The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 4, 1900, Page 14

e THE SAN FRAN JISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DEC MBER 4, 1900 OPENING SKIRMISH OCCURS IN TRIAL OF ALBERT HOFF Identifying Photographs and Diagrams and Clearing the Way for More Important Testimony to Be ADVERTISEMENTS. TOURIST HOTES OF b MERCHNT Hospitality of the California Commission at Paris Commended. Brought Out Later. HE second trial of Albert Hoff for <~ -+ Notes of Travel in Italy, Germany | the ]x)-;urde{‘ of Mrs. A. C. Clute on cember 15, 1897, has com- and Nethn:lmds—?ompefl and menced. It is not more than a Vesuvius—Day at the start, however, for the first day Vatican. ‘was' spent in identifying dlagrams of the house and rooms where Mrs. Clute was W i AR | killed, the identification of phutographs of James Gibb of San Francisco does not | the rcoms and stairways and the testi- belong to the ordinary type of tourists, | mony of three witnesses whose cvidence When he travels abroad he sees the |Serves but to lay the foundation upon sights, hears the talk and keeps, so to | Which the prosecution must build its case. 0 s a” 0 s speak, & log of his journeys. Seven | GS‘"“ thet crlmahwal: comx}xl'nlueg at 803 o g uerrero street the house has been re- . A . o months ago, when his wife and daughter | fitted and altered, so it became necessary Our -third floor is filled with pretty nearly everything that the 5 told him that it would contribute to his | that photographs’taken for the first trial youngsters want for Christmas, and you can buy with the certainty To owr friends we i’:‘;;;e"r“:“"t‘]‘: i’"{i‘fhz"‘ca:fi:"rsin’]"’sn’;&‘;’l“ | 5 - fl;at prices are at the lowest point—the big buying and big selling = % Net nds, T T 5 - owe an ape logdy. land and take in England, Germany, Italy | | our six stores assure that. We were compelled and Switzerland, he accepted the sugges- | Mechanical engines—each. .. Upright steam engines—each to close down our tion In a spirit becoming a dutiful hus-| CEORGE > = 98¢ w Ol band and progressive father. | W, Dolls’ reclinin 0-carts— Children’s r i show, “Glimpses of Equipped with first-class _credentials | RUSSELL P N - ed Cha‘"_g“{', Fairyland,” yester- from th State Department, Washington, | _“The fire alarm”—a very ex- Game of football—latest edi- day, on shorter no- | credit, Mr. GIbb set out for the Old World | citing game—each $1.15 tion—each --.89¢ tice than advertised, | prepared to see and not afraid to be seen. | | “The night before Christ- The game of “A, B, C"—a owing to the fack | He has returned from his latest journey | | mas”—an interesting game for very interesting game for the Yy o Meadierrigp snowed exthusiasn for Cails | any number of players—each little ones—each that the crowd was oo g vrrt ot = bt ; 49¢ “The office boy”"—an intense- more than we could in_generai. B o] / D]olls hood top buggies— ly interesting game for boys— sl AR 5 | What Mr. Gibb saw in Payis would make | ni 2. handle in safety: | & book, but he saw mo fruit to be men- | /// cely upholstered, each.$2.95 each ...... ..69¢ and havinég your | tioned 'in the same class with the pro- ¢ & /,/ E ducts of the California orchard. He can- f ! 3 safety and interests e faise 100 lavish o bestow on | == K Santa c/aus at hoavi: sve Thowdhs Major Be Colonel W. W. Foote /:‘ = / P it the wisest course | s ot Calliorat N T | / W/ . That jovial fur-clad pilgrim from the far north will hold au- . A : g . Their hospitality was the joy of American | /- ///, dience in his ice palace to-day between 1o and In the after- to pursue, as with visitors. Tk maintained N H noon, starting at 1 o’clock. he will make a tour around the city to the immense crowds | Jown_ contvn - B e e | see his little friends—watch for him—he will have something for we had yesterday an Comimission ed to accept a tip for i you. His route will be from the store to Powell, to Post. to sbdant ol vk the wonders of the Steiner, to Pine. to Devisadero, to. Bush, to Scott, to Sutter, to acclient wokla seews | lily assured Mr. Gibd Buchanan, to Eddy, to Market, to Hale's. inevitable. tate paid Zorhlua sc»‘ruclzs.d s 5 it must be_ understoo: K 9 So the following