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14 WORKING ON THE NEW HALL The Sound of Pick and Shovel Cheers the North End. A HOME FOR JUSTICE TO BE MADE. People Rejoice Because Work Begins on the New Municipal Building. MORE ROOM MAY SOON BE PURCHASED. It Means Work for the Unemployed and Better Business for the Parts of the City.

Bateman Brothers, the contractors, who are to rebuHd the old City Kali at Washington and Kearny streets, made many beam glad yesterday by putting a large gang of laborers at work preparing the ex- cavations and digging out the old foundations to make way for the new structure. The Cam, has and often urged the speedy buiidftig of the hall, since the appropriati6ri of $300,000 for purpose has long been made. The sound of pick jind shovel yesterday brought cheer to many despondent hearts and gave promise to many willing workers among the unemployed; who have been waiting and matching for something to do for many The beginnine of work on the City building be the signal for considerable worfc in other auarters adjacent. The Morgue people- expect to be obliged to move very soon, while Phil Dolan and others have been notified to vacate the propc-ity at Merchant street and Dunbar alley by tbe 15th of this month to enable the owners of the property to build a new structure. Dolan was very happy over the work yesterday and he spoke for the masses of the business men in the vicinity when he said: "The sound of the workingmen brought' joy to my heart, for it means a revival of business down in this historic end of town.

will all rejoice wben the multitudes throng the temple of justice down here again, bringing their quota of bnsiness to this end of town." Ned Laniean, the well-known local politician and Deputy Internal Revenue Collector, was present to watch the work. He said: "This is one of the best things that has ever been done in the town. It means a return of business to the north end, and, finally, that there will be a better class of bnsiness up this way. As I have spent most of my life in the north end 1 rejoice in the good work this Board of Supervisors is doing. I hope the work will be taken up without delay, so as to give the unemployed a good chance, thereby re- lieving the labor situation, in a manner, of its present com estion." Ex-Superviso Joseph King was an interested spectator of tne work to-day.

Speaking of it he said: "I believe it will be generally conceded that the beginning of this work is one of the best that has ever occurred for this part of town. "We ought to have had the whole lot, including the northeast corner now occupied by old buildings. The owners wanted $87,000 originally, but I believe they are now willing to take $50,000, and the bill to enable the City to luy it is now pending in the Senate, having passed the Assem bly, Of course the old board could have condemned, the property and made the hall the size desired, but that would have iesulted ta lawsuits, appeals and delays. I think nad we gone ou in that way the hall would riot have been started before the year 1900. What we want is a hall for tne people now on earth and work for the un- employed who are now begging for the privilege of earnine bread.

"I believe the City will soon acquire the jog at the northeast corner by a com promise with the owners; in other words, by a peaceable purchase." James Gibb was happy over the work yesterday. He is very much delighted with Chairman Sheehan of the Building Committee of the Board of Supervisors. "Sheehan is energetic fellow," said Mr. Gibb, "and he seems to take a personal interest in the progress of the work. 1 notice that he comes here often and surveys the situation.

In fact, though lam a Democrat, I must say that, the Republicans have shown nerve in tliis matter. board seems to be composed of progressive, young blood, and I believe good results are to follow what they are doing about the ball." Coroner Haw Kins said: "It is a good thing tne worn has begun. We need a new morgue and this part of thn town needs the impetus the building will give to business. Since the appropriation has been made there is no reason for delay. I believe $300,000 has been aside for the entire work, and the contract has been let for $260 000.

1 am glad building has commence'l." Colonel Grannis said: "Nothing better has been undertaken for years. I am sorry there was any delay at all after the old structure was torn down. It seems natural and just that the police courts be in this central part of town." Oscar T. Shuck said: "It was a blow to the north end when the police courts and central station were moved away. I shall rejoice with all others when they are reestablished.

The site of the old ball is historic, adjoining Court Block. All pioneers will be glad wben the building is well under way." George D. Sbadburne of the North End Improvement Club is working diligently to have the City buy the northeast corner of the lot where the hall is to be built, end he is hopeful that the Senate will pass the bill enacting the purchase, so that the work can go on without delay. And such were the opinions of representative citizens everywhere. It was the general idea that the immediate work of construction will be a blessing to the entire City as well as a specially opportune relief for many of the unemployod.

DEPUTY ASSESSORS. Yesterday the Search for Personal Property Began by Siebe's Force. The assessment of personal property was begun yesterday. Assessor Siebe named the following extra deputies to do the field work J. C.

