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MANY EVASIVE ANSWERS
Cus Spreckels Dodged Lead
ing Questions With
Great Agility.
HE FAILS TO RECALL FACTS.
Will Not Show Income or Outlay
Unless So Ordered by the
Court.
The inquiry in the Spreckels slander
suit regarding the business transac
tions of C. A. Spreckels, plaintiff in
the case, with his father, Claus Spreck
els, defendant, and the Spreckels Sugar
Refinery in Philadelphia, was re
sumed in the offices of Delmas & Short
ridge yesterday morning. Mr. Shortridge
did the questioning in a most pointed
manner, and C. A. Spreckels made as great
a success in not giving definite answers as
he did last Saturday. His supply of an
ewers such as "I do not recall," "I have no
such recollection," and "I do not remem
ber," seemed inexhaustible. But he was
worried withal.
Mr. Shortridge tried in many ways to
get some definite statements concerning
. the shortage of $200,000, but the witness
persistently took refuge behind the evasive
answers, "I do not recall," and "The verbal
- statement. l pave my father was satisfac
tory." The books and other accounting
documents, which the witness had prom
ised to present yesterday, were not
f>roduced. Attorney Ach, represent
ng the plaintiff in the case, frequently in
terrupted Mr. Shortridge's questioning by
objections on various grounds. Rudolf
fipreckels gave the witness his moral sup
. port by his presence. Claus Spreckels, the
. defendant in the pending suit, came early
and remained through the day. Adolph
Spreckels was also there. There were no
courtesies exchanged between the father
and his two younger sons when the former
entered the inquiry room.
As one of the grounds on which the suit
lot slander is based is the published state- {
ment alleged to have been made by Glaus I
Spreckels that C. A. Spreckels "will soon
be bankrupt," which the plaintiff alleges
has injured his standing as a "capitalist i
and merchant," Mr. Shortridge made an
effort to prove the truth or falsity of the
alleged slander by ascertaining the financial ;
standing of the plaintiff — his moneys, se- !
curities, real estate and personal property — ;
but the witness was as wary as ever and j
would give* no definite answers to any of
the questions propounded on the subject.
The phrase, "I decline to answer." was
made another part of the stock in trade of j
C. A. Spreckels as a witness.
Mr. Shortridge, as an introduction to j
the pursuance of the inquiry, said :
You were questioned the other day in regard
to the revocation by your father of thepowex
of attorney which he had hitherto given
to you, and you were asked to furnish the date, I
I believe, of that revocation.
I do not recall any such request.
When did you first learn that that power of I
attorney had been revoked?
I think it was about a year after I severed my j
connection.
When did you return to him the power of i
attorney?
I never returned it. I think I left it in Phila- !
delphia, probably in the safe.
You wer<- asked in regard to an account
which I believe you said you had furnished,
showing the amount of moneys received by
you on account of your father, and the disposi
tion of the money, and 1 believe you stated j
that you could and would furnish that account
at this hearing. Have you such an account?
As I recall the figures' that I gave him at that
time, the difference which I could not account
for at that moment was either $250,000 srhich
I placed with J. and W. Seligman in New York,
against which Mr. Adolph Spreckels drew a
draft of $150,000, or it was $150,000, which
was never paid directly by the Havemeyers
themselves but was taken at their request out
Of the contribution of the working capital and
credited to my iather's account on the books. (
. lam not sure on either point, but that is my
recollection at this moment.
Did you make an accounting to your father?
I understand you to have answered "yes" to :
■ that question the other day.
Ye?, 1 did. I will state in explanation that
the moneys received by me for the sale of the j
45 per cent of the Spreckels Sugar Refining i
Company's stock was $2,'.J50,000, instead of j
$2,225,000, as stated by me the other day. I
received as cash $1,500,000; I received in notes
$750,000. I deposited $1,500,000 with the
Western National Bank, of New York to the
credit of the Spreckels Sugar Refining Com
pany. Against that I drew $070,000 and paid
it to the United States Trust Company of New
York in order to redeem certain collateral that
they held.
