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Greedy Block of Fire-Traps. | Planing Mills and Machine Shops Destroyed, and the Losses Will Mount Up to Many Thousands. = 1 Cailen the crew | g two the secon building started th and Denehy and ler lerneath a whole side dropped and nd a score of & timbers despite s, and soon had the injured E et. At the Harbor Hospital h were taken, s found was nearly ed by cinde d tar. He n ugly gash o ft ey I eft Chie e wa i him n order removed at once to St. Mary's Hospital. Denehy was badly cui 1d “wrenched and suffered a number of ight burns, but proper attention | able to walk from the hospital. an employe of the J. B. n firm’s books. fle_gathering up his effects Company ort to save his and w 1y lost his life in He got an e tnside hemmed {n by the flames. He was rown a rubber blanket, and with the f a couple of firemen succeeded in LLand Scrip And | Land Warrants Ot All Kinds For the Location of Government And State Lands Botbh Surveyed And Unsurveyed. F. A. HYDE, 415 Montgomery St San Francisco | BRAVE FIREMEN HURT 'NEATH FALLING WALLS| FAMOUS SINGLE TAXER ARRIVES JOHN ® + o 3 o ¢ o - o + o + o + [ i o + ] + o + o 5 o + o + o = o 3 o 3 o (4 thall & Co., machinery, 49-51 Fremont; ( rge Dencker and Joshua Hendy, at Fremont and Mission; Joshua Hendy and Thompson Milling Company and the Cali- fornia Iron Works on Mission street, and the H. R. Worthington Machinery Com- : Gorham Rubber Company, located brick building at Market and Fre- red considerable loss by water, H. N. Cook Belting Company nan Engine Works on Mission | street. | While the fire was at its helght some | mischief-maker _turned in four _false alarms from boxes 32, 34, 37 and 265 and | the department was badly crippled by re- | hief Sullivan succeeded in scription of the culprit and t he is vigorously prosecuted. COMMITTEES APPOINTED. Chairman of Republican Convention Makes His Selections. Sheldon G. Kellogg, as chairman, has appointed the following committees, in ac- c -e with the resolutions adopted by the Republican Municipal Convention at their last meeting: Committee on platform and resolutions 3 Schell (chairman), Jabish €lem- Dulleghan, r. Joseph Mahoney, C. Duff, Thomas liott, B, D. Feu Hagedorn. J. B B. L. McKinley, W. H. R. . " L. Mealey Jr., Richard . Saunders, Lusius L. Solo- e Tt ng Blaze hd Arthur G. Towne, er of Dbusiness and tion—A. During the mons, Exciti although with a num- i the Warren. ' - Few Have Army Places. > and that they States of Wliscon- 4 Ohio. The tas of are particularly full OHN SHERWIN CROSBY, the great apostle ‘of single tax, arrived In this last night on the delaved Central Pacific overland. This is his first visit to the coast and he comes here expressly to attend the sixtieth an ry of the birthd orge. A delegation of single ta smbled at the Sixteenth-street station, welcome v. Among the party were Joseph Leggett, 1. Pome Daniel Beck, Daniet Stewart, T. P. Hodgkin and Messrs, Bennett, Taylor and Wright from Berkeley. They boarded the train at Oakland and crossed the bay with the ardent single tax advocate, who will expound his theories and the working of them to San Francisco audiences during the next few days. Every day brings new converts into the single ta: Crosby last night while cr on the Oakland . “Our progress Is as rapid as one could reasonably ask for; In fact, we could not expect any- thing more fruitful. Strong men throwing their whole being into the cause. We have passed the first and elementary stage of the battle, having emerged from the purely economic ¢ leration of the subject, The ques- tion now assumes the form and shape of a political issue, and as such it is more Instinct with life than any other issue of the day. “It is almost agreed that the single tax is the proper method of taxa- tion. The only thing that causes people to pause is in fixing the compensa- tion, for the great multitude of voters do not wish to interfere with vested rights. Public ownership of utllities is in direct line with the principles of single tax. The distinguished visitor is a lawyer by profession with offices in New York city. For the last fifteen years he has been an advocate of the Henry George theori nd one of the first men to work in their cause. -He pub- lished the first single tax paper in this country, its first issue appearing in 1884. The night that Henry George died Mr. Crosby spoke with him and was one of the chief orators at his funeral. 