The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 13, 1906, Page 16

16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1906. SETADRIFT - BY SNAPPING TOW LINE Barges and Dredger Break Loose From Tug in Heavy Sea and Run Helplessly Upon Point Bonita Beach‘ — THIRTY-FIVE MEN ON BOARD ARE SAFE| Three Boats Standing By to Pull Soon as Weather Becomes| “Calm Enough to Permit sl o barges and a great dredger belong- the North American Dredging Com five men were off Point the snap- h their Ity me pi Don D. Those r the beach and hey struck. edger and on ate a Sea Rover ncisco the Sea e were sent ) get the and the Sea ursday after- the barges San tow them tc an Drec flying hey were with nasty returned t was one of ship for grew s 3 the line on the Sea h a snap t was impo barges and 2 new They were left to drift with edger. ] was that the ninc E nd were rescued by qu work he Sea Rover. The dredeer | drifted on shore a few rges impossible last night to er. The tug- go within 1000 feet of wrecked crew is on la cjale of the red decl the beach broken nd the A Guaranteed Gure for Piles. 1 4. Bleeding or Protruding Piles. o to cur 6 to 14 days. S0c. * —_————————— Red Cross. New Plans for e meeting ed a plan of the system b h societies are conduct- posed that each State branch keep all the money that ntertainment and such as an emergency nd use it e plan was io 1 organization tates Mrs. Mor- recent Washington ola’s Asthma Remedy cures eaves no bad after effect. Sold by druggists. Main office, 1602 Market.* TO GRAND LARCENY. me offender, ourt yester- She will be December 3 she §18 from Chris Off the Wreck as| d the barges be-| approved and will | FISTS SHAKEN - BY CREDITORS iSecret Departure of R. B. Mitchell Ledves Them Adl Without Further Hope | ;.\IEETING IS ABANDONED | Bankrupt Broker Has Start { of Neveral Days in His Flight From Angry Men PR N | Creditors of R. Brent Mitchell shook | their fists in unavalling wrath yesterday | when they learned that the bankrupt | broker had unexpectedly and secretly | left San Francisco for unknown parts, | possibly Honduras. In their anger they concluded, or at least a large majority of them did, that they might as well wipe | their losses off the slate and begin again. They were convinced that there was no | longer hope for recovery of the moneys placed in his hands. Attorney George Mastick, the chairman | of the creditors’ committee, announced | that he would notify all creditors that | the proposed meeting to discuss affairs | which was to be held next Tuesday was off. The minority of the creditors may | make trouble for Mitchell yet if they can i learn where he is. Mr. Sellman, Mitch- ell's son-in-law, and John A. Percy, attorney, both declare that th knowledge of his whereabouts. Percy was i1l and confined to his house when the | news came out He expressed astonishment. The general supposition is that Michell failed to get from New York or other Eastern points the money that he prom- | ised to have to face his creditors with | At the same time it is be- | | next week. | leved that he must have received some | money from his Eastern friends, as he was entlrely out of funds, according to | all surface indications. Sellman, the son-in-law, says that | Mitchell was first missed ‘last Saturday afternoon. The former broker,said that he was golng to San Jose for a4 few days | to rest. As late as last Tuesday, how- ever, Attorney Percy telephoned and | some one answered that Mitchell was re- covering from illness. Some one gave Percy the idea that Mitchell was sl in the city, when, according to Sellman's eccount, he had been gone then three | da When creditors inquired about Mitch- ell, learning that he had left the city, but man telephoned to®San J o trace of him. Where Mitch- still an open question last Attorneys Mastick and Percy were both of the opinion that he would not return to San Franeisco soon. SITUATION IS PECULIAR. The situation is peculiar as legal attitude of Mitchell's creditors to- | warg him. The majority are well-to-do men who do not wish to have their names in print, because of the effect that pub- licity might have upon them in a busi- negs way. The offense against them is described merely as a breach of trust. he minority, consisting of three persons, | have threatened to have Mitchell arrested. Mitchell has acted without the knowl- edge of his attorney, Mr. Percy, through