Afeld, T. E. Atkinson, G. J. Byrne, L.

C. Branch, P. Beanston, A. F. Bell, H.

L. Bienfleld, W. Bohlsdorf. R. Bell, Charles Berliner, James M.

Bethel, J. C. Collins, J. C. Corbett.

G. A. Crall, C. Clark, T. J.

Coffey. J. W. Cramer, A. S.

Church, A. Campbell, D. M. Cashin, G. W.

Durlieid, G. Duveneck, D. W. Douthitt.J. E.

Durnin, J. Dailey, C. F. Eckel, D. J.

Edgar, R. S. Eaion, F. Elliott, H. Firebaugh, Charles L.

Franklin, P. Featherston, Charles Freund, F. W. Frank, J. F.

Fitzgerald, M. J. Fitzgerald, S. Fay, M. J.

Frank, F. Grabe, Thomas Green, Otto Guy, Charles Green, H. C. Gilmore, il. J.

Gaven. M. Hynes, C. B. Higgins, John Hoesch, John ilirsch, Charles S.

Harris, B. C. Hartson, S. Haigh, R. Jlaight, F.

Ingerson, G. O. Jewett, A. O. Jones, J.

R. Kirby, S. D. Kendall, E. G.

Kendall. C. W. Lingenfelser, F. A.

Lycett, John Lynch. R. Lambert, O. Lemcke, M. J.

Manning, T. Mehlwitz, H. Merrifield. A. G.

Maas, R. Miller, Thomas R. Maguire, W. H. McNeil.

R. H. McPherson, P. E. McCarthy, W.

A. Newsom, W. R. Nixon, J. F.

Norton. G. D. O'Neil, H. O'Brien, M.

J. O'Donnell, W. P. Pratt, John Plasemann, T. J.

Quinlan, B. D. Rickey, F. Richards, D. L.

Reyj nolds, Charles G. Roy, F. E. Raubinger, E. I Souter, L.

Strohl, S. Shipper, Charles S. Smith, G. Stout, L. Sartorius, L.

W. San born, G. Simon, J. Echroth, P. Shannon, G.

Sharp, L. Washburn, J. F. Westheimer, W. H.

Wessling, H. A. Wilson, Joseph E. White, J. Wulbern.

Hebrew Ladies Organize. A representation of Hebrew ladies in the Mission held a meeting Sunday, February 28, and organized the Mission Hebrew School Conference, the aim ot which is to further the interest of the Sabbaib and Sunday-school. The following board officers were elected: President, Mrs. L- Myer; vice-president, Mrs B. Phillips; secretHry, Robert Lippman; treasurer, Mrs.

8. Jaeger; instructress. Miss Stella Werner. Meetings will be held weekly. Ir your printer can't get the "Genuine Bank Stock" paper, send tp My sell-Rollins, 22 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, 2, 1897.

IS SHE THE ELOPING PRINCESS ELVIRA? A Strange Lady Said to Be a "Countess of the Blood Royal." Is Registered at the Palace as the Ccuntess Espanola and Keeps From View. J. M. Oakley, Claiming to Be a Courier and With Loads of Money, Accompanies Her. Curiosity was aroused yesterday among people at the Palace Hotel and elsewhere as to the identity of a handsome young lady at the aforesaid hostelry who had registered as the Countess Espanola.

The Countess came the previous evening on the train from Los Angeles, accompanied by a man about years old, with short, bushy and somewhat grayish whiskers. He wore a neat- fitting check business suit of fine material and seemed by his manner to be an Englishman. He had money in plenty, looked distinguished and was treated with that consideration which distinction has the prerogative of claiming unto itself. When the man, however, came to register at the caravansary he had inscribed in addition to the name Countess Espanola, "valet, maid and courier." There was no valet or maid in sight, and this was called to his attention. He said that made no difference, that he would pay for their rooms anyway.

He had at tirst demurred at registering at all, saying as a reason that the lady was a countess and did not wish to be known. It was with some difficulty that he could be persuaded that the names must go en the oook. He said as ior himself he was a courier, and was escorting the countess on her pere- Beginning Work on the Foundation of the Hall of Justice. grinations. He said his name was J.

M. Oakiey. The couple were assigned to suite 162, on the first floor, consisting of four rooms. It is on the corner of Market and New Montgomery streets and is one of finest in the house, formerly it was occupied by ex-President Barillas and family, and before them by numbers of other persons of prominence. The attention of passengers on the train had been attracted to them by their manners and by the drinking of wine in liberal quantities.

