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14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1898. ¢ M——'—"———# SOLDIERS ~ LIKE 0UR HOSPITALITY Réd Cross Ladies Win Their Gratitude. MANY WILL REMAIN HERE DAKOTA TROOPS WERE SAVED FROM STARVATION. Benefits and Generous Subscriptions Help Swell the Fund—In- teresting News of the Workers. Mrs. I. Lowenberg, chairman of the hospitality committes of the lo- cal Red Cross Soclety, announces that no further lunches will be re- quired at the ferry until the arrival of more troops, which will be duly announced. ®eve009 Through the untiring efforts of the Red Cross Society this State has won an enviable reputation for hospitality d-heartedness throughout the last. he thousands of soldiers who have arrived during the past month have been so charmed with their recep- tion and the climate that letters have been written to loved ones at home telling of California’s kindness, and adding that this was the only State to livé in. Hundreds of the boys in blue have been so charmed with the people d the State that they vow to take up ence here if they return safely from en shores of Manila. ht have been greater rest- g the soldiers who are anx- > .at the front, and Increased complaints against the tardiness of the artermaster’s départment in awarding and clothing to the men, but for the work of the society in alleviating wants and its constant watchful- ver their welfare. st examples of the beneficence was night, when it fur- troops from Da- through the neg- iaster's department 1 officers had been neg- noble their ch -rday told how Mrs. Har- of indefatigable he city in search ppeals were speed- rous and kind-heart- e of the many noble he society since its . Lowry, $2 50; B 8 Nat ank, 3 5 ud C. Meaney, $105 Misa (box at Pre 4 h oc Sunday-school, States Ap: d Mrs. Green, chool, Company Trust buflding, ion advertisin, o Chronicle, proceeds en. cheel con- h, donated two large uintics to the society, including Jars of jell taie ‘at the headquar- State Red Cross Soclety are e ters of tk as follows: Santa Cruz Auxiliar §15; Petaluma Red Cross Society, Btar Chapter No. Jacksqn, $10; Quincy, 331 : Dewey Chapter, of Exeter, §7 H b5 and collected by r Winter $10), $80; ri Parlor No. 3, N. D. G of Dixon, 1 Congregational Church Cloverdale, orial Day collection, $10 50. irs. A. 8. Townsend of 1221 California strect gave 5000 yards light-weight mus- lin to be used in making 10,00 bandages for the boys at Camp Merritt to practice {with. " The Owl drug store sent a beautiful let- - iter and 4000 packages of lint for the next lexpedition. Be. poor old woman, who refused to give her name, came to 16 Post street Yesterday and donated twenty vards of flannel, which she evidently needed her- self. “Grant School sent its fourth subscrip- tion, amounting to $17 3. Mrs. E. L. Loryea of the new Hammam Baths, at 218 Post street, will donate all roceeds on Monday and Tuesday, the ith and 7th, to the Red Cross Societ baths will be open day and night tc men_and women. Wheeler, the caterer, donated all the refreshments at Mrs, Martin's tea, and i gave half their wages. t. Mankus Frauen Verein, through Mrs. F. Ludemann, donated $i), to be used in the purchase of flannels, muslin, tape, etc. San Francisco Schuetzen Damien Verein Society donated $30, to be used in the pur- chase of muslin, flannel, tape, etc. A. P. Hotaling & Co. donated whisky, ete., for the sick at the ferry. Mrs. Henry James, who has devoted both time and energy to Red Croes work since the organization of the society, was yesterday prevailed on by Mrs. Merrill, the president of the local branch, to accept the position of chief registrar. It will be her duty to receive all mone; contributions and membership dues, and, with the ald of her assistants, keep a careful account of amounts received. The pupils of the rrison Primary School on last Thursday afternoon vis- ited Camp Merritt and carried to the rs a good quantity of articles for their comfort. The donations of the lit- tefully recelved. W 3 as been authorized by President . ¥. Merrill of the local Red Cros ety to collect playing-cards for the benefit of the soldiers “about to the Philippine: ' ADVERTISEMENTS. 1 had Eczema of the scaly, itchy kind seven years. 1 thought my face and arms were atire. My face was full of large white scales, and my head was full of sores. I wasas| to g0 in company. I took five bottles of CUTI- ovrA REsoLVENT, washed with COUTICURA S0AP, puton CUTICURA (ointment), and found great relicf instantly, and got a clean face #gain, thanks to CUTICURA. VALENTINE EGNER, March 7, 1898. 108 Stagg St., Brooklyn, N. Y. rzepT CurE TrEATHENT.