The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 20, 1899, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1899, SOME HOPE (R ol SRR R e BAVE 7O LOSE THE OLD COLUSK THE CONTRACT t Was the Vidette! Their Last Extension Seen Off Bonilla. Has Elapsed. S DESK STUDIES FOR GIRLS: PENMANSHIP. Copyright, 1899, by Seymour Eatgn. IV. THREE LESSONS IN PEN-|spacing. The pen may be raised in make DS L e £ 0 TRACE OF MISSING BARK ASK FOR FIFTY DAYS MORE . - By ey HE FALKENBERG'S CAT HAS -« COME HOME AGATIN. - ip Carpenters Strike on the Trans- . Grant and Westminster. feld’s Sons Purchase b it PUBLIC BUILDINGS COMMITTEE TO TAKE ACTION. AT L Architects Notify the Supervisors That the Contractors Have Vir- tually Abandoned the Hall Much of the writing of the world Is poor because people attempt that is too complicated. poorness. they to write a style The result is Too many want fancy forms— need plain ones. It is the old, old one them, but professionals shoula attempt story of wanting things we do not earn | The plate of G's shows how these simple forms may be modified in almost endless ways. In fact there is no onc way that seems best suited to all. You should se- lect or invant the styles you like best and then perfect them. Good writing may il. Long loops and intricate capitals | differ and yet be good. require great skiil to make look well. No | SIMPLE VARIATIONS the Elihu Thomson. of Justice. e ey » for the overdue bark ¢ M she could not figure; yes A strong likelihood exlists that the con- tract of Bateman Bros. on the Hall of Justice bullding will be taken away from them by the city. At the meeting of tne Board of Supervisors held December 1 the contractors were granted an exten- slon, which expired yesterday, when a communication was filed with the Board GGGGGG by i Gy . & fow days ago n November 18 the Co- hore at Bo: rocks, when i B D I T T S A — : } l ? 1 4 ~ [ JSesrams -6 & o of Bupervisors by the firm asking for a : ishore, but a breeze sprang s gzrkzl’iierae’l‘llgxmlmco' fl{[y d:l ;. ?. the @ the bark finally got out to sea | c Buildings Committee not meet ¢ indinns ot Doage cove| BARK VIDETTE, THAT WAS MISTAKEN FOR THE OVERDUE COLUSA | Fenisacy!idings Committes did not meet GG v ame vessel h l:quemly, the exéen:lorrn lhnas !lnpshed Tnd - - the contract stands forfeited to the city. ds a few hou The committee will meet this afternoon on of the vessel tallied with | the vessels ready Por sea to-day. All the " same friendly relationship existed be-|to consider the matter. i T union men that could be procured were at " tween Nevills and the Willlams woman| Chairman Holland has received a let- Use common-sense in writing as in as to the vessel that was | WO but more hands were wanted to after he had parted with his $2000, and | ter from Shea & Shea, the architects, in | other things. A handwriting is a life com- 4 18 were set | 2P e job. s,‘ll t n':\r:’»lul:h‘:'t‘\fim :!\.’\l hle freely y?_.nd I\'r:'{u;ntnllyt n\'edher :'h"'" it is stated :’hal the building had | Plainness is always In good taste. Good- | panion. It cannot be changed as readily < S " $500 er on. he lower court erred in e virtually ab; d by the ntract- vay! 'S 3 Vi N, S 0 1 — k‘ P then the cont ing ‘considerable Immaterial - ovi | ors. and thay. hemooned by the sontract- | ness is always desirable. Writing is 10 | as the fashion and dress. Therefors adopt exception to the rule. The forms given for imitation are plain and simple. Study them critically and th®n try them. R S TV S T Y PP a hand that is not based upon some local | or passing fad or fashion. Affectation is €€ | one of the things to avold. Do not try to Be pattent | appear fancy or freakish unless you are. € Strangers | ng not affect the vertical unless you can | Practice the | write it better than any other. Frills and | retrace circles freely and /do not use the | ruffies in dress are all right if well made fingers to excess. and worn with due discretion, erable work to be done. tion reads as follows: Edward Holland, Chairman Building Com- o . - mittee: In reply to your communication | how round and wide they are. relative to the amount of work performal | With them at first, as they upon the Hall of Justice by Bateman Broth- | to you and to your