The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 23, 1896, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1896. CLEVELAND AS JUDAS ISCARIOT At a Silverite Meeting H. K. Mitchell so Por- trays Him. “THAT ACT OF 1873 John Sherman Accused of Sur- reptitiously Demonetiz- ing Silver. WHAT REYNOLDS YEARNED FOR Discussion of the Tariff—Speeches by Thomas F. Haggerty and P. M. Wellin. A joint meeting of the Thirty-ninth and the Thirty-first district silver clubs was held at the People's party tent last even- ing. Prior to opening the meeting a small boy was stationed in the entrance with a snaredrum. He made as much noise as the ‘‘drummer boy of the Rappahan- nock,” but failed to awaken a responsive chord in the breasts of the passing crowds, and when Hon. H. K. Mitchell of Nevada was introduced as the first speaker of the evening by William Walsh, president ot the Thirty-ninth club, he was perforce obliged to address scarcely more than a few stragglers. Later on the house filled until a fair-sized audience faced the speaker. Mitchell began his oratorical effort by throwing verbal stones at the “'act of 1873, which demonetized silver.” *‘Jonn Sherman,” he declared, *“‘was the man responsible for that base act. It was bhe who surreptitiously inserted in an act covering fifteen pages of the Congressional Record a single line providing that gold should be the unit of value. *‘Grant signed that act, withont realiz- ing the full intent of the disaster brought on by the scratching of his quill, and when he learned afterward of that clause slipped in by Sherman he bitterly deniea any knowledge of the existence of the line making gold the standard of value.” Aftera lengthy ramble among the musty tomes of Grecian and Roman antiquity the speaker returned to the age of the liv- ing and accused McKinley of having for- saken his lifelong convictions for the gold of trusts and corporations. Not content with the chance McKinley’s record fur- nished him for vitaperation, Mitchell turned his guns against Grover Cleveland, where he was evidently more at home. “I want to teli you what I think of Grover Cleveland,” be shouted — *‘that most damnable of all traitors. [f he had lived in the age of Judas Iscariot the lat- ter's name would never have been perpetu- ated as the greatest traitor in the history of the earth. Cleveland's name will be immortalized as the Benedict Arnold of the Democratic party.” After quotin® various statistics on the financial question Mitcheil said silver had been used as a medinm of exchange since the beginning of the world, and read an extract from the Book of Genesis to prove his assertion. His hearers applauded as he left the platform. The next speaker was C. A. Reynolds. He characterized the present political condition as a contest in which the plain people were on one side and the Shylocks on the other. What his empty heart yearned for was the “‘dollar of the consti- tution,” incidentallv with an increased purchasing power. Thomas F. Haggerty was then intro- duced as “ourold-time Populist and silver man, who was willing to address t .e as- semblage.” Mr. Haggertv evidently did not like this, as he defined bimse!f at the outset as a Democrat—not a Jeffersonian nor even a Jacksonian Democrat, but a William Jennings Bryan Democrat. His speech was devoted mainly to outlining the various periods in American history and an elucigation of the reforms in- angurated by Democracy. He believed protection entirely nnnecessary; that this country can compete with any nation, even the pauper labor oi Europe, and come out triumphant. Some uf Haggerty’s language 'regarding England did not suita gray-haired mem- ber of the audience and he made audible protest several times, evoking hisses and catcalls. The speaker finally invited the disturber to depart and seek consolation in the “still, small voice of nature” if he did not like his words. The old gentleman did not depart and raised a hue and cry sev- eral times afterward. Haggerty’s spesch was very lengthy and was mostly devoted to the political outlook as he found it in the East and Europe. The last speaker of the evening was P. M. Wellio, who spoke at great length on the tariff and silver questions. The meet- ing then adjourned after the chairman had announced another meeting for next Tuesday eve ning. —_— Slashed a Dog’s Face. Mrs. Catherine Nolting, 110 Mason street, swore to a complaint in Judge Joachimsen’s NEW TO-DAY. 5) 4 Ofa @Ilt“ry i/BROWNS Jamaica GINGER has been curing the ills of human kind. A