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not contributed anything toward the sup
port of her and the child for seven months
That is absolutely untrue. l have given
ner $40 every week for the support of the
child, but ! shall do that no more until
this affair is settled. On my return from
Los Angeles four months ago we resumed
our old-time relations and L continued to
live with her until about five weeks ago.
She then left me because | could not sup
port her as we'll as formerly. We lived
very happily together until she became
stage-Struck. That was her ruin and my
unGoing.
at was her extravaganza that broke me
up in business. Why, just think of it, she
had 500 worth of diamonds which l had
boughtfor her at various times, and in
order to buy fine clothes she pawned them
for $500. Some time after she left me she
said that if | would raise $1,000 she would
return. She wanted me to borrow the
money from my brother in Spokane who,
it SO happens, is cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank there. | refused to do any,
thing of the kind, and have not seen her
since, except when l called to pay the 500
for the support of my child.
1.-THE only thing want now is my baby
girl. If her attorney would only serve
those papers on me, could force her to
bring the child into court. As 1t is now
she has hidden my little girl, and 1 can do
absolutely nothing toward rescuing her. !"
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and snipe hunters in the marshes off the
San Bruno road, between Bernal Heights
and the Bay City House. These men were
so reckless in their shooting that they be-
came terror to residents in the locality
1t was no uncommon thing for live stock
to be slaughtered by stray shots, and the
lives OF the occupants of the dwellings i'm
periled in the same way.
AS soon as the mounted policemen were
detailed for duty in the Mission, about
four weeks ago, Captain Gillin instructed
them to rid the marshes of these duck and
snlpe hunters. They gave prompt atten-
ton to the order, but when they appeared
on the marshes the hunters took refuge in
their boats. The officers rode into the
water till 1t covered their saddle girths and
were forced to beat q retreat for fear of
both horse and rider being drowned. The
hunters simply sat in their boats and
laughed at them.
Captain Gillin then ordered three of the
mounted men, who are all active and
daring fellows, to dress themselves as
duck hunters and go out to the marshes
with their guns. The ruse was successful
and several arrests were made. The effect
has been all that could be desired. and now
residents can sleep at nights without the
fear of being rudely awakened by the
SCATTERING of their windows from the shot
OF duck hunters or finding in the morning
that during the night horse or cow had
been slaughtered.
Another evil from which ranchers were
the sufferers has been checked. Men
would drive out to the ranches in a wagon
seize calf or sheep and throw it quickly
into the wagon and drive off to Butcher
town and dispose of the animal. The loss
sustained by the ranchers from this prac-
tice has been very great. but the mounted
policemen have put an end to these depre-
dations.
The tough" element on Bernal Heights
has been overawed by the presence of the
mounted men. Formerly they could easily
get away from patrolman. but they find
it impossible to outstrip horse, and the
use of good club has had beneficial ef-
feet in checking their turbulence, and
peaceable citizens can now go to their
homes at nights without the fear of being
waylaid and beaten by balf-drunken hood
lums.
The mounted men cover the territory
from South San Francisco to the county
line and across to Mount Olympus, day and
night.
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a MORMON DISCOURSE.

