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claiming to be native Americans, the
great obstacle of two conflicting state
ments as to the same acts having been
removed.
Ex-United States District Attorney
Henry S. Foote has filed an application
with United States District Attorney
Coombs for the position of United States
Court Commissioner. This is an appoint
ment solely in the hands of United States
District Judge de Haven. He may ap-
point as many as he pleases, there being
no salary attached to the office, the emol-
ument of the incumbent being obtained in
fees. 1t is the intention Of the coolie ring,
should Mr.. Foote or any other person re-
ceive the appointment, to bring all their
habeas corpus cases before the new Com
missioner, no matter who he may be.
This is not assuming that Judge F'oote,
If he were appointed, would be more
lenient toward the immigrants than Judge
HeacOck. 1t would be simply measure
of revenge against Judge Heacock for
preventing the illegal landing of Chinese.
There is no necessity for an additional
Commissioner. Judge Heacock has thirty
cases on his calendar awaiting trial, and
they will be disposed of whenever the at
torneys are ready to come into court.
The delay is in the Chinese bureau, which
has now eleven members and which is
Chinese lawyer remarked recently that two
inspectors and an interpreter some years
ago did more work than the entire eleven
are now doing,
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them for dear life The water gained on
us inch by inch, however, and by 11:45
a. m on the 9Th she was full up to the
decks. I then gave the order to take to
the boats. but before we could get into
them the vessel rolled over on her star
board side. We all succeeded in getting
into the port boat, however, and as soon
as we pulled away from the schooner she
came up on an even keel again. Her
starboard rail was still under water and
the port rail was awash
when we abandoned the vessel We
were about eighty miles west-northwest
Of San Francisco 50 We at once headed
for the Golden Gate. We had been able to
save next to nothing in the way of pro-
visions and not one Of us had saved Il
thing of our personal property except the
clothes We stood in. We determined
TO make the best of things. however, and
as l figured it would take US three days
to reach San Francisco our provisions
We're divided up accordingly.
Luckily for us, on the morning of the
7th inst We ran across the British ship
Sierra Nevada. outward bound with a
cargo Of wheat for Europe. We went
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REACHED FOR
HIS GUN As
IF TO SHOOT
Serious Charge of a
Police Officer.
ACCUSES SERGEANT BLANK
SAYS HE WAS DRUNK AT THE
TIME.
Both Men Summoned to Appear Be-
fore the Police Commissioners
at Their Next
Meeting.

Sergeant Blank of the Seventeenth
street station will in all probability be
caIled before the Police Commissioners at
'heir next meeting to show cause
why ne should not be dis
missed from the force Blank is
d personal friend of Dan Burns, and
through his efforts he was made sergeant
ol ponce. He has frequently boasted that
Notwithstanding his shortcomings, Burns
would fix" the Commissioners in case he
was brought before them. Now that
nagrant case of exceeding his duty has
Deen called to the attention of the Police
board. Blank is anXiously waiting for his
friend Burns to square" him
Several days ago Policeman Stanley, one
or the best known men in the department
had occasion to call the attention of Can
tain Gillen to Blanks conduct Stanley
was patroll1ng the beat on Church street
"hen ne was approached by Blank, who
nSuiungly demanded to know why he had
not arrested an Italian Storekeeper for
Setung 1lre to some rubbish in front of
his place of business. Stanley replied that
ne mad not seen the fire, but promised to
make an investigation
You're too fresh, anyway hotly re-
torted Blank. II have blown my whistle
three times, but failed to find you on your
beat"
Stanley replied that he heard the whistle
only once and when he started to find
Blank the latter had quickly disappeared.
You mean to call me a ltar?" inquired
Blank, quiVering with excitement and
placing his hand on his pistol.
Il guess you are looking for trouble" >"
meekly replied Stanley, who is one of the
crack shots of the Seventeenth-street
station. If l We're to turn my gun loose
there would be new sergeant in the
Mission
Evidently determined to avoid trouble
Stanley went to the nearest patrol box
and informed Captain Gillen of the hostile
demonstration of Blank.
Get him away from me-" declared the
officer in a tone denoting anger, "or one
of US will go to the MOrgue."
Evidently apprehending serious trouble
between the two men. Captain Gillen or
dered Stanley to lose no time in reporting
to the Seventeenth-street station. In a
few minutes Blank appeared and offered
his hand to Stanley. The latter refused
to accept it and demanded of Captain
Gillen to prefer charges against Blank
He declared that the sergeant was under
the influence of liquor and offered to prove
by several responsible witnesses that in
stead of attending to police business he
was drinking in saloon contiguous to
where the trouble occurred. Captain
Gillen the following day reported the facts
to Chief Lees and he ordered a thorough
investigation to be made To-day it is
expected formal charges will be preferred
against Blank.
Stanley last night visited police head
quarters and made a statement of the
trouble between him and Blank to Chief
Lees
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Their Schooner Wuteogqed They Her

