The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 9, 1897, Page 5

&, S - N FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1897 51} MRS, DAVIS' ASHES VIEWED N COURT Plumber Guthrie Opened the Urn Before the Jury. Incinerated Remains Measured and Weigh-d by an Ex- pert Mechanic. Romantic Developments by Michael Ryan Prevented Through Legal Technicalities y's court yesterday morn- n containing the in- the late Mrs. Jacob ed by aplumber. Tne d in the presence of 1g-iron being used for To heat the iron a portable ed by George Guthrie, led as a witness on account of s of that kind. muity of the occasion appeared ress court, counsel and jury, and most respect w. shown to the ry of the departed in the handling In Judge C ing the cop: cinerated 7. Davis was ope perfc ur work was tha Guthrie deftiy removed the little ar lid that had been fitted on top of rn and at once a lot of tissue-paper was brought to view. After that was re- moved the silver plate from/ Mrs. Davis’ was taken out and was found to comport with the de-cription riven of it by the preceding witnesses in the case. Measurements were made and it was found that the ashes the urn covered the urn to a depth of 13§ inches. Asthe urn is four inches deep, this would allow enougn rcom for the reception of Mr. Davis’ asbes. His request that the ashes of himselfand bis wife may becommingled will, therefore, be carried out, it being in evidence that he had suchja disposition in coffin contemplation when he dictated the di- mensions of the urn that now contains the ashes of his wife. In reply 1o Attorney Campbell the wit- ss testified that when he opened the he was not able to see the coffin-plate, and that he thought the urn contained nothing but paper and ashes. He judged specific gravity of the ashes in the urn to be about the same as wet sand. Attorney George A. Knight suggested t he woula expect to examine Mr. n, who discovered the will in the urn, ur REV. DR. HENRY MORGAN, Wh‘o Will Open a Saloon Where | Temperance Drinks, Free Lunch and a Reading-Room Are to Be Found. A SALOON FOR THE CHRISTIANS FUNERAL OF THE THREE FIREMEN Rev. Dr. Henry Morgan to| Will Take PlaceThis Morn- Inaugurate a New Idea. The Plan Has Been Highly Suc- cessful in Several Large | | | | | ing From St, Patrick’s Church. Instructions Issued by Chief | matters related thereto. | scrapping broke out from a wholly un- BLOWS AT The BOARD MEETING An Outsider Attacks Super- visor Britt After the Adjournment. Samuel C. Irving Precipitates a Scene of the Liveliest - Character. The Lie Given Concerning a State- ment About the Asphaltum Roof Ordinance. An exciting renconter filled ont and added a climax to the long and exciting session of the Board of Supervisors yes- terday afternoon. There had been an ex- change of tart personalities, and even | threats of personal violence sotto voce and on the side between members of the majority and of the minority during the | discussion of the water order and other Smith and Clin- ton, who sit side by side, had compli- mented each other after the manner of cats and dogs, and Smith had threatened to smash the nose of the Supervisor from the Eleventh. In this hot-blooded tem- per the board adjourned, and then the looked-for quarter. The board had passed an order requiring that in the laying of asphaltum roofs a layer of asbestos must be placed next to the wood. Britt fathered the order as chairman of the Fire Committee. When the order was called up Dr. Dodge moved that the opportunity be given to certain | persons whose interests were affected to be heard. This was met by opposition from Britt unless others who favorea the order, especially members of the Fire De- partment, be al<o given the same privi- iege—they, however, not being present. Dr. Dodge then mcved that the matter be !aid over and representatives of both sides be inviied to be present and state their case. To this Britt objected strenuously. He said the matter had been discussed thor- oughly and sufficient time had been given | everybo y. He wanted a vote at once; he | wanted the board to goon record in tnis matter at this time, following close, as it did, upon the fire of last Sunday, when the lives of three brave firemen had been | crushed out by a faliing wall, occasioned CHINEE FIREBUG " UADER RREST John Sing Lee, Alias Fong Hing, Charged With Arson. Accused of Setting Fire to Boxes Saturated With Oil in His Room. H: Had Insured the Furniture, Which