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8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1896 McMAB, DAGGETT AND FRANK GOULD They Are Partners in Gav: in's State Convention Scheme. | | | | AFTER THE MACHINE,| Sam Rainey Is to Show Up Later as the Silent Partner in the Firm. THAT RECRGANIZATION PLAN.‘l | vears of our life to newspaper work are now Daggett, Rainey and McNab Will| Control the Junta Delegation and Harvest Proxies. Gavin McNab's State Convention pro-| gramme, which he intends shall make | him boss of the local machine, is mightily interesting many Democrats. The mysterious Gavin bas been hatch- scheme for many weeks, but so | well and shrewdly has he guarded his | the following prospectu | give to the publica Los Angeles accompanied by Alex Greg- gains. All that Mr. Buckley has to say s that he was not doing politics m_Los Angeles, and that he is “out of politics.” A NEW EVENING DAILY. Its First Issue to Make Its Appearance Next Month, On the 1st of June a new daily evening paper will issue its first number in this ity. It willbe known as the San Fran- cisco Daily Evening Newsand will be pub- lished by an incorporated company, of which the following are the officers and directors: K. 8. Barney, president and business manager: J. M. Maxwell, vice- vresident; J. K. Phillips, treasurer; E. | W. Thurman, secretary; W. J. Overstreet, | George R. Moore, J. T. Cochell, directors. Its” plans and policy are indicated in In presenting the San Francisco Evening News, a daily evening newspaper, to the peo- ble of San Francisco the persons responsible for the venture are actuated by several is. tinct and weighty motives. The first and (frankness compels the admission) most urgent | of these is & hope that we may achieve such success 88 will enable a large number of print- ers to eke out & modest livelihood, the which has been made a matter of difficulty by the in- troduction of typesetting machines. We have no quarrel with cither the machines or the proprietors who have grasped the opportuniiy make money by the use of the machines. t we want to live, and having given the best scarcely fitt while we f: not scorn venture by ed_for any other vocation. But nkly avow our necessity and wiil nch nid &s may be tendered our caritable souls, we believe we will quid proquo for its money. We believe—and this is reason two—that & | paver the size of tue News, properly edited, is | large enough to contain al the ne | and that in'a readable form. Few persons have f the day, the time and fewer the desire to wade through pages and columns of padded and long-drawn- out articles. The News wili be a newsy sl in the best sense of the term and will try 1o substitute crispness and pertinency for the usual bulk and prosiness. g The third reason for the San Francisco News’ launching is a desire to see the truth pictured forth tn matters political and economic. We boldly assert that there are few, if any, daily papers that dare or will tell the bald truth re- garding these topics. Despite the truly pre great plan that few, even of those | ing need of education and enlightenment upon who have been intimately associated | the great problems u(‘;:ol\'ump:«m. we ‘\eie o‘ur 4 e i by hm s prostituting their columns to the de- with him and been guided by him | i party politics, shielding wrong-do- through the stormy course the Junta rolding” raud, dicrying and opposing s followed, ve own just what 0 and progress. ‘The San Francisco News by ifl o }‘[ o lt _“m £t J darkly | 1l the truth during its lifetime, be it e DS AN oL ATKYY | short or long. Our claim to be “indépend- vered the urance that theJunta|ent” means, we hope, more than anempty ation would surely win, but he | boast. We will be silent at no time and on no has never confided to any of the smaller | cians he has been controlling what | oing to make it appear when the | Junta delegation was victoriously seated | as he has declared 1t wa. re to be. Most of the people who have actively | stood by McNab in the Junta have sup- | posed that the present org, tion would | become the local machine if the Junta | were recognized as the regular Democracy | of San Francisco by the State Convention, | | sold_for corresponding prices. subject. Praise and blame will be given as they sre earned, and party fealty will not shicld the guilty individual in any station of life. The San Francisco News is to be the people’s aper. Born in and of hard times, it wiil be Delivered by carriersin the city or by mail, 25 cents per month. PROCEEDINGS ~ STOPPED, and that after their months of labor and battle they would be parts of the machine. < But the. publication by Tus Cawz of Mo- | Lhe Supreme Court Has Inter Nab’s programme to secure control of the : Qs State Central Committee and its execu- fered n the blebe tive commiitee and then effect