The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 26, 1897, Page 11

T HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1897, 11 £ A GR Does Not Intend to Make a Fight in the News- papers. No Influence Was Used on the Jurors or Witnesses in the Case. SMYTH WILL NOT TALK. Affidavits That Cover the Ground on ‘Which the Lawyers Are Now Warring. Chlef of Police Lees is not at all slarmed over the new move of the at- torneys for Theodore Durrant in hav- ing Juror Smyth cited for contempt, but he is exceedingly wroth at one of the Durrant lawyers who was inter- | viewed by The Call on Friday night | last. “Simply a Foote grand stand talk,” is the way he expresses his sentiments in the matter, and, moreover, he elab- orates on his feelings and then brings affidavits to prove that the new move is simply the grasping of a dying man at a straw. “This talk about the Police Depart- ment trying to influence the jurors or ‘Witnesses in the Durrant case is simply rot, and one of Foote’s characteristic statements,” said the Chief yesterday, while discussing the matter. *The Police Department has been absolutely fair in this case, and Mr. Foote and the other attorneys who have taken part in the defense know this.. “I don’t think that General Dickin- son would have made any such charges as have been made by Mr. Foote, for he knew that the conduct of this depart- ment has been bevond reproach. cannot prevent Mr. Foote from talking LEES SAYS THAT ATTORNEY FOOTE IS MAKING = £ A D-STAND TALK } the case which might have appeared in any newspaper. On December 2, 1895, as shown by the | | record, Captain I. W. Lees, then Chief of Detectives, also made afiidavit re- | | garding the case, in which he gener- | ally and specifically denied all of the | allegations contained in the affidavit of | the defense. The strong points of his | aflidavit are as follows: ‘ | I deny generally and specifically that in any way, shape, form or man- ner I have sought to arouse any prejudice against sald defendant or do any fnjury to said defense other than that I have properly and legiti- mately conducted the inquiry con- cerning sald defendant in said case, the result of which inquiry has been to satisfy a jury of twelve men of the gullt of this defendant of the crime of murder, | District Attorney Barnes was out of town yesterday, and could not be seen regarding the steps that would be | taken to head off any further delay in executing the convicted murderer. He Is expected back to-day to assume the leadership of the forces of the prose- cution in the battle that will take place | before Judge Seawell to-morrow morn- | ing. FRATERNAL NOTES. Order Eastern Star. Ivy Chapter during the term of Mrs. Graves was a most successful one, both as to increase of members and finance. During that eime the membership in- creased by forty-two—twetnty-one ladies and twenty-one members of the Masonic | fraternity, a proof that the members of that body are taking a greater interest in the work of the Order of the Eastern Star than they have in the past. And in her term the greatest harmony pre- | vailed, and the matron had the support in her work of every officer and membe: the support being most loyal and cheer- | fully given. The hall of Beulah Chapter was ed Monday night by members of the chapter, visitors and friends who assem- bled to witness the installation of the of- ficers. The installing officer was theretir- ing patron Adolph F. Fitschen, assisted | | by Past Matron Mrs. George T. Shaw a marshal. new officers are: Mrs. | ellie A. Brown, M.; Adam Clarke Green- | field, P.; Margaret M. MacDonald, A. M. | Kate Bareilles, C.; Fannie Sim crowd- pson, A. and making his fight in the news- | g-t B_I_rlhn‘\l-- Har% 7R s.\ Rose Kis- | Papers, and I don't intend to try. If e | F. Fitschen, chaplain; Gussie Switzer, can win his eases by trying them that | Adah; Fannle Angers, Martha: Btt let him do it. It does not worry | Leavitt, Esther; 5}““"‘:“ i In the least, and in this matter I do | Willtame W ad Sosps g5 8, Julla. 