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The Washington times., 1895-05-10

Mrs. S. w. Curriden, with her daughter,
Miss Powell, is still in Italy, where she has
been for nearly year past, pursuing her
musical Studies.
The Washington times., 1895-05-10
Lively Session Of the Baptist
Young Peoples Society.
HAVE NO FINAL BENEDICTION
Closing Session of the American Edu-
cational Society Columbian Univer-
sity's Claims for Support Discussed
by DR.. Greene and Postmaster Gen.
erai Wilson.

The concluding session Of the American
Baptist Educational Society WAS he'd last
night at the First Baptist Church. An
immense crowd was in attendance.
President Northen was i'll the chair, on
the platform being Rev. DR.. StakeIy, pas
tor OF the church, Postmaster General VIII
son, President B. L. Whitman, of Colby
University, Maine; Acting President Greene,
of Columbian University, aud Rev. DR..
Owen, of Portsmouth, Va.
The first business was hearing the recon-
mendation of the committee on nominations,
of which Dr. Stakefy was chairman.
The report recommended the election OF
the following officers for the ensuing year,
the officers being afterwards balloted for
and elected.
President, N. McLeish; vice presidents,
j. p. Greene, u. D., j. N. Dolph, + M
PoIeat; corresponding secre tary, j. l..
Morehouse; treasurer, Joshua Levering;
auditor, w. M. 1saacs; vacancies filled
on executive board, John Houston, j M.
Taylor, W. II. Butterick, Prof. w. r.
Harper, Prof. Bickmore, l.. A. Crandall,
l.. NJ Ellis, j. A. Smith, ID. D., A. j.
Lawson.
CoLUMBIAN'S CLAIMS DISCUSSED.
Columbian University's claims for sup
port were QlScuSSeO dDly Dy III. dIteHts
ID. F. Nj. Ellis, of New York, and Post
master General Wilson.
A very scholarly address on the aim OF
modern education and tie true function
OF the Heacher was delivered by President
Whitman, of Colby College, Maine.
DR.. Stokely announced that President
Cleveland would receive the convention and
the educational society aud ladies' this
afternoon at 4 O'Clock at the White House;
also that the Baptist ladies of Washington
would give reception To the Ladies Mis-
sionary Auxiliary of the convention this
afternoon from 4 until 6 o'clock, at the
Ebbitt House. The society then ad-
journed.
The Baptist Young Peoples Society
met yesterday and held two sessions at the
First Baptist Church. This body was com
posed OF pastors OF churches having young
peoples unions, and delegates from such
unions. Ok
The question before it,was whether there
should De formed a Southern Young Peoples
Union, independently7o the National
Union. This question was discussed
with considerable animation and feeling
In the morning, ard was eventually re-
ferred to a commttee,tto make recon-
mendatious. Il @
In the afternoon the committee reported
in ravor of referring the whole matter to
the convention, with the request that il
provide for such an organization.
.
The Washington times., 1895-05-10

Mr. Hubert Yos, the distinguished painter,
is in tie city, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Clifford Barney.
The Washington times., 1895-05-10

BAIR-Departed this life on Thursday,
MAY 9. 1895, at 1905 p. m, after a Ioug
and painful illness, Margret Bair.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06
SINGLE TAX PETITION.
Many Thousand Signatures From All
Over the State.

Many Thousand Signatures From ALI
Over the State.
The Single Tax Society are engaged in
circulating the following petition through
out the State. and it appears, with consid-
cradle success:
To the Legislature: We, the undersigned,
hereby petition for the enactment of such
measures as may result in the collection of all
public revenues-State, County, township and
nicipal-from the value of lands, irrespec-
tive OF Improvements in or on it, and for the
abolition of all other taxes now levied for this
purpose.
Signatures are coming in at headquarters
all the time, and already over thirty coun-
ties are represented. The total number is
now over five thousand and the interest in
the subject is on the increase. Within the
last two months fully eighteen hundred
farmers of the San Joaquin and Sacra-
mento valleys have put themselves on
record in favor of this plan by signing the
petition.
After San Francisco, the counties of
Marin, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Los
Angeles and Tulare take the lead in num-
bers, though Fresno, Kings and Kern are
well represented, as also are some of the
mountain counties, as Placer, Plumas and
Inyo.
This work is left almost entirely to the
adherents of the single tax doctrine in
each locality, and the purpose is to keep it
up till the meeting of the next Legislature
and to cover the whole State. Blank petit
tons are sent to any address on applica-
ton to James S. Reynolds, 405 Montgom-
cry street, who is president of the society.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06

