brought to the Palace Hotel early in the afternoon of some of the finest park specimens that could be procured. There will be other flowers, of course, but chry- santhemums will constitute about four- fifths of the exhibits. The Domoto brothers, the Japanese nurserymen of Oakland, will have an extraordinarily fine exhibit, as a matter of native pride. Some be the feature of their contribution. Tim- othy Hopkins of Menio Park will have a magnificent display from the Sunset Nursery. The California Violet Company of Ocean View is to have a superb piece. It will be the first time the California vio- let has appeared as a specialty in a floral show here and is to be a very unique ex- hibit. Other prominent exhibitors are to be: J. A. Carbone of Berkeley, Grallert & Co. of Colma, Frank Pelicano and the Hotel del Monte. e CLEANING THE LAUNDRIES. The Board of Health Vigorously En- forcing the Law. The Board of Health is making a cru- sade against laundries not in the proper sanitary condition. Four arrests have been made by Health Inspectors S8tout ana Kinne. A number of laundrymen are on the blacklist and they will be arrested if the conditions of their establishments are not changed at an early date. The rule is imperative that cement floors must be laid in all laundries and proper drainage pipes attached. The Health Inspectorsare going over the entire field and issuing permits to conduct a laundry only to those whose premises are 1n a wholesome condition. Only keep- ers holding these permits will be given licenses for the next quarter. The others will be refused licenses till they make the necessary repairs on their premises. If they try to run the business without a license they will be promptly arrested. By this method it is thought that all the Ynundry-hou:es in town can be got into proper sanitary condition. Tailors In Litigation. Thomas Davis has begun suit against Henry 8. Bridge for an accounting of the partnership business of H. 8. Bridge & Co., tailors. He al- leges t] for eight years Bridge has failed to e R L T . ol when the profits were $20,000. Lroeds seedling flowers of their own growing will | SPECIAL COUNSEL NAMED, ATTORNEY-GENERAL FITZGERALD TO HAVE THREE ASSIST- ANTS, MEN OF HIS OWN SELECTION. THE RAILROAD ComMiIssioN WiILL EmpLoY R. Y. HAYNE, W. W, FooTE AND J. C. DALY, It is evidently now fully realized by the Attorney-General as well as by the Board of Railroad Commissioners that the pend- ing legal contest in the United States Cir- cuit Court is to be virtually for the life of the commission, and it has been decided to employ W. W. Foote, Robert Y. Hayne and J. C. Daly as special counsel. Ever since the gage of battle was thrown down by the Southern Pacific 1t has been the idea of the Commissioners to have outside counsel associated with the State’s legal defender in this case, but their efforts to accomplish this were unavailing here- tofore, owing to a statute which made it necessary to secure the written consent of the Attorney - General to employ such counsel. At the meeting of the commission on Thursday last an attempt was made to pass a resolution appointing W. W. Foote, D. M. Delmas and A.J. Clunie as assistant counsel in the case wharein the Southern Pacific Company seeks to have set aside the action of the Commissioners in re- ducing grain rates 8 per cent, and to pre- vent the carrying out of the board’s inten- tion to reduce all rates within the Statean average of 25 per cent. At a certain stage of the proceedings, however, they deemed it proper to consult the Attorney-General, and he then called the attention of the Commissioners to the statute referred to requiring his consent in the matter. He further stated that he did not think addi- tional counsel was necessary at that time. ‘When the case came up for hearing on Monday, on the motion to have the temnpo- rary iniunctiun set aside, the Attorney- General asked to have the matter post- voned until the 4th of November. Com- missioners La Rue and Stanton were pres- ent during the proceedings, and later in the day called a special meeting of the board, the principal object of which, as was subsequently shown, was to take ac- tion to Fmvide special counsel in the case, in which the shippers ot the State are so vitally interested. After little debate the following resolution was unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, The Board of Railroad Commis- sioners, by order of the United States Circuit Court, has been absolutely restrained from regulating the rates of the Southern Pacific Company or its leased lines for the transporia- tion of passengers and freight in the State of California, ana application has been made by said company for a perpetual injunctioa re- straining and enjoining this board from the further performance of its duties; and whereas, the question to be decided isa matter of vital Importance to tne