The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 23, 1898, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1898. CHINESE FROM HAWAII WILL BE EXCLUDED Assistant Secretardewell Over- rules Collector Jackson’s Opinion. A Prominent Lawyer Says There in Law for Admitting Warrant Is No the Mongols. 0000000000000 000 Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, July 22. Asgsistant Secretary How- ell was asked by The Call correspondent what action would be taken by the Treasury Department if Chi- nese arrived in San Francisco from Hawaii after the Amer- ican flag had been raised over the islands. “The Chinese exclusion act now in operation will be strictly enforced by this de- partment,” said Howell, “until Congress meets next December, when this depart- ment will ask for legislation on this subject. No Chinese without a certificate issued in the United States will be allowed to land. They will be sent back to Hawaii until Congress by law decides what shall be their status under the annexation of the islands.” 00000000C02000000090 “That settles the whole matter,” said | Collector J. P. Ja on yesterday when shown the above dispatch from Wash- ington. “If Assistant Secretary Howell | issues instructions to me in accord- ance with the foregoing there is noth- 00000000V GCO0O00000D000000000000 000000000000 00D0NO0O000D000O00L ing left for me to do but to follow | them out to the letter. I shall not make a test case by permitting | one Chinaman from Hawaii to land and | aving the matter carried Into the The Assistant Secretary says ot land, and that is all there Not one Chinaman from the | n enter this port, and if any | ot it they will be sent back.” | itement by Collector Jackson | is directly opposite to that made by | him the day before and published in The Call yesterda Then he was of the opinion that Hawali, being a part of the United States, Chinese residents | of those islands had a perfect right to | pass from one portion of the United apply for admission here he would be in duty bound to allow them to land. Assistant Secretary Howell's position is indorsed by a leading attorney of this city who has devoted his atten- tion for years to handling Chinese cases, and is thoroughly familiar with every phase of the exclusion laws. Speaking of Collector Jackson's opin- jon, as given in yesterday's Call, this attorney said: “In the first place, it has been con- ceded froin time immemorial almost that every sovereign power has the right to regulate foreign immigration »s it sees fit. It can say who shall and who shall not come into its terri- tory, and can even go so far as to ex- clude such aliens as it chooses after they have entered its borders. With this principle fully recognized by every civilized nation it only remains for the legislative power of a country to adopt such restriction measures as it deem necessary. “In the case of the Chinese in Ha- wali, they are subject to direct control by the National Congress, for like the other Territories, the islands are gov- erned directly by Congress. “The Chinese there are all under con- tract and every contract contains a clause that they shall be returned 1o China at the expiration of a stated perfod. They are not residents of the Hawailan Islands; they have no domi- cile there in the strict meaning of the term; nor do they expect to remain there permanentiy. Having entered those islands on such terms prior to | their becoming United States territory | the Chinese cannot claim the right to | enter any other portion of the United | States in violation of the existing ex- | clusion laws passed by Congress and | ratified by treaty with China. | “One thing Is certain; Congress has | full power to pass any law regarding | them it may think proper, even to ban- ishing them from the islands, and I| have no doubt that legislation will bYe | enacted bearing on the Chinese in Ha- | wail soon after Congress convenes. In the meantime, I know of nothing in the | present laws that would give Collector Jackson authority to admit them to this port. If he thinks they are en- titled to land let him make a test case. | It is an easy matter to bring up one | Chinaman from the islands and the Collector can order his landing. The | Chinaman could be arrested and | the case taken into court. I am will- ing to stake my reputation as a prophet that the court would deport the China- man in short order, for the law is ex- plicit that all Chinese must be provid- tes to another without hindrance. He thought that if