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14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, M<RCH 2, 1897. WORKING ON THE NEW HALL T:he. ‘Sound: of - Pick and Shovel Cheers the North End.” A HOME FOR JUSTICE TO . BE MADE. People »Rejo'ic'e -Because Work Begins-on the New Muni- cipal Building. MORE ROOM MAY SOON BE PURCHASED. It ‘Means Work for the Unemployed and Better Business for the 0ld Parts of -the_City. Bateman Brothers, the contractors, who | are to rebuiid the old City Hali at Wash- ington.and Kearny streets, made many héarts glad vesterday by putting a large i S e s | veys the situation. lieving the labor situation, in a manner, of | its present con estion.” Ex-Superviso Joseph King wasan in- terested spectatur of the work to-day. Speaking of it he said: “I believe it will | be generally conceded that the beginning of this work is one of the best things that has ever occurred for this part of town. “‘We ought to have had the whole lot, including the northeast corner now occu- pied by old buildings. The owners wanted $87,000 originally, but I believe they are now willing to take $50,000, and the bill to enable the City to buy it is now pending in the Senate, having passed the Assembly, Of course the old board could have con- demned, the property and made the hall the size desired, but that would bave re- | sulted 1n lawsuits, appeals and delays. I | think nad we gone on in that way the hall would not have been started before the year 1900, What we want is a hall for the people now on earth and work for the un- employed who are now begging for the privilege of earning bread. “I believe the City will soon acquire the jog at the northeast corner by a com pro- mise with the owners; in other words, by a peaceable purchase.” James Gibb was happy over the work | yesterday. He is very much delighted with Chairman Sheeban of the Buildmg; Committee of the Board of Supervisors. | “Sheehan 1s an energetic fellow,” said Mr. Gibb, “and he seems to take a per- | sonal interest in the progress of the work. | 1 notice that he comes here often ana sur- | In fact, though Iam a Democrat, I must say that the Repub- licans have shown nerve in this matter. This board seems to be composed of pro- gressive, young blood, and i believe good results are to follow what they are doing | about the hall.”” { Coroner Hawkins said: “It is a good | thing the work has begun. We need a | new morgue and this part of the town needs the impetus the building will give to business. Since the appropriation has | been made there is no reason for delay. I | 1S SHE THE ELOPING PRINCESS ELVIRA? A Strange Lady Said to Be a “Countess of the Blood Royal.” Is Registered at the Palace as the Countess Espanola and Keeps From View. J. M. Oakley, Claiming to Be a Cou- rier and With Loads of Money, Accompanies Her. Curiosity was aroused yesterday among people at the Palace Hotel and elsewhere | as to the identity of a handsome young lady at the aforesaid hostelry who had registered as the Countess Espanola. The Countess came the previous evening on the train from Los Angeles, accompa- nied by a man about 50 years ola, with short, bushy and somewhat gravish whis- kers. He worea neat-fitting check busi- ness suit of fine material and seemed by his manner tobe an Englishman. He had money in plenty, looked distinguished and was treated with that consideration which distinction has the prerogatitive of ciaiming unto itself. When the man, however, came to regis- ter at the caravansary he had inscribed in addition to the name Countess Espanola, “yalet, maid and courier.” There was no | valet or maid in sight, and this was called to his attention. He said that made no difference, that he would pay for their rooms anyway. He had at first demurred at registering at all, saying as a reason that the lady was a countess and did not | wish to be known. It was with some dif- ficulty that be could be persuaded that | the names must go on the book. He said as for himself he was a courier, and was escorting the countess on her pere- in San