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deacon excepting orse was a rot- ten man. All her statements show the revenge and bravado which animate Ler. She even went so far as to boasttoa well-known official that she had got §: from a rich man. Bat she is undeservin of belief. A blackmailer will always be in order to blacken the character of a man upon whom her villainous designs have failed.” ring 1 o'clock this he brethren present stomed to hour: were evident late and were ng Accordingl, irnment w: until 20 ues Sty e BROWN AT OBERLIN. The Preacher Defended Agalnst Charges Relating to Col- lege Days. SPRINGFIELD, Onro, Feb. Oberlin (Ohio) special to-day sa eral dispatches were received here to-day referring to charges made against Dr. Charles O. Brown, the well-known San Francisco Congregational preacher, who at present is figuring so prominently in a scandalous blackmailing suit in San Fran- cisca. D Brown used to live in Oberlin, and has been alleged that while here, be- tween 1565 and 1870, Mr. Brown wasar- rested for performing a criminal operation on a girl named Jennie Lawton. Itis also reported that Judge Frazier of the Circuit Court acquitted him on a technicality. These charges are not true, Prominent citizens in Oberlin all assert that Mr. Br ghtforward young man tay in Oberlin, and that he ver was guilty of any impropriety here, A thorough search througn the dockets showed that Dr. Brown was never arrested here on any charge. Further than this, 1o one named Jennie Lawton ever lived here, nor any Judee named Frazier uit bench in this district. Brown came to Oberlin about 1865 with his father, Major O. M. Brown, now of Cleveland. Major Brown had just come from the army, and his son, though very young, had been with him in the war for several months. Charles immediately en- tered the Oberlin preparatory department, with the intention of going through eol- lege. He was known as a good fellow and was a diligent and hard student. Soon after he came here he was con- yerted under the preaching of Charles G. Finney, then president of Oberlin College. After his conversion he began to s with greater vigor than ever and fully ir tended to become a minister. *‘About 1868 his plans had to be ch somewhat. He fell in love with M Wheat and at the age of 18 hem her. Miss Wheat was an.attractive and the daughter o people. She w 2 | time of the wedding, e wasa Lappy one, but it o Erown to materially change his pl the rules | of Oberlin College 1 an marry and continue his co Conse- ly Brown give up the faculty were not Juiring Brown to iron one and efore, Brown left v et College, Mich- he wenton and fimished his leted hool w He nas pre ota, Michigan and Cali- nia. ie has neyer been in Oberlin since his rt 1869, except to visit. He was early last December. Mr. ever even suspected of any re. He has four sons, Vir- 1 e and Vernon.” alentin WHEN THE BOERS MOBILIZE. Can Put in the Field 24,000 White Men and 63,000 Kaffirs, The military forces of the South African Repub are composed of all the able- bodied men in the country between the ages of 16 and 60 years, and, if necessary, all of the 63,000 native K. , whose chiefs re under the jurisdiction of the republic. This would bring out almost men; since there are 13,500 able men of i 18 to 34, 6500 from 34 to 50, ad over 50. aered by the Presi- the ‘‘kommandant bert, who gives his ders of the seven- ch the country is divi 1e their orders to the sixty-four field cornets of the 160 sec- he comm listricts intn wl : men at their mentioned der, and titu nt to fol- those that have not ar-| > designated the | for twelve hours after the first call. is possible for the Boersto put a strong body of armed men v within less than twenty-four All these forees named above are ed soldiers, but similar to militia organiz : the only regu s in Trans- vaal are a small_corps of artillery, under Commander P. N. Pretorious. This corps | consists of se officers, thirteen non- comm.issioned officers and 100 prlvates, end dispose of six light Krupp filed guns, six heavy Krupp rapid-firing guns, four light and two heavy Maxim-Nordenfeldt guns, one rifle breech-loader and one French mitrailleuse. The Boers wear no uniform, but their ordinary dress is so universally alike that & troop of them riding i gular files would be considered uniformed by one not cquainted with the people. A ‘‘Baaitje,” hort jacket of English cloth, trousers of same goods, a gray wide-brimmed soft It hat, and boots form their dress. The which is furnished them by the Gov- ernment rests in the right stirrup with the gunstock, when riding. How quickly mobilization can be effected in the Irans- vaal may be gathered from the incident of 1890, when the Uitlanders tore down the flag of the Transvaal Republic in Johan- nesburg. At 6 o’clock in the evening the order of mobilization was given to three districts, and the next morning at 4 o’clock 1800 Boers, under their field cor- nets, entered the city from three sides.