The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 12, 1896, Page 9

/ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1896 DENIED GUILT ~ TO THE LAST Marshall J. Miller Dies on the Gallows at San Quentin. Declarations of Innccence Made During His Last Hours on Earth. His:Crime the Eil ing of an Aged Man at Mary ville for His Gold. SAN QUENTIN, Carn., Dec. 11.—The quickest of the many executions in the State Prison bere was the hanging of Marshall -J.. Miller at 10:18 o’clock this morning. It was but a few sec- onds over a minute from the time Miller put his foot on the: stairs leading up to the platform until he had been shot through the trap and the doctors had hold of his wrist counting the decreasing heart pulsations. The death watch at his cell had begun eight days ago. He had been hopeful of a respite from the Governor until last Then he abandoned himself to iis fate, but bore up well. He sent fora priest yesterday, and Father Conley of San Rafael was with him much of the day. Last night he read newspapers and the Bible and talked with Guards Jones and Miller until 1 o’clock, when he knelt and prayed. Heslept three hours. At8 o’clock he ate a hearty breakiast of ham and eggs, potatoes, bread and coffee, The execution ' was set for 10 o'clock, but ‘Warden Hale extended his life tenure fif- teen minutes, so that he could spend it with' Priests Legen and Conley. Miller, very pale and trembling slightly, ascended the gallows stairs leaning on the arm of Father Legen. While the black cap was being adjusted Father Legen said for Miller that he *'is not more guilty than others who bad not to suffer the death peralty. He was not a Catholic or a fol- Jower’ of any faith before yesterday, but he'died in Catholic faith.” Then there was a click of the trap and ght. Milfer hung at the end of the rope. He | dropped five and a half feet. In fourteen minutes Official Physicians Wickman, J and Mattner pronounced him dead. ller was a widower without children or nds, and he will be buried in the prison to-morrow. pen Warden Hale read the death-war- raut to Miller he reiterated his innocence. He left with Father Conley a long state- ment, detailing his connection witn the crime, laying the blame on his partner, art Green, who is in the prison serv- a life sentence, and claiming that Green drugzed him in whisky. On Thursday morning, May 2, 1895, the ple of Marysville were apprised of cious murder of Julius Pier, an i mun of unsavory reputation with the al nolice in that he operated a *‘fence.’’ Pier had a friend in a colored street- stable hostier near by, and they had i habit of exchanging parts of ir'seli-cooked meals. On the morning f'ilje -murder, and after repeated calls at I's place, King, the hostler, jorced 1ce through a rear door and found man bound and gagged, lying in a blood in his smail bedroom. King to the police office, and scon Marsnal Maben and his officers were at the scene. ences of a severe tussel and a few r discoveries put them in possession of a-elew. Shortly atterward a shirt was fousdin an outhouse and it was recog- zed as-the property of a young electri- an. who had been zoing under the name ol George Duroy. Duroy was placed un- der surveillance and it was learned that he had confided the crime to a woman of the town and had tried to procure money enpugh to get away. He was arrested and with - little hesitation confessed, imph- cating ‘Marshall J. Miller, a barber, 45 years old, then conducting a shop on Bec- ond street. Millér was placed under arrest and be- tween the two the details of this crime and-of several projected ones, including the murder of two or three wealthy mer- chants, the robbery of a bank and the kill- ing of one or more men at Dobbins ranch and-Bullards Bar for purposes of robbery, were revealed. Each tried to shift the responsibility for the Pier murder and its actual execution op the other. How they hada gagged and.finally beaten io death the old man was related, and the people. generally be- lieve the actual killing was done by the young man. The name Duroy proved to be an alias for Stuart Greene, the renegade son of Iili- nois parents. His father came here and employing attorneys made a strong fight 1o# his life, and after months of work and weeks of trial secured a verdict giving nim life imprisonment. Miller pieaded guilty, was afterward denied a trial and 1he case against him has pended in vari- ous forms for a year and a halt, His at- tormeys enlisted much sympathy for him from people who believed that young Greene should have been hanged. ~With that support they bave tried in van to save his neck. E: Santa Cruz Hunter drrested. EANTA CRUZ, CiL. Dec. 11.