The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 19, 1896, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1896. JULY 19, 1896 SUNDAY AMUSEMENTS. CALTFORNTA THEATER.—Carmen.” COLUMBIA THEATER—“The Charity Ball” Morosco's UrEra-Hovsk—Side Tracked” TIVOLT OP¥RA-HOUSE.: Rigoletta.” OrrmruM—High-Class Vaudeville. SUTRO BATHS—Bathing and performances. SHooT THE CHUTEs—Daily at Haight street, one block east of the Park. BasEmaLi—Sixteenth and Folsom streets. PRESIDIO ATHLETIC G ROUNDS—Baseball. GOLDEN GATE PARK—Golden Gate Park Band. PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. Excumsron—To the wreck of the Colombls, this morning. — AUCTION SALES. By L. H. Bvrp—Monday, July 20, Hardware, at 1828 Valencia street, at 2 n‘cloc:. 2 SO BY BHAINWAL BUCKBEE ‘o.—Thut ¥y July 25 Real Ketate, st salesroom, 218-220 Mont gomery stre GITYiNEWS IN BRIEE. The Rey. William Rader returned last night from his Eastern trip. «“Cloudy weather with fog in the morning” 18 forecasted for to-day. The Socialist Labor party will hold 1ts Btate Convention at 115 Turk street to-day. The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Levi F. Cole was celebrated st Bear Hall last night. Pater Maher arrived overland last evening in good condition for his battle with Choynski. Mornis Windt has sued John A. Merrill and G. W. Bothwell for $3000 due on & promissory note. The annual picnic and games of the Emmet Football Club will be held at Schuetzen Park to-day. Joseph I Twohig has a; administration on the $204 Twohig. Margaret White has ugn\led for letters of ad- minisiration on the estate of Charles Everson. A reunion of the members of the first class that entered Stanford University was held in this City last night. Petition for ietters of administration on_the estate of Henry E. Trubenbach have been filed by Hermann Gudehus. The old revenue cutter Hartley has been practically condemned, and the Walter Hack- ett is running in her place. Much interest has been expressed in the fortheoming sale of seats for the carnival bene- fit at the Columbia Theater. The Merchants’ Association yesterday sent out letters to 2000 firms asking them to urge all their employes to register. The Board of Health has refused to co-oper- ate with Fung Yeng Heng, the Chinese Con- sul, in cleaning up Chinatown. John W. Newell, & traveling salesman, com- mitted suicide in his room at the Royal House, 1lis street, yesterday afternoon. lied for letters of estateof Jeremiah 1 RB. C. Richardson received sixteen severa cut w on ed by Edward Fisher last night. The schooner Lizzie Prien is considerably overdue at Nehalem. She was seen off the bar ten days £go, but hes not been spoken since. The County Board of Equalization sat for over six hours yesterday afternoon listening t spplications” for reductions of assess- ments. William Fleming, Jack Horner and John Slattery, ex-convicts, were arrested yesterday morning for stealing goods from" delivery wagons. Big reductions in the rates on tea and tea dust from California to Chicago and all points west of that city are to become effective on the 25th inst The Supreme Court has sustained the de- cision in the case of Daly vs. Hinz for damages caused by Hinz running over Daly’s little boy with & wagon. Camilla Ferrari committed suicide by shoot- ing nimself through the head on Ninth ave- nue, near the main drive in Golden Gate Park, on Friday night. For the fiscal year ended June 30 the money order business of the local Postoffice shows an increase over the previous twelve months of nearly 10 per cent. Florence Blythe, the heiress, was sued yester- day in the Superior Court by Thomas I Bergim for $50,737 for professionsl services and money losned. . The Mission Defense Union at a meeting held last night determined to make a vigorous fight for a high school 1o be established at some cen- tral point in the Mission. Memorial services in honor of the brave Slavonians who fell at the memorable battle of Lissa in 1866 will be held in the Church of Notre Dame Monday morning. Preparations for the Carnival of the Golden Gate are going steadily forward. Yesterday s committee selected sites for ‘“‘tribunes of kings and queens” on Van Ness avenue. An Ohio syndicate, refi;esenbed by Professor P. L. Hobbs of Western Reserve University, is quietly looking for investments on the mother lode and has already bought one property for over $60,000. The will of Sarah Jenks has been filed for probate by . Buhr, who petitions for letters ministration on her estate. The property lued st about $10,000, consisting of real estate in Vallejo. The little Russian band that has been play- ing for two weeks at the chutes has been shipped back to New York by Manager Walters of the Orpheum because it Was not what it was represented to be. William Mahood, a rancher from Sacramento Valley, was swindled out of $13 by the old lock game in Jefferson Square yesterday morn- ing, end Theodore Yeager, one of the bunko men, was arrested. The charge of threats to kill preferred against John Sommers, grocer, Brady street, by P. J. Gordon, saloon-keeper, 1633 Market street, was dismissed by Judge Joachimsen yesterday morning. Justice Btephen J. Field of the United States Supreme Court returned from El Paso de Robles early yesterdsy morning by special train and went at once to the Palace Hotel, where he rested quietly all dsy. The Maria Kip Orphanage will soon be permanently located in a new building on the corner of Sacramento street and Seventh avenue. Work will be started at once, and the cornerstone will be laid 1n August. The outcropping of what appeared to be a #01d quarts lodge was_ Gisoorarnd Friday even- ing by graders on Point Lobos avenue, oppo- site Central avenue. Contractor P. Broderick hss put a fence around samples assayed. Leo Cooper returned yesterday from the springs, where he spent several weeks on a pleasure trip. The Columbias Theater School 0‘\11”.