shippers of this State, in- volving not (\nl{ the matter of rates, but also the authority of this board to determine the same, be it Resolved, That this board, in accordance with the provisions of an act approved March 16, 1895, do hereby respectfuily request the writ: ten consent of the Attorne¥-General to employ counsel to act in conjunction with him in all matters appertaining to said case now pending in the United States Circuit Court, and in all matters and actions arising therefrom until final termination thereof. Provided that the fees and expenses of said additional counsel shall be determined by the State Board of Examinersand paid by theState. This was served on Attorney-General Fitzgerald yesterday and as a result there was a conference of over two hours be- tween him and the three Commissioners during the afternoon. The situation was thoroughly discussed and the Attorney- General then replied to the communica- tion of the board as follows: In response o your request and in pursuance of the authority invested in me by section 472 of the Political Code of the State of California, as amended by the act approved March 16, 1895, I hereby give you my written consent to employ to assist me 1n conducting on behalf of your board the defense of the suit recently commenced in the United States Circuit Court of the Northern District of California in the Ninth district, entitled “The Southern Pacific Cowpany, complainant, against the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of Cali- fornia, Hugh M. La Rue, James 1. Stanton, William R. Clark, members of and constitut- ing said Board of Reilroad Commissioners, de- fendants, No. 12,127.” And in this connection I desire to state that the employment of Robert Y. Hayne, W. W. Foote and J. C. Daly as such counsel would be satisfactory in all respects to me. Respect- fully, W. F. FITZGERALD, Attorney-General of California, ‘The receipt of this was immediately fol- lowed by a meeting of the Commissioners, at which it was moved by Commissioner Clark that the gentlemen named in the Attorney-General’s communication be em- ployed by the commission to assist the Attorney-General in the case now pending in the United States Circuit Court getween the Southern Pacific Company and the commission. This was adopted, and the Commissioners adjourned to meet again on the second Wednesday in November. Messrs. Foote and Hayne being Demo- crats and Messrs. Daly and Fitzgerald be- ing Republicans will have the effect of taking the matter out of politics, as ex- plained by all most directly interested. On the political phase of .the matter being re- ferred to in the presence of Attorney-Gen- eral Fitzgerald he said: ‘‘There is abso- lutely no politics in this. We shall put the matter on the highest grounds and have it decided on such grounds. It istoo important a matter to the people of the State to have politics enter into it in any guise.” The gentlemen selected as special coun- ::l dwere notified of their engagement yes- rday. At the meeting of the commission on Monday it was also decided to indefinitely Bostpone the (}aroposed meeting at San iego set for October 28, as the Attorney- General desires the presence of the Com- missioners while heis preparing the papers in the pending case. The resolutions adopted by the Sacra- mento mass - meeting of wageworkers protesting against the proposed 25 per cent reduction in rates were read and ordered filed. i Two more petitions from residents along the line of the Southern California Rail- road, asking that the road be reconstructed through Temescal Canyon, had been re- cei;ed and these werealso read and ordered filed. Not only will both Secretary Newman and Assistant Secretary Kelly be kept busy preparing data for the Attornev- General until the case comes up, but the services of a typewriter have been engaged to assist in this work. A TFRONTIER STORY. It Was Certainly Remarkable, but the Proof Came In at the End. The greatest liar in the whole Rocky Mountain region is old man Duffy, a cele- brated character around Denver for thirty years or more. He wears a tile of the vintage of 1847, says the Denver Field and Farm, and his general pastime is to enter- tain one-lunged tenderfeet who lounge about the apartment hotels. He is an antiquated Ananias run to seed, whose wife runs a boarding-house on Champa street and doesn’t allow him around in tge daytime. A lifelong application to whisky of all kinds has given his face the color of a tainted beefsteak and his eyes would disgrace a dissipated mudturtle. "His voice is coarse and husky, conveying the im- pression that its owner has spent many years down a well. This old caricature poses as a one-time desperado and the hero of countless imaginary experiences to these gaping, wondering sons of the effete East, who give him all he can drir hear him talk and who believe impli every word he utters. 