The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 27, 1903, Page 25

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUN Y, DECEMBER 2 1903. LIFE DRAWS TO A CLOSE ZANARDELLI'S ! 1 taly’s Former Premier Dies at His Villa in Maderno. S TR Z He of stu- t time indepen- afte ris- . He am- eputa- ADVERIISEMENT° WILL GIVE $§1000 if | fail to cure any CANCER or Tumor | treat before it poisons deep glands Ko Knife! HNo Pain! ’« £ / Ha l:zy [.Elt'll Gured INEEST.OATE WY fl;!:“"‘[ iu:iumi ANY LUMP IN A WUMAHS BREAST 1§ GANGER *nu the giands in the armpit le. Any Tbey never ps 120 PAGE EOCK SENT FREE. ) aymptoms and testimonials of thousands ured whom you can sec 8nd taik with. Dr.S. R. CHAMLEY & CO. Sirictly Beliable.” Two Lady Assistants. | 25 Third St., San Francisco, Cal. SEND TO SOMEONE WITH CANCER dway’s | Pills mild and reliable. complete absortion Ra vegetable, stion. larit of ai) dieorders of m;’ stmch Causes and Liver, Bowels, Kidneys, Bladder. reguiarities, Sick Headache, Billousness, eom stipation, Pilcs and all fleruurnwn ot Viscers, DWAT & COu New York. WIDOW MEETS i it . ‘\\'oman of Wealth Is Found in Tenement House | | Dead Where She Had Been Living FOUL PLAY IS SUSPECTED MRS Body Shows Marks of Violence and Police Sl el ation is being made into the death ! of Mrs. Mary Reimer, a widow, 45 years whose body was found in the back d of a tenement building in West Hundredth street, where she lived. | The woman is said to have had several thousand dollars on deposit in the and carried about with her a ed with jewelry. No trace of the nk Persons in the building a falling body, but the cause vas not discovered until several hours later, when the woman was found dead noise of the area y. Her skull was crushed nd there were many marks upon the body, evidently not caused by a fall window of her flat. Four have been detained by the po- all declare Mrs. Reimer wag ent when they went to bed, and be- lieve she either committed suicide or fell from the roof while hunting her pet cat. The woman's life has been somewhat of a myste She is known to have had a fortable income, but she never di sed its source and had little common with her neighbors. at 3 ecame the Minister of Public Works in first Depretis Cabinet, which port- he resigned in November, 1877, in nseque of differences with De- pretis, which made it impossible for him to sign, as Minister of Public W railway convention ar- nl by the latter. He was appoint- Home Office in the Cairoli y in March, 1878, and went into on on its fall. He was Min- 1 Cults under the va- and the new which came into 1890, ster Code, ary 1, the fall of the Giolitti Min- 1 to form abinet, but place to Signor Crispi, The hostility caused him 1 in a provincial election in his own home, 1n general election immedia 3y sction of After the ge the N Rudini for support in Parliament ned parties of Giolitti and — . Prominent Pythian Dies. OAKLAND, Dec. 26.—The funeral Parlow Abbott, who died in Wednesday after several wi be held from at 1 o'clock to-morrow General C. F. e, commander of Uniform Rank, with Colonels T. Pyt hl..L‘ Lindsay, C. L. Patton, alkins and R. F. d the funeral as T Generals S. H. Schaffner nd F. A. Merguire, retired, will also of the First Regi- the San Fran- anies leaving on the 12 k boat. The funeral service will under the auspices of Live Oak 0. 17 of Oakland. 1 Abbott was a native of Can- out 40 years of age. He was escort, o’clo be L Stockton Mz 1891. He ed the Uniform Rank in Liberty any No. 11 of West Oakland and missioned colonel and assist- adjutant general of California de in 1 his death. . General James R. Car- n of Indianapolis, commander of Uniform Rank, in his report to preme Assembly, complimented Abbott highly. Colonel Abbott charge of the encampment of » Brigade in 1902. B John S. Moore Passes Away. Moore, a well known 1s called by death at his 2026 Woolsey street, Berke- evening. Mr. Moore was Aol throughout California, in Alameda and Contra where he was engaged Deceased was rn on well particularly Costa counties, in business up to 1899. born in | April 1 He 1849, the plains in March, arriving at Marysville, from which place he proceeded to mines. He remained in until