The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 26, 1905, Page 16

16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1905. R MAYOR REMOVES HUTTON FROM THE POLICE BOARD in the city charter. eighteen-year-old girl named Viola Keeler, who is a i stoutly asserts his innocence, but will not contest his ! ] Police Commissioner H. W. Hutton toppled from his high office yesterday. Mayor Schmitz exercised the authority of the chief magistracy as set forth The. charges involve the ex-Commissioner with an n art student. Hutton dismissal. e Immoral Conduct! Is Given as the Cause. Deposed Official - Denies Truth of _Ellggge. The career of H. W. Hutton as a Police Commissioner was brought to an | | abrupt ciose by Mayor Schmitz yester- | | - day afterncon. The chief magistrate exercised his prerogative and summar- | member who has been a 1egside of the administration | ily ousted thorn in the last two years. Immoral conduct | was given as the cause for removal, | ‘the Mayor having gathered evidence | | name an art of eighteen years. There are tions of misconduct of the all of which Mayor ) be *‘unbecoming that links the Commissioner's 1 with that of Miss Viola Ke student other alle haracter, " and county of San Francisco.” | Hutton is emphatic in denial of the | truth of the charges and de that | might administration : in_efforts to - San_Fran- | He says - they were trumped up so that h the . be removed and freed of his pe enforce (he law an cisco a more wholesom he has expected such 2 step .by the Mayor for some time and knew he was jeopardizing his tenure by being | &5 energetic against 1120 Dupont street, 620 Jackson street, the French restau- | s and other places of vice. city. ran TKNEW HE WAS SHADOWED. g “I was not deterred in one particular FHorroyN— freth doing my duty conscientiously, fearless nd with honest purpose,” ¢ B said the deposed Commissioner X night. “While I have been looking for N\ this to happen, I am surprised, how- Q 2t the means adopted. 1 did not N | they would attack my private | have known that detectives 5 | adowing me, but I thought they were trying to get at me in some other .way. The charges that the Mayor makes . ) against me. are utterly so far as TR TEEeTE TR - S the accusation of impropriety is con- Gt \'{f“\.‘;,};“*“ BEEN MAKIN B OF cHINA ned. But even if they were true, TIONS OF MISCONDUCT, Whose business is it to concern himself | Je— ek about my private life? Suppose all public officials were put to the tesf, | battles against vice were more or less, “Thank vou,” szid Hutton, and after how many would you have left to run Of the spectacular order and gave the | the ? | impression that the public ofiicials e government 1 4 Miss Viola Keeler and | Were nct doing their duty. Havi s, 1T know she has been at my house as a guest. | been appointed to office by the admin- But the allegation that our relations | istration, Hutton is regarded as haw- | have in any way been Improper is |ing been unfair in making political en- | without a vestige of truth. There are | terprise to place it in bad odor before i six rooms in my home. I frequently | the public. | entertain at dinner. 1 often have| MAYOR'S LANGUAGE STRONG. | friends here at card parties. Am I to | The Mayor does not mince words in reason for removing Hutton, but specific instances of the latte retions with women. Huttor rame in the notice is coupled princi- | lve like a hermit? Is a man to cut himself off from all social life because | is a member of the Police Board? I have never visited any woman at O'Farrell eet, as is alleged. I B T r e ey wards with men who | Pally With that of Viola Keeler, who have apartinents there, but never was flives at the 1’?