— South African Gazette. B e — FLAGGED THE TRAIN. How an Old Railroad Man Saved the Lives of Many Passengers. Martin Troy is an old railroad man and was down at the East Bristol bridge watch- i the men at work. When the 4:48 train from Bristol came along the bridge was noticeably weak. The train stopped before entirely crossing the bridge and the passengers got out and walked across. At that time the bridge sank about two feet, the weight of the train so jarring it that 1l the wooden piling under it was carried away. Troy then went down under the idge. When he saw that the spiling had been | had been made that the matter be referred | dition, $3 a day for painters and $4 for de THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 21, 1896 TRADES UNIONS UNITINE, The Building Council Arrayed Against the Sweatshop System. ALL AGAINST CHILD LABOR. Lathers Will Demand an Increase of | Wages on March 1—Painters Rejoicing. The new Building Trades Council held a long session last evening and the matter of | child labor was discussed. The subject was introduced by H. M. Saunders of the carpenters, who saia that his attention had been called by several people to the fact that certain manufacturers of men’s clothing on Market street were employing very young ehildren, who should be at school. -The wages paid to these young- sters are extremely small, and the little operatives are kept busy such hours as would tax the system of full-grown people. He added: Now, this is all wrong. It is an injury to the | little ones and an injustice to adults who are in need of work. Every child laborer keeps one grown man or womsn out of employment, thus depriving the latter of the means of mak- 1ng a living for their families. More than that, the women who are employed in these place to which I refer are not treated properly. For example: to-day I was told that every woman who goes there to work has to serve one monti for a dollar, after which she works for wages that are next to starvation rates. These places are “sweatshops” in every sense of the term and should be abolished. We have | & child-labor law in this State, but it is so full | of loopholes that it is of no valne. This afternoon & man told one of another place where children are employed. He said that in & certain furniture factory in the Mis- sion very young boys are employed, many of "hese boys have I have not investigated this case, but | It is time to eall a halt on this ss, and_ the labor unions should | place themseives on record in this matter. Delegate Rose favored a suggestion that to the unions of the council, with a view of baving them unite in a demand that Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald make an investigation into the child-labor and | sweatshop” systems. The purpose of | this is to cause a popular uprising against | those who violate the State law and the laws of nature by working the little ones. s will resuit in a withdrawal of public patronage from thése persons. Vice-President McIvor said could be effected by bringing the matter | before the convention of labor unions at its next meeting, and this will be done. | The committee on by-laws and constit | tion presented the result of its labors the draft of the by of the new federation. It is compc the best portions of the laws that similar bodies in the United . Copies will be sent to the several unions of | he federation, The Lathers’ Union perfected its perma- nent organization last evening. Itis now comprised of the bosses a2s well as the journeymen. The list of officers of the { new union was completed last night as | follows: President, P. Kerrigan; vice-pres- | 1dent, T. de Villers cretary, M. Rus- sell; F. Moulton, sergeant-at-arms, I | Tripp; executive committee—Messrs. ers, de Villers, Nichols, Zeigler, Potter, Dowling, Moulton, Starr, Patee and Donni- | gan. that much | gates to the Building Trades’ Conncil at | the next meeting. The first movement in the way of advancing the interests of the | | lathers was started at last night's meeting, | namely, the advance in their wages. Sec- | retary Russell wes instructed to notify the | | boss plasterers that on and after March 1| | the lathers will demand $2 a thousand for | lathing. Now they get from 30 cents up. | | Also, that on all iron and wire lathing the price shall be 6 cents a yard. In taking | this action the nbw union knows that it | will be supported by all of the building | trades unions. The condition of trade cuts no figure in the matter, because there has been no improvement in thisline of work, and there is no indication of im- mediate improvement for some time to come, There is every prospect that the differ- | ences between the Painters’ and Decora- | tors’ Union and the boss painters will be | settled to the satisfaction of both. Acom- | mittee from the former meta committ irom the Master Painters of California and held a long