The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 17, 1898, Page 16

16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 1898 CAUGHT THE “GAS” BURGLAR IN HER ROOM Miss Ellen Duane, a Plucky Domestic, Bold Crook. Beat Him in His Desperate Fight for Liberty and Held Him Until the Arrived. A notable capture was made yes- terday. It involved special daring on the part of the lady captress; a mystery finally solved as to the iden- tity of the captive, and, last, the suc- cessful running down of aninsidious- ly dangerous kind of a burglar—no less than the bogus ‘“‘gas inspector,” who has been preying for weeks upon unsuspecting householders on both sides of the bay. , a pretty and plucky do- S DUANE , THE WHO CAPTURED THE STRUGGLE w THE HaLLwAY THAT Captures a Police she told of the capture. She is a sister | of Policeman Morris Duane, and she said | she was simply up the family reputation for capturing offenders of lhl“ law. ere w shoe peddler at the back rving to sell Katie the a pair of shoe 1 bought a pair from previou, and the kind he was trying to sell her were not the same nor as good as had given me. To convince him of t I went to my room to get them and 10w him the erence. When I opened : door I noticed a rocking chair near foot of the bed moving. I thought it strange, and looked to see what ¢ 1 close to the rocker and ju » foot of the bed was a d shoe. he I looked under the bed and saw a man nd asked him what he was doing He replied that he was In the house to examine the gas meter. I thought he was ir nge place for that, and I ordered him out. He refused to come, and I aught hold of his f illed him way from hidi when he ymised that he would come out himseif, s he was clear of the bed and on o l | i A I mlflyl!! Ll il B STORPED frnmi CLOCK .« F$1000 worth of jewelry was taken. a few days | DIACRAM EHOWING HOW! MISS DUANE THE BEDROOM TO THE STAIRS MM He You take my medicine, though I wish to go to the reformatory instead of the State Prison for the sake of my relatives.” Among the residences robbed by Grant, allas Garland, is that of H. F. Schuss- ler, 1905 Van Ness avenue, where about That was on March 25. On March 2§ the resi- dence of Mrs. Hecht was entered by the bogus gas Inspector and about $300 worth of goods taken. The same robber gained entrances Into the residences of E. S. Heller, 1801 California street, and J. Koshland, 1808 Pine street. W. E. H. Willlams. the general mana- ger of the Electric Gas Regulator Com- pany, characterizes the certificate used by Grant to obtain an entrance into the houses that he has burglarized as a for- gery. It is the custom of the company to issue cards of identification to its inspec- and Grant had one of these, but he managed to destroy it. The_ inspectors are also required to wear a badge, as this sures a double protection to the com- pany’s patrons. When arrested Grant had upon him one of the company’s agreement blanks, which is signed with the address of the persen making application for a regu- lator to be attached to their gas fixtures. This agreement had upon it the name of H. Lydan Sr., and upon the part of the company was signed by R. F. Wil. iams. Mr. Williams said: “Besides the card of identification and the badge worn by our employes, they are required to pre- sent the agreement blank which Is signed at our office by the person desir- ing the regulators attached. Any one would know their own signature, and this we do to prevent fakirs from passing themselves off as our employes. 1 do not know how the boy secured the agree- ment blank. We are continually warn- ing our patrons to look out for these fakirs, and we take every precaution that we can to guard against them. Grant has worked the same scheme at every house that he h entered, and we have been trying fa me time to catch him. We were aware that he had a forged card and had warned people against him."” ———— PRECITA VALLEY CLUB. A General Lgnreiof Improvements Needed Along the Old Creek Bed. Nothing less than a general line of im- provement along the bed of the old M sion creek will be acceptable to the resi- of the Precita Valley. The prop- erty owners through the improvement club of that sectfon, ask that the low- Iving land and swamp be filled In to the grade and proper sewers put stre This, with the extending of the streets running north and south from Twenty-ninth to the base of Bernal will be acceptable. They want Brewster, Joy, Hope, Wolf and Potrero streets extended, graded and fixed In such condition that the people