}“; n‘{'_ of any an in the in the company hotel.. I repeat that the Mayor has un- fustly accused me. e weeks ago Information was offictally | “1 was appointed to the commission s St DR three < ago by the same Mayor ! ing certain officlal declara who has now removed me. I b the interest of the good m munity, Police Commissloner ed by private mal 1 and not by a sincere desire terment of the city’s moral condition. . interested in the labor union movement and worked hard for Schmitz and the ticket in the first campaign. We got hat i along harmoniously for a year. Later | he \.m;'h‘:‘m;"{ [N.i;mu:l)) D ~(r||!:l|?u\rai »rd came between us. c ( at he was in the habit of visitin discord came between us. I fought for fhe el e e N, rderly or lese renntabl| that he habit of dccepting hospital and ing wine at these places without paying | efor. the removal of the big nic! slot machines from the salbons. Schmitz tried to have me d. but I stuck to ‘what 1 regarded my duty | | Evidence of the truth of these charges, with COULD NOT BE HANDLED, | times and ninces of occurrence ubiitted | e e s Toarat SR ., |'to me at the time, but preferring to satist e Mayor learned tha Was 2 | myself absolutely of the truth of these heinous man who could not be swerved once | charges before taking any action, I merely | my. mind was made up that I was|>stated that 1 would consider the matter A 9 < urther. Since then, without any reference right. It was not long till the admin- | Tiiicler (o' the original sources of informa- istration let me alone, and I was one of them no more. My activities in seeking to expose police corruption in Chinatown, my attitude against the | French restaurants and the inability of the administration to control me were responsible for the action of the Mayor to-d tion, and on evidence Independent of and un connected therewith, the facts then stated have mnot only been confirmed in their en- tirety, but have been intensified, and I now have no hesitancy whatever in revoking the commission of H. W. Hutton and removing him from office, with the most profoupd re- gret that T should ever have been misled Into appointing as a conservator of the public mor. als of this city one who is o thoroughly un worthy. The Mayor's notice further charges that Hutton’s acquaintance with Miss Viola Keeler began when she was only 15 years old. HAVE HOT SESSION. It was shortly after 4 o'clock when | Hutton called on the Mayor in response i to the latter's summons. When Hutton a difficult and somewhat mysterious | was handed a copy of the notice of re- | factor for Mayor Schmitz and his ad- | moval he became .very much excited. | ministration to dead with. The Com- | He deniea the charges contained in the | inissioner has been disposed to antag- ! notice and used the vilest kind of lan- onize the administration. He was nev- | guage in doing so. er content with the ordinary enforce-| I have called you here,” said the ‘ment of the law, but was secking, it |Mayor, “to hand you personally this ‘appeared, to discredit the administra- | communication, which is a ‘notlce of tion's conduct of the government. His ' your removal given the matter serious T do not think I._ will make any contest of my dismissal. My term would expire in another year, and j but i a sult could not be adjudicated much | thought, before that time. I did not go to the meeting of the Commissioners to-night. here was no use going down there and making any fuss about it.” Commissioner Hutton has long been ADVERTISEMENTS. IRISH MOSS COUGH BALSAM Prescribed by the best physicians for Coughs, Colds, Hoarse- ness, Bronchitis, Croup in Children and all Throat and Lung Troubles, Try a bottle to-day. Don’t wait till the doctor says “Consumption.” § . 25¢ and 50c at your Druggist CURES IN A DAY j tion, a c« reading the paper Hutton continued: “I say in reply that this is not true, that it is a lie; but if it were true, it is none of vour business.” “That is al right,” said the Mayor, “but 1 have absoiute proof for every word that is written there.” “'I say again it is not true,” said Hut- ton. “You have hired two. disreputable people in this matter, and I wish you Jjoy- of vour job." “That is enough,” said the Mayor, in- errupting Hutton. “Had you acted with any decency I might have been willing to have given you a chance to resign.” “Talk of resigning,” said Hutton, TRIES IN VAIN 10 KILL WIFE French Miller Stabs Woman Four Times and Policeman Prevents Cowardly Murder ASSAULT ENDS QUARREL ARSI Victim Alleges Dozen Men Being Repeatedly Stabbed French Miller, a furniture man, made a dastardly but vain attempt to murder his wife, Lizzie Miller, on Mc- Allister ‘street, near last night. The prompt action Policeman T. F. O'Connell saved the woman's life. Last night Miller went to his wife's | Allister and Leavenworth streets. | 1 | | from custody by filing rooms at 38 McAllister street. The pair had beey senarated since last September. Miller wanted to get his wife to return to