AY ho held?
The United States Trust Company. I had to
redeem this collateral in order to make the
transfer and make the delivery to Messrs. Have
aeyer themselves.
The witness reiterated his former state
ment that all the accounts were kept
by the secretary of the company. At the
previous investigation he had stated that
he could explain all the details by refer
ence to his books and that he would bring
tnose books yesterday. But the books
were not presented by C. A. Spreckels to
any visible extent.
The $2,250,000 which you received was from
the sale of personal property belonging to your
father, was it not?
Yes, it was.
Did you keep a separate account with him —
you, as his agent?
Not I.
How did you deposit this money?
It was all deposited to the credit of the
Bpreckels Sugar Refining Company.
It was his private money, was it not ?
That is true.
Why did you deposit it in the name of the
Bpreckels Sugar Refining Company?
Because my father had an account with the
company, and I did it as a matter of conven
ience.
Have you the bankbook of the bank in which
you deposited the money?
No, sir; I think it is in Philadelphia.
Have you any of the checks that you drewT ]
I have not.
When your father returned from Europe and
requested an accounting, you undertook to do j
bo, did you?
I did— from memory.
In giving an account from memory, did you
not make a pencil memorandum that $200,000
or $250,000 was lost?
I have no such recollection.
You said in your testimony the other day
that the statement you gave your father was
entirely satisfactory.
That ii true.
You did not, then, furnish to your father a
waitten statement of his account other than
what you have testified to?
Hi- was satisfied with my explanation.
Have the goodness to answer my question.
'He being satisfied with my explanation, there
was no further question on his part as to my
account with him. I did not render him an
account— a written report— but I did put down
in pencil a memorandum showing him how his
account stood. He accepted that— raised no
objection to it.
Did you furuish to your father any statement
of his account while he was in Europe after
you had received the $2,250,000?
I did not.
Did your father communicate with you in
writing, asking you for information in regard
to that sum?
He did not.
Itid you ever receive from yonr father a let
ter written in German and sent by him from
Europe to you asking you to account to him, or
explain to him what you were doing generally,
and particularly what you were doing with
this large sum of money which you had re
ceived from the sale of his property?
I did not. I received no such letter.
Do you recall the conversation had with your
father immediately upon his return from
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Europe, in Philadelphia, when he asked you
this question, "Why did you not reply to my
letter?" and did you make the answer, "It
was of no consequence," or words to that ef
fect?
I did not.
Did you keep any private account other than
you have mentioned, showing this account be
tween you and your father?
There was no private account. It was the ac
count kept by the refinery.
Was there any assessment levied on the stock
of that corporation during that period?
There was not.
Did you have occasion to borrow any money
during that time?
I cannot state at this particular period. I
frequently had to borrow money, both for my
self and my father.
How long was it after your father returned
to Philadelphia that you tendered your resig
nation?
Four or five days.
Did you notify your father before tendering
your resignation, "ami if so, how?
I notified him in person nnd subsequently in
writing. November 24, 1891, i<< the date of
my resignation, when I wrote to him saying:
Drar fathrr: The other day you laid that my ex
planation as to what became of the niouey pai(l by
the Havemeyprs was perfectly clear to you. This
afternoon Adolph informed me that the matter was
not clear to you and that you had instructed him to
investigate further into the matter. II<» insinuates
that I have stolen the money and says that for my
own justification it was necessary to mate
a detailed statement. All that I can say is that
every cent that has passed through my hands
Is still there. It was my farnrst endeavor to settle
everything us amicably as powtha and to resign my
position only after you ha<l become familiar with
many of the details of the company, bat I can no
lon^rr remain in an office to bo thrown into contact
with him. who is evidently determined to put me
under a cloud and bi-nt on blackening me In your
eyes in order that we inicht part with an unfriendly
feeling. He Is not satisfied with the breach he has
caused in our business and family relations, but
no w stoops to this base and cowardly accusation.
