The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 21, 1897, Page 8

8 CAINTNG VOTES THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1S97. HANAGEMENT OF FOR THE ROAD SOLDIERS' HOMES Meetings Held in the In- terest of the Folsom Boulevard. Veterans Do Not Want Present Conditions Altered. Wheelmen’s Committee Finds | Oppose Being Placed Under None Who Oppose the | Prcjzct. . War Department Officers. Indications That It Will Carry by a | Wish to Be Govarned by Men Who Large M=Jority at the Polls. to THE CALL. Special Dispate SACRAMENTO, Nov. 20.—A meeting heid Hangtown crossingz to-night means much to the State of Caiifornia. From this obably grow cne of the great- ents in bighway construction has ever known. It wasihe rst meeting of a campaign which will in at u- the American River Grange at | enaced at Fougat With Them In the S x les. special Disvatch to THE CALL. LOS ANGEL 2L.—If a law i3 the next session of Congress which abolishes t1ie brard of munazers for the National Homes for Disabl dVolunteer Soldiers, i. will not be done uron tha2 ad- v.ce or at the suggestion of Gener.l An. drew J. Smith, governor of the Pac:fic Branch, whica is located near Santa all probability result in Sacramento Coun- ! Monica. SHELDON B & FRANKLIN ] < CONN = 7 | / | ( / " 049y, Counry Map Showing the Proposed Roote of the Folsom Bouleva-d. ty constructing the first twenty miles ol modern highway e tuilt in the State. From now on an act campaign will be in progress uniil Dccember 4, whea the | decision is to be made. Should the people of Sacramento reject s proposition of the State to build the Folsom boulevard it wiil not be due to the fact that the project was not svfficiently discussed. A muore thurouzh and com- plete plan of action could not be mapped out than that which the Commissioners and State Board of Highways have pro- pesed. In addition to the meeting to- night there will be others throughout the | coun:y at the following places and dates: ugh House, November Oak Park, November 24; Franklin, November 25; | Courtland, Walnut Grove, November ton, November 29; November 30; Elk Grove, December rin, December and Sacramento the night before election. These meet- ings are to be addressed by the members of the State Board of Highways and the County Commissioners. Manson, State Commi returned oner, rom a trip to Europe, nce made a speciai study of European road building. made a coilection of scme magnificent views, and during the tour of the Com- missioners these views will be presented by means of a stereopiicon In addition to the speeches of these gentlemen, there will be other meetings at Folsom, Fair Oaks and Perkins, which will be addressed by Hon. Gillis Dot Frank D. Ryan and County Survevor Boyd. It looks very much as though the | people were being aroused to the necessity | of conduciing the campaign against silu- | rianism to a successful termination. The Boara ot Direciors of the Sa',‘ra-l mento Chamber of Commerce has passed the following resolutions: { W HEREAS, The proposition of constructing a model highway between this city and Folsom | 35 of great importance 10 this county and will strengthen the movement throughout the Siate; and whereas, the State offers material aid 1o consiruct said model highway, and pr poses 10 care for it alter {18 constructio: therefo be it Kesolvcd, That the Sscromento Chamber of Commerce cheerfully indorses the proposition | = and urees the citizsns of both the city and county to give the same subsiantial support ana nid. The committee representing the wheel- | men of Sacramento, consisting of Frank | Miller (cheirman), C. E. Canfi-ld (secre- tary), D. A. Lindley, J. H. Dolan and L. H. Breuner, report anlendid progress in the canvass of the 100 wneelmen sent cut | to ascertnin the sentiment prevailing. | Tue first report that came in showed that | out of thirty-nine interviews tuere were | but two against the proposition to issue bonds. The next report followed with thirty more who had been asked how they stood on the bond question, and nota single one of them expressed opposition. From the interviews it se>ms probable that an overwhelming.vote from the city wil! favor the proposition 10 accept the | geuerous offer of the State. | The accompanying map shows the line of the Fo som highway and the proposed extension 1o the city of Stockton. From Stockten the road will in all probability beextended through the Livermore Valiey | to Niles, there branching cff 10 Oakland and Ban Jes». From the north counections will be ! made with Placerville, and then extend | along the mother lode through Plymouth, Drytown, Sutter Creek and Jackson, in Amudor County, until it finally reaches the big trees in Calaveras. To the east it will penetrate the great fruit belt of Placer County and continue on unul Marysville 1s reached, then through to the wheat