The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 18, 1897, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1897 THE BANK ISMISS MAXWELL Why the Paying Teller of the First National Was Let Out. PRESIDENT S. G. MURPHY | EXPLAINS. The Witness in the Davis W: Casz Divulged Secrets of the Iastitution. HANDWRITING OF BOYD WAS STUDIED. Too Swift in His Testimony in the George Max the paying teller of the First Natior ank, was yesterday dismissed from the service of that insti- | tution. The cause assigned for dismissal | was the betraval of the bank’s confidence in the testimony which ness in the Davis will case. He testified on the witnes: and that he believed Alexander Boyd wrote the Davis will. Samuel G. Murphy, president of the First Nutional Bank, was seen at the Pa- cific-Union Club last evening and frankly said that the report that Maxwell had Leen discharged was true. When asked if the board of directors of the bank had Murphy replied that a meeting of the board was called and the directors fully approved that course. When asked further if the dismissal was hasty or impulsive, M that the action was deliberate. ed, mony and carefully read what Mr. Max- well said. He seemed to constituie him- self counsel as well as witness in the case. It was disclosed in his testimony that he had stugied tbe ture for iwo weeks prior to his call asa witness. Yes, I was spoken to about nis being a witness and simply replied that be would donbt- Jess obey the subpena of the court. The witness was not bound to answer the lead- ing questions propounded to him. The Jaw protects an employe of a bank in de. clining to divulge the secrets of one's ac- count or one’s transactions with a bank. be gave asa wit- cu sign advised the dismissal, Mr. { i | | Murphy replied | arnment | i | of United States periodi | woridisowned by Henry J. Crocker, and as Directors Deemed That the Teller Was | | pense. STAMP COLLECTORS ARE UP IN ARMS Preparing to Fight a Suit Brought by the Gov- ernment. Local Philatelists Wili Contri- bute Largely to the Cam- paign Fund. Henry J. Crocker’s Fine Coll-ction of Periodicals Involved Litigation. in the The stamp collectors of this City. in common with those all over the United States, bave been called upon to defend their right to possess periodical stam and have been usked to contribute to the fund now being raised to assist the Walter S. Scott Stamp Company of New York in fighting the suit recently brought against it by the Postoflice Department. Asthe finestand most com plete collection al s mps in the other local philatelic enti thousands of dollars’ worth of thestamps, it is expected that the request will meet with a ready response Mr. Crocker is one of the most enthusi astic collectors in America and his vast colleciion has been sccamuiated during a period of many years and ata larze ex- The suit filed by the Postoffice authorities against the Scott Company was for the possession of one stamp of the face value of 6 cents, but the real amount involved runs into the hundred of thou- nds, for should the Government be sts possess successful it would open the door for the | seizure of all of the periodical and new: paver stamps now held in this country. The periodical stamp is not supposed to 0 out of the possession of the postal au- thorities under any conditions. When a publisber, having the right to send his | paper or periodical as second-class matter, | puys the postage he receives a receipt torn out of a stubbook. The postoffice throngh waich the matter passes pastes a stamp or stamps corresponding in face value 10 the number of doilars aud cents pa publiser, and this strip is eventually sent to Washington. For a short period prior {0 1875 the Gov- allowed the *‘periodicals” to go *“We pro- | into the hands of dealers and collectors, said he, “'an abstract of the testi- | but this was finally stopped. ‘Thereupon the stamps became rare and correspond- ingly valuable 1o collectors. Many ways of procuring them were tr.ed, from buying from small foreign Governments to whom the stamps were sent for the p pose of familiarizing their postal author ties with United States issues to inducing United States employes to “part’” with tuem. Recently the trafic became so heavy that the United States Government de- cided to test the right of coilectors