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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22

sued when the opportunity was so excel
lently furnished. Mrs. Osgood commenced
by referring to the bad practice of allow
ing children to kill insects, etc. Inhuman
instincts are thus liable to be fostered,
which may show themselves to danger
Gus extent in later years. She referred to
the cruel practice of docking horses tails,
and alluded to numerous other "inhuman-
tiles" that were unnecessarily perpetrated
upon the helpless dumb animals and
beasts.
at this juncture Mrs. L. H. Mills, dis
trict secretary of Orange County, read an
extract from the Santa Ana Daily Herald
in which that paper announced that it
would furnish the ladies of Orange County
an opportunity in the near future of yot-
ing upon suffrage at a woman's election
for the purpose of determining whether or
not the women really wanted to vote.
This news was received with hearty ap-
plause.
Mrs. Reed of Pasadena then resumed
discussion on the previous question:"
and spoke of the brutality of using birds
for hat trimming. She thought that even
the practice of plucking feathers for such
uses was cruel and unnecessary. This had
the result of a committee waiting upon
Mrs. Reed to examine the feather in her
own hat. 1t was found to be an artificial
one, however. This feather discussion
grew into an animated all-round fusilade,
and the hats of the entire audience were
carefully scrutinized at long and short
range.
At the close of the discussion a rising
vote of thanks was rendered to the Orange
County ladies for their hospitality, and
then again the suffrage question reap
peared. A lady wanted an expression
from the house on the woman suffrage
plank. Then, as related previously, Mrs.
Gilpin ruled the motion out of order, as
the aim of the parliament was not to re-
form, but to discuss and instruct She
thought that if it was desired to secure
such an expression from the audience, as
an assemblage of women and not as
parliament, it would be perfectly
proper, and such a step could be taken
after adjournment.
The business of the parliament being
completed, an adjournment followed.
Mrs. Galpln called Mrs. Osgood to the
chair and almost the entire audience of
ladies rose in favor of woman suffrage
when the question was put. The parlia-
ment then "broke ranks and enjoyed
social half hour, when the visiting ladies
departed for theirs homes, heartily prais-
ing the manner in which the session had
been conducted and declaring it to be the
most profitable one in all the history of
the organization.
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W4RRING DEMOCRATS.
The Buckley Railroad Combine Arrayed
against Clean Politics.