consultation. The journe men demanded a betterment of their co orators, eight hours to constitute a day’s | labor, a recognition of the Building Trades | Council’s working-card system and the use | of better material on all jobs. The representatives of the boss painters | said that they would be only too well | pleased to agree to these conditions, pro- | vided the journeymen would throw their | individualand organized support to compel all the bosses to fall into line. It wasstated that 2 number of the bosses were usin unfair means in business matters, such as employing unskilled workmen and inferior materials. The union men promised to | belp crush out such practices and all | agreed to insist upon a complete organi- zation of all the master paintersintoan association. If thiscan be accomplished both parties can adjust their differences much easier and each will know what to expect of the other. The conference was very satisfactory to all present. ECONOMY NOT INTENDED, The Gas Company Claims That the Lamps Are Kept Burning, It Appears That the Original Contract With the Supervisors Was Amended. The San Francisco' Gas Company dis- claims any intention of economizing by having the lamps extinguizhed before the hour set forth in the contract with the City. 1n the absence of J. B. Crockett, the president of the gaslight company, a gen- | tleman holding a subordinate position in | the service of that corporation stated to a | CALL representative that the original con- tract with the City for the lighting of the carried away and the bridge had sunk he hurried up the bank to flag the 4:20 train from Hartford, which would arrive at this point about 5 r. m. It had grown quite dark by this time and Troy bad no lan- tern, ut as the train came along he took matches from his pocket and lit em for & danger signal, and stopped the train just as the engine was about to go on the bridge. , His self-possession and presence of mind ndoubtedly saved the passenger train znd the lives of those on board. When the gang of workmen came along the tried to induce Troy to go to work witl them on the bridge, but he refused to do 80, claiming that the bridze was likely to FO at any time. % Troy was on the east end of the bridge watching the work as it was proceeding in £pite of his warning., He felt the first tremble of the bridge and shouted: ‘‘Boys, look out, she’s going!” But kis warning came too late. Before they could leave the bridge the collapse came—Hartford Courant, strect lamps had been changed at the company’s solicitation to meet the very complaint mentioned in TuE CALL of LT'ues- day. The original contractiwas as published. This had been changed by a subsequent resolution of the Supervisors making it obligatory on the gas company to have the last lamp on the lamplighter’s beat light- ed one hour after sunset instead of one- half hour, and to have the last lamp ex- tingnished one-half hour before sunrise instead of one hour, as originally intended. “This,” said the gentleman, “was done on purpose to accommodate the men who have made the complaint, as also bakers, milkmen ana others whose business takes them out in thé early bours of the morn- ing. And, if it has not been complied with it is not the fault of the company. I cannot beleve that the lnm?hgbtm are 50 very anxious to get out of bed an hour earlier, in the mornin%m extinguish the lamps on their routes when it is no benefit . | sang a con | dience to give a rousing encore; 1 The Lathers’ Union will send three dele- | | Trambo, | have been somewhat overworked. | necessary for them to be there if they have i expected it to shut him to them individually and when the com- pany does not require it of them. ‘‘As soon as I had read the article in THE CaLL,” he continued, “‘I called the super- intendent of the lamplights, J. H. Ham- mond, to the office and subjected him to a close examination on the subject and he assured me that the lichts’had not been extinguished before the time specified in the contract. But as each man had seventy lamps to attend to on his beat it may be, and of course is of necessity, that some lamps are extinguished before the hour. This may have been the case on the street over which some of the business men had to travel who complained. However, the superintendent will see to it that the contract with the City shall be fulfilled to the letter. There is nothing small or mean about the gas company when it.comes to the burning of a street lamp for a few minutes longer or shorter than the time called for. “The City has treated the company fairly and the company is desirous of treating the taxpayers as justly. In the mean time I will say that Tue CarL was very fair in its presentation of the griev- ance as represented to it by those who made the complaint.’” A NIGHT FOR THE LADIES, Success of the Festivities at the San Francisco Press Club. Mme. Thea Dorre, Homer Henley, W.T. Carleton and Others Contribute to the