The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 10, 1896, Page 16

16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1896. JM AL READY 10 MEET FITT Says He Will Not Need Twenty Rounds to Beat Him. And Throws Bouquets at Him- self in a Letter to an Olympian. The Clever Boxers May Meet H re oa Februnary 22—There Will Be No “Long Green.” All that now remains to insure a boxing contest between the two cleverest boxers in the world to-aay is for Fitzsimmons to say ves in replyto an offer from the Olympic Club to meet Corbett in this Ciuy. C bett has accepted the proposition to meet Fitzsimmons in a contest in San Francisco. His last reply came yesterday and 1t settles the question so far as heis concerned. And now if Bob Fitzsim- mons will decide to meet him in the roped arena, votaries of the manly art of self- defense in this City will be assured of a id scientific exhibition, the like of ch has rarely ever been witnessed in the prize ring here or elsewhere. There are two plans on foot at present for the contest. One of them is to hold the exhibition at Ingleside in the rice- track inclosure under a monster tent, with accommodations for 15,000 people at least. The other is to have it in the Mechanics’ Pavilion. The date has been set definitely at February so that it will be kept more easily in mind as Washington’s birthday. These plans, however, excepting the date, re in embryo now, although a week hence will be determined, not only to the sat- action of the Olympic Club and the t. That is already a settled fact, for character of the men behind it guar- antees a square decision and an honest, sportsmanlike contest, which will surely give satistaction to all interested in it. Besides, such a decision under these aus- es shall set at rest the question who is titled to the heavy-weixht chnampicn- ship of the world. George A. Newhall, president of the Olympic Club, and such prominent members as Adolph Spreckels, Major McLaughlin, William Greer Har- rison and others are interested in the con- ce the Olympic Clubis giving the hall, who is also one of the thusiastic members of the Horse ssociation, stated last night that the club’s directors were eager to have the contest here, and had settled on a plan after the proper sportsmanlike fashion. *This 1s what we have done so far,” said he at the show. ‘“We make the offer to select a repres ative from ourselves, and for Corbett to select his man, and Fitzsimmons h representative. Then those three agents would come together and make their own arrangements. Their ness would be to determine all details | rding tbe meeting of the champions settle upon a referee. ve only talked about the propo- ion of holding the contest in Ingleside. may be held there or in the Pavilion has not been settled, how that is a mere matter of de- We want to have a scientific and onorable contest for the championship onors, and 1 believe that can be had by r plan of getting three representatives r the three interests concerned.” In a letter to a prominent member of the Oiympic Club Corbett says: You know that I have tried every means to secure a meeting with Fitzsimmons. Now, so n ght is concerned, I am certain inot pull oue off in Texas be- the authorities are determined to stop ish fight that may take piace on Texas 1spent at least $1000 going from place to place when Stuart attempted to arrange a meeting between Fitzsimmons and myself, and the Cornishman is well aware of the dif- ficulties that Stuart must contend with in ecting & place of meeting free from inter- ace; soi ference. 1 am positive he cannot succeed, and that is just the reason why I am 80 anxious that the Olympic Ciubor some club that isin a posi- tion to give & good purse and & contest that wiil not be interfered with will zet the match. Now, if Fitzsimmons is sincers and has the least 1dea of ever meeting me in & fair field, where no favors will be shown to either man, let him say 80, and I will guarantee you tnai Jim Corbett will be on time when he is called upon to n articles of agreement. Fitz will not need a finish fight to decide this question of championship. The answer will be given inside of twenty rounds or I am & very poor judge of pugilism and fighter: VELODROME RACES. Entries and Handicaps for the Events to Be Run at the New Track Next Saturday. The following are the entries-and handi- caps for the two events to be run at the Velodrome cycle track next Saturday afternoon: One-mile handicap, amatenr—Prizes: First, value £30; second, value, $20; third, value #10; first and second in each heat to qualify ior final. First heat—Tony Deimas, G. C. C., 8an Jose, S. B. Vincent, B.C. W lana, 55 land, 80 yards. W., Oakland, ramento, 30 Oakland, 30 Francisco, San Fran- San Fran- A.C., Oak- , San Fran- A. Rudgear, Langer, L C. C. nd. 75 yards; E cisco, 110 yards. professional — Prizes: ; tnird, $15; first_and econd in each heai to qualify for inal. First heat—Lloyd A. McFarland, O.C. W., San Jose KEW TO-DAY. SCRATCH SCREAM My baby broke out with a rash. He would scratch and scresm. 