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12 FATE OF FIANCES. She Was Killed and He Seriously Hurt. CAR ACCIDENT IN OAKLAND. Miss May Coates and Attorney W. H.

Waste the Victims. CRASHED INTO BY THE LOCAL. Distress of the Survivor and the Young Lady's Cause of the Collision. A frightful accident occurred last Dight at Seventh street and Broadway, in Oakland, where two streetcar lines (one a cable and the other an electric) cross the broad-gauge local train track, on which trains run every lialf hour in the day and hourly after 7p. and at a point at which just such an accident hai been lons expected.

A cable-car of the San Pablo avenue line was run into by the down train from Fruitvale, and one passenger was killed and another badly bruised, at 7:15 last evening. The train was late, it is stated, and should have been at the stopping place in the next block at 7:09. The fact that travel was light at that hour on the 6treetcar line is the oaly reason that it was not a full car and that more lives were not sacrificed. H. Waste, a well-known young attorney, and his fiancee Miss May were riding inside the car, only passengers aboard, and intended cetting out on the opposite side of the street to take this very train to the city, where the young couple were to attend the military tournament at the Mechanics' Pavilion.

Just as the rear end of the cable got fairly on the down track there was a terrific crash. The engine, with the heavy train behind it, plowed ahead through the debris of the wrecked streetcar, which was lifted and turned about like a straw, and the occupants were thrown, cut, bruised and bleeding by broken glass and shattered timbers, at least thirty feet to tbe sidewalk in front of Kent's corner. In a raomeDt tender hands raised the injured people and carried them out of the fast-cathering crowd. The young man. Waste, appeared the stronger and was able to totter about a bit, but he was forced to be still while the patrol was sent for.

He was worried about tha young lady, who was lying helpless, but breathing faintly. She appeared 10 take some stimulants offered, but seemed badly hurt. The patrol was on hand in a few minutes, and Mr. Waste and Miss Coates were taken to the Receiving Hospital, but the poor i girl, it was noticed, was dead when the hosp tal was reached. She had died on the way.

She was laid on the operating table and an examination showed an ugly fracture at tbe base of the skull, on the left side, wbicb, no doubt, rendered her unconscious from the first. The wounds of Mr. Waste were all about tbe head and consisted of at least half a dozen gashes, but fortunately none of a dangerous character. He said when spoken to that he did not feel much paio. but be mourned constantly for the young woman.

When told that ehe was dead bis actions were pitiful and he upbraided himself. "Her poor mother!" he cried. "What will she say? How can she be told of it?" Waste's story is substantially as above. He thought, however, that there was one other passenger in the car, and he was also of the impression that the conductor was inside collecting his fare, or bad been immediately previous. The conductor at this point should be out to pilot his car tbe track, as is customary.

The crash seemed to be at the rear or closed portion of tbe car, as the back end iB all torn out, that side haviug been strucK where Waste and the young lady eat. The gripman was saved because in front, and it must be that the conductor was also about the front somewhere. The gripman of the car. No. 1.

was Billy Josephs, and the conductor is John Wilson, but neither of them would talk when approached on the subject. No doubt both had been considerably shaken up. One witness paid the conductor was out piloting the car, and that the. flagman became confused and gave the wrong signal. He has a red and a white lantern, with the white signaling to come ahead, while with the red lie warns off or stops teams or cars.

The flagman is C. A. Blethen. and his is that he gave the right signals. He aaid he stood in the middle of the street between tbe up and down roads, and while he warned off the streetcar with the red light he waved the train to come on.

An eyewitness says that the fault lay with the tratn. It was late and comingon fast. He thought the streetcar was safe over, but expected to Bee an express wagon run down. He said the conductor of the cable-car was out, and as usual bad motioned his car tn come ahead. He said he did not see the flagman at all.

