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The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
THE DOG Is SICK.
Judge Low Has to Continue . Case in
Consequences.

Judge Low Has to Continue . Case in
Consequence.
The unusual spectacle of dog clogging
the wheels of justice was witnessed in
Judge Lows court yesterday morning.
George Thackeray, who lives at 3439
Twenty-second street, owns a valuable
bulldog and John Williams and William
Farrar, his nelghbors, are the joint possess
sors of fine setter dog. One day last
week the setter poked its nose through
hole in Thackeray's fence and the bulldog
promptly seized the inquisitive nasal ap-
pendage of the setter in its deathlike grip.
Williams and Farrar, hearing the howls
of the setter, rushed to its assistance
armed with cleaver and slashed the bull
dog over the face to make it release its
hold.
Thackeray was indignant at the mutila-
ton of his bulldog and swore to COM
plants against Williams and Farrar,
charging them with cruelty to animals.
When the case was called yesterday it was
announced that the bulldog was too i'll to
appear in court, and the Judge granted a
continuance till such time as it would be
able to make its appearance.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
,ut the City. Other delegates are being an

out the City. Other delegates are being an
nounced daily, and the prospect is that
over 200 delegates will be seated tonight.
An invitation is also extended to the
public in general to attend this meeting,
as prominent citizens will speak upon the
new charter. Henry III. Clement, one OF
the freeholders, will deliver an address
showing the difference between the con-
solidation act and the new charter. Colo
will explain and answer all objections that
have been raised or may be urged against
the charter. Any one having any obiec-
ton to the charter, and wishing it an
swered, will kindly present the same to
the secretary of the association, and it will
be fully answered and explained at the
meeting.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
THE MORE ESTATE ROW
The Suspended Executor Explains Why
He Should Not BE Punished
for Contempt.


John F. More went before Judge Cof
fey yesterday with affidavits of himself,
his attorney, Thomas McNulta, Frank M.
Whitney and others by way OF explaining
why he should not be punished for con-
tempt of court in not presenting an in
ventory and other accountings Of hisstew-
ardship. as executor, over the estate OF
Alexander P. More. The order was made
at the time More was suspended as ex-
ecutor and his sister, Elizabeth Muller,
was appointed special administrative. He
states in his affidavit that Mrs. Muller
took poss ession of the property on Santa
Rosa Island, began shearing the sheep and
otherwise prevented him from fulfilling
the order of the court.
An order was made by the court vacat-
ing the order of June %, authorizing the
special administrative to hypothecate
wool. An order denying motion to va
cate the order of July 2I, authorizing the
special administrators to sell wool and
some so, 900 mutton sheep.
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party, also testified in the same vein as
defendant, and the prosecution. to save
time, agreed that the forty odd other wit
nesses would also testify in like manner.
The prosecution waived the opening
address to the Jury, and the case was SUBJ
mitted on brief arguments.
The jury returned a verdict OF guilty.
Sentence will be pronounced this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
CHARTER ASSOCIATION.

There Will Be Many Delegates at To-
Nights Meeting.
The next meeting of delegates to the
Citizens Charter Association will be held
at the Academy of Sciences Hall 819
Market street, tomorrow evening sat 8
o'clock. There are now 1856 regulaS dele
gates TO the convention, representing
eighty-iye different organizations through
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
SHE SIGNED IT AWAY.
How Miss Maud Smith Lost Her Sew
enty-Five Shares of Stock to
Leroy Harvey.

In the trial of the case of the people
against Leroy Harvey, begun yesterday
morning before Judge Bahrs, Miss
Maud Smith, the complaining wit
ness in the charge of embezzlement,
told her story of how she parted
company with seventy-fye shares of Oak
land gaslight and heat stock. She says
that Harvey was an old friend of the fam
lily; that one day in March, 1894, he came
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
ELECTRICITY FOR GAS,
Supervisor Hirsch Will Suggest That
This Substitution Be Made on
Folsom Street,

