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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY DECEMBER 15 1900 O 11 PLACES THE TAX ON THE COMPANY Amendment to the War Revenue Bill Carried in the House. —— S"_i;_wpers Will Not Be Required to Afix the Stamp to Freight Bills of Steamships and Railroads. S NGTON, D. C., Dec. 14.—The lay adjourned without disposing than half the war revenue redu debate closed at the bill was opened to five-minute rule. t was made to redu 'r below th rrel, but the e overwhelmed however, conne. ered an of the bill de- 1 beer n bar- M, after s purpose was WASH <i connection by H. C. avolished eceipts and ined the tax on rail- ompany ay the umber of and or in or not so which any 1\ made, and received for e said rail- arrier, ex- Tennessee for his side P ed to forget the ht ha pro bi : to on vis armc > mer- ending in the struction of & the possi- might de- 30,000,000 § of the 00,000 reduction { cession to t he said nent to make flat instead as originally s (Dem £ ada offered an | e the tax to $1 20 per s’ am ment was lost, of New York charged that large ad obtained to their prom- | at the brewers re the next elec- - fixing the tax at per n adopted without - s ffered an amend- ncellation shall pay an extra per cent on such The purpose of the was to make the nations pay a por- It was lost, ¥ ESCAPED LUNATIC IS JAILED AS A VAGRANT Defendant in a Famous Case and Lost His Mind. AND, Dec. 14.—While looking reg at the County Jail to- George Taylor acci- the name of a once ne Cleaty, who was con- years ago by Judge Wal- isco to serve fifty years for robbing a woman of lor had known Cleary once recalled the fact uthorities were adver- escaped patient. They by telephone that Cleary and replied that an offi- me for him in the morning. = pardoned a few years after ent on the robbery charge, Fr pris and at ckton f the terrible sentence was his mind and he became se from prison a hope- lunatic rmles ale to a lumberman of in Bavaria. in circumference, 4.20 meters. Pears’ Pretty boxes and odors to sell such It tree ters are wused soaps as no one would touch if he saw them un- disguised. Beware of a soap that depends something outside of it. Pears’, the finest soap in the world is scented or not, as you wish; and the money is in the merchan- dise, not in the box. All sorts of stores sell it, especially druggisgs; all sorts of people are using it. on MRS. EVA E. PERKINS COMPOSES NEW MARCH Clever Wife of Senator’'s Son Has Rare Ability in Musical Line. AUTHOR OF “THE ATHENS MARCH,” WHOSE WORK HAS ATTRACT- ED THE ATTENTION OF MUSICAL CRITICS AND WHO IS SAID POSSESS UNUSUAL TALI = TO AKLAND, Dec. 14—The most successful bit of music to come from the pen of a local composer 1 e Athens March,” written by Eva E. Perkins of thi city. The march is one of the musical numbers produced by the Hungarian Or- chestra at the Orpheum Thenater, in San Francisco, this week, and has attracted cal critics, wife of son of Sta Perkins, and is well known in musical circles in AILS T0 CALL FOR HIS MONEY T. F. Carbine Leaves $200 in a Saloon and Drops Out of Sight. F e T. F. Carbine of Caledonia, Minn., has either been foully dealt with while in this city or he ha suffered a remarkable lapse of memory in the last two months. On Ocfober § Carbine entered the sa- loon of Tom Ferguson, 717 Market street, and called for a drink Barkeeper Vincent asked Carbine what he would have, and latter requested that a “bottle of wine” be opened up. The bubbling yintage of France was quaffed by Carbine as if it was water, says Vineent, and with a casual look around the saloon, Carbine said: “This seems to be a pretty nice place: 1 guess that 1 will leave some money here for safe keeping. Suiting the action to the word, Carbine pulled five $20 gold pieces out of his pocket and handed them to Barkeeper Vincent. The barkeeper called Mr. Ferguson, who took the money and prepared to write a receipt for the amount. Carbine, who was under the influence of liquor, threw another glance around the bar and proceeded to pile more “‘twen- ties” on the counter. Vincent advised the customer to leave some more of his mon- ey, seeing that he was likely to “‘go down the line,” and with a laugh the man from Minnesota increased his deposit to 3200, receiving a receipt from ..r. Ferguson Carbine then left the saloon and that was the last time Ferguson or any of his em- ployes saw the stranger. That a- deilberate attempt was recently made by some one to secure the $200 left by Carbine is shown by Mr. Ferguson's stal-menY made last evening. “After 4his man Carbine left his money with me I did not pay any attention to the matter for some days, as customers are in the habit of leaving money for me to take care of," sald Ferguson. “But when days went into weeks and he did not call, I made up my mind to re- port the matter to the police. That very -, November 17, I received a letter from y, Cal.,"written on plain paper and enclosed in a plain_envelope. he writer tlened nimserf 3. F, Carbine and asked me to send on the $200 left with me on October 8, and to forward the money care of the Tracy Hotel. 