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LATEST OAKLAND NEWS
Municipal Officials Are Wor
ried by Tax Collector
Dalton.
X IAY APPEAL TO THE COURTS
Concert of the Treble Clef Quar-
tet— Hurt by a Freight
Train.
Tax Collector Dalton has tightened his
on the salaries of those city employes
.aye so far failed to put up $2 for their
j tax for the current year by filing a gar
nent on the money that is to be paid
by Treasurer Gilpin on May 1.
action in the matter has raised a
>ud on the horizon, for the public
its do not propose ta pay without a
struggle, and there are intimations that
Auditor Snow and Treasurer Gilpin are in
sympathy with their fellow-employes, and
that they will begin legal proceedings to
raise the embargo placed on their offices by
the vigilant collector.
The latter thinks that he has the matter
well in hand, for should a city official by
any means secure his warrant in spite of
the garnishment which has been served on
the Auditor, he will run against the same
barrier in the Treasurer's domain. He
says that he is sorry to employ such meth
ods to do his duty to the county, but that
he believes every citizen should pay his
tax, whether he "is an employe of the mu
nicipality or not.
There ":<re ot b.O are making
vigorous i rotests and they are the brokers
who : - ;, ration discount the war
rant • n. nremen, city clerks, or
.. desires to get his
mone'
}{;.- ■ on the city payrou have
already hypothecated their" warrants for
April r full face value less
>unt and are in a position
to luusrh at the Tax Collector. The present
warrants will have to stand
:jr a future chance to get it
from their customers.
In any event Collector Dalton seems to
be on the right end and will try to keep
there there are any delinquents
to be prodded into yielding $2 to the. tax
:ors.
There are now about 300 on his list, ma
ny policemen and firemen.
About 100 have taken the cue ana paid up.
Treble Clef Quartet.
Social and musical enthusiast? are wait-
Ing with much pleasant expectation for the
Treble Clef Quartet concert which takes
place at the First Congregational Church
on Friday evening, May 3.
Miss Ina Griffin; who recently returned
from a five year.-' course of study of music
under the best German masters, will be
heard in concert for the first time since
. her return. Miss Griffin is said to be a
pianist of rare ability and will add much
to the interest in the performance. Miss
Jean Hush, the well-known violinist, will
.also play.
This will be the last concert of the quar
tet composed of Miss Beatrice Priest, Mrs.
A. M. Noble, Miss Jeanette Wilcox and
Mrs. J. E. Bcrmingham, as a combination,
as Mrs. Bermingham leaves shortly for
Hew York to pursue her musical studies.
Not an Anarchist.
Professor George D. Herron delivered the
first of a series of five lectures on "Chris
tian Socialism" at the First Congrega
tional Church on Monday evening.
■ He denied emphatically the accusation
that fie is an anarchist, but ■2e«£ribesj him
self as a plain follower of Christ in the
simplest and fullest sense of the term.
His discourse was aimed to convince his
hearers that the church has drifted away
from the mission it was founded to fill and
that there is too little real life in religion
and too little of true Christianity in its
practice.
. He believes that the true path to social
reformation is through Christianity, sim
plified and purified' of worldly affairs,
which lead the thoughts of men away
from Christ.
Injured by a Train.
John P. Jones Jr., one of the Southern
Pacific switchmen who went on strike dur
ing the A. R. U. troubles last year, met
with an accident ytsU rday while attempt
ing to board a freight train at First street
and Broadway which will render his right
hand useless for life.
He was running to catch the "cannon
ball" on it.-* way to the mole, and had
just reached it wnen he stumbled against a
piece of wood in the roadway and fell.
His right hand went under the Wheels and
was terribly mangied. At the Receiving
Hospital Dr. Hanuin amputated the first
and second lingers, besides sewing up a
lacerated cut which laid open the palm.
Complain of the Sweeper*.
Merchants on Broadway. Washington
and other streets are considering a protest
to the Board of Public Works regarding
the present manner in which streetXsweep
ing is done. They ciaini that the horse
power sweepers do not follow the sprink
ling carts closely enough, and that by the
time the sweepers come along the streets
the dust, which is raised in clouds, dam
ages their goods.
ALAMEDA.
The wedding of Miss Louise Teller to
Erastus Holden of Sacramento was solem
nized in Christ Episcopal Church Monday
evening. The church never looked pret
tier in its wealth of floral decorations,
which were of the colonial style. At 9
o'clock the bridal party entered the
church. The bride was given away by her
father and the nuptial ceremony was per
formed by Rev. K. B. Spaulding. rector of
St. John's Episcopal f.'hurch of San Fran
cisco, assisted by R fV . A. T. Perkins. Af
ter the ceremony the wedding party and
invited guests were conveyed in carriages
to the home of the bride on Santa Clara
avenue. A string band bad been provided
and dancing occupied the evening, fol
lowed by a sumptuous wedding feast.
City Hall Cornerstone.
The cornerstone of the new City Hall
will belaid on Saturday, April 11, by the
Grand Lodpe of Mt ns'and efforts are be
ing made to have th<- event celebrated with
much pomp and eclat. Alameda Parlor
No. 47, N. S. G. W., recently petitioned
the City Trustees to be awarded that
honor. Then Pawnee Tribe of Red Men
made a request to he granted the privilege.
