The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 2, 1896, Page 32

32 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 1896. GERMAN CATHOLICS WILL COLONIZE Rev. George D. Heldmann's Mission to Califor- nia. TO LOOK FOR THE LAND. About Three Hundred Families to Come Here From the East. | THEY WILL GROW SUGAR BEET} | One of Milier & Lux’s Ranches in| =35 Siamizaise =3 = = Monterey County Is a Fa- vorite Site. The Rev. George D. Heldmann, pastor | of St. Paul’s German Catholic Church, Chicago, ison his way to California on a | tour of inspection preparatory to estab- lishing a large colony of German Catholics | in this State. He was expected to have | arrived in San Francisco last Frid | * became 1ndisposed on the road and stopped | for a rest. | ‘The coming of Father Heldmann to Cali- fornia is regarded by the leading men | among his people here and in St. Louis | and Chicago with considerable interest, as | the enterprise of establishing a colony | with 200 to 400 families has been a subject | of discussion for some time. The planis | to bring the colonists from Chicago and | St. Louis and establish them in some fer- | tile valley of this State where they may | all live togetherand earn an m&lependen:‘ livelibood on the land. It 1s viewed as the most satisfactory so- lution of the problem of improving the destiny of a people who naturally drift into cities under the influences of present | social and economic conditions. ! To Father Heldmanu will be largely left | the selection of a site for the colony, the | choosing of colonists and subsequent direc- | tion of the colony, and, as much depends on him, his people await with eagerness | any report he may make on his examina- | ti n. i 1t is the present intention to have the | colony produce sugar-beets on an exten- | sive scale, though the cuiture of fruits, | vegetables and cereals will also form an | important part of the work. In generala varied class of farming is to be adopted, while the beet is to be a staple product. | Immediately a site is purchased and | the colonists begin to settle thereon, a | church and schoolhouse will be built and & priest take charge of the spiritual wel- fare of the colonists. Only Germans, members of the Catholic church, can be admitted to the colony, the object being | to bring together those” people who other- | wise might be scattered far and near with- | out opportunity such as they will have in the colony. | For two months the local agents of the colony bave been investigating various | large tracts in California, with the result | that a de: ble site in Sau Bernardino | County, a large ranch belonging to Miller | & Lux, in Monterey County, and a tract in Mendocino County, will be examined by Father Heldmaon. The Monterey property is said to offer the best induce- ments in regard to climate, soil, water, | facilities for transportation, etc. The California Volksireund, the only German Catholic paper on the Pacific | Coast, has been publishing for the pastsix | weeks a_series of interesting articles on | California, and these papers had the effect of inducing Father Heldmann to investi- | gate what the State offers for a colony for | his people. The zealous vriest, who is working in this direction for the bes. interests of Catholic citizens -of German birth or de- scent, is enthusiastic over the project. The idea is one that has been discussed in | magazine and review articles, and has been the subject of books. It was tried with different success in the Western States where the natural conditions were | not nearly so favorable as those of Cali- fornia. Tne Catholic Slovenian colony in | Mendocino County, after which the new one will be conducted, has been successful so far, and the promoiers of the projected enterprise are sanguine of success. CHANGING OFFICERS. Proceedings of the Election Commis- sioners Yesterday—Some of the Pre- cinct Officials