Belonged to His Landlidy, for $300 John BSing Lee, alias Les John, Fong Hing, a Chinese seller of lottery tickets, was booked at the City Prison yesterday by Fire Marshal Towe and Policeman P. A. Peshon on the charge of arson. The story of the arson was published ex- | clusively TaE CaLu of May 4, and since then the Fire Marshal and the police had been on the lookout ior Lee. Lee and a Chinese woman had been rooming in the house of Mrs. Urbin Hus. son, 919 Clay street, for several months. On April 27 the woman left, taking all her clothing with her and telling Mrs, Husson that she was going to the country on a visit for some weeks. There was a month’s rent of §8 due for the room, and on Friday night, April 30, Lee gave Mrs. Husson $1 on account. Shortly before 10 o’clock that night, after all had retired to bed, Mrs. Husson was awakened by smoke in her bedroom. She | awoke her husband and on going to Lee's | room they found a pile of boxes saturated | with coal oil on fire and a can of oil with | the top off on top of the boxes, Lee had | vanished. A few bucketfuls of water ex- | tinguished the flames. If the fire had ob- | tained any heaaway the probability 1s | that- Mr. and Mrs. Husson and alady lodger and her baby would have been | burned to death as their oniy means ofi escape would have been cut off. | The Fire Marshal was notified, and on | making an investigation ascertained that on April 8 Lee had insured the furniture | and personal effects in the room for $300, | claiming that the furniture belonged to bim. The furnitare belonged to the landlady, and the personal effacts except | an old hat had been removed. The following Monday Lee went to the | insurance office and lodged a claim for | NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOOD< CL OSING DAYS | St OF - THE MAZE o L s L o e L L L % s vise. sideration. something else. most favorably with any. one financially interested in move from this city. in this city. e ej<. The best of friends must part, and so must we with o everything in the nature of merchandise that we possess. The San Francisco public has been and is being tricked by closing-out sales and all other faking methods that the in- genuity of unprincipled mendicants can conjecture or de- %% We do not blame you, therefore, for receiving state- @ ments of so-called merchants with a great deal of con- The daily papers fairly bristle with exaggera= tions and wonderful bargains that in the nature of human events are impossible, never ful to attract people to such stores in the hope of selling them During the five years we have been here the volume of our sales, the treatment of our customers, our methods and consideration of the public as regards truthful assertions and honorable dealing will compare Upon our honer as men and merchants we assert that we are closing out our entire business without any equivocation. our doors, sell our fixtures, sublet our stores, and every To that end we are offering every article in our house at a less price than you can buy it We want your trade simply to help us realize % led and merely written FHES We intend to close up «“The Maze” intends to re- on our stock, so that we can close up, and the more you buy of us the sooner we’ll quit. These facts ought to prove to you that you can buy from us cheaper than else- where—at least, it’s worth trying. o | the amount of the insurance, under the by a burning roof of asphaltum. He was | i tiesion that the place had been de | there when the roof and wall fell, he said, | siroved Tne Fire Marshal had notifie: | and when they dug the bodies of the un- | ¢ng company that if Lee called he was to | fortunate men out from under it. He | peseni to the house, and the Fire Marshal knew the eviis of asphaltum roofs and | woulq be there to Teceive and question | | wanted a vote upon it now. | Sulliivau to the Depart- and that he would make svecial inquiry in relation to his ability to place the paper English Cities. | ment. in such a place, as Mr. Knight Lad shown | might be done on the day previons. He _— | did not wish to disturb the ashes of the | dead any more than appeared to be ab- solutely necessary, and suggested that the duplicate urn produced by him be used in taking the testimony of Mr. Ry.n. Mr. Campbell said he had no objection provided the urn be filled with wei sand 10 the depth represented by the ashes of Mrs. Davis, and the original arn_was re- stored to its former