The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 25, 1896, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY ¢5 1896, 2 11 HEW WITNESSES AGAINST BROWN, Mrs. Thurston Will Corrobo- rate Mrs. Davidson's Charges. MRS. FRENCH TO APPEAR Harry Mason Alleges Intimida- tion as One of the Pastor’s Shortcomings. MISS OVERMAN'S SPOKANE LIFE. She Bitterly Resents the Accusation That She Ran Away With Her Sister’s Husband. ecclesi: dry c. ges, embracing immorality, ial conduct and intimidation, rinst Dr. Charles O. Brown begin its seventh session at 2 o’clock From present indications the pro- be enliven~d by racy testi- ) the pastc - and Miss Over- € to appear as the central committee on char, e Advc together with Woodhams, yesterday on which lasted three hours, that ime a r of grave ations were laid at the door of Dr. 1. Some of these charges were mere faded into a rumor when proved have some of how firm a charac- nine. e who ap- mittee. He to betore that the pastor w on in the case of A Pro young lady mentber of his church. Mr. Mason says the young lady had become convinced of the pastor’s guilt, and did ate to so express herse! This so red the reverend leman that he rediately soughtithe lady in question, and accusing her of an immoral act, de- ciared he would give it to the 1 f gont 3 she cid not immediately come ov side. Mrs. French and Mrs. ] were also amo h ore the [ tt Endeavor wrangle Stockton charges most important witness that She will swear that months ago of the relations existing between i M Overman. Mrs 1l be corroborated rs. Eaton r from Mrs. of January 9. thisletter the V Tue C cceeded in locating t which time she practic- at the Overman letters , also, that she sheso de- referred to udiatea all 3 ore, declar- ther that she knew nothing of the Overman letters, or of any wrong- gon the part of the latter and Dr. w I have already defined my position con- ning the alleged intimidation charged young Mason,” d Dr. Brown last ght. “Itisto be regretted, in a general , that this young man p ts in g the girlinto the sc ise I never in wdal, first, be- tened her, innocent of any oing, a shadow w ng over a and I have guard it time. When, ho the young v persisted in vilifying me, I cail »use, and in the presence of th er and my wife, be more charitabl ances, than to spea hinted 10 a so W ill ul of what I pected ber. The ent referred to may have been T unfortunate combination ircumstances and consequently have sundation in fact, but all the same th 1 tso regard it nci d I will zirl’s name unless the council yme me by making me the de- 2 proposition which 1s founded e antagonism of my accuser. Mason, as every one knows, is ich'in love with the girl and prob- t accounts for his position.’ . Bulletin of yesterday contained a | cing is a part: career of Mattie Overman in this city. h somewhat buried, has been fully un. v your correspondent, and venturess of the w an faraily came here several . They had not been here long until arried an Iteiian saloon-keeper, and v days aiter he told a close friend tnat she ot what she ought 1o have been. He sold s went to Montane. She fol- in a short time, securing a ity. * S« s gone one of her sisters mar- ive of the Thiel agency at Port- They settled down to housekeeping, living with them. The old folks haa and another sisier had become notorious. but a short time until Mattie stole her r's husband and the two 00k up quarters town. It wasnot long until they quar- reled, he going away from the city and she making friends again witn the sister whose husband she had so rudely stolen. * * * There is also & man in the city whoa few irs ago ran & big grocery siore. He became ainted with Mattie Overman. He is still ocery business, but he is just clerking T Mattie and hersister soon became known © & great meny prominent business men, but sc men don’t like to talk aboutit, for itis known that the girls worked these some succes ter the girls r notorious they the city. Mattie went first. Her sister < then conducting a dressmaking parlor of A repute. She had a few on the string and 10t follow Mattie until she had completed her work with them. Mattie was known here as a girl of shady character and a very smooth worker. “The story published in the Bulletin to-day,” said Miss Overman, “is utterly without foundation, and is simply another ieme of Dr. Brown’s enemies to place himin a false light before the public. 