The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 22, 1895, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1895. e e REPUBLICANS ~ FEAST. First Banquet of the - Cali- fornia Executive Council. ZINKEAND'S ENLIVENED. The Speeches Had the True | American Ring of Pa- triotism. MANY NOTABLES WERE THERE. Letters of Regret Received From Those of the Invited Guests Who Could Not Attend. TrE REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL BANQUET AND RECEPTION. Thursdsy. November 21, 1895, 8 P. 3. NE Eastern Oysters on Half Shell. Consomme in Cups. Caviar. Crab and Chicken & Tongue. Ham. Olfves. Veal. Roast Turkey with Jelly. Roast Chicken. (¢! ese and F Cake. s. Coffee. Belvista Riesling. Icecream. Belvista Zinfandel. The first banquet given by the members of the Republican ecutive Council of the State of California was a success and the atmosphere of Republicanism bovered § over it all. | It was hela at the Cafe Zinkand, which was brilliantly illuminated and decorated | respond to the toast of “What Is a Poli- | m of the East, and took his se%& with a re- quest that the people of California stand by their own State. : “Upon the men and women of the Nation depends its greatness and its freedom,” was the next toast, which was hanpily treated by Charles M. Shortridge, editor of Tue CaLL. He said it would be difficult to stick to the text ana that it would be very easy to drift into the old theme of Repub- licans. * “I have just returned from the East,” he said, “and there I saw the old warhorses of the grand Republican party defending 1ts principles. 1saw the great multitude cheering the leaders and it told me of our strength.” . i Mr. Shortridge was sincere in his re- marks and said_that he wanted to seea ew dictionary issued containing the word *‘Republicanism,” followed by a dash and the words, ‘“Union, independence, cne flag, protection to home, a union of States and of freedom.” “The Republican party as it has been and as it should be” induced the chair to call upon the warhorse of the party, MM tee I have faith in_its leaders, living and dead, and in its defense of America and freedom. It has never yet lied to its fol- | lowers and never vet pulled down the | American, flag.” When Mr. Estee bad finished, amid cheers ana applause, he | had severely toasted the mugwumps and | the backsliders generally. | The toast of “Organization” was as-| signed to Senator Tirey L. Ford, who handled it with fervor and logic. General R. A Freiderich was selected to t cian?”’ He went into it as briefly as pos- ble, but his remarks seemed to hit the richt spot, and he was vigorously ap- plauded. By this time it was past 12 o’clock, and it became necessary to cut the speeches down in order to give proper attention to | the champagne, twenty-five cases of which had to be opened within a reasonable time. Chairman Cooney announced that the prin- ciples of Republicanism had been pretty well voiced, ana from thai time on the | speeches were reduced to the minimum. The closing toasts were: “The National Republican Convention should be held in San Francisco,” James E. Field, chairman of the comnittee on | banquet. “The progress of the present age,” Ad- | die Ballou. ' “Civil and religious liberty,” Judge Way- We want our American women to be | wives of American men,” Emmert Barrett. | for the occasion. At 9 o’clock the mem- PLATES OVER THE DOORS, What May Result From the Underwriters’ Fire Pa- trol War, THE SYSTEM SHALL CONTINUE. Insurance Men at Loggerheads Over the Support of the Prop- erty Savers. There is no doubt but what there will be an interesting meeting of the insurance agents and underwriters to-day. question to be discussed is whether or not the Fire Patrol system shonld be main- tained or abandoned. As published in | Tue Cann yesterday the late rate war among the insurance men and the disrup- tion of the insurance union caused a gen- eral smash-up in insurance circles. So bitter was the feeling that fifteen compa- | nies withdrew their support from the Fire Patrol. The forty-eight who are still contribut- ing feel that the burden of supporting the patrol is falling too heavily upon them, and at a meeting of the directors held on Wednesday there was a disposition mani- fest to abandon the patrol system, unless all of the insurance agents assist in its support. In order thatthe agents may de- cide as to whether or not the Fire Patrol shall continue to exist a meeting was called for this morning, when the fate of the patrol will be decided. 