The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 29, 1897, Page 9

s P AT R SRR - e | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1897. SPURIOUS, An Alarming Increase of Counterfeit Half- Dollars. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS | NONPLUSED, Pure Metal Used and Enormous Prcfits Are Reaped Thereby. E MEXICO THOUGHT TO BE THE| SOURCE. Experienced in Dis- ny These Coins From Genuine, F et Service officials ted just now by a problem tho not altogether new to as developed to such magnitude :atens such alarming results as to them considerable worry and cov- of the country with half-dollars the increase. ture of these coun- o resemblan nd, in conse- ng of them all detection of of silver they Ti the sl n bogus nd to any ppear to be all receive them without them out a; nto of 3 r—is o I'he exaspe: oins two years ago since Uncle sshaws first learned of thisdan- eme for robbing the Government coinage, and the cleverness e scfieme fairly staggered them. tound it comparatively easy to cent of counterfeilers who .imitations in cheap metals, lown the culprits. The bogus s so quickly detected and t.tell-taie tracks behind it : in faet, in its details as to Tis to trace iL to its source. | st two years the Secret s parts of the | ly to run arning out met with have 0 _they thought they 0ss the pposed these spurious silver on to close upon »unterfeiters must be tre- ins are spurious only s are not authorized | " the United States | t Io other respects they are #h. They have been ass: cunterfeiters’ profits come | igh silver bullion v in open mar- to make a hali-dollar. not aitempted to | because there is so r them to stick to the ) the ordinary dollar there | > more grains of siiver than | The coun- | tier are i ents aile the 1 into ze “ction of this | ation has | otlate s | exasperating rhad to deal with,” | I Government agents Uogus character of the | It todetect that they pass | 10 daily and the resuitis | et bold of them we find it | possible to trace them back | It is on/y when tuey fali 3 y that we have an op- | ty to destroy them and put them circdlation. Bet, as you can read- | a small percentace of | redches that place. We do | tie bogus money is veing | for that matter, do not | s 10 locate the den and | it was stated yester- oi the spurious sil ceived there nowa- some months ago. of them were re- | &m the banks, and had been gath- Former!§ ceive ered in the course of collections from everywhere, $o that there was no such thing as tracing tuem back azain to their Tespeciiv done even if that would have In tuese cdses the sub- wouid cancel the coins by mutil- m in such a way that they couid < used again, and they were in con- nce worth after that but their bul- o weignt to the bank—a loss of fif:y per The banks, finding that the coins ssed readily back into general circula- tion, ceased to risk the loss incidental to « conspiracy of a higher or- | information | f 1 that being the case the | J | one company { of Heaitn 1s better turning them in at the sub-treasury, and that is why the Government has the op- portunity to destroy so few of them now: days. “We probably receive now about $18 in these halves a month,” said Assistant Sub-Treasurer Tom Burns yesterday. *“Of course we cancel them all. There is no question about their being the cleverest counterfeits and the mo-t difficuit to de- tect that we have ever bad to deal with. Itis only by the closest scrutiny that the ordinary individual can distinguish them from the genuine article. No, £0 far as I know, the Government officers have notas yet been able to ascertain in what part of the world these coins are being manaufac- tured.” An idea of the vast number of these hali-dollars that must be in circulation bere'in San Francisco is drawn from the experience related by Ernest Haquette, the Kearny-street saloon man. ‘‘When I found that spurious half-dol- lars were in circulation several months ago I made it my business to examine the money I took over the bar very carefully,” he said last evening, *‘and I found that 1 was taking in on an average of eighteen or twenty of them every day. My patrons began to look upon me as'a crank, how- ever, because of my tendency to scrutin- ize every coin put upon the bar, and some | of them even grew indignant, so I gave up the practice. They are made of good sil- ver and will pass anywhere—even at the banks. I have not the slightest