The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 29, 1896, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1896. 13 SILENT PRODFS OF HIS CRUELTY, The Man Who Drove a Woman to Suicide Is Not Yet Free. GUILTY LETTERS FOUND Uncle Sam Steps In and Ed Marks Is Once More Under Arrest. VIOLATED THE POSTAL LAWS. H s Abusive Letters to Mollie Traynoer Were Rrought to Light by the | Young Woman’s Death. ! | OaxraxD Orrice SAN Fraxcrsco CaLy,} 908 Broadway, Aug. 28. | | d Marks, the Bill Sykes of Oakland, | se letters to Mollie Traynor drove that g lady to suicide a month ago, should | have been a free man to-day. But he is| stiil in jail and although no moral law can reach him for his responsibility in | the death of the girl, by an 1indirect hod he will probably receive a portion | of his deserts. | rks stands convicted in his own hand- | ing of sending vile and obscene litera- ture through the mails. When he wrote the letters from the County Jail to the woman who W enerally supposed to be had no idea that they | en by the public. Neither | f Molly Traynor had lived, ed them for the one suggestion of hope that they contained that Marks f her. But when , S0 cru depraved woman coula not bear up against them, | then she sought the deadly bottle and | M might be said to be morally re-| e for a murder. | | e he took in the | States Postal Inspec- ) the case. | s went through the cor- | the dead girl and found | able evidence to convict | as there were letters. All} threats, desires, self- | lity were carefully read, | was experienced in pre- t in the Federal courts. rs to all the letters, them. They are nt n to her while she was in | are of the same nature. it will go hard with me, as the Federal warrant w: im, “but it can’t be helpe ters were never intended for any- | e, anyhow, but I suppose It was a surprise to me at I was to be rearrested, | e much. It would seem akland without Mollie.” place Marks’ record be- | idge, and as there is no defense, it is thought Marks t be free for quite a while. | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LAWS, A Committee of Seven Experts| Appointed to Make | Them. New and More Rapid System of| Training to Be Introduced This Year. BERKELEY, Berkeley is to have a distinct football poliry during coming season, which will be pat- terned largely after the systems practiced | at Harvard and Yale. What is meant by | distinet policy is that a definite plan ining and preparation for the great tercollegiate match be outlined at | opening of the season and followed | til the game with Stanford is over. | Heretofore Berkeley has bad no distinet | or system in regard to training. | But this year, as was decided at the meet- | ing of the athleiic executive consmittee | this afternoon, a committee of experi-| enced football men will bave charge of | the season’s training and will iay down | w! the coach and piayers to follow. | This committee will be made up of Oscar | Taylor and Waiter Henry, both grado- | ates of the university ané former members | he university team, Regent Reinstein, | lonel Georze C. Edwards and Director | Mazee of the department of physical cul- | ture, Manager Reinhardt and Captain | Ransome. This committee will meet | within a ‘few days and consider plans for | the season’s work. { TUniversity Regatta. 28.—The open- | ersity of Califor- ' iation will take place noon in Sessions basin, on d estuary. gramme will include swimming ger +kiff races for the coilege cbampionshin, as well as single-scutl and diving exhibitions. Following will be the order of events: Switaming—100 yards for college cham- pionship, 100 yards for freshmen, quarter | of a mile for college championship; high- diving contest. Rowing—One mile for college champion- ship in singles (outrigger skiffs). The annual meeting of tue ciub and the | viection of directors for the coming year | wiil take place on Saturday afternoon, Sep- | tember 5, at the boathouse. | Perfect Skeleton Found. BERKELEY, Cav., Aug. 28.—The work- ers at Shell Mound to-day unearthed a perfect human skeieton. It was in asit- ting position, the knees drawn up to the chin, in the attitude that was customary for burial among coast tribes of Indians. The skeleton has been presented to the museum of the Statz University. It isof a class similar to shose found several days ago. Freshmen Entertained. BERKELEY, CaL, Aug. 28.—The an- i reception to the fresbman class by e college Y. M. C. A. took place this evening at Stiles Hall. About 500 stu- Cents were present, and the evening was enjoyably spent in listening toa well se- cted programme and in talking over the eat rushing victory of last Tuesday nigit. Bids Over the Mark. BERKELEY, CaL., Ang. 28.—The Re- gents of the State University are in diffi- cuities over the. bids recently received for the affiliated coileges buildings. Accord- | be lighted at night during the present term, | | the matter could be reported to the police | | a friend of thegirl returned the diamonds | alimony. | tate. ing the estimates of the archit-cts the | bids should have been about $20.000 under | the appropriation, so that $20,000 would have remained for sundries. The lowest bids submitted, however, are about $20,000 more than the appropriation,and it will be necessary to get an increase of the latter or adopt new plans for the buildings. New College Building. BERKELEY, Car., Aug. 28.