| that in San Francisco not 10 per cent of the
cigars consumed made here. In the whole
State the percentage may be %.
Many things contribute to this situation.
| There are no large factories here, compared
| with the East, manufacturing and carrying
big stocks and advertising them extensively.
| The most of the cigars sold in San Francisco
| are highly advertised Eastern brands from
| New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Key West
| The imported cigars sold are comparatively
] few and cut but little figure
The average Eastern brand sold here is not
| equal in quality to the average cigar of the
same price made in San Francisco. Many of
the large Eastern manufacturers have the ad.
vantage of the San Francisco manufacturers in
wages paid, but that is consumed in putting
the cigar on the market here. This advantage
belongs to the tenement-made cigars of New
York and it amounts to about So thousand.
These manufacturers have their cigars made in
cheap and dirty tenement houses, where whole
families OF men, women and children slave at
all hours of day and night, knowing no domes-
tic life, but going from bed to bench and from
bench to bed, working to the limit of human
endurance when work is to be had.
The industrial depression has been one great
cause of the condition of things undoubtedly.
The last internal revenue report issued last
year showed a reduction of 10000, 900 in the
number OF cigars manufactured during the
year. People are not consuming as many
cigars as they did
Another factor in the reduction of the patron
age of home industry is probably the difficult
ties that arose some time ago between the
Manufacturers Association and the trades
to make organized labor Indifferent to the
patronage OF home industry. In the palmy
days of California industry the trades unions
were its strongest supporters.
But, however, the workingmen are yet the
chief consumers of California's cigars. We be-
gan recently canvass of different districts of
the City to find what class of cigars were sold.
l found that in the tirst-class cigar-stores of
Market and Kearny streets and in the whole
sale districts cigar was boycotted ii made
here.
The stores didn't keep them and in some
places was actually laughed at when 1 asked
for a California-made cigar. In some districts
patronfzed by workingmen home products were
sold.
During the last year California manufacture
ers have been putting up better class Of
cigar than ever before and often better cigar
for the money than can be brought from the
East. The Scent grades have been made
mainly because better grades could not be sold
in competition with the Eastern goods. But as
fine or better cigars can be made mere az tne
same price if the consumption would allow
their manufacture.
The manufacturers have taken tne STAND
lately that California industries shoulu pc en-.
couraged and built up. II they mean what
they say we are with them. Ii the clgsrmaK-
ers get the support of those VINO nave oeclared
for home industry, they Will not rest untl1
Eastern cigars are practically arlYen out OF the
market believe that this ehort Will amount
to something.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06
VIOLETS FOR DURRANT.
A Girl Member of Emmanuel Church
Sends Him Flowers by His
Father.

Theo Durrant, charged with the murder
of Minnie Williams and Blanche Lamont,
has already begun to make himself at
home in cell 20 of the City and County
Jail.
He has not. however, the entire space
covered by the cell to himself as Walter
Shear, charged with grand larceny, is en-
titled to and occupies half of it. Durrant
and he take turns during the day in using
the small wicket in the iron door, as that
is the only means of communication with
the outside world.
The prisoners father was his only visitor
Yesterday. He brought bunch of violets
from one of the young ladies OF Emmanuel
Baptist Church with him, and Durrant for
few moments could not converse, as his
face was buried in the fragrant flowers.
Later when he began to discuss with his
father serious subjects he grew nervous
and crushed the violets between his palms.
His hair was shorn yesterday and In
consequence he is very different looking
man from what he was in court.
He looks careworn and desperate, so
Shear, his cellmate, is likely to have a
restless companion.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06
S|NGLE-TAX ADVOCATES
Judge Mcguire and L. M. Man.
ger Expound the
Theory.
Free-for-All Questions at the Close.
The Movement In Call
fornIa.

