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CITY ITEMS IN BRIEF.
Condensed City newr on seventh page of th«
Pr. Hirst has accepted neither of his Eastern
calls.
Trinity Fpiscopal Church Is being beautifully
decorated.
The forecast official says that the weather to
day «U] be fair.
Brief ( ity items are to be found on this page
of the ('all every day.
The Seven Pines Circle had an outing In
Shell Mound Park yesterday.
A Supreme National Council of the Young
Men's Institute is to be organized.
local itemF, bright and brief, can be lound on
this page of the Call every morning.
The estate of Charles Kohler has been ap
praised at $22,324 93. Of this over $10,000 is
In cash.
Admiral Beardsley and other naval officers
will appear in full uniform in the Fourth of
July parade.
Auditor Broderiek figures out a surplus of
about $29,000 after all bills are paid for the
last fiscal year.
Joseph I^one, the flutist of the Leone Broth
ers' quartet, which played on the Piedmont,
died yesterday.
Colonel Phllo Hersey. A. W. Porter and F. M.
Kighter addressed the State Horticultural So
ciety yesterday.
Judge Belcher held court yesterday morning
for the last time before vacation. He will be
away until August.
A. S. Moore of the American Combination
Can Company has made an assignment for the
benefit of his'creditors.
The Fourth of July committee needs $900
jnore for the general celebration and $600 for
the Market-street arch.
The winners at the Brv District track yester.
davwero: Rena.Lodi, Heartsease, Malo Diablo
Esperance and Bobolink.
Time-tables of the railroad companies ar«
published free of charge in the Call for the ac
commodation of readers.
The firing nt one of the big guns of thecruiser
Philadelphia will be the signal for the starting
of the parade on the Fourth.
Chief Crowlcy yesterday asked the officers on
the force to contribute to'the relief of tne suf
ferers by Thursday's conflagration.
The State Board of Horticulture will decide
at its next meeting whether the headquarters
will be changed to the Mills building.
The park museum is full aud the Comrais
•iouers have decided to erect an annex as soon
as the next appropriation is available.
The stock of the Western Roll Paper Com
pany was attached vesterdny to s-eeurea prom
issory note of !?4251 helu by the Sather Bank.
The Custom-house captains on the Pacific
Wail dock have been changed. P. O'Leary, late
of the Chinese Bureau, succeeds Captain Grant.
Captain F. Attinger of the Turners, who won
no many laurels in Los Angeles, was given a
rousing reception on his return home last
evening.
C. Meyers, the man found last Tuesday at Cy
press Lawn Cemetery with a pistol hole in the
side ot" his head, died at the County Hospital
ye*terday.
Captains Douglass and Stone are making a
strong fight to have the request for tfteir re
tirement on July 20 withdrawn by the Com
missioners.
The Manufacturers' Association will appeal
to the ladies whose names are in the DMie
book to patronize only articles and goods made
in California.
RiR-iftrar Hinton has not made up his mind
about contesting the new election law, but
says, that if H is contested it should be done
immediately.
The ''Donahue" Railway Company has begun
to make improvements in its freight ilepot at
Santa Rosa, and will later on erect a new pas
senger station.
Tbe cruiser Olympia will be thrown open to
the pubiic to-dfiy. and tugs will convey visitors
from Cay-street" wharf between the hours of
10 a. x. and 4 P. n.
Mason, a bunko-stcerer, was yester
dßy septencert to six months in the County
JMi for swindling a stranger from Texas out of
$ 45 at studhorse poker.
When a letter carrier attempted to clear the
box at Fourth and Brannau streets that hail
been caugiit in the big tire he found that all tho
letters had been burnt to ashes.
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals
hnndod down a decision on Thursday against
the Excelsior Coal Company in favor of the
Oregon Improvement Company.
The list of graduates irom the business, short
hand and telegraphy departments of Heald's
Business College for the term ending June 30,
1895, makes a good showing to-day.
Mrs. Heydenfefdt, by decision of the Supreme |
Court, need not pay the penalty for withdraw- )
lug from the compromise suit which was made !
in order to keep the case out of the courts.
A new church to cost nearly $150,000 will be
at once built on the ruins of old St. Rose's
Church. The Call publishes for the first time
a complete description and cut of the edifice.
The Bay District track will probably be torn |
up before September and subdivided into \
building lots. In racing circles considerable ;
interest is beginning to concentrate on the new ,
lngleside course.
The Supreme Court has declared that the title
to the land surrounding the Tiburon wharves,
which has l.een in dispute for a number of
years, is vested in the San Francisco and North
Pacific Railroad.
