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MOVE FOR AN ANTI-RAILROAD CONVENTION
It Will Be Started at
the Big Mass-
Meeting.
TO MEET IN NOVEMBER.
Committee of Fifteen Citizens
to Be Appointed Satur
day Night.
SCOPE OF THE NEW MOVEMENT
The Entire State to Be Enlisted to
Elect an Anti-Railroad
Legislature.
It was decided yesterday to hold the
monster indignation meeting to protest
against the action of General Graham in
having the "murdered by strikers" in
scription placed on the Presidio monu
ment on Saturday night at Metropolitan
Hall, at S o'clock.
This meeting promises to be pregnant
with big results, for, besides being made
the vent for the feeling aroused over the
monument inscription, it will afford occa
sion for denouncing the policy of the Fed
eral judicial authorities at Washington in
ordering dismissed the indictment which
had been pending against Colis P. Hunt
ing for a violation of the interstate com
merce act in issuing a pass to Frank M.
Stone. And, most important of all, at this
meeting, according to the programme be
ing arranged, wiil be born a movement
which will have for its object the complete
elimination of the railroad as a factor in
politics.
Considerable active work was done yes
terday in preparing for the demonstration
of Saturday evening. The services of a
number of prominent speakers were se
cured, the hall arranged for and the full
scope of work outlined.
General Graham will first come in for a
share of the attention of the assemblage,
and next the action of the Federal authori
ties in ordering all legal restraints to the
free movements of Collis P. Huntmgton
removed will receive due consideration. In
each of these cases strong resolutions will
be adopted.
Then, as a proper sequence to these pro
ceedings, the chairman will be asked to ap
point a reliable and influential anti-rail
road committee of fifteen members, with
full power to devise ways and means for
holding a State anti-railroad convention,
whose labors shall be confined to the ob
ject of ridding State politics of the influ
ence of the Southern Pacific Company.
On this committee it is proposed to have
all the local reform and labor organiza
tions represented.
Special efforts will be made to have the
brainiest anti-railroad men in the State at
the convention, which will be called for
some time in November and to which all
prominent anti-railroad people will be in
vited.
No county officers will be elected next
year in the State outside of the City, and
consequently nearly all efforts of the re
spective parties will be concentrated on
the Legislative candidates, and this, it is
claimed, will afford a first-rate opportunity
for the election of a thoroughly anti-rail
road Legislature.
It is not proposed by the originators of
this movement to have separate candi
dates nominated by the new party, but to
have its indorsement and suppoTt given
only to such candidates as are well-known
anti-railroad men, or those who will take
a strong and unequivocal anti-railroad
pledge. But should circumstances make
it necessary they would not hesitate even
to go so far as to nominate their own can
didates, and it is very probable, according
to the statement of one of the leaders in
the movement, that in several cases nomi
nations will be made by the anti-railroad
party.
The proposed mass-meeting was the
topic of considerable discussion yesterday,
particularly among the laboring classes,
aftd the outlook is for a packed house and
possibly one or two overflow meetings. No
selection for chairman has yet been decided
upon, though the names of quite a num
ber of prominent citizens have been can
vassed.
Among other things decided upon yes
terday was that a written invitation should
be sent to Colis P. Huntington, who is ex
pected to arrive here on Friday, to be pres
ent at the meeting, as the projectors of the
meeting do not want to give him the op
portunity of saying that they were talking
behind his back, and he will also be al
lowed to address the meeting in person if
he so desires.
NO JUDGE ON THE BENCH.
A Novel Incident at the James
S. Haskins Will Con
test.
Judge Coffey Called to the Stand
by the Contestant's At
torneys.
Oratory, rolling all over nnmberless
points of law, was almost uninterrupted
for eight hours in Department 9 of the Su
perior Court yesterday.
And when the flow of eloquence met
with interruption it was usually with an
interjected counter-argument from coun
sel or a mild question from the bench as to
authorities quoted.
There was oratory enough for a whole
Fourth of July or the opening of two Me
chanics' Fairs, and it was all to determine
whether the contest of the Haskins will,
which may possibly have a bearing on the
Fair case, should be tried by jury.
The constitution, it is said, gives the
right of jury trials to about everybody that
needs them, but now and then the old or
ganic law runs up against the Civil Code
of the State of California, and then the
lawyers have a chance to talk a whole day
at a time. Such an occurrence was that of
yesterday.
Eugene Deuprey was out of the Durrant
case for the time being, as another section
of the City Directory had given out, anil
he was right in training on the subject of
juries. It was he who objected to a jury
trial as attorney for Mrs. Haskins and he
based his objection on the circumstance
that the contestants had neglected to file
notice of a demand for a jury three days
before the beginning of the case. Asso
ciated with Mr. Deuprey was Attorney
Wright.
The contestants of the wi*l who are
nephews of James S. Haskins, were repre
sented by Cross, Ford, Kelly and Abbott.