Francisco with the Countess von Schlutterback of Germany, Who is now at Los Angeles, and whom we have recently met there. She is a great friend of mine. ! Mr. Oakley, however, sometimes when he bad talked for a time would contradict himself as to_the lady with him being of royal blood. He had an abundance of money and turned it loose on all occa- sions like water. From the advances made on sundry botties of champagne 1t appeared that the bill for that beverage alone would be no light one. Oakley avows that ha is enjoying himself exceed- ingly. . *“Look at this,” said the companion of the pretty Countess, and he took from his pocket a paper and held italoft for inspec- tion. It Was a letter of credit for £1000, or §5000. " o “I nave plenty of cash,” he said; “if I hadn’t I wouldn't be on this trip.”” The attendants at the hotel say that Oakley freats the lady with the greatest politeness and consideration. He is to all appearances her ready :ervitor, and pays her the greatest respect. The Countessis | of medium height, with very dark hair and eyes, and 18 quite young in appear- ance. DEATH BEFORE HUNGER. Suicide of Richard Carnell, an Aged Clerk, Who Was Out of Employment. Richard Carnell, a clerk, aged 68 years, committed suicide in bLis room at the | Workingmen’s Hotel, at 907 ¥olsom street, on Sunday night by taking laudanum | and ovium. He leit a rambling letter for the Coro- ner, in which he said that he had been | robbed of his all by a lawyer who had de- fended him against acharge of assault with & deadly weapon and that he was tired of life. He owed the landlord of the hotel for room rent and stated in a letter to that individual that he had eaten | nothing for several days and did not care | to further fight against adversity. | The letter to the Coroner was written | on_black-bordersa mourning paper ard inclosed in 2 mourning envelope. Itis | not known whether he has relatives in | this City. Several years ago he kept a fruit-stand on Montgomery street and later was em- ployed in a furniture store at Los Angeles. — Water Rates Investigation Postponed. There was no meeting of the Board of Super- visors in committee of the whole last night to | resume the water-rates investigation, as it was decided at the afternoon meeting of the board 1o hold the next session on Friday evening next at 7:30 o'cl Through some misun- | derstanding the Spring Valley witnesses and | others were not nouficd of this determination, and the consequence was that for the space of atleastone hour last nignt Chief Engineer = gang of laborers at work preparing the ex- cavations and digging out the old founda- tions to make way for the new structure. TEE CAnp has .long and often urged the speedy building of the hall, since the ap- propriation of $300,000 for that purpose has long been made. The sound of pick and shovel yesterday brought cheer to many despondent hearts and gave promise to many willing workers among the un- employéd; who have been waiting and watching for something to do for many moniths. - The beginning of work on the City building . will_be the signal for cousider- sble work in other quarters adjacent. The Morgue people expect to be obliged to move very soon, while Phil Dolan and others have been notified to vacate the propesty at Merchant street and Dunbar alley by tbe 15th of this month to enable the owners of the property to build a new | stracture. Dolan was very happy over the work yesterday and he spoke for the masses of the business men in the vicinity when he said: “The sound of the workingmen brought’ joy to my heart, for it meansa revival of business down in this historic end of town. We will all rejoice when the multitudes throng the temple of justice down here again, bringing their quota of bosiness to this end of town.” Ned Lanigan, the well-known local politician and Deputy Internal Revenue Collector, was present to watch the work. He said: “This is one of the best things that has ever been done in the town. It means a return of business to the north end, and, finally, that there will be