Tbe unfortunate woman who came to so untimely an end, Miss May Coates, was well knowu in Oakland, where she bad resided a number of years. She was a teacher in tne Garfield School and 22 years o( Bge. She bad a large circle of friends, among whom she was much beloved. She resided at 612 Fifteenth street her aged mother, whose sole reliance nnrt support she was. The news of the sudden bereavement was broten gently to the mother last night and she was prostrated.

The young woman had lett the house io short a time previously light-hearted and happy, her last words to the mother being, "Don't get lonesorae, I'll be home early." Miss Coates' body was taken to the undertaking parlors of tbe Coroner at 8:30 o'clock last evening and an inquest will be held today. Her escort, Mr. Waste, thelyoung girl's fiance, is a well-known young attorney of Oakland, and for a long time was reporter on one of the local papers. He bad but recently started in on wDat appeared a career of promise, and would shortly have made the young woman his wife. He is still at the Keceiving Hospital, and at a late hour, although suffering much from his own cuts and bruises, is inconsolable over the sad death of tbe young woman, lie resides at 2224 Durant avenue, Berkeley, and is president of the Epworth League of Alameda County.

Drs. Dunn and Johnson examined into tbe cause of Miss Coates' death alter the body was taken charge of by tbe Coroner and found that the death wound was in the right side and not in the head. Several ribs were broken and her internal injuries wero such that death must have been almost instantaneous. Tne latest story as to tne cause of the accident is that the signals were properly given by the flagman, but that the conductor of the cable-car got confused and misunderstood them and motioned the gripmau to come on, and that the gripman let loose his brakes. Then suddenly it flashed on both the conductor and gripman that they would be run down, as tbe train was bearing dowu on them, and they tried to stop; tbe gripman again applied tbe brakes, but they slipped on the wet track, and the conductor ran to the front of his car and tried to brace it back with his shoulder, because of failure of the brakes to bold, but it was too late.

One witness said he saw the conductor trying to bold his car back witii his shoulder against the dashboard. It is thought the theory of the railroad company will be that everything was moving all right and with safety, but the car brakes would not hold on the wet tracks. Conductor Wilson and Gripman Josephs were arrested by Chief Schaffer and Officer Quigley last night and charged with manslaughter. They were Inter released on their own recognizance. There was a report that William A.

iielden, the engineer of the local, bad also given himself up, but the report was not confirmed. The real cause of the accident was determined later. It was stated on good authority last night that tbe rotten cable of the San Pablo avenue line was to blame. The gripman, as was usual, let loose his grip and applied the brakes, but the grip was caught iv a broken strand of the cable and the car sped forward iv spite of the efforts of the gripman aD conductor to stop it. This cable, it is understood, has been In use twenty-three months, and it is well known that the average life of a cable Is one year.

A similar accident occurred on the same road at Broadway and First street about a year ago, but no one was hurt. The cable-car jammed into the last car of the Alameda local by being caught in a broken strand of the cable. No other harm was done than to slightly disfigure the car and coach. At 11 o'clock last night the body of Miss Coates was taken to the home of her mother by the Coroner. At that hour young Waste was resting well at the Keceivng Hospital under the influence of a sleeping potion.

In his waking hours he mourns so much over the fate of the youne lady that the doctors fear some injury may come to him. TO AID THE HOME. Mrs. Chesebrough Opens a Fancy Bazar. It Was Well Patronized Yesterday.

The Children's Home Receives tbe Benefit. A very unique and pleasing affair, gotten up for the benefit of a worthy aud charitable cause, has been undenaken by Mrs. A. Chpsebrough, a lady well known for her many acts of charity and the prominence which she always takes in matters pertaining thereto. The affair lv question is a bazaar which she opened to her friends yesterday in her handsomely furnished mansion at 2428 Jackson street It is for tne benefit of the Children's Home, under the charge of the Salvation Army.

