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The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12
FOR VOMEN'S FREEDOM,
The National Recording Sec
retary of the w. c. I. U.
on Suffrage.
Mrs. Clara c. Hoffman Says it /
Only Justice to Allcw Women
Voice in the Government.

Mrs. Clara Hoffman, the National Re-
has been delivering importance lectures
throughout the Pacific Coast, is firm be-
cording Secretary of the w. C. T. IT,, who
lever in women's suffrage In an inter-
view yesterday Mrs. Hoffman said:
1t has alwavs been q mistake to urge the en-
franchisemer.t of woman on the grounds of
what she might, would or could do along the
lines of moral reform, although this position
is easy to prove in every country where she
has had voice in the making and enforcing g
of law.
The only argument that is needed for wo-
mans eniranchisement is justice. For sew
toward freedom, for the. people more
and more begin to see, though dimly it
may be, that call political power iDheres in
the people, If woman belongs to the people
she must have her full share of political
power. Governments derive their just powers
from the consent Of the governed. With what
consistency can any man or woman accept the
above principle and yet deny to the woman the
ballot.
TINS inconsistency is foand often in pulpit
and pew, in mart and court. On Indepen-
oenee day we faunt our banners and declare
tnat '.taxation without representatio is
tyranny" then proceed to tax every dollar
owned by women IN ali the land. at the same
time inviting every man who never owned a
dollar 10 help make and break our laws. This
is consistency indeed.
If all women were enfranchised to-day the
millennium would not be assured Tor to-mOr-
row, nor would it be reasonable to expect it.
From the beginning until now men and women
have been associated in the closest relations,
and, as Tennyson well says, in the influence
OF one upon the other:
Yet IN the long years liker must they grow,
The m an be more OF woman, she OF man;
n Q gain in sweetness and in moral height,
Nor lose the wrestling thews that throw the
world:
She in mental breadth, nor fail in childward care
When question of right and wrong Is to be
decided what right has any one to parley with
it, forever placing it on the ground of expe-
dIency, forever debating what the result
may be?
1t is the duty of every man and woman to
choose that which is just and decide for 1T,
though the heavens fall. Great solicltude IL
women: yet good women outnumber bad
women by the thousands, and bad men out
number bad women by tens of thousands.
We have upward of $4,000 convicts in the
penitentiaries OF the United states: only lit
tie more than 1000 are women. In all cities
the arrests of men outnumDer women into
hundreds and thousands. This objection is
puerile.
Women should have voice in government
because she is governed. because she must
obey the government, and because equally
with man she helps TO maintain the govern
ment The government is only the larger
home of the people.
The ideal home is one in which the power of
father and mother is equal. So must 1t be
with government.
state Legislatures and city governments
show the domination Of the evil and base, and
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12
THE DEATH OF
WILLIAM HENNESSY
Full Investigation Made by
Sergeant Dono-
van.
His Conclusion Is That 1t Was
Not a Case Of Suicide,
bu( Murder.
The Two Men and Two Women Az.
rested on Suspicion Still Detained
in the Tanks.

The police have been making an investi-
CATION into the death OF William Hen
messy in the St. David House, 715 Howard
street. early Wednesday morning, and
have come 10 the conclusion that he was
murdered.
John Riley, Thomas Shannon, Kittie
Shannon and MnmIe McCann, who were
arrested Wednesday night, have not yet
been charged, but are being detained in
the 'tanKs" pending the result of the
Coroner's inquest.
Sergeant James Donovan handed the
following report to Captain Lees last
night detailing the result OF his investiga-
ton:
Hennessy was found in small room of the
ST. David House at 3: 80 A. NJ on the first floor
in the rear. He was bleeding and his body
was crouched up, with his overcoat on his lett
arm and pistol lying about eight inches back
He had come from room OF said building,
and in this room were Tom and Kittie Shan
non, Mamie Donnelly, Mamie Mccain, Jonn
ing beer from 8 80 in the evening until the
time of the shooting. Hennessy had bought
four bottles of beer and at about 3 80 he went
out 10 the night clerk, Steve Ward, and
ordered two more bottles and stepped into
room and told the people there that the
beer would be up in a few minutes.
Then he went back to the small room and
two minutes afterward the night clerk heard
shot and thought it was door slamming.
minute afterward the night clerk saw John
Riley come from the small room, Riley holer-
ing 10 the night clerk that he had better go
back there; that there was going to be trouble.
The night clerk then went into the small
room and found a pistol, which l now have.
He took the pistol from the small room be-
cause, he said, he thought there was some
thing wrong and he did not want any body to
get IL. He then went downstairs and blew a
whistle for an officer, and at the same time
handed Officer Koegel, who was downstairs,
the pistol
party by the name OF Jack, the mate,
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12
Wrestling LAND
FROM THE BAY
The Old North Point Cove
Will Soon Be
Filled In.
Improvements Which Will Make
the North End Attractive
and Prosperous.
Streets Will Be Extended-The
Wheels Of Man ufacturing
Will Hum.