Dr. Leonard C. Hull was plaintiff in the
Justices' Court yesterday against Paragon Circle
No. 151, Companions of the Forest, for his fees
»s physician. This is the circle which had a
split a few days ago.
Governor Budd has issued a call to all the
Supervisors in the State to meet in convention
In San Fr&ucfcco on July 15 to make arrange
ments for sending a fine California exhibit to
the Atlanta exposition.
Einil Halloway, 10 years of ape, living at 317
Linden avenue/was riding a bicycle last night,
which caught in the cable-slot at Fell and Mar
ket streets. He was thrown on his head and
had his scalp lacerated.
Mrs. Kena Bartels, 314 Laguna street, while
crossing Oak aud Laguna streets last night was
knocked down by a bicyclist and bruised and
cut by the fall. Her injuries were attended to
at the Receiving Hospital.
Mr*-. Stanford ha» won the suit for $ 15,000,
--000 brought against her husband's estate by
the Government. It Is thought that the Fed
eral authorities will not carry the matter to
the United States Supreme Court.
The Santa Fe Railway Company will move its
passenper offices from the chronicle building
to an office on Market street, near Kearny, and
its old ticket office will be taken by the San
Francisco and North Pacific Company.
Thf new British whaleback steamer Progress
ist arrived yesterday, sixty-seven days from
Bunderland. England. She is of different build
from the American idea of a whaleback, and in
some respects an improvement over the latter.
The bimetallist* executive committee met
Yesterday in the Mills building and decided to
subdivide the general committee for conven
tion work. The recent convention call was
ordered printed in pamphlet form for general
distribution.
Many of the poor stockholders in the Hale <fc
Norcross mine are becoming desperate over the
delay of the Supreme Court in rendering a de
cUion confirming or reversing the lower court.
Much loss is said to have been sustained by the
atockholders in consequence.
Julius Mish. baggageman on the steamer
Mod<x, was wheeling a load of baggage down
the gangplank yesterday when he slipped and
fell, carrying the truck with him. The truck
landed on top of him, breaking his right leg,
and he was taken to the Receiving Hospital.
The League of the Temple, or men's prayer
meeting, of the First Congregational Church
has changed us place of assembly to a Market-
Street office, because, as is claimed, Dr. Brown
closed the church doors against trie organiza
tion. It ii an outgrowth of the Brown-Herron
controversy.
Work on the new Builders' Exchange will
begin next week. The contract feigned with
the Sharon estate yesterday calls for iv com
pletion by September 1. The exchange will be
built of brick with a frontage of 80 feet on New
Montgomery street. The cost complete will be
nearly $10,600.
The case which cost Horace W. Philbrook his
position at the bar, the suit for an accounting
brought by the executors of John Levinson
agairii-t the surviving partners of the firm of
Newman & Levinson, has become decided on
one of its points, by the Supreme Court, in
favor of the side which Philbrook represented.
Henry rtolden, alias Connors, an habitual
pickpocket, was sentenced tr> Folsom for eigh
teen years yesterday for his favorite crime.
Frank Wilson and Edward Lynch, who pleaded
L-uilty to burglary, were each given five years
in the penitentiary, and George Wilson, a
Twelve year-old member of a (fang of Western
Addition toughs, was sent lo Whittier until he
■hall reach the age of 21.
AROUND THE WATER FRONT
Arrival of the British Whale
back Progressist From
England.
THE MARGARET'S MERRY MEN
Visitors Will Bo Admitted on Board
the Olympla and Phila
delphia To-Day.
The steamer Progressist, Pinkham mas
ter, another whaleback, arrived yesterday,
67 days from Sunderland, England, with
3000 tons of coal for Dunsmnir & Son. She
is the British idea of a whalebaok and
differs materially from he Wetmore and
Everett. Her principal feature is her ap
pearance above the loadline, below which
she looks like an ordinary steamer.
The vessel has no sheer, her surplus
buoyancy being provided for without the
upspringing of the hull fore and aft. She
is provided with three decks, the upper or
weather deck being protected from the
seas forward by a raised bow and a turtle-
back cover extending aft. In fact it is
hard to tell whether she is of the whale or
turtle species.
It is at the bow where she differs roost
from the Everett, whose under sloping
stern points up in the air like a sled run
ner. The English craft has the decidedly
English cut, stem perpendicular from the
forefoot to the highest point. She has an
entire double bottom on the cellular sys
tem, and with specially subdivided tanks
at the after end, so thatwithout any dan
ger to the vessel water can be admitted for
ballast when the consumption oi coal
lightens the steamer. The large turret
gives ample space for the accommodation
of the crew.
