The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 15, 1897, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1897. ENBEZILEMENTS ARE PILING [P Attorney Ach’s Severe On- slaught Upon Theo A, Figel, Damaging - Receipts Presented From Every Part of the State. The Bank's Statement That Defendant Never Deposited the Money He Signed as Received. | : i The prosecution in the case of embeszle- 0P THE SHIP? The Quarantine Conflict to Be Carried to the Courts. It Must Be Determined Whether Federal or Local Authority Shall Be Upheld. Special Meeting of the Board of Health Disousses the Recent Viola- tions of Law, ment against Theodore A. Figel had its ond day's inning yesterday, and a hard ordeal, too, it was for the defendant » go through. Attorney Ach, who conducted the ex-| nation, introduced receipt afier re- pt gathered from merchants all over State showing the suspected book- keeper to have received thousands of dollars, no record of which appears on the books of Hoffman, Rothchild & Co. dward Rothchild, member of the firm, who was heard the first day, resumed the stand. A note for $680 to the firm, paid last January, and another for $1500 were intro- duced. They were made by Fannie Gold- te These sums, although receipted > 0 not appear on tie bank deposits. A general receipt, bearing the name of A. M. Williams & €o. of Dalles, Or., did figure either in the files. . F. Gilman, another customer of the | firm, sent a receipt ir Figel's handwriti 10 Ach for the sum of $280, as did H Bros. of this City, with a receipt for $2 This evidence Ach announced was intro- duced with the idea of briuging speciai embezzlement charges against Figel in the | | | | | | | A special meeting of the Board of | Health was held yesterday to take action with regard to the conflict of authority between the Federal and local quarantine | officials. Dr. J. F. Morte, who, in the ab- sence of Mayor Phelan presided, stated | the purpose tersely. *“We want to know | if we bave authority:tc quarantine or | not.” A communication was read from Dr. Chalmers, Quarantine Officer, in which be cellea attention in very emphatic lan- guage to what he termed.tue-violations of the quarantine laws governing this port, and called for immdiate action of the board. He made special complaint of an entire lack of co-operation on the part of the Federal quarantine officers; a refusal to accept mail for fumigation which the Board of Health by resolution maden open meeting, from ports which have been declared infected ports, namely,, Hongkong, Hiogo, Yokohama and Naga- saki. “The recent case of the steamship San Juan was particularly cited. Tt arrived July 11 with the body of a Chinese on | bosrd who had died en route.. Dr. Chal- | mers bad, upon examination, expressed | WHO SHALL HOLD future. | an intention of making an autopsy, and Resuming the witness-stand after recess | went ashore to set his instruments, the Rotbebild identified a number of other | officers promising to keep the ship at its receints as written by Theodore A. Figel | ancnoraze outside the heads until his re- 10 customers who had made payments 10 | turn, they telling him that they had no the firm of Hoffman, Rothchild & Co.. | instruments on board wherewith he could copies ot which appeared nowherc in the | 4o the work. When he returned the ship | letter copy files. ed in ana gone to the island and | [he firsi receint made out in the name | tpe body had been removed. He was un- | Oliver & Co. was for a total | gble to learn othcially what disposition | credit of §313 25, of which $204 46 had been | had been made of the body, but was as- received 1n cash by Figel, the remainder | syred thata post-mortem bad been held being the discount, | despite the previous statement that they R child also had no tools. He has not since been able identified the firm's receipt given by Theodore A. Figel for $1482 75 on June 1, 1896, to Miner & Co., 10 record of which appeared in the copy file. The testimony given by Fizel at the Cor r's inquest as well as his personal & Co. eceipt was given on June 3. ther stated that the cashbook of owed no record of any $1482 ceived by the firm. | t covering the $1482 75 was pro- | Y in evidence. Chief Lees had re ceived it from the Chemical Bank of New York, upon which it had been drawn rough the First National Bank of Hepp- , Or.. June 15, 1896, by Theodore A. | Figel in favor of B. Josepl, the indorse- | ments of both appearing on the back. Referring to the cashbook, Mr. Roth- no credit then ived. vea to D. Siegel of testified there wa os Angeles on