The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 4, 1897, Page 14

14 THE SA FRANCISCO CALIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1897. BUTLER SAFELY LANDED 1§ SYONEY FIGHT WAS LOST Was Genial and Morose by Turns During the Voyage. Refused Faod for Two Days, bm Gave in Before a Strait- jacket. Had He His Known the Police Were cn Track He Would Have Wrecked tke Swanhilda. e, Fr der ncisco, is now probably weli u The man accused of halfa rs was well taken care of on as landed safely at Svdney, wo hours later was committed to the jail to await his trial, which) 31of this year, Should a follow the chances are that tier will be dead and buried long be- P fore eit the Durrant or Worden cases are On the trip from San Francisco Butler ave considerable trouble, and Chief Offi- cer Hart of the Ma. for him. fecic ror two days the prisoner to look serio Conroy got sca the shiy t1 Roche, McHattie and d, and kept importuning to do something. Then ter in hand and sent for ~ office ok the m maker. Butler's measure was taken, and in six hours a canvas suit was made that a raving maniac could not get away with, When the jacket was put on the man ace urder, and .he found how po cer Hart and saia turned to Chief Offi- “For Goa’s sake, take this thi 1 give in,” From that time on it was only necessary 10 show him the straitjacket in order to bring m to time. The mittens which were placed on But- ’s hands to prevent him from doing himself any damage, the manacles tuat chained him to the deck oi the Mariposa and t! e handcuffs that were on his wrists all came back on the steamer. The straiijacker belongs to the vessel, but all the other paraphernalia will be re- turned to the Sherii’s office to-morrow. During the voyage Mr. Hart made skeich of the prisoner, and Butler thought it was such an excellent likeness that he signed his name to ir. The British ship Swanhilda, on which ler came to San Francisco, evidently ) le bad a narrow escape. A renorter for the Daily Telezraph of Sydney writes: On Saturday during a conversation I had i B questioned more particu- d a8 opportunity ‘e 10 his voyage on the 1 that he admitted to an s 10 commit ik 1 brutal deeds to prevent In response to a leading gues- ‘I did more steoring than any Tam a good stecrer, ard two of the crew who could not cel, 1 was their tricks as Iws L aboard, first three s out of weastle the captain and I were ratner good ore we had been out very asieamer, which I afterward twas the Taupo, a New Zealand boat. siguals and & boat put off, which cummunication with our captain. 1did notknow what the nature of the com- munication was, but I was afrald and sus- picio I suspected something, but wus o s serious action. Then, ciptain scemed to avoid me in 1 friendly, as he was previously, This rather ased my doubts, but I couid not make up my m bout the matter. “If 1 had been sure that the Taupo people had told him 1was abosrd there would have been no Swanhilds to-day. She would never got to Sau Fremeisco. 1 would either : fired her, run her ashore, or sunk her. I'd have jound some means. 1 remember one nignt I would have had an excellent cnance. We had been in dirty weather for some few © eno that place of be to tak a days, and were then running before & favora bie wind in a big sea. We ran down a great big 1sland with a Tocky const. Atone tim: we were not mor than a quacier of a mile from it. Though there was a big sex on there was no one but the first mate and I on deck. 1t was fairly dark ana I could have easily settled the mate with 2 blow on the head from & belnying-pin, spun the wheel down and we would have been in the breakers in ten m utes. The ship wouid not have lived long in that ses. “And afterward we passed hundreds of coral reels, and I conid have put her ashore on al- most'any of them. “But I did not know, and I was also beaten he same way at ’Frisco. If I nad had any warning that 1 woula have been srrested I should certainly have emptied my revoiver among the crowd of detectives. I wouid bave had six snots, and [turning 1o the detectives present] your wives would very probably have been widows now, for 'ma dead suot. Tnen 1 would have made for the fo'c’sle do or- way and held it as as possiole, and when the geme was up I would have shot mysell.” ‘When the Mariposa was within a couple of days’ sail of Sydney Butler again be- came taciturn and the detectives had to call on Chief Officer Hart for the strait- jicket again. When the accused man saw it he sai ‘Do you know, Mr. Mate, temper has been my dowrfall. My father died in a lunaticasylum. I have inher- ited his tem per.” After that he relapsed into silence and was perfectly docile wuntil the vessel reached Elizabeth Bay in Port Jackson. Then he showed his “‘temper’ again when he was forced aboard tne New South ‘Wales potice-bout Neme: The officers of the Mariposa were afraid that he would attempt to jump overbourd, so Chief Offi- cer Hart put a rope around his body and had two men hoiding onto it until tue ac- cuced murderer was salely aboard. Detective Jonn Roche, who was in charge of the party, got into disgrace the moment ne set his foot ashore. He was calied before the committing magistrate and publicly censured for allowing the prisoner to be interviewed at Auckland, New Zealand, | osa had to make a efused to eat, and things began | [HBW THE WATER { (Clinten’s Bull Caused the [ Haskins Order to | Pass. | supervisor D:dze Was Given No Time to Move for a | Reconsideration. | Eveiyboly Was Tangled Ur, but the Majority Finally Came Out on Top. The water order that was adopted by the Supervisors on Wednesday is quite A ]mry as Clinton’s bull” as under the | name of its author, Supervisor Haski | The Supervisor from the Eieventh Ward fought the measure tooih and nail, and then at the eleventh explained reason, made a move in the game that carried the day for the men he had been opposing. He moved to ad- journ at a time when such an action was fatal to the hopes of the minority. Sapervisor Dodge, seeing that the Has- Lins order was certain of passage unless some parlismeniary aevice was employed to stay its progress, changed his vote from aye to no and gave notice that he would move for a reconsideration at the next meeting. Then Supervisor Britt moved that an adjournment be taken for fifteen minutes and that reconsideration be taken up when the board reassembled. Mayor Phelan. ruled that such an action was not regular, inasmuch as recon sideration couid oniy be held at the next session and that a legislative body can only hold one session within likely to go down into municipal nis- | hour, for some un- | RCBBED THOSE WHO FED RER A Thief Attends the Ses- | sion, of the W..GC. T. U. Convention. Caught in the Act of Carrying i Away a Cape and Dia- mond Pin. | | The Convention Ex'ends Sympathy to i O:kland in Its Fight Against L quor. | AT SR Quite an exciting event took place yester- at Howard M. E. Church where the Women’s Christian Temperance Union was hoiding its semi-annual county con- vention. During the noon hour Mrs, 8. B. McCoy, superintendent of prison work,dis- covered that her cape in which a valuable diamond pin was clasped was missing | while the ladies were having luncheo | Mrs. Rose French, who does a great de: of prison work, noticed a woman at the table whom she had seen several times at the City Prison. Of course attention was immediately directed toward this woman, and she was soon discovered coming out of an alley near the church. Mrs. French engaged herin conversation while another lady investigatea the alley. The missing cape was found where it had been thrown on the ground, and on 1t the diamond pin. The woman, who w adly intoxicated, was taken back to the church and a poiice- man summoned. When he came several of the ladies of the union tried to beg her off, pleading her intoxicatea condition as her excuse, but in spite of ull entreaties she was taken to the Southern Police_station, where she was found to be R sa Praziers, | an old offender, and booked for petty lar- and the Straitjacket, Manac! Used on Him During His T turned to Him. The Ship’s Sailmaker. FRANK BUTLER, the Man Accused of Half a Dozen Murders, es and Mittens Which Were rip to Australia on the Mari- posa. The Portrait Is From a Sketch Made by Chief Officer Hart, and Butler Thought It Such a Good Likeness That He Signed His Name to It. The Manacles and Mittens Were Borrowed From the Sheriff and Will Be Re- Straitjacket Was Made by the one day. He said that the time between the breaking up of the assemblage and its coming togetber again could only be con- sidered as a rece utes was carried. Then there was a