The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 29, 1903, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WED DAY, JULY 29, 1903. 11 LAW, COLD AW, la NOW INVOKED Assessment Question Is Hanging Fire Before Equalizers. Zlaim Is Made That Water Franchise Is Not on San Francisco Roll et Office San Francisco Call, Broadway, July 28. n the part of the Contra ¥ to have the $1,500,- franchise stricken y was the oc- before the morning and final decision next er Comg for the decision on compa: . exy % to more than $10,- the board next . ) o'clock bbbty MORE SCHOOL ROOM NEEDED NEXT TERM of Education Seeking Tem- porary Quarters to Meet In- members of r that when y, August 10, 1l be more pupils Efforts are gs in the va- may be con- y school quarters. eir seats in the dif- necessary for ted ven to some one f Board of Edu- enforeed building at Six- fitted it up 1 six rooms have School, but thus af- be over- m —_—— RELICT OF LATE JUDGE CAMPBELL ACTS AS PORTIA Ehe Appears in Justices’ Court and Defends Herself in Action for 87 85. 2% —Mrs Eugenia Court Acquits Director Arper. AKLAND, July 28.—George W. Arper. ctor of the Merchants’ Exchange, was quitted this morning in the Police Court Police Judge Mortimer Smith of a ge of battery made by J. L. Calla- master, The men quarreled matter of band music for the of July procession, of which Arper marshal, but Arper proved to- aghan had made a threat- re with his arm before the rector jabbed the musician on ge ¢ aw ———— Sues Oakland Transit. JAKLAND, July 2.—Suit was brought day by Barbara H. Walliser against the nd Transit *Consolidated for $35.555 alieged to have been sustained having been struck by a car at set and Broadway on the night 1e claims that her spine was red and that the acci- the careless handling of ——————————— . Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND, July 25.—The following mar- riage licenses were issued by the County Clerk w-day: John W. Baggett, Fruitvale, over 21, and Carrie Oliver, Oakland, over 18: Harry A. utton, 30, and Katherine C. Roberds, 20, both Barnes, over ’1'0:,‘&" Hughes, over 18, both of - Ella A Richard G. Feeley, 24. and ¥vans, 19, both of Oakland; Arthur Dickinson, 5%, and Rose Atkinson, 34, both of San Fran- Helens, 26, and WINS FREEDOM AND A BRIDE W. E Barnes Leaves Jail for Hymen’s Altar. Marries Woman Who Caused His Arrest on Felony Charge. : ———— Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, July 25. Willlam E. Barnes, erstwhile prisoner in the County Jall, was willing to marry | In order to secure his release, even if the woman in question was fair and 4, while Mrs. Anna B. Hughes, who was the cause | of his arrest and incarceration, signified her willingness to effect his release to | gain a busband | She had him arrested for stealing her | watch and purse, but her resentment changed to tender pity and to-day she ef- fected his release by depositing a $2000 bond with Judge Hall and a short time later was joined to him for life Prior to his trouble Barnes boarded at v home at 1110 Jefferson « in the r part of ne he dis red and it was alleged [ by Mre. Hughes that he took with him her purse containing $% and a gold watch which she valued at $20, and with the me thus obtained went on a three an Francisco. He returned e and she had him arrested s had not long been in prison be- e was visited by the repentant Mrs. She brought him fruit and flow- s and spent as much time with him as e jailers would allow. Then she went to t Attorney and asked to have the case against him dismissed, but, she = passed on to the Judge. Several = passed without her gaining any tisfaction wec but to-day’s developments she had not given up hope. With free she could marry him; as his her lips would be sealed and she testify against him. They went to court house. where a mar- red, and then sum- Peace Geary to tie cense Was sec f the ice torneys the cas sed S <o LS TR REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Alameda County. against feet of subdi- of subdivision street, N 50 by 7. Kellersberger's XK. Howard to W. W. iot 8, block A, map Broadway h'avenue park tract, Oukland; $10. Anna Montoux to Ellel Free- , ot on NW