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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-06
LITTLE BOY BURGLARS,
They Are Only Seven and Eight
Years of Age, but Old
in Crime.
Caught Like Rats in Trap in a
Front.Street Commission
Warehouse.

Two Of the youngest burglars ever placed
behind prison bars were locked up in the
Harbor Police station yesterday. They
are William King, aged years, and AL
blno Romano, aged years. Both of the
children wept bitterly and begged to be
allowed to go home. Their elder broth ers
are the real culprits however, and the
boys will be held until they are arrested.
Then the youngsters will be sent to re-
formatory.
For some time past the produce houses
and commission stores on Front and Davis
streets have been systematically burglar
lied. Just how an entrance was gained
was mystery, as there were no signs of
burglars tools having been used and none
of the doors were forced. The bulk of the
goods stolen consisted of honey and other
canned goods that could be easily packed.
Last Sunday week the store of H. Heck
man & Co., 400 Davis street, was robbed
and no one could explain how the goods
were got out of the place.
The mystery was explained yesterday
when W. II. Nash of Eyeleth e. Nash, 422
From street, by accident visited the store.
As soon as he opened the door two
frightened boys tried to dart past him
One got out but the door was shut on the
other and Nash gave chase The little
fellow was caught before he had run a
block and turned over to Officer Callaghan.
1t was not hard to secure the other lad, who,
as soon as the door was opened again, was
found sitting on butter-box and crying
as if his heart would break.
In the Harbor Police station Romano
told the story of how they came to turn
burglars. 1--WE all live on Himmelmann
place-thats between Broadway and Pa
cifc and Taylor and Mason streets, you
know. We didn't steal anything, but we
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dismasted and very much battered. She
put into Yokohama and there the repairs
were made. In the japanese metropolis
carpenters were only too glad to work for
70 cents day, and the owners of the
Wrestler seized the opportunity and made
almost new vessel out of the barkentine.
All the ends and spare lumber that were
not used were returned by the contractors,
and the crew of the vessel were emploved
all OF yesterday in discharging it on the
wharf. This is the stuff that will be used
TO heat up Dundon's furnaces to-day
Secretary keegan of the board said that
no permission had been granted to Mr..
Dundon to lay tracks, and that he had
peeh told to apply in the regular manner
president Colnon notified the ex.Super-
visor OF this fact, but he evidently thinks
he has the Street Department to deal with,
and has gone along witt: the work as
though nothing was the matter.
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It May Get Him Into Trouble
With the Harbor Com
miSSionerS.
BUILT WITHOUT PERMISSION.
he Has Also Erected Derrick in the
Middle Of the Seawall
Roadway.

P. F. Dundon, the ex-Supervisor, is
likely to have a hot quarter of an hour
when the Harbor Commissioners meet to-
morrow. He has come to the conclusion,
apparently, that he owns the water front,
and has his men working night and day
to lay double track across section B of
the seawall in spite of the protests of the
chief wharfnger. He has also built der
rick IN the middle of the roadway, and
teams have to make a detour in order to
reach the present end of the seawall.
His employees were laying the tracks
along the wharf yesterday right out to
where the barkentine Wrestler is living, and
when the teams begin their rounds this
morning they will have to bump their
way over four iron rails in order to reach
what is known as Meiggs wharf.
Dundon's controversy with the Harbor
Commissioners dates back to last No
vember. About the end of that month he
appeared before the board and asked for
the lease of piece of ground on the front
between Powell and Mason streets. He
explained that he wanted to start an in
dustrY which would greatly benefit the
community and add to the revenue of the
State.
President Colnon was not very much in
favor OF the scheme, but when Commits
sioner Cole said the land was desired for
the purposes OF dressing lumber, and that
that portion of the water front was given
over TO the lumber interests, he gave in
and Dundon gained his point.
AS soon as the first months rent was
paid and receipted for Dundon began to
build. When q small frame building was
erected an engine and boiler were placed
in it. Then Dundon began to lay his tracks
on which he proposes running trucks, and
announced that his venture was patent
process for preserving piles. His men tore
up the roadbed, and working Sundays and
week DAYS they made good progress.
Chief Wharhnger Root was notified by
Whartinger Crowley at sections A and B
of the seawall, and he visited the work and
ordered Dundon's men to stop. While
Root was in sight they did stop, but as
soon as he turned corner they went to
work again.
Root was again notified, and he informed
the Harbor Commissioners. Dundon was
summoned to appear before the board last
Thursday, and when he put in an appear
ance President Colnon would not allow
him to make an explanation. He said
that the work of laying tracks was being
done without permission, and he ordered
Chief Engineer Holmes and Chief Wharf
niger Root to investigate the matter and
report.
Dundon left the meeting with smile
on his face, and driving to the seawall told
his men to hurry up the work. Since that
time a derrick has been erected, just where
the wharf joins the wall, and an exhaust
pipe run out from the engine-house and
the wharf cut in order to allow it to drop
into the bay. The rails will be out to
where the barkentine Wrestler is this
morning, and then the trucks will begin
hauling lum Der from that vessel.
The Wrestler has just arrived from ia
pan. On her voyage to Hakodate she was
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THE LIBERALS.
DR.. j. L. York Addresses an Audience
of Freethinkers in Scottish
Hall