fields of Colus:. —_————— ADVANCES made on furniture and pianos, with | by ex-vol | wn | dis; | spector-general of the regular army. or without Temoval. Noonan, 1017+1073 Mission The plan is to abolish the board of man- agers, which now has the exc.usive direc- tion and control of the seven homes lo- cated ihroughout the Unitea Siares, and to turn the management over to the War Department, creating a new turesu, t.e| tiead of which would be appointed by the Pre ident, but would be directly subordi- nate to the Secretary of War. Gov rnor Smitn has been conmected with the management of the National Solaiers’ Homes since 1872. His experi- ence has been e long one, and in discuss- ing this proposed change he wished it understood that he gave his honest opin- ion based upon a quarter of a century of aclive connection with institutions given over to the care of disabled veterans. is what GovernorSmith told a representa- tive of THE CALL to-day: As it now stands disabied veterans are managad snd officered nteer ofticers of the War of the Re- bellion. They are the comrades of the men wiom they are 10 protect and care for. 1f the proposed chunge is mude, then the manage- ment of the homes, passes to the War Depart- ment—to the regular army officers—io men did not serve with the inmatss of the homes, who have common with : not under- stand them, for the reasou that ihey were raised and reared in an entrely differeut at- mosphere and under chang:d conditions. A regular army cflicer k. ows that ail 10 d0 is 10 issue an orter. Tacit obed: that order is expected asa matter of Butin direc'1ng a soldiers’ home you caunot i-sue general orders 1o appiy to every mem- ber in the home. Tne homes s now officered by disabled ex-volunteersot the war of the 1ebeliion are under the d.rection of men who know the inmates end how to handle them. We know that & general order would :&il of 11§ se. We must handle each case specii- ¥ ihe extreme sge and the mental condition of most of the comredes in the homes makes many of them ict like children. You tell them that tney shall not do a thing and it causes the thought to arise in their minds to y, When, i you bad not civen them an order, they perhaps never wouid have had any icea of doiug that which was forbidden. No, 1 o not think it would be advisable to introduce the sirictdiscipline of the regular army inio the management of the homes. Kindness and leniency should be the rule in conducting the homes, and when harsh dis- cipline is introduced in its place my opinion is that a mistake would be mad:. When we impose punishment we do not do %0 tosubject the one man 10 hardship, but simply that his comrades may profit ty the lesson. The rules that govern soldiers’ homes throughout the country are the same as those which govern a hcu-ehoid. If & man desires to be abseat from tue home he informs the captain, and he is g.ven a iurlough for the length oi time he desires 10 be away, Ifa member of s weil-reguiated household were going away he would do the same thing. | Men are not al.owed to bring Whicky in bottles into the home, but they are allowed (0 drink with their comrades 8s much as they please as long as they are orderly and not « ffensive. We do mot look upon drunkenness as a crime. We treatitas a aisease. Ifone of the comrades is addicted to it we look upon him as a fit subj:ci, not tor the guardhouse, but for the hospital. = We do not take it tuat he is vicious, but regard bis weakness as a form of dizense. ne never use the guardhouse for punish- | ment: Wuen one of the comrades gets cffen- sive and disiurbs his neignbors or becomes unruly and restless we sometimes put him in the guardhouse until he gets over his bad spell. Passes and furloughs we always give on request. Now my judgment is that the economical management of the homes &S at present con- ducted by the board of managers could not ba improved upos. The first Lome was estab. lished in 1866, and the cost of maintenance per capita for tie year ending June 30, 1867, was $273 65._The Cost per_eapita for the yeat ending June 30, 1897, was§111 60, 80 you will see that ihe co-t of maintenance of comrades in thirty years has been reauced over 150 per | cant and “they get more now than they did then. The per diem cost for maintaining inmates atthe Pacific branch is 15 97 cents for ra- tionsand 17 92 cents for clotues. In all the homes torouzhout the country we have 26 512 omrades, 2182 of whom are in the Pacific ranch. The total cost of maintalning these men_for the fiscal year 1896 was $2,749,- ow with this brief statistical information vou will see that the proposition of managing ine homes is po light task. The inmates of the homes are disabled volunteer soldiers. They came irom the people and they are of the people. Asitisnow they are under the direct control of the representatives of the veople, throuzh the Congress of the United States, which elects the board of menagers, At the time the organic act creating the homes passed Congress (here wus cousiaerab e debate 85 to whether or not the management of the places should go to the War Depart- ment. 