The delay and conversation about registering also called attention to themselves and caused the story of the escapades on the train to be recounted. had trunks as well as hand baggage. One singular thing about Oakley's trunk was that it was literally plastered all over with Dapers indicating that they had been in London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Florence, and almost every capital in Europe. It was dotted and splotched like a checker-board with these, and the trunk a huge one, by the way, also showed that its possessor had been a guest at some of the greatest European and American hotels, one of the latter being the St. Charles of New Orleans.

The lady in the case, who Oakley said was "a princess of the blood royal," had a trunk on which appeared in black leu besides the splotches of paper tags, "Miss Jessie Taylor." Miss Taylor, otherwise the princess of the blood royal registered as countess, was not much in evidence. She kept in the background, and afterward, when a visit was made to the apartments in company with Mr. Oakley, the royal lady secured the seclusion of another room. Yesterday morning the couple who had aroused each interest appeared below. The attendant of the fair lady lied for his bill, announcing that he was going away.

As one report had it, they were going to Los Angeles; another, that they were merely going to change to some uptown hotel. Be that as it may, they secured a victoria and drove away. However, they did not send their baegage away, though this aDpears not to liave been Known to the desk force at the hotel. Their surprise was great, therefore, when the Countess and Oakley again came to the hotel at about 4 o'clock. They were reassigned to the same rooms.

In a short time it was whispered about that the mysterious lady was possibly none other than (lie famous Princess Elvira of Spain, the dangnter of Don Carlos, the lively lady who eloped to this country a few months back and has been in seclusion when not traveling incog. Oakley was asked to express himself about this. lady," he said, mysteriously, "is a Princess of the blood royal; that's who she is. We are to sail on the China on Thursday for the Orient. Last year I was in San Francisco with the Countess yon Schlutterback of Germany, who is now at Los Angeles, and whom we have recently met there.

She is a great friend of mine." Mr. Oakley, however, sometimes when he bad talked for a time would contradict himself as to the lady with him being of royal blood. He had an abundance of money ana turned it loose on all occasions like water. From the advances made on sundry bottles of champagne it appeared that the bill for that beverage alone would be no light one. Oakley avows that ha is enjoying himself exceedingly.

"Look at this," said the companion of the pretty Countess, and he took from his pocket a paper and held it aloft for inspection. It was a letter of credit for £1000, or $5000. "I nave plenty of cash." be said; "if I hadn't I wouldn't be on this trip." The attendants at the hotel say that Oakley treats the lady witti the greatest politeness and consideration. He is to all appearances her ready iervitor, and pays her the greatest respect. The Countess is of medium height, with very dark hair and eyes, and is quite young in appearance.

DEATH BEFORE HUNGER. Suicide of Richard Carnell, an Aged Clerk, Who Wsi Out of Employment. Richard Carnell, a clerk, aged 68 years, committed suicide in his room at the Workingmen's Hotel, at 907 f'olsom street, on Sunday night by taking laudanum and opium. He left a rambling letter for the Coroner, in which he said that he had been robbed of his all by a lawyer who had defended him against a charge of assault with a deadly weapon and that he was tired of life. He owed the landlord of the hotel for room rent and stated in a letter to that individual tliat he had eaten nothing for several days and did not care to further fight against adversity.

The letter to the Coroner was written on black-bordered mourning paper ar.d inclosed in a mourning envelope. It is not known whether he has relatives in this City. Several years ago he kept a fruit-stand on Montgomery street and later was employed in a furniture store at Los Angeles. 'Water Rates Investigation Postponed. There was no meeting of the Board of Supervisors in committee of the whole last night to resume the water-rates investigation, as it was dccide'l at the afternoon meeting ol the board to hold the next session on Friday evening next at 7:30 o'clock.

Through some misunderstanding the Spring Valley witnesses and others were not notified ot this determination, and the consequence was thai, for the space of. at least one hour last night Chief Engineer Schussler. Attorney Kellogg, Secretary Ames and a number of the general public paced the bleak corridors of the City Kail, muttering "curses not loud, but deep." Finally a resourcelul gentleman among the crowd telw phoned Supervisor Rivers, and a minute latef there was a stampede in the direction of the outer ozoue. ACCUSES THE CAPTAIN. A Discharged Waiter of the Steamer Dauntless Makes Charges.