1 was suspicious and decided to write and hold the money. 1 wrote to T. F. Carbine, care of the Tracy Hotel, and acknowledged the receipt of his _letter, but pointed out that I wanted to protect myself, and if he would go to Mr. Sharp, the proprietor of the hotel, and get irom that gentleman an assur- ance that he (the writer) was the man who had left the money with me I would forward the amount. “J received no answer, and two weeks ago the clerk of the hotel came to the city on a visit and called to see me. He sajd that a letter sent from my place of business and addressed to I. F. Carbine, fe of the hotel, had been uncalled for, and 1 then told him the story. He said that no one of that name ever registered at the hotel in November, and the name was unknown in Tracy. The letter was sent back to me a few days ago by Mr. Sharp, as it had never been called for. I shall report the matter to the police anu let them work on the case.” Inguiries made last (-\‘r‘nln%d show that T. F. Carbine of Caledonia, Minn., regis- tered at the Winchester House, on Third street, on- October 6 last. The books of the house show that Carbine paid for his room for four weeks and four nights and then left, since which time he has not been seen by the attaches of the house. Carbine is described by Mr. Ferguson and his employes as being a man about 37 foars old, 5 feet 9 inches in height, heav- ly bullt and of dark mplexion, with dark hair and black mustache. He im- pressed Ferguson as being either a mining man or a mechani: i Minetti Quartet Concert. The third concert of the sixth season of the Minetti Quartet series of chamber music concerts was given _yesterday afternoon at Sherman-Clay Hall.. The numbers were the Haydn string quartet in D.'major, Op. No. 5, and the Schubert piano quintet, Op. 114. The club was as- eisted by 8. G. Fleishman, pianist, and W, Angermuende, double hass. The two pumbers were given with delightful effect® The ensemble i= excellent, and shading. tempos and rhythm are most satisfactory. A la audience than is usual with the chamber music concert Treeled the pro- nte and expressed {ts appreciation n encouragingly enthusiastic fashion. Wills in Probate. OAKLAND, Dec. 14.—Thomas /W. Jack- son is a petitioner in the Probate Court for letters upon the estate of Maria Way, which is valued at $20,000 and consists of Oakland and San Francisco real estate. Public Administrator Hawes applied to- day for letters upon _the property of Thomas Swanton, who died intestate. Th propenty has not been appraised. e will of Daniel Platt Clark was filed for Probne. dispo: of several tracts of and in Costa Rica. Atkinson Hol- combe’s will devises property worth $1000 o his niece, Amelia, and provides for the urial, after cremation, of his ashes by the side of the remaing of his brother, Samuel Holcombe. E. K. Strobridge ap- rl!n for letters of administration u he estate of George C. . Baxter of Hay- wards. of real estate ap- It com: at $4000. 3 n Francisco. Mrs. Per- several musical bits, i “ampaign : ensively in the Bast ampaign just.closed. “lThe Athens March” to ympositions, and dedicated It y 3 Vative Sons. Oaklard and Sa as writt & music that they could secure. D ;)la}'s considerable cal friends of Mrs. he has much in store f music-loving community and her- | self in this line. oottt @ PROMISE OF HEAYY TOURIST TRAVEL Rivalry Is Keen Between California and Florida Roads. e between raflroads to Cali- The rivalry there has been a steady Increase in tne | number of persons coming to the Pacific Coast, while the travel to Florida anl other Southern points has suffered a cor- | responding decrease. One reason at- tributed to the big increase In Pacific Coast travel js the improvement in pas- senger service that has been made by nearly all the Western roads. The beat equipped and most comfortable cars have been provided and tne rates have been brought down. ‘Thus the tid2 of tourist travel