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The morning times., 1896-12-27

I 1 Apply the child who found Gabriel
SctouI's book OF poems, The Child
| World" in hls stocking Christmas
morning, and happy any one who has
the same songs at hand. toeXperience
the naive emotions called up by its simple
hubblihg rhymes. For these are Chlld-
songs which are poetry. and not mere dog
gercl and rhyming. MI SctoUn has caught
his inspiration from the children Them
selves. He sings az they would sing IL
they could. The Morning Song is a
gem in which appreciation finds genuine
poetry, and the child SciZcS upon a. some
thing hat pleaseS his ear and responds to his
fancy So, too, of Baby's Big Wurld,''
sailing and nearly every one Of these
jewels which constitute the book are a
verta!Dle casket OF gems. The artist ha 5
interpreted Mr.. SctoGn's spirit in delight
ful illustrations, which adorn every page.
II is seldom that a poet finds so skiIlful
and appreciatiYe an illuminator The vol
uTnc is one of John Lanes handsonlesl
productions.
The morning times., 1896-12-27
LILLIAN RoZELL MESSENGER writes
with the fIuency ANA passion. the


with the fluency ANA passion. the
- Imagery and loftiness, Of poet
born Her last excursion into verse IS
a lofty poem IN blank verse. IN dignity
almost an epIc-'Iu the Heart Of America
Her sweeping measures carry the reader
along In crcsccant delight from the first
lines TO tll. last. Ii seems almost lncungru-
GUS that an imagination that finds expires
sion So facilely in bold suile> and Suidm"
metaphors should be ahlc To sOOthe itself
10 the gentle flow Of d lyric. Yet in the
midst OF impaSsioned flow the reader is
interrupted with graceful songs, which ac-
cent their beauty toy the autithesiS. This
admirable poem is published by the Hill
Company OF Richmond
The morning times., 1896-12-27
IN THE GARDEN OF PEACE" is the

In THE GARDEN OF PEACE" is the
seductive tide Of new book from
John Lanes BOdley Head. 1t Is
one u the Already Library. OF which
the editing has been given TO j. 5.
Fletcher The author is Helen Mlman:
her subject is birds: her sixteen
little chapters are so many idyls
Nnt alone is her style pure and classic,
but these qualities are accented by the
writer tender and exquisite appreciation
s,f nature and natures beings. There is
in this beautiful book none OF the hurry
and CarelesSneSs that indicates d CONNER
Cial writer. Its lines must have been writ
ten out OF the heart where they had
taken form after days and years Of medi-
tatIon IN the garden Of peace. among the
flowers and birds. their habits. habita-
tons, and belongings. with which the
writer had become 80 affeCtiOnately con-
verSant. The pages VIII toe treasured by
every lover OF nature. and 10 those who
lind IN the songs of the birds the voice
Of nature and in the whsperings of nature
the Voice OF God there VIII ever come a
reverence for the beautiful garden.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09