Mrs. Chesebrough has long been an admirer of the noble efforts of the army in its care of homeless and helpless children, and she is even enthusiastic in her endeavors to raise funds for the improvement of the home and tbe enlargement of its facilities. In order to do this she hit upon the happy aii of a bazaar, at which dainty specimens of fancy work and alluring i articles of various kinds could be disposed of to her many who, considering the worthy object of the bazaar, would not "haggle" over prices. Mrs. Cheseurougti is herself an expert with the needle when it comes to fancy work, and judging by the array of i retty articles which are spread out upon her tables she has been a woman for many weeks past She has given up three rooms to the bazaar, and the manner in wnich they are decorated, in addition to the pretty articles which arH for sale, gives them the appearance of veritable lairy bowers.

On the fam-y tables two of the rooms are dozens of articles i tidies and the like, all made of the finest material, and irs the softest tints and shades. Theu there are pictures and other bric-a-brac. Bunches of chrysanthemums and other fair flowers stand around in every spiro nook and shed their fragrance over all. Id the rear room a table is spread w.th delicacies and refreshments for the visitors. Yesterday the rooms were thronged with society people, particularly ladies, but in the evening there were many gentlemen.

All testified to their appreciation of the articles on display by purchasing liberally. The bazar will be open this afternoon and evening. Mrs. Chesebrough is assisted in her good work by many of her neighbors, among whom are Mesdarnes Welch, Pickering, Dillon, Burling, Mc- Kiustry and Tatuui. aud Misses Maynard and Diiuond.

Dr. Mays Resigns. Dr. A. H.

Miiys has tendered his resignation as Assistant Surgeon at the Beceiving Hospital. He was appointed only a month ago to take the place vacated by Simpson. He is going to Mexico to be medical adviser of a large mine there. It Is probable that either Dr. Taylor or Dr.

Busbnell will fill the vacancy till the close of the term. The Stove Exploded. E. F. Kelly's residence, Jones street, was set on fire last night by the explosion of a coal-oil stove.

Tbe house was slightly damaged. Last Monday a foriy-pound child was born at Macon, Ga. THE MORNING CALL, SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1894. A GRAND CHANGE. Proposed Renumbering of the Entire City.

STREET COMMITTEE'S PLAN. Each Block to Be Divided Into Fifty Parts. TO ABOLISH ALL FRACTIONS. Proposed Changes of Names of Streets as Finally Decided Upon. The Last Great Act.

The Street Committee of the Board of Supervisors expects to spring a grand coup with wnich to Dut a glittering period to its official career. Mr. Day, its chairman, is an enthusiast on the subject of straightening out the tangle of streets that results from the duplication and misapplication of names, and lie has given a great deal of time to perfecting a plan to overcome it. Some time ago this matter was called to the attention of the Supervisors by the Fire Department because of the confusion and delay that frequently resulted in locating a fire, and an elaborate schedule of streets that should be rechnstened was proposed. The matter was given all the time and attention that its importance demanded.

All the s'reets wearing objectionable numes were fitted with new ones, and the resolution was passed to print. The printing brought out a cloud of objections. They were all heard, and many of them were so full of force that they carried their point, so that the system was all upset. Tuen the cinirniltee got to work and went all over its work, and bas now completed a new list containing such chances as have been determined upon, and this list will be acted upon, at the meeting of the coaimittae, will be reported to the board at its meeting on Monday, and by it will be again passed to print Mr. Day to see his resolution finally adopted before the life of the present board expires.

Not only that, but he has another scheme which be has set his heart upon carrying a plan which contemplates the renumbering of the houses throughout the city. Mr. Day ha 9 been working on this nlan for some time. The suggestion that some change be made comes from the Tostoffica Department, which meets with great difficulties in finding people "because there are not numbers enough in a block." The use of fractions and letters to supplement a uumber to designate different parts of a sinele building Is the cause of many letters going as.ray and of the loss of much time on the part of letter-carriers, for the seldom put more than the plain figure upon the address probably because they are not advised to. People do not like to say they live at or 4 because it carries the idea to their correspondent that their quarters are cramped, and so they leave off the fraction wtien giving the address to their friend 9 and take chances nu tlio carrier finding them.

