The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 27, 1896, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1896. JAMES H, CAMPBELL HAS WITHDRAWA He Will Not Be Paid the $10,500 Which He Has Claimed. THE GERMAN HEIRS WIN What They Would Prove About Campbell’s Valuable Ap- pointment. HE PREFERRED NOT TO FIGHT. Question of Campbell Being Overpaid Put Off Till Final Distribution of the Estate. At 10 o'clock yesterday morning the matter of the estate of Charles Lux, de- ceased, was called by Judge Belcher in his chambers. The particular préceeding was to deter- mine the right of the German heirs to in- troduce testimony in support of their petition for the revoecation of an order made in 1890 under which James H. Campbell of San Jose, as attorney for the absent heirs, was to receive $1000 a month, and especially to prevent the payment of $10,500, claimed by Mr. Campbell to have accrued under the order, during the ten and a half months that proceedings for the removal of Jesse Sheldon Potter, as the executor, were under way. This is the matter in which sensational charges of fraud upon the part of various officers of the court were published re- cently. That publication resulted in the appointment by Governor Budd of Judge Belcher of this City as special judgze to de- termine the rights of the German heirs mnder their petition. ‘When Judge Belcher called the matter there were present Messrs. William B. Treadwell and George C. Ross represent- ing the executor of the estate; William Rix of the firm of Bishop & Wheeler, who are the attorneys for the representatives of the estate of the deceased wife of Charles Lux; James H. Campbell of San Jose, the respondent in the procesdings, end his attorney, J. C. Campbell; Henry Lux, G. C. H. MacBride and Major Pott, of the petitioners, and their counsel, D. M. Delmas, and Mr. Brittain of his office. After some preliminary fencing Mr. Delmas, on the part of the petitioners, offered to prove certain facts. He said in effect: “The petitioners in this case offer to rove the foliowing facts: That Charles R disa in e county of San Mateo, ir this State, in the month of March, 1887, being at the time of his death a partner in the partnership of Miller & Lux. He left a will, which was duly probated in the Superior Court of the county of San Ma- teo in April, 1887. The will provided gen- erally that one-half of the estate should go to the widow of the decedent and the other half to his brothers and sisters or their issue. “*An inventory and appraisement of the estate was auly returned in said court in the month of August, 1888, in which the whole estate was appraised at less than $3,000,000. This inventory has never been chailenged or modified, “On Junuary 8, 1888, Henry Lux, one of the petitioners herein, was the attorney in iact of all the collateral Leirs and devisees of the deceased, except bis own three chil- dren, Charles, Lena and Lizzie Lux. **Of the brothers and sisters of the de- ceased, to whom half of the estate was devised, there were five, one of whom was Henry Lux. “‘Acting as the attorney in fact of these coliateral kindred, whom we shall term the German heirs, and in his own behalf on the 8th day of January, 1888, he entered into a contract with the respondent, James H. Campbrll, which provided that said James H. Campbell would faithfully and diligently represent and act for the other parties to it as their legal attorney and adviser, to the exciusion when neces- sary of all other legal business throughout the administration of the estate; and that he would endeavor to hasten by all lawful and proper means the close of the admin- istration of said esiate and do all other acts and things during said administra- tion which might be deemed of benefit to their interests in the estate. “In consideration of his promises they assigned to him 3 per cent of their inter- ests and shares in the estate, provided, however, that should he violate or break or disregard any of his covenants, or ne- glect to discharge and fulfill his duties and obligations in good faith the agree- ment might immediately be rescinded, and that be should cease to be their attor- ney and should at once release to them all benefits to be derived by him under the terms of the agreement, It was further agreed that he should bear his own travel- ing and other personal expenses in the performance of his duties. “Under the terms of the agreement, in the early part of tue year 1890 and before the 1st of July of that year, the respond- ent received 3 per cent of a partial distri- bution of the estate of decedent, which had been made to his clients, the German heirs, which 3 per cent amounted to the sum of $10,500. Thereaiter, to wit, on July 14, 1890, the agreement was rescinded by mutual consent of the parties and another agreement was