The northern side of the City is not
behind in the general march of improve
ments now under way in all parts OF the
City.
The Van Ness Avenue Improvement
Club, which gave great impetu, to i'm
proving the northern section of the City,
through its progressive president. Herbert
Law, is now gratifed to see the fulfillment
of its scheme.
The extension of Van Ness avenue from
Broad way to Bay street was the opening
wedge, 80 to speak, for a further and more
extensive line of improvement in that
direction.
This is now in a fair way of being
realized by the extension of Montgomery
avenue from its present terminus at Bay
street, to Beach, distance of two blocks.
Work on this extension has already
begun, and now the little muddy cove
must give way for new-made territory.
This avenue, which meets Jones street at
that point, will be extended sufficiently to
furnish direct street travel from the COM
mercial center of the City to the old
woolen-m mills.
The Fonrana Packing Company, in
Soh luhSSAoh Win OnlTaTuell CG 70. )
spice manufacturing establishment to be
located in the old woolen-m will bring
revival of business to that DO ton uf the
north end. With this improvement Van
Ness avenue will be extended one block
farther north, thereby giving a through
opening from all parts of the City to the
water front and military station at Black
Point.
The assessment on the property caused
by the extension of Montgomery avenue
was inadequate to meet the expense, as
there will be some deep filling to be done
as the work progresses into deep water.
This will necessitate the dumping OF large
powders to form dam where the sand
will be placed. But to meet this de-
ficiency the Van Ness Avenue Improve
ment Club. on the suggestion OF its presl-
dent, subscribed $2500 in one lump on the
shortest notice.
With the extension of Montgomery ave-
nue. and the proposed extension OF the
seawall west from Taylor street 10 Larkin
t e cove at the foot of Jones street Will be
filled in, giving several acres OF new
ground 10 the owners upon which sub
siantial buildings will in the near future
be erected.
Bay street. from Van Ness avenue to
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12
Sugar and ElectricitY.

A short time ago, while attending q
social gathering at Newburgh, had occa-
sion to etire to a dark room, and was sur
prised to find that very peculiar phe-
nomenon occurs whenever piece of COM
mon candy is broken.
had wintergreen wafer in my hand
and broke it preparatory TO eating il.
When the wafer snapped l noticed bril-
liant flash marking the path of the break.
l broke several more and found the same
effect occurred with each one. Since then
| have insulated the candy from my body
and tried again, with the same results,
thus proving that the fash is due to some
thing in the candy itself. 1t is not phos-
phorescence, because it is an instantane-
Gus flash and not glow. 1t is proba bly,
due to discharge of static electricity
from the sugar.
Should any one desire to try this experi-
ment 1t would be we'll to remem ber that
the effect can be more readily perceived
in dry, clear weather than in damp or
stormy weather. as is the case with ali ex-
periments in static eiectricity.-New York
Sun.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12
TWENTY-FIVE FAIR
FRIENDS OF CUBA
Names of Those in the
Auxiliary to the
League.
A Seattle Electrician Who Wants
to Pay His Own Pas.
sage.

