The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 22, 1898, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1898 e WAS SHE LIRED TO THE SOUTH? Irene Lynch,the Miss- ing Girl, May Yet Be Located. Said to Have Left on a Visit to “Lucky” Bald- win’s Ranch. Her Distracted Father Anxious to Meet the Wealthy Horseman. MET AT THE RACETRACK.| Find the Girl Were Dis- Police Expected to Last Night, but appointed. According to the police Irene Lynch, the fourteen-year-old daughter of Daniel Lynch, living at 5 Geary ; street, was not abducted as was | laimed by her parents, but is enjoying at Santa Anita Ranch, in Los An- The girl is said to be a friend of 1ldwin, otherwis known as aldwin, and it is claimed she met him at the Ingleside > morning of March 9 Irene, aid to be very pretty, left her after promising to return in a short time. She failed to appear, and then her whereabouts has been T >d in the deepest mystery. Her | parents, fearing that something had ha ned to her, at once communicated with the police, with the result that | Detective Anthony was instructed to After a thorough me convinced that at Baldwin's ranch but fearing bloodshed notifying her par- find the missing gi investigation he bec Iren in L he was stopp Angeles refrained from body informed the father of the 1t she was en route to Victoria, ccompanied by a male acquaintance. Lynch, who was determined to save | ughter from the disgrace which ad brought upon herself, took the | train to Seattle, after telegraph- to the authorities at Victoria to hold he After he had arrived at the > he found that Irene w the boat on which he had taken passage, and | first he immediately returned to this city. | Last night he and Detective Anthony | went to Oakland expecting to meet | Baldwin, who had telegraphed he would arrive by the Los Angeles ex press. Both Anthony and. Lynch had received reports to the effect that Baldwin and Miss Lynch would arrive in this city last evening. As the train pulled in the depot Anthony made a thorough search of the cars but failed to find either of the missing ones. Con- vinced that she was not on the train the detective, accompanied by the anx- turned to this city. After re Anthony informed Chief | his failure to locate the girl, n his suggestion a dispatch » the police of Los Angeles | 1 to make a thorough inves- | while refusing to admit | in took the girl to his ranch it is not unlikely he will be to show in a short time that she | with him a short time before her | ious pare after her is city to v in the southern part of the missing girl suddenl disappearance t his ranch The disappeared on y and accord- police she bought a ticket geles. This fact was not svered until her father had gone | to Seattle expecting to find his erring daughter en route to the Klondike. Mrs. Lynch, the mother of the miss the preceding Wednes ing to the ing girl, refuses to believe that her daughter was abducted by the aged millions that if she has | been will le first opportunity and betrayed she | 1ve no stone unturned and at the | will kill the guilty | v Irene was alw:. vs a good girl, | and I don’t think that she would volun- tarily leave home to accompany any man. he had but few male ac- quaintances, and the few young .men that she did know always came to the house when they wanted to see her. Her whole time was occupied with her al studies, and even if she had a | roving disposition and a desire to run | away from home she showed no evi- it at home, because she 5 ve home in preference to the pageant of the world. “That Irene was in the habit of mak- ing vi to Baldwin’s home and was seen several times returning from his mansion on California street as late as 10 o’clock in the evening is an untruth, as she was never out at such a late hour unless she was accompanied either by me or her brother. She could not possibly have made these visits without my knowledge, as I always waited up until long after she and her sister had retired, which was usually at 9 o’clock, and there was no possible way for her leaving the house secretly after I had retired, as the two girls slept together in the same room se Coal-Dealers’ Demurrer. United States Circuit Judge Morrow sterday overruled the demurrer of J. ilson & Co. of the Coal-Dealers’ As- tion in the civil suits. 3 SKIN-TORTURED'| BABIES And rest for tired mothers in a warm bath With CuTicuRA S0AP, andasingleapplication of CUTICURA (ointment), the great skin cure. Cuticura REMEDIES afford instant relief, and point toa speedy cure of torturing, dis figuring, humiliating, itching, burning, bleed- ing, crusted, scaly skin and scalp bumors, with loss of hair, when all else fails. i Sold throughout the world. Porrex Dxve axp Cur, Coxr., Sole Frops., Roston. 