The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 2, 1897, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1897. POSED AS A REAL KNIGHT Dr. H. Westwood Cooper Arrested by the Police. He Dazzled People by Telling Them He Was Heir to Vast Estates, Incriminating Papers Found in His Possession Which Require Explanation. Dr. Harry Westwood Cooper 1s confined in the “‘tanks” at the City Prison pending an invest'gation by the police of certain acts on his part that, to say the least, look suspicious. Cooper arrived in this City irom Chicago ’“'Ol'k upon-was a contract bearing date | July 29, entered into between Sir Harrv | { Westwood ana Mary E. Murphy of 529 | Dearborn avenue, Chicazo, whereby she advanced $986 to Sir Harry on the security of a promissory note for $1300, and agreed to return the note on repayment of the | amount, with interest. The Cnief wire! the Pinkerton Agency | at Ch.cago Tuesday night about Cooper’s | arrest and the Murphy contract, and ask: | ing if Cooper was wanted by the Bankers Association. He received a reply yester- day that Cooper was rot wanted by the Bankers’ Association, but he was wanted ng a forged check for $700 upon | irphy and he would hear tfrom the Jicago police on the subdject. d to hold Cooper,” said the flcan, but I am not yet 1n a { position to say what the result may be. 1 He gave the proprietor of the Langham a draft lor collection on the Merchants’ Loan and Trust Counpany, Chicago, for §80,000, and he sent it on throu:h the Crocker-Woolworth Baunk. He also tried to pia=s a circular draft note for £140 oa of New South Wales with 1ne Bank, but tiey refused | to do with it. | **He had one genuine letter of credit, | the one got from the Merchants’ Loan | 1d Trust Compny oi Caizago, for $370 1d he drew tie L amount on_ilL on ust 18, leaving $10 undrawn. Tt was | etter of credit he sent to the H. 8. Crocker Company. The date of the letter | of credit was August 2, 1897, good till October 2. 1897, but in both cases the ‘T’ bad been erased and ‘6’ substituted. Wiy he shou'd alter the date from 1897 to 1896 is a puzzle to me, and the same thing h en done on the back of the docu- ment where the vear ‘I8 is used in the | dates of the amounts wit:.drawn. | “I want totind out just what his object DR. HENRY WESTWOOD COOPER. 84 about four weeks ago with his young wife and engaged apartments ;at the Hotel Langham. He dazzled people around the te!ling them that he was a the late Sir Astley 'Cooper, to Queen Victoria, ana repre- sented that upon Sir Astley’s death six months ago he succeeded to his estates in Australia, valued at about §600,000. As a matter of fact, Sir Astley died. several years ago. About two weeks ago he ordered from the H. 8. Crocker Company a check- punch, and a few days later sent them a circular letter of credit issued by the Mer- chants’ Loan and Trust Company of Chi- cago, Ili., to Dr. Harry Cooper for $370, and asked them to send him a proof copy of the form of letter of credit. At the same time he sent a blank form of a guaranteed draft note of the Bank of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, and re- quested a proof with **Chicago’” on the stub chanzed to *'San Francisco.” He wanted 1000 copies of each and explained that he was to open a banking establish- ment at the Kioniike. The Crocker Company became sus- picious, although he had ordered a supply | of letter paper and envelopes with the Cooper crest and coat of arms and the motto *“Nil Magnum Nisi Bonum’ on them, and they refased to execute the order to print the blank forms, compeiled Cooper to return the check punch and notified Chief Lees. Detective Seymour was detailed on the case, and on learning Tuesday from Jjohn P. Gallagher, proprietor of the Langnham, | that there was a possibility of Cooper eloping with one of the waitresses it was decided to place him under arrest. His room was rearched and an immense quantity of documents purporting to be o1 a legal character, 1000 blank forms of uaranteed draft notes of the Bank of New South Wales, some of them filled up and signed “Samuel Bowman, manager,” in different hanawriting, a similar num- ber of blank draft forms, letters, blank marriage certificates, blank probate forms in tne Canadian and Australian coarts and other papers, were found. Some of the American legal documents have the English crown stamp and private letters were written on legal documents bearing Government seals. There was a will ur ed by which Cooper bequeathed roest Carletti of Ashviile, N. 8. ; to the Victoria Masonic Lodge ingion, New Zealand, $10,000, for the assistance of indigent Masons, and the residue of his vast estate to his beloved wife, Ida Maud Cooper. There was aiso an application for divorce from his wife. A large number of the papers referred to | 2n alleged claim on the estate of Sr Ast- v Cooper for £18,000, and a letter from ammon & McLaugnlin, attorneys, San Francisco,”” to Miss Minnie Rose McCar- 4 Wabash avenue, Cnicago, in- ? uer that Queen Victoria