Elder Scowcroft of Utah Talks to a Sun
day Evening Congregation.
Elder Willard Scowcroft of Ogden ad-
dressed congregation at Friendship Hall
900 Market street, last evening on the res
toration Of the Gospel and its object.
be said that in the days of our Lord and
Savior and his Apostles there were many
great privileges and blessings that fol-
lowed the believers. Those blessings were
not only promised to the people at the
time, but to all that would accept the
gospel at any time or age of the world
The apostles were prosecuted by the peo-
pie, however, and put to death, and many
of the early Christians suffered. The
pagans accused them of atheism because
they had no temples, no incense, no sac
rltce. pomp or ceremony in their worship.
The Christians in order to cast off this re-
proach gradually introduced many cere-
monies from paganism and thought by so
doing they would gain pagan converts
and thereby strengthen the cause, but in
stead of spreading the plain and precious
truths OF the gospel they eventually SUBJ
verted them.
The ancient prophets and apostles saw
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evils of to-day is the present condition of
affairs, that to the victor belongs the
spoiis."
The speaker then discussed the new
charter at considerable length, urging all
good people to work and vote for It's adop-
ton. One feature, he said, which should
commend it to the people, was the civil
service reform clause. He urged all good
men to sustain it, because it was better
than the present slipshod affair.
Mr.. Truman was followed by Charles
Wesley Reid, one OF the attorneys for the
federation. He declared that people who
favor a good general government look
first for the humiliation of municipal
evils. This kind of corruption" he said,
Interests every law-abiding citizen. 1t
was not until 1850 that this kind of corrup-
ton became popular Boss Tweed got his
clutches on New York, and his example
has been followed by some greater or lesser
rascal in every American city OF any size"
Mr.. Reid then spoke of local evils,
dwelling particularly on the fact that it
was impossible to locate a wrong, even
though it was. shown to exist. ut should
be So" he continued, "that you could go
to the Mayor and say so and so exists,
and it would be corrected. The new char
ter embodies all this Vote for that and
you get what you want. tits no one-man-
power affair, as has been claimed. 1t is
based on the constitution of the United
States. If that is wrong then this charter
is also faulty. 1t gives the Supervisors
power to make the laws and the Mayor
power to enforce them"
Rev. DIR. Ollie was the next speaker, and
followed the line for which everybody was
patiently waiting. Without any waste OF
time he pitched into the poolrooms and
gambling in general, and for half an hour
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They Clear the Marshes in the
Mission of Reckless
Sportsmen.
a RUsE THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL.
Residents Who Appreciate the Great
Good Done By the Mounted
Policemen.