April 14, 1897, followed in the same way. The witness could find no record of the amount being received at | any time from that customer of the firm. | Attorney Ach branched off from the re- t line of inquiry fora while, return- to it iater in the afternoon. The checks which Figel claims to have siven Isaac Hoffman from time to time | were made the subject of the testimony. | Witness Rothetild said that although | he had searcbed. for the canceled checks t should have been retained by Book- | Figel when returned to him by the | keeper bank, he could nowh discover one for i in favor of 1. one for $2398 drawn on Jan- in favor of the same party. ess identified the permanent cash- the firm, upon which are made tries from tue petty cashbooks, the entries ultimately being carried into the | ledger. These books, Attorney Ach stated, were produced to show in what sums JIsaac| Hoffman usually drew money. Follow- | ing are the sums and dates asshown: | | i he amounts, witness said, were all in Figel’s handwriting. At the end of the month these tags were entered in a lump sum in the permanent cashbook. I was a third partner in the firm, each partper having an equal interest.” stated Rothchild, being examined further. There was a credit of about $47,000 over and above the two-thirds interest of the Hoffmans in the firm, and at any time they could, if they desired, have drawn outany amount they desirea from that surplus. My duties in the New York house con- | sisted in looking after the firm's business | there and principally to sign chec My associates had a positive aversion to | auybody but a member of the tirm sign- | g cheeks, so we always managed to| have some one of the firm in either| placa. “The trial-balance book is missing from our firm, It isa most important book, howing all balances of accounts. Every | nploye in the house has made & personal rcli, but a fruitless one, for the book. Theodore Fige! has sole and full control of the trial-balance book. ment could be traced with more facility by a glance over the trial-balance book.” Louderback—That book, your Honor, is part of the bookkeeping volumes in the possession of the firm. They should pre- sent it. The defendant bas not control of that book, especially since all the books nave been taken from his possession. “The first thing upon my return was to look up the trial-balance book to check up the accounts,’’ resnmed Rothchild. “I could not find it, and it is not now in the possession of the firm.” The producing of receipts written by Figel was again taken up. The first was one for $466 95, dated April 7, 1897, in favor of C. P. Bishop, the witness testifying he | could find no record of that money in the firm's books. X I he receipt for $2286 29, made December 21, 189, in favor of Weinstock, Lubin & | Co. of Sacramento, and a letter to thay firm {rom Figel acknowledging the re- ceipt of the coin, was produced. Witness could find no record of the money being received by the firm. “] went over Figei's statement of Janu- ary,’” said the wiiness, 'and I see that amount as still being due us from Wein- stock, Lubin & Co.” Attorney Ach produced a letter from “igel to witness dated April, 1897, show- ing the condition of the firm’s vusiness at that time, and especially the standing of its bank account. In this :le theb!ol- lowin ayments were said (o have been ma uaginp March, 1897, to the bank: $1500, $3100, $1000. $20J0, $1500, $1500, $2000, $3000, $3500 and $5000. Witness testified that since his return from New York he had secured a state- ment {from the Londun, Paris and Ameri- can Bank with whom bis firm did busi- ress, and noae of these various pavments showetl in it. The books of the firm, how- ever, showed these amoun‘s to be charged 10 bills payable. statement to_the witness upon his arrival | e from New York was that the Miner | Wit- | | coverned’ by Any embezzle- | to learn what had been done with the | body. | Attention was also particularly cailed to | the atiitude assumed by the Federal quarantine officers in declaring they would act independently, and would dis- regard any local order. : Attention was also called to the action | of Dr. Blue, Federal Quarantine Officer, on the occasion of tue arrival of the steamship Doric, on the 11th inst., where- in he informed the master that he could proceed to the dock without wait.ngz for the inspection by Dr. Chalmers, as he (Blue) had inspected the vessel, although Dr. Chalmers had given no permit for the ship to proceed beyond quarantine lines. The case of the SanJuan was ageravated by the fact that