The Trustees decided is favor of the Ma
sons. The Committee on Public Buildings
have the affair Is charge and will endeavor
to have the day observed as a holiday.
A New Cycling Club.
A meeting of the Alameda Cycling Club
was held in Lindermaa Opera-house last
evening. Organization was effected by
electing the iollov.iii <? officers: Dr. E. H.
Lake, president: .1. B. Ewald, secretary
and treasurer; F. E. Graham, captain; T.
L". drabam, first lieutenant: W. F. Pratt,
second lieutenant. The initiation fee was
placed at |2 50. Another meeting will be
hr;!(! Monday evening, when the organiza
tion will be completed.
Contest for Chief Engineer.
A stipulation has bepn filed by the attor
neys in the Chief Engineer contest post
poning the hearing this evening another
week. Colonel Babcock, attorney for the
defendant, Krauth, is attending the G. A.
R. convention at Sacramento. It is claimed
tliut some startling disclosures will be
made before the case is finally decided.
Again Postponed.
The mattpr of the appointment of the
Board of Free Library Trustees has been
postponed for the becond time. City At
torney Taylor informed the City Trustees
that a number of legal complications are
involved, and he has doubta whether the
offices are appointive. Another question
?s whether uKegtotaWgilS any right to
fix the term of an appointive office. The
act of 1880 creating library boards makes
them elective. Two of the City Trustees
were in favor of appo intln -? new members
Monday night, but the matter was referred
to the City' Attorney for his opinion.
BEBKELEY.
The regular weekly meeting of the Board
of Town C Trustees was held on Monday
evening.
The People's party executive committee
presented the names of persons eligible for
the election boards .n each ward. No ac-
tion was taken on tlie matter.
The election proi ■•amation was read for
die lint time and over until the next
meeting. All names and dateg were left
blank and 'will be filled out at the next
regular meeting of tl:«? board.
A bill of $61 was presented for consta
bles' fees but it was rejected and referred
back to the Town a: t >rney.
Several of the board rejoiced heartily
over the fact that the new charter, which !
will -o into effect on May 18. will do away
with cons: .ether, for they have
experienced more or iess difficulty recently
in the mutter uf reaching a satisfactory de
ci-io'i as to the amounta the different con
stables were entitled to for work done.
Military Ball.
The military ball to be given in Harmon
Gymnasium by the university students
this evening promises in every way to be a
great success. The officers of the battalion
have the arrangements in charge, and the
order of costumes for the evening will be
military suits for tie commissioned officers
ard evening dress for others. A number
of guests from Mare Island and the Presi
dio are expected to be presunt and by
their presence add to the martial dignity
of the occasion.
North Goes East.
Arthur North, manager of the U. C,
track team which expects to leave for the
East next week, will go to his home in
Yolo County this afternoon, where he will
remain for a day or two with his parents,
and then leave for Philadelphia to com
plete arrangements for the oncoming ath
letic team.
General Notes.
A small fire, caused from a leaking gaso
line stove, broke out at the residence of S.
C. Partridge on Milvia street yesterday
morning, but it was extinguished before
much damage was done.
The entertainment to be given by the
King's Daughters of the Institute for the j
Deaf and Dumb and Blind has been post- ;
poned from Friday evening, April 2t>, to
May 3.
The funeral of Mrs. J. H. Congdon, the
wife of a well-known Berkeley business i
man, will take place to-day at 2 o'clock ]
from 7'.W Gough ttreet, San Francisco.
Dr. George D. Herron addressed a large !
audience of professors and students at
Stiles Hall yesterday afternoon on the !
topic of "Christianity as Applied to Modern j
Times."
ISAACS IS SUSPENDED
The Harbor Commissioners
Lay the Collector Off for
Nine Days.
Bonds for State Employes—Adver
tising Signs at the Ferry
Must Go.
The proceedings of the Board of State
Harbor Commissioners were somewhat en
livened yesterday by the investigation of
the charges of insubordination made
against Alfred Isaacs, collector at Main
street wharf, wherein he iia^i been accused
of making remarks .reflecting. upon the
board in relation to a so-called "job" in
the purchase of the new uniforms for
wharfingers and collectors along the water
front in the employ of the State. Isaacs,
it will be remembered, said that men had
been hanged on less evidence than that
which showed that there was a job in the
uniform business.
Isaacs was on hand and was examined
by Tirey L. Ford.
• The attorney asked him if he had used
the words which had been attributed to
him in the Call.
He admitted that he had, and was then
asked what he meant by them.
"Oh, I meant them in a general way,"
replied Isaacs; "that is what I heard. I
have heard several people express dis
satisfaction at the manner of purchasing
the new suits from Pascal, the tailor. Mr.
Boobar ordered me to go to Pascal. I
did not want to go, because I thought I ;
could get them cheaper elsewhere."
"Did Mr. Boobar direct you to go to
Pascal," asked Mr. Ford.
"Well, everybody understood that they
were to go there. 1 thought some one was
making money out of it. I know others
who have made more specific charges than
I have. Jack Hayes and a man named
Levi can tell you more about it than I can.
Levi told me that Wharfinger Buckley in
formed him Boobar was making a piece
out of the thing. I can also name many
others who would testify to the same con
dition of things."
