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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-03
WILL NOT RENEW THE CONTRACT.
Prison Association Decides to Enter
tain New Propositions.

There was a meeting of the Prison AS
sociation held yesterday afternoon in
the office of Mr.. James Caskie. IL was
a special session. and was called to con-
slider number Of applications for con-
tract rights in the factories attached TO
the Laurel Reformatory.
1t was decided TO give notice to Messrs.
Wright & Stokes, who now operate a
horse-collar factory at the institution,
that their contract would not be renewed
after its expiration. A very large num-
Der of applications for the right have
been made, some of the terms offered
being very advantageous.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-03
CoIored Teachers to Meet.

The Colored Teachers Association of
Henrico will meet at the county court
house at noon to-day.
Robert Emmett Harris will make the
opening address. taking as his subject.
sSchool Government" and Mr.. j. r..
Rroaddus will make a speech. Superin-
tendent- of -Pubic-Schools John X. Fussell
will preside A number of essays on va
rious Interesting subjects will be read.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-03

borhood Of Broad street and the Rich
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
freight depot. when the horse took freight
and ran away. The buggy came in con-
tact with a lamp-post and was over
turned Mrs. Bolston received some Sc
we're bruises and cuts.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-03

AGHTNGTDN. ApTI IF OuIIH-As-
s,e,ant-Postmaster-G General Bristow to-
Sav made the first appointments OF fourth
class postmaster His predecessor r,,r,n; Mr.;
.ha ias, month. which left Mr.. Bristow
about abe q 800 places to MI, caused by deaths
apd resjgnations To-day thirty-eight
aag we're anpointed. and out Of this number
fonr were to hll the places OF persons re-
rnoVpd
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-03
Eour New Cardinals.

ROME. April At is understood in
vatican circles that four new Cardinals
Iii he created at the coming papal con-
',n,orv Of whom three will be French
snd he other one Spanish. The names
o. The French prelates 10 be elevated are
Bishops snd e0qd ndoSfe of Lynx o} ResSsr sGs
ir,,, als. Scanish candidate Is Bishop Martin
parreTa of Santiago de Compostela
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-03
be Proud.

Do not let your friends have better
Ice-Cream, Ices, or Fancy Cakes than
you. Be up TO date and order from
WILLIAM c. SCHMIDT.
AZ east Broad street.
New phone 5Oi, old phone 996.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-03

NEW YORK, April 2-lSpeciai.)-A. J.
Marcus. Imperial; c. II. Langley. Conti-
mental; q. q. Valentine, M. $. Valentine,
Jr Marlborough
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-03

FoR STRENGTHENING AND CLEARiNQ THE
VOICE. UsE BROWNS BRONCHIAL 1RocBEs.-"I
have commented them 10 friends who we're
public speakers, and tncy have proved exs
trsmely seryiceable.-Rev. Henry Ward
Reecner.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-03
r,..a,.a from Her buggy.

Mrs. NJ. r. Boiston. Of Amelia county =,
who Is on VISIT 70 her sister NIs; r., ,,,,lv II,
KraFnpf, Of this city, Was quite pa'i'""'
Injured Yesterday morning. - ,o,.,n-
M;s. Bolston was driving IN lhe he'sH
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-03
...lx 10 Honor Grant

DOME April 2.-.The Italian Govern
~, has arranged 10 send the steel
nrnIser lirens Iigueria to New York upon the
cna",an cluas, OF the dedication of the Grant
uosnsoleum on April 9TH. In response 20
,he Invitation Of President Mckinley
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-03

The regular meeting OF the General
Board will be held at the Confederate
Museum Saturday. April ID, at " o'clock
N.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-03
The Weather.

- WASHINGTON, April 2-Fore-
1 cast for Virginia-k'air weather.
IkuH with increasing cloudiness; varia-
bic winds. shifting 10 easterly.
For North Carolina--Generally
fsir weather. clearing In western portion;
aas,erIv winds: warmer in the interior.
FOR south Carolina-Showers In the
.,orntnq followed by clearing weather;
nasterly winds. warmer In northern por-
tions.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-03

take laxative BroIno Qunine Tablets.
Druggists refund money II fails 20 cure
&c.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21

