The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 1, 1896, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO. CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1896. DANGER TO TRADE I SAMOAN ISLES All American Commerce Is Very Seriously Thieatened. A LETTER FROM APIA. Merchant Moors Asks That the President and Press Be Appealed To. MR, BRANDEIS IS OPPOSED. He Is of Marshali Island Fame and Proposed for President at Apia. The latest advices from Samoa show that American residents and merchants fear in the posed appointment by the German Government of Commissioner Brandeis of the Marshall 1slands as presi- dent of the Municipai Council of the gov- nent at Apia a serious menace to . ican commercial interests, and par- ticularly the interests of San Francisco, in the Samoan Islands. This information was received yesterday in a letter to James R. Watson, ashipping commissioner, from H. J. Moors, a leading and wealthy therchant at Apia. The letter says Brandeis was instru- mental in driving out of the Marshall Islands near this group the businessof the late Andrew Crawford of this Ciiy and all other American commercial interests. Brandeis is the German Government’s representative at the Marshall Islands under the treaty between America, Ger- many and England as to their respective powers in these islands, which was brought about by the late James G. Blaine. Mr. Moors says that the Germans now practically run things at Samoa, and he asks that President Cleveland and the of the United States be appealed to to sanction the appointment of Bran- letter is as follows: APIA, Samos, July 17, 1896. Waison: The steamer is in and r Mr. earned that the German press overnment to appoint Bran- ntof the Municipal Council and r to the Government here. sdone the greater part of the work n ‘Conference will be undone, and that this party sets foot here war against the natives will be inevitable. arts almost immediately. Excuse any | is the principal merchant there, and he also has plantations,” -, A CRUEL DELUSION. Mrs. Dr. Connelly Imagines That Her Children Are Dying of Starvation. Mrs. Kate Connelly, wife of Dr. Thomas E. Connelly of 1420 Howard street, was yesterday declared insane by Judge San- derson. Some time ago she was brought before Judge Hebbard on complaint of her husband, but was released, and the doctor was roundly scored for an alleged attempt to railroad his spouse to the asylum, A few days ago Mrs. Connelly went to the Society for the Preyention of Cruelty to Children and complained to Charles P. Welch, who is in chbarge there, that her four children were starving, and the youngest, aged 14 months, almost dead. She suid that her husband refused to pro- vide for his family. On investigation it was discovered that the children were fat, hearty and healthy. Two days later Policeman F. W. Smith, who patrols a Mission beat, was made a confidant by Mrs. Connelly of her supposi- titious woes. The patrolman was accosted about 2 o'clock in the morning by a woman who begged him to come with her to her home, saying that her baby had starved to death and tbat its corpse lay in her bed. The policeman accompanied Mrs. Connelly home and found a pretty child sleeping peacefally. Judge Sanderson, after listening to the testimony and to Mrs. Connelly’s story, said that he was convinced of the insanity of the accused, but as her mind seemed sound on every subject but the one he was loth to send her to an asylum. He finally decided to give her a chance on the prom- ise that her relatives will have her placed in a private institution and there subjected to such restraint as will prevent her frcm doing injury to herself or her children. Mrs. O’Connor, the accused’s mother, claims that her daughter’s mental condi- tion is due to severe beatings she has re- ceived at the hands of her husband. It is said that Dr. Counelly has at various times dragged his wife about the house by her hair. . GETTING IN NEW VOTERS Fifteen Hundred Foreign Citizens Have Been Natural- ized. A Large Number of “Minors” Have Taken Out Papers—Soldiers Who Are Voters. Nine more days remain for the citizen of this City and County to get himself se- curely enrolled in the great register and in a position to elect a President and Vice-President next November. The registration office is crowded, and it is very probable that all the names of those qualified to vote this coming election will be placed in the new register. 