The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 21, 1895, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1895 POOLMAN CORVICTED. G. D. Givens Found Guilty and Will Be Sentenced To-Day. HOT WORDS IN COURT. Attorneys Dunne and Dare Ex- change Some Peppery Compliments. AN APPEAL TO BE TAKEN. The Belfry Brokers Have a Stiff Rod in Pickle for the “Solid Eight.” “You seem to want to break up the sitting of this court.” Such was the bolt hurled by Prosecuting Attorney T. Dare at Attorney Peter Dunne in Judge Joachimsen’s courtroom yesterday afternoon. > orge D. Givens, accused n progress, and the crowded state of the courtroom plainly evinced the interest proceedings. : Police Officer Abe Hyman was the prin- witness, and had a hard time making himself heard above the din raised by bel- ligerent attorneys. He stated that on the 14th " of this month he had visited the defendant’s poolrooms at 9 Ellis street, having been specially detailea to do so | The room in which | by the Chief of Polic he wmet Givens w; No. 14, and amid a st f objections from Mr. Dunne, who represented the defense, he gave a descrip- tion of its interior. He described the iong counter with its metal gratings as “much like the cashier’s desk at a bank,”’ and stated that at the time in which he visited the place it was crowded with peo- ple, from forty to sixty men, women and boys being present. “Well, d Mr. Dare, *‘when you were in the room what did you do?”’ I went to the little window in the screen end spoke to Mr. Givens,” was the officer's Teply. 5 “Did you transact any business during your interview?”’ was Mr. Dare's next stion. “We object,” cried Mr. Dunne; “the witness r have had business of any or every kind with the defendant, but he is not here to talk about his business, but about what Le saw, said and did.” 1l right,” said Mr. Dare; “what did you do in Mr. Givens’ office?” “I bought two pool-tickets”— ferated Mr. Dunne, right to answer so quickly. I objectto the question as impertinent, incompetent and | utterly irrelevant, and I move the answer be stricken from the record.” “I'm sure,” remarked Judge Joachimsen mildly, *‘that the witness bas a right to say what he did, and as for the question, I see nothing improper about it.” “The answer takes the guilt of the de- fendant for granted,” rejoined Mr. Dunne, “and as such I object toit. ant must be declared guiity, i at all, by due process of law, and not by the testi- mo of irresponsible witnesses.” Well, well,” said the Judge, soothingly, “in order to avoid further difficulty, on this point, at least, I will make a ruling | to the effect that the word ‘pool-ticket’ be not used until it is clearly established in a proper way that the card obtained by the witness from the defendant was really such. Proceed, Mr. Dare.” Mr. Dare did proceed, but in a manner by no means to the liking of the defend- ant’s able counsel. “You procured a card from Mr. Givens, did you not?” he asked the witness, with much suavity “Yes, sir,” was the answer. “What was on the card ?”” “The name of the horse they were bet- ting on,” replied the officer. “Object! Object!” wildly ejaculated Mr. Dunne, in great excitement. ‘‘Objection overruled,”” was the Judge's only answer. “We take an exception,” rejoined Mr. Dunne, rather testily, for perhaps the fiitieth time. “I think, Mr. Dunne,” remarked the Judge, “‘that in order to save time we may as well take it for granted that you object to all questions, that I overrule all your objections, and that you except to all my rulings.” “Ail that I object to,” answered Mr. Dunne, “is the mystifying criminating language and the leading questions of the | Prosecuting Attorney. I am here to see the defendant tried by due process of law, and not condemned before he is tried. object to Mr. Dare’s method of referring to my client as entirely unprofessional.” This roused Mr. Dare’s angry feelings. *‘This is not a law school,”” Mr. Dunne,”’ be said; I know what is professional and what is not as well as you. You seem to wish to break up the court’s sitting. All I am doing is to put a few proper and | necessary questionsto the witness in plamn English, but you appear to desire only to confuse matters.’” “I object to the language of the Prose- cuting Attorney as in the highest degree impertinent and insulting,” said Mr. Dunne, his color rising. “Stop wrangling, gentiemen,” inter- posed the Judge in a vain endeavor to pour oil upon the troubled waters. *“Let us proceed in a proper, dignified way.” “Now, Mr. Hyman,” asked Mr. Dare in a winning tone, resuming his examination of the witness, “‘did this thing—I dare not callit a ticket for fear of wounding Mr. Dunne’s feelings—did this thing, I say, | bear the name of a horse printed upon it?"' Mr. Dunne again jumped up. ‘“We ob- ject!” he cried, “‘and