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GENERAL RUGGLES HERE
Semi-Official Visit of the Ad
jutant-General of the
Army.
HASTY LOOKS AT OLD SCENES.
Saw Lee Surrender at Appomattox.
He Climbed Up the War
Ladder.
Brigadier-General George D. Ruggles,
adjutant-general of the United States
army, arrived in this City yesterday from
the north on a tour of the Northwest, in
which he is combining his usual August
vacation and a great deal of semi-official
Observation.
"My visit has no official significance,"
he said, when seen at the Cosmos Club
yesterday. "I simply wanted to come out
West and see some posts which had been
built up since I was on the coast, take a
look at the Puget Sound country, which I
had never had an opportunity of visiting
before, and rest my eyes on some territory
which I had not seen for a quarter of a
century, like Fort Leavenworth, for in
stance, which I have not seen since June,
1861.
"I knew it would not be possible for me
to take the trip next year, because there
will be a lone session of Congress then,
Brigadier-General Rugrgrles.
[From a photograph.]
and the following I will retire, so that if I I
: had put it off my trip, with its refreshing I
of my memory, would have been of no
practical service to me."
General Ruggles was on the Pacific
Coast, stationed at this City, from January
19, 1889. to October 1 of the following year.
Then the Department of California in
cluded Arizona Territory and Oregon. He
is now 62 years old and has been in active
servica for' forty years. In November, two
years ago, he was promoted to brieadier
general and made adjutant-general of the
army.
On this trip he has visited Chicago, Mil
waukee, the "Wisconsin State militia en
campment at Camp Douglas, the St. Paul
headquarters at Fort Snelling, Fort As
siniboine and Helena, Mont., and the new
post, Fort Harrison, at that city; Fort
Yellowstone, including a run through the
National Park, Fort Missoula. Spokane,
Fort Sheridan, in the Coeur d'Alene re
gion ; Fort Walla Walla, Portland, Or.,
Vancouver Barracks, Wash., the Columbia
River jetties and the new post on this
coast, Fort Canby.
A good look at the Puget Sound country
followed. The new fort which it is in
tended to establish there rests entirely
with the Army Engineers, Board of Ord
nance and Fortifications and General
Scohfield, and upon their combined recom
menJation Secretary Lamont will locate it.
When he returns East he will go by way
of Salt Lake City and Denver, and take in
Forts Logan, Rilev, Leavenworth and
Crook.
As one of the old war adjutants General
Ruggles saw l«ee surrender at Appomattox.
He was then adjutant-general of the Army
of the Potomac under General Meade.
He began his military career on the
Northwestern frontier in Minnesota and
Dakota during the '50's, and as early as
1858 was acting adjutant-general at St.
Louis of the Department of the West.
His services for the Union cause began
as acting assistant adjutant-general of
Miles' brigade, Patterson's army. He was
on special duty in the adjutant-general's
office in the War Department from July 1,
1861, until June 28, 1862, in charge of the
organization of the volunteer army.
Climbing the ladder of rank he became
chief of staff and adjutant-general of Gen
eral Pope's Army of Virginia in the sum
mer of 1862, and wa9 engaged in the battle
of Cedar Mountain, saw the retreat from the
Ra-pidan, took part in the two days' fight
cm the Rappahannock and also in the bat
tles of Waterloo Bridge, Gainesville,
Groveton and Cbantilly.
Following this and up to November of
that year he was on General McClellan's
staff in the Maryland campaign as assis
tant chief of staff in the army of the Po
tomac, participating in the battles of South
Mountain and Antietam and the skirmish
at Smokers Gap. That winter he spent
three months on special duty in Secretary
Stanton's office.
The closing year of the war saw him
adjutant-general of the Army of the Po-
DR. HENLEY'S CELERY, BEEF AND IRON,
THERE ARE JUST
THIS NUMBER OF
INGREDIENTS USED
IN ITS PREPARATION.
If your nerves This grand corn-
were sound, your bination contains
digestion good and - superb celery,
your blood rich and I I which will strength-
pure, there would \ j e^ your nerves; per-
not be much the | \ feet beef extract,
matter with you. I S whlch 1S what y° ur
::; But you know you : I stomach needs, and
are weak, down ! \ iron ' whlch wiU
and shaky. P unfv and enri <*
your blood.
