The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 17, 1904, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CAtL. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1904. 5 HEATHER HILLS | ARE TOASTED | Members of the Caledonian Club Enjoy Evening of Seottish Song and Story ANNUAL INSTALLATION I'he Retiring Chief and First Chieftain of Are Recipients Suitable Testimonials s of the r was held The hall or the occa- ce of members rge The retiring pherson, acted as in- “hief John Reid The officers D. D. McRae; McFarland; sec- third fourth physician, of the officers 4 itself into & stag retiring chief as toast- ber of toasts were pro- ded by the new es H. Duncan, ¥ 3. W, on, \\ at e g hief was presented - gold watch, chain . s bly inscribed; the re- g firs S. McGregor, with Y. C. Lawson, who g York tively id Laur of Zemstvos to Be Increased. S F SBURG, Dec. 16.—It is t imperial s will be issued on De- ther things will in- ADVERTISEMENTS. CALIFORNIA WOMAN'S HOSPITAL Th> Annual Donation Days FOR THE FREE WARD v Be Held on WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY and FRIDAY, December 21, 22 and 23, At _the Following Places: Messrss. GOLDBERG, BOWEN & CO.’S, 232 Sutter st. THE D. SAMUELS LACE HOUSE, 233 Sutter. st. and at the HOSPITAL, ,3118 Sacramento Street. An urgent appeal is made for help, as the need is unusually great. Gifts of money, gro- ceries, bed linen, etc.. etc., will be gratefully received. | A Santa Claus Shirt e that looks like snow on casus, or on the icing of a dwich, at Christmas. The| hat we will send home to/ m r laundry will grace the =t or reception with a color, t up that only a mew shirt, can equal in its pristine | beauty ONITED STATES LAUNDRY 1004 MARXET STREET, !clnhml Ifln& 420. Every Woman | 18 interested aud should know | asout the wogderful | or, ™ e given 1,11 particulars and directions in- valusbic 1o Jadics MARVEL C®.,' 41 Park Row, New Yerk. 152 New Montgomery, San Francisco, C Witiam Hatteroth (Ladles: Dept.), 324 Sutter. ©, Drog Co.. 409 Sutter and 100 Stockton Osgood Brothers...7th and Broadway, Oakland Ealdwia Pharmacy.. 19 Ellis 'SOLDIER OF TWO WARS PASSES TO HlS FINAL REST Colonel J. B. Moore, who died day be- fore yesterday at the Veterans' Home, Napa County, was a man who attained considerable prominence on this coast Colonel Moore was born in New Hamp- shire eighty-one years ago and went to the Mexican war trom Boston as ser- | geant of Company K, First Massachu- | setts Volunteer Infantry. He came u‘ Californi ter peace with Mexico was brought about and took an interest in the affairs of this city and State. He| served his country in the Civil War, first as captain of Company B, Third | California Infantry, and subsequentiy | as lieutenant colonel of that regiment. | In early times he was connected with the Police Department of San Fran-| cisco, serving under the renowned | Chief of Police, Patrick Crowley. Later on Colonel Moore wes elected to the State Senate of Nevada, and was an unsuccessful candidate on the Republl-‘ can ticket for Lieutenant Governor of | that State. He was a companion of the | Loyal Legion and a comrade of Center | Post, Nevada, Grand Army of the Re- | public. | Owing to failing health he was ad- mitted to membership in the Veterans’ Home of California on December 26, | 1898, and resided there from that time | until the hour of his death. His activi-| ties on the stage of life ceased ten years | ago. Among the old-timers who knew Colonel Moore intimately when he was} prominent in public affairs are former Chief of Police Crowley, Captain Thom- as H. Barber, Sidney J. Loop, “’llllamr Alvord and W. L. Duncan. He was a | man of high character and honorable | attainments. b AR San Mateo Pioneer Dead. SAN MATEO, Dec. 16.—Robert krapr a wealthy citizen of Halfmoon | I i at his home to-day. | }{e was a native of New York, 71 years ded in this county Deceased was a large of plows and owner of the Coast Advocate, the Halfmoon Bay water works and much land. A wife, two sons and three daughters survive him. L | n.anufacturer SRl s Ossian Ashley Passes Away. NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—Ossian Doo- le Ashley, widely known in finan- ‘d railroad circles for nearly half died at his home here to- Ashley was a pro- al and railroad and buted to many news- | nd magazines. Studied in Lincoln’s Office. DENVER, Dec. 16.