The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 27, 1901, Page 23

%3 WORKMEN’S ORDER NEARS ITS THIKTY-THIRD Grand Officers and Members Na YEAR Will Celebrate Anniversary in ive Sons’ Hall With Music, Literary Numbers and Ball and Three Hundred New Certificates Wi:l Be Presented el AC HARWICK SUPREME MASTER HE Anclent Order of United Workmen, the oldest beneficial association of the United States, be thirty-three yvears ©0ld to-morrow. The grand officers and the members of the local lodges will celebrate the event to-morrow night in Native Sons’ Hall with an entertainment and ball In addition to a programme of instru- mental music, song and literary numbers igh class, certificates of membership will be presented to a class of about 300 members of the order who have been ini- n the different lodges within the days. It is expected that A. C. supreme master of the order, here to make the presentations. ote some time ago that he was to this city in the last week in this th, and it is believed by those who e matter in charge that he will be a time. principal local speakers will be W. s, deputy grand master work- alifornia; Past Supreme Master Workman W. H. jordan and Past Grand Master Workman Davis 8. Hirshberg. After the programme there will be or- tral music by the Golden Gate Park 4 and dancing until a late hour. it The affalr is to be under the direction f the following committees: H. Barpes, General committee—W. M. J. Blackman, vice chair- J. Maguire, secretary:; James ant secretary; N. Fallack, J.| Martin Glennon, Frank Nor- Druesdom, E. Danforth, A. M. . Knowles, E. Isenbruck and D). McSwee Bxecutive committee—C. T. Spencer, K. F. McKenzie, A. W. Tuggy and J. Lee. committee—L. M, Manzer, Robert English, John Danton, G. J. Gor- rell. J. T. Shaylor, Otto Herzog, H. Grim. shaw all, J. Bow- man A. Levy, H. P. Thomas, H. J. Mack, E. A. Baumeis- ter, H. K. Waterhouse, Willlam Hansen, J. F. Walthour, T. A. Farless, Thomas fraternal | SWorRKMAN L L | | HEAD OF THE A. 0. U.. W, | WHO 1S EXPECTED TO AT- | TEND THE CELEBRATION. + & | | Grimth, James Wallace, D. Sewell, G. M. | Lawton, Joseph Smith, C. J. McCleur,.C. | F. Kimball, W. O. Zahn, E. A. Dunn, D. | Keefe, A. J. Bootz and Lee Hamlin. Floor manager, A. W. Tuggy; assistant | fioor_managers, R. H, McPherson and J. | D. McDonald; floor committee—Henry | Kaiser, M. Sulllvan, M. L. Stern, H. | Trowbridge, E. Doughérty, S. Levy. F. J. | Maguire, W. B. Kelly and R. F. BcKenzie. Prize committee—M. J. Blackman, John T. Kidd, W. C. Crowley, Juliug Meyer and H. J. Trowbridge. D R e e o] ] LEWIS DISCHARGED FROM THE ASYLUM Man Accused of Forgery Recovers His Reason and Is Given His Freedom. Major Edwin Lewls, who was acquitted gome time ago in Judge Lawlor's court of srge of forgery because of his in- and who was afterward sent to the for the insane at Stockton, has scharged from that institution as Yesterday Lewis called at police ters and obtained the property was taken from him at the time of rest &, who is an expert penman, forged i to some property on Baker street. orgery was discovered, and, as the was conclusive against Lewls, he was arrested and charged with the crime. As it was claimed that he was mentally deranged when he forged the ced, the jury which tried him acquitted im, after pronouncing him insane. He as then committed to Stockton. —_—— AN INSOLVENT DRUMMER.—A. H. Will, a traveling salesman residing in Sacramento, filed & petition in insolvency yesterday in the Unitea States District Court. He owes $956 %5 288 Do assets. —_—————— Ten trolley cars for carrying parcels are now run by the Metropolitan Company over the streets of New York. The trol- jey express service is expected to revoiu- tionize parcel collection and delivery in o headq whic the city. P —— GRAPE-NUTS. — QUIT WHITE BREAD. Could Not Get Strength From It. An Episcopalian minister of Ellenville, N who is interested not only in the spiritual welfare of his congregation, but in their physical well-being also, says: “I can mow @o an immense amount of work and feel no fatigue, for the reason I am using Grape-Nuts breakfast »0d and have quit coffee entirely and am ng Postum Food Coffee. Myself and family are all greatly im- proved in health. We have largely sbandoned the use of white bread. Up- ward of twenty-five persons have changed, their t on my recommendation. It is glas ven, because I know, from per- sonal experience, whereof I speak.” It i= a weli-known fact that white bread i almost entirely composed of starch and this is difficult of digestion by many people, particularly those who have weak intestinal digestion. The result of the of much white bread is a lack of bra nervous power to do mental work and it also creates intestinal trou- bles, because the excess of starch fer- the intestines and makes the right for the growth of mi- whereas Grape-Nuts breakfast CREDIT MEN TO