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JUDGE BAHRS DEFENDED.
He Refuses to Transfer the
Liquor Men's Test Case
Under Fire.
HAD A BREEZY TILT IN COURT.
Attorneys Cross and Hillyer Ex
change Some Tart Person
alities.
When the case of William Coleman was
called in Judge Bahrs' court yesterday
there ensued a little dramatic scene. This
is the test case agreed upon to try the
validity of the so-called "side-entrance"
ordinance.
Coleman wa? convicted in the Police
Court of violating the ordinance and had
been granted a new trial by Judge Bahrs.
A few days ago the Union for Practical
Progress passed some scathing resolutions
condemning Judge Bahrs for, as believed,
discharging Coleman, and intimating that
the court was attorney for the liquor
men's organization, entitled the California
Protective Association, which made it dis
creditable for him not to have transferred
the <.■■■
Immediately the case came up Attorney
- arose and glancing over his shoul
der at Curtiss Hillyor, the associate coun
sel of the District Attorney in the matter.
asked leave to make a statement which he
deemed pertinent.
"There are certain windy clubs in this
City," said ho, ■•which appear to think
they can run the courts, and there is a cer
tain individual who has endeavored to use
one of these clubs to coerce the courts.
That individual, whose name is Hillyer,
had a conversation with me last week and
told me he knew exactly what the court
would do in this case.
"With my refusal to listen to him he got
one of those windy clubs I referred to to
pass a set of windy resolutions full of
falsehoods and tending to blacken this
court. These resolutions set forth that
yon Honor had discharged the defendant
without cause, and that you were attorney
for a board interested in the proceedings
and therefore partial.
"Now, as a matter of fact, this is a sim
ple case to test the validity of a City ordi
nance. The defendant has not been dis
charged, but simply given a new trial, and
your Honor's connection with the or
ganization in question was not contem
poraneous with the bringing of this matter.
"I think the matter of these windy clubs
should be permanently stopped ; this side
show business has gone far enough. The
object is simply to force the matter into
some court where the Judge will be too
timid to try the matter impartially. I in
tend to take steps to relieve your Honor
from the intimidation of these winay clubs
and to have this man Hillyer disbarred for
contempt of court on account of his dis
reputable methods.
"Although I am a member of the Bar
Association I cannot prevail on that body
to take up such matters, but I will take
steps myself. In this case and in this
class of cases your Honor can go on fear
lessly, in ?i'!te of all attempts to heap
ignoiiiiiuy upon you. Some people of this
windy club, who ought rather to be pass
ing ordinances against side entrances to
churches, may be brought to bar for dis
crediting the courts."
Attorney Curtis Hillyer protested against
being subjected to any abusive attack in
the matter. He denied that he had any
connection with the Union of Practical
Progress, although he was secretary of the
Citizens' Defense Association, which had
done something to purify the City. His
organization had not passed resolutions as
to Coleman. This was an unexpected in
sult, and all he could say was that any
contempt proceedings would be welcomed.
"My course," he concluded, "has been
absolutely free from reproach, and any
thing alleged to the contrary is false.' 1
Cross explained that he did not mean to
jest about the side-door entrances to
churches. This was ■ serious matter.
But he thought it significant that in forty
years side-door entrances to saloon? had
only produced one murder, while in the
same period side-door entrances to
churches had produced two murders of
6uch a revolting character as to horrify the
world.
Judge Bahrs then made a statement. He
said he was not expected to take notice of
any resolutions, but as he took all the
papers he would have been a little less
than human if he had not been affected by
those referred to.
"T&i3 case," said he, i; was pending
when I came to the bench. There was
never any formal motion to transfer the
case. After argument on the constitution
ality of the ordinance I found the judg
ment of tne lower court defective, and the
Supreme Court has held it perfectly right
in such case to order a new trial.
"There is no reason why the respondents
should not have decided this question in
some other department if they chose. I
understand there are fifty to a hundred
other similar cases pending, and any one
of them conl'i be made a test case in'some
other department. That they did not do
bo was a presumption that they were will
ing to abide by my decision.
As to the question of my relation to the
liquor men's association, that organization
was not in existence when I came to the
bench. The only action I have taken in
that connection Is to advise moderation in
the board, and I have advised counsel that
in my opinion the ordinance permitted
discrimination.
"Now that both counsel in this case are
willing to have the trial before me, I see
nc reason for a transfer."
Hiilyer then, to make the matter of
record, moved for a transfer of the case.
Cross objected strongly, declaring that
by stipulation this was an agreed case and
no other coiiid be quickly presented. A
great many men were inconvenienced in
their boainesa by the delay. He could un
derstand thai counsel after its iailure to
"bnlldoce" ttn court now fell back on a
request for a transfer.