—Augustus Ma- con, an attorney, 73 vears of age, died to-day of acute stomach trouble. He was a native of Kentucky and studied | law in Abraham Lincoln’s office. Prior to coming to Colorado in 1865 Macon was engaged in the practice of his pro- fession at Omaha. st ot AL S0 Former Arizona Official Dies. | NOGALES, Ariz., Dec. 16.—George | Christ, formerly Collector of this port in the United States customs service and later Surveyor General of Ari-| zona, died here this morning. e e Served Two Terms in Congress. MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich., Dec. 16. Edgar Weeks, who represented the Seventh Michigan District in the Fifty- sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses, died to-day, aged 65 years. e il s, Death Calls Piano Manufacturer. CHICAGO, Dec. 16.—W. W. Kim- ball, the well known' piano manufac- turer, died here to-day of heart dis- ease. S e Former Congressman Dead. CHICAGO, Dec. 16.—Former Con- | gressman D. W. Mills died to-day at his home here. —_——————— To Beautify the Mission. The Mission Park Association met last night at Mission Native Sons’ Hall and discussed plans for beautifying the neighborhood, with particular | reference to Dolores street and the proposed site of Mission Park. It was decided to send a circular petition to Dolores-street property-owners asking them to pave that thoroughfare in or- der to facilitate the laying of a park- way. The offers of the Hebrew usso- ciations, that own the present site of | Mission Park, were discussed. The of- ficers of the Mission Park Association | are: Eustace Cullinan, president; F. M. Larkin, vice president; Burnett, treasurer, and Miss Burke, retar e Gives Interesting Lecture. Rev. Eli McClish, D. D., president of the University of the Pacific, gave an interesting lecture at the First United Presbyterian Church last night on “The Seer and His Visions.” In his disocurse, which at times was hu- morous, the speaker pointed out vivid- Iy the possibilities of finding beauty in the prosaic. He pointed out as ex- amples Millet's “Angelus” and other | works of art. In a happy vein the speaker uplifted his audience from | the ridiculous to the sublime, keep- | ing their attention throughout. This | lecture is the first of a series to be | given at the church. | ————————— | TO BUY REALTY.—Saphie Jensen, guar- | dizn of Ethel Ross, a minor. was yesterday | given permission by the court to invest $24,- | The | 500 of the girl's funds In real estate. pamu 10 be purchased are near the corner | >ak and Devieadero strects. The guardian | Peported that et ward Bes $27,057 49 on de- | posit in bank. | distressed | ment, WOMAN'STHREAT MAKES TROUBLE §. Arson Charge Follows Wed- ding and Burning of Ho- tel in the Frozen North| PR i ARREST PROPRIETRESS Daughter Who Wedded De spite Parental Objection | Says Mother Is Incendiary | A T Special Dispatch to The Call. | TACOMA, Dec. 16.—A sensation was ; | caused throughout the Klondike dis- | trict recently when the Belvedere Ho- tel on Lower Dominion was burned immediately following the marriage of the daughter of Mrs. Marcus, proprie- tress of the hotel, and John Morris. Morris and his sweetheart charged that Mrs. Marcus had threatened to burn the hotel if they wedded. The young people nevertheless went to Dawson and were married. That even- | ing the Belvedere was burned. Mrs. Marcus was arrested and given a: hearing before Captain Routledge at the Gold Run police barracks. Mrs. | Marcus proved an alibi, showing that | when the fire began she was at a neighbor’s. a quarter of a mile away. At the conclusion of the hearing Mrs. Marcus was given the customary op- | portunity to give her side of the story. She told a long story of her former re- lations with her \son-in-law, which so Mrs. Morris that she was thrown into hysterics. Mrs. Marcus was then discharged. ‘ ———— PREPARED TO DISCUSS WELFARE OF GOLDEN QT&TE County Members of California Promo- tion Committec Assembling at Pasadena for Convention. PASADENA, Dec. 16.