Justice Hall, 900 Market street, was filled
last evening by an audience that wished to
hear arguments on single tax.
The chairman, J. S. Reynolds, I'm open
ing the meeting said that single tax is the
foundation of the economic life of the race
1t is more than good government and
good administration.
The subject of the evening was Chow to
Build Up the State" and the chairman in
troduced L. M. Manner.
The speaker remarked that the question
was not new one. It has been asked
through all the course of time. 1t was
considered when our ancestors fought for
independence. 1t was the guiding prin-
ciple in the war to abolish slavery. SIS
there any difference" Mr. Manner asked,
between narrowing and land-owning ?
In truth, land-owning is narrowing. Is
it not for you to ayow the doctrine that
every man should have equal opportunity
on this earth to produce something for
exchange? If this earth is a part of our
inheritance shall we not have the use of it ?"
When Judge Mcguire entered the hall he
was greeted with the heartiest rounds OF
applause. Mr.. Manner condensed his re-
marks to give the people present an oppor-
tunity to hear the distinguished advocate
of the movement.
Judge Mcguire said in beginning his re-
marks that he did, while in Congress, try
to get q direct tax on land instead of the
income tax. The Supreme Court has re-
Gently rendered a decision which holds
that tax on income from land is tax on
the value of the land. 1t is true that the
decision will not meet with general favor.
but it does imply recognition of the
single-tax principle. The effect of this de-
cision, however, is to release from tax the
class that levies a toll on the industries of
the country.
In defining the singIe-tax theory the
speaker maintained that land.values rested
on rental value. Everything that makes
the community prosperous contributes to
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06

that she had not found man who had
aroused her affection. She could not &C.
count to her relatives for her insomnia, ex-
cept as a result of the arrangement of her
nervous system.
Until her nerves got out of order Stella
was of a jolly disposition and general
favorite with her friends.
The description of the missing lady
which was given to the police was as fol-
lows:
Five feet five inches tall, slender build, dark
brown hair. l20 pounds, blue eyes. She wore
a gray dress and waist with blue dots, black
fur cape that reached 10 the waist, black 1eII
and pale blue velvet lace around her neck.
There are only two special marks that would
be easily noticed. She has small mole over
the right eye and one OF ner front teetn Is
filed with gold.
When she left her home she did not
wear her best dress or shoes, as she would
if she had intended visiting her friends.
Nor did she wear any jeweiry. Her purse
was also left at home, but it is believed
that she took dollar from another purse
on her bureau.
Detective Anthony and Policeman Ora
ham spent all Saturday and yesterday in
searching for the missing girl. They ex-
sidio reservation to the Cliff House and
the hills and hollows intervening. The
only thing they could learn that might
indicate that Miss Hughes went in the
direction of the ocean was from the gate
keeper at Sutro Heights, who told them
that on Friday he saw young lady like
Miss Hughes walk through the gate.
She held her head down and appeared to
be in grief. Thinking she was lady he
knew the gatekeeper went toward her, but
when he got within a few feet of her he
saw that he had made a mistake and he
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06
ASPHYXIATED BY GAS.
Two Young Countrymen Have Dan
gerous Experience in
Hotel.

Hilda and Tilda Harkanson, from I'LL
nols, had narrow escape from asphyxia-
ton at the American Exchange Hotel
early yesterday morning.
La Saturday evening they arrived here
from Illinois and were met at the train by
brother, who for some time past has been
employed in a suburban town. The trio
registered at the American Exchange and
were assigned to rooms on the same floor.
Peter, who, once upon a time, had an adj
venture with Santa Rosa gas himself,
knowing that his sisters lacked knowledge
OF the modern lighting system in cities,
told the young ladies all about it.
de pointed out the different methods
used In generating San Francisco gas and
Illinois candle-light. The sisters listened
attentively, after which they said good
night and retired-blowing out the gas.
About 4:30 o'clock in the morning the
housekeeper, Mrs. de Freise, heard means
issuing from the room occupied by the
sisters. She went for the night clerk ana
together they hurried to the room. Get
tlng no response to repeated raps they
pushed open the transom and heavy fumes
OF gas told the story. No time was lost In
forcing the lock. One of the girls was
found on the floor near the door, which
she mad attempted to reach before being
Frustrated by the escaping fluid. The
other was on the bed Both were in the
last stages of asphyxiation.
DT. Pelham was hastily summoned and
the bodies were removed to the air. In
two hours the sisters were entirely restored
ana yesterday seemed none the worse for
their experience
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06
THE COMING WOMAN.
Her Past and Future Condition as Viewed
From SociaIistic Stand
point.

