The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 21, 1899, Page 12

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1899. (IAMBLING UNDER THE EYES OF THE POLICE A Gross Violation of the Local Law' GAS COMPANIES DUCE RATES VOLUNTARILY rate $1 60 instead of $175. This will de- crease our revenue about $135,000 annually. This reduction is about as much as we can possibly stand, and this we are will- ing to make voluntarily in the interest of harmony.” A representative of the Gas Improve- ment Company said the rate of §1 60 was satisfactory to his company, notwith- standing the fact that it reduced the rev- enue of the company about $40,000 a year. It was at this point in the proceedings that the Mayor sprung a sensation in the form of the following communication: < April 20, 1599, To the Honorable the Board of Supervis- ors of the City and County of San Fran- cisco—Gentlemen: Pursuant to an_“‘Act to regulate the quality and standard illumi- DONOVAN WILL SUCCEED PRICE [N CHINATOWN often stood between the Southern Pa- cific and trouble. His advent is looked forward to with considerable interest in railroad ecircles, for it is expected that his word will carry great weight in Central Pacific affair: BRISK. BIDDIG (R SUTRO' Sl g TORE DOWN THE HOUSE. | | J. Rittigstein Was Imposed Upon but Nevertheless Met Defeat. Negotiations: opened some time ago be- tween J. Rittigstein and L. Snide, two | prosperous business men of Third street, | and finally the former agreed to sublet | the premises at 115 Third street from the | CLIFF HOUSE nating power and_ the price of gas in all : tter, in order to prevent close competi- . Agree to Accept $1.60| di=winituilsuit bt e | Suppress Gambling [tion i e immediie aisirice. waen .| The Famous Seaside tigstein finally agreed with Snide that it 1 ¥ Per Thousand. e I urd His Instructions for the best interests of both to Resort to Be Sold. “alfls 00 ma "] San Francisco, after an investigation and 7 make the change, he moved his stock 8 . hearing reports required by law, on April 3, PouTth Firast 1 he new quar- 3; B ",{ resolution No. 2§21 (fourth series) {;‘;:flfl ll‘;xfxéxlr’s),lt‘:‘c t into [L‘(;\Eh < “\. ed the candle power of gas to be supplied S it e A S by gas lght companies at seventeen (17) pawnbroking_ shop 3 Third_street, MAYOR SPRINGS A SURPRISE| gutis pemsininiuctoleied |NEW SQUAD APPOINTED |38, 557 & fox ests, b procpersil | PABST AFTER THE PROPERTY been a marked success since its organiza- will both wholesale not en | tion, bringing the deal d of the other, |and retail, and the repair men, together f - - ering the city | under one strong protective organization. my's Strongh01d~ James Speyer Will Soon Arrive in their trade in | This was the first of its kind in Amer- ol This City. = - vie. | ica, but similar bodies are now to be | = g e e T EEDS of valor, performed hy James Spever, the New York financial who cannot re- | 41q" g5 ‘Angeles have well organized lifornia boys, who sacrificed e e v dens 5 the racecourse. | boards, while Seattle dealers have re- | home and friends for a patriotic foric B e e el o the retall stores, | cently formed one. | life under the blistering tropical erday an: 10 1 e e d|_The principal business transacted last sun, are being repeated in ef,,ry L this afternoon. Mr. Speyer and party are ¢ S night was the election of officers for the d o & : traveling westward in two palatial palace 1 th the aity, | e e O L and corner of the islands. The last e o el It thelr own | sen president, W. J. Kenney vice presi- Californian to distinguish himself was cars generously pla at s disposal | i N offh aud | aent; F.' Marwedel treasurer and Private Martin Gavin of Troop C, | by Mr. Huntington. It is his intention to i Ak and | james M. Hamilton secretary. who, in company with Private Mur- spend a few days at Pasadena and other ¢l€ success in in- | Reports from various officers and com- ray ot the same troop, advanced in points of Interest in the southland before | « nakers of the | mittees showed the organization to be in the face of what seemed certain death making his entry into San Francisco. He splendid condition, although the dealers have had several bad years. The pres- ent season has opened auspiciously and gives promise of being a banner year