The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 5, 1896, Page 10

10 RED MEN ROUND THE COUNCIL FiRE The Sacred Flames of Two Wigwams Burn Side by Side. A GREAT SUN SESSION. Fourth Sun of the Sturgeon Moon Shines on a Mighty Assembly. . MANY TRIBES REPRESENTED. Daughters of Pocahontas and Red Men From All Over California’s Hunting-Ground Gather. Promptly - yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, or, in the language of the Red Men, on the advent of the tenth run of the fourth sun, sturgeon moon, G.S. D. 405, the council fire of the Thirty-first Great Sun session of the Great Council of the State of California, Improved Order of Red Men,was kindled by the Great Sachem A. Jackson ot San Francisco. The great wigwam on Post street was filled with great chiefs of the California wilds from Siskivou to San Diego. From the rising of the sun until the set- ting of the sun the hunt was followed with enthusiasm and perfect harmony. Some 300 delegates were present in the wigwam of the braves, while in the adja- cent wigwam of Pochahontas, celebrating its fourth Great Grand Sun session, there were about seventy-five delegates [rom the women of the tribes. After the kindling of the council fire thirty-nine past sachems were introduced and made members of the Great Council, the highest degree of the order. Following these ceremonies an address of welcome was made by Past Sachem F. D. Brandon. He outlined the history of the order, tell- ing how it orizinated from the Sons of Libertv in 1765, men who in the disguise of red'men fought bravely for American in- depenc From these came the Sons of St. Taminain 1771, and from this or- ganization started the Tammany Society in 1789. Up to 1833 these societies were fraternal, but not beneficial in nature, but since 1833 the society has been beneficial. Startingin with a membership of less than 40,000 the Improved Order of Red Men has now reached a membership of more than 150,000. In the course of his address Past Sa- ciem Brandon spoke in comphmentary terms of Colonel A. Andrews, the only suryiving Californian who held the office of great mishinawa t6 the Great Council of the United States. Response was made by Great Sachem A. Jackson, who thanked the members in | general for the work done in the past and for the progress made by the order, and thanked also the committee on entertain- ment for the hospitality they had pro- vided the visiting delegates. The afternoon session was devoted to the long talks of the great chiefs, or in other words the listening to the readings of the annual reports. The great sun report of the great sa- chem, A. Jackson, is exceedingly compre- hensive, giving in detail the present con- ditions of the several California tribes and setting forth many rules and regulations for the tribal government. He introduced his report as follows: Great Chiefs_and Representati Once more by the will of the Great Spirit jve are per- mitted iz _Great Sun ,session to aSsemble in this beautiZul wigwam dedicated to the cause of freedom, friendship and charity. Brothers, 1 _welcome you one and all, and extend you & Red Man’s greeting. You have come here from the foothills, from the mining camps, from the valleys, from the capital of our beautiful State and from the busy hum of the streets of this great me- tropolis, to legislate in the interests of your tribes and onr beloved order. Many of you have come that have never been here before, and to them I extend the Great Council’s wel- come, and feel_proud to meet with so much new blood in the long house of the order. When one great sun ago inthe hunting grounds of Metamora No. 24 you raised me to this high and honorable posiiion T hed an {m- pression that the order was on theeveofa reat revival, but 1 reckoned without wmy h0st. The good times that I had been predict- ing for several moons prior to that have not yet come and stagnation and distress go hand in hand in our midst. We should, however, give thanks to the Kishe Manitou 10r what he has given us. 1would have been glad had it been more. Ihave done the best I could. But you, past great sachems, you, great chiefs, you, P. D. G.S., vou, representatives, you, the rank and file of our honored order, You'have done nobly and I feel grateful to you, one and all, for the mauner in which you have stocd by me during my term of office. Brothers, my work is before you and your stiention is called to the following brief re- port of my official acts aud the labor I have verformed. 