all the proceedings. The resentment was | increased by Mitchell's voluntary state- ment, telephoned by him to the city newspapers, that he would pay all claims | in full, when it subsequently developed | that he had no money in sight and only | telegrams in which offers of possible help | were made. When Mitchell tried to see what his Eastern friends would do for him. and having in mind threats that were made to prosecute him for embezzlement, his | friends not responding to his satisfac- | tion, according to the belief of the cred- itors’ committee, Mitchell thought that it was better to go away, for a time at least. He would not be able to make any satisfactory showing to the creditors’ . g next Tuesday and a climax | might be speedily and unpleasantly reached | THREATEN TO PROSECUTE. | The three persons who talked of having | criminal proceedings instituted are Mr. ! erman, an attorney in the Colum- | Mitchel]l $3000 to buy Amalgamated Cop- | per shares at par; George T. Plowman of | Berk: , who claims to have given money to Mitchell to buy ten shares of | Amalgamated Copper stock, and Antoine Mico of Napa, who had as much as $9000 | in Mitchell's hands at one time and who | accepted a check for $2000 in part pay- ! ment, which was not honored in this city ‘whr-n it came from a Napa bank. They are very angry and may take steps of some sort Attorney Mastick sald that all is a to- ftal loss now. There are but a few thou- sand dollars of assets as against liabili- | tles of $109,00, and 1f proceedings are | taken to throw Mitchell into” involuntary bankruptey the costs and expenses would be sufficient to entirely absorb the small | remnant of assets now in sight. e ACCOMPANY WELLMAN.—Profes- WILL sor McAdie of the Weather Bureau says he has learned that his fellow-worker in the Gov- ernment service, Major Henry Herpey of the | Milwaukee station, bas made arrangements to accompany Walter Wellman, the Chicago news. peper man, on his balloon trip to the north pole, The start will be made from Epitz- bergen Island next spring. I. MAGNIN & CO. 35 to 50% Saved on each garment by buying - Misses’ and Children’s Coats and Suits at during this CLEARANCE 918-922 Market Street Magnin’s No Branch BSto; that Mitchell had gone | regards the | buflding, who alleges that he gave | On the first block of Harrlet street Mrs. Minnie Switzer, Mrs. Sadle Bernstein and Mrs. Gussie Wallace dwelt separately and in amity until Mrs. Switzer shattered the entente cordiale by testifying in court [ that one Joseph Fire, accused of battery | by Mrs. Bernstein, was more sinned | against than sinning. | From that day until December 27, 1905, “hmh Mrs. Bewnstein and Mrs. Wallace | treated M Switzer with the scorn that | is born of contempt, and tnen the only change in their mode of treatment was to substitute corporal chastisement for a turning up of noses and a bestowal of oral affront. Mrs. Bernstein delivered a | straight-arm right jab upon the ample | | 3 | chest of Mrs. Switzer, who went down before the blow, and while prostrate she was kneeled upon and made the recipient of numerous short-arm jolts from her assailant. | Mrs. Wallace’s only participation in that assault was to encourage Mrs. Bern- stein’s onslaught, but when she after- ward met Mrs. Bwitzer in the corridor of Police Judge Mogan's court, where the latter lady had Mrs. Bernstein under ac- | cusation of battery, she (Mrs. W.) delib- | erately deposited a salivary offering upon | her (Mrs. 8.'s) face. Thus it came to pass that both Mrs. Bernstein and Mrs. Wallace were charged | with having battered Mrs, Switzer, and | when the cases were jointly called the three ladies were respectively backed by a small army of femininity that had been mmoned to testify, each brigade being marshaled by the husband of its leader. | The formidableness of the triple array | | evidently appalled the bench and its at- taches, for Stenographer “Danny” Long, whose surname is aptly descriptive of his experience as a recorder of feminine pro- | Mxity, estimated that to hear the testi- mony of all the intending witnesses, even | it they were held under carb, would con- | sume not less than eighty-seven and one- | half hours. | Nobody marveled, therefore, when his | Honor abruptly closed the case after the | principals had been heard, nor was as- tonishment expressed when he pronounced Mrs. Bernstein