1 Ud take each charge separately and , as I did in THE CALL two weeks ), that they were false from beginning oend, but what is the use? They would trump up something else and so keep me ving continually. Why don’t my accusers give the names of the parties I 1 charged with blackmailing, or produce davits setting forth these facts from somebody ? Certainly if I bad ever done so contemptible a thingas to live with my sister’s husband that would be easy of proof. But the charges are absolltely without foundation, and are aimed rather 2t Dr. Brown than myself. & “‘I understand that Mrs. Thurston is to appear before the conncil and repeat what purports to be a story told her by Mrs. Tunnell. This lady knows absolutely nothing against Dr. Brown or myself, and el that she can tell has been gathered from the newspapers. Mrs, Tunnell could not Lave told her what she claims to ame rath minent know, becausa there is absolutely no truth in any part of it. . “Iknew Mrs. Thurston very well at one time. She wasa dressmaker, a yer poor woman, and talked a great deal of nfigion. Ishowed her many little courtesies, such as taking her to lunch, and sending her customers when I could. The last lady 1 sent to her gave her a bad character. Dille knows what kind of a woman she is, and will appear against her.” Mrs. Davidson will be the first witness called when the council meets at 2 o’clock to-day. The taking of her testimony will probably consume the entire afternoon, and the evening session will be devoted to corroborative testimony. Mrs. French and Mr. Mason will then be piaced on the stand, foliowea by Miss Overman to-morrow night. Dr. Brown will probably be called on Thursday to make his statement. MISS SHAW NOT BLAMED. Hester A. Harland Does Not Wish to Be a Public Censor. Hester A. Harland sends the following communication, which refers to the recent difficulty in the ranks of woman suf- fragists: To the Editor: Rather than appear in a false lignt to your many readers interested in suf- frage matters and to my many friends in the sufirage ranks who might otherwise misappre- hena my attitude, I feel compelled to make the following statement. 1 am the more urged to do this because there have been published recently in the news- Papers portions of a social conversation in no sense intended for publication, and remarks of others attributed to me, refiecting upon the management of the woman’s suffrage move- ment in California. I regret the publication of these remarks because, as having been a salaried employe of the committee (as State organizer) and mana- ger of the lecture tour of Rev. Anna H. Shaw, I was unwilling to appear as a public censor of the movement. statements regarding Miss Shaw (not in- 1 for the public) were qualified by the r remark that she was not to be blamed meking & good bargain. I did, however, fault with the policy which should allow the association to be so stripped of funds (though she helped to raise them) &s to cripple other important work. tion if the value of Miss Shaw’s lecture ch this State can be right It has been unqualifiedly the best ed- ational feature of the entire campalgn. t no time have 1 used the expression ion with Mrs. or Miss son. My exceptions with the policy and not taken entirel; eTsons. Knowing that probably two-thirds of the pa- pers in the State would publish suffrage liter- e I urged having our campaign carried on isively through the press, that and interesting information on suf- ght find its wey into even_the re- umblest homes everywhere in Californis. Asto the efficacy of other suffrage (100 frequently consigned to the te-basket without a reading). I had little lic meetings, where suffragists 10 suffragists, and few or no comments are made Hence, in our press committee lay our best opportunity for effective work; in its inac- tivity lay & fatal error. Of tliis commitiee . Cooper w Time was too chairman. ed to allow of successful ven countic: eution to urge formation of Songressional district, appoint he counties and secure as- s when available. cure such assistance 1 rupture between Miss resenting en interference d 1o authority whatever. sh 10 criticize persons or 1 with suflrage work, and mply say, in conclusiou, that had a dif- olicy been followed Miss Shaw would ed a much larger field, her have been heard throughout conjunction with the all-pow- : of the press, have brought to the DOTtof Qur movement the com- se of the communi or political affilis sisiance o My only attempt to he Had Respectfully RE, BAKER DI ROMANIH Methodist Pastors Listen to an Arraignment of the Cath- olic Church. Resolutions Are Passed Condeming Rev. Mr. F. Colburn’s Re- cent Arrest. “Shall Popery or Americanism domi- nate America?’ was the subject of a paper read vesterday by Rev. F. L. Baker before the Methodist preachers’ meeting. The speaker said: ‘‘Any one at all conversant h the times realizes America is rapidly becoming America’s worst enemy. It has been a weakness of the American people not to be abie to say ‘no’ during the last generation or more. The result has been the creeping in of many National foes into our land, while we have slumbered and slept and dreamed sweet dreams. “There is a great foe among us that is seeking to pervert and destroy our Nation- al principles. 1 refer to the Roman hier- archy, which like the fabled vampire has been fanning the American peovle to sleep under its broad wings, while at every breath it has been drawing vitality from their National life. While we have been doing the counting and saying ‘peace,’ the enemy has been throwing, not stones, but balls at us and anathematizing our public schools and other National institu- tions, and running away with the Govern- ment, so that it has become not a very easy task to cope with it.” The speaker gave a number of statistics with regard to the wealth and numbers of the Roman Catholic church. He stated that the hierarchy had plainly shown its desire te pilot the American ship of state, anc he added : “The Pope has a fine military organ- i in America. Oswald Keatings, L.L.D., says: ‘The secret societies directly under Jesuit control are combined under the name of the United States volunteer militia, and number 70,000 men, all well armed, well drilled and absolutely obedi- <Qeaker urged his hearers to be able “No.” and to wake up to the state of things around them. He advocated ex- pulsion of the Jesuits and refusing admis- sion to all foreign emigration that would not become a loyal element in the coun- try. Mr. Baker concluded by urging his hear- ers to join the American Protective Asso- ciation. Rev. M., C. Harris started the discussion by stating that while he was in favor of anything that tended to increase Ameri- can patriotism he did believe that Roman Catholics had proved themselves to be anything but loyal citizens. The general trena of the discussion was very much along the lines stated by Dr. Harris. Presbyterian Ministers. Some hints on the management of church work from a layman’s standpoint were give the Presbyterian Ministerial As- sociation yesterday morning by Elder Ed- dward J. Hanks of New York. The speaker gave suggestions to pastors upon how to bring the lost, stolen or straved members of the flock back into the fold, and especially urged interesting young eople in the work of the church. Mr. f{nnks expressed strong commendation for confirmation classes as they exist in the Episcopalian church and suggested that Presbyterian churches should adopt classes to some éxtent on the same lines. In the discussion general appreciation was expressed for Mr. Hanks’ paper. ——,————— The Armenians believe that the wise men of the East, who followed the Star of Bethlehem to find the young Christ, came from Armenia, and that the star first ap- peared in the heavens not far from Mount Ararat. The five, lake cities—Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, Cleveland and Buffalo—have a death rate of but16.56 per thousand, as compared with a rate of 19.88 per thousand in the remaining large cities of the United States. v, irrespective of | i THAT CUSTOM HOUSE SCANDAL {Cleary Will Not Be Inves- tigated by the Grand Jury. A CHANGE OF FRONT. The Case Will Now Come Up Before the United States Commissioner. THE WILLIAMS INVESTIGATION Only Two Witnesses Examined and Their Evidence Was Not Strong Against the Accused. The belief is general about the Federal building that the charges of bribery against Customs Inspector Martin Cleary will not be prosecuted before the United States Grand Jury, but will be referred back to United States Commissioner Heacock for examination. This is one of the several cases growing out of the Custom-house scandal, and which have been prominently before the public of late. Cleary was arrested on a comvplaint sworn out by Special Agent Moore of the Treasury Department. The allegation was to the effect that Cleary had receivea $100 for his services in the unlawfual landing of a Chinese girl. Im- mediately the friends of the accused ral- | lied to his support, as the arrest was con- sidered a side issue to the fight that has | been going on for some time between Col- lector of the Port Wise and Special Agent Moore. The followers of the Collector held that the charges were trumped up against the Tuspector by the Special Agent because of the latter’s well-known antipathy toward the former. The case came up before the United States Commissioner, and at the request of the United States District At- torney was discontinued, since he had decided to bring the matter before the United States Grand