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Tho State Takes Charge OF the Wards
Island Asylum.

The bill providing that the Wards Island
insane asylum should become the property of
the State went into effect yesterday. The new
State ferryboat Aurora made her initial trip
yesterday. The Aurora Will leave the foo, OF
East Thirty first street and convey visitors to
the patients in Manhattan state Hospital on
Wards Island Shewill leave at ana = O'Clock
IN the afternoon aud return ut > O'Clock.
For Hnrts Island she will make the trip on
Wednesdays At 10 O'clock T. NJ. returning at 5
O'Clock l.. NJ. The steamboats, brennan, Fidcl-
ity. and MinnahunoHCk, which have hitherto
been used by the Charities and Correction De
partment, vii! remain in commission as hereto
fore
The sun., 1896-02-29
TRIED TO KILL MS WIFE.
SILK Manufacturer Fnirhmrst to he Expm-
IncG ms to His Sanity.

PATERSON, Feb. @S. Joseph Fairhurst Of tho
silk firm OF Fairhurst IL Go. is in the county Jail
awaiting examination as to his mental cundi-
tion. Inst night he nttomptcd, rs it is supposrl.
to Kill his wife and sixtecn-ycnr-Uli daughter.
His actions forced them to foe from home For
some time he has been acting strangely. and has
talked of numbering his wife and family.
Last night while talking with hl> wife and
daughter, h" rauhl"d along about his murder
seized her by the throat. and began choking her.
The daughter went to her mothers hil, and
then Fhirhurst turned on her and aitcmU'cd 10
strnnglo hcr. The two women escaped from his
grasp and sought refuge ia - neigh hor's house.
Fnirlurst was taken INTO Cu-tOl" MS morning.
The sun., 1896-02-29
To Di-po.-r-- Alien Landowners.

LlNooL~, Feb. -, suit h.'s lrru hcgIn nt
North Platte. N Lin" ,ln county. - de-. arc fn"-
f"tcl 10 the stat" -. .uuU acres Of lu.I:.iIs Hand
in tla; county now h"li hy aliens III" tract IS
con. a 'ni By what j. known n the North Platte
Lana ..u. water Company, aud th" urlE.uhi
owner Was Lord Og"sOy of Luui0n. EuGhnh.
who disposed ut the land to iIugli,hmrn, whose
names ar" not known, although their residence
Il said 10 l." ia knu-n, city. suit IL hluuGAt
under "A law passed hY ia" Nrbrn-ku Legislature.
In lSnl, which declares forfeited property held
by cOrpnrati. n NOT incorporated under State
laws. This l. tie iirsi ~nlt begun under the IuH.
and much Interest attaches 10 II. Thu property
is valued at 81 - OOOD.
The sun., 1896-02-29

Receiver X. Is. i. Pierce and Genera! Freight
Agent W. 5. Weed OF the Toledo -. Louis and
Kansas city RaIlroad called at the Offices Of tho
Joint Trahlc Association in his city yesterday
and conferred with the Board Of Managers in
regard To- the rate situation III the west li"'
Criyrr Fierce glve assurance t. the managers
uf his entire concurrence N The methods iOirr-
alton OF the Joint lral.c Association and -ald
that lis company would WORK III harmony with
them As far Ns II WAS possible ui.!rT the GIrcc-
ton o! the courts.
The sun., 1896-02-29
NrookIyn Business Men for tsrenter New
York,

ALBANY, Feb. 2S.- Mr.. A. Abrahams and
Henry Ba,tcr,nnn, tw" Of the largest dry goods
merchants of BROOKLYN, and II. G, Ingram, SEN
Htor McNulty md ex-As>emblyman Friday of
vroOklyn. called on Gov. Morton to-day In nd
yocacy Of Greater New York Nessrs Abra-
hams and Enttcrmhn SPOKE of the benefits
which the business interests of BroOklyu would
drriv" rom consolidation. and declared that
business men were IN favor OF consolidat ion.
which wa, opposed only by the politicians and
onicrhoidrrs. GOV. Morton. ut thr end of the
urctrd 10 pive any expression of his opinions Mt
ihis time. he would give the matter his careful
consideration.
The sun., 1896-02-29
BROOkLYN'S JEWELRY HIUL.
1t Is Not Quite SO Extensive ms II Was at
First Reported.

