The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 5, 1900, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1900. CLYDESDALE HAS NO CONVENTION OF CHANCE FOR RECOVERY| ({TATE GRANGE Vietim of Russell Landis, the Jealous Roeklin Man Who Murdered His Wife, Is Dying in the Mater Misericordia Hospital at Saeramento. RESULT IN THE DEATH OF LANDIS, TWO OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE TRAGEDY AT ROCKLIN WHICH A MAN AND WOMAN, AND THE SCE — NE OF THE J PESPS He sa; n deed by and expr that b wa ) remorse. hus of Clydes- of instituting ¢ said he would like of his child, a girl he n who was being cared | - started to run to her mother's house near by. As she did so he fe . he walked down the street @ entering a saloon asked for Clydesds He was informed that the Constab not the ind went to his where he found him in bed rea: You have done me up once,” said La “but your time has come.”” Before sdale could reply Landis had emp- tied the tents of the gun into his abdo- N Thndis whe d for the but she | men and departed. Lan i 1§| r-rnw”l's* to h;r ['V‘Mnk"':.' iwt"‘ldi””‘“. that both his vie- . 2 ~ s 3 ad come to get the | tims were dead he surrendered to She; < i t s alarmed Mrs. Landis and she | Keenan. e Secteslotorfenfortontostesftomfosfecfesfocfocfocfoctoorforforfontoriemfusienfecfocfocfocfoonte PR o e s . TROOPS PROTECT Discharged Volunteers Will Not Again Be Swindled. - the service at harged from of late been coupled g 1 sarters and who templz ry man from A received s for his presence the offl posed, delic; of their small libert JUDGE HART INSISTS ON TRY ED FROM ROBBERS; SOLDIERS ESCAPE FROM THE ISLAND Box Marked as Freight Used as Means of UMEROUS have bed and, and in each with tion of long years of confinement develops, Shortly after the discovery the report of an escape was Alcatrez s and men that the hox containing. as they sup- surgical instruments. was filled with human freight and that the short iron bar had been held in the hands of a man willing to take any chance to regain his and he had succeeded. oot fedeefofotdeiefodetoedeedetefods oottt ING THE B e e o ) n the escapes from Alcatraz 2 certain amount of courage, ingenuity which constant con- the o . schemes whereby has been evident i . ~d by the -oldier. To the man who ceeded ih being carrfed from the 4. . icle p island as freight the prisoners remaining take off their n T d wrote to Colonel Rawl hats . ng a result strin- Prisoner A. Adams, who in his clity as gardener had 3 3 revent further opera- ample opportunity to make all ars ements, secured a box arked “‘Hospital, Prestdio d left it in the freight shed. states v ched just alling into his confidence fellow prisoner he made « gent, who ind wn his plans, which were that he would stow himself w He was t | the box and depend on his comrade to securely nal¥ on pe . Though the men are closely watched opportunity B « 3 king, and as.a result the steamer McDowell & store to the Presidio wharf a box marked “Handle with her buy an out- and addressed to the hospital. As is hi om, W | - his promise to inger MeBride telephoned upon the arrival of the steamer E . He afterward that a box was on th> wharf for the hospital, and he w, treated in the same told it would be called for in the morning. 3 per cent of the amount He was considerably surprised opening the . and Tkt $he Golicithis Wt t morning to find the box smashed to pleces & sgpreg oo o % el a e ontents. Al that remained to furnish & . » of suck a pe r circumstance & and it gradually dawned upon SUIT OVER OAKLAND WATER RATES Refuses Attormey Havne's Motion for a Tral by Jurs: Oakland Of n Francisco Call, | oppo: ing so strenuously my request for a 1118 Broadway, Oct. 4. | jury UDGE C. HART is determined _ This remark aroused Judge Hart, who % try water rate suit, despite | Al once called a halt in the argument. o Joater abs S, Puints arently tak: Mr. Hayne's _closing h objections, les - ark_to himself, the court said: be brought to bear r. Moore has no concealed reason so His path from the I am concerned. I have no special to preside not ons except those of law for refusing a 1Ty in this case. action by the la I object to these 1 otwithstand- alsed agal him al city remains t in t to nd the evidence, and I(-lquaunns of counsel no insinuations, Jlied Attorney Hayne. in relation to mys . 