I I therefore enclose herewith my resignation. I
have always worked in your interest as faithfully,
honestly and conscientiously as any man could,
and no one deplores more than I do the way things
have turned. In conclusion I want to say that I
part with the best feeling toward you, knowing full
well that you are being wrongfully influenced
against me'and that in time you will see things in
a different light. Your loving son, Gus.
Then followed further questions as to
whether Claus Spreckels had not asked for
more definite accounting for the money
that had been placed in Gus' hands, to all
of which the witness replied in the nega
tive, reiterating his former statements that
everything appeared satisfactory to the
elder Spreckels.
The debit and credit standing of the
witness with his father and the refinery
company was referred to. The questions
on this subject elicited the fact that the
witness, at the time he left, was indebted
both to the company and his father. Mr.
Shortridge asked:
How much did you owe your father at that
time?
I don't recall the amount.
You have charged in your complaint as one
of the slanderous remarks alleged to have been
made by your father, of and concerning you,
Jhese words: "I gave that boy .*25,000 a year
in Philadelphia and then he drew out $250,000
of my money." Do you mean to say that you
did not draw that amount out of banks or cor
porations?
The Spreckels Sugar Refining Company drew
that money out; not I, as an individual.
More questions as to the individual and
personal ownership of the money involved
and the property for which it was an
equivalent were then made, to which the
witness gave the same evasive answers as
on the first day of the inquiry. This was
followed by interrogations as to the wit
ness'income during and after his sojourn
in Philadelphia. The answers were to tne
effect tfcat his income in Philadelphia was
$2000 a month salary as vice-president and
general manager of the sugar refinery,
and that he had no other business transac
tions in Philadelphia.
In reference to the allegation of slander
in the statement made lay Clans Spreckels
when speaJfcing of the plaint iff. that "lie
has wasted money," Mr. Bhort ridge asked
as to the living expei.-es <if plaintiff while
in Philadelphia. The only answers given
to these questions were to the effect that
the books of the company would show.
He was then requested to furnish a state
ment of income and expenditures while in
Philadelphia, to be prepared and embodied
in the deposition. To this request the wit
ness replied that he could not do so, as he
kept no private books. Mr. Shortridge
continued:
Since your return to California have you kept
any account of income and expenditures?
I have.
Do these books of account show your income?
They do.
Do they show your expenditures and the ex
tent oi your assets and liabilities-.'
They do. I have a journal, a ledger and a
cash book.
The witness was requested to either pro
duce the books named or a statement from
them showing resources and liabilities.
This was objected to by Mr. Ach. Mr.
Shortridge explained that the request was
justified by the allegation made in the com
plaint sworn to by the plaintiff, namely,
that he had been slandered by the state
ment made by his father that he would
soon be bankrupt. The purpose of the re
quest was to ascertain the truth or falsity
of the alleged slander.
Mr. Ach advised his client to no£ furn
ish any such books or statement inasmuch
as defendant had not as yet pleaded justi
fication. In accordance "with this advice
the witness said he should decline to furn
ish the accounts desired unless ordered by
the court.
Much of the testimony that followed re
lated to minor speculations in bank stocks
and other securities, and to sums of money
loaned out "on call" for the corporation
of the sugar refinery, which amounts vtete
likewise collected by the company.
In the afternoon a great deal of the tes
timony was reiterative of what had been
stated during the forenoon and on Sat
urday.
Concerning certain proceedings that
were begun in the courts of Pennsylvania
against the American Sugar Company Mr.
Shortridge asked :
Do you remember such proceedings?
I do, by hearsay.
Did you have 'any communication with the
District Attorney or the State's Attorney touch
ing these proceedings commenced against the
American Sugar Refineries Companies?
