The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 21, 1896, Page 8

8 COGSWELL COLLEGE A SEAT OF WAR An Alleged “Cut-Throat Policy ” Is Vigorously Scored. “A VENERABLE BIPED.” Professor Griffith Hauls the Administration Over the Coals. ART HERE AND IN EUROPE. The Educator Pays a Compliment to the Management of the Late Principal. The following communication is self- explanatory: To the Editor of the Call—Sir: Since the clos- | ing of the Cogswell School on the 12th uit, I have been_ repeatedly asked by students and | their friends regarding the opening next year, | stress being given as 10 who the faculty are 1o | be and what studies are to be taken up. | Reviewing my connection with the school QAuring the past year, I do so with a certain | : of satisiaction irrespective of the feeble encouragement received of the board of trustees. Fron tion a certaln member or member; august body had become antagouistic to the | teaching of clay modeling, considering it a8 a useless source of amusement. With that low opinion of art it is no wonder that I should | find one or more members placing obstacles of | the meanest kind in my way, simply to thwart | the progress of my pupi With that ignoble indi rence to the future welfare of these young folks, the trustees at last have res to discontinue the model- ing class ip the future, and have therefore to & considerable degree ‘damped the ardor of some of my most promising pupils, who were endeavoring to obiain some knowledge of the art in anticipation of utilizing it to some ma- terial profit in future, by ieaching or other- A few came Lo study expressly for that | Others, on the other hand, were de- | 50 as to beantify the Turning to the uiility of art, which this | board of trustees by thai biind impulse which | speeds them on to & vortex of inevitabie un- certainty has ignored, I ask, “Of what benefit ¢sn modeling be?” ' I auswer, “Come and earn."”” An author whose name I now forget says: e ethics of & nation may be judged by its in art.” All the arts may be included, Ipture, painting, architecture, spoken and written language, music and dancing—all | of which, in_conjunction with science, go to build up, 8s it were, the so-called fabric of our | modern civilization. It has often struck me | whether what we call civilization is butan- other phase of the savage state which we ar now passing through, for there are so many strange characters among us whose cultured antics seem to be much in common with those of our prehistoric forefathers of & thousand | centuries ago. ,But to the credit of these ancient people be it said that they conld draw and carve, and this alone is a bit of history handed down to our anthropologists from the remotest epoch. Gibbon, the historian, said that had he no other materials at hand there were extant ficlent number of coins aud medals to write the history of Rome from. Apart from lue as recording historical events, the of the plastic aris must necessarily irain ve 10 beautiful forms, as much as the cul- | tivation of sound must develop the acoustic | facuities of the ear %o as {0 enjoy the enchant- ing sensations produced by melody and har. m . Whatever beauty there is in art man will invariably find considerable enjoyment, whether it be by the egency of the ese or the car, and _this will unavoidably contribute to | tre amel n of his social and physical well being Reverting to the work of my pupils during | the past vear 1 may ray that over 180 plaster casts were made from their models, varying in | size from a life-sized bust (of which there were eighteen) to simple foliage, paris of the human | figure, end animals. There were leit at the | close of the school four clay models in prog- | three of the Venus of Milo and a lion, | students have now little or no hope of | finishing them. | In wood-carving progress was not so marked as in modeling, owing to the insufficient num- ber of tools, which were repeatedly asked for. It was imposs:ble to start the whole of the .junior classes for this reason. However, the few pupils who began carving did exceedingly | well for the short time they were at the school. | It is strange, but true, that the state of bliss- | ful ignorance of & clique of would-be leaders | of education cannot be evolved from their pres- ent chaotic conditions of indifference to the future of the rising geueration #nd learn from | the experience of other countries that wood as | ‘well as stone carving is an industry of no mean | pretensions and may become so here were the advantages favorable to its growth. 