There are now twenty-five kind-hearted
women enrolled in the Ladies' Auxiliary
of the Cuban League of this City, and they
are straining every nerve to make the
meeting of tie league next Monday even.
ing a success.
On that occasion the Cuban fac, on
which they have been work ng, will be
presented to the league. The handsome
emblem was finished yesterday and many
friends OF the auxiliary called to see tie
marvel that the willing hands of the la
dies had fashioned. The following COM
pose the auxiliary:
Mrs. A. Bertucci, Mrs. NJ. Pepper,
Mrs. NJ. Cricamo. Mrs. L. Froment, Mrs.
j. H. Jones, Mrs. G. aetz, Mrs. G..
Fowler, Mrs. F. f. Mascherini, Mrs L.
smith, Miss NJ. apa. Miss b. Luz, Mrs.
j. Lambuck, Miss f. Luna, Miss L.
Brown, Miss NJ. Brand, Miss ~. Cassins,
Miss M. Lavare, Miss NJ. Modest, Miss
G. Grath, Miss T.. Podesta, Miss II.
Cashins, Miss L. Guinass.
Mrs Bertucci is president, and Mrs.
Pepper secretary.
Among the most recent offers of aid for
CUBA that have been received at Cuban
League headquarters is that of Seattle
electrician ana telegraph operator who
q
his own passage from San Franci CO to q
point whence he can be taken 10 the
island.
He addressed his letter to the Mayor,
under the i'm preston that Mr.. Phelan was
the chairman of the Cuban sympathizers
Of this City. He writes as follows:
SEATTLE, WASH. March 2, 1897.
Manor PhelGn, Chairman cuban Aid Movement
San Francisco, Cot-DEAR SIR: l note your
movements In behalf OF the Cubans and take
the liberty OF essing you. My sympathy
is heartily with this movement Of yours and
would like to assist in a substantial way. If
any of your committee could secure reason
able railroad rate from San Francisco to some
Eastern port-say Galvesto,-I would be will
ing to start at once. AS evidence of good faith
l am willing to deposit in your care the price
of one first-class ticket San Francisco to Gal
weston. Am % years old, first-cass e,ectri-
aware that it is not your duty to encourage a
man to quit good position and take such q
step.
The reason suggest Galveston is that there
seems to be quite a number of cattlcmen from
that State starting from there. Kindly let me
hear from you; or should you not find the
time to give this attention, would YOU kindly
hand to your honorable secretary or some So
ciety interested in this matter? Enclose
stamped envelope for reply. Yours very truly,
G. w. JOHNSON (care fremont Hotei).
Another sympathizer with the cause
proposes novel way OF aiding the pa
triots. His name is Adolph Rant and he
is an educated German. He proposes to
the league to 20 to Cuba with two COM
panions, whom he does not name. for hos
pital or military duty, as may be deemed
most advisable.
He says that he and his friends will give
lectures on Cuba in English, German and
other languages while on the journey.
and that the proceeds shall be devoted to
the cause. He invites the league to send
q representative with them to collect the
receipts and see that they are properly
handled.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12
MANY TUNEFUL VOICES.

The Chorus for st. Patrick's Celebra-
ton to Number 500.
The large chorus which will sing at the
Mechanics Pavilion on the evening of st.
Patrick's day, under the direction of John
w. Mckenzie, will hold its first rehearsal
tonight friday at st. Joseph's Hall,
corner OF Tenth and Howard streets.
There will also be another rehearsal on
Sunday afternoon at o'clock at kuhler-
Chase Music hall, 26 O'Farrell street.
Volunteer singers are rapidly coming
forward. and all ladies and gentlemen de-
slrous OF joining are requested to attend
rehearsals or communicate with Mr.. Nc.
Kenzie, 524 Eddy street.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12
DEATH OF W. W. sTETsoN.

He Had Been LII for Months and His
Decease Was Not Unexpected.
w. W. Stetson died yesterday morning
at his residence, 9l5 Pierce street. He had
been i'll for some time and death was not
unexpected.
Mr.. Stetson was a native of Massa-
chuserts and was ga years OF age. He
came TO this State in the early ffties. but
Peru, but returned to California, and for a
time held the position of Clerk of Los
Angeles County. He came to San Fran
cisco and entered into mining affairs and
WAS for time president of the Overman
Mining Company. He was at the time of
his death secretary of the Virginia and
Gold Hill Water Company.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12
A Mean Sneak Thief.

sneak thief broke into the living.rooms
connected with the headquarters of the Vol
unteers of America, 232 Sutter street, Sunday
progress. Mrs. Brundage lest gold watch,
two gold rings and other articles of jeweiry,
which were stolen; Miss Alien lost some jew
elry and Miss Joice some money. The police
were notified of the thefts, but no arrests
have been made.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12
Music at Holy Gross.