a_better class of business up this way. AsI have spent most of my life 1n the north end 1 rejoice | in the good work this Board of Super- visors is doing. I hope the work will be taken up without delay, so as to give the unemployed a good chance, thereby re- HUMORS Instant relief for skin-tortured babies and rest for tired mothers in a warm bath with Coricia S0AP, and a single application of CrTici A (ointment), the great skin cure. The speedy and economical treatment for itching, burning, bleeding, scaly, and pimply humors of the skin, scalp, and blood. (uticura 180 throughontthe world. PorTzR DEUG AND CHEM- icaL CoxroxyTios, Sole Proprieiors, Boston. 8" How to Cure Every Baby Humor,” mailed free, BABY BLEMISHE; Prevented and Cured by CUTICURA BOAP. . 1 believe $300,000 has been set aside for the | entire work, and the contract has been let for $260.000. 1 am glad building has | commenced.” | Colonei Grannis said: *‘Nothing better has been undertaken for years. Iam | sorry there was any delay at all after the old structure was torn down. It seems natural and just that the police courts be 1n this central part of town.” Oscar T. Shuck said: “It was a blow to the north end when the police courts and | central station were moved away. 1 shall rejoice with all others when they are re- estublished. The site of the old hall is bistoric, adjoining Court Block. All pioneers will be glad when the building is well under way."” George D. Shadburne of the North End | Improvement Club is working diligently | to have the City buy the northeast corner | of the lot where the hall is to be built, end | he is hopeful that the Senate will pass the | bill enacting the purchase, so that the work can go on without delay. And such were the opinions of repre- sentative citizens everywhere. It was the general 1dea that the immediate work of construction will be & blessing to the en- tire City as well as a specially opportune relief for many of the unemployod. G G A DEPU TY ASSESSORS. Yesterday the Search for Personal Property Wa: Begun by Siebe’s Force. The assessment of personal property was begun yesterday. Assessor Siebe named the following extra deputies to do the field work: | J.C.Afeld, T. . Atkinson, G. J. Byrne, L. C. Branch, P. Beauston, A. F. Bell, H. L.'Bien- fleld, W. Bohlsdorf, R. Bell, Charles Berliner, Collins, J. C. Corbett. G. lark, T.J. Coffey, J. W, Cramer, 7, A Campbell, D. M. Cashin, G . Duveneck, D. ‘W. Douthitt, J. ckel, D. J. Edgar, . H. Firebaugh, Featherston, Charles James M. Bethel, J. C. A. Crall, C. ) M3, . "Grabe, | harles Green, H. C. | Gilmore, M. J. Gaven. M. Hynes, C. B. Higgin: John Hoesch, John Hirsch, Charles S. Harris, B. C. Hartson, 8. Haigh, R. Haight, F. Inger- son, G. 0. Jewett, A. O. Joues, J. R. Kirby, 8. D. Kendall, E. G. Kendall, Lingenfelse: F. A. Lycett, John Lynch. R. Lamb: 0. Lemcke, M. J. Manning, T. Mehlwi H. Merrifield. A.G. Maas, R. Milier, Thomas R. Maguire, W. H. McNeil. R. H. McPherson, | B E. McCarthy, W. A. Newsom, W. R. Nixon, J.F. Norton. G.'D. O'Neil, H. O'Brien, M. J. 0O'Donnell, W. P, Pratt, John Plagemann, T. J. Quinlan, B. D. Rickey, F. Richards, D. L. Rey- nolds, Charles G, Roy, F. E. Raubinger, F. Souter, L. Strohl, 8. Shipper, Charles S. Smith, G. Stout, L. Sartorius, L. W. Sanborn, G. Simon, J. Schroth, P. Shannon, G. Sharp, L. Wash- burn, J. . Westheimer, V. H. Wessling, H. A. Wilson, Joseph E. White, J. Wulbern. R e Hebrew Ladles Organize, A representation of Hebrew ladies in the Mission held n meeting Sunday, February 28, and orgarized the Mission Hebrew School Con- ference, the aim of which is to further the in- terest of the Sabbath and Sunday-school. The following bosrd of officers were elected: Presi- dent, Mrs. L. Myer; vice-president, Mrs B. Phillips; secretary, Robert Lippman; treas- urer, Mrs. G. Jaeger; fustructress, Miss Stella Werner. Meetings will be held weekly. —_— e Beginning Work on the Foundation of the Hall of Justice. grinations. He said his name was J. M. Oakiey. The couple were assigned to suite 162, on the first floor, consisiing