the Interpreter was employed by Califor- | ALBERT HOFT % ”a/ldfly sale I/o/lday sale will be the howrs for | nia to guide and delight visitors who did SPHINX LIKE, \LISTENS f handkerchiefs f leath 0d ERE RO not speak the language of France in the TO THE TESTIXMONY or handkerchie or leather goods those desiring to see e O s far Yh et} / The scattering of the great hollday One of the most interestiog featurss “ioyye g . ot be made « sing tha Roge —\— collection has begun. ousands o of this magnificent collection is t! G»*"’"f“ of Fairy- Foote and Colonel Gaskill 1‘3“;’ the oot .them have already found their way to surprisingly low prices on some of land” from now till sistance of an interprete erhaps the appreclative possessors—other .thou- the bandsomest sorts. 4 | do not speak ti language just as 1t| 4 sands take their place upon our coun- Ladies’ combination pocketbooks Christmas Eve: should be to impart to the listener | ters. and cardcases with maetal corners— e shade of meaning, but | Children’s printed border handker- each .. Mornings. 10 to 11. > rnia gestures going with the | chiefs, put up three handkerchiefs in Genuine alligator or seal combina- You ar U wel French articulations convey the entire | r fancy kid finished boxes with colored tion pocketbooks and cardcases— e a pe | sense of meaning to the most obtuse Pa- K fllustrations of falry tales—also chii- each eome to see it, but ws want to insure your safety. Trusting you will pardon us for closing this show down earl- ier than announeed, ®e we are, yours very truly, Cor. Kearny Street and Union Square Avenue. PHILBROOK AGAIN OPENS ON THE SUPREME COURT Bues ex-Justice Paterson for Damages and Claims Harrison Is Rail- road’s Friend. Ibrook has sued ex-Jus- ourt Van R. Pater- l;’» for alleged slander. Horace W. tice of th 1 am eatisfied that him walking along 0 gazing up into imself and loud son spoke these words, Phil- with full knowledge that se, hence he prays judgment is against Judge Pater- es occasion in his com- s attack on Justice who, he affirms, uses e corrupt purpose of ald- n fic Company.” on is Jesse Moore isco branch of the of America held a t and voted to dis- e to the poor the clothes which had de g the year by the mem- bution took place ¥ st’s school, 2014 Van 1,400 new, warm garments were sent to eighty-five local benevolent societies. Mrs. Horace Davis, president of the soclety, paid a glowing tribute to the memory of the late honorary pres- nt, Miss Mary Greer, a devoted mem- he gulld who had done much for 5. and Guitars These instru- ments make ideal Christmas _presents, because, they are first class in every particular—in fact, they are the finest made and can be classed with Steinway Pianos, Estey Organs, Courtois Band instruments, etc., because of their excellence In giving 2 Stewart and Bauer inetrument to a person musical- iy inciined you may be sure that it will be highly appreciated and will always serve as a pleasant remembrance. ‘When you are ready to pur- chase see Bherman, Clay & Go. instru- line of ®hese famous ments. SHERMAN, CLAY & CO. STEINWAY PIANO DEALERS, . Kearny and Sutter sts., 8. F. Cor. 13th and Broadway, Oakiand. Cor. Park and Wash- ington, Portland. 71 Second avenue, Seattle. risian. Major Truman acquired his mili- | | tary title and a knowledge of French long before C nia appropriated $130,000 for | | exposition purposes, and theretore did not | have- to obtain either to enable him to spend the money o generously appropri- ated by the-Legislature. | Gibb found Holland a hive of in- y and a prosperous country. The greatness of Germany in many respects mpressed him, but he found England the | only country where the people appreciated | magnitude and resources of the | | United States. | Vesuvius Mr. Gibb did not loiter | | he foothills and look up, but went | | to the top, with the aid of ropes at the | summit, and looked Into the fog at the | crater, getting a whiff of the fumes. In | | | the narrow streets of uncovered Pompell he took in the ordinary sights. Separat. ng himself from the throng, he went to lzces in the old-time pleastre resort of | FIOmF where one cannot be admitted with | a lady or a camera. The