THERE ARE JUST
THIS NUMBER OF
THE PRINCIPAL PARTS
OF YOUR SYSTEM
WHICH IT WILL HELP UNFAILINGLY,
tomac under Meade. He was in the
Hatchers Run affair, at the capture of
Petersburg, Va., and in the final pursuit
of the Confederate army terminating in
Lee's surrender at the Appomattox court
house.
Since then he has been successively ad
jutant-general of the Department of the
Atlantic, Department of the East, Depart
ment of the Lakes, Department of the East
again, Department of the Platte, Depart
ment of Dakota, Department of Texas,
Division of the Pacific and Department of
California, Division of the Atlantic, and,
for the third time, Department of the East.
During the afternoon General Ruggles
called upon General Forsyth, who has just
broken camp at Monterey and came into
the City yesterday with his staff.
OIF TOR ATLANTA.
Secretary Filcher Leaves To-Day and
the Exhibit Goes Saturday.
J. A. Filcher, the secretary of the State
Board of Trade, will leave for Atlanta, Ga.,
to-day so as to be present when the Cali
fornia exhibit renches the exposition. He
will be accompanied by Phil M. JBaier of
Tulare who will assist in arranging the
exhibit. C. M. Johnson will remain in
San Francisco three or four weeks to pack
exhibits of fruit that arrived too late for
shipment with the bulk of the consign
ment which will leave about the last of the
week.
At Los Angeles the Santa Barbara and
Los Angeles exhibits will be put on the
train.
Mr. Filcher was informed yesterday by a
letter from S. R. Knott, first vice-president
of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
that that line will co-operate with the
Southern Pacific. in the shipment of the
California exhibit.
GOETHE-SCHILLER FUND.
The Monument Association
Appoints Auxiliary Com
mittees.
Many Prominent Ladles Selected
Who Will Assist at the
Coming Fete.
The German residents of this City and
vicinity are making great preparations for
the Goethe-Schiller festival that will be
held in the Mechanics' Pavilion in No
vember under the auspices of the Goethe-
Schiller Monument Association. In order
to prepare the plans and details of the
festival, the executive committee has ap
pointed a number of ladies, who will con
stitute the ladies' auxiliary to the associa
tion, as follows:
Mrs. J. Brandenstein, Mrs. C. Bertheau, Mrs.
M. Bertheau, Mrs. M. F. Bender, Mrs. J. 8. Bow
man, Mrs. C. Bundschu, Mrs J. Budde.
Mrs. R. Capelle, Mrs. Dr. Castelhun, Mrs. Dr.
D. Cohn.
Mrs. E. A. Denicke, Mrs. F. W. Dohrmann,
Mrs. W. Duisinbere.
Mrs. A. Eisenbacn, Mrs. A. Eloesser, Mrs. M.
Esberg.
Mrs. C. Fechheimer, Mrs. 11. Fortman.
Mrs. G. Gerst, Mrs. M. Greenblatt, Mrs. G.
Grosse.
Mrs. F. Habenicht.^lrs. I. Ilecht, Mrs. A.
Herbst, Mrs. W. Herrmann, Mrs. W. C. Hilder
brandt, Mrs. V. Hess.
Mrs. D. C. A. Kern, Mrs. E. Koehler, Mrs. O.
Kloppenburg, Mrs. Dr. Koebig, Mrs. M. Koll
man, Mrs. Dr. Kreutzmann.
Mrs. C. Leichter, Mrs. Louis Lisser, Mrs. Os
wald Lohan.
Mrs. H. F. Maass, Mrs. C. Mangels. Mrs. R.
Mayrisch, Mrs. J. C. Meufsdorffer, Mrs. Helena
Meyer, Mrs. Henry Meyer, Mrs.C. Michalitschke,
Mr?. O. Muser.
Mrs. B. Paulsen, Mrs. A. Perutz, Mrs. E. Pohli,
Mrs. E. C. Priber, Mrs. G. Proll.
Mrs. J. Regensburger, Mrs. Dr. Kichter, Mrs.
E. Rotate, Mrs. A. Rosenthal.
Mrs. Clans Schilling, Mrs. M. Schafer, Mrs. H.
Schussler, Mrs. A. H. R. Schmidt, Mrs. J.
Schulte, Mrs. J. Siebe, Mrs. Louis Sloss, Mrs. W.
Spever, Mrs. Claus Spreckels, Mrs. F. D. Stadt
mnuer.
Mrs. F. Tillmann Jr., Mrs. C. Tourney.
