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WON BACK HIS
FORTUNE, THEN DIED
Peculiar Story of a Quarrel
Between Brother and
Sister.
Coincidence Like That Which
D.stinguishes the Quack
enbush Case.
Robert Bright Had Given His All to
His Sister and Then Re
gretted It.
The burial of the remains of Robert
Bright from Masonic Temple Wednesday
afternoon closed another chapter of a
peculiar story from real life.
As long ago as June, 1895, Robert
Bright's Bister, Mrs. Mary Craie, pur
chased a beautiful coffin in anticipation of
this occasion, but between that date and
the date of the funeral such a breach had
grown up between the two that the coffin
was not used. Another and equally hand
some casket was purchased by the Masons,
and over it Mrs. Craig and her family
upon the one side and the other relatives
, and legatees upon the other the contend
ing factions of the family glared apon one
pother.
' \Vhen Mrs. Craig purchased the coffin
she was, by voluntary deeds from him, in
F.° sion of Bright' s entire estate, worth
000. As she sat beside the coffin yes
terday sue had a clear title to but $5 in
the- estate, according to the will which
had been already tiled. All the rest had
been wrested from her by a judgment of i
the court.
The case had been bitterly contested be
fore Judge Hebbard and had barely been
finished and the Judgment secured against
the sister.-recoverine to the brother the
estate which he had given her, when he
i.™ ™ Robert Bright was worth about
$20,000 in cash, as well as some valuable
real estate. He was 79 years of ace and,
his wife being long dead and childless, he
had been living for fifteen years past with
his sister. Mrs. Craig, at 1431 Pine street.
Mrs Craig, 77 years of ag«, is the widow
of • '"Biily" Crais, who was at one time
famous for hot Scotches dealt out at his
resort at Dupont ana Washington streets.
In June, 1895. Robert Bright was stricken
with partial paralysis, and thinking he
wag about to die he handed over his
b.inicDook, putting cash for nearly $9000 at
the San Francisco Savings Union and
over $3000 in the German Savings Bank
to her name. He also deeded her a valu
able lot on Pacific street, as well as other
property, with the proviso that she was to
fulfill from thesum certain bequests which
he specified. „
It was at that time that Mr 3. Craig pur
chased the beautiful casket. Not only
that but a monument to mark the grave
of his wife as well was designed and |
ordered. At these attentions Mr. Bright
is said to have been much pleased.
But Mr. Bright did not di?. Indeed, his
condition very materially improved, inso
much that there was no telling bow long j
he might live. The lower half of his
body, however, was dead and he could {
not move without assistance. His sister
could not be with him constantly. In fact
his many wants overtaxed .her household j
and her .^aCtence. He himself insisted j
| '> bat he must have a nurse night and day
land against this Mrs. Craig protested, as
Fbaing an inexcusable expense. She also
/declined to further cook his meals, and
he was compelled to get one of his tenants, !
Mrs. Flockhar:, residing over on Broad- |
way and Pacific street, to cook and bring |
tnem to him. Finally, th- nurses being '
discharged by Mrs.- Craig, Mr. Bright had i
i imse:i removed to Mrs. Fjockhart's
house. He demanded of his sister that \
she return the money he had given her, !
but she refused and also refused to pay
for the nurses.
Brfght then engaged Charles L. Patton
as vis attorney to bring suit for the recov
ery of the money. The case was tried be
fere Judge Hebuard, and a few days ago a
judgment was rendered in Bright's favor.
Tnis, as stated, had hardly been accom
plished when Bright died. Indeed, the
findings of the conn have not been en
tered, and the counsel for Mr.-. Craiz. F.
S. Castlehun, will insist upon a technical
right to have the case retried, on the
ground that the plaintiff's death occurred
before the trial was linisiied — tbe same
point that is being raised in the Quack
en bush case.
Bnght's attorney, Patten, says he has
no fear that this will be done, as the tes
tiaiony was all in and the conn had ren
dered judgment. He will merely substi
tute the names of tne special aaministra
tors, which have already been appointed,
and resnbmit the case.
The deceased was buried by Golden Gate
T.odgs of Masons, of which l)e was a mem
ber, the remains being laid in the Masonic
( "mctery.
Bright came here in 1849 and was a
prominent member of tUH Society of
Pioneers. A numi.er of the Pioneers at
»ended tbe funeral. There were eight
j. ail-bearers, of whom two werp from
Golden Gate LoJfie, F. and A. M., two
irom the Past in asters' Association, two
from the Odd Fellows and two from the
Pioneers.