has been turned to California and the Southern railroads realize that they have to do something extraordinary if they are to get back their old time winter travel. If through trains can be run from Chicago to California, why cannot through trains be sent from the Windy City to Florida, the Southern managers argued. And =0 this winter, for the first time, luxurfous- Iy equipped trains of the latest Pullman construction will run from Chicago to St. Augustine, Fla., and the trip will be' made in thirty-one hours, | than the best time possible under former schedules. The train will be run every day in the week. Meanwhile the roads to the Pacific Coast are planning to hold ~n to t‘e Western travel which they have de- veloped to so great an extent in recent years. Beslides first class Pullman trains from Chicago, New York, Boston and other centers, the Western roads will of- fer special colonists’ rates to this city from Fastern centers. These will be in force in March, April and May, and be- sides the many who will take advantage of these special rates there will be a big influx of visitors who will attend the Ep- worth League convention here in July. So all in all, local raflroad officlals ex- pect to be able to hold their own despite the keen Southern competition Was Not Intoxicated. John Reissing, who resides at 383 Mis- sion street, was found lying in an uncon- clous condition at the corner of Ninth and Market streets last Wednesday night. He was removed to the Recelving Hospital, where it was found that he had suffered severe wounds on the head and face. It was gtated by the hospital attendants that the old man met his accident through im- bibing too much liquor. This statement is refuted by his neighbors, who claim that Mr. Relssing does not drink. Mr. Reissing is recovering from his fall, and will bs goon able to attend to his business. California State Floral Society. The California State Floral Society held its regular monthly meeting in Central Hall on Sutter street yesterday afternoon. Nominations of officers for the ensuing year were made and they will be voted upon at the annual meeting in January. An interesting talk was given by Profes- gor Willlam R. Dudley of Stanford Un! versity on “Cailfornia Forests.” He spoke of the importance of protecting and pre- serving the big redwood trees and used stereopticon views to {llustrate some of the more important points of the lecture, e e Bunko Men in Court. Charles E. Stinson, alias Station, and G. H. Lawrence, the two bunko men who zre accused of swindling Edward A. Pal- mer, a young Englishman, out of $130 Thursday In a room at 37 Post street, ap- peared before Judge Cabaniss yesterday. As Palmer was anxious to leave at once for Seattlc on a visit, but promised to return within a week and prosetute the the Judge continued it until next . The police have not yet argested the third member of the gang. —— e ys Wife Is Lunatic. OAKLAND. Dec. 14.—Adam F. Menges, residing at §21 Center street, filed suit_for divorce agulnat his wife, Emma, to-day, alleging that when he married her nearly ten years ago she was insane and incom- petent to enter into wedlock—and that she has ever since been of unsound mind. On that ground he asks Judge Ellsworth to annul the marriage and award him the custody of their only child, a Boy nine years of age. e Edward 0’Malia Dies. OAKLAND, Dec. 14.—Edward O'Malia, who was rescued from a watery grave in the Estuary vesterday and taken to the City Prison pending his becoming sober, died there last night of pneumonia. The lack of hospital accommodations rendere his confinement in the 3.“ necessary, an though every care was glven the unfor- tunate man he did not survive the shock. 0O'Malia was 55 years of age. D Mrs. Miller Will Lecture. Mrs. Jenness Miller, the apostle of dress reform, will lecturé this ‘afternoon at Sherman & Clay's Hall under the auspices of the Woman's Prs Association. Her be “Knowledge Which Is . or the Art of Living. ure will commence at 2.30 o’clock, an be followed by a reception at 4. S fornia and Florida for tourist traffic promises to be keener this winter than ever before. For several years past| or seven hours less | THNT THe IRE CITIZES General Harrison’s Views Anent Status of the Filipinos. Says Revenue Provisions of the Con- stitution Relating to Exactions for Federal Purposes Ap- ply to Islands. B S ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 14.