The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 14, 1896, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1896. MR, WILDERMAN'S MOTIVE EXPLAINED, Dr. Brown Tells Why the Co-Operative Society Opposes Him. THE STORIES WORTHLESS Mrs. Cooper Does Not Deny That Her Witness Is Mrs. Tunnell. A MRS. BADDIN DISCOVERED. She Suddenly Disappeared in December and Has Not Since Been Heard Of. X “I have no obhjection to stating now what I might have done some time ago,” said Dr. Brown yesterday, in response to an inquiry concerning the character of the witnesses who have so farappeared against him. “It must have been noticed by the gen- eral public,” continued the reverend gen- tleman, ‘‘that these witnesses who have been so willing, nay eager, to say some- thing barsh of me, are in some way con- nected with the institution known as the World’s Co-operative Society. This man, ‘Wilderman's opposition to me, and he has no doubt infiuenced members of the Co- operative Society who testiried to things which it is impossible for them to know anything of, is easy of explanation. “Shertly after my return from the North, in January of last year, I received a letter from Rev. Jonas Bushell of Port Angeles asking for certain information. He said that a branch of the World’s Co-operative Soctety had been established there, and, while no one seemed to doubt its sound- ness, he wanted me to find out its exact standing and the character of the men at its head. “After much difficulty I found Wieder- man in a little room on Fourth or Sixth street, I have forgotten which now. There was a broken-down lounge, an old table and a greasy-looking man in the room, who said he was his secretary. We talked for an hour about the society and its re- sources. I found that the latter consisted of & patch of desert land in Southern Cali- fornia. It was an utterly visionary scheme, and only required a little thinking to see it such. “Wilderman asked me what I thought of it and I told him frankly it was mainly a scheme to get the initiation fee of the unwary. I remarked to him that I would write the results of my investigation to Bushell of Port Angeles. Wilderman seemed alarmed and asked me to look fur- ther into it before taking this step. Ho ever I did write as Isaid. A few da; after this Wilderman called on me at my office. He tried to remove the impressions I had of the Co-operative Society, but 1 again said to him that I thought it a vis- jonary scheme. My letter to Bushell re- sulted in his coming here and hé made a personal examination. He then said to me that if he bad taken my advice he would have saved many dollars to say nothing of the time lost in coming to San Francisco. “This in brief is the animus which in- spires Wilderman and his associates to make damaging statéments concerning me. These people know absolutely nota- ing against my character, for the principal reason-there is nothing to know. At the proper time I will have more to say about them, particularlv one or two who have been most unceasing in their efforts to put me in a false light before the public.” Mrs. Brown and her husband continue to receive letters from all over the country indorsing the course followed by the for- mer in the controversy with one of the leading members of the First Church. The pastor’s wife gave out a few of these letters vesterday, the first being from a Presby- terian minister of New York, and in part is as follows: Mrs. Henry Watd Beecher did herself honor in the hearty and vigorous support she gave her husband in his trials, and I am glad to see that Mrs. Brown stands faithfully by her lus- bend. The wise and good are generalls taken ood care of by time, and often allowed to re- turn pity and kindness for scofiing and con- tempt. There is no lack of good people inter- ested in this case. A well-known religions writer of this City _expresses his “admiration for Mrs. n and abhorrence for the attitude of Mrs. fCooper’’ in the following manner: SaN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. 