in his volume, campaigning With
Crook" mentions the ubiquitous reporter
In this language: "a keen shot had just
succeeded in knocking an indian out of
his saddle and capturing his pony Then
up came John Finerty, who seeks his
items on the skirmish line and uses pencil
and carbine with equal facility. Finerty
wants the name of the man who killed the
Indian, and learning from the eager voices
OF the men that it is Paddy Nihil.' he de-
llghtfully heads new paragraph of his
dispatch. Mill Fit shakes hands with
his fellow pathfinder and scurries off to
take hand in the uproar on the left.
Many other like tales of the campai gn
have since been told by army men at the
expense of the fearless and dashing young
Irish reporter. 1t was in the lifetime of
the buffalo. Finerty had killed his first
bull. His companions in the hunt remem-
bered that it was of medium size. but on
reading q description which Finerty wrote
for the Chicago Times they calculated that
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1876 that Finerty was detailed by the Chi
cago Times to join General George
Crooks Big Horn and Yellowstone expe-
dition against the Sioux, Cheyenne and
and other warlike Indians, then robbing,
plundering and numbering the whites in
the Dakotas and Montana. He was pres
ent at the Tongue River affair on June 8,
1876, and at Rosebud on June IT, where
every man was Obliged to defend his own
life. Custer and his men were massacrcd
few days later some twenty miles away.
Later the correspondent joined General
Sibley's scouts and accompanied the dar-
ing Dand of frontiersmeu in their memor-
able expedition along the base of the Big
Horn range in Montana and took hand
In the terrible encounter between the
scouts and the Indians on the Little Big
Horn River. The Sioux chief, White An
telope, and other Indian warriors of re-
nown were killed. Sibley lost a number
OF men, killed and wounded, and all his
horses. The Indians received re-enforce-
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ceive per cent of all the moneys which
Mrs. Perry realizes from the estate by vir-
tue of her contract with Florence. That
means twelve or thirteen thousand dollars.
On the 14th of August the records show
that William Feehan loaned Mrs. Perry,
then Mrs. Perry-Byrne, $500. Mr.. Feehan
had previous to the date mentioned taken
H. L. Kowalsky's contract.
Henry l. kowalsky on page $50 is re-
corded as Mrs. Perry's creditor in the sum
OF $1,000. On the same date, March 80,
1892, Kowalsky assigned his contract to
Henry ]. Lang.
Book 80 of Covenants, page 81, contains
the record of loan of $3l 500 made by s.
G. Murphy to Mrs. Perry at per cent.
On page SO, same book is found the re-
cord OF loan OF $6576 so, at per cent,
made by A. Fusenot
A loan OF $5740, at 10 per cent, is recorded
on page SO, same book from L. P Drexler
to Kate q. Byrne. January %, 1896
With interest the hypothecations herein
speclhed Will approximate about $16O, co.,
Irrespective of any bearing which these
figures may have on the theory advanced
by some of the attorneys, it is obviously
expensive to her as Mrs. Perry and Mrs.
Perry -Byrne have lived. But that does
not count against new gran5papa, and
from all reports Florence has gracefully
accepted Mr.. Byrne as the patriarchaI
paternaI head of the family.
The marriage of Mrs. Perry to the we'll
known capitalists son was kept secret for
several months, not being made known
until a few days ago. The date of the
marriage is given as August % 1895, and
comparison of dates reveals a spicy
story.
In the latter part of August of last year
Mr.. Byrne spent two or three days in the
City. He had with him considerable
money and iewelry of the value of $500 or
5000. A waiter at a certain restaurant
helped himself to $500 worth of the Jew
elry and considerable money. The cul-
prIt was apprehended and the money and
jewels were recovered. Mr.. Byrne de-
clined to prosecute and disclaimed all
knowledge as 20 the ownership of the
jewels. 1t afterward transpired that they
were the property of Mrs. Kate G. Perry,
then or afterward his wife, and specula-
ton was rife as to the cause of the mystery.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09
MRS. COUGARS ITINERARY.