substitured in lien thereof, which provided that in consideration of the reconveyance and agreement therein contained and of the services already and to be rendered by James H. Campbell, the German bheirs granted to him an undivi- ded interest in all of the property of the deceased equal to three-hundredtus of the shares and interests devised to them by the will of the decedent. “In consideration of the foregoing grant he reconveyed to them all interest in the estate under the agreement dated Janu- ary 8, 1888, which was thereby annulled. It was agreed that whatever compensation should be aliowed to him by the Superior Court of the County of San Mateo as at- torney for absent heirs ‘shall be first ap- plied by him to reimburse him for all out- lays made by him in rendering his ser- vices to the parties of the first part, and the balance shall be credited to the par- ties of the first part in the final settle- ment. It fully understood that the n herein provided for shall services rendered in the ad- ministration of said estate by the party of the second part up to and including the final distribution thereof.” “On the 21st day of July, 1890, an order was made by the Superior Court of San Mateo County, which decided that, in view of the magnitude of the estate and the arduous duties oi the attorney for the absent heirs, it was deemed proper, and the court therefore ordered that the re- spondent be allowed out of the estate, to be paid by the administrators and charged to the German heirs, the monthly sum of $1000, and that he be so paid the sum of $30,000 for the two and a half years he had been acting as the attorney for the absent heirs. “That the whole of the expenses of the respondent in rendering his services under either of said agreements, or under the &rder. or in any manner, does not amount ““That the value of the estate does not at the prasent time, and has not for the last pwas employed by said Henry Premium Wee Native Sons two years, amounted to the sum of $4,500,000. ¢ ““That at the time of the execution of the last of the two agreements and at the time of the making of the order the absent heirs were four of the brothers and sisters of the decedent, who lived in the province of Alsace, Germany, and who took under the will four-fifths of the half of his estate. The other fifth was at that time, and had been since the aeath of the decedent and up to the present time, represented by Henry Lux and his three children, all of whom have been during that time resi- dents of the county of Santa Clara, in this Btate. “That early in July, 1896, the whole partnership property of Miller & Lux did not exceed $10,000,000. “‘The circumstances under which the agreement of January, 1888, and Julv, 1890, and the order dated July 21, 1890, were made are as follows: “In 1887 Henry Lux, the only brother of the decedent who had ever been in this State, was a resident of San Jose, and had been for many years on terms of great intimacy with "one Louis Krumb, a breeder in that place. Aft-r his brother’s death Henry Lux, for himself and as at- torney-in-fact for the German heirs, em- ployed Lounis Krumb to assist him 1n managing and protecting their interests in the estate of the decedent, for which he was to receive ample remuneration. “‘That while acting as such agent Krumb ux for him- self and the other German heirs to find and recommend the best and most desir- able attorney-at-law that could be em- ployed, at the most reasonable sum, to protect the interests of said German heirs in all the legal proceedings in said estate in which they might be interested. “Krumkb, acting under this employment, called upon James H. Campbell, then a practicing attorney in San Jose, and pro- posed to Campbell to recommend him to the German heirs as their attorney and secure if possible his employment by them, upon condition, however, that said Campbell would pay him, said Kramb, 40 per cent of whatever fee Campbeil should receive for his services for them, and that Campbell would fix a percentage of the share of the estate belonging to the heirs, which he, Campbeil, would demand for his fee, and should add thereto two-thirds thereof in addaition, and then demand the total from the German heirs as his fee, and then upon the final payment and di- vision pay over to said Krumb two-thirds of the whole, as said Krumb’s compensa- tion for procuring Campbell's employ- ment. And to all these propositions Campbell agreed and Krumb recom- mended Campbell to Henry Lux as the most fit and proper person to be employed, and upon the most favorable terms for the German heirs in the estate to represent and protect their interests, but sedulously and purposely concealed from Henry Lux the bargain he had made with Campbell. “Henry Lux, having entire faith in the integrity of said Krumb, and 1n