a complete Case. reorganization of the party through an- . other Deuprey committee named for him | e — by the executive comn ee of the State sedi Central Committee has set half the poli- | JUrisdiction of the Lower Court ticians of the Junta by the ears. | Must B: Passed Upon any more have suddenly grown sus- picious of McNab and hostile to him. | First. They sre not inclined to help down | : ZE;kI‘Q,l,i“J&g;“{g{f: $Xab may | Tho trial of the accusation of A. J. Clu- not inclined to stand so valiantly | nie against John D. Siebe, the Assessor, by a programme which will dump them | into a common heap with the Bucklevites and Raineyites and leave to scramble for place on even terms with the Buckleyites | bave not MeNab’s special favor. | programmie has been further Ile is in partnership, according e information, with Daggett and with Frank Gould ¢f Stockton, in a plan to secure control of the State ma- chine. Ali the circumstautial evidence of recent political history confirms this in- { ires on pooling strength | ing control of the State | chine will be very | ce, and now is the | State hold of But tue machine is wanted right away, | McNab and Daggett for 1rpos b, wants to carry out this reorgani- zation scheme and be & big and powerful local Democrat during the coming local campaign, and maybe get an attorneyship | for a big public official as well. Daggett wants local power as badly as ever, and he | wants it for 1wo things—to fortify his po- | sition in State politics and to carry out s | vartnership arrangements | with Rainey, by which purely iocal pie. Daggett is Rainey’s warm personal friend and political partner. McNab is Daggett’s political partner, helpin gett to what he wants, yet he is trying to keep up the impression’ that he is fighting Sam Rainey, tue boss of the Fire Depart- ment, for which McNab professes and shows so much friendsuip. Mosi politicians see that MceNab is in effect making Rainey’s campaign. McNab is a big figure in the firm of Me- | Nab, Daggett and Gould just now, but it | is said by some people who are “next” to what is going on there that when the | game is won the firm will gently but firmly | “dump’” MeNab as a political necessity, | owing to his unpopularity in the party. Bu, as the State Convention approaches, | things get more and more interesting among the quarreling Democrats. The opposition to MeNab is as deter- mined as ever, and it was expected to show itself in its strength at a_meeting of the | committee Monday evening, but neither | side was ready for battle and nothing was | brought up that was likely to precipitate a ToW. Dr. Gavigan was there, but he had noth- ing to say. He is biding a time which is coming. " It was found that there would be contests at the primary in but two dis- | tricts—the Twenty-eighth and the Thirty- fourth. The fifty-three delegmes-al-lnr;:e[ were not nominated. | This interescing labor was put off until next Monday night, by which time McNab and Sullivan expect to get things fixed up according to the best terms they can secure. It is found that as a result of McNab's ability a majority of the district delegates nominated last Saturday night are Rainey- Daggett people, and that Daggett will control the Junta delegation after all, Daggett and McNab are not resting at this, however. Daggett’s lieutenants are already hustling about for proxies, several days before the primary. The demand for proxies has suddenly become recognized as a feature of the pri- | mary business and some nominees who | were not inclined at first to put up $250 | and go on the ticket decided, it is quietly told about, to do so in the prospect that: proxies would be worth §10 or o apiece. A numberof interesting things are likely to happen amid the local mess vefore the State Convention meets on June 16, and as the convention approaches the hustling and the scheming on all sides increase in intensity. The most important development is the fact that McNab, the boss of the Junta, really recognizes the necessity of getting the Buckleyites in, and that his pro- cramme 15 a biz reorganization scheme whick they might accept while giving him the strings. The executive committee of the Buckley General Committee met last evening at its Market-street headquarters with a large attendance, and with Chairman Donovan and Secretary Gavigan present. A member of the committee from each district was especially delegated to see that every nominee signed a pledge to support in the State Convention a free silver policy and a resolution in opposition to the funding bill, in accordance with the resolutions by A. J. Clunie, adopted st the last meeting of the General Committee. The name of no nominee who does not sign this pledge will be placed on a ticket. 