'Fioally after jengthy discussion the plan of having a boari of managers elected | by Congress was devi-ed for the express pur- pose of keeping the directors of tue insiitu- tion out of politics, and, furthermore, in or- der that the reguiar army should not enter 1uto tiie management, Congress indicated its desire: and wishes by prohibiting all but ex- voluuteer soldiers jrom becoming officers of the homes. Laier an exception was made in the case of surgeons. Oa account of arducus duties at- taching 1o that position permission wxs given ior his se.ection from the ranks of the civil- ians. 7Tnis is 13 the only exception, The ony gentlemen whom I éver heard mention tie proposed change or favor it was Brigadier-General Joscph C. Breckinridge, in- General Breckinridge is my friend and have not one word 10 say which wouid bs construed as the sligntest reflection upon him or upon any | officer of the regn'ar srmy. But in his Jast re- port Genernl Breckinridge has this tosay of the managements of the homes under their pres-nt suspices: T e cflicials seemed to be assiduously de- voted to their duties and conscientiously ad- minis ering them with an_eye single to the welfure and comfort of those placed by the nation under their charge; nudplll efficient and economic adminsiration was patent oa every side. The annual cost of clothing per ¢ plta averages $15 27, which is extremely low for.the warm and comforiable garment This | the national hores fcr | { unfortunate provided. The construction, appointments and fac lities cf the hospitals’ are in the main praisewortny, und the management and care of the sick’ deserve more tham passing notice.” Governor Smith gave THE CALL repre- sentative carte blanche to tuterview any old soldier in the home and ascer.ain bi: views as to the proposed change of the system oi management or to find out if there was any general complaint. Not one veteran could be tound who thought 1t would be advisable to abolish the board of manacers and place the direction of the homes with the War Departmeni. Oi Governor Smith his comrades spoke in he kinaliest wav. No expression against him was heard. The thirty-one men with whom 11E CALL correspondent conversed state in a gencral way thatthey considered that everything pos-ible was being done for their comfort and happi- ness. SAN JISE MERCHANTS FLEECED. Stranger Dressed in the Garb of a Laborer FPasses Bogus Checks. SAN JOSE, Now. —A young man, giving his name as Joseph 8. Tremont, is wanted by tue police of this city for pass- ing several worthless checks upon local merchants last evening. The stranger, who is about 25 years of age, was dressed as a workman. He had on overalls and carried a tin dinner-bucket. Shortly after 6 o’clock he entered the grocery-sto-e of Koerver Bros. at 74 West St. John street. He jurchased $2 worth of groceries and tendered a check for §9 25, drawn on the Garden City Bank and Iru-t Company, in payment. The check was signed by S. H. Chase and made payable to Joseph S Tremout. The man voiunteered the information that he was working for the S. H. Chase Lumber Company. He was given ihe change on the check—$7 25. Tremont then went 0 the grocery-store of 8."A. Holmes, at Fourth and Ssnta Clara streets. There he boughit §2 worth of provisions and gave a cneck of $9 25 in payment. The check was received wit.- out any question. He then crossea the street to J. C. Hns- sey’s bakery, and buying a few cakes, passed another $9 25 check. Tnis morning, when the checks, which | were all identical, were presented for pay- ment at the Garden City Bank, they were pronounced forgeries. The police were notified, but no trace of the man coula be found. It is thought that there are siili in the hands of mer- chants some bogus checks that have not yet hezn reported. Death of Two Pioneers. HANFORD, Nov. 20 — Death has claimed ‘wo more of Kinzs County pioneers—B. F. Barr, aged 70, and Joshua Benadom, aged Burr was an early settler of Tvlare County and for a long time was engaged in the cattle business near Porierville. Several years ago he joined the Topolohampa Colony, and he recently reinrned to Kings County to visit his chil iren. ‘*Uncle Joshua’’ Ben- adom located at Stockton in the early days and soon became interested in miii- ing. Later he lccited in Stani laus County and served as Justice of the Peace at Waterf rd. Hessaid fo have been the oldest Mason in the State at tue time of his death. The funerals will 1ake place 10-mOrrow. s Monetary Commission. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—The Mone- tary Commis<ion has taken a recess until when it will reassemble to revise and sign its report. SAN JOSE AROUSED Contjnued from First Page. hit the “‘gang’” has been. The denial on the part of every member of the Grand Jury that he furnished the details that have appeared in THE UALL in referenca to the failure to indicL Jastice of the Peace Dwyer will prove nothing as to the truth of those details. 1f Judge Lorigan, people say, is really desirous of vringing out the truth relative to what transpiret on the day before and onthe day that ihese indictments against Dwyer wers withdrawn under his instruc- cions, he will ask eac . juror in turn to tell for the pubiic’s information the history ot those two days in the Grand Jury room. 1f his skirts are clear, say the people who stand for decency, he should do this at all events. T0 WED AMONG LIONS. Where Isaac Benjamin and Minnle Ford W 11 Be Married One Week From To-Morrow. Isaac Benjamin and Minnie Ford, who took out a license to marry Friday, bave chosen a novel place to have the ceremony performed. In order to earn the money with which to start in life they have consenied to have the knot tied in the lions’ cage at the Chutes one week from to-day. The thing that is troubling Isaac and Minnie just now is how to get some one, legally a will Le willing to enter the cage with them. One Justice of the Peace was approached on the subject, but he declined with pro- fuse thanks, and Isaac began to be worri He was figuring on a Police Juudge last evening. Both parties reside at 90514 Folsom street. A ROUNDER'S DEATH. Patrick Tighe of Chinatown Went to Sleep in a Saloon for the Last Time. Pat Tighe, a Cninatown rounder, walked into a basement saloon at 533 Bacramento street at half-past 10 o’clock last Friday night and fell asleep at a card-table. The barkeeper tried to rouse him at 3 o’clock in the morning, but the man was uncon- fcious, The Police at the California-street sta- tion were notified and they removed the to the Harvor Receiving Hospital, where he died a few honrs later. Tne man, the hospital physicians say, had all the symptoms of morphine poi- soning. A brother, Martin Tighe, is serv- ing a sentence in the House of Correction for vagrancy. o2 LD S S e Divorce Court Proceedings. Judge Bahrs has granted Emma Berteling a divorce from Louis A. Berteling, an optician, on the ground of crue!ty. The community proverty rights of the couple were settied by stipuiation. Sadie E. Winkler has commenced suit for di- vorce against Enregalt Winkler on the ground of cruelty. Samuei Simon has brought suit for divorce fromulollphine Simon on the grouud of cruelty. Henry Hooper has been sued for divorce by Jennie Hooper on the ground of fuflure to provide. AnnaC. Lindsay commenced suit for divorce yesterday against Harry D. H. Lindsay on the ground of desertion. Judge Heuburd has granted Isabella M. Cooper a uivorce from Archambo Cooper on ihe ground of negleet. Miidred H. Bennett has secured a divorce from Willard L. Benuetton the,ground of deser- tion. e St. Michael’s Church Fair. A falr for the benefit of St. Michael’s church will be opened on Nov-mber 27. It had been decided by a committee which recently me) thata new church was in order, and an en- deavor will be made to raise the necessary funds. A committce, consisting of Miss Garas- sino, Mi-s Mangan, J. Brenan, P. Canuvan, F. A. Sullvan and M. J. Neubauer, will arrange a programme ior the iuir entertainmect. to perform the ceremony, who | SATS NO MONEY 5 AVAILABLE Secretary Alger Now Claims Work at San Pedro Must Wait. '“The Call” Offered to Publish the Advertisements for Contracts. Hoped to Remove ths Obstacle Set Up by the War De- partment, To THE CALn correspondent at Wash- ington Secretary Alger has given the sur- prising information ihat there 1s no money available for work on San Pedro barbor during the present fiscal year. It seems there is no money, even, to ad- vertise for bids to perform the work when the appropriation bec.mes available, In this condition of affuirs the work at San Pedro will be delayed until late in the coming summer, if not until next fall. The.new fiscal year does not bagin until July 1, and then time will te re- quired to advertise for bids and let con- tracts before the consiruc.ion is under- taken. The only way to expedite matters un- der these circumstances is to advertise for bids this winter, sothat contracts may be let in time for the work to commence es soon as the appropriation is available at the bevinning of the fiscal year. To en=ble the Secretary of War to do this THE CALL offered to run the adverii-e- meats for bids and wait until Congress appropriates money to pay for it, and formally submitted the offer to the Secre- tary. The following correspondence tells the story of the situation: £AN FrANCISCO, Nov. 20, 1897, C. Carlton, Call correspondert, Washington, Notify Secretery Aiger tnatif theie 18 10 uppropriaiion to pay tor tne advertising notice to contractors for San Pedro harpor, THE ¢ ALL will undertake to run the advertis- ing, and will wait until Congress appropriutes money 1o pay it. W.'S. LEAKE. W ASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 20 W. S Leake, San Francisco: The Secretary of War thanks you for your generous offer, but ' that ne cannot adveriise for bids until Cougress makes an appropriation of money to be expended this fiscal year for the meinal work of construction. C. C. CARLTON, g ALL PRAISE “THE CALL.” Its Example to Be Followed by the Los Angeles Prp:rs. LOS ANGELES. Nov. 20.