—Warm baths with Comie crxA SoA, gentleanointings with CUTICURA (ointment), purest of emollient skin cures, mild doses of CUTICURA . BEsOLVENT, greatest of blood purifiersand humor oures. old throughe world. PorresDrvg B o™ How to Cure BLia Discesess pter, composed of school | F.| Chief Lees yesterday received the re- He is work- | lnf simply for the good of the cause, and all contributions will be fittingly plied by the Red Cross Soclety. | The American Union Fish Company and employes donated to the Red Cross yesterday 3000 pounds of fish, consisting of fresh shad, soles and flounders, to be distributed among the soldiers in the Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Montana regiments. Mr. Stevens of the Union Square Mar- ket sent out 150 pounds, and Hoy Lee, a Chinaman, gave fifty pounds of shrimps. Before being sent out it was | regularly inspected by Market Inspector Jordan, The Young Ladies’ No. 7,/ throu; W. E. Bowes, | Mrs. M. Cusack and Mrs. J. F. Fogarty, | presented the society with a generous | contribution to be used in purchasing ma- | terial for making bandages. upils of the Lowell High School sterday sent a large gift of writing ma- terials tent arranged by | Institute, h its committee, Mr: tian Endeavor workers for the con- | ence of the soldiers at Camp Merritt. Besides stationery, six dozen bottles of ink, six gross assorted steel pens, pencils, penholders, etc., and a dozen table lamps were given. The society is indebted to S. V. Moody | for his generous donation of 300 dozen | | eggs and $i0. | Beef extracts are needed by the ladles | in charge of the Red Cross hospital tent | at Camp Merritt and all donations in that | | line will be thankfully accepted. | Mrs. William T. Ellls of Marysville ex- | | pressed 180 dozen eggs to the Red Cross yesterday and asked that they be distrib- | | uted among the boye in blua. | | _The eupils of the Polytechnic Business | Evening High School will give a grand | | entertainment and ball for the benefit of | the soclety on the evening of June 30th, ;1n Unfon-Square Hall. Miss A. Morgenstein sent four large salmon to 16 Post street and they were sent to Camp Merritt. - i REJUVENATED OLD MAIDS. King's Daughters Give an Inter- esting Entertaipment in Aid of the Red Cross Society. | The entertainment glven last evening in | the California street M. E. Church by | M. M. Circle of King’s Daughters for the benefit of the Red Cross fund was a suc- | cess in every particular. The “Rejuven- | ated Old Maids” {dea created merriment | | among the large audtence that filled the { assembly hall of the sacred edifice. Girls | who were supposed to have reached that | age where marriages are few and far be- | tween were placed in a box and by turn- ing of a crank to the soulful tune of ™0ld | Black Joe” were rejuvenated Into later day girls. Miss Bessie F. Hewitt, the | president of the soclety, entered the magi- ct cal box In a costume that would attr: attention anywhere, it being so ludicro but on being released she appeared as a winsome city belle.. Miss Browne did not have the combination and was ground and reground without materializing. Miss Myrtle Morton was turned out a pretty Red Cross girl and recited the needs of | the organization. Miss Maud Kennedy came forth in bridal robes, and Miss Ida McMullen returned a_demure “Puritan.” | Miss Eckman, as the “Pride of the Navy,” | sang ‘‘Remember the Maine.” Bertha| Adams changed from an old and erratic | maid to a fresh country girl, much to her satisfaction. Miss May Drucker came out he went in, n old-fashioned girl.”” After Miss L. Weir had sung and the Richmond Broom Brigade, in command of B. Southard, had gone through its manual of arms, the audience and parti- cipants adjourned to a long room off the hall and did justice to fce- cream and cakes. Quite a neat sum was realized by the entertainment, which will be turned over to the clety. MINT GOLD GOES | UP IN STEAM BEGINNING OF THE TRIAL OF WILLIAM CLARKSON. His Counsel Contends the Missirg Bullion Was not Stolen, But Evaporated in the Mint. The trial of Willlam Clarkson, ex-fore- | man of the rolling department of the San | Francisco Mint, for embezzlement, was begun yesterday before a jury in the | United States District Court, Judge de Haven presiding. H. C. McPike appeared for the defendant and Deputy District Attorney Schlesinger for the Govern- ment. Mr. McPike took the ground that the Mint lost no gold at all by theft, but that it was lost and dissipated by the processes | to which it was subjected while being re- fined and manufactured into coin in the Mint. Much of it was carried away in minute particles by the water in which the gold was washed, and much of it was evaporated by heat and moisture and passed away in the form of steam. A. T. Spotts, colner of the Mint, occu- pied the witness-stand during the greater part of the day, and