any Chinese should ed with certificates of registration to entitle them to land.” HE SHIES HIS CASTOR 7 I ! , , Wit il Z ///z ? = " 7Y ol AN L R ELLERT Who Has Declared Himself Republican Candi- date for this State. Mayor of San Francisco. cisco. him upon that river strong in the Populist districts. grand battle was lined up it BEEREAEPRRR SRS P who desired the same honors. £ sion,’ ple. I It is true that been what I will say to you, namely: certainly be a candidate. of my friends. mains to be seen, ar with it.” ERRRERUN 2280828282080 en Rt L e There is & new Richmond In the fleld to do battle for the honor of bearing the standard of the Republican party in the coming campaign in He is none other than L. R. Ellert, twice Supervisor and later It is due to the friends of Mr. Ellert that he has been brought forward as a candidate. bringing him to the fore is first, his record as an officeholder, and sec- ond, the fact that they belleve it necessary for the success of the Re- publican party that the candidate should come frcm this city and not only be strong in the metropolis but in the interfor. They declare that the man who heads the ticket should be able to successfully meet the Populist- Democratic nominee in his stronghold, which they assert is San Fran- Another theory the advocates of Mr. Ellert have, is that unlike Maguire, he has no official misdeeds to explain to his constituents, and that for this reason and many others he would lead any Populist-Demo- cratic nominee a merry race in the agricultural districts and finally launch the source of which is political clincher they aver that Ellert would poll more Democratic votes than Maguire would take from the Republican ranks, and that he is equally Mr. Ellert was quite reticent when questioned as to his alleged can- dldacy for the high office of Governor of the State of California. He dld not deny that he had such aspirations, but stated that they would be governed by conditions that might develop in the future. appeared that it was a free fight for all, he would be found in the contest and would take his chances with others Now that the subject of my candidacy s & matter of public discus- sald Mr. Ellert, “I desire to place myself properly before the peo- am a candidate, under certain conditions. some time past 1 have been asked by my friends to enter the lists in the tournament for the office in question. the delegates from San Francisco go to the convention unpledged, I shali ‘Whether or not it will be decided that a 8an Francisco nominee will be required to meet the conditions that now exist, I do not know. That is a question for the convention to determine. I have heard that it has been stated on several occasions that I am in the hands In this connection I wish to say that while I most thor- oughly appreciate their earnest interest in me and am fully grateful therefor, 1 shall feel it my duty to walt until the political are such as I have mentioned. Whether or not that time will come re- In conclusion I have only to say that my official record as Supervisor and Mayor is recent history, and I hope the people are famil- BHEENERE HAURKRURRRERERRRS (rovernor. Their declared reason for eclipse. As a If when the For My answer to them has invariably that if the primaries are open and conditions PEEERRPEEEFREEEREEEEEEEEEEARA AR RAR R RS SRR may | KNOCKOUT DROPS 1N IS POCKETS Arrest of a Suspected Robber. DARING ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FRED CLAYTON, ALLEGED POI- SONER, LOCKED UP. The Police Think He Is One of the Men Who Have Been ‘“Doping” Gullible Strangers. A well-dressed young man, giving his name as Fred Clayton, was arrested yes- terday afternoon by Detective Wren and locked up in the tanks of the City Prison. Clayton is strongly suspected of being one | of the men who have been administering “knock-out” drops to gullible strangers. Shortly after 5 o'clock last evening ‘Wren, who was on the lookout for Clay- ton, saw him on Kearny street, near Washington. He was accompanied by an- other man, who is supposed to be his partner in crime. Catching a glimpse of the detective the two men darted into a saloon, Clayton | taking refuge in a rear room. Wren fol- | lowed them and placed Clayton under ar- rest. His accomplice escaped, presuma- bly through the comnivance of the bar- tender. he detective took his prisoner | to the California-street station, where his name was entered on the detinue book. | Subsequently he was transferred to the | City Prison. An examination of