The Progressist is of- 5100 tons burden
and is one of the nine vessels of the type
built in England. Her trip from Sunder
land was uneventful, having with the ex
ception of a few days calm weather all the
voyaee. She will go in the coal and gen
eral freight business on this coast.
The bark Margaret went to sea yesterday
and came back to port again under peculiar
circumstances. After the tug had cast off
outside the heads all hands were called to
make sail, but they failed to spring aloft
on the dizzy yard with that cheerful
alacrity so characteristic of sailorhood.
The skipper, with the ever-handy hand
spike in his fist, went forward to reason
gently with his recreant crew. But he
found them sodden with water-front liquid
and beyond the potent arguments of a
club or mate. The bark was drifting rapidly
on the rocks for want of the spread canvas
that would waft her away. He hurriedly
sisnaled the tug and was towed back to
port.
This morning when the Margaret's men
awake to a soberer state she will again be
towed seaward.
The Olympia continued her inspection
test in the bay yesterday. A general over
hauling of the torpedo gear took place and
one of her Whitehead torpedoes was dis
charged from the tube. Tt was, of course,
unloaded and was recovered after having
run the limits of its course under the water
and rose to the surface.
The cruiser will, in all probability, re
main in the bay until after the Fourth, in
which case her battalion will parade with
the Philadelphia's men ashore during the
celebration.
Botli vessels are short of men, and enlist
ments will take place on board to nil the
vacancies among the crews.
To-day both vessels will be thrown open
to the public, and visitors will be received
on board between the hours of 10 a. m. and
4r. m. Three tugs will run between Clay
street wharf and the vessels for the accom
modation of those who wieh to inspect the
fine new warships.
A VICTORY FOR COAL MEN
End of a Famous Patent Hop
per Litigation Involving
Thousands.
The Appelate Court Decides In Fa
vor of the Oregon Improvement
Company.
On last Thursday the United States Cir
cuit Court of Appeals rendered a very im
portant decision bearing on the coal com
panies doing business in the City. The
title of the suit w.a3 the Excelsior Coal
Company versus the Oregon Improvement
Company, and the judgment of the higher
court ended a litigation of eight years.
The Chronicle stated that the decision was
In favor of the plaintiff, and the coal men
have been considerably exercised over the
report. This was a mistake, the decision
being entirely in favor of the Oregon Im
provement Company, and virtually
knocked out all patent rights of the Rob-
erts' hopper.
John L. Howard, manager of the Oregon
Improvement Company, was asked yester
day what effect the decision would have on
coal companies, and then it was learned,
for the first time, that the decision was in
favor of tlie coal men. Had it been other
wise it would have meant the loss of
thousands of dollars to the Oregon Im
provement Company, the Black Diamond
Company, J. Rosenfeld's Sons and A. Duns
mnir & Sons.
Martifl R. Roberts held a patent for
many years on a coal-hopper which had to
be used by all coal importers, who paid
handsome tribute to the inventor. When
Mr. Howard came here in 1881 to take the
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 1895.
management of the Oregon Improvement
Company he immediately went to work
on the construction of coal-bunkers at the
foot of Beale street, in close proximity to
the company's yard. In 1887, about the
time the patent on the Roberts hopper
was to expire, suit was instituted against
the Oregon Improvement Company for in
fringement of patent. The action was
brought by the Excelsior Company, the
backers of Roberts, and Judge Sabin ren
dered judgment against the local concern
for $7500.
"We took an appeal to the United States
Supreme Court," said Mr. Howard yester
day, "and got a new trial before Judge
McKenna, who also decided against us.
Our counsel asked for a rehearing on the
ground that the court labored under a mis
conception of the two machines and on the
second hearing Judge McKenna decided in
our favor. Roberts appealed to the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals, and the
higher tribunal decided on Thursday iv
our favor. Roberts had also begun action
against the Black Diamond Coal Company
and obtained judgment in the lower court.
The case was appealed to the United States
Supreme Court, where the validity of the
patent was attacked, and the Supreme
Court decided that Roberts' machine was
not protected by the patent at all as there
had been many changes in the original
machine. It was mainly on this de
cision that we won our case, and Roberts
waited till the last minute before commenc
ing his suit to enable him to run his
claim up into the thousands. Had he won
his suit it would have meant a large loss
to the coal men on the coast."
Death of a German Phygician.
Dr. E. Kiefer, a German physician, wrs found
dead in his room .at the Golden West Hotel
THE ENGLISH WHALEBACK STEAMER PROGRESSIST.