divided as follows: Lots l and 2,
$4,000; lot 3, s2500; lot 4, $4,000; lots 5
and 6, $4,000; lot Z. $500; lots and 8,
s4500 lots 10 and II, $500.
Director Derham thought that this
amount was entirely too low and
moved that the amount of insurance be
made $4,000. Director Waller stated
that while the companies might be in
duced to insure the structures for a
larger amount in order to get big pre-
niums, the most that could be col
Iected in case of a total loss was about
S25, 000. The report of the committee
was accepted by vote Of to 2. This
settles the matter, except for the rati-
fcation of the contract, which comes
UP on the 29th inst, at a regular meet
ing of the board.
The Finance Committee presented a
report signed by Directors Waller and
Burns, requesting that the warrants of
the school teachers for the month of
December be made out and handed to
the teachers before the end of the
month, instead of on the 5th Of Janu-
airy, as the custom of the department
would demand. Director Waller eX-
planned that this course was pursued
in order to give the teachers their
money, so that it could be used during
the holidays The report was adopted.
The Rae Building and Contracting
Company was given an extension of
sixty days to finish its work on the
Mission High School building.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
She Suddenly Left
Her Office Last
Saturday.
Macondray & Co. Are Mourning
the Loss Of a Lady
Cashier.
Said to Have Plunged at the Races-Ar
Expert at Work on the Firms
Books.

1t is reported that Macondray & Co.,
of this city, are many thousands of dol
lars short through the act of their lady
cashier, Miss Jennie Zwald. She is said
to have been away since last Sat
urday, and though Captain Bohen and
Chief Lees deny that the case was re-
ported to the department, it is gener-
ally believed that private detectives are
working on the case. 1t was also ru-
mored that an expert was working on
the books belonging to the establish
ment of Macondray & Co.
Barry Baldwin, a Stockholder in Ma
condray & Co., was unwilling to discuss
the affair, but admitted that an expert
had been going over the books kept by
the young lady. He stated that there
had been some talk about the way the
books were kept. He was unable to
state whether any money had been
taken, but thought that some mistakes
had been made which would have to
be explained. He thought it unwise to
openly make any direct charge against
the lady without just cause.
1t is understood that Miss Zwald has
been accustomed of late to plunge at
the races, her interest at the track be-
ing handled by a Well-known horse
man.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21

the luscious bivaIve than has been
known for years: People" said Al
bers. seem to be reveling in oysters
and champagne"
The hotel men are particularly face
tious over the crowded hostelries.
George B. Warren, assistant manager
of the Palace Hotel, states that there
was never so many people at that cara
vansary since its erection as now. All
the best rooms of the house have been
taken. This story is retold by every
hotel man in the city.
Nor must it be understood that in
this rush of trade and the boom of the
new era that the social side of the peo-
pie of San Francisco is being neglect
ed. All the popular miXologists con-
tend that business is from 20 to 60 per
cent better with them than it was last
year at this time. Charley Newman
of the Richelieu, as he delicately drop
ped slice of golden orange into an en-
ticins whisky punch, echoed the uni
Versal sentiment of this branch of the
industry when he said: Business is SO
per cent better than it was at this time
last year.
The decision of Judge Cook in the
in-theslot machine is reported
to have done much to accentuate trade
in certain places; in fact, in man,
places. 1t was a Christmas gift of I'M.
usual significance.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
NO MORE FREE CAKE.
The Boss Bakers Have Decided
to Do Away With Christ
mas PreseDtS.

The members of the Master Bakers
Association have agreed to give no
more Christmas presents in the shape
of cakes to their customers. This
movement was sprung year ago, but
for some reason then not explained,
the scheme was not carried into effect,
but now the rise in the price of
-four is deemed to be a good excuse
to break away from the long establish
ed custom of giving to each customer
a Christmas cake Of sufficient di-
mensions to equal the value of the bills
paid monthly by each customer.
Some of the bakers found this custom
to be a burden too heavy to bear, and
as a matter of course were only too
happy to find an excuse to have the
custom abolished as soon as the oppor
tunity offered itself, which came this
year by the increase in the -four mar
ket.
AS a result the people must either go
without their usual Christmas cake or
purchase one.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
BIG HISTORICAL PAGEANT.