1t is not thought likely that the Fire Patrol system will be abolished altogether in any event, although the scope of its use- The | support of the patrol. These non-contrib- uting companies are as follows: Continental, Commercial Union, Scottish Union, Hamburg Mnxdehul‘g. Mt%debnrg. Northwestern and National, North German, German-American, _Patriotic, American of Philadelphia, Pheenix of Brooklyn, Franklin, American Central, Svea and Delaware. Robert Dickson of the Royal Exchange takes an entirely different view of the situation. He says that the Fire Patrol shall not be abandoned, and characterizes the proposition to abolish the system as a iece of business stupidity. San Francisco gepends entirely upon the Fire Patrol for all the work of saving property. The differences should be settled upcn busi- ness methods, hesaid, and not by personal conflicts. Mr. Dickson said: 1 for one will never consider the proposition for a minute. If thereare any who withdraw their contributions theré are atleast a dozen of us who will keep it in existence and as_use- ful as ever—tous. How will we doit? Easy enough, although for a short time it may cost us & little more. In the early part of this cen- tury and up to 1840 there was no municipal fire departments in the city of London. Every insurance company or combination of com- anies formed fire companies of their own. When an alarm of fire was given all the com- panies rushed to the fire. 3 Over the doors of all insurea buildings and property each insurance company placed its name o a brass plate. When the fire com- panies arrived at the fire they would look for the name of the insurance concern over the door to see if it was the Sun, Mutual, Equity or whatever the names were. 1f it was the Sun all the other companies would go home andlet the Sun’s fire company stay to fight the fire the best it coula. While I should regret to see this City go back to primitive methods stitl it will be done if necessary. If & dozen of us support the Fire Patrol we Wil put our brass plates over the doors of all buildings and stock we insure. The Fire Patrol will run to every fire as usual, but they will not assist in saving anything unless our brass | plates are over the door. The result of such a system will be that the merchants will insure in companies that save property as well as pay losses, and, if the other companies do not come in and contribute to the support of the Fire Patrol, they will force themselves out of business. The Fire Patrol shall be maintained, notwith- standing the shortsightedness of some and the cussedness of others. I would like to suggest an idea to the public of San Francisco. This eity is unfortunate in | not possessing a paid department with men on duty all the time. Suppose that in the day- {ime a big fire should break out in some large building, how much of a force can Chief Sul- livan rely upon responding ? A driver, stoker and engineer to each engine company is all; fulness may be less extensive than at | for the firemen areall engaged in their various present. The insurance agents are all at sixes and sevens on the situation, and their tempera- ments range all the way from mild in- | pursuits. At the present time the bulk of the work at the daytime fires is performed by the members of the Fire Patrol. Without the aid of the Fire Patrol men,as I said, the Chief would have only his drivers, stokers and en- “The California farmer and vineyardist | difference to a bitter hatred. As a result, | gineers. AL FOR THE CONVENTION. General Friedrich Will Call Upon His Old Friend in Kentucky. JEFFERSON CHANDLER'S VIEW. He Thinks the Next Republican Con- vention Will Be Held in This City. The various delegates selected by the executive committee of the convention committees are making all necessary pre- parations to get away 1n time to be in ‘Washington on the first of December. about Monday, will first visit Lis friend, General Friedrich, who will leave here William O. Bradley, Governor-elect of Kentucky. Governor Bradley is also one of the Republican National committee- men, and General Friedrich, having been a schoolmate of that gentleman, feels sure of his assistance in the National Commit- tee when it meets in Washington on the 10th of December. There are other States in the South that have not yet been ap- proached by the representatives of any city, but they will