of four rooms. Itison the corner of Market and New Montgomery streets and is one of finest in the house. Iormerly it was oc- cupied by ex-President Barillas and fam - ily, and before them by numbers of other persons of prominence. The attention of passengers on the train bad been attracted to them by their man- ners and by the drinking of wine in lib- eral quantities. The delay and conversa- tion about registering also called atten- tion 1o themselves and caused the story of the escapades on the train to be re- counted. Both had trunks as well as hand bag- gage. One singular thing about Oakley’s trunk was that it was literally plastered all over with vapers indicating that they had been in London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Florence, and almost every capital in Eu. rope. It was dotted and splotched like a checker-board with these, and the trank— a huge one, by the way, also showed that its possessor had been a guest at some of the greatest European and American hotels, one of the latter being the St. Charles of New Orleans. The lady in the case, who Oakley said was “a princess of the blood royal,” had a trunk on which appeared in black let- ters, besides the splotches of paper tags, “‘Miss Jessie Taylor.” Miss Taylor, other- wise the princess of the blood royal regis- tered as countess, was not much in evi- dence. She keptin the background, and afterward, when 8 visit was made to the apartments in company with Mr. Oakley, the royal lady secured the seciusion of an- other room. Yesterday morning the couple who had aroused such interest appeared below. The attendant of the fair tady called for his bill, announcing that he was going away. As one rerm‘t had it, they were going to Los Angeles; another, that they were merely going to change to some up- town hotel. Be th it may, they secured a victoria and - drove away. How- ever, they did not send their bazgage away, though this appears not to have been known to the desk force at the hotel. Their surprise was great, therefore, when the Countess and Oakley again came to the hotel at about 4 o’clock. They were reassigned to the same rgom! In ashort time it was whispered about that the mysterious lady was possibly none other than the famous Princess El- vira of Spain, the daugnter of Don Carlos, the lively lady who eloped to this country a few months back and has since been in seclusion when not traveling incog. Oakley was asked to express himself about this. “The lady,” he said, mysteriously, “isa Princess of the blood royal; that’s who 1r your printer can’t get the “Genuine Bank | Btock’” payer, send to Mysell-Rollins, 22 Clay. she is. We are t¢ sail on the China on Thursday for the Orient. Last year I was ] Schussler. Attorney Kellogg, Secretary Ames and s number of the general public paced the bleak corridors of the City Hall, muttering “curses mot loud, but deep.” Finally a re- | sourceful gentleman smong the crowd tele/ phoned Supervisor Rivers, and a minute latet there was a stempede in the dircction of the outer ozone. ACCUSES THE CAPTAIN, A Discharged Waiter of the Steamer Dauntless Makes Charges. Says the Commander of the Vessel Left the Wheel to Drink Beer in the Cabin. C. B. Manges, formerly a waiter on the river steamer Dauntless, has filed charges with the inspectors of steam vessels in the Appraiser’s building agsinst Captain George Goodell of the steamer. In part the complaint reads as follows: On or about February 2, between the hours of 1 and 2 A. ., while nearing Valentine landing, and while the steamer was loaded with wheat and passengers, and while Captain Goodell should have been st the wheel, the steamer being in motion, the said Captain Goodell did neglectfully and deliverately leave the pilot-house and go into the cabin, where he spent forty-five minutes in drinking beer and in conversation with several persons, fucluding the purser. At this time the said Goodell was supposed to be at the wheel, the ilot, Captaln Andrews, being in bed, naving eft the pilot-house at 12 o'clock at night, as is_customary