40404040404 04040404040404040404040+4 0404040404040 camp,” sald Mr. @+0404040404040404040404040404040404@ S. CROSBY, A FOLLOWER OF HENRY GEORGE.| COMPLAINT CHARGING _ FRENNA WITH MURDER PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION | WAS POSTPONED. George D. Collins as Special Prose- cutor Objects to the Accused Being Liberated on Bail. Joseph P. Frenna appeared before Judge Graham yesterday morning for prelimin- ary examination, but the entire matter| | was postponed until Saturday morning at 10 o’clock. | Attorney Hosmer, representing the ac- cused, asked the court to fix bail for his| client on the ground that the Corone jury had returned a verdict of manslaugh- ter, which is a bailable offense. George D. Collins, the attorney who has been con- nected with Turner’s legal affairs for some vears and who is now engaged as special rosecutor of Frenna, objected to this, and a long argument followed. Collins stated that he would file a com- plaint charging Frenna with murde which complaint would be ready to-mu row afternoon. The court continued the case until Saturday morning, when the preliminary examination on the charge of at the Big Fire. Collins will | murder as preferred by be nd shady e coming to the fror iulations d on authority that Turner left an | estate aggregat half a million dollars. With this in mind every one of the duped will come | and the law courts will present some in- | teresting t ‘ IINHUMAN TREATMEN'T' | | OF MAGGIE O'CONNELL | 2 | |DIED OF STARVATION AND | NEGLECT. | The emaciated body of Maggie O'Con- nell was buried vesterday, the funeral ved f ord or an hour by order to allow a hastily having been de of the in summoned jury an opportunity to inspect the remains. Cc Hill informed the reporters that an mpt had been made | by the relatives to keep from the knowl- edge of the Coroner the circumstances attending the woman's h in order that she might be sut an offi- cial_investigation and the consequent ex- posire of neglect and starvation. According to the story told by Dr. Cluness to the Coroner, Miss O’Connell, | a domestic servant years, took | a room in the lodging house at 717 Bush street two weeks ag: Shortly after her ck, but refused to n her illness wh had taken turn, the 1 lord summoned I Cluness. He s | her condition w criti and that - sved to the City a Coun where she would re- celve good and treatment, but she | objected. The woman died last Tuesday | and according to the Co story the | immediate cause of he death = was starvation and neglect, while a_brother a niece lived within a block of her near her to minister to and and never came her wants. An inquest wi THE POTTER'S FIELD. Fate of Mrs. Naomi Baker, Who Left‘ Home to Seek Adventures. | The medical testimony in the matter | of the death of Mrs. Naomi Baker at th | inquest ve: ng was to the er- | | fect that d s due to septicaemia 1 be held this morning. Lot or blood-poisoning, the result of an ab scess in the pelvis, and that the kicking which she said had received from three men on July 17 had nothing what. ever to do with her death. The jury re- turned a verdict that death was due to natural causes. 1t was developed by the testimony that a worthless parasite known as “'Louis’ had been appropriating the earpings of the woman and had beater and kicked her a short time before he took her to the hospital. The quarrel arose over $10 which the woman desired to keep to pay her way to her old home in the southern part of the State, she having become dis gusted with the life she had been lead- fng for the past few months. The woman's husband telegraphed yes- terday to Detegtive Anthony that he did not desire the body sent to him and that he preferred that the city should bury her in the potter's field. Her remains were interred yesterday by the cit “Louis” is wanted by the police, but | cannot be found. | M. Berkowitz, the yvoung man arrested gn suspiclon, was rele: sed later in the —————— MRS. RIKERT IS STUBBORN. ‘Will Appeal to the Supreme Court From Judge Troutt’s Sentence. Mrs. Annie Kline Rikert, president of the Stockton and Tuolumne