—General Benjamin Harrison delivered a lecture this evening before the Students’ Lecture | Association of Michigan University. He | spoke upon the théme of the relation of | the anrexed territories and their civilized inhibitants to the United Biates. The | lecture was, as General Harrison de- | clared, not intended to be a legal argu- ment on questions brought into the dis- cussion of some of the views that have been exprassed in relation to the status of cur annexed territqries. The lecturer de- | clared that we had done something out | of line with our historical precedents not | in the way of expansion, but in the char- | acter of it. He said we had taken over | peoples rather than lands, as heretofore. | He held the view taat the civilized inhab- itants of the territories were citizens of the United States, and that the revenue provisions of the constitution relating to exaction for federal purposes applied to the territorles. The occasion for the departure from precedents was found, he said, especially {in the character of the inhabitants of the | Philippines. As to Porto Rico and Ha- | wail, there would probably have been no | occasion for treating them otherwise than we have usually done. | The competition with our home products, | and especially the freedom of the Filipinos | to settle in the States, were causes of | alarm. The considerations, he said, might | | very appropriately have had influence ! when the question of taking over the Philippines was before us, but it was now | too late. He agreed that the provisions of the Spanish treaty, and of all treaties, were subject to the constitution and could not | | impalir it, and if the islands became part | of the United States, in the sense of the | constitution, their people became citizens, | and the revenue clause, which was espe- clally under discussion {n the Porto Rican | case, applied. He argued that the five | limitations in the constitution upon the | powers of Congress, whether expressed in | the afirmative or negative form, applied | to the exercise of that power in all places. | The very object in the section requiring duties to be uniform throughout the | | United States would be thwarted if for- | | elgn goods might be admitted to Porto | | Rica free, thence into the United States free, General Harrison especially dwelt | upon the liberty clauses of the constitu- | tion as necessarily applicable to all civil- | ized people owing allegiance to the United | tates. COMMENCEMENT FOR THE | HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES Programme Which the Class*of 01 Will Follow From Now Until Their School Days End. ALAMEDA, Dec. 14—Commencement exercises for the December graduates of | the Alameda High School &ere held this morning by the ralsing of the class flag over thLe school buflding by Carlton Baker, | president of the class. The flag was made | by a committee of young ladles of the | | class. At 3:30 o'clock this afternoon the | informal graduations took place. Rev. | Frank 8. Brush will preach the baccalau- reate sermon next Sunday at the Presby- terlan church, where the class will go in | a body. A lunch will be tendered the | class of June, 10, on December 18, after which the graduation exercises proper will be «held in the senior class rooms. dresses will be made by Principal A. Scott, Miss E. J. Hamllton and Carlton Baker. Unveiling the class gift to the school and singing the class song will be among the features. Decemter 19 is the date get for the class party, to take place at_Harmonie Hall. Those who graduate with the claes are; Ario Lewis, Jessle Mackie, Grace Kn’l!gh!, Elma Swain, W. J. Foster, Cora 8. Taft, HoLDs Ad- w. 4 | Dagmar White, Lottie Le: Helen M. Durkee, Emily A. Thornton, J. G. White, Carlton Baker, Matilda Shreve, Stella Scott, J. E. Hall, Marlon Gerald. Kate Bunker, Otteline Yates, Stella Wieland, irma Frank and Alice Hiller. —_————— THE FABIOLA CALENDARTEA. OAKLAND, Dec. 14—The Fabiola Christmas calendar tea will be held at the residence of Mrs. Willard T. Barton to- morrow .