and Mrs. Wallace guilty |as charged and ordered them to reappear | to-day to receive sentence. | e e+ & Four families—the Carrolls, the Dele- | hantys, the Desmonds and the Smiths— | occupy the tengment structure at 308 Fol- | som etreet, and the fact that the single | back yard of the premises is undivided | seems to have been primarily responsible | for the interfamily broil that led to the | arrest of Mrs. Mary Carroll and Mrs. Dell Delehanty on a charge of peace distur- | bance filed by Mrs. Annte Desmond. | Of the battalion of witnesses who testi- | fied pro and con before Judge Cabaniss | there was none who told a more coherent narrative, or one more reflective of sound | logic, than that unfolded by John Smith, | widower and mariner, called by the pros- ecution. He declared that 1f the yard were partitioned into four sections there would be less quarreling between the juventles living 4n the house, ergo less occasion for their elders to clash. “If them kids,” said Mr. Smith, “could only be kept asunder, their fath- ers and mothers wouldn't have any- thing to scrap about.” In his opinion, Mrs. Desmond’'s complaint against the Mesdames Carroll and Delehanty was amply’ provoked by the nagging to which she was subjected by those la- dies. As for himself he would not be surprised if Mr. Delehanty, an exceed- | ingly truculent citizen, would give him | “a crack on the nut” for testifylng as he did. “Tt seems to me,” sald his Honor, that this case could be better adjudi- cated by the owner of the yard than by this court, and I order a thirty days’ continuance to afford him time in which to erect the proposed harmony-preserv- ing bulkheads. If he refuses to do so, then you folk must decide for your- selves what Is the next best thing for your common -peace. The defendants are permitted to go free on their own | recognizance.” o . . Ah Him, the anclent and insane Celes- tial who imagines the Hall of Justice is his castle and Portsmouth Square h! private park, was released from serv- ing his usual three month’ term last Thursday morning, and two hours later he was reincarcerated on the same ola charge of having stood beside the Ste- venson monument and denounced its willful neglect by those who are sal- aried to wash it clean and perfume it at least once a day. When the fantastic old figure was caged in Judge Conlan’s court he jab- bered so loudly that his return to the jall was ordered, and when the Judge | had cleared the calendar he went to the prison and formally pronounced the | customary three months’ sentence. | v e | While a member of the Chinatown squad was Inspecting the rainstorm from the shelter afforded by a Jackson- | street doorway he was approached by ' Ah Loule, dripping moisture, with re- quest to be taken to fail. “Come in out of the wet.” said the | policeman, “an’ tell us what you want to be booked for.” lain,” “Too muchee responded Ah | | Loute. | | And no further enlightenment would | he vouchsafe until he was placed be- | fore Judge Mogan, who skillfully ex- tracted from his reluctant lips the con- fession that he was a most chronic va- grant and preferred a dry cell and reg- ular fare to damp hallways and desul- tory dining. Then he was rewarded with a six months’ term:. . . . | When the continued vagrancy case of | Ah’ Sing Duck, alleged professional j manslayer from Gotham, was called be- fore Judge Mogan the defense moved for its dismissal on the ground that the defendant had returned to the Isle of Manhattan. Ross of the e ¥ > { Sergeant res | Chinatown squad, however, opined that | w. BUT HIS HONOR CUTS SHORT THE ORDEAL BY JAMES C. CRAWFORD. the great highbinder had not crossed the Rockies, as alleged, but was tem- porarily absent to fulfill an assassina- tion contract in one of the interior towns of this State. So the Judge de- clined to release Ah Sing Duck’s bail of $1000 until proofs are furnished that he is in New York and Intends to stay there. . . . Fred Johnson, accused of having stolen a sack of potatoes from John R. Maguire of 1421 Harrison street, was laboring under delirfum tremens when arrested and while awaiting trial in Judge Conlan’s court he suddenly lapsed into insanity so violent as to necessi- tate his prompt removel to the prison hospital upstairs. . . . Hong Shee, a Chinese dame, bowed by weight of years, and her nephew, Hong Gong Sheong, who has celebrated sixty-two