living thereon can get to and from thefr resi- dences into the streets that have rail- road accommodation. Familles living on these streets are compelled to place pipes on the street for a water supply which is obtained from private wells in_ the vicinity, as the water company refuses de FOUGHT FROA CLARENCE GARLAND, the "Gas Burglar,” and His Plucky Captors. mestic empioy of E. S. Rothchild at 2108 J eet, caught a burglar v r the police al weeks with cctives, and it was have 1 their most skilled ¢ a great satisfaction to them to have the custod :n though a woman handed him over to them a prisoner. Miss Du had s tussle with her cap- tive before endered, and she held him fully half an hour until a policeman arrived. the fight with the burglar fc supremacy Miss Duane nearly choked the life out of the man, who struggled with her for freedom, and when she gave her prisoner over to the police the burglar was without a collar or tie. His shirt band had been torn all the buttons of his vest were scattered over the floor. E s ripped up the back and he wreck. When the polic » had given in to the su rior strength of his captor and he wa sprawled on the floor, fearful to move. Miss Duane was a modest heroine when ADVERTISEMENTS. INTOLERABLE ITCHING Eozema All Over Head and Face. Two Doctors, No Benefit. Tried CUTICURA REMEDIES with Rapid Cure. 1 was troubled several years with cutaneous @iseases which developed into chronic Fe- zema, which spread all over my head, and down on my face. Itook medical treatment from two doctors and recefved but little re- lief. Then I tried several lotions, etc., which we had in the store, but only received littlo relief from them. At times, the dreadful itching became almost intolerable. When I was heated, the Eczema became painful, and almost distracted me. I was advised to try CUTICURA REMEDIES and did o, and found them all that is claimed for them. The E marapidly disappeared,and I am well, no trace of any cutancous disease. always recommend CUTICURA to all. J. EMMETT REEVES, Feb. 22, '98. 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CrTIcUn s REvEDIzanre the purest, eweetest, and most ffective skiz cures, blood purifiers. and humor remedics wer compannded, ‘and appeal with irresistible force to nother. nurses. & ing the care of children fficied with siin and sealn hughors, with fose of hair; LCures made in childbood are speedy, economical, avd Ppermanent, So1d throughont the world, PorTeR DRUG AND CHEM. Cory., Bale Irops on. e lowto ‘orturing Skia Diseases,” fros. { held on. I called to Katie, but she did not hear me until we had scuffled out of the room and into the hall. Then the burglar threatened that if 1 did not let him go he would throw me over the ban- ister. Katie heard us fighting In the hail, and she came and helped me. “Then the shoe peddler came and of- fered to help, but we were afraid he might have been an accomplice of the burglar, and we would not let him near us or the man. By that time Katie and I and the burglar ‘were down on the main floor. The shoe peddler, to show his good faith, went and got a young man to go for the police, and about half an hour later the patrol wagon arriveu and took the robber away. He took $20 50 from a drawer in my room, but he threw it out of his pocket in the scuffle. 1 was afraid he had got Mrs. Rothchild and if it was gone it might hard to keep suspicion from either Miss McGivney or myself, and I took good care that the burgiar did not get away luck wowd have it, he only got the little money we had saved and which we kept in our room. | The burglar is the one who has been | galning admittance to the residences of | his victims_under the | inspector of zas met | in the employ of the Electric Gas Regu- | lator Company. During the past six | weeks numerous complaints have reached | the police of the operations of the bold | burglar, and every effort was being made to_capture him. The prisoner is only a boy. He claims he is only 16 years of age and asks that | he be sent to the reform school instead of to a long term in State prison. He | gives his name as Charles Grant, but ints that it is not correct. Charles Gar- | land is believed by the police to be his | true name, and they think that Minneap- olis is his home. The prisoner, however, vs he is from Grand Rapids, and thaf previous to his coming to San Francisco he worked on a farm near that city. He 1e came to this city early in Jan- s and gas regulators ! and that he had | He claims he tried to get worl but was not successful, but the police s: vy | he was for time employed in a Post street restaurant. The prigoner says his money dwindled down rapidly, and one | day, sceing the attractive posters an- | nouncing the races across tha bay, he went to the race track and risked a few dollars. He won and that started his | downfall. He kept on playing the races Sometimes he won. bat oftener he lost, and he was soon without money. “I had to live,” he said. ‘1 could not | get work, and I studied out a plan of burglary. 