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The San Francisco call., 1896-05-15
FUNERAL OF J.A JOHNSON,
The Deceased Statesman Buried
With High Masonic
HonOrS.
Services Conducted by Worshipfu
Master William Gem Copeland
and Doric Lodge.

The funeral of the late J. A. johnson
observation-disclosures was conducted
with Masonic honors from King Solomon
Hal, Masonic Temple, yesterday after.
noon.
The deceased was formerly a mem ber of
Mountain Shade Lodge No. 16 of Down,e-
vile, and the funeral services were con-
Quoted by Doric Lodge No. 216. William
Glenn Copeland, worshipful master, Off
ciated, and the Masonic choir rendered
appropriate selections.
The pall-bearers were: Doric Lodge
Judge r. Ferral, Judge Walter H. Levy.
ex-senator NJ. Cronan; Old Friends. e.
McCeney, DR.. T. T.. Lord, ex-Sheriff P. ].
White, Judge A. Craig; friends of the
family. Daggett, Judge S. Mooney, r.
Taylor, J. Miles Jacobs.
The deceased served two terms in Con-
gress and was held in high esteem as a
citizen and a servant of his country.
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PREVIOUS CHARACTER.
MI. Highton Trying to Find Out What
Kind of a Woman Mrs. Ashley

For the first time since the trial began
the character of Miss Lillian Ashley before
she met E. ]. Baldwin has been inquired
into. Mr.. Highton in his cross-examina-
ton yesterday asked her some very peril
nent questions regarding her experiences
before she met Baldwin.
The questions were not let 60 without
much opposition from counsel for plaintiff
and as the cross-examination progressed
lawbooks piled higher and higher on the
tables before the court.
Judge Slack repeated his desire that
some court other than his own should try
the case, or that a jury be impaneled,
but counsel were unwilling to transfer the
suit, and the plaintiff IS still without
means enough TO put up the fees, SO the
action must continue where it is.
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Cannon is about 45 years of age and has
the appearance of laborer
COUNCIL SEAT CONTESTED.

Irregularities Charged i'm the Fifth aud
Sieth Precincts.
SAN JOSE, CAL, May Al. P. Fay, a
candidate for Councilman from the Second
Ward st the last city election, to-day filed
suit IN the Superior Court contesting the
right OF Homer Prindle to a seat in the
Council from the Second Ward. Prindle
was declared elected over Fay by thirteen
votes. 1t is alleged that the election board
OF the Fifth and Sixth precincts were
guilty OF malconduct, negligence and care
iessness and returned sixteen votes for
Prindle that should have been counted for
contestant.
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CHARGED WITH INSANITY.

James cannon Demands a Brace of Re
votrers at the Police station.
SAN JOSE, CAL, May Thames Can
non, who has been confined at the City
Prison Tor couple of days, has been
charged with insanity. Last Tuesday
evening Cannon walked into the police
station and asked for couple of revolvers.
saying he had arrived from The DaIles. Or.
having walked the entire distance in
twenty-four hours. He also stated he wa
a train-robber and had been associated
with the Youngers and the James BOYS.
He was at once locked up, and to-day
Captain Gould swore to an insanity charge.
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school building on Dwightway school lot.
Second-To make suitable addition to
the Lorin schoolhouse and lot.
Third-To purchase school lot and to
build three-room primary school build
inn thereon, west of Shattuck avenue and
south of University avenue.
tourth-To furnish and equip such
schools.
The polling-places on Saturday will be
at the Kellogg school building. The polls
will be open at o'clock A. NJ. and close at
sundown. The judges of election will be
J. Donahue and ii. I. Greenough. w. H.
Waste will serve as inspector.
The general sentiment seems to be that
the issue will carry this time
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taken off their coats and hats and bowed
many times TO their bowling audiences
Signs of every description were put up in
conspicuous places about the buildings
and campus, with the purpose OF misdi-
recting the credulous and unsuspecting
youths. Such posters as these were found
tackled up on all sides: Apply to the
Recorder for Meal Tickets. Recorders
Office in Basement of South Hall" "Ap-
ply to the Armorer for Your Military Suit
and Gun" Library for Girls Only" "All
Applicants for Admission to the Univer-
sity, Must First Secure Privileges OF the
Buildings from jim ME the Janitor,"
please Remove Hats in the Hallwavs."
Lunch Served in Stiles Hall at II Nj
All the gibes and joshes of the wear
were used in making fun of the freshies
The same old custom of causing extreme
EN- barrassment for those taking the "exes'
was Given g new lease of life. No yio-
lot of harmless fun was created.
Some of those who were being nagged
showed fight, but they were outnumbe bered
and in consequence decided that it was
not best to push their side of the case, but
to take thir medicine
Another Special Election.
BERKELEY, CAL, May 14.-The third
special election in Berkeley this year will
be held next Saturday. The same measure
which has been voted on at the two pre-
vious elections, that of calling for school
bonds, will be again brought before the
citizens for consideration. The third cleo
ton has been called at the instance of the
Board of Education, and the amount 10
voted for has been set at So, 500, to be
raised by direct taxation.
The board has issued g notice stating
the several uses to which the money will
be put if raised, as follows:
First-To build an eight-room grammar
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-15
CHICC,S NEW CHURCH.
Episcopalians Meet. Organise and Elect
officers.