and dealers to hold them, claiming that pos- session was prima facie evidence that they had been stolen and that thereiore the stamps were subject to seizure. The suit “Mr. Maxwell should have stopped when ) for a 6-cent stamp that has stirred phila- ified that he believed the will to been written by another man than Davis. Mr. Maxwell had no knowledge tuat Boyd wrote the will. belief. The court may send for documents and checks to prove a man’s handwriting, and these exhibits may be placed before a jury. Experts may be called to prove handwriting. “We make it an infallible rule at the irst National,” continued Mr. Murp that the transactions of the bank mu; be kept secret. Every clerk or employe when engaged is fully advised regarding this rule, and is informed that any infrac- tion of the regulation will be followed by aismissal from the service of the bank. if the president should disobey the rule he wou:d be let out. In thiscase Mr. Max- well examined signatures and papers in the custody of the bank. tion which he acquired belonged to the bank and should not have been divulzea.’” “Should he have taken tne chances of commitment for contempt?’ “He shonld have declined to answer the question ‘Who do you think wrote that will?” Ihave been frequently calied as a witness and have declined to testify re- garding the secrets of the bank.” After the meeting terday President Murphy direcied the paying teller, Mr. Maxwell, 10 turn over the cash to his assistant. Mr. Maxwell was told to draw his salary to July L was also nformed that his place was vacant. The only explanation the paying teller gave was in the words, “They made me testify.” Mr. Maxwell was employed in the First National Bank for many years. He was there when Mr. Murpny was called from the Pacific Bank to iill the position ne now holds. The dismissed paying teller declines to make a statement for publication at the present time. When seen last evening he said that be bad nothing whatever to say. T 2 KYTKA’S PHOTOGRAPHS. Thelr Introduction Enlivened the Jacob Z. Davis Wiil Contest. Theodore Kytka, an expert in handwri ing, enlivened the proceedings of the Jacob 7. Davis will contest in Judge Coffey’s court yesterday. Mr. duced by Attorney George A. Knight, who represents the contestants. The witness produced & number of copies of the will, which Mr. Knight examined, after which Mr. Kytka showed the negatives from which the portraits were taken. Photographs of Mr. Davis' signature taken from a railroad ticket were shown by the witness, after which Mr. Campbel! started in to cross-examine. The attorney questioned Kytka regarding bis life and arew from him that he came from Vienna to America about ten years ago. He con- fessed that he is engaged as an expert in the Fair-Craven lawsuit now pending in Judge Slack’s court, but said he was not employed by Messrs. Knight & Heggerty. When asked if tie had engraved bogus lot- tery tickeits Mr. Kytka became excited. He said be did the work for the purpose of bringing the guilty to justice and that be had sncceeded. Mr. Campheli—Didn’t vou sell those tickets? Mr. Kyt No, sir, I did not. Mr. Campbell—ATé you an expert photog- repher Mr. Kytka—Well, T teach the artof pho- tograpny 1o photographers. 1 consider myself 810 1o be AN eXpert in photoengraving. Mr. Campbeli—Now, is it not a inct, sir, that photographers can aimost make & camers talk? Mr. Kytka—No, sir; butIcan tell you they can produce writing louder than a lawyer can talk, The testimony of Mr. Kytka was con- fined to identifying the photographbic copies made by him as true and accurate in every respect. Expert Max Gumpel spent most of the day in explaining to the jury why he be- 1ieves the proposed will to be & forgery. He illustrated his views by elaborate blackboard drawings, and explained all the reasons on which e bases his ovinion that the paper was not written by the late Mr. Davis. He reiterated that there were none of the characteristics of the deceased in the document under consideration. Further hearing of this case will be postponed until next Monday afternoon. Le tes bave It was only nis | The informa- | : the directors yes- | He | Kytke was intro- | | | | telic circies to their very fo result. A iew days ago the Pa Sociely received the following communi- undations is the cation from the Collectors’ Club of New York that expiains the situation THE COLLECTORS' CLUB, ) 351 FOURTH AVENUE Niw YORK, June 8, 1897.3 Dear Sir: At the regular meéing of tue 4 rectors of the Coliectors’ Club, held o June 7, at the clubhouse, 351 Fourth avenue, it was unanimously agreed that the clubshouid u..