every night. The said Capti Goodell, on leaving_the pilot-house, had an unlicensed man at the wheel. From my per- sonal knowledge this siate of affairs has ex- isted on the Dauntless since September last, thus endangering the lives of many people and much property. On more than one occa- sion I have found the said Goodell in the bridal chamber with Mrs. Joseph, the stew- ardess, when he shoula have been at the wheel. Manges was formerly an enplove of the steamer and a few daysago eloped from Stockton with Miss Maud Spring, the daughter 6f a furniture dealer. The varents followed the couple to this City and located them at 126 Yourth street. Manges was arrested, but was discharged from custody in the Police Court and at once married the girl. = He blamed Captain Goodell for his ar- rest. Manges names_his witnesses as foliows: Chief Engineer Healey, First Mate John- son, waiters Frank and Nick Costa; Richard Brown, pantryman; Ben Berg- ener, watchman, and George purser, IMPRISONED IN A WRECKED HACK The Frightened Passengers Climbed Through the Windows. Curious Accident to a Party Returning From the Pas- tini Funeral. Springs Snapped acd Jammed the Doors So That the Ladies Could Not Escepe. A curious accident, that delayed two | car lines for nearly half an hour and placed two ladies in an exceedingly em- barrassing position for a portion of that | period, occurred at the intersection of Kearny and Clay streets about 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon. A carriage containing four occupants— two ladies and two gentlemen—was pro- ceeding along Kearny street toward Wash- ington, and had just reached the center | of Clay street, when there was a sound of snapping steel as the sorings collapsed completely, and the front of the body of the vehicle dropped on to the forward | axle, nearly pitching the driver from his elevated perch and badly frightening those inside. The passengers were friends of the Pas- tini family, recently poisoned by eating fungi, supposed to be mushrooms, and were returning from the funeral of tne three children who died when the accident occurred., Their fears were not allayed when on trying the doors they found them jammed fast by the front wheels of the carriage. Cars on both Kearny and Clay streets were close at hand, and their clanging gongs added to the fears of the two iadies, who were pale with fright. The driver was more anxious to get his horses out of harm’s way than to look after his passengers, and paid no atten- tion to their frantic demands to be re- leased from their uncomfortable predica- ment. | The doors could not be budeed, so finally one of the male prisoners let down the wirdow on the right side of the hack, | and with the aid of mempers of the big crowd that had by this time gathered climbed out and to the ground. The other gentleman was too portly to pass through the window,so he sau still and kept the ladies company, while his companion learned the cause of the acci- dent. His report was reassuring and the ladies recovered their composure and | calmly walied to be rescued. | By this time the horses and pole of the carriage were out of the way and the will- | ing crowd awaited directions from the driver as to the best method of getting the | passengers out. With the aid of the im- | patient carmer. the front wheels and wrecked springs were moved forward suffi- cieutly to allow the doors to be opened, “ and the ladies made haste to reach (hal cobbles before further complications oc- curred. After they were safe the driver returned to his horses, with the remark that the railroad hands could remove the obstaclo in the way of their cars if they | wanted to, and the motermen and con- | ductors had to tug and pull and perspire for another ten minutes before the tracks were clear. ‘When the wreck, which bore the num- ber 237, but notbing to show to which company it beionged, had been hauled to | the edge of the sidewalk the driver took | his horses away, leaving the carriage to | shift for itself. One of the passengers was | C. Bassini. | = | AMONG