Folsom Street.
A private letter from the Folsom-street
Improvement Club has been filed with
Alphonse Hirsch of the Street Lighting
Committee of the Board of Supervisors.
petitioning his influence in procuring the
substitution of electric lights for gas on
Folsom street, between Nineteenth and
Second.
MIR. Hirsch said yesterday: ''I will pre-
sent this matter at the next meeting of
the Street Lighting Committee, which oc-
ours on Septe m Der 81. According to the
figures of the Folsom-stree Improvement
Club gas is far more expensive than electric
lights would be.
SAT the same time the cost of removing
the gas lamp posts and putting up the
electric lights would amount up seriously.
[ am, however, thoroughly in harmony
with the proposition. and shall suggest the
substitution at the next meeting of the
committee"
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Eight Members of the Socialistic
Labor Party to Be Sen
fenced.
CURLING OF FREE SPEECH.
The City's Streets Must Not Be Used
for the Purpose of Holding
Public Meetings.

Many hundreds of people, men and
women with strong opinions as to their
right OF free speech, were interested spec
tators in or about Judge Conlan's court
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
A WINDOW smasher.

Fred Stein, young man, is fond OF jail life.
and to enjoy it he adopts the plan of smashing
windows. He was released from the County
Jail a few days ago, and on Friday night
smashed window, valued at $50, in q Pow
ell-street store. Yesterday Judge Campbell
sent him back to the County Jail for Nix
months.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
MRS. JOHN T. FARRELL DEAD.
DR.. Robert Macbeth Charged With Her
Murder,

Murder.
DR.. Robert Macbeth, Grant avenue and
Sutter street, was booked at the City
Prison yesterday afternoon on the charge
of murder.
Mrs. John T. Farrell of 20 Henry
street. upon whom he is accused OF
criminal practice about month ago, died
at her residence early yesterday morning,
and her body was taken to the Morgue.
DIR. Macbeth persists in denying any
knowledge of the woman. He said he
first heard of her when the officers placed
him under arrest.
In April last year the doctor was ar
rested on similar charge, the victim be-
ing Mrs. Catherine Quinn, but he was
acquitted.
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to her mothers residence at 2226 Jackson
street and said to her Miss Smith) that he
had great favor to ask of her; that some
Eastern capitalists with whom he ex-
peeted to have large dealings were COM
ing to San Francisco and he was very de-
slrous of presenting. good appe arance in
the business world; that he had only
some real estate to make showing and
that he did not think it enough. The
favor he asked was that Miss Smith
should sign over to him temporarily her
shares OF stock that he might exhibit it as
his own. The witness said that her
mother demqrred to this greatly, but that
harVey nnally persuaded her (the wit
ness) to consent, against her mothers ad-
vice. She signed the certificate and
1t never returned to her. The case is still
on trial
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26

BORROW on seaIskins. silks and Jewels at Uncle
Harris. l5 Grant avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26

Supervising Inspector Steam Vessels, First
District
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-12
PROTECTION IrANr TED.

The farmers of Great Britain are not prospecting under free trade and they have been for several years demanding some kind of protection. A commission was appointed to see what could be done for them and it has just made its report. It recommends the remission of seventy-tive per cent. of the rates on agricultural land, system of govern ment loans and farming improvements, The radical minority on the commits sion sign separate report. They de- clare that the result of the adoption of the suggestions of the majority will mean that eS,0O0,0O0 shall be annually given as State relief. Land owners, they declare, should bear their share of local burdens.
 A practical and wise move for the re- lief of the British farmer is the gov
 rnment measure pending in parliament and known as the light railways bill" It aims to facilitate the construction of light iron roads-either electric or nar-
 ow guage steam, after the French plan, or tramways, after the Belgian method, which cost about S15,000 a mile to con struct-to bring the agricultural sec- tions into closer connection with the markets and provide cheap and eXpedl- tious transportation for produce. Where necessary the government will lend money to promote the enterprise or subsidize it.
 Whatever is done for the British far mer will perhaps not be called protec- ton, but he wont care much what it is called so long as it helps him. He has had sad experience with free trade.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-12
IS HE 4 PATRIOT?