idea how many of them pass through my hands now, if any, for Idon’t look for them. It 1s a dangerous conspiracy, however, and it behooves the Government to resort to herculean efforts in order to stop this bogus coinage.’” M’BRIDE ARRESTED. While Acting as a United States Sentry He Shot a Hole Through a Boat. A. V. Scheppelman applied to the United States Attorney yesterday arternoon for a warrant for the arrest of Thomas McBride on a charge of assault with intent to com- mit murder. McBride 1s connected with the commis- ry department of that part of the United States army stationed at the Presidio, but be is not an eniisted man. His duty is to guard the wharf at the Presidio, which is on Government ground, and to keep away trespassers by land or water. Last Tuesday Scheppelman and a friend were in a rowboat and approached the wharl. He ordered them to keep away, but they paid no attention to the order, whereupon Scheppelman says that Me- Bride fired a shot out of his revolver, the bullet boring a hole in the boat and al- most scuttling it A warrant was issued out of the Police Court yesterday morning for McBride's ar- resi, but the military authorities declined to aliow a municipal or State officiai to serve a paper or make an arrest on Federal territory. Hence the warrant was issued by a Federai officer. SLOTS AE RUISMCES Opinion of the Attorney of the Health Department Filed. The Board Is Given Advice as to the B-st Method of Havng the Nuisance Abated Attorney Garret McEnerney’s long-ae- layed opinion as to-whether unused cable- road slots are & nuisance within the mean- ing of the Jaw has been presented to the Board of Health. Iireads as follow In answer to your communication 26th inst, ealling my attention. to pr communi ions on the s )] , rela the d of street-railroad c punies of San Franc; elation to the streets upon which. they n their tracks, I beg w0’ Teport as tollows a street rallroad company violates its s or abandons the use of it an action brougnt in the narme of the people of Siate of California by the Atturney- ral, or with his permission, to forfeit the 211 a ratlroad company msintains & nu- sance in the form of a non-used cabic roadbed, v those in authority | with au open siot, which_allows debris to col- 10 the health zhborhood or number of per: hat con- stitutes a public nuisance. A public nuisance cen be abated in an action brought in the name of the people of the State of Calitornia by or with permission of the A s5-Gen- eral. 1would have revliea to your c)mmuui- cation of April 21 earlier, but I desired to satisly myseli whetner an action could be maintained to abate all the unused tracks of y in onme action, or whether a separate action would have 1o be brought on account of each franchise. 1am not yet satis- fied that they can be included in one aciion, | and, es at pres:-nt adwised, I think the safer course wouid be to bring en action on esch separately. Whether the maintenance of these unused cabie rordbeds constitutes a public nuisance or not is a question of fact of which the Board ndge chan 1am. ihe duty of a sircet railroad 10 keep the streets upon which its oudbed is in good re- air is to be found in section 498 of the Civil Code, subdivision 2, which proyides that the municipal authorities in grantinog a rignt of 10 street railroads must require tbe per- to whom tie frauchise is given to piank, e or macadamize the entire length of the et used by their track betweeu the rails for two feet on each side thereof, and be. tracks, if _th nd to keep the same constantly in repair, h with the street, and with good crossing. his law has been 'n fect since March 29, e statutes of 1869-70). eference 10 the uct of sMarch 29, 1870, it 11 be seen that the railronds were required pave or macadamize s the muncipal fes might diréct. The provisions of Code pow In «and above men- 1 do not in terms authorize the muni- ipul rutborities to designate where it shall be planked, paved or macadamized. Itmuy be that they wouid be authorized in granting ise 1o designate whether it shouid linked, paved or macadamized. On the © hand, it might be cluimed by the raii- road corporations that they were authorized plenk, pave or macadamize, as they ose, und without regard to the kind with which (he street immediately wes improvea. It is mv opinion, that & fair construction of the stat- al use.l on the street or streets upon eir road bed was laid. T — olish Burglar White. Martin White, who plended guilty tos charge of burglary, was sentenced by Judge Dunne yesterday 10 serve sx years in the Stare prison ut Foisom. White entered the African Church ui 805 Stockton street and stole a lot of old curtaius and other articles of almost no value except to the congrogation. — Cruel to His Horxe. Charles Evans, alias Geggus, will have to pay the fine imposed on him in the Police Court for cruelty 1o & horse, as Judge Dunne yester- dsy sustained the judgmentof the lower court. TARRANT & CO. Chernists New York % Effervescent—Palatable Superior in action and’ : effect to all other aperients., § L] A refreshing remedy for the cure of Con- stipation, Biliousness o and Sick Headache, soc. and $roo. All Druggists.” MRS, HINCKLEY 13 NOT IN CONTEMPT Denies That Judge Hunt's Order Was Handed to Her. Charles S. Bartlett’s Queer Antics While Trying to Serve a Summons, Qu stion of Veracity Raised in Which There Is a Man on One Side and. Two Women on the Other. Mrs. Florence Blythe-Hinckley has temporarily escaped the penalties of con- tempt of court yesterday because Judge Hunt has not been fully convinced that she was legally summoned to appear be- fore a notary public and give her deposi- ticn in the case of Bergin vs. Hinckley. Several days ago an afidavit signed by Charles S. Bartlett was filed in Judge Hunt’s court alleging that the affiant served on Mrs. Hinckley tue summons of the court which directed that she s.ould give ber deposition at the time and place specified. It wasshown that Mrs. Hinck- ley failed to appear, and thereupon the order was issued that she shoula be com- pelled to show cause why she should not be punished for contempt of court for dis- regarding the court’s mandate. When the case was called yesterday Mrs. Hinckley was not present, but At- torney W. H. H. Hart, representing the lady, presented ber affidavit setting forth that no service of the summons had been made on her, for which reason she did not consider herself legally bound to visit the notary public. An affidavitsigned by Mrs. Mary Hinck- ley was also presented corroborating all that Mrs. Florence Hinckley had sad. Mr. Bartlett was called to the witness- stand and flatly contradicted the ladies. He said he went to the Hinckley residence in Fruitvale; that he met Mrs. Mary Hinckley und told her he was sent by General Hart to see Mrs. Klorence Hinck- iey, and that Mrs. Mary Hinckley told him thiat the lady wis not to be seen. beard Mrs. Florence Hinckley at the piano in the next room, the door of which ‘was oper, and recognized her voice,” con- tinued Bartlett. *“So I knew she was at home. I went outside the house and waited for awhile in the shadow of the stable. Then I siipped along under the nedge unil I came to the back yard. While there I neard a child ealling, ‘Auntie, auntie,’ and saw Mrs. Florence Hinckley standing before me. I went up to her and banded her the two papers that 1 was to serve on her. She exclaimed, ‘Oh my !’ and hastened into the house. I knew her because I had seen her before.” Bartlett said he went to serve the pa- pers to accommodate a iriend, and be- cause be had heard that Mrs. Hinckley wanted to borrow money, and he had a friend who bad cash to lend. “Did you talk to her avout the money when vou handed her those ed Judge Hunt. where vou say Mrs, Hiuckley was’ at the piano and serve the papers o her then?'’ “Because Ididn’t want to do anything ungentlemaenly.” 4 ‘I'he court was curious to know if that was the consideration which impelled him 10 say he was from General Harts office, and to slip along the hedge to the back yard, but Bartlett made no response. Mrs. Mary Hinckley was sworn as a wit- ness. and disputed Burtletl's story atevery point. She said that Mrs. Florence Hinckley was in the children’s bedroom, and that she was not at the piano, :8 Bartlett swore; that she did not go out into the yard at the time he said he saw her there, and that <he expluined that she toid him that Mrs. Florence Hinckley had not seen anybody since the death of her husband. Judge Hunt intimated that he was not particularly impressed with Bartletts ex- planation, but he would give him an op- portunity to esiablish his position if he could do so, and continued the hearing until next Tuesday, at which time Mr. Hart promised that Mys. Florence Hinck- ley will be in court and submit herself to examination by court and