[Sketched for the "Call by Coulter.)
yesterday. He came here from Guatemala a
sick man, and a physician from the German
Hospital attended him. His death is supposed
to be due to natural causes.
A PARK MUSEUM ANNEX.
The Park Commissioners Have
Decided to Erect a New
Building.
Valuable Collections Refused Be
cause the Present Structure Is
Already Occupied.
Tho Park Museum is to have an annex.
This has been definitely decided by the
Park Commissioners, who have come to
the conclusion that more room is an abso
lute necessity. The main building is
already full, so liberal has been the re
sponse to the Commissioners' call for
donations issued several months since.
Feverai days ago a wealthy resident of this
City, whoso name the Park people are not
at liberty to disclose at present, offered a
very line collection of oil paintings for
exhibition, which has been gathered from
the best galleries of Europe during the
past twelve years. At first he intended to
let tho collection go to the Hopkins Art
Institute, but afterward changed his mind
in favor of a location where the people
could have the benetit of his collection.
He visited the museum and the lack of
room where the pictures would show to
good advantage was at once apparent.
The matter was brought to the attention
of Irving M. Scott, and he in turn laid it
before the other Commissioners, with the
result as announced. No plans have yet
been decided upon, and the work cannot
be commenced until the Commissioners
get their next appropriation, as the old
fund is about exhausted. When the new
structure has been completed the ex
hibits throughout will be rearranged.
At the present time there is a noticeable
lack of order in the assignment of the
different collections, due primarily to
limited space. For example, extensive
samples of California products occupy a
room with the natural history exhibits.
It is the idea of the Commissioners to
keep the departments separate and ex
clusively for collections belonging to that
department.
A case in point occurred yesterday.
Mrs. Oscar Edlhard, a former resident bf
San Francisco, now living at Guadalajara,
Mexico, sent to the museum a valuable
collection of Toltec and Aztec idol.s. The
collection numbers 100 images in stone, the
former taken from the ruins at Soldad. in
the State of Vera Cruz, and the latter from
the former site of an Aztec temple at
Otumba, thirty-five miles from the City of
Mexico. For lack of space this collection
has been set up in the Spanish room,
which already contains a great many
things in no way connected with Spanish
history.
The most valuable collection of Alaska
relics in existence is owned by the Alaska
Commercial Company of this City. These
relics have been offered to the Commission
ers, and will be accepted when room is
provided by the erection of the new annex.
Left Mis Wife and Child.
Mrs. Lillie Fleming will swear out a warrant
against her husband, Daniel Fleming, team
ster for Lewis & Co., on the charge of deser
tion. Yesterday Mrs. Fleming called at the
office of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children and reported that her hus
band had left herself and four-months-old
babe homeless and penniless. His action was
unwarrantpd. she said, and was probably the
result of drink. For two Saturday nights he
had failed to bring home his wages, and had,
in fact, remained out all night. Finally sho
asked for money and he gave her $8, which
was not suflicient to pay the installment on
the furniture and buy groceries. He sold all
the furniture and she has not seen him since.
A New Department.
Furniture moved, stQred, packed and
shipped at low rates by Morton Special
Delivery. Only experienced men em
ployed; equipment first class. Offices, 31
Geary street and 408 Taylor street. •
I! iTldTn Sin.
Henry Varley will preach in the gospel tent,
Twenty-third and Mission streets, at 3 o'clock
this afternoon. Subject, "A Nation Weakened
by Bin." All are welcome.
Fireworks !
Save time, money, patronize home industry
by buying an assorted case of fireworks from
California Fireworks Co., 219 Front street. •
A REPLY TO DR. FITCH
Miss Susan B. Anthony and
Rev. Anna Shaw Discuss
His Statements.
WRONG ABOUT THE CENSUS.
They Say the Doctor Would
Surely Starve Women Into
Matrimony.
Miss Susan B. Anthony and Rev. Anna
Shaw have hesitated about replying to the
strictures of Dr. Fitch on the new woman.
They have scarcely thought that the man
who, in Miss Shaw's own words, "has
never seen us, does not read what we say,
«md yet knows all about üb," was worth
their serious attention.
Last uicht, however, they decided to
answer a few of the chairman of the liter
ary committee's representations of the new
woman question.
"I have no intention of being drawn
into a controversy with such a man as Dr.
Fitch," said Miss Susan B. Authony, "but
I do not object to replying to a few of the
statements he has made. He says women
are competing in the labor market with
men.
