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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.


IN THE LAW AND EQUITY COURT
or THE CITY OF RICHMOND:
4. ID. Lqnderkin. Administrator of John
w. Dance, Deceased. .............Plaintiff,
Charles T. Dance. Powhatan j. Dance.
Ella J. Ricketts,. Charles Ricketts, Ed
ward T. Dance William VI. Dance. AeX.
Dance, and Maggie Lee Dance. $3.50.
Defendants.
Extract from decree entered January 2.
1879
"The Court doth adiudge. order,
and decree that this cause be referred 10
one of the commissioners of this court.
who is directed 10 make the following
inquiries and state the following accounts.
and make report thereof TO this court
10 wit:
l. An account of all debts and demands
against the estate Of John w. Dance,
stated in tine order of their priority.
2 An account OF the transactions Of a.
ID. Tanderkn as administrator Of John
w. Dance deceased.
3 An account OF all the real and per-
sonal estate of which the said John ".
Dance died seized and possessed.
a Who are the heirs at lis6 and next
Of kin of the said John w. Dance. de-
4 Anv matter specially stated deemed
pertinent by himself or which may be re-
duired by any of the parties 10 be so
q Notice OF the time and place Of
ma king the above inquiries shall be pub
nshed once a week for four successive
weeks i'm some newspaper published in the
CITY of Richmond, which publication shall
be equivalent TO personal service of such
notice on the parties"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26
4 Reyeric.
Chicago Record)

Chicago RecOrd)
IL was only a winsomc way she had,
As there i'm the twilight gray
She smiled on me till my heart was glad
In the glad. old-fashioned way
And fainter far than echoes are
Was the touch OF a tremulous tone
That round me fell with the magic spell
OF a hand that clasped my own.
The rough old river, close to our feet,
Ran on with curve and fret
As our love once ran on its way 10 meet
And be lost i'm a vain regret;
Ny darkened room shook out It's gloom
Into folds Of a fair delight,
TIL overhead was canOpied
BY only the stars Of night.
She flung me a shred Of broken song
Ravelled from the unrest
That hutters where faith has suffered
wrong
From doubts in the human breast;
And here and there and everywhere
The world bent down to wait.
with me. the sign Of form divine
And the click of a cottage gate.
All Fate. you cannot hide her face
And fairy form from ne,
For the soul is careless OF time ana space
And master of things to be;
And while you would have my spirit sad
As | sit i'm the twilight gray,
She smiles on me till my heart Is Slad
In the glad. old-fashioned way.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26
A Good Wife.
Rlltshnrg Chronicle.l

A Sharpsburg man. who mad been
drinking too much liquor for his own
good. was induced to sign the pledge the
other day. His wife was delighted. She
took the document and said
you must let me have it. l Will keep
it for you"
So the paper was confided to her
custody.
on the next day the man was drinking
again as freely as before.
How is this:" asked a friend. you
signed the pledge yesterday. and now
YOU are guzzling whiskey again.
ITS all right" replied the pledge
signer I'm unsteady tones. Il don't have
to keep the pledge. Ny wife says she'll
keep II for me- That's the kind OF wife
to have, old fellow. Let's take drink
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26
Alfred II. Afford, Esq.
(yVaehinpton pOst.)

When Logan Carlisle. chiet clelh "a ~
Treasury Department, ATTENDED the u,i
yersitv at Lexington. Va. ne had for ms
roon-note a voung man named Alfred
II. Afford. who was born at Afford S
Bluff. Tex. IN 1863. This young man IS
lineal descendant OF Ethan Alien, ana ms
father. General George f. Afford, Is wen
known throughout the South. men
young Afford graduated at the unlVersity
he began life as reporter on the Dailas
News. but soon went TO ldaho, Where'
with his brother, he founded the Lewis
ton Tribune, which they still own. he Is
now a Populist, and Speaker OF the ldano
Legislature. and a prominent figure III
the senatorial fight in progress there. lie
is one Of the best groomed of all the dark
horses in Idaho. and is something more
than a senatorial possibility.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26
4 Question.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Does not the idea seem almost plausi-
BILE that beneath the recent acts OF
the Federal Court in reference to the
Wilson law Of South Carolina and the
late incident i'm AlaskD there turks
a seeming desire to irritate the public
mind. and divert it fIom the currency
question 20 that in the next campaign
the issue shall be a revival of the
States-rights question?
Who can tell but that these decisions
are the precursors OF a shower of similar
flats? NJ. l.. ii.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26