The will was filed Wednesday. Follow
ing are the bequests:
To Caroline Fiocttiart, $2000; to Jane
Tuompson, $500; to Emma Claris and her
■ 'Irt-n ,in equal shares $1O<>(); to the Prot
e-lint Orphan Asylum. $3000; to the Masonic
'■ v * -ivb' and Orphans' Home of San Francisco,
-f 0; to Tcm;>...r Uebckab. Degree Loilge
N\ :». I. O O. V., $500; to the Little Jim ward
at the Children* Hospital, $500; to his sister,
Mary Craiz, $0, mid to John M. Loa:io the resi
due. T.lie i.e»{Htor states as his reasQii for
::mki-tu' no larger provision for Ms sijiter thut
the is already u«,l provided for and does not
need any assistance :rom his estate.
CHBISTIAtf ENDEAVOSESS.
Aa Interesting Session of the Golden
•■:»!■• Union.
The Golden Gate Union of Christian En
deavor held a regular monthly executive
committee meeting at the Y. M. .C. A.
•last evening. The treasurer reported that
live societies have paia their apportion
n*«nt to the 1897 convention fund, ?2243 35
having been collected to date, and there
is an immediate prospect of 'the balance
being received in the near future.
A meeting will be held in the Y. .M. C.
AJ Hall Sunday afternoon, March 21, at 3
o todiscußH tin- true merits of the En
deavor work. Ex-President Wiles will
present the detail of tne prowiiig organi- <
zation of Christian E:ide:tvor. The pro 3-'
"pective addition of this oo«iy ot young
People to the flourishing local union will
"fan much to me coming convention and
''"■ Endeavor cause.
The newly appointed press committee
hbve decided to issue weekly a publication
containing the news of- Golden Gate
Union, which will be known as the Golden
< «a.ie ■<: ws. V
Stole a Sugar-Bowl.
Mrm r - jrge \V. crouch went iulo tne Bay State
Of er House Wednesday night, and alter eat-
W-aheany supper walked out without pay-
Ing, mid took a tugar-bowl wita him valued at
f5. Be was arrested and booked on a charge
01 petty iaiceiiy.
Miiiinny Pleasant J/O«e«.
In Judge Slack's court yesterday a jury gave
judgment against Mary E. Pleasant, commonly
known as "M.-unray" Peasant, and in favor ol
J. Ryan, for $301.
Holly Park Presbyterian Church, the Cornerstone of Which Was
Laid Yesterday Afternoon*
CORNERSTONE OF
A HOUSE OF GOD
New Presbyterian Church
Started in Holly
Park.
Ceremonies Participated In by
Residents of the NeighbDr
hood.
An Octogenerian Plac?s the Stone
and Three Clergymen Conduct
the Services
The cornerstone of a new Presbyterian
church was laid yesterday afternoon at
I the corner of California avenue and Lizzie
street.
From the immediate neighborhood
were assembled those that will form a
part of the congregation of the edifice,
! which is to be ready lor occupancy by
' summer time. Children fast dismissed
! from a school close by were a conspicuous
feature of the little gathering of persons
standing closely together about the three
clergymen who conducted the simple
ceremonies.
The site of the new church is upon a
hillside overlooking a large part of the
southwestern districts of the City.
The services consisted in an address by
the Rev. Mr. Jenks of the Firsi Presbyte
rian Chuich, a prayer by the Rev. G. D.B.
Stewart of the Franklin-street Presby
terian Church and genera! remarks by the
R?v. R. W. Reynolds, the pastor to whose
energetic efforts are largely due the erec
tion of a permanent building for his con
gregation. There were also two hymns
sung during the exercises.
The stone, a small, plain block of hard,
gray sandstone, was adjusted to its final
position by Jacob Bost, the patriarch of
the congreeation, who has gone almost
thirteen years past the allotted three
score and ten.
In the cornerstone were placed a copy
of The Call, the Chronicle and the hx
i aminer of yesterday; the latent copy of
the Occident, the Presbyterian church
paper; a history o! the church, beginning
with its simple organization under Ray.
J. A. Gardner, in February, 1890; a com
plete list of all its members, und the chil
dren of its Sunday-school; and its mem
• b?rship in the Christian Endeavor So
ciety.
Tne church when completed and prop
i erly furnished will have cost $3000. At
! present there is $2000 available to be used
! upon the building, work upon which will
! be hastened to completion.
