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HoUSEFURNIsHING GOODS.
FOR THE BATH.

FUR THE BATH.
Imported Violet Toilet Water per bot. .... 2Sc
Bristle Bath Brushes with strap. 80 and 75c.
Bristle Bath Brushes, with handle. SOC to 81 so
Nail Brushes, ivory and wood backs. ........ Soc
W. & LIS Turkish Bath Soap. &C.; 40c. doz
Bath Sponges. ......................23c to 81 90
Turkish Wash Cloths .......,..5c: Soc doz
ust hoor .....................11t 18th ST. bldg)
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Might Amount to Something.

DO you think, professor said the must
cally ambitious youth, that / can ever do
any thing with my voice."
Well" was the cautious reply, 'it may
come in handy to holIer with in case OF
fire."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-14

These prizefighters," said the man who
enjoys queer analogies, make me think of
Orator Chauncey NJ. Depew.'
What do you mean?'
They are most likely to get important
results from their impromptu efforts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-14

The balance of lot of Mems
Fashionable Tan Shoes will be
closed out tomorrow at $3.50.
Worth at least third more, and
fully equal to others SIS grade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-14

A lot of Ladies' Oxford Ties,
in black and tan. Reduced to
s. from $3.50 and So. Not an
ugly shape in the lot.
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Bon Marche,
3I4, 316 and 318 9TH St.

Barbecue tomorrow You expect
great reductions in August--but you
will hardly be prepared for such as
these. We have planed off great
shavings from the original prices in
every instance, and all the prices
quoted are way below the lowest
possible estimate of the cost of the
material and workmanship. 1t would
be fairly ridiculous for, you to try to
make Wrappers and Waists and save
any money on the operation over
these figures:
a lot of White Lawn Wrappers,
with fashionable sailor collar, ruf1ed,
that were S1.48, will go tomorrow at
ST.
At $I.5o you'll have your choice
of those $24S Lace Trimmed Lawn
Wrappers, very pretty and neat.
The ST 90 Percale Wrappers, with
embroidery ruffle, are yours tomor-
row at $I.5o.
If you are in mourning you will
be glad to know that we have de-
cided to close out the balance of
those $I.6S Black Lawn Wrappers
at $I.Io.
And now to Silk Waists. We've
a few very handsome and Stylish
Checked Tafeta Silk Waists, that
were SIS, to sell you tomorrow at
$2.93. All sizes are represented in
the lot, and you will have no trouble
in securing "a fit if you come in time.
We've Jumped all the ST, SI.25 and
$I.5o Shirt Waists, latest cut, large
sleeves, at the moving pfice of 4oc.
1t would be foolish for anybody to
sit down and try to make those $2.o8
Lawn Suits at o5c., wouldn't.it Yet
that is the price at which they will all
go tomorrow
The balance of those Lovely Bed
ford Cord Skirts, in white and cream,
Tor $I.3o. You remember that we've
always sold them for S2.o8
Fashion authorities predict re-
turn of the Chemisette craze this fall.
In that case you can't have too. many
Ieck Scarfs. ust to tempt you to
buy tip for fall use we will give you
your choice of all the zoe. Tecks On
one counter for 23c.
A lot of Chi1dren's Bingham
Dresses, braid trimmed, in variety
of desirable co1ors, sizes 2 to d years
Were soc. 27c. tomorrow.
Misses Blouse Suits, sizes d to 10
years, were $2.68, will be trade to-
morrow for your $I.5o.
Csc. Boys Blouse Waists, in white,
with white and red and blue en-
broidery, tomorrow, 35c.
All sizes, from Is to 26 in those
CSC. White Coutil Corsets go tomor-
row at SOC.
Ladies' Swiss Ribbed Vests. in
blue, tan, lemon and pink. Were
IS, 20 and SOC. Tomorrow, sc.
This Vest has no equal at the price
in Washington.
ST Silk Belts, with metal buckles,
4Ic
The balance of those White Leg
horn Flats. marked ST and $1.25,
change their price tomorrow to 27c.
15c. Spools of Crochet Silk, all
colors, &C.
AN ITEM FOR MEN.
We can serve you better and
cheaper than the mems furnishing
stores. Here's a sample item in
Shirts:
A lot of Colored Bosom I'm
laundered Dress Shirts, percale front,
detached link cuffs, all sizes, perfect
fitting, will be worn throughout the
winter. The finest shirt in America
at o9c. Tomorrow only 43c.
PNMT
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ST Silk Belts, with metal buckles,
4Ic.
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Ladies' Swiss Ribbed Vests, in
blue, tan, lemon and pink. Were
IS, 20 and 900. Tomorrow, 15c.
This Vest has no equal at the price
in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-14