his clothing revealed two phials—one large and the other small —containing the deadly knock-out drops. | When confronted with the evidence of Els guilt Clayton, who is unknown to the | police, smiled, but | to_tell where he got the stuff. | During the past seven weeks a number | of strangers have been ‘“‘doped” by knock- out drops, which were dropped in their liquor while drinking with strangers, and their money taken from them. Clayton, it is claimed, has been hanging around an auction house on Kearny street, passing as one of the proprietors. Several days 2go a stranger, whose name the -olice re- fuse to divulge, went to the auction house nd was met by Clayton and his pal. They nvited him to have a drink, and after partaking of it he fell asleep. When he awoke he found that his purse, contain- ing a small sum of money, was gone, as well as a silver watch, which he carried in his pants pocket. The police are morally certain that Ciayton is one of the men who adminis- tered the knock-out drops. He will ne held until his accomplice is arrested, when for- mal charges will be made against them. —e——————— ENTERTAIN SOLDIERS | FROM TENNESSEE | MIZPAH CHARITY CLUB PLAYS THE PART OF HOST. A Delightful Evening Spent by the Boys in Blue From the South. Music and Refreshments. The members of Company H, Tenn?sseei Regiment, were the guests last night of | the Mizpah Charity Club in the assembly | hall of the club, O'Farrell street, near | Webster. The members of the organi- zation, under whose auspices the enter- | talnment was held, are all prominently jdentifled with the Red Cross Soclety work. persistently refused | WELLS-FARGO MUST PAY THE WAR TAX United States on Tu pany to Bear Its of the War The stand taken by Wells, Fargo & Co.’s Express Company, in an endeavor to shirk the payment of their portion of the war tax, will be tested at once in the United States District Court. The position of the company has been brought to the attention of United | States Attorney H. S. Foote by the of- | ficers of the Merchants’ Association. The complaint filed by them some days since elicited the following response yesterday: Merchants’ Association, Mills Build- ing, San Francisco, Cal.—Gentlemen: I am in receipt of your communication of date the 20th inst., calling my at- tentlon to alleged violations of sche- dule A, stamp taxes, subdivision ex- press and frelght under the war - enue law of 1898, by certain expres: tf)!d transfer companies doing business in this city. You further request me to institute such prompt proceedings against said companies for the failure to comply with the war revenue law as will bring this matter to a speedy deter- mination. You also say to me, ‘“‘Please consider the officers of this association at your service.” In reply I have to say that it will give me pleasure to receive from the officers of your association, or any of them, at my office in this city, 61 Ap- praisers’ building, any facts or evi- dence which may go to show any, vio- lation of that law, as also the names of the persons or corporations who are engaged in such violations of law. If 1 should not happen to be in my office on the occasion of your coming to see me, my assistant, Mr. Schlesin- ger, who is familiar with the law, will be at your service. Hoping to receive a visit from some of the officers of your association on this subject, I am yours most respect- fully, H. 8. FOOTE, United States Attorney. Complaints had been made as to the passive attitude of the United States | Attorney in this matter of such vital importance to the business men of San Francisco: ‘“We have not been able to proceed in this matter, as no complaint has been filed with us,” said United States Attorney Foote yester- day. “Having no information on which to base a suit we were powerless. Of- ficers of the Merchants’ Association | called on me to-day and have agreed to supply the necessary evidence upon | which suits can. be brought against | ‘Wells, Fargo & Co. “We will take the shortest way to attain the desired relief for shippers. Under the tax act the company is lia- ble for a fine of $50 for each shipment they refuse to accept until the stamps have been affixed by the consignors. We will probably institute five suits on this ground.” The officials of the company recog- nize the awkward position in which they have been placed. For forty years they have enjoyed the confidence of the This was their first essay into the en-| tertainment of a large body of men, and the selection of Company H was