The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 3, 1897, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 1897. . i : . 5 THE EMFORIUM. 1 THE FMPORIUM. I THE EMPORIUM. . | THE EMPORIUM. THE PyeommoM. | BECOMES GINT | et ) THAOUGH Dsest | Porfland Boy's Affliction % THE EMPORIUM. | - The Emporium. § NoneCan Sell Lower. NoneWill | We are the acknowledged leaders in the Retail Mer-- chandising Business west of Chicago—leaders not only in vastness of stock but in first showings of styles, in. lowness of prices. To maintain this position goods made for this season’s selling cannot be carried over until next season, and to dispose at once of all Winter goods we commence a sale affecting at least half a million dollars™ worth of merchandise. Our time to lose has come. - Puzzles Medical v Experts. Bt Gaining in Weight at the Rate \ of About Ten Pounds a Q’ Month. Is byt Thirteen Years O0:d and Weighs Two Hundred and Fifty Pounds. Sn PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 2.—The atten- | tlom of the medical world will probabiy | soon be directed toward Portland, at- tracted by th case of Harry Whitley, a 13-year-old boy, who is suffering from a " Great January Sale FineMuslinUnderwear peculiar malady. His affliction isa pre- ion on the part of his head, trunk w, and so rapidly that months he has developed | of gigantic proportions. His | strangest cases on record. v family came from Ogden o months ago. They had con- he b y without avail. Harry’s feet, which are al- | ways clad in woolen socks, are too large | for any shoe that is made. His hands, | too, would ‘do credit to a brawny-fisted giait. His head and chest are won- derfully developed, and he must weigh at | Jeast 250 pounds. Mr. and Mrs. Whitley have other children, but they are not similarly afflicted. ase which has seized young ronotnced by medical men to be acromegaly. The physician who 1s at- tending Harry says that it is a nervous disepse and in. some way connected with a lack of'oxygen in the system. For the past six‘'months the lad has been gaining flésh at the rate of ten poundsa month. Thé_physician 1n attendance says that tné.increase in avoirdupois will be much greater ‘urtil some successiul method of checking the malady is devised. ARRAIGHED AT JAMESTOWN. ns in Chicago, but [+ dJoki” Voirson Held for the Murder of Herman' Ericson at Rawhide in December. CiL., Jan. 2.—The prelimin- ofJoun V der of H near Ra the m i in the discharge of Girard and ding of Voirson to answer befor e se. Otto Koski was the e murder was entirely un- | | i d and said that t o do with his using . Girard, ts preced- | n to take a y be given an opr e his guilt. Both requests d by Frank Streei, at- and the court ecessary orders, as requested, ng Girard and holding Voirson without bail. e SHOT BY A.SANT 1 4NA OFFICER. Zrrested Tramyp Atiempts to Escape and is Fired Upon. SANTA ANA, CaL, Jan. 2.—*Blackie a tramp well known to most Pacific police’ officers, was shot here late so badly wounded that he anta Ana for some time. Heé. was ed ty-.John R. McMurdo, watchman for Newport Wharf and Lum- ber .Cy 3 ‘With a number of other eavoriny to get under a atchman waruea and finally took le, wp SLru urdo with a knite, mg the skin of McMurdo's throat. n he started to run 3 dea him to halt, and he officer com- ¢ing tramp, two o passed through struck the fugi- kie'’ was conveved . The 2 —————— BANTA ROSA LITIGATION, North Pacifio Railroad Shareholders Get Into the Courts. NTA ROSA, CaL, Jan. 2.—Sidney h commenced an action in the Su- r Court hers to-day for $15,000 and . The transaction out of wbich the grew was the purchase of 5000 es of the San Francisco and North road from the Donahue estate. o the- complaint, the plaintiff | foster agreed to purchase the s the executors could r. Markham gave a r upwards of $100,000, Smithand Foster would ,and at the same e a third of their eged, he has re- and Foster were res each. Ac- Markham to pay less tne divi- LEAVES - A MEXICAN DUNGEON. " American Accused of Murder Proves B That He Is Innocent, SAN DIEGO, Car., Jan. 2.