This ia Mr. Day's argument. "Besides," he says, "it Is all awkward and confusing and there is no neea of it being so. lly plan is to divide every block in city, large and small, into fifty equal parti anil simply give to each of those parts a number. "As the numbers run now the house on the end of the block is generally 49.

149, 249, as the case may be. All through the block you find fractions and letters to help oat the numbers for the upstairs flats. With the of 100 lull numbers In each block why is this necessary? Under our proposed system every building will have all the numbers it can possibly require, and the last in the block will in every case be number 99 instead of 49. We also propose to have the number of the block painted on every lamppost, so that persons at niaht may discover 'where they are at' and people driving may do so without setting out of their vehicle. This system was lone ago adopted iv Boston and other Eastern cities, and it is time we followed a good example and did away with a nuisance." Following are the latest proposed changes in she names of streets: Aiideison stieet to Berual avenue.

Beiual Ktieet to Shotw 11 street. l.lame street to Eugenia avenue. Kcuse street, to PeiaHa aveuue. Bruce i lace, irom Foisom street south, between Seventh and £igltth streets, to Harrison aveuue. ftiyaut avenue to Bryant street.

Buite street to Nineteenth si reel. Byiuglun avenue to Olive avt nue. Byron street to Brewster street. California avenue, from C'oso avenue east, parallel l'recita aveuue. then turning soutb parallel Foisom sue to Bernal avenue.

California aveuue. from Nortn aveuu east, parallel to Xii ley place, io Esineralda avenue. California avenue, running parallel to Army street, then turning souin paiallel to Columbia place, to Peraiia avenue. California aveuue, from Army street south, parallel to San Bi nno road, to Utah street, Capitol sireet (Kailroad Homestead llou; to Capitol avenue. Caiollue street, between Sixth and Seventh stieets, to Harriet street.

Caroliue street, betweeu Ninth and Tenth streets, from Howard street to termination south of street, to Dore street. Cherubusco street to Elsie stieet. City Hall avenue to City Hall square, Clarke street, between 'lhinietu and Thirtyfirst streets, to Clatksou street Clinton re-'t to Harriet street. Columbia place to Alabama street. Cm be I road to Corbetl avenue.

Curie street to liutledge avenue. Creek lane, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, to Erie street. Crocker street to Clipper street. Crocker avenue to Clipper reel. Dame sireet lo Church street.

1 'c Kalb stieet to I'emlla avenue. I tuiit. street to Schuyltr street. East avnue to Highland avenue. ISdjmf place (Likeview) to Ednar avenue.

El Dorado street, Irom Eighth street west, to Fifteenth sireet. Elm avenue, between Height and Waller streets, from Buchanan street to Webster htieet, to Laussat street. Epstein street to Masonic avenue. Eugenia street to Eup-nla avenue. I.

me sir ci. oil i'otnt Lobos avenue, to Masonic aveuue. Eveiett xiseet to Nntoma street. Fair Oaks stieet, betweeu Guerrero and Dolores Kneels Irom Eighteenth stieet south to near NineteeoU street, to Oakwood stieet. Falcon road to Falcon avenue.

Figaro stieet to Fraucouia avenue. Ford stieet to Dorland street. Gaideu street to Harriet sireet. Grand avenue, between Ninth aud Tenth streeis, to Grant! street. Gunuison avenue to Harrison street.

Hearst to Lake View avenue. Heath street to Utah street. Henrietta street to Eugenia avenue. Hope street to Rutledge avenue. Uubbaid sweet to Hawthorne street.

Hunt street to Natoma street. Idaho aveuue to Bradford street. J.vai* JMayj street, Spring Valley Homestead, to Sprlugaale stieet. Jane place, In 50-vara block No. 191, to Pine place.

Juno sireet (Silver terrace) to Diana street. street (Silver terrace) to Vesta street. Klssliug place, fioin Thirteenth street to Fourteeutti street, to J'rent aveuue. Kosciusko sireet lo Bernal avenue. Lafayette street, West End Homestead, to Whittier street.