condition and sealea up in the presence of the court, but not until everything pertaining to it had been carefully ‘scrutinized by all members of the jury Michael Ryan was sworn as a witn He testified that he is a skilled mech employed at the office of the Daily Post in this City; that he is acquainted with the use of tools, and that he can use a soldering iron well enough to mend an oil can if it were leaking; that he would deem it his duty to make such small re- Dairs as were necessary in his *daily work his ability would warrant, in order to down the repair bill of s lover. He said he had no special | knowledge of the use of the soldering | iron. Touching his acquaintance with the late | Mr. Davis, whose will is here presented for probate, Mr. Ryan said be had been a friend of the family for several years. He knew_ Mr. and Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Curtis and Miss Muir. He went with them to the theater and other places of amuse- ment and entertainment. Mr. Knight wanted to know whether Miss Muir had been in the habit of going with the witness, and he shid e had sometimes done so. Then Mr. Knight nted to know how often, and Mr. Campbell thought counsel had pursued 1 ine of inquiry far enough. Mr. Knight -aid: “I wish to show the terest of the witness,” The court manifested a disposition to sustain Mr. Campbell's view of the mat- ter, and Mr. Knight asked several ques- tions with anything but a satisfactory result During the past year do you { M r having any escort except yours: Mr Campbell—We object The court—Objection sustained, Knight—Hns there been in the past s there now any eogagement ex- uir? j—Som The court—same ruling. Knight—Are you interested in this con- e witness—No. No more than if you were a Mulr, who is one of the lege- il toess—Thaus right. mpbell—We object, The couri—Ovjection sustained. Mr. Campbell—We move to strike out the an- swer. The court—Let it go ont. Mr. Knight—Please note our exception. ouri—Exception noted. So the jury is as yet unenlightened in | regard to any romance tuat may or may not be hiding among the legal intricac of the probate proceedings in this case. If Miss Muir and Mr. Ryan are engaged to be married, as Mr. Knight has more than once intimated, the inference of +the court’s rulings is that it is their own af- fair, concerning which the public bas no right to inquire. In the afternoon Mr. Ryan gavefajde- scription of the finding of Mr.Davis’ wil 1 in the urn of ashes. He said after taking out some tissue paper he found "the coffin- plate, and then at request cf Mr. Boyd he searched further and found the wiil. It was under the ashes about an inch. He was told to search for va'uable papers, and did so. He had never heard the word 1’ used in connection with thesearch. When he found the will he looked no fur- ther, as he was not requested to (o so. Further testimony will be heard in this case to-day. A e A MILLIONAIRE’S ASHES, They Are Held in Phlladelphia for the Undertaker’s Bill. PHILADELPHIA, PA., June 8.—The shes of Jacob Zigler Davis, the S8an Fran- cisco millionaire whose will is being con- tested, lie in a bronge sarcophagus at an undertaking establishment in this city. A dispateh from San Francisco said they were held as security for the undertaker's bill, which amounts to $800. Under the i tions from the business representa- ll’v,’\:rc‘:lfc t:- late miilionaire the body was removed from the Continental Hote! where Davis died last October, and em balmed for shipment to San Francisco. A few days after instructions were wired from San Francisco to have the body cre- mated, which was done. The ashes still Tepose here. Davis’' wife died years aco, and pending the settlement of the ntiga- tion over the will Liere appears to be no one authorized to claim tbe asbes, Mean- while the undertaker continues to hold them for his bill. He Will Open a Temperance Sa oon That Will Dispense Temperance Drinks and Free Lunch. Rev. Dr. Henry Morgan open a saloon—a temperance saloon, of | | | | is going to | course—but still & saloon. Dr. Morgan, up to within a month or so ago, was pastor of a church in Oskland. At present he is in charge of the kindergarten missions in Academy Hall on Mission street, opposite the Mint. The saloon will be in this building and bave all the characteristics of a resularly licensed liquor saloon. There wiil be a bar where all sorts of tem- perance drinks are to be sold. A reading- room, where all the