"Oh, we are not trying the whole water
front," interrupted Commissioner Cole.
"Well," said Isaacs. "Mr. Buckley said
hat Boobar had tol<f him that he was
under obligations to Pascal and he wanted
the men to go to the tailor for their suits.
I went there with Wharfinger Lysett and
asked to see the goods. Pascal refused to
show me a sample of the goods, so I left
and bought a ready-made suit."
"Were you directed to auy place?" asked
Chairman Colnon.
"No, sir. I bought my ready-made suit
for $18."
"Well," asked the chairman, "was there
any foundation for the charges which you
made against this board
"No, not directly," replied Isaacs, "but
if you eive me a chance I will bring others
here who will testify to the same thing."
After a few more questions the examina
tion was concluded, and on motion of Com
missioner Chadbourne Isaacs was sus
pended for nine days without pay, which
will mean a pecuniary loss of £29.
It was intimated by the chairman that if
any other State employe on the waterfront,
makes similar remarks about the board his
dismissal would follow.
It was decided after some discussion that
in future all employes of the board should
give bonds indorsed by some reliable surety
company.
It "was" also resolved that all advertising
signs around the ferry depot bhould he
removed. The board then adjourned until
to-morrow at 1 r. m.
MUEDEE OP I)E. PLOUP.
J. I>. Em SfcGaughey Held to Answer
Before the Superior Court.
The preliminary examination of J. D. L.
McGaughey, charged with the murder of
Dr. J. E. Plouf, was concluded yesterday
morning before Judge Conlan.
The prosecution rested its ca«e last Fri
day, and Attorney Eddy, f or the defend
ant, intimated yesterday that he would
not submit any testimony for the defense.
, T1 L e J Si!?® su " )med U l' the evidence
briefly. The two had met on Market street.
Dr. Plouf struck the defendant with his
cane, knocking him down, and the defend
ant «lrew a revolver and fired four shots
into the doctor's body. He would not
accept the responsibility of determining
the case, and thought it was better fora
jury to decide upon the facts. H. would
therefore hold the defendant to answer
before the Superior Court, without bonds.
The Only Roin«>ilv.
Those who gaffer from foul breath are open to
the charge of carelessness. It {is an ofTensethat
can be speedily abated, us a single bottle of the
fragrant SOZODONT will unmistakably accom
plish the work. It will preserve and keep the
teeth white and the breath pure and sweet.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1595.
AN EASTERN CONNECTION.
The Central Arizona Railway
Company Wante to Join
the New Road.
FIVE OUTLETS IN THE EAST.
Offers to Be Made to San Fran
cisco, San Diego and
Salt Lake.
The Central Arizona Railroad Company
will probably in a few days make a bid for
connection with the San Francisco and
San Joaquin Valley Railroad, basing the
advocacy of their proposition on the fact
that theirs, being a north and south lino,
crossing live railroads east of the Sierras,
can give as many connections with the
East, and so solve the question of getting
competition In Eastern communities.
Wells Hendershott, who is the attorney
for the Central Arizona Railway Company
and for the Hudson Reservoir and Canal
Company of Arizona, allied corporations,
is in town, and will be followed on Satur
day by ex-United States Senator John
Martin of Kansas, who is the president of
the canal company. Their mission here is
to see what can be done in the way of get
ting this city, either through the people
or the San Francisco and San Joaquin
Valley Railroad and the city of San Diego,
to join with their people and the people of
Salt Lake in putting the road through.
The road, as proposed, is to run from
Salt Lake down through the center of
Arizona to Nogales on the Mexican border,
forming there a connection with the road
from that point down to Guaymas and
from the Superstition Mountains to Yuma.
The offers that will be made are in
definite as yet, but it is proposed that the
cities of rait Lake. San Diego and San
Francisco be interested, and that in the
road San Diesro represent one-tifth, San
Francisco one-fifth, Hudson Reservoir and
Canal Company one-tifth, the lumber in
terest one-nfth and Salt Lake one-fifth,
each having a representative in the board
of directors or possibly trustees to see that
each of the different* localities would be
represented in case it was for their interest
in the construction of the road.
Mr. Hendershott said yesterday that the
question is being agitated in bait Lake,
where they are anxious to get a connection
with San Diego, and that the matter would
soon be brought to the attention of the
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and
the San Diego Board of Trade, San Diego
of all cities in the State being most inter
ested in getting competition in Eastern
connections.
Speaking yesterday of the proposed road,
Mr. Hendershott said:
That the railway company is a matter of the
most Importance to the Pacific Coast will be
readily seen by reference to the maps, the
reference to which, and the present condition
of affairs, show that the coast has always been
subservient to the Southern Pacific Railway
Company. It will be seen that l>y the building
of a Toad from Salt Lake to Noeales and from
the Superstition Mountains to Yuma that an
outlet of the coast may be had with five dif
ferent railroads now in active operation con
necting with the East. If the San Joaquin
Valley Railroad could connect with this north
and south road it would seem that it was a
matter of more than ordinary importance to
not only the city of San Francisco, but San
Diego End Los Angeles as well. This road
would give direct connection with the Union
Pacific, Denver and Rio Grande, Chicago and
Rock Island, Atlantic and Pacific aud the St.
