The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 6, 1896, Page 21

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1896. : 21 SUPERVISORS ARE BROUGHT TO BAY, Must Be Tried on Charges Made by the Grand Jury. DEMURRER OVERRULED. Judge Seawell Ordered the Ac- cused Seven to Amswer at Once. DICKINSON'S ORAL REPLY. On September 23 the Day for Hearing the Testimoay in the Case Wili Be Set. Judge Beawell yesterday overruled the demurrer of the Boara of Supervisors to the accusations of the Grand Jury, charg- ing them with conspiracy and corruption, in reducing the tax assessments of several corporations. General J. H. Dickinson, in benalf of the Supervisors, made a general oral denial of the accusation and asked that he be allowed further time in which to file an amended answer. He was granted five days. The accused will now surely be brought to trial, September 23 being named as the day on which the case will be set. A jury will determine the merits of the accusa- tion. Following is the substance of Judge Seawell's decision as to the demurrer: The objections urged by defendants’ counsel in support of their demurrer to the accusa- tion may be briefly stated as follows: First—The facts constituting the alleged cor- ruption in office are not stated. Second—Several causes of action have been improperly united. Third—It does not appear that the reduction of assessments complained of was made by the Board of Equalization. 'ourth—The Board of Equalization had juris- diction of the matter of reducing the assess- meuts, and its action is conclusive. First—An accusation in writing against any county or municipal officer for wiilful or cor rupt misconduct in office may be presented by the Grand Jury of the county for or in which the officer sccused is elected or appointed. ) (Penal Code, 758. The word “corruptly’” imports s wrongful design to acquire or cause some pecuniary or other advantage to the person guilty of the act or omission referred to or to some other person. (Penal Code, sec. 7, sub. 3.) In order to prove that an officer has acted corruptly it is mot, therefore, necessary to show a design or intent to acquire any pecun- jary or other advantage for himself. It is suf- fiefent if it appears that he had the wrongful design to cause a pecuniary advantage tosome other person. The allegation of the mccusa- tion is that the reductions by defendants of certain assessments were made with the in- tent to defraud the City and County ot San Francisco of a portion of its revenue and with the willful and corrupt attempt to aid and as- sist certein corporations in evading their just proportion of taxes due tosaid City and County for th esent fiscal year. The reduction of ments being s pecuniary advantage srporations I th that the accusation ntly states the facts constituting the al- i corrupt misconduct. Second—The rule that only one offense can be cherged in the same pleading is confined to an_indictment or iniormation. (Penal Code, 954.) An accusation for misconduct in officeis a different and distinet proceeding from that by dictment or information. (Penal Code, 888, 9, 890; in re Curtis, 108 Cal., 663.) Section 762 of the Penal Code provides that “the defendant may auswer the accusation either by oljecting to the sufficiency thereof or of any article therein.” Tuis language im- plies that the accusation contain more than omne article. The word “articie” is evi- dently here used in_the same sense 8s in im. peechment proceedings, which are the subject of the next preceding chapterand to which the present proceeding is analogous. No good reasor can be assigned why the people should not be permitted in one pro- Reeking toshow ail the aets OF misconduct of which the accused officer has been guilty. No matter how many such acts are alleged or proved only one peualty can be imposed—re- moval from office. It would certainly be op- pressive to the officer to be compelled to de- fend & number of separate proceedings when one would saffice. Third—The third ground of objection, as I understand it, is that the accusation merely sets forth that these seven defendants caused the reductions complained of to be made, but does not allege that the reduction was made by the Board of Equalization. The accusation alleges that at a meeting of te Boerd of Equalization, held July 20, 1896, ali the defendants were present as mem- bers of said board, and constituted a majority thereof and controliea its action, and in their official position as Supervisors 'and as mem- bers of said Board of Equalization agreed to the