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HOW INTEREST COUNTS.
Mrs. Thompson's Deposit of 500 Grows
to Over EI1, 900.

Mrs. Thompson's Deposit of 500 Grows
to Over SI1, 900.
IN 1861 Martha Taylor deposited about
500 with the Hibernia Savings and Loan
Society. She stated ct the time she had q
sister, Mary Ann Taylor, living some
where in Ireland. After little time
Martha Taylor disappeared and the money
to her credit lay in the bank vaults gather
ing dust and interest. An attempt was
made TO find her sister, but it failed.
A few months ago an elderly woman
calling herself Martha Thompson called at
the Hibernia Bank and asked about the
money she had deposited in 1861 as Martha
Taylor. The bank officials were uncertain
as to the identity of Mrs. Thompson and
refused pay ment OF her checks. She brought
suit.
Yesterday, in Judge Murphy's court,
Mrs. Thompson fully established the fact
that she was the lost depositor, Martha
Taylor. She had been seized with desire
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-18
ROYAL ARCH MASONS.
The Grand Chapter Elects oficers for
the Ensuing Tsrm-No Change
in Committees.

At yesterdays session Of the Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons Of Califor-
MIA, held at Masonic Temple. the business
OF electing, appointing and installing the
officers Of that body were completed. The
list is as follows:
Grand high priest, AdoIphus Hewel of Mo-
desto; deputy grand high priest, Thomas Flint
u. OF san Juan; grand king, William Frank
Pierce OF Oakland; grand scribe Eli Tucker
Blsckmer OF san Diego; grand treasurer Frank
lin Henry Day OF san Francisco; grand score
fary, Thomas Hubbard CasWeu OF san Fran
cisco: grand chaplain, Charles E Stone OF Ma
rysylllei grand lecturer, 7. II. [laSweli: grand
captain OF the host, Florin Leslie Jones OF Pasa-
dena; grand Toysl arch captain, Edward Rich
ards Hedges Of Stockton; grand organisr, sam
uel David Mayer Of san Francisco; grand guard,
James Oglesoy OF San Francisco.
No change was made in the personnel OF
the standing committees, which is as fol-
lows:
Committee on iurisprudence-W. A. Davies.
J. II. Nef. Il. ii. KNAPP, " Vrnderhurst, NJ r.
Myriek; on finance Flint Jr-, ". NJ. Petrie
/ J. Role, W. 7. Reynolds, l. c. Wittenmyer:
on eorrcgpondence-W. A. Davies J. G. Bisnee
r. Ash, Z. Kiel, ". Brockman.
The Grand Commanuerv of knights
Templar viii meet to-day in Masonic Tenn
pie.
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that the no-trust trust fund could be
traced. Attorney Watt stipulated that the
bank was in fact solvent Tor five months
after the attachment was levied, and that
there was at all times more than $40, 600 n
cash and 500 900 other assets Of the bank.
Great reliance was placed IN the ruling
of the Supreme Court IN the case OF Crane
Us. Pacific Bank recently decided IN the
Supreme Court In that case it was held
that an attachment would not lie against
an insolvent bank, but nothing was said
about & bank which was solvent. The
judgment of $1,000 carries with 1t interest
and costs Of suit and immediate steps VIII
be taken to prevent any further payment
TO depesitors till this jua gment is satisfied.
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s. Little Robinson Crusoe.'

The new burlesque st the Tivou has vaude-
vile specialties 70 suit all tastes, from bright
songs unged with sentiment TO the amusing
bufoonery OF Friday and the ssFages in the
great pie scene
Some Of the prettiest vocal number are Title
Salipger'E "reminiscences about the bells and
the duet between Alice Nelson and John ].
Rafael. Both are nightly encored, and the
other selections, particularly the negro mel
odies.
Oracle PlGisted shows herself 20 be quite q
San Francisco CisSie Lotus IN her imitation OF
heavy tragic acting, when she scorns the bold
huecaneer, and calls aloud for her Cr-r-r-rusoe.
The scenery Is notieeebly pretty and artistic
and the costumes are very effective, though
why Miss salinger should have elected 10 ap-
pear IN what looks like g diminutive erinoline
Is mystery TO her many admirers
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he got ashore. But the laugh was on MN
when the bostman insisted upon collect
ing dollar before the patrolman could
land.
The crew OF the Fannie Adeu viii be
paid on to-day in the presence of Deputy
United States Shipping Commissioner at
the Office OF Preston d McKinnon. This
viii be the first coasting vessel 10 come
under the new shipping law, which pro-
vides that ali crews shipped before the
United States Commissioner must be paid
OF in his presence or in that of his deputy.
The bark Germania, which arrived from
the Sound yesterday, viii be paid off to-
morrow under similar conditions, and the
crew of the ship Spartan will be settled
with on Saturday.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-18
PROTEST FROM FRUIT MEN.
Action Taken II Regard to the Admission Of
Free 0urrants,

