The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 14, 1897, Page 14

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 14 1897. THE CUT WILL 8 HORIZONTAL Expert Williams’ Report on Spring Valley Books. FIGURES WANTED HARD TO OBTAIN. The Corporation’s System of Ac- counts Said to Be Good, However. NUMBER OF THE CORPORATION'S CUSTOMERS. Thirleen Thousand Pav 50 Conts a Menth or Lass—Dwellings Sup- p.ied Number 43,660 Williams of the Board of Supervisors has finished bhis ex- amination of the Spring Valley Water Company’s books, made to assist in the board’s deliberations over the water question, and has pre- pared his report. The inference to be drawn from the document is that the cut in rates, if any is made, must be a horizontal one, for the figures required by the board to make dis- i 1 cannot be obtained without an outlay of time greater than the board has at its disposal. Mr. Williams was directed Expert Cyril to obrain NEW TO-DAY: GREAT REMNANT SALE, Crockery,China, Glassware, AT ACTUAL WHOLESALE COST! You are cordially invited to inspect the QUALITIES and PRICES of our Crockery, Chinaware and Glassware. gigantic sale you will find MANY RICH BAR- GAINS, such that no housekeeper wants | to mi Many articles are worth double the price. We these remnant lots. Very Best Quality Semi-Porcelain. Harvest, Light Blue Spray Decoration. ses, Tea sizes <ee.. Ench Dinner sizé Each Cups and Each Vegetable Dish. 8 inch Latge Water Piicher Tea Fots : 5 cts 6 cts 7 cis 8 cts 20 cts Bohemian Chinaware Very Pretty Decoration. hpick Holder. .. Cream Fitcher. 2 Dinner Lup and Sauces Tea ro. Stands Mugs. Cup, Sancer and Piate. Candlestick z Sugar and Cream Set.... Butter Dish Cuspidors Nui Eowl.. Cuspidors...... L Cup and Saucer, mustache. Chocolate Pot Cabarets Tea Set.... ... Toy Tea Sets Genuine Delft China Toothpick Hoiders 5 Mugs. s Piu Trays S Jewel Tiays. assorted. Cream Pitcher. Cups and Saucers Plavs. bresser:. Piates, Tea, 5 Ink Wells, assoried. Plaques............ Plates, Breakiast Plates, Cake. Plaques... Majolica and Fancy Earthenware. Cuspidors, assorted colors . Each 15 cts Maj lica Cuspidors. : kach 25 cts Jardinieres, maple, 4-inch Each 25 cts Glassware. the name of each rate-payer in aipha- betical order and a statement showing in detail the aggregate amount collected from each source of revenue under differ- ent charges for the several items em- bodied in the general rates, special rates and meter rates. = The following is the gist of Mr. Wik liams’ report: T4, instead of charging up each bill in one entry, as above, forts or fifty columns had to be ruled in the ledgers to cover each item in the schedule, nnd entries made accordingly, it wouid entail the posting of several bundred thousands of entries each month and the em- ployment of many times the number of men | now in use. : Take for example & row of houses belonging | to one person supplicd Ly one pipe, some one story, some two sory, siables, ete.—twenty or | thirty different items on the bill. An allow- ance of $10 is made on & payment on_account received. A percentage of this amount would have to be deducted from each amount or there would have 10 be a corresponding eredit lumn for each item in the schedule. This tem would, of course, be possibie, but, in ¢ opinion, quite impracticable, ana I think it would be difficult to improve on the present method of keeping accounts of coilections. With regard to keeping persoual accounts, showing receipis irom each individual, this is another matter that would entail an im- | mense amount of iabor. According to the c ny’s statement, their sepurate consum- ! 1sist of 58,305 familics, 18.481 places ( siness, representing 76,786 accounts, with an average of 500 to 600 accoun's to be opened each month because of a chaunge of occupancy. In addition to these would be buildings, parks and culty would be that a new tenans frequentiy puys a bill made out | in the rame ot nis predecessor. The amount | charged to every house appears clearly on the compauy’s_record-book of applications, and rom their book by many months of labor an | itemized statement of ‘every charge on the scnedule conid be obtained, subject to, per- | 143 accounts for pubi quares. Another haps, hundreds of changes during the time of making it up. In conclusion I would state that with the means gt hand the furnishing of a correct ac- | count of itemized receipts wonld be impracti- cable, as would also the keeping of ledger ac- counis so as to show the actual separate re- ceipts {rom each tsuant, cCcupaut or owner. In January, 1 the company was suppl 5 families, 18,481 piaces of business, , buildings and squares and ire hydranis. Tne dwelling-bouses were divided as follows: Oue-story. 15,014; two-story. 