Mm. Henry Van Bergen. Mrs. C. Volkman,
Mrs. C. C. Vorrath.
Mrs. W. Westerfeld. Mrs. W. Westhoff . Mrs. R.
Wienecke, Mrs. Dr.Winterberg, Mrs. H.Wolff,
Mrs. S. Bachman, Mrs. M. Peters, Mrs. F.
Schwerdt, Mrs. J. M. Buehler, Mrs. Theo
Dierks, Mrs. B. Dreyer, Mrs. B. Grave, Mrs. H.
Roeber, Mrs. J. Steppenbock, Mrs. M. Schwerin,
Mrs. B. Broemel, Miss D. Fuendeling, Mrs. J.
Stange, Mrs. C. Hadenfeldt, Mrs. Dr. A. Aron
stein, Mrs. H. L. Read, Mrs. D. Neustadter,
Mrs. Leon Sloss. Mrs. L. Greenwald, Mrs.
Frownfeld. Mrs. P. Lillienthal, Mrs. E. R. Lil
ienthal, Mrs. F. Sachs, Mrs. J. Stern, Mrs. G.
Frank, Mrs. L. Steinhart, Mrs. I. W. Hellman,
Mrs. I. Walters, Mrs. D. X. Walters, Mrs.
M. Brown, Mrs. L. Weil, Mrs. George Kahn,
Mrs. Henry Kahn, Mrs. Rudolph Herman,
Mrs. Hugo Rothschild, Mrs. M. Heller, Mrs.
A. Ach, Mrs. B. Trieste, Mrs. B. Levintritt.
Oakland— Mrs. H. Bahls. Mrs. H. Bendel,
Mrs. A. Schilling. Alameda— Mrs. W. Cramer,
Mrs. H. Epstein, Mrs. A. Mayrisch, Mrs. L.
Oesterricher, Mrs. F. Ruether, Mrs. J. Siegfried.
Mill Valley— Mrs. A. Hinz, Mrs. R. Schmidt.
Ban Rafael— Mrs. A. Zinkand. Sonoma— Mrs.
C. Dressel. St. Helena— Mrs. F. Behringer.
The executive committee and the Ladies'
Auxiliary will meet to-morrow in
Beelhoven Hall in the Hotel Savoy, Post
and Powell streets, and begin the prelim
inary work of the festival. The associa
tion expects to make enough money at
the festival to complete the fund for the
monument. About $10,000 will be sufficient,
as the association has fully $30,000 on hand.
It is proposed to have a monument that
will be an ornament in Golden Gate Park.
Traffic Association.
A meeting of the executive committee of the
Traffic Association was held yesterday. Those
present were: B. F. Dunham, Charles M.
Vates, William R. Wheeler, C. H. Schmidt,
L. H. Bonestell, E. J. Marcus. Henry Michaels,
H. Williams, Edward Brown, E. A. Phelps,
J. Curtis and I. F. Littlefield. B. F. Dunham
was elected president, Charles M. Yates vice
president, Henry Michaels second vice presi
dent, Wakefleld Baker treasurer.
Railway Directors Elected.
The annual meeting of the Guatemala Cen
tral Railway Company was held yesterday in
the Southern Pacific building, corner of Mont
gomery and Market streets. C. P. Huntington
was elected president, Charles F. Crocker vice
president, V. 8. Douty treasurer, C. L. Lansing
secretary, H. E. Huntington, C. G. Lathrop and
C E. Green directors.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1895.
HASKINS CONTEST ENDED
The Famous Case Will Be
Submitted to the Jury
To-Day.
MRS. HASKINS 1 HANDWRITING.
Characteristics of It Also Found
in Letters That the Husband
The taking of testimony in the Haskins
will contest was concluded yesterday. At
11 o'clock to-day the arguments will be
made, and in the afternoon the case will
be submitted to the jury.
Very little new evidence was obtained at
yesterday's session.
Expert Eisenschimel was cross-examined
at great length by Attorney Ford, and was
called upon to testify about the hand
writing of Mrs. Haskins. He said
that several characteristics of Mrs. Has
kins' handwriting were found also in the
wills and the accredited letters of the hus-
Some of the Faces Before the Haskins
Jury.
[Sketched by a "Call" artist.]
band, but that this merely showed a simi
larity of habits.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Haskins spelled
wrong at times. Both left out letters in
writing words. But notwithstanding the
mutual characteristics, he said, there were
great differences in the handwriting.