him. She refused and a quarrel ensued. The infuriated husband attacked her with a knife. Mrs. Miller ran down into the street and into the Glen Ada saloon, at Mc- She sought the vrotection of the pro- proprietor, Tony Ashton, but says that he ordered her out. As the woman emerged from the saloon Miller pounced on her. He stabbed her through the left ear, and ag she raised her arms his descending blade tore a gr sh in each hand. The frenzied man then placed his knee on his wife's prostrate body and made a slash at her breast. The blade made a superficlal wound. He raised the weapon again, and in all| probability would have reached her heart had not Policeman O’Connell seized his hand. Mrs. Miller says a dozen men stood by and saw her hus- band assault her. Miller was locked up at the City Hall station on a charge of assault to commit murder. Mrs. Juries were dressed at the hospital by Dr. Kucich, who says they are not serious. L e RELEASED FROM JAIL AND AT ON UES FOR DIVORCE Alhlstedt Wants to Sever Ties That Bind Him to Wife Who Said He Tried to Polson Her. After spending seventeen days in jail upon a charge that he had tried to poison his wife, Gustave Ahlstedt yesterday celebrate his discharge complaint for the author of He sets forth that he mar- ied Martha Ahlstedt in September, 1203, and on the 6th of the present month she swore to a charge that he had put strychnine in ground coffee for the purpose of poisoning her. He was found gulltless in Judge Mogan's court yesterday. The suits of three persons who have keen a long time married and now want divorce on the ground of deser- were filed yesterday. Ida M. married Zachariah Sarll in 1878, Fred Rexinger became the husband of Henrietta Rexinger in 1873 and E. B. Fowler wedded Mrs. Fowler in 1886. The first named of each couple is the plaintiff. Other suits for divorce were filed by Mrs. E. Corcoran against W. H. Corcoran, desertion; H. Astro against Mrs. J. Astro, desertion; Alice Walton against Hamilton Walton, | neglect. Divorces were granted by Judge Sices to Salvator Tartaul from Leon- ora Tartaul, desertion; by Judge Mur- asky to Carrie L. Rush from Edward H. Rush, cruelty. The suit of Mary T. Hyde against “vou have already said this was the yyilliam D. Hyde, Constable of Benicia, notice of my removal. sign?” Then the Mayor, becoming angered freauent use of vile epi- “I have not yet sent the communica- of which you have, to the Board of Supervisors Now I shall send it immediately.” “1'shall say tkat I expected this, tid Hutton, “and I will say that I will occupy a political ‘position when you are gone.” ‘That is enough,” said the Mayor, and rang for Policeman Pete Fanning, : to whom he handed a copy of the com- plaint, tellilng him to take it to the Supervisors at once, “I won't own to it,” sald Hutton. “I wish you joy of your job. I am much obliged to you,” and Hutton took his hat and left the office. “I was informed,” said the Mayor in a statement, “of the acts of Hutton as far back as last June. I paid no a tention to the charges, but set about investigating the matter on my own account. ceived 1 can say that every charge made against Hutton s true. There is more behind that I have not made public. “I consider Hutton wholly, unfit for public office, and I am sorry that I did not have knowledge of his true character before I appointed him three vears ago. 1 deen) it my duty at this time when Hutton stands in the public light as a great purist and is posing as a reformer to make the result of my investigations known and ,to remove him from his office for what I consider good and sufficent cause.” s MAYOR FILES HIS CHARGES. Police Commissioners Receive Accusa- tions Against ex-Member. The ‘Board of Police Tommissioners | last | received from Mavor Schmitz night a written communication of the charges pggferred against Police - .mlssloner!lenry ‘W. Hutton. HS&’;‘E failed to put in an appearance at the session. The Mayor's communication to the board was read by Commis- sioner Poheim. It was as follows: “To the Honorable Board of Police “ommissioners—Gentlemen: I herewith inform you that I have this day re- moved from the office of Police Com- missioner of the city and county of San Francisco Mr. Henry W. Hutton, for reasons as set forth in the accompany- ing communication. Yours respectfully, “EUGENE E. SCHMITZ. The charges