'he executive committee adopted stron resolutions denouncing the A.P. A. an adjourned until Friday evening. Jhris Buckley returned vesterday from tainey is to have the Dae- | ! plained how assessments were made. had a brief hearing before Judge Wallace yesterday. It gave promise of some inter- | esting developments until a writ of prohi- bition. arrived from the Supreme Court | and stopped further proceedings. The writ of prohibition was made return- able on June 1, before the Supreme Court. The ground upon which the application was based was that Judge Wallace had no jurisdiction to examine into assessments made by the Assessor and passed by the Board of Equalization. The contentions were the same as those successfully made to the Supreme Court on Mr. Clunie’s original application for a writ of mandate to compel the Assessor to properly assess the property of the Market-street Railway Confpany. erday morning was the time set by Judge Wallace for the trial of the accusa- tion, and, in spite of requests for delay, the case was opened on time. Mr. Clunie cailed J. C. Willcutt, secretary of the rail- | way combination, as iis first witness and at once commenced to question him as to the value of the company's property. Willcutt refused to answer any questions on that subject, however, witbout having his books in court. An order was then asked for and granted, directing the wit- ness to have his books in court this morn- ing and to be ready to answer questions | touching the valuation of tbhe company’s property. Clunie then took up another line of examination. He wanted to know | if Willeutt had ever paid $10,000 to the | Assessor in order to procure a low assess- | ment. This the witness indignantiy de- | nied; he denied also that the comipany | was in the habit of paying an annual sum for tue purpose of securing low assess- ments. Chief Depuly Assessor Herzer was the next witness called by Clunie. He was ioned concerning the methods fol- lowed in the Assessor’s office, and eIx- n reference to the assessment of the rail- road company he said the officers of the corporation submitted to the Assessor a sworn statement ofi the valuation of its proverty, and that Siebe raised the valua- tion because he considered it too low. The company’s statement was produced, and Clunie called attention to the fact that tne franchises were not included. Herzer staded, however, that the Aa- sessor discovered the omission and in- cluded the franchises in the list of the company’s property. He assessed the franchises at $1,600,000. Just as the court-ad journed at noon one of the bailiffs from ihe Supreme Court came in with the writ of prohibition and served it upon Judge Wallace. This will tie up all the proceedings until the Su- preme Court, after hearing arguments on the writ, shall decide whetheror not Judge ‘Wallace has the power to try the case. PRINTERS TO PICNIC. Their Mutual Aid Society Prepare for a Big Time To-Morrow. The Union Printers’ Mutual Aid Society is preparing for a big time to be had on Thursday next, when the fraternity will give an excursion and picnic to Glenwood, Santa Cruz Monntains. Glenwood Park has been rented for the occasion. The trains will be made up of first-class passenger coaches and the comfort of the guests will be locked aiter. A band of music will accompany the excursion, ren- dering music on the trip to the park. The price for round-trip tickets has been placed at $1 for adults and 50 cents for children, which is very reasonable, con- sidering the long ride ziven. Boats leave the foot of Market street (narrow-gauge route) at 8:45 A. M. Trains arrive at Glenwood at 11 A. ». and return- ing leave Glenwood at 5:30 P. M. Tickets can be procured from any mem- berof the society or at 606 Montgomery street, room 16. THE OREGON’S VICTORY. Reception to Be Given to the Union Iron Works. At the regular meeting of the board of trustees of the Mechanics’ Institute, held last nmght, it was unanimously decided to give a reception at the Mechanics’ Payilion to the Union lron Works asa _testimonial of regard and appreciation for the un- paralleled achievement and victory of the steamer Oregon. A committee consisting of Messrs. Doolan, Lewis and Cumming was ap- pointed to take the matter in hand and confer with Messrs. Scott of the Union Works relative thereto. PYTHIAN KNIGHTS TRULY CHIVALRIC, Grand Chancellor Demands Recognition of the Sisters. NEW OFFICE CREATED. Editor Ben M. Maddox Now the " Grand Lodge’s Official Reporter. AN INTERESTING SESSION. Only Fraternal Order in the State That Has Grown in Numbers the Past Year. The Grand Lodge of the Knights crf1 Pythias was called to order vesterday morning at 10 o’clock, the hour appointed | for beginning the morning s(‘siion.z endowment rank and also wants the Rath- bone Sisters properly recognized. During the reading of his report he paid a very delicate and nicely turned compli- ment to the grand keeper of records and seal: **Always prompt, accurate and reli- able; ever reaay to advance the interests of the order; a willing and tireless worker. 