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32 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 1896 FORESTERS OF AMERICA, The Annual Session of the Grand Court That Will Be Held in Watsonville. GRAND OFFICERS—DELEGATES. Preparations to Receive the Visitors. | Impertant Amendments to the Con. stitution Will Be Offered. The eighth annual session of the Grand Court of California of the Foresters of America will assemble in Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, on Tuesday, May 5, and be in session for several days. The people of Watsonvillé have made great preparations for the event and have prepared a grand programme for the entertainment of the grand officers and the delegates. On Tuesday there will bea reception and parade, on Wednesday a grand entertainment will be given to the delegates, on Thursday there will be a ball | and on Friday a banguet will be tendered the grand officers and delegates. The session will close on Saturday. Quite a number of amendments to the constitutions and laws of the Grand Court will be offered at the session. These in- clude the following propositions: To have biennial instead of annual session 10 have such meetings held only once in four years in_the same town and city; to have ofti- Ccers continue 1o discharge the duties of their office, even after resignation, until the suc- cessor shall have qualified and been installed; to provide for the appointment of a member of the executive committee to preside and act in the absence or disability of and the sub-chief ranger; to provide for the appointment of distriet deputies under certain conditions; to provide that the executive coun- cil shall not borrow any money without the consent of the majority of the courts in the jurisdiction; to proyide for the visiting of each court in the jurisdiction first during August | and September and- during February and March ; amendments as to appeals; to provide thet mileage shell be paid to but one delegate from any court, the one receiving the highest number of votes, providing such delegates a tend from a distancenot less than thirty miles; to provide for theexamination of the records and correspondence of other Grand Courts te- ceived by the grand secretary, this work to be performed by the commitiee on correspon- dence; to provide that any member of the order Wwho has served three successive years and has performed his duties according to the laws of the order shall be known as honorary deputy grand chief ranger at large; to pro- vide that neither the executive committee, nor any subordinate court shallgive or author- [¥ ize the giving or lending of ,the credit of the order in aid of any person, association or cor- oration, or pledge the credit in any manner %r&he payment of the liabilities of any indi- 4 ation or corporation; to sub- stitute Roberts’ Manual for Cushing’s Rules of Order; providing for the elections held in the subordinaee courts; to strike out the paragraph which declares that any financial secretary or treasurer who has served three consecutive years in such office shall be entitled to ail the Tights, privileges and honors of & past chief ranger; 1o permit members of the order to be- come sureties on bonds of officers; to increase the bonds oi treasurers of subordinate courts 0; to provide for the dispositior: of funds to provide that all applications for membership shall be made to the court or courts located in the eity, town or village in which the applicant resides or any other court of the order desirous of sdmitting him, pro- viding that members need notappear in per- son for reinstatement; to provide that any financial member may apply to any physician of the order for free medical and surgical treat- ment. There are in all sixty-two proposed amendments which are to be considered and acted upon. A number of these have been before other courte but they have always been rejected. The following is a list of the grand offi- cers of the Grand Court: Fred C. Hensley, P. G. C. R., San Francisco; Rufus B. Harmon . G. C. R., Sacramento; Lewis Thorne. P. G. C. R.. Los Angeles; John J. C G. C. R.. San Francisco; Henry