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PAYNE ABANDONS HIS RESOLUTION ——— Defers to the Opinion of Others. HIS OWN VIEW NOT CHANGED g HARMONY IN THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE. G o Republican Campaign Managers Call in a Body Upon President Mc- Kinley at the White Hopse. =— patch to The Call, 16.—The members al Comu McKinle ere was no ugh HERNANDEZ DEFEATED BY VENEZUELAN TROOPS Castro Government Reports a Com- plete Triumph Over the In- surrectionist. - BURIAL OF MAINE VICTIMS, Arrangements Being Made for Their | Reinterment. te ling the ered with | - CONTRACT WITH MARCONL Wireless Telegraphy to Be Used on Lake Michigan. De 16. jucing it ix h test. —_—— ee— A SOLID CONCERN. Anglo-Californian Bank One of the Best in San Francisco. Bank itutions on th in April, fornian en su eler ying and sellin Simor., The known banks in the larger cities of the world are included among its corre- spondents. The Ann Arbor telegraphy to a y business across s the of the onfidence satisfactory ock of $6,000,000, of : bscribed and The surplus aggre- the bank is in the rs of the com- the room President. | !'I!;’,’..'.".""",I".""', adddd - nmnnmmnmvngnnuzn" nnnnzuvnnvnuvvuvvrrvvvnn|v rqiiuunnnrnmnnnvlv-vunq PR RE R R R PREERRRERERE R R RRR R R R R R R RAR PR RN R R R R R EEE RERERE R R ERRR R IR RERR R REREPEERERERR R R PR ERr YR R ey is one of | | | | | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1899. THE EMPORIUM. THE EMPORIUM. THE EMPORIUM. | THE EMPORIUM. umummummmmum RRRRERRRRRRRERRRRERRRRRY, "'P !, Burnl and We are show- 'y Carved ipglmuny beau- tiful specimens Leather. of burnt leather \vurk. the late st and most popu- lar fad—we can, if desired, make at once before Christmas any de- sign you may choose, either in burnt or carved leather—see the rich display in the rotunda below the cafe, ranging in prices from 25¢ to $15.00. Hand Carved Coin Purse— very handsome $7.00 ‘ombination Pocket Bogk and Card Case— beauntifully carved— real Mexican work... $1.50 ( l.a(r aine Bag— eritable works of A Burnt Leather...$1.25 designs burnt on both sides .81.75 “Hundreds of other useful articles in both burnt and carved leathers at mod- erate prices. Vearly one- Chinaware for Gifts. duerter of theentire first floor is occupied by our mammoth stock of Chinaware, Lamps, Vases, aments, Bric-a-brac, Cut Glass- are, etc. You will find many autiful gifts in this great col- lection and all of them fairly priced. For example: Genuine American Cut Glass Water Bottle, the very latest and most brilliant _cutting 3.50 Handsome Parlor Lamp like illustration, por- celain bowl and shade or globe as preferred, decorated tinted and We t styles of table lamps prices ranging from 85c to 7-50. I'owv' ed China Chocolate Set, chocolate pot and 6 cups and saucers, very pretty and a genuine bargain at our price, per 5 «60 le More than 200 ‘hfl'- rent of Vases, orated China, t Glass Bohemian t prices each “10¢ to Useful gifts for both ladies >ntlemen, s, in olive, hand- T, peg- est spring lock and folding handles, at anging from $3.00 to Cases-- Satchels Bags, solected leather, cloth olid;lock and nickle trimmings, handles, $1.25 to... $ 3,00 Alligator Hand Bags, dressed kid leather covered metal frame, trong locks and franmfe rlm:ps wed, anluh hapdles, spring \ung-. at pnces rlngmg from 33.00 to. - 5.50 We give you here a In Toilet mlmhexr of timely sug- Article .ion o Holiday s, gifts. In this exten- De” t sive department in the rotunda we carry a large assortment of celluloid cases, containing sewing and manicure sets, brushes and combs, cellu- loid bound Photograph Albums, Purses, Music Rolls, Hand Mirrors, the best makes of Perfumes, Toilet Scaps, Sachet Pow- ders, etc., put up in Holiday packages— many other inexpensive articles. A neat package con- taining toilet soap, bot- le of perfumery and package of sachet pow- ler, all for . aee S ranging in price from.. ¢ to $3.50 Holiday Toilet Soap— in }vr(’”\ wrappers — 'Z 5': 14 ortment of pretty perfumery bottles filled with all the popu- lar odors—packed in pretty boxes—per bottle.. 