The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 28, 1898, Page 3

THE 8 N FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1898. HOW SHERMAN JUGGLED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE PACIFIC BANK VAULTS | was this fact that saved Sherman from o History of a Pledge o Proprly That Was Never Cived 0 {he Deluded and Dishonest Young v The Wiy Schemer of Lo Angeles Forced From the McDonalds 2 Fortune and Was Then Protecte His Relative, J, £ Famum, the Pec ple’s he (2 ies. Th morning how how ‘one of the great deliberately robbed the This robbery latter part of 1o Endorsement of people of San ar with the v in 1893 bled in legality are cribed, W batt They banker in e single purpose of pre- ng the desperate condition in crime were pieaded and this city with ve: m: from tak measures that his desperate demands s of ‘these men show that oughly the fact down. They individually and s of thousands of bank, but they mthe S »d,. and T ng that the llapse was inevitable they deter- cure more money. They pr . as The Call*has shown conclu- to have hopes of relief which - never expected to realize. Under sk of assurned assistance they planned to secure more funds. I vultures they realized the appro: dissolution of the bank and they to secure their final feast on the body of the institution.” The leader and the craftiest of these schemers was Moses H. Sherman. His tremendous in reference to Phoenix properties become by_this time little more than a bagatelle. Over two hundred thousand doliars had been sunk by the Paclific Bank and the People’s Home Savings Bank in these dishonest ventures, but this enormous sum-of money was v Jittle compared to the amount that had | Angeles electric | “been sunk in the Lo _railroad deal. The McDonalds had taked their bank on the success deal, and Sherman knew that h at that stage of the game could not re- tire. He planned, therefore, to get more money from.them under the guise of assisting the rallroad in which they 'were most inti concerned. He nd dishonest a ances. He declared with every po insincerity that the bonds of the railroad weére to be floated here and there and that the McDonalds would get the money they had so fool- ishly squandered. Sherman under: fect of his own imposition. lying promies that - he for himself. wrote fal prom tood perfectly the ef- He gave his might secure more . money ume - his ailuring letters and from city to city to deceive his dupes with the idea that he was honestly working in their service. He !professed the greatest possible concern over the affairs of the Pacific Bank and asked his victims to believe that he was as deeply Interested as they. He was simply_scheming to secure more money end literally to loot the Pacific Bank in its declining days As already. described In The Call a majarity of ‘the conspirators were in New York. They were spending hun- dreds of dollars évery month simply to creaté & false Impression of energy in behalf ‘-of McDonald. Sherman de- scribed his' visit to this and that city, and in his own hysterical, eccentric fashion:exalted Dick McDonald to an opinion ‘that'. everything would come out. welt-in the-end:: Sherman had no thought ‘that this would be the case, and:gave his.lylng promises simply to fllch. more meney from the banks. In December of 1892 he went to Frank Mc- Donald and: told_him that the Los An- geles Eléctric: Raflréad Company was in absolute financial : distre: More money; he sald, ‘was needed, and if it were not supplied-the road must fail. Sherman” misrépresented the condition of ‘the road. and declared that it was daily losifig a'great deal of money. He assured Fran McDonal? that {m- mediate assi‘tance must be glven orthe road -would go under ‘and in fits collapse the. Pacific Bank would lose the enormous sum .of money that it had already advanced. Sherman had { then begun his final. manipulations that ‘were to end only in the destruction of 1! McDonald banks. He had alreadv ! won an enormous fortune, but with the | greed that -marked his efforts he wWented more. He knew that the Mc- Time after | | | | | | i | and with perfect confidence. | | | | | | | would have to Financiers. PDonalds did not dare sacrifice their in- | give some ostensible security. Electric | sideration of the receipt of these cer-| terests in the Los Angeles Railroad C er; g f tangible Sherman ntically for some their investment, return was