I had a« conversation with the District At
torney.
Did you at that time volunteer any informa
tion to this gentleman to be used against this
defendant's company and possibly against your
father?
I absolutely deny it, and say that it is not
true.
Witness was questioned as to whether
he had or had not held conversations with
the District Attorney concerning a re
opening of the case against the Refineries
Companies on new and important testi
mony, which might have been furnished
by him (C. A. Spreckels). To this he re
plied that there nad been such conversa
tion, in a jocular way.
He was asked if he was a stockholder in
the Oceanic Steamship Company, to which
he replied in the affirmative.
How many shares do you own in that?
Three thousand six hundred and thirty.
State how you became possessed of them.
Part of them I bought in the open market. I
think I had 3500 shares as my part in the
division of J. D. Spreckels <fe Bros, when I
severed my connection with them.
The inquiry was diverted to the matter
of the suit of C. A. Spreckels against the
Oceanic Steamship Company and the indi
vidual directors thereof, now pending in
the Superior Court. The question of trans
ferred stock and the non-acceptance by the
directors of a proxy to represent a stock
holder who is not of record was touched
upon without any definite answers being
elicited or anything of importance pre
sented.
The inquiry will be resumed at 1 o'clock
this afternoon.
It will cost a million drachmas to pu
the Parthenon, the Temple of Thesus, and
the other monuments in Athens damaged
by last year's earthquake in a safe condi
tion. An appeal for help will be sent out
to all countries.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1895.
THE MYSTERY OF A GIRL
Blanche Lamont Not Seen or
Heard of Since Last
Wednesday.
THE POLICE UTTEELY BAFFLED.
She Was Here From Montana Tak
ing Lessons to Fit Her as a
Teacher.
Blanche Lamont, a beautiful girl, 21
years of age, has disappeared as mysteri
ously as if the earth had swallowed her.
Detective Anthony has been working on
the case for nearly a week and he has been
completely baffled to find any trace of the
young woman.
She came here from Montana, where her
mother, a widow, lives, in September last
to her uncle, Charles G. Noble, 209 Twenty
first street. Her object was to attend the
Lowell High School on Sutter street, be-
BLANCHE LAMONT.
[From a tintype.]
tween Gough and Octavia, and the Normal
School on Powell street, between Clay and
Washington, tofit'herself for the^position
of a schoolteacher.
She left home last Wednesday morning
and attended some lectures at the Lowell
High School. She left there at 12 o'clock
for the Normal School, where she took a
lesson in cooking. She left the Normal
School at 3:15 o'clock, boarded a Powell
street car to go home, and that was the
last seen or heard of her.
"I am utterly at a loss to account for her
disappearance," said Mr. Noble yesterday.
''She was a bright, cheerful girl, although
not very strong. She was as bright aa ever
last Wednesday morning when she left
home to go to the High School. There
was not the slightest indication in her
manner of anything being wrong with her.
"She had made an engagement with her
music-teacher to take a lesson on the piano
at 4 o'clock that afternoon, after returning
from the Normal School. She and my
wife had been taking a course of reading,
and that night they were to read a most
interesting story winch Blanche bad been
eagerly anticipating.
"She was not keeping company with any
one to my knowledge, and the theory of
myself and my wife is that she has
either fallen sick and is unable to tell any
thing about herself, or she has fallen into
the hands of people who are keeping her
for some purpose we cannot fathom."
A. H. Voder, principal of the Normal
School, Baid that the girl seemed to him to
be of an emotional and impressionable
temperament. She did not seem to be of I
a studious disposition. She was not a regu- !
lar member of the school, but a visitor
who attended the lectures.
The girl, although 21 years of age, looks
younger. She is slender, of medium
height, fair complexion, very large and I
full brown eyes and brown hair.
FIESTA DE LOS ANGELES
Riverside Will Have an " Or-
ange Day" for the Ex-
cursionists.