counsel. He added that there was no occasion 1o g0 1o troubie in serving papers on his client, as he is authorized to acknowledge summons for her in any and all litigation in which she is & party in interest. Pt THOMAS BERGIN’S FEE. He Asserts That Florence Blythe- Hinckley Owes Him $50,000 for Legal Services. Thomas I. Bergin, throvgh his counsel, Sullivan & Sullivan, is seeking to obtain from Florence Blythe-Hinckiey the sum of $50,000 alleged to be due to him for legal services rendered as her attorney. When proceedings were instituted in court o establish the right of Florence Biythe to inherit the vast estate of Thomas Biythe the law firm of McAllister & Bergin was engaged to assist W. H. H Hart. Much of the early law work in the case was done by this firm. As time wore on, Mr. Bergin’s health began to fail, and Mr. McAlister died. ‘Lhen Mr. Bergin sought and obtained an adjusiment of the agreement regarding the compensation for his services, consent- ing to take a smailer sum than was stivu- lated in the original agreement. The McAllister estaic was then paid for services pertormed up to the time of Hall McAllister's deatn, and Mr. Bergin re- ceived a satisfactory sum for his own work up to that date. Later on, Mr. Bergin's health was 1e- stored, and his services were again solicited. TFlorence Biythe, who had then attained an age that permitied her to act as a free agent, entered into an agreement 1o pay Mr. Bergin for additional services. The sum which Mr. Bergin now seeks throuch his attorneys to obtain from Fiorence Biythe-Hinckley is whoily inde- pendent of the amount involved in the percentage agreement existing between ber and W, H. H. Hart. Mr. Bergin doe< not look to Mr. Hart for his fee of $50,000. He expects Mrs. Hinckley to pay him, al- leging that she so agreed and was com pe- tent to make the agreement. He desires tbat she shall produce in court letters bear- ing on the subject and a blank copy of the agreement. THE BOND INSUFFIOIENT. People’s Mutual Telephone Company Will Have to Find New Suretios Expert C. E. Newman reported to the Finance Committee of the Board of Su- pervisors yeste day that the $10,000 bond given by the reople’s Mutuai Telephone Company for the faithful performance of its portion of the franchise granted by the City appeared to him to be insuffi- cient. The sureties were Charles A. Warren, Rovert A. Frieterich and James L. Crit- tenden. The assessment-rolis showed that they possesssd property, but not of sufficient amount to justify the accepi- ance of the bond. The matter was referred to the Mayor for furtiier investigation-and the bond re- Jecteds . RESPONSIBILITY OF TOWBOAT PILOTS Opinion of United States District Judge Mor- TOW. Masters Are Presumed to Kuow Where Danger - Lies Ahead. Removal of a Buoy Unknown to a Pilot Affords No Excuse for an Accident. TUnited States Dstrict Judge Morrow yesterday rendered an opinion in the mat- ter of the petition of the Skipowners’ and Merchants’ Tugboat Company, owner of the steam tugs Hercules -and Sea Queen, for a limitation of liability. The petition was filed in the matter of two libel claims against the company—one by Arthur Sewall and others for damages in $20,000 for towing the ship Benjamin F. Packard on a sunken rock in San Fran- cisco Bay, and the other by Balfour, Guth. rie & Co. for $484 54, damaees 10 a portion of the cargo of wh The petitioners asked that the liability of the owners of the tug should be limited to the value of the tug if it should be determined that there was any liability. The petitioner contended that the acci- dent was excusable and inevitable, owing to the fact that the buoy had been re- moved and was misplaceu, thereby deceiv- ing the master of the tug'as to the course which he shouid take in towing past the rock. On the other hand it was contended by the claimants that although the buoy had been removed some 200 leet from its habitual and correct position, yet that the master of the tugshould have noticed this displacement of the buoy, and that he was bound to know at least approximately the locality of the submerged rock. Judge Morrow’s decision goes on to sa In the Effie J. Simonds case (6 Fed. 639) it was held that a tug 15 bound Lo know the nature of tae bottom as well as the depth of the water in which it is being empioyeu. In the Vigilant (10 Fed. R. liable for the luss of her tow in consequence of stranding her upon & depression or hole in | the surfnce of the bur over which she was be- | ing towed. In the Robert H. Burnett (30 Fed. R. 214) the court said: *The captaiu of the Lug tes.ifies that he had been ruuuingon the river for year of more, but that he had no knowledge o1 the position of this rock and had never heard of the reef. This admission of ignorance of notorious facts, about which there can be no question, leaves him without any excuse for going s0 near the wesiern shore as be did.” Applying the law as established by these cases, 1€ {0:10ws that the master of the Hercules shou'd have had such fimiirity with the location of the Mission Bay Kock, even though the buoy indicating where it was had been displuced some 200 fect, that that dis- tance at the short range from Long Whari, where the towage began, would be suflicient 10 have been observed by & careful pilot. The dii- ference in position betwe:n the buoy from the place whereitshould have been to where it was irom Long Wharf was about one point and & half. * * * Thisdisplacement was certainly suflicient to appr se the muster of the Her- cuies that somethiug was Wrong with the po- sition of the buoy. 1f he had given it any attention whatever it suould bave put him on inquiry. He did not take any bearings to as- ceriain whether the buoy was iu-the cotrect position. 3 While it is true that there is & presumption shatihe buoys corecily indicate the places, still it does not justily navigators * * % in following blindly these siginls of danger. Ou the contrary the very efliciency of the tug-| boat service requires that mas.ers should be on the watch for sny change In“signals of danger, 5o that the places of danger them- splves may be avoided. * * * It is & well- kuown fact tha: buoys are apt to be movea, and this faci should put masierson the alert 10 escertain whenever a aisplacement has oc- curred. In the case at bar it wou.d seem from that he did Lot even lock to see whether the buoy wus in place or not. Upon all the facts of the case, I think that the stranding of the ship Benjamin F. Pack- ard was due tomegligent lowing on the part of those iu charge of the tugboat Hercuies in the particular above indicated. But as there is no Proof of any privity or knowledge of this neg- ligence on the pariof any of the members of the company, the owner of the tug, the liabil- ity will be limited, to_ine appraised value of the tug, the sum of $4000. Messrs. Page, McCuichen and Fels ap- peared as proctors for the petitioner, and Messrs. Andros und Frank for ihe claim- ants. ROBINSON ACQUITTED. Verdict of *Not Guilty” Given by the Jurors Without Leaving Their Seats. C. T. Robinson, chargea with perjury, was acquitted in Judge Carroll Cook’s court yes- terday. The court advised the jury that the prosccution had failed to make out a case that would warrant s verdict against the de- fendant, and the jurors declared Robinson not guilty without leaving their seats. After the jury bad been discharged W. E. Robinson, & brother of the accused, met T. B. Maxwell, the complaining witness, in the cor- ridors and assaulted him. Mrs. Maxweli rushec into the courtroom and Gewanaea that Judge Cook, who was still on the bench, should protect her husband, say- ing that he wes about to be murdered by the Robinsons and their friends. Judge Cook told the Iady that ho regretted (hat he had 70 authority to extend her the re- lief she desired uniess a formal complaint be made out, and he suggested that the Police Court was the proper tribunal to hear her cnarge against Rovinson. The court expressed some surprise that one of the Robinsons should be tne usssilant in this matter, us it seemed that the Maxwells were the ones who had 108t the money that led to this litigatio i L VINING NOT A JUROR. Legally Excused Because He Is Super- intendent of a Street Railway Company. E. P. Vining was summoned to serve as a juror in Judge Dunne’s department of the Su- perior Court, aud yesterday filed an afiidavis setting forth that he is exempt from jury duty express provision of section 200 of the Code of Civil Procedure. An examination of the law disclosed that Mr. Vining was right in his contention, and he was relteved from further attendance, the law taking it for granted that he could be of piore service tothe community by looking out for the safety of his passengers, by providiug car-fenders and otherwise, than by ritiing ns a ants. ¥"The existence