The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 5, 1898, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MAY 35, 1898. STARTLING TALETOLD THE POLICE Clever Eastern Forger Now in Hiding in This City. Arthur H. Klein Betrayed by the Woman Who Had Loved Him. Detectives Have Been Detailed on the Case and an Arrest ‘Will Soon Follow. HIS PARENTS WEALTHY The Accused Man Is Disowned by His Father and Once Attempted to Take His Own Life. According to reports made to the head of the Police Department last evening one of the cleverest forvers who ever op- erated in Eastern or local fields is in thi: city. For months past he has been liv- WAS AFRAID T0 COME INTO PORT Captain Aspe Feared That San Francisco Had Been Captured. The Peruvians Told Him All United States Ports Were Blockaded. is the Wife of William P. Hermann. Captain Aspe of the schooner Bangor | approached port in fear and trembling | last week. He left Salaverry fifty-three | days ago, and the news in that out-of-the- way corner of the globe was that San | | Francisco had been captured and that all | the other American ports were blockaded by a Spanish fleet. According to the vera- clous report, New York was expected to irrender at any moment, and Captain { Aspe was advised very strongly to remain el When the of in port and save his ves B the pecting every minute to sight a Spanish | crutser. A man was on the lookout day and night, but as nothing hove in sight the anxiety of the crew abated somewhat. After beating about for a day or so, the | Bangor was headed inshore, and when a pilot-boat was met the true state of af- fairs was learned. “The Peruvians were sure that United States was a Spanish province FORGER. ng on the fat of the land and besides has ltved openly and given his correct name, although he was much wanted by the Chief of Police of Pittsburg. Arthur H. Klein, who wa prominently connected with the Taren- tum Mirror and Art Glass Works at 409 Fifth avenue, Pittsburg, Pa., and a son of the wealthy liquor dealer, Max Klein, of Allegheny, is the man sought for. The police, however, are not the only anxious to have him brought for trial and returned to his home, as Beatrice Wal- lace, who has been made a victim of the cleverness of Klein, made the report to the police and also stated that she was loser to the extent of several hundred dollars through the wiles and promises of love made by the accused party. Ac- cording to the story told by the woman who has lost the affections of Klein, he came to the city some years ago, but has not endeavored to get employment. She Bim ‘about elghs months 4go, and he regular visitor to her apartments, The case seems to be the well-worn story of a young man who preferred fast ljving to home surroundings and an deavor to make for himself what he #0 willing to spend in riotous living. The case seems to be all the more regretta- ble, as his family is well known and high- 1y respected by all who know them. According 1o the report made by Mis Wallace, Klein was acquainted with a young man who had for years kept com- pany with one of her dearest friends. In consequence she was often thrown in company with. him, and after a_few .weeks they became fast friends. Klein frequently borrowed money from her and always said that he would repay it and showed a card of the glass works where he said he was employed and also stated that his father, Max Klein, was the wealthiest liquor dealer in Allegheny, After a time the man became brutal and frequently beat her, but she had become attched to him and _took the abuse without a complaint. time to time, until the young man re- ceived a letter from home disowning him, and he then became even more brutal in his treatment toward her, and a quarrel which resulted in their Separation took place. Then her sealskin sack was taken and pawned by her former lover, and the trouble seemed to grow darker. Klein came back on two occasions, but merely to beat the woman, and becoming desper- ate Miss Wallace reported the matter to the police. “He has often told me,” she said, “that he was wanted In the East for forging his father’'s name and that he was almost afraid to give his rlghl name in this city, but he again stated that he thought a bold move was the safest way, and in consequence went about the streets in a careless manner and soon recovered from his fright. “‘On one occasion he attempted to cut his throat with a razor which he kept in the room, and but for my intervention he would now be a corpse. At times he was exceedingly jolly, ain brutal and then 2 fit of remorse would come over him and be would try to end his