latest books and daily papers are to be found, wil be a pleasant feature. And last, but not least by any means, will be the lunch counter, where free hot lunch will be served duy and night. The saloon will be open six days and nights of the week, Sunday, of | course, being the exception. Mr. Morgan says the only way to suc- cessfully fight the saloon is to offer some- thing more attractive in its place. argues thai if razor and you piace an orange before him ne will immediately drop the razor and pick up the orance. Mr. Morgan says: “The church has for some time been cry- ing out against the saloon and perhaps it has done some good. But what are the churches doing to remedy the evil ‘Would it not be better for each church to open a saloon and make it so attractive The Mayer and All City Officials and Civic Organ‘zations Invited to Attend. Dodge insisted on his right to have time to satisfy bimself upon points whereof ne was not well informed and could not see Chief Sullivan of the Fire Department has issued an order to four men from each of his fifty companies to assemble this morning at 9 o’clock in front of truck 1 on O'Farrell street to act as an escort to the three dead firemen whose funerals take placs from St. Patrick’s Church at 10 o'clock. Captain Spillane will head the funeral cortege with a company of police. The Second Regiment band will come next immediately ahead of the three hearses abreast, The firemen, headed by Chief Sullivan, | will follow the hearses, and the Mayor and He | child is playing with a | that the young men would prefer it to the | regularly licensed saloons? I think it | would, and so accordingly shall try it.” In England this plan bas been highly successful, especiaily so in Liverpool, where the docks are dotted with them. The only difference is that the English temperance saloons serve meals, not free lunches. It was a notable fa t that when the late Bishop of Manchester went to Liverpool to attend conferences and con- ventions, etc., he always took his meals at one of these places, and o showed his approval of this plan. Mr. Morgan expects to have his saloon open some time in August and is confi- dent of its success. “MONKEYING” DEMOCRATS, Civil Service lieform and Certain Su- pervisors Eefore the Continental League. The Continental League held its regular menthly meeting last night at Saratoga Hall, Geary street, President Frank D. Worth in the chair. The debate on the civil service question was postponed for the present in conse- quence of the action taken by the execu- tive committee through its chairman— Amos Currier—who reported that ‘‘the committee deemed the discussion inex- pecient at this time.” As a reason for this action he stated that Congress would adjourn next month, and as this wasa special session of that body to consider the tariff question he thought the civil service question would not be taken up. Hence it was deemed better to wait until the regular session convenes. _This view was combated by Dosey Nicuols, who favored prompt action in setting aside the vernicious order of President Cleveland who, finding that himself and his Democratic party were about to be consigned to oblivion, had provided snug places for thousands of his followers by removing Republicans, Presi- dent McKinley, he claimed, ‘avored the abrogation of the civil service reform in nis inauguration address to the people. 8. M. Rosenbaum disagreed with Nichols. He claimed the civil service question was a Revublican measure and the Democrais were smart enough to take advantage of it for their own gains, Other members expressed their views on the question when it was finally agreed to adopt the report of the committee. A resolution was introduced by Mr. Cur- rier condemning the action of the Iemo- cratic Supervisors in “monkeying” with the water question for the past four months and finally fixing the rates to “'suit them- selves. Aftera lengthy discussion on the word “monkeying” and its meaning, together with its suitable application to the Demo- cratic party the resolution was adopted. ——————————— ©Car and Wagon Collide. Mission electric car 853 co lided with a ped- dier's wagon, yesierdey afternoom, at West avenue and Mission street. The car and wagon htly damsgea but no one was in- Jirea. The peddierdid not gt off the track quickly enough. City officials will precede 1he carriages of the mourners and friends. During the funeral services the cars will be stopped