Mr. Ford declared that when the case
was brought up in court two weeks ago he
and Attorney Wright verbally agreed to a
trial by jury. Mr. Wright declared that
his memory" was not very good in relation
to the alleged agreement, and here the
novelty of the case was developed at the
conclusion of testimony by Mr. Ford.
Judge Coffey was called as a witness, to
be questioned in relation to the agreement
made by Attorneys Ford and Wright. His
Honor stepped down .from the bench and
took the witness-box.
"Have you any recollection of an agree
ment made by "Mr. Ford and Mr. Wright
relrtive to a jury trial in this case?" asked
Attorney Cross.
"We object," announced Denprey.
The technical basis of the objection was
stated. Judge Coffey turned to his sten
ographer and said : "You may note an ex
ception." Then he answered the question,
showing that according to his own notes
and the record kept by the court reporter
such an agreement had been made.
After this testimony the witness re
turned to the bench and the oratory began
again. To make their case certain the at
torneys for the contestants filed a written
demand for a jury trial, and they paid a
oay's fees for the jury that had not been
drawn.
Judge Coffey decided at the close of the
afternoon that the trial should be by jury,
and so to-day the contest will begin in
earnest.
A VERY SIMPLE SERVICE
The Funeral of the Late Frank
M. Pixley Yesterday .
Morning.
Beautiful Tokens of Sympathy From
Friends— The Bed-Ridden
Widow.
Simplicity marked the funeral services
held yesterday morning in the family resi
dence, at Fillmore and Union streets, over
the mortal remains of Frank M. Pixley.
The parlors of the Pixley home were
crowded with friends who sincerely
mourned the death of one who in life
always had a cheery welcome for them.
Among those who were there were men
who in politics had differed from him, and
who by their presence testified to their rec
ognition of him as a man and a citizen.
There were many there who had known
him in the early days of the State.
The parlor in which the remains of the de
ceased lay, incased in a cloth-covered casket,
with the simplest silver ornaments, con
tained many magnificent tokens ot regret in
the shape of floral pieces, sent with words
ot sympathy and consolation to the grief
stricken and bed-ridden widow. There
was a beautiful frame representing the
title-page of the Argonaut, made up of
choice flowers, an offering of the employes
of the Argonaut office. Across the face of
this was a sheaf of wheat, on which was
laid an ink-dipped quill pen, the last one
\ised by Mr. Pixley in writing for the pa
per of which he was the owner. There
was a tall monument of foliage and
orchids, which when received bore upon
a card the simple announcement : "From
the Park Commissioners." The many
other beautiful flower-pieces and clusters
of fresh flowers were tho offerings of Mrs.
Ben Morgan, James T. Boyd, Herbert A.
Weller, Mrs. A. J. Bryant. Mrs. James Cun
ningham, Mr. and Mrs. W. Ingraham Kip,
Mrs. J. E. Dunn, Mr. Booth, Cornelia Curtis,
John Rosenfeld, Mrs. Corlez, Mrs. Jerome
A. Hart, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Owles, Dr. and
Mrs. Rosenstirn, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Sloss,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Dodge. Mr. and
Mrs. J. Curtis. W. E. Brown, Mrs. Jane L.
Stanford and W. Burke.
The casket, with the exception of the
glass plate, through which could be seen
the face of the deceased in calm repose as
if in sleep, was covered with fragrant flow
ers.
iN'ear the head of the casket was Mrs.
Topping, sister of Mr. Pixley, and a num
ber of his nieces and nephews. Between
tnem was a vacant chair, the one which
would have been occupied by the widow,
but she could not be present at the last sad
service held over the one who for so many
years had been the joy and comfort of her
life. An invalid herself she could not be
moved, therefore she had to romain in her
room offering prayers while the solemn
rites were being performed in the parlors
below.
When the Rev. W. W. Bolton, rector of
the Church St. Mary the Virgin (Episco
pal) arose, took his place at the head of
the casket and raised his hand, a sudden
hush fell upon the assembled people, who
reverently listened to the burial service of
the Episcopal Church and the prayer of
fered by the rector for the repose of the
soul of the deceased and for consolation to
the widow and afflicted relatives. The rec
tor was assisted by the Rev. Mr. O'Brien.
At the request of the widow the funeral
service was as simple and unostentatious
as possible, and for that reason there was
no eulogy of the dead man — only the read
ing of the burial service and the prayers.
The pall-bearers were P. Weaver, John
Rosenfeld, C. Webb Howard, Ralph Harri
son, Louis Sloss, Frank McCoppin, W.
E. Brown, Ben Morgan, W. H. L. Barnes,
J. S. Wethered, Judge John Hunt Jr. and
Stephen D. Gage; and after the service
was over they took their places by the side
of the hearse and solemnly marched out of
the spacious grounds to the street, where
there were carriages in waiting for them.
The funeral cortege moved toward the
Southern Pacific depot where the remains
were placed on a funeral train and taken
to Cypress Lawn Cemetery, accompanied
by the chief mourners and a few intimate
friends. The body is to be cremated.