—A ease ceusing considerable comment among lapd-owners and sportsmen is that of the vs. Krilanovich, now on trial here. Pec NEW TO-DAY. It Makes Us Smile To see our competitors try to compete with us. On Prescriptions our pfices are 50 per cent less, as we pay no percentazes to physicians, anq on other goods—well, note a few prices : -quart. . . Hot Water Bot:le, 2 Fountain Syringes, 2-quart.. Pinkbara’'s Compound. Lola Montez Cream.. 5 Sachet Powaer, per ounce. ... .25¢ Malvina Cream and Lotion. .. .35¢ Scott’s Emulsion Cod Liver Oil .65¢ Ayer's Hair Vigor.... Electric Belts (a large S 4 Trusses (a perfect fit gunaranteed) Elastic Stockings Galvanic or Faradic Batteries. You will never take any more Pills if you give TODD'S HEAL}I‘H_ TABLETS @ trial; tuey CURE CONSTIPATION. Price 25 cents. An enormous stock of Colognes, Ex- tracts, etc., for the holidays at way-down prices. NO-PERCENTAGE PHARMACY 9828 Mariket Street, South Side, bet. Fifth and sixih | ’l:he defendant was caught hunting on Cowell's rancho Refugio, near the city reservoir, and it is allezed he was tre, passing and shooting quail in direct vi lation of signs posted on the property. The defence 1s that there was no inciosure of the property, and it was, therefore, open to the public. It is further ciaimed that a violent assault was made by Cowell and his agents when the arrest was made. Large numbers of auail are for sale here, isuppoaodly trapped 1n violation of the aw. SEsing: ait STOCKTON'S SEXNSATION, One Woman Horsewhips Another on a Street of the City. STOCKTON, Car., Dec. 11.—There was a lively horsewhipping affzirout on Grant street Wednesday night. Mrs. L. J. Hay- da plied the lash over the shouiders of Mrs. Dr. Knight. The latter was deserted by her husband about a year ago, and since then has been living at the home of the Haydas. The wielder of the horse- whip believed that Mrs. Knight was en- deavoring to win the affections of her hus- band, to replace those of the recreant doc- tor, and decided to end matters witha buegy-whip. i Mrs, Kuight has been prominently con- nected with church circles here, and the affair has createa considerable comment, inorgal CARSON'S HONORED DEAD. Attorney-General Eeatty’s Body to Be Buricd in San Francisco, CARSON, Ngv., Dec. 11.—The body of Attorney-General Beatty is now in charge of the Knightsof Pythias, be having been a past grand chancellor of the order in Nevada. It will be brought to the Capitol building at 11 o’clock to-morrow and liein state until 6 o’clock, when the body will be escorted to the depot by the Knighisof Pytnias and.Stae officers. Sypreme Judge Bonnifield, Secretary of State Howell and Warden Henderson will accompany the remains to San Francisco, where thev will be interred under the auspices of the Pythians. ——— Santa Barbara’s Guest. SANTA BARBARA, CaL, Dec. 11.— The Very Rev. Kilian Schlosser, the newly appointed commissary of the Franciscan Order of the Pacific Coast, arrived at the Santa Barbara Mission to-day. Father Kilian succeeds the late Father Clemen- tine Deymann, who died at Phoenix, Ariz., on Dec. 4. Father Kilian’s appointment as commissary, as the head of the order is called, is only temporary, but will be made permanent as scon as the temporary term for which he was appointed expires. His residence wiil_be Fruitvale, Alameda County, but he.will visit all the missions | of the coast, spending a week at each, e Tulare Election Contest Decided. VISALIA, Can, Dec. 11.—Superior Judge G to-day rendered his decision in the case of W. Smitn vs, J. W. Thomas. Smith brought suit contesting the election of Thomas as Supervisor, Thomas leading him by four votes. Tne case wiil probably be appealed. Thomas has filed his bond as Supervisor and says he will take his seat the first in January. 5 - Weatern Jacoma Flooded. TACOMA, Was., Dec. 11.—Heavy rains | of the lastfew uays have tlooded nearly the entire west part of this city, and many families bave been compelied to move tn the upper floors of houses. Streets are impassable to pedestrians. It is feared much sickness will ensue in the spring, induced by germs from stagnant water. | The rainfall here this month has be:-n over 8 inches, 1.65 of which fell yesterday. | — Santa Cruz's School Fund. SANTA CRUZ, CaL., Dec. 11.