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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-02
SAN 8ERRARDiN0'S ROMANCE.
Aged John Cram and His Pretty Young
Wife PRINCIPALS in Divorce
Proceedings.

SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, May L.
The old axiom that December and May
cause many insists" was again exempliied
to-day in Department l of the Superior
Court OF this county. 1t was in the
divorce proceedings OF John Cram, an
aged and once prosperous raneher OF
Highland, against his wife. Carrie Cram,
buxom lass of some % or 80 summers.
Some time ago Cram, by his attorneys,
com menced divorce proceedings, alleging
long list of marital infelicities, among
the iightest of which were being shot at,
dubbed, chloroformed and pelted with all
kinds OF missiles. His wife cross COM
planned and alleged an equal score of cru
elites and indignhies heaped upon her.
All around it appeared as if they had in
dulged IN monkey and parrot siesta
daily.
The case came up yesterday on an order
to show cause why the plaintiff did not
obey the order of the court and pay his
wife sos alimony, Immediately after the
filing of his suit Crane decided 10 his
brother lis ranch, one of the fnestin this
section, alleging that to that relative he
was deeply in debt. Since then he has
made affidavit that he was without means
to pay alimony, but few days ago it was
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-02
GUARD 'CLEARY
WAS DISCHARGED
His Fight in Schultz's
Saloon Costs Him His
Position.
Sheriff Whelan Says the Offense
Was Far Too Grave to Be-
Overlooked.
Cleary's Mother Interceded for Him in
Vsin-Captain Clarkson Speaks
Highly of Him.

Benjamin Cleary. the House of Correc-
ton guard who got drunk while on duty
| watching gang of prisoners and had q
| free fight with them in saloon and gro
| Gerry at Sunnyside. was summarily dis
charged by Sheriff WheIan yesterday.
The Sheriff was at first inclined to treat
the young man leniently, believing that
the breach of discipline was light, and
sent for HIM intending to read him lec-
ture and let him off with $50 fine, but
when he found how grave had been the
offense, he decided that the discipline OF
the Office would not permit of Cleary's re-
naming in the employ OF the municipal
lily.
II am really much surprised. said the
Sheriff yesterday, sat the trouble that
Cleary got into. He always appeared to
be a nice young fellow and / have always
had good reports of him from Captain
Clarkson. l did not know that he drank
at all.
From what ] can learn he took the
prisoners out to work on the roads, and it
appears that they stopped at several places
and bought drinks. Ali were a little I'M
der The weather when they reached
SchultZs place, and he refused to give
them anything more 10 drink. Then they
became abusive, and Cleary tried to quiet
the mel. A fight resulted. during which
the lunch-counter was smashed and some
other small damage done.
Il do not believe that the damage will
reach near 500, as Schultz ella inns, but the
offsnse is none the less grave, and Cleary
has lost his job for good"
Captain Clarkson also speaks highly of
Cieary, and says he was one OF the best
guards at the Jail
Cleary's position was worth $50 per
month and board, and he gave portion
of his salary to his mother. He was about
to be married, and feels the loss of this
position more on this account.
His mother called on Schultz yesterday
and begged the groceryman not to push
the claim for damages against the Sheriff,
on the ground that if nothing more was
said her son might regain his position.
Schultz agreed 10 say no more about it if
he was paid $50, and mother and son
agreed to pay that amount tonight.
Mrs. Cleary then called on the Sheriff
to intercede for her son, but Mr.. Whelan
was obdurate and refused TO take the
young man back.
Cleary has not yet received his salary
demand for April. and it may be held to
settle the damage to Schultz's place.
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than usual, to be in keeping with Mrs. Di-
mond. Some OF them looked distinctly as
if they did not like 1t, for. with young
ladies of the ballet dancing and treading
the may Amazon march is a business
done for bread and butter. As for Mrs.
Dimond herself, she had no more nervous
ness than she had clothes.
The fair debutante did not burst upon
her audience in the full glory of an ANA
zon costume and on her first appearance,
she let people down grad ually. In the
opening scene where the prosecuted
Morgiana left her washtub to talk over
the situation with Ali Ba ba's family, she
was arrayed in jewels, and thin India silk,
through the sheen OF which very pink
tights were distinctly visible.
OF course Morgiana sang, and anon Mrs.
Dimond showed herself to be the happy
possessor of two distinct voices, one of
quality verging on barry tone, the other
mezzo-soprano of quite a high compass.
She began some Smile for Her. in the
mezzo-soprano voice, but broke off in the
middle, gazed reproachiully at the leader
OF the orchestra and then began again in
the barytone voice, when she wandered
down into profound depths and aston
ished the audience into loud applause.
Mrs. Dimond did not resist an encore;
on the contrary, she gave knowing
glance at the audience and began a
''coon" walk which astonished people
more than the barytone notes. For the
sake of variety doubtless she sang the
coon song in her mezzo- soprano voice. in
terspcrsing it with the walk and an occa-
sionai kick just to show the tights.
Her selfpossession was something mar
velous. She evidently tried hard to fol-
low in the naughty, risque little footsteps
OF naughty little musc-hall singers and
she came surprisingly near succeeding.
With little practice it is easy to believe
that she might become quite pet OF the
gallery chappies.
Mrs. Dimond's sensational act was the
amazon march. When she came on IN
the airy costume few women Kissed, and
great many people laughed. She was
anything but graceful in the may evolu-
tions of the march, put there was no deny
ing that she looked fine figure of
woman.
AS for the rest of the performance, soue
of it was good and some of it was poor.
The costuming was glittering and hand
some, and the extravaganza seemed to
have been well rehearsed. ballet,
largely composed of the girls who danced
at the Orpheum last Christmas. did some
pretty work, and of the speaking char
acters the best acting was done by Louis
Wood as Ali Babe, Bert Van Cleve as
comic slave, Miss Fannie Warren as an
old bag and Miss Jenette Barrett as a
favorite of the harem.
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THEOS0PHISTS At Los ANGELES.
Wacbtmeister at the Friday Morn
iUO Club