—The intelli- gence thar THE CALL had notifiea Secre- tary of War Aiger that 1t would print the notice to contractors as to the San Pedro Harvor improvement and wait for Con- gress to puss upon the question ol re- munerating the paper for the use of its advertising space, was receivea by the people of Los Angeles this atternoon with genuine pleasure and satisfaction. John F. Frances, George H. Peck, Judge J. W. McKinley, T. E. G bvon, General Charles Forman, Telfair Creigh- ton, Nathan Cote Jr. and others, in taik- ing about the matter, were unstinted in their praise of the liberality of THE CaLL management in making an offer which, 11 2ccepted, meant so much for all Southern California. The local pavers have eall agreed to follow THE CALL in making a simiiar offer to the War Department, but THE CALL was the first paper outside of Los Angeles to notify the War Depart- ment of its willingness to iorward the work of the San Pedro Harbor improve- ment by publishing the preliminary adver- tisement and waiting for ite remuner- ation. H. W. Patrox. LAVIGNE AND WALCOTT, The Hard Punchers Have Agreed to Fight Again in Feb- ruary. Solly Smith and Gaorge Dixon Will Also Meet Once More After the Holidays. George (*Kid'") Lavigne has concludel, after several days of bard thinking, that another bout with Joe Walcott may help swell his aiready we.l-filled bank account, anion Fritay he intormed Tom O'Rourke, tbe man: ger of the colored welter-weight, tiat he bal decided t» accept his chal- lange provided Walcott would weigh in at 137 pounds at 6 o'clock on the evening of the fight. O’Rourke was very much pleased at hav- ing heard favorably from the lighi-weight champion, and then immeaiately sug- gested that the contest take place on the aiternoon of Washington’s birthday at some place where an admission fee can be exacted and whera veriscope pictures of the fighters in action can be taken. Lavigne, the pugilist, and his brother g'adly accepled this proposition on condi- tion that Walcott would weigh in at 137 pounds four hours before he entered t.e rine. O’Rourke agreed to this proviso and then the managers of the two clever fight- ers parted thoroughly satisfied with the agreement taey had entered 1nto. 0'Rourke and his stable of pugilists had all preparations arranged yes'erdsy to make an immediate start for New York, as O'Rourke is very anxious to spend the holidays with his Eastern friends. He said that he will return to this city January with his fighters, and possibly one or two noted Eastern punchers, “I ‘have made another match for Dixon,” said O’Rourke, as a Kiondize smile illuminated his handsome counte- nance. ‘‘George Dixon and Solly Smith have signed an agreement to fight again in February before the club that will offer the bes: inducements. I think Dixon, after a good rest, will turn the 1ables on the Los Angeles lad. But wouldn‘t a twenty-round contest between Walcott and Sharkey draw a crowd? “The sailor can have this match pro- vided he will agree (o stop Walcott in twenty rounds. I honestly think tnat he cannot accomplish the trick. Well, I am glad, anyhow, 1hat the outlook for the new year looks promising.”’ . The following notice apreared in the Butte Miner. a paper published in Mon- tana, on the 15 h inst.: W. R. Daily has arranged for the appearance of George Lavigne, the champion iight and welter weight pugilist of the world. iu Buite, Anaconda, Helena, Missoula and Great Falls, and he will bs Lere in about two weeks. His brother, Billy, who is his sparring partner, accompanies him, but Mose Lufontise, the champion lightweight of Montana, will go against him in a friendly bout for a limited nuisber of rounds. Mr. Daily has signed a contract to manage Lasntise, and they will start for San Eran- cisco nbout January 10. He expects 1o match him agaius: Zeigler, Kelly, Green, Everhardt, Case or any other man in the lightweight class. Case refused tocome to Butie to mu:l Lafontise. THEY WILL BE N TE FIELD Followers of Kelly and Ma- honey Preparing for a Convention. Are Planning to Nominate a Board of Fifteen Free- holders. The Buckleyites Will Meet Monday Night, to Discuss the Political Situation. The Kelly-Mahoney wing