The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 18, 1896, Page 9

JUDGE MKENNA'S TIRED FEELING, Anxious to Expedite the Railroad Commission Case. LAWYER FOOTE OBJECTS The Entire Congressional Com- mittee’s Report Must Be Read. SENATOR STANFORD'S SPEECH, His Claim That the Government Was Actually Indebted to the Cen- tral Pacific. y afternoon listened in silence e Con, t regard to the Pacilic ded roads. When his Honor ruled eport was admissible as evidence Kenna has e to the ‘ompany aga cent in ted the ava- words and figures about to be I T was demonstrated lly pleaded eached be- hereby the linsist on this testimony being n atic rly TOW mOrr who had a ] for the her ama, when she exclaims, * at!” No, noj; vil say not t con- vboay else, and portions of d be quoted.” Iroad, was o the proposi- ng the latter the testi- s of v he wo At this j Attorney representir a preference that turned i precluded al “I wish to state,”’ he said, no. copy of the report made by the Con- gre | committee, and that I am informed the first time of its sent reading.” t_the entire testimony ge Hayne. 5 1 want,” answered Mr. at this time t Judge McKenna ot the 1nevitable. ’ the court men- elocutionary effect The reading could be There nefit to any e testimony of nd in fact of C. P. Hunt- ed nothing. Such testi- this should be eliminated en- 1. The case will go on in Garber of counsel for the rail- ced that the adjournment be until next week, as he would be busily engaged on Saturday elsewhere. ‘No, sir,” answered Judge McKenna; next week in other important s, and I am anxious to get in all this testimony as speedily as possibie.’ The testimony of A. A. Cohen, attorney for the Southern Pacific Company, begun on Thursday afternoon, was concluded yesterday morning. It was mainly on the Proposition that during the years of em- ployment by the corporation he had never seen the contracts alleged to have been en- tered into by and between the Central Pacific Company and the Pacific Improve- ment Company, the Western Development Company and the Contract and Finance Company. He also recited the hardships under which the company labored in building the road. W. H. Mills of the Southern Pacific land department was a1so 2 witness before the committee. His evidence covers a great many pages. He told the commission of the difficulties the railroaa company had to realize on the grants made by the Government, and that railroad did not purposely delay tak- iz out patents and perfecting tities in er to avoid paving land taxes. Quite the contrary. It was the fault of the ( ernment agents in delaying the work of giviog titles to the railroad lands. As a matter of fact the delays caused the t railroad much inconvenience and financial loss. Other testimony, given by the late E | H. Miller J v of the Central Pa- citic Company, was taken up by Assistant al Anderson. In it he testi- fies to his inability to find the three con- tracts made by and between the Central Pacific Company and Crocker & Co. for ie building of the line between section 1 and section 141. A small matter of $5,000,000 alzo slipped his mind. It was the amount obtained when the stock issue was raised from $54,000,000 to $59,000,000, between 1881 and He could remember only that the money had been raised to pay off a float- ng debt. Whether this was done or not 1 arm his memory. The mouey, however, had been placed in various banks, lk‘ it what became of it afterward he did not now. Commissioner Anderson, it appears, be- lieved Le could obtain from the witness the e cost of the Central Pacific road, from its beginning until May, 1869, and he Epent much time and words getting meager satisfaction. While Mr. Miller asserted he believed he could satisfy the gentleman, he asked for several days in which to collect the neeaed information. Ex-Judge Daly assumed the place of aining s,” he asked, “will that be 0o, am obliged to attend with other | - | of Correction for petty larcen THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1896 reader, made vacant by Mr. Anderson, | whose voice was rapidly assuming the tone | of a foghorn, The testimony of the late Senator Stan- ford was next taken up. It opened with a sentle lecture caleulatea to make the Con- gressional committee feel very small and | Wound up with making them feel how | magnanimous was the Central Pacific | Company. i . He told the members of the committee | individually that they had absolutely no | right to come out and investigate the affairs of the Central Pacific Company ; that it made no difference what_they found, it would in no way impair the | existence or usefulness of the corporation. “However,” he added, “‘as Congress de- | sires to learn about our affairs we will will- | ingly answer any and