3 Another addition to the balloting strength of the County will be the natural- | ization list. Ever since the bureau opened the residents ‘of foreign birth have been hurrying to the Superior Court rooms, A large nuniber of the applicants for suf- frage took out their ‘“intention” papers We are all—that is, the British ana American dents—very much astounded to leara tha German press would propose such an ap- pointment, and we ask you to present the Te atter to the press of San Francisco in sucha | s to make such & noise as to deter Presi- t Cleveland from accepting Brandeis as a tive of the powers. We are most anxious that the spirlt of the treaty will now be carried out and that the new President will be neitner an American, a man nor an Englishman, but a subject ot of the powers referred to in the Berlin Schmidt and his predecessor, Von have been notorious failures, because ave been men of scant ability and be- y have been sent here to look out for interests to the detriment of all al Council consists of three Ger- two Englishmem, myself and the who of course is a German. They all matters vote solidly together, so ce of us feel that it makes little ce whether weare present or not. 4 ires & sulate or in the German firm before. the meet- iugs start,and we cennot alter them, being always in the minority. 1e United States has'been driven out of the Gilber 1s, the Carolines and the ard. Are we to be made so e that we have also to get rong editorial comment is what we want— something that will be'copied throughout the atry. Do what you can. midt, our President and adviser, is a man the least qualification for his office could not, if he tried, earn $10 per week You have mo doubt notea me in the courts here because be knew that J had no protection as long as Blacklock was in office. Brandeis is bolder and would be worse yet. Make a noise for us. H. J. MooRs. It was lear ned yesterday that Mr. Peter- son of the firm of Peterson & Marcus, will ¢all the attention of the Chamber of Commerce to the danger that is threaten- ing the commerce of the countgy and San Francisco in the Samoan Islands, and propose that some action be taker to pro- tect Anterican interests there. James R. Watson said he hoped some action would be taken by Congressmen, or others, to bring the matter formally to the attention of the administration and see if something cannot be done without loss of time to stop ihe rapid ascendancy of Ger- man influence and government in Samoa. Mr. Watson is familiar to a considerable extent with the career of Brandeis in the isiands of the South Sea. He said last s and S night: “The situation in Bamoa is really serious. Peace is threatened. Mataafa is the favorite chiefof the natives who do not favor German preronderance in the islands. Mataafa is held a prisoner ip the Marsnal! Islands by the Germans to King Malietoa, who has been put in his place, the natives will not pay tribute, and Malietos is supported by the Germans. The result of this is that the country is rapidly becoming bankrupt. The natives want Mataafa back.” Brandeis was previously a German official in Samoa. He was instrumental in promoting trouble among the natives who were opposed to the Germans’ ruling. After this state of affsirs had continued several years Brandeis was promoted to be commissioner of the Marshall Islands. Moors knows that if Brandeis is sent back to Apia a8 president of the munici- pal council and the adviser there for his Governtuent that he will use his influence to increase the ‘German grip there. If this man be appointed San Francisco will guffer a great blow. He will drive out American business interests just as they were driven out of the Marshall Islands by the Germans. “The iate Andrew Crawford of San Francisco,” Watson continued, ‘“came to this coast a sailmaker. He slowly got into this island trade and built up'a fine business, with headguarters in the Mar- shall Islands, after some years. Before he died he was forced out" of Jenit, the chiet port of entry of the group, by ihe Ger- mans gradually getting a foothold and by the imposition of a tax his business wou'd not stand. The Germans now have his business. The Germans would do in Bamoa what they did in the Marshall settled in the Gérman con- | years ago and have neglected to use them | to complete the work of naturalization | until in many cases the documents have | become old and worn. Yesterday eight or ten were filed in Judge Sanderson’s court that were mader out in the ’70's. For almost twenty years those half-way citizens had stood wuntil somebody convinced them that an Amer- ican voter was a sovereign in a republican way, A large percentage of the applicants for citizenship are “minors’ or foreigners who | bave come to the United States under the age of 18 years. This fact exempts them | from the necessity of taking out intention | papers and residing in the country the re- | quired numher of years. | ~ It 1s_remu.kable how many have come here whose ages have been just between 17 and 18, One man, 45 years of age, swore | that he had landed in the United States when he was 17. *‘Why did you not take’ouz your papers before?” asked the Judge, severely. *‘You have accumulated property here. Did | you not care to vote? ave you any patriotism?”’ “On, I didn’t think much about the matter,” was the indifferent answer. “I would almost be ‘justified in refusing your application,” said the Judge. “A man—an *alien—who would live lship can get-along the remainder of his ife.” However, as two witnesses swore that his statement was_correct, he was admit- ted with a crisp judicial lecture upon his | negligence to assume his burden of the | great Republic’s government. Itis possible that his age at the time of his disembarkation on these shores was far above the juvenile17 and that it will be many years before he will have been twenty-eight yearsan this country. The Superior Juuges exercise the great- est care in examining the subjects, and a large percentage of the “17-year-olds’ are rejected. They get tripped-up on their dates regarding evenis known to every native scuoolboy and retire in confusion. One applicant, who had been a resident for over twenty years on his own showing, thought the War of the Rebellion occurred before the conflict with Mexico. He was rejected. Another, who had lived here long enough to raise an Amrerican son to the age of 21, according to his own state- ment, wanted to accompany his boy to the polls. . 2 He appeared for enfranchisement prin- cipally because the young fellow had twitted him upon being a foreigner. There have been over 1500 persons nat- uralized during the last few weeks, and yesteraay 200 foreign residenters were made voters. About 50 per cent of the number admitted to citizenship are natives of Germany and Sweden. The nexthigher ercentages are Italiaps, Irishmen and anes. The next in line are Englishmen and Canadians. Quite a number of sol- diers of foreign birth in the Unitea States army have also taken cut citizenship pa- | pers. Their enlistment really makes them citizens, but to become qualified electors they must certify to a five years' residence in the country with two witnésses, 4f they have a service discharge at the expiration of a five years’ enlistment that paper is an efficient witness of their eligioility, and only one other witness is necessary to es- tablish the right to the ballot. Judge Sanderson, in Depertment 7 of the Superior Court, will be on duty to-day for naturalization work. ——————— An Intelligent Article. No person interested in the political sit- uation to-day should fail to read an able editorial in this week's News-Lett wherein the statement of Mr. Bryan, the ;‘bfl."»uruor.” that ‘“he stands where Jef- erson stood” is completely punctured. The lucid editorials on 2 li(iZalfinnfl other topics appearing in this up-to-date jour- nal for the intelligent and cultured classes are being copied from end of the country to the other. The tone of the News-Letter iy dignified, unprejudiced and masterly in every respect. To the Asylum. ‘Ah Joon, a Chinese woman who is well along towsrd the winter of her life, was yesteraay committed to the asylum at Stockton by Judge. Sanderson. Ah Joon has already been in Ag- news, Napa and Ukiah, and when informed of her destination seemed pleased to think that she has s0 nearly completed the circuit of the State’s madhou: group. ““Mr. Moors is quite well known in San Francisco. He has a fine hotel at Apia, Broxers Laniga: and Dickinson exposed in Barry's Star to-day. . here twenty-eight years without citizen- SOUGHT DEATH IN AN ICE-CHEST, Jacob Pape, Saloon-Keeper, Ends His Life in a Novel Way. WAS SHORT OF FUNDS. He Had Met With Severe Losses During the Past Four or Five Years, KILLS HIMSELF WITH GAS. By Means of a Rubber Hose His Beer Refrigerator Becomes a Death. Chamber. Jacob Pape, a saloon-keeper at 117 O’Farrell street, committed suicide yester- day morning in a peculiarly novel way. He attached a rubber hose from a gasjet We have not had much experience out of the usual line, nnless it bé in our municipal own- ership and control of Water works, gas works anq electric-light plants. Our work of revision of the churmr!hls not yet progressed very iar, and none of it has yet been printed. T will be very greatly obliged for any assist- ance you may be able to render withont put- ting yourself to any inconvenience. Yours very truly, ILLIAM ERSKINE. In answer the Merchants’ Asscciation has forwarded a copy of the following letter: g . William Erskine, Attorney to the Charter Com- snission, Wheeling, W. Va.