testitied to the fact that $1100 worth of gold in excess of the ordinary loss, due to manipulation, had been missed between August, 1897, and February 24, 1898. The prisoner is being tried on only two charges of embezziement, $70 worth of gold belng alleged to have been taken away and appropriated to his own use by Clarkson. Mr. McPike offered to prove that since Clarkson's discharge from the Mint there ad been proportionally as large an amount of gold lost as there had been when Clarkson had charge of the roliing department. Mr. Spotts told the jury how on ascer- taining that the loss in the rolling de- partment was inordinate he had gone to Mr. Clarkson and informed him of the loss, that it was heavy, unusual and un- | accountable, and that Clarkson's conduct | of that department was not satisfactory | to _the witness as coiner. | B. D. Carver, a blacksmith residing at 340 Golden Gate avenue, was called for the purpose of testifying to the fact t Clarkson last November brought some the stolen gold to his shop, but Mr. M Pike objected. The testimony of the wit- ness would destroy Mr. McPike's theo; that the missing gold had evaporated in | steam in the Mint-..The argument on the objection was deferred until to-day, and | the jury was excused until Monday. —_————————— | CHINATOWN ARRESTS. | Excellent Work Done by Sergeant McManus and His Squad. | prt of the first month’s work of Sergeant | McManus and his Chinatown squad, and | it shows that they have not been asleap. During the month 241 arrests were made, | and out of that number there were only | twenty-one dismissals. The amount of fines contributed to the treasury was $1%0, which compares most favorably with -the results of any previous squad, Forty-two cases of lottery tickets, valued at $30, were seized and conflscated, the largest’ seizure of the kind ever made at one time. S e Custom-House Changes. Collector Jackson yesterday made sev- eral changes in the personnel of the Cus- | toms Department. T. Hanford, an old | soldier, was appointed extra assistant | welgher in place of S. L. Marston, who resigned for the.purpose of enlisting in | the "United States Volunteers. Joseph Townsend resigned his position as opéner and packer to accept more lucrative em. loyment, and F. W. Lewis was appointed n his place from the eligible list. J. P. McNab, opener and packer, got tired of the job and handed in his resignation. His place was filled by the appointment of A, C. Buckbee from the eligible list. ‘Wants Her Marriage Annulled. Janet A. Pariser has applied to the Su- perior Court for an annulment of her smarriage to George Pariser. Mrs. Pari- ser alleges that the marriage was T- formed in New Jersey in No\'emberpeot 1897, and that she has since discovered that her husband had a wife, who was at the time of her marriage and still is in the land of tne living. In consequence the ?lalntlfl asks that her marriage be annulled and that she be allowed to re- sume her maiden name, Prescot! —_———— New Boxing Permit. The Finance Committee of the Board of Supervisors yesterday granted the Mer- chants’ Athletic Club the privilege of hol an amateur athletic entertain- ment of boxing, wrestling and rzmnuuu at the quarters, 8% Davis stree: thou fihl!flnql a I ee. » t ROBBED 0F IS WATCH AND MONEY Bold Crime of Three| Criminals. THREATENED TO KILL HIM| HENRY KAHERS, A STRANGER, HELD UP. Joseph Reed, One of His Assailants, Arrested and Locked Up in the Tanks Pending Investigation. Henry Kahers, a recent arrival from Nebraska, was attacked by three men on Pacific street, near Leavenworth, Thursday night, and after being beaten into insensibility was robbed of $30 and a | gold watch. | According to Kahers' story he was on | his way home when he was accosted by | a young man, who asked him for a| match. Catching a glimpse of two men,‘ who were concealed in a doorway, Ka-| hers, suspecting something wrong, start- | ed to walk away. Just then the men | Who were in the doorway emerged from their place of concealment and attacked him. One of them struck him over the head with a slungshot, felling him to the ground. While one of the men proceeded to search his clothing the other repeat- edly kicked him in the face and stomach. After taking the money and valuables the robbers threatened to kill him if he i the police. They then ran down street and disappeared in the hers a_short time afterward visited the North End Station and told his tale of woe to the officer in charge. From his description of the man who struck him with the slungshot Policeman Me- Grayn_ of the California-street Station | vesterday afternoon arrested Joseph Reed, a teamster, and locked him up in the tanks pending an Investigation. Reed denies any complicity in the rob- | bery i that he can prove an t half