The temple at lis Turk street was filed
last evening by people interested in
socialistic matters. Edel Hecht delivered
lecture on the "Origin of the Family and
of Government" which pleased the au-
dience.
One of the points in his address was to
answer the arguments of Herbert Spencer
and others, who claim that socialism tends
toward slavery. He stated that the ques-
ton of woman's rights is inseparable with
the economic question, and time spent in
trying to solve one separate from the other
is time thrown away.
The speaker dwelt at length upon the
researches of Lewis H. Morgan. an Amer
lean writer, upon matters pertaining of
primitive man. In the times before civil
iZation was known man and woman were
equal Man attended to the chase and in
providing for the family, and woman was
the mistress of the household. If he failed
to provide she quickly displaced him with
a man who would. The first departure was
when tribal relations were established.
Then men dealt in cattle and banded to-
gether for the protection of their property.
Here was where woman was first degraded
as the acquisition of wealth was all on the
male side, and the woman's sphere was
not correspondingly enlarged.
In order to protect their property and
steal that belonging to the neighboring
tribes class of fighting men was neces-
sary, and these in time became the aris-
tocracy.
In order that the property of the sue
cessful males should go to their own off
spring they, by their power, placed re-
strictions upon their women, and the mar
riage relationship of the present day,
which Hecht says is simply a form of
slavery, is the outgrowth of those early re-
strictions.
The speaker drew an imaginary picture
of the time when socialism will prevail.
Then the household work will be done
on gigantic plan, and small housekeeping
will be improbable. The children will be
cared for by society.
These cares removed, women will be on
an equal footing with man, and all who
can, will work. The law of natural selec-
ton will have full sway, because woman
who will be able to earn her own living
will not be obliged TO contract herself into
slavery and live with man she does not
love simply to get home and some one to
provide for her.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06
STELLA HUGHES MISSING,
The Young Lady MysteriouSly
Disappears From Her
Home.
WAS LAST SEEN ON THURSDAY.
Her Father Fears That She Com
mltted Suicide While Out of
Her Mind.

Stella Hughes, the daughter of Captain
William Hughes of 1914 Lexington avenue,
is among the missing. Her parents and
relatives are almost distracted with grief
and worry. The young lady left her home
at o'clock Thursday afternoon, and, after
turning the corner into Twentieth street,
she dropped from sight
Captain Hughes, who is the master of
the ferry-boat Oakland, abandoned his
post and with his two sons and many
friends, began a search that sol far has been
discouraging and futile. The police were
also called into the case, but their search
has been no more successful.
For the past two months Miss Hughes
has been troubled with nervousness and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06

did not speak. A little later she wen
from his sight.
Mounted Policeman Schaefer, who is on
duty in the Richmond District, has also
been put on an extensive hunt. He
searched the entire district and the sand
hills, but to no purpose.
The police in Golden Gate Park Joined
in the search for the girl. Every part of
the park was travelled over and every grove
and clump of bushes was inspected.
Miss Hughes used to enjoy strolling
around Strawberry Hill, but from all that
could be learned she had not been there of
late. The search will be resumed to-day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06

Mrs. Hemans considered her mother as
one of the most remarkable women who
ever lived, and in several places in hel
poems and letters alludes to her.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06

The mother of Michael Angelo was, in
her way, as heroic character as her son.
He once said: Whatever a man is, he
generally owes to his mother
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06

Lulli was fortunate in having musical
mother, who gave him large amount OF
training before he was turned over to
music master.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06

Garibaldis mother was tall, command
ing woman of great strength OF character.
1t was she who first filled his mind with
ideas of liberty.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06

