The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 30, 1902, Page 12

1 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY. JANUARY 30, 1902 LLEGED WIDOW EROWS WRATHY Alice Edith Dickason At- tempts to Avoid An- swering Counsel. HOMAS NORMILE, a laborer and the father of a family of eight children, the eldest of whom is but 13 years of age, was shot‘ Shs Very Reluctantly Admits That “Lucky” Baldwin Is Caring for Her. and instantly killed last night on the north side of Bernal Heights by Gus- | tav Allsted, another laborer. The mur-, Alice Edith Dickason spent an uncom- | Ger was caused by Allsted finding Nor- fortable morning in Judge Hunt's coust | mile on the hillside in the company of vesterday. She lost her temper several | his wife. The bullet, which was fired Zimes and appealed to the court in her ef- | from a rifle of a very small caliber, en-| tered Normile's head just behind the car | forts to evade answering the questions | of Attorney Moore, but she was directed | and penetrating upward through ' the | to answer. According to her testimony | brain passed out through the' tcp_ of \hcI she is mow a protege of “Lucky” Bald- | skull. After being shot Normile fell; win and in the event of Unruh winning | across-Allsted’s wife, drenching her vfl(h‘K iife blood. | he murder was the termination of an all-day carousal. Normile and Mrs. All- sted had met m the morning at the home | of Hariy sey, a mutual friend, Wwho on b During the oon they Vassey wif. { had_what they med un enjoyable time. When Normile and Mrs. Allsted took their departure late in the afternoon | g tried she is to be clothed fed and maintained at the expense of the million: for the rest of her life. Up to vesterday morning she had only been questioned concerning her life dur- Her unwilling the years ing answers created a sur vo n living for th : . both were very drunk — e When the two left ‘s house they lawin's house at the Santa Anita |intended to go Lo their homes, but changec fir)»“‘w- xl > | their mirds and returned. Vassey, wno, been supported by during | was himself intoxicated by this time, re- fused to admit them aga:n, so they went out and sat down on the hiis.de. not more me you have not been per- | than forty feet from Va door. Here Smitted ¢ e ranch cxcept at stated In- | they were seated ~when Atlsted arrived Servals? : s and whenever 1| Witl @ nutle and shot Normile. 1 could go where 1 wanted and wheneve “ " Eaie I buggy and drove Ghastly Sight on Hillside. - g Mre. Alisted had er survelllance all the |, After Ne s B iy il t / 1o effects of the wine. b linek So sou Y Sieep that they did | hear the shot. They remained asleel; EEIA B S RO O C. W. Brown and Sergean: Alice Edith - Dickason | ( nk arrived and aroused them s still possessed of the he door. Vas: P cnabied her to live €, W ather infu and deaf, ible 1o kill an ordinary e evidence of having taken part .n a Both were unkempt and there et jug under the table. 2 Holiy Park and at the ime of the shooting claims to have been < t u house which he owns on Mcntcalm street. After firing the shot that ended Normiie's life, he ran to the bory carousal. said sharply: they 1t i= mone of are prying into my 1 Gom't_see what - their busi- Judge Hunt directed her to ans guestion, but she evaded the issue by/j,me of Depnis Foley, one of the neigh- almost whispering, 1 dow't remember-’ | bors, and requested him to come up the e O e e e o iained vo | hill ‘as he had something to show him. ey e B g e 02 plained 10 | Foley accon fed the murderer and o o A, e e Bot g | found Normile's body still resting across name she forgot. Also that all she got 10| 3, " Ajigteq’s lower limbs, the woman drink was one pint of sour claret a day. ing in a sitting position and too.full of liquor to rise. With the help of Foley, Allsted got his wife to a standing position. ¥oley dispatched his son to call the | police. When the officers arrived on the scene they placed both Alisted and his wife under arrest and removed them to the Seventeenth-street station. Both were | loath to talk about the crime. Mrs. All- sted was still under the influence of liquor he reached the station, and acting der instructions from her husband, re- | fused to talk. Allsted is about 60 years of | You with a good Il he not?” look up law matters before ver that question.” m y are you to get?” 1 for it 1 get whatever 1 Moore questioned