The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 31, 1899, Page 14

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1899. W SHD T BE ECLIS the York <ids Cape New EI Dorado. e Nl THREE MILLIONS ON BERTHA g e B HUNDREDS OF MINERS HOME FROM THE GOLDFIELDS. Typhoid and Malaria Were Causing Many Deaths at Nome When the Steamer Sa cide on the Bertha. than typhoid t L Bertha ity more pas- rs desired to re beginning trade. Caine am schoon: on with the come back erhauling, t she also may g0 rk trade next ar. ty of Panama and Aca- n Panama and way Yellow fever is stiil » {sthmus, and e crews e not allowed ashore, were fumigated be- sel. The officers of isease is being v reach low jack scare will he d —_— LANDED AT LAST. the Supreme Court. Court has upheld John Piggott the of he pick t rioulle, taking 30. The victim ieves until help s believed that echnicalitias, 1 fction. ——— e Patent Case Decided. In the case of Edwin Norton and Oliver . Norton Milton A. Wheaton United States Circuit Judge Morrow yesterday ed lecree {n favor of Wheaton, suit was based on an al- of patent on an im- machin infringen ment for can-ending IT CURES IRREGUIARITY ENFLAMMATION ULCERATION AND WINVER | MAscoT IOWA BOYS INDULGE IN | AN EXCITING BOAT RACE NE of the most exciting boat races ever seen on the bay was rowed . from Hunters Point stakeboats anchiored off the bat- tleship Iowa yesterday. It was be- tween two picked crews from the war- ship, and fully $10,000 changed hands on the result. The officers were as much interested in the event as the men and the band of the flagship played ‘“See the Conquering Hero | | | of John Piggott, Pickpocket, in | Comes” as the winners passed the stakeboat. It was & wonderfully fast race. The course was four miles long and the winners covered it in 27 minutes 23 seconds and the losers in 23 minutes flat. The tide was with the rowers, but not to any great extent, as it was nearly slack water. It was expected that the men would be in an exhausted condition after their effort, but instead £ that they were as fresh almost as of t when they started, and each crew as- sted in hauling its boats into the vits. The race was the result of rivalry that came into existence during the recent boat drills. The first and sec- ond divisions of the Iowa's crew are berthed forward and the third and @ fourth divisions aft. Talk led to a SRRLUURIRREARN POLICEMEN IN FARCE COMEDY [N CHINATOWN Raiders Are Received With Open Arms. 3 = & | | PROTECTE! | MONGOLIANS INVITED TO SEE ‘ THE PERFORMANCE. L e | Sergeant Duke and His Squad Make 1 a Grand Stand Play for the Benefit of the Celes- tials. . D i <B INTUITION | Sergeant Duke and the Chinatown squad made quite a record yesterday afternoon. raids were made on as places, or places supposed to be lottery offices. As the Oriental gentlemen who have charge of the various places saw the set time approach they put their houses.in order and received the ununiformed police with open arms and doors. Of course to i | i | | | Promptly at 3 o'clock four | g;’xe&ld . ] e 2o | sho ave been Jjoin many JOHEry | with the plaintiff; also that ths agent of | | | third hands he was compelled to pa, | amount after suit. challenge. The boys of the third di- vislon said they had a boat's crew that could beat a similar one from the sec- ond divisiop. A match for $10 an oar and $10 for each cockswain was soon made and the following crews were selected: Becond division—Pitselo, Brown (C. O.), Brown (L. A.), Matson, Bowers, Grandahl, Holeer, Atka, Rehz, Wicks, Simpson and Brandruff; A. E. Moore, cockswain. Third divi- slon—Hansen, Anderson, Quinn, Gocht, Junior, Bernardo, Dippon, Johansen, Stowe, Smith, Daley and Rufe; J. Jen- strum, cockswalin. Captain Goodrich of the Jowa was referee and Lieutenant Commander Noell starter, and Yeomen W. Broad and George Starr and Quartermaster Oscar Rose timekeepers. The second division crew was much the heavier and had the call in the betting. Five to four was offered on its chances, and when the third divi- sion won the toss and secured the bet- ter boat the betting still/ favored the heavy crew. One of the Towa’s launches, in which was Lieutenant Commander Noell, towed the two boats to the starting point. The third division boys wore black and the second division white HARL BRRULEARRRUAURRRUNERRUARRRBUNNEERNRE R cific Coast is about one of the finest food fishes that can be had. Some time ago the representatives