Lny avenue, from Powell stieet west, betweeu fine and Bush streets, io Lily tenace. Lincoln road to Lincoln avenue. Loit street io Central aveuue. Louisa street to ShipK en ecu Macedoula street to Francouia nue Margaret place, from Turk street north, between Mason and Taylor streets, to Marearet court. Martin street, between Suiter and Bush, from Giant avenue east, to B-rry place.

McClellno atieei to Anctover avenue. iced street to Xoe street. Mercer street to Bradford street. Miguel street (San Mtguel City Tract) to San Micuel street. Mlnerv.i street, from Asubury east, to Eighteenth street.

AUnot street io Moultrie street. Moulton avenue (Sunnyside Tract) to Hearst avenue. Napa street to Twentieth street. Nebraska stre between Utah and Vermont, to San iiruno avenue. Nebraska street (Silver terrace) to Aurora street.

New Channel street to Division street. Nevada street to Twenty-ihird street. Nevada avenue to Scnuyler street. Ni-w Market street to Army street. Norton court to Laugtuu street.

Ocean House road to Ocean avenue. Ocean road, from Eureka street View road, to Twenty-first, stieet. Ocean load, from View road toCorbett road, to View avenue. Ocean road, from Coinett road to San Miguel road, to Corbett avenue Old San Jose road io San Jose avenue. Otis place, troin Foisom street south, between Seventh and Eighth streets, to Folsom avenue.

Palmer street, from Whitney to Harper, to Randall street. Palmer street, from Randall street to Chenery stieet, to Whitney street. Taik avenue to City Hall avenue. Par Her avenue to Shrader street. J'arker stieet to Mom calm street Plymouth avenue, between West Partc street and West avenue, from AHssiou street east, to Highland avenue.

Plymouth stieet (Railroad Home Association), to Plymouth avenue. I'ocahonusstrei-t to Moultrie stieet. Point Lobos or Clitl House road to CUB avonue. Preclta place to Fnrcita avenue. Prescott street, between Montgomery aDd Sansoiiie streets, fioui Pacific street to to Ohio place.

Preston place to Converse street. Pulukl street to Prentlsa street. uiuu street to Clinion Kichmond street, between Battery and Front streets, to Haileck reel. ltidley stieet to Thirteenth street. Kidley to Bipley street.

Kodney street, from Folsom street to Clementina street, west of First street, to EcKer stieet. Kan Bruno road to San Bruno avenue. San Miguel toll road to t'orueti avenue. Santa Clara btr ci to Seventeenth street. Shakespeare streei to street.

Shasta street to Twenty-tlrst stieet. Shipley stieet. between Seventh and Eighth streets, to Bruce place. Siegel stieet to Gates street. tSiena street to Tweniy-secoud street.

Solauo street to Eifihteenih street. Sonoma street to Twenty-fourth street. South Bioderick sireet to ParK road south. Standish street to Peralta avenue. Stevi Dson avenue, west of Brady sireet, to Stevenson strei.

Taylor place, net ween Union and Filbert streeis, fioin Taylor street east aud west, to Taylor terrace. Thirty-fourth street, south of West Park street, from Mission street west, to Kichland avenue. Thirty-third stieet, from Mission street west, between French aud West Park streets, to Highland avenue. Tildeu street, fiom Park Hill avenue to Epstein stieet, to Park Hill avenue. lobin street to Sunnydale avenue.

Uranus stieet to Lower terrace. Utah stieel (Silver iii race) to Atlas Street. Van Bureu stieet to Java stieet. Vermont street (Silver terrace) to Mercury stieet. View road to View avenue.

Vlsitaclon stieet to Visitacion avenue. Voluey alley, from Folsom street south, be. tween Third and Fouith streets, to Elizabeth place. Vulcan street (Silver terrace) to Jupiter stieet. Wai i en sireet to Sanchez street.