Judge B:. 'I certainly object to
transferring Uus case under fire. A
Hillyer excreted a willingness to take
up any other case upon which counsel
would agree.
"I object to taking up any other case,"
retorteii Cro>s. "I am not jjoing to yield
an inch to these resoluting clubs whoseek
to jam this department. I oppose any
transfer until a legal cause is presented for
transfer."
Hil'.yer said he did not wish to subject
the court to any criticism and, indeed, had
been instrumental in suppressing much, as
Mr. Cross could fina out.
"I don't want to do any digging," re
marked Cross sarcastically. 'I simply
want the case set for trial."
The court having signified that the case
must take the same course as any other
Assistant District Attorney Hosnier pro
posed May 28 as the date for rehearing.
Millyer said he was sinn.ly '•driven" to
agree, as the counsel would not consent to
take up another case. Cross- said this claim
of being "driven" to set the case for trial
should be incorporated in another set of
resolutions. The matter was tinally set for
the 28th inst. by consent.
Judge Bahrs remarked tinally: "I am
not overanxious to try this case, but i* I
am driven to try it I will decide ie as fear
lessly as any other ca^e.''
Judge Bahrs was seen last night. When
spoken toon the subject of Attorney Hill
yer'l possible disbarment because of his
alleged action in connection with the ob
jectionable resolutions, Judge Bahrs said:
"If it is true that Hillyer instigated the
resolutions reflecting on me as a Judge,
adopted and published by the Union for
Practical Progress, he has been guilt y of
fross unprofessional conduct and has laid
imself liable to disbarment— there can be
no question about that — and he should be
made an example of.
"There is entirely too much of this ia
discriminate criticism of the judiciary
going on and it should be stopped. It can
never be right to bulldoze the bench,
i "I suppose," continued the Judge, after
a thoughtful pause, "that I ought not pay
any attention to these thrusts by the news
papers and these would-be moral organiza
tions, but there are times when the at
tacks are more than human nature can
stand. I have thus far tried to do my duty
a? a Judge, fearlessly and conscientiously,
and I shall continue" in the same course no
matter what ouuide influences are brought
to bear. It is not necessary that the case
at bar should be made a test case. If such
is the agreement of counsel for both sides
I have no official knowledge of it.
"There are about seventy-five or eighty
cases exactly similar now pending in the
Police Court. They could take up and try
any of those and push them through to a
final decision without appearing in my
court at all. So far as the case now pend
ing in my court is concerned, I shall cer
tainly try it and will decide upon it accord
ing to law to the best of my knowledge
and ability. That is all I have to say on
the subject at present."
Justice of the Peace Barry is of the opin
ion that Attorney Hillyer has worked
himself into an unpleasant mess. When
asked what he thought about the pending
controversy he said:
"I am not familiar with all the details
of the trouble. I met Judge Bahrs to-day
and we began to converse on the subject,
put were interrupted. If it is true that
Hillyer was the cause of the adoption and
publication of the resolutions he was cer
tainly guilty of unprofessional conduct. I
do not think it could be made out a case of
contempt, however, neither would it be
sufficient grounds for disbarment, in my
opinion. But such actions are reprehen
sible on the part of any one, much more so
by a practicing attorney."
MARRIED TO A DRUGGIST
Mrs. Majors Abandons Her Big
Suit Against Harry
CowelL.
The Groom Owns Real Estate and
Was Once Chief Clerk in
the Postofflce.
A most sensational breach-of-promise
suit, and one that has occupied the courts
and the newspapers for the past year and
a half, was brought to a sudden and unex
pected close by the marriage of Mrs. Rob
ert Majors of Santa Cruz, plaintiff in the
$50,000 damage suit against Harry Cowell,
whose father, Henry Cowell, ia the well
known San Francisco lime ting, to George
M. Coon, a prominent druggist of this
Pity.
Tlip marriage, which will prove a great
surprise to the many friends of both par
ties, took place on the 27th of April last in
the city of Oakland, and was conducted in
the quietest manner possible by the
groom, who is of a modest, retiring dispo
sition and feared the newspaper comments
likely to follow the announcement of his
marriage to Mrs. Majors, whose big
breach-of-promise suit has gained for her
much unenviable notoriety — a fact due, no
doubt, to both parties being so well known
throughout the State.
Mrs. Majors is a granddaughter of old
Rafael Castro, who left thousands of cattle
and rich Spanish grants to his descend
ants.
Mrs. Majors was first married to her
cousin, Robert Majors, who was al?o a
Caotro and a wealthy land-owner in Santa
Cruz. Some years after their marriage he
was drinking in tne saloon of Jack Merrill
in Santa Cruz, when some words passed
between himself and his friend "Johnny"
Harris. "Bob" Majors had no idea of
fear and was ever ready with his gun.
hen the dispute was settled Harris had
six bullet-holes through his heart and
Majors had three or four scattered about
through his body, from the effects of
which he died one year after.