Railroad, with her secretary, R. 8. Clarke, appeared before Judge Troutt yesterday in answer to his order made in the contempt pro- ceedings. They still refused to produce the company’'s books, and thereupon Judge Troutt made an order committing both to jail for contempt of court. The court granted a stay of execution In the matter, however, and to-day Mrs. Rikert | and Secretary Clarke will apply to the .Supreme Court for a writ of habeas cor- pus. The case was then -continued one | week pending the decision of the Supreme Court in the matter of the writ. | SRR | | & suNoars caLL win be a§ 2 marvel of beautiful illustrations § | 3 —its half-tone work being es- & | 31 pecially fine. \ u | meeting was again postponed to to-night. October s te: I does cl | and Knight say no, then the board will LONODNNNDDILLN00NNE0LNE0000000000000% | the Supervisors were going to give them Hale’s. beauty to adorn the body fashion has set its seal on certain fab- rics for fall—crepons blister effects, in large so the accident of genius has become the fancy of fashion. for black costumes—bright and silky cr!’popsin com- $9, $10.50, $12, £13.50 and plete assortment, at 815 a suit. biack cheviots, absolutely shower-proof and non: shrinkable; a popular material because of its appearance and extraordinary value; very heav $1, $1 43 inches wide.. fancy ~ 21 inches wide black silks peau .25, $1.50 and $1.75 a yard. plaid covert smitings, in popular colorings, with an indistinct black plald effect; all wool, absolutel 1ks in Persian and ermine effects, stripes on heavy taffeta ground; these are all new—just show de soie and duchess are the popu- advance showing of trimmed hats for fall wear. L o w e e L e e helps to comfort in the home crisp, for one. big designs—and ness and roller towel unusually large p 43x36 inches they last . 50 inches wide; for gowns ap and yard ....T5e $2 a vard ladies’ importe: fresh r flannelettes—the comfort of cleanli- —all linen;, 16 inches wide pillow cases of heavy ruslin, made for us from an there are six thousand fleecy flannelettes in plaids ghams in blue and white and brown white checks, hosiery by the dozen linen, and soft, warm ing, 1: and jackets; very h a heavy quality of bleached linen ..5¢ a yard urchase from a mill that had to sel le ..7 1-2¢ each v a 10c quality good heavy thread: value not equaled S 1-3e¢ a yard et to-day; 27 inches wide..... ....4 1-2¢ a yard d black hose, Hermsdorf dye, heavy 4-inch ribbe lar things for fall wea good values that are gua weight, 40-gauge yarn, extra long, with n teed, $1, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75, $2 and §2.25 a elastic ‘top, extra double soles and toes and high splice double he es 8 to 10. 3¢ a pair, $2.75 a dozer t + ladies’ importedblack hose, Hermsdorf dve, i / i weight, extra fine 3-thread Maco cotton, v ou (’””med l]flf.?—walklfl:q, gfll’ imprc i wide hem at top, extra wel and outing styles—in exclusive de- and soles; sizes § to 10. S e e signs, form a symphony in color by et .3 pairs for $1.00, box of 6 pair $1.90 5 ning the strength and durability o le ea o $1.25, $1.50, $2, $2.50, §3 and §4. softness of silk; intended for fine wear and not easily de- | : oy tected from silk: light weight; extra long; very elastic; + i double heels, soles and_toes ...... 25 : R el o SR, £ ....30c a pair, box of 6 pair $2.75 Ipines ladies’ imported lace hose, Hermsdorf black, with im- tmported silk and mohair gimp dress trimmings, % to 1 inch wide, in plain and combination colors and blaek; good value at 15c, but the price is but belts colored and black leather belts, medallions tambour squares elegant line, richly embroidered open work, fresh, new 20, 50¢, 60c and 75c¢; 24x24..... 60c and 75¢ each o goods, 15x15, 50¢; handkerchiefs 50 dozen ladies’ all-linen white hemnstitched handker- chiefs on the center tables and untlil sold at....10e¢ each bazaar brevities little bits that brighten the household hours: good broom for the house 5 3 boxes enamelline stove polish and 4 cakes Sapolio—scours the world 3-qt Shepherd’ table oil cloth, 49 Inches wide. shelf paper, lace edge, 10 yar Colgate’s tolet soap Hudnut's perfumes (ounce) Hudnut's face powder (box) + a parlor for 1adies—:_oo[, | comfortable and convenient | —easy chairs and writing | materials. I | with colored 'metal glove poli lightning ice cream free: proved ide .................. 