steamship Allen of the North Ger- | man Lloyd line, bearing him from Naples to New York, tarried six hours at Gibral- | tar. Mr. Gibb was privileged to inspect the lower galleries of the impregnable | but was denied the opportunity ‘judgment on the high power ord- | | oment of the upper tiers. On the steamship an American army officer and an officer of the British army sur- | veyed the great rock. The former ex- pressed the hope that the fortress would ever remain in British control. The lat- ter, responding, hoped that if it ever passed from Britieh possession the Ameri- cans would get it. | _The field of Waterloo was explored by Mr. Gibb. The Scotch gulde, who point- | ed ‘out all the points of great interest, observed the American flag in_the but. ton worn by the tourist and took especial care to explain the whole plan of cam- paign by Napoleon and the scheme of resistance by . Wellington. When _the guide ascertained later on that Mr. Gibb was an American born in_ Scotland he wanted to go over the battle-ground again for love of country. | A day at the Vatican will linger long in — " ASEHRN should be presented in evidence in this. But when the photogra forward it was found that the negatives from which they had been printed had i, ! /" 7"?:/] b b ALBERT HOFF, CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF MRS. A. C. CLUTE, AND SOME OF THE WITNESSES WHO HAVE APPEARED AGAINST HIM ON HIS SECOND TRIAL. — & hs were brought — been mislaid and the photographs could Tot be identified to legal satisfaction. It was a serious hitch until Stewart Mer- rill, who tock the photographs, appeared in the afternoon and announced that he had found the precious negatives. He spent an hour on the stand during the | afternoon identifying his work, and despite the time-honored objections made by the defense the pictures were admit- George Russell, a policeman, identified the diagrams. The principal witnesses Donohue, a carpet-layer; Willilam Hayen, also a carpet-layer, and Miss S. R. Blanchard, who rented the rooms at 803 Guerrero street to Mrs. Clute. Miss Blanchard was shown the coupling pin with which Mrs. Clute had been | beaten to death, and she said she had | never seen it around the house. She had cleaned the rooms just before she turned them over to Mrs. Clute, and had there been any such weapon in them she said she would surely have seen it. She testi- fled that she rented the rooms to Mrs. Clute on December 14, and she identified a receipt for a month's rent dated De- cember 14. Miss Blanchard said she left house on December 14 and did not re- turn to it until the evening of December 15, so she was away at the time Mrs. Clute was killed. The testimony of Hayen and Donohue was nearly similar. They told how they had come to the house ‘to lay carpets; how they had laid one in the parlor, where the coupling pin was afterwar found, and how they had seen no such article. Under cross-examination each was asked if there was any use for such an instrument in the business of a carpet- layer and both said they had no idea how a carpet-layer could find use for such a were Joseph rey made the opening state- ment for the people in the morning. He told the jury the people would prove that Mrs. Clute had been murdered with the coupling pin, that the motiva was an un- natural one and that the defendant had been traced from the scene of the crime to the time of his arrest, and the people would prove that he was the man who did the deed. the memory of the observant tourist from California.. He saw :he Pope and was deeply impressed with the sacred gran- deur of the venerable man. He heard the acclaim of the populace and saw the - sembled _ pilgrime frcm the far-aw: Balkan States and Rucsia. | “] wedged in_between two priests,” said Mr. Gibb, “and was 5o close to the Pope | that I could have touched him had I been tall enough. I looked into the eves of the aged P 2 The scenes at the Vatican impressed the toprist with a sense of the Pope's vast influence In this world. Lingering at the Vatican the Californian | tourist engaged in c of the keepers of the grounds. mentioned a rare piece of sculpture in the renowned collection—a Venus of surpas nt | ing two francs to the kind keeper. Then came | for the adoration. | Edward Fennesse; who was arrested earl ROBBED BY THE MAN WITH WHOM HE HAD DRANK v | Edward Fennessey lsiAccused of Re- lieving Aged Bert Asper of Sixty Dollars. by Policemen C. W. Fennessey v, an oller out of a job, | yesterday morn- Brown and W. Casey on a charge of robbery, appeared | before Judge Fritz yesterda Fennessey 1s accused of versation with one | Bert Asper, an aged watchman, The keeper | sides at 2967 Twenty-sixth street. o | says he went into O'C - | Twenty-fifth and Florida streets, Sunday ing grace and beauty. Mr. Gibb conveyed | night and bought seve: Asper ‘s saloon, at | The growth of -militarism in_ Great | Britain did not escape the observa-| tion of the traveler. All the young men of the great nation were receiving lessons in the art of war. There is in the land a premonition of coming conflict. The enemy may be France, perhaps Germany, but all the English people hope that If | will not be the United States. UNITARIAN CLUB HEARS MANY ABLE PAPERS READ Question of Labor and Capital Dis- cussed at Length in Rooms of Merchants’ Club. ‘The rooms of the Merchants’ Club at 223 Bansome street were filled last night by | members of the Unitarian Club, who as- sembled to discuss a well arranged menu and the subject of “‘Organization of La- bor and Capital.” An hour and a half was spent by the members of the club in di posing of the edibles prepared, after which speeches concerning the subject proposed were in_order. opening address was made by War- ren Gregory, who, after referring in a eneral way to the efforts of President f(ellaxz and his assoclates for the last two years, called on W. H. Jordan for a| ! few remarks. The paper read by Mr. Jor- dan was a comprehensive one, covering | many of the points discussed by leaders of organized labor and capitalists, re- ferring principally to the conditions ex- isting between employer and employe in New Zealand. A. C. Miller, professor of finance of the Chicago L‘nlverllti’. read a lengthy paper on “The Economical Relations Between Labor Unions and Trusts. The next to give his opinions on the subject was George W. Dickie of the Union Iron Works, whose paper concerned the relations existing between capital and labor. Mr. Dickie read of the English workmen as he saw them in various parts of England and submitted figures lhoflng the advantages possessed by the Englis] soprneyman. The last paper of the evening was read by George V&eSmlll. superintendent of tne motive power of the Bouthern e shops at Sacramento, who reviewed his experiences both as employe and repre- sentative of employers. All the papers read showed an able re- search into the subject and were listened to with great interest by the members. Amceng those who were present were H. N. Clement, J. A. Stephens, Samue! Bige- low, Gavin ‘McNab, James Denman, John P. Irieh and David Starr Jordan. —— e Farnsworth Estate. The Inventory and appraisement of the estate of David L. Farnsworth, late mem- ber of the firm of Farnsworth & Ruggles, was filed yesterday. e gprdlen fina $251,220 68. the estate to be worth \ ———— Martin Estate Distributed. Judge Troutt has ordered the distribu- tion of the estate of the late Andrew D, m’ln tahl;‘l;t wgdow. Genevieve Goad , sul 2fs Bicanor Martn zor dores 37,0 Of |- { T AL W TR TR = —— It’s money in your purse to wateh our SPECIAL SALES DAYS. WOMEN'S8 HAND- CRO OHETED ne mado; ell 2olors; regular 1 Obildren s Hand-Crocheted Sacquss. made of best quality worsted sale to-f at. , 3bc, 48¢c, a 3 A reduction of from 16c to 50c for each sacque. ‘WOMEN’S FLANNEL GOWNS. Our factory just turned in a new ::} o:.t these nightgowns; again on e 4 5c WOMEN'S OVERSEIR' made of navy blue and black : all sizes; our regular price is $3; on sale to-day at 8195, WOMEN'S WAISTS. made of best quality French flan- nel; tucked front and back: waist and sleeves lined; our regular §3 50 quality; on sale to-day at 82.45. 50c: on saie to-day 3sc ‘women’s and children’s handker- chiefs. 