1 went to the gas company’s oflice one day and got in conversation | with one of the clerks about the gas reg- ulators and managed to steal some of | their blank station Armed with that I had no difficulty in getting into the | houses of people and helping myself. I pawned the stuff I stole for about $350 | and put it all on the races. Of course I lost {t all, and here I am. 1 was too suc- cessful as a burglar and kept at it. I | did not intend to rob so many places when I started out, but when it came so easy I kept on, and it was all for we ex- citement of the race track. ‘I robbed a good many places in this cns» in the disguise of a gas Inspector. | I do not know the names of the people | who lived in the houses. 1 onmly picked out the places that had the appearance of being the homes of wealthy persons and I always got enough to pay me for my trouble at each of them. 1 robbed two places in Oakland and one in Ala- meda. The same gas certificates I carried here admitted me across the imy to the houses I tried. | “I walked into the house in which T was caught by the side door, and there was no one to stop me. If T had been ques- tioned I depended on my bogus creden- tials to carry me through. The servants whom I expected to meet were engaged with a peddler at the front of the f\ouse when I entered, and when I heard the glrl come up the stairway I hid under the ed, but she found me and gave me a hard fight. As soon as she took hold of me I knew I was no match for her in a fight, and she had the best of it from the start. I was fairly caught and I will ’ pretext of being an | tto lay mains until such time as the streets are graded. Another complaint goes forth that the children who live on the slde of the hill are compelled to walk a mile to the near- est school building. A primary classroom is asked for at Potrero and Costa streets, where these children could attend, but so far the Directors have turned a deaf ear to the entreaties of the parents in this re- gard Some of the streets are being paved | plecemeal and are in a worse condition than they were before they were com- menced. Bryant street is instanced as being one of tho Here the wooden sewer that answered a purpose has been torn out and the sipage from the City and County Hospital as also from the private residences is_permitted to drain into a vacant lot, endangering the health of the entire community. As a result of this several suits are about to be com- menced against the city by residents of the infected sectlon. ‘Scarcely a week passes but a delegation from ertner the | Supervisors or the Health Department | from the City Hall visits the place In re- | sponse to a petition, but the visits are | barren of any good that the people can see so far. | - Smarting under what they deem | wrong toward them as citizens and tax- payers, they are becoming terribly in ‘elurnes; :n their protests for a general | line of Improvement righs entire valley. Lt Cioughitiie —_—————— JANITOR JORDAN PLEADS. Guilty of Emfi;i;; Money From Letters, but Bore a Good Repu- tation Before That. John W. Jordan, the colored port | the Postoffice in the Custom Hm}lfie tbel:.llg{ | ing, was taken before United States Dis- | trict Judge de Haven yesterday morning to plead to the charge of embezzling a valuable letter from the general delivery | department. He pleaded gullty, and in- | troduced Rev. Dr. Andrews and several | others to testify to his vrevious good reputation in mitigation of sentence, | Judge da Haven announced that he | would pronounce sentence next Wednes- | day, and the prisoner was committed to jail until that time. Jordan is only 29 years old and has a wife and two chil- dren. He had been in the employment of the Postoffice for several years, but he began stealing money out of letters only two months ago. The letters he destroy- ed by burning them in the stove. —_———— For the Orphanage. The histrionic society of Trinity School | will render Augustin Daly's charming comedy, *7-20-8," for the