The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 18, 1897, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 189 13 i T their call at your house?’ asked Mr. Sussman, Jacob Levy Jr., F. A. Brigham. taking any active part in racing affairs. Delmas. | Past presidents, A. R. Briges, W. Greer Har- J. E. Tade, the eflicient assistant under | i i T want to M, Lisgd’s afioa” | ison, George H. Sanderson, . Levi Jrg W. W. ra ot Mr. Leake when that gentleman was secs retary of the Pacitic Coast Jockey Club, was then proposed and itis said has sig fied his acceptance. Mr. Hotaling’s name will hardly appear among the officers of the new organization, but with the posi- tions of president and secretary filled the rest will be easy, to usea turf expression. R | Sendérson, . F. Baumgarther, Frank & John- | son, Thomas H. Browne. C. A. Hooper. | Sceretary, Charies J. King. Treasurer, James A. Folger. | _ Commitice on transportation and grounds— | Harvey Brown Jr., chairman; H. Campe and Cliff Ireland. Commitres on printing—Frank Bates, chair- How did you havpen to go there?” | “Wny, Governor Budd sent word to me to go zna see Mr. Lioyd right away.” 1 Upon Mrs, Craven admitting that the Governor did not give her these direc- Wheeler succeeded in having the last an- | WITH DISASTER IN ITS WAKE THE PRESIDENCY : man; W. H. Roussell and L. Leve p —_— swer stricken out as being hearsay. Mrs. [ ™G b 5 meinex AW W ier Shal One of the prime movers in the new Craven immediately straightened the ma \derson. William A. Schu venture said yesterday that the plans and | matter out, however, by saying that she rlect, G:orge | also received word from the Governor in Milton Joues, H. C. Tafft, 3 A. Grifing,’ W. Will Go Picnicking in Sun- |, Frank Coombs Will Preside | specifications for the grounds and grand stand were already drawn up and that Counsel for the Fair Heirs Despair of Proving Con- 5 person over the telephon. { Adnms . Green, F m; : the lease for the tract of land selected spiracy Out of Mrs. Craven’s There was a shower of objections and an set Park, Santa Cruz § S Tarmntand L Blake. * © | Qver the New Racing will probably be filed within the next thres argumen: over a question as to Mrs. Cra- Mountai | mans Frea: coad A. Letber, D. days. The grand stand, which will be Mouth ven's motives for poing to Attorney ountains. | Gagan, William Lake, Stanley Fay, J. G. Venture. capable of seating 2000 persons, will be of % Lioyd’s office, and the court finally ruled | Castle, Alex McDonald, Walter W. Hewitt, Ea a modest type of architecture, costing in it out. 4 T e R s o the neighborhood of $20,000. The grade 'Did you eo East, Mrs. Oravent i mitie on music—Frank b. Tyler, o ing for the track, whicn will be six fars longs in circumtference with a ‘‘shoot” cutting across the inner field from the far turn to the wire, will be done by Warren & Malley. Good and comfortable stabling ss com V. Sanders. Floor committ mansger; Geo 1, Frani itiee—J. arthy, chairman; nd William A. Schultz Jr, rhomas H. Browne, floor Lamb, Carl Wohlbech, Sam Marouey, J. L. Goodey, H. Roes- A Long List of Handsome and Costly Przs Will Be If No Hitch Occur the Track at San Ciement Will Be Open “Did you go there for the purpose of getting the pencil will, as you had been directed 7"’ Here were more otjections and snother CHAGRINED BY THEIR | bowever, by asking the witness to relate | | the circumstancesunder which she got ac- | FAILURE. quainted witn Martin Kelly. Mrs. Craves | | | | being comnpleted at the rate of about a | : o 1t i r hors nd said that some six years ago Senator Fair | areume. DiitiE Distributed. ler, H. H. Becker, Andy Fatrick and James August 1 { Toom Wil hreviiat o Tuneman = Was anxious that she shonby poryoh Fur | argument. During tne debate and while | joss B y g | their charges. It will be opened to the vl & e nomi- | Mr. Delmas was hot shot into th ey v ubiic on A st L | nation for Superintendent of Schools. He | enemy’s camp because of the means they | AT o B S ™ T he stock Wk b nodrag an the market £t f G Budd’s En-| Inine r that Martin Kelly and Pil Crim- | were resorting 1o in order to defeat Mra. | Glosingap ottt MeO as it is said 10 bein good demand. Among Ltory o overnor Bu S ire running Republican politics, | Craven, Attorney Miichell jost bis temper | All the Downtown Houses Will Be | Tyler aud Emil A. C. Engleber. J. E. Tade Will Probably Be Secretary. | those mentioned