““1’3 Arl,lconducled by Mr. Coonerl will open its regular season i on Monday, Jug' 27. PR ki Joseph Edwards and Robert Rox rested last Thursdsy for criminal &l:'i{:;p;: Annie Fortier, & decrepit old woman, were sent .‘10 dlheJ Co:llny Jail orrdflx months each by udge Joachimsen yeeterday, th e ing Feen rednced to battery,” Sharge s The underwriters will be actull 000 ahead on the raising of the Biairmpre: lyey they abandoned the hull and paid the fne surance it would have cost them $80,000. Now $60,000 will see the vessel in as good condition as the day she went down. Stephen Roberts, Mrs. Craven’s fri adviser, 10id an inferesting s\0cy in his Aopine tion yesterday in the Fair will matter, of how the attorners now opposing. the pencil will formerly swore by it and how they. have failed 10 carry out the compromise contract. Charley King, an Americanized Chinese, while cleaning windows at the Auditorium saloon, 9 Powell street, esrly yesterday morn- ing, was thrown off a stepladder and sustained & fracture of his skull. Charles McCarthy, a b rkclkper, was arrested for committing the assault. The St George Club has awarded the con- tract for the new building to be erected on Mason streei, between Geary and O'Farrell streets, to Contractor Hayes. Work will be commenced on the structure next Monday and be pushed to completion as rapidly as possible. = This éfiundny) afternoon at 3 o'clock Rev. C. C. Herrlott, u’}Perinundent of the Inter- denominntional Training Institute, Minne- apolis, Minn., will address young men at the Association builaing, Mason and Ellis streets. Mr. Herriott is said to be & very able speaker. Beats free to al! young men. Rev. Anna Shaw left yesterdsy for Los Angeles, where she will speak to-night in the Church of the Unity for the benefit of Pheebe Couzins. To-morrow she will lecture at Long Beach. leaving on Tuesday or Wednesday for the East, where she will remain sbout & month. There will be an entire change of programme a1 1he Suiro Baths this afternoon and evening. There will be high trapeze performing, con- torticn scts and other amusements. The drovrnluf nct that creates such a sensation, and periormed by R. B. Cornell, champion emateur long-distance swimmer of Californis, will be the only feature that has been per- formed at the bathis before. theore and is having the head and face from a pitcher | g | [T WAS GENUINE, Attorneys Now Opposing Once Swore by the Pencil Will. MR. ROBERTS SAYS SO. D. M. Delmas Figuratively Nails Opposing Counsel to the Cross. WHY THEY NOW DISBELIEVE. Changed Their Attitude When Judge S'ack Decided the Trust Clause to Be Invalid. “Did Reuben H. Lloyd say to you that he had every faith in the pencil will when Mrs. Craven produced it?” “Yes, sir. He said he had no aoubt of its genuineness.” “And George A. Knight, attorney for Charles L. Fair, what did he think of it?” “He thought it was genuine—was certain of it.” “And Charles Heggerty—what *did he say?”’ “He was absolutely certain it was the genuine last will of Mr. Fair.” “And Russell J. Wilson—did he think s0?” “Qh, yes; he thought so.” “Charles 8. Wheeler—what did he say about it?” ““He said he was convinced thatit was genuine.” “And Richard V. Dey?” “He was certain that the pencil will was the true will.” “And Charles L. Fair, Senator Fairs son?” ‘‘He said as soon as he saw the docu- | ment, ‘That 1s father’s handwriting.’”” “Did any of these gentlemen at any time previous to the order made by Judge lack deciaring the trust change in the will of the 21st to be invalid express any doubt of the genuineness of this pencil will of the 24th ?”” *‘No, sir.” In this way, time after time during the taking of the degosilion of Stephen Roberts yesterday in the matter of the Fair will, did Mr. Delmas call and nail to the cross of their own deserted cause the attorneys who are now arrayed against the pencil will and Mrs. Craven and her deeds. Of all this list of attorneys and others Charles Heggerty was the only one who had the temerity to be present at the ceremonies. And there were interesting moments for the representative of Charles L. Fair. After the nails had been driven the sec- ond time in the series and Mr. Delmas was busied for the moment haramering about and sirengthening the pedestal of the cross, Mr. Heggerty tore himseli loose, whispered in the ear of McEnerney, and still wearing that smile that even his suf- ferings Mcineruuy ana_Mitchell, whose inter- ests—ard whose client’s interests—all lie in the trust