- dertake the delense of the suit brought by the United S:ates Government against . Scott_Stamp Company for offering for sale certain Uniled Siaics newspaper stamps. The resolution passed by the National Philatelica Society was indorsed, as it covered ail points in controversv, and it was considered b-tter to have the same resolucion passed by every society in the United States. A commitiee was appointed to take up sub- scriptions from every collector in tne United Siates, and it is expected that at least 10,000 will respond immediate ¥, as it is essential that the high-handed proceedings of the de- partmeut should be condemned &t once by the highestcourts. The committee wishes to call your attention 10 the fact that the nominal defendant in this case is the least interested of any one con- nected with stamp-coilecting, as tne stamps that were. unlawfully seized were only in the dejendant’s keeping and were not the prop- erty of the corporation; company baving only recently been organ- 1zed, they Lad no newspaper stamps in stock, but it this case were aliowed 10 g0 by default the cost wouid have been trifling, the Govern- ment oly suing for 6 cents, apparently in the hope that the company would think this the easiest settlement of the suit. 11 collectors should be short-sighted enough 10 allow this terminntion of the case, United States deputies would go the rounds oi every stamp collector in the country and confiscate the stamps previousiy sold by the various post- offices. Itis, therefore, hop:d thai you will at ouce call & mee! of your society and pass resolutions condemning the sction of the Government and also make a ul donatio 10 the defense fund, afier which each 1ndivid ual member should subscribe according to th value of all newspaper and deprtment stamps in his possession, for it should bs borue in mind that this is only an enter- ing wedge and if the department cen successfully take ihe Dewspaper stamps Lhere is nothing L0 prevent them tak ing every other stamp in the possession of collectors. All were regularly sold at the post- offices throughout the country, and they have as much right to one us the other. 1iseems the settled policy of the Postoffice Depariment under the present management to injure and annoy stamp collectors in every way possible, It was very different under the management of Postmaster-General Wauamaker,who thank- fuily acknowledged that he bad made $2,000,- 000 out of stamp collectors. Respectiuily, Joux W. Ecort, Chairman, Tndividual members have pledged them- selves to contribute 10 per cent of the face value ol their collections of periodicals to | help the fight, and it is understcod that ex-Attorney-General Olney will conduct the case of the New York firm. Among the local cullectors and firms and dealers who will should the case zo against the Scott Com- vany are Henry J. Crocker, whose “peri- odicals” are valued at $7000; A. H. Weber of the Humboldt Bauk, W.N. Riddell, Dr. E. 8. Clark, W. E. Loy, W. J. Gar- diner, W. Seilschopp, E.T.Gams, J. H. Makins and others. The periodicals run from 1 cent to $100 face value, and a periect collection, in- cluding sets showing the plate number, is worth several thousand doliars, Grand Regatta. Lovers of aport will be amply provided for at El Campo on Sunday next. There 1« to be a grand regatta nnder the auspices of the Pacific Amateur Athletic Associa- tion, in which all the bay rowing ciubs are entered. These are the Alamedas, Areals, Dolphins, Manhattans, Olympics, Pio. neers and South Ends. The events will consiat of tbree 4-oared barze races of the senior, intermediate and junior classes and two outrigger skiff races of the senior and junior clsses. The races siart promptly at noon. In_ addition to these attractions the usual enjoyments are to be nad at this popular seaside resort. The management announces that there will be no increase oi the regular fare. The steamer Ukiah will make four round trips as usual. .