Resigned. - At the meeting of the Election Commis- sioners yesterday the following who had recently been appointed as election offi- cers were cited to appear and show cause why they should not be dismissed: George Sharp, Fred Mallory, J. McDon- ald, James Bernado, D. McKiernan, Wil- liam E. Darling. George Buttle and Neil Henry seni in their resignations. The following Repubiicans were ap- pointed to fill vacancies: William E. J. Kreker, Seventh of the Twenty-eighth; Joseph Laib, Third of the Fortieth; W. Forbes, Fiith of the Thirty-fourth; James Smiley, Fourth of the Thirty-fourth; E. Warren, Tenth of the Thirty-first; M. J. Culinan, Sixteenth of the Thirty-sixth; W. J. Kelly, Seven- teenth of the Forty-first. Appointments were revoked as follows: M. Wolff, Joseph Kelly, W. J. McCarthy, Joseph Archer, J. W. Mahoney, G. Mur- phy, John F. Kell{, M. Cormyn, Richard Giblin and Arthur McGuire. Miscellaneous appointments were as fol- lows: Thirty-eizhth District—Second Pre- cinet, John Lyhch, 616 McAllister; Fourth Precinct, William Scott, 418 Grove; Sev- enth Precinct, William Sumpf, 1233 Web- ster; Seventeenth Precinct, John Grace, 1900 McAllister, and H. Nierman, 1633 Ful- ton: Bighteenth Precinct, Fred G. Lacey, 2521 McAllister; Fifth Precinct, James McNally, 709 McAllister; Eighth Precinet, Daniel Mebegan, 1318 Turk. Thirty-first District—Fifth {\recinct, Nicholas McMenomy, 73134 atoma; ninth _ precinct, John O'Hara, 1229 Howard. Thirty-fourth District—Fourteenth pre- cinct, ¥rank J. Egan, 2117 Mission. Twenty-ninth District—Ninth precinet, Francis Magner, 143 Silver; eleventh pre- cinct, Michael McManus, 253 Tehama. Forty-fifth District—Sixth precinct, Thomas Sanders, 734 Montgomery. Thirty-third District—First precinct, Walter C. Buttle; tenth precinct, James McCrackin. Forty-third District—Twelfth precinet, William Henderson, 1014 Powell. | ————————— Julius Engler Missing. The disappearance of Julius Engler, shoe- maker, 3423 Mission stireet, was reported to the poiice yesterday by his friend, Jacob Wul- finger. He has not been seen since Sunday afternoon, and no reason can be assigned for his absence. Well-Enown Character Dead, George Steinart, a well-known Kearny-street character, was found dead in his room at 644 Sacramento_street yesterday. The deceased was about 50 years old, unmarried, and an sgent by occupation. Every man should read the advertisement of Thomas Slater on page 49 of this paper, (i | Mr. -NEW TO-DAY. A A A AN SME%WWMWmmWfi : CLOSED EVERY EVENING AT 6:00 P., M. INCLUDING SATURDAY EVENING. ACCUMULATION BY SIX O’CLOCK NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT. EXTRA WAGONS. COME EARLY—REMEMBER, THIS IS THE LAST WEEK. The Kraker Stock and Clearance Sale. PRICES ARE SHATTERED—VALUES ARE UNHARNESSED—ALL THOUGHT OF COST OR CONSEQUENCE IGNORED—PRICE RECORDS FALLING IN GREAT BIG LUMPS—BUT ONE AIM IN VIEW—BUT ONE OBJECT TO IMPRESS UPON YOU—BUT ONE DESIRE—TO CLOSE THIS PRICES CUT TO FORCE AN EXIT—EXTRA PEOPLE HIRED TO SERVE YOU— e ARSI A o ! i COLORED SATINS, a lot of odds and ends of our 29¢ line. sapphire, green, cardinal, navy, brown, etc.. 18-inch, buy his for linings. Lastweek price. FANCY TWO-TONED SILKS, fine for linings, 18 inches wide, all light com- binations, the 1oL must go. Last week ib " I m i ALL-WOOL SUITING, fancy check, 34 inches wide, this {s worth 25c at a special sale, the lot must be sold. Las! week price.... 25° CLOSING PRICES IN DRESS GOODS. - 15° Yard BLACK BROCADED TAFFETA, our 75¢ grade, 21 inches wide, all large and small designs, a great offer to close. Last week price CHEVIOT SUITINGS, all wool, in all H seasonable and popular colors; a 45¢ material, 36 inches wide: ask’ for this; we must sell every yard. Last [ e 5 Yard | yeek price.... | < 4 1 | 44-INCH A LL-WOOL FRENCH SERGE, 75c TAFFETA SILK, all silk, 19 inches C | 44-L 'k ; wide, all new this season, the lot that 48 a grand opportunity : _aummgtx;n:‘;xees‘ is left must go. Last week price...... Yard it is our bUc serge; we can’ yard lett, Last week price............ HIGH-GRADE NOVELTY SUJITINGS, 1700 yards of our $126 and $150 grades, 40 to 45 inch; the lot must close. ~ Last week price. o SHIRT Yard 25° Yard 929¢ Shirt Waists: Yara one. LADIES CALICO WAISTS—A regular 75¢ waist. Thestyleis correct. Laun- dered collar and cuffs, blue and black checks and stripes. We must close the Kraker stock. Price.... 59°¢ Yard FINAL CLI " W il i KNITTING SILK. yards in a spool, 3-INCH RIBBON, all silk, fancy striped, must clean it out, on the tables at 1S 1N NOTIORS. v of colors, to be closed. Last AFTER DINNER CUP AND SAUCER, " 3 .| Dresden China, gilt trimmed, they FANCY HEADRESTS, silk covered on ] 5,0 iiiskao: urice o close 4 m O N e ook price. . o v Each | TOOTHBRUSHES, good bristles, a MACHINE THREAD, linen finish, 50 yaids to a spool. black or white, Nos. 25, 30 and 35, a barrel of it. Last week price 234c each, o lik i . D FANCY COLORED GARTER ELASTIC, ib " i covered last week, it must g0 no; pink, blue, red, black and yellow, % kind most of them, glace kid, tans in ‘" inch'wide. Last week price... Yard 6%, 6%, 63, blacks in 6 07, same £ (C ! 7-nbok: the lot to close, no reserve, ) ‘“ R ATt Zarua 4 PRI 5 AND COLORED HEM- I '" TCHED HANDKERCHIEES, ) S H L OPE S J5¢ ladies’ kerchief, all in & pile,at Each | - 2 | i i i f ) ' RED' Ll A bona-fide reduction. are all pure linen and wash silk, they smel! able remnant lengths. Reduced from $1 35 to.. Heduced from $1to . Reduced from $0c to Reduced from 50c t0 %fi“**s**‘****~< — < —= { CTION IN PURE GRASS These goods the flax, beautiful silk stripes and dots, desir- We must close the lot. rice. mixed lot, all at one G CREPE TISSUE PAPER. The c | cLos 9 line to be closed. We have every de- osen | Sirable color you may ask for. in Tolls of different lengths, all vaiues; the entire iot to be ciosed at A SPECIAL GLOVE SALE—A big hean on the counter to pick from, dollar B Nobody can beat us on School | plies. If they can we want to k 1 of A regular little paradise of bargains is our bazaar. Look at these prices for a few starters: INCH-THICK TABLETS 4 | PENCIL BOXES. 5o ::3: BIG BOUND SLATE! 12c each LITTLE BOUND SL. 5¢ each LADIES' PERCALE WAISTS — Full back and front. laundered gollar and cuffs. The dollar kind.” Kraker make, Must close at any sacrifice.... LADIES’ SOFT FINISHED PERCALE WAISTS—A beautiful affair at §1 25. Swell cut. Lanndered collar and cuffs. Must close. 2 5 50 Each A rare opportunity. Pric oy BOYS' MOTHER’S FRIEND WAISTS Unlaundered, as stout as leather. Made for 50c. All materials, all colors, all values. One price. CHILDREN'S TAM ' SHANTERS— Cotton eiderdown, all colors. Made for 35c selling. Must close the lot. ‘Any one at CHILDREN’S TAM O’ SHANTERS Wool eiderdown, pink, blue, tan, cream, red. Thne50c kind. Your pici of the pile 8t............ 10° Roll WAISTS. This week final of- ferings in Ladies’ High- grade garments every THE LAST OF THE KRAKER STOCK. CHILDREN'S REEFER JACKETS— Heavy flannelette, ribbon trimmed, bg sleeves. Not many, but all worth 75¢ or more. Toclos BOY'S MOTHER’S FRIEND WAIST: Full laundried, the dollar kind, all colors, must close at any price.......... CHILDREN'STWILL MUSLIN DRAW- ERS—A good quality, 4 tucks, made to sell at 50c, sizes 2, 4,7and 9, a great closing leader at. INFANT'S FLANNELETTE SACQUES —An extra quality, pink and blue striped, full sleeves, here’s a hummer. INFANT'S FLANNELETTE SACQUES —Pink and blue stripes and checks, crochet edge, a price Lo get you here, & good-by special...... 35°¢ Each | INFANT'S EIDERDOWN FLANNEL SACQUES—Crochet wool edge, pink, cream and tan, 50c would be cheap. 