were not read aloud. Policeman Thomas H. Dowd was fined $50 by the Commissioners for be- ing intoxicated while on duty on Jan- uary 8. Dowd was dolng police duty on Fourth street. Policeman Thomas | F. Wrenn was found gullty of being intoxicated and the Commissionrs fined him $50. [ (S — To Memorialize Father Lagan. The several members of the parish conferences and the central body, rep- resenting the officers of the Soclety of St. Vincent de Paul, met last night at the Sacred Heart parochial residence for the purpose of passing resolutions relative to the death of Father Lagan. After several drafts of resolutions had been submitted it was decided to ap- point a committee of one to revi and pass upon them and to report at From information I have te- | How can I re-|for separate maintenance was dis- missed by her yesterday. She charged that Hyde had treated her brutally for seven vears and had forced her to leave him. ————————————— WOMEN LEND ASSISTANCE TO A WORTHY CHARITY | German Benevolent Assoclation Mects and Renders Its Regular Annual Accounting. The ladies of the German Benevo- lent Society gathered in Golden Gate Hall yesterday afternoon for their an- nual session and election of officers. The report of the secretary was read and it showed that more than 33000 had been distributed during the last ! year among the poor and needy of | { | the next meeting, on Wednesday night. ! this city. The ladies voted thanxs to the donators. The following officers were elected to serve during the year: President, Mrs. Caroline Koster; vice president, Mrs. Matilda Esberg: secretary, Mrs. Marie Fehleisen; treasurer, Mrs. So- phie Goldberg; board of directors, Mrs. Henry St. Goar, Mrs. A. M. Bin Mre. F. Hebernicht, Mrs, F. D. Sta muller, Mrs. H. Kaufmann, Brommell, Mrs. Isaac Hecht, Mrs. G C. Meussdorfter, Mrs. F. Plageman advisory committee, Mrs. F. Heber- nicht, Mrs. E. R. Capeler, Mrs. C. T. Timm. —_————————— Knights of Golden Eagle. F. W. Ammann, deputy supreme chief, assisted by C. S. Davis, A. A.| Maybee, Rudolph Miners, J. P. Sjo- gren and A. B. Christienson, has in- stalled the following officers of Cali- fornia Castle No. 1 of the Knights of the Golden Eagle: Dr. C. O. Southard, N. C.; Thomas L. Campbell, V. C.; Samuel McCall, M. of R.; George B. Hanna, C. of F. W. Ammann, K. of E.; George B. Peterson, V. Peter Dewar, H. P.; J. M. Hogan, H.; C. A. Lundstrom, W. C.; J. P. §j gren, Ens.; A. A. Maybee, Esq. George W. Bumm, first guardsman: C. R. Fraser, second guardsman; J. W. Van Horn, John Ross and A. A. May- bee, trustees. During the evenirg a beautiful gold jewel of the order was presented to A. B. Christienson, past chief of the castle. —_———————— To Visit San Francisco ‘Without seeing the Diamond Palace would be like visiting Europe without seeing Par- is. It is a leading feature of San Francls- co, and is the most beautiful Jewelry store in the world. Visitors or purchas- ers are equally welcome. 221 Montgom- ery street, between Bush and Pine. * — e Wants Contributions for Programme. Superintendent of Schools Langdon yesterday sent a circular to principals and teachers informing them that the ‘| programme committee of the May Jfes- tival will receive contributions from the pupils for the “children’s page,” which will be one of the features of the souvenir programme for the musi- cal festival. Grade meetings in physi- cal culture will be held on February 3 and 10 at the City Hall and other meetings to be addressed by Deputies Heaton and Deasy on February 2, 7 and 9. ——————— Try Piso’s Cure for Asthm: .lll often relieves @8 once. 28c. ‘ Stood By and Watched Her | Miller's in- | his | WOMAN FINDS A" DEAD BABY? Mrs. M. Spickman Rushes Into Hospital and Declares She Has Corpse in Basket |SURPRISES ATTENDANTS German Lady’s Imaginative | the Central Emergency { | ‘“Gentlemen, there is a dead baby in this basket.” B The foregoing information was con- Emergency Hospital last night, and it is unnecessary to say he was startled. Shortly after 7 o'clock a middle-aged | German lady, carrying a large tel- | escope basket, rushed breathlessly into { the hospital. ' Laying her burden on ! the ~operating table, Mrs. Martha Spickman—for that was_her name— said: “Open it; open it. You will find \"h there. Can't you tell that it is there?" | Then the woman sank exhausted into a chair and