Marlborough's mother wished him to be
a soldier, and often narrated to him deeds
of military daring, in order to inspire him
to emulate them.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06

IS Tennyson's mother was always regarded
by him as model for all other mothers.
He once said. 1.-THE training of child is
woman's wisdom"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06

Samuel Johnson was not always an ex
emplary son, and late in life spoke regret
fully OF one or two acts of disobedience oil
which he was guilty.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06

You need printing or binding2 TEL 5051
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06

schumann's mother was gifted in music.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-08-22
HE REFUSED THE MONEY.
c. S. Nichols Proposes to Satisfy Every
body on Headlight Job.

It is rather an unprecedented thing
to see a publisher refuse money, but
that was the spectacle presented by c..
S. Nichols at the council meeting Mon
day evening. The bill for 5000 was
read and one of the aldermen moved
that it be allowed. This was carried
before Mr.. Nichols could get to his feet.
President O'Donnell was in the chair
and Mr.. Nichols called out, " Mr.. Pres
ident" Immediately. When he got on
to his feet he said he wished to thank
the council for it's action, but he could
not accept the money. He could not
afford to. He understood there was a
considerable kicking among the mer-
chants concerning his publication of
Headlight and he proposed to see that
every man was thoroughly satisfied be-
fore he would accept pay for it. He
had letter from the Fl. O. Shepard
company, of Chicago, which said that
it would get out a second edition of the
work in the highest style Of the art and
he proposed to let that company do it.
New cuts will be made in some in
stances and some of the written matter
will be rewritten so as to leave no
stone unturned to make the best job
possible to modern printing. Then he
asked that a committee be appointed to
confer with him in re-arranglng the
city's part of the work. This was done,
Messrs. Schend, Yule and McGiVern
being appointed. They met Mr.. Mich
OILS at the Grant house after the meet
ing was over.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-08-22

employed about fifty men and was do
ing well under his guidance. The
quarry turns out very superior brown
sand stone for building purposes, as
one can easily see by reference to the
stone in the Dan Head & Co. building,
which came from there. Mr.. Maxwell
worked at the quarry only during the
summer months, spending his winters
at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maxwell were mem
bers of the Congregational church In
social circles this estimable couple al
ways ranked high. Mr.. Maxwell was
every inch a man, and the honors
which were constantly pressed upon
him were due to his ability and char
acter. His lite history might easily be
written in the few words: He did his
duty; he never betrayed trust.
The funeral of Mr. Maxwell was held
at o'clock this afternoon from his late
home three miles west of the city. His
remains arrived there Sunday. The
Rev. G. E. Goldthorp performed the
ceremony and the Congregational choir
furnished the music.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-08-22
Sowing the Wind.

I" He chat soweth the wind shall
reap the Whirlwind," has been the
theme of many a sermon from the sag
red desk, but the terrible truth of the
text has never been more WILDLY &Efb
forth than in Sydney Grundy's great
play, Sowing the Wind" which wtM
be seen at the Rhode opera house,
Tuesday, Aug. 81 Mr.. Grundy woaM
more fifty have named his play had hG
called it Reaping the WhiriwinGv~
for it is the harvest time of sin that &@
depicts. An OLD man stands face co
face with lovely young woman, the
child of his own youth, whose notta@R
he had betrayed and forsaken. Thsfu
relationship to each other is unkneUR
to both. The girls lover is the ad0WG-
ed son Of her own father, who declares
that because of the mystery in wflach
the young woman's history is inVOlV2&,
a marriage is not to. be thought Of
He'll hath no fury like wOmGn
scorned." The soul of the despiSGA
girl burns with Indignation and skG
breaks into frenzy of passion OgeE
the cruelties endured by her sex. The
man begins to find excuses for his EeE-
low sinners and the battle of "sez s&-
sexn grows fercer and more fierce UNI
til it eliminates in an emotional dueE
that has rarely if ever been surpassed
in stage annals. The play is prOduceG
by one of the excellent Frohman c0m-
panies which is fitted out with supports
scenery and costumes that have sE-
cited the admiration of the ladass
wherever they have been seen. Sea1g
are now on sale.