1 can but reiterate the compliments paid Brother Herman Schaffner by my prede- cessors, As grana keeper of recol s and seal he is the acme of perfection.” The breeze that arose from the yeils, cheers, whistling and waving of hats that followed made the red, yellow and blue bunting that festoons the grand chancel- lor’s ciair and the platform wave and flap against its supports. ‘The report of the grand keeper of records 2nd seal was devoted mostly to statistical information, of which it contained a vast amount. The reports of the other officers show every branch of the organization to have drunk deep from the central trunk of Prosperity. S The report of the 8an_Francisco Burean of Relief showed that 245 cases had been reported during the last fifteen months and had veen properly attended to. Dur- ing this period there have been sixteen death The receipts amounted to $688 55 and the expenditures exceeded that sum by $53 95. There is still due from lodges "$161, which would make the total assets of the society $107 05 after de- ducting the overdraft of the treasurer. The Stockton Bureau of Relief reported ten cases cared for. The total receipts footed up $5567 3 the expenditures $471 95. During the same time the Lo_s Angeles Burean of Relief received $1466 75 and ex- pended $1039 60, i The S pento Bureau of Relief re- ceived 45 and disbursed $700 20. The Sacramento and Stockton bureaus filed supplemental reports. g A proposed amendment to the constitu- tion relative to the payment of benefits was read and re‘erred to the commitiee on law and suvervision. Zem T / ) v/ Wi " Judge Stanton L. Carter, Supreme Representative of the California Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias. Though the knowledge of the sober busi- | ness that lay before them did much to | modify the general air of jollity that per- | vaded the meeting of the day before, vet the countenances of the members prightly reflected the fact realized by their inner | consciousness, that this is intended to be | a gathering of amusement an4 good cheer as well as of duty. The first item of the morning session | was the calling of the roll by Supreme | Representative Stanton L. Carter ot |s Fresno. | Immediately thereafter, in order facilitate the publication of-each d sion, to make it accurate in detail, and to | minimize the labors of the press repre- sentatives, & motion was made and carried that the office of official reporter be cre- | ated and filled by Ben M. Maddox, the widely known and popular young editor of the Visalia Daily Times. { committee on law Je to | mittee on finan y's ses- | man; Committee | age and Calegaris: committee on rules. | end Rose; commit dence—Duffy, Dauphiny | and Wilson; | Blackmer, Kidd and Fisber; | Pythian home—cCarter, A resolution to authorize the removal of the Grand Lodge guauters toa more com- modious and suitable location was referred to the committee on finance. A resolution praying that the next ses- sion of the Grand Lodge be held at Red Biuff was read, but no action was taken thereon. The following committees were an- | nounced by the grand chancellor: Grand tribunal—Fox, Clark and Buckles; Patton. Wolf, Nevin_and ittee on state of the order—Lind- , Gyselaar and Katzentein; nsand grievances—Arndt, Kinder and Liggett; com: Hoffman, Barber and Back- credentials— Norcross, committee on reports— Green; committee on mile- r dlem—Bittenger, Dalrymple and Katz, Rector e on foreign correspon- and Hornbeck; com- rank—Huber, Brown committee on uniform rank— committee on Blumberg, Morrison, Brandon, R an and 0’ mittee on endowment effect was introduced by representatives of the two lodges of that city. As the aiternoon waned several of the committees reported on a part of the reso- lutions referred to them. Under the rules action on them was postponed until to- day. ‘Fbe committee on redistricting the State asked the representatives who desired un?' changes made in the existing state of af- fairs to communicate with it. After a few other announcements the body adjourned till 10 o’clock this morning. It is expected that the session will end Friday evening or Saturday noon. ALMA MATER FAREWELL Seven Graduates From Van Ness Semi- nary Sing Their Farewell Song in an Artist’s Atelier. Golden Gate Hall was filled with s fash- ionable audience last evening, the occa- sion being the commencement exercises of the Van Ness Seminary. Over a thousand invitations were issued. The stage was arranged with oriental rugs, paintings, tapestries and divans, the scene being the interior of an artist’s studio. This was designed by Mrs. Edger- ton, assisted by John Houseman and John Gamble. Seven young ladies were in the