45°¢ as dear as can be, to ciose at. 3 CHILDREN'S FLANNEL SHIRTS— Short, silk embroidered bottom, Kraker made for 81, they must go this week; price. e 8 INFANT'S SHORT COATS—Dark-col- Each 60° Ench ored flannelette, angora fur-trimmed collar, made for $1, six days left to €lose; PriCe....cccecevruiennnanns teeeane 39° | INFANT'S SHORT AND LONG COATS —Tan only, fine quality cashmere, Each scolloped and _embroidered capes, made (0 sell at $1 50, they'll not hold 15° on at this price.. LADIES’ BLACK SATEEN SKIRTS— All silk_embroidered and ribbon trimmed, about 5 dozen of them _left, Each 95| all must go, values 3135 and $178 1) each, last week of clearance; prices Taoh | SLADAS St o e SR UNBLEACHED CANTON FLAN- NEL, a firm, heayy fabric, re- 48° 1c S duced from 1214c, closing clear- 83 Each ance price... . Yard 75° b Eacy | UNBLEACHED MUSLIN, 36- i inch, a heavy thread, washes 1C beautifully, most_desirable, was 1 925¢ 81¢, closing clearance price.... Palr | pILLOWCASE MUSLIN, 54-inch, 10° c the regular 15¢ kind, no better, 10 n0 worse, closing clearance at... Yard Fach GLASS CRASH, 17-inch, we want o to sell it ‘cause the Checks ara 1C 15 wide, priced to cash the checks, '3 Each it won’t Last long, closing at..... Yard FLANNELETTES, a heap of rem- 95° Dants and shortings, all kinds (1C ) in & heap, your pick. none sol 4 Each less than 10c, closing Yert Sryard BLEACHED TURKISH TOWELS, CLOSING PRICES IN DOMESTICS. EIEITITITILILITIT I FRENCH WASH GOODS, plque cord, 38 inch, white grounds, s heavy, serviceaole and most de- 10 '" sirable fabric at regular price; (3 0ot many pieces, and all at...... Yard LINEN EFFECTS, here's a hum- mer, basket weave satin colored stripes, 30 inch, ask for it; was 16c, to be closed in & hurry at... 10°¢ Yard LINEN REMNANTS! REMNANTS! REMNANTS! Barrels of them! Plles of Towels, Crash and Table Damask. On the tables. A mint for you. A 10c purchase will pay your carfare. SATIN QUILTS, a grand spread, noimported spread better,raised designs, a very firm weave, 81x 90 inches, a column could be written of this, ask ou eSS = == Sup- w it. THE BANKS TRIM SAILS In the Presence of Disturbed Financial Conditions They Go Slow. Commercial Bunkers Loan Only on| Current and Quick-Paying Business. A. Everétt Ball, the attorney, stated yesterday that he had failea to securea loan for a client on securities that have always been regarded as substantial. The reason assigned for the refusal to givea loan of money on a safe mortgage was that under the present disturbed condition of finances bankers did not wish to part with coin as freely as in the past. I went to a commercial bank,” said Ball, *and I said: ‘I want some money on gilt-edged securities.” “+‘We are not lending money now,’ the banker told me. ‘Until this silver ques- tion is settled none of the banks will part with money. None of them are loaning.’ “Then I asked him if the banks were growing scared—if they wanted to para- lyze the business of the City. I was told | that the banks did not wish to tuke | chances, and consequently were refusing to loan money. On the contrary, they were calling in many loans. Of course, no mat- ter what comes the country is not going to smash anyhow. If a silver Presidentis elected his election does not mean that the country must adopt free silver. Not atall. The President has only the veto power. Congress must pass upon the question. The election is nothing more than an announcement of the wish of the people, whatever that may mean.” President Lilienthal of the Anglo-Am- erican Bank, who was mentioned by Mr. Ball as the banker who declined to make a loan on approved security, gave a more hopeful and a brighter view of the subject. “The commercial banks,’’ said he, “have decided on a more conservative course than formerly in view of the financial out- look consequent on the political situation. 