utter ig- norance of the bargain between Krumb and Campbell, though at first reluciant to do =0, finally consented to employ Camp- bell to represent the interests of himself and toe German heirs, and to pay him 3 per cent of whatever the German heirs should ultimately re- ceive from the estate, which agreement was reduced to writing, and which was the first agreement herein offered in evi- dence, to wit: the agreement of the 8th day of January, 1888, ““That Henry Lux, at the time of em"ini iuto and signing this agreem-nt, was stil kept in utter ignorance both by Krumb and Campbell of the bargain made by them. “That this agreement of the 8th of January, 1888, was drawn by said James H. Campbell him.elf, as was also the agreement of the 14th of July, 1890. *That the terms of the bar James H. Campbell and Louis Krumb are correctly set forth in the letter written by said Krumb to said Campbell on the 28th day of February, 1890, which is in the fol- lowing words: 8AN Josk, February 28, 1890. Dear Friend Campbell : Your views concern- ing your financial question ‘glven in yours of yesterday came to hand, and of course it be- comes my privilege to exchange with you on equal grounds, and in order that you may fully understand my position, and the way 1 interpret my claim in the matter, I resort to putting it in writing. When I first proposed to furnish you a client, b¥ whom- you couid earn a fortuns for yourself, you naturally ac- cepted the offer with the greatest pieasure; lomethln§ which I sup; any sttorney, with no exception in this county, would have done without hesitation. _ When we came to fix the percentage my man was to pay, you figured on how much you shouid earn in the case for yourself, and then added to this the percentage I was to receive as brokerage, which amounied to 14-5 plus 11-5, equais 3 per cent. 1 therefore hold that n0t you but my man paid my percentage indi- rectly by agroement. 1 performed my part of the work, and | assure you now that it was not 80 easy a one, for you were not his preferred choiceé at tne time, and you recollect well the time it 100k, and how uneasy you telt during the pendency before Igot him finaily to con- sent to my wish. b This ended actually my mission, commission I received in the case in indi- reci way from you I had fu.ly earned and it was 80 unierstood by you and paid, therefore nothing further need be said in chenging this deed to me. I hope that you don’t regret that I befriended youa d procured for vou =ich a magnificent fe-, the like of which, I believe, has never been esrned by any attorney before in this city. Now, to the last agreement: What have you actually done for me that has eutitled you to share in the one-half per- centage agreement? You certainly was not aware at the time you closed the first agreement that there was any additional fee coming to you from that source, The $15,000 or more that Mr. L intended to pay me when he was enabled (0 a0 so I had then dnldulrnrd. and If no agreement ‘would have n made between us and I left it go, running the risk that he would live to pay me, you certaiuly would not claim that ¥you were entitled to & share in the same. Furthermore, 01 had known nothing about this until 1 toid you; that the work I was doing for Mr. L. I expected to be paid for by him, and that ne promiscd me to do so before you'were in the case. 1 made you a proposi- tion thatif you assist mein procuring a larger fee (say 2 per cent) that I would add that to our 3 per cent, making a totalof 5 per cent, and thien divide the same in equal parts. No other definite arrangement was made, except your making the proposition of giving you two-fiith of oue-hali per cent out of my fee, to which I replied 1 would make it satisfactory to you. There the matter stood un‘il the last agree- ment was signed. Now you could not persuasde Mr. L to pay above additional iee, and there- and Daughters—A Home Product Exhibit at the Mechanics’ Pavilion. fore I take it for granted that you don’t wish 10 accept the above proposition. Itis my time and work exclusively that Mr. L.sgreesto pay for. Now, as to fairness, Iam certainly dis- posed to do what is right, and repeat my propo- sition to you once more, and not only awara to you two-fifths of one-half, but halt of all the fee I realized outof my labor and the above mentioned agreement, aiter first deducting $15,000 from the gross amount for me, for this amount is out of consideration on your part, having earned this before your conmection with me. I hope most sincerely that this differ- ence of opinion will not be the eause of break- ing up our friendly relations in this matter, as well as for futuré co-operations, for many a good fee I may be able 1o procure for you, although not as large as the above named, and even this one you would be minus if it were uot