- An authority states that the gold in the shape of coin and ornaments hoarded by the natives of India amounts to the enor- ific Philatelic | he Walter | moreover, tne said | be heavy losers | LONGIG TO LI ~ DOWN AND DK | Adelaide Henry Drank | What She Supposed Was Poison. | | | To Make Suicide Doubly Sure She Also Turped On ihe Gas. | Rescued in Time — The Girl Was Once With the Dave Henderson Extravaganza Company. There is & sad yet interesting case at the City Receiving Hospital. It is that of a particularly prepossessing blonde woman but a few years beyvond her teens, far from home and friendless, who attempted her life early yesterday morn- ing 1n & moment of despondency She is very reticent about her past and | it was only after cortinued coazing at the { bands ot Matron Kane and Mrs. Bates of | the Women’s Federation that she told anything about herself at all. | ““You ladies have been very kind to | me,” she said, “‘but even if I ! THE FUNERAL OF GEORGE £, BARNES Afterncon From the Press Club. Peter Robertson and George O:zbourne to Deliver the O:ations. The Music W:1i Be Furnished by Two Quartets—Elegant F.oral Tr butes. The arrangements for the funeral of George E. Barnes, the veteran journalist, were completed yesterday. Mr. Barnes was not a church man, therefore no reli- gious ceremony will be held. The exer- cises will consist of appropriate music and | remarks more or less long, according to the bent of the speakers, by old friends in journalism and the drama. It was at first supposed Mr. Barnes had | no relatives here veyond a niece and one or two others that were rather distantly connected, but this is incorrect. There did teli you | are some half dozen in all. It Will Take Place This TWO KNOCKOUTS AND ONE DRAW | Olympic Club's Enter- tainment. Put Their Opponents to Sleep, [ | i \ | Several Pzcp'e Injured by the Smast- | of B:nches in the Gallery. ing { The Oiympic Club had a fistic soiree last | evening in Mechanics' Pavilion, and the house was worth something The spectators got a run for their money | and witnessed two knockouts and a draw Steve O'Donnell put his opponent, Alex- ander Greggains, to sleep in the eighth round of what was annoanced to be a twenty-round contest Billy Elmer, the actor-pugilist, sent his antagonist, Jim Rvan, to dreamland i the third round, and Jimmy Anthony and | J. Lawlor boxed ten rounds, the decision | being a draw. GREGGAINS WA'S HiS FAVORITE S, [T f | all would or conld you understand all that | I have suffered? ! “Without money or employment and not a soul to Jook to for assistance, there | were but two roads open to me—suicide or worse. I preferred the former.” Between sobs and hysterical outbursts | of iaughter during the first few hours of the ireatment the girl gave her name as Henrietta, then again she said it was as Aaelaide Henry she was once known on | ze in Chicago. iy mother is dead, but my father still lives in the East. He is amply able to care for me, but I would never appeal to | him. Three years ago we disagreed ana I left home to work with David Henderson's extravaganzacompany. I was in the cho- | rus for six months and, believing I conld | better myseif, I came’ to this City ana | sought employment at the Tivoli. This I | was unable to obtain. When my funds | began to run short I was obliged to worx out as a waitress with a family whose | name Idonot feel I should reveal. Through | my own fault, as I have always been hot- | tempered, I lostmy place. A few days ago, | baving pawned ail I had, even to my guitar, and my money being about spent, returned to the house where I had been employed and begged to be taken back. I met with no success. It was then that I thought of suicide. | *I had carried for a long time a half | ounce of what a druggist once told me was prussic acid, bus I suppose the man | toid me an untruth. I took the drug with | me when, yesterday, I engaged the room | at 120 Ellis street. T turned on the gas jets. and, lying down, I arank the poison. “You know the rest. 1 was discovered | and brought here. Why could they not | have left me to die?"’ Miss Henrietta or Henry is Junquestion- ably a girl of education, and has « refined | manner of aadress. She declares that her | | failure to meet her death only vostpones | the matter, as she will be more successful next time. Mrs. Bates, who has interested herself | in the young woman’s case, believes she will be able 1o procure her employment as dresser or maid to some of the local ac- tresses. In the mean time the Receiving | Hospital will be her temporary home. | AMERIOAN MECHANIOS.: Preparations by the Junior Order for | Celebrating the Fourth of July. The joint committee representing the | | councils of the Junior Order of United | American Mechanics and Daughiers of | | Liberty of this City met last Wednesday | evening to complete arrangements for the | | celebration ot the Fourth of July by the | order in San Francisco. Every council was represented and much enthusiasm was manifested, and the ind« cations are that a large audience will be present at Odd Fellows' Hall on the even- ing of July 5. The iiterary and music committee re- | ported that a first-class local orcnestra | had been engaged for the occasion. The committee also reported that they had a good programme in preparation, some of | the best local talent huving volunteered. 0. W. Noli was selected to act as floor manager, and competent assistants will be appointed by the committee to act as a floor committee, A larze number of tickets have been sold and will also be on sale at the on the evening of the celebration. | | hunllo the subject of tue law. The pall-bearers will be: Louis 8. Whit- comb of the Chronicle, T. F. Prendergast of the Examiner, W. A. Boyce of THE CaLL, George D. Squires of the Post, G. B. Densmore of the Bulietin, and A. P. Ho- taling, George W Ceney, friends of the deceased. The programme for the funeral is as fol- lows: Music by the Press Club Quartet, “‘Miserere,” by Gerrish; address, Peter Robertson; “Rest, Spirit, Rest,” by trom- bone quartet, consisting of Alfred Ron- covieri, F. K. Tobin, F. Tishbein and George Scheiner. The song is by George Evans, an old friend of Mr. Barnes. After this will follow an address by George Osbourne. *Stitl, Still With Thee,” will then be rendered by the Press Club Quar- tet. Tke quartet consists of R. Fletcher Tiiton, Frank Coftin, S8amuel Tucker and Mr. Bacnellor. The remains are to be interred in Moun- tain View Cemetery. The services at the rooms of the Press Club will begin at2 o’clock this afternoon and will last proba- bly for about three-quarters of an hour. The remains will be taken to the club at about 12 o’clock. A great many floral tributes will be made. THE CArL will send one or two very handsome pieces, the Press Club will also contribute a floral piece, the Bul- letin will do likewise, and provably nearly all the newspapers in the City, daiiy or weekly, will in some form send a testi- monial of their high regard for the dis- tingnished journalist. The theatrical friends of the dece ased have also signified their intentions 1o send numerous floral tribuies. Itis be- lieved that the newspaper peovle of the City and the members of the theatrical profession will be out in full force to at- tend the obsequies, and no doubt a great many throuzhout the City who knew Mr. Barnes, some of them for a great many years, will be in attendance at the faneral TAXING INHERITANOES. Wilmerding's Nephew Must Stand His Proportion on His Legacy. The order of the lower court was af- firmed yesterday by the Supreme Court in the case of the estate of J. C. Wilmerding, deceased. The liquor merchant, by his will, leit various legacies to his brothers and sisters, and also a legacy of $200,000 to his nephew, Henry W. Payne. Upon proceedings therefore in the Court of this City by virtue of theact com- “BEFORE AND AFTER” ASPECTS OF THE FIGHT. | should have been in fa . Knox and Julius C. M- | [ | | Club refereed a!l contests and his deci- sions were excellent, excepting the con- test between Lawlor and Anthony, which or of Lawlor, who outpointed Anthony in all stagesof the game excepting one, and that was in ag- gressivene: Anthony forced the battle, but Lawlor met him in every round and planted his left frequently ‘on Anthony’s nose and mouth, ~alternating by warming An- thony's sides with swift right-hand punches. The littie Australian seemed bewildered, and failed time and acain to land bis “killing’ right on the =longated neck of Lawlor, whose clever ducking was favorably commented on. Che betting on the contest was 2 to 1, with Lawlor on the short end, and as several members of the Olympic Ciub had | tickets purchased on