Action Taken II Regard to the Admission Of
Free Ourrants.
a meeting OF the San Francisco Fruit
Exchange was held yesterday for the pur
pose Of protesting against the admission Of
curTants from foreign countries into the
I nited States duty free.
This action was made necessary by q
recent decision OF the Board of General
Appraisers that al currauts except ZsDte
currants are entitled TO free entry into the
Julted States.
Ihe meeting was largely attended by the
principal shippers and producers OF the
stare, including representatives from the
Sah Joaquin alley and elsewhere.
AFTER very general discussion of thesitu-
alton, upon motion OF a G. Freeman,
representing the J. &. Armsby Company,
Messrs Samuel WOrmser, 3. n. RowIey
ana l. :. Taylor were appointed commit
zee nom the exchange. and instructed TO
place themselves II communication with
me non. george =. Perkins and the Hon.
Stephen d. White, urging immediate
action toward fling a formal protest and
appeai before the Treasury Department at
Washington, D. c.
Inc committee, deeming immediate ac-
ton necessary, forwarded the following
telegram 10 each Senator:
TELEGRAM.
To the Hon. George C. Perkins and the Hon.
Stephen II. White: Unless an apnesl from tia
decision u me Ne8 ork Appraisers in the
matter OF pacing currEuts or the free lis1 is
taken prler 10 Nay !, said decision will become
operative, thus striking q terrible blor 81 oIIr
raisIn industry We urgently ask YOU 10 take
the Treasury Department.
san Francisco Fruit Exchange
frank DAEToE, President
T. 5. TAYLOR, Secretary.
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A Strange Discovery.

Nature has beautiful habit of adapting
herself to difficulties and weakness, when
ever that is possible. II she is checked and
hindered in one direction she tries to be
come more vigorous in another.
An English author says that man OF
middle age, with whom he is ACQUAINTED
found one of his eyes affected. as he
thought, by reading small print at night,
and applied to famous oculist for advice.
The doctor examined him very carefully,
and presently inquired whether he had
ever suffered any Inconvenience from the
other eye. the right one.
'fNone whatever" was the reply.
ssStill,' said the oculist, dryly, ssit is very
important for you to preserve the sight
your left eye, inasmnch as YOU have never
seen with the other since yeu were born %
Youths Companion.
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20 secure better transportation and cheaper
rates. SecOnd-Better distribution OF the
fruits Third-To consolidate under one
head the direction Of al shipments.
Fourth-To establish bureau Of informa-
ton. Fifth-To organize fruit inspection.
To accomplish this, the State Board OF
Horticulture must not dissolve"
Commissioner Frank A Kimbau Of
National City presented & resolution: That
the executive COMMITTEES OF the State Board
OF Horticulture be requested 70 collect al
the facts bearing upon the subject, and 70
present them to Governor Bnud and ask
him 70 suggest some means By which the
State Board OF Horticulture may not be
unnecessarily restricted IN its woTk, and,
Il necessary. TO secure the Endorsement Of
the State Board OF Examiners TO recon-
mendation OF the passage of q deficiency
bil, Tor this purpose, by the next Legisla-
ture. 1t was adopted.
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The montgomery Estate.