Before and after the death of Majors
young Cowell was a visitor to the Majors'
home, their land adjoining that of his
father. These visits resulted in the bring
ing of the $50,000 damage suit some time
after Majors' death. Since then Mrs.
Majors has been almost constantly before
the public. At one time it was reported
and believed by many of her friends that
she had been abducted or in some manner
made away with by the Cowells, and the
newspapers teemed with her portraits and
startling theories of the abduction. Mean
while she was in this city lying at the
point of death from pneumonia, and being
tenderly nursed and looked after by the
gentleman who is now her husband." Mr.
Coon was for sir years chief mailing clerk
in the San Francisco Postoffioe.
He is also a wealthy land-owner, having
much valuable property in this City. He
will soon begin the building of a splendid
City home on his property near the new
French Hospital. His> wife's property in
Santa Cruz, he Bays, will be fitted up as a
summer residence, where their many
friends will be royally entertained by them.
In regard to the suit against Harry
Cowell, Mr. Coon declares that the public
will hear no more about it from either him
self or his wife, and that they will do all
they can to banish from their memory
an incident in life that had brought only
sorrow and mortifying publicity to his
wife.
THEIR ANNUAL OUTING.
Knights of the Red Branch to Picnic
in the Santa Crux Mountains
To-Day.
The Knights of the Red Branch will
hold their annual picnic at Glenwood, in
the Santa Cruz Mountains, to-day. This
organization is about 4000 strong in North
ern California, and it is expected that at
least two-thirds of the membership will be
at the outing. Some of the more promi
nent Irishmen of the State belong to the
body. Its principal aim is to gain for Ire
land that national independence which the
world has long concluded justly belongs to
her.
The San Francisco Knights will meet at
the ferries at 9:15 a. m., and will be joined
by the Oakland contingent, all proceeding
over the narrow-gauge to Santa Cruz.
The San Jos^, Stockton, Sacramento and
Santa Cruz branches will also be repre
sented, and the members anticipate a glo
rious anniversary.
OAKPENTEBS 1 MASS-MEETINQ.
New Members Needed to Save the
I'll ion Boat.
The third of a series of mass-meetings
of union carpenters was called to order in
the Turk-street Temple by Pacific Coast
Organizer E. L. Malsbury last evening. '.•
The first speaker, H. Myers, gave a "fact
and figure" review of the benefits to be de
rived from affiliation with the Brotherhood
of Carpenters. "W. H. Hutchinson followed
; with the statement that the union ■ boat
needed outside ' assistance *or it ; would
surely go over the falls.
G.M. Fulton thought that unless extra
exertion was put forth- carpenters would
be getting $2 50 a day within • a year.
Union No. 22 Glee Club sang a union rally
song. The chairman said that if the car
penters would come into the brotherhood
the Builders' Exchange would carry.out its
promise to force the payment "of . the
Chicago rate, 40 cents an hour. P.' H. Mc-
Carthy was of the opinion that 1 - the men
who deserted the unions after the. eight
hour rule was forced upon employers on
May 1, 1890, were cowards and knew it.
and that most of them would jump at $6 a
week now.
The most easterly point of the United
States is CJuoddv ilead, Me.; the most
westerly, Attoo Island, Alaska; the most
northerly, Point Barrow, Alaska: the most
southerly, Key West, Fla.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 5, 1895.
SARSFIELD SANITARIUM.
For the Treatment of All
Classes of Blood and Skin
Diseases.
RICH PRIVATE INSTITUTION.
A Few of the Acknowledgments of
the Treatment and Care
Received.
Agassiz has said that California has a
great capital in her climate, climate that
has no equal, and that it will be worth
millions to us that our State is one of the
favored spots of earth, and the people will
come to us from all quarters to live in our
genial and healthful atmosphere. If Cali
fornia is worthy of such distinction as a
State the lion's share of such attention
should be directed toward Oakland. Every
year thousands of health-seekers do come
to this coast from all over the land and
many of these come not knowing just
where to go for the most pure and bracing
air, free from the fogs and harsn winds of
the coast as well as from the oppressive
heat of the interior valleys. In Oakland,
where the raw winds of the ocean are
never felt, is located the Sarsfield Sanita
rium at 1103 Filbert street. This institu
tion was founded by Dr. J. P. Sarsfield to
afford attention and treatment to people
suffering from blood diseases.
Dr. J. P. Sarsfield.
As would be expected, the doctor has
made all this outlay of means having in
mind all the time a first-class sanitarium
that would eaual any such institution in
the land. His establishment occupies
most beautiful grounds, within a few
blocks of the center of charming Oakland.
