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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-21
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

The handsome and graceful baskets that may
have been received, filed with bonbons as gifts.
may be converted into beautiful flower holders
by lining the empty basket with a fitted piece OF
waterproof cloth on a thin painted cloth and
sewing 1t closely around tho edge of the basket.
FIJI it with wet sand and stick the sand full of
blossoms.
Rubber plants require to be nourished, and IL a
tablespoonful OF castor oil is occasionally poured
into n little trench made around tho stalk and
covered with tho earth it will be found very
beneficial TO the plant. And do not neglect to
give the leaves n frequent sponge bath of milk
and water. With such care tho plant will be
able 10 send out now leaves during tho winter
season US well as in the summer months.
The odor from the heating of q new iron ves-
sci Is very unpleasant, and 1t may DO avoided in
this manner: Place the kettle in the yard at a
safe distance from anything infammable and put
into 1t u cloth saturated with kerosene; drop a
oil burn out. When tho kettle is again cold
wash II In a hot solution of strong soda water.
After this treatment the vessel may be used In
the house without any disagrecable odors.
Among tho floral decorations at n recent Eng
lish wedding, instead of "A marriage bell a num-
Dor OF smaller bells OF various sizes were hung
together. The bells were made OF white bios
SONS with n small orange suspended by Il white
satin ribbon for the clapper. These bells were
hung from an arch made OF green foliage plants,
A flight of white birds was another new feature
among the decorations. Many of the birds were
suspended by invisible wires, and one or two of
or the handles OF ribbon'trimmed baskets of
blossoms.
When using dates for an after dinner sweet,
after the pit has been removed, instead of filling
with chopped nut mo ats, set in a row of peanut
meats ana call them peas in the pod"
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Beatrice Shaw, Paterson, MI; Jessie Isabel
THAN. Tabor, Ia; Maidee MacWhorter Traver.
Saratoga Springs: Alice Whitson. Brooklyn.
or these the following have been selected to
speak on commencement day: Miss Clafin,
Miss Landfeld, Miss McClelland, and Miss
Gchihahv
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-21
SASHRS ON ALL GOWNS.
One Certain Feature of the
Newest Fashions.
the SLEEVE AND THE SKIRT.
Variety in Styles That Means
PerpIexity to Many a
Feminine Mind.

The Ever-Rocurrlng Question OF the Fashions
settled for Another Brief P~eriod-shnpo and
DsoorsSion or the Latest s~ieeves-The Fash
ion Of Plain Skirts Followed By = Perpien-
ing Variety in Cut and acknowledgements
or Gowns in Thin ana In Heavy Materials
Bodice Decorations Moro Elaborate and va
ried Than Ever-nlustrntions OF the Many
Forms in which the Sash Appears.
The ever-rocurring question of what is to DO
the fashion in dress seems about to be settled for
another brief period now that the importers Of
French gowns have really begun to display
them. Openings are rapidly gaining tho lead In
fashionable Lentcn entertainments. II the size
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Of tho gatherings they attract 10 any evidence.
The first thing you notice In the frst half dozen
gowns shown is that each has q sash, and not
always o ribbon one. either. for the sashes are
made of soft black silk, with drawn threads
worked over with lace stitches to form several
Insertions and finished on tho edge with a deep
netted black silk fringe. IN thin, light-colored
dresses they are made Of white mousseline de
sole, with three wide insertions Of black lace set
In at intervals across the ends. There are rib
bon sashes, too, of satin, ~taffeta, or moire-any-
thing 30 that you have q sash, for you are In
formed that all tho new dressy gowns are sup
piled with them.
The latest sleeve is perceptibly smaller at tho
top, where the puff has been gradually diminish
ing for some time; and while the little frills still
decorate the shoulder. they. too. have decreased
In fulness and width, 20 that tho effect Is decid-
edly less IL size. We are reconciled to this,
however, by the abundance Of trimming, which
% Q feature Of nearly all sleeves. They arc
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Cordings in various sizes are revived again,
and a novel use of them is on the bodice of a
changeable taffeta silk gown, where large cords
are set in up and down an inch and q half apart.
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Lending umbrellas +" are a new variety viii Oh
ought to have a large sale, since they are of sc
little value that whether they are ever TO
turned or not Is a matter of little Importance.
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A good example Of ono of tho extravagant
fancies in dress is a hat, parasol, and neck ruche
to match, for which you can pay $50. One color
prevails In this elaborate trio. and red and hello
trope seem 10 be popular shades. One set is in
bright red. The medium large hat of black lace
straw has a profusion OF red peoples and a little
black tulle for trimming; black and the same
flowers form u ruche with ends of tulle, and pop
pies decorate the large, plain red parasol.
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Pique suits arc TO be very much worn later In
the season, and are in the usual coat and
skirt style, In tho sailor costume with q blouse
waist and sailor collar. The coats are very short,
with wide or narrow revers. rs best suits the fig
ure, and are trimmed with braid. Shirt waists
OF China silk, In some plain. bright, color. will be
worn with white ique dresses, and some of the
white gowns have colored linen revers and cuffs,
trimmed round with white braid.
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FRILLS OF