1feel a | certain. amount of pride insaying that man; of these students have shown considerable tal- | ent in so snort a time, and would, I am sure, | with careful training under the guidance of an ex‘{»erl(‘llced tutor develop into artists of | considerable merit. But, so far, the trustees | of the Cogswell College have strongly ex- | pressed themselves more in favor of hammer- ing iron and chopping wood only, without }m ing the slightest inclination for any artistic | e “Iguorance,” says Sabartha, “is a crime, and | in evidence of its truth we sometimes meet with those contemptible parasites of society who are the baneful obstructionists of an | otherwise pro ve age.” Theseare the au- | tocrats of liberty who claim their heritage of “reedom 1o crush the freedom of others.’ The bondage of iniquity is chained up with links forged by superstition and ignorance. Would to God that the sycophants of this age and race of ovrs would go back to the art schools -and academies of Europe to vpreach the destruction of their buildings by a little “misplaced mat- ter” in the form of ciay, as they have done to me at the Cogsweil school. Before their re- turn, if they should possess sufficient intelli- gence, they may learn that the sutocracy of intellect reigns more supreme there than it does in San Francisco. :Yeakmg of the trustees of the Cogswell College, and their scurrilous treatment of the facuity, I have repeatedly said that the best iriendsof the institution were those who ab- sented themselves from the school. On onr appointment last year we were asked to ac- cept as our salaries the pitiful sum of $1000 a year, with the promise of an increase should ihe pending lawsuit be decided in favor of the trust, poverty being the plea for the munifi- cence of the board in rating our ability at that sum. Letters dated Merch 31 were sent to mem- bers of the faculty to the effect that, owing to the uncertainty of the result of the legal de- cision, no contract for our employment for anotner year would be made. On June 3 the board of trustees, in conjunction with the faculty, had & meeting to discuss matters in the interest of the school In answer to a question from the principal, we were assured that the school would be continued the forth- coming year, as heretofore, until the decision of the court. However, the court decided in favor of the trust the following day. Next morning it was announced in the papers. On the morning of June 12 we all received a dainty little envelope enclosing the following note, dated the previous day : At & meeting of the board of trustees of the Cogs- wall Polytechnic College held thisday, it was re- solved: That ihe position of each teacher now employed in the college be declared vacant on and after June 15, and that their salaries be paid to July 16. Yours sincerely, JUH. CuLvEs, Secretary. This oscillating and deplorable uncertainty whicn the board has taken. upon itseli seems 10 have staggered almost every member of the faculty, but on edliecting our thoughts, with our previous experience, why should we be so surprised at this erratic sction in doling out their “eleemosynary,” which the trust deed speaks of ? With the presentcutthroat policy which the trustees have inaugurated, it is sad to note the baneful effect which it has already had upon students whom I have seen since the school closed (and I have seen a gren!mlnyl. They de- clare they will not return at all, or if they do, it will only be for two or three days a week. Although six members of the old faculty have been reappointed no official notification of the fact had been made to them for at least 1wo weeks aiter and possibly not made up to this date. Personal inquiries had to be made 10 know their fate. As to the notice which appeared in your jesue of the 1st inst., where it mentioned that the college had an enrollment of 300 students, 1 do not know why this erroneous number should have been given, for it rather misre| :eunu the state of the school. The emroll- ment book at the beginning of last year’s term shows 199. A limit of nad already been given by the board. With regard to the sue- cess of the school, it must not be rated by the invidious opinioa of & trustee, but by the work which the students had accomplished, due to & great extent to the excellent manage- ment of its 1ate principal. He who has no other qualification than that of & mere successful practical carpenter to act 85 one of the venerable heads of this institu- tion seems to have taken a good deal of re- sponsibility upon himself