The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 7, 1898, Page 12

12 “« il THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC IN A BAD PLIGHT Admits That It Has No Fran- chise for Its City Tracks. Citizens of the Mission Organized to Foil Its Attempt to Secure Permanent Rights in the Heart of the City. i Jany, | rallroad’s case. Supervisor Delany, who The Southern Pacific Rallroa Company, | 22, "the only one of the committeemen to remain with Britt throughout the discus- sion, did not express any opinion as to what should be done. He finally left, and then Britt stated to the representatives of | the improvement club that he could see on why the Southern Pacific could s well have two tracks as one to the He did not believe that the grant- permit for the double track ‘material difference. made an 3 Street Committe visors yesterday the effect that the rail a written permi franchise, through the heart of This interesting bit of to afternoon. It was never did nothing i of a track not depot. ing I‘(‘if ‘h(“( would make any To this view the improvement club took s veloped through the cross questio ga s e D D D of the Mis- | Quigk EXCRUOR ¢ you get out an in- sion and Potrero Improvement Club, who | 5 CRe8 W% CO% Y Suptrvisors grant- appeared before the Street Com | S ared Britt of several delegation. do not_suppose that will be neces- was the reply; ‘“the Supervisors 3 inly not perpetrate such an out- to grant the permit for a double company with nine other organization, to protest a ing of & permit to to lay a double trac Third and Town: ain grant- | track. the single track 1i Britt seemed to think the other way, rating 2d the representatives of the citizens of Slevin orassed the e Mission retired considerably disturbed Sl D in mind. The matter may come up at the e g meeting of the Supervisors next Monday Eoihen T although several difficulties will be en- counte The City and County Attor- ney has been asked for an opinion as to the right of the Supervisors to grant the double track permit and he, in turn, has requested the Supervisors’ clerk to furnish him with an abstract of title of all prop- erty along four miles of the company’s present tracks in the city, with full in- formation as to_all permits, rights, e anted to the Southern ific since its advent in California. This the clerk s: will take him at least six months to ac- complish, and he will so state to the City and County Attorney, so that the lat- r will not delay acting on the request | for an opinion. The people of the Mission and con- tiguous districts are up in arms against | granting the railroad a permanent right of way and an injunction suit may be | filed within a few d if it becomes evi- | dent that other Supervisors besides Britt | favor the rallroad. One other matter which came before the Street Committee is worthy of mentlon. ge number of prot s had been re- rom taxpayers along certain streets in the suburbs, asking that pro- | posed improvements in the way of bitu- g. damizing, e s time. Superint. ymmended paving on a at_the expense of the and the latter kicked members impro tested that the mere fact showed a railroad line o4 should ess a franc red that the populated such a noi t the trains | roperty own: ance that | Bs°5ho s t|as shown by protests. In sev ted MifLy | cases it was alleged that the work was | entirely ur ary and would cost more | Iroz o : than the e of the property. The e ieompRiyyasi g Street Commitice took the same view of couble track the matter as the petitioners against the | work and decided that nothing should be done_at this time on the following pro- posed improvements: ng and paving Jer | tween Church and Sanchez. P g of Buchanan street, between Filbert along the w the inconv Nineteenth street, be- hez. mallest r g advantage of | hanan street, between Union resident of | wn tive speech on k; ssion, the subject. fact that the in this ¢ been obtained by legal means. ent route of the road through usurped. It sneaked in on letrack for some time, saying a temporary ‘st venue, between Point Lo- t. enth, between Church and th of I street, venues. Elm avenue, alleged between Twelfth and that it grad- il it company is Thirteenth | Paving o Scott between Pierce and Seot cit Paving on Plerce street, between Vallejo and ow seeking to make their squatter's rights | el . eas roo permanent. Thousands of people bought i v homes out in the Mission district