covered her face with { her hands. She did not "want to see the poor little corpse; but Dr. Kucich and Steward Dan Barry made an in- vestigation. i You operf it, Dan,” said the doctor. | Not for mine,” quoth the steward. | Ambulance Driver McCarty then vol- unteered to do the job. Everybody | peered with curiosity at the basket as Carty opened it. A pink chemise i t came to light. A bundle of clothes | —just the kind that would inclose a | dead baby—was then disclosed. More | clothes were removed—a lady's waist, | then some underwear, a gaudy palir of | stockings, next a nightgown, some { more chemises—blue ones this time— | and finally the last garment was held up for inspection, but no baby was in | sight. | Mrs. Spickman s2emed relieved. ‘Well, there is something mysterious | about 1t anyway,” she said. Every ene | sighed. Reliet was experienced by all Brain Creates a Furor at| Leavenworth, | veved to Dr. Kucich at the Central| of | | and the hospital staff knew that there | had not been a tragedy. | Mrs. Spickman lives on a small ranch near Palo Alto. ket by a telegraph pole at Golden She spotted the bas- | Gate avenue and Jones street. For an | hour she watched. Lurid scenes of murder and mystery flitted through her | | brain. Her ghze plerced the wicker- | ware, and she thought she saw a corpse. Horrors! Mrs. Spickman felt that she had done her duty, and with a self-satisfied sigh she retired from the hospital with the parting repetition: “Well. there was something mysteri- ous about it anyway."” ———— NA WALLACE HOPPER ATTENDS WILL PROCEEDINGS Prescnt for a Short While at Duns- muir Hearing in Consul Ben- | mett's Office. The monotonous cross-examination | of J. J. Dwyer, the expert on Califor- nia probate law, by Sir Charles H. Tup- per, in the D suddenly interrupted yesterday morn- ing, when the fair and ffetite tontest- ant dppeared in a dainty gown and ! black picture hat and listened for halt an hour to the attempts of Sir Charles to catch the expert in clev- erly laid traps. Following the adjournment of the and Sir Charles Tupper to her hotel. | The entire afternoon was taken up ; Trade. HALE HALE'S. First News From Hale’s To-Day Is of These New Black Sateen Waists hited in To Sell at 50c White Waists that would be goc ordinarily. The last 8 dozen of a style the maker had. He threw them in as good measure wi‘th hundreds of other new waists in a big Hale spring order. They're out to-day on tables on the second floor. At 30c. Dainty waists. splendidly made, tucked and pleated front in yoke effect, tucked back, dotted with white, either large or small dots. 5Ce. And the wool waists that are out to-day make other interesting news, at gBc, that have sold for $1.25; at $1.29, waists that have sold for $1.75; and at $1.50, waists that have sold for $1.05.. In gray, red, tan and black. Sale of 9 Dozen Pillow [Enameled Ware Economy Tops at 23c They're regular 45c and 50c tops, tinted and with backs. A variety of prgtty new designs. A fortunate happening brings them to us so we can sell them at 23¢; to- day, third floor. ' 3c for Cotton Towels Size 14x28; Soft; Absorbent. It's a strong value, but towels and table linens are the topic at Hale’s this week. There are dozens of other values as important, opportu- nities that even wholesale buying won’t ordinarily bring. Cotton Towels at 6 c—Size 16x32, hemmed. at 19c—Size 19x38; at Linen Towels 230, size 20x39. Damask Towels at 60c—Size 23x43, you can use for table covers. Turkish Towels at 9c—Unbleached and fringed. !'ul!ski;g Towels at 10c—Bleached, size x36. Table Damask at 39c That is 58 Inches wide, mercerized, bleached, will wear most like linen. !ltltll? Cloth, $1.90—2 yards long and all linen. Gas Globes at 25c Regular 33c and 45¢ Values. Fancy bell and tulip shapes, sil- ver etchings, scalloped edge, pretty designs to pick from, 4 and 5 _inch size. Handling them in a six-store way they’re 25¢c to-day. Third floor. Downstairs This Week: Berlin Kettles, 27c—4 quarts, double- coated enamel, perfect. Double Boiler, 60c—1%-quart one, for rice or mush, enameled. 13-quart Dishpan, 35c—Good sized one, double coated. And other house helps are un- usual. Clothes Mooks, 10c dozen—Japanned. Pot Covers at 2o—Tin, all sizes. Bread Boards, 12c—Handy to have in the kitchen, square or round. 