I suppose our objec- tion, as usual, is overruled and take the usual exception.” “Of course,” rejoined the Judge, cut- | tingly, “‘you understand, Mr. Dunne, that any little sarcasm on your part is perfectly allowable,”” “You seem to be having a picnic here, Mr. Danne,” was Mr. Dare’s comment. ““Well, I don’t come from your kind of people, and I don’t like your ways, any- how,” retorted Mr. Dunne, hotly. “You'll like them less before I get through,” was the Prosecuting Attorney's rejoinder, and the case went on. It trans- pired that the officer had bought two pool- tickets at 25 centseach. One was a win- nerand he surrendered it at Givens’ pool- Toom for 60 cents. The losing ticket he still had in his keeping, and, amid many protests from Mr. Dunne, the reprehensi- ng pools on horse-races, | with which the great public followed the | »u have not the least | This defend- | I ble bit of cardboard was handed into the jury box for the inspection of the jury. It was an ordinary pool ticket and bore the number 907, the name of the racer ‘Wheel of Fortune,” beside sundry cabalistic marks and the date December 14, 1895. Officer Lewis was next examined, and, amid the same tempest of objections and exceptions which had harassed his col- league, gave substantially the same testi- mony. 4 Mr. Dare then addressed the courton behalf of the prosecution, briefly outlining the facts of the case and calling upon the jury to render a verdict in accordance with those facts, irrespective of all personal and sentimental considerations. Mr. Dunne, who had waived his right to examine the witnesses, presented ris case for the defense, resting his plea for Givens’ acquittal on technical grounds. He would have read extracts from the opinion in the Messinger case lately decided by Judge Wa'lace, but the court prevented bim from doing so on the ground that the cases were not parallel. He concluded by adjuring the members of the jury to keep the letter of the law in view while deciding upon their verdict. The Judge’s charge to the jury was brief and to the point, and in it his Honor laid much stressupon the responsibility rest- ing upon each individual juror. Shortly after 4 o’clock the jury retired to deliberate and on the moment of 5 re- entered the courtroom with a verdict find- ing the defendant guilty as charged. The jury being excused Judge Joachim- sen ordered the defendant Givens to ap- pear for sentence to-day. g le Loy SAD, BUT HOPEFUL. The Men of the Belfry Expect to Win the Next Battle. There was gloom in the “Belfry” last night. The erstwhile Solid Eight who entered | the combine the day previous to fight to a finish against all contending forces felt weak. Their first case in court had gone adversely, and Secretary Givens stood a convicted man. Ina sepulchral voice Chairman “Bill” Kennedy callec the meeting to order at 8 o'clock, the time to which the former meeting had adjourned. “Boys,” he said, “I've got no very good | news to give you. George, here, was cinched to-day by old Joachimsen. We | might have expected as much. But thisis no single dash—it’s a heat race, and we're holding oarselves in reserve for the next trial. *“We conld have gone in from the jump and put in our testimony, but what would be the use of doing that? We thought it best to let Dare get out and wind himself and we'll come in strong at the finish in the Superior Court.” “Rah! Rah! Rah!” came from the as- semblage. ‘““We’ll beat 'em out at the wire.” Secretary Givens explained the situa- tion in his own way, he being the party most interested in view of the fact that he |is theindividual who must face Judge | Joachimsen tkis morning for sentence. | “Itis just this wav,” said he, “the two witnesses who have testified claim to have bought pool tickets from me. I expect did. They say I didn’t charge them | any commission. Probably I didn’t. But there is nothing in that that can be con- sidered evidence of guilt. If any of you \people came up and bought a ticket— rather if any of you people came up and | placed money with me to wager on a race, there is no law compelling me to charge you a commission, is there?” “Naw! Naw! Naw!” came in wild ac- clamations. “*Well, that’s how the thing stands, and it’s best to et it stand that way, because the prosecution has no case. We will take the case to the Superior Court, and there—well, I don’t need to tell you what we'll do with them.” The bookies present had revived in | spirits, and cheerfully subscribed $100 more each to the fund to fight the battle. The conviction of George D. Givens, pro- viding it can be meade to stick in the | Buperior Court, virtually means the clos- | ing up of every poolrcom in the City and County. But Givens and his associates do not propose to be closed out in such an easy way. If Givens goesdown it is