Episcopdlidns Meet. Organise and Elect
officers.
CHICO, CAL. May IA large number
of the leading and wealthy citizens of
Chico organized an Episcopal church con-
gregation last evening. Rev. A. George of
Yreka has given two highly interesting
sermons here. 1t was decided to name
the church the st. John Chapel. The first
services will be neld in Chico Sunday,
June 7, 1886. The following officers were
elected: Church warden, G. H. Taylor /;
secretary, L. G. Faulkner; treasurer,
Chsrles Faulkner. ladies' guild was
also organized, with the following officers
President, Mrs. l. Stansbury; vice-presi-
Mrs. Charles Faulkner; secretary, Mrs.
C. r Swain
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Testimonial.

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The San Francisco call., 1896-05-15
an Aoed Woman Pardoned.

LANSING, Mich, May 14.-Upon the
unanimous recommendation of the Par
don Board, Governor Rich yesterday par
doned Sarah Haviland, the only woman
convict in Jackson prison, where she has
been confined since 1866 on life sentence
for poisoning her three little children.
She will at once go to her daughter in
Canada. She is 90 years old.
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Total income.
EXPENDITURES
PREMIUM NOTE ACCOUNT.

Premium notes and other
premium obligations
beginning of the year. S467,5 $40 AZ
Premium notes and other
premium obligations
ceived during the year. S9,664 SO
--$557, ,2O6 o2
Deductions during the year follows:
Amount OF notes and
other premium obliga-
tions used in pay ment
of losses and claims. .$22,756 IT
Amount Of notes and
other premium obliga-
lions used in purchase
OF surrendered policies IO436 81
Amount OF notes and
other premium oblga-
tons used in payment
of dividends TO policy
holders. .....-....--.-... 6b,6SS 6A
Amount of notes and
other premium obliga-
tons voided by lapse of
policies. .......--.....-.. $3.50 %
Amount of notes and
other preIAium obliga-
tions redeemed by
maker in cash.......... 1920 16
Total reduction of
premium note account. S1SS, 1908 Is
H. l.. PALMER, President.
J. w. SKINNER, secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day
of February, 1896,
c. A. PRIDE. Notary Public
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-15
Fatal FAN over the Banisters

James Ryan, ut one time the advance agent
OF the Passing Show Company and we'll
known theatrical man, fell over the banlsters
at the Hotel Florence, 1O2 Ellis street, this
morning at l O'Clock and crushed his skull
He was inebriated at the time and was on
the way TO his room, having just come in from
the street,
AS soon as possible he was removed to the
Receiving Hospital, where his death is mo-
mentarilY exnected
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-15
DO YOU PAY
HIGH-RENT PRICES
FOR YOUR SHOES Z?