benefit of the Maria Kip Orphanage, at the Bush Street Theater, on Thursday evening, April 21, ‘and a matinee on Saturday, April 23. The proceeds of the benefit will be devoted to the liquidation of the debt on the new home at Lake street and Seventh avenue. The little comedy which will be presented is so well known as to need but little comment, and the excellent cast which has been secured guarantecs those who attend will not only help along a worthy cause, but will have an evening of un- alloyed pleasure. ——————— Injured by a Runaway. Jacob Jacobs commenced suit yesterday against Peter Tautphaus to recover $10,000 damages for personal injyries received on February 17 last. Jacobs was driving along Pine street, when a runaway team owned by the defendant collided with his wagon and threw him from his seat. Jacobs now claims damages for the in- juries he received, alleging that it was due to the carelessness of one of Taut- m'ulx‘s d{empluyes, who left the team un- che into theyq DEMOCRATS MUST BOW T0 BUDD Yesterday’s Fight in the State Central Committee. Harney Faction Wins the Battle for Local Supremacy. Meeting Place of the Conven- tion Has Not Yet Been Determined. FUSION IS NOW FAVORED | A Committee for the Good of the Party Appointed to Adjust All Differences. Several disputed political questions | were definitely settled yesterday at the meeting of the Democratic State Central Committe. It was demonstrated to the entire satisfaction of a number of the members of the local Democratic suicide club that Governor Budd is still a factor in the affairs of the party and that it | takes something more than a declaration of Intention to make a political boss. For several days past the leaders of the | Sullivan wing of the local Democracy have let it be known that they would bring about a test vote at yesterday’s meeting for the purpose of settling once for all the strength of the Harney Dem- | ocrats In the State Committee. They | were as good as their word. The test| vote was taken and the Harneyites won out In the easiest kind of fashion and with enough to spare to leave mo doubt in the minds of thelr opponents as to what the future holds in store. It was a Rainey day for the Sullivanites. To sum up the situation in a few words it s only necessary to say that all dis- puted questions have been turned over to a committee of nine members of the State Committee for adjudication. This :flub- committee Is to be known as the Com- mittee for the Good of the Party, and Is| composed of Chairman Alford, R. M. | Fitzgerald, Frank H. Gould, Jame: H. Budd, Eugene N. Deuprey, Gavin N|lc bd. M. ddox, Charles M. Cassin an line, not yet named. Into the hands of this committee have been given not only such matters as pertain to the xnfl_d. of | the part but also the very dlslr(‘%su‘g differences that are the rocks upon w hich the local Democracy nus split. So far results are concerned, the committee % to be considered as merely a necessary | formality. No matter what its report on | the various questions submitted it may be the result will be the same. The forces of Rainey and Harne: which are the forces of Budd, will acc what suits i them when the report is presented to the State Committee. These things being slo',‘ the shrowd ones anticipate an early stampede of the Sullivan lnrc?sl 0 ?: standards of their more forceful oppo- | question of - selecting a meeting ace for the State convention was not | cettled. Delegations from Santa Cruz, Sacramento and San Jose were on hand | to urge the respective merits of their towns. There were also a number of clt- izens present to present the claims of San Francisco as a meeting place for the con- ventlon. It is the general impression that when final action 1s taken Santa Cruz or Sacramento will be the place selected. Soon after the committee convened Chairman Alford announced the names of the members of the Committeé for the | Good of the Party, the appointment of Which was provided for at the last meet- | ing of the State committee. The real | business of the day was begun by Bro- | beck of San Francisco, who moved that | the six members who had been dropped’ | | to Pl for the non-payment of assessments be glven until the next meeting to show cause why they had not gaxd up in cash or, in lieu of money, rendered the party valuable service. This was opposed by | McNab, who was in favor of maklng} their dismissal final. Sammy Braunhart | arrayed himself on the side of McNab, | and it at once became evident that here | was