Washington avenue, from Preclta place south, between Folsom Street and Guuntsou avenue, to Treat ay mif. Wayne street to Ellsworth street. Whitney street, between Mission and Howard, from Fifteenth to Sixteenth. toCapp street. Williamsou stit-et to Shrader street- Willows avenue, between Seveniee nth and Eighteenth streets, from Valencia to Mission, to Sycamore avenue.

Winslow stieet to Fianconla avenue. Yolo street to Twenty-fifth street. Yuba street to Twt uty-sixth street. A sireet to Paiker siieet. street to I street.

street to McAllister street. stieel to Fulton street. 11 -tieet to Hammond street. 1 street to livlnu sireet. .1 stieet to Sullivan stieet.

street to Kellogg street. street to Lilieuthal street. stieet to Mcutague stieet. street ro Nelson street. street to Otis street.

J' stieet io J'reston street. street to Quitman street. It street to llevere street. stieet to Steadmau si reel. street to Temple street.

siieet to Upham stre t. stieet to Vane street. street io Wriest stieet, street to Yaies street. The alphabetical streets to which the word "South" was added have had that word dropped In response to a great roar from the people of South San Francisco and they are simply C. as before, while the alphabetical streets of the western part of town have been given entirely new names, the first letter of which name, however, for the most part corresponds with its place in the alphabet.

Among the prominent "reconsiderations" 6lnce the first changes were proposed Is that of Point Lobos avenue, which was to be a contiuuation of Gearv street. Tne protest was so heavy that it remains Point Lobos avenue. MECHANICS' INSTITUTE. Routine Business Transacted at the Meeting of Directors. At the monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Mechanics' Institute, held last evening, A.

M. Jellison. librarian pro reported that duringthe quarter ending November 30 the receipts had been 15972 25. of which 55926 had been deposited with the treasurer, leaving a balance of 25. During the quarter 247 new members had admitted and 173 bad withdrawn or been dropped, leaving now on the roll 4381 members.

In the way of new volumes 1052 had been added, of which 783 hud purchased, 77 had been donated and 192 had been acquired by binding. For home reading 44.095 volumes had been given a average of 526. The librnry had been kept open 74 days during the quarter. The treasurer's report for the month of November. showed that the receipts had been 8424G 20, which, with the October balance, made 46.

Of this $5003 52 had been disbursed for various purposes. After the transaction of routine business the board hpld a long executive session (or the purpose of discussing the amendment to the by-laws and constitution of the institute. It is a matter that has been under consideration for some weekn, and the work has not been concluded yet. KITTERMAN MAY DIE. No Charge Has Yet Been Made Against His Assailant.

The eleven-year-old son of Kitterruan, who was stabbed on Monday afternoon by James Duubar, lies In a precarious condition at his father's residence, lIH6 S'ockton 3treet. Dun bar is still in the taDk of the old City Prison awaiting the result of his victim's injuries, he has uot been charged with any crime, ami still insists that the little boy ran agairst his knife. Bain Sentenced. Isaac M. Bain, recently convicted of keeping fraudulent marriage bureau, was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment, and to pay a fine of $500 by Judee Morrow yesterday.

Bain pleaded for a light sentence on the ground that be thought he was doing a legitimate business, but his Honor replied that a marriage bureau which promises to supply heiresses mat 0 not exist is hardly legitimate. The punishment imposed was the heaviest within the power of the court. The Whole Family Tickled. A pretty jilece of furniture as a jjlft to one Is enjoyed by all the members of the household. Artistic chairs, rockers, ladles' dressers, or plaDo lamp, music cabinet, etc.

Chicago Clock Company, 1622 Mat ket street. A HUSBAND'S PLEA Demands That His Wife Support Him AS SHE HAS ALWAYS DONE. He Is Old and Poor and She Has Money. BUT SHE IS AFTER A DIVORCE. She Told Him That She Had Enough for Both, but Something Has Gone Wrong.

