The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 12, 1895, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1895, b4 WHISKY TRUST'S TRICK, Local Patrons Fighting Hard to Get Their Rebates Col- lected. A BIG PILE OF DEPOSITIONS, Attorney Lilienthal, With a Trunk- load of Evidence, to Start for the East. e depositions of almost Jesse W. Lilien- Chicago to prose- Yircuit Court of bis claims for Armed with t 100 witnesses, A thal will soon cute in the U the Northern Distr rebate ainst the trust, amount- ing to abont §60,000. These dep < have just been taken before Special Examiner Costigan here, and the ted evidence amounts to over 180 The rebate phase of the controversy is somett riy local, considering that t ributi; gents for the Pacific Coas re the fi that the Dis sed rebate. Tk e three dis-| tr agents were entbal & Co., | .\ g & Co.and Mundy & | and the ied all the Hobart & Co. . of Cincinnati ther big Northern ed the trust about ) t was attacked in the courts on the ground that 1t was an un ul combina. aint of trade, and all its prop- transferred in consequence to concern, and thenceforth it s known as the “Distilling and Cattle- ding Company,” in the hope that the e that 1t wi lating the law and ng a monopo ght be got around g v well enough to s of spirits, al- k-aging whigkies and gins Peoria, Terre Haute, Omaka, Chicago. Pitts New York nore, leaving out Ky entirely, and w ca 000.000 it was soon doing about of the business of the country. prior to the panic of 1893 cent of its par v distill stock of $30, 90 per ce 7 cents was m at the expiration of six nths a: ng t m the trus led ‘“‘rebate vouchers the trust mana to get into its considerable money from the ca vers of its consumersto do busim time he had_purchased only sued, and = On the face of these vouchers there was igned President Greenhut, ons, to pay the rebate, and follow1 which the con- d of goodsand thei n- sduced b Distilling and ing Company e from one the dealers na er 4 las yned, leaving the distributorsin eze, seeing that they were in adv: z the 7 cents per gal- r patrons in the hove of reim- from the trust—a reimburse- ver came. the trust went into of the three suits Cnicago of John F. Olmst e r H. Graves et al., and Stephen D. and John McNulta, Edward rence and John J. Mitchell were ed receivers. now—General McNu. of the year the Olmstead, Graves vere consolidated. s ageinst the trust have been i th ound that they ‘‘are void zainst public policy.” that the corpora- aving been formed for an illegal pur- all contracts made by it in further- e of that purpose were themselves in- and couid not be enforced by either he suits were for the winding up t r affairs. The P: Coast claims involved over per cent of the trust’s entire output, and Octob ¥ an chancery at Chicago. All the consumers, to facilitate matters, ferred their claims to a committee E. R. Lilienthal, James H. . W. Craig to enforce collec- tion, 4 ponderous batch of rebate vouchers being turned over with that end in view. e distributing agents have separate es of action, Two suits are the Crown Distilleries Company, re- spectively, for $18,000 for breach of ‘con- tract for exclusive distribution and for $10,000 for distributors’ rebates, and Jones, Mundy & Co. and C. W. Craig & Co. each brought a suit for $5000 for distributors’ rebates. United States Circuit Judges Grosscup, Showalter ana Woods have each in turn sat on the case, Judge Grosscup having | n almost worn out by it. When Mr. | Lilienthal makes his appearance in the | Chicago courtroom he will have to fight | against the big law firm of Moran, Kraus & | Mayer, retained by the trust and General | McNulta. He will rety on his trun | of depositions contributed by the ret. of the spirit trade, however, for effective ammunition. Some of the evidence will make interesting reading for Mr. Greenhut. SONOMA COUNTY'S MONEY The Right of the Treasurer to Deposit in the Several | Banks. Treasurer Woodward and Judge | Dougherty Ask for a * Hearing. Tre Caryin referring to the decision of Judge Dougherty of the Superior Court of Sonoma County in the county treasury case gave him credit for going further into the case than the decision shows he rea lly did go. It was not a question as to whether the County Treasurer, E. F. Woodward, has the right to deposit portions of the county funds with the different banks, but whether the Board of Examiners at the montlily count of the moneys in the Treasurer’s custody has the right to demand that the money deposited among the banks be pro- duced instead of counting tke non-negoti- able receipts for deposits. The question was also raised as to whether the Treas- urer had interfered with or prevented the Board of Examiners from performing the duties required by law. Judge Dougherty in a letter to THE CALL says: I ses by THE CALL of to-day that the speclal telegram sent yesterday from here ip the to its patrons to the extent | a rebate on the condition that | There is only one re- | At the be- | y Lilienthal they were | am M. Booth, master in | matter of the counting of the funds in the county treasury was so misleading as to cause anvditorial assuming the contrary to what was held inmy opinion on demurrer, I, there- foré, inclose you a copy of the opinion filed in the proceedings. 