will, and who bave, therefore, been consistent in their antagonism to the pencil will, were unable to conceal a cer- tain keen enjoyment in these cruelties. McEnerney especially smiled deeply, and fell to drawing funny pictures as one after the other of his present associates—lately his bitter antagonists—were called up and the witnesses detailed how they had Ellely been ready to swear eternal fealty to the pencit will. The compromice contract took the first %lnoe in interest during the day. Mr. Mec- nerney wanted to know more about it the first thing. The witness said that Russell J. Wilson, as attorney for Virginia Fair, Mrs. Oelrichs and Charles Fair, haa made the offer in the first instance of $300,000, the consideration being that Mrs. Craven should withdraw all her claims against the estate.” The offer was also to include Dr. Marc Levingston and his claim. The condition of the contract was that the money shotild be paid upon the filing of the will, and without regard to which of the wills was finally probated. There were present at the interview Samuel M. Shortridge, Dr. Levingston and | Russell J. Wilson and Roberts. There was uc}novuinn m the contract that the trust clause should be defeated in.the will of the 21st. Mr. Shortridge drew his pen- cil through that provision, however. The money was to be paid on the distri- bution of the estate. There was another interview concerning this contract, heid this time at Mrs. Craven’s house, at which also Russell J. ‘Wilsgn was present, representing the chil- dren. At that time Roberts made a prop- osition on behalf of Mrs. Craven that she would accept $500,000, half of which was to be paid cash. The question was asked as to what share of the ,000 Mrs. Craven was to receive, but this brought an objection from Del- mas. McEnerney explained that he desired to show for what sum Mrs. Oraven was will- ing to release claims which she valued at a million and a half and Delmas, saying that he knew personally all about the cir- cumestances, perhaps more than Mr. Mc- Enerney did, or at least more than his questions indicated that he knew, assented to the question. ““Tdo not claim to know more than Mr. Heggerty,” he added, “for the proposition was made with the sanc- tion of his partner, George A. Knight.”” This shot, directed at Mr. Heggerty, who 'was present, brough uick denial. “I have it on the word of as honorable s gentleman as lives,” said Mr. Delmas, ‘[ mean Russell J. W'ilwn; he would not tell a lie. He told me that Mr. Knight, the counsel for Charles L. Fair, had author- ized the offer of $300,000."” Mr. Mitchell maae a -persistent attempt at the relief of Mr. Heggerty, calling tne gentlemen to return to the witness. *‘But the word of a gentleman whose in- tegrity should not be questioned has been attacked here, and I do not think it,should allowed to pass,’” said Mr. Delmas. *‘His office is in this building, and he can be called.” Mr. Heggerty disclaimed any intention of taking Mr. Wilson to task. He had un- dersf Mr. Delmas to say that $800,000 had been offered as the compromise figure. It was a misunderstanding, that was all. Everybody, including Mitchell and Mc- Enernéy, and especially Heggerty, mixed, and the witness continued. He said that it had been figurea that Dr. Levingston’s oobl:n‘:h;;sr&u el:eeutor would amount to abou ), 3 @ was n More than $100,000" ot to be allowed ‘“Mrs, Craven told you that she had a wiil of Mr. Fair's stolen from her several years ago, did she not?"” ‘“Yes, sir. A woman called at the Oali- fornia Hotel who represented herself as Mrs. Craven’s friend. Mrs. Craven was not in, but. upon the representation she made, the clerk gave the woman her key. When Mrs. Craven came home she found her papers scattered about the room, her desk open and the will and several leiters ‘were missing.” “Did she ever lose any other wills?? “Yes, sir. There was a will tnat she had placed in the hands of her brother-in- law, Mr. McArthur. It was stolen from her en route to New York at a station just beyond Ogden. - S8he carried it between the mattresses of her berth. She felt a hand could not banish, he disappeared. | there and discovered that the will had been stolen, She raised an outery when she made the discovery, but the will was not recovered.” ‘‘Can you tell us the provisions of any of the many wills which Mr. Fair is said to haye given to Mrs. Craven?” *'No, sir, except that there was one will Iknow in which he left several hundred thonsand dollars for the improvement of streets in San Francisco.” Now the inquiry came down to the Sen— cil will. The witness said that Mrs. ven always spoke of the pencil will asa mere memorandum. She thought the ink will was the real document. Fair would not have written the will in ink if she had not told him to. The pencil will was writ- ten on two sheets of paper. The ink copy was written on both sides of one sheet. Having finished it he tossed them both to Mrs. Craven, saying, ‘Take them—the one is as good as the other.” “Now,” said McEnerney, ‘““what was the first sum Mrs. Craven prop to take as a compromise alter the interview with Mr. Lloyd?” “Mrs. Craven did not make an offer. Mr. Lloyd offered her $250.000. I, for