6¢c Dress Ginghams Just Here Yesterday. A splendid surprise, every wanted color, dainty stripes and checks. The new effects for spring. But the biggest surprise of all is that we start selling it at 6c yard this morn- ing. It's on a table, main floor. “Progressive Bunco’’ The great new game for even- ing gatherings—so¢ a single pack of 115 cards. 3d floor. Van Deusen Cake Molds make better cake. Demonstra- tions dotenstarts F=Ze; Market Street, Near Sixth, S. F. REAL ESTATE MEN VOTE TO MAKE NEW MOVE Join California State Board of Trade and Didsolve Their Own Organization. The California Real Estate Board'| has voted to go out of existence and has recommended to all its members to join the California State Board of The monthly cost is the same as that involved in Real Estate Board. | ative brokers in all the principak in- terior cities of Callifornia orgal d about two years ago for the purpose of better understanding and for con- certed action. One purpose was to get | in touch with the persons in the East muir will contest was ' and Middle West who might seek in- formation concerning California country lands with the intention of becoming purchasers of the same. The work of the Real Estate Board proceeded successfully for a time. “Then it was ascertained that the Cal- ifornia State Board of Trade has fa- cilities to gain possession of the in- formation that the real estate men seek. Some of the real estate men have already joined the State Board . of Trade and the remainder are ex- morning session Mrs. Hopper was es- | | corted by Judge Coyne, her attorney, | ! with the cross-examination of Dwyer, ' whose answers to questions were not | | very satisfactory to his questioner. An interesting feature of the case is that the marriage of Dwyer took place vesterday, and to-day will prob- ably be his last appearance on the stand to answer the questions of Sir Charles. It is expected that Mr. Bod- | well's examination i on the stand for several days. | —————————— | Red Eyes and Eyelids. granulated Eye- | lids-and other Eye troubles cured by M rine Eye Remedy. Murine doesn’t smart.* | —_—e—— i Mechanics for Panama. | The United States Civil | Commission announces examinations will keep Dwyer Service | on February 13 to fill vacancies in the | positions of foreman, first class work- man and helper in each of the follow- ing trades: Blacksmith, boiler-maker, pected to follow their example soon. —_————————— ‘Wedding cake boxes and invitations. Latest styles. Edward Knowles Co., 24 Second st. * —————————— PERSONAL. Dr. F. C. E. Mattison of Pasadena is at the Palace. F. E. Rugg, a mining man of Tono- pah, is at the Palace. C. Wesley Mowry Mass., is at the Grand. F. A. Hihn, one of Santa Cruz's wealthy residents, is at the Palace. W. Forsyth, a well known Fresno raisin grower, is at the Occidental. J. B. Murphy and family of Hot Springs, S. D., are at the St. Francis. S. A. Brenner, a wealthy steel man of Pittsburg, arrived at the St. Fran- cis yesterday. A. B. Spreckels and John Harper, who have been visiting Los Angeles, of Brockton, ! returned to this city last evening. carpenter, coppersmith, machinist, | mason, molde~ painter, pattern- maker, pipefitter, plumber and tin-| smith for the Panama canal. Age lim- {it, 21 to 45 years. Rates of pay In | each of the trades enumerated: Fore-| | man, 50 to 60 cents per hour; first class workman, 30 to. 45 cents per hour; helpers, 25 to 35 cents per hour, | United States gold. Apply to .the :'L'nlled States Civil Service Commis- tion form 1422, which should be prop- erly executed and filled in complete " | form with the commission at Wash- ington prior_to the hour of closing | business on February 13. —_——e—————— Schussler Still Enumerating. The cross-examination of Hermann Schussler, chief engineer of the Spring Valley Water Works, was resumed yesterday afternoon before United States Commissioner Heacock. Mr. Schussler, who has been testifying for about four months, was very hoarse and his volce was inaudible to all ex- cept the stenographer. Assistant City and County Attorney J. C. Partridge is conducting the cross-examination. Mr. Schussler enumerated and de- scribed the pipe lines in San Francisco and San Mateo counties. POSTOFFICE LABORER APPOINTED.