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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-05
SEYrlOR'S CUTLERY co.,
HEINISCH'S SONS CO.,
SWISS SHEAR CO.,

and any one buying one Of
these makes gets an article
chat is guaranteed. Money
back if any defects are found.
We have plenty Of cheaper
Shears and Scissors for those
who wish to pay less for them,
SO can satisfy you on both
quality and price.
Hair Clippers. Brown &
Sharp &-Swiss are the best to
be had. We have cheaper,
but the best are the cheapest
on this article.
Horse Clippers. Buy the
best of these, also-Brown &
Sharps, or Clarks.
The cheaper ones we have
may suit you, but we'd rather
sell you the best as we know
they Will pay Tor themselves III
wearing qualities.
We have just added greatly
to our stock of Cutlery and
can show you Carvers in
many styles and prices. Also
table and Pocket Cutlery in
great variety as to style, ma
terial and price.
Do you use the mo Germ
Filter?" If not, you ought
to. 1t is very simple.
All you have to do is to screw it on
to your kitchen faucet and every drop
of water you use from that faucet will
have to pass through block of Tri-
poll stone, just as it has to in the reg
ular jar filters, except that it goes
through quickly on account of the
water pressure. Call and see the best
faucet f'ter on earth.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-05
Winterins n Wheel.

A word of warning to those who have
put their bicycles away until "the swal-
lows return in the spring, ira la la. "
Don't trust them anywhere in damp
cellar. Cover the bright parts with vas
cline, and then put the wheel away in
the driest spot you can find. Suspend it
from two hooks in the ceiling if posi-
BILE. Bicycles should have as much at
tention bestowed upon them as women
give their sealskin coats when they put
them away for the summer. The trou-
BILE is trifling at the time, but if iJ is
not expended there will be regret, an
noyanoe and financial loss afterward. =
New York Commercial Advertiser.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-05
Many Wheels Pawned.

A bicycle dealer says the pawning of
wheels has now become a source of great
profit to pawnshops and a convenience
to many impecunious owners. The
pawnbroker is willing to advance rea-
sonable amount, usually enough to per-
NIT the young man to take his overcoat
out of soak, and, besides, there is an ad.
ditional advantage of having his wheel
stored and we'll cared for during the
winter months. Chicago Tribune.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-05

When people buy SHEARS
and SCISSORS, as a rule
they ask for the best, and we
are able to show them a full
assortment Of the finest made
by the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-05
Still More.

A New York court has decided that
bicyclists are not compelled to look
back. The trouble with many of them
seems to be. however. that they will
not look in front either. Cleveland
Leader.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-05
A Little knowledge
Is a Dangerous Thing.

A person unacquainted with Bicycle
construction attempting to dismantle
wheel or effect a home repair will
often do more dameage in five min
utes than a skilled mechanic can re-
pair in day. The mechanism of most
Bicycles is very intricate, with left
hand lock-nuts and very fine threads,
which will slip if the least bit over
strained.
Many of the parts require special
wrenches to turn them, of which we
have large assortment, together with
the other tools used in Bicycle con
struction, and a skilled mechanic to
do the work.
We make a speciality of repairing
Bicycles. No mater how badly use}
up they are we can put them on their
wheels again. Our work we guaran-
tee. Our charges are moderate. We
don't want the earth-only a chance
to live.
Call and get an estimate on your
work at the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-05
FOREIGN MAIL STEAMERS.
STEAMSHIPS TO ARRIVE.