The Brooklyn detectives were busy all day
yesterday investigating the jewelry robbery at
the house OF Banker Dettmer, on the Park
slope. on Wednesday evening. a more careful
estimate OF the diamond rings and pins carried
Off fixes the val ue at Sl,lOo instead VI 81, 900,
as WAS at irst given out
The theory of the police now Ia that tho
burglar made his entrance as well as his escape
by means OF the convenient sCHifOlding on tho
new ad joining building. lie could almost step
from the scaiioldng through the window of tho
room OF Mrs st. John Wood. from which the
Jewels were tai en-. Mr.. Dettmer has otlered u
reward OF $500 for the return Of the jewels.
The sun., 1896-02-29
No Baltimore and Lch,gh consolidation.

RALT!M0RE. Feb. %. The negotiations which
have been pending for several months for II con-
solulatiun Of the baltimore aud Lchigh and the
\ ork southern railways have been declared or.
The two Lines were formerly operated as ono
road under the name oi the baltimore and lC-
high, but legal comIlratloIIa rn-url ana ~cpa-
rate receivers were APPOINTED for the Muiv.hui
and lenNsS lynnin divisions. Both divisions
were sold under orders OF TIA" courts. kcrrnty
the York SouIhrrl. catered iuton traffic a-rr"-
ment with the frnn-ylvau!n Rnliruhd tum.
pany and II Is sGppus"d that This arrangement
The sun., 1896-02-29
MIR, SiIvcrstone wnyiaId md Robbed,

Joseph Silverstone, n CLERK in station V OF the
New York Post ONcc, was attacked by three
men nj = o'clock yesterday morning while 10
was walking from the Nlnety-sccond street
ferry to his home. 1913 Stcnway avcnuc. Long
Island CITY. A piece OF cloth was thrown oy T.
his head, and lie was stunned by "A blow with
some weapon. 4 silver watch and S3l5 In
money were taken from him.
The sun., 1896-02-29

Eddie Sinner, the pucky little lO-yrar-oid
boy whose legs and one arm were crushod on
Thursday night on tho Lehigh Valley crossing
NJ Freliughuyscn Avenue, Ncwark, lird .Att in
the night Mt ST. Iarnnlas Hospital. lie wan con-
scious TO the last. and ~ kCd his mother to pray
for him. His father Max Sinner, was struck
by n Pennsylvania Train near the same place
last year, and he has sui. pending against the
eolnpany.
The sun., 1896-02-29

ALBANY. Feb ?s. Frank II. Platt Of Tracy
BoardInan Il platt of New York was in Albany
to-day and called upon Deputy Attorney q en-
eral lia,hrouck. Messrs. Piatt. IIasbrouck
,."n. Tracy, and Judge Robertson will meet In
New NOik carly next week and then set u date
for beginning the investigation OF the charges
against sheriff T.. j. II. lamsen of New York
The additional charges which Henry Grasse has
announced II" intended to file have not yet been
received. Mr.. Girasse WAS the person who
hrndri the list of those who presented the origi-
IA ~ ri m
The sun., 1896-02-29
a L,nc, Ag.,n., the Lnmlncton.

Tho steamship Lamington, which recently
went ashore at Fire Island, was seized yester-
day nt "tnp,eton. 3 l., by the United States
Marshal OF the brooklyn district. in the suit of
,!niIn ttrr',,n against the owners for $4,000.
i'r'rr,un WAS a sailor on the vessel while tho
Nr--"i WAS hcached mt FIRE Island, and received
Nrrn IlLlNr Cs.
The sun., 1896-02-29
To Fight the Ienincs I;iII.

Troy. Feb. "S.-The local Liquor Dealers
Association held special meeting THIS after
noon. nj VIII Oh fund wus created with which
10 fight the pending IiAnrs Excise hlll ia tho
Legislature. Each mrmOcr VAS asked to sub
scribe to this fund.
The sun., 1896-02-29
Medal for Pro-. Brooks.