be handled later. There is no reasonable doubt of the in- creasing strength of this City over Pitts- burg, and when the votes are ready to be received by the National Committee it need not surprise the people of the coast to learn that San Francisco is the chosen city. Secretary Litchfield of the finance committee is assured by the most sub- stantial business men of this City that all the money necessary to suit the National Committee when it is called for will be forthcoming. Atlast night’s meeting of the Republican Executive Council of the State of Cali- fornia the prospects of this City were dis- cussed in a roundabout way, and it was the general impression that we have more than a fighting show for success. e IT SHOULD COME HERE. Jefferson Chandler Says There Is a Strong Sentiment Fevoring This City. Jefferson Chandler of Washington, D. C., who is widely known in legal and political THE REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND THEIR GUESTS GATHERED AT THE BANQUET BOARD. [Sketched by a “Call” artist.] bers and their friends, numbering in all over 100, filed into the spacious dining- room to the patriotic tune of ‘‘Marching Through Georgia.”” The long ‘tables, running from one end of the room to the other, were burdened | with all sorts of delicacies, and in a few | moments all the chairs were fillea with stanch and tried Republicans, who did full justice to the spread. At the head of the table on either hand | of Judge M. Cooney, who was honored with the chair of master of ceremonies, sat: Hon. M. M. Estee, Charles M. Short- ridge, General Freiderich, Judge Way mire, Tirey L. Ford and Colonel J. P. | Jackson. Other Republicans of both local and State prominence were seated down the line. Promptly at 10 o’clock the viands had been properly attended to and Chairman Coon ey, after calling the assembly to ar- der, made a neatly tuned speech, extend- inf a welcome to the guests of the e¥ening. Following his opening remarks the Knickerbocker Quartet Club sang two songs, and the toasts were then ready to offer as a dessert to the banquet. The first toast, “The Republic of the United States,” was ably responded to by Colonel J. P. Jackson, who set- forth the principles of the Republican party, and styled the people of the great common- wealth as the best clotned, the best fed, the most intelligent and happy of the whole world. Hetold several anecdotes to illustrate the force cf Republicanism, and | in a very happy vein consigned the De- mocracy to a back seat for the next twenty- five years. Colonel Roberts responded to the toast of “The State of California,” and made the ball ring with the patriotism of his expressions. He lifted up his voice in her defiznse against discriminations on the part | must be protected against the products of | some strong addresses may be expectea at | Europe,” Hale McCowan. ‘“The workingmen of this country must | be protected against imported contract, convict and cheap laborers,” Charles Meyer. ““The stars and stripes, the wardrobe of this Republic, shall never be lowered by a foreign foe,”” J. T. Dare. “The City of S8an Francisco,”” Chairman 3 é!]ml:)waring of the County Republican ub. “The Ladies,” T. B. O’Brien, the best- looking man present. The banquet was graced by the presence of Mrs. Addie Ballou and Mrs. Dr. Frances Tudor Almstead, delegates tothe Republi- | can Executive Council from the Woman’s State Republican Club, which has among its members many of the brightest women of the State. Mrs, Ballou was the author of the bill giving women the right to act | as notaries public. Letters of regret at not being able to be present were read from Messrs. William Alvord, 1. J. Truman, 8. L. Caster of San Luis Obispo, H. Z. Osborne of Los An- eles, M. H. de Young, Senator Perkins, uis Sloss, Senator W. Wiliiams, Irving M. Scott, Wendell Easton and W. H. Sav- age. The guests departed at s late hour firmly convinced that such congenial en- { tertainment was worth repeating in the | future, whether the great Republican | party won or lost in either a local, State | or National campaign. The Debs Mass-Meeting. The notification that there will be & grand | mass-meeting beld in Oakland this evening to celebrate the release of E.V.Debs from the Eastern prison was received a little late in this City to get the local unions to turn out in full force. Yesterday the officers of local Railway | Union No. 345 notified its members of the | meeting. Invitations were sent to such other unions as it was possible to reach in the lim- ‘ ited time. Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov't Report Re al V=TS ABSOLUTELY. PURE Baking Powder | the meeting to-day. If the Fire Patrol | should be abandoned or limited too much | in its operations it is not unlikely that the | merchants might take hold of the matter themselves and organize an independent | merchants’ fire patrol similar to those that | exist in New York and Minneapolis. The Fire Patrol was organized in 1875, and since then the property saved, insured and uninsured, has amounted to millions of dollars. In the Murphy-Grant fire, which was in the top of the building, over $400,000 worth of goods was saved by the patrolmen spreading their rubber blankets | over the stock on the lower floors. | street, over $15,000 worth of stock was | saved in the same way. It is not infre- | quently the case that the amount saved to | i 3 the insurance companies more than pays | . | e est | of disloyalty to their country; charges | for a year’s maintenance of the patrol. | There are two stations, employing twenty | well-drilled fizemen, who are ready to re- spond to a call of fireatall times of the day and night. The patrol is equipped with modern apparatus for saving prop- erty from fire, water and smoke. The cost of ‘maintaining the Fire Patrol is a little over $2000 a month, or about $26,000 a year. One of the cast iron rules of the sys- tem is that its men must save property wherever it is in danger, whether insured or uninsured, or owned by poor or rich. ‘When asked about the situation yester- day, Colonel William Macdonald of the | London and Lancashire said : Under the old system, when all were con- tributing, when there was a larger business and larger incomes, it cost us 1)4 per cent on our gross premiums. Now, with & number of companies retired from business, less business being transacted, and fifteen companles refus- ing 1o contribute, our expenses are double what they were. The merchanis, 100, have taken advantage of the situation and carry less insurance, relying upon the patrol to save what is not insured. It is now time to call a halt in this kind of business. Without a fire patrol the merchants will be obliged to insure for nearer the full amount of their stock,and this will make busi- ness for us. There never was a better man for the position of Chief Engineer of the Fire De- partment than Denuy Sullivan, but he can’t save goods. His mission is to p it out fires. Now, the situation is this: If the other in- surance companies do not come in and con- tribute to the support of the fire patrol it will have to be abandoned, as the burden is too heavy for a few of us to bear. ... Among other features of the controversy ‘the late fire in the Mackay carpet-store on Market street is cited. Several thousand dollars’ wortb of carpets were saved irom the flood of waters from the second story by the patrol. Allof the policies on the stock were placed with companies that, it | i5 said, were not contributing a cent to the ‘ y ; At the | | last fire in Davis Brothers on Market | LECTURE TO YOUNG MEN Rev. Father Yorke States the Position of the Catholic Church on Ameri- can Questions. Rev. P. C. Yorke, chancellor of the Arch- diocese of San Francisco, delivered a lec- ture before a large gathering of members of Ignatian Council No: 35, Young Men’s Institute, in the assembly hall of the coun- cil, Alcazar building, last evening. Father Yorke is a member of the insti- tute, and the meeting was behind closed doors. i The discourse was a review on the con- troversy now sweeping over the country, and the speaker exhorted his hearers to always defend themselves against charges which were” put forth because of their re- ligion. He repudiated the insinuations that had been made from public platforms against the position of the Catholic church in matcers American, and urged the young men, regardless of the slanders heaped upon them by the Orangemen from Can- ada, to remain faithful to the principles of the'institute, *Pro Deo, pro patria,” “For God and for country.” Following the address Father Yorke was given an informal reception. The evening was enjoyed by all. SO e T : Jaros hygienic underwear ismade for intelligen P?fl‘rlc: others prefer cheap stuff and constant colds. Sense saves dollars. Morgan’s. 229 Montg. ————————— Barrett & Co. Were Secured. J.S. Barrett stated