the first of the questions selected as | the excuse for a trial of strength be- tween the warring factions. The issue was not left long in doubt. Governor Budd and Major Harney came to the support of Brobeck, with the result that | the whole matter was referred to the | Committee for mls Glood of the Party. | This was victory No. L | John W. Mitchell then offered the fol- | lowing resolution: | Resolved, That the time and place for holding | the State Convention be determined at a spe- clal meeting for this purpose, to be called by | the chair; that the call for the sald meeting | notify the members of the committee that at | this sald meeting of the committee this action | will be taken; that all localities desiring the | ention be and are hereby invited to send | entatives to this meeting to present the | and proposals of their localities. Resolved further, That a_special committee of five members of this committee be author- | ized to confer with representatives of the Pop- | ulist and Silver Republican parties, with the | view of obtaining a concert of action as to | the time and place of holding the State con- ventions of the sald parties. Cassin, Ostrom and Deuprey opposed the resolution on the ground that the part that related to the Populist and Silver Re- publican parties appeared to be a fusion firoposltlcm Governor Budd wanted to now if the Democratic party had ever been able to carry the State without the aid of the Populists and the Independent Republicans. Chairman Alford surren- dered the gavel in order to take the floor | in support of the resolution. When the | question was finally put -the resolution was adopted. Here was victory No. 2. Frank H. Gould called attention to the fact that many county conventions would be held before the State convention. In order to settle all doubts as to the basis of representation he offered the follow- ing resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That the basis of representation | next Democratic State Convention be | in the fixed at one for each county and one for each 200 votes cast for Willlam J. Bryan at the last general election. McGee then offered the following: Whereas, At the meeting of the Democratic State Central Committee held two years ago for the purpose of issuing the call for the State Convention, the time of the committee was consumed In the consideration of the dis- agreements of the San Francisco Democrac then In a disorganized and disrupted cond| tion, and in determining which of rival claim. ants should receive the recognition of the State Commlittee, and Whereas, It is claimed that the same con- ditions which confronted the State Committee two years ago agaln prevall In San Franeisco, and the same issues will have to be determined by the committee; therefore, be it Resolved, That the chalrman of the Demo- cratic Stafe Central Committee is hereby au- thorized and instructed to appoint a commit- tee of seven members of the committee who are therebv authorized, instructed and em- guwend to investigate the conditlons of the an Francisco Democracy, and to report to the State Committee at its next meeting with a recommendation as to what should be the action of the committee. As this was conceded to be the real fight of the day as far as the local factions were concerned, it was declded to take a recess until 2:30 o’clock, in order to give both sides time to bring up their reserves and arrange the order of battle. When the committee reconvened there was some preliminary skirmishing, and then the first big gun was fired by the Governor, ‘who announced that he could not see the necessity of the appointment of another committee when it would be the simplest matter in the world to refer the matter to the Committee for the Good of the Party A motion to lay the resolution on the table was lost. A motion was then | Supervisors’ Cax;mittee Decide Upon | to sixty consecutive d | had driven his team to a saloon at Eighth | sustained a compound comminuted frac- State. Sin Jose Gives Liberally to the Widows' and Orphans’ Hom From all directions come flattering resolution to the Committee for the Good of the Party. This was ably seconded by Major Harney, who confessed to a feeling of modest pride because of the fact that he is the chairman of the local committee representing the ‘‘true and oniy Demo- cratic party of San Francisco.”” McNab and Braunhart threw themselves into the breach, but the tide of battle was too strong for them., and after an exchange of personalities the