The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 25, 1897, Page 30

30 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 25, 1897. BUSH STREET A BOULEVARD The Removal of the “Ghost Car” Looks Favorable for That Change. The Principal Real-Estate Own- ers on the Street Line Give Their Views. The Necessity of Having One Street Free From Bell-Ringing and Heavy Trucks. The removal of the ghest car from Bush street by the Supreme Court has given the “property-owners hope that now the street may be put in condition. John W. Murphy, proprietor of the St. George stables on Bush street, near Kearny, speaking for himselt and Mr. Seymour, the owner of the property, said yesterday: “I have but one opinion, and that is that Bush street should be a boule- vard right through from one end to the other. Now, let us look at it just as it is. Bush street leads right through the center of the City, taking 1its starting point from the leading hotels and principal business sections of the downtown portion of the City. It isthe only street between Pacitic and Market that has no railroad onit. It leadsdirect to Central avenue and from there to the park or the military reservation. “This street should by all means be pre- served as a driveway, over which ladies could get out of the commercial center to the suburbs without the danger of being run down by streetcars and wagons.”’ Mrs. Mary W. Newman, proprietress of the Wentworth Hotel, at 617 Bush street, owns upward of $100,000 worth of property on the line of Bush street. She has re- pided in San Francisco since 1849. She said: “Well, I am so «lad that our Su- preme Court has at last rendered a deci- sion and one which will relieve the people of the presence of that horrid nightmare known as the Bush-street perambulating ghost, that had scared the children and set the dogs wild by its presence, when on extraordinary occasions it did make its appearance on the street. “Yes, I am in favor of a boulevard right through from one end to tne other. But before this is done I want the street put in proper condition. I want the ’49 oia cobble-stones taken up and a modern pavement put down. We payed Bush street thirty years ago with cobbles when cobbles cost a fortune to put them down. At that time the City accepted Lhe street and promised, so far as ‘official promises’ would imply, that the street would be kept in a good condition for all time to come. How faithfuily that promise has been kept may be seen from the fact that | during the past thirty years not $1 worth of improvement has ever been put on the street from Grant avenue to Powell street, and on the lower portion only by the property-owners at their own expense. “There is no reason why this street should be so neglected. It isthe only street leading out of the heart of the City that bas no cars on, and consequently should be reserved for driving purposes. Over it Iadies and chiidren could drive without fear of being run down by trucks and butcher wagons. I have contributea my share to the fund to dispossess the ghost service, and I am ready to continue the good work to put :he street in condi- tion as a boulevard, and 1 hope every property-owner on the line of the strest will put his shoulder to the wheel now and obtain that to which we are entitled.” The sentiments expressed by the above speakers are in harmony with the opinion of the great majorily of residents and properiy-owners on the entire street from one end to the other. All favor a boule- vard. The condition of the street at the western end could hardly be any worse than it is. Since Mayor Ellert tore up the rails the street has not been touched— the rutholes are th to-aay that were made then, with no attempt to fill them in, while the blocks between Kearny and Powell streets retain old '49 round- headed cobbiesiones, over which 1t is dan- gerous todri On the return of the principal down- town hotel proprietors a meeting will be neld and some decisive action taken with yeference to calling the attention ot the Supervisors to the boulevard scheme. HEATLE'S WL Judge Coffey Refuses to Admit the Disputed Document to Probate, Important Question of Law Argued Yesterday by Attorneys High- ton and Paige. Judge Coffey decided an important point in probate law yesterday in the matter of the estate of the late Edward D. Heatley. A paper purporting to be the last will of the deceased was hled for probate. It was a curiosity from the fact that it partook of the characteristics of an olographic will in some respects, yet it contained an unfinished attestation clause showing an intention on the part of the writer to have it executed in the usual statutory manner. Attorney