pro- posed to drag all the other rooms down as | well. Speaking on the subject one of the eight members of the combine gave an inkling | of the evidence which will be put in when the appeal is heard before the higher court. It will be claimea that the “Belfry” i brokers simply acted as agents. Any | money placed with them was immediately i vlaced with Harry E. Corbett & Co., who | in turn placed it at the track or elsewhere. Bill Kennedy claims that under the cir- camstances if the Corbett firm is doing a legitimate business under the Wallace de- cision he as a patron of Corbett’s cannot be violating the law. The fact is clearly established that Kennedy and his confreres mean to fight for existence, and if they must die the “Big Eight” poolmen who have not yet been molested by the police will have to die too. Harry E. Corbett looked in perfect as- tonishment when he was asked if Kennedy | and his associatesjof the “Belfry” placed money with him. “No!” he exclaimed. “They may come here as individuals once in a while and leave some money. I either place their coin at the track or at the rooms in Stock- ton, where Ican get the best odds for them. That’s the way I do with all my | patrons.” The finesse of the poolrooms is bound to come out now as soon as the appealed case is heard in the Superior Court. A TEMPERANCE RALLY. Annual Meeting of the Executive Board of the State W. C. T. U. The executive board of the State Woman’s Christian Temperance Union | will hold its annual meeting, an all-day session, at the W. C. T. U. headquarters | on the 7th prox. The board, which consists of the various State officers, including the presi- dents of the county organizations, and the superintendents of departments, will con- sider matters of importance to the union, finance being prominent, and it is expect | that it will give its_official indorsement to the work o% th: Women’s Federation for | Public Good. Mrs. B. Sturtevant Peet, the State superintendent, has issued circulars to all | the city and town unions, advising them to | adopt Jines of work similar to those of the federation, and many of the organizations have followed the suggestion, being un- usually active in the interest of social purity, There will be representatives from most of the towns of California at the meeting. | | Charles Ranlétt, now serving a sentence of twenty-five years for killing his brother, has, through his attorney, Carroll Cook, dismissed | bis appeal frem the judgment and decided to lser\'e his sentence. The appeal was taken against Cook’s advice, as he feated & more severe sentence should the case come to trial, for Ranlett had pleaded guilty to man- slaughter. It seems as if Raniett was of the seme opinion now, and so the appeal has been put off the Supreme Court ealendar. e e $100,000 worth of books to be closed out by the end of the year. Retail 747 Market street, i e o THE ISLAND CANNIBALS, Grim Details of the Massacres by Natives in the Solomon Group. NO MAN 1S SAFE THERE. William Preston Harrison’s Miracu. lous Escape After His Friends Were Slain. The story told by William Preston Harri- son in an interview in THE CALL yesterday of the killing of his two companions and his own narrow escape with the extraor- dinary cannibal practices of the Solomon Island natives, whom he had just visited, excited widespread comment in this City and elsewhere whither the news has been telegraphed. Information generally comes in such a roundabout way irom these islands and is so slow in getting here that whatever its nature it is usually discounted. Mr. Harrison has, however, come as direct as is possible for the ordinary traveler, after spending three months there amidst many dangers. His two companions, Flood and Atkins, were killed and eaten and Mr. Harrison himself narrowly escaped the same fate. Mr. Harrison is well known as the son of the late Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago, and he was till recently one of the editors and proprietors of the Chicago Times. His account, therefore, has an extraordi- nary significance. s He tells that during the past summer many other deaths have occurred at the handg of the head-hunters, many of which came under his personal knowledee. These included in all nearly a dozen white men, and natives almost without number. He has given names, dates and places to verify his story. ! *‘1 never would have believed that such practices, carried on in such a wholesale way as they are,” he said, in addition to his other statements, ‘‘were possible. It was something passing balief, but the in- formation was gained by personal knowl- edge, and it must stand. “‘No man in the Solomon Islands dare venture into the bush from any of the lit- tle trading stations, even in the slightest way, if he would be safe. In fact, heis not always safe