The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 29, 1895, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 18Y5. 9 THE ENGINEERS WIN, A Settlement Reached After Four Weeks' Nego- tiation. \ CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE. Unfair Last Agreement Charged and Proved. FILLMORE'S RULING REVERSED General- Manager Kruttschnitt Agrees to a More Generous Policy in the Future. After four weeks of almost continuous megfings, conferences, hearing and sifting of complaints, the differences that have | arisen between the Brotherhood of Logo- | motive¢ Engineers and the Southern Pacific | over the newly adopted wage schedule of | April 1,189, have been amicably adjusted, | the final work in the matter having been concluded yesterday. | The result of the negotiations was a com- plete victory for the engineers and inci- dentally an equally pronounced “turning | down™ of General Stperintendent J. A. | Fillmore. It was this latter unusual feature which made the matter one that was discussed in low tones yet with deepest interest among the railroad employes. | From what was gleaned from one of these | interested discoursers it was learned:that i the various .complaints submitted to Gen- eral Manager Kruitschnitt by the commit- tee of the engineers were embraced under | thirteen heads or divisions, and that there were often several cases under each head. | These were instances in which the wage- | schedule agreement had been interpreted | and ruled upon by General Superintend ent Filimore to the dissatisfaction of the in- | dividuals concerned, who had reported the matter to their respective lodges, and | which came up for final hearing and de- cision on appeal by the committee to Gen- | eral Manager Kruttschnitt. In almost| case the ruling of Mr. Fillmore was | reversed by his superior. It is perhaps | only justice to Mr. Fillmore to state that | he is credited with having acted as he did 1 any particular feel of ‘ani- | vidually | of the com | General Manager Kruttschnitt, in speak- | ing of the matter yesterday, said: ““There was no great issue at stake in the matter that e up for discussion. The differences, which were all agreeably set- tled, arose simply from varying interpre- tation -schedule agreement. e matter was gone into, ; that any serious dis- ain arise.” of and it' is not eements will a One of the committee of the Brotherhood | and that what it gave to the company the of Locomotive Encineers gave the follow- | company should have.” ing detailed account of the four weeks’ ! work of the committee in this City, the origin of the trouble which has been ad- | justed and the general character of the Speaking of the treatment received from Mr. Kruttschnitt during these negotia- tions, another of the committee said : In our dealings with the general manager, | Justment they claimed to have merely re- | gither fairly and on strict business principles, cuced the higher salaries, which they and the committee adjourned fully satisfied adjustment: | Mr. Kruttschnitt, the committee found him to “A year ago the Southern Pacific Com- | N!‘MPT!"B ;Mr end just business man. ;Ie £ % 5 impressed the committee in this way: that pany staried: to make & Sesdjustmentol (0ot niRiie oL NekitG whather 1t tz: S;f\_“tg:r: ;f ““:"cogsi‘;';“ 103;]?:;?81::: | might be the president of another reilroad or & | trackwalker on his system, he would deal with | claimed were established when the sched- | that in any matters they might have to bring ule time of trains was much slower. They | up before the general manager they would be Interpretations of the | | standing embodied the further proposition | giving the company a 6 per cent reduction | neers and the company—and’ it went into | be carried out, and th stated that they simply aimed to bring the | highest rates to a level or equality with | | other rates on the system. | “When the engineers began to examine | the readjustment they found that it | | amounted to a pretty good-siz~d reduction | in the engineers’ wages, and that the com- | pany had not followed, as it claimed it | would, the proposition of merely taking | off from the higher wages, but had made | the cuts indiscriminately, reducing some ates that had been made only a few onths before. | “The result was that the committee of 1 the engineers was convened January 2 | | 1895, and