all questions put to us by you gentlemen.” The Senator recited the history of the building of the road—how the War De- partment had made the surveys. The | most_ desirable route was agreed to be the | southern one on the thirty-second parallel. The war shut that out, however, and it | was found necessary to run over the | central line, as the northern one was | fraught with danger as to snows and i blockades. In 1862 Congress decided for | the central route. At that time the Gov- | | ernment was spending $8,000,000 per year | for freight and the carrying of the mails | and it was on this figure that the basis of | the appropriation for the Central Pacific | Toz le. Seeing that there was diflicu completing the road Congress, in 1864, doubled the land grant. | Under the most adverse circumstances the r was finally built. The most | noted and the people of this al doubted the practi- 1 road over the Sierra da Mountains. Against the project red_the Sacramento Valley Ra argo & Co., the Caiifornia ation Company and many other in- ns beli g that the transconti- »ad would be their ruin. 000,000 had to be lost at the very start on account of the need for money 1d the approach of the war, The Gov- bonds could have been sold at par > Government had not wanted the roaa ed through and time—until 1876—the corded by Congress for the con- on, had been takeu. The result of 1sh and other things, he stated, d cent over what it should have cost. Speaking of the benefit the Central Pa- cific had been, Senator Stanford mentioned the development of California’s wheat, fruit and wine resources—how it had ided milliens of wealth to the United tes, and how it had satisfactorily per- ed the services required of it by iovernment. for: the The Senator attemnted to show the com- mittee that instead of the Central Pacific debt to the Government the shoe fully belonged on the other foot. He told them that when the Centra Pacific Company started to build the road it was tacitly understood there would be no compet lines. Instead of that the Government aided the itic, the Northern Pa ison, Atlantic and Pa- nd the Atch- c Topeka and Santa Fe roads to run in- and grants than g he el lines and ments in the w re given the origi Senator asserted, enta 000, ‘I am sure,” gave them better y of nal line. Th iled a lossof $17,( the Senator the conclusion of your on an equitable “adju fairs, recognize that not onl tral Pacific Compa 1e Government, but nized as the G of troops ar for s incurred C ie fault of vernment, 2,966 depreciatio 1 the sinking fund 000,000 d ation of business on int of the aided arallel roads, he or worked up an indebtedness of $ 87: 81 which isdue from the Govern- ment to the Central Pacific Compan In concluding his testimony Stanford told how he and his associ were traduced.” How, of the original $27.- 000,000 worth of bonds, he had never ited a single dollar. These were sold at 40 cents on the dollar gold in the East nd every cent went with the first mort- the road. | “still,” exclaimed the Senator, “those | people who do not know the inSide his- | tory of the Central Pacific claim that we 1dreds of millions of dollars line of evidence aside, Mr. »w the first 450 miles of the line had cost more money the grading to-d K n Francisco and Chicag It took three years in which to comp! the work. Thousands of kegs of powder were used for blas in the Sierra vadas, and the force of men double the usual number. to be completed as quickly as possible, because the needs of the Government were urgent, and that was why the extra ex- pense was incurred A LONG RECORD. A Burglar Who Robbed Mrs. Ojeda’s House Wednesday Night Arrested. Joseph Kearney, a young man well known at the Industrial School, House of Correction and the State prison at S8an Quentin, was met with & chest on his shoulder Thursday morning at 6:40 o’clock by Policemen William Ross and George Tracey. Kearney could give no satisfac- tory exvlanation and was taken to the Southern police station and locked up on suspicion. Later in the morning Mrs. Ojeda of 92314 Mission street called at the station and re- ported that her house had been robbed. When shown the chest she identified it and its contents as being part of the plun- der taken. Kearney was charged with burglary. If convicted he will probably receive a heavy sentence, for he has a long record of former conyictions that will be brought up against him. On May 31, 1879, he was sent to the Industrial School for petty larceny, the charge having been reduced from burglary in the second de- | gree. In March, 1881, he was given two | years in the House of Correction for grand | larceny. In January, 1883, he and a com- | panion held up a man at the corner of | Jackson street and Washington avenue, but