1t would take two to hold him, and oue to put medicine on him. We had 10 hold him sometimes an hour befors we could get him quieted down. Al said that they never saw such a face or body on any baby as on him. I hiad to tie his hands tight in a cloth, night and day, for five months. My sister had used CUTI- CURA, and T began to use it. After only one application, he lay down and &leptss he had not for a month, poor little fellow. He has not a scar on him 10w, and is s fuir and his flesh isas soft as any baby. ‘While he had this disease I had to cut the sleeves out of his elothes, and put, gauze underwear on him to keep him’cool. 1 had to keep pieces of soft cloth around his neck, it was #0 wet with moisture from the sores, and I had to change the clothe sometimes ten or twelve times aday. Mrs., A. HAYNES, Lisbon, N. D. SrEEpY CURE TREATMENT roR Banr Homors.— Warm bathe with CTicuRa S0AP, and gentle applica- icURA (ointment), the great akin cure. ghout the world. PorTer DEVG AND Cax. Coxr., Soie Props, Boston, U. 8. A N. Jones, O. C. W., San_Francisco, 20 yards; W. E. Becker, O. C. W., Minneapolis, 40 ‘yards; John Staver, L C. C., Portiand, 55 yerds; F. M. Byrne, 1.'C. C., San Francisco, 75 yards; Peter Metealf, I C, C., San Fran- cisco, 100 yards. Second heat— Francisco, scratch Los Angeles, 25 yards; Seattle, 50 yards; Horace Siater, Pheenix, 70 yards; J. E. Edwards, L Francisco, 80 yard: Third heat—O0. L. Stevens, 0.C.W., Ottumws, Iowa, scratch; Hardy Downing, C., San Jose,'20 vards; H. E. McCrea, B.C. W., Los Angeles, 50 yards; A. M. Boyden, A. C., Oak- land, 65 yards; R. E. Dow, 0. C., San Frai.cisco, 75 yards. Besides these events there will be other races from scratch, and the usual record scratch; A unnttnchedc. San F. Foster, D. G. trials. The programme is an interesting | one. Walter B. Fawcett has gone to Fresno to arrange for the meet to be held there on Saturaay, December 19. The San Francisco Road Club's first an- nual party will be held this evening at Union-square Hall, on Post street, and as a cycling social function will be a big suc- cess. J. W. Ramage of the Santa Rosa Wheel- men is in the City on ashort visit. Jobn F. Staver, an Easterr professional of some counsiderable prominence, arrived here yesterday from the East, and will ride at the Velodrome Saturday. Staver has been seen here before. He has been captain of oneof the big pacing crews which led Michael and Jobnson in their record-breaking trials, and is in splendid condition to race. The Velodrome management has done nothing yet to “Bob'’ Terrill, though bav- ing threatened to refuse hisentry because he did not ride in the shield race last Saturday. Terrill now feelsa little piqued | himself. and would nof. enter if Lheyask;e_d his | or allowed him to. Neither will brother Harry nor Champion Wells. These three crackerjacks will be very much missed in the events next Saturday, and it is generally believed the manage- ment has made a big mistake. The annual meeting of the North Cali- fornia Division, Leagne of American Wheelmen, will be held Saturday evening at the rooms of the Bay City Wheelmen. The Bay City Wheelmen will have a run to Sutro’s to-morrow night. The club’s peol tournament has narrowed down to four, Pike, Leavitt, Kellom and Menne. The deciding games will be played this week. REMEMBERED THIS CITY A. E. Sabatie Leaves $100,000 to the French Benevolent Society. Was a Pioneer Importer, and When He Returned to France Did Not Forget San Fraacisco.” He News has been received in this City that A. E. Sabatie, one of the early French importers of San Francisco, and who died about the middle of last month near Bordeaux, France, has by his will left all he possesses in California to the French Benevolent Sociely in this City, less the sum of $5000, which is to go to the French Ladies’ Relief Society. Mr. Sabatie’s holdings in California are valued at at least $100,000. The testator left California in 1878, but toward the last days of his life. remem- bered gratefully that he had laid the foun- dations of his fortune in this City. After bequests to his sister, his niece and the widow of his old partner, to whom he also gave the use during her life of his chatean, he bequeathed the residue of his estate to his native town of Lebourne, near Bordeaux. He has a grand nephew in this City. A. Comto and Mr. Green- baum, directors of the London, Paris and American Bank, are executors of the Cali- fornia property. The intelligence will be welcome to the French Benevolent