took the matter up with the company, showing that the readjustment, as the company termed it, was nothing more than a simple reduction of wages. | «After considerable controversy the | committee and the general manager, Mr., Towne, came to anunderstanding that the pay of the engineers on the Pacitic system would be made on a mileage basis. The | proposition agreed to was that out of this | mileage basis should come to the com- panya 6 per cent aggregate reduction in | the pay of engineers, as that pay existed | prior to Decemiber, 1504, And the under- | that the engineers would be ovrivileged to fix this mileage basis in any way to suit themselves, so long as out of it came to the company the 6 per cent reduction. This proposition of a mileage b on the aggregate wages of the engineers, was agreed to by both parties—the engi- effect April 1, 1895. “After the agreement had been reached and the committee had gone home it be- came apvarent to the engineers that those | points in the agreement which in a meas- ure were unfavorable to the engineers were strictly enforced according to the letter. On the other hand those points which were favorable to the engineers were | deviated irom by the company. “This led to continuous contentions be- tween the engineers and the officials about | matters of pay, the result being that the committee was again convened on Decem- ber 2, 1895. 5 “There was no dissatisfaction on the part of the engineers with the mileage system of pay adopted. The only dissatis- faction arose from the failure to carry out the agreement as made. The committee | mmediately went befor2 the officials with | a simple proposition that the agreement | as made and entered intoon April 1, 1895, | d v proceeded to show | many instances in whica it had not been adhered to in the past eight months. | “After numerous conierences between the icials of the roads, inciuding Mr. Kruttschnitt, the new general manager, a 7 satisfactory settiement was reached. | his settlement was an expressed understanding that the agreementof April 1. 1895, would be carried out; that what if | gave to the engineers they should have | | clasp tightly in their arms the littie body assured of receiving at his hands fair and just treatment. Half the History of the World Has Been Written Within Its Borders. In Rome itself one loses sight of the Vat- ican and of the cupola of St. Peter’s. The view of them is easily shut out when one isnear. But at a little distance, as you drive out upon the Campagna, the dome rears itself up by degrees, as thougha | giant were slowly thrusting up his hel- | meted head from the horizon; and as you | go farther away the mass rises still in re- | spect of the littlenesses around it, enor- | mous out of all foreseen proportion, until it hugely masters and thrusts down all the | rest beneath the level line of mist and | towers alone above everything, in vast, im- | perial solitude. But out upon that broad expanse of roll- ing 1and one need not look forever at St. Peter's dome. Half the history of the world has been written in stones and blood between the sealine and the ranging moun- | tains. The memory of a Brahman sage, | the tongue of a Homer, the wisdom of a | Solomon, kneaded into one human genius, | would not suffice to recall, to describe, and | to judge ail that men have done in that beunded plain. | ‘Where the myths of ages were born and | grew great and died, where the history of five and twenty centuries lies buried, romance has still life to put forth a few tender blossoms. For although the day of | the Ceesars 1s darkened, and the twilight of | their gods has deepened into night, the | humen heart has'not yet lived out its day | nor earned its rest. | On the very spoi where you pause, dim- | primeval battles were fought, Christian, | martyrs. died, barbarians encamped, Ro- | man barons slew ope another, and foreign eonquerors halted before besieging Rome. Where you are standing fair young St. | Julia may have breathed her last upon the cross; Augustus may have drawn reina | moment there, white Julius Ceesar’s fune- ral pyre still sent up its piliar of smoke from the distant Forum, as the Jews fed | the flames, bewailing him through seven days and nights; the Constable of Bour- | bon passed this way, riding to his death; by this road Paolo Giordano Orsini led his | young wife to the haunted Galera, having in his heart already determined that she should die; Savel Frangipani, Orsini, Colonna, teleschi, without number, have idden by, in war and peace, to good and evil deeds.