spe- cific for all stomach trou- bles. Sold everywhere. Ask for FRED BROWN CO., PHILADELPHIA, court yesterday charging *“John Doe” with cruelty to animals. She went to Volz's coffee- ouse, on Four:h street, near Market, Sunday and her valuable weaier spaniel wcomgnmed her. While she was taking her meel the dog went behind the counter and one of the waiters slashed it in the face with & knife, de- stroying the sight of one eye. She could not ascertain the waiter's name but said she would be able to identity hi DIAMOND ROBBERY. Gus Devine Arrested in Connection With the Recent Affair in Sac- ramento. Gus Devine, who is not unknown to the police, was arrested about 6 o’clock yester- day morning in a saloon on Post and Du- pont streets. He was taken to the City Prison and booked en route for Sacra- mento. Devine is supposed to be the accomplice of Frank Holden in the diamond robbery at Sacramento on Friday evening. Holden threw a rock at the window of the jewelry- store of H. Wachorst, on J street, and grabbed two trays containing diamonds. One he dropped inside the window, but he ran away with the other. He was pur- sued and captured, but none of the diamonds, valued at $2000, were found upon him, and the supposition was that he had handed them to a confederate, ex- cept eignt, valued at $500, which he had dropped from the tray during his flight, and which were afterward recovered. An officer will arrive from Sacramento to-day 10 take Devine there. Devine has been twice arrested for as- sault with a deadly weapon, but managed i0 escape punishment. e e PAINTINGs AND ETCHINGS. A Fine Collection to Be Exhibited at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art. A superb collection of paintings and etchings, the property of Miss Spooner of Pacific avenne, will be placed in the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art, and perhaps re- main there several months during the iady’s absence from the City. Miss Spooner has several valuable pic- tures in Boston, and was about to send the California collection to that city. when she was persuaded by representatives of the San Francisco Art Association to lend her art treasures to the Mark Hopkins Institute. MOURNING A PREACHER, Congregation of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church Feels Its Loss. = A Sketch of the Dead Minister and His Work in This State—The Funeral To-Morrow. The congregation of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church sincerely mourns the loss of the pastor, the Rev. M. F. Colburn, who passed away yesterday morning at an early hour aiter a brief iliness. Mr. Colburo was born in Taunton, Mass., and was 44 years of age. He was a gradu- ate of one of the theological collezes of Boston. Twelve years ago he came to the Pacific Coast and became pastor of the ehurch at Riverside, and after that was in | charge of the First Church in San Diego and subsequently was in charge of the church in East Oakland for a year. Then he went East and to Europe to study and The Late Rev. M. F. Colburn, Pastor of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church. in search of rest. On his return he was put in charge of Grace Church, and at the conference which recently closed st Pa- cific Grove he was reappointed for an- other year by unanimous vote. There has as yet been no one named as his probable successor. The funeral will take place from the church, corner of Capp and Twenty-first streets. The nomi- nation of a successor to the deceased preacher rests with R. E. Coyle, the pre- siding elder. The funeral will take place to-morrow at1P. M. from Grace Church, corner of Capp and Twenty-first streets. ‘LORING CLUB CONCERT. Classical Programme Rendered by Art- ists Before a Large and Ap- preciative Audience. Last night’s concert of the Loring Club attracted a large and appreciative audi- ence to Odd Fellows’ Hall. The pro- gramme was perhaps rather classical for a general auaience, but was cordially re- ceived. Among the choral numbers were the Theresa waltzes of “Faust,”” “The Desert Fountain’ by (Gade, a chorus from *‘The Voyage of Columbus’’ by Buck, ‘“‘Myste- rious Night” by Debois, “Heine von Steier’’ by Engelsberg and Mohr's *“Hymn of Praise.” ‘‘Hiawatha's Farewell’" was splendidl; rendered by J. G. Humpirey, the well- known baritone, and John Marquadt’s in- teipretation of Sarasate’s fantasia from *Faust” was cordially applauded. Miss Adele Brown gainea new !aurels by her exvressive rendering of the waltz song from Guonod’s *Komeo and Juliet” and