1 = hat m: ended T your st him. v v h’»_“ iq’; wered Judge Hart, this morning DUt vou continually appeal to my dis- g 2 )fi cretion in the interests of justice. This ainly conveys an inference that is un- nted and unprovoked.” This practicaily concluded the argu- t on the motion for a jury and Judge immediately denied the city's re- m Hart for a jury had been > before the trial,” said ourt, “I probably would have grant- In making this re- your tions t. but the case mist go on to-day. It Id be extremely difficult to secure a sit in this ca and under all the jury. the ances 1 deem it proper to refuse the city's motion for a jury trial. I am was Imme- for the purpose of trying this case E. 3. Mc- and impartially, and 1 think my ompany, who | record will bear me out in ing that ange that I have always decided all cases submitted at such a late to me In accordance with the law and ihere was no | evidence. 1 have been selected by Judge deal of valuable Ogden to sit In this case becau: uring one. Mr. ud b o not tainted with any prejudice that is | claimed to prevail here in relation to this sury in a case like | case. I to try z y impiy advisohy and would | and fairly o o 0 > the action honestly valueless. A question of | The first witness called was J. H. a question of law. The| Watkinson. —president of = the ontis re_consoli? Costa Water Company. The first - and_Oakland g him was in relation to the is but property owned by the water company. It was met with a_strong opjection from Attorney Hayne. who held that Watkin- son had no right to testify in regard to the company’s holdings. as the city had attempted to examine the corporation's property accounts and was refused the privilege by the water company officlals. Attorney McCutcheon claimed that there was no showing before the court that the eity Pad been denled an oppor- tunity to inspect the books, and Attorney Hayne offered to prove by witnesses that Mr. this w a jury se. teheon raised the further | rymen summoned from or its suburbs would | because they were water | A. Moore upheld Mr. M- | coniention that Mr. it could be urge i rate pi Attorne o g S R i o inte ; (‘h:n(:r(’ v was refused the right to see the % b on his motion | “AHCTCongiderabie ar <ing s argume gument Judge Hart ry Attorney ¥ ‘::,;eg;,:}:"‘\’v;'::} | decided that the city had a right to dis- place President Watkinson with one of its own witnesses. W. A. M. Van Bokkelen, one of the ex- pert accountants retained by the city to pparently had some secret re: ‘ P ing a jury. “I might ask Mr. Moore,” he sald, “if | he has not.some dark, hidden reason for | | | | 1 am here to try this | examine, if possible, the books of the water company, was then called. The witness stated that on August 6, at At- torney MecCutcheon's office, he made a demand upon President J. H. T. Watkin- €on, Vice President W. J. Dingee and Secretary Walter Beattie of the water company to see the books, for the inspec- tion of which he had sectred an order of courts “Mr. Watkinson told me,” testified Va Bokkelen, “that the water company had purchased no property for a vear. and | that all records previous to that time had ! been | | destroyed. He told me that if I wanted to see what the company owned to look at the large map then hanging on the wall in his office. I asked to see the accounts of the corporation, but was de- | nied that privilege on the' ground that what books they had were A not books of The company’s map book was pro. in court. and Attorney nn,\-ne"wfl‘,'.iifl Judge Hart to examine it. To this At- torney McCutcheon objected unless the book was placed in evidence. Mr. Hayne objected to the book as evidence, but the court admitted it. Judge Hart will ex- amine its contents to-morrow. The case.was continued until to-morr morning at 10 o’clock. % —— Must Pay Assessments. Special Disnateh to The Call. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Oct. 4.—At a meeting of the students’ executive com- | mittee held to-day an amendment to the was proposed | student body constitution which will bar all students from votin in student elections who have not pali their assessment of $1. While the pro- posed change may meet with vigorous op. Dosition It seems to be the only method of collecting the money Hecessary to carry on the business of the assoclated students, The matter will be voted upon at a special meeting to be held next week. et sttt Too Ardent a Wooer. NAPA, Oct. 4—Will Harlan, whq has been practicing osteopathy at Napa and | Vallejo, was arrested and taken to Santa Cruz this morning by Sheriff Milton Besse. Miss Floyd Ferinin charges him with threatening to kill her. For some time past Harlan has been forcing his atten- tions upon Miss Ferinin, whom he met in Colorade. In spite of protests he has fol- lowed the lady from place to place, —————— Drink “Rainier,” the only beer on the Pacific Coast that received a medal at che Par{lsl Exposition; awarded for purity and quality. fire with both | a IS AT AN END Feast of Pomona Is Duly Celebrated at Los. Gatos. i e— APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES SR R Fifth and Sixth Degrees Conferred on Fifty Applicants, and the Session Closes With a Dance. e Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS GATOS, Oct. 4—The third day's session of the State Grange was called to order by Worthy Master Worthen. After the routine incidental to opening in the fourth degree the committee on agricul ture was appointed, consisting of C. A. Benson, H. Gregory, Mrs, J. P. Purvine, | Mrs. H. Gregory and Mrs. Houston. H. | T. Blohm was then re-elected to the ex- ecutive committee and made a few ap- propriate remarks of acceptance. The re- ports of several committees were renderec and accepted and s decided to hold the next annual session at Petaluma. Memorial exercises were opened with a duet by Miss Lena Loll and M. D. kins. The memorial committee reported the ‘death of Willlam_ Saunders, the founders of the Grange, ahd Mos Sprague, a prominent member from Sa ramento, and resolufions of respect to their memory were passed. A vocal | duet was then rendered by Mr. and Mrs. | W. D. Houx and the exer closed with music by a_quartet. of committee: Baker of Lo | committee on wom | of 8. P. Sanders, M 8. J. Cross, Mrs. C. 8. P. Sanders, wa | of thanks Emily rinted. Kesolut to the citizens of Los Ga and the Los Gatos G unani- mously passed and was | taken till evening At T:30 o'clock the lodge was agaln called “to order and the fifth and sixtn degrees conferred on some fifty ap plicants. The banquet-room was then thrown open to members invited | guests for the celebration feast | of Pomona. At one of dais covered with flow ed on_which were se hd’ Flora, repr Johnson of Courtlanc | of Stockton and Mis r | Bacramento. A large table in the shapc of a Greek cross occupled the center of | the hall and around the s of the room ' e other tables, all laden with a pro- | fusion of Californi choicest fruits. Potted palms and smaller plants, glgantic | brakes and cut flowers added to the beauty of the sc aking of | the refreshment ulged m dancing till a late the music being | furnished by Brohaska’s orchestra of San Jose. Petaluma was selected as the next ! meeting place and the following officers were elected Mas G. W Worthen, | San_Jose; overseer, ¢\ W ery, Oak- | land; lecturer, J. 8. Taylor, Napa: stew- ard, E. C. Shoemaker, Visall tant | steward, I. C. Steele Jr.. Pescadero; chap- | lain, Mrs. 8. H. Dewey, Oakland; treas- urer, A. D. Logan, ancisce secre- tary, Miss L. 8. Wood s, Santa Clara; | gatekeeper, M. D. Hopkins, Petaluma; Pomona, Miss Belle Johnson, Courtland; Flora, Miss Etta Cormell, Mills; Ceres, Mrs. Cora Beecher, Stockton; lady assist® ant steward, Miss Delma Green, Court- | land: organist, Miss Lena Loll, Sheldon. To-morrow a large number of the deie- gates will go on an excursion to Sania | Cruz, the remainder returning to their homes. STOWAWAY RAVED OF MURDER IN THE PARK James Hughes bf This City Said He Helped Kill a Man Named O'Brien Last Month. Specfal Dispatch to The Call | VICTORIA, B. C., Oct. 4.