Says the Commander of the Vessel Left the Wheel to Drink Beer in the Cabin. C. B. Manges, formerly a waiter on the river steamer Dauntless. filed charges with the inspectors of steam vessels in the Appraiser's building against Captain George Goodell of the steamer.

In part the complaint reads as follows: On or about February 2, between the hours ol 1 and 2 a. while nearing Valentine landing, Hnd while the steamer was loaded with wheat and passengers, and while Captain Goodell should have been at the wheel, the steamer being in motion, the said Captain Gooaell did neglectfully and deliberately leave the pilot-house and go into the cabin, where he spent forty-five minutes in drinking beer and in conversation with several persons, including the purser. At this time the said Goodell was supposed to be at the wheel, the pilot. Captain Andrews, being in bed, having left the pilot-house at 12 o'clock at night, as is customary every night. The said Captain Goodell, on leaving the pilot-house, had an unlicensed man at the wheel.

From my personal knowledge this state of affairs has existed on the Dauntless since September last, thus endangering the lives of many people and much property. On more than one occablou I have found the snid Goodell iv the bridal chamber with Mrs. Joseph, the stewardess, when he should have been at the wheel. Manges was formerly an enploye of tbe steamer and a few days ago eloped from Btockton with Miss Maud Spring, the daughter of a furniture dealer. The parents followed the couple to this City and located them at 121! Fourth street.

Manges was arrested, but was discharged from custody in the Police Court and at once married the girl. He blamed Captain Goodell for his arrest. Manges names his witnesses as follows: Chief Engineer Healey, First Mate Johnson, waiters Frank and Nick Costa; Richard Brown, pantryman; Ben Bergener, watchman, and George Cameron, purser. IMPRISONED IN A WRECKED HACK The Frightened Passengers Climhed Through the Windows. Curious Accident to a Party Returning From the Pastini Funeral.

Springs Snapped and Jammed the Doors So That the Ladies Could Not Escape. A curious accident, that delayed two cnr lines for nearly half an hour and placed two ladies in an exceedinelv embarrassing position for a portion of that period, occurred at the intersectiou of Kearny and Clay streets about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. A carriage containing four occupants two ladies and two gentlemen was proceeding along Kearny street toward Washington, and had just reached the center of Clay street, when there was a sound of snapping steel as the springs collapsed completely, and the front of the body of the vehicle dropped on to the forward axle, nearly pitching the driver from his elevated perch and badly frightening those inside. The passengers were friends of the Pastini family, recently poisoned by eating fungi, supposed to be mushrooms, and were returning from the funeral of the three children who died when the accident occurred. Their fears were not allayed when on trying the doors they found them jammed fast by the front wheels of the carriage.

Cars on both Kearny and Clay streets were close at hand, and their I clanging gongs added to the fears of the two ladies, who were pale with fright. The driver was more anxious to get his horses out of harm's way than to loot after his passengers, and paid no attention to their frantic demands to be released from their uncomfortable predicament. The doors could not be budeed, so finally one of the male prisoners let down the window on the right side of the hack, and with the aid of members of the big crowd that had by this timo gathered climbed out ana to tne ground. The otner gentleman was too portly to pass through the so he sai still and kept the ladies company, while his companion learned the cause of the accident. Hia report was reassuring and the ladies recovered their composure and calmly waited to be rescued.

By this time the horses and pole of the carriage were out of the way and the willing crowd awaited directions from ths driver as to the best method of getting the passengers out. With the aid of the impatient carmen the front wheels and wrecked springs were moved forward sufficiently to allow the doors to be opened, and the ladies made haste to reach the cobbles before further complications occurred. After they were safe the driver returned to his horses, with the remark that the railroad hands could remove the obstacle in the way of their cars if they wanted to, and the motermen and con- i ductors had to tug and pull and perspire for another ten minutes before the tracks were clear. When the wreck, which bore the number 237, but nothing to show to which company it belonged, had been hauled to the edge of the sidewalk the driver took his horses away, leaving the carriage to shift for itself. One of the passengers was C.

Bassini. AMONG THE WHEELMEN. Frank Fuller Has Keturned From the East Entries for the Sleet at Dixon. Frank W. Fuller of the Olympic Club Wheelmen, who attended the National Assembly of the League of American Wheelmen in company with the California delegates, R.

M. Welch and F. H. Kerrigan, returned from the East yesterday. He was hearty in his confirmation of everything said by Mr.

