The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 27, 1897, Page 12

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1897 SONE TARDY EVIDENCES Useless Studies to Be Elim- inated From the Pub- lic Schools. BOOKS BOUXD TOWARD CBLIVICN. But Worthless Volumes Have Been Paid For and the Ring Enriched, QUALMS OF CONSCIENCE 00 IATE. Promise That No New Studies Shall Take the Place of Ones Discarded, The course of study as prescribed by the Board of Education is to be modified. Official announcement of this fact was made yesterday, and Superintendent Webster appoinied a committes of prin- cipals to help him decide which among the textbooks should be eliminated. The ostensible ground for this action is that the course is too severe, an allega- tion that nobody is inclined to dispute. The real ground is thought to be that the exposure by THE CALL of the book ring, and the protests of parents against pay- ing for worthless literature have stirred within the board something akin to a quaim of con; ce, tardy it is irue, and not particularly soothing to the parents. In most cases the purchases have been made. The bnok- that served no visible purpose but to lend corpulency toa sctool bag have been paid for and can now go on the sheli to gather dust, and the ring cannot, even by a quaim of conscience in active operation, b deprived of its gains. In other words, the horse having been stolen, the board with fine ado is locking tne stable door. Had the order to suspend work under the course of study now to be modified been issued the day the attention of the public was called 10 the facts many thou- sands of dollars would have been saved to people who in many instances did not have money to devote to foolishness, and some, if inclined 10 be extravagant, would have chosen some other form of foolish- ness upon which to lavish their super- fiuous cash. There was not manifest in any quarter a disposition cheerfully 10 submit to the extraordinary requirements of the board. Before that body began to perceive its error the book ring had succeeded in sell- ing a vast quantity of books at an enor- mous margin of profit. The children went to the bookstores every day for three weeks presenting lists of publications which the principals had told them to| purchase. During the rush it seemed to interested ob-ervers that teachers and School Directors made common cause to incresse the sales. As a result parents were compelled to expend from $3 to §$15 for new books, some of these worthless to the point of being trash. All the orders for that remarkable in- anity known as “Heart Culture” have been filled, and the same is sadly true of “Harr Wagner's History Stories.” These, it mav be remembered, glow with gems from the rhyme shop of Madge Morris, anu cveu recognize Longfellow as a poet, ibough not conveving any impression of his ability to strike as high a note in the souiful song business as Madge Morris, Whitaker & Ray, the publishers of these volumes, regret that THE CALL saw fit to er e the vinding and the quality of paper u-ed, as they were the only home- made books added to the course. The other boo. such as “‘Swinton’s Word Analysis’”’ and “Bailey’s Mental Arithme- tic,” are printed in the East and supplied to the trade in California. Home indus- try, however, got one advantage in this, that all the books called for were supplied and sold before the order came to suspend the sale. The serious fault to be found, however, isnot with so trifling a thing as the qual- ity of puper but witi: the waste of 8o much that might have been utilized in the wrap- ping of soap. Nor was the feat of unload- ing the product upon people who did not want it, and in many cases had to appea! to the public funds for aid, one designed to give rise to pleasurable emotions, That 24,000 copies of Heart Cuiture were sold is rezarded as a fair estimate, and that this is a thousand timesas many as wounld have veen scld in a million vears in the ordinary course of evengs and the absence of a ring is another estimzte confidently advanced. When the last pupil had been supplied information crme limping along that the plan had been for teachers only to afflict themselves with this particular rhenomenon. To