15¢ Spiral Glass Atomizer in several differ- ent colors, large 0, L at our Holiday price.. Shaving Set in satin-lined gen. uine (‘vl'm'i'l case—Tazr, Cup, Handkerchief Set - handsome- 4 ly decorated cases - the two for...... $1.50 Photo Albums lo]lulmd covers in floral and other dmgn —gilt edge photo leaves — each... . $1.00 Autograph in celluloid and plush covers — assorted colors—each...25¢ | THE EMPORIUM. Silver Novelties, Books, eftc. Anything that you can possibly think of for a Christmas gift is for sale here at money-saving prices. Comfort, convenience, complete and bountiful assortments, excellence and economy are all assured at Califor- nia’s grandest Holiday store. We operate on the c"°ic° premises one of the Holiday largest Candy Fac- c.nd’” tories in the city, and guarantee that our 35c per Jb, 3 Ibs for $1.00, French Mixed Candy, anu)s any you have been paying 50c per 1b for. A few pounds would be an acceptable present for your friends in the country. We ship in tin boxes without extra charge. Nut Taffies, per Ib. 250 Caramels and Butte: 250 Glace French Fruits, per lb 500 Fresh Salted Almonds, per Ib. 50¢ 150 45 styles for Plain Mixed and cut Drops, per lb. "°'lda'y women alone, to say Slippers. g o those for men, boys and children. Below we men- tion a warm, ¢ omfortable slipper for la- dies and a serviceable thed Juli- ets, white wool lined, black fur trimmed, turned sewed soles, a slipper for warmth and comfort —our price for all sizes..$1.66 | Men'’s Black Vici Kid Op- era Slippers — turned sewed soles, an ex- tra quality in all sizes—per SI.IS Christmas !f you are Pair........ going to decor- Tree Dec- ate a Christmas | orations. .. the big store is the place to buy the or- naments needed. We carry every- thing that is used for that pur- pose, at popular prices. Glass Orna- ments — includ- ing Balls, Cones, Acorns, Eggs, g Tenpins, Pears, :5 Boats, Balloons, i Lamps, Bird 27 Cages, Fish, _% Santa Claus, Y Trumpets, Tree- <§-" tops, Icicles, at F1g various prices, §.F o each from.. L0 .2t 280 ¢ s Balls in of 10 assorted ons, per string priate Christmas pictures, tastefully dec- orated with gold and silver tinsel, each.... - - 1C, 2t in gold, silver, copper and variegated colors, per package... “Tinsel Garlands, gold, , blue or nd m stn silver, ngs 4, 6 and 12 250 Table Chr tmas Trees, wire branches. 256 and $1.00 ,perdozfQeo o $1.50 Bon Bong, per dozen. /5 e to $2.00 Sapta Claus masks with beards.. 1.00 i $1.50 Candles, per box, 16, Pop Corn stnngs Holiday Here Furniture some great val- ues for the s’“""' week before Christmas. Any one of thege articles would make a useful and very acceptable holiday gift. Parior Table, Polished Golden Oaks bird’s eye maple and Mahogany finish, 20 inch patterns, u?zg;scdul uh-p& French Ieg:, regularly pecial Christmag & ..81.90 'lbomlm, polished golden oak and Mahogany finish, pretty shapes, “fi ularly $3.75, special Christmas weel $2.50 ml. I8, golden oak and mahoj any finish, piano polish, regulari, 65 special Christmas week .25 Ohina Qiosets, solid ok, glas front