—Carlos A. Miller, the svealthy American recently ar- " rested and.-thrown into a Mexican dup- goon on a er charge, has been re- leased on his own recognizance, on orders from ihe-General Government. . Milter'was charged by the authori- of Ometepec, State of Guerrern, with of Lieutenant Eduardo Zepeda 5. The zccused s given the proof of his innocence and ed in turning the tables upon | ccusers to such an extent that a nigia | gation is now going on under th- | f authorities, unearthing what promises 10 be the 8 of Guerrero to have Miiler done | | h and his property divided, be- gantic frauds against the Govern- n.n-n! in revenue es. The earnings of British railways exceed | | f [ | 1 and Jules | an Ericson | $ hide, on the | ook plaee before Justice | 1t Jamestown this afiernoon. It | ior Court for the crime of | stipulation the testimony takenir | § son was accepted by both | v tending | nd stated | B wholesale conspiracy in | Men’s Furnishings. Clearance Sale Prices Here's where the biggest Men’s Fur- nishing Business in town .is done at regular Emporium prices. What wili it be at prices like these ? 250 dozen ““Tecks” and ‘‘Four-in- Hands”—light and dark colorings— , good pattern; 25¢ would be ap for these, but EAR- i5 ANCE SALE PRICE is....... 19C 500 dozen Men’s Fine Neckwear— all the newest colorings and latest shapes in Tecks, Flowing End n-hands, Bows and ar soc value. CLEARING SALE PRICE is 23€ 250 dozen Men s Colored Bordered HANDKERCHIEFS—fast_colors— regular 2 for 25c value—BUT 5 CLEARANCE SALE PRICE is 9C 150 dozen Men’s Fine SUSPEND- ERS—plain or colors—the 25¢ kind elsewhere—but =MPORIUM CLEARANCE SALE PRICE gy will be, per pair. IC 250 dozen Men’s Fine All-Wool HOSE — natural color —exclusive haberdashers’ ask 2oc a pair for these—but CLEARANCE IO SALE PRICE will be C 100_dozen Men’s Fine Percale SHIRTS—two collars and one pair of cuffs with eacCRShi(r:ti_EOg)ers ask $r.oo—but OU AR- ANCE SALE PRICE is...... 49€C Royal Derby Ribbed SHIRTS and . DRAWERS—heavy weight—regu- g:r[7gc P\in‘(A:eE—but CLEARANCE 55 8736 ment, will be... Men’s Natural Color Merino SHIRTS and DRAWERS—heavy weight—would be .an exceptional ANCE SATE PRICE: per gy I AL s Per garment, iS....... : 29c FURS at Clearance Sale Prices. Our garments are, all made in OUR own factories by expert Furriers and are guaranteed. 75 Black FUR CAPES, silk- liged, ulcnitgs ll{)n ,évgre formerly $8.50. ARAN SALE PRICE $4.50 200 Black FUR CAPES, silk- lined, 27 inches long, were formerly $10.00. CLEARANCE §ALE PRICE . $4.95 so BALTIC SEAL CAPES, silk-lined, 30 inches long, were NS Site PricE $6.75 Curtains and Draperies . At Clearance Sale Prices. Odd lots of LACE CURTAINS, NOTTINGHAMS, BRUSSELS, and IRISH POINT—one and two pairs olnly of a kind—will be sold LESS than actudl cost, to close. Values up to $3.25 in_ this lot. The CLEARANCE SALE PRICES, per pair, will be— $1.25---$1.50---$2.00. Paper That “THE DELINEATOR” is constantly gaining in popu- Patterns. larity is shown by its steadily increasing cizculation, Itisa thoroughly “‘up-to-date’” Fashion Magazine, the addition of several beautiful colored plates each month being one of the improvements. THE BUTTERICK PATTERNS for STYLE and RELIABILITY are far in advance of all others. All Patterns and Publications of the Butterick Publish- ing Company on sale here. Paper Pattern Department, First Floor, Main Aisle, Jessie- street side. $22,400 worth of MUSLIN UNDERWEAR for WOMEN and CHILDREN, made of best materials, liberally cut, prettily trimmed. Made up in the newest styles, and every stitch of the sewing has been care- fully inspected. The materials alone would cost you the prices we ask. . Ladies’ Gowns. t 48c, 89c, $1.12, $1.39, $1.48 to $8.00. Ladies’ White Skirts. $1.19, $1.48, $1.69 up to $10.00. 