reduction of said assessments and altered and chenged such assessments and ordered such change and slteration to be recorded by the clerk of said board in a book kept for that purpose, and that the assessment as reduced now stands upon the books of the City and County as the actual and full value of the property assessed. It is not important for the Pprosecution to show the regularity of the pro- ceedings. It is expressly charged thet by the act of these defendants the assessments were reduced. Four:h—There is no question here as to the jurisdiction of the Board of Equalization or as to the conclusive character of its order in re- ducing the assessments. Taxes can be o Jected only upon the assessments as reduce but it does not follow that the defendants can. not be prosecuted for official sconduct in making the reduction. It is claimed that there is no allegation as to the evidence pro- duced before the board and that it could act only upon such evidence. The case of San Francisco vs. Fiood, 64 Cal., cited by counsel, holds that the board cannot raise an assess- ment except upon evidence. Itdoesnot decide thet the members ol the board may not or should not act upon their own knowledge in refusing to lower an assessment or that it is their duty be con- trolled by _evidence which they know 10 be false. The allegation of the accusation is that, when they reduced the assessments, the defendants weli knew that any reduction below the original assessment was greatly be- low the actusl cash value of the property. While the value of propetty is generally s matter of opiaion, I am not prepared to hold as & projosition of law that the value of property of the character mentioned in the ac- cusation and defendants’ knowledge thereof may not, at least within ceriain limits, be es- Tablished as a fact by competent and convinc. ing evidence. The defendants’ demurrer to the accusation will therefore be overruled. The Judge then ordered General Dickin- son, the attorney for the defendants, to put in an oral plea to the accusation. He denied all of the allegations and was al- jowed five days in which to amend his an- swer. The case was then set for trialon September 23. FERRY D.P.1 UIT ENDED, The Oregon Company Withdraws Its Opposition to Local tone. California stone will be used 1n the con- struction of the new ferry depot. The Oregon Sandstone Company yesterday withdrew its suit against the Board of Harbor Commissioners to prevent the letting of the contract to the Colusa com- pany. 3 termination of the suit was as un- ax’rpg:wd as it was welcome to the defend- ants. It was supposed that the matter would be carried to the Supreme Court. and that the fight would be coutinued for * months. Now all obstacles have been re- moved, and work on tne stonework will begin as soon as the erection of the iron and steel framework of the depot is com- plete. : A £'s, 10 Kearny street, are now prepared 1o ux;cgfm;,m with an entire new stock of xgu- linery at low prices. Notice of opening lay lator, to GOV. BUDD'S LATEST PHOTOGRAPH. W-’mflffi il This picture was taken while the Governor was on his recent tour of inspection of bridges and highways between Placerville and Tahoe, during which he was in the saddle contin- ually and traveled horseback for over & elsewhere the Governor had exceptionsally g sre some great fish stories in Stockton now. hundred miles. At Fallen Leaf Lake ana ood luck with the rod and line, and there ADDITIONAL S OCIETY 'NEWS A delightiul surprise party was given in | honor of Miss Irene Morton at her residence | on Hayes street last Saturday. The evening | was spent in dancing, singing and games. One of the features of the evening was & drama called “A Rejected Lover,” in which Misses Kittie McConnell, Beth Railly, Ilaine | Carson and Harry Morton and Will Frazer took parts. Westley Newman recited & poem entitled ““The Fiying-Machine.” “Answer” was sung in three parts by Miss Maudie Adams, Kit McConnell and Bessie Nelson. I Loved You Better Than You Knew” was sung with great expression by Miss Beth Reilly. Harry Morton sang, by request, *‘Only One Girl in the World for Me.” At midmght the | young people adjourned to the dining-room, | where & delicious supper was served. A surprise party was given to Miss Elvira de Pass by her friends, at her parents’ residence, 844 San Pablo avenue. The affair was in honor of the young lady’s eleventh birthday. | During the day she was ting some friends, and on her return in the evening found her home artisticaliy decorated with sweet peas and smilex and surrounded