and sides, oval French bevel mir- ror, adjustable shelves, regularly $12.50, Christmas week.......cceeeeeeenns $8.26 Extension Table, one-quarter sawed golden oak, with massive twist, ]egs \\nh claw feet, well mlde and Pill'lol' Oablnet, muhnguny finish, high polish, mirror back, regularly $16.50, special Christmas week. be This important n.mm - offering of fine Car- G."pc' pets continues for another week. Many of the prices offer- Sale. ed are priced less than they can be bought for at who lesale to-day. Tapestry Carpets, all-wool surface, parlor, ball and stair effects, per yard....2Je All-wool extra super Ingrains, per yard.... yard Alex Smith & Sons’ Axminster, less than the price asked elsewhere for Tnpeatry, per yard.. 80¢c Very large ons, Smyrna, Axminster, Mohair, Arabian and Mo- quette Rugs, all sizes, specially priced for the Holidays. mm;: of appro- | i€y S and 100 | with fnldm" are | ...2 for 8@, 5¢ and 10C | copper, | Groceries and Ligquors for the Holidays. Every good and thoroughly reliable food product is here. The completely stocked Wine and quuor Department includes all popu- lar brands. All at prices to win your trade. Bear in mind that each and every article in these departments is sold with a guarantee for Quality and price. Cape Cod (‘ranbernea, quart. i | lmponed Smyrna 1 Fard Dates, 1b. Best Golden Dates, 1b. Best New Walnuts, 1b. Almonds, Soft Shell, large, Ib. Loose Muscatel Raisins, Ib. Best Cleaned Curr. Best Seeded Raisins, 2 pl Cleaned Currants, loose, b Italian Chestnuts, Ib... New Jordan Almonds, Ib. Wurzen Imported Wafer: 'Mnrgaux Claret, none better at any price, T years old, gallon..............c.... $1.00 5c Burgundy, vintage 1891, rich and mild, .10c| gallon.. $1.50 Geo. Goelet, Imported Champagne, pint 8¢/ bottles, dozen $14.00, bottie.......$1.25 55 Eclipse Lhampugne, California, natural, not carbonated, very little of this old wine left in the market. quarts, $12.25; bottle. D€/ (Case 2 dozen pints, $13 50¢/Tipo Chianti, quart bottle all flavors, tin..|Tipo Chianti, pint bottles American Stout, you will like it as well as the imported, every bottle perfect, dozer 25 Mott's Sweet (‘lder hottl(-d in New York, dozen quart bottles, $3.40 ; per bottle... 30¢ B¢\ Beet, Tron and Wine, Liebig's, bottle.45¢ 3 “101d Reserve Bourbon, 6 years, full quarts.. i Gordon i Dillworth's Plum Pudding, 1-lb.| ; 2-1b. tins, 40c ; 3-1b. tins. | New Pineapple Cheese, each. Sc Best Glace Orange and Lemon Peel, 1b.18¢ ! Best Glace Citron, 1 ,\'ew Black I'" Hunte Nove-Such Minc plgs Imperial Prunes, 5-1b. box | bottle.. Fancy Bloater Mackerel. G ()ld b fl k et - |Gaine’s rivate Stoc! nur on, Wines and l.lqul"'s. | 1887, rich and smooth, gallon Chateau Yquem, white wine, the very fin-/Good Port or Sherry, bottle est produced, just right for a dinner|Good Brandy, bottl wine, gallon, ..$2.00 Boiled Cider, quarts. Boys’ Holiday Suits Five Doliars Each. We cannot imagine a boy who would not be delighted with a handsome new suit for the holidays and _suggest to parents and guardians these really marvelous values in Boys' Suits at $5.00. 