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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

The Academy of the Immaculate Con
ception will give a lawn social in connec
ton with the closing exercises Of that in
stitution, June Oath. The public is cor
daily invited to attend.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

A Pointer for Gentlemen! Big lot Of
summer shirts-laundered percales, and
negligees-dollar-a and quarter shirt for 81
cents; rs cent shirts for So cents. Satur.
day, only, ct Ilfeld's.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

Max B. Goldenberg evidenced his patri-
otism yesterday, by firing twenty-one
salutes from a cannon yesterday, upon the
receipt of the news that Mckinley had
been nominated at st. Louis.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

A reward OF 50 is offered to the party
who will return a lost cocker spaniel
pup to this office.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

The Shakespeare club will meet this
evening with Mrs. J. H. Shout and Miss
Ella Bloom.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

Native bran at the Las Vegas Role
mills. at Soc. per 100. 180-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

j. W. Brooks received many valuable
compliments for the distribution of
bulletins from the convention, yesterday.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

Browne & Manzanares Co. are in receipt
of a car load of Mccormick reapers and
mowers, and have a force of hands busily
engaged in setting them up.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

the Methodist church, this evening. You
will be more thar repaid if you attend.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

The clerk of the court is preparing a
transcript for the supreme court in the
case of Scipio Aguilar.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

The mercury is getting up to umraei
standard again.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

Whale oil soap is good to destroy thu
slug worms on rose bushes.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

Ladies, IL your husbands scratch matches
on the wall, rub a little liquid vaseline on
the spot. That will soon remove it.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

A new walnut case Albrecht piano fol-
sale cheap, inquire at the Rathbun shot
store. 1871.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

The largest and best assorted stock OF
mems shoes to be had a Sporleder's.-172-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

Whatever may be said of the days so
far this summer, nobody can complain OF
hot nights.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

The New Brunswick restaurant for an
appetizing meal. l06-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

A meal of plenty, well cooked and serv
ed. at the New Brunswick. 106-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

Attend the opening day Of the plaza re
freshment stand, June goth.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

For parties, concerts and s%oclals, rent
Rosenthal Bros. ball. W-s-tf
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

The glorious fourth Of July draweth
near.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

There will be five Mondays and Tuesdays
in June-rather rough on the washwomen.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

The 2lst inst. will be the longest day Of
the year.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

Band practice, tonight, at city hall.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-19

The gaudy Chinese fire cracker will 500
decorate the shop windows.
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FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 10. 1895
METROPOLIS MISCELLANY.

J. Biehl, leading undertaken.
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G. F. JONES, Agt.
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The San Francisco call., 1896-12-19
various tables were we'll pleased with their

various tables were well pleased with their
success SO far.
A large vacant store near the Temple
Emanuel was taken for the occasion and
handsomely decorated with red snd white
bunting and some evergreens The ladies
OF the society soon transformed the big
interior into an attractive bazaar. The
result is that the tables are covered with
all kinds of pretty articles suitable for
Christmas presents. There is also COL
lection of water-color sketches and pic
lures of different kinds for sale.
In all there are nine booths, as follows:
Domestic booth, Mrs. Young; fancy
booth, Miss Hoffman, Miss Kelly; doll
booth, Miss Fossy and assistants; art
booth, Mrs. Benton, Mrs. Sandehl; art
gallery, Miss Rumsey; table of fortune,
Miss Butler; gra bbag. Miss Benton; re-
fIeshments. Mrs. Lloyd, Mrs. Bailey. Mrs.
Grimm. Mrs. Cartwright; palmistry, Pro-
lessor Rekaf
exhibition of the modern ark. This is
merely 10-cent market basket. but it will
contain one of the helpless infants for
whom the Children's Home fin ding Soc.-
ETY. finds homes. The child will be on ex-
hibition on its way to its new home, and
will hold its reception from to P. NJ.
Children will be admitted free of charge,
but are asked not to forget some donation.
The bazaar will be open all day and
evening. In addition to the little one
that is 10 leave on the 5 P. NJ. train for its
less infant will entertain the visitors after
ward. 1t is but IA days old, and so far
sorrow and tears have been its portion,
and the ladies wish to know who will help
1t with some of the good things of life to
make the little stranger happy.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-19
JUGGLED WITH
TITLE ABSTRACTS
Farmer Robinson Told the
Grand Jury How He
Was Beguiled.
Came Out Fifteen Hundred Dol.
lars Short in a Land Trans.
action.
An Une expected Trust Deed Held by
the San Francisco Savings Union
to Secure $4,000