hur- ried consultation among the members of the minority, wi h whom the Mayocr was in sympatby, and it was acreed that Supervisor Clinton should move for an and that the Mayor should cal ayes and noes and rush the through if possible. When the board reassembled Supervisor Britt appealed from the dJecision of the chair on the question of the board having the right to hold two sessions in one day, and the appeal was sustsined. This action placed Supervisor Dodge in line to fulfi!l his notice that he would move for & reconsideration as the then -ession had tollowing the meeting at which he had given his notice. Before e could get to his feet Supe:visor Clinton shouted : “I move we adjonrn!” and Mayor Phe- for the matter tion carried before any one had time to object. ing passed the records of the board stood that the Haskins order having received the majority vote and no reconsiaeration baving been called ior the schedule was adopted meshes of parliamentary tactics and sub- terfuges that none realized what had Lap- pened until long after the gathering hud dispersed. Several Supervisors went home with the idea that the fi:ht would have to 20 On again at the next meeting. The few who understood enjoyed a good uch at Supervisor Clinton, who had so neatly played into the hands of the ma- jority. THEY HAVE THE POWER Auiorney Creswell Says That the Super- visors May Condemn Land to Open Houst'n Street, City and County Attorney Creswell has rendered an opinion to the effect tkat the City bas the power to acquire through condemnation or other means the lands necessary to make Houston street, be- tween Montgomery avenue and Jones street, an open, public thoroughfare. He vases his opinion en act of the Logisia- Iature. approved March 6, 1889, section 1 of which reads as follows: Whenever the public interest or conveni- ence may require the City Council of any municipality shall have full power and ibority to order ihe opening, extending, widening, straightening or CIosDE up in Wwhole or in part of any street, square, iane, alley, court or place within the bounds of such city, nd to condemn and acquire any and all land and property necessary or convenient for that purpose. The motion :0 adjourn for fifteen min- | adjournment at the earliest opportunity | been declared to be the one | lan put the question and declared the mo- | The opportunity for reconsideration hav- | All concerned were so tangled up in the | | ceny. The case wint come up Saturday, but Mrs. McCoy says she will refuse to prosecuie her. In the devotional services which opened the alternoon session the matter was re- ferred 1» and a prayer offered for the woman, asking that a way might soon be found ‘hrough which a place or home might be founded where such women | could be taken instead of tne City prisons. Reporis of the varicus superintendents of the different branches of the work weie read showing that s1l the work was prozressing smootbly. During the whole session great enthusiasm was displayed by both the members of the union and their many visiting friends. Miss Lucy Turner of London, England, and Mrs. £. 0. Green of Santa Cruz madeshort addresses. The address of the day, however, was made by Miss Belle Kearney, who spoke | on the work of the W. C. L. U. generally. A motion was made and carried that the | beadquarters of the unisn be kept open {from 3 to 6 o’clock in the afternoon {durine the coming Christian Endeuvor | convention for the accommodation of vis- | itors.~ After the followiug resolution was drafted the convention adjourned, rejoic- ing over the cheering reports rendered: | . Besolved, That the San Francisco Women's Christ:an Temperanee Union, in county | vonvention assembled, do extend their hearty sympathy, approval and encourage- ment’ to the Oakland Baptist y ung people’s societies tor their noble defense of temper- ance principles in their recent protest against | the appoinim of & l.quor-dealer upon the commiitee of seventeen of 1 Christian Eu- deavor Society. This action is not to be con- | strued ss a reflection upon the gentieman whose prompt and manly resignation disarms personal eriticism. JUROR ARMSTRONG DRUNK, Judge Carroll Cook Fined Him $500 i and Sent Him to Jail for Contempt, Andrew Armstrong createl a scene in Judge Carroll Cook’s court yesterday by going 1nto the jurv-box