life and mine as well. I became frightened and had the doors locked so that he could not get into my apartments, and also told the progrletnr of the house not to let him in. ‘The detective is working hard on the case and hopes to soon have proof which ‘will lead to the arrest of the much want- ed man. Advances made on furniture or plenos, with withput removal, J. Nopnan, 191J-1023 Missioa. at one time | ones | This went on from | | when T left”” sald Captain Aspe yester- ¢ ht I was foolhardy to tart for San Francisco. I told them that their telegrams were all lies and that I was going straight home, in spite of Spanish cruisers. Of course, we kept a | bright lookout when we were nearing the coast, but, I tell you, we were glad to hear | of Admiral Dewey's victory at Manila. he Bangor brought up a cargo of nitrate | from Salaverry. The boat washed off the deck of the | pilot-boat America during the recent nor'wester was picked up about eight | miles below the Cliff House a couple of ago. Two young men found it on the beach and brought it to Meiggs wharf. | Captain Jordan of the America gave them | a $20 gold piece for their treuble. { The sternwheeler City of Dawson, in- | tended for the Yukon River trade, met | with an accident while being launched at | Meiggs whart yesterday. The ways broka | and the vessel's stern dropped Into the water, while the bow fell on the rocks | and was stove in. It will take some time and cost considerable money to repalr the damage. Wong Hop was treated for a number of lacerated wounds on the head by Drs. Hill and Zabala at the Harbor Receiving Hospital yesterday. He went out of a house in Chinatown to get a cup of coffee, and on_his return a_man came up from behind the door and beat him over the head with a piece of gaspipe. No | arrest. of two of his fingers after returning from | the fire on Commercial street yesterday | 1corning. He was reeling up the hose, | when his hand got caught. Dr. Zabala, at | the Harbor Receiving Hospital, wanted to amputate the fingers at the first joint, | but Smith would not have the operation performed until he consulted his friends. John J. Moriarty, chief engineer of the steam schooner Jeanie, caught in the ice | near Point Barrow, writes that the vessel will “probably get out In the spring.” He Ays that provislons are scarce and that the men are very much in need of skin | clothing. The crew of the Jeanie were | living in a hut, and were keeping them- selves warm around a stove made out of an oil drum. The schooner Charles Levi Woodbur: arrived from Gloucester vesterday wit another party of Kiondikers aboard. She was in’ company with the schoo Julla A, Whalen and_ Concord in_ the bad weather in that treacherous one of the “willlewaws' she lglsztme'tvlvg anchors and some chain. e Oceanic Steamship Co ¢ Gaelic sailed for Honolilu yesterqae: She took away a full cargo, but very fey passengers. The war seems to have ;{t&pg:dhtnm’vel lnaix(rly altogether, as the eiro took away li 8. (c:?lrpc,ml';lgu&rd v little more than arles Hermann is indignan story of the desertion of his “aifes He says he never had a wife, and that the woman who claimed to be the wife of Charles W. Baumann, who has gone to the Klondike, Is Mrs. Willlam B Few n:mn and not Mrs. Charles Hermann, as stated. Lecture by Rev. J. B. McNally. Rev. J. B. McNally of Oakland will de- liver a lecture on “The Conscience of a Citizen,” under the auspices of Stross- majer Council No. 460, to-morrow evening. cts may be had fres upon application at the office of the Y. M. 1. Lec{m Bu- \reau, room €24 Parrott bullding. The Woman in the Eaumann Case | the | C. F. Smith of engine 12 lost the tops | Straits of Magellan and had her share of | ANEASY WAYT0 GETIN Door Opened to Ille- | gal Admission of Chinese. Certificates of Registra- tion Taken From the Collector’s Office. | No Way by Which the Missing Documents May Be Identi- fied When Produced. ‘ SENSATIONAL DISCOVERY. Traffic in Immigrants Carried on for Yeurs by a Gang of Unknown but Suspected Boodlers. | TFederal officlals have just made a | sensational discovery in the office of | the revenue collector for this district. A few weeks ago the United States | Treasury Department authorized Inter- nal Revenue Collector Lynch to employ | two persons to make an index of the 40,000 Chinese registration certificates which are kept in the big steel vault | in the office. After they had been at work about two weeks they discovered | that several of the certificates were | missing. As the cash value of each certificate is equal to that of a Chinese female slave it is evident that the missing