H. E. Highton objected to the admission of the will to probate on the ground that it was not a will or even the semblance of a will. There are two modas of making s will—it may be olographic or it may be executed by attestation. This will 1s not olographic because it is pot signed, and therefore fails 1n one of the essential 1equirements of the code. If it is 10 be considered as a will to be attested, then the provisions of the statute must be strictly construed and the attesta- tion clause being incomplete, there is no validity to the document. He drew the attention of the court to the fact that the Bupreme Court of this State has decided that there is no inherent right to dispose of property by testamentary action, and that therefore the control of this matter is entirely within the power of the legisla- ture. In all the States the courts hold that the presumption is against a paper that is incomplete. Actorney Paige, speaking for the pro- ponents of the will, took a contrary view. He thought that the court ought to inquire into the intention of the decedent and to allow that intention 10 govern in a case of this kind. This document was found in an en- velope with three other wiils that had been drawn and executed in accordance with the law, but they had been mutilated and obliterated by Mr. Heatley, who had evidently intended to substitute this paper as his will. Mr. Highton repiied that so far as the presumption of fact could be considered the finding of this paper with other docu- ments such as had been described indi- INVALID cated that the deceased had been making some memoranda to guide bimin the future execution of a will. < s Judge Coffey held that Mr. Highton's position was the correct one and refused to admit the will to probate. The man- agement of the estate, which amounts to =bout §50,000, was awarded to Public Ad- ministrator Freese. It was announced in court that the debts would leave very little for the heir: - ——— AMONG THE WHEELMEN, Entrles and Handicaps for the Cali- fornia Cycling Club’s Five-Mile Road Race To-Day. The following are the entrants and handicaps for the Catifornia Cycling Club's five-mile road 1ace, to take place this morning at 11 o’clock over the San Lean- dro-Haywards course: C. J. Birdsall and A. B. Johnson, scratch; William Casey, William Dohrmann, R. A. Coulter and Thomas H. Whiie, 15 seconds; H. P. Egeberg, F. Moiler, L. Olson and A Theisen, 30 seconds; A. Strei, E. Ward, J. Van Dyne and J. C. Falbe, 45 seconds; W iam H. Reid, W. Thomas, R.Carmen and A. Keilberg, 1 minute; E. Egeberg, C. Loude- man, T. Bush, William Sangster aud A. Larsen, 1 minute 15 seconds; Captain F. 3. Robbins and E. Lovedeck, 1 minute 30 secouds; F.N. Bent and Henry F. Wynne, 4 minutes. Captain Robbins will take over a club run on the 9 o’clock broad-gauge boat to witness the event. Peck, the crack amateur of Yuba City, who made such a splendid showing at the two Sacramento meets, is now located in this City, and has cast his lot with the Bay City Wheelmen. In such fast com- pany he should be perfectly at home, and they will be sure to tring out all the speed there isin him. John W. Leavitt, the popular local Cleveland agent, has gone East to the home factory to consult in relation to 1898 models. He will be gone about a month. The Terrill brothers of this City, who went to France to try the racing game there, made an inauspicious beginning on June 25. Harry was third 1n his trial heat. *“Bob” won his trial heat but was third by three lengtns in the semi-final. They can be depended upon to do better after more training, howeve THE FIELDING GOOD. EI}xcitiug Game Between the Santa Cruz and Fresno Teams Yesterday. The Principal Feature of the Game Was the Excellent Fielding of Both Teams. Probably the best game of the season was that played at Central Park yester- day afternoon, when the “*Beach Combers” of Santa Cruz defeated the Fresno Repub- licans by a score of 4 to 0. The principal feature of theé game was | the suverb fielding of both teams. In the : sixth inning the Fresno men began to get a trifle too much excited and allowed their | opponents to score four runs. Tney guickly recovered themselves, however, | and made a strong but unsuccessful at- tempt to regain what they had iost. | The score is as follows: | FRESNO. AB R BH SB. PO. A E | Giibert, ¢ 1292780 OR 0TS Vi Sy Brittan, 3 & OFRO s A0 anaty Chance, e R ek ey Waggone: R R Button, r. 4.0 1000 20 D) | MeCarin BAL0 T Ho SRS 0, { @ Do lpdtigia e i | e S T LT i S0 DD DR L o | Toa .87 0 6 @relaaga | _SANTA CRUZ AR R BE SB. PO. A E | Willlams, 5.5 O S SRl B N T ] jAmellaces 5.0 3 1 0 0 B B @ Devereaux,1b.... 21 0 1 7 0 0 | str b, e £, i3 es 0 o o | B Daubenbiss,p... 4 1 1 0 2 1 0 | Burge, 1.1 T4 0 b et o i Rio C. Daubeabiss,c...4 0 0 1 7 1 0 McGrath, r. £ L8 g Sorier gty Nash, 3 b.. S D e L Total 28 4 3 48y 301 | BY INNINGS. | Fresoo.. .. . 