—DEAR SIR: Replying 10 your esteemed favor of the 20th inst. we send you a copy Of the synopsis of the charter issued by ghis association for general distri- bution. has been carefully compiled and contains all the essential features of the charter concisely stated. It will probably serve the purpose of showing you the salient points of the article upon revenue and taxa- tion, of which you meke special inquiry. Permit us to express the sincere hope that the city of Wheeling may join the -auspicious movement for municipal progress, now so gen- eral among American cities. The best thought of the Republic is at present turned to the improvement of municipal government. No city requires a new charter more thafi San Francisco. Under the present obsolete for: of our City government defective methods have wrought incalculable injury to the Cit and the spirit of progressiveness seems stifled. The new charter is infinitely superior to the existing government of San Francisco and there is an encouraging prospect of its ratifi- cation on November 3 &nd subsequent by the Legislature. < You state that Wheeling has had special ex- perience in municipal Ownershsp of public utilities, such as water Works, gas works and electric-light planss. It wouid be esteemed s favor by this association to know the results of your experience in the important subject fl munieipel ownership and how he ownership was brought about and maintained. Wit best.wishes we remain, yours very ruly, 4 MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION, —_————— Reception to Missionaries. The ladies of the Occidental Board of For- eign Missions will give & reception after. 2 o’clock on Monday afterncon to Mr. and Mrs, Calender, missionaries on their way to Laon, China, The affair will take place at the Chi- nese Mission Home, 920 Sacramento street. S A THE REFRIGERATOR WHERE JACOB PAPE ENDED HIS EIFE. 1o the beer refrigerator and then crawling into the cooling-box asphyxiated himself. Of the suicides reported at _the Morgue within the past twelve months the method adopted by Pape was certainly the most extraordinary. During the past few months Pape has been very despondent. He was very short of money and for two days past has com- plained to his friends that municipal and internal revenue taxes were duec and that he was without the means to pay them. To this fact is attributed the rash act. Heretofore it has been the custom of the deceased to close his.saloorr ahout 1 A. M., geing directly to, his home, 516 O*Farrell street. Yesterday morning he did not come as usual. After waiting an hour, Mrs. Papey; accompanied by her son, went to the salpon to see what was detaining her husband. It has been Pape’s custom padlock, but on this occasion it wus se- curely bolted from within. o The wife and zon then forced an_ en- trance, but no sooner had they crossed the threshold than_a-strong odor of gas as- sailed theni. For ten minutes %or mrore’ they searched for the source of the escap- inggas and then young Pape observed a hose running from the jet to the refrig- erator. A good-sized hole had been bored into theside of the latter, the rubber tubing forced through and the sides packed care- fully with cotton. 3 astily throwing open the door, Pape saw his father sitting in one corner as though asleep. It was but the work ofa moment to jerk the elder Pape out of the death-trap and carry him to a place where pure air abounded. It wasno use, however, for death had been present long enough for the body to be icy cold. Pape made preparations for his death with unnsual care and deliberation. From the best information obtainable he closed his saloon about 11 o’clock Thursday night. He then bored a hole into the refrigera- ior and tben attached a hose to the gasjet some eight feet away, This done Pape re- moved the beer kegs from the ice-chest and then walked into the improvised death-trap, pulling the aoor after him. A snap lock which can only be reached from the outside made him as much of a pris- gner as though he had been behind steel ars. On a table, near the gasjet, was found the following card: ; X JuLy 29, 1896. 1In case Ishould die have the California Un- dertakers. Hurry me to 123 Stockton street. JACOB PAPE, Pape was an old-time saloon man and was well provided for financially at one time. He has lost considerable money within the past few years in various specu- lations. This, combined with a decreas- ing business, is supposed to have prompted the suicide. Pape was 48 years old and left a widow and son. ABOUT THE CHARTER. Wheeling (W. Va.) Desires Information on the Proposed Instrument From the Merchants. The following letter from Wheeling, W. Va., was recently received by the Mer- chants’ Ascociation relative to the pro- posed new charter: WHEELING, W. Va., July 20, 1896, To the Merchants’ Association, San Francisco, Cal.