Eyan, P. G.C. R., San Francisco; C. P. Rendon, P. G. C. R., Stockton;_A. Orfila, grand ranger, Los Angeles; R.B. Vellage, grand sub-chief Golden Gate: S.A. White, grand treas- n Francisco; C. H.Bremer, grand sec- , Alamede; Sol Peiser, grand recording secreiary, San Francisco; J. S. W. Saunders, oth the chief | | A. Fisher of Court Confidence. Port Costs, S, J. Hutton of Court Port Costa. Pleasanton Frank Lewis of Court Alisal. Red Biuff, Alva English of Court Red Blufl. Redondo, James Roach of Court Seasiae. Riverside, Dr. Mil- lard Maybee and Robert Vear of Court Citrus. | Sacramento—A. H. Anderson, Meyer Clark, J. . Davis_and H. L. Kemmitzer of Court Capi- tal of California; C. C. Hall, John Morris and C. B. Strong of Court Sacramento; Fred Offen- bach of Court Concordia. San Diego—George D. Goldman and Harry Labell of CourtSan Diego; B. E. Squires of Court Silver Gate. San Francisco—E. W. Haughey and kred C. Hensley of Court Robin Hood; J. Labelof Court Aurora; | | William Green and E.J. Luke of Court America; | Julius Berck, Julius Calmann, H. L. Simon | and M. H. Wascerwitz of Court Golden Gate: | . V. Severance und W. H. Smith of Court San Francisco; 1. 0. Kasser and J. Kallman of Court Bay City; J. C. Howe and C. A. McFad- den of Court Eucleia . M. Gertson and A. Olsen of Court Eclipse; Henry lfaar, H. Hep- rt, Emil Lampe and F. L. w of Court | | Hubertus; E. 8. Harrison and@®omas Sewell | of Court Justice; C. Barberi, WB. Fleming, M. H. Haas and J. L. McCormic¢k® of Court Inter ! Nos; Elias Cook, Sum Meyer, J.-H. Newbauer | and’J. Ssmuels of Court Goiden West; G. C. | Berg and George Healing of Court Zenith: Lindemen and E. I. Wolfe of Court Golden te; W ord and L. C. Levey of Court De- | fiance; R. R. Armas and Gus A. Trautner ot Court 'Stenford; M. Lafee and E. Isaacs of Court Magnolia; M. Beach of Court | El Dorado; F.J. Lane and E. Wehser of Court | Western Addition; Arthur Kidd of Court Golden | gie; M. Levy and S. L. Waller oi Court iolden Era; I.L. Dayid and J. L. Nagle of | Court Washington; M. J. Maguire of Court | | Presidio; J. H. Harrye of Court- Mayflower; A. | | 8. Gonzales of Court” Yerba Buena; L. W. Cc burn and D. O’Callaghan of Court Bonita; | James Brock, E. P. Donovap, James Kavanagh | ana T. D. McCarthy of Cilfrt Acme; H. Asher and B. Kahn of Cof Lackey of Court Colum urt Lineoln; 1. Levy of lley; | W. D. 8 Harrington of Ofurt Cosmopolitan; C. A. Buck and W. F. Seiver of Court | Live ‘Oak; James D. Hart Joi Court Apollo: | T. Wiese 'of Couzt Byfbdrossa; Charles D. Wheat of CouaszRig¥mond; W. A. Deane and R. J. O Court’ Independence; | de’ Julio farini_of Court F ;J. G. ChattWPourt Enterprise; E. S Harding of Court Sutro Heights. SanJose—A. A. Brown and F. L. Haskel of Court Sun Jose; | E. H. Bourguignon of Court Alum Rock; Ru- dolph Scherf of Court Teutonia; Elias Holden | of Court_Progress; Dr. F.La Spada of Court | | Italia. San Leandro, #Thomas Johnson of Court San Leandro. Salinas, J. J. Wyatt of | Court Santa Lucia. San Luis Obispo, W. M. | John of Court Star of San Luls Obispo. San Pedro, Dr. W. A. Weldon of Court San Pedro. San Rafael, . H. Nicholls of Court Rafael. Santa Ans, T.G. Drury of Court Santa Ana. | Santa Barbera, R. H. Fulwider of Court Castle | Rock. Santa Clara, H. A. Gabrlel of Court Sherwood; P. Draghicevich of Court Adri- atico. Santa Cruz, Dr. B. A, Plant and C. E.Lindsey of Court Sania Cruz, SantaMonica, E. E. Barackman of Court Neptune. Santa | Rosa, J. G. Dont of Court Santa Rosa. Sissons, Dr. G. H. Fleet of Court Shasta. Smartsville, W.'A. O'Brien of Court Gem of Yuba. Sonore, J.B. Curtin and J. V. Newman of Court So- St. Helens, J. G. Johnson of Court Fri Stockton—Max Grimm and H. E. Steph- enson of Court Stockton ; Jacob Simon of Court Schiller. Tracy, J. L. Frerichs of Court Tracy. | Vacaville, Rey ‘B f Vallejo, James Valley Fi & ennett of Court Vacaville, olan of Court Farragut. aiti of Court Valley Ford. | 5 d_F.J. Murphy of aro Valley Rose. West Berkeley, P. Court Ocean View. Winters, holdt of Court Winters. Wood: | jium and A. A. Powers of Court BRuugge e City, Dr. G. B. Ly- Cuma ' (Ariz), W.'S. | The Aged Capitalist Intended It to