plc g to throw them deeper into the scheme He went to McDonald and assured hi that it was absolutely necessary f dollars more. Frank McDonald pleaded a begged for mercy, but Sherman was inflexible, and said if the money was not forthcoming the ide by the result. At that time it was absolutely impossible for the McDonalds to take any money out of their banks. The funds were not there. The Bank Commi m- s for a variety of reasons were In- isting upon immediate rehabilitation of the bank. Frank McDonald explain- condition of s to Sherman, who understood it as thoroughly the bankers jhemselves, but the unscrupu- lous Los®Angeles manipulator demand- ed the monev and suggested a scheme by which it could be obtalned. It should be remembered that at that time the Pacific Bank was consldered to be one of the safest and most con- servative banks on the Pacific Coast. The true condition of its affairs was not known to the nublic, and any of its suarantees or promises to pay was ac- cepted absolutely without comment tificates of the bank were accepted by the general financial public as if they w e the contracts of the National Gov- ernment Itself. the little cotorfe of conspirators how rapidly the Pacific Bank w nearing the dishonorable close of its existence. Sherman suggested. there- fore, to Frank V. McDonald that th> Pacific Bank issue fiftv thousand dol- lars in coupon certificates. knew This paper, the wily manipulator of | 1 Angeles sured Frank, could be hypothecated as readily as if it rep- resented the currency of th¢ Govern- ment. Sherman told his dupe that h= could hypothecate the paper, secure the fifty thousand dollars, or very near that sum, and vlace the money to the credit of the Los Angeles Electric Rail- road and use it for thenecessitiesof that road. Frank McDonald. as already de- cribed, pleaded for me: but Sher- man W uncompromising, and de- clared that the very existence of the bank depended on this monev. It should not be forgotten that cou- pon certificates of the Pacific Bank | were at that time as good as gold. Af- ter Sherman had concluded his argu- ment, his hysterical pleadings and his | | threats, Frank McDonald decided to issue coupon certificates of the Pacific Bank to the extent of $50,000. Even such a fool as Frank McDonald did not dare make this transaction any- thing but ostensibly legal. He knew that if there were the slightest flaw the transaction it would be vitiated and destroyed in the courts, . He was forced, therefore, to glve some gecurity for the $50,000 that Frank McDonald decided to give up. This se- curity was given in the shape of pledges on some of the Phoenix property of Moses H. Sherman. This property is not even now worth one-third of what Sherman claimed it to be. The wily schemer from Los Angeles, however, determined not even to give up this property in consideration of the enor- mous sum of money he was to recelve from the Pacific Bank. It was impos- sible for Sherman and his dupe to con- summate this transaction aboveboard. Sherman’s relations with the Pacific Bank at that time were very well known. Public comment would have been created if the schemer had received this money in the ordinary routine of finan- cial transactions. He was forced, there- fore, to resort to new financial trickery, and another officer of the bank, who was then in New York, was pressed into service. Frank McDonald issued the coupon certificates of the Pacific Bank to the amount of $50,000. These certificates were signed by Dr. R. H. McDonald as president of the bank and by Frank V. McDonald as cashier. As soon as these signatures were obtained the certificates were as good as cur- rency. When the deluded and dis- honest bankers placed their names ipon these certificates Moses H. Sherman had received $50,000 from the bank he had already ruined. The certificates were placed In the financial market and as the credit of the Pacific Bank was then good the paper passed practically with the same validity as currency. The cer- | No one, except those of | rom Restitution b ‘ompany. While they were ‘ tificates he pledged to the Pacific Bank | the bank to give up fifty thousand | McDonalds | more | In con- certain property that he possessed in | Phoenix, Ariz. This property at the | very outside estimate was not worth | more than $6000. When the coupon cer- tificates of the Pacific Bank were issued | to Sherman he wrote an