—GENTLEMEN: I am attorney for & com- mission emplvfied by the city of Wheeling to make a general revision of the city charter, and ‘t‘in ;siioulMo%&ln!{nan}rmnlon [ recedents that may be valuable in the a- ?-]u 1o the wecent Mantclps] Lei o attended the recent Municipa e Con- vention in Baltimore, and huvi hnd"a%?nc cor- respondence witn some of the gentlemen whom 1 met there. Mr. Woodruff, the seere- tary of the league, has given me your name, ufi i that your city is busy with a charter agitation, and that you may be able to furnish valuable assistance 1n our work. The subject upon which we seem to be most in need of light is that of provisizns for the raising ol munieipal revenue, and the adinnistrative functions which control and account for the expenditure thereof. may not be able to give much information in reciprocation of any favor you may bestow. to fasten the door on the outside with a. WOES OF A-CHILD WIFE A Girl's Fight to Have an Ad- verse Decree Set o Aside. Charles F. Myer Accused of Obtaining - - Judgment in His Favor by °.- " Fraud. ‘What promises to be a very spirited con- vorce is oon to come up‘in Judge Slack’s court. The parties to the suit are’ Charles F. Meyerof the firm of Meyer & Akmann, located at 16 and 18 Sacramento street, and interesied in the West Coast Steam- ship and Navigation Company, and his former wife, living with her mother at 826 Califernia_street,, whose maiten name is Marie A, Brownell, 7 3 According to the tale of the bride and Ber attorney, J. C. Calhain, Marie A. Brownell was married secretly to. Mever in Oakland, July 80, 1894. At that time she was a chiid only 16 years of age. When they returned to this City the lady asserts that her husband asked her to keep the marriage a secret, s he was expecting a large sum of money from his father and thought the news of his mar- riage might interfere with it. Trusting implicitly in her husband’s in- tegrity, Mrs. Meyer returned to live with ber mother on Post street. An agreement was made that they should not live to- gether as man and wife until Myer had settled accounts with his father, but this agreement was not kept. In November, when Mrs, Myer was on a visit to San Pedro, she was astonished and dismayed to learn that her husband had filed a suit for divorce in Judge Sewall’s court. She returned and upbraided him, but was pacified with the explanation, she declares, that he had done this only to allay the anger of his fatter, who had dis- covered the fact of his marriage. She further states that he told her not to bother about the matter nor see an at- torney and take any legal steps, as ‘he in- tended to have the suit quietly dismissed without his father’s knowiedge, and the settlement with the latter would soon be arranged so that he could come out boldly and proclaim her his lawful wife, She ac- cepted the expianation he is said to have made without more ado. In December she learned that Myer's wtmon for divorce bad been granted. hat was worse, it bad been granted on the ground of infidelity. It was a cruel blow to the little woman, and coming as it did when she was in very delicate health, completely prostrated her. In the meantime Myer had remarried, u;lql he now has a child by his second wife. About four months ago her attorney, J. C. Calhain, who is now in the East, filed & suit for annulment of the decree of divorce in Judge Slack’s court. 'A demurrer to the same was entered by the defendant about two weeks ago. The original com- nlni:;l h:]s since lm:_!‘:x nmfnued. A few days ago the vlaintiff consulted with Attorney Gavin McNab and nl::d him to enter the suitin her behalf. At- torney McNab stated yesterday that a transfer of attorneys bad not yet been made and he could not state positively that such would occur. For this reason he cared to have nothing to say. He con- fessed, however, that he had n exam- ining the case and would make a definite statement next week. - New Railroad Suit. Peter Sweeney yesterday sued the Market- ?ue?t’mg.my 2%1}!1 lo: $5210 damages or injuri SUS n 8 stree on Market street on Juna 24, 1875.‘“ gl -test for the annulment of a decree of di--| 9 N DID ALLISON SELL RAILROAD SECRETS? Byron Waters’ Clerk Ac- cused of Trafficking in Them. o '"AN ATTORNEY INVOLVED Proceedings by the Claims Ad- juster Against Cassius’ M. Jennings. . 