23,039; three- four-story, 217; five-story, 5. | The company also supplies 3000 buildings, | such as hotels, boarding &nd lodging nouses, | office buildings, ete, dwellings 8434 have a general rate of F. th a general rate There are 16, | less per month. | Water was delivered by hose cart to 703 1 ter front from July 1 to December The total income from water-front business during 1896 was $40,- D 80. The report will be submitted to the board sitting as a Water Commitsee with- in a few da M EXPERT 15 4T WORK {H A Williams N w on His Way Here From Sydney, Australia. S. Prentiss Smith Says There Are Thus Far No Surprises—Other Firms Implicated. | Anexpert is industriously working on | the books and accounts of Williams, | Brown & Co., the firm which failed Tues- day for something like §500,000, and with | assets may be of $200,000. He is going | into all the details of the business of the firm, and will make a full report, which | will be handed the creditors at as early | day as possible. | S. Prentiss Smith of the Bank of Cali- During this | fornia, one of the commattee of four ap- pointed by the creditors, told Wednesday of the work of the expert employed by the | committee ana what he anticipated. “There are a lot of accounts to go over,” re selling to close out | gaiq ne, “and the expert accountant will | probably not be able to get at the inside | of the business and make a report before | Saturday. As soon as he is ready the committee will take up the report. “‘No revelations have yvet been made of an astonishing character. The expert has seen nothing to vhange the statement made by Mr. Thane for the firm. I know 3x cts | nothing of any $200,000 claim by Mr. Wil- 40 cts liams’ father agaist the firm.” H. F. Fortman, president of the Alaska Packers’ Association, one of the creditors, also said that nothing bad thus far been found to indicate any change from the | statement rendered. ‘‘We take it that it is correct,” said be, “in a general way.”’ A. Powell of the Bank of British Colum- bia, one of the committee, claimed to have no information at allabout the failed firm. It is stated in some quarters that the es- timated value of the assets is far 100 high, and that in place of being worth $200,000, | they are probably not worth over half | that. It is also said that four smaller companies engaged in the packing busi- ness, and dependent on the big firm that | has failed, ara liabie lo go to the wall. A. F. Thane, who, in the absence of H. A. Williams, is in charge of the business, on Sunday received this cable from Mr. Wiliiams at Sydney : Sailing on Mariposs on Monday; telegraph | me conditior of firm's sffairs. Iam very aux- ious conecerning the matter. R. Hickmott of the Hickmott Canning Company of Oakland wishes to deny that | his hirm is endangered by the failure. He states that his company is running as usual. ——— A THIEVING BOOTBLAOCK. Mike Brath Robbed a Customer While Table Tumblers Esach 215 cts | Broshing His Coat. Bud Vases...... Fach 5 s Lamonude Caps 25| Mike Brath, abooiblack, 17 years of age, Handled Oiive 1 6 o was arrested last nizht by Detectives Gib- T Bot. o 26 53| son and Wren and Policeman Harrison = on a charge of grand larceny Tea Se 44 Pieces. Best Quality Semi-Porcelain, Handsomely dong;[:d!:d;]’ex::‘;:::o?f‘ (J):‘L':nf"::-' » e 1, with G i o7 | dry- , was ai Decorated, with Goud Handies and Trim- | o800 8 B0ttt asked him to it take a shine, telling him a pitiful story of Harvest. Piain Spra Se8276 | baing hungry for days. = Hanley was Windlowe d Trimmings. - © $2 ! tonched by his tale and allowed him to Gole. luminaced. Gold Trimmings Dinner Set, 60 Pieces. Se. 3 75| shine his boots, giving him 25 cents for doing so. While Brath was brushing Hanley’s Best Quality Semi-Porcelain, Handsome'y | coat he deftly abstracted his gold watch, Decorated, with Gold Handles and Trim- | valued at $250, and $70 in gold. Photog- mang Harvest, Plain Spray...... Eo s, Wildflower, Gold Trimmin; (G0 d xnamel, Gold Trimmings. told Jllumivated, Gold Trimmings.. Gol1 Medallion, Gold Trimmings.... Dinner Set, 100 Pieces. Best Quality Semi-Porcelain, Handsomely Decorated, with Gold Handles and Trim- mings. Harvest, Plain Spray Windfiower, Goid Trimmings Eola. Wildfiower, Gold Trimmings. Gold Nlluminated, Goid I immings Bijou, Beliflower, Gold Trimmings. The < hina, Apple Blossom, Gold Trim- mings..... s S (reat Anerican Jmpoting Tea G MONEY SAVING STORES: 140 Sixth st. 325 Hayes st. 065 Market st. 2008 Fillmore st. 146 Ninth st. 3006 Sixteenth st. 617 Kearny st. 2510 Mission st. 1419 Polk st. 521 Montgomery ave. 218 Third st. 1819 Devisaderost. 3285 Mission st. 1130 Kentucky Potrero. OAKLAND STORES. 