The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 21, 1897, Page 10

10 HE SA FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, 897 JUNE 21, WELL IN come to the office in the past two vears, and there is no extra staff of clerks to do this tedious work. Until all these huge | piles of orders are_counted and compazed | | with the receipts there will be no definite SCANDAL A New Federal Sleuth Pulls at the Tangled Thread. THE GAY LIFE LED EVERY NIGHT. Stories That the Cashier Plunged and Bought Much Wine. THE LOCAL OFFICE MANAGED LOOSELY. In Chicago and New York There Are Safe Checks on Cashiers Who Sell Rev:nus Stamps. The chief news features in the Norton defalcation yesterduy were the arrival of Special Internal Revenue Agent Sewell of Washington, D. C., and the more etailed | discovery of Norton’s escapades in shadv circles under the pseudonym of O. M. Welburn. The further the investigations go the niore apparent it is that everybody about the Collector was iax in methods and that the revenue agent did not do his work. The queer peccadillos of the dead cashier, wherein he passed himself off as Collector Welburn, were very numerous. The fact that it was his custom to have rollicking times after tie shades of night had fallen, going under Mr. Welburn's name, was published exclusively im “The Call”® yesterday. li was learned yesterday that it was the cashier's custom to get passes to theaters and like places in tie same manner, the favors being granted under the belief that Mr. Welburn got the benefits conierred. Those who accompanied Norton during such sprees are naturally very reticent as 1o what occurred, for any man wno spent an evening with him under such circum- stances was equally guilty with Norton in aiding and abetting the perpetration of a | The stories regarding such epi- | fraud. sodes have come to Collecior Welburn from many sources, with full details, and these post-mortem revelations have ina manner relieved his mind of a great bur- den, because the stories were very numer- ous and annoying to his wife as well as to the Collector. On one occasion Norton went to & re- sort beyond the Chiff House and bought large quantities of Pommery for watch- men, workmen and others, having some drunken women with him who went through nude danc s, the hula-hula and | orgies that belong to persons dead to all | sbame. So many stories of a similar character are coming to light that there is now no doubt that Norton led a life as wild and fastas a man could lead while making pretense of carrying ou any regular vo He was a good customer of many kmen, paying some of them as much as $50 and $60 a mouth. As he continued his gambling and embezziements he grew more and more reckless, and even por- rowed money of his best iriends; but, strauger than all else, he impressed every- body as a man of unusual rectitude and financial honor. An employe of another department of the Federal service one day heard As- sistant Aeent Thomas request Agent Cromwell to look into Norton's accoun but Cromwell said, “‘Oh, Ike is a!l righ and the matter was never pursued any further. It is the genera! opinion that there has not been a thorough revenue agent here for years—perhaps until now, for if there bad been anything like a thorough ex- amination of accounts by an agent the defalcations could never have lasted for more than a few months at most. Agent McGlacnin was a good man, but 8 hard drinker, who got into serious trou- ble while aboring under a great nervous | the disclosures that have followed that excitement a few years ago by shooting at a man. He made many friends among retail fiquor men, but did not overwork himself trying to detect frauds in the Gov- ernment service. = Agent Cromwell spent a great deal of time at the races, and seems 10 have be- lieved Norton to be one of the most honor- able men he had ever seen. i The agents and detectives of the National Surety Company, whose busi. ness it was to look after assured persons, seem to have been equally derelict, for they did not discover ihe cashier's short- ages, nor did they ever report to Collector ‘Welburn that Norton’s method of livin, was one calculated to xhake the confi- dence of the company and the man's friend«. The furiher investigations go the plainer it is 1o be seen that all who came in contact with the cashier were led 10 believe that his conduct was all rihi, yet all the time there was a large circle of people who must have known that he was | leading the pace that kills. | Special Agent Sewell, who arrived yes- teriay, spent the day in familiarizing himeelf with the routineof the Collector's | office. His chief work here will be ofa perfunctory order, for Captain Thrasher hus cleared away the underbrush and completed most of the work, so that all the special will have to do will be to ap- prove the final accounts. it is the custom of the agents to keep all facts