00 0000 0-0 Base hirs. .. 12 1000 0—6 00 0400 *4 0100 %2z eri0s 1, Santa Croz 3. First base oa calied ba esnos 2, Santa Cruz 5. Left on | bases—.i‘re nos ¥, Santa’ Cruz 5. Struck out—By | Thompson 6, by C_Daubenbiss 7. Hit by pitcher— Gilber, Nash. Double play—Decker to Wag goner. ' Passed ball—Chance, Time of game—One bour and 30 minutes Umpires — O'Neil and | Fogarty. Ouicial scorer—D. N. K+ wles. e - SOUTHE OF MISSION CHANNEL | Shoet-Water Bay and Mudfiat Valley Being Filied In. The “Long Bridge” that at one time served as a connecting link between San Francisco proper, the Potrero and South | San Francisco, like a great many other pioneer lanamarks, is a thing of the past. The water-sheet and mudflat that stretched from the high water line on the southern side of Market street to the shore line of the Potrero Heightsis al- | most now fitled in and transformed from its original coxndition into a prosperous | business section, tenanted by lumber merchants. At the present rate of filling it will only be a few years more until the entire water-sheet and mudflat becomes the recevtacle of sufficient garbage to dis- possess the salt water tenant that had oc- cupied the flat by pre-emptionary right since the days of Adam. With the filling in of Mission Bay comes the leveling of Blue Rock Hill, which stood on the summit of the present line of Kentucky street. The cause which led to this wonderful tranformation of hiil ana mudflat was the locating of manufactur- ing industries such as the Western Sugar Refinery by the enterrrising Claus Spreckels, the Union Iron Works, rolling- mills, rope walks, and last, but not least, Butchertown. Mission Bay that was is destined to be “The lumber-yards” of this Uity, exéent, of course, that portion which the South- ern Pacific Railroad Company wiil require for 1ts use as freight-sh~ds and side- tracking its cars. Potrero Heights are, to a certain extent, being built uvon by tnrjfty mechanics who have settied there with their families. In the meantime Long Bridge has disappeared, and in its stead bas come Kentucky street, with its electric line of cars and heavy-laden trucks trav- ersing its broad surface, hauling mer- chandise and building material for the general public. At the present time work at the Union Iron Works is not rushing. The building of the Japanese man-of-war and the one for Uncle Sam is being pushed along queetly. with no rush. The mén are some- what disappointed at the faiure of the Scotts in not getting the contract for the provosed gunboat; but, yet, they have all the work they can attend to1in the shop for the next year. Itis rumored about the Potrero that as soon as the Fairestate is settled the Union Iron Works will get controlof the rolling- mills. This branch of industry is run- ning somewhat behind of late, and those on the Southern Heights who are in a position 10 know say that if the Scotts once get contro. of the works things will change for the better. The temporary absence of the police from the Potrero by order of the head of the department is being felt, as several petty thefts have been committed during their absence in the City. —————— Civic and Social Duties. On next Friday evening Colonel James F. Smith will lecture at Potrero Opera-house on “The Civic and Social Duties of Young Men.” The affair will be under the direc’ion of the members of Potrero Council No, 74, Y. M. L. Tickets are complimentary and may be ob- tained at 8t. Teresa's parochial resideuce, of any member of Potrero Council or at the Y. M. L rooms, Parrott building. A fine pro- ‘ gramme will be rendered before the leciure. 1 HALE BR «THE LARGEST SHOPPING CROWDS IN SAN FRANCISCO ASSEMBLE ‘EVERY DAY AT HALE’S.” DRESS GOODS “Close your eyes to quality and the world is full of cheap things.”” We oifer no merchandse but the best, we make no price but the lowest, we guarantee better goods for less money than any retail dry-goods firm west of the Rockies. CHANGEABLE TAFFETA SILK 50¢ —Our regular 19-ihch, 65¢ grade to be ciosed out, Hght colors, every turead pure siik. Clear ance sale price Yard FANCY STRIPE TAFFE )limited quantity in PEC | widch. Marked dowh from $1.26 O for clearance sale to . Yara FANCY BROCADED TAFFETA OPERA SILKS— An elegant fabric, rich desizns on gace grounds, 19 - inch. (.