1053 Washington st. 1510 Seventh st. 917 Broadway, 616 E. Twelfth st. 131 San Pablo ave. ALAMEDA—1355 Park st. Headquarters, 52 Market St., S. F. Etery Article bears the name of the Maker, st., which is proof of the Superior Quality of Our Wares. B rapher Kenneth at tne beach saw Bra:n take the waich and gave chase. He over- took bim and compelled him to give up the timepiece. Neither he nor Hanley %15 | knew that the $70 had been taken, and Hanley did not discover the loss of his money till he put his band in his pocket to pay for his car fare. e READY FOR THE BENCHES, Dogs That Will Be Seen at the Pavilion on Wednesday. The San Francisco Kenne! Club will this year show a number of dogs never be- fore seen on the coast. The number of entries in each class is as follows: . Bernards 59, English setters 51, spaniels ocker, fiela) 49, fox terriers 44, collies 46, | pointers 44, Irish ‘setters 24, greal danes 33, | American foxhounds 24, greyhounds 29, mas- | tifts 25, bull terriers 23, Fronch poodies 22, | dachshundes 19, Yorksaire 12, Irish water spaniels 7, Gordoh setters, 7, Eaghsh pugs 5, Newioundland 5, Juranese’ spaniels7, Dal- | matinns 5, bulldogs 4, sky terriers 3, toy ter- riers 4, bicodhounds 3, deerhounds 3, spitz 2, Boston terriers 3, field spaniels 6, Russian wolfhounds 2, English foxhounds 40, Chesa- veake Bay 2, black and tan terrier 1, Ttalian greynound 1, miscellaneous 5, beagles 2, Irish terrier 1, Griffon 2. No such entry has ever been seen before in any show this side of the mountains. | A | Bruised and Barned. | Lena Sloan, a young girl working in the | 1sundry of the St. Nicholas Hotel, had her right hsnd_considerably bruised and burned by getting it caught yesterday morning in a ciothes-mangle. She was treated by Dr. Bun- nell at the Receiving Hospital. A KNOCK-OUT BLOW FOR HEBBARD Martiott Acquitted of the Charge of Libel. UNANIMOUS VERDICT IN HIS FAVOR. Stinging Rebuke Administered to Unscrupulous Professional Politicians. THE ATTEMPT TO INVOKE GAG LAW FAILS. S. M. Shortridge’s Brilliant and Successful Plea for the Constitutional Rights of Press and Citizens. Judge Hebbard, he of the many initials and unsavory connection with the pro- fe ssional politicians that manipulated the affairs of the People’s Home Savings Bank, has come back to earth. His arrogance has received an ugly re- buke, and the desperate attempt he has made to throttle criticism of his record and actions on the bench has come to an inglorious end. It is not libel to say that he is a dis- grace to the bench. A standard by infer- ence of his merit for that high position has been set down by the verdict of the jury which acquitted Editor Marriott last night of a charge of libeling him. For weeks he has been making one of the most desperate attempts in the history of the Btate to invoke the law of gag. The thousands of depositors in the sav- ings bank, who charged him with being morally responsible for the losses they snstained, have had their vindication. The men who were bold enough during the last campaign to fearlessly oppose his candidacy, and whom he has since en- deavored to send to jail on charges of criminal libel, have the satisfaction of knowing that their work has not been in vain, A great deal of mystery that surrounded the affairs of the savings bank has been dissipated. The jugglery and mampula- tion of the ring in control and a Judge's true connection with it is finally known. The ‘“‘holier than thou’ toga of Julius Ceesar Bonaparte Hebbard has been pulled aside, and, after all, it isa very common man within it—one to whom no one of twelve men could find it in his heart to afford the balm of a disagreement. The case went to the jury at half-past 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and three hours later a decision had been reached. Judge Daingerfield, however, was at the theater, and it was almost midnight be- fore it was finally delivered to the court. The Hebbard push, which was outin big numbers, at once put on crape. ’ A big throng saw the closing scenes, among whom were many attorneys. General Barnes and other legal heavy- weights looked in to get some pointers on oratory, of which there was plenty. The feature of the proceedings was the bril- liant and masterly address of Mr. Short- ridge on behalf of free speech and the right of voters to criticize candidates for office, and his stinging yet dignified indictment of Hebbard and his friends in relation to the affairs of the savings bank. The case began at 9 o‘clock and it was 5 before it got to the jury. In opening Mr. Shortridge spoke as follows: May 1t please your Honor, and I trust it will please you, gentlemen of the jury. I would do myself and my profession an injustice if 1 did not at the outset return to you my grate- ful thanks for the patient attention which you have given to a case which, from my pointof yiew, I regard so important to every citizen. Its nature and importance cannot be overstated. Itis not the persoualily of the prosecuting witness or of the defendant which gives it dignily and vital importance. The prosecuting witness will run his course and e forgotten. Even the Judge upon the bench, in the fullness of time, wiil nnd you and I and ail of us will lie down' to sleep in the quiet grave. But the principles which are here aistake—the priveiples of free government, of seli-gove ment, which are here attacked and which are here 