1 have visited every tribe and council in_the reservation except the new councilat Elmhurst, many of them more than once, sud my labors have been pleasantand my intercourse with the members will remain green in my memory so long s it retains its faculties. Continuing the report he read a list of official circulars contained in the report to the advisory committee made by the Cali- fornia representatives to the Great Coun- cil of the United States. Speaking of Indian relics he said: “1 would recommend that the collection of Indian relics and curios be made a promi- nent feature among the members of our order, and have the same collected to- gether. We have in the office of the Great ouncil a nest-egg, as it were, presented by Past Sachem 8. Berel, viz, six Indian arrows with steel barbs and finished in a manner peculiar to the aborigines of the hunting grounds of Mount Shasta.” He also took occasion to congratulate Oshonee Tribe No. 78 on its success in winning the prize appropriated at the last Great Sun session, consisting of 100 fath- cms of wampum, in ordinary language $100, for the tribe showing the largest per- centage increase of membership. Concluding, he said: And now, brothers, in a few brief suns I shall have surrendered my tomahawk and ya- cated my stump to my successor, and I hope and trusi that his term will be & grander sue- cess than mine has been. 1 trust our legislation will be conservative and well cousidered, adopting ouly that which is cleerly for the good of the order, and, above ail, that our deliberations shall be conducted with dignity, and that the best of good feeling will preveil among the members of this Great Council. Brothers, 1 have done. This was foilowed by the report of the great chiefs. It began as follows: Great Chiefs and Representatives: The hands on the dial of time again point to the lapse of another great suu into the history of our brotherhood. During the twelve moons just passed our order has made a s:eady advance in the growth of our membership and the acqui- sition and enlargement of new territory. until. now the dwellers near the border line of per- petual snow up in the towering Sierras may clasp hands in the totem ic bonds of our union with those whose vinc-clad cottage is shadea by the tropical palms and the orange groves oi the southland and the dwellers of the shin- ing stretches of our great ingerior valleys. From the field and the farm, the vineyards end fruit orchards of our State, from the mountains where the sturdy miner, with un- vielding purpose, sends outa golden stream into the chanpels of humen endeavor, and from the diversified indusiries of ourcities. we have gathered here about, this council-fire, and in this handsomely decorated wigwam, replete with the symbolism and the history of our noble fraternity, to deliberate uponthe various measures vital to the weliare of our both’ fraternal and | order and membership and to devise means for their successful execution. Out of the measures planned at the last great sun, and the labors periormed during the in- terim by your 5:0.; chiefs and the active members earnestly devoted to the advance- ment of our brotherhood, we take pleasure in submitting to you the following report as rep- resenting to you the aggregate resultof the order’s advantement. The report proper was mainly statistical in nature, showing that there were at present 41 tribes in the State, three of which were instituted this year. There are 3703 members now enrolled as against 2900 lasi year. - Past sachems number 509, past grand sachems 19 and representatives 200. he sum of $14,05729 has been ex- pended for relief and $3083 35 for burial purposes. The amount of wampum forming the total assets is $90,117 73. The degree of Pocahontas has 12 coun- cils with a membership of 1004. Its total assets are §3002 11 Regarding the condition of the order the report reads as follows: The condition of the order is one of hopeful activity and a large increase in membership may be confidently looked forward to in tue future. The majority of tribes record a gain, while a few record a small loss. It will become the duty of the Great Council to extend a help- ing hand to Sioc No. 37, Wahtoke No. 63, and Tonawanda No, 73. These tribes, from local causes, have declined in membership until those who remain, though earnest to meintain their standing in the order, find it a burden to continue the meetings. From correspondence iately received the membership in each of these localities Is most willing to maintain } their organization, but_they will need to be assisted by this Great Council as branches of our great family of Red Men. If tribes are in duty bound to assist members when in dis- tress, it follows