for the trade. The annual banquet of the association will be held shortly. A com- district the its a day. In 0 to th ng they betting ples the panion, Fires the Ene- and fired a hut crowded with Fili- pino sharpshooters, who had been an- noying the American lines for several hours, Gavin, previous to the war, was em- HUNTINGTON’S FINANCIER. will be here in time, however, to attend the annual meeting of the Central Pacific directors, which will take place April 2. Mr. Spever's visit to this coast is one of no ordinary importance. He and C. P, | N P e ihousand cuble feet. No notice of recon- owner of the premises that he must va- harnare lv D T d th St t f th s ation was given and the resolution ate = o ,Adrpurfi i y Zl flflgemfls ra e 0“ e l'ee S 0 e ;K;r‘;tf of rclmrd until the next following (‘q]‘[{;. made inquiries as to why he $hould J “gular meeting of the Board of Supervis- 0V1 3 ag e found out Citv—Growing Evil of “Hand Books” on th SAYS THE BATE IS FINALLY| on namhy. on el in, i when anai |STRICT ORDERS TO CLOSE THE| Titout iurshor aiicuity. A forco of|C- E. LOOSE OF SALT LAKE Lity—urowin Vil 0 an 00KS on fhe FIXED AT $110. it, appears fooms . the law ihat the workmen arrived at the premises and be-| COMES HERE TO COMPETE. GAMES ISSUED. : ¥ he pranusteand be 2 board had no power to rescind, and I gan tearing down the building he occu- | D . . ° e — claim that their action stands fixing the pled. * and;; Ho: vacated: without; further i n h B D t t {lluminating power at seventeen (17 e | ceremony. Then he concluded at he Races in the Business Districts. : and ‘the Drice of Eas, at &1 o, I base. this | [ had Deen “jobbed” by Snide and he filed The Board of Supervisors Holds a | opinion upon section 3 of the legislative act s s suit to recover $400 damages, the amount | The Executors of the Estate Have Re- N of 1878, above referred to, which, in part, Captain Wittman Notified to Have |, he lost through his removal. Yes- — Purposeless Session and Decides reads ds follows: *“When “the standard and His Men Assist the Posse in | terday the . was called by Judge | ceived Many Handsome Offers : : price are once fixed such standard and A ury. W neled, Rittigste = : : s to Meet Again This price may be changed by sald board from Ridding the City of i L e jmpandied. Hiles i From Various Sections of . 1de rac- | eral. Merchants who contributed every Morning. time to time not oftener than once every A moved for a nonsuit. It was granted and the Countr ‘ p d Cor- | energy to secure the abolition of Ingle- e lnereaneq foonemmiontSoes QUG Highbinders. Rittigstein left the court, it is thought to AT s have been | side and the banishment of Corrigan . quire Therefore the rate” ehould hold Search fof new quarters. wver s me and his followers find that their em- or one year, as the rate was fixed.under = = —————— 4 : the authority of this act, all the prelminar- i i are still gambling. The police, | Consumers of gas are still in the dark | ies having been commncd with - " | gergeant James Donovan of Captal SworOlyGorporations. | 1t is probable that the CIiff House will , are ignorant of the fact. If|as+to what rate they will be compelled to City and County Attorney H. T, Creswell, | ——ClBoilL +ames - an_of_aptaln | prticles of incorporation of the Avenal | saon cease to be rtion of the estate ; care to enlighten themselves they | PaY_for their light during the coming | (isors Buuon Gyelto the Board of Super- | Spillane’s division will take the place of | and and Oil Company, organized for the | of the late Adol \tro. The executors pen their eves on Market | AT Mayor Phelan contends the rate| tution provides that all Jaws in force at | Sergeant Price in Chinatown. | purpose of acquiri 1 develping oil | of the dead millionai tate have been e she T avey “of the | s been fixed irrevocably at $110 per | the adoption of the constitution not incon: Last night Donovan was formally noti- | lands in Kings County and elsewhere, | ordered to ditpose of e fuhs seanids nd see at least one of the|thousand feet. The gas company volun- et thorewlth shall remain in force and | fieq that he was to be in charge of the | have been filed. The capital stock | 1dy local and T and “hand books” plylng his | tarly agrees to reduce its rates from | act of 15 haa not, s (ar a5 1 have beeg | squad. The posse will consist of Police. | of e b T sl whidh re ) the re- L7 to 3160 per thousand feet. The| able (o discover, Geen altered or repealed | men Dan Lyons, Phil Hering, Donald | 223 et PUDNERCE, g Sinckholders ) SR ORS00 D HE 4 v and palates 10 rta at they want, what the Eith J } squad, nder orders, as . A. Hoope 1 h ) is a type of the men who are violat- | have done or what they are expected to| . The ttorneys of the as companies com: el ca s R C e [ Ehee it SEoune o .