annual- Confucian festivals, charged 8. Tanaka, a spike-haired young Japanese man, with having un- provokedly battered them in their home at 830 Sacramento street. Tt was filtered through an interpreter that while Hong Gong Bheong was reading to his aunt a gossipy letter which he had just received from Can- ton and she was hugely réelishing the reported sayings and doings of her few surviving cousins in the far-away em- pire, S. Tanaka burst into the cham- ber, snatched the missive from Hong Gong Sheong’s hand, smote his headl with a blunt instrument and then shoved the expostulating Hong Shee with such force that she fell in a heap. Neither of the complainants had ever seen or heard of the defendant prior to his rude intrusion. S. Tanaka declined to defend his al- leged conduct, so he was fined $10. . v . “BEf yo' kin call reckreshun vagrancy, den yo' kin cinch me fo' eh vag,” sald Floyd Bird, chocolate-skinned, to Judge Mogan. = ‘ “What do you mean by ‘reckreshun’?” his Honor queried. “Ah means dat ef eh gemman wuks all day en teks eh 1il devashun at night—am he a vag?’ was the counter qui “‘Diversfon’? Oh, I understand. You mean that you work all day and seek 9,8 )\5‘ / w, diversion at night on the Barbary Coast?" 3 P “Yissah, Ah’'m eh bawbah en wuks in eh shop on Suttah, ’tween Mont- gohmy en Keahny. Ef rexquisit Ah kin git mah boss teh tell yo' dat mah talk’s on de lebbel. But jes tek eh luk at mg, Do Ah size up lak eh vag?” And he stood at attention as the Judge swept his external ensemble with calculating glance. His plea was shrewdly ventured, for “loud” patterned linen, a long Newmarket overcoat, a silken umbrella and, above all, bright- ness of eye, were not indicative of vag- abondage, or even disorderly living. The Judge was apparently favorably impressed by his survey, for he kindly inquired: “But why do you seek diversion in the Barbary Coast dance halls?” “Kase Ise fond of dancin’,” was the reply, “en kase Ah kin find no oddah place teh dance in. ANIl kinfess dat Ah spend eh gpod deal ob mah spayah time on de Coas’, but et ain't mah fault ef de cullud smaht set of dis yah town doan gib only one hop a week.” Dismissal was ordered. « s e First Lieutenant J. H. James, Fifth United States Cavalry, declared he did not wilifully defraud the hackman who accused him of that offense before Judge Cabaniss. He simply declined to submit to extortion, he sald. The lieutenant saw the hackman loading his vehicle with an unconscious candidate for the Hammam baths, and as he ‘happened to be going that way he volunteered to accompany the in- ebriate, never imagining that he would be taxed for the ride. His proposal was accepted with gratitude, he thought, but when the inert passenger was deposited at his destination the driver demanded that the sober one pay him $150. The charge was pro- tested and the hackman Invited the leutenant to accompany him to the Hall of Justice, an invitation which was readily accepted, because the leuten- ant, being strange to this city's ways, imagined that at the Hall of Justice he would be confronted by a hack inspec- tor, whose especial function was to ad- judicate disputed fares. What was his surprise therefore to find himself a prisoner when he entered the hall. His Honor advised the lleutenant to pay the $150 and the advice was com- plied with on the spot. —_——————— Town Talk. Some very artistic word painting s being done for this excellent weekly by Herman Scheffauer, who i8 now in Eu- rope. In the wide range of current magazine literature it would be hard to find :uwthinf aanxlmunt in beaut; of coloring, in vividness of outline an in rfl;{:flzt‘;l‘ tone, his story of an ex- fosuer erhle MR ey iscusses *in amusi; vein ance of the soc! lure on what might hap if_th ghv m% Club. ors wished to join Strange tales irg told of the clandes- of “Another Cal- tine rompings society. Gh'f Grab: 'P{tle" lil.. the pervis- e s res 3 - 8 R A :Q how in in this strange report of Toctirer aimost caused & pants WARRING WOMEN [H[(0 MAY | FRIGHT EN JUDGE Three of Them, With Horde of Wit- nesses, Enter Court to Engage in Fray. DAL WHEELER Reported That President of University of California Wi]l_ Take Harper’s Place FITTED FOR POSITION He Possesses the Particular Requirements Which the Exalted Office Demands There is a persistent rumor {n untversity circles about the bay that President Ben- Jamin Ide