'feebly, but earnestly, by me defended, are essential and will be enduring if jurors are as brave and fearless and true to their couatry as I believe you, each and all, to be. 1t is mot, I repeat, gentiemen, a question of personalities. If it were so it would be a small and inconsequentigl case. It is the mighty cause, the great principles, which are nere at stake that gives our deliberations dig- nity aud your decision great importance. These princip.cs are as alive to-day, | trust, as they were when our ancestors fought and bled and died for them. The principles here at stake and in peril are the same prin- pass_away, ciples tor which English patriots laid their heads upon the block and for which Irish patriots mounted the scef- fold. In & word, gentlemen, the principles atstake are these: In a [ree country, have the people right to eriticize their public ser- vants, or to comment upon or express their sentiments concerning those who seek public office? Tt is not the‘case here of a privateciti- zen; it is the case of your servant and mine because the Judge upon the bench is the se vant of the people—subject to their law, amenable to their wishes and their decrees, the same as the humblest man that to-day works upon our streets. He 15 not above, but below, and governed by the law, and you snd Iand every mau has the right, freely, to dis- cuss his merits or his demerits; freely to com- ment upon his official conduct—ireely to ap- prove it frecly to oppose it; freely, oa the one and, 1o eulogize and praise him, or, on the other, to oppose and denounce him. No man shall deny us that right; and if you, or other juries, or other courts, shall take that right irom the citizen, seli-government is at an end and liberty a dream not realized. This subject carries us back to great strug- gles. Time was when to criticize men of high place was to be flung into & dungeon, robbed of property, stabbed in reputation and denied the common privileges of citizenship. But in this country, and we should be grateful for it, the people are the source of all power. Offi- cers are not put in their places by divine right or by appolntment from some higher power, butare chosen by the people, and should act 1or the people. This, gentlemen, as we shall sec, is a_prose- cution urged on against a citizen for express- ing his poiitical sentiments in regard to & man running for an office. And I say now, and may have occasion to repeat it, that when 1 see a man in public office or seeking public office that I regard as unfit and unfair, by vir- tue of passion or of ignorance, by virtue of any of bis surroundings, his conduct or his life, Ishall oppose him, I'shall denounce him with whatever vigor of language 1 have, and I would expect every citizen to exercise the same priviiege; tnen leu the people decide on the merits of the controversy. 1 had hoped, gentlemen, that when the eam- paign of 1596 Was over, and after the heat, the passions, the excitements of the hour were passed, men would let the campaign end. Some of vou may have championed that peer- less orator, William J. Bryan; some of you may have championed that masterful state: man, Willism McKinley; some of you ma; have expressed yourselves with power and vigor and earnestness in favor of one or against the other, and feeling that the one or the other was the {riond of his country, you may have advocated him; or, feeling that the other or his purposes or policy was hurtiul aud dangerous 10 the couniry, you may have denounced nim asthe enemy of his country. But are you to bs brought into court for ex- pressing such political sentiments? Is jhe citizen 1o be pursued for expressing an opin- ion coucerning a public question? Is the citi- zen to have tue danger of a criminal prosecu- tion over him if he dares 10 assert himself during a campaign, whether it be by spuken or by written words? That is the question aad that is the issue here. After discussing the respective parties to the case and pointing out that while the State was the nominal prosecutor, in reality Judge Hebbard occupied that of- fice, Mr. Shortridge continued: Now, the State, through the influence of the prosecuting witness, has caused an indict- ment o be filed against Mr. Marriott. That indictment, gentlemen, was filed by a body of citizens holding secret session. That body of citizens aid not know what you know. Who uppeared before that secret tribunal ? Oane who dared not get upon that stand and speak to you. Before that secret tribu.al, where there was no_cross-examination, where there was no opportunity of laying the facts, and all the facts, before the jurors in that secret tribunal, the proseculing witness and one Richard Dilion appeared and testified. Where was the prosecuting witness here when the time came for him tospesk ? Where—I repeat it—was Julius Lasar Bonaparie Hob- bard? Why did he not appear before you, gentiemen, when the opportunity was offered Why did ‘he go into