1 not decide any more than was necessary to the point presented, vet it went into the whole merit ot the case. It might not have been outside of the case if I had gone on to show the probable reason of allowing the Treasurer to make special deposits, under section 87 of the act, as an argument why the plain language of the law as to the count should be preserved. There are many Teasons that might be suggested. But even though all the reasons and argu- ments tended to show that the Board of Ex- aminers should count all the funds under the control of the Treasurer, { should have feit that under well-known rules of statutory con- struction it would be my duty to hold that there was no room for construction and that the remedy was with the Legislature. * * * Bear in mind that the 'fremuwr must give a large bond, 10 be approved by the Superior Judges, for the faithful performance of his duties. Although argued, 1 did not fecl called on to discuss the nainre of special deposits; they are defined by the Civil Code. Nor did 1 touch on the quesiion as to the right of the de- pository to use the money. The State eonsti- tution “and Penal Code forbid it, yet I believe that they do. But I did not consider these questions before me on demurrer. _County Treasurer Woodward is also de- sirous that there should be no misavpre- hension concerning the handling of county moneys by the County Treasurer of the State. He writes: $ & purty to the controversy I was inter- od in the editorial of Sunday’s issne of THE Money.” For vour informa- tion and that you may have further knowledge of the controversy I city (San 11 aid you to arrive at a corre 1 0f the questic tion is not whether I ha specia 1 deposits of the put g, or whether the dey c fun deposits made by me sits in the fullest sense of is co e D : s rceded, but the point at mpany of Peoria, Ill., as ether or he Board of Examin- rust was technical known, | rould accept a into their examin- 1 0f the treasury the non- which I hold for special ze Dougherty by his. deci- s that recognition of the e District Attorney of Sonoma County given notice that he will appeal to the reme Court for a final decision. KING OF THE PLUNGERS * Pittsburg Phil,” the Czar Among | Racers, Has Arrived in This City. Sup His Story of the Eastern Races and His Strange Rise in Life From a Cork-Cutter. “Pittsburg Phil,” otherwise George E. Smith, the kingpin plunger of the world, whose great winnings on the turf have made him the most talked of manin | the country, is at the Palace. He a ed Mon night from the East, after unusually lively experiences at | Sheepshead Bay, Morris Park, Brooklyn and other tracks. Mr. Smith has six horses here, among them Applause, Wern- | burg and Derfargilla, and he has come on | to watch them and also to shy his castor | in the ring, whenever he thinks there is a | pot of money to be had. | Heisa good guesser at this and is cred- | ited with baving made as much as $150,- | | | Pittsburg Phil. {00 on s single rakeoft. ‘The times | he nas cleaned up from $25,000 to $75,000 {on a single race are numerous. No one ver inflicted so much sickness on the is a rather pale, slender man, 33 | years old, dresses neatly and unassum- ingly and talks in a mild tone. For eight vears, so he said, he has bet an average of | $2,500,000 a year. | "I never saw a better year,” he said, ‘“‘and never a time when there wasso much interest in racing. Big men are getting | into it, and the result, I think, will be that | the small owners of horses will be crowded out. It will get the same as it isin Eng- | land. There all the millionaires own big | stables. Our people are getting like them, “I think George Gould, from what I know of the situation, will 'soon buy a string of horses, and other Eastern mil- lionaires are going to do ' the same. Some of them have recently done so. “The small bettors are being crowded out by the present system,and men who want to put up big money will, as things are now tending, finve the call. The races at Brooklyn, Sheepshead Bay, Monmouth Park and other places this year were the biggest and best I have known. “The horses ran truer to form and the races were in every way better conducted. “From what I can learn here, 100, you have got things down fine and better than you ever had before. The new track ought to be a big success. Undeniably California is the place for winter racing and I predict that this State will assume much greater importancein the racing world. Itdeserves to; it has so many advantages over the other sections of the country. 