Among those who attended the funeral
service were Mrs. Jane L. Stanford, Mr.
and Mrs. John Rosenfeld, Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Sloss, ex-Judge Van Reynegom and
Mrs. Van Reynegom, Cornelius O'Connor,
G. W. Granriiss, Professor Thomas Price,
John T. Boyd, Joseph G. Eastland, J.
Rugcles, W T illiam M. Pierson, Mrs. Ben
Morgan, Mrs. F. S. Owles, Mrs. Dr. Rosen
stirn, Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Dodge, John
Bonner, Mrs. Corlez, Mrs. J. E. Dunn and
Mrs. William Ingraham Kip.
FEANK M. PIXLEY'3 ESTATE.
All of the Property Conveyed by Deeds and
Will to His Wife.
Frank M. Pixley left an estate which is
estimated to be worth $250,000. During the
past three or four years Mr.Pixley lived con
siderably beyond the income of his prop
erty. In the support of relatives he paid
out from $300 to $400 a month.
Some years ago he disposed of a vast
deal of real estate, and invested largely in
the stock of the Bank of California. He
did not sell the block of land fronting on
Union street, where he lived, neither
did he sell the real estate at the southwest
corner of Polk and California streets.
The building on the California-street
property was appraised at $30,000, and Mr.
Pixley paid that sum at the expiration of
Goldberg & Bowen's 10-years' lesse of
the premises. The value of the land there
is not less than $45,000. This California
street property and the home on Union
street were deeded to Mrs. Pixley two
years ago. At that time Mr. Pixley made
a will practically giving everything to his
wife, but since then they exchanged deeds
and his last papers are supposed to be in
the possession of his former law partner,
Robert Harrison, who attended to the Pix
ley legal affairs.
After the adoption of the elder child of
the Weilers a few months ago Mrs. Pixley
made a new will providing for the adopted
girl. The adoption was by Mrs. Pixley
alone, and not by both Pixley and his
wife.
Since the demise of Mrs. Wellex the
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1895.
younger child has found a home at the
Pixley residence, and Mrs. Pixley .may
have made provision in her will for both
children.
At one time Mr. Pixley entertained the
notion of leaving something to enrich
Golden Gate Park, but it is believed that
he changed his mind in this respect. He
expected to be reappointed Park Commis
sioner when his term expired, but Governor
Stoneman disappointed him.
At another period Mr. Pixley talked
quite freely of dedicating the block of land
on Union street to some public use, but his
plans were never fully matured and conse
quently not carried out. It is the im
pression of people who were very close to
Mr. Pixley that all of his property goes to
Mrs. Pixley.
Among the surviving relatives of Mr.
Pixley are a sister and three children and
his brother's widow and four children.
He provided for them in his life, and
probably made further provision in his
will.
Mr. Pixley did own three or four sec
tions of land near the town of Pixley in
Tulare County. It is not known whether he
succeeded in selling it when he sold so
much real estate to invest in bank stocks
and other securities. His interest in the
Argonaut, which was not a controlling one,
goes with the rest of the property to Mrs.
Pixley. An incident almost forgotten in the
history of the Argonaut is the fact that it
was started as a Sunday paper and so con
ducted for several weeks. At the sugges
tion of Judge Van Reynegom, Mrs. Pixley 's
cousin, the'day of publication was changed
to Saturday.
SCHOOL OF DESIGN TO OPEN
Some New Departures at the Mark
Hopkins Institute of
Art.
The California School of Design will
open at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art
to-day. There is a prospect of as large, if
not a greater, attendance than last year.
An approximate estimate of the number of
students is ninety, and it may be mate
rially increased. The former proportion
of two- thirds of the number being Califor
nians and one-third froni other States and
Territories of the Pacific Coast will be
maintained.
The faculty is the same as that of last
year, except that Oscar Kuneth has re
signed and gone to Los Angeles, and the
class in portrait painting of which he had
charge has been discontinued.
A new departure, and one that will be
welcomed by the students, is that of having
classes on five days of the week, instead of
four. The landscape classes will do their
sketching on Saturday henceforth, instead
of Wednesday, thus 'gaining a day each
week, and the plan meets with favor from
all interested in the institution.
Another departure that is viewed with
favor is that of issuing certificates of pro
ficiency. This is one of the requirements
of the terms of affiliation with the Univer
sity of California, but has not been adopted
until this term.
The apportionment of the various de
partments to the instructors differs slightly
from that of last year and is as follows:
Classes in antique— A. F. Matthews, A.
Joullin and R. D.Yelland ; life, drawingand
painting— A. F. Matthews and A. Joullin;
modeling — Douglas Tilden ; perspective lec
tures by R. D. \ elland ; composition, anat
omy and architectural principles— A. F.
Matthews; composition, criticisms on
sketches— A. F. Matthews and A. Joullin.
R. D. Yelland will have charge of the spe
cial course in landscape; A.F.Matthews
and A. Joullin of the course in still life
and John A. Stanton of the preparatory
antique. The regular teachers will give
instruction in water-color and pastel.