the witness s about an agreement made in writing between Baldwin and herself and | age, while his wife is several ) she grew decidedly nervous. When he ' younger. He was charged with murder. | asked her where the paper was, she Leaves Eight Little Children. spree with' Mrs, Allsted ‘and straightened up in her c foot out and aske: hair, shoved her d the attorne; you want to examine my foot?" Normile masqueraded under She finally admitted that in the event name of Tom Burke. Neither the of success attending Unruh in_th eys nor Mrs. Allsted knew his truc 10 recover the Blythe property she w nam When the Morgue officials ar- be ciothed, fed and maintained by rived on the scene his identity was es- win for the rest of her life. She also ad- | tablished by the finding of a Bullding mitted that she did not commence divorce proceedings against Barnstadt until she had gone to the ranch near Los Angeles She admitted also Miss Dickey, the nurse, who s her to the court- | Trades Council membership card in his | pocket. The card indicated that he b »uged to the Hod Carriers’ Union. : the most_painful task of all. little ¢ room eve in the employ of Folsom street. The Baldwin. heard nothing about the tragedy. order to make the identification more | : | complete the officers went to the Nor Very Interesting. | mile home. They found the wife sitting NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 1902. | up, awaiting the arrival of her husband. | The Emporium, San Francisco—Gentle- | Mrs. Normile was entirely unconscious | Fou o | that anything had happened to her hus. | it to gentler tongues to tell her of her | provide for his family. Five of his eight i S ot oF T on fhn Botar Sor [ ) g it Pal that he had. 166t batma | Hustang's Sete ;. children are girls. The youngest is but D“‘r'":;”’gk";ff_ Jick;;’:' ::‘S n's Cloaks, | c,11y in the morning to go to work at| Normile had the reputation of belng an | a babe, six months old. | but we dccept. ‘Wil ¢ Vednesday. | @ et aiimimiuimimiviiviniinin ittt ettt bbbttt @ ed : . & SO? H. Gershel & Son is one of the leading | GIDNEY M. SMITH’S WILL LIQUOR MEN IN FAVOR SUPERVISORS HEAR OFFER American firms of Ladies’ Who! sale Tail- 1 No better garments are made than IS FILED FOR PROBATE ma !Ara«-mm The above extraordin- — | ary purchase will be here and on sale | 7The will of Sidne; Smith, who died | Monday, February 3. Extra salespeope |y WU SR oo SRTo L B9 Cror | &nd wrappers wanted. Apply at cioak de- =g gt 3 partment, second floor. . probatc Elizabeth E. Smith, applied for leters of ad- ministration. Smith left an estate valued {at $110.000. The will of the deceased is {'olographic and bears date of August 190 his widow College Meén Play “Richelieu.” The young men of St. Ig: fus College cleverly presented the play of - “Riche- Meu” last night at the College Hall production was a clever piece of work \/ith the exception of a few special bequests the entire estate is left to bk wife and three daughters. Five thous: and reflected credit on those in charge. | doliars is left to the vestry of St. Luke's | The following took t in the produc- | Episcopal Church. and Frank P. Cutting | tion: Robert X. Ryan. Victor White, | is left $000. A like sum is bequeathed ! Anthony J. Smith, William A. Breen, | to Charles Stimson of Vancouver, British Randal J. Crowley, Theodore P. Murphy. | Columbia, a cousin of the deceased. Constantine G oen, John "helan. | James Seymour, a life long friend, is also | David A. O nd Edwin J. Breen. | left $6000. Tk ook Fokek koo ko dekdok kokkok ko ko Aok dkodokok ok dekokok | Hofmann and his Angelus Piano Player. The Angelus.is indorsed, pur- chased and used by Josef Hof- mann, the great pianist, in his home in Berlin. Mr. Hofmann writes: The Wilcox & White Co., 164 Fiith ave., New York— Gentlemen: I have heard the “Angelus Orchestral” for the first time and am amazed at the tone and combination of this instrument. It has always been my ideal to hear the short notes in connection with the long enes, and it is the ambition of all intelligent pianists to sustain the tone in some manner or other. This is all embodied in the “Angelus Orchestral,” and therefore listening to this instrument affords exquisite pleasure, and is a boon to all lovers of music. Inclosed please find my check for the “Angelus Orchestral,” pur- chased |'er my home in Berlin. You will kindly ship the