of that Government requested of the United States Fish Com- mission a lot of the eggs of these fish. Yesterday four cases containing one mill- ion eggs were sent to the State commis- slon to be forwarded to New Zealand on the Moana. They came from a hatchery in Oregon. Much care had to be taken in packing the eggs, which are placed in trays surrounded with sawdust and ice. It is belleved that the Chinook salmon will do well in the waters of all the Aus- tralian lands, the climatic and other con- ditions being similar to those of this coast. —————————— COMPANIES ARE RESPONSIBLE An Agent Cannot Impose Upon an Uninformed Foreigner. The Supreme Court has reversed the Jjudgment of the lower court in the action of Joseph La Marche against the New | York Life Insurance Compary. La| Marche is a foreigner and agreed with the agent of the company to taKe out a policy, his understanding being that the amount would be $10,000. Not being able to understand the English language he simply signed his name in the application | and told the agent to fill out th2 blanks. When the policy was returned from the | home office it was for only $3000 and Lu Marche refused to accept it. However, | he had given his note for the first pay- | ment and the paper having passed into the the La Marche sue company to recover the amount, but suf- On t:gpe&l the insurance Camparg/ ar- at the wife being a benefici: in tha action the company was the ageat of Marche, the latter having told him to fill in the application blank. The Supreme Court does not see the case in this light, It holds that the plaintiff did not accept the policy and thus the wife was not a | beneficiary; and further that the com- any's agent was not the agent for La | they had not received any quiet tips re- | Marche, for he was not told to insert in | garding the prospective raids, i intuition or some other occult power had informed them that trouble was impend- ing, and the result was that when the | squads arrived at 815 Dupont street, at the Tal Loy office on Waverly place, at the Fook Tal and the Chun Chung Wing on St. Louis alley, they were met by the most innocent looking lot of Mongolians that could be found in all Chinatown. | That nothing In the nature of evidence against the places was found was not | the fault of the squads. They were look- ing for evidence, but, unfortunately for the police, that intuitive power which told the Chinese the exact hour at which l(he raids were to be made also told them | that it would be well to get all “‘evidence’” out of the way and let the police make a l water haul. ‘While the raids accomplished nothing so far as replenishing the treasury of the city 1s concerned, they served to afford a bit of innocent diversion for & number of Chinamen who had evidently received 'n- | formation that ‘‘something would be do- ing," for there was much ‘“rubber-neck- | ing” among the Celestials in the vicinity ;of the places where the grandstand plays were made, and from the grins of ap- | preciation that appeared on the faces of those who had evidently been invited to | witness the flasco it would appear that the | farce was well played. e i HITE CASE ARGUMENTS. Van R. Paterson Addresses the Court Morning and Afternoon. Arguments began in the Hite case yes- terday morning befére Judge Jones of | Colusa, sitting in Judge Hebbard's court- | room. The entire day was consumed by | Van R. Paterson in the opening state- | ment and he will talk all of this morning. | "W. W. Foote will begin his argument this afternoon, Attorney Hanlon closing | for the plaintiff. | _Quite a crowd gathered in the court- room, anticipating something sensational, but disappointment was their only por- tion. The attorneys did not ‘indulge in verbose wars, nor did the only speaker of the day refer to the many salacious inci- dents of the case. A Paterson’s ' argument re- d a great deal of the testithony, par- larly that which referred to the main point of his case, the declared marriage of Lucy, the Indian woman, to John R. Hite, the mining millionaire. Paterson claimed that the evidence showed that Hite himself declared Lucy to be his wife; | that she was known by general repute to | be his wife and that they lived together for several years. Many cases were cited regarding the solemnization of marriages, | and one, an alllance between an Indian woman and a white man, was read at length. Paterson claimed that the mar- |riage