Chief Crowley and Police Commis- sioner Tobin happened to be vassing and took them in. For this Kearney got three vears in San Quentin. In June, 1889, he | ot six months for petty larceny. On March 4, 1890, he was held to answer for assault | to murder, but was released; in Novem- { ber, 1891, he was sent to San Quentin for | an assault with a deadly weapon. and in | April, 1893, got thirty days in the House ay t nford told he 1 Pe n would cos ine between & SR 1 GOETHE-SCHILLEE BALL. | The Central Committee of the Monu- ment Association Arrange for a | Future Grand Affair, A large and enthusiastic meeting was | held last evening hy the central commit- | tee of the Goethe-Schiller Monument Asso- ciation. It was decided to hold a grsnd ball, | which will take place on March 8 at Ein- | trachit Hall. At the ball the various presents remain- ing from the last festival of the associa- will be raffied away. It was arranged that 30 per cent of the proceeds of the bar will be turned over 10 the society besides the gate receipts. It is estimated that the expenses of the affair will not amount to $100, while the society expects to make between $700 and $800. The amount netted from this occa- sion will be added to the fund already in the treasury. The arrangement commit- tee is composed of Messrs. Ensmenn, Win- ters, Becker, Rodz, Sievers, Remmensper- ger, Koos, Bergheim, Dohrmann, Schmidt and Eisner. The meeting was presided over by the vice-president of the organization, M. Greenblatt. | ernoon. sed the road to cost more than 50 per 1 1 | lowed as Attorneys Seeking Pay for Past Services to the Blythe Estate. SOME SHARP JUDICIAL STABS. Mysterious Disappearance of Papers. One of the Claimants Secures a Tidy Slice. A dainty little lady, who by this time must have law enough for a dozen jurists stowed away in her shapely head, was the central figure in Judge Coffey’s courtroom during the waning hours of yesterday aft- Mrs. Hinckley, the Florence Blythe of other days, was once again in the judicial presence, this time for the purpose of passing upon the claim of At- torney J. D. Sullivan for $20,000, which he claimed as due him for professional ser- vices rendered to A. C. Freese, late admin- istrator of the Blythe estate. The mistress of the dead millionaire’s possessions looked very charming as she took her place on the witness-stand. Her blonde waving hair was partly coa- OUT HUNTING FOR FEES, | | we b law it 13 called the record of the court. However, let Mr. Greany have his say.” Mr. Greany then took the stand and had littlesay. He said he had presented a claim for $3600 against the estate of the late John Roach for services rendered him in connection with the administration of the Blythe estate, during the time inter- vening between the deathsof Philip A. and John Roach. He :aid he had pre- pared the seven manuscript volumes offered in evidence by Mr. McEnerney and had never been paid for the work. “Well,” interposed the Judge, “what has that to do with the Blythe estate? Your claim would appear to be rather against the estate of the late Philip A. Roach. By the way, did Mr. Roach pay you nothing for your services in connection with the Blythe administration 2’ “He paid me $100 a month, that is dur- ing a portion of the time,” résponded the claimant, with some hesitation; *‘but he also said I could get more when he should receive the money due him for back com- missions, With the expectation of getting paid out of these commissions I undertook the work of compiling the seven volumes of accounts. When John Roach was dead I presented my claim for payment against his estate, he having been executor of the estate of his brother. Then, under compe- tent instructions, I transferred my claim to the Blythe estate, since my pay was to come from it if it comes at all” “I am sorely tempted,” remarked the Judge, with incisive slowness, ‘‘to regard this claim, as presented here, in the light of an impertinence.” “I beg to explain,” interposed Mr. Hart. “I permitted Mr. Greany to vpresent this claim. The attorneys in the case held an informal meeting, and, while I was opposed to the claim at first. Mr. Bishop thought 1 better let Greany have $2500 and quit. “‘And may I ask, Mr. Hart, what is your M W \“ Ny “I1 THINK I OUGHT TO KEE MY WORD,” [Sketched from life by a ““Call ” artist.] SAID MRS, HINCKLEY. the | page bonds to pay for the construction of | Ereen velvet with a low crown of iridiscent jet, at one side of which rose two raven's Wings. Nestling under the left brim was a loose knot of pearl-gray plush, held in To | place by a buckle set with brilliapts. | keep the little lJady warm a cape of si { fox fur lined with pale hung over her shoulders, while her winter costume of brown tweed dashed with