the silent chambers of a Grand Jury, where many & reputacon has been stabbed, aud then not dare 10 come here, in the open, where all brave men fight? It1s only the coward who goes into the star | enember; 1t is only the coward who fights in the dark. Gentiemen, he dared not take that witness- stand. Silence, in view of the testimony, s confession. He dared not deny, under oath, the testimony of conduct which was grossly reprehensible, Ho dared notdeny or contra- dict the numerous witnesses the defendant called to the stand ; he dared not deny that he received those resoiutions, passed by the de- positors. He dared not deny tnat Mr. Bart- nett, in open court, begged him to desist from contempiated aciion—the discharge of that receiver and the exoneration of his bondsmen. He dared not aeny—and I wouid impress this upon you—he dared not deny that, in the darkness of night, when good citizens' are supposed eitner 1o be at home—certainly not attending to court busi ness here in this courthouse—he was cou- veniently present to receive the gentlemen who came in the hack from the hotel, then and there to receive papers and make appolnt- ments which were utterly void. His silence, gentlemen, when given an opportunity in open court, protected by the court, is & con- fession that he could not,in honor and in truth, deny that he has been consorting with men, and doing things which reflected dis- credit and dishonor upon the bench. Continuing, Mr. Shortridge declared no proof had been made by the other side that Mr. Marriott was the actual owner of the News Letter. An analysis of Mar- riott’s editorial criticizing Hebbara fol- lowed in these word: A man may be the “*tool” of another and be the soul of honor and truth, He may be the “1001” of anotlier and be the grea test and best citizen—the savior 01 his country. And I am indebted toa learned and eloguent gentle- man, whose voice has echoed 50 often in {avor of freedom and good government—I am in- debted 10 one who sits in this courtroom now ior this thought: That & man may be the tool of designing, ambitious politicians, when his heart was purer, his character spotless, and his services e greatest tuat were ever given to our beloved country. A fow years ago, one whose name is upon all lips, whose image is in every heart, whose services have done more for this country than all beside, was induced to go into a scheme—a. political adventure—and was urged to seek the nomination for the tbird term for Presi- dent of the United States; designing, am- bitious men poured eulogy into the ears of beloved Ulysses 8. Grant, and urged him to seck high place a third time, and those who loved liim most, those who spoke his name with émotion, were justified in ssying that he was the tool of men who sought to work out thelr own ambitious schemes. After a discussion ot the presumptions that must go with every citizen, that he used language of criticism in an innocent rather than an a harmful sense, the speaker continued : What are the facts as they have been de- veloped in this case? What is the truth so far as we could learn? What attempt has beeu made here to suppress truth, to conceal facts? Who has attempted (o' conceal or to suppress those facts? Did I not undertake 10 reveal them? Did I not call f every bit of evidence, and Who W it ihat kept the books, sealed the locks upon them, and objected successfully, in most_instances, in keeping facis from your knowledge here? I called Judge Denson lo the staud to tell of certain transuctions at that time. Who was it objected and kept the lips of Judge Demson closed? I called Mr. John Flournoy, who, let me assure you, is one of the most abie and one of the purest gentlemen knmown 1n this State, and who was it that kept his lips closed and prevented him from telling you gentlemen why he was dismissed and discharged by that crowd in that bank at that ume? T called many others, and all were prevented irom festifying by the same objec- tions. I produced the mirge-book—do you remember that, gentlemen ?—gna asked to read the transacticns of that July meeiing, and who was it that raised their objections and _prevented the reading of that record oi._those transactions? I called for every book and_paper which would throw light upon this matter, and in every instance the State here objected, and for reasons which soemed sufficient for the court we were deniea the vrivilege of read ing these important facts. And throughout the whole thing there was the cowardly pretense that the Judge of that department’ was ignorant of what he did. Why, the most ragged tramp that waiks the dusty roads in the Sm Joaquin is presumed to know the law. And a Judge upon the bench 1s not held 10 be presumea to know the facts about which he enters important or- ders, makes important decrees, discharges men from their stewardship, exonerates bondsmen —politicians! He is mot presumed to know anything he does, but is set upon the bench