Jury for investiga- tion. This action was taken over the pro- test of W. W. Foote, the eminent attorney and brother to the District Attorney. The latter feared that if the Grand Jury failed to indict Cleary he wouid be held respon- sible and collusion with his distinguished brother might be hinted at, and he trans- ferred the responsibility of the prosecu- tion on the shoulaers of Assistant District Attorney Knight. Now, it is a well-estab- | lished fact that Mr. Knight does not look | after the criminal end of the District At- torney’s office. His duties are in the line | of civil investigation. Therefore his selec- | tion as the prosecutor in this particular case came somewhat as a surprise to the knowing ones. Knight found that the special agent had made a poor representation before the Grand Jury on Saturday, and in order to keep his skirts clear he concluded that an open trial before the Commissioner was the proper caper, and accordingly ke recommended that course. It is now stated that the case will come up before Commissioner Heacock on Thursday. The investigation into the conduct of Customs Interpreter Williams was contin- ued before Collector of Customs Wise yes- | terday. . It was a very tame proceeding, as only a few witnesses were examined, and | they had forgotten about all they ever knew. Their evidence was all hearsay. They had been told that Williams had re- ceived bribes, but did not know of it of their own knowledge. Collector Wise still believes in the inno- cence of Williams. He will stand by the inspector until more substantial and con- vincing evidence has been advanced. Sev- eral of the witnesses furnished by the 1 agent have virtually been in favor ams, but whether or not the ac- cused will be ultimately able to clear him- self is a question that the future alone can determine. AT THE CITY THEATERS Frederick Warde Welcomed Back to the Baldwin in “The Mountebank.” Remarkable Scenic Effects in “The Pulse of New York” at the Grand Opera-House. Frederick Warde and his company were welcomed back to the Baldwin Theater last night by a number of the actor’s ad- mirers. The play was D’Ennery’s romantic drama, “The Mountebank,” which ‘Warde has added to his repertory this sea- son. Though slightly improbable in some places, the play is stiil a very effective one and affords opportunities to the leading characters for the exhibition of a vast amount of feeling and sentiment. ‘Warde in the title role showed that he had given careful and conscientious study to his interpretation of the strolling player. The lighter scences were excellently acted. In the second act, and especially when the mountebank remembers that his wife is weuringn poor little shawl no bigger than hishandkerchief,the sudden conviction and resolve to lavish all his savings of fifteen years on her were very charmingly acted. | The same may be said, indeed, of all the scenes where Warde had not to call upon the deeper emotions. But when it came to portraving the despair of the deserted husband and the agony of the mummer forced to laugh and amuse the gay crowd when his heart is breaking, then Warde showed that he had studied “The Mountebank’ on lines that are rapialy being relegated to the past, along with the Vincent Crummels stage stride and other relics of the days when audiences expected an emotional actor to tear a passion to tatters. Duse, Irving, Mansfield and other great players of to-day have taught such a les- son of the value of naturalness, of the tell- ing quality of the emotion that is sug- ested rather than ranted, that the stage is becoming more and more a reflex of how men and women would actually act under similar circumstances in real life, Mr. Warde's ability in the role of the strolling player last night was unques- tionable, but it is hard to imagine that any sane man would rant and rave to the extent to which he did, on hearing even of the ioss of a beloved wife. It was the same in the scene where mum- mer acts for bread for his starving child, no one would deny that the Warde acting was eifective, but it became strained and & overdone, and thereby lost the ring of pa- thos and humanity that lies in the touch- ing centrast between the careless crowd of revelers and the mummer’s breaking heart. Guille last week was singing the identical words in “I Pagliacci”—"I laugh, but my heart is breaking” (Ride Pagliaccio)—but Guille was_more modern in his act than Frederick Warde. 