Mrs. Haskins wrote "ever" for "every,"
"sincer" for "sincere," '"hast" for "haste,"
surround" for "surrounded." There were
many such instances, and similar errors
appeared in the letters that James Has
kins wrote. One was in the will.
"Those are odajties," explained the ex
pert.
"Do you call 'Please not do that' correct
English?" the attorney asked.
"No, sir."
"But Mrs. Haskins wrote that in one of
her letters?"
"Yes, sir."
"And she wrote 'Didn't wish to make
my loss knowing?' "
"Yes, sir."
"Did both occasionally leave off let
ters? '
"Yes, as bad spellers will do."
The expert was dismissed, and Attor
neys Deuprey and Wright called wit
nesses to testify about the home life of
Mr. and Mrs. Haskins.
William H. Wolf of the commission
house of Wolf & Sons played whist at the
Haskins' residence, and he never detected
any discord, even during the games.
Mrs. Margaret Davis, for years a neigh
bor, testified in the same manner.
Mrs. A. L. Schocken followed. "You
were well acquainted with the family, were
you?" asked Attorney Deuprey.
"I went there often, and my sister Rose
said — "
"Never mind your sister Rose," said
Judge Coffey, and a reminiscence was lost
to the court.
"Did you ever hear Mr. Haskins say any
thing about the ownership of the
property? 1 '
"That is what I was going to say about
my sister Rose."
"Well, what was that?"
"My sister Rose came to me and she
said — "
"I object, your Honor," broke in Attor
ney Ford, and the story of Mrs. Schocken's
sister was again ruled out.
On cross-examination Mrs. Schocken
was asked whether she had talked confi
dentially about business matters with Mrs.
Haskins, and the inquiry brought out the
statement:
"I would not tell my business affairs to
any woman."
Other witnesses for the defense were
John Kirkpatrick, once a Chief of Police
in San Francisco, Charles H. McDonald,
Mrs. W. H. Byington. and Mrs. Rose New
man, the "sister Rose" of Mrs. Schocken's
testimony.
This ended the case for Mrs. Haskins.
Attorney Ford then called George Has
kins, one of the contesting nephews, to
give some testimony about the Forest City
property. Charles "Heintzen was momen
tarily recalled, and tne concluding testi
mony was given by Mrs. Mary Hasfcins of
Forest City, the wife of James William
Haskins. This witness stated that Mrs.
Haskins had once told her of trying to get
a new will made, but that the new will had
never been written.
LABOR IN LOS ANGELES
The Situation There as Viewed
by Commissioner
Fitzgerald.
He Believes That a Branch of
the State Labor Bureau Is
Sadly Needed.
Edward L. Fitzgerald, the State Labor
Commissioner, returned yesterday after a
two weeks' trip to Los Angeles and Santa
Catalina Island. He is much improved in
health, notwithstanding that it was not
wholly a pleasure jaunt, for he was kept
busy looking at many matters pertaining to
the labor question. He met with a very
pleasant reception, and among other
things learned that the people of the
soutn are very desirous of having a branch
of the Labor Bureau established in Los
Angeles.
During his short stay in that city Mr.
Fitzgerald saw the great need of such a
bureau; in fact as much as in this City,
for Los Angeles is far from being free
from the abuses that are inflicted upon
the laboring classes by the unprincipled.
He found that there are about 3000 un
employed of all classes in that city and
that a large number are arrivals from
Arizona. The wages paid there are lower
than in San Francisco, carpenters making
only |2 25 a day. Even at this price there
are more carpenters employed in Los
Angeles than anywhere in the northern
Bart of the State. For all that there are
more idle carpenters there than in the
north.
Lumbermen and owners of brickyards
are taking advantage of cheap labor and
are putting up buildings at prices that
leave but little margin on their contracts,
simply for the purpose of getting a market
for their lnmber and bricks. Houses are
being erected at the rate of thirty-three a
month or eight and a quarter a week at an
average price of $3000. The July building
contracts amounted to $800,000. Since the
winter and artisans' wages have
increased a little.
Mr. Fitzgerald made hasty investigations
of several cases where abuses were charged.
In many stores the girJs are paid from $6
to $3 a week, and the lower the wages the
less the comforts for the help. In the $3
stores the girls are not even allowed to sit
down during working hours.