graduat- ing class, all attired charmingly in pure white and each holding in her hand a spray of areen. All of the young lndies were strikingly beautiful and with the rose- light that was thrown on the scene the effect was an exquisite picture. This commencement marks a change of administration in the seminary, Dr. S, H. Willey retiring and_ beine_succeeded by S Edgerton. M}g Sarah H. Hamlin and Mrs. . The programme was rendered exceed- ingly well; it was as follows: Duet for two pianos, “Valse Brillante” (Moszkowski), Mae E. Weldon, Beatrice Spli- Vi dean Bullard and Professor Stewart; ypical Women of the French Revolu- berta M. \\‘iliei'; recitation, “In an Atelier” (Aldrich), Anna H. Day and Edna M. Bl violin solo, “Ballade and Polonaise’ (Vieuxtemps), Miss McCo: pupil of Eenry Heyman. Discussion, * ‘Are They Benefi- cial or Detrimental?” affirmati Bullard; negative, Beatrice Splr “The New Escalibar,” Anna H, cross the Dee” (Coombs), recitation, (@) “Merchant ene II, (b) “A Maiden’s La 3 essay, “Make Haste Slowly, piano solo, “Cascade” (Pauer), class song, ““Loyal and True”; address and pre Willey; musical director, H.J. Stew art, M.B. At the conciusion of the programme the graduating class—Helen Lowise Spalding, Mae Emma Weldon; literary course, Edna Mitchell Bloss, Ardean Buliard, Anna Hunt Day, Beatrice Splivalo and Roberta Maria Willey, sang the class song. com- osed by Helen L.Spalding, after which r. Willey presented the young ladies with their diplomas. Besides the diplo- mas conferred by the doctor Mrs. Edger- Rutherford, Mackinder, Vincent and Otis. To relieve the onerous duty of the grand keeper of records and seal he was allowed | two assistants. At once he appointed J. | declared. At 3:30 p. M. a recess of ten minutes was At this interval a committee Benjamin M. Maddox, the Popular Editor of the Visalia “Dafly Times,” Who Has Eeen Chosen to Fill the Newly Creatced Office of Official Reporter. D. O’Meara of Santa Rosa Lodge No. 87[ and W. W. Stockwell of Lamson Lodge | No. 489, Los Angeles. The celegates were all supplied with the | report of the grand chancellor, comprising forty-three closely printed pages. uring | the reading of this report the author was | frequently greeted with bursts of applause, | he report shows that during the past | year the membership roll has been in- creased by more than 400 names, the only fraternal order in the State thatis known not to have decreased or remained stationary in numbers during that time. | The grand chancellor reported the in- | stitution of iive lodges during the present I year—a splerdid showing. i Nearly an hour and a half was con- sumed in the reading of this report. Twice—the first time when he enthusi- astically referred to the Pythian Home, and the next when he forcefully urged the | propriety of heving the stars and stripes conspicuously displayed in every subordi- nate lodgeroom—he was beartily ap- plauded. The grand chancellor is a new man. He strongly favors the uniform rank and the representing the Ratbbone sisters arrived ‘When the lodge again convened the sisters were called on for remarks, and Mrs. Guthrie, Mrs. Monrce and Miss C. A. Farno responded. The ladies brought an_invitation from their order inviting the Knights ot Pythias to attend a convention of the Grand Tem- ple of Rathrvone Sisters for the purpose of witnessing the exemplification of the work last evening, They acked the use of the hall occu pied by the Knightsas it is larger than Pythian Castle. A motion was made and unani- mously carried that the ladies be given the privilege and their courteous invitation accepted. A number of resolutions and amend- ments of minor importance werg iutro- duced and referred to the proper com- | mittees. The numbers of the committee on the Pythian Home was augmented by the addition of Wolfe and Vincent. Red Bluff is not the only place that Wwants the next session of the Grand Lod, held there. Hanford, Kings County, is also an aspirant, and a resolution to that ton gave special d?flomas to her class, con- sisting of the Misses Bioss, Day and Willey. COMING OF DR, SMITH, The Famous Entomologist of New Jersey Expected to Arrive Very Shortly. Pacific Coast Association Decides Not to Donate a Certain Fund to Stanford. BERKELEY, Can, May 19.—Dr. John B. Smith, the bug-catching professor from New Jersey whose insect-hunting expedi- tion to this coast was announced in to- day’s Carr, and who was expected to reach Berkeley this afternoon, did not ar- rive. “I guess he has stopped off ai Fresno or Tulare,” said Professor Woodworth, the Berkeley entomologist, this afternoon, “to catch a few more butterflies and moths be- fore coming north after the San Jose 1ady- bugs. He left Los Angeles yesterday and was supposed to have reached San Fran- cisco to-day. He has veen out here for some time catching bugs for the experi- ment station in New Jersey, and I guess by this time he has spent nearly all of the $1000 which his State has appropriated for the purpose of gathering in a quantity of the scaie-killers, such as the ‘lady bugs’ or ‘birds.””” Professor Woodworth describes Smith as being a large, corpulens, good- natured German with a ruddy complex- ion and a jolly laugh. Berkeley’s Population. BERKELEY, CAL., May 19.