General Dickinson will take the part of
the war governor of the State and he
Will present a flag to a regiment that
has just been organized to go to the
front He will make an appropriate
presentation address and Captain G..
Filmer Will accept the flag for his COM
mand and the soldiers will start for the
front. The next scene will be at the
front. 1t will show a hospital tent
filled with wounded and nurses at their
side. Some clever acting will make the
scene more realistic and it will be q
strong tableau. The leading parts in
the scene will be taken by Miss Jessie
Hathaway, Miss Susie lie Conte, Miss
Maude Clay, Mrs. Bothin, Miss Minnie
Houghton, Miss Ella Goodall and Miss
NJ. Joliffe.
The froIic on Boston Common, an
other scene is well under way by rea-
son Of frequent rehearsals at the home
of w. T. Whittier. 1t will be a scene
of youthful merry making in the
quaint Puritan garb. The actors in
this are: Miss Gladys Merrill, Miss
Ethel Dean, Miss Mollie Dutton, Miss
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21

Society is busy rehearsing for the big
historical pageant, Columbia" which
viii be given for charity at the Cali
fornia Theater on January 8, 4 and 5.
1t will be given for the beneSt of the
Childrens' Hospital and it will be an
entertainment that no one can we'll af-
ford to miss. Two hundred of the
city's fashionable folks will appear in
Columbia" and it will be a pictorial
representation of the history Of the
United States 1t will open with a
scene representing the landing of the
Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock, and over
100 men, women and children in the
costume of the period will take part IN
il. Scenes from then on through tbs
revolutionary times will follow and
then will come representations Of the
stirring times of the civil war.
Rehearsals are being held nightly in
various parts of the city for the diff
ferent tableauX. Company B of the
First Regiment will take a leading part
in the scenes of the civil war and last
night the rehearsal for that part of the
entertainment was held at the armory.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21

Whenever you hear a girl refer to a
man as an idiot she is in love with him
and he is in love with some other girl
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
LETTING OF THE
LEASE SETTLED
School Directors Favor the Real
Estate Investment Com
pany.

The Board of Education settled the
matter Of letting the lease of the Lin
coin School property at a special meet
ing held last evening. The question
Of bonds for the faithful performance
OF the contract came up first, and the
finance committee presented a report
recommending the offer of the San
Francisco Real Estate and Investment
Company of a surety bond Of $4,000
be accepted.
Director Derham moved that the
bond in the surety company be fixed
at 500, 900, and Director Carew moved
that individual bonds offered by the
successful bidders be accepted in
like amount. Both measures were
voted down, the members believing
the surety bond was the safest and the
amount offered by the company suffi-
*cient to insure the board from loss.
The, report Of the committee was fin
ally adopted.
The special committee to which was
delegated the work of looking up in
-surance reported that the companies
that had been visited had estimated
that S24, 900 would be fair rate on the
buildings to be included in the lease.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.
A Word to the Wise Is Always sufficien

A W0ru TO CnS w lSe Is Always SuIIiClSnIs
The peace of mind of a number of our
best citizens is menaced during the ap
preaching holidays. Many of them oc-
cupied with business or pleasure pay no
attention to their wardrobe till the last
minute, the result being that they find
they want a new suit and there is
very little time to get it made. If
they buy ready-made clothes their en-
ioyment of the holidays is marred, for
how can a man enjoy his Christmas and
visit his friends in a wretched, ill-fitting
hand-me-down suit? Charles Lyons is
the man to fly to, he will see you through
for very little money. He has the largest
staff of cutters and skilled workmen in
the city and a stock of goods such as
only a large wholesale house like. he
runs can carry. He makes suits from
s13 20 of all kinds of cloths to order, and
his trousers at "a per pair are worth
double the money. He can make suits
TO supply a large army between now
and Christmas day or New Year. Now
you have the straight tip. Call at his
big store 721 Market street, and fix
yourself up without further delay.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
important Questions Of Fron-
chise and Proposed Park
Considered.

OAKLAND, Dec. 20.-The City Coun-
Gil had under consideration the appli-
cation of the Alameda and Oakland
Railroad for a franchise on East
Twelfth street. The railroad desires to
have straight line through from East
to West Oakland, and there are at
present only five blocks on East
Twelfth street not covered by tracks.
The company stated that it is their de-
sire that they be permitted to establish
rapid transit and establish a competing
ferry The resolution advertising for
bids was finally passed, which means
that the franchise will be granted.
During the evening Messrs. Fibush
and Brosnahan got into a heated argu-
ment over a resolution of Heitman,
relating to calling for bids for lighting
the city, and the lie was passed in ex-
citable language, but nothing more Sc
riouS occurred. Heitman'S resolution
was indefinitely postponed.
The Alameda Oakland and Piedmont
railroad presented a petition for a
franchise on Water street to Second
and to Franklin street.
The South Pacific Coast Railway Co.
presented petitions for franchises along
certain blocks on the water front
so as to enable the company to proceed
bridge from Harrison street across the
estuary.
Councilman Girards report on the
municipal ownership of an electric
light plant was not read. Mr. Girard
had supplied each member with a copy
and he made a motion that the Coun-
cilmen read it at home, and it pre-
vailed.
Councilman Pringle brought up the
park matter with the following resolu-
tions:
Whereas, The City Council considers
that siXty-two acres of the Adams Tract
submitted to the Council for $290. 900 is
necessary for park purposes, and where
as, the said Council considers II ex-
pedient to improve those pieces of prop
erty known as the West Oakland Park
and Independence square, be 1t
Resolved, That the City Attorney pre-
pare the necessary ordinance declaring
that said Adams Point is necessary for
park purposes, and an ordinance calling
a special election to submit the ques-
ton of issuing serial bonds to the
amount of $500 00G, bearing interest at 4
per cent, the proceeds to be devoted as
follows: $3.50 600 for the sixty-two acres
of the Adams Tract, $50 600 for West
Oakland Park, $4,000 for Independence
square.
Another resolution was introduced,
asking the Adams estate TO remove the
restrictions accompanying the option
Of their property.
The resolutions were referred to COM
mittee of the whole.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21