The Noted Woman Lecturer Will Be
Followed by John G. Wool1ey.
J. NJ. Glass makes the following report
of his negotiations with prominent tenn
perance lecturers:
The Hon. John G. woolley will arrive in Los
Angeles on April 27, direct from Chicago, and
remain in our State up to May 20, then leave
for the National convention at Pittsburg,
May 27.
Of the twenty-four lectures Mr.. Woolley can
give us in California twenty are engaged
definitely and four are doubtful, as yet / will
have his route and dates published in full Inn
medlately after the meeting of our State COM
mittee, which convenes in Oakland on Febru-
i have just closed up twenty-three engage
and able speaker, Mrs. Helen NJ. Cougar of
Indiana Mrs. Cougar will arrive In Sacra-
mento direct from the East on March 8, and
speak at the following places:
Sacramento, March . and 8, Sunday and
Monday.
Oakland March II. Thursday.
San Francisco, March 13, Ia and 10, Friday,
Saturday and Sunday.
Oakland March 1t, Monday.
San Jose, March II and 19, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Modesto, March 10, Thursday.
Fresno, March 20, Friday.
Santa Barbara, March 21 and %. Saturday
Pomona, March % and "a. Monday and
Tuesday.
Ontario. March 25. Wednesday,
Los Angeles, March 26 and 27, Thursday and
Pasadena, March % and %, Saturday and
Sunday.
Riverside, March 80, Monday.
Santa Ana, March 81 and April L, Tuesday
and Wednesday.
have also made several engagements for
Rev. DR.. Carlos Martyr of Chicago, editor of
now in San Francisco waking up the neonla o,S N
Christian Citizenship" F~P-S 0A
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ments until the country was swarming
with them, and the scouts were obliged to
retreat by night some fifty miles over
great rocks and turbulent streams "a
geological formation peculiar to the terri
tory until they finally reached General
Crooks main body encamped under the
shadow of Cloud Peak. General Crook in
his official report to General Sheridan
spoke in praise of Finerty's valor in the
field and cheerfulness on the march.
Finerty continued with General Crooks
column until the close of the campaign
and was present at all the engagements
with the Indians. He was with the army
in its awful march from Tongue River to
the Yellowstone, and from the junction..of
the latter with the Powder River, beyond
the Little Missouri, thence south to the
Black Hills in Dakota. Over 600 cavalry
horses were shot or abandoned on the
trip. The men were obliged to sleep in
the open, midst fierce storms, and for
time they subsisted on horse meat. There
we're several sharp encounters with the
Indians on the march in.
Captain Charles King, the historical
narrator and romance writer of the frontier,
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09
ARE STATE OFFICIALS.
Bank Commissioners Cannot Be
Ousted by Criminal
Process.
They Are Not Amenable to the Law
Governing County or Municipal
Office Holders.

It has been settled, by decision of the
Supreme Court, that the Bank Commits
sioners are State officers, and cannot be
removed under the provisions of the penal
code, which prescribe the proceedings to
remove county or local officers. The de-
cision is in the case of Paris Kflburn and
others, Bank Commissioners oi California,
against J. K. Law, Judge of the Superior
Court of Merced County.
The case was based upon the application
for writ of prohibition against Judge
Law, commanding him to desist from any
further proceedings against the petition
ers as Bank Commissioners In the matter
of the accusation of William Sherman.
On October s, 1895, Sherman filed in the
Superior Court of Merced County COM
plant against the Bank Commissioners,
charging that they had willfully neglected
their duties in that they did not ascertain
that the Merced Bank was insolYent and
unable to fulfill its Obligations.
The claim was made that the Bank Com
missioners being State officials could not
be removed by criminal proceedings un-
der section 772 OF the Penal Code, the
sectionof the code under which sherman
made his complaint. 1t was Claimed py
features of civil action in proceeding
under section. 772, principal among them
being provision directing the court 10
proceed in summary manner 10 near the
evidence, which is taken to mean that
there need not be jury, and also that
the proceeding is not in the name OF the
people.
stated the following:
1t follows that the point that such prosecu-
the Rank Commissioners must be sustained.
They are not district, county, municipal nor
township officers, and by sections SSo and SS9
prosecutions under section 772 can only main
tain against such officers.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09
COLONEL JOHN F. F|NERTY
Irish Citizens Making Extensive
Preparations for His
Reception.
BRIGHT NEWSPAPER CAREER.
Journalist, Orator and Nationalist, He
Stands First Among His Com.
patriots.
BRIGHT NEWSPAPER CAREER.

