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The San Francisco call., 1896-05-07
Grand Secretary Bremen Will
Continue to Serve His
Brethren.
GROWTH OF THE FELLOWSHIP
New Lodges Instituted and Crafty.
ing Financial Advancement
Reported.

WATSONVILLE, CAL, May 6.-The Sec
ond days session of the Foresters of
America opened at 8 o'clock this morning.
The forenoon session was taken up princi-
pally with the reading of the reports of
the grand officers and action on a partial
report of the law committee. The report
of the supreme representatives was ap-
proved and vote or thanks rendered for
their labors at Cleveland, Ohio, last fall.
The reports of the various grand officers
particularly that of the grand secretary
show that, although the order has not
gained much in membership, it has made
a large gain in finances. During the year
the subordinate courts have increased
their cash on hand $15,s70 80. Since the
last Grand Court meeting eleven new
courts have been instituted, with a total
charter membership of 353. There are
now in this jurisdiction LAT courts, with a
membership of 1880, and when the past
year of financial depression is taken into
consideration the fact that there has not
been loss in membership, instead of a
slight gain, is remarkable.
The great fundamental principle of this
order-benevolence and assistance in sick
ness and distress-is well illustrated by
the fact that during the recess of the
Grand Court the sum of $97,97S 66 has
been paid for sick and funeral bills and the
relief of distress.
In the consideration of the partial re-
port submitted by the law committee at
the morning session, nearly all of the
amendments submitted by various courts
were defeated. The question of biennial
sessions, which bobs up every year, was
defeated, after very long and heated de-
bate, by vote of 125 to 40.
An amendment somewhat similar in its
nature-that is, in the line of economy
namely, that mileage be allowed to but one
delegate from each court, and providing
that in the absence of the several delegates
one should be allowed to cast their votes
by proxy, was under discussion at the time
of the noon recess.
AT 2 o'clock the selection of the place of
meeting of the next Grand Court was the
first order of business taken up. The vote
resulted in the selection OF MarysviIle,
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FOR STAMFORD DAY.
Students at Palo Alto Making Great
PgeDaratiOns

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL, May
6.-Great preparations are being made here
for the celebration of Stanford day at the
San Jose Rose Carnival. Special rates to
the students have been made, and be-
tween 500 and 800 will leave the campus
on Friday morning to attend the festivi-
ties. An elaborate float has been pre-
pared at Palo Alto, which will be drawn
by students a-wheel.
The Stanford baseball nine is to be met
at the depot by band and will be escorted
to the carnival grounds. where the third
and final intercollegiate game of the series
is to be played. The game will be most
interesting as Stanford will play as she
has never played before. The team is
anxious to wipe out the record of Satur-
days defeat, and the men are practicing
steadily, though handicapped by lacking a
second team to play against.
at 2:30 P. NJ. the field events are to take
place on the track. Nearly all of Stanford s
best athletes will enter the events, and some
record breaking should ensue if condi-
tions are favorable.
The hop takes place in the evening.
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sUEFRAeISTS At MADEIRA.
Opening of Vigorous Campaign for the
Right of Women to Weld the
Ballot