GENEvA, y. y, Feb. :S.-rrof. William h.
Brooks will receive the medal of tho Astronom-
cal Society OF the Pacific for the discovery OF his
latest comet lhIs is me iiflh honor Of the kind
bestowed upon Prof Books
The sun., 1896-02-29

MADIsoS. Wis, Feb. %, The Legislature
yesterday passed the Apportonmcnt bill. GOV
J'pham will sign the measure. 1t Is understood
that lhc democrats Will 30 into the courts IL
overthrow the act
The sun., 1896-02-29
Adolf L,d.nhurg'- 500 OOo Liro Policy
Paid.

The Equitable Life Assurance Association.
through Gen. Charles II. T. CONS, ihr general
agent WHO secured it. -:"A yurlcr'4N "A
policy for %lUOuuD which n ISSUED on ma" me II
di~npi cared from the tea t,~H.p N,h-ArI "a hrr
insl TRIP from Nassuu. y, T.,
The sun., 1896-02-29

A storm was central y"sirr'ny morning over tho
lower Mississippi Valley ami Was moving eastward.
having rals"i rain from Texas east over all tho
southern States to the South Atlantic coast. Tho
lnfom.t"r at.Vck,burg was down To 2V.Is, which
y,s rNrrpIonalIy low, \ storm OF moderate in
,ru.Itv Was passing east over the lakes into Canada
anil drawing warmer weather INT" the Middle At
,u,t, nui Sew Euglgml States. Tn" temperature
over the latirr districts from 10 10 90 higher.
Another cold snap forced it, way s0nthward over
Minnesota and IT," Missouri Valley I" Texas. Over
this area the trmrcrRtur" i"ll 10 to so.
Iu u,,- city Ia" dag was cloudy and foSgy' aver
o.,r humility 81 per cent; wind eastcrly, average
yelo,ity miles un hour; highest oAicIal tcmpera-
,ur, 20 lowest ~ barometer, corrected TO read
f., s..a I,yrl at : 4. II, 2O.nN, Ar NJ. 20.Sd.
The Thermometer nj rcrrS's Pharmacy, suS build
y,. r,.orlr the temperature yesterday AS foowsi
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
HER BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Graduates of Mills Seminary Gather to
Do Honor to the Founder of
That Institution

A reception in honor of the SEVENTEEN bir tn
day of Mrs. S. L. Mills, founder of Mills Semi
nary. was given last night at the Occidental
Hotel by graduates of that institution The
large parlor was beautifully decorated, and
there was a profusion OF flowers. The ladies
and their friends numbered nearly 300.
Miss Jane S. Klink, president, and other Off
GERS of the Alumne Association, were the
active persons in originating the reception.
Among the officers OF the reception commit
tee were the following: Miss Flora Howard,
Miss Alice Martin. Miss Grace Moore Miss
Mabel Phillip, Mrs. Edward Murry, Mrs. Alex
ander and Miss Florence Danforth, the latter
being president OF the Mills Club.
The Alumn@ Association is composed of
about 500 members, of whom 200 live in San
Alameda. Besides The graduates were many
prominent people, among them being: Profes-
sor and Mrs. Lisser, Professor and Mrs. Weber
Professor and Mrs. Kelliher, Professor and
Mrs. Allen, the Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Hemphill,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Ralston. Dr. Halleck, Mr..
and Mrs. J. M. Goewey, Miss jeanette Haight
MIS-. c. T. Talbot. Mrs. c. A. Abbott. Mrs. DIR.
Warner, Miss d'Ancona. Miss Helen Bacon
Miss Howard, Miss Coleman, Mrs. Charles
Green, Miss Anna Sawyer, Miss Marie Klink,
Miss Tolman, Miss Bushnell and Miss Goiding.
The programme was brief but very interest
ing. There was music all evening by a string
band. Malcolm Fraser sang two SOLOS, one of
them being "Thou Lov'st Ne Nit in which
he was accompanied by Miss Mccoy. Miss L.
Smith and Miss Whetmore Campbell delivered
recitations.
There was an abundance of refreshments
Mrs Mills was the recipient of many hand
some floral tributes and presents.
The committee on decorations were: Mrs.
Miller, Miss Michaes. Miss Mabel Moore and
Miss Minna Hoppe.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
PROPOSED LABOR LAWS.
Trades Organizations Will Endeavor
to Have Amendments Inserted
in the Code.