1212-1214 MARKET ST., Bet. Taylor and Jones. Mail orders m;olhv- careful atten- n. Asper left about 3 o'clock Sunday morn- ing, Fennessey having gone out ten min- utes before. Asper says Fennessey attacked him out- side and after knocking him down took $60, a knife and some keys from his pock- | ets. He said to Asper when he knocked | him dow “If you shout for help I'll shoot you."” W. E. Eick of 1308 Florida street heard his threatening remark. | _Police Officers Brown and Casey caught | Fennessey late Sunday night. The offggrs found that Fennessey had depositec™ ;05 | with John Butler, saloon-keeper at Twen- ty-fourth and Bryant streets, Sunday. Fennessey had prepared to leave on a sailing ship. WILL TEST SECOND- HAND DEALER'S LICENSE Charles Radonovich Is Arrested to Determine the Legality of an Ordinance. License Collector Levy yesterday ar- rested Charles Radonovich, a second- hand dealer of 641 Mission street, for re- fusing to pay his license. The arrest was made at the instance of M. Rosenberg of 1028 Howard street, president of the Sec- ond Hand Dealers’ Association, and is de- signed to be a test case to determine the validity of the ordinance imposing a li- cense on second-hand dealers. Radono- vich was immediately released on bail fur- nished by Rosenberg. Attorneys Schles- inger and Denson will defend Radono- vich, and will base their contention that the ordinance is illegal on the charter pro- vision which exempts from license taxes all those persons selling goods at a fixed place of business, e California Wants a Battleship. Becretary Scott of the Chamber of Com- merce has received a letter from C. W. Rasey, Recorder of Santa Barbara, in which the latter asked him to send him forthwith a copy of the resolutions passed by the San Francisco Chamber of Com- merce asking that a battleship be named after California. Mr. Rasey informed Mr. Bcott that the Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce would In all probability sec- ond the efforts of the local board In its efforts to have this State fittingly repre- sented in the new navy. California Keramic Club. This afternoon and evening the Califor- nia Keramic Club will give an exhibition of the Roblin art pottery in the maple room of the Palace Hotel. The reception will be held from 1 o'clock till 10 p. m. On ednesday th.fllexhn’luon will be held from 10 a. m. 1 10 p. m. The general public is invited and admisston Catholic Truth Society Lecture. The religious exercises and lecture of the Catholic Truth Society will be held in St. Mary's Cathedral to-morrow night. The title of the lecture is ‘“‘Catholicism in the Nineteenth Century.” It will be a re- view of the proj s of the Catholi Church during the last 100 years. A gl ikl aes & Beautiful Picture Frames. The most artistic shapes and designs are to be found in allsizes of ready-made frames this fall. At no other time was the varlety of framing material so extensive and artistic and at such reasonable prices. Sanborn, Vall & Co., 741 Market street, * s free. — L “Young Dutchy” on Trial. Fred Hanstead, better known as “Young Dutehy,” was placed on trial before Judge Dunne yuurflni on a charge of making and uttering a flctitious instrument. The szlfiio::r was represented by George D. Eleven jurors were selected. . SANTA CLAUS IN HIS GLORY AT RAPHAELS'. | The Children’s Good Saint Greets the | Little Ones in His Magnifi- cent Palace | . Raphaels, the well | have transformed the third floor of their commodious establishment into a verita- ble Fairyland. The visitor marvels at the wonderful spectacle that gréets his gaze and imagines that some Aladdin has rubbed his lamp and commanded that the bare walls should sparkie with myriad | jewels and lights and that grottoes filled with interesting and striking tableaus | should be produced in all their glowing | colors. Fairyland is_depicted as it has never been before. The artist and the artisan have skilifully transformed the floor into a child’s paradise. As you leave the ele- vator on the second floor you ascend a | flight of winding steps and a beautiful | scene bursts upon you. ~The stairs are | carpeted in soft-material that glints and resembles snow. Overhead are subdued incandescent iights that illumine the in- terior.