Date. Name. From.
z. Doric ........... Yokohama
o. Gaelic ...... San Francisco
IL. Monowai .... San Francisco
16. Warrimoo -. Victoria, b. I.
20. City o Peking. San Francisco
"a. Miowera .......... Colonies
20. Belgic .......... Yokohama
Mar. 2. Australia .... San Francisco
4. Mariposa ......... Colonies
z. Peru ............ Yokohama
II. Alameda 49,. San Francisco
II. China ........ San Francisco
16. Miowera 80. Victoria, b. c.
20. Belgic ...... San Francisco
%. Rio de Jeneiro. e. Yokohama
pa. Warrimoo ......... Colonies
30. Australia 80. San Francisco
April 1. Monowai ......... Colonies
3. Gaelic .......... Yokohama
S. Mariposa San Francisco
s. Coptic ...... San Francisco
16. Warrimoo Victoria, b. {.
H. Rio de Janeiro. San Francisco
80. Doric ....... Yokohama
"a. Miowera .......... Colonies
81. Australia -. San Francisco
80. Alameda .......... Colonies
May 4. China .......... Yokohama
6. Monowai 80. San Francisco
s. City ofPeking San Francisco
16. Miowera ..... Victoria, B. G..
10. Doric ...... San Francisco
23. Peru ............ Yokohama
"a. Warrimoo ....... Colonies
25. Australia 80. San Francisco
81. Mariposa ......... Colonies
June 1. Coptic .......... Yokohama
3. Alameda 80. San Francisco
5. Belgic ...... San Francisco
IS. Peru ........ San Francisco
16. Warrimoo -. Victoria, B. c.
20. Gaelic .......... Yokohama
%. Australia San Francisco
"a. Monowai .......... Colonies
"a. Miowera .......... Colonies
20. City of Peking. Yokohama
July 1. Mariposa -. San Francisco
3. Rio de Janeiro. San Francisco
IA. Gaelic ...... San Francisco
16. Miowera -. Victoria, B. c,
IS. China .......... Yokohama
20. Australia -. San Francisco
%. Alameda .......... Colonies
"a. Warrimoo ........ Colonies
81. Belgic .......... Yokohama
90 Monowai 80. San Francisco
Aug. .. Doric ........ San Francisco
10. China ........ San Francisco
IS. Coptic .......... Yokohama
16. Warrimoo .... Victoria, B. G.
II. Australia 80. San Francisco
10. Mariposa .......... Colonies
"a. Rio de Janeiro Yokohama
"a. Miowera .......... Colonies
&c. Alameda -. San Francisco
81. Peru ....... San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
The Potrero Church to-day begins saliva

The Potrero Church to-day begins saliva
tion campaign for one month.
At the Potrero Church Rev. DR.. Chilson will
speak this morning on Salvation Keeping"
Mr.. Perry, the wellknown singer, who died
recently at Washington, d. c., left bequest
was always an interested friend of the work.
Miss Gates, the field worker of the Deacon
ess' Home, has teen sent into the country on
account of her rapidly failing health.
There will be special services at the Cali
fornia Girls Training school this afternoon.
At the meeting of the Epworth League of
Howard NJ. E. Church this evening special an
niversarv exercises will be held.
Rev. DR.. Cases su bject this evening will be
young Man, Ahoy! The Rapids Are Below
You" He will peak this morning on 'The Le-
gend of st. Christopher"
On Friday evening of this week the Boys
Brigade Of Howard NJ. +. Church will have a
drill.
The Boys Brigade OF Howard NJ E. Church
Will give an entertainment on the 28th.
The Monday Night Bible Workers Training
Glass at the Y. NJ. G. A., under the direction of
General Secretary Mccoy, is doing good work.
social dinner always precedes the class
meeting to give the young fellows an opportu-
nifty TO become well acquainted.
The Saturday evening Bible class at the Y.
NJ. G. A. building is open to strangers.
Rev. John P. Dickson will deliver an address
to young men at the Y. M. c. A. building this
afternoon.
Friday afternoon the monthly meeting of the
Ladies' Aid Society of Simpson Memorial
Church VIII meet at the home of Mrs. Owens,
435 Buchanan street.
On Friday evening at Simpson Memorial
Church there will be debate under the
auspices of the literary depar tment of the
league. Subject, "The Annexation OF Ha-
wail."
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
The new POST0fF|Ct
The Building Must Be Con.
structed of Califcrnia
Stone.
Manufacturers Ass sociation Will Make
Fight Against Eastern
Material.

The Man nufacturers' and Producers As
socialion has determined that the new
Federal building. to be known as the Post.
office building. shall be made of California
materials so far as possible. In recent lis
patch 20 The GAIL from Washington,
D. c.. the statement was made that the
owners of Massachusetts and Vermont
quarries are doing all in their power at the
capital to secure the stone contracts fo r
the San Francisco, as well as the Chicago,
Postoffice buildings. The first move to
block this was made yesterday by Oscar
Lewis, the associations manager, sending
the following dispatch:
Hon. Eugene F. Loud, Member of Conoress
Washington, d. c.: Referring 10 Washing ,on
dispatches concerning the new Postoffice
ma eriais, the Use of stone other than from
justice to this coast Will write fully.
MANUFACTURERS AND PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION
OF CALIFORNIA.
Mr.. Lewis in order to be provided with
data upon the stone question has inter-
viewed several of the principal builders of
this City. Among these are the Mahoney
Brothers, J. g. Day, the contractor who
constructed the Cascade locks, r. McCann
of the Rae Building and Contracting Com
pany, !. H. Knowles of the Raymond
Granite COMPS Daniel McPhee of the
McPhee Sandstone Company, and others.
Although all OF these gentlem men represent
fferent building interests, they are all
united upon one point, and that is that
the material for the San Francisco POST
Office should be obtained on the Pacific
Coast. They claim that the granite and
sandstone of this State are equal for build
ing purposes to any produced from the
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
SOUTH OF THE CHANNEL.