several other classic selections, The concert throughout was of a very high order and the purticipanis seemed well deserving of the applause with which they were greeted. —————— SHOL I. B FOOT. John Murray, a Burgiar, Caught in the Act of Robbing a Salvon. John Murray. an ex-conviet, broke into the grocery and saloon of John Schwets- cher, corner of Filbert and Battery streets, at an early hour yesterday morning. He had filled his pockets with whisky bottles and cigars when Special Officer Duzer bappened aleng and heard the noise. Murray dashed through a window and ran along Battery street. Duzer called upon him to stop, but he continued his flight. Duzer fired two shots at him, one of tie bullets striking his left foot and bringing him to a sudden stop. Murray was taken to the City Prison and a charge of burglary was booked against him, He was then taken to the Receiving Hospital and Dr. Bunnell dressed his wounded ioot. Maurray is an old-time mem ber of the notorious i'lnrny fi;_n; that at one time operated on “the ill.”” He has recently been following the occupation ot a boatman. THE “EXAMINER” OPPOSED FREE COINAGE. Roundly Denouneed 16 to 1 and the “Windy West.” Last Year Editor Hearst Said Ruin Would Surely Follow Any Lower Ratio Than 2519 1: TrE CALL herewith presents some interesting facts bearing on the attitude of the San Francisco Examiner and the New York Morning Journal on the silver question, facts which show young Mr. Hearst in his coat of many colors—now blowing hot for silver, awhile ago blowing cold on the same issue. It should be remembered that the millionaire silver-mine owner is the editor of the only paper in New York that.advocates the free coinage of silver and the owner of the only morning paper in S8an Francisco that is supporting the free-silver can- didate for the Presidency. The argument which Mr. Hearst’s editors are now pound ing away on is that the free coinage of silver will benefit the poor man—that the rich are all opposed to Bryan and his Chicago platform. . However, 1n the inventory of the estate of Senator Hearst, left to Mrs. Hearst and Wiliiam R. Hearst, are fuund some facts and figures that would point to a very strong personal interest in the free coinage of silver on the part of Mr. Hearst himself. Mr, Hearst is not a pocr man—not by a good many million dollars. Senator Hearst left his widow and son over $5,000,000 worth of silver mining stock—the exact figure, as estimated by the appraisers, being $5,369,529 60. With the Anaconda stock, not counted, as it has since been sold, the estate still owns $1,769,529 worth of invest- ments in silver mines. 3 Following is the appraisement of the mining stock alone left by Senator Hearst, the silver mines being designated by heavy black type: MINING STOCKS. Shares, Value. Anaconda Mining Company* 20,000 $3,600,000 00 Daly Mining Company.. 27,633 1-5 525,030 80 Ontario Mining Company. 32,281 1,226,678 00 Yuba Gold Mining Comvany... 43,750 21,875 00 Mammoth Grove Mining Company . 50,000 500 00 Homestake Mining Company.. 5 40 00 Homestake Mining Company 24,166 1-3 193,330 66 Highland Mining Company ... 34,285 205,710 10 Deadwood Terra Mining Company 42,418 1-8 21,209 06 Father de Smet Con. Mining Company .. 19,609 1-5 4,902 30 Texas Flat G. and S. Mining Company......... 25,453 10,181 20 Clara Con. G. and S. Mining Company .. 50,000 50,000 00 Pheenix Silver Mining Company...... 4,476 1-5 2,238 10 Brewster (South Carolina) Mining Company. 75,000 50,000 00 Jocuistita (South Carolina) Mining Company. 12,001 1-5 No value. Others no value ST A $5,911,691 12 Mining properties not incorporated— Sierra Gravel Mine, Sierra COuURty..........ccceeens 2,000 00 Stndry mining ventures with J. B. Haggin. 50,000 00 Chrome mine in Siskiyou and Shasta Counties 1,000 00 $5,964,791 12 Mining and other properties at Sheep Ranch, Calaveras County....... 75,000 00 *Since been sold. ,039,691 12 Following is the appraisement of the entire Hearst estate, valued at that time at $8,738,137 15. The Examiner does not appear in the appraisement, as it had been deeded previously to the son, the present owner: Mining stock........ Mines and mining claims not incorporated Miscellaneous stocks 5,811,605 12 . 96,659 71 . 555,440 00 Bills receivable.... 31,154 41 A. E. Head, advances. 2,242 B2 San Francisco real estate 749,139 20 San 1 rancisco land comp: 189,800 00 Piedra Blanca Ranch, San Lu . 700,370 96 Santa Rosa Ranch, San Luis 62,738 10 Brian’s Ranch, San Luis Obispo County 32,300 00 funol Ranch, Alamedna County 51,838 60 Pleasanton Ranech, Alameda County 39,410 25 Palermo Ranch, Butte County... 