The balance of those White Leg
horn Flats, marked ST and $1.25,
change their price tomorrow to 27c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-14

Csc. Boys Blouse Waists, in white,
with white and red and blue en-
broidery, tomorrow. 35c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-14

15c. Spools of Crochet Silk, all
colors, &C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-14

All sizes, from Is to 26 in those
oSc. White Coutil Corsets go tomor-
row at SOC.
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Misses Blouse Suits, sizes q to 10
years, were $268, will be trade to-
morrow for your SI.5o.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06
WHOSE TITLE rs CLOUDY ?
An Important Point Raised in the Police
Court.

The preliminary examination of Mrs.
Abbie ]. Hunter, president of the Women's
Real Estate Investment Company, charged
with obtaining money by false pretenses,
was commenced before Judge Joachimsen
yesterday.
Mary O'Donnell, the complaining wit
ness, testified to having purchased a lot
from the company, on which she paid the
greater portion of the purchase price by
instailments. Mrs. Hunter then induced
her to exchange the lot for one in the
Sunnyside Tract. She continued paying
the installments till but $75 was owing
on the lot. She asked for deed to the lot,
but Mrs. Hunter put her off with promises,
which were never fulfilled. Her testimony
was corroborated by Mary Foy, one of her
friends.
Rudolph Mohr, secretary of the Sunny
side Land Company, testified that the de-
PENDANTS company had undertaken to pur-
chase block of land at Sunnyside, but had
not kept faith with the Sunnyside COM
pany and their claim had lapsed.
Attorney Smith for the defendant as
serted that the reason her company had
not been able to fulfill the contract with
Mary O'Donnell was because the title of
the Sunnyside company was faulty and
they could not, therefore, give the defend
ants company clear title to the block.
A continuance was granted till to-day
so that the original title to the land could
be produced to show where the response
bility rested for cloudy title.
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powerful mining corporation in the world.
'The origin of the Kimberly mlnes," said
the lecturer, sis as definite as the work
ing 1t was in 1867 that John O'Reilly a
comparatively unlettered but exceedingly
shrewo trader, saw a group of children
playing jackstones with rough pebbles.
O'Reilly took look at the pebbles. One
of them was thousand-dollar diamond. 1t
was some time later-in fact not until
1870-that the place was discovered where
the diamonds came from, although among
the natives the stones were quite COM
mon. These beds where the stones are
found are practically mud volcanoes,
erupted and hardened by the lapse of
time. The rock is hard and the Strata
clearly defined. The ratio of earnings to
ore is regular, and on an average one ton
of ore produces one karat in diamonds,
worth at present about 80 shillings, or
81 So"
By means of the stereopticon various
grades and sections of the Kim berly mines
were shown, and when Professor Christy
told the audience that the output of ore
was "a million tons year, 5000 tons day,
and once reached 800 tons in an hour" the
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evidently desired more music before rem
derlng nnal Judgment. They received it
later in the programme, and from the pro-
longeu applause and number of flowers
sent hurriedly to the stage it was evident
that reputation for giving good music
had been established by the young folks.
The programme, as outlined in yester-
days CALL, was carried out with the ex-
ception of the solo by Miss Calsing, who
was too i'll to appear.
Claudia Hazen Barto's rendition of
cleopatra" held the audience in state of
suppressed excitement, which broke forth
in wild applause when her lines had been
given. In order to crafty the assemblage
she responded to the call and recited
"Fate."
Mrs. Flora Whitney Evans. who was a
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06
section of the De Beers Mine Looking
West.
lDraUn By q "CalL" artist from designl