Steady Improvement Marks an Era OF
Progress in the POtrero District.
Continuous activity on a progressive
scale of improvements is noticeable in the
southern part of the City, south OF the
channel line. In the course OF few
weeks the crown of Scotch Hill will be
capped by a mammoth steel tank, In
which Spring Valley water will be stored
for the use Of the entire section, including
the various manufacturing institutions
located at the base of the blue rock hill.
Daylight now appears through western
cut mado by the Potrero Land and I'm
provement Company on hne with
Twentieth street.
The rock taken from this hill has been
dumped into ravine north OF the rope
works, making suitable building sites.
which will in the near future become peo-
Piled with the families OF the mechanics
working close by.
Grading and paving have been effected
on Twentieth street, from Kentucky to
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16

Boyd and Davis and their wives did make
mutual wills in favor OF each other. The
contestant further asserts that Mrs. Boyd
and her nieces caused Davis to hate his
blood relatives, and when he visited the
home of his niece in Philadelphia he was
accom- panied by Lizzie Muir and Belle
Curtis, who were with him constantly to
prevent b i'm from visiting her.
There il grim suggestion of domestic
tragedy in the following allegation made
by Mrs. WILSON,:
While said Davis was lying in bed during
his last illness in the Continental Hotel in
Philadelphia he succeeded in getting the said
Lizzie Muir and Belle Curtis out of his room
and flom his presence and he solicited and
secured the personal and exclusive attend
ance in his room of one John Senderling, a
relative of the blood of said Jacob 2. Davis.
but one step further removed, and said Davis
then and there being unable to write, and ap-
pretending death, requested said John SEN
derling to write at his dictation the will OF
sad Jacob .. Davis, and what he desired and
wished to be done with his estate, and who
should be the obj c:s of his bounty; that said
Davis had during his lifetime in this
and wrapped up in certain socie-
ties such us the Slate Mining Bureau and
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, of VIII ch he was president. and had
repeatedly expressed his desire and intention
to make generous provision for such societies
in such will as he should make, and that he
naQ feaCneQ MS QlCtauOn 10 SalQ SenQernng
of his des Tres respecting said societies, and
had not given to said Lizzie Muir or Belle
Curtis anything when his life commenced
ebbing, and he died while debating to said
Senderling, and the document, to the extent
1t was written, was kept by said Senderling,
and 1t is now in his possession in Philadelphia
and that said Lizzie Muir and Belle Curtis
left the body of said Davis unburied in an
undertaker's establishment in Philadelphia
and left Tor San Francisco, and subsequently
IRON here ordered it cremated.
Mrs. Wilson directly charges that tie
will Of Davis is forgery, and on that
issue the main battle will be fought. She
says the estate is worth not less than
81 600, 000, though efforts have been made
to have it appear much less.
Lizzie Muir and Belle Curtis, the lega-
tees under the will, were prompt in re-
spending to this new attack on their in
,eres,s as legatees under the will, for they
filed an answer to Mrs. Wilson'S contest
within six hours afte r that document was
handed 10 the clerk Of the court. In this
answer, wh CHI was pr sented by Attor-
neys E. B. and George H. Mastick, they
deny in detail all OF Mrs. Wilson's accusa-
tions, and assert that as q matter of fact
the estate of the testator is worth not
more than $750,000.
Experts i'll handwriting have been ex-
amining the will for several days for the
purpose of ascertaining whether it IS gen.
uine or a forgery.
The trial Of the case was set for next
Monday in Judge Coffey's court, but it is
expected that the new contest by Mrs.
Wilson will lead to postponement OF the
hearing.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
Eastern quarrles, to say nothing of the


Eastern quarries, to say nothing of the
expense.
Mr.. Lewis states that new sandstone
quarry is being uncovered in Alameda
County, which it is believed will be the
best for color and dura bility of any in this
section of the State. He says that the
authorities at Washington are perfectly
familiar with the building stones of Cali
forha. A year or so ago an agent of tue
Government came TO this State. and be-
sides making thorough examination of
the quarries took back with him large
case of stone OF all kinds for tests at the
Government station at Annapolis. Some
sam pies stood pressure of %. 600 ponrds
TO the square inch. In the letters upon
this subject to be forwarded to the Pacific
Coast delegates at Washington all of these
features and points will be dwelt upon In
detail, for it is determined to have Cali
fornla materials used in the construction
OF tue new San Francisco Postoffice build
ing
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
A NEW ATTACK ON
], I, DAVIS WILL
Forgery Is Now Charged
by Mrs. Elizabeth
V. Wilson.
Lizzie Muir and Belle Curtis
Cal ed On to Defend Their
Legacies.
Contestants Say the Estate Is Wor th
$2,ooo,o 1000, While the Other Side
Call 1t $75o, 900.