white was set off by snowy cuffs and terra cotta eloves stitct lk. ed with black |~ The matter of Mr. Sullivan’s apphea- | tion was about to come up, when Garret McEnerney arose and presented another claim against the estate on the part of At- torney J. T. Greany. Judge Coffey al- ght shade of annoyance to over- | cast his usually sphinx-like countenance, as heremarked : ‘“Ihe matter of claims against the Blythe estate could be much more easily set right were it not for the mysterious disappear- ance of some of the accounts for services rendered during the administration. I would like to know what has become of { those papers. I have heard it said that they were burned, and I would be pleased to have some information on the subject from the officials to whose care those docu- ments were intrusted.” A whispered confabulation among the attorneys resulted in the entrance of John A. Whiteside, Deputy County Clerk, who, being placed on the stand, testified that the lost papers were a part of the record in the case of Pennie vs. Roach. He identi- fied seven manuscript volumes ] by Mr. McEnerney as part of t record, and said that the first and second lists of the late Philip A. Roach’s account for fees as administrator of the Blythe es- tate were among the missing documents. One of the janitors, he said, had told him that the papers had been burned. Attorney W. H. been looking for these same accounts for a year past, and the attaches in the County Clerk's office had told him the papers were being put in order. He had never succeeded in finding one of the missing *Well, call the janitor,”” ordered the Judge, somewhat testily. The bailiff went in search of the knight of the broom, and shortly returned with the information that that official’s office hours closed at 4 o’clock, and it was already about 5 o’clock. “‘Oh, to be a janitor!"" sighed his Honor; “but the man must be found. some light on this subject.” After some little delay the man made his appearance. He said his name was Walter G. Post and his duties obliged him to see to the good order and neatness of courtrooms 11and 12, the Judges’ cham- bers adjacent and one or two other apart- mentsnear by. On assuming his incum- bency abouta year ago he had noticed a Bahrs' chambers which his predecessors in the janitorial office told him toburn. There were no books in the heap and he did not notice the name Blythe on any of them. He had used all the papers for making fires. “‘So that's the way you treat papers which you find lying about the Judges’ chambers, is it?’ inquired the Judge. with a wrathful gleam in his normally placid eye. “‘Well, I didn’t know there was anything in the papers,” commenced the witness: if T had thought they were needed in the Blythe case —” ‘it you thought they were needed in the Blythe “case,” interrupted his Honor, sharply, “‘you would have put them by carefully and presented a bill against the estate for them. That’s all, you may go.” Mr. McEnerney then reiterated Mr. Greany’s claim for $2500. “I have no record of any such claim,” said the Judge, : “Well, I can’t help it,” rejoined Mr. Mec- Enerney. “I thought it would be on your notebook, or memorandum, or whatever you call it.” “Why not call it by its name?” interro- gated the Judge, with some severity in his tone. “I'm sure I'll call it any name your Hmzlm- givesit,” said Mr. McEnerney, peni- tently. “I cannot give it a name,” rejoined his | Honor, stiffly; “among men versedjin the We want | number of papers on the floor of Judge | | | | cealed by a coquettish toque of bronze- | opinion of the legality of this claim?” in- quired his Honor. ‘At the conference I was against it,” answered Mr. Hart, “but Mr. Bishop favored it, so I deferred to his judgment.” It seems to me,” observed the Judge reflectively, ‘‘that certain people are trying to see how big an opening this is going to be, in the hope of being able to jump through the breach with claims galore. This claim is plainly against the Roach estate and not against the Blythe estate, If Mr. Enerney can find any authorities to sustain him in advocating Mr. Greany’s claim he may present them to-morrow, but for the present I cannot take cogni- zance of the application.” Mrs. Hinckley was then asked for her pleasire as to Mr. Sullivan’s claim for 0,000 in additi to the $6000 which he as already received. Thinking his Honor referred to the Greany claim, she said, simg\l_\': “'I prefer to leave that to the court.” This reply cansed a barristerial flutter of the first magnitude, which was not calmed until the dead millionaire’s heiress haa been made to understand what claim the question :eferred to. “Well, I promised Mr. Sullivan $20,000,” began the little lady slowly— “But it ured you,” pursuned the Judge, “that $15,000 would be a liberal, not to say munificent return for his ser- vices, would you not abide by my de- cision ?"” I think I ought to keep my word,"” was » sroduced | Florence’s rejoinder. e same | The rain without was falling in sheets, and the night was well on its way. Mr. Sullivan looked out into the darkness with a shiver, and remarked that it was grow- ing late. Never mind, Mr. Sullivan,” rejoined | his Honor; “if I were about to receive as H. Hart said he had | fat a fee as you are getting, I could well afford to wait an extra hour. I will award vou §15,000 from the estate, the $6000 already advanced being reckoned as a part | of thatsum; and if Mrs. Hinckley thinks | it out of her private you ought to have any more, she can pay urse. Truly the attorney who works for her may call him- self blessed.”” OUT OF JAIL. The Kansas Elopers Have Been Reloased and the Woman Refuses to Re- join Her Husband. The elopers from Kansas City have been released from the City Prison as Chief Crowley has come to the conclusion that their detention was without warrant of law. Mrs. Charlton, who had eloped with Rich, taking her two boys with her, had a conference Wwith her husband yesterday. He tried to persuade her toreturn with him, and failing in that asked to be al- lowed to take his tw> boys back to Law- rence, Mrs. Charlton was naturally un- willing to part with her children, but finally consented to leave the determina- tion of the auestion to them. The boys, who are bright little fellows, promptly de- cided the matter by refusing 1o go with their father. Mr. Charlton thep left the prison, saying he would make application éo the courts for the custody of his chil- ren. Mrs. Charlton left the prison with Rich. One of the Kansas City papers in speaking of the case condemued the husband for his treatment of his wite and expressed the opinion that the sympathy of the com- munity would be with her.” Back of this elopement there appears to be a romance in which a dead woman playsan im- portant part. Rich’s wife died last May. h seems that she and Mrs. Charlton had been warm friends from girlhood. Mrs. Rich was familiar with the famiiy history of Mrs. Charlton and with the fact that she was not happy in her domestic rela- tions. On her death-bed she made her husband promise that in case Mrs, Charl- ton was ever in trouble he would do all in his sower to assist her. Rich wasin New Orleans when he learned that Mrs. Charl- ton had been driven to leave her husband, and his prompt tender of assistance was, he says, the fulfillment of the promise made to Lis dead wife, HINGES ON A CONTRACT. The Main Issue in the Consoli- dation of Two Local Railroads. A HINT AT SMITH'S MOTIVE. Alleged to Have Been Actuated by a Sense of Obligation for Pecu- niary Favors. ‘Whether or not there is to be a pooling of the interests of the San Francisco and North Pacific Railway Company and the North Pacific Coast Railroad Company will depend entirely upon the interpreta- tion by the courts of a certain contract made between A. W. Foster, Andrew Markham and Sidney V. Smith, joint owners of 42,000 shares of the stock of the San Francisco and North Pacific Railway Company. Should the contract be declared valid, the same influences that have successiully shaped the course of the San ¥Francisco and North Pacific Railway Company for the past three years will continuein power and the road will maintain its inde- pendence. Should the contract be found to be in- valid, there will be a new board of di- rectors chosen and there will be an ur-i rangement effected for the joint operation | of the two roads named. Briefly stated the situation is this: The capital stock of the Ban Franecisco and North Pacific Railway Company consists of 60,000 shares. Recently 18,000 of these shares came into possession of the North Pacitic Coast Railroad Company, the pur- chase of this block of stock, for about §400,000, being made with the avowed of securing control of the San sco and North Pacitic Railway Com- pany and operating the two roads under one” management. The remaining 42,000 shares are owned or controlled jointly by A. W. Foster, Andrew Markham and Sid- . Smitn, in equal portions; that is, has the right to vote 14,000 shares, Sidney V. Smith is in favor of the joint operation scheme and desires to cast the vote of his 14,000 shares so as to bring about the object desired by the North Pa- cific Coast Railroad, but his two colleagues are opposed to the scheme, and in order to | prevent Mr. Smith from voting for it the | injunction proceedings now pending in | the Marin County Superior Court were 1n- | stituted. This action is based on the fol- | lowing contract or agreement: WHEREAS, Arthur W. Foster, Andrew Mark- | ham and sidney V.Smith have bought from | the estate of J. M. Donahue, deceased. 