—R: ng about a murder committed in Golden te Park in the middle of September, in which he assisted several men to kill a San d O'Brien, por Cisco, was landed on September 2 at Ho- | nolulu and turned over to the c police, Hughes was afflicted with_ deltr- L m tremens on the steame: nd when he raved of murder, which he said was com- mjtted by him and others In Golden Gate Park, the officers of the vessel became | suspleious and put him in frons. He will be held at Honolulu until word is celved from the police at San Francisco. | Hughes, after a day in jail, denied | on the sea. He says he conducted a_sa- loon with Al Connors at Eighth and Fol- som streets, San Francisco, and formerly had a grocery at Natoma street and Har- rison court. James Hughes went into partnership with Al Connors in the saloon at Eighth and Folsom streets about four months ago. According to Connors, Hughes sold out his share to him some weeks since and left for parts unknown. Hughes was characterized as a heavy drinker'by Cong nors, who professes to know but little of him bevond a business acquaintance. The local police ridicuie the story and state that there js absolutely no reason for believing such a murder fo have been committed. The Hawailan police have not as yet communicated with the San Francisco department b iR American Lady Wins at Golf. PARIS, Oct. | competition at Compiegne, in connection with the Paris Exposition, was concluded to-day. In the ladies’ championship, where thete were ten entries, the results were as | follows: ond, Miss P. Whittier of Saint Moritz, 49; third, Mrs. Huger Pratt of Dunard, 53, and Mme. Froment Maurice of Com- | plegne, 53; fourth, Miss Ridgway of D'Eu- ville, 87, and fifth, Mme. lovez of Compiegne, 64. In the men’s handicap, where there were | twenty-four entries, the following were the results: | First. A. B. Lambert of Parls, 73; sec- ond, P. Deschamps of Paris, 75 Lord of Dunard, 81; fourth, G. Thorne of Weston-super-Mare, 8, and Mackenzie Turpie of Scotland, 84, and fifth, W. B. Dove of England, 8. e s Child Poisoned. MONTEREY, Oct. 4—A Chinese baby, the child of one of the head gardeners at Del Monte, died yesterday from opium poisoning. The baby was badly scalded two days ago with boiling water and though 'his burns were very severe they were not necessarily fatal, The mother, however, thinking to ease the child's suf- fering, applied oplum to the burns, there- wakened. Conslderable feeling is mani- fested here over the occurrence, and there is some talk of legal proceedings in the case. i gt S Finn Arrested. PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 4—Walter J. Finn, who absconded from New York in October, 189, with $1100 belonging to the American Express Company, in whose employ he was at that time, was cap- tured Ly Pinkerton men from thay Port- land agency of that service last Saturday at Burton City, B. C., where he was working in a mining camp. Finn has waived extradition and is now on his way to New York in charge of an officer. Robber Captured. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Oct. 4—Sher- iff Tucker yesterday after a fifty-mile chase captured Carey Harlow, who ad- mits that he helped to rob the parties on a freight train the night that W. W. Bcott of Kiona was murdered. He saw Scott killed and has given a description f the murderer. Officers believe the in- ormation given by Harlow will lead to his capture. Hop- | one of | At the afternoon sesslon more reports | re- | the Honolulu | that .he had anything to do | | with the murder of which he raved while | 4.