wasabout » confer a baronetcy upon Sir Henry Westwood and that his lordship would shortly come into possession of his es- tates. Cooper, according to the papers in his possession, was koewn in Chicago as Dr. Harry Westwood and Sir Harry Wes wood, and there was an unfinished ante- nuptial contract between him and Miss McCarthy, wherein she was to be made sure of et future by a dowry of $20,000, Several of ine letters were written to **H. Coater-Maclonald, Cambria, Atbert road, Southamuvton, W.,”" and Chief Lees thinks that is his true name. But afier- ward there wasa receipt from a London jeweler for a ladies’ gcld chain, bearing the name of “W. C. Joles,” discovered and the Chiel thought that might be hij name, The paper that gave the Chief a clew to | was in getting the perforating machine | and ordering the blank forms of guaran- | | teed notes and drafis.’”’ | Cocper, when spoken to yesterday, was | | at first inclined to stand on his dignity, |-but he changed his mind and consented io | taik. *‘1 was born,” he said, “in Dublin, Ire- land, but was educated in England. Iam | distantly related to both the late Sir Astley Cooper and his brother, Sir Matthew Cooper, of Australia, and perhaps 1 was ioolish in saying that a nearer relative. I have a claim against the estate of Sir Muatthew Cooper, i 6 educated in Oxford, but did not graduste at that university. In 1890 I received my diploma from the Royal | College of Pnysicians and Surgeons, and shor ly afterward went out to Australia, Iremained there till 1893, and came to this country, going to Baltimore, where 1 received my diploma as M. D. | I returned to England and in 1895 my diploma from the Royal College wa- can- | celed for unprofessional conduct. I re. turned to Au-tralia and practicea there under my Baltimore diploma for some time. Then I returned to this country and went to Canada, where I practiced with another physician in Stantcn, On- tario. “‘In February this year I married Ida Maud Champaign, the daughter of a | farmer in SLelburne, Ontario, and shortly | aiterward went to New York. Then 1 "went to Chicago, and came here about | four weeks ago with the intention of practicing medicine, “Icon’t know why I am arrested, as I | bave been guilty of no wrongdoing in the | East or here, and I defy the police to prove | it. I nave instructed my lawyer to apply for a writ of habeas corpus tc-morrow | morning if I am uot released, | “Idid not know a Miss Mary E. Murphy in Chicavo, and therefore could not have | passed a foreed draft upon her. Neither | do I know a Miss Minnie R. McCarthy. 1 | was never known under any otber name than Harry Westwood Cooper, which is | my true name.”’ When pressed as to why he ordered the perforating machine and the blank forms of letters of credit ne said that was his private business and refused to give any | other explanation. He was equally reti- cent when pressed to explain the reason | why other documents were found in his | possession. | “1gave Mr. Geallagher,” he said, ‘‘the | deeds for some property 1 own in New Jersey as security for what Iowe him, and | he ought to be saiisfied. It is not true | that I gave him adraft for §86.000.” Then | after s moment’s reflection he saig, “*At | | | least it is not true that 1t has been given to any bank for collection.” | ie denied with vehemence that he in- tended to desert his wife for the waitress, and in refutation of the charge said that the waitress had accompanied his wife to the City Prison each time that she called uyon him yesterday. Cooper 15 a gentlemaniy looking man, about29 years of age. He seems a man of the world, and as such takes his arrest coolly. < ADVANCES made on furniture and pianos, with or without removal. Noonan, 1017-1073 Mission. e .———— Journal of Commerce Litigation. Henry Lacy has instituted an action at law to foreclose a chattel mortgage on the prop- erty of the Journal of Commerce and James O'Leary and to collezt $6190 20, with interest at1per centamonth compounded monthly irom the date of three notes of about ngull value, dated March 27.1895, July 13, 1896, and June 3, 1897. Mr. Lucy aiso seeks to sell stock of the Journal of Commerce Company held as collateral for $1291. J. J. Magiuis has been appointed receiver. | working | legal number of hour« per day on the ex- | cavat.or for the Postoflice site. DOLLAR LIMIT FOR ECONOMY Associated Improvement Clubs Indorse the Stand of “The Call.” Street Obstructions by Corpor- ations or Individuals Should Be Removed. San Francisco’s Assessment Should Not Be Any Higher Than It Is Already. WHEREAS, The present Mayor and Supervisors did pledge them- selves before their election to keep the taxes down within the dollar limit, and whereas it is their duty to carry out their pledges be it “Resolved, That in the perform- ance of such duty they should dis- regard the appeals of certain citi- zens of various sections who desire local improvements to be made at the expense of the entire commu- | nity without regard to such pledge | and