a dozen reputable citizens. Notwithstanding his protesta- tion of innocence Kahers says he Is one of the men who assaulted him. The police claim they know the other robbers and confidently expect to arrest them to-day. In telling his experience to Chief Lees Kahers said he had left his home in Ne- braska intending to come to this city to seek employment. He rented a room in a down-town lodging-house, expecting to remain there until he procured work. Learning that a friend was stopping la\ he a house on Pacific street, near Hyde concluded to call on him. As he p: Leavenworth street he was attacke the three men. FOR A WORTHY CATUSE. Another Successful Entertainment Given in Aid of the Red Cross | Fund. | Quite a large and appreciative audience attended the concert held in the| Y. M. C. auditorfum last evening for the | benefit of the Red Cross fund, under the | direction of Charlotte P. Ebbets and 1da | B. Diserens. The participants in the long and varied programme were repeatedly recalled and | were recipients of beautiful bouquets in partial payment for their willingness to ald a worthy cause. The following pro- gramme was rendered: ., Mrs. F. A. Gardner, Miss Eliz beth Warden, Miss Annie Forester; song, S nor Fernando Michelena: reading, Miss beth Bartlett; song, Madame Wismer Helen Dodd: song, M: violin, Hother Wismer; : ena Carrie Brow ing, vocal_du Suste Hert-Mark, Miss Emille Parent, ac- companist Fred Maurer. —_———— Town Talk This week issues its third speclal num- | ber, a graduat number, with Milis | College maidens and others shown in their | pretty white frocks. Space is devoted to | he Red Cro: a last Saturday at Mrs. | anor Martin's, and the Saunterer re- | counts the career of Lieutenant Hooker, | and tells some good stories. Phil Garlic sarcastic pen is wielded with its usual vigor, and the musical, dramatic and | other departments are decidedly interes ing. — e Bad Pavements Denounced. A Coroner's jury yesterday exonerated from blame John McHendry, driver of the truck which on the 3ist ran over and killed 4-year-old Clarence Hayden of 411 Fourih street. In the case of John Brown, who fell off his wagon and was killed at the corner of Third_and Folsom streets, the jury re- | turned a verdict that the fall was caused by a wagon rut, “and that this man's death was due fo the disgraceful condi- | tion of the street at Third and Folsom | streets.”” —————— Divorce Suits Filed. Delia V. Castro has applied for a di vorce from J. E. Castro, alleging deser tion as a cause of action. - Minna Jackson | complains that her husband, Andrew Jackson, has failed for some time to pro- | Vide her with the necessaries of life, and | | a pleasure ground tor the children of thatl | section. | extension of Potrero avenue from Ninth | street to the county line will be finished | low the filling in_of Twenty-sixth street | the abatement of that standing nulsance, | passenger so landed. | | | Policeman Vouraky, the linguist of the | in consequence she has filed suit for di- vorce. Annie A. Ackegman has flled suit for divorce against Charles F. Ackerman. As a cause of action the plaintiff alleges desertion. Alma Donnadieu has applied for a divorce from Henry Donnadieu on the ground of failure to provide. r———————— PRECITA VALLEY CLUB. The Contour of Frog Hollow Is Being Rapidly Transformed. Through the instrumentality of John T. Graham and his Precita Valley Improve- ment Club the contour of what was a few years ago a home for meandering frogs is rapidly assuming the shape of com- fortable homes for small families who purchased property there some few years ago. Streets and avenues have been laid out, graded and sewered, bringing the valley into prominence as a snug dwell- ing place for those who reside thers, Vet much Is required to be done, and to do it the club keeps hammering away at the Supervisors for additional work. One final effort will be made this year to have Bernal Park beautified and turned into In addition to this the Supervi- sors will be petitioned to have Harrison street, from Twenty-sixth to Precita ave- nue, Treat avenue, Shotwell and Capp streets, from Twenty-sixth to Army street, graded and sewered during the early portion of the next fiscal year. The during the coming year. Then will fol- from Bryant to San Bruno avenue, and the broken sewer which has and is at present a standing menace to the health of the entire community, The thanks of the club to the Superin- tendent of Streets was offered at the meeting last night for bringing to time the contractors wno had the grading of Twenty-sixth street for the last nine months. The forfeiting of their bonds and the sublettin~ of the contract to oth- ers has had the desired effect. The work is now going on in a satisfactory manner. WILL