If you do and want to save money on your shoe
bills for Yourself. wife and children try Shoes
We carry all kinds OF Ladies' Gents ana ChiIdren's
Fine Footwear We make q specially of Children's
School shoes, Ladies' Shoes for ordinary every day
wear, and all kinds of Mems Working shoes, as
well as the finest grades
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Total assets. ....................
LIABILITIES

Claims for death losses and ma
tured e~fowments, due and un-
paid,
Claims for death losses and ma
tured endoWments in process of
adjustment, or adjusted but not
due .............
Claims resisted by the company.
Net present value of all the out
standing policies, computed ac-
cording 10 the combined expert
ence tables OF mortality, with Il
per cent interest. t.............
Amount OF all unpaid dividends to
policy-ho,ders.
All other demands against the COM
pany ....-...--...--.,.
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If you are suffering from chronic consti-
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use Joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla you will
suffer from no inconvenience, uneasiness
or gripping sensations.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-15
MIDWEEK THEATER NOTES.

Most of the Productions Are Nearing tn e
End of Their Seasons.
"The Strange Adventures of Miss
Brown" with Eddie Foy and his company
will run the week out at the Baldwin
Theater. The last performance will be
given on Sunday night Next Monday
night Ada Rehan, accompanied by
Augustin Daly's company, will make her
appearance.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-15

"Faust' is nearing the end of its season
at the Columbia Theater. The bill for
next week will consist of Amy Lee and
Frank Doane in new comedy by Z. J..
Sivart entitled miss Harum Scarum.n
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-15
4 Ne,o F9ftu. Mtte B.cord

LONDON, ENG, May 14.-At Wood
green to-day Chase, the bicyclist. rode
fifty miles In 1 AS :3S SIS, the fastest time
for the distance.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-15

Each revival of "Fra Diavolo" at the
Tivoh proves that the bright little opera
has number of perennial qualities which
continue to endear it to the musical pub
lie. The present revival is no exception
to the rule, and added to the pleasant
quality of the music the performance is
thoroughly satisfactory.
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Total liabilities. .
INCOME.

Cash received for premiums on
new policies during the year. -.
Cash received for renewal OF pre-
miums during the year. 49,.
Cash received for sale of annuities.
Cash received for interest. ...
Cash received for rents. s........
Cash received from all other
sources ....-....-...-.....
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-15

The Crossroads of Life" is proving a
good attraction at the Grand, indeed the
play is one in which the patrons of tLat
theater revel, for il contains strong melo-
dramatic situations which are well acted
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-15

The cakewalk continues to be the SUBJ
ject of most interest ct the performance of
Primrose & Vests Minstrels this week.
The attendance at the California is as
good as when the company first opened
their engagement. Next week comes
Hoyt's "a Trip to Chinatown"
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-15

John W. Ransone continues to crate
and do the political star act to the enter
ia nment and delight of Orpheum audi
ences. Wood and Shepard have also estab-
lished themselves as favorites at the
Orpheum this week.
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ASS ETS.
Net value OF real estate owned by
the company. .........-........
Amount OF loans secured by bond
and mortgage on real estate .-...
Cash loans % policy-holders,on this
company's policies assigned as
collateral. Observation-Disclosures.
Premium notes and loans in any
form taken in payment OF pre-
miums on policies now in force. q.
Cash market value of all stocks and
BOMBS owned by the company.
Amount of cash on hand in com
pany'S Office. ..-..--,--.
Amount OF cash deposited in banks
Interest due and accrued. ..
Rents due and accrued .....
\ ct amount of premiums in pro-
cess of collection and OF deferred
premiums ..........-...
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-15
STATE I'M emit
OF THE
CONDITION AND AFFAIRS
OF THE
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

OF ILWAUKEE, IN THE STATE OF WIS
" consin, on the 31st day of December, A. d.
1895, and for the year ending that day, made
to the Insurance Commissioner of the state OF
California pursuant to the requirements OF section
6l3 of The Political Code OF said S,ate.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-30
BEGGARS' EXCHANGE.
Queer Scenes III a Den on the Bowcry,
New York.