yesterday that John Ca- hill, the stockbroker w ho disappeared recently, owed the firm of T. . Barrett & Co. nothing. The debt of $3000 was fully secured and the securities were sold Friday, the day after Cahill’s departure. The missing broker has not written his friends yet. —————————— WEAR ordinary underwear,keep your cold ;wear Jaros hygienic underwear and lose it: nealth and money saver. Morgan Bros., 229 Montg’y, — ————— The citizens of Antwerp pride them- selves on possessing the best breed of the carrier-pigeon, an@will not only take irent pains in teaching them, but give high prices for good birds. o —————— THE whole family kept well with Jaros Hy- genic underwear. Morgan Bros., 229 Montgy. S St ap it Solomon, in Proverbs xxvii:9, speaks of a precious ointment with perfumes that rejoice the heart. AT s ‘ALL doctors don’t prescribe lhde same medi- cine; all good doctors recommend Jaros hygi- enic underwear, Morgan ‘Bros., 229 llomgi‘y‘. circles, was among the arrivals here last night. Mr. Chandler’s health has not been very good for some time, and for a few weeks he has been staying in Los Angeles for his health. He is very enthu- siastic in regard to the holding of the next National Republican Convention in San Francisco. “I believe the convention can be brought here,” he said at the Palace. “By all the conditions it ought to come here, and with a little more effort I am convinced it will come. The rumor that San Francisco may possibly not have the telegraph facilities for transmitting the news ought to have no weight. The City certainly has the facilities. It would be a great thing for both the East and the West for the con- vention to come here. The Eastern Sena- tors and Congressmen know almost noth- ing of the country westof the Missouri River. Many of them have never been west of that point. It would broaden and otherwise instruct them to have the ¢ vention here, and it would vastly aid fornia and all the other coast States. “This City has done remarkably well in raising so large a sum as an inducement. I don’t see how the National Committee can do otherwise than accept the condi- tions and come here. Certainly it ought to be brought to San Francisco if it comes west of Chicago, and as for the latter city, it has had it already often enough, as the East, as a whole, has had. “There is a growing sentiment along the Atlantic Coast in favor of third-termism. It is stronger there, of course, than in the West.” Mr. Chandler says he has come to San Francisco merely on some private busi- ness, and not for any political purpose. *‘I hope, however, to see San Francisco get the convention, and will do anything I can to aid it. THE ASHWORTH TRIAL, Testimony Regarding the Pave- ment on Elwood Ave- nue. Explanations as to the Broderick- Street Sewer—A Question of Contracts. The Ashworth case was once more be- fore Judge Murphy yesterday, the princi- pal witness being Ernest McCullough, the consulting engineer of the Merchants’ As- sociation. Mr. McCullough, with George W. Elder, George T. Gaden and another gentleman, had gone to Elwood avenue and inspected the bituminous vavement which had been laid there and was subsequently accepted by the Superintendent of Streets. This vevement forms one of the causes for re- moval mentioned in the indictment. Mr. McCullough testified that the party he was with had cut five holes in the crown of the pavement. Infour of these holes the pavement was found to be an inch and a quarter in thickness and in the fifth it was three-quarters of an inch. The specifications called for a coating of bitu- minous rock three inches in thickness. One of the pieces taken from the roadway was held for evidence. Mr. McCullough had affixed his signature to it, and then it was placed in a sack and Mr. Gaden sealed the whole thing up. In that condi- tion it was produced in court. Mr. Mc- Cullough identified the seal and the sack, and then it was opened. . A thin, brittle piece of bituminous pave- ment was drawn from the sack by Mr. Black. It was about eleven inches square and was not an inch and a half thick in any place. 