the rate of taxation. This was the declaration of the Ai ciated Improvement Clubs of this City, as | unanimously expressed at their meeting last night, on the subject of the proposed Mission Park and Zoo. The park and zoo were not specially mentioned, but every property-owner who attended the meeting knew that that was what was meant when the resolution con- tain ng the foregoing paragraph was adopted. The sense of the meeting was expressed also that the blockade of stree's by corpo- rations and individuals shouid be stopped and the course of THE CALL in condemn- ing the blockade of Stockion street was commended by the speakers. Resolutions were also adopted protest- ing against the proposed raise of the City’s taxation by the State Board of Equaliza- tion. The arrest of Contractor Kelso for working his men more than eight hours per day on the postoffice site wasap- | proved. James Bowlan offered the following resolutions, and they were unanimously adopt d without debate: Resolved, That it be and is the sense of this orgauization that the secreiary be instructed to indite a communication to the State Board | of Equalization protesting againsta raise in the ty’s assessment, and that a copy of the same e torwarded to the Mayor, who will appear before said Board o Equalization in_con- junction with a special committee of the Board of Supervisors, other City officials and promivent business men and taxpayers to argue against such proposed ra se, and, if possible, to prevent its consummation. Resolved, That it be and is the sense of this organization that the secretary be instructed to communicate with the Mayor, soliciting him to place himself in communication with the proper authorities of the Federal Govern- ment and place betore them the status of the excavating of the postoffice site, and respect- fully and earnestly ask that they bave the law strictly enforced. The law referred to in the second reso- lution is the Federal statute prohibiting the employment of laborers on public buildings of the United States for more than eight hours in any calendar day. The reso!ution had direct reference to the arrest of Sub-contractor John Kelso for hiz employes more than the ‘The principal taik of the evening was on the following resolution, offered by Mr. Bowlan and adopted unanimously: WHEREAS, It is for the best interests of the community chat public officers faithfully carry out the pledges made by them before election; and whereas, the present Mayor and pervisor did pledge themselves before their election to keep the taxes down within the dollar limit; and whereas, it is their duty to carry out their pledges, be it Resolved, That in the performance of such duty they should disregard the appesls of cer- tain citizens of various sections who desire local improvements to be made at the expense of the entire community without regard to said pledge and the rate of taxa- ion. It well known that high rate of taxation is detrimental to the commercial and industcial interests of the community and thus tends to the deprecia- tion of the value of property. Citizens should remember that they cannot have costly im- provements without paying for them and that itis wrong on their part io urge any public official to break his pledge. And therefore the appropriations should be limited to such is a | necessary improvements as will keep the rate of taxation within the dollar limit. Dr. Saalfield said that if the Supervisors were honest and had the interest of the people at heart they would so manage af- fairs that there would be enough money in the treasury to pay for all the improve- ments asked by the citizens in every part of the City. Buat things had been so manipulated that the taxes were inordi- nately high, and the gas and water and street - railway companies and the big monied interests were assessed too low, and it was the poor real-estate owners who had to siand the burden of the most oner- ous taxation in proportion to their wealth. Mr. Bowlan said tirat the manner in which assessments were made in this City for the purposes of taxation was a farce and a premium on bribery and per- jury. No corporation in this City, he added, ever went to the Assessor’s office to make a sworn statement of its prop- erty, but the Assessor is allowed to moke an arbitrary assessment against which the corporations never protest, because it suits them too well. B. McKinne made a little speech in which he said that they could not have municipal improvements without paying for them, and while the people were cry- ing for economy in the public expendi- tures they were asking for things which the Supervisors could not grant without going beyond the dollar limir. He explained that the reason why San Francisco was always discriminated against by the State Board of Equaliza- tion was that the majority of that board was elected by ihe country outside of San Francisco. This City should send a large delegation to Sacramento next Saturday to appear before the board and see that