An honorable and genial gentleman was
Mr.. Joseph Davis, whose death we
chronicle this morning. As the manager
of the Boston company operating the
shoe-shops in the penitentiary here, he
had dealings with the state of Virginia
amounting TO hundreds of thousands OF
dollars. and was always prompt, reliable,
and liberal He enjoyed great personal
popularity, ard had a high reputation
as n businessman. He had, too a
sunny temper. and a benevolent dispo-
sition. During his frequent visits to
Virginia he made many friends, all Of
whom will treasure his memory.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26

Propositions TO erect statues to Gene
raj Benjamin T. Butler and General
Nathaniel p. Banks have been linked to-
gether in the Massachusetts Legislature,
and one may carry the other through
with II. That for the Butler statue,
which is designed to be equestrian, failed
10 VAR
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26

Suggestions of a name for the new
baseball park being desired, how would
Crank Paradise do, or RIOTERS Run, or
Fan Elysium, or Sane Mems Despair or
Dalliers Delight. or Lazy Mans Lure, Or
Umpires' Aspiration, or the Dog-Day
Blessing, or the Nine Spot, or the
Diamond Mine, which we all, of course
hope it will be, anyhow, to its projectors?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26

Captain Henry King succeeds the late
J. Is. McCullagh as editor of the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat. He has been leading
editorial writer on the paper, and has
been practically in charge Of 1t during
the last two years, 1t is said.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26
A Non-Pnrtisan Decision.
Boston Post.)

The refusal of the national House OF
Representatives 10 unseat the Demo
cratic congressman, Tucker, OF Virginia.
and give his seat to the Republican con-
testant. Yost Is a brilliant example or
partisanship in a strongly partisan
body. Ii might have been done earlier.
with better grace; but even justice de-
laycd is preferable 10 injustice.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26

In its last issue the Bridgewater Her
aid announces its suspension. II, how
ever. it says, during the next six weeks,
enough substantial patronage can be Sc
cured 70 justify such n venture. publ
ca tion will be resumed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26
A Matter for Action.
fredericksburg Starr

There has been considerable talk In
the papers about she oyercroWded condi-
tion of the Virginia Penitentiary. IL
Is matter that does not call for talk.
but for action. The law in It's wisdom
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26

CITIZENS BANK. Chamber Commerce.
CITY BANK OF RICHMOND. 1lO9 Main.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK. llOi Main.
STATE BANK OF VIRGINIA, I'LL Main.
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK. 1lOl
NATIONAL BANK OF VIRGINIA. 1915
Main.
PLANTERS NATIONAL BANK, l-VO
Main.
SECURITY BANK. i107 Main.
METROPOLITAN BANK S23 l.. Main.
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26, 1897

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BINED TELEGRAPHIC-NEW SER
VICE OF THE SOUTHERN ASSO-
GATED PRESS. THE UNITED PRESS
THE WESTERN ASSOCIATED PRESS.
THE NEW ENGLAND ASSOCIATED
PRESS. AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26

We charge II 10 the eccentrIcity OF the
types that we were i'm our last issue made
to say the Petersburg railroad bridge was
destroyed by fire on March 2. 1852. 1t
should have been March 26 1852.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26

UPTOWN OFFICE. BROAD-STREEr
PHARMACY. l9 EAST BROAD
STREET
WEST END OFFICE. PARK-PLACE
PHARMACY. BELVIDERE AND MAIN
STREETS.
MANCHESTER OFFICE. 1903 HULL
STREET.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26

Admission, Soc: children, 25c.; reserved
seats, 25c. extra. Reserved seats and
childrons tickets at box-oiiice Tuesday.
January 18th.
Private boxes sold 10 the highest bidder
at tho Academy Tuesday at 10 a. NJ.
Ia yi-2t
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26

Chicago Record)
docs your wife enjoy her whist club?'
Cant say-but / do; she comes home
so used up she doesn't say a word"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26
Offices of
Commissioner Jackson Guy,