Mrs. Craven, made an offer of §500,000. I said the property for which she held deeds was worth fully $1,000,000. I thought that half the sum, coming to her peaceably, avoid- ing notcriety, and considering her con- dition of health at her age, would be better than the fall sum secured with the trouble that would necessarily attend it.” The wiiness told about thesearch for the lost ink will. He said he arranged with J. H. McRoby, superintendent of the Western Union Telegrapk Company, to make nse of the office at Reno. He told them to geta man to hunt the missing Harcourt, and that all expenses would be paid. The search here was supposed to be conducted by Mr. Lioyd. After a time Lloyd scemed to lose interest, and even told Roberts to quit the search. About that time Lioyd asked Roberts whom he (Roberts) thought had the ink will. Roberts replied: . “I think you have it.”’ In the discussion of the compromise the attorneys of the Fair children now began to speak of the will of the 24th doubtingly. Roberts said he refused flatly to discuss any proposition on any other ground than that of the genuinenessof the will. He retreated, however, from his balf-cash proposition, but insisted that $5000 must be paid when the will was filed. Lioyd objected to even this. He in- sisted that no money should be paid until it was probated. He saia it would be only a matter of a month, anyhow. Roberts reminded him of the Blythe and several other like affairs. The terms of the con- tract being agreed upon and the will filed, he went from one attorney to another to see about the $5000. They each said they were agreed if the others were, but it seemed to be an agreed case to disagree, “They had the will,” added the witness sententiously. Roberts said he wished to correct a statement made the day before to the effect that Mrs. Craven had sent the will East because the will had been stolen from the County Clerk’s office. It was, he said, more on account of the thefts that had been made from her, her room being | entered and the previous will being taken, | the theft on the train and her desk at school being frequently broken open. Under cross-examination by Mr. Del- mas, the witness described the interview in the office of Reuben H. Lloyd upon the return of Mrs. Craven from New York with the pencil will. The room was crowded with the attorneys, said the wit- | ness. Charles’ L. Fair and Richard V. | Dey were also present. Mr. Fair had said | at once, “Thatis father’s handwriting.” | They compared the writing with letters known to have been written by Fair and were convinced that it was his own hand. A number of business men, living in this | city, who were familiar with Senator Fair's | writing were asked to inspect it and with- | out exception they said it was his. There was one capital letter which, however, did | not seem to agree with those in his other writings, but they afterward discovered | an instance where he had made the letter juet so. The witness was informed of the discovery by Charles S. White, who said that this made the evidence complete. *Did Mr. Lloyd tell you that he thought the will was genunine?” asked Delmas. ““Yes, sir. He had no doubt of it.” “And Charles L. Fair, you say, was cer- tain of it?” ~*Absolutely certain.’’ “And Georze A. Knight, he thought it | was the genunine last will and testament of | Senator Fair?” “Yes, sir.” { “And Charles Heggerty, what dia he | think of it?” ‘‘He was certain that the will was writ- ten by Mr. Fair.” “‘And Russeli J. Wilson, did he say it | was genuine?”’ | “Yes, sir, he was sure of it.”” *“‘Charles 8. Wheeler—what did he say | about it?” | *I have told you that he was convinced | of the genuineness of the will. “And Richard V. Dey, did he agree | with the others?” “Oh, yes, sir, he was certain about it.” ‘“‘And at no time before the day the | trust change in the will of the 2lIst was | declared by Judge Slack to be invalid did |any one of them indicate that they bted its zenuineness, did they 2"’ | “No, sir, at no time,” | Richard V. Dey had been commissioned | to carry out the conditions of the $500,000 | contracts, which, he said, had been drafted by Charles J. Heggertv. Mr. Walsh was named to succeed Dey in case of the latter’s death. When there were indications of a change in sentiment | Roberts, anxious as to Walsh’s under- | standing of the contract, called upon him | with Dey and he heard Dey say that the sum to be paid to Mrs. Craven was*'$500,000, | no more no less, you understand, Walsh 7% | And Walsh said he did. After the filing of the will Roberts said he went to_the attorneys about the $5000, | Charles 8. Wheeler said to him: *There are some things I cannot expiain to you about this matter, but you can rest as- sured we are still behind the pencil will. Besides, there is another matter. Mrs, Haskias has been pui to considerable ex- pense in the matter of her husband’s will. which I think grew entirely out of her connection with this matter. ~She must be xeérnl:llgureed."d | is was a day or so before the contest | of the will of the 21st was withdrawn. When they did that and when Charles Fair subsequently attacked the pencil will then he, Roberts, knew that they did not