Los ANGELES, CAL. ;. May IAN ex-
MISUNDERSTANDING reception was accorded
Theosophist Annie Besant and Countess
Wachtmeister here this evening at the
rooms of the Friday Morning Club, under
the auspices ofthe local Theosophical So
ciety. Despite brisk shower in the early
part of the evening nearly 200 persons met
TO do honor to these advance agents of
the occult. Several m usical mum bers were
followed by happy and encouraging adj
dresses bv the guests of honor.
SAN DIEGO, CAL May Mrs. Annie
Besant, the theosophist leader, to-day Or
ganized branch of the Theosophical So
ciety in this city. This is the eleventh
branch organized during the Besant-
Wachtmeister tour of the United States.
The announcement is made that the Be-
SAINT society will not in any manner an
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-02
Electrician Wagner of
Mill Valley Talks of
His Discovery.
Producing an Arc Light by
Means of a Simple Battery
at Last Successful.
New Experiments With Double Bat
teries to Be Attempted by
Him This Week.

MILL VALLEY, CAL, May deputy
Sheriff John II. Magner, whose recent
discovery in electricity by which he is
enabled to produce brilliant arc light
by means OF simple battery charged with
a fluid, the Ingredients OF which are
known only to himself. will not lack for
assistance when he concludes to place his
discovery uron the market. Since the ex-
elusive pGbucat ton i'll last Sundays CALL
he has received offers of assistance and
PROPOSITIONS from various sources, many
OF them being thoroughly reliable. One
letter IS from an electrician, who states
that be has been working on the same
kind OF proposition for some time, and
expresses himself as pleased that his
theory has been successfully brought into
practice.
Nj Wagner. was seen at his laboratory
last evening ana asked for q further de-
scription of his wonderful discovery.
Said he:
4 am quite willing to explain the mat
ter, but as the entire secret hes in the solu-
ton with which the cells are filled it
would hardly be policy for me to diyuge
the nature OF the various chemicals. We're
I TO 90 that the Work of two years would
be stand others would reap the benefits
Of my labors and discovery.
For long time electricians have been
attempting to produce light oy means
OF battery which Will do away with the
costly dynsmos. Every one knows that g
tiny spark can Do seen IN the simplest
batteries, such as operate electric bells,
but how TO increase that spark and pro-
duce an arc light has bean puZzler. This
/ have discovered, accidentally, will adj
NIT, but nevertheless the method OF pro-
ducing 1t Is within my power.
Il am now engaged in increasing the
briliiancy OF the light and reducing the
cost of making the fluid. When l have
this latter down TO commercial value
will Immediately put the produce upon
the market with proper protection, but
until have accomplished this to my sat
lsfactlon l will decline the offers which
have so generously been made" ~
Mr.. Magner will this week set up a
double set of batteries with which he will
experiment. He has great faith in his
discovery and believes that he will be en- :
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-02
FOUGHT WITH HIS CAPTIVE.
Supposed Chicken Tbief BADLY Wounded
BY a Sacramento Officer Who
Arrested HIM.