instrument and music as soon as possible, as I want to enjoy it upon my return to Berlin. Yours very truly, (Signed), JOSEF HOFMANN. Hofmann uses the Steinway piano at his recitals. one of which will be given next Friday afternoon at the Colum- bia Theater. This matchless combination—the Angelus Orchestral Piano Player and the Steinway Grand Piano—may be heard at Sherman, Clay & Co.’s Angelus Recital next Saturday at 3 p. m. See amusemeng, column in this paper for particulars, SHERMAN, CLAY & CO, AR NN KA XN KKK X YO YUK OO O OO KR R OO R IOROORE OO WO NN ORI ok ek e e e ek e sk sk e ek sk sk sk ek e s ke e e e sk ke sk sk e e sk ek sk e sk ke s JEALOUS HUSBAND SLAYS WIFE’S CONSORT IN A DRUNKEN ORGIE Gustav Al'sted, Searching for His Helpmeet, Finds Her Sitting on Hillsiie With Thomas Normile, Both Being Intoxicated, and F.rés a Rifle Ball Through Head of the Woman’s Companion — i 1 SITTING WITH THE SLAYER'S | GUSTAV ALLSTED, WHO SHOT AND INSTANTLY NORMILE ON BERNAL HEIGHTS WHILE THE LAST NAMED WAS KILLED THOMAS WIFE ON THE HILLSIDE. £ the corner of Army and Bartlett streets. She was expecting his arrival every mo- ment. The police, fearing the effects the sad news would have on the woman, left OF OPENING INGLESIDE Enights of the Royal Arch Pass Strong Resolutions Indorsing the Proposed Ordinance. San Francisco Lodge No. 2 of the Knights of the Royal Arch, an organiza- tion composed of the leading liquor men of this city, held a special’ meeting last night to discuss the ordinance now before the Board of Supervisors to reopen the Ingleside racetrack. It was unanimously decided to advocate the passage of the or- dinance. The following resolutions were adopted without a dissenting vote: Whereas, Supervisor Lynch of the Board of Supervisors of the city and county of Sat Francisco has introduced a resolution whereby the opening of the race course at Ingleside may be accomplished for. the period of sixty days In each year. Whereas, it is for the best interests of the city and especially the business community that the money now dis- tributed In trade channels throughout other countles may be retained in San Francisco and that a proverly equipped racetrack here in, this city and county will open up many sources for the selling of merchandise for supplies to be vssd at said racetrack, such as hay, feed, salaries for employes and other necessaty ar- Yicles in the way of clothing, etc.; and where- as, owing to the fact thut the racetracks are now =zt Oakland and Tanforan and ‘there ls none in the city, a great deal of business is Kept out of San irancisco, thus depriv- ing the business interests of San Francisco of a legitimate disbursement of large sums of money incidental to their trade; and whereas, the Knizhts of the Royal Arch is composed of many business men, and it is the duty of our order to at all times advance buginess in- terests for the improvement and betterment of the city in a legitimate and honorable man- ner; and whereas, we deem that it will be for the ‘benefit of our members who are engaged In the retail and wholesale liquor business by cnabling them to receive some of the benefits of the trade and that many connected with the liquor business will recelve employment, therefore be it Resolved, That we present a copy of these resolutions to the Board of Supervisors and urge tke passage of the resolution of Super- visor Lynch, and that a committee be ap- pointed by the vallant commander consisting of five members to urge the Board of Supervis- ors to pass sald resolution, and that as many of our members as can attend the meeting of said Board of Supervisors for the purpose of inducing sald to pass said resolution on behalf of the business men of San Francisco. That a copy of these resolutions be sent.to each member of the Board of Supervisors by our recorder. Jerome Bassity, valiant commander, ap- pointed the following committee to appear before the board next Monday to advocate the passage of the bill:-J..M. Moffit, Jos- eph Horn. 1. Deutch, Ted Lunsted aad Charles Newman. ————— To-Day at 9 A. M. The great clothing sale will begin, and continue until every sult contained in the store is sold, and when they are gone oth- ers will follow. Arrangements have been made by the firm for clothing that will clothe évery man in San Francisco, and $1.85 will be the price—not more, not less, It is quantity that is going to be