Wheeler of the University of California is to be Dr, Harper's successor as head of Chicago University. The re- port has no positive basis in fact, but it is known for a certainty that Wheeler's name is one of the few seriously consid- ered by the Chicago trustees. President Wheeler in every detall meets the re- quirements of the situation. This is all the more remarkable as the conditions at Chi- cago are such that few of the great edu- cators of the country are eligible to fill Dr. Harper’s place. It is understood that the three men most prominently men- tioned for the position are President Ja- cob Schurman of Cornell, President Wil- llam H. P. Faunce of Brown University and Dr. Wheeler of California. To begin with, it is expressly stipulated in the articles of organization of Chi- cago University that the president of the Institution must be a Baptist in good standing. President Wheeler is a mem- ber of the Baptist Church. It is also &s- sential that the president must be a thor- ough scholar of Hebrew and kindred tongues. Dr. Wheeler not only fills this requirement, but adds to it a reputation as a Greek scholar unsurpassed In the United States. Another essential which Wheeler pos- sesses in a pecullar degree is the execu- tive ability to build up and direct an in- stitution’ of the size of Chicago Univer- sity. He Is well qualified to carry on the great work begun by Dr. Harper. In fact, the work at Chicago would be prac- tically a contlnuation of Wheeler's policy as president of -the University of Cali- fornia. BUILDING UP WORK. ‘Wheeler has spent his greatest efforts in buflding up. He has dotted the campus with new and magnificent buildings, has added new departments of instruction in rapid succession, and has brought to the Pacific Coast great teachers from afar. This 1s almost identical with the char- acter of Dr. Harper's endeavors at Chi- cago. At both institutions the problem Is the same—the building up of a young uni- versity to take front rank with the best educational institutions in the world. It is generally believed that if the place were offered to Dr. Wheeler he would ac- cept. He has been jn California almost six years, but has not firmly established him- self here. He owns but little property in the State and that in land in Berkeley. Dr. Wheeler feels in a way that he has not received the full support of the pecple of the State. He recognizes that there is a large element in the State with whom he has never found favor. It has wor- ried him, but it cannot be denied that he is not as popular as were some of his predecessors. Therefore it has been inti- mated that a change would not be dis- pleasing to Dr. Wheeler. Dr. Wheeler as president of the State Tniversity receives a salary of $10,000 a year. As president of Chicago University he could practically name his own salary. Some of the professors at Chicago recelve as high as $12,000 a year. It is a rule of the institution that money shall never stand between it and its desires. Chicago University deriving its chiet support from John D. Rockefeller, it is generally conceded that the ofl king will exercise a vast Influence in the selection of the new president. The relations be- tween Wheeler and Rockefeller are not known, but there is no reason to believe they are not cordial. WAS FRIEND OF HARPER. President Wheeler was associated with Dr. Harper at Brown University, and after thelr paths separated they kept in touch, each sympathizing with and en- couraging the other. Dr. Wheeler, more- over, is no stranger at Chicago Univer- sity. He has spoken at large gatherings there, and some of his firmest friends are members of the Chicago faculty. A telegram from Chicago states that Dr. Harper's successor-will not be se- lected for two or three months. In the meantime the fleld will be thoroughly canvassed. As matters now stand, It would create no surprise among univer- sity people of San Francisco should the place be offered to Dr. Wheeler. The report emanating from the Fast that President Rocsevelt may be induced to preside over Chicago University at the close of his term of office is not taken seriously by those in touen with the sit- uation. President Wheeler made the following statement last evening: “I have heard of no report or rumor that I was to be invited to succeed Presi- dent Harper at the University of Chicago. Having heard nothing 1 have nothing to say on the subject.” CHICAGO, Jan. 12.