by her many | iriends. The veranda was illuminated with | Chinese lanterns. At 10 c'clock supper was | served. Before the table was disturbed & flash- | light photograph was taken by Professor Byers. After the repast games and dancing followed, The music consisted of three violins, cornet and piano, led by Professor J. Scheithe.” Danc- ing was led by J. de Pass. The guests were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. de Pass, Mr. and Mrs. Scheithe, Mr. and Mrs. Lamoureaux, Mr. Byers, Mrs. Kirk, Mrs, Lieginger, Mrs. English, the Misses Elvira and Johauna ‘de Pess, the Misses Cora and Eima Scheithe, the Misses Fanny and Julia English, the Misses Ida and Pesrl Bedbury, the Misscs , the Misses Rosie Mamie and Ida Lamoureau: and Hattie Klein, Miss Grace Coombe, Miss Bessle Sturm, Miss Astrid Smith, Miss Florence Saine, Miss Lena Murbach, Miss Gertrude Wil liams, Miss M. E. Kellett, Theodore de Pass, John' J. English, Dan Hughes, Arnold | Adamina, Ralph Knight, Otto 'Murbach, George Ingersoll, Alired’ Pettigrove, Carl Schelthe, Henry Sturm, John Travas, Eugene Lamouresux. On Saturdey evening, August 21, a very en- joyable surprise party was tendered to Mrs. J. Tnemas at her residence, 121 Cortland avente. The evening was spent in dancing, games, songs, recitations, etc. Wiltiam Thomas fa- vored'the guests with a number of songs, also some comic recitations. dered several vocal selections. Among the invited guests were: Mrs. Joseph | Thomas, Mrs. J. J. Waish oi Berkeley, Mrs. Perry Burress, Mrs. Cummings, Mrs. Gliogley, Mr. and Mrs, J. Sullivan, Miss Annie Cum- mings, Miss Maggie Thomas, Miss Mamie Con- nolly," Miss May Eldridge, Miss Annie Con- noily, Miss Estelle Gilogley, Miss Clara Mc- Donald, Miss Kittic McGowan, Miss May Bur- ress, Miss Mcardle, Miss Lizzie Thomas, Miss Neilie Cronsn, Miss Teresa McGeary, Miss An- gie Thomas, Miss Lynn, Miss Teresa Lynn, Mrs. Castle, Miss Edna Gilougley, Miss White, Miss Julia White, Miss Mamie Sandy, ss Archer, Miss Gilfeather, Miss Creigh ton, Miss Maggie Colilns, Miss Annie Collins, Miss Meggie Connolly, Miss Aggie Johuson, Miss Mamie Thomas; Messrs. Charles Brown, . May, Al Weber, W.J. Black, R. Rockwitz, Ed Lowrey, Will Thomas, T. Minni- han, Robert Gilogley, John Castle, Clarence Nicholson, Leonard Thomas, Tom Cummins, Mr. McLaney, Mr. Sandy, Samuel Thomas, M: Floyd, Joe Lowrey, Arthur White, Will Lur- key, A. La Rue, Heury Brandon, Frank Mec- Leod, Mr. Gilogley, Victor Burress, William Seagrave, John Thomas, Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Riley, Cnarles Nelson, Mr. Wiison, Mr. Clan- cey, Mr. Patterson, Bert Fava, J. Boge and many others. Supper was served at midnight, and it was | atan early hour iu the morning when the guests departed. { ry pleasant surprise party was tendered | Miss Nellie Olsen at her residence, 713 Fulton Charles Brown ren- | street, last Thursday evening. The time was passed very pleasantly with music, games and dancing. At midnight the guests assembled in the spacious dining-room, where an elaborate supper was served. After supper dancing and games were resumed and kept up until early morning. Among those present were: Miss Nellie Olsen, Miss Bessie Brown, Miss May T. Sullivan, Mrs. Vezina, Mrs. Hettie Cornelius, Mrs. Florence Sights, Mre, Gertie Austin, Miss Aline Maggie Johnson, Miss Saaie Winters, Miss Mary McIntyre, Miss Josephine Lucitt, Miss Margaret Gallaher, Miss Annie O'Sulli- van, Miss Nellie Mangan and many others. A very pretty wedding took place on Wednes day night, August 26, in St. Mark’s Church, the Rey. Mr. Fuendeling presiding. The con- tracting parties were Richard T. Kessler and Miss Emma Michaelis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Michaelis of this City. The church wes appropriately decorated for the occasion. Miss Tillie Michaelis, sister of | the pride, was maid of honor, Fred Plageman officiated as best man, Miss Lottie Maier and Miss Leonhardt were bridesmaids, and Fred After the ceremony the guests drove to the residence of the bride’s parents, at 3117 Sac- ramento street, where a brilliant reception was beld. The interior or the house was very tastefully and artistically arranged ana a string orchestra furnished the music during supper and for dancing. The maid of honor, best man, bridesmaids and usners were each presented with a handsome and aporopriste souvenir of the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Kessler departed for Monterey the following morning, and atter a few weeks' stay will re- turn to their new home in this City. A very