line of Twenty- venue (as per D. 459), 285:6 NE ojection SE in straight line of NE et Fifteenth, NE 25 by NW 150, East map, Oak a 5. Charies Page to Barbara Page (wife), un- ded interest in t 5. block 28, map prop- and G. Peladeau, nd Township; gift. ngle) to Southern Pa- m), lot 8, block 23, Shattuck Tract, portion plat €8, 5100 Griswold (single) to_same, lot 9, k 23, same map, Bgrkeley: $100. Ghorge and Carrie R. Sterling to Realty Sy te 1‘ poration) two acres beginning on of Unt Z line of plat line of 2% afres conveyed to SBarah E. Ffhaw, etc., 153 D. 457, E §2:6_ S to beginning portion plat €4, Rancho V. and D. Peralta, subjecteto all liens now of record, Berkeley; $10, s , 16t beginning af point 8.64 E of common corner of Lowell chains by NW 224 same map, subject to 4.60 n plat 05, y; $10 rn to C. B. Westenbers, lot on ollege avenue, 50 S of Stuart S 50 by W 148 _lot 2, block J, Berry- Tract No, 2, Berkeley; $i0. Jane A. Conn (widow) to Elizabeth A. Ben- (wife of C. D.), lot on § line of Prentiss enue, 550 W of Peralta avenue, thence NW ¢ 130.62, SE 99.57, NE 124.36, Deer- 0, ‘to Charles A. block A, map subdivision part | Hi Traet, “Brooklyn Township: §16 | ouls and Emily Timmerman to John Tim- | merman, same, Brooklyn Township: $10. y C. and Mary E. Morris to Henry E. Emogene B. Dempsey, lot on N line of t Tenth street, 24:1% E of Center, B ¢ by N_100, being E portion of lot 1, block %, map Eighth Street Tract, Oakiand;’ $10. L. and_Rebecca Wurts to Ida E. Annis (wite of A. G.), lot on N line of Buena Vista avenue, 122.18 E of Park street, E 40 by N 100, 1ot 27, block G, Golden Gate Tract, Oak- Realty Syndicate (corporation) to lda M. and | Anna Louise Wetmore, lot beginning at point on line dividing lots 1 and 2, distant 98 N | of Picamont avenue, N 96 by E 40, portionslot | 2, block 2, revised map Pledmont Park, Oak- land Township: $10. lericka Fogler (wife of Joseph) to Frank A. and Harry D. Porter, lot on E line of iattuck avenue, 60:1% S of Blake, E 124:3, § 100, W 131:4%, N 100:3, lots 10 and 11, act, Berkeley: $10. es and Adelaide Paine (by C. R. Lord and F. H. Clark, trustees) to Homestead Loan Association of Berkeley, 850 D. 14, lots 18 19, block 32, map Tract B, Berkeley L. d T. 1. Association, Berkeley, trustees’ deed; Daniel S. and Zadia L. Adams to Solomon F. ard Ada L. Higgine, lot on E line of Tre- mont street, 80 N of Essex, N 45 by E 129. portion lots 11 _to 13, block K, map A, por- tion Newbury Tract, in plat 51, Peralta Rancho, Berkeley; $10. L. Kreye to Anna L. Kreye (wife), lot W of Ninth W 25 by N 110, Alameda; gift. Sophie Wigger (widow) to George Seaman, lot on § line of Santa Clara avenue, 250 W of Walnut street, W 50 by § 207:6, lot 15, lands adjacent to Encinal, Alameda; v Gleason to Emily de Freitas, lots 18 block G. Meirose Station Tract, Brook- Iyn Township; $10. Martha G. Balley (widow) to Alice Conner, portion of strip of land 30 feet wide, I back of and adjoining lot 12, block 9, Fitch- burg Homestead lots, said strip iying NW of nd adjoining lots b 'to 12 of said block, ete., and being owned by first party and party owning lot of sald block, Brooklyn Township; $10. oI R, B Carnegie Library to Open. ALAMEDA, July 2.—Visitors will be permitted to inspect the new Andrew Car- negie Library buflding to-morrow, when it will be opened to the public for the first time since the books have been in- stalled. Thursday the circulation of 1i- brary volumes will be resumed. Mendoza Jury Disagrees. OAKLAND, July 28.—The jury in the case of Frank Mendoza, charged with cattle stealing, was discharged to-night at $:30 o'clock, having falled to agree on & verdict after five and & half hours’' de- liberation < 20 | and F of revised map Prospect | OAKLAND + News AL AMEDA |ofthecCounty of Alameda. UNAIDED, A PLUCKY OAKLAND WOMAN CAPTURES A YOUNG CHECK SWINDLER James Franklin Does a Flourishing Business With Worthless Paper Until Mrs. Charlotte Longfellow Takes His Trail and Lands Him Behind the Bars §— oo - " with that check, didn't you? swindled to hit him,” said Mrs. Longfel- low. ‘“When- I started out, after sending Mr. Longfellow away on the search too, I made up my mind to get the