for me. The whole sums up 1o this: That if you wish to avail yourself of my, which I claim generous, offer you are welcome to do so and if you draw at any time the necessary paper to this effect I will sign it with pleasure, otherwise I shall positively decline entering into any different agreement. Respectfully yours, L. KRUMB. ‘‘Differences had arisen early in 1890 between Campbell and Krumb, Krumb having made & demand upon Campbell for participation in the moneys which Campbell bad received, and Campbell hav- ing refused to accede to said request. Thereupon Campbell went to Henry Lux and represented to him that Mr. Krumb was making some unjust and unfounded demand upon him under the contract of the 8th of January, 1883, and that in order 10 avoid paying unjust and unfounded de- mands it would pe desirable for him (Campbell) to have the contract upon which Krumb based his allezed rights rescinded and a new contract similar to it in terms executed. “That yielding to the request of Mr. Campbell” in that matter, and believing that the contract which was then pre- sented to him to be executed was the same as the contract of January 8, 1888, Henry Lux, for himself and the other German heirs, consented to and did exe- cute s2id contract, “That atthe same time saié Campbell represented to said Henry Lux that he had already pertormed about two and a balf years of service in their behalf, and that it was desired by him that some par- tial eompensation should be made to him for the services thus performed, and sug- gested to him as a method of accomplish- ing that end that he consent to an order being made by the Superior Court by which Campbell should receive compensa- tion at the rate of $12,000 for the two and a half years be had then served, and that the same amount be paid in future, but not exceeding in all the 3 per cent which he was entitled to under this contract. “Believing the representation of his at- torney, Mr. Campbell, to be true, and that every doilar that should be paid under any order of the court would be paid on account of the 3 per cent contract, Mr. Lux not only entered into the agreement of July 14, 1890, but consented to the mak- ing of the order of July 21, 1890, and that the Judge of tbe court made that order, fully anderstanding that agreement and upon the distinct statement made to him that whatever moneys were paid under that order were to be credited upon the 3 per cent provided in the agreement. That agreement was before Judge Fitzpatrick at the iime the order was made, and I wili add but for that agreement and the state- ment made, as I have stated it, his Honor would not have made that order. It was done entirely by cons-nt upon the facts and statements that 1 have made, At the close of Mr. Delmas’ offer of evi- dence to prove his statements, J. C. Camp- bell, atterney for James H. Campbell, formaily objected to any proof being taken on the ground that a court of probate had 1o power to hear any evidence in disputed matters pending before it except in those cases where such power was specially given by the statute. Before Mr. Campbell closed his remarks the session was adjourned until 2 p. M. In the afternoon Mr. Campbell briefly reiterated his contention and closed. Mr. Treadwell then asked leave to be heard as a friend of the court and as the attorney for the executor, stating that his only in- terest in the present matter was 10 avert delay in the settlement of the e-tate. rie said he was satisfied the court had power to revoke the order of July 21, and to withhold the payment of ~the $10,500 claimed by Mr. Campbell under well- recognized legal rules, but no matter how the court might decide it there would groubly be an appeal and a consequent elay. He suggested therefore that Mr. Camp- bell, who, he said, could” not upon such appeal hope to be sustained in the position which he bad taken, should withdraw his demand for the present payment of the $10,500; that the whole matter should re- main in statu quo until the final distribu- tion of the estate, at which time the court could determine upon the justness of Campbell's claim. Mr. Delmas for the petitioners said that was the whole purpose of the proceed- ing—to prevent the present payment to Campbell of that money which the petitioners claimed would "be in excess of the 3 percentof the amount to be finally distributed to them. After a desultory discussion of the mat- ter it was at last agreed thatan order {o that effect should be made by Judge Belcher. The afternoon session was marked by two important matters—one, the parsonal admission by James H. Campbell that he woulid under no conditions be entitled to receive at any time more than 3 per cent of the amounts finally distributed to the German neirs, and the other, the joining in the petition of Lizzie M. Pott, Mar- guerite