Society, which is understood to be now burdened with a debt amounting to almost exactly the value of the beauest. ST. IGNATIUS WINS. Sacred Heart College Defeated at Foot- ball Yesterday Afternoon, Eight to Nothing. St. Ignatius College outplayed Sacred Heart College at football Tuesday after- aoon on the Central Park gridiron field. The score was 8 to 0. In team work, in knowledge of the game, in line-bucking tactics and in their ability to bandle the ball without costly fumbles, the men who wore one black and one yellow stocking were evidently supe- rior to, as they were heavier than, their opponents with the red and yellow striped stockings, and that is why they were victorious. The playing at times was ragged, and particularly when the Sacred Heart eleven, after gathering in St. Ignatws’ opening kickoff, tried to work the ball back to the center of the field. Quarterback Sapontes of Bacred Heart failed repeatedly, partly through his own fault and partly through the clumsiness of his halfbacks. to get the ball guickiy and cleanly into the runner's hands, and every time the pass was poor there was a bad fumble and a loss of ground. The backs did not work together sharply and accurately. Sacred Heart paid the penalty. St. Ignatius finally forced her back still further and com- pelled her to make a safety touchdown behind her own goal posts. Afer that, however, the Sacred Heart eleven pulled together somewhat and did less fumbling, though the men were pow- erless to prevent repeated gains through their tackles by quick bucks on the part of both halves and the right guard of the St. Ignatius team, who steadily worked the vall back from near center to a touch- down that resulted in an easy goal. Then did the St. Ignatius rooters in the grand stana begin their jubilant— . Are we in it? Ishould smile! In it, init All the while. In the second half St. Ignatius was not able to score again, although she kept the ball in ter opponents’ side of the field and at one time advanced to the six-yard line after a funle but advantageous try for a field goal by Tiernan from the thirty-five- yard line. After several exchanges the ball rested on the eight-yard line when time was called. Very little kicking was attempted dur- ing the game and nearly all of the half dozen punts were made by Sacred Heart. The playing, while not brilliant, was cre: itably sportsmanlike, free from inten- tional roughness and from 1njuries to the participants. Following are the players as they faced each other, showing the stripped weight of each man, and also other summaries of the game: St. Tgnatins College. Pesition. JLE- R Kinsman, 185 Mailon. 141, Sacred Hearts. ¥ McNama Fanning, 135. rreen, Sapontes, 102 Harloe, 18! A)l;gyen. 130 Kelly, 145 i, 3 3 ensy (capt. ), 147.. Hewson, 132 149 pounds Average welght...... 186 pounds score: St. Ignatius Coliege 8, Sacred Heart College 0. Poinis all made in early part of first halt as sollows: Safety by Quarterback Sapontes of Sacred Heart, counting 2 for St. lgnatins; touchdown by Right Half Tiernan of St. Ignatins. counting 4, and goal kicked by Capiain and Full- back Hennessy of St. Ignatius, counting 2. ‘lime of play—Two 25-minute halves. ¥ield and weather perfect. officials—Umplre and referee, Sheehy, Olympic guard and ex-Sania Clara College: referee and umpire, Alclsaacs, Olympic and University of California_substitute tackle; linesmen, Al Crack- man and Police Sergeant Michael Joseph Conboy. Attendance—350. ———— There are over 200,000 more unmarried women than unmarried men in this country. DIPHTHERIA 15 STILL SPREADING The Disease Becomes More Violent Every Day. Alarm: Felt in the Health De. partment Over the Situation.. Twenty « Nine Cases With Seven Deaths Re:ported During the Past Nine Days, As day after day rolls by and the num- ber of cases of diphtheria piles up, the Boara of Health becomes more ana more uneasy over the situation, and it is within the range of possibility that the scourge of the children will be declared epidemic within a few days. Such action would be exceedingly repug- nant to the members of the board, and action in that direction has been deferred in the hope that a change in the weather would stay the march of the disease, but the situation grows worse every day, and cases are being reported from localities that, hitherto, have been free from diph- theria. Five new cases, located as follows, were reported at the Health Office - yesterday: 22 - San Carlos avenue, 2605 Hyde street, 427 Church street, 921 Alabama street, Seventeenth and Clara avenue. There was also one death from the diseace reported, thatof a child living at 1438 Nebraska street. ‘What the board is principally worried aboutis the fact that, as it spreads, the disease is becoming more virulent, and that the death