*As you reach the head of the stairs your gaze is riveted by “The Child’s ream of Christmas.” A flaxen-haired maliden is calmly sleeping and her dream is realized in the lifelike Iairy that s seen descending golden steg& As you pass on your eve is attracted by the.noble picture ot Washington and hig brave, troops cross- ing the Delaware. Santa Claus in his workshop is the next tableau. Uncom- pleted toys, sawdust and his sled are pre- sented, Santa Claus in the jurfle is next in your path, Claus is seated in a hoodah on a ife-size viephant, which is attended by a black keeper and a monkey. The next scene is a striking one. '}he Kid" is descending the Rocky Mountains in a balloon. Snow covers ihe rocks, a bear is seen ciimbing a tree and a big eagle is perched cn a bough, ready to swoop down upon its prey. Santa Claus is seen crossing the mountains in his sled pulled b{ reindeer. The next tableau shows him as being up to date. He is scorching to the homes of his little friends on a bicycle, and he makes a striking ng- ure on his silent steed. Cinderella, en route to the Prince’'s fete, is a gem in decorative art. Little Red Riding Hood conversing with the terrible wolf in the heart of the woods is also shown. As th little ones pass out a bearded Santa Claus hands each one a box of candy or some toy as a souvenir of their visit to his realm. Santa Claus, through his local agents, Raphaels, invites the boys and girls of this city 'to visit him between 2:3) and 5 o'clock each day and in the evening from 7 to 8:30 o'clock. —_———— JOHANNE'S METHOD OF SECURING A WIFE Woman Whom He Married Claims That He First Gave Her a Drug. Jane Elgabeth Johanne claims that while under the influence of a drug given to her in a glass of beer on November 27, in a house on Ninth street, she was mar- ried to George Johanne. ~She has peti- tioned the Superlor Court to annul the marriage. Her maiden name is Howarth. She claims that Justice of the Pace Ker- rigan performed the marriage ceremony and that as soon as she recovered from her stupefaction returned to her mother’s home at 703 Broderick street. Mrs. Johanne was divorced from T. A. Casey in September, 1809, Johanne is 32 years of age and lives at 62 Natoma street. —_——————————— DIED. HANLEY—In this city, December 4, 1900, Mar- aret Hanley, dearly beloved wife of John . Hanley, mother of Willle and 't Hanley, and sister of Mrs. W. A. Sutcliffe, a native of Shropshire, England, aged 32 years and 11 months. known clothiers, | “Yellow | dren’s colored border initial handker- chiefs, put up three in fancy boxes— either style, per box.. ...25¢ -$2.50 books [ver corners --$1.25 Ladies’ "~ 'combination and purses with sterling —each Continuation of the under-price sale of Wamsutta sheets and cases If low price makes a value, high quality doubles it. That what makes this offering of Wamsutta sheets and cases at about the cost of the uncut sheeting so extraordinary. Hemmed sheets— 50¢ 85¢ Oc size 90x90 in.—each Hemmed cases— size 50x38 ? 22¢ size 50x38% in.—each 22%¢ We invite orders by mail on advertised goods Hemstitched shests— size 63x99 in.—each. eize 72x99 in.—each. size 81x90 size 90x%9 Hemstitched cases— size 45x36 in.—each. 49x35% in.—each. 50x40% in.—eac! size 54x40% In.—each. ale: G0on Goons. Market street, near Sixth, opposite 3¢ per pound Golden Gate avenue, McCARTHY WANTS AUDITOR SUED: Claims Telephone Demands Were Paid by Wells Illegally. —etae \ Supervisor McCarthy presented a reso- | lution at yesterday’'s meeting of the Su- pervisors directing the City Attorney to bring suit against the Auditor and his‘ bondsmen to recover certain sums of | money alleged to have been {llegally paid | by him to the Pacific States Telephone Company. The money so paid is on de- mands for telephones used by the cily, which McCarthy contends should not be paid under the charter until the company has paid to the city back license taxes cn its nickel machines amounting to over $200,000. The resolution went over for one | week, and in the meantime the Auditer will be cited to show cause why it should not be adopted. When the ordinance providing for the purchase of the option on the franchise of the People’'s Mutual Company by the city for $1 came up for indefinite post- ponement on recommendation of