The music at Holy Cross Church, on Eddy
street, will be of an exceptionally fine order
on Sunday next. Gauss celebrated mass will
will be the "Infianmatus" from Rossinfs
f.Stabat Mater" sung by Miss Amanda
Corcoran, with chorus, under the direction of
the organist, II. W. Brown.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12
Free Lecture on Cookin,.

This afternoon at 2 80 Miss suzy Tracy,
cooking-school teacher from the East, will
give free public demonstration in cooking.
worth streets. All are cordially invited.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12
NEW TO-DAY.

The gradual dimin-
ishing strength and loss
of vigor that results
from old age or sick
ness is the sad con-
dition that confrontS
many people.
Yet this condition
would be entirely UNI !
necessaryin thousands
of cases if people only
knew that chocolate is
one of the most power
full agents for restoring
waning strength and
vigor. That is. pure
chocolate, scientifically
made, fresh and strong.
GHIRARDELLPS
MONARCH BRAND
Is the fresh and pure
Pacific Coast chocolate
and the most vigorous
strengthened of them all.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12

there is no help and no remedy save in the
conservative power, the moral influence and
political vote of women.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12
DR.. voorsaneer,s Lecture.

Divine services this evening at the Temple
Emanuel commence at 7:45 O'Clock. DR..
Voorsanger will give another lecture in the
series on Ethics of Modern Poets" Special
topic, Browning's "Pisgah Sights" Every
body is welcome.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12

THEY are peers iu their profession-binding
or printing. The Mysell-Rollins Co., % Clay
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12

JEwELRY store. So Third. removed to eOs
Kearny. Large stock Of diamonds, watches etc,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-10-07
East Fairfield.

Miss Mae Palmer of Waltham, Mass,
who has been visiting at Nell Palmer's
the past week, has returned to her work
In that city.
M. D. Holt shipped car of live stock
to the Brighton market from this station
Monday morning
Rev. G. w. Hinckley preached in
Winthrop last Sunday.
A little child of Mr.. Fred Bickford's
died Saturday after several hours Illness
aged two years.
Miss Kate Walker of North Fairfield
is teaching her third term of school in
the Moores district.
Mrs. Samuel Davis has returned from
her visit In Winslow and vicinity.
Mr.. Orlando Bowman and wife OF
North Fairfield accompanied by an aged
lady, visited Sunday at their daughters,
Mrs. Ernest Joy.
Miss Hattie Nye has returned to her
home at the Center after a weeks visit
to friends in this place.
Mrs. Hinckley left home Monday p.
M. for short visit to distant friends.
DR.. Shaw OF Clinton, attended to the
cleansing of the houses of his scarlet
fever patients, last Saturday.
Several from the Victor grange at
tended the meeting of the Canaan grange
last Thursday night, where they found
twenty-six members to take the third
and fourth degree and big harvest
supper under way. There were one
hundred members from the Clinton
grange, beside a goodly number from
Skowhegan, Everything passed off in
fine style with speeches from other
oranges. 2 a. m. arrived before they
were aware of it, so with good nights
said they returned to their homes with
pleasant memorys of the Canaan grange.
Mrs. Samuel Davis has sold her place
to her sister, Mrs. Olive Hodges.
Miss Lottie Holt of this place has gone
TO Fairfield, to work in Browns paint
factory.
Nell Palmer and wife visited in Fair
field, Sunday.
Mrs. S. j. Leavitt and friend of Fair
field, visited at Mrs. Tracy's Sunday.
Miss Blanche Hall returned from
Brooks, Monday, where she has been
visiting for several weeks.
Rev. Mr.. Kimball of Skowhegan
preached at the Moody chapel, Sunday
The horse trot at East Skowhegan
Saturday p. M, drew quite crowd from
| this place. The min. class started to
beat their record and came under the
wire In 2.43A, so the Judges said.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-10-07
Electricity and Balky Horses.