Be Erected in This City. | Three Reputable Citizens Tell What | Was Contemplated When the | Will Was Made. Since the Board of Regents has had under consideration the establishment of | been much speculation as to the wishes of | the late J. C. Wilmerding when he by his will provided for the school. The ques tion of where the donor intended the col- | lege to be erected has been caused by the recent claims of several communities for | the establishment of the school in their midst, as against the claim of San Fran- cisco, Mr. Wilmerding’s home. Through the efforts of J. R. Freud of the Mer- chants’ Association it is now conclusive that the intention was that the schgol should be in this City, and nowhere else. the Wilmerding 8chool of Arts there has | & LEADER, SPECIALS. There’ll be a merry rush and struggle and jam and hustie when this news gets out. 100 LADIES’ WRAPPERS, in dark chintzes; fine cape ruffle over shoulder, braid trimming ‘on yoke; front and skirt very full, large bishop sleeves, sizes a bargain at $1 25, Our price for Mon 50 LADIES’ CHEVIOT SUITS, blazer eftect in fancy mixtures, skirt Jards wide, bound alf aroind wijh, velvateen hindjni 0. Our price for Monday only ALL-STLK AND GROS GRAIN RIBBON, No. 7, good quality, colors light blue, sapphire, tans, modes, grays, green, navy, heliotrope and ‘We add a few bright colors of the second all lined, 5 regular $10 pink. ment in reds, pinks and blues. LADIES' FRENCH C. P. COR! with real whalebone, long walst, émbroidery trimmed top, all size: regular $3 quality. Speclal price. ENTS' BALBRIGGAN UNDERW shirts with silk front and French neci price. LADIES BLACK COTTON HOSI made spliced heels, double toes; regular 25¢ kind. Special price, pai LADIES' GINGHAM APRONS, full size, small blue and brown checks with wide striped border on bottom. Speclal price, each. BLEACHED TABLE DAMASK, 62 inches heavy quaiity; value 50c. Special price. TOOTH BRUSHES, good quality bone handles and lar value 10c. Special price, each. LADIES' HORN HAIRPI price, dozen. 5 DRESS SATEEN S, 30 inches w! value 15c. rd. Special price, UNBLEACHED CANTON FLAN. price, yard... = LINEN COLLARS, plain white and black cdge, sizes 11, 1134, 12 an 121j4; value 10c each. Special price, eac) Fashion Catalogue. Our new Spring Catalogue shows over sixty illustra= tions of Ladies’ Jackets and Capes. for the asking. Special price.. 'S, made of heavy coutell and boned Jersey ribbed, heavy quality, L, extraheavy 10c quality. Special COSSONIOO 0000000000000 88.00. LADIES’ back forming a V, fancy silk 32 to 44. This wrapper is only. > 75° LADIES' Our price. 50 quality to the assort- S5 Yard $ .25 Palr 70° 19° 10° 39° 50 10° 10° 70 1¢ regular value 1. Special of fine Maco yarn, high- of pretty Price... yard assortmen for summ wide, Pricy eftects; al. NEW WHIT! Free to the country and already leaders. only; abargain at $6. Our price. . pearl buttons, 22 inches long, In light tan ouly Dainty Dimities, Crinkled Crepes, Breezy Lawns, Winsome Challis, Cleanly Ginghams and hosts of other weaves. There will be a merry thumbling of yard pegs when the people have read these items. CASTELLANE CREPON, a novelty, 31 inches wide, with a variety s on & solld black ground, for Ladies’ Dresses. FANCY SILK STRIPE FLANN small stripe, for shirts and sh NEW PERCALES, 36 inches wide, best shades, variety of patterns. Price, yard FINE DIMITY, 29 inches wide, light IRISH DIMITY, 30 inches wide, close cord, all new and terns. Price, yard. £ NEW TO-DAY. IF YOU PAY MORE THAN OUR PRICES YOU PAY FOR THE PRIVILEGE. NO RISK OF BUYING WRONG WHERE ALL ARE NEW. THIS WEEK HUNDREDS OF SUITS AND SEPARATE SKIRTS—THOUSANDS OF JACKETS, REEFERS AND CAPES FOR BOTH WOMEN AND CHILDREN, ALL MADE AND FINISHED IN THE LATEST CORRECT STYLE BY MAKERS WHO HAVE A REPUTATION AND CANNOT AFFORD TO GO WRONG. WRAPS AND CAPES. Cloak Merchants in San Francisco less than two months Your interests are our interests and we are here with a fresh, new stock trying to please you in every way. 25 LADIES' TAN CLOTH SINGLE CAPES, brocaded all over with soutache brald, 20 inches long. This C: pe s a bargain at §5. Ou ALL-WOOL CAPES, tailo; , b rows