The estate of the late Jacob Zigler Davis
has furnished another sensation in legal
circlas. Some :ime ago a contest TO the
probate of the Davis will was filed by
nephews of the decedent. Yesterday an.
other notice of contest was given, this
time by Mrs. Elizabeth V. Wilson of
Washington, D. c., widow of a nephew
of Davis.
Mrs. Wilson appears on behalf of her
children, who would be entitled to share
OF the estate if the will should be declared
invalid.
The will is very brief and purports to
have been written entirely by the testator !;
in other words. it is presented as an olo-
graphic instrument ana reads as follows
OCTOBER 1, 1896.
], Jacob z. Davis, will and bequeath every
thing / have in this world to my beloved
nieces, Lizzie Muir.and Belle Curtis,
JACOB q. DAVIS.
When the original contest was filed it
was stated that 1T was singular fact that
the two women referred to as nieces were
not blood relatives of the millionaire.
The contestants did not know exactly
what the relationship was that existed
between them, but it is now EXPLAINED
that they are the nIeces of his dead wife,
1t appears that Boyd and Davis married
sisters.
The document filed yesterday among
other allegations contains the following
The wife of said Jacob 2. Davis and the wife
OF Alexander Boyd and the mother of said
Lizzie Muir and Belle Curtis, their brother
and mother all lived together in intimate
social rela tions for years prior to and up 20
the time OF his death, and that each and all OF
said pei sons exercised and possessed great in
huence upon and over said deceased, and that
they had all agreed and persuaded and H.
duced said deceased to feel and believe that
he was not very wealthy, that there was only
enough property possessed by the said
Boyd and Davis to support and main
tain the families OF said Boyd and
said Davis and said Lizzie Muir and
Belle Curtis, their brother and mother in the
event OF the death OF said Boyd or Davis, and
that IL any OF the blood relatives of the said
Davis were 10 be gwen or have any share or
part In the estate or property OF said Davis
that they (the blood relatives) would compel 8
dissolution and winding up of the said CO.
partnership and distribution OF its property
10 and among them, and by litigation damage
impair and destroy said property and possibly
bankrupt said Boyd and leave said Lizzie MuiI
and Belle Curtis u1provided for; that there
lore said Davis and said Boyd should make
mutual wills or other kind of wills as would
obviate all possibility of such results.
Continuing, the contestant alleges that
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
The Eighth Anniversary of the
Epworth League to Be Cele-
brated To-Day.
ENTERTAINMENT OF THE BOYS
BRIGADE.
Nine. Won Finke stein Mcuntford to
Dcliver a Series OF ctures on
Life in Palestine.

The dedication services of the United
Evangelical Church commenced last night
and will continue to-day. The services
will be led by Bishop r. Dubbs, D. D.,
LID, of Chicago. They will take place
at 10:30 A. NJ, 2:30 P. NJ. and 7:30 Pm
Nine. Won Finkelstein Mountford will
deliver series of lectures on Life in Pal
estine" at Golden Gate Hail on the 21st,
oath, 25th and 9th.
The eighth anniversary of the Epworth
League will take place this evening at
Simpson Memorial Church. The follow
ing programme will be given: Organ pre-
lude. q. K. Harman; hymn; responsive
reading; solo, Miss Brannan; prayer; an
them, by choir; address, by Frank Robin
son, president of Junior League; solo, Miss
Augusta Janizen; address, What the
League Has Done" w. II. Hammon; ad-
dress. What the League Is Doing" A. H.
Cole; tenor solo, C. M. Elliott; address.
What the Pastor Expects Of the League" +"
the pastor; offertory; violin solo; hymn
benediction.
Rev. DR.. SUNDERLAND will occupy the pulpit
at the First Baptist Church this morning.
The sacrament of confirmation will be ad-
ministered by his Grace Archbishop Riordan
at ST. Tefesa's Church, Potrero, this afternoon
at o'clock
The junior branch of the League of the Cross
OF Mission Dolores Parish will hold its reg ular
quarterly rally at Mission Parlor Hall, Seven
teenth street, this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The
exercises promise to be more than usually in
teresting, and the committee has prepared an
excellent programme for the occasion. Com
pany OF the League of the Cross Cadets will
attend in full uniform. Mem bers of the
league as well as the general public are re-
uuested to attend.
His Grace Archbishop Riordan will confirm
large class of children at ST. Joseph's Church.
Alameda, this morning. Solemn high mass
will be sung at half-past 10 o'clock, immedi-
ately after which the sacrament OF confirma-
ton will be administered The devotion of
the forty hours alteration. which was TO have
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
NEW TO-DAY,

