The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 30, 1898, Page 12

o = 1 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, T UESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1898. CORBETT WILLING T0 MEET MeCOY Ask for Another Postponement. Will GOES EAST TO OBTAIN IT WOULD LIKE TO RETIRE FROM THE RING FOR GOOD. Why the Ex-Champion Sacrificed His Pompadour for a Society Hair- Comb—His Future Movements. James J. Corbett 1s willing to keep his fistic engagement with *“Kia” MecCoy. Shortly before leaving for the East last evening the ex-champion made this state- ment, but added that he would confer with the directors of the Hawthorne Athletic Club on his arrival in the me- tropolis with a view to having the con- test postponed. The famous pugilist's happy and rol- licking spirit has been subdued by the un- aking-off of his parents. Traces 1l apparent in his counten- s manner of talking tells that his thoug! are elsewhere. “If it were not for the fact that these men have gone to trouble and expense In preparing for the contest,” said Corbett, would call the match off. Personally 1 have spent hundreds of dollars for train- hut I would not mind losing the body thinks it but proper give the business, and although I feel as they do, there are some one has no control over. telegraphed my ager, George Constantine, to arrange meeting with e cirectors of the Hawthorne Athletic ub in New York on Saturday night, so that we all could discuss the postpone- 1 illing that it allow, as the s been & sad new blow to me. “They want the fight to come off some time between the £ September_and the 1st of urther delay can meet then.” v sacrificing ay style of e explained saying that ap. which T When heated, the parted on either side of his return from ex- ks, with such good lowed it to remain w minus the title | g well, despite his usual s are clear, | his muscles TIRED OF WAITING. Board of Trade May Soon Move to 16 Post Street. The directors of the California State | Board of Trade have about decided that | patience under certain circumstances 10t a virtue, but that it is nonsensical. n has been induced by the ther inaction, of the State | Board of Harbor Commissioners. When | the exhibit of the Board of Trade was at | 16 Post street it was decided to have it moved to the Mechanics' Pavilion and | become a part of the big mining fair, at- ter which it was to be kept at the Pa- vilion for a few weeks untll the new guarters at the big ferry building should OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVOOOOOOOOOO be ready for its reception. It has been | at the pavilion e s Time and | again Manager J. A. Flicher has been before the Board of Harbor Commission- ers asking for formation as to when the exhib! and office room would be read ch time the answer led | t the move could be made | before very long. It was particularly de- | sired that e exhibit should be installed while the ldiers from the East were here, being that it would at- | tract much attention, which would be heralded all over*the United States by | admiring warriors. | Very recently more inquiry was made on ‘the same lines, and as a move to the depot seems to be as far away as it was | many months ago, the directors have | about decided to move back into the old | quarters at 16 Post street. If such a | move is made the Board of Trade will | be a little slow about making another | change. The place is centrally located, | and when the exhibit was there before it | attracted much attention. Whether or not this change will be made will be de- cided within a few days. —_—————— In Self-Defense. Juan Gomez was tried by a jury yester- day in the United States District Court on a charge of assault with a deadly wea- pon with intent to commit murder upon | the person of A. Anderson, a sallor on board the American ship Occidental sev- eral months ago. Gomez and Anderson had a quarrel, in the course of which Gomez stabbed and seriously wounded An- Gerson with a sheath knife. Gomez set up the plea of self-defense and the jury belleved him, for a verdict of not gullty was rendered. ADVERTISEM® NTS. SALT:RHEUM FOR YEARS- Leg From Knee to Ankle Swollen _ All the Time. Pain Intense. 