in a state of in- toxication. As Deputy District Attorney Hosmer way making the opening statement in the trial of ex-Policeman George Doberty, | who is charged with manslaughter for killing Henry Sullivan on the 9th of 1ast March, Armstrong interrupted his speech by several impertinent remarks. Armstrong was atonce ordered into cus- tody for contempt of courtand was sen- tenced to serve five days in the County Jail and to pay a fine of $500. Thi: is Armstrong’s second offense, The first time be was let off with a gentle chiding. Another juror was at once accepted and the trial proceeded. It appears that Sul- livan’s death grew out of a drunken row, #nd a cloud of witnesses sppeared to tose tify to Doherty's good character. DOOM OF THE THEATER BONNETS Mayor Phelan Signs the Ordinance Prehibiting Them. Skull-Caps or Low Lace Cover- ings Only May Be Worn. Managers cf Theaters to Be Punished if They Allow High Hats in Their Piaces. No more will the towering headgear of the society dame obstruct the view of those who must by force of brice or other circumstance occapy a seat behind her at the theater, No more will the ladies go to the play- houses to see what their neizhbors wear in the way of gems of the milliner’s art. No more will the unfortunate man mor- tal be compelled to crane his neck to the cracking point and mutter anathemas under his breath because some one with a dieam of a bonnet thiee feet high sits before him and wonders how many other women are dying with envy of her top- dressing. No more will the paragrapher for the local fnnny press crack jokes at .the ex- pense of the high hat. Quoth “Doc” Rottanzi, *“Nevermore.” Mayor Phelan signed the high-hat orai- | nance vesterday, and the law on the sub- ject, now a part and parcel of the mu- nicipal regulations, reads as foliows: Order prohibiting any person from wearing hats and head covering in theaters or places of amusement during the performance. Pro- vin Ttie people of the City and County of £an Francisco do ordain as follows : SECTION 1. No person shall wear any hat or bounet or other head covering within any theater in this City and County dur- ing the rendition of any programme au tne 1 stage or platiorm of said theater, but every such net or other head covering shall be re- 1 from the head Ly person wearing the same during the time of performance in *aid theater, or during the rendition of the programme on the stage or piatform of said theater; provided, however, tnal the above inhibition sball not be heid to include skul caps, lnce coverings or other smali or closel fitting headdress or covering which does not riere with or obstruct the view of the stage or platiorm of such theater of persous in of such wearers while in such theater. Sec. 2. No person, firm or corporation having the ie.se, munagémen: or control of any licensed thenier shn mit any person dur- ing the time of performance in such theater or during the rendition of any programme on the stage or platform of said theater, 10 wear any hat, bounet or covering for the head con- trary to the provisions of section 1 of this or- der; and every person, firm or corporation having the lease, managementor conirol of any licensed thester shall give notice ot the provisions of this order by distributing or causing to be distributed, at or before the com- mencement of such performance or rendition of such programme, generally, among those present thereat, notices of said order printed or otherwise published on cards, handbills or other dev or in & conspicuous portion of the programme. Sec. 3. An visions of guilty of & misdemesnor, and, upon convic- tion, shall be punisheble by s fi ‘e not less than £10 nor more than $25, or imprisonu the County Jail noj th more than ten days, or by both such Ane and imprisonment. As tne order goes into full force and effect immediately on being signed by the Mayor tue ban is aiready on the high hat. THE COMPANIOSS' CHOICE n who shall violate the pro- nt in Grand Officers Elected by the Auxiliary ot American Forestry. The Office of the Grané Secretary Will Hereafter Be in Alameda. Banquet to Delegates. The Grand Circle of the Companions of the Foresi, Foresters of America, held its second session yesterday and closed its business at a quarier afier 6o'clock last evening. The reports of the committees on acts