—A general | competition of architects of all parts of| the world is being arranged for by Regent | Reinstein to secure the best snzgestion for | a permanent plan of buildings and grounds of the State University. Profes- sor Wilham R. Ware of Cornell is m co- operation with Mr. Reinstein. Woman Suffrage Meetings. BERKELEY, CaL., Avg. 25.—Two cam- Elgn meetings of the Citizen Ssuffrage | ague were held this afternoon. One zathering was at the residence of Mrs. | George W. Haight, at Dwight way, and | the other was at the residence of Mrs. Mary Smith,.on Virginia street. Attempt at Suicide. BERKELEY, Cawn, Aug. 29.—A China- man attempted to commit suicide this | afternoon by throwing himself in front of | a local train at West Berkeley. He was rescued by Joseph Segin and was taken | before Justice Lord. He is thought to be | insane. Brief News Items. BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 25.—The Alameds | Water Company has petitioned the Board of Equalization for & reduction of the assess- | ment on its main reservoir, which is assessed 1 %30,000 and is declared to be worth only $10,000. A meeting of Populists will be held next Wednesday bvening at Pythisn Hall, when ad- [ dresses will be made by M.J. Munson of Als- meda, and James Andrew, candidate for | Lientenant-Governor. Robert Fisher gave a reading of Hamlet to- night in the Park Congregational Church of Lorin, for the benefit of the organ fund. It is said that the university library may not owing to insufficiency of the regents’ appro priation for lighting purposes. i ONE EFFECT OF A SULTAN'S DEATH A Slave From Zanzibar| Attempts to Run a Sanitarium. IS QUICELY CHECKED. Tells a Gauzy Story to the Secretary of the Prevention of Cruelty Society. FORGOT HIS SUNDAY-SCHOOL, Juma’s Story Was Not Truz, and H: Was Only Punished for Un- warranted Insolence. OaxLAND OrrFicE SAN Fraxcisco Cary,) : 908 Broad way, Aue. 28. | | The news from Zanzibar had a disas-| trous effect on a Zanzibar boy, who is | | crueity. | but his wife had property.” Before they | the person of Bronco Jack, the Cowboy opvportunity to go toa reform school, was allowed to go by Judge Ward to-day. The Judge stated that prison was not a fit place for the boy and as he might have to wait months he gave the lad a lecture and released him. TWO FAILURES. Marriage, Fraud, Divorce, Marriage, and Now a Second Divorce | Soaght. “QAKLAND, CaL., Auz. 28.—The troubles of the Olsens are again before the courts. To-day Mrs. Olsen filed a suit for divorce | from her old partner in misery, Peter Olsen. This time she chbarges him with Beveral months ago Dorothea Olsen, who is a woman advanced in years, mar- ried Peter Olsen. He was a young man, bad been married a month Peter secured her signature to some papers, and she says | she afterward learned that she had deeded | him all her property. Sbe applied fora | divorce and won her case. Then she had | Peter arrested for fraud in connection with the transfers. 4 While awaiting 1rial Peterand Dorothea | made up their differences, and asa wi’e | could not testify against her husband the | prosecution was dropped. Now Mrs. Olsen | has tired of Peter the second time and wants to be free once more. e —————— Brief News Notes. ALAMEDA, CAr., Aug. 28.—Gottlieb Schumacher has bad suit instituted against him by his wife to procure a di- vorce on the ground of failure to provide. Another street preacher has arrived in | Preacher. picturesque dress and his fervid cowboy pictures draw great crowds | of onlockers. J. J. Mulcahey is accom- panied by his wife, Who bears the stars| and stripes. He preaches Christianity and socialism. ROBBED BY A GUEST. Mrs. Hogan Thought a Clever Burg-| lar Had Called. | OAKLAND, CaL, Aug. 28.—What was | thought to have been a very successful and clever burglary has been proved to be | nothing of the kind. A few days ago the ! residence of Mrs. Belle Hogan was robbed of $160 and several valuable diamonds. The money and valuables were left in a room tied up in a handkerchief. A young! girl who had been staying with her is sup- posed to have seen the yaluables beiore Jeaving and took them with her. Before and all themoney except $10. Mrs. Hogan had no suspicion that her guest had robied her. ASKS ANCIENT ALIMONY, Since It Was Granted Mrs. Martin Has Outlived a Second Husband. Revival of a Chapter of the Early Life of Old Moses Varney, Who Died Rich. _ | OAxrAND Orrrce Sax Fraxcisco CALL,} | 908 Broadway, Aug. 28. i A suit for divorce, which had its origin | twenty years ago, came Up before Judge Frick this morning. The widow of the | late Moses Varney is sning for $10,200 from | the estate of her late husband, which she | claims is delinquent alimony at the rate | of $50 per month