Final action will be taken at the next meet
ing of the California labor convention by
which the laborers will be benefited by enact
ments of the Legislature.
The following is q brief sy nopsis of the
amendments which will come before the con-
vention for final action:
Bill IL, renting cost of suit in Justices
courts to persons suing for wages due; bill
IL, to prevent collusion with employment
agents; bill 13, to prohibit employment of
other than citizens on public work: Dill 15,
to provide for proper boiler inspection; bill
16, to avoid delay in payment of wages due
persons discharged from service.
Bill 19, providing for mechanics lien law; !;
bill 90 recommending the repeal of the poll
tax; bill 81, recon mending the chan ging Of
sbor day to the first Monuev in Sep tender;
bill %, amen dment to bill 72S: bill %, q bill
10 furnish III textbooks in primary and gram
mar grades OF public schools free to ali pupils.
In res ponse to the invitation issued to the
Senator'S and Assemblymen elected in this
City, four of the five Senators elected signed
and twelve of the eighteen Assent blymen for
the Legisls ture elected signed to do all that
lies in their power to have these amendments
passed.
An additional precaution was taken at the
meeting of the Labor Council last night to see
that no objectionable laws should creep into
the codes being prepared by the Code Com
missioners, who are now codifying the laws of
the State. To guard against this the law and
legislative committee was instructed to look
after the work of the Commissioners. The
same committee was instructed to draft bill
to be added to the State laws regarding the
Referendum" clause, which has been topic
OF discussion with the Populist party for some
time.
W. Macarthur, J. Hill and E. C. Hawkes. were
appointed from the council to attend the labor
conven ton as delegates.
The shinglers are making active prepara-
tfons for their first ball, which will be held a.
927 Mission street tonight.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
OCEAN TRAVEL.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

CTEsMERs LEAVE BROADWAY AA.
- wharf, San Francisco, as follows: 3ssslzE
For Mary Island, Loripg Wrangei. Juneau, Kill
lisnoo and Sitka (Alaska), at 8 A. NJ, Now TO- 90.
For Victoria and Vancouver (B. C.), Port Town
send, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and
New w atcom (BellinEham Bay, Wash.l ga n
Nov. s. 10, l5 20, 25 80 and every tfth day there
after, connecting at Vancouver with the C. P R
r., at Tacoma with n. p r r., at Seattle with G..
n. Ry st Pc-t Townsend with Alaska steamers
For Eureka Arcata and Fields Landing (Eur m.
boldt Bay), str. Pomona p. NJ, Now /, g. 9, lS
II. 81. 25, 29, and every fourth day thereafter.
For Santa Cruz Monterey, San Simeon, Cayucos,
Port Hartford (san Luis obispo). Gaviota, Santa
Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, san Pedro, East san
Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport at A. NJ.
Nov. 3, 2, IL, Is, 1e, 23 81, and every fourth
day thereafter.
For san Diego. stopping only at Port Harrord
(San Luis Obispo). Santa Barbara, Port Los An
geles, Redondo clos Angeles) and Newport. IL
AN Nov1. 8. 9, 13, IT 2l, 25 29, and every fourth
day thereafter.
For Ensenada, San Jose del Cabo Mazatlan, La
Paz and Guaymas (Mexico), steamer Orzaba, 10
A. NJ 25th of each month.
4 he Company reserves right to change steamers
or sailing dates Ticket ofice-Palace Hotel, 4
New Montgomery street
GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., GenI Agents
10 Market San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21