of silk stitching around cape, sizes 34 to 40, CLOTH SINGLE CAPES, trimmed with braid_and regular $7 5 26 LADIES’ SEPARATE SKIRTS, made of a good quality serge, oir- cular shape, 534 yards wide, in black and brown, bound all around bottom with veiveteen binding; throughout. would be & bargain at $7 50 Our price.. DOMESTICS. patte: NEW PIQUES AND DUCK SUITINGS, In vast varieties and goodly igns. Here's to your new duck outing suit ts, all new desi er. Price... NEW LINEN EFFECTS—You know linen Is the swell stuff of the sea- 'son, ‘but did you know of i f its almost perfect imitations, 29 i heavy basket weave, satin stripe and small colored thread. ELS, 36 inches wide, light waists. Price, yard grade; light, dark and 50 solid colors. Price, yard 'E GOODS, in per yard from 10cto... PLAIN WHITE DIMITIES, 29 inches wide, plenty of patterns, stripes, checks and dots. Prices per yard from 10c to -made, lined throughout with Preity Percales, grounds, spiral corded, Desden pretty pat- either. $32 white rprice $10. " Our price 30 LADIES’ TAN JACKE] elght pearl buttons, full sle blue, sailor collar, tri Our price. . s e 00 the newcomers. tings. something new.. nches and prices from. GRASS LINEN COLLARETTES, trimmed in Oriental lace. CORDED LAWN PILLOW SH aline of dotted and embroide: linen 125° 15° 25° 25° 25° MOMIE LINEN DOYLIL 8x8 inches. 10x10 inches SPLASHERS AND TRAY hemstitched, stamped. .. 937, 939, 941, 943, 945 Market Street. ST 50 CHILDREN'S REEFER JACKE immed with white braid; a bargain at LADIES’ TAUNTON GLOVES, Suede and Gloves, assorted shades and black ORNAMENTAL HAT PINS, pearl and jewel cen JET AND COLORED SPANGLED YOKES, Mousseline de Soie; & new thing from swelldom. . trimmec insertion, this season’s swell stuff, from $1 up. Prices GENTS' GLOVES, a full line of Walking and CLOAKS AND JACKETS. All Cloakdom contributes to this handsome stock of ours. We get the new things as fast as turned out, and you don’t necd a pocket full of money to b= properly jacketed or caped Our prices are positively surprising. 25 LADIES' JACKETS, in wool covert cloth, faricy collar, trimmed with small pearl buttons and four large ones down the front, pleated back, faced with fancy silk, sizes 32 to 8%, in tan only; good value at .50 - $8= 20 LADIES' JACKETS, In tan covert cloth, ripple back, velvet collar $7.5o and cufls, sizes 32 to 40; a bargain at #8 50. Our price S = n all-wool cloth, ripple back, silk lined, es, sizes 32 to 40, & beantiful garment, worth at least $12 50. Our price.. . $102 from 4 to 10 years, red and 82 50. $13 NOTIONS. Headquarters for everything that is new in Veiling, Laces, Ribbons, (loves and the other little necessities that go to make up the new spring outfits. Here are some of th Mousquetaire 8button leng 3 : 1.25 Pair -..Price ter with Rhinestone set- Prices 25¢, 50¢, 75¢ Each made on Brussels Net and .Prices rang. NEW DRESS BUTTONS, Rbinestone and jeweled, jet and pearl, all sizes 10 Dozen to almost any price with white embroidery and Dresden Collarettes, .$1.00 Each Swiss Shams with ru $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 and 16x16 inches CLOTHS, momie linen, fringed and plain, -Prices from 25¢ Up Driviag Gloves, all shades. ... ....Price $1.00 and $1.50 Pair 937: 939 941, 943, 045 Market Street. tion to the clauses in his will. Respectfully yours. THOMAS J. Lams. ‘William Alvord sent to the association a letter of similar charagter. Mr, Freud, in speaking of the will, states that under the law when the wishes of a deceased are not clearly expressed in a will, his known wishes, attested by competent and reliable witnesses, are given about the same con- sideration by the court as though the wishes were expressed in writing. In view of this new evidence bearing upon iR A. ORFILA, R. B, VELLAGE. jior woodwara, San Frgncisco; John . grand junior woodward, San Fran- Dunstan, grand senior le, . L. Foster, grand junior beadle, E. E. 8kinner of Eureks, H. B. George of Santa Cruz and J. E. Anderson of San Francisco, grand trustees; Ed Morris of Sacra- mento, George Mgody of San Francisco and C. M. Dies of Petaldms, grand auditors, The following is the list of the délegates who have been cho: to represent the various courts of the distiction : Alameds, W. H. Wri f Court Pride of Alameda. = Angels Cgmp; Court Sequoia. Auburn, Joh: Auburn. Campbells, G. W. Loma Prieta. Chico, E. Butte. Colma, James Oaki w. de J Danville, Dr. Diablo. 