The Half-Million Club's Idea Widens.
North and South Shake
Hands.
The excursion to the Los Angeles fiesta,
under the auspices of the Half-million
Club, now promises an attendance of from
500 to 1000 people. Tickets are being sold
rapidly.
Chairman W. M. Bunker of the promo
tion committee last evening issued a circu
lar letter to be forwarded to mayors of
cities on the route selected for the excur
sion. The circular says:
The scope of the excursion project has
rapidly widened, and it is now apparent that
we may not only benefit the State by wiping
out all sectional lines, but that there is an op
portunity to achieve co-operation that will
hasten State development. The movement in
this direction promises the greatest results of
the kind in the history of California.
In order that we may utilize for its full value
the gathering at Los Angeles we will form an
organization which will have for its iiitimate
object the promotion of California interests in
the Eastern State*.
That the excursion may be all that we desire
in a practical way, will you kindly name one
or two delegates from your city to represent
you in the executive committee of this new or
ganization, and also to especially represent you
in the semi-official party at the fiesta? The
fiesta committee has asked of us that we send
to them the names of the gentlemen who will
constitute the executive committee not later
than Thursday morning. Please wire the name
and address of your delegate to Max Meyburg,
director-general of fiesta, Los Angeles, Cal.
Please let us know the number of people who
will join the excursion from your place,
whether they will meet our train, what accom
modations they will require and what portion
of the Itinerary they will take in, so that we
can make our arrangements accordingly. It is
important to have this information without
delay.
The fiesta will afford the people of the
northern part of California an opportunity
of seeing their State under the most favor
able auspices and in a most agreeable way.
The movement is a desirable one, even
from an educational standpoint, as the
people of San Francisco know very little
of the interior, and the excursion will be
run at such greatly reduced rates that any
one who vrishes to learn more of this land
of golden sunshine, fruits and flowers will
hasten to take advantage of the trip.
The transportation committee has se
cured from the Pullman Car Company the
promise of the use of one of their cars
during the stay of the excursion party in
Los Angeles. This will be gratuitous for
the accommodation of the ladies who ac
company the excursion and remain on the
train.
Owing to the taxed hotel facilities in the
City of Angels, it will be a pleasing feature
of the excursion that its members may re
main on the cars and have every hotel
accommodation there.
J(As a side trip to fhe visit to the State
capital the citizens of Sacramento have
planned a run to Folsom, where the famous
water power and the State penitentiary
may be inspected. President Gallatan of
the street railroad company of Sacramento,
on behalf of the corporation of which he
is the head, yesterday made the generous
offer of the entire freedom of his com
pany's cars to the excursionists; so that
any one who wears an excursion badge
will be permitted to ride on the *cars free
of charge during the stay at the capital
city.
Ihe citizens of Riverside, by committee,
yesterday telegraphed to the office of the
club inviting the excursionists to that city,
assuring them a cordial welcome and ex
pressing the intention of arranging to have
an "orange day" on Monday, the 22d, pro
viding the committee would decide to visit
Riverside. Asa result the committee on
transportation has accepted the invitation
and will take its party to Riverside and
Redlands on the same day. It has also
been definitely decided to go to the Cata
lina islands on Wednesday, the 24th.
Telegrams and letters from various parts
of Southern California indicate a most
cordial feeling and a general desire to en
tertain the excursionists in the best possi
ble manner. The southern people also
promise to do all in their power to organ
ize a re fur n excursion.
Thus far the committee! - having the ex
cursion matters in charge has heard no
unfavorable comments from Southern
California. The people there seem hap- j
pily imbued with the spirit and object of I
the projectors of the excursion.
The excursion will be accompanied by
Roncovieri's American Concert band of i
forty pieces.
GEORGE W. TYLER IS DEAD.
The Passing Away of Another
Prominent Figure in the
Sharon Case.
Suffering From Several Diseases,
an Attack of the Grippe
Proved Fatal.