granted many years ago. | Many years ago, Varney, who was a| rother of the late Thomas Varney, a mil- lionaire of this county, and who was also | & millionaire, left his family and disap- peared. His wile tried bard to find bim | but was unsuccessful snd obtained a| divorce. She was also allowed $50 a month | Varney's attorney now claims | that as no personal service had been made | on Varney, there had been no legal per-| sonal judgment. When fonud eventually | Varney had evidently heard of the divorce, | for he had remarried and had two chil- dren. When found Mrs. Varney tried to col- lect the alimony, but Varney eluded her | and came to reside in Alameda County, | where he acquired property. Mrs. Varney also remarried and is now Mrs. Martin. Some time ago Varney's second wife died. Later, Mrs. Martin’s hasband died. Later still, Varney went to Vermont and died, leaving a snug es- Now Mrs, Martin-Varney wants $10,200 | for alimony. The case will be submitted | on brief and a decision rendered in fifteen | days. | ——————— | A RAY. OF SUNSHINE. | Walter Morosco Throws It Orphans’ Paths. OAKLAND, Car., Aug. 28.—To-morrow will be a gala day for the army of little waifs who have po other home than the Orpban Institute at West Oakland. They | will be the guests of Walter Morosco at his beautiful ranch in the Fruitvale hills. Mr. Morosco will attend to all the trans- | portation, and has made ample amuse- ment for his guests. & Big tables will be loaded with every- thing that a child delights to eat, and they will bave the freedom for the afternoon of Geranium Place. The matrons and teach- ers will be in charge, and Mr. Morosco will have the band from bis San Francisco theater to turnish the music. This annual picnic is one of the greatest treats the little | orphans know. Bought a Water Works. OAKLAND, CaL.. Aug. 28.—Mrs. Arthur | Rodgers of San Francisco is now the owner of the Livermore Water Works. The water works were sold under a decree of foreclosure six months ago, and today the deed was placed on record, as the property has not been redeemed. The suit was brougnt to clear up a claim of the late Alexander Montgomery of San Francisco. The defendants are the town of Livermore, John Aylward, Michael | Mulivaney, John Waterman, W. H. Wright, Hiram Baily and the Bank of Livermore. The deed grants the right to the water in Los Pornto Springs Creek, half an ecre of land around the springs on the line dividing the Livermore and Aurre- scoechen lands; a flume with right of way on the lands of the late Devamore; seven acres of land in Murray Township; a pipe line through certain tracts to Livermore; right 1o the water in Arroyo Mocho Cree! right of way to Arroyo Mocha Creek; ipe line and hydrants in the town of Livermore and a number of other rights of way, water rights and tracts of lan Mrs. Wakeman’s Retarn. OAKLAND, CaL., Aug. 28.—Mrs. Lena Wakeman, a member of the “Mme. Sans Gene”’ Company, returned to Oakland to- day after an absence of three years. A few years ago Mrs. Wakeman, who is known in ibe theatrical profession as Miss Francis Across | Lindbam, wasa favorite at the'Alcazar. She has lived in Oakland ail ber life, and &t present takes the part of Queen Caro- line in *‘Mme. Sans Gene.”’ She will open ‘iior th{e; wee‘:s lht lhclfialavin next Mon- ay night and then wi lay an ment in Oakland. & e At the Macdonough. OAKLAND, CaL., Aug. 28.—The “Gay Parisians,” which comes to the Macdon- ough next Tuesday for three evenings, after a run of 200 nights at Hoyt's Theater, New York, and an extended engagement at Boston and Chicago, has been most favorably commented on by the critics. Seats are 10w on sale and promise a series of crowded houses. B . A FIENDISH sct exposed in to-day’s Star. * Juma of Zanzibar as He Appeared [From a shapshot takeu by the doctor in Africa.] at present In this city. He became so ex- | cited when he heard that the British gun- boats had taken a hand in sinking the late Sultan’s yacht that he lost control of him- self and tried to run the house where he was employed. Three years ago, when Dr. O. L. Jones | | of this city was in Zanzibar, he found a poor little slave who was being kicked from one street to another, whose clothes | amounted to about as much asa flour sack, | and for whom nobody had any use except | to abuse. Dr. Jones acted the part of the | | Good Samaritan to the boy, and literaily poured oil on his wounds, and put clothes | on his back and attached him to his cara- | van. The doctor took the- boy all over Africa, | up the Nile and then to Europe, and | finally brought him to his home in Oak- | land. Since coming here the lad, whose | name is Juma, has, made great progress. | He bas learned to read and write and is a | member of a Sunday-school, and also | marches in the boys’ brigade. Last night Jumsa forgot himself. He | read the news from Zanzibar, and as he is acquainted with every nook and corner of | that country and still feeis a great interest | in its welfare, he became excited. He re- | fused to do his work, refused to be ad- | vised