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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
The newly elected Officers are !:


had mem bership of $4,000.
The newly elected officers are:
Grand chief. T. A. McGowan; grand vice.
chief, n. L. Rose; grand high priest F. T..
Morrelle; grand master records, George B.
Hanna; grand keeper exchequer, Daniel Nor
cross; grand sir herald, c. a. King; grand
first guardsman, A. d. Cheshire; grand sec
ond guardsman, r. l.. Kohr; supreme repre-
sentative, U. A. Lewis.
For services rendered the organization
the honors of past chief were conferred on
]. B. Hollingsworth of No. I. Los Angeles ;
l.. Wickstrom, No. l, California; w. G..
Wright of Pa cific No. 10 and T. j. Barnes
of Live Oak No. 4. The honors of past
grand chief were conferred on w. o. Mac
dougall OF California No. ].
For district grand chiefs the following
appointments were made:
Napa and vicinity, G. D. Secord; Angels and
vicinity, B. G. Warrington; Pomona and
vicinity, E. Henderson; Stockton and vicinity,
j. Kelly.
The grand instructors were appointed as
follows:
San Francisco and vicinity, W. o. Mac
dougall; Los Angeles and vicinity, j. S.
Buskirk; Angels and vicinity, L. ]. Hutchin-
son; Stockton and vicinity, II. H. Boly;
Pomona and vicinity, I. j. Barnes.
The following are the various standing
committees for the new year:
Law-W F. Norcross, ]. w. Van Horn, H.
Atkins, r. L. Kohr, w. j. Kidd.
Finance and mileage. W: Galbraith, w. o.
Macdougall, T. E. Bathurs, w. c. ohmeyer L.
A. Saunders.
Printing-George B. Hanna, Samuel Mccall,
II. A. Chase.
Returns and credentials-J. s. Buskirk, D. N.
Hanna, u. E. White.
Appeals-E. Henderson, D. n. Hanna, T. F.
Laird S. II. Duncan, b. /. Palmountain.
In the evening all the officers elected
during the afternoon were installed The
I'D lrd, y,<Dfv a+
first Thursday in April. 1898.
The Pacific Castle entertained the grand
officers at the Alcazar building. Many of
the visiting delegates took their wives and
daughters with them, and a very enjoy able
time was had. Toasts were given and
speeches made.
The visitors are being entertained by
residents OF this City, and express the
highest admiration for the sights seen and
their cordial reception.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
GOLDEN EAGLE KNIGHTS,
Their Grand Castle Meets and
Elects Officers for the
Year.
The Business Brought to Close at
Night With a Banquet in
A1cazar Hall.

The Grand Castle of the Knights of the
Golden Eagle of California held its annual
session yesterday morning, afternoon and
evening in Coloma Hall, Native Sons
building.
The morning and afternoon meetings
were business sessions at which the reports
of various officers were received.
The order was found to be in flourish
ing condition both financially and numer-
ically.
The report of the national order showed
an increase to 100000 and that the order
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
Charged With a Felony.

Harry Wilson, % years of age, who says he
is q sales was charged at the City Prison
last night by Detectives Egan and Silvey with
obtaining goods by false pretenses. In Sep
tember last he went to the California Optical
Company, 317 Kearny street, representing that
he was in the employment of the Star Jewelry
Company, and obtained $63 worth OF goods,
which he sold and appropriated the proceeds
to his own uses and purposes Yesterday he
was arrested by Policeman Silver ana Hutch
ings for petty larceny, and when taken to the
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
ADJUSTMENTS.

Pal DwrN THEATER.-" Monte Cristo."
CAIJFoRNIA THFArER-"The Night Clerk"
COLUMBIA 1HFATER-"Pudd'nhead Wilson"
AoRosCo's oPERA-H oust-" Doris.
1;NoII oPFRA-HoUsF.-' Blue Beard
tHTHEUM.-High-Class Vaudeville.
GROWERS AIcAzAR.-"Ranch TO-"
MAcnoNoUGH THEATER tOAKLAND)-"Sinbad." !"
tomorrow night.
METROPOLITAN TFNPIE-Mormon Tabernacle
Choir, Wednesday, April Is.
IHE AUnIToRIUM-Corne of Jones and Eddy
streets = Thursday evening, April 9, Signorina
Estrela Belnfaute
srTRo COMFY IsIAND-Grand Athletic Exhfbi-
lion and Concert.
sEoor THE CHUTEs-Daily AT Hsight street.
tAe tlock east oftke Park.
4tclf lC COAST JOCKEY CLUB--Ra a res to-day.
CoURsING-At Newark Park. Sunday, April j 9
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
Stole an oven Door.