105,844 80 Palermo Land and Water Company, Butte County. 37,500 00 Bonita place......... 10,894 07 Madrone Vineyard, Scnoma Count; 72,518 30 Timber lands, Mendocino County. 14,238 76 Marsh lands, San Mateo County. 28,945 85 Lauds in Tulare County. 14,280 00 Lands in Fresno County. 9,600 00 Sunnyside Tract, Marin County. 2,000 00 MODGPE, S5 it s snsotsny sbades 69,526 00 Total appraisement......... 88,788,137 15 The following extracts from the New York Morning Journal and the Examiner, shown in parallel columns, give a fair idea of the ease with which Mr. Hearst changes his opinions on vital questions of the day. The Examiner in particular was opposed to the free coinage of silver until Bryan was nominated, ‘‘but it changed its tune without shame or apology,” as the Oregonian says, “‘and at once became an extreme advocate of silverism.” The Journal denounced the Chicago platform as late as July, and scated without reserve that it was a policy of partial repudiation. The quotations speak for themselves and are as follows: FAVORS 25 TO Examiner, May 4, 1895—The ratio at which we could safely coin siiver under an inter- national agreement is not the same under which we could do it alone. With the assist- ance of the principal commercial nations we could open our mines in security at 15)4to 1. To maintsin the parity alone it might be necessary to make the proportion 25 to 1. Our experience has not encouraged us 10 be- lieve we could do this alone at 16 to 1. 16 TO 1 A HERESY. Examiner, May 17, 1895—It is the extrem- ists on both sides who are doingall the talking on the silver qguestion, * * * While the Tilinois Democrats demand the free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 witbout international agree- ment, the masses are real bimetallists. They do not want either to reduce silver to the rank of token money or to drive gold outof the country. They are not superstitiously wedded to the ratio of 16 to 1. FREE COINAGE DANGEROUS. Examiner, Mey 22, 1895—It is easy to un- derstand how Mr. Carlisle, who thought it safe to venture upon free coinage when the bullion in a silver dollar was worth 90 cents, should be unwilling to take the chances when the rate has come down to 50 cents. AGAINST THE BRYAN PLAN. Examiner, May 30, 1895—8enator Sherman could easily have made astrong argument against the free coinage of silver by this coun- I BELIEVES IN 16 TO 1. Examiner, September 13, 1896—Under free coinage the silver dollar will be worth exactly the same as the gold dollar, and the parity be- tween silver and gold coined or uncoined will be 16 to 1 throughout the world, 16 TO 1 A CURE-ALL. Examiner, September 13, 1896—When we have free coinage of both gold and silverat the ratio of 16 to 1 there will be & breaking up of the hard financial winter that has frozen the industrial energies of this new and wealthy country. FREE COINAGE BENEFICENT. Examiner, September 8, 1896—But if Zthe United Btates by throwing open its mints to free coinage raises the bullion ratio to 16 to 1, all coin uck at this ratio will then become full a independent parts of the world's currency. They will be real money instead of representative money. BRYAN'S PLAN INVINCIBLE. The Examiner, Sept. 10, 1896—But at least Mr. Bryan's attack on the existing system is try at the present ratio, but apparently he preferred to maxe a weak one. FREE COINAGE DENOl:lNCBD. Examiner, May 25, 1885—Mr. Carlisle’s speech at Memphis was a very able effort. As regards the 16 to 1 proposition it was neariy conclusive. * * * The only question is how much the legislation of any one country can do. When Mr. Carlisle says that it could not possibly restore the old parity of 16 to 1 he is probably right, but when be holds it could do nothing he is bably wrong. THE WINDY WEST. Examiner, April 18—President Cleveland’s letter on the money question has excitea more indignation among the silver men than could be justified by its wording. * * * His hopes for sound money and the protest against the “illusions of a debased currency” * * * might be echoed by every man of ordinary sanity in the country. * * * The President is hardly less safe when he deprecates silver monometallism. But the meaning to be read into the letter by President Cleveland's acts and opinions in the past makes these harmiess platitudes the red rag to the silver champions of the windy West. The record of Mr. Hearst's New York paper is more thntl of the !