The residents on Bernal Heights, along
the San Bruno and Mission roads, and in
other outlying districts of the Mission are
congratulating themselves upon the eradi-
cation of numerous evils since the advent
OF the mounted policemen.
1t was impossible with the limited num-
Der of men in the Mission to properly keep
check upon the lawlessness of the
"tough" element in certain portions, al
though creditable work was done, but now
that the six mounted policemen and a
number of extra patrolmen have been as
signed to that district, all under the
efficient leadership of Captain Gillin and
his able assistant Lieutenant Burke, there
is marked change for good, which the
residents have been quick to appreciate.
One of the greatest evils that has been
entirely done away with was from duck
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entertained his hearers with graphic de-
scriptlons of the evils which follow such
institutions.
eve drove them out of Oakland" he
continued, land incidentally the corrupt
Council then in existence. They have
been driven from the East, until now this,
the fairest city of all, is coming to be the
Botany Bay of vice. We have them now
at the sea shore. Let US drive them in,
and let them swim to the Farallones and
gull the gulls. have it on good authority
that $2,9O0,000 was stolen in one single
year and played on the races.
Now, we propose to drive them out
drive them where messenger boys will not
be tempted"
The next speaker was DR.. Carlos Martyr
of Chicago. He is an apt, versatile talEer,
and for more than an hour entertained the
audience with anecdote and example APP
propriate to the theme. Among other
things be said:
lone of the significant and ominous fea-
lures in America to-day is the abnormal
growth of cities. | can remember when
the country influence predominated. To
day nearly one-third of our population is
urban. The great cities of this country
are the predominatIng power.
81 want to tell you confidentially, and it
must not go beyond these walls, you have
a bad name back East. Gambling is car
ried on with impunity. Your police would
be honest if they dared be-but they don't
dare. The spoils system is at the bottom
of it all. Such system would corrupt the
Angel Gabriel.
1.-The present apathy OF the people re-
minds me of the time when Vanderbilt
was president of the New York Central
road. Vanderbilt was told that the pub
lie demanded certain things, and his reply
was, The public be d-n. In many things
the public is an ass, but it does not exer-
else the privilege OF the ass-that is, to
kick.
1.-THE way out of all this is to discard
party politics in municipal affairs-be sim
ply citizens of San Francisco. Vote when
the time comes and vote right. The man
who will not take the time to go to the
ballot-box, let him go to Russia, where the
Gar rules. The man who is not inter
ested enough in good government to vote,
disfranchise him. Just here | want to say
a word of the man who comes to America
to be naturalized. We expect him to be
an American, and not an Irish-American,
German-American or a Scandinavian
American"
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business of debauching our young men and
bows, preparing a corps OF embezzlers, defaI-
Gators and petty thieves; and whereas, the ex-
listing ordinance against this species Of gamb-
ling has been found ineffective to handle this
evil: and whereas there is pending an ordt-
nance before the Board of Supervisors to pro-
hibit the existence of these dens of infamy,
Resolved, That as citizens OF san Francisco,
in mRss-meeting assembled, we demand the
utter determination of poolrooms, whe ther
carried on under pretense OF doing business on
commission or whether they do an open bust
ness of book-making; and to this end we favor
the passage OF the ordinance now pending, and
we insist that when the ordinence shall be
passed no poolroom shall be allowed to open
its doors in our fair City.
ReSolUed, further, That President c. B. Per-
kins and Rev. Dr. Ollie be authorized to pre-
sent these resolutions to the Board of Super
Yisors.
The above resolutions were unanimously
adopted at the monster mass-meeting held
at Odd Fellows Hall yesterday under the
auspices of the Civic Federation to protest
against municipal evils, not the least of
which are the Ubiquitous poolrooms.
incidentally the new charter received its
Ollie urging on the people assembled to
fight for its passage as the one way to Sc
cure pure municipal government.
As early as 80 o'clock people began to
drift into the auditorium of ODD Fellows
Hall, and half an hour later, when the
time for opening arrived, the lower floor
and gallery were taxed TO their utmost.
The stage, however, save for the bright
colored American flags and several large
vases OF flowers, was quite deserted.
The minutes rolled swiftly by until half
an hour had elapsed, and still the Civic
Federation as a body did not appear. 1t
began to be whispered around the hall that
the poolroom men were responsible for
this. They were present in force, it was
said, for the single purpose Of breaking up
the meeting.
Just as confusion seemed on the eve of
asserting itself, l. J. Truman, followed by
some twenty members OF the federation,
marched on the stage. Tremendous APP
piause, probably the result of long pent-up
enthusiasm, greeted their appearance, only
10 be repeated with renewed vigor when
tne master of ceremonies. in the person of
MI Truman, arose to formally declare the
meeting open.
we are here to-day" he said, "to better
our CIVIC affairs. All are interested in
GOOD government, good streets, good Off
GERS, ana, IN TACT, everything pertaining to
pure municipality. One of the greatest
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NATIVES IN THEIR HOME,
Seven ParlorS Meet in the New
Building On Mason
Street.
The N. S. G. w. Hall Will Be Dedi-
Gated February o-Grand Ball
for the Opening.

The magnificent new building of the
Native Sons of the Golden West, on Mason
street, is now so near completion in every
detail that many members of the hall
association believe that at a meeting to-
morrow evening it will be decided to for
mally dedicate the building on February 8,
and celebrate on February IL with grand
ball and reunion of parlors.
All building contracts called for COM
pIetion of the work early this month, but
on second thought the directors of the hall
association concluded to make extensive
changes in the plan of the ladies' recep-
tion-rooms.
This necessitated alterations in the cor
ridors adjoining, all of which caused I'M
expected delay. However. the contractors
are now under heavy penalties to have the
remaining work finished before February
9, and present progress indicates that
nothing will remain to be done in the
building on that date. Only the balustrade
and marble flooring of the main stairway
leading to the first story, the high marble
wainscoting of the entrance, stairway
and some alterations in the ladies' recep-
ton rooms and furnishing the grand
assembly hall are yet to be finished
A large force of workmen were busy yes
terday in the unfinished parts of the
building, ana many more will be put upon
the work to-day. The guiding was visited
by large number of Native Sons during
the DAY. as the new headquarters were
ready to receive them.
1--WE have closed the old rooms in the
Pioneer building" said member of the
association. "All the furniture we had
there was presented to the Salvation Army
and our rooms furnished here anew. Seven
parlors are meeting here now. and have
been all this month. This in itself is a
considerable saving in rent. Already some
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AT PARK AND BEACH.
But Little Damage Done by the Storm
The Work of Improvement
Going On