2 t believe that talk in the newspapers | el. The impressive ceremony was con- | wi “As fg cut any t figure. the merits of this new Ve are concerned, I have nothing to At the time the question of th's prejudice was formally le an affidavit to the mat- as knew it, as did Mr. Smyth others. I did not know Mr. by sight previous to his being sworn in a juror in the case, and I don’t know that I have spoken to him as be have nothing to conceal, and ply stand on the record of the court as far as my connection and that of the department are concerned.” Horace Smyth, the positively declined to be interviewed rding the case yesterday. He de- ed to answer questions of any kind, ven ‘when asked whether his affidavit made at time of the former trouble covered the ground as present. The affidavit made by Mr. Smyth on November 30, 1895, and sworn to before District Attorney Barnes, proves in- teresting in this connection, as it con- tradicts flatly the statements made by Attorney Foote. Durrant’s attorneys had made a mo- tion for a new trial, based on the afi- davits, by the accused, his father and a reporter for a morning newspaper. To offset the charges contained Juror s e affidavit as follows: as a juror duly drawn, impaneled sworn in the case of the People State of California vs. W. H. . charged with and con- he murder of Blanche La- I jofned in the verdict of gullty of murder in the first degree. I rendered my verdict in accordance with the produced in court, and the law as glven me by the Judge in his charge to the jury. 1 1ot at any time during the trial of i cause and while I was im- paneled and sworn as a juror in said cau d or hear read any of the ar- ticles, statements or comments pub- ed in any of the newspapers con- cerning this case. I at all times heeded the admonition of the court given at each adjourn- ment thereof and was at no time in- fluenced in any way, shape or man- ner by any extraneous matter what- ever while a juror either by newspa- pers, conversations or public senti- ment if any such sentiment existed. I recefved no impression as to the defendant’s guilt or innocence outside of the courtroom, but decided the case, after deliberation, solely accord- ing to the law and the evidence to the best of my ability and understand- ing, and not otherwise. Juror Smyth relates in the affidavit the particulars of his meeting with the father of Durrant after he had been discharged by the court, and of telling the elder Durrant that there were cer- tain points in the testimony of the de- fendant that he did not believe. He also goes into the matter of an inter- view with one Cusack, in which he was | made to say that he would have ques- tioned Durrant on the stand except for the fact that he was afraid of being abused by the newspapers. He stated that Cusack had represented himself a Call reporter when, as a matter of fact, he was employed on another paper. He characterized the statements vritten by Cusack as unqualifiedly fzlse. The affidavit closes as follows: I further allege that no newspaper or individual could under any circum- E ices have any influence on me in the performance of my duties as a juror, and particularly in this case, where 1 followed strictly the admoni- tions of the court, and did not at any time, from my impanelment as a juror to the time of my discharge, read, hear read, see or hear of any comment, article, headline or sug- gestion concerning the defendant in Smyth | accused juror, | it stands at | duc ed in the hall which had been most | tastefully ~ decorated with the floral | treasures of South San Francisco. | | Among the visitors were: Mrs. Ma Partridge, M. W. G. M. of the General | Grand _Chapte: . Kate J. Willats, | G. 8.; Mrs. M. A. Plerce, past matron of | Oak Leat Mrs. Isadora Hor- | | urer; Mrs. S, A. | ot Harmony | .D. Wetjen, matron of 3 . Val Schmidf, matron of King Solomon -Chapter, and Past Grand Patron John H. Gray. During the evei usic was rendered: | Now the Light of Neilie A. Dariing, pas