Dr. M.rse, president of the Board of Health, had given orders that the vesse! be detained until an official examination had been made by officers of | the board. J. E. Foulds, attorney for the Pacific | Mail Steamship Company, was present at the meeting, in response to au invitation of the board, 1o explain why the orders of | the Quarantine Officer had been disre- garded. Mr. Foulds addressed the board, saving that he was anxious to act 1n ac- cordance with the policy of the local hoard, but tue conflict being between the Federal and State officers placed the steamship company between two fires and that they had 1ecognized what they considered the highest authority. Mr. Foulds read a number of judicial author- ities, from which he drew the inference thatit is inconsistent that tnere can bs | two bodies of like nature baving like juris- t n or the same power at the same *The compuny admits the violation of the local quarantine law?'’ inquired Dr. Williamson. Mr. Foulds refused to admit criminal violation, and repeated that they were superior authority. Dr Chaimers said the matter should be sub- { mitted to the courts at once. Dr. Williamson introduced the follow- ing resolution, which was adopted, and Williamson ana Fitzgibbon were ap- ointed as the committee: Resolved, That & committes of two beap- poinied from the Board of Health to confer with & similar commitiee from the State Board of Heaith for the purpose of taking the neces- sarysteps to prevent the coniinuation of vio- lations of Siate quarantine laws. The committee will bring the matter to the attention of the Governor, and the legal point will be referred to the attorney of the boar Yerba Buena Lodge, K. of H. Last Monday night the officers of Yerba Buena Lodge, Knights of Hopor, were in- stallea by District Deputy Frank Lawrence, assisted by P. L. Archibald, G. D.; W. J. Thompson, G, V. D. ; Thomas Johnstone, G, R.; 1 Friedman, D. 1., and John Gollar, P. D. The officers who will preside over the lodge for the ensuing term are: Arthur Logan, P. D.; A. M. Macpherson, D.; Joseoh Baker, V. D. Wernquist, A, D, ; R. H. Noble, R.; C. G F.R.; A J. Fairweather, T.; 'J. O. Brown, ndber; oble, D. F. Cameron, guardian; S.; trustees—E. A. Falvey, J. R. ¢ and William J. Blos. £ the evening there was an initiation, ie Close of the business meeting those | present retirad to an adjolning hull, where & | banquet awaited them. One of the events of | te banquet was the preseniation on behalf of the lodge by Walter &. Pierce, P. D., to Edward A. Faney, the retiring past dictator, of & beau- tiful gold watch in recognition of his services during the preceding two years. Then there Were responses to toasts by Grand Diciator Archibaia, Grand Vice.Dictator Thomson, Grand Reporter Thomus Johnstone, Deputies Frank Lawrence and I Friedman, Dictator A. M. Macpherson and many others. B _ Foresters of America. Court Zenith has installed the following named officers: A. Burns, P. C. R, ; J. Gray, C. IF.: J. Burns, 8. C. R.; H. McSorley, R. S.; George Healin &; George C. Burg, T.; John Mannix, . F. Tait, J. W.; George Hoff, 8. B.; Henning, J. W. District Deputy Haughey was the installing officer. The following oflicers of Court Justice have been’ installed for the ensuing term: L. Musanti, P. R, R. . W. LR 1. A. Jones, District Deputy T. A, Holden of Court United Stutes of America was the installing officer. The retiriug chief ranger wai pre. sented with @ handsome badge and certificate. District Deputy F. A. Severduce installed the foilowing named officers of Addition last Monday nigh-: A R.; W. E. Wehser, C. R.: J. F.J. Lane, R.8.; J. H. F vowo, T ; William Boncke, J.W.; L. Goodman, 8. B.} P, and George Feely, J. W. Sound Reasons for Approval. ‘Yhere are several cogent reasons why the medi- cal profession recommend and the public prefer Hostetier’s Stomach Litters above the ordinary catharides. It does not drench aud weaken the bowels, but assists rather than foices nature to act; it is bo.anic and safe; its action 18 never yre- (eded by an internal earthquake like that pfo- ducea by = drastlc purgative. For forty-five years past 1t bas been a household remedy . for liver, stomach sud kidoey trouble, SINGLED 0UT FOR SLANDER Every Man That Develops a New Field of Labor Assailed. Gampaign of Libel Against the “ Promoters of the Beet- Sugar Industry, Tarmers of . California Cannot Profit- ably Oompete With the Low- Grade Foreign Labor. False and malicious statements concern- ing the profits and control of the beet- | sugar industry 1n this State are given to the public