intend to carry out the conditions of the contract. The deeds were then filed. This concluded the deposition. It will be read to Mr. Koberts to-morrow. Yesterday Delmas and Shortridge filed an answer and cross-compiaint to the suit to quiet title brought by the special ad- miuistrators against Mrs. Craven. Mrs, Craven denies most of the allegations made in the complaint and then declares as follows: She asserts that she will contin: arass and anuoy the plaintifs in lh:‘;:ol::ul}on of said premises, and avers that she will continue 50 to annoy and harass them until they shall have recognized and yielded to her just rights as the owner thereof, at which time said harassment and annovance will cease. And she avers, further, that the reason wh: plaintiffs will continue to be thus hars and annoyed is because of their own unware rantable resistance to her legitimate claims to | said property, and their obstinate persistence tonslons therets, Wel Kaowing I icts BS: shie 1s the lawlul owner thereof, | © " Lo that —_— Burglars Frightened Away. Small things will oiten scare off burglars from some intended raid. The light- fingered fraternity, who keep well posted, realize that it is no small risk on their part to burglarize a house over the dcor of which is tacked a small plate reading: “Warning to burglars and thieves. These remises protected by the New England urglary Insurance Company.” g'mll Donnell' & Co., 411 California streer, ex- plain the matter. —————— Father Ferguson to Lecture, The ninth of & series of lectures given under the suspices of the Young Men's Catholic Union will be delivered by the Rev. James P. }ru'};?n ‘x“n Hexl;%%o:‘fl:;‘nm mplé, Friday even- ng, July 24, on ject: v l“g ons.” Admission wiil be fl'e:rnn' St Horrr's Sehool for Boys, Burlingame. Sixth year begins Aug. 4. Ira G. Hoitt, Ph.D., Master* GOLDEN FETTERS LIGHTLY BORNE, Mr. and Mrs. Levi F. Coie Receive Their Numer- ous Friends. AFTER FIFTY YEARS. Surrounded 'by Their Seventeen Grandchildren They Laugh at Time. MADE HAPPY IN OLD AGE. Bear Club Hall the Scene of Mirth and Joy on the Occasion of Their Anniversary. Bear Club Hall, at the corner of Post and rillmore streets, was the scene of joy and happiness last night. The hall had been profusely decorated and to the casual obs-rver it would appear as if some Nob Hill belle was about to bestow her hand and heart upon some blooded scion with a comfortable bank account and a promise of continuous happiness for the lady who was about to place herseif in his care, This, however, was not the case, but the gathering of friends and the scene of joy retary; William Byington, treasurer. Execu- tive commit: -m&u E. White, James P. Sweeney, George W.Kelly, E. L. Connor and Mr. Leonard. AIDS ARE APPOINTED. Executive Committee of the Bicycle Parade Request a Detachment of Police on Wheels. The executive committee of the bicycle parade are not leaving a stone unturned toward making the coming event as suc- cessful as possible. Arrangements have been made to have the streets swept on the afternoon of the 25th, and to have all loose cobbles re- moved in order that the wheelmen may have a clean run. A large bonfire will be built on the cor- ner of Fourth and Market streets. The associated improvement clubs will send a delegation to the parade as aids to the grand marshal, Captain George A. Raabe. The railroad cmusinf at Twenty-fourth street on FKolsom will be protected by mounted guards to prevent the people from getting hurt. It has been requested that the Police Department send a detachment on wheels to ride in the van of the parade. The grand marshal requests that all per- sons who desire to act as aids send a postal card to him. The following aids to the have been appointed: A.B. Maguire, chief aid; aids—W. L. Williamson, H. A. Wna- ner, Robert R. Russ, C. 8. Crittendon, G. W. Merritt, Dr. W. F. Egsun, W. B. Wag- oner, C. Mangels, Joseph Sheerer, William Michaelson, George McDonald, Otto Sheerer, M. J. McBride, P. E. O'Hair, Joseph Sheerer Jr., Peter Dener, John F. Hannon, A.J.Martin, W. M. Russell, J. J. McEwea and Emile Sheerer. The executive committee are in hopes that the electric lights will be placed along Folsom street by the 25th. —————— JAMES G. BLAINE CLUB. A Promising Republican Organization in the Forty-Second District. The Republican club of the Forty-second District met last night in K. R. B. Hall and perfected its organization. Great rivalry was manifested in the se- and marshal MR. AND MRS. LEVI F. COLE CELEBRATE THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING. was to celebrate the fiftieth marriage an- niversay of a couple who had spent their sunshine days in each other’s company without any of the matrimonial snarls that are smoothed over by the intervention of divorce court proceedings. With four married daughters and one son—all that now remain out of a family of eight—and seventeen grandchildren, besides a large number of invited friends, the old couple were kept busy receiving the congratulations and ‘‘many happy re- turns” of their anniversary. Fifty years aco in the city of Boston Levi F. Cole, then a strapping young man, late from St. Johns, Cai pledged his honor to protect