that we, as a Great Council, should assist in the reouilding of such tribes, who, through adverse circumstances, have fallen away in membership; and funds should be expended for this purpose as well as for the extension of the order in other hunting grounds. Included were the great sun report of the Great Keeper of Wampum William J. Smith, and the report of the finance com- | mittee, Fred K. Brands, W. Rotrosky, William Campbell, Robert Jones; the great sun report of the great trustees, Davis Louderback, Henry A. Chase, Will- iam Rotrosky; the great sun report of the great representatives, Benjamin F. Josselyn, Fred K. Brandt, D. F. Seavey, and the report of the committee on cor- respondence. : | This latter inciuded report showing the | progress made by the various great coun- cils under the jurisdiction of the Great | Council of the United States, and sub- joined is an account of the last great council of the United States, where the fire was kindled in the bunting grounds of Providence, R. L., on the tenth sun, Moon G. 8. D. 404. Concluding it says: New fires have been kindled where former fires had become extinet and in many places where none have ever been burned. An inter- est in the Improved Order of Red Men has been created which never before so widely existed, not only among our own members, but in the paleface world. We are tc-day recognized, as never before, to be the distinctively American fraternity. In fact it may be safely asserted that the only Yresem obstacle to our progress is the financial question. Because of our pat- riotic beginnings and teachings and in the fact that we are the only fraternity which in any way preserves the virtues and traditions of the ancient American people, we present peculiar claims to Americans which give us their respect and good will and which will at- tract them to our wigwams if we properly di- reet our energies to that desirable end. We must at all times remember that the order de- pends upon its individuals. A Red Man can- not do, &8s such, without harm to the order, some things which he may otherwise do with- out attracting public attention and censure. We are each of us a part of the beautiful whole, which it is our duty to humanity to maintain without reproach. Not a breath’s distance from the solemn council of the braves the fair-faced maid- ens of the lodge of Pocahontas were sembled. The entire morning session was devoted to the question of seating the delegates and whether the regularly elected delegates should have a vote and voice in the proceedings, as well as the past great Pocahontases. The matter was referred to the great sachem in the tent across the way, and he decided finally that all should be given a vote. The committee on credentials read its report, the delegates were seated and the records of the last Great Council were read. Last night the three councils, degree of Pocahontas, gave a reception to the visit- ing councils at Red Men’s Hall, and to- day, in the language of Mabel Curtis, great Pocahontas, at the second sun of the session, second run, setting of the sun, the Great Council will proceed to the elec- tion of the great chiefs. Literally, at 2 o’clock in_the afternoon there will be an election of great chiefs. The adoption dezree was exemplified last evening by the braves at Union Square Hall, the competitive members being Modoc tribe No. 57, Manzanita Tribe No.4, Arapahoe Tribe No.76 and Montezuma Tribe No. 77. There is a prize of 100 fathoms of wampum or $100 to be awarded to the victorious team. The result of the contest will be announcea this afternoon at the session of the Grand Council. GAY NATIVE SONS. Enjoyable Entertainment and Dance Given by National Parlor No. 118. A delightful enteriainment, followed by a dance, was given last night by National Parlor No. 118, N. 8. G. W., at Native Sons’ Hall, on Mason street. The attend- ance was very large. The opening number of the programme, Rossini’s incomparable overture to “Semi- ramide,” was admirably rendered by a full orchestra under the direction of Pro- fessor F. W. Cellarius. Miss Cordie Wet- jen gave a wonderful exhibition of her powers as & whistier and little Pearl Trenton’s graceful, dainty dancing was much admired. Monsieur Paul’s comic French serenade, vocal duets by R. N. ‘Walsh and Miss Adeie Lignon and the singing of the National Quartet, beside a number of entertaining declamations, combined to make the early partof the evening pass off very pleasantly. The re- mainder of the night and a good part of the early morning were given up to dancing. Much credit is due to the committees that had the