and decisions, iaws, finance, per diem and mileage and on honored dead were acted upon. Resolutions of respects to the memory of the late C. H. Bremer, junior supreme chief companion, were adopted. The per cavita tax was fixed at 65 cents. San Francisco was fixed as the next place of meeting. During the afiernoon session a delegate suggested that it would be a good idea to have the office of the grand secretary in Alemeda, which is the home of Miss Bremer, who holas and ably fills that office. The suggestion met with a second, and on beiug put lo vote the majority de- cided that the cffice should be on the other side of the bay. The foliowing grand officers were elected; Mrs. Emma Harrington of Inter Nos Circle, San Francisco, grand chief companion; Ilra W. Colburn of Bonita Circle, San Francisco. grand sub-chief companion; Mrs, C. O. Miller of Robin Hood Circle, San Fiancisco, grand treas- urer; Miss Agnes D. Bremer of Hamlet Circle, Alameda, grand secretary (re- elected); Mrs. Flora Jacobs of Loyal Circle, Oakland: Mrs. T. Mugge of Su- preme Circ e, Woodland, and Mrs. M. Pape | of Lorely Clrcle, San Francisco, erand trustees; Mrs. L. Atwood, Mrs. E. A. Carab, J. G. Chase, Mrs. M. A. Duke and Mrs. H. Cohen, supreme representatives. The following officers were appointed: Mrs. M. Connell of Inter Nos Circle, grand marshal; Miss E. Russell of Pride of Columbia Circle, grand organist; F. T. Nurman of Sonora Circle, inside sentinel; F. Wallace of Si'ver Gate Circle, outside sentine! ‘The newly chosen officers were installed by Past Grand Cnief Companion Mrs. L. Atwood, assisted by Mrs. E. A. Carab, P. G. C. C., and at the ciose of the cere- mony Mrs. M. A. Duke, the retiring grand chiei companion, was by Mrs. Atwood, on behalf ot the Grand Circle, presented with a handsome gold watch appropri- ately inscribed, as a token of appreciation of her efforts in behalf of the order during her term of office and of fraternal love. The recipient received the gift in the spirit in which it was presented, and promised to as in the past cevote her time and energy to the advauncement of ihe order. MissA.D. Bremer, having served four years conuinuously as grand secretary, had con- ferred upon her the degree of past grand chief companion, and she was presented with & handsome jewel of that degree, the presentation being by Delegate Jobn J. Cordy. In tue evening there was a banquet at Wilson’s to the delegates by the executive council of 1897, and, in addiiion to the delegates, there were a large number of invited guests, There was a good menu, and after that had been disposed of, there followed a number of toasts vifered by John J. Cordy, toastmaster, and appro- priate responses were made, n 2 of this order shall be | | | | | day? j main | his wife, and then to have them deposited THE STORY OF DAVIS' DEATH Mrs. John M. Curtis Relates the Occurrences of His Ebbing Life. He Was Dictating'a Will for the Benefit of His N:eces. It Inc'uded Disposition of the Post Street Residence and the Thurlow Bleck. In the Jacob Z. Davis will contest yes- terday the most interesting witness was Mrs. Belle Curtis, wife of John M. Curtis and legatee under the provisionsol the will that is in dispute. Mrs. Curtis gave a graphic account of her life in the household of her uncle by marriage, and explained that he and bis wife had treated her just as if she had been their daughter. Two vears after she went to the Davis home her sister also went there and was treated in the same | affectionate way by Mr. and Mrs. Davis. Attorney George A. Knight, represent- ing the contestants, asked for a history of the trip from San Francisco to Philadel- phia, which ended with the death of Mr, Davis in the last-named ecity on the 2Sth of last October. Day by day the route of travel was gone over by Mrs. Curtis until they reached rhiladelphis. She said: We arrived in Philadelphia on Friday. Uncle Davis wes feeling quite well. On Sat- urday he was ailing some, but was able to get out. He went to chuich on Sunday and I | went with him. On Monday he was out most all day. I don’'t remember whether Dr. Senderling had called or not up to Monday. John Senderiing calied several times. He spentmostof his time with us, but I do not remember that he 1ok any meals with Mr. Duvis at the Contnenial Holel What was Mr. night ? was