like an aulomaton, working by a string pulled by somebody else, and when his official con- duct is brought into question throw around;him the cowardly barrier of ignorance —didn’t know what his receiver was doing; didn’t know what his attorney was doing; dian’t know how they were trampling upou the heads of widows and orphans by throwing out of the bank building men who had toiled for their money. Mr. Shortridge then discussed at length the evidence upon which the defendant based his claim that the charges of the editorial were true—the appointments of the receiver, the July meeting at which Sheehan and Watt voted themselves into office, their approval of their own acts by the board of directors elected by themselves, the broken promises of Judge Hevbard. In speaking of the men whom the committee had selected as directors of the bank if the Judge nad allowed the re- organization of the directorate, the speaker paid the following tribute to one of the gentlemen suggested: The seventh man was one who had been abused more, perhaps, than any other man in this City and upon whom I look as one of the truest Christian gentiemen that ever en- gaged in charity or Christian work. I refer to the seventh director in the person of Charles Montgomery. If there be a Chris- tian in this town, if there be a man who will go down in the guer to lift up the fallen and put hope into the heart of the despairing, if there be a man who will go among thieves and robbers into the brothel and strive to rescue one girl or one boy from death, morally and otherwise, it is that same Charles Montgomery, who was hounded and abused because he went there in the Iatter aays of that sinking bank, because his friends had asked him to do so, and sought to aid them as a Christian man. And, there- fore, all parties were agreed that Charies Mon'tgomery snould remain on that board. With a brief review of the salien: points of his argument the spealsr closed, after | appealing to the jury as honest and patri- otic citizens to deal out not mercy but justice to the defendant and to acquit him. A recess was then taken by court and jury to prepare for the onslaught of Julius Kahn, who concluded with an ar- gument of one hour’s duration in behalf of Judge Hebbard. Kahn set things in motion by quoting from Shakespeare that he ‘‘was 1o orator”’ as Mr. Shortridge, but he was ‘“here to defend my friend, Judge Hebbard, whom 1 know to bs honest and upright.” The theory of criminal actions for libel was then commented on. It was that a man might not take the law into his own hands. The Hebbard version of the bank liti- gation followed, illustrated with frequent culogies of the ‘‘honest and upright Judge.” It was because that the various tactions of the depositors failed to agree, so Kahn said, that Judge Hebbard retused to modify his famous blanket resolution. An invocation to free speech and free expression of opmion followed. Kahn closed with a political peroration, in which he pictured Hebbard ‘‘standing amid the wreck of a world”; but just what this bad to do with the case the attorney did not vouchsafe an explana- tion. Judge Daingerfield’s instructions to the jury consumed almost an hour. He re- viewed the law of libel in detail. Con- cerning the litigation affecting the affairs of the savings bank Judge Daingerfield told the jury that Sheenan’s avpointment as receiver was an illegal one, but that Judge Hebbard might have honestly be- lieved that he was interpreting the law correctly when be made the order. A receiver was responsible to the court for his action, but when he held his office under an_illegal order it was a debatable question if he should report to the court or to others, in_this instance to the bosrd of directors. The depositors wers the equitable owners of a bank. Technical differences between criticism and slander were then referred to. The line of separa- tion was rather indefinite and a matter for the jury. At 4:30 o'clock the jury retired, and after deliberating returned a verdict of not guilty. FIRE IN A SHOESTORE. Stahl & Von Bergen’s Establishment Damaged Several Thousand Dollars. An alarm of fire was sounded early this morning from box 38 for a blaze n the rear of Stohl & Von Bergen’s boot and shoe findings establishment on the second floor of 545 Market street. The flames had gained considerable headway before they were discovered and the stock of goods in the establishment was thoroughly drenched before the fire was extinguished. It is estimated that the loss on the building and stock of leather will amount to about $4000. Owing to the flood of water poured on the flames 8. N. Wood & Co.’s cloth- ing - store, which is located under the store in which the fire originated, was damaged to tne extent of §2000. The losse: covered by insurance. ——————————— WHAT SOOIETY IS DOING. Nuptials of Miss Rehm and Frederick Weinholc. A pretty little home wedding took place at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rehm, 