—The popu- lation of the town of Berkeley, according to the figures submitied to the Board of Education last night by School Census Marshal J. L. Scotchler, stands at 11,220, The report as submitted was a deta one and gave at length the tigures as to the population of adults, boys, girls, and chil- dren under the school age. The figures are as follows: Town of Berkeley—Adults, 7414; boys, 1318; girls, 1307; children under five years of age, 1181; total, 11,220. Berkeley School District—School ehildren, 3 1367 boys and 1357 girls; children at néing public schools, 2015; private schools, 196; chil- dren under five years of age, 1238; total number of children, 3962; ‘adults, 7673; total population, 11,635. Change of Programme. BERKELEY, CaL., May 19.—An inno- vation will be made this year in the grad- uating exerises of the Berkelei High School which will be held during the early art of June. Instead of the regular read- Png of exercises there will be a debate be- tween the “Forum’” and the ‘“Ecclesia,” the boys' and girls’' debating societies re- spectively. The subject for discussion is a resolu- tion, “That Cuba should be annexed to the United States, provided that she has gained her independence and is willing.” The debaters for the “Forum” will be George Brehm, Carl Parker and Charles Parks, and those for the young ladies’ so- ciety will be Miss Mar{‘Gnll‘zher, Miss Emma Mansfield and Miss M. Douty. The negative will be upheld by the “Fo- rum.” No Money for Stanford. BERKELEY, Car., May 19.—The Pacific Coast Athletic Association executive com- mittee decided at their meeting last night, which was held at the Olympic Club rooms, not to_tender any of the proceeds of the championship field day to Stanford University, but to give it all to Berkeley, as was at first planned. The athletes at the State University are much incensed at what they claim is a preposterous de- mand made by the Stanford team for a part of the proceeds of the meet, to be used on their proposed Eastern tour. Berkeley is to have the entire $7000 un- der the proviso that they send a team East within the next three years. Should they not send a team within that period, one- half of the sum will revert to the Athletic Association to be used for whatever pur- se they desire,in the interesis of ath- etics. Professor Leuschner to Wed. ntation of diplomas, Dr. 8. H. | Dr. | BERKELEY, CaL, May 19.—The wed- ding of Professor O. Leuschuer of the astronomical department at the State University, and Miss Denicke,,daughter of Regent Denicke, wiil take place to-morrow evening at the residence of the briae’s parents in San Francisco. The couple will spend their honeymoon by making a short tour through Califor- nia, after which they will leave for Europe for a year. The popular professor w{‘ll sgend most of the time while in Europe in the study of astronomy at Berlin. Mean- while, he wiil travel with his bride through France and England. Suffragists to Meet. BERKELEY, CaL., May 19.—The Oiti- zens’ Suffrage Society is making elab- orate preparations for their big public { nion at Mills College. Every little while ’tis ru: GONE. The only things that are GOING at such TUIBL matters to be mixed up, our goods. GOING, GOING, GONE To-day it was currently reported on the streets that we had ment are GOODS—the only things that are tumbling are PRICES. 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Ladies’ Cape, made of tan cloth, elegantly trimmed with fancy strap | work and ornamented with four | large pearl buttons and numerous | small ones, sizes 36, 38, 40. Price, $7.00. Ladies’ Tailor-made Cape, made of | tan or navy blue cloth, 120-inch | sweep, ornamented with two rows | of gilt braid and small gilt buttons, | fancy notched collar, sizes 34 to 40. Price, $1.75. Ladies’ Shield Front Box Plait Jacket, made of tan kersey cloth, | sizes 32 to 40. | Ladies’ Double Cape, made of tan, | navy blue and black cloth, collar and top cape embroidered and orna- mented with buttons, sizes 36, 33, 40. Price, $6.00. LA RS ATV AVALAALALA A A AN AALATAN VAT RNV AR AV UEAMAAN AL AN A A AN ALANANAATRHAMANAMAM S & ARSI AAR DN IUR R RTINS U AU BL AR DA LA AL ALL I LM AAR SRR IA AR ARG AR IR AAR I AAMACARIA ARG AR AL meeting to be held in Shattuck Hall to- morrow afternoon and evening. Both sessions will be addressed by Miss Sarah Severance, Miss Yates and Miss Mills. Shops Will Be Closed. EXRKELEY, Ca