8, 1896. Re . Dr. Brown—MY DEAR BROTHER: I wish 10 express my deepest abhorence for the atti- tude of Mrs. Cooper and my equally strong admiration for Mrs. Brown. * * * Mrs. Cooper resembles Andrew Johnson in the mat- ter of swinging around the circles and in v bosity as to personal mierit. Mrs. Brown's conduct justifies the highest admiration. Will you be kind enough to say to her that both Mrs. — and I think so? An Oakland correspondent declares that she is “'so excited over Mrs. Cooper’s dev- iltry’’ that she cannot refrain from pen- ning the following lines: OAKLAND, Feb. 12, 1896. Dear Mrs. Brown: 1 am so excited over Mrs. Cooper's deviltry I cannot refrain from pen- ning you a_few lines. Can't they see through that woman? She is bad enough to be Mrs. Baddin. I heard a person say that she wrote 10 Rochester, Mich., and went tosee every one who had lived there, or who had iriends who would write there and find out all she could to use against Dr. Brown; that she has also writ- ten to Oberlin, Ohio. 1f Mrs. Stockton isa bad woman, I consider Mrs, Cooper far worse. Mrs. Cooper is trring to ruin her pastor. Why does sbe not leave the church if she does not like Dr. Brown? If there was nothing wrong with herself she would not be watching to find bad thines in others. I wouid like to bring some things to her mind that happened before she came to California. God bless you and yours. “One of the highest officials in this City,” said Mrs. Brown yesterday, ‘‘met my husband by chance to-day and he said that he desired to express entire sym- pathy and confidence and also utter abhorrence at the way in which the factsin the case have been handled. He said fur- ther that Mrs. Cooper’s attitude seemed to be beneath contempt. ‘The idea,’ he said, ‘of a woman seizinz on a few statementsin advance of all official investigation and presuming to pass judgment upon them; yes even daring to openly condemn the tharacter of a gentleman of high stand- ing. It is so preposterous that I wonder how the community endures it; much more, I wonder how the church tolerates it” I happen to know that this is the view beld by many of the best people of this City.” The statementof Mrs. Barton, published In THE CaLL of yesterday, to the effect that the mysterious witness of Mrs. Cooper is no less a person than Mrs. Tunnell, re- teived practical confirmation yesterday trom Mrs. Cooper. “I must tell you, as I have others,” she said, “‘that I have nothing to say at this time. I do not think it would beright at this time.” “Do you deny that Mrs, Tunnell is the witness in whom you place so much re- %iance,” was asked. + “No, I do not deny it, neither will I uffirm it,” was the evasive reply, and that was as far as she would discuss the matter. Mrs. Barton insists that she has made a torrect guess, however, though she exer- tises a discreet silence as to the source of ser information. Among the letters received by Mrs, ]Cooper yesterday was one from the wife of Senator J. E. McComas of Los Angeles. 1t reads as follows: Los ANGELES, Feb. 12, 1896. Dear Mrs. Cooper: My heart goes out to you and it tells me vou will triumph. Your grand, strong character will stand you in good stead. 1 conld not resjst the impulse to drop you this little word of coufidence and love—not that I think yon need it so much, but because 1 feel like it—just to let you know I am think- ing of and sympathizing with you in this hour of vexation. Beiieve me, your sincere friend, ALICE M. McCaMas. The editor of the Santa Clara Weekly expresses ‘‘great admiration” for Mrs. Cooper in the following letter: SAN Josz, Feb. 11, 1896. Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper—MY DEAR Mapayx: I trust you will not deem it an intrusion that I Obey 2 strong impulse to express to you my great admiration of your heroic and womanly course during this very trying season in your life. I can well appreciate that it has been no easy matter for you to take the stand you have done in obedience to the demand of conscience and right.. That you are possessed tos remark- able degree with the courage of true and noble convictians is apparent o every clean and honest msm or woman who has carefully fol- lowed yotu: course. I am myself a Catholic, but also an earnest admirer and champion of | Christian_womenhood wherever found. For this reason I beg to be permitted to thus pay my respects 1o you and assure you that I earn- estly pray for God's blessing and grace to carry you through whatever may await you in the course you have laid out. Most sincerely and respectfully, CARRIE STEVENS WALTER. Mrs. Kate Tupper Galpin, one of the leading women in_the Women's Parlia- ment of Southern California, living in Los Angeles, in a letter dated February 8, Writes as folfows: My sympathy goes out to you and your daughter, dear Mrs. Cooper, in this recent Brown matter. Your courage is wonderful, and could only manifest itself in & cause where your_convietion of right inspired it. How hopeless it seems—this war against man's lust | and chambering. May God give you strength