3 Apart from his tendency to staginess and exaggeration, however, Warde gave an effective interpretation of hisrole.” He received good support from his company. Miss Lucia Moore was very good as the child Henri, and H. D. Byers, Ernest C. Warde, Landers Stevens, Charles D. Her- man and Charles H. Clarke were all thor- oughly at home in their roles. = Miss Fanny Gillette made a good impression as Madeline, though the pathos was a little too heavy for her. The other female char- acters were in good hands. *“The Mounte- bank” was excellently staged and cos- tumed. Grover’s Aloazar. A very warm reception was given to the Carl- ton Opera Company last night in Sir Julius Benedict’s “Lily of Killarney.” It was the opening night, and judging from the applause and encores the conipany Was eminently pleas- ing to the patrons of the theater. 3 ‘The Carleton Company 1s an opera comique organization. Itdoes not attempt to doanye thing on e “big’ scale but its orchestra, though small, was efficient; its chorus was composed of fresh young voiGes that though they would stand a little more erlhnf did g00G work last night, and the principals, for the most part, were artists thoroughly well- suited to the class of operas the company pre- sents. Miss Rena Atkinson, the prima donna asso- luta of the company, £ang, of course, the role of Eily 0’Connor. She proved 1o be’ the pos- sessor of a beautiful, well-trained voice. Her singing showed a little too much tendency to- ward vibrato aud the lower register was searcely strong enough 10 counterbal- ance the powerful higher iones, but Miss Atkinson was artist enough to eschew all ventriloquel lower tones; her voice was sweotand easy, as well us very ringing, and she sang artistically. She looked pretty and coquettish as Eily, though she did not act with any remarkable fervor. The impression the prima donna left on her audience was a highly favorable one. ay C. Taylor, as Hardress Creegan, was one of the most epplauded of the singers.” He pos- sesses a light, high tenor voice, which he uses effectively, and his arias were almost con- stantly encored, particularly the “Eily Mavour- . Carleton, 85 Danny Mann, sang as of William Hamiiton, the basso, introduced “To-morrow Will Be Fri- day” in the first act, and sang it so well that he was forgiven for trifling with the score. The rest of the cast was good. At the California. Nellie McHenry is certainly a success in her new musical farce, “The Bicyele Girl.” Of course, the piece has no plot, nor anything re- motely approaching & plot, but it is most en- joyable notwithstanding. The dances and Songs, which constitute its principal aitrac- tion, are for the most part new and well re dered. At the opening performance last night Miss McHenry, as Grace Fordyce, the bicycle girl, made & great hit. One of the pretiiest bits'was the invisible chorus, “Oh, Honey,” at the beginning of the second act. Miss Mc Henry’s duet with Charles P. Morrison was e siastically encored, as was also Mme. Del- more’s serpentine dauce Harry Laurent as John Potiphar, the fully developed new man, was a revelation, while Lanra Bennett as Mrs, Potiphar was certainly an improvement upon her reprehensible proto- type of Old Testament fame. The piece is well staged and the costumes, though some- what risque, are tasteful and elégant. At the Grand Opera-House. Stage mechanism hoids undisputed sway in “The Pulse of New York,” which opened last night. The play is unique in having no par- ticular plot, no hero and no heroine. What dialogue there is serves chiefly to connect whatis perhaps the most marvelons combi- nation of startling mechanical effects ever seen in the City. The piece dealswith very high and very low life in the metropolis of the Atlantic Cosst and abounds in hairbreadth escapes, deep, dark intrigues and murders galore, Florence Throop, as & female detective, is cumbered with many cares, having no less than six impersonations to sustain, but she does her work well, whethe rapid young heiress, a “live” newsboy or a laundress. Adelaide Wise comes as near being the heroine as any other lady in_the cast and is charming in the partof Mrs. Florence Denni. s Frederick J. Butler and Charles W. Swain are both deserving of particular mention by reason of their excellent work, while the other members of the cast, though having little 10 do, do that little well. The stage effects are wonderful, and follow each other in startlingly rapid succession. The first act displays & wharf, a church and a genuine piledriver, the last named of the trio ming very near to smashing the life out of & very pale youth who has the foolbardiness to recline below it. In the sccond act an elevated railway is the piece de resisiance, and’ from | the track 8 man and maid jump in order to avold a passing train, being sived from death by clutching at a convenient telegraph wir A'real