01d Anamas was sitting the other day at ) tly a table with two convalescents, who were | listening to him with open mouths and | close attention. “Did you ever hear tell of Jim Bloodsoe? They called him *Trigger | n He was one of the worstmenin | this country. His range was from Grays | Jim.’ Peak to Denver, and he run that country to suit his own self. I was a howhng coyote myself in them days. I heard of Jim. I sent him word to Central City that I was coming up to tame him; that I wouldn't bring no gun, as 1 didn’t need it to tame such a lamb as he was. I run con- siderable chances in this business, for I went right up and took nothing but my bowie. ~ Yon know how Central City’s built, don’t you? There’sa big ning from Black Hawk up a bill fora mile. I looked for Jim all up this hill, every- where, and I didn’t find him, I begun to think he wasn’t aroynd, when way_ up on the hill T run slap ix‘xz street run- | him before I knew | it. He was laying for me, and had me | covered with a six-shooter before 1 could | get a knife. ‘I started torun and figured to a dot when he shot. As he cracked loose I jumped away up in the air and did a split Just like what those gals does, only mine wasn’t on the ground by six foot. The bullet went under me. I knew he had five more cartridges, so I hit the ground run- ning and squatted low down when he barked the szcond time. That bullet took off my hat and sent it spinning forty feet in front of me. I was to itin a second, and as I stovped the third shot come. It hit me just on top the lowest end of my spinal column and plowed up a streak of meat clear to the nape of my neck. I was running like a devil right down the middle of the Main street and him right after me. “There wasn’t a soul in sight; every- body run in his hole at the first beginning of things. I never lost track of the num- per of shots, though, and had my finger on the bowie. Next fire I jumped sidewise, and the bullet hit my hind pocket and scattered a deck of monte cards all over creation. At the fifth crack I made a cat- a-cornered whirligig sort of u jump and got & hole in my coat tail. Only one more shot left. Just in time I took another straight-up jump, only I forgot to do the split this time, and the bullet took away three of my toes. I turned while up in the air and was on to him before he counld stop himself. The Coroner found forty- two cuts in him, all done in forty-seven seconds. “My best record, gentlemen. I had a hat, coat and pair of boots ruined, and had lost a deck of cards and three toes. I was mad, and I took and pried out his ey balls, put ’em in my pocket and departed | | | I had them stuck into a stuffed mountain | lion that I had choked to death one day, | and, with them, he was the savagest-look- | ing beast you ever saw. Had a sort of human cannibal look about him. I just want to show you my foot, 50 you see for yourselves, gentlemen.” And Ananias took off his shoes and put his naked foot up on top of the table as a verification of his statements. Sure emnough, three toes were missing. This was a clincher. —— Didn’t Gamble. “I once run for Highway Commis. sioner,” observed Deacon Ironside, ‘‘and the other man and I got exactly the same | vote.” “How did you settle it?” asked Elder Keepalong. “He offered to decide the matter by toss ing w gambling and I wouldn’t gamble if I never got an office in the world. a copper cent, but 1 said that was | So we pulled | straws for it and I got the right onme, | There's a little trick at pullin’ straws,” added the good deacon, with a twinkle in | his eye, “that everybody doesn’t know. I'm generally pretty lucky at pullin straws.”’—Chicago Tribune. —_— Good flour should be white, with a faint yellow tinge; if wet and kneaded it should work dry and elastic; if a lump of dry flour is thrown against the wall it should adhere all togetherand not falljapart. Good BACK FROM THE YUKON, Two HUNDRED MINERS RETURN FROM THE PLACERS OF THE NORTH. THEY Say THE MINEs AReE RichH BUT THE DIFFICULTIES ARE GREAT. Some 200 miners returned from the placer mines on the Yukon at Forty Mile and Birch Creek on the steamer Bertha yesterday. Most of them brought down Zold from their washings and a majority will return next season. None brought large fortunes. The most that any one had in dust was fifty pounds or about $10,000. James Monroe, who was one of them, and who expects to return to the mines next season, told of his experiences last evening at the Grand. “The principal reason why so many came out was that provisions at Circle City, our only source of supply during the winter, were short for the number of men who will stay there. When we left men in the camp were allowed to purchase only limited amounts, and of course no fresh supplies could be taken in from the outside until next summer.” Mr. Monroe’s account of the trip up and the trials of the miners was not