alongside and the captain kindly supplied
US with water, canned goods hard tack
and some marmalade and other delicacies.
While we We're alongside the ship the
cook got his hands squeezed. but he was
not seriously injured and is now all right
again. Meeting that ship and getting
those supplies put heart into US and we
came right along for San Francisco.
When the wind fell light we took to the
oars, and when there was a good breeze
we rested We were about seventy hours
in the open boat and, bar feeling little
cramped and disgusted, we were all
right
The men rowed their boat up the bay
with a good stroke, and none of them
showed any sign of WEAKNESS when they
landed at Clay-street wharf. They looked
weather-beaten, but every one OF them
expressed himself as feeling first rate and
ready to go to sea again at once.
The Edward Parke was built at Eureka
in 1877. and in spite of her age was cons
sidered a seaworthy vessel. She was, lOl
feet long. % feet inches broad ana teet
7 inches deep. Robert Dollar was her
managing owner. but Captain Johnson
owned piece of her. She was valued
at $4,000 and was insured for about $2ooo
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A strayed Dove Captured.

A stray carrier pigeon, that may be of
much value to some one, was captured
by w. H. Cain of College City, Cal, a
few days ago and will be held until an
owner claims it. In a communication re-
ceived from Mr.. Cain he states that the
bird came to his place about May 30 and
remained there several days. An exam
ination showed that it wore a small sill
yer band on one of its legs with the let
ters F. A. L. engraved thereon, and he
Gagged it, thinking it might be valuable
A number is also inscribed, but it has
been worn off. A communication sent to
College City will result in the bird 8
speedy return to Its owner.
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Herbert KelceY.

Sammy Braunhart, Professor Haskell
of Berkeley, the University and Bo-
hemian clubs poker games, Charley
Baldwin, Paris Kilburn, the Cosmos
Club receive the amusing attention of
the Looker-On in to-day's News Letter.
DR.. Coyle, General Dickinson, Senator
Bulla, Governor Gage and others fill
the Crier's column; good stories. edi-
torials on Mrs. Stanford's gift, polyga-
my, the "Pugilists on Paper" Zola's
triumph, etc, make up interesting
opinion; full social news, dramatic and
book reviews, complete a very breezy
and instructive number. To-day's
News Letter.
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STORY WAS TOO FISHY.
Ex-Treasurer of Sonoma County Re
buffed in the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court has sustained the
judgment of the lower court in the action
of the County of Sonoma against Peter
n. Stofen, eX-Treasurer of the county.
and his bondsmen to recover $78l5 70, al
legged to have been converted by him to
his own use Stofen endeavored to prove
that he mad been robbed. His account Of
the affair was that after he had opened
the doors of the vault and had his hanls
filled with trays containing money he was
confronted by man armed with dag
ger who ordered him to drop the trays.
StOfen said the stranger struck him a
blow upon the head. robbed him of tie
money and locked him in the vault. Later
in the day the imprisoned Treasurer was
discovered by his wife.
The trial Judge rejected the evidence Of
the robbery because of the fact that the
surroundings and general circumstances
We're too suspicious, and that robbery was
simulated to hide a defalcation. The
turbing the findings of the lower court.
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government and adopted resolutions
pledging support to James D. Phelan as
first Mayor of San Francisco under the
new charter. The following resolutions
were adopted:
Resolved. That this club heartily commends
the action Of Mayor Phelan and Supervisors
Deasy, Byington. Heyer, Lackmann and Per
rault Tor their stand and efforts in defeating
railroad companies. who combined to plum
der the city Of Sa nFrancsco; and be il fur
ther
Resolved. That We particularly censure our
own representative Of the Eleventh Ward and
brand him with public scorn for his dishonest
practices since elected by betraying the conf
dence OF the voters of the Thirtyfffth District.
The incumbent officials now endeavoring
to defeat the new charter came in for
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-10
ROCKEFELLER IN TOWN.
The Standard Oil Magnate and Party
Arrive From Yosemite.