and courage for t painful struggle. Dr. Thomas Addison, who was appointed by the First Congregational Church of Berkeley as a delegate from that body to serve on the Brown investigating council, perfectly satisfied with the council; that they would render a decision according to the evidence. Rev. Herbert M, Tenney of San Jose is considered one of the strongest members of the council. He is a New Englander by birth, but came to California in 1891. Since beginning his work in San Jose Mr. Ten- | ney has been successful in several impor- tant spheres. Mrs. Baddin, the woman of mystery | connected with the Brown-Davidson | blackmailing sensation, has left behind herin this City evidences that may result in ber being soon located. At least a Mrs. Baddin, who is described as a woman of a peculiarly bold disposi- tion, has not been seen since a short time previous to the eruption that turned public attention upon the pastor and some of the members of the First Congre- gational Church. Over on the south side of Bernal Heights, at the end of Kosciusko stireet, lives a carpenter named Reinecke. It is with him that Mrs. Baddin had several business conferences, terminating in a visit to his house about December 2 of last year. | " The first time she came, as Mr. and Mrs. Reinecke together told the story last night, Mrs. Baddin, for she wrote that name on a slip of paper, said that she | wanted a shanty built on one of her two lots close by, as she wished to store her furniture there. Her manner was so fli pant that Mr. Reinecke felt no hesi in joshing her during their conversation | over the estimated cost of the small puild- ing. He said that her short curly hair and her boldness impressed him at once with the idea tbatshe was not a particu- larly proper woman. At that visit she mentioned her residence as Mission street. Subsequently she called several times when only Mrs. Reinecke was at home and on one occasion was accompanizd by | two young girls, aged about 18 and 16, But it was not until her lst visic that Mr. Reinecke saw her acan. Then she talked of going down to Monterey to live whom_she introduced as her daugnters. | The older one she said was a dressmaker. | little heavier than the average and of about medium height. Her bair, which is short, is slightly sireaked with gray across the temples. In appearance the woman is about 40 years of age. It was ‘with reluctance the Reineckes spoke upon the subject at all, but Mr. Reinecke finally declared that if a Mrs. Baddin had got away with $500 he conid easily believe that his caller was that woman. How Rhodes Works. *‘Cecil Rhodes has no private life,” says an English admirer. “Scorning delights, he lives flercely laborious days, his only pleasure in his work—a self-denying hu- map steam engine, alwavs traveling at full speed, in tow of a lengthv train of responsibilities into an unknown region of possibilities, whose horizon continually recedes. Hisambitionsdo notturn toward .social distinction, but rather to & place in the nation’sremembrance as a faithfuiand usefulservant.” Somewbat differentisthe following estimate of him by the London Saturday Review: “Cecil Rhodes is a strong'man, of the kind that is never fin- ished by a single stroke. And he is strong with the strength of a coarse, ruthless, greedy egotism, the strokes of whole pistonrod force the minds and the money of weaker men into its reservoir. As he was at Oriel twenty years ago, so he is at Cape Town to-day-—lonely, self-absorbed, irritable, and not to be relied upon. He hates women, whom he regards as un- necessary impediments in the campaign, and he has no idea of friendship; he only recognizes instruments to be used and enemies to be dealt with. Success accen- tuated his defects to the point of disease, | aud made him so irritable, so self-ab- | sorbea and so insolent that none but para- | sites could live with him.” . e ——— Russia Wants to Get Up to Date. Although it is generally understood that the Russian Government contemplates the introduction of the Gregorian calendar at RECORDS KEPT IN STONE, Frank Shea’s Discourse on the Church and Archi- tecture, ‘ GROWTH OF THE BUILDING ART make a complete exhibit of the character of household furniture, kitchen imple- ments, farm utensils, etc., used by the early settiers and their descendants during the first century and a half of the colony. From these things we can read much of the habits and customs of the people.” - — THEIR BEST DRESSED MAN. Why Captain Langworthy Was Seut on an Important Mission. It is no