affair in charge, the follow- ing named gentlemen serving to make the event a brilliant success: Reception committee—D. E. Murden, W, N. | Swesey. P. G. du Py, F. J. Silvey. G. W. White, R. E. Paim, J. P. E. Sparr, C. H. johnson, N, Madsen, 8. A. Gill, Committee of arrangements—H. F. Lilken- dey, F.T.Martens, E. M. Hall, George Meyer, W. M. Brown, W. E. Fett, Fred Shade, F. Glocker, F.P. Wehe, A. R. Vaughn, J.J. Mur- phy, D. F. Nunan, F. E. Kroeger, L. A, Hui- schmidt. Stage manager—L. A. Hufschmidt; assistant, F. Glocker. Floor manager—F. P. Wehe; assistant, A. R. Veughn. Floor committee—E. N. 8nook, W. A. Peter- son, C. Hufschmidt, W. V. Doughty, George W. Koch Jr., G. F. Sands. National Parlor is in a flourishing con- dition, and its entertainments are the occasion of much enjoyment to its mem- bers and their friends.” Following is the list of officers: H. E. Lilkendey. past president; D. E.Mur- den, president; W. M. Brown, first vice-presi- dent; F. E. Kroger, second vice-president; W. Barr, third vice-president; P. G. du Py, treasurer; George White, financial secretary; C. H. Johnson, recording secretary; W. E. Fett, marshal; J. P. E. Sparr, inside sentinel; J. J. Murphy, outside sentinel. . ——————— Called Him a Liar. A. W. Nicholson, 25 Allen street, swore toa complaint in Judge Joachimsen’s court yester- day charging W. B. Reed with battery. They w;rs u:d l‘?e l‘tegmruion office last Friday when & discussion arose as to th ) 16 to 1. Reed, who is a Dem%c’:lle!,.nl‘lnls ‘i’: meant 16 Democrats to 1 Republican. Nichol- son sa1d tkat Reed was aliarand Reed knocked him down. ————— Damages for a Beating. Francisco Castiglione and Julia, his wife, have sued Gestino Devincenzi for $3000 dam. ages. The defendant is said to have assanlted Julia Cesuglione and brutally beaten her, for which reaso/i damages are claimed. e —— Loans on diamonds. Interesi low. Harrig', 15 Graut avenue At Uncle NS T A\ ot MRSLJ PiNkHA™M . SCENE AT THE BANQUET OF THE DAUGHTERS OF POCAHONTAS. POPULISTS MRE GETTING RESTIE Straight Honest Members May Reject the Un- holy Alliance. HUNTING FOR OFFICES. Bryan Spurns the People’s Party Platform With Scorn and Condemns It. CATOR'S OPINION OF TUNION. The Executive Commitiee Preparing a Plan to Save the Democracy From Destruction. The Northern Democrats, who, unlike their brethren of the South, love the Pop- ulists, are very much agitated pecause of a statement made by Senator Jones of Arkansas, chairman of the National Com- mittee of the silver Democrats, to a re- porter of the New York World. ‘When asked by the World correspondent the question, “Will Mr. Bryan accept the nomination offered him by the Popu- lists?”’ he answered slowly and deliber- ately: ‘‘How can he? He was nominated with Sewall on the Democratic platform, and he will do nothing that will reflect upon him as a gentleman or as the Demo- cratic candidate. He appreciates very highly the fact that the Populists honored him with so many of their votes, but when he sent that telegram to the St. Louis con- vention requesting the withdrawal of his name he meant that he could not accept the nomination. He is of the same mind now. “I'see some of the Populists are declar- ing that unless Bryan accepts their nomin- ation by August 5the central committee will withdraw his name and nominate some one else in his place. Well, let them do so. Mr. Bryan having been the nomi- nee of the Democrats and of the Silver party common decency would at least sug- gest the provriety of his accepting those nominations first. But suppose the Popu- lists do nominate another candidate for the Presidency, what would be the situa- tion? Mr. Bryan receivea 1000 votes in their convention, and then this central committee, composed of a few men, comes along and nominates a new man, It will simply mean the disruption and disorgan- ization of the Populist -rt{." Middle-of-the-road Populists are rejoic- ing over the news. . It looks as if things were coming their way after all for a straight out and out Populist ticket. They are laughing also _over Senator Jones’ statement to the effect that the nomina- tion of Watson for Vice-President, fol- lowed by the nomination of Norton for President, would mean the disruption of the Populist party. They say that he would rather have the party swallowed twenty times over by the Democracy than disrnpted. The siraight Populists are saying more than this. They say that the leaders of the People’s party stood in with the silver Democrats at St. Louis and emasculated the comprehensive platform of principles adopted at Omaha so that it woul Democratic _enough and