man. “When 1 saw him go into Sagehorn’s store, on Sixth street, I followed right after him, and the fellow, with Chesterfieldian politeness, raised his hat and as I accos ed him sald, ‘Why, how do you do, madam?' “‘Well, you made an awful mistake 1 blurted out, “‘Oh, yes, 1 did make a mistake,’ he sald, ‘and here's your money." “I barred the store door with my ex- tended arms, and all a-tremble with ex- citement shouted, ‘I dom't want any money; it's you I want.” “With that he made a rush and tried to duck under my arms. Then I got mad, struck him and grappleq with the man, holding him with all the strength 1 could summon. Mr. Sagehorn rushed out, hear- ing my cries for help, but I did not let go until the policeman came.” ““Yes, I'm the man, right enough,” said Franklin as he submitted to the gaze gf several victime to-day. “But I'm not go- ing crazy over it,” he added. The detectives are making search for his antecedents. Franklin is about 25 | 1 * — 1 | i | SN FEANIEL sy | | i 2 i P WIFE OF AN OAKLAND COAL MERCHANT AND THE SLICK YOUNG CROOK WHOM SHE CAPTURED AFTER AN EXCITING STRUGGLE AND TURNED OVER TO THE POLICE, WHO HAD BEEN VAINLY SEARCHING FOR HIM. AKLAND, July 22.—1 was fright- ened through and through until he made the rush at me, and then 1 was mad and grappled with him.” Thus did Mrs. Charlotte Longfellow ex- plain her capture of James Franklin, a check swindler, whom she trailed and brought to bay yesterday afternoon after Franklin had passed a worthless check at H. A. Longfellow's coal yard, 520 Third street. The police are jubilant over the plucky woman's act, because Franklin has been BURGLAR STEALS WEDDING TOKENS Thief Enters the MacRae Home and Purloins Presents. ALAMEDA, July 28.—According to a re- port made jo the police all the wedding presents received by Mr. and Mrs. George N. MacRae of 2209 Railroad avenue their marriage a few months ago were stolen from the residence last evening. The missing goods included varfous kinds of crockery, tableware and water-color and oil paintings. Before the MacRaes could set the table for their breakfast this morning it was necessary for them to lay in a new supply of dishes and cutlery. MacRae furnished the police with the following list of articles which he claims were carried away by the burglar: One sardine fork: one water color plcture with gilded frame, represents a tree, hill in back- ¥round; three souvenir bowl; one clothes brush, marked “MacRae’ ; one dozen’ teaspoons, ozen silver table4poons, five com: mon teaspoons, one oll painting; two salt and pepper cellars, marked ‘‘Sterling _Silver— Shreve’; one siiver soup ladle, one olive fork, one-half dozen large knives and forks In_green plush case: one souvenir of the capitol, Sacra- imento, marked “H. B."; one ol painting about 16x12 Inches, representing Point Lobos; two cups and saucers, Japanese and Chinese; one dozen eflver coffee spoons. MacRae asserts that the burglar ob- tained entrance to his home some time before 6:30 o’clock last evening and that he did so by forcing up a back window with a chisel. MacRae informed the po- lice that neighbors observed a stranger around the premises during the after- noon. ———————— Complains of Car Service. BERKELEY, July 28.—Town Trustee Staats voiced the protests last night be- fore the board of a large number of res- idents against poor service on the Grove- street electric line. The franchise calls for cars every fifteen minutes, but pend- ing reconstruction, which has long been delayed, the cars are run half-hourly only. The Oakland Transit Company will be notified that it must increase the service or run chances of losing its franchises. —e— Case Against Viers Dismissed. OAKLAND, July 2.