NOS. D anu , NDuUIU ftdII,
Richmond, Va, January T. 1897.
To the Parties TO the Above Suit:
I have fixed on MONDAY, the Sth day
of February 1897, at IL o'clock A. NJ. as
he time, and my offices aforesaid. as the
Mace. for executing the decree. OF which
Inc foregoing is an extract Given under
NV hand az commissioner in chancery
OF the Law and Equity Court Of the city
of Richmond. this ith day OF January.
1897 JACKSON GUY,
Commissioner.
s. s. p Patteson p. O.;
ID. c. Richardson. D. d. ia slut
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Library. POI east Main street. Best and
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26

HECHLER. ", Jr.. f. Main.
FORBES, w. S. & CO.. Byrd and Ninth.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26
READY REFERENCE GUIDE
Richmond Banks, Wholesale Dealers, and Professional Firms.
GAS, GASOLINE, STEAM ENGINES.
GHOCERs.

sYDNoR PUMP AND WELL CO., i4io
Main.
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BALDWIN & BROWN. 1851 +. Main.
DOMAIN, ". s., CO. 20 5. Fourteenth
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ADJUSTMENTS.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
"ORPHEUs.-

TUESDAY EVENING. January &c. 1891
for the benefit of the German Ameri-
can Ladies' Aid Association,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-26

DAVENPORT. MORRIS & CO.. Seven.
teenth and Dock.
SAUNDERS, +. A.. & SONS. 1890 Cary.
CARY, j. r., Co. Shockoe Lane.
HARVEY BLAIR & Co. 18Th and Cary.
BLAIR. ADOLPHUs. K sons. p 18th.
DAVENPORT. CHAS & co. Is 18th.
ANTRIM, &. W & SONS. 1917 Cary.
WILLIAMS X. r. Co, 1l3 and III $. 18th.
CHRISTIAN, ]. d. & II. s., Co. 1917 Il.
Cary.
wEIsIGER & DAVE. iOi s Fourteenth.
GATES. =. w. SON CO. le S. llth.
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ICE MANUFACTURERS.

OLD DOMINION IRON AND NAIL
WORKS.
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AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
ARCHITECT.

THE WATT PLOw CO., 1913 franklin;
EARMERS' SUPPLY CO. $40 X. Nam
sf'ARKE ASHTON Pumps. Tanks.
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ANDERSON. J. W, & SON. 9l4 f. Main.
M yhNT. JULIAN. Chamber Commerce.
UiINTER. JOHN. Jr, Shafer Building.
PATTESON. S. s. p. Shafer Building.
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BANKS.

BLuE-RIBBoN BAKING POWDER, 1905
Franklin.
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COFFIN MFG. AND CARRIAGE MTLs

GAY & LORRAINE CO. 10 S. Ninth.
HAYES, S. H.. e co, 18th and Cary.
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BANKS (sANINGs)
BANKERS AND BROKERS'.

UNION BANK OF RICHMOND. 1lOI
a
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CIGARETTE MANUFACTURERS.

WALLACE & GREGORY BROS. lOl7
Cary.
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HARDWARE & FACTORY SUPPLIES
HARNESS, SADDLES, &C.

MGRAw. JAMES, 1a42 Main.
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SASH, BLINDS. AND DOORS.

sYDNOR PUMP AND WELL CO.. Isl
Main.
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IRON, METALS, AND MACHINERY

THE CRYSTAL ICE CO.. 20th and Cary
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PRINTING AND ENGRAVING.

OLD DOMINION PRESERVING co.
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CARRIAGES. HUGHES. &c.

AINSLIE. DAVID A.. S. Ninth
BOSHER'S r. H., SONS, 10 5; Ninth.
SMITH. W G.. K CO. 3l4 n. Fifth.
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BAKER.
BAKING POWDER.

BRIGGS. I. D., 4l2 e. Broad.
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PUMPS. WIND-MILLs, TANKS, &c.

BAPTIST & SAUNDERS. 100 Main.
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HORsEsHOEs.

STOKES & SIMMONS. 1907 Ross.
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HATS AND CAPS.

corTRELL sADDLERY CO.. 1903 Main
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PRESERVES, JELLY. PICKLES. Sc.
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PORK PACKERS.