Welch in the interview with him published in The Call last Monday week. He said that no consideration whatever had been shown the Calfornians or the delegates from the other States who desired divisional option on Sunday racing. Mr. Fuller is very much in favor of the establishment of a Western league, and says California had better hurry up or it will lose the Honor of having taken the initiative, as both Illinois and Louisiana are already taking steps in that direction. Nothing will be done here, however, tintil the return of Chief Consul Kerrigan.

He is expected the latter part of tin." week. The following are the entries and beats for the big meet to be held at Dixon tomorrow. The riders left Santa Kosa yesterday and are now at Dixon, which is the second town on the State circuit. They will ride at Woodland next Saturday. The Dixon track is much better than the one at Santa Rosa, which insures a fine meet there.

The entries are: One mile scratch, First heat- Fred Ixjuuhead, Canada; C. S. Wells, San Francisco; Max Morris, Texas; C. R. Coulter, Mansfield, Ohio; D.

E. Whitman, Los Angeles; F. M. Byrne, ban Francisco. Second Otto Ziegler San Jose; O.

L. Stevens, Iowa; W. K. Becker, Minneapolis; H. F.

Terrill, San Francisco; 11. B. Freeman, San Francisco. Third Floyd McFarland, San Jose; Allan Jones, San Francisco; George Bovee, El Paso, W. A.

Terrill, San Francisco; C. L. Davis, San Jose. One mile, First Otto Ziegler, San Jose; C. S.

Wells, San Francisco; C. R. Coulter, Mansfield, Ohio; D. E. Whitman, Los Angeles; F.

M. Byrne, San Francisco. Second Fred Loughead, Canada; Allan Jones, San Francisco; W. A. Terrill, San Francisco; W.

E. Becker. Minneapolis, George Bovee, Texas. Third F. A.

McFarland. San Jose; Harry Terriil, San Francisco; Orlando Stevens, Ottumwa, Iowa; Max Morris, Texas; H. B. Freeman, San Francisco; C.L.Davis, San Jose. Two mile, scratch, First W.

E. Becker. Minneapolis; W. A. Terrill, San Francisco; C.

L. Davis, San Jose; H. B. Freeman, San Francisco; George Bovee, Texas. Second heat F.

A. McFarland, San Jose; O. L. Stevens. Iowa; Allan Jones, San Francisco; C.

R. Coulter, Ohio; F. M. Byrne, San Francisco: Third Otto Ziegler, San Jose; H. F.

Terrill, San Francisco; Fred Loughead, Canada; C. S. Wells, San Francisco; Max Morris, Texas; H. B. Freeman, San Francisco.

Tiie following will serve as officials: Referee, F. A. Hutton of Dixon starter, L. Stewart Upjou of Sacramento; clerk of course, Walter H. L.

Golden of San Francisco; announcer. Wilbur F. Knapp of San Francisco; E. E. Lons of Huisun, E.

H. Adams of Sacramento, A. L. Henry of Dixon; H. D.

Hadenfeldt of San Francisco, S. B. Vincent of San Francisco, L. Nagle of Dixon, A. N.

Wiuans of Sacramento. The spirit of road-racing is among the wheelmen, engendered no doubt by the great twenty-tive-mile event of last Sunday. There will De two road events next Sunday, each at ten miles, held by the Imperial Cycling Club and the Olympic Club Wheelmen over the course from Fruitvale to Haywards. in the County Clerk's Office. Mr.

McKenaa, a brother of Judge Joseph McKenna, was yesterday appointed ta a position as a deputy in County Clerk Curry's office. Frank Hougbton was also appointed a depuiy. in the place of Deputy Smith, who recently died. LAID AT EEST. Remains of Sergeant iitzgibbon Interred in Calvary Cemetery.

The remains of Police Sergeant John M. Fitzgibbou were interred in Calvary Cemetery yesterday afternoon. A large number of members and exmembers of the Police Department and personal friends assembled at the residence of the deceased's daughter, on Fell street, near Buchanan, and followed the hearse to the Church of ihe Sacred Heart, on Fell and Fillmore streets, where requiem mas? was celebrated. The pill-bearers were Policemen John Dower, P. E.

Fleming, J. P. Mackay, P. J. Campion, P.