4 Doctors in Three Cities No Avail. Completely Cured by Cuticura. Nty 1 have been troubled for years with Salt Rheum. Myrightlegfrom knee to ankle was raw and swollen all the time, and the pain was mostintense. Itried doctors in Hartford, ‘Waterbury, and New Haven, but to no avail. Iread anadvertisementabout CUTICURA Rex- EDIES and bought two bottles of CUTICURA RESOLVENT, some CUTICURA (ointment),and a box of CUTICURA S0AP,and now it 1s all gone and I am completely cured. I recommend CoTICURA to all afflicted with skin diseases. Jan.20,18%. GARRETT T. SAYERS, Hartford Electric Light Co., Hartford, Conn. Bahy Cured of Eczema Qur little boy was only three months old when he was taken with Eczema that broke out in the most horrible state. His face was full of scabs, and some parts of the flesh were raw. Wo used CUTICURA S0AP, and one box of the CUTICURA (ointment), and in one aeel: this boy was as good as ever, and we can say the child has been O. K. ever since. We are willing to recommend that the CUTIOURA BoAr and CUTIOURA did it. You can publish this statement for it is nothing but the truth. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. FREESE, Feb. 15, 1898. 360 So. First St., Brooklyn. SprEDY CURE TREATMEXT FoR Eveey Kixp or Ho- 0% wITH Loss oy Har.— Warm baths with CUTICUBA Boar, gentle anointings with Cuicuna (olntment), pur- est of emollient skin cures, and mild doses of RusoLvENT, grestest of blood purifiersand humor cures. “This treatment will afford instant relief, permit rest and sleep, and point to a speedy, permanent, and economical eure of the most tortnring, distguring, and humilisting of itching, burning, bleeding, scaly, pimply, and crusted skin and scalp humore, with loes of hair, when allelse falls. 80ld throughout the world. POTTER D3UG AND CHEM. Cozr., vap-.m.'wua' o Cure Balt Rheum,” SOUBRETTE EDITH HALL TOOK A STAR PART. Made a Great Hit With the Bald- Headed Row in the " Mr.EwEr EXPERT OM SOUBRETTES ATTY LoweNTHAL | DWELLS ON THE SUBJIECT OF TIGHTS, \ THE PLAINTIFF \WHOWas NoT AVERSE To BLACKING . THE Face Anp MAKING Bept ON THE STAGE. _— Judge Kerrigan as the Heavy Tragedian Won Applause and a Sweet Smile. DASHING young actress, Miss ith Hall, played a star role as “the claimant,” in Judge Kerri gan's court room yesterday. Twelve interested men occupied the front seats and numbers of other male spectators lined up behind. The standing room was all occupled. Two other women besides Miss Hall were present, one of them Mrs. Er- nestine Kreling, the proprietress and manager of the Tivoli Opera House. She was also In the cast, having most unwillingly assumed the part of “the fair defendant.” The third lady had a very small role, merely as companion to the last one named. The drama opened with Miss Hall in a determined attitude, demanding her snmrs' of Mrs. Kreling. She claimed $225 for three weeks' salary, stating that she had signed a year’s contract with _the defendant, who was to pay her $76 per week, and was to assign her only to soubrette parts. After forty-two weeks of falthful service, during which time she did her acts with spirited energy and success, she was asked to take the part of the Pasha's wife in the comic opera of “Fatinitza.” It was not a soubrette’s part, not by a little bit. “I" would not take it!"” exclaimed Miss Hall, with flashing eyes. “Never! The part was stupid and it did not fit. Who ever heard of a soubrette as a fat Pasha’s wife!” The jury—that is, the front row au- ditors—looked sympathetic, and it was quite evident that the clever little actress was gaining ground. The {dea that she should be a Pasha’'s wife did 0000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000 O not please anybody. The defendant then spoke: “I gave her the Pasha’s wife because it was a soubrette's part,” she insisted. ‘‘Miss Hall _kicked. She refused to take it, and I was firm. She violated her con- tract and was not entitled to salary, as she has done nothing since.” Just at this point the heavy trage- dian, in the person of the defendant's lawyer, made his appearance and di- rected a sharp fire at the claimant. He sald that soubrettes were only in the world to amuse men and made some uncomplimentary remarks con- cerning this special class of actresses, which called forth a sharp protest from Miss Hall, and which did not find favor with the audience. Experts now appeared upon the stage. Dramatic Critic Ewer walked over to the side of Miss Hall. Stage Manager Lask lined up with Mrs. Kreling. There was a sharp dialogue ro and con between the experts. b iss Hall seemed to have the best of t. Finally two tragedians—attorneys— came to the footlights and engrossed attention. Mr. Lowenthal spoke for Mrs. Kreling. He sald the case was proved. Miss Hall was not entitled to any more salary. She had refused a superjor soubrette’s part. The Jjury would so decide. Mr. Regensburger retorted. He was for Miss Hall. He sald: “There never was @ clearer case. Saiary is due and should be promptly pafd. An infe- rior old woman's part was offered and refused. No soubrette would take At. The jury will so decide.” Justice Kerrigan, who had hereto- fore