agreement in which he promised to deed to a certain officer of the bank this Phoenix prop- erty. This agreement was duly ac- knowledged and the coupon certificates were issued. According to the terms of the dishonest transaction the officer | of the bank who had been pressed into service agreed to transfer to the Pacific | Bank the property which was to be | deeded to him. | As already described Sherman had obtained the coupon certificates of thed Pacific Bank to the amount of $30,000. | His agreement to deed his property was | | sent to this city from New York and | | | 1 | | was placed in the vaults of the Pacific | Bank. Sherman came to this city and | hypothecated the certificates. He had | placed upon these documents his own | indorsement, which made him person- | ally responsible for the money if the | bank could not pay. In his craft he | recognized that this indorsement was most dangerous to himself, but he was forced to sign his name in brder to re- | ceive the money. After he came to San Francisco he had a consultation with Dick McDonald and took the first steps | in his scheme to recover this agreement. | He had hypothecated the certificates, | He was determined to recover his | agreement. He was then very closely | in touch with at least two members of | the Bank Commission. He told Dick McDonald that the Commissioners were | threatening, with increasing insistence, | to decend upon the bank and close its doors. He promised Dick that he would | protect the bank if he received back | his agreement to deed over his Phoenix property to the institution. Dick Me- | Donald became frightened and gave | up the agreement. | It is perhaps fortunate for the de- | positors and creditors of \he Pacific Bank that a certifled copy of this agree- | ment s still In existence. Sherman never deeded this property to the Pa- cific Bank or to the officer who had beeri pressed into service. Before it was necessary to make this transfer the agreement was obtained by Sherman | from Dick McDonald. The coupon cer- | tificates therefore were given abso- | | | lutely without compensation from Sher- man. He received $30,000 and in ex- change gave nothing. This transaction has been unknown | to the people of this city for nearly six | years and it is perhaps one of the most | outrageous deals in which Moses H. Sherman was involved. After it was over and Sherman had obtained the money the coupon certificates still re- | mained as a menace to the Los Angeles | schemer. As already described his in- ! dorzement and personal guarantee to pay was upon each certificate, and as long as he possessed a dollar that might be levied upon he was personally re- sponsible. The failure of the bank made this responsibility absolute, and Sherman plotted after the failure of the bank to control the liquidation of the institution. He was still closely in touch with the Bank Commissioners. The coupon certificates were held by ! outside people, who at any moment could hold Sherman responsible for the | payiaent of them. In order to evade the satisfaction of this just obligation Sherman planned tr control the closing of the bank. 1. shouid be remembered In connection with this outrageous transaction that | th: Pacitic Bank had issued to its de- poeitors certificates representing the amount of each deposit. These certifi- | cates, after the failure of the bank, be- came acknowledged claims against whatever assets might be collected. Each depositor, at the request of the bank authorities, had surrendered iis book &nd recelved his certificate. In the liquidation of the bank these cer- tificates were recognized as already de- scribed as unquestionable ciaims. On the other hand the coupon certificates issued to Sherman were taken for what they were worth. They did not hold the same relation to the bank as did the regular certificates issued to depositors. If the coupon certificates could not be paid by the Pacific Bank Sherman would have to satisfy each obligation. As a matter of course he determined not to do so, and in order that he would not be compelled to repay this money he plotted to manipulate the liquidation of the bank. Sherman was compelled, however, to| The Call has already described how he placed his relative, John E. Farnum, in the Pacific Bank. Farnum was there to protect the interests of Sherman, and one of his duties in this connec- tion was to call in every coupon