MADEIRA, CAL, May 6.-The Women
Suffragists of this county will practically
open their campaign of education on the
ballot question by meeting in this city at
Athletic Hall tomorrow evening.
The open espousal by THE CALL of the
cause of equal suffrage has done much in
this county to awaken general interest
in the movement, and the meeting to-
morrow night promises to be the largest of
it's kind ever held in this part of the val
ley. A number of the best-known orators
in this section have consented to speak on
the question of woman's suffrage. and
many o these speakers are we'll known
throughout the State. So far as MADEIRA
County is concerned. the movement is
calling out the best and most earnest men
and women in public life. Among the
speakers to- morrow night are: Judge O..
T. Redfeld, Judge W. 7. Searles, Judge w.
+. Fowler, w. III. Larew, r. L. Hargrove.
w. Z. Wolf, Professor W. II. Williams, f.
w. Taft, Thomas Cosgrove, Superinten-
dent Of Public Instruction B. A. Hawkins,
ex-State Senator G. w. Mordocai and DR..
f. r. Brown.
The meeting is held under the auspices
of the MADEIRA Equal Suffrage Club. the
officers of which are: President. Mrs. Ella
Mcconnell; vice.president, Mrs. w. B..
McElwee; secretary. Mrs. Carrie McFall /;
ing secretary, Mrs. Maggie Vincent.
1t is expected that this meeting will be
the beginning Of very active and aggres-
sive campaign on the part of the club, its
members and its many friends in this
county.
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Bernard Mayer. Mrs. William Henley
and Mrs. Peter Towne.
The Gilroy booth is termed "a Midsum-
mer Nights Dream Realized" Bright
combinations are formed with rare and
beautiful flowers, and the whole is arranged
in the form of floral tapestry. In the rear
electric lights cast their rays through a
curtain of crimson silk, producing a fine
effect. Miss Birdie Hobbs Miss Blanche
Cobb and the lady teachers of the Gilroy
schools are in charge.
The booth of the Union district is at
the entrance to the stage. A passageway,
banked on each side by foliage and flowers,
runs through it. The arches are OF bright
red flowers and callas. The colors of the
booth are yellow and white. The COM
mittee in charge are: N. T. Haines, Mrs.
ScofieId, Miss Mabel Hayward and Mrs.
Dan Mccarthy.
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F. M. Fighter. Mrs. C. c. Call. E. n. Parr
and J. G. Ainsley.
Palo Alto has neat booth, with Mrs. NJ.
B. Culver in charge. The decorations are
Spanish moss and La France roses. On
Friday-Stanford day-the decorations
will be of cardinal. Mrs. Culver is assisted
by Mrs. F. c. Rosebrook. Mrs. Farmer,
Mrs. f. c. Kassons, Mrs. A. N. Nichols,
Miss Lillian Holley and Miss l.. c. Firbush.
The Alviso booth is trimmed with
asparagus. and from the center is sus-
pended large ball of roses, from which
streamers of the same flowers are festooned
to the sides. Along one side is hedge of
ivy. In the rear is floral ship. The
booth is in charge of Mrs. o. P. Emerson,
Mrs. James Shields. Mrs. Paul Shearer,
Miss E. L. Borden, Miss Mary Holthouse,
Mrs. o. Jameson, Miss s. Lehnig and Mrs.
R. Trevey.
Santa Clara's booth is q rustic garden,
in which roses. MOSES and ferns are pro-
fusely used in the decoration. In one
corner is a summer-house, and in the
other spring. The booth is brilliantly
lighted.
The Berryessa booth is representation
of the falls at Alum Rock park. 1t is sur
rounded by rustic fence entrance being
gained through a turnstile. Failing water,
messy banks and rocks, above which are
perched an eagle and an owl. make novel
exhibit. The booth is in charge of G. l..
Tarleton, II. B. Sherman and John Grant,
The name of the Mayfield Booth is
formed with incandescent electric lights,
The scene is Japanese tea garden, in the
rear of which is pagoda, where the ladie.
will serve tea, The decorations are roses
palms and ferns, prettily arranged, inter.
mingled with delicately tinted electric
lights. The ladies in charge are: Mrs
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France roses on a background of aspara-
gus. The ceiling is decorated with stream
ers of rosebuds, and baskets of roses are
suspended from the ceiling, while garlands
of the same flowers are draped around the
booth. Mrs. Helen Lorimer has fine dis
play of pelargoniums and Mrs. S. w.
Boring exhibits some maiden-haIr ferns.
Mrs. G. Kipp of the Willows has been
awarded the first prize for the finest dis
play of twenty-five varieties of roses in the
booth, and Mrs. w. D. Allison the second
prize.
Exhibits are also made by Mrs. J. c.
Morrill,, Mrs. David Wright, Mrs. Charles
Nichols of Lawrence, Mrs. T. H. Davis of
Los Gatos and Miss B. B. Jacquelin of
San Jose. The judges we're R. d. Fox
and E. H Ebrhorn. The booth is in
charge of Mrs. Helen Lorimer, assisted by
Mrs. B. S. Wilkes, Mrs. J. h. Sykes, Mrs.
F. H. Thomas, Mrs. T. r. Bailey, Mrs. S.
w. Boring. Mrs. s. G. Benson, Mrs. E. H.
Nor ans, Miss Lizzie Abbott and Captain
Dunn.
The San Jose ladies' booth is display
rarely equaled. Branches of delicate
ferns, beautiful roses, carnations, begonias
and numerous other varieties of flowers OF
almost every hue are used in its decora-
| tions. On each side are large mirrors,
which reflect the decorations. In the rear
is delightful mountain dell, where the
rain is softly falling, while the setting sun