W. T. Goad and A. W. Foster, executors
of the viii of the late Alexander Mont
gomery, yesterday fled their final account
ing. The schedule covers about hundred
typewriter pages, and shows that total
Of 2.474, 723 II had come into the hands of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-18

In search Of pleasure or business should be pre-
ceded by the purchase Of natures great invigor-
ator Hostetter's Stomach Ritters the best and
most genial medicinal safeguard in existence.
Mariners, miners, commercial travellers. tourists,
and all who travel by land or sea- speak Of II in
the highest terms. Malaria. biiousness, conssfpa-
tion, indigestion, rheumatism, nervousness and
kidney trouble are remedied by II.
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the executors, OF which 81, 309. 34s Il re.
mains ready for distribution. This sum is
made up OF but six general items. Just
hafof the estate is represented by notes
and accrued interest on them. The real
estate is valued at SSS1, 277 So and the cash
at SIT, OBS 90. There was $1,000 worth Of
stocks and bonds. The exclusively per-
sonal property was less than $1,000
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at that time about $500 OF the fund remained,
Tor which he asks Judgment.
The defense show that DIETRICH deserted his
wife in 1889, going TO Mexico and sfterward to
Portland Or, and that he did not return 10
this city until & Jew months ago He then tried
TO have the divorce case Teopened and WIS
heard in ais contention that the wrong had
been on the part Of his vile, st which time the
court had decided against him. The case was
not eOmpleted Yesterday
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-18
1.-The Power of the Press. 1.

No one goes 70 Moroseo's for an intellectual
treat The spectator goes there for three hours
Eolld enjoyment OF blood-curdling excitement
and, Ike the purchaser OF patent medicines
Morosco sees that ne gets II.
Like al the other plays at the opera-hous:
'The Power OF the Press is crowded with in
c1dents from beginning 10 end. II is vel
staged, and some OF the scenery is quite az
tistie, particularly that where the sombel
prison changes 10 the street Of New York The
STOCK company, as usual, gives good all
round Interpretation Of the melodrama
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-18
" The Fencing-aTaster .

''The Fencing master viii be given ST the
Baldwin tonight and for the remsinder OF the
week with the exception OF the Saturday matt
nee, when the new operate EXTRAVAGANZA,
1.-THE Bathing Sir" viii be presented for the
last time. Many OF the Baldwin patrons who
did not have an opportunity TO see ffThe
Fencing master during Lent viii, no doubt,
take adVen lage Of It
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-18

in the case OF Schultz against the Peoples
Home Savings Bank and discharged the Off
eials OF the contempt in which they mad been
held The matter arose out OF an Injunction
issued TO the bank on January ID, 1894, prOhi-
biting any election of officers. The election
was held and the contempt proceedings COM
meneed. This decision wipes away the record
OF disobrdienee.
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stnokUeI1,s Thea4er.

''Fritz in Msdhouse" is stIu causing plenty
Of merriment n Stockwelrs Thester. AS for
J. Z. Emmett, little sinnot, his child actress, is
him g close race Tor popular favor.
The many grown actresses-and actors too, for
that matIer-might take lessons from the
little creature in being perfectly and IN
consciously natural She evidently enjoys
acting, and does not 60 through her role with
the GLORIOUS cOnseientiousneSs that too often
makes the efforts OF infant phenomena painful
70 vhe STaaerarors
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TO see her sister and had gone 10 Ireland.
She had met and married Mr.. Thompson,
having returned 10 this country some years
ago. For nine years she lived in the East
and is now living here.
The bank made no contest to the facts
proved, and when Judge Murphy had the
interest on the deposit calculated it was
found that Mrs Thompson is entitled 10
s11 ,271 20, for which amount Judgment was
rrndrred IN her favor
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Divorced and Dead.

In Judge Troutt's court the suit OF Joseph p.
DIETRICH against the German Savings and Loan
Society and Conrad Kirschner was ON trial YES
terday.
The claim OF the plaintiff is that he was the
husband OF Philomena DIETRICH. when, in
August, 1883, she deposited $1,000 with the de-
feldant bank; that, while he was temporarily
out of the city, MS wife secretly secured d.
vorce and later married the defendant Kfrsch-
ner. That she died on February %. 1894, and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-18
ONE ON HAGGARD.
The Author of s'She, Declared Bore
by Child.

by Child.
A capital story is being told of Rudyard
Kipling and little Miss Dorothy Drew,
Mr.. Glsdstone's granddaughter. During
the novelist stay in Wiltshire this sum-
mer he met little Dorothy at country
house, and being very fond of children,
took her about the grounds and told her
stories.
After a time her mother, Mrs. Drew,
fearing that Mr.. Kipling must ha-r had
enough OF the child's society, called her
and said:
Now, Dorothy, hope you have been 8
good child and not been wearying Mr..
Kipling"
''Oh, not bit, mother" replied the little
celebrity, "put you have no idea how Mr..
Kipling has been wearying me. lid Bits.
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a Brooklyn man hurt his right hand on
an elevated railroad car by the brakeman
closing the gate upon It. he brought suit
for damages. Meeting friend, the latter
noticed that the injured man extended
his LETT hand and asked the reason. The
answer was, '0h, l can't shake hands with
my right until / win my suit"
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Comedy sketches.