\‘1}.;(:}: ing the prohibitory law of the Super- |do. t»hrli as you are aware, that the Supervis- | @ = R e e ace st ol e e e e e e e e Y| “*v'r" «\“ 3 « l" z “*‘ g e *hi ors have mo power to reg tro’s vas e, and whe Jecame visors, He is amply provided with | This, in brief, is the unsettled condi-| oriAve 5o Power lo regulate rates; buty | | | t the nropetty to be sold ney from a source which he is care- | (0% In Which yesterday's meeting of the | that a 3110 rate will not vield a sufficient | § | me offers were received from Ha 0 5 5 board, called for the purpose of consid-| Feverue to pay them on their capital stock. ? | e to conceal. He haunts the the Sunrema Court has held, however, | & outside Alists Market and is streets up to Pow- l.l t”fl x:\n:\‘; o 1 ::»m}( but the \"V\Iun 3¢ o short time ago the exect r»r:lfl( ';‘AQ A 295 of the companles' properties employed in S & atalzarouncediprivitely that the € He ac his patrons wherever serving the public with such commodities | & Solro statalsnnounced vp vl cus s < at hemeets them, and, under the very ey A‘.\;“h;l\:‘(' “xx light s the true basis on : | resort “m for sale e represen - of the police, conducts his illegal bu. The' question then Ia, frst, what 1s the | I { Gkt S g Yesterday afternoon he motioned value of the nfes’ | property 8o em- : ag e 1 LA e i ployed, and what does it cost the P ir firm to acqu L t on into a at Stockton companies to furnish light in the burner T ble resort, wired to rket stree The thoroughfares 1 to collect their bills. All in excess of | ® within 4 few weeks s 1l representa- hat cost is profit. The president of the S were thronged with pedestrians. The € Sant MeanclseohGas lar: Blostios Conpars o] 3 tive of the compan, d here to put police themselves had created a dis- 4 tified that this cost was about 31 per & in a bid for the pro 3 S ol g R usand cubic feet, but independent testi- 1 0 banker and mine turbance at the corner in an effort to ¢ would lead us to believe that it la | ¥ SOl e s S I s arrest subdue .a belligerent pris- 4 more th ts. 1f his company | & owner of Salt Lake City, who has h S irew his customer i ves yearly 9 cubic feet, which eye on the proper some t son drew his customer into ¢ the approxim: 10 cents profit * arrived in this city pout a_ w B¢ dc ¥y, announced the result of a | o | thousand would yield ,000 and 30 ! prepared to pay a top fig for the sea- s e that had just ended at Emery-'§ $ | coutainenithousand. e T side resort. Mr. Loose spent several days alue of the L 000, & nspecting e place, and th e sa and accepted another wager. The & | president’s figures would yield less than |7 B e ot o Did foriit - Tho 2 per cent per annum on that amount, but | 4 Sown a0d e o D e e @ D S S the independent figures would show an ap- Al s Eotac e leld of per cent mer C Lo foat, % these fa and a statement of the mous resort, A’hli Y U.nl\l u.g\ to a d for its guidance. Re- that he intended to make the ex- y D. PHELAN, Mayor. | of. Adolph_Sutro’s estate a hand- )¢ The reading of this communication| ¢ | & offer for it. Loose presented the brought Thomas B. Bishop, attorney for | & | executors of the with his bid a . | the gas company, to his feet. He de-| [ | day or so ago and then Jeft the city and | clared that the act of 1578, to which the réturned to his home in Salt Lake. There Mayor had referred, was, in_his opinion, | & are several other wealthy men bidding for ‘ unconstitutional, and he had so advised | ¢ | operty, but those who have an ink- his_clients. 