of the statute exempting sup- erintendents of street rai ways from jury duty Was nevertheless 8 SUrprise to court and coun- sel, until attentiou was called to the matter by Mr. Vining’s affidavit. It has been on the books for some time, but its enforcement was never invoked before. e Von Tiedemann’s Trial. The trial of Carl W. yon Tiedemann, charged with perjury, wnich has occupied .the atten- tion of Judge Wallace's court for nearly a month, is nearing & close. In honor of the Iate Hon. Frank McCoppin court was ordered adjourned untii next Tuesday, at which time Deputy District Attorney Black will make the opening argument for the prosecution. To this Atiorney Alexander Campbell will reply for the defense. It is expected that the argu- ment of the case wiil occupy all of the work- ing time of next wee —_——————— Roichling Estate Proceedings. In the probate proceedings touching the Louis F. Reichling estate yesterday Judge Slack made an order asked for by the propo- nents of the will to strike out certain portions contest flied by relatives of the testator. the testimony of the masier of the Hercules | juror to determine disputés among local it MANY OURNED TR MetOPP Impressive and ‘Solemn Fu- neral From St Mary's Cathedral. A Requiem High Mass Cele- brated Over His Re- mains. His Body Deposited in Calvary Ceme- tery Beside That of Peter Donaline. All that was mortal of the late Frank MeCoppin, Postmaster of San Francisco, was borne from St. Mery’s Roman Catho- lic Cathedral yesterday forenoon, where a solemn requiem high mass had been offered to the throne above for his de- parted soul. Long before the hour announced for the service the big church was filled to the doorways. This, notwithstanding the no- tice that the funeral would be private, showed the respect paid to the man whose life was a part of the history of San Fran- cisco. Shortly before 11 o’clock Lieutenant Birdsall, in charge of a squad of police, formed on the steps of the cathearal, and soon afterward the letter-carriers began to form in line in front. There were about 300 of them, allin uniform. Later about 100 Postoffice clerks came in a body with delegates from the City Hall. At the right of the cathedral entrance stood the floral piece sent by the letter- carriers. It was “The Last Lette and had been designed by A. MannJr. It was three feet long and two feet wide, in the shape of an envelope, and made of various flowers. The stamp was there, with the inscription imbedded in the cor- ner, “From the Employes of the San Francisco Postoffice.”” The address was, “Our Postmaster,” worked beautifully with violets. Around the border were black leaves. The casket was brought from the house 765) & tog was held ‘an Thomas Van Ness, at 1310 Taylor street. The palibearers were chosen. last evening from the leiter-carriers us follows: George Spiller, trom station A; L. M. B-auchamp, station B; R. B. Ree ation C; W. B. Chamberiain, station W. P. Spencer, station E; J. C. Murphy, station F; Her- man Schaffer. stution H; Charles Wice- wall, station K. The houorary pallbear- ers were: Mayor Phelan, R. E. Dovle. J. Downey Harvey, Judge Wallace, H. Ocl- Tichs, Judge Haynes, W. F. Goad, General James W. Forsyth, C. V. Howard and Joseph Clark. The casket was coverea with flowers rrom intimate friends: of. the deceased. Afler the casket had been placed in front of the altar the carriers marched single file down the left aisle and up the right aisle to seats which had been reserved for them. They were followed by the Post- office clerks, city officiais and others. The services consisted of a_solemn re- quiem high mass, Reyv. J. B. Hanigan officiatine. The master of ceremonies was the Very Rev. J. J. Prendergast. The deacon was Rev. arles Ramm and the sub-deacon Rev. E. P. Dempsey. The music consisted of extracts from Wilcox and Verdi’s requiem masses, while the offertory, composed by Cher- ubini, was sung by a quartet. The choir consisted of Miss Frosi, Miss McCormick, sopranos; Miss Sullivan, Miss Short, altos; Aloys Werner, tenor; £. J. Sandy, bass, and Rev. R. J. Harrison, organist. On the conclusion of the services in the cathedral the casket was conveved to Calvary Cemetery and deposited in the vault of the late Peter Donahue. The letter-carriers acted as an escort. The in- terment was private. In comsequence of the illness 6r Mrs. McCoppin she was not present at the church. Against an Insurance