every day. Some of the news- papers, headed by the Examiner, seem to have formed a conspiracy.to malign, tra- duce and slander every man who has had the enterprise to develop. a new field of honest and profitable employment in the Siate. While pretending to faver the cul- tivation of beet fields for the production of sugar another motive isapparent. The profits of the business are represented as enormous, and the false assertion is reit- erated that the trust controls everything in sight. All this is introduced to con- vince the public that cheap labor of the contract style should be brought in to compete wiih the home manufacturers. Claus Spreckels, who had courage equal to his capital, put in his money to buy machinery and build factories in order to establish another home industry and sup- ply the farmers with & new market for their agricultura! products. He invested his money in this enterprise as he did in the Valley road because he had faithin the State. He did this when other rich men were leaving here to seek invest- ments in the East and in Europe. From the time that he began to manifesy un- bounded confidence in California until now, the Examiner has constantly vili- fied and misrepresented him. Every new venture designed to develop the State has been the signal for a new attack on the promoter. Claus Spreckels is the pioneer of the beet-sugzar industry in this State. He understands the question thoroughly nd it is his judgment that the farmers of California cannot, in the cultivation of beet plantations, compete with the under- paid and low grade contract labor of for- eign countries whose products are ad- mitted here f1e3 of duty. There has been a good deal of wild talk about the immense profits resulting from the manufacture of beet sugar in Califor- nia. There has been a profit of 61 per centa year. Last yearit appeared to be greater, as delayed payments of hounties were counted as profits for that year. The per cent of profit has also been estimated on the capital stock of the Watsonville factory, which is not a fair estimate, as the capital stock doss not by any means represent all the money invested in the enterprise. At this rate of return—6lg per cent per annum—it is & good business investment, but it is not remunerative enough tostand out against the comvpeti- tion of Asiatic labor in the Sandwich Islands. Annexation, unless hedged by many ‘restrictions, will force such unde- sirable competition on the beet-growers of this country. John D. Spreckels presents one signi- ficant fact on this point. So far the Cali- fornia producer has notv been exposed to Hawaiian competion, because the refinery nere has for the past twenty years iaken the island product under contract and has therefore teen able to handle the out- put. These contracts have not been re- newed by the refine'y, and the product, should it be admitted free of duty, would seriously menace the beet sugar industry of this State. The capacity of California as a beet-grow- ing region can hardly be overestimated. Whnat it may become in.the future will depend largely on the measure of protec- tion accorded in the initial development of the enterprise. [n the fullest sense of the oft-used term it is an “infant indus- try.” It requires protection and encour- agement. The field of the future is a vast one. The sugar consumption of the United Siates is 2,000,000 tons annually. The entire home production does not ex- ceed 500,000 tons, leaving 1,500,000 tons to import. Under fair conditions of protec- tion to invested capital 1,000,000 tons per annum might in a few years be produced in this State. Men will not invest large sums to buy machinery, to build factories and engage in large coatracts for the cultivation of beet fields while questions of tariff and treaty remain in suspense. What is needed most is a tariff to stand unchanged for twenty years or more. If we havetreaties of reciprocity thev should be reciprocal, and not like the present Hawailan treaty, under which we buy of the islanders $§11,000000 a year and sell them only $3,000,000. With an assurance of protection from the contract and low-grade labor of foreign countries, men of means and energy would invest their means in the sugar business in California. n regard to annexation John D. Spreckels bolds that it would prove dis- astrous to the beet sugar investmentsin this State. The men wko have their capital invested coula stand the loss, bat the question is whether the State would not be a great loser in the arrested de- velopment of material resources. The country