when he applauds the future menagement by such unqualified encomiums., The subject of his unequivocal remarks, he tells us, will not attempt to teach. There 18 & very good reason for it, the mystery of ‘which he does not attempt. to elucidate. How & man can_be thoroughly familiar with the modern methods of conducting & manual training institution of this kind without hav- ingacquired any previous experience is a mys- tery to all other than our versatile friend. He that used to stalk about the school with that selfreliance of a man who felt the thoroughness of his dignified position at the head of an educational establishment! Picture a venereable biped,lbua mluminnd of boastful mien, murdering the Enghs language by such expressions as the followirg: “Give it 10 1, “He need not care for 1" etc., and we get & fair example of a Goat Hill would-be educa- tionalist. What impertinence on the part of such a man to criticize the studiesof the stu- dents! i It is amusing to notice the good opinion which he has of his brother trustee, ‘‘a pat- tern-maker by trade, an expert bookkeeper and accountant, an experienced business man of rare ability.”” Itis to be hoped that *‘by the grace of God, which passeth all understand- ing,” that with such an extraordinary amount of talent brought into the future management, the board of trustees of the Cogswell Polytech- nic College wiil derive ail the benefits due their generous and benevolent efforts to *‘train up a child in the way he should go,’ etc., 50 that in the course of time they may reap that harvest due only to those with an unselfish end. Strange, too, are the statements regarding the income of the school. In your issue of June 5 it was stated to be $100,000. In thatof the 2d inst. it was reduced to $20,000. From rivate sources I hear it must be between .,E-lo 000 and $50,000 & year. The expense of running the schQol iast year was under $15,000, With the splendid income now at their disposal the trustees are still in that poverty- stricken state of mind that they cannot afford to pay their reappointed instructors more t | $200 in advance of their salaries of last year, making in all $1200 per anuum. Although I have not & copy of the deed of trust by me at present, if [ remember rightly there is a clause in it 1o the effect that the trustees should present an anuual swatement of their account to the Mayor of this City. Let Mayor Sutro see 1o that as a duty to his fellow- citizens and especially to the trustees. J. MILO GRIFFITH. LENT DIGHTY D HONGH Resolutions Concerning Rear- Admiral Beardslee Adopted by the Exempts. Thacks to Lieutenant-Commander In- gersoll and to the Officer in Charge of the Naval Battalion, The Exempt Fire Company of this City held a meeting in its ball on Brenham place last evening, Vice-President A. J. { Jessup in the chair. During the evening Washington Irving, an exempt from Monumental 6, alluded to the assistance rendered the company in the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the occupation of Yerba Buena and of- fered the following preamble and resolu- tions, which were unanimously adopted, ordered engrossed, framed and forwarded to Rear-Admiral Beardslee: WHEREAS, The honorable duty of hoisting the American flag on Portsmouth square in commemoration of the action of Captain John B. Montgomery of the United States 8100 war Portsmouih, on the 9th day of July, 1346, assigned 1o the Exempt Fire Company by the honorable society known as the Veterans ot the Mexican War, and having accepted the responsibility, we assumed to celebrate the semi-centennial of the occupation of Yerba Buena (now the greatCity of San Francisco) on the 9th day of July, 1896, in our own hum- ble way, and whereas, we did mnot deem ourselyes of sufficient importance zin the community or possessed of the Te- quisite ability to be equal to the oc- casion, fearing that our insignificant efforts if unaided might result n failures, we appealed to Rear-Admiral Lester A, Beardslee for assistance and_co-operation, well knowing that the honor and glo; growing out of the acquisition ofs California” belonged chiefly to the naval arm of our service,and that the presence of a naval force on the ground would add due dignity to the event; and whereas, the admiral nobly responded by detailing a force of 200 sailors and marines, under com- mand of Lieutenant-Commander Royal R. In- gersoll and other officers, from his flagship (& body of officers and men Whese appearance re- flecied credit on_the United States navy), to represent the National authority, thereby