1 nto the ir of the deal say tha ‘Neither the ci nor the gas com-|® rp conte of the ny,” he said, “wants to be involved in| ¢ is betwee and the ftikation it it éan be avolded. The gas ) t Brewing ( company s not a public enemy. Its serv ose in char; are ex- 1 ices to the public are valuable. It fur-| ¢ | tremely reticer y nishes a commodity that is a necessity to | | feature of the pr siving v . the needs of modern civilization. ~We \formation conee wber want to do the decent thing and we will | ¢ ids recelved or do it if you will meet us half way. We| & | offered the ( . have rights as well as the public, and our | ¢ | “The Pabst B hts entitled to as much considera- | ¢ said to be in t n at your H 5 the rights of pri-| & It is not known ¢ vate individuals. We contend that you | § | offered. It is ex have no right nor power to fix gas rates, | { he effected within and we are willing to submit the merit of [ 9 intention of the exec + our contention to the courts. At the same | ¢ tate to soon dispo | time we do h to adopt such a|l and all of the course if we can avold it by reasonable | ¢ Tealty ssjion: 8 concessions we hav * - e e g 3 1 all we ask is that we be ac-| 4 ROSENTHAL'S RECITALS. . ed fair treatment.” { Supervisor Byington said he belleved | ¢ 5 i the board should accept former City and | & The Great Artist to Mv“ke His Fare- . | County Attorney Creswell's interpretation | o well Appearance Next Week. of the law as correct and act accordingly. o e als il b e By | He believed with the Mayor that the rate | ¢ [ IOl T e ey . to be paid for gas had been fixed at $110 | the pianist Rosenthal a . ; and could not he changed. T? [ nouse next_Tu Wednesday hoiroubh ot setaiay . has Teft | ¥ Gupervisor Algeltinger wanted to know | ¢ ternoon . the much-discussed question. As a result | i¢ the gas company would not consent to | 4 & | in this city another day s to be devoted to the con- | rate of $1% for gas. To this President | & & | large att ) | slderation of the m r, there being an | Crockett replied that his company had i 1] | intimation that the inquiry will lead to | considered the matter very carefully and 4| “Pegamoic r bin a thorough investigation of the hooks of | Nad decided that $160 was as low as they | & & | fect for gold ! ¢ ‘ 0 o. ¢ the _companies to the end that the | “Bupervisors wanted to close the matter | T 1l Child Study Club. members of the board may gain | and moved that the board adjourn until | ® A B TS s O IR | San Fran ‘hild Study €1 . knowledge of just how much it costs the | Monday. This did not sult Perrault, who | @6 4046464046640 +0+5+0+6+0+0+000+64+0 1]-1)\«_ S ool gty o corporation to make and deliver [ d that the matter had been taken i BinlSad St 3 . | will hold its regul: this after- . consumers. T will not be a out of the hands of the Finance Commit- | sembled in the office of Chief Lees last ?; ‘m:.(rfly.l*(‘ “nmqflx;uwli. Si‘?, X:F‘kl' noon at 3 o’clock at the Occidental Hotel. : friends of the corporations i ire woil® | tee as a bluff and he wanted to see the| evening and were Instructed as to their | directors are Thomas B Jormest | 7o Ol ot ! e e D Tg ann 1 thethe bIuff called. He wanted to know what the | quties. The Chief read the following |yyo, chanldes O A e i b ~eat )¢ \V'Ilyf w““'ml it l‘\{i u is at least a possi- | meeting was called for if not for the pur- | written instructions to Donovan: | The same partie d the | age will be especiall ; 1l ""mr(m antic tory zest to to- | pose of inv gating the question of gas You will relieve Sergeant Willlam Price | Aetna Petroleum Company, wi capts (1‘”‘, April 28, T‘|I'-H‘v~~nr Tafta }; eeting. A Shiniese.q er fo e purpose of sup- | tal stock of $50,000, 2 »f ‘whic sub- | Unive v will lecture upon “The ( + i the as | Subervisor Deasy thought further c- | the Chinese auemter o7, Gho PUCRSS (F SR, | fal, stgck of $0.000, all of wn o ae of oo : companies s E4S | ion chould be postponed until some means | [ressing gambling in any form whatever, 580 | scr 5 | .”