asked He was il | When did Dr. Curtin first attend Mr. Davis ? | | | Davis’ condition Monday On Sunday Did Mr. Davis go out on_Sunday night after Dr. Curtin prescribed for him ? Yes. Was he beiter on Mond Yes; he said be was. What did he do when he came in on Mon- ested in an er ing to tak He took a stimulant chair. He asked Mr. S through the churches and t not feel able to go out. Whe was sittng in his easy chair. Continuing, Mrs. Curtis said that Mr. Davia went to bed about 8 o'« lock Monday | night. He seemed to be feeling pretty | well. About 4 o’clock Tuesday morpine | be awakened her and said that he was suf- | fering from crumps. He was in pain and | asked ber to telepbone for John Sender- ling, as he wanted him to send for Dr. Curtin. They got there between 6and 7| in the morning. By that time he was easier, as be had used some medicine that the doctor had leit for him at a former visit, He was too ill to eat breakfast, but drank z little clam brota that she and her sister, Miss Lizzie Muir, took to him. He did not get out of bed on Tuesday and they stayed at home all day. He wanted them to remainand take care of him. On Tues. day evening Mrs. Curtis and Miss Muir went down to dinner toge:her. Shed d not remember whether they left Mr. Davis alone or whether John Senderling re- d with them whilethey were at d n- uesday night Mr. Davis appeared easier. Dr. Curtin came in about 9o’clock and ssid he was getting along comforta- bly; that there was no need for any alarm, as there was no danger. Mr. Davis appeared as comfortable on Tuesday night as on Monday night. John Senderiing remained in the room with Mr. Davis on Tuesday night. He rested on a sofa or lounge. Betwesn 4 and 5 o'clock on Wednesday 0 Mrs. Curtis and her sister heard her uncle in the bathroom and got up and dressed themselves. Mr. Senderling was with him still. Talking through the door they asked how Mr. Davis was and Mr. Sender- hing said he was easier. Soon afterward they noticed that the dining-room was open and called to Mr. Senderling, asking him if he didn’t want to go and get some coffee. “He replied that it was too early for him,” said Mrs. Curtis, “so we went and | took breakfast. After we came back we | asked if we mizht go in and see our uncie and Mr. Senderling said,‘No, not for a moment.” A minute or’ two later he opened the door and said for us to coms | in as our uncle was dying. He bad called | for the girls and we went in. He cailed for us three times. I a:k'd him if he was able to reco:nize us, and he nodded his head to show that he did. He died scon after. My sister and I were there. tell all that happened then.” Mr. Knight—Do you know that your uncle or Jacob Z. Davis was dictating a will to John Senderiing giving to you and your sister the home at 408 Post street ? This question brought out a strenuous ob- | jection by jir. Campbell and & spiriied col- loquy oc Mr. Campbe per 1o which wani? Mr. Knight—Why don’t you admit it the Why don’t you give this jury the benefit of it? Mr. Campbeli—Why dow’t you take John Senderling’s testimony ? Mr. Knizht—We couldh’t catch him with a ner. Ican’t You have a copy of the pa- you refer. What more ¢o you Dbjection overruled. The witness—Mr. Senderling told us that our uncie had been dictating a will. He said it was to give us the home on Post street and the Thurlow biock Mr. Knight—Did you ever see that paper? The witness—No. M:. Knight—Did you never ask to see it? The witness—No. Mrs. Curtis described the hand-satchel owned by her uncle as about *<0 loag and s0 wide,” but could not be induced to desig- nate metes and bounds by iuches. The best she would do was to hold up her hands, indicating the dimensions of the grip, and the court guessed that it was | about 18 by 12 inches in size, Counsel on both sides agreed to accept this estimate, and it went down on the record that way. Mis. Curtis said she did not see the satchel after her uncle’s death until it wes delivered at 408 Post street. John Senderling took charze of it. Mr. Knight evidently wanted to know | whether any of Mr. Davis’ papers had dis- | appeared in transit, buc the witness was not able to enlighten him. { Mrs. Curuis testified that one day while walking with her uncle Davis on Market street he told her that be wished to be cremated, and that if she and her sister