In the distance lends an enchantment to
the beautiful scene. Above the booth is
the following invitation to enter: "Wel-
come to all, to JOY and mirth give way
thrice welcome ali; the Queen of Flowers
holds sway"
In the Madrone booth is display of wild
| flowers, ferns and moses. Above the ex-
/ hibit is the word "Madrone" in rustic
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with 105 votes, against 81 for Los Angeles
and III for San Francisco. The election of
officers occupied the remainder of the
afternoon session.
The grand officers elected thus tar are:
Grand chief ranger, R. B. vellage of Court
Shellmound No. II, Golden Gate, elected
by reclamation; grand sub-chief ranger,
J. S. w. Saunders of Court Golden Gate
No. 5. San Francisco, elected by acclama-
ton; grand treasurer, S. A White of Court
Internos No. Is, San Francisco, elected by
acclamation; grand secretary, G. a. Bre-
mer of Court Pride of Alameda, elected by
acclamation; grand recording secretary, E.
Forster of Court independence No. 1O4,
San Francisco; grand senior woodman, ].
Samuels of Court Golden West No. 20, San
Francisco. After the election of ]. Sam
uels, the hour of adjournment having ar
rived, the election of the remaining officers
was postponed until Thursday morning.
C. H. Bremen, the grand secretary-elect
has been reelected for the ninth time,
having held the Office since the inception
of the Grand Court.
There is probably not a better man in
this or any other fraternaI organization
than Chris Bremen. Besides being a thor
oughly competent accountant, he is IA
miliar with every law of the order, and
his wonderful memory of decisions enables
him to be always ready to give lnforma-
ton on any question relating to the work.
ings of the order.
This evening concert was given at the
Lewis House by the Watsonyille band.
There YVES also magnificent display of
fireworks in front of the hotel Later in
the evening reception was rendered to
the ladies. The affair was splendid sue
cess, and was in charge of the following
committee of social lights: E. P. Dono-
van, Eddy Morris, R. B. Vellage, James
Roach and AIva English.
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her Gracious Majesty, Queen Alice, the
Fair. Loyal subjects have assem- bled from
all quarters of the county to do honor to
La Reina. All work has been suspended: !:
the city is transformed.
HeaIdsburg is fair enough in her every.
day dress to dazzle the eyes of her guests,
but in her carnival fineries she is costumed
as in rainbows of many hues.
The streets are avenues of brilliant COL
ors both day and night; for when the
sunshine fades from the tossing sea of
bright bunting the electric lights flash out,
sparkling like gems in every direction.
Since early morning the Healdsburg.
Cloverdale and Windsor bands have dis
coursed music. The streets have been
thronged all day with merry-makers.
The stores and principal buildings have
been decorated with bunting and flags
and flowers.
Below the billows of bunting was the
clear green of the cedar, reaching out in
graceful sweeps and curves, at once foil
and en- intensitier to the warmer colors
above and about. In and through and over
all this, as last necessary touch and to give
dignity to the whole, were the National
colors, the flag of freedom, the colors that
mean so much to US as a Nation. and
without the protection OF which no fete
would be complete. Many of the faces
seen in the streets are strange, and the ra-
diant faces of storekeepers and hotel men
prove that the '.tenderfoot" is within our
gates.
The coronation of the Queen, Alice
Haigb. took place shortly after 1 O'Clock.
Marshal Norton and his aids escorted the
Queen from her residence to the grand
stand in the center of the plaza. The or
der OF procession was as follows: Mar
shals, pages, Queen, maids of honor. flow
er girls. knights, committee. On arriving
at the scene of the coronation E.. NJ. Nor
ton Esq. read the herald's notice, which
concluded as follows:
In the Queens name, and in the name of the
city, had bid you one and all hearty welcome
that her rule may be SO far from restraint and
her scepter so lightly welded that all may find
within her realm that form of pleasure which
to you is most greeable.
Then came the coronation of Queen
Alice by her two maids of honor. Misse,
Zane and Biddle. After the coronation
came the declaration by DR.. G. w. Weaver
the delivering of the keys by the Mayor
"God Save the Queen" by the band, the
appointment of Prime Minister and the
conferring of the honor of knighthood
upon J. R. Miller by the Queen. Prime
Minister Miller read the proclamation
and band played "Lorg Live Queen
Alice"
The fitting tournament between Dry
Creek and Healdsburg in the afternoon
resulted in favor of Healdsburg.
The formal entry of the Calithumpian
was made at 4 o'clock. Frank e. Cook
was crowned their King. The Calithum-
plans were out in full force. Their antics
were not intended to be taken seriously
it was huge farce from beginning to
end-a good natured token that the festi.
val season had arrived and that for the
rest of the week the city would be en- fete
With ali their crudities, their attempts al
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YOLO COUNTY F|REBUGS,
Two Conflagrations Started by
Incendiaries Within an
Hour.
The Eureka Schoolhouse and Ranch
Barn Are Burned to the
Ground