been denied a part in the drama, : _ATTY REGENSBERGER - ARMED WrTH A Few OPERA SCORES Jury Box. He read them from a paper. He stated that on the claimant rested the responsibility of convincing _the jury that the salary was due. If positive proof was lack- ing, if the soubrette aspect of the con- tract was not fully established, in short, if the jury still had any doubts that the claimant's statement and that of the -witnesses in her favor had failed to dissipate, then the ver- dict would be brought in favor of the defendant. At 3:45 p. m. the twelve men in the front seats arose in a body and re- tired, not to take a drink, but to dis- cuss '‘among themselves the merits of the high class play that they had just witnessed. It did not take them fong to ascertain that Miss Hall had scor- ed a distinct triumph in her new role of the “clalmant,” and was entitled to 'salary. Nine out of the twelve so decided, and the whole party marched now apoke his_ltnes. 0000 back to see the curtain rise on the closing act. Miss Hall smiled her prettiest. She wore a heightened color, and it added to the charm of her presence. She anticipated victory and it came! “We, the jury, find the clalmant is entitled to salary,” was the essence of the statement. It carried peace and plac- idity to the heart of the soubrette. As for the defendant, she sat unmoved. The lawyers promptly added the final dispute about costs, and the cur- tain fell on the words, “We clalm a stay of execution for five days.” Miss Hall goes to New York as soon as she gets her money. to go to-night,” she said. several openings there for me, but as vet I have not accepted any of them.” TALE OF WOE OF KLONDIKE SPECULATORS Claim an Agent Has Robbed Them. THEY INVOKE THE LAW’S AID WARRANT SECURED FOR D. DAVISON’S ARREST. B. Accused of Having Broken Faith by Selling a Valuable Claim and Pocketing the Proceeds, D. B. Davison of the Klondike Gold Exploration Company, of Colorado Springs, Colo., {s under arrest in Seattle on a charge of felony embezzlement pre- ferred in this city by Henry C. Hall, one of the directors of the company, at pres- ent a guest at the Palace Hotel. The warrant for Davison's arrest was sworn to before Superior Judge Cook on Saturday by Hall, and in the complaint it is alleged that Davison embezzled $4000 belonging to the company. Detective Harry Reynolds left for Seattle yester- day afternoon with the requisition pa- pers for the return of Davison to this city. In the affidavit sworn to by Hall he states that in' July of last year a num- ber of residents of Colorado Springs formed a syndicate to prospect for gold in Alaska, and later incorporated under the name of the Klondike Gold Explora- tion Company, with a capital stock of $1,000,000. Davison and Gerald M. King were selected to go to ‘the Klondike to prospect for gold for one year, and they entered into a contract with the company whereby they were each to be paid $100 per,month salary, and between them to 0id one-fourth of the shares in the com- pany. All the gold obtained by them was to be pald into the bank to the com- pan?"s credit. King and Davison were given $2400 for their outfit and living expenses, and Kin% who was treasurer, got also $600, the balance of Davison’s salary for the year, Davison’s wife drawing the other $600 from bank in monthly installments. On March 11 last $2500 additional _was sent to King, and about that time Davi- son located a claim on French Guich, He worked the claim and took not less than $000 in gold dust from it, and reports | monstrated’ this gave the amount as high as $20,00. Davi- son sold the claim for $20,000 cash and came to this city with the proceeds on the steamer St. Paul, arriving here on July 17. He took a bag of gold dust to the Mint and minted it in the name of D. T. Williams, a' roommate on the steamer, receiving $5000 in gold coin. The coin was taken to the Bank of Cal- ifornia on August 8 and deposited, and five certificates of deposit, each for $500, were issued by the bank in the name of Mrs. Laura M. Davison, his wife. Two thousand dollars in cash was to be paid to Davison, but it i3 not known what was done with the remaining $500. The company, not having heard from Davison, sent - Hall to this city to en- deavor to ascertain if anything was known about him. He arrived here on August 15, and it was by accident that he found out_that Mrs. Davison was at the Baldwin Hotel. He called upon her, but she denied knowimg anything about her husband. Hall was suspicious, and’ | employed private detectives on the case. | They ascertained that Davison secretly left the city on August 14. and last Sat- urday he was traced to Seattle. Hall