— A. G. Mitchell, laborer in the stoffice, removed yesterday and M. H. Davis was a pointed in his_stead, ADVERTISEMENTS. an in thousands g upon thou- sands of is | Cuticyra Soap and Cuticura Ointment, the urest and sweetest of emol- ients, and greatest of skin purifiers and beautifiers. sion, Washington, D. C., for applica-| | | i B. A. Worthington, assistant direc- tor of maintenance and operations of the Harriman lines, who was in San Francisco for several days on railroad business, left for Chicago yesterday. Dy Ramon Lacson, Dr. Leon Guer- rero and E. Lopez, members of the Philippine commission to the St. Louis | Exposition, who are returning to their island home, arrived at the Palace yesterday. Charles F. Spalding, who is prom- inently identified with the public af- fairs of Chicago, and party of friends, who have been tourning the West, ar. rived here yesterday and are regis- tered at the St. Francis. Rev. G. F. Mosher of Shanghai and Bishop Restarick of Honolulu were among yesterday’s arrivals from the East. They are staying at the Occi- dental and will be passengers on the outgoing steamship Manchuria. Wong Kal Kah, imperial vice com- missioner’ of China to the St. Louis Exposition and the members of his family and his secretary arrived at the Palace last night from the East on their way to the Orient. Commis- sioner Wong accompanied Prince Pu Lun to this country and later assumed charge of the Chinese exhibits at the fair. Before leaving for China Wong will confer with H. E. Dorsch, a direc- tor of the Lewis and Clark Exposition, who is now here, regarding China’s exhibit in Portlan: Californians in New York. NEW YORK, Jan. 25.—The follow- ing Californians arrived in New York to-day: From San Francisco—T. T. Chil, at the America; Miss E. Eggens, at the Hotel Breslin; J. T. Kewish, at the Gilsey House; H. B. Haines, at the New Amsterdam; R. Oxnard, at the Hotel Astor; J. Rapp and Miss B. Rapp, at the Imperial; Miss Rush, at the Hoffman House; k. Schuitz and Miss H. Schultz, at the Imperial; H. Swain, at the Cadillac; G. G. Willilam- son, at the Hoffman House; A. Latz, at the Imperial. \ From Los Angeles—Miss H. Spier, at the Norman; T. O. Turner, at the Murray Hill. —_————— Improving School Facilities. School Directors Altmann and Boyle yesterday visited the Richmond Dis- trict and saw operations commenced on the new four-room Bergerot school- house on Twenty-fourth avenue, near Lake street. The residents are jubi- lant _over the improvement of school facilities. The painting of the Rich- mond school was also n, as well as the buflding of two rooms in the Pacific-School. St ' \ Says She Was Assaulted. Lizzie Scheer, a 14-year-old do- mestic, told Policeman David Murphy vesterday that she had been assaulted by a physician in the McNutt building. The girl declared that she had applied to the doctor for treatment and was brutally assaulted. The police have taken no steps to arrest the physician, as the girl does not want to make any charge against him. Lizzie Scheer lives at 262 Minna street. Murphy, however, reported the case to his superiors. —_— e Do It To-Day. Order Leslle Sterilized Salt. for table photd. Free running Velvet grain for kitchen. No ty- No contamination. All grocers. QDYEBT]SEMENTS. RATHJEN 9BROS’ 39 STOCKTON ST, NEAR MARKET TELEPHONE MAIN 5533 We endeavor to study our patrons’ wants and always quote the lowest possible mar- ket price. Quality always teed. THURSDAY, FRIDAY. AND SATURDAY SPECIALS. CREAMERY BUTTER, per square.....42¢c Fresh and sweet. RANCH EGGS, The very best. SANTA BARBARA OLIVE OIL— Absolutely pure. Large bottle. Small bottle CIDER VINEGAR. . .per gal 30c, bot 10c Reg, 40c gal.; bottle 15c. Don’t buy acid vinegar. pure article; COMB HONEY, 2 for .. 7 Res. 20c each. White, southern. NAVEL ORANGES, per dozen.. Reg. 80c. Extra fancy quality, APETIT 8.LD. 2 cans f.r ....25¢ Reg. 18c can. Try this for an appetizer. No. 1 MANZANILLA OLIVES, per gt...20c Reg. 25c. BASKET-FIRED JAPAN TEA. per 16.29¢ Rez. 40c. Quality good if Drice is low. Fresh California Peas, per can. 15¢ Code-Portwdod's Petits Pols. Reg. 20c. RED SALMON, per can ... ..10¢c Reg. 15c. 0 K BOURBON }Illahamcpricq ( er dozen..........28c Here's the .25¢ 22¢ FINE OLD RYE per bot. 75¢ CALIFORNIA BRANDY ) gal. .. ....83.00 Reg. $1; gal, $4. All guaranteed pure and well aged. Dog’s-H:ad Ale and Porter, doz...$1.90 Reg. $2 15. Never sold at this low figure. 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