DIR. J. L. York addressed about three
hundred liberals and freethinkers last
night at 105 Larkin street. His theme was
"The Unburied Dead" Previous to de-
livering the main address, he gave pre-
lude on 1.-THE devil who he declared is
1.-THE myth that sustains all the churches.
II you were to kill the devil every church
would be an orphan, and Grape would
hang on every church door"
He announced that arrangements are
eing made for the proper observance of
the anniversary of the birth of Tom Paine,
and that on Thursday night G. Fannie
on ''If Jesus Christ came to San Fran
CISCO"
He then delivered the lecture of the even
ing, occupying over an hour in its deliv-
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APROPOS OF WAR.
Lieutenant w. r. Hamilton Will Dis
course on Military Schools.

Lieutenant w. r.. Hamilton Will Dis
course on Military Schools.
The lecture to be delivered tomorrow
evening by Lieutenant w. R. HamiI-
ton in the Young Mems Christian
Association Hall promises to be, social
event in both military and naval
circles. The lieutenant is the military
statistician of the "World Almanac"
and is accepted throughout the United
States as an authority on matters pertain
ing to the army and navy.
His subject will be 1.-THE Military and
Naval Schools of the United States" a
hitting theme at the present time.
Lieutenant Hamilton has been an in
structor of National Guard in Eastern
cities, and is the author of set of instruc-
tions for that body. Besides this he has
spent many years in the military schools,
and is, therefore, well qualified to speak
on the subject he has chosen. The lecture
will be illustrated with nearly 100 stereop-
ticon views.
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DIR. B0YNTON's INAUGURAL,
The First Baptist Church Has a New
Pastor.

Tho First Baptist Church Has New
Pastor.
With the new year and with the reno
waiting and reftting of the First Baptist
Church on Eddy street has come new
pastor, the Rev. NJ. P Boynton, who de-
liVered his inaugural sermon yesterday,
the occasion being made memora BILE by
the addition of seventeen new members to
the church.
The young clergyman has been mark
edly successful in the parish over which
he now presides. For the last eleven
months he has served the pulpit to which
he was formally elected on December by
an unprecedented majority.
His inaugural was upon the text, "Let
US go up and possess the land, for we are
abundantly able to possess it," and was
entitled "a Forward Look" the theme be-
ing the religious outlook for the church
and its congregation.
After referring to the failure of the Israel
ties to obey God and their wanderings in
the wilderness for forty years in conse-
quence. he outlined the duty of minister,
dealing particularly with explanations of
Christs teachings.
In conclusion he said: "There is chance
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for this church to do more mission work
In this City. There are three fields: One
at North Beach, one at the Mission and one
south OF Market street, east of Ninth"
The evening sermon was upon the sub
ject of Moneys Side of Life" The ordi-
nance OF baptism was administered during
the service.
Rumors that there is division in the
church are emphatically denied by. the
pastor, who says that the published &C
counts of such condition were wholly
unfounded. He asserts that never before was
the church SO prosperous or generally am
icable within the congregation.
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At the Metropolitan Tempt,
Threatening MiSsiveS Are
Discussed.
SCORED THE DAILY PAPERS.
The Orator of the Occasion INDUCES
in Some CauStic Comment
on the Press.