nd organist, who was in most exce lent voice and rendered these selections | in an admirable manner; “The Path of Duty,” Mr. Larsen, and *“Abide With and “The Holy City,” by Mr. Elii- The three named and Miss Nellie Partridge, who composed quartet, rendered 'Danke's “Anthem.” At the close of the ceremony addresses were de by the most worthy grand matron, Grand Patron Gray, and _then fol- the presentation of a_ handsome jewel to Mrs. Roke Kispert, the retiring matron, and a star from the retiring ma- tron to the retiring patron in recogni- o | tion of the assistance he had rendered as counselor to the matron during the term. The affair closed with a dance. The first meeting of Mission Chapter in | its new hall on the 4th inst. was a grand gala night in the history of the chap There were present about 300 per: and the new electric star in the ceiling | over the alter was lighted for (e first | time. Twelve candidates were initiacd | 1d_five affillated. The work was ex- | | ceedingly well done, and the officers for | | the first time wore their new regaia. | Then followed a banquet. This chapter, with Mission Lodge for its support, has a | brilliant future before it. The most worthy grand matron has | sent out her New Year's greeting to all the chapters in this jurisdiction. Last Saturday evening the officers of Woodbridge Chapter at Woodbridge were installed by Worthy Grand Patron Harri- son B. Rowe, who was assisted by Grand ociate Matron Belle Smith of Homo Chapter as grand marshal. The new worthy matron is Carrie Rosamond Carleton and worthy patron, Freeman Benjamin Mills. The ceremonies were conductedin thepresence of the member- ship and visitors from Oak Leaf, Homo, Ivy, Lodi and Galt chapters, and after the ‘work there was a banquet. Native Sons Golden West. F. M. Rutherford, C. B. White, J. F. Adolph, F. H. Blackwell and Thomas Cassady of Donner Parlor have been ap- pointed to arrange for the securing of | funds to erect a suitable monument that | ehall mark the spot where the Donner party of 1846 encountered so much suf- | fering while crossing the Sierras in their | effort to reach California. The following are the officers of Yerba Buena Parlor for the ensuing ter Past president, Charles S. Peery; pre: ident, George 5. Grant; first vice-pres dent, Danfel Suter; second vice-president, M. J. Sheehan; third vice-president, Peter F. Gilroy; recording secretary, W. F. Soule; financial secretary, C. B. Hobson: treasurer, L. J. Aubert; marshal, Herman Konrad;, trustees—Fred W. Lees, W. S. O'Brien, George W. Lippman; surgeons— Dr. John S. Barrett. Dr. A. A. Drossel. Sea Point Parlor of Sausalito will install florecsvbg hvbgkjaqlk cmfwypshrdluuu officers at the first meeting in January. | El Dorado has a petition for a new par- | lor in that plase. There are already twenty-five signatures to the petition, Progressive Endowment Guild. At the meeting of San Francisco Chap- ter last Wednesday night there were four initiations, including two of the best- known physicians of the city. This chapter has now gused the one hun- dredth notch, and has in the past three months initiatd more than thirty candi- dates, sur})a sing previous records of uarters of its existence. The following named were elected for the ensuing term: M. L. Fineberg, gov- ernor; C. Stock, vice-governor; J. C. Cul- len, secretary Harazthy, treas- urer; Mrs. I M. Strong, chaplaih; B. F. Millard, warden; E. 8. Green, guard; H. Huffschmidt, J. P. Lefervre and W. H. Thompson,trustees; Dr.Emma de Lafon- taine, additional medical examiner. W. H. Fineberg, governor of the chapter be- ing unable to attend to the duties of the oigce by reason of absence from the city resigned and J. R. Wear was elected to ill_the unexpired term. 5 The next meeting of the chapter will be held on the first Wednesday in Janu- ary in its new quarters in Natlve Sons’ Hall, when the new officers will be in- stalled. Deputy Supreme Governor R. W. Mc- Game }v'vfll be in Santa Cruz during this week in the interest of the chapter there. Ancient Order of United Workmen. Liberty Lodge was recently instituted by W. Vinter G. M. W., and and Deputy L o | vl The Head of the Police Department Is Not | Alarmed at the New, Move in the Durrant Case. | extra mess furnished for Poland at Ocean View with twenty.