quiet but pretty wedding was cele- brated at St. Mary’s Cathedral Tuesday morn- ing, when Annie Keefe, niece of Mr.and Mrs, Franklin Mahon, was married to Michael Hurley. Miss Tillie Mahon madea charming bridesmaid and Mr. Nagle was best man. Rey. Charles Ramm officiated. Afier the ceremony the relatives and_bridal party returned to the home of Mrs. Mahon on Eilis sireet, where & delightful breaktast was served. Mr. and Mrs. | Hurley will spend their honeymoon at High- land Springs, Lake County. William Keith and Carlos Hittell returned | home on Saturday from a sketching trip at Gil- | more’s, in the high Sierras. Mrs. B. Ardizzi and her two daughters, the Misses Etta and Millie Ardizzi, have returned | to their home in Kern, Kern County, after a two mouths’ outing in Santa Barbara and other seaside resorts. Mrs. McLaughlin, late of 1420 Taylor street, | has returned and is permsanently settled at 1509 Golden Gate avenue, Mrs. Simon Hochstadter and the Misses Frietieban will be at home at 1816 Broedway on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wilcox of 719 Guerrero street have moved to Alameds, 2122 Buena Vista avenue, Willow-street station. At home first and third Wednesdays. | Frank and Fred Widder ushers. | VICHY SPRINGS. Among late arrivals at Vichy Springs are: From San Francisco, Hon. and Mrs. William | Broderick, Mr. and Mrs. Rounsevelle Wildman and family, Mrs. Louis Aldrich, Mrs. George Root, E. B. Dehay, Miss Alice Dehay, Miss tta Dehay, Miss Marie Louise McCowun, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Turner, Mr. end Mrs. Mowbray R. Dundas, Donald Ross, Mr.and Mrs. Frank Alverson, Senator and Mrs. J. H. Mahoney, J. 8. Wheeler, S. 5. Bayley. Mrs. N. Gerson, and Mrs. M. B. Rothchild, Miss Rothenild Colonel Andrews, J. B, Warbnrion, F. A. Ma: riott; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hubbard, Miss Weston, Oakland; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Pratt. Calistoga; Mr. and Mrs. F. Murphy, Brooklyn; Miss jessie Minor, Arcata; Mrs. F. Marriott, E. R. Marriott, Alameda; R. R. Curry, Ceres. DOWN THE GREAT YUKON G. P. Athenour’s Tour of the Queer Mining Camps of Alaska. The Hard Life Which He Must Bear Who §:eks for Eiusive Grains of Gold. G. P. Athenour of Tacoma is at the In- ternational Hotel, after an extended tour of the Yukon River and some of its tribu- taries. Mr. Athenour left for tne Yukon on a gold-hunting trip last March. He went in over Chilcat pass, and when he got to the Yukon made a twenty-four foot boat by aid of a whipsaw, and he and sev- eral companions set out on the broad river on their adventurous trip. “We did not stop our explorations,” said he to a CALL representative yester- day, “till we had visited Circle City, Forty Mile, McQuestins, Birch Creek and some other equally interesting places. “At Circle City there were about 300 people, at Forty Mile about 200, includin; the British soldiers at the post, and a Birc: Creek I should say there were in all 500 or 600 people. The men are scat- tered about a xood deal and it is hard to name the exact number. *“The houses all through there are made of lozs, or properly speaking are log shacks. Toey can’t use any other ma- terial even if they would, it is so cold there. I prospected a good deal and got colors wherever I was, but a man has got to get $15 ground before it will pay him to work. 1t costs $10 a day there for labor. “The thing that impressed me the most was the utter mmnossibility of the indi- vidual to get more than the hardest kind of a living. Such a lhin% as comfort can't be got, for money won’t buy it. Itisn’tto be had. “*When it comes to things to eat every: thing simmers down to bacon, beans and flour—these three things—and oftentimes they are the worst that exist in the mar- ket. The bad needn’t be accepted when other is to be bad; but then you have no alternative—you can’t get anything else and you can’t possibly get along without even this bad stuff. So you must take it and be grateful. “‘But the Alaska Commercial Company, one of the two supplying goods there, is very good in trusting the miners. I knew a man who left $500 with McQuestin, one of the company’s agents, and asked him to send him that much goods ninety miles in the interior. The goods didn’t come and the man aflerward inquired why. He was told that miners without money had come for goods and that they had to be furnished, but that he, having cash, could get goods anywhere. 