While investigating charges that a coop
erage firm had been advertising for help
and failing to furnish the applicants with
work Mr. Fitzgerald found that work was
offered but at very low wages. The Asso
ciated Charities of Los Angeles is helping
a large number of people. In his investi
gation the Commissioners found that
many Mexicans had been brought into the
United States in violation of the contract
law by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railroad during the strike, but lack of
time prevented an extended inquiry.
The commissioner did not lose sight of
one of his hobbies — the anti-Japanese
question. He found nearly all the cheap
restaurants run by Japs. He went into
one place and said he wanted to hire forty
Japs and was told that his order would be
filled as soon as the contractor could send
north, meaning Victoria and San Fran
cisco. He called upon Senator Stephen
White in regard to the Japanese question
and the Senator promised to introduce into
Congress a Japanese exclusion act for the
Labor Commissioner. Senator White stated
that the people of the East are hard to
convince that coolie labor in California is
a curse.
The trustees of the Whittier Reform
School requested Mr. Fitzgerald to assist
in finding work for the boys whose terms
of imprisonment are concluded. They
said that there are many worthy and de
serving young fellows in the school who
deserve the State's care when they became
free again. Mr. Fitzgerald visited the
boys, who are campinc on Catalina Island,
and found many intelligent lads who had
been a little wild in the past. He promised'
to co-operate with the trustees and assist
any boys whom the trustees will recom
mend.
In speaking of the employment agencies
Mr. Fitzgerald stated that the majority
are run upon a high-handed principle and
are sadly in need of a little disciplining at
the hands of the State. There is only one
free bureau in Los Angeles and that has
had the misfortune of falling into the
bands of scheming politicians.
Mr. Fitzgerald visited the oil fields and
found that they emplo.T between 2500 and
3000 men. Oil is rapidly taking the place
of coal for fuel and many industries are
starting up in consequence of being able
to secure cheap fuel for power.
FAULTY BIRTH EEOOEDS.
The Health Officers After Physicians
Who Fail to Make Reports.
Health Officer Lovelace has called the
attention of physicians and rnidwives to
the fact that they must report all births at
the Health Office. Failing in this they
will be punished according to law. The
birth lists are being closely watched by
Secretary Godchaux with a view of getting
a good test case and carrying it into the
courts.
The following notices from the orders of
the Superintendent concerning the regis
tration of births have been sent to all
physicians' offices:
Section 1. Physicians and midwives must on
or before the fourth day of each month make a
return to the Health Officer of all births oc
curring in their practice during the preceding
month. In the absence of such attendants the
parent must make such report within thirty
days after the birth of the child. Such returns
must bo made in accordance with rules adopt
ed and upon blanks furnished by the Board of
Health.
Sec. 2. Any person violating any of the pro
visions of this order shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine not
exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding
90 days, or by both such tine and imprison
ment.
Reports on births have been allowed to
get into a slipshod condition, and Health
Officer Lovelace is determined to straighten
them out. Within the past month a score
of inquiries have been made at the office to
get the dates of certain births and no trace
of them could be found on the records.
The inquirers were put to great trouble
over the matter and laid the blame on the
management of the office. The Health
Department now proposes to put the re
sponsibility where* it belongs: the physi
cians who fail to make proper reports.
Reduced Rate on Canned Goods.
The Southern Pacific Company submitted a
proposition by telegraph to railway companies
between its lines and the Mississippi River and
Chicago, whereby a rate of 65 cents might be
established on canned goods from California.
The present rate on canned goods to Chicago
and the river points is 75 cents a hundred
pounds. This applies also to the tariff to inter
mediate points from common points in Cali
fornia. The Southern Pacific Company has
offered to make a combination with the other
railways to reduce the tariff 10 cents a hundred
pounds.
Stamped envelopes were issued by our
Government to commemorate the centen
nial of American independence, but there
were uo adhesive stamps issued.
YANG YU'S PROCLAMATION
The Chinese Minister at Wash
ington Warns the Six
Companies.
BOYCOTT ON ONE COMPANY.
Authorities of the United States
May Be Asked to Settle
the War.
The war which has been impending in
Chinatown between the Sam Yup and the
See Yup companies for several weeks has
aroused the ire of the Chinese authorities
at Washington. They have interested
themselves in the matter to the extent
that if the boycott which is now hovering
over the Sam Yup Company is not de
clared off in a few days they will cause
trouble among the ranks of not only the
See Yup Company but the Ning Yung fac
tion as well.