Hats are trimmed very high on ono side.
Brilliant flowers, and many of them, are used in
the trimming. and are worn well tilted over
tho eyes. Tho French woman follows the eS-
treme OF this fashion, and almost conceals the
tip Of her nose under tho brim Of her hat.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-20
SELMA'S SAD ROMANCE.
Binnton Suddenly Becomes
Maniac,

FRESNO, CAL. March IA. F. Blan-
ton, young rancher. whose home is near
Selma, was committed to the Stockton
Insane Asylum by Judge Risley tod ay.
Last Saturday Blanton was married to
Miss Sophronia Jane Dean of Birchtree,
NO., who came to California to wed the
young farmer. At the time of the we'd
ding there was nothing to indicate any,
thing wrong with his mind. On Monday
he became a maniac on the subject of
religion.
OF late Blanton has been attending a
series of revival meetings in Selma. He
went to church with his bride on Sunday
evening and seemed to be affected by the
sermon. Numerous friends congratulated
him on his marriage and this also tended
to excite him. Not until Monday, how
ever, did the mans mind give way. He
imagines that he is 10 preach the gospel,
and is raving maniac.
B.anton's bride is taking the unfor-
tunate circumstances very much to heart.
She and her husband became acquainted
in Missouri several years ago and he came
to California to get start in life, it being
agreed that they would marry as soon as
he could buy a home. Now, when the
happy hopes were just realized, the groom
becomes maniac and the wife is
distraught with grief.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-20
LUTHERANS At SAN JOSE.
Pastors and Laymen of the Augusfona Sy-
nod Meet in Annuoi Con-
fereGce

SAN JOSE. CAL, March 19-The annual
session of the California a conference of the
Lutheran Augustona Synod is in progress
in this city, with the president, Rev. A.
NJ Leveau of Oakland, in the chair.
Seven churches are represented by pastors
and by mem bers as follows: Ebenezer
Chuch, San Francisco, Rev. DR.. E. Nelan-
der and A. Johnson; Emanuel Church.
San Jose, Rev. A. M. L. Herenius and G..
n Lind; st. Paul Church, Oakland. Rev.
A. Nj. Leveau and John Anderson; Bethel
Church. Templeton, C. A. Teleen; Con-
cordia Church, Kingsburg, Rev. P. A.
Mattson and A. Erkson; Angelica Church,
Los Angeles, Rev. P. A. Edquist; Eden
Church, Riverside, Rev. Carl ]. Peel. The
church at Eureka was not represented.
The following conference officers were
elected to-day: President, Rev. A. M. Le-
veau. rejected; vice president, Rev. P.
A. Edquist, reelected; secretary, Rev.
Mr.. Peel; treasurer, q. N. Lind.
The following were elected as delegates
to the National Synod that convenes at
Rock Island. ILL.,, in June: Rev. Mr.. Ed
quist, Rev. Mr.. Herenius A. Arkson and
G. N. Lind.
The conference will conclude its sessions
to- morrow, and on Monday the visitors
will take drive to the Lick Observatory.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-20
RIVERSIDE IRRIGATION SUIT.
Ex- Vice President Stevenson and Wife
Numbered Among the
Plaintiffs