—The international golf | First, Miss Abbott of Chicago, 47; sec- | Fournier-Sar- | third, | by inducing a sleep from which he never GOLDEN WEDDING OF THE DAUGHTER OF JOHN BROWN er at the Home of Mr. and Mrs. Seores of Friends Gath Henry Thompson Near. Pasadena and Offer Congratulations. 1 + i MR, AND MRS. HENRY THOMPSON, WHO RECENTLY CELEBRATED THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING AT THEIR _ | HOME NEAR PASADENA. MRS. THOMPSON WAS THE DAUGHTER OF JOHN BROWN, THE FAMOUS AB- | OLITIONIST, WHO WITH A LITTLE PARTY RAIDED HARPERS FERRY. R E——— Special Dispatch to The Call. N dena 4 daugh- | cottage door gathered many bent and ASADENA, Oct. 4—The ffticth [dena. supported by a hardworking daugh- | cotfage door anthered many BOvd 07 wedding anniversary of Ruth |ter and son. sociated Intimatel th the Brown fam- Brown, daughter of the noted ab- | Ruth Brown was born at Richmond, Pa., | fjociated Intimately with b it and fater olitionist, and Henry Thompson, |in 1829, and with her parents and severa! |in Kansas. Among those who were pre who was,one of the band of eight | h}‘o}hrr. and sisters ”"\‘1‘ in, various ;mrh; | ;m] and I:lpnk- m.mm[xn»rf, _{vf l‘KhV ge tu | . AEgue o i X[ enrsylvania, OLio, Massachusetts and | bulent times were Dr. H. 4 d. e i 5 ': ?u‘;rl‘rnh ) srobably | New York u 1850, when she was mar- | jor H. N. Rust, Dr. Townsend, Rev. 8. H [ausurate: aaguueeriont -wie s 2 he | Tied to Henry Thompson at North Elba, | Taft, Dr. Emlen Lewis and others. stened the ition of slavery in the | Ny “\here the remains of John Brow One of the incidents of the afternoon nited State; as celebrated here re- | iried. was the presentation to Mrs. Thompse centl More than threescore years and | nniversary exercises at the | of a sfiver quarter which had been hande ten passed -over the of this son household were simple in na- | to Alexis Hinckley by old negro wom: noted coupie, In their declining years, i were attended by about one hun- | at North Elba, whe | feeble in body, but still strong in mind, riends of the celebrated couple. Un- | the daughter of the they are living in a humble cottage near | der the folds of a national flag stretched | clation of John Brown's services to the the banks of the Arroyo Seco, in Pasa- | between two large palm trees before the | colored race TEXAS STEER IN SPAIN. Astonished the Dons and Proved the Star Feature of the Bullfight. | A resident of Des Moines, Towa, witness to a Spanish bullfight at § | Spain, a few years ago, at which one of | the animals in the amphitheater was a Texas steer, says the Chicago Chronicle. A steer, hé says, will attack horse or man on horseback. A man on foot he may Kill, but a man on horseback he will not molest. He also does not shut his eves when he charges, while takes his line and then shuts his and charges, never deviating from ine his sight gave nim before he closed | his orbs. This it is that enables the tore- | ador to step so easily out of the way, for | the bull, not seeing. makes no attempt to | reach the man when he has moved from w ORKINGMEN ASKED WHY THEY AVOID THE CHURCH Rev. Mr. Potter Sends Out Queries. AKLAND, Oct. 4—Fev. Dwight E. Potter of the Union-street %[ Presbyterian Church has started one of the most unique and yet most practical inquiries into the church conditions of the present day that has been advanced from the pulpit. Rev. the spot he occupled when the bull|Mr Potter has prepared a circular letter charged. = ifal of the Texas steer,’ | Which he Is addressing to those from continued the lowan, “was pulled off at| Whom he thinks he can secure original Seville, and while they intended potting | answers. This letter is accompan‘ed by seven. the first one they let loose gave |a card containing seéven questions, which | them all they wanted and quickly brought | that experiment to an inglorfous finish. | After the steer had cavorted about tne | Ting for_a while they turned a horse | loose. The steerpaid no attention to him, but the horse, fearful of the un- | known beast, would not advance. In came | a helper with a sharp stick and the steer, the one