gray-haired men rubbed their foreheads
and wondered if they had heard Alright.
The principal labor utilized is convict
labor, because it is easier to watch such
men than free miners and the stealings
by convict labor are proven materially Tess
than under the free labor system.
"This is model of one OF the largest
diamonds ever found in the Kimberly
mines" said the lecturer, as he held up
piece of plaster of paris about an inch in
surface width. at was found by one of
the natives and by him concealed in his
loin cloth. He was searched, but passed
through with the diamond in his pos
session. He told comrade, was betrayed
and the stone recovered. 1t weighed when
cut 42S karats, and was valued at $67 ,OOO."
To the mining men in the audience the
illustrations showing drifts, tunnels and
cross-sections were full of interest. The
group of Basuto Katfirs showed the small
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voice and rapid flow OF language, said in

voice and rapid flow of language, said in
part:
'Shakespeare's Portia is fact and
suggestive truth A fact because in We
nice, where the scenes are laid, there was
born in the year 1865 female infant des-
tined to fulfill all the wonderful attributes
OF Portia and more Ere she reached the
age of 81 she received the degree of doctor
OF laws, and was renowned for her remark
able erudition, Respondent genius and
personal accomplishments.
Her name was CassanC "a Fedele, and
the accomplished scholar Politian was
wont to call her the Phoenix. and said that
she was SO skilled in philosophy and dla-
lectlcS as to unite the Gordian knot when
all other hands had failed.
'sShe was conyersant with all the known
Languages of the globe and was celebrated
LOT her eloquence and Latin oratlons,
which she delivered in public on numerous
occasions.
There must come time when all mans
boasted wisdom and strength, cunning of
hand and brain fails, and the Gordian knot
must be Embossed by other powers than
his own. A feminine Daniel always
comes to the Judgment seat, with heart-a
flame of love-and spirit filed with gentlest
pity, to teach the solvent of the golden
rule, where mercy seasons justice"
The speaker then referred to the fact
that it was only few years ago that the
Washington University of st. Louis first
opened its doors to women, and that it's
first woman graduate was Belva Lock
wood. The great trouble at the present
time. was the fact that men always refer to
the dusty past for precedent" and pass
judgment upon the result of the brains of
some men who knew nothing of present
conditions. Women can clear all these
cobwebs away.
81 have visited your courts right here in
San Francisco and have seen women as
sembled there as defendants, plaintiffs
and witnesses. Woman is summoned to
your courts and must respond. When
some poor unfortunate falls she is tried by
men. 1 maintain that you should try
every woman by her peers.
"You had an illustration of the musty
process right here in San Francisco a few
days ago. One of your learned Judges said,
upon authority of a man who had sim
liar case ten years ago, that your Governor
could appoint, but he could not remove.
That is an idiotic decision, based upon
another case"
The lecturer gave lengthy account of
work done by women and called upon la
dies to study the laws, not for the purpose
of entering the profession but in order
that they may by their knowledge better
the community in which they live.
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TN THE DIAMOND
FIELDS OF AFRICA.
AN INTERESTING LECTURE DELIV-
Erred BY PROFESSOR S.
B. CHRISTY.
HOW THE MINE WAS FOUND.
ONE NATIVE CANE NEAR STEALING
A FORTUNE IN A SINGLE
STONE

There were a good many gray-haired
men in the audience that listened to Pro-
lessor S. B. Christy Saturday, when he de-
ivered lecture on "The Kimberly Mines"
at the Mechanics Institute, and many of
them had learned mining in the sgolden
days" of California, but some of the facts
presented by the professor were staggerers
to the oldest argonaut present.
"The material, or rather large part of
it, in my lecture" said Professor Christy,
twas sent to me by Gardner F. Williams,
an old San Franciscan, graduate of the
University of California, and at present the
manager of the Kimberly mines, SO that OF
its authenticity there can be no doubt"
Professor Christy took his audience
metaphorically 600 miles northeast of Cape
Town, in the Orange Free State, and
showed them the location of the most
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COLONEL THORNTON'S WILL
HE LEAVES AN ESTATE VALUED AT
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
MOST OF IT WILL BE CONVERTED
INTo CASH FOR DISTRI-
BUTTON.