''It isjmy opinion women would like to
work at home, to do their cutting and
weaving and spinning in their own houses,
as they did a couple of generations ago,
but machinery has driven them out into
factories to do the very work which they
could formerly do by their own hearth
stones. No one found fault with the
women of by-gone times who did spinning
and weaving. To-day the place of work is
changed, but the work is the same.
"Away back forty years ago, when I nut
a resolution in a teachers' convention that
women teachers should be paid as much as
men, I was opposed on the ground that
women would not marry if they could earn
as much as men. I said at the time, 'That's
a poor compliment to men' — but it is Dr.
Fitch's argument. He thinks the worst
thine for society is for women to earn so
much that they are not compelled to marry,
and assumes that women wouldn't rafcrry
unless they find it impossible to support
themselves."
"In fact, his belief seems to be that women
will only marry to win their daily bread,"
remarked Rev. Anna Shaw. "As for the
effect of their competition on men's wages,
even Dr. Fitch must own that in every
branch of trade and business men are bet
tea paid now than they were forty years
ago, before women went out into the
world to work. Wages may have been
higher in California, but that was merely
temporary and the result or peculiar con
ditions. For the world at large, all labor
is better paid now than it was forty years
ago. Dr. Fitch seems to forget, too" that
if the girls of a large family go out to
work their money helps the general fund
and the father's burden is less heavy."
When Miss Shaw was asked what she
thought of Dr. Fitch's declaration that she
was wrong in her statistics, she intimated
gently that she believed it was the war
like doctor who was wrong.
"The new census report is not out yet.
but the compendium for 1890 has been pub
lished, and that shows for Massachusetts
that in towns of 2500 inhabitants and more
the number of males was 970,877 and of
females 1,033,377, giving a surplus of 62,500
females. It is a well-known fact that in
the small towns and villages the propor
tion of women is even greater. The men
come West or to the large cties and the
women often remain at home. Dr. Fitch
must have been thinking of the whole of
the United States. Whon counting the
West there may be a small preponderance
of men. How about the rest of the world,
though? If every woman had to marry in
the British Isles they would have to prac
tice polygamy."
Miss "Anthony and Miss Shaw had not
much to say about Dr. Fitch's statement
that they were putting money in the bank
by their California tour, but their friends,
who know that Miss Shaw has given up
valuable lecturing engagements to come
West, have resented the remark. Miss
Shaw, when asked about this last night,
snid : "I am a lecturer, that is my profes
sion, but at the time Dr. Fitch said we
were making such profits, 1 had not re
ceived a single cent for lecturing or preach
ing in California, neither had Miss An
thony."
"I suppose Dr. Fitch would charge a fee
for sotting a fractured limb," said Miss
Anthony. "It would be as unreasonable
to say that a preacher must never earn a
salary, as to say a lecturer must always
speak gratis. However, it was not till we
went into Southern California that we re
ceived a cent for speakiag here, and dur
ing the southern tour we always equally
shared the proceeds of the lectures with
the Woman's Suffrage clubs of the towns
where we spoke."
"1 am sorry there has been any discus
sion about us," said Miss Shaw. "I never
contemplated speaking on the Fourth ; in
deed, the arrangements were made while I
was away, and it was our intention to have
gone home to-day. However, I am not
torry I Came to California. We enjoyed
the congress, and we have enjoyed the
country." _^__________^^^
THE TIBURON WHARVES
Title to the Tide-land* on Which They
Stand Settled.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the de
cision of t'ae courts of Marin County in the
suit to quiet title to lifteen and a half
acres of land upon which is now situated
property of the San Francisco and North
Pacific Railroad, in whose name the land
stands. It was sold to the railroad by Mrs.
Susan Crooks, executrix ana trustee of the
estate of Matthew Crooks, but under the
will it was directed that no part of the
estate should be sold until the youngest
child in the family should become of age.
The land in question was sold long before
that time, however, and the Crooks heirs
brought suit to quiet title to it The court
held that as undei the will Mrs. Crooks
was left an undivided half of the
estate, and was sole trustee of the other
half for the benefit of the children, shs had
power to sell this small parcel, as she had
an undoubted right to dispose of her own
half interest in the land, and as trus
tee, had also the power to pass the title of
the other interest in unimproved lands,
under the terms of the will.
HORTICULTURAL QUARTERS
The State Board to Decide the Ques-
ti«n of Moving at Ita Next
Meeting.
It is not yet determined whether the
Btate Board of Horticulture will remain in
its present quarters, at 220 Sutter street,
for the next fiscal year or accept the rooms
which have been offered at the Mills
building.