—Because William Viers is lying at the Receiving Hospital dangerously wounded from a knife cut a charge of battery long standing against him was dismissed to-d; Court. W. J. Clark was the complain- ant, the last December. et y in the Police| from the scene of their offense having occurred | in fear of the giving no end of trouble to merchants of Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley. He was identified to-day at the City Prison by half a dozen of his victims. Detective Shorey says there are numerous charges that can be registered against the dapper young swindler. Mrs. Longfellow narrated to-day at po- lice headquarters the details of her pur- suit and arrest of Franklin. The detec- tives gave the courageous little woman full measure of credit for her persistence ard bravery. “I was just mad enough after this man left the store and I realized we were BOYS TRY THEFT OF HIVE OF BEES Insects Defend Their Home With Great Success. Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, July 28. Four small boys, all of them less than ten years of age, tried to steal Thomas Stevenson's beehive yesterday morning at Calais and Falrview streets with results disastrous. The bees, it seems, were loaded for boys and they weren't partic- ular into which part of their anatomies they sunk their fangs. Now the boys' faces are swollen so that their own mothers wouldn’t know them, Besides all this agony, as if it were not halt enough punishment in the way of retri- bution, the owner of the beehive has sworn to complaints charging them with malicious mischief. The boys are Daniel Alden, Eddie Al- den, Joseph Real and Max Lorett, all of them having homes in South Berkeley. Eddie Alden concelved the brilliant idea yesterday of eating the honey in Stev- enson’s bechive, 80 they fixed it all up that they would go after it this morning before the bees got out of bed. Before 7 o'clock the boys were on the scene with a single horse and wagon, prepared to grab the beehive and run off with it. But the bees were right there with the stings. The boys first tumbled the cover of the hive over with a long stick, having counted on the bees taking to flight as soon as this was done. But the bees stayed with the honey. Then the -miscreants tried putting the whole thing into the wagon and driving off. By the time they got it into the wagon, however, they were covered with bees, the horse was covered with them and thére was a great velling and screeching. The boys kept brushing the bees off and the horse made a break to run away. Just at this Interesting juncture the Rev. W. H. Scudder, pastor of the Park Congregational Church, looked out of his window and saw what was going on, He knew the hive did not belong to the boys, 50 he ordered them to put it back. Putting it back was an excruciating job, but the Rev. Mr. Scudder was kind enough to le them by giving them gunny sacks for protection against the stings. The would-be robbers finally retrated honey but lots of stings ey walt E . constable,and his little i years old, trim and neatly attired. Besides Mrs. Longfellow, W. D. McDon- ald, coal dealer, Sixth and Washington streets. identified Fganklin. E. Kaiser and Miss Pelladreau of Berkeley also recognized the prisoner as having swindled them by means of worthless checks. J. J. Noonan, 57 Seventh street, accepted a check for $7 50 in payment for a clothes wringer, the paper proving to be worth- less. J. Fitzpatrick, a Berkeley stable- man, was also defrauded, and there are several Alameda merchants yet to be rounded up who were swindled by Mrs. Longfellow’s prisoner. Complaints will be sworn out to-morrow aginst Franklin. L I e i SR ) WANT ANOTHER W35 MEETING Board of Trade Desires Further Discussion of Franchise. ALAMEDA, July 28.—Members of the Board of Trade are preparing to call another mass meeting to discuss the mat- ter of the two applications for local franchises asked for by the Southern Pa- cific Company and also the plans of the City Trustees to bring about a speedy and satisfactory settlement of the rail- road agitation. Some of the merchants are understood to be opposed to the ac- tion of the City Trustees in selecting fifty representative residents and proper- ty owners to advise and confer with them before the City Trustees take any action on the applications. Thus far the Board of Trade and the West End Improvement Club have managed the public discussions of the franchises, but the City Trustees desire to hear every one who wishes to express himself in the matter and for that reason adopted the plan of choosing men who are heavily interested in Ala- meda and concerned with