addressed is requestec to answer. It is the remarkable character of these questions that has attracted attention to the plan of Mr. Potter. The questions strike directly at the very foundation of the relations between the church and the workingm: the relations between pas- | positively bellowing for joy, started, as | (. "o At it 8 16 i Rekiewery pas \lhr\ erowd supposed. for the horse. By | 0T i 3 t e people, and why men not him the steer went in pursuit of the big- | 2tfend church. These questions 1 the ans s will be discussed at ev Sun- day evening service of the Union-street | ger game and the helper shortly cl the protective fence with ten feet to spare | owing 1o the steers ""1}.",;"":':':‘,':{:'"?{.‘: Presbyterian Church during October. * P R | representative of the Texas ca ad i - h SPrIe. i : | Frant over that six-foot barrior as though | 1PIS Is the letter sent out by Mr. Potter: THE REV. DWIGHT E. POT | it was a prairfe dog mound of his native e OAKLAND, Cal., Sept. 1900, TER, WHO IS QUE ONING plains, but the helper won out to one of | My Dear Fllr. Regretting that so m: work- WORKINGMEN ON CHURCH- | the vrotective boxes and safety. | Ingmen stand aloof from the church, and de- ps . D 2 R - “The steer did his best to get At him, | 506 to get an unprejudiced view of the rea- i i0ING sons, and feeling that the men can give me | but finding it imnossible looke 1 about for | {rmation Tar more valuable than thecres T o g other game with which to sport. 7| am sending the inclosed questions to a Stone seats are ten feet above the ground ! nurpeR?\0f, INe ICosed questicas to 4 P . and this has always been an insurmount- | Please permit me to ask this faver of you, ar Thesc are the questions asked: able barrier for a bull, but they reckoned | that you will say frankly and fuily all you 1. About what per cent of working without their Texas steer when they built | think. I need and Imvite your help in this, not attend church? them. for as soon as the steer's eves lit | that the church may be made better and mors Are their reasons Indifference, hostil on the throng above his head he stepped | useful. All suggestions and ail honest, sincers u r what? Phck and the next instant he was among | criticism will be most welcome, Speak your How far are churches, pastors and mem- real convictions. them. Refore the peopie could escape he | ames will not be used, but - bers to blame? | extracts from answers will be read and the 4. Is there misunderstanding and pr LY alf a dozen into the ring. but | X A t there misundersta g and prejudice e were all Teacued Dy the Ting attend- | duéstions fully discussed at the Unfomstreet o both sides2 Why? . 3 ch, 7:30 o'clock, every Sunday evening dur- 5. What remedy do you sugmest that the ants. The stone eeats cleared the steer 1o | ing Ociober.* Heneé an early reply will greatly men and the church may “get togethers- oblige. We would be glad to have you and 6. If wider plans your friends hear the answers read and the men help to make the spted W, | hurch better and more else to throw the gage of battle to. took | ;'}‘w A\x&ir! re:\tp{hnl fl;v ;1;:‘: ?mg;‘fl:‘?&:‘ | questions discussed. Very respectfully, useful ? s defiance to the universe. - DWIGHT E. POTTER. 7. Wh the: ome: en in | time the management had been busy and | 1 Adeline street. P L Lt b s b Glih o Mauser rifie had been e Trhtin . MeaLps, DArFacks With The Boxrall as a rest he took steady alm | ana with the ping of the bullet the Steer's {ife ended. but the Spaniards have not | Death of Benjemin B. Campbell. | fornia ofl operators, died to-day at the SANTA BARBARA, Oct. 4—Benfamin | California Hospital, from Bright's ai experimenfed with American steers in | B Campbell, a_well-known attorney of | ©25¢- He was 5 véars old. R e S b thites | Pittanurg, Ba, aled laxt svening. awed 78| P == | ey 1o . S | yea “Judge” Campbell sunk the first |, An act for the prevention of cruelty | American the Texas steer is not now PoP- | ail well ever put down in the United | Wild animals has Just become sffertioy | ular in Spain. | States. A daughter, Mrs. Margaret De- | England. The new iaw extends the pr — e r land, the authoress, survives him. visions of the | act, which has heretofora | applied to domestic antmals. to all birds | fishes and reptile An Insurance Problem. s Aok | ciud Many curious and interesting complic Charles A. Montry. | . es not mciuded in that | tions growing out of the Hoboken water | 1,08 ANGELES, Oct, 4.