making the celebration a success and doing honor to the memory of Sloat, of Stockton, of Meryine, of Montgomery, and many other noble and heroic spirits of the old navy of the past now enjoying their eternal rest in honor- able graves, at the same iime, by his action and the presence of the splendid force detatled for the occasion making a iood impression upon the aged by recalling cherished memo- ries and inspiring youthful hearts with pa- triotism; while by his manly conduct as an American sailor and gentleman he has highly honored the Exempt Fire Company, his treai- ment of us in the course of our correspoudence with him being most courteous and dignified; now therefure in consideration of the above and foregoing be it KResolved, That Rear-Admiral Leslie A. Beardslee of the United States navy, now on the flagship Philadelphbia, is entitled to the thanks of the Exempt Fire Company. its offi- cers and members, and the same is hereby most gratefully and respectiuily tendered. We thank him also on behalf of every ex- empt fireman in the State, and 8o far as we can do so, on behalf of the people of the State of California and the citizens of the City and County of San Francisco. The following was also presented and unanimously adopted : HALL or THE EXEMPT FIRE COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO, July 20, 1896. Lieutenani-Commander Boyal R. Ingersoll, U. S.N.—SiR: At a meeting of the Exempt Fire Company, held on the above date, the follow- ing preamble snd resolution bLaving been unanimously adopted, we were instructea to forward the same 10 you: WHEREAS, In the discharge of s duty Imposed upon us by the Veterans of the Mexican War to commemorate the action of Captain John B. Mont: gomery of the United States sloop-of.waz Por's- mouth, who on the 9th day of July, A. D. 1846, boisted the American flag In the old piaza of Yerba Buena, and o otherwise perpetuate the memory of the 6ld navy of the Unlted States and Its gatlant officers and ssilors, we were required to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the occupation of North- ern California on the 9th day of Jaly 1896: and wheress, the success of sald_celebration was in & great measure due Lo the presence of the officers, sailors and marines from the flagship Philadelphia, undercommand of Licutenant-Commander Hoyal R. Ingersoll, U. 8. N., a force which imparted National character o the event: and whereas, his conduct on the oceaslon was noble, patriotic and manly, entitling him to praise, congratulation and fature prosperity, especiaily for the beautiful man- Der in which the fiag was wafied 0 the breeze from the truck of the fiagsta®f, through the suc- Cess that attended his quartermaster, who 8t00d by the halyards, be it Resolved, That the thanks of this company be respecitully given and are bereby tendered him, together with our best wishes for his future wel- fare and success as an officer of the United States Davy. Resolutions thanking the lieutenant- commander of the Naval Reserves, who firea the salute, were also adopted. ——— g T Irony of Fortune. “Mehitable,” he said, “them city people was purry forehanded about ingagin’ board for this summer. “I'm glad of it,”” she said. “It’s & great comfort to know thet we're gointer have plenty of gueats this year,"” “It'll mean some work.” “Yes. Work for you an’ work for me. But we never did b'long ter the leisure classes.” 1 like ter think about restin’, though. Everybody in town keeps goin’ away fur the summer every year.’’ “Makes ye kinder jealous, doesn’t it?"” . “Kinder, when I think o' the heat and urry.” “‘Ef ye had yer chance ter go 'way fur he summer whur'd ye go?"’ Whur'd I go? Lemme see. think it ali over I dunno of any place I'd ruther go than ter one o’ them big, shady city houses that 100ks so cool when they're shet up whiles the folks is out here in- (l!);llgin' in-country board.”—Detroit Free ess. Come ter THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1896. MEN OF LIGHT AND SCIENCE, —_— Pacific Coast Gas Associa- tion in Annual Con- vention. E. C. JONES TO PRESIDE. He Is a Recognized Authority on Illuminating Power. A TRIP TO MOUNT TAMALPAIS. An Interesting Programme Laid Out for the Enjoyment of Visitors. The last meeting of illuminating gas magnates which will assemble in the old building on First and Natoma streets will be held this morning. The gathering will possess no great im- the Potrero, swore to a complaint in Judge Lowe's court yesterday. cn.r§ g Joseph Deer- ing and Tim Regan with malicious mischief. They drove into his place yesterday mornin; and hauled the wagon over his shrimps, tri 10 lasso him and tore down two of his gates as they were driving away. ——.