of Lucy and John R. Hite was solemnized according to the laws and customs of the tribe, and such a marriage was valld according to law, following ?ge general legal maxim that a marriage gg:s where entered into is good the world The_arguments will n, until Wednesday. —_———— A Million Salmon Eggs. After sampling the canned article the New Zealanders have come to the conclu- sion that the Chinook salmon of thetPa- ot be completed | but their | the form anything differing from the oral agreement. LITTLE HELD TO ANSWER. A Jury Will Have to Decide Whether He Used His Fist or a Cluh. James Little, the rancher from San Jose charged with assault with a deadly wea- pon upon Attorney W. A. Bowden of that city, was yesterday held to answer before the Superior Court by Judge Mogan, in $10(0 bonds. Bowden was attorney for Little's wife In a suit for divorce, and se- cured a_change of venue from Judge Daingerfleld, October 13, to Sacramento County. After the partiés left the court- room Little attacked Bowden, and, it was alleged, struck him on the head with some dangerous instrument. Little as- serted that he only used his fist, but the Judge thought a jury should decide upon the question. As Little had threatened to kill Bowden, Attorney Chretien, who represented him, asked the Judge for a warrant for Little's | arrest on the charge of threats to kill, but on Little’s promise that he would not again molest Bowden Chretlen consented not to press for the warrant. ————— Roast Teal Duck to beat, especially as served at Is hard Zinkand's. —_— BUGGY ROBE THIEF. Philip Burke Arrested by Coroner Hill Sentenced to Six Months. Philip Burke, a petty larceny thief, ap- peared in Judge Conlan’s court yesterday to answer the charge of petty larceny for stealing a buggy robe belonging to Coro- ner Hill last Friday. He was chased by the Coroner and one of his deputies, cap- tured and handed over to a policeman. “I had a buggy robe stolen last Friday,” said the Judge, “and I am Inclined to be- lieve that you were the thief. Did you steal the robe?"” Burke would neither affirm nor deny that he was the Judge's property, although repeatedly pressed to give a definite answer to the question. The Judge convicted him of stealing the Coroner’s robe and sentenced him to six months in the County Jail. —_——— The War With Spain. Next Friday evening George C. King, United States Government inspector, and late of Colonel Roosevelt’s Rough Riders, will deliver, under the auspices of San Francisco Hospitium No. 1 of the Bohe- mians of America, in the Techau Audi- torlum, an_illustrated lecture on ‘‘The ‘War with Spain.” Mr. King, who is a raduate of the University of California, as been especially mentioned for bra- very n action and s possessed of excel- lent testimonials from General Wood and Colonel Roosevelt, under whom he served. —_——— Died of Heart Disease. John C. Dial, a clerk residing at 1611 Waller street, died suddenly yesterday morning of heart disease. He had been lufl:&ixzs tt}g ly&“"' Th:i Was con- ve: o orgue, an will boywuved. e | | fered a nonsuit in the lower court. | ary | of man who stole the | Jerseys. At 8:24:51% o’clock the boats Were sent away to an almost even start. The third division boat had about two feet the best of it and never relinquished the advantage. Its boat made much better weather of it and #eemed to ride easier than the one in which were the representatives of the second division. For over a mile the boats moved along like a team, but the second division boat was taking the back water of its rival and it soon began to tell. Inch by inch the third division drew ahead until six lengths separated the two boats. Then the second division spurted and cut down the lead, but it was of no avall; the third division boys held them safe and won the race by 37 seconds. There was a great difference in the style of the two crews. The second division men started off with a stroke of from 88 to 40, and after the first mile had been covered dropped to 36 strokes a minute. The third division crew started with 34, but soon settled down to 32, and held that speed to the end. The men of the first and fourth divislons are now going to have a contest, and the winners of both events will row for a trophy given by the officers. LR R R R R R e R L ] TRIED T FAD IS LI I DANCE HALL Frederick Darrell At- tempts Suicide. SAVED BY A WOMAN e | WAS WORRIED OVER THE LOSS | OF HIS WIFE. | —_—— ! After