8till we are loaning money for business enterprises. We are not at all taking a stand to clog the machinery, to paralyze commerce, but simply confining ourselves to operations that will give returns before the election of a President takes piace. “Notwithsianding the specific contract act of this State the introduction of free silver would affect transactions which go outside of the State, and for that reason there is no telling how accounts would be settled should silver legislation prevail. Personally I believe firmly that McKinley will be elected. . “There is no hesitation to loan for turn- ing of business that is quickly settled, such as the movement in wheat and fruit for instance, but the commercial banks are not disposed to make loans on mort- gages or on anything on long terms, It behooves them to keep themselves in such condition as to be prepared for the worst that might happen. Credit is gone tem- porarily. A man must have money if he wants to build a house, for bankers are confining themselves to transactions within a short period, that 1s, to business on which meney can be collectéd in sixty or ninety days.” ——————— — CHARTER CONVENTION. Requests to Send Delegates Sent to Nearly Two Hundred Bodies. Official communications have been re- ceived at the office of the Merchants’ Asso- ciation from the Harmonie Club, announe- ing the appointment of George Volz and A. Rehm, and from the Verein Eintracht, announcing the appointment oi Captain A. Kubls and Arnold Enzman, as their respective delegates to the charter con- vention, to be held on August 12. Presi- dent Charles B. Haven of the Under- writers has also advised the Merchants’ Association that two delegates to the charter convention will be appointed from that body on next Tuesday, lEe day of the meeting of their board. Secretary Peixotto of the San Francisco Boys’ Club Association stated that the | boys are deeply interested in the new charter and wished to send delegates to | the charter convention. At a special meeting of the board of di- rectors of the Merchants’ Association, heid recently, it was decided to invite 112 asso- ciations of this City to send two delegates each. This makes 178 associations of San Francisco who have been invited to tase part in the convention. Many encouraging letters have been received from various clubs throughout the City, and the con- vention promises to be one of the most successful representative bodies of citizens ever held in this metropolis. FUTURE CITIZENS. Annual Report of the Immigration Commissioner of This Port. United States Immigration Commis- sioner Walter P. Stradley has just finished his annual report for the year ending June 30, which will be forwarded to the Immigration Department at once. It contains considerable interesting infor- mation as to the character of the foreigners who come to the United States through this port. During the year there were only 1411 immigrants arrived. Of these 1096 were male, leaving 315 females. The law requires the Commissioner to learn the amount of money that these arrivals possess, 50 as to prevent them from be- coming public charges and to prevent the pauper element from landing. Mr. Stradley’s figures show that the 1411 arrivals brought with them nearly a quarter of a million dollars, or, to be ex- act, $231,660. One female was preyented from landing and one was returned. The occupations given show a large percentage of professionals, 9 being clergymen, and skilled workmen as here seen: Profes- sionals 43, skilled workmen 307, unskilled and miscellaneous 635, no occupation, in- cluding women and children, 421. . The principal countries from which the immigrants came and the ageregate sums of money brought by each race was as faol- lows: Europe, males 439, females 146—585, $159,070. Of these 42 could neither read nor write. Central America, males 4, females —5, $730; 1 could not read or write, Mexico, males 51, females 77—128, $2002. Of these 22 could not read or write. Brit- ish North America, males 14, females 6—20, $5030. All could read and write. East anfi \Xest Int:llu, 5l’Bgcifin islands, Australia an sia, males 588, females 85623, $63,- 928. Only 19 could