A WREATH OF LAUBEL
Mile. Treb?!li, So cist at Yester
day's Symphony Concert,
Honored
Aa Excellent Pjcgramm? Presentad
by the San Fran:isco Sym
phony Society.
A crowded bouse greeted the San Fran
cisco Symphony Society's third concert at
j the Columbia Theater yesterday afternoon.
The bright particular star was Mile
j Antoinette Trebelli, whose beautifully
I fresh, clear voice, as usual, charmed and
| delighted her audience. Her solo, an aria
I from Mozart'z "Don Giovanni," was
j enthusiastically applauded, and although
I Mile Trebeili was a tnfl« reluctant in ac
i cepting her encore, she finally reappeared
i and repeated her solo. Among the floral
offerings was a large wreath of laurel.
The first number on the programme was
I the overture '-Carnival Komain," by Ber
| liaz. ; It was beautifully rendered by the
| society. In spite of persistent demands,
! Mr. Hinrich allowed no encores. The
Brahms symphony No. 4 in E minor,
was well received amid a fantasia from
HurnpardlnkV "Hansel , and Gretal"
chorus, a most excellent programme.
For the fourth concert on March 18,
Mr?. Gertrude Auld-Thumas will be so
loist, and Hu^o Mansfcld pianist. The fol
lowing Is tlie programme:
.^Overture. "Genovefa," Schumann; piano
concerto. Raff; suite, "Lies. Erinnyos," Mas
benet: vocal solo, Mrs. Gertrude Avid-Thomas;
j Norwegian Artists' Carnival, tsvciidaeu.
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGED.
V. I". l'ierion, Traveling Salesman for
.the Crane Company, Arrested.
. F. F. Pierson, traveling salesman for
the Crane Company, dealers in plumbers'
supplies, 23 First street, was arrested yes
terday in Jackson. Amador County, by
Sheriff Gregory. Detective* ; Silvey will
leave this morning for Jackson to bring
linn back to the City.- •
i > ier6on was arrested at the request of
Chief Crowley on a warrant sworn out by
the manager of the Crane Company,
charging him with felony embezzlement, j
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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1897.
JUDGE MORROW
WAS HONORED
Bar Association Unani
mously Favors Him for
Promotion.
United States District Judge
Indorsed for Circuit
Judgeship
Meeting Yesterdny and Resolutions
Drafted to Be Sint to President
McKinley.
The Bar Association of San Francisco
yesterday afternoon drafted resolutions
indorsing United States District Judge
William W. Morrow for the judgeship of
the United States Circuit Court to suc
ceed Judge McKenna, who relinquished
his high judicial position to accept a place
in President McKinley's Cabinet.
Judge Morrow was the unanimous
choice of the meeting, which was held in
the rooms of the Bar Association, at 530
California street, and was largely at
tended. No other name was suggested.
The secretary of t^ie association was in
structed to send a copy of the resolutions
to President McKinler, to each of the
California Senators and Representatives
in Congress, and also to Judge McKenna,
the idea being to impress these, who have
influence in making the appointment,
with the fact that Judge Morrow is deemed
worthy of the place and is urged for the
office by the largest representative legal
association of the circuit he would preside
over. Who Judge Morrow's successor
may be on the United States District
bench should tbis appointment dj made is
a question that will come up later.
'me meeting yesterday was called prin
cipally for the purpose of discussing the
propriety of indorsing some one for the
Circuit Judgeship. No other business win
brought up. None other was contem
plated.
Every one seemed agreeable to Judge
Morrow, but for fear that it might be de
cided not. to indorse any one the associa
tion held an executive session, in order
that no publicity might be given to its de
liberations should they fail of their object
But there were no objections. Those who
spoke were enthusiastic in their preference
for Judge Morrow. The resolutions will
be sent on to Washington to-day.
A WOfiD TO SENATORS.
The Local College of Physicians Object*
to Certain Legislation.
The College of Physicians and Surgeons
of San Francisco has sent the following
communx'.uion to each of the Senators at
Sacramento. It explains itself:
Dear Senator: The io'e object of Senate bill
No. 265 is to admit students of our medical
college and of too homeopathic and eclectic
medical colleges to tho advantages and privil
eges of clinical instruction to the City and
County II spital on an equality with the med
ical department of tlio Mate University and
Cooper Medical College.