Writing a Farewell Note He Swallows a Concoction of Strychnine and Beer. e HAIT trazen from the effects or nquor and worried over the loss of his wife, I‘?red J. Darrell, a recent arrival from Chicago, last night attempted to commit :}chlde in the Olympic dance hall at 105 | Grant avenue. Darrell, accompanied by a friend, was seated at a table engaged in drinking a bottle of beer. Several women, | among whom was Katie Edington, were conversing with some of the patrons, when they noticed Darrell take out a card | and write on it. After he had finished scrawling a few lines he produced a vial | of strychnine and blar!eg to pour the contents into the beer. The Edington woman, suspecting that he intended to drink the deadly potion, dashed the glass out of his hand just as he had placed it to his lips. He pretended that he was only joking and to the woman claimed that the poison was quinine. A few min- utes later he ordered another bottle of beer and poured part of the contents into h_n! glass. While the woman's attention was temporarily distracted Darrell emp- tied the contents of the vial into the glass. Before any one could interfere he drank the poisonous draught. Police Officer Gei- quickly summoned, and on learning that Darrell had taken poison he had him conveyed to the Receiving Hos- pital. The doctors who attended him say he will recover. | , The message written by Darrell read as | follows: If trouble “‘To whom it may concern: comes to this Englishman kindly inform myleesg._emed friend F. 8. Turton, Palace of To the doctors at the hospital Darrell sald that his wife had left him, and as he had been unable to effect a reconciliation he had determined to terminate his ex- istence. He bought the strychnine at a Grant avenue P\armacy and intended then to go to his room and end his exis- tence. Meeting a friend, he told him of his troubles, and the latter, hoping to cheer him up, induced him to visit the dance hall where he swallowed the strychnine. 3 To a reporter the would-be suicide said his name was Floyd Norris. He, how- ever, admitted that he was frequently known as Darrell. He said he wi from Plymouth, Devonshire, England, anfi that he left his home intending to visit Dawson City in search of gold. On account of his ‘wife leaving him he had abandoned the trip and resolved to die. —_———— ESTATES OF THE DEAD. Wills Filed for Probate and Letters of Administration Asked. The will of Emile Duncan, who died on the 24th inst., leaving property valued at about $5000, was filed for probate yester- day. Decedent bequeaths his entire es- tate to his sisters, Mary A. B. Duncan alrlflg Emma Duncan, share and share alike. The will of Jefferson D. Smiley, died October 15, was also filed for pyrob:?so The testator devises his estate, valued at , to his wife, Anna H. Smiley. Margaret Shanahan has apglled for let- ters of administration upon the $600 estate of Kate Riley, who dled December 2, 1894, —_——— Don't drink the first thing the bartender offers. Call for Jesse Moore *“AA" whiskey, —_———————— Names Stricken From the Roll. The Election Commissioners at their meeting yesterday struck from the roll the names of 129 voters who could not be located at the addresses registered. The commission also. appointed a number of new election officers in place of those who had failed to qualify. Salary demands were passed to the amount of $3000. Bids for constructing the new warehouse at Harrison and Seventeenth streets for the :tdovfln o‘i election booths were ordered BORLAND WEDS MINNA WD AT REDWOOD CITY Sequel to an Attempt at Suicide. STORY OF AN ANTIQUE GUN e T ABSINTHE, A BULLET AND A GAY BLONDE. e SO The Happy Couple Sacrifice Their Honeymoon and Pledge Min- ister, Officers and Garralous Friends to Secrecy. PN o Guy H. Borland has supplied the tea tables of the gossips with another de- liclous morsel. The young man, it will be remembered, occupied the public stage for a few days in June because he shot the contents of an antique derringer into his abdomen. There always was a haze of mystery around the affair, in which floated the shadowy forms of the tender- loin and the golden hair of a dashing blonde. Borland is now the loving hus- band of the blonde. Every effort was made to keep the mar- riage a seeret. Even the boon com- panions of the happy couple were left in the outer darkness of ignorance. A week ago Borland and the lady who is now his wife went hurriedly to Redwood