9e¢ 3 ’ English ft and e heels and to to 10: ... - . “our leader’ 12¢ new silk wa s0 good we got front ‘and back: d .. 10¢e er.15¢ sizes; they set th natural -Tay w deal more wool 985, 987, 989, 941, 9438, 945, 947 Market Street hemmed tops and new stocking for mis tmproved round heel open to-dayy fancy colored fronts, tucked and corded over jewel buttons, tight fitting lining. kersey jackets an express shipment of the newest kersey cloth jack- ets, in a great variety of styles and a complete range of men’s underwear than cotton; dollar garment that we are selling for........ ..63¢ each ace effects...... 50c¢ a pair, box of 6 pair 82.7. 5 cashmere hose, full length, extra heavy, tic, with heavy double heel s tipped with gray merin 30c a pair, soles and of restful ease. and worth T¥%c, but the price f them and W ]izht” colors, stripes and | | 2 r 82. fine ribbed, deép, e thread finis sizes 6 .25¢ a pair, box of 6 pair $1.40 ists them herée quickly by express—just ress sleeves, flare cuffs and collars; e style for this fall wear. 00l mixed shirts and drawers, a good sef-finished throughout; a — we close every day at six, including saturday. we want our employes to have satur- day evening to themselves. v | s D S + PAY FOR THE PEDAROGLES Schools to Close for Three Weeks. e TAX LEVY IS NOT SUFFICIENT] SRt A MONTH OF RETRENCHMENT DECIDED UPON. ——— Board of Education Will Have Legal Advice Upon Its Scheme When It | Meets To-Night in Reg- ular Session. bty If the law allows It the :chools will be closed in October and the teachers will lose still a er month's salary. This much the Board of Education decided at one of its little sideshow meetings neld on Wednesday night. There were only five members present, but they were the five that do the business of the depart- ment, and their quiet little seance was protected from the knowledge of the curi- ous by a notice that the regular meeting had been postponed to last night, which | was posted on the outer door. Last night | pother notice was posted stating that the fixed as the month in which are to be offered up as In justice to the board it annaunce that so far as its cal- have gone a thirty days' cut not in the scheme. “The schools are to he closed and salaries withheld, | but for three weeks only; a concession of | a week which will be of untold benefit to | the teachers and serve to square the de- | partment. No plans have yet been made %o either cut or withhold the salaries of the clerical force of the Superintendent’s department, but that justice may be done i tachers and their burden made highter | this will no doubt be done. "The resolution of the board to close the schools is a direct result of the tax levy. With a deficit of over $200,000 to overcome And an apportionmerit for the present fis- el of only $1,100,000 and a few odd | dollars’ retrenchiment is made an absolute fecessity and the teachers have been hit lipon as the only consistent and profitable way out of the financial dilemma. The example of the last board is to be fol- Jowed in that respect. Owing to a short- age of funds the teachers lost their N vember and December aries in Upon that oce: s a_clean to them, for they worked through both months before board's intention to bunko them was announced. The pres- ent board, however, is noc doing business o that principle and Intends to announce {ts intention beforehand and .close the schools so that the pedagogues may lose their pay in idleness. The scheme to close for three weeks in October will be broached to-night after the board has gone into executive session upon the usual motion of Superintendent Webster. City and County Attorney Lane and the board’'s attorney, Samuel Knight, will be admitted to the delibera- tions and will be called upon to render a decision as to whether or not the board thay legally withhold salaries_even if it e the schools. There has always been that question undecided and at last it is to be settled. If Attorneys Lane and Knight say yes, it goes with the boar the order will Issue to close every d bartment—Primary, Grammar and High Eehool—on October'1. If Attorneys Lane the AcTi ell tc culatic in pay is cher the renew