Thi* has rendered necessary an amendment
to the code, because at the time the code was
adopted neither of these colleges was in
existence, and the code .specifically mentions
but two, which effectually burs us out until
the legislature, in recognition of our needs,
passes benate Dill No. '2U~>.
An amendment hns, however, been tacked
on to the bill in the Senate that is foreign to
our wishes and in the House failed to receive
the approval of the House committee and seri
ously endangers the bill. The amendment
abolishes the office of Quarantine Officer. This
a<tion not only brings the enti.e .San ITB.n
--cisco House delegution in opposition to the
hill, but the opposition may be potent to in
fluence the Governor to veto it if it passes.
If tbe House refuses to concur in this
amendment the bill dies, unless the Senate
shall recede from its amendment. Our
students are thus deuicd admission to the
City und County Hospital, but the quarantine
office is uoi Abolished.
We, therefore, beg und urge, basing our pe
tinou on justice and equity, that your hon
orable Senate recede from the amendment
when the bill returns from the House. Other
wise the bill falls on aceounc of the amend
ment.
Being near the close of the session there is
barely lime now for its return to the Senate,
but we iook to you to help us by concurring
with the Assembly amendment to save the bill
which lets our students into the hospital.
Very respectfully,
J. K. Lame. President.
Wjnslow Anderson, Dean.
Ingleaide Coursing.
The following is the drawing for the cours
ing at Ingleside next Sunday : J. J. Edmond's
Move On vs. J. Kerrigan's St. Lawrence, M.
Tray nor's Flashlight vs. Dillon & Reilly's Sir
Walter, George ! Parkinson's 'Fi reman vs. .M.
Welch* Tipperary, T. Neeuan's Fair View vs.
8. A. Portal's. Magnet, Mira Monte Kennel's
Fire Ball vs. T. J. Cronin's Grace Darling, B.
Brophy's Phoenix Queen vs. Healy & Kjjan's
Mialmo. Cronin & McDonald's Sky Bali vs. T.
McCabe's St. Cloud. D. Shannon's Senorita vs.
J. J. Edmond's Vida Shaw. F. : Kelly's Vallejo
Queen vs. J. J. Edmond's Olden W, .; M. Tray
nor's Valley Maid vs. Healy & Egan's Moon
dyne, Merrlwa. Kennel's Waratah vs. McComb
& Bryan's Right Bower, Dillon & Reilly'g Her
culoa v*. J. SeKgerson's White enter, Bartel &
Ross 'ter's Brandon Belie : vs. J. Quane's Cap
tain Morse; Bartel & Rosseter's Emm Pasha vs.
Kay's Eclipse. '
Prizes— sßo, $60, $28 50, $28 50.
Scandinavian sailors are said to pre
dominate on vessels of nearly all nation
alities.
"IT MUST PASS OR
WE'LL SECEDE"
Judge Kerrigan on the Sun
day Racing Amend
ment.
He Says the West Is Enthusi
astic Over the Move
ment.
Ihe Consul for the North California
Division Home Frun the
Eist
Frant H. Kerrigan, chief consul of the
North California Division, League of
American Wheelmen, returned from the
East last night, where he hai been to at
tend the National assembly pf the league.
He was met at the pier by Judge Dunne,
Percy N. Long and other intimate friends,
all prominent in local cycling matters,
and talked frtely of his experiences.
As is generally known, Judge Kerrigan
went East with R. M. Welch as delegates
to the assembly from Northern California,
to secure the passage of an amendment
permitting Sunday track-racing under
the league's sanction in such divisions as
desired it.
The movement had the hearty support
of Illinois, Louisiana and all the Western
States, and was promised all the New
York votes, but at the last moment Chief
Consul Potter of New York deliberately
broke his promise, and with this opposi
tion the measure was defeated.
Mr. Welch returned a week ago and
Judge Kerrigan after waiting ten days to
see if something c >uld not be done has
come back, his waiting having been fruit
less
He was seen on the boat by a Call rep
resentative ana said :
"I don't know whether you know it or
not. but this thing is creating ten times
more agitation in the East than it bus
here, though California is looked upon as
the leader of the movement.
"I read the interview with Welch in
The Call a week ago while I was in
Chicago, and I have thought just as he
has said that we had better wait until the
National circuit, wlrch will begin late in
April, leaves nere before we secede if we do
tnen.
"I was talking with Root of the Referee
in Chicago. He laid; '(ioing to secede?'
I said, 'Yes, I think so.' He said, That's
rij.'ht; you ought to. We'll be right with
yon.' And mind yon, the Referee ma<ie
the hottest kind of a figut for Potter's
election before the assembly.