brought | about through the heroic conduct of some of its men. A group of ladles from the | club was witnessing the men drill in | Golden Gate Park, when a runaway horse | dashed into view. Two ladles were In the buggy, and their position was a perilous ne. aSérgf‘nnt Stacker took in the situation | at a glance, and at great risk stopped the | Tunaway. When the discussion as to | what men should be invited was in prog- | ress the recital of the part they played | in this instance readily carried the day in | their favor. | The full company was present last night | under command of Captain Gaston | O'Brien. The remaining officers of the | company are: First Lieutenant Johnson, | Second Lieutenant Stacker; sergeants- Stack Rolls, Kaufman, Ewing and Drea corporals—Hagy, Rowell, Wil- liamson, Tate, Smith, Mofieid, Maybury and Akers. There was nothing formal about the af- fair. As Captain O’'Brien said in a little grateful speech of thanks: “Your kind- ness makes us feel more like home folks to-night than at any time since we teft our homes in Tennessee.” Miss Violet Rulofson was the first con- tributor to the programme of the evening. She sang several songs and was encored | many times. A quartet of Tennessee boys | —Sergeant ckson, John Jackson, Ser- geant Coulter and Buck Forbes—proved themselves possessed of well trained voices. The Jackson brothers followed with a duet. Miss Salda Dealey made the hit of the evening by reciting Robert Ferral's poem, written upon the arrival of the Tennes- seeans in this city. She was recalled se’ eral times during the course of the even- mfi trio of ladies, composed of Miss Clara Rulofson, Miss Louise Howland and Miss Julfet King of Honolulu, sang Hawailan hational songs to the accompaniment of native instruments. ‘An elaborate supper was_ then served the soldiers by the ladies of the soclety. The evening was brought to a close with the singing of the national anthem. officers of Mizpah Charity Club are: Mrs. A. C. Rulofson, president; Mrs. H. Newell, vice president; Mrs. G. Straut, recording secretary; Miss M. L. Elliott, corresponding secretary, and Mrs. E. C. Auld, treasurer. The committee in charge of last night’s entertainment were: mrs. A. C. Rulofson, Mrs. C. Mason Kinne, Mrs. Jacob Burts and Miss Elliott. —_—ee———— OUTRIVALS THE KLONDIKE. A Discovery That Beats the Alaskan Gold Fields. Many of the gold seekers who have returned from the Klondike are now here enjoying the fruits of their labors, but they all state that owing to the hard- ships, inseparable from the rough life they have led, they are not In a condi- tion to present the appearance due to their wealth. Others of the Klondikers have returned without fortunes, and in- tend engaging in mercantile pursuits. Numbers of the wealthy men have sought the aid of Charles Lyons, the cel- ebrated London Tailor, who has made them fine clothing befitting their circum- stances. To those whose means are not so large, Lyons recommends them to or- der one of his suits at $17 50; he has an immense line of fine English cloths at that price, and he has just received from England an elegant assortment of fine English trouserings at $5 per pair, to or- der. Lyons’ main store and wholesale warehouse is at 721 Market street, in the Bancroft Building, and he has another store at 302 Kearny street,corner of Bush.* —_——————— The tamous old Jesse Moore Whisky fs rec- ommended by physiclans for family and medicinal use because it {8 pure. business community and now see their prestige in danger of being swept away. Merchants are incensed at the petty stand taken by the rich corpora- tion, in trying to evade payment of their share of the tax upon the people, made necessary by the war with Spain. President J. J. Valentine appreciates the situation keenly. Hardly had the conference between United States Attorney Foote and of- ficials of the Merchants’ Association ended than Mr. Valentine sought an audience with the latter. He asked that action in the matter be deferred on the ground that the company offi- cials were preparing a large communi- cation, setting forth their stand in the premises. He urged that the question | was now being tested In the courts of the BEast, and it would not expedite matters to commence addtional suits here. The information required by United | States Attorney Foote in the bringing of the suits will be supplied him on Monday. “The attitude of the Southern Pa- cific Company in the matter of the payment of war taxes has been mis- represented,” said