G. w. Robinson told the Grand Jury
yesterday that he was swindled out of
$500 in cash. The jury was deeply i'm
pressed by thu narrative, as many of the
facts were corrcborated by ]. F. Cunning
ham, wholesale grocer. IA Clay street, San
Francisco.
According to the story told to the Grand
Jury Mr. Robinson in October last met
G. w. Donaldson, residing on Sanchez
street, in this City. Donaldson presented
the advantages and described the location
of a 200-acre tract of land near Pleyto,
Monterey County. Mr.. Robinson went
down and saw the land and the prospect
pleased him. Then Donaldson went up
TO Mendocino County and saw the little
farm at Elk. An exchange was soon agreed
upon. A valuation of $4,000 was placed on
the Mendocino land, house, barn and hay.
The Monterey land was held to De worth
$500, and Robinson was to pay tho dit
ference, $500.
When abstracts of title were exam ined
Mr.. Cunningham advised his friend, Rob-
inson, that a lawyer should be engaged to
examine the title, but the confding Men
docino County farmer had SO much faith
in George w. Donaldson of this City ana
w. Z. and John Donaldson of Monterey
County that he concluded not 10 spend
money for examination of papers. Mr.. Cum
ningham himself examined the abstract
carefully, and it seemed to him clear and
straight.
The transactions of exchange were duly
executed October 10. before Notary En-
quist, in the Mills building, and Mr.. Rob-
inson paid over his $500 to g. w. Donald
son In due time the Mendoclno farmer
went TO Monterey and took possession Of
his farm. for which he had paid the sum
of his worldly fortune.
He explained to the Grand Jury how
rudely he was shaken when the knowl-
edge came to him that the San Francisco
Savings Union held deed of trust on the
land to secure the payment OF $1,000, which
G. w. Donaldson had borrowed from the
bank in Decem Der, 1880. Mr.. Robinson
told the jury that he was assured there
was nothing due on the land but the taxes
for the current year. He stated that the
abstract which ne examined and showed
to Cunningham contained no mention of
the trust deed. In this respect his testi-
mony was corroborated by the wholesale
grocer ]. T. Cunningham, who said he
carefully read the abstract.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-19
Death of the Founder of a
Famous North Beach
Resort.
Abe Warner, One Time Proprie.
tor of the "Cobweb saloon"
Passes Away.
1t Was Once Famous All Over the
Coast and Attracted Visitors
by Thousands.

Abe Warner. one time proprietor of the
North Beach resort known as the Cobwe b
saloon, died Thursday night in his cot
tage on Francisco street.
Warner was pioneer and prominent
individuality of the earlier days. He
established at Meiggs wharf in connection
with his saloon a miniature Zoo" col
lected about him as the years went by a
quantity of old things deemed curious
from all parts of the world, allowed the
birds and monkeys to breed and the
spiders to weave their webs undis lurbed,
and all the time the fame of his shanty
saloon grew and grew. He kept the best
of liquors and the air of age about the
place was said to add flavor of its own.
The clam chowder and fish dishes 10 be
had III the back room of the saloon added
fame TO the establishment and the cobweb
saloon became 'the place to CO." On
Sundays the crowds often were mum bered
by thousands, and Abe was compelled TO
engage a corps Of walters and money
poured easily into the till.
But Abe was a philanthropist among
other things. At his table all who had
the slightest claim upon him were wei
come, whether or not .hey could pay As
.
always full, even though the strangers and
visitors were few. So the money thatcame
to Abe in the food of his fortune did not
remain with him. At one time he owned
considerable property, but his holdings
dwindled away with the turn OF the tide,
Tor when he ceased 10 make money in large
sums he did not cease to be a philan-
thropist. For several years past he has
lived upon small stipend sent to him
monthly by daughter in the East
The Cobweb saloon passed with the
later development Of San Francisco, the
shifting OF the ceuters of attraction and
the turning of the channels of trade in
other directions, albeit large and hand
some buildings stand on its site. The old
shanty was torn down several years ago,
but previous thereto the place was in
vaded by tradespeople and the spiders
were reused from their winter sleep blythe
loud voice of an auctioneer. The last
crowd that ever gathered in the place
went to buy from the collection OF world
gathered oddities. One curio-dealer went
so far as to take number of photogra phs
of the place just previous TO its destruc-
ton.
Old Abe then moved into a shanty on
Francisco street, a block or so away from
the scene of his personal triumphs and
there with q few of his most beloved
birds and animals he has quietly lived and
waifed for the coming of Thursday night
last and its message. Poor, he has by no
means been without friends. He has
relatives here rs we'll as in New York, who
looked after him and stood ready TO pro-
vide better habitation for him than he
chose to occupy, but ne would not move.
His daughter in the East wanted him TO
come there, but he refused. He wanted to
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-19
Re EGULAR TRAINS
MAY SOON RUN
Passengers to Be Carried
Over the Valley Road
to Fresno.
A More Convenient Service Pos.
sib!e Than Over the Old
Monopoly.
Rates of the Peoples Road Will Make
a Saving of 81 Per
Cent.