of the local Republican party is going to place a free- bolders’ ticket in the field. the programme has been srranged. Pro- tection Hall, in Shiels bailding, has been hired for next Tuetdiy evening, when a nominatin: convention will ke held. The leaders of the faction have not yet determined upon the other features of the programme. They say that they are not satistied with either of tne tickets already named. Some of the followers of Kelly favor a p'an of nominating a ticket comprised of six Democrats, s:x Republicans and three Populists, who have not been named by either ot the other conventions. It is prob- able, however, that the six Republican nominees of the Citizens’ Charter Con- ch—udh-' Fancy Calico Wrappers, vention will be indorsed and that the | MEBOLL SR other nominees will be relected from —Ladies’ Farev Flannelette Wrap- | ()€ among Democrats and Populists who are | being canvassed by the Anti-Charter | party of the last campaign. The Anti-Charter people are better | known under the more appropriate title | of Buckley’s *‘business men.”” They tried ‘o force themselves on the ticket at the last election as the representztives of the local Demorracy, and after being beaten | before the D>mocratic St:t> Central Com- mittee they carried their fi ht for recogz- nition into the courts. Thev again met with defeat and finaliy got their nominees on the ticket by petition, under the desig- nation of ibe Anu-Charter party. The ticket was badly snowed under and it was believed that the “business men” had permanently retired from the field of politics. They have only been waiting for anopportunity to again show themselves, however, and they are of the opinion that the election for frecholders will afford | ihem another chance 10 muke a pretense | of being alive. Several secret conierences | have been held by them during the past two weeks and they now feel that they are in a position to come out and fight in the open. The first public signs of life will be | given by them to-morrow night, when the members ot the old convention will as- sembie in Pythian Castle to discuss the | mater of nominating a Board of Free- | hotders. Itis claimed by the Anti-Charter leaders that Buckley is not the guiding | genius of the movement, but the work ac- complished by them uuring the past few | days certainly bears earmarks of his| handiwork. | They claim that they have not beenm | properly recognized by their party, and that in self-defense they are again com- | pelled to enter the political arena. They ! bove to be able to do politics with Keily, and if satisfactory terms cannot be made with him they will attempt to break into the Rainey camp. . Although e State conventions are yet a long w~ay off, the residents of Sacra- mento are working to secure them. Circulars have been sent out to the State committeemen of the several political par- ties asking them for support in securing the holding of the conventions in the capital city. The promise is made that in no instance will the prices exceed the ordinary rates, and that everything con- ducive to the p'easure and enjoyment of the celegaies will be looked after by an execuilve commiitee, BASEBALL TO-DAY, Corbett Will Make His Initial | Appearavce in This | City., All-America and Baltinuore bave played a number of games at the Recreation Park. In these contests there have been many brilliant individual plays and sev- eral very clever double plays. The baseball public will shortly have an onportunity of seeing the crack Easterners play the crack local men. These contests should arouse much enthusiasm. There 1s a proposition on font to form an inter-stute league for next season, comprising clubs from Oregzon, Washing- ton and California. Itis doubtful if such a league could be made to pay, and base- | vall promoters, like prza-fighters, are afier the “dough,” colloquially speaking. The California league nexi season will provably bave little opposition on the diamond. With the princ pal ball pro- moters in San Jose, Stockton, Sacramento, Santa Cruz and Fresno behind it, oppo- sition at this time appears harmless. The yellow journal’s tournament has about expired through its own exertions to live, paradoxical as it may seem. To-day at Central Park Will & Fincks Joe That part of | it e g SUITS AND CLOAKS. They can’t be used at our Los Angeles store, so we are naming prices to close — them out in a hurry. e black and two shades of na Rf\—Fancy Cheviotan $10.50 front blazer jacket, full skirt, blrck and nave, new flv-iront with silk, were $18. $1.25-x were $2. *7 2()—Ladies’ Twilled Melton Clo‘h DIV Suits, new style fiy-iront jackets, $10. ’ A{)—All-Wool Storm Serge Sui $8.50 b.ue, siik lin d. fiv-front blazer Jicket, were §12.50. Suits, new stvle, silk lined, fly- were $15. 