pa- pers were not “lost” for nothing, and that somebody has been lining his pockets with the proceeds. But the theft and sale of the missing docu- ments are the least of the loss. Here- after when a Chinese person loses his | or her certificate and the original can- not be found in the vault in the col- | lector’s office the attorney for the ap- | pcant will establish the alleged fact | of the loss by Chinese testimony, and the collector will be obliged to issue a new duplicate certificate to the appli- cant and to file a new original in the vault. | This will open the door to great fraud. All that will be necessary for a Chinesa to do who has gained admis- sion to this country by sneaking in over the Mexican border will be to claim that he was in San Francisco at the time of the registration of the Chinese and that he received a certificate of registration which was afterward de- | stroyed by fire or lost in some other way. If an index had been made at the time the registration took place such frauds would not be possible, but in the | absence of such index there is no means of ascertalning the identity of the miss- ing documents so that the way is clear for all applicants. All the evidence secured thus far by the Federal authorities tends to show that the important and valuable pa- pers were abstracted during the term of O. M. Welburn, Mr. Lynch’s prede- cessor, and that they were sold at good prices to Chinese men and women who have been surreptitiously landed in Cal- ifornia. In order to understand the full sig- ficance of the discovery made by the 'ederal authorities it i{s necessary to refer to the manner in which the cer- tificates were brought into existence. The validity of the act of Congress re- quiring the registration of all Chinese in the United States at the time of the passage of the act was attacked by the Chinese Six Companies, who instructed their people not to register. The courts decided that the act was constitutional and not in contravention of the treaty between China and the United States, and the time was extended in order to give Chinese residents an opportunity of complying with the law. The registration was taken very has- tily and no index was made of the names of the Chinese, so that in the case of a Mongolian losing his papers | 1t was the work of many tedious hours | to find the original among the 40,000 on file in the office of the Collector of In- | ternal Revenue. It is made the duty | of the Collector to furnish a duplicate certificate in case of loss of the dupli- | cate originally issued and this dupli- | cate is made a copy of the original on file in the office. But if the original is not found on file, then it is incum- | bent upon the applicant to establish | the fact that he has registered and that | the original should be in the possession | of the Collector. | Chinese who have lost their certi- | ficates have employed attorneys and | customs brokers to procure the dupli- | cates, the search being made by clerks | of the Collector after office hours. | Clerk Dillard has been employed in this | work on a number of occasions, but he | strenuously denied to a Call reporter | that he had been paid any tips by law- vers or brokers for exercising diligence in the search, no allowance being made by the Government for the extra hours spent in this labor. Other clerks have shared with Dil- lard the labor of these after-hour searches, and they, too, have denied that they have received any pay for their services. It is, however, an ad- mitted fact that the attorneys and brokers employed by the Chinese to obtaln these duplicates have received an average fee of $20 from their clients | for each, and it is reported that part of this fee has been paid to clerks who made the search. Malvern M. Foote, who has an exten- sive Chinese practice, was asked whether he had paid Dillard or any of the other clerks of the Collector any fees or tips for the search, and he re- plied that he had not, but he added | this significant explanation: “I have never paid anything to Dillard and I do not know whether any others have done so or not, but It is not natural that men should work after office hours and receive no compensation for it. I suppose that sometimes a lawyer meet- ing one of the clerks on the street would hand him $5 and say, ‘For —'s | sake, go buy yourself a new hat’; but | I don’t know that such a thing has been done. “If any of the certificates are miss- ing it is a damnable thing,” added the | lawyer. “It is a sign of atrocious fraud and rottenness. What is the value of one of these duplicates? Well, you can tell that as