A committee consisting of Mark Mc-
Donald of Santa Rosa, Eiwood Cooper of
Santa Barbara and J. L. Mosher of San
Jose has the matter under advisement, but
has come to no conclusion. If the reduc
tion which has been asked by the commit
tee is made the board will probably con
tinue its headquarters where they are at
present. Otherwise it will move to the
Mills building.
The committee will report to the board
at its next meeting, wtiich has not yet
been called, and at that time action will
be taken.
THE POLICE RETIREMENTS
Captains Douglass and Stone
Making a Strong Fight
to Stay.
Excitement In the Department Over
Probable Promotions and
Appointments.
The excitement in police circles over the
removals, promotions and appointments
in the near future is steadily on the in
crease.
It is understood that the promotion of
sergeants to lieutenants and patrolmen to
sergeants and detectives has been left en-'
tirely in the hands of Chief Crowley and
nothing definite will be known as to the
lucky ones until probably the next meet
ing of the Commissioners on July 10.
It was looked upon as a foregone con
clusion from expressions dropped by the
Commissioners that Sergeants Gillen and
Wittman would till the vacancies caused
by the retirement of Captains Short and
Douglass, but nothing was said as to
either the successor of Captain Stone in
the City Prison or who would be the ad
ditional captain lor the new district.
Within the past few days something has
occurred to show that at least one of the
captains, whose retirement is requested on
July 20, does not intend to comply with
the order if he can avoid it. In other
words, that he is bringing all the pressure
he can upon the Commissioners to have the
request withdrawn.
In view of Captain Douglass' retirement
the men in his division formed a commit
tee to get up a suitable testimonial. The
work was started, but was as suddenly
stopped. Then it became generally known
that, the captain was making a desperate
fight to stay, and it would be time enough
to recommence the work of getting up the
testimonial after it was definitely known
whether he would have to quit.
It is said that the captain's strong plea is
that Captain Dunlevy has been retained,
but Captain Dunlevy was not asked to re
tire.
It is also said that Captain Stone is mak
ing a quiet, but none the less strong, fight
to retain his position.
What success will attend their efforts
remains to be se6ii. Commissioner Gunst
has gone to New York, and the opinion is
general that everything was settled before
his departure as to the retirements and
those who are to fill the vacancies.
DEATH OF W. HOLLIS.
He Was a Young Business Blan, Po«-
Messed of Kare Energy and Ex
ceptional Enterprise.
Among the active young business men of
San Francisco few have exerted a more
powerful influence for the good of others
in his efforts toward advancing the mate
rial progress of the City than William Hol
lis, who, though unassuming and mild of
habit, possessed rare energy and business
enterprise.
A native of lowa, born in 1839, while yet a
lad, he, in company with his father and fam
ily, crossed the plains en route to Califor-
William Holiis.
nia and arrived in 1852, locating at once in
Michigan Bluff, Placer County, where
they engaged successfully in the general
merchandising business.
In 1860 he came to San Francisco and en
gaped in the study of law under the rirru
of Wade & Buchanan.
After varied pursuits he drifted into the
real estate business and purchased a tract
of land in Castroville. He was afterward
known by the cognomen of "Town
Builder," having in one year, under the
auspices of the '"Heal Estate Associates,"
of which he was the founder and manager,
built and sold tSOO houses, and during his
connection with this association he erected
1500 dwellings, disposing of them upon his
system of installment plan. In 1878 "The
Real Estate Associates" became financially
embarrassed and failed, from the shock of
which be n every fully recovered, though
he engaged in large transactions there
after.
In 1861 he married the daughter (Sarah)
of Dr. Kimball Favor of Placer County, by
whom he has two children, now living, a
son, who is married, and daughter, single,
and these, together with the widow and a
host of friends, he leaves to mourn his sad
taking off.
Mr. Hollis died suddenly at his resi
dence, "The Renton," 712 Butter street, this
City, on the evening of June 24, of apo
plexy, after only four hours' sickness.
His funeral was from the Masonic Tem
ple, under the auspices of Oriental Lodge
No, 144, F. and A. M. The impressive ser
vices according to the masonic ritual were
attended by numerous friends and ac
quaintances, as well as his masonic breth
ren, the family and officers of the Placer
County Association, of which he was treas
urer.
HOW BRODERICK FIGURES
Claims a Neat Surplus Is
Possible After the Bills
Are Paid.
THE OLD FISCAL YEAE IS DONE.
The Fortunes It Has Made and the
Trouble It Has Caused Are
All History.
The prodigal and anxious — prodigal
and then anxious old fiscal year is a bit of
history now.
It ended on Saturday. To-day is a
breathing spell. To-morrow the long
looked-forward-to future becomes the more
easy going present— the beginning of the
next fiscal year.