One of the recent extensions of the
use Of electricity is in conquering a
balky or lazy horse. A western Penn
sylvania gentleman owned horse
which he said was worth $1,000, pro
vided he could cure him of baking 1t
was suggested that he try electricity
He purchased three volt storage bat
terry and connected it by wires with the
bit and the crupper. The battery was
placed in the road cart to which the
horse was attached. AT first the horse
refused to move but stood with all four
feet braced. Then the owner touched
the button connected with the battery
When the horse felt the shock, he snort
ed, jumped and began to move off at a
lively pace Every day for week he
WAS given the same lesson. His owner
who does not care to sell him, declares
that now he never balks, bites or kicks
The West Pennsylvania Humane So
oiety, which investigated the method
came to the conclusion that a small
amount of electricity used upon horse
was more humane than whip.-Ex-
change
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-10-07
CORRESPONDENCE.
East SkOwhegan.

A hard frost Sunday morning, but our
corn was all cut and shocked and part
of 1t husked and nicer and better lot Of
corn is not often seen. The corn binders
hold the shocks firmly until taken Off
No farmer will do without them after
once using.
A. Often and wife of Waterville, made
US short visit Saturday, and took home
with them Is lbs. of our best butter for
their own eating.
Mrs. A. Richardson and Mrs. E. B.
Richardson churned % lbs. Of nice
butter last Friday morning.
Z. B. Richardson has nice lot of
pumpkins for pies.
A tramp peddler called Saturday, but
nothing was wanted and he passed on.
The one hand man from the village
stopped with us Thursday night, and
put our clock In order so 1t goes as
usual.
Farmers are blowing all the time they
can. Early blowing Ia always best.
The harvest feast at Canaan, held by
the grangers on the evening of Sept.
both, was a grand success. From the
towns OF Clinton, Pittsfield, Hartland
and Skowhegan there were 1875 visitors.
The Canaan Grange is more than 100
strong. On that evening rs new men,
bers were initiated. The supper was
spread upon four tables running the
entire length of the Town hall. The
tables were filled three times and there
must have been 300 who took supper on
that eventful evening. The beans were
cooked on the bank of the Carrabasset
stream by the veteran bean cooker,
Thomas Gleason of Canaan. Brown
bread, doughnunts, pies and cakes of all
kinds were spread upon the tables. The
women Of New England are called the
best cooks In this country especially the
wives of farmers of Canaan and vicinity.
II anyone has any doubts about 1t let him
take trip in some of the western and
southern States. THE speeches made by
members of the different oranges were
good and appropriate for the occasion.
The singing was also appropriate aud all
looked and appeared happy and most of
the crowd did not leave for their homes
till half past O'Clock. All meetings of
this character are productive of more or
less good to the community. A. r.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-10-07
senses sharpened In the Wilds.

made bold to say to DIR. Nansen that
thousands upon thousands of men who
were not specially interested in arctic
work had read his book with delight,
and that to me the marvel was not that
he could do what he did in the field,
but that he could write such book
about his experiences
1.-THE best thing in it, to my notion, !"
said, lis your description Of your dra-
matte meeting with Jackson on Franz
Josef Land, and the best part Of that
was your reference to the manner in
which the wild mans sharpened senses
discovered the fragments Of the soap
which the civilized European had used
in his morning additions
1T is really true, " replied DR.. Nan
sen, that l could smell that soap as
plainly as if it had been strong per-
fume. Johansen noted the same thing
when he came up. In fact, for several
days our sense Of smell was wonder
fully acute. AS l approached jackson S
hut thought could smell everything
it contained and give sort of inven-
tory of it's stores without entering In a
day or two this acuteness wore off and
we became quite normal in that as well
as other respects But l wonder if a
if his sense of smell would not become
quite as keen as that of an animal?' =
Cor. Chicago Times Herald
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-10-07
Sane Advice TO Young Artists.

Don't give in" was about the gist
of what Sir Wyke Bayliss said to the
English art students iii n lecture at the
South Kensington museum. He told
them what ought to be their watchword
do not believe, he said, in the i'll,
sidious lie that the devil is always
whispering to the soul Of the artist
that the golden age of art is past and
that what was done yesterday cannot be
done today, for art is in its decadence
Such an assertion was the danger of the
time, and he would have them track II
to its source and kill it there. 1t had
two forms-despondency and tempta-
tion-but he urged them not to be in
fluenced by either Let their study be
based upon knowledge, the knowledge
that had accumulated during the ages
and was formulated in what was known
MS academic training, and let their
knowledge in turn be based upon their
own study
Certainly that is the best of advice,
for what has been done before can be
done again.