her welfare. Thus far this element among the re: dents has not expressed itself.and the City Trustees feel that it should be heard before any decisive action is taken. It Is intended by the Board of Trade to call the mass meeting for the latter part of this week if the necessary arrange- ments can be made. Since the railroad agitation commenced some local business men, particularly those Interested in realty and building, say that it has affected them and created an unsettled condition fn the market. More than one person who contempfated bullding has deferred commencing until the rallroad franchises and agitation shall have been disposed of, one way or another. ——————————— Late Shipping Intelligence. SAILED, Tuesday, July 28. Stmr Coquille River, Dart, Alblon. OUTSIDE, BOUND IN, MIDNIGHT. Schr Melancthon. - DOMESTIC PORTS. TATOOSH—Passed in July 28—Bktn Port- from Pedro, for Y , for Cape for Nome. QUEENSTO? — Arrived 23 — Stmr Noordland, b Fhiladeiphia, for Liverpoot, -Arrived July 28—Stmr Eth mNchofi.!orGla-{m.ud roc SHOOTS HIMGELF |AGED ENGINEER EFORE FAMILY Husband Attempts Sui- cide Because of Do- mestic Troubles. Fires Bullet at His Heart in Presence of Wife, Mother and Children. it OQakland Office San Francisco Call 1118 Broadway, July 28. In the presence of his wife, his mother and his four chfldren. Harry Luttrell, a former employe of the Standard Oil Com- pany, shot himself through the left lung to-night at his home, 1652 Sixteenth street, after a quarrel with his spouse. Luttrell aimed for his heart, but the pistol bullet ranged above the vital organ and ledged somewhere in his back. He was removed to East Bay Sanitarium. The shooting was the culmination of a long series of domestic disturbances in the ~Luttrell household. Luttrell had been in San Francisco during the day and returned shortly before supper. He ate his evening meal with the family and arose from the tabie without giving a sign of his intentiona. Unobserved by the other members of the household the des- perate man suddénly pulled out a pistol, and pressing the weapon against his left breast fired the shot. the women and children screaming from the shock and-fright “Now I suppose you will be satisfled.” gasped the wounded man as he moaned with pain. . Dr. J. P. Dunn was hurriedly summoned, and after an examination ordered the suf- ferer to be sant at once to the hospital for operation. His chances for recovery are not as good as even. Detective Denny Holiand made an in- vestigation and reported that the case was one of attempt at suicide. Luttrell is about 32 years old. He was a driver for the oil company. Both the wife and the prostrated by the shooting. They mother were told He fell to the floor, | the police that there had been much un-| happiness in the family for a long time. UNlVERgT_Y‘EVENTS Albert 28 —Professor known authority cn United States history, will deliver a lecture in Hearst Hall Wednesday evening on ““Washington as a Literary Man." Professor Hart is known to the reading public through his *‘Int to the Study of Federal Government. ‘ormation of the Union,” “‘Practical Essays on American Gov- ernment”’ a biography of ‘‘Salmon Port- land Chase. Lioyd A. Womble, formerly captain of the take an important position with a mining eor- poration there. His particular work will be underground surveying. Charles W. Petit, '03, has received the ap- pointment of general secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association of the University of Kansas at Lawrence, Kan.. and will leave to begin work on September i. While in the university Mr. Petit was active in Y. M. C. A. affairs and for a year held the important position of president. Tre announcemeni was made to-day at the agricultural department of the university that V. H. Volck, a student entomologist, had suc- ceeded in inventing a formula destructive to the red spider, which has been menacing the fruit industry in different portions of the coun- try. Volek's composition consists of sulphur, lime and flour paste. The next structure to be erected in the plans for the greater University of California will be the botany building. The drawings are being prepared