All Yong, Chinese servant, was arrested yes
terday afternoon on Larkin street by Police
man Chase on the charge OF petty larceny. He
had been employed by Mrs. Van Dusen, Van
Ness avenue, but after four days trial he quit
work. When he demanded his money she told
him she would see about it and he deliberately
tore off the door from the kitchen stove and
walked away with it, telling the astonished
lady that she could have it back on paving him
his wages. The oven door is held as evidence
Cor any ear or tooth ache in yours? MitcheIrs
Magic Lotion viii surprise you.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
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every KIND
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PIMPIES
scRofuLA j

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greatest of humor cures, assisted externally
by warm ba tbs with CUTIoURA SOAP, and
gentle applications of CUTIcURA (ointment),
the great skin cyEe, when all else fails.
Sold throughout. the -s,ld Price. CuTIcuRA. 5Oc.;
Soar. Z5c-i RZsoLvErr, SS. and 81. POTTER DRUo
AND CHEN Corr, Sole Props, Bvston, Z. . A.
Bs-" How to Cure Every Hum2r," mailed free.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
AUCTION SALES.

BY 8. BAsCH-This day WED nesday), Furniture
at 730 Bush street, at l O'Clock.
BY FRANK w. BUTTERFIELD-This day WED
nesday), Saloon, at All Pacific ST., at IL O'clock.
BALDWIN & HAMMoSD.-Thursday. pril l6
Real Estate at salesrooms 10 Montgomery street
II O'Clock,
BY BovEE, Toy & SoSSTAG-Tuesday April IA
Real Estate, al salesrooms l9 Montg tgom cry street
at y o'clock.
BY AYMANcE--saturday. April IS. Berkeley
Real Estate al 2 p.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
Sentence Postponed.

Warren E. Price, the bookseller, convicted OF
sending obscene literature through the mails,
was not sentenced yesterday, as was expected.
On the application of his attorney G. B.
Haskell, a stay of Judgment for one week was
granted by Judge Morrow.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
A Sudden Death,

Isaac Strauss, waiter % years of age, died
suddenly at his residence, 624 Post street last
from heart disease. The body was removed to
the Morgue.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
Another Fender Test

J. E. Hall has extended an invitation to the
Supervisors to be present on Saturday morning
next at 1920 o'clock to witness test OF new
fender. The trials will take place at Twenty
ninth and Mission streets.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08

was still rapidly growing. The strong
holds of the organization were Phiiadel-
phia and Baltimore. Philadelphia alone
had a mem bership of 45 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-28
is A RLACkMAILER.
Miss Overlnan Now Denies All Form
err Charges Against Dr.. Brown.

SAN Francisco, Feb. 28.-The most
startling story yet told in the Brown
scandal was related to the ecclesiastical
court last night by Miss Martha Over
man, who is the first in the
sensational case to confess herself
a blackmailer. Miss Overman's manner
was striking. She spoke SO quietly that
even the members of the council were
forced to draw forward until their chairs
formed a small semi circle on the plat
form. The woman spoke deliberately
weaving a remarkable story, logically
and clearly. She confessed that she was
a blackmailer and tried to be thief and
she gave the information with Il smile.
She confessed that she plotted the
destruction of the man whose hospitality
she now enjoys. She declared that to
save herself from work and the possible
hards hi ps of poverty she conspired with
Mrs, Mary Davidson to ruin the charac-
ter of the Rev. Dr. Brown and 10 blackeu
her own. She asserted that she ap-
preached the representatives OF morn
ing newspaper with hope CT tempting
them to blackmail the accused pas or.
She drew her recital to dramatic eli
max by asserting with the smile which
never left her face, that she wrote the
letters which picture her own moral and
physical ruin and place the cause of her
deep distress at the door of the Rev. DR..
Brown. Asserting all this she denied
that there had ever been the slightest
improperly in her relations with the man
against whom she plotted so shrewdlY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-28
ABOUT THAT NEW COMET.
AS 1t Can't BE Seen by the Naked Eye,
This Explanation Will Serve.