The will of Colonel Harry I. Thornton,
who died few days ago at Fresno. was
filed for probate yesterday. 1t is short and
direct, and was written by the hand of the
testator himself.
Thornton's estate is valued at nearly
500, 600. Most of this is composed of real
estate situated in Contra Costa County, and
the remainder is in personal property.
The sister of the testator, Mrs. Bessie
Thornton, is left most of the real estate,
although otherwise the property is evenly
divided among the sisters of the deceased
and Harry T. Creswell, his nephew
The testator directs that his ranch on
San Pablo Creek in Contra Costa County.
known as Rancho Resaca and containing
over 1000 acres, be divided into ten equal
shares, eight OF which are to front on San
Pablo Creek. In one of these pieces 'front.'
ing on the creek is to be included the house,
orchards and barns, and this, with the
piece to the north and the one to the south
OF it, are to go TO Bessie Thornton.
If his sister had died before him it was
provided that her share should go to her
children, half to her son and one-fourth to
each of her daughters.
His lawbooks and bookcases, desks, etc.
he leaves to his nephew, Harry Thornton
Creswell. His other books, his pictures,
ornaments. plate, etc., are given to his
three sisters in equal shares. His watch
and chain pass to the son of his sister Bes-
sic. The remainder of his property is to
be then sold, and after paying all debts
and claims, $1,000 is to go to his nephew
William, son of his sister Bessie, and $4,000
to his nephew Harry Creswell. The residue
is to be divided equally among his three
sisters and Harry Creswell
Creswell was named as executor, but he
declined to accept the trust, as he has been
appointed attorney for the estate. The
will already provided for that, however, by
conditionally appointing Bessie Thornton,
who will act
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06
HATS OFF AT THEATERS.
A Number of-Ladies in Attendance Removed
Their Head Gear.

A Number of-Ladies in Attendance Removed
Their Head Gear.
There seems to be a desire on the part
of number of the lady patrons of this
theater," said Louis Morgenstern of the
Baldwin Theater last night, "to make it as
pleasant as possible for those who occupy
seats behind them, and this they do by re-
moving their hats during the performance
Lots of them have taken to this idea"
Last night at the theater there were no
ticed several ladies in the audience who
were hatless, and while the sight was
little unusual to one who has been accus-
toned to see the skyscrapers worn and
which obstructed the view, it was pleas
ing one. The reform will undoubtedly
find many who will follow it, and when it
becomes general those who in the past
have had the stage shut out from their
view will bless the fair sex. In one of the
boxes sat the oriental visitors Imad Yung,
Nawab of Bahadur, and his beautiful wife,
the Princess, whose shapely face was not
incumbered with an obstructive hat. The
example she set was followed by ladies in
other boxes.
At the California there were half
dozen ladies who were considerable enough
TO remove their hats.
At Stockwell's there were only three who
carried out the reform, and they looked
far more at ease than those who wore hats.
There were several ladies at the Alcazar
who concerned to the general desire to
have hats off in theaters, particularly high
ones and it was noticeable in the audience
that high hats were the exception and
toques and close-fitting bonnets the rule.
The audience at Morosco's had four
ladies who concluded not to incommode
others behind them with obtrusive head
gear.
The Orpheum had three ladies who con-
formed to the new idea, but at the Tivoli
and the Auditorium there were no hatless
ladies seen in the audiences.
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total stranger to San Francisco people, re-