at any of the trading- places. He may be lured aside and killed at any moment. “The large number of heads I saw in many places showed to what an extent cannibalism is practiced. I visited be- tween twenty and thirty different places in these islands, and in all of them I saw the direct evidence of the deeds of the cannibals. “Human heads and bones were to be seen on all sides. As I told you, I saw as many as seventy-five heads in one place. They were placed on top of the canoe-houses and kept as trophies. *‘The average Solomon Islander thinks nothing of such a grisly display. He has been accustomed to it and the cannibalism which preceded such a show from his in- fancy. With few exceptions all practice it, and to their barbarian minds it is as right as anythiog which we of the civilized and christianized nations do. “I was much affected by the tragic fate of my firiends, Charles Atkins and J. Flood, who sailed in the little schooner Narova, and who fell into the hands of the cannibals but ten miles away from Ru- biana, where I was. I had expected to go with them, and would have done so had it not been that at the last minute I was warned that it would be dangerous. “So many deaths had occurred before at the hands of the head-hunters, among them two white men who had been wrecked near the same place and were seized upon, that 1 gave up the idea of going with them, It was too late to get my baggage off the Narova, but I am well satisfied to get along without it. Had I gone I would surely have been killed, for not only did Flood and Atkins fall vie- tims to the murderous weapons of the cannibals, but all*the rest of those on board. *‘As they were all asleep on deck, while the schooner was tied up for the night, they had no opportunity of resisting. After the murders were committed and the bodies dragged away for their canni- bal feasts, the natives broke open and stole everythicg aboard. It is extremely ticklish work traveling around on the islands, but till I had done itawhile I did not realize the extraordi- nary extent of the dangers. *The twelve black boys who were killed at one point on the island while I was there happened to be landed in the wrong place, and were_ killed bv a cannibal tribe with whom their own tribe was at enmity. It was night and quite dark, and the mis- take was easily made. They were all de- stroyed shortly after landing and they were eaten also. ‘‘As to the attack made by the natives in September on another schooner, where severai on board was killed, I conld not learn all the details. This flesh went the way of all flesh obtained in such a way in those islands. “In regard to the towns of the Solomon Islands, there are no towns atall. You get off anywhere from a schooner and vou are, literally speaking, in the woods. The natives swarm to the spot. The little sta- tion of itself is not of sufficient size to be called a town.” The 100,000 or more natives of tbe Solo- mon Islands are scattered over the coun- try, so that a white man does not know at wkat moment he may be confronted by them, so Mr. Harrison .says. The onl measurably safe thing to do is walici ciose to the vessel, and even then, as shown by the instances cited, the visitoris by no means always safe and dangers in the Solomon group lurk on every hand. — THAT OPIUM TAX STORY. It Was a Remarkable Revelation to Ha- waiian Consu! Wilder and ‘‘News’’ to the Treasury Officials. A story published by the Examiner that the Hawaiin Government is contemplating putting a tax on opium instead of continu- ing to prohibit its importation entirely proves to have been a mere piece of specu- lation. All the treasury officials in this City deny that any of them have ever received anyg‘nimntion that an opium tax was in prospegt. Hon, Charles T. Wilder, the Hawaiian ngsul. was asked about it yesterday. He said: “-hf’ of course any member of the Hawaiian Legislature could introduce a bill to establish an opium tax if he wanted to, but whether it would pass or be epproved if it did passis quite another question, I have never had the slightest hint that the Hawaiian Government contemplated recom- mending any such legislation. Opium is tte worst thinr that could be imported into the islands. Liquoris bad enough. The Govern- ment ought to pronibit the importation of liquor. It is killing off the natives fast enough without opium being added to the destroying agents. There isa kind of gin brought 10 the islands which is deadly in its effect. Opium is infinitely worse. It might be argued that the Government is under great expense to keep the drug from being smuggled in; that without this expensive vigilance it will come in, and therefore that the Government might as well tax it or license somebody to import it. An act was passed in 1886 licensing one im- orter. It was a