Gertrude Dutton, Miss Maude Wei
lington, Miss Winifred Mason, Miss
Grace Whitney, Miss Bessie Hanni-
gan, Miss Louise Howland, Messrs.
Reginald Mason, Ralph Merrill, Sher-
wood Adams, Harry Bates, Brandon
Townsend, Sidney Starr, Claude Starr.
The minuet of the peace ball will be
danced by Mrs. w. r. Whittier, Mrs.
Richard Bayne, Miss Mary T. HOff-
man, Miss Ella Morgan, Miss Gertrude
Carroll Miss Theresa Morgan, Miss
Eva Moody Miss Bernice Drown, Miss
Ida Moody, Messrs. +. II. Greenwood,
Clarence Follis, Lawrence Van Win
Wrinkle, Redrick Deperu, Joseph O'Sui-
livan, Ben Holiday, Percy King, How
ard Veeder.
Special attention is being given the
musical features of Columbia" Solos
will be sung bv Miss r. Levison, Miss
c. Shindler, Mrs. c. a. Keesing, Mrs.
Martin Schultz, Miss Ella Goodall.
Robert S. Bien, Mrs. Robert Lloyd and
Mrs. a. Baumann, who will make her
first appearance in San Francisco in
a charity undertaking.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
The New Era Is at Hand
and Business Is
Booming.
Most Active Times Known in
the Towns Mercantile
History.
Prominent Dealers Talk About the
Holiday Trade and the Golden
Harvest.

This is certainly a new era in the his
tory of San Francisco-at least the
merchants assert and hold that it is.
This has been the most prosperous
season among the merchants in San
Francisco which they have experienced
since the days of the Argonaut. The
merchants have had the finest fall
trade ever known in the history of the
State. The holiday trade is now upon
them and they find that their quarters
are too cramped and their corps Of as
sistants too small to accommodate the
rush of customers.
Yesterday a number of the most
prominent merchants were seen and
one and all declared that business was
never better.
Jacob Goldberg, president and gen
eral manager for Goldberg, Bowen &
Co, 426 and 432 Pine street, said: "Busi-
ness with us is better than it has been
since the panic of 1893. Our sales are
very large and there is big demand
for choice articles in our line. On the
approach of the holidays people seem
to be very cheerful in parting with
their money"
The store of Hammersmith & Field,
jewelers., was crowded with people
seeking presents for friends. Hampton
S. Field, q member of the firm, in dis
cussing the rush, said: Our business
is so per cent better than it was last
year at this time; in fact, business was
never so good with US as it is to-day"
George r. ShreVe, president of Shreve
G. Co., said that business was
much better now than it was at this
time last year. The store was crowded
with customers, and Mr.. Shreve was
unable, owing to the rush, to discuss
the reasons for the increase in trade.
All that he had time to say was that
things were booming.
Achille Roos, of the firm of Roos
Bros, said: We are selling finer
goods than we have sold for years. Peo-
pie seem to have more money and are
spending it more lavishly than they
have done for many seasons"
Frank A. Vail, of the firm of Sanborn
& VAIL stated: I'VE have had the best
the firm. We have been in business
twenty-six years. Our holiday trade
promises to be something enormous"
Charles E. Wiggin, secretary of the
Will & Finck Company, speaking about
trade, remarked: Business has been
much better with us during the pres
ent month than it was last year. The
holiday trade has commenced and
promises to be very large. l have been
so busy that ! have not been able to
make comparisons between last sea-
sons sales and those Of this season. -
Albers & Schmidt, the well-known
oyster firm, in discussing their trade,
said that there is more demand for
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
$3.50

Refer Suits for
boys 4 to 10, in
All-Wool Chevi-
OTIS and Tweeds.
Deep collar, nice
ly trimmed with
braid.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
THOROUGHBRED SALE.
The Get Of the Grond Young Stol-
lion St. Carlo Bring the Big
gest Prices of the Season.