assist him in modifying the course of study Buperintendent Webster has ap- pointed Richard D. Faulkner, principal of the Frankiin Grammar; Willism A. Rob- ertson, principal of the Hamiiton Gram- mar; Alice M. Stincen, principal of the Pacific Heights Grammar; Mrs. C. R. Pechin, principai of the Cooper Primary; Miss Mary A. Scherer, principal of the Gurfield Primary, and Miss Agnes Man- ning, principai of the Webster Grammar. Some of the overburdene! :redes will be relieved of a portion of the curriculum, as planned, to boom his book business. This will hasten the journey of Heart Cul- ture and other sirange things toward the condition of being obsolete, a condition for which they seem peculiarly fitted, A cheering promise comes from the Super- intendent’s office that nothing shall be put in place of the studies to be eliminated. While the action of the board in propos- ing to revise and curtail will afford little relief to the parents of school children, it is viewed with thankfulness and satisfac- tion by every teacher. in the community. Without exception, those who were inter- viewed in relation to the maiter stuted that the course was far too extensive aud varied, and that to attempt to teach it would be a gross, injustice to instructors and pupils alike. It is claimed that at least ten years’ severe work had been a tempted to be crowded into eight years’ study. Many of the books are declared to | chased. - REFORM be entirely unnecessary, while others, it is said, should be placed only in the hands of teachers. In discussine the order of the board, Principal A. L. Mann of the Denman Grammar School said: *It would have been better had such a committee been appointed before the present school ses- sion. Every book the Board of Education ordered the pupils to get they have pur- Of course, 1 don’t see how this committee can be ready to report within a month. My impression is, whatever the j rincivals will do will be in the line of simplicity ana economy. My teachers and myself bave examined the course and think it was in advance of the present at- tainment of the pupils.” T. B. White of the Washington Gram- mar seemed to have a different 1dea. He was in favor of giving the present course a fair trial, and intimated that any change would be apt io necessitate the purchase of more books, as weli as the casting away of some already purchased. But there does not seem a likelihood of more books being forced upon the cuildren be- cause the ring has played it. game to the absoiute iimit, and people asked to yield it aduitiona: profit would, it is thought, cease merelv 10 murmur and pointedly decline to be bl-d. BOOKED MANY PLAYS. Friedlander Yetu:ns With Theatrical Contracts for the Wint:r Season. Manager Friedlander or the Columbia Theater, the California Theater and the Oakland Macdonough Theater returned GEORGE GREEN NET HIS NASTER He Fought a Game Battle, but Was Completely Outclassed. Walcott Turned the Trick Early in the Eighteenth Round. The Local Champion Was an 0dds-On Favorite, but at No Stage of the Great Battle Stood a Chance. For home talent, crepe and tears. ‘Thal’s proper jorm, now, aiter night’s physical-culture exhibition Woodward’s Pavilion. Curly haired, handsome and hard-hit- ting George Green is unquestionably a great welter-weight. But lust might he ran against something from classical Boston that turned out to be a veritable last at even that was not all. There was a rum- pus over the selection of a referee for the big event. It was nou because gocd and capable men could not be found. Two of them there were who were acceptable to both sides—Hiram Cook and Jack Welch— but the trouble was that these two worthies had come to think something of themselves and their services, and struck for a raise of such proportions as to stagger the management. A compro- mise was finally reached. Welch came down in his price and got the job. The “preliminaries’” were not long nor overtiring. They were little four-round ‘‘Iriendly” affairs putin by the manage- ment as appetizers and, while they af- forded some amusement for the spectators, still everybody was glad when they we:e over. Mike Egan of the Manbattan Club and Fred Muller of the same organ zation opened the