—Marion Crawford in the Jan- | uary Century. - Don’t Let Strangers Kiss the Baby. Your baby is the most lovely that was ever born, but do not let strangers, in their | sire to express their admiration of it, | kiss the little lips that cannot object, or | that is. vet, so tender. So man, ones are injured by promiscuous that the wise mother tells the nurse that | once she knows that ontsiders are per-| mitted to kiss the baby her discharge with- | omt a reference will quickly fo! v. Hard-- hearted? No, indeed. Nurse must con- | sider, first of all, Her charge, even if, to the | rest of the world, she is unwilling to dis- lay the baby entrusted to her care.—Isa- el Mallon in Ladies’ Home Journal. | mortal S8ancho Panza. | trait taken in a warlike attitude to leave | as a legacy to his friends, in case the | duello should cut him off in the hey-day A NORTH BEACH DUELLD, How a Barber and a Jeweler Met in a Fray at Tem® escal. IS THEIR HONOR SATISFIED? A Delicate Question for Which the Code Duello Does Not Provide. There are two doughty warriors who have become the heroe¢ of the hour at North Beach on- account of their bellige- rent and unbending characters. They fought a duello recently, and thereby hangs a tale which is being told in all the barber-shops, the restaurants, the shoe- blacks’ stands and round the winter fires of all the homes on Montgomery avenue and the adjacent thoroughfares. Giuseppe Sterlini is a tonsorial artist who plies his calling in the barber-shop belonging to Joe Valvo, on Montgomery avenue, near Broadway. Sterlini is a plump and pleasing person, the last man in the world who would give one the idea that he would shed his heart’s last drop of gore rather than yield a point of honor. On account of his rotund appearance he recalls the fanciful portraits of the im- Among the customers who submitted | themselves every Saturday night to the tonsorial hands of Sterlini was one A. | Giorgetti,a North Beach jeweler, whoseap- pearance, far from resembling that of the rotund Sancho Panza, resemblea more the touching melancholy of the rueful Don Quixote. It is not known whether4t was an affair of the heart, or whether a differ- ence of opinion as to the exact length of beard that fashion permits, caused these two worthies to fall out, and vow to lave | their hands in each other’s gore. The prevailing opinion is that some fair dam.- | sel was the cause of the trouble which | made Sterlini and Giorgetti breathe fierce threatenings in the barber’s shop one Sat- urday night. The iutercedings of friends were in vain, and the barber and the jew- eler separatea, vowing to meet again on the field of honor. A secluded spot in the mazes of Temes- cal was chosen for the scene of the duello. Giorgetti awaited the day of battle tran- quilly, but Sterlini provided himseif with arms and impedimenta and had his por- of life. The fatal day arrived and the two com- | batants, with their swords, repaired to | Temescal. A correspondent of La Voce | del Popolo, who was present, reports that | Sterlini, armed to the teeth, paced the| ground, where he was to meet his adver- | sary, raging likea lion. His hands were | buried in enormous gloves and his mask | lay on the ground, ready to be clapped on i at a moment’s notice and as he walked he brandished his foil aloft. But there was | | “a nipping and an eager air” and the good | of the same material as the gown worn. Sterlini had to fight againstits rigidity, before measuring his powers with his adversary. After long delay Giorgetti deigned to appear on the scene. He dragged behind him an enormous cavalry saber, and with red eyes glanced askance at Sterlini and awaited the signal to begin the combat. The seconds looked at one another in sur- prise, and realizing that there had been some misunderstanding in the selection of weapons they suspended the order for the battle to begin. - Having secured a respite the gladiators retired a moment from the amphitheater and decided to_fight with pistols. Before renewing their bellicose attitudes, how- ever, both sides agreed that 2 warming up with generous wine would add ardor to the fray in the cold