Louis and San Francisco, which will probably
be built from the Indian Territory into Albu
querque (which is la fact the Atlantic and Pa
cific), thus giving the San Francisco and San
Jeaquin Valley Railroad the advantage of
situation could they intersect, this road from
Salt Lake to Negates.
It is a well-known fact that the people of San
Diego and the people of San Francisco have
heretofore been handicapped with reference to
Eastern roads having a terminus on the coast.
The question would therefore be as to whether
the building of this road from Salt Lake to
Nogales and from the Superstition Mountains
to Yuma, would be of benefit to the coast.
As to the question whether the (.>ntral Ari
zona Railway Company would construct its
road over and upon a route that would be a
paying one, we have only to call your atten
tion to certain facts that now exist. Commenc
ing from Mildred, in the Territory of Utah, and
running from there to Lees ferry, the road
would nec'-ssarily traverse a country con
taining large iron deposits, and these iron
deposits are said to be not excelled anywhere
in the United States. A little south, and prior
to crossing Lees ferry, there is in addition to
the iron deposits extensive coal deposltt sec
ond to none in the United States. Starting
smith from Lees ferry and from Flagstail, ;t
would traverse about eighty miles of virgin
forests, the finest pine timber forest in its en
tirety between the two oceans.
This forest is an island|of timber with a tim
berless country for from three to live hundred
miles in all directions from Flagstaff, and it
must be the source of large supplies of that
variety to the country and region which is
geographically tributary to it.
The line of road already graded extends
through this timber country. A branch line
i.-« contemplated, to afford an outlet for the
products of the upper Verde Valley of 'JOO.OOO
acres of arable Lund. Also for the mineral out
put of the mountain range of undeveloped
bodies, one of which bodies is now said by
those having made personal investigation to
have $20,000,000 worth oi copper ore in sight.
The agricultural valley above mentioned and
the ore deposits would be a source of immense
traffic.
Commencing from Flagstaff and running
smith leaving the timber forest the line would
inter a fertile region encircled by mountains,
traversed by running streams and capable of
raising every product of the temperate zone.
( 'uid and silver abound In the mountains.
<iad, running down to the Diver.-inn
dam, as contemplated by the Uudson Reservoir
■ anal Company, liiOO feet above the
I ; of the Verde, a water power is created,
the largest in the West, and arrangements are
already made for the railroad to have facilities
with reference to thi- water power.
The 1,100,000 acres of land lying in the Salt
Xi . Valley which is subject to entry under
th< •■'•ert lnnd act is being rapidly taken up
by peraoni fit-siring to locate upon the public
douiiiin, and it is the opinion of thoie con
verr-ant with the matter that there will not be
one single acrf* of it left unoccupied and
coming in under the irrigation enterprise of
the Hudson Reservoir and Canal Company
within two years; this, taken together with the
immense coal, iron and lumber interests will
afford prospects unequaled by any other
contemplated railroad.
MANIE PAYNE FERGUSON.
The Missionary From Southern
California at the St. Paul
Mission.
A Solemn Warning to Those Who
Have Not the Spirit of
Holiness.
Mrs. Manic Payne Ferguson, a mission
ary from Los Angeles and Southern Cali
fornia, conducted the service last evening
in St. Paul Mission, on Mission street,
between Fifth and Sixth, where for some
time past revival services have been held.
There was a large congregation, and it
was an earnest one, which took a lively in
terest in the sermon preached by the
visiting missionary.
Mrs. Ferguson, a woman a little above
the medium height, somewhat stout and
attired in a very plain suit of black, is a
fluent speaker, never at a loss for words to
express her ideas. "I know but very few
faces here," she said, "but I wisn to say
that I will conduct this service after my
own fashion. As I cannot call any one by
name I wiß ask some brother who is in
touch with the Lord and with the throne
to lead in prayer."
Mrs. Ferguson took for her text the
story of the ten virgins who went to watch
for the comi«K of the bridegroom.
This the' preacher said applied to people j
of the present time, to those who are wait
ing for the second coming of Christ. The
lamp, she said, was the heart, and the oil
was the spirit of holiness that burned
within it. She wanted to know how many
there were who had the lamp but not the
oil, and in a most fervent manner urged
her hearers to till those lamps with oil, BO
as to be ready to meet the bridegroom, who
is coming in a little while. By the bride
groom she said she meant Christ. "Why,"
said the preacher, "I was in my little room
in Los Angeles a few days since washing
my hands, when I looked out of an east
window and saw a bright light. In a mo
ment I thought that Christ was coming.
I was ready to meet him, and was so glad
that I coufd have jumped out of that win
dow. I only cite this to show that we
should be ready at all times to receive the
bridegroom, who is surely coming." The
force of her sermon was to show that those
who are not prepared will like the foolish
virgins be shut out not from the feast, but
from eternal salvation and joy everlasting
in the new Jerusalem.
In giving her testimony after the ser
mon, Mrs. Ferguson said that she would
not give a nickel for a deed to the city of
San Francisco if she did not feel that she
was certain of going into the presence of
Jesus. "I would not mind having the
Palace Hotel as a place to hold revival
services in, but I care not for the pomp
and vanities of the world. All I want is
something to eat and something to wear,
but lam not very particular as to either.