City, ‘where on October 24 they secured a mar- riage license. They were accompanied by J. Connolly and a Miss Cunningham. Rev. Mr, Martin of Redwood was summoned and the nuptial knot was tled. The min- ister and County Clerk were cautioned to preserve the greatest secrecy and the bridal party returned to this city. As yet they have not let their closest friends | into the secret, but somehow such things escape and gossip tongues are already quietly wagging. Boriand's love romance began several months ago. While his marriage licens: records the fact that he is 25 years of age, he acts and looks much younger. His wife, the record reads, is Minna Wood, aged 28 years. To a wide circle of friends she has been known as Dorothy Woods, a lady one would suspect to be some- what more than 23 years old. In the early part of this year Borland's father, who is resident representative for the National Surety Company, went East on business. His son seized the opportunity to enjoy a sweep through the tenderloin. His du- ties as clerk to his father received little more than a perfunctory attention and he became one of the gayest of the small fish in the famous district. He gave much of his time to the blonde lady and for weeks managed to cut quite a figure. Then he showed the very bad taste to take to ab- sinthe. On June 6 he entered his father’s office presumably to attend to his after- noon duties. He went into an inner of- fice and very quietly shot a bullet from a derringer into his abdomen. The report was not heard and young Borland left the office unobserved. He wandered around town for the afternoon and at 3 o'clock the next morning called at an uptown sanitarlum. He showed the surgeon his wound and asked if it could be fixed up. Results proved that it could be and Borland dropped from public view. Shortly after he left his father's office that afternoon the blonde lady called. She evidently suspected something and after being told that Guy was out she left and did not return. As soon as he recovered Borland re- sumed his wooing and the marriage of a week ago was the result —_——————— LEAVES THE OLD ROW. The Burlington Route Opens Hand- some New Offices on Market Street. W. D. Sanborn, general agent of the Burlington route, is at last in his new of- fices at 631 Market street under the Pal- ace Hotel after having been on Montgom- ery street for over twenty years. There is as wide a difference in the ap- pearance of the new offices when contrast- | ed with the old, as there is in the loca- tion of the two. The old offices were good ones in their day, but they were of the past, while the new ones are not to be surpassed by any railroad headquarters on the street. All the desks, chalirs, coun- ters, settees and general furniture are of quartered oak and have been constructed in accordance with special designs of the artistically inclined general agent. The floor is handsomely tiled and Is divided from the delicately tinted ceiling and walls by a beautiful border of .incrusta ‘Walton. The pictures, which are tastefully dis- tributed here and there, are no cheap ad- Vertisements, but genuine works of art, and every bit of upholstery in the entire lace is-of the most expensive embossed Feather. A private’ passage-way opens from Mr. Sanborn’s private office into the Palace grill and Mr. Sanborn cordially invites as Tany of his friends as care to come to show up at the noon hour to-day -nd at a little wine lunch help him celebrate his removal to his new and handsome quar- ters. —_—————— SUICIDE BY GAS. A Young Waiter Unable to Secure Employment Killed Himself. Charles Blanco, a waiter, 24 years old, re- siding at 675 Mission street, committed suicide last Sunday night by inhaling the fumes of illuminating gas in his room. He had closed the window and had stopped up the kei'hole. after writing a note in pencil, reading as follows: “To Whom It May Concern: Excuse me for the trouble I will give you, but I can’t help it. I have tried and have failed to et work, and come to the conclusion that may as well die as to bum around the city doing nothing. I tried to get work in the counfry, and spent $7.50 to go to Los Angeles, and falled there and had to spend $7.50 again to get back. It has driven me Crazy. “CHARLES BLANCO.” Coroner Hill will hold an inquest to-day. —————— Dr. 0’Donnell Will Win. Since Dr. C. C. O'Donnell recovered from his sickness he has succeeded in turning the tide of