Enjoyment. Music, light and laughter, song, jest and feasting, were the features that combined to make ladies”night at the San Francisco Press Club last evening an ungqualified succes The platiorm was adorned with flowers and palms, and festoons of gay ribbons and bright costumes of the laaies added to the splendor of the scene. ‘While the press was well represented the other professions also contributed a { goodly quota to the ladies and gentlemen who thronged the Press Club rooms. C. M. Cole, president of the club, madea brief but happy address of welcome, after which he announced the openinz namber, ction by the Press Club quarte :h was received with hearty applause. Julius Kahn read Judee Hunt’s paper on ‘“Officials;” Mrs. Maud Chappelle | Henley followed with a contralto solo; Sigmund Beel gave a violin solo, | in’ which he was accompanied by Mrs. Carmichael Carr; Frank Coffin sang ‘‘Dream On’; Miss Newlands soprano solo; Homer Henley ial solo, that inspired his au- Harry Melville and Judge Hebbard spoke, re spectively, upon “Club Life” and *‘The Ladies”; Carro!l Johnson gave a solo; Reina Atkinson and W. T. Carleton, stars of the C: uted their talent; Mme. Thea Dorre also charmed her listeners, and Mrs. Morrissy closed the musical programme. rendered a his drawings, and the phenomenal clay thrower from the Orpheum introduced a novelty in the practice of his accomplish- ment. Besides the journalists present were seen Judge and Mrs. Sanderson and the Misses Sanderson, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Henley, - Miss Lindley, Miss Love, Mrs. Blake, Mrs. Carmichael Carr, Sigmund Beel, Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Brittain, George W. Pippev, Kimball Brig s, Mrs, Lister, Judge Hebbard, Judge C. W. Slack, James McNair, Sam Tucker, Fletcher Til- 1, Mrg. Alice Kingsbury Cooley, Charles Stillwell, Assistant District Attorney Black, James Hamilton Howe, Howard Dr. and Mrs, Hanson, Judge Joachimson, Nathan Landsberger, Otto Dobbertin, George W. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Henry James, Miss Leda Richards, Miss Binckley, Mrs. Tuey, Mrs, Bird and Miss Bird. LAWYERS WHO FLEE FROM FATE. Efforts of the Special Sessions Bar to Avoid Cases With No Money in Them. One of the amusing evisodes to be seen in tne courts of law is the race against time and fate run every day by the law- vers who practice in the Court of Special Sessions. Since the Justices began en- orcing the rule that any lawyer in the courtroom may be pressed into the serv- ice of an undefended prisoner, upon the declaration of the latter that he has no means to pay for counsel, the legal lights 1t is = any cases on the calendar, lest their cases should be called and they be found miss- ing, and, as long as they remain, they are likely at any moment to' be called to the unremunerative defense of some Italian ragpicker charged with violation of the corporation ordinances, or a bedraggled woman up for larceny from the person, or any other of the many prisoners charged with petty crimes. To escape as much of this work as pos- sible is the object of the lawyer’s exist- ence. No sooner does a lawyer finish the last of his regular cases for the day than he seizes his hat and coat and makes for the door. Regard for the dignity of the court deters him from too hurried a pace, while, on the other hand, eagerness to get on the further side of the big door, where safety lies, impels him to make what haste he may. Theresult is a sneaking, wistful sort of progress that wakes a chord of sympathy in the breast of every man who has ever tried to “hook out” of the schoolhouse while the teacher was busy at the blackboard. First the lawver catches up his hat and coat and with noiseless steps glides through the first gate as if he in. Outside of that he increases his speed materially. Commonly he can’t resist the temptation when balf way to the door to look around and see if the presidinilustics’s eyes are on him. If they are he straightens up, assuming a dignified and stately walk; if not he speeds forward and is at the very door when— “Mr. Blank! plea-e.” The unfortunate fugitive gives one in- voluntary convulsive movement like a man struck with a bullet. “Yes, your Homnor,” he says meekly, turning around. . “You wili kindly defend the prisoner at bar, who is without counsel,” And the lawyer does it with what grace he can command. To one of the young- sters among the legal representatives be- longs the honor of having escaped a call. An old hand had just concluded a case and was doing his prettiest to reach the door, with the young lawyera yard or two behind making for the same goal. Just as the older man disappearea Justice Jerome called his name, but, of course, got no an- swer. The other bad his hand on the door- knob, when the Justice called to him, in- tending that he should take the case. “Mr. Jones, will you—'" he began. “Yes, your Honor, 1 will,”” interrupted young Jones. “I'll call him back; he’s just outside,” and before the court could interfere he darted out the door. “Joe, the Judge wants you there in court,” he said, catching up to his fellow- lawyer, who, with a wry face, retraced his One moment, if you steps. “Did you send for me, your Honor?” he asked Justice Jerome, and court, lawyers and spectators caught on to the joke, and there was a great laugh. 