on the 1 street, between Green< statement that the rallroad t was only temporary and o nuisance g of Cedar avenue, between Octavia and { the trains would soon be abated. Now | by trick to get tne & _of Elizabeth place, off Folsom, and 5" to legalize its un- | between Third and Fourth streets. chment and to place | Paving o gh street, between Greenwich L permanent double | 8nd Lombard, | = etween: Bl fieart ‘of San Ioran: | & g of Fell street, between Fillmore and ns irretri able | - Cole street, between Fell and mizing of L street, between Tenth and nues | of Masonic avenue, between Page and Oak streets. Paving of Lyon street, avenue and Turk street. Paving crossing of Plerce and Green streets. Cobbling Central avenue, between Waller and Buena Vista. Grading _and macadamizing Valley from Sanchez to Noe streets. Paving of Nineteenth street, from Church to Castro. The committee will report in favor of bituminizing and curbing Pierce street, around_the city, | upposed to go. W the between Golden Gate »ut there. We object. 1d to get out, and are willing | sonable time—say two or three | _but the proposed grant of a doubie track permit is in the direction of a per- petual nuisance.” Other members of the improvement club | aid their compliments to the Southern | street, Pacific as ‘corporation without de- | between Green and Union; bituminizing cency” and evader of taxes,” as a|and curbing Pacific avenue, between thief that came in the night and stole real | crossing of Pacific avenue and Lyon estate, both public ar ivate. The war | street; bituminizing crossing of Jackson waxed warm, to the evident disquiet of [and Lyon streets. the Southern Pacific’s attorney and a.so | The allegation is made that Superin- of Superv Britt, who presided as | tendent Ambrose recommended numerous chairman of the Commitiee on Streets. | improvements in order to take care of The Supervisor plainly in favor of the | contractors just at this time when work Southern Pac ilroad at- | is slack. The Superintendent denies this torney as against the people of the Mis- | charge, and says that many property sion. act was evidenced a number | owners wanted the improvements and of times by his remarks and questions, that they were recom e = all of which were calculated ST more. mended at thelr sug: gestion. SI DOTVIINIC’é FAIR IS WORTH VISITING MEETING WITH MUCH SUCCESS IN THE PARISH. for the erection of St. inary at Menlo Park. The booths are very prettily around either side of the n street, immediately adjoining the oh where the fair Is being hield, and ave charge of a number of charitab - thusfastic ladles and giris, I The following is a list of tne b the ladies In charge: eotaand St. Anthony’s hooth—Mrs. Charles J. Heg- gerty and Mrs. John Keogh, assisted by Mrs, Opffan, Miss F. Ortman, the Misses Lilli Margaret and Nora Cashin, Mrs. M. C. Has- sett, Mrs. James Shea, Mrs. Hanify, Mrs. J Stultz, Mrs. M. Shannon, Miss May Shannon, Miss G. Gleason, Miss Clara_Keogh, Miss Alice Keogh, Misses Emma_and Mollle Sefbel, Miss K. Plunkett, Mrs. J. B. Carson, Mrs. F. Wal- lerstein. Living Rosary booth—Mrs. A. Walsh, M; Annle Cunningbam, Mrs. J. McManus, Mrs, Lynett. St. Rose of Lima booth—Miss B. M. McDon- ald, Mrs. O. 5. Carvill, Mrs, F. d¢ Smith: M. P.'J. White, Miss Mattie Bannan, Miss Kate Langdon and the Misses Fitzpatrick. Rosarian booth—Misses Farrell, M. Kate Flannigan, Loulse Sturla, Julia Coffee, Mamie Clancy, May Barry, Mamie Schwartz, Roselia McKeon, Ce. cllfa’ McFadden, May Ballingher, Miss ~Fen- nessy, Miss Skeily and Sarah Gibbons. Soda fountain — Misses Edna Farrell, M Dykes, Kate Flannigan and Miss Fenneasy, Fish pond—Mrs. John Adams, assisted Miss A. Bagge 2nd Mrs. Thompson. X Refreshment table—Miss Mamle Glbbon, Mrs. Patrick’s Sem- arranged all on Pine A Special Programme Arranged for This Evening—List of Booths and Those in Charge. The fair in ald of St. Dominic’s Church, which was opened to the public last Mon- day evening, is meeting with a success far beyond the predictions of those direct- ly in charge. Although it is being well petronized, it justly deserves encourage- ment from many more than those now interested in supporting it. The maln object of the fair Is to ralse end accumulate sufficient money. to meet the payment of the expense of the new organ which was dedicated last Sunday morning, and also for the payment of the tax which has been levied on the parish