Paine's celery compound the most pro-
gressive, yet thoroughly established, views
on the cure of diseases of nervous origin.
All of the imitators of Paine's celery
compound-every one knows how many
there are-have proved to be entirely wide
OF the mark. Their promises of astonish-
ing curative abilities are easily made on
paper; but they are not kept.
Ii is easy to verify every claim made
by Paine's celery compound. There is no
village so small but it contains families in
which this wonderful remedy has made
some member well. Men who weigh their
words and who are careful what they write
above their signatures have publicity given
this great invigorator its deserved credit
for health-making powers such as no other
remedy ever received.
That Paine's celery compound certainly
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21

ding, one of our notable pioneer merch ants,
there has been bequeathed to San Francisco a a
scnool of industrial arts, where our poYs snaii
be trained "to earn living with little STUDY
and plenty of work" The endowment Win
interest amounts to S425, 900. This sum VIII
be ample for the conduct and maintenance OF
great trade institution. but Is not ,s suincien'
also to buy a suitable site and building.
Who will be the fortunate citizen 10 come lot :
ward at this cri teal moment and supplemenss .
this noble endowment with worthy sise /.
Where is the big-hearted patriot in our midst
who will now offer plain building 10 com.
plete this munifcent gift? The ste neso 10. -
be vast or costly. II should be localeu ' Mear
the foundries mills and workshops OF tnS tity,
as close as possible to the homes OIL most Oh ouI
poor boys. The building need not De eiegans
or expensive. substantial pricK OF s.one
structure with capacity for varied machlne[y
will fully answer the purpose. A ia[ge aJs
valued at say $50, 900, and building for haiI sl
that sum are sufficient to give immaculate iiie
TO this new School OF Industrial Arts.
No city on earth contains proportionetcly
more wealth than San francisco. Many oi our
rich men and women are justly noteu LOT .neil !
generous deeds. Here is an opportunity 20
achieve more than passing memory. Inc
names OF Lick, Hastings, STANFORD, cooper any
Toland are enrolled upon the eternal scroil ol O
lame. With the loitiest Inspiration .h;y InSy
erected imperlshable monuments 10 tnelr
names.
The wilmerding School of Industrial Arts
VIII give the poor boys OF Callfornla cnance
to enter upon a useful and honorable career
1t is not to the few favored sons OF fortune tna,
the commonwealth must look Tor strength ano
stability. The late of the Republic rests upon
the industry and contentment OF the common
people. Therefore, this school OF lnqnstrlal
Arts means not only the welfare Oh the poor
boys of California, but also the progress ano
prosperity OF our country.
Pioneers of San Francisco, native sons o.
California, whom fortune has favored, TINS l.
your chance for famei Think OF the 1ncalcu
liable blessings the gift of this mod est site ano
buildings will shower upon posterlty! Re
member that none are so grateful as those
whose hands have been taught how best tc
earn their daily bread. The far-seeing citizer
who will now come forward to join Wilmerd
1ng's munifcence will ever share with him thu
honor ana fame of founding a school of indus
trial arts that will surely prove the nucleus o
one of the greatest colleges of trades in tn,
worlds history.
J. RICHARD FREUD, Secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
IDEALS OF ETERNITY.
Interesting Friday Night Talk by Rabbi
Voorsanger in the Temple
Emauu-EI.