the winter of 1852, to Illinois via Panama. In ng of 1553 he again crossed and since then had been in at various places in Mr. Mgore sold out his busi- the sp State. ness interests in 1899 and from that time he lived quietly with his family in Berkel He leaves a wife and three children. The funeral will take lace from the late residence of the ed at 2 after- 2:30 o'clock this noon. —_—— Henry K. Cummings Dics. Henry K. Cummings, one of the old- Y, est pioneers in the c died yester- day at his residence, 2507 Pine street. | Cummings had been in feeble heallh for some time past. The deceased came to California in 1849 from the State of Vermont. The discovery of gold in this State lured him, with the thousands of other wealth-hunting men, to this city. Realizing that there was a good field | for business men, Cummings opened a commission house. He was one of the oldest commission men in San Fran- cisco, having for years conducted his business at the corner of Clay and Sansome streets under the old Niantic Holcl one of the first buildings of its kmd in San Francisco. Several years ago Cummings retired from the commission business and since has been living at his home on Pine street. He was 75 years old and a native of Vermont. S General McDowell's Brother Dies. CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—Major Mal- SIRANGE DEATH Have Arrested | Four Lodgers on Suspieion! NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—A close inves- | books or valuables can be found. ! heard the | avas chiefly | 1 factious enemies he | 1892 and served continu- | Waterloo, Monroe County, IlL, | the | California | when he re- | the | THE EMPORIUM. ] THE EMPORIUM Sale of Silks 53¢ Choice Colored Taffetas Monday only for this money-saving chance, Good, heavy, colored Taffeta Siks, that will make the best kinds .of underskirts and linings; a fine quality for wear, in such desirable shades as cream, white, pink, blue, reds, tan, navy, castor, reseda, brown, ectc. An exceptional 75¢ per yard quality—to-morrow 590 PERERRR RERREERRR RERRE EERERERERE RERRRRRRR RRRRE KRR RRRRRRE KRR R RRRR RERRR MERR R RRERY. RERRRRRRR ERRRE DR RRRRRRY RRRRRRRRR RRRRE KERRERRER R RERRRRRRR RERRR SRR R R RRRRR SRR RN KRR The 1904 Calendars Now Al Half Price Quite a lot of them /ejl at all prices. Come early Monday for the choice ones. Pre-inventory Millinery Clea the first month of the new yea close. taking begins. mediate sale. Al trimmed and ready-to-wear hats in our millinery de- partment must be disposed of at once. ‘I'o effect this quick , clearance we have made unprecedented cuts in prices. $6.00, $7.00 and $7.50 trimmed hats , . . Now $3.00 $8.00, $9.50, $11.00 trimmed hats . , . . Now $4.50 $12.50, $13.50, $15.00 trimmed hats . Now $6.50 Your Choice of Any Model Hat in the Department (there is still a good, as-orsment of shapes, colors and styles), that were $'a oo - formerly $20.00, $25.00 and £30.00, now fom Childrea’s and Girls’ read)-tu-\\ur hzts, that were orginally $1.50 and $1.75, now . . . L e Y In connection with lhxs ulc we ]u\c inc uied all \\mt T shapcs :nd ma- t-rials. You can thercfore have a hat made to order at a saving of fully one- half, Sale on Second Floor. Suit $17.50 Box Coat Bargains. Coats—All satin lined, $4.95 $13.95 to £18.50 short Kersey Coats, black, tan, etc., all silk I'ned, now reduced to . 58.25 $12.50 Kersy reducsd to. . coats, unlin now Colors and $21.50 to §25.00 short Kerszy Coats, | " I'ned coats, unlined skirts, only a few ° : i beautifully made, sk Ined garments, | of these handsome suits remain. | 13tion of broken lots, only one or two | $2.50and $3.00 heavy Cotton Waists— now reduced to . s'z.so ing, now reduced s'7 50 of a kind, now. . .. 