Murray, Eva Bowlen, Duraind, May ’ Kenney, Mrs. Theobauld, Mrs. O} 4 ADVERTISEMENTS Rhodsr SR MoRn, “ate” sullivan, M Candy booth — Miss Belle W: Rock, Miss Watson. S e e Third Order booth—Mrs. Martin, ), onnor, Mrs. 3. Sullivan, Mre O beanen Mrs. W. G. Greely, Mrs. McCormick, Mrs. Rooney. St. Paul's booth—Mrs, K. P. Merillion, James Ryan, Mrs. J. O'Leary, Miss Margoret Ryan, Miss Minnie Lonigan, Miss Tessy Woer- ner, Mrs. Dr. Hartung, Mrs. O. J. Scott, Miss Annie Fennell, Miss May O'Connor, Miss Bella Tracy, Miss Smith, Miss McDonnell, Miss Nel- lie Dolan, Miss Mde O'Rellly, Katharine Mora. International grab box—Miss Nina de St, Hu- WIFE’S AWFUL My wife was in the most horrible condition of any human being, from Eczema. She could neither sit down nor lie down, her torture was sointense. Itriedall the doctors that I could Teach, but she got o that I firmly believe she ‘would have died within twelye hours if I had not been advised of CUTICURA REMEDIES and got them. My wife went to sleep in two hours after the first application, although she had ot slept for seven days, and with two boxes of CuTICURA (ointment) and one cake of CUTIOURA SOAP she was ebsolutely cured, and is well and hearty to-day. ert. Shooting gallery—Miss Lizzle McFadden, M Julla Buckley, Migs Marie Buckley, Miss Lottt Merchant, Miss Katherine Edmunds. Dominican Observer—Newspaper editor, M Annie Kelly; busine E. J. Dollard; surer, Rev. Newell; ' reporters—Miss Louise Freeze. Hugh McGinnis, Dan Callahan, A. Dollard, John Gilmore, James Lewls and Chester Kelly, Living Rosary table—Mrs. Alice Walsh, Mrs. A. Cunningham, Mrs. Lynott, Miss Mamie Powell, Mrs. Jobnson, Mrs. Meagles, Mrs. Mc- Menus, Mrs. Daniels, Mrs. Markgraf, Miss An- nie Donoghue, Misses Mary and Katharine Car- roll, Miss Convory and Miss Alice Donoghue. Floor manager and door tenders—P. J. Mo- Keon, John Doherty, E. Meyrick, S. P. Taylor, George Kelly, Chester W. Keogh, M. Farrell, D. A White, M. J. Carroll, E. J. Dollard, Hugh McGuiness, Arthur W. Doliard. An interesting and enjoyable programme is presented htly. !l‘gat nr‘:-an‘led for this evening will Include many special at- tractions to the visitor. 1, SrzEpy Cure TezATMENT For TORTURING, DisPio. YRixG BosORs, Wit Loss or Hars. —Warm baths with CuTicUrA SOAP. gentlo ancintings with CUTICURA, pur- st of emollient akin cures, and miid doses of CUTICURA RESorvExT, greatest of bivod purifiers and humor cares. Pold thronghout the world, D. axp C. Comp. Bols Eropan Bosion. Tow o Cure the Worst Ecsoma, fros of Selina place, off California street, HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, OCTOBI® - 7, 1898. R == 2] T as a city but for the proper car traffic diverted to its system of with confidence and money. Syndicate. the modern Athens. connected with electric car service CO0COCO00C000C000000 000 accommodation of the traveling public. « were bidding for traffic only have been intimidated by the great mogul—the Southern Pacific Company. in the case of the new enterprise launched by the Realty Syndicate the ferry has become a necessity to the company in order that its immense real estate holdings may be properly developed and the just share of street- These propositions are aside from the fact that the promoters of the enterprise regard the investment as a good proposition on a transportation basis alone, and approach the matter These two are the prime elements necessary to make the venture a blg success. The final adjustment of the transfer of the Emery tract to the syndicate, thereby affording the company a perfect basis for the operation of a ferry line under favorable conditions gave the enterprise a solid sendoff and from this time forward the scheme will be rapid and successful. The ferry business will be under the management of the Terminal Company, forming a part of the Realty Plans for the construction of the mole from Emeryville and for the ferryboats have been accepted The accpmpanying illustrations will give a fair idea of what the new company proposes to do in the way of affording real comfort and even luxurles to those who cross the bay to The system” will be an innovation in that it will for a cheap fare provide the public with clean boats built for passengers only, boats that can show their heels to anything on the bay. ideal accommodations Considering what they are subjected to at present they will doubt- less give a hearty welcome to the company which is coming forward to solicit their patronage and sympathy. 