at_once communicated with Chief Lees, and the Chief wired to the Chief of Police at that city to arrest Davison and hold him pending the arrival of an officer with the requisition papers. The exact amount of Davison’s embezzlement is not know! TO REWARD PATRIOTISM. McKinley Veteran Club Suggests a Silver Medal for Soldiers and Sailors of the Late War. The McKinley Veteran Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Republican Club at a ‘regular meeting last night adopted resolutions indorsing the platform: of the Republican State Convention and pledging its mem- bers to the support of the nominees of the convention. The club is composed of ex-Union vet- erans and sons of veterans, and holds in high appreciation the gallant services rendered by the men of the a.rm{ and navy during the war with Spain. It appreciation : by declar- ing by resolution last night that at the next session of Congress there should be formulated and passed a law authorizin the Government to present a medal of sllver, suitably Inscribed, to each and every member of the ariy and navy that served or was 'mustered into the service during the war with Spain, and remains in or has been honorably dis- charged from service. In case of death the medal is recommended to be given to the nearest relative of decedent. The club also indorsed the name of Leon E. Jones as a candidate for Sheriff, urging that he be nominated by the San Francisco County Convention. o o R A S Chicken Thief Sentenced. Asa Arnold, alias Frank Wilson, was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment by Judge Cook yesterday for burglary. His offense consisted in the theft of a half- dozen chickens from William Duval, 1012 Pine street. - ee————— ‘Went Into Bankruptcy. Jacob Loyed of this city filed a peti- tion in_bankruptey yesterdu%x in the United States District Court. His liabili- ties are $1422 50; assets nothing. Steamship Australia, recently in the service of the Government as a troop- ship, has been returned to the Oceanic line and will resume her Honolulu run on or about s'fiptembur 1. Fare $75. Round trip $125. Ticket office, 114 Montgomery.* BUTT'S FATE 15 ROSENAU'S Autocrats of the Harbor on Their Knees. GIVEN A SHARP REPRIMAND WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOWED TO HARASS THE COLLECTOR. Admonished by the Secretary of the Navy That This Is America and Not Russia. - Tt is understaood that the letter from the Secretary of the Treasury last week to Lieutenant Butt, reprimanding him for the non-performance of his duty as com- mander of the Golden Gate, the cus- toms boat, accompanied by a letter of similar tenor addressed to Federal Quarantine Officer Rosenau for the high handed manner in which he has ignored the orders of the Collector of the Port. As ‘a result of this action on the part of the department the customs officials belleve they will be enabled to perform the duties of their respective offices with- out being further harassed by what they term the dictatorial and impertinent in- terference of the Federal Quarantine Of- ficer. Ever since State Quarantine Officer Chalmers was removed to a more distant and more agreeable sphere of influence, Dr. Rosenau’ out‘Heroded Herod, in fact out-Chalmered Chalmers in the facility with which he succeeded In making him- self an obstruction and a nuisance to the customs inspectors. By misrepresenting matters to the Treasury Department he managed to obtain a ruling in his favor in the matter of a dispute, a few months ago, but the effect of this ruling was marred subsequently by a full report pre- ared by Surveyor of Customs Spear and s chief deputy, Chauncey Moriarity St. John, in_which "all the facts were pre- sented. Butt and Rosenau had stood in together, so far as appearances went, and seemed to have formed an alllance to hgve zmnt’- their own way on the bay, ive of the wishes of the customs officials. The downfall of Butt's pride did not precede that of Rosenau by a very long perfod of time. An investi- gation was made by the Treasury De- partment on the representations made by the Surveyor of the Port and the truth came to light. The caustic letter to Butt followed, and was accompanied, it s re- govg‘ted, by one addressed to the obstinate or. The climax was brought about by the doctor’s characteristic action in the mat- 000000000000 0000000000000CC ADVERTISEMENTS. in our big and busy basement. 937 10-947 MARKET ST. anywhere in San Francisco, continuation of the sale of~ the +14,000 Cook ‘CIfOCkCI?’ . stock. ' 4 Sl crockery and glassware packed and delivered free Oakland, Berkeley, Sausalito, San Rafael and Fruitvale. Alameda, Antioch, Belmont, Burlingame, Benicia, Colma, Cornwall, Crockett, Decoto, East Oakland, Eastland, Golden Gate, Haywards, Larkspur, Livermore, Martinez, Millbrae, Mountain View, Menlo Park, Napa, Niles, Novato, Ocean View, Vallejo, Palo Redwood, San Mateo, San Lorenzo, San Quentin, San Pablo, Suisun. Alto, Pinole, Port Costa, Pleasanton, ter of the arrival of the Abble M. Deer- ing from Lynnm, Mass. The Deering had assengers and was destined for St. no Michael. On the way out she stopped at | Bahia, Brazil, where there was some sickness among the population. She ar- rived in San Francisco Bay on April 17, of this year, 107 days from Bahla. There was no one sick on board and the ves- | sel was not subject to quarantine under the statute, which provides, among other things, that quarantine shall be enforced | on vessels having sailed from an infected port within thirty days. The customs inspectors went on board | and performed their duty. When Rose- | nau, who was late, learned of their ac- tion, he sent a false and Inflammatory | telegram to Washington to the effect that | the Abbie had arrived with several cases | of yellow fever and smallpox, and that | more than 200 persons had died from | those diseases; that the customs officers | had buarded the vessel and taken away the papers so that the quarantine officer was unable to perform his duty in the | matter. | When the affair was investigated by the | authorities it was found there was no case of disease of any kind on board the Abbie and that nobody had died on board. The doctor’s explanation that he had in- tended to say that all those diseases and all those deaths had been at Bahla and | not on the vessel did not avail him, for | it was evident that the Intention of the telegram was to alarm the department The detection of this misrepresentation brought down upon his head a stinging rebuke from the Treasury Department. In addition to the complaints filed agalnst Rosenau were several in protest agalnst the doctor's action in destroving several hundred dollars’ worth of lemons and other fruit by fumlEzlting on ship- board without having taken proper pre- cautions. It is expected that the officlals will have no more trouble from the acts | of Butt and his friend Rosenau. SECOND WEEK OF THE FAIR. | The Connaughters Out in Full Force to Study the Map of Ireland. The map of Ireland was the center of attraction at the Irish Fair last evening, especially to the natives of *Galway, Leinster and other counties of Connaught, it being Connaught province night. In the most popular county contest the leaders are: Cork, Leitrim, Dublin, Done- gal, Tyrone, Monohan and Galway. Yesterday was school day, and there were over 4000 children present from the varfus public and parochial schools. TUnder the direction of Mrs. F. E. Dunne flax spinning is practically fllustrated in a kitchen of original design representing a scene in Ireland. Another irstructive | feature is the silk looms weaving Irish Fair silk handkerchiefs and *“Remember the Maine” dovlies, which are sold for the benefit of the fair fund. The ladies of St. Patrick’s Alllance of America_are in charge of this department, with Mrs. P. D. Mullaney as chairman. The Band of Ireland booth in charge of the Martha Washington Circle, A. O. H., numbers among its workers Miss Joste Dillon, chalrman, Mrs, C. B. Flan- Mrs. Donovan and nagan, Mrs. Butters, Miss H. Fitzpatrick. They bave an old colonial room fitted up with _artioles loaned by Mr. Wilcomb, curator of the Golden Gate Park Museum. This booth is one of the principal attractions of the fair. This _evening the ladies of the Wood- men_of the World with the members of the Pocahontas Club and several ladies’ sodalities and other organizations will be present. —_———— THE PAJARO RAILROAD. Annual Repo: Shows a Healthy State of Affairs. The Pajaro Railroad Company filed its annual report with the Railroad Commis- sloners yesterday. The following shows the result of operations for the year 1897- 1898: Expended In construction, $52,611 14; for equipment, $11,717 61; total, $64,328 75. The total cost of equipment and construc- tion up to the present day amounts to $398.719 60. The gross earnings of the year are $§7,- 600 09, which, minus the operating ex- I $39,105 01, leaves a net income of 8,495 03. Of the gross earnings, $1493 25 represents the passenger earnings and $86,100 84 the returns from freight traffic. NOTABLE FEAT IN SURGERY Remarkable Operationat the County Hospital.; JOHN RENNIE’S FIGHT FORLIFE CANCER REMOVED UNDER DIF- FICULT CIRCUMSTANCES. The Right Half of the Stomach and Several Inches of <the Large Intestine Cut Away. Hereafter John Rennie of 120 Second street must struggle along