market offers a home market for a million and a half tons of sugar in ex- cess of the present product in the United States, and California is just getting in position to extend the cultivation of beets and the manufacture of sugar to supply, in a measure, the demands of the Amer can market. Newspapers with a super- ficial knowledee of the subject and no re- gard whatever for the interests of the Btate are doing all that they can do to break down the industry at the very time when a strong effort should be made to develop it and extend its growth. The workingmen of Culifornia have an interest in this question, as they can derive noth- ing butuisaster from competition with the contract labor from foreign countries. The farmers have a deep interest in this matter. The development of the fruit in- dustry added millions to the wealth of the State, and now beet culture pives promise, under proper direction, to yiela equal results. he sugar trust cats no figurein this question. The subject is one that chiefly conceruns the farmers and workingmen of California. The beet sugar industry in this State is not controlled by the trust, although the Examiner asserts from day to day tnat the trust holds the reins of management. The beet tields are not cul- tivated by the Japanese, although a false ttatement 10 this effect has been made by irrespousible writers for the public prees, There seems 10 be just at this time arall ing of all the forces hostile to the emvloy- ment of laboring men to check the ad- vance cf prosperity which the progressive men of the State have sought to iz- augurate. The simple fact that a man has confidence in California and the nerve to invest his money to build up the com- monwealth causes him to be singled out for special attack. The Examiner is now conaucted on the principle of tearing down everything that promises to benefit the industrial classes of the community. ‘When ¢alled to account it asks to be ex- cosed, as there is no one résponsible for its existence or management, HANY LEAVE NINUS BAGGAGE Endeavorers' Trunks Still in the Hands of Transfer Companies. Confessions That the Rush of Trafic Was Completely Underestimated, Numerous Packages Arrived That Were Devoid of Tags or Labels and Cannot Now Be Identified. Down on Second street, where the Pacitic Transier Company established a branch storeroom for the accommodation of surplus baggage thai came here with the recent invasion from the East, there are somewhere in the neighborhood of 500 trunks, bags, hampers and grips that the hanpless visitors never laid eyes upon dur- ing their stay here. They will consider themselves fortunate, now, if they even succeed in getting them in time to take them home with them, much less enjoy a change of clothes while in S8an Francisco Throughout yesterday crowds of badge- decked Endeavorers wandered mourn- ully among the great piles of bageage in the hope of somewhere recognizing their property. Some were successful, while others were not. Many assigned the checks and receipts over to the Wells- Fargo people, with instructions to find the lost baggage if possible and ship i back East at their leisure. They would be well satisfied if they could just re- cover it. Many reasons are given for this final congestion of baggage. one seems to be that both the railroads and the transfer companies combletely underestimated the amount of traftic they would be compelled to handie, lost their heuds and permitted everything to get mixed up and clogged. The baggage Was tumbled in upon the Southern Pacific people so ravidly, in such tremendous quantity and from so many different sources that, despite the immense torce of men employed to handle it, it was found impossible to keep up with the rush ana assort tue freight as it came in. Had they been able, they say, to keep separate the trunks that were received from the dif- ferent Eastern railrosd lines there would not have been half of the confusion that resulted. But this could not be accom- plished. The Ea-tern lines had more business than they could attend to them selves and, their first thought being their own comfort, shuffled tne baggage off upon the local company in any and every way, just so long as they got rid of it. Then in many cases it has been found that the visitors’ own thoughtlessness was to blame for the mix-up. Hurdreds of them forgot to put their names on their trunks or parcels, and now they cannot recognize them. “We have had an immense force of men working night and day, but despite that fact we found curselves positively help- less when it came to keeping up wiith the rush,” said Joseph Cominsky, assistant superintendent of the Pacifie Transfer Company’s Second-street storeroom, when asked, yesterday, for-an explanation of the present state of affairs. **We are not endeavoring to attribute all the blame to the inefficiency of others. We appreciate the fact that we are entitled to a share of it ourselves—but not all of it. I don’t think anybody ever anticipated that the traflic would reach such tremendous pro- portions. 