John F. Finerty of Chicago, who comes
to San Francisco to lecture under the au-
spices of the Irish National Alliance of
America, Is to-day one of the most pic
turesque Irishmen in the United States.
The local branches of the society of
which Colonel Finerty is the recognized
chieftain will receive him in manner
worthy the man and becoming the occa-
sion. He will be met at Los Angeles by a
delegation of prominent Irish-born citi-
zens OF San Francisco and escorted to the
City with flying colors. Colonel Finerty is
now lecturing on Irish national affairs in
the Southern States. At the conclusion of
his tour IN the South he will come directly
to California and deliver one lecture at
Metropolitan Hall in this City on the even
ing of March 4, the anniversary birthday
of Robert Emm ct, the young Irish patriot
who was executed in Dublin in the latter
part OF the eighteenth century for an al
legged political offense against the crown.
From here the lecturer goes north to Port
land and the Sound cities and thence to
Butte, Mont, concluding his circuit at
Minneapolis and st. Paul
Finerty's one aim is to tell the people of
the South and West all about the new
Irish National Alliance, now well estab-
nshed at the East, and whose sole purpose
is to secure Irish independence, by peace
ful means If possible. with the sword If
compulsory. 1t is defined by the modern
ers as the reactionary movement which
comes through the working out of natural
causes from the wornout legislative policy
for which OConnell stood first and Par.
nell last. And Finerty is, perhaps, the
one man in America to tell what it means.
John, as everybody calls him in Chicago,
is fine fellow. When he speaks the mel
Hhuous, unctuous tone of voice that he
derives from his ancestry is strengthened
by the robust vigor OF his own oratorical
power, and the combination always wins
his audience. No man has been written
up" more than Finerty, and rightly, too.
for his personality and character are as
full OF color as California sunset. 1t is
no eXtravagant prediction to say that Fin
.rty will never be forgotten by those who
will have the good fortune to see him and
listen to his Ciceronian rhetoric and his
matchless oratory.
This will not be Finerty's first visit
to San Francisco. But he comes as
,Timon went to Athens-in rather differ
ent circumstances. On the occasion when
ne first struck this transmontane metropo-
lis he landed here without q penny in his
pocket. But his stars were with him and
he negotiated a loan from newspaper
friend and was thus enabled to get safely
back to his friends. This time his ex-
penses will be all guaranteed and there
will be money in the till over and above
the requisite amount for expenses.
Colonel Finerty has had an eventful life.
His earlier years we're passed as a reporter
on the daily press of Chicago and later he
won distinction as war correspondent
during the Indian wars i'll the Northwest.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09
THE BIC BLYTHE ESTATE.
Grandma Perry-Byrne Has Hypo'
thecated a Portion of Her
Interest.
OVER A HUNDRED. THOUSAND.
Imposing List of Those Who Have
Done a Percentage Banking
With the Lady.
OVER A HUNDRED. THOUSAND.

The numerous attorneys connected with
the celebrated Blythe case from time to
time are exploring their thought domes
fer an explanation of the motive of Flor
ence's grandmother in hypothecating so
large portion of her interest in the estate.
To the world Florence Blythe-HInckley's
grandmother was known as Mrs. Kate
Perry up to few weeks ago. Her change
of name is due to marriage which is said
to have taken place in Los Angeles on the
22d of last August.
The new name by which Mrs. Kate Perry
that was will henceforth be known is
Byrne, her second husband being John E.
Byrne, son of the capitalist, J. M. Byrne.
But that has nothing TO do with the reason
which Mrs. Kate Perry-Byrne may have
for hypothecating SO much of her contract
interest in the Blythe estate, though
special and separate interest attaches
thereto as will be seen later on.
The attorneys say that Mrs. Kate Perry
Byrne is after another slice of the estate.
This, however, is merely an opinion, but
is put forth as possible solution of the
Iady's action. AS is we'll known she has
a 10 per cent contract on the estate with
her daughter Florence, which is equiva-
lent to $3.50 900 or 100000. Ex-Attorney-
General Hart holds similar contract. but
that is another story.
fhe fact remains that the books of the
County Auditor furnish indubitable proof
of number OF transactions of the kind
mentioned.
In the language of one of the ATTORNEYS,
who has been actively identified with the
celebrated litigation for several years, Mrs.
Kate Perry-Byrne has banked on her in
terest to the great profit of those who have
been her bankers. One of the legal gem
tlemen goes so far as to say that she has
given in some instances 81 and So for one.
However true or fallacious that NAV be
can be judged after perusing a transcript
of the records.
In book 81 of Covenants, page 2S3, is
found the first record of hypotnecation.
1t reads: Kate G. Perry to L. P Drexler,
Slu.UOO interest In her contract for tue
consideration of $40, 600 and interest, etc.
All of the notes read that the money
borrowed is to be on loan until such time
as the litigation shall come to an end and
the estate be distributed.
On page 337, same book, is recorded a
loan of $4,000 obtained by Mrs. Perry from
Levi Kowalsky.
Page 355, same book, is allotted to Mrs
Perry and w. b. Waldron, the latter hav-
ing supplied Mrs. Perry with funds
amounting to $34S5 at per cent
On page 360 Mr.. Waidron is also re-
corded as having furnished Mrs. Perry in
july 1895, $1,000 for six months, interest al
the rate of 2 per cent.
One of the most important and signifi.
cant records is that found on page 1863
same book of covenants, wherein it is SCI
| forth that for and in consideration of his
| legal services. Hepburn Wilkins is to re
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His whole life, and he is still in the prime
and vigor Of his manhood, has been one of