SACRAMENTO, CAL. May deputy
Sheriff Max Fisher, while attempting to-:
day TO arrest supposed chicken thief in
the woods near the spot where the Brady
Browning train. robbery took place in
Yolo County. encountered, he claims,
desperate resistance which resulted in his
shooting his man, the bullet entering
nigh up on the left side and producing a
probably fatal wound. The wounded man,
who is 60 years of age, gives the name of
James Moray. He is believed to have
been i'm plicated in a series of wholesale
chicken thefts for some months past il
the surrounding country. Fisher had
been after him fer several days.
al captured q supposed confederate OF
McRav's to-day and he led ne to the lat
ters hiding place" Fisher said tonight.
"It was in the thick brush near the rail-
road track. As soon as l came onto the
man drew my revolver and told him he
was under arrest. l gave my handouts
TO the man who had accompanied me
and told n i'm to snap them on the
prisoner. He got one cuff on and l
stepped toward Moray, who made
spring and caught ME by the throat with
one hand and grabbed my pistol with the
other. AS he did so he said to his part
ner. Help take the gun away and Wen
kill him. Dead men tell no tales
9TH en- made fight for my life. The
man was much stronger than |, and twice
felt the muzze of my own pistol pressed
against my body, but chung to the lock
with all my strength. Feeling that I was
growing rapidly weak, / made one desp per-
ate effort. the gun exploded and the man
fell like log"
Mckay gives an entirely different ver-
sion OF the affair. He says:
81 had been Camped in the woods for
two days, and this afternoon, while cut
ting some wood, man walked up to me
and said, L am al officer and place you
under arrest at the same time pointing a
pistol at my head. Then he said. Get
down on your. knees or I'n blow your
whole head off, l saw that he was very
much agitated and visibly trem bling, and
rearing that IN his excite ment he would
shoot | dropped on my knees, saying at
the same time, You have made mistake,
but | Won't resist YOU Then he told the
other man to put the handouts on me.
when he snapped one cuff on my wrist
the officer told me to get up and did so.
/ He took hold of the other cuff and said,
Come on | asked him TO allow me to
get my coat and he said, All right; but
when | went to get it he gave me yank
and said, Never mind; let the coat go l
tried 10 pull away to pick up my coat and
he fired. F"
After the shooting the man was re-
moved TO the Receiving Hospital in this
city, and physicians dressed the wound
Being unable to locate the bullet in the
mans body, they are unable TO say what
the result will be.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-02
CARRIE DIMONO
MAKES HER DEBUT
She Exhibits Little Ner-
vousness and Less
Clothes.
Leads an Amaz n March and
Performs a Remarkable
+" Coon" Walk.
Perfor ance of cali Baba" That Gives
Most of the omlnerce to Morgi.
ana, the Slave Girl.

1t was, well-dressed, decorous audi
ence that half amused and hall shocked,
watched Mrs. Carrie Hegley Dimopd
come as near posing for the altogether"
atethe Auditorium Theater last night, as
American prejudices permit.
The play was "Morgiana. or the Forty
Thieves, but it would have been better
named Mrs. Diamond in Tights" for the
stars desire to cast aside ali supertluous
clothing was the most salient feature In
the whole performance.
The young ladies of the ballet were ar
rayed in even more invisible costumes
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SAcRAMENTG'S MEMORIAL GROVE.
Impressive Dedication of The Trees Trans
planted From CIVIL. War
Batte- FfeIds