secret until their report is sent to the Internal Revenue Department at Washington, and they say they will in no mauner vary the custom in this case, S0 the exact figures will not be given until the Collector himself makes them public, as he is the only person who may do so without violating rules of the department. One of the new things in the next few days is the complete reorganization of the Coilector’s office. Mr. Loupe, besides be- ing very ill, is not disposed to continue, because blame bas been caston him for not counting the stamps and lor taking the word of Norton in matters he re- vorted to the Collector. Again, it is not probable that he will want to continue while trings are in such a wangle. His large vaults, to which no one but himselt had access, are all right and none of the departments that came under bis sole su- pervision have been found wrong in any particular, nor does anybody accuse him 1 any way of being dishonest in the shigbtest degree. Collector Welburn has been a very busy man for years, for his district is & very large one.” Besides his office here he has one in many other places—Los Angeles, Fresno, San Jose and n Diégo—as his district extends all the way to Yuma. He seys he had to trusta great part of the business to his deputies, and that he bad implicit confidence that Mr. Loupe was carefully countine all of Norton’s stamps and that the accounts were right in every particular. The business of the office was sometimes as great a .000 u day, and all orders passed through Norton’s hands, with no check on his system of doing business. It will require weeks to com- plete the count of the orders that have knowledge of the exact shortage. Though this is a big revenue district, one of the greatest in the United States, there has never been a very complete business system in vogue at the cashier’'s desk. In Chicago and New York, where the work is very heavy, tuere could never be such a shortage as that for which Nor- ton was responsible, for the reason that there is a very simple check by which shortagesare at once discovered. The business of the cashier is to receive money and approve the orders for the stamps for which the money is paid, while the order itself is passed to an assistant cashier, who is reaily a stamp clerk. Thus getting' an order properly flled and marked “paid,” the stamp clerk issues the number of stamps required, and his tray of orders each night must tally ex- | actly with the cash on hand in the money iray. As the money is put in the Gov- ernment repository every day, there can- not be any shortage for more than one day. in the San Francisco office there has never been such a system and the Collec- tor is now suffering from a loss that has cos: him dearly, but which will probably | teach the next man a good lesson. the Collector's friends are confident that he bas been very atzentive to business and that his chiel fault was in adopting the | old system which he found in vogue and | in believing too much in his friena. The loss will bave to be made up by the Coliector for all sums in excess of the | amount for which Norton gave bonds— $20,000. This will be a hard blow to the Collector, but he takes the matter in a cool way and says he will take the blame and the financial responsibility as well. He will not blame anybody, but he regrets the day he ever accepled the position. The more the tragic death of Norton is | discussed among those who were wont to | meet him in the “‘tenderloin,” at the race- track and other places he frequented, the more the innermost secrets of the man’s | life and the vices that left ruin m their wake come Lo the surface. That he was a tremendous “spender’ has already been said and no attempt has been made to deny the fact. But even at that Norton’s most loyal friends admi- now that to attribute his gigantic shortt THE TTOBRIENS PUTA NEW S PITCHER N AFEw OF THE STARS I~ THEIR SPECIALTIES, |age to his lavishments on wine and women alone would be simply foolishness. They point significantly 10 the racetrack | when asked for the real reason. i | _ “Outside of the men wno have acquired | world reputations as plungers Norton was one of the heaviest betters that frequented the courses,” said a well-known book- maker last night in the course of a dis- cussion of the recent disclo<ures brought avout by the suicide of Collector Wel- burn’s deputy. it was the popular im- pression among the regular army at the tracks that Norton was a man who had an independent fortune and had littie else todo butto betit away. He was notal- ways at the irack bimself, but there was scarcely a day that his money was not on in the books, and lots of 1t at that, “He was not a shrewd gambler by any means, generally permitting h mself to be | ‘touted’ into placing his money on sure | losers instead of using a litte ordinary horse sense of his own and figuring on the simplest rules