pier with an unreal East River is the | great attraction of tne third act, while in the last there is a tenement-house fire, | during the course of which & distressed female jumps from & fifth-story window into a blanket held taut by a number of lusty firemen. The play 1s far-fetched and the siuations for the most part violently overdrawn, but the scenic effects are admirable, the electrical illusions in the fire scene being most reaiistic and effect- ive. srs. Bell, Schloth and Chidley bave been highly successful in_ their artistic work, The piece will run during this weck and per- haps the week following. At the Tivoli, The trio of old favorites, Ida Valerga, Kate Marchi and Gelisno Napoleoni, continue to render “Der Freischutz” a most meritorious production. Some fear was expressed when the opera was announced that the Tivoli would get beyond its depth in attempting Von Weber's immortal masterpiece, but last week's brilliant success has proved the apprehension groundle: ging, scting and stage-scttings are all satisfactory, while the scenic effeots, notably in the grand incantation scene, are beyond all cavil. At the Orpheum, Somehow people have learned to look fora pretty good vaudeville programme at the Or- pheum, and as a rule they are not disappointed in their expectations. This week’s bill, how- ever, seems weak and below the mark. The Pantzer brothers, from the Reichs Halle of Ber- lin, are excellent in their way, some of their maneuvers in balancing bumg altogether new and most surprising. Bevond this pair of first- class acrobats little of interest can be men- tioned. The remaining numbers are perhaps good enough in a way, but not what ont might expect, judging from the performances of the past few months. Columbia Theater, “The 0ld Lime Kiln” continues to fill the Columbia Theater. Last night little Gertie Carlisle appeared between the act and sang prettily. 2 ; At the Saturday motinee Katie Putnam will give & bicycle matinee, at Wwhich all lady cyclists and their escorts will be admitted gratis. Great interest is felt in the Paderewski- Marsick concert at the Baldwin Theater. Saltness of Sea Air. M. E. Chaix of the Geneva Society of Physics and Natural History, wishing to find out whether in calm weather the air of the seashore contains an aporeciable quantity of sea salt, made several experi- ments 1n Jersey last August. In each ex- periment he caused by means of an aspi- rator 1000 liters (30 cubic feet) of air to ass through a solution of nitrate of silver, n every case there was not the least cloudliness of the solution, proving that the air contained no salt. This is not at all surprising. It is well known that the air contamns salt only when the wind carries off me- chanically salt spray from the ‘wave crests; the salt of sea water cannot evap- orate into the atmosphere. The evi- dent conclusion 1is that, to obtain the beneficial action of sea air, we must go where the air is sufficient- ly agitated by the wind to contin- ually hold sea water in suspeusion. It is not enough, then, for the invalid to go to Brittany, or some such calm shore; we should prefer rather somewhat more windy coasts, as those of Picardy and Normandy, where the air is almost always charged with saline particles, raised from the sea by the wind. Such localities are infinitely more beneficial and active.—Revue Scien- tifique. —————————— John Kiefel, a journeyman jeweler of Carbon, Ind., was'a boy with Francis Schlatter, the Denver healer, and the two grew up together near Zurich, Switzerland. Kiefel says Schlatter was a hard student, and went crazy trying to discover perpet- nal motion. e way taken to an asylum, and, after eighteen months, was released as cured, but was afterward sent to the institution again. &s a somewhat | NEARLY ENDED IN A ROW. An Angry Father Severely Ar- raigas School Director Henderson. THE O'CONNOR INVESTIGATION. Charges That Were Not Sustained by the Evidence of the Witnesses Called for That Purpose. School Director Henderson faced an angry father at the meeting of the com- mittee on rules of the Board of Education | last evening, while the investigation of the charges brought by the director against Principal O’Connor of the Horace Mann School was going on. Richard Wheeler, the father of one ot the female pupils, was called by Mr. O’Connor for the purpose, as he said, of showing that the charges were inspired by malice and were without foundation. Mr. O’Connor claimed that the director haa gone around among the pupils, trying to get testimony against him. The chairman, Director Knox, ruled his testimony out of order as no foundation had been laid for it, but the