BANQUET NATIONAL SECRETARY Methods of Improving the Credit Con- ditions Will Be Dis- cussed. | Willlam A. Prendergast, secretary of the National Association of Credit Men, will be tendered a banquet next Friday evening at the California Hotel by the directors of the San Francisco Credit Men's Assoclation. Mr. Prendergast is visiting here in the interest of Credit As- sociation work. The National Association of Credit Men has its headouarters in New York, with branch associations in mearly all the large cities of the Union. Its member- ship consists of wholesale merchants, ]obfiers and bankers, represented by their credit men, who have banded together for the purpose of improving credit con- ditions and putting the commercial world on a more solid financial basis. | ———————— Water Front Notes. The Cralgnair, now out 207 days from New Caledonia for Philadelphia, has been removed from the overdue fleet as unin- surable. The others on the overdue listare the Roanoke, from Norfolk for San Fran- cisco, 137 days out, 30 per cent; Benjam n F. Packard, from Noriolk for Honolulu, 139 days out, 15 per cent; La Tour d'Au vergne, from Swansea for S8an Francisco, 165 days out, 10 per cent; Edouard De- taille, from Cardift for San Francisco, 167 days out, 10 per cent; Glenbreck, from Tyne for Valparalso, 161 days out, § per ce’?;;e vessel last mentioned {8 now almost uninsurable also. The Mackinaw, which ran on some rocks near Flattery while on her way from San Francisco to Tacoma, was mor2 badly damaged than first surmised. Her injuries are on the port side. Some fect from the bow is a great hole through her bottom inte her forward ballast tank. Her bottom is badly scraped and corru- gated from that point to within a few feet from her stern, where there f¢ another big hole through her bottom into the after ballast tank. The holes will be planked over and permanent repairs made t ort. .'Thheu()gennlc Steamship Company’s Ala- meda will be due from Honolulu next Wednesday, while the Gaelic, from the Orient, will probably get here next Mon- day afternoo: —_——————— Apprentices Give a Ball. Golden West Lodge of the Apprentices’ Auxiliary, International Association of Machinists gave its first grand ball last night in Native Sons’ Hall. The proceeds will be devoted to the striking machinists’ apprentices. It was a well attended affair, and no doubt the appren- tices will realize consideranle money. The committees and officers who had charge of the affair were as follows: Arrangement committee—E, Eagan, A. Saunders, John Mitchell, A. Mars and C. Melrose; floor manager, A. McMahon; assistant floor manager, T. Curran; floor committee—S. Flint, J.’ Steele, C. Gheen, 3. Farnham, J. Cooper and J. Lutz: re- ception commiitee—E. Eagan, G. Wein- holz, C. Saunders, G. Durham, W. Fen- 1. Ronning, nessey, J. Achman, A, Wolf, A. Lucas and J. Lahe ntains the needed starch, but in sted form. That is, it s trans- grape sugar in the process of facture and delivered in the pack- ages, ready cooked, and in such shape that it is immediately assimilated without work of the digestive organs. The f0ood also contains the delicate par- ticles of phosphate of potash, which, com- bined with albumen, is used by nature to a<e the gray matter that must be in the cells of the brain and the nerve centers throughout the body, in order to give firength and ability to - stand long and continuous work. Both the Posfum Food Coffee and Grape-Nuts are sold by all first-class grocers. mac —_— e Fined for Thrashing Rival. Charles Wilson, clerk in Newman & Levinson's store, appeared for sentence before Judge Mogan yesterday on the charge of battery. He was convicted of nrlkfns and kicking Norman J. Barchinor at the residence of Miss Wiltha Bowen, 560 O'Farrell street, both having been pay- ing their addresses to the young lady. The Judge sentenced Wilson to pay a fine of $50, and remarked if it.had not been for the witnesses who testified to his good character he ‘would have given him the limit, as the gsnult was an aggravated one. The fine Was pald. 2 The rallways have adopted the auto- matic er, ‘but clergymen mn,uaeu to the plain gold ring. ‘fon tkat in order HYDRAULICKING COMES T0 FORE Caminetti Defines Hopes . of Many Miners for Future. Debris Committee Explains Matters of Live Interest. RS The recent convention of the Miners' Assoclation of California had something definite to say concerning the question of hydraulic mining in this State. In the resolutions that were adopted the several recommendations of the committces were summarized, which was all that was pos- sible. The public has a good idea of the substance of the committee reports gen- erally, but late in .the afternoon of the closing day of the convention, when there ‘were 50 many other matters then on hand, inciuding the consideration. of the report of the committee on resolutions and ac- tion thereon