cer- tificate bearing the name of Moses H. Sherman and reissue the certificates of the bank that had been given to bona fide depositors. In this way Sherman’s cbligation was erased from the records of the bank and from the coupon cer- tificates. Farnum pledged the bank to pay what Sherman owed. The great schemer of Los Angeles thus secured at one touch of the pen $50,000 more from the vaults of the Pacific Bank. After the Pacific Bank closed Sher- man perfected another gigantic deal. He had in the bank his persconal note for $49,000. This note, in conjuncticn with Frank V. McDonald, he had signed, and necessarily was responsible for its payment. He had received the money that the face of the note repre- | sented. Frank McDonald had signed | his name to the document as a matter | of absurd friendship for Sherman. Tt | | | | | | the obligation. He pointed out to Dick | McDonald the danger of allowing offi- cial investigators or the public to know | that Frank McDonald, an officer of the bank, had signed such a note. It was unwise, Sherman declared, to have such a note in existence, and Dick McDon- ald, deluded by the representations of | this schemer, returned the note to hlm," and all trace of another gigantic deal | was blotted out of the records of the | Pacfic Bank. In this way Moses H. Sherman operated in the ruins of the institution he had destroved. He be- came almost literally a financial scav- enger. ! The Call will show to-morrow morn- | ing how he effected another deal of | $60,000 and won the money by satisfying | his confederates that he had bought the honor of the City Council of Los An- geles. MUST BE TRAINED TO FIGHT. Unconditioned Boxers Will Be Barred | From Amateur Exhibitions Hereafter. This evening the so called Atlas Ath- letic Club, formerly the Bohemia Club, will give an alleged boxing exhibition at a hall on Turk street. The club has an- nounced that it will give six bouts be- boxers picked up from among the fry about town. It is hoped the nt of police in charge will see that | @ s are fit to enter into a t before they are permitted Yo don gloves. It is a very dangerous Jroposition to allow untrained boxers to lammer each other into insensibility, es- pecially in a ring that is not provided | with proper paddin SALARIES OF TEACHERS CUT Many Dismissed at San Jose. REA’S BOARD USES THE AX COST OF CORRUPT RULE IN THE SCHOOLS. Having Squandered the People’s Money It Is Found Necessary to Dispense With 2 Num- ber of Instructors. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Nov. —The corruption of San Jose's School Board has culmi- nated in serious financial injury to the teachers and in their consequent gen- eral demoralization. The board became so deeply indebted that it was almost impossible to carry on the schools, and, as was predicted in The Call a month ago, the Trustees last .night abolished the kindergarten system and cut the salaries of all teachers about one-third. This action was taken at a star cham- ber session of the board. So afraid were the members that some one would be | present and see them wield the ax that | they held the meeting at Trustee Lang- | ford's house. Besides the members not a person except, probably, Rea and the Mackenzies knew such action was to be taken. There were present Trustees Graham, Kenyon, Wemple, O'Neil and Langford. The business had been previously ar- | ranged, and they at once settled down | | to work. The kindergarten system was abol- ished, thus dispensin~ with the super- visor of kindergartens, sixteen teach- | ers and six janiters, effecting a saving | of $1295 a month. | Special teachers of physical culture, | music and drawing were dismissed, | which saves $185 a month. | In the High School the biggest reduc- | tion was made and salaries were cut | almost in half, saving the department | $465 a month. The ax was then used on the salaries | of teachers in the grammar grades. Forty-nine teachers were reduced from | as high as $78 to $70 a month. This will | save $643. | The salaries of janitors were made $65 | a month, reducing them over one-third. | The action of the board reduces the | running expenses of the City Board of | Education §2338 a month, or $23,980 for the school year of ten months. There | | was but half enough money on hand at | the beginning of the year to conduct | the schools, vet the Board of Educa- tion conducted things in the same old | extravagant way. It created the posi- tion of supervisor of kindergartens for Miss Belle Mackenzie, sister of “‘Boss" Rea's lieutenant, at a salary of $75 a month. There was no need of such of- fice, and it was simply a sinecure. As the schools were being run there would have been an indebtedness at the end of the year of about $35,000, and the big cut made last night will not keep down a deficiency. The Board of Education knew months ago it would have to take the action it did, but it was postponed until after election in order to keep the | teachers and their friends in line for the “gang,” and thus secure votes. Trustees Graham, Kenyon and Lang- ford have been most active in ruthless- ly expending the people's money, and the former reluctantly voted for the curtailment. O'Neil and Wemple have tried to check the raid on the city treasury, but unsuccessfully. During the past vear the schools have been al- most wrecked. Politics caused a strike in the High School, and about 150 of the city's puplils go to Santa Clara High School, and in the grammar schools and kindergarfens there has been trouble. The people have been aroused, and the three officials who take Rea's word as law have been strongly con- demned and the citizens have been on the verge of asking them to resign. The reduction of salaries goes into effect on December 15. | Government of the ALMUST HAL | 1887 and who is now on the Victoria | | claims of those connected With that| i | Judge MANY CLAIMS AGAINST THIS GOVERNMENT Sealers to Ask for| Damages. SEIZURES MADE YEARS AGO| VESSEL OWNERS SAY THEY WERE ILLEGAL. | R | | | | Americans Emboldened by the Suc- cess of the Canadians in Obtaining a Large Award. Epectal Dispatch to The Call. VICTORIA, B, C., Nov. —It was learned to-day that, emboldened by the success of Victoria sealers who were awarded $425,000 a short time ago by | the American Government on account | of Bering Sea seizures, a number of American seallng men—owners, cap- tains and hunters—are now preparing claims for submission to the Washing- ton authorities, demanding many | thousands In payment for the losses | | incurred by them in consequence of the | seizure of their vessels in the Bering | Sea. As all know the statutes of the United States in the years of the seiz ures, most of which occurred in 18 prohibited pelagic sealing in the waters | of Alaska. In consequence of this law many American schooners changed | their register and sailed as British ves- seis, which were without the jurisdic- tion of the United States laws, hence the awards made to them in compensa- tion for their seizures. Among those, however, who contin- ued to hunt under the Stars and Stripes,notwithstanding the prohibitory | statutes, was a fleet of San Francisco and Puget Sound schooners. Of these | a number were seized by the patrolling | fleet of revenue cutters. ‘Among them was the schooner Ethel, on account of whose seizure in 1891 the | United States will | soon be asked to pay $20,000. Her cap- | tain and owner, Phil Moore, left hr-re]‘ for San Francisco about four days ago, | where he will complete the preparation of the claims of that schooner. Another claim being prepared here is that of the Lily Ladd, a San Fran- clsco schooner. Captain Todd, who was | master of her when she was seized in | preparing the schooner Enterprise, vessel. He wlill leave for San Francisco in a few days. Claims are being prepared for the San Francisco schooner Louise. Sev- eral other claims for the seizure of San | Francisco vessels and the losses in-| curred by those aboard them are be- | ing prepared. There are, too, a num- | ber of Seattle men here, preparing | clatms for the seizure of the Kate and Anna, the Allie I Alger and other ves- sels which during the heyday of seal- | ing sailed from the Sound. . | The Americans are not alone in the preparation of claims for compensa- | tion, for a number of claims are in course of preparation asking Russia to | pay large sums to compensate the own- ers of vessels seized off the Copper Isl- | | ands, and the men belonging to them | who were imprisoned at Petropaulov- ski. In all six vessels were seized.’