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Nay With
impressive ceremonies the grove of memo.
rial trees trsnsplanted to Capitol Park
from every prominent tle-feld OF the
Civil War was dedicated to-day.
The programme opened with an ad-
dress by Mrs. Belle Herr, past department
president of the Ladies of the G. A. r. and
president of the. day, and an address of
welcome by Deputy Attorney.General c.
n. Post. Mrs. Lydia c. Hinck!ey, presi-
dent of the Seven Pines Circle of San
Francisco, who donated the flag which
foa ted from the top of the tall iron staff,
made a presentation speech, which was
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followed by flag-raising in which Mrs.
Hinckley was assisted by the school
children. Mrs E. H. Waggoner delivered
the dedication speech in which she al
luded to the different battlefield repre-
scented by the grove, and ended by saying:
accept this gift of trees; guard them
well; let mo vandal hand despoil9 them.
and as the years snail come and go and
the genial California CLINE shall send the
life giving force through leaf and branch,
as your children and your children's chill.
dren walk amid the shadows of this me-
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in Tights.

discovered that a neighbo owed him 5000
on a note that had been overlooked and it
was to compel him to pay alimony from
this source that the proceedings were in
stituted.
When court convened Cram. stopped
and tottering under his 70 years OF life,
was on hand, and his attorney began to
explain away the existence of the note,
alleging that Cram was without a dollar
in the world.
To all of this Judge Ostee listened at
tentively, and in summing up the case
plainly told the plaintiff that it was only
his extreme age and failing health that
saved him from a term in Jail for con-
tempt. Turning TO the clerk of the court
he ordered him to strike the case fiom the
calendar until the plaintiff, who is sup
posed to have plenty of means nay the
$205 and $35 month from the LIST day of
April.
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Io-DAY-DRY GOODS
MONDAYS SALE
"A T
THE MAZE.
NEW Io-DAY-DRY GOODS.

determined much of our stock as we can
force off by making good big the forcing We
Let good judgment nouce
We only promise 10 sell gooos
at We have old hulk OF a STOCK
for saenot Kearny street
try swallow it Market street, put
merchandise that will sell for less money
than replace again solely realize upon It,
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mortal grove and partake of the fruit of
this tree of peace, may they become bet
ter citizens, Jealous patriots and may
they know war no more"
The Grafton of the day was delivered BY
Judge J. N. WalIinC of Nevada City, past
department commander. and was a mas
terpiece of oratory. Others who took part
in the programme were Rev. A. J. Cruzan,
department chaplain of the g. A R.;
Miss Belinda S. Bailey, past department
presiden. OF the ladies of the G. A. R.,
and Miss May Powers.
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tagonize the work of the Theosophicai
Society of America branch organized here
by Mrs. Kate A. Tingley few months
ago, nor the school for the revival OF the
lost mysteries of antiquity now being
built on Point Iona by the Tingiey branch
OF the theosophical movement
Meanwhile work goes on steadily on the
Point Iona pro iect. The entire $12, 600
has been paid for the 120 acres of land
and about $4,000 already expended in i'm
provements. Work on one large building
will be begun next week.
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DREES GOODS,
Csc and CSC

We only enumerate one. item from
department. 1t will be the keynote to
the balance of the stock of that depart
ment. Bring the list with you and you
can tell from these whether you will be
further interested or not They are black
and colored novelty Dress Goods; cheap
at SOC, but we're realizing cash for them
and take the loss.
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LACES, VEILIgGS AND GLOVES.

We will sell you Laces tomorrow al sc,
TIC anG 10c that under other circum-
stances doub e would be cheap for them /;
VeilIngs at 1910 and Handkerchiefs at
l21Zc worth 25c; Cloves at 75c and 81 a
pair-no such Glove value ever given.
We would take a loss on our entire stock
if we could sell it in a lump, but as that is
not practicable we will give you the same
benefit in small purchase if you appre-
ciate il.
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Bicycles can be placed in safe position
and out of the way by means of new
device, consisting OF two hinged arms at
tached to the side wall or ceiling OF a room
to grasp the handle bar and saddle and
raise the wheel to the desired height.
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abled shortly to introduce his fluid into
the market.
Were 1 to introduce it tomorrow"
SAID he, 81 would have enough work TO
keep me busy for a month just from the
letters have received from various per-
sons who READ of my discovery in The
CALL and wish me to supply their houses
with light. But there is plenty OF time.
When l have everything working to my
satisfaction I will come forward with it,
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SALT LAKE, UTAH, May 1.-sid Lar
kins was hanged at IL o'clock yesterday
morning at Pocatello, Idaho, for the muir
der OF Josie Hill al Idaho Fails on Christ :
mas, 1895. When the trap was sprung tn 9
body shot into the air. rebounded once.
and then hung limp. Larkin's neck wa s
broken 81
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WASH FABRICS
3 to 8 .1-3c,