‘"";‘r,',:'{, R ‘? mi;’“' could be adopted to ascertain the merits | g ona" apinen. foints - Your jurisdiction | ps apparer Y eir appearing be- | of Mayor Phelan’s contention. Tf the rate | s matter extends to all parts of the city fore the board yes s and making a | had been irrevocably fixed, he said, at | where sambiing 18 carried on, and 18 not re- ADVERTISEMENTS. voluntary o er $135,000 a yes $110, then it was worse than folly to con- | stricted to the Chin quarter alone. Should S S P P S S ST S ST S SN - {in order that the dear people may sider the mafter further. To this Super. | you require extra men at any tme to make | the benefit of a $1 6 rate.” They had | The gas Gompany ba sequiemi by prounas | this svil. they will be furni vou by Cap- | i decided to do this, said, to ‘‘pre- | its books and papers to show the cost of | taln Wittman upon your appli . P vent trouble” and make things pleasant | the production and Gelivery of ga You will nstruct the men with you that | all around. | . As a sort of compromise it was finally | they need not await orders tiom You 1o Faie, & * { dent Crockett of the San Francisco | 4¢¢ided that the board meet again at 10 | 1o Vpeie: Uiiated but must act at once, ® | and Electric Company was the per- | O.Cl0CK this moming for the avowed pur-| you will have your men patrol the district of {son to whom had been delegated the | POSe of conducting an investigation. What | the Chinesa quarter continuously, except when * | honor of making known this voluntary | i eohe fart tr e of pach investigation | it becomes necessary to make arrests out of it. | s 5 5 # & « z te ace; saodiwl 2 is left to the ims 8 , as o vi ake a report 2 end of each Gan b" o th Ct ) M H Th hf 1L Wish to state at the bepilace. | | members present fquad on blanks furnished by this office. You noiin > state at the beginning,” he | : port at this office at 7 p. m. for instru uamoling on the CIty's Main Orougniare. | s “tnat’ without disresnect to tnis | Tl abac obmerve/ thE Fer Here: board the gas company has always and | Probably a Poisoning. I attached, m3 order fo Captain Wittman 1 legislated _against. | police were too busy with their pris- | power or authority 1o fix ens & stry | Bonifacius Hirt, a veteran of the Civi1 | 21d Captaln Wittman's to Lieutenant Esole, ' h customary assur- | oner to notice the incident, which was | While, we believe this to be true we ace. | War, 63 vears old and a printer by occu- “s nt Price, acting under orders | gnorant of the | simply one of many that is agitating ’n‘u;;-o;n‘:nv:s;, “m]nl;;.; [nhnlin everything in | pation, died of pneumonia at the City and | , Sergeant, Frice, an’fmm,,,, IheEnew t ntained under e > dece o L oW 0 avoid trouble and litigation. | County Hospital last Wednesd v g et B . o t ned under thelr | the decent people of the city. and |.Fo; this reason the bodrd of-dircorors o |'sad s autray o o ee oy GIenioe, | squad to Chinefown: where herundualnted prompiing them to demand from thejthe San Franciseo GasandsBlectric Com: | hifa) by, Dr.. Tillman: disclosed u:e ;”R; ‘hsge"; S e i 4 g : hany held eeting yeste; ital by : an disclos e fz 2 as b se 1S | police authorities the enforcement of | PANY held a meeting vesterday and agreed there was a puncture in the Kullet of | ed to take the place of Price, was ap- | C i operate on | the law. “In 189 the company ‘,‘,,”,"?x;h o | the dead man though made by a cor-| pointed a_member of the force on June E v ms of the race- | N ,(sllm-fld its {‘unv\' to consumers rrivm‘szr.,; l"inxl\'q[rmzlflfl"- 'filw vh)nl!,vrvm‘s T‘mfl;’nd"t'n ._»;f‘ 1886. 1,5‘{9(»:‘;}:]5:0{!1‘0(;\1‘mTtnht;‘i ank « wager the . | $1.75 per thousand feet, making 0| the Morgue, and the contents of e | of sergea st 1, 189 r teir | CYCLE DEALERS ELECT | ence Tn our revento of S ob dffer- | stomach will be subjected to a chemical | sociates he is known as ““Honest Jim ny parts of | THEIR NEW OFFICERS | Ve now find that by reducing our divi. | anaiys! For w long tme He Wid syedial duty 1 d to gam- | H dends from 6 per cent to 5 per cent per the “‘upper office,” and made a numb‘nr ‘n_f E 1 not h that ] - i fgan !Tnko ;xlr;mhm- reduction ‘ “99” Cleveland bicycles, $40 and $50; b?