1ts upper surface was nicked and marred by hoof treads, and to the under side there still clung a good portion of the concrete foundation, which, finding the adhesive strength of the soft pave- ment above it greater than its own, had come away with the sample and remained tn be produced in court. l’)].'hisflila idated. spongy buttering of bitumen was 1dentified as baving come from Elwood avenue's pavement. Mr. Ackerman objected to the admission of the bit of pavement until he had asked a few questions. He wanted to know if Mr. McCullough had measured the dis- tance from curb to curb, in order that he might dig the hole squarely in the middle of the roadway. He produced three fat blocks of bitumen and asked if they could have come from the pavement. The witness said his opinion was that no blocks of that thickness could ever be taken from Elwood avenue’s pavement. Then Mr. Ackerman vnnteg. to know if the wafer of bitumen submitted could not have worn down to its present insignifi- cant thinness by wagons and horses. The witness thought not. In fact, he said, if the pavement would last so long it would take twenty years of hard service to wear oOr to compress it to the thinness to which this dvear-o]d pavement had sud- denly dwindled. The spongy specimen was admirtted as evidence of a pavement accepted by Mr. Ashworth-as satisfactory. Harry Nieman, an inspector from the Superintendent of Streets’ office, was alsoa witness during theday. Nieman had been detailed by Mr. Ashworth to inspect the laying of an ironstone pipe sewer on Broderick street, between Ellis and O’Far- rell. The specifications call fora Y at every twenty-five feet, but the witness was not willing to swear there wasa*Y in the whole length of the block. It is charged that these side pipes are placed at irregular distances and there is‘not nearly:| the number which the specifications call for. Nieman said that in such work the property-owner had been consuited as much as possible, and that in the case of the sewer under investigation this had caused the irregularities. Should one owner of twenty-five feet wish the “Y” opgosite his lot to be near his south line an the owner of the mext lot to the mnorth wish his “Y” to be mnear his north line here would be a case where fifty feet inter- vened, and should tbe third owner wish his “Y” to be near his south line here would be another case where but ten or fif- teen feet intervened. Nieman was not will- ing to say, however, that there wasa ‘Y’ in for every twenty-five foot lot, but he thought he might do so if he had his book. He came back again in the afternoon, but he reported that the marks they had left on Broderick street to locate the *“Y’s” in the sewer had been obliterated and_he could not tell anything about them. Mr. Black asked if he had cut the marks one- quarter of an inch deep in the curb, but the witness said he had not. He was asked how he marked the ““Y's,” and he said by bits of brick, on the fences, or in any way that was handy. Mr. Nieman having concluded his testi- mony his Honor Judge Murphy an- nounced that he was in some doubt as to the responsibility of the Superintendent of Streets in_the matter of private street contracts. He believed that in accepting such work the Superintendent of Streets was not bound by any limitations, except his own idea of the fitness of things. Tn public contracts he must be bound by the requirements of the law, his Honor be- lieved, but in private contracts, so longas he and the property-owners were satisfied, be believed the Superintendent of Streets could not be made liable for misconduct. = Mr. Black argued that either public or rivate contracts must be up to certain egal standards, else there would at once be an end to all uniformity. Sewers could be laid deep or shallow. “Y’s” couid be laid as outsiders saw fit, and the City would have no power to con- trol the work being doneon her own streets. He argued, too, that in the case in_ques- tion, the Broderick-street sewer, although the work was done by private contract, there was a deputy inspecting the work all the time. Mr. Ackerman argued as the court had spoken at firstand Judge Murphy then took the matter under advisement until to-day. DEATH IN A WINE CUP. Mrs. Kate Charles Drinks Poisoned Claret and Dies Suddenly. The lifeless body of Mrs. Kate Charles, wife of Frank Charles, a locksmith hving at 13 Polk lane, between Pacific street and Broadway, is at the Morgue. Death is thought to have resulted from a small draught of poisoned wine. Anyway, she died yesterday morning, two hours after taking a drink of California claret from a bottle which her husband had purchased the night before. o Charles himself consumed considerable of the wine before retiring Wednesday night. He woke up at an early hour