reflection on the bravery or other soldierly qualities of Captain Lang- worthy of the Twelith Wisconsin to say that he was not a fop. He never pur- '| chased an officer’s uniform, and when he Rome’s Great Influence on Its Im- provement—Illustrations With the Stereopticen. Frank Shea, the well-known architect, delivered a most entertaining and instruc- tive lecture last evening at Metropolitan Temple under the auspices of the San Francisco Educational Union. His sub- ject was ‘“The Church and Architecture.” He spoke as follows: Architecture is a book of stone. So the poet has said. Each monument of the ages fixed in the world’s great highway is a page. It is in short the embodiment of history and_civiliza- tion in imperisnable materials. Had all the sacred chronicles and profane history perished the architectural remains would have formed a means of tracing with accuracy the progress of civilization. - The speaker then incidentally referred to all the notable architectural relics of ancient and medieval times., Babylon, Persia, Egypt. Greece, Rome, were in turn mentioned. Continuing he said: Civilization was tottering on the ragged edge and architecture had no friends. Chaos was about to reign, when Christianity radiated to ‘WILLIAM RADER Members of the Council Who Will Investigate the Charges Resting Against Dr. stated last night that his acting on the commiftee depended entirely upon what time of day and how many days the coun- cilis to convene. He says that press of business will prevent him giviug a great deal of time to the matter. Dr. Addison is snperintendent of the General Electric Company, office San Francisco. The first meeting of the council will be held Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock, pro- vided the Davidson trial is not in progress at that time. In that event the investiga. tion will be continued until such time as the case against the alleged blackmailer is concluded. Rev. R. H. Sink and Rev. Dr. Holbrook, of Stockton, have been named by the First Congregational Church of that city as members of the council. The completed list is as follows: Rev. William C. Pond, Alonzo T. Ruthrauff, Rev. Wil- ff, liam Rader, John Dempster ficKae, Rev. W. D. Williams, Samuel T. Bufford, Rev. 8. M. Freeland, J. M. Haven, Rev. McLean, Rev. George Mooar, Rev. W. Scudder, E, J. Dodge, Rev. Geor 7 Hatch, Dr. Thomas Addison, Rev. H. N. Hoyt, M.J. Curtis, Rev. H. M. Terrey, Rev. Reuben Sink. Mrs. Cooper said yesterday that sbe was in a summer place she owned about a half mile from the Hotel del Monte, and where she took summer boarders. She also sug- gested that possibly she might soon go East on a trip to show her daughters some of the sights. Chancing to pick up a copy of THE CALL she pointed to an advertisement of rooms to let somewhere on Geary street, remark- ing that that was where she lived. And this only increased her auditors’ doubts in the woman, because only a short time be- fore she had said that she kept furnished rooms at Mission and Sixth streets. ‘While the plans for the furniture shed were “being discussed Mrs. Baddin, in a very cunning way, suggested that she be aliowed to take them away with her to ex- amine, . “I toid her ‘not much,’ '’ remarked the carpenter last night, ‘ ‘you want to take them to some one else with my estimates to see if you can’t get it cheaper. I give you the figures, That is enough.” The two lots owned by this Mrs. Baddin are on Andover street, south of Crescent avenue, and are each about 25 feet front by 70 feet in depth. Mrs. Baddin 1s described as a woman & JUDGE HAVEN Brown. the close of the century it h: dt yet bee: decided whether the yrefur:n! l;h: lebe ez fected suddenly and entirely or by a grad- ual process. The latter scheme consists in omitting the first twelve leap years after '1900he h::dwtg:lfihi::ngtfs',mm the old style to of ’li‘%ny-eight years. 2 R eranaiid ere are now twelye days differenge, put in 1900 there will be thinZon days, .?d this unlucky or fatalistic number hasnota lt::l'I: Kietlhgehr‘t:t’»:h superstitious Slavs, who the Julian c‘“m:l.\r?pposed Borlamn o If the graduated plan be adopted there will be only nine days difference on the 1st of March, 1908, on the same date in 1912 eight days, and so on during every recur- ring fourth year until 1944, when the re- {,orm will be accomplished. 'Itis, however, wyillnb: ::leo‘n:e dcermn whether tnis plan n%i:al ch‘al{? o, or the more sudden and "he majority are i while the former sclierse. promises o sa: ceive less opposition from the ecclesiastical authorities, and is not calculated to shock the popular sentiment so violently as the sudden reform.