by John Galen Howard, supervising architect of the university. It had been care- fully planned to add an addition to the present botany bullding and $7000 was set aside for this purpose. It was ascertained that before an adequate addition could be erected $15,000 would have to be expended and the building of an entirely new structure was then decided on. The university will soon be asked by & num- ber of the high schools of the State to-demand that the institutions which seek to be accred- ited have a uniform achool year. This move- ment has found support among those high schools which have a full year of ten months, the argument being that it is unfair to give recognition to schools giving instruction for a shorter perfod. The proponents of the pro- posed new rule are chiefly in Sacramento. While there has been no organized attempt thus far to force a declaration from the uni- versity on the subfect, it s probable that the matter will"be serlousiy constdered by the fac- ulty. ——— EARLY MORNING BLAZE DAMAGES CANNING PLANT Engine-Room and Cooking-Room Visited by Fire and Operations Are Suspended. OAKLAND, July 28.—Fire destroyed the engine room and cooking room of the Oakland plant of the California Fruit Canners’ Association at First and Fil- bert streets early this morning and dam- aged the jelly room and warehouse so that it will be necessary to close down the entire plant for repairs. It is supposed that the fire, which started in a small room adjoining the en- gine room, was caused by some defect in the furnace. The first alarm was turned in by Police- man Merrick from box 98 and a few mo- ments later Special Officer Olsen turned in another alarm. The loss will amount to about $5000, fully covered by insurance. The work of repairing the damage will be commenced at once and it is expected that the plant will resume operations in about two weeks. ——— MITIGATING EVIDENCE IN A BATTERY TRIAL Parsons Claims He Was Protecting Mother From Epithets of Aged B. H. Conant. ALAMEDA, July 23.—After reviewing the circumstances in connection with the charge of battery preferred against young Otto Parsons by aged Benjamin H. Co- nant, and to which Parsons pleaded that he was technically guilty, as he had placed his hand on Conant and shoved him over, Justice F. 8. Cone to-day con- tinued sentence for one week. It appeared from the evidence of the de- fendant and his mother that the old man had applied vile names to Mrs. 1. H. Par- sons within the hearing of her son, who resented it. Parsons stated that he or- dered Conant to retire to his room and cease using vulgar language: that the complaining_witness sprang at him and that he pushed the old man back, caus- ing him to fall and bruise his eye. Young Parsons has always borne a good reputation and is the sole support of his mother and invalid father. e e Peaches Make Him Sick. BERKELEY, July 28.—Captain Frank ‘W. Foss, an officer on one of the United States transports, was taken ill last Sat- urday on the Berkeley train and upon ar- rival at Berkeley went to the home of a friend, where he was treated by Dr. H. N. Rowell. He was very fll for several hours, but is now out of danger. Captain Foss attributes his illness to some peaches which he ate, PASIES TO REST George 'F. Allardt, a Pioneer Surveyor, Is Dead. Three Score and Ten Years Crown the Life of a Prom- inent Expert. —_— Oakland Office San Franciseo Call, 118 Broadway, July 25 George F. Allardt, a prominent eivil en- gineer of Oakland, died last night at his residence, 1127 Linden street, after an ili- ness of two months from heart disease. Mr. Allardt came to California in 1838 from Ohifo, where his parents settled after theirs arrival from Germany. In eariy times the deceased engineer ‘made ex- tensive surveys in the Reese River coun- try during the mining excitement. Seven years later he returned to, Cleveland and was married. He brought his bride to California, settling in Oakland in 1%63. Mr. Allardt had charge of the survey and subdivision of the San Pablo Rancho, 17,000 acres. one of the largest surveys ever made in California. He was an emi- nent authority on the subject of water supply for the bay