\en.mca$ sale price E HEAVY TWILL TATLOR SUIT- INGS—This cloth was a favorite all season at $1 & yard, 45 Suit inches wide, brown or tan mix- tures. Will'be closed out in 7- Yurd suits for. . it (Was $i suit.) FANCY OMBRE S1RIPED SILK AND WOOL ETAMINES—The MOSt popular fubric of the year, sold for $1.25 a yard. To be closed out in 7-yara suits for. (Was $8.75 suit.) ¥ sui SILK AND WOOL PUPLINS—A novelty of (he geason, sold for $1.75 a yard, a besutiful fabric .00 $7 Suie and very siylish. out in 7-yard sui (Was $12.25 & HALF PRICE IN ETAMINE ‘Che halance of our silk and mohair eiamiues 10 be sacri- These goods ol for $15 & sult. A few elegant patterns Lo be c. sed $7 lefi. They will be closea out in 8 yard sults for. .o Suly ALL WOOL MIXED CHEVIOTS To0ur reguiar alc chevioi, 37 g17.75 inches wide Lvery yard now 1> Luis season. A 7-yard suitfor.. St (Was $2.80 suit.) FANCY ENGLISH MOHAIR SUITINGS— A 44-nch fabric we s0ld ail season tor 75¢ yard. @ Q.50 Will be closed ou in 7-yard — suits fur. sul MAIL ORDERS ou ali the above items will be filled I¥ IN TIME. he quantities ure limitnd, and prices are such tuat they will probabiy te :0id out by Tuesduy nighi, FANCY GOODS Three Clearance Sale prescriptions for %% 33000000 %3 00000053 %R HFHF T RT3 832 HL8E COV ERS—Stamped colored de- signs tha: wil wash without Ul aing cream, pin, eoru, sl Orc moi e s ofs inches. Ciearance sale pri Eact s (Our e grade.) &8 STAMPED DeNIM CUSHION COVERS — 36x36 inches, as- 7 (.C o sorted colors 1n neat designs, 19 2 Clearance price. seovidiie Each é8 WHITE AND COLORED FRIEZE BIBS — Size 10x17 inches. just the thing for bioy, chesper than making them. Clearauce price, L R 10°¢ Each r}f/ 7 (INCORPORATED), 937-945 Market St., SAN FRANCISCO, &% L) & TEH HALE FPRO! FURNISHING GOODS. Children's Lawn Hats, 19c; Ladies’ Fine Muslin Draw=rs for 23 and 29¢ ; Gents’ regu- lar 50 Unlaundered Shirts, 25c each ; 35¢ Stockings for 23c, etc., etc Would such values interest you? Is economy a serious question in your household ? LAWN —Em broldery and 1ed, pretly ittie affairs tuat 80.d for two bits, & limited quantit Mail orders will be fil.e 19¢ if received intime. Clearsnce price Each CHILDREN’S 50c LAWN HATS AND 390 Cap: 9 3 10 %0 § kach (Mul orders D SHIRTS— y muslin; carefully made, pleity bi , plain or em vroidered edge 0N LOSOm, re-eniorced .ron., sizes 250 14,1443, 10, 16 and 1645, Ulearance pr ¢ .. Each LADLES' MUSLIN DR \ W ERS—Stand- ard musiin, tucked with embroidery ruflle, 50 G in the lot, made by Am.rican .abor. 1-iach emuroidery 13-inch embroldes (Maii orders fiied 150 LADIES' CHEMIS siandard mus 1o, Lor c To ciose the 102 med neck and ront. Lach (Ala: orders filled if 1u tme.) DOLLAR N1GHTGOWNS— v musin, carn-down collar, em- brodery ommed, embroldered’and @0C tucked yoke aud s eeves, 3» gowns in J tne lot, 10 5o al . Euch AN ODD LOT OF LADIES' FRENCH LISLE HOSE—Plain or ribbed, soid €0i0rs fu tans or gray, fancy shudes in differeut colors, w Lhie b auce Lo be ciosed o CHILDREN’S BLACK COTTONHOSE— Au ex.ra heavy natrow ribbed stock- ing, bigh-spliced heels, douv.e kees, BUIES AL Les, & Cusi-1T00 310K DX for 5C000i, ¥1zes 6 10 1U. Clearauce price TAN COTTON HO mamco yaru, hixi-splicel ©C " Sonbie sole wad Les our 950 29 156 10/D oltoes OGL &.-2terestose Far (A limited quancity—muii orders filled if in time—sizes 610 9.) BAZAAR. HEAVY RUBBER COMBS—7% Inches long. Clearonce price 5 Cents Each. CLOVER LEAF TULLET PAPER—500 pack- ages for clearance suie. 3 Pkgs for 1Oc. WOOD PBALL LEMON-:QUEEZERS—Strong and simple. 2 Cents Each. KNIFE AND FORK BOXES—Well finished, Leav and Sirong. L.earauce price 10 Cents Hach. CHAMOIS SKINS—Buy at Hale's and you pay what the usual drusgist pays the dealer, We buy for 7 stores. A good Chamois for 5 Cents Each. SAN FRANCISCO’S APPROVAL San Francisco has granted her approval and support. ~have attended our CLEARANCE SALE duri The values given have been advertisements ) @& in themselves. As a result many lines were exhausted. 9%1&:) HALE BROS. two weeks. Other lines are now added to keep up the enthusiasm. We would suggest a careful reading of the items below. |1t may mean money-saving to you. Thousands of Ladies ing the past 00-000000-000000 000000000000 [INCORPORATED) 937-945 MARKET STREET, San Francisco. HALE BR "-) "< 5,;’ N N o O ,4. O Clearance Sale values. DAMASK TABLE CLOTHS, 234 yards this long, fringed colored borders Clea was' 8 bargaln at $160. price TURKFY RED TABLE CLOTHS, whiite figures, the very best quality, 234 yards long. Reduced from $2 50 $ Ea CLEARANGE SALE IN THE LINEN DEPT. Hale’s California stores buy linens direct from the manufacturer. They save you the jobber’s profit on every yard you purchase. Wonderful BLEACHED TURKISH TOWELS, 24x64 inches, our favorite 25¢ tow: L 15° Here's & bargain, a Clearauce Sale SUAP ..... Each | GLASS CRANH, 24 inches wide, our ]()C | On saie for 1 . Yard clearance ai DOMESTICS Good, common-sense bargains. Items as full of money-saving argument as an egg is full of meat. TWO CASES OF PLAID DRESS GING- HAMS—Bright colors. starle quality, ale's 4¢ iimic 26 yards to a customer. i Yard PLI08. Sousvt o FIVE CASES OF SHIRTING PRINTS, 34 width, all light co ors. wash lixe & muslin, only 25 yards L0 a customer. Hale's sale price. A 3° Yard 1000 YARDS Of COTTON CREP INS— Plaiu shades in yellow, green or biue. 6° Our regular 10¢ line to be closed out a SRLES [T FINE PERCALES and 36 inch, 210 light or dark erounds. 