To be sure the work of the old year is
not all done. -Very many transactions
have to be rounded up and the bills of this
last month especially have to be figured
out and provided for before the history is
completed. Still nothing more of mischief
can be done in the old year than has been
done, and it only remains to cast up the
accounts.
It has been already related how Auditor
Broderick gave it as his opinion that there
will be no deficit in the finances, that is to
say that there will be money enough to
meet all bills save the hold-over salary de
mands, provision for which must be made
in the tax levy. He draws his conclusions
from the reports of the several institutions
made to him, as well as from his own
knowledge of the status of the city's reve
nues. From these he has figured it out
as follows:
Demands to Jane 30, estimated yet to come In
audited June 27: '
Passed to June 24 ..;^....'." «1° 7RB
Other bills in the board '.".I" 535
Almshouse ***** l 000
Hospital .::::::::::.: ™o
Fire Department 5 600
Jail No. 2. .... . ' I'onn
Jail no. 3 :..:::::::::: 1600
subsistence 1000
Fire Alarm : ""*' 1000
Police Patrol "" i'3y<)
Police rents... '.[', '400
Fuel 250
lighting ;;;;; 2.700
Water 6 600
Health Department ' 100
Total.. ■ ;..... .....L?38,671
.Registered demands... 27,000
Grand total .$63,571
BECEIPTS ESTIMATED.
From taxe5....... 86,000
Licenses 30,000
Police Courts 2,000
Tranfers from special fee fund 4S,()00
Police relief and pension 10,000
Estimated total demands to come In $93,000
Total estimated receipts 500
Probable surplus $29,500
THE ATLANTA CONVENTION.
Governor Budd's Call to All the
County Supervisors in
the State.
Extensive Preparations Are Being
Made to Entertain the
Visitors.
The first move in the project of sending
a tine exhibit of California products to the
International Cotton Exposition at At
lanta, Ga., has been made by Governor
Budd sending out the following call for a
convention of all the Supervisors in the
State :
Executive Department, j
Sacramento, Cal.. June 28, 1895. )
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of the
County of , Gentlemen: in accordance
with the request of the State Board of Trade, as
presented in its resolutions published herein,
in relation to the International Exposition to
be held at Atlanta, Ga., the cumin* winter, I
respectfully call the attention of your honor
able board to its importance, and solicit on be
half of your county and of the State your seri
ous consideration and active participation In
carrying out the objects defined therein.
The time set for such meeting has been fixed
for July 15 at 10 a. m., and the place selected
in which the same shall be held is the assem
bly-room of the Chamber of Commerce in the
City of San Francisco.
Each county in the State Is directly inter
ested in endeavoring to make the exposition of
its products as great and varied as its possibili
ties will permit.
No stronger advertisement of our varied and
diversified interests can be had. It will be an
object lesson that cannot fail of producing
good results. Unity of purpose and concert of
action are the requisites to success, and I feel
assured in this instance the appeal will not be
in vain.
The railroad companies will transport at
half rates, and it is to b« hoped each member
of your board will find it in his power to be
personally present. Very respectfully.
James 11. Budd, Governor.
Secretary Filcher of the State Board of
Trade has learned that mauy of the Super
visors, even before the call was issued,
favored the movement, and will do all in
their power toward raising money for send
ing a magnificent exhibit to the South.
He is making arrangements for the enter
tainment of the visitors, and has communi
cated with the Mayor, Board of Supervisors,
Half-million Club and Manufacturers' and
Producers' Association with the view of
giving them the best entertainment that
money and hospitality will afford.
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Sequoia Democrats.
The Sequoia Democratic Club of the Forty
fourth District has been organised with the
following officers: President, James A. De
voto; vice-president, Dr. Morton; second vice
president. George Seekamp; recording secre
tary, Joseph L. Wattson: financial secretary,
G. Nathan; treasurer, Joseph L. Valente; ser
geant-at-arms, Paul Dubols; executive com
mittee— Haskins, K. Donnelly, G.
Thomas, J. P. Morgan and J. Curran. The mem
bership is seventy-five. The club will give its
annual picnic at Harbor View, Presidio, July 4.
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Leo Assembly Elects Officers.
Leo Assembly No. 4, Young Men's Catholic
Union, has elected the following officers for the
ensuing terra: President. P. Molloy; first vice
president, B. Murphy; second vice-president,
P. O'Connor; recording secretary, J. J. Shea
han; financial secretary, D. F. Aliearn ; treas
urer, J. J. Mclneriiey; marshal, T. Jordan;
trustees— J. 0, Murphy, William Branley. J.