—Charles Alex- | tneas. mortny rv}r;‘k;;.g:nw rs liable front conflagration are coming up for ad- | ander Montry, one of the earliest of Cali- | of £! DS 9 For example, a bargeload of | justment. grain was purchased by a Produce Ex- change operator for shipment to Europe by one of the steamers of the North Gor- man Lloyd. The barge was loaded ani was started for Hoboken In tow of a tus. There the record ends. Up to the present | time no trace of barge, grain or tug, or of any one employed on either craff, has | come to light. Vessels and cargo were covered by the policies of insurance usua. under the circumstances, but the proof of loss needed to establish a claim against { the underwriters is not forthcoming. It is not known that elther barge or tug ever reached Hoboken. though it Is assumed that they made the run safely and tied up to one of the burned wnarves, but thé total absence of proof Is extremely em- barrassing. The last of the authenticated | record ends with the starting of the barge for Hoboken. The fact that it cannot be traced, even to the steamer wharf, owing | to the probable extermination of craf:, crew and dock records, raises questions which will probably have to be adjusted by the courts on broad principles of equi- ty.—New York Times. ot B Profits in the Slave Trade. The cost of the siave ship—the amount of capital required—is an important mat- tre. The story of the Baltimore schooner Napoleon 18 remarkable from this point | of view. She measured but ninety tons. She made a number of successful voy- | ages—but the facts In one will suffice. In 1833 she took on a cargo composed of young negroes of the Kassoos, the Fi and Bherbro Bullons nations—flerce young fighters, every .one. Of these she landed 350. They cost $16 each, and sold for $3600 each. With all expenses out, including a present of to her surgeon, Richard Drake, whose knowledge of the coast about Matanzas enabled her to dodge a British cruiser, she cleared more than $100,00. And vet $5000 would ‘have been considered an enormous price for a little schooner like that in those days. In each voyage she paid about $20 net profit on each dollar of the cost of con- struction.—Seribner’s. A Queer Kind of Town. Bonne Terre, Mo., although containing a population of . is_not, properly speaking a city or town. It is merely an aggregation of streets, houses and folks. ere is no Mayor, no Assembly, no Com- missioners of this or that. The township authorities 1ook to the peace of the com- munity and transact all other neces: public business. Bonne Terre is a busi- ness enterprise, managed on erely busi- ness principles. All the land s owned by a mining company, which leases build- ing lots for long terms. The mlflp‘ny thus control of all the blic in- terests of the place, the result being that the town is thriving, contented and up to | date.—Chicago Chronicle. 7 !W= havebllatelv enlarged our furni at we are able to carry twice as large a stock as f buyers have searched the East and proc the very ltest b tions in furnishings of all kinds. two good \'ralue& Garner's percale shirts like the above, with bosoms, pair of separate link cuffs, terns. You have paid now selling for AN-silk neckwear in t -tn- pattor e tene tecks, fcur-in-hards and imperials—the swellest of See the goods In our new showcases in the doorway. Out-of-town orders filled—write SNWo0D 718 Market Street. shing goods department so Our rocured the very latest produc- We start the ball a-rolling with P i 5 5 hml:jv wovea 3 lesigns in a dozen pat- before $1.50 f;; just such a shirt as we are