THE WHEELMEN, Frank Fuller Has Returned From the East—Entries for the Meet at Dixon. Frank W. Fuller of the Olympic Club | Wheelmen, who attended the National | Assembly of the League of Amencan! Wheelmen in company with the Cali- fornia delegates, R. M. Welch and F. H. Kerrigan, returned from the East yester- day. He was hearty in his confirmation of everything said by Mr. Welch in the | interview with him published in Tm:i CaLr last Monday week. He said that no cousideration whatever had been shown the Calfornians or the delegates from the other States who desired divisional option on Sunday racing. Mr. Fulier is very much in favor of the establishment of a Western league, and says California had better hurry up or it will lose the honor of having taken the initistive, as both Il- linois and Louisiana are already taking steps in that direction. Nothing will be done here, however, un- til the return of Chief Consul Kerrigan. He is expected the latter part of this week. The following are the entries and heats for the big meet to be held at Dixon to- | morrow. The riders left Santa Rosa yes- | terday and are now at Dixon, which is the second town on the State circuit. They will ride at Woodland next Satur- day. The Dixon track is muck better | than the one at Santa Rosa, which insures | a fine meet there. The entries are: Oune mile scrateh, professional—First heat— Frea Loughead, Canadan; C. S. Wells, San Francisco; Max Morris, Texas; C. R. Coulter, Mansfield, Ohio; D. E. Whitman, Los Angeles; F. M. Byrne, San Francisco. ‘Second heat—Otto Ziegler Jr., San Jose; O. L. Stevens, Iowa; . Becker, Minneapolis . F. Terrill, San Francisco; H. B. Freeman, San Francisco. Third heat—Floyd McFarland, San Jose; Allan Jones, San Francisco; George Bovee, El Paso, Tex.; W. A. Terrill, San Francisco; C. L. Davis, San Jose, One'mile, scraten—First heat—Otto Ziegler, San Jose;' C. §. Wells, San Francisco; C.R. Coulter, Mansfield, Oh1o; D. E. Whitm Angeles; F. M. Byrne, San Francisco. Second heat—Fred Loughead, Canada; Allan Jones, San Francisco; W. A. Terrill, San Fran- ciseo; E. Becker. Minnespolis, George | Bovee, Tex , Los _F. A. McFarland, San Jose Harry Terrill, San Francisco; Orlando Ste: vens, Ottumwa, Iowa; Max Morris, Texas; H. B. Freeman, San Francisco; C. L. Davis, San ose. Two mile, scratch, professional—First heat— W. E. Becker, Minneapolis; W. A. Terrill, San Francisco; C. L. Davis, San Jose; H. B. Free- | man, San Francisco; George Bovee, Texas. Becond heal—F. A. McFarland, San Jose; O. L. Stevens. Iowa; Allan Jones, San Francisco; C. R. Coulter, Ohio; F. M. Byrne, San Fran- cisco: Third heat—Otto Ziegler, San Jose; H. F. Terrill, San Francisco; Fred Loughead, Can- ada; C. 8. Wells, San Francisco; Max Morris, Texes; H. B. Freeman, San Francisco. The following will serve as officials: Referee, F. A. Hutton of Dixon; starter, L. Stewart Upson of Sacramentc; clerk of course, Walter H. L. Geldert of San fran- cisco; announcer, Wilbur F. Knapp of San Francisco; judges—E. E. Longz of Suisun, E. H. Adams of Sacramento, A. L. Henry of Dixon; timers—H. D. Haden- feldt of San Francisco, S. B. Vincent of Sun Francisco, L. Nagje of Dixon, A. N. Wiuans of Sacramento. The spirit of road-racing is among the wheelmen, engendered no doubt by the great twenty-five-mile event of last Sun- day. There will be two road events next Sunday, each at ten miles, held by the Im- vperial Oycling Club and the Olympic Club Wheelmen over the course from Fruitvale tv Haywards. T — Changes in the County Clerk’s Office. Mr. McKenna, a brother of Judge Joseph McKenna, was yesterday appointed ta a posi- tion as a deputy in County Clerk Curry’s office. Frank Houghton was also appointed & depuiy, in the piace of Deputy Smith, who recently fed. FELTR S Osa LAID AT REST. Remains of Sergeant Fitzgibbon In- terred in Calvary Cemetery- The remains of Police Sergeant Joiin M. Fitzgibbon were interred in Calvary Cemetery yesterday afternoon. A large number of members and ex- members of the Police Department and personal friends assembled at