| | Two—the Willie McGowan and Arlel— and those connected with them have been recompensed already. The other vessels seized by the Russian cruisers in that year were the Carmelite, Rosie | Olsen, Vancouver Beile and Maria. | They were all seized about thirty | miles from the islands and their mas- | ters and crews were thrown into prison | at Petropaulovski, where they were | shamefully mistreated. They were ul timately released and sent home in the | | Rosie Olsen. The other vessels are| still lying at Petropaulovski. Besides these about twen hunters are preparing claims for co pensation on account of imprisonmen in their small | | | i five m- t. | They were captured boats by Russian cruisers and thrown into prison with the others whose| | schooners were seized. TO PRESENT 'MARE ‘ ISLAND’S CASE FAIRLY e I Citizens of Vallejo Appoint & Committee to Visit the Navy | Department. | | SUISUN, Nov. 27.—Citizens and business | | men of Vallejo held a meeting yesterday to take action in re rd to End port regarding the approaches Island. Congress n Hilborn, who is now in Washington, sent a message to Vallejo stating that he would co-cperate with the citizens, and asking to be supplied with all the data possible in reference to the depth of water in the chanuel leading to Mare Island. The following committee was nppn(nged to ald the Congressman in presenting | Mare Island’s case fairly before the Navy Department and Congress: J. A. Meinnis, J. J. Luchsinger, M. Kempe and W. T. Kelly. oAt INJURIES PROVE FATAL. Curtis Wilson of Solano County Yields to Death. CORDELIA, Nov. 27.—Judge Curtis Wil- son, one of Solano's oldest residents, died at his home in Green Valey last even- ing. He was a native of Iliinois, 72 years old. He came to Solano County when a small boy, and held the office of Justice of the Peace in Green Valley Township for the past forty-two years. He was de- feated In the last eléction by a small majority. Judge Wilson was thrown from his buggy about two months ago and re- celved Injuries which caused his death. it May Travel in Asia Minor. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 27.—The en- ergetic action of Oscar 8. Strauss, the United States Minister, has obtained a concession which the united powers had been for elghteen months vainly endeav- oring to secure, namely, the granting of travelin, ermits to foreigners in the terior 0? Xsln Minor. The Immediate centive to the action of Mr. Strauss wa the Porte’s refusal of permits to Ameri- can missionaries. to | BYEITR Chusan Islands Nct Seized. SHANGHAI, Nov. 2.—The report re- ceived here-. yesterday that the British admiral had hoisted the Union Jack over Ting-Hal, capital of the island of Chusan, and over several islands in the Chusan archipelago, is not credited. The British Consulate has had no confirmation of ti rumor, which probably origimated in mt aking the survey marks of the survey ship Water Witch for the Union Jack. Receiver for a raper Company. NEW YORK, Nov. 2I.—A receiver has been appointed for the Chelsea Paper Manufacturing Company of Norwich, C:nn., whnsegcupltnl f! $200,000; liabilities, $75,000° nominal assets, $275,000. Humboldt County Contest. | court was reve urer, against Charles F. Roberts, Repub- | lican, to whom the Supervisors issued the | certtficate of election. According to the officlal returns Roberts won by fifteen votes. Barnes contends that votes were illegally cast; that one precinct closed at | 5:15 and_another at 4:15; that persons | voted who were not enfitled to vote. | Barnes ciaims his election by at least | twenty-flve. ; A FELON HAS RIGHTS. } A Peculiar urial in a Southern Cali- | fornia Criminal Court. | The Justices of the Supreme,Court have made an important decisipn. It is in ef-| fect.that while a case is being tried the | Judge before whom the cause is being heard must attend to his duties and hear what both sides have to say. This may seem a peculiar ruling, but the matter which gave rise to it is more surprising. In Los Angeles County C. L. Tupper | was on trial for a serfous crime, a felony that would open the gates of San Quentin to him. It looked as though it was a case of striped garments for him. and much evidence was presented. After a while the Judge became weary and took a re- c all by himself. It was not stated her he went out to get a drink or a . but he was gone for nearly’ half an hour and the case wen: along just the same. Tupper was con- victed and sentenced by the Judge when he came back, but Tupper did not like the way it was done, neither did his at- | torney, nor the Justices of the Supreme | Court.” The latter in sending the case | back for a