Company. In the case of Thomas O'Farrell, libelant, vs. the Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance Com- pany (limited) respoudent, both parties have submitted an agreed stute of facts to the United States District Court. The action is to recover, $1000 insurance on the Robert ‘and Minnie. The schooner was Jost FOE O K Yopsts o e ctugaw River Or.. & place which the vessel was not per- mitted by the policy to use, but the evidence showed that she was wrecked before she reached the river. Judge Morrow decided in fayor of the libelantand ordered the $1000 insurance paid SHATTERED. THE PRECARIOUS CONDITION OF PROFESSOR A. H. NYE. A Prominent Towa Educator’s Painful Experience as Related by Him to u Newspaper Man. From the Gazette, Cedar Falls, Towa. The 1a grippe, that dread disease that bad such arun throughout this country three or four years since, left many who were prey ously 1n Tobust health, with shattered consti- tutions and seemingly confirmed invalids. Professor A. H. Nye. living at 2500 Olive street, Cedar Falls, 10w, was among the num- ber 1éf( in a precarious condition by the disense. No strength, feet and limbs badly’ swollen, in fact, a'most helpless. Professor Nye is & native of New York State, having come West in 1886—a healthy, robust man. He is a schoolteacher by profession, having served as County Superintendentof Schoolsof this (Biack Hawk) County several terms, and he lns the respect of all with whom he comes in contact. His helpless eondition enlled forth the sympathy of the entire community, He tried the best medicai skill procurable, and spent most of his ready means in the vain endeavor to recover his health, and had about given up completely discouraged. He had stopped taking medicine, being fully conviuced in bis own mind that thore was no help for him amd that he would hav:to spend the balance of his days as an invalid, a burden to iamily and {riends. Some one who had heard of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills spoke to him about them and urged him to give them a triai. His poor success with eminent physicians made him skeptical and he had no faith in what was called pro- prietary medicine and would not listen to this adyice for some days. The friend being per- sistent, however, and having faith in the Pink Pills, wonld not let up until he had finally prevailed upon the sufferer to send for & box, which he reluctantly did, and after receiving them decided to give them a fair trial. Tne first -box relieved him in & sur- prising manner; yet he wes not convinced that it was tha medicine that had helped him, but the weather, which had turned pi and did not send for a further supply u was again aboutas bad as before faking the pills. Then ne concluded he would make another trial, and took three boxes, and to- day is nearly if not quite as well as béfore the tack of In grippe. 1t is needless to siate ne cannot say too_much for Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People, for people who have been left in poor health from Ia grippe or auy other cause. Anv one wishing to test the validity of this ‘etter can write Mr. Nye, 2500 Olive street, Cedar Falls, Town, and he will cheerful y récommena the medicine, and state his condition before and aiter using. Dr. Willlams’ Pink Piils contain, in a con- densed form, all the elements nec ‘ssary to give new life and ricaness to the blood und re- Store shattered nerves. They are an unfail- ing specific for such diseases aslocomotor ataxia, partial paraiysis, St. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neuralgia, _rheumatism, uervous heaaache, the aiter effect oi la_grippe, palp: tation of the heart, pale and sallow complex. ions, all forms of weakness either in maie or female. Pink Pillsare sold by all deulers, ar will b sent post puid on recelpt of price, 50 cents a box, or six _boxes for $250 (they ‘are never sold in_bulk or by the 100), by adiress- ing Dr, Williams’ Mediolns Compuiy, Scuenec: tady, ; ¢ schooner | NEW TO-DAY—DRY G' ODS. UT FOUR WEEKS LEFT TO CLOSE OUT THE BALANCE OF THE STOCK. WILL POSITIVELY CLOSE ON JULY 1. STILL FURTHER REDUCTIONS. Realizing the fact that )t will be impossibie to sell evervthing by July Isi, s’Ten- uous efforts will bs mage from to-day on by CUTTING PRICE LOW that the stock must be reduced inimum, after which it will be disposed of in bulk. CLOAK DEPARTMENT. Our stock of Jackets, Outing