well as I. One of them would be of great value to a Chinaman to pack around with him, so as to en- able him to remain in this country without being really entitled to do so. They would be well worth $500 apiece.” Not only the clerks, but custom brokers and attorneys have had access to the original certificates on file, and the responsibility for their loss being divided among so many it will be a difficult matter to fix the blame upon any particular individual. | | | If the lead in your pencil is poor, try th us *Koh~I-Noor.” ” EMERIC WAS LEFT A LITTLE His Wife Gave the Bulk of Her Property to Her Relatives. The Friends of Her Husband Say That He May Contest the Document. Attorney Metson Does Not Believe That There Will Be Any Oppositon. The will of the late Eugenie Emeric, wife of Harry Emeric, was filed for pro- bate last evening in the County Clerk's office. But small provision is made for Emeric, and it is said by some of his friends that he will contest the probating of the will. The friends of the decedent say on the other hand that there will not | be any opposition. The will, which is brief, considering the value of the prop- -erty disposed of, is as follows: In the name of God, amen! 1, Eugenle Emeric, wife of H. F. Emerio, of San Pablo, Contra Costa County, Cal, do make, pubilsh and declare this to be my last will and testament. After the payment of all my just debts, I ve, devise and bequeath to my beloved sister, rena Myrtle Barbier, all the property of whatever kind or character, and wherever sit- uated, which T may own at the time of my death, with the exception of the speclul be- | quests herefnafter mentioned. 1 give, devise and bequeath to my beloved husband, H. F. Emeric, the eleven acres of land situated at San Pabio, Contra Costa Coun- ty, Cal., known as the Emeric Home place, together with all the improvements thereon; and I do not make to my husband any larger devise because he Is already sufficlently pro- vided for. I glve, devise and bequeath to Kate Merrill, my house servant, provided she be in my em- ploy at the time of my death, the sum of five hundr dollars and direct that this bequest take 'ect in full and without abatement in any event. I give, deviss and bequeath to my nephews, Harry and Howard, sons of my brother, Alfred Robert Barbler, and to my brothers, Alfred and Howard, fo my godchild, Irene’ Emeric Stearns_ to Mrs. Dora Austin Heath and my sister, Lorena Myrtle Barbier, 2500 shares ot stoek of the Norwegian Mining Company in the following proportions, to wit: To my said nephews, Harry and Howard, my said brothers, Alfred and Howard, my said godchild, Irene Emeric Stearns, 20 »hnr«u’ each; to said Mrs. Dora Austin Heath 50| shares and to my sald sister 1000 shares. I give, devise and bequeath to the said Mrs. Dora Austin Heath my pansy diamond watch | and violet dlamond pin and my solid silver toilet set, engraved J. E. ! I give and devise and bequearn to Etta Ger- trude Heath my four-stone diamond ring and Pyle piano. 1 give, devise and bequeath to Eugenie Mar- bury Heath my full garnet set, consisting of | ring, stiletto, two bracelets and necklace; also my mahogany writing desk, and all pleces of silverware engraved E. E.: also my triple mir- rors, and all my clothing and garments of | every desoription excepting my furs. | T give, devise and bequeath to my sald god- | child, Irene Emeric 10 acres of land | in one portion in the o ranch, out of | the residue devised and bequrath=d to my said sister and direct that the said 10 acres be lo- cated and selected by my excutors, out of tre sald restdue wherever to them may seem fit and their choice in this regard shall be final. | 1 make no provision for my father. knowing | and expecting that my sister will take cars of him until his death, and not allow him to want. 1 hereby nominate and appoint.my sald sis- ter, Lorena Myrtle Barbler, and my friend, Rudolph Herold Jr., to be the executrix and executor of this, my will, and I do héreby ex- pressly provide and direct that no bonds or other security be required of them, or either of them, to be given by them or either of them as such executrix and executor at any time during or In or about the administration of my estate. This, my last will, is written upon this page and six preceding pages. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 20th day of February, 1887 EUGENIE EMERIC. W. H. Metson of the law firm of Reddy, Campbell & Metson, which represents the estate, sald last night that he did not ex- ect any contest of the will. *“There have een many rumors afloat concerning. a contest,” sald he, “‘but I belleve that Mr. | Emeric will not offer any opposition to the will. THE SIMINOFF FAMILY WAR Three Brothers and a Brother- in- Law in the Fight. Aaron sand Louis Have to Answer to Two Charges of Battery. Aaron Siminoff and Louls Siminoff, brothers, appeared in Judge Low's court yesterday to answer a charge of battery. ‘Another charge against them had been called a few days before and It was continued until Friday. Both charges will be heard on the same day. The complaining witnesses are Morris Siminoff, a brother of Aaron and Louis, who has a cloak factory at 1228 Market street, and Toby Roberts, a brother-in- law. In connection with the charges there is a story full of interest and not devoid of its humorous features. Aaron is a manu- facturer of cloaks at 211 Sutter street, and when seen yesterday he spoke frank- 1y of the troubles of the family. “I used to work for my brother Mor- " he said, “but left him recently, as he did not carry out his pledges to me. He blamed me for taking cloth from his factory and selling it to get money for drink, which was untrue. My brother Louis met him on Golden Gate avenue Sunday, April 24, and they had a mix; up over what he had said about me. I happened to pass on my bicycle at the time and jumped off and separated them, Then Mofris struck me and I punched him. “I have to wear a wig, as I lost my hair through sickness and Morris em- ployed three men to do me up. He offered to give them $20 if they stole my wig and | blackened my eyes; $30 If they also broke | my nose, and $i00 if they broke my neck. | Morris deposited $30 with the bartender in Kapp & Street’'s saloon, which was to be paid to the three men on carrying out thelr contract. “The_three men came to me and told | me what Morris had done. I gave them | an old wig of mine and it was arranged that I should paint my eyes black and Stre my face with red ink and go where | Morris could see me. Then the three men went to him with the old wig and told him how they had done me up. He tore | the wig to pleces and was so_ delighted that he took them to Kapp & Street’s | and handed them the $30. They will ap- | pear as witnesses for me when' the cases come on. “Last Sunday Roberts met my brother and me on Golden Gate avenue and he be- gan to abuse me. I had a badge of the natlonal colors in_my button hole and Roberts sald that I was a nice American to wear that rag in my buttonhole, think- Ing It would make me all right. He haa a e pair of pliers In his hand and he raised them up as iffhe was going to strike me. My brother jumped in and they rolled onto the street. I separated them and he again made for me with the pliers :z-nidtl pun edul(flm."u Aaron intends ¥o take action inst hi. brother, Morris, for em; onlnz.‘t‘gt thre: men to assault him, and a lively time is gmco ted before the whole affair Is settled —_————— Sentence Suspended. ‘When Clay M. Powell, the pharmacy student, appeared before Judge Campbell yesterday for sentence for failing to pro- vide for his young child, his father asked the Judge to defer sentence till Saturday, as he was endeavoring to effect a recon~ ciliation between the young man and his wife. The request was HUNTINGTON FLIRTS WITH THE FACTS Spends Another Day Dodging Pertinent Questions. Frequently Troubled With Remarkable Lapses of Memory. Says He Enjoys the Associa- tion With the Railroad Commission. POSES AS A BENEFACTOR. One More Day Spent in Trying to As- certain the Cost of Southern Pacific Lines. Collis P. Huntlmgton was in a communi- cative mood yesterday. He told the Rail- road Commission almost everything ft did not want to know, and just to show that he was a good fellow he promised to try and refresh his memory about a few things concerning which the commtssion has spent three days In trying to get some information. The raflroad magnate’'s memory seems to be wonderfully retentive in some spots and sadly deficient in others. For In- stance, he remembered that before the lines of the Southern Paclfic Company ‘were bullt the stage fare from Los An- geles to Tucson was $60, but he could not tell within $40,000,000 the amount of the capital stock of the cor-oration of which he is the head and front. When correct- ed on the latter point he begged the par- don of the commission by saying that the figures had slipped his mind. He was very positive, however, about the amount of the stage fare, and he even volunteered to go into particulars concerning other matters ante-dating the dawn of civillza- tion In the far West for the purpose of showing, he sald, that had it not been for his guiding hand the inhabitants of the Golden State would still be wallowing in the muck of semi-barbarism. 