2016 Mission streot, on \Wednesday even- iug, April 21, when their daughter Anna was united in marriage to Frederick Weinholt. The parlor was decorated with smilax and La France roses. At9:15 occurred the wedding march, led by litue Miss Fredda Rehm, who carried & silver piate, on which rested the Wedding-ring. Miss Rehm was foliowed by two Hower girls, Miss Addie Rehm and Miss Mary Yetter. Miss B. Bohn and Mrs. L. Eisler officiated as bridesmaids and F. French and Phil Bohn were groomsmen. The ceremony was performea by Rev. Schroe- der, atter which congratulations sad an elsbo- rate supper were in order. Ou Eriday evening, May7, Albert Sonnen- berg gave a banquet to the members of the Tobasco Cluk, of which he was recently elected president._The interior of his besutiful resi- dence at 1531 Geary street was most tastefully decorated in green and yellow. Japanese lan. terns and incandescent lights were used in abundance in the banquet-hall. Covers were id tor thirty. Henry Kniff acted as toast- master. Tossts were aiso given by A. Sonnen- berg, A. J. Ranken, N. Bibo and G. Geibel. Those present were: Messrs. A. Sonnenberg, N. Horapin, D.V. Thornton, L. Wurth, A. J. Ranken, N. Guckelsber . Gretsch, H. Knief, N. Breen, N. Bibo, T. Herlthy, L. Israel, M. Ikenberg, J. Sonnenberg, H. Sonnenberg, 8. Sonnenberg, L. Nowman, L Vieson, J. Lund . Hirshfeld, R. Tschemer, J. MeBride, G. ebel, G, Neumann, L. Neumann, R. P. Rick- ard, F. Olsen, L Lkenberg, L. A. Wilkie and J. Regensburger. The Thursday Afternoon Whist Club, com- posed of twelve Indies, gave an evening of whist to their gentlemen friends last Thurs- NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOOD<= B AT SAGRIFIGE PRIGES -1 1+ GREAT SPECIALS! VAST OVERSTOCK OF SPRING samples of THE GREAT UNLOADING AND FORCING-OUT SALE of our GOODS continues the attraction of the town, and most deservedly so, as witness the following T0-DAY’S POWERFUL ATTRAGTIONS! 50¢ 25¢ —MEN"! 50¢e RIBBONS! NEW SHIRT WAISTS! ~ ,—250 dozen LADIES’ LAUNDERED SHIRT WAISTS, in fancy stripes and i 35¢ ures, worth 50c, will be offered at 35c each. y Hoh L —200 dozen LADIES' LAUNDERED SHIRT WAISTS, in tan, pink and- blue, regular price $1, will be offered at 50c each. ~ —150 dozen LADIES' WAISTS, detachable collars, in fancy stripes and figare 75¢ regular price $1 25 and $1 50, will be offered at 75c each. i3 ey MEN’S AND BOYS’ WEAR! 95—BOYS' PERCALE AND CHEVIOT WAISTS, made with pleated backs and 9C fronts and vearl buttons, marked down from 50c to 25¢ each. —BOYS FAUNTLEROY BLOUSES, in a variety of new prints, with ruffled collars, cuffs and fronts, marked down from 50c to 25¢ each. 121¢—MEN'S FULLFINISHED HEAVY 2C™ double spliced heels ana toes, marked down from 25¢ to 12}4¢ & pair. MEDIUM WEIGHT SANITARY WOOL AND CAMEL'S-HAIR UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS, marked down from 85¢ to 50c each. LADIES’ KID GLOVES! 5()—20 dozen LADIES'. 4 BUTTON DRESSED KID GLOVES, in dark snd me. OYUC ™ dium shades of tan and navy, also black, regular valve $1, will be closed out at 50c a pair (0dd sizes, slightly soiled). VICUNA MERINO BOOKS, with RIBBONS! 8lg—No. 16 2INCH ALL-SILK. COLORED SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIBBON, 30 in assorted colors, value 1234c, will be offered at Sigc a yard. 100,22 24INCH ALL-SILK, COLORED SATIN AND GROS.GRAIN RIB- G BON, in assorted colors, value 20c, will be offered at 10c a yard. 121030 34 INCH ALLSILK, COLORED SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIB- Z2C" BOY, in‘assorted colors, value 25c, will be offered at 124c a yard. MURPHY BUILDING, Market Street Corner of Joueg San Francisoo. Christie, 717 Hayes street. The gentlemen’s first prize was won by Talt Hawes; second, Charles Redell; third, Jame Price; fourth, Mr. Bailey; fifth, N. Hall. The ladies’ first &nzewu won by Mrs. Belle Hovey: second, rs. B. F. Sides; third, Mrs. Joy; fourth, Mrs. James Price; fifth, Mrs. M. Martin, Among those prescnt were! Charles Plum, Mrs. Joy, Mrs. Fisk, C. Redeil, Mr.and Mrs. Beal, Miss Hawes, Mr. Hawes, Mr. and Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Sinelair, N. Hall, Mr, and Mrs. Christie, Mr. and Mrs. Price, Miss Barker, H. P. Christie, A. P. Christie, R. M. Christie, Mrs. M. Martin, Mrs. Sides, Ed Stealey, Mrs, George W. Miner. The first annual banquet of the Ariel Road Club was held_at Frank’s Rotisserie on Satur- day evening. William Kaiser presided aud Captain Goeiz acted as toastmaster. The Ariel Trio, composed of Messrs. Witt, Kaiser and Schneider, furnished music for the occasion. The art ciub_known as Merry Seratchers gave a charming tea and exhipition of sketches made lately at Monterey at Miss Kate C. Thompson’s studio, 932 Sutter sireet, Satur- day afternoon from 3 to 6 . About 250 iriends were entertained with music. The g(unr\el A Purple Cow’” was a novel feature. Those who received were Miss Kate C. Thompson, Mrs. B, MacLean