Lux and Charles Henry Lux, the only ones interested who had heretofore refrained from entering the proceeding against Campbell. Dairymen’s Convention. The third annual convention of the Califor- nia Dairy Association will be held on the 29th and 30 h inst. at the Chamber of Commerce, the first session beginning at 10 4. M., fol- jollowed by oue in the aiternoon at 2, each day. On the evening of the 30 h an adjourn- ment to the Mechanics’ Pavilion is to be made, and sil attending the afternoon session of the 29th wiil receive complimentary tickets en- titling them 10 be present at exercises and dairy feast at Pavilion, in the annex. —_—— The peach blossom indicates submis- sion, though how it came by this meaning is not clear. PRIZE BABIES AT THE FAI Wee Native Sons and Daughters Line Up for Premiums. HOME PRODUCT EXHIBIT Yellow - Tressed Saxons and Dark-Haired Tots of Latin Blood. SPECIAL PRIZE FOR TWINS. Fifteen Winners and Several Hun- dred That Were Mixed—The Judges Escaped. Yesterday was a Native Son and Daugh- ter day at the Mechanics’ Pavilion and the principal exhibits were indeed a home production. There was not an' alien among them. They swarmed in the great building, from the yellow-tressed flossies of the Saxon breed to the dark-haired, brown-faced tots of the rich-blooded Latin race. All of those hundreds of juveniles were premium babies, too, and as they held their pretty faces up for judgment they knew they all deserved special men- tion. There were only fifteen prizes given and there should have been ten times that many, and the distracted judges in the midst of the great crowd of wee contest- ants were at their wits’ ends to makea choice. In two cases there was no trouble in picking the winners, these being twin boys—Gussie and Rudolph Kraus—two sturdy young fellows 26 months old. They were aressed in brown knickers and their small yellow heads surmounted with wide Mexican sombreros. They were so inexpressibly ‘“cute” that the lady judges gave them a special prize. The other specials were twin girls—Helen and Charlotte Crown — brown-haired and brown-eyed, and pretty enough to be crowns for any woman’s motherhood. There was another girl, an exqusite little white silken-clad creature named Hazel Jones, of 240 Third street, who in the jam of babies missed the necessary inspection. If she caught no prize, the small Third- streeter may have ti.e satisfaction of know- ing that she was as pretty as the prettiest in all that assemblage. After each expectant mother, who had no doubt as to whom a prize should be awarded, had taken her stand with her Emng competitor for inspection, R. P. oolan, Joseph Cuming and S. H. Tacy, the committee on babies, started down the line. Before they had got half way through that nursery company they had 100 names picked out. Every pretty infant and every infant who had a pretty mother was written down as a prize-winner. This was generous, but deplorable for a final choice. The result was that when they went down into Becretary Gilmour's office to deliberate, a host of babies followed them and clamored for recognition, They discussed and discussed until three more prizes were added to the original dozen. They knew they would be voted “mean things” by somebody, hence their distress. The committee finally made the follow- ing awards and escaped with their lives: Handsomest girl baby between 2and 8 years— Beruardine Bruse, a dainty little blonde, liv- ingat 1100 Golden Gate ayenue, prize s bevel- edged French dressing-mirror (rom W. P. Ful. ler & Co. ; second prize, Ethel Campbell, 1151 Folsom street, order for a life-sized Color Pphotograph by Marcean, Handsomest girl between 3 and'4 years— Gertrude Davis, 5 Verona place, silver tof'st set, by the Trophy Baking Powder C&l::plny; second prize, baby 118, a fur set, b X, Handsomes! girl between 4 -ndb’yeno—()gh aldine Flood. 515 Webster street, solid mush set, Johnson-Locke C prize, Leonora Maria Sweeny, 1119 Filber. street, Oakiand, a baby bonnet, by Alma Keith, Handsomest girl twins, Charlotte and Helen Crown, 318 Haves street, special prize, Evelyn Latham, 1706 Buchanan street. Handsomest baby boy between 2 ana 3 years, Freddy Gauze, 1400 Sutter street, sotid- silver mug, by Laumeist.r Mills; second prize, Meivile Coakly, 673 Gough reet, order for life-size photograph by Bushnell. Handsomest boy between 3 and 4 years, Herbert N. Terrell Jr., 908 Van Ness aveuue, solidsilver knife, fork and spoon, by Tubbs fi«:’r‘:l'::;;mf;;y l;a::r,nd prize, Joseph Fry byHSAnll’ Sox;'nen;ma. lerick street, gold ring, andsomest boy between 4 and 5 ye: Ar- thur Brown, 515 Eddy street. .Zufi'.!l:m iankard, by the Gundlach-Bundschu Wine Company; second prize, Guy Lester Kenues son, Sausalito, 10 pounds t nch-; candy, be Charles .8;-mob::. s o Handsomest t; Boiph Eiane Wwin