ball with atame exhibition, which Preliminary Referee ‘*‘Bogie'’ O’Donnell deci'ed was a draw. Frank Purc> 1of Salt Lake and Joe King of this City fuliowed with a somewhat bet- ter, but still tame affair. Joe Sullivan of this City and Jack Rea- gan of New York, who came next, treated the speciators to something nearer the real article. They indulged in some hard punching and incert-d a knockdown, the New Yorker being the man to measure his length on the canvas. *Bogie'’ gave the decision to Sullivan. Nick Aronson of this City and Fred Bab- cock of Philadelphia gave something even better in the shape of an awkward slog thut kept the densely packed housein a burrah from start to finish. It was judged a draw. Then came the “event of the evening,’ as Master of Ceremonies Billy Jor:an Jong siuce stereotyped the expression. It’s not a long story. Walcott was the first to appear in the ring, black as the ace of spades, stumpy, round as a barrel and grinning like a DERE'LL BE A Hor T/rE INDE OLD RIN G Tonicw, \ " QH HE's 0EADEA§Y,- B Cu 4,4/ INTHE 6™anD 10™Rounps GREEN WAS ALL 8urT OUT. to this City yesterday after an absence of five months spent in the East booking at- tractions for the winter season in San Francisco. He reports that he bad the pick of at- tractions and was offered more than he could accommodate. This was due not only to the Eastern reputation of the Columbia among theatrical manag but to a recent strong desire of companies to visit this coast in hopes of profiting by the good times expected to come alter the K:onaike boom and the great profits in lifornia wheat. Although there is ¢a air of prosperity everywhere in the East, except among the wreiched strikers in the coal regions, Mr. Friedlander says that every one is talking about this coast. Among the sttractions secured for the Columbia are 1he following: Robert Mantell in a new reoertoire; Girl From Paris”; Lotis James; Acres”; “Little Bo-Peep” (a big spectacle Mrs. Adeiside aud Proiessor Herrmann J *“Courted Into Court”; “At Gay Coney Island,” and the best comedy company on the road: Digby Bell and Laura Joyce in “The Hoosier Doctor”; Hopkins’ Trauscceanic Vaudevilles; Coriane’in “An_American Beauty u Old Kentucky”; Do Suchet’s comed iis Wite's Siephusband”; Primrose & We: min- sirels; *Tess of the «'U.bervilies” Geisha”: “Losi, Sirayed Stolen” Wizard of the N Lewis Morrison in new i Julla Arthur in “A Lady of Qual- ity"’; Roland Reed; ““Tpe Circus Girl”; “The Cherry Frank Daniels’ company in ye; Warde in The Sporting Du . Seabrooke in a new comedy The Widow Jones”; “Twin Suinis McHenry in a new musical com Milk White Flag’; Muric Jan: ) Hanks"’; May Irwin in “The Swell Miss Fitz- swell”; Keliar, the magician; Puritan Romance” ; e Tarrytown Widow”; “Cum- beriand 61”; Margarer Mather; Hanlow's “Superba”; * Madame Saus Gene” ; & European vaudevile company; Robert Downing and Eu- genia Blair, Among the musical attractions Alexander Guilamani, ihe Parisian oreanisi; Xivier the eminent Russian pianiste and com- poser; the worid-famous Banda - Rossa (Redband), by permission of K.ng Hum- bert of ltaly; Mr. and Mrs. hel, the well-known English vou 1scx, who will give a series of song recit ‘Henri Marteau. the great young French violin virtuoso; the Schalehi concert com- pany; Mme. Marches the world's atest singi~g teacher; Herr Julius Klengel, the zreat callist; Risenthal, the piani Nezotiations are now made for a wee k of Wagnerian productions with Anton Seid! and his celebrated orchesira, the soloists to include several of the best known singers from tnis: and foreign countries, and arrangements for a tour of the famous hypunotists, Professor and Mrs, X. Lamotie Saze, who eome here indorsed oy the professors of Yale, Harvard and Oxford unversiiies, and are recogniz d as the only siricily legitimate living hypno- uists. or Nancy are: renowned Scharwenka, —————— Visit Ukiah Saturday, August 28. Special excursion rate. $2 for the round trip. Leave ;rihuron ferry 7:30 A, . Return, leave Ukiah PM S black cyclone such as even ‘‘bleedin’ Kansas” would perforce be compelled to acknowledge out-cycloned her renowned record. Eighteen rounds. But it was only the conspiring elements of a charitable referee and