—The ap- portionment of the Santa Cruz County public school fund has been completed by Superintendent J. W. Linscott. .The amount is $19,000 and is apportioned among fifty-nine districts that employ a total of 129 teachers. TFifty-eight of these teachers are employed in districts outside of Watsonville and Santa Cruz. EERE S Inquest at Point Arenna. POINT ARENA, Can, Dec. 11.—The Coroner to-day held an inquest on the body of the fifth victim of the steamship San Benito wreck. The body was badly disfigured, but from the heavy shoes with burnt soles on the feet the wearer was evi- dently a coal-passer or fireman, believed to be Fireman Brown. et S Lompoe Forger Plead: Guilty. SANTA BARBARA, Car, Dec. il.—J. Pearse, who was brought from Lonipoc about a month ago on a charge of forgery, and whose trial was set for the 15th of this month, concluded to-day to hasten mat- ters by pleading guilty to the charge and waiving time for sentence. Judge Cope sentenced him to one year in San Quentin. 5 Pt B oA San Diego Shipping News, SAN DIEGO, CaL., Dec. 11.—The British gunboat Satellite arrived to-day from Esquimalt on its way to England. The British ship Sierra Ventane, 1752 tons, ar- rived to-day 118 days from Caraiff. A notable fact in connection with the voyage was that from Cardiff to San Diego none of the saiis below the topgatiant sails were reefed. e oguttay Bishop Montgomery at Fresno, FREENO, CAL., Dec. 11.—Bishop George Montgomery of the diocese of Los Angeles and Monterey delivered an address at the Barton Operahouse this evening to a large andience. His subject was “The Spirit of the Constitution,’”and he handled it in an able manner. Captur-d at Spokane. SPOKANE, Wasu.,, Dec. 1L.—A man giving the name of James Turuner, sup- posed to be Hawks, who murdered a man at Flagstaff, Arizona, several years ago, was arrested here last nizht. Bheriff Cam- eron of Fiagstaff has been informed of the arrest. . boe gt bilds Watsonville Company Incorporated. SANTA CRUZ, CAL., Dec, 11.—The Wat- sonville Water and Light Company, or- ganized at San Francisco to do business at Watsonville, has filed articles of incor- poration with the Santa Cruz County Re- corder. The capital stock is $500,000. L gl Tt s No Disaster at Ugilby. 8AN DIEGO, CaAL., Dec. 11.—The report | of the caye-in and death of several people in the Queen mine at Ogilby yesterday proves to be without foundation. The mine is working as usual. 7 Twin Polar BearsjBorn. BRIDGEPORT, Coxsx., Dec. 11.—The first polar bears ever born in the United States made tbeir appearance yesterday in the winter quarters of the Barnum and Bailey circus. They are twins, Be- sides beiny the first white bears ever born here, it is believed they are the fitst ever born in captivity. The cubs are about the size of shepherd dogs, weighing about 47 pounds each. Polar bears are worth $1000 each. e e of the Defendants Dead. LONDON, Exc., Dec. 11. — Frederick K, one of the defendants 1n the action .1 Barl Russeil against Lady Scott, died 10-aay. THERE fs an object lesson in a bottle of ale of the type of “Evans” that is worth studying. It shows the highest mark reached in the science of brewing and bottling. bherwood & Sherwood, Pacific Coast agents. . ———————— Yelland Honored. The Board of Reeen:s have appointed R. D. Yelland, the weli-known artist, as assistant to Professor Ardley in the department of decora- tive and industrial art of the University of Califoruia, | i i i After | by thirty pounds. summing up the testimony Judge Gray | decided the Supervisorial election a tie, | JOHNSON BESTED BY VAN BUSKIRK The Olympic Heavy-weight Wins in the Fourth Round, Superior Weight Tells Against the Sacramento Club’s Boxer. Puts Up a Game Fight, but Soon Succumbs fo His Opponent’s Rushes. SACRAMENTO Can, Dec. 11.