The war with Spain wasn't carried on as fervidly in the United States senate yesterday as it might have been. Sem ator Hoar of Massachusetts actually made a speech favoring the postpone ment of the whole Cuban question until April 6, five days after April 1, and he had the temerity to say that he had no sympathy for quarrelsome people, with their constant querulous and grasshopper chirp. They caused the agitations of Europe as well as of this country. He spoke of the entire absence of facts and information on the Cuban question. The committee on foreign re- 1ations had considered 1t, and had brought in a resolution, without any report of facts. Senator Morgan, who presented that report, in an impas- stoned speech supporting it offered not facts, but statement first that he laid down his sword, which Spain could take up if she would, and second, that the Congress of the United States had the right to declare war without the consent of the President Senator Hoar further said that this was not time for initiating the clamor of the mobs or for indulging in the impassioned ut terances of orators. It was the time ana occasion for the exercise of the judicial faculty.
 Senator Hoar was careful to say that he did not think any proclamation as to his sympathy with a people strug- gling for liberty was necessary, but he may be mistaken in this He needn't be surprised if he reads or hears that he is not friend of liberty and not even patriot. And he is certainly mistaken in his notion that congress needs any facts to assist it in deal- ing with foreign affairs. It does not. All that it needs is wind and patriotism.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-12
s-@77-l7-7Il--7777- Why He Was Apprehensive.

'Scuse me, suh," he said, as he ap- preached one of the attaches of the Smithsonian Instution, "but I wants ter ax yoh sumfin'."
 Whats the matter?" was the inqui- ry. Are you looking for something to eat?'
 'N'ndeed I ain hungry. I wants sci'ntific infohmation. I wants ter know bout desc hyah x rays dat dey's takin' de phortygrafs wifi. Dey done tells me dey kin take picters right fro yer; dat when dey goes after ye wifi one CT dem, yer skin an yer clos ain no 'tection t all."
 That's what they claim"
 An eff dun he'd chickin foh dinner, s'pose dey could jes fro me down an take a picter ob de chicken"
 II believe the theory is something like that"
 "Da's whut thought. Da's whut thought. But yeres whut I done come ter ax yer. Does yer b'lieve dat dey could git CT good huff likeness ob dc chiclSin ter inable doe ownah ter reco'- nize Washington Star.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-12

with this same plaid gingham. Then plaids come in cottons in the colorings that are shown in silk, so there's a choice for all sorts of purses.
 To-day's picture presents dress that while trimmed in a novel way, is not a difficult model for the home dressmaker to copy. It is of beige cloth trimmed with black silk cord. The blouse waist has fitted back and short fronts of the beige cloth, with a gathered vest and wide belt combined of the old blue velvet. In front lace applique indicates Q yoke, and little ornament consisting of a blue satin bow and lace hangs from the waist. The sleeves have big shirred puffs open on the upper arm where they are edged with braid, and the same braid also shows upon the skirt.
 Silk petticoats have burst forth again in spite of all that has been said in ia vor of suppressing them and now they are to be had, for wear beneath showy gowns, all covered with lace and the lace festooned with punches of flowers. Any sort of petticoa,t ought to look at least remotely as if it could go into the wash tub, but these adorable garland ed petticoats are pretty enough to make one forget her theories. Besides, you can call them part of the dress when they are so elaborate and not count them as a petticoat, and that will save your conscience. FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-12

door-key." "Well, it is an easy mat ter to buy another" "Yes, but If I do will immediately find the one I've lost, "-Chicago Record,
 Her Savings,-"Dear mamma" wrote the young lady who was away at board ing school, q need q little money to buy monogram paper. l have saved $5 of my last months allowance, but I've only got $3 of it."-Chicago Tribune.
 Jack Robinson Cat tho door)-Mrs, Robinson (hic), do you knowsh w'at's matter with me?
 Mrs, J. Robinson (severely)--Yes, sir. You arc drunk--very drunk.
 J. R.-Mrs. Robinson (hic) correct; VT smart woman; you guessed it the first time.--To Date,
 You know what enemies Wilson and Watson were? Well, when Watson died old Wilson sent q beautiful floral gates ajar'-" q am glad to hear it. I hate to think man could not forgive" Wait till get through. Behind the gates was stairway leading down ward. ."-Indianapolis Journal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-12
 HIGH LONDON RENTS.
Extraordinary Prices Paid for Houses in
 Fashionable Sections,