CELEBRATE THE FOURTH OF JULY OLD GLURY WILL FLUTTER TO THE BREEZE. Citizens Who Will Manage America’s Anniversary of Independencs This Year. The Finance Committee of tne Board of Supervisors, consisting of Dr. T. A. Rot- tanzi, T. H. Haskins and Lawrence De- vany, mada the following selection of | representative citizens vesterday for the purpose of observing the due celebration | of America’s natal day. These Sixty-two | citizens will assemble in the Supervisors’ | chambers at 8 o'clock on next Monday | evening for the purpose of organization | and to make all preparation for the proper | observance of America’s great anniver- | sary. The following are the names of those selected by the Supervisors: James M. Hamilton, Thomas Kennedy, George A. Alfritz, D. Devany, Walter F. Till- rtin, Chris Newman, Luke Treacy Frank y F. Wynne, George , Grattan Phillips, | E. P.'E. Troy, Thomas Robinson, S. V. Cos- | tello, Willlam Humphrey, Al Borlinl,” Fred | Raabe, Leon Samuels, Lawrence F. Walsh, An- | tone Fodera, H. H. Lynch, Frank S i T. Sullivan, W. Plagemann, John Me: Grough, G. Iaccheri, William A. “rpslln,i Geor; R. Fletcher, Charles F. Burgman, L. Rea, F. A. Osborne, A. T. Brannjgan, Arthur | Epear, Fred G. Heuston, Willlam Bendt, David | . B. Brizard, George T. Folsom, I. C. ann, Charles’ J. King, Thomas J. Mor- | eorge C. Boardman, Robert W. Dennls, rge H. Buckingham, W. W. Whan, Sig- James O'Brien, L. Levy, 2. Owens, James E. i i ., John J. Mec- eorge N. J. Smith, Louis Hass, Mar- Cart| tin F. Fragley, Edward Holland. TWO HANDSOME STEAMERS. Canadian Pacific Has Chartered Them | for the Alaskan Trade. | The Canadian Pacific Railway has char- tered two handsome steamers from the West Australia Company and will run them between Vancouver and Dyea and Wrangel Island . Thev are first-class | against the Public ocean liners of 5000 gross tonnage each, and are named the Athenlan and Tartar, | They have been especially secured for | the Kiondike business, and will make | the round trip in six thus giving a | six-day service to Alaska. Business will | be booked in this city to make proper connections with the steamers. 1t is proposed to use the outside channel | in going up to Alaska, and thus avoid the | innumerable little reefs in the inner chan- nel, which have caused 8o many mishaps of late. ———— Asks for Big Damages. Jule C. Gamage has filed suit against W. Meyerhof to recover $20,000 damage for alleged maliclous prosecution. On the 1ith ult. Meyerhof procured a war- rant for the arrest of Gamage, charging him with felony embezzlement, but when the case was called Meyerhof failed to . and the case against Gamage was sed. Gamage claims that malice prompted MeyverHof to procure the war- rant, and he now asks that damages be awarded him ——————— Illegal Immigrants. Immigration Commissioner North com- plained yvesterday to United States Attor- ney Foote that Captain Hubbard of the barkentine S. N. Castle had landed with- out notifying the Immigration Commis- | sioner ‘ngers from Honolulu. The | penal be a fine of $1000 for each D may _———— Diverted the Water. Miller & Lux have sued the Kern County Land Company for $25,000 damages alleged to have been sustained by the | laintiffs by the unlawful damming of a canal running through their property in | Kern County | [ i The ‘‘Koh-I-Noor” copying pencil is | largely taking the place of fountain pens.* | . | PASSING OF A OX, Lat Died Yesterday. The death occurred yesterday afternoon of Thomas R. Knox, who was THOMAS R. KN to the Supreme Court, and at another Superior Court. [ [ [+ [ o 3 g auspices of Orlental Lodge No. 144, F. well known in legal and political circles. He pr: -ticed law, was a School irector, and candidate for Superior Judge. He was born in Galt, Canada, in 1852, and came to Cali- fornia in 1883. He fell a victim to Bright's disease. place on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from Masonic Temple, under the N ATTORNEY. I e School Director, Who He was at one time stenographer stenographer in Department 4 of the The funeral will take and A. M. 000000000 Q0000000000000 00000C0C000D00000000000000000 g /| ©C0000000000000000000000000000000000 | movement to remove the County Hospital FORGED HIS - CLIENT'S NAME Warrant Out for A. J. Greene’s Arrest. HE HAS LEFT THE CITY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR IM- POSED UPON. { The Arrest of John Lapique Threei Years Ago on a Charge of Embezzlement Is Recalled. A warrant was {ssued yesterday by Judge Mogan for the arrest of Attorney | A. J. Greene on a charge of forgery. | Greene has left the city and is supposed | to be In Hanford. The complaining witness is John La- pique, 1318 Stockton street. Lapique was | arrested In June, 189, on a charge of fel- | ony embezzlement. IHe