its pull on the Board of Supervis- ors to have the dollar limit expanded and a couple of more hundred thousand dol- lars added to its apportionment. Up_to Tuesday the political members of the Board of Education were not worry- ing as to their low allowance. They had been aseured by different wise ones that hey asked for and fracture everything the dollar limit so badly that its remains could not be identified. With this assur- ance members the hoard we - proached tress of the School | 30ard rvisor who was seen | emphatic announced his intention of staying the limit, no matter how loud the shouting. Then the star chamber meeting of Wednesday came off and the harpoon was launched the teachers 'he scheme was the of the board yesterday and in. order that the pro- gramme might be cincheq another post- ponement of the regu cided upon terday afternoo To-night will decide for or against the teachers. : “The Soldiers'’ Home,’ 2508 Greenwich street, Presidio, Aug. Koehncke proprie- tor, welcomes home all returned and_ re- turning volunteers, and will be glad to supply any informa conce the city or suburbs to th . Laid at Rest. The funeral of Miss Mary C. Spillane, daughter of Captain Spillane, was held vesterday and was largely attended. The cortege left the house, 1202 Jones street, at 9 o'clock for St. Mary’s Church, Cali- fornia and Dupont streets, where a re- quiem*® mass was celebrated for the re- pose of her soul. The church was crowded to the doors. The body was interred in Mount Calyvary Cemetery: Although the family had requested that no flowers be sent, friends of the young lady showed their love and esteem for ior by sending many beautiful floral tributes those in the church were Police Commis- sioner Alvord, ex-Chief of Police’ Crowley ex-Captain Douglass, ex-Sergeant Martir and a large number of members of the department. —_ ee————— ““Cars stop here,”” this Is the slgn The Market-st. Raflway wish to define. Pegamoid Aluminum does it for them; Opposite *'Call Bldg.,”” 'fis a gem fon —— Mrs. Dr. Goodwin in Trouble. Mrs. Dr. Bella Goodwin was arrested yesterday by United States Marshal Shine, having been indicted by the Fed- eral Grand Jury on a charge of sending contraband drugs by i from San Francisco to Winnemuc: She was released on $2000 bail. Keith's attend solely to their own busi- ness; millinery opening Friday and Satur- day. Phelan building, 308 Market street. e Congressman Kahn Admitted. Congressman Kahn appeared in the United States District . Court yesterday and was admitted to practice in that court GOKS THREE _MINUTES| ar meeting was de- | Among | A Week FREE[S | Treatment and Medicine FOR Catarrh, Deafness, | NOISES IN EARS AND | THROAT DISEASES. GIVEN to show the superior R new INVEN- TION and ANTISEPTIC treatment, that gives mar- velous cures even after other R treatments fall. | child can use it; cases, over 95 per cern Hundreds of indorsements. B But the best way is to try it and be convinced Write for literature or | call at once for FREE TREATMENT. DR. COTTINGHAM, | 632 Market St., opp. Palace Hotel, Hours—§-12 a. m., 1-3 and 7-8 p. m. merit of my Good Cofiee | SMELLS GOOD | TASTES GOOD | BY JOVE | 'TIS GOOD. | (reat American [mporting Tea Co. Big Presents Free, | STORES EVERYWHERE. | 10 STORES. MR. LEO BA P! BAYAN, tion of OF TEHERAN, Has Brought a Persian TURKISH FINE ANTIQUE |RUGS, CARPETS, Etc. Constgned to Me the Entire Stock to Hezbas Sell Out at AUCTION:! | Without Limit or Reserve; at 117 SUTTER STREET, ! Opposite Nathan, Dohrmann & Co.'s. ' SALE COMMENCES ON | | | | | THIS DAY, FRIDAY - - September 1st, | At 2:30 p. m. Daily. Goods on View Tuesday. Catalogues. | | DEALERS ARE INVITED. | A. W. LOUDERBACK, Auctioneer. " HITCHCOCK SCHOOL | | This school will reopen on August 2, with }hnnd:ome new bulldings, heated by steam and | lighted by electricity. Every pupil has sepa- rate room, choice of bedrooms on first and sec- ond floors. Steam from outside, no furnace, no stoves, no flues in boys' quarters. The nearest approdch to a fireproof school. Arrangements have been made for boarding pupils and carry ing on the school in the Hotel Rafael until the buildings are completed. For catalogues, testis montals and references apply to the princi) REV. CHARLES KITCHPCVOCK. San DRA[I‘DL‘L