Regular passenger service between this
City and Fresno via the Valley road and
the boats of the California Navigation and
Improvement Company may be inau-
gurated next week.
So satisfactory to the two transporta-
ton companies named have been the re-
suits of the excursions now being con-
Quoted over their lines in connection with
the Fresno Citrus Fair, that the matter of
continuing the present service as per-
manent feature is being discussed, and
there is every indication that the South
ern Pacific will shortly have sturdy COM
petitor for the passenger business of the
San Joaquin Valley to all points as far
south as Fresno.
The experience of the past few days has
demonstrated that the roadbed is in ex-
celent condition, and the connection ar
rangements at Stockton work in most
satisfactory manner. Should it be decided
70 run regular passenger trains. the time
schedule between Stockton and Fresno
will be the same as that now in use in
operating the excursion trains. 1t is as
follows:
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-19

live among the old scenes, where, too, he
could enjoy the company OF his pets. A
favorite cockatoo died of old age a few
days ago and Abe ielt the loss very
deeply.
Henry S. Lubbock OF Oakland, formerly
boiler inspector of this City, is brother
in-law of Warmers and has looked after
him considerably. He visited him on
Thursday afternoon and found him in
apparent good health and promised to
come back and talk TO him further about
some of his affairs the following day.
Shortly after Lnbbock's departure, H. L.
Coy, an o!G-time friend, came in ard
found the old man had just bTeathed his
last. The deceased was 81 years OF age.
Warner was born In New York and was
q butcher by trade. When he came to
San Francisco in 1849 he started butcher
shop on Sansome street, but shortly closed
it out 20 found the North Beach resort
Warner left family in New York that
never followed him. Two of his sisters
did so, with their husbands. They are
Mrs. Lubbock and Mrs. George Coffey.
The body is at Gray's undertaking es-
tablishment. from where the funeral will
proceed on Sunday at 1 o'clock to the Odd
Fellows Cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-19
BURIED IN A GRAY FOG
San Francisco's Peop.ed Hills
Were Out of Sight as the
Sun Went Down.
Ships Hoistei Additional Lights and
Whistles and Fog Horns Played
Melancholy Music.