or calmed, and finally insulted the ! doctor 1n the presence of several ladies, | Dr. Jones says he punished the boy and | thought no more of it. This merning Juma appeared at the of- fice of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and told the Secre- tary, Mrs. Lydia Prescott, a harrowin tale of slavery and cruelty that he n-g suffered at the hands of his master. Mrs. Prescott made a very thorough in- vestigation, and was forced to admit that Juma’s Sunday-school training bad not been sufficient to overcome his powerfal Oriental imagination. It developed that Juma was well looked after, was well dressed, well fed, and had considerable lib- erty. His tale of woe had no foundation | in fact. “The boy was simply uncontrollable,” said the doctor, ““when he heard that there was rioting at his old home. When one Sultan dies there is always an interval before anothet one 1s plazed in power. Durnng this interval there is no law in the nd no-one is held responsible for hat is done. “Murder, robbery and all kindsof law- lessness prevail, and order is not restored till the new Suitan enforces it. When Juma heard how things were he at- tempted to be as lawless as he could be in z-niibcr,‘s::i hi: did An}n .“n;l to under- stand tha! s is not Africa. He got very mad because.l cuffed him before some ladies, and this morning he went out and told a fearful story of his wrongs. “] hope there will soon be another Snltan appointed, because Juma wiil not be of any more use till then.” Probably a Myth, OAKLAND, CaL., Aug. 28.—The sensa- tional letter injected into the probate case of the Twombley estate is proved to be the work of some one who is interested in cre- ating trouble and profiting by it. The ex- jstence of **Miss Hawks'’ is denied by Mrs. Josepnine Powell, and Attorney Roths- child, to whom she refers, declares he never heard of her. Too Many Naughty Eoys. OAKLAND, CAL., Avg. 28.—Until there is a vacancy no more boys can be sent to the State reform schools. Ward, a small boy who has been detained in the city prison for a monta Wwailing for an AN ARTESIAN WELL SOLD | head. | she went for a vacation, and was expected When Dr Jones Befriended Him. Captain- Thompson Has Pur-| chased Trustee Leydecker’s Water Works. { A Schoolteacher Who Resigned While oz Her Vacation— El Nido C ub Prosperous. ALAMEDA, CaL, Aug. 28.—City Trus- te: Leydecker has sold his miniature water works to the Artesian Water Works, of which Captain R. R. Thompson is the The price has not transpired, | thougn from statements furnished the| city anthorities in 1895 the estimated value | was placed by the owner at $7828 70. The | gross income has been $1392 50 per annum, | obtained from seventy-nine consumers. 1 Mr. Leydecker sold the pipe lines, meters | ana customers, because in overhauling | the well and pump the casing fell in and | blocked the wellup. He considered it was | not worth the expense to remove the de- | bris nor to dig s new welil. - Two of a Kind. | ALAMEDA, CaL, Aug. 28 — Miss | Nichols, a girl 14 yesrs of age, lrrivad; rom Oregon yesterday and started out in | search of her aunt, whos* address was 535 | Park avenue. She boarded an electric-car | in Oakiand and gave the conductor the ad- | dress. He brought her over to Alameda. | The girl sought Park avenue and searched for Mrs. Nichols, but no one knew of such 2 person. Night came on, and her condi- | tion becoming known to Mrs. Barlow oi tne Live Oak Hotel, she housed the girl | and made inquiries for ber. It resulted | in locating the aunt in East Ozkland ata similar address, and her husband’s part- ner came over and took the wanderer away. Why the young girl left her home alone could not be ascertained. El Nido Ciub. ALAMEDA, Car., Aug. 28 —The presi- dent of the El Nido Club, Charles E. Eliot, to correct erroneous impressions aboard, has written a letter to the papers in which he states that the club is in a much better state than was anticipated. He says: “Some changesbave been made and economical measures adopted. Ex- penses have been reduced fully one-half, and yet none of the facilities for enjoy- ment have been curtaited.” Resignation of a Teacher. ALAMEDA, Car., Aug. 28.—Miss Ella Stansbury, who was promoted to tie Por- ter School at the beginning of this term as teacher of the seventh grade, has resizned her position. Sheisin Honolulu, where to return to duty a week after the schools reopened. Instead of returning she has gecepted a similar position in Honolulu at an increased salary. An Insolvent Saloon-Keeper. sOALA:leEDL CAL., A‘\‘IR- 1 n;John hom! , the grocer and saloon-kee; at the crn‘rnur of McPherson street .p:; Santa Clara avenue, has petitioned to be declared insolvent. This is the outcome of a swarm ont nnchm:l;u levied on his proj . He values his assets at $i115 mdng’ liabilities $1265. ———————— Honolulu Directory Seized. QAKLAND, CaL., Aug. 28.