boys, Augustus and Ru- Girl baby—No. 118—may have its prize by calling at the secretary’s office. During the evening the big Pavilion was crowded almost to a jam, and the best part of it, from the managers’ standpoint, it wasa pay crowd. One of the special features was the attendance of the mem: bersof the Commercial Travelers' Associ- ation. That body assembled at the Hotel 8t. Nicholas and ‘marched to the fair, at- tended by iundreds of their friends. Alter the parade around the main floor the travelers went to the gallery, where they were addressed by Wfllfnn S. Barnes and 8. T. Blake, the president of the asso- ciat.on. A large number of Stanford University vrofessors and students attended the fair and the band played several airs composed by, the students. Governor Budd has been formally in- vited to attend the exposition and he has accepted the invitation. Friday evening has been set apart as Governor's night. The Executive and | is staff will leave the Palace Hotel at 7:30 o’clock-and upon reaching the Pavilion the visitors will be met by two companies of the National Guard. Special arrangements will be made for excursion trains from Sacra- mento to this City, tickets to hold good from Friday to Sunday. The management of the fair will have prepared a banquet for the visitors, which will be held in the assembly-room over the office. Invitations to the banquet will be sent to the officers ot the Merchants’ Exchange, Board of Trade, Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association and the Chamber of Commerce. Up to last night over 10,500 péople signed the pledge to patronize home in- dustries in preference to others, and Man- ager 8. H. Tacy is greatly rejoic.d. After the fair is over he will begin the organiza- tion of home product clubs. SSTE TR ELECTRICITY FOR MOTORS. The Edison Company’s Practical llustration at the Fair. The use of electricity for motor purposes offers so many advantages over steam power that it is rapidly superseding the latter, especially in small manufacturing enterprises. The display at the fair of the Edison Light and Power Company offers a practical illustration of the advantages of the use of electric power for motor pur- voses. Itis possible for this company to fur- nish electric evergy for motors of any horsepower capacity, and whether the motor is a large or a small one the best satisfaction over the results achieved and advantages gained is expressed by those who are using electric power for drivin machinery, It is cheaper and cleaner ang possesses in addition many other claims for favor. Chief among the latter is the fact that the power is available at any hour durinfihc day or night, as the cur- rent is constantly on. The amount of electricity used is regis- tered by a meter, and by this means only the quantity actually used is paid for. The use of meters for measuring the quantity of electricity used is likewise ap- plied to are lights, and its introauction for this purpose, combined with the improved style of arc lamps, has effected a great saving in the cost of this style of electric lighting. Under the old system lamps had to be trimmed daily (that is supplied with fresh carbons), and it was only possible to run a lamp for a given number of hours. Ifa light was not required for the full length of time that it would run it made no differ- ence in the cost. With the use of the im- proved arc lamp and a meter this 1s all changed. The former will run for 150 hours. When the lightis to be usea the current is turned on and the amount of electricity used is registered by the meter, and when not in use the current is turned off and there is no cost for lighting beyond the actual time the lamp is in use. These improvements have caused a marked increase in the number of arc lamps in use in this City and the demand for them as well as thedemand for electric motors is constantly increasing. The Edisen’s Company’s plant is of sufficient capacity to keep pace with all demands made upon them for eleciric energy, and they are ever on the alert to introduce all new inventions and devices calculated to reduce to a minimum the costof electricity to their patrons. GERMAN HOSPITAL SUED A Patient Who Claims She Was As- saulted by an Insane ‘Woman. A suit against the German General Benevolent Society, the owners of the German Hospital, was yesterday filed by J. H. Reese and Zenia Reese, his wife. It is complained that on June 25 Mrs, Reese was taken to the hospital for treat- ment, and that after a surgical operation had been performed on her she was placed in & ward with an insane or delirous tient, who screamed and annoyed Mrs. eese, and finally attacked her.” As the result of this rencounter it is alleged that the plaintiff was retarded in her recovery and so damaged to the extent of $5000. ————————— Three Silent