(Saturday). The storm will not compel a postponement and those: who | wish to attend may take the Pledmont cars to Mrs, Barton's residence, 510 Oak- | land avenue. The hours will be from 2| to 5. A charming programme has been | arranged. Mrs. Barton will be assisted in recelving by many prominent ladles of Oaklana. Mrs. Camille d'Arville-Crellin | and Miss Edith Vernon Ward whi sing. | The little Fruitvale Christmas carol sing- | ers will take part. These are now under | the care and training of Miss Violet Al- bright. Miss King will accompany the Nitfs ‘ones on the piano and M. Higgin upon the flute. The names of the little ones are: Helen Plaw, Arthur Dawsen. Emille Har- | rold, Liloyd Albright, Susie Harrold, Taylor ‘Aibright, Louie Boyd, Warren Harrold, Iimia Jcnes, Hoya Harrold, ‘Gilbert Jones, Alice Al- bright, Georgle Morwadel, Lettcher Albright, Walter Hush, Valentine Hush, Fannie Plaw. Medlin Clay, Lottie Tomis, Cecil arrold, | Minnie Corria, Catherine Hanson, Freddis | Hanson, Charies King, Alice Glen, Jossie Glen. Every attendant will be presented with a copy of the new Fablola calendar. The engagement of Miss Josephine Mec- Cracken of East Oakland to 8. F. Brown Jr. of Newark has been announced. Miss McCracken has been connected with the Oakland School Department and Mr. Brown is a g_ro!perouu young farmer of ‘Washington ov\.msh.lp, 5 From Honolulu comes word of the wed- ding of Benjamin L. Marx, formerly of this cn‘{. and Miss Eloise Castle, daugh- ter of W. C. Castle, the wealthy planter of those islands. The wedding was a very handsome affalr and an event In Honolulu society. Mr. Marx's parents and relatives still reside in Oakland. | SRR ) Robert C. Newell, the planist, has made an engagement with Trebelli to act as her plano accompanist for a year's tour of Australia. r. Newell is now leader of 8t. Paul's choir and conductor of the Or- pheus Club. CHRISTMAS BAZAAR OF EPISCOPALIAN LADIES HAYWARDS, Dec. 14.—The Christmas bazaar of the Ladies’ Trinity Ald Soclety of the Episcopal church was opened this afternoon in the opera-house. The words “All ye who enter here leave your cares behind'' greet the visitor as he enters the | hall, where a large number of handsomely decorated booths have peen put up. The | booths are In eh-rie of the following ladies: Fancy artic! g Mrs. Walthmar, Mrs. O. Webb, Mrs. Ryker, Mrs. Captain Miller; useful articles, Mrs. Kelsey, Mrs. Hast; tea booth, Mrs. Elmer Welch, Ethel Welch; refreshment booth, Mrs. F. W. Browning, Mrs. Oscar Hjll, Mrs. L. Rundall; remembrance booth,\Mrs. H. B. ule; grab booth, Mrs. Hamilton, Miss gly amilton. nning through the center of the hall are two long tables, One of them is load- ed down with articies made by the young ladies of the Sunday school and the other contains the handiwork of the boys. et To Plead Temperan: ce. Miss Jessie Ackerman, the noted tem- perance missionary who is now en route around the world, will speak to-morrow morning at the Simpson Methodist Epis- copal Church in this city and in the even- l‘?. the Tenth Avenue Baptist Church, ‘7 Oakland. Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets. —_———————— For a Cold in the Head. | saw, “Handsome is as handsome does. DEATH OF G. W. PERCY, WELL-KNOWN ARCHITECT Was Designer of Buildings in San Francisco. 7 DY WEBSTER 2 R ”””Mflwmoooooonmm\\“\\\\' GEORGE W. PERCY, THE WELL-KNOWN ARCHITECT, WHO DIED AT HIS HOME IN OAKLAND YESTERDAY. OF MANY FAMOUS LOCAL BUILDINGS. . Many Famous HE WAS THE DESIGNER N | AKLAND, Dec. lhcGeorge W. Percy, the well-known architect, of the firm of Percy & Hamilton, in San Francisco, died very sud- denly at his home, 318 Boulevard Terrace, in this city, this morning. Mr. Percy had not been feeling very well for some time, but it was not regarded as se- rious. He had been in constant attend- ance upon his office and was there yester- day. He came home last evening com- plaining of a cold. This morning the weather was threatening, and Mrs. Percy prevailed upon her husband to remain at home. Shortly before noon Mr. Percy was selged with a violent headache, Dr. Lilien- | crantz was called, but before he arrived Mr. Percy was dead. The funeral will take place from the res- idence on Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. George W. Percy was one of the best known architects in the State. He built many of the prominent structures in San Francisco, Oakland, Alameda, Stockton and Los Angeles. He was the architect of the coliseum on Strawberry Hill, in Gold- en Gate Park, of the children’s building and of several other structures in the park. He was the architect of the Acad- emy of Sclences buflding on Market street, of the Wells-Fargo block on Mission street, the Hobart estate building, the L e e e e e e e e i b ] ] VIRTUE WIELLS POER OF MAGI Rabbi Nieto Preaches on _ Strength of Good Life : and Actions. — — - Rabbi Jacob Nieto made a forceful plea for the Hebraic creed at Congregation Sherith Israel last night. He compared the Jewish faith to Wagner's heroine Eilsa, who, by her unconscious attitude toward her bitterest enemies, succeeded in disarming their malice