Redding and Stanton, the clever sketch art
lists, nave completely taken the fancy OF the
large audiences that nightly fiji the Orpheum.
The Rays and Ford and Francis have also
proved successful, and last weeks performers
are IS popular as ever.
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Lewis is, OF course, one of the chief attractions,
and Andrew Maek's songs have caught on
splendidly.
Il. Grattan Donneuey's play, f'The American
Girl" VIII succeed "a Country Sport 81 Inc
California
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a CIeoDatra BaIIet.

The Venetian Water Carnival has q number
Of new features this week, including 9 Cleo
patra ballet, water footbsu, English pGnto-
mime and several new specialists.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-18

The observance OF Lent is one of the
oldest customs among Christian nations.
1t is, in fact, custom OF such antiquity
that lis beginning is involved in obscurIty
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THEIR LAB0RS FINISHED,
Knights and Ladies of Honor
Elect Grand Officers
and Adjourn.
The Attempt 10 Disfranchise Past
Grand Officers Meets
With Defeat.

As soon as the session Of the Grand Lodge
OF Knights and Ladies OF Honor was called
70 order yesterday in Pythian Castle the
election OF officers was taken and resulted
as follows:
Protector, T Kemp Van Es; viee-protector,
Emma T. Parker; secretary, s. 3. Carleton;
treasurer, J. ". Maher; chaplain, Mrs Susie
Person; guide Mrs. Doris J. Kaplan: guardian,
Mrs. J. Colombst: sentinel, P. J. Joyce: grand
trustees-Mrs. Belle W. Conrad L. I. Marshall
E Bourguinon; supreme representative, Mrs
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-18

Ni-sEEI-Al'B can scarcely be seen through his
Almighty Dollar Cigar smoke.
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Purged of Contempt.
Judge MuTDhT Yesterday heazd the argument
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-19

arrived to-day. He will engage In tho
debate on the seminary report. Chair
man Young being absent. eN-Moderator
Mutchmore took charge Of the report.
Dr. ". W Mckcnny concluded his argu-
ment In favor OF the adoption Of The
committee report.
An attempt 20 restrict debate 10 minute
speeches Was Overwhelmingly crushed.
JUDGE wHIri's ARGUMENT.
Judge White. OF Columbus. Ohio. op-
posed the adoption OF the report. lie
held that the committee expressly stated
I'm their conference with seminary boards
I'm regard 10 the plan OF control. that
the answers of the boards should not
change the relations OF scminaries 10 the
Church. The plan was. I'm effect. the
overture submitted 10 the consideration Of
the boards. and their answers were 90
be regarded as the judgment of the
boards upon the ovorturos. How should
such answers Doe received hy the General
Assembly, are answers 10 hc hOnorod
as true Judgments Is it courteous. is 20
right. row 10 reject those ludgonts which
are against the plan. and ask the
boards 90 revise their answers The
committee. before IT can ask the Assem-
bly, 90 accept IT'S dictum I'm regard 10
what the answers of the several boards
should be-. must show that the judgments
of the boards are wrong is not that
"a large contract he held that the As
scmbly could not impose the same condi-
tions upon somnarics with different
charters. founded under different conii-
tions. He asked that under the condi-
tlons. the Assembly drop here any fur
ter pushing of this question
Elder NcDougagl followed. I'm n detailed
discussion of the legal questions involved
IN the proposed changes OF seminary
charters.
The Assembly adjourned for the week
az 1870 o'clock. President Thompson. of
Miami University. who will oppose the
report. being I'm possession OF the floor
The debate viii bee resumed Monday
morning.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-19
1RE SIRIKER> DEFEATED.
Many Mines Kesunnng 4 n ier an Iron Clad
AgIecmrnt M coo.