with only half a stomach and several inches less intes- tines than he began .life with. Rennie, who is 50 years of age, was removed to the City and County Hospital on the 7th of the present month, suffering from what he supposed to be some disorder of the stomach, but which proved to be a cancer of large dimensions. Rennie was first placed in the medical ward where he remained for several days until the physicians could accurately di- agnose his case, and then he was trans- ferred to the surgical ward, for it was apparent that only an operation of the most delicate nature could save his life. Some days were necessary to prepare the patient for the ordeal, and last Fri- day the surgeons pronouncad the condi- tions favorable, and Rennie was placed on the operating table. Drs. Ellinwood and Rixford, assisted by Drs. Trenholtz, Hoffman and Gibbens, performed the op- eration, or ratherythe double operation, known 'to the surgical world as pyloric- tomy and gastroentrotomy. An incision was made in the abdominal cavity, and the cancer located at the junction of the stomach and large intes- tine, completely surrounding the open: ing.” It was found necessary to remove the entire right half of the stomach as well as the intestine for several inches from the junction, and this rendered im- perative the second operation of gastro- entrotomy.- At the point where the first operation was performed the intestine is attached to the abdominal wall so tightly as to be immovable, and it was necessary to sew up both the stomach and intestine. Then the surgeons picked up the latter | about six inches from where it had been severed, and where it is movable, and making’ an incision there as well as in the lower part of the stomach, joined the two artificlal openings, thus shortening the channel something more than a foot in all. The abdominal cavity was then closed and the patient again placed in his cot. He rallied rapidly and now eats freely and retains and digests his food, showing that the wound has healed and the new channel performing its function. Yesterday Rennie's temperature was nearly normal, and the physicians pro- nounced his chances of recovery better than even. While the operation Rennie has under- gone has been performed before, it is quite rare, and the conditions are neces- garily such as to make it extremely haz- ardous. In the first place the prox- imity to the solar plexus renders it exceedingly difficult for the surgeons to operate wi*hout affecting that spot, for he Slightest touch would cause almost death. Then the danger from certain s is great, for the escape of peritoniti any of the germs from the open stom- acK into the system would bring on that deasiy p for it. lost time. foloforoYoYofoYoXoXoXooYcRoYoXoXooXoYOoXOFoXOXORCROROROXCIOIOOROROCROROROKO] @®_but Mr. Gottlob, equal to @® foXoXooRoROROROOXOXOROJOJOROKO] } ‘With equal en hunger. destroying factory where nothing but the atmosphere and proceeded to make up for Semehow the “joshing”’ star did not have miich appetite for his work, the occasion, played all the parts that the bill ® might be well presented. It was. The garcon presented it. It called for @© $20. Miller called for smelling salts. He had heart failure. {OXOXOXCHO} @@@@@@@@@®@®®©®®@@®©©®©@©®@©®@@©@8 RETURNS TO THE FLESHPOTS. How J. J. Gottlob Abandoned Milk Diet and Gave Actor Miller Heart Failure.- The cause of the sudden slump in the dairy business has been . dis- covered. J. J. Gottlob, theatrical manager, who proposed to' subsist on the lacteai fluid for a month, has defiedl his doctor, thrown his discretion and milk-and-seltzer to the four winds and returned to the deeply coveted flesh pots Incidentally, he nearly broke the heart of Henry Mil- ler, star of the Frohman Company, who is now play- ing to “standing room only” at the Baldwin. Mr. Gottlob’s astounding resolution was faithfully kept for five long and 'milky days, and Mr. Miller ‘was the cause of his fall from grace. the account of the manager’s predicament Call, and concluded to give Gottlob’s constitution a severe wrench by French dinner ad lib, and gloating over the misery with which the courtesy would be declined. Mr. Miller is now slowly recovering from the financial shock which ensued. He baited Gottlob in his lair and firnd: his imagination with tales of the magnifi- cence und length of the proposed menu. the torture too far. and made light of his friend's sorrow. ager put up a good fight against the demon hunger, but the tempter led him on and he finally through the trap, while Miller, the jester, dropped off his chaf: E Géttlob, with great energy, telephoned to various milk stations and soda works countermanding