NEW TELEPHONE SERVICE
The Rival Company Will Have
Its System Ready Within
One Year.
Long-Distance Facilities and Cheap
Rates for All Sub
scribers.
The service of the People's Mutual Tele
phone Company promises to surpass in
cheapness and completeness all expecta
tions of the community. In speaking of
the new enterprise yesterday J. L. Critten
den, president of the company, said that
the facilities would not only be available
in San Francisco, but would be extended
along the coast to Portland on the north,
and on the south to San Diego. It is the
purpose of the compaa|r to run the line to
Bakerstield and across the mountains to
Virginia City.
Judging from results attained elsewhere
the managers feel justified in promising
a long-distance service of one thousand
miles.
Regarding the progress of the work in
hand Mr. Crittenden said in reply to in
quiries:
"We expect to begin the work of putting
up poles in December next and be ready to
commence business operations on the
lines by July 1, 189<>. It is almost a settled
fact that we will start with 8000 regular
subscribers. We shall offer for public use
instruments of the most approved pattern.
Under our organization and contract sys
tem the company must conduct absolutely
independent opposition lines.
"There can be no compromise with the
Bell Telephone Company. Of the canital
stock of $5,000,000 $2,000",000 is reserved for
telephone subscribers. For example, a
subscriber may take 100 shares of stock, and
when he has paid $100 for the use of
his telephone the stock will be paid for. Con
tracts are made for one, three and tive years,
the amounts paid during the existence
of the contract applying to the purchase
of the stock. In this way the subscriber
practically obtains the service free, because
the stock at the expiration of five years
will be worth its par value. The stock so
taken is not liable to assessment, and the
holder will receive the benefit of any re
duction in rates that may be made. The
advantages offered to the people of San
Francisco in this method of subscription
will also be extended to people who dwell
in other cities of the Pacific Coast."
The president further said that the most
perfect long-distance instrument used
would be supplied to residences as well as
to stores ana offices. A man using a tele
phone in his house can employ the nickel
slot if desired, and the nickels so collected
from outside persons applying to use the
telephone will ero to the subscriber who
pays for the instrument, and not to the
telephone company.
The offices of tile People's Mutual Tele
phone Company are in the Spreckels
building. The officers are: J. L. Critten
den, president; J. F. McCrosson, vice
president and manager; William H. Chap
man, secretary; F. W. Spencer and Rueben
Tucker, directors.
There is ample capital to sustain the en
terprise, and the work of securing sub
scribers has progressed with so much suc
cess that no doubt now exists that the
company will have the new system in
operation within one year.
Notice to Mariners.
The fixed white lens-lantern light on a white
two-pile dolphin just ingide the entrance to
"iaquina Bay, was discontinued July 29, a
rock with but six feet of '.vater over it at low
tide caving been discovered with deep water
around it, on the range line about three
cighihs of a mile outside the heads of the jet
ties. The rock haa been marked by a first-class
red spar-buoy in twenty feet of water, just to
the northward of the rock. Vessels must not
pass to the southward of the buoy.
Safe Title.
Mr. Jacob Heyman, the real estate dealer,
630 Market street, is a very careful business
man. At the time he purchased the Heyman
Tract he had the title insured with the Califor
nia Title Insurance Company, so that incase
any litigation arose they defended him at their
own cost. His customers can therefore feel
safe in dealing with him, as they can get in
sured on every sale In the game company. *
BUDD WAXES INDIGNANT.
Importunities From Demo
cratic Politicians Arouse
His Anger.
NED LANIGAN IN DISFAVOR
The Governor Denounces Politi
cians Who Enter His Room
to Annoy Him.
Harbor Commissioner Colnon was the
recipient of a telephone message from Gov
ernor Budd's executive secretary about 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon, which cent
his temperature up to the boiling point.
To say he was indignant would be putting
it mildly. He was furious. No doubt
all of the personal friends of the sick
Governor will share in his indignation on
reading the cause which called forth the
following manifesto Irom the prostrate
Governor:
"I want you to say through The Call,
as a special request direct from the lips of
the Governor, that any one, no matter
who it may be, who approaches him or in
any way 6eeks to communicate with him
on any question pertaining to political
matters, whether of patronage or other
wise, while he is confined in his present
bed of sickness, will forever be debarred
from his favor. In short, he will be 'en
gaged' when any such parties call for all
future time."
"The Governor's executive secretary,"
said Mr. Colnon, "is in attendance at the
bedside of the Governor, and telephoned
the message as coming direct from the lips
of the chief executive of the State, who
has been worn and harassed beyond en
durance by all clast.es of men ever since he
went into office. It would seem that there
is no escape short of the grave for the Gov
ernor.
"I know he would not have spoken thus
but for the fact that it has been publicly
stated again and again that the Governor's
condition is such as to require absolute
rest and perfect quiet, and that he has
pleaded to be allowed to recuperate his
strength, which, according to the advice of
his physician, can only be accomplished
by turning his attention completely away
from the cares .and troubles of official ac
tion.