'•Gerlach, the member of the National
racing board in Chicago, is ready for
secession and hates Potter and his Tam
many-like methods as be would poison. .
"There are seven members of the Na
tional racing board, end Chairman Gid
eon commands more respect than any
man in the L. A. W. to-day. Well, sir, on
Judp;e F. H. Kerrigan.
the floor of the assembly he got up and
eaiil the board was unanimously in favor
of Sunday racing under divisional option ;
that every racing man in the country is in
favor of it. Yet it was defeated. That
shows how little the league cares for its
racing interests. It was an outrage to re
fuse professionals admission to member
ship." ■
Asked directly as to his own position in
the matter Judge Kerrigan said:
"Well, 1 feel this way: I am chief con
sul and I cannot be a traitor in office. It's
just this— we have tracks to support and
men are making a living out of racing.
Tliey can't do it any more unless we have
Sunday racing. Saturday afternoon meets
don't pay, and holiday* are too infre
quent. VVe have tested this thing
thoroughly.
"1 would say, stay in the league if we
could get this measure passed at the next
session, bin we can't. I said to Gerlacn in
Chicago: 'I» there any chance of our get
tir.g this next year?'
"He said: 'By no means; the same self
ishness, narrow- niir.dedness and foolish
sentiment that prevail now will prevail
than.'
"Then again a lot of people think that
if it was resubmitted wo would win, and
there is a chance of this. I waited us lon-;
as I couid in New York, but didn't see
Potter again. 1 doubt if he or his execu
tive com mi: tee could do anything. Here
is the assembly, which has by a big vote
stamped its disapproval on Sunday rac
ing. How could Potter or the committee
take any favorable action la the face of
this?
"My idea now is to resnbmit it by mail
vote to the delegates. It could be clone
very quickly. That would not obtain if it
was not that we have got Potter and his
crowd dead scared.
"This secession talk, coming as it does
from all parts of the country and from so
many strong divisions, has frightened
them. Potter, of course, wants a success
ful administration, and here it would get
a terrible setback at the very start
"l have been interviewed in a dozen
different cities, but have declined to talk
secession. lam chief consul of this divi
sion and as such dosire to avoid disrup
tion if possible. If we cannot avoid dis
ruption, then I'll resign and we'll secede,
and do it with a will.
"I am going to call a special meeting of
the board of officers of the North Califor
nia Division for Saturday evening, March
6, at the rooms of the Bay City Wheel
men. As it is a special meeting, the ten
days' notice required by the by-laws is not
necessary. WeJch and I will report to the
board, anl then it can take action. That
meeting will be a warm one, too, I'll
promise you.
"1 met members of the New York,
Massachusetts and Rhode Island delega
tions after the assembly. They were
very, very anxious that we should not
take any step looking toward secession.
From what I learned I feel sure if thi«
were iesubmitted we would get New
York's support.
"That story about We'ch and I being
joshed while on the floor is all rot. He
w&s not speaking very loud and some one
yellftd 'louder' at him. Then when he
exceeded his time limit some New York
man yelled 'time.' Welch was well liked,
and com man del a great deal of respect
both for himself and his position. X was
NEW TO-DAY.
When the Baldwin
Clothing Company
Started Their Gigantic Sale
We then told you in the columns
of the paper that imitators would
spring up on all sides with their
FAKE SALES trying to gull the
public. Our prophecies were cor-
rect. With to-morrow starts the
third week of this Great Bargain
Carnival.
They Can't Last
Much Longer.
Those Elegantly Tailor-
Made Blue and Black Men's
Beaver Overcoats. They A"i (% p
are honestly worth $15.00. \| X^
Our price while they last... KJ I IU J
They'll Know
We're in Town.
We are still selling those
All-Wool Worsted Men's
Dress Suits in black and
gray, which you will notice
in other windows marked Art IP
$20.00. Our price while \M #1 h
they last UUITU
This
Makes 'Em Sick.
We still have something
like 250 of those All-Wool
Scotch Tweed Suits, fly-
front Coats and VeSiS,
about eight patterns. They OJT rtP
are sold all over for $15.00. \n Mt
Our price iPJIU J
Boys'
Reefer Suits.
Prettily trimmed and in
many shades, well made and
perfect fitting, sightly gar- A J IP
ments, wrll worth $3.00. \ I /| H
Our price while they last... U I |TJ I
THE BALDWIN
CLOTHIERS,
924 to 930 Market St.