this City got fair play. E. P. E. Troy intimated that the Super- vi were unduly influenced by the public utility corporations wonen they equalized the taxes. Mr. Bowlan called the attention of the meeting to the articles in YHE CALL con- demning ihe blockade of Scockion street by the Spring Valley Water Company. He was in favor of instituting a reform in the matter of sireets, and in the matter of the slipshod and dishonest manner in which gas and water corporations re- paired streets which they had torn up for the purpose of laying pipes therein. Mr. Bowian was appointed a committee of one to lay the matter befors the charter committee of one hundred. On motion of Mr. Troy it was decided to nvite Congressman Maguire to address the association on the single tax proposi tion at & time convenient 1o him. The meeting then adjourned. DEATH LOOSED THE REINS Henri Windel Meets a Shocking End While Out Driving, His Horse Shied, Overturned the Buggy and His Skull Was Crushed, His Daughter, Who Was With Him at the Time, Escaped With a Few Minor Injuries Henri Windel, an aged capitalist, who resided at 4 Burritt place, near Bush street, was instantly killed yesterday aft- ernoon about 4 o'clock by being thrown from his buggy while driving with his adopted daughter, Miss Constance Hohl of 1812 Bush street. The accident, which resulted fatally, occurred on the boulevard, near the Alms- house. Mr. Windel and his daughter were accustomed to taking a daily pleas- ure drive throughout *he City, and yes- terday hired » herse and buggy irom the Olympic stables for their usual drive. All went well until they were returning from their outing. When near the Almshouse, WHEAT AGAIN A Rise Yesterday in All the Markets f the World. Chicago Reaches 93 7-8 Cents and Dollar Wheat Ex- pected Soon. Local Prices Take a Big Jump—Im- mense Saving to Farmers by the Valley Road. Instead of wheat taking a tumble the bears have usurped its place and are roll- ingdown bill faster than the mercury in the region of the Klondike. Wheat has taken another boom, that is a certainty, and, moreover, the indications are ihat it is a question of & small time only until it reaches the dollar mark again. For the first hour or so there was not much 1n the way of buying, when all of a sudden prices shot upward with a bound and December wheat in no time was selling sirong at 94c. Steadily the bull contingent continued to buy and ex- citement soon waxed high. Like firemen working to save a whole community from HENRI WINDEL, Who Was Thrown From His Buggy and Killed Yesterday. on the boulevard or Almshouse road, Mr. Windel stopped at a wayside watering trough to allow his horse to drink. With- out warning the animal plunged and shied, presumably at an imaginary object. Although taken by surpriss, the aged driver retained a secure hold on the lines, in an endeavor to control the maddened snimal and prevent the buggy tipping over. His efforts were in vain, however. With a wild plunge and whirl the horses ‘cramped”’ the bugzy, overturned it, and an instant later the reins slipped from lifeless hands. The unfortunate capi- talist’s skull had teen crushed bv striking a tree stumo and his blood, which flowed from a severed artery, crimsoned the road- side. Miss Hohl fertunately escaped with a few slight bruises and a general shak- ing up. 3 Witnesses of the accident sent for Dr. Stafford of the Park Receiving Hospital. The heart-broken young woman’s hurts were dressed by the physician, and later, when the wagon arrived and carried away /the body, she followed itto the Morgue. Upon her arrival Mrs. Gertz of Perkeley, a sister of the deceased, was notified of the accident, and arrangements for the fune- ral will be made to-day. J Mr. Windel, who was born in Achin, Germany, in 1836, came to Californis when but 16 years of age. He had some money when he arrived, and by judicious invest- ment succeeded in accumulating a for- tune. For a period of years he was en- gaged in the furniture business in this Tity, but of late has been living on returns from his business ventures. Within the last few years he nas sold all real estate belonging to him, including his home at 4 Burritt street, which was purchased by Mrs. Morrison. Mr. Windel was a member of the Olym- pic Club, and with that exceotion be- longed to no lodge or organization. Mr. Windel aied as he had lived, a friend to those in need, and it is stated by Miss Hobl that the bulk of his fortune will be left to charity. KILLMAN WAS ABSENT. Nashville Grant, Who Stabbed Him, Was Discharged by the Court, Nashville Grant, a negro sailor on board the American bark Topgallant, was brought beiore United States District Judge de Huven yesterday for trial on a charge of an assault to commit murder. About a year ago Grant stabbed H. C. Killman, the master of the vessel, three times in the head with a dull knife of the kind used by sailors. : ‘The crime was committed on the high seas while the vessel was coming to this port from Seattle. It appeared from