~London Daily News. -| faith, though the W-W.SCUDDER uR the confines of the world. It was on the Greeks it made the first impression, and the Greek Christians created in the great Church of St. Sophia in Constantinople the form of the house of worship which is still to-day the type in use. I refer to the form of the cross, em- phasized at the center by the transformation of the square plan to & circular plan or dome. in the meantime the followers of Mohammed were forcing their way toward Egypt, and finally settled on the banks of the Nile. They here created the type of architecture known as the Moorish, founded, however, on the Con- stantinople type. This form reached its high- est excellence in the Alhambra in Spain. Here then in the East, with the nomadic warriors on the south and the barbarians on the north, with hope apparently fading, did the church preserve architecture throughout the dark ages. It sent forth into Europe its scholars and teachers of the faith, who spread the spirit of Greek-Byzantine architecture and art along the eastern coast of Italy. It was the church, by its indefatigable iabor and un- aralleled sacrifice, which preserved the ternal City of Rome with its sacred monu- ments from total destruction at the hands of the Goths, Vandals and Lombards. It reared its churches and monasteries here, there and everywhere, and transformed the ancient buildings into tabernacles of the Lord. Charlemagne, wishing in the name of the church to improve the architecture of France wnd Britain, imported art and architecture from Italy. Through his efforts the monastic or Romanesque style of architecture bece me disseminated throughout the northern portion of Europe. As the nations of the West matured and with them grew the chutch, the demand went forth irom all lands for & more ecclesiastical style of architecture. In the thirteenth century all recedent was cast aside and magnificent and uxurious edifices arose. These structures were the embodimentof all previous architec- tural science. Half s century passed before the type of Gothic architecture reached its height of glory in the cathedrals of Notre Dame, St. Denis, Rouen, Rheims and Amiens in France. What a story they tell, these stately piles, of lofty aspirations and brotherly love.” But the reformation came and brotherly love was no more. Architecture stood still in the reign of anarchy and confusion. At the same tine Rome was torn from the inside and outside by its enemles,"but -the great church still con- tinued to foster architecture, bnt it made little advance in Southern Italy. But the churcn at last rerrarmed its work, and under the influence of the church a new era M§ln to dawn in the twelfth century, when Vienna, Sienna and Pisa reared their great cathedrals. This was an era of the revival of the archi- tecture of Rome. It was an era that made Italy the eradle of architecture, giving sam- ples of the science that all nations may aspire to imitate, but none nope to surpass. What the ancient netions nave failed to do the church has accomplished, perpetuatin the art of building for all time to come. Hax the church done nothing more for numaniiy than transmit her monuments, she would have done enough. From her edifices spring all ideas of modern, domestic, civic and religious architecture, Witbout her monuments half the beauty of the world would be lost. Without her monu- ments the currency of Europe would be largely +| contracted by the loss of the revenue from tourists. So come what may to the defenders of the storms of enmity rage arouud and about them, their monuments shall stand, splendid and ‘adamantine, for all ages, protected alike by friend and foe, as ever- ]rllng testimonials of the glories of the church. Forall the world believes, in this great age the truth, which, in the words of Goldsmith, slightly transformied, may be thus expressed: Til fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where her monuments accumulate and then de- Prifices and lords may flourish or may fade. A breath can take them as a breath has made. But architecture inspired, & country’s pride, When once destroyed. can never be supplied. At the conclusion of his lecture a pic- torial review of the growth of the art and science of architecture was provided for the audience by means of stereopticon views. It began with the portrayals of the places of worship of early India, Egypt and Nubia, then depicted the mag- nificent