3 ““In regard to my winnings this year, T have frequently won from $25,000 to $40,000 at a time, but there have been days also when I would drop as much as $25,000. “lam quitting such high plunging as I used to do, however. There 1s no nced of it. I have made alot of money, and I'm settling down and taking things more quietly. The reason is that it isa good deal of a'strain. It ishard work. The ex- citement tells on a man. s “Now, about my big winnings. The highest sum I ever won in a single race was $78,000. That was on my horse King Cadmus at Sheepsbead Bay. The papers had it that I made $150,000, but I give you the actual figure. I got in at 20 to 1 and keépt in till he run down to 8 to 1, taking all I could get. “My books will show I have averaged $2,500,000 a year in bets for the fust eight years, but as I said a whileago, I am_try- ing to slow down a little now, and not plunge so much. I think I'll stay here all winter. It isa good place to rest up.” The turf king was a little tired after his long journey across the continent. Sev- eral friends came with him. ——————— Hines Goes to Jail. Nathan Hines, the son of a wealthy merchant of Woodland, who pleaded guilty in Judge Conlan’s court Tuesday to two charges of ob- taining goods by false pretenses, was sentenced yesterday to three months in the County Jail on each charg: STERLING silver and quadrupie plated novel- ties for writing-desks and dressing-tables in great numbers. Nice for Christmas presents and not expensive. Sanborn, Vail & Co. * THE INSTITUTE MUTINY, Trustees Are Not Concerned Over Lawyer Phillips™ Charges. LEGGETT IS VERY OUTSPOKEN. | Replies to the Board’s Critic and Says the Institute Is More Prosper- ous Than Ever. The threat of L. Ernest Phillips that he would go into court and take the trustees of the Mechanics’ Institute before the Grand Jury besides, unless they consented to order an investigation of the affairs of that institution, does not appear to have | filled the members of the board with any marked concern. On the contrary they announce that they are ready to gp into court or before the Grand Jury and have | their doings investigated. go so far as to pronounce the gentleman a perennial generator of disturbance, and | accuse him of insincerity, and charge that instead of being actuated by a desire to | promote the welfare of the institution he | | | | is merely seeking notoriety. Joseph Leggett, one of the trustees, spoke very freely concerning Mr. Phillips’ charges. He said: I think Mr. Phillips is receiving altogether too much atiention, for I do not _think there is anything in the manegement of the institute ceds investigating.. s oue of & very small number of mem- bers who are opposed to the preferential method of electing trustees, and because of that fact is er claiming it is illegal, and strives at every opportunity to foment dis- | turbances. | convinced that his predisposition in on and a desire to obtain notoriety at e very cheap rate were nis only motives in introducing the resolution that the board | order an investigation of the affairs of the institute. The members veiced their opinion | of the necessity for such action by the vote on his resolution. There were eighty votes against | it and thirteen for it. i I see he claims the trustees refnsed to order | the inves ation, but the records show that | the members themselves refused by that vote | to have an investigation ordered and that the trustees had nothing to do with 1t. Mr. Leggett referred to the charges that | the preferential method of election was illegal, and that by it he and other mem- bers were seeking to perpetuate themselves | in office. He cited the constitution to prove the legality of the system and showed that by an amendment to the con- stitution it bad been adopted by the re- | quired two-thirds vote and must therefore be legal. In relation to the charge that it enables members of the board to continue in office Mr. Leggett said: It was to prevent that very thing and keep | the affairs of the institute out of the hands of auy one clique or majority faction that the preferential method was adopted. I will ex- plain the difference between the majority and the preferential systems of election. In the | former it is pe ble for 51 per cent of the members of the institute to stand together like | a political party and always elect their candi- dates, whiie under the latter one-seventh of the members can elect a candidate for offic I is done this way. Thereare fourteen trustees; seven are elected every year, and, according (o the preferential sysiem, one-seventh of the f members voting for one man constitute a | quota of election. For example, suppose there were 100 members and five trustees were to be elected. If twenty of the members vote for one man he must be declared eiected. You will see that it would be simply impossible for any one clique or faction ta get control of afairs, or for any one man to promote his personal inter 5. I have never been & member of any | body of men whom I belfeved to be more | honorable or public spirited than the trustees | of the Mechanics' Institute, and I do not be- | | with considerable difficulty. | specific charge against Josej | rian’s assistants. Some of them |- | he means, unless he re | anywhere they would like to'know it and lieve any one of them ever thought of seli- interest in any matter connected with the institution. | Tam accused of running the boerd on the single-tax idea. If I couid do such a thing I could do no better, for the single-tax idea meens fairness and justice to all. So he proposes to elect five new trustees, does he? Well, if he gets as many votes for his five as he did when he ran himself, he’ll meet As to the board being run by a solid four or five, I'd like to ask how