The Buckley Railroad Combine Arrayed
against Clean Politics.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, May 21.-The
contest over forthcoming Democratic pri-
maries between the Buckley-Southern Pa
cific gang, in favor of ward delegate eiec-
tons, and the -Patton-Herald ele-
ment, in favor of precinct primaries, is
growing very spirited. The fight reached
a climax last Saturday at a meet
ing of the County Central Com
mittee, which, by an adroit coup
of George s. Patton, was adjourned to next
Saturday. This move augured well for
the element in favor of clean politics and
the precinct plan. But now the word has
gone forth to marshal the whole of Marsh
and Ramishs gang of street and sewer
workers to defeat the Patton ring next
Saturday. Arcade Depot" Tom Mccall
ferry has his gang well in hand for the &C.
casion.
The newspaper people have, it is now
known, been hoodwinked as to the real
object of the Buckley railroad combine,
some shrewd schemer having circulated a
report that the whole contest centered in
the prospective money plank IN the State
convention resolutions, that is, whether
silver would be sustained.
a CALL respondent saw Judge A. NJ.
stevens ana Lawyer III a. harris To-Day
and questioned them on the subject. Each
declared that the silver question had
nothing whatever to do with the present
fight.
The whole proposition" said Harris,
''centers on the question of the anti-iund-
ing resolutions and the San Pedro and
Santa Monica harbor issues"
Judge Stevens heartily concurred in Har-
ris' views.
We tried the ward plan once" said
Judge Stevens, "and we want no more of
1t. This was in 1890, when by hustling
combination of Marsh and Ramjsh's gang
the city wards were carried for Jim Cole
men when nine-tenths of the rank and
file were for Pond. This plan at the time
disguised the decent element of the party
TO such an extent that the City Central
Committee passed an ironclad resolution
never to adopt the ward system again.
lively fight is promised for Saturday
afternoons meeting.
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SAcRAMEKTO'S QUEER CASE.
The Prosecution Closes and Greqorys
Attorney Moves for Dismissal of
the SUIT.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, May 21-Louis
SCHNEIDER was the only witness in the
Gregory case this morning. SCHNEIDER Is
the assignee of Gregory Brothers and was
their bookkeeper during the time when
Mrs. Lee made the loans to Eugene Greg
DRY.
The testimony during the whole morn
ing was relative to the financial standing
of the firm in 1894 and consisted of a tedi-
Gus examination of the firms books. 1t
was ascertained that in May, 1894, the
firm owed to Mrs. Gregory, mother of the
Gregory Brothers, the sum of SIG 600. This
Is $1,000 less than the amount appearing in
the schedule in the insolvency matter.
viii CHI was filed in 1895 This was quail
fed by the defense by the statement that
several thousand dollars which was owing
it in 1894 had become outlawed and was
not included in the insolvency schedule.
During his examination SCHNEIDER was
asked for a statement made up to August,
1894. and which was used on the stand
yesterday. Schi nder stated that he had
destroyed it, and accused Jones of quail
flying his testimony with side remarks,
thus making the statement appear irregu-
lar.
SCHNEIDER was asked how much of the &C
count of Mrs. Gregory for rent had &C
crued during the two years before May
IA, 1894.
Schindler-$960
Bruner-All the rest of the rent account
was outlawed. That shows that the firm
was worth $4,000 more than the prosecution
have computed in the assets. In your
opinion was the firm solvent or insolvent
In May, 1894?
Schindler-It was certainly solvent.
c. F. Di!lman, cashier of D. o. Mills
bank, testified that the bank held a note
against the Gregory Brothers in 1894 in
dorsed by Mrs. Gregory, and bearing. a
balance Of $1,000 This was subsequently
paid.
The prosecution then closed the case.
Bruner moved to dismiss on the grounds
that the firm was not shown to have been
insolvent in 1894; that Gregory had
not been shown to have had a knowl-
edge that the firm was insolvent,
even if it were SO, and Mrs. Lee
had not been shown 10 have been igno-
rant of the firms financial standing. All
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In gan Francisco. 1 was dressmaker and
she wGs an agent for a sewing machine.
Afterward l started boarding and
longing house and they stopped with me.
l was also well acquainted with Ed Parker,
the son OF g. H. Parker. The son trst
came to California in 1870. He and Mrs.
ParKer then took a trip to Yose mite Val
Iey ana were gone month. During their
absence George II. Parker seemed to be
very much worried in mind.
he said his wife and son were spending
an ms money, and that they would drive
MN TO the poorhouse. Often he would
cry ana moan out loud. At times he COM
planned greatly of his head. He would
paine II In water and spirits of camphor.
several times he said he could not live
that way.
The son was married in 1873. Subse-
9uent to that time, and before he went
East IN 1873. Mr.. Parker received a num-
Der OF letters. Some of them he read HIM
self, others he handed to his wife to read
to me''
wv hat did ne say was the purpose of his
visit to the East in 1S73?'' asked Attorney
Coogan.
Mr.. Delmas objected that this time was
twenty years prior to the execution OF the
Will ana was too remote to prove undue
influence.
But" interposed Attorney Coogan,
you did not object to testimony regard
ing his soundness of mind prior to 1873,
and L wish this testimony to be brought
out on the ground that it tends also to
prove unsoundness of mind"
Il made no objection to the former tes-
hmony," replied Mr.. Delmas, ''for the rea-
son that regarded 1t as ludicrous that a
man should be thought to be OF unsound
MIND simply because he sought relief from
headache by bathing his head in water
or spirits OF camphor. | allowed the tes-
timony to pass without protest because
1t tended to show upon what filmsy
grounds the other side is basing its case"
The court took under advisement the
issue as TO whether or not the question
could be admitted on the ground that the
testimony would prove unsoundness of
mind. An adjournment was then taken
TIL next Monday at 1880 A. NJ.
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IMPROFED CAR SERVICE.
4 NetU Combination That WiU Greatly
Benefit Los An0eIeS.