The sky being hung with heavy clouds
yesterday and there being no certainty
that the storm was over, Notwithstanding
the flair" flag that foated from the staff
on the top of the Mills building, many
people were kept away from the park. The
small number who did go went to the con-
servatory, where there are now q great
number of very rare parasites in bloom,
displaying many colored blossoms, and to
the museum to look at the curios.
A few venturesome male and female
cyclers appeared on the drives, but the
way their wheels picked up moist real es-
tate and threw it on their backs made cy-
cling decidedly unpleasant.
The fallen tower is being removed by
gang of men who. are in the employ of G.
Goodman, who had lien on the tower for
$3.50 for the laying OF the concrete founda-
ton on which it rests.
grand court is finished, and if the weather
permits work on the tunnel on the north
side will be commenced this week. This
tunnel, which is to be 20 feet wide and
40 feet long, will have its northern exit
between Ninth and Tenth avenues and
within $50 feet of Fulton street. 1t will be
under the main drive.
During the week but two days. time was
lost on account of the stormy weather.
Considerable work has been done in the
way of grading and much of the ground is
in such condition that within q month
tree planting will commence.
Work on the brick addition to the mu-
scum is progressing rapidly. The walls
of the first story are already up, and as
soon as the storm abates the workmen will
be directed to hasten the work.
The new lodge has so far advanced that
the workmen are now putting in the doors
and windows. The interior plastering is
all on. The walls of the Commissioners
Office will be covered with embossed paper
IN imitation of leather; the dining-room
walls win be covered with burlap, and sew
eral of them will be hard finished in white,
while others will be finished in natural
wood.
The storm of Friday night did but little
damage in the park. There were a few
washouts, but none that cannot be filled
with few loads of soil. At Buena Vista
Park, which is under control of the Com
missioners, there was a slide on the east
bank that carried away nearly a hundred
tons of earth.
Thousands of people visited the beach in
the hope of seeing the angry waves of the
ocean chasing one another and raising
their crests in racing for the shore, but in
this they were disappointed, for the ocean
was comparatively calm. The recent
storm did considera BILE damage to glass on
the south side of the new Cliff House,
many panes being smashed. Nearly all
by yesterday noon had been replaced.
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Declares He Has Not Seen His
First Wife in Over
Six Years.
ANXIOUS FOR THE DIVORCE
The Former Druggist Says His Finan-
cial Troubles Are Due to
His Erring Wife.

If the story told by H. W. Hill is true,
the account of his recent escapades as re-
lated by his wife are untrue.
Mr.. Hill denies that he has ever been
East or anywhere else with his first wife,
from whom he was divorced five years ago.
He says he has not seen Mrs. Hill No. 1
in six years, and has no desire to see her
now.
"The whole story is neat little scheme
got up by my wife and her attorney to
give the former some little prestige in the
theatrical world. I have been right here
in San Francisco at 1881 Market street, and
she knows it. AS for going East with my
former wife, that is sheer nonsense. True,
this lady is now beyond the Mississippi,
but / have not seen her.
~ notice that this woman says have
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time before Mrs. Burke who with her hus-
band, Colonel E. J. Burke, occupies the
rest of the fiat at 919 Powell street, had
won $1,000 in lottery. 1t is thought that
Donohue expected to get this money.
The boy broke into the flat on SATURDAY.
night at 10 O'Clock. He took lamp and
started to go through the rooms occupied
by the Burkes, but was heard by the
colonel. VINO arose at once. This fright
ened the young man, who hurriedly went
back to Allbrights room. Then Donohue
cleared out, taking a number of valuables.
Albright was telling Policeman Perry
OF the case last night, when Donohue
passed. Albright called to him and had
him arrested
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He is willing to allow his wife to depart in
peace if she will leave the child
Waddill is making a still hunt for his
ife about the City. He says that she is
either in hiding in San Francisco or has
gone to Portland, Or.
There is a possibility that the young
wife has returned to her parents in Mon
treal. AS stated in yesterdays CALL, Mrs.
Waddill is white woman, and the fact
that she selected a colored man for her
husband rather displeasei the family.
Lately truce has been raised between her
self and parents.
Waddlll is All industrious fellow and has
several hundred dollars to his credit in the
bank.
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HE ROBBED HIS FRIEND.
An Oregon Youth Broke Into the Rooms
of the Man Who Helped
Him