1 considered that very commendable. “On the whole, though, I don’t care to mine in Alaska.” . ————— CHARGED WII'H MURDER, Thomas Linsky Accused of the Killing of Louis Best. A Coroner’s jury yesterday formalily charged Thomas Linsky with the murder of Louis Best, who died at the Receiving Hospital, August 26, from injuriesreceived the night before. From the evidence in- troduced, it appears that Best was talking to Mrs. Dubbers, 340 Ritch street, when Linsky came along and without any provocation whatever struck him in the face. Linsky was arrested but released soon after on $20 cash bail. Since that time he has not been seen. The jury re- turned a verdict that Best came to his death from blows administered by Linsky. The Risdon Iron Works was censured fn the case of Patrick Gleason, who was killed August 31. Itappears that an inex- perienced man was allowed to handle the chains and biocks holding the boiler-head, which finally fell and crushed the life out of Gleason. A verdict of accident wasreturned in the case of 8-year-old John Staples, who was found dead on Berry street, between Sixth and Seventh, last Monday night. —_— A Confidence Game. Frank Brooks was arrested yesterday by Detective Graham and Policeman W. Dinan and booked at the City Prisun on the charge of petty larceny. Brooks is accused of being the man who got $18 from S. Jacobson about ten days ago by the usual confidence game of getting a position for him,and having no money to cash a check whfeh;wnkdenka presented to him for payment while Jacobson was with him. 4 B Kalamazoo, Mich., is famous for celery. See “Thomas Slater's advertisement on page 32 CALIORNA T0 BASE ELEPHANTS Also Hippopotami, Lions, Tigers, Camels and Such. ON A MERCED RANCH. Unique Scheme of Lewis Sells for Propagating Wild Animals. THEY WILLROAM AS IN NATURE Five Hundred Acres in Hand and Another Five Hundred to Be Se- cured for the Big Plan. Lewis Sells, one of the proprietors of Forepaugh & Sells Bros. Circus, owns 500 acres 1n Merced, and the firm is trying to obtain 500 more acres to add to them. Instead of raising fruit they will raise animals. They have come to the conclu- sion that the climate of California is ad- vantageous for that purpose, and in view of that fact are endeavoring to get animals properly mated here. The firm has a man in England, George O. Starr, engaged. in securing animals. He has been an ex- tensive traveler in South Africa, Bast Indis and throughout the world, having made forty-two trips between America and Europe. His whole time is devoted to securing animals. The firm already hasa big stock. First there is a pair of hippopotami, the only pair any circus has. There are two or three pairs of lions, of the African and Asiatic variety; there are fourteen ele- phants, there are one pair of llamas, seven camels, all sorts of antelopes, leopards, one pair of tigers (Royal Bengal), one pair zebras, one eland, one pair of nylghaus, seven kangaroos, and specimens of all kinds of wild animals. The elephants will be placed in a retreat | representing as near us possible an African jungle. They are the most secretive of all the animais and will not propagate in public. There will be large cages built for the lions and tigers, the floors of which will be the ground, and in these cages there will be compartments made of trees and tropical plants, so that aside from the confinement of the grated cages the condi- tions wiil be almost identical -with their native lairs. In a field inclosed by a sixteen-foot high fence will pe the places for the elands, nylghaus, niger and other antelopes, and in another the zebras, llamas and camels will be raised where they will be brcken to work in harness and to bear packs simi- lar to the work done by these animals in their native country. It is expected that the camel ranch will be a most profitable part of the enterprise. Camels breed in captivity even better than in their wild state, and will be invaluable for use in' sections of the country where | water is scarce, and where it is impossibie | to diive mules, or where a railroad cannot be built. It is expected that the deveiop- ment of mining in the desert sections of this country will give employment to large numbers of camels, and the demand for | them will be undoubtedly very great. A whole flock of kangaroos will be turned loose, and i will not be strange if within ten years California will become as noted for kangaroos as Australia is at this time. Tropical birds will be another feature. A large amphitheater will be erected, covered with glass, in which the birds will be turnea loose. A large artificial lake will be made, the water for which will be