1 guess we wers all caught napping to a certain extent. Cur com- pany handled over 5000 pieces of baggage during the rush and made but few mis- takes. That's a good showing, when you stc? to consider what we had to contend with. *In the first place the railroad mixed everything up at the ferry. It could no! be helped, though, because of the scarcity of room and other unforeSeen obstacles. It was a most serious undertaking on our art to pick out a trunk or parcel in that ormidable pile. That we succeeded as well as we did is little 1ess than a miracle, “The failure of many of the visitors to properly label their trunks is responsible for a great deal of the canfusion. There are no less than 200 unidentified trunks bere now. When their owners cannot rec- ognize them themselves what can we do? Ican say one thing for the Eadeavorers, however, and that is that they are the most patient lot of people I ever dealt with. Despite the serious and exasperat- ing manner in which they have been in- convenienced by not being able to get at their clothes very few of them have been at all bitter in their complaints, as they had a right to be. We are doing the best we can to straighten out the muadle, and, no doubt, will eventuaily succeed.” Loyal Rebekah Lodge, I. O. O. F, Loyal Rebekah Lodge No. 215, 1. 0. O. F., gave its many friends & real treat on the ocea- sion of the public installation of its receatly elected officers in Welcome Hall, 0dd Fellows’ building, on Monday night. The lodgeroom was decorated with exquisite taste with flow- ers and garlands aboye the several stations, many of the garlands being woven into the three liuks emblemaiic of the orcer, and with- in the hall wearing the regalia of the Re- bekshs were mors haudsome young women than can be found in any other lodge in this City. Itisan admitted fact that Loyal Re- bexah Lodge has more pretly women in its membership than any other subordinate or- ganization. DThe ofticers who were installed by District cputy Grand Master Derning, assisied by Mrs. Mosher {n the capacity of arand marshal, were the following: Past noble grand. M garet J. Beli; noble grand, Lillian B. McFai land; vice-noble grand, Augusta B. Warre: recording secretary, Floreuce D. Liuneha financial lecreur". Winunie Gibbons; treas- urer, Florence A. Walcom; warden, Margery Jennings; conductor, Minerva Van Dorn; in- side guard, Mrs, McAilister; outside guard, C. Smiili. The noble grand, Miss Mckariand, is the first young woman not a relative of an 0dd Fellow who has becn elected in Sin Fran- cisco to the office of noble grand. Atter the ceremony Past Grand A. N. Co ¥ . S, on benalf of the lodge, presented to Miss Bell, tbe retiring mobte grand, & handsome collar, and at some length dwelt'upon her energy on behalf of the lodge while in tbe chair. The presentation was followed by a recitation by Miss Kckert, avocal solo by Miss Lillian B. O'Neill and dancing. The most sensibie | NOST HAKE A ONIFORM RATE Monthly San Rafael Tickets of One Price to Men and Women. | The State Commission Says Otherwise It Would Be Disorimination. | Rush of Business With the Southern Pacific in Qaring for the Tourists. Hereafter the San Francl:co and North Pacific and the Norih Pacific Coast rail- roads w:ll have to make a uniform rate for passengers who travel on commuta- tion tickeis between here and San Rafael by the railroad company’s boats. This the State Railway Commission decided yesterday. The matter has been before the commission for several neeks, and has been postponed from time to time. Some months ago the railroads made a rate of $5 & month for commutation tick- ets for men and $3 for women between San Francisco and San Rafael. All went well for a time, but finaily J. 8. McCue lodged a complaint with the Railway Commisson, alle;ing .diserimination in rates and askinz 50 cent reduction for men. He also complained that members of the Schuetzen Club were allowed a 25 cent round-trip rate, while others had o pay 50 eents. As to the latter the commission held that it was a special ex- cursion rate, and declined to