piles of Greece and Italy and later the more modern and _beautiful structures of France, Germany, Spain, Belgium and Great Britain. As each huge reflection appeared on the canvas, Mr. Shea described its architec- tural peculiarities and added hisindividual criticism of the various styles and their use, in some few cases being not at all sparing of words that were far from praise. A telling effect was produced when the interior of King Charles’ magnificent chapel (a portion of Westminster Abbey) was in view. : 3 Adfter a few words appropriately leading up to the climax, the faint peals of an organ, as if coming from the heights of the organ-loft of the chapel, were heard, and then came the apparently far-distant voices of the choir in sacred chant. The peculiar solemnity of the scene was most realistic, and the awed silence of the audience was such that the faintest sound of organ or voice was distinctly audible. —_— —_— 01d Family Records. o In speaking of the recordsof the Pro- vinchlp:::mngot the province of Maryland, from 1657 to tne Revolution, now preserved in Anne Arundel County, the Baltimore Sun says: “The historical value of these old records is _inestimable. It is believed that no other State in_the Union has such records of family history showing the manner of living among the people of the colony as far back as 250 years ago. In the wills families can be_traced from father to son for a century. The court record books containing inventories of personal estates was commissioned his rank -was modestly designated by bers sewed on each shoulder of the coat which had served him while a sergeant. - It need only be added that his commerce with the sutler did not betray any extravagance in the matter of soap. Sherman had marched from Atlanta to Savannah and desired to inform the ad- miral commanding the flotilla on the river of his arrival. It wasa perilous duty, in- volving a trip through a region daily tra- versed by bands of Confederates and more than an'even chance of being captured. In view of these facts it would have been in the highest degree imprudent to give the scout any written message, and he had to be trusted to deliver his orders by word of mouth. An order fer the detail of an officer to perform this service was sent through corps, division and brigade headquarters until 1t reached the colo- nel of the Twelfth. He had no hesi- tation in selecting Captain Langworthy, who was a natural scout, as wary as he was brave. With great difficulty he made the trip on foot through marshes and underbrush and when he reached his destination it can be imagined that he was a thing of shreds if not of patches. Arriving at the bank of the river he sig- naled the tlagship and the admiral sent a small boat ana took him aboard. He was ushered into the presence of the admiral, whom he found surrounded by officers dressed in the handsome uniforms of the navy. He gave his name and rank and stated that he bore an order from General Sherman for the flotilla to effect a june- tion with the land forces. The admiral looked at him with amazement and heard the message with suspicion, then he sent him out under guard. After an interval he was again sum- moned into the presence, when the admi- ral addressed him as follows: “Captain Langworthy, if you are a cap- tain, we have decided toact upon the order which you say you were sent to convey; but we have decided also to put you on the prow of the first gunboat to go down the river.” It was thought that if he was a Confeder- ate in disguise, sent to lure the flotilla on to torpedoes or other agents of destruction, he -rould weaken on hearing this an- nouncement; but he betrayed no uneasi- ness, and the suspicions of the admiral were in a measure allayed. After some general conversation he addressed the cap- tein as follows: *‘Captain Langworthy, will you please inform me how you came to be selected for this duty ?” “Certainly, admiral,” replied the cap- tain. “General Sherman recognized that this was a mission of great dignity. Our army has had a hard march from Atianta, and our bagrage train has not yet over- taken us. In short, the fact is, admiral, I was chosen because I was the best- dressed man in the army.” The admiral looked at his associate officers, clad in their bright uniforms, then at his own apparel, and then all of them laughed, while Langworthy looked hurt, lals if he thought they were laughing at im. “Laugh, gentlemen. Some day real in- stead of play service for your country may undo some of your fine feathers and gild- ings,”’ said our hero in rage. “‘Why, captain, we were not laughing at you. The dawning of the. real situation made us lJaugh. We no longer doubt you; that explains our merriment. We are at your service. You can have this whole flotilla if you want it."” Then the admiral gave orders to move, and at the same time directed that Cap- tain Langworthy be suppiied with the best there was to eat and drink on the vessel and such clothes as he needed.