5 “T did not, Mr. Smith,” said the Justice, “but now that you're here, will you kindly act as substitute in this case for jour de- parted cotleague, Mr. Jones?” Young Jones kept out of Special Sessions for the remainder of the week.—New York Bun. B As administrator of Rhodesia, Dr. Jameson ruled as satrap a territory not in- ferior in area to the German empire. rleton Opera Company, contrib- | I { counter, ) n & | disturbance went to the rear platform to | James Swinnerton occasioned mirth by | | ment of the fight and he was some time | right fist, gave Peterson, who was stand- THEPUG CAUSED TROUBLE THRASHED A CONDUCTOR, Exciting Encounter in a Hayes- Street Cable-Car Yester- day Afternoon. COULD NOT GET HIS CHANGE. A Passenger’s Savage Revenge for the Seeming Neglect of an Employe. Passengers going to the ferrieson car104 of the Hayes-street line early yesterday afternoon saw a fistfight that would have done justice to a pair of professional pugilists, between Conductor H.. Peter- son and a young man. The conductor now nurses a badly contused eye and a fond hope that he will some day cross the trail of his assailant. The latter got on the car somewhere above Kearny street and tendered a $10 gold piece in payment of his fare. Not having sufficient change to ‘‘break” the piece the conductor told the man that he would give him the change later. He put the coin in his pocket. When near Front street the passenger shouted at the con- ductor that he wanted his change, as he was going to alight at the street men- tioned. “Can’t give it to younow; you will have to wait until we get to the ferry,” answered Peterson. “But I haven't time to go to the ferry,” said the passenger; ‘give me my money | and let me off.” The conductor still refused to produce coin or change, and the young man made a grab at the bell cord and gave the signal to stop. Peterson tried to start the car again, but a second signal to stop was given. Then the two men clinched and | proceeded to pummel each other in savage earnest. Women in the car began to scream ana excitement was at its height, when the gripman, hearing the noise of the en- came back and separated the combatants, who were both bruised, dis- | ordered as to dress and anxious to con- tinue the fight. After learning the cause of the squabble, the gripman decided that the conductor was in the wrong and should have made some effort to procure the change from other passengers, He instituted a canvass | himself ana soon had the necessary silver | to make the change. This he handed to the conductor and went forward to continue his trip to the ferry. The young man who had caused the receive his change and held out his left | band for it. Peterson’s hands were trem- bling from his exertions and the excite- | in counting out the correct amount. As the last coin dropped into the young | man’s hand the passenger closed his | fingers over it, and, drawing back his | ing partially in the door, a terrific blow“ between the eyes, sending him reeling through the car until he stumbled over the foot of a passenger and fell to the floor. With an oath his assailant dashed off the car and ran down the street at break- neck speed. Before Peterson couid re- cover himself sufficiently and follow his assailant the latter had disappeared in a side street, and, no policeman being in sight, he escapec. Peterson says he knows the face of the man ana that if he ever meets him some one else will carry a black eye for a few days. | Why John Doe Waller Was Sued for Damages in the Justices’ Court. A Man Who Asked a Reward for the Return of a Dog Says He Was Thrashed, A dog—a little, helpless, baby pug dog, even of the gentler sex—has caused two strong men to come to strife, procured for | one a drubbing and the other a lawsuit. More—i* has caused the character of the great and powerful Olympic Club to be called into question, caused it to be pub- tighed in the records of the Justice courts as a place where men of brawn—pugilists, to be plain—are brought to the front as | they were in the arenas of ancient Greece and Rome. The story is told in a suit filed in the Justice courts yesterday by Attorney J. Hail Lewis on behalf of John Richards, who demands $209 damages from John Doe Waller for a beating which he alleges he received at the hands of the defendaat on the 7th inst. On the day previous, according to the com plaint, he was drlving along Grant, avenue, when he saw a small pugdog standing in the middle of the street in great danger of being run over by - passing teams. The forlorn, lonesome look in the little do<’s eyes appealed to his compassionate nature, and to save her life he lifted her into his wagon and took her to his home, where she was given all the comforts that the care and attention of his family could desire. On the day of which the com- plainant speaks his eyes were gladdened | by seeing the following advertisement in a morning paper: Lost—Small female pug dog. Grant avenue. Reward. The plaintiff ”K’ that he sent an em- ploye to return the dogand receive the reward mentioned. 