verr complicated gllw and xed a stated annual license of $30,000 for four years to & monopoly, besides an ad valorem duty of 15 per cent and a stamp tax of 50 cents. per pound. This act was really the cause of Kalakaua Rex’s trouble. A Chinese paid him a bribe of $71,000 for the mono,‘;.ol(v and then Kalakaua gave it to another. This Chinese committed suicide use of his costly disappointment. The Chinese who secured the monopoly was Chun Lung and he paid $150,000 for it. But the law lasted onl p.d”:n 1t was repealed at the very next session in 1887. : Of course, Ido not know what the Legisla: ture may do. It meetsin Febrnary. AllI can say is that I have not received any word that any attempt would be made to tax the drug. Thus is a rather authoritative story spoiled. SRt Y N A GREAT SUCCESS. Rapid Sale of Buildinug Lots in the Castro-Street Addition. The fine weather of yesterday brought out a number of people to the Castro-street Addition, and at the close of the day Bald- win & Hammond found they had sixteen Jots less to sell. If the good weather con- tinues for a few days more_there will be little of the Addition unsold. Christmas day will be the last opportunity to pur- chase these lots on the terms now offered. Until then they will be sold at schedule prices upon the payment of $5 down and the same amount monthly without in- terest. The San Mateo_ electric_cars pass the property and Baldwin & Hammond are running free conveyances from their office at 10 A. M. and 2 p. M. for the con- venience of those who prefer to go in this way. THE CABLE TO HONOLULL. Prospects of Its Construction to the Islands and Japan. The New York Cable Company In- creases the Capital From Three to Ten Million Dollars. A telegraphic dispatch to THE CaArn which appeared yesterday, from New York stated that the incorporators of the pro- posed cable from 8an Francisco to Hono- Iulu had authorized an increase in the capital from $3,500,000, the original amount, to $10,000,000. This company is the same one that has been recently incorporated in New York, and which Z. S. Spalding of this City so earnestly advocated bejore the Chamber of Commerce of this City, and to which he has offered §25,000 of his own money for the faithful fulfillment of the contract should Congress vote $300,000 per year for the period of twenty years as a subsidy to the company. *‘This amount,” said Hugh Craig vester- day, “‘would, with the $40.000 per year as pledged from the Hawaiian Government, be sufficient to pay the interest on the capital that would be expended in the lay- ing of the cable to the islands. * “From the port of Honolulu the cable would most assuredly be laid to Japan and China, but for this the United States Government would probably not be asized for any assistance. *‘With Pearl Harbor as a United States naval station and the other interests that the people of this country have in Hawaii, sbnt there should be a cable none will eny. *The incorporators of the Pacific Cable Company have made lib-ral overtures to the United States Government for the ineeded assistance from the American people which this scheme demands, but 80 far the Democratic administration has failed to act. But perhaps this hittle breeze between England and our Govern- ment may be the means of opening the Democratic heart to a true realization of the necessity of connecting us by cable with the other side of the worla, ip regard to which we are so near and yet so far.”” These sentiments of Mr. Craig have been fully shared in by the entire Cham- ber of Commerce, which has passed reso- lutions urging upon the representatives from this State to Congress the desira- bility of advocating the laying of the Hawaiian cable. THE BLUE AND THE GRAY. Colors Again Under Fire Before the State Harbor Com- missioners, OREGON STONE IS CONDEMNED. Arizona Red Sandstone Is Found to|P! Disintegrate Freely in This Climate. The Blue and the Gray, and incidentally the Red, are the absorbing colors in sand- stone with the Harbor Commissioners to- day. Strange to say Messrs. Colnon, Cole and Chadbourne are all in favor of the gray, but they are not a unit in regard to its staying qualities. Experts admit that it gives a fine appearance, but they further state in the same breath that under the climatic conaitions of San Francisco it disintegrates. Many experts have been heard from, and there is not a stone in California, Oregon, Nevada or Arizona that hasnot had its defects pointed out. President Colnon is neutral. He wants to see the finest material procurable used in the erection of the new ferry depot, but. has a leaning in the direction of ‘‘gray,” whether “‘Oregon’ or *‘Colusa.” If, how- ever, it should be shown that none of the stones will stand the test of time he will vote for ‘‘pressed”’ brick. Commissioner Cole is