—The direc- tory that has been prepared for Honolulu was at ed this morning. F. M. Hus- ted, who has been getting out a directory for the island city, had the work ready for shipment this morning. The books were boxed up and carted down to the creek boat to be sent to San Francisco, but they were delayed by an attachment and are in the hands of the Sheriff. The levy was made in a suit brought by the Pacific Press for $1300 for work alleged to have been done in publishing the directory. ————————— Ladies to Speak. OAKLAND, CaL., Aug. 28.—The Second Ward Bn(lv%bhm Club will meet Saturday night in Milton Hall, S4n Pablo aveane. Addresses will be delivered by Miss Susan B. Anthooy, Miss Mollie Conners and other Oakland ladies. GREAT BICYCLE RELAY EVENT, A Coliision :of Armed Couriers Barely Avoided. OGDEN AND SALT LAKE. Cloudburst in the Desert Set- tled the Matter of Local Rivalry. DENVER OUT CF THE COURSE, The Schedulue Calls for Arrival at Ogden, Utah, Early This Morning. The riders of the San Francisco Ex- aminer and New York Journal bicycle relay across the continent are now in TUtah ascending the western spursof the Rocky Mountains. All along the route the greatest enthusiasm is manifested. Public interest iu the event is increasing as the riders wheel Eastward. Reports were flashed over the wire yes- terday tnat rival couriers representing Salt Lake and Ogden would fight for pos- session of the packet ata point near Ter- race, where it was proposed to diverge from tbe railroad track and make a cut- | off via Salt Lake, leaving Ogden, so to speak, in the shade. A mass-meeting was called at Ogden and a committee was directed to wire Mr. Hearst in New York that the agent ap- pointed to egtablish and define the course of the relays through that region of the country was prejudiced in favor of Salt Lake, and in order to carry out his plan to place Salt Lake on the line had increased the distance to be traversed. It was set forth in the dispatch to Mr. Hearst that the Ogden people had been earnest and active supporters of the great wheeling eveni long before the residents of Salt Lake had appreciated the enterprise. Feeling reached that pitch that there was talk of sending out armed couriers to seize the packet and bring it through Ogden. Vhile negotiations to adjust the differ- ences were in progress over the wire the elements intervened and settled the dis- pute in favor of Ogden. A cloudburst occurred on the desert, which rendered the cut-off route from Terrace to Salt Lake impassable. Later on good feeling was restored by an arrangement to double up relays and run from Ogden down to Salt Lake and back again to the Union Pacific line. According to the schedule the riders should reach Ogden at 4 o’clock this morn- ing, but as time was lost on the desert Thursday night and only partly retrieved yesterday the wheelmen of the relay will be four or five houas late on arriving at Ogden. hen the couriers left Beowawe, Nev., at 6:35 Thursday evening they were two hours and thirty minutes late. At Hal- leck, which was reached at 5:25 o’clock yesterday (Friday) mornir; wo hours more had been lost. Passing through Halleck, Toano, Tecoma and Terrace, the riders reached Kelton at 9:10 o’clock last night. The schedule callea for arrival there at 5 P. M. yesterday. It is not prob- able that any lost time will be made upon the run through Promontdry, Blue Creek, Corinne ana Bingham to Ogden, as the country is mountainous. ; Qgzden, however, should be reached at 8 o'clock this evening. The divergence from the main line to embrace -Balt Lake in the course may render the arrival at Evanstoh late. The wheelmen are due at Evanston at 10 A. &. to-day. Among riders who wired arrival on their respective relays to the Examiner yester- y were: Sibley, Reise, Barnes, Gill, H]nxl‘ht-mm. Petty, Larris, Magee and Rus- se. So far the weather on the course has been highly favorable. Flurries of snow may be encountered on the summit of the Rocky Mountains, but there is no danger that travel will be impeded by the flakes. After crossing over the Wahsatch Range of the great continental divide the relay riders will have a smooth course on the Laramie Plains for a long distance before t beginning ascent of the main range of the Rockies. Denver is 100 miles south of the adopted course. There is greatanxiety in that city for the nders to go that way, but the di- version would greatly increase the running time to the Missouri River. From Shermar, the summit of the main range of the Rockies, it is down grade all the way to Omaba, following chiefly the waterconrse of the North Platte and Platte. At Ogden one hour’s time, by reason of traveling east, will be gained. At Omaha another hour will be gained. EQUAL SUFFRAGE NEEDED Woman Objects to Share Her Pedestal With Lunatics and Felons. Giving the Ballot to the Fairer S-x ‘Will Remedy Existing Poli- tical Evils. A large and appreciative audience greeted Miss Anna Shaw last night at Simpson Memorial Methodist Church, where the eloquent lady orator delivered an address on woman suffrage. “History tells us,” said Miss Shaw, “that republics great ip territorial extent have not been of long duration. We are citizens of a republic that is great and are