interfere. As to ‘the former, however, it decided that the rate must be the same for men as for womeh. In other words, whatever might be charged, it could not counte- nance charging more for one than for the other, as it would be discrimination. This was the decision: *The rate for monthly commutation tickets as now sold is an unlawnful dis- crimination between persons. The San Franciscoand North Pacific Railway Com- pany and the North Pacific Coast Railway Company are hereby ordered to desist from charging a higher rate to male than that charged to female passengers for monthly commutation tickets.” The pogition of the San Franciscu and North Pacific is that it voluntarily re- duced the rate for women. Becauset his was done, as it alleges, a complaint was made that the other rate should be re- duced, The chances are new, therefore, that the rate for women will be raised, while the rate for men will be lowered a litile. At any rate the charge to both will' be the same, the only decision the commission made being tuat there should be no dis- crimination. President A. W. Foster of the S8an Fran- cisco and North Pacific roaa, when in- formed of the decision last night, said he could not yet say what action the road would take. The Sonthern Pacific was busy yester- day with the Endeavor visitors. ~ The yel- low building was thronged, as for several days past, with persons who are manag- ing different excursions. The general ticket office under the Grand was aiso filled with people. “We had 115 cars out in different direc- tions yesterday,” said Manager Fillmore yesterday. ‘‘These cars went to Los An- gel's, Portland and Ogden. We had 141 ca:s the day before. To-day we bad about balf what we had yesterday. Two big trains for the big trees went out this morning. We also had one to Del Monte and one to San Jose.” “Thirteen cars go out to-night south,” said Mr. Richardson, ‘‘twenty-two north and eight cars East. This includes one special train to the north, including the Ohio contincent.” By count 800 went to Santa Cruz yester- day morning, 550 to Monterey, and Mr. Judah said that about 2500 had been car- ried to San Jose. All the ticket offices were busy / RESENTED BY JUDGE SLACK Impertinent Lotters Addressed to the Court Touching the Bell Estate Litigation. Judge Slack showed plainly yesterday morning that he did not like the method taken by some letter-writers to influence his decision of the Bell case, now on his calendar, but which he said he would re- fuse to consider further. One of the letters was signed Hender- son an' the other bore the nanie of Ryan. The Henderson letter was filled with charges against Mrs. Teresa Bell, the mother of young Fred Bell, who says he has not been properly treated by his mother. The petition of young Bell is-for the removal of his mother from her position as guardian of his estate and as executrix of his father’s estate. The epistle signed Ryan reads as fol- lows: July 2, 1897, Judge Siack: 1f you will allow me to come in to explain to you all that you have heard about Mrs. Bell, and we know it is all true. All three of us lived on the ranch at the time. Those people are very bad people, and you should give that boy some money. You know he is & voter and can do you good if he wantcd to, and we are all voters, and the women are no votes snd can do you no good. RyaN. *I would like to make the acquaintace of the writer of this note,”” remarked his Honor in a contemplative mood as he held the paper between his thumb and finger as if it were an infected object. In view of Judge Slack’s determination to have nothing further to do with the case a continuance was granted until other arrangements can be made. Judge Slack suggested that Judge Coffey would be the proper person to determine the matter as be is already familiar with this litigation and has now another phase of the dispute under examination. ADVANCES made on furniture and pianos, with orwithout removal. J. Noonan. 