five men can run a board of fourteen. And, another thing, since I have been there, the time has never oceurred when there has been majority and minority faction going to court and before the Grand 2 1 wish to say that L am ready to 20 {0 court or before the Grand Jury with Mr. Phillips at any time, and if he will just make a pseph Leggett I'll take him there, and more quickly than he will de- sire. As to the books that have disappeared, any man who hes any sense Knows we can’s help a few books getting away when 4000 members have free access to the shelves, He charges | part of the loss to the negligence of the libra- Ii he knew of any assistant who was responsible for the disappearance of Dbooks why did he not inform the board? Ii he had the welfare of the institute very much at heart thatis what he would do, and he would not rush into print with such nonsensical charge: He hsk £105,000 was paid for the Fol- | som eind Sixteenth streets property when it was not worth $50,000. 1 wish to say that the present board is not to blame even if that be | true, as not one of the members was in office in | 1879 when it was purchased. The property | was worth more than $50,000, and itis now; | but even if it were not, the trustees of that time must be blemed. However, 1 am not ready to believe there Was any corruption in the purchase, for I don’t kLow anything about | the conditions of that time, and expect that | board considered it was doing for the best. I | should like to ask Mr. Phillips why he has not brought the matter up years before this? With reference to his charge concerning the | alterations of the Post-street building, the con- | t:act was let to the lowest bidder upon the | recommendation of & special committee np-} pointed, on account of 1ts especial qualifica tions to judge. He speaks of patronage. | Idon't know what s to the late fair, and, | 50 far as I know, there was nothing irrgzular | about the appointment of the empioyes¥nere. 1 think the record of the board’s mapage- | ment is the best means of judging it. We con- | cleared £10,2000. tof theone in 1 | ducted a fair after two vears of hard times had | been upon the country compared with the re in good times, when there was a deficlen £3000, I think we did fairly well. Besides, when this board took hold dues were only | being colllected from between 3000 and 4000 members. Now they are collected regularly from 4700. 1 guess the boari’s record will stand for itself. Trustee George Cummings said: Phillips is only anxious for a little notoriety, and he can’t get it without making a fuss. He has got to be noticed, #nd it breaks his heart because we haven't paid any attention to him. There is nothing to be investigated. | Trustees Henry Root, F. Formhales and E. H. Cole said if there is any crookedness ‘ would like Mr. Phillips to make specific | charges. - | President Hallidie of the trustees said: | I've nothing to say—the absurdity of the charge speaks for itself. The board of trustees held a meeting yes- | terday to consider the manner of disposing | of the $10,000 bequeathed to the library by James Lick. A special committee was appointed to investigate the matter and report at a future meeting. ‘( RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE. | Superintendent White Favors a Law to Compensate Employes for Injuries. Superintendeat James E. White of the | railway mail service of the United States | is in favor of having an act passed by the present Congress by which employes or their relatives may be compensated for any injuries the employes may suffer from | casualties while in the service, and in his report he makes this recommendation. According to his report there have been 497 accidents in the service in this country during the year, which is an increase of 137. Seven men were killed and 178 in- jured. Out of 10,000,000,000 packages handled | only 1,000,000 were such as to require spe- cial reports through having been mis- placed, missent or lost. | were: Mr. and Mrs. 1. J. McCutchen, Mrs. | Greenwey | ro AMID WINTER GAYETIES Another Enjoyable “Dutch Treat” Party Given by Society Ladies. ENTERTAINMENTS ANNOUNCED. Private Receptions and Surprise Gath- erings—Whereabouts of Promi- nent People. On Tuesday last there was another Dutch-treat party, got up by the same ladies who had the one last week to see De Wolf Hopver in **Dr. Syntax.” Aiter the performance the party divided up, | several having small suppers at their homes (not at the University Club, as erroneously stated in a morning paper) and at the Hotel Pleasanton. In the party ‘W. B. Collier, Mrs. M. 8. Latham, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Eyre, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Girvin, Mr. and Mrs. Hall McAllister, Mrs. Whiting, Miss Ella Hobart, Miss Emily Potter, Miss Cora Smedberg, Miss Grace Martin, Miss Sophie Coieman, Miss Kate Clement, Miss Jessie Coleman, Miss Frances Curr Miss Mollie Thomas, Frank Michael, Walter Hobart, A. St. John Bowie, Thomas Berry, Richard Harrison, Harry M. Holbrook, Harry Poett, Latham McMullin, Gerald L. Rathbone, E. R. Mc- Intosh and E. M. Greenway. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Page gave a large theater party last Tuesday to about fifteen of their friends Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Vining have sent out c?rds for Saturday next at the St. Nich- olas. Mr. E. N. Bee gave a delightful theater followed Dby supper after the per- formance at the University Club. Mr. | Bee’s guests were . and Mrs. George H. Lent, Miss Hooker, Miss Haughton, Miss Bessi Shreve, Messrs. H. Sheldon and Hermann Oelrichs, upon his return to New York, gave a very pleasant dinner in honor of Mrs. W, S. Tevis at the Hotel Waldorf. Barclay Henley will give a tea to-mor- (Friday), at_her residence, 2131 Green street, in honor of her niece, Miss Dottie Ames of Santa Rosa. The oflicers of the Presidio gave their weekly | hop on Tuesday last, which was well attended | irom both the Presidio, surrounding posts and from the City. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. A. Miller entertained at dinner on Wednesday, at her residence, in Oskland, Mr. ana Mrs, Will Henshaw and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Magce The engagement of Miss Annie E. Wood- worth, daughter of Mme. Rose Woodworth, to Louis W. Lovey, has been announced. The wedding ‘of Miss Sopnie Eppinger and Leon D. Stone took place on Tuesday last at 8:30 o’clock, at the residence of the bride’s | parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hermann Eppinger, | 1707 Octavia street, Rev. Dr. Voorsanger 0(‘ | the Temple Emanu-El performing the cere- mony. The decorations oi the house were ex- tremely attractive. The maid of honor was her sister, Miss Rose Eppinger, and the brides- maids were Miss Belle Stone, Miss Julia Ep- | pinger, Miss Corrinne Cook and Miss Ida Fisher. The ushers were Joshua Eppinger. Koshland, Sanford Walter and Max Blum. 1 best man was Marcus Stone. Saturday evening last a very asant sur- prise party was tendered M ed Kolden- strodt at her home, 113 Twenty-second street, in honor of her birthday. The affair was man- aged by Henry Thoma: orge H. Buttle and | Miss Lena Ricke, Mr. Koldenstrodt threw his | home open_ for the full benefit of the guests, which was decorated with evergreens and vi rious flowers of the season, while Chinese la terns hung in profusion. The music was good, and the early part of the evening was spent in dancing, singing and games. At mid- uight supper wes served, Mr. and Mrs. Kolden- stroat leading the march. After supper was parlaken of daneing was resumed until morn- he | | ing-room, where the; | Bauer, Miss T. ing, when the guests departed for their re- srec:l\'e homes. Among those present were: Miss Gussie Wacker, Miss Charlotte Feneilus, Miss Cora Bennett, ) s Rose Tanke, Miss Liz- zie Doyle, Miss Mary O’Brien, Miss Lena Ricke, Miss Amelia Ricke, Mrs. J. W. Glassen, Mrs. Fred Koldenstrodt, Miss Lottie Carr, Miss Elsie Starr, Miss May Bloom, Miss Flora Wilson, Miss May Hansen, Miss Lizzie Andrews, Miss Carrie Case, Miss Laura Williams, Miss Dollie Haynes, Miss Faunie Lowe, George W. Buttle, Henry J. Thomas, Henry Tietjen, Henry Hoff- man, Fred Koldenstrodt, Major George Skiv- ington, Captain Louis Mayer, Ed Binder, Charles Binder, Ed Splaine, Peter Sweeney, Ed Coffey, J. W. Classen, Henry Rupple, Fre gec%er, Joe Sweet, George Steh)gnrt. Jack oyd. The reception given by Dr. and Mrs. Muffee last Saturday evening at the American Hall for the participants of the Wallenstein Camp of the late Goethe and Schiller festival proved to be a most enjoyable affair. During the evening the guests were enter- tained with vocal and instrumental selections and speeches. To the surprise of all each lady of the camp was presented with & spoon as & souvenir of the late fair. After doing justice to good things provided dancing was resumed until a late hour. Among those present were Dr. and Mrs. Muffee, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Eg- ing, Mr. McLaughlin, Dr. Birdsall, Miss Mui- fee, Captain and Mrs. Wiencke, Mr. and Mrs. Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. Steiner, Albert Ehren- fort, Cornahrens, Charles Hufschmidt, Lulu ubls, Louisa Huischmidt, Henry Kulils, William Hoehna, Dora Koch, Gustave Pauli, Birdie Rodust, Gustave Enrenpfort, Ida Cornahrens, F. M. Kaiser, Katharine Kaiser, Hon. J. Ross, Annie Sanger, Louis Reuboldt, Miss Fobs, M. H. Copeland. Miss Nolte, F. Koch, Marie Kaiser, Reuboldt, Elize Kai- ser, John Uschig, Miss Smith, Ida Ehren- fort, J.Siebel, B. S. Smith, Judge Groezinger, Mr. Sanger, Mr. Bundshu and Charles Gimpel. A very pleasant and most enjoyable party was given on Friday evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bergst, 151 Clara street, in; honor of Miss Mery E. Faulkner oi Bethany, Cal., who has been spending the past few weeks in this City, and as Miss Faulkner intends to return to her home on Sunday, a | number of her friends gathered at the Bergst nome to bid her good-by and wish her a safe journey home. The evening was spent in musie, singing and dancing. Refreshments were served a little before midnight, aiter which the merry-making was kept up until the small hours of the morn- ing, when all went to their respective homes well satisfied with their evening’s pleasure. Those present were: Mr. and Mr gene Bergst, Miss Mary