non-Populistic enough to aliow Messrs. Bryan and Sewall to stand upon, the job being at the outset to have both nominated by the National People’s Party Convention. Every one of the Populist Judases from General Weaver down was as much in favor of Cabitalist Sewall as he was of Bryan. That was the Democratic programme, but the slate was smashed by the tirmness of North Caro- lina with her ninety-two delegates stand- ing by Texas and the other middle-of-the- {Skewcned by a “Call” staff artist.] party man selected from the South being nominated for the Vice-Presidency. Middle-of-the-road men are in favor of putting up Dr. 8. F. Norton of Chicago for the Presidency, he having received their votes at the St. Louis convention, and they favor also ignoring the meaningless platform of the St. Louis convention and re-establishing the one adopted by the Omaha convention, with the reconstrue- tion of the financial plank expressing the doctrine of the People’s party on the monetary question. There is no doubt that should this be done the straight ticket and the straight platform would re- ceive the large majority of the votes of the People’s party throughout the United States. Democrats are laying stress on the fact that if the Populists decline to boost the corrupt Democracy into power McKinley will be elected and the Pogulluts will be to blame forit. The middle-of-the-road- ers retort that in that eyent the Demo- cratic party will go out of existence and its place will be taken by the People’s party, which four vears hence will be strong enough to overthrow the Republi- can giant. “Why should we keep you alive for another four vears?’ they ask of the Democracy. ‘“If Bryan should be elected by the aid of our votes you will take all the credit of it, and you will have no further use for the People’s party until the next campaign?’ The Democrats have a hard time dodg- ing the Populist leaders, who are chasing them from corner to corner with propo- sitions of fusion, the aforesaid leaders being tired of waiting so long without pie. The executive committee of the State Central Committee of the People’s party was in executive session all day yesterday formulating plans whereby it could join bands with the Democracy. T. V. Cator, who will be United States Senator from California if the ropulists elect more Senators and Assemblymen than the Democrats or Republicans, spent a whole hour in the forenoon session explaining the difference between the meaning of the words fusion and union and incidentally vindicating himself for voting for Bryan in the St. Louis con- ‘vention. The members of the committee present were: E. M. Wardall, chairman: M. E. Ditmar of Shasta, T. Houghton of Tehama, J. E. Camp of Sacramento, C. H. Castle of Merced, John 8. Dore of Fresno, H. A. Mason of Santa Clara, J. M. Moore of Oak- land, George D. Gillespie, J. C. Gore, J. D. Thompson of San Francisco and R. E. Bush of Berkeley. Mr. Cator was followed by Joseph Asbury Johnson of San Francisco, who gave his impressions of the work of the National convention. A plan of action for the campaign was .mapped out and a basis of union with the Democracy was discussed. The fresh young blood of the People’s party was to be injected through a free-silver syringe into tbe flabby veins of a party that was ®ood enough for Jackson to beiong to when it was young, but which fell into evil courses in its old age. The plan pro- posed was that three Populist and four 'mocratic candidates for = Congress should be placed on both tickets, and four out of the nine Presidential electors, all officers under Congressman to be straight Peovle’s party nominees. John 8. Dore, a Fresno. member of the committee, said to a CALL reporter yester- day that he was confident that Sewall would be withdrawn. With reference to the contemptuous statement of Senator Jones of Arkansas Mr. Dore said that he was a little surprised at the lack of pru- dence and good sense exhibited by those rep{auntmg Bryan and the Democratic party. *‘In case of a union on Presidential elec- tors,” added Mr, g:re, *if the Democratic electors should vote for Bryan and Sewall, e Populist eiectors will refuse to vote for Bryan, and there’s where we will have them on the hip. Sewall will never be elected, because if he remains on the ticket there will be a division on electors, and the matter will be carried into the United States Senate, where the Populists hold the balance of power. 