—Talk of electing President Roosevelt as the successor of the late President Harper as the head of Chicago University has become strong in university circles. It is declared to have been one of the hopes of Dr. Harper dur- ing the last months of his life that the way could be cleared to have President Roosevelt take the head of the university at the conclusion of his Presidential term. To bring this about it will be necessary to alter the constitution of the university, which declares that only a Baptist may be the president. President Roosevelt worships in the Dutch Reformed church. It has been definitely decided that the final resting place of President Harper shall be In a memorial chapel to be erect- ed on the university campus. Until the completion of the chapel the body will remain In the vault at Oakwood Ceme- tery. . —_——— Matk Twain Says “A Conklin self-flling pen carries its fller in its own stomach.” It's simply this, by & slight pressure of the thumb the pen fs filled or cleaned, the only one of its kind known. We aleo sell Waterman's Ideal and Marshall pens— all worth your investigation. $1 and up. San- 741 Market street. . born, Vail & Co. . Twin Pt Parlor Installs. The recently eleeted officers of Twin Peaks Parlor of the Native Sons of the Golden West were installed in Duveneck Hall by District Deputy Grand Presi- dent 'ward McAuliff, assisted by a full corps of acting grand officers. Those -who were placed in positions of honor for the current term are: A. Haas, past president; J. F. McDevitt, president; I. Gibeau, Frederick Meincke and Charles Powers, vice presidents; Thomas Murray, marshal; Joseph Con- nell, financial secretary; Thomas Pen- dergast, recording secretary; Frederick Grosbauer, treasurer; Drs. J. H. Sey- mour and H. D. Fanning, surgeons; A. Fahrenholz, M. McKeon and P. Reg- nier, trustees. The members of this parlor will have a masquerade ball in Eintracht Hall on the evening of Jan- uary 27, the proceeds to be used for the purpose of securing two magnificent 5 to be displayed by the parlor in the parade during the celebration of Admission Day 8 « Cures Alling Eyes. * o Girls' Warmer Coals, News that will strike a responsive chord in many mothers’ hearts to-day. Better Materials--Perfect Workman- ship--at prices pleasingly low As low as the quality maximum would warrant. Not a whit lower. You would rather pay $10.00 for a coat and have it last and give good service for three years than pay $5.00 for a coat that would only wear one year. That And it has been our aim to have coats that will give you b ay than ever coats did before. at the price you P Nobby girlis] them to-day. styles. Coats that stands to reason. etter service will look well and wear well. See Especially Coats at $5.00 Long coat, made of light weight kersey, I stitched collar, turn up cuff, trimmed with velvet and satin to colors blue and tan—$5.00. t $3.05; Tan kersey cloth coat; new sleeve, belted back, turnover collar, patch pockets, turn-up cuffs piped Wwith velvet to match. $3.85. At $6.75: Coat of brown mixture; flat-stitched collar, turn-up cuff and belted back. All trimmed in brown velvet. $6.75. Silk Gloves New Spring Styles And shades. | Double tipped Amsterdams. Guaranteed. The sitk gloves that fit like kid. At $1.00: 2-clasp double-tipped silk gloves. Amsterdam, pongee with trimmings and stitchings of rose and green. green with trimmings of lavender and rose; sizes 5% to 8%, pair. 2-clasp ~double-tipped Am- sterdam silk gloves; in gray, mode, tan, bluette, green, rose, black, white; sizes 5 to 7. at 78¢ pair. At 50c: 2-clasp double-tipped Am- sterdam silk gloves; in gray, mod: red, navy, brown, black, white; sizes 5 to T34, § to 8% in black. 50e. At 75c: 12-button double-tipped Am- sterdam silk gloves, in black or white; sizes 5 to 7. 73c pair. At $1.00: 16-button douhle-nfi ed Am- sterdum mousquetaire silk gloves, in black cnd white; sizes 5 to 7; at $1.00 pair. Gas Jet Heater 29¢ Downstairs No reason why every room shouldn’t be warm. Just put one of these heaters on any gas jet. See it work downstairs. 2g9¢c. il Henters. $4.45: Large size with rass front; 2 styles, smokeless, odorless. e Two Entrances Market.zr.