3 The first partof his instructions were carried out, the second was not, for his man came back saying that John Doe Waller—who is one of the members of the Waller Bros. drug firm—had refused to pay the reward and had driven him from the store with threats and violent language. : Then the plaintiff went himself to see the owner of the dog and ascertain why the reward ($250) was not forthcoming after and for the care and attention he had lavished on the dog. He alleges that he was received not only with threats and violent language, but with blows that contused, bruised, lacerated and humili- ated him, that he was driven into the streets with force and kicks and that he did not get the reward. Waller’s prowess in the art of fisticuffs was explained by the following paragraph relating to the Olympic Club: That defendant is a man of very strong and powerful physique and much skilled in the art of pugilism and fisticuffs and as plaintiff is in- formed and beileves is & memberof the Olympic Club of the City and County of San Francisco, which said club is an ot’xlnn(zntlvn giving special opportunities and offering special in- ucements for strong and atnletic men to join safd club and perfect themselves in the art of pugilism. 3 Plaintiff alleges that he was compelled Return to 33 | monarch. | acters for dime novels and relentless foes | the natives made tractable and | easy. to buy $49 worth of salves and lotions to heal his hurts and that his feelings were damagec to the extent of $250, bringing | the total demand up to the limit over | which the Justice courts have jurisdiction. POLICE IN THE DARK. There Ys No Clew Yet to the Daring Criminals Who Startled the City. All the efforts of the police to find the perpetrators of the three crimes that have startled the community within the past twelve days have been futile. The mur- derer of Mamie McDermott on Morton street, the two companions of the burglar who was killed in the Franklin residence | and the three men who robbed the Market- street bank have succeeded in lea no clew that would lead to their identity. The body of the dead burgiar was buried | in the potter’s field by the City under- taker yesterday. While Coroner Hawkins was dispesed to hold the remains as long | as possible, to aid the efforts of the police in identifying the deceased, decomposi- tion had advanced to a stage that rendered interment a necessity. Captain Lees is waiting till Miller, the | butler, is in a position to be interviewed, | as he wants to interrogate him about the one or two discrepancies that appeared in the statement he made last Friday. Captain Lees said last night that he had nothing new to impart in regard to the bank robbery. Itis the general belief now that the robfien left the City at the first opportunity after the robbery. The sug- gestion of one when Cashier Hopkins and Accountant Hayhurst were forced into the vault to kill them has led to the con- clusion that they were not novices at the business of robbery. It was learned, however, that the police have discovered a man who saw the three robbers leaving the bank. He is H. L. Anderson, an inventor and street-broker, who went to the Market-street bank to transact some business. He was just en- tering the bank when three men who were walking rapidly came out of the bank and passed him, He noticed one of them held something under his. coat which bulged out. Anderson told his son, who is an at- torney, what he had seen, and the son ad- vised him to ca!l upon Captain Lees and | give a description of the three men. He did 50 last night, hut as he only had a fleeting glance at them it was imperfect. MONARCH OF WILD-MEN, Rounsevelle Wildman Talks About a Veritable Bor- nean King, | | | | How Rajah Brooke, an Englishman, Subdued and Ruled Head- Hunters and Pirates. The third lectare of the present popular course given under the auspices of the Geographical Society of California was | delivered Tuesday evening in Golden Gate Hall, toalarge audience, by Rounsevelle | Wildman, late United States Consul at | Singapore. The subject was, “Borneo and | Rajah Brooke.” | Brooke was an Englishman who wan- dered away to the northern shores of Borneo, and there became an absolute The tasks which he accom- plished were those at which England and Holland hesitated. Brooke had to fight against pirates and the head-hunters of the island, and also to overcome the Sul- tan, who had