unlike tales of early daysin California. He added: “*An outfit costs $400 or $500 and the sea- son is only about three months long, so one needs rich gravel to make expense “Wages are $10 a day and ground pays §3 or $10 a day only will not be touched. Lumbercosts §10athousand. It costs $45 2 hundred pounds to get freight from Circle City sixty miles up Birch Creelc to the mines. The mines being worked are the shallow placers along the creeks and at all times of the year this is frozen at least within two feet of surface. “There were in the different creeks this season about 1000 men. Of course, a large number of them did not make anything, and I would not advise any one to go there next season to look for work. There is considerable rich ground to be found, but men should go in prepared to meet with failure for a time. ““There has been no prospecting dcne for although there is plenty of good- looking ‘float.’ “The trip up there is very hard. The first twenty-nine miles from Junean to the head of the lakes is as hard as 200 miles would be here. There boats are built and the voyage begins through the five lakes and down to the Yukon, at the Lewis and Pelly junction, and thence down the Yukon 850 miles. The rapids between the lakes are very dangerous. Sixteen men were drowned in them this season. You can’t imagine how they suffer on the whole journey from the mosquitoes, gnats and small flies.” 1at Everybody is not aware of the full name of 1. Zangwill. Recently a lady, who shared in & not uncommon ignorance, was conversing with the literary interpreter of the *‘Ghetto.” “Mr. Zangwill,’* said he spddenly, “Idon’t think [ know your christian name. ‘Madam,” said the povelist, *‘I have no christian name, but my other name is Isaac.’” E ————— =1f investors are well gnided, American m enrich them, but if badly v can lose more heavily in Amer- ican breweries are a greater gamble still.— Dublin Freeman'’s Journal. So g Sy N An item in a daily paver says that Rus- sian lovers send a daily present to their fiancees. The value of the present is be- tween the cost of a box of confectionery flour when squeezed in the hand should | and a piano and depends on the lover's retain the shape thus given, | finances. NEW TO-DAY-DRY GOODS. EXTRAORDINARY VALUES ELEGANT OUTER GARMENTS | It will pay intending Cloak buyers to visit our great Cloak Department to-day, for it is universally conceded by all who have seen them that the garments comprising our MAMMOTH NEW FALL AND WINTER STOCK combine in the highest degree STYLISHNESS OF CUT, ELEGANCE OF FINISH and RICHNESS OF MATERIAL, and every garment is charace terized and made still further attractive by AN EXTREME LOWNESS OF PRICE that is illustrated in the following offering of SPECIALS FOR TO-DAY! LADIES’ CLOTH AND PLUSH CAPES. At $5.00. LADIES' DOUBLE CAPES, of black and navy Melton, trimmed all round with satin band, | with rows of silk stitching, rolling collar ot velvet, worth $7 50, will be offered at §5 each. At 87.50. LADIES' FULL CIRCULAR DOUSLE CAPES, of black and navy Roanoke beaver, trimmed allround with several rows of worsted braid, worth $12 50, will be offered at $7 50 each. At 87.50. LADIES’ FINE PLUSH CAPES, newest styles, trimmed with Baltic seal, worth $10 50, ‘will be offered at $7 50 each. At 812.50. LADIES’ PLUSH CAFP double and singl Double Capes, prettily trimmed with fur; | Single Capes, handsomely trimmed with jet; worth $17 50, wiil be ,offered at $12 50 each. At 815.00. LADIES' PLUSH CAPES, full ripple, prettily embroidered with braid and jet and trim- med with thibet; worth $2250, will be offered at $15 each. At $20.00. LADIES’ FULL-RIPPLE CAPES, of fine plush, jetted all over, worth $30, will be offered at $20 each, LADIES’ FALL JACKETS. At $7.50. LADIES’ DOUBLE-BREASTED JACKETS, of black and navy Berlin twill, coat backs, notched collar, tailor pockets, bone but- tons, worth $10, will be offered at $7 50 each, At $10.00. LADIES’ DOUBLE-BREASTED JACKETS, of black and navy Boucle cloth, lined through- out with twilled silk, mandolin sleeves, ripple skirts, bone buttons, worth $15, will be offered at $10 each. | | | | At S12.50. LADIES' DOUBLE-BREASTED JACKETS, of black boucle cloth, lined throughout with silk suran, full mandolin sleeves, notched collar, ripple skirts, worth $17 50, will be offered at $12 50 each. At $15.00. LADIES’ DOUBLE-BREASTED JACKETS, of black and navy boucle cloth, half lined with silk, velvet notched collars, ripple skirts, mandolin sleeves, triple-stitched seams, worth §22 50, will be offered at $15 each. CHILDREN’S JACKETS. At $4.50 and $5.00. CHILDREN'S DOUBLE-BREASTED JACKETS, varying in size from 4 to 14 years, made of faney brown mixed cloaking, square revers, elvet collar, bone buttons, very full sleeves, worth $6 and §7, will be offered at $4 50 and $5 each. MURPEY BUILDING, Marke! Stooal, corner of Janes, SAN FRANCISOD.