1he 10c live 2 on sale this week at RN N ard. FINE ORGANDIE= fabric of tue year, dium and dark co ored grounds. 1234c quality will be on sale unt The favorite wash 2 incnes wide, me- Our it 10°¢ sold a 5 Yard BLEACHED PILLOWUASE MUSLIN, ge 54 incnes wide. Our 1214c grade will « Yard be piaced on sale this week for... (Limit 15 yards to & customer.) Mail Order Department. The Catalogue for Fall will be fssued early fn Seplember. We are making up the malling list now. It you would like a copy send in your name and address. Malied free. CLOAK DEP'T. All we can say is that these goods are ex~ actly as we represent them. The reductions and values are inducement enough. Argu- ment is unnecessary. A WRAPPER SPECIAL. JLAR $2 PERCALE WRAP- will be paced on sale 8 A. M. | to-morrow, mustiy light colors, sairt &] 29 front, well made, perfect fit. Come — eariy for choice . ... Each (Mail orders fliled if in tim DUCK SUITS, a neat little aftair with cutaway jacket, blue or black, with bair stripe squares, a stylisn as can €).25 be, perfect fit, sizes 34 10 38. Clear- ance price. TR ¢ CLOTH CAPES, green or purple, ele- ganuy lived ‘With heavy silk, prei- tily trimmed— Former price—810. $12, $15, $16 50 Reduced to—$7 60, §8, $8 50, $10 | We _bave just received a_new line of | FIGURED ALPACA SKIRTS ex- @O.75 | ceptionally well made, aitered to fit, ) &— | Pric . . Each | OUR $15 CLOTH SUITS, in rough ef- fects. silk-lined jacket, fu.l finished skirt, aitered to a tallor-made fit, per- fect in every detall. Reduction gua: anteed. Closing them out at.. OUR £18:60 CLOTH SUITS—Fine pla checks, jacket and skirt trimmed with cloth of same material, cle- g ()00 Fant y iined with ank. & poua-nde 1022 Teduction from $15 50 to. . 4 Suit fioe Sut NOTION DEP’T A COMBINATION CLEARANCE OF RIBBON 8§—0dd shades, molre, gros grain, all silk— Was 700 ydsof No. 2 ( Y4-inch). 71 840 yas of No. 3 ( 84-17ch).10¢ 460 yds of No. 5 (1- in 410 yds of No. 7 (1%4-inch 460 yas of No. 12 (2 inch). (Prices average less than half.) FANCY MESH TUXEDO VEIL- ING WITH CHEN I LLE DOT— Black, brown or navy, 18-inch. Clearauce price. z 10° Yard NEW KID GLOVF—Made es pecially for our trade, & thr e- clasp. “embroldered-vack glove A in the iutest shades. Per ect Q@ fit. ~ Ask to See it Sizes 5 6%..... = WHITE PEARL BUTTONS—A big lot on our tables to-morrow at_ the following quick sale price: 16 Iine. .4cdoz | 2 18 aud 20 Tine. 5cdoz and 24 line, 6¢ doz and 30 line.9¢ doz 200 YARDS OF SILK COAT BINDING—Good staple co ors ()(f Yard IMITATION TORTOISE SHELL HAI ORNAMENTS AND SIDE COM BS—The regular 15¢, 18c and c lines. Your choice during sale. BELT BUCKL During clear- ance sale we will sell reguiar 18c bels buckles for.. for our great dollar glove—the Ask “Alice”—all sha es and sizes. WJ (INCORPORATED), 937-945 Market St., SAN FRANCISCO, TENDER LIVES 100 NAY SAVE Touching Appeal to Chil- dren and Young Women to Lend a Hand. Vice-Cursed Vietims Who With a Little Aid May Breathe | Hope's Glorious Air. Some of the Eureka Sfociety's Far- Reaching Work Which Is Crip- | pled for Lack of Funds. The following extracts from a letter written by one of the Eureka Societv for tha Prevention oi Cruelty to Children | contain some hLeartrending evidence of the necessity for action among the City flotsam and jetsam. The writer appeals especially to the sympathies of the young peovle who, from the cases cited, may be induced to §toop down from their spheres of safety and innocence to help bring ashore some of the shipwrecked lives which surround them. The appeal runs: The cheerful young people of our City have often peen taxed, and generously donated their share towara the many calls for charity. The wants or tne poor man have been sup- plied through the generous and kind public, 10 whom now, 1n the name of true Christian charity, we appeal, in benalf of the little chil- Gron who seck aid at the hands of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Ye mothers and fathers, whose hearts are filled with thanksgiving to the Creator for the boundless joys which the