DR.. w. K. Goodwin, pastor of the Cali
fornia-street Methodist Church, addressed
the Good Citizenship meeting at the Metro
politan Temple yesterday afternoon on the
subject, Characteristics of Good Citizens"
He alluded repeatedly to the Father
Yorke- Ross Bovard -HubbeIl Brewer
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-06
ALONG THE FRONT.
ToWboat Owners Have a Grievance
Against the Keeper of the
Fourth-Stre Bridge

The towboat captains have a grievance
against the keeper OF the Fourth-street
bridge. They say that he is frequently not
on duty and that on Sunday morning he
is always late. They do not object to a
man taking a little extra nap on the sew
enth day of the week, but they do to being
kept waiting until they miss the tide. Yes
terday the schooners Cleaner, Webfoot and
Maid of Orleans were all at the Hay wharf
and at z A. NJ. the tugs Monarch and Lib
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-06
Dempsey Benefit Committee.

Inc general committee which had charge of
the dement, entertainment for the widow OF
dempsey VIII hold meeting tonight to make
se.'ieneht OF It's affairs. Complete reports
will be had from all of the subcom mfttoas ond
the precise amount of the returns win no aScer.
tanned: The members of the committee re.
quest that reports be prepared by all of the
ceived. N-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-06

BANK STOCK paper saves the eyes, The NV.
sell-Rollins Co., % Clay, man ufacturers.
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We take pleasure in notifying our GUS
toners that we have placed on sale TEN
CASES ELEGANT NOVELTY SILKS GALL the
latest styles at prices that have never been
equaled in this city.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-06

81 buys this metal bed
stead ; white enameled ;
knobs and top rails of bur
nished brass light, clean,
durable, pretty.
Every one should be sup
to date especially when it
only costs $1I.
This week: Lace curtains,
point d'esprit III brussels eff
feet, 81. 90 a pair (see them
in the window, white or
ecru.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-29
UaNtwdkrR GOTNG NEW YORK.
The Philadelphia Merchant Has Bought
Out Hilton. Hughes A 90.

NEW YORK. Sept. 2S.-John Wana-
maker. Of Philadelphia, has bought the
leasehold and entire stock and fixtures
OF Hilton. Hughes & CO., and will begin
business IN tho big Tenth-stgaet store
almost Immediately.
The arrangements for the sale were
made IN this city on Saturday night, at
a conference between Mr. Wanamaker
and ex-Judge Hilton and ex-Judge Hor-
ace Russell, which was held at thu for
mer's residence This morning the sale
was consummated in the Office OF ex-
Judge Russell Nr. Wanamaker was
not present at the meeting. but was
at once notified by telegraph tat the
sale was complete.
Judge Russell said this afternoon;
The terms OF the sale must remain In
private. l cannot possibly tell you the
terms. Mr.. Wan Nmalcer has for a long
time been anxious 20 set an opening
hero In New York, and he made US an
offer some time ago for our place.
Il do not know just how soon he wssl
begin the business here. but know that
IL will be IN the Immediate future. He
e.. on Saturday night that be would open
the store as soon as he can eet u ready.
/ have no idea when that Will be-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-29
EX-SEC'Y WHITNEY TO WE'D.
He Will Marry Mrs. E. S. Randolph, Of
New York, To-Day,
A PRIVATE AFFAIR At BAR HARB0R
On Account of the Very Recent Death OF
the Late Mrs. " hitney's father-fhe
Announcement Delayed 10 Prevent
ANY Undue Prominence.