prone to dwell upon our wide boundaries, but let us recollect that the oldest two republics m the world com- prise respectively sixty and twenty-two square miles. Since the larger of these was formed, over 1400 years ago, hundreds of greater republics have risen and fallen. In the tali of these nations one causeis distinctly traceable. Lack of money has never caused the decay of a nation, but the fali of every government that now exists only on the pages of history can be traced directly to corruption of the moral and spiritual nature of its people. This is the evil which loyal citizens must make it their duty to avert. “The republic of to-dsy is not guaran- teed acainst the dangers which have men- aced and destroyed its predecessors. Ina republic every that votes affects the Government along the lines of its nature. Thi a proposition which I desire to em- phasize, as from it I intend to deducea conclusion from which ion cannot escape unless you can crawl off like a crawfish Prize-fighters and gamblers, since they vote, Lave power to affect the Govern- ment. Good men have the same power, but the trouble is that some good men are so awfully good that they are good for notbing. This explains the state of poli- tics in many large communities. “Now, 1f it be true that men who vote affect the Government aiong the line of their nature, it follows that women, could they vote, would affect the Government along the line of their nature. How wouid this work? We hear that women want to vote in order to be like men. This is non- sense. No women would care to resemole most men. But men have qualities which distinguish them from women and vice versa. Men are the stronger in mental and material force, women the stronger morally and spiritually. I recollect once i seeing five men and one woman all drunk 8s lords and swearing at each other in the most cheerful fashion. Everybody stared at the woman, and a gentleman near me exclaimed : “*What a horrible creature!” “‘Yes, sir!’I exclaimed, 'six horrible creatures.” Nobody seemed to notice the drunken, profane men, but the woman was singled out for condemnation. What a tribute to womanhood! What an invol- untary confession of woman’s moral | superiority! They expected something | better from a woman. Asa woman { bow my acknowledgments. “Woman, they say, should stay upon | the pedestal where man has placed her. But man has placed some others beside woman on the non-voting pedes- | tal. There, perched above the politi- cal arena, woman may enjoy the congenial company of maie lunatics, male criminals, male traitors, male pau- pers and baby boys. Do you blame her for wishing to come down to the society of reputable men? No less tuan 260,000 men in England have petitioned Parl ment to help them down; in a few short weeks 25,000 women of California have signed a similar petition. “It is objected that women are so relig- ious that their enfranchisement would re- sult in a union of church and state. This objection is the weakest I have ever had to answer. Women are readers, now that men let them learn to read, and have read history. “‘History tells them the disastrous con- sequences of politico-religious combina- tions in other lands, and they know that such unions bring about the ruin of the | state and cause decay in the spiritual life of the church. Women love both church and country too well to work so grave an injury to both as to harness them together in a calamitous union. “We are told that taxation without rep- resentation is tyranny. We know no words more true than these. Yet women are taxed without representation. I have some experience in paying taxes,and I take g care that my tax collectors shall . have an experience with me each time I pay tbem, for I never let them escape without giving them a redhot woman suf- frage lecture, conciuded with a protest against the Injustice to which our fore- fathers refused to submit. *In conclusion, I contend that the best interests of the Nation would be sub- seryed were woman admitted to the right of suffrage. Deep thinkers have assured me that it is far more difficult to_find reasons to allege against woman suffrage than in its favor. I will go a step further, and challenge a denial of this proposition: It is impossible to allege one id argu- | ment against woman suffrage.” The lecture was enlivened by a number of sparkling, pointed annecdotes, admir- ably told, which added greatly toits inter- est and called forth much merriment, generally at the tyrant man’s expense. e —— MONTIETH IS FIRM. He Refuses to Withdraw From the Race for Con- gress. George W. Montieth, Popalist candidate for Congress in the First District, continues to refuse tocome down at the command of the fusion committee. He says that they have no authority to declare his place vacant and that he will remain in the fight until the end. He has received communications from Democrats and Populists all over the dis- trict protesting against his removal and urging him to remain in the fight. ‘'he Democratic convention of that dis- trict will meet