yesterday morning, and feeling thirsty drank some more. He now recalls that the beverage had a bitter taste. Pains in his stomach followed and Charles became unconscious. When the butcher called at the house shortly after 6 o’clock yesterday morning he found Mrs. Charles lying on the floor. She was in spasms. Some neighbors entered and_everything possible was done for the unfortunate woman, but she died about two hours later. This is the strange story that the hus- band, who was taken to the Receiving Hospital, tells. An examination showed that he was suffering from strychnia poisoning. He will recover. “I bought a bottle of wine from a store at the coruner of Green and Stockton streets last night,” said Cbarles, “and took it home. I had a drink before going to bed. between 9 and 10 o'ciock. It made me feel sick. I awakened shortly before .day- break, as I intended to go out on the San Bruro road to gather leaves for some restaurants, and took another drink out of the bottle. Ihad no sooner swallowed it than I fell on the floor and suffered from spasms. “My wife was wakened by the ringing of the churci bells. She asked what was the matter with me, and I told her I had had spasms. She said she wanted a drink, and she poured some of the wine out of the bottie and drank it. She fell on the floor in convulsions and died in two or three hours. It must have been the wine, as she drank nothing else before that. “We were married about two years ago. My wife was a sister of Attorney Denzel, who used to practice in this City. I worked on a ranch near Saratoga till about three weeks ago when I came to the City, and since then I have been making a living by su’Fplyiuz leaves to restaurants.” he truthfulness of this story is discred- ited by the police, and a thorough investi- gation will be made. There is no ques- tion, so the detectives say, but that Mrs. Charles was deliberately poiscned. As to the motive, there is no knowing just now. Charles, so far as is_known, lived in do- mestic harmony with his wife. But his own statement to the authorities weighs against him. and it will be necessary for him to support it with more substantial evidence before snsYician will be diverted. He drank freely of the wine, he says, be- fore going to bed, and again in the morn- ing when he awoke. His wife takes a small %unntity after arising in the morn- ing and dies a few hours later. Charles is a German by birth. Heis about 50 years of age. His wife was38 years. The detectives are working on the case, but up to a late hour last night had se- cured no additional facts. An autopsy will be held to-day. The wine has been placed in the hands of a chemist for analysis. _The deceased woman was also known as Katie Depaidie. ————————— HAPPY HOMES. A Recipe That Will Remove a Frult~ ful Cause of Unhappiness. “Joun, I called you to dinner; why don’t you answer?'’ **Can’t you see that I am tired and out of sorts? * Why don’t you let me alone?” The husband has just come home from ‘business and has stretched himself on the sofa, gloomily staring at the ceiling. This is not the first time he has returnefin such & humor. She is hurt, and sitting down by the window gets ready to cry. “Papa, why don’t you tum and eat?” His little daughter's pleading prevails and he follows her to the table. His wife hurriedly brushes the tears from her eyes. She is too proud to show weakness—he too stubborn to apologize for his rudeness. Thereis but a half-hearted attempt at eating. “Your crusty temper has spoiled your appetite,” says the wite. She is wrong—it is the want of an appetite and a Eood digestion that has spoiled his umor—and it takes an heroic effort for him to be amiable. Yes, this is only an advertisement—Pe- ruvian Bitters—the remedy for such do- mestic infelicities. The world-famous Peruvian Bark and other medicinal and aromatic herbs in tine old California Brandy. A pleasant bev- erage, a healthy stimulant, a perfect tonic, a regulator of all digestive functions, a producer of food. normal appetite, of sound sleep, of quiet, steady nerves, good feeling and a cheerful disposition. Mack & Co., San Francisco. gists and dealers. DURRANT'S NEW EVIDENCE Another Attempt Will Be Made to Impeach Mrs; Leak’s Testimony. SPENCER'S STRANGE STORY. Mr. Dickinson’s Motion for a New Trial To-Day Will Offer to Show New Evidence. This morning at 10 o’clock is the time set for imposing the sentence of death upon W. H. T. Durrant for the