ulkner, Mrs. Daughhey, Miss Mary Crane, Miss Hazel Daugh- ney, Miss Maggie McMurray, Willism Brown. njoyable surprise party was tendered ther Olsen by her friends at the resi- of her parents, 413 Dougless street, Saturday evening last. The evening was spent in dancing, singing, games and other amuse- ments, and at 12 o'clock an elaborate supper was prepared by Mrs. Olsen. Among_those M Lilli Miss Maud Finger, Miss L. iss F. Hennings, present were B. Finge! , Miss C. Fitzpatric Taylor, Miss I. Miss B. Taylor, L. Stothard, Miss Esther Olsen, & Olsen, Miss L. Oisen, Miss Mabel An- Badie Howatt, Miss Mabel Woll- Annie Jackson, Miss B. Moller, Miss Alma Colestock, Miss Eisie Mass, Miss Annie Hackfield, Messrs. H. Carroll, T. Tarney, H. Colman, George Boyie, J. Howatt, W. Lods, George Lods, Paul O'Brien, T. Steen, C. Joyner, Warren Wollweber, Louls Laplace, orge Marron, J. Welsh, Ed Ring, J. Kenney, or. t] Mis Emm drews, M weber, ) | Joe Conley, George Truin. On Monday evening, the 2d inst., Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Bauer were entertained by their friends at their residence on Seventeenth street, near Douglass, it being the tentn anni- versary of their marriage. Dancing, singing and games were the special feature of the evening. At midnight all retired to the din- ¥ partook of & sumptuous repast, after which they resumed their festiv- ities until the wee small hours of the morning. Mr. and Mrs. Bauer were the recipients of many useful as well as ornamental articles in the tinware line which were enjoyed during the evening. Among ihose present were: Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Bauer, Mrs. Pauline Westerfeld, Mr. and Mrs. Max Weizman, Mr. and Mrs, P, | Kling, Dr. and Mrs. F. Kempranke, Dr. and Mrs. J. Hartin, man, Miss Dr. G. Bodsford, Miss 0. Way- Bauer, Miss M. Bauer, Miss P. auer, Miss N. Bauer, W. West- terfeld, 0. Westerfeld, P. Westerfeld and Mas- ter A. . Bauer, The Mereantile Library Auxiliary announces a concert at_the library on Thursday evening, December 12, under the direction of Willar Baichelder, assisted by Miss Maude Chap- elle, J. Homer Henley, r. Regensburger. Iny anniversary bai California Hal} ing, December The employes of Newman & Levinson have issued invitations to their_friends for their an- nual hop, to_be held at Union-square Hall on Monday évening, December 30. Miss Minnie Hufschmidt has returned after a of satellite Circle, C. O. F., at 20 Bush street, Friday even- John | Lods, Miss Mattie | . Jovner, | . Fletcher Tilton and | ations have been sent out for the second | s{om‘ and a half absence in the East. At home Wednesdays. Miss Emma Marisch has returned home after spending four months in Watsonville. Colonel and Mrs. E. E. Eyre, Miss Eyre and Robert M. Eyre have taken the Tevis residence on Jackson street for the winter season. 2rs. A. E. Selig of 1303 Golden Gate avenue will be at Rome to her friends Sunday, Decem- ber 15, prior to ber departure for New York. Miss Hager has returned from the East. On her way out she stopped at Los Angeles to be present &t the wedding of Miss Emma Childs and John W. Dwight. - Mrs. Monroe Salisbury is at the Murray Hill Hotel, New York, and expects to return here | in_time for the holidays. | _Miss Kate Jurboe is the guest of Mr. and | Mrs. Russell j. Wilson. John W, Maci sails to-day from New York for Paris. He wll’; soon return with the body of his son, which will be buried in Greenwood Cemetery, New York. Mr. and Mrs. M. H. de Young, Mrs. W.B. | Wilshire, Mrs. D Hemfi)hill and George E.P. | Hall sail'from New York to-day for Europe. Colonel C. F. Crocker has returned from Los Angeles, where he went to be present at the ge ding of Miss Emma Childs and Jobn W, wight. Major H. A. Bartlett of the Marine Corps has just been placed on waiting orders. This con- siderate action on the part of the colonel com- mandant is to enable the major to accompany his wife to a distant health resort, to which she has been ordered by her physician. Major. and Mrs. Bartlett left Philadelphia for San | Diego December 5. Quite a large number have decided to spend the New Year at Monterey, and the Del Monte will present its old-time ‘appearance. Thers will excellent music and the bathhouse will be opened for the occasion. There will be :i‘ne usual New Year ball and other attractions here. Mr. and Mrs. Seward McNear (nee Barroll) are expected to arrive here next week from the East. Fred McNear will return also. The Misses Bee and Miss Ethel Hooper are the guests of Miss Jennie Catherwood, at her residence, corner Gough and Sutter streets. FAIL TO PAY THEIR DUES Trouble in the Civil-Service Associa- tion at the Custom-House Over De- linquent Members. Among the 180 or more members of the United States Civil-Service Association | there is a general complaint that certain persons have not been prompt in the pay- ment of the 25 cents monthly dues, The organization was perfected about | three months ago, and there was great en- | thusiasm in_the Custom-house, but since then dissensions have arisen. The first meeting was held in a'vacant room in the Government building on Sansome street, and every one under civil service in the Custom-house, about 