As you approach the place the variegated
growths most pleasantly salute the eye,
and upon entering the grounds you are
charmed with the surroundings which
welcome you on every side.
The building is well equipped and suited
for the purpose to which it is being put,
containing rooms arranged and furnished
with every convenience fd'f health-seekers,
the rooms being large and airy and the
very essence of comfort such as to beguile
thesufferer into thinking that the world
was not intended for a place of sickness
and pain, and thereby offering one of the
strongest adjuncts to {he recovery of health
and ■securing of rest to tired or shattered
nerves. The operating and medical rooms
are far away from those rooms for sleeping
and lodging, so that the most sensitive are
never annoyed in the remotest degree by
anything that looks like sickness. But,
on* the other hand, all that the eye can
behold is of the most cleanly and cheerful
nature. Water, as all know, is a great
item in health and comfort. The Sarsfield
Sanitarium is doubly blessed in this re
gard, having living pure, clear water for
the use of the entire house. The bath de
partment is a modern marvel in itself.
Associated with Dr. J. P. Sarsfield as
SARSFIELD SANITARIUM, 1103 FILBERT STREET, OAKLAND.
counseling physicians are some of the beat
physicians on "the coast.
The following are a few of the acknowl
edgments of treatment and care afforded
at this institution:
Nine Years an Invalid,
Dr. J. P. Sarsflcld. Nucleus Building. Rooms 1
and I, Third and Market streets, San ,Francisco,
Cat.— My Dear Sir: Although a stranger to
you, I feel that I should violate the very best
impulses of my nature if I failed to express to
you my gratitude and delight at the wonderful
cure you have wrought in my esteemed friend,
Mrs. Henry Goodridge of this city, whom I
have long known and loved, and whose case I
long since considered hopeless. Even now her
recovery seems scarcely less than miraculous.
For nearly nine years I have watched with
sympathetic anxiety and alarm the progress of
the malignant ulcers which, like venomous
fiends, seemed bent on destroying her life. The
very best medical skill that could be secured
was powerless to cope with the virulent mal
ady. Every kind of ' treatment known to
materia medicain such cases was evoked with
out avail. It really seemed to me, at last, that
relief could be found only in death, and after
all I had seen my friend suffer I felt it would
prove a happy release. In my great sympathy
for her I made the strictest inquisition in every
direction for any possible medical help or
remedies. So, too. did many other sympathiz
ing friends, and nothing was left undone by
the most kind and devoted of husbands to se
cure relief and recovery. But the case seemed
almost identical with that recorded in Scrip
ture history of her who had suffered many
things of many physicians and bad spent all
. that she had' and was nothing bettered, but
rather grew worse; and, indeed, to those who
have followed with critical and ■ Intelligent
observation this wonderful case from, its in
ception to its final outcome, the cure seemed
scarcely less miraculous.
It was after my friend had suffered nearly
nine years that I chanced to hear of a remark
able cure you had effected in the case of a lady
similarly afflicted. I procured all the facts
and details from the lady herself and presented
them to Mrs. Good ridge. * She had become so
utterly disheartened and discouraged that she
felt almost' disinclined to make any further
efforts toward restoration, feeling they would
be useless. I confess to a similar lack of faith
on my own part, yet I urged her to try once
more. She finally concluded to communicate
with you. .As you know, the effect of your
itme&6K wa* unjnedi*ui -tad kei lull re«ieY«ry
was speedily effected, to the astonishment of
all who were familiar with the case.
With sincere wishes for your constant suc
cess with the afflicted, I am, most sincerely
yours, Sarah B. Cooper.
A Second Letter.
To Mrs. M. A. S. Duncan, North Tcmrteal, Cal.
My Dear Mrs. Duncan: lam most happy to
assure you that Dr. J. P. Sarsfield's Remedies
are unsurpassed, in my estimation for all dis
eases of a scrofulous nature, not only wan the
almost miraculous cure of Mrs. Goodridge true
in every detail, but scores of others have been
cured in like manner. Mr. Sarsfield's Remedies
are indeed wonderful in their efficacy. I have
received numerous letters from all parts of the
coast similar to your own. I always answer
thi-m as I answer yon. I have not a penny's
interest in these remedies, nor have I ever had
a penny in any shape or form— l simply desire
t o help those who suSe r Go and see Mr. Sars
field, h e now has a *ani tarium in Oakland— tell
him I sent you, he will tell you candidly if he
can help you. Most sincerely yours, Sarah B.
Cooper, Pres. Golden Gate Kindergarten Asso
ciation.
Father O'Connor Writes.