19¢, 22¢, 38c, 48c up to $2.98. Ladies’ Chemises. 37¢, 43¢, 48¢, 69¢ up to $2.48. Ladies’ Corset Covers. | 16¢, I18c, 25¢, 48¢c up to $1.48. All fully 333 per cent under-regular-prices. Dress Goods. Great Bargains. Our stock is the final authority upon novelty and correctness of design. Every- thing that is right in Dress Goods 8 here. Everything in Dress Goods that is here is right. The assortment challenges com- petition either in qualities or styles. 125 Dress Patterns, full suit—Clearance Sale Price.. $1.38 Iso “ “ o o T es lopaiili . R e 100 2.28 S « e e G “ « o« «l370 % « « « « w335 Big Reductions in Remnants and Short Lengths. Tea and Coffee. Any grocer can say is 50¢ TE s i8 the 75¢ kind at other places. We prefer 1o let cuse tomers see the dife ference in our prices and those that you have been paving by selling standacd Dbrands that you all know at prices like YOU KNOW THIS BRAND, ~ kpov These prices are good for one week only. Ttley's India and Ceslan Tea. rognlarly soid af an L per 3 Special 07 this Week........v.... 35¢ ° DIAMOND L, the well-known brand - which has been your favorite Tea for years, and which you have never bought ior less tnan 50c & Ib. Special 60 this week. COFFEE. fulis EMPORIUM BLE with our patro; YOU KNOW THIS BRAND. week per Ib.... Cléara;tce Sale Carpets, Mattings, Linoleums, Rugs. 25 to 40 per cent discount to close out patterns and styles remaining from the fall stocks. Ingrain Carpets, heavy quality, bright, nobby patterns—worth 6Gse l{l)éa;:d, but CdLEIAf;ANCE SALE sewed, laid ang Toeths detic dhe 50c Tapestry BRUSSELS, good qual- ity, all-wool surface, fast colors, genteel designs, large variety of pat- terns, worth 7éc a yard, sewed, laid and lined— CLEARANCE 60c SALE PRICE.....caiecivmeniacs We baye BRUSSELS CARPETS as low as 424¢ a yard, but the above we guaranmiee to give perfect satisfaction and long wear. WILTON VELVETS—with borders to match—a splendid assortment to select from—made to sell for $1.10 _ ayard. We discontinued the pattern of this stedal lot, and to close them out—CLEARANCE SALE 85 PRICE, laid and lined—per yard.......cocemusniennes C LINOLEUMS. Scotch LINOLEUM, 4 yards wide—enough to cover a room in one piece; large assortment of patterns— CLEARANCE SALE PRICE—per square 50c RO -4 5= 5y v s e o Ssasgsban Ssertie Special Sale Our Fourth Advertising Sale. & To-morrow, Monday, begin- % ning at .9. A. M., and until the lots are gone, we will sell for the purpose of more thoroughly advertising OUR Mammoth Men’s Clothing Department IO Men’s $10 Ulsters at. . . . And . Sty $4.90 150 Boys’ $5 Overcoats at. . . . . . $1.90 Boys’ OVERCOATS with or .without * ULSTERS made of all-wool Irish Frieze and Tweeds in good shades Gray, Brown or Tan. Extralarge storm collars. Some were $12.50—none less than $ro.co. Sizes 34 to 48. Perfect arrangements have bmumde Only one garment of a kind fo allowed. for preserving order. a customer. . cape. Material a serviceable, Sightly all-- wool Tweed. Colors Gray, Brown “or-" Tan. Some were $5.50—none less thai $4.00. Sizes 2} to 11 years. i Time. for trying o , 30,000 Yards Swiss And Nainsook Embroideries. Made expressly for the JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE of the EMPORIUM. On extra fine cloth—all new designs cut out ready for use—are marked at these extraordinarily LOW PRICES: 7000 yards 10c and 12c grades.. 8500 yards 12}c and 15¢ grade 9000 yards 17ic and 20c grades. = 4500 yards worth from 25¢ to soc a yard at ..12¢, W, 16¢, I8¢, 22¢, 24c Wonderful Clearance Sale Offerings In Silks. None but the best products of the looms of Europe, Asia and America are included in our mammoth stock of SILKS. These are tempting prices. Teoo yards fancy figured 19-inch Taffeta, reduced to...39¢ 500 yards fancy figured tg-inch Peau de Soie 59¢ 398 yards fancy figured 21-inch Taffeta. 