Anthony, the referee | evidently considered that a draw would relieve him of much censure, but to a man up a tree it was plainly evident tha: Law- lor should have had the decision, as he scored at least three points to the one in favor of his opponent. Anthony is un- was outclassed last evening by his clever opponent. ’ questionably a game little fellow, but he [ Superior | Elmer showed up to geod advantage. Ryan, his opponent, looked well and | made a good impression upon the audi- ence in the first and second rounds, but in the third the fighters tad a mix-up | and some hard give-and-take punching resuited. Kvan sent Elmer's head back on his shoulders wttha swinging ri which landed on the actor’'s nose. | recaiverstaggared back against the ropes. | and Walter Wation, who is | teacher, shouted to his pupil to let go a left hook. The actor must have heard the com- | mand, veceuse he followed instructions, | and Ryan caught a beauty on the jaw. As | he staygered backward Elmer followed up | his advantage and let go a second left | hook, which landed on Ryan's sore ear. | Then came a mix-up and Elmer swung | his right, which caught Ryan on the chin | | point, and th battle was over. Ryan feil flat on the boards, face downward, and was counted oui. Elmer was so over- whelmed with joy that he ran to hls cor- | ner and indulged in a kissing and hue- | ging match with George Green, who was | his vrincipal second. | | The event of the evening so called was a | twentv-round contest between Greggains ana O’Donnell. Tne betting was even up 1o the time the men entered the ring. monly known as the act providing for a | 0'Donnell, as stated in THE CALL, had the collateral inberitance tax, passed March | advantage of the fireman in weight, reach 23, 1893, it was determined of the leracy was $145.999 3 1at the value eXeculors 10 pay to ihe treasury of this City the sum of $7449 96, as and for the tax upon this leg: From this order the executors appeated. The appeilants dic not contest the power and there- | fore the court made un orver directing the | hun strongly to win. | and height, and beinz a cool and clever exponent «f the game his friends played In the first, second | and third rounds of t'e contest Greggains of the Legisiature to pass an act provid- | ing for a tax upon inheritances and lega- cies, but they contended that the provi- sion of the act under consideration, by which the tax is impo-ed upon the inberi- tances of children of a deceared broiher or sister, while the inheritance of the sur- viving brothers and sisters is exempt from the tax, contravenes the constitution of the State, in that it is applicable only 10 & special class of persons arbiirarily seiected from others standing in the same relation Judge Harri- son approved the ord.r of the lower court, «cored a strong lead in points. He hit Steve time and again with straight left- handers in the nose and warmed the in- vader's sides with right-hand punches mu to the surprise of the srectators, who were wondering what O'Donaell meant by permitting Lis face to be a mark for the fireman's lef: giove. In the fourth round Greggains landed a very hard swinging left in O'Donnell’s stomach and a right on the jaw, which knocked cousiderable steam out of the men target. As the round was drawing to a close Greggains swung bis left at O’Donnell’s neck and missed. He statea afierward that the atlempt to reach a vulnerable point cost him the match, as he threw his shoulder out of jowntand Steve O'Donnell and Actor E'mer | like $1000. | Phil Wand of the Oivmpic Elmer's | [ T0-DAY'S GREAT BARGAINSA As usual, we ofier EXTRA | | variety of other STYLISH AND NEW TO-DAY-DRY GOODS. NDUCEMENTS to our “Bargain | Day’’ patrons, who are enabled to select from the following and a That Was the Result of the| SEASONABLE LINES ~ At Specially Heavy Cufs in Prices! LACES! [{fg—LINEN SHADE BATISTE INSER 0 yard. 950~ LINEN SHADE BATISTE INSER 30 yard. LACES! LACES! TION, regular price 35c, on sale at 13c per LION, regular price 60c, on sale at 25c per §Qg—7 doren MEN'S “GOLF" SHIRTS, { QUG terials, in very handsome designs, & —One special lot of MEN'S WHITE { 800 Ronporeil Cloth, with double buck wiil be offered at 5Uc each. MEN'S FURNISHINGS ! ude from the Iatest stvle shirting ma- ood value for 85, will be offered at 50¢ eac