almost unaccountable good luck tha vermitted California’s hapless champion to remain in the game even that long. Under ordinary and possikly less partisan conditions Walcoti—Joe Walcott ot Bos- ton, and one of the most ptenomenal 1T.ze-ring freaks ever exhibited on this side of this broad continent—would havs | been awarded the decision in the sixth round. Green was practically ‘‘out” then, and probably the referee’s verdict would have been to that effect then and there had that official had the slightest notion that the slog was going to continne over another round. It was a ‘‘fight,” to be sure, but one sided. It was an ill-starred engagement for Green, for the best he can claim for himself out of the summing up is that he fought gamelv against insurmountable odds and made as good a showing as he did, such as it wus. A careful, unbiased and cool retrospective can leave but one impression, and that is that the doughty San Franciscan had nota chance at any stage of the mix-up. It was Walcott from the start, and only a question of how long George could stand tne gaff. That he ueld on for eighteen cruel rounds is to be attributed ouly to hisphenomenal powers of recuperation and indomitable courage. Never in its hisiory did the famous and rejuvenated old pavilion hoid such a crowd as fought and struggled into iv last night. This for the sim reason that suco a thing as increasing the throng would have been un ab-olute impossi- bility. Two Woodward's Pavilions would not have accommodated all of the peopie who hankered to see this mill and who had money 10 proffer the man in the box- office. Hundreds and hundreds could not get in at ali for lcve or money, and had to content them-elves with remaining out- side and listening to the shouts of the crazed mob within. The crush at the doors bordered at times upon panic. Stout men fainted snd others had their pockets picked—which was equally distressing. The arrangements jor the entertainment were not aitended altozcther by angelic harmoeny. True, the aifficulty between Tom O Rourke, Waicott’s manager, and the club regarding the division of the cor- pulent sack filled at the doors was amica* bly settled, but there was more trouble. It appears that during the afternoon Jacob Halpin, secretary of the Holly Park and Mission Imyprovement Club, went to Police Judge Low aud complained that a felony was about to be commitied in the Mission disir ct. His Honor did not say anything about having a tickst for a box seat for the mill in his pocke:, but did say that he could not anticipate felonies. The volice would be at the show, quoth the Judge, and if anything was “doing” it would be their province o look after it. No warrants were therefore 1ssued. but hyena. He was accorded quite a hand- Clap by the spectators, in return for which he grinned again and executed a jerky little bow. He was attended by his manager, Tom O’Rourke, George Dixon and a couple other haif-robed strangers, Who kept off the platform and seemed | only to Le there to anticipate an emer- | kency—something which did not occur, Tlen came Green. He was atiended by Eddie Greaney, Bob McArthurand Frank Foster. The customary formalities of introduc- tions and so jorth were quickly gone through with, and then the nghnt. | Green seemed at least a foot tailer than | his ghistening ebony-hued opponent, but |1f be nhad been a yard talier it would | scarcely have proved of anv material ad- vantage 10 him judeging from the manner in which the Boston phenomenon went at him. It was a ding-dong, smash-bang engagement from the start, but the ding- donging and smash-banging was coming from but one quarter—irom Boston, Green quickiy found himself forced to take the deiensive, something decidedly new and novel for nim, tne lad who has always heretofore driven around the ring every man who faced him. He clinched and hugged and sprinted and only now and then turned 10 send in a punch by whicu he half hoped to pause the aggres- sive little black man who followec him everywhere and persisted i1n boring into his vitals, swinging, jabbing, chopping and uppercutting, 5 Thus it was for six rounds. Many were there wno thought Green was purposely slaying away, saving himsell and getting & line on nis man. But the sixth round told the story. The fighters hac agreed to hitin the clinches, a game it which Green 1s an adept. [t proved to be un advan- tage, nowever, whicu was Walcouwt's rainer thau Green's. Lhey had siogged a bit, jolted and fiddled and then clincned. As they staried to push each other vut ot tue bug Walcoit suadenly whipped his riht over Green's shoulder and guard and landel with a thump on the iocal man’s jaw. I. was well timed and weil aimed. Green’s eyes rolled, and he went to the flor. He remaiied down until the reteree counted eignt, and then arose laboriously and gripped Walcott about the neck to prevenl another knock-down. Green was duzed and wobbiing. The vlack man pusbed him away and sent him to the floor again with a well-directed leit, which, nowever, was not forcible enough to put his antagonist asleep. Three more times Green went down, and yet came back, -taggering, dazed and on the verge of dreamland. He was game to t.ecore, and a wild cheer weni up when the gong sounded theend of the round and found him still on his feet. Tnerest did Green good. He recuper- ated and reiurued to an uphiil battle which, thougn hopeless, won him hosts ol admirers. He kept his persistent an- tagonist off wih boay counters and leit jabs until the twelith round, where he went wrong again, bui managed 1o escape a knockout blow that seemed inevitable. He went to his corner groggy, but dogged. The thirteenth round witnessed a mad- dened rush on the part of Walcott and a rally that was exhilarating by Green. The San Franciscan threw aside his defensive tactics and slogged his visitor. He stag- gered Walcott with a left smash on the jaw, and thereby raised the hopes of his disheartened friends to a high piteh. But the effort told uron him severely. He fought shy in the fourteenth round, bat in the fifteentn Walcott treated him to a eruelling that was merciless and blood-letting. From that on the end was again plainiy in view. Green was desper- ate, wild, but game as a pebble. Walcott opened the last round with a rush and a swing on the head which once more put Green on Queer street. A ciinch, and a left and rignt on both sides of the chin. Green ducked and ran, but was pinned against the ropes and gol a nasty blow in the pit of the stomach which doubled him up and caused him to drop his arms helplessiy. | Walcott had but one thing todo. He swung his right, landed under the ear, «nd as Green was falling wnipped his left across and sent the pride of tae Olympic Club througn the ropes a senseless and beaten man. The story of the fight is that the Cali- fornian was never given a moment’s rest from start to finish, and what gave the contest an even more one-sided appear- ance, he could not land a damaging biow upon the squatty man from Boston. But, at all events, here is the story in detsil: FIRsT ROUND—Green was first to lead with his lei, whieh landed lightly on Walcow's | chin. Walcott swung his left, fell short, | aashed in again, chopped Green with his ieft on the mouth and piaced his r ghton Green’s body. Green clincned aud the referee sep- arated them. Walcott immedistely resumed | hostilities, swinging his left and mnght at Green’s neck, ‘ihe blows fell shortand the men clinched again. Immediately on the breakaway Walcott landed a hard left on Green’s body and Green swung his right, | which stopped on Walcott’s neck. Walcott | smiled and dashed in again, forcing Green to | the ropes, where they nad a hot rally. Green gotaway to the center of the ring with W cott right after him. Another exchange of blows, Walcott having the best of 1. Walcott lorced Green again o the ropes to Green’s | corner and chopped him with the left thr. times on the nose. Green tried to get away, but was stopped with a left swing on the stomach. He then clinched to avoid further punishment. After the referee separated ihe men Walcott dashed in at Green, swing- ing right and left av the head. Green siopned the blows aud ripped in a hard right on Wal- cot’s stomack ax the gong sounded. SECOND ROUND—Green was the first to lead with his eft,whichlanded lightly on Walco.t's forehead. He tried anotherleftlead, which wus neatly stopped by Walcott. The colored fighter moved