00000CCO00000000000 0000000000000 0O0OC00OO00000COO00000 as described in these columns yesterday. fering people of that city and its suburbs. ing Depot. HE exclusive announcement in The Call of yesterday that arrangements were nearly completed for the be- ginning of the construction of a new, up-to-date ferry system to give a fast, cheap, exclusive r\a_‘xseng‘er'ser- vice between Oakland and San Francisco, was received with great satisfaction on both sides of the bay. has been long known that such a service was greatly needed, not only for the material welfare of Oakland But up to the present time investors who roads. on the Oakland side that will give BOAT AND PIER PLANS OF THE PROJECTED NEW OAKLAND FERRY = | |l s = Emeryville, Where the Terminal Company Will Locate Its Distribut- It However, These will be to the long-suf- Q000000000000 00C0000CO00 ROBRED A WOMAN OF HER BENT Thief’s Bold Work in the Mission. SECURED LITTLE BOOTY TOOK MONEY FROM UNDER THE MATTRESS ON THE BED. Mrs. Sanchez Aroused by the Burg- lar’'s Movements but Too Much Alarmed to IMake an Outery. / A most daring robbery was committed in the Mission at an early hour yesterday morning. A robber broke into the house at 2723 Twentieth street, in which a Mrs. Sanchez lives, and took her little hoard of money from under the mattress on which she was lying. As he was leaving the house the woman gave a strangled scream, which so scared the robber that he slammed the door and aroused the other people living there. The woman’s son jumped out of bed and gave chase, but the robber had gone. Mrs. Sanchez was very much excited when seen about the robbery last night. “I had my little grandchild in the bed with me,” she said. *“We were both sound asleep, and I was aroused by a slight noise in the room. I looked around, and saw a man searching in some fancy boxes I keep on the bureau. He had a lamp in his hand. It was only a small thing, be- cause when he was running away he closed it up and put it in his pocket. “After he got through 'searching the bureau he looked at the bed and saw I was awake. I was so scared I could hard- ly breathe, He had a gun in his hand, and said, ‘If you scream I will kill you. He asked me Where my money was, but T couldn’t utter a word. Then he searched under the pillow and put his hand down under the mattress. At ffie foot of the bed he found $8 in silver. ““He moved away from the bed for a mo- ment, and 1 gave a gasp which was half a scream. This frightened him, and he made a run for the hallway. As he passed out into the street he closed the door with a b that shook the house and awoke the other tenants. I don’t remember any- thing after that. 2 ie man was about medium height and stout. He had on a& broken derby hat ahd & light sack suft. He was rather good look?n( and had a mustache. His eyes and complexion I could not see, as he held_the lantern low and threw the light the bed.” “"Mis Banchez’s son notified the Seven- teenth-street police station, and Officers J. A. Fitzgerald and R. F. Graham have been detailed on ..e case. Officer ¥itz- erald says that Mrs. Sanchez told him t was part of her rent the robber stole and that the man knew the premises well and evidently expected to make a haul. SINGING OF PODDIE ROSS Miss Poddie Ross sang in the Baldwin Theater yesterday afternoon to a num- erous audience largely made up of the folk of the musical and theatrical pro- fession. Everybody that attended had read more or less about her—especially the announcement which proclaimed her volce superior to Melba’s and Nordlca's— and everybody was curlous, to say the least, to measure the quality of her art and talent. Miss Ross had only to sing a few bars of the big Violetta scene from “Traviata” and Melba and Nordica were thought of no more, There is really no ced for dra them into the ques- gom Miss nsio'mgn own schooling, her own 24 ‘her own voice, her | "wlomue“' and | she should have been announced and ad- vertised on the strength of these—it uld have been only fair and kind. For Miss Ross does nothing in the vocal way that would seem to court comparison with these singers. She possesses a young, limber soprano, easily poised and fluent in the upper register, quite birdie in its tone and capable now and then of really brilliant coloratura work; but there is not much stamina in any of her sus- tained notes, and