—The heavy-weight champion of the Olympics, Theodore Van Buskirk, added another notch to the handle of his scalping-knife after his battle with William Johnson, the pet of the Sacramento Athletic Club, to-night. Van Buskirk won in the fourth round. The fight was witnessed by over 2000 people and considerable money changed hands on the result. Imme- diately preceding the mill odds were on the Marysville lad. Van Buskirk wes the first to put in an appearance and vauited lightly over the ropesinto the ring. He was followed by his trainer, Charles Hennessey, and his seconds, Tom Johnson of Marysville and Jobn Norton of Sacramento. When Johnson entered the hall rocked with the storm of applause which greeted him. He was followet by his trainer, Henry i Peppers, und his seconds, J. C. Stelzner and Ed Jehnson. The men were calied to the center of the ring by Referee Thomas Dwyer, who explained such blows as would be considered foul, and assured them that if his instructions were fol- lowed a perfectly fair and unbiased de- cision would be given. Dwyer played no favorites, and in the fourth round. when Johnson failed to regain his f-et after being floored by a left hand swing back of the ear, he declared Van Buskirk the winner. When the men appeared in the ring it was evident that Johnson was outweighed In the first two rounds his superior science was evident. He was quick to take advantage of an opening and his blows reached their mark. It was not until the latter part of the third round that Van displayed his rushing gualities. His superior weight began to tell, and Johnson was repeatedly forced from his feet by the rushes of his opponent. Round 1—Johnson landed a left on the jaw and repeated it a moment later, receiving a stiff punch on the wind in return. Johnson again caught Van with a_right on the jaw. Vun ducked a deft swing. Van led wildly with the right and they citnched. Johnson landed left ou the neck and foilowed it with a right over the heart. Van again swung wildly and & clinch followed his iailure 10 land. Round 2—Van landed a right over the heart and th linched. Van iound Johnson’s jaw and rapid in-fighting followed. Johnson's left found Van’s neck. Van countered on the bedy and they clinched. Van led with his right and missed, and was countered heavily on the jaw. His next lead was countered on the ribs. Johnson landed a left smash on the face as the going sounded. Round 3—Van reached Johnson’s wind with his left. Johuson landed a right over the heart. Van rushed .him and carried him off his feet. Johnson landed & heavy uppercut on Van’s ribs. Van’s left caught Johason on the heart. Johnson countered on Van’s face. Van rushed and floored Johnson with a right swing. When he regained his feet Van rushed him against the ropes. They clinched and Johnson fell, Johnson came back gamely and tapped Van’s face his feet. Johnson came up groggy. Round 4—The round opened with a clinch. On the break Van rushed Johnson and floored him. Johnson came up very groggy and was at Van’s mercy. The Olympic lad landed a heavy right swing under the ear, knocking Johnson don gad out. The opening event between W. L. Henly and J. C. Conway, in the 125-pound class, was_one of the cleverest exhibitions of boxing witnessed in the clubrooms for years. onors were easy at the close. The secofd preliminary bout, between Edear Johnson and William McGraw, was clearly in favor of Johnson, although Mec- Graw, who has been the club’s champion in that class for the past two years, mad= it exceedingly interesting for his oppo- nent at times. The third bout was a neat exhibition between L. A. Payne and Wil- liam Donobue, poth of the local club. The men were entered in the 148-pound class and honors broke eve: FOR A MODEKATE MEASURE, All Interests to Be Considered in the New Tarff Bill. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 11. — A moderate measure is the characterization which leading Republicans of the House give to the new tariff bill which it is pro- posed to frame this winter in anticipation of an extra session of Congress. Itisex- plained that what is desired is a bill which will provide a sufficient revenue to cover the deficit now existing, furnishing proper protection to home industries, and also that conditions have changea since what 1s known as the McKinley bill became a law, and tlrat rates of duty that were justi- fied then are unnecessary at present. The sugar schedule promises to cause more embarrassment than any other in the bill. The agriculture schedule will probably fixed at the former rate of duty, while t| woolen schedule, it is said, will receive a sufficient protection to satisfy the manu- facturers, The cotton and steel and iron schedules are now likely to be changed. The bill, it is saia, will contain a pro- vision that goods in bond will, when taken out, pay the rate of duty in forre and not the lower rate at which they were originally brought to this country. An arrangement will be made whereby dates wi'l be assigned to certain interests to be heard, o that there may be some systematic method of giving the hearings without embarrassment. The date upon which the hearings will begin will be made public when the full committee meets. RIS Ohanges Among Naval Officers. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 1L.—The President has approved the findings of the exam:pning board, which has found Com- mander Charles D. Sigsbee, the naval hy- dographer, qualified for promotion to the rank of captain. % Lieutenant-Commander E. T. Taussig is transferred from the hydographic office to the coast survey in Lieutenant-Com- marder Colby’s place, as Lieutenant R. G. Davenport succeeds to tue vacancy in the hydrographic offive.. Commander Willard H. Bronson is ap- pointed member of the board of inspection and survey at Washington. Gk i The Year’s Naval Progress. WASHINGTON, D. C.,, Dec. 11.—The fifteenth annual report of the Office of Nava! Intelligence, entitled “The Year's Navai Progress,” which was issued to the navy to-day, is the most notable of the series. Foreign naval maneunvers for 1895, with plans and illustrations, are treated by experts, and there are 1llustrated chap- ters on ships and torpedo-boats, ordnance Vau again rushed him off | and armor, c‘mull arms, voice tubes, cellu- lose and boilers by leading naval writers. i d B Painting Portraits of Public Men. WASHINGTON, D. C, Di 11— Charles Ayer Whipple of New York, who painted a portrait of Secretary Herbert for the Navy Department, has finished a picture of General Fitzhugh Lee. The portrait of the Generalis thres-quarters length. He is s:tanding beside a table with his finger on the map of Cuba. Mr. Whipple has begun work on a portrait of Postmaster-General Wilson for the Post- office Department. The picture of Mr. ‘Wilson represents him sitting at his desk. e Venezuela Negotiations. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 11. —Neither Secretary Olney nor the Biitich Embassa- dor anticipates any serious embarrass- ment in the negotiations in regard to Venezuela arising from the delay in Minister Andrade’s return to the United States and the somewhat venomous at- tack made upon the proposed treaty by Senor Tomas Michelena, the discarded Venezuelan Minister to Londaon. —_—— Mearasua Canal Bill. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 11.—Rep- resentative Doolittle of Washington to-day circulated a petition among the members of the House asking the Committee on Rules to set as:de time for the considera- tion of the Nicaragua canal bill. A great majority of the members signed the pe- tition. AEIELOL L Bank of Commerce Fails, WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 11.—The Comptroller of the Currency is informed by telegraph of the failure of the National Bank of Commerce of Duluth, Minn, He has sent Examiner Brush to take charge. ——— To Resume Business. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 11.—Comp- troller Eckels to-day decided to allow the American National Bank of Denver, Colo., which failed about seven months ago, to resume business. KILLED A DESPERATE NEGRO., An Indianapolis Woman Used a Re- volver With Deadly Effect. INDIANAPOLIS, INp, Dec. 11.—Mrs. Grace Dolan, a comely white woman, about 24 years oid, shot and killed Henry Jackson. a voung negro porter employed at the New York store, at 6:30 o’clock last evening at her home on Liberty street. Her husband was away from home and Emma Ott, a_young Iriend, was staying with her. The negro, whom thev had never seen before, tried to climb into the window, tut Mrs. Dolan fought him off with a curtain pole. He returned, but by this time she haa got a revolver and frightened him off with a threat to shoot. When they thought he had gone the women ran out to give the alarm, but they found bim rushicg back toward the house with a brick, which he threw at them. He forced his way into the house and Mrs. Delan again showed the revolver and fired three times, all the shots takinz effect and killing him in- stantly., She was placed under arrest, but will probably be released. EHRIIAS i Troudble at a