-tour’ charter members. Modoc Lodge, with twenty-one members, was instituted at Cedarville by Deputy Wells. Lodge was instituted at twenty-one members by Special Deputy Saunders, “alley Lodge last Wednesday, with the dge, conferred the degrees on twelve didates. There were present W. r, G. M. W.; Edwin Danforth, G. Sam Booth, G. R., and D. S. Hirsh- berg, G. R., 'and members of the Past ters’ Association. Thursday the grand recorder ad- a large smoker meeting given by imond Lodge. Special Deputy Rich- secured sixteen applications. Grand Foreman Mackay and James Booth, P. G. M. W., have been visiting lodges in the southern part of the State, ?’nd have secured a number of applica- fons. Dr. D. Walker, grand medical examiner Vi L3 | for Oregon, was in this city last week. B'ne B'rith. Saboto Morfas Lodge was Instituted at Portland, Or., last week with fifty mem- bers by Deputy Sichel. The lodge is named for the late S. Morais of Phila- delphia, who was a most ardent sup- porter of Russian refugees. The grand secretary Is preparing a cir- cular for distribution to all the lodges :-rrw“rmg the financial standing of = the order. The committee on revision of laws has conciuded its labors, and thelr sugges- tions have beel gates to the Grand Lodge, which will mrvot in this city on the 23d of next Janu- ary. Bullders’ @ssoclatipn. The Builders' Association has elected the term: B." Gonyeau, president; Wil- liam Bell, vice-president; S. R. Doyle, re- cording secretary; J. Furness, financial secretary; J. Mahoney, treasurer; F. W. Kern. G. G. Gillispte, P. Griffin, J. Massey, D. Powers, McInerny and | D. Francoeur, executive committee, Stationary Engineers. Homer Tracy of the Tracy Engineering | Works is preparing a lecture on “The Combustion of Fuel.” which he will in a short time deliver before San Francisco No. 1 of California, Natonal Association of Stationary Engineers, in their hall at 20 Eddy street, illustrating the same with stereopticon views. The Ohlo Soclety. The entertainment that is to be given by the Ohio Society and which was an- nounced for last Friday will be given in Native Sons’ building on Friday, Janu- A fine programme will ‘be pre- —_———— CHRISTMAS AT THE POST Men at the Presidio Had a Dinner at Which Turkey Was Not Lacking. There could not have a more per- fect day than was yesterday at the Presidio, where the officers and the men were at perfect rest, free from all military duty and responsibility and the holiday which commenced withthe anniversary of the day that is ob- | served the world over will continue for ten days. During that period the only ones who will perform any mili- tary duty will be those who will have to stand guard at the several sentry posts. The noonday meal for the enlisted men was an extra one, and while Un- cle Sam did not furnish turkey and cranberry sauce many of the compa- nies had some at mess, having “chip- ped in” and procured several of the toothsome birds, which, added to the the day, made up a dinner that brought to the minds of many of the men who wear | the blue most pleasant recollections of the time when they sat around the family table at Yuletide. It was gala day at the quarters of the married officers, where there were as many separate dinners as there were homes, and at the tables of many there were as guests officers from the bachelors’ quarter. Taken as a whole the day was spent in a most delightful manner by every one at the post. ‘““What could be more delightful than | this,” said one of the enlisted men, who before he became an American | citizen was a subject of the Emperor of Germany, “a day in midwinter that is just as is a July day in Berlin?” RS ——— Simpson & Fisher, Sallmakers. The leading sailmakers and manu- facturers