John D. Rockefeller, whose manipula-
ton of Standard Oil has piled him up
mighty millions, arrived in this city yes
terday. He was accompanied by the mem
bers of his family and a large number of
New York and Philadelphia friends The
party is travelling in it's own Wagner cars
and has spent the past two weeks in the
Yosemite Valley.
Mr.. Rockefeller will not remain much
longer on the coast.
Those who make up the party are Miss
Rockefeller John D. Rockefeller Jr. Mrs
William Rockefeller, Miss Edith Rookie
feller, Mrs. Baird and Miss Bond of Phil
adelphia Miss Swift of New York, DR.
II. F. Biggar of Cleveland e. S. Balance
of New York and Rev. w. S. Richardson
of New York
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AMATEURS AT BAT.
Croker School Team to Play the Co.
lumbia Park Club.

A game of baseball will be played at
Mechanics Institute grounds Sixteenth
and Folsom streets, at 2 o'clock this aft
ernOon, when the team from Crocker
School, winners of TINS years tournament
of the Grammar School Athletic Club. will
play the team which represents the Col
umba Park Boys Club. The game is
sanctioned by the Pacific Athletic Asso-
citation, and both teams represent the
highest standard of baseball as played by
boys. a trophy has been given by Mr..
Backmann, president of the Pacific Ath-
letlc Association, to become the property
of the team winning the first three games.
The meeting of the winners of the Gram
mar School Athletic Club and the Colum-
play as follows:
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Colored Democrats.

At a meeting of the Colored Central
Democratic Club held at Apollo Hall, Pa
cific street, John A. Barber called the
meeting to order. The following officers
were then elected: j. A. Barber, presi-
dent; John NJ. Patterson, secretary. b..
Dodson addressed the meeting ON the is
sues of the coming primary and advised
all colored Democrats to join their dis
trct clubs. After a few remarks by 9TH
ers the meeting adjourned to the call of
the chair
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ESCAPE Of a Smuggler.

The Federal Grand Jury yesterday ig-
nored the charge Of smuggling pre-
ferred against Andrew Rose. Rose was a
saef ans hnI wSs fuwn tne
with 100 smuggled Manila cigars stuffed
into his stockings. The jury thought the
weeks Imprisonment In the County Jail
had been SUFFICIENT punishment for the
aanussd
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ATTRIDGE DENOUNCED.
Citizens Censure His Attitude To-
ward Corporation Steals.

The Democratic club of the Fourth Pre-
cinct of the Thirty-1lfth Assembly Dis
trict met and permanently organized last
night at Silks Hall in the Mission. The
following officers were elected: William
Byrne, president; Thomas Minehan, first
yice-president; Charles Veitch, second
vice president; NJ Fay third vice-presi-
dent: J. Nolan, recording secretary;
Nicholas Wienholz. corresponding secre-
tary; Charles Peterson, treasurer and
George Kittles, ergeant-at-arms.
The club declared itself in favor of good
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-10
Costs of the Railroad Grain Cases

The matter of settling the costs in the
case of the Southern Pacific Company VS.
the State Board of Railroad Commission
ers was on the. calendar of the United
States Circuit Court yesterday mornino
and was continued until next Monday 81
10 a. m. Attorney General Ford was
present on behalf of the State and nc
opposition was made to the going over OF
the cases.
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Democratic Club Meets.