Suits, Separate Skirts and Capes, have all been marked down fa'llv nalt THE VIOT OUTING SUITS, silk lined Jacket, $10, marked down to $5.00 a TIGHT-FITTING SILK-LINED ETON JACKETS. in broadeloth, Changeable Plaid Skirts, reduced from $i2 10 6.5 a suit. BLACK OUTING SUITS, in novelty goods, latest style dy front Jackets, silk lined, reduced from $20 to 813,50 a suit. PLAIN BROADCLOTH ETON JACKE' reduced from $15 to $8.50 a suli. VELVET CAPES, beaded, marked down from $6.5) fo §8.56 each SILK CAPES, with Wattenn plest in back, trin down from $5.00 to $2.50 ench. SEPARATE SKIRTS. ALL-WOOL FIGUR ED SKIRTS. si’k iincd, marked down from §10 to £6.00 cach BROCADED SATIN SKIRTS, mhrk!Tu‘\V\‘l from $15 to 89.00 each. FANCY BLACK AND CHECK SKIRTS, marked down from $1.50 to 98¢ each. SHIRT WAISTS AT 45 CENTS Not the kind you can get anywhere for 45 cents, but the celebrated Waist, best fitting, best made and nattiest waist in the ket, the only 45c each as long as they will last. HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR DEPARTMENT. MEN’S FRENCH JERSEY RIBBED SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, r a suit, now e each. A BIG DRIVE LADIES MACO V. marked down 10 25¢ each. ODDS AND ENDS «f HOSIERY and UNDERWEAR far below cost.of manufacture, GENTS' LAUNDERED SHIRT duced from $1 2yand $130 to 73¢ and 81.00 cach. FREN©H PERCALE SHIRTS, twocollars and one pair cuffs, reduced from $1 to S0¢c. STANLEY SHIRTS, worth 8-, reduced to 50¢ each. uit. with Fancy , silk lined, with Fanecy Check Skirts, nmed with lace and ribbon, marked | ojan Shirt zular $1 quality lar price D PAN S oA regular 40c quality, FANCY DEPARTMENT. No. 40 BLACK MOIRE SASH RIBBON, 414 inches wide, best quality, 25¢ a yard; worth 50c. No. 60 BLACK MOIRE worth 60¢. SASH RIBBON, 5 inches wide, best quaiity, 85¢ u yard; 7-Inch BLACK MOIRE SASH RIBBON, all silk, 50¢ a yard; our $1 quality. No. 50 BLACK SATIN SASH RIBEON, al! silk, only 3 Inch ALL-SILK SATIN SASH RIBBON only 38¢ « y CHIFFON BAND TRIMMING, all coiors, 5 iuches wide, only 10¢ a yard. CHIFFONS. all widths, embroidered and plain, at haif price. BRAIDED LACE BOLERO JACKETS, in white, cream and black, reduced from $4 to $1.50 each. C.CURTIIV, 911 and 913 Market Street JOE POHEIM, THE HILOR. 0000000000000 Fine Tailoring | AN EXCELLENT AT Corhate phicgs, MEAL SEgess THE GRILL ROOM OF THE Business Suits made to order Most Popular Chevio:s, in all shades, mad Dining Apart- Properly prepared and 1o order trom......... % ment in town. Fine French Pique, from. 8% :0.00 e e, Pants to order from .. ......%3.5) to $10.00 Fine Dressy Suits to order. . ..®17.50 10 $40.00 D Doherty'siistc: | The very best of Trim- " mings. Workmanshin and stylish | Class of Cases Treated. cut. Perfect fit guaraiteed | MHE MEDICAL AND or no saie Rules for self-measare- ment and samples of cioth sent free. of MEN, PRIVATE | EASES, the ERRORS of YOUTH, LOST MAN- | HOOD, 'BLOOD DISEASES, KIDXFY and SKIN D | ana PHYSICAL WEA privately, speedily [ S | and permanently cured. years' ' practical 201 and 203 Montgomery st., cor. Bush. | experience. ¢ onsultation fres. Charges reasos 844and 546 Market st., opp. Fourth. | abie. Pailents {u the conniry cured ai home. Call San Francisco. | or address 1110 and 111 DR. W. K. DOHERTY, 850 Marke: Street, San Franciseo. Biz € is a non-poisonous remedy for Gonorrheea, , Spermatorrhas, unnatural dist ’ harges, or any inflam Dot to etricture. tion, irritation. or ulcers prevents eoutagion. tion of mucous mem. TiizEvANS CHEMIeat Co, Dranes. Non-astringent. Sold by Draggists, or sent in plain wrapper, by express, prepaid. or 1.00, or 3 bottics, & tiar sent on req: Sore Taroat, Pimples, Copper 3 Colored Epots, Aches, O1d Sores lU1ce:s in Jtouth, Hairallingt Write COOK] MREMEDY 0., 307 Masonic Temple, @ Chicago, Til., f0r proofs of cures. Capt: Eital, $560,000. Worst casos cured in 15 to 35 days. 100-page book free. The editor of a local newspaper up in Connec- ticut is earnest in his praise of RIPANS TABULES i “Every spring and summer,” said he, “I have ! been greatly troubled with dyspepsia and constipa- tion, and have tried various remedies with no per- manent relief. A few weeks ago I came in pos- session of some of these Tabules and, somewhat incredulously, began their use. The resplts have been truly astonishing. They hit the right spot | from the first, and so far this season I have never felt better in my life.”