42,000 shares of the stock of the San Francisco and North Pacific Kailway Company,and desire and have agreed among each other that said stock shail for a pericd of five years from this date be reserved from sale, except under the conditions hereinafter stated, and that they | shall retain the power during that time of voi- ing the stock so a5 _to keep control of the cor- poration from passing to persons other than themselves and those who shall with them or as their assigns become owners of portions of said stock, Now it is mutually agreed between said Foster, Markham snd Smith, that they will during said period make no sules of said 12,000 shares of stock, except under the conditions and restrictions hereinafter stated, and that they will retain the power to vote said stock in one body, and that the vote which shall be cast by said Shares, whether for directors or jor | any other purpose, shall be determined by bellot between them or their survivors. In order to eftectuate this agreement it is further agreed that in making any salesor assignments of any of the said shares respectively belong- ing o them the said Foster, Markham ana Smith will cause persons buying from them, or any of them, to enter into written agreements 10 the effect’ that they and their assigns will not cause their stock (o be transferred to them on the books of the company, but that they will during said period allow the same to remain on the books in the name of said Foster, Mark- ham and Smith, as the cese may be, and that | sald Foster, Markham and Smith shall have the Tight to vote it as aforesaid. R e e It is further agreed that all the foregoing stipulations, covenants and agreements shall | be binding upon the heirs, devisees, legatees and personal representatives of the parties hereto, just as if they had been specitically above mentioned. Witness our hands in triplicate this 22d day of March, 1893. In the following letter to his colleagues, written on the 1ith inst., Smith repudi- ated this contract: Messrs. A. W. Foster and _Andrew Markham— DEAR S1 Referring to your letter to me of this date invitig me 10 be present at a meet- | ing with yourselves to determine how certain | shares of the San Francisco and North Pavific | Railway Company shall be voted at the com- ing stockholders meeting, I beg to notify you that I shall not attend such meeting; that 1 do not recognize, and on the contrary, that I deny | that the agreement mentioned in your letter is | or ever was binding on me oron any of the | parties to it; that I now bereby withdraw from said agreement; that I now protest and shall always hereafter protest against your taking any action whatever under said agreement, and | that I shall not accede to or be governed by | anything which you, or either of you, may do or attempt to do by virtue thereof. In the complaint filed on Thursday the motive for Smith’s action is ascribed to | the fact that he is ‘‘under obligations” to | the principal stockholders of the North | Pacific Coast Railway Company ‘‘for pe- | cuniary advances made to enable the said defendant Smith to acquire his interest in the shares of the said San Francisco and North Pacific Railway Company.’’ By agreement the further hearing of the injunction proceedings which was set for to-day has been continued for a week. The election of directors of the San Francisco and North Pacitic Railway Com- pany is fixed for Tuesday, but it will not be held until the injunction proceedings are disposed of. Speaking of the matter yesterday Sid- ney V. Smith said he was in favor of the joint operation of the two roads. Whether ¥y consolidation or other method is an open question to be determined. There are many ways of furthering the end desired, he said, without resorting to actual consol- idation, His idea is to do away with un- necessary competition and expense. He expects the injunction proceedings to be short, and believed they would not occupy more than a duy. He refused to give the grounds on which he would seek to have the agreement made with Foster and Markham declared invalid. President Foster of the San Francisco and North Pacific Railway Company ex- pressed great reluctance to speak of the matter, saying it was now in court and he did not care to say anything till the mat- ter was decided. He stated, however, that no attorney to whom the agreement in ais- pute had been submitted could see how it could be held to be invalid. He also stat- ed that he was acting purely in the inter- ests of the stockholders of his road in opposing any agreement for a joint opera- tion with the North Pacific Coast Railway Company. He claimed any such arrange- ment meant & curtailment of the service