murder of Blanche Lamont in the belfry of Emman- uel Church. Itis not thought, however, that sentence will be pronounced to-day, for the reason that Mr. Dickinson’s motion foranew trial will take precedence and must be passed upon first. Mr. Dickinson’s motion will probably take some time in arguing, for itis based not only upon a rather lengthy bill of ex- ceptions taken during the progress of the long trial, but also contains affidavits claiming that new evidence has been dis- covered. “In a general way we hope to show that the positive testimony of Mrs. Leak, which proved to be such a strong link in the chain of circumstantial evidence,” said Mr. Dickinson, *was to a greater or less degree prompted by the police. It can be shown that before her testimony in court she affirmed positively that she did not know who entered the church with Blanche Lamont. F. J. Spencer is an important witness to that effect, and I suggest that he tell his own story. ““Again there is the statementof Mrs. Monier. She saw Durrant enter the church alone, yet certain influences were brought to bear which later on caused her to become very much confused in her dates. We have evidence to substantiate all this, and it will be introduced at the proper time.” F. J. Spencer, the man referred to by Mr. Dickinson, is a native of England, but during the past sixteen months has resided in this City. He has been a regular at- tendant at Emmanuel Church, and knew Durrant almost intimately. “Mrs. Leak visited my home,” said he yesterday. ‘‘She spent the day there. At that time she stated positively that she did not know whether Durrant was the man she saw enter tne church with Blanche Lamont or not.” Strengthens eyes. Mysell-Rollins Co., 22 Clay. b sie e Horses Burned. Syeeney's stockyard on the Mission road, near St. Mary’s College, was destroyed by fire last night. ~Three horses and a stable were burned and the Joss was about $1000. An alsrm was given for the fire at 10:30 P. X. from box 451. _— Matuga Ennam, Columbia, Pa., says ¢ That @ Bearing= Down Feeling and dizzy, faint, gasping attacks left me as soon as I began to take Lydia E. Pinkham’s 1 Vegetable 31 5 Compound. I PO was sick with OX; womb troubles solong I thought I never could get well.” PHILAI]ELPHIA SHOE T0, STAMPED ON A SHOE MEANS STANDARD OF MERIT. OBSTRUCTION PRICES. We are still blockaded by the Spreckels fence and we are selling shoes cheaper than any of our com- petitors. Don’t you believe it? Well, call and see, and it you are not convinced upon inspection why walk out of thestore. We are Shoes for the least money in this it, our customers know it, and w Khow it. This week we are offering a bargain in Ladies’ Shoes. We have 500 pairs of Ladies’ Extra Fine Dongola Kid Button Shoes, with either Cloth or Kid Tops, straight foxed vamps; medium, square or pointed toes and V-shaped Patent-leather Tips, which we will sell for B1.75. This is & genuine bargain, as these shoes are well worth at least $2 50, but we recognize the fact thad we must offer extra inducements, and so we havel placed this extra fine line on sale at such a low price. Widths C, D, E and EE. $3.00 ALASKA SEAL SHOES This week we are making a drive of MEX'S ALASKA SEAL shoes that are neat but durable, ana which we will sell for Per pair. The skin of the Alaska seal Is noted for its t‘t’)uzhnns and wearing qualiti and while waterproof 18 yet vliable and easy on the feet. These shoes have stood the test for yvears and we will guarantee every pair. ‘They are strong and serviceable and yet neat appearing. Remember the price, $3, and do t be deceived. as other houses aré sellingseal shoes for much more money. Tt yon desire CORK-SOLED SEAL SHOES we hiave them for 50 cents per pair extra, 5o do not ba misled but come 10 usand save mone, 'We also have a flne assortment of ALASKA SEAL LACE SHOES FOR YOU:HS AND BOYS, They have double soles, and are just the thing for school wear, as they are so durable— Youths' si 1l1to2. Boys' sizes, 213 10 5% Here is a bargain—LA- DIES" KANGAROO CALF BUTTON SHOES, with Patentleather Tip and invisible Coric Insoles, which prevents the damp- ness_penetrating through the shoe_to the f0ot, stout, Double Soles that can be 3 guaranteed for wear, and —3 » oA +adies’ “torm Rubbers Keduoed. to 40¢ WE HAVE NOT MOVED, AF-Country orders soliclted. B3~Send for New Ilustrated Catalogua. Address B. KATCHINSKI, 10 Third Street, San Franeisco. PHILADELPHIA SHOE (+1 X Al