George W. Tyler, a well-known attorney
and an ex-Judge of San Joaquin County,
died at his home, corner of Lincoln
avenue and Everett street, Alameda, late
last night after an illness of a few days.
For some time Mr. Tyler has suffered
from kidney and other troubles, and his
malady was aggravated by a violent at
tack of the grip. His illness would not
yield to the skill of the physicians who
attended him and he sank into a state of
unconsciousness, from which he did not
rouse sufficiently to comprehend what was
passing around him. As he passed away
he was surrounded by the members of his
family.
George W. Tyler was in many ways a re
markable man. He came to California
in 1849, located in San Joaquin County,
and the year following his arrival was
elected to the office of Judge. After that
he took a very active part in politics, par
ticularly during the early part of the '60's,
at the time of the breaking out of the War
of the Rebellion.
He was a member of the Republican
State convention that met in Sacramento,
and in its platform declared that "the
union of all the States must be preserved
and the national flag respected wherever it
waves." Subsequently he sought the
nomination for elector on the Republican
ticket, but before the nomination was
made he withdrew his name. Then he
sought the nomination for Congress from
the Second District, but he again met de
feat, Joseph McKenna securing the prize.
After this defeat he came to San Fran
cisco, where he engaged in the practice of
law. He was always noticeablejm court by
his forcible manner of questioning wit
nesses and making objections. In his law
practice he did not attract much attention
outside of courtrooms until he appeared as
the legal representative of Saran Althea
Hill in her action against the late Senator
Sharon. He was elected to the State As
sembly frora Alameda County, but it was
not long after hia service to the State ter
minatea before he was disbarred by the
Supreme Court for unprofessional conduct
in the handling of money belonging to J.
M. Hogan, one of his clients.
He made several attempts to regain his
standing, but was unsuccessful, and failing
in this he practiced before Judge Ellsworth
in the Alameda Superior Court. For this
he was adjudged guilty of contempt and
sentenced to pay a fine and be imprisoned.
He obtained a writ of habeas corpus, which
was argued in *the Supreme Court, after
which The was attacked by the grip. The
court dismissed the writ and remanded
him to the custody Qf the Sheriff, but this
order was never conveyed to him and he
died in ignorance of it.
He was a native of Montpelier, Vt., about
68 years of age. He leaves a widow and
several grown-up children.
The Fair Eatate.
Judge Slack yesterday made an order in the
matter of the estate of James G. Fair giving
Charles L. Fair ten days in which to prepare
and serve a bill of exceptions to the order made
and entered March 16, 1895, overruling the
objections of Charles L. Fair to the motion and
to the sufficiency of the moving papers on the
motion to file a certified copy of the instrument
tiled December, 1894, to i>e used in the place
and stead of the original.
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BARRON'S DARK NEMESIS
The Colored Claimant Suing
for His Share of the
Estate.
A 810 SENSATION PROMISED
Chris Buckley Will Be an Important
Witness at the Trial of the
Suit.
Next Friday General Dickinson will ap
pear in the Superior CJourt at San Jose to
hear the case of his client, Edward Barron
(colored), who claims to be the natural son
of the-deceased millionaire, vs. Eva Barron,
the widow and administratrix of the Bar
ron estate, set for hearing. This suit
promises to be sensational in the highest
degree.
The wretched storyof Edward Barron 's
nemesis cropped out in the recent trial
when the Barron will was broken, and
George Banon, the elder and legitimate
son, was awarded the amount he sued for.
T. J. Sullivan, Barron's agent, testified
how he had taken the negro mother of
Barron's alleged child to Louisville, Ky.,
bought her a house there and given her a
sum of money, which, it was supposed,
would banish her forever from Barron's
presence. Bat, like Banquo's ghost, she
would not down.