sold at the clothing sale that is now_selling the Adler & Sons clothing, at the Lyceum, 915 : Market street. opposite Mason. —_——— Struck With a Pitchfork. George Stevenson, who is employed in a stable at Geary and Leavenworth streets, is dylng in the City and County Hospital from the effects of a beating he :is said to have received on the 12th inst. at the hands of Thomas Grogan. Ac- cording to the police the two men had some words, when Grogan picked up a pitchfork and struck Stevenson several times over the head. Grogan has not been arrested. For the Public Good. In another part of this paper appears an (o ne- rny a d Sutter Sts. S. F advertisement worthy the reading, as it's for . . S y er Sts., S. F. the public good. It tells of a free Glstribution Steinway Piano Dealers ] Comer 3t and Brosdway, Oskland. g e GRS T ( 71 >econd Avznue, Seattle. Iils. r:;ua it lnil ;-uku'N? Pef aun:ufi Da‘ B e e R T P PP {peen Blien andsixth, Een Francisco, o Dri 3 N R AANUNUN X HF FH¥X | day, January 31 \C industrious man. He was about 40 years of age and was a native of County Clare, | Ireland. He always bore the reputation of being sober and always managed to TO SELL WATER TO CITY The Board of Supervisors held a special meeting last night for the purpose of hearing the offer of Russell L. Dunn and ‘William C. Alberger to sell to the city the Giant Gap water supply, from the north fork of the American River. The meet- ing was in the nature of an investigation of the merits of the supply, which the Board of Works reported as inadequate for the needs of the city. Attorney Frank H. Gould presented the claims of the Giant Gap supply, which, he said, was better for the city than the Tuolumne River project, recommended by the Board of Works. Gould was followed by Russell .Dunn, the ecngineer of the | Glant Gap supply, who stated that one | reservoir' already 'built was capable of supplying this city after it had doubled in population. The title to the supply is clear and includes 70,000 acres of land. The pipe to“be used would be of steel and five thirty-seconds of ,an inch in thickness, though in some places the pipe would | have to be three-sixteenths of an inch thick. City Engineer Grunsky declared that no reliable engineer would have planned to use the thickness of the pipe as decided upon by Engineer Dunn, as the thickness would not stand the pressure. In reply to a question of Mayor Schmitz, | Dunn stated that the pipe if made of steel would last twenty years, and would have to be replaced at the end of that time. The board adjourned without -taking any action regarding the offer. | —————— Prouse Is in Luck. Harry M. Prouse, the discharged soldier who sought to reach Chicago as freight in a packing case, is in luck. Chief Wittman jand Captain Seymour interested them- selves in the young man and made up the necessary amount yesterday to purchase a ticket: to Chicago, and he left by last evening's train. e promised faithfull to return the money, as he does not wlsg to be considered an object of charity. Means a suit that possesses all the best qualities: of the tailor’s ari— the best fabrics, latést design s, | test linings’ and find- ings. best { finish, and | that cost no more than ready-made ones. © A Loewenthal garment is itself a guarantee of high quality, and is invariably satisfactory. Ladies are welcome to call and inspect stock of fab- jrics, prices, etc. | writing to him at all. TAILORS 14 MARKET ST.- San Francisco ARREST FOLLOMS QUEER SEANDAL Strange Story Told by Mrs. Robert Preitz of Calistoga. Accuses Brother-in-Law of Writing Love Letters in Her Name. Dietrich von Duering, a resfdent of Larkmead, Napa County, was arrested at the Calistoga postoffice’ last Tuesday by Postoffice Inspector Coyne on the charge of opening letters addressed to Mrs. Rob- ert Preitz, and all Calistoga’s tongues are wagging over the scandal developed by the arrest. Von Duering furnished bonds in the sum of $1000 and was allowed to go home. It is a case of Othello and Tago mod- ernized in some of its features. Mrs. Preitz is the wife of Mrs. von Duerings | brother. 