and care for the beautiful young woman who trusted herself into his keeping. How well he has kept his contract was made manifest by their presence last night. Shortly after their marriage the young couple started for California, and on their arrival here, in_1857, Mr. Cole obtained a position in the Union Iron Works as fore- man, where he remained for over twenty years, during which time he superin- tended the construction of some very expensive ana intricate machinery for the mines in this State ana Nevada. In 1887 he was :ent to Mexico by the company to put in place the mining machinery in the famous Concepcion mine. While work- ing there he sustained a severe accident, by which one of his legs was dislocated, laying bim up for repairs for several months. But with that Scotch pluck so characteristic of his race he weathered it out and remained until the work was finished, when he returnad home. The happy couple have made Lathrop their home for the past eight years, whére thev are highly respected by their neigh- bors. Musical and other talent at last night's entertainment was furnished by the mem- bers of their own family. Mrs. Walter Malloy, the wife of the commiesary in the County Jail, who isa pianist of the first order, performed on that instrament dur- ing the evening. When dancing and other amusements were in full swing ;n;:fer was announced, and full justice was done to a sumptuous spread. 3 The first cars in the morning carried the participants to their homes. THE OLD LOCK GAME. William Mahood From Sacramento Val- ley Parts With His Coin. William Mahood, a rancher in the Sac- ramento Valley, who is stopping at the New Western Hotel, went out for a walk yesterday morning. When" be reached Jefferson Square he was accosted by three men who introduced him into the mys- teries of the ‘lock game” and he soon parted with $13. He demanded his money back and at- tempted to grapple with the man who had it. Just then a fourth man made his ap- pearance and pullink back his coat and ex- hibiting a Deputy Sheriff's badge threat- ened to place Mahood under arrest for disturbing the peace. Thegardener of the aquare, J. Donahue, then took a hand in the business and placed the alleged Deruty Sheriff under arrest and he was taken io the City Prison in the patrol ‘wagon, e gave the name of Theodore Yeager and he was booked on charzes of vagrancy and impersonating an officer. The police are searching for the other three bunko men. ——————— SOCIALISTS’ CONVENTION. A Full State Ticket Will Be Nomi- nated To-Day. The State Convention of the Socialistic Labor party will be held to-day at the Temple, 115 Turk street. The gathering will be called to order a 9 o’clock, and it is expected tnat delegates from sections San Diego, Los Angeles, S8an Jose, Ventura and dlkhnu, besides Section San Fran- cisco will be present. The convention will be open to the public. Nominations will be made for a com- plete State ticket,and a State platform, aside from the platform adooted at the National Convention heid on the 4th inst in New York, will be adopted. There will also be resolutions passed on the money question, the relation of trades’ unionism to socialism and other matters of importance. New Democratic Club. A Democratic club wes organized last night at Coakeley’s Hall under the name of the “Western Addition Sli;:r Club.” It is com- posed of the leading Democrats of the ern Addition. The following officers 'w?f: elected: Edwerd Rock, president; James P. Bweeney, vice-president; James E. White, sec- lection'of officers, but all conceded the posnlnrity of the Hon. Thomas Desmond and congratulated themselves for having such a man to preside over their delibera- tions. He was therefore elected chairman by acclamation. A ballot on the rest of the candidates re- sulted in the following selections: Vice- resident, M. Casey; financial secretary, M. Donohoe; recording secretary, John Kilimead : treasurer, M. Hart; sergeant-at- arms, Thomas Degnan; assistant, S. J. McCredie; executive committee—W. J. Hudson, W. F. Coleman, R. Corbett, E. Cunningham, J. Rice, Thomas Barkley, J. Murpny, J. P. O’Connor, M. McCormick. As many as 123 men signed the roli dur- ing the week. After a long discussion it was decided that the club should be known as the James G. Blaine Club of San Fran- cisco. The next meeting will be held Saturday night. GREAT BATILE OF LISS Memorial Services in Honor of the Dead Slavs on Monday. The Rev. Father Larkin to Deliver an Oration in the Church of Notre Dame. The Rev. Father Larkin will conduct a memorial service in the French Roman Catholic Church of Notre Dame des Vic- toires on Bush street in honor of the dead Siavonians who fell while fighting under the Austrian flag at the memorable battle of Lissa in 1866. It was one of tne most famous battles in later European history, both on account of the bravery displayed by the Slavonians of Dalmazia in the face of a force of Ital- dans twice their number, ana also for the unprecedented conduct of Admiral Teke- toff in going to the rescue of Lissa without orders. The Italians were over 30,000 strong, and made their boasts that the; would sweep Lissa off the face of the Adri- atic in ten minutes. Admiral Teketoff and his fleet were sta- tioned at Pola, over 200 miles away. Witout waiting for orders he sailed to the assistance of his countrymen at Lissa and the Italian forces were ignominiously de- feated b§ half their number in two days’ battle. It was one of the fiercest contests ever waged on the Adriatic and the Slayo- nians upneld the giory of the Austrian flag with their lives. ‘ather Larkin is a scholar and an elo- quent orator and the memorial services will be attended with much interest. 