decidedly in favor of pressed brick, because he thinks that none of the stones called for in the specifi- cations are equal to the demand. “The Colusa stone is the best of the lot in my estimation,” said he yesterday, “but I don't like it because Colusa is so decidedly Democratic. I think we had better be sure than sorry, and use the brick. Then there will be no mistakes.” Commissioner Chadbourne wants the Oregon gray stone accepted, with the option of substituting the Colusa stone. This brought forth a discussion, and Governor Budd, who is an ex-officio mem- ber of the board and also a_member of the Board of Examiners, and Attorney- General Fitzgerald were appealed to. Both were of the opinion that if the board saw fit, after entering into a contract, to change the work, it could do so, provided an exdpeme not greater than $3000 was in- curred. .. When the board met yesterday morning it was decided, after a short discussion, that Commissioner Cole, Consulting Architect George Percy, Engineer Holmee and J. W. Rowell, the representative of A. Page Brown, should visit certain of the puglio and private buildines of San Fran- cisco, in order to ascertain how certain stones had stood wear and tear. After an absence of about four hours they returned, and Commissioner Cole re- ported about as follows: ‘“The Parrott building is not yet completed and no judg- ment can be formed from it. “The Academy of Sciences—the red sandstone from Arizona used in its con- struction shows slight signs of disintegra- tion. *‘The Spreckels residence, on Van Ness avenue, which is not yet completed, shows no signs of disintegration, and this is the only exception in the case of the Arizona red sandstone. “The Spreckels building on Market street, built of Oregon aray stone, seemed to be all right. At least we could detect no flaws. ‘‘The Rosentbal and Keane Bros. build- ings, both built of Niles 'stone, seemed to stand the wear well. The blue stone, in my opinion, does not show up well. *‘In the construction of the California Ho- tel a mistake was evidently made. The red sandstone _is disintegrating in all di- rections and Mr, Percy was more than surprised when he came to examine the state of affairs. Our ferry depot is to last a hundred years according to our calcula- tions and we cannot afford to use a stone that begins to disintegrate in less than eighteen months. “Delmonico’s on O'Farrell street, is built of Oregon gray stone, but it cannot stand the climate and Mr. Percy found signs of nl&id disintegration.” “When Mr. Percy was here this morn- ing he said that any stone that showed signs of disintegration at an early date he would not recommend; so what are we to do?” asked Commissioner Colnon. ‘“He also said that no stone in which he haa not pirlect confidence could gain his ap- | roval.” “I think we will have to go outside what | the bids call for,” remarked Chief Engineer | Holmes. “It's simply a question of durability,” said President Colnon. “The fight tween the Blue and the Gray has been set- tled long ago, but what is” vour opinion about the red and the gray, Mr. Holmes?”’ The Chief Engineer laughed and said *“Well, for appearance sake alone I'm with | the gray.”” | At this point Commissioner Cole told of his inspection of the Crocker fence and said the stone was disintegrating just the same as in the Delmonico building. President Colnon—I feel like going over to the Cole ranch right now. I think the kest thing we can do is to erect the depot of pressed prick and put the money saved into the harbor improvement fund. “I'm sick of the whole business,” said | Commissioner Cole, “and 1 feel like vot- ing with you right now. Somehow, how- ever, I'd like to see a gray stone building; | it would look so imposing as you crossed the bay from Oakland, and would natur- ally give visitors their first impression of San Francisco.” “Well, what’s the matter with Colusa stone?”” asked Commissioner Chadbourne. “It was used in the erection of Trinity | Church, and although the edifice has' now been in use three years it shows no signs of disintegration.” Let us have Colusa stone, say L.” . “I like the stone,” saiG Mr. Cole, jok- ingly, *‘but I don’t like Colusa; it’s too in- tensely Democratic.” This finished the discussion for the time being, and President Colnon announced | that a meeting would be held to-day at 10 A. M., at which Architect Percy would | present his views in tull. It is understood that F. S. Stratton, the ex-attorney of the board, is in full accord with the opinion of Governor Budd and Attorney - Genernli Fitzgerald in regard to the letting of the | contract. DINNER TO REINSTEIN. The New Regent to Be Given a Ban- quet by the University Alumini. The alumini of the University of Califor- nia will give a banquet at the Palace Hotel next Thursday evening