& et new sleeve, belted back, fat match; At $10.00; Wooltex coat, made of g£00a quality cheviot; Empire style, flat velvet collar, full sleeve, fancy cuff, trimmad with buttons. A coat full of many fine points—individ- uality; snappy girlish style; well- finished seams. Genuine Homemade Boston Baked Beans 25c Pot Home Industry Department, third floor. Bring back the pot and we will refund you 10c. So you see the beans are really 15¢. Homemade Jells $2.75 Doz. Glasses . Apple -— Spiced Apple—Crabapple— Apple and Quin trawberry—Lo- ganberry—Currant—Blackberry — Is- abella Grape — Quince—Jams—Pine- apple Marmalade. All defciously home-made. $2.75 And home-made Bread—Ples— Cakes. Think of to-morrow’s table and come to the Home Industry De- partment, Third Floor. Ribbons A Sale 25c¢ Polka dot ribbon. Over 4 inches wide. A quality that will make a stir at 25c yard. A value of the kind that is making the new ribbon ‘store, with twice as much room, busier than it was in half the space. More and more women are wuch!. ing Hale's for unusual ribbon values Fhis ribbon at 35e 13 o splendid ¢ feta. black with red, white with pink, white with black and many other pretty combinations. 35e yard. STRAY BULLET PIERCES WINDOW Charles Holbrook Has Nar- row Eseape From Missile Which Alarms Office Force Business friends and acquaintances of Charles Holbrook, the president of the firm of Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson, were telephoning him all yesterday afternoon and evening thelr congratulations over his narrow escape from a bullet. The leaden missile entered the large plate glass window of Mr. Holbrook's office yes- terday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and the cause of the shooting is a mystery. Mr. Holbrook was not in his office at the time, and investigation showed that sev- eral cartridges were strewn along the sidewalk, and it is presumed that one of them was discharged accidentally. About 2 o'clock employes in the main office, back of that of President Hol- brook’s office, at the corner of Beale and Market streets, were startled by a sharp report and the tinkling fall of glass. W. R. Wheeler of the firm*ran into Mr. Hol- brook's office, to find it empty. A glance revealed that the window sill on the Mar- ket street side of the room was littered with glass. Upon the removal of the wooden screen the half-flattened bullet was found on the window sill. The investigation was con- tinued outside the office, and on the pave- ment near the curb were found several cartridges, some loaded and others empty. Among the lot was found a flattened cartridge, which is supposed to have been accidentally discharged. The matter was reported to the police. Later Mr. Holbrook appeared at the of- fice and was Kept busy answering the in- quiries of business and personal friends who had heard a rumor that an attempt to assassinate Mr. Holbrook had been made. —————— REDUCED FARE FOR CONVENTION OF THE WOMEN SUFFRAGISTS Ralironds Anmounce a Rate of a Fare and a Third to Baltimore and ‘Washington, D. C. Letters received in this city from the headquarters of the National American Women Suffrage Assoclation announce that a rate of a fare and a third for the round trip, certificate plan, has been secured on all rallroads for persons at- tending the annual convention of the association in Baltimore from Feb- ruary 7 to 14 inclusive. In addition to this a ten days’ stopover In Washing- ton, D. C., for those whose route takes them through that city has been se- cured. To those who do not pass through Washington a rate to and from Washington 4vill be given, which will enable them to attend the hearing before Congress and the cele- .bration of Miss Susan B. Anthony's eighty-sixth birthday. TRis celebra- tion will be held in the Church of Our Father February 15, 1806. Lucy E. Anthony, railroad secrstary. gives this advice to delegates and others: “Be sure to secure & certificate when purchasing vour ticket, and as these certificates are not kept at all stations find out at what station nearest you they are kept and purchase , Your through ticket from that point.” —_——————— State Demands Deposit. l tion Company and J. H. ::l?fi that a do:o-n of $825 In the Ba of California to jhe credit of the g...&.' portation comj All of the directors apd stock- First Stolle Art Matinee. Fraulein Antonie Stolle will give her first matinee “art talk” at Lyric Hall this afternoon when the glories of “Venetian Art” will be exhibited. 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