of bunting flags on the Pa- cific Coast is the firm of Simpson & Fisher, located at 34 Steuart street in this city. The establishment of this firm is the largest of its kind in the | State, and in consequence its business is most extensive. The firm is com- posed of John Simpson and A. Berg- man, both of whom are prominent in local business circles. The firm supplies all the prominent shipping companies with its manufac- tures. In its workshops only the best and most skillful men and women are employed. Simpson & Fisher are the sole agents on the Pacific Coast for the famous Woodberry & Druid duck and twines, favorites in the East, and al- most exclusively used for sallmaking on this coast. The fact that the busi- ness of the Oceanic Steamship Com- pany and many other steam and mer- chant vessel companies is handled ex- clusively by this firm is but an evi- dence of the important position this institution holds in our business com- munity. DOOLEY AND HIS DUST, From the Chicago Evening Post. Mr. Dooley was bent over a little leather-covered book when Mr. Hen- nessy came in, and he was muttering to himself: “Stvin an’ six is thirteen, put down three an’ carry wan: eight an’ four is twelve, plus wan is thir- teen; put down all iv it. Wan hundred an’ thirty-three. My-ah, ‘'tis har-rd wurruk r-runnin’ ‘th’ finances iv a large business.” “What ar-re ye doin’?" nessy. ve opined a bank account,” Mr. Dooley, with pride. to close it to-morrah.” “I had twinty dollars in a savins bank wanst,” said Mr. Hennessy, “an’ it bust up. Th’ thief that r-run th’ bank carried it over to Europe with him an’ spint it on wine, women an’ song, May th’ wine pizen him, th' women bate him an’ th’ song break th’ drums iv his ear. ye wudden't put ye'er money bank. Ye wudden’t be let. said Mr. H sald “An’ I'm goin’ Th’ good woman keeps mine in a pocket that Spike Hinnissy cudden’t find his way to. Anny wan that robs me'll have to steal her too—an’ he'll have none th’ best v it.”" “Ye'er speakin’ th’ truth,” said Mr. Dooley. “TI've always kept what little change I had, I'll not teill ye where, Hinnissy. I thrust ye, but ye might walk in ye'er sleep. 'Twas Father Kelly put me up to takin’ it to th’ bank. He says, says he: Th' best thing that can happen to 2 man is to soak away th’ roly-boly. It makes him careful,” he says, an’ him an’ me wint down to th’ Tinth Naytional Bank, where he has a friend. He took me up to la-ad—an’ wan that didn’t look any too square at that—an’ says he: ‘This is me frind, Misther Dooley,” he says; ‘he’s anxious to make a deposit in ye'er bank.’ “‘Very well,’ eays the his nose in th’ air. down in this here book,” he says. “‘What fr? says I ‘T've been la-ad, with mighty suspicious iv signin’ me name to annything since I signed a_petition Sanger | Sanger with | ance of the team from Prosperity | n_distributed to the dele- | toll}wmg officers for the ensuing | If ye had a wife in a ‘Write ye'er name | f'r a rayform candydate f'r Alderman | when I thought I was askin’ to lave a man out iv th’ pinitinchry.’ ““We want to know ye'er signature,’ says he. “‘For why? says L “‘Sign_ ye’er name,’ Kelly. ‘It's all right.” “So I signed me name an’ he give me this here little book an’ wan iv them check books, an’ sent mie acrost to where there was a bit av a boy behind th’ bars. “‘Well,” says th’ kid, ‘where’s th’ money—th’ money ye're going to de- posit?’ he says. “‘An’ what's it to ve,’ says L “‘T want it," says he. “‘Do ye? says 1. ‘Well, if ye think ye can get it come out an’ thry,’ I says. ‘If me eyes don't deceive me 'tis want- in’ people’s money that’s put ye in that | there cage,” I says. “*Do ye want to make a deposit?" says he. I do,* says I ‘Thin give me th’ money,” he says. “‘Divvle a cint,’ says 1. ‘I don't like | ye're looks. I can't thrust ye. I wurrked hard f'r this money playin’ forty-fives, an’ I'll put it in nowhere but an iron safe,’ says I. “Be this time Father Kelly come up, an’ says he: ‘Foolish man; give him ye're money.” An’ I give it to th’ kid. D'ye believe it, Hinnissy, he thrun it on one side as though ’‘twas an ol shirt. “ ‘Be careful,’ says I; “ye’ll break it. Man glive, don’'t ye know no more thin to be handlin’ good stuff like pig {iron? But Father Kelly dhragged me away. “I was half a mind to jump off th' ca-ar an’ go back and dhraw it out. | Thin I thought I'd write to me frind | | Jawn Are. I've bought his paper f'r vears off an’ on, whin it was Dimmy- cratic. I wisht I had now. ““This mornin’ Dorsey th' plumber come in f'r a little bill I was owin’ him. “ ‘How much is 1t?" says L ‘Five dollars,’ says he. “I set down an’ wrote out a check th’ way Father Kelly showed me, an’ tossed it to him. “ ‘What's this?" says he. ‘A check,” says I, ‘f'r five bucks on said Father Tinth Naytional Bank, where I me capital.’ Look here,’ says he. ‘I didn't fix no catchbasin an’ no beer pump f'r the Tinth Naytional Bank,’ he says. ‘I done it f'r you, an’ I want ye'er money.’ “ ‘My good sir,” says I, ‘that check is as good as money, an’ even betther,’ I says. “Behind it,’ 1 says, ‘is not only me own capital, but th’ intire capital, includin’ money lint on Alley L stock, | iv_th’ Tinth Naytional Bank,’ I says. | I had the facts fr'm th’ good ma-an. | ‘More than that,’ says I, ‘th’ whole Governmint iv th’ United States is be- hind it 1 says. ‘Th’ ar-rmy an’' navy an’ th’ park polis will fight f'r that check,” I says. ‘McKinley was elected | to make that check good,’ I says. | “‘I don’t care a-a cloth f'r wipin’ §'ints,” he says. ‘I voted f'r Bryan an’ | I want money,” an’, bedad, I had to it to him. | “Well, sir, I thried that there check | on five diff'rent men an’ ne'er a wan iv | thim wud take it. Th' last wan was O’'Connor th’ butcher. “ ‘What is it?" says he. | *“°A check,’ says I “‘So it 1s,” says he. ‘Soitis. An’'a very purty wan, too. Where'd ye git it? ‘T made it,’ says I “‘Did ye 507" says dhraw well. | with it?" * ‘I want int mi ‘Wha he. ‘Well, ye ‘What ar-re ye goin’ to do ye to take it agin that bill | ¥ [ says he. I told him again. “ ‘Faith,’ says he, ‘ve must think I'm | erazy. I can buy a pitcher tin times | as big as that f'r three dollars,’ he | says. Well, sir, wud ye believe it, they’'ve had the story around that Martin Dooley’s gone daft an’ is up | an’ down the road thryin’ to pass off a | plece of green paper as money. . Th’ loot was in to see if I was vilent just i before ye came. I haven't had a cint iv money all day except what little I tock in, an’ yesterday I was fair rowl- in’ in wealth. What will I do about Get It out iv the bank,” sald Mr. | Hennessy eagerly. “T'll go down an’ give that kid a talk an’ do you sneak th’ roll. “Well,”sald Mr. Dooley, “I'm goin’ to see Father Kelly. I hope he ain't in on th’ play.” ———— NON-PARTISANISM IN LONDON. ‘We desire to call the attention of the London vestries, and more especially the vestry of St. Martin, the London County Council and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, to | the disgraceful state of the streets. We are not alluding to the curse of newsboys, plano organists and other disturbers of the public peace, but to the sufferings and struggles of horses | trying in vain to drag heavy loads over pavements which are abominally greasy and afford no foothold what- ever. We have only too frequent op- portunities of observing this state of affairs from the windows of this office and we have no hesitation in saying that the condition of Bedford street is a disgrace to any civilized city and more than a disgrace to a city which prides herself upon being the first city of the world. Is it & question of money? Rates, as every ratepaver knows, are very high: but if a quarter of the money ex- pended upon free libraries, other than reference libraries, which are chiefly used for those out of work to sit in and consult the advertising columns of the daily press for work, and upon the School Board for erecting ridicu- lously expensive buildings upon the | offering $50 reward NEW TO-DAY. finest site in London and for giving “primary education” in thirty-six dif- ferent subjects were diverted to mak- ing London a decent, clean and well- | swept, cleanly paved city, money } would be saved to horse-owners and | contractors, to say nothing of the om- nibus companies and their sharehold- ers, while the man in the street could drive or walk abroad without being daily harrowed by the sufferings of horses.