'I'he statement of Mrs. Preitz 1s to the effect that Von Duering, without her knowleage, has been writing letters in her name to Waiter Luhn, an employe of J. G. Westerheiae & Co., music dealers, at Bt. Louls, and receiving the replies whicn | were addressed to Mrs. Preitz. Von Duer- ing mumates that mrs, Preitz was in love with Luhn and that he wrote the letters at her request and brought the replies to her at her dictation. Von Duering’s afil- davit shows that Mrs. Preitz’s husband was willing to pay $100 for proof of her | infidelity. Mrs. Preitz’s story is that she and Rob- | ert Preitz _were married in New York, May 21, 1899, and_that_on the following November he left New York to take & po- sition as steward on board the transport Meade. He suggested that she should take a trip to Germany and meet him at San Francisco on his return from Manila. On the return voyage to New York she made the acquaintance of Mr. and Mrs. Luhn, and she traveled with the Luhns as far as St. Louis, stopping over a short time in that city to walt for the train that was to take her to California. When she ar- hived iu this city her husband took her to Larkmead, six miles from St. Helena, to the Von Duerings, with whom she was to make her home. She told her husband of the kindnesses she had received at the hands of the Luhns, and at ner request ber husband wrote to Luhn thanking him. “I left the letter on my dresser,” con- tinues Mrs. Preitz in her statement (o Postoffice Inspector Coyne, “and Von Duering found it, and then commenced to correspond with Luhn without my knowl- edge. "Fhie_letters were of an amatory nature, but the replies sent to Mrs. Preitz were not much more than friendly. Finally she discovered one of the letters in Von Duer- ing’s possession, and wrote to Luhn advis- ing him of the fact that she had not been In reply to the let- ter of warning Luhn wrote as follows: Dear Mrs. Preitz: I recelved your letter and was not at all excited over it. I have | shown every letter to my wife, knowing that were written by a man. That your should think me such a cow surprises me. . T know you never write correct German__for you never speak correct Ger- man. With best regards from my wife and myself. WALTER LUHN. Von Duering has sworn to the following aftidavit in his defense: I, D. von Duering, being first duly sworn, depose and say that I am a resident of Lark- mead, Napa County, Cal., and have been such for seventeen years; that I know Mrs. Robert Preitz for over one year and that at her re- quest I wrote several letters to a Mr. Luhn in St, Louis, to which the answer was addressed to a fictitious name in St. Helena, and that we went together to the postoffice and called for and received those letters, and that Mrs. they brother-in-law Preitz handed them back to me for safe-keep- | ing; that I then told her not to have the same letters come to St. Helena, as the clerks would remember the name and place those letters in my box. “But why not send them to Calis- toga in your name?”’ I suggested, and Mrs. Preitz said it would be the best. As by this time I was pos- itive that there was something crooked about her relations with Mr. Luhn I took occasion tc ask her husband what he would do to find these things out. He answered, ‘I will give a thousand dollars to such a person.” Mrs. Preitz being confined at this_ time, 1 thought T would write a letter to Mr. Luhn, as he was acquainted with my writing and did not seem to know hers. I received an answer and was on the point of handing this to her | husband who happened to go to the postoffice at Calistoga with me, but I asked him first what he would do to his wife. He said, ‘T would sell all my goods and leave her.” This did not suit me, as we did not want her on our hands, and I kept my letter. I wrote one more Jetter and Mrs. Preitz entered the room when 1 finished it. I handed it to her and told her that this was the last one I would write, as I now had all the information I wanted. We were at all times when alone discussing the letters and answers to Mr. Luhn, and I often asked her what to write or to answer to such questions of his. We were on good terms dur- ing this whole time. Mrs, Preitz was not re- celving any letters from the Calistoga post- office at that time. DEIDRICH VON DUERT S We're nearing the end of our Winler Sale. We only have a few days in which to scll the remaining goods. We realize in order fo carry no goods over we must lolally disregard all previous prices, and thal’s what we're doing to-daye = & o o o o > $1.50 for regular $5.00 Women' ‘Walsts, made of importes flannels, some trimmed with hem- stitchings, tuckings, point Venise in- sertions and some embroidered in the new silk bowknot pattern, lined throughout. These Waists are just a little mussed from handling, otherwise in perfect condition. 