muscles. ers during the last three weeks, covering the two late extensions of time granted by your body, we will state that nothing has The communica- I N THE HAN US SERVICES WERE SIMPLE. Little Ostentation Attended the Fun- UF T PUL eral of the Late Robert | Duncan Milne. e | trouble will of their assis probably be ¢ shots so are (oS Nunts | Mrobebiybe e rsn;mu; In the extreme was the fun;;lm}: been done except the changing of three sets grace lines and compound curves in writ- ; the wind | ably be of John of the late Robert Duncan Milne, which| of doors. The g, since the c ing, but both demand more attention than - - and, so the an- | enfeld’s a few days. The vessel . took place yesterday afternoon from the | ©of Mayor Phelan relative to the locking de- CIRCULAR CAPITALS. most people care to, or have the time an 0 b e he Vidcite | was practically sold last Monday, but | Bumps Into Passing|;; of "the California Undertaking | Lic, bas been virtually abandoned by the il e i it ¢ A ag accident. She re was some h over a small m any, Powell street. There were no [ e AL L o B = ¥ ) und, loaded | and it had not been straightened out ye Women. tributes about the bler and thers | aone under the oriEinal contrect aod anal terday on will contt n no pallbearers to escort the remans | agreement, as follows: Plumbing, $300; coal n‘mII-“ 1 ain Whitney will in | o their final r place. Many who §: Y ', hard- all probability painting, $800; plastering, wood finish, hard- $500; gratings for cell cor- etc., $1500; locking devices pain In command CLariek he cotties ropreso and | HE IS CAUGHT IN THE ACT w the 1 short 5 vices, but the decea a writer of verse attended the funeral A lig! 000000 s v real mourn- for cells, $5500, , in d one of her plates. It will cost the | ers and few tears. Some were there who ‘This work Will consume much time in 7 ‘ Flattery), | owner of ‘{,i" ) nsiderable money [ ST, £TET knew the man mlnr % ‘-‘lmlrv‘? hl‘m a,r:,d proper executign and demands immediate £ C o repalr the dama were truly grieved for his untimely end. | uttention at your hands if the costly fit- X | PATROHL;;AN T:Vg{f:;‘;ny'rms The funeral services were conducted by | tings now beins placed are to be preserved ) = IM IN' A R. stman of the First Presby-| from ruin. We therefore ask for Instruc- 7 GETS A WIDOW'S PORTION. n Church. The remains were fn.| tions and proper authority to set in chis —_— in the Masonic Cemetery in a plat to Mrs. Roberts. Hill inquired into the cause of very important matter. Respectfully, SHEA & SHEA. The Mayor s also in receipt of a letter Mrs. Ella Fowler Compromises With | Her Late Husband’s Heirs. | “Jack the Bumper” is the latest freak at e A £ to fall into the hands of the poli His .lm.mdp‘;mr‘m_\- and nx\’erdh't was re- | from the representative of the firm to W r. D. Farren an Groenendyke, €X- | other name is Harry Ockey. He Is a | turned that it purely accidental. whom the contract for the locking device ecutors of the will of the late D. D. Fow- | hay n the tenderloin, and his pecu- for the building was to have been award- Much, however, as i be inclined ler, have obtained per i from Jud. liar manifestation of degeneracy is bump- ed. It reads: to write prettily, it will be well to bear ey to compromise the claim of deced 1919191934545~ Make the short small letters about half | the height of capitals. Study curve and | Grrmmesses in mind two things: that writing at Its simplest is rather difficult, and that writ- ing is a useful rather than a flne art. Both of these facts indicate that plain- ness is doubly desirable. It i1s much bet- ter to master a legible style than to fal an ornate one. Few people have the patience or perseverance to master a farcy style of erling. All can master a readable hand. Illegible writing 18 not unlike mumbling or lisping In speech. Nor is it unlike stuttering. Mayor James D. Phelan—Dear Sir: Your favor of the 13th inst. to hand, asking if Bateman Brothers have as yet made any arrangements with me for the locking de- vice for Hall of Justice. They have not As yet been to see me or made inquiry of any kind. I understand from parties with whom they have talked on the subject that they do not intend to purchase any locking device from the Pauly Jail