statements made by members of the crew that the captain had knocked down Grant with a Lelaying pin, inflicting serious injuries upon him. Avout a week later the captan struck | Grant a severe blow on the head with a round ruler. ‘This enraged the negro, and in a fit of frenzy he sprang upon the cap- tain and stabbed him. Grant was put in irons, and when the Topgallant arrived in this port he was handed over to the Federal authorities. After his indictment by the United States Grand Jury the trial of the case was post- poned four times to suit the convenience or the pleasure of Killman. Yesterday morning the captain failed to turn up, and by consent of the United States At- torney the case was aismissed and Grant was discharged. He had beenin jaila yeir. The fac-simile signature of 7 is ou every wrapper of CASTORIA. aestruction the bears toiled and perspired to keep prices down, but with poor suc- cess, for the December option closed firm | at 933¢c, advancing to 9315 later on the | curo, Some of the local wheat sharps who sold December wheat on the street Tues- day evening as low as $1 521 were caught badly and now lament in heartbroken tones their rash act, but those who had bougnt calls on Chicago wheat the day beiore made money. There was a big in- crease of speculation at the local Call | Board and the market had a boom in no time. At the morning session of the Pro- duce Exchange wheat opened strong on improved foreign demand. | It had been wired from New York, Balti- | more and New Orleans that exporters had | liveral buving orders from buyers in the United Kingdom and on the Continent. Coming as this news did simultaneously with that of the failure of the thrashing returns of the Northwest, wheat became so much gold in hand. Shorts were good buyers, and December opened at §1 54 and | closed 'at $1 54}, with a strong under- | tone. May was quoted at $1 54. At the afternoon session shorts who had sold at the morning sessions bought | back their contracts wherever they could. | D2cember opened at $1 573 sold high at | $1 577 and closed at $1 57%. May clased at $1 073 The in‘ alculable benefit the Valley road | has done for the farmers of the San Joa- quin Valley is just beginning to make it- seif felt. In fact, the risein the price of | wheat has made it pay back to the iarmers |in ashort time all that it has cost them, and yet in a way that would not be likely to be noticed except by those who are in the habit of taking a litile philosophy with their daily bread. The farmer ap- preciates the fac: thut the road is a god- send only when he speculates that now he has thousands of doliars in his pocketand that there 15 a general air of wholesome- ness in the financial atmosphere that it did not use to wear. Figures furnished by Secretary Carey | Friedlander of the San Francisco Produce Exchange show that the total quantity of wheat affected by the competition of the Valley road and the Southern Pacific for the counties of Kinus, Madera, Stanisiaus, Fresno, Tulare and Merced 1s 265,000 tons. This total of 265,000 figures on the total | export of the valley, or 350,000 tons in all. The average reduction made by the younger competitor being 35 cenis, Mr. Carey has figured out that the saving on Tulare County’s 70.000 tons of wheat at 35 cents a ton is $24,500; on Kings County’s 25,000 tons at 35 cents, $8750; on Fresno’s 50,000 at 35 cents, $17,500; on Madera’s 20,000 at 30 cents, $6000; on Merced’s 30,000 at 30 cents, $9000, and on Stanisiaus’ 50,000 at 40 cents, $20,000. This rough estimate shows that the saving on 265000 tons is $85,750, or from 8 to 30 per cent over last year’s rates, or an average ol 32.4 cents per ton. 'RAW TVORK 0F SOARS SKYWARD T8 S0L1D NINE Favorite Teachers Trans-} ferred to the Detriment of Others. School Director Head Makes | a Protest Without Avail, Superintendent Webster Submits a Plan for Curtailing the Course of Study. Some more of the raw work of the solid nine in the Board of Education came to light at last night’s meeting when the re- port of the Committee on Elementary Education was taken up. A large number of transfers were recom- mended by the committee, and Director Head made a protest against the report on the ground that the teachers transferred had not all given their consent, as had been stated. He asserted thatin one case a transier had been made because a favor- ite of one oi the Directors had asked to be assigned to a certain school so thatshe could get home at noon each day in order to get a hot lunch. The Director asserted that the transfer under such circumstances could not be considered as in the best interests of the aepartment, and protested against trans- fers of that kind. The majority voted in favor of the trans- fers that were as follows: That Miss Bartlett be transferred fro: Douglas Primars to the Madison Prima Miss Frenk be transierred from the the Emerson School; that Miss Mary E. erty be transferred from the substitute list to the Douglas Primary; that a new receiving class be