butcher-shops in B 3 to-morrow on account of the butchers’ day, which will be celebrated at Shell Mound. s Interesting Sabbath at Mills College. On Sunday, May 17, the Rev. Dr. Hallock preached and administered the holy commu- Ten young ladies made confession of their faith in Christ and united yith the collego churen. . It was o day of joy to Christian hearts, and the commuinon Service, the last of the' year, was impressive and profitable. Dr. Hallock preached from the text, “Who_hath despised the day of small things?” Next Sunday the baccalaureate se mon_ will be preached by Rev. Dr. Coyle at C. BISHOP NICHOLS 15 ILL { He Has Canceled All His Epis- | copal Engagements for a Month. His Condition Regarded as Not Seri. ous, but He Must Have Absolutz Rest. The Right Rev. William F. Nichols, Bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Central California, has been ill at his home at San o'clock. The usual exercises of commence- | Mateo. His condition has been improved ment will take place during the week, the an- | nual concert being on Tuesday evening and | the commencement day on Wednesday. The | exercises of that day will beginat 2 o’clock. | The address will be given by Rev. L. H. Hal- | lock, D. D., and the presentation of diplomas | and conferring of degrees by the president of the coilege, Mrs. C. T. Mill TRIED THE PROPORTIONAL Alfred Cridge Teaches the Voting System to Woman Suffragists. A Trial Ballot for Ssven School Trustees Results With Emi. nent Success. Tbe Woman's Suffrage monthly meet- ing was held yesterday afterncon in Golden Gate Parlor. Miss Susan B. Anthony opened the meeting. In the course of her remarss she gave a resume of the work which had been accomplished | for the cause throughout the State during the past week. She expressed her gratifi- cation for the recognition and indorse- | ment of woman’s suffrage by the three | political parties. She did not forget in her remarks again to allude to the stand taken by THE CALL and said she hoped the members would send copies of that paper to their friends. At the conclusion of his brief address Alfred Cridge gave a practical demonstra- tion of the proportional and representa- tive system of voting. This consumed the remainder of the afternoon. The demonstration consisted of a trial | ballot for School Trustee. Twelve names were voted for as candidates, seven being the number elected. The members read- ily acquired a practical knowledge of the systems. So thoroughly did they compre- hend the manner of voting that iMr. Cridge announced that no ballot had been wrongly marked. There were 87 votes cast. Charles M. Shortridge, one of the candidates as trustee for the imaeinary school, received the bighest number of votes cast. The quota was 12 votes. Mr. Shortridge received enough for election and 31 votes 1n excess. These were divided among the less fortu- nate candidates. The following dates and places for the conventions now being conducted by Rey. Anna H. Shaw, Elizabeth U, Yates, Mary G. Hay and Harriet May Mills, were an- nounced. These are conventions that were held in the past week and to be held 1n the week to come: San Luis Obisno, 11th and 12 Obispo; Monterey, 12th and 13‘&,%“& h‘ Santa Cruz, 13th” and 14th, Santa Cruz; S, n Benito, 14th and 15th, Hollister; Santa Clara, during the last few days. Bishop Nichols worked so hard that nervous prostration was the result. Added to this, he contracted a cold that settled in his lungs and made his condition really alarming at one time. An improvement has been noted, however, which fact will be heard with sincere pleasure by his many friends and admirers. _ His physician, Dr. Washington Dodge, informed the standing committee of the diocese that Bishop Nichols should have absolute rest. The committee is composed of Rey. R. C. Foute, Rev. Dr. spaulding. Rev. Mr. Chetwood, Rev. Mr. Lion, A. N Drown, Colonel Mendell, U. 8. A., Charles B. Havens and Major Hooper. They met Saturday and addressed an affectionate and respectful letter to the Bishop, askine him to cancel ail the engagements of his episcopul office for thirty days at least. Bishop Nichols was also respectiully urged toattend strictly to his health and to take ub;tl),lule rest. e physician saw Bisho, chols on Sunday at San Mateo, The Bishop w{;- touched by the communication, which he accepted In the spirit it was presented, that is, he almost rromised to think of nothing but his health for a month. “The Bishop is in no immediate da er,” saidd Major Hooper last night in the ccidental, “sill he 1s in a serious con. dition. We hope that a month’s rest will serve to bring back his health.” - The wood of the lime tree is used -for the sounding-boards of pianofortes, as it does not warp under change of tempera- ture or atmosphere. NEW TO-DAY. 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