T7KTAH. Nov. 18, 1893.— My Dear Doctor: I
received your consignment of medicine on last
Monday, but as I was just starting for a sixty
mile trip over the mountains to Round Valley
I could not do more than lock it up until laßt
nieht, when I returnpd from my long, rough,
cold trir>. Your medicine is showing its won
derful effect. I can ride day after day over
rough roads in the coldest weather, and T feel
just as frpsh after I leave the buegv as if I were
only walking around the block. No soreness,
no weariness, no cold. Indeed. I profited by
my stay in Oakland. May God always bless
you and your family. Faithfnlly yours, C.
O'Connor.
A Strong Indorsement.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 30, 1 886.— To WJiom
it May Concern: Happening to hear of J. P.
Harsfield and his wonderful cures of Ulcers,
Piles, Fistula, etc., I applied to him while in
the hands of an eminent physician for the cure
of Fistulas, and I can only* say that he. with
the aid of his wondrous Salve and Blood Rem
edy, made a complete cure in five weeks.
The main thing that astonished me most
was the gentleman's reasonableness in his
charges, and his honesty in dealing with me in
my case. Any one so "afflicted can have full
particulars from me by addressing or applying
to William A. Deane, Chronicle Office.
A Journalist's Observation.
SACRAMENTO, February 8, 3 89Z!*-Dcar
Sarsfteld: Your anti-inflammation salve Is a
remedy that Is certainly infallible in some
cases. I can cite yon some cases of alleviation
by it that are remarkable. In my own family
It has done what It claims so far as used. I
have Mr. Mansfield's statement that it worts
like a charm In inflammatory diseases. Send
me another box by return . mail. I will be in
Pun Francisco this week ami will see you.
Truly yours, J. A. Woodsox, editor Sacramento
Record-Union.
Commendation From Chioaeo,
CHICAGO, December SO. 1894.— J. P. Sam
field—l)eah Sir: lam Mrs. Jenkins, who wrote
you for a dozen bottles and one box of salve
last January. I got another box of salve ' and
two bottles of your blood medicine, and now I.
am cured of salt rheum on mv limb, which was
so painful. With many thanks to you for your
Invaluable remedies, your well-wisher, Mrs.
J. W. Jenkins.
Valuable References.
, CONVENT OF OCR LADY OF LOURDE9,
EAST OAKLAND, Jan. 6. 1895.— Dear Doctor:
I return my most sincere thanks to you for the
medicine. For the present I feel so well that I
think it not necessary to continue taking it. If
I should feel the need of it again I will cer
tainly presume on your kind offer. With kind
regards, I remain yours sincerely, .;.
Sister M. Ettphtana.
SACRED HE ART CONVENT, Dec. 20,
1893.— £ars fte^— Respecter Sir: The medi
cine >ou sent Is doing me good. I have not
consumed all. lam sending you a little paint
in as a token of gratitude for your kindness
and wish I were able to do more. Yours grate
fully, MOTHER SUPERIOR.
A Tumor Scattered.
GRASS VALLEY, Nevada County, Cat,.,
August 6, 1892-— Dr. Sarsfteld— V-RX*. Sir: My
health is better than it has been for some years.
The tumor on my side has never returned since
you scattered it. Thanking you for your ex
treme patience, I remain, with kind regards,
very respectfully, Mrs. G. E. Foster. . : ? .
Hip Disease Cured.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14, 1893.— T0 Whom
it May Concern: Our little daughter Jennie
has been sick four years from hip disease in its
worst form, During that time we had the best
known doctors in Oakland and San Francisco.
She did not, however, improve, but got worse.
i Then Dr. J. P. Sarsfield took her in charge, and
i after ten months' treatment . she was able to
.walk without crotches and perfectly well, She
I is now attending school and is strong and well
us ever. With deep gratitude to Dr. J. P. Sars
field, we remain, yours' truly, Mr. and Mrs. E.
A. Scheune, 937 Wood St., West Oakland, Cal.
On being interviewed in his offices Dr.
Sarsfield had the following to say:
"I am pleased to be able to announce
that after many years of patient research
I have at last discovered an indisputable
constitutional remedy for the blood. I
make the statement, not merely on an ex
perimental basis, but as the result of the
successful treatment of many severe and
critical cases during the past few years.
"It will stop the growth of cancer in from
seven to ten days, absolutely checking all
pain in the same time, though if the dis
ease or tumor has attacked any of the vital
parts I cannot promise a core in any such
cases, for the tumor must be removed even
if the disease is killed in the blood, or else
the system will reabsorb the poison. In
this connection I will say that those who
claim to cure cancer by plaster or the
knife alone never really do so. There are
no such things as cancer roots ; the blood
is the root, and unless you remove the dis
ease from there all other attempts will be
futile. But to return to mv treatment of
the disease. After checking it and stopping
all pain within seven days continued use of
my remedy will completely kill the
trouble in from sixteen to nineteen days,
and I will remove the cancer or tumor
without pain.