AS 1t Can't BE Seen by the Naked Eye,
This Explanation Will Serve.
MOUNT HAMILTON, Cal, Feb. 28.-The
science observer special circular No. III,
dated February 20. from Boston just re-
ceived at the Lick observatory contains
informa alton which seems to clear
up the uncertainty heretofore ex-
isting regarding the discovery
of comet A. 1896, From this circular it
seems that tho observation obtained at
KEEL on February 10, was of Perrine's
comet of 1895, (C) and there was an error
in the message received at the Lick OBJ
servatory which gave its right ascension
as 19h, 15m, 479s, instead of 19h, Aim,
47.9s.
The declination agreed with that OBJ
tanned here. AS has already been stated
a new comet was observed at the Lick
observatory by c. D. Perrine, not far
from the position indicated in the errone-
Gus dispatch, and this fact was duly an
nounced-
In answer to the announcement sec
ond message was received from kiel
giving the position of the new comet and
also confirming the fact that the obser-
walton of February ID. was of comet q,
1895. This leaves doubt that PerrIne is
the discoverer of the new comet, al
though final confirmation awaits mail
advices from Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-28
EsslE BARTLETT DAVIS.
Gi YES the E8OstOm1au Chorus Girls n
Unique Snr prise.

Unique Sur prise.
NEW York, Feb. 2S.-Memb er5 of the
Bostonians, who are singing at the Broad
way theatre, were given dinner at the
Hotel Imperial by Mrs. Jessie Bartlett
Davis. 1t was understood that men were
to be excluded.
The young women assembled in the
oriental room OF the hotel They had
just taken their seats when there was a
sisted that no one should be admitted,
but Mrs. Davis, with a twinkle in her
eve, said it would be unfair to. turn any
one away without hearing. The usher
was instructed to learn who the visitors
were, and be returned with the cards of
Mrs. Leslie Carter, Rose Coghlan and
Sarah Bernhardt.
Mrs. Carter proved to be Jerry Sykes.
who is Mr.. Barnabee's understudy in
"Robin Hood" Rose CoghIan was none
other than Eugene Cowles, the baritone
of the Bostonians, and Bernhardt was
Harry Dixon, the popular stage manager
of the company.
They were admitted and it turned out
that Mrs. Davis was aware of the joke
and that her wardrobe had been drawn
on literally to carry it into execution.
MIR. Cowles' impersonation of Miss
Coghlan was perfection with one excep-
ton. He made up to look as Miss Cogh-
Ian did in the play "a Woman of No
Importance"
Harry Dixon looked like Miss B arm
hardt. He brought into use one of Mrs.
Davis loose house wrappers. 1t was of
green surah silk and was fastened about
the neck with lace scarf in French
fashion. Mrs. Davis stage wigs ans
wered tor Bernhardt's curls.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-28
N. Y.'S NEW SALOON LAW.
Allows Local Option im Smaller
Towns and Provides for Sunday
CrOzIRs~.

ALBANY, n. Y, Feb. 28.-In a senate
Repu blican caucus it was shown that the
Raines excise bill was sure of 80 votes in
that body. The principal features of the
measure are: Abolition of all local ex-
else boards on April 80, 1896. Terminal
ton of all excise licenses June 80 next.
Creation of Il state excise commissioner
at salary of $4,000, deputy at 81, 900,
three special inspectors at $4,000, $4,000
and $4,000, sixty inspectors at large at
$1,000 and expenses for all. A bureau
at Albany with clerical help.
First class license for saloons, clubs
and hotels, at $500 in New York, $3.50 in
Brooklyn, $500 in Buffalo and second
class cities. and graded according to
population in others.
Gives one third of the net revenues
collected to the state and two thirds TO
the counties.
Allows county treasurers except in
counties containing cities of the first
class, fees ranging from 1 per cent to 3
per cent, the latter in country districts.
Prohibits all night licenses and the
sale of liquor on Sunday, except in hotels
with meals. This prohibition extends
to clubs. -
Fine for violation of law is fixed at
not less than twice the amount of license.
Allows local optioE in towns only and,not
cities. Compels posting of liquor Ii
cense in windows of saloons. Prohibits
saloons within 200 feet of a church or
school. Allows courts to review applica-
tions for license, also petitions for revo-
cation of license. Ar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-28
A LAMB-LIKE COLD WAVE.
H Didn't Hurt Anybody. bat They
Say 1t VIII BE Colder.

The cold wave which the weather men
predicted yesterday was not as intense
rs expected, although causing several
degrees drop in the temperature.
This morning the weather was
perfectly clear, but this after
noon a slight cloudiness prevails. This
cloudiness will increase, say the weather
prophets, TO such an extent by night that
rain or snow will fall throughout the
state They also say that the weather
will be colder tomorrow.
Along the lines of the Santa Fe and Rock
Island in Kansas today clear and cool
weather is reported during the morning
with slight cloudiness this afternoon.
In Colorado, Texas and New Mexico
the weather is reported generally cool
and clear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-28
HE WAS TOO WISE.