180 men, signed the | charter roll. Auditor George C. Cope was elected president and Inspector D. J. O'Leary was chosen vice-president. The other officers elected were: C. 8. Fitzsim- ! mons, recording sécretary; R. J. Bush, treasurer; M. A. McAuliffe, financial sec- retary, and J. Maguire, sergeant-at-arms. Eventually Mr. McAuliffe resigned from the office of tinancial secretary and F. A. Sharpe was appointed in his stead. Mec- Auliffe’s reason for resigning, he said, was that his duties in the Custom-house were | such that he could not give attention to outside matters. The new financial secretary, Mr. Sharpe, | has been very much disappointed—so | inany members failing to pay their dues. One $1600 clerk declined to pay because, as he said, he was in financial straits. An- | other employe of the Government argued that he did not see any benefits to him personally in the orderand that the 25-cent | due was too excessive. Mr. Sharpe istired, | and fears that if men receiving all the way from $1000 to $1800 a year cannot keep up their little pecuniary obligations | the organization is in a fair way to disband. ‘Wants California’s Exhibit. At a meeting of the State Board of Trade yes- | terday a long report was read from Secretary Filcher upon the success of the California ex- hibitat the Atlanta Exposition and the num- | ber of medals and honors won. Mr. Filcher | states that there is a chance of th ate car- ing off several other prizes on exhibits not »t passed upon by the committee of awards. A letter was received from the directors of the | Philadelphia Commercial Museum, requesting | 2l of the exhibits now at Atlanta for a perma- | nent display in the museum. Itwas decided | to instruct Secretary Filcher to make up a | creditable exhibit and send it to the Philadel- | phia people. He will send all he can without ‘mpoverishing the exhibit when it is returned | and installed in this City. HOLIDAY GOODS ATFORC N TO-DAY-DRY GOODS. IBL. MEN'S FURNISHINGS ! INITIAL HANDKERCHIEFS. At 25 Cents. MEN'S JAPANESE HEMSTITCHED SILK HANDKERCHIEFS, large size, with embroidered initials, will be of- fered at 25c each. At 85 Cents. MEN’'S JAPANESE HEMSTITCHED SILK HANDKERCHIEFS, extralarge size, with embroidered initials, will be offered at 35c each, §4 a dozen. At 50 Cents. MEN’'S JAPANESE HEMSTITCHED SILK HANDKERCHIEFS, extra large size, with yery handsome embroidered initials, wiil be offered at 50c each. At 75 Cents. MEN’S JAPANESE HEMSTITCHED SILK HANDKERCHIEFS, in a heav. grade of surah silk, with hand-embroid- ered initials, will be offered at 75¢ each, §8 dozen. At $1.00. MEN’S EXTRA HEAVY JAPANESE SILK HANDKERCHIEFS, extra large size, with hand-embroidered initials, will be offered at $1 each, §11 a dozen. At 25 Cents. MEN'S HEMSTITCHED ALL-LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS, with hand-em- broidered initials, will be offered at 25¢ each, or in fancy boxes of half dozen at $1 50. At 35 Cents. MEN’S HEMSTITCHED ALL-LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS, with hand-em- broidered initials, and extra large size, will be offered at 35c each, or in fancy boxes of half dozen at $2. At 50 Cents. MEN'S HEMSTITCHED ALL-LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS, with very hand- some hand-embroidered initials, extra large size, will be offered at 50c each, or in fancy boxes of half a dozen at $3. MUFFLERS AND REEFER SCARFS. MEN’S SILK MUFFLERS, in white, cream, black, navy and fancy colors, at 75c, $1, $1 25, $1 50, $2 to $4 each. MEN’S REEFER SCARFS, in black, white, navy, etc., single at 75c and $1 each, double at $150, $2 and $250 each. NECKWEAR! NECKWEAR! At 50 Cents. MEN’S ALL-SILK SCARFS, in tecks, four-in-hands, fancy bows, De Join- villes, Windsors, etc., will be offered at 50c each. At 75¢, $1.00, $1.50. MEN'S EXTRA FINE ALL-SILK S8CARFS, in the latest styles and made up of the newest colorings, will be of- fered at 75¢ to $1 50. Murphy Building, Market and Joues Strests. A LL IN DOUBT as to what they shall buy for HOLIDAY GIFTS will find a trip through our MAMMOTH ESTABLISHMENT replete with suggestions, for every de- partment is OVERFLOWING with RARE and NOVEL ARTICLES especially designed to meet the demand for PRESENTS THAT COMBINE ELEGANCE, BEAUTY and UTILITY. Each article is still further characterized by an EXTREME LOWNESS OF PRICE that packed our store with buyers all last week, even during the rainy days, and in submitting a few of our THIS WEEK’S SPECIALS we particularly invite all who can do so to call during the morning hours and thus avoid the afternoon rush, as these are BARGAINS THAT WILL DRAW A GROWD, RAIN OR SHINE. HANDKERCHIEES ! At $1. $1.50 and $2 per Box. LADIES’ INITIAL HANDKERCHIETS, all linen, hemstitched, hand-em broidered letters, half a dozen in fancy box, extra values. At 10¢, 121¢, 15¢, 20c, 25¢ Each. LADIES’ WHITE SCALLOPED, EM- BROIDERED SHEER LAWN HAND- KERCHIEFS, s\lipure effets, new styles, elaborate designs. At 50c, Tae, $1, $1.50, $2, $2.50, $3 Each. LADIES’ WHITE SCALLOPED EM- BROIDERED SHEER LINEN HAND- KERCHIEFS, the latest patterns. At 10e, 1224¢, 15¢e, 20¢, 25¢, 35¢, 50¢ Fach. LADIES WHITE HEMSTITCHED LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS, 1, 14,1 and 14 inch hem, sterling values. At Tc, $1, $1.50, $2, $2.50, $3, $1 to $12.50 Each. REAL DUCHESSE LACE HANDKER- CHIEFS, newest patterns, best values, & desirable present. At 15¢, 20¢, 25¢, 35¢ and 50¢ per Box. CHILDREN’'S FANCY HANDKER- CHIEFS, put up in handsome boxes; useful presents. NECKWEAR! NECKWEAR! The largest assortment and lowest prices in Yokes, Collarettes, Plastrons, Rui- fles, etc., in Lace, Chiffon, Mousseline de Soie, Satin, Silk, Crepe de Chine and Crepon. 