ot form. It was therefore not the least surprising when we wonld hear about his continued losses. It be- came common talk that unless that man had unlimited resources something would some day have to drop. His death and event show that we were not altogether unjustified in our suspicions. We have seen hundreds of people do the same thing before him, and can generally pick | them out.” ROAD RACING IN THE MUD, Several Fails and Fast Riding Time Marked the San Franciseo Club’s Five-Mile Evont. In soite of the rain Saturday and the tnreatening state of the weather yesterday morning, the Ban Francisco Road Club bald its five-mile road race ye-terday afternoon over the San Leandro-Hay- wards conrse as scheduled. Theroad was in a very bad condition and falls were numerous. Frost, one of the scratch men, had a bad tamble, and London, Farnsworth and Reed also went | down. 5 F. Thiel, with 30 seconds bandicap, won both first time ana first place, and M. Francis got second time and place. | Considering the conditions the times made were remarkably fast, as the follow- ing table will show: Handle| Net Rid- cap. |ing Time. CONTESTANT. | wonsoa Captain J. 8. Lewis took a large club run over on the 10:30 A. M. boat to witness the event. The maich race between C. K. Melrose and E. E. Stoddard scheduled for next Sunday has been postponed to July 15, to give Mr. Btoddard more time to train. Byron D. Bent of the Bay City Wheel- men started yesterday morning for the Yosemite Valley awheel, taking the train as far as Biocklon. He expects to over- take a large party of Camera Club Cy- clists which leit Saturday night under the guidance of A. G. McFarland and J. J. B. Argenti. —————— The total number of men in the world’s navies is esumated to be 237,000 WERE VICTIMS OF A REAL “JONAH" How the 0'Briens Met Dis- astrous Defeat on the Diamond. But the Game Was for Sweet Charity, so They Grumbied tire game that Umpire Jack Donahue's verdict on balls and the various plays could be heard, so great and continuous was the shouting and tumult. In the grand stand were hundreds of ladies who had no fear of the lowering clouds and who were just as enthusiastic as was their escorts in applauding the players on the diamond. The attendance was for the greater part divided into two distinct partisan hosts— the one devoting its “‘rootuing’’ energies to the Newman & Levinson heroes, and the other to an effort 1o stem the tide that set in against the opposing nine. The good- natured baniering of these rival factions was one of the enjoyable features of the ame. “‘What did you think of thatcorking two-bagger of Toomey’s, you counter- jumpers?’ would, for instance, echo from one side of the stand. *‘Oh, we'll be with you in the next in- ning all right,” vould come back through the O’ Brien contingent's improvised mega- phones. Not. { © Plicher Mitchell was tired and discour- A Handsome Sum Was Netted for the Relief Fund of the Families of the Firemen. aged at the close of the sixth inning, and retired in favor of stockv little Mike Gar- rity, going bimself to third base and per- mitting Cavtain Jerry O’Brien to relieve Tomaly behind the bat. This was not done with any hope of snatching victory from defeat, but rather for the purpose, if possible, of keeping the score at least within the bounds of reason. But it was no use. Tom Lynch was still there on that bench. The boys in He who likes baseball of the kind that | blue found Garrity no more of a wizerd has plenty of batting, noise and en- thusiasm mixed in with it and didn't see yesterday’s charity game between the Newman & Levinsons and J. J. O'Briens | will smite himself for having missed a rare treat. There were lots who can boast that they did not miss it, however, and therefore | have reason to be joily. As doubtless everybody who attended | knew, the game was one of the regular | scheduled contests of the Dry Goods | TJUST BEFORE THE 337 Runy | CANE IN. R | ferent story to relate. THE NATIONAL GAME "AS sHe 1S PLAYED"FOR CHARITZ? than was Mitchell, and kept the hapless O'Briens racing about the lot just as hard as ever in their efforts to keep the ball in- side of the diamond. But these same two nines will meet again some day, and there may be a dif- The O'Briens say there will be, anyhow, for nandsome Tom Lynch has been fired from his job as | mascot. The appended score will furnish_those who are curious to know the cruel details of the O'Briens’ fall with the desired in- formation: J.J O'BRIENS AR R BHE S PO A B B RE 1 1 5 0 0 - 1 J 6 1 0 4 1 0 0 3 2 4 5 o 1 o 1 2 1 3 3w - due wetol e Lyneh, c f Sty s e e Mobsghan,s s )5 0 2 0 2 2 2 R AT S0:50 Tei 070 3215 0l oy gety 1 o o o L B ..38 9 11 4 27 8 8 AB B BHLSE PO A E B & 20090 nxie . 