The first fog of the season settled down
upon San Francisco last evening as the
sun was sliding down the golden stairs
into the placid blue of the Pacific.
Il flowed in azily ghostly avalanche
of gray, through the Golden Gate, enyel-
opinc the big rifled cannon on Lime
Point, the fiiteen-inch dynamite guns, the
twelve-inch rifles and the wide-mouthed
mortars at the Presidio, until The long
black tubes loomed up like the stacks and
masts of wrecked steamships.
The fog cIim bed Mount Olympus, steal
ing through the shady walks of the cypress
and eucalyptus groves on the west of the
T win Peaks. Then it rolled up past the
Amshouse ana over the top of the Peaks.
from whose SUBMITS the peopled hills of
fair San Francisco could be seen in the
twill hit of the mist with smoke from
many chimneys spiraling lazily toward
the zenith.
A few minutes later the white and gray
and yellow and red mansions OF wood and
stone and brick, with the bay beyond
them, the Contra Costa hills and the big
whale of brown rock they call Goat Island
were hidden in the voluminous yelling of
the fog, and there was nothing left but
dead sea of clouds.
Out of the smoke and mist and out of
the silence that came in with the fog there
rose at measured intervals the believing
of the foghorn, the mournful mooing OF
COW for her lost calf.
Arc lights struggled hazily to be seen,
and little prismatic haloes Knocked them.
The dirty yellow gasjets lost whatever of
title they might lave had as lights and
waned into sickly smudge.
The usual quality of magnifying objects
was not absent. Streetcars and horses
and wagons seemed to rise out of the
ground not more than twenty feet from
the pedestrian, and each vehicle when it
first burst into view looked as big as a
two-story house.
Shipping men were unusually careful
with their craft, for the fog was so dense
that it was i'm possible to see more than a
boats length ahead. The ferry steamers
were obliged to slacken their speed and to
crawl through the vapor, for fear OF co.,
lisions. VIII stiles were repeatedly blown
and bells were rung all along the city
front to warn travelling craft of the OBJ
stacles in their way.
But there were NC grave accidents
Neither was there any discomfort, for tbs
fog was warm and com panionable and had
the glow of the Cnristmastide upon it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-19
JOHN SWIFT TEAM WON.

Crockers Defeated at Football for
Grammar School Championship.
Over a thousand feverishly excited spec
tators of the grammar school age were
gathered about the Central Park gridiron
field yesterday afternoon screeching, ges-
tIculating and yelling as they watched
closely matched and prettily contested
game of football played for charity by the
elevens O.. two of the largest grammar
schools in the City-the John SWEET and
the Crocker. The John SWEET eleven won
after hard struggle by a score of 10 to 6.
From the first kickoff until the fina.
whistle it was an exciting exhibition of
foot ball and showed q remarkable improve
ment over the form and play of juve-
nile teams offormer years. In the sc, ond
half particularly the playing was of no
mean order considering the age and size
of the participants and their opportuni-
ties for bearning a game of science and
skill as opposed to one OF strength and
speed.
The first half closed with the Crocker
team to ahead, and every wearer OF the
red and white demonstrative and lubilant,
even to the representation of proud moth
ers scattered among about 400 ribbon be-
decked and unusually pretty little girls,
who formed one solid, picturesque section
in the grand stand.
In he second nalI tne contest assumed
.the dash and determination of varsity
match, and the John Swett team surged
ahead.
The cool and accurate punting of Full
back Lee of the Crocker team, and his
running were admirable features of the
game, while the catching, running and
line -bucking oil Right Halfback Brown OF
the John SWEET team were excellent. In
fact every one played well.
As a side-line feature among the dlmln-
utive Brownie-like mass OF eager juvenile
spectators, Principal w. u. Kings
bury of John SWEET School and Police Ser
geant Michael Joseph Coboy, the guardian
angel of the gridiron, engaged in a vigor-
ous. animated and threatening discussion
of the special privileges OF school prlnci-
pals on footpall-fel
Following are the summaries OF the
game and the lineup of the teams:
Points-John SWEET Grammar Scaool 10, on one
toucndown in the first half made by Rleht Half
back Brown on a buck through left tackle, the
punt out for a nv at go i being mIssed, ana on one
touchdown in the second half made Dy Right Half
back Brown on a run Tound LETT epd, the gosl De-
ing kicked by Right End g. Hull; Crocker Gram
mar school g. on one touchdown maze IN the latter M
mart of tbe first half by FulIback Lee on straight
buck between left guard and TACKLE Tue goal oelns
kicked By Fuiloack Lee.
Play wo twenty-five minute nalVeS 0lOunu
and weather very favorable
nda.n i
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-19

Officials: Referee-E. Hewson, fuIback y. NJ 9.
A. team. UnipIre-G. Chadwick, left tackle Low
ell High School team Lnemen-Willia m Breen,
quarter St. Ignatius Colleg- team, and Police Ser
ge4 Mt Michael Joseph Corboy.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-19
FRIDAY NIGHT LECTURES
Rabbis Nieto and Levy Deliver
Interesting Diecourses at
Their Synagogues.
The Former Spoke of Treatment of
Personal Enemies ani the Latter
of ] ws in Fiction.