———— SAUSALITO TRUSTEES. - Francis Avery Protests Against the Parloining of His Garden. SAUSALITO, CaL., July 20.—The Town Trustees of Sausalito held their regular meeting this evening. A number of com- munications were received from citizens in regard tothe grading of Princessavenue. No action was taken. The resignation of J. H. Pryor as Town Recorder was with- drawn, and the board accepted the with- drawal. A passage-at-arms occurred between Commodore C. H. Harrison and Francis Avery. The latter declared that Commo- dore Harrison had been instrumental in having his garden carted away in the pros- ecution of street work. The gentlemen exhausted considerable eloquence on the issue, but the board did not afford Avery any relief, A complaint was filed by Dr. Case against Gretle's bakery, which he declared t0 be a nuisance on account of the smoke. The board refused to entertain the com- plaint. ‘Trustees Wilson and Johnson were ap- pointed a committee to introduce electric lights into the town hail. No action was taken on the pool-room matter, pending the termination of the cases against the manager of Corbett’s place. The first of ithean Cases will be heard to-morrow even- ng. ———————— Ch! e Swindler, Ching See Dun, 710 Commercial street, swore to & complaint in Judge Joachimsen's court yesterday charging Wong Lap Fong with ob- taining money by false pretenses. He alleges that Wong on May 14 obtained $250 from him by representing that he was & partner in a grocery business in Sissons, which was not true. E. C, Jones, President of the Pacific Coast Gas Association. portance to the general public further than that it will inciude representative men from all parts of the United States, to- gether with an interesting programme laid down for their enjoyment. Edward C. Jones, assistant engineer of the San Francisco Gaslight Company, will preside. Metaphorically speaking, Mr. Jones was born in a gastank. He comes from a family identified with the manufacturing of illum nating gas since its origin. .His grandfater built the first gas works started in Wales, and his father, ¥dward Jones, who landed in Boston when but a lad, was the originator and constructor of the first gashouse erected in Boston, and when he lighted the first street lamp in that historic city the people came from far and near to behold the new mysterious candie that burned without a wick. The following are the names of the dele- gates who will answer to the rolicall this forenoon: Henry E. Adams, Stockton; Charles F. Adams, Portland, Or.; Charles R. Allen, San Francisco; C. E. Burrows, Wall al John A. Britton, Oakland; E. York; J. C. Rerl‘(, Santa Rosa . G. Barrett, San Francisco; W. Boardman, San Fran- isco; Bloom field, San Francisco; E. P. Cal- J._Collins, Philadelphia; J. B. Crockett, San Francisco: C. M. Converse, San Franci-co; John Clements, Red ‘Bluff; Frauk A. Cressey, Modesto; S. B, Cushing, San Rafael; W. B. Cline, Los Ange- les; D. Decker, Fresno; Charles H. Dickie, Bal- timore, Md.; W. M. Du Val, San_Francisco; W, n Francisco; F. H. Eichbaum, San Francisco; Riohard Fenner, San_Francisco; L. F. Fogg, San Francisco; C. Froelich, San Francisco; J. K. Gannon Francisco; H. P. Goodmen, Napa; E. P. Grant, Modesto; R. P. Greer, San Francisco; O. M. Gregory, San Jose; Samuel Guthrie, San Francisco; W, W. Gilles: ple, Saa Jose; J. B. Grimwood, San Francisco; L. Hallett, South Hyannis, Mass.; A. C. Humphreys, Philadelphia; John L. Howard, San Franc! E. co; Charles B. Hurley, Tacom C. Jones, 8an Francisco; Joh Rafael; John Kempf J Kuliman, Benicia; D. E. B. A. Knight, San Francisc tor, Gilroy; H. T. Lall Willism C. B._Lowe, na; H. ling, St. Helens. John Mathes, Seattle; C. 0. G. Miller, San_Francisco; Ph Meyer, Sah Franciseo; James McNeil, Santa Cruz; William N. Milsted, New York; V. Stow, San Francisco; J. L. Stewart, Philadelphia; L. P. St. Clair, Bakersfleld; F.J. 8 San_Francisco; J. W. Thomas, Valiejo: J. B.T. Tuthill, Salem, Or.;_G. H. Taylor, Chico; Gecrge Thompson, San Francisco; Thomas Thompson, Woodland} A.J. Vanderwbite, San Francisco; 0. B. Weber, New York; G. W. Wilson, Vallejo; 1. G. Wick- ersham, Petaluma; N. 8. Wharton, Fairhaven, ash; 'A. B. Williams, Santa Bar N Wylie, Carson City; James Moffatt, . 