—J. A. ‘Watrous in Chicago Times-Herald. HER PASSWORD WAS GOOD. How a Richmond Girl Obtained Admis- sion to See the President. Miss Nellie Parker, one of the belles of .this city, again renewed her acquaintance with President Cleveland last Saturday. It will be remembered that at the un- veiling of the Martha Washineton mona- ment at Fredericksburg in May, 1894, Miss Parker met the President, and at the banquet that evening the chief executive presented the Richmond beauty with a penny, laughingly re- questing her to keep it as a souvenir of the occasion. Miss Parker again met the President at Atlanta on Virginia day, one of the first questions he asked Governor O’Ferrall being, ‘‘Wkere is the young lady to whom I gave the penny?”’ Upon seeing her he asked her if she still had the coin, to which she replied that she certainly had, and that it was framed in gold. Last week Miss Parker was visiting riends in Alexandria, and went over to ‘Washington on Saturday. She thought she would call upon the President at the White House, and did so, being accompa- nied by Colonel L. C. Barley of Governor O’Ferrall’s staff. It so happened that the President at thai hour—which was shortly after noon—was busily engaged in a con- ference with a committee on the Venezu- elan question, and oneof the servants told Miss Parker that he did not think the Executive could be seen then. Miss Par- ker, nowever, wishing to see if the Presi- dent still remembered the httle incident, wrote upon a card the following words: “The girl you gave the penny to.” Its presentation promptly gave her an audi- ence with the President. She was shown to Secretary Thurber’s office, and, when the committee had left, she was ushered into the presence of Mr. Cleveland. The President seemed delighted to see her, and spoke of the little incident at Fredericksburg when he had given her the penny, and which he remembered dis- tinctly.—Richmond Dispatch. i ——————— Origin of Two Tavern Terms. The term ‘“‘entirs,” so often seen over inns and taverns (and not always under- stood by the passers-by) is said to have first been used about 1722. Prior to that date the malt liquors in general use were ale, beer and ‘‘twopenny.” It was usual for tavern customers to call for a pint or tankard of half-and-half—that is, half ale and half beer, half ale and half twopenny, or half beer and half twopenny. In course of time it became necessary to cail for a tankard of ‘‘three threads,” meaning a third of ale, beer and twopenny. To save publicans the trouble and waste of turn- ing three taps for one pint of liqguor a brewer named Harwood conceived the idea of making a beverage which should urite the flavors of all three drinks. He called his Pmduc(ion “‘entire,” or ‘‘entire butt-beer.” As it was considered suitable for porters and other working people, it is said to have obtained the further name of “‘porter.” —London Daily News. ————— Queer Epitaphs. Here are two curious epitaphs worthy of note for their guaintness. One is on a tombstone in Ulster, and runs: “To the memory of Thomas Kelly, who was accidentally shot by his brother as a mark of respect.” The other epitaph is to be found at Cul- more, near Londonderry: “Here lies the remains of Thomas Nichoils, who died in Philadelphia, March, 1783. Had he lived he would have been buried here.”’—The Gentlewoman. ——————— The most ancient fuel was undoubtediy wood. Itappears that most countries be- fore they were .peopled were. in a great part, covered with forests, as we see in [T WENT TO WASHINGTON America at present. In ancient times, wood was universally used in England for fuel, as it is still on a great part of the con- tinent of Europe. The Resolution Against the Re- funding Bill Was Not Lost. MR. COLNON’S EXPLANATION. He Telegraphed the Measure to Con- gressman Maguire the Day It Was Passed. President Colnon of the Board of Harbor Commissioners has been pursuing a quiet investigation for the past few days that has effectually ‘set at rest all uncertainty regarding the fate of the concurrent reso- lution of the last Legislature against the passage