was agent for | Jean Louis Ader, an old Frenchman, and | in negotiating the sale of furniture and personal effects in the lodging house at | 514 Bush street to Ader on June 13, 1895, it | was alleged that he embezzled $300 of the | purchase price. He was held to answer | before the Superior Court, and Judge | Belcher on April 13, 18%, sentenced him | to eight yvears in the State prison. He appealed to the Supreme Court on the | ground that he had agreed with the land- | lady of the lodging house that he should | receive any money beyond $1i%0, the| price she was willing to accept, and he | kept the $300 in virtue'of that agreement. The Supreme Court reversed the judg- | ment of the lower court on February 3 | last, and Lapique got his liberty after ?ul‘img been over two years in the County all. Ader meantime had died and Lapique filed a claim on his estate for $7338, which was rejected by the Public Administra- tor. He then brought suit to recover the amount. Lapique had no_attorney, and | while he was in jafl J. D. Sullivan, attor- | ney for the Public Administrator, moved | for the dismissal of the case, as the | plaintiff was not represented, and it was dismissed. Shortly afterward Attorney.Greene,who was connected with A. P. Van Duzer's office, called upon Lapique at the County Jail, and after leaving him sent him the following letter: I just returned from my proposed interview with you and am determined that you shall see what I have to say. Jerry Suilivan for certain reasons will agfee to have the case against Freese reinstated if I am interested. I can get vou $250, otherwise you get nothing. I will give you $200 of it and take $50 myself. | This is all you can possibly get; otherwise the me is gone forever. Lapique_refused to agree to the propo- sition, and since leaving jail he discovered that the following_ order purporting to be | signed by him had been presented to the | Puoiic_Administrator, and in September last $250 paid to Greene to compromise | the case: Pay to A. P. Van Duzer or A. J. Greene, my | attorneys, any amount of money due me in compromising my case against A. C. Freese, | and oblige, JOHN LAPIQUE. | Lapique declares that his signature is a forgery, and he has instituted proceed- | ings before Judge Seawell to have the suit Administrator rein- stated. J. B. FUNERAL. ‘Will Take Place This Morning From St. Peter’s Cnurch. The funeral of the late James B. Hughes will take place this morning from St. Peter's Church, on Alabama street. Deceased was a member of the Young Men's Catholic Union, and past president of St. Peter's Literary Societ These organizations will attend the fu- neral In a body. Mr. Hughes was in the | prime of life, and his death has caused | reat sorrow among his many friends, or there was not a more popular young | man in the Mission, where he was a resi- | dent since his boyhood. He was one of the organizers and active members of the Potrero-Avenue Improvement Club, and | he took a very prominent part in the HUGHES' | | and Pesthouse from their present fon. From his early boyhood Mr. Hughes has been connected with the firm of Francis, Valentine & Co., where he worked his way up the ladder from an errand boy to secretary of the firm, which position he | has held for many years. In his death the community has lost a valued and ac- tive citizen. He leaves a widow and a little daughter. ——————— Patriotic Wood-Turner. R. Robinson, a wood-turner, became so excited over the work of Schley's squad- ron at Santiago de Cuba that he pur- chased half a dozen big firecrackers Thursday night, and while on his way home about 1 o'clock _yesterday morning | he fired them off on Polk street, between | McAliister and Golden Gate avenue. The | reports sounded like those of a gun, and | loca- | department, thought murder was being committed. He rushed to the scene and arrested Robinson on_the charge of dis- turbing the peace. Yesterday mornin, after Judge Low heard Robinson’s ex- planation, he dismissed the case. P te o Knocked Down by a Car. James Carpenter, a’laborer emploved by the Street Department, while sweeping the track on Market street, between | Eighth and Ninth, yesterday morn- ing, was knocked down by a car and rendered unconscious. He was taken to the Receiving Hospital, where it was found tuat his injuries consisted of a | announce the names later on. | also appoint a committee of twenty yo | of the Patriotic Home Helpers’ wounded forehead and nose. After re- covery he said the gripman did not ring the bell to warn him, and, as his back was to the car, he did not see or hear its approach. ———— PATRIOTIC HOME HELPERS. Organization Effected to Assist' Wor- thy Families of Soldiers who Have Enlisted. A large and enthusfastic meeting of ladies and gentlemen was held