0 How 10 Cure Skin Tortured Babies,” free. SK"‘. SCALP ™ o, feiet byld CUTICURA SOAP.___4 WHERE THE SOLICTTOR COMES 1 Methods Employed to Work the Private Contract Dodge. A Good Friend in the Board of Supervisors Always Needed. Property Owners of Big In- B fluence Often Obtain a Rebate. BIDS NEVER JOPENED. Record of a Private Contract Obtained by the Firm of Flinn & Treacy. The elections which take place in San Francisco once in every two years or once in every four years, as the Su- preme Court in its wisdom may de- cree, occasionally bring a change in the personnel of the Street Department, but seldom bring a change in the methods pursued by the department to make the property owner stand all that the land will bear for improvement. The present Superintendent of Streets, Mr. Ambrose, inherited a few of the men and many of the practices of his predecessor in office, Mr. Ashworth. All the tricks of the old Board of Super- visors are known to the new and some modern features have been introduced to catch the unwary owner of urban real estate. The contractors who live and thrive | on the profits of street work have got | the business down to a fine point, and with the addition of a few kinks sup- plied by the solicitors can pave the way to the poorhouse for any one who owns | real property. The solicitor is a new element in the business, but promi to be a perma- nent one. The chief function of the so- liciting genius is to persuade property owners that it is cheaper to have work done by private contract than to have the street ‘“Vroomanized' by direction | of the Board of Supervisors. | At the outset each of the big con- | tracting firms had a solicitor and fre- quently veral of the soliciting agents | found themselves in active competition for the same piece of work. As a result prices tumbled, and contractors saw that the competition would be- ruinous if pursued. Simultaneously the solicit- ors saw that there was nothing in it for themselves if prices were cut down, and so they formed a union. The union | developed more strength than they at t fancied. In a short time the solic- | itors found themselves strong enough to do a little business on their own ac count with the Board of Supervi and so adjust affairs that the contrac- | tor would have to see the solicitor be- | fore any work could be done. The first move of the solicitor is to have a friend in the Board of Supervi- sors introduce a resolution of intention | to pave a certain block. If the proper- | ty owners do not wish to be burdened at that time with the cost of paving, | they must get a majority protest against the proposed work. If they succeed in getting the protest the work is delayed six months. If they fail bids may be invited by advertisement. Cc tractors outside of the ring, who have no affiliation with the solicitor, may presume to bid for the work, but some- thing is likely to happen which will | prevent the bids from being opened. | It often happens that some member of | the board moves to reject all the bids. | This motion prevails, but the solicitor is not disheartened. The property- owner having exhausted his right of | protest, the solicitor comes on the e and presents a private contract with the explanation that the cost of adver- tising and other expenses may be saved by the private deal. Rebates are of- fered to get backward individuals to come forward and ultimately a private contract is obtained by which property owners on an average through the | block pay three or four cents more a square foot for paving than they would be compelled to pay in open and fair competition in the Board of Supervi- sors. At the appointed time a smooth fel. low appears on the scene as the rep: sentative of a reliable and worthy firm of contractors. He describes the con- fiscating features of the Vrc and convinces owners of re: tate that their only salvation is in a pr vate | contract. He has his contracts in blank for 22 or 23 cents a foot. He offers a rebate to the property owner of big influence. When three-fourths of the frontage has been secured the soli- citor takes his time. The owners of the remaining fourth are in his grasp. On May 17, 189/, the Street Superin- tendent recommended that Twenty- third street, from Harrison street to Potrero avenue, be paved with bitumi- nous rock. On May 24 the Board of Supervisors passed a resolution to per- form the work. On June 16 the proper- ty owners filed a protest and work was stopped for six months. On December 16, 1897, another protest was filed. On January 10, 1898, the board decided against the protest of December 16. On January 31 bids