supplied from the Hoffman-Crocker irrigating system, and the pair of hippopotami will be placed in it, where they will be undisturbed for months at a time. George Starr, who has been the foreign ngent of the Forepaugh-Sells Brothers show and for the Barnum show, is ex- pected to arrive from Africa within the next few days and will superintend the enterprise. He has visited every country on the globe and will bring a number of natives irom Africa wno will assist in the work. Over 1000 acres of land will be nsed and natives will look after the work who un- derstand the habits and characteristics of the animals. Itis exgected to supply the zoological gardens and menageries of the entire worid from this only zoological breeding ranch on earth, and it will be the means of advertising California more than anything yet introduced. Agents will be sent to every part of the civilized world to represent this enterprise and to sell and trade new animals. FORSYTH. MAY KECOVZR. Paralyzed, Blinded and Speechless the Printer Has a Chance of Living. Lying in his bed at his home, 1604 Lar- kin street, hardly able to articulate, with- out the use of his left eye, unable to swallow, paralyzed in the right leg and withal only parily conscious is George W. Forsythe, who was struck on the left side of the head Thursday forenoon by a bundle of bottle-wrappers weighing about seventy-five pounds and precipitated a distance of fifteea feet from a platform freight elevatorat the Abramson-Heunisch Company'’s, 26 Main street, where the un- fortunate man has been employed for the last eight months in the printing depart- ment. He and the rnrur, Patrick Hagan, who lives at 10}{ Clinton street, were standing on the ground floor, Hagan lightly uold- ing the stop rope and Forsythe waiting near the foot of the stairway about eight feet away. The elevator was coming down from the fourth floor loaded to its capacity with bundies about the size and appear- ance of sacks of potatoes. A very slight vibration of the platform as it passed the last floor caused one of the bundles to strike, and three of them were loosened and they fell. Two struck Hagan and forced him into the elevator pit, but ms hold on the rope not only prevented a more serious fall, but sto;l:ped the elevator and probably saved his life. Yesterday ne was up and about, though a little stiff and sore from his experience, but he will re- sume work to-morrovi. Forsythe’s_condition is critical but en- couraging. If he lives be will probably re- cover the vse of his impaired powers, but if he goes into a comatose state there is no hope. Dr. Robert 8. Martin has been in attendance upon the interesting case since afew minutes after the accident and is much encouragea at the outlook for his patient. Misfortunes seem to bave come in a series to the young nnion printer. Within the last year his wite ran a with an- other man and then committed suicide in Los Angeles. Very recently his cousin died, and a month ago he laid his mother to rest. The expenses are being borne by the company, their general accident insurance to employes reimbursing them in all sucn cases ————— - Simon Koshland’s Will. The will of Simon Koshland, the. pioneer merchant who died on August 31, aged 71 years, was yesterday filed for probate. By the terms of the will, Joseph Koshland and Mar- cus Koshland, : ons of the testator, and Abra- ham Haas and Henry Sinsheimer, his sons-in- law, are named as execntors. Tke document dec!ares that all the property of which Mr. Koshland died possessed is com- munn{y property, and that it is his wish that his wife should have the same share as she ‘would have received in case he die! intestate. To the Pacific Hebrew Orphan Asyium and Home Societ; $1000 is bequeathed, to the Protestant Orphan Asylum §500 and to the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum $500. The balance of the estate 1s left share and share alike to his children. ————— KORESH TE:D L:CTURES. Discusses ‘‘The Coming Crisis” Before a Curious Audience, Cyrus Teed delivered a lecture Friday evening in one of the fraternal hallsof the Foresters’ building, 102 O’Farrell street, before an audience that appeared curious to hear him. His subject was, “The Coming Crisis,”” and this he treaied in a philosophical and characteristic manner. The hall was well filled, though the theme and its treatment were plainly unin- teresting to many of those present. Mr. Teed arrived in San Francisco last Sun- day and next day took up his abode with some of his old friends. He will deliver ;n})ihez lecture Sunday