WOODLAND, CAL, May 6.-Fire fends
were in evidence in this county last night
and early this morning. at IL 80 O'Clock
the Eureka schoolhouse, an exceptionally
fine country building, was burned to the
ground. The loss will reach about $1,000.
About $50 O'Clock the commodious barn
owned by John Wohlfrom. on the road be-
tween Knights Landing and Blacks, was
disco vered to be on fire, and before the
flames could be extinguished the build
ing and its contents were a total loss.
The fact that there were two fires within
an hour and that the property destroyed
was within a radius of two miles, has re,
suited in no little excitement among the
residents in that vicinity. That it was
the work of incendiaries there can be nc
doubt, but no one has the least idea who
the guilty parties are. The officers are
making a careful investigation.
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-etters OF madrone wood. There are
countless specimens displayed, all of
which are to be found in the valleys and
foothills of this county. Miss Kate Curley
is in charge.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union has neat little booth trimmed
with ivy and Gala lilies on the right of
the stage. The unions motto, "For God
and Home and Every Land" ornaments
the front. Mrs. E. L. McCracken, Mrs. L.
H. Barton, Mrs. Gates, Miss Hattie North
rup, Miss Edith Fitzgerald and w. NJ.
Morris are in charge.
On the other side of the stage is the
Young Mems Christian Association booth,
trimmed with white and green, with a
dash of pink. They sell souvenirs and
boxes of orange blossoms. Mrs. T. G. Ed
wards, Mrs. S. w. Boring, Mrs. Helen H.
Babb and Miss Minnie Simonds are in
charge.
The Mountain View booth is tastily
trimmed with oats and palms. The cell
ing is festooned with pink and white, and
the corners are banked with roses. The
feature of the display is Ferris wheel
trimmed with smilax, with sixteen bas-
kets of sweet peas and roses. The wheel
is nine and half feet high. In the
booth are Mrs. D. B. Frink, Mrs. d. E.
Burns, Mrs. DR.. Jones, Miss Clara Halsey,
Miss Sallie Cox and E. II. Ehrhorn.
Los Gatos' booth is ornamented around
the sides with palms and ferns, and the
ceiling is festooned with pink and white
bunting. There are fine displays of rare
pansies and La France roses. The floral
H.
morrow they will be of Gala lilies, on Fri
day marigolds and on Saturday sweet
peas. Those in charge are Miss Mabel
Rankin. Mrs. E. f. Smith, Mrs. c. A.
Ktnball, Mrs. T. B. Proctor, Mrs. W.
Pepper and Mrs. A. NJ. Kelley.
refreshment booth is conducted by the
Catholic Ladies Aid Society and the Pratt
Home. The ceiling is ornamented with a
network of roses and along the sides are
tules. The word Refreshments" is over
the booth in bright marigolds. The ladies
In charge are Mrs. B. d. Murphy, Mrs
James Ogier, Mrs. r. r. Syer, Mrs. +. II.
Henry, Mrs. Archie Mcdonald and Mrs.
Sweigert. The lemonade booth is con-
Quoted by Mrs. M. Carey, Miss Verde
Carey and Angie Kell.
Lawrence has pretty booth trimmed in
orange and white. Palms, ferns and as
paragus are the principal decorations.
Along the sides are moss banks strewn
with roses. In the center of the display is
pyramid of ferns ard palms exhibited
by A. G. Butcher. There are some thirty
varieties. There is also magnificent dis
play of roses. The committee having the
booth in charge includes Mr.. and Mrs. c..
Nichols, A. C. Butcher. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Cochran. Mr.. and Mrs. R. Rolla. Mr.. and
Mrs. W. E. French, Mrs. G. w. Barnhart,
H. Postlethwalthe and B. Bates.
Campbell's display Is both unique and
pretty. In the center of the booth stands
an immense camp bell made of white
roses, with a saddle of black velvet and
gold fringe. The decorations are ferns
and white callas. The ladies in charge are
Mrs. II. S. Foote, Mrs. E. II. Black, Mrs.
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First to the Hire.