and vigor of his manhood, has been one of
action.
Suave, keen of eye, ruggedly good ma
tured. impetuous yet cautious in his habit
of thought, strikingly original in speech,
generous, open-handed, giant in stature
and Titan in heart-this, in brief, is
John Finerty. He is soldier by nature,
war correspondent by experience, and
statesman by choice of the people. Yet
one who knows him well would pronounce
him better soldier than statesman, for
like all his race, he is patriot born and
bred, and real patriotism, the sort we in
herit from the Greeks, who gave it to the
Rom ans, who flushed barbaric Europe by
their noble example, always finds its
broadest and most exhaustive outlet in
soldiery and fighting.
Finerty's newspaper work at the front
during the Indian wars in the Northwest
gave him lasting reputation as corre-
spondent. His standing in the newspaper
world Immediately advanced. His task
was difficult one, as the Indians drew no
distinction between an English and a
Hibernian scalp: 1t was in the spring of
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09

father of John K. Orr was one of Emmett S
lieutenants in that memorable year of
pride and sorrow, so it would be fitting
to have Mr.. Orr on the committee. Irvine
Graham and William Cluff are also North
of Ireland men. and as Emmett knew nei-
ther north nor south. but united Ire
mittee could not fail to impress Mr.. Fin
erty that the Irishmen of the Pacific Coast
were abreast of the twentieth century, and
it would stimulate him to do justice to the
memory of one of the purest, noblest and
most disinterested patriots that ever lived
upon the tides of time. AN IRIsHMAN."
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only a few shades, TO close out, 10 "a
yards in a piece. On special sale u
friday ...... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Piece
WHITE PEARL BUTTONS, lines 49, IN
20, %, "a, value 10c. Sale price,. -
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -. Dozen
FANCY INKSTANDS, white metal, AWC
with two glass wells, very pretty, w bN
value 35c and as pretty as $5 one. &n "
Special sale Friday. ................. Each
GENTS TECK TIES, all light coiors az
good patterns, in fancy silks regu- -
lar value Csc. Sale price Friday. Zach
CENTS WHITE HEMSTITCHED ETC
HANDkERCHIEFS. fancy colored H2
borders, 1-inch hem, regular price
20c each. On sale Friday. .......... Each
LADIES BLACK COTTON HOSE, q &C
fine quality Macco yarn, high-splced 4 Ia
heels, etc, regular 25c stocking. u
On sale this day only ................ Pair
BLACK SERGE, 4S inches wide heavy IN aAC
diagonal, all pure wool, worth 75c ENHE
Special every day this week. W.
YARD
special 81 grade, full 20 inches wide, n
very heavy. On sale all this week "
............................... Yard
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09
Death of James Logue.