"His condition, while not of such a
nature as to be the cause of serious alarm,
i 3 one of excruciating and unremitting
pain. The nerves centering at the base of
the brain have become very much irritated
by the ravages of the rheumatism, which
seems to have attacked almost every por
tion of his system, thus making him
peculiarly sensitive to the least thing that
would annoy and trouble him.
"That which in his normal condition
would only cause momentary vexation
now causes him to become greatly troubled
and even exasperated.
"The particular occasion for the present
vigorous denunciation of political aspirants
who have not the good sense to pause at
the threshold of the sick-chamber, but per
sist in hounding the Governor beyond the
point where forbearance ceases to be a
virtue, was a letter written by a prominent
Federal official in the interests and at the
request of Ed Lanigan, a Democratic
worker of this City.
"The Governor's mother, seeing the Fed
eral stamp on the envelope, carried it to
him. On opening it and becoming ac
quainted with the contents of tho Tetter
the Governor became so indignant that
the excitement superinduced thereby was
of such a nature as to cause a serious re
lapse in his condition, which will require
several days' rest and quiet to overcome.
"He at once sent his executive secretary
out to telephone the fact to me, asking the
publication of his wishes in the matter.
"Surely," continued Mr. Colnon, "it is
enough that the work and worry of office
has driven the Governor to his sickbed,
and why any one should persist in impor
tuning him' while he lies there is more
than I can understand. It is an outrage,
and I sincerely trust that no attempt of a
like nature will be made by any one again."
It is understood that the business which
the letter referred to was the matter of
who should be recognized as the political
boss of the simon-pure Democracy in this
City.
Harbor Commissioner Colnon added last
night in relation to Lanigan's standing
with the Governor:
Now, I want Mr. Lanigan to know publicly
that he has forfeited alj, claims, If he ever had
any, of which I nm in great doubt, to any pat
ronage In the Board of Health, or anywhere
else In the gift of or favor of Governor Budd.
Furthermore, if this man Lanigan has pro
cured any patronage under the Board of
Health, so far as I am concerned, I will see that
his patronage ceases, and that the beneficiaries'
heads come oft', and tnere is n o nonsense about
this. At all times I have been the representa
tive of the Governor, and when the Governor
became sick I ceased to represent him. For all
this I have never recommended to the Board
of Health the appointment of a single man, nor
will I. But this inhuman pcreecution of a
very sick Governor must cease. I have ad
vised that a dead line be drawn around his
house, and intruders, politicians and all be
stopped, with a shotgun, if necessary.
MUST BE LAWBREAKERS
District Attorney Barnes Decides Youth
ful Vagrants Cannot Be Sent to the
Reform School.
There are five young boys, between the
ages of 14 and 17, in the City Prison charsod
with vagrancy. They have been at various
times inmates of the Boys' and Girls' Aid
Society and the Youths' Directory, but
these institutions now refuse to shelter
them, assigning as a reason that they cor
rupt the morals of those who are inclined
to be good.
It has been the custom heretofore to
commit youthful vagrants to the Reform
School when they could not be placed in
some local institution, but District Attor
ney Barnes now declares that only those
charged with some offense may be com
mitted to the charge of the State. In con
sequence of this action tne Society for the
Suppression of Vice and the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, in
stitutions that generally looked after such
matters, are very much wrought up.
"I cannot understand why Mr. Barne3
now denies us the privilege of sending
these youthful vagrants to the Reform
School, when such has been the custom
heretofore," said Secretary Kane last
night. "No longer than two months ago
two young girls were sent to the Whittier
Reform School on the simple charge of
vagrancy. The District Attorney now
states that there must be a felony charge
against them before they can be com
mitted.
"There are five boys now in the City
Prison charged with vagrancy, and I am
informed by the police that unless we do
something quickly they will be turned
loose. Mr. Barnes will not allow them to
be sent to the reform school and none of
the local charities will take them. Now,
what are we to do? If they are turned out
of prison it will be only a question of
time when they will be arrested on some
serious charge and probably sent to San
Quentin. This would be an injustice to
them and a disgrace to the State.
"I shall make another appeal to Mr.
Barnes to-morrow, though, candidly, I
have little hope of accomplishing any
thing. If he does not recede from his
present position it will be a hard blow to
us, for a great deal of our work is among
vicious youths who are not quite crim
inals."
Free This Week.
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NCT TO-DAY-DRYGOODS. -«
The Greatest Price=Cutting Summer Clear-
ance Sale Ever Held in San Francisco.
Novelty Dress Goods, the newest and most stylish productions for
summer 1805, reduced from $1.75, $1.50, $1.25 and $i.OO to 50c a
yard, flagnificent $2.50 Silks, now $i.25. Fleecy 10c Flannelettes
at 5c a yard. Fancy Mesh Veilings at 10c a yard, etc., etc. For
every item printed there are twenty equally as good that never get
a line of newspaper publicity. Verify our statements by examining
the goads.