—Twenty-five members of the California Promotion Committee arrived here to-day as dele- gates to the convention which will be held to-morrow. The delegates were entertained by the local Board of Trade with a drive to the ostrich farm and about the city. Nearly 100 dmcgateq are éxpected to be present at the ion to-morrow. Mayor Vedder and President Herlihy of the Board of Trade will deliver ad- dresses of welcome. A. Sbarboro of San Francisco, chairman of the Cali- fornia Promotion Committee, will open the convention. Many matters of great importance to the State of California will be discussed by the delegates. Among the well known men sched- uled to speak are: Ex-President Story of the Los Angeles Chamber of Com- merce; Assistant General Passenger Agent Horsburgh of the Southern Pa- cific, Secretary Brown of the Stockton Chamber of Commerce, ex-President Weight of the Pasadena Board of Trade, Superintendent Engineer E. Lippincott of the United States Geolo- gical Survey, Chief of the Publicity Bureau Wright of San Francisco, Gen- eral Passenger Agent Byrne of the sarna Fe and State Mineralogist Au- ury. —————— HOME FOR OLD SOLDIERS MAY GO TO GOVERNMENT SACRAMENTO, Dec. 16.—Governor | Pardee to-day received a letter from | the chairman of the board of directors | of the Soldiers’ Home at Yountville, | Napa County, notifying him that the board had passed a resolution in favor of the passage of a bill by the Legis- lature ' transferring the Yountville hcme to the United States Govern- if the Government will accept it. The home is a beautiful place, but a doubt is expressed to whether the Government will want to maintain two homes for soldiers in one State. It already has a fine home for soldiers at Santa Monica. The directors of the Yountville home say that if it is concluded that the State will continue to maintain the place an appropriation of $65,000 in- stead of $55,000 will be asked for at the coming session of the Legislature. The directors also want the Legisla- ture to pass a law prohibiting the sale of liquor within one mile and a half | of the home. —————— NORMAL SCHOOL TRUSTEES ARRANGE FOR LECTURES SAN JOSE, Dec. 16.—The trustees | of the State Normal School, who met in this city last night, made arrange- ments to have Professor David S. Snedden, head of the educational de- partment at Stanford, deliver lectures uring the spring and summer terms at the normal. Professor Snedden will also deliver two courses at the school during the winter term. | Leaves of absence were granted to Proféssor N. H. Bullock, Miss Belle | Mackenzie, head of the kindergarten department, and Professor J. C. Ben- | nett. ———— Californians in New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—The follow- ing Californians are in New York: From San Francisco—Miss Fitzger- | ald, at the Murray Hill; 8. F. Groff, at the Park Avenue; L. Saltonstall, at the Martha Washington; W. H. Mur- | ray, at the Cosmopolitan; G. Schwartz, at the Belvedere; R. D. Hatch, at the | Hoffman, and C. A. Mitchell, ‘at the Herald Square. From Santa Clara— W. J.'Forgate and Miss C. Forgate, at the Grand. ADVERTISEMENTS. modefled;nremedy for this most common complaint is an Allcock’s Porous Plaster. Millions | phrey, PRAGERS e s s ] e There will be “SOMETHING DOING” at Pragers THIS MORNING from 8:30 until noon: thereaiter until the closing hour the usual shopping inducements vull be |f You (gnm G will be T Eventngs Uatil unm"“" 3P | pleased. -'M(- a square. Suit, or Overcoat, (Second Floor.) Besides this splendid and popular gift, the value in clothing of all kinds Is here. Youu can make no mistake by participat- ing n these offerings. OVERCOATS, Russian Blouse Velvet Overcoat—In red—for blue, brown and boys from 3 to 5 ¥ lar $6 coats; special A dainty meal is served in our 4th Floor. This is our extra Creamery Butter. A Pocket; Knife Free Wit.h Every Purchase of a Boy’s $4.50 | PRAGERS ! PRAGERS —_— TO-DAY ONLY. SUITS. This is a very late shipment of young men's suits that may be vgrn by a boy sists of from 13 to 19 vears; they are a splendid value at $7.50; special PERCALE SHIRTS. Boys’ 50c Percale Shirts with col- lar attached; special to-day.. Third Floor.) The wonders of the toy world are shown here in a and in more novel ideas than ever before. greater variety Bring the children. Plano—White enameled Piano, 16x12 $5.00 35¢ New and interesting Novelties in Our Great. Toyland inches; all welt, heavy cial .. and it is the well known Bliss make that sells regularly at $2.75; special at.. There 27 6B Doll .ock- sells reg- ularly for 3c; may be had & Saturday ..... .25¢ || iday Sale of ‘kish !I'IC nished head: 8 Train cars; mad clal engine, and switches—complet Desk and Blackboard Com- bination—This is a nice present for a boy or girl; and will be greatly appre- clated; regular article; special at 00 Kestner Doll- 3% in height—has closing eyes, curly hair shoes and lace v from.. D and with an eltra fine quality worth 55¢c; may be had for.. of Cars—C locomotive, a tender and_ three nicely painted and well regular price 55c Mechanical value; special at....88.00 el without rubber tires; these velocipedes have a strong leather seat; inches in dlameter; 39¢ of a Klng Trains—That have tender, cars, tracks regular _ $10.00 Steel frame, with and rices range -..