7 for regular $2.50 Franch Flannel 9 C Waists, neatly trimmed with hemstitchings and tucks, waist lined throughout. 3Q for resular SL0 German Flan- C nel Waists, lined throughout, not many of these left, so an eariy call is advisable. 41 for choice of a little lot of C Women’s Underskirts, made of mercerized sateen, all colors, not a skirt among them worth less than $1.00. 69 for §1.25 black and white striped dC Mercerized Sateen Underskirts, made with deep accordion plaited flounce and trimmed with two rows of black pinking. X 49 Women's 75c Heavy Flannel C Nightgowns. 70 Women's $1.00 Heavy Flannel C Nightgowns. 35 Children’s 65c Heavy Flannel C Nightgowns, sizes 2 to 14. 48 Children’s’ $1.00 Heavy Flannel C Nightgowns, sizes 2 to 14, in | pink, blue or cream. Above gowns are made of solid col- ored flannel; or pink or blue striped flannel, trimmed with fancy braids or linen lace. 39 'omen’s 75c Cinderella Flannel C irts, trimmed with torchon lace. $l ‘ Women's $2.00 ‘Hand Cro- . cheted Worsted Skirts. ‘Women's Hand Crocheted and Knit- ted Shawls at 19¢, 39¢. 69¢, S9c and $1.29, not a shawl among the lot worth less than double. ‘WE CLOSE AT 6 O'CLOCK, 1212-1214 MARKET ST.,; Botween Taylor and Jones. Hale’s. Hale’s. Window=Full They’re worth seeing. So Fancy Taffeta Ribbon 14e—31% inches wide, corded openwork stripe, in bright shades. We have just teceived them from France. Fancy Louisine Ribbon 2le—43 inches wide, with Roman stripes and howknot border, with white, pink, blue and lavender grounds. A Bright Taffeta Ribbon 23e¢— With a lustrous finfsh: has a I} white corded stripe, 334 inches wide, in white, pink, blue, turquoise, na- { tional, lilac and scarlet. Perhaps the first thing to catch yo | Black Coney Edges at 9¢. They're | Then worthy of particular attenti, | 23c per Yard. i Black Angora, lined and unlined; Sil- ver-tip Angora, lined and unlined; Black | | Thibet, lined: Black and Brown Coney | f edges, unlined; Biack Coney bands, lined: Gray Fox edges, unlined; Opossum and i‘ ‘Wool Seal bands. | Laces at oc. { | Not a yard worth less than 1274 | § many of them 15¢. A fine lot of them. Normandy, Valenciennes and Point de Paris, 1% to 3 inches: white and ecru Oriental, 24 inches: hand-made torchon insertion, 1% to black Chantilly, 214 to 5 inche and cream Venise insertio Wash galoons, ecru and cream, 1% to 2 inches. Quite as impertant is this Mousseline de Soie 17¢ Worth 35¢ to 50 per yard. Only four shades—two of old rose, two of reseda. That's why we are willing to take 17c for them instead of 35c and 50c. 400 altogether; 36 inches wide. Market Street, Near Sixth, Opvosite Golden Gats Avenue. J J — While you are buying a ribbon why not get one that's Stylish and Original? Cost No More Than the Common Sort. Our way of buying keeps costs down ta lowest notch. E Fur Trimmings. New Ribbons fresh, so pretty and so plentiful. | A Liberty Taffeta Ribbon 29¢ yard —A very pretty ribbon with a nar- row hem—stitched edge in solid color ground, with four rows of narrow black and white stripes. Colors white, pink, blue, turquoise, lilac, scarlet and navy. A Liberty Satin Ribbon 29e¢ yard —A high-grade ribbon, 33 inches wide, the kind that is in such de- mand. Comes in ' white, cream, pink, blue and maize. ur eye, as it was ours, are these unlined. on are these two— 48c per Yard. Black Thibet, lined and unlined; Black and Silver-tip Angora: Black Astrachan bands; Brown Bear bands; Black Bear bands, lined: Stone Marten, lined; imita- tion Lynx and Mink band; Coney edges, unlined. Heavy 7Tk%c Flanneletteat 5c¢, A fine wrapper stuff; fleec in pretty colors and designs. A third of the price is dropped now | to stir up selling—5c instead of 7%c. T'able Linens 4oc. White, 62 inches wide and all linen, reduced from 50c to 4oc in ozder to | attract attention to the linen counter. White Sheeting 14c. 63 inches wide: a good. firm, every- day quality, such as we sell at 17¢c—but | it’s a little soiled from display during “the reign of white.” Kid Gioves 65c. Good with 2 ; printed strong lambskin, clasps, and every size, 534 to 7, and in such staple shades as tan, mode, brown, red, gray and black. —_— Market Strest, Near Sixth, Opp-site Golden é Gats Avenue. NOBLE WOMEN D THE POOE