2 “On Presidential electors,” added Mr. Dore, *‘there need be no difficulty in any State in arriving at a fair and proper agreement as to the number of electors each party shall have on tbe ticket. Of course, there must be buf one electoral ticket In the field in order to secure suc- cess. The division of electors should be based on the number of votes cast by the two parties at the last election. We meet on common ground and by a union of forces make absolutely sure the defeat of goldbugism and corporate monopoly in this country. t *'Or members of Congress we may again meet on common und and for a common purpose. Kor in order to give full force to the election of Bryan and ‘Watson it will be important, indeed abso- lutely essential, that we should have con- road delegates and insisting on a People’s l trol of the lawmaking department of the Government. By union we shall be able to elect every Congressman in the State. “The fitness of the men selected by either party should be carefuliy and thor- oughly considered in any arrangement contemplated. On this matter I am speaking simply as a member of our State executive committee and as an individual Populist, but under no circumstances would I be willing to consent to a selection of Corgressional candidates by ‘pulling straws,” as has been snggested in some quarters. “We want the very best men of both arties put to the front in this critical our. “*One word to disheartened Populists. The People’s party of the Nation was never more thoroughly orgnnized than it is to-day. The new was selected by the same loyal forces that changed the order of business in the con- vention and nominated that gallant leader, Thomas A. Watson, for Vice-President. The days of doubt, of wavering, connubi- ating, are past, and a clean-cut, vigorous, honest, open and bold course will mark the path of those now in control. “In- California every loyal Populist in every voting precinct will work and vote for our nominee for Lieutenant-Governor and all the minor offices. While we meet the Democrats on common ground on Na- tional issues and work with them for a common victory over common foes, we nevertheless intend fo conduct a clean-cut, vigorous People’s party campaign.” ‘While ‘all these things are being ar- ranged, the Democrats, the Populists say, have not made any qvertures to the Peo- flo’s Party State Committee, but the fine talian hand of Senator Jones of Arkansas and Johann Most Altgeld of Illinois may be plainly seen by any one who looks under the table. AN OLD MAV'S PROPERTY, His Children Engaged in a Fight for It Before His Death. Trouble of Warring Step-Brothers a~d Step-Sisters to Be Aired in Court. There isa lively family row going on among the children of John O’Brien, who owns considerable property in Noe Valley. O’Brien was married twice, and the two daughters of his first wife are arrayed against a son and two daughters of the second spouse. It seems that O’Brien’s youngest daugh- ter, Sarah, kept house for him up to about ayear ago. Another daughter, Lizzie, up to the time of her marriage also resided with him. On November 20, 1891, O’ Brien made a deed to all his property in favor of these two children, but stipulated that the deed be not recorded until after his death. His request was, however, disregarded and on May 1, 1895, the deeds were recorded without his knowledge or consent. A bitter quarrel followed this action on the part of the children and resulted in their leaving the old man to keep house for himself. A settlement was afterward effected by O’Brien signing a quitclaim deed to one piece ot J;rowfl.y and another piece was reconveyed to him. The old gentleman was, however, tired of living alone, so he sent for Annie Perry, his daughter by his first wife, and, so she says, promised that if Mrs. Perry would come and live at his home and take care of him he would at his death will to her the balance of his property, excepting $5000, which he stipulated should go to certain named beirs. Mrs. Perry agreed to this, the will was made accordingly, the Perrys left their own home, whicn™ they rented, and took up their residence at 12634 Noe street, with John O'Brien. All went well for a year, but then the old man suddenly deserted the Perrys and went to live with Mrs. Tierney. He has since threatened to revoke the will and have the Perry family ousted from the flat at 12634 Noe street. % Mrs. Perry and her husband yesterday brought suit against O’ Brien, praying that he be enjoined from disposing ol{zis prop- erty, revoking his will or having the Parr{s ejected from the flat at 1261 Noe stree! Insolvency Petitions. N.C. Farnum yesterday filed a petition in insolvency. He owes $3908 30 and has no assets. H. P. Crune is also insolvent. His liabilities are $1830 and