-81.75 to $5.00 AILWAYS RELIABLE JONES ST3 | usvinx fin;grgvrfi Grand Concerts this after- noon and evening. Men’s Fine (Main Floor.) This offering con- made of Viel Kid, Velour Calf, Patent Colt and Box Calf; they come in elght different styles and have Goodyear Chlldren s Dresses (Second Floor.) is not a mother who can afford to miss thisgreat Hol- 1Th|rd Floor.) P mmbh designed and T3¢ a pair—holiday s and ; special Extrra Creamery But.ter, 34c a E quare (Fourth Floor) Every square is guaranteed. This butter will be on special sale to-day only in our Grocery Department at Orchestral Men Chinaware Suggestions Great, Overcoat, Sale for Holiday Specials nm‘fa'":;::: — Sk plush backs with -Hand- in en- tirely new shapes; regularly decorations; hot 15¢ ing pens..R2.50 to coats, Overcoats—Black Thibets, Oxford Chevi- |~ ots and fancy Scotch Mixtures in st jsh Box Overcoat; they are made with snug fitting _collars and hailr cloth fronts; an immense vari- ety to make your selection broad shouldars, . from. Regular $12.50 $13.50 values; special a | Overcoat coats in all the newest ideas shown this year. are ‘Worth $16.50, $15.00 and $20.00; special.. all lengths, and throughout. $3.50 shoes rich shade of brown, are cut 52 inches long. retaining fronts, light and % . without a belt; regular s gs}fi; $15.00 values; special at... Bonnets Children’s Apparel. Wool Dresses—Made of cot- ton and wool mixed; they are in the French style with a long waist effect. They have a four-inch rufs fle around the yoke and over the shoulder, with a strap of velvet from the neck to the bottom of the yoke, trimmed with narrow braid and gilt buttons; ages 2 to 6 years; these dresses are in plaids only. Regular price $2.25; special st $1.2 Bilk Poke Bonnets—Made of a corded silk with a full ruffie afl around the face; the ruffie is edged with silk cord; they' have wide silk found In ance. ‘welcome. ties, and .the colors are || wrimmed red, mode and blue; sizes T 14 fo 17; reduced from Tse $3.00. to 50¢ . (Main Floor.) Besides these great offerings in Over- we will conduct a holiday sale of Smoking Jackets, Bath Robes and Fancy ts—Twelve styles in ‘Dress Over- Cravenettes—Rain-Proof Coats, made of Priestley’s English Cravenette — thete are three different patterns; gray with pretty overplaid effects. They so that they will mot sag; may be worn with or (Second Floor.) The best Imported Millin- ery as well as the creations of our own experts are to be the-season Millinery Clear- Owing to the lateness of the season, this chance is doubly opportune and doubly secure a fine winter style hat at half the money she would ordinarily Clearance Sale price. and $9.65 and most stylish They come in hand-tailored $13.85 one is a and two are in and have shape $12.95 of Women’s Wear- ing Apparel Con- tinues (Second Floor.) This is an opportunity to get or give a useful Christ- mas gift at a saving of over one-half. This Clearance Jale offers you many ad- vantagea never before heard - e Corset Coat—One of the * " great specials of this sale a tan Covert Corset , satin lined through- out. They are reduced from $10 to R6. this great end-of- Every woman may have to pay. Hats and Pattern — Worth 1.50 GOSSIP UNDER PALMS OF THE PALACE COURT Report Current That eral Prescott Is Slated for Speaker of the Assembly. Under the palms of the Palace court, where ‘statesmen meet and ex- change views, there is talk that Gen- eral Frank C. Prescott of Redlands is slated by . the “organization” for Speaker of the Assembly. What the “‘organization” consists of is not clear- ly defined, but whatever it is, it In- clines to the aspirant from San Ber- nardino. Supporters of George T. Rolley of Humboldt are not convinced that General Prescott is the favorite. The story goes that Assemblyman Philip A. Stanton of Los Angeles is to be chairman of the ways and means | committee in the event of Prescott's election to the speakership. Yester- day Assemblymen Bates, Stanton, Cromwell, Walsh, Waste and Atkin- son discussed the situation. Frank P. Flint and George A. Knight, candidates for the United States Senate, are in the city. —_——— MINNESOTA ALUMNI FORM AN ASSOCIATION Graduates of [FEastern University Adopt Constitution and Will Hold a Banquet. About fifty graduates and - former students of the University of Minne- sota met last evening in the law li- brary of the Crossley Building and formed a permanent alumni associa- tion. The constitution and by-laws | submitted by a committee consisting of Bernard C. Carroll, '93, Harry Hum- '99, and Olson H. Eggen, '99, were adopted. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Professor George H. Clark of Stanford University; secretary and treasurer, Frank Cornish, '98, of San Francisco. It was decided that a banquet be held in this city January 26, and a com- mittee consisting of Professor Burt Newkirk, '97, Willlam C. Fitch, "00, and Dr. B. P. Shepherd, '95, was ap- pointed to arrange for the occasion. There are more than 100 graduates and former students in San Francisco and vicinity, and a large number are ex- pected to be present at the dinner. —_——————— SIERRA OFFICIALS WILL OPERATE THE NEW LINE Oakdale and Western Road to Be Opened for Regular Business on Monday Next. As a result of an understanding ar- rived at by the Santa Fe and the Sierra Railway officials, it was formally an- nounced yesterday that the newly con- | structed Oakdale & Western road, con- necting Riverbank on the Santa Fe line with Oakdale, the terminus of the Sierra road, will be operated under the direction of the latter company. The new line is only six miles long, but forms an important adjunct to the Santa Fe system, to which it is gen- erally supposed to belong. It was an- nounced yesterday that the first regu- lar train over this line will be run on Monday. —_———— Meese a Candidate for Mayor. OAKLAND, Dec. 16.—Edwin Meese, City Councilman from the Fourth ‘Ward, has announced his candidacy for the nomination for Mayor. Coun- ‘clilman Meese has served two terms. He is chairman of the Street Comimit- | lan: tee and is one of the most active members of the municival legislature. PERSONAL. J. D. Grant of Healdsburg is at the Lick. Dr. H. J. Schlayter of Palo Alto is at the Grand. H. W. Swift, a Fresno lumberman, is at the Palace. The Rev. E. S. Simpson of Portland | is at the Occidental. Colonel J. H. Moncton of London is registered at the Occlidental. G. 8. Berry, a rancher of Lindsay, and his wife are at the Lick. F. P. Favel of Los Angeles regis-| tered yesterday at the Grand. Benjamin F. Geis, a well-known at- torney of Willows, is at the Lick. H. W. O’'Melveny, an attorney of Los Angeles, is a guest at the Palace. * G. E. Mitchell, a business man of Auburn, and wife are staying at the Grand. Banker H. P. Goodman of Napa is among the latest arrivals at the St. Francis. W. M. Sodeberg, a well-known Nome mining man, and his wife ard at the St. Francis. Adjutant General J. B. Lauck Iis down from Sacramento and registered at the Occidental. Charles E. Morris, one of Tonopah's prominent mining men, arrived at the Palace yesterday. J. Frank Watson, president of the Merchants’ National Bank of Portland, Or., is at the Palace. Charles F. Potter and F. J. Camp- bell of Denver were among yesterday’s arrivals at the Palace. ‘W. H. Jones, one of the publishers of the Santa Rosa Republican, arrived at the Lick yesterday. Louis F. Breuner, one of Sacra- mento's leading merchants, and his family are at the Palace. J. J. Nestell, a capitalist of New York, who spends the winters in Cal- ifornia enjoying fishing and hunting, is at the Palace. Acting General Manager Bancroft of the Southern Pacific Company has gone to Ogden on business connected with the Union Pacific. J. C. Ford, vice president and general manager of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, is down from Seattle and registered at the Palace. E. N. Briggs, who is interested in the lumber business in Michigan and Cali- tarrn. arrived from Saginaw yesterday and is staying at the Palace. Miss Blanche Bates, who Is to open her local engagement at the Grand Opera-house Monday night, December 26, in Belasco's “The Darling of the Gods,” has afrived from the East and is staying at 2133 Sacramento street. Among the arrivals yesterday at the Palace was W. P. Fife of South Caro- iina, who is widely known throughout this country as an evangelist and! philanthropist. Throat