not read and wsr?i. There were no arrivals from China, but Japan sent over 561 persons, of whom 38 were females, but the .ru 8 were well pro- vided with money, as their total amounted to $40,298. Australia’s contribution was only 65, and these came provided with $14,310. The destinations of these immigrants were given as follows: North Atlantic Division 61, South Atlantic Division 1, North Central Division 25, South Centrs Division 1, Western Division 1322, Grocers Will Pienie. The Retail Grocers’ Protective Union will hola its twenty-fifth annual picnic at Schuet- zen Park next Sunday, the 9th inst. There will be a large variety of gate and game prizes. Tickets for the round trip 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. The officers are: J. T. Hurley, president; 8. Vock, vice-presi- dent; L. F. Dolder, secretary; J. B. Mahoney, treasurer; Charles Meier, Charles Menn, Charles Henning, J. G. Fiorence, P. J. McFiroy, Charles Claussen, C. H. Becker, J. J. Hayes and J. C. Meyer, directors; D. von der Mehden, F. Steimke and Theodore Cornelius, trustees. OLp Dutch, Japanese gray, old English, antique and green oaks and mat gilts are the latest in picture frames. Some pictures look well in white and gold, and others are correct in green and gold. born, Vail & Co. have them all at most reasonable prices. & [ 4 % INCORPORATED. 937, 939, 941, 943, 945 Market Street. LAST OF CLEARANCE IN CLOAKS. Cc s hungry for water as dry moss, oo ‘" 50 21x43 fnches, were 8175 dozon, @ | .25 b ko ite, el ‘°$§E G Each a scorcher but they can't uuy,$ — closing a.... <o Dozen I 5(C| WHITE BLANKETS, 68xs2 CHENILLE PORTIERES, 8 yards | inches, groat blg warm “tuck: by 48 luches, these were sold at Fach | inionés tnugandcomy, il wool, 565 | 34iwe Bavent many - not g, 00 | yowll fall in love wiih these,DO— | enough for regular stock—sotDe)— Pprice this week Pair close at. . . Pair ' f T5C | CHENILLE TABLE-COVERS, 8-4 Iy f iz, this is a great chance' for A LOT OF LACE CURTAINS, s Each wanters in this line, a good Nottingham patterns every one 69(, “’ vestment, were $2 50, we m of them, 3 yards by 45 inches; sell ‘em, closing week’ price. your plék of the lot for rar 5° \d 75 \ Each ‘” g MISSES' HIGH NOVELTY JACKET, fine all-wool tweeds or covert cloth, veivet collar and cuils, these Jackets sold for $16 50, 815, $12 and $10, sizes 14, 18, 18 years, if your size is here, while they last, $11 85, $6 95, $8 45 and $62 FIGURED ALPACA SKIRTS, 55 yards wide, full lined and bound, only a few of them, al to go at. MISSES' JACKETS, a jaunty mixed tweed affair, velvet col- lar. sizes 10 to 13 years, only six more days, were 85, now.... $320 Each LADIES REGULAK 88 50 CAPES in navy and black, all-wool ker- sey cloth, inlald with velvel, trimmed 'with gilt braid and small buttons,5 rows of stitching all around, you ean’t afford to @8 500 miss 1t, 0 hile theydD ' — Each # A BRILLIANT DISPLAY Crowds Admire the New Store of the Columbian Woolen Mills. A Progressive House That Has Made Rapid Strides Since Its Foundation. The past two evenings passers-by on Market street, at the junction of Eddy and Powell, have had their attention attracted to the brilliant electrical illumination of the building at the northwest corner of Powell and Eddy streets. It is indeed a brilliant display and is typical of the en- terprise of the house making it— the Columbian Woolen Mills. This house that has recently become better known under the name of the pro- prietors, 8. N. Wood & Co., 18 one of the foremost clothing - houses of this City. They have pursued new and up-to-date methods in their business relations with tne public, and as a result the house now occupies an enviable position in the clothing and merchant tailoring ’trade in this City, Although their principal place of busi- ness is and has been at 541 Market street it is not out of the range of possibilities that their new store will become