were received and laid | oyer one week, on motion of Supervisor Devany. On February 3 the bids were laid over for four weeks. they were laid over for one week. The bids were not opened, hence no one in the Board of Supervisors was supposed to know officially what figures were contained in the sealed envelopes. It does not appear that anybody wanted to know. because the board on March 10 reported in favor of giving Flinn & Treacy a private contract. The figure on the private contract is 21 cents a square foot for bituminous rock pave- ment and 80 cents a front foot for gran- ite curbs. The original bidders before the Board of Supervisors for the work were the City eet Improvement Company, Pa- cific Paving Company, Flinn & Treacy, C. B. Williams, J, J. Dowling and John R. Morton. The Call understands that the ruling price for work of this character ranges from 15% cents to 181 cents per square foot. It would be interesting at this time to know if some of the unopened bids did not contain figures less than 21 cents a square foot. Information from contractors on this point would be ac- ceptable at The Call office. The Grand Jury might ascertain, to gratify .public curiosity, just what figures were given by the contractors who offered in public competition to perform the work. The Supervisors of course could not know, as the bids were never opened, but it did take the board a_ remarkably long time to decide whether to open the bids or send them back to the bidders unopened. On March 3 | master of this city under the late | of Mr. Doyle were unannounced in the tended by a large cortege of prominent Robert », modest in manner neverthel York in educated in G from which he graduated in 1849, afte isthmus, arriving in this city the same ngaged in mining. In 1851 he gua Company, but left there again to this city in I8 operated the first st 1400 mile In those days staging w beset with tile Indians. et the contrs on schedule time of twei sht days. semi-weekly, at an exper The Ci entire stock se remained until that monarch died. The pointment as Deputy he was appointed Postma; President McKinley. in the earlier period of the State. orgetown College, t. From here he went to Central Americaand conn age line from San Antonio, Tex., °t was faithfully carrieu out by t y e to the Government of $300,000 r broke up this contract, and Do: zed and confiscated by the pensation from the Government from that day tc he entered the service of the then “Wheat King, Postmaster of San . ROBERT EMMET DOYLE. Funeral of the Late Assistant Postmaster of San Francisco. There was laid at rest last Saturday alongside of Casserly, the re- 't E. Doyle, Deputy Frank McCoppin. The death and burial daily papers, yet his funeral was at- citizens. and unassuming for notoriety, had, He was born in New District of Columbia, Which he started for California via the vear, and, like the majority of early returned to San F ncisco and became ‘ted_himself with He came back in Calvar; and went to New York. ., when he formed a partnership with James Birch and to San Diego, a distance of al bands of hos- e stage company was shortened to annum, partners saw their »na, with no com- »st all he had, danger from the sever: In 1861 the service : and rebel leaders in Ar vle was his ap- ank McCoppin, >partment, when next heard of Mr. ne ATIENPTED T0 SELL A COLD BRICK Attorney Haymond; Confesses toan Il- legal Act. Hoff’s Statement Peddled at His Partner’s In- stigation. The Whole Matter Laid Bare Before Judge Cook and Dis- barment May Follow. TWO LAWYERS TO SUFFER Attorneys Wonder at What Is to Come and Co-conspirators May Yet Disagree. Attorney Edgar Haymond of Hoff confession fame is not missing as re- ported, and from his recent actions a rumor has been circulated that he has been approached and hypnotized by a loose confession editor. The rumor seems to have a rather solid founda- | tion from the fact that on Sunday evening he visited the home of Judge Carroll Cook and in mild manner and with a written document to back uv his assertions, stated that he had been im- plicated in the desire to get $2000 for a written document purporting to be a | coldblooded statementandacknowledg- | ment of the murder of Mrs. Clute. That was not all, however, that rather jarred on the system of the unsuspecting Judge, as the guilty party seemed desirous of throwing the blame on his | partner, McIntosh, and from informa- tion given by Judge Cook, Haymond was. penitent and stated that he had carried out the plan to get the desired amount through the pleadings ' of his co-conspirator, and was anxious that the papers should be presented to the Bar Association for the purpose of hav- ing