witness in- sisted on makinga statement. Goingclose up to Director Henderson and shaking his finger in his face he said: “Henderson, you came to my house when I was away and placed my daughter intoan embarrassing position. She is a young girl only 16 years old_and unused fo the ways of the world. You tried to make her do somehting she did not wisk to do, testify against her teacher.” Then he started to walk out, and as he went said, sotto voce, but loud enough for those about to hear: “You dirty dog, I'll break your neck if you ever invade my home again.” Director Henderson leaped to his feet and shouted : “I'll go out in the hall with you now if you want to fight.” Mr. Wheeler said nothing, and the com- mittee rose. While the members were standing Wheeler again approached Hen- derson and said, while shaking his fist in his face: “Henderson, you are no man. You had no right in my house, and you know it. Don’t you ever come there again and try to lead my daughter to do something she should not—go against her teacher.” Chairman Knox ordered the belligerent father ejected, and the gathering quieted down. The testimony previous to the scene was given by the attachesof the department regarding the janguage used by Principal O’C?unor, on Febraary 4, in the school- yard. )u\n agreed that Mr. O’Connor had com- pared the manners of the chiidren to Dig- ger Indians when they haa laughed in his face and had told them that their conduct had made them a discredit to their parents, themselves and the school. These expres- sions were admitted by the principal when the charges were filed. : Noune of the witnesses had beard Mr. O’Connor use any such expression as “Get yez to your roomis” or “For 2 cents I would give you a good bullyragging.’ George Meihling, the instructor of the | arill, testified that the girls were unruly and 'in_confusion, giggling and ta & when Principal O'Connor opened the win- dow and lectured them on their actions. He thought that the principal had acted perfectly right. “I can handle boys,” he said, fiercely and then pathetically,” “but oh, those girls—they langh in your face and you can do nothing with them.”” He was sure that no such language as “For 2 cents I would give you a good bullyragging” was used. His testimony was borne out by that of I. P. Kinecaid, the inspector of buildings of the board; Miss Graham, one of the teachers, and Mrs. | Kate Sullivan, the janitress, all of whom | were present when the scene in the school- yard took place. Mrs. Sullivan said that she had heard one of the visitors say that the pupils ought to rebel and put on their hats and g0 home. After hearing the testimony the commit- tee went into executive session and held a long consultation on the question whether or not the time of the board should be taken up with a formal trial. 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Such men need © Read the book, “Three Classes o | the energy which should go to the more delicate organs. 2 SANBEL hear people say—‘“muscles like The strongest men in muscular power are usually It is a are weak in vital force more The cause is the extra demand upon the powers to feed these D) “MAKES PEOPLE STRONG.” It builds new vigor in the weakened system, adds to the' vital energy and makes men equal in strength in every function. | f Men,” free. SANDEN ELECTRIC CO., 632 MARKET ST., OPPOSITE PALACE HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO. Office Hours—8 to 6; Evenings, 7 to 8:30; Sundays, 10 to L. Portland, Oregon, Office, 255 Washington Street the knowledge, that so many forms of | AUCTION SALES. o [LD'R\D REAY poThTE ROER - T OFFICEZS 638 MARKET ALESROS D S At éuction THIS DAY- FEBRUARY 25, 1896 AT 12 o'crock Noox, At 638 Harket Steeet, Opp. Palaca Hotel Investment Properties! A GRAND PIECE OF SUTTER-ST. PROPERTY, Known as the “ALEX ANDRIA,” South Side of Sutter St., 41:2]; East of Jones St., Lot 65x137:6 Feet. RENTAL $S00 PER MONTH. This new and elegantly constructed B3-story modern hotel building, “THE ALEXANDRIA,” Contains everything known to_architects for the convenlerice of patrons of & firsi-class family hotel; it is subdivided into 120 sunny, cheerful and’ pleasant rooms, comprising grand halls, ption-rooms, pariors, billiard- T ily rooms, in suit or single; fine eleva- basement is a_complete outfit for tho laundry appliances, and everything that qitire for a strictly first-class house, TUESDAY, the and thoroughfare for profession usetul to the human family. For a professional not (o be located on Sutter st. 18 to be out of the swim. Examine this property for an investment; a rare opportunity for a large piece of Sutter-st. property; a