the resi- dence of the deceased’s daughter, on Fell street, near Buchanan, and foilowed the hearse to the Church of the Sacred Heart, on FKell and Fillmore streets, where re- quiem mass was celebrated. The pall-bearers were Policemen John Dower, P. E. Fleming, J. P. Mackay, P. J. Campion, P. A. Mahoney, Cornelius Donchoe, Charles Caliahan and William Ferguson. all de.ailed on the water front. The floral offerings were numerous and chaste in design. . FIRE IN A BASEMENT. The California Crockery Company Lost Several Thousand Dollars. The California Crockery Company suf- | fered a loss of nearly $5000 yesterday wmorning from a fire that broke out in the basement of their place at 212 California street. The cause of the fire is as yet unknown, and Fire Murshal Towe has an electrical expert at work to ascertain if the blaze started from the crossing of telephone and telegraph wire: OPIUM TAKES & JUN, The Drug Advances From Twelve to Twenty-Five Dollars a Pound. Special Agents Buying in Chinatown. A Scarcity Certain Until a New Supply. Opium is now $25 per pound in China- town—higher than 1t has been in twenty years past—and the prospects are that it will advance still further before the pres- ent difficulties of the dealers and fiends in obtaining it are over. This state of affairs was brought about by the action of the special agents of the treasury, who are investigating the im- portation of the drug, in taking possession of nearly all of the available supply in Chinatown on Saturday nignt iast. 1 They had previously tied up all that| was stored away in the bonded ware- houses, so that there is certain to be a | scarcity until the matter is settled up or | more can be obtained from China. The Chinese firm of Quong Fong Tai & | Co. has_for years acted as the distributing agant of the narcotic that is a life to so many unfortunates in this City. Though a weaithy firm, it could not afford 10 buy opium on the large scale necessary to make big profics, 8o it bought from or imported through white firms that advanced the large amount of money needed to bring it to this port. The opium was placed in bonded warehouses, the supply being drawn on by Quong Fonz Tai & Co. in lots of from 500 to 1000 pounds, as it could be paid for. This was retailed out to smokers or the keepers of dens in lots of from five to'fifty pounds, few of these peing able to buy Jarger lots. The firm had about 1000 pounds on hand when the special agents induced the Collector of the Port to tie up $300,000 to $400,000 worth in the ware- houses pending the result of the inquiry as to the legality of its importation, and they felt sate unti! the storm blew over. Just to catch the right, however, they Taised the price from $12 to $15 per pound. Then the special agents concluded that the opium in Quong Fong Tai & Co.'s store ought to be with the rest as long as it rested under the suspicion of being ille- gally imported, and sent it to the Ap- praisers’ store for safekeeping. This sent the price up at $5 jumps, and there is wail- ing and gnashing of teeth among the | fiends. —————— TEHAMA-STREET BURGLARS. Preliminary Examination of William Warden and Charles Harper Begun. The preliminary examination of Wil liam Warden and Charles Harper on the charge of burglary was commenced before Judge Conlan yesterday morning. ‘Warden and Harper were arrested along with Mattie Frawley, Rosie Harper and Elizabeth Keane, alias Lizzie Valentine, 1n the house of Mrs. Frawley on Tehama | street on last Thursday night and a| quantity of stolen plunder was found in | the house and a lot more was afterward recovered from different people who had purchased it from Mattie Frawley. The examination was not concluded and was continued till Thursday. Rosie Harper ana Elizabeth Keane have been released from custody, but Mattie Frawley is held ona charge of receiving stolen goods. PSS The Dog Poisoner Again. H. H. Hartman, the cashier and bookkeeper for C. Carpy & Co., the wholesale liquor mer- chants of 515 and 517 Sacramento street, had his valuable English mastiff, Roderick Dhu, poisoned by some miscreant Sunday night. | Mr. Hartman resides at 2609 Clay street. | The dog had a kennel in the yard at the rear of the residence. Some one threw poironed meat over the fence and as a result the family | cat and Roderick were both found dead in the morning. The animal was o magnificent specimen of his breed and took a prize at the !