The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 2, 1897, Page 21

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 2, 189T. P 1 WHAT THE CHURCHES WILL D0 T0-DAY IND ALL THIS WEEK Rev. J. George Gibson Has Tendered His Resignation as Pastor of the Emmanuel Church in This City. BISHOP NEWMAN’S GOOD DEED. el and Mrs. Keppe' to Be Tendered a Grand Farewell. Colon ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE = MASS- MEETING. J mes Church to Have a Monster Benefi: at Metropolitan Temple. v. Dr. and Mrs. Stephens of Simpson | Church leave in & few weeks for Mr. € is on the pworth the pointed for Rev. ondit, T. Romaine. John Mor: Willamette—Rev, Oiympis—Rey. ¥. ymore. East Ore- Spokane. T. Warren. Boise— I. Morrison. hurch in this to-da; 1e dedic the begin r became persons a ear. 00l of the Pen- rch of the Holy ler_pastor, on completion, ce will be held Preceding this | 3 service will The hall usive use of tue mission, hoo! and mozhers’ meeting ices will e added that are d to bring the Gospel to the hearts ovle of that community in which rch of the Pentecost is the only t The ch ch will the coming Whit- be held, AL 7:15. has been se- Miller, pastor of the h of the Holy Spirit, ear Buchanan, will be- E es of Sunday afternoon t 4 o'clock, under the general y of the h of to-day. Mr. Miller the church is losing her ana power, and that come for a protest agaimnst scriptural methods which 3 and are griev- nto whose urch, hence This protest will be the most fraternal ward brethren of all denomina- Scriptural revivals will be the first Beringer, from the ipzig Conservatorium, will parti- & benefit for Starr King A. M. E reb, 805 Stockion street, on Mon- ; 1 »me of San Fran- alent will also appear. nd Mrs. Keppel y, 7th insi., to attend the ce demonstration of the army. who hss been in charge of ng home for women, will go She will return, however, in th or two to take up her work here. asvisted by Major Mil- . will to-morrow tin commission some eizht or itsas soidiers of the army. Burning of Sodom,’” an illustrated Major Winchell, will be given with the farewell to Colonel lectare, illus- has_aitracted r Joseph snow-white back at the together with the form a striking picture. xt Wednesday there will be an offi- cer's council all day at the army head- quarters. morrow g city in the distance, use of pyrotechnics, there will bo a general n Army officers all over the State of Caiifor: At the First Congrezational Church this evening there will” be a song seryice in commemoratioi of the twen e years of-faithful service of Samuel D. Mayer as organist and choirmaster of that church. The pastor ol L'ripity M. E. Cburch has s congregation for a written opin- three questions: Is it right for to attend the theater? Is it f ristian right fora C lrese, sizned o the pas unsizned, can be dropped r's box. i Society of the Geary-street Post Graduates will meet ular merting of the board of ers of the Fred Finch Orphanage heid at the orphanage 10-morrow 7. M. The ladies at Fruitvale M. ame day at 11330 A, . Barton W. Perry, Ph. D., 82n Le. andro, Gal., has arranged to conduct visit- & Lndeavorers,and all others desiring the trip, on @n -excursion to the Hawaiian I-lands, leaving this city July 13, 189 T'wo months ago Rev. James Smal! was ed to remain with ti.e First Church 1n | and for another year, and requested congregation to allow him two months consider the matter of acceptunce. He has now offered -his resignation and ex- cts to enter the field as a regular evan- aturday evening after a fitling ex- n, which was sustained, Mr. J. erson of the senior class of San Seminary was ordained to the Gospel ministry by the laying on of hands leave for Lon- | to go to the dance? | stian to play cards? shortly st Roseville and | of presbytery. He will talled a< pastor of the v. Mark Baskerville will give a paper n y before tne Congregational | Ministers’ meeting on “General Culture versus Specialization in Mental ine. The pastors about the Bay, with their | wives, ‘will lunce at Higeins Chapel, Fruitvale, to-morrow. It is expected that many laymen will also be present. Per- | - nsirom this side the Bay will take the |10 A M. broad-gauge boat. Dr. S. A. Steel, editor of the Epworth Era, Church South, will be in California | from the 9th to the 30th of May in the in- | terest of the Epworth leacue«. He begins | his work at Los Angeles May 9th. He | will be in Oak and the State League Convention, M On Sund | eighth an The State Board ches of Californ will occur the he Epworth League. of the Christian will hold its regu- May 24, at 11 o'clock | at the Y. M. C. A. baildine. 