Dress Goods.
$1.50 for 5 0c.
Our entire line of AM/- WOOL AND SILK
AXD WOOL SUITINGS for summer,
the kind that a month ajro were 90c, CAC
*1 *1 25, $1 50 «nd $1 75, now on O"
sale at Yard
(Several of the above lines will not lasr the week
out. Come this morning for the greatest dress
goods bargains of the season.)
ALL-WOOL SERGES AND CASH-
MERES. 38 inches wide. A very few OKC
colors left of two lines that were 40c £*J
and 60c a yard. Closlngprice Yard
Dress Silks.
Come Quick
For These.
Special llneof BLACK FIGURED SILKS, C*(\o
23 inches wide, all new designs, reg- Uu
ular at 75c Yard
FANCY CHECK SILKS, 19 Inches wide, Or C
five styies, excellent for children's £O
wear and ladies' waists, half price Yard
Entire line 50c SWIVEL SILKS, silk and Or C
cotton wash fabrics, all In light colors, £O
closing price only Yard
All Of onr $1 85, $2 and $2 50 FANCY dj»l .25
BILKS are now marked down to <IdJ-
Yard
Genuine Bargains
In Fine Linens.
% BLEACHED NAPKINS-A special
purchase at forced sale; 200 dozen all- ffljl .00
linen napkins that beat any $1 25 <H> I
napkins in the city. Special at.- Dozen
22-INCH CHECKED CRASH- 20 pieces
of the kind usually sold at 18c to be 1 QIC
closed out during remaining days of J
sale at Yard
20-INCH BLEACHED CRASH — All iflC
linen, cheap at 15c. Cheaper at special J- U
price Yard
Ht'CK TOWELS, 16x32 Inches, not all ffl>"l .00
linen, but one of the best values you tjp X
ever saw at the very special price Dozen
Brief Mention.
Every One a
Money-Saver
For You— A
Loser for Us.
RED FLANNELETTES, 12y a c value CC
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FLEECY FLANNKLETTE&, 10c kind.. CC
<^c£&&7&~J". 937, 030, 041 Market Street.
/ (INCORPORATED] >"V*' '■..■..■•.•:■ .
THE FRUIT EXCHANGE.
It Has Been Enlarged From a
Local to a State In
stitution.
Committees to Revise Laws, Reduce
Rates and Raise Duties on
Zante Currants.
Over a score of the representative fruit
dealer? of the City met in the San Fran
cisco Fruit Exchange yesterday afternoon.
The meeting was called for the purpose of
discussing means for making the exohange
wider in scope and more extensive in its
membership. Under its original organiza
tion it included, as the name implies, only
local men, but by the action taken yester
day the membership was made general.
The exchange now includes the entire
State, and it is hoped to enlist the sympa
thies and support of the smaller exchanges
throughout the State instead of securing
their antagonism, as has heretofore been
the case.
This business antagonism between the
smaller exchanges and the associated
dealers of the City has wrought consider
able injury to the trade, and for this reason
it was decided to make the San Francisco
exchange a State exchange, even to the
changing of the name.
Frank Dalton presided. He stated the
objects of the assembly and offered a few
suggestions on which the discussion might
proceed. There should be general rules re
garding shipping, he said, and each ship
ment should be inspected in order to pro
tect the dealers from the complaint which
often comes back to them from the East,
that the fruit was not as represented. He
also urged the members to attend the daily
sessions of the board and bring samples,
so that interest in the exchange would not
lag.
The question of dried fruit standards
then came up, but no action was taken as
the committee in charge of that question
had no report. The sentiment is divided
as to which is better- a system of standards
for each fruit section, or a general State
standard. This latter seemed to be in
more favor, as it was argued that first
grade fruit in one section may be bnt
second or even third grade in another.
The committee will send out for samples
during the next few days, and will report
to the next meeting.
The question of making the exchange a
general affair then came up, and a motion
to declare the institution open to all fruit
dealers in the State was carried. This
necessitates a change in the laws of the
exchange, and also wakes its nanie some
what inappropriate, so a committee was
appointed to revise the laws and to select a
name suitable to the changed condition of
affairs. It will probably be called the Cal
ifornia Fruit and Snipping Exchange, or
some name similar. -The committee is
composed of W. A. Curtiss of Sacramento,
A. W. Porter, Jonas Erlanger, Walter
Castle and H. A. Williams.
B. N. Rowell suggested that the ex
change take some action toward assisting
Collector Wise in establishing his case
against the ruling of the Government in
the question of levying an import tax on
Zante currants. He explained that when
a tariff of \\i cents was placed upon rai
sins, Zante currants were omitted in the
dutiable list because, as their name im
plied, they were currants, not raisins. It
appears now that the Zante currant is not
a currant, but is a raisin, and is so es
teemed. It Is only necessary to prove this
in the Circuit Court to have it placed ou
the dutiable list, and a committee from
the exchange was appointed to assist in
gathering this prooi. If necessary the
committee wiJl send right to the home of
the deceitful plant and bring it, root and
branch, to the court, so that it may be
seen that the currant grows on avine, and
is really a seedless grape. B. N. Rowley,
Edgar Cohen and D. H. Porter were ap
pointed to the committee.