and also the annual election of the officers of the association, one re- port of great importance and significance was practically unnoticed. In the report of the committee on debris, which was submitted by Mr. Caminetti, were several very interesting statements. The cpmmittee reported, in answer to a question as to whether hydraulic min- ing would be permitted after the Yuba River barriers are constructed, thatas licensed hydraulic mining is permitted now there is no logical reason that can be advanced to show that it will be re- strained after the Yuba -River barriers shall have been completed, as conditions will be improved by the added protection thus given to the rivers below and to ad- jacent lands. The committee then called attention to those who might have any doubts concerning the accuracy.of this general conclusion to a statement “that has been often misauoted, contained in the report to the War Department, trans- mitting the project of 1899.” This is that “the object sought to be accomplished is the storage of the de- tritus now in the Yuba River and its trib- utaries, with a view to the improvement of the rivers below and decidedly not with a view of permitting unlicensed, indis- criminate hydraulic mining at locations above the impounding works.” On the basis of this presentation on the part of the Government report the com- mittee argued as follows: Committee’s Conclusions. Does that mean that licensed hydraulic min- ing is to be prohibited? Is it not only licensed hydraulic mining that we want now as well as after the construction of these barriers? A glance even at this language will disclose that it is cnly unlicensed and indiscriminate hy- draulic mining that is to be inhibited, Another reference in the report, also often misunderstood, {s that ‘“‘when the works have been compieted and in operation for several years there will be time and opportunity to determine whether or not the system is capable of sufficient expansion to warrant an attempt at storing therein’the tailings from the hydraulic mines without compelling each mine to impound any or all of its debris.”” This has no reference to mines working and impounding tailings at or near the place of operation under a license, but to the question whether when the Government dams are bullt the ‘‘storing therein of the tallings from the hydraulic mines.without compelling each mine to impound any or ail of its debris’’ will be permitted, thus giving hope that the efforts of the commission will be directed to investi- gations which may pérmit the workifg of hy- draulic mines at places where there is no opportunity to impound at or near the place of operation. The committee also expressed.the opin- to_ prevent - licensed hydraulic mining above the proposed bar- riers the present law must be repealed. On this point the committee sald: This cannot be done without notice to all parties interested. We have no misgivings on that point. All that is necessary is to con- tinue on lines laid down in the law, and the result of operations will, - in our , judgment, prove that the work of this association and its friends has not been done in vain. Instead of listening to rumors and agitating questions affecting the constitutionality of the law, let us take, the position now occupled by the Cabinet officers of the Government, namely, the Attorney General and Secretary of War, by the legal advisers of the Califor- nia Debris Commission and by commis- sion. It cannot be assumed that the law of- ficers of the Government would permit the con- struction of great and costly works and main- tain important -and far-reaching litigation if there was any question of the validity in a constitutional sense of the measure; besides we are supported In this attitude by the decision of tke United States courts. The Legal Status. On the closing day of the convention the debris committee recgived from the United States District Atforney a state- ment concerning the legal status of the affairs of the California Debris Commis- sion so far as they pertain to the ac- quisition of land for the construction of dams on the Yuba River. This communi- cation, as it clears up the matter con- siderably and as it has not been pre- viously published, is herewith given prac- tically in full as follows: The title of all of the lands desired by the commission has been examined and reported upon by this office to the Hon, Attorney Gen- eral of the United States. The abstract of title, together with the report thereom, and the deeds which have been executed and de- livered to the California Debris Commission by varlous parties are all in the hands of the Attorney General for his approval. Deeds have been secured for almost all of the land that the commission desires for its purpose. M. C. Dufficy and James O'Brien are the only land holders who have refused up to this time to sell to the