close up to his man and jabbed Green three limes in the mouth and then planted his right in Green’s ribs. Green ciinched. After the breakaway Walcott landed a hard | left and a right on the body and fel. short | with a left swing at the jaw. Greens-emed | puzzied, but feinted with the left and tnen | landed a good stiff rightin Walcott’s stomach. T is blow seemed to anger Walcott, who flung eft and right at Gireen, but the latier avoided | tnem by bicking away to the ropes. d up quickly and chopped Green re- | ith the left in the mouth, and as ached Walcott planted his right in | ’s stomach. Walcott was having all the | best of the fight up (o this juncture. THIRD ROUND—Green opened this round with | a left swing at the body and Walcott swung | | | | his right at Green’s neck, but Georse ducked it cleverly. The litile black Hercules moved up close to his game and showered aa avalanche of biows at Green’s face and body. The white man cincbed, and as they broke away Green smasned Walcott in the stomach | witli his right and missed a left at Waic ¢ chin. The colored fighter swung & wicked right at Green’s stomach, but Green got away | from it by jumping backward. Again Walcott | forced Green to the ropes, where they engagea | ina hotrally, both landing short-arm punciies. In the breakaway Grean sent in & hot right over WalcotUs beart. Green ducked beauti- | fully a right swing at his neck, and then fiddied away from nis opponent until he got to the center of the ring. Walcoti landed a | lefl. and then Green planted his right on | 1 t's neck. The colored man dashed at him like & bull and Green was forced back to the ropes, where the men clinched again. Green laided a left on the nose and a right uppercut on Walcott’s chin as the gong sounded. FourTit ROUND—Green missed a left at Wal- cott’s stomnch, aad the colored man feinted with his left and then sent out his right, which was stopped by Green. Waicott, com- menced jabbing again, and, after backing Green to the ropes, he swung & hard right at Greew's jaw, which Green ducked. Green stopped Two swift lefts which were aimed at his jaw, and then Walcowt put his right in Green's stomach, and a ciinch followed. Green clinched irequently to avoid Walcott's punches. In & rally which tollowed Green Janded o short right over the heartand s left on the jaw. Walcott smiled and sent & vicious right at Green’s chin, which fell short. Green played for Walcot's body, but seemingly was unable to land any of his famous punches. Walcott was forcing the fight and Green seemed to be tiring. F1rTi RoUND—The moment Walcott reached the center of the ring he commenced fighting, forcing Green back to his corner, where he chopped the Californian several times with his leit. Green drove him back with two good right-hand punches in the stomach, but Walcott was not to be denied the territory. He dashed at Greer again_and landed a hard leit on Green's right eye. Green landed a light left on Lody and light left on nose, then clinched to avoid a right which Walcott had settled for him. Green landed a light lefc on the ribs and caught a hot right on the neck. Tnis was | followed by a sharp rally, which Green was glad to get awny from. The colored man proved himself to be clever and a very wicked puncher. en’s lips were puffed as he went 10 his cor: SIXTH HOUND. the momen: Walcott dashed at his quarry gong sounded and rushed Green to the rop. Green clinched and held on until the reieree paried the men. Again Walcott rushed and ianded a hot left on Green’s mouth. Green retaliated, planting nis left on Wa'cott's nose and his right on Walcotl’s body. The colored man smiled, and, moving close up to Green, chopped the San Franciscan four hard leits'in ihe mouth, and as Green attempted (o slide awey he caught a vicious left swing in the stomach. In arally that followed Green clinched, aud as they were aboul to break away Walcott sent his right across. The blow caught G:es on the point of the jaw, flooring him. Green remained down on his knees cight <ec- onds. Eddie Greaney rushed trom his corner outside he ropes to where Green was shouting | at him {0 get up. George regainea his pins i1 | tiwe to save his distance. Walcoti, flushed with thoughts of