in the legato passages of the “Traviata” excerpt she Sang un- mistakably out of the Key. The ~Night- ingale” song by Alabieffe and the “Lak- me” legend sounded the brilliancies of her voice to better advantage. They were charmingly given. Had Miss Ross been more modestly introduced her succ would have been greater. But even as was the audience soon accepted her at her proper value—a clever girl of 23, with study, musical sympathy, strength and a future ahead of her. A notable feature of the concert was Hugo Mansfeldt’s performance of Liszt's E flat concerto. Mr. Mansfeldt is in no sense a sensational pianist; often he is too miniature; but he has delicacy, form, conscience and almost unchallengeable technique, and these qualities were splen- didly brought to bear on the Liszt piece. Among the shorter pleces played by Mr, Mansfeldt was one unfamiliar to me and written, I am told, by the player. It is very poetic and delightfully constructed, and in the rendition the player did the composer full justice. Mr. von der Mehden Jled the orchestra of thirty-five without any conspicuous disaster. ASHTON STEVENS. —_—— Asthma, bronchitis, catarrh cureguarant’d. Dr. Gordin, Sanitarium, 514 Pine, nr. Kearny. S.F. Cal, ———————— SACRED HEART CHURCH FAIR. Formal Opening Made Last Evening Before an Immense Audience. The charitable bazaar in aid of the Sa- cred Heart Church was formally opened last evening at Armory Hall, corner of Page and Gough streets, by Mayor Phe- an. In opening the fair the Mayor intro- duced an effort on the part of the clergy of the church which has for its object the ralsing of funds for the completion of the new Sacred Heart Church, lately dedicat- ed to the service of God on the corner of Page and Fillmore streets. The address by the Mayor was both elo- quent and interesting, as it reviewed the noble work of the pastor of the church and complimented his success in securing for the people of his parish a house ot wti!‘l;ship to which they can look with pride. Immediately after the address the Wwheels, as it were, of the fair were put in motion and the work for which it has been designed formally begun by a host of pretty girls, who showed their tact, skill and gentle persuasion in the disposal of the verious wares with which their different booths abounded. In honor of the occasion an elaborate programme was presented, which includ- ed the rendi.on of music, both vocal and instrumental, and many other like at- tractions which go to make a perfect pro- gramme of Interest and enjoyment. ‘The fair will be open every evening un- til further notice, and the fienerul public 18 cordially invited to attend, if for noth- ing more than to obtain a view of the glo- rious interfor decoration of the hall, a real work of art, executed entirely by the ladles in charge of the different booths. —_———————— WILL BE A GREAT SUCCESS. Present Outlook for St. Patrick’s Grand Bazaar—Additional Features. St. Patrick’'s Bazaar is still receiving liberal encouragement, and it 15 now safe to predict that, with the continuation of the nightly attendanee which has thus far characterized it, the success antici- pated by its founder, Father Brennan, will be realized. An interesting and entertaining pro- Framme has been arranged for each even- ng. The Fire Department. The Fire Commissioners met yesterday afternoon and fined D. McAuliff, hoseman of Engine §, ten days’ pay for appearing at his _quarters in an intoxicated condi- tion. P. J. McCabe, hosemar of Engine 34, was dismissed from the department for neglect of duty. The reé(rns.uona of James A. Corwell, driver of Chemical En- gine 3, and Eugene H. Casserly, hoseman of Engine 33, were accepted, and Thomas E. Casserly was appointed hoseman of Engine 33 and John Johnston driver of Chemical Engine 3. Alhambra Theater Sued. The Alhambra Theater Company has been sued by Rauer's Collection Agency for a goods bill of $75, due Miller Bros., and due Belle 8, er. Lurline Salt Water Baths. Bush and Larkin sts. Swimming, Russtan, hot snd cold tub baths. Salt waterdirect from ocean, HIS START0 BE DIMMED OF [T LUSTER |Charge Made Against a Special. THOMAS KELLY IN TROUBLE WHILE INTOXICATED HE AR- RESTS AN INNOCENT MAN. John A. Phillips, a Well-Known Citi- zen, Abased and Thrown in Prison by a Peace Guardian. / Special Officer Thomas W. Kelly, who has -a beat in Hayes Valley, will in all probability be relieved of his star at