We bunch half a dozen kinds that We
are going to sell tomorrow at DC, 6Hc,
TIC and S15c that, if worth anything, are
worth one-half as much more. Every
woman who wants a Lawn, Dimity. Pique
or Lappeu Wash Fabric should be here In
full force, for no such offering OF wash
goods was ever before attempted. You
can't help buying If you come, for the
price and quality will hypnotic you.
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Ladies' Black Figured Skirts, s. 90,
Worth 81.

We sell every day in the year Black
Figured Skirts at 81 30, 81 and up. but
this is special drive; also Ladies Tan
Capes, S2-the Kersey in the Cape at the
dress goods counter will cost you So; also
Ladies Cloth Outing Suites, $5-we alter
them free of charge, and we lose money
on every garment we sell, but it's coin
we want and must have.
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BLACK And COLORED SILKS,
Csc and $50

Only the desire to convert silks into
coin would ever induce Us TO offer SUCH
goods at the price. Black-igured, colored-
figured and black ground with .colored
striped Silks can't be made by l5c yard
more. We have Silks at 75c Jnat you
can't buy anywhere under 81, if at that.
Well save you money, for We want
money and we'll lose on silks.
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HOSIERY and UNDERWEAR.

The man that has been supplying US
with hosiery committed suicide. He saw
US selling one OF his nun bers at 25c; he
jumped off a ferryboat. Ladies' Isle
Vests at 15c Is no SLOUGH. Think OF the
price
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MILLINERY.

Trimmed Hats for the price OF the ma
terials, and materials for lesser price
than you can buy anywhere Straw
walking hats 25c, anywhere soc; punches
of Flowers Csc, every where soc; children's
Sun Hats 25c, all over So. We want to
convert millinery into money.
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bryan Invited to scnta Borbaro.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, May AT
meeting of the Bimetaliic Club last
night, it was decided to send an invitation
to Mr.. Bryan asking him 10 visit Santa
Barbara on July ora
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CLOAkS AID SUITS.

STRANGE you don't appreciate this de-
partment more at the prices we Sc II stuff.
We should be packed. We know there Is
no money in it for us, and we're very
sure there wasn't any for the man who
made 1t.
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Prescription
Department!

We fill more pre-.
scriptions than any
five drug-houses in
San Francisco. We
fill all prescriptions
at cut rates. We
command a unique
position. being the
only drug estab lish.
ment in America who
cater to the people
first. The ply sicians
come second.
Percentage doctors don't
like our meth DDS. We don't
"divvy" with them. Keep
your eyes open for the
physicians who tell you to
go to some particular drug
store. These doctors usu-
ally draw down their
"divvy" from the per-
centage druggist.
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CENTER CIRCLE.

We want to exchange Belts for coin. We
have an all-leather one for 10c, then we go
up in price to 81 for the highest; each one
has had piece chipped off the .prlce.
Then Pocketbooks at 10c surprising. at 25c
amazing; then sterling silver Shirs Waist
safs far
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Most Distinguished Medium Of Modern Times!

finvitd to
If es lin the of He
trans
o ebseu
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No Bargain Days
AT THE OWL.
No DGpartmGnt-StDrG
Methods Practic}d
at the OV.

We have only giit-edge
goods. our drugs are pure,
our prices are always the
lowest. You can buy Paine's
Celery Compound for 60c or
Cuticura Soap for 15c at any
hour of the day and any day
of the year.
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PACIFIC COAST AGENTS
DIR. EDISON'S OBESITY GOODS,
Pills, salts and Bands.
Write for Circular
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Perfect Fit and Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Private Apartment-Lady Attendant
Send for Illustrated Price List OF
Trusses, Stockings, etc, Free. Write
for 1OO-page Price List.