"A word as to its composition. It is
manufactured under my especial direction
at my sanitarium, in the laboratory,
and contains neither Bugar, acid, alco
hol, iodide of potash, nor mercury in
any shape or form and can be sent from
my sanitarium, aj 1103 Filbert street, Oak
land, where I am in attendance every day
from 8 to 10 a. m. and from 6 to 8 p. m.
"An interesting feature regarding it is
that it is perfectly harmless, and an infant
or a weak or old person can take any quan
tity of it without ill effects of any descrip
tion. The name of 'Constitutional Rem
edy for the Blood, that I chose for it, is in
my opinion singularly appropriate, inas
much that it strikes directly at the fount
of good or evil as it circulates through the
body. Ido not claim for it the properties
of an elixir of life, but I do assert that
while life exists it will keep away all blood
diseases and their long train of many ills,
and that in it 1 have discovered a panacea
for , a long list of complaints that have
troubled mankind from the days of Hippo
crates to the present time. With it I am
able to successfully handle all cases of Can
cer, Eczema, Erysipelas, Scrofula, Syphilis,
Dropsy, and. in fact, all complaints of the
blood. lam certain- that those who will
Ufc* advantage el my discovery will fijwl
that I have not exaggerated its qualities
one iota. It is an epoch in the treatment
of such cases, and I am only too glad to be
able to lay the fruits of my researches be
fore the public.
"As regards all ordinary cases though
(that is to say, where the complaints are
not aggravated or unusually severe), my
Blood Remedy, my Chronic Ulcer Salve or
Anti-Inflammation Salve and my other
special preparations will be found suffi
cient. They can be obtained at all reliable
druggists. If, however, they fail with the
home use of these preparations, it will be
well to consult me at my offices, rooms 1
and 2, Nucleus building, Third and Market
streets, San Francisco, or at the Sani
tarium in Oakland."
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Church Socials and
Concerts.
Residents of the Mission district are
highly gratified over the street railway
facilities now enjoyed and in prospect.
The completion of the Folsom-btreet line
will fill their cup of happiness in the mat
ter of rapid transit. As there are numer
ous lines to choose from when they miss
the last car on one, they find themselves
usually in time on another line until 1
a. m. The result is that they now speak of
Eureka, Fairmount and Xoe valleys, Ber
nal Heights and other sections that for
merly were considered as far out as simply
"the Mission."
In looking over the health statistics ifc
should remembered that the deaths occur
ring at the City and County Hospital are
included in those reported from the
Eleventh Ward. By so computing the
hospitaj deaths a great deal of injustice has
been done the reputation of the Mission
district for salubrity.
A very successful concert was given at
the Grace M. E. Church Friday night
under the direction of Professor Don
Pardee Riggs, assisted by T. K. Wittich,
accompanist; Professor H. Schuette, or
ganist; Alfred Wiluie, tenor, and Pro
fessor H. Clay Wysham, Boehm flutist.
Vocal solos were rendered by Mrs. Don
Pardee Riggs, Miss Ruth White and Al
fred Wilkie; Miss Ruth Williams and
Alfred Wilkie sang a duet, "The Sailor
Sighs" ; Mrs. Riggs and Miss Ada New
begin gave a piano duet, and in addition
to Professor Riggs' violin efforts there
were pieces by Professor Schuette and Mr.
Wysham on their respective instruments.
The following programme was rendered
Friday night at Twin Peaks Hall by the
Sunday-school classes of Miss MarySpeak
man and Edward J. Brigdon of the Trinity
M. E. Church, in aid of the church im
provement fund:
Selection by Grace M. E. Sunday-school or
chestra under the direction of M. Callender;
song, Miss Jantzen ; instrumental duel (piano).
Miss Edith Helms and Miss May Winterbottom ;
recitation, Miss Maggie Hitzman ; son*, Mi^s
Esther Hifruens; dialogue, Miss May Winter
bottom Miss Maud Pelvin.Miss Bertha Ellis,
Miss Edith Helms, Miss Ivy Perkins, Miss Mena
Kllis, Miss Ruby Griswold; selection, Grace M.
E. orchestra; "song, Mr. Jones; recitation,
"Ostler Joe," Miss Alice Doyle; vocal trio, Miss
Ruby Griswold, Miss Emma Duffer and Miss
Gertie Klemm; song, Miss Ida Watt; instru
mental solo (piano), Miss A. P. Sheppard; vocal
duet, Miss Edith Helms and Miss Sadie Howatt;
recitation, J. C. Kelly; selection, Grace M. E.