7 At $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 to $5.00 Each, The Latest Novelties—a most acceptable present. FANS! FANS! SPECIAL SALE. FEATHER FANS at 25¢, 50c ana $1 each. PAINTED GRENADINE FANS, Empire designs, at 75¢, $1, $1 25, $1 75 and $2 50 up. OSTRICH FEATHER FANS at $2, $3 50 and $5 each. Murphy Building, Market and Jones Strests, LADIES' KID GLOVES! At 50 Cents. 1000 pairs BIARRITZ KID GLOVES, in dark and medium colors, odd sizes,reg- ular value $1, will be offered at 50c a pair. At 75 Cents. airs 7-HOOK FOSTER UNDRESS- D KID GLOVES, colors brown, slate and tan, also black, regular value $1 25, will be offered at 75¢ a pair. 1000 At 75 Cents. 800 pairs 8-BUTTON LENGTH MOUS- QUETAIRE UNDRESSED KID GLOVES, colors tan, slate and brown, also black, regalar value for $1 25, will be offered at 75¢ a pair. At 90 Cents. 800 pairs 4-BUTTON KID GLOVES, hanasomely embroidered on the back, colors brown, tan, green, navy, red, mode and pearl, also white and black, regular value $1.50, will be offered at 90c a pair. At 90 Cents. 800 pairs 5-HOOK KID GLOVES, colors tan, brown and slate, also black, regular value $1 50, will be offered at 90c a pair. At 90 Cents. 700 pairs 8-BUTTON LENGTH MOUS- UETAIRE GENUINE FRENCH ID GLOVES, colors tan, slate, navy, brown and green, also black, regular value $1 50, will be offered at 90ca pair. At $1.00. 600 pairs 2-CLASP PIQUE KID GLOVES, in English reds, cream, {)enrl and white, regular value $1 50, will be offered at $1 a pair. At $1.00. 500 pairs 16-BUTTON LENGTH MOUS- QUETAIRE UNDRESSED KID GLOVES, in butter, cream and white shades, regular value $2 50, will be of- fered at $1 a pair. Murphy Buiiding, Market and Jone Streets. HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR! At 25 Cents a Pair. CHILDREN’S FINE RIBBED BLACK COTTON HOSE, double knees, heels and toes, Hermsdorf black, sizes 5 to9, worth 40c. At 25 Cents a Pair. LADIES’ FANCY HOSE, black boot and opera-shade top combinations, spliced heels and toes, Hermsdorf dye, regular value $4 per dozen. At 25 Cents a Pair. LADIES’ BLACK MACO COTTON HOSE, unbleached feet, nigh spliced heelsand ;ges. Hermsdorf black, good value at . At 50 Cents a Pair. LAWS' IMPORTED CASHMERE OOL HOSE, high-spliced heels, double soles and toes, black, natural and tan shades, value for 65c. At 50 Cents Each. LADIES’ NATURAL WOOL MERINO 'VESTS, high neck, long sleeves, draw- ers to match, regular value 75c. At $1.00 Each. LADIES’ CAMEL'S-HAIR VESTS, high neck, long sleeves, drawers to match, extra value, will be offered at $1 each. At $1.50 Each. S’ FINE AUSTRALIAN WOOL 'ESTS, high neck, long sleeves and high neck, short sleeves, drawers to match, warranted non-shrinkable, will be gfiered at $1 50 each, sizes 28 to 44 inches. At $1.50 Each. LADIES’ BLACK SWISS - RIBBED CASHMERE WOOL DRAWERS, an- kle length, warranted non-shrinkable, | will be offered at $1 50 each. Murphy Building, Market and Jones Streets Y ATTRAGTIVE PRICES MACKINTOSHE! At $1.00. CHILDREN’S GOSSAMERS, with hood, will be offered at §1. At $2.00. CHILDREN’S CLOTH MACKINTOSHES with capes, will be offered at $2. At $2.50. LADIES’ CLOTH MACKINTOSHES, in navy, black and mixed, will be offered at $2 50. At $3.50. LADIES’ CLOTH MACKINTOSHES, in navy and black twilled serge, will be offered at $3 50. At $5.00. LADIES DOUBLE TEXTURE MACKIN- TOSHES, in navy and black, will be offered at $5. UMBRELLAS! At $1.25. LADIES’ GLORIA UMBRELLAS, in as- sorted handles, paragon frames, will be offered at $1 25. At $2.00. GENTLEMEN’S GLORIA SILK UM-. BRELLAS, with natural and celluloid handles, will be offered at $2. Ostrich-Feather Collarettes and Boas Black (Lstri;:h Featfll:er Cgllarettes, 20-inch, with ribbon ends, at §2, $3, §3 75, $5, $7 50, $8 50 each. bt alidar. Black Ostrich Feather Boas, in 36, 45 and 54 inches long, best quality and fullest made, at lowest prices. FUR NECK SCARFS, “Spring Heads” In coney, natural black and brown op- possum, imitation and real mink, electric seal, stone marten, real black marten and Thibet, at the lowest Pprices. CHILDREN’S FURSETS (MUFF AND BOA). ‘White Coney, Gray Hare, White Angora, White Thibet and a large assortment of other grades, at the lowest prices. LEATHER GOODS. PURSES in all sizes and styles, combina- tion cases (pocketbook and cardcase combined), in black seal, colored seal and alligator, with and without ster- ling silver corners; a very large variety and lowest prices. LADIES’ SHOPPING-BAGS, in an enor- mous assortment of styles and at low- est prices. NEW DRESS TRIMMINGS! In yoke, epaunlettes and spangled inser- tioqs‘, es:ings in colorevfgnd jet beads, all in the newest patterns and lowest prices. Murphy Building, Markst ami‘ Jones Siregts.