I have been asked" to accept presents, but
have always refused them, as I have no
use for them. I want Jesus, and say to
all, 'Take the world, but give me Jesus.'
Do as I have done. Get full of the spirit
of Jesus and you'll have a camp meeting
in your hearts for all time."
During the evening many arose and gave
testimony of their belief in the coming of
the Lord in a little while.
This evening Evangelist H. Lawson of
Santa Clara will preach, and to-morrow
nignt Dr. P. Brett Morgan will address the
congregation.
TO-MORROW'S AUCTION,
Adolph Sutro's Lots on Ashbury Heights
Will B«- Sold by Yon
Khein & Co.
The peremptory auction of seventy-five
lots on Ashbury Heights, the property of
Mayor Sutro, will take place at the sales
rooms of Yon Khein & Co., 513 California
street, at 12 o clock to-morrow. By the
terms of the sale only one fifth cash is re
quired. The lots range in size from 25x100
to 40x100 and afford an unsurpassed view
of the ocean and bay in the distance, and
the city and Golden Gate Park at the foot
of the "heights. It is thought that in time
the Eighteenth-street branch of the Joost
electric line, which passes along the entire
Ashbury-street front of this property, will
be a favorite route to Golden Gate Park
on account of the splendid view.
DICK HEATH'S REPUTATION
A Large Number of Fresno
Residents Testify That
It Is Bad.
His Suit Against the "Examiner"
Draws a Throng of
Spectators.
The suit of Richard Heath against the
Examiner for libel in having published an
account of a fracas at the Grand Hotel bar
in which it was alleged that Heath was
concerned continued to attract a large at
tendance at Judge Hunt's courtroom yes
terday. One of the attractions was the
presence of well-known counsel, Garret
McEnerney and Grove John-son appetring
for the defendant, while the plaintiff was
represented by W. H. L. Barnes.
Almost the whole of yesterday was con
sumed in the taking of testimony for the
defense showing the general bad reputa
tion of Plaintiff Heath. A large number
of witnesses from Fresno, some of whom
figured in the famous Heath trials at that
place, were subpenaed, and their evidence
was practically unanimous that in a gen
eral way Heath's name did not command
respect in their midst.
After C. M. Coe, an Examiner reporter,
had told bis story of the recital of the ac
count complained of the following wit
nesses wore examined: W. W. Muchean,
Mrs. L. J. Craycroft, C. J. Craycroft, .1. W.
Douglass, L. Burkes, Albert Dilley, C. W.
Garrett, W. Shaw, M. S. Rose, L. Haas, J.
W. Shanklin, F. S. Cowan, Taylor Albin,
F. J. Burleizh. S. EL Cioucher, S. C. St.
John, F. T. Hilton, B. W. Doyle.
All these witnesses huiled from Fresno
and all, with the exception of P. 8. Cowen,
a hotel-keeper, who did not know much
about Heath, testified that the latter'a repu
tation for peace and sobriety was bad. The
monotony of the evidence was only varied
by tilts between the opposing counsel. At
torneys Johnson and McKiMTney retained
Detective C. J. BtiliweU in close attendance
throughout the day.
Most of the witnesses knew that Heath
bore a bad reputation and cited their
knowledge of his associates and habits.
Under cross-examination by General
Barnes they were often hard pressed to
specify the exact persons who told them
these "things and the exact dates and places
of the information communicated. Among
his associates were mentioned John Daly,
Senator Goucher, Reel Terry. Billy Levi
son and others. It was endeavored to
show that he had been concerned in dis
reputable fights and had been seen in ques
tionable places, but not all the facts sought
to be introduced before the jury were held
relevant by the court.
A. B. Henderson, managing editor of the
Examiner, was called to testify to the high
reputation of C. M. Coe as a newspaper
man. General Barnes waived cross-ex
amination and the case went over to this
morning.
HIS DEFENSE THE TRUTH.
Cbarles M. Shortridgo Answers the
lilbel Suit of J. O. Chase.
In the case of John G. Chase, a contractor,
against Charles M. Shortridge, proprietor
of the San Francisco Call, for libel the de
fendant yesterday filed answer.
He admitted the publication of the arti
cle complained of in the Call of February
8 last, and denied that it was fulse or un
privileged, or that to his knowledge and
belief it wrought the plaintiff any damage.
The defendant specifically denied that the
article "belonged to a series of articles at
tacking the order of Foresters," as com
plained.
Furthermore the defendant declared that
every portion of the alleged libel was true.
The attorneys for the defendant are John
E. Richards and Delmas & Shortridge.
THE NEW AMBULANCE.
It Will Go Into Public Service This
Morning.
The ambulance presented to the city by
Mrs. Herman Oelrichs and Miss Virginia
Fair will go into service at 10:30 o'clock
this morning. After that it will be on call
from 7 a. m. till 7 p. m. each day, but only
for emergency cases. It will be kept at
the Park-avenue veterinary hospital, op
posite the Receiving Hospital.
8o far no ambulance surgeon has been
appointed, but meantime when there is
any emergency call one of the hospital sur
geons will accompany the ambulance.
Special Baggage Notice.
Round-trip transfer tickets on sale at re
duced rates at our office only. One trunk,
round trip, 50 cents; single trip, 35 cents.