A meeting of the Thirty-fourth Assem-
bly, District Democratic Club was held
last night in Mission Opera Hall, 2131 Mis-
sion street John II. Hansen acted as
president and j. E. OBrien as secretary.
The meeting was addressed by the Hon.
Henry C. Gesford. Further meetings, OF
this club will take place every Thursday
evening. The next meeting will be ad
dressed by the Hon. Frank III. Gould.
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their share of censure in the following
resolution:
Resolved That the Thirty-hfth Assembly
District Democratic clubs denOunce the Off
ciaIs who are seeking to overthrow the new
charter and assert that they should be con
demned as unworthy of confidence and not en-
titled to further support from the voters Of
San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-10
Elks' Ladies' Night.

The ladies' night which the Elks of San
Francisco Lodge No. 5 expected to give IN
July will not be given until the early part
of September. The committee having
charge of the affair will arrange first
class programme, that will be presented
block.
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Courts and Visits.

High Chief Ranger M. Boehm will this
evening institute a new court of the An
cient Order of Foresters in Oakland, and
John Falconer, permanent secretary, will
this evening also institute a new court at
Rio Vista. The high chief ranger will on
Tuesday next pay an official visit to the
court at Cordelia, .on Wednesday he will
go to the court In Merced, on Thursday
to the one in La Grange and ON Friday
to the one in Coulterville.
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Souvenir Mailing Cards. showing view,
around the city, 25c dozen. For sale bv al
stationery and the publisher z. H. Mitchell,
226 Post street, San Francisco
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The famous old JESSE MOOpE WHISKY Is
recommended by physicians for family and
medicinal use because II is pure.
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If Appointed He Will Have All
the Chinese Cases.
Plan of the COOlie Brokers to Flood the
Country With Alleged Native-Born
Mongoiian Citizens.

CINCE the dismissal of Chief Meredith
of the Chinese Bureau the Chinese
! brokers have not been able any long
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Leading styles IN elegant iurs' manu-
flctured on my own premises at the low
est possible prices for reliable goods. =
{. SHAYNE. l24 West 42d st.
Near Broai~U
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oooD envthing more substantial than nan
So" So bananas and two alligator pears
q qreaa and meat hose people had forgotten the
taste Of. ,,,. ii,.s Thor. is
II know how one poor family INes ,.,r,
,t.,I hi, If a girl nine years Old and nor very
I'ue ga" ., for Cuban who goes 10 the hill
r r,S" eyerv day TO cut nrewood When she mas
enr all the wood she can f she 5aSf 'he b mI
win II Oh a. ee,on cents a load with that
FOR five sb %' supports rather who is 50 hepe;ss
from sickness that he G a@ and YORK. 6
lttle '"l Than child whom she has taken
lIove me. a on Thc i've year old child comes TO
o q" 10 s SaI% to 90 The o %11s" m5ney
hard 10 hat' e I-ncle Remus SAYS Ike
makes one l'' .i,nk 70 take that none We
S %o"G not that s ee6 %s s GET !"
pendence for Hb %o''T that little bit Of humanity
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RAISED BY ELECTRICITY
THE GREAT ELEVATOR TO Run Up THE
BLUFF At WEEHAWKEN.