—Lancet. ———————— HE LOOKED SO MUCH LIKE TOM. The swinging doors of the most prominent Herald Square resort were pushed open, and, with unsteady gait, my friend, the Prominent Politician, came in. He hung in the wind for a brief space of time, as though debating some ques- | tion in his mind. Then he straight- ened up, patted his breast, the prob- lem evidently solved, and, muttering, “Might as well go home,” started for the elevated station. Spying me, he stopped and beckoned me to him, and, leaning over, whisper- ed confidentially: “Say, do you know what's the mat- ter with me? I'm the biggest fool in New York. Lemme tell you how it is. My wife’s had a cat, and I hated him all T knew. | “Say, he stood better around my house than I did myself. He used to | Jump in bed in the morning and rub himself against my head and sit all | over my face. But I did not dare to kick for fear of the old lady; for, say, she’s a terror when she’s started. “But I knew my time would come, when I could get good and even. “One night my wife went out to din- ner, and when I came home there was nobody in the house 'cept me and that oy | “My day had come! | 1T didn’t do a thing but give him about a pound of prussic acid. When he was good and dead I took him in | the vard and buried him two feet deep. | “When my wife came home I couidn’t | keep still, and, like a foot, up and told | her ‘Tom was gone.’” Well, there was no sleep for me that night, and I kicked myself for talking so much. The next day the old woman cut up so rough I got scared and, thinking to divert any possible suspicion from my- self, put an advertisement in the paper for Tom's re- turn. | “This made a big hit with the old ady. ext day about 100 cats were brought to the hous: As I would let | the men in and tell my wife to go take | a look at the cats, I nearly laughed | my fool self to death, thinking what a cinch I had about that reward.” Here my friend lapsed into melan- choly thought. I stirred him up by asking him how it ended. “How did it end? Suffering Moses, | man. . My wife identified one of those cats as her Tom, and she was unde- | cided about another because he looked so much like Tom. So now we have two cats, two Toms, in the house. Wow!"—New York Telegram. e NOT A BIT LIKE A MAN. Washington Post. I must tell you of something which happened less than a month ago. Sev- eral young women had been invited to attend a young companion on the ac- casion of her marriage, and a few days before—or perhaps only one day before —the ceremony a married kinswoman of the bride-elect gave them all a breakfast. The married kinswoman is a woman of ideas, and as an entertain- ing feature of the affair she arranged a list of toasts. A girl from New York acted as toastmaster. She was almost an utter stranger to the other guests, but she made an exceedingly witty speech. In closing it she said: “I shall ask Miss Blank to respond to the first sentiment—a sentiment which I am sure she will deal with earnestly and with feeling. Miss Blank, I give you, ‘Why I prefer single blessedness.” " Everybody turned pale. Miss Blank flushed painfully, half rose from her chair, tried to speak and then, to the New York girl's utter astonishment, she burst into tears and ran out of the | room. The New York girl found out later that Miss Blank had once been betrothed to a Western gentleman who had eloped with one of her frien almost on the eve of her wedding day. The New York girl was so angry at the hostess for putting her in the way of making such a false step that she took the next train home and her place in the bridal procession was empty. —_—— CONFLICTING EVIDENCE. Indianapolis Journal. “Was that a man's vallse or a woman's that the police found down by the railroad track?" asked the city editor. “I dunno,” answered the police re- porter. “There was nothing in it but one of Zola's stories, a copy of ‘The Dolly Dialogues,” a paper sack of cara- mels and a pack of cigarettes.” —_———— It is said that in Burmah it is rather | a suspicious thing to give money for a | charitable object. 