night in the same ! MISS ELLIOTT'S DIVORCE. The Actress Wants a Separation From Her Husband, George A. McDermott. A divorce suit filea on May 20 last by Jessie C. McDermott against George A. MeDermott turns out to have been brought by Miss Maxine Elhott, as she is known on tie stage. McDermott is the name of her husband, a New York attorney. The parties were married in New. York, in 1894, but separated in a short time on account of the attentions paid the wife by a well-known baseball player. Miss Elliott is now 1 Australia, 8 mem- ber of Nat C. Goodwin’s company, who is suing his wife for divorce. Rumor says that if poth are successful they will be married. MRS, SILVER'S DIAMONDS She Has Her Partner, J. D. Salvatore, Arrested for Stealing Them. ) 4 Action Was Not Tiken Sooner, as She Says She Was Afraid H: Might Kil Hor. Mrs. Rafalla Silver has at last mnstered up courage to have J. D. P. Salvatore, alias Joseph de Luca, arrested on the charge of grand larceny. She went to Judge Joachimsen’s court Friday morn- ing and swore to the complaint, and De- tectives Silvey and Reynolds arrested him. He was released on $2000 bonds by Judge Campbell. Mrs. Silver has a husband in Central America, but came here about two months ago with “er two children for the benefit of her health. She made the acquaintance of Salvatore, who has a restaurant and lodging-house at 621 Bush street. He in- duced her to join him in the business, alleging, as she says, that he made a profit of between $400 and $500 per month. She gave him $200 for her share in the pbusiness, but did not get any receipt or any papers showing that she was a part- ner and she says she has never got a cent out of the business. On August 26 Salvatore sent word to her that he wished to see herin the dining- room. She left her room and went there. He told her to remain for a few minutes as he had to go upstairs. She became sus- picious and followed him. She saw him go into her room and lock the door. She was afraid he might kill her if she sur- prised him, as he had threatened to do so before, so she returned to the dining-room. Salvatore returned in a few minutes. She had not the courage to ask what he was doing in her room, and after talking for a few minutes he said 1o her she bad better go to her room, as he thought thieves had broken into it. She went and found that her diamond_ bracelet, valued at $2000, and her diamond earrings, valued at §700, had been stolen. She was going for a policeman, but Salvatore told her to wait till next day and he would tell the police. He did not do so, and since then she has been afraid to take any steps, but after she left the place a day or two ago she lost her fear of him, and Friday swore to_ the complaint. Yesterday Salvatore appeared before Judge Joachimsen and his case was con- tinued for a week. NEW TO-DAY. From U.5. Journal of Medicine, Prof.W. H. Peeke, Physician; his success ure is astonish- heard of cases of 20 years’ standing cured by him. He publishes a valuable work cure, free fo any sufferer who may send their P.O.and Express address. We advise anyone wishing a cure ° who makes a special- ty of Epilepsy, has without doubt treat- ed and cured more ing. on this disease, which he sends to address cases than any living We have with a large bottle of his absolute ®rof. W.H.PEEKE, F.D.,4 Cedar St.,N.Y. WYR ENN HEALD’S BUSIYESS COLLEGE, 24 POST ST, Francisco—Bookkeeping, penmanship, Dess practice, shorshand (Pitman), typewriting, telegrapby, modern languages, English branches and everything pertaining to a business educacion rapialy taught. Department of Electrical En- gineering in operation. Individual instruction. 20 teschers. Nightsessions. Stucents can commence at any time. Thousands. uates {n positions. Write for catalogue. MISS BOLTE’S SCHOOL, 99297 SACBAMERTO ST.—BOARD, ENG- lish, perfect mastery of French and Ger- man, thorongh musical training, dancing; $30 per month; new term July 27; coach. WSS ELZABETH NOORES 'RENCH AND ENGLISH SCHOOL RE- moved from 515 Haight st. to 230 Haight; nnmber of boarders ymited. - of received; IDIMMNIIM: term opens August & s NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. ABONANZA FOR BUYERS AT OUR GREAT GLOSING-0UT SALE OF $300,000 WORTH 0F FINE DRY GOODS AND CLOAKS! It will only require a glance at the following examples of the STUPENDOUS REDUCTIONS with which our great Closing-Out Sale begins the week to convince any one that THIS IS POSITIVELY THE GREATEST MONEY-SAVING OPPORTUNITY OF THE AGE and as such merits the attention of all who can appreciate CHOICE STYLES AND QUALITIES AT HALF AND LESS THAN HALF REGULAR PRICES! . LADIES’ CLOTH CAPES! At $1.50. 