to the people along the road and a possible reduction of the wages of the employes of | the company, and that he was strongly opposed to any such measures. ile would favor any plan, ne said, that would prove of benefit to the stock- holders, but was confident the proposition made by the North Pacific Coast people would not result in good. He added that every member of the present board of directors was opposed to the consolidation. Ghosts Are Pale and Shadowy, Say those who profess 1o have interviewed therm. Whether spooks are tallow-faced or not, mortals are whose blood is thin and watery in consequence of imperfect assimilation. When invalids resort to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, and use that une- quated tonic persistently, they soon “pick up” in strength, flesh and co'or. It should be nsed alsoto prevent malarial, rheumatic and kidney com- plaints, and to remedy constipation, sick headache &0d_DEryousness. NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. CIRCULARS, RUBBER COATS, JACKETS and ULSTERS OUICK CLEARANCE PRICES! In inviting attention to the lines that have been SPECIALLY SELECTED for CLEARANCE TO-DAY we beg leave to suggest that intending purchasers will avoid disappointment by calling early, as these are bargains that will go off with a rush at the GIVING-AWAY PRICES QUOTED LADIES JACKETS. At 51.50. LADIES’ THREE-QUARTER LENGTH JACKETS twilled cheviot, black, reduced from $5 and $6 to § At $2.50. LADIES' THREE-QUARTER LENGTH JACKETS, full sleeves, made of plain and twilled cloaking, plain and trimmed with fur, in navy, tan and black, worth $7 50, reduced to §2 50 each. full sleeves, made of plain and 150 each. At £$3.50. LADIES’ THREE-QUARTER LENGTH JACKETS, with f" <leeves, made of Ker- sey, cheviot and beaver cloaking, in navy, black and gra orth $10, reduced to $3 50 each. At $5.00. LADIES’ THREE-QUARTER LENGTH JACKETS, with full sleeves, made of black and navy Kersey cloth and beaver, also tan and gray covert cloth, worth $12 50 and $15, reduced to §5 each. LADIES’ THREE-QUARTER LENGTH | grade of cloaking, plain, embroidered $17 50 and $20, reduced to $7 50 each. At $S2.50. LADIES' PLUSH JACKETS, medium length, worth $12 50 and $15, reduced to LADIES' ULSTERS. At s2.50. LADIES' ULSTERS, made of light, dark and mixed cloaking, with and without capes, worth $10 and $12 50, reduced to $250 each. CIRCULARS AND RUBBER COAT At 50 Cents. LADIES’ CIRCULARS, in stripes, value $1 50, will be closed out at 50c each. At $1.00. TARAS, in cloth, in plaids and stripes, regular value $2, will be closed E with full sleeves, made of fine and braided, in navy, black and tan, worth LADIES’ CONN out at §1 each. At $1.00. MEN’S RUBBER COATS, lined in black and wine, value $3, will be closed out at $1 each. At 51.00. MEN’S RUBBER COATS, lined, with cape in black and wine, value $350, will be closed out at §1 each. — MURPHY BUILDING, Marke!. Sirest, corner of Jones, SATN FRANCISCO. AB'G DEAL! E ADVERTISEMENT T P eno s gy Bonis $200,000 WORTH b | OF CASH-BOUGHT [ e | BOOTS AND SHOES Thrown Upon the Market at MANUFACTURERS' PRICES | For the purpose of advertising the large | I : hoe House recently opened at 931 and | 3t day of January and on the first day of July of 933 Market street, opposite Mason street | of the County Treasurer of sald Kings Coun ¢ Bros.” (g‘ry»gnods house). | :‘Iu:;l I)undslhd,\n I formity wit Shopworn’ goods. Everything | S5t filugs County. dated B new and “up to date. | and_January 6, 1896, and under a his sale will eclipse any ever held on | ferred upon said board by the the Pacific Coast, and will be conducted in | accor such a manner that every person will be | Ftafe of properly waited upon. No misfits will be | yer allowed. All exchanges and alterations | made in the usual way. Sale is now in progress. SANFRANCISCO SHOE HOUSE GEO. E. FAIRCHILD, President and Manager. T of the Tth ase of thirty mination of one tho d payable on the firs r at any time befor - deno I, asure of sald county, in gold coin of with interest thercon at the rute of four (4) ul Xt per cent per annum, payable semi .on the July of ystem of County pproved March 24, 1893, None of said bonds will be sold for less than face value and accrued interest, nor shall any sale thereot be final or valid until approved by said | Board of Supervisors, and the right is hereby ez~ pressly reserved to reject any and all proposals. Mark envelope, “Proposals for the purchase of Courthouse Bonds. By order of the Board of Supervisors of sald Kings County. W. H. SLAVIN, County Treasurer. Coke! Coke! Coke! CALIFORNIA AND ENGLISH. | P. A. McDONALD, | 809 to 813 Folsom Street, and 300 to 400 Howard Street, from Fremont to Beale. 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