retrial says: “There can be no_court without a Judge, | and all_that was done in the absence of the Judge was in fact done in the ab- sence of the court. A defendant convicted | under such circumstances has been de- prived of his liberty without due pro- cess of law The judgment and order of the lower ed and a new trial of the ordered. — e WHIST TOURNAMENT ENDS. Winning Teams in Contests for the Klebs and Payot Trophies. The preparatory tournamernt of the Pa- cific Coast Whist Asgociation came to an end in the rooms of the San Fran Whist Club, 326 Post street, and the Trist Duplicate Club, 711 Jones street. The Krebs trophy was won by the Golden Rod team No. 1, consisting of Mesdames | Krebs, Taylor, Fredericks and Bell, by thirteen tricl The trophy must be won five times by the same team to become its property The winners of the prizes for duplicate whet! dinner, or w! case we airs were Albert Lyser and Miss Alice Washburn, Mrs. ededicK and Mrs. Myers The Payot trophy was won by the San Francisco team_ consisting of Mrs. B. R. Keith, George E. Bates and Mr. and Mrs. John E. Eby, with a score of 317 tricks. A reception which followed in the rooms of the San Francisco Whist Club was a complete success. The evening was spent in conversation, and dainty refreshments were served at small tables. —_———————————— Course of Sermons for Advent. A course of sermons will be preached in St. Mary’s Church, California street, at the 11 o'clock mass on the Sundays of Advent by Rev. A. Russell Nevins, C. S P. The order and s ts_will be as : November 27 he Necessity of E ‘he Genes of December WARFARE ON THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC The Young Temperance People Organize. ONE MILLION CLUB rORMED ITS OBJECT TO CLOSE SALOONS THROUGE BALLOT-BOX.- By Securing the Pledge of Voters the Organizers Hope to Force Na- tional Parties to Take Action. Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, Nov. 21.—Christian Temper- ance young people all over the -United States are preparing for the formation of an organization to be known as the One Million Club, which will wage relentless warfare against the liquor traffic, us.ng as a weapon the ballot-box. ( ago will be the headquarters of-the new organization, and from this city it has already received a strong impetu The One Million Club will differ from the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in that its energi will be entirely "di- rected toward the election of officials and tickets pledged to work for the ‘suppres- sion of the saloon. While not -exactly on the plan of the Prohfbition party, - the One Million Club has for its object -the same aims as the Prohibitionists. It is not the intention of the young people to put a ticket in the political field, but to indorse tickets which contain a plank in the platform pledging a war against liquor. The members will all be to vote for the ticket selected re- of political belie ss Eva M. Shontz, president of the icago Young Peopl Christian Tem- e Union, is interestea In. the forma- tion of the n club. She said to-day: ‘‘Before the national conventions of 1500 we hope to have 100,000 voters pledged to use suffrage a the liquor traiuc, and from this it takes its name. An effort i made to induce one or two great parties to include in the platform a temperance plank. In the event of suc- sess in this direction one of these parties will be indorsed. “Otherwise the regular Prohibition party will recel the votes of the members of the organization. If we can succeed In get- ting 1,000,000 voters pledged to help us in is flght we feel our ength could be that both Republicans and Dem- would be anxious for our indorse- pledged gardle: ment."” Steps are being taken toward calling delegates to a meeting at which all States will be represented in this city in Janu- ary in order to perfect the organization already beg through the medium of correspondenc OF INTEREST TO BUYERS. Purchasers’ Guide fo Pesponmsible Nerchants, Masufacturers, Brokers, Ime porters, Wholesals Traders, Jobpers, Insurance aad Real Estate Agents. CATALOGUES AND PRICE LISTS MAILED ON APPLICATION. In Corresponding With Any of the Fellowiag Firms Plsass Montion “Thy Oall” ART - WARE AND ANTIQUE FURNITURE. THE P. ROSSI CO., Artistic Furniture and @rt Ware Importers. 