CHICAGO, ILL, May 6.-Three favorites
and like number of outsiders won at
Sheffield to-day.
Five and half furlongs, Forerunner won,
Lady Rose second, linda third. Time, L :09Z.
Six furlongs, Uncle Abb won. Panout second,
Kamsin third Time, is.
Five and half furlongs, Extra won, Pots
dam second, Dago third Time, LOO.
Seven furlongs, Lillian won, Sullross sec
ond, Inspector Hunt third. Time, :293l.
One and an eighth miles, over four hurdles,
Hercules won, Tamboo second, Miles standish
third. Time, 2:05.
Six furlongs, May Gallop won, Japonica sec
ond, La Creole third. Time, 1;1515.
AQUEDUCT, L. l., May 6.-The feature
of to-day's sport was the close finish be-
tween Charade, whose odds were Z to 5,
and Eclipse, at to /, in the first event.
Mile, Charade won, Eclipse second. Watch
man third. Time, 1 As
Half mile, Ellerdie won, Arthur K second
Contractor third. Time, :5214
Five furlongs, The Native won, Beloved Sec
ond, Irish Reel third. Time, :03
Mile, Ajax una won, Lily Mills second, Sig
nora II third. Time, 1:43.
Six furlongs, Addie won, Rosedale second,
Drebund third. Time, 1:163z.
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CABLE TO JAPAN.
a Compromise Measure for It's Construc-
ton Is agreed Upon.