General Manager Kruttschnitt, yesterday. ‘“When the tax was levied the officers of the com- pany conferred with our legal repre- sentatives and our positionin the mat- ter was outlined. We at once decided upon a liberal policy, placing the wid- est possible construction on the work- ings of the new law, notwithstanding the expense. We have never found it necessary to even estimate the num- ber of bills of lading we issue. I am Suit to Be Commenced in the Indignant Merchants Will Compel the Com- | inclosed in one general bundle District Court esday. Allotted Share of ’s Burdens. positive that in this city alone the {number will run into tne millions. This takes no account of those issued at all our stations throughout the country, “This is not our only contribution to the war tax. We pay on the thousands of telegrams that we send out during the day and also on the great number of checks we issue. “We belleve our position is similar to that of any merchant. We sell transportation. A bill of lading is a receipt for goods that we agree to car- ry from one point to another. We have at no time endeavored to shirk the | payment of the tax imposed upon that original bill. If a customer asks for | additional copies of a receipted bill for his own convenience, however it Is but reasonable that he be asked to pay for that convenience. The law does not exact it from us. The clause in the law covering our company follows: Express and freight—It shall be the duty of every railroad or steamboat com- pany, carrier, express company or cor- poration or person whose occupation is to act as such, to issue to the shipper or consignor, or his agent, or person from whom any goods are accepted for trans- portation, a bill of lading, manifest or other evidence of receipt and forwarding for each shipment received for carriage and transportation, whether in bulk or in boxes, bales, packages, bundles, or not so inclosed or included; and there shall be | duly attached and canceled, as is in this act provided, to each of said bills of lad- ing, manifests, or other memorandum, and to each duplicate thereof, a stamp of | the value of 1 cent; provided, that but one bill of lading shall be required on | bundies or packages of newspapers when at the | Any failure to issue | such bill_of lading, manifest, or other | memorandum, as herein provided, shall subject such railroad or steamboat com- pany, carrier, express company, or cor- poration or person to a penalty of $50 for | each offense, and no such bill of lading, manifest or_other memorandum shall be | used in_evidence unless it shall be duly | stamped as aforesaid. | It will be noted first that the law | makes it obligatory upon the part of the carrier to issue, upon demand of ' the | chipper, at least one copy of a bill of lad- ing, manifest or other evidence of receipt and forwarding. It does not require the | carrier to issue more than one copy of such evidence of receipt for transporta- tion. It provides in the second place that for each copy issued, whether one or more, for the same shipment, but one stamp shall be affixed. This requirement is attached to the issuance of ordinary shipping receipts, as well as bills of lad- ing. When a temporary shipping receipt is issued, to be by its terms exchanged for a bill of ]adlni‘ the latter is the In- gtrument required by the act to be taxed. In such cases no stamp need be affixed to the shipping receipt, but each shipping time of shipmenft. receipt so issued shall provide in plain terms upon its face that it is issued for the purpose of being exchanged for a bill of lading of regular form, to which the stamp required by law will be affixed. et SUED IN LOS ANGELES. Leading Commercial Bodies Attack Wells-Fargo Com- pany’s Stand. LOS ANGELES, July 22.—The unnatri- otic attitude of Wells, Fargo & Co.'s ex- press in refusing to attach one-cent rev- enue stamps to consignments offered it will be taken up in united action by the Board of Trade and Chamber of Com- merce, backed by the Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Association, which has already begun suit against the corpora- tion. The plea of the corporation for not | affixing stamps is that it has joined a compact with other express companies, and_that it has no power to act inde- pendently. Frank P. Flint, United States Attorrey, who brought the recent suit against the company at the request of the Merchants’ and Manufacturers' Assoclation, is quoted saying: Since the law went into effect the members of the Merchants’ and Manufac- turers’ Associatlon have offered Wells, Fargo & Co. 200 packages, of which they have kept a record. In each case the company has refused to attach the stamp to the regular receipt. I have filed suit against the officers of the company for $50 penalty for each infraction of law, and will at the same time prosecute them criminally, the penalty for the latter be- ing a fine of $500 to $1000. imprisonment for six months, or both, in the discretion of the court. “T consider the position of Wells, Fargo & Co. as being utterly indefensible. There is no right or reason in it. There will doubtless be a large number of suits brought against the company, and it will | not only be put to great expense, but wiil make itself unpopular throughout the country, losing a large amount of busi- ness thereby.” COURSING ‘AT INGLESIDE. Seventy-Two Dogs Will Be Handled by Slipper Grace This Afternoon. The coursing stake to be run at Ingle- side to-day and to-morrow was drawn at Pythian Castle last evening. Seventy-two candidates were entered. The total purse is $780, divided as follows: $120, $80, $50, $3 each to the next two, §25 each to the next four, $20 each to the next nine, and $10 each to the next eighteen. The draw- ing resulted: 's Rosalle vs. T r DE‘l’l?:\%‘;;n’;n,fi Tell vs. Lahnsen & Duncan's Precita Girl; R. Wyman's Rush o' the Hill %ear's Beauty; R. W. Blake's Philippine S Cronin's Hellable: D. ighonard’s An- nie < B Portal's Lightning; J. McCor- | Mmick's White Wings vs J. Shea's Rathbone: Kay & Traut's Masterplece vs. Kay & Trauts Crowspatch: J. Farley's Tullemore Ve. Dillon Relllw's Granuale; Dillon & Rellly’s Queen B T. Rush's Van Needa; Penelope kennel's Byrne's_Clipper; Vs 0 s vs. Larkey & Rock's Peaceful L P man & Panario's Ol Glory vs. Pembroke kennel's Wildfiower; D. Hooper's Rooney's Lassle Hayes: Kay Bendalong vs. J. Roonev.s Lasele Hayes: £ay & Trant's Sylvla v . Hooper's L. S. Conley vs. Napoleon ken- D e ant 3. O'Brien's Statesman vs. J. Shechan's Lass o' Gowrle Baddeley’s Hob- son ve. D. Ford's Bonita; J. Quane’s Marietta Ve, D. Chilla's St. Nicholas; I. Sears’ Hot Stuft vs, J. McCormick’s White Lily; 1?& aher's Bell of Moscow vs. Pembroke kennel e el “Qaane's Thad Stevens vs. New- T & Ramsden's Red Cloud; Napoleon ken- A & enaator va, Larkey & Rock's Myrtle; J. Murphy's Dempsey Lass \:S- D. Shannon's Ly S K epoleon kennel's Pacific Queen vs. P. Brophy's Benicia Boy; J. O'Dowd’'s Clif- T L 8 apring's_Master Jack; J. O s Vhawk_ve. I Black's Occldental} PGt “Rapid vs. H. Weber's Mon: Tanm Lapnten & Duncan's Miss Lois vs. Gib- o e “Mbore's Monitors Lowe & Thompson's e Moore s mbroke kennel's Terrona: J. Dean's Gladiator ve. Kay & Trant's Trilbyi B aoper s Roolawn vs. H. McNell's Sports: man; B Cooney's Myatle vs. Deckeiman & Panario’ hioe: T. A. Gal AT Mialmo; J. Murnane's —_———————— Ancient Order Hibernians. The following named have been elect- ed officers of the Ancient Order of Hiber- nians, Board of Erin, for the ensuing year: J. Keating, county delegate; John H. Gllmore, county secretary; James McCurry, county treasurer; M. Mc- Gibney, county sergeant at arms. M. G. Sears, the State delegate, presented a number of important letters. received from the Board of Erin. Flashlight & Thompson's al; F. Dw Chit Chat: F. 7 Lowe & Thompson's Sir Silkwood vs. W. Sulllvan’s Trink. Prince The running to-day will begin at 1 o'clogk. and og Sunday at 10:30, instead of the usual nour of 11 The War Tax. Collector Lynch has issued the following notice to all who zre requiredgto take out a special license under the war rev- enue bill: 1 desire to call the special attention of all taxpayers who are required under the internal revenue law to take out special tax stamps (li- cense) for carrying on business under the old as well as the new war revenue bill that they must_make application for their license dur- ing the month of July, 1898. A failure to do so will Incur a penalty of 50 per cent additional, which accrues on the first day of August, 1338 The office of the Collector of Internal Reve- nue is open from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. every day for receiving applications for licenses and pay- ment for the same. ———————— “Israel’s Tithe to America,” next Sunday’s Call. in ———————— VALLEY ROAD CONTRACTS. Track Laying and Grading Work That Will Be Begun. The Valley road has let contracts to Frank 8. Boggs for grading two miles of road on the extension west of Stockten, tween Stockton and the S8an Joaquin | ver. About 