}xn.zin]el’iJ Igr thfl Jo:drl}}l; was brave enou.ghl:‘l:?elfit‘)'n:cnt’mn&‘l platform, even aiter it had swallow: vernor Altgeld’, In introducing the question of Bryan’s oy T JadR e, Dryer. the Chicago platform “involves confusion, partial repudiation.” To briug =bout the political millennium to “vote for sound-money Coneressmen and ‘“Che election of a free-siiver President wounld not silver,” for ‘‘all such a President could houses of Congress.” But the Journal has still a *“last resort, hopes upon. Should the.scheme to elect a hostile that Mr. Bryan, “sobered by the responsibilities of fanatical rlnlorm of an excited conventio: responsibilities of power’’ after he is elected he must *‘fanatical platform.” It must sirike the readers of Mr. Hearst’s San drunk as Bryan on the fumes of whlt.lx. b “fanatical platform.” not tobe answered. Very wisely the Demo- cratic nominee has taken the offensive. FREE COINAGE APPROVED. Examiner, Sept. 21, 1896—From the begin. ning of this campaign it bas been asserted in these columns that the straight road and the only road to international bimetallism is the undertaking of an independent course in this regard by the United sufim = THE WEST IS WISE. Examiner, Sept. 12, 1896—The farmers of Towa are wise. They are going to vote for Bryan. The downward course of prices of farm produce in the past twenty years is suffi- cient demonstration for them that if the con- stant appreciation of the gold dollar is to be continued they will very soon lose what they have, * * = 3 The immediate effects of Iree coinage we may thus conclude would not be to make acute changes in prices or to disorganize industry. It would be & little less difficuit to get money. There would be a little more circulating cep- “’,Mlhnbhb“‘;: @ business o! e coun- i than icago candidacy tne Journal said, in July, that distressand, as regarding existing contracts, the Journal urged Democrats everywhere the National ticket,” adding, strangely: necessarily mean the free coinage of do would be to sign a bill passed by both " which it thinks O may furnish pegs to hang ress fail then there is the hope wer, may fail fo live up to the ryan is to be ‘'sobered by the be drunk now on the fumes of a It ‘rp-r that he has become Hearst in New York denounced as a UNCLE SAM'S MAIL WORK OF A YEAR Report of the Fourth As- sistant Postmaster- General. OFFICES ESTABLISHED. Special Reference Made and Praise Given to the Work of Inspectors, NOTED CRIMINALS CAPIURED. Many Green-Goods Men Now Behind the Bars—Other Features of the Report. The annual report of Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General Maxwell, just made public through Local Inspector-in-Charge Munro, contains much of interest. There are three divisions under the chargeof the Fourth Assistant Postmaster- General, namely, appointments, bonds and commissions, and postoffice inspectors and mail depredations. The report outlines the work of the bureau for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1896. On tbat date the total number of post- offices in operation in the United States was 70,360. Of these, 66,725 were fourth- class offices and 3695 Presidential, being an increase over the last fiscal year of 296. During the year 2046 postoffices were estab- lished and 1750 discontinued. The total number of appointments for the year was 12.090 and the total number of cases acted upon 15,532 During the year the largest gain in the num- ber of offices has been in Mississippi, 83, Georgia following with 54. The greatest loss has occurred in West Virginia, 23. Twenty- six States and Territories show a net gaiu of 484, while nineteen snow a net loss of 188. The number of offices in Alaska, Delaware, District of Columbia, Iliinois, Rhode Island and South Dakota has remained unchanged. It will be seen that 2046 postofices have been established the pas: tiscal year and'1750 discontinued, a net gain of 296, W herever the exigencies of the case seemed to demand offices have been established, but in many in- stances where the proposed office would be too near one already in operation the department has declined to establish 1t. That the work of this division is as nearly up to date as its character will admit is best evidenced by the following facts: Only a trifie over lsper cent of the postmasters in the United States have resignations on file, while & little over one-tenth of 1 per cent of the of- fices are vacant from deaths of postmasters. This is by far the smallest number of resig- nations and reports o death on file since the postal system has approached its present pro- portions. By far the most interesting of the statis- tical tables in the report is the following, show.ng the TOTAL NUMBER OF POSTOFFICES IN THE UNITED STATES ON JUNE 50 OF EACH YEAR SINCE 1780, No.