Within sixty days new application ~ elec-
tricty viii be made In the industry Of trans
portation Elevators are row being built which
viii hoist foot passengers wagons and street.
cars from point near Ninetoenth-st.. Wee
hawkcn. 10 tho summit Of the blum at Mountain
Road. For The last sixteen months work has
been I'm progress on the IN line adjoining ex-
Congressman McCunes home. \ cut has been
made IN the face of ;h hun 20 depth Of forty
feet on the south sid, and tN nty-hve feet on
the north the difference being due 10 the con-
formation of tho bluff AT that point
The blue rock. blasted oui in huge blocks. has
been disposed of in several WAYS one million
paving stones have been Quarried from tho
irregular masses. ana the fragments have been
used to make retaining walls for nov land. The
stone is now being used in ihe building ~ foun-
datlon walls for the steel structure 10 be- placed
i'm position within few days
The promoters az this gigantic elevator. IN an
ticipation ~ accidents from flying stone. pur-
chased the Two adjacent houses and kept them
vacant during the blasting operations. But with
ail The drilling and Use Of explosives no injury
20 life or property has resulted. single piece
of stone ran amuck some weeks ago. but wound
up it's harmless career against "a side wall. Tho
blue stone which prevails throughout the Vice.
hawken bluns is scarcely Jess firm than granite.
and its power 81 resistance 10 explosives IS
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comes with hcr sisters hard earned coppers our
grocery scales are always unaccountably out OF
order so we have to guess at the weights When
we do weigh anything for her we somehow for
get To stop putting in things when the scale
beam goes up. To the marketing infant It is "a
plain business transaction She sometimes
amuscs MS by insisting that her packages be-
more carefully wrapped up. Felicia has such
success as buyer that ! suspect the neighbors
get her To do some 81 their marketing
OTHER EVIDENCES OF THRIFT.
i can tell you how another family OF six
manages 10 live" continued Mr. Howard. The
only person in the family able to work is a boy
thirteen years Of age and small at that I
found the family actually starving The father
was going about on clutches. as a result Of the
Wevler concentration. Two Of the children We're
sick abed 4 l'tlc naked baby was running
about the hut. The mothers time was taken up
with Attendance on her sick children and the
baby with an occasional helping hand To her
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-, T., hood
taousahlS ''
ron d'o' TOD ,,.,- -,
THIS statement 90 Wv ,....,..., 90
Cuoa was "'a"e =" '"' -. u.,,,or,
the Nlhah '"u"S''i"' -. cd
Wizard H'""'N' ,, g.
on his return '.'i" "'"
borne OUT I'D ITS genera '"''''' ny '''
OF General Leonard N"o' '''' '' '"l W
Of 'ao Province ot Puerto '''"''l'' P""'''''
in a Santiago d'spa''h ie''"''f- J."
said ' neral "''.S ''f 49,
cpe was N7"' '''''"'' ''" 49,.
Inspection "' '"' ''""'
that very it'i~ progress Has '''" NAV"
inhabitants ~ that region since '"' val d"
though the peasants are q'''e WHINE ~ WI"
when "orN Is i'''u'a"''
WHY CONDITIONS ARE NOT IMfK'N FL.
In his Office in Room - Tribune Building
yesterday Mr Howard gave IN some detail the
reasons for the destitute condition Of cuba after
50 long an interval
The irrnrovad conditions IN cuba that one
now and ,bo,, seos reported 10y casual travellers
and others refer almost wholly 20 the improve
mems in sanitation and civil administration"
said Mr. Howard "In those two things there
have been decided improvements. The admin
jstration ~ General Brooke and his officers has
been and is fl wonderful object lesson in hon
estv ard efficiency The Cubans cannot yet be