viciory, dashed at Nis game and missed a w.cked right at Gre i which went over Green's neck. ter clincned and heid on ored opponent for dear life. him off and as he went at him again_ Green dropped to his knee, where he remained six or seven seconds. When he got up again he clincied immediately, and as Walcott pitched him away from him Green would drop to the floor to avoid & knockout blow. Young Cor- bott continued these tsctics until the gong sounded. The excitemeut was intense during the minute that followed for the fighiers to Test. SEVENTH ROUND—Walcott dashed at his op- ponent as the gong sounded ana Green aucked and clinched. The referee had no easy time in separating the men. Green had not recov- ered suficiently to stand Walcott off, and by ruuning and clinching he avoided several biows, any one of which would heve put him him 1o sleep had they landed on the right spot. Walcott was disgusted at the way Green clinched, and as the round was drawing to a close he showed Lis set of ivories repeatedly in a grin of der sion. ElonTi RoUND—Walcott tried hard to land a knockout viow on Green, but George fought on the defensive, and by guarding, ducking and running he saved lumself from any serious resuifs. NINTH RouND—Green employed the same tactics. TENTH ROUND—Green was knocked down aguin by a right on the jaw, and when he re- gained nis pins he fell again from a higat left in theibs. Altogether Green dropped 1o the floor four times in this round and saved him- self from & complete kuockout by evading the neero’s terrific rushes. ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH RounDs—Green em- ployed the same taciics, THIRTEENTH RouND—Green seemed to recu- perate and landed seven or eightstiff body- punches on Walcott, to the great delight of the galiery gods, who cheered lustily for their neariy shattered idol. Walcott retired to his corner all smiles. Green’s blows didn’t seem 10 a; y him in the least. Irom tnis until the eighteenth round he bad the fight well in_hand, and it wes only a question as to whether Green could stay the iwen. y rounds. EIGHTEENTH ROUND —Green, seeing his only chance of victory was to knock Walcott oui, tried several uppercuts and short-arm punches at Walcott’s jaw, but failed to iand any of them. Walcott rushed Green to the ropes, nesr his own corner, and caught him a left hook under the ear, which stunoed Green. Walcott then swung his left and planied & terrific blow in Green's ribs. Then be whipped his right across on ‘he jaw and catching Greein on his Green swung s left again chin, knocking nim throuzh the ropes. Iny doubled up on the outside of the alcott’s corner. He remained in a cowma for fully a half minute. Thus ended the great welter-weight cham- pionship fight between the white and black | champions of their ciass. NEW TO-DAY-DRY GOODS 551 % 05 5 5 2OOOOOOSO CLOSING SILK SALE BEGINS TO-DAY! . A positive ‘‘Closing-out Business’ Sale will be inaugurated in our Silk Department to-day. display of other goods and have that will create a mild scramble for them. We want the room they occupy for the put prices upon the different lines We couid positively get more at auction than we ask, but we want to make a bechive of the store. AT 15 CENTS— oo ol o o 50¢ yard. AT 15 CENTS— and colorings, worth s0c yard. 1 AT 25 CENTS— o Surahs—most every color among AT 25 CENTS— o o AT 39 CENTS— Everything we have lett in Br for street and evening wear. % AT 50 CENTS— @;: Everything we have left in the & Fancy Novelty Silks, in Taffeta, trom $1 to $1 50 a yard. & AT 75 CENTS— the loveliest patterns in Persian, and the very highest grades of T AT 25 CENTS— ns, fetas and Fancy Effects in every sold up to 75¢ a yard. OUR GREAT 25¢ DRESS GOING All-silk, dark ground, Printed Foulard Silks, 24 inches wide, worth Everything we have left in Fancy Summer Silks, in fancy designs Everything we have left in our soc and 75¢ qualities of All-silk Everything we have left in our 50¢, 75¢ and $1 grades of French Satins ; a large collection of shades. Grains and Satins, that sold at 75¢ and $1 a yard. Crystals, Bengalines, Ottomans, Faille Francaise, Satin Duchesse, Satin Rhagames, Fancy French and Japanese Crepes, and all our Everything we have left