the cen- ter of their already extensive and rapidly increasing business in this City. Their new store is light, bright and airy, and at night the illumination is so extensive that it is equal fully to the brilliancy of daylight. Massive plate-glass windows on both street sides give the storeroom un- equaled facilities in the matter of light, while in the interior arrangement every modern device has been taken advan- tage of. The Columbian Woolen Mills first started in this City about two years ago, and since then their progressive business methods have been such as to give them a position in the front rank in the mercan- tile world of San Francisco. ————— NO ATTACK MEANT, Judge Joachimsen Exvlains Why He lined a Street Speaker. Judge Joachimsen, who was censured in a resolution passed Friday night by the 8an Francisco Labor Council for having fined Mark Leiter, a socialist street speaker, for obstructing the streets, when shown a copy of the resolutions in yester- day’s CALL, was at a loss to account for the council’s action, “The man,'’ explained the Judge yester- day, “‘was arrested for having obstructed the streets in violation of an ordinance of the City and County, and acting in my judicial capacity I had to punish the vio- lation. The minimum fine, however, was imposed. I have no fault to find _with the opin- ions or doctrines expressed bg the speaker. As an American citizen he had a perfect right to believe as he chose and promul- gate his opinions in a proper manner. But in this case an ordinance was vio- lated and it was my duty to punish the effense. ‘1t was said that the Salvation Army had been holding a meeting unmolested at the same spot wgem Leiter was speakin; But the Salvation Army had a permit irom the Chief of Police, and if the people who held this meeting had obtained a per- mit they would not have been disturbed. If they had applied to the Chief and the pm?oles of their meeting were legal, the; could have secured the necessary permit beyond the peradventure of a doubt.” ——————— Foresters Incorporate. Court Farallone Hall Association of the Or- der of Foresters was yesterday incorporated l}:iy €. M. Maisel, L. H. Isham, E. H. Casserly, H. J. Knight, James W. Woods, William U. Fisher, H. Keipen, Peter Sermatti and David Hughes. The capital stock is $5000, of which $90 is paid up. HOW CHINESE LAND. Habeas Corpus Cases Increase Since the Dismissal of Dick Williams From the Service. For the month of July United States Commissioner Heacock passed on seven Chinese habeas corpus cases, and for the fiscal year ending June 30 thirty-two celestials sought to land at this port by process of law. During the first month of the fiscal year Commissioner Heacock’s business .was nearly one-fourth as large as that of the previous twelve months, Thismay in reality mean nothing, but it is rezarded in customs circles as decidedly signifi- cant. Itis aitributed by Federal officials to the dismissal of Dick Williams. and suspension of his friend Louie Quong. In April there was one habeas corpus case, while May presented a clean docket. In June Commissioner Heacock passed on two cases. Williams was suspended May 18, so it may be readily seen that the habeas corpus business has rapidly in- creased since that time. Of the thirty-nine cases heard during the last' thirteen months fully 80 per cent have succeeded in landing. "It isa well- known fact that if a Chinese has sufficient money to institute legal proceedings to secure his landing, his effort succeeds in nearly every instance. Itisan easy mat- ter to trump up evidence, and it is npon evidence alone that the court bases an opinion. Assistant District Attorney Schlessinger says the fault is with the law, which admits almost any and every kind of evidence. Until that is remedied, he says, the majority of habeas corpus cases ;vill continue to be nothing short of a arce. SURPRISE PARTY, RecepTioN IN HoNOR