Government the land it re- quires of them in order to carry out its pro- Ject. On the 224 day of October, 1900, O'Brien en- tered into a written agreement to sell to the Government for $2500 certain parcels of his hold'ngs in Yuba County which were desired by the commission. Subsequently on the 29th day of July of the present year O'Brien served upon the Government officers a notice of the withdrawal and repudiation of his former agreement. Since that time the Hon. Attorney General of the United States has directed this office to institute a suit to compel O'Brien to perform the covenants of his agreement of October 22, 1900. This suit has bheen filed and is now pending in the United States Circuit Court for this district. In addition to his refusal to comply with the terms of his contract with the Government, he has attemnted to locate under the United ftates mining laws the channel of the Yuba River, between sections 31 and 37, township 16 3 JOE ROSENBERG'S. Always Consider Your Money Yours Until Satisticd— Then there are two of us satisfied. 8 doz. LADIES' WAISTS —Made of the best Ameri- can fancy silk stripe crepe cloth, new ' sleeve, with * button cuffs, -detachable . collar, .lined. ' Comes in this season's newest fail shades. = You would pay. more for than we ask for the waist 35 Sale O'Farrell-street -entrance. No Disappointment. We 'sell as we advertise. ‘We bought from a Swiss handker- chief manufacturer 85 dozen LADIES’ ‘' HANDKERCHIEFS, slightly imper- ‘fect, hardly noticeable with the naked eye. They come three in each bunch. You could not buy one of them less than 15c apiece; we will sell each tunch 23¢. We know we will have enough to last until noon; beyond that we cannot promise. i not the store that advertises facis. scriplion Which will surprise the most saving. LADIES' BELTS— Made of the best qual ity pleated satin, long eftect; buckles come in the newest designs in gold and oxidized. Take advantage this offering 3 the - material. JOE ROSENBERG’S. ke JOE ROSENBERG'S. - | JOE ROSENBERG'S. And Yov'll Be if You Come to Sece This Traveler’s Sample Line of Ladics’ While Skirts. ' Samples are usually better finished than the regular goods. They are made of fine cambric French musiin and English lawns, some trimmed with Torchon lace, others with Nor- FIRST— Ladies’ Short Detticoals. Made of fine muslin, finished with a deep eight-inch hemstitched flounce; yoke band with drawing string. Yon cannot buy the muslin for the prics we ask for the petticoats. 39¢ NEXT—LADIES' LONG, WHITS UNDERSKIRT—Made of fine soft bleached muslin, finished with deep hemstitched. ruffie_eight inches wide; also dust ruffle. The way we buy, the way we sell o~ 1 HERE’S ANOTHER. LADIES' SKIRT, made of soft bleached - cambric, finished with aa eighteen-inch flounce, with three rows wide fine .torchon lace insertion; alsy trimmed with four-inch lace ruffle and finished with dust ruffle. We will not guarantee how long these skirts wijl last in the store at this price..§1.25 The last one we will quote, but we have many more in cheaper and better qualities LADIES’ SKIRT, made of extra fine cambric, finished with fifteen-inch flounce, trimmed with fine cluster ot tucks and lace running lengthwise a!l around the skirt; pointed flounca trimmed with wide torchon lace ruffie; also dust ruffie trimmed with torchon Jace. ~Rare opporiunity at this price fi.gn;y.sm%g Women Read RIBBONS, from Pater- son,” N. J., where the best ribbons in the world are made. Five hundred pleces of all-silk, corded, wash ribbon, ‘width N». 60, 3% inches wide. By pulling one cord in the - ribbon 1t makes a pretty fluting, which can_ Le used for fancy cushion ruffles. ‘or for the neck. Colors pink, blue, lemon, brown, white, navy, black, etc. Instead of %, for to-day snd to-morrow. e Two Ilems From Our Tidy Department. Bring this ad. with you and see if this Belts of Every Style and De- Sebuy them at this price. —_ FIRST — 65 TAMBOUR SCARFS, made in the new- est Swiss openwork designs, 18 inches by 54 inches. A: tonishingly low for....235¢ AND ANOTHER. This time it is a HAND- MADE BATTENBERG LACE SCARF, 20 by 54 inches, made in the newest designs. If we did not buy them at a forced sale you could not buy them un- of der $4.00. Our luck and also yours to Time and Money Saved by Buying Your Corsels From Jee Rosenberg. Our Corsets are without a peer— without a rival. LA VIDA, the queen of all corsets; we are of- fering this corset for al- most half of its real val- ue; made of fast black Italian cloth, double side steels, rust proof frout steels, boned throughout with genuine whalebones, made in all the newest shapes: a corset that will lend grace and charm to any form. We match this to any made to order corset for just one-half the 50 price .. 