0. Moen, Astoria; M. C. Cruz; T. R.'Parker, Napa; Thomas Eureka; R M. Powers, San Diego; J. 7. Pier: son, Sacramento; C. W. Qiulty, San Jose; E. C. ndall, San Jose; George D. Roper, Rocklord, IlL.; D.'R. Russell, St. Louis; Jonn F. Scott, San Francisco; B. U. Steinman, S8acramento H. R. Shade, Virginia, Nev.; E. F. Sherma. East Portland, Or. The object of the Pacific Coast Gas As- sociation is set forth in article II of its constitution, thus: TIts object shall be the promotion and ad- vencement of knowledge of the gas business, including all matters relating to the constrac- tion and management of gasWorks and the manufacture, distribution and consumption of gas; to establish a spirit of fraternity be- tween the members by social intercourse and friendly exchange of Information on the sub- ject of gzas. All the important business will be at- tended to at to-day’s ‘meou:g. The follow- ing subjects will be discu: *Ofl Tar and Its Uses,” by J. B. Grimwood, San Francisco; “Telescoping a Single Lift Gas Holder While in Use,” by J. L. Fogg, San Fran. cisco; “Gas Stoves,” by D. Decker, Fresno; “Evolution of the Gas Meter,” by Charles Dickie, Baltimore, Md.; “Municipal Owner- ship,” by John A. Britton, Oakland; “Water Gas,” by Charles F. Adams, Portland, Or.; “Wrinkles,” by T. R. Parker, ences,” by Jonn Clements, Red Economical Uses of Coal.” John L. Howard “The Relative Position of Consolidated Gi and Electric Light Plants,” M. C. Osborn. To-morrow will be for unfinished busi- ness and in the evening there will be a banguet. Thursday will be devoted to an excur- sion to Tamalpais, where a trip will be taken on the scenic road over the face of the hill. On the return iunch wil be served under the redwood trees. The rty will be taken over on the 11:45 usalito boat. returning to the City on the 4:25 boat. Tried to Lasso Him. Ah Look, who has shrimp-drying grounds at MARCHING AND CAMPING Company E of the First Will “Rough It” for Awhile. The Military Boys Will Tramp Through Santa Clara County and Visit Many Places. The members of Company E of the First Infantry Regiment, this City, are prepar- ing for an outing during the middle of August, When the company was on active duty at Sacramento during the railroad troubles the boys got used to camp life and roughing it, and they even became satisfied with their own cooking. Since then many have expressed a desire for more camp experience, and a short time ago Captain Fitzpatrick, First Lieutenant Ralph and Second Lieutenant Robertson laid their heads together to devise ways and means of gratifying the desire of the men. They decided to march to San Jose and go _into camp every fifteen or twenty miles. The same discipline will be main- tained as though the company was ac- tually in active service. The men will carry their arms, canteens, blankets, haversacks, while wagons will be in the rear of the company loaded with small tents, previsione, etc. The heavy tents will be left at home; only the small shelter tents for two men will be carried. Itis expected that the company will go into camp three times before reaching San Jose, and on all occasions the srtictest of military discipline will be maintained. The company will not remamn over forty-eight hours in San Jose, the next move beiug, according to present calcula- tions, to Los Gatos. O towns in that part of the State may be visited before their return, Itis believed that the out- ing will be beneficial in more than one respect. It will give a summer vacation to many who otherwise could not afford the expense of a trip to the country, and g‘iv. military experience at the same time. rom all accounts about sixty to seventy- five will be in the march, which will begin between the first and the middle of next month., The company will be on the march for from ten days to two weeks. ———————— Long Distance Opera. An experiment was recently made to transmit by telephone to London Mr. Du- verney’s new opera, ‘‘Helle,”” performed at the Grand Opera-house in flfll‘ By means of the telephone cable connecting Calais and Dover through telephonic communi- cation was established to the Pelican House, London, where, by means of the electrophone, a form of loud-speaking tele- phone, it was possible to listen toan opera rendered in Paris. The first trial was un- succeseful, owing to the state of the weather, which seriously disturbed the line, A second attempi, however, was made on another evening, when it is claimed that the sounds, though faint, were heard with derightful clearness, par- ticularly M. Delmos and M. Avarez, the tenor. The female voices were not 8o dis- tinct. The violin accompaniment of the orchestra was faint, while the bass and oboe selections were very much