A. Mahoney, Cornelius Donohoe, Charles Cailahan and William Ferguson, all de ailed on the water front. Tlie floral offerings were numerous and chaste in design. PIKE IN A BASEMENT. Ihe California Crockery Company Lost Several Thousand The California Crockery Company suffered a Joss of nearly $,5000 yesterday morning from a fire that broke out in the basement ol their place at 212 California street.

Tbe cause of the tire is as yet unknown, and Fire Marshal To we has an electrical expert at work to ascertain if the blaze started from the crossing ol telephone and telegraph wires. OPIUM TAKES A JUMP. The Drug Advances From Twelve to Twenty Five Dollars a Pound. Special Agents Buying in Chinatown. A Scarcity Certain Until a New Supply.

Opium is now $25 per Bound in than it has been in twenty years past and the prospects are that it will advance still further before the present difficulties of the dealers and fiends in obtaining it are over. This state of affairs was brought about by the action ol the special agents of the treasury, who are investieatinj; the importation of the drug, in taking possession of nearly all of the available supply in Chinatown on Saturday nig.it iasi. They had previously tied up all that was stored away in the bonded warehouses, so that there is certain to be a scarcity until the matter is settled up or more can be obtained from China. The Chinese linn of CJuong Form Tai Co. ha 3 for years acted as the distributing agent of the narcotic that is a life to so many unfortunates in this City.

Though a wealthy firm, it could not afford to buy opium on the large scale necessary to make Dig profits, so it bought from or imported through white lirnis that advanced the large amount of money needed to bring it to this port. The opium was placed in bonded warehouses, the supply being drawn on by Qnong Fons lai Co. in lots of from 500 to 1000 pounds, as it could be paid for. This was retailed out to smokers or the keepers of dens in lots of from five to'fifty pounds, few of these Deing able to buy larger lots. The firm had about 1000 pounds on band when the special agenis induced the Collector of the Port to tie up $300,000 to $400,000 worth in the warehouses penainjr the result of the inquiry as to the legality of its importation, and they felt safe until the storm blew over.

Just to catch the right, however, they raised the price from $12 to $15 per pound. Then the special agents concluded that the opium in Quong Fong Tai store ought to with the rest as long as it rested under tbe suspicion of being illegally imported, and sent it to the Appraisers'store for safekeeping. This sent the price up at $5 jumps, and there is wailing and gnashing of teeth among the fiends. TEHAMA-STEEET BUEGLAES. Preliminary Examination of William Warden and Charles Harper Begun.

The preliminary examination of William Warden and Charles Harper on the charge of bnrglary was commenced before Judge Conlan yesterday morning. Warden and Harper were arrested along with Mattie Frawley, Eosie Harper and Elizabeth Keane, alias Lizzie Valentine, in the house of Mrs. Frawiey on Tehama street on last Thursday night and a quantity of stolen plunder was found in the house and a lot more was afterward recovered from different people who had purchased it from Mattie Frawley. The examination was not concluded and was continued till Thursday. Rosie Harper ana Elizabeth Keane have been released from custody, but Mattie Frawley is held on a charge of receiving stolen goods.

The Dog Poisoner Again. H. H. Hartman, the cashier and bookkeeper for C. Carpy the wholesale liquor merchants of 515 and 517 Sacramento street, had his valuable mastiff, Roderick Dhu, poisoned by some inibcreaiit Sunday night.

Mr. Hartman resides at 2609 Clay street The dog had a keunel in the yard at the rear of the residence. Some one threw poiconed meat over the fence and as a result the family cat and Roderick were both lound dead in the morning. The animal was a magnificent specimen of his breed and took a prize at the last bench show. His master valued him at $500.

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8 to 750 Misses' bizes, 11 to 2 91.00 Country orders solicited. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. Address B. KATCHINSKI, PHILADELPHIA SHOE 1O Third San Francinoo. Are You III? Would You Be Well 1 Would You Keep Well IF SO OSK DR.

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Debility, Headache, Karache, Toothache. Sick- ness inStomach, Backache, Burns, lings, Boils. Sores, Clcers, Colic, Cramps, Sprains, Bruises, Scalds, Wounds, Indigegtioa, Skin Diseases, Excessive and many complaints too numerous name Price: 25c, 50c, $1.00 per L. CALLISCH, Wholesale Agent for Pacific CoHt, San Jose, (Jal. For sale by all druggists.

The trade supplied NOTARY PUBLIC. PHARLKS H. PHILJL.I Law and Notary Public, 638 MarKet oppo- site Palace Hotel. Telephone 570. Resldenca ltiiJ ftd (treot.

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