pITTsBUEG. PA. May is. The miners
strike is ended in a disastrous defeat
all over the district. The refusal of the
convention To- accept the sNty-cent rate
or meet Dermits price. with the aboli-
ton of company stores, brought about
the result.
The convention called for sixty-nine
cents or nothing. and the miners got the
latter. Ten mines went 10 work toe
day under an won-clad agreement at
sixty cents and seven mines resumed at
forty-siN cents for thick-vciu coal. The
.r0n-clad agreement includes deposit
of lo per cent. of the earnings as guar-
antoc the deposit being forfcitablc if
the men join "a labor organization. attend
labor meetings. or strike
The resumption OF work to-day is gem
cral. and the lowest estimate is that
3oUl men are now at work under contract,
leaving 1000 unemployed.
pIrTSBlRG. PA. May lN.-Thc Anal
gamdtcd Association scored another vic
tory this morning. when Lindsay q
McltchcOns keystone mill signed the
scale. just one week ago the employees
went out pending settlement of the
question. Under the settlement the
puidlcrs get raise of from s. 10 81 a
ton.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-19

PARIS. May H-ia Lanierre. m AN ar
tlcle ON thc Japanese situation, expresses
the hope fhat France VIII decline % up-
port Russia f tnat power insists upon
having au open port free from ice in
Chinese territory.
LONDON. May ia dispatch TO the
Globe from Aokohoma says General kO-
mltsI. tHe Japanese commander at Port
Arthur. has started on bis return 90 Ja-
pal. Two OF the seven Japanese divl-
sions which have occupied Port Arthur
Will romaiu Boo occupation Of that place
while tao present suspension OF matters
between Japan and Russia continues.
Tho japanese newspapers in their COM
ments upon Japaus yielding 90 the dee
mands OF tne protesting powers state
that the Russian consul has announced
that torped0es have been placed at the
entrance % The harbOr of NladvstOck.
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"rwIN AND rnir1sr, LETTERS.
Requests Contlnue TO Reach the White
House Asking Gifts.

WASHINGTON, May iS.-The mail con-
tnues 90 bring 90 the White House many
"twiu and triplef letters, as Private Sec
retary Thurhor donomlnates thom. There
Is little variation in the style of the
cpistlcs, and fcW OF them close without
request for assistance. Here are cX-
tracts from three OF the dozen or moro
which found their way into the White
House Waste-haszct yesterday.
Eve have TWO children. and expect an
other very soon. II it is boy. it Will
be named Grover, if You Will lend me-
500.
"Aly wife noticed in the papers am ace
count of the triplots which were chris
tened after your family. and the OUT
come of the matter. She says now. How
will be - with fonrth-clas- postmas-
ter's children We have TWO girls which
we have christoued one Ruth and the
other Esther. Unfortunately. we have
no photographs ass yet, not being able
To have them takcu- Any litne memeu-
60 will satisfy hcr and will bo thankfully
received by AN the family.
"sir-On the l-th of June. 1893. thoro
was "a boy baby born TO me at my house,
weighing ten pounds at birth 1 was so
cnthuscd over your election and iuaugu-
ration that I named my baby Grover, in
honor of Grover Cleveland. President of
the United States. My boy Will boz two
years old june ~, 1895. and would appro-
ciate a present from the Chief Magis-
trlte of our nation
These begging letters. which wcro quite
Interesting at first. are getting 90 Dee tire
some as they multiply.
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1ooK cor. A1KIN>oN ~ ms WoRD
An Atlanta Newspaper sends Force -
M,n ~ Clean Ont the capitol

ATLANTA. CA. May 18-Last Tues
dav the Daily Commercial. OF this city.
printed an article stating that the Gc0r-
eia State Capitol was In "a friehtfuiiy
flthy condition. Governor Atkinson was
absent from the city at the time. He
returned yesterday, and a reporter for
the Commercial was sent 20 interview him
regarding the article and the condition
OF the Capitol The Governor was asked
II be intended 10 take any steps towards
having the building put In proper condi-
ton. Governor Atkinson was angry. and
replied that he did not. He added that as
the Commercial had made the condition
Of the building IFS business, the CONNER
cial might clean ~ out. This was report
cd 10 the management Of the paper VINO
determined 10 accept the Governor
proposition This morning a brigade or
men arrived with scrubbing-brushes and
buckets. and headed by representative
of the paper proceeded 10 the Capitol
Every door OF the building was locked.
At the main entrance the brigade was liz
formed that they could not enter. by an
attache, WHY. had been stationed as guard
al the door. The brigade retired IN good
order. Il is understood ihat the work OF
cleaning the building Will be taken Up By
the State next week.