and in wielding he agic power of the conquest of evil.”” The lecturer had bitter words for the decriers of the faith and in_ com- menting on the general currency of false reports concerning the Hebraic ritual sald: “In this world any tale, no matter how bad or improbable it may be, will be believed, always providing its subject be a woman or some religious institution. These are the most helpless creatures on earth.” In the course of his remarks the rabbi also had little favor for those who would insist on a strict rendering of the old “Every great man,” he sald, “has a kink in his character; not anything in this world is perfect.”” The lecturer instanced sunbeams, which, to be seen in their full beauty, must be viewed through a prism. Continuing he spoke in part as follows: “If you will but try, and try earnestly, to stamp out evil it is then that a magic power will be granted you—the magic power of the conquest of evil. You may pernaps be accused by those envious of vour state of dealing in strange devices, %ul you bear in your hand the wonderful talisman of truth. The blood of a man who has dled for truth is never wasted. It consecrates forever the ground on which it falls. The Jewls! religion stands for truth and is therefore unas- sailable.” The Rev. Jacob Voorsanger omitted his usual Friday night sermon at Temple Emanu-FEl Jast night owing to the length of the service preceding. large congre- gntllon was disappointed by tue rabbi’s de- cision. Eastern Star Banquet. OAKLAND, Dec. 14.—Unity Chapter of the Eastern Star met at its new hall in Oakland Tuesday evening, and after the close of the usual proceedings all re- paired to the banquet hall, where the re- mainder of the evening was passed In dis- osing of a splendid collation prepared by rs. Adams and her committee, and in social enjoyments. There was a delight- ful programme of cheery sentiments and hearty responses. Mrs. S. M. Steele acted as toastmaster. —— e A friend of mine has a half sister of whom she was spenklni‘ one day to a caller, who came in with her littie boy. The child listened silently, and then with a perplexed face he asked, “Why, where's the other half?’—Worcester Spy. . Folger estate building and the BEdison | ] electric building, and he was engaged in | | work upon the’ Alvinza Hayward resi- | | dence at the time of his death. | | In Oakland Mr. Percy had just com- pleted the De Fremery estate building on | | Washington street, and he had completed the plans for a business block, hotel and | | theater for Alexander Young in Honolulu. { In Btockton Mr. Percy constructed the | State Insane Asylum. In Alameda he | | bullt the City Hall. | | George W. Percy was born in Bath, Me.. | | in 1847, and recefved his early education | | | in the Kents Hill Academy in that State. | He took several sedtrips and then devoted | himself to the study of architecture under | Mr. Fassett in Portland, Me. He then went to Boston, where he entered the of- fices of Bradley & Winslow. In 1869 he | | came to California and ouilt the Stockton Insane Asylum buildings. When the great fire swept Chicago He went to that city, | and from there went to Boston after the | big fire there. In that city he bulit the Equitable Life Insurance building. In 187 | he returned to California and has lived | here ever since. | Mr. Percy has been a resident of Oak- | land for fourteen years. He leaves a wid- ow and _four children, two girls and two boys. He was one of the committee that | selected the plans for the Oakland Free | Library, now in,course of_ comstruction, and was president of the Technical So- | clety of San Francisco. | WILL BE CALLED ON T EXPLAIN Police Hold S. J. Strauss| for Alleged Crooked Transactions. ——— Samuel J. Strauss, an advertising wllc-l itor, on account of whose alleged crooked | | transactions his employer, Walter Hirsci- feld, committed suicide on the 4th inst., | was arrested last night by Detectives Graham and Fitzgerald and locked up fn | the City Prison. mour and made a statement in which he | declared that he was a full partmer in the advertising firm and not a solicitor. He sald he was unable to agree with Hirschfeld and as the mutual feeling was that a suit for dissolution was inevitable, | both he and Hirschfeld had been acttve in getting for themselves individually whatever they could out of the firm. “L felt that Hirschfeld was golng to | quit,” said Strauss. “and I did not want | to take any the worst of it, so I thought 1 would_grab what I could out of the | wreck. I did what any