1k Davies of Court ewby of of Court 0. C. Gregor and L. K. Wood Grove. Eureka A Court ‘esno, F. Hoppock of Court Yosemite. - Afnitvaje, E. Taylor of Court Fruitvale. Golden La Vier of CourtShell Mound. = Grass fey, H. L. Body and C. Temby Jr. of Court Pride 'of Grass Valley. GuerneVille,. R. Starrett Court Russian “River! Ha; wards, W. Heyer and _T. . -Fhor Court Haywards. -Hanford:® erman of Court Hanford. Healdsburg, ivernash of Court Sotoyome. Ione, G. F. 3k of Court Tone. Jamestown, H. A. Pres- of Court Jamestown. KernjCity, no report. incoin, J. P. Thompson of Court Granite. ivermore, H. W. Prall of Court Livermore. i, C. H. Nevin of Court Mokelumne. Lo; 3 B. Barker of Court Miguelito. Los \Angeles—E. J. Clark, J. H. Craig_and J. H. “Mellville of Court Los Angeles; F. A. Cam- ano, F. W. Patterson- and k. G. Reed of Y t Olive; Dr. A. Davidson and Dr. W. E. dley of Court Fremont; John Castera-of FouAn unset; Jean Apiou of Court Francaise; Msauricio and A. G. Rivera of and R, E. Bevan of ide of Marysvilie. Mayfield, S. Freed- man of Court Coliege Terrace. Middletown, A. Mcjinley of Court Cinnabar. Mission San Jose, F. D. Martin of Court Buena Vista. Monterey, Henry Riek of Court Del Monte, Mountain View Haefner of Court Rose Hill. , E' L. Webber of Court Paragon. Nevada City, D. A. Dailey and Wiiliam Sandow i Court Garfield. Niles, T. S. Fereira of Court Niles. Oakland—Henry Gloy of Court Har- mouie, B. Bercovich ‘and Frank Jacobs of Court United States of America, Antone Silva of Court Oskland. Ocean View, H. J. Knight of Court Farallon. Oroville, F. C. Danforth of Court Century. Petaluma, H. B. Gilroy and M. McNally of Court Petaluma. Placerville, V Vascoe Matson of | fertick of Court. Forbestown, 1o report| . | gested to him by Mr. William', Alvord, who E. J. MeCu!ch%hq attorney who drew up the Wilmerd will, states that the only reason that San Francisco was not specified was that jas so well under- 4s to be built here i elsewhere never mind. William oi California and identiai clerk of a position to tell perging’s intentions n Frauncisco for Potrero. To sented. No one v \Mr. Wilmerd- who, in re- owing letter to thebe: the ‘Wehool, sugges] this,’ Mr. y a8 better infor ing’s uffairs thah's} ply to inquiries, sen an undertaking was new to hisphe applied to | others who were able to furimsh the details of it. The founding of the schoolywas first sug- .« he’set ghout the work in a systematic way. Reco; ing that such wrote a humber of letters giving valuable hints concerning the site, the arrangements and costs of the buildings;.éte. In one of the letters occurred the Pphrase, “I believe the Potrero would be -the proger location.” . This was read to Mr. Wil and aiter some reflection he sai ht; the Potrero is the place for it. little, vet his | emphatic manner of say] | for doubt about his appri On further consideratiol rived dt the conclusion that as the Regen! the Univer- sity were to be the' custodians of the fund it would be proper to leave all datails of the con. structionof the buildings to their judgment. After that no more invest{gations long that line were made. Itisa matter of regret now that the many casual remarks Mr. erding made on the subject were hot reco: , but it is certain that they left no impression that he had any idea that theschool might be estab. lished outside the limits of San Francisco County. His comment ou" Mr. Alvord’s sng- gestion of the Potrero looks like strong affirma. tive evidence, does it not ? t little room | e site. The first hint that the school might be est lisbed outside the limits of San Fr'lnchcs ‘::; & genuine surprise to those who were near Mr. Wilmerding all through the time he had the subject under consideration. The Regents of the University having the weight of the re- sponsibility resting upon them are entitled to much consideration. They, shoula be in- formed of every