3 | A special meeting of the Epworth e Alliance is called for next Tues- ng at the Howard-street Metho- [1 scopal Church for the purpose of | adopu constitution and transact- ing such other business as may properly come before the meeting. Bishop J P. Newman has provided fands suffici in the three years’ course of cal Seminary at Mad:son, £ Ladies’ Endeavor Society ireet Temple will meet in on to-morrow eveningin the vestry o the synago To-mo of the afternoon the regular monthly pusiness meetinz of the Ladies’ | Aid Society at Epworth M. E. Church. On to-morrow evening there will be a wgular mon' hiy official board meeting at pworth N Church. The Tersanctus, Gloria in Excelsis and Gloria Patria of the communion service wil! be rendered by a full choir at Ceniral M. E. Church this morning. The Suuday-school in Richmond’ starts with between forty and fifty in attend- | ance. Monday evening at 7:45 o’clock a meating of societies to arrange fora festival will take place at Central M. Church. There will be an cfficial board meeting on next Tuesday night, May 4, at the First M. E. Church. A two wee meeting will begin at Po- trero M. E. Church this week. pel wagon will be on hand with a good corps of workers. Rev. Frank Baker will assist the pastor. The work of the San Francisco City and County Anti-szloon League will be pub- licly inauzurated with a mass-meeting to ve held at Central Methodist Eniscopal Church on next Friday evening, May 7. Every person in favor of saloon suppression in the interest of virtue and mora hould make an effort to be p: his important meeting. A fuil e tion of the principles and plans of the league will be made, the best speakers will be present to address the meeting and excellent and inspiring music will be red. It is especially desircd that every church, every temperance organiza- tion aza every public school in the City should be representex The exercises will begin promutly at 8 o’clock ». M. The lifth annual entertainment of Com- pany Fof Howard M. E. Church will be | beld Friday evening, May Some of the best talent in the City will appear on that occasion. Make inquiries about it if interested in our vovs’ work. The intocamp June 23. 1 selected as the piace of encamp- Let every member attend 1f at ail le. ther information will be furnished at an early date as to rates, etc. In future Private A. Hatteroth will nave | charge of the drum corps. The following letter has been prepared by Chairm&n_Rolla V. Watt and sent to the Epwortn Leagues of the Pacific Coast: To the Members of the Epworth League of the Pacific (0ast—DEAR FELLOW-WORKER las1 mesting of the ex-cutive commiitee, hay ing in charge the preparations for the six- teenth international Christian Endeavor con- | vention, to be held in this City July 7 to 12 of | the present year, the question of the relation g People’s societies came up for ded by unani- embers of ns similar to our own, viz.: West- Epworth leauges. Baptist Young | People’s unions, Luther leauges, etc., and to admit them 1o ail meetings of the convention | on the same footing as Endeavo; We desire that this great convention shall mark an era in the religious life of our coast, | and especially that it shali touch and uplift tae young life of all our churches. peaking your kindly iuterest in and pravers for the convention, I am cordially yours, RoLLa V. WATT, Chairman. On Monday afternoon—W. F. M. Society | All Iadies of tne church and congregation | invited. 4 | The Congregational Club of San Fran- cisco and vicinity will mest on Tuesday | next in the parlors of the Third Churcn, Fifteenth street, near Mission. The after- dinner adaresses will be on the subjsct of “Interdenominational Comity,”’ divided as follows: *Its Grounds,” Dr. Jefferson (Disciple); “Its Scope,” Dr. Dille (Metnodist); ‘‘Denominationalism and Comity,” Dr. W. H. Landon (Presbv- terian); “Pioneer Movements,’” Rev. J. R. Knodell (Congregational); *‘Present In felicities,”” Rev. T. R. Brownson (Baptist); “What Shali We Do About 11?” Dr. J. K. McLean (Congregational). This mesting promises to be one of great interest. It will look forward to the Endeavor conven- tion, the latest and highest illustration ot nterdenominational fellowship in the worid, and should be an occasion very