of the Reilly refunding bill by Congress that was supposed to have been lost at dacramento and neyer transicitted to Washington. “I was Governor Budd's private secre- tary at the time the resolation was passed,” said Mr. Colnon last evening, “and as the law requires that all such meastres must pass through the secre- tary’s hands, the statements that the reso- lution had been lost and never trans- mitted to Congress seemed to me-to bea reflection on my conduct in office. «As soon as I saw the Examiner’s story on the matter I telegraphed to Assembly- man Belshaw of Antioch, the author of the measure, asking whether he remem- bered the matter and whether he knew that it had gone on to Washington. Of course, I knew myself that it had. Mr, Belshaw replied that he remembered it perfectly. : “Then L wired the following message to Congressman Maguire at Washington: Did you receive Assemblyman Belshaw's resolution against the Reilly bill. If so, what was done with it? “His answer, received to-day, w lows: Received the Belshaw resolution and -pre- sented it to the House. It was referred to the Committee on Pacific Railroads. “Going still further into the matter, [ found in the Congressional Hecord a re- port of the presentation of the resolution on the floor of the House and the state- ment that it had been referred to the Com- mittee on Pacitic Railroads. “The Examiner of the following day con- tained in its Washington dispatches a paragraph to the effect that the resolution had been received and referred to the com- mittee mentioned. “To make sure I wired to Sacramento to the Controller’s office to ascertain whether there was a bill the s for telegraphing the resolution, and fou «d that there was cne of $26, or something like that. ““I believe that there is no record of the receipt of the bill at the Governor’s office, but this arose from the fact tuat tne Reilly bill was then before Congress and might be taken up at any moment, as it was urgent that the resolution, if it was to do any good, must be sent on at once. There- fore I did not wait until it came back from the printer's, s was the usual custom, but sent it at once, the very morning it was passed.” SALMON ON ICE. Boniface Chace Establishes Himself as the Champion Angler. John R. Chace, mine host of the Pacific Ocean House at Santa Cruz, must be a mighty fisherman, judging from the num- ber of salmon sent by him to this City. Recently he chartered a refrigerator car, and with a special engine hurried a car- load of frozen salmon hitherward for dis- tribution among bhis friends. With the fish was a message that he had only been trolling with one hand thus far, and that when he started in earnest to thin out the finny denizens of the vasty deep a big drop in the piscatorial market might be expected all along the coast. TRt Coroner's Inquests. The inquiry into the cause of H.Cranston Potter’s death will be held by%Coroner Haw- kins on Saturday. Dr. Hicks, who was with the deceased at ihe Cliff House on the night before his death, is expected to arrive from Tacoma in tims to testify. In the cases ot Bernard Lighthold, who shot himself, and Frank Carter, whose body was found on the ocean beach, verdicts of suicide were found. e i - Timber of the tamarisk or chittim wood has been found perfectly sound in the an- cient temples of Egypt in connection with the stonework which is known to be at least 4000 years old. s fol- —_————— It is the correct thing now for babies to be baptized wearing no bonnet—which is quite & new thing in fashionable circles. THE DOCTOR’S EXAMINATION! You have had bilious attacks all your sife? Yes, doctor. You say your temperament is naturally bilious? Yes, doctor. Some foods bring on bilious attacks. Yes, doctor. After eating heartily you suffer from a bilious attack? Yes, doctor. You wake with a bad taste mn your mouth? Yes, doctor. Do you have dull, heavy headaches? Yes, doctor. Some people need a liver stimulant all the time. As soon as they overeat or en- gorge the stomach they suffer from bilious- ness. My advice to you is to be careful to choose your food. Just now vou need a mild liver stimulant, a vegetable remedy. Never take iodide of potassium. What I will prescribe for you will give you relief, and you can always be sure to renew the prescription when your liver becomes tor- pid. You will find directions on the bot- tle. Here is your prescriptio: : R % JOY'S VEGETABLE 5 o SARSAPARILLA 1 M. sig. (one bottle) : Two teaspoonfuls three (3) times a day. When bowel ul take one teaspoonful, e R