rsye thai II can no real SO great is the change
from Spanish corruption and ncapacity. Some
day hope that General Brooke Will receive
'll credit for what he has done for Cuba The
relief work that have already done in cuba
shows me how hard is General Brooke's task.
~ there n.re any other form Of improve
ment in Cuba the country would show it. But
the countr, districts remain as they We're when
Weyler finished his lendish work Of concentra-
,,on ee,. small farmers have crept out from
the towns and made PITY" beginnings OF nv"
~ ~. '''' -, -, ,,a,, ,e,,. sugar
.tro -, ,o,., Intervals one
49,.
.,.. 49,, tho Ton ~ the
A.,.. ,,,,,,r,oi, IN
...s radius Of
oen''a' D''a me We" .,a,shhorbood
".'| "'''' 'a at..o,co bevond
al" ,r.s r,uas cas-, and
49,, s,ra,,s - Florida
(..,,.too., Sea am the
80 c,,,ntrv there
" "'' . ,,.,,,cl and ruin
.,.,,,,h ono Looked
ana deso.a''.n IL was as 'h""s" VI" 49,.
o.a ....... ,t,taraun But life
vos 81 .,.,., ,.u,,e along the rail-
NO.. m ..,,,,.,, win weeds
,,,s ~ farmbouses
....,.',a ,...,.,a,ion ike
s,1,.. '''' ,r.ing ,o cover
,,o bad 70 look
.,.,,ebed field in all
49,, "1'." -. e,r tho greatest
er,e,. ~, .,.., ,..., ,,,a., or.. could see was
-, .. c.ina Mocha.
vh..o .,'.a,.,a, po,,e, Farms are
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and destitute and II purposes finding homes in
good Cuban families for the orphans who now
beg their bread from door to door. Each farmer
whom we assist 10 return 10 state Of sef-sup-
port on his own lands will be required 10 take
into his home ono or more orphans 10 be cared
for. under our supervision as his own children.
We do not believe In crowding children together
I'm orphanages. The best that an orphanaKe
can do for a child is to find 1t home in good
family after its orphanage course has expired
and that purpose doing n the beginning
without the expense ~ orphanages. II we can
get the farmers back upon the land We shall!
make the orphan problem easy OF solution. II
We can put the people in the way Of supporting
themselves they Will take care % the orphans
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,,,.~,,,,s ercnr,rIo>~ I> THE NpAN So 81
Mrr >rrnArr VISITORS geo n"r SPRINGS
Hot snrire- Na Sept % ,spcoiaI' Though the
SEASON, is either Oyer or ou i1e ~ Inr ~ most r.
sr,s tsa All ,a, Year round resort at Hot Springs.
~, Is, centre or attraction for ihos' looking Tor
,,. endowment OF outdoor sport and indoor SOCIAL
liza. during the Indian summer tn" soo' io""'
.tfrn make riding and driving 80 pleasant mere
.r. , great feature in the attractvrness Oh ".'S
i. oal. fh. golf links with well KEPT si''"7
, ,,,b inf as is seldom seen in Am"Fl''- "''
arl.d ~ AN hours ~ the day. To thes" "'f''
..,, there is an addition FOR the sport@nT" soo"
,,., aee- and grouse shooting within easy us
lance .,, ,.i,,t will give its
incl ,,l fournam mt On october lz-lt Inns ''"'
, Of the cottagers of Hot springs. ~
j. Lt,,,,ber ~ prominent golfers nav, "',,..,
ARE 49, sntant!0n % being present dlD'N
FIX 'tisrberf NJ Hartman. the ah@p.ul .b
tn.m re- -" VINO will spend Ocf2n'r 81 th'
among III George r. sheldon and -amily NJ
~ II McVicker. Mrs r. Rollins
VI Nrs SruNresaNt tlsht Ni '- ~
ttnn ~ and Mrs Amorv 9. Hodges Mr-, -
Sinr.,,ner Brooks Mrs. Jonn ,in'on '' M,
SS.,,or Nelson vs.. Adrieh and family S',i"laI>
- Ittrhcock and family. Mrs. Arthur Hume
I'll Nh and Mrs T.. n Humphrlrs. MT. :.
p,,i,- Nr and Mr. Charles x. Forrest ana lam
liz n b. Icdyar1. prosdent OF me Mlcnigaan on,
- y ,firaN and narfy. Mrs Loriard MI ana
Hrs II D Babcock Miss Babcock MIR and Mr.
II Storr- Wells Judge George ]. lngrahdm, NIT.
t,iuian r. Draper wife Of the ~ Ambassador 10
rtsiy. Mr and Mrs. Clarence ". Dolan ana Mrs
Walter Watson. Jr