9 Rf)—Wor:ted Storm Serge Suits, $12.50 biszer jacket, i »d all through cv Black Figured Alpaca o, valvet bound, full lined, 9 5(—Black ana Nave Blue storm P&V serze skirts, full lined and $450- bound, were Fancy Nov Dress _Skirts, made of two-tone! and high class dress zoods, new style cuf, lined —Black Brocades k elegant figures, were § —Exquisite Satin Duches<e Fancy Brocade1 Silk Skiris, lived sll throueh with rustle perca'ine aned bound around bottom with ve vet, were $10. 3" —B ack Veiour du Nord Cape: WV Claborately trimmed with Thi- Det fur and braided, were $5. 3.5 Black Plush Caper, terge scroll D)V patrern embroidery, in jet »nd braid, edee fur, were $¢ $750- rts, large S $7.5 Ladies’ Tan Kersey Jackets, new siyle, fly front, slashed collar, wer 0. FEEEF LI PR SIS S ISTSE LR $L pers, were These goods are now on the Main Floor, about the center of the store. {9 Fur Linen Cream Table Damas 20 rich_patterns, 68 inches wi was Tc. [9¢Turker-Red Table Damask 96 inches wide, fast cclor, was 35 =1,—Cream-White Shaker Flennel, the (26 warm, flsecy kind, was 121c. 4 —B eached Canton Flannels, heavy € ribbea back. downy fleece, was 7V4e. —Standard Apron Checked Ginghams, k. e, 56 96 so'id and funcy checks, was 714e. 6! —Fleeced-Back Wravper Fiannels, 1€ durk grounds, floral designs, was 12}5¢. Children’s White Australian Wool Pants—an elegant .ine to be closed out— witnout shirts, 39c for sizes 18 to 24, worth up 10 7 49c for sizes 26 to 34, worth up 1o §1.2: 7 No shirts in this lot. 29 1or sizes 20 10 26, worth up to 50c, 39c for s1zes 28 10 34, worth up to 75c. Imported Swiss Ribbe! ite and blue only,wers $1 = —Ladies' Non-ShrinkableWoo!l-Mixed D06 Ves «. HN.LS, white or gray were 7: LEWIS UNDERWEAR—We have cut ‘down 1he prices of these grod- 1o less than a third of their value. Wenrers of this high grade of Union Suits and Equestrie ine Tights will appreciate this opportunity. SPECIAL NOTICE! dav Goods. THE HAMB rough and bound,' ith black lmLe:; Children’s White Wool-Mixed Pants. | ONLY FIVE WEEKS MORE time to et rid of cur enormous Fousefu’ of merchandise, and prices will be named that will warrant y u Ci:ruing away al finances will permit. We won’t bandy words nor take up vour t.me with arguments. Read the prices—come and see the goods. ' SILKS, VELVETS, PRESS 60005, These are goods placed on consignment with us to close out. f they wers not way below regular prices we wouldn’t offer them. §n,—Brocaded Moire 256 Mixed Clotn | 8967 | | " | Cloak Department. | Our Entire Basement, from one end fo the otnar, has been given over to the sale o As we are positively retirlug from busin or » o1 these goods the prices have been named jower tnan jobters can sell them, Before buying any goods in this line visit this Mammoth Department. URGER CO., MARKET STRFET, (0 :NER TAYLOR STREET AND GOLDEN GATE AVENUE. % LINENS, FLANNELS, DOMESTICS | 3.9 | 165¢ 18367 B NEW 7C-DAY —DRY GOODs. And THE MAZE will have passad into history. We have but a short your plrin and 1incnes wide, al Bengaline Si able evening colors, s, in several worth Oc. in figures an4 cade: sirable coloring for ening »nd street wear,worth 60c. rench Taffeta LiningSilk, s2veral retly colors, worth 60¢. ne’s Black Silk Popiins, worth 0. mey ) T Novelty de b} $L00- ) 3 Bennet's Black Silk Trave worth $1.50. Black Silk Rhadames, 24 inches wide, wurth $1.50. $iigp- 2o BLACK SItLK VELVETS at unheard 4 inches ¥L.50 qua (v clos ng out at 95¢. 5 quality closiug ont at $1.10. 00 quality closing out at $1. LOKED SILK VELVETS—AL the £00d shades at thes - price Oc quality closiiz ont at 21 > quality closing vut at 75 ) quality closing out at $1 o .50. 9" ,—Faney Cheviot Checked Dress 446 goods, tw s, were 50¢. —Fan g, several kinds 39e and ¢olors, were 60 4’ —Fancy Scotch Cheviot«,this season’s V0 sty.es, 45 inch s wide, were 75¢. H Storm terges, Wide Wa es, Cneviots, Tai.or Suitings and High-Class Pattern Suiis—ail at closing-out prices. BLANKETS AiD COMFORTERS. These goods are now at the extreme end of the Main Floor, adjoining the —Whi vord 49~ : B ankets, pretty red or blue ,double-bad size, weie $1.25. 4 G Blankets, full e, warm, comfortuble, were § —Califor! All - Wool Wh:te Blan 10-4 siz», full weight, were $3.50. —Downoiine Comforters, with si1koline, tufted with z: 50 98¢ were $1 it ?l $)—White Cotton-Filled Com'orters, MLo) rich nandsome covering, werd $2.50. |7)—Rurkish Bigdad Crosestriped () Poriieres. fringed both ends, were $3 50. EOSIERTY. 30g—Ledies’ FieeoeLined Hose, solid 990 black or black w.t) Maco feet, double heels and toes. were 50c. 5¢—Exira Fure Lisle or French Cot W€ Fact black Hose, p.atu or d stitehed, were 50¢, —Lacies’’ Fast Y ose, regular pr —Children’s English Ca tblack, were 6Jc. ¢ and 20¢ qua i ies of Boys' and Fast Black R bbed Cotton Hose at 1 l' —Ladies’ and Misses' Felt Hats, all JC colorsand shapes,worth up to 1 50. 10¢—Fancy Feather Aigrettes, were 2 ')_)tr—vwl' rea Ostrich Tips, were 75¢. =1 .