orders for future delivery and hurried:to his physiclan, in- forming the horrified medico that he had taken his scription five.days ‘and would not ‘“rush the milk-and-seltzer growler another sun” if he died The star read in The inviting that gentleman to a He carried Gottlob grieved and Miller jeered Still the man- fell nearly -he escorted Mr. Miller to a is cheap ®@@©®©®@®Q@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ [OJoNOXeXoXO) Q® ORCHCRCROROROJORORCHO) | complication. _But, thanks to the sur- geon's skill, Rennie escaped that dan- ger, and if all continues well he will be as hearty as ever in a few weeks. COMMERCE IN DANGER. Important Dispatch Sent to the Ame erican-Canadian Commission. From all appearances something has happened at the American-Canadian eon- ference in Quebec that nas caused some alarm on the part of certain commercial bodies In the eastern part of the United States. The following dispatch was re- ceived yesterday from Boston by Hugh Craig, president of the local Chamber of Commierce: There 1s great danger that the pressure brought to bear by certain special industries against any concessions to Canada affecting those Interests may defeat commercial recipr ity with Canada. Please wire American Com- missioners now sitting in Quebec, urging that consideration of special interests will not be permitted to prevent the negotiations of a commercial treaty that shall secure to_ the two countries the broadest possible measure of reciprocity. .Urgently necessary that telegram be sent at once. W. F. ROBINSON, President Boston Chamber of Commerce. Neither Mr. Craig nor Secretary Scott have any idea of the nature of the danger | alluded to, but the president at once sent this dispatch: Senator Charles W. Fairbanks, Chairman United States High Commission, In Conference, Quebec, Canada: The Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco urges the United States High Commi: at no consideration of special interes I be permitted to prevent the ne- gotlation of a_commercial treaty with our Canadian cousins upon the broadest possible They are our very purchasing more per “uming ex- measures of reciprocity. best forelgn customers, | capita than any other actly what we manufa Make the reciprocal such that in a few years their o 1l prompt | them to ‘knock for integral | part of the Unite that the flag may fly from the Rio dé to the Arctic—one flag, one language, one tariff, one Government. HUGH_ CRAIG, President Chamber of Commerce of San Fran- ciaco. CONVALESCENTS’ HOME NEARING COMPLETION MISS LAURA McKINSTRY TO AS- SUME CHARGE. g | Large Sums Received by the Red Cross Society From Qutside States. The Red Cross Home for Convalescents, which is now In course of construction at the Presidio, is nearly finished and it is expected to be opened on Friday. Miss Laura McKinstry, the young society jady who sacrificed her pleasures to the cause of the sick, will be In charge of the hospital. According to the leading ladies of the Red Cross Society she-is admirably fitted for the position, having had months_of experfence at the Chil- dren’s Hospital and possessing tact and executive ability. Large sums were received by the State assocfation yesterday from the following | places: Ladies of Wrights, through Mrs. J. W. Smith, 72 75; Willow Glen, $15; Beatrice, Neb., $51 15 Mendocino, $1%; Eureka, $12 $250; Woman's Relief, Grass Valley, $26 %; Lamp | $.13; Alameda, $1; McCook, ville, $30. The president and ladies of the Red Cross Society desire to _tender thelr thanks to Drs. Well, Stafford, McCone and_Kuegler, who so kindly gave a six weeks' course of lectures to the soclety’s class of nurses, which were held in the lecture hall of the Polyclinic. ~Thanks Wwere also extended for the use of the hall and the illustrations used during the lec- tures. The ladies of Wright, Cal., gave a grand ball in aid of the society which netted Sacramento, S. D., §1 ; Salt Lake, $122 77; O <, § Neb., Aeta R THE RAILROAD CASE. ' The cross examination of Virgil Bogus was resumed yesterday afternoon in the TUnitea States Court of Appeals. Mr. Bogue was questioned by Robert Y. Hayne as to his statements regarding the cars and other property of the South- ern Pacific Company, but nothing new was elicited. Mr. Hayne was assisted by Deputy At- torney General Anderson. The Interests of the railroad corporation were watched by B. S. Pilisbury. Railroad Commis- sioner Hinton was present on behalf of the commission and had a delightful nap in his chai ADVERTISEMENTS. Superior Quality is its pass=- port to your immediate favor and cheerful patronage. W Bz e . Street, Louis Cahen & Son, Dealers, 416418 San Francisco. s