in Napa to-day and will nominate some candidate. The conven- tion is said to be controiled by the South- ern Pacific Company, which will not allow it to nominate a candidate not in sympa- thy with it. The Southern Pacific Com- pany does not like either Barham or Monteith, and no doubt a Democrat who is “all right’” will be nominated. John C. Ruddick and D. B. K. Sellers were seen bnttonholing Mr. Monteith yes- terday in the Grand Hotel, trring to in- duce him to withdraw, but their efforts were in vain. e SOUND-MONEY DEMOCRATS The New Executive Committee Holds a Brief Initial Meeting. The new executive committee of the Sound-money Democratic League of Cali- fornia, appointed day before yesterday by President E. R. Taylor, held a brief initial meeting in the assembly-room of the Mills building yesterday afternoon, but nothing | was done beyond confirming, by vote, on | motion of Attorney William Thomas, the | appointment of E. B. Pond as chairman. Elliott McAu1lister, secretary of the league, acted as secretary of the executive com- mittee. Among the twelve who answered the rollcall were E. B. Pond, Elliott McAllis- ter, Christian Reis, William Thomas, Wal- ter P. Johnson and others. The name of A. A. Watkins was substi- tuted for that of J. W. McDonald on the committee. It was decided to adjourn until next Monday atternoon at the same place, when Chairman Pond will name the working sub-committees, and when a selection of permanent headquarters will probably be made and some definite plans of work adopted, although active cam- paign operations will not begin until after the meeting of the National Conyention at Indianapblis next week. s iaches e b Buckley’s Supervisors. The headquarters of the Buckley Demo- cratic General Committee were rife last evening with quiet talk about nominees for Supervisors and School Directors. There wa's a carefuliy guarded executive meeting of the committee appointed ten days ago to consider names for these offices and to recommend to the coming municipal convention a ticket ‘for Super- visors and School Directors. The utmost secrecy was preserved and no names of aspiring candidates were given out. here was a host of candidates reported, however. In no ward were there less than three aspirants, and in the Eleventh and Twelfth waras there were about a dozen reported to be seeking a place in the Boerd of Supervisors from each ward, The committee, however, decided on nothing, and adjourned to meet next Monday evening. ——— The McKinley Club. The McKinley Club of the Forty-fifth Assembly District met last evening at Clay and Kearny and received twenty-one new members. A resolution was unani- mously adopted indorsing the leadership of J. D. Soreckels, also indorsing Colonel John 8. Young of the Russ House for Su- pervisor of the Fifth Ward. Addresses were made by Chairman Donahue and Messrs. Hall, Adams and Kinnie. Notes. M. D. Caikins, editor of the Amador Record of Sutter Creek, is in this City on business. He reports the silver craze as abating and McKinley and protection gninininound every day. Frank D. Ryan, District Attorney of Sacramento County, was in town yester- Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. Auction Sales EDWARD §. SPEAR & €., Auctioneers, 31 and 33 Sutter Street. THIS DAY, e A R TR T e We will sell in our salesrooms, THE ENTIRE ELEGANT_FURNI- URE AND CARPETS Of the “MAHON HOTEL" of San Rafael, re- movea to our store for convenience of sale. ARD S. SPEAR & CO.. Anctioneers. day. He says the workingmen are not so enthusiastic over free coinage as they were before they reflected on what was meant by a 50-cent dollar. He is copfident that Sacramento Couaty wiil give a big ma- jority for McKinley and Hobart. Ly e WOMEN'S LIBERAL LEAGUE, Saturday It Does Not Oppose the Closing Movement. Some unscrupulous persons have, with- out warrant of truth, given to the press of this City the idea that the American Women's Liberal League opposes the attempt of the dry-goods saleswomen to secur: the closing of the large ary-goods houses on Saturday evening. The league would respectfully call the attention of the public to the fact that it is organized for one purpose only, namely, that of defendingz religious and political liberty, and cannot, asa body, take cog- nizance officially ot any other public affair. The executive committee, however, wishes to emphatically deny that it op- poses any such humane measure as that advocated by the saleswomen, and would also say that the members individually are in thorough sympathy with the move- ment, and are using their best efforts to circulate petitions and secure signatures to help the cause. The Labor Council. The San Francisco Labor Council held ig usual weekly meeting.last night, at which flattering reports were received from the vari- ous trades unions in the City. A communication was received from the Womea’s Liberal League urging the council to oppose the charter. The matter was re- ferred to the committee on “new charter.” The Socialist Labor party seut a communi- cation requesting that able speakers from the council aitend the meeting at Turk street to-night, where a large gathering of the So- cialist party will be held. A lengihy programme zor Labor day is being prepared by a committee appointed for that purpose, which is subject to revision befors the day set apart for that purpose, which 18 the 7th of September. R — Policeman Peterson Shot. OAKLAND, CarL., Aug. 28.