1he Commissioners wanted to know the cost and present value of the Southern Pacific lines, so they renewed their ap- peal to Uncle Collis to enlighten them on the subject. This he was quite willlng to do, and he said so. He accordingly told them what it cost per mile to build rafl- ways in Englasd, France, Germany, Russia and Australia, and added a few interesting figures concerning the bonded Indebtedness of all foreign lines. This was highly entertalning, but not exactly to the point. When reminded of ‘this the witness got down to business and told the Commis- sfoners all about the difficulties to be encountered in building a railroad through the State of New York, to which account he added a chapter for each of the States of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky. “But how much money was spent in building the lines of the Southern Pacific Company in this State?” persisted Chair- man La Rue. ““Now that is a difficult question to an- swer off hand,” replied the magnate, “but I will do all that I can to assist you in finding out. You must understand that the Contract and Finance Company un- dertook to build and equip the lines for all of the bonds and stock of the roads. You know the amount of the bonds and T don’t care about tue bonds and | stock. What we want vou to tell us is how much cash was actually expended in the construction of these roads. Will ! you do this “To be sure T will. At least I will do all that I can to ald you in determining the facts. There are so many things that en- ter into the item of cost that you can well understand that the matterisadifficult one. These roads were buflt a great many years ago, and I presume that the original con- | tracts have been destroyed. If 1 had thought they would ever have been need- ed I would gladly have preserved them, for It is my dsire to conceal nothing from this commission or from the publie. I would like to say, If the commission will permit me, that these roads have been a great thing for California. The Gov- ernment was also very anxious that we should build the Southern Pacific line. Tt | has been a great thing for the Govern- | ment.” | “But what did the road cost?” “T don't think I could tell at this mo- ment within a million dollars—even sev- eral million doll You will understand, | of course. t we were entitled at least | to a fair day’s wages for our work. I am | sure I put in many days of hard | work." That is all very well, “but I don’t see that we ar progress with this inquiry “But_we are having a good time re- plied Huntington, as he leaned back in his chalr and complacently stroked his beard. Huntington was asked If ha was willin that the cost of the San Francisco an San Joaquin Valley'road should be taken as'a basis upon which to figur of the Southern Pacific lines - (¢ €5t | “Not at all. Not at all.” was the quick response. ‘It is my bellef that that road was built for fun. I don't do business for fun as a regular thing." “What was realized by the Southern Pacific Company for the sale of outstand- said La Rue. - making much | woman, | nature and third the enjoyment of the | | amustment. any ass e to you in finding out I will iaaly do soc o s “Is the Southern Pacific Company re- sponsible for the payment of the interest on these bonds?” “I am not in a position to give you the information you desire on that point. It may be that'I can find out for you; if so 1 will 1ladly do so. It is not my desire to withhold any information sought by this commission.”™ Having acquitted himself so well Hunt- Ington was excused for the day. The ex- | amination will go on again at 1 o'clock to-day, the commission being determined | to keep the artful dodger on the rack all | summer if such a length of time is neces- sary to make him divulge some of the much sought for secrets of the corpora- tion which he controls. TAKEN FOR SPIES. Two Visitors From the Country Get Themselves Arrested. Through a foollsh desire to wear false mutton-chop whiskers Joseph V. Dav- ner, a saloon keeper at Sunol, got himself | and friend, M. de Vecas, a beet planter at | Pleasanton, arrested at the ferry yester- day morning on suspiclon of being Span- ish sples. They first aroused the suspicion of the conductor on the train from Pleasanton and some of the passengers, and when they left the train to board the ferry boat the conductor telephoned to the | harbor police. When they reached thal city Sergeant Avan and Pollceman Smith placed them under arrest and they were taken to police headquarters. Chief Lees heard_their story and upon having it con- firmed he released them from custody. 