Harry Albright cashier and night clerk
at the Palace restaurant, on Market street.
near Fifth, took in Harry Donohue, a
young man who came from Ashland, Or. +,
five days ago, fed him and let his occupy
part of his room. Last night he had DON
ohue arrested for burglary.
Albright knew Donohue's people in
Ashland, and so he was kind to the young
fellow. He told Donohue few days ago
that he expected $500 from friends in the
East. He also told him that only short
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Grafton, but before the balloon was half
inflated the rain began and the majority
of the crowd deserted the grounds.
Miss Viola was asked if the initiating OF
the balloon should be stopped. She re-
piled that she would go up, rain or no
rain. The work of filling the immense
bag with gas and smoke continued, and at
$50 o'clock it was nearly full.
The parachute was attached to the
mouth of the bag, the lines were stretched
and the trapeze was held In position for
the aeronaut. The latter appeared accom-
panied by her sister and curlv-h haired
little bow
The word ready was given and Miss
Viola. throwing off a coat, stood in para
chute costume. She kissed the BOY and
her sister, took her seat on the bar and
grasped the side ropes. The order ''let go''
was given. All. holds were released, the
balloon rose slowly, moving to the north
ward. When the aeronaut was about tif-
teen feet from the ground she leaned back
ward, as If to make a turn on the bar,
when all Of sudden the parachute parted
from the balloon and fell to the ground
with the young woman, the balloon con-
tinuing upward.
Miss Viola struck the ground and was
buried under the parachute. She was
aided to her feet and her first exclamation
planned of pains in her back and the back
of her head, but i'll moment she recov-
cred and said, "If they can get the balloon
back III go up anyhow"
There was no danger of getting the bal
loon back just then and the ascension was
given up for the day.
The Presbyterians of the world main
tain one-fourth of the evangelical foreign
missionaries of the world.
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FELL FROM A BALLOON
Mile Viola's Accident in Getting
Ready for a Parachute
Jump.
The Young Woman Had Gone Upward
Only Fifteen Feet When the
Rope Broke.

The balloon ascension at the Haight-
street grounds yesterday was failure,
and Miss Mile Viola, who started on a
voyage to the clouds, fell fifteen feet and
hurt her back and spine.
The announcement was that Miss Viola,
sister of the young woman who few
weeks ago made successful ascent from
the same place, would go up on a trapeze
hung to the balloon, and that when in
Elidair she would give a performance on
the swinging bar.
During the afternoon the work of in
fating the balloon was commenced and
several thousand people watched the OPP
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HE WANTS HIS BOY.

w. NJ. Waddi1l willing to Let His
EIoping Wife Go if He Can Get
the Child.
w. M. Waddill, the Jessie. street barber
whose wife ran away a few days ago, TAX
ing the three-year-old boy with her, is
anxious to regain possession of the child.
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the time when the gospel would again be
again be set up in the last days (Rev.
xiv, 81. Daniel ii, 44-5). And we the Latter
Day Saints testify that that angel has come
(Rev. xiv, CD and that Joseph Smith was
the instrument in the hands of the Lord
in restoring the gospel in this day with ali
its glorious gifts and blessings as of old.
Rev. Mr.. Martyr to Speak.
Rev Carlos Martyr, ID, known as the
" Parkhurst of Chicago" will deliver an adj
dress to the Presbyterian Ministerial Union at
the Home of the Occidental Board. 900 Sacra-
mento street, on the subject OF christian
Citizenship"
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DR.. Carlos Martyr of Chicago Tells
How Many Evils Can Be
Corrected.

WHEREAS, Our City has been disgraced by
the existence of gambling dens known as pool
rooms, carrying on openly their nefarious
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The Presbyterians of the world main
tain one-fourth of the evangelical foreign
missionaries of the world.