Rabbi Jacob Nieto spoke on Treatment
Talmud" at the Taylor-street Synagogue
last night. In the course of his lecture
he said:
''To bid man love his enemies is to COM
rnand him to do that which he may affect
to do, bet which in reality it is not posi-
BILE for him 10 accomplish.
''The Talmud, that venerable library of
ethics and philosophy. had a'full concep-
tion of the manifest absurdity of laying
down principles at variance with the ma
ture of man.
1.-The first rule of conduct toward per-
sonal enemies was forbearance. The
sagcs admonished their followers not TO
be easily angered. To bear no malice was
the second step, while the third was not
to seek revenge.
According to the teachings of the Tai
mud, the accepted basis of all Jewish
ethical ideals, it is sin to rejoice at the
downfall of an enemy. Hebrew tradition
records that the Egyptians were drowned
on the seventh day OF the Easter festival,
and on that account the Talmud enacted
on that day, and TO this day Israel never
sings joyful tune on the traditional an
niversary of the defeat of f ypt."
Rev. NJ. S. Levy last night concluded
the series OF lectures he began some time
ago at the Geary-street Temple on ''The
Jew in Fiction" The subject of his dis
course was George Eliot's Daniel Deron-
da." He spoke OF the title character as
being q hero and of Alordecai, the enthu-
siast on the restoration of the kingdom Of
Israel, as a high ideal.
de paid high tribute to the genius of
the author, and declared that her por-
trayals of the Jew and Jewess were the
only true and faithful ones, SO far as race
and religious attributes are concerned.
George Eliot neither exaggerated the vices
Eor unduly extolied the virtues of the
Jew. Rabbi Levy further declared that
only by residence among the Jews and
by actually living in Jewish family could
she have become familiar with the details
of domestic life that she SO graphically
and sympathetically deineated. In con-
clusion he recommended ali who had not
read this last and greatest product of this
woman's genius to dc so at the earliest
opportunity.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-19
Northbodnd.
South bound.
.0U. ...-...-. ItsHU, htIH StIteI
stop only on signal.


AT this end passengers will take the boat
at 6 P NJ. ana arrive at Stockton in the
morning, after a good nights rest on the
well-equipped and comfortably furnished
boats OF The California Navigation and
Improvement Company. Fresno will be
reached about noon. On the trip north
ward the train will leave Fresno shortly
after the lunch hour and arrive at Stockton
in the evening, SO as TO make close con-
nection with the steamer for San Fran
cisco, which leaves at O'Clock and arrives
in San Francisco early the next morning.
Thus passengers will lose but half a day
in making the journey either way. On
the Southern Pacific the trains aIe now
run so as to necessitate either the loss OF
an entire day, or the uncom Portable ex-
perience of arriving at or departing from
Fresno in the small hours OF the morning.
But in the matter OF rates the Valley
road will offer inducements that are sure
to attract traffic. As against the present
rate OF SIS 80 charged by the Southern Pa
citic, the Valley road will put in a rate OF
So 10, reduction of about 81 per cent.
Meanwhile the excursion rate to Fresno
and return has been made So 80, tickets
good to return until Wednesday, Decem-
Der ..
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-19
THE PRESS CLUB.
A Great Entertainment to Be Given
Tonight at the Club Rooms
in the ThurIow Block.


in the ThurIow Block.
Tonight the Press Club will give an en-
tertanment at the rooms in the 1hurlow
block. The programme is very complete
and 1t is believed will be found very inter-
esting. Many of the talented members of
the club are to take part. Harry Melvin
is to act as sire. The programme is as
follows:
Dull Care, something by Melvin; Press
Club Quartet; Melvin's Paper; by Nc
Bride, an anomaly not yet to be out
lined; Mollenhauer; address, T. T. Will
liams: music, Signor Abramoff address,
Mayor-elect Phelan; supper; Christmas Tree:
Press Club quartet; paper, Judge John Hunt:
song, Frank Coffin; unique paper, Wells Drury;
song, Homer Henley; speech, General w. H.
L Barnes; Ferris Hartman address, Edward
Moran; specially by Rhys Thomas; "Out of
the Groove" L. G. Carpenter; speciality, John J.
Rafael.
There will also be Christmas tree,
from which gifts of various kinds are to be
distributed to members.
1t will be from all indications gala
night for the members and their friends.
A big crowd will probably be present.