possession of | your little darlings fill your very souls, think | of cruel parents who desert helpless bnbes' and, casting them from them, with bitter | curses and g:h\len blows, leave them alone, starving and moaning, on!y to be found by the officers of this society and saved from cruel death for thg life allotted them upon this earth. To you, littie ones, whose lips are yet moist with the ki from a tender mother’s lips, and the echoes of a noble father’s blessing ring as sweetest chimes, reverberating irom every corner of your heart, do I, one of the directors of this society, plead witha mother's love for aid. Send your little mite to keep up this noble cause. “Do not shrink from sending the small- est coin. A blessing will follow every cent you part with. Let me tell you of a case where an infant of three months was rescued from a drunken mother at a low lodging-house on Mission street. Lying on a filthy bed stupid with arink the mother of this helpless babe roiied from side to side, almost crushing this tiny morsel ot humanity,whose pinched, emaciated features, whose hollow, hungry eyes would draw tears from the mu hardened. This woman was arrested for cruelty, but owing to a lcathsome disease was sent to the County Hospital in- stead of a jail. The ravages of disease and drink soon caused Ler death, but the littls one provided for by the society now crows and coos in a comfortable house. Little ones whose baby sisters lie soft in their downy cradles picture the helpless in- fants racked with pain, hungry and cold, whose little hands are stretched out now pleading for your tender hearts to succor them. What you give comes trom your dear parents, for you can plead to them in your own sweet way_better than L Your mile is their offering. Will you beg for it? Upon the mantel in our office is the photo- grapn of little Willie Buckmaster, 18 months old. The child was brougnt there by his father, Henry Buckmaster. The baby looked like a negro; the injuries inflicted upon his iace had %lunnod and bruised his features, | discoloring them to that extent that one would er have acemed him white. ¥ llow me to a wretched house on Harriet Whata picture of poverty and filth! Five hiliren, half-clad,unkempt and hungry, B it in the care of a drunken couple carousing in the sume room. Tae father and mother, off on a debauch. had left the little ones to Wit~ Dess the utter degradation of their caretokers. Nota crust of bread to be seen; nothing but the cursed drink in & battered can. Did _they dare ask for food? They would be answered by & curse and & blow; and shuddering and huddled together, they awaited the return of the inhuman monsters, who through iear of arrest, have never returned. These five chil- dren Bave been takea charge of by (he society, who placed them 1u the Iniants’ Shelwer. 7 The wail of a suffering Labe echoes far down in a mother's heart. 1 have seen tears in a strong maw’s eyes when he looked at the faccs of some of the poor, abused and bruised Far out in the country Stelia Rossman, a fa‘r girl of 16, hias been provided with a home in an exce lent family. Ruined by a man eight years her senior, this ¢hild of poverty came to the rooms of ihe society in vain to plead for righting her wrongs. B'ank refusa. was all that she met with. She had sinned—she must suff-r, Could her father us: his strong arm in her defense? In a cell, in an insane asylum in Denver, he is, as if he had never lived; n6 kind mother to warn her of danger— her mother was desd. Whom could she turn to? To the soci ty—which tided her over her dark- est hours and ovened the right path on which to turn her t:red feet. God grant the way be clear. Still another case, but one where the be- trayer was arrested and after forcible persua- sion the wrongs were righted, and Rosie Nel- son, only 17 years o1 age, through the inter- vention ol the society, saved from ignominy and the la<ting birthright of shame spared her child. The couple at last accounts are do- ing nicely and comparatively happy. To you young women who are happr in the confidence of pure mothers, honored brothers and nobie sweethearts, do I appeal for vour little mite to aid tho e “‘more sinned against than sininng.” Don't repeat the old words, “Oh, they are wicked, they aresinful” You do not know how some of these poor girls have hungered for & kind word, a caress; something to remind them that they too should know happy homes and loving fire. sides. All eager for heart food, they learn too late that the tempter's flattery and promises are but lies, and they are lost to heppiness and drift where? Our daily papers will an- er that question, Shall they have & haven of rest? Shall