BARGAMIN. C. & A.. IA S. Ninth.
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ATTORNEYS At LAW.

sYDNoR PUMP AND WELL CO., i4o
Main.
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COMMISSION, BUTTER. EGGS, &c.
COMMISSION FRUITS.

PALMER, w. b. & CO. 1921 Cary.
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LIME, CEMENT, sEwER-PIPE

JACOB. T A., II Thirteenth.
BLOCK x ROSENBAUM. 1913 Cary.
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BINSWANGER & CO. 1925 Main.
WHITEHURST W. j.. 10th and Byrd.
HARDWICKE, CHAS. W.. 18th and Cary.
CARNEAL a. DAVIS. T.. Broad.
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sOAP-WORks.

THE SINGER MFG. co. 205 r. Broad.
THE STANDARD SEWING-MACHlNS
COMPANY II. Broad
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SYDNOR. ASA. & co, f. Cary.
LEATHLEY. W. NJ. & CO.. 2i0i Main.
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AuTEsIAN AND BORED WELLS.

pTuMocK. NJ. j.. state Bank Building.
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MACHINIsTs AND FOUNDRY.

WOODWARD & SON. 800 3. Ninth
MONTAGUE MFG co. Ninth and Arch.
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COAL DEALERS.

ALLEN & GINTER BRANCH.
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MULES AND HORSES.

PAUL, PETER. 1900 f. Franklin.
SMYTH BROTHERS * KLINE. 1906 +.
Franklin.
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BOOTS AND SHOES.

WINGO. ELLET & CRUMP 1905 Main.
FLEISHMAN. MORRIS & CO. 1900 4.
Franklin
ROBERTS & HOGE. s. Fourteenth.
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GROCERs' sUNDRIEs.
HARDWARE.

sAUER, c. T. THE CO. 1926 Main.
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LIQUOR DEALERS.

CARNEAL & DAVIS. III s. Fifteenth
MOORE. WARNER. & CO. foot 18th.
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CHIsEL-TOOTH SAWS.
CIDER AND VINEGAR,

BENNET. d. s. 1900 e. Cary.
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SEED MERCHANT.
SEANING-NIaCIiINES.

WOOD. T. W, SONS. 1923 +. Main.
SAVAGE. BEVERAGE * CO, T.. Car
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DAVIS & ATKINS 1923 Cary.
MILLER, FRANK. II and IS Fourteenth.
CRAM, OSCAR, q co. Il Governor
THALHIMER, CHAS.. & CO., 0)S +. Bird
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PAPER-DEALERS.
Pillow MANUFACTURERS.
PLUMBERS SUPPLIES.

sTARKE's DIXIE PLOw-WORKs.
= Fifteenth.
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RICHMOND CREAM, BUTTER. AND
MILK COMPANY. 20f Foushee
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BAUGHMAN sTATNERY CO. E. Main.
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STATIONERY.

CREW, p. j.. 1lS-n7 Seventeenth.
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COMMISSION MERCHANTS.

HUNTER & SIMS. 1915 E. Main.
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COMMISSION, TOBACCO, AND GRAF

]. FERRERO & MAGNANI. 1905 r. cary.
JENKINS. W. & SON, 1871 T.. Cary
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MERCHANDIsE BROKERS.
MILK DEALERS AND CHEESE MFG

UNION BROKERAGE CO., 10 S. 18th.
SMITH. Il. NJ. * Co. IS s. 18th.
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MACHINE AND ELECTRICAL w'IS

sMITH-COURTNEY co. nl9 Main.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-18
THE SEhGULLS
TOOK POSSESSION
They Swooped Down on
the Bay in Great
FlockS.
Thousands of Them Kept Watch
Around the Different
Ships.
Arrival of the Steamer Australia
From Htnolu' u With Many
Passengers.