at- tractive to young people. A grand entertainment in aid of St. James Church wiil be given at the Metro- politan Temple Wednesday evening, May 12. Tne Olympic Club Minstrels and some of tue artists of the Tivoli Opera-house | will take part. District No. 4 of the Young Men’s In- stitute will meet in the Aicazar building on the evening of the 20th inst.. under = auspices of Ignatian Council No. 35. Next Tuesday, the 4th inst., a large number of the students of St. Mary’s Col- lege, Oukland, will be confirmed by the v. Archbishop Riordan. Special ns have been made for the 5 av wil. also be tbe feast of \e, fonnder of the order of the Brothers of the Christan Schools. The sacrament of confirmation will be adminisiered by the Most Rev. Arch- bishop at this morning at 10 o’clock, and at St. Pat- rick’s Churcn, San Jose, at 4 o’clock the same afternoon. On Monday morning at | 10 o’clock his Grace will give confirmation at St. Mury’s Church, San Jose, | A mission, to be conducted by Rev. Fatbers Lally of Spanishiown and Gloria | of Oakiand, will open at St. Joseph’s Churen, Mission San Jose, May 9, and | will continue for one week.' A large class ‘ol chiidren will receive their first com- munion on Sunday, the 9th inst. Everything is in readiness for the an- | nuat field-day of the students of St. Mary's | College, Oakiand, which is to take place {on next Thursdiy afternoon, May 6, on | the college campus. Under the direction of William J. Rattigan the track has been put in first-class condition, and the stud- | ents are anxiously awaiting the eveniiul | day. A feawre of the event will be the tug-of-war between members of the col- legiate and commercial departments. In the evening the students and faculty wiil be in-| nt to educate ten voung men | 2 Drew Theo- | N. J. ri g | The gos- | Los Gatos | At tne | allor- | of Central M. E. Church in church parlors. { Joseph’s Church, San Jose, | UNLOADING SURPLUS STOCK % 2 % 2 % % R | PLUSAGE IMMEDIATELY. | | $1 50, sale price 7o¢. N »—LADIES' VELVET SHOULDER 195¢ o regular price $3 50, sale price 95c. $1.50 =~ \—LADII | {90 | price $5, sale price 7 9 Q5 —LADIES' PLAIN KERS c. $ $ | 9 5 —CHILDREN'S JACKETS, in |81.25 DIES’ LRTS, fuli binding; regula @1 p5— $1.6571 width, rice | @9 f=—LADIES' SERGE DRE 3&2.40 and bound, colo: | $4 50, sale price $2 4 345 $750, sale price $3 45. NEW SPRING CAPES. 75¢—LADIES' CLOTH CAPES, scalloped bottom, | {9C braided, collar to match, black and colors; regular price silk, richly braided and trimmed with lace and jet; —LADIES' BLACK CAPES, in Sicilian silk, brocaded satin or crepon cloth, lined and handsomely trimmed | with lace and jet; regular price $5, sale price $150. LADIES’ AND CHILDREN’S JACKETS. MIXED CLOTH JACKETS, gray or brown effects, some lined others faced with cloth; regular 5Y JACKETS, some lined and some half lined with silk, box or fly fronts, colors black, navy, tan; regular price $7 50, sale price $2 95. | mixed cheviots, assorted sizes, ranging from 6 to 12 | years; regular price $5, sale price $2 50. —CHILDREN’S EMPIRE JACKETS, in plain colors, fancy braid on cuffs and yoke, sizes 6 to 12 years, regular price §3, sale price $1 25. NEW DRESS SKIRTS AND SUITS. BLACK FIGURED MOHAIR DRESS percaline lined and velvet 2 50, sale prics $1 65. S SKIRTS. full width, lined black and na —LADIES' CLOTH SUITS, in tan mixtures and > covert clothe, box jackets or tight-fitting waists, | jackets and skirts iined tiroughout; nicely CAPES, lined with on sale at outat..... About 200 pieces 1M AND ORG broken checks and HEAVY YARD-W 200d... BLEACHED regular price regular prics CHECK NAINSOOK, not much of it 3 DINNER NAPKINS, 21 inches square, bleached and pur than a dozen to any customer).... : 2 NICE QUALITY TENN Very good cloth . YARD-WIDE FRUIT OF LOOM MUSLIN GREAT SACRIFICE SALE NEW SPRING G00DS. -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0 0-00O Finding ourselves TREMENDOUSLY OVERSTOCKED, owing to | the extreme backwardness of the Spring Season and the fact that our usual importations were nearly doubled in anticipation of the proposed 1rain- | heavy advance in the tariff, we are compelled to inaugurate A GREAT |SACRIFICE BARGAIN SALE TO UNLOAD THIS VAST OVER- Lo 3 b3 k3 b < * kS £ S AT GIGANTIC REDUCTIONS i % % % % % % % - ® SHREWDEST BUYERS. WASH GOODS. lett, IS FLANNELS, , for this week only HIGH.GRADE PRINTED DIMITIES, the kind worth 12)4c a yard, fresh from the makers, séasonable and stylish .Yard ENGLISH PERCALES, 36 inches wide, the best cloth, newest coloring, were 12}4c last week, but this week at. S THE REAL SCOTCH GINGHAMS AND MADRAS FABRICS, 31 inches wide, just opened. but arrived rathe was 8igc a yard, to be closed PORTED AND DOMESTIC HIGH-GRADE DIMITIES DIES. not old, shelf-worn goods, but clean, fresh and stylis ; worth 15¢, 20c and 25c a yard, but all on Balance of our CRINKLED CREPONS, neat stripes, that were 10c, to be sold without reserve at. DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT. Just a Few of Our M;w Attractions This Week: | IDE U he 634c value, at. linen (not more including pink, blue, ctc., effects, A LINE OF LADIES' BLACK .;,\'U COLORED SILK TAFFETA UNDER- SKIRTS AT HALF THE COST OF THE SILK. Coming just at the height of the buying season and embracing as it does ALL NEW, FRESH, CLEAN GOODS, of the latest importations, 1T STANDS OUT IN MARKED CONTRAST WITH THE CONVENTIONAL BARGAIN SALE of stale, out-of-date styles, particularly as its opening is made doubly - prominent by CUTS THAT WILL ASTOUND THE Yard at 25c a yard. c a yard, Yard _ 7533 pieces 38 Yard ..Yard price 65¢, will Yard 145¢ 20¢ 85¢ de| 63c| 25¢ at 90c a yard. BLAC | 15C R Bied down —60 pieces 39- s, & ard 135¢ _50 pieces FINE ALL-WOOL FRENCH NOVE a variety of designs, marked down from 60c ta COLORED DRESS GOODS. 1" —127 pieces 39-INCH ALL-WOOL FANCY CHECKED 614 CHEVIOT SUITING, former price 40c a yard. will be offered at 15¢c a yard. NEW SPRING STYLES. 935 @91 pieces 0-INCH FINE ALL-WOOL FRENCH CASH. 9C MERE BEIGE, former price 75¢ a vard, will be offered IN TAN AND GRAY EFFECTS. '0 —67 pieces 44-INCH HIGH GRADE NOVELTY SILK ale¢ AND WOOL STRIPED SUITING, former price $150 a yd., will be offered at 50c a vd. BRIGHT COLORINGS. INCH OXFORD NOVELTY CHECKS, former price $150 a vard, will be offered at 75¢ a yard. THIS SEASON'S GOODS. SILK DEPARTMENT. 350.—1500 yards PLAID JA ESE TAFFETAS, A former be closed out at 35¢ a yard. 5()p—L0 yards FIGURED INDIA SILK, extra quality, AUC former price 75¢, will be closed out at 50¢ yard. @5 ¢S yards FANCY FIGURED FOULARD = SILK, 4¢|09C tormer price 85c, witl be closed out at 65¢ & yard. ()g— 120 yards BLACK DUCHESSE SATIN, 24 inches wide, G soft heavy quality, former price $1 25, will be ciosed out K DRESS GOODS. INCH ENGLISH FANCY from 35¢ to 1. yard. INCH ALL PURE WOOL WEAVES, ENGLISH S8TORM SERGE, marked down from 502 to 25¢ a yard. TIES, in 5o vard. | t> SEE CHRONICLE AND EXAMINER FOR OTHER [MARVELOUS BARGAINS. l | Murphy Building, % Market and Jones Streets. | hold a banquet in the spacious dining- room of the college. The members of the conference of the | St. Vincent de Pau! Society will receive holy communion in 4 body st the 8 o’clock mass this morning at St, Paul’'s Church, | Twenty-ninth and Caurch streets. The | regular quarterly meeting of the society will be held e hall attached to the ame church at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Beginning at 10:20 o’clock this morning the devotion of the forty hours’ adoration | will begin at_St. Joseph’s Church. Tenth | street, near Howard. Solemn high mass will be celebratea and an augmented choir will render special music for the occasion. The devotion will close with a procession o the most blessed sacrament on Tuesday morning. | _A grand reunion and Francisco Council No. 7, picnic of San Young Men’s Institute, will be held at Schuetzen Park, | | San Rarael, on Monday, May 31. Round | trip tickets, including admission | grounds, for adults, 50 cents; | under 12 years, 25 cents, Boats wiil leave Tiburon ferry at 9 and 11 o’clock A. M. and 2:35 and 3:20 p. M. Returnine a special train will leave the park at 6:30 ». M. Val- | uable gate and game prizes will be awarded. Branch No. 19, Catholic Ladies’ Aid So- ciety, will give an entertainment and social at Franklin Hall, 1839 Fillmore | street, on next Tuesday evening, May 4 An excellent programme has been ar- ranged for the occas.on,and the ladies have spared no pains to ensure the suc- cess of their entertainment. The proceeds will be devoted to the reiief fund of the branch. Tickets, 25 cents, may be pro- cured from members or at the hall on the evening of the entertainment. The parishioners of the Holy Cross | Church will hold their annual excursion | and outing at Bohemian Grove on the Russian River on Monday, May 31 The ride 1s cousiaered one of the finest in the . | State, and the tickets have been