BAR UARBOR. ME, Sept 2.-Ilon.
william c. whitney. formerly Secretary
OF the Navy. Will be married at 81. sau-
ver's Episcopal church here tomorrow,
to slrs. l.. S. Randolph, OF Sew York.
to whom he was reported TO be engaged
last summer.
THE REPORT CONFIRMED.
NEW YORK. sept. &.-Air. r. J, Re-
San, private secretary to Mr.. William {.
Whitney, tonight confirmed thc bar har-
bor. Maine. dispatch. which announced
that the ox-Secrctary would be married
tomorrow to Mrs. Edith Randolph.
Mrs. Randolph is tne widow OK 'ap'aih
Arthur Randolph, OF the thteenun hNa-
sars. Queens own Regiment 81 EHs-
land.
The wedding Is TO take place at noon
tomorrow. almost Immediately Iolio"i"s
the PRONUNCIATION Of the engagement a.
Mr. whitney hoped thereby 70 avoid any
unnecessary prominence being given 40
the aaair. The chief reason FOR TINS -
because of the death, few days ago Oh
ex-senator Henry B. Paine, OF ONO, me
father o. the late Mrs. whitney.
Mr. whitney left Newport FOR Bar hai-
h0r about two weeks ago. lie was aulit'-
ing from rheumatism at the time. iheie
he met Mrs Randolph. An UNDERSTANDING
has existed between the LADY ana "a''
whitney for some time.
Ills time was spent mostly with her. ana
the rumor Of their engagement, wnich hau
been publicly indulged In for more thah
a year. again became public. Mr. Nnlt-
rey and Mrs. Randolph decided last week
that it would be- better for the marriage
to come as coon As possible, and az
private dinner on Sunday az the Malvern
cottage. where Mr.. Whitney has been stay
ine, the engagement was announced.
4 PRIVATE WEDDING.
The wedding IL to be private. only hair
n dozen friends having been invited. The
bride and groom. It IS said, will remain
at Bar Harbor Indefinitely Mr. Harry
Payne whitney and his wife. who have
lust been married. viii not attend the we'd
ding. a. they arc 20 leave Lenoy for
Yokohama. Japan. Mr.. ana Mrs \. II.
1'aget. the latter Mr. Whitnoy's daughter.
are now In the Adirondacks and because
Of the expected illness Of Mrs. Paeet
neither will be- able to be at Bar iTarbor.
Tho guests who have been invited have
not been maie known by Mr.. Whitney
or Mrs. Randolph.
Mrs Randolph before her marriage 10
Captain Randolph was Edith s NAV. Of
tho Nav family % this city and R1lu-
moro. Mrs. Randolph IS n first cousin of
Herman Oeirichs and of Mrs. William
Jay wife of colonel jay. Mrs Randolph
h0s known Mr. Whitney nearly all hor
life. About six years ago ghe snont fho
summer with n party IN Europe ~ which
A7r Whitney and his family were mem-
sers Fer the past two years Mr.. whit
nev ani Mrs Randolph have been seen
together go often that minors NJ their
engagement was talked of ~ different
timas
Mrs R9nlclph Is n hoauti'ni woman of
light comnlexion. tall and well formed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-29

A. Nominee Of the silver Party in Noy
NnrI, for GnNnrnnr.

~ Nominee OF the silver fnrfY Ia New
York for Governor.
NEW YORK. Sept 2S The regular"
Democratic ticket OF the State Of New
York. revised by the State Commitiee
this evening:
Govornor-Wibur +. Porter Of water
town.
t-Goyernor-Frod G. schraub.
OF LOwyllie.
1t was 10 be scttlol that Elliott San-
forth. chairman of tho state Commits
tee. would be placed az the head OF the
ticket 20 fiji the vacancy caused by the
Ceclinati0n Of John Boyd Thacho..
DANFORTH DECLINED.
At the eleventh hour. Mr. Danforth.
who had been IN telephone communica-
ton with Senator Han decided that he
would not permit bis name % be used.
rs told th1 cpmm'tcc so, and the
managers OF the Democratic campaign
got together. and decided to push Judge
Porter up from second place % first. and
10 make Frederick G. Schraub Licuten-
ant-Governor. No change was made IN
the third place on the ticket.
Mr. Danforth stated that Mr.. Porter
would stand squarely upon the platform
OF the convention. and would fully en-
dorse the Chicago platform. Tho vote
was unanimous and Mr.. Porter was de-
clared the nominee for Governor.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-29

The Chicago Party Not willing That th
Light Shouldbc Turned On.