in honor of the newly appointed regent, J. B. Reinstein. Mr. Reinstein 1s a graduate of the class of 1873, of which Governor Budd, who ap- pointed him, was also a member, and has served two terms as president of the Alumini Association, under whose direc- | tion the dinner will be given. Governor | Budd has promised to be present. It is | expected that something will be done | toward inducing the graduates of the uni- versity to take more active interest in the welfare of their alma mater. | The postponed annual meeting of the Alumini Association will be heid thiseven- ing at 7:30 at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art. Several amendments to the con- | stitution are to be acted upon and officers | for the ensuing year elected. ————— Charged With Embezzling a Trunk. Louise Tosy, living at 610 Jones street, swore to a complaint in Judge Low’s court yesterday, | charging J. Jacobs with misdemeancr embez- | ziement. It is alleged in the complaint that on December 14 Jacobs made away with one trunk, a small valise and one bundle of valua- ble clothing. | meager, but their TLKED OF THE PILGRIMS, The Congregational Club Fit- tingly Celebrates Fore- fathers’ Day. Members Speak of the Results of the Earnest Principles of the May- flower’s Passengers. “Forefathers’ day” was celebrated by the Congregational Ciub last night at the First Congregational Church. This club annually celebrates with feasting and speeches the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers from the Mayflower, at Plymouth Rock. December 21, 1620. 1\ The members gathered about 5 o’clock last evening. A social hour ensued, dur- ing which the following oflicerschra elected for the ensuing year: President, Rev. Thomas Addison, M Berkeley ; first vice-president, Rev. W. W. Scudder, Alameda; second vice-president, Rev. George B. Hatch, Berkeley; secretary and treasurer. James E. Agar; executive com- mittee—Professor C. H. Ham of San Fran- cisco, J. H. Goodell of Oakland and Rev. J. A. Cruzan of San Francisco. At 6 o'clock the members of the club and their guests sat down to a banquet. Rev. S. M. Freeland, acting pastor of the First Congregational Church of Oakland, was the speaker of the evening. His ad- dress was on ‘‘The Maytiower and the October Fruit, or the Ship and Its Cargo.” *‘The 101 brave souls who came over in the Mayflower were not of fine appear- ance,” he said, “their worldly wealth was rinciple was great. It was a principle that had revolutionized the world. They were battling for free- dom and intelligence. The schoolhouse was built next the church, and this princi- ple is alive to-day.” The speaker observed an alarming lack of devotion to the King of kings and a dangerous pessimistic tendency on the Pacific Coast. He was sure, however, that the true sons of the Pilgrims, who would never ask for anything but the duty to be done, would be foun d triumphant. Dr. J. K. McLean, Professor R. R. Lloyd, Rev. C. 0. Brown, Rev. George Mooar Rev, S. H. Willey, Rev. Walter Frear and Professor J. H. Goodell also made brief speeches. They talked in alighter vein. Dr. Brown drifted upon the Venezuelan question and grew intensely patriotic when criticizing England’s stand. He was warmly applauded. CHINESE ACTORS GOING. Those Who Were Permitted to Land for the Midwinter Fair to Be Deported at Last. Collector Wise expects to deport on the steamer City of Peking to-day about twenty-eight of the Chinese actors who, having been allowed te land for the Mid- winter Fair, have been doing business in this City ever since. Their deportation has been ordered the Treasury Department. Mr. Wi tended, he says. to send them acros: by | Pacific almost three months ago, but the Government might then have been put to the expense of paying their fares—viz., $51 per actor. He felt that he could rely upon the heavy bond which had been given to in- sure the return of the Chinese. Since then the ones to be deported have been filling an engagement at the Jackson- street Theater, and have managed to scrape together money enough to pay for their steamboat passage. Inspector Will- jams rounded them all up within the past few days. ——————— Charles Phillips, a nephew of Wendell /Phillips, is the chef of a restaurantin Port- | land, Or. . A RGAINS FOR T0-D AY. AY AND T0-NIGHT! ——— ==X The short time remaining before Christmas impels us to close the week with special offerings of the following and many other lines of RICH, RARE, NOVEL and ELEGANT HOLIDAY GOODS at PRICES THAT WILL FORCE A SPEEDY SALE! LADIES KID GLOVES! At 75 Cents. 3000 pairs 8 BUTTON LENGTH MOUS- UETAIRE UNDRESSED KID GLOVES (with Foster hooks at wrist), colors brown, tan and slate, also black, regular value $1 25, will be offered at 75¢ a pair. At 90 Cents. 