expression of Mr. Wilmer- ding’s wishes on the subject, so far es they can be obtained from trustworthy sources, in addi- 1 the millionaire’s wishes, it is not at all likely that the school will be established outside of San Francisco. HOMELESS CHILDREN. Reception to Interest the People in the Welfare of the Little Ones. The ladies who have charge of the San Francisco Nursery for Homeless Children at 570 Harrison street yesterday held a re- ception to friends of the institution. The object of the reception was to interest the people in the home and its wards, who are now seventy in number. The eldest of these are 12 and there are seventeen under 3 years of age. The visitors were enthusi- astic in their commendation of the bright, cleanly appearance of the children, and the homelike appearance of the institu- tion was favorably commented upon. An interesting programme was enactea in the kindergarten room as follows: Vocal solo, Miss Wagner; recitation, Mi Beveridge: “‘Shining Star” Japanese drill, Misses K. Catherine Luse. Marguerite i Larzelere, E. Josephine Larzelere. .Char- Jotte E. Parks, Ellen Stone, Isabel Lervin Millie Redeli, Sadie Phillips,” Eva E. Jef- fery and Carrie W. Morris; games and songs, nursery children; vocal solo, Miss Anita Taggerd; vocal solo, Miss = Belle ! Scotchler; recitation, Mrs. Langsboth. The institution is comparatively young and the ladies hope by interesting g)eonle in the children to enlarge their subscrip- tion list. ———— California Products. The State Board of Trade’s new quarters at 16 Post street are becoming more attractive every day under the direction of Manager J. A. Filcher, assisted by C. M. Johnson. A valuable addition was made to the collection yesterday in the shape of & large exhibit of ‘minerais from the State Mining Bureau. These were arranged in large showcases by Secretary Dur- den of the Mining Bureau. The several coun- ties are sending in large collections of exhibits of their localities. Several large cases of ex- hibits were received yesterday from Los Ange- les County. . —_——— The Duke of Sutherland owns nearl, the whole of the county of Suthsrlnndv. The area of the county is 1,397,846 acres, and the territory claimed by the Duke is 1,176,454 acres. SOCMLIST LABOR PARTY It Will Put a Municipal Ticket Into the Field This Year. WILL ORGANIZE THE STATE The Rapid Growth of the Organization Within the Past Four or Five Years. The Socialist Labor party is making active preparations to put a ticket in the field during the coming campaign. Not only is it their purpose to enter into local politics, but they will get out and work in all parts of the State. Thisis a part of the plan for eventually taking a band in Na- tional politics. At the last Presidential election the So- cialists polled 18,000 votes in New York and Massachusetts for Mr. Wing, the can- aidate for President of the United States. There are at present in Sen Francisco six branches of the party, two American, Ger- man, ¥rench, Jewish and Italian. There was a project to organize an Irish-Ameri- can branch, but it was found undesirable to have too many branches speaking the same language. It is the wish to do away with the “'language’ branches as fas as possible, and consohdate all in one broth- erhood as soon as all are able to express themselves in the prevailing language. These branches have been selecting the members of the State executive commit- tee, and on next Tuesday night these re- | turns will be made at the Temple at 115 Turk street. This section will at once take in hand the work of organizing the State. In all probabiiity- E. T. Kingsley will be the State organizer, he bemng the ;)nly nominee for the position named so ar. In this city the first work will be to organize in the Assembly districts, begin- ning first in the Twenty-ninth and Thir- Socialist Labor Party’s Vignette and Button. tieth districts. These are selected for the first work because the Socialist element is the most numerous awmong the working classes of tnose districts. 