Company, but will try a substitute of some kind. Re- spectfully, JOHN T. LONG. When the last extension—among the many others—was granted to the Bate- mans, Mayor Phelan stated that it would CAR EMPLOYES FILE ‘ S Ockey iwas aiosted Monday evening on | MONSTER PETITION r Market, by Officer Wil- son, who had had his eyes out for several days for the “bumper.” He caught him a minute after Ockey had bumped into one lady passerby and just as he jostled an- | other. The prisoner, who felgned drunk- | enness the moment he saw the policeman, was sent to the City Prison, where he was | booked for disturbing the peace. Any number of respectable women have | wler, the widow of the was disinherited by him. The compromi 1 ed in accordance with that “the | reached December 13. By its prov { ght. Mrs. Fowler is to be paid $140 in g and lttle | and re will ed to her « ; ent, wh | ing into women who may happen in his | { | is to be formally effect- | Turk street, b greement | fons REQUEST SUPERVISORS NOT TO RECOMMEND LOWER FARES. Further Argument on the Proposed Orders Results in Judiciary Com- mittee Postponing Action. th t street s s of t apital e of Capt e Dome Mining Com- e barkentine Jane nterest of the estat the owner of a ted Mining Comp. amed Budge, which is third of any other ereafter be found th the to the estate 0980€s300 eck into Victor | arrived from Manila @ heavy weather pas- rt Stkh after de Janeiro, and the port. The Stkh passengers only and no be turned over to the a few days s = Rio de Janelro say r and Kate e the terms of the compromise was picked | The Original Little Lou . B.| Francisco—Drawi of the Origina 7981 a . Cal., and Portland, Or. podconsai s B ditmrn ey Original Guatemala Lottery. g T | The following are the numbers of the | &ITest, swearing positively that there | were put into effect. e salled three | principal prizes drawn in the City of Gua- temala on the I5th day of December, 18 Guatemala Lottery —————————— Purse-Snatcher Caught. “Nellle Bennett, adult f the deceased, D. les 2 December 18, 1899. , sold in San Fra sold In San Francisc 303, complained lately to the police of similar | | treatment in the same neighborhood in | ch Ockey was arrested. The appear- ce of their assallant and his metnod of attack tally with that of Ockey and the | pastime in” which he was engaged when ar d by Patrolman Wilson. ’ In the Police Court yesterday morning, when the case of “Jack the Bumper” was cailed, Ockey presented an uninviting ap- | pearance. He is a pop-eyed man, about 3% years old, undersized and The Judiciary Committee of the Board of Supervisors met yesterday afternoon to consider the protests of the streetcar companies and their employes against the 4 e of the proposed ordinances reduc- ing car fares to seven and eight tickets for 25 cents to workingmen and school children during certain hours of the day. L. Whiteman, an employe of the San Ma- o | Officer Wilson related to Judge Graham | for passage. The petition stated that it t he had seen of the acuons of the | was the opinion of the signers that their defendant just before he placed him under | wages would be reduced if the lower rates | could have been no mistake in Ockey's un- | “c: : pleasant atientions toward the women | Chalrman Eyjnston remsrked KAt . | The policeman was so busy taking care of | Companies must be very despotic If they his prisoner, who immediately felgned | Were using the proposed orders as a loop- | drunkenness, that he could not overtake | hole to lower wages, and turning to Sec- and summon the frightened ladies as wit- | retary Clayton of the San Mateo road, nesses, said: | Ockey took the stand in his own defense. | _*'1s your line waiting to reduce wages If be the last, and intimated that the con- tractors were acting in bad faith. “It appears,”” said the Mayor, “that the firm is endeavoring to make as much out of the $10,00, which was set aside to _complete the bullding, as it possibly can. I understand that the locking device will be furnished for $5000, and that is practically all that remains to be done. 