cities, hating served in 1572 on the commission that investigat- ed the available sources of water supply for San Francisco. He was chief engineer of the commission that surv lands in San Francisco Ba ngineer for the Sacramento Valley in the anti-debris litigation, which resulted In the restriction of hy- draulic mining. In the Contra Costa Water Company's suit against the city on water rates Mr. Allardt was an expert witness for the city. He was taken ill shortly after the close of the Clough riparian rights suit against the Spring Valley Water Works tried in this county, Mr. Allardt appearing for the company. Mr. Allardt was 70 years of age, & na- tive of Prussia. The surviving family consists of the wife, Mrs. Emma Allardt, and three children, Charles F. Allardt, a mechanical engineer; Frederick. A. Al- lardt, paying teller of the Oakland Bank of Savings, and Miss Lottie Allardt. Ths funeral will be held to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family residence. Oakland Lodge No. 188, F. and A. M., will have charge of the interment. P Pt - ———— WAGES EARNED BY WOMEN IN JAPAN No Females in Government Service or Higher Class of Mercantile Houses. Heretofore—and the same is practi- cally true of to-day—the ranks of femala “hands” In Japan are recruited from among the rural population by agents, who Anduce the country lasses to sign contracts for quite a number of years —the best portion of their lives. And the wages average about three-pence per day! For that miserable mess of pottage— about six cents—girls not only labor hard during working hours, but permit them- selves to be wholly isolated from the out- er world, just as if they were in a pris- on, a hospital or in a nunnery. Thus they are entirely in the power of their employ- ers, the least scrupulous of whom take an unfair advantage of their helplessness. Thanks to the Initiative of the press and to the high spirit of a few wealthy firms, a strong and lurid light has been thrown upon those dark places of Japan, and redress is already .In sight. The Man- chester of the Mikado's realm is Osaka, and it was the terrible state of things in vogue in the mills and works of that city that first attracted attemtion. The slaves of the southern states of North America had a better time than some of the wretched girls of Osaka, the prod- ucts of whose labor were thrown upon Furopean markets at nominal prices. Happily the Guild of Weavers has now set to work to better the lot of these he- lots and its efforts are being reinforced by Government employes. Curiously enough, in the higher call- ings and professions that require skill or scientific training instead of mere man- ual labor there was hardly any fleld for woman's activity. Thus, in none of the ministries of Government offices was a woman to be found as a civil servant. The respectable firms of merchants like- wise rigidly excluded members of the fair sex, refusing to employ them as sales- women; only in a few cheap bazaars where the work was very fatiguing and the pay utterly Inadequate were women to be seen behind the counter. But here, too, a beneficial change Is now being made. The firm of Mitsul, the weavers, for example—one of the wealthiest in Jap- an—has just decided to take on girls. For a considerable time past women have been engaged at railway stations, especially in dealing with passenger traf- fic, and now the Sanul line, which had hitherto eliminated the female element, has completely broken with its traditions, and in future the passengers by that com- pany’s line will be looked after by women conductors, and perhaps women con- trollers as well. The Crown Prince of Japan takes a keen interest in this move- ment, which alms at making life less mis- erable to his future female subjects, and he has begun by setting an excellent ex- ample. He has married but one wife, and has allowed it to be generally understood that he is, and intends to remain, a mon- ogamist to the end of his days.—N. Y. Commercial. The difference between a cook and a chet is but a matter of salary. AD Skin Diseases , Salt Rheum, Pim Ringworm, Itch, Ivy Poison, Acne or other skin_troubles, can be promptly cured by