—Policeman Peterson was shot in the ankie to-nignt under peculiar circumstances. He was attempting to preserve order among a gang of young fellows on Twelfth street and started to run after one. His pistol dropped out of his pocket, struck the sidewalk, went off and the bullet seriously injured his ankle. e A mathematician has computed the movements of a rider’s feet while working a bicycle, and hasdemonstrated that it re- quires less exertion to travel fifteen miles on a bicycie than to walk three miles, OCEAN TRAVEL. O. R. < IN. ASTORIA AND PORTLAND §6 Second Class, $12 First Class, MEALS AND BERTHS INCLUDED., Columbia salis.......... Aug. 16, 2 3 umb waiisAve- 16, 26, Sept. 5, 18, 25 ug. 21, 31, Sept. 10, 20, 30 From Spearst. (Pler 24) a5 10 o X GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Genl. Supts, F. F. CONNOR, General 630 Mariet stroot. PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY TEAMERS WILL SAIL FROM Eroadwsy wharf, San Francisco, as. follows: For Mary Tsland, Loring, Wrange!, Juneag, Kil. lisnco and Sitka (Alaska), a: 9 A. 3., Sept. 11,28, For Victoria and Vancouver (B. C.), Port Town- send, Seattle, Tacoma, Everet:, Anacortes sbd New Wratcom (Bellincham Bay, Wash.), 9 4. 3 Aug. 2,7, 13, 17, 22, 27, and every fifth day there- after, connecting at Vancouver with the C. P. R R., atTacoma with N. P. B. R., at Seattle with Go at Port Townsend with Alaskasteamers. ureks, Arcs'a and Fields Landing (Hum. bold: Bay) str. Pomona 2 P. M., Aug. 1, 5,8, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29. and every fourih day thereafter. For Santa Croz. Monterey, San Simeon, Cayucos, Port Harford (San Luis Obispo), Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, “an Pedro, East San Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, at § A. . Au- gust 3, 7,11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31 and every foursh day thereafter. For San Diezo, stopping only at Port Harrord (San Luis Obispo), ~anta Barbara, Port Los An- reles, Redondo (Los Angeles) and Newport, 11 A. . August 1,5,9, 18, 17, 21, 25, 29 and every fourth day thereafter. For Ensenada, San_Jose del . Mazatlan, La Paz and Guaymas (Mexico), steamer Orizaba, 10 A. M. Augus: 27,and 25th of each month there- after. Ticket office, Palace Hotel, 4 New Montgomery street. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen'l Agents, 10 Market si., San Franciseo. CONPAGNIE GENER AL TRANSATLANTIQUE French Lin~ to Havra. OMPANY'S PIER (NEW),42 NORTH River, foot of Morton st. Travelers by % this line avoid both transit by English rall way a: the discomfort of crossing the chaanel in asmai boat. New Yorx to Alexandris, Egyps Vid Pycia first-ciass $160: second-class, $116. LA BOURGOGNE. Sept. 5,9 4.3 LA DORMa UK. Sept. 12,5 o x. LA TOURAIN. pi. 18,7 & 3. GASCOUNE. . glé‘.’&. Ba M. LA BRETAGNE.. 3 L 3, T A M. For further parti apply to - OKgBT. Agent, A ¥o. 3, Bowling Green, New York. J. F. FUGAZI & CO.,, Agents, 5 Montgomery avenue, San Francisco, iC S.S. CO. DAYS TC °uE.'v‘:'f.F SAMOA, HONOLULU NEW ZEALAND, oy AUSTRALIA. .S. AUSTRALIA. S S. AUSTRALIA for HONOLULU oaly, Satur- day. August 29, 8:10 A 3. Special party rates. S 8 ALAMEDA sals via HONOLULU and AUCELAND for SYDNEY, Thursday, September 17 a2 p. Lineto COOLGARDIE, Aust., and CAPETOWN, South Africa. 3. D. SPRECKELS & BROS. CO., Agents, 114 Montgomery streat. Freight Office, 327 Market st., San Fraacisco. ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY. TEAMERS LEAVE ASPINWALL fortnightly for the West Indies and Souhampton calling en route st Cerbouzy France, and Plymouth to land passengers. Through bilis of lading, in connection Wwith the Pacific Mail S. S. Co., issued for freight and treas ure to direct ports in England and ny. Through tickets from San Francisco to Plymout! Cherbourg, Soutbampton. First class, $195; tb class, :::? 50. For further iculars apply o PARROTT & CO., Agents, California st STOCKTON STEAMERS Leave Pier No. 3, Washington St., At ¢ P. M. Daily. rreighc received up to 530 P. 8 Accommodations Reserved by Telephone. ‘e only line maxing through rates on Vallay ad freight. = STEAMERS: T. C. Walker, . D. Peters, ‘Garratt, City of Stockton. Teiephone Main 805. Ca. Nav. and Imps. Co U.S. NAVE-YARD, MARE ISLAND, VALLEJO, *Benicia, *Port Costa. *Creckett and *Valona. STR. MONTICELLO, Daily 10:30 4. ., 4:00 P. 3. _(Saturdays *10:39 %), Ao iunding, it 2, Mission st Telepbone Biack HATCH BROS. P. M. trips only. P.x' Sundays 8 p. M. only. Offices 261. *4and 8 . ¢ Excursion trip. Gives 5 hours at Navy-yard. FOR SANJOSE, LOS GATOS & SANTA (RUZ TEAMER ALVISO LEAVES PIER 1 DAILT Alviso dally at. Br. - «IBBON. Box 1957.San Francisce.