Morton Special Delivery, 31 Geary street,
408 Taylor street and Oakland ferry depot.*
Vauses, telescope bags and baskets. Great
ariety and lowest prices. Sanborn, Vail <b Co-*
FINE ROSES AND MUSIC
The State Floral Society's
Semi-Annual Exhibit of
Flowers.
LONG LIST OF CASH PRIZES.
The Rose Show Will Be Held In the
Palace Hotel Early In
May.
The eleventh serni-annnal exhibition
and rose show of the California State Floral
Society will be held in the maple and
marble rooms of the Palace Hotel on May
2, 3 and 4. Great preparations are being
made for the exhibition, both by the mem
bers of the society and those who are en
thusiasts on the subject of rare and beauti
ful garden and hothouse plants.
AVhile the roses will be the leading fea
ture of the show hundreds of other flowers
will be exhibited. The committee of ar
rangements — composed of Professor Emory
E. Smith of Palo Alto, Mrs. Austin Sperry
of 2100 Pacific avenue, Mrs. Helen A. A.
Cross of 718 Waller street, Mrs. Amos Me
cartney of Alameda and Mrs. Orville D.
Baldwin of 3700 Washington street— held a
meeting yesterday and perfected many of
the preliminary arrangements.
The committee is highly gratified by re
ceiving twenty-five applications for space
at this early day, as it is not usual for ap
plications to come in until just before the
exhibition opens.
It is believed that altogether there will
be between seventy-five and eighty exhi
bitors.each of whom will present many vari
eties of flower 3 and plants. Professor
{■Smith stated that the society expects to
present a vast number of new varieties of
roses and other flowers this year. The
table and window decorations already
promised will indeed be beautiful features
of the show. The secretary reported that
at present there are over 200 active mem
bers of the society, and the monthly meet
ings are largely attended. A few years ago
the society was considerably in debt but
now nearly all the debts have been liqui
dated.
The ladies of the committee state that
they have about I-JOuO square feet of room
for exhibition purposes, and even witli this
spare they do not expect to have any room
to spare.
Alter some discussion it was decided to
adopt rules and regulations to govern the
competitions and show as were enforced at
previous shown.
Premiums amounting to several hundred
dollars will be given and the following pre
mium list was adopted:
Class A— Cut flowers (open to amateurs):
Roses, largest and best variety, $10; roses,
second largest and best variety, $5; roses,
twenty-five best variety, $7 50; roses, twelve
best variety, $5; roses, hybrid perpetual, in
cluding tea, largest and best collection, $7 50;
roses, largest and best collection introduced
since January, 1892, the society's ribbon; car
nations, largest and best collection, $7 50;
carnations, second largest and best collection,
$5; carnations, twelve best and distinct varie
ties, $3; pelargoniums, best and largest col
lection cut blooms, $7 50; pelargoniums, sec
ond best and largest collection cut blooms, $5;
geraniums, largest and best collection, $5;
geraniums, fecund largest and best collection,
$3; pansies, best collection, $3; best collec
tion cut flowers, varieties exhibited singly,
$10; second best collection cut flowers, $7 50;
sweet peas, best collection, not less than ten
varieties, $5; sweet peas, second best collec
tion, not less than six varieties, $3; clematis,
largest and best collection, $5; largest and
best collection of tuberous rooted and bulbous
Mowers. $7 50; best collection of hardy herba
ceous flowers, $7 50. . -
Open to professionals— Roses," largest and best
variety, $15; roses, best collection, twenty-five
varieties, $12 50: roues, hydrid perpetual, in
cluding tea, largest and best collection, $7 50;
carnations, largest and best collection, $12 50;
carnations, twelve best, distinct varieties, $3;
pelargoniums, best and largest collection cut
blooms, $12 50; geraniums, largest and best
collection, $8; pansies, largest and best col
lection, $3; sweet peas, largest and best col
lection, not less than twenty-five varieties, $3;
clematis, largest and best collection, $5; rhodo
dendrons, largest and best collection cut
blooms, $10; largest and best collection tuber
ous and bulbous cut flowers, $7 50; best col
lection cut flowers, varieties exhibited singly,
$17 50.
Class B— Plants (open to amateurs): Best
collection of flowering foliage and decorative
plants in bloom, $15 ; second best collection of
flowering foliage and decorative plants in
bloom, $10; begonias, largest and best collec
tion of foliage and flowering plants, $5 ; coleus,
best collection, $5 ; ferns, largest and best col
lection, $10; ferns, second largest and best col
lection, $750; fern, one best single specimen
plant, $3; pelargoniums, largest and best col
lection of plants, $10; pelargoniums, second
largest and best collection, $7 50; cactus, best
display in pots. $7 50.
Open to professionals — Best collection of
flowering foliage and decorative plant*, $25;
begonias, largest and best collection of foliage
and flowering plants, $5; coleus, best collec
tion. $5; ferns, largest and best collection,
$17 50; ferns, one best specimen plant, $3;
pelargoniums, largest and best collection of
potted plauts, $17 50; cactus, best display in
pots, $7 50; azaleas, largest and best collec
tion, $10.