opened in the Stanford School; that Miss Little be transferred from the Henry Durant School to the charge of the receiving classin the Stanford School ; that a third graae class be transferred from the Stantora School to the Franklin Grammar School; that Miss Scholl be transferied irom the Stanford School to the Franklin School; that Miss E. 8. Loud be transierred from the Longfellow to the tienry Durant School; that Miss Mary Baillie be transferred from the substitute class to the Longtellow School. The report also recommended that the following be placed on the Eiementary Institute list: Evelyn R. Manning, Jennie F. Erkson, Mary Geary, AgnesC. Dowling, Josepaine Parks, Addie McDonnell, May Dwyer and Florence Davis. The persons named were elected, with the exception of Miss Florence Duvis, who was vouched for by Director D:rham. Superintendent Webster presented the following resolution, which was adoptea: Resolved, That nine years be occupied for the completion of the course of study in the | primary and grammar grades; that the work | of the grades be so modified as to preciude the | necessiiy of a four years’ course in the high | schools, it being understood that the schedulead | work as prescribed in the new course of siudy for the primary and grammar scnools be modi- | fied as soon &s possible. The Committee on Buildings and| Grounds submitted the following report thai failed of passage because of the lack of one voie: i That six rooms be added to the Hamilton Grammar School building; that the Dudley Stone Primary School building be raised another story and four classrooms added; that two rooms be added to the BurnettSchool building an adjoining lot having been se- | cured for the purpose; that the Sheridan School building be raised suother story and | three classrooms added. Director Head made a successful fight against the report on the ground that the appropriation for the coming fiscal year bas uot been made and that it would not be safe to count at present on sufficient money to make the improvements. A recommendation of the Committee on Qualifications that Miss M. M. Carew and Miss Julia Coffey, probationary teachers, be elected regulars in the department was adopted. The rules were suspended and Miss Car- rie M. Mills and Miss Nellie E. Purinton, probationary teachers, were elected regu- lar teachers in the department. During the meeting the injunction papers prohibiting the board from paying | any money to the Peck-Williams Heating and Ventilating Company were served on | the board. { The Peck-Williams Company performed work on the Mission High School build- | the ing, and the injunction is the result of a | suit brought by Walter Morgan to test the right of the board to let the contract in the manner that it did. The schools were ordered clcsed on Monday and Thursday next because legal holidaysfail on those days. A petition from the residents of the Richmond district west of Nineteenth ave- nue asking the erection of a school build- | ing on Twenty-fourth avenue was referred to the Buildings and Grounds Committee. The following recommendations of the Committee on Evening Schoois ware adopted : i That the male adult classes now in the Wash- ington Evering School be transferred to the Le Conte School, under the charge of the prin- cipal of the Washing:on Evening School; that Miss Mary Meaa be eiected principal of the John Swett Evening School; that Miss Lizzie B. Harrizan be elected principal of the Rincon Evening School; that Miss Murgaret Mcbonald of the evening substitute ciass be assigned to the Washington Evening School; that the fol lowing named be elected spccial teacher: Miss E. Bodkin, stenography; Miss K. M Guire, bookkeeping; Miss J. Kernan, typ writing: Miss Ray Cohen, stenography; Mi: A. Byriie, bookkeeping and stenography; Miss Olsen, typewriting; W. Langdon, bookkeep- | ing; Miss Liliian Mahan, Spanish; Miss A. | Dowling, Spanish. | The following were recommended and elected to the evening substitute list with- out pnv: Miss Gertie Fitzgerald, Miss E. Campbell, Miss Laura Simon, Miss Agnes Stummell, Mis« Elia B. Taylor, Miss Mabel Bradley and Miss Sabin. Suits for Divorce. Suits for divorce have peen filed in the office of the County Clerk as follows: Ida M. Mackin against John M. Mackin, for extreme cruelty; Annie Tebbets against J. E. Tebbets, for cruelty; C. Humphreys against Annie P. Humphreys, for intemperance; Annie Hall against Lafayette Hall, for failure to provide. Extracted FILLED - - {/. CROWNED s Bridgework WITHOUT' PAIN. i NEW TO-DAY. By leaving your order for Tecth i the mOrning you can get them the same day. No charge jor Extraciing Teeth when plates are ordered. ‘Work done as well at night as by daylight by the modern electrical devices used here. VAN VROOM ELECTRO-DENTAL PARLORS, 997 MARKET STREET. CORNER SIXTH. Eight Skilled Overators. Lady-Attendants. German and French spoken. o’clockSundays, 9 1ill 12 All Surgical Work done by G. W. 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