his assets nothing. National Committee | RIVER BOATS IN VERY HARD LUCK, Four of Their Engines Broke Down From Va- rious Causes. REPAIRS BEING MADE. The T. C. Walker Blew Qut a Cylinder Head and Two Men Were Scaided. CREW OF THE SIERRA PARIMA. They Were Not Drowned, but Were Picked Up by a Passing Ship and Land d. Several of the bay and river steamers met with a chapter of accidents yesterday. The gasoline Jennie Griffin, bouna for Point Reyes, got away from the wharf and was well under way when her engines broke down and she began drift- ing up with the tide. The Ida A went to her assistance and towed her back to her berth. The passengers and cario were | transferred to the Ida A and she took up the Griffin’s run. The T. C. Walker while on her way down from Stockton blew out one of her cylinder-heads at Antioch. The encineer and one of his men were scalded by the escaping steam. but not dangerously. The steamer came down under one boiler and yesterday she was towed to her various landings to deliver the freight by the tug Alert. While on the run from .Berkeley to San Francisco the steamer Hope broke a crank-pin and drifted around for half an hour. The steamer Sunol went to her assistance and towed her to Clay-street wharf. Y 4 The tug Annie was just starting out to do a large towing job, but before the last line was thrown off she broke and Captain Titchworth had to tie up again. There seems to be an epidemic nmonfiv the steamers that dock at Jackson and Wash- in&mn street wharves. . Captain John Carrington, who is well known in San Francisco, has given up the sea. He was last here as master of the yacht Nianza, but later had command of the big four-master Lydgate. From New York he sailed for Culcutta and at that port learned of the death of his father. Heisnowon his way home to settle up the estate. A private letter received from Lazy Har- bor, Alaska, dated July 8, says t:at the schooner Herman bas taken sixty-three otter skins. As the skins are worth from $400 to $500 each in the English market the vessel has done remarkably well. The writer of the letter says that the Indians have all the way from fifteen to fifty skins each, but are asking big prices for them. The Herman was boarded by one of the revenue cutters, bnt everything aboard was found to be regular. The captain of the Herman had not seen the schooner Webster since the middle of April and he was anxious about her. Cap- tain Johnson of the Iatter vessel, however, stated before leaving San Francisco that he was not going in the beaten way, but was going to a hunting ground known only to himseli. There- need therefore be no fear for the schooner. The Herman has six of the best hunters in Calitornia, and it is expected that they will bring back over 100 skins next September. The steamer Australia sailed for Hono- lulu yesterday with a full cargo and the following passengers: . James Gunn and wife, N. Halstead, A. G, Hitchcock and wife, J. L. Howard, J. A. Ken- nedy. Mrs. F. W. Little and child, Miss R. A. Milier, A. G. Neeper, George H. Robinson, Mrs. Dr. Luke Robinson, Jobn E. Richards, wife and con; Master Richards, R. Schagler, H. Shain- wald, W. 3. Terry, Miss C. Walker, Miss M. J. Walker, Miss B. Weight, W. 0. Atwater, wifs and child; Mrs. E. Archer, Thomas A. Baile: and wife, Miss M. Barrett, James Campbell, wife, two caildren and maid; W. L. Cleave and wife, Professor F. B. Dresslar, George de la Vergne, Miss G. Green, Miss Jessie M. Gear- hardt, George F. Grant. John E. Richards, the well-known at- torney, is taking his wife and family to the Paradise of the Pacific for a vacation. They will be gone & month. i Later news from theill-fated ship Sierra Parima says that Captain Wishart and his crew were saved, but that the vessel was a total loss. The men were picked up by a assing ship and taken to Colombo, Cey- on, whence they will be sent to Eng- land. Tais will be glad tidings for Cap- tain Wishart’s host of friends, who have been mourning him as dead FORCED TO THE WALL. 0. F. Willey & Co., Carriage and Har- ness Dealers, Were Attached by Their Creditars Yesterday. The carriage and harness dealing firm of 0. F. Willey & Co., 317 Montgomery street, went to the wall yesterday after a hard but unavailing fight to stave off the crisis. The financial troubles of the firm, of which O. F. Willey, Chris Buckley’s old friend, is the head, were brought to a focus yesterday when H. H. Babcock of the Babcock Manufacturing Company of ‘Watertown, N. Y., filed a suit for $8373 and levied an attachment for that amonnt against the stock carried in the Mont- gomery-street store. Mr. Willey