25¢| 60c|Naglee Brandy, 26 )enrs o!d white label, 31.50 RSN Our suits for boys range in price from $2.45 to $12.50. All-Vvool Blue ohovlot Sults, for boys 13 to 19 years, long pants style, strongly made, well lined and guaranteed to fit perfectly ; this lot is the best that we have ever sold—for the money ; no suit that we have seen at $6.50 will wear better. Boys’ Knee Pants Swults, two-piece suits for boys 8 to 16 years, 15 styles, pure wool, merchant tailor materials, silk sewn, taped seams, benuufully made, suits that will equal in wear any sold at $7.50. Sailor or Vostee Suits, for boys 8 to 8 years, made of fine 20-ounce fast blue serge, absolutely pure worsted, either sailor or vestee style ; also, the popular two-piece Knee Pants Suits for boys 8 to 15 years, made of same fine quality of Blue Serge; your choice of any of these .00 ithres styles of gum-am‘oad suits a :fl{ 20 Panta at 50c, T6c and.. 1. Ohildren’s Salior Gaps, cloth and leather newest shapes, in blue, brown, tan, green or red, plain or embroidered, 25¢ to. 2, 50 Ohlldren’s Yacht QCaps, blue cloth, nicely embroidered, gold or silver band and cord, cloth vizor, also same style, plain with patent leather or cloth vizor, each.. .450 Children’s Goif unps, red, bro"n. tan, blue and all the newest check and plaid patterns, 25c to $1.50 - Thousands of Inexpensive Holiday Handkerchiefs. A selection of over 500 dozen of lace trimmed or embroidered styles reserved for this week’s selling will be {nund to be unusual values at the prices—each 25¢, 33 1-3¢, 50c, T5c and.. ..$1.00 Ladies’ Holiday Initial Handkerchlelsfpnt up in hn]f—doun boxes, all pure linen and hand-embroidered on sheer or cambric eloth—per box........00¢ and sl 50 Children’s Holiday Handker(‘hnfn. put up in faney one-quarter dozen boxes, with pretty initials in the cemer of each hnndkarchlef—tha box of 3 TR issbve eacs 5 25c 8peeial Sale ot Holiday Dress Patterns. A choice lot of beautiful Novelty Dress Patterns in the very latest styles and colorings, including Parisian Novelties, Crepons, Boucle, Plaids, ete., ranging regularly in prices from $14 to $35 per pat- tern (enough cloth in each pattern to make a complete suit), which we place on sale ag a special holiday offering—to-day and until en- tire lot is sold, at One-third Off R r Prices. 50-inch GOIf Suitings—ons side(66-inch Goif Plaids—the most de- plain, one side plaid, in all the latest| sirable fabric for ladies’ and children’s colorings, the very best materiai for| capes; good durable colorings and hand- golf skirts—per yard.... 2.00) some patterns—per yard......83.75 Chinese and Japanese Holiday Bazaar. Main floor—east side—rear. No other department store in America has a Bazaar similar to this, which visitors pronounce the largest and finest in San Francisco. For that reason, when buying gifts—and for Eastern friends especially—you should not overlook this unique collection of Oriental goods. Residents of Eastern cities cannot obtain this class of goods except at very high prices, and appre- ciate them accordingly. Here are a few suggestions for Holiday gifts, for friends at home and abroad, from this most interesting department of the big store : Ancient and Modern Oriental Chinaware—tea sets and dinner sets, cups and saucers, vases, umbrella stands, jardinieres, carvings in ivory and sandal wood, bam- boo, ebony and lacquered furniture, bronzes, gongs and bells, beautiful cloisonne ware, Oriental silk, embroidered gowns, jackets, table covers, bed spreads, handker- chiefs, shawls, fans, etc. Goldenkule Bazaar. CALIFORNIA’S LARGEST--AMERICA'S GRANDEST STORE. Open Every Night This Week. The holiday editions of Stand- ard Books published in sets are better and cheaper than ever be- fore. If you are in doubt about what to give, read this brief list and have all doubts removed. Dickens Complete, 15 vols., i calf.$18.00 Dickens Complete, 30 vols., cloth... 30.00 Dickens Complete, 15 vols., cloth.. 9.00 Dickens Complete, 15 vols., cloth.. $3.50 Waverley Complete, 5., cloth. 24.00 Waverley Complete, cloth. 