JJJShe left the sunny South ; she wearied
of the plantation and the society of her
race; she returned to California "and be
sieged the Barron residence; she camped
upon the trail of the weak and nervous old
man; she assailed him wnen he left the
house; she defied the special policeman
who was hired to warn her off, and she
became the most irritating and persistent
nuisance in the closing days' of the misera
ble millionaire's life.
When first this dark shadow loomed
across his path Edward Barron made a
supreme effort to purchase her absence.
At that period Chris Buckley was the
supreme averter of trouble — for a consider
ation. And it is claimed that said con
sideration for the "absquatulation" of the
dusky Venus was $10,000 cash, and further
more that of this sum $5000 found its rest
ing-place in Mr. Buckley's jeans. Howso
ever these things be, Buckley will be
subpenaed, and ex-Agent Peter Sullivan
and Mr. Davis, Barron's intimate triend,
will testify in regard to the amount of
money spent, why it was spent and who
pouched the major part of it.
Attorney Pillsbury, who testified at the
George Barron trial that he had received
a fee of $2500 to defend the estate from the
colored boy's demand, is anxious to push
the case to trial. Judge McKinstry, who
receives $10,000 a year as attorney of the
estate, will assist Mr. Pillsbury. Skeletons
will be dragged from the recesses of their
closets, and soiled linen will endure
purification in open court. For the widow
Barron is obdurate. She considers it her
duty to defend her husband's reputation,
and denies that Edward Barron (colored)
is the son of her deceased spouse.
The claimant is a mulatto and a lad of
more than ordinary intelligence. His
mother is far from being comely, and even
in her youthful days must have been ex
ceptionally ill favored. She has already
drawn largely from the Barron estate, but,
like Oliver Twist, she wants more, and is
going to make a hard fight for the Barrou
dollars.
DEVASTATION IS 00L0BAD0.
The California W. C. T. U. Has Been
Appealed To for Aid-
Mrs. Henrietta E. Brown, corresponding
secretary "of the Woman's Christian Tem
perance Union, is in receipt of the follow
ing communication from Assistant Post
master Margaret H. Middlecoff of Akron
Colo. :
Dtar Sifter: Drouth has prevailed in this
section of the country for the last two years
which, together with the general strlngencv of
the times, has rendered 200 families in this
county destitute of the necessaries of life. Much
of their stock has died of hunger and extreme
cold weather. We had hoped to get an appro
priation from the Sate fund for seed grain
The bill passed both houses, but was last Fri
day declared unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court. Seed time nearly at hand, the ground
in a condition never surpassed for a bountiful
harvest, and the condition of having neither
seed nor money confronts us. We appeal to all
charitable people to render such aid as they
can to help these unfortunate families until
next harvest and thus save their homes
and make them once more self-sustaining and
useful citizens. Wont you help us? Irfoney
could be used immediately. I was selected
and authorized by the people of the county in
mass-convention, and also by the W. C. T. U. of
Akron, to solicit money and seed for those un
able to help themselves. As "it is more
blessed to give than to receive," may the
greater blessing be yours. The inclosed "letter
from Governor Mclntire explains itself. The
Burlington and Missouri Railroad, knowing
our condition, has offered to transport seed
grain free. Help should come at once to do
the most good. Margaret Middlecoff
Corresponding Secretary W. C. T. U and
Member County Relief Committee.
Then follows a letter by Governor Mc
lntire of Colorado, attesting that "the
cause is a good one," and expressing con
lidence that "a helping hand can be given
with safety."
The different local unions of the W. C
T. U. throughout the State will be notified
immediately and asked to aid in the relief
of the unfortunate farmers in the vicinity
of Akron.
Fritz Scheel at the park keeps the Park
News presses rushing to supply programmes.*
New Hagerstown, Ohio, is enjoying an
other wild animal scare. This time a pan
ther is believed to be prowling about the
community, and- to it is attributed the
death of fifty sheep.
HOLD UP!