83, Sale O'Farrell-street entrance. Extra! Exira! A CORSET AND HOSE SUP- PORTER COMBINED. The W. B. corset manufacturers wanted us to ad- vertise their new corset. The Velvet Grip Hose Supporter manufacturers wanted us to advertise their new sup- porter. They have made us a wonder- ful concession. The corset is made of very best fast black sateen, new mili- tary straight front, lace trimmed, low bust, long over the hips, bias cut, hand gored. The hose supporter is the new patent clasp, which is attached to the front of the corset to keep the abdo- men down, made of the best lisle friil- ed elastic’ with velvet grip button: a clasp that never tears, never slips. This corset with this hose supporter attached for .. $1.25 If You Don’t Need Them Now Yov'll Need Them Soon, But you won't buy them again at these prices. 98 MELBA COMBINATION SUITS— Made of 70 per cent Australian wool, high neck, long sleeves and ankle length. This garment buttons across the chest: neck is finished with cro- cheted edge running through with silk tape. They are the jersey knit perfect fitting. Colors gray and white. Later on you will pay twice as much for them. It was our opportunity to sell them at this price.......oevnee JOE ROSENBERG Mail Orders Solicited. ) mandy, also fine Swiss embroiderses, and fin;/y_l;smst/iched. We bought ihem for just one-half, e and our pairons will get the benefit of it. quote a few of the many, : Neckwear. When dainty neckwear is so much in vogue no well-dressed wom- an should be with- out a_neck ruche. LADIES’ BLACK NECK __RUCHE, made _of best qual- ity - Liberty silk, accordeon pleated ends. Large and full around the neck... AND ANOTHER. LADIES' STOCK COLLARS, made of velvet and pleated satin, come in different combinations, such as black and white, black and pink, black and blue, black and red, black and yellow, etc. Why not be dre: nd neat for this little price What a Scramble There Will Be for These. GLOVES — The genuine Princess Glove bought from a glove importer that was retiring from business at a great reduction. It is made of picked French lambskin, stitched back, two- fasteners.” In all the newest “"In New Yecrk they were sold at $1.2%5 a pair, and then they were called a bargain. We warrant them and fit them for to-day and to-mor- row $1.00 An Ounce of Precavlion Is Worth a Pound of Cure. FOR_ HEALTH AND COMF ORT. LADIES" DRESSING JACKETS-— Made of extra heavy all- wool eiderdown, finished with turnover collar. new bishop sleeves, crocheted edge all around the clasi shades. jacket of all-wool yarn. not buy Why them now at this low price. e DSe A Mother’s Friend, a Child’s Delight. QUR NEW FERRIS WAIST FOR CHILDREN, made of the best French coutil, with patent tape fastener: comfortable under waist made. tle article for little people for a littie price 816 MARKET STREET, two sets of buttons, fastered the must A lit- 25¢e Running through to 11 0'Farrell, PHELAN BUILDING. north, range 5 east, M. D. M. This land has also been located by other partles who have conveyed their interests to the Government, and upon this state of facts the Hon. Attorney General has directed that an action be brought to confirm the title to this property in the United States. To my mind there is no doubt of the ultimate success of these actions. A condemnation suit is also to be instituted against O'Brign to obtain certain lands in sections 32 and 34, which he recently pur- chased from the estate of Catherine Hallett, deceased. These actions will be instituted and prosecuted as..rapidly as circumstances will permit. 4 Regarding the action agalnst O'Brien to com- pel specific performance of his agreement of October 22, 1300, I-am of the opinion that it is unnecessary make a tender of money to O'Brien, because of the fact that he has al- ready signified his intention of violating his agreement. However, it s not unwise to make ‘‘assurance doubly sure,” and therefore I have advised the California Debris Commis- ston that there can be no objection to tender- ing O'Brien the monexy"whk‘h was 8o kindly offered by your assoclation. o egned to M. C. Dutficy, T may state that he entered into an agreement to sell to the Government his land, located in section 27, township 16 north, range 5 east, M. D. M., for the sum of $20. Subsequently, following th» example of O'Brien, he served upon the Gov- ernment officers a Totice of the repudiation of A sult ainst Dufficy to form lhe“mmdlllonv of his contract will be instituted this week. With the determination of these suits the principal difficulties in the way of the commission will be practically dis- posed of. There are two or three amicable suits 1o be Instituted agninst different persons who by reason of some disability are unable to make a valld conveyance to the Government. The purchase price of the land to be included n the sults referred to has been agreed upon. It will only remain for the commission to ac- quire a few small pleces of land in order to Place it in & position where work