Hardisty, Mrs. Elljott D. Goodrich, Miss Stella Austin, Miss May E. Brotherton, Miss Kitiridge, Miss L. B. Thompson sand Harry A. Greene. An”enjoyable birthday given by Miss Louire Ki surprise party was v to Miss Etta Davi at her residence, 652 Minna street, on Satu: day evening. The evening was passed quickly and merrily in music, dancing and singing. The parlor and banquetrooms were beautifully decorated for the occasion. Miss Priscilla Davis and Miss Amy Kirby favored those present with several piano solos. Miss Birdie Cerf and Fred Smith sang Hawaiian songs. Louise Kirby and Ernest Kemp sang several songs, aiter which the guests enjoyed an elaborate repast. A benefit performance of *The Arabian Vights” will be g.ven under the auspices of the Longfellow Club at Native Sons’ Hall on Tuesday evening, May 25. The entertain- tnent is for the putpose f ussisting the famiiy of the Rev. Dr. M. Linczer. The following ladies and gentlemen will participate in the erformance: Miss Fanny Lewis, Miss Eva vy, Miss Minnie Sisenvine, Miss Amanda Warschauer, Miss Abrams and Messrs. Abe Levin, J. 8. Meyer, Maurice Levin and Bert Kahu! The Pacific Coast Association Native Sons of Vermont will hold their May meetlug on the third Friday, instead of the usuai second. Among those spending a few weeks at Paso Robles are: J. A. Hart and Miss Cbristine Hart, F. S Chadbourne, Charies Hug, James Hogg, 8. Anspacher and wife, J. A. Russ, M. E. Scott and wife, Captain G. Rice, Miss Rice,J. R. Cross of San Francisco; . Dunham and wi‘e, Mrs. N. H. Foster, M. L. Foster of Iilinois; Mrs. Folger, Mrs. Generai Cook, Mrs. D. E. Martin of Oakland; Q. W. Buliock of New York. Miss Sara’Brilliant has been spending the last few weeks on a visit to her sister, Mrs. G, Gordon of Newmau, Cal. Miss Flora Meyer has returned to her home, 1421 Laguna streot, after an extended Easters trip. Hon. and Mrs. Paris Kilburn have returned from Pacific Grove and are at home, 1201 Tay- lor street. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Gould of Oakland have taken a cottage for the season at the Hotel Rowardenan, in the Santa Cruz Mountnins. oy will be accompanied by their daughter, Miss Gertrude. T e s Daniel O’Callaghan will spend his summer vacation at the Hotel Rowardenan, near Ben Lomond, Assistant Engineer R. E. Carney, U. §. N.. and family will spena the summer at Hotel Rowardenan, near Ben Lomond. Lieutenant ¥. M. Bostwick, U. S. IT., of Mare Island and Mrs. Bostwick will spend ine month of June at the new Hotel Rowardenan in the Mr. moved to their new home, 1213 Pacific ave- nue. They will be at home the second Wednes- day of each month. Mr. and Mrs. O. . Baldwin and Miss Blanche Baldwin have gone to their country home, Valley, for the summer Edgewood, Mil months. Mrs. Bernhard Schafner will be at home on the second Weduesday of the month. & The many iriends of Mrs. J. Heiifron of 525 Fell street, this City, will be pleased tolenru of her safe arrival in Berlin, Germaoy, ou the 7th inst. Mrs. Hellfron and children left this City o the 224 ult. on a visit to her parents. i iy How Grant Broke a Runaway Horse. Colonel Peyton, whose death was chron- day evening at the residence of Mrs. Robert | icled yesterdsy, wrote & book, “Reminis- cences of the Past.”” 1In this he refers to his first meeting with Grant as follows: “In the yesr1838 I was workingas a boy in & country store at Flat Rock, Bourbon County, Ky. Ulysses S. Grant was then a boy, living at George- town, Oaio, not many miles distant. One day Grant drove over to Flat Rock with the niece of my employer. Grant was ihen 16 years of age, awkward, ungainly, determined, industrious, and very poorly dressed. He drove a vicious horse. The night after his arrival at Flat Rock he slept with me in the store. It wasacola night, and we boys kept close to the lee of the counter. In the morning Grant asked me if he could be of assistance to me. I answered yes. He helped me take down the shutters and sweep out the store and putstock in place. After break- fast he drove off. I heard from him after- ward of his drive home. Before he had gone far from Flat Rock his horse ran away and finally brought up with a crash in a fence corner. Nothing broke. Grant jumped out, seized the trembling horse by the bridle and tied bis handkerchief over the beast’s eyes. He drove the horse blindfolded ail the way to Georgetown, Ohio.”’—Philadelphia Ledger. NEW TO-DAY. Since We Have Inaugurated a special Boys’ Department we are sellipg double the quantity of junior suits that we sold before. These gar- ‘ments are of a quality to recom- mend themselves. It will pay mothers and fathers to investigate our claims. Our prices are one-half less than they charge elsewhere. BROWN=== Wholesale Manufacturers Props. Oregon Cit Woolen Mills Fine Clothing For Man, Boy or Child RETAILED At Wholesale Pfices 121-123 SANSOME STREET, % Bet. 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