on Mission street to Third, to Market, and to Valencia ana Thirteenth. The official notice sent out yesterday by Chief Sullivan is as follows: The officers and members of the Fire Depart- ment will assembie at the house of Truc Company 1, 22 O'Farrell street, at 9 o’clock 4. M. shap, Wednesday, June 9, and proceed to the coruer of Fourth and Mission streets, where they will meet the funeral cortege and proceed with same to St. Patrick’s Church (open order to let the hearses get through). In the church they will occupy both sides of the main aisle. On leaving the church they will take position in front of hearses and proceed on line of march. Platoon of police, under command of Cap- tain Spiliane, will assemble at the Southern station and proceed 10 M ssion and Fourth | streets, arriving there at 9:30 A. x., where s will meet funeral and take position at right of line and proceed to chpreh. In the church police will occapy the main aisle, immediately followlog the members of the Fire Department. After the services they will again tuke the right of line and proceed up Mission street to New Mon gomery, to Mar- et, to Gough, The Mayor and all City officials are cordially invited to attend, and will assemble at the church. After the services they will take posi- tion preceding the Fire Department in the ine. All other civic organizations tnat may par- ticipate will take position in line immediately following the Fire Departm Services at the church begin at 10 a. M. sharp. The line of march from the chureh will be up Mission street to New Montgomery, to Markel, to Gough. WORK FOR STUDENTS. Business Men Will Be Asked to Favor Publie School Children. If the pian of Miss Edith Stafford, a teacher in one of the evening schools, proves as successful as its present prog- ress would indicate puplls of the City schools will soon have an additional in- centive to develop those qualities most in demand in business life. Miss Stafford’s | plan, which meets the hearty approval of Superintendent Webster and in which she is being asmsted by ex-Superintendent Babcock, provides for the employment of boys and giris upon their leaving school. In'the accomplishment of this purpose all the leading business establishments of the City will be visited and asked to sign an agreement to give preterence to such boys and girls as are recommended by their teachers. Aiready thirty - eight of the larger establishments of the City have consented to this, and the canvass has but just begun. In her interviews with the merchants Miss Stafford found that the difficulty encountered was not in a dearth of open- ings but in the difficulty which employ- ers had encountered in finding proper b.ys. To obviate this ieachers will pe re- quested to study their pupils with a view of ascertaining their particular bents and characteristics. In recommending them they will be asked to consider their punc- tuality, regularity, conduct, babits and scholarship relatively in the order named. Particular attention will be paid to de- veloving 1n each pupil that qualification which seems to indicate the work which he should pursue. The laay fostering the project says that she does not consider that she has any peculiar qualification for advancing such a scheme and she reque-ts suggestions irom business men and others who may become interested. ————— Mabel K. In the case of Mabel Keating, charged with grand larceny, Judge Carroll Cook said yester- day that he beileved the testimony was not sufficient to warrant a conviction, but he would not order the case aismissed except with the consent of the District Aitorney. Assistant District Attorney Hosmer declined 1o consent (0 a dismissal, and 8o Miss Keating will be compelled 1o stand trial. the necessity of hurry. He was backed by | Clinton. The roil was called and Dodge, | Rottanziand Clinton asked to be excused | irom voting, the others voting aye, and the order was adopted. At the moment of adjournment Samuel C. Irving, premdent of the asphaltum | roofers, stepped forward with the purpose | of prosenting the statement that he had | prevared concerning asphaltum roofs, aithough it was too late to have any effact. The disintegration of the board was so rapid, however, that he saw he could not | | gev the attention of the members. He | then walked over to Britt, who was still at his desk, and said: “I wish to say that your statement to | the effect that the death of those firemen | was caused