they be deprived the right of prostrating them- selves at the foot of the cross as did the Mag- dalen of Seripture? Shed forin your light of kindne-« d love and send your mite to help the forsaken. The coming to this world of an unexpected sunbeam to bless the home and hearth, to shed its glory around, is hailed with sacred joy; but the entrance into this world of the child of sin and sorrow is but an additional and poEnant grief to the suffering mother, who knows not where to lay her head. What will become of this child? Is it tobe aban- doned? Must it die, this innocent one, who is not resvonsible for the dreadful inheritance it has been fated to bear as & burden through this life? No, not while this society exists; not while there are zood mothers and virtuous wives, 1o whom we now plead. And you will help us, we beg of you, gather in _the sheaves and lav them at the feet of your Master. Useless are the sympathizing tears shed over the recital of cases such as I have enumerated if a helping mite comes not with them. I have written to children_and to women be- cause it is the first time I have ever openly asked for their gentle hands to dispense charity. To them will I plead, that they in turn may enlist the good-will and assistance of the generous fathers and brothers, who are always willing to add their share 10 a noble cause. This society was organized April 1, 1897. Its president, Mrs. John Pettee, i8 untiring in her efforis to de good; its secretary, Frank Holbrook, an energetic worker, ever Teady to B0 in all corners of the City at the first call of distress. We hope to build an institution whose charity shall be looked upon witn pride and its success merited. Will tne public give usa helping hand? Send your contributions to us and we will gratefully and proudly acknowl- edge ench gift, from the smallest coiu, and pray God to bless you for it. The mercy that is warm and true Mus lend a belping hand; For ihose who talk, yet fail to do, But “bulid upou the sand.” Mgs. N. 8, Director of Eureka Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Chiidren. Lorely Circle The tenth anniversary of Lorely Circle No. 26, Companions of the Forest, F. of A., will be celebrated on Wednesday next by a grand ball in focial Hall, in the Foresters’ buiiding. WELLS FARGO [LL BOILD The Company to Erect a Fine Structure on Second Street. Many Workingmen Are Engaged in Clearing Ground for the Foundation. Corporation on the Site of the Street North of Mission. The buildings which have long stood on the east side of Second street, north from Mission street to the line of Jessie and east from Second to Anthony, are being demolished to clear the ground for a pro- poged new structure to be raised by Wells, Fargo & Co. The corporation owns the fronisge on Second street, from Mission 1o the wall of Redington’s big store, and at one time the managers of the company talked of putting up = building to cover the entire area of ownership. This wouid have been done if the Southern Pacific Company, which desired ample accommo- aations in that quarter, had not been tied un by a long lease of the present quarters in the Union Trust building. The new building of Wells, Fargo & Co., for which pians are being prepared, will have a frontage of 160 feet on Second street and a depth of 112 feet on Mission. The east line of the building will be on Anthony street, which runs from Mission north to Jessie. The new structure can, therefore, be entered from three streets, and Jessie street can be used as an avenue to connect with First. The company’s new home is to be six stories high and will be equipped with all the modern ap- pliances. The company purchased the land at a reasonable figure, paying less than $1000 a foot for part of the tract. It is a fine piece of property, and it is said that the building to adorn the land will present features of ornament as well as qua.ities of convenience and durabitity. The four-story building on New Mont- gomery street, now occupied by the ex- press company, belongs to the Sharon estate, and the story goes that Wells, Fargo & Co. pay $2000 a month rental ior the premises. When the agent of the Sharons was asked to diminish the rent he responded 1n independent style that tbe buiiding could be rented for that figure betore it was vacated. Time will determine whether his judgment was cor- rect. By reason, in part, ol the little dif- ference of opinion concerning the vaiue of the premises, San Francisco will gain an- other new modern building, and Mis-jon street will continue to grow in importance as & business thoroughtare. PRECITA VALLEY LIGHTS. A Prospeet of Obtaining Additional School