'he Batemans evidently desire to substi- tute an Inferior device, but they will not be permitted to do S0. One of my f the city will be obliged to take contract away from them.” AN ACTOR'S INGRATITUDE. Samuel King Convicted of Stealing a Pair of Shoes From William Mohring. For the next few months the rialto will miss the attractive presence of Samuel the PBR RN W MU UW Y 00332 straight line, angle and turn, slant and pet, and sh wins $1000, sold in sunFPnnrlsm N ‘rio\;pwl in the lhhrk.{ gu\ head 1511 teo road, presented a monster! petition | first official acts was to sign this con- s Ty rancisco; with thin patches of hempen halr, signed by about 4000 employes of the va- | tract—nearly three years ago. The bulld- One of the first requisites to good writ- e e h ey g e e T R R R | rious lines in this city, requesting the|ing was to have been finished within the (MHMW T e Vory S008 waies . 'i\‘n;. A 51 each win $100, sold in S shiny and his hands needed washing. committee not to recommend the orders {earv and It is not done yet. It looks as . fine), good paper, good Ink (black is best), a good table or desk, not too high, and a healthful position of the body. The ha: should not be twisted, nor aliowed to rest heavily upon the side. SHOP AND TRADE STUDIES FOR BOYS. Copyright, 1899, b y Seymour Eaton. ot had a terrible time | Shortly after midnight last night Officer | ,,Ockey took the stand in his own defense. | | 18 your lino walting to Ked e A ak Jisp “Con™ Kelly e did no y that he Sl LnoeA £ King, a vaudeville artist at the Chutes, AR; 'TIC OF THE OFFICE. | pence by 4 for the next two figures; If the " ke the rin, byt | Morrisscy and Special “Con’ Kelly ar| policeman testified, but sald that he ald | ¥ am not prepared 1o say what my line | ag'he wil be relegated to-day to the s | O ABITHMETIC O st product 1a between 13 and 35 add oner ¥ w e T Tt Dol e at Tt inteal i tion Loith | AWV e Hls Honor, “will you say | will certainly have to protect itself in | clusion of the County Jail by Judge Con-| Lesson No. 7—English Money. | If between 3 and 4 add 2. If the shill- . ¥ as days eeties | charge e s e was injured on the trans- > was t Tobbery. sail for San Francisco | ers, who re Natom: Mrs. A. Me street, and - | that you di 't? It's your word against | some way, and 1 do not know what the the otk ’ directors will do."” lan. King and Willlam Mohring of 149 Taylor English invoices are in pounds, shillings ings are uneven add b to the second deci- mal figure. 2 y . " o oS : and pence. To change the values of Eng- | Now let us apply this rule to our prob- N aki a few days after the Rio | wh was near her home grabbed | I don't know, Judge he replied. “I| G. T. Smith, cashier of the San Mateo | gtreet, an actor at the Olympia, used to | isn currency to the values in dollars and | lem. We have t ayrouowlnx sum in Eng- 1 g her p which contained about $60. Her | Was drunk and I don’t know what I aid.” | road, as an illustration, sald that the re-|do the rialto together. About two weeks | cents is an interesting arithmetical exer- | lish money: cries and the purse- Ockey could produce no witnesses to his | ceipts of the road for one day were $4% 9. [ ago King called upon Mohring and asked | tractor was 1 orde Spec snatcher was cz but when searched at r to havel property was found on his pe the p ractions « FOR... THIS DAY! 500 LADIES' STOCK COLLARS, in all shades; will be placed denied the theft, racte nd was unable to show that he had any means of gaining a livelihood, The court found him guilty and ordered him to appear this morning for sentence. | ““The police are of the opinitn that Ockey, who 1s a stranger to them, method in his madness. They belleve that his rude addresses to women are moves in the line of pocket-picking rather than amatory advances. Thé road carrfed per cent of the total number of passengers between the hours when the lower fares are to operate, amounting to about $177. 