ORANGE VA, Sept 2s. - Special
Orange County Court-day was onlivcned
to-day by a large turn out Of me people
Of an coiors and pcrsuasions.
Messrs McCabc, OF Loudou; Anderson.
q Alexandri-; General Field of Abe
marie. and Gordon. OF Louisa represented
the silver Democracy. Mossrs Wynd-
ham Meredith. OF Richmond. and Waters.
OF Alexandra tho sound-moncy people,
and Senator Blair OF Now Hampshire.
and Judge weed. Of Vermont, tho Re-
puhliCans.
The Democratic County Committee in
response TO the request of rhe secretary
of tho S0und-Mon,y Democrats for a
division Of timo declined ON - q grounds
that the Democracy was fighting the Re-
puhlcaus and not The Democrats. a
division was offered The Republicans and
was declined Dy them.
The Democratic speakers were greeted
ty tremendous audiences and delivered
telling speeches which were enthusiastic
cauv received Tho distinguished ke-
uubucans were listened 10 by about fifty
NEGROES and a rozen white men until the
Democratic speaking was over, when the
crowd went 90 hear them.
Tho sound-mmcy representatives, did
not sucak.
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Hay and Malker.

IURAY, VA, Sept &- -speciaL-The
courthouse here was packed to-day by
peonle 10 hear joint discussion between
Hon. j. H. Walker, Of Shenandoah Re-
publican candidate for Congress in the
Seventh district. and Hon. james Hay.
OF Madison county tie Democratic can-
CiGlte i0r Congress.
Mr. Walker opened in an hour, Mr.
Hay followed m the same time. Mr.
Walker followed in twenty minutes. as
dil Mr.. Hay. in the same time The
friends of MIR Walker were more than
pleased with the able manner in which
he sustained the position OF the Republic
can party.
Mr. Hay. I'm his reply made n good
speech from bis standpoint and was
literally applauded by the Democrats.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-29

Allan for the Republicans and McIlwain.
and IlournnN for ChinarnL.l.

Allan for the Republicans and 1IcIlwaine
and Fiournoy for Chicaeoi.ts.
STAUNION. VA, Sept. &-specis.-
The advertising Of prominent speakers
brought a good crowa 70 town to-day.
The silyeritcs were represented by Messss
Mcilwane and Tlournoy. and the Repub-
iicans by General Edgar Allan. Of Rich-
mond.
ST. Clair, OF West Virginia, dd not
put IN an appearance. General Allan had
from eight hundred 90 "a thousand in tl.
courthouse yard. whsle in The court
house there Was crowd OF abolt three
hundred General Allan. though ln feeble
health, discussed silver in lis relation
TO the farmers, the mechanic. and the
hboring man. lie showed the evil ef-
fects Of free silver in free-slvor coun-
uy by his visit to Mexico when DE got
breakfast for fifty cents. paid an
American silver dollar. ana got a Aiex-
can collar in change
III. w. Flournoy made the speech or
the day for The s.lyerites.
mr.. Mcllwanes chief points were
against trusts and corporations
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about fifteen hundred white men on one
side Of the court-grccn. while Hampton
lIogo and J. Henry Rivos. Republicans,
addressed about five hundred negroes on
the other side.
In response 10 calls. Mr.. William r.
Barksdalo made short speech.
Hon s. j.. Koosee. Populist member Of
tho last legislature. was then called
upon. and made n speech. urging all
friends OF silver regardless of party a1li-
ations. 10 unite IN support OF Bryan,
Sewall. and Otoy.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-29
srnAKIvG ~ HALIrAr.

Con. Iiunion Represented the Chicagoist
aud ifore and Niv~. fheK.. 'licans.
HOUSTON. VA. Sept 2S-Spccial.-To-
day was the beginning OF September term
- Halifax County Court. and at least
$40 thousand people attended General
J1ppa Hunton represented the Bryan
Democracy.
General Eppa Hunton made a speech 10
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-29
Prnfe .nr tccenf..

LYNCHnURG. Va. Sept Especial.
Thomas Walker Ec, A. NJ. Ph ID.
O-eiplig. a distinguished schol0r has
cabcd from London his acccpfai ec Of
the profcssorship Of History in the Ram
dolph-Macon W0man's College here.
Dr. Pase is a brother Of Professor J.
NJ. Page. of the University OF Virginia.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-29

WASHINGTON, d. C.. Sept %.-Fore-
cast for Tuesday.
For Virginia Threatening weather Win
rain: cooler: northwcsterly winds.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-29

LOUISVILLE KY, Sept. 2S.-Chairman
Parker. Of thc IDpulist Estate Ceaeal
Committee said to-day that the P0Vulists
would withdraw every candidate for Con-
sruss ia the state except chose IN thl
First aud Fourth districts.