8 3 4 o 1 3 v § 4 &350 80 ¥ 4 &:-m 35 0 7L mreas a Y e 3.0 0 8 68 ‘2l aiig e W B B BT 0 65,8 s ks tasiy .80 33 26 14 27 14 6 SUMMARY. Earn'd runs—Newman & Levinsons 6, J. J. U'Briens 1. Home run—R Manstield Three- buse hits—Newman & Levinsens 2. Two-base sons 4, J. J. O’Briens 1 Bases o 3 by Mansfiild Man stis 4, by Mitchell 4. , Tomalts 1, 'Brien 2. —By Mausfield ‘3. by Mltchell 6. Left evman & Levinsons 8, J. J. O'Briens ? game—2 hours and 10 minutes. Other Games. At Sixteenth and Folsom the Union Iron Works defeated the Charies Bloomers by a score of 11 to 4. At the Presidio grounds the Conway & Baumels won irom the U. 8. Regulars by a rcore of 3 to L. At Cenual Park the Santa Cruzteam Just Some Snaps at the Charity Ball Game. League’s series, but the proceeds were to &0 to the relief fund for the families of the heroic firemen who lost their lives in the late Folsom-street disaster. As one result of the battle the lads wear- ing the gray and red ot J. J.'s establ ment have a hard-luck story to tell. is to be considered aside from the very apparent fact that they bumped against a corking good team when they crossed bats with the doughty blue and giit con- tingent from Kearny street. Their particular wail of woe is that bandsome Tom Lynch *‘trun them down,’” in the language of the Bowery, by serving on the players’ bench 1n the capacity of a Jonah. Now Tom is doubtlessly an un- qualitied success as a floor-wa'ker, as every lady who goes a-shopping will affirm, but when he essays the role ofa mascot for a ball team—well, Tom ought 1o know better. The J. J.’s solemnly pro- claim that had he but keptaway from that bench and “‘rooted” on the b.eachers, as did others who favored the O'Brien cause, they would have wiped the earth with their opponents. 3 But however that might have come to pass, the painfal and inglorious tacy re- mains that the grays weie forcea to bite the dust of bitter defeat. Jnst think of it! A score of 33 to 9—and all, so history is destined to repeat, on account of that Tom Lynch. The Newman & Levinsons have yet to meet their firs: defeat in this series, so there is at least a morsel of consolation that for the defeated nine. They are easily the strongest team in the league, so far as performances up to date are con- cerned. Therr forte is batiing; attest, young man Mitchell, wno did most of the pitcning for the J. yesterday. Why, they lit on to t] hlete’s curves right from the very jump, and straightened them out for nine runs and more base hits during the first inning alone. T ty-six bits was their record for the e, and if that is not enough to dampen a ris- ingand ambitious young pitcher’s ardor, what 1s? But jug-handled as was this game and lacking, as it palpably was, of the finer points of paseball, it tickied the crowd, and, after all, that is about the chief re- quirement of any contest on the diamond. And it w crowd, too—a genuine old- time baseball crowd. The bieachers swarmed with coachers and umpires who charged nothing for their rulings and advice to the piayers, nor a‘p red their lungs in proffering the same. ‘here was scarcely a moment in the en- t{lelea’\'vd tne Bushnell Alerts by a score of 1to2 S. N. Woods del score of 15 to 5. The Maohattans were badly beaten by the Davy Crocketts. Score, 24 10 4. The National Biars defeated the Twilights by a score of 310 L. The win- ners now claim the championship of all teams under 14 years of age. Address cballenges to John Lyons, 350 Harriet street. ted the Acmes by a DI AT THE TIVOLL The Benefit for the Famillles of the Victims of the Late Fire Was a Great Success. A grand performance for the benefit of the families of the victims of the late fire took placeat the Tivoli yesterday. The cosy little theater was crowded to the doors with many sympathizers. In the fover several of the pretty chorus-girls were stationed selling flowers. And, as might be expected, they were easily dis- posed of, and by the time the perform- ance was ready to begin there was not one lonesome flower remaining. In add:tion 1o the regular performance of **Miss Frisco” there were saveral volun- teers. ‘La Petite Rosa” warbled several airties and madeno end of a_hit. Toe serpentine dances of Mlle. Lira were greeted with liberal applause. James Swinnerton made some clever sketenes; a pretty girl, whose name was not on the programme, plaved a cornet solo; and Edwin Stevens brought the house down witn a “Dago Baseball Story.” Judging by the big house quite a large sum must have been netted. Amity Lodge of the Rebekahs. Last Saturday night Amity Lodge of the Re- ave an entertainment and ice-cream social in the Odd Fellows’ bullding, which, despite the inclemency of the weather, was well attended. The affair was under the man- agement of L. F. Fean, Mrs. Josephine Newell, Dr. C. L. Z:igler, Mrs. Minnie Dobbins and Miss Alma Jessen, and they did all that a com- mitiee couid do to make the entertainment an enjoyable cne. The following were the num- bers that were on the programme: Address by Past Grand Master Alexander; vocal solc, Miss Melniyre; piano solo, Julia Heffernan; recita- tion, Lottie Garber; whistiing solo, Miss Cor- die Werjen; comic song, Mr. Williams; reciia- tion, M: tie Schlam. Afier the programme there was dancing until the clock snnounced the hour for the last car. —————— To clean a kettle fill it with potato par- ings and then boil fast 1ill clean, DID FIGEL WAGER FOR Some New Evidence Se- cured by Lees From Jacob. THAT BIG PURCHASE OF HORSES. The Drayman Stated That the Merchant Examined the Flyers. TALES OF TWO PERSONS THAT DO NOT AGREE. Exp'anation Made by the Bookkeeper That Are S t at Naught by Joseph. “Was Hoffman interested with Figel 1n horseracing ard racenorses?’’ Testimony was brought to the attention of the Chief of Pulice yesterday that caused him to put this question to the small audience of newspaper men gath- ered about bim. “If it can be proved that Hoffman was a side-partner with his bookkeeper in the latter's racetrack operations, the whole situation will be cleared up,’”’ continued the Chief. *I wonder if Figel deceived me on this peint? 1 asked bhim about this, and he repeatedly to!d me that while Hoffman knew of his betting on the races, be bad never taken any interest in that kind of pastime. It may be he did not tell me the truih, or may have made a vlay on words. You see, Hoffman may not have made any bets himself, but might have had his money wagered on the results of the races.” What set the Chief talking along this line was the information brought him by Detective Whitaker. On Saturday nignt Whitaker had an in- terview with Henry Jucob, the drayman who bas his office next to the Bush-street entrance of Hoffman, Rothchild & Co. In the course of the interview Jacob re- lated a rather peculiar episode in the turf bistory of Figel. One day three or four racehorses were brought near to the Bush-street entrance of the establishment where Figel was em- ployed. Tney were in charge of a num- ver of stable-boys and among the equines was imp. Sain, a horse which Jacob recog- nized. After some waiting Figel came out and made a close examination of the fiyers. ‘Then he went in and came out again in company with Isaac Hoffman. Figeland his employer then jointly examined the horses und spent about filteen minuies on the edge of the sidewalk, apparently dis- cussing their good and bad points. Chief Lees said yesterday that it was hardly conceivable that an employer should permit his bookkeeper, who pos- sessea all the confidential information concerning the business and had fuli charge of the cash, 1o indulge in the luxury of owning racehorses unless there was something about the matter that has not been explained. “It may be possible,” said the Chief, *“that Figel promised never to make pub- lic that fioflman ‘was interested with him in playing the races. I consider this a most impor.ant_piece of information,” concluded Chief Lees. Lz I, SOME INCONSISTENCIES. Statements by Figel and Joseph Regarding Financlal Matters That Do Not Agree. Though fifty or more witnesses have been examined thus farin the Coroner’s inquest, and nearly two weeks bhave elapsed ince the aeath of Isaac Hoffman, inscrutable mystery still surrounds the tragedy of June L. The most important witnesses are yet to testify, however, and the sessions at the Coroner’s office promise 1o have more of interest in them auring this week than they had during the last. Theodore Figel remains yet to be heard. Important iacts and circumstances are also expected to be divuiged by E.S. Rotnehild of the firm of which the de- ceased was a member, by B. Joseph, who stood ready toadvance to the bookkeeper all the money that he m gut ask for; by Henry Ach, who has never waverad in his opinion that I-aac Hoffman was murdered and who bas devoted his entire time since the sad event to the work of proving the correctness of his views, and by E. L. Akinson, with whom Figel had extensive financial transactions. Figel's statements to Chief Lees and B. Josep.'s to the same individual are very widely at variance on some of their most salient points. In the matter of the $3500 check, the last that Figel suys he cashed for his em- ployer, Joseph bas made a sensational dis- closure. In speaking of this check Figel stated that 1t was drawn on the firm’s funds in the London, Paris and American Bank and was signed by Isaac Hoffman., He declared 10 Lees that he gave the deceased three $1000 bills and one $500 bill fer it, and that be afterwards turned over the check to Joseph to pay the latter a debt of $1000, receiving in return from Joseph a check for $25(0. A Joseph’s story regarding this transac- tion shows that some one has been doing great violence to truth. He has made a statement in which hesays that Figel de- posited this $3500 check to Josepb’s credit in the London, Paris and American Bank, and that when Figel returned the vank- book to Joseph the latter, on seeing the depositfor $3500, gave the