Bani. DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 11. — The Harlan State Bank was taken possession of by the State Auditor to-day and a re- ceiver will be asked for at once. Bank Examiner Bennett took possession this morning. The bank has §50,000 capital and about $75,000 deposits. D. M. Wyland is its president. The bank has always been strong until a few months ago, when J. M. Kingery sold his interest to Wyland, and took out of the vaults $25,000 cash, Wyland’s paper being substituted for it. The paper was doubtful and tke bank has been in bad shape since. The Attorney- General wiil close up the business at once, The depositors will be paid in full or nearly so, from present indications, but the stock will realize littl st L Killea His Father and Himaself. MISSOURI VALLEY, Ngsr., Dec. 11.— Ben Freeman shot and mortally wounded his father, Dr. ¥reeman, of this city. Then turning the weapon on himself, young Freeman sent a bullet crashing throneh his own brain, dying instantly. Dr. Freeman is an old resident of this city and well known throughout the county. Young Freeman cnly arrived home from California last week. The cause of the murder and suicide is not positively known, but domestic troubles are hinted at. ———— Violent Death of @ Mine Manager. CHICAGO, Iri., Dec. 11.—Intelligence of the violent death of Robert G. Clarke was received yesterday by his widow here. Mr. Clarke, who was manager of the Gold Cup mine at Tin Cup, Gunnison County, Colo., fell down the incline at the mine and was killed. Robert G. Clarke was well known in this city. He was the son of Henry B. Clarke, a Chicago pioneer. He was an expert mining engineer. His remains will be brought here for inter- ment, ————— Sold Under a Court Decree, NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 11.—A Times special from Birmingham, Ala., says: The extensive miiling property, lands and railway of the Seaboard Manufacturing Company of New York, in Washington and Mobile counties, representing an in- vestment of $500,000, have been sold under decree of the United States Court. They were bid in by the trustees and receivers of the Lombard Investment Company of New York for $150,000. Jumped From a Train to Death. COLUMBIA, Mo.,, Dec. 1L.—An un- known man jumped from a Missouri, Kansas and Texas passenger train going forty miles an hour to-day and was in- stantly killed. He had $3000 in his pos- session, but nothing to lead to his identity except a tickat from Denison, Texas, to 8t. Louis. FAVORS A DUTY UN WHEAT, My, Lowther Begins to Realize the Falue of Protection. LONDON, Exc.,, Dec. 11.—Right. Hon. James Lowther, M. P., presided over a sparsely attended conference of protec- tionists in St. James Hall. Among those vresent were Commoners Howarth, Dis- raeli, Seton-Karr and Sandys. Mr. Lowth r addressed the conference, and in the course of his remarks laid great stress upon the statements that Mr. Wilford Laurier, Prime Mimster of the Dominion of Canada, had promisea not to interfere with the protective policy of Canada. The last general election there, he said, was a definite settlement of the Canadian volicy in the direction of pro- tection. Mr. Lowther said he was strongly op- yored to the ruin of England by Man- iloba wheat as by Minnesota wheat, and declared that it was no longer true that the masses in England were opposed 1o any imposition of duties. Mr. Lowther explained that between 2,500,000 and 3,000,000 acres of land bad been elbowed out of cereal production in England for £130,000,000 worth of imports, the most of which could be produced. He was ‘in favor of aduty of 5 per centon wheat, which, he said, would yield a rev- enue of £12,500,000, yet only raising the price of bread for a full-grown man 359144 a year. Gt Death of Alfred Noble, LONDON, Exa., Dec. 1..—A dispatch to anews agency here announces the death at San Remo, ltaly, of Alfred Noble, a Swedish engineer and chemist. He was the first to recognize the value of mitro- glycerine and was the inventor of a num- ber ot explosives. Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. DARKNESS FLYING BEFORE ARC LIGHTS Era of General Improve- ments Along the Line. Business Men and Residents With One Impetus Join the Movement. Powell Street to Eclipse All Others by the Novelty of Its Attraction. Powell-street Improvement Clubintends to go one better in the line of transform- ing night into day by a display of electric arc lights, not only on the leading street for which the club has been formed, but on the cross streets leading into it. At a meeting of the business people and residents on Powell street, between Market and Geary, yesterday afternoon at the Columbia Theater, a permanent organiza- tion was effected by electing the following officers: 8. H. Friedlanderof the Columbia Theater, chairman; M. A. Steen, treasurer; F. H. Hilvert, secretary; D, Cohan, H. B. Adler and ¥. H. Hilbert, executive com- mittee. 1t is the intention of those officers to introduce severzl novel features of attrac- tion in the illumination not only of Powell street, but also of Geary, Ellis and Eddy, over which there will be hung 100 arc lamps, the rays from which will turn night into day ir this portion of the City. “We have the people now,” said Mr. Friedlander, “and we are going to keep them right with us. We will make this portion of San Francisco so attractive that g::pl_g will be loth to leave it for their s. The Merchants’ Association gave orders yesterday for the installation of a large number of electric_arc lights in various parts of the City. Fifteen arc lights have been ordered in the center of Kearny street, between California street and Mon¢- gomery avenue; seven arc lights on Stock- ton street, between Pacific and Green; eleven arc lights in the middle of Fillmore street, between Sutter and Clay; six arc lights on Taylor street, from Golden Gate | avenue to Eddy street. The n»ropert[\;-owners and tenants along these thoroughfares have shown particular interest in this improvement, and the Merchants’ Association has undertaken a contract for the illumination of these blocks. As soon as sufficient subscriptions are raised to warrant the association in making a contract the lights are ordered installed. These make a total of seventy-five arc lights that have been ordered by the Mer- chants’ Association to be placed in vari- ous parts of the City. This Saturday night the lights upon the following streets wiil be in operation: Kearny street, from Sutter to California; Sixth street, below | Folsom; Sutter street, from Montgomery 10 Grant avenue, and Bush street, from Kearnv to Grant avenue, Next Saturday night the following blocks will pe illuminated: Kearny sireet, from California to Pacific; Montgomery avenue, from Kearny io Stockton; Stockton, from Pacific to Green, and probably Fillmore, from- Sutter to Clay. RECX A DISCUSSEDTHE SOUTHSIDE Dr. T. A. Rottanzl Hands In His Reslgnation as President of the Club. Dr. T. A. Rottanzi handed in bis resig- nation as president of the South Side Im- provement Club at a meeting of the con- solidated executive committees of the Folsom-street and South Side clubs, held in his offices, 301 Third street, last even- ing. He stated that he would remain an active member of the organization, but, inasmuch as he had been elected Super- visor from the Seventh Ward, it would be NEW TO-DAY! Open this evening until ‘10. -And open every eve- ning from now on. Hall chairs--a multi- tude of them, and all different. You’d won- der who had the pa- tience to create some of the styles. A twist here, a turn there, this one with a broad, stiff back, that one with no back at all—and so they go. Hall chairs are uncomfort- able at best. The comfort is all in giving them—at Christmas. Everything else as crisp and new and dainty as hall chairs— and you're welcome, buy or no buy. -California Furniture Company Ci s R impossible to attend to the labors devolv- ing from both offices. A report was received from the Street Committee of the Boa. f Supervisors stating that bids for the paving of Folsom street, between Third and Sixth, would be advertised for on Monday next. As the ciub expected the street to be paved to Steuart street it was somewhat disap- pointed. A committee composed of Cap- tain Jobn Rafferty, William Hughes, William J. Harrington, Henry P. Gian- nini and Leon Samuels was appointed, owing to this fact, and it will cail on the Street Committee and endeavor to have the proposition reconsidered and if possi- ble the street paved from Sixth street to the bay. The matter of lighting Fol-om street from Nineteenth to the water front was next considered by the club. After con- siderable discussion it was decided to ap- point a committee to piace the club’s viewson