question was put and the motion was carried by an overwhelm- ing ‘majority. This ended the fun, and the committee adjourned to meet on the last Saturday In May. | —_————— RACING SEASON SIXTY DAYS. a Report to That Effect. After “being under consideration for more than two months the period of the racing season within the city and county of San Francisco was decided yesterday by the special” committee of the Board of Supervisors, to whom the matter nad been referred. There was under consideration the res- olution offered by Supervisor Clinton fix- ing the neriod at forty-eight days. H. J. Crocker appeared before the committee on behalf of the Pacific Jockey Club and argued for an extension of the season. He declared that the club was in favor of the abolition of the poolrooms, but did not think that a short season of rac- Ing in this city would have the effect of closing them, ‘as races could be run at Oakland, San Rafael and other poin After some further discussion between the members of the committtee, which consisted of Supervisors Clinton, Smith and Rivers, it was decided by a vote of two to one to extend the racing season in each ar, exclusive Smith voted against the resolution, which will be re- ported to the Supervisors on Monday. —— e NO KLONDIKE FOR HIM. Thomas J. Murphy, Driver of a Brewery Wagon, Meets With a Misfortune. Thomas J. Murphy, the driver of a wagon for the Jackson Brewery, met with a serlous accident yesterday morning. He and Market streets, and after delivering his beer jumped on the wagon. His whip fell to the ground, and in doing so struck one of the horses, and the team started off. Murphy, in attempting to jump on his seat, slipped and fell, his right leg extending under the wheel$, which passed over it. The team ran as far as Market and Me- Allister streets, where it was stopped. Murphy was taken to the Receiving Hos- pital, where Dr. Well found that he had ture of the leg. Murphy had made prepa- rations to leave soon for the Klondike, as he was the winner of the first prize in the Post contest. ALL CONTRIBUTE 10 THE FESTIVAL Eastern Stars Will Hold Fairs in All Parts of the reports of the efforts being made to raise funds for the proposed Masonic Home for Widows and Orphans at Decoto. The chapters of the Eastern Stars will hold fairs in their respective localities and have appointed renresentatives of the or- der in the various glaces selected: Liv- ermore, Mrs. Laura J. Barker; Clover- dale, Mrs. Sarah A. Baer; Redding, srs. Nellie Le Febvre; Colusa, Mrs, Jackson; Lakeport, Mrs. J. S. Healdsburg, Mrs. Clara 1. Gra: Grove, Mrs. Sylvla G. Hamilton; Ne- vada City, Mrs. Mary E. Parker; Fresno, Mrs. Margaret Eames; San Diego, Mrs. Georglana Polhamus; Galt, Mrs. Amanda A. Latourette; Pomona, Mrs. Nora H. Hinman; Lincoln, Mrs. Lottie Allen. The ladles of Durant Lodge Berkeley, met last Thursday and selected the following ladies to op- erate a photograph booth and sell tures of local interest: Chairman, C. M. Hunt; vice chairman, Mrs. Berryman; secretary, Miss Hunt. The which will begin next Wednesday. is expected to ald mate- | rially in swelling the funds for the home. | Twenty lambs, decorated with Masonic emblems, have been promised by Phillip | Seibel of the Clay street market. he members of the local committee are_meeting with continued success. C. Hale and C. L. Patton went among | the merchants on upper Market street | vesterday and secured about $i00. The Emporium headed the list with $10. Thi was followed by Hale Bros. with the | same amount. Will & Finck, Mr. Lubin of Welnstock, Lubin & Co.. M. Johnson | of Johnson's Testaurant, Mr. Strauss of Kohlberg, Strauss & Frohman, all do- | nated liberally. | The executive committee has decided to | allow any one to use the season tickets. The tickets were Intended to be used only by the individual purchasing the same. Under the decision of the committee sea- son tickets are now transferable and will | be accepted at the door. From San Jose comes the report, which is headed by Colonel A. K. Whitton, that the frienus of the order are responding liberally both in the making of donations and taking of tickets. The following is a full list of the San Jose committee: F. Gosbey, C. Haydock, D. V. Ma- honey, S. G. Tompkins, L. A. Spitzer, H. E. Spencer, R. McComas, George B. Mec- Kee, G. B. May, George W. Werthen, S. H. Wagener, H. W. Wright, W, L. Wood- row, C. Park, P. Long, S. E. More- land, E. W. Conant, Dr. J. R. Curnow, | Mrs. George B. McKee, Mrs. E. W. Co- nant, Mrs. F. W. Wilcox, Mrs. E. Reihl, lurs. J. 