Class C, open to professionals or amateurs-
Rose, best specimen, special prize; best collec
tion of native bulbous cut flowers, $5; violets,
best collection cut flowers, $3; wild flowers
and ferns, best collection (last day), $15 ; wild
flowers and ferns, second best collection, $10.
Special exhibits— Amateur, best artistic man
tel decoration, $15: professional, best artistic
mantel decoration, $15: amateur, most artistic
table decoration, $15; professional, most
artistic • table decoration, $15; best window
decoration (open to all), $15.
A special feature will be introduced for
the pleasure of those who attend the rose
show. Every evening a musical entertain
ment will be niven consisting of about live
numbers. The best vocal and instru
mental talent on the coast have volun
teered their services.
An open air meeting of the unemployed was
held in front of the Mint last evening for the
purpose of hearing the views of E. J. Jeffries,
one of the organizers of the Co-operutive Com
monwealth. A meeting will be held this after
noon at 115 Turk street to perfect such an or
ganization.
Test Merits
THE IDEAL TONIC
If you desire
Health,
Strength,
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Mailed Free. ]_„„.... ..„.„.,
INTERESTING COLLECTION OP ]
Portraits j
I OF NOTED CELEBRITIES. ;
Beneficial and Agreeable. '-
Every Teat I* roves Reputation.
AVOid Substitutions. Ask for « Via Marianl.'
' At Drngslsta and Fancy Grocers.
MARIANI & CO.,
Fash > Bd. H>u»n.»on. 63 W. ISthSt., Hew Ycri. -
Lou do* : 3J9 Oxford Street.
Chloheater's EncUith Diamond Brand.
Pennyroyal pills
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< fci/--Cr®;wiS'>««». •«al*d "'<•> bltto ribbon. lake \W
I*l *^»Jno other. K'tvjt <fa»fferoiM mhttUu- V
j-/ — . fjfUonsanJ imitations. At Progtliti, or wnd 4c.
1^ .Jr in lumpi-for partlcularii, teitlnonUU tnd
I«* a'" Kolio'f for i'jkU**," «>> Utter, by return
_V : /r ■ MalL KI.OOO Tcstimo,rii*!s. .Vane Paptr.
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AUCTION SALES
Ibs1 b 5 CASH. 1 — 7 >q< „
BY ORDER OB I , A ~~7 A VO^
Hon. Adolph Sutro, . <"\Wfi?^
PEREMPTORY!!! V V^^ I
73 LOTS. B * o pDik \^£'
AUCTION L:am J
Inn itii &In SSS
V n m AT - IbII ■
At 513 California St., f 'X\^^\ \ \
Thursday, April 25, hr-^§i\-
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Branch, Passes These Lots. r V^-*"*" \JM
Spring Valley Pipes Now | P" * ~y \
Being Laid. ** — ■ — -| v \
Take Hal?ht-st. cable to Ashbnry and Halght, * *^ ■— __ -~j iy 1
then walk south, or Metropolitan Electric to Clay- j <^J3/J~ — /V> I
ton and Waller and' walk sooth. JoosC Electric <^/i*'*\\^ i ~~ ~j/£\ \
(Eighteenth-st. branch) passes the lots. j_ "l^Jh
Catalogues and Diagrams, with mim £> \* *" r "'^/\
ber and size of each lot, can be b»£ A • j CZi/ t~ -//]% / \
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INSURANCE STATEMENT.
STATEMENT
OF THE CONDITION AND AFFAIRS OF THE
Standard Marine Insurance Company
(LIMITED),"
OF LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, OX THE 31ST
day of December, A. 1). 1894, and for the year
ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Com-
missioner of the State of California, pursuant to
the provisions of Sections 610 and 611 of the Polit- j
ical Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the J
Commissioner.
CAPITAL.
Amount of Capital Stock, paid up in
cash ;. 8500,000 00
' ASSETS.
Cash market value of all Stocks and
Bonds owned by Company $1,297,460 00
Amount of Loan* secured by pledge
of Bonds, Stocks, and other mar-
ketable securities as collateral 8,000 00
Cash in Bank." 16,139 00
Premiums In due course of collection 132,031 00
Bills Receivable, not matured, taken
for Eire and Marine risks. 2.730 00
Policy Stamp* on hand 91 00
Total Assets A? 1,457,272 00
LIABILITIES.
Losses In process of adjustment or
in suspense $146,625 00
Gross premiums on Marine and In-
land Navigation risks (reinsurance
100 per cent ) 77,550 00
All other demands against the Com-
pany 134,942 00
Total Liabilities... $309,117 00
TSiCOMTBi
Net cash actually received for Ma-
rine premiums 387,673 00
Received for interest and dividends,
on Bonds, Stocks, Loans, and from
nil other sources 38,684 00
Total Income $426,357 00
KXl'ii :M)ITURIiS.
Net amount paid for Marine Losses. $3*5,587 00 j
Dividends to Stockholders 50,000 00 !
Paid for salaries, fees, and other
charges for officers, clerks, etc... 40,908 00
Paid for State, National and local
taxes 1,345 00
All other payments and expendi-
tures..... 7,016 00
Total expenditures $444,855 00:
Marine loss- incurred during the
year $392,802 00
RISKS ASP PRKMIFMS.
BISKS. PREMIUMS.