@'CHeJtt ISOS <1NOctcS
LOS ANGELES, CAL, May 21.-For
several years the "Slow-mule" streetcar
line has been in operation from the San a
Fc depot in this city south to the city
limits. Cars made trips every hour, if not
oftener, and when folks happened to be
going in the direction of the line they
sometimes got on and rode. The scheme
was an apparent failure and the stock of
the concern was practically worthless. 4
new combination OF individuals has &C
quired most OF the stock and the whole
nlan is to be reorg anized and now prom
lses very important results for Los An
geles. The new directors are Abbott Kin
ney, W. l.. Graves, c. A. Sumner, John l..
Pope and c. R. Day.
They have put on quarter-hour service
and will soon make an electric double
track line OF 1t and extend it far beyond
the present terminus south, and, what is
still more important, will bring the north
ern terminus from La Grande Station
into tie heart OF Los Angeles. Petitions
have been signed on all sides which will
be presented to the Council next Monday to
straighten San Mateo street to connect
with Santa Fe avenue. This line-San
Mateo and Santa Fe Avenue Street
Car Company - nearly parallels the
Los Angeles River for about three miles
through a district rapidly build ng up
with factories and machine shops and will
be known as the "laboring mans route"
Already transfer system with the trac-
ton company has gone into effect, which
insures to the patrons of either line a de-
lightful ride through the populated as well
as more sparsely settled sections of the
city. 1t is understood that route has
also been selected running up through the
business center, and that the council will be
asked very shortly to advertise the fran
chise for bids.
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SANTA ROSA SUITS SETTLED.
Several Cases Disposed OF, Learing the
Calendar Clear.

Several Cases Disposed OF, Learimg the
Calendar Clear.
SANTA ROSA, CAL, May 21.-The liti-
gious city of Santa Rosa is once more a;
peace with those of her citizens who re-
side in the vicinity of the sewer farm.
This welcome news has caused great re-
ioicing here, as the numerous damage
suits which have been instituted during
the past few months have threatened to
bankrupt the city and caused considera bic
uneasiness among the large taxpayers and
others.
In the case OF Harry Hall against the
city the plaintiff secured a judgment for
$4,000 and costs. By some oversight, for
which various people are blamed, the time
for filing Dill OF exceptions or 10 move
for new trial on the part of the city was
allowed to lapse, and as an appeal from
the final judgment would be very apt to
prove unavalling, on the advice OF the
City Attorney this judgment, amounting
To S3397, was ordered paid.
In the suit of Allen Wright, plaintiff IS
attorneys asked leave to amend their COM
plant, and IN the amendment alleged that
Wright was entitled 10 damages by reason
of injury to his wife's health. As Mrs.
Wright had not been maze party to the
action the plaintiff was promptly de-
INJURED out of court for fhe non oinder
and judgment entered for the city.
In the case OF NJ, a. Peterson 81 in dam
ages was allowed by jury and the costs
divided.
The actions brought by J. L. Peterson
and Harvey Britain were dismissed, which
leaves the city free from legal entangie-
ments over the sewer question. AS the
new sewer system is proving a decide 4
success there is no fear of a renewal of the
trouble and taxpayers once more breathe
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SAN JOSE,s PRECA UTIONS.
Sale of MIR From Consumptire Co,cs to
BE Prohibited.


SAN JOSE, CAL, May 21-A meeting OF
committee Of the Board of Supervisors,
Common Council and City Board OF
Health was held this evening to consider
matters in connection with expediting the
testing OF cattle for tuberculosis. Chair
man Greenlnger of the Board OF Super
vlsors presided
1t was the sense of the meeting that it
would be eXpedient TO make some regula-
ton by which the sale OF milk from in
fected herds would be prohibited as soon
as sufficient time mad elapsed TO make
the tests with the help available to the in
speCtor.
a resolution was passed requesting the
Common Council TO grant the Veterinary
Inspector two more assistants. The City
Attorney and District Attorney reported
that they are preparing an ordinance that
shall cover the ground of compelling the
testing OF all cattle and it will be presented
at the meetings of the Common Council
and Board OF Supervisors on the first Mon
day in June.
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Attachment SUIT.

SAN JOSE, CAL, May 2l.-The Santa
Clara Valley Mill and Lumber Company
to-day began al attachment suit against
the San Jose Railroad Company to recover
$2l ,32S 81, alleged to be due ON a one day
promissory note, executed January ,, 1896.
The note was Endorsed by Jacob Rich, the
president of the company, and is for lum-
Der and material furnished. The COM
pany Is at present in the hands of re-
ceivers, with a bonded Indebtedness of
$50, 900 against it. Sheriff Lyndon levied
on the railway system and the power
house and several lots in the name of the
company. He also levied on a large
amount OF property standing in Rich S
name.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22
sToCKToNs BIG CELEBRATION.
Ndtire Soma Working Like Beavers for
Its Success.