Extraordinary Prices Paid for Houses in
 Fashionable Sections.
 A large part of London, and more particularly the West End, is owned by landlords whose estates, having been laid out and covered with houses on the terminable lease system, increase in value in most extraordinary way.
 One of the large freehold mansions near Hyde Park Corner, when put into the market, now brings something like one hundred thousand pounds. In Kensington Palace Gardens a favorite row of houses is held on fairly reasona- ble terms; and a good specimen in this same row was recently leased for fifty years, the purchase money totalling forty thousand pounds.
 Belgravia and Mayfair still hold their own in regard to the value of the dwell lngs there situated. Before quoting a few instances of enormous rents in these districts, however, it should be explained that the would-be resident in these aristocratic quarters pays as much or more in what is termed pre- miums' as he does in rent. If a lease- holder desires to let his house to an as- piring society leader for the remainder of the time the lease has yet to run, he is precluded by the terms of the lease from raising the rent, but he takes it out of the new tenant in a premium.
 A house in Mayfair was rented lately for six hundred pounds year on a ten years lease, but the additional premi- um paid by the incoming tenant was forty-five hundred pounds! Big prices are also paid when West End houses are let furnished for the season, or for even shorter periods. During the Lon- don season house in St. James Place lets readily at twenty-five guineas week, or over one hundred and twenty five dollars, and one in Curzon street, Mayfair, at thirty-tiv guineas In the latter district, too, a furnished house may be let for the season for couple of thousand guineas. An American speculator paid six hundred pounds, or about three thousand dollars, last sea- son for a furnished house in Grosvenor Crescent, of which he was the occupant for less than three weeks.
 But mansions in the West End of London do not stand alone in the mat ter of big rents. A small furnished house at Ascot is often let by the own, CT for three-days' race meeting at a rental of three hundred and fifty pounds. Last year Baron Hirsch paid the enormous sum of four thousand pounds to Lord Walsingham for the use of his Norfolk seat for about a week. It was the occasion of a royal shooting party, and the birds shot were handed over to Lord Walsingham in accordance with the agreement
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-12
GIYILIZIIION IN .I1pIN

The higher civilization appears to be making even more progress in Japan than in this country. The Japanese government has resolved to undertake a scheme of naval development which will require seven years for completion. During that time the sum to be expend- ed on building and arming men-of-war is S1.000,000 yen in round numbers, and 100000 will be devoted to the con- struction of docks and various edifices necessary for the needs of the greatly increased navy. These figures are inde- pendent of appropriations on account of vessels already ordered abroad, among which are two line-of battle ships of over 1200o tons each, which will probably be ready for sea in the course of a year. The reported intention is to place the country in possession of a navy which, in point of displacement (2Oo.00O tons), shall be more than equal to the combined squadrons of Great Britain, Russia, France, Germany, and the United States-aggregat 1SS, 900 tons-now on the Pacific station, and which shall include at least six line-of- battle ships far more powerful than any vessel now flying foreign flag in Japanese waters. Out of the total ex- penditure (95,000,000 yen) the sum asked for in the fiscal year commencing next April is 22,25O,O0o yen, of which 20, 0,50O- 900 are to be spent on new ships and 1,750,000 on building works of various kinds. It is pointed out that in con- sidering figures relating to Japanese ex- penditure direct arithmetical compari- son with the outiays of western coun- tries is apt to be very misleading. Jap
 an cannot procure ships and guns more cheaply than any other country can. But once in possession of such weap- ons of war, she manages to maintain them, together with the necessary men, at an outlay almost incredibly small when judged by western standards
 For example, before her struggle with China began she had thirty-two men, of-war and twenty three torpedo boats, with an aggregate displacement of 62,5S2 tons and crews of I3,92S men. These, together with her naval schools and her department of naval admins tration, she contrived to maintain at an annual cost of 5,5O0,OOO yen, or about s3, ,00O,00 Even during the next fiscal
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-12
FASHION NOTES.
plalds in sOrvlco thlefly us Llnings.
$4,0OO,000,