settled almost in the same territory. And Brooke, by hisindomitable energy, his great executive ability, strat- egic power and determination became he victor. The head-hunters of North- ern Borneo were a pretty bad lot, for, as the lecturer explained with ‘a grim vividness, none of the women would marry a mah unless ne had at least one human head to decorate their happy domi- cile. The pirates were equally as unde- sirable neighbors; they were intrepidtto a last degree, sanguinary enough to be char- who resented any encroachment upon their domain. ‘With this unpromising material Brooke organized a kingdom that paid taxes, sus- tained an army and navy—such as they were—and maintained and_ respected its new Government. Slavery in every form was overcome and in nine years the pirates to a man were under subjection. Brooke was the Washington of those unknown nations. Hedied in 1868, crowned with glories from the Queen of England and various scientific societies and colleges, Mr. Wildman asked the Rajah’s son one day how all this had been accomplished; eaceful people—a new race almost-—while America after more than 100 years had only made paupers of the remnants of the red men. The answer was that Rajah Brooke had always lived up to his word strictly with those people and they eventually came to know and admire hifn; and the rest was Brooke like his native country, how- ever, enlarged his territory much as Eng- land is spreading out at preaent in Ven- ezuela, and the old Sultan of the neigh- boring kingdom is a pauper in a wretched bungalow, He used to complain that Brooke took 1500 miles of his territory. The lecture was illustrated with numes- ous photogrdphs of Singapore and Borneo and the straits settlements, and with each picture the speaker had uomemin‘%instruo- tive and entertaining to say. hen the photograph of the magnificent palace of the English Governor of Singapore was shown Mr, Wildman said the palace was three times as large as the White House in ‘Washington, quite as elegantly furnished and decorated inside, and that the Gover- nor had an income aimost as large as the President. ——————— A SERVIOE OF WORCESTER. A Fine Porcelajn That Was Ordered by eorge IV. Toward the end of the century the first sign of the royal favor was vouchsafed to ‘Worcester. George 111 visited the factories, and under the impetus given by his pa- tronage the wares of the city advanced so much in popularity that in the early part of this century, it1s said, there were few noble families which had notin their china closets an elaborate service of Worcester, bearing the family arms and motto in ap- propriate emblazonment. In 1811 George IV, being then Prince Regent, several splendia services of Worcester porcelain were ordered tg equip his table for the new social duties entailed by his regency, and one of these alone cost £4000. In the museums ‘at the Worcester works there are specimens of many beautiful services, designed in accordance with the contem- porary ideas of pomp and stateliness. The porcelain artists in those days must have been well versed in heraldry, for their chief duties seem to have been the reprofuction of crests and coats-of-arms. Some of the services have interesting, storiet. Thereis one of deep royal blue, beautifully decorated, and bearing in the center an emblematical figure of Hope. The story ran that it was ordered by Nel- son for presentation to the Duke of Cum- berland, and that the figure of Hope was really a portrait of Lady Hamilton, This, however, was an error. The service was ordered by the Duke himself in the ordi- nary way, and though Lord Nelson did order a service of Worcester porcelain, he died before it could be completed, and it was afterwards dispersed. — Chambers’ Journal. e T G T M. Casimir-Perier recently sold the his- toric park and chateau of Lesdiguieres, at Vizelle, for 500,000 francs. It was bought by two Lyons merchants, who intead to turn the chateaun into a brewery. | house on Ele BODY SHATCHERS AT WOAK The Grave of-a Lady Desecrated in Calvary Cemetery Last Night. After Digging Down as Far as the Coffin They Were Evidently Dis- turbed at Their Work. A grave in Calvary Cemetery was dese- crated last night by body-snatchers and | the police are keeping a watch on the place in the hope that they will return again to finish their ghoulish work. About 200 feet from the west entrance in Masonic avenue is the grave of a lady who | lived on Page street. Her name could not be ascertained last night. Between 10 and 11 o’clock the superin- tendent of the cemetery was amazed to | discover that the grave had been opened. All the earth had been removed, leaving the coffin exposed. Two shoveis were lying beside the open grave, and the superintendent arrived at the conclusion that the men had been dis- turbed in their work and had fled, leaving their shovels behind them. The superintendent notified Sergeant Tobin, and he placed two men in hiding