Accommodations, Precita Valley Improvement Club at its meeting in Grabam's Hall on Friday night was somewhat buoyed up in spirits Extent of the Land Owned by the at the prospects of getting additional el:c-’ tric lights as also enlarged school accom- modation for the benefit of the children of | the district. With reference to the lights | hopes were given by a communication from Supervisor Rivers promising that the request for electric lights would be conceded as soon as the light fund was re- plenished. It was decided to place the | nine lights needed at the foillowing points: Ripley and Harrison streets, Stoneman and Harrison streets, Twenty-sixth and Bryant streets, Army and De Harostreets, California avenue and Montezuma street, Shotweil and Aztec s reets, Treat avenue, between Precita avenue snd Stoneman street, Army and Vermontstreets, Peralta and Rutledge streets. The special committee appointed at the last meeting of the ciub to urge upon the Supervisors the necessity of putting side- walks on Army street, between Mission and Alabama,and also between San Bruno roaa and De Haro street, reported that the committee of the board received the application and promised to give the mat- ter its earliest consideratiou. | Progress was reported on the work al- ready commenced in the district, as fol- lows: The sewerinc of Precita avenue | from Alabama to York; the filling in to the street grade of the block bounded by Folsom, Harrison, Army and Precita ave- nue, and the grading of Precita avenue. School Director Burns, chairman of the Building Committee, reported to the com- mittee that temporary quarters for school purposes wil' be opened on the 1st of the month at Potrero avenue and Costa streets, Accommodations will be pro- vided for the younger children. The ex- ecutive committee was instructed to again visit the Supervisors’ Finance Committee and impress upon them the neces-ity for | providing funds for a scbool building of at least four classes. : PRIZE-FIGHTS ~ GALORE, Entertainments That Will Take Place During Au- gust, The National Club Has Booked the | Only Contest That Will Be Worth Going to See. #l*t*il***tt*ttt**itt*t*t*l#‘l!t**tt*t'k*tl¥¥¥¥'k!¥¥¥4¥¥_¥ll!l#*ltii*i!-i XX Juaging from the immense gatherings of people who pay liberally to witness pu- gilistic contests in this City, there can be | hardly any reason to believe that a rush | of local sports to the gold fields will result next spring. Six thousand people paid sums ranging from $1 to §5 to witness the Dixon and Hawkins fight on Friday evening, and that is a good evidence that the middle class of citizens are not financially on the ragged edge. The gallery was packed to such an ex- tent with humanity that admission was refused to many. Fisticuits is the only sport that pays in this City, and the people who delight to witness a hot scrap will resort to any means to ‘‘dig up” the price of an aamis- sion ticket. August promises to be the banner month of the vear so far as prizefighting is con- cerned, asthere are a number of ‘‘enter- tainments” announced. It isonly reason- able to suppose that some of the clubs will have their wings well singed, as there is really only one tight on the tapis that will be worth seeing, and thatis tne Green and Walcott contest of twenty rounds. The programme of fights arranged so far reads: Everbardt and Kelly, August 4, under auspices of ithe Empire Club; Green and Walcott, under National Club management; Needham and Gallagher, 8t. George’s Club; Griffin and Smith, Columbian Athletic Association; Joe Mc Auliife and Stelzner, Eureka Ciub, and other cluus are yet to be heard from. Truly San Francisco is rapidly becom- ing the Mecca of the prizefighter, but there must be an end to all things, and doubt- less the end of the prizehghters’ string— that is from present indications—is not as far off as many people suppose. In afew months hence they wiil be heading for Klondyke. —————— Refused to Prosecute. The cases of Mrs. Christina Morganson charged with assault to murder, and August Harry, charged with assault with » dcad weapon, were dismissed by Judge Joachir sen yesterday as neither oue cared to prose- cute the other. Barry had been living with the woman, who had left her husband, and on telling her that teintended (o have nothing turther to do with her she shot him in the neck. The woman claimed she acted in seli- defense. NEW TO-DAY. Ak A ek ek ok ek ok Aok b “THE CREDIT HOUSE.” Six Stories High. ot Real Rest Like you got in grand- mother’s rocker down on the farm.. The McLean swinging rocker realizes all your happy dreams of comfort. Solid oak, spring seat. 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