STOCKTON, CAL, May 21.-Stockton
Parlor of Native Sons is leaving no stone
unturned to make the Admission day cell
ebration a great success. Tonight there
was an important meeting of the general
committee for the purpose of hearing the
reports of the various subcommittee and
the apportioning of funds to those COM
mittees. 1t had been decided to be liberal
with all the committees, but not to allow
any to exceed the sum allotted to it, and
besides this a reserve fund of $1,000 was Gre
ated tonight for the purpose of meeting
sundry expenses that may arise at the last
minute. 1t has been practically decided
that there will be a monster regatta on the
channel on one of the days that the Ma
tives will be here in September. Besides
the usual barge and shell races there will
be launch races and all sorts of aquatic
sports for the amusement Of the thousands
who will flock here on that day.
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these are allegations of the complaints

these are allegations of the complaints,
and are necessary to be shown.
Jones opposed the motion, stating that
he had shown at the firm was insolvent
by his examination of SCHNEIDER and the
books.
Bruner stated that the dates were so
mixed up in the records that nothing could
be determined by it.
The District Attorney had confused
TRANSACTIONS occurring in 1895 with those
prior to 1894 and the evidence would fail
to show cause for conviction upon habeas
corpus proceedings.
The case was continued until tomorrow
morning and the motion to dismiss will
be argued at that time.
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Fresno MADEIRA boundary Dispute.

FRESNO, CAL, May 21.-The Board OF
Supervisors to-day appointed a committee
to confer with the Supervisors of MADEIRA
County with the view of having portion
of the boundary between Fresno and
MADEIRA counties surveyed. The San
Joaquin River is on the llne and for
thiriy-five miles it is cut up into numerous
channels, leaving doubt as to which is the
main river. Numerous islands are in dis
pute. 1t is proposed to appoint a Joint
commission to settle the matter.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22
A STOCKTON GIRL IS STORY
Was Wandering About Dazed
and Half-Clad in a Rain.
storm.
Says Her Clothing Was Torn From
Her by a Strange Man in a
Buggy.

STOCKTON, CAL, May 21.-Late this
afternoon, during the heavy downpour Of
rain, John n. Woods, one of the leading
men of this city, was driving toward
Stockton along tie French Camp turnpike
when he saw a little girl half-naked
struggling along in the storm. She was
minus hat, coat, shoes and stockings and
her clothing had been nearly torn from
her. The child was walking along the
road in balf-dazed condition, trying to
find her way home, but not knowing
which way to go. Mr.. Woods stopped
his team and took the little girl into his
buggy. She proved to be Edith Way, the
13-year-o old daughter of George n. Way, an
employe in Buell's lumber-yard. A little
farther along. near the dumping ground,
Just outside the city, he saw the rest of
Edlth,s clothing lying near the roadway.
10 Mr., Woods and his wife the child
told story on. which the constables and
Sherln's deputies are now at work scour-
ing the country for the man who is sup
posed to have abducted and attempted to
maltreat the Way girl. To the Woods she
SAID that she was on her way home from
the public school in company with another
little girl from the Catholic convent, when
mlddle-aged man drove up to where they
were crossing the street at the junction OF
ON---
story he seized them and drew them into
bis buggy, after which he forced some
white powder down her throat, which
completely stupefied her.
She remembers nothing until outside
the city, when she says the man made i'm
proper proposals to her, and when she re-
sisted he threw her out of the buggy to
the ground. She remembers her strug-
giles, but little else until she came to her
senses during the driving rain that fell
here about O'Clock. She only knows the
trst name OF her little girl companion,
which she says is Belle, but the sisters saw
no one answering that description goes to
the convent. Such a man and rig as the
girl describes were seen to turn into South
street from California shortly before the
time Edith Way says she was abducted.
There are some parts of the childs story
that seem improbable. especially as no
other girl has been reported missing, but
the officers are now securing all the roads
in the county to make sure.
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Sufferers from
tn e e IF e C is Of
abuse ought to
know by this time
of the wonderful
power of Hudyan.
Hudyan cure s
prematureness in
t W Ell ty d avs.
Stops the losses of
the body, de-
velopes and re-
stores man. Ii
you are suffering
from Neurasthe-
mia, Nervous De-
bility, Nervous
Night Losses, In
Examinations, Hy-
drocele, Varico-
cele, PIN pl e s,
Drains, you ought
to learn some
thing about the
wonder of this
century. about the
great H u d v a n.
You can learn all
about the great
Hudyan from the
old HudSonlan
doctors and from
no one else. The
doctors of the
Hudson Medical
Institute are the
only persons who
can give you the
Great II u d y a n.
Call or write for
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Captured at Sacramento,