by an asphaitnm roof is en- | tirely fal The roof of the building that fell was tin and not asphaltum.” “Do you mean to say that Iliel” re- turned Britt hotly. “I mean to say that your statement as | to an asphaltum roof causing the death of | the firemen was false,”” repeated Irving. | _ Britt struck out from the shouider and Irving returned the blow. A rush and scramble and general con- fusion foliowed, with Mayor Phelan in | the thick of it. The sergeant-at-arms grabbed Irving by | the throat, and Irving turned his atten- tion to the sergean arms and tried to | return the choking, while Superyisor | Sheehan, who claims to be something of a hitter, struck out toward the asphaltum man, and Supervisor Delany called upon the policeman present to arrest Irving for “having struck a Supervisor.” Rivers aiso clamored for his arrest. Mayor Ponelan rushed into the serim- ma:e and demanded that the men be parted and peace restored. Ciinton also came to the assistance of Irving. The | greatest contusion prevailed. | "Irving was jostled through the door into the clerk's office and there, they being freed from the others, Britt made another | run at him, but was this time caught by his friends. Sergeant Shea, who was present in plain clothes, hurried Irving into the corridor outside and advised him 10 go hom: He acted upon the advice. It is not unlikely that the matte rwill get into the Police Cour: A Good Templar's Funeral. The funeral of the late Jens Nielsen was held | under the auspices of the Independent Order of Good Templars at the Union-square Free Baptist Church. The sacred edifice was thronged with representativesof that church, the Good Templars, the Bands of Hope, mem- bersof the Salvation Army and members of other organizations. There was a fine display of beautiful flowers, and among the lilies grouped upon the pulpit the white banner of Golden Gate Band of Hope No. 175, 1. 0. G. T., veiled with crepe, was prominent, Mr. Niel. sen, being the superintendent of that band at the'time of his death. There was aiso_amonj { the flowers a 1arge silk American flag that haq beeu presented by Mr. Nielsen to the band. It | was furied, draped with crepe and caught up | with whité ribbons. AS the casket containing the mortal remains of the deceased was car- | ried into the church it was followed by the | Templars, in regalia, headed by the Rev. James | W. Webb, grand chief templar, and Rev. P. W. edr.ch, State deputy grand templar. The palibearers were Wiiliam A. Dalziel, Al Breck- enridge, Joseph Homan, Charles Christenson and Mr. Slater. After the rendering of appropriate hymns by the choir,a member of tue church, in the absence of the pastor, Rev. Mr. Messerve, de- livered an address. aud a fitting tribute to' the memory of the deceased was paid by Grand Chief Templar Webb, who came from Fresno to attend the funeral Tne Rev. Mr. Friedrich offered a touching prayer aud the service closed with tiae rendition by the choir of “Good-Night, I Am Going Home. The re- malns were then conveyed to the Odd Fellows’, where the last sad rites were held. The ia Nielsen, whose sad death by accident has aiready been noticed, was a_very estimable citizen, prominent in fraternal and church work. He was at the time of death State deputy grand cbief templar, Grand Lodge messenger of the Grand_Lodge of California, district marshal of San Francisco Lodge, L. O. G.T., marshal of International Lodge of tbe © order, superintendent of Goiden Gate Band of Hope and honorary member of Crysial Band of Hope of Oaklaud. His memory will be affectionately cherished by all who had the pleasure of his friendshipor acquaintance. At the meeting of Golden Gate Band of Hope last Sunday the coair of the late superin- tendent wes vacant, and the spontaneous shedding of tears by the officers and children of the band spoke eloquenily of their affection for the one who hisd been their leader in the work in which they are engaged. sl T B Exoursion to Monterey. On Thursday, June 17, the annual excur- sion of the Young Men’s Christian Association wi 1 take place to Monterey, Hotel del Monte und Pacific Grove and, as in past years, this ou'iug promises to be most enjoyable. Tick- |1nto a stairway near Dupont street, and | aithough a thorough search was made of bim. Lee went to the house, and when the | Fire Marshal begsn to question him he bolted out and ran down Clay street, hotly | pursued by Towe. Several pedesirians | joined in the