attributes the trouble to the failure of other concerns that held his paper, and while not intending to give np without a struggle is under the impression that the firm will not be able to get out of the muddle. “This attachment,” he said yesterday, ‘‘arises out of the failure of the Columbus Buggy Company and the Emerson-Fisher Company of Cincinnati. I owed them and my paper has got into innocent hands. Under the circumstances it was only a matter of a few days when I wotild be attached. “Mr. Babcock is here on a visit, and knowing how matters stood he com- menced an action to protect himself. “As I have other creditors in the East it is not unlikely that other attachments will follow. I have just been to see a lawyer, and n;\‘e assures methat there is no way in whicn attachments ¢ raised unless it be by paying the g.h!;;g‘: _tans’, I presume I will have to submit, as ;J:;:“::B?snbu to borrow money he:e at ———— Euhlman Again in Jail. Dr. Charles Kuhlman is in jail, whers he is likely to remain until he consents to answer certain questions asked him by Coroner Haw- kins bearing on the Sonderup inquest. The lngncux W;ll called again yesterday morning, when Kuhlman again refused to be L He was adjudged guilty of contempt Il’:l;"}:lnl- tenced to the County Jail until such time as he was ready to answer all questions. Judge ?a'fi‘xfi;ll’g:mm:‘:‘?{ednl‘he commitment order, L wnumyt.“l’ man’s action looked like ——————— Baldwin Will Sell Cigars. Marshal Baidwin will sell on Friday morn- ing the contents of Wong Chung’s cigar fac- tory, seized May last for violating the internal ced under the X cigars, 569 569 pounds of wrap- scales and 25 molds, about $2000. revenuelaws. There will auctioneer’s hammer pounds of leaf tobacco; ing tobacco, 6 presses, %he value of the outfit is —————————— Another Transfer Change. On and after Sunday next, the Fillmore-street cars will run through to the northern termi. nus of that line, and passengers desiring to go to the park will receive transfers to the Oak-. street cars. For some time past the through cars were run {rém Fillnrore into Oak street, and passengers desiring to go to the northern portion of Fillmore street had to transier, The change was made on account of a_greater number of people traveling along Fillmore street than out to the park. The ecars ou Oak street will be run, however, only from noon to 9r M The Divorce Courts. Judge Slack yesterday granted Louise Galik- sen a divorce from Olans Galiksen, because of the latter’s exireme cruellg. Tl;e'cu;mdy of en was awarded to plaindff. m;:nnglgh}égrmons was divorced from Cortaine 8. Emmous by Judge Sanderson, because of the defendant’s desertion. NEW TO-DAY. YOU CAN BE DOCTORED FREE OF CHARGE At our pharmacy. We have secured the services of a physician of high standing and integrity who will here- after TREAT ALL PATIENTS FREE OF CHARGE daily from 9 to 10 A. M. All diseases treated in the most skillful and scientific manner, and in the case of Private Complaints an ab- solute cure is guaranteed. We especially urge those who have received no bene- fit from other physicians to call. Write for question blank. Consultation free at all times. NO PERCENTAGE PHARMACY, 9538 Miariset Street, South side, bet. Fith and Sixth. SPECIAL SALE ROXBURY BRUSSELS CARPET LAID A LINED, YARD. |4 Rooms Furniture, solid oak, $75. ISHIREK & SHIREK, HOUSE FURNISHERS, 747 Market Street, Opposite Grant Ave. TELEFHONE 5391 The ablest and most successfnl specialist of the age 1n the treatment of all Chronic, Nervous and Private Diseases in both Men and Women. All diseases of the Eye, Ear, Head, Throat, Lunes, Stomach, Liver and Bowels, Kidney. 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Old-fashioned and poorly made. can be had by pay- ing your money to electrio belt “quacks” and travel- ing “fakers.” For a first- class article at a reasonable price write or call for iree copy of 0ur new book. U R. PIERCE & SON, 704 Sacramento st., cor. Kearny, second, third and fourth floors, San Francisco. P “ SWAYNE'S BYMPTOMS—) m sllo OINTMENT and hich d_uleerate, becomls A SRR e o EShE Vet nistrdons 1418 ot e o ves he -ask your Druggist for it NEW WESTERN HOTEL. EARNY AND WASHINGTON STS.—RE- modeled and renovated. KING, WARD & CO, European Kooms 500 10 $1 50 per day, 33 10 $8 per week, $8 to $30 per moncn: free baths; hot and cold water every room; fire grales id every room: elevaior runs allnight. NOTARY PUBLIC. Cmm H. PHILLIPS, ATTORNEY-AT- 787 Market St., San Francisco, Cal, Iaw and Notary Public, 638 Market st oppo- Palace Hotel. Telephone 570, Residende fils ‘Telephone. ;!&'f 23 T