SACRAMENTO, CAL, May DIR. H.
Kirby, who is wanted in Portland, Or, for
grand larceny, was captured here this
morning. Kirby is accused of stealing
$500.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-25

THE Republican national platform
adopted by the st. Louis convention Is
one of the strongest declarations OF
party principles which has been sub
mitted to the people since the war.
While its money and tariff planks are
its chief features, it takes advanced
ground i'm favor of the firm mainte-
nance of the Monroe doctrine, the I'LL
dependence of Cuba, the further re-
striction of immigration, the construc-
ton and operation by the government
of the Nicaragua canal, the continued
enlargement of the navy and the con
struction of a complete system of har-
Dor and seacoast defenses. the enforce
ment of the civil service law, liberal
pension legislation, an immediate re-
turn to the free homestead policy of the
Republican party, and the creation of
a national board of arbitration to settle
and adjust differences which may arise
between employers and employees en-
gagged i'm interstate commerce. The peo-
pie will endorse it at the polls in No
venber.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-25

publican party IL unreservedly for
sound money. II caused the enact
ment Of the law providing for the re-
snnptleu Of specie payments in 1879;
since then every dollar has been as
good as gold. We are unalterably OPP
posed 10 every measure calculated to
dehase our currency or impair the
credit of our country. We are there
fore opposed to the free coinage of sill
yer except by international agreement
with the leading commercial nations
of the world, which we pledge our
selves to promote, and until such agree
ment can be obtained the existing gold
standard must be preserved. All our
silver and paper currency must be
maintained at parity with gold, and
we favor all measures designed to
maintain inviolably the obligations Of
the United States and all cur money,
whether coin or paper, at the present
standard, the standard Of the most en-
lightened nations of the EARTH"
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SALE OF REAL ESTATE,

By virtue of an execution issued out
Washington for the County of San Juan.
and to me directed and delivered, for a
judgment filed in said Court on the Both
day of October, A. d. 1896, in favor of
the San Juan County Bank, corporation.
plaintiff, and against John Knight, de-
PENDANT, for the sum of S7S 70-lOO with in
terest at the rate of Is per cent per annum
on S40.25 and per cent per annum on the
balance, from the 18th day of October. A,
ID. 1895, and the further sum of S-attor-
ney's fees, and Sl6.40-l00 cost of suit, T
have levied upon the following described
real estate, towit: The west one-half az
of the southeast One-quarter Cd and the
southwest one-quarter Cd of the northeast
One-quarter III and the northeast ONE
quarter Cd of the southwest one-quarter
I'd dissection twenty-three (23) in township
thirty-five (35l, north of range two e.
west of the Willamette meridian, contain
ing one-hundred and sixty acres, and sit
uate, lying and being in San Juan County,
State of Washington.
Notice is hereby given that on Saturday
the 18th day of July, A. d. 1896, at the
hour of ten o'clock 4. NJ. of said day, at
the Court House door, in Friday Harbor,
in said County of San Juan, will sell all
the right, title and interest of the said
John Knight, defendant, in and to the
above described real estate, at public auc-
ton, tn the highest and best bidder, to
satisfy said execution and all costs.
Given under my hand this 9th day of
June, A. d. 1896
NEWTON JONES, Sheriff of San Juan
County, Washington.
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If the Republican convention for
the nomination of state ticket is held
before September, two county conven-
tons should be held-one for the cleo
ton of delegates to the state conven-
ton and the later one for the nOmina-
ton of the county ticket. 1t would be
manifestly unfair to the candidates to
subject them to the strain and drain of
such long campaign as would neces-
sarily follow if the county nominations
were made as early as it is likely to be
necessary to choose delegates to the
state convention.