a Compromise Measure for Its Construc-
tion Is agreed Upon.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 6.-The
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
this morning reached a compromise on the
Spalding and Scrymser bills before it for
the construction of a cable to japan by
way of Hawaii. The compromise measure
which Senator Frye was directed to report
is in the shape of bill directing the Post
master-General tn contract with the lowest
bidder for the construction of te Geographic
cable between the United States and japan
by the way of Hawai- and the Midway
Islands. 1t is stipulated that the
price shall not exceed $4,000, to be
paid yearly for a period of twenty
years, during which time and for
Government messages free of all cost.
This is practically the terms offered by the
Scrymser Company.
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fun. were appreciated by the assembled

fun, were appreciated by the assembled
thousands.
In the evening there was an open-air
concert by the bands, and at the opera
house concert by San Francisco artists.
The Veteran Firemen of San Francisco
arrived tonight. The pioneer fire laddies
were met at the depot by the local
department and are now comfortably
quartered. The incoming night train
brought many other visitors. over 100 cy-
clers being aboard. The floral parade and
bicycle meet will draw thousands to this
place tomorrow and accommodations for
every one have been secured.
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PoRrLANDsS BAsEBALL REVIpAL
Mayor Frank and City Oficials See the
Locals Worsted.

1OC0t5 VOFstcks
PORTLAND, Or, May 6.-Seattle beat
Portland 8 to z at the formal opening of
the new Pacific League here to-day. The
grounds were not in the best condition,
but the weather was fair and there was q
large attendance. Mayor Frank made a
speech, and all the city officials were pres
ent at the revival.
1t was an uphill game for the Gladiators
all the way through. Seattle showed supe-
rior work at batting, and would have lost
the game had if not been for rank errors of
First Baseman Caverly, when the score
was tied Van Giesen, who pitched for the
Portlands for the first three innings, was
batted all over the field. He was succeeded
by Fennimore, who held the Colts down in
a way that saved the Portlanders from
ignominous defeat.
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= Observation-Disclosures and Frisbie Butler and
Frary. i
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Holmes TaA BE Hanged To. Dan.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. May Cat or
shortly after 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing Herman w. Mudgett--or, as he is more
familiarly and UNANIMOUSLY known, H. H.
Holmes-will be hanged in the County
Prison for the murder on September Z.
1894, of his fellow-insurance swindIer,
Holmes slept only at intervals. He spent
the greater part of the long hours in talk
ing to his death-watch or in reading.
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AUBUnN,s FESTIVAL.
Ono Hundred Bellies of the Foothills to
Battle With FIotCers.

AUBURN, CAL. May 6.-The flower
festival is on. The decorations are COM
pleted, and the sight that will greet the
eye tomorrow night when the Agricul-
tural Hall doors are thrown open Will be
most beautiful. The ferns and wild flow
ers collection will be the most attractive
display in the exhibit. The battle of flow
ers will be participated in both Thursday
and Friday nights by 100 of the prettiest
young ladies of the foothills.
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IN THE PAVILION.
Unique Designs in the Decoration OF
the Booths,

SAN JOSE, CAL, May 6.-Around the
sides of the big pavilion are arranged the
various booths. Their fronts are masses
of foliage and flowers, and within scenes
of beauty and enchantment are presented.
They are all magniticentIy decorated and
together make an ideal Flora's realm.
To the left on entering the pavilion is
the booth of the Santa Clara County Floral
Society. 1t is prettily decorated with La
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IS THIS sMALLPoxe q

Il Santa Barbara Mans Malady Bacites
Harm.
SANTA BARBARA, CAL, May GA
Mexican employed on the boulevard ex-
tension was recently taken sick with an
eruptive disease, which has been pro-
nounced smallpox by a local physician.
The man has been placed in the County
Hospital and separated from other
patients. A further examination will be
made tom orrow by consulting physicians
and the result will be awaited with
anxiety,
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Reduced 10 Nom,nol Fines.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, May
6.-The Diggers' News says that the sem
tences imposed upon the convicted MEM
bers of the reform COMMITTEES Will be
reduced to nominal fines, that part of the
sentences prescribing imprisonment and
subsequent Punishment being revoked.
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Coonades
ALWOOL high
"fmsy, their Workmanship
worthless their trimmings refuse.
methods didn't
public
credit Honest competition stand well knowing
clothing
despcab injury
cooly adverts
fkr We branch
Angeles.
We AnWool Wored, French Piqu
Cheviots Suitngs handsomely
$40 $
hoddy straight ALL Wool
ful-fnished cloths
Pl, New
Branches
Street. Washington Street, Oakland