PIaids in Servico Chiefly as Linings.
 Plaids arc as much in vogue as ever and they come in all sorts of combina- tions of color. It is reassuring to see that they are being used for Innings and facings more than for outside. To tell the truth, plaid is rather trying for 9 waist or skirt unless it is made up by genius of dressmaker, and unless, too it is worn by tall woman. A pretty notion for light wool dresses for early spring wear is to use plaid gingham for their lining. This is much less eXpen~ sive than silk and almost as effective Little capes of light wool are lined, too,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-12

The world has viewed with wonder what has seemed the sudden and phenomenal leap of the
 bicycle into public fav-
 or during the past year.
 The most cultured and
 fashionable society of our metropolitan cities are fascinated. Tiffany & Co. recently sold a Wheel at $500 % and are said to have another in process valued at $40 0. The George H, Ford Company of this city have taken the Agency for the Humber, which attracted so much attention at the recent Cycle Show. This Company have for $ years been engaged in the manufacture of Wheels
 with factories at Wolv- erhampton, Coventry,
 Paris, Moscow, Lisbon,
 and in this country, and
 is famed the World over. Their patrons in- clude one-quarter of a million riders.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-12
RUMORS.

Mrs. Brownlow-Now, Tommy, go and kiss your uncle. or mamma will cane you. Tommy (after long look at his surly old uncle)-Cane me, ma.-Tit- Bits.
 A Rumor.--"I wonder if that report is true about the vice president" What is it?" "They say that at the end of his term he will re-enter public life."--, Puck.
 A Patriot,-"What, As earnest d patriot as yourself taking up the study of Spanish?" Yep l want to be able to murder the language. e."--1ndianapolis Journal.
 Corroborated - New Yorker -- Are Philadelphians as slow as New Workers think they are? Philadelphian (sur- prised)-Do New Workers think we're slow?-Truth.
 T shore does hope" said Uncle Nose dat dey will git dis heah new photo- graph trick so fine by summer dat man kin tell wedder melons is ripe. .'-Indian- apolis Journal.
 Son-Father, why do they call the ex- tension of a house ''wings?" Father (who is building)-Because, my son, the more wings on house the faster the money fiies.-Prck.
 How Things Work.-"Pve lost my
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-12

Congressman Charles Daniels of Buff falo, formerly a justice of the New York Supreme court, told a story the other day which shows on what strange evil dence people sometimes adopt conclu- sions. A man had been convicted of the murder of his wife, and the case was finally carried to the Court of Appeals, which reversed the finding of the lower court. A special hearing was ordered by the Governor. This was held at Syracuse, and Justice Daniels was call ed upon to preside In examining the jurors one man said that he was preju- diced in the matter. When asked if he had gleaned his prejudice from the pa pers or by talking with interested par ties, or by hearsay, he replied to every question that he didn't know a thing about the case, but that he was, never theless, prejudiced. He was excused, but Justice Daniels was not satisfied, and he sent the sheriff and had the juror brought back to him. He asked him where he had gained his prejudice. thing about the case, but the lawyers made such idiots of themselves in ex- amining the jurors that knew the man must be guilty"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-12

year, April 1896. to April, 1897, the bud get appropriations on account of ordi- nary naval expenditure amount to only a little over 100000 yen. or less than Sa oO0 OnO
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-12

There is depression in the phosphate business of South Carolina under which work has been reduced, wages cut down and in some cases companies have en- tirely suspended. This is owing to the competition, in which the phosphates from Algeria, from Venezuela, from the French district of Somme and from Tennessee all have a hand. One ac- count says that the Tennessee phos- phate is the most formidable competitor of the South Carolina product, filling it's place perfectly, and being placed on the market at less price, as it does not need washing or drying. It is signif1- cant, in this connection, that 9 South Carolina syndicate has recently paid sso0000 for 21,O0O acres of phosphate land in Tennessee. In the hope of re- viving the South Carolina industry, the inspector recommends reduction of the State royalty to 25 cents a ton. The revenue from this royalty goes into a sinking fund for the liquidation of the State bonds. Governor Evans, in his message to the legislature, opposed any reduction in the royalty.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-12

Langtry is astonishing London with chain of diamonds over ten yards long. It is wound three times around her waist, goes twice over her shoulder, an indenfinite number of times around her throat, and ends in a brilliant mass of looping on one side of her bodice.