Lizzie had no objection he wanted to have his ashes mingled with the ashes of in the grave of his mother. At this point Charles M. Wilson was in- | troduced as a witness to prove that photo- craphs of the Dunkard church in Ger- mantown, Philadelphia, were authent:c, but before he coutd tell what he knew about the pictures court adjourned until this morning, Annual Class Day. The undergraduates of the Girl? High School, corner of Scott and Geary streets, will celebrate their annual class day June 4, at 1:30 r. M. The entertainment will be an un- usually interesting one, as it is under the auspices of the graduates and their friends. The exercises will consist of musical and lit- erary numbers. The ninth grades of the vari- ous City schools will be their guests. Credit to Battery H. In the recent tournament at the Presidio the first heat of the well-scaling contest wes [$3.95 |$4.9 NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS CICANTIC SPOT-CASH PURCHASE — O X — \ AMANUFACTURER’S STOCK — OF— LADIES SULTS ANDSKIR At 50c on the Dollar! rW To-day we place on sale a gigantic Special Purchase consisting of a Manufacturer’s Entire Stock of Ladies’ Suits and Dress Skirt and comprising THE LATEST AND MOST POPULAR STYL. SHAPES AND MATERIALS, which we bought for spot cash about 50c on the dollar and in turn place before our customers z¢ CORRESPONDINGLY TREMENDOUS REDUCTIONS, as witne the following SPECIMEN OFFERINGS! —LADIE! €r's cost 3 —LADIES’ SUITS, in plain colors and fan assorted colorsand s Jackets, assorted colors an y mixtu manufacturer’s cost es, 50, ¢ ~front and Eton ale at $4 95, - LADIES’ SUIT fiy-front Jacke! , 1n gray and brown mixtures and plain ser; , assorted sizes, manuiacturer’s cost $15, on $7.5 $9.7 $15.0 $1.25 $1.9 $2.50 $2.95 $2.5 95¢ sale & , silk —LADIES® SUITS, blazer and fiy-front Jackets, in plain cloths and suitings, jackets all lined with silk, some of them 10 match ; manufacturer's cost £18, on sale at §9 75. TO $45.00—About 40 HIGH-CLASS NOVELTY SUITS kind, very exclusive styles, manufacturer’s cost ffom & $15 o 3 5 to ED MOHAIR ), on sale a —LAD! BLAC! manufacturer’s FIGU st _LAD'ES' BLACK FIGURED BI aud bound, manuiacturer’s cos LADIES' COLORED DRESS SKIRTS, fancy mixtures and broken checl colors, manuiacturer's cost $5, on sale at 3 —LADI turer —LADIE! —LADIE! at 95c. MURPHY BUILDING, Market Street Comer of Joes, San Francisoco. 1 | tunity for their new o names have tof t | ““Back to the Old Home,’ a strong e { one. Holbroox Blinn, the well - LV}M\\'!‘A i £ tor and son of Mrs. Nellie Holbrook Revival of a Yarn About the g "uc, 98O0 T rming wite in his pretty play, s popular people have been pls r some time past with ern compsnies the public will a0 doubt warmly we'come t turn. Carl Smith and Beatrice 1 fessionals of note, will also aid the c: | by appearing in ‘the play. George Her- mann is directing, and the stage will be well handled. Flowers are to be given to each lady present. It will bea novel way for the committee to show their appreciation of the presence of the kindly inc S deavor Kehearsals. chorus of the Christian En- Size of the Carson Ring. Wheelock Was Caught Twice in Al- tering the Plans to Please the Veriscope Peop'e. { An old story of the late Corbett-Fitz- simmons fight at Carson is being re-echoed | in local sporting circles. Itis to the effect that a *‘job” was suc- Christian E The concert cessfully executed in the matter of erect- | deavor convention will meet on Thursday ing theroped square within which the two = "\!w\‘-"-nu{' in the auditorium e oAt - | Young Meu’s Christian_Association bu; gladiators fought for the g rld’s cham- | 1o E o ibers of the Oakiand chorus pionship. The ring, it is alleged, Was not | been invited to be present also. A rehe will also be held at Plymouth Church on Tues~ the regulation 24-foot space called for by | day evening. the articles of agreement and the Marquis ' of Queensberry rules, and a local pho-| tographer who attended the battle is quoted as saying that on the night pre- vious to the fight the north and south posts were taken upand moved one foot toward the center, thus making the ring 24x22feet. 11 of this 1s ancient history, and just ¢hy it is being revived at thislate day it is difficult to imugine. Tuose who fol- lowed TuE CAnn's correspondence irom Carson