1017-1023 Misston, S i At 200 feet, only the best Spanish srmor cou.d resist the Kunglish arrow. Many museums have steel corselets piercea through by an arrow. NEW TO-DAY. " TEETH HEN WE MADE OUR ANNOUNCEMENT 2g0 we thohght to do 80 &3 &N experiment, —— = us & large volume of business and thereby will enable us to continue 8t present pi A8k your neighbors about us. We court Investigation. Come period 1onger, We do us we adveriise, #nd see us and we will gave 3 0u money. vur patients are fully protected against the operators are skliled svecialists and gradustes of the best coliezes of America. Nostudent & with cheap dental estab.ishments, but with first-class denilsis, a: prices less Wo are not compe.1 than half those charged by them. FULL 8&T CF TEETH for. 5 00 up 400 up 400 up h ‘eech No chrrge for » xtraciing n the morniug you can ge: them the when plates are ordered, NO MORE DREAD OF THE . "DENTAL CHAIR. i Extracted Without Pala. Filled Without Pain. Crowned Without Paln. Bridge Work Without Pain. Y A = e CF LOW PRICES 0 THE PUBI 60 DAYS Having fully tesiel, we are pleased to say it brought rices for at least a evils of cheap work and inferlor materfals. Our mpioyed. SILVER PILLING GOLD FILLING. OLEANING TEE 25¢ up .75¢ up 50 up Work done as well at night as by daylight by the modern electrical devices used here. VAN VROOM ELECTRO-DENTAL PARLORS, RKET STREET, CORNER SIXTH. Lady Atterdants. German and Frenca »onn.uom Evenings till 10 97 MA Eight Skilled Operaiors. TELEPHONE JESS1KE 1698, 'clock ; Suadays, 91l 14 All Surgical Work done by G. W. Wililamson, M. NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS: HANDKERCHIEFS, WAISTS, RiBBONS, CORSETS, SUN-BONNETS, COATS DA N DS ~ MEN'S FURNISHINGS AT A GREAT SAGRIFICE TO-DAY! , Among the many lines SPECIALLY MARKED DOWN FOR TO-DAY’S TRADE will be found the following at prices that will make them QUICK-SELLING BARGAINS! HANDKERCHIEFS! 1¢—CHILDREN'S COLORED BORDERED HEMSTITCHED HANDKERCHIEFS, c regu ar price 40c a dczen, on sale at Ic eacn. 3 —MISSES' COLORED BO RDERED HEMSTITCHED HANDKERCHIEFS, c regular value 60c a dozzn, on sale at 3c each. 5—COLORED BORDERED HEMSTITCHED HANDKERCHIEFS, regular valus C $1 a dozen, on sale at 5c each. 10¢—VHITE SCALLOPED EMBROIDERED SHEER LAWN HANDKER« C CHIEFS (slightly imperfect), reguiar value $2 40 a dozen, on sale at 10c each. LADIES’ WAISTS! 35¢—LADIES' LAUNDERED SHIRT WAISTS, detackable collars, regular prica 90 75c, wiil be closed out at 350 each. —LADIES' FANCY SILK WAISTS, lined throughout, regular prics $4, will be offered at $2 each. $5.0 _LADIES’ FANCY SILK WAISTS, in stripes and handsome plaids, rege ular price $10, wi.l bs cffered at $5 each. CHILDREN'S CAPS AND COATS! 2" +—CHILDREN'S SHAKER BOS NETS, in fine dimities, regular price 75c, will D€ be placed on sale at 2¢ each. &1 OOv-INFANTS' EMBROIDERED COATS, made of fine cashmere, in tan . only, regular prices $4 and $5, will be closed out at §1 each. RIBBONS! RIBBONS! §lp—No. 16 2INCH ALLSILK, COLORED SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIBBOXN, 3 in assorted colors, will be offered at 814¢c a yard. IOC-NO. 22 215- INCH ALL-SILK, COLORED SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIB- BON, in assorted colors, wili be off-red at 10c & yard. 15¢-Ng J0P4INUH ALLSILK, BLACK AMD WHITE SATIN AND GROS- 90 GRAIN RIBBONS, value 25¢, wiil bs off:red at 15¢ a yard. 12165, 0814 INCH ALL-SILK, COLORED SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIB- 2C BON, will be offered at 1274c'a yard. MEN’S AND BOYS' WEAR. 4() 73 BOYS: SAILOR. SUITS, of heavy duck, in faney striped navy and tan, with anchor embroidered vests, ages 3 to 8 years, worth 73¢, blouse and pants 40c 15152 dozen MEN'S AND BOY'S SILK FOUR-IN-HAND AND TECK SCARFS. J ll;fin linned, the balance of our 25¢ and 35c Summer stock, will be closed out at C each. 12lc~9(i_dozen MEN’S UNDYED SANITARY CASHMERE SOCKS, full finished, 2 with double spliced heels and toes, warranted non-shrinkable, regular price 25¢; sale price 12)4¢ a pair. 350—56 doz:n MEN'S HEAVY TWILL AND FLANNELETTE OVERSHIRTS, in a v‘ang_ty of ;hecks and stripes, light and dark colors, regular price 6c; sale price 35¢ each. % ()+—32 doren MEN'S CAMEL'S-HAIR UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS B0C ik Kotahed. 1oguiar price me; wath price 50c each, h Aoy LADIES’ CORSETS! = ()a—30 dozen LADIES' BLACK FANCY FIGURED CORSETS, in si aOc 20, regular price $1 25, will be on sale at 50¢ each. e e MURPHY BUILDING, Market Street, Corner of Joneg San Francisoo. I had two diseases, malaria and indigestion, which were gradually dragging me to the grave. The doctors told my A friend told me about Ripans Tabules. I tried them. friends I could not live. For the fact that I am well, healthy and can attend to my business ‘to-day the same as before I was taken sick, Ripans Tabules must have the credit. Amm;‘ BT CORTAINING TEN TABULESIN A cx! SOW FOR SALE AT SOME DRUG STORES—} BLOOD POISON Big & is & non-| nous remedy for 80:%?:!)1&- Glest, Spermatorrhea, Whites, unnatural cbarges, or any inflamma- tion, irritation or ulcera- tion of mucous mem- THEEVANS GHEMIDAL 0D, b;:.nn. Non-astringent. ‘on request.