—Roman Striped Ribbon, 314 inches (26 wide, were 15c. TMEBRELILAS. 4gGents’ nd Lndies' Sizen stecl rods, 0 natural wo>d hand!, 75 m= —Dresden Knob Ha ()€ gloria coveriugs, were 1.50. Ciosing out Mackintoshes and Rubber Boots. black Toys, B-0ks and Ho i- 52 and CANNOL CATTY GVET sy play the Heesemans. This gamewill be with a dead ball. Tne Whnite House team will play the All-Californias at the Velodrome this afternoon at 2 o’clock. The followine are among the games | scheduled at Sixteenth and Folsom streets | to-day: 8 A. M., Neustadter Bros. v< | Greenebaum. Weil & Michaels; 10 A. M, Bay City Wheelmen vs. San Francisco Cadets; 12 noon, San Krancisco Road Club vs. Olympic Wheelmen; 2:30 p. M. St. Ignatius Colle:e vs. San Francil Monarchs. B4 Tc-iay Joe Cortett will make his firct appearance on the diamond in this city this season. His backstop will te Billy Clarke, Baltimore's zreat catcher. S S T A BADEN VICTIM DEAD. Andrews, One of the Men Shot by the Burglars, Succumbed to His Injuries. Charles A. Andrews, one of the men shot by burglars in the Grand Hotel at Baden on the morning of the 17th inst., died at St. Mary's Hospital at ten minutes aiter 7 o'clock yesierday morning. The deceased was a native of Cal fornia, aged 26 years, and a laborer by occupation. An sulopsy was held on the body yes- terday by Coroner Hawkins and Autopsy Surgeon Gallagier. They found that the bullet, which was of 38 caliber, had entered tie abdomen and rarged downward. The immediate cause of death was peritonitis superinduced by the wound. NEW TO-DAY. EXCEED TH Catarrh.... £ 8 00 Consum tion, Iststage.$15 00 Nervous Debility. $ 8 00 Rheumatism % § 00 Chronio Disrrhaea. 8 00 Errors of Youth 8 6 00 Neuralgia.. '$ 4 00/ Tape Worm® % 6 00 Syphilis. $15 00 Deafuess. -8 8 00 Pimp es and Liver Spots$ 6 00 Varicocel £10 00 Cuncer. §15 001Dropsy. -3 8 00/ swicture £10 00 Fistula, 10 00/ 8 00 Diseases o ® 8 00 Asthma K12 00| ~.8 8 00 Ovarian Tumors £60 00 Grave 8 00| “$15 00 Other Tumors £15 00 Bronchiiis. 8 00/s # 8 00 Rupture..... 815 00 Constipation 6 00/ % 00 Loss of Manhood $ 9 00 Headache, 4 00 U % 9 00 Gonorrheea . -$ 500 Emlen:v or 0 (}0‘I % 6 00 Gleet...... .¥ 9 00 Bright's Disea 0 o/ “$10 00 Heart Disease %700 Diseases of Liver, 0 00 .¥ 7 00 Eysand Enr Disenses....% 8 00 Kidney Discases 0 00| Biadder Disease $ 8 00 Goltre or Thick Neck ...¥10 00 Sciatica....... 8 00|Scrofula ... -$10 00| Blood Diseases..... % 9 00 INCLUDING A DR. SOPER GUARANTEES THAT HIS FEE TO CURE EVERY CASE HE ACCEPTS WILL NOT E PRICE QUOTED BELOW, LL MEDICINES. Dr. A. Soper, the eminent Canadian Phaysician and Surgeon, is the founder of THE NEUTRALIZING SYSTEM OF TR whole worid is now direct:d. He has oven. Post, San Francisco, where his NEW SYSTEM will te exclusively adopted. the opening his Sanitarium bas been crowded from morning till night. Every tramn | brings some poor suffarer seeking relief. Nervous, despondent, diseasad and weal EATMENT, 10 which the atiention of the 2d a Sanitarium at 524 Tay.or str corner Since k men readily cured by this system. Dis- | | ! | | | eases peculiar to women are treated by an entirely new and painless method. If incurable you will be told so. Those unable to call send history of case, together with 2-cent stamp, and securs opinion free. Patients successfully treated at their own homes by mail. All correspondence sacredly confidential. Consultation, exam- ination, diagnosis and advice absolutey free. Hours 10 to 12 A. M, 210 5and 7 to 8 P. M. Sundays, 3to 6 . M. Dr. A, Soper's Sanitarium, 524 Taylor street, corner Post, £an Francisco. l We make more money on $5 and $6 Shoes, but we have none that there is more value in, for the money, than these Laird, Schober & Co.’s Ladies’ Kid Shoes at $4. Kid Top Button Cloth Top Button Cloth Top Lace Seal (Waterproof) Lace Ladies’ Satir Slippers, French heels, all colors............ 82.50 Complete line of felt Shoes and Slippers from... .81.00 Boys' Calf Shoes, 11 to 2 8175 Boys’ Calf Shoes, 2 to 6. .82.00 SOMMER & KAUFMANN, 28 Kearny St. §97---TAXES--1897 TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE l\ first instaliment of Real lstate Tax»s, and all unpaid Personal Property Taxes, Including BA L- AMCE DUE FROM THOSE WHO HaVk ALREADY PAID THE ASSESSO&, will be de- Jingquent, n d 15 per cent adlea. on MOND.AY, NUVEMBE & 29, at 6 o’clock P. M. NO CHECKS received atier SATURDAY, NO- VEMB R 20. Cflice open Friday and Saturday evenings, No- vember 26 and 27, from 7 to 9 P. 3. JAMES N. BLOCK, Tax Collector of the City and Couhty of San Franc sco. These tiny Capsules are superio to Balsam of Copaiba, + Cubebsor!njectionsand CURE IN 48 HOURS the same diseases witho: ingonvenience, Sold by all drugszists. CAN BE CURED L WEAK “E FREE by writing Tii:. PRYSICLSNY N TVTUTE, 1967 Masonic Temple, Chicago, 11l