state of the weather. A littie more colloquy and it was decided to return to San Francisco for the wine. This was no sooner decided on than the combatants and their seconds turned their faces homeward, and on arriving drank two bottles of Pommery togetber, after which Don Quixote went back to his watch- making and Sancho Panza to his barber’s shop. And now the two worthies are in a quandary. The code duello does not royide for such an emergency asthis. s their honor satistied? If it is, they are willing to let the thing end, but if it is not, they expect that they will repair again to Temescal and will fight to the death with pistois. A Battle With a Mountain Lion. Hunting the mountain lion witk dogs is lively sport, according to an article in Out- ing for.January. The dogs having treed the lion, he is dislodged by a shot, and the battle rages as follows: “‘There he goes!’ and, as he spoke, the long, yellow mass shot out from the green branches and landed full twenty yards down the gulch side. *‘No sooner had he touched the ground than the dogs closed in on him, and then began a battle royal. With indescribable rage the lion struck right and left, his claws wide extended and his jaws set in a | bloody grin. ; “The gulch side was very steep at this point, and as the fight raged” the combat- ants rolled and siid amid a perfect cloud of flying snow, while the bloody trail be- hind gave evidence that harm was being | done to at least our side. | “When we reached the bottom the dogs were still at him. The shepherd, ‘Tuck,’ had a hold on one ear, and, shake and shake and strike as he would, the lion could not free himself. The hounds, tak- ing advantage of this fact, attacked him | from every side in spite of the ugly cuts the claws on his one good fore-paw were making. > “Finally, with a last effort, the lion shook his head free from Tuck’s grip, and catching a dog with his claws, drew him down to him and buried his teeth in his neck. s+Shoot him, H—" yelled Patterson to me, 8s I stood on the outskirts of the fight, awaiting vainly a chance for a shot. ‘Shoot him quick, or he’ll kill Mike! Scattering the'hounds as Irtan in, I drew my six-shooter and flred two‘shmsthroufih the lion’s shouiders. With a gasp he dropped the dog and staggered to his feet, but a third shot finished him, and he rolled | over dead. < “The dogs, mnch to my surprise, were not seriously hurt, with the exception of Mike, who had a badly chewed shoulder | and a severe rip across his nose.” ——————————— The old-fashioned reticule bag, in which our great-grandmothers were wont to carry handkerchief, books, peppermint drops | and all the other paraphernalia dear to the heart and necessary for the wants of the | grand dame, has reappeared. They are principally made of brocade or velvet, tlmug{\‘it! some instances they are made 10 RESUME OPERATIONS, Porter Bros. & Co. Are Treated Very Kindly by Their Creditors. TO HAVE TIME FOR PAYMENTS. Firms to Accept Four Notes Running for From Six Months’ to Two Years’ Time. Porter Bros. & Co. are to be granted the extension of time which they requested. At the meeting of their creditors yester- day morning the firm presented a state- | ment showing that while their liabilities | were from $100,000 to $120,000, their assets would reach at least $180,000. The cred- itors all looked with favor on the proposi- tion for a sestlement suggested by the firm. This consists of an agreement whereby Porter Bros. & Co. are to deed their landed properties, valued at $75,000, to a trustee for the creditors, and give | each of them four notes in equal amounts for their accounts. The notes, which are to bear no interest, are to become due in | six, twelve, eighteen and t\\'enty-foux‘| months after January 1, 1896. The rooms of Attorneys Chickering, | Thomas & Gregory were crowded yester- day morning with creditors of the firm. There were representatives from more | than fifty houses present. An informal | talk ensued, in which only kind words | were said of the embarrassed firm. Then | Frank 8. Johnson of the Johnson:-Locke | Mercantile Company was made chairman | of the meeting. He explained the situa- tion briefly, and called for a statement | from Porter Bros. & Co. They presented a summary of their ac- counts, which they explained was merely an estimate. The largest creditor was the Sather Banking