Sisters. ““There is in Tennessee a family of three sisters which presents some of the most startling peculiarities imaginable,” said a gentleman from the State in ques- rion, who is stopping at one of the New Orleans hotels. ‘‘The three sisters, all of whom are old maids, live together on a farm, their sole means of subsistence, and work early and late to earn a livelihood. Two of them work in the field, while the third doesail the cooking and other house- work. There is but one period of the year when any member of the trio has any- thing to say to any other member. All during the winter, spring and summer they 0 about their business with the seal of silence on their lips. When fall comes and the crop is harvested they break the silence, and then only to quar- rel like demons over a division of the pro- ceds. When each has succeeded in get- ting all that she thinks possible silence reigns aguin until the next harvest-time. The sister« have made a name for them- selves. They are known far and near as the deaf and dumb triplets, although this title is scarcely appropriate.”—New Or- leans Times-Democrat. —_—————— On the average twenty-seven barges, five sailing vessels and seven steamers sink every yearin the Thames, and are raised by the Conservancy. NEW TO-DAY. THE OWL DRUG CO., 1128 MARKET ST., CUT-RATE DRUGGISTS. TAKE YOUR MEDICINE! It you must take i, take the best and buy it 7" where you can et It the CHEA PEST. 8, 8. 8. 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IN SILKS, large variety of new designs, 22 inches wide. ...........$L00 a Yard BLACK BROCADED SATIN DUCHESSE, clegant assortment Targedemams: oo r to o S 0 Yard Good value for $1,75. BIACK MIRROR MOIRE, latest movelty for handsome Dress SKirts........... BLACK SATIN DUCHESSE, all p Wille:o % s e e CHANGEABLE TAFFETA SILKS eeo..$150 and $1.75 a Yard ure silk and full 24 inches Gekadeanieers$Ee0a Tand Worth $1.50. (extra quality), 100 dif- ferent combinations. .......c.oc0eeeen....70¢a Yard BLACK FIGURED GROS-GRAIN SILK (small patterns), extra heavy quality, 22 inches wide..........75 a Yard Worth $1.25. 1000 pieees COLORED SILK VELVETS, in 100 different shades....oeeeenen.. . .Price $1.50 and $2.00 a Yard Worth $2.00 and $2.50 per Yard. ) 4 1882, g, W 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121 POST STREET. GREAT RENOVAL SALE! Furnitare Bargains ! TIME speeds along. The month of Sep- tember is here. Only a short time left to close out the balance of our stock. Not a dollar’s worth will go into our new building. This will be the most attractive week of the season. THE LAST VESTIGE OF PROFITS WILL BE THROWN AWAY. COME FACE TO FACE WITH OUR BARGAINS and see the wonderful per- suasive power of our prices. Bring this adv. with you as a price list; it will aid you greatly in buying. Every article quoted below stands unpre- cedented and unrivaled in the history of bargain offerings. F%E)HIONATBLfiE MAHOGANYd PAlkl; 9 R _SUIT, ieces, covered wit 8ilk Brocate! s $i0.00 SOLID OAK BOX-SE. DINING- CHAIR, with sty.ish slat bac! BEAUTIFUL WHITE ENAMELED BED, brass trimmed....... . RICHLY CARVED SIDEBOARD, with 2 28-16 plate. - MAHOGANY COBBLER-SEAT ROCK- ER, graceful design and highl $2.7 potisbed o2 SOLID OAK BEDROOM SET of 6 L el pieces, 20-24 glass, elaborately $l7.50 ELEGANT COMBINATION BOOK- CASE AND WRITING DESK, with pattern French-plate mirror........ $12.50 DAINTY WILLOW ROCKER...... aoe ok $2.25 Handsome quarter-sawed OAK LI- BRARY T}Bu, ‘with 24x36 top... $5.00 - B ETE—PAR- hl% mogEx?ggvShtog&L&u-koou, $75 00 KITCHEN... 0 T A CASH OR EASY PAYMENTS ALL OVER THE COAST. M. FRIEDMAN & CO. 224, 228, 230 and 306, 308 STOCKTON STREET, And 237 Post Street. Telephone Grant 13. Open Evenings. ONE THOUSAND BIRDS! German Canaries, Eastern Bobolinks and Pavama Talking Parrots TUOUST ARRIVED: A. C. ROBISON, Dealer In Birds and Anima's, 337 KEARNY ST. AND 1017 MARKET COSMOPFPOLITAI. Opposite U. 8. Mint, 100 and 102 Fifth st., San CalL.—The most select family hotel ia the city. and room 81, $1 25 day, according to Meais 25-.“&::‘ ”I&' 3 m. e S e e i ok SR R T [ SPECIAL DRIVE This Week. MANUFAC- | o e TURER'S | Toast Sets, Tete-a-tete Sets, SAMPLES | =M —AT— Chocolate Sats. HALE - isms)Y Crown, S P RICE- Efi;larian ISE ALL ODD NO TWO DON'T FAIL TO SEE OUR : DISPLAY. PIECES. ALIKE. | Small Pieces " 10e Upward. TIBMETKE St THE SUCCESS o~f THE SEASON The GRILL Ladies’ or e ROOM 'PALACE HOTEL. Direct Entrance from Market St. OPEN USTIL MIDN: ar CHINA and (GREAT BARGAINS 355 FOR, DI IIN 8. R.CHUR 07 Tuuum?flnilfivvf: 1 & FRENCH, NEW WESTERN FOTFL, KIAR.\'Y AND' WARHINGTON HTS.R@. modeled and renovated. KiNu, WARD & G European plan. Kooma B 1o 81 80 por day, oy 1o 88 por Weok, 88 10 84 por moih: fres butnl baihs; OO liv gray Alnighy, S e hot and cold Water ever, OYery 1oom; elovalor kuuy