as probable shareholders 5 o he “Pens j and as they were friends of hi<bhe would | sna made a mean remark directed at | { — are George Rose, the well-known bool thusiasm Over the “Pen paeTesy them in her behalf. He sought | judge Curtis. Mr. Delmas took him to Closed Tc-Morrow in Honor of | WORK ON THE 77LEYROAD A $20,000 Grand Stand to Be maker; Senator Mahoney, Charies Fair Gt Wall j out Kelly and sent him to Mrs. Craven's | yusx for his disrespect and treated him to the Occasion. | VAL Cor and Joe Harvey, owner of the speedy cii” Wil howe. : ; Bt bomie i dod i | | i onstructed. Wheel of Fortune and other horses. this peteined 1 objections toall of | ~ Apolovies followed and Judge Curtis Finishing a Mile a Day South of Han- Regarding the cost of transportation to g ANevide e seemed most anxious | re-established good feeling all around by ot on bl Wros Itohamond BN San Clement, the site of the new course, it lo prevent anything getting in that would | making a humorous speech. It was thus is quite likely that 50 cents will take race- 3 ] D] Ora v . D iy = 5 | ’ pieni ¢ P i d Big Bridge. i 39 3 s - ‘MORE IN IT THAN IN THE |Prove that Mis Cruven did not get ac- ‘ that the day’s proceedinzs ended. The merchants’ picnic to Sunset rark in and the Big ! The projectors of the new Marin County | goers to and from the trock as well as LEGISLATURE" «1\‘:!1“941“1m Sfurllxx }xev}y' L}r ;l‘m pur- - — | the Santa Cruz Mountains to-morrow | - From what Chief Engineer Storey says | Jockey Club were yesterday in receipt of [ admitting them to the grounds. A fore L = l;j;mz;, “““ ":‘:-,m‘_"!\‘a"v:‘” m”l““‘e‘-‘)“}f‘;" | LICENSED TO PULL TEETH. promises to be the event of the season. It | work on the Valley Road is progressing as | atelegram from Frank Coombs of Napa | eign book will be put on for the accoms WSS o | down on the Fair estate. 2 _— | 1s expected that fully 2500 people will be | fast 53 could well be desired by the direct- | accepting the presidency of the club which | ;};’:*l:::f':“;';'!hos: wisbing to play the | Mr. Delmas charged Wheeler with har. | Forty-Three Graduates Receive the De- | in attendance and accommouation has | ors and friends of the road, The line is| was tendered to him on Wednesday. W. s c . S . . | boring a desire to feave mothing buta| Srae of Doctor of Dental Surgery. | been provided for that number. Every- > A3 32t 1o veaHockmaker Goarge Roseis He Cautioned Mrs Craven to Cherist L Her Secret and Corfile in None but Him The climax has been reached. That gigantic biuff essaved by the attor- neys for the Fair heirs, namely, to prove out of Mrs. Craven’s mouth a foul con- spiracy 1o loot the estate of the dead mil- | 1onaire, was *‘called’’ by the lady’s coun- sel the moment it was made, two da azo, when the request was made for per- | mission to temyporarily withdraw the lady | from the witness-stand. No inkling of | the promised conspiracy had been proved, | and the attorneys for Mrs. Craven opposed | the attempt to halt and go a-fishing in | another direction. Tie discomfited bar- risters hesitated to show their hand, so to spesk, and rather than suffer then and there the chagrin tn was inevitable, | they continued to harass the lady with an endless fire of questions, relevant and ir- | relevant. | This lasted until yesterday, when came | the show-down that had to come. | In order not to render the retreat too dis- | orderly Mr. Wheeler arose and once more | beseeched tie court to let him just with- } draw Mrs. Craven temporarily so that ne | might introduce some other ‘‘conspiracy” | evidence and t en recall her for further examination. But Judge Slack ruled as he had repeatedly ruled before—that by withdrawing the witne-s the attorn would sacrifice the privilege of furt direc. exami ion. 8o Wheeler juct registered a formal exception to the rul- ing and surrendered—the jig was up. The usuai dense crowd was in attend- ance and througbout the session main- tained that raptand eager interest that has characterized the since the be- lob | b | ginning of this great trial nine weeks a.o. | Mrs. Craven resumed immediately upon the bailiff ra | order. She was looking much beiter than | she aid on Wednesday, moving about with more sprynessand replying to Mr. | W heeler’s conundrums with more spiri and audibility. | Wheeler started off by unrolling the | deposition that Mrs. Craven made several | months ago and reading to her ifrom it | certain bits