The most successful sale of thor
oughbreds held this season was that
conducted by William G.. Laying &, Co.
at the Occidental Horse Exchange last
evening. Clarion voiced William Fitch
occupied the auctioneer's box, and his
persuasive eloquence was in a. great
way responsible for the big prices OBJ
tanned. The yearlings which passed
under the hammer were, with single
exception, the get of the great young
sire, st. Carlo, second only to the
mighty Ormonde at Ormondale. the
extensive breeding establishment
owned by the millionaire horseman
w. OBJ. Macdonough. The sons and
daughters of this great young horse
have proved such money getters dur
ing the present season that his nroS-
eny are in demand, and a large col
lection of horsemen were present at
the sale. The Target price obtained
was for a brown filly by St. Carlo
went to the bid of J. Coffey for s250O.
In all eleven yearlings were disposed
of at an average of 1868.
The prices obtained and buyers were
as follows:
Violence. ch. f. by st. Carlo-Anarchy.
$500, j; Coffey; Santa Flora, ch. f. b.
blk. g. by st. Carlo-Franchise, slO50, n
Abraham; b. g. by Watercress-Gene
$3.50. j. McManus; st. Apollinaris. ch. e.
st. Isidore, ch. g. by st. Carlo-Italia
$S25, w. Murry; St Kristine, br. f by
st. Carlo-Kissing Crust, $500, j. Coffey:
Anne Page, ch. f. by St. Carlo Miss An
ME, $500, A. b. Spreckes; ST. PIacidns
ch. g. by ST. Carlo-Princess Idle, s450
z. Abraham; st. Magdalen, ch. f. by ST
Carlo-Santa Cruz. $425. r. Hughes; Tene-
Coffey.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
The Position Of Statistician
Was Created for
Him.
Attaches Of the Hospital De-
naand That He Be
Discharged.
:. HE SAYS HE IS ALL RIGHT
They Declare He Dictates the Orde p
Issued by the Superin-
tendent

. War is on at the City and County
Hospital between w. D. Griffin and the
= doctors and employees of that institu-
ton
Griffin has been connected with the
hospital since the beginning Of this
year. at which time he was sent by
the Board of Health to expert the
books. He has been an attache of that
place ever since, performing the duties
that were once those of the clerk
Writing letters for DR.. Sussdorf and
stamping passes have formed his chief
occupation.
He was employed by the Board of
. Health as statistician and he later de-
Neloped into private secretary, at the
salary Of $75 month, which is paid out
OF the cIty's funds. This, however, is
not the primary cause of the trouble.
1t is said that Griffin is trying to run
. the hospital, and the orders issued by
DR.. Sussdorf were dictated by him. 1t
IS also said that he is simply the
~' 'mouthpiece of DR.. Williamson.
The suspension of three internes
some months ago is laid to his door,
as also the unsatisfactory assignment
Of the rooms.
one Of the heads of the hospital, it is
said is waiting for a chance to teach
him a lesson. DR.. Sussdorf, speaking
about the extra man, said: II know
that Mr.. Griffin has hardly a friend in
the hospital, and I know that he is
very much disliked. He talks a little
too much, which is Objectionable at
g times, but I think it is only his way;
he does not mean anything by it.
There have been several people in
the hospital that have come to me and
:. demanded his discharge, and I do not
: think his services will be required aft
.er the first Of the year. I think by that
. time that his work will be completed &"
One of the internes, speaking about
g Mr.. Griffin, said: 1T is the opinion of
all connected with the hospital that it
. IS not DR.. SuSsdorf that is to blame
.. Tor all these new orders, but this man
- Griffin, whose duties are to write the
Superintendent's letters and stamp
. passes
Mr.. Griffin, who was i'll and con-
fined to his bed, when seen replied as
follows to the charges against him:
I absolutely deny that I had any
!: thing to DO with any orders ever is
=. sued by either DR.. Susdorff or DR..
:Tuggle. I think that so far as work
goes 1 have worked pretty hard since
I have been here. I am too i'll to
speak any further on the subject"
NewsboyS' Bonanza.
Christmas News Letter. Any boy
1I,r