Emily Taylor has brought suit for divorce from Timothy 13. Taylor, alleging cruelty of unsiecified character, and Timothy yesterday answered with an altogether novel application. He says he is an old man and that he been sick and that he is poor and without means to contest the petition and charges, which he desires to do, and therefore he asks the court to compel his wife to pay him a monthly allowance and also to give him a substauiial sum for counsel fees, otherwise plaintiff may get judgment and the good name aud credit of petitioner will be ruined. This petition was filed yesterday by Clara Foltz as Taylor's attorney. Taylor is a physician, aud before bis marringe made a living by the practice of medicine, he says, and by the sale of his books and pamphlets, lie met his wife in 1891 in ban Fraticisco and she professed to love him.

He told her that, as to marrying, he would be unable to support himself and a wife. She replied that he musi dismiss all anxiety on that score from his mind, as she had plenty to support both of them even in luxury. So he did dismiss it, and on February 3, 1892, they were married and went to live in Alameda. With the purpose of widening his fieJd and increasing his practice they afterward came to San Francisco, where Taylor was immediately taken sick with pneumonia, and was compelled to go up among the hills ot Placer County, where, however, he grew worse, and has since continued sick aDd unable to earn a livelihood. Ail he has in world tor his maintenance apart from his wife is a peoeioo of £12 a month fur service in the war.

li is wife, on tne other hand, has ample means, be says. The odd spectacle of a husband applying to the court in an endeavor to compel bis wife to support him and to pay his lawyer fees in a contest of her suit for divorce is presented under section 176 of the code, which says that a wife must support her husband, when he bas not deserted her, out of her separate property when he has no separate property and there is no community pioperty and he Is unable from infirmity to support himself. The husband declared that he made an attempt to earn the necessaries of life for both of them, but that ill health prevented him; also that he had a true regard for his wife, and denies the charges of cruelty, but on the contrary declares that be bas performed all the obligations of a husband so far as be was able. The court was asked to grant an order upon plain lIT to show cause why she should not grant the request. The order was made by Judge Slack, returnable on Friday.

EQUAL RIGHTS LEAGUE. A Platform Adopted Lecture on Fruit as Food. The members of the Equal Rights League met in the parlors of the California Hotel yesterday for the last time prior to the holidays. The principal topic of discussion was the adoption of the platform prepared for the league, tte main features oj which have already been published. After remarks from several of the ladies present the platform was adopted, after which W.

C. Manning delivered an address on the subject of fruit as food, in which he strongiy advocated its substitution for bread, cereals and vegetables, claiming that such a course, it could be proven, would be followed by an increase of lieal.h. The attendance yesterday was somewhat limited owing to the near approach of the holidays. The next meeting will be held on the first Tuesday in January. McEWEN WAS INDIGNANT.

He Gives Thomas Flynn a Timely Warning. The preliminary examination of Thomas Flynn, who is accused by Arthur McEwen of criminal libel, was resumed before Police Judge Low. George Knight, attorney for the defense, sought to introduce irrelevant matter, but the court rnipd it out, whereupon KnigJH asked for a coutinuance till 10 A.M. to-day, by which time be said he would have some new evidence to Introduce. Immediately after court adjourned Mc- Ewen left tbe witness-stand and walked direct to where Flynn was sitting.

"I want you to keep my wife's name out of your paper," he said in a voice denoting that he was desperately in earnest, at the same time shaking his left hand in Flynn's face, while the right was thrust into bid trousers The bailiff appeared, however, and separated the men. LIABILITY OF THE STATE For Accidents Caused by the Col. lapse of Defective Wharves. The Supreme Court has reversed thn judgment of the lower court in the suit brought by A. ChaDmnn, as ar-sipnee of the firm of John Kcsenfeld's Sous, against the State.

The suit was brought to recover $1266 47, the value of a quantity of coal belonging to the plaintiff that was dumped into the bay by the sudden collapsing of Missionstreet wharf. It was sought to make the State responsible for the defective condition of the wharf. The plaintiffs, however, wore knocked nut; the court below sustaining the demurrer interposed by the State. The plaintiffs appealed. It is held by the Supreme Onrt that the demurrer was improperly sustained.