previous toand up to the day of the “pattle of the century” will probably remember an exclusive story that was printed regardinz the measurements of that ring. The original plans and speciti- cations under which Arcuitect P. J. Dono- hue built the biz arena called fora twenty- NEW TO-DAY. Seems as if con sumption always picks out the bright- est and best. Maybe it isn’t so. Maybe it seems so because consumption is the most frequent of all diseases. Consump- tion kills more peo- | ple than wars or | Cholera or Yellow | \ Fever. Fully one-sixth i | of all the deaths that occur in the world are caused by consumption. And consumption eight-foot platiorm in the center of the | can be cured. Doctors used to say that it inclosure, and upon this was to be placed | wag incurable, but the doctors were merely a twenty-four-foot ring. A few days be- | mistaken. It would be strange if medical fore the fight THE CALL reporter, accom- panied by Theodore Hofer of Carson, gained admission to the arena and meas: ured the platform. It was found to be but twenty-four feet square, thus making it impossible to place thereon a 24-foot ring and still leave room for the post braces, or anything to catch | the fighters in case they should fall imme- | diately beneath the ropes. When publicity was given to this dis- covery there was a great hullabaloo in | certain quarters and_out of it cropped the | information that W. K. Wheelock, Dan Stuart’s right-hand man, was responsible | for the alteration of the plans. W heelock would vouchsale no explanation for his conduct at the lime, but nevertheless gave orders that the ring and platform be made according to the original plans. It was subsequently said on good au- thority thaton the richt before the fight the ring was again changed, but this time 1t was only shortened on twosides, making | Any condition of the bod itan oblong instead of a square. This, it | weakness, any indication of i was explained, was done so as to bring | blood, should be attended to = the entire ring within the focus of tne | of appetite, loss of loss veriscope — something that would have | nervousness, weakne: been impossible had the ring been left | iness, are indications that the boc exactly twenty-four feet square. As neither | ning down. Dr. Pi 1den of the big pugilists objected to this, no- | Discovery makes the appetite good, the di- body else complained,” and then it was | gestion strong. It builds up solid, healthy thai Wheelock explained that the first | flesh and vigorous strength. Thousands of alteration of the pluns was also ordered | people have testified that it has really saved for the accommodation of the veriscope | their lives. Some of people, but ihat he had hoped nobody her with hundreds would notice it. 5 This is the foundation for the story | 5 e that is now being gossiped about, and ail | ied in Dr. Pierce’s * Common Sens; there 1s of truth to it. | ical Adviser.” This 1003 page m —_— work, profusely illustrated, will be sent free BALBOA BOULEVARO. £ 21 one-cent stamps to cover iling only. World’s Dispensary The Benefit Has Been Postponed to I fon gNY Friday of Next Week. ‘i | science did not make some pro; things were once considered impossid The ocean steamer, the locomotive, the telegraph and telephone, the phonograph, the electric light—all these were once im- possible, and once it was impossib consumption. That was before of Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical I Taken according to directions, th remedy will cure o8 per cent. o consumption. Consumption is the blood. It used to be cor ease by i It is not fostered by ity in t4 the blood : and loss of vitality in the by purity and richness o certainly cured. T! tion or any lingering lung disease, and those who are ¢ to them, have a positive remc erybody ought to_know abo kness and medicine, have been embod. Med. Owing to the great call for tickets for the Baiboa boulevard benefit it has been de- cided to change the date to Friday night, | June 11. T Many vrominent business people who | i wish to aid in the cause and prove their public spirit by being present have ur- won by Battery H, and not by Battery E, as | §ently requested that the benefit be neld reported. {at night, which will afford better oppor= P. ROSCOE MeNULTY, M. D., 261 Kearny Street, San Francisco, Cal.