Queer Scenes III Den on the BoWery,
New York.
The Bowery, in spite Of its reforma-
ton. still holds some queer haunts. One
of the many is @ saloon near Chatham
Square patronized by that portion Of
the community known as fake hobos.
It is in reality an exchange Tor made
up cripples. The blind, the deaf ana
the halt can be seen entering this re-
sort, but if one follows them a lightning
change in their physical condition can
be witnessed Once within, the blind
see. the deaf hear the lame walk, the
paralytic becomes nimble. OF course,
the saloon is not very pleasant place to
patronize. 1t is, if anything, dirtier
than it's neighbors, which is saying a
good deal But for all that it is one OF
the extraordinary sights of this great
city The bad odor comes partly from
the bad liquor which is sold at cents
glass; partly from the free lunch, the
resisting piece of which consists of cab
bage of the pungent species, and partly
from the patrons themselves. There IS.
a sign on the sidewalk in front an
nouHcing that this particular place dis
penses, at charge Of cents per glass,
the best whisky of that sort obtainable
in New York. The frequenters OF this
beggars' exchange are very interesting
to study, if you care to approach near
enough for that purpose. A visit will
convince you that it is not a very diff
ficult matter to become a cripple with
out injuring yourself, providing you go
about it in the right way. For the pur-
pose Of obtaining substantial charity it
is only necessary to make yourself ap-
pear miserable and helpless. The modus
operandi can be had for the looking on
at this Bowery 'sboozing den." The
pockets of the painstaking rogues who
frequent this place are as rule we'll
filed especially those of the blind beg
CARS who may be seen playing checkers
and cards there. At another table per-
haps you will see a group of deaf men
heartily enjoying some tale cleverly re-
lated by a member of the company.
Among the frequent visitors to this re-
sort are number of lame men who
lightly toss aside their sticks and crutch-
es on entering and resume sound condi-
ton of body. One might imagine from
this transformation is made that a mir
acle had been worked. Broken arms
are also mended in an astonishingly
simple manner by the very easy pro-
cess of removing the bandages. Great
sores and scars are cured by the hasty
application of sponge. Sprained
ankles, rheumatism, dislocated Shout
ders and other Affections are remedied
in an equally simple and effective man
ner. The busiest hour at this remark
able resort is after IL o'clock at night,
when most of the flake cripples" knock
off work If you would learn a thing or
two about the fruits of indiscriminate
charity take a peep at this queer rendez-
vous on the Bowery near Chatham
Square.-New York letter to Pittsburg
Democrat
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-30

said once. ''To prove it, let ne tell
you of Lady G., who has little place
lust an hour from London. She is a
dukes daughter and an earls widow
He was poor earl. though; that is,
he had but little outside his entailed es-
tate, which went with the title to a dis
tant cousin, when he died. His two
sons had died but a little while before,
SO nobody had thought of the property
passing out of the family. Lady G.
was left with only her jointure, and
that was, assure you, very slender
one for a woman in her position, with
three daughters to maintain and bring
out in the society to which they belonged
by right of birth.
''She did it, too, and in such a fashion
few ever suspected her straits. She had,
as / told you, a little place out of the
city. | wish you might have seen her
garden and rose house and grapery there.
But nothing in them was for home con-
sumption. Oh, dear, no! The family
ate things from Covent Garden market
She had magnificent asparagus beds, too.
Walking beside them one day she said to
me, nodding at the tips just pushing
above earth, They will pay for Agatha's
court costume-you know she is to be
presented soon. And I think the straw
berries will give the other two what
frocks they must have. We did wonder
fully well with our grapes in the winter.
and now / have violets in the houses be-
tween the vines. From my celery and
wall fruit | shall be able to take little
trip to Paris in the autumn, and later let
the elder girls go on visits to several good
houses to which they are already invited.
OF course, they could not go without
money. It is the worst form to visit I'M
less you can do it as becomes we'll
born woman-for the servants and all
that, you know. Of course, if [ sold
things in the open market I should get
the merest +rife for them, but l am too
wise for that. | know what people of
our own class want and are willing TO
pay for. Every thing send away is en-
gagged at a high price before it leaves me
and / look over each parcel myself to
make sure that it is a little better in
every particular than it could reasonably
be expected to be. Sometimes my rose
buds fetch a guinea apiece Ny garden
ers are well paid, and know that keep
ing their places depends on giving me
the best of which gardeners are capable.
Altogether, from this place. small as it
is, by help of London and a donkey
hamper, can and do live-really live,
instead of pinching and pining through
existence in village lodgings or cheap
foreign pension. How did I come to
think of it? / did MOTT simply came TO
me that something must be done, and
this was the nearest. in fact the only
thing I could do New York Journal
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-30
Music and Hair.