5 —————— FOR TH: NEW CHARTER. The Merchants’ Associntion Urges Em- p.oyers to Have Their Men Register. The Merchants’ Association isat work in all directions to secure the adoption of the new charter. Yesterday it sent out the following letter and card to 2000 busi- ness firms in this City: You are respectiully reminded that every citizen must registér in order to vote at the election on November 3; and that registration of voters will cease on the 3d day of next month (August). As the new charter must receive a majority of all the votes g:lled at the election, itis vital that no vote be lost. Every vote omitted is virtually & vot aiust the charter. Therefore, register at once and see that all your clerks, s:nmplolyu s;ul friends are duly Ttegistgred. icerely yours, ke MERCHANTS’ ASSOCIATION, F. W. DOHEMANN, President. J. RicHARD FREUD, Secretary. N. B,—Please place the inclosed card in a spicuous position so that all your employes can see it: Qur employes are earnestly (uested to have thelr nnnpels ced on the great register at the new City Hall, office of the Lrar, basement. Kegistration closes August 3. Excursion To-Day to the Colombia. This morning at 9 o'clock the steamer Newsboy will leave on an excursion to the wrecked steamer Columbia. The Newsboy will leave Mission-street wharf 1, pier 2, and returning will arrive at 6 p. M. This allows a four-hours’ stay at the wreck. Round-trip tickets $2, to be had of J. 8. Kimball & Co., 22 Market street. ——————— Teapots were the invention of either the Indians or the Chinese, and are of uncer- tain -nti&uity. They came to Europe with tea in 1610 NEW TO-DAY. “A little more than a year ago, my hair began turning gray, and falling out, and although I tried ever so many things to prevent a continuance of these conditions, I obtained no satisfaction until Itried Ayer's Hair Vigor. After using one bottle, my hair was restored to ¥ looks.” Nothing sets the seal of age upon a woman's beauty so deeply, as gray hair. color generally from lack of nutrition. If you nourish the hair, the original color will come back. That is the ‘way that the normal color of the hair is restored by Ayer’s Hair Vigor. # This testimonial will be found in full in Ayer’s “Curebook” with a hundred others. Free. Address J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Mass. How flldfle You? It makes no difference whether you answer or not. Itisalways true that “a woman is as old as she The hair loses its CLEMING CHINTONN Fung Yang Heng, the Consul, Takes the Matter in Hand Promptly. The Board of Health Refuses to Co- operate With Him and to Send an Inspector. The Board of Health apparently does not intend to meet Fung Yang Heng, the Chinese Consul, even half way, in that official’s efforts to place Chinatown in sani- tary condition. A communication was sent to the Con- sul several days ago asking him to co- operate with the board in having the Chinese quarter cleaned. Yesterday a letter was received from the consulate stating that immediately on re- ceiving the tetter the Consul had called a meeting of the Chinese Six Companies to decide upon the best method of cleansing the quarter. After the conference Fung Yang Heng issued a notice to all Chinese to clean théir places immediately, and keep them, in fo- ture, in sanitary condition. He warned the subjects of the Chinese Emporor that arrest and fine would be their portion if they neglected or refused to obey the order. The board was notified of the Consul’s action yesterday, and also that the official had appointed 2 number of inspectors to see that every house in Chinatown was cieansed. The board was asked to send an inspector to co-operate with those ap- pointed by the Consul. The health authorities affect to believe that the Consul’s efforts will amount to nothing and in spite of his ,prompt effort to do just what it was hoped would be accomplished hasdecided to refuse to send an inapector. Those who are familiar with the defer- ence shown the authority of the Consul believe that his orders will be obeyed and that there will be nothing left for the board to accomplish or hold up as an example of its energy. SHE WANTS RELEASE. Marie Shaefer, Who Was Shot by Her Aged Husband, Sues for Divorce. Marie Schaefer, whose husband is serv- ing two years in the County Jail for shoot- ing her three times last Thanksgiving day, filed suit for divorce yesterday. She claims all the property, & portion of which consists of a handsome residence on Green street, into which she moved the other day. The defendant is 65 years of age, while bis wife is fifteen years younger. For sev- eral years Schaefer conducted a saloon at the corner of Californiaand Larkin streets. Those