175,000 cubic feet of earth will be removed along the line, which work It is expected will continue for the next six months. Contracts for grading several additional miles will be let in a few days. The laying of tracks from Visalia to Corcoran' Junction will be commenced in a few days. The track-laying force has been moved back_from Bakersfield to Visalia. When Visalla and Corcoran Junction are connected by a line of tracks the work in the San Joaquin Valley will be completed. The distance between thes: two places Is twenty-four miles, and it will take six weeks to two months to lay the tracks. —————— War situations discussed in a strong editorfal. Read to-day’s Star. . —_——————————— Unlicensed Guides. License Collector Bonnet secured an- ADVERTISEMENTS. Satufday DOUBLED KTTRACTIONS: FOR. . 's Trade! Cloak Factory Stock offers some other seasonable lines and place MORNING Economical buyers are presented a DOUBLE ARRAY OF ATTRACTIONS to-day, for our great Fire Sale of the SIMINOFF SHOWN, and .we also select the following and a variety of At Tempting Cuts in Prices! of the BIGGEST VALUES YET them ON SPECIAL SALE THIS $1.00 $1.50 50c 75(: sold at 75c each. $1.00 sold at 50c each. 130 dozen LADIES’ will be sold at $1 each. 150 LADIES’ BOUCLE $5.00 $6.50 $6.00 each. gale price $6 50 each. price $6 each. $3.75 $6.00 sale price $3 75 each. each. Murphy Bullding, & Warket and Jones Stregts. a+8+84+ R+ 8+ 8+0--E4+E4+ 04048 CARRIAGE PARASOLS. BLACK CARRIAGE PARASOLS trimmed; value $1 75; will be offered at $1. BLACK CARRIAGE PARASOLS, $2 50; will be offered at $1 50. LADIES’ SHIRT WAISTS. 140 dozen LADIES’ SHIRT WAISTS; 140 dozen LADIES' SHIRT WAISTS; SHIRT WAISTS; regular price $1 50, JACKETS AND CAPES. navy, fly fronts, faced with cloth; worth $10; sale price $ 185 LADIES' BOUCLE CLOTH JACKETS, crepon effects in navy blue only, fly fronts, faced with cloth; worth $12 50; 85 LADIES’ BLACK ASTRAKHAN CLOTH CAPES, lined with satin, storm collars, length 19 inches; worth $10; LADIES’ SILK DRESS SKIRTS. LADIES’ BLACK MOIRE SILK DRESS SKIRTS, bayadere stripes, double lined and bound with velvet; worth $6 50; LADIES' BLACK BROCADED SILK DRESS § silk lined and bound with velvet; worth $10; sale ;Iaf-}cReT?é £2 STORE OPEN UNTIL 10 O'CLOCK SATURDAY EVENING. in ruffied and lace lace trimmed; value regular price 75c; will be regular price $1 25; will' be CLOTH JACKETS in black and sale LR B B Ro Rg B B B0 B B By S0 D B B B Do R Bn B Murphy Bullding, ket ani Jugs Strgts. 1+l W s — ettt RISKED LIFE T0 SATE HIN E. Alexander Gallantly Rescues W. Williams. OLD FERRY SHACKS VANISH NEW DEPOT TO APPEAR IN ALL ITS GLORY TO-MORROW. { | | Sudden Death of Chief Officer Milne | of the British Steamer Ning- | chow From Heart Disease. There was a narrow escape from drown- ing and a gallant rescue at Sausalito last Thursday evening. ‘When the heat and burden of the day | were over, E. Alexander, manager of Parrott & Co., teller of the Hibernia Bank, determined to have a swim. They sought a secluded spot in Richardsons Bay and then pre- pared to enjoy themselves. Alexander was the first to cry “Enough!” and was | partly dressed before Williams showed any signs of coming out of the water. Just as he turned shoreward he was seized with cramps, and had barely time to yell before he sank. Without a mo- ment’s hesitation Alexander plunged into | the water, half-dressed as he was, and | swam out to where his friend had gone down. Williams showed no signs of com- | ing up agaln, so Alexander dived and, after a great deal of trouble, got him | ashore. Some smart rubbing and a quan- tity stimulants brought the half- drowned man around, and yesterday he was able to be at his post as usual, a little bit shaky, but still in the ring. A handsome medal IS to be presented to Mr. Alexander in recognition of his heroic act, and Frank Cummings and others are now taking up subscriptions with that end in view. and W. Williams, note | The wooden shanties that have hidden | ex-convict, for his participation in till- | robbing in the Mission with Arthur Math- probably see the last traces of them re- | &5 i ’ | vant streets ros- moved, and by to-morrow all who visit the | Sixth and Bryvant str at 1 o’clock yes: water front will be able to enjoy a free | and uninterrupted view of the magnifi- | the view of the new ferry depot are dis- appearing as if by magic. To-night will cent-looking building. Visitors to the water front should visit the grand nave in the new depot. There is nothing finer in any ferry building