in evi- dence, —————— Cyclists and Farmers. At first the bicycle rider was hailed by the farmers in the vicinity of New Yorkas @ nuisance and a menace to their interests. Now, however, he is fast coming 1o be recognized ss something from which the farmers may derive a good income. Sun- day, which used to be a day of rest to the rural dweller, has become one of bustlin, activity. Each Saturday- night many o them drive to town and Iay in a supply of lemons, “soft stuff,” cigars and ice, and early Sunday morning finds them behind their kitchen table, taken out in the front yard, and ready for the thirsty wheelmen coming their way. The moreenterprising have benches spread around on the shady lawn, and they pick up many a dollar {rom the young man and his best girl to whom such accommodations are most wel- come after a ride on the hot dusty road.— Boston Transcript. CRUSHED TO DEATH BY AN ELEVATOR, John Geary’s Carelessness Costs Him His Life. HIS SEULL FRACTURED Leaned Over a Shaft in the Em- porium and Was Instantly Killed. W. E. JOSLYN'S STATEMENT. Elevator-Boy Surrendered to the Po- lice and Was Charged With Mansiaughter. John Geary, a teamster, 34 years of age, employed by Morton & Co., was crushed to death by a freight elevator in the Em- porium yesterday afterncon. There was only one witness to the accident, J. God- ley, a shipping clerk, and he is of the opinion that Geary met his death through his own carelessness. “I passed the elevator just a moment before the accident occurred,” said Mr. Godley, “and I noticed Geary stooping over the shaft, shouting to some one in the basement. Suddenly the elevator, which had been standing at the floor above, started down. Geary continued shouting to the party in the basement and appeared not to hear the elevator approac! lni ‘‘Before 1 had a chance to warn him of his danger, the elevator struck him, evi- dently crushing his skull, and his body fell into the basement below. A number of persons soon learned of the accident. among them a woman, who fainted from excitement. The Coroner’s office was no- titied and the body was removed to the Morgue. W. E. Joslyn of the Emporium last evening made the following statement concerning the accident: “Idonot know the name of the man who was killed, but I know that he was in the habit of coming to the store to deliver goods. He was there for this purpose when he was killed. The elevator is in the back of the store, on the Jessie-streed side. It has a door which slides upward from the street level. Inside of this door is a chain, which was put up across the doer a short time before the accident. *‘The elevator boy putit up just before he started to go up in the elevator a Then he went up to the fifth floor. On the outside of the door, on the street, in plain view, where it must have been read many times by persons having busi- ness at that place, was a warning of dan- ger. “1 was near by, in my office, when the accident occurred. The delivery man drove up, raised the sliding door only enough to put his head within and then shouted to some one downstairs that he had a load of goods. “Isuppose his idea was to save him- self the trouble of going down below to tell them what he had. The elevator is run by electric buttons. The elevator-man was at his post attending to his duty. He could not know that any one had his head below the elevator. In fact in putting up the chain he had taken an additional pre- caution, but this was due to the fact that the store was so soon to be closed. The delivery-man did not look upward or bhe would have seen the elevator coming down. I cannot see that any cause ex- cepting the unfortunate man’s'own lack of care can be assigned for the occurrence. It was a very sad affair, and of course we all feel badly about it. The elevator-man is 21 years old. He has been with the Em- rium since it was opened and he is care- ul and competent. . “Now, while I am speaking of this, I wish to contradict a story which appeared in the Examiner which was wbolr; un- true. It was published in that paper that a passenger elevator fell three stories last Baturday night. In the first place the elevator goes up only two stories. The real fact is that the elevator did not fall atall, so that the Examirer story is all wrong. The eievator under which a man was killed to-day is not a passenger ele- vator and is never used for passengers.”’ R. H. Murray, the elevator-man, surren- dered himself at the City Prison. He was charged with manslaughter and was re- leased on hisown recognizance by Captain ‘Wittman. Deceased, who resided at 430 Clemen- tina street, leaves a widow and one child. Mrs. Geary is prostrated with grief over the death of her husband. Her friends are doing all in their power to cheer her up, but she refuses to be comforted. English Ideas at the Russian Court, The young Empress of Russia evident! has the courage of her opinions, whic are very strong ones on certain zubjects, It must have required no small strength of ming, for instance, for her to issue her recent command about cigarette smoking, as ail Russian ladies smoke as a matter of course; and the Dowager Ozaritza, the Princess of Wales’ sister &who is certainly anything but masculine in her habits), so far from layine any such restrictions upon her ladies-in-waiting, herself actually smoked. Some unpleasant feeling exists in court circles at the command of the young Empress, but it is perfectly easy to understand her dislike to this very un- feminine practice. She is so thoroughly English in her tastes and views that it naturally offends her to have all her ladies-in-waiting continnally puffing cig- arettes. By delgrnes she is certainly An- glicizing the Russian court, and it is charming to find that ber devoted young husband helps her in every way to this end, He has an immense admiration for everything Knglish, and is delighted to hear his wife speaking her mother’s lan- guage.—The Lady’s Pictoril. ————— Clhewing a Cartridge. One of the most geculhr shooting cases on record occurred to-day in front of police headquarters. A big bay horse that works for a brewing company shot him- self by chewing a loaded cartridge. The animal not only shot himself but came near shooting a shopgirl who was passing on her way to work. It 1s supposed that the animal, while nosing in an ash barrel, g0t a cartridge in his mouth and began to chew it. The unridge exploded in his mouth. The bullet that was discharged flew across the street from the animal’s 'n'wn‘n:,h whl;ng pul; ® man’s head and ent through the balloon sieeve of a badl: frightened girl.—New York Letter. % NEW TO-DAY. uoo“muomomooo: Always FIRST e Gail Borden Eagle Brand g CONDENSED IMLK e e A PERFECT FOOD FOR INFANTS 90000000 = =3 THE PFOPLES 5TORE STOLK, fig Tl STOK THHING SFLE, || i —_——————— i THE DRFSS &000S SALE, ! i THE WRSH GOOVS SHLE i BUACK BROCHOED SUAS 504, FLL THE REOYE LESS THAN COST. # ! : : I g i) il ‘fi - o The Dress Goods Sale Is a big go. It only needs your pres- ence to assure you. Our basement never held o many people. Every- body -is looking for bargains. They are not disappointed. Ready-Made Veils 25¢. 1f they are not worth 50c, not worth a cent. Black with chenille dot and Valenciennes lace border. The lace is worth 25¢c. Black or Tan Hose 15e. Phenomenal value, 40-gauge full- fashioned Hermsdorf dye. We con- sidered them stunners at 25c. 10¢ and 122 Wash Fabries for 5e 82 to 34 inches wide. A realmiracle to be able to sell goods of such fine- ness and beauty for 5¢. Dimities, Crepes,Gangres, Flannelettes, Printed Lawns and Crinkles. All our Wash Goods at 50c on the $1 and less. Fmbroidered Handkerehiefs 5e. White or Colored Embroideries. You never saw such things done be- fore. Ladies’ Undervests 25e. Silver gray, silk-stitched, fashioned seams, pearl buttons, extra length and a garment cheap at 50c. Sale of Ducks, Ske, i i 1 et wa sold oom Soea Tard to 12350 | (Wreatest Valuo Ever Showa.) are offered to-day at 84c. Best |75¢ Dress Goods for imaginable values. | 50c Dress Goods for 25¢ Linen Towels 15¢. Joolreds Soons fox 15¢ Linen Towels 83e. These are knotted and plain fringe Huck and Damask, and they are corkers. The Cloak Sale. It’s only necessity that compels us to sacrifice the People’s Stores’ Cloak and Suit stock and our own. You never saw such selling in all your born days. r- = Duc;( Suits at §1 50—sold for $4 00 and 5 00. Jackets for $2 50, $3 95, $4 95—sold for double. Capes T3¢, §1.50, §205—sold for twice o and thrice. ! Suits §3 50, $5 00, $7 50—sold for $12 00 and $15 00. ‘Wrappers 75¢—sold for $1 75. Underskirts $100 and $2 00—sold for $300 and $5 00. Shirt Waists at 50c on the $1—85¢ up. |Finer Goods at less than 50 per | cent off. . b The I)ress_a&ls Sale. $1 00 Brocaded Black Silks........ 50¢ (This is a World-Beater.) $1 50 Dresden Silks for. $2 00 Dresden Silks for $1 00 Novelty Silks for.. 75¢ Fancy Silks for.. $1 00 Dress Goods for 50c If you are on the buy vou won't ‘ argue price long with us. It'sonly s question of how much we lose. i 1 Siesieic MARKET AND TAYLOR STS. 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