who knew them say they were un- usually affectionate in their demeanor for people of their age. But the demon jealousy seems to have taken possession of the husband and on | Thanksgiving day last he shot his _wife three times. She lay in the Receiving Hospital fourteen days, and when she NEW TO-DAY. Tea can be actually a source of strength as well as of cheer—nerve strength. This will sur- prise some of you who are used to regarding tea- drinking as a pleasure to be followed by its neces- sary penalty. People are accustomed to being “kept awake nights” by tea. Green apples or heavy biscuits would keep them awake nights, too. Yes; and if they drank tannin or ate lead — both of which are commonly present in tea—is n’t that enough to keep people awake nights? You avoid the tannin by not boiling your tea; you avoid the lead and other indigestible matter com- monly found in tea by drinking Sc/:illing's Best. There is nerve-strength and pleasure and no pen- alty in Schilling's Best. Your money back if you don’t like it. e e REDUCED RATES TO YOSEMITE, By kfl')ln‘;:l mte"&-;lm p;nlel. Start av;a weel uire wi Moy D‘I.n‘lllqll‘fi. JE "”"wn’ e thought she was dying she called Schaefer to her side and forgave him for his mur- derous attack. § After the husband was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment she began to think of her property interests, amounting to ) or $6000. Hence the divorce pro- ceedings. ———— Music at the Park To-Day. A programme from the favorite compositions of Italian composers will be rendered. Overture, “D’Eliss &t Claudio” . ........Mercadante Selection, “Lucia di Lammermoor”...... Donizetti Waltz, “Ii Bacio”.. “keminiscences of “Marcia Baccanale” . Overture, “Willlam T Finale, thurd act, “Rigoletto,’ aile and storm scen® ‘avalleria Rusticana’ ction, “Pagliacct” ugusta Ruel”. <o Vitelll Next Saturday’s programme will be from French composers, B e N — You Are Not - 30 Blind That you cannot see The difference in the prices of Agate Kitchen Ware. SPECIAL SALE Of ¥amous Peerless Agate Ware at 60 Cents on the Dollar, 4-quart Agate Coffee Pot..... ... 6 quart Copper Botiom Agute Sauce) 4-quart Agate Coffee Biggins. 14-quart Agate Dishpans... 18-quart Convex Cooking Pot: Other Articles in Proportion. pan 33 RAZORS and SHEARS ground by skilled mechanics, a specialty. Wit 6 6i8-820 MARKET ST. SPECIAL SALE ROXBURY BRUSSELS CARPET i 75[: AYARD. LINED, 4 Rooms Furniture, sofid oak, $75. SHIREK & SHIREK; HOUSE FURNISHERS, 747 Market Street, Opposite Grant Ave. TELEFHONE 5391 NOTARY PUBLIC. (BAnLEs H. PHILLIPS, ATTORNEY-AT- 1aw and Notary Public, 638 Marke: st., o site Palace Hotel. Telephone 570. Hesidende 143 Fellse. Telephone. “Pl S9L. fm HEALD’S USINESS COLLEGE, 24 POST ST., SAN Francisco—Bookkee: Ing, penmanship, busi- ness practice, shorthana (Pitman), typewriting, telegraphy, modern languages, English brarches and eversthing pertaining to a business education raplaly taught. Departmen: of Electrical En- gineering in operation. Individual instruction, 20 teachers. Night sessions. Students can commence at any time. Thousands of graduates in positions. Write for catalogue. 4 THE LYCEUI. REPARATORY SCHOOL FOR THE UNL versity, Law and Medical Colleges. -Admission on recommendation. Many students have been successfully prepared at this school Day and evening sessions. References, President Jordan or any Stanford professor. Phelan building, Nos. 833-385. PROF. L. H. GRAU, Prinzipal, late of Stanford University. TRINITY SCHOOL (FOUNDED 1876). Prepares for ualversiiy hod OARDING AND DA’ and young men. collere.” Boarders limited to 85. Accredited school with the universities. Kaster term opens Monday, August 8. REV. DR, E. B. SPALDING, Rector. MISS BOLTE’S SCHOOL, 92997 SACRAMENTO ST.— BOARD, ENG- &) | lish. perfec masrery of French and Ger- roan, thorough musical training, aancing; $30 per month; new term July 13; coach. MILLS COLLEGE AND SEMINARY EOPENS AUGUST 5. FULL COLLEGIATE, seminary and acades courses; unequaled musical and elocutionary advantages; terms moderate. Address MRS. C. T. MILLS, Mills College P. O., Cal. SNELL SEMINARY, 1213 MADIZON ST.. OAKLAND: A BOARD- ing and Day School for Girls: pupils pre- BAIed for callege and university; next term onens ONDAY, August 3, 1896. MARY E. SNELL, Principal IRVING INSTITUTE. J20ARDING AND DAY SCHOOL FOR YOUNG ladies. Primary and Kindergarten for Children. A Carriage will call. Next sesslon will begin on Monday, Augrst 8. adaress REV. E. B CHURCH, A.M., 1036 Valencia stu RADCLIFFE HALL, A PREPA - ATO .Y SCHOOL for GIRLS, For Illustrated Catalogue address 5. ALPHEUS BULL, Belmont, California. 1SS HAMLIN'S SCHOOL AND VAN NESS Seminary. a boarding and day school for ris_under the direction of MISS SARAH D. AMLIN and MES. EDNA SNELL POULSON. Fall term opens Wed., Aug. 5. All departments, Kindergarten to collese preparatory. Call or write for pariiculars. 1849 Jackson st.. San Francisco. TSKA INSTITUTE, 1606 VAN NESS AVE.— Day and boarding school for girls: from pri- mary throush collegiate deparument; thorough course of English, French and German: those wishing 1o joln the eradusting class shoid,be nt_on of opening, August ME, B ZISKA. AN Princioah 345