The court decides that there was cause of action, in that there was undoubted responsibility on the part of the Stale to carry out its contract with persons patronizing wharves for the shipment of goods in the legitimate carrying on of their business. The case is remanded for trial. Overpowered by Gas. Paul Cullen, an employe of the San BVaneisco Gaslight Company, had a narrow wscaue from death yesterday morning. He whs changine meters in the cellar ot the residence, 2240 Pacific avenue, when the flow of gas from the pipe overpowered him and he fell to the floor.

His helper, who was outside, wondered what was keeping him and called to him. Not re. ceiving an answer he entered and his prostrate form on the floor. He dracged him outside and drove him to the Hospital, where he was soon out of danger. He is a son of Property Clerk Cuilen.

Parlok easels, onyx tables, clocks, plauo ana bauquet lamps cheap at Sanboru HE DIED CALMLY. Jacob Gundlach's Life Is Closed. A Prominent Wine Merchant Passes Away at His Home on Rhein Farm, Near Sonoma. Jacob Gundlach, the well-known wine merchant, died at his borne in Sonoma County at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. He bad been ailing for four weeks previously, or ratber ttie natural forces of bis body faded away rapidly in tbe last month of Mr.

Gundlach's life and when the end came be passed away calmly. He was surrounded by bU family at the bour of his deatb, bis sons and daughters having hastened to Khein farm to be near him at the last moment. Mr. Gundlacb was 76 years of age. He was bora in Achaffenburg, Bavaria, and when fairly well on in years he left bis old home to try bis fortune in California, which was then attracting attention all over the world.

SettiDg sail from Europe in 1849 in a clipper sip he bad a pleasant voyage until off tbe Alrican coast, when the ship was wrecked in a storm. Tbe disaster happened two days before Christmas and up to the last it was celebrated by an annivt-r-ary party in the Gundlacb home. It was the only delay on the long voyago Irom Europe to California, via Cape Horn, but it came to an end and Gundlacb arrived in San Francisco in 1850. Two years later he established tbe Bavaria Brewery on Vallejo street, which was tbe first place where beer was manufactured in Sau Francisco. Mr.

Gundlach was therefore tbe pioneer brewer of California, lie soon had a very profitable business and without great effort became quite prosperous and returned to his old home in Germany with the intention of remaining there. Then he married and returned to San Francisco and resumed his brewery work. He bad a handsome house on Vallejo street ana wben Montgomery avenue was cut through tbe North Beacti blocks be moved tbe residence to the north side of Telegraph Hill on Chestnut street, and tbe moving is remembered by some pioneers as a bit of wonderful engineering in those early days. Subsequently he engaged in tbe wholesale wine business, which he developed into oue of tbe four largest wiuenouses in this city. He bought large tracts of land near the old town of Sonoma, planted in grape vines and called the place Rbein farm.

There he built an elegant country residence, where hln declining years were spent, during which lime be was not actively nngaaed in business. Among the prominent German residents of San Francisco who took au active Dart in every movement tending to the welfare of their own people Mr. Gundiach took a leading part. He was one of the organizers and founders of the German Benevolent Society, which owns the German Hospital. Until old age came on be was conspicnously identified witu the society, and he was member of the Deutacher Verein and the I.

O. O. F. The deceased leaves seven children, Mrs. Charles Bundschu, Mrs.

Peritz, Mrs. Dresel, Mrs. Sinld, Miss Eva Gundlach and John andlCharles Gundlach, wbo live in San Francisco. Though arrangements have not been definitely made for the funeral, it will probably take place to-morrow. The remains will be interred in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.

The Divorce Court. Judge Troutt has granted Frederick Irauiell a divorce from Alice Iramell on th? ground of willful desertion. Judge black has grained Paolo Savio a divorce from. Virginia Savio on tbe ground the latier's infidelity. The custody of a minor cbild is awarded to tbe Highest or all in Leavening Latest U.

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