Now we know why SO many pianists
have such shocks of hair. The New
York Journal says: An English sta
tistician has demonstrated the fact that
music has direct and wonderful in
fuence upon the growth of the hair.
Among the composers the percentage of
badness is twelve per cent, which is
about the average of people generally.
Performers on the piano, violin or other
string instruments retain their hair up
to late period of life. In the case
of piano players especially the hirsute
growth is aggressive, and violinists are
a close second. Recall the shocks worn
by many of the eminent pianists and
violinists of the past twenty-five years.
Performers on brass instruments, nota-
bly, the cornet. French horn. trombone
or tuba, is demonstrated" to superin-
duce badness, and massive brows that
reach around to the back of the neck
are SO general in the regimental bands
of European armies as to have given
rise to the diagnosis of trumpet BALD
moss -
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-30
He Swallowed the Money.

Officer Hulse arrested drunken In
dian on the street the other day and was
taking him toward the city jail. The
Indian had some silver money, three half
dollars and two 25-cent pieces in all
AS the officer started the Indian into the
jail, the latter tried to hand the silver to
another Indian who stood by. Officer
Hulse hauled him along, saying he would
keep the money for the Indian and re-
turn it when the latter had sobered up,
and came before the recorder for trial.
Seeing he could not hand the money to
the other Indian, and evidently fearing
for the safe custody Of the silver in case
he kept it himself, he, quickly put the
down The silver had made a success
full journey down the Indians throat,
except one quarter, which refused to be
swallowed. The Indian made consid-
cradle fuss and Officer Hulse thought the
case demanded physician. Upon re-
turning, the policeman saw his Indian
being assisted by other Indians onto
horse, and as the officer came up to the
jail the Indian who took the silver mon
ely as diet rode triumphantly away and
has not been heard of ce-Pendleton
EaS+ OrppOnian
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-30
Mr.. Belmont's Animals.

o. H. F. Belmont's unique managerie
at Newport will during the coming sum
mer be enriched by the addition of a
team of sacred running oxen" from the
island of Ceylon. These are the true
dwarfs of the OK family. the largest
specimen of the species never exceeding
80 inches in height. They are frequently
when fully matured from 20 to % inches
in height only, and weigh from 100 to
12O pounds.
In geylon they are used for quick trips
across country with express matter and
other light loads, and it is said that four
of them can pull driver Of two
wheeled cart and load of 200 pounds a
matter of seventy miles day. They
travel with swinging trot, and have
been known to cover 100 miles in day
and night without food or water. Nat
uralists know nothing regarding these
miniature cattle, except that they have
been indigenous to the soil Of Ceylon, and
other Buddhistic countries for more than
a thousand years.-New York Morning
Journal
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-30
Pathetic Funeral incident.

Papa, is you dom away with mamma,
too?' 1t was ia a crowded church in
this city yesterday. Friends and rela
tives had come to pay their last tribute
of love and respect to baby's mamma.
The casket was at the altar. A heart
broken husband and father bowed in
seat close by. At his side was a sweet
faced little 3-year-old. The service was
about to begin, and all was hushed. Then
the pathetic voice of the little one was
heard in every part of the church
"papa, is you dom away with mamma,
teo?'' The father bowed a little lower,
tears filed many eyes. and every heart
was deeply touched. 1t was pathetic
incident that will never be forgotten by
those present.-Oswego Palladium.