the matter before the Supervi- sors. A. B. Maguire, George Raablo, F. W. McEwen, R. R. Russ and J.W. Strauss were appointed by the president to act as a committee, and they will go to work on the proy.osition without delay. A committee tocallon the Market-street Railway Company and apply for a trans- fer system from the Folsom-street line to the Third-street cars was next appointed. “The Yorke Libol. The case of Rev. Peter C. Yorxke, arrested on a charge of criminal libel at the instance of George Thistleton, has been postponed Lill December 16, when it will come up in Judge Campbell’s court. W.W. Foote has been re- tained as counsel and James F.Smith gs as- sociate counsel. e Not Mexicans. Alfred Isson, whose sister married George Stierlen, convicted for sending obscene and vulgar letters through the mail, denied yes- terday that he is a Mexican and says that both he and his sister are natives of California. Preliminary Announcement WHEN OTHERS FAIL CONSULT DOCTOR SWEANY, A physician whose reputation is established by ten years of successful practice at 737 Mar- ket street, San Francisco. caused NERVOUS DEBILITY, @i hidden vices or excasses, is the curse of hu- manity, the unpardonable sin. It blights all the pleasures of youth. It deadens the spirits and weakens the brain. Its train of ills and evils tears down the strongest constitution and completely wrecks the mental and physi- cal man. Thousands of young and middle- aged men tbrough this scourge of humanity have found homes in insane asylums or filled suicide’s graves. It has broken up more homes, caused more desertions and separ- ations than all other evils combined. If you are u sufferer from this monster of all diseases you should consult Doctor Sweany. He can positively and permanently restore your wasted and weakened powers, your health and your strength. A wEAK BAcK Brings an _umlmely death. It is an un- mistakable sign of diseased kidneys. Does your back ache? Do you have sedimentor brick dust deposit in the urine? Do you urinate fre- quently? Have you weakness of the sexmal organs, partial or total impotency? It you have any of these symptoms you have dis- eased kidneys. To neglect these troubles means to you diabetes or Bright's disease and a premature grave. Dr. Sweany invariably cures these diseases. VARICOBELE, & @iicuties txeniea ‘Wwith unfailing success. Christmas San Francisco News Letter. O publication in California is more 'y sought after during the holidays than the Christmas News Letter. Filled from cover to cover with beauti- ful and artistic illustrations, poems, stories and special articles it is a welcome guest in every home on the Pacific Coast and a delightful souvenir to send to friends abroad, as it will be an essentially Cali- tornia production. PARTIAL CONTENTS: Illystrations. There will be twenty full-page en- gravings representing the most at- tractive and picturesque portions of gnn Francisco, its environs and the tate. Stories. Ten clever stories by the most popular litterateurs on the Coast, including MrLLARD, EUTHERLAND, FErcusoy, W AGSTAFF, Morgow, Lr. FLETCHER, KATHRYN JARBOE Poems Appropriate for the season; gems well worth preserving, writien by Ixa CooLBRITH, EDWARD ULARKE, Erva M. SexTox, Dax'L 0'CoxNELL, Louis A. ROBERTSON, Howagp V. SUTHERLAND And others; all handsomely illus- And others. trated. | Special Atticles. By prominent men in the commercial and financial world. BESIDES ALL THE REGULAR DEPARTMENTS | AND FEATURES OF THE NEWS LETTER. Premium Covers. The number will be inclosed in artis- tic; premium, illuminated covers, and the whole 1ssue printed on heayy coated paper, made specially for this issue. To insure a large sale the price of Christmas issue will be only 15c. PER COPY. Seven Copies lMailed in United States or Canada for $1. Ready December 21. ADVERTISING RATES: 1 Page... R; $100 50 30 F. MARRIOTT, Publisher, 514 Kearny Street, San Francisco. DON'T MISS TO-DAY’S ISSUE. THE SUCCESS of THE SEASON The GRILL | Ladies’ ROOM Direct Entrance from Market St. OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHE. COSMOFOLIITAIN. PALACE HOTELé Francl: U. 8. Mint, 100 and 102 Fifth st.. San Cal.—The most sel v hotel ia and mflm;:,“l.liflsud $1 50 :x'lh.d'w. Free coach to and from the Lol 200k for the coach Dame WA FAHKY, ¥ lect famil 1 the city. 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