chance once in a lifetime. PALATIAL RESIDENCE And Lot 137:6x137:6 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 cholcest homes in this cit contains 18 rooms, comprising Beautiful Parlors, Reception-rooms, Library, Bil- ltard Room. Elegan: Dining-room’ and several Bedrooms, Grand Hall, frescoes and elaborate or- namentations throughout the residence; elegant grounds, with stable for several horses, aud 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 the world. The Mansion and Stable and the entire lot, 137:6 x137:6 feet, will bz offered as an entirety or THE BEST 50-VARA For residence In the city: north line of Broadway, between Webster and Fillmore streets, In Four (4) Large Subdivisions—34:4l4x 137:6 Feet, Reserving the improvements. A more perfect and location for a home cannot be found in the The Lomes of our best citizens surround this nsion and grounds. Broadway is bituminized and in splendid condition. Car accommodations 10 every portion of city. Improved NW. Corner Fillmore and Jackson Streets. Improvementsconsist of 8 FRENCH FLATS, Of 7 and 6 rooms and bath and a bay-window residence of 9 rooms and bath. This Is one of the choicest locations on Pacific Helghts. The prop- erty Is in quick demand for renting at all times: surrounded by streetcars, accessible to any por- tion of the cit: Examine this for an investment. Full rents $235; lot 98:415x100 feet. PACIFIC HEIGHTS 50-VARA LOT, Ffouth line of Vallelo street, 137:6 feet enst of Filimore. This is & grand location for a handsoms palatial residence. Klegant and cholce neighbor- hood. The grand view associated with the Heights is enjoyed by this propert 137:6 teet. acific Lot 187:6x Car accommodations everywhere. Mission Residence Lots. East line Fair Oaks. north of 25th st.—Two ele- gant and sightly residence lots; choice home sites; 25x100 and 25x125. Ridley, nr. Market and Guerrero Sts. South line (No. 437) of Ridley st., 140 feet east of Guerrero: house of two tenements: rent $20; Castro and Valencia cables: lot 25x100 feet. Mission—Grand Corner Lot. NE. corner Guerrero and 27th sts.: elegant cor- ner: all ready for building; choice location; ex- 7x80 feet; also adjoin- amine this for a iome lof ing on 27th st., with large size of lot; lot 20x77 fee! Bernal Heights Lots. Tn Gift Map No. 3—Ten lots, bounded by Pow- hattan, Bank and Butler or Folsom streets; fine 0 feet. View; must be sold; lots For catalogues, terms, etc., inquire of EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO., Auctioneers, Salesroom, 638 Market Street. EDWARD N. SPEAR & €0, Furniture, Book and General Auce tioneers, 31 and 33 Sutter Street. TELEPHONE, MAIN, 5181 Furniture” of the Hotel Mirahsau AT AUCTION. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, February 25 and 26, Commencing each day at 10 A. ., we will sell on the premises, Corner of Ellis and Leaveaworth Sts. THE Magnificent Furniture, Carcets, Dining toom and Kitchen Furnitura ‘of the above Elegantly Appointed Hotel, Comprising the Furniture of 103 Kooms, .COMPRISING IN PART.. Elegant New Style Folding Beds, Oak and Cherry Bedroom Suits, Best Spring and Curlede Hair Mattresses, Live Geese Feather Pillows, Mission Blankets and Bed Linen; Fine Parlor Upholster Moqueite and Body Brussels Carpets: Lace Curtains Dining Tables; 150 Vienna China and Glass Ware: Table Linen, Etc., Ete. NOTE—The above Furniture will first be offered in one lot, and if a satisfactory bid is not obtained it will be'sold piece by piece. EDWARD S. SPEAR & CO., Auctioneers, | 31 and 33 Sutter street. | REGULAR WEEKLY AUCTION SALE. o 2 | SPECIAI:! | Wednesday. ... February 26, 1896, | At11 o'clock A. M., we will sell AT GRAND ARCADE HORSE MARKET, 327 SIXTH STREET, By order of a private gentleman, the Handsomest Rig in Town, consisting of one Handsome Chest- nut Sorrel Mare, 5 years old, 200d roadster or busi- ness horse: one Fine Open Bugxy, one Handsome Top Buggy. Harness, Kobes, Blankets. etc. Also 30'Work Horses, Open and Top Wagons, Carts, Phaetons, New and Second-hand Harnes arlimir. & DOYLE, Livestock Auctioneers. DR. LEPPER’S ELECTRIC LIFE! Cures Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Bruises, Sprains, Stff Joints and Swellings. IT STOPS ALL PAIN. ALL DRUGGISTS SELL IT. 80 CENTS AND $1 A BOTITLE. WILCOX COMPOUND ANS ILLS Safeand SURE. Always reliable. Take nosubstitute. Forsale by all druggists. $2.00. Send 4c. for IWoman's Sarepuard. WILOOX SPECIFIQ €0., 228 SOUTH EIGHTH ST., PHILADA., Pd. 'NOTARY PUBLIC. HARLES H. PHILLIPS, ATTORNEY-AT law and Noiary Public, 888 Market st., oppo site Palace Hotel.” Residence, 1620 Fell st. Tele 1 phoue 579. Kesidence telephone, “Pine 360L."