LOS ANGELES, CAL, March 19.-An-
other important irrigation district suit
has been commenced in San Bernardino.
In this case the bonds of an irrigation dis
trict, formed under the Wright act, are
claimed to have been fraudulently issued
and to be void, and an injunction is asked
from the courts to prevent the sale of
lands declared delinquent on assessments
and forbidding the issuance of deeds on
such sale. The plaintiffs in the suit are
ex-Vice- President Adlai E. Stevenson and
his wife, ana George B. Pickett and Anna
M. Bulls. The defendants are Howard T.
Hays, collector of the East Riverside r.
rigation District and the irrigation dis.
trict itself.
The plaintiffs claim that in 1885 an as
sessment was made. amounting to Sc so
on every 500 of assessed value of their
land in the district for the purpose of pay
ing the interest on certain outstanding
bonds of the district. The plaintiffs claim
that the minutes of the board and the
bond register had been fraudulently kept
and that 1t is impossible for the plain lifts
to tell what, if any, bonds were legally
sold. The property of the plaintiffs was
assessed illegally, they assert, taxed in
excess, and each parcel was sold as delin-
quent to the defendant. They ask an in
junction to prevent the transfer OF deeds
and that the plant ifs have sole title to
the lands claimed by them.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-20
cEESURE ARiZ0NA'S GOVERNOR.
Legislators Deno1nce Franklin and He in
Turn Accuses Them of Selling
Votes

PHENIX, ARIZ., March 19.-The final
adjourn mtnt OF the Legislature this morn
ing came at the end of one of the warmest
sessions ever held in Arizona. The last
official act of the Assembly was to pass a
vote of censure on Governor Franklin, and
express its belief that the best interests OF
the Territory would be subserved by .
speedy change in executives. The imme-
diate cause of this was the Governors re-
fusaI to return several bills the Legislature
wanted 10 pass over his veto.
Governor Franklin is most choleric
man and when seen this morning he was
bitter in denouncing the Legislature. He
said he believed the resolution of censure
was written by M. n. McCord, one of the
most prominent candidates to succeed
him. Concerning the salary reinstate-
ment bill, which was passed over his veto.
the Governor SAID:
"a member of my administration re-
ceived word from one OF the Pima county
Assem- blymen that my signature TO the
hi would be worth $500 to me"
Early IN the session a bill to tax the
net proceeds o. mines was killed by
both houses. Concerning this Governor
Franklin openly charged that repre-
sentative Of a gold-mlning company
had been sent down from prescott
with $4,000 with which to defeat the meas
ufe. and that the lobbyist found 1T neces-
sary to spend only $1,000 to buy enough
vo.es to kill the bill.
Governor Fran kiln characterized this as
the worst Legislature that had ever met
in Arizona. On the other hand the MEM
bers of the Legislature still in town score
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-20
TACOMA iKJUEc7l0K SUIT.
Two Corporations Compelled to Cease
Work With the Patented Dredgsr
AfIns

TACOMA, WASH. March 1s.-Judge
Hanford OF the United States Court to-
day granted a temporary injunction to
hold until trial, against the New York
Dredging Company and the San Francisco
Bridge Company restraining them afrom
further use of the dredger Atlas, some
times known as the Oakland. The in
junction was granted on application of
the Bowers Dredging Company. The
Atlas has been at work for several months
dredging Olympia harbor and is now
stationed at Everett at work on big
contract there. The order will put stop
to all further work.
Judge Hanford Sc yeral months ago de.
clined to issue temporary injunction.
holding that no Claimant TO a patent
could secure an Injunction unless able TO
show the validity of his patents sustained
in court of last resort. This the Bowers
Dredging Company was unable to do at
that time, as the question of ownership
was then pending on appeal OF the de-
fendants from the judgment of the Dis
tr,ct Court of California. which had been
in favor of the Bowers Dredging Com
pany. He left it open to the plaintiffs to
make further application to the court
whenever it should appear they had OBJ
taineo such final judgment.
A month ago the application was re-
newed, it being alleged that the Circuit
Court of Appeals of California had decided
in favor of the Judgment OF the lower
court, which finally placed the sole owner
ship of the patent with the Bowers Dredg-
ing Company. The New York Dredging
Company and the San Francisco Bridge
Company resisted the application, claim
ing rights prior to the existence of the
Bowers patent, but Judge Hanford held
the decision of the Circuit Court of APP
peals had effsctually determined and set"
flad all cnntantinn
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-20
The Shts That Are