14.50 Waverley Complete, 12 vols., ! . calf, 15.00 Waverley Complete, 12 vols., cloth. 10.00 Waverley Complete, 12 vols., cloth. 3.50 Eliot Complete, 12 vols., cloth, De Luxe edition... 36.00 Eliot Complete, 20 v i 20.00 Eliot Complete, 8 vols., 1-2 cal! 8.00 Eliot Complete, 6 vols., cloth.. 3.50 Kipling Complete, 15 \o]~ cloth.. 10.00 Shakespéare Complete, 13 vols., cloth 3.50 Popular 5 Volume Sets 498 Cents Each. Comprising the works of : Kipling Henty Dumas Verne Balzac Caine Doyle In the Men’s T Furnishing ... nccepuhle Goods n.p'f gifts for men Corelli Russell Macaulay and boys are on sale in this section. Half a dozen pretty ties, a pair of suspend- ersina box, a good bath robe, or two or three pair of gloves, would please almost any man. Men’s Initial Handker- oblefs, white hemstitched cambric, with pretw embroidered initial six in ... 75¢ or $1.00 ohlah, pure linen, with handsomely embroidered initials, six in & box . .$1,50 or $2.00 Men’s mitial Handker- chiefs, un silk, with elaborately em)»roiderefmmnli. each..25¢ and 50¢ Men’s Bath Robes, neat service robes at $4.50; light blue, red or tan Bath Robes in figured designs with cord and tassel at $5.00; fine wool Eider- down Bath Robes in plaids or the new striped effects, at $7.50, $8.00 and $10.00; Bazh Robes of finest imported i -.$20.00 and $22.50 ‘Men’s Fanoy Holiday Sus- penders, new silks with white kid ends, many designs, at 50¢, 75¢ and $1.00; Silk Suspenders with embrold- ered Fleur de Lis in many colors, hand- some striped silks, plain satins, embroid- ered satins, silk webbings with sterling silver buckles, $1.50; beautiful Sus- penders with silver buckles for engrav- ing and initials, at...... $1.50 to $4.00 Silk Handsome and useful Christmas gifts, a large Tahle .owen of silk, Chenille and Tapestry Covers. Table Covers, selected especially for the holiday trade, on ex- hibition and sale in the Curtain Depart- ment, main floor. Silk Table Covers...... $2.50 Chenille Table Cove: .75,82.50 i $3.00 Tnpestry Table Covers, 4-4 size 500— 6-4 size G9OC—54 size........82.26 Yale aDie v in xn;'.' are confident Watches. that we can please you in style, quality and most particularly price. We carry a very large stock of all kinds, and the sample prices given here- with will convey an idea how rea- sonably we sell them. Boys’ Watch, nickel, open face, American movement, guarantee $2.50 Boys' Watch, coin silver hunting case Swiss movement. Misses’ Watch, coin American movement. . Gents’ Watch, nickel, prool case, American movement. -0 g0 open-face Walch like pictare, !mnllesz American watch made, our price only.. Ladies’ Solid Gold W , .open face, American movement, enameled dials in assorted colors.. 18.00 "olld'y Many a housekeeper will be proud of her new Table = Duna Tibie set from the Emporium, when she Linens. sits down to the Christ- mas dinner, a week from Monday. We are selling lots of them for holiday gifts. Fine Linen Damask Table Cloth, 24 yards long, 824783 3 yards long....$3.00 Napkins, dinner size, 24 inches, to match above cloths perfectly, pel:’dumn . Double Damask Table Cloths, T'¢x7*¢ feet square, for round ublec, very choice styles, each .. Matching Dinner N per dozen Hemstitched long.vuth 1 dmn machmg naj kms, the set for.. 75 Fine Damask Tnble Cloths. bnnisred pat- terns all around, 3 yards long, a special value, each... ] THE EMPORIUM. | Sensational Ve are not going to wait until January to Garment Sale. we aredoing it now — Cutting prices—All through our great stock of women’s ready- to-wear gar- ments. reduce— $5.00 —This new style $7.50 Jacket, all-wool