placed at | " | the low rate of $1 for aduits and 50 cents | for children. The various commitiees are hard at work preparing for the picnic. They announce a programme of events for the day that will prove a source of en- | joyment for young and old. | “Rev. Joseph ¥. Gleason of St. Rose’s | Cburch will lecture at Metropolitan Temple on Tuesday evening, May 1L Ignatian Council No. 35, Y.M.I., one of the most energetic and popular branches of the order in this City, has charge of the affair and is displaying its usual zeal by making most elaborate preparations for the event. | Father Gleason’s subject will pe “One | Man Against the Worid.”” It is hisiori- | cal in nature, and all who attend are assured of a very interesting and instruc- | tive discourse. Besides the address of the evening a short but select musical and literary programme will be rendered. | The admission will be complimentary, but no one will be admitted without a | ticket. Cards of admission may be had {on application to the secretary of the Young Men’s Institute Central Lecture Bureau, in the Parrott building, or from any of the members of Ignatian Council. | The exercises will begin at 8 o’clock sharp. | HASTINGS WILL OONTEST. | Judge Coffey and Jury Will Try the Controversy To-Morrow. The Hastings will contest, so long threatened, is set down for hearir.g before a jury in Judge Coffey’s court to-morrow afternoon at 2 o’clock. ‘When Judge S. C. Hastings died Mrs. Mary Kellar presented her claim as widow of the deceased. The claim bas not yet been recognized, and it is to enforce what | she says are her rights that the present | action is pressed for trial, Prominent attorneys have been retained by the different paruies in interest, and an interesting struggle for ti-e valuable prop- erty involved may be reasonably ex- pected. Mrs. Kellar claims to have been married by contract to Judge Hastings, and it1s on that documant she bases her claim to a portion of thé estat —————— The Chinese condemn criminals to death by prevenung sleep. Sufferers last from twelve to twenty days when death comes to their relfef. to| children | Murphy Building, Market and Jomes Streets Murphy Bullding, Market and Jones Stregts. FROM GREATER NEW YORK Galifornians Who Are in Gotham for Pleas- ure, Business and Ghange of Scenery. NEW YORK, N.Y. Aprit 26—W. L. ery, G. Kennedy, J. D. Johnston, C. Van Winkle of San Francisco came into | Dahlstia ©, San Francisco; Miss Donerty, town a week ago and is making his head- quarters at the Gilsey. His business takes him out of town every few days. F. W. Smith of Sun Jose walked leisurely up Broadway last Thursday afternoon. He will probably remain in the city for some time after the great Grant parade. Atthe Grand Hotel are a number of Californians. Mrs. Olga Eaton of San | Francisco has apartments there and will remain a month. A. M. Goldberg regis- tered there on Friday morning. The friends of Miss Mary Scott, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Scott, will be happy to learn that she is quickly re- covering from the painful operation she underwent several weeks zgo. The family is still at the Hoiland. J. Mells, the popular buyer for Raphael Weill & Co., has rooms at the Stuart House. Mr. Mells is a very busy man and the friends who attempt to find him at his hotel have a disappointment usu- ally. Business takes him far downtown among the large wholesule lace and silk houses. By the way, laces and silks have never been more lovely than they are this season. James H. and Rufus K. Love have been busy during the past week organizing, or rather reorganizing, a company to present the original *'49 Mining Camp’” that made such a success during the California Midwinter Fair three years ago. They have been advertising for Western talent, and are securing everybody they can who took part in the original production. They will open at the Madison-square Garden in June, and at the close of their New York season will go direct to Eng- land, where they have engaged to appear with the **’49 Mining Camp” intact. Dr. William Boericke of San Francisco is at the Manbattan and will remain in town until Wednesday or Thursday, when he will retarn to California airect. C. A. McLane is & guest at the Imperial. A. M. and S. B. Bogart of San Francisco are at the Sturtevant. Frank V. Canning, who for several years was connected with Boericke & Run- yon’s pharmacy in 8an Francisco, has re- cently been put