can be com- menced. Views of Congressmen. In a general review of conditions the debris committee also had the following of interest to report: During the past summer the Congressional Committee on Rivers and Harbors visited this coast. Our river systems—and the site of the proposed barriers and settling basins were in- Epected, Some of the members of the debris committee were present on most of the tour. Our chairman was acquainted with the major- ity of the visiting Congressmen and thus had ample opportunity to present our position and ascertain thelr views thereon. It was the general verdict of these Congressmen that the Project above referred to should be completed at an early date, and that the Bear, Amerl- can and other streams below should receive im- mediate attention. Your committee cannot ac- count for the circulation of a rumor that Chair- man Burton of the River and Harbor Commit- tee had expressed himself while on this visit in favor of the appropriation of the additional sum of $150,000 by Congress, but desired to cou- ple it with a proviso that hydraulic mining above the barriers should cease. In various extended conversations held with Mr. Burton and others by our chairman, no reference was made directly or indirectly to such proviso, notwithstanding that hydraulic mining was the subject considered. The trend of the conversation was that with proper pro- tection to the rivers, mining of all kinds should be permitted and encouraged, for the general welfare. Knowing our delegation in Wash- ington, both in the Senate and in the House, ADVERTISEMENTS. ITALITY - Exhausted or Debilitatel From any Cause Cufd by WINCHESTER'S. SPECIFIC PILL. A $1.00 BOX FREE This is a special and bona fide offer, good only to Dec. 15, 1901, by malil only, and only 10 those wbo hive never used our remedy he- ore. This Pill is purcly vegetable, has heen tested and prescribed by physicians and has ven to be the est and eafest and most effective treatment known to medical sclence for restor- ing Vitality, no matter how originally ceused. Our remedies arc the best of their kind and contain only the best and purest ingredients that money can buy and science produce; therefore we can not offer free samples. On 1he eoefi of $110 we will mail you two (2) 1 boxer of Winchester's Specific” Pills. The object of this offer is to bring our remedy more fully before the public. NO HUM?UG OR TREATMENT SCHEME. s PERSONAL OPINIONS. 1 know of no remedy in the whole' Materia Medica equal to your Specific Pill for Nervous Debility.—Adolph Behre, M. D., Professor of Organic Chemistry and Physiology, New York. ‘e belleve it to be in the treatment of Ner- vous Debility as near a SPECIFIC as any ‘medicine can be. We have cured many severe cases with from SIX to TEN BOXES—B. Relth, M. D., American Journal Indigenous Materia Medica. 1 have used your Specific Pill in many cases of Weakness and with most perfect succ: — J. Milton Sanders, M. D., LL. D. Send for free Treatise, securely sealed. 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It is a home treatment, and all men who suffer from any form of sexual weakness resultin from _youtntul folly, ‘premature loss o strength and memory, weak back, varico- cele or emaciation of parts can now cure themselves at home, The remedy has a peculiarly grateful effect of warmth and seems to act direct to the desired location, giving strength and development just where it is needed. It cures all the ills and troubles that come from years of misuse of the natural func- tions and has been an absolute ‘success in all cases. A request to the State Medical Institute, 328 Elektron bullding, Fort Wayne, Ind., stating that you desire one of their free trial packages, will be com- plied with pmmptl{. The Institute is de- sirous of reaching that great class of men who are unable to leave home to treated, and the free samples will enable them to see how easy it is to be cured of sexual weakness when the proper reme- dies are employed. The Institute makes no restrictions.” Any man who writes will be sent a free sample, carefully scaled in a plain package, so that Its recipient need have mno_fear of embarrassment or pub- Uelty, are Tequested to write without delay. as we do, we entertain no doubt of their abil- ity to secure the necessary appropriation free of any condition against hydraulic mining. Other Barriers Needed. A request has been submitted to this oqm- mittee for some recor other barriers on streams other than the Yuba. The law of 1893, under which the California Debris Commission is acting, has provided as a basia of operations what are known as the Mendell report and: the Biggs Commission re- port, in both of which plans and estimates are made for barriers on the Yuba, Bear, American Cosumnes, Sutter Creek, Calaveras River anc other streams throughout the hydraulic minin field; and it also provided