disbarment proceedings instituted. ‘When the Hoff case was resumed in Judge Cook’s court yesterday morning the air seemed to be full of mystery, and when the noon recess had been taken and- the' jury excused the sus- pense was over, as the Judge stated that Attorney Haymond had visited him last evening and told of his con- nection with the Hoff confession case. Attorneys throughout the hall had heard of the interesting proceedings, and in consequence the court room was soon crowded by attentive listeners to hear the words of the Judge. Judge Cook stated that on Sunday evening Attorney Haymond had placed a written document in his hands which had implicated him in the Hoff matter and that according to the wishes of the attorney the papers had been placed in the hands of the Bar Association, and that within a few days proceedings would be taken for the disbarment of the self-accused and his partner in the legal profession Judge Cook further remarked that Attorney Haymond had included in his written document that his partner had approached him with the purpose in view of having him do the necessary work in obtaining the desired $2000, and compliance with that request acted to the best of his ability. The communications received by the Judge are now in the hands of respon- sible parties connected with the Bar Association, but it is not at all likely that anything will be done in connec- tion with the matter until the trial of n finished, as it is thcught v affect the interests of the w on trial for his life. clopments may prove rather to many members of the prof on, and without doubt there will be a split up in the firm of Hay- mond & McIntosh. interesting NEWSPAPER THIEVES. A reward of $10 is offered for the arrest and conviction of any person caught stealing copies of this paper from the doors of subscribers. — The Gold Fields of Alaska and the Klondike. The Pacific Coast Steamship Company has just issued a new pamphlet of some 26 pages under the above title. order is for 50,000 copfes, which endous demand there is for _literature bearing gold fields of Alaska. Parties secking information regarding Alaska nd the Klondike will find this pamphlet interesting and instructive. on the The lecture by Bishop Rowe is written from personal observation, and on ac- count of the high standing of the gentle- man can be accepted as strictly correct, _The following are the subjects treated in the pamphlet, viz.: “Short Answers to Everyday Queries.” ing from Dyea Over Chilcoot “‘Rate for Packing— New Map of Alaska. Where to Outfit and What to Take.” Outfit for a Woman." Canadian Duties.” United States and Canadfan Regula- tions Covering Entry and Transportation of Merchandise via Dyea, etc.” “Many Hundred Millions.” 'Diggings Present and Prospective.” \'‘Questions and Answers." Pacific Coast Steamship Company Agencies, Fleet of Steamers and Differ ent Route “A Lecture by Bishop Rowe of Alaska on the Yukon-Kiondike Gold Field and How to Reach Same.” In addition to above pamphlet the com- pany issues an_ Alaska folder containing a map by Professor Davidson, echedule ilings of steamers, table of distances wrious other matfers. It also issues a general folder containing a map of the whole Pacific Const from Mexico to Alas- ka, besides other publications. All of these publications can be obtained free by calling at the company’s ticket of- fices, or they can be obtained by mail by forwarding 10 cents to cover postage to Goodall, Perkins & Co., the company’s general ‘agents at San Franeisco. * ——— The Woodbridge Canal. United States Commissioner Heacock presented to United States District Judge de Haven his report of the sale of the property of the Woouwriage Canal and Irrigation Company to E. C. Card for o _Several persons interested in the litigation appeared in court and protested against the sale. The matter of the con- firmation was therefore laid over for two weeks. yea to Summit.” —_———————— The Stranded New York. The ship New York has settled down snugly in tue sands of Halfmoon Bay, and if the weather remains calm it is expected that all the cargo can be taken out. There are 1592 chests of tea on board, and it is expected that most of this can be dried and repacked and sold to cheap boarding-houses. The deck has bulged two feet from ...e vressure of the swollen y‘ilcee.d but the hwil appears to be unin- jured. KELSI T0 BE ILTLED INTO ~ THE COLRTS A Rich Contractor in the Toils of the Law. Sued for Divorce and Ar- rested for Striking an Officer. An Aged Husband Becomes Belligerent and Insanely Jealous. A YOUNG WIFE'S GRIEF. After Years of Suffering She Appeals to the Courts for Jus- tice. John Kelso, the well-known contractor | and president of the John Kelso Com- | pany, has more trouble on his hands | than he ever dreamed would befall him in old age. The wealthy contractor will be in Judge Low's court to-day for throwing | a process server downstairs and fractur ing one of his ribs. As soon as he pays | his fine for this offense he will be called | before Judge Seawell for contempt of | court in the same matter, as Alexander | Moreno, who serving the process of | Judge Seawell's court, represented the power and dignity of the State, at the same time that he was seeking to for- ward the interests of Mrs. Eleanor Kelso, | who is trying to free herself from the mat- rimonial bonds that tie her to the aged and irascible John. The troubles of the Kelso family be- gan many years ago, though the wife has for ten years refused to sue for di- vorce on account of three young children. A few weeks ago, however, she filed a divorce suit on the ground of extreme cruelty. Her attorney is L. B. Phillips, whose processes were being served when | the defendant made a vicious assault | upon Moreno, who was carrying out lhef‘ legal steps of the domestic battie. The paper which he was serving mnotified the defendant that he must not transfer any of his property pending the litigation. The divorce suit itself is quite rich in its charge According to Mrs. Kelso's statements her husband has been insane- ly jealous for ma years, principally be- cause his wife is about 3 years of age | and handsome, while he verges close to T\)l and has lost some of his early dim- ples. Z The complaint gives the following suc- cinct account of the conduct which ren- dered it impossible for Mrs. Kelso to live in peace with her h { “On_the 26th of Janu at 2312 How- | ard street defendant aulted plaintiff without excuse or provocation, and vio- lently and viciously struck her in the face and knocked her down, cutting her n?clk and injuring and bruising her head | and causing her great pain and suffer- It is alleged that on the same evening defendant dragged his wife from a room at the Donohoe building, where she was | taking music lessons, cursing her as he | forced her into the elevator and to his | buggy which was in front of the Grand Central Market. The complaint says that defendant forced his wife inte the buggy, “using oaths and epithets in the preseénce of strangers.” The complaint also says that the de- fendant is subject to violent and unreas- onable fi of jealou: and that with- out any cause or provocation he exhibits himself in the presence of his wife's gu “who are people of great refine- | ment and gentility.” Mrs. Kelso and her children love lit- erature and music, according to the com- | plaint, cems to have made the defendant very angry. It was when his wife was taking music lessons that Kelso grew so violent in the Donohoe build- ing. There will be a big fight over the case account of the community property, | said to be worth $250,000. The | s “asked that defendant be re- | from disposing of his property | from interfering in any way witn care and custody of his children. | v are now with their mother, who s to retain them, alleging that she s the more fit to_have their care and | ducati She asks for alimony to the | amount of $250 per month and for one- half of all the property, which consists Jargely of houses, lands, mortgages and onds. on and RARE OLD LACE. Stuart, the Male Patti, Receives It as | a Gift From Mrs. Diaz. Stuart, the male Patti, who has long | been noted for his elegant wardrobe, has just had an addition to it which would make any lady in San Francisco envious. The addition is a piece of costly hand- made lace presented to him by the wife | of President Diaz of suexico. The singer was in Mexico several months ago with the 1492 Company, and during his stay was entertained to a great extent by the Diaz family, and prior to his departure from that city he was presented with the lace, which was an heirloom in the Diaz family. The lace is a quarter of a vard wide, and .as a floral design. Stuart was also made a member of the Order of Maximilian, an_honor conferred upon very few, there being only 15 at present, and the other members are of the highest families in Mexico, many of them having been nobles before the present form of government was in order. The insignia of the order is an enameled button of blue, white and gold. The center part is of white, and an inverted M in blue is in the middle of the center. Around this are bands of gold and bands of dark blue. The back of the button is of gold. Stuart is playing the part of Isabella in ‘1492,” and some of his gowns—many of which he had made expressly for this city—are “stunning. e Alaska