1If the reduc- tions are carried it will occaslon a loss of $15,000 during the working days in one year. Last year $12,000 was pald to con- ductors and motormen and their wages would have to be reduced to meet the loss of revenue, or else 25 per cent more travel would be required to make up the NEVILLS EXTORTION CASE. |0 Supreme Court Evidently Not Satis- fied That Crime Was Committed. To a question of Chairman Byington as to who had prepared the petition Con- ductor Whiteman stated that he and sev- judgments in the cases of Elsle Willlams and A. Azhderian, who were convicted of e crime of extorting $2000 from W. A. the millionaire mining man. 1t road disclaimed that he had been forced to come and protest at the instigation of his employers, but he had done so of his own free will. cording to the testimony at the tifal. The two parted after a time and she he- argued that because the Market Street Railway Company did not appear to pro- Nevills and the woman were renewed at various times, and o1 one gave her $2000. The_prosecution claimed ing public the plea of bad investment, Eich the other lines had advanced, ghould not hold. After the discussion Supervisor Algel- tinger said that though he was in favor occasion he that Nevills | parted with the money under fear, the de- him to do something for him, as he was starving. Mohring gave him a pair of shoes, which he told him he could “soak” | getting a | and spend the proceeds in square meal. King got 5 cents on the shoes and obeyed Mohring's instructions. A few days later King again felt the | angs of hunger, but instead of askin §iohring to heip ‘him, he was ungratefs enough to go to Mohring's room and steal-a pair of tan shoes valued at $4 50, which he “soaked” for $160. King aid not visit his usual haunts, and Mohring did not come across him till Monday aft- ernoon, when he saw him on the ferry- butlding, and then he grabbed hold of him and held him until Policeman Ingham ap- peared. The officer heard Mohring's story and placed King under arrest on a ing’'s evidence the Judge convicted King and ordered him to appear for sentence The Last Will of a Guatemalan Divides His Estate Among Them. cise. We must first understand clearly the meaning of the par of exchange and the variation in currency quotations. The par of the currency of any two | countries means among merchants the equivalency of a certain amount of the currency of the one in the currency of the | other, supposing the currencies of both countries to be of the precise weight and | purity fixed by their respective mints, | Thus, according to the mint regulations of Great Britain and France £1 sterling Is equal to francs, which is saild to be the par between London and Paris. The When £1 In London buys more than 25.2 francs exchange is sald to be in favor of London. The par of exchange between Great Britain and | other cities at 4.87 or 4.87%3, or 4.8, et for sight bills and at slightly lower rat | for sixty-day bills. These are the two discount from their face values if pre- sented before maturity. It is sufficient for the student to understand in this con- that the value of English | nection (1) ‘;\455. (4) $48 70, | $1T8 44, (8) $150 4 £4 18s 84 =4, =4.925 Divide the shillings by 2; this gives us 9. Multiply the Rl nce by 4 and add 1 an we have 25, or the complete decimal, .925. This is much easier than pence and dividing by 240. Take an example where there is an un- even number of lhlll:l’ln'l s 7 25. reducing to 3. ‘The rule says to add 5 to the second fige ure of the decimal when the number of eral others had secured the signatures. | boat crossing from Oakland. Mohring | €Xchange between the two countries 1S | ¢hijiings is uneven. The Supreme Court has reversed the [ Motorman Willlams of the San Mateo | waited till King got outside the ferry sald to be at par when bills are bought or | The student will now proceed to reduce the following amounts to dollars and cents: 1—-£2 108 64; rate of exchange 4.9, 2—£6 125 4d; rate of exc! ge 4.57. n English money 2. P. E. Troy argued that reduced harge of petty larceny. the United States Is $4 8 2-3; that is, £1 3—£7 25 104; rate of exchange 4.588. remembered that Nevills and ¢ ,.,'}e,.Pw:‘um iRt s eronie gt Ring appearsd befors Judge Conlan yes- sterling i3 ‘;ml"h\.“ Myfi-&k %fihgfln '; 4—£9 18s 9d: rate of exchange 4.90. ams woman were extremely friendly | suburbs and receipts would increase. He | terday morning. After listening to Mol quoted dally In New York, Chicago an 5—£7 158 6d: rate of exchange 4.575. 6—£24 3s 9d; rate of exchange 4.91. 7—£36 10s 7d; rate of exchange 4.5, came familiar with Azhderian, who was | test it was tac in favor of the reduc- | this morning. Kinds o€ billa usunlly bousnt. The sixty.| S50 i:'): ?od-'?fi?