4 T Davner safd: ‘T wore the whiskers thal I might look like a sport, but I gue: won't play sport any more.” His kers were confiscated. —_—ee—————— SWALLOWED CARBOLIC ACID. | Mrs. Mary M;rpny Makes Another Attempt to End Her Life. Mrs. Mary Murphy, who has a saloon at $21% Howard street, was found in a rear room in the saloon vesterday afternoon apparently dying from carbolic acid_poi- but the opinion was expressed that she | could not recover. She has been addicted to drink, and Tuesday_the police took from ner one of her children, Her husband has not been living with her for some time. About a month ago she attempted to end her life by cutting her throat. WANT THE T0 COME I Social Activities Are Discussed at the Woman’s Con- gress. Congress to Close To-Morrow in a Blazs of Intellectual Glory. Badinage went back and forth on the floor of the Woman's Congress yesterday afternoon. There were mirth and merri- ment, and man, whom all heretofore belfeve to be the bete noir of the assem- blage, was the gratifying source of it all. The majority of the ladies want to in- vite man In, to make him an active mem- ber of their clubs and practically, as well as theoretically, show him their respect, affection and regard and incidentally their equality. 3 They den’t want any more women's clubs and men’s clubs. They want men and women clubs, that {8 With one ex- ception, Miss Manning, and she is proba- | bly the exception that proves the rule. Yuss Manning feels there are already too many men ldentified with the fair fame of the congress, altogether too many men on the programme and equally | too many accorded seats of honor on the platform. “We have succeeded in establishing suc- | cessful woman's clubs,” proclaimed Miss Manning. ‘‘At first man sneered at us and now that we ride on the top wave why should we call man in to run it?"” Miss Manning’s question was taken up as soon in the midst of debate. A representative of a St. Louis woman's club made a witty plea for man's admission, and she based her belief of man's particular utility on the fact that the Creator probably in- tended him for some use. An Indiana lady, a visiting club woman from New Orleans and many others took up the question, and if a majority always wins man will soon be coaxed to join woman'’s clubs. Mrs. J. W. Orr’s paper, “The In- fluence of Women's Clubs on Soclal Life,” was the first paper of the afternoon. Mrs. Orr traced the work of woman’s clubs from the beginning to the present a merry day, pointing out graphically their growth and benefits. The lady said in part: “Women have found encouragement, strength and ower in assoclation with one another. he club is the preparatory school for women born_too soon for college life. | Clubs are only strong as they are a unit | in action. Clubs have given an impetus | to the minds of women. There is no more beneficial social force than the club movement among women. In them they are learning the significance of that phrase, “The solidarity of human inter- | ests, and the lessons of tolerance.’ They are learning to be less personal and more individual. “Busy, bracing and brilliant are the three characteristics of the modern club Club women want to come into | closer touce with her husband's inter-| The woman who has no interest out- | jde her home is’ not a well woman. Knowledge gained in club life makes her a more enlightened mother, a more com- panionable wife.” Prefessor G. Kriehn closed the after- | noon session with his paper on “Ameu-“ can Amusements.” Professor Kriehn divided his paper fnto first the enjoyment of little things in life, | second the enjoyment of the beauties of | beauties of art. The professor deplored the fact that the rapid life of the aver- age American prevented him having any e contended that the proper use of pleasure made the glory of Athens and Florence. ‘‘America can do likewise,”” he said. ‘She has enough money to do it and she must foster it be- fore it is too late.” ADVERTISEMENTS. mfi bonds?"” T am sure I don’t know. If I can be of 3 Thi 8 Notice Sweepi % CARPET DEPARTMENT. For Tapestry, good weaving, not }he cheap printed kind: pat- erns. Heavy Tapestry, close weave patterns suitable for any pur- pose. 776 Best, quality 10-wire Tapestry, | C Borders to match; all the best manufacturers. $|‘05 For Lowell Bodv Brussels. 