at the Oc- | cidental Hotel last night to effect the organization of a society to assist worthy families of soldiers who have enlisted in the defense of their country. Ex-Superior Judge Van R. Paterson was elected tem- porary chairman. It was the sense of the meeting that the name of the new society shall be the “Patriotic Home Helpers.” | The report of the committee on organi- | zation was received and adopted. It rec- ommendéd that the following permanent | officers be elected: President, United States District Judge W. W. Morrow; | first vice-president, Mayor James D. Phelan; second vice-president, Major W. B. Hooper. | The president was empowered to appoint an executive committee of 100, and he will | He will | ladies to assist in putting the organi tion on a sound financial basis. | The following executive board was ap- | pointed by the chair: Mesdames Horace Davis, George W. Gibbs, Lovell White, | W. E. Dean_and William Ashburner; and Messrs. J. M. Burnett, M. H. Hecht, George E. Morse and J. C. Currier. The advisory board will consist of Horace Hill, J. B. Stetson, A. N. Drown and Generals T. H. Gooaman and J. F. | Houghton. | The following subscriptions were re- ported: Two checks of $100 each, previous- ly subscribed, the names of donors un- | known; Herman Eppinger will donate $5 a month for six months; Mrs. George W. | Grannis $ a month, Major Hooper $25 a month and Horace L. Hill §25 a month, the last three indefinitely. Mrs. A. Good- man_subscribed $10 and” William Thomp- son $5. The following resolution was adopted: “Resolved, That it is the aim and hope Society that all of our citizens shall aid in the good work for which we are organized, and -the society hereby earnestly solicits the active co-operation of all who take an interest in the work.” | It is confidently expected that the very | O ++ 14+ ++++ 4+ 444444+ 4444444444440+ 4444 444444444444 worthy movement will do much practical | soldiers, and all present expressed them- selves as willing to work hard for its | A SEVERE NORTHER IS PREDICTED. HAVE THREE HOT DAYS. | good in the cases of needy families of | complete success. | | FORECASTER SAYS WE WILL | | Temperature Rising Rapidly in the | Sacramento Valley—Slight Fall ‘ in Pressurée Along the Cal- ifornia Coast. | Weather Forecaster Hammon says that | we are going to have two scorching hot | days—to-day and to-morrow. This he reasons from the weatner conditions and | from precedent, which has established | that our hot days come in threes. Yes- | terday was the first day of the hot spell, | and summer clothing was very much in demand. The maximum temperature of | the day in this city reached 71 degrees in | the shade, and to-day, according to Ham- | mon, it will be much more than that. There has been a rapid increase in pres- | sure over Washington, idaho and Mon- | tana, and a slight fall along the coast of California. These conditions are develop- | ing what is likely to be a severe norther | in California, Temperature has risen rapidly in the Sacramento Valley, and | will continue %o rise. A marked fall in temperature has taken place in the plat- eau region of Nevada and Utah, and the conditions are reversed in Utah and Northeastern Nevada, where they have had a heavy fall of snow. The forecast for Northern California is fair to-day, with brisk north winds. —————— THE WREDE DIVORCE SUIT. Story of Matrimonial Troubles Partly Heard in Judge Hebbard’s Court. The action for divorce recently insu- tuted by Mrs. Meta Wrede against her husband, Cord Wrede, a well-known liquor merchant, living at 2026 Pine street, was taken up by Judge Hebbard yester- day. Mrs. Wrede was placed on the | stand when the case opened, and testified | that her husband left herséveral months | ago, after mortgaging their homestead for $5000. He told her, she said, that he was going to pay family bills with the money, but instead of so doing he went to Stock- | ton with the money, where he is said to be living at the present time. After | Mrs. Wrede left the stand the case was | continued. Judge Hebbard made an or- der granting the plaintiff $60 a month ali- mony during the hearing of the divorce proceedings and counsel fees in the sum of $100. | | | —————————— The Wasp This Week. The first convention of the California State League of Republican Clubs, which was held this week in this city, was pho- tographed exclusively for the Wasp, and in this week's issue considerable space is devoted to the League. There are be- sides the picture of the convention a num- ber of half-tones of leading Republicans | from various parts of the State. Other il- lustrated features are the volunteer ren- dezvous at Camp Merritt and the recent Santa Rosa rose carnival. Thecartoonsara clever, one showing Uncle Sam eking