the Judi- clary Committee, Reed objected to the procedure. He desired that it be lald over he City Attorney had rendered an ggl(xli‘lo; %s to what If any Fght the city has to accept a grant of an option on the franchise of the People’s Mutual Company without any money consideration enter- ing into the acceptance. sraunhart desired that the Judiclary Committee be directed tg ascertain the value of the property, the amount of stocks and bonds, etc., owned by the com- pany. A resolution to that effect was d. “}é’&‘é objected to the resolution provid- ing for the expenditure of $475 to ventilata | and heat the Supervisors’ chambers. “This money can be well spent,” said | Reed, “for other purposes—for Instance, | to help in paving some of our streets.” The resolution_went over for one week. | The Market Street Railway Company petitioned the board for a twenty-five year franchise for a street railroad run- | ning from Third and Townsend st.eets | easterly along Townsend street to Second and northerly along Second street to Brannan. In the petition the corporation represents that among other lines of | street railroad owned by the petitioner is | a line upon Third street which extends | beyond Townsend, also a line on Town- | send street from Third to Fourth and northerly along Fourth street to Market; | also a line on Second street to Brannan and a line on Brannan street crossing Second; that it is in the public interest that said lines of railroad should be con- nected by the streets for which the fran- chise is_asked. The petition was referred to_the Street Committee. The resolution providing for the can- cellation of the assessment made by the city against the San Mateo Electric Ra! way Company for the year 1%0-01 was adopted. The company filed a walver of any right it may have to recover the taxes paid under the State assessment should it be determined by the Supreme Court_that the City and County Assessor Tas the proper official to make the assess- men! — e Trunks & traveling bags. Before buying ses our ‘‘Lureau trunk.” A. B.Smith Co., 128 Ellis.* s b deiny sy ANOTHER STEAMSHIP LINE BETWEEN HERE AND PANAMA ‘More Competition for the Pacific Mail After the End of This Month. F. F. Connor, the local representative of the Panama Railroad, received word yes- severing its contract with the Panama people the middle of this month. The name of the companies which will put on the new line of steamers are the Chilean South American Steamship Comr- pany and the British-Pacific Steamship Navigation Company. These two eom- panies have heretofore been running their steamers from Panama to Ocos. Now it is proposed to come clear to the San Francisco port and take the domestic business that the Panama camg‘-n{ has been carrying over the Pacific Mail line. ADVERTISEMENTS. Perfection in Ceramics is what the Utopian Art Pottery is called Blended colors tehind mists of glaze. Grecian Lamps Vases Candlesticks Perfume Jars Rose Jars Ornaments Our Prices Just Like Finding Money: (ireat American [mporting Tea (o "7 cITY STORES. 210 Grant Ave., bet. Post and Sutten, 861 Market St., opp. Powell. | 130 Sixth St. 1319 Polk St. 112 Third St. 1819 Devisadero St. 146 Ninth St. 2008 Fillmore 8t. 3008 Sixteenth St. 521 Montgomery Aw, . 2516 Mission St. 3285 Mission St. 708 Larkin St. 2732 24th St. 355 Hayes St A75 Haight St. Market St. OAKLAND STORES. 1053 Washington St 1237 Broadway. 1185 23rd Ave. 616 E. 12th St. 1510 Seventh St. ALAMEDA—1355 Park St. SAN RAFAEL-B St., near Mfl_. The **DANN'" RECLINING CHAIR A Handsome Christmas Present. Easy and Comiortable. Price $15. Come and sec it. W. A. SCHROCK, 19 New Montgomery Street. DR. MCNULTY. terday that commencing December another steamship line would be placed In operation between this city and Panama. The new line will be in accord with the plans of the Panama people, and will be one more obstacle that the Pacific Mail Steamship Company must face after S WELL-KNOWN FLL. oLD R oot cures Biood Polson. & A‘“m.«. Strictore, Seminal W eakness, Impotence and allied Disorders. Book on Diseases Over20years'ex| 9to3dally;6:0to tation freeandsacredl. Call or address P. ROSCOE MoNULTY, M. D. Hearny St., San Francisce,