Good Work of the Ger- man Ladies’ Benevo- i lent Society. The annual meeting of the General Ger- man Ladies’ Benevolent Society was held at 360 Geary street yesterday. -There was terest in the operations of the soclety, which are increasing in scope from year | to year, was manifested. The relief work of the society is con- fined principally to the care of helpless widows and orphans. During the past twelve months over 1400 cases otu?u!termg destitute fatherless families were jookea after by the officers of the soclety and needed help furnished. In 100 more than 1300 cases of destitution were cared for. President Mrs. C. Koester read her an- nual report, in which she called atten- tion to the good work done by the so- | clety during the past year. The member- | ship now numbers 253, of which 215 are paying members, five honorary members and thirty-three life members. Among the members are many of the best known German residents of San Francisco, all of whom are actively engaged in prosecut- ing the work of the organization. The president urged that every woman now identified with the society shéuld do all her. power to increase the membership during the current vear. | Mrs. Louisa D. Plagemann. the treas- urer, reported that the total receipts dur- ing the year aggregated $4378. Of that sum $2579 represented dues paid by the members and $5% was donated by charit- able persons. The sum of $345 was dis- bursed. in charity. The cash on hand amounts to $7676. After the consideration of the annual reports the election of officers for the en- suing term was entered upon with the fol- lowing results, the old officers being unanimously re-elected: President, ‘Mrs, C. Koester; vice president, *." 'Regensburger: secretary, Mrs. F. treasurer, Mrs. Louisa’ D. Plage- | rs. Fehlelser; mann. The board of directors is composed of | the officers named and ten others, five of | whom hold over, while five are elected every year. Those elected were: | Mrs. M. Esbers. Mrs. L. Goettig, Mrs. J. C. | Meussdorfter, Broemmel and Mrs. | Isasc Hecht. The hold-over directors are Mrs. | F. Habenicht, Mrs. M. A. Buck, Mrs. H.| Kreutzmann, Mrs, F. Stadtmueller and Mrs. | L. Lebenbaum. The present advisory committee, con-| siaung%t R. Cappelle, F. Habernicht and | Charles J. Simon, was rcappointed. During the afternoon a general discus- sion of the affairs of the soclety was in- dulged in and plans were advanced for increasing the efficiency of the society’s work. The members were urged to do all in their power to secufe new members, as | the receipts- will be enhanced thereby. | While the soclety has in no sense !}eenl serfously hampered by a lack of funds, its | operations have of necessity been confined to a restricted field on that account. The society has in the past years received sev- eral bequests from estates, but these were merely nominal sums. The idea was ex- pressed that if more people of wealth were to remember the society in their wills the cause of charity in aid of widows and orphans would be materially advanced. B ‘Walsh Secures Strong Lead. Edward 1. Walsh, at the close of yes- terday’s recount, was 111 votes ahead of George Alpers. There were four pre- cincts counted, the fifth and sixth of the Forty-third, the seventh of the Forty- fifth and the fifth of the Forty-second. Alpers lost twenty-five votes and Walsh jost ten and gained one. making a total gain for the day of sixtéen votes, which, Sdded to his previous gains, placed him 111 votes ahead of Alpers. The other losses' during the day are: Bent, 20; Eg- gers, 22; Coghlan, Wilson, 19, ana Braunhart, 16. Removal Notice. Nolan & Co..'Who for many. years have conducted a shore store, corner Seventh ing, have moved across the street to the new Callaghan building, where they have a more commodious store. A new stock has been bought for their new location and they will be pleased to welcome their old patrons in their new quarters. . —_— Captain Bochat Dies. Jullen Bochat, master of the. French bark Duchesse Ann, died in the French Hospital yes.erday afternoon from the ef- fects of asphyxiation. 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Call Weak Men and Women cific and Sansome streets, yesterday morn- ing unconscious and wita the key of tue | gas burner partly turned om. 1 S aRE, strength to mlnm HOULD USE DAMIANA BITTERS, THE Remedy:; gives health and Depot. 323 Marv— { . 4