OF Miss SMITH OF UTAH. A very pleasant surprise party was tendered to Miss Lennie Smith Tuesday evening, July 28, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Harry By- non, 148 Fourteenth street, whom she has been visiting for the past three months, De- lightful music was furnished by the Ormonde trio, consisting of Harry Gardiner, mandolin; Jack Gosliner, guitar; John Driscoll, mando~ lin. Slngns and selections were rendered b Charles H. ~Gardiner, Joseph Weber an Mrs. F. 8. Sarcander. A splendid su after whic) ger was served at midnight, ancing was indulged in until the wee sma’ hours. Those present were: Mr.and Mrs. H. Bynon, Mr. and Mrs. George C. Pinkham, Mr, and Mrs. C. R. Jones, Mrs. M. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. F. S.Sarcander, Mrs. Pinkham, Mrs. Sar- cander, Miss M. and Gertic Gardiner, Miss Madge Grant, Miss Tillle Flachmeyer, Fred Pinkham, Charles H. Gardiner, H. Gardiner, 7. Driscoll, Joseph Weber, Jack Gosliner, i %(eyer, Master Clifford Pinkham, Miss Naomis ynon. ENGAGEMENTS, ELABORATE PREPARATIONS FOR FASHIONABLE FALL WEDDINGS. The engagement is announced of Miss Lillian Goodman to Leon Lewin of Central America. They will be pleased to receive their friends Tueszday, August 4, and Sunday, August9. The engagement is announced of Miss Jo- sephine Jacobs to Sam Altsnuler. At home this Sunday, August 2, at 1609 a street. It is announced tnat the nuptials of Freder- ick W. Bert of the Mutual Life Insurance Com- pany of New York and Miss Mae F.Korts of this City will be celebrated in the near future. e —— Private James Kelly of Battery E, Fifth Ar- tillery, was yesterday morning held to answer ‘before the Su]rflox Court 'i’ Judge Conlan on the of murder. ellf s accused of causing the death of Private Joseph E. ?““m' at Fort Mason, on the ni‘kh: of July 10, by slashing his throat and neck with a razor. SUICIDES DURING JuLY, Thirty-One Days’ Grewsome Record of the City Morgue. More People Committed Self-Murder Than During Any Month of the Past Sixteen Years. The number of suicides reported at th® Morgue during the month of July were considerably in excess of any previous month within the last sixteen years. In addition to this grewsome record, July 24 enjoys the distinction of more suicides than any other day in the history of the institution. In all sixty-nine cases were reported, and of this number it was found necessary to perform forty-one autopsies. Of the sixty-nine cases reported at the Morge thirty-four were founda to have committed suicide. The methods adopted by the self-murderers, together with the number in each case, were as follows: Drowning ten, gas aine, poison eight, gun- shot seven; total thirty-four. The suicide record for the first six months of the cur- rent year 1s seen below: January five, February seven, March fifteen, April twelve, May fifteen, June twenty-one. The remainder of the sixty-nine cases, together with the causes so far as known, for the month of July is as follows: Natural 19, accidents 9, murder 2, un- known 5. Of the deaths by accident three were traced directly to the Market-street Railroad Company, while two met an un- expected end at Sutro’s pleasure resort. Taken as a whole, Coroner Hawkins views the month of July as the most grew- some of his administration. While other months have exceeded July in total num- ber of deaths reported, none are nearly so bad in point of suicides and murders. The combined record for the first seven months of the current vear reads: Janu- ary 52, February 60, March 66, April 76, May 64, June 76, July 69. NEW TO-DAY. LOUIS ZEK, 1330 Market St., Opposite Seventh, CUT RATES PATENT MEDICINES, RUBBER 600DS, s TOILET ARTICLES, FINE WINES AND LIQUORS, HIGH-GRADE CIGARS. DO YOU SMOKE? 3 { It’s Expensive, But Here’s a Snap: Belmonts, 124c¢ size. La Rosa, 12%4c size. Sanchez & Haya, 12340 size. 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