Health, brought the whole discussion to
an amiable and agreeable close by q
motion that conference of delegates
afternoon. at 8 80 o'clock, for the purpose
of determining some equitable method of
deciding upon the character of the goods
offered for sale by each merchant.
The following representatives were ac-
cordingly appointed by Mayor Phelan,
who was presiding over the meeting:
Hugo Kyle and Mr.. Kelly of the Mer-
chants Association. j. w. Kerr and Isa-
dore Jacobs of the Manufacturers and
Producers Association, DR.. Morse and
DR.. Williamson OF the Board of Health,
and, as honorary and consulting mem
bers, J. B. Reinstein and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Joseph Dunn.
The contention during the meeting was
over the disputed question as to whether
or not the retail dealer should be prose-
cuted for sellinr goods found to be aduI-
terated. though he was all along ignorant
of the fact.
spoke upon the subject, were in sympathy
with the movement against traffic in
adulterated articles, most of which are
i'm ported from the East and sold to the
detriment of home manufactured goods
OF similar kinds.
Assistant District Attorney Dunn. who
secured the first conviction under the new
statute against adulterated foods, ex-
planned that the law in this and other
States held the dealer to be guilty
whether or not he knew that the goods
were adulterated. The dealer is in the
same position as the man possessin e
counterfeit coin. 1t Is his lookout that he
does not get the spurious article from
Others. The only questions under the
statute are: ibid ne sell it7 Was it
adulterated?"
81 wish to say" remarked the Assistant
District Attorney, "that District Attorn ey
Barnes instructed me to inform you that
his Office is heartily in favor of this move
ment. NY idea would be to go after the
seller, to hound him, to prosecute him
until the merchants would in self-defense
compel the producer to furnish them with
guarantee of purity and a bond of in
demnity with every lot OF goods supplied
them"
Those sentiments did not meet with the
exact approval of all. Among them j.
Richard Freud, A. Sbarboro. James A..
Filcher and others.
'sAll we want" said Mr.. Dohrmann, sis
fairness, system established whereby q
M merchant may know whether or not his
goods are pure"
P. J. Healy of the Mechanics Institute,
Julian Sonntag OF the Manufacturers and
Producers Association, ]. B. Reinstein,
Mr.. Romley of the State Agricultural So
ciety, Oscar Lewis, Hugo D. Keil, Nathan
Bibo, A. Quade and others spoke.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-20
FLEES FROM PETALUMA.
A PooIroom AUchoHeer Decamps With
Money Wagered on the Carson
FIQhf

PETALUMA, CAL, March 19.-The sad
effects of the Carson fight have reached
even this law-abiding town. George w.
Burling by trade a cigar-maker, is miss
ing, and with him the poolbox contain
ing money wagered on the Corbett-
Fitzsimmons fight Burling was the
auctioneer in the pool selling at the grill
room for several days before the fight.
The box contained about $3.50.
Burling should have cashed the win
ming tickets at the grillroom yesterday
afternoon and he was on hand before the
appointed time, but he disappeared and
has not since been seen. The small boy
tells how he saw Burling being driven
out of town, and the supposton is that,
if not apprehended by the kilograms sent,
he will leave the State. Much sympathy
is felt for his family, which he left with
out word, his wife being an estimable
lady.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-20
THE CARSON KILLING.

Ectdence That Smith sfesc Bradford IN
self Defense.
CARSON, NEv.. March 19.-An inquest
was held to-day over the body OF William
Bradford of Anaconda, Mont, who died
last evening from bullet wound, inflicted
by w. II. Smith on the night of the nth.
The two men quarreled and Bradford
struck Smith on the face several times.
Smith drew a revolver and fired, the bail
striking Bradford in the abdomen and
coming ont his back. The Coroner's jury
brought in a verdict in accordance with
these facts. The general impression is
that Smith shot in self-defense, as he still
bears the marks of Bradford's blows, and
that it will be impossible to convict him.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-20
B.rolaries at San jose

SAN JOSE, CAL. March 19.-The resi-
dence of Mrs. E. ]. Dawson on the Ala
media, near Polhemus street, was entered
by burglars last evening in the absence of
sacked, but drawer containing valuable
silverware was overlooked. A fine gold
watch, several pieces of gold jewelry and
some silverware were taken. Entrance was
effected by prying open q parlor wind ow.
Burglars also entered the houses of G,
w. Pollard and Otto Erbentrout on Len
zen avenue. At the former place guam.
tity OF silverware and iewelry were taken,
but in the latter instance the men were
evidently frightened away.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-20
.STOCKTON'S FIRE
F|END A GIRL
Fourteen Year Old Mildred
Webster Accused of
Incendiarism.
Charged With Having Started
Two Large Conf lagrations
of Recent Date.
One of Her Piaymates Ssys She
Boosted of Her Crimes and
Planned Others.