Net amount of Risks I
written during Die I
year.. $52,555,945 $387,673 00
JEM amount of Risks
expired during the
1 year I 61,777,790 > 891,77000
Net amount in force '
December 31, 1894. | 5,433,635 77,550 00
JAMES G. NICHOLSON, President.
JOHN GICK, Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 6th day
Of February, 1895.
TREAT-, ' JAMES E. HEAL,
|8 *- AI " J V. B. Consul, Liverpool.
J. D. SPRECKELS & BROS. CO.,
(General Agents.
J. B. F. DAVIS & SON, Managers,
.407-409 Montgomery St., h. F.
. Telephone 1842.
THEALBANY BREWERY
As per Diagram below, for sale or to lease at low
price and liberal terms by
JOHN* rFOKR, 329 MONTGOMERY ST.
FOURTH STREET.
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THIRD STREET.
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! TS THE VERY BEST ONETO EXAMINE YOUR
X eyes and fit them to Spectacles or Eyeglasses
(vlth initrnments of his own invention, whose
superiority has not been equaled, i My auccesa a— i
been due to the merits of my work.
Office Hours— l 2 to 4P. m. -
NEW WESTERN MOTEL.
KEARNY AND WASHINGTON STS.—RE-
modeled and renovated. KING, WARD A CO.
European plan. Rooms 50c to $1 50 per day, $2 I
to $8 per week, $8 to f3O per month; free baths: I
hot and cold water every room; lire grates in every I
room ; elevator runs all nizhu I
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CLO»OIT SALE
OF FURNITURE
THIS DAY.
Wednesday April 24, 1895
At 11 o'clock a. m.,
....TO TAKE PLACE AT....
741 Mission Street, bet. Third and Fourth.
By order of Samuel Beal Furniture Co.,
Who are retiring from business, we will sell with
out limit or reserve, their entire stock of
MAGNIFICENT IMPORTED FURNITURE,
CONSISTING! 2N' PART OP
i Exquisitely Upholstered Parlor Furniture, latest
I style: Bedroom Suits in walnut, English oak, Six-
I teenth Century, etc; Extension Tables in about 20
different designs, by the best manufacturers; Side-
board; English Breakfast Tables : Hall Racks in
about 100 designs; Folding Beds; Wardrobes:
Bookcases: Bed Lounges: Couches: Chiffoniers;
Odd Pieces of Upholstery: Rockers; Chairs, Mat-
tresses: Pillows, and in fact an immense lot ot
new and first-class Roods.
We invite the attention of the trade and every
j one desirous of such goois. This sale is absolute
and not merely a season sale. Orders are to sell
everything, as the company is retiring from busi-
ness.
INDIANA AUCTION CO.,
Office and salesroom, 821 and 823 Mission st.
H. J. LEDTHOLTZ, Auctioneer.
bmui auctioj company.
Office, 821-23 Mission street, bet. Fourth and Fifth.
WE Wllili SELIi TO-MORROW,
i Thursday April 25, 1895,
At 11 a. m., at onr Salesrooms,
The Pa!ance of Otten & Co.'s Grocers 1 Stock,
Also removed to our salesrooms for con-
venience of sale,
3 First-class Grocery Stores, consisting in part lot
Imported and Domestic Oils: Spices: Satices:
Soaps: Preserves: Wines; Liquor*; Clears: To-
bacco; Canned Goods of all kinds and brands;
Counter Scales; 4 Coffee-mills; 7 Grocery Coun-
ters; in fact, everything contained in a First-
class Store. "
H. J. LEUTHOLTZ, Auctioneer.
JACOB SCHWEBDT, Prop.
GREAT SALE
£& OF £a
Roadster and Trotting Mares and Geld'
ings, Doable Teams, Etc.,
PROPERTY OF
BELIOTA STOCK FARM, F. H. BURKE,
A. G. WIELAND AND K. O'GKADY,
AT 11 A. M. ON
: THURSDAY APRIL »5, 1895
Salesyard, Cor. Van Ness A??, and Market.
This is the finest lot of young horses placed upon
the market for years. The comprise the get of
, Steve Whipple, 2":12: Voter, grandson of Elec-
tioneer; Prindex, son of Dexter Prince; Haw-
j thorne. Eros Sidney. Orion, etc., out of approved,
mares, well broken and gentle.
Catalogues are now ready for distribution.
Horses on exhibition at vaid.
KILLII' A CO., Auctioneers,
1 , 30 Montgomery street.
■ ■ ". '**
THIRTY HEAD
Harness and WorkHorses
_h_. WILL BE SOLD ON _^_
TO-MORROW.
Thursday... April 25, 1895
AT
Salesyard, Cor. Van Ness km and Market St.
AT CONCLUSION OF SALE
BELLOTA STOCK FARM,
Harness Horses, all of Fashionable
Breeding;.
. Catalogues Now Ready.
KIXLIP & CO.. 30 Montgomery St.
A LADIES' GRILL ROOM
Has been established in the Palace Hotel
ON ACCOUNT OF REPEATED DEMANDS
made on the management. It takes the place
of the city restaurant, with direct entrance from
Market at. Ladies shopping will find this a most
desirable place to lunch. ) Prompt service and mod-
erate charges, such as nave aveu the gentlemen's
Grillroom an international reputation, will prevai
In this new department.
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