BALDWIN ANNEX.
Country orders will receive prompt
and careful attention.
accorded ail the attention I could have
wished. It was dirty politics tnat did us
up. I told them aiterward that when we
did crooked politics in San Francisco,
which was very seldom, we prided our
selves that they were pretty cr joked; but
we couldn't hold a candle to them.
"The most despised man on the floor
was Monashan, chief consul of the South
ern California division. Nobody liked
him and he was hissed time and acain.
He wanted us to sececie, conduct Sunday
racing and take chances of getting back
in the league next year. This was be
fore the vote. I replied that he was un
fair — thai he wanted us to commit a
wrong to establish a right.
"The Eastern delegates could not under
stand why California was divided against
itself, the south not favorine Sunday rac
me. I argued that the environments were
different, so different that a division of
the State had been found necessary.
"I told them about the influx of East
ern people into Southern Ca.ilornia. They
had tried Sunday racing down tliere and
it failed. Any meet would tail with only
twelve riders competing, for that is all
they had. I quoted the Native Sons —
only seven parlors in Southern California,
against twenty-one in San Francisco
alone and 180 in Northern California. I
told them San Francisco was as far from
Los Angeles according to train service as
New York is from Chicago; that to deny
us the reasonable lepislation we asked
would strike a: the very foundation of our
cycling success, and yet they voted
again.it u«."
Judge Kerrigan said he had enjoyed his
trip veiy much. The weather had been
pleasant and not so cold as he had ex
pected. '"We were always on the lookout
for the San Francisco papers and could
usually get them. At the Auditorium in
Chicago I had j:ist tot hold of The Call
containing ttio interview with Welch when
Root cnl>ed to take me out to dinner. 1
toid him, jokingly, I didn't know whether
I wanted to go or not. That I nad aboir.
as lief read a San Francisco paper as eat.
But 1 went jusi ihe same.
"I visited all the big clubs in New York,
Chicaco and other large cities, saw the
New York cycle show, was a judjie at the
finish of the Chicago six-day race, and was
well entertained everywhere."
UNIVERSITY LBOTURES.
Opening: of tlie Spring; Course at the
HopkiiiH Institute of Art.
The University of California began the
spring course of university extension
lectures at the Mark Hopkins Institute of
Art yesteiuay with a lecture on the Etofp
lisli romantic movement by T. F. Kanford
of the Eniclisb department. The subject
of the u-cture was, "The Story of Thomas
Chat.terton, the Poet of Medievalism."
It will be followed on successive Thurs
day afternoons by lectures on the influence
of the German romantic movement,
Walter Scott, Wordsworth, Coleridge,
Byron, Bowles and the Pope controversy,
Shelley, Keats, Leigh Hunt, the Dante re
vival and the revival of the Italian
middle age; the romantic movement in
Germany, the romantic movament In
France, romanticism in Tennyson, the
Brownincs, and in Victorian literature;
the Arthurian romance, the Oxford
Tfactarwn or Anglo-Catholic movement
and the pre-Raphaelite movement.
Next Tuesday afternoon at 4 Professor
Fuizber, wlio is at present conducting a
very successtu) course on "The Life ana
Works of Bchiller" at the Young Men's
Christian Association on Thursday even
ings, will begin a similar cours-e on "The
Life and Works of Leesing" at the Hop
kins Institute. There will be rive lectures
in the course, as follows: "Lessing, the
Man and Author"; "'fhe First Classical
German Comedy. 'Minna yon Barn
helm 1 "; "The First Great German Trag
edy, 'EmilieGaiotti' "; "A Unique Plea for
Religious Toleration, Nathan the Wise";
a brief review of the rfttmburgischer
Dramakurgie, life of Sophocles', early
plays and other writings. The lectures
will be in Iviglish, but will be illustrated
by copious extracts from the works
treated, read in the original and then
translated.
Admission to these lectures is free to all
interested.
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Monkey Sees,
Monkey Does.
.-.-;» They may try. to imitate our
methods, but they cannot duplicate
our goods ; and prices. No one
knows it -better than they do.
WE ARE A SUCCESS!; -
Because we sell just what we ad-
vertise. Our goods and ..prices are
the talk of the town. Honesty
mefits a just reward. Do not miss
the opportunity. We'll sell you
goods for less than the cost of the
material. ••- : - ; ; ' - :.
Youths' Long Pants
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Suits.
OUIL9* . . .