3 The work will be pursued into all of the districts in San Francisco. The next movement thereafter will be the circula- tion of a petition for recognition as a | party, the socialists never having had such recognition here before. Mr. Kingsley, in discussing the situation, stated that there will be no trouble whatever to secure names toa petition for party recos mition, as the branches’ membership rolf shows more names than sufficient for the desired pn‘?m. hile this work is in progress the or- anization of the State will be in progress. here are now chartered sections in San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Los Angeles, San Diego, and the section in Santa Cruz will receive its charter as soon as the State executive committee assembles. The so- cialists in Los Angeles are preparing to enter municipal pelitics this year and put “ga a ticket of candidates for the city officers. - The State organizer will probably begin to work in Sacramento, and after starting the ball rolling there will visit Stockton for the same purpose. It is more than likely that socialist tickets will be put out in several oi the California cities named. The vignette that will appear on all of their tickets will be the mechanics’ arm and uplifted hammer. This was adopted at the last socialist convention held in New York and has been generally ac- cepted by all of thesocialists in the United States. Many in this City are now wear- ing the button of the party. A week or so ago a lot of these buttons were received in this City and are now extensively worn. They groundwork is in red enamel and the arm and hammer are in black and white. Attke bottom are the letters S. L. P., in white enamel. The National Convention of the Social- ist Labor party will be held in New York on next July 4. There was notadissenting voice as to the selection of that date. At that convention candidates for the posi- tions of President and Vice-President of the United States will be nominated. Delegates to the National Convention will be sent from nearly every State in the Union. Four years'ago the socialist rep- resentation was confined to the New Eng- land and Middle States. Reports stale that the party is spreading out, particu- larly in the Southern States., Large num- bers have been recently converted to the doctrines of socialism in Texas, Colorado and the Northwestern States. SUCIE OF JAN MUTH Despondent Over Business Re- verses, He Fatally Shoots Himself. Was at One Time' the ‘Agent of a Large Milwaukee Brewing Concern. John Muth, at one time Pacific Coast agent of the Schlitz Malt Extract, com- mitted suicide by shooting in the park yesterday. He was desponaent over his financial affairs, and took this means of ending his earthly troubles. The body was found by Thomas Monroe, foreman in the park, who was attracted to the scene of the shooting by the report of the pistol, He found the body reclining on a bench, with the head thrown back, near the Haight-street entrance of the park. Blood flowed from a wound in the right temple. The man was dead. Foreman Monroe telephoned to the Morgue, and Deputy Coroner O'Brien had the body removed. An inquest will be held. Letters were found in the pockets of the dead man’s clothing showing that be was financially embarrassed. He had been trying to raise money for several months, but his efforts in this direction were unsuccessful. He had difficulty with his partner in business, and some tire ago a dissolution of the agency resulted. Since that time Muth went from bad to worse, So he determined to take his life, and with that intention he purchased a new pistol yesterday moming and repaired to the spot in the park where the deed was con- summated. . He lived at 640 Golden Gate avenue. The deceased has a brother living in Los A\;gelns. He was a native of Germany and about 38 years of age. 5 LOOKS LIKE PERSECUTION George W. Simpson, Locksmith, Arrested on Complaint of a Neighbor. RELEASED BY JUDGE SLACK. Simpson Says His Neighbors Want Him Out of the Way to Tear His House Down. The question of whether George W. | Simpson is insane and a dangerous person to be ¢ large will be determined by the Insanity Commissioners to-morrow. Yesterday morning Louis Helbing, 529 Frederick street, went before Judge Heb- bard and swore