He Didn't Mind Working for the
Firm But He wouldn't Use Its Goods.
Several men are in town at present
painting signs. advertising "Pitchfork"
chewing tobacco.
Today one of the men got down from
his ladder and went into a store near
by.
Gimme some chewing" he said.
The clerk threw plug of "Pitchfork"
on the counter The painter pushed it
back.
"What dye take me fer" he said,
"gimme 'Bour bon" and he got 'Bour
bon"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-28
NO INTENDING.
No Indications of the RumOred General
Street Car Strike.

No Indications of the RumOred General
Street Car Strike.
NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-Relative to the
report that general strike of street rail
way employees is impending in the cities
of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Detroit, Milwaukee and elsewhere a
representative of the Metropolitan Trac--
ton company and the Metropolitan
Street Railway company said today that
as far as the companies knew, there were
no indications of such strike. They had
not yet received any notice of such a
strike.
No labor organization, whether com
posed of street railway employees, or
of men in. any other trade
had made demands of them There
was every reason to believe that the men
employed in the system were satisfied.
Only recently they were awarded a
voluntary increase in pay by the COM
panies.
These two companies control outside
of the Third avenue company, practically
all the street railway lines below the
Harlem river.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 2s.-oficials of
the Union Traction Co., which
controls all the street rail-
way lines in this city with j, one
exception say today that they know moth
ing of the contemplated strike of the
company's motormen, aud conductors for
ten hours a day with pay at the rate of
twenty cents an hour President Mahon
of the Amalgamated association of street
railway employees who announced last
night that a general demand would be
made in several of the large cities for
uniform hours and wages could not be
seen today.
CHICAGO, Feb. est is believed
there will be no strike of street car men
here. The men have no utilization with
outside organizations and they now aver
age more than 81 cents, the price for
which the strike is to be made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-28
Personal and social Items.

Miss Gertrude Roberts is expected
home from Kansas City.
Mrs G. S. Roberts of Hutchinson is
visiting the family of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs Byron Roberts.
Miss Adele Dieckreide, who has been
the guest of her sisters, Mrs. T. h.
Crosby and Mrs. Walter Homer, will re-
turn to her home in St. Louis next week.
The Professional High Five club will
meet this evening with Mr.. and Mrs. +,
II. Adams, Fifth and Topeka avenue.
MIR. Irving White has gone to San
Francisco to take a position with his
brother-in-law, Mr.. F. P. Newell.
The Enchre club has finished its series
of meetings for the season.
The Potwin High Five club will meet
this evening with Mr.. anj Mrs. +. G.
Wear.
Miss Beth Lingard of Ottawa. who
taught music in Topeka for some time,
is preparing to go to Europe to study
music.
Miss Jessie Steel, Miss Stella Simmons
and Miss Minnie Thompson are in St
Joe.
Mrs. ]. D. McCune arrived yesterday
and is the guest of Judge and Mrs. Hen
ry Keller on Harrison street. Mrs. Nc
Cune will remain about two weeks aud
dispose of some of her household goods
at private sale from her former resi-
deuce, SCI Harrison street, before ship
ping the remainder to her new home in
Chicago
Miss sallie Phillips of Council Grove is
visiting Der sister, Mrs. S. L. Courtney.
Mrs. W. N. West will entertain the E.
o. S. A. club tomorrow afternoon.
Miss Grace Weaver will entertain the
D. D. Whist club Monday afternoon.
Mrs.George Crawford will be the host
ess of the Pansy club Monday after
noon.
Mrs. Charles Blood Smith entertained at
cards Tuesday afternoon complimentary
to her guest, Miss Louise Holt. Mrs.
George Crawford and Mrs. l. II. Mum
won the prizes.
Mrs. W. W. Phelps will visit Mrs. E.
7. Sim next week.
Miss Louise Holt, who has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Blood
Smith, returned yesterday to her home
at Humboldt, Kansas.
Miss Ella Young of Whitehall, ILL
nois, will arrive next week TO visit her
cousin, Mrs. E. 7. Sim.
Mrs. S. l. Courtney has returned from
a six weeks visit at Fort Worth, Texas
The Social High Five club will meet
next time with Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Aus
tin.
The ladies of the First Congregation
al church will give a reception this eve
ming TO the young men. Refreshments
will be served between and 10 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-28
IN THE SOCIETY WORLD.
Recent Social Events i'm Topeka and
Vicinity.
GENERAL NOTES or SOCIETY.
Personal Items of Interest About To
peka People and Visitors i'm Town.