UNLAUNDERED SHIRTS, made of Utica ks, linen fronts and felled seams, worth 5 CORSETS AND HOSIERY! Bg—300,dozen of the celebrated “W. L. CORSET, black with fancy figure, pere G ntting, worth § , will be sold at 65c e . ‘25 —250 LADIES' FAST BLACK COTTON HOSE, real maco, silk finish, double | @00 hicels and soles, worth $i 50 dozen, wili be offered at 25 pair. ' LAW detacha oc. DIMITY dleshiais i on sale at GLOVES! BUTTON dozen LADIES' 8 L be on sule at 53¢ a pair. 75070 dozen LADIES’ 2-CLASP KID G value $1, will be on sale at 75c a pai SUITS AN | $10.00. front Jackets, lin vet, skirts double linea and $1S. On special sale at $10. Sie i b On specia white collars, re $1 [m— 0 dozen LADIES' LAUNDERED SHIRT WAISTS, . ter:als, detachable coliars, regula in dark and medium shades of tan and slate, reg SUITS made from LADIES’ SHIRT WAISTS! PE RCALE SHIRT W AIST ular price $1.00 and $1 made in the , will be placed in fanc; ured ma- r price $1 75, on special sale at §1 each. GLOVES! NGTH SUEDE KID MOUSQUETAIRE r value $1 wil LOVI £8, in tans, white and black regular D SKIRTS! English Suiting, in gray and brown ed with silk serge, collar and cuffs of vel- finished seams, corduroy binding, worth SKIRTS, assorted colors, 1 sale at §1 50. Market Street, Commer of Joneg | could not use the arm afterward to sny | advantage, but it was the general opinion that Greggains had his left shoulder dis- iocated by the fall he received when the knockout blow was administered. H landed on the left shoulder and doubtless it was the fall that caused trouble to that member. O'Donnell braced up in the fifth round and chopped his opponent with his left so hard that a gash was cut under Greg- gains’ left eye, from which the claret | flowed in a ‘stream. Ths fireman was | zame, though, and fought every inch of territory. In fact, O'Donnell wasa very grogzv man when the gong sounded the contestants to the spongers and massage professors. The sixth, seventh and eighth rounds ended in favor of O'Donneli, who fought like a tiger when he detected that his oppouent was fast iading away. In the eighth round O'Donmell, after | chopping Greggains five times on the | wounded che k-bone, let go a short right- arm smash, which landed on the point of | Greggains’ jaw, and the band played “Home, Sweet Home.”” Before the first of the series of contests was called one of the benches in the gal- lery smashed from the weight of peop e who were standing on it, and one man had his leg broken and others sustained painful injaries. As to the res of Wednesday said Steve O'Donnell, the clever Australian heavy-weight, will meet Alexander Greggatns, the fireman, in a twenty-round contest, and the betting is even money. O’Donnell has the advaniage of weight, height and reach ana of the fight Tue CaLL should win the bout if he is as elaver as his friends contend. Greggains is, nowever, in zo00d_condition, and his - Martin Mur- phy. is ¢ len't the Se aneisean will win mmy Anthony is a strong favorite over Lawier. but the lat is a harder man to whip | than most people who take an interest in fisticuffs believe. Anthony will have no easy game, and it isdoubtiulifthe little Australian | will score a knoekout. It is almost safe to say that E'mer will get a decision over Ryan, but the contest should | prove quite interesting. | Atter the fight Dr. Rottanzi reduced the | dislocation in Gregeains’ shoulder. IN THE LABOR UNIONS. Building Trades ncil Interested in the Anti- Lar-Roof Ordinance. | There was a large attendance at the regular meeting of the Building Trades Council last evening. The principal busi- ness discussed was the anti-tar-roof ordi- | nance recently passed by the Board of | Supervisors and which is now before | Mayor P.elan for his approva’. All ex. | pressed the hope tnat the Mayor will | affix his signature to the oraer. This matter was brought up by a resolution | passed by the Amalgamated Tin, Sheet Iron and Metal Workers' International Union, which was indorsed by the coun- cil. The resolution was s foilows: | WHEREAS, There appeared in the di 2 aminer of the Oth inst. an ariicleion tar roofs and the arti; vervisors for their hasty action in paseing said matier, particularly the action o: Suversicor | Britt, in stating that thefroot of the Standard | Biscuit factory was maae of tar; whereas, the