the next meeting of the Police Commission- ers. Late Wednesday night Kelly, who was under the influence of liquor, placed John A. Phillips, a well-known drayman, under arrest for disturbing the peace. The officious special was informed that a row was in progress at Ivy avenue and Franklin street, and, going to the place, he encountered Phillips. Without at- temptlng{(o ascertain the cause of the trouble Kelly, evidently anxious to make a record, seized Phillips by the arm and told him he was under arrest. Phillips tried to explain that he was not a party to the row, and asked to be released. ‘With an oath the special tightened his grip on his arm and started to take his prisoner to police headquarters, ‘When opposite the Central station Kelly took Phillips to a saloon and compelled him to buy the drinks. After they had emerged from the saloon Sergeant Me- Manus, who is acquainted with Phillips, realizing that the speclal had made a mis- take in arresting the drayman, asked him for an explanation. Kelly ref“ed that Phillips had commit- ted a serious breach of the peace and that he intended to lock him up. Phiilips appealed to McManus not to allow the special to throw him in prison, claimin he was innocent of the charge attrlbutes to him. “Keep your face closed if you are next to yourself,” angrily retorted Kelly. “I'm not here for my health.” Phillips again started to explain that the special had made a mistake, when the latter roughly caught him by the arm and started with him for the City son. McManus waited until Kelly had booked his prisoner for disturbing the peace, and then, accosting the special, invited him to 80 over to the Southern station. Lieuten- ant Hannah was in charge at the time, and, seeing Kell{'s condition, he at once deprived him of his star. esterday formal charges were pre- ferred against the special. ‘When Philllps’ case was called in Judge Mogan’s court yesterday morning Kelly failed to appear and the charge against the drayman was dismissed. S RO aa—— Trained Nurses Graduate, . The graduation exercises of trained nurses at the Children's Hospital on Sac- ramento street took place last evening. The hall was beautifully decorated and was filled with friends and relatives of the young ladies. The following was the rogramme: Prayer, Rev. Mr. Nash of ga.rson City, Nevada; song, Mrs. Walter Fonda; address, W. Mc. ou#le: S0} Malcon Fraser; g, Miss Mary Cu‘:&' song, and address and presentation of di Sirs. Harringtors The e oo Clara Salmon, Bertha Marsden, Haleyon Hancock, Helene Mahlum, ' Mathilda Vanderbéek, Millis Laemmell, Mar; ate Snead Hitchcock and Feast of St. Francis. The patronal feast of St. Francis Church will be celebrated next Sunday. There will be a solemn high mass at 11 o’clock. In the even er vespers the pan of the s‘fifit wfln be y h:d ’%‘." Father Raphael, O. F., of An- thony’s Church, this elty. 3 ADVERTISEMENT! we ask every sales person to put their whole heart and We believe they do. soul into pleasing eac» customer. to-day is a good day to buy what you want for to-morrow and Sunday—remember three things—our concert 2 to 5 Saturday, we close at 6, and for Monday read Sunday's ad. end of the week attractions : five cases just in; full).s the very latest and comforters T3o C4ifiaine covered, rich most complete Stock. figured_both sides, Woo ruches 3S¢, in many va- $175 each. Lfoiiea"wnite cotion|nECKWeAr ieties, o Sais e Vi jabot: filled—extra good value. 25¢ to $1.50, anoss lour)-(ln-l’ll‘and stocks 1500 vds bleached toweling, stock collars 16 lr?'ches wide, all linen,/the new Ad colored border, worth § 1-3c.|full fronts. chiffon cap 550 and a complete assortment of toweling Tc yard. ostrich feather boas and collarettes—see dis- play in our windows. : e case bleached muslin, muslin 5 Gnches wide, ' sott finish, d quality, and at this ex- 5¢ yard. Sremely low _price will be quite a draw. Hudnut’s milk of cucum- ber and orris, an exqui- site preparation for cool- ing “and softening the face; very beneficial |in our \perfumery s - ,. swell cheviot reeter jack-/dep’t. Tace 4T lane $1.00 children’s &'%ith pointed sailor col- P | to ofty complexions ; T rimmed with braid,| Hudnut's cold cream_ of cucumber jackets large buttons, box §) fland orange flower for beautifying the front, sizes 6 to 12.. 949Viface, curing tan, chap, sunburn, Wc per jar..... dhesascesovsass : S0c §2.50 to 5. a reefer coat in two-toned royal blue and black cloth, high storm col- 53.5.