public opinion in his favor, and now his election to the office of Coroner is a certainty. The people realize that Dr. O'Donnell’'s administration as Coroner was the best we ever had in this city. It is just that the founder of the public Morgue should have the honor of occupying the new Morgue building when completed in January. - Nevills’ Suit Answéred. Prince A. Poniatowski, T. 8. Bullock and the Jamestown Improvement Com- pany filed answer yesterday to the suit brought against them by W. A. Nevills to recover $25,148 50, alleged to have been expended by the plaintiff at the instance and for the benefit of the defendants. All defendants make general denfal to Nevills® allegations, and the Jamestown Company, in a cross-complaint, alleges that Nevills {8 in its debt for a large sum of money and it prays that after an accounting is had that judgment be entered against Nevills for the amount found due. Charged With Robbery. Sam W..Clement, alias W. Clement, allas W. Roach, alias W. Gordon, an ex- convict, and Ethel Griffin were arrested yesterd: morning by Policeman Green- an and booked at the City Prison on a charge of robbery. F. W. Wintle, a vis- itor from the country, met Ethel Sunday night, and she took him to the France Hcuse, 149 Third street. When he awakened yesterday morning Ciement was In his room, and he discovered that $15 had been taken from his pockets. Weekly Ministerial Meetings. Rev. 8. M. Woodward of the' Potrero Methodist Episcopal Church read a paper before the Methodist ministers yesterday :nnr‘nlnegéunAst t!:heBe Confireng&g:nnl I]x;iniu- ers’ m e Rev. . Bevi: . D., L.D., of Australia deuvmdu:n | riage, a son, Hale’s. Hale’s. see dollyland in the basemen! —a grotto of gayety and good goods for good children. 935, 937, 939, 941, 943, 945, 947 Market Street. lessons given in | burnt leather and Mexican hand- stamped work for fancy articles and Christmas presents. it's the time for good underwear—time to provide for health and comfort—ti tailored jackets $5. fir”/” something un- usually good and new; justin by express, 30 fine tan covert jack- ets, half silk lined, 6-button fronts, finely tailored to sell at $6.50. Here to-day for $5 Each. tailored suits 27 ladies’ tailor-made suits, in navy cheviots; 6-button front jacket, silk lined throughout; new skirt, lined with best percaline; jacket and skirt tailor strap finished; made to sell at $18; here to-day at..... vee..$15 comforters 20 bales double bed comforters, fig- ured, silkaline covered, white cotton | filled, wool knotted. 96c each flannels fleecy flannelettes, 27 inches wids, light colors, pinks - and blues, in stripes and checks..... 7c a yard 25 pleces French flannel, figures and dot patterns; excellent for shirt walists; 27 inches wide......50c a yard 35 pieces Scotch tennis flannel, me- dium and light. colors, suitable for men’s shirts, children’s dresses and ladles’ skirts; 32 inches wide; the regular 25c qualit; ; at......18c a yard | me to come to Hale’s for it. ladies’ imported pure wool Swiss ribbed vests, in rose pink, salmon pink, natural, black and white; hand- somely finished, with high neck and short sleeves; sold regularly at $1.25; we bought dozen in a fortunate way, and while they last we can make the price.... .89c each ladies’ jersey ribbed non-shrinkable wool vests and pants; heavy fall weight, full 60 per cent wool; gussets in sleeves and silk shell edge down front; pearl buttons and covered seams; pants with French sateen yoke bands, buttoning at side; lib- eral cut; sizes 4, 5 and 6; regular price 76c a garment; there is nearly a hun- dred dozen to go at..........48c each ladies’ fine ribbed Australian wool vests and pants, heavy weight, non- shrinkable; color, light tan; pants with extension band; sizes 4, 5 and 6; regular dollar garments; at..89c each trimmed hats reduced all our trimmed hats, including Paris pattern hats, have been greatly reduced; among the lot is a line of $6, 37, $7.50 and $8 hats, from our own workrooms, reduced to..............