in charge of the prescrip- tion department of Boericke, Runyon & Ernesty’s pharmacy on Fiftn avenue. Mr. Canning has been in New York about a year, and though he likes it as a field for business advancement, he regrets sincerely being obliged to leave his bome and friends in California. Mr. Canning’s sister, Miss Alice Canning, is well known as an oratorio and concert singer. She is now one of the soloists at St. Mary’s, San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Willard of San Francisco arrived the first of last week and will sail for Europe within a few days. They are at the Hotel Savoy. Arthur H. Castle, en route to Europe, arrived on Wednesday and put up at the Imperial. Among the arrivals of the week were: Joseph Wells, E. A. Prebble, P. B, Em- Belveders; S. San Fancisco; W. A. Green, San Francisco, Murray Hill, J. Levy, San Francisco; F. Roth, San Francisco, Astor House; G. Gausche, San Francisco, Astor House; the Misses Hopkins, San Francisco. Holland House; J. S. Howell, San Francisco, Broadway Central; A. Green, San Fran- cisco, Murray Hill; E. Levingston, San Francisco, Murray Hill; I Lowenbers, San Francisco, Broadway Central ; E. E. Phelps, San Francisco, Holland; E. B. Rambo, San Francisco, Park-avenue; E. Lynn, San Francisco, Sturtevant; O. B. Fropling San Francisco, Sturtevant; Miss Coleman, San Francisco, Savoy; C. Worth- ington, San Francisco. Grand; O. A. Ebr- horn, San Francisco, Winasor; J. Hirch- off. TrerrA Forrz ToLan. 34 Park row. BREACH OF PROMISE. Miss Josephine Wall Demands $10,000 Damages From Her Recreant Lover, George W. Wise. Another broken-hearted damsel has sought monetary solace for her blighted and slighted affections. Josephine Wall avers that on the 28th of last December, in the fair village of rleasanton, George W. Wise made a proposal of marriage to her, which she accepted, and that he promised to make her his true and lawful wife within a reasonable time. Miss Wall says further, that Mr. Wise at all times behaved in a most tender and affectionate manner toward her, and by his constant attention and frequent pro- tastations of love and expressed promises of marriage she was induced to announce her engagement, telling her motber and sister and most intimate friends, and in- viting them to attend her wedding; and, furthermore, she was 1nductd to make preparations for the ceremonies and so- femnities of said proposed marriage, all of which was at_the :nstance, knowledge and request of the said defendant. Furtner detaiting her sorrows, Miss ‘Wall alleges that on the 30th of April, 1897, to wit last Friday, which is pro- erbially an unlucky day, the defendant, ‘without excuse or cause, declared that he had no intention, nor did he at present have any intention to periorm his prom- ise of marriage to the said plaintiff; that he then and there ruthlessly and unjusti- fiably retused to marry the said plaiatiff, although she requested him to do s0.” The refusal of Mr. Wise was followed the day after by this suit for breach of promise, showing that the woman of the era is equal to any emergency, and is prompt to act. She says that his “‘acts of deception, to wit, in decluring his love ana affection for her, and his repeated romises to marry her, when at ali times e had no intention of keeping his word, has caused her great grief, embarrassment and mental anxiety, and thereby hasdone serious injury to her feelings, affections and pride, damagine her thereby to tne amount of $10,000"’ e e Henry Schmidt Sick. Henry Schmidt, foreman of the engine-house on Filbert street, between Webster .and Fil 10 proprietor of Black Point meat market, is very sick with appendicitis at his father's home in Marysville, San Francisco, Hotel H. Friedlander, SIDNEY V. SMITH SUED FOR DAMAGES Mrs. Jennie Dexter Asks’ $100,000 for Alleged Libsl. Smith’s Response to a Former | Action Led to the Pres- ent Litigation. Dr. McNutt Interest:d in the Dispute Because He Consented to Actas a Friend to Both Parties. Mrs. Jennie B. Dexter and her husband, Henry 8. Dexter, have sued Sidney V. Smith for $100,000 damages for alleged libel and defamation of Mrs. Dexter’s character. The complaint sets forth that on the 7th of last March Mr. Smith willfully and with a malicious intent to injure Mrs. Dexter caused to be printed in the daily Chroni- cie of this city a false and defamatory libel, tending to impeach her honesty, in- tegrity, virtue ana reputation, and thereby to