Hold up !— Where are you buying your
Furniture and Carpets; Did you ever
stop to think that a large firm around on
Mission street, where the rents are cheap,
might Jpoesibly save you money? Think
it over— then try "Our Famous Mission
Street Prices."
INDIANAPOLIS
FURNITURE
CO.
750 Mission St. ]
_ ' . PKT GOODS. ■ :_ ■■ \_ ■■': _ _ _
SPECIAL SALE
—^>3s*
FRENCyREPONS!
This week we will exhibit the most
elegant assortment of FRENCH CRE-
PON DRESS FABRICS ever shown in
San Francisco. Our present stock of
this popular fabric includes all the lead-
ing staple shades as well as the newest
shades for the season.
OLIVE, GOLDEN BROWN,
BLUETTE, HELIOTROPE,
Jts l— « \J C* I 1 *— <, i i j_< i_> i v/ l i vv«^ i Cj
MARRON, ARDOISE,
FAWN, CARDINAL,
MYRTLE, NAVY,
ACIER, TRAPPISTE,
CREAM, PILOTE,
TAN, BLACK.
These goods are the production of
the most celebrated manufacturer in
France, and the designs being exclu-
sive, are not to be found elsewhere in
this country.
A VISIT OF INSPECTION SOLICITED.
V^ logo . #A— <f
lost. / 98 "^\
111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121 POST STREET.
NEW
IVE} •▼■▼■
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M m Xa Xi TOy jii
TOES
£t To get the very latest
£& /"* ideas in shapes for
VW» summer shoes— espe-
cially as to tips or
"toes" — come to the
factory.
There's the "1909"
and the Graham
tips — shown here for
the first ' time. Some
new materials, too, as
well as — HOG-
GRAIN RUSSIA, for
instance.
But the newest thing
to you— if you have
not been here before—
will be our PRICES.
WE RETAIL AT
! WHAT other shoe-
dealers pay.
We can because we
make the shoes our-
selves.
-
ROSENTHAL,
FEDER
&CO.,
WHOLESALE MAKERS OP SHOES. ?.
581-583 MARKET ST.
NEAR SECOND.
Open till BP. n. Saturday Nights till 10.
cahp tayUorT
Is Open and in First-Class Condition
To Receive Gnesta 5 •
For the Summer Season. .
FOR PARTICULARS APPLY
CHRIS JOHNSON, Prop., Camp Taylor,
Or 405 Front Street, S. F.
THE NEWPORT, ALAMEDA.
rpHIS POPULAR HOUSE HAS BEEN LEASED
JL by a responsible party, newly furnished I and
thoroughly renovated; room and board by • the
week or month; aurf bathing. Second-aye, station,
narrow-gauge. - . ' -=c -.--.«-
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JIT HOME : .
ti mnnn i if
THURSDAY,
FRIDAY
-AJKTD
SATURDAY,
April 11 f 12 and 13,
Easter
Opening
SUPERB DISPLAY
Spring Styles,
Novelties and Exclusive Designs in
I EASTER GLOVES, SILK WAISTS
PARASOLS, . HANDKERCHIEFS.
NECKWEAR. SILKS) LACES,
FANS, TRIMMINGS. POCKET-
BOOKS, CARD CASES, STER-
LING SILVER WARE. SILK UN-
DERWEAR. SILK SKIRTS,
CORSETS. HOSIERY, CURTAINS
AND RUGS.
OUR HUT ROOMS
NEW ART BOOMS
NOW OPEN.
I We have considerably en-
larged and extended our Deco-
rative Art Rooms, and we cor-
dially Invite the public to Inspect
our grand display of Art
Work. ;
Be sure and pay us a visit and
see our Easter Display on Thurs-
day, Friday and Saturday.
NEWMAN UEVINSON,
125, 127, 129 and M Kearny Street
and 209 Sutter Street.
'-THE LATEST DESIGNS
I I. WOOLENS^mjRINt 1885,