other man would | do to protect his interest in a_tottering firm. As for Hirschfeld losing $6000, tha: is nonsense. Being a new concern, our firm had 'no rating, and my partner went | good to our creditors. What loss was in- | curred Hirschfeld took to heart. I think | he intended to kill me, but I was too Btrauss takes the affair lightly. He sa‘d he has been about town doing bus.ness | since Hirschfeld's death and that he will | continue to conduct the affairs of the | | firm. | | Captain Seymour ordered Strauss de- | tained until this morning, when it Is ex- pected the friends of Hirschfeld will make a formal charge. The day before Hirschfeld committed | suicide he called on Captain Seymour and told how he had been ruined by Strauss. He had employed Stravss as a solicitor in an advertising calendar scheme which | Strauss had proposed to him. He told tha captain that Strauss had many large or- ders, the contracts for which were signe.l by ws firms of this city, and that Strauss | would take the goods from the firm osten. | sibly for delivery. | _ By accident he learned that his solicitor had never delivered any goods, but had taken order after order and stored them |in his room. Later, when Hirschfeid found that the contracts were forged on he blew out his brains. —_————— “My dear, why don’t you hit the naif on the head sometimes?"’ “I do. Look at my thumb."—Chicago Times-Herald. Buckton—Wasn't it Solomon who said that ‘“‘charity begine at home" Nendick—I shouldn’t weonder. judging | from the extent of his family.—Life. Biliousness an you susceptible to contagious diseases. complaints as eluunmml-nn-n-na. LOOK s Biuc and Red. Caused by overloading the stomach, leaves your system in & condition that makes condition you will always enjoy good health. No medicine in the world has at- tained such & world-wide reputation or been indorsed by so many famous and well- mmnmmmunmummnun-\mm Prescribed by the Medical Profession for 30 Years. AVERAGE DOSE: One-half tumblerful taken balf hour befors breakfast will d 0rpi ver,‘ | executors of 't | san ¥ Strauss was taken before Captain Sey- | It your stomach and liver are in good in a bealthy condition and creats an appe- § ASK “avaicsanms’ MAY NOT INVEST THE MONEY HERE Executors of Crocker Estate Not Planning to Build a Hotel. 3 S i Burton Harrison Will Visit This State Next May and Then New Enterprises Can Be Considered. SR Henry T. Scott and Charles E. Green, estate of the late C. F. Crocker, have not decided to bufld a new hotel in San Francisco. Many reports have been circulated to: the effect that a building to be used for hotel purposes would be erected on the lots at Van Ness avenue and Suiter street. Other rumois designated the Calvary Church property, at the northwest o er of Geary and Powell streets, as the site of the magnifi- cent Y. The no decision has been reached on the question of hotel bullding does not signify a disposition on the part of the e to withhold investment in There are no indications. which Colonel Fred Crocker bequeathed nis three children will be transferred to New York. The re- cent marriage of Miss Mary Crocker to Burton Harrison, a young attorney ot New York, has caused some conjectures concerning future investment of money derived from the estate. Mr, Harrison is said to be a capable and prudent business man. In all affairs concerning the estate the executors esk f s judgment. He will visit California next May and leisure- Iy study the fleid of proposed investment. After exchanging views with the execu- tors the subject of building and equipping a mode high class, fire-proof hotel wiil probably come up for discussion and final settlement. The right of rich men and women to invest thelr money wherever investment promises the surest and best return is not often questioned by Californians, but some of the old timers who worked har.l and made great sacrifices in the develop- ment of the State contend that the wealth which was produced in California _should be here invested and reinvested. The re mark is often made that threats of h tile legislation in the constitution of 1 caused the transfer from this State for investment elsewhere of at least one hun- dred million dollars. Bankers, who give the subject of in- vestment careful study, note that the rich men of California are generally loyal to the State. Loyalty in this regard is not noted as one of the attributes of the wealthy Californian widow. The opulent fair one prefers to take her money and spend it abroad. Resident bankers are surprised