It was then announced that the Atchison
line had made special rates for the fruit
COTTON CHEVIOT, 12y c kind... ft 1C
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SCOTCH GINGHAMS, 25c all the season "1 f*2C
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31-INCH CALICOES, 12% C quality.... ' no
lIMMIMMMMIIIMMIMMIIIIIMM."M*MM Yard
45-INCH MUSLIN, unbleached, 10c kind rriC
.... .........: 12
Yard
45-INCH MUSLIN, bleached, worth IAC
12% c IV
Yard
81-INCH LOCKWOOD UNBLEACHED T CC
SHEETING..... - ID
Yard
UNBLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL, IJC
12V a c quality I
Yard
LACE CURTAINS, 3 yards by 34 inches AQC
MIMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMIMIM Pair
FINE LACE CURTAINS, 3% yards bym>l .so
60 1nche5.............. tJPJ-
Pair
(In Suni>ay Cai/l these curtains were
advertised at $1 pair through an error
of type-setter; the price is $1 50 and '
their value probably $2 50.) .
CHENILLE PORTIERIES, 3 yards byQ»Q.OO
44 inches, very heavy tjpO
.....:. ......; Pair
ALL-WOOL WHITE BLANKETS, full ffl» pi .00
size ...€pO— —
Pair
WHITE BEDSPREADS, 75x85, worth Q AC
..........'....".*.'. Each
HEMMED SHEETS, full size, Boston KKC
sheeting, nicely sewed...... *JO
.". Each
Hosiery, Veiling, Etc.
CHILDREN'S FAST-BLACK COTTON T re
HOSE... 10
Pair
LADIES' FANCY COTTON HOSE, OCC
b1ack0rtan............... £O
Pair
LADIES' BLACK COTTON HOSE, 40 IQC
gauge XV
Pair
FANCY MESH VEILING, regular at IAC
25c 1U
Yard
LADIES' BLACK SATEEN CORSETS, >7~P
closely boned with horn bone; never i c).
less than 1, n0w............. Pair
TOILET SOAPS, 4 popular makes, 6 for CC
25c,0r...... ; O
Cake
PLAYING-CARDS, round corners, glazed "I OC
IMIMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ' Pack
shippers of Southern California, and that
the Southern Pacific had refused to make
the reduced rate to San Francisco, lsidor
Jacobs, Jay Demming, J. H. Morse, P. D.
Code and H. A. Williams were appointed
a committee to see C. H. Smurr, freieht
agent of the Southern Pacific, to see if he
would not join in the rate offerad by the
Atchison. The Atchison's rate goes into
effect to-morrow.
FIGHTING THE LOTTERIES
A Valet Taken Into Custody on the
Charge of Selling Tickets.
The offer made by Chief of Police Crow
ley to all regular and special officers under
his control, granting them a three days'
leave of absence in event of their arrest
ing any person in the act of selling lottery
tickets or having lottery tickets in their
possession, has made the officers much
more watchful and has not been barren of
results.
It is not every day that the simple act of
making an arrest will grant a man a three
days' rest with regular pay, and probably
this was the thought that entered the
mind of Officer John Doherty as he ob
served Sidney Bager, valet to Lonis Metz
ger, of MetZ9;er & Franklin, proprietors of
the Little Louisiana Lottery Company,
walking down Broadway with a guilty ex
pression on Ms face.
Officer Doherty accosted Bager and
asked him whether he had lottery tickets
in his possession and he promptly received
a negative reply. "Well, 1 think I will
see for myself," said Doherty, and in spite
of his protestations of innocence Bager
was relieved of a large bundle of 25-cent
tickets, which he had concealed in his in
side coat pocket.
Doherty took him to the California
street station and charged him with sell
ing lottery tickets, and Bager promptly
took steps to have himself bailed out, but
was unsuccessful in the attempt, and it
looked as if his lottery friends had deserted
him in his trouble.
The Little Louisiana Company has up to
the time of the arrest of .Bager been free
from the trouble^ which have made the
lives of the proprietors of the other lottery
companies a burden to them, but at last
the law has reached them and very close
to the headquarters of the concern.
The police intend to entirely suppress
this existing evil if possible and are
making rapid strides in that direction, as
the numerous arrests of the officers will
show.
DIED FAR FROM HOME
Will S. McMurtry Passes Away
While/ Visiting in
Paris.
A Young Man Well Known and Re
spected In This City and
San Jose.
A cable dispatch received in this City
yesterday from Paris, and dated August
14, announces the death of W. S. McMur
try, formerly of San Jose, but lately a resi
dent of San Francisto. The dispatch was
received by James Gillon of 315 Pine street.