‘ | lar . a red and black boucle cloth jacket with slashed sailor collar, ele- ;5.0 wood violet tollet pow- der for toilet, nur- 50 sery or bath c in our [toilet v bra . | 0 Dr. Wells’ dental ¢ gantly braided.......e-.- |preparations Dr Jells; den Md,?sm Idep’t. preservingtheteeth 40C it's a plain story—we or-/d€p L. sale of dered "ai0” dozen 3-clasp| evebrow pencils In brown and [50 lebrated Jouvin gloves fo sell atiblack ............... s S Jouvin ve found we had received|for hardening the gums and im- 25, r—%uuon gloves_in error; Parting fragrance to the breath.. gloves of course the kid is the| Dr Parker Pray same and the price ought Rosaline tux.‘ 19 , nails or lips o e tha same, but clasps|(2ce p: $1.25 pair. v than buttons, so we of-| Hudnut’s cuticle acid—those who e Mot Bloves, 14 colors, plain §1.25|caretully’ manicure their nails or embroidered backs, all sizes.. |know its use........ EE e ask for McCall paper patterns. 937, 939, 941, 943, 945, 947 Market St. ‘““Whole families trade here.” R S s S A e TR T T, Perfect? No. Near it? Think so. Nearest? Yes. Schilling's Best baking powder. DELANY HAS And T found it,” he added, reflectively. .What are you going to do about it?"* 1 can’t say until the committee meets to-morrow. en I shall probably have something to say about these gold-brick tion have you to the lease as it stands? Delany broke into a laugh. ought to see it,” he flnufly It's a daisy.” - “I understand that Ragan has not ac- knowledged it, that none of the commit- tee acknowledged it, that it shows evi- dence of having been tampered with af- ter having been signed and besides it does not bind Ragan to anything, while McDade does not figure in it at all. Is there anything else the matter with it?"” “Say, my boy, how many glecea of paper is that lease written on?’ “‘Three, not including the County Clerk’s acknowledgement.” ““Well, don’t you know that such docu- ments are usually embodied on one pieca of Faper?" and the captain winked as hs walked off to find a secluded place where- in to rehearse his speech for to-day. THE WIDBER TRIAL NEARING A CLOSE THE FINAL ARGUMENT OF THEH DEFENSE CONCLUDED, peddlers. “Cs_gtnin, it seems the matter has finally passed the board after all. What objec “Say, you answered. GOLD BRICKS Intimates That More Are in Sight. RAGAN’S REMARKABLE OFFER WOULD LEASE HALF OF STAN- YAN-STREET PROPERTY. The Matter to Come Up Again To- Day at a Meeting of the Health and Police Committee. Attorney Peixotto Pleads for Mer and Asks a Careful Delibera- tion of the Testimony Presented. ] i The closing argument in defense of ex- Treasurer Widber for the embezzlement of $118,000 of the city funds was presented to the jury yesterday afternoon by Attor- ney Edgar D. Peixotto. The main point emphasized in the exhaustive review of the alleged weakness of the evidence in- troduced by the prosecution was that the confession made by the prisoner in the presence of Mayor Phelan, the Auditor and other municipal officers was not vol- untarily given by Widber, but was wrung and forced from him in & moment; of de- spondency and when he was in no condi- tion to judge the assertions he made. It was forced from him, it was claimed, ‘when the defendant was absolutely ignor- ant of the meaning of the questions asked. ‘““He was dragged from his home,” said the attorney, “by this ambitious and as- tute Mayor for the purpose of covering the latter's tracks by being forced to make a confession.” The actual fact that Widber had made a confession was claimed as no criterfon that he had committed the crime. Iln concluding the argument Peixotta said: ‘You can’t drag a man from his ho; where he is suffering from desponder:lcl; and mental disease and extort answers from him, Such an outrage 18 not gove ern'I!:r;len!; it ’!s l:yfnumy. “The case is before you—judge it. I as] no sympathy, but I plead for the pr(ncl’f les of liberty. You never can regret do- ng right; you never can regret being charitable. = Remember, gentlemen, the suffering of the boy’s motner, who cries out to you in her sorrow: ‘Take not from me my boy on such flimsy and unsub- stantial testimony.’ During the morning session of the trial an argument was presented by Attorney Charles H. Wilson, representative o. the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Balti- more, surety on Widber's bond. He ex- gluned that there could be no possible lount concerning the truth of the charge that Widber had embezzled the money, had confessed to the embezzlement {n public, and that his subsequent denials of the facts admitted were false to a degree. his was a case in which mere sentiment should play no part, in the counsel's opin- fon; it was a question of simple justice merely. At the conclusion of Mr. Wilson’s ad- dress Edgar D. Peixotto spoke. Acting District Attorney John A, Hosmer wi{ make the concluding argument for the Pprosecution, this morning. re will be a meeting of the Health al’:l:ihePollce Committee of the Supervisors to-day, at which Captain P. M. Delany will have something to say regarding the Jease for Devany’s Stanyan-street cyclery, which School Director Ragan was in such a rush to have recorded last _Munday. that he forgot to acknowledge his own signa- ture to the instrument, although he per- formed that office for the five Supervisors, parties of the second part. Captain Delany will not give out an advance sheet of his speech; he will not even outline it, but from the nature of his remarks to the assembled deputies in the Recorder’s office, when he jearned that the document had been flled, and from what he has let drop on the subject since then, his discourse is expected to be upon lines something like these: “Fellow members of the Health and Police Committee: As you are doubtless aware, I have discovered a couple of par- ties who are selling gold bricks in San Francisco, and that the city and county has Invested in one of these eye-ticklers. D. F. Ragan and J. J. McDade are the brass-bullion merchants, and it is pal- pable that they are new to the business, even though we did invest in their wares. “Now, gentlemen, I wish to say that I was flim-flammed into signing this lease for the Stanyan-street police station. It was a clear case of bunco. I supposed I was signing some resolution to go before the board and the insinuation that those fellows opened wine for me before I signed it does me a gross injustice; those fellows wouldn’'t uncork a bottle of im- P Rat T want to say. 1s this: T think s are getting sca: ;‘;?;’n;flem:ener !egms fozr that lease than the present arrangements. an nd Viexeaed came to me the other day and SUBge: that we only take part of the bullding. He said it was altogether too large for a police statlon in that district, and if we took, say, half of it, we could get it for $125 a month., Now, there's an idea for ou. We can get the whole building for 66, or half of fi!or $125. Having sold us one gold brick he thinks we are crying for n.notier. And it may be he has another Vietim In sight, who is panting for a chance to pay him $125 a month for the other half of the place, giving him an income of $250 from the property, instead of $166 under .the terms of the lease he was so anxious to get on record. I don't understand this man Ragan, but 1 guess business. "%s"{.“’.{{fl: :fiag ‘more the Supervisor from the Third is expected to say, all of ‘which Joaquin Miller to Lecture. Having completed the construction of his funeral pyre and arranged for the will make choice reading for the ay- | disposition of his remains, no matter i t much 5 55 grs. Captatn Datany, Sty Hall, but B¢ | what clime death may overtake him. Joa. u{'t‘li ytu Say about the lease.’ He did | Quin Miller, the poet of the Sierras, is planning an extended tour of the world. Previous to his starting on the journey, however, the frontier bard will deliver 100 lectures in the cities of the East, the con- tract for which has just been signed by man 0_is b~ ture tour of T. de Wlt:‘;‘n‘mn‘ 5 Image. iy around the world Mr. Milfer il be few statements, however, tha| ?:kr: et interesting. He was asked how he learned about the document being in exlltengex:t he was not aware that he had signe 3 5 S the board meeting Mondayv.' mxl:r::; lt!x'u captain. "s;xsermor Clin- ton.came to me asked why I had ed it. I denied having done any such | accompanied by son-in-la: arr thing, and he insisted that I had. I was| Wagner. They will fist ;lar:c'eedg to so positive I had done nothing of the | Europe, and after spending some months uml.gh.: I sal dany man sayd I|there will t Turkey and other Asiatic signed that e lies.’ Clinton stuck | countries, thence p to thern %o it, however, and I rushed over to the | Africa. They are likely to be absent for Recorder’s office to see if it was there. | more than a y X o ¢