chase, and one of them blew | a poiice whistle, which brought two or | three policemen on thescene. Lee dedged | the building he could not be found, and 1t was thought he had escaped through a skylight. Descriptions of him were sent to the police stations ana Policeman Peshon, whose beat is on Dupont street, recog- ed him as the brother of a cigar manu- facturer at 1109 Dupont. He watched the place for two or three days and found | that Lee bad left the City. Pesnon continued to keep an eye on the cigar factory and Monday morning his patience was rewsrded and he had the satisfaction of placing Lee under arrest and locking him up in the tanks. Lee denied that he was the man wanted and told Peshon his name was Fong Hing, but Peshon knew better. The Fire Mar- shal did not care to charge him till Mrs. Husson had an opportunity of seeing him. She called at the City Prison yes- terday afternoon and at once identified him as her former lodger known to her as John Sing Lee. FRATERNAL DEPARTMENT, The Headquarters of the Sons of Veter- ans of the Division of California and Hawaiian Isiands. The headquarters of the Sons of Veterans of the Division of California and the Hawailan Islands have been located at 13 Pine street. The new officers are: Colonel Charles Pierce, division commander; Frank R. Handley, ad- jutant; A. M. Ashenfelter, quartermaster. Tnese officers have fixed hours at headquar- ters as follows: Division commander, every day except Saturday,10 A M. 10 3P.M.; nd- jutant, 1 to4 P. . : quartermester, 1 10 2 P. x.; Cclerk, 8:30 4. M. t05 P. M. At these headquar- ters resident and visiting Sons of Veterans and others will be farnished such information as they may desire. A new camp of the order was organized at Salinas on the 224 of May by Senior Vice- | Commander W. Glenn Walker. It will be | known ss Washington Camp No. 17, and, hay- | ing on its Tolis some of the best and most active young men of Salinas Valley, it has the | elements to make it & Very prosperous organ- ization. Victor L. Duhem is organizing a camp at San Jose, and new camps are being formed at San Diego, St. Helena and Nevada City, and at arson and Reno, in the State of Nevada. Adjutant Handley addressed a meeting in Berkeley last night, with a view to have & camp organized at the site of education. The division commander is apXious to_or- mp among the soldiers at the Pre- sidio, as there are a number of eligible sons of veterans at the post. The commander re- quests those Who live at the post to call on or address him, 50 a8 to help him in this move- ment. Eureka Valley Lodge, A. 0. U. W, Eureka Valley Lodge No. 215, A. 0. U. W., at its semi-annual meeting elected the following officers for the ensuing term: John W. Kidd, master workm Keiber, overseer; W. J. Cuthberthson, corder; Fred Kimball, financier; J. D. S receiver; George W. Swenson, g Adams, inside watchman; Daniel outside watchman; Dr. Couran, medical ex- aminer. At the installation of these officers there will be the usual iestivities. ganize & ; Dr. Couran, foreman; John re- San Francisco Gruetli Verein. The well-known Swiss society, the San Fran- cisco Gruetll Verein, has made arrangements to hold a picnic at Harbor View Park on Sun- day next, and the committee in charge prom- ises & good day’s outing to those who will at- tend. The Elks’ Next Annual Session. The next annual session of the Grand Lodge of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks will be held in the city of Miuneapolis, the metropolis ot Minnesota, in July, commencing on the 6th of thatmonth. The Grand Lodge will be in the city for one week, and during that time pleasure will be combined with business, the pleasure portion being looked after by committees appointed by Minneapolis TLodge No. 44 of thatcity. Considerable busi- ness of importance will be transacted, and when that is finished the delegates will be taken in charge and shown what the citizens o1 Minueapolis can dv in the line of making the visit one that will slways be remembered with delight. The Minnenpolis Times of re- cent date issued & speciel iliustrated edition of ten extra pages which it called ‘“The Eiks Edition.” It contains an elaborate account of the rise and progress of the order and detail of the work of the committce on entertain- ment of the delegates and several pages os portraits of prominent officers and member! of the local lodg g e ets are now on ta:e at the Association build- ing, Mason and Ellis streets, snd the number is positively limited to 500. Ifall the houses in England were placed side by side they would cover a space of 450 square miles, FOODOOESTHOOOON fi%a%fimfimyer . 