near the grave, in the belief that the men had gone to bring a vehicle, with the ob- ject of carrying away the coffin with the | body. At 12 o’clock the two policemen were re- lieved by two others, with instructions to keep a close watch on the open grave and arrest any person who went near it. Wayward Annie Brady. Annie Brady, a pretty girl 16 vears of age, was sent to the Magdalen Asylum yesterday. She is the daughter of an ex-policeman, and left her home ut 1310 Kearny street last Christ- mas. She was found i s lodging-honse of doubtiul character. by the police, and was allowed to return to her home on promising to lead a proper life. It was not long before she left home again, and yesterday she was found by Officers McMurray and Holbrook, of the Society for the Suppression of Vice,in a Jodging- enth street. 0Y’S VEGETABLE SARSAPARILLA will bring to your cheek the pink oi | health, the roses of life. JOY’S VEGETABLE SARSAPARILLA takes away the surplus bile and leaves the’liver in perfect order. Itisa trueliver regulator, 0Y’'S VEGETABLE SARSAPARILLA acts on the bowels gently. 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PROPERTY, Known as the “ALEX ANDRIA,” South Side of Sutter St., 41:2){ East of Jones St., Lot 65x137:6 Feet, RENTAL $800 PER MONTH. | _This new and elegantly constructed 5-story | modern hotel building, | “THE ALEXANDRIA,” Contains evervthing known to architects for the of p: of a_first-class m it is subdivided into 120 sunn: I and’ plessant rooms, comprising gran halls, el t ption-rooms, pariors, bilitard- T00g:s, family rooms, in suit or single; fine eleva- 1 the bassment Js a complete outtit for the laundry appliances, and everything that 1ds require 1or a strictly firsi-class hose ed the bullding is well arranged and c: Doctors, dentists, artists and cople are making Sutter st. the sort and thoroughfare for 1o the human family. For be located on Sutter st. is to cheertul he swim. | ~Ixamine this pr opporiunity for a a'chance once in a1, rty for an investment; a rare ‘e 0f Sutter-st. propert. PALATIAL RESIDENCE And Lot 137:6x1 6 feet, on north line of Broadway, 137:6 feet east of Fill- more street—the very apex of Pacifie Heights. This elegant mansion is one of the choicest | homes in this city; contains 18 rooms, comprising Beautiful Parlors, 'Reception-rooms, Library, Bil- 1 Room. Elegant 0 and several Bedrooms, Grand Hall, nd elaborute or- namentations throughout the residence; elegant grounds, with stable for several horses, and the grand and imposing view of San_Francisco bay, the islands, the Marin, Sonoma, Napa and Contra Costa Hills, and a constantly moving marine pan- orama-view unequaled in thé world. The Mansion and Stable and ke entire lot, 137:6 x137:6 feet, will b2 offered as an entirety or THE BEST 50-VARA For residence in the city: north line of Broadway, between Webster and lmore streets, In ¥our (4) Large Subdivisions—34:4}4x | 137:6 Feet, Reserving the improvements. A more perfect and | signtly locaticn for a hom nnot be found in the ‘The homes of our best citizens surround this mansion and grounds. Broadway is bitaminized and in splendid condition. Car accommodations | to every portion of city. | Improved NW. Corner Fillmore and Jackson Streets. Improvements consist of 8 FRENCH FLATS, 017 and 6 rooms and bath and a bay-window residence of 9 rooms and bath. ‘This is one of the | ehoicest locations on Pacific Helghts. The prop- erty Is in quick demand for renting at all times; surrounded by streetcars, accessible to any p tion of the Examine this for an investment. | Full rents 98:414x100 feet. PACIFIC HEIGHTS 50-VARA LOT, Eouth line of Vallejo street, 137:6 feet east of Filimore. ‘This is a grand location for a handsome | palatial residence. Klegant and choice neighbor- | hood. The grand view associated with the Pacific Heights is enjoved by this property. Lot 187:6x 3 Car accommodations everywhere, | Mission Residence Lot | _East line Fair Oaks. north of 25th st.—Two ele- idence lots; choice home sites; Ridley, nr. Market and Guerrero Sts- South line (No. 437) of Ridley st., 140 feet eas of Guerrero: house of two tenements: rent $3: Castro and Valencia cables: lot 25x100 feet. | Mission—Grand Corner Lot, NE. corner Guerrero an: elegant cor- tion: ex- x80 feet; a130 adjoin- rehouse’ almost full . and S. M. cars, Bernal Heights Lots. In Gift Map No. 3—Ten lots, bounded by Pow- hattan, Bank and Butler or Folsom streets; fine | view; must be sold; lots 25x70 feet. For catalogues, terms, etc., inquire of EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO., Auctioneers. Salesroom, 638 Market Street. ' DR.WONGW00 s Chinese Drugs and Tea ana Herb Sanitarium, 776 CLAY STREET, Bet. Kearny and Dupont, San_ Francisco. 1, the undersigned, haye been cured from Kidn: trouble, from which 1 suffered for over 10 years, by Dr. Wong Woo. WM. GULL, & Dalles, Or. Nov. 20, 1895. 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