total stranger to San Francisco people, re-
ceived an ovation. Her love song,
Dreams" was sung in faultless notes and
captivated the audience. She responded
to the applause with "Hi-Spy," new
was catchy air and given in way that
will create demand for the services of
Mrs. Evans.
As soon as the orchestra had rendered
the music which established their future
reputation Mrs. Clara Foltz, dean of the
club, arrayed in Portia robe, appeared
upon the stage and introduced Mss Phoebe
Couzens as 1.-THE distinguished lady lawyer
of ST. Louis" and announced the subject
of the lecture 1.-THE Modern Portia."
Miss Couzens, who speaks with clear
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chance of the native miners secreting any
diamonds on his person. The annuaI
value of the Kimberly output is estimated
at $50, 000,000 one-third of which is sold in
the United States. The present tariff law
has reduced the actual value of United
States purchases more than two million
dollars.
1t was said by Professor Christy that in
order not to weaken the diamond market
by over-production the custom of working
over the tailings had been abandoned and
men who had been given concessions fol-
such work were supported in comparative
idleness by the company rather than have
the market flooded with small stones. The
consolidation of the mines under Cecil
Rhodes and the history of their mechanical
workings were fully dealt with and illus
trated wherever possible.
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where ladies removed their headgear was
entirely out of conventional lines, yet the
request of the Portia Law Club that all la
dies attending the entertainment remove
their hats was generally complied with.
The attendance was quite satisfactory to
the faculty of the club, and the applause
which greeted the participants in the pro-
gramme was not stinted at any time.
The appearance of the Metropolitan Or
chestra for the first time In public was
passed upon critically. Their first effort
received sufficient applause to give the
young people courage, but the audience
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nesses subpenaed. They could not get
feared for their lives. One of the wit
nesses was brutally beaten yesterday morn
ing.
McGreevy is one of the gang that gar
roted and robbed Michael Fitzgerald, a
stranger from MERGED, last Wednesday
night ON Jessie street, between First and
Second. Fitzgerald gave his testimony
and identified McGreevy as one of the
robbers
The case was continued till to-day to
give the police chance to find, some of
the witnesses and, if possible, the mem
bers of the gang that had threatened to
harm them
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STOCKWELL AND HIS DEBTS.
THE ACTOR TELLS WHY He WAS
OBLIGED TO CLOSE HIS
THEATER.
PoWELL-STREET HOUSE IN
THE SUMNER.

There has been good deal of talk about
my getting into debt and the reason why
l left San Francisco" said L. r. Stock
well yesterday as he discussed a late break
fast in the cafe of the California Hotel.
THE fact is" he continued, ''that the ex-
PLANTATION is good deal more simple than
people think.
"It was mistake to say the Stockwell
Theater did not pay-it did, but l was in
debt when | started it and was badly in
need of ready money. 1t cost somewhere
about $50, 600 to renovate the auditorium
and buy scenery, etc. The owners agreed
to pay $50, 900 for building the front, and if
the bill exceeded that l was to pay half.
The front cost nearly $4,000, and that
added to my debt. The agreement was
that was to have lease of five years,
with the privilege of renewing it for an
other five years.
"Well, the theater opened, and we paid
off good part of the debt. The DAILY en-
gagement was very profitable one, but
even that did not put US quite on our feet.
After the holidays things went worse, and
ready money was terribly scarce. On the
7th Of July, year and half ago, Maine
and Georgia pulled US out again, and in
the following November | made a contract
to take that play to New York to the
Fourteenth-street Theater. When we got
there we had nothing but i'll luck. The
baggage-car that contained the scenery
was a week late in arriving, and the audi
ence, that had come several times and gone
away disappointed, had dwindled down so
that we opened to 1910.
1--WE soon got into debt in New York,
and the theater here, under Mr.. Filing
houses management, had dwindled down
to nothing. The rent was not paid they
seized the scenery, and that's how the
theater was closed. This summer, though,
l am coming back to it again for eight
weeks, under Gottlob and Friedlander's
management. We shall present Daily lat
est melodrama and Pinero's Magistrate
which has been entirely rewritten. The
company is not made up yet, but we ex-
pect to bring about eight people from the
productions as good as anything that has
been done here"
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The bishop of Chester, England, is still
working at his licensing reform scheme.
He said recently that the difficulty in the
way of temperance reform is that of COM
pensation. The bishop is at present at
work with the best and highest legal adj
vice drawing up as fair statement as pos
sible-first, of the case of the trade, and
secondly, Of the case of the nation. He
hopes to show how an equitable balance of
consideration can be struck between those
two great interests, and many will wish
him success in this endeayor
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BETH ISRAEL WILL CELEBRATE
A Scriptural Play to Be Performed by
Children.

Next Sunday evening the Geary-street
Temple will hold celebration at Armory
Hall on Ellis street, between Polk and
Van Ness avenue. 1t being the Hebrew
"Feast of Purim," cantata, entitled
Esther will be performed by over one
hundred children of the Beth Israel Sun
day school. The principal characters of
the scriptural play will be as fellows:
Ahasuerus Charles Van Fliet; Esther,
Hattie Lancet; Mordecai, Sidney Herzog
Haman, Leo Levy; Zeresh, Lilly Fulda !;
Jester, Joe Simmons.
The performance will be followed by
dancing. An orchestra of fourteen pieces
will be in attendance.