|Year. No.|Year. 75/1826. SE00; RORENO 1S b b 5022 5C 5,677/1861 This table shows the gradual increase in the number of postoffices from the time when malils were transported almost entirely on horseback to the present day of steam and eleciricity. The records of this bureau fail to !i\_ve the number of offices in existence in 1813. With the exception of a slight decline in 1842, the table shows a steady increase from 1790 to 1859, when for several years the variation was slignt until 1865, during which year 8328 offices in excess of the number éstablished were dropped from the records, owing to the disorganized condition of affairs that time. Since that date the number has steadily in- creased. . g Of the twenty postoffices in the Territory of Alaska, but one has reached the Fresidential class. Juneau was made u third-class office on the 1st day oi April last. Since the organization of the Inspector force, & quarter of a century ago, it. has not simply developed in numerical strength, but has se- cured such high character and effectiveness in its personnel as to entitle it to rank as one of the most important adjuncts of the postal ser- vice. Under the head of arrests for offenses against the postal laws it is shown that during the year there were 2074, of which number 158 'were postmasters, 55 were assistant postmas- ters, 43 were clerks in postoffices, 14 were rail- way postoffice clerks, Were letter-carriers, 49 were mailearriers and 9 others were em- ployed in minor positivns in the postal ser- vice. Four hundred and seventy postoffice burglars were arrested, while the remainder of 1225 ‘were persons not connected with the postal service, who were arrested for various offsnses against the postal laws. Of this num- ber 1108 cases were %oled of in the United States courts and 88 in the State courts. There were 1621 postoffices burglarized dur- ing the fiscal year 1894, and 1561 oftices sub- jected to the same class of depredation in 1895, or a decrease of 2 per cent, while durin, the last year there were 1474 reports ol burglaries received, or a further decrease of a little less tnan 6 per cent for the vear, and a decrease of a little over 9 per cent as com- pared with 1894. On the other hand, while the burglaries are shown to be on the increase, the number of burglars apprehended indicates & Corresponding increase. During the year 1894 there were 351 of these offenders rested. In 1895 the number of burglars cap- tured was 423, being an increase of 29 per cent, and during the last fiscal year 470 such criminals were apprehended, making en in- crease of 10 per cent over the previous year. Thus, while the number of postoffices depre- dated upon by this dangerous ciass of erimi- nels has steadily decreased during the past two years, the number of offenders arrested has increased nearly 34 per cent. The final pnrau of the report are ren- dered uliarly interesting by a brief synopsis of some of the special cases suc- cessfuily prosecuted during the last year, and they afford an insight into the meth« odas employed by postoffice inspeciors. Among these cases may be mentioned that of William B. Marsh, tried and con- victed of robbery of the mail stage near Houston, Idaho: the robbery of the mail stage near Spearfish, 8. D., by George R. Hayes and Ulysses G. Pitts; the holdup and robbery of the Oregon mail train near Riddle, Or.; the arrest of George Carson and Sidney Yennie, who were implicated with Killoran, Allen and Russell in a number of bold daylight robberies of post- office safes, wherein the robbers secured thousands of dollars’ worth of stamps; and the apprehension of Abe Rothschild, who, though only forty-five years old, has, according to his own confession, over two hundred criminal charges against him in the United States, distributed in every Btate and Territory, and who has com- mitted crimes in Oanada, Mexico, Cuba, NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. "AUTUMN NOVE LEIES Special Exhibition of High Nov= elty Colored and Black French Dress Goods. NOVELTIES in Twine Cheviots Black and Colored. NOVELTIES in Fancy Efamines Black and Colored. NOVELTIES in Pireola Cloths Black and Colored. NOVELTIEN in Camel’s-Hair Boueles NOVELTIES in Sail Cloths Black and Colored. Black