James Logue, one OF the oldest and best
known residents of Richmond, was buried last
Monday from the Star of the Sea Church.
High mass was celebrated by Rev Father
Coyle. The funeral was one of the largest ever
known in the district. The deceased was very
popular and had large number of friends
among the business men of Richmond. For
some time before his death he was employed
at the Bay District racetrack. Mr.. Logue was
native OF Ireland, AZ years old.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09
u9e5DnN.
Following goods will be placed on
special sale 8 A. NJ. Tuesday:

WHITE BEDSPREADS, large size,
Marseilles pattern, good value at 81.
On sale Tuesday y....-.................
1O-4 WHITE COTTON BLANKETS,
extra weight, reduced from ST IS
pair. Special clearance price Tues
day.. .....................
BLEACHED TURKISH TOWELS,
20x42 inches, fine weave, fast sell .
wage, value 25c. Sale price Tuesday
SCALLOPED AND HEMSTITCHED
EMBROIDERY EDGING, 5 to
inches wide, good value at l5c yard.
Clearance Tuesday all. all...........
WHITE EMBROIDERY EDGING,
from 6 to 9 inches wide, pretty open
work patterns, value zoe. Sale
Tuesday at. Observation-Disclosures.
SOAPS-"Hale's White Rose" Kinks
"Curly Maple" and White Oatmeal.
Entire lot TO close. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
SIX cakes for 25c.
LADIES' CALICO WAISTS, laun-
dered collar and cuffs, new patterns,
lights and darks, latest style: large,
full sleeves, etc.; 13 patterns. On
sale tuesday. ...............
LADIES' PERCALE WAISTS, laun-
dered collar and cuffs, swell patterns,
checks and stripes and figures, all
colors, sizes 32 to AZ, 10 styles,
up-to-date 1896. 6.....................
--"-~>--------~-----O-------
FANCY SILK-A miscellaneous lot of
broken lines of Fancy Silk, our 81
and 81 25 styles. To close out this
week.
FANCY YSUITINGS-Broken checks in
medium colors, double fold, heavy
quality. Special this week .....
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09

Secretary Morton, in his annual report,
figures that the farm property OF the
United States is worth $4,000, O,0O0O 600,
there being 4, 1854, GAL farms, averaging in
value $500.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09
G@ENHy'
Following goods will be placed on
special sale 8 A. NJ. Monday:

INDIGO BLUE PRINTS, fast cOlOrs, n
in a variety of patterns Our special ~
clearance price. \ ara .
BLEACHED MASONvILLE MUSLIN,
SO inches wide reduced from 10c "
yard. On sale Monday. ............... Yard
~>c
UKBLEACHED TABLE DAMASK, 50 VH
inches wide, good quality. Special n "
clearance price. YARD
WHITE ToRCHoN LACE, inches a
wide. good value at 1Oc yard. On u
special sale Monday. y................... Yard
HAIR PINS, Ladies' Delight. made of nc
finest tempered steel, will last thou
sand years. value sc, but we sell 'em ~
1or.....-..... Package
SHELF PAPER. "a sheets in a bunch A1C
colors pink, blue, red yellow, white; &2
value double. On sale Monday in e.
Bazaar. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Bundle
HALES KID-FITTING CoRSETs, "a q 90
and extra long waist, 5 and hook. - Il
Clearance sale price Monday. ....... Pair
HALE'S KID-FITTING CoRsETS,
horn -boned. French sateen covered, ~ so
silk stitched; short, long and extra ~ -
long lengths, all long waists; 4, ~
and hook lengths. Sale price,. Pair
FANCY SILK-That may close the FAC
balance OF our 75c Fancy silks in 3AEE
fall and winter styles offer them - u
every day this week at.............-. Yard
BLACK FIGURED SILK-A new line @mC
of extra heavy Black Figured Gros-
Grain Silks, all designs 19 d
Inches. Special price. Yard