Company, to which $30,000 was | owing. There were besides overdrafts for | $7000 on this bank, which were partly secured. Some of the other creditors in | large amounts were: Bank of Hanford, | $10,000; Truckee Lumber Company, $7000, | and Dalton Bros., $2000. The rest of the accounts ranged from $1500 to $1 50, and would bring the total to from $100,000 to The assets were varied. The real estate was valued at $75,000, the sum which had | few minutes were spent in discussion. As no objection was raised it was decided to apooint a committee from the firms most interested to examine the books and affairs of Porter Bros. & Co. If these verified the statement made to the creditors the committee was authcrized to frame a trust deed conveying the reai estate of the firm to some trustee, to be named later, and to draw up an agreement to be signed by the various creditors. The committee appointed consisted of James K. Wilsor of the Sather Banking Company, President Donaldson of the Truckee Lumber Company, A. B. Field of Field & Stone, Frank 8. Johnson of the Johnson-Locke Mercantile Company, S. E. Biddle of the Bank of Hanford and Joseph Brown of Brown Bros. & Co. These gen- tlemen at once proceeded to their task. They are expectea to be ready to report at 10 o’clock Monday morning. “We will open our doors again on Janu- ary 1, 1896,” said A. W. Porter confidently yesterday afternoon. “Our statement of assets will be found to be underestimated. I have no doubt now of being able once more to place our firm before long on as strong if not a stronger footing, than ever. ‘‘All our outside investmeuts are pay- ing, Our prune orchard, near San Jose, will be in full bearing this coming year. With a fair crop at ordinary prices we will | net $10,000 from it easily. Our orchards in Fresno will net us nearer $15,000. Our estimates of the value of these properties we made low purposely. “We asked for long time because. we wanted to be on the safe side. We hope | to be able to discharge our entire indebted- ness before the year is out. But there may be some slip, and, 1f it should be necessary to sell properties as valuable as ours, the sale must not be forced. “I'say that we will open np our doors on January 1, because I know the commit- tee cannot but report favorably. There will remain for it only to choose a trus- tee and prepare the agreement. We will make out four notes for each of our cred- itors, and begin the year with a new set of books.” Several of the creditors, speaking of the matter later, said that the acceptance of the proposition of the firm lay almost en- tirely with the Sather Banking Company. They were willing to let their accounts lay. Mr. Wilson, speaking for the bank | of which he is president, said that he con= sidered that the matter had been settled. A Dead Pueblo City. He had expected to find a ruined house or two, but before his startted eyes stretched a dead city. Ina great bend of the stream, and forming & huge awphi- theater, the clifis rose glittering and daz- zling white a hundred feet or more, when the stone changed to a soft gray-brown and went up as high again. Just where the white and brown rock met at the deepest part of the bend, a colossal bite nad been taken out of the face of the cliff, this forming a great cave. In | space a people, now gone, leaving no record but these silent ruins, had built a most curious and remarkable struc- been paid for it. There was besides this, | ture, over five stories high, receding one the Helena and Montana Investment | above the other, until the upper story was Company, a mining speculation in Mon- | far within the shadow of the cave. This tana, which cost $12,500, and was said to | was plainly the citadel or great communal be paying well; sixty shares in the firm’s | house, for on both_sides, following the packing-house in Fresno, §15,000; twenty | curve of the white cliff, were the windows shares in their Armona packing-house, | and doorways of numerous cave dwellings, $9000; stock on hand, $30,000; outstanding | hollowed from the soft tufa of which 1t accounts, good, $29,000; bills receiyable, | was composed. The central building good, §5000. The firui has besides this the | might have been made only a few years control of about $30,000 worth of mer- | ago by some of Honani’s own people, so chandise to seil on consignment, and from | fresh and new it seemed; but both its po- which they will get a commission. | sition and the caves told of a time long The plan of securing the various ac- | ago, when, without doubt, this was the counts by giving notes and e trust deed of 1 home of a numerous and prosperous peo- the firm’s properties was outlined. There | ple. Inthe great bend of thestieam had was some discussion. James K. Wilson, | been their fields, and high up, secure from president of the Sather Banking Company, | danger. they had lived, loved and died.