rate is rapidly increasing. During last month there were but 39 cases reported in the entire 30 days, with 6 deaths, while during the 9 days of Decem- ber that have elapsed there have been 29 cases reported, with a total of 7 deaths. Extraordinary precautions are being taken to prevent the spread of the dis- ease, but it seems to jump from one local- ity to another without any apparent reason. Fumigation is resorted to in every case ana the quarantine regulations are carried oult to the letter, but without apparent re- sults. The district about the public shools in the Mission, which the Board of Health attempted without success to close, con- tinuss to furnish some cases, but many others that cannot by any means be traced to these schools have appeared in various parts of the City. Dr. Soper of the Board of Education called at the Health Office to report a case ot diphtheria yesterday and stated that he had heard of a new disinfectant that would be of great benefit to the Board of Health in its efforts to stamp out the disease. He asked the Health Officer togiveit a trial. THE HUDELSON LIBEL. D. B. Woodworth Explains All About the Valentine Mine in Plumas _ County. The hearing of the libel suit agninst Benjamin F. Hudelson was continued in Judge Campbeli’s court yesterday after- noon. The courtroom was crowded. D. B. Woodworth, the complaining wit- ness, asked that his son, Tod Woodworth* be permitted to give his evidence as to the mine to show that it was not a myth and the request was granted. Tod Woodworth, who was 20 years of age last June, testified that he was an assayer. At the request of his father he made an examination of the Valentine mine in Plumas County in November, 1895, and made a report of the same. The mine is a free milling quartz and the assays showed about $6 to the ton. His father had an option on the mine, the price being $60,000. D. B, Woodworth, before his cross- examination was continued, asked per- mission to make a statement in regard to the General Gates alleged blackmail. He read an agreement which showed that Gates had a one-third interestin a mine and bad paid the money to him legit- imately. Then he enjered into a long explanation asto his career in the Cana- dian Parliament. In his cross-examination he denied that he was arrested in this City on a boat by a constable from Piumas County for “beat- ing’’ his Jandlady, and did not register on the boat as General Gates. Instead of answering questions directly he entered into a long explanation as to the offer to sell the mine to John D. Spreckels, the understanding as given to him by Owens being that 1f an expert to be sent to the mine by Mr. Spreckels re- vorted favorably the dea! would be con- | summated, the price being $55,000, Owens to get $5000 more as commission. On April 10, when he, Rey. D. M. Ross and Owens went to Mr. Spreckels' office, Owens got the papers from him at Rev. D. M. Ross’ suggestion, and disappeared with them. They waited for two or three hours but did not see Mr. Spreckels. He went back and saw Mr. Kyle, who told him Mr. Spreckels had not been in the building that afternoon. He denied that Kyle de- nounced the mining scheme as blackmail. He denied that he asked Hudelson at any time to help him to get Mr. Spreckels to fiumhl" the mine, and if he did so that . F. Marshall would make an affidavit that his previous affidavit was false. He admitted going to THE CALL business oi- fice on the night of April 14 to see Mr. Shortridge, but was unable to do so. The defendsnt Hudelson testified that he first met Woodworta in December, 1895, Rev. D. M. Ross introducing them. He did not see him again till either March 30 or 31, and he was accompanied by Ross. M, T. Brewer was present and the talk turned upon Marshall, Brewer denouncing him as a rascal for trying to make trouble between him and Hudelson. That afternoon Woodwortb and Ross saw defendant again at his office, and after some conversation about Marshall, either Ross or Woodworth mentioned a mining project, and it was the first time defendant knew that Woodworth was interested in mines. Atthis point the cese was continued till this afternoon. exo e tpa Roberts Quickly Acquitted. Patrick Roberts, charged with failing to call the name of Congressman Maguire on two tickets, while acting as an election officer in the Tenth Precinct of the Thirty-third Assem- bly District, on the 4th ot last month, was acquitted by the jury without leaving the box in Judge Wallace's court yesterday. Rob- erts offered testimony 10 show that there were marks for Congressman on the tickets wkich he was accused of misealling, but was not re- quired to go tnrough with his proot, as it developed by Attorney Guilfoyle that Le was extra clerk, aud not legally responsible for the discharge of the duty which he was per- forming. he prosecution was therefore abandoned and Roberts was at once acquitttd. ——————— Japanese Libel Case Dismissed. The indictment for libel against 8. Yamato, editor of the San Francisco Daily Japanese Times, who accused T. H. 