Seagulis took possession of the bay
yesterday afternoon. The wind was low
and the tide was ebblng fast, and in con-
sequence all the offal from ButchertoWn
was hurrying oceanward.
1.-The jackals of the bay" were quickly
in evidence and from Folsom to Lombard
street the tairway was thick with them.
An approaching ferry steamer only raised
them for a second and then they circled
down again and resumed their duties az
scayengers.
They made pretty picture futtering
around the C. D. Bryant. Olivebank and
Martha Davis yesterday as the ships
swung with the tide off the ferry depot.
Lieutenant Commander Turner of the
Naval Battalion is out and injured TO the
extent of three drinks. He made a bet
that he was the youngest native son that
ever took vessel across the bar" Cap
tain c. Miner Goodall and Captain E. A.
Won Schmidt at once took up the wager.
Both of the latter gentlemen could prove
that they had been masters II good stand
ing in the '70's, but Turner could go back
to SO. Then there WAS an inquiry, be-
cause the beaten men did not like TO be
beaten, and it was finally decided that
Captain Turner was not a native son.
According to Captains Won Schmidt and
Goodall the lieutenant com mander of the
Naval Battalion was born In Pittsburg
and was three months old when he arrived
in California.
1t is now standoff as to whether Good
all or Won Schmidt has the honor OF being
the first native son commander who took
steamer across the bar that guards the
Golden Gate.
The steamer Australia got in from the
islands yesterday.
A batch of news from the sealing feet
was received yesterday. The Luisa D
has new second mate. Captain Sam"
Buffers had some trouble with George
Ball, and the latter was paid off and
landed at Santa Barbara. AS his allow
ance barely covered his advance and the
debt due the slop-chest he was almost
penniless when he struck the beach. A
new second mate was shipped, and the
schooner is again chasing seals in the
Santa Barbara channel.
The Rather was spoken when thirty
miles from Point Reyes. At that time she
had 14O skins and the captain said the
prospects were excellent.
The Eppinger. Captain White, was also
reported in the Santa Barbara channel
with 636 skins. Captain White reports
that seals were very plentiful, but that the
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-18
LABOR'S MASS-MEETING.
The Convention Arranges to Hold a Big
Demonstration at Metropolitan
Temple.

An adjourned meeting of the Labor
convention WAS held last evening at 917
Market street, headquarters of the Labor
Bureau.
A report from the committee on the
proposed mass meeting was received and
approved. The meeting was arranged to
be held next Thursday evening at Metro
politan Temple. ]. Rose will preside and
w. Macarthur, ]. H. Barry, J. Lafayette
and P. II. Mccarthy will make addresses.
The speakers will be required to confne
themselves to discussion OF the necessity
and benefit Of the labor bills now defeated
al Sacramento by partisan action.
The following resolution was offered by
Delegate McDermott and unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, The question OF prison labor and
its encroaehment Is on free labor should receive
the attention of this Congress without further
delay; therefore be 1t
Resolved, That we are in favor of su bmitting
to the voters OF this State a constitutional
amendment TO be voted ON at the next gen.
eral election sbolishing prison labor when
such comes in competition with free labor
and providing that conyIcts be compelled to
work by hand, thereby Giscon :inuIng the use
OF machinery; and be 1t further
ReSOlUed, That a committee of five be ap-
pointed to carry out the wish of this meeting
should The foregoing be approved.
The resolution will be sent to some
member OF the Legislature TO be intro
duced for passage.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-18
DIED AWAY FROM HOME.
Miss Maurer's Fatal Visit to tho Ha-
waiian Island.

Miss maurer's Fatal Visit to tho Ha-
waiian Island.
There was sad scene OH Pacific street
wharf yesterday. Hundreds of people were
down to meet their friends, and among
them was q father, who looked from face
to face of those grouped along the railing.
IN the hopes that he would see loved
one. His disappointment was great when
no familiar form appeared, and he got
angry with the customs officer when the
order was given to keep off the gangway.
Burning with impatience he fumed and
fretted, but later on he learned that his
daughter was ABOARD but in her coffin.
During her holiday trip the young
woman had died, and all that came back
to the expectant father was the corpse.
Fred Maurer is the father of the young
lady, and it was he who swooned away
yesterday when he saw coffin instead OF
his daughter. Miss Maurer left here with
her aunt ior a holiday in Hawaii last
month. While away she was taken with
some throat trouble anG, in spite of all
the care that could be given her, she died.
Her holiday was up and the Australia
was to have brought her home Yesterday.
Instead death stepped in and the father
received the body only. The spirit had
flown.