sa:damendment to the fire ordinunce was debated pro und con before the Fire Commit tee of the Supervisors for the past three months and both sides given a fn tinl hearing, particuiar, wiiercns, the’ sheet-meial and impar- y the tar men; and workers nav | visor Br n stating what MURPHY BUILDING, San Francisoo. condemned the action of nine of the So- | the deiense of Worden, under sentence of death for murder by train-wrecking, is meeting with fair sucess. sy every 1s on the subscription list. J. W went to Sacramento the other day and the Sacramento labor unions came | forward with generous donations of | money. Petitions have been sent to the American Railway unions in the East for assistance in the same cause. H = 1 May Get Their Money Back. | Leon Dennery, secretary of the citizens' | Fourth of July committee, reports that the | | Rose $3000 which has been appropriated by Supervisors will be ample for the purpose { that it will not be necessary to ask citizens to | contribute any money. Those who have cor tributed to the collectors may obtain their ey back on application to Secretary Den- | nery to-day or to-morrow. | — oo nd An extraordinary fact is, says a prison | doctor, that a large proportion of crimi- | nals can draw and sketch well, ! NEW TO-DAY. The dream of Ponce de Leon was that he might dis. cover the fountain of perpetual youth. He died searching for it. The fountain he was looking for was an impossibil- ity, unnatural and chimerical. Tke nearest thing to the fountain of perpet al vouth is a f tain of perpetu perfect healt Health keeps peo; young. Sickness makes them old. Health means first Jof all, strength and regularity in the di- gestive functions, Put indigestible mat- ter into the stomach, and it is likely to find lodgment in the bowels. It will stop their action. Poi sonous, refuse mat- ter, which should have been thrown off, is retained in the body, and as it cannot go any place else more or less of it gets into the blood That's constipation. It is such a wonder- fully simple thing that people do not regard it sériously. They let it run on, let it grow worse, become chronic, and show itself all over the body in fifty ways before they con- ider it important. Constipation causes al [ | | i | i 1 | { | { | | nine-tenths of all human ailments, Its first symptoms do not seem very serious, but | even they are very disagreeable. A few of them sour stomach, flatulence, heart- burn, distress after eating, foul breath, coated tongue, dizziness, palpitation of the | heart, sick and bilious headaches, general lassitude and debility. \When any of these 1ptoms show themselves, you should v take Dr. Picrce’s Pleasant Pel- 1g to Theyare tiny, d granules, made on_purpose to ion. They do this perfectly 1 they are the only prepa There are immediat | lets, 2 sugar cure constip and quickly, an k tion in the world that will do it s ples of said tar roof from said Standard Bis- sl sedicines that will give relief as [ ihle Oite Al ias abiAhe B sautinier: foricossragic- JONE 45 you kfep on tuking PREIAE XoU {9th in t.; therefore, be it merely temporary relief. Doctor Pierce’s | Resolved, xlm the Metal-workers' Associa- | Pleas: Ile immediate relief and ylitoiodt, That e Mot workers. Assoctn el o s the action of the tar men in trying 01l pmduu a8 ———— ence ivgisiation, end heartily indorse the R R g m,"iln:x n(l,w:xl Supervisors in passing said . }’ . 10 ~ | order. and aiso spprove the action of Sujer- 2 4 I [1 V t h P]_H‘ Wrighs Indian Vegetalls Pills he knew 10 be the trath in r encs to said roof, and pe 1t | further Resolved, That a co daily paprs for pubii Jonx E. Mc L. G HINke { The election oi the Metai-roote: ! resulted in the tollnwis | dent, Jonn E. MiGowan; vice-vres dent, | W. Spillane; recording secretary, H. C. Hinken; financial s:cretary, R. Walsh; treasurer, George Engler; warden, L. Win: throp. { ‘The committee at work raising funds for Areucknowledzed by thousanis of persons wuo 107 Over Jorty years 1o cure 2, GIDDINESS, CINSTIP . bid Liver, Weak Stomach, Fimples and he b.0od. Crossman's Speciis ixiors With tuis emedy J£Fs00% cAD cure Luemselves without the least €Xposure; cnange of diei, of change in application to business. The medicin contains nothing that 18 of ihe least Injury to tha constitution. Ask your Gruggis: 10f it Price §4 a bottie e