500 LADIES' CLOTH RIPPLE CAPES, lined with silk, beautifully braided and em- broidered, neck trimmed with ribbon and chiffon, colors black, navy, brown and tan, regular price $5, reduced for this special sale to $1 50 each. LADIES’ KID GLOVES! At 85 Cents. 500 dozen 5-BUTTON KID GLOVES, in black only, regular value $1, will be closed out at 35c a pair. LADIES’ HANDKERCHIEFS! Cents Each. At S - 300dozen LADIES’ WHITE LAWN HANDKERCHIEFS, with Brabant Lace edge, regular price $1 20 per dozen, reduced to 5c each. COLORED DRESS GOODS! At 25 Cents. 72 piei;s 38-INCH ALL-WOOL NAVY STORM SERGE, reduced from 40c to 25¢ & yard. At 85 Cents. 64 pieces 50-INCH ALL-WOOL ENGLISH NAVY STORM SERGE, reduced from 75¢ to 85¢ a yard. SILK DEPARTMENT! At S5 Cents a Yard. 5000 yards BLACK BROCADED SATIN, large, handsome designs, regular price $1, will be placed on sale &t 55¢ & vard. RIBBONS! RIBBONS! RIBBONS! At 5§ Cents. No. 7 ALL-SILK, SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIBBOX, in assorted colors, will be closed out at 5¢ a yard. At 74 Cents. No. 12 2INCH ALL-SILK, SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIBBON, in assorted colors, will be closed outat 7i4c a yard. LADIES’ SHIRT WAISTS. At 50 Cents. 100 dozen LADIES’ W AISTS. made of good quality percale, in all fancy shades. latest style goods, with bishop sleeves, worth $1 and $1 25, will be closed out at 50¢c each. At 75 Cents. LADIES' WAISTS, laundered collar and cuffs, “Stanley waist.” all fancy shades, regular price $1 25 and $1 50, will be closed out at 75¢ each. At S1.00. 60 dozen LADIES’ LAUNDERED SHIRT WAISTS, in di es, lawns and striped and figured percales, this season’s goods, regular price $2 and $2 50, will be closed out at $1 each. INFANTS’ CAPS AND LADIES’ SKIRTS. At 25 Cents. of embroidered silk, full ruche, silk strings, will be CHILDREN'S CAPS, made closed out at 25c each. At SO Cents. LADIES’' TENNIS FLANNEL SKIRTS, cambric yoke band, colors pink or blue, will be offered at 50c each. MEN’S AND BOYS’ FURNISHINGS! At 7% Cents. 95 dozen LARGE-SIZE LINEN CAMBRIC COLORED BORDER HEMSTITCHED HANDKERCHIEFS, warranted fast color, regular price $2 a dozen, will be closed out at 7}4c each. At 1O Cents. 75 dozen 26-0Z. 8&-NEEDLE SOCKS, full regulation length, very fine gauge, assorted in Oxford mixed and lizht brown, finished with a 5}¢-inch French ribbed top, reg- ular price 15¢, will be closed out at 10c a pair. At 25 Cents. 35 dozen BOYS' LATEST STYLE FAUNTLEROY BLOUSES, made of fine quality fancy percale, with ruffled front, collar and cuifs, sizes 3 to 9, regular price 50c, will {e closed out at 25¢ each. HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR! At 1O Cents. 175 dozen CHILDREN'S FINE RIBBED BLACK COTTON HOSE, seamless, doubls heels and toes, fast black, regular value $2 a duzen, will be closed out at 10¢ a pair, At 15 Cents. 200 dozen LADIES’ FINE BLACK MACO COTTON HOSE, high-spliced heels, double soles and toes, fast black, regular value 25¢, reduced to 15¢ a pair. 25 Cents, At . 100 dozen LADIES’ BLACK MACO COTTON HOSE, heavy weight, unbleached feet, double heels and toes, Hermsdorf black, regular value $4 50 per dozen, reduced to 25c a pair. At 35 Cents. 125 dozen LADIES’ IMPORTED BLACK €ASHMERE WOOL HOSE, high-spliced heels, double soles and toes, regular price 50c, reduced to 35¢ a pair. At 28 Cents. 75 dozen LADIES' JERSEY RIBBED EGYPTIAN COTTON VESTS, high neck, long sleeves, regular price 40c, reduced to 25¢ each. At 75 Cents. 93 dozen LADIES’ JERSEY RIBBED WOOL MIXED VESTS, high neck, long and short sleeves; drawers to match; warranted non-shrinkable, regular price $1, re- duced to 75¢ each. At 81.00. 50 dozen LADIES' JERSEY RIBBED COTTON AND WOOL UNION SUITS, high high neck, long sleeves, ankle iength, non-shrinkable, regular price $1 50, reduced to $L. CORSETS! CORSETS! At 8$1.00. 75 dozen LADIES’ BLACK SATEEN CORSETS, extra long waist, high bust, two side steels each side, made with patent loop eyelets, emproidered with colored silk WASH GOODS! WASH GOODS! L&~ The whole stock overhauled and prices cut almost in two. All ocr CRINKLED SEERSUCKERS, ODDMENTS, 31-INCH CHEVIOTS, PERCALES, etc., that were 10c. -On 8ale @t.....e.eeueeiseennrieennniainnn. HEAVY TENNIS FLANNEL, a fair assortment, some worth 814c. On sale at 5¢ Broken Lines of FINE IMPORTED D. 20c and 25¢. Onsaleat... TEE&]GENUINE LONDON PIQUE DUCKS, in black and navy grounds. On e at. 10¢ Market Street, cornr o Jones, SAN FRAWOISOE.