Covert Cloth, two shades, and nearly 200 others, - all warm, fine Jackets, all colors and sizes—and styles—some of them were as high as $15.00—most of them were $10.00—a great many silk lined. Your choice while they last at $5.00 $15.00, $16.50, $18.00 Jackets for $10.00 N.w styls $16.50 Jacket, all-wool Kersey, silk li all colors, and nearly 100 others, $16 50 and $18, all new, fine, warm all colors, sizes and Our stock is too heavy on these prices, %0 down they go now. While the lot lasts your choice for $10.00. SAJ.OO Siik-lined Suit for $185.00—This season’s all-wool new Camel's Hair Cheviot Tailor Dress in mixed colors—Brown, Blue and Light and Dark Gray—Silk lined throughout Skirt and Jacket with Black Silk Ta PnL;fregular]y $25.00—while they last for $15. Holida Miilinery Sale. All trimmings and materials reduced now, instead of wait- ing until January, an unusual opportunity to buy a new hat for the Holidays. A fine trimmed hat makes a most acceptable gift. ' Here are some at a little more than half their former prices: Girls’ Trimmed Hats of fine French felt, worth $4.50— 4 $2,75 Ladies’ Trimmed Hats that were $10 00 now ........ $6.00 Ladies’ Trimmed Hats that were e $16.50— now.. ...$10.00 Ladies’ Trimmed Hats that were $20.00— DOWreeeenss $12.00 Thl. '. Savings Banks, lke illustration, that ”“ a TO ® were manufactured for the People’s Home Savings Baok at a cost of § 2 each. They are made of solid copper, fitted with the best of Yale locks, and provided with a device to pre- vent the ab- stractionof coins. 1000 of the lot are of bright nickel finish and are divided into two parts to receive gold or silver coin. One of these banks wowd make a very useful gift, & present that perhaps might aspist the recipient in laying the foundation for a fortune. These hand- some $2 50 banks on sale, while quan- tity lasts, each Hollda Babies’ fine wear Gifts 'or—(‘hi]t!ren's Jack- ets and Capes. Bab.y . Ladies’ Aprons— dainty, useful and inexpensive Xmas presents. fi Babies’ fur trlmmrd-&llh Children’s fine Box Jackets —ages 8 to 14—810.00 Children’s Capes —fine Golf fine Tea Aprons—3ic to $1.00. Ladies’ fine Lawn Aprons—embroidery trimmed—80c to $1.25. Ladies Fllk Apron—huy colors — $1.50 to $2.50. Mgk mebooy handles, 3 Darv.n._ " §2.25 OM Patnam Steel Carvers, stag handles, 8 pieces...$2.25 Lander's Frary and Clark handle, sterling silver mounted, the set in a handsome satin-lined case for.. o 35_50 “Henckles Carvers,” ivoried or genuine stag handles, set of 3 pieces.. $6.00 Holiday Neckwear. from the East. Black Brilliant Silk Liberty Neck Ruches handsomely trimmed—each........ ..... $1.00, $2.00, $2.50 and IIJ Wash Blonde Hon- New exquis- ite and dainty effects just iton Lace Braid Scarfs—in new- est styles—each $1.50t0$5.00 Ribbon and Lace Jabots — more than 200 differ- entistyles, charming Holi- day gifts—each $1.00 to $3.50 Ostrich Boas — A large selection of the best qual- ities only from which to select a Christmas gift that any woman will appreciate— Black Ostrich Boas—each..$8.50 to $35 Gray Ostrich Boas.....$12.50 to $22.50 Ostrich Collarettes hes long—each 3.75 to $7.50 = 3 i x x 3 hd B s < 5 . .E Ed < 5 s i .: b4 x B b b4 B x Bl £ x - s T: x = X z e s b = .E = =z b4 < x E 4 b g :i hd = x s x b4 X b x x x b = k4 b4 x x x i = = x x 5 Pt x Bd x = 3 x = 5 b b - bl s s b b X b4 b = x hd 5 < x x b bg x - < = = x x N s < é s s L s bd s s = x = = = x x ; i s 4 = = ; i i s b4 x 3 = s i = i b4 K s x hd s s b d s b b = = s 5 s x T ~ x = B = K - .y z o S T e e HolidayGoods of All Descriptions,Jewelry AdAaanan Adaasaaa .i