54¢ 62¢ sl 30 For Bigelow Axminster, ' Prices include sewing, laying and lining. {§g Heavv auality China Matting. MACKAY’'S GREAT Week and Until Further S| 95 For Ingrain Art Squares. i ‘WATCH OUR WINDOWS. THE ABOVE ARE BUT A FEW HINTS. ENTIRE STOCK TO APPRECIATE THE GENUINE REDUCTIONS. ALEX MACKAY & SON 715 Market Street. ? i urniture Sal ng Reductions. FURNITURE DEPARTMENT. $16.85 ST ouk viece, Shembe $12.75 $1.00 s2|50 Full size Wool Mattresses. Hardwood, antique bleces, weil made e g Full size, wov & o en wire Mat: 45c Solid oak Center Tables. sln |5 Solld oak Dining Chalrs. 55'00 %:fig;n hardwood Extension ‘2' 25 Elegant Cobbler Rockers. YOU MUST SEE OUR 9O0OPOPPPPIVIPDVDVIDODOVDIDIVOVODDOOEDEDEVDDHDBEOPODDDBDROODIDDD SOMETHING YOU NEED The usual form of life insur- ance policy provides for pay- ment at the death of the in- sured to those who have been named as beneficiaries. An endowment policy is also so payable, with the further pro- vision that it shall be paid the insured himself if he sur- vive some specified fixed term of years. The Life Op- tion Endowment Policy sold by The Mutual Life of New York presents further advan- tages of a scope not reached by any contract offered by other companies. Endowments usually cease' at maturity; the endowment in question does not. Of course it may so be treated, and the face of the policy with all accumulated surplus be converted into immediate’ cash. But the peculiar merit of this policy is that at its maturity the holder is entitled to any one of the following valuable options: (1) He may draw at oncel the full cash value of policy plus surplus; or (2) He may take the face of his policy in cash, allowing ‘the accumulated surplus to stand as an annuity, yielding him a steady income ; or (3) He may draw this sur- plus in cash, and convert the face value of his original policy into an equal amount of fully paid-up insurance, participating in the Com- pany’s dividends, and draw- ing an annuity of 327 [ (4) Or he may so convert both the face of the policy and the surplus, receiving his pro rata share of the annual dividends and also the 3%% annuity. For full particulars call on the nearest agent of THE MUTUAL LIFE . INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. Richard A. McCurdy, President UCTIO OF REAL ESTATE Probate, Referee, Executor, Assignee, Administrator, Administratrix and Miscellaneous Sale, MONDAY, MAY 9TH, 1888 At12 0’clock M, At SALESROOM, 14 MONTGOMERY ST, the following properties: REFEREE SALE—Dunn Estate. The four following properties, by order of Gustave H, to: No. 140 Minna street, ., 396 feet N. B, of Thiird street; thence N. E. 25x80 feet : rents, $52. 24.—8. W, corner of Page and Octavia streets, 40xS; ment bay window houses of brick foundation ; rents, 35 3d.—Improvements and lot 59%4x80 feor, situate N. E, corner of Minna and New Montgomery strects, fronting 80 feet on New Montgomery street; rents, $100. 4th.—Lot situate N. W. corner Sanobez and Duncam, streets, west, S0x114 feet. J.S. HOLLIDAY ESTATE Executor’s Sale. 8. E. corner of Haight and Steiner streets; S-story building, store and concrete basement and 2 upper floors, and 2 2-story and-basement bay. window housesy rents, 3120 per month ; a good business corner; 38x74. ASSIGNEE'S SALE. The equity above mortgage of $2,150.30 {n ponele et No. 937 Shotwell strect, E. line, 30 feet N. of 24th stro bouse of 10 rooms ; rent, §! x100. PATRICK LANNON ESTATE. Executor’s Sale. No. 164 Clementina street, N. W. line, between 2d sng 3d streets; improvements, 3 tenements; rents, $35; RICHARD SAVAGE ESTATE. Administrator’s Sale. Lot situate S, line of Filbert streot, 13734 feet K. of Kearny street ; 24x77: 6, with an L 3: 6x60. LOUIS D. QUIGLEY ESTATE. Administratrix’ Sale. Lot W. line of Eurcka street, 50 feet S. of 13th stresty _ A GOOD MISSION CORNER. B. E. corner of 17th and Deatborn streets, between Valencia snd Guerrero str bouses and 2 flats} rents, $81.50; both streets accepted ; houses could ba raised and stores put underneath and be made one of the best paying investments in city; 51x100. CORNER ON BRYANT STREEZ. E.or 8. E. corner of Bryaut and Victor streets, be- tween 7th and Sth streets; 10 houses in 13 tenementat rents, §200; lot 27556 3. FELL STREET. 385 Fell street, between Gough and Octavia st 2.atory house of 10 rooms and bath. 27 : X130 16 Hicrees avenue; house could be converted into flats at little ex. pense, and room for another house ; mortgage of $4,000 67 can remain. FLATS ON HAMPSHIRE STREET (S5504 Hampehiro street, between 20th and 2lsh cets: 2 flats of 5 rooms each: rents, $28; B Sawe, brick foundation, ete.; eio0. - S 0s oo win SEVENTH STREET INVESTMENT. Nos. 44244 Tth street, S. W. line, 80 feet N. W.of Bryant street: front house in 2 tenements, and rear house ; brick foundation ; ks ; rent, $32; 25x85. 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