Trade Convention. It is expected that within the next few days there will be a convention, com- posed of delegates of the Chamber of Commerce, City Board of ‘irade, Mer- chants’ Association, Manufacturers’ and Producers’ ..ssociation and the California State Board of Trade, for the purpose of determining upon ways and means of carrying on the work laid out by the late Alaska Trade Committee. During the Mining Fair the latter body turned all of its busines: funds over to the State Board of Trade, and the board wants the help and support of wae other commercial bodies in the work it has in hana. The board recently sent out invitations to the organizations mentioned, asking them to appoint a delegate to meet with their committee and decide upon some definite lan for advertising the advantages of Ean Francisco as an outfitting mort for Alaska. The Merchants’ Association has named H. H. Sherwood, the Manufactur- ers’ and Producers’ Association will be represented by Oscar Lewis, the City Board of Trade probably by J. D. Parsons and the Chamber of Commerce by E. T. Alien. ] B e — Mizpah Chapter Reunion. Mizpah Chapter of the Brotherhood of Andrew and Paul will hold its second an- nivers: reunion at the Mizpan Presby- Terian. Church next Thursday evening. The entertainment promises to be a pleasant affair. The fac-simile - signatuze of is on every wrapper of CASTORIA. PLEA FOR A FREE PRESS The Archhishop Addresses the Catholic Truth Society. A meeting was held at Metropolitan Hall last night of the Catholic Truth Society, which was organized h o ago by the Rev. P. C. Yorke. The society is based on the same plan 35‘ - Catholic Truth Society of England, having for its main object the dissem! r} 0- tion of literature for the instruction mot aione of non-Catholics, but a; members of the Catholic faith who are not as conversant as they should : with the history and teachings of their church. Notwithstanding the fac that the meeting was not widely advertised, Metropolitan Hall was com- fortably filled and it is expected that at the second meeting, to be held this evening, those who do not get there early will be unable to find seat?. 3 After an opening hymn the Rev. Archbishop P. W. Riordan delivere a short but spirited address. He said that it afforded him great pleagure to know that during the few months of its existence in this city the Cath- under the auspices ere several months olic Truth Society had enrolled so many energetic workers in its ranks. bA‘: though the society is still young here,” said he, “the officers and memaend have already distributed over 90,000 pamphlets teaching the doctrines tenets of the Catholic faith.” 3 Archbishop Riordan then referred to the Shilors’ Home, now under the management of the Paulist fathers and said: “I trust the Home will grow until every Catholic seaman who visits this port will receive and .pa.rtake of its benefactions. The Catholic Truth Society is new fully organized. Its object is to spread Catholic doctrine among the people and regute the pre- vailing errors against the Catholic church. The United States is a reading country. Every one is educated and every one reads. The people read and are going to ccntinue to read. I might say the press governs the country. It molds and forms public opinion. I wouldn’t be surprised if the press forced us into war. It is doing the best it can that way. The press is a powerful engine. For spreading ideas, it is the n_:ost powerful engine in the world. For this reason the Catholic Truth SOCl_ely has been formed, to disseminate through the press the doctrines and history of the Catholic church. The press creates public opinion, and. the qnly Scrlp"ture some pepole read is the Sunday edition of their faverite daily paper. After outlining at considerable length the projects of the f,athf)hc Truth Society, the reverend speaker said that the majority of pupils when they leave colleges or school have no formed opinion on any subject i‘n the world. “Their characters are built up in a great measure,” said he_, “from what they glean from books, magazines and the press. One vicious novel, one impure or sophistical story, will undo the work nflyears of t}valning and teaching at school. Our great work will consist in takmgl the Vchfldren when they leave school and assist by means of our literature in bu:l(_lmg up their intellectual and moral characters. Much has been said concerning the free- dom of the press. Perfect freedom is the guarantee of our success. l_t the papers do tell lies once in a while, we can answer back. A free press is far better than the despotism of Russia. All that the Catholic church asks is fair play and an open field. The