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SAN FRANCISCO AND NORTH PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. Tiburon Ferry, Foot of Market St. TO SAN RAFAEL. :00, 11:00 a. m.; 12:35, SAN FRANCISCO WEEK DAYS—7:30, 9:00, 8:30, 5:10, 6:30 p. m. Thursdays—Extra trip Saturdays—Extra trips at 1:0 m. 9:30, 11:00 a. m. . 3:30 m. L TO SA.{ FRANCISCO. :20, 9 11:10 a. m.; turdays—Extra trips at 11:30 p. m. 8:00, 6:%5 p. m. Between San Francisco and Schuetzen Park eame schedule as above. Leave [ER Arrive San Francisco. | T3 2ffet [ san Franclsco. ek W Tea T Week | Sun- Sun- | Weel Days. | days. | Destination ot vato, Petaluma, | . gant37KUBL | | | _Falton, | 7:308.m. | windsor, | s:00.m.| | Guerneville. | 1 3:0a.m.| Sonoma and | | Glen Ellen. | 6:10p.m.| 110:40a.m. | Sevastepol. |7igpm =a for Mark West kaggs Springs; at 2t Hopland for - |8:00a. - [5:00p.m.| Stages connect at Santa Ros Sprinzs; at Geyserville for S Highland Lakeport and Bartlett Spring: Vichy Stiings, Saratoga Sp:ings, Laurel Dell Iake, Upper Lake, Pomo, Potter Valley, John Day’s, Riverside, Lierley's Buck- Velley, John Day’s, Riverside, Lierley’s, Buck- nell's, Sanhedrin Helghts, Hullville, Booneville, Orr's’ Hot Springs, Mendocino ~City, Fort Bragg, Westport, Ut Saturday to Monday round-trip tickets at re- duced rates. On_ Sundays round-trip tickets to all points beyond San Rafael at half rates. Ticket Offices—630 Market street, Chronicle ilding. b e R. X. RYAN, A. W. FOSTER, Pres. and Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt. THE SAN FRANCISCO & SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY. From September 10, 1397, trains will run as follows: = Ebound. Northtound. CREEK ROUTE FERRY. Sewhhente. e From SAK FRANGISCO—Font of Mrket Siret (Slip $)— Passen-| Mixed |giaons, Mixed | Passen :}3 ,3;% fr v v et e il e 0 = A Exc'p'id| Datly. | From OAKLARD—Foot of Broadway.—*6:00 8:00 “10:00A.. $12:00 100 $2:00 *3:00 $4:00, *B:00r. COAST DIVISION (Brosd Gauge). (Thind and Townsend St.) €:334 Sau Jose and Way Stations (New Aliaden 'I\Vcdll N Redwood, M: cnlo Park, ta Olara, San " Jose, Giiroy, Hollister, Sunta Ci Salinas, ic y § - San Jose and Prizcipal Way Statio 30 *3:00 San Jose and Principal Way Stations 1:302 5:301 San Jose and Principal Way Stations 5:3¢P 6:30r San Jose and Way Stations F:a0p 5¢ San Jore and Way Stations 301 Bt Moraing. dgm o Altemiocn. = Jundays exceptad. $ Sundays oly. irdays | Monday, Tharsiay and Snvusday nights oM. Mondays and B Wadnesiavs and Samsrdave. CALIFORNIA LIMITED. Santa e . Stockton Mereed |1 Fresuo | 11:40 am. Hanford | 12:15p.m.| 6:45 p.m.| Visalia | Stopping at intermediate points when requ: ired. Connections—At Stockton with steamboats of C. N. & L Co., leaving San Francisco and Stockton at 6:00 p. m. daily; at Merced with stages to and from Snellings, Coulterville, etc. aleo with stage from Hornitos, Mariposa, et at Lankershim with stage to.and from Madera. dera. NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD. Via Sausalito Ferry. From San Francisco, Commencing September 19, 1897. WEEK_ DAYS. Mill Valley and San_Rafael—7:35, *9:30, 11:30 a. m.; *1:45, 3:45, *5:15, 6:00, 6:30 R Extra trips for San Rafael on Mondays, Wed nesdays and Saturdays at 11:30 p. m. SUNDAYS. For Mill Valley and San Rafael—*3:00, *10:00, #11:30 a. m.; *#1:15, 3:00, *4:30, 6:15 p. m: Trains marked * run to San Quentin. THROUGH TRAINS. 7:25 a. m. weekdays for Cazadero and way sta- tions: 1:45 p. m. rdays (mixed train) for Duncan Mills and way stations: $:00 a. m. 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