One reason why women are so gener.
ally troubled with some arrangement OF
the distinctly feminine organism is that as
girls they learn nothing about their own
physical make up. Parents are waking up
to the importance of education of this kind,
and young women are becoming more and
more able to take care of their health.
Carelessness in girlhood causes the great
est suffering and unhappiness in after life
Little irregularities and weaknesses in girls
should be looked after promptly and treat.
ment given at once. DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription promotes regularity of all fem
mime functions. makes strength and builds
up sturdy health with which to meet the
trials to come The Favorite Prescrip
good for but one thing. 1t is directed
solely at one set of organs.
Il have been a sufferer from female weak
ness for six years. ] grew worse; had severe
cutting pains in left ovary, also in left side and
stomach. The pain in left side was constant. !
would have light spasms previous to monthly
perlod and when the spasm would leave would
suffer from severe soreness all over and could
bear nothing to touch me. also suffered from
severe headaches; burning pressure on brain
which almost caused me to be insane. could
not lay my head down without smothering, My
face was poor; eyes looked dead; wasted in flesh.
bowels would act. 1 could not eat for the full
ness in region Of stomach. had tried three of
the best doctors here but they only gave me tenn
porary relief had given up all hope of ever
getting well again. At last concluded to give
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription trial. have
taken two bottles, one of the Golden Medical
Discovery and one of Pellets have not felt
any signs of my old disease; headache all gone;
menses regular without ache or pain. Indeed
feel like new person" Yours truly.
eMMc.M H. zNu<e,
RoEers Benton Co.. Ark
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16

the rolling mills gate, over which the
Southern Pacific Company has laid a
track by which trains can now discharge
and receive material from both the Union
Iron Works and the rolling mills at their
yards.
This with line to the spreckels sugar
works offers facilities for the transporta-
tion of the products from that establlsh-
ment without the inconvenience OF truck
hauling.
Since the completion of Railroad avenue
from South San Francisco to the Six-mile
House a new line of travel has been
opened up over which the outlying trades
people now travel instead of going round
by the San Bruno road and the Mission.
This new way is hailed with much delight
by he vegetable men and dairy producers
from San Mateo County who dispose of
their products in the San Francisco
markets.
Even the police stations at the Potrero
and in South San Francisco have been
seized by the progressive spirit going on
about there. To sucn an extent has this
lesven worked that both stations have
been remodeled and reftted by that
master mechanic. Officer Libby, who has
done creditable work for the City.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
A BIT OF HISTORY.
A REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE-THEM MID.
DIE OF MAY THE HAPPENING TIME
OF SOME IMPORTANT EVENTS
IN OUR HISTORY.

MIDDLE OF MAY 1892
Found US in the midst Of our debut to the people
OF san Francisco. The records show a successful
opening and lively business.
MIDDLE OF MAY 1898
Forcing Out Sale.
MIDDLE OF MAY 1894
Los Angeles City of Paris Stock placed on SALE
Twas probably during this sale that the term
'Frisco's Busiest store" originated.
MIDDLE OF MAY 1895
kennedy Ba nkrupt Stock in full swing. This
was the most successful sale ever held in San
Francisco. Big crowds att ended, big va ues were
given and big sales resulted.
MIDDLE OF MAY 1896
Chas Mayer C oak and Suit Stock Sale The
books show record b. eaking selling in our Cloak
and Suit Department.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
Cheap Excursion TO San Rafael.

Cheap EXcursiOn TO San Rafael.
The annual meeting of the Presbyterian
Orphanege and Farm will be held next Tues
day at the Presbyterian church. San Rafael
Excursion rates Will be furnished for the
round trip from San Francisco to San Rafael
at 25 cents. Tickets can be purchased only at
the Tract Society headquarters, under the
Palace Hotel, or at the Tiburon Ferry preced-
ing the departure of the and i O'Clock A. NJ
boats on Tuesday. Tickets will be good on
any boats that day.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16

LADIES' VELVET CAPEs-silk lined,
lace and ribbon ruche around neck, Gt O.S5
trimmed with Jet and braid % inches u L.
long. Record breaking Special. Each
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
RECORD.BREAkERS IN
WRAPS.

TAN JACKETS-Fancv silk lined and
velvet collar, fly front; this jacket 10 Ge 40
20 inches long and very stylish little I'D l.
affair. Record-Breaking price. ...... Each