Church orchestra.
Rev. J. George Gibson, pastor of tne un
fortunate Emmanuel Baptist Church on
Bartlett street, will again occupy the pulpit
at the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
on Twentj T -first and Capp streets. He will
preach there thia forenoon. Dr. E. Mo-
Clish, the pastor of this church, has Be
cured from the church trustees also the
privilege for holding the Sunday-school of
ihe Emmanuel Church in the lecture-room
of the Grace Church. Dr. McClish will
prpach this evening on "Religion and
Christian it v."
At St. JJary's College on the Mission
road yesterday the anniversary of the
venerable De la Salle, founder of the order
of the Christian Brothers, was observed.
There were also confirmatory exercises
conducted by Archbishop Riordan at 10:30
A. m., a number of children of Bt. Mary's
Parish being confirmed.
Dr. J. Katstendieck's lecture on geology
before the Castiiian Chautauqua Circle at
the residence of the secretary, Mrs. A. M.
Jeffress, 624 Seventeenth street, last Mon
day, has been much talked about in a com
plimentary way.
Job Harriman of 1524 Mission street has
been made general organizer for the Altru
rians. He will start soon on a lecture tour
toward San Jose.
Roger L. Coleman and Miss Alice Simp
kins were married.in Trinity M. E. Church
last Wednesday by Rector Spaulding of
St. John's Episcopal Church.
Court Twin Peats No. 7556, Ancient Or
der of Foresters, will give an entertain
ment for "male friends only" "Wednesday
evening.
A party is to be given by the Misses Ma
guire at 2514 Folsom street next Friday
evening.
No. 7 Fire Company is in its new quar
ters on Sixteenth street.
The old Woodward Gardens are to be
sold in building lots.
PRISON OF A TEAITOE.
He da Diable, Where Captain Dreyfm
Is Confined.
Information has reached Paris with re
gard to the arrival of Dreyfus, the ex-cap
tain of the French army, who was con
victed of treason, at the He dv Diable, off
French Guiana, says the New York Herald.
There was considerable difficulty in land
ing the prisoner, owing to the reefs which
surround the isiand to a distance of Borne
200 yards from the shore. The boat by
which Dreyfus ana the Governor of the
penitentiary landed was nearly capsized
by a wave about twenty yards from the
beach. On being handed over to the Gov
ernor of the penitentiary by the captain of
the ship, the Vide de St. is'azaire, Dreyfus
again protested his innocence.
"I will submit," he said, "to all the exi
gencies of discipline, and you will have no
prisoner more submissive than 1. I will
await with patience till the affair has been
cleared up and my innocence recognized."
Dreyfus receives from the authorities a
soldier's rations without wine. He can go
out from 6 in the morning till 6 in the
evening within a space of 150 meters, the
limits of which are marked by posts. If
he goes outside these limits the guardians
have orders to use their guns. The sur
roundings of the cabin occupied by Drey
fus for a radius of 300 meters have been
cleared of brushwood, so as to render im
possible any attempt at escape or rescue.
There is, beside?, on the beach a perpetual
surf, which renders all approach to the
island extremely difficult.
Made Clear at Last.
A lawyer noted for his success on cross
examination found his match in a recent
trial, when he asked a long-suffering wit
ness how long he had worked at his busi
ness of tin-roofing. The answer was: ;"I
have worked at it off and on, but have
worked at it steady for the past twelve
years." v \. 1 i';
"How long off and on have you worked
at it?" -:-:'/.<>?,
• "Sixty-five years."
"How old are you? 'l
••Sixty-five.": •••■•-. -. ■ . .*::..'•.■
"Then you have been a tin-roofer from
birth?" v
"No, sir; I haven't." .
■ "Then why do you say that you have
worked at your trade sixty-five years?"
"Because you asked how long off and on
I had worked at it. I have worked at it off
and on sixty-five years— twenty years on
and forty-five years off." .... - •
Here there was a roar in the courtroom,
but not at the expense of i, the witness, and
his inquisitor hurriedly finished his ex
amination in greift confusion.— Harper*
Magazine.
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( ESTABLISHED 1862)
C. CURTIN.
THE NEW GOODS
— O3P
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LACE CURTAINS.
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Kennedy's Price, $2.50; Our Price, $1.50.
Kennedy's Price, $3.50; Our Price, $2.50.
Kennedy's Price, $4.50; Our Price, $3.00.
CHENILLE PORTIERES.
3 and 3 1-2 yards 10ng, 50 inches wide, figured all over
with fancy dado and heavily fringed, sold for-
merly at $12, $14 and $16, will be closed out at
$8.50 a pair.
BLANKETS.