of evidence on which he de- | sired to cross-examine her. He paid par- | ticular attention to that part of her narra- | tive wherein she discussed the efforts of | e representatives of the Fair heirsto | compromise with her. She reiterated what she said at that | time, namely, that she was informed re- | bly that Richard Dye had been author- | ized by the heirs 10 pay her $300,000 pro- | vided she relinquished her claims on the | Fair esiate. She said she understood by that agreement that she was 1o give up | all of her papers. | “Did you not understand that you | would be required to prove the genuine- ness of vour papers before Mr. Dye would | pey vou tiat money 2’ asked Mr. Wheeler. | “Why, there was no ques.ion about their | genuineness,”’ she repiied. quickly. This was not the kind of an answer | Wheeler wanted, and he asked that 1t be siricken from the record as being not re- sponsive to the question. Judge Siack, | the witness-stand | ng for however, thought the reply was suffici- | ently responsive to remain, and he so rules | “You understood, did you not, madam, | that it your papers were not genuine you | would receive no money 2’ ““Of course, that must bave been under- | stood. But, then, as I said before, there | was no question at that time about their genuineness. Everybody kn-w they were ! all right and wanted to buy them.” The subject of the $300,000 compromise was dropped. Mrs. Cravea was shown the | “republication” letter of December 16, | 1894—the letter written to ber by Senator Fair, o which he tells why he executed | the pencil will and the deeds. She was asked if she had ever showed that doca- ment to any of the attorneys for the heirs, She said she had not, but she remembered | that Mr. Roberts showed Reuben Liovd a covy of it She also told Russell J. Wil- | | son about it. At this point the lawyers who have made a failure of their project 1o prove conspiracy by Mrs. Craven made an el- | fort at an orderly retreat. Wheeler took | the floor and renewed his modest request | for the privilege of withdrawing the lady from the stand temporarily, in order that he might fish elsewhere for something to bolster up the conspiracy accusations. Judge Slack ruled again that the direct examination would have to be completed before the witness could be withdrawn. Mr. Wheeler heaved a sigh that was akin to a sob, and then admitted that he had no more questions to ask the witne: Mr. Delmas then took his client in hand for cross-examination. He began by ask- ing her about her connection with educa- tional work during her life. She said she bad been identified with the San Fran- cisco School Department since 18 during that time had served as teacher, as principal and as a member of the Board of Examiners. Prior to 1879 she taught school in Lilinois and Iowa, but that was When sne was quite young and previous to her marriage. Mrs. Craven said she was attending to her duties as principal of the Mission Grammar School when she was subpenaed by one of Mr. W celer's m}fl‘ re Mrs. Craven had progressed far the opporing attorneys clinched on the guestion as to whether or not the cross- examiner could bring out evidence rela- tive to matters dating back to before Sen- Fair’s death. .wwr:eael:ar ciaimed that this coutd not be done, for the reason that he, on direct ex- amination, had ssked the witness only With reference to matters occurring sub- sequent to Fair's death. A Judge Curtis, tne ‘‘will-smasher,” re- plied that the very fact that the disputed deeds_purported to have been given to Mrs. Ctaven for “love and sffection’ en- titled the defendant to show all of her relations with Senator Fair. It entitled ber to the right to show why those deeds should have been made over to her by the SE&:::’:'; lengthy argument followed. and the court finally ruled that for the present the cross-examination shouid be confined to matters occurring after Senator Fair's death. : Mr. Delmas went around the ruling, | begiuaing of | so much crimi | gan innocentl | He saiz | the g | Delmas. | Miss Murphy had charge of our financial affairs.” Mr. Delmas now reverted to Mrs, | Craven's consuitation with Governor | Budd, and, afier worrying through a| | ripple of laughter in the lobLy. bl ening inferance on the record rather than grant Mrs. Craven simple justice. “I think tnis is reievant,’” ke said, “un- less you are to accuse every man who has ever spoken 10 a political boss. And