38.50 'Semupc: ’:‘lll:::: 2f¢=nctrz, ete., | Beautiful white Basket Cloth Cos- to close to. " D e e 8 ds b l " .35, tume, pictured above, hand:omely | $33.50 to $45.00 long coats, of Kersey | £47.50 Long Caat Zb:line Suits — Some | $21-50 N SN PRALY OO I 5 I S PN The Drecoll Madel Coat, of white appliqued wih light blue broad- | cloth and dark all wool mixed effects, of the handsomsst garments brought t=“d") es of ‘h’ season represented, | §8.00 to $15.00 Snlk Waists—A | cloth, pictured above; one of the Cioth svas stylish up-to-date gar- out for winter 1903, y large assortment, not all sizes in any| season’s most favorite Pariscven- e v $65.00| o rowony . SIZ.850| o iveei o $29uGO| ok, v T SIaBO| TN Cempices wmortmene] ing wiapegaon Pretty Waist of Pink Peau de Soie, pictured abovey many of same styles sold for $18.50, $3.95 now reduced to. Dress Goods and Silk Remnants $50.00 and £60.00 Military L-ng and fancy short Coats, g £32.50 neatly now reducsd to. . now reduced - Vi ( lid Best Coff:e—Java or Mocha, on | Glace Stuffed Prunes—Package | Tipo Chianti—The fine It 7 ) Ono-Quariar O [ ot = s i st Wit (o o e o e sl mong this lot will be found some very choice | Eikin ¢ e Bulles Ae: , 35¢, haf ps. 25¢. i ipery desoable dress A3l wate ogUEaahac have scsusins gy ot o et 270:, Nabi co Wafers—All flavors, 1 g half p . one e ua’.‘er 0” lated rapidy during the f:w weeks preceding Christmas. Rmu;x— ch;m; hm; T scecc-. .. ..550|Tible Claret—Good Asti, gal. ; There are Black and Colored Silks, Fancy Slk, Scotch S e | Cranbrries—New Cae Codi LA R --40e | 3000 Ribbon and Veiling Remnants—all of the Tweeds, Serges, Cheviots, Black Goods, etc., on sile, 5 ; oo e AP Tl e s : : | beginning Monday, one-quarter off marked prices, ome Com—New W Queen Oiiv: imporled,aqr. Gk, biale . 008 ;:‘::ri;':‘z"d;?r:;:‘::y;l:: :‘i‘dt::hfl:i ':g:':f‘ i b s h Whiskey—Wm. Williams’ e : ¢ - - b | Seeded Raisi Redianet Core | 00, Whiskey—Win. (Wi fects, and all of the mosg becoming meshes of P’n cu8hlons, SOfa b 5¢ E:a::s, p:ckz;:r. 3 ‘ ane l(l:;; G o H:h oo, totie' L5008 veiing, now reduced from rtgulu remnant prices, > Iniported. Micha Herring, large | Bourbon Whiske hoice Wines— Old Burgundy or | beginning Mond y — Kentucky L3t ginning Monday. UShions,E€C.,NOW | i """ 250 | "0 i 53 80.08 | Roins i - - - - - 280 | “undts of temosnts of 1a i : e y X ces, embroidgred Best Mixed Nuts, Ib . 15¢ | port .»'s».my._'nm quaic, gal, | OP.S. Whiskey—0d ‘Seeciat Re- | ety movelty chiffomn, all-overs. - comfigas ti Half Off to CGlose |z ke—cwim 1o, 5w - . $1.%0 | * 1879, @l . . $5.00 min;l, beaded and spangled i special All that are left of the exclusive fancy artic'es | pulied Smyrna 4l-'iés'—]'n'bazsfe‘:,| lé"f:""l Ginger Ale—Doz. 800 Imported Rhine Wines—Rude | sa'e, beginning Mondsy, st ome~-quarfe. in the art department, beginning Monday, will S e T A L ':”’“'5'5“0?3;"‘)5'!‘"‘5—.;‘5 $10.50. ot sSi-OO Off regular remnant prices. be sold at half price to close. The assortm:nt in. | Stuffed Dates—Package . . 3 T . Remnants of all kinds of domestics, at specially . . i o .- .....10c, 25¢ |Pau! Jones Whiskey —Ether Rye | Imported Sauterne—Or Graves 3 5 i cludes preity nove'ty Pin Cushions, Match } prym puddings— = or Bourboa, b, - . $1.00 | superior, gal. . . . . $2.00 reduced prices, will be found on sale, beginning Scratchers, Pen Wipers, Handkerchief Cases, Van Camp’s. . 25¢ and 45¢ | A.V.H. Gin — Larg= imorted bortles DuH. Gordon's Sl\z — Ga. | Monday, in the houschold goods aisle, off ro- Glove Cases, Necktie Cases, Sofa Pillows, etc. G.&D,tn. . 22¢,40c SCRNE . $1.45 . $4.98, bctle ’].a) tunda. ‘CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST- Less Than Haif Price--To Close at Once lish chevio's ani mixtures; silk’ lined $21.50 Alpacl and Vi ellmg Eton Suits— reduced to . . $35.00 and $37. §9>.00 ani $100 Long Coat Suis - Made of rich back Kersey cloth, and trimmed, | THE EMPORIUM. This is the place to shop when it rains. Everything you need here under one roof.+ I. rance Such as boxes, whisk stock. AnnualClearance Sale g Suits-Cloaks-Skirts —Walsts and Evening Costumes Final Pre-lnvemory Reductlons—To Close at Once Hundreds of Stylish, Serviceable Garments Less Than Cost A quarter, a third, a half, and in many instances more than haif, has been taken from the prices of some of the handsomest garm=nts for women that were created for winter 1903-04. even a waist, you cannot afford to overlook the opportunity for saving, on the average one-half, which this sale offers. Skirt Bargains. .45 and £4.95 Dress Skirts of Cheviots, mostly colors, siightly soiled in disp'ays; to close. . Bargains. Coat"Walking Suitd —Sty- |5~ ed .k.m, $7.50 black, s'o.oo o 1xbel|nc Suits —Silk reduced to . foil5 §57.50 Your Holiday Groceries and Liquors at Cut Prices WEAA QRAAR AQAALA LA R ARAALNRNAR UL ARRRLL 2 RARRALRAR ARRAERATARR XURRE RUXRARRLR ARRRAAARANE ALANE R ARRAAARR ARAR AN RN RN W Ra e AMERICA'S GRANDEST STORE Half Price for Many Things and a little more than half for many other aracle.z Getting ready for many important mercantile events, which we have planned for All exclusive holiday goods are reduced one-half to Many broken lines and remnants are to be weeded out before the annual stock Goods that are the least bit shopworn also repriced to insure their im- Isn’t there something in ‘this list that you want? from one-quarter to one-half less than every day prices. European Noveities in Fancy Goods Half Price. inkstands, ashtrays, silk and cel- luloid handkerchief holders, ornaments, pin cushions and other goods especially bought for the holiday If you need an extra gown, or another coat, or $8.50 Walking Skirts—In checks ang mixtures, 7-gore fiuz, $15.00 Dress Skirts —Another accumu- 337.50 and $25.00 Dress Skirts, lace and cloth, silk drops, now . ! THE EMPORIUM. 1 THE EMPORIUM. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmnm muum-mmrmmmmm 3 § i : 3 = § 3 k4 ; ® 3 3 3 X 3 k4 i : i = Sale Fiannelettes 8c Heavy Twilled Quality Thousands of yards of the 10c and 12¥¢ quality of heavy Twilled Flannelettes, in solid colors, such as cream, pink, blue, etc., the kinds that make dainty, useful nightgowns, skirts, kimonas, etc.—on fipecml sale Monday only, per Choice of Our Furs at a Third Reduction A large and hand- some stock to. select from. Were rare values at the original prices. Lace Curtain Sale 44c, 64c, '84c, 99¢c, Pair. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, if { quantities last, we offer these four remark- able values in good Lace Curtains: 350 pairs Lace Gurtains, 2% yards long, 30 inches wide, fine border and good quality; per pair... 212 pairs Lace Curtains. 3 yards long, neavy net; per paix. o 640 160 pairs Grecian Key border fine net Lace Curtains 3 yards long, choice designs; pair............. 100 pairs of regular $1.25 Lace Curtains, 3 yards long, 54 inches wide, perfect first-elass goods; per pair 99 If so, you get it now broom Waist Bargains. 95¢ to §2.00 Wash Waists— A large asortment that has been slightly soiled in counter and win- dow display, now G50 ani I BC 98¢ to $2.25 Flannel Waists —Good warm garments for winter wear, in desrable colorings and pat- 65¢ terns, now each . . . . AAAA ARARARAAAAA RAAAR AR AR Ra R .. $1.95 $3.95 reivced to .. 345200 Extremely stylish Zibeline Cos- in all of the styles, some of them slightly soiled from dsplays, remark- able bary in the pre-inventory| tume, asillustrated; was $50.00, clearance sale price . ’3.95 = ‘29.50 Remnants, Laces Veils, Ribhons, .$19.50 WARA AARAAAAAARAARR RAAARE R AAAA AAAER R ARRARARR AU AR R AR e wan | | colm McDowell, widely known as an | iron and steel expert, is dead at the | age of 75 years. He was the young- est brother of the late Major General Irvin McDowell, who commanded the | Federal troops at the first battle of { Bull Run. Major McDowell was aid- de-camp on his brother’s staff during that battle. Deceased was an intimate | friend of Generals Grant, Sherman !and Logan and of President Ruther- | ford B. Hayes. Dr. George Erward Street, pastor emeritus of the Congregational church at Exeter, N. H., died here to-day of heart disease, aged 69 years. He was widely known for his historical writ- ings. : LA Mrs. Potter Succumbs. OAKLAND, Dec. 26.—Mrs. Nellie E. Potter, wife of Captain Charles E. Pot- ter, died at the family residence, 1318 Eighth street, this evening. The de- Expi Siuddesnly. ceased is a sister-in-law of the Rev. ‘ BEI?I;ELEY‘XPDZT. ‘.‘-‘ —;r)éderick George Gale, pastor of the Chester Street Methodist Church. Fae Passing of Sir Henry Bullard. LONDON, Dec. 26.—Sir Henry Bul- lard, M. P., is dead. He was born in 1841. Stoffer, a well-known German, who for fourteen years has conducted a small grocery at 444 Shattuck ave- nue, was found dead in his room this evening by J. W. Striker. The body | was found in a sitting position on the bed and was guarded by a little dog, the old man's only pet. Stoffer was 75 | years of age. ———— . Death Claims Mining Man. SALIDA, Colo., Dec. 26.—L. C. Du- bois, a prominent mining man, is dead —— . Prominent New York Lawycr Dies. NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—Henry D. Sedgwick, a prominent retired lawyer of this city, died to-day after a brief illness in Rome, where he had been spending the winter. of pneumonia at his home in this city, aged 35 years. Dubois was well Known in mining circles of the West and took a leading part in the development of Tonopah, Nev. He was also superin- tendent of a mill at Delamar, Nev.,r for several years. A widow and one child survive him. —_— Pioneer Dies on a Street. ] IONE; Dec. 26.—Edward Klern, a native of France and 50 years old and a pioneer in this locality, was found dead on the street this morning. BT T Death of Well Known Clergyman. HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 26.—Rev. SANTA ROSA, Dec. who was recently shot by her hunhn\nd Fred Goess, and later jumped from a ‘window at a Sonoma hotel, was committed to the Napa asylum to-day. 5 + THE BEST NOVEL YET “CRITTENDEN” BY JOHN FOX JR. Begins in the ; NEXT SUNDAY. CALL WILL GIVE A PARK IN MEMORY OF FATHER James Gordon Bennett Will Establish a Pleasure Ground and Build a Monument. NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—Announce- ment is made to-day of the purpose of James Gordon Bennett to lay out and adorn a large park to be dedicat- ed to the public use and pleasure in memory of his father, the founder of the Herald. It will lie between the Boulevard Lafayette and Broadway, north of One Hundred and Eighty- second street, and lands now owned by Mr. Bennett will be devoted to this end. Upon the highest elevation with- in its bounds will be reared a monu- ment te James Gordon Bennett, the elder. B NOTORIOUS SWINDLER \ IDENTIFIED IN JAIL Man Arrested in Washington Proves to Be Harry Silberbury, a Much Wanted Crook. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 26.—J. J. Carlisle, who was recently arrested in ‘Washington, D. C., and brought here for trial, has been identified, accord- ing to the police, as Harry Silberbury, a swindler. The prisoner, suffering from recent exposure and disease, has collapsed and is believed to be dying. Silberbury, the police declare, in- terested promine:{g capitalists of Ore- gon in his schesles while posing as J. Coleman Drayton, the New York milionaire. BROWNSVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 20.—In ap ex- change of shots here over the settlement of a few dollars, Thomas Hollingshead, white, a young merchant, was shot through the heart and John, Walter and Henry Jackson and Ad- drew Pugh, negroes, were seriously wounded. ‘Want Berne Convention Observed. PARIS, Dec. 26.—Victorien Sardou, Octave Mirbeu, Paul Hervie, Marcel Prevost and other French authors have begun a determined movement to induce Russia to adhere to the Berne convention, which protects lit- erary property. These authors have suffered great pecuniary loss by trans- lations of their books into the Rus- sian langpage. Admiral Buried With Honors. ANNAPOLIS, Md., Dec. 26.—The funeral services over the remains of the late Rear Admiral Edwin White, U. 8. N., retired, were held at the Naval Academy chapel to-day, after which the interment took place in the naval cemetery. The escort was composed of the marine battalion and a detachment of seamen, accompanied | by the Naval Academy band. PARIRIS B e PIERRE, S. D., Dec. 26.—At the meeting | SPRINGFIELD. Ohio, Dec. 20.—John B. of the Missouri River Stockmen’s Association | Clingerman, chairman of the Republican State at Fort Plerre, delegates were selected to at- | Central Committee, to-night announced that at tend the meeting of the Natlonal Ll\m’k‘kxl conference with General Charles Dick and Association at Portland, Or., January 12, and | other party leaders |t had been decided that cach member subscribed for stock in the in- ' the Ohio State Convention would be heid about dependent packing concern. the middle of next May. RUPTURE A sure cure, without pain or loss of time. 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