8. Potts, Mrs. Susie J. Hale, Mrs. | Kate Wilcox. Mrs. Frank E. Fowler, Miss L. M. Rainey, Mrs. Clara N. May, Mrs. Sadie J. Jordan, Mrs. A. E. Hyland, Mrs. Sarah E. BarKer, S. A. Barker, E. R. Balley, Mrs. E. R. Bailey, Miss Edith C. Ayers, Miss Julia Bodley, Miss Grace Bodley, M. A. Boulware, Mrs. M. A. Boulware, J. W. Cook, Mrs. J. W. Cook, J. M. Davy, Mrs. J. M. Davy, Mrs. B. F. Entriken, Mrs. Susie R. Gosbey, Miss Hannah Grey, Mrs. E. A. Haydock, Har- vey Markres, T. A. Perrin, Mrs. T. A. Perrin, Miss M. H. Shartzer, Miss Fannie Stockton, Mrs. Mattie Walthall, Mrs. | Emma H. Woodrow, Mrs. Amanda | Markres. —_———— In the Divorce Court. Judge Hebbard yesterday granted Katie Tillotson a divorce from Lemuel Tillotson on the ground of desertion. | The following new suits for divorce | were flled yesterday in the County Clerk’s office: Rose A. Merkel from George Merkel, failure to provide; Theresa Sloan | from George B. Sloan, desertion; George — | and way of amusement, and ADVERTISEMENTS. e New Silks! This week we will place on sale the following NEW LINES in our SILK DEPARTMENT. New Wash Surahs, Best quality, full colors and a splend 24 inches wide, fast id variety of designs. Price, T3¢ Yard. New Foulard Silks, 2% inches wide, in an elegant varietu of new designs, aiso in dots and stripes. Price, $1.00 Yard. New Checked Taffeta Silks. Extra heavy quality, very handsome color- ings, suitable for Ladies’ Waists. Price, $1.00 Yard. See our window display of above goods. m, 3, 1s, 1T, 19, Ruef from Emma Ruef, infidelity; Mark | L. McCord from Annie L. McCord, deser- | tlon; Theresa Greenlaw from Jonn Green- | law, desertion; Bira E. Wacker from | George Wacker. cruelty: Karaline I Voigt from George S. Voigt, cruelty; and Thomas R. Sampson from Georglana 1 Sampson, desertion. ——————————— SOCIETY AND THE STAGE. Both Well Represented at the Benefit for the Eye and Ear Hospital. Soclety and the Stage joined hands last | evening at the residence of Mrs. R. Jen- ning for the purpose of devoting their talent towards increasing the fund for | the erection of a new ward at the Cali- | fornia Eye and Ear Hospital on Sutter | | bl street. If numbers count the object in view is to be shortly realized, as the entertain- ment was a success in this particular, as in many others. The exact amount re ized on the venture is not as yet defini v known, but it is calculated that many a golden eagle passed into the hands of the doorkeeper. A The programme consisted of a littl everything from a theatrical fessional actors were seen to good a tage in griginal sketches. Opera House was well repre Edwin Stevens and Miss Edith Hall, and others who endeavored to keep up their reputations as fun makers off as well as on _the stage. The programme was & solo, by Chinese dr tume; Shakesp Pauluing; Japanese folk ‘Anna Shepherd; Scotch song, Under My Pladie,” W. Balnav sian recitation, Mrs. Rennebone; Song; Mrs. John Loffley; national patriotic airs, Alfred Wilkie, accompa- nist, Miss May Moroney; Hawalian na- tive solo, Mrs. Turner; Spanish Sere- nade, M. Y. Ferrer; original sketch, Ed- isted by Madame Mon- Mrs. Van Brunt, by Mi German spe- 215:1‘:1(::. M}‘ss 1; Irish folk song, Miss Ella McCluskey. "The parlors were beautifully decorat:d with flags representative of all nations, evergreens, flowers and exotic growths. Over the stairway, midw between the first and sgcond floors, was erected a magnificent arch composed of a combina- tion of flowers and ferns forming the letters and spelling the name of the Cal- ifornia Eye and Ear Hospital. The principal interest in the entertain- ment seemed to center in the Chinese performers, who received loud and ap- preciative applause for their donations to the general fund of merriment. —_——————— A Small Landslide. A small landsiide occurred yesterday at Emigrant Gap, which destroved about forty feet of snow sheds, but did no fur- ther damage. No 2 of the westbound over- land was defayed about an hour in con- sequence. . Indian and tague; 1f incurable you will be told so, thus saving entirely new and vainless method. CONSULTATION made to refer the subject matter of the ADVERTISEMENTS. DR. SOPER’S OFFER, GOOD UNTIL APRIL 30. He guarantees to cure every case he accepts, to those who begin treatment before April 30, for the prices quoted below, inciuding all medicines. This is positively the last extension of time for treating diseases at these low rates. 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