500 yards fancy figured 19-inch Txffet: 750 yards fancy figured 21-inch Taffe 698 yards fancy figured 21-inch Armus 750 yards warp print Taffeta.. 100 pieces Black Satin Brocad per yard..... 100 pieces Black Gi Sale prices. 75¢, 85¢, 98¢ Black Satin and Gros Grain Brocades, Clearance Sale price per yard....... % Clearance Sale Prices in Art Department Just two or three lines out of a hundred marked at quick-selling prices. EASELS. All Oak, %feet 2 inches high, regular price o8c. 70C The Special Price..... All Oak, s feet 2 inches_high, brass joints; regular priée $2.36. The Special Price. ‘ $|-72 Others at 98c, $1.18, $1.35, $2.20 and $4.95—little more than half regular prices. Cream and Gold, 5 feet high, regular price $1.50. The Special Price. SRR $I.IO regular prices. Gold, s feet high, regular price $1.75. The Special Price. : $l.20 Green and Gold, 5 feef $1.75. The Special Price. Otbers at $2.80 and $5.10. B3.75 and $7.75. PORTRAIT FRAMES. Sdneh White and Gold Florentine frame, mat aud glass, regular Drice $3.90. The Special Price $2.75 5-inch Gold &nd Green or Gold Florentine Frame, "20x24, mat and glass, regular price ¥1.80. “The Special Price §3 7 () Cannot be duplicated under 54-inch Gold or Green and Gold Floren- tine Frame, 24. mat and glass, regu- i Secnl §3 80 § 7-inch Cream and Gold, Shaded Blue or Brown Frame, 20x34, mat and gloss, ror- ular price ¥2.05. The Specinl §3 () LAMP SHADES. A few dozen of those haadsome $250 { CREPE PAPER LAMPSHADES, G 95 in all colors, at just one-half... b ARTISTS' MATERIALS of all kinds at greatly Reduced Prices during this sale. Others at $1.65, $1.95 and $2.85—little more than balf Quter Garments For Women and Children. Clearance Sale Prices. This Jacket and " others—old style, but all of the finest cloths and make. bankrupt stock. You get the ben- efi%—your choihce wlh‘i‘le they last— only 125 of them lsft— were $15 and §18. Now $'-50 Bought at samé sale—nearly 500 last winter’s Jackets—not ~one worth less than $12.50. (4 Your choice of them now $3-93. Underskirt, tan color—was 75c. Not many left, we have go at. All-Wool Solid Colored Wajsts, la\lny c%lofr orl black, all sizes. ever before less than $2.00. Now...ceee cuens $|-39 Just think of a Child’s Jacket that is all wool at such a price. But it oaly tells of what you can they were double, that’s all. all sizes foru.....ce........ The balancz of (:]urf sto:hk o} Ladlesc were $3.25 reduced for the January Clearance Sale to $|-98 Cloak and Sust Department, Second Floor, Fromt. Astonishing Offer - To Lovers of Books. OURS is the second largest Book Store in America ; there are over 100,900 different titles- to choose from here, and on all publications with the exception of Medical Works, School Books and books advertised as ‘‘net’” by publishers, we will allow on purchases of $5.00 and over, during January only, 20 Per Cent Off Publishers’ Price. Such an opportunity as this to form the nu- cleus of a first-class Library has never before been offered to the Reading Public of the West. 25 Per Cent Off Leather Goods With Silver Mountings. The Stationery Department’s display of LEATHER GOODS for the Holidays was con- ceded to be the best in San Francisco. All Silver-mounted POCKET-BOOKS, PORTFO- LIOS and PICTURE FRAMES now remaining have been reduced as above. The old prices have been left as they were—25 per cent will be taken from your purchase. 20 Per Cent Off Devotional Books Of all descriptions—On all Bibles, Catholic and Episcopal Prayer Books. 25 Per Cent Off Photo Albums, PHOTOGRAPH BOXES, DRESSING-CASES AND ALL SIMILAR GOODS. Hurd’s Note Paper Reduced. During this Great Sale we will sell HURD’S IRISH LINEN at gc per quire—or 4oc per pack- age of 5 quires. Envelopes at the same rates. You do not need to be told what Hurd’s lrish Linen is. ‘Book. and Stationery Department, First Floor. get for $2.50 and $5.00. Well, ? Mackintoshes that~ We bought them asa - but those 25C 3 £750,000 a week. P O———