2000 pairs 5HOOK KID GLOVES, colors tan, brown and slate. also black, regular value §1 50, will be offered at 90c a pair. At $1.00. 1000 pairs 2-CLASP PIQUE KID GLOVES, in English reds, brown, tan, cream, pearl and white, regular value $1 50, will be offered at $1 a pair. Ostrich-Feather Collarettes and Boas Black Ostrich-Feather Collarettes, 20-inch, with ribbon ends, at $2, $375, $5, $6, $7 50, $8 50 each. Black Ostrich-FeatherJBoas, in 36, 456 and 54 inches long, best quality and fullest made, at lowest prices. FUR NECK SCARFS, “Spring Heads” In coney, natural black and brown olpossum. imitation and real mink, electric seal, stone marten, real black marten and Thibet, prices. CHILDREN'S BOOKS! At 5 Cents. LARGE SIZE CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS will be offered at 5¢ each. At 10 Cents. CHILDREN'S BOOKS, large size, with vasteboard covers, will be offered at 10c each. At 20 Cents. CHILDREN’S STORY BOOKS, large size, value 30c, will be offered at 20c each. At 25 Cents. CHILDREN’S EXTRA LARGE STORY %(ZOKSH value 45¢, will be offered at each. at the lowest Murphy Building, Market and Jones Strests. HANDRERCHIERS ! At 15 Cents Each. LADIES' SHEER WHITE SCALLOPED EMBROIDERED SHEER LAWN HANDKERCHIEFS, guipure effects, value for §3 per dozen. At 25 Cents Each. LADIES' SHEER WHITE SCALLOPED EMBROIDERED HANDKER- CHIEFS, guipure effects, regular value $6 per dozen. At $1.00 Per Box. LADIES’ ALL-LINEN HAND-EM- BROIDERED INITIAL HANDKER- CHIEFS, 34-inch hemstitch, 6 in fancy box, regular value $3 per dozen. NOVELTIES IN NECKWEAR! At $1.00 Each. YOKES OF INSERTION AND RIBBON, trimmed with lace, in all colors, value for $1 75. At $2.50 Each. LACE COLLARETTES, Vandyke points, trimmed with net-top point venise lace, value for $4. At $3.00 Each. CHIFFON AND LACE COLLARETTES, ;l; a large variety of styles, value for GAMES! GAMES! Such as Steeplechase, Baseball, Lotta, Football, Around the World, e'ec.. from ¢ to $1 each. PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES ! At 16 Cents. Plush, Imitation Leathe: 1k ‘Wood, will be offered :’t %ec. aloid aud We are also showing a larze assort: of small Novelties, ugch as Pln‘c':shfl;‘:t, Glove and Handkerchief Boxes, Necktie Boxes, Jewel and Work Boxes, etc. HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR! At 25 Cents a Pair. CHILDREN’S1-1 RIBBED FINE BLACK COTTON HOSE, double knees, high- as;liced heels and toes, Hermsdorf black, sizes 5 to 9, regular value 35¢c and 40c. At 26 Cents a Pair. LADIES’ BLACK MACO COTTON HOSE, extra high-spliced heels, double soles and toes, Hermsdorf black, also un- bleached feet, regular value $4 a dozen. At $2.00 a Box. LADIES' BLACK EGYPTIAN COTTON HOSE, extra high-spliced heels, double soles and toes, Hermsdorf black, good value at §2 75. At 50 Cents a Pair. LADIES' IMPORTED BLACK CASH- MERE WOOL HOSE, high-spliced heels and toes, warranted fast colors, also natural and tan shades, worth 65c. At $1.50 Each. LADIES’ FINE AUSTRALIAN WHITE ‘WOOL VESTS, high neck, long sleeves, and high neck, short sleeves; drawers to match; warranted non-shrinkable, extra gocd value at $3 50 a suit. ‘We are also showing an _excellent line of LADIES' BLACK AND FANCY SILK HOSE, imported specially for the Hol- iday trade, at the following prices: 75c, $1, $1 25, $1 50, $2, $2 50 anfi $3 a pair. CHILDREN’S FURSETS = (MUFF AND B0A). hite Conev, Gray Hare, White A 5 White Thibet and ' largs assoremnt of other grades, at the lowest prices. LEATHER GOODS. PURSES in all sizes and styles, combina- tion_ cases Spocketbook and_cardcase combined), in black seal, colored seal and alligator, with and without ster- ling silver cornere; a very large variety and lowest prices. LADIES' SHOPPING-BAGS, in an enor- MEN'S HANDRERCHIERS ! At 25 Cents. MEN'S JAPANESE HEMSTITCHED SILK HANDKERCHIEFS, large size, with embroidered initials, will be of- fered at 25c each. At 35 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 very handsome embroidered initials, will be offered at 50c each. 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 hali 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 1n fancy boxes of half dozen at §2. MUFFLERS AND REEFER SCARFS. MEN’S SILK MUFFLERS, in white, cream, black, navy and fancy colors, at 75¢, $1, $1 25, $1 50, $2 to $4 each. MEN’S REEFER SCARFS, in black, white, navy, etc., single at 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 Joi villes, Windsors, etc., will be offered at .. 50c each. 3 At 75c, $1.00, $1.50. mous assortment of styles and at low- est prices. STORE OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS. Nurphy Bullding, Market and Jomss Streete MEN'S EXTRA FINE ALL-SILK SCARFS, in the latest styles and mode up of the newest colorings, will be of- fered at 75¢ to $1 50. Murphy Building, Market and Joues Streets, Murphy Building, Market aud Jones Sireele”