at the magnitude of sums sem - annually and quarterly remitted from San Francisco to maintain rich widows who elect to live in Europe. A vast deal of the wealth derived from the Comstock was invested in San Fran- cisco, but millions went to Europe. For- tunes acquired by the . great raliway magnates have been widely distributed. The Crockers are loyal to California. The University of Palo Alto stands as an ex ample of the Stanford loyaity The property known as the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art is about all that Cali- fornia contains of the Mark Hopkins estate. The estate of C. P. Huntington adds but little to the taxable wealth of California. YULETIDE CLASS OF OAKLAND HIGH SCHOOL Names of the Graduates and the Plans for the Gradua- tion. OAKLAND, Dec. 14.—The graduates of the Oakland High School were to-day an- nounced as follows: Ida Emilie Bechtel. Olive Cutting Burroug! . Fred Susan Elizabeth Calg, Emily Anita Dillon, Eitzabeth May Fokom, Flora Ormis Frickstad, Louts Alonzo Giam- toni, Mary Lucretia Gross, Dorothes Kern Jewett, Harry Edward Keifer, Mae Isabelle Knight, James Fulton Kutz, Waiter Booth Mocauley, Florence Louise Malone, Evelyn Maxwell, "Albert Manson Meads, Victor Nichol- son Metcalf, Eiizabeth Moran, Agnes Mary Reynolds, rt Thomas Sutherland, James Robert Westdahl, Charles Hi Wilcox, Mamie Elizabeth Williams, Alics Wilis, Mar: garet Wilhelmina Wythe. The class will give a farce entitled “A Scrap of Paper' on Thursday evening next. The graduating exercises will bs held in the gymnasium of the High School on Friday evening, December . Dr. Dille of Oakland wiil deliver the address. The cast of characters for “A Scrap of Paper” is as follows: Prosper Couramont, Walter Macauley; @e la Glaciere, H Keiter; Robert Sutherland: Anatole, rancisce that the great fortune Emily Dillon; Alice " Wills; Pauline, Madame Dupont, Florence Malone. —_——— ENCINAL SCHOOL WINS THE SPELLING MATCH ' e i Little Miss Sarah Hackett, a Colored Lass; Outspells All the Rest of the Young Competitors. ALAMEDA, Dec. l4.—In competition with three other schools of the city to- day, the Haight, Wilson and Lafayette schools, the Encinal School won the an- nual spelling match for the prize offered by Dr. W. K. Scott, president of the Board of Education. When the thirty- minute crossfire 6f words closed this sfternoon in the final contest between the Encinal and Haight schools, the former had seven out of its twenty bright pu- ils standing and the Haight only had ve, so the judges gave it the trophy. The words were put by School Superintendent Hughes, and E. W. Maslin and Dr. W. K. Scott acted as judges. In the preliminary contest ing the Encinal beat the Longfellow School, having seventeen of its team standing as against fifteen for its com- s in_the morn- o | petitor The contest between the Haight and Wilson schools was very close, former winning by but one point, score being eighteen to seventeen. There was a special contest for a prize lmonf the twelve spellers who remained standing at the end of the final contest in the afternoon. Little Sarah Hackett, a colored lass, was the - competitor who outspelled all the others. —————— CONDUCTOR RUNS CAR Turns on the Power While the Motor- man Is Absent and Causes Trouble. BERKELEY, Dec. 14.—As the 3 o’clock local pulled out of Berkeley station this afternoon car No. 117 of the Oakland Transit Company’s line, going east along Center street, crashed into the last coach of the train. The front of the car was wrecked and the rear step and gate of the train were broken off. & Motorman Harry Downes had left the car to speak to the engineer on the train. Conductor George Beal turned on the power and started the car slowly toward the local track. In some way he miscal- culated his distance and ran the car so close that the last step of the outgoing train struck it. There was no one on the outside of the car at the time of the ae- cident and no one was inju —_——— Death of Ben C. Sanborn. Dec. 14.—Ben C. Sanborn, the only son of Danfel M. Sanborn, died yes- terday after a sickness of only four days. He was taken with a heavy cold which developed the ‘:2:( acute symptoms and the the could not be checked. Yo%. n- born had been running the Sanl ranch for his father, who was old and feeble. His mother died a few years ago. o. lecture - the First Unitarian Church will be livered next Monday ovonm,ob] Profes- sor M. Stratton, h the psy- ghol lagoratory, of the Us fornia. 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