It was signed by the American Vice-Con
sul, Mr. Etta, and stated that McMurtry
had died of congestion, and that his family
address was not known by any one in
Paris. The young man had been in Paris
but a few days, and little was known about
him outside of his name.
He went to London from this City a few
weeks ago. and soon after went to Paris to
have an operation performed on one of his
eyes. He traveled alone.
John Flournoy, the attorney, was a
brother-in-law to'the young man. He had
received word of his relative's death, but
knew nothing more than the telegram to
Mr. Gillon stated. He will communicate
with the young man's father, who is now
living at Los datos, and word will be sent
Some New '
Cut Jet Goods
Just Opened.
NEW CUT-JET .YOKES, with epaulets fflj 17. 50
for large sleeves and the long«jet<jp I — •
. fringe now so fashionable....;.. f> AND
. •■...••••• 88.00
NEW CUT-JET YOKES, with' cut-Jet dIjO.OO
fringes, 17 beautiful patterns... tflsiii_.
TO
'.'.■.■.!.■".■.■. 85.00
These; are probably the first of the new fall gar-
nitures to be shown In San Francisco. We are also
showing the new jet points and colored-beaded
yokes.
Fall Silks.
Three Beauties:
HEAVY CORDED .TACQUARD SILK,
20 Inches, 3 beautiful patterns— pam-
pas grass, bow knot with dainty rose- .25
buds and a floral pattern with scroll^ -L —
background, 12 colors in each pattern. Yard
FANCY TAFFETA, in large patterns, the
very newest , designs to be had any- 7^^
where, heavy quality, 6 patterns, 60 lt>
" c010r5...;...... ' Yard
FANCY TAFFETA. 19 Inches wide, not
quite so heavy quality as above, the 'ft(\O
daintiest of small . patterns, 12 new UU
shades, very cheap at......... Yard
Some New
Dress Goods.
FIRST ARRIVAL BLACK CREPONS
for fall and winter, not the large bll- '7^'^
lowy wrinkles of the past summer, I «->
but smaller and • newer effects, two AND
qualities have come so far 81.00
FANCY MOHAIR STRIPE TAILOR
SUITINGS, 38 inches wide, will be
■. one of the most popular fabrics for the IT X O
coming season, 5 colors on counters I O
now.. ' Yard
FANCY NIGGERHEAD SUITING, 38
inches, the rough effect is fancy-col-
ored mohair, black backgrounds, some- QA C
thing entirely new, sure to please at O\J
first 5ight........ Yard
Bicycle Gloves.
CASTOR GAUNTLETS, short cuffs, (ft 1 .50
navy, brown, reds, Dlack and tantotlpx— —
■ match c05tume5............. Pair
at once to the American Vice-Consul in
Paris as to what he shall do.
"William S. McMurtry Jr. was one of the 5
brightest and most successful young
business men of California, and by his
energy, enterprise and judicious invest
ment he had made a fortune in a few
years. He was the son of Dr. W. S. Mc-
Murtry of Los Gatos, and was born in
Lexington, three miles from Los Gatos, in
November, 1861.
In his early youth he attended the pub
lic schools at Los Gatos and later the
University of the Pacific, San Jose, which
institution he left to take a position as
manager of the Los Gatos Flouring-ruiUs.
Subsequently he occupied a clerical posi
tion in the Commercial and Savings Bank
of San Jose.
About ten years ago he engaged in his
first business enterprise. In partnership
with J. H. Barbeur he established a glace
fruit factory in San Jose. This he con
ducted but one season, however, and then
seeing an opportunity for money-making
he went to Hollister, San Benito' County,
and organized a water company, the enter
prise proving profitable. Subsequently he
repeated the success at Fresno and Stock
ton in organizing water companies. At
the latter place he was president of the
Blue Lake "Water Company, and left San.
Francisco for London a few weeks ago in,
the interest of his company.
THE THIRD MUST MOVE.
Officers Discuss the Selection of a New
Home for the Kegiment.
The officers of the Third Infantry Regi
ment met last evening, but the promised
sensation about the regimental books was
not sprang upon the meeting. At least
the officers say it was not. Instead the
prospects of a new armory were discussed
and the company captains were formed
into a committee to investigate and re
port. The proposition now in abeyance
between the regiment and C. S. Hooker,
regarding the erecting of an armory on
Fulton street, between Van Ness avenue
and Folk street, will not be lost sight of,
and one or two other sites will be consid
ered. One thing was decided, however,
the regiment must leave its present
quartere.
Name
mark the mark
and i the name, eg)
when you buy X^
Shirts and you
will get the very BSgßb
-1L best (or the *Hrf|
Ljf<r'li most) that the
T TRACE ■ ' t»9/l
I TLTtS money you have H»n
JJ. will buy. Your II
: -•Ej dealer, if 'he
JJyPyr hasn't the m, 55^
will get them. §S»
STANDARD
White and Percale. •
Neustadter Bros., Mfrs., S. F.