evils of a free press are not to be com- pared with those that grow under a suppressed press. We do not seek to force religion on men. All that we ask and intend doing is to educate them in the fundamental principles of the Catholic religion and the great part the Catholic church has taken in the affairs of the world. “'e. t}lso int.end explaining our doctrines to those outside our fold. Man is a rehgnol{s being. The question of eternity is uppermost in his mind. He is not satisfied to believe that he is only to live for a time and then die. He is always asking something concerning the hereafter. The Catholic church is the largest religious bedy in the world to-day, notwithstanding the trials and persecu- tions it has gone through. It stands to-day, triumphant and attracting the attention of the world. There are thousands, aye, hundreds of thousands of people who are locking for religious truth. We can reach them through the medium of the press. As I have said before the press is a mighty en- gine. It has overturned more countries than armies have done. There is a mass of prejudice in this community against the Catholic church. Through the Catholic Truth Society and its pamphlets we will help them to find the truth and a knowledge of the doctrines ¢f the Catholic church.” Archbishop Riordan then closed his address with an eloguent tribute to the memory of General Rosecrans, who died recently at Los Angeles. Father Yorke read the ninety-ninth psalm and at the conclusion the large audience arose and sang “Loving Shepherd.” An interesting paper on “The Necessity of Catholic Reading” was next read by John J. Barrett. The Rev. Father Philip O’Ryan spoke at length of the good accomplish- ed by the Catholic church. ‘“There is nothing more entrancing,” said he, “than the history of the Catholic church. Her influence on literature, art, science and legislation has been the greatest the world has ever seen. The Catholic church is not alone great in her history. Her dogmas and her truths have satisfied all the seekers after truth.” Father O’Ryan, in conclusion, urged upon his hearers the necessity of Catholics reading up the history of the Catholic church, so that if questioned upon any of her dogmas they will be able to give intelligent and satisfactory answers. “The Apostolic Spirit Among the Laity” was next discussed by the Rev. Father Joseph Gleason. He said that the Catholic Truth Society was organized to establish an apostolic spirit among the laity. He said that it was the duty of the layman as well as the cleric to distribute the legacy of the gospel to those who are not in the Catholic fold. He took the stand that the Catholic conversant with the history of his church and the prin- ciples of his faith could bring many into the fold who never come \Vilhiq the reach of the voice of the clergyman. h! The meeting concluded with an adress by James F. Smith. He said thkt the apostolic spirit of the laity had been pretty dead for many years. He added that the layman had left all the missionary work to the clergy. He urged his hearers to become conversant with the principles of the tenets of the Catholic faith, and by leading moral, upright lives set good examples to all men. enced. It is not known on what termy the case was compromised, but whateves térms were made they are entirely satis factory to the contestants. — e = Mission Improvement Clubs. A meeting of the Mission League of Improvement Clubs will be held at Man- nerbund Hall to-night for the purpose of considering the needs of the Mission. | pagies' tailor-made suits; latest designs; we Delegates will be present from the Po-| gice credit. M. Rothschild, 211 Sutter, r. 6 & 7. trero avenue, Precita Valley, Cortla avenue, Holly Park, Jame: ern Heights, Folsom and Twenty streets and Sunnyside improvement clubs. R. W. Moore Buried. | The funeral services over the remains | of Rufus Watson Moore in Emanue | Church on Sunday were both solemn and impressive. The deceased had acted in the capacity of deacon of the well-known church for many years. Mr. White was born in New York and came to California_about fourteen years ago. He immediately embarked in the furniture business and met with success He leayes a family of four, Mrs. W. Z King, Mrs. J. A. Underhill, Mrs. M. B Mosher and Charles W. Moore. —_——e———— Will Contest Abandoned. The contest over the probating of the | will of the late Lydia A. Spaldlng, for- mer proprietress of the Bella Vista H;)» ], was dismissed yesteraay morning in Sildge Slack’'s court. Mrs. Spalding left the bulk of her estate to Mary Marshall and Augusta F. Tracy, who were in her | employ. 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