— the heaviest of the creditors, said that Lie | January St. Nicholas. was ready to agree to their proposition if ) the statement of the firm was found to be | correct. The matter, he said, had been | sumption of beer in England during the discussed by the directors of his house | past half year. In Scotland aund Ireland Friday evening, and the offer of the firm | tiere has, on the other hand, been an in- ‘Wwas approved. | crease. The net result, however, is a loss Others spoke in the same vein. Very } to the Exchequer of, £38,761. —_————————— There has been a decline in_the con- ) MEN’S FURNISHINGS! Several lots of MEN’S AND BOYS’ SILK NECKWEAR, in Tecks, Fonr-in-}lnnds,l Windsors and Bows, reduced from 25¢, 35¢ and 50c to 15¢ each. ¢, 35¢ At 10 Cents. Two lots of HEAVY WOOL SOCKS, one in light blue and the other in sanitary gray, | all full finished and with double heels and toes, reduced from 20¢ to 10¢ a pair. At 15 Cents. Two lots of EXTRA HEAVY WOOL SOCKS, in camel’s-hair and undyed wool, full finished and with double heels and toes, reduced from 25¢ and 85¢ to 15¢ a pair. At 35 Cents. IL’S-HAIR UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS, silk fin- 3¢ to 36c each. One lot of HEAVY CA islred, reauced from At 50 Cents. One lotlof UNDYED SANITARY WOOL UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS, war- ranted shrunk, reduced from $1 to 50c each. At $1.00. One lot of GENUINE AUSTRALIAN LAMB'S-WOOL UNDERSHIRTS and DRAW- ERS, warrasted thoroughly shrunk, reduced from $1 50 to $1 each. HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR! At 10O Cents a Pair. 127 dozen LADIES’ BLACK COTTON HOSE, double heels and toes, Hermsdori biack, regular price 20¢, will be closed out at 10c a pair. At 15 Cents a Pair. S BLACK RIBBED COTTON HOSE, double knees, heels and black, regular price $2 40 a dozen, will be ciosed out.at 15¢ a 117 dozen CHILDREN’ toes, warranted fas pair. At 20 Cents a Pair. FANCY COTTON HOSE, black boot and colored top combina- 7 ADIES’ 97 doseiia d fast colors, regular price $4 per dozen, will be closed out at 20c a tions, warrante 5 At 15 Cents a Pair. REN'S HEAVY BLACK RIBBED CASHMERE WOOL HOSE, SHILD 111 dozen CHI 3 pairs for $1, will be closed out at 15c & e knees, heels and toes, regular price e At 2O Cents a Pair. ) BLACK LISLE-THREAD HOSE, high-spliced heels and toes: will be closed out at 20c a pair. 93 dozen LADIES ~THE ; ds::a;‘ameed fast black, regular price 35c, = At 50 Cents. A ;' JERSEY RIBBED BLACK WOOL VESTS, high neck, long sLi\n?lllk;l:ck. regular price $1, will be closed out at 50c each. ? At 75 Cents Hach. 2 d rs' JERSEY RIBBED WOOL VESTS, high neck, long sleeves, war- e ::fi’x‘url £ rinkable, white and natural color, regular price $1, will be closed out at 75c each. 54 dozen CO;QSETS ! CORSETS! At 756 Cents. % A 2s’ NCH MODEL CORSETS, made of fine English sateen, long 115 agsen ;{[};l:,{fi‘i, hES,Ewell boned and perfect fitting, drab and black, regular price §1, will be closed out at 75¢ a pair. =OHO G Having just closed a most prosperous season we inaugurate our Regular Midwinter Clearance Sale with CUTS IN PRICES as we have determined TO MAKE A CLEAN SWEERP of all surplus stock, broken lines vious to taking our annual inventory. We present herewith a few specimens of these cuts, a glance at which will emphasize the importance of an immediate selec- tion to all who would secure the best choice TRULY MARVELOUS BARGAINS OFFE GRAND MIDWINTER CLEARANCE SALE! UNPRECEDENTED and oddments pre= from the RED THIS WEEK! FANCY_F;RAMES! UNDERWEAR AND WAISTS! | At 10 Cents. | At 20 Cents. PLUSH FRAMES, also Imitation Leather. | 50 dozen LADIES’ DRAWERS, yoke ‘Wood and Celluloid, value 20c, will be | band, finished with cluster of tucks closed out at 10¢ each. | and embroidery, will be closed out At 20 Cents. | T o Cone. CHROMOS, with gilt frames, excellent = 9 N TP et Y 40 dozen LADIES' GOWNS, made of heavy value for 40c, will be closed out at 20c | ™ "y, yslin, lined yoke, tucked front, will each, | be closed out at 40c. At 25 Cents. { FANCY FRAMES, with ribbon trimming, | At 65 Cents. 