2 - HIS DISBARMENT ASKED FOR. Souihern Pacific - Discovers a Leak and Endeavors to Punish’ the Alleged Cu'prit. For attorneys who are not upon its pay- roll the Southern Pacific Company has no love. An illustration of.this truth has just come home to Cassius M. Jennings, a lawyer who has been in practice in San Francisco since 1882, and who won some:, prominence .through his advocacy of the: claims of “Stop-Over”” Robinson against the Southern Pacific Company. He is accused | by-Byron Waters, the claims attorney of | the Southesn Pacific, with unprofessional conduct, and a petition for his disbarment, has-been filed in the Supreme Court. James H. Allison, a young nian, re- cently tbe confidential clerk of Waters, is -also accised of having betrayed the busi- ness secrets of the company to Jennings, and has, accordingly, been dismissed from his.position. * 5 The claims attorney is the custodian of numerous valuable papers, showing in de- tail the circumstances of accidert cases, Southern Pacific Company, the Market- street Railway Company, etc., might be <held liable for damages. In his complaint Attorney Waters al- leges that recently Allison, his confiden- tial clerk, who had the papers in his keep- ing; offered to give away the infcrmatiun' they contained to Jennings for a consid- eration, so as “'to enable him (Jennings) to procure the claimants as his clients and be in a position to negotiate successfylly settlements or to bring suits.” - It is also alleged that ‘‘in violation of his oath as an attorney of this court and- in violation of his duly asan attorney of this court the said Jennings corruptiy agreed with the said Allison that he would divide with the said Allison all the gains he might ncquire in the settlement of the said claims.”” | When Attorney Waters last Friday learned what was geoing on he sent for -Jennings and read the riot act to him and to Allison, who was summarily dismissed. It is also claimed that Jennings and Alli- son have admitted their complicity. This is the story of Waters, but between it and the statements of Messrs. Jennings and Allison there are several notable dis- ‘crepancies, +I resigned my clerkship,” said Alli- son, “in June, the resignation to take effect this month. I had been in the em- loy of the company for geveral years; my Eealth was beginning to fail and I decided to take a rest. Mr. Jennings suggested that I had valuable information relative to accidents which I-might supply him. ever fees he received from the settlements of tlie cases he would divide with me. Such was the agrenment, but I never re- ceived any money fzom Jennings, aithough 1 gave him the facts in many cases.” - M1 have to say,” said Mr. Jennings, “in me by Byron Waters, that I am entirely innocent ‘of any unprofessional conduci, though I may have been over zealons in my efforts to secure’business. . © “I make a specialty of accident cases, many of which I have settled out of court _upon a satisfactory basis to the Southern Pacific Company and many others 1 have 1 won. I knew Allison by sight. -About the 10th of this month he came unexpect- edfy to my office. He told methat he bad sent in.his. resignation to the Southern Pacific Company and would like to come into my office to study law. He also said that he could bring me lots of business. I answered that I was looking for business and would divide with him the profits on"’| Fany he could secure. He said the South- ern Pacific Company baa treated him badly, mentioned the names of some per- sons who had been hurt, were without at- torneys and whose claims had not been adjusted. . “‘He called upon me several times at later dates and.brought notes of numerous accidents, etc. I wrote to a few of the claimants and invited theni to call on me at my office. Concerning three of the cases, 1 spoke to Mr. Waters. In none of these cases did I realize anything nor were there any suits brought. If Waters set- tled any of the claims he did so without any intervention of mine. “Last Saturday Mr. Waters sent for me, swore at me and talked brutally, saying that I had got the upper hand of him in several cases of merit and that he wished me to return the memoranda I had of them. I was taken by surprise ana men- tally upset for a time, but I gave him back every scrap of paper in my posses- sion. Idid not then think that any fur- ther publicity would be given the matter. The information given me by Allison was no secret; any parg)!n interested has the right to demand production by the mpany. “The milk in the cocoanut is, I think, that I am one of the attorpeys of Dr. Rob- inson, who, as you know, has been en- gaged in a bitter litigation with the com- any for the last four or five years, For {‘hi: reason it occurred to the Southern Pacific Company that I was a thorn in its side, and so it set this trap to turn me down.” Emmet Bagley, for many vears past the librarian of the law