again what a political boss is, I would refer to the better definition of my friends [ on the other side if they know what I do. | Boss Buckiey, for instance, I bave neard‘ | | his name, and Bos: ns, I have heard H his name, and Boss Kelly, I have heard his name also. “Now, is the mere fact that a person as | a candidate for office comes in contact with any one of those persons a fact from which an inference of impropriety can be drawn? Isubmit not, and I propose to show by this lady that that was all there was of 1. She wanted (o be what many | an excellent lady in this State has been and 1s to-day—Superintendent of Public Sciiools. Mr. Kelly, who then had or was suppo-cd to have some political power, cither as a boss or otherwise, was sent to her bouse by a friend, :f you please, and her relations witn him were uron that | suvject and none other, and that was the his acquaintance o which ality was ascrib d. “Ii 1t 1s not proper 1o Show the nature of the acquaintance, if your Honor please, why was it thut counsel asked how far back that acquaintance went? It is pro- posed to show by them that the acquain- | tance and the relations in 1895 and up to | the present time have been those of con- | spirators, dark lantern and meetings at ht and all that sort of tuing, to loot | this impoverished estate, and any way to | show that that was the relation—they by | uference go back and show that these | improper relations these conepirators, midnight marauders, have existed for six | years past. | “I propose to show that the whote thing | is innocent. Can we not sbow that it b , and that it continued i nocently, and that it was none the less | innocent because the ludy-in the face of | these charges that have been hurled | against ber has had the courage—I was | poing to say almost the manhood—to see this man in spite of all this every evening since then? Judge Slack gave his ruling on the ques- tion that had beer discussed as soon court reconvened for the afterncon session. hat be thought that the cr examination should be limited, and there- | fore sustained Wheeler's objection. Mr. D brought out the desired in- formation by another route, however. “How long did Martin Kelly remain at your house the day be calied?” he asked. “About half an bour or more. Mr. Max Popper was there, too. He was the chair- man of the Democratic Central Commit- tee.” Wheeler wanted the refer stricken out, but the court him, e to Popper led against id you secure what you desired from lemen ?"’ W heeler also objected to this and got a favorable ruling. “Did you have any business with Mr. Kelly from that time up to 1895 when the Legislature convened ?” *1 think not.” “You were a member of a committee that went to that Leisiature to urge the passage of & certain measure, Were you not was.” “Who were the other members?” “Fred M. Campbell, Miss Murphy ana Mrs. Bradley.” “Did you have a secretary for that com- mittee?” An atfirmative reply was elicited. Con. tinuing Mrs. Craven said that James Cal- len was chosen as their secretary upon the recommendation of Mariin Kelly. She had gone to Kelly to ask about get- ung a man who was familiar with legisia- tive methods. That was the first time she | nad ever met Cullen. She found him to be an unusuaily intelligent man and was of the utmosi value to, the committee. He was still the secretary when the wit- ness went East on February 25, 1895, “Did he receive a salary'?’ asked Mr. | “That I cannot testify to with accuracy. thorny hedge of object ons, got this ques- | tion to the witnes: “How did you hap- | pen to go to his Excellency’s office?” | “Why, Mr. Kelly told me that the Gov- | ernor wished to see me?” “And you went there?” “Yes.” “Now, when you met the Governor what did he say to you and what did you | say 10 him?" *I suppose e spoke first and said *How do you do, Mrs. Craven.’”’ | Wheeler wanted this stricken out be- cause Mrs. Craven said “I suppose,” and the court favored bim. Resuming, the lady said that after the Governor had promised 10 sign the teach- ers’ pension biil he asked her where the | Fair will was that provided $50,000 for the | teachers’ pension fund. He was referring | to the “pencil” will, and suid he under- | stood it provided $300.000 more than did | the *‘rust” will for Charies L. Fair, his client. Cnaries, the Governor told her, | nad told him about that will in front of the Baldwin Hotel. “While we were talking Martin Kelly came into the room and spoke to Governor Budd about some bill before the L. ture,”” continued Mrs. Craven. *“The Governor impatiently turned to him and exclaimed, ‘Martin, Martin, there is more in this than in the whole Legislature.”” | This little revelation caused quite a little | Interest grew apace when the lady continued her narrative and relatea tbat the Governor | grew quite enthusiastic over his prospects, and said that e would immediately have his contract with Charley Fair aliered so that his fee would be about $50,000 more. His Excellency instructed her, she said, to get the will as soon as she coald and not | to breathe a word about it to anybody but pimseif. He was particular to caution her against telling the Fair heirs or their at- torneys anything about the will. “Did you have any communication with the attorneys for the Fair children after your return Irom Sacramento?” was | asked. “Well, Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Knight catied at my house, but I did not receive them. They left their cards.” Goinx back to the interview with Gov- ernor Budd, Mrs. Crav-n said that be told ner that George A. Knight representea Charies Fair, and that Mr. Lioyd was looking out for the interests of the “girls. YISEM Forty-three young students of dentistry, among whom were several ladies, adu- ated last evening from the College of Den- tistry of the University of California. The graduating exercises were held in aTo8Se080 ecceconP” TOHERAS 0dd Fellows’ Hail, which was most artis- tically decorated for the occasion. The opening prayer was made by Rev. W. W, | Bolton and "the address on behalf of the facu - y was delivered by Professor Allen I Suggett. Professor Martin Kello president of the university, conferred the degree of doctor of dental surzery upon be graauates and Rev. W. W. Bolton | closed ¥ tion, ith a bened he praduat- ing class consisted of the following: Julian Woods Ashley, jamin Avery Bos- q Edwin Anarews ay, es Alfred Orvi Mirtland Coiburn, Asa Wesion Collins, Medora Vaux Croall, en Russell George Samuel Judge Durham Howard French, Herman Pierce Hans: Harnden, William Me: Heriington, Th Higgins, Wiiliam R Holinday wick Hughes, Charles Fitz Ho Frank D. Johnson, Paul Ci mond Douglas Keeff | Clair Cutting Marci sepn Mc: Carthy, Milton McM a Morris, James 'Arthur Plunke Hobxins Quirk, George Washinzton Ray Harry Clendenin Reynolds, Frank On He Fannie E | Henry Stiles, Henry Tomkins, tin Wachs, T} en May ihison, Edw Edward Albri A% Rattray Wh e RATE CUT, The an Important Reduc- tion. { Mot ey | Fare for the Round Trip From San | Francisco Is Down to { $24.50 The managers of the Valley Railroad | yesterday made an important reduction | | in the rates of fare to the Yosemite Valiey. | The charge for the round trip was reduced | from $2¢ to $24 50. Tourists go by boat from this City to Stockton, thence by rail to Merced ana thence by stages of the Coulterville road to the valley. Tickets may te had at the office of McLauzhlin & Burke, 634 Market street, from the Valley road office, 321 Market street, or from the California Navigation and Improvement Company’'s office wharf. The stages of the line are new, having been built last winter specially for this | travel. In riding in the carryails or wagonettes it seems like making the trip in one’s own private carriage. The roads are in good condition, the scenery on the route is magnificent and the service at the eating stations is good. Now thal the season of vacation isat | band, with Christians and schoolteschers | on the wing, *he tide of travel to the valley may be largely increased. HE BROKE THE TWENTY.| at Washington-street | Asked to Change a Gold Piece Jumes Bennett Took the Occasion to Collect a Bill. James Bennett, a conductor Howard-street line, was arrested yester- day afternoon on a charge of petty larceny, at the instance ot J. G. Whittier, | contractor. The theft was a matter of | $15, which, according to Bennett, hasstood | between the two for many months. From: his cell in the California-street station, | where he was taking the situation very | philosophically, Bennet: toid the story: He said that he had worked for Whit- tier, and that the latter failed 10 pay him an indebtedness in the sum numed. He had, time and again, requested payment, but had always been refused. On Wednes- day the 1wo met in the Washington | restaurant on_Mason strect, opposite the