Hynes, T. Roland, M. Lynch, P. Brazel and O.
Monran; delegates to the eighth Grand Assem
bly—J. J. Sheahan, W. H. Philpott, J. J. Mclner
ney.'and D. F. Ahearn.
EAGLESONws
FACTORY PRICE
SALE OF
Fancy
Negligee
and Outing
748 and 750 Market Street
And 242 Montgomery Street.
NEW TO-DAY. • ■
SPECIAL
SALE
OF
I
Muslin
Underwear
I THIS
WEEK.
DON'T MISS IT.
These Goods are entirely new,
and were purchased by us at
terms such as enable us to
offer them to our patrons at
MARVELOUSLY LOW PRICES.
A saving of 33 1-3 to SO Per
Cent can be effected by pur-
chasing during this sale.
NIGHT GOWNS.
Elegantly Trimmed in the Newest Styles.
. 86c GOWNS at 60c Each
«1 GOWNS at 63c Each
81 25 GOWNS at 76c. Ee»'U
$160 GOWNS at $1 Each
$2 60 GOWNS at «1 50 Each
$3 GOWNS at.. 91 75 Each •
SKIRTS. ~~
Cat and Trimmed In the Latest Styles,
75c SKIRTS at :.... 60c Each
90c SKIRTS at 65c Each
$1 10 SKIRTS at 750 Each
fl 60 SKIRTS at »1 Each
$2 SKIRTS at $1 25 Each
fa 25 SKIRTS at $1 60 Each ";
drawers:
Best Quality Muslin, Elegantly Trimmed.,
40c DRAWERS at. . ;...25c Pair
60c DRAWERS at 35c Pair
60c DRAWERS at 40c Pair
75c DRAWERS at 60c Pair
$1 DRAWERS at 75c Pair
?1 25 DRAWERS at 90c Pair
Also a Lot of Exquisite High Novelties
In Night Gowns, Skirts and Drawers,
trimmed in the very latent styles with
Lace and Embroidery, which we are
offering at prices less than cost to
manufacture.
SEE DISPLAY Of OJJJTSHOW WISDOWS.
We Carry the Most Complete Assort-
ment of
BATHING SUITS and
BICYCLE SUITS
In the City.
Store Will Be Closed~Thursday, July 4.
NEWMAN & LEVINSON,
125, 127, 129 and 181 Kearny Street,
. and 209 Sutter Street.
■*RA7AAD^\
DM&MAIA
Hurrah for the 4th of July
FIREWORKS!
■ i n k iv v n i\ o i
CRACKERS AND SKYROCKETS!
FOR EVERYBODY.
Largest Selection !
Best Quality!
Lowest Prices!
Torpedoes, Firecrackers, Pistols,
Caps, Balloons, Cartridges,
Cannon, Paper Caps, Guns,
Pinwheels, Roman Candles,
Skyrockets, Lanterns, Bunting.
AND
FLAGS AND DECORATING MATERIAL
• ■-.■.■" - . .■ ■ ■ ■ ,
OF ALL KINDS.
ALSO
ASSORTED GASES OF FIREWORKS,
Put up expressly for family use. containing
from 150 to 500 pieces, -
At From $1, $2, $3.50 and $5 per Case.
Note— Goods delivered free of charge In Saus*-
llto, Bllthedale, Mill Valley. Tlburon, Anrioch, San
.Rafael, Stockton, Hay wards, Vallejo, >>"apa, San
Lorenzo, Melrose, San Leandro, Oakland, Alamed*
and Berkeley. ' ■
WHALEBONE.
PACIFIC STEAM WHALING COMPANY 1
Genuine Shell Whalebone "Orca Brand."
■•'.' ■ Specially Prepared and Selected for the .
DRESS GOODS AM CORSET TRADE.
All Sizes. Every Package Guaranteed.
One trial will convince yon of Its merits and
superiority over all other brands In the market. •
LA TiTTTQ Sec that your . dressmakers do
•AJL/JLJIiO not use inferior grades or sabstl-
EQUAL TO OUR "ORCA BRAND."
• Never breaks, most elastic, lasts longest, cheap-
est and best. , -
For sale by all 'he leading dry-goods houses
Office and Factory, 80 California Street,
HAN FRANCISCO.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
piIARLES 11. '■„ PHILLirS. , ATTOKNEY-AT
\J law and Notary Public, 63S Market st., ; oppo-
site Palace Hotel, . liesldcuce 1620 Fell st. . Teta-
PbODe 570. . T . ,
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