117 SUTTER STREET. BAKERY AND (ONi?ECTIONF.RY. WH SC"(L 'f,fi ipping trade supplled. HUNTERS' EQUIPMENTS. Hunters' Equipments, Fishing Tackle, Athl e Goods, etc. Send for catalogue. GEO. W. SHREVE, 739 Market street. IRON FOUNDERS. Western Foundry, Morton & Hedley. Prass.. 234 Fremont St. Castings of Every Da. scription Made to Order. Tel. Black 503. 5 Broad BELTING. l" P- DEGENY Lace Leather. 105-107 Mis sion St., cor. Spear. Telephone Main 5 BO LER MAKERS. EUREKA BOILER WORKS, W. J. BRADY, Proprietor. Spectal Attention Paid to Repairs and Ship Worl Office and Works—113-115 MISSION ST. Telephone Matn 5045. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. THE SAN FRANCISCO NEWS COMPANT, 342 10 350 Geary Street, Above Powell, Periodicals, Books and Stationery. CARRIAGE MAKERS. orBRIEN&Sfistunkers nd Dealers In Landaus, Hacks, Victorias, Carts and Buggies. Golden Gate ave. and Polk st., San Francisco. CASCA FERRINE BITTERS, . Stomachic, Laxa- PHARMA- The World's Greatest Ton tive. At all dealers. SIERRA UTICAL CO., 1517 Market st Manufacturer of Reltinz and | THE BERNHAR | MANUFACTURERS. COLDEN GATE WOOLEN MFG. ©n; Blankets, Cassimeres, Tweeds and 5 Market st., San Francisco, Cal C: stores. SWISS MARINE IN Combined Cap Agents, alifornia st. MATTRESSES AND IRON BEDS. Mattress Co., 642 Mission st. Telephone Main 1674. ER DEALERS. PULP AND PAPER CO.. 722 Montgomery Strest, WILLAMETT! The Oldest Firm and Largest Stock. PIANO and MUSIC STORE, KOHLER & CHASE, 28 and 30 O'Farrell st. pert tune: repairers. PRINTIN: E. C. HUGHES "~ STATIONER AND PRINTER. 5" PARTRIDGE PRINTER, * 511 Sansome street. 306 Cali~ fornia st. COAL, EOKE AND l;IG IRON. J. C. WILSON & CO., 900 BATTERY STREET. Telephone Main 1864 COPPERSMITHS, SANDERS & CO., practical coppersmiti mfr's of sheet copper and tubing, fmproved con. tinuous stills, etc. 415 Mission st., near First; all work guaranteed. DENTIST. DR- C. W. RICHARDS, « FIRE INSURANCE, EDWARD BROWN & 411-413 California street Capital Represented... 4 E. Post Street, corner Kearny. SONS rear. lover $14,000,000 FRESH AND SALT MEATS. JAS. BOYES & CO Shipping Butchers, 104 1y Clay. Tel. Main 1294 HARDWARE. ALACE Hardware Co.,Importers & Dealers in Hardware, 603 Market. Tel. Main 752, VEHICLE: P LEIBOLD HARNESS CO., 211 Larkin st., 8. F. | ~ Printers, Book- THE HICKS-JUDD CO.. 5iiers STEAM COAL. WHITE ASH STEAM COAL, Mined by the BLACK DIAMOND COAL MINING CO. at Its GREEN RIVER COLLIERIES Js the Best Coal in the Market. Office and Yards—40 Main Street. TYPEWRAITERS. G\ All Typewriters Rented. Few partly used for sale cheaj AGE! SMITH PREMIE! L. & M. ALEXA\DER, 0 Montgomery street. LLPAPER. WHOLESALE & retall; send for samples, stat-. ing quality & color. DUFFY CO., 28 Howard, WAREHOUSEMEN. THE HASLETT WAREHOUSE CO,,’ Forwarding Agents and Public Weighérs. Gen- eral Storage. Free and Grain Warehouses. Ge- eral office, 210 California st. Tel. Main 1914 WATCHES. ETC. T. LUNDY, Headquarters for fine Jewelry and WOOD AND IVORY TURNING. Wholesale and Retall Manufacturers of all kinds of Harness and Dealers in Buggies, Carts, etc. If you want bargains call or write. | full 18-k. Wedding Rings. 4 33 st. C. F. HAAS, mfr wood articles, any descrip- Planing, turning, 417 Mission, tel. M. 5927. t m RUPTURE. = Rupture retained with eas: nd thousands radi. | cally CUR! v by DR. PIERCE'S | Magnetic Elastic Truss. T Call at office orwrite for New Pamphlet No. L MAGNETIC ELASTIC TRUSS CO., €20 Market st., opp. Pulace Hotel, San Fraacisco | Mfinyun'sfleadache and IndigestionCure is the only remedy cn tlLe market that will cure every form of Headache in 3 to 10 minutes, correct Indigestion, stim- ulate the nerves and build up the sys- tem. It should be in every home and every traveler’s - ripsack. At all Drug- glsts. 2 cures. R NE “Restores VITALITY LOST VIGOR, VITA i ‘Brings the EUREKA, Nov. 2l.—Attorneys 3. F: Coonan and J. P. Mahan will commence a contest to-morrow in behalf of I. B. Barnes, fusion nominee for County Treas- stores the lire of youth. box; 6 boxes for $2,50, guarsatee 1o cure or refiod DR.PIERCES BLO FOR THE ©D,LIVER.LUNGS: W. T. HESS, NOTARY PUBLIC AND ATTORNEY-AT LAW,- Tenth Floor, Room 1015, Claus Spreckeis Bldg. Telerhone Brown 31 Resldence, §21 California st., below Powell, San Francisco. Weak Men and Women . Wervita Medical €o., CHnton & Jackson sts., Ghicags, WALLER BROS., 3 Graat ave., San Francisco, great Mexican remedy; gives health and strength to sexual organs. Depet, 823 Market. §HouLy use DAMIANA BITTERS, THE