power-house. When Whittier came to pay his score ne ban.ed the cashier a double eagle. He could not make the change. ‘Whittier turned to Bennett, whosatat a near-by tabie, and asked him if he could break a twenty. Bennettsaid he coula, placed the gold _piece in his pocket and | banded ba five, remarking, “Now we | are square.’” Whittier made a fuss, of course, but Bennett could not be previiled upon to sive up the money which ne claimed Whittier had owed him for so on the “Dia you ever have any communica- tion with Messrs. Lloyd or Knight after long a time. The result was the charge of petiy larceny. Valley Road Announcss | | beer, one case whisky, one cannon (a 1 thin ¢ possible has been done for the com- fort of the excursionists, and ali who make the trip may rest assured that they will have a most enjoyabie time. Prizes | valued at y $5000 will be distributed | | during the day, and in consequence the majority of the excursionists sbould be made hapry. The programme of the games, with the first, second and third prizes, is as follows: race, from 12 to 15 vears—A football, en rockets, one box chewing gum. race, {rom late, boX note pa nen’s re Boys' per, bex of gum. 18 es gum, botiles, one zace gars, a i shiesm box 1 Inside n of wholesale houses race— One case whisky, box eigurs, one case wine. - Commercial ers’ race —One case whisky, one box cigars, one buggy robe. Race for fat men, 228 pounds or over—One 10 15 years—Box of | mile a dey south of Hanford, and at pres- ent six miles of the road from that place ) are finished. *Tue work is also progre: the Reedley line,”” said Engineer Storey. “The big bridge across Kings River, which is 10 be when finished over a thou- sand feet long, is being pushed forward | steadily, and ought to be done by August | 1. Tuatis the biggest bridge we have on | our line. I wish it were done now; it | wouid enable us to expedite matters’ all ing well in | along in that part of the country. | “Now as to_the route between Point Ricbmond and Stockton, which has at- | cted the attention of the public for | quite a Iittle wnile, I am ouliged to say hat it is stul indefinite. We have two, three or four parties out, working on dif- | ferent routes, und tiil we get the result of their fizure: we cannot tell which route is the best. So that is the way it stands. “We hear nothing but the most flatter- ing reports of the condition of the fruit Fcboecc ~=JO0C== 00 00 =——J0==0000~<O0C>0000 —=I0 ~0000T==000 ~=6I= ©000~=T10000<=10 J.EMORONEY. >—ror. 1O QUU O Aiom O O OO<TOT=0000 =]1000 O ~=10 | o= %0c o —1or—" 5000 =r- | Some of the Gentlemen Who Have Bzen Prominent in Promoting the Merchants’ Outing That Is to Take Piace in Santa Cruz Mountains To-Morrow. OY==m 0000 =10 == 0000 =] o ~—T0000 =100 HENRY GAMPE =m0 v 00 ~=J0 I===0000 <=0 e e O+ ©0 O =—T0 O O O ==T O == ez O L= 00 OO [~ © 0 O =1 OF== 00 O 0. J.KENNEDY. - —== ——I0I== 000 o ~IO==! At== 200 0T==000" T~ 0000 ==00000 ~=IOI===00 000 ===]J0 00 «=—[OL == 00002 00NN ===1 Ol=m= Q000 ~==TJO N N O w==] case Three-legged r: gars, one box c Marfied women’s race osirich duster, one case ¢ Merchants' and brokers’ 113, ONe sOL CATVETS, 0Ne Case of brandy, one case of whisky, one case barrel beer, one box ne box perfumery, of Pistol contest for police officers—One case champagne, one gallon whisky, pair of shoet City and’ County Is' race—Oue e pounder). Lady iypewriters’ race—One hat, card case ana 100 cards, one box ck 1g gum. In this event the lady who finishes last is togetan order on her favorite restaurant for three lunch Newspaper men's race—One case brandy, ore case whisky, one vest. From this list it will be seen that never before has such a valuable list of prizes been offered at any similar outing. Ail the gate prizes are on a similar scale, so that those who do not win in the contests will have a chance when the drawing comes off. The merchants do not seek to make a cent out of tie undertaking, and all the surplus funds will go to the Protestant, Cathotic and Hebrew orphan asylums. The first picnic given by the association was in 1888, and it was such a auccess that one was held every year thereafter until 1896. It was intended not 10 hold a geth- ering this year on_account of tne Golden Gate Carnival, and the surplus on hand, amounting to $298, from the last pieniec | was donated to the Balboa boulevard fund. When the carnival fell through the merchants decided 1o have their annual | outing, and it will take place to-morrow. A committee irom the San Francisco Commercial Travelers’ Association was present at a meeting of the various com- mittees held last Wednesday nignt and asked the privilege of having a special car, This was granted them. and they will attend the gathering 300 strong. The United Commercial Travelers and the Travelers’ Protective Association have given up their intention of having a separate outing and will picnic with their merchant iriends. All the lar:e wholesaie grocerv-houses have agreed to close 1f Tiliman & Bendel will do_ likewise. Mr. Tillman 1s out of town, but the chances are his house will | fall into line, and to-morrow will practi- cally triet. Those having the affair in hand are: President, Thomas J. darris; vice-presi- dents. William K. Brackett, F. W, Van Sick- len, W. B, Wellman, Willixm F. Mau, A. Ven- sano, Frank H. Tyier, So, Ebrman, George H. Wheaton, Louls Getz, James McCarihy, Sam- be a holiday in the downtown dis- | and grain crop, as well as the yield of hay along t.e line of the road. We will ua- doubtedly do a big business wherever our road is completed.” A MENACE TO HEALTH. Supervisors Decide that Carpet Beaters and Cleaners Must Leave the Resi- dence Districts. The Judiciary Committee of the Board | of Supervisors has dscided that the carpet beating and clesning establishments of this City are nuisances, and that they must be removed to districts where they will not be a merace to the public health. The following report will be made to the | board on Mond In the matter | owners for the f the petition of property- ndemnation of the Spauid- |ing Carp ing Works, situatea on Te- | hama street, 'ween Fourth and Fifth, and | for the removal of ali establishments'of a d char: ide the residence dis- your o ould recommend: | As this occupet d on with | tne_greatest precaution, rimental and | projudicinl 1o’ the pubiic bealin and comfort | we report in favor of prohibiting the carrying on or maintenance of carpet cleaning or best- ing works or shoddy works within that por- tion of the City and County described as tollows: Jommeneing at the Intersection of the bay | of San Francisco with Devisadero street_ to Thirteenth, thence along Thirteenth to Do- | lotes, thence along Dolores to Twenty-sixth, thence along Twenty-sixth to Sixteenth, thence to the bay and to the voint of be: ginaing. WROTE ON A COLLAR. M. P. Jones’ Queer Way of Attracting the Attention of the Board of Health. Weary of writing ordinary letters of complaint to the Board of Health, M. P. Jones tried a new expedient yesterday with marked success. During the afternoon an envelope was received containing a linen shirt-collar covered with writing. The writer stated that he had written so many letters com- plaining about a broken sewer on Bryant street that be had used up all his letter- paper and had been compelled to begin on his linen. He complained of the lack of attention paid his evistles and closed S. Leake, to whom the position of secre- tary was offered, stated yesterday that business cares prevented him from again words, ‘‘matters are in the rough,” but in few days the appointments and plans will be given more fully to the public. ) 5 (¢ = o =~ (¢} our idea. Well they are good ments, every one. in the tip of fashion. Ale chant, who died some to another. lowing now. Remember, next we ! great nine dollar sale. NEW TO-DAY — CLOTHING. The people are falling in right merrily with The way these nine dollar suits [ are going out is astonishing. Sing:¢ and double breasted | sacks in the late shades. $15 and $20—and sold for t when the season was at its height. shouldn’t they go out quick ? . T. Stewart, the great New York mer- millions by just such sensible methods as re- fusing to carry goods over from one season That’s the method we are fol- S. N. WOOD & CO. (COLUMBIAN WOOLEN MILLS), . 541 Market Street, Directly Opposite Sansome. suits—high-grade gar- All wool and made Worth every cent of ese prices too i Why years ago, made his ek is the last of this Lstate of Alex. Mackay. The sale snaugurated to adjust af- Jairs will continue only a few weeks. It will pay you to take advantage of the low prices placed on our entire stock of Furniture, Carpets, Linoleums. Antique Chamber Suits, 7 $|6 plecescs: o $1.00 Body Brussels ?arpets, sewed and laid. Heavy Velvets, laid. . Linoleums. . .. 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