department of the Southern Pacific Company, was yesterday appointed to succeed Allison in the office of Attorney Waters. FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. An Evening High School Class to Be Inaugurated at the Business School on Moanday. There are many of the working boys and girls of this City who would avau them- selves of the opportunity to get the advan- tages of the high school work if they only knew that there was a school where they could get the advantages of a high school training in the ev’emns; Last year a high school class was organ- ized at_the Business Evening School, cor- ner of Bush and Stockton streets, and ad- vanced instruction was given in some of the high school branches. It is proposed ty continue that class this year, and to offer cources in English, history of the United Staies, Government of the United States, aleebra, Latin and geometry. The class ree to any boy or girl of this City who is prevented from pursuing the higher branches of the day school, and i - Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. thé names of witnesses, etc., in which the | I consented, and he told me that whats |° answer to the accusations preferred against | who can give satisfactory evidence of hav- in c?mple(ed the course in a grammar school. .~ - ————————— Milkmen Fall Out. Paolo Reseglini yesterday sued Cirillo Gugli- elmoni for the return of forty-three milch cows, six horses, two milk’ wagons, one grain WAagon, two sets of harness and a number of wilk cans, pans and palls, together with sun- dry tools, implements, tubs, troughs and other bits of versonal property which Crrillo is said to have made away with. The entire outfit Is estimated to be worth $1000, and constitutes the belongings of the San Pablo Dairy. Paolo asks that the court have the property returned to him, together with $500 damages for its detention, or that he be awarded $1500° in lieu of his elaim. —————— Ten rhgu. per annum is the average amount of sickness in human life. NO LACK OF SILVER. Six Hundred Thousand Silver Dollars Coined at the Mint During the “Past Month. July has been what they call a “short month” at the United States Mint, work not having been commenced until the 12th, Still, it may be said that after that | date the employes made money ‘“hand over fist,” since the total coinage for the | month, as reported by the superintendent, being 600,000 stard ara silver dollars, .~ Sterling Furniture Company. D.N. & E. Walters yesterday obtained an execution against the Sterling Furniture Co; pany for $22,47025. The judgment was given by offer and acceptance of the parties interested. NEW TO-DAY. “Red Letter Days” , ‘Don’t ‘Wait. If you wait for us to you want, you mdy miss it. vertise everything. Y every day lessens the mention the very piece We can’t ad- ou can’t afford to wait; lot to pick from. Every item we advertise means a dozen, more or less like it. * Call at the store; as buye‘r, you’re welcome; as looker, you're equally welcome. Parlor Like pictlllre. 4 Al: neat a parlor des Desks. 4s any in the store, laccording to our way- of thinking—but you didn’t seem to think 2 5o | At least, they’'ve been § here at $20 .for some time and haven’t sold as they should. Weel Ll try $13.75 for a price during ‘‘Red Letter Days.” i If we have to mention them again, it will be be- causc desk-wanters are scarce. } 3 This small lot of ladies’ dress- ing tables won’t last very long, you may be sure—$7.65 in oak, $8.65 in : i mahogany— P and with bevel- ed French plate mirror. * We will not have to mention them Ladies’ Dressing Tables. again: Little items like these are what make ‘‘Red Letter” sales so interesting; things you’ve always wanted, but felt you couldn’t afford, can be picked up at next tonoth- ing prices. - California Furniture N. P. Cole & Co., 117-121 Geary Street., Company, Rugs, Mattings. . really is, bands. They selectit bargain. It is the the best in quality. A woman knows what a bargain She knows better than a man. “BATTLE AX” is selected every time by wives who buy tobacco for their hus- because it is an honest biggest in size and The 10 cent piece is almost twice as large as the 10 cent piece - ‘The rulEn‘!‘uflb not cured Prostatitis. CUPIDEN 418 the oniy known Address DAVOL MEDICINE CO,, 117 remedy to cure without an o] A written tee given and money returned if six boxes does not B0 2 bor st for $500, mTal. ~Bend for rRah circular and tesirion ORE “CUPIDENE" i great Vegotale P T L ms‘.....,..‘."r.:x‘..on.. Neryons Deniicy of all impurities. » ninety per cent are troubled with ration, 500 teaqmont: t & permanent eure, 0 Market street, San Francisco, Cal. For sal BEOOKS FEAKMAUY, 119 Powell sicass