—"ir"&'l?.’ii}.“?’n the foreman on of the mining man's | tions. He thought that as that company et pmp— day bills are as good as cash when they 2602 115 78; rats vt eaobranes Fresno farms. relations between | carried at least £ per cent of the travel-| LAMBERT'S TWO FAMILIES. | reach London, but they are cashed at & : Hints and Answers. Lesson No. 5—(1) $1237. }2) $32 22. (®) $37 9. (6) 11876, () S8 83, (10) $210 11, The last will and testament of Walter | money expressed in dollars and cents may cundbos e T PP ¢ fendants having threatened to expose | of the orders when first introduced, he v ;/from day to day, according to th e s G e relationship between Nevills and- the | had changed his mind since It had been | Lmbert, at one time a wealthy merchant | o e mansy vkt 5’ in¢ | COURSES OF INSTRUCTION. woman if he did not do so. The de-|made clear to him that wages would be | In Guiigmale et ';"“’ Yestecdas ";'"P}'U“ to pay an English invoice we go to @ | ot we el fendants were convicted of extortion and | reduced if fares were lowered. Super- | bate and the "‘d‘ at ‘; """5’7‘ ved | panker dom,i a foreign business and buy | Autumn-Winter Term, 1899-1900. 500 pairs LADIES' 2-CLASP KID GLOVES, will be placed on appealed to the Supreme Court. In'thelr | visors Attridge and Black. who were|a dual life 1s made manifest by its pro- | ;“qratt on London (called a bill of ex- i appeals they laid special stress upon | present by Invitation, expressed them- | visions. In the will Lamb sets forth | change) and send it to our creditor; (3) $81e AL...cceescscrcsaconccsstcitesconacncccas vseenn.60€ pair | app D P [ r crrors of the lower court in its instruc- tions to the trial jury. On this noint the higher court gays that selves stmilarly. No action was taken, however, as Supervisor Phelps was ab- sent and a vote would have resulted in that, at the time the will was executed, aMn.d a_wife, Dora Edith Elinor Lam- h bert, residing in Guatemala, by whom he | that this draft may be payable at sight in London or it may be payable In sixty days. Find the value of £4 18s 6d in dollars and MONDAYS and THURSDAYS: Popular Studies in Shakespeare. TUESDAYS: The World's Great - the Instructions given did not correctly | Byington for and Aigeltinger agalnst the | had no children. After making this state- £00 BOOKS, value for 25c; will be placed on sale at........10¢ resent the Iaw Of extortion. A sian: | measure. . ment the testator went on to relate that | cents when the rate of exchange is 4.8. | Artists. ear on the part of the prosecuting wite e e he had two sons, Elison Garner and Wal- | ope saive this problom we must Arst re- OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF FEATHER BOAS WILL BE CLOSED OUT AT REDUCED PRICES, LADIES' GOLF CAPES AT REDUCED PRICES. ness was not sufficient. “The statute can only mean that the unlawful use of fcree or fear must be the operating or controi- ling cause which produces the consent. If some other cause were the primary and controlling one in inducing the consent, | then there would be no extortion.” The | Justices of the Supreme Court, however, seem to take a different view of the case from that of the trial jury. They review Albums and Toilet Cases. Toflet cases with celluloid fittings, al- bums, work boxes and collar and cuft boxes in great variety. Good values and at all prices. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street. . —_———————— Tt 1s useless to acquire knowledge un- less you have a little common sense with ter Corelli Lambert, aged 5 and 3 years, who are the children of Josephini Marini, whom he formally recognizes as worthy of mention in his testament. Tha will provides that his estate shall be divided In_equal shares between his wife, his children and their mother. In addition to the above mentioned bequests the deceased prays for the distribution between his children and. their mother, duce 18s 6d to the decimal of a pound. This is done by changing 18s 6d to pence and dividing by 240, because there are 240 ence in a pound; 18s 6d—222d; that Is, 240ths of a pound, which is equivalent to 825 pounds. Then £4 185 6d=£4.925, and to reduce this to dollars and cents we mul(lPIy 4.925 by the rate of exchange, which is given as 4.88%. The