Rabbi Voorsanger delivered q Friday even
ing talk al the Temple Emanuel, mis- subject
being "The Story of the Ideal of Eternal Life
in the Two Great Religions" Before he spoke
upon this theme he extended a cordial invita-
tion to all those present and to the general
public TO attend Thanksgiving services at the
temple. He also announced that he would de-
liver the last of the series of Friday night
talks next week, when he would take for his
theme Ideals of Humanity Applied to God"
The ideal of eternal life, Rabbi Voorsanger
said was the oldest ideal of humanity. 1t
was coexistent with the dawn of civilization
and with the Dawn of human intelligence.
The mural inscriptions of antiquity showed
this to be the fact. All nations had harbored
the ideal or eternal life.
1t was possible that the ideal was begotten
like any other ideal, through contact of the
actual with the theoretical. Man had not
been able TO penetrate into the mysteries OF
the future. No man could come before an au-
dience OF intelligence with absolute testimony
concerning the continuance of this existence,
but all men have held continued existence TO
be actual
Every cultured nation, without exception,
had rebuked materialism. Wise rabbis have
held that the future state viii be like Adam S
before his fall-one OF sinlessness and inno-
cence. 1t could not be SAID that either Juda-
ism or Christianity originated the ideal OF
eternal life.
Judaism was a purely contemplative re-
ligion. The Scriptures had no aIlusion di-
rectly TO eternal lie, not had they put into
form q localized heaven or hell. Such ideas
were contrary TO ancient Judaism. Sheol was
only poetical expression TO describe the
grave. Ancient Hebrews had rather vague
| ideas. Hebrew clergymen to-day had the adj
vantage of Christian clergymen in not claim
ing TO know anything about tortures OF &C.
| henna.
No man could determine he application OF
Providence 10 conditions which man cannot
compre hend. There was nothing that could
be more destructive of the peace of the
world than for any creed or religion 10 assume
to open the gates of eternal life 10 only those
who accepted particular Interpretation.
There could be no greater insolence than 10
refuse access to the face OF God to all except
| ing those of particular form of belief. Jesus
had learned the doctrine of eternal life from
| the rabbis.
| Finally Rabbi Voorsanger drew vivid pic
] ture in the words OF Socrates holding the cuI
4 OF hemlock in his hand and saying, ''If die
/ not know where l am going would lament
| The congrega ton was large.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21

cures such diseases as neuralgia, sleep
lessness and dyspepsia does not admit of
doubt. 1t builds up the entire nervous
system, plumps out the tissues, starts the
blood into healthy circulation and regu-
lates the action of the nerves. 1t makes
people well. strong and energetic.
Mrs. r. r. Pratt of Centre Brook, Conn.,,
whose portrait is given here, says plainly:
II find Paine's celery compound a per-
feet medicine. l took several bottles for
general debility, and it did for me all
could ask. 1t made me well. I have
recommended it TO my friends, and they
all speak in its praise"
Paine's celery compound is the most as
sured and direct means OF getting back a
full store of vitality. 1t is true nerve
regulator. 1t exterminates allvicious hui
mors that linger in the blood. 1t cures
rheumatism, and is used by physicians as
specific for this disease.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21

There are very intelligent men and
women who still prefer open fires to steam
pipes and furnaces.
But only very shallow-minded person
would deliberately choose an old-fashion-
ed remedy in case of sickness.
Sufferers from neuralgia, rheumatism or
kidney trouble want the surest and most
advanced remedy science can give them.
Getting well is not a matter of sentiment,
but the most seriously practical matter.
That is why the most thoughtful and con-
servative people now use Paines celery
compound, and recommend it to friends
and relatives who are threa tened or af-
flicted with nervous exhaustion, sleepless-
ness, disordered liver or blood diseases.
That wonderfully acute and patient in
vestigator, Prof. Edward E. Phelps, NJ D.,
LID, of Dartmouth college, embodied in
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
CARNIVAL BUTTONS.
They Have Been Placed on SaIe-FoIIy
on California Bear Fea-

Carnival Director Friedlander has been in
structed by the executive committee of the
Carnival OF fthe Golden Gate to proceed at once
with the organization of his forces for the
spring carnival. Friedlander has the pro-
gramme well in hand and will draw from the
committee of twenty-five such assistants as he
may require.
Carnival buttons were placed on sale yester-
day in all the principal stores OF the City. The
button is quite pretty conceit, and is one of
the most elaborate ever got out in this
City. The central figure represents Folly on
typical California bear. In one hand Folly
holds aloft bunch of purple grapes and in
the other horn of plenty. In the background
is a sunrise view at the Golden Gate, Fort
Point and Lime Point being faithfully por-
trayed. Around the circum ference are the
words Carnival of the Golden Gate, printed in
the three colors of the carnival, blue, gold and
cardinal. Under the bear are the figures
1897. The retail price of the buttons is 10
cents, and the committee hope that every one
in the City will soon be wearing one.