WHY WE I Because we carry the Jar^ 9St s * oc * °-
apf White and Colored Blankets to be found
i CAhcnc in the City, and because we sell at $5 50
ixt a flae A 1 1 "1001 BlaDlet ' Mm thatflne
IN wool afld careful manufacture can pro-
BLANKETS | dues. It is, in fact, the same blanket
tbat other houses charge $8 50 for.
You are doing: yourself a positive injus-
tice if you are in need of blankets by buying
without seeing our stock.
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GREAT BARGAINS IN
MILLINERS
THIS WEEK.
ELEGANT TRIMMED HATS AT EXCEEDING LOW PRICES.
Cheapest Place in the City to Bay Anything in Millinery.
HUNTING WOLVES IK DAKOTA.
Lively Times at the Annual Devils
Lake Bound-Up and Shooting.
In winter, when Devils Lake is frozen
over as smooth as a barn floor and the ice
is from one to five feet thick, the wolves
make their headquarters on Rock Island,
saya a writer in the St. Louis Globe-Demo
crat. They gather there by hundreds, and
every night the chorus of their short, sharp
yelps sound weirdly over the frozen lake.
The excitement attending the Dakota wolf
hunt is probably not equaled by any j
sport known to the nimrod, since the
game is large, wary, swift of movement
and full of tricks. There is an element of
danger in it, too, for when the wolves are
cornered they will fight with the despera
tion of mad dogs.
It now and then happens that a wolf
hurter comes off the field with his clothes
badly torn and his flesh lacerated by the
claws or teeth of an infuriated animal, but
there has never been a fatality resulting
from the sport. The hunting party get
together at a given point on the shore of
the lake abont noon, and they come from
all quarters. It is not an unusual thing to
see 150 men engaged in a wolf hunt. Each
man carries a rifle and a couple of revolvers.
Some are on foot and some on horseback.
The horses ridden are usually the little,
wiry Indian pony or mustang, that can
run all night and all day and not get
tired.
When the party is ready to march it
starts out across the ice in the direction of
the island. The horsemen are stationed
around the island, as near to each other as
it is possible to place them and complete
the cordon. The men on foot form in the
shape of the letter U across the island.
Some of them carry horns, others tin pans,
and when everything is ready the men
move in the direction of the bowlder heaps
blowing the horns, ponnding the tin pans
and yelling like fiends. The racket rouses
the wolves lying among the rocks and they
dash from cover. Some of the animals are
in burrows. These are smoked out, and it
is but a very short time before there is
plenty of game running helter-skelter
loosing for new cover. At the northwest
extremity of the island is a clear spot, and
it is the aim of the hunters to get the
wolves into this space, where they may
completely surround them. The men
gradually advance up the island, drnm
ming, howling and firine off their guns,
and the bewildered wolves flee before them
until they are driven beyond the rocks.
It is not until the animals are sur
rounded at the upper end of the island that
the real fun begins. They dash here and
there to find an opening^ through which it
is possible to escape. They are rendered
frantic by the continued Dlare of horns
and the horrible yelling, and in their ex
citement snap and snarl at each other like
a lot of surly curs. Occasionally a hunter
takes a shot at one and brings him down,
and in this way the ranks of the beasts are
thinned out until from a possible thirty or
forty but seven or eight remain. These
are preserved for the horsemen on the ice,
who are generally, the best marksmen in
the party.
The frightened beasts are given an op
portunity to escape. The circle is broken
with the opening so calculated that the
wolves will flee to the ice. They imme
diately dash through, and the horsemen
remain inactive until they have passed be
yond their circle: then they give chase.
The wolf, with his sharp claws, is a swift
runner, even on smooth ice, and when the
{ ice is covered with a slight coating of snow
he is caoable of making wonderfully quick
time. But as faat as he is the little mus
tangs are able to keep close to his heels in
a straightaway nice, out the wolf has the
advantage of "being able to make quick
turns, and that is what he does.
Every wolf-hunter mounted on a horse
is proud of his marksmanship and it is the
aim of each to shoot an animal in the
head, which, from horseback, is no easy
matter. To shoot one through the body,
these men claim, requires no "skill, and so
it often happens that several hours are
consumed in the wild chase of the wolves
before The remnant is destroyed and it is
not infrequently the case that one man
succeeds in killing the greater number.
When the last wolf escapes or has been
killed the party returns to the town with
their trophies and the affair winds up with
*%banquet and ball, which is looked upon
as the event of the season. The man who
has proved himself the most expert marks
man is designated as the leader of the
hunting party for next season.
During the Franco-Prussian war the
Germans fared 30,000,000 rifle cartridges and
363.000 charges of artillery, killing or mor
tally wounding 77,000 Frenchmen, showing
that 400 shots were required to kill or mor
tally wound one man.
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