work ‘wnléls be as follows: WEDNESDAYS: Desk Studies for Girls and Shop and Trade Studies for Boys. FRIDAYS: Great American States- men. SATURDAYS: Home Science and Household Economy. y. “wh Dora D., Bascombe Hodgson and Jose L. These courses will continue until ¢ the testimony, which " shows that the | which to season {t. P e P e Sl Jee T s Febranry 16, 1000, FUR CAPES AND FUR COLLARETTES WILL BE OF- - is not to sifre in his insurance policy = T REDUCED PRICES. as the testator states that he has set 24625 Examinations will be held at their FERED A’ . aside another {mllc)‘ for $10,000 for his 00 close as a basis for the granting of wife's benefit. It Is expected that Willlam 39400 o F. Lambert, decedent's brother, will in- 16700 certificates. LADIES' AND GENTS' UMBRELLAS WILL BE OF- FERED AT REDUCED PRICES. LADIES' BLACK AND BLUE TAILOR-MADE SUITS, LONG-LIVED PIANOS Sole Agente Are Standard Pianos WEBER, stitute proceedings to break the will —————— Fell Into the Bay. As the ferry steamer Bay City was leaving on her 5:45 o'clock trip to Alameda yesterday afternoon a man known as 24.058625 The result is, therefore, $24 06. We can save time in such solutions If we adopt what is known as the contracted method of multiplying decin‘molfln: Dropped Dead. Ole Torson, a butcher, residing in Ala- meda, dropped dead last night at the Oakland ferry. Deceased was accom- Egnltd by his sister and was about to : ; will be offered at $30. George, employed as chief day cook on the 5.584 ard the 9 o'clock bgat when he fell to trimmed with applique; value for $40; w ML —-— the pavement and*expired. Some of the KRELL the Weber 18 one, | Smsssersiens e empleyes o e Tl compt caried We have them in Baby Grands and Uprights— || hauled up. ‘The man miscalculated the -] the man to t arbor o - d fell Into the bay. A It - tal, where Dr. Morrison after an examin One Price to all—Goods marked In plain figures—Store And 5 other makes! Cash or installments. 2.‘.',‘.,‘.',‘,‘,',..‘.:. frotn the whatt aail I 024 ation pronounced life extinct. The Morgue open until 10 o'clock. If you buy a poor piano with a useless guarantee it || hauled ashore, none the worse for his officials were notified and_called at the PIANOS. ducking. 24.058 hospital for the remains, but at the re- 3 Is not our fault. o SRRV S SR The student will notice that the decimal | quest of F. R. Danforth the relatives were J.O’BRIEN&CO. C. F. MARTIN GUITARS and MANDOLINS SHEET MUSIC J/3 OFF TO EVERYBODY. Gennine Stradivarius and Amati Violin QREA'I' BARGAIN. Joseph L. Soher’s Will. The will of Joseph Lewis Soher, .who died December 13, was filed yesterday for probate. The testator bequeaths $2i0 to his aunt, Guadalupe Salcido; $1 each to his brothers, Adolp! d Emil Soher, an the residue of the estate, which is valu 4.885 is written backward; the 4 is placed under the third figure of the decimal of a und—.925. We multiply by 4 for th rst product; b‘y 8 for the second, but in multiplying by § we omit all figures in the mull‘?l cand to the right—thus: 8 times 5 are 40, carry 4; § times 2 are 16 and 4 are 20; put down 0 and carry 2, and so on, We simply go one place to the right in each allowed to take charge of the body, which was removed to an undertaking establish- ment. —_— New Improvement Club. Articles of Incorporation of the Falr- mount and Glen Park Improvement Com- il A pan; filed yesterday. The company at 35000, in equal shares to Caroline Iver- | 1\, ;% e’ 1o find out what to X Sones Improving Fairmount and. Cas. 146 M l‘ket Stl’eet STELLA -3 sen, Mirlam Paturel and Louisa Hunt, | "™3ySork of redueing pounds. shillings | iro addition. open streets. 1o construc l a - MU 0 g.tl.en'br‘:::hen o - * | and pence to equivalent values in dollars | water works, street car lines and lightt B o f| B e ving cul of e AROSY 103 | B P SapLaluteit e Y 36 TS ol ve » Bet- Taylor md 'ason' onl EVENINGS. COI' Geary St. and Gmm AVG Great ln.u'urua dCl,t:ulnl;' out cglldbr;n'- W"{“,fi to the :efilm;l&( ..m:;lmd. P | Ar S l_}nd;nckcg:‘r.nl;{.“‘l;!:on;n’&wcl. . i ks, games and dolls, cheap. Sanborn, Vrite ene-half of e ings for the | J. P. Tuchey, . J. P. Heck, - '\’Tolou "Co., 741 Market st ® | first figure of the decimal; multiply the |G Hansen and Ernest Raflestin,