"In "blue' and gray, single • V, - . I
and double breasted, ages 12 '-' '•'.•'.;• ';
Ito 10 years. These suits :v : ; ' ." . . ■•■
are well made, and sold by "0 Aft P :
other houses for $7.50. \"I Xh
Our price while they last.... vUIUU
Young Men's
Fly-Front Suits.
In handsome shades of
Scotch Tweeds. They are
warranted all wool and are
sold for $12.50 in every ftp IP
house in' town. Our price \H lln
while they 1a5t.......:: l^vinrv
Pants!
Pants! Pants!
All our Men's All- Wool
Tweed Pants, well made
and nobby patterns, worth .
$3.50 and $3.00. You can
see 'em displayed in our'AJ OP
windows. Our price while \| It*!
they last.... V I |UU
Hats for the
Most Fastidious.
, The latest blocks in Derby ;
and Fedora Hats, the new-
est ■ shades, blue, black,
brown, gray, otter and Al J p
pearl. Hatter's price ¥2.50. \| |»1
Our price while they last... U I I I U
THE BALDWIN
CLOTHIERS,
924 to 930 Market St.
V BALDWIN ANNEX.
Country orders will receive prompt
and careful attention. <
BUTLER'S CASE
TO BE APPEALED
It Will Be Taken to the
United States Supreme
Court.
Application for Habeas Corpus
Drawn to Balk Extra
dition.
Says He Is John Newrcai and Was
Unlawfu ly ArresUd on British
Territory.
Murderer Butler is destined to remain
here many moons yet. His case will be
carried to the United States Supreme
Court on a certain appeal of an applica
tion for habeas corpus.
The application has been drawn up
by A. L. Black, counsel for the prisoner
with many aliases. To-day it will be
properly attested, so that it may be ready
for hasty tiling in the United States Cir
cuit Court.
The necessity for haste lies in the fact
that (%legraphlc orders may come to-day
or to-morrow from Washington permit
ting the extradition of the murderer and
the departure to-morrow of tlie Australian
detectives with their prisoner aboard the
steamship Alnmeda, Dofind for Sydney,
New South Wales, the city in wuicti in
the distant future the fiend of the Blue
Mountains must stand trial on a charge of
several murders.
The writ, however, will not be applied
for until an order shall have been receive i
permitting Butler to be transponed to
Australia. Should it come later the ob
jection will be interposed in time to pre
vent his removal by the next steumer,
which sails about two weeks hence from
Victoria, B. C, for Sydney.
Last Saturday all the papers in the case
were mailed to Washington and will
reach thereto-day. On Sunday Mr. Cormao
of the tiriu of Cormac & Donoboe. attor
neys for Great Britain in the Butler case,
left here for Washington, presumably to
see that no slip occurs in the issuance of
the extradition papers.
These are in substance the grounds upon
which a writ of habeas corpus is asked
for: The prisoner is not Frank Butler, or
Frank Harwood, or Lee Waller, or any
of the other aliases under which he is con
fined. He is John Newman, a British
subject, who has committed no crime
•gainst the laws of California or the City
and County of San Francisco. He ia here
detained ami deprived of his personal lib
erty by Barry Baldwin, United States
Marshal for the northern district of Call
lornia. He was arrested waile on British
territory — the British flug covering the
Swanhilda and her cargo— and while on
'h s tray from one part of the British do
main to another. He was not seeking the
United States as an asylum or a refuge,
aid was forcibly and against his will re
moved from the British vessel in which
he came from Australia.
As the days pass by Attorney Black is
wondering if the check tli&t Butler gave
him on an Australian bank is pood for
anything. He sent it to Australia, but
will not hear from it for nearly two
months.
Injured Her Spine
Nellie Adams, who lives at 25 1 -.' Stockton
street, fell through a skylight yesterday morn
KXXST TO-DAY.
Who Laughs Now?
When we started in this enter-
prise some of our competitors
thought that the trade they have
had for so many years was theirs
for keeps — even if they did charge
them outrageous prices for goods —
and now that our prices are con-
verting theirs, and they find they
I are losing ground rapidly, they
commence to squeal and howl,
They claim we are giving goods
away — and right they are. That's
just what we are doing. See them
displayed in our windows and judge
for yourseif.
Way's
Underwear.
They are the Genuine Balbrig-
gan, in dark brown, with a
drop stitch. They are sold for AP*
$1.25. See 'em in our window. K^lP
Our prices while they last Ullll
Men's
All-Wool Sweaters.