_l}“n?l[‘cg:x;n’:‘;e: ;fifld:;;;firrtthop (‘frr{lr;’ln‘r:'lln; 1t £ . of 15 cents per thousan a 5 % e : 1 quickly removed. | WALTER B. MORRILL PRESI- 2 1% eeh Making the | Creacents, 5. Leavitt & Bill 09\ LaTkiB® | Joitien nstruictionaiito) Captaln wittman & lers deter- | DRENT OF THE ASSOCIATION. .woooooon00&09000@0904000%0000090;0%040,. of the Central station: hand books,” to go | o ¥ | I awrect you to instruct ,r‘" officers under 1 I as dealers o ot- | your command to rigidly enforce the law re- : St :] = r(' Db | Reports Show the Organization to Be | % CA LIFORNIA LAYS CLAIM Jating o Chinese gambling, especlally lottery d Accept be rom i ? A fan tan in Chinatown. e officers detall- 1 th re willing to gamble. in a Most Prosperous | £4'in or near Chinatown are instructed to sup- 5 4 Condition. | Dress this evil and to arrest any and all China- 4 with remark- | TO ANOTH F Pren. who are found in or who are known to that could not conduct such places, nnlw(thlnnd.inK that ot dare to | . The fourth annual meeting of the San | Sorgeant Donovan wia s "specialy Selecied : ‘ g - . i S e been deta s v gamble With | 1, fl h; (1‘62‘; Toanl (,’f]‘“;&_‘,‘;‘w?"; h{;‘,: | e Chinese quarter. The co-operation & ) ast nig. n the assembly ro | 1 H H your officers detailed in that quarter is de- o | Parrott bullding. The asseciation has|@ Private Gavin, Witha Com- sired. 2 A« district in | P | | | mittee, consisting of C. F. Marwedel, Ed | win MoOhrig and James M. Hamilton, was Huntington are responsible for the Cen. | tral Pacific reorganization ployed in the mechanical department of The Call. He was among the first Th Creturn | Mppolnied o Arange the detalls of the|§ Lo volunteer Ms services to the Government and Sailed for the Bhilippines @ | tho consolidation af that Corne ey oan X e rstarn | GRS } e early stage of the trouble. He has been in the thickest of many of & |the Southern Pacific. The purpose. of s practice 15 | " goveral new members were elected, and (4 the prominent battles which have occurred, and is always mentioned by his his visit s to Inspect the properties of rem day to day, and In each | those without the fold were expectéd to|Q comrades as one of the most fearless of the troop, On March 4 arders wers the two railroads and to hold business | which thé gamblers havé | join shortly. glven to the cavalry squadron to support the Fourteenth Infantry near Pa. COnTerencos WIth O P Huntington’=1viix | : iivided the town hundreds of | T say. Troop B marched to blockhouse 13 and remained under a heavy fire for moted mong the wnery oflrmt‘{,‘ Nt pros 3 Ao eaaha | Yesterday’s Insolvents. six hours. Troops C and L lay to their support about 100 yards in the rear and Southern Pacific. entl As he is 00000 ey e, Is about to gambling | Petitions in_insolvency were filed yes- of the firing line until given orders by Captain Birkhimer to charge on the finance ithis $126 nd issue of the f race-horse +0 40404+ 0404040404 04 O+O4040 OHO4S40 4+ 0404+ 0+ O 40404040 changed to Dak terday in the United States District Court natives. One position held by the Filipinos was decidedl g i Central Pacific’'s reorganization, . changed to Oakland the | ,o"fliows: John F. Groshauer of San [ vor.' It was a blockhouse Into Which many Filipino shareshomics Lod & | Ulte likely that his cotnsel Wil provair of “hand books” have estab- | Francisco, Habilities $560 and 3180 assets: | % crowded, and from which they gave the Americans much annoyance. Ga. & |nollcs Spever 8 considered by promi: 1 telephonic communication with | D. Figoni of San Francisco, labilities $469, vin and Murray volunteered to root out the natives. Thelr attempt was re leatling Tallway Ananciobers to be the SonEeh t Emeryville. This en- v 5 S DL garded as certain death, as they would be alone in the open and entirely at + | States. He has assumed the tegal pied ) ers to announce the re- the mercy of a constant fusillade. The brave boys, without hesttation, € | CTt0 WOrn by J. Plerpont Morgan o b e within a few minutes rushed beyond ‘the firing lines in the direction of the hut and were imme- BaRapnae 08 Northern Pacific and been run. CUP AND BAUCER DAY. diately made targets for the natives. They, however, succeeded in reaching & |fong while % 4¢418 held.the title for a Some articles cut 80 Jer cent. Eome articles cut 50 per cent. ODDS AND ENDS, HALF PRICE. GREAT AMERICAN IMPORTING TEA CO. Stores Everywhere. the fortification and applying a torch drove the occupants from.their shel- ter, enabling our troops to gain much ground. The ¢ of “hand booking” has be- 80 pronounced that complaint in the business district has become gen- It is said that Mr. §, 4 . Speyer has (::e last fourteen Years Xna,nced ?11;:11{}5 ree1 hunqred million dollars of Mr. 5 untington’s railroad bonds and the lat- €r Owes him much, as Mr. Speyer has $ ? Q 8 [x 8 ? (] 3 ] $ o § $ (] $ ¢ [} 3 % |