in High- t evening costumes, that sold irom $1 50 to $2 50 yard. They include Dresden and Oriental woven effec Guros de Londres Siiks in the most charming coloss llection of All-silk, Neck, Sash and Fancy Trimming Rib- No. 40 to 8o in width. T i angeable Taffetas, Plain Gros Grains and Taf- them. ocaded and Fancy Taffetas, Gros Beautiful things 1 grade of 24-inch All-silk Surahs, Gros-grain and Satin grounds, worth grade Fancy Silks for waists and ) ancy Taffetas, Peau de Soies and and combinations. Among them are stripes, conceivable shade and style, that GOODS SALE IS STILL 0N! & Wrapper Sale Next. sunburger(o MR ores o SHe Mewxe » AYLOR AXD GOLD ny Ly MARKET ST, €OR. T WRETE GREEN 15(8 Irish Nationalists Meet to! Organize an Emanci- pation Movement. K, BR. B, Hall Crowded With an Enthusiastic Audience Last Lvening. | | There was a meeting of the 1898 com- | mittee of the Irish National Allance st K. R. B. Hall last night. The attendance | was large and the enthusiasm of the dele- | gates very great. The work of the com-| mittee was largely of a routine character, though they began the work of organiz- ing for the freedom movement with a great deal of energy. The executive com- | mittee, which formerly consisted of fifteen members, Wes increase | {0 twenty-seven, that tne labors of ail might be decreased. Jommunications were sent 0'Leary, the president of the Irish execu- | tive cul:nmme- i Dablin; J. B. Kelly, secretary of the centennial committee of ! New York, and Wiiliam Lyman, presi- | dent of the National Centennial Associa- | tion, for the purpose of gaining informa- | tion concerning the present standing of the alliance, as weil as the usual mode of forming committees ior the purpose of | carrying on the general business and | arranging for occasional celebrations. | The communicetions were discussed at some length as to whether or not the local committee should act independently of all Bastern or foreign associations. The following were appointed members of the executive committee: R. C. O’'Con- nor (chairman), D. C. Deasy (secretary), T. P. Crowley, R. Corbett, P.J. McCor- mick, Thomas R. Bannerman, P. Broder- ick, William Mulvin, P. H. Flynn, M. Casey, M.J. O’Riley, P. Lyons, Judge Cooley, J. Sheehy, Dr. O’Toole, J. C. Nee- lan, P. R. Keily, General R. F. Walsh, W, F. Siafford, Joun Devene: J. Hart, D. Clinton, D. 8. McCarthy, M. H. McCaf- ferty, J. J. Caniffe and H. J. Meaxher. Preparations are under way lor a grand meeting commemorating the death of the martyr William Orr, the Irish pat- riot, who was hang d by the English. These exercises wiil be at Metropolitan Temple on October 14, at which time speeches will be made by prominent local speakers. Itisexpected that this wiil be one of the most successful of all the patri- otic Irish meetings ever held in this City or State. Sub criptions will be opened by the ex- ecutive committae at once for fufids to further the movement for the freedom of Ireland. There will be meetings the fourth Fri- day of every month at Knights of the Re¢ Branch Hall. Youung Kodgers Wanted to Go. Jemes F. Rodgers, the counterfeiter, made a desperate atiempt to escape from Deputy United States Marshal Monckton yesterday while being takcu to court in the Appraisers’ building. The deputy and his prisoner had just reached the elevator on the ground floor, and as the depuly was pusbing the button to call the elevalor woman Rodgers struck him a light blow on the neck and darted aown the corridor toward the Jackson-street entrance. Monckton was sfter him like a flash ana as the deputy wore rubber heels he was enabled to spring along the tilea floor like a thorough- bred sprinter. He gained rapidiy on the flee- to John | ing man and soon was able to kick Rodgers 0 the neel ana lay him low. Rodgers then vent into court and pieaded guilty to cquuts charging him with meanufactur counterfeit mone havinc it in his p to appear for senten, NEW TO-DA OPENING —OF THE— GOLDEN GATE Gloak and Suit HOUSE. S'LVERMAY BROS., Propristors 1230-1232 Market St., Saturday, Ang. 28. The premises have been entirely re- modelea, making them the most elegant, modern closkrooms of the Pacific Coast. 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