‘%s(;ohench show. His master valuea him at —_—— According to late statistics there are in the United States 40,000 deaf mutes. NEW TO-DAY. LEVIN BROS. GROCERY STORES. SPZCIALS - FOR - THIS - WEEK. FINE FRENCH PRU FLOUR, Extra Famil; CIDER, Mo:t’s N Ple, regular 75 Fresh ranch 2 doz. 25¢ Ib. 11c $1.40 doz 35¢ 65¢ Colum bus pack; Peaches, Pears, Apricols, Fancy Roast, 2-1b tins.. WHISKY, Bourbon or years old), regular $3 59 SWEET ES, Angelica, Tokay, Telephone South 292. Mail Orders receive prompt attention. 1324-1326 Market Street and 134 Sixth Street. H. WOLF & BRO. - - - Prnpriett}E NEW TO-DAY SPECIAL CUT-PRICE SALE™ S Lo 3 SKIRTS AND STITS T0-DAY! TO-DAT! - In connection with our grea, . Introductory Sale of New Spring . Goods in other departments we - offer a variety of. stylish lines of Ladies’ Dress Skirts and Suitsat * the following Special Prices for This Day ! LADIES' DRESS SKIRTS. $1 J5—LADIES BLACK DRESS 49 SKIRTS, percalinelined and vel- vet binding, worth $2; Specmal. far this day at $1 45. *1 75 LADIES FIGURED MOHAIR +{9 DRESS SKIRTS, assorted pat- terns, percaline lined and velvet bound, worth ; Special for this day at $1 7 ADIE®' EXTRA WIDE ° FIGURED MOHALR DRESS SKIRTS, percaline Lining and velvet binding, worth $3; Spe- cial for thisday at $190. © . ° §9.45—LADIES FIGURED BRIL- 49 LIANTINE DRESS SKIRTS, very wide, large patterns, perca- _ line lined and velvet bound, worth §3 50; Special for this day at $2 4o. & TADIES’ OUTING SUITS. $.) 4327 LADIES' OUTING SUITS, ) consisting of double-breasted jacketsand skirts, slightly soiled, former price $7 50, will be closed outat $2 45 each. ~—38 LADIES’ OUTING SUITS, * $4.95 consisting of jacket and skirt, slightly soiled; the jackets ate either box or tourist style; for- mer price $10, will be closed out at $4 95 each. . Murphy Building, Market and Jones Stregfs. Philadelphia Shoe Co. No.10 Thimo 1. STAMPED ON A SHOE MEANS STANDARD OF MERIT CONSIDER QUALITY, Convince yourself of the quality of tha Shoes we aré offering on account of the double plockade. of our prices: Fine Viel Kid Button Shoes, cloth or Kid_ The following are some; tops. Spring Heels, patent-leather tips. Sizes 4 t0 8. sizes 214 to 8. Pebble-grain School Shoes, guaranteed for” wear: Child’s Sizes, 8 to 1014 Misses’ nizes, 11to2... 2 Country orders solicited. A3 Send for New lllusirated Catalogus. address 5 B. KATCHINSKI, PHILADELPHIA SHOE cCoO,," 10 Third St., San Francison. Are You Ill ? Would You Be Well ? Would You Keep Well 2 ———IF SO USEw—— DR. MARTIN'S OF THE AGE, Which is without an equal FOR EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL USE. A CERTAIN CURE FOR Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Pains in Gene eral, Dyspepsia, Dysentery, Cholera Morbus, Diphtheria, Sore Throat, Pneumonia, Diabetes, Nervous -Com. plaints, Disease of the Stemach and Bowels Generally, Liver and Kidney Complaints, Sciatica, Lumbago, Colds, Coughs, Local and General Debility, Headache, Earache, Toothache, Sidk- nessinStomach, Backache, Burns, Swel. lings, Boils, Sores, Ulcers, Cramps, Sprains, Bruises, Wounds, Indigestiom, Skin Diseasvs, Excessive Itchings and many other complaints too numerous to name here, Price: 25¢, 50c, $1.00 per Bottle, L CALLISCH, Wholesale Agent for Pacific Cosat, Sank Jose, Cal. . T ©F B For saley all drugginte. The trade supplied edington Jo., Mac] Co. LAD, & iohasia. San Franrisca. 004 Langier The Soft Glow of the Tea Rose is acquired by ladies who use Pozzox1’s CoxprexioN Powpkr. - Try it. NOTARY PUBLIC. (CHABLES 1. PRILLIPS -ATTORNE Law and_ Notary Public, 638 Mar site Palace Hotel. Telephone 570. Reatien Fell streot. 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