expose her to public hatred, contempt and ridicule. The particular | matter complained of and ascribed to Mr. Smith 1s as follows: I first met her in 1887, he continued, “when she came to my office on some legal business. I transacted business for her from time to time for a considerable period, and came to be well acquainted wich her in a busi- ness way. There wus nothing in the acquaint- ance that was not proper. One day she came 10 me and said that her husband was about to bring suit against her for divorce, and name me &s co-respondent. +Although such & charge would have been wholly groundless, the horror of it and the distasteful publicity and notoriety it would bring, seemed 8o oppressive that I shrank trom encountering it. “Dexter, her husband, said it was true he was going to bring such a suit. He said, how- ever, that while he insisted on a separation, if ehe would go away for & year, 50 that he could allege desertion as the cause for divorce, ho would be willing to abindon the more serious charge, but he said he could not sfford to send her away and support her and her chil- dren during the year necessary to constitute desertion. “She appealed to me, and, harassed by the fear of tne threatened ‘charges and without taking advice, I yleided to bad judgment. told her I would pay over the money—the amount was $3500—but I was unwiiling to give 1t to her direcily and asked her to name me otle 1o whou I should pay it for her. Sho | suggested Dr. McNutt, who was satisfactory 10 me. Igave Dr. McNuit a check on the Bank | of British Columbia tor $8500, with instrue- | tious 10 give her $3500 of it nere and to send her the balance after she arrived in the East, where she was 10 go. Her departure from here was the thing that had been agreed on to avoid the notoriety, the lear of which op- pressed me, dnd it was to make sure that she Would go that I insisted ou this wrrangement. “After giving 'Dr. McNutt the checks for $8500 [ leit town and_remained away for two or three days. When Icame back Dr. McNutt told me he had found her » difficuit woman to deal with. She would not leave until she was paid the full amount,and thereiore he had tomowhat exceeded hix instructions, paying over to her the entire amount on her promise to go East atonce. A few days later I saw her on the street. She had not gone away at all. Irealized then thatIhad made a mistake, and I realized it more keenly when I learned alterward that her husband never really intended to sue for adivorce. In suort, I found that I had been deliberately victimized. Iacted then without vice, and dreading the humiliation of such 8 charge as was threatened to be made, al- though it was untrue, 1 yielded to bad_judg- ment. Now thatlam threatened sgain Ishall not make another such mistake. fight it and show the truth.” The plaintiffs aver that Mr. Smith well knew that the foregoing false and defama- tory matter would expose Mrs. Dexter to public_scorn and contempt, and that in view of these premises she deems herself entitled to the $100,000 damages for which she sues. J. N. E. Wilson is attorney for the plaintiffs. Some time ago the Dexters sued Mr. Smith and Dr. McNutt for $5000, said to be due for money deposited ior her use. Smith’s response to that suit led to the present action for libel. 1 propose to Independent Order of Koresters. There was a public meeting held under the auspices of Court Yerba Buena of the Inde- pendent Order of Foresters, at Shiels build- ing, O'Farrell street, Thursday evening, the 29th inst. A very interesting literary and musical programme was rendered, followed by an address upon the principal features and objects of the order by Charles S. Peery, hign vice chief ranger for California. The speaker dwelt particularly upon the plan of collecting assessments in the order and the fact that there are no assessments levied upon the death of a member. Tha poli- cies, ne said, are paid out of the fund always maintained for that purpose, the reserve fund now amounting to over $2,000,000. The or- ganization furnishes insurance in smounts from $500 to §5000 at rates based upon the best actuaries’ tables upon strict business principles in connection with its fraternal and social features. The address was well received and was followed by dancing, which was in- dulged in until midnight. Court Yerba Buena 18 very active and progressive, e The Service for Men. 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