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The Broker Attempts a New Definition of What Constitutes a Bucket-Shop. “Itis absurd to say that Thomas T. Atkinson is not conducting a bucket- shop,” said Secretary Friedlander of the Produce Exchange yesterday. ‘Nobody will say so, I guess, but himself orthe parties interested with him. There are no other members of the exchange sus- pected of being engaged in that business; the roll of membership is ciear. No Pro- duce Exchange anywhere tolerates such concerns, What isa bucket-sbop? Sim- ply a concern that trades in the fluctua- tions of contracts rather than on wheat or other commodities. They do not contem- plate the delivery of goods at any stime. It is distinctly stated in their contracts that delivery is intended, but that is only a blind in order to get around thelaw. They do not intend it. There were two other concerns who were notified at the same time as Atkinson, but they had seuse enough to accept the situation and acknowledge the corn. They told us not to suspend them and they would get out. We said 'All right,’ They disposed of their seats and that was the end of it. Atkinson, however, made a fuss and wanted to draw fine Jines between oper- ating a shop and takine orders for a shop, for he is agent for the concern. Kvery exchange in the country gets rid of these peovle as fast as they appear in the mem- bership. This boara has simply followed the general law, which is also, of course, alaw of this exchange.” % Thomas T. Atkinson, speaking further in his own defense, said yesterday that be objected to the term ‘‘bucket-shop™ be- ing applied to the business of Wheelock & Co., which firm he represents at 623 Mar- ket street. He said that the comments made in THE CALL of Sunday last were not correct, although so intended, - that bucket-shops in general and in the ab- stract are fraudulent schemes to trap the unwary and that such a game is played in two or more ways—viz.: that the confid- ing subscriber shounld be induced to de- Posit eome very considerable sum on rep- resentations of Jarge profits or that a similarly constructed victim should take stock ina *'firm"” promising still greater profits to be derived from the business thereof, with the certain resu't—total loss or bust up, and on the latter point there was and still is “‘one’’ such firm deservedly denied the privileges of the United States mail and all correspondence to or from it 1s marked *‘fraudulent’’ and returned. “Wheelock & Co., at their main and branch offices,” he said, “receive constant and bona-fide reports of actual market conditions, and so daily make press re- ports, and while under due restric- tions they allow their clients to 1 quotations; they do not receive any moneys under pledges to invest and in- creasc. Every customer must act as his opinion directs. *'Chicago is the great grain center, as New York is of stocks. By the enterprise of the Chicago Board of Trade the entire crop of the United States (wheat) is sold and resold some 100 or more times yearly. By the lack of enterprise the 5an Francisco board can and does only so trade on the crop of California some three times yearly. Wheelock and Co. and their branch offices exiend to the trading public on perfectly bonorable terms the opportunity to par- ticipate in a live market at actual current rates instead of being confined to a market which 1s virtually it not actually con- trolied by three or four persons and firms. Wheelock & Co. stand ready to receive or deliver either in Chicago or New York any grain or stocks called for by any or all of their contracts; have done so repeat- edly, but they also extend to their clients the right to close a trade when their judg- ments so dictate, “I have been a stockbroker for some twenty years, and still believe in my own integrity—when convicted of fraudulent practices I am willing to die, and that without a request ‘to bury me decently.’ ** GRANGERS' BANK WILL PAY. Good News for Depositors Comes to the | Bank Commissioners. At the request of the Bank Commis- sioners the Grangers’ Bank, which closed its business Novembe: 30; 1896, and went into liquidation, has handed in a sworn statement regarding its present condition. The depositors in this bank have al- ready been paid off at the rate of 50 cents on the dollar, and will now be pleased with the news that the bank intends on the first of the coming year to pay its in- debtedness to its depositors in full. The board of directors met a few days ago, and after due investigation decided that they would be able to take this course. The statement given the Bank Commissioners yesterday contains the following list of resources and habilities: Resources—Real estate taken for debt, $248,255 05; miscellaneous bonds and stocks, $10,564 10; loans on personal secur- ity and overdrarts, $67.50663; California Safe Deposit and Trust Company, $74485.; money on hand, $1447; notes in part secured and 1n part unsecured, those secured being secured in part upon real property and in partupon stocks and crop morteages, $297,390 80; total re- sources, §631,179 56. Liabilities—Capital paid in coin, $533,- 783 71; due depositors. $56,39585; due banks and bankers, $41,000; total liabili- ties, $631,179 56. —_— e Battered With a Pistol. John Bisano, 1409 Dupont street, was ar- ulich for an assault with & deadly weapon upon Roberto Luigi, who lives next door. Bi- sano had $20 stoien from him, and his cousin accused Luigi of taking the money. When Bisano met Luigi yesterday afternoon they had a quarrel and Bisano siruck Luigl three times over the head with the butt end of & revolver. Luigi’s wounds were dressed at the Receiving Hospital. NEW TO-DAY. Coffee is injurious to nine persohs out of ten—that’s sure. If you can get the flavor without the bad effect you’ll be pleas~ antly surprised. Suppose you try a package of Old Grist Mill Wheat Coffee? Ask your grocer about it. POTTER & WRIGHTINGTON, Boston, Mass. buy or to sell grain or stocks at latest| ) TIME Catcheés Us To-day, To-morrow and Satur- day, with a very timely list of 3-day specials, which we offer as a few suggestions in buying the best quality of household eatables at lower prices than any other San Francisco house will offer. ANHEUSER-BUSCH|TEA— Budweiser_beer, that|The best grades of the most excellent of ail *96 crop; choice early . Pints, $1.25 :::‘;:L; qu'-lrt.s, $2.00 | pickings of the young, tender shoots. If you per doz. Sold every- are a tea lover we can where else at $1.55 please you. 35 cents and $2.35. r pound, or 3 pounds ?:.- ;‘: 00. txcept on SUGAR (ORN, [ 52558 oli'en Best Eastern corn can- ned—cut from 15 cts. |50 cts. per pound. e amem—— CAVARY SEED, |MAPLE SUGAR, Pure ond delicious— Plain or mixed—6 1bs. . Regularly |1-Ib. bricks for 12%ac iy % 1osfor 25 cta.” | uowar price 20 cents. only 4 ibs for 25 cts. ARRIVAL OF HOLIDAY GOODS Such as bonbons, German honey cakes, d-licatesse herrings, Swedish anchov- ies, fancy bloater mackerel, new crop New Orleans molasses, tree ornaments and candles, etc. RATHIEN BROS. 21 Stoekton Street,}3253 Fillmore St., NEAR MARKET. Corner Lombard. Telephone Main 5522. | Telephone West 152. OPEN EVENINGS. We will send our new Catalogue free anywhere T R R S P A NS MK AT ¥ CONSTANTLY Busy because we have the stock and people get everything under one roof. We have 4 floors packea with FURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, Which we sell for CASH OR EASY TIME PAYMENTS, Hardwood Bedroom Sets. ...815 Carpets... from 45cup Linolenm B ..35¢ up 0dd 7 arlor pleces. $4 50 up $10 up 87 50 Blankets, per pair 50 up Mattings, per yurd. ..10c up LARGEST STOCK, LARGEST STORE, EASIEST TERMS, J. NOONAN, 1017-1019-1021-1023 Mission Street. Above Sixth. Telephone Jessie 41. Open Evenings. Gifts ,, Something useful— something that will give pleasure for more than a day—our store is full of just what you want at extraore dinarily low prices. Exquisite neckwear, perials; beautics and new. 25c¢ and 50c. ed suspenders, smoking jackets, initial silk 3 FOR THE BOYS. Reef T¢ Coats—hand: d ¢9) eefer Top Coats—handsome an $300 Reefer Suits, the prettiest of this seaon’s manufacture, worth $5 and Double-Breasted Jacket and Pant = Sulta, 4 50 14 years, worch 85 to g0 $9.30 the best manner and guaranteed for zood wear. In Plaids, Cheviots and Clay Wor- ADOLPH SCHOENFELD, 1316 Market Street. [ ioerorassarsan snmanya e s o FINE GARPETINGS, . RICH FURNITURE! We are now receiving new Upholstery Goods and Novelties in new’ designs at reasonable Agents for John Crossley & Son's English Carpetings. UPHOLSTERY COMPANY, 1301 TO 1307 MARKET STREET, ties, scarfs, puffs and im. Beautifully embroider- handkerehiefs, etc. dressy, for boys 3 t0 10 ; $6, for boys 3 o 0 years 1 $3.35 Both these Suits are All Wool, made in steds. Opposits Seventh St. Open Evenings. ELEGANT UPHOLSTERY, lines of Carpetings, Furniture, prices. CHAS. M. PLUM & CO,, CORNER NINTH. 8 THE VERY BEST ONE TO EXAMI your eyes and fit them to Spectacles and g’: glasses with instruments of Lis own invention, Whose superiority has not been equsied. My sug cess has been due to the merits of ¥ wark. Offlce Hours—12 to & ¥ W NOTARY PUBLIC, HARLES H. PRILLIPS, A O34 5 s ire. M ET-AT site Palace Hotel. 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