out the just deserts to a notorious disciple of vellow journalism, and another on a mil- itary topic. In the “Social Sidelights' some of the newest gossip in the ultra- fashionable set is and the “Old Maid's Diary,” y" and several gther departments are up to good stan- | ard. —_————— Trunks, valises, bags, baskets, pocket- books and writing tablets cheap at San- born & Valls. & SHFaP 3t ten ADVERTISEMENTS. CITY OF 0000000000000 00000000000000000C000000 DRY GOODS COMPANY. Cloak and Suit Department. Friday and Saturday. SPECIALSALE Ladies’ Colored Woolen Dress Skirts at $6.'50L_reduced from $8.00. ALL IMPORTED TAILOR- MADE SUITS GREATLY REDUCED. COUNTRY ORDERS PRONPTLY ATTENDED TO. GITY OF PARIS DRY GOODS COMPANY, SE. Corner Geary and Stockton Streets, S. F. UNION SQUARE. 00000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000 CCO0CCOOCCOOCO0CCCO0O00000000C00Q00 i ADVERTISEMENTS, O++++++++++ 44444 BARGAINS FOR TO-DAY AT OUR FORCED LIQUIDATION SALE!* Our great Liquidation Sale, held. 4. by Pel;‘emplory Order of the Trus- 2EE tees for the purpose of raising money to AT ONCE PAY OrF the ENTIRE_BALANCE of our indebt edness. closes a tremendous week’s business with the following and. thousands of other Specially Deep Culs in Pflces.. LADIES' KID AND CHAMOIS. GLOVES. At BOc a Pair. 20 Dozen LADI 2-CLASP WASH- ABLE CHAMOIS GLOVES, In white only; regular price 7oc; will be closed, out for $ilc a pair, * e + S, former price be oftered at 65c a pair. Se a Pair. 5 D (REAL KID) black; regular closed out for 7 4-BUTTON ._colors and price, $1'2%5; will be a pair. At 90 50 Dozen LADIL ED KID; also all shades and $125; will be on At 81 a Pair. LASP DRESS- P SUEDE, . in regular value at %c a pair. air. 52Dozen LADIE (« a P $ 41 BUTTON ) KID) GLOV colors Ox Blood, Mode, Slate and Navy, regular price $1 50, will be closed out for §1 a pair, STORE OPEN SATURDAY FRENCH Murphy Bullding, Market and Jones Streets. L4444+ 44444444320 SRR PR R D RSP RS P O P O P + + STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION AND AFFAIRS OF THE FIDELITY AND GASUALTY COMPANY F New York, In the State of New York, on the 3lst day of December, A. D. 1897, and for the year ending on that day, as mads to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California, pursuant to the 0 ‘and 611 of the Poll tions C densed as per blank furnished by the commis- sioner: * CAPITAL. Amount of capital stock, paid up In cash .. $ 850,000 00 g, ASSETS. Real estate owned by compans Cash market value of all stocks and § B2 Te bonds owned - 1,649,853 50 Cash in company’s office. 33,501 00 Cash in banks 5,019 78 Interest accrued loans ... 2,018 67 Rents ac et 1,640 50 Premiums in dut e of collection 400,221 58 Reserve reinsurance deposit (c: s possession) .. 21,495 43 Total assets 790,690 57 LIABILITIES. es known or estimated, proofs d § 1sdm o s in p ense s Y 0Sses resi: 3 for the insured . . 835,648 BT Gross premiums on risks running one year or less, §2, 41 reinsur- ance 50 per cent 5 . 1,429,837 08 Gross premiums on ris] running more than one year, $266,917 34; re- insurance pro rata 162,000 63 Due and accrued for salai ete. s 25,697 00 Total labilities ...52,077,9%1 13 INCOME. Net cash actuall received for pre- miums ........ - 2,944,245 19 Received for interest and dividends on boné stocks, loans, and from all other s s 66,240 18 Recelved for ren 58,212 18 Received for prof 11,862 50 ts fit on assets sol Total {ncome 080,560 15 EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for losses. Dividends to stockholders Paid_or allowed for comm -$1,453,501 13 - 45,000 00 on’ or brokerage A ..... 763,93 04 Paid for salaries, fees and other charges for officers, clerks, etc..... 131,127 11 Paid for State, National and local taxes . TR 50,231 18 All other payments and expenditures 480,165 37 Total expenditures . .82, 49 38 GEO. F. SEWARD, President. ROBT. J. HILLAR, Secretary. Subscribed and sw e orn to before me, this 34 8. day of February, E. A. RABEN, R, Notary Public, PACIFIC COAST DEPARTMENT. S. C. PARDEE, Manager and Attorney, MUTUAL LIFE BUILDING. San Francisco, California N - G W.KLEISER, ©.0.8. FOR DAWSONGITY! S. S. HUMBOLDT - SAILS JUNE 10 DIRECT FOR - ST. MICHAELS, VIA SEATTLE, Connecting with flect of : SIX RIVER BOATS, Which ineures a through trans- portation with no delays. 250 Ibs. Free and No Limit to Qutfit, RATES PQPULAR. APPLY TO JINO. A. MAGEE JR., General Agent, 310 Clay St., San Francisc Phone Main 1779. Seattle Agent: E. E. CAINE, Arlington, Dock, and 105 Yesley Way. Coivester’s English ERRYROYAL Pilis SATE, always reliable. LADIES ask Drusgist Tor, Chichesters Bnglsh Di- We Rent all Makes. Few partly used for Sale chéap. Send for Samples and Prices. L. & M. ALEXANDER Agants SMITH PREMIER 110 MONTGOMERY ST, S. F.,CAL.