0P & 9He Mowe » COR. TAYLOR AND GOLDEN GATE AVE MARKET ST, POSTING A DU N A CRAVEYARD Eugenio Bianchi Brings a Very Peculiar Suit for Damages. How a Dunning Notice Was Planted on His Mother’s Grave. Justin Danvil ier’s Original Method of Hurrying Up a Man Who Owed Him $6 Eugenio Bianchi laid a rather peculiar complaint against Justin Danvilliersin a | 1 Tnursday afternoon, at which an appro- priation for the scheme will be urged, was suit for damages begun yesterday in the | Justice’s court. According to the allega- tions Bianchi owns graves numbered 1 and 2in tier AA, south ridge, in Laurel Hill Cemetery, where the remains of kis father and mother are buried. He alleges thatin August of last year Danvilliers, “with the willful and malicious purpose of insulting the plaintiff and wounding his feelings and injuring plaintiff's per- sonal relations, went into said cemetery | and upon said graves and then and there, without right, maliciously and con- spicuously posted on said graves a card upon one side of which was conspicuously written in the handwriting of said defend- ant the following words, viz.: M. E. BIANCHL Please pay your bills and oblige, J. DANVILLIERS On the other side of the card was the | detendant’s business advertisement: JUSTIN DANVILLIERS, French Gardener and Florist, 1724 Cen- tral ave., bet. Bush and Pine sts. Garden- ing attended to by the day, week or month. The card remained gposted on the grave- stones, passers-by, for several days, and until discovered and removed by the plain:iff. The plaintiff admits that at the time of the posting of the card the plaintiff was indebted to the defendant in the sum of six dollars, which sum he (plaintiff) had | at no time refused to pay. He alleges tiat by reason of the prem- | ises the plaintiff was and has been out- rageously insulted, his feelings deepiy wounded and his personal relations griev- ousiy injured, all to his damage in the sum of $299. WILL ASK FOR A PARK. An Informal Discussion Had by the Committee on the Mission Zoo- logical Collection. There was only an informal meeting of the committee on the Mizsion Park and Zoological Association yesterday after- noon. The question of making a strong show. ing belore the Superviscr¥’ commit‘ee on Pozzoni’s Complexion PowpER produces a soft and beautiful :k.ilm it combines every element of besuty purity. - where it cculd be seen by all| uo long-winded testimoni discussed in all its phases. It was deemed advisable to have as many of the commit- tee present as can conveniently spare the time in order to give the undertaking as strong a backing as is possiole. In the mean t:me a delegation from the Mission Improvement Union are prepar- ing its plans to be also present and urge for an appropriati for a smaller park for the Mission proper. Max Popoer, who chanced to come into the rcom where the “zoological deleca« tion’” were assembled, was invited to give his views on the question. This he did by pointingout the selection of the Indus- trial School tract as being the most feasi« ible policy in consequence of its requiring less money for the purpose just at this time when the cry of economy is being heard on all side: This view, while acceptable to some of the commitiee, was opposed by others, wno wanted a larger tract of land. Mr. Popper said: “With the Presidio Teservation on the north, Golden Gate Park, the Industrial School site, the Alms- house tract and the grounds now occupied by the City and County Hospital turned into public parks, San Francisco would have one of the grandest chains of public pleasure-grounds of any City in the United States, or the world, for that mat~ o Some of the committee who belong to the legal fraternity gave it as an opinion that the lands mentioned by Mr. Popper, having been dedicated to the City for a specific purpose, cannot be used for anv purpose other than that for which they were given. Others, again, contended that private property could be condemned for park purposes. However, the pros and cons of the entire matter will be fully diecussed at to-morrow’s meeting before the Supervisors, when both sides will be present. Compare Columbia Bicycles with others--compare others with Columbias. 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