They want to be seen to be
appreciated. They come in three
colors— blue, black and maroon, "jr^
They sell everywhere for $1.50. f *lP
Our price while they last I Ull
Unlaundered
Shirts.
Gents' I men Bosoms, re-en-
forced fronts and back, well ft I"
worth 75c, all sizes. Our price /HP
while they last L\JV
Children's
Shirt Waists.
Fancy Percale Wash Waists,
pretty patterns, large sailor col- Ap
lars,. sold all over for 75c. Our **1P
price while they last UUII
THE BALDWIN
CLOTHIERS,
924 to 930 Market St.
BALDWIN ANNEX.
Country orders will receive prompt
and careful attention.
' ing, a distance of fifteen feet, ana injured her
spine. Sne was taken 10 the Receiving Hospi
tal in the ambulance and later to the City and
County Hospital. . ,
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WOUNDED IN THE HIP.
Sam Mirks Struck by a Bullet Through
a Young Man's Careless
>' ' ness.
■ The report of a pistol attracted quite a
crowd to the corner or Powell and Eddy
streets last night about 9 o'clock, and for
some minutes the wildest rumors were
afloat..
It appeared that three young men had
come out of the Louvre and one of them
had been fooling with a revolver. It went;
off accidentally and, the bullet nearly
killed Sam Marks, a young man well
known among the sporting men.
Marks was going up the steps leading to
the billiard-rooms on the first floor of St.
Ann's building at the moment the pistol
was discharged. He felt a stinging sensa
tion in his right hip, but did not for a
minute imagine that he had been bit by a
bullet. The three young men disappeared
as soon as the pistol was discharged. . '•
Marks had a narrow escape.
IMPERIAL CYOLERS' RACE.
Entries and Handicaps; for Sunday*
Road Event at May wards.
The following are the entries and handi
caps for the Imperial Cycling Club's ten
mile road race to be held over the Hay
wards course next Sunday:
I. R. Lind, W. W. Mack, E. A. Bozio, Milton
M. Cook, scratch; A. A. Onion, E. ('. Barley,
R. F. Hainan, 1 minute"; K. L. Cordy, W. H.
Smith, 2 minutes; J. S. Eagan, J. F. Burns.
2:30; J. S. (Jang, Carl H.Yearinn. P. L. Dezert,
3 minutes; C. W. Collins, C. Schenck. 3:30;
H. Behrman, T. J. Winslow, Q. Clabrougu, ¥.
C. Behrman." 4 minutes. '.; •■. . *
The officials will be: .W. H. Toolcer, ref
eree; George J. Panario, E. F.Flinn, Jo
seph Catanich, judge*; 'James- Lynch.
Godfrey Edwards, J. P. Jaggling, timers:
G. Sullivan, G. ; Roche, starters; W. Mac
farlane, J. -T. Lynch, mr.rshals; E. W.
Schneider. C. Trolliet, Arthur Nelson, G.
H. Pecut, G. Ward, F. A. Biedemaa,
scorers.
There are ten place prizes and two for
time, aggregating nearly $100. A fine raco
is expected. ,• . , v.V.<
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PIRE DEPARTMENT.
Resignation* Accepted and a Number
- of Appointment* Hade.
The Fire Commissioners met yesterday
afternoon and accepted the resignations
5; Joseph Kiernan, hoseman of engine
of , James Kelly, hoseman engine 30; M.
Clancy, hoseman engine 5; D. B. Mc-
Quade. driver engine 5, and John Smith,
truck 7. ■ ■ ■ .; ' ■ ,
r Charles McDonald was promoted from
hoseman of engine 13 to foreman of en
gine 18, and the following appointment*
were made: Julius Vincent to truck 5,
George Faube! hoseman engine 13; John
Murphy, noseman engine 28, and William
Jordan, boseman engine 30.
. K. Driacoll, hoseman of < engine 10, was
fined ten days' pay for neglect of duty,
and Thomas Hart, driver of .engine 29,
two days' pay for a similar offense. •
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Stole Kennpuperi.
Andrew Kenney, charged with petty larceny,
arrested February 22 for stealing two copies
of the Daily Chronicle, the property _of D.
Walsh and L. Rice, was dv y convicted and on
March 3- sentenced to six. mouths In the
County Jail by Judge C. X. Coulan.
Each salmon. produces about 20,000,000
eggs.
CASTOR I A
\- For Infants and Children. ■
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