40 dozen LADIES' GOWNS, made of hand painted, will be closed out at 25¢ | Masonville muslin, neck and sleeves each. and front of gown trimmed with em- CHILDI&_N_’—S—BUGKS' Broidery, witfhe closed out at 6. At 35 Cents. At 5 Cents. 30 dozen LADIES’ CHEMISES, made of CHILDREN'S LARGE SIZE PICTURE heavy muslin, corded neck, regular BOOKS, value 10¢, will be closed out price 65¢, will be closed out at 35¢c. | at 5c each. At 50 Cents. At 10 Cents. 25 dozen LADIES’ DRESSING SACQUES, CHILDREN’S STORY BOOKS, with illus- made of fancy flannelettes, with deep trated pictures, value 25¢, will be closed sailor collar and full sleeves, regular out at 10¢ each. price $1, will be closed out at 50c. GAMES! GAMES! A1 3100. 20 dozen LADIES’ WOOL SACQUES, in : navy, red and black, deep sailor collar, OUR ENTIRE S8TOCK OF GAMES left | over from Christmas will be closed out | full sieeves, regular price $2, will be AT HALF PRICE. GLOVE BOXES, E1C.! At 90 Cents. 10 dozen LADIES’ WOOL WAISTS, in OUR ENTIRE ASSORTMENT OF FANCY GOODS, consisting of Glove fancy checks of black and white and and Handkerchief Boxes, Jewel Boxes, red “and black, yoke back, front trimmed with velvet straps, r&?uiu c. Plaques, Work Boxes, Pin Cushions, Nickel hlmes, Card Receivers, Ink price §1 25, will be closed out at At $4.50. 2 dozen LADIES’ SILK WAISTS, in fancy stripes, made in the latest style, Stands, etc., will be closed out AT HALF PRICE. lined all through regular price $6 50, will be closed out at $4 50. MOFFS AND FUR SETS! At 50 Cents. CHILDREN’S FUR MUFFS, with rib- bon fasteners to hang round the neck, reduced from $1 to 50c each. At 75 Cents. CHILDREN’S ANGORA MUFFS, with ribbon fasteners to hang round tke neck, in white, gray and tan, reduced from $1 50 to 75¢ each. At Half Price: CHILDREN’S FUR SETS (muff and boa), in a large variety of qualities, at about half price. NECK su@un BOAS! At $4.00. BLACK THIBET NECK SCARFS, inthe bes;qunlhy. reduced from $6 50 to $4 each. At $7.50 and $10.00. BLACK OSTRICH FEATHER BOAS, limited number in stock, 86 inches long, reduced from $9 50 to $7 50 each. 45 inches long, reduced from $1250 to $1 each. sanm@s& L. At 25 Cents. LADIES’ BLACK' LEATHER SHOP. PING BAGS at 25c each. JET CHAIN AND YOKE GARNITURES, in a large variety of patterns, at re- duced prices. EMBROIDERIES! At 5 Cents a Yard. 20,000 yards CAMBRIC EMBROIDERY, regular value 10c. At 7k Cents a Yard. 17,000 yards CAMBRIC GUIPURE EMBROIDERY, regular price 15¢. At 10 Cents a Yard. 15,000 yards CAMBRIC GUIPURE EMBROIDERY, regular price At 12)% Cents a Yard. 12,000 yards CAMBRIC GUIPURE EMBROIDERY, regular price At 15 Cents a Yard. 10,000 yards CAMBRIC GUIPURE EMBROIDERY, regular value 30c. At 20 Cents a Yard. 8000 yards CAMBRIC GUIPURE EMBROIDERY, regular value 35¢c. At 85 Cents a Yard. 6000 yards CAMBRIC GUIPURE EMBROIDERY, regular value 45c, 20c. o5 25¢. LACE NECKWEAR! At 85 Cents Hach. LACE AND RIBBON COLLARETTES, in all shades, reduced from §1 25. At 9O Cents Each. LACE AND CHIFFON COLLARETTES, reduced from $1 75. At 82.00 Hach. LACE COLLARETTES, in black and butter shades, reduced from $3 50. REMNANTS! REMNANTS! ALL REMNANTS OF CAMBRIC, NAINSOOK AND SWISS EMBROIDERIES, will be closed out at half price. LADIES’ HANDKERCHIEFS! At B Cents Hach. LADIES’ WHITE HEMSTITCHED HAND-EMBROIDERED LAWN HANDKER- CHIEFS, reduced from 10c. LADIES’ KID GLOVES! : N At B35 Cents. 1500 pairs BIARRITZ KID GLOVES (with two hooks at wrist), colors and black (6dd sizes), regular value $1, will be closed out at 35¢ a peir: At 85 Cents. | . 1500 pairs 8-BUTTON LENGTH MOUSQUETAIRE UNDRESSED KID GLOVES, in dark, medium and tan shades, also black, regular value $125, will be closed out at '65¢ a pair. 2 At 75 Cents. 1200 pairs 5-HOOK KID GLOVES, in dark, medium and tan shades, also black, regular value $1 25, will be closed out at 75¢ a pair. W/, - Market and Joues Stregts. Murphy Building, Market and Jones Streets. Murphy Building, Murphy Building, J Murphy Building, . Market aud Jones Streats. Market and Jones Sireets. 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