that as soon as a propriation therefor are made work thereon shall be commenced. Until_the construction of the barriers now contemplated on the Yuba are begun it is not deemed advisable by us that any organized effort be made .to extend operatiogs, but we recommend that all preliminary steps be taken toward making a united effort to extend the work as proposed by the law, and as already recommended to the Government in said ro- ports on the Bear, American and other streams. The report of the debris committee was signed by A. Caminetti, J. S. McBride, A. C. Hinkson and Mark B. Kerr, SOME ANSWERS TO QUERIES BY ' CALL READERS TWO HALVES—G. 8. P., San Jose, Cal. No premium is offered for half dollars of 1826 and of 1§31 THE GEDNEY—Mrs. A, B, City. It is not known at this time when the sur- \'ey:nx steamer Gedney will return to this port. AFTERNOON TEA—G. H. W, City. A gentleman invited to an afternoon tea shculd not wear a colored shirt. To be correct he should wear a dark sult with Prince Albert coat and white shirt. TEACHER—Call Reader, City. There is no law or any rule of the Board of Edu- cation that will prevent any teacher who has resigned from the School Department from “being reappointed in the depart- ment. SURVEY MAP-O. B, City. As this department does not print any answer that amounts to an advertisement it did not “announce a short time ago where a twenty-mile survey map could be procured for 5 cents.” CZOLGOSZ—B. B., Alameda, Cal. There is no combination of letters that may be printed in the English language that will glve the correct pronunclation of the name of the assassin of President McKin- ley. The pronunciation can be acquired only by sound. FITZSIMMONS — DEMPSEY — R. O, City. The fight between Fitzsimmons and Dempsey in which the last named was bested occurred on the l4th of January, 1891, at New Orleans; thirteen rounds. ALLOY OF SILVER—Subscriber, Oak- land, Cal. The silver used for coins and most other purposes is alloyed with cop- per,, the pure metal being too soft. The alloy is usually from 7% to 10 per cent of copper. AUSTRIAN MAN-OF-WAR—A. B, City. The first Austrian man-of-war that entered the port of S8an Francisco was the corvette Friedrich, Captain Oesterricher, commandant. She arrived In the latter part of September, 1875. CLINTON—C. C., City. The George Clinton cent of 1787, on which .there is a profile of Clinton on the, obverse, and on the reverse a seal with the word under- neath, “Excelsior,” and the figures “1787,” commands a premium of from $15 to $25. CAPTAIN ROBBINS—W. F., City. Cap- tain Mark M. Robbins, master of .the steamer Santa Cruz, was mortally wound- ed by Oscar Walter on the Broadwa: wharf, San Francisco, December 27, 1884, and died on the Iith" of the following month. FERTILIZER—A Subscriber, Irvington, Cal. “What is the best fertilizer for a lawn and for a vineyard?’ is too general to admit of an answer. Before an answer can be given it is necessary to have a de- scription of the soil that is to be enriched. RAZZLE DAZZLE—J. W., City. In raz- zle dazzle dice shaking there are as many who declare that aces are high as there are who declare that sixes are high. The only safe rule is to agree as to which shall be high at the beginning of the game. DEFRAUDING CREDITORS—L. A. L. Spreckels, Cal. There is a law of Call- fornia that authorizes the arrest and de- sideration concerning’ tentlon of a party who may want to leave the State for the purpose of de- frauding his creditors. FATE OF A SOLDIER-A. 8., City. To ascertain the fate of a soldier in the Phil- ippines, address a_communication to the ‘War Department, Washington, D. C., giv- ing name, age, place of birth, the branch of the service he was in, the;number of the regiment and the letter of his com- pany. MAP-L. A. L., Spreckels, Cal. There is a road book and map of the State of California for the use of bicyclists, which may be had from any first-class book- store. Such book describes the length and character of the different roads trav- eled by cyclers. FEET-A. B. C, City., To correct an of- fensive smell of the feet bathe them in a weak solution of permanganate of potas- sa; 1 scruple of the salt to 8 ounces of water. A few drops of carbolic acld dropped In shoes that have an objection- able odor by reason of feet that perspire too freely will disinfect them. ALLOY OF GOLD—Subscriber, Oakland, Cal. The principal alloy of gold is cop- per, which gives it a reddish color and makes it more fusible. The composition ot gold used by jewelers is designated by karats, Pure gold is twenty-four karats: 20-karat gold contains 20 parts of gold and 4 guru of copper; 18-karat gold con- tains 18 parts of gold and 6 of copper. DARKEST HOUR-J. F., City. “It is darkest just before the dawn'’ was framed from the following lines in “The Baron of St. Castine,” by Longfellow: But the nearer the dawn the darker the night, And