and Colored. NOVELTIES in Fancy Covert Cloths. NOVELTIES in Genuine Scoteh Cheviots In Mixtures and Checks. NOVELTIES in Two-Toned Leather Cloth. =—SPECIATL,/—== 100 pieces FANCY FRENCH CHEVIOTS, in solid colors only, 46 inches in width, Price, 7d¢ per Yard. 111, 118, 115, 117, 119, 121 POST STREET. England and France. This confirmed offender attempted to purchsse his release from the iuspector who first arrested him in California, and has tried to bribe every jailer who has had him in custody since. It is evident that General Maxwell does not intend to leave any doubt in the minds of those who read his report as to his vig- orous warfare upon the ‘“green goods’ | swindle, and: particularly upon those who are engaged in the dissemination of scur- rilous and obscene matter. He spesks upon this latter subject with much earnest- ness and reiterates his recommendation that more stringent statutes be enacted relating to it. In previous reports reference has been made to the successful efforts of the inspectors in checking the distribution of scurrilous and obscene matter through the mails. The offenses of ti.is nature are of various degrees | of gravity, ranging {rom mere teconical viola- tions of the law to the most shocking and out- rageous assaults upon decency and morality. The postal card and anonymous letier are most frequently utilized, as they afford a cret and apparently safe method for the g fication of malice and spite. The investig: tion of this class of gases often leads to most | startling disclosures. Both men and women | of high rank and station in life and appar- ently good breeding and refinement have | been discovered to be the senders of the most | shocking examplesof this class of matter, and the reveiations made have in some instances led to scrimonious dissensions, resulting in the division of communities. The immense profits realized from the sale of obscene literature have induced dealers to run_great risks, and sample copies of such | publications are often sent by mail into schools and seminaries. This nefarious business was attaining alarming &rowrflonl on the Pacific | Coust and the local officers appeared powerless | to check it. The matter was placed in the i hands of our inspectors, and as a result in the | thirteen months preceding June last one pub- lisher and three of the largest dealers in that territory have been arrested, convicted and imprisoned. The moral effect of taese convic- tious cannot be overestimated. WOMAN -UFFRAGE NOTES. The Campaign at Sacramento Will Open With a Eally To-Day. The woman suffrage campaign in Sac- ramento will open with a grand rally | to-night in the Clunie Opera - house. | The meeting will be preceded by an in- formal parlor meeting at the Golden Eagle Hotel, where the suffrage workers will be | introduced to the State officers, political | leaders and prominent society people. | Miss Anthony and Mrs. Carrie Chapman- Catt will “talk suffrage” in their convinec- ing way. The convention will be attended by lead- ing politicians of all parties, and it is! hoped that the higher State officers will also take part. Mrs. E. G, Greene has the affair in charge and is doing her best to render it a brilliant success. Among the workers from this City who intend par- ticipating are Mrs, A. A. Sargent, Miss Susan B. Anthony, Mrs. John F. Swift, Mrs. Carrie Chapman-Catt and Mrs. Aus- tin Sperry. The workers are going about the State lecturing 1n even the smailest towns, as well as in the cities. Miss Anna H. spoke Monday at Healdsbur, % How To-day she and Miss Anthony will speak at the Woman’s Congr | Lakeport, whence Miss Shaw will go o | Ukiah on Thursday and to Santa R: g-‘riun{i] r;mrnini hi’zher in timeot:lal:il! ress the Young Men’s Ch; ia- “T“ 2 gnndny; s Christian Associa. rs. Carrie Chapman-Catt was booked for a speech at St. Helena yutanfiy and another to-nigat at the Sacramento rally. She and Miss Anthony will then groeeed south, speaking at Visalia on Fri- ay and at Hanford on Saturday. Lo’l::: ‘:o‘ell w.nrk' eil! booming, and Mrs, precinet i innumerable munls.nb P e o e campaign concert to be young ladies of the Womln.é;.finraz ureau on the nizht of October 6 at Met. nzolitm Temple promises to be a grand ;h rl.I Miss Maybelle Holbrook is dis- much enthusiasm and managing the business part of t?xt:uei:ini: A Naval Cadet. Arthur W. Clark, son of the Railroad Com- missioner from Stockton, has been ad; mitted to ‘fl.h':‘ :An:ulm.geomy &t Annapolis. 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