STOCKTON, CAL, March 19.-Ths
police are busy investigating story which
connects Mildred Webster. pretty but
wavward Stockton miss OF IA summers,
with the starting of the two recent fires
in this city. One of these burned the
coffin factory to the ground, and the
other left nothing but ashes OF the pack
ing house of the Earl Fruit Company,
near the railway freight depot The police
were told by young girl named Minerva
Mem ullen that, while watching the burn
ing of the packing house, in company
with Mildred Webster. the latter said that
she had fired the coffin factory and also
the building that was burning before
them.
According to the McMullen girl, Mil
dred said that she intended to burn three
cottages to be avenged on some of those
who had been instrumental in having the
police try to keep her from her wayward
habits. Others told the officers that the
Webster girl had admitted that she had
fred the coffin factory, and declared prev
ious to Monday night that there would be
another fire on that night. True to her
assertion, the Earl Fruit Company's pack
ing-house was burned.
Mildred called at the police Office to-
night and denied that any OF the stories
told about her were true. The child has
been incorrigible for the past six months,
and in spite of the efforts of the police
and the captain of the American Volun-
teers, with whom she has been staying,
she appears to be utterly depraved. Her
escapades have been the talk OF the town
for some time, and every effort to reform
the girl has been without avail. The police
are now trying to find out whether she
actually did set the fires or merely said so
to increase her reputation for depravity.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-20
Incematary ttre at Petaluma.

PETALUMA, CAL, March 19.-An at
tempt was made last evening to ''roast
out" the Daily Courier Office. A fire was
started in the basement. but it was dis
covered before getting good headway
and the damage TO the building was
slight. The Courier's loss is confined to
its paper stock being wafer soaked.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-20
Ro,n q u ce Of San L,.ts.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CAL, March 10
Gearge Pudsey returned to this city to-
day after an absence of seven years. It
was supposed that he was dead and Let.
ters of administration were taken out in
December to dispose OF his property,
which has been in the Public Admins.
trator's hands and is worth 5000.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-20
Booth 7ucser at San Jose.

SAN JOSE. CAL, March 10. - Com
mander Booth Tucker, leader of the SAL
vation Army in America, addressed a
large meeting in Turn Verein Hall last
evening. After the address Commander
Booth called Ensign Armstrong. the head
of the local corps. to the front and pro-
NOTED him to adjurant. This morning
Commander Booth Tucker spoke to the
pupils of the State Normal School.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-20

the executive roundly for pocket-vetoing
eleven bills. One OF these was an excel
lent measure requiring all territorial
Official to submit estimates of expendl-
lures for the coming years budget.
There is much feeling over the defeat OF
this measure, and the Democratic leeis-
lators and the Democratic Governor are
saying very hard things of each other.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-20
FIrzsIBMoNs At RENO.
TiII Not Arrtpe Sn San Francisco Unt
This EreninD.

TiIL Not Arrtpe fn San Francisco Until
This EueninD.
RENO, New, March 19.-Champion
Fnzsim mons, his wife and trainers ar
rived here from Carson tonight. They
were greeted by hundreds of people and
repeatedly cheered. As it was impossible
to engage sleeping accommo odation on the
cars The party will spend the night in
Reno, continuing on the journey to San
Francisco tomorrow morning. Fitzsim-
mons says he is feeling fine, and, barring
a mark on his lip and q slight discolora-
ton under the eye, he shows but little
signs of the recent encounter. He reit-
crates the statement that he will never
again enter prize ring.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-20
sacramento Hotel Thief Caught.

SACRAMENTO. CAL, March 19.-A A
man giving the name of Frank Barnard
was captured in the upper portion of the
Golden Eag e Hotel tonight while rifling
the trunks OF Mrs. William Beckman. He
had dragged the trunks out Of storage
room into the hall, and the noise he made
in breaking them open drew the attention
of the lady, who was in her apartments.
She rang for bellboy, who called the
hotel watchman, and he thief WAS handed
over to the custody of the police.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-20
rs THE SELLER GUILTY !?
The Board OF Health and the Merchants
Are Not Agreed ON Adulter-
ated Food.

A long conference of the Board of
Health with representatives OF the mer-
camille bodies OF this City relatv We to the
detection of adulterated foods was held
last night in the City Hall.
DR.. Morse. president OF the Board of
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-20
To Uork San Jactnto Mac,

RIVERSIDE, CAL. March 19.-Articles
of Incorporation were filed to-day by the
Orc Grande Mining and Milling Company,
with capital OF 81, 100000. 1t will work
mines in the San Jacinto Mountains. The
directors are nearly all connected with the
Santa Fe.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-20
Inhertts a Half Msslso,s.

LOS ANGELES, CAL. March 19.-G.
Scott, confectioner at Santa Monica, re-
ceived telegram to-day from Paris stat
ing that $500 900 had been placed to his
credit from an estate left by his uncle.