by going wrong all things come right. Things have been mended that were worse, And the worse the nearer they are to mend. WASHINGTON'S DEATH-Subscriber, City. When Napoleon learned of the death of George Washington, December 14, 1799, he was First Consul of France. As a 'token of respect to the memory of the great American he issued announce- ment to the French army ahd had crape suspended from all the flags and stan- dards in the French service for ten days. FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR-G. 8., Georgetown, Cal. The Franco-Prussian war originated in the jealousy of the Em- peror of the French of the greatly in- creased power of Prussia, through the successful issue of the war with Denmark in 1864. The German confederation was thereby annulled, and the North'German Confederation established under the su- premacy of the King of Prussia, to whose territories were added Hanover, Hesss Cassell, Nassau, Frankfort and other provinces. OBSTRUCTING THE MAIL—Reader, City. The United States statute relative to obstructing the United States mail is as follows: “Any person who shall know- ingly and wilifully obstruct or retard the passage of the mail, or any carriage, horse, driver or carrier carrying the same, shall for every such offense be punish- ablé by a fine of not more than $1%0. The Wnited States mail always has the right of way In precedence of private con- veyances. THANKSGIVING DAY-U. 8. B. C, City. Thursday was selected originally for Thanksgiving day, it is thought, be- cause it was so near the middle of the week and gave opportunity for scattered members of the family to come together and return without violating the Sabbath. The Puritans of New England, with whom the observance of Thanksgiving day orig- inated, were very scrupulous in this latter regard. Whatever the reason of the orig- inal selection Thursday was the day ob- served in New England, and as the cus- tom became general so did the selection of the day. SCHOOL TEACHERS-T. J. M., City. In San Francisco school teachers must hold pupils to a strict accountability for any disorderly conduct on their way to or from school or on the school premises. If any case arises requiring punishment the teacher must report the same to the principal or vice prineipal and punishment may be Inflicted by either, but only in ex- treme cases and not upon any children whose parents npecmcnky object to it This department eannot find any law that authorizes a teacher to inflict punishment gn a pupll for misbehavior on non-school ays. NUT AND PULLEY-D. A. L., Glant, Cal. When a rod that Is subject to ten. sion s fastened by means of double nut: a thick and a thin one, the thick one Is placed on the outside, it being the one that “supports the wad,” the thin one be- ing simply a lock nut. An open belt runs on two straight cone pulleys. The face of the cones should not be slightly convex. If such were the case there would be un- necessary loss of time in shifting, and such could not be done as well. STAMPS—G. L., City. United States stamps are not money in the sense that that word is generally used. They are a commodity because they are sold like any other article of merchandise. They are not a promissory note in the sense of that word, but are promises on the part of the United States Government that when affixed to a letter the Government will deliver the letter. Stamps are not redeemed by the United States Treasury for coin. Stamps are current to the ex- tent that they are used to make small payments sent by mall. Many houses ac- cept stamps In ileu of coin, for the rea- son that they are required to purchase a large amount of them in the course of a year. Stamps are not used in ment of purchases in the ordinary 'ayp:‘¥ bus- Iness and are not offered or received as The only: sizes. = exquisitely { izing 1t at [ w0 DRESS s. COAT ) Onpogrunrrms The picture we the preéttiest dress idea of this season. All- wool cheviot; tailor stitched skirt with large flare flounce, richly finished; blacks and blues all sizes. As these dresses are worth $20 we will charge a little more in case of alterations when we seil them Monday and Tuesday for v Striking Kersey Jackets. ‘Beautifully finished, in All-wool Kersey and silk lined throughout; blacks and castors; all You have a chance to get ome for The Reigning Coat. It's a three-quarter ome, 42 inches long. made by the best tailors from the finest Kersey and silk lined throughout. in weight; blacks, castors, grays and tans. In- stead of asking Its value, §13, we are poi Are you not tempted by these prices on furs? Cape 16 inches deep, with yoke of jack Astrachan, all satin lined........... 10.00 18 inches deep..$11.50 20 inches deep..$12.50 Dréss of the Scason. present herewith represents easily $12.5C. $7,50. It has a coat collar, is finished and is uniformly corvect our price $i3.00. China Seal Cape.