outa warrant for Simp- son’s arrest on the ground of insanity. The warrant was handed to Policeman Durkin, who placed Simpson under ar- { rest and had him taken to the City Prison and then to the Receiving Hospital in the patrol wagon. Simpson is a locksmith, aud lives in an old shanty at 613 Shrader street. The property is owned by George J. Hobe, sec- retary of the Odd Fellows' Cemetery As- sociation, and Simpson has occupied the building for many years. The surrounding buildings are all hand- some family residences, and for years the owners have been endeavoring to get Simpson away from the neighborhood, as the shanty was an eyesore to them. They have dumped their garbage in his lot and have done other things to drive him away, but he has refused to be driven. Two weeks ago last Wednesday Simpson had Policeman Moran, whose beat is in that neighborhood, before the Police Com- missioners for neglect of duty. He had subpenaed about fifty witnesses, men and women, to testify against the policeman, but after the Commissioners had listened to the evidence of about half a dozen they dismissed the case, President Tobin re- marking that it was the most frivolous ever brought before the board. When the waiting witnesses were notified of the re- sult they broke into cheers, and Simpson aid not show his face among them, but waited till they had all left the City Hall, Yesterday afternoon when taken to the hospital Simpson declared his arrest was an outrage. ‘It is done,”” he vehemently declared, “to get me out of the way so that they can tear down my building, “When I went home after the meeting of the Police Commissioners they. had broken my windows, pulled down my chimney and had a rope round my build- ing to pull it down. “They want to get me out of there be- cause they can’'t get a connecting sewer through my lot, and they want to make it a short cut for their own convenience. ‘This man Helbing’s property abuts on mine and that is why he wants to get me out of the way on this charge. I am no more insane than he. Ihave lived in this City over forty yearsand have reared a family of five'children, and this is the first time I have been charged with insanity. There never was insanity in my people and it’'sa gross outrage to have me ar- rested. “I will have this man Helbing arrested for false arrest and will make him suffer for this. He is the man who got six months for stealing water from the Spring Valley Water Works. He gave out that he had discovered an artesian well on his property and for weeks supplied the peo- ple with water till it was discovered he was tapping the mains of the water com« pany.’ When told that he would have to be de- tained in the hospital till taken before the Insanity Commissioners to-morrow morn- ing, he raised his hands and said: “My God, what shall Ido? They will tear my house down as sure as I am a living man. Can nothing be done to get me out of this? Ican give substantial bonds for my ap- pearance on Monday. You cansee [ am not insane.” The old man’s fear for his house was so real and his anpearance was so free from insanity that Judge Slack was communis cated with. The Judge went to the hos- pital, and after a brief conversation with Simpson he wrote out an order for his re« lease. ‘““Now be sure and be in Judge Hebbard’s court Monday morning,” said the Judge, ‘“‘and you wiil no doubt be released. When you go home keep quiet and don’t pay any attention to your neighbors if they seek to annoy you, but ask for police pro- tection.” Simpson left the hospital and laid his complaint at police headquarters and he wn: (;old that he would be properly pro« tected, He Paid the Fine. George Upson, the counterfeit lottery ticket man, was sentenced by Judge Joachimsen yes. terday to pay a fine of $250 or tc oned in the County Jail for six m fine was 0 be impris. Jounty onths. "The paid. Upson was convicted of the charge about three yearsagoand appealed it, and it was only on Thursday that the judgs ment was affirmed by the Superior Court. is now serving a six months’ sen upon him by Judge Low. He tence imposed NEW TO-DAY. 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