The following proclamation was received
by Consul-General Li from Yang Yo, Min
ister Plenipotentiary to the United States,
yesterday, with instructions to post it in a
conspicuous position, that all Chinese
might read it and take warning:
From the Minister Plenipotentiary of the
United States to Consul-General Li and Consul
Chane.
This message is from the Minister and is di
rected to the See Yup and the Ning Yung
Company particularly.
That In the matter of a trifle with the Sam
Yup people you have caused interference to be
placed in the way of the business of the Sam
Yups and all of their dealings. I have been
informed that some of the leading men have
made trouble and have in a measure paralyzed
the business of the Sam Yups.
This state of things I shall not allow to be
carried on, even if some of the common people
do congregate and prevent the regular course
of business from being carried on. You
should,, therefore, use diligence to suppress
the existing boycott and tell each other to
abide by the law and suppress the feeling of
enmity which exists in your hearts.
You may not be aware that this may cause
serious trouble, and the time may come when,
repenting of your action, you may find that it
is too late.
I therefore appeal to you to abide by your
profession or occupation, whatever it maybe,
and not travel on the road of obscurity and
darkness, as no good will come of it.
If any more disturbance follows this procla
mation the authorities ot the United States
will be notified and you will be punished ac
cording to the laws of the land in which you
are residing.
Be not persistent, but obey these instruc
tions.
Yang Yu, Minister to the United States.
PRICE OF BEER BLOSSOMS
Ex-Sheriff Stanley Says Hops
Have Been Grossly
Maligned.
Though a Celebrated Thief-Taker,
He Is an Agricultural
Oracle.
Ex-Sheriff Stanley of Mendocino County,
besides being one of the most celebrated
thief-catchers in California, is also an
oracle on matters agricultural in the coun
ties north of the bay.
Mr. Stanley asserts that the dispatches
published in some of the San Francisco
papers to the effect that many of the hop
fields would .go unpicked this fall on ac
count of the low price of the beer bJossom
are liable to do incalculable harm to the
agricultural interests of the northern bay
counties.
"There is no truth whatever in the state
ment that the hops will not be harvested
on account of the prices," he said. "As a
truth a large number of the hop-growers
of Sonoma, Lake and Mendocmo counties
have yearly contracts for their hops at 15
cents." These contracts have been running
through yeara and years, and the growers
are perfectly satisfied to let them continue,
even though the price goes 100 or 200 per
cent higher some years. All this talk about
the hops going unharvested is nonsense.
If the price goes as low as 7 or 8 cents the
growers could not afford to let the blos
soms wither on the vines. They can grow
tnem for 4 cents a pound, and a*t $1 a hun
dred for picking they have a profit.
"The responsibility for these mistate
ments rests with some of those growers
who want to clear ten or twenty thousand
dollars a year on their yards. There have
been times when the growers of Sonarua
and Mendocino cleared $2000 an acre on
their hops and those men are invariably
the ones to raise a howl if the blossoms go
below 25 or 30 cents. Do you know that
there is a good living in hops at 10 cents?
At 15 cents the grower can make a fair
profit."
THE MECHANICS' FAIB.
Saturday Afternoons to Be Tnrned Over
- to the School Children of the
City.
Probably 2000 people visited the Mechan
ics' Fair at the Pavilion last night and en
joyed the music and the exhibits.
One company has an exhibit of burners
and stoves to demonstrate the advantages
of gas thus applied over electricity for both
light and fuel.
In pickles this City shows that she can
do as well as anywhere else in the world.
In machinery appliances for saving gold
,in mining and powerful irrigating pumps
seem to predominate. A convenient res
taurant annex at popular prices has been
fitted up by the trustees.
It is the intention of the board of direc
tors to devote Saturday afternoons to the
school children, admission to be free, if
possible.
Next Saturday is to be "university day,"
and excursions at reduced rates are to be
arranged for to accommodate the students
of BerKeley and Stanford. The Wednes
day following is to be turned over to the
scholars of the night schools, and the
Saturday after next to the boys and girls
of the high and technical schools.
There is also be a German night for the
Turn Vereins and other German societies,
and if the committee can so arrange it
special nights will be designated for other
societies and clubs.
She musical proeramme for to-day is:
March, "Turner Festival" F. Sch°el
Overture. "La Uazza Iji<i:a ' Rossini