$5 Fedora trimmed hats, with roll of soft net and quill, in pear], black, brown, national and green 50c | young folks’ hose misses' and boys’ bicycle or 2x1 ribbed black cotton hose, fall weight, | seamless and elastic; extra double | knees, heels and toes; regular price 20c a pair; about a hundred dozen in to 10; at 14c a pair $1.65 a dozen children’s fine ribbed fast black lisle thread hose, smooth finish, deep glossy black; double knees, heels and toes; good 25c hose; sizes 6 to 9%%; at 3 pair for.. .50c sizes 6 ADMIRAL DEWEY TOTAKE A BRIDE Betrothed to Mrs. W. B. Hazen. Zo Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. — Admiral Dewey announced to some of his more in- timate friends to-night the fact of his en- gagement to Mrs. W. B. Hazen of this city. Mrs. Hazen is the widow of General Hazen, formerly chief signal officer of the army, who died about ten years ago, and is a sister of John R. McLean, Democratic candidate for Governor of Ohio. Mrs. Hazen has no children, and since her husband’s death has made her home with her mother. She is a woman of large nieans, about 40 years of age and popular in the best society circles of Washington. The date for the wedding has not been fixed. The news of the admiral’s engagement first became known to-night when the ad- miral announced the fact to a few of his friends. Later in the evening he visited the Lafayette-square Theater, and whils there also acknowledged the news to some of his near friends and to Secretary Long, who occupied one of the boxes. While the date of the wedding is mnot definitely known, the understanding is that it will take place some time during h%\ue:(}’re%as connected the names of the admiral and Mrs. Hazen for some tims, but little attention was paid to the mat- ter. It was at the house of Mrs. McLean, the mother of Mrs. Hazen, that the ad- miral stopped when he came to Washing- ton after his return from Manila. Pre- vious to his departure to take charge of the Asiatic squadron two vears age he had been a visitor at the house. The admiral’s first wife died in 1872. She was the daughter of a former Governor of Vermont. One child from that mar- is now living in New York, General Hazen, the former husband of Mrs. Hazen, died on the 16th of January, 1887, and & son from their union died last year. Mrs. Hazen has long been a social fa- vorite in Washington. She is possessed of an attractive personality, of most gracelul manners and has a brilliant mind. A delegation of citizens of Tennessee were among the first to learn of the ad- miral’s engagement. Headed by Represen- tative Gaines of that State, they called early in the evening to extend an invita- tion to the admiral to be present in Nash- ville on the occasion of the return home of the First Tennessee Regiment from Manila. Admiral Dewey urged the pres- sure of official duties, including the meet- ing of the Phil ine Commissior, which would prevent his accepting the invita- tion. ‘here were other matters, also, he said, which intervened to prevent his coming, and he finally admitted that he had just secured the promise of his in- tended bride to become Mrs. Dewsay. The admiral was warmly congratulated by the members of the delegation. BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT. Presentation Convent Alumnae Make Final Arrangements. The Alumnae of the Presentation Con- vent held a special meeting last night at the convent hall on Taylor and Ellis streets to make final arrangements for the benefit entertainment to be given at Golden Gate Hall, Sutter street, on Fri- day evening,.November 3. The commit- tee on programme reported that it had secure some fine amateur talent for the occasion and the price of admission has been fixed at 50 cents. Following Is the programme in detail: Overture, League of the Cross band; chorus, Alumnae Choral; whistling solo, Mrs. Savage; specialties. Claire Fex; barytone solo, Charles V. Drady recitation, Miss Charlotte Johnsto mandolin Solo (a) Nocturne (Chopin), (b) Tar- anteile (Mezzacapo), Samuel Adelstein; soprano solo, Miss May Kavanagh; piano solo ‘@) valse (Moszkowsk), (b) ‘theme 'and variations (No- Clara R. Nolan: vocal duet, Messrs. violin solo, M.’ Holme: barytone solo, H. W. Brown; flute solo, Louis Burris; contralto solo, Miss Queen Montgome: fancy dance, Miss Gertie McArdle and Mi: Helena Bredhoff; farce, ‘“The Loan of a Lover, Western Addition Dramatic Company. ———————— toy Dr. Parker's Cough Cure. One dose will a cough. Never fails. Try it, 25c. All druggls —_———————— Debs Speaks To-Night. Arrangements have been completed for the lecture to be delivered by Eugene V. Debs at Metropolitan Temple this evening. Mr. Debs will arrive from Seattle this morning. At that city his address was listened to by an immense audience. He will leave to speak in Los Angeles im- mediately after the meeting here. The committee of arrangements thanks the following individuals and organiza- tions for their donations, which alone have made it possible for the citizens of San Francisco to hear Mr. Debs: Mayor James D. Phelan, Horace Davis, the Kmporium, Weinstock, Lubin & Co., Hale Bros., Roos Bros., and many other leading citizens and friends of Eugene V. Debs. The unions that have made con- tributions are: Brewery Workmen, Car- enters’ Union No. 483, Carpenters’ Union No. 304, Typographical Union No. 21, Coop- ers, Woodworkers, Bricklayers, Horse- shoers, Cloakmakers, Ladies’ Tailors, Milkers and Paperhangers. At a later date the committee will fssue a ‘complete statement. All expenses have been met by the contributions which poured in from these different sources and the meeting will be free to the pub- lic. The Brewery Workmen will parade with a band of music and march to Metropolitan Temple in honor of the noted lecturer. —_———— National Union Entertainment. To increase the sociability among the membership of the National Union there will be given this evening in Golden Gate Hall an _entertainment under the auspices of the National Union Social and Literary Club, which is under the patronage of the San Francisco Cabinet of the Union. A high-class programme of seven numbers will be followed by dancing. The com- mittee of the club is W. W. Healy, E. A. idd, J. Bunting and F. H. Hastings. —_——— Stenographer Baker Resigns. Port Collector Jackson received yester- day the resignation of E. Percivale Baker, stenographer for the Chinese Bureau, to take effect to-morrow. Mr. Baker stated in _his communication that he had been engaged as agent for a large coal oil de- veloping company, & was therefore obliged to sever onnection with the bureau. The res pointed in a day or two. —_———— Home Life in Dixie. ?\'ext Friday evening Dr. S. A. Steel of Mississippi will lecture before the Young Men'’s Christian Association at their audi- torium, Mason and Ellis streets, on “Home Life in Dixie During the War.” Dr. Steel, as a young man, passed through the bitter experiences of the civil war and has many interesting and amusing rem- iniscences to relate which captivate his audiences, ADVERTISEMENTS. HURRAH! HURRAH! OIL! OIL! OIL!OIL! That's the way we feel now. We not only have oil, but we have the most valuable report on oil lands ever made in California. When such a man as M. M. Ogden, one of the greatest authori- ties on oil in the United States, and fleld exvert of the CALIFORNIA OIL EXCHANGE After a critical examination of a dis- trict, and not knowing of whose land he is speaking, designates a certain por- tion as being the MOTHER SOURCE AND POS THE MOST PERF! FOR OIL HE EVIF NDI AW—when such R a report is made it is a thousand times more valuable than if made by an in- terested party—we are justified in feel- ing jubilant, as we have 640 acres in the exact geographical center of the place designated as the MOTHER SOURCE. Get full report of the district at our office and then you can judge intelli- gently of the district and know where to place your investments. NO MORE 25c SHARES After November 5th, and right reserved to withdraw sbares from sale at any time. We ask you to INVESTIGATE THOROUGHLY. Mail orders will receive prompt atten- tion. PETROLEUM CENTER OIL CO., 20 MILLS BUILDING, THIRD FLOOR. + COURIAN'S NEW RARE COLLECTION Just out of the Custom House. it UGS PERSIAN WILL BE SOLD AT PEREMPTORY AUCTION Commencing Wednesday, Nov. 1st, AT 2 P. M. DAILY. Goods on view Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 30 and 31, at ART ROOMS, 125 GEARY ST. Adjoinine the City of Paris. NOTE—Mr. Courlan, realizing that nothing was too fine for his patrons in San Fran instructed his agents in the Orient to s the rarest and most perfect antiques obta able. This collection represents two years of their labor and was made specially for this sale. A. W. LOUDERBACK will conduct the sale. RUPTURE DR. CROSSMAN’S SPECIFIC MIXTURE, OR THE CURE OF GONORRHOEA, Gleets, Strictures and analogous com- of the Organa of Generation. ce 31 a bottle. For sale by druggists. lfrigm’s Indian Vegetable Pills RE ACKNOWLEDGED BY +HOUSANDS of persons who have used them for forty Jears to cure SICK HEADACHE, GIDDINESS, CONSTIPATION, Torpid Liver, Weak Stome ach. Pimoles and pur: ; the blood sec Piles and all Re diseases _cured or No ntion from business. DRS MANSFIELD & POR- TERFIELD, $38 M ket st., San Fran pla s