young book- keeper a check for $2509 to ‘balance their accounts. Incidentally Joseph asked Figel how he came to have so large a check of the firm. Figel answerea that Hoffman had made him a @it of it. Since the tragedy Joseph spoke to Fige! relative to this, and then asked him why he did not tell the truth regarding it Figel answered: “If 1 were to tell the truth nobody would believe it, and I have nothing to substantiate the fact.” When Joseph made his statement in the office of Rothchild & Ach he ex- pressed a fear that bis life would be in danger from Figel on account of if, and ed the Chief to protect him. The Chief mply ridiculed the idea that Figel would attempt to harm him. here is also a wide disagreement be- tween Figel’s and Capitalisi Joseph's statements regarding the transaction in lconnomon with the draft for $1482 75. Figel’s version of this is as 10/ lows: *About a month before his death Hoff- NEW TO-DAY —DRY GOODs. DOMESTIC e HOFEMAN?. DEPARTMENT! On Monday, June 21, we will place on sale a special purchase of FINE PRINTED GOODS at the following very low prices. cases 32-inch PRINTED [RISH DIMITIES in an elegant variety of PRICE 125¢ yup. new designs. Regular Price 25c. = cases SCOTCH LAPPET FIG- URED SWISS, Lace Effect Mulls and Printed India Lawns, in both dark and light grounds. PRICE 10c ypo. Regular Price 15c. NOTE.—We will also o{fér this week 2 cases WHITE SATIN BED- SPREADS, full size and handsome designs, at $B1.75 EFEach. Worth $2.50 Each. Clornois ORPOR, e, 2o d e’ 111, 113, 115, 117; 119, 121 POST STREET, man told me 10 get him $1500 from B Joseph, and not to tell Joseph whom it was for. The note came due on June 1, and I asked Mr. Hoffman for the money. He was at that time opening the maii When he got to the $1482 check he said, *Give him this.’ I asked him to indorse it, and he said, ‘You can do that,’ which I did. I then got Mr. Joseph's bankbook and deposited the amount to his credit. The reason [ did not give the check to Joseph was because Mr. Hoffman did not want Joseph to know it was from him.” Joseph’s story differs in a most material point. In a recent interview he explained the transaction as follows: “I loaned Figel recently $1500 for fifteen days, for which he agreed to pay me $15 interest. This he tuifilled by depositing to my credit with the London, Paris and American Bank,where I havean account, a New York exchange for some $30 l¢ss than the amount. The balance he handed me in coin, so my account with him is straight. “I originally received a note from him for this amount, signed by one Atkinson and indorsed by Figel. Figel stated to me at the time I cashed the note that the funds were for Atkinson’s accommoda- tion.” In the statement he made to Chlef Lees in Ach’s office, Joseph stated that Figel assured him that the money would be promptly paid and that the note was well | secured, as Atkinson had turned over to Figel some horses and wheat receipts vai- ued at about $4000. THEIR ANNUAL OUTING. The Union Printers’ Mutual Aid Soclety Will Visit Camp Taylor Next Wednesday. Elaborate preparations have been made by the committee of arrangements having in charge the tenth and family excursion of the Union Printers’ Mutual Aid Society, to be held at Camp Tuylor on Wednesday next. As this society has the reputation of giv.ng the finest oulings of the season it goes without saying that the affair wili excel any of tie previous efforts of .hat organi- | zation. As this will be about the only op- portunity offered the public to visit this famous spot at popular prices there is no doubt but what there will be a large at- tendance. A number of interesting games have been prepared for the children, the win. ners of which will receive useful prizes. There will also be bathing, boating, fish- ing and a game of baseball for the older folks. Henke's celebrated band will fur- nish the music for the occasion. The boat wili leave Sausalito ferry (foot of Clay street) at 9:45 . .; returniug, leaves Camp Taylor at P. M., arriving in San Francisco at 8 o’clock. .. Daughters of Liberty. At a well-attended meeting of California Council of the Daughters of Liberty last week. three candidates were balloted for and two apolications were received. There were nomi. nations for officers for the ensuing term. M. McIntyre, the councilor. has o vo i ~ she appeared to be the favorite. The council is making arrengeme: & fraternal visit to Ovk.and Connen '© P27 ———————— Fell O Her Bicycle. Mrs. K. Hayes of 501 Leavenworth street Wa3 coasting on her bicycle down the hill on Golden Gate avenue, near Webster street, y :enrg:‘y"moéthg, when she lost her balance ell. She escayed with v. an abrasion of the fhco and kn.u:.p“ . Oxen and sheep fatten better in com- pany than when kept alone. CASTORIA For Infants and Children, w i . anniversary picnic | LOBER —t BOWE &C0. 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