in the world, and it is sure to impress people who come to San Francisco for the first time. The contractors had nearly a week in which to remove the disfiguring old build- ings, but they put an extra force of men at work, with the result that last night the structures were leveled with the %mund, and by to-night all the debris will e removed. The bell In the new depot is a failure, as it cannot be heard outside the building. It rings five minutes before the departure and again as each steamer is leaving the slip. This is to notify the passengers that there is still another five minutes, while the other tells them that if they are still on the crossing they are too late, and also tells the crew of the steamer that all is clear. From where the bell is now no one other conviction in Judge Conlan’s court yesterday agalnst a man posing as a Chinatown guide without a license. The defendant is G. W. Theobald, and he will be sentenced to-day. The cases against Hugo Huebner and Thomas Langan were continued till Monday. ——————— No one will use a fountain pen after except those In the waiting-rooms and those on the ferry-boats can hear it, and it therefore fails in its mission. If a bell is necessary it should be in the tower, away above the clock, and then every- body could hear it. The British steamer Ningchow had her flag at half-mast yesterday out of re- spect to the memory of Mate Milne, who dropped dead Thursday night. Mr. Milne had served a long time on the Ningchow, trying a ‘“Koh-I-Noor” copying pencil. * jand was well liked by all on board. When the vessel docked under the Spear bunkers he complained of belng 111t no one thought it was serious. He was around the steamer all of Thursday at. tending to his duties, and in the evening went uptown for a stroil. In the morning he was dead. The Ningchow went over to Oakland to discharge the remainder of h?-h(;aig(:)n{eslierday afternoon. e Norwegian steamer Ura, in from Japan a few days o.flfi:ts ‘Fona on Hunters Point drydock for an over- hauling. She is under charter to load lumber at Puget Sound for Delagoa Bay. and is to be cleaned up before making a start. It was at first thought that she was being docked prior to being exam- mfid“f:rtahtransrfirt]. but Uncle Sam does vant her, as he has now all - poms he requires, B enry Suss had his right leg fractur by a Third. street_electric cargyeuterd;f. He was crossing Third, between Market and Mission, and the car was on top of him before he saw it. He was removed to the Harbor Receiving Hospital, where Dr. Zabala set the limbh. He was then taken to the French Hospital. A bevy of Red Cross ladies was in at- tendance at the Harbor Receiving Hospi tal yesterday afternoon to receive | structions in_the handling of emergency | cases from Dr. Stafford. From 1 to 3 p. m. they thronged the hospital and were allowed to view the treatment of whatever cases were brought in. Chief Wharfinger Root is having con- siderable trouble in providing a suitable berth for the big steamer Arizona. She draws 28 feet loaded, and it is not_every wharf on the front that has a sufficient depth of water to accommodate her. The chances are that she will dock at Fol- som street wharf. The Arizona has a Chinese crew, but as she is now a Gov- ernment vessel these will have to go and white men will take their places. In the case of the Mail Company’s steamers the owners controlled the Chinese, so the Mongolians went out on the transports. “The New Amerlca:Amy and Navy,” by Henry Norman, special commissioner of the London Chron- icle, in next Sunday’s Call. —_————————— Examining Public Surveys. Surveyor General Gleaves started last evening on a tour of inspection of sur- veys in the vicinity of Lake Tahoe. The particular tract is located in township 12 range 17 E., M. D. M. As it is fertile settlers have already begun to look inthat direction for homes, and the correctness of the survey should be determined as soon as possible. Under the United States Revised Statutes the Surveyor General must make a personal examination of all surveys made by his deputies. —_——————————— Another Till Robber Arrested. Captain of Police Gillin of the Seven- teenth street station is well pleased with the work of Detectives Fitzgerald and Graham in arresting Edward Burns, an Burns, when found in his room at terday mm‘nlng. showed fight to the offi- cers, but was fnally clubbed into submis- sion and lodged in the Seventeenth street station. ADVERTISEMENTS. 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