peka People and Visitors i'm Town.
Persons sending social items to this depart
ment will please give their name and ADDRESS Ii
order to secure puDiicatlOn.l
The Bungler club gave the first dance
of the new series last evening. The club
has several new members. Those pres
enrlast evening were: Messrs. and Mes
danes B. 7. Lewis, George M. Eagle,
Irving W. Doolittle, J. F. Meyers,
Schuyler c. Nichols, Charles S. Eagle,
W. B. Jansen, A. A. Hurd, A. A. Scott,
9. r. Hudson. ) F. II. Mckibben, j.
NJ. Terrence, R K. Jamison, ]. w. Now
ers, O.. n. Connell, w. w. Webb, w. l.
Crosby, E T. Cartilage, J. r Hankla, G
s. Sutton, G. Z. Baker, J. B. Hayden, l..
S. Woolverton. Norman Wear, George
w. Parkhurst, L 5. Ferry, G. A. Wall.
Mrs. George Stansfeld, Miss Fannie
Spencer. Mr.. c. E. Curry, Mr.. Walter
Burgess, Mrs. S. NJ. Tator and Dir. G. K.
Gray of Carthage, Mo-, guest of Mr.. c. R.
Hudson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-28
Ladies' Society First NJ. e. Church.

The Ladies' society of the First M. E.
church will meet with Mrs. j. P Davis
next Wednesday afternoon at o'clock.
The annual election of officers will take
place. The present officers have been so
successful that it is the general desire
that they coatinue to serve in their diff
fereut capacities. They are Mrs. E. I.
Sim. president; Mrs J. r. Haukla.
secretary: Mrs. w. d. Gossett, treasurer;
Mr.. w. II. Fighter, chairman of the exc
cutive board.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-28
suit Against w. b. Strong.

Papers have been served on ex-Presi-
dent of the Santa Fe W. B. Strong noti-
flying him that he has been sued in the
district court for 81, 500 by the First N d
tional bank, of Sedan, and the Kans as
National OF Topeka. He is sued as a
stakeholder ofthe defunct Arkansas City
Investment company. Mr.. Strong is in
Topeka for few days visit. His home
is in Beloit, Ill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-28
SALARIES, NOT FEES.
The Bill to BE Made an Amendments
to the Appropriation BILL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 81 Mr.. Hender-
son of Iowa has given notice to the house
that today or tomorrow he would bring
in rule from the committee on rules,
making the bill to change compensation
of United States marshalls from fee to
salary system in order as an amendment
to the Legislative, executive and judicial
APPROXIMATION bill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-28
Whitcomb Riley Club.

The Whtcomb Riley club met with
Mrs. E. T. Sim on Monday afternoon.
The club is studying Hamlet. The opal
has been decided on the club gem.
At the next meeting the pin will be de-
cided on. The members will continue to
meet with Mrs. Sim during the season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-28

The Social High Five club met last
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. D. O. Nc
Cray. Mr.. Frank Patterson substituted
for Mr.. s. L. Sea brook and Miss Laura
Douthitt for Mrs. w. w. Manspeaker-
Mrs. Byron Roberts received a pretty
china plate as first prize and DR.. WATSON
a book.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-28
MRS. BOOTH is SICK.
The Worry and ExciGement Over the
Salvation Army Causes 1t.

NEW York, Feb. 2s.-Mrs. Ballington
Booth is ill at her home in Montclair, N.
J., as a consequence of the recent worry
in connection with the removal of AIr.
Booth from the command of the Saliva
ton Armv in the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-28
The MiIIs-AdannS Co.

Many fatalities have resulted. the dead
in some of the villages reaching into the
hundreds.
The storm is described as constant
SUGGESTIONS of whirl winds.
From the Information thus obtained
the loss to cattle and other property will
be enormous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-28
BURIED IN SAND.
whole Villages I'm Hungary Covered
Up and Many People Killed.

New YORK, Feb. ga special cable
gram from Berlin to local paper says
Alerming reports have reached here
from Buda Pesth of themost terrific sand
storms that have ever occurred in north
western Hungary.
The dispatches say several moving
trains on the Austria Hungarian rail-
way, and many villages have, been COM
pIeteIy buried under the sand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-28

You can reach the court house by tax
ing the West Sixth avenue cars and
walking one block north on Van Buren,
street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-28
Beggs' German SaIve.
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The greatest pile ointment in the
world. 1t cures where all others fail.
A positive guarantee with every box.
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