trouble com- pelled him to retire from the rostrum several years ago and he has since been identified with mining, among the properties in which he is a large stock- holder being what is commonly known as the Afterthought group in Shasta County. The latter is now controlled by the Great Western Gold Company, a St. Louis concern. Fife is here on his way to Redding to inspect his min- ing interests. Although he has retired as an evangelist he is still interested in religious work and supports twelve misstonaries engaged in foreign fields. He is also-one of ten who contribute to the support of the Missionary Train- ing School in Brooklyn. —_—————————— OAKLAND, Dec. 16.—William Hughes, a salesman in the employ of J. C. R.imeu was arrested in Oak- last night, charged by his em- il:“r with the embezzlement of $700. is dow in the City Jail. { for divorce. POSSIBLE RECONCILIATIONS IN THE DIVORCE COURT Two Couples Show Inclination to Kiss and Make Up—Alimony Orders and New Suits. Samuel Labinburg, who is sald to have saved $40,000 during the seventy- four years of his lifetime, was ordered by Judge Kerrigan yesterday to pay $25 a month to his wife Bertha and give her $50 with which to reimburse the attorney who is prosecuting her suit When she sued him she alleged that he compelled her to ltve on beans and stale bread and butter. The old man was tearful in court, and Bailiff Duffy, seeing a chance for a reconciliation conducted the couple to the jury-room, where they had a heart- to-heart talk. Judge Graham may cut another notch on the stick recording his recon- ciliations of divorce seekers. He was partiailly successful yesterday with Edward Himmel, who is suing his wife Helen for separation on the grounds of intemperance. Andrew Frank was ordered to pay $100 counsel fees for his wife Kath- arina by Judge Hebbard yesterday. Frank has $20,000, which is tied up by his wife's injunction pending the trial of her suit for divorce for desertion. They were married in August, and Frank says their differences arose over her refusal to live in Oakland. Judge Hunt gave Edward Phillips the choice of paying, within four days, the alimony due his wife Ella since August or of going to jail. Judge Hebbard divorced Etta 8. Berger from Gabriel Berger for neglect and Judge Kerrigan divorced Theresa Riley from John Riley for crueliy. Suit for divorce was begun by Leo- pold Spath against Bridget Spath for | cruelty and intemperanee, and by Elizabeth Nevarrete against Henry M. Nevarrete for neglect and intemper- ance. —_——— Hooper Estate Appraised. An appraisement of the estate of the late Frank P. Hooper, lumberman and capitalist, was filed yesterday in the TO ADVERTISERS. | Owing to the large | amount of work incident to the issue of THE CALL HOLIDAY EDITION, | SUNDAY, DEC. 18, NO | DISPLAY ADVERTIS- ING copy will be accepted for that edition after- 6 P. M. Saturday, and NO CLASSIFIED Ads after g P. M. GET YOUR COPY IN EARLY. an aggregate value of $59,255 91. Mr. Hooper owned stock in many lumber companies, his largest holdings being $64,650 in the San Pedro Lumber Com- pany, $46,340 In the Southern California Lumber Company, $44.850 in the L. W. Blinn Lumber Company and 329,555 in the Ross Lumber and Milling Com- pany. His interest in eleven schooners amounts to nearly $30,000, and of the realty owned in various countles, the largest item Is $27,000 for the home oa Green street, near Devisadero. ——i Lecture on Christian Science. At the Alhambra Theater this evening at 8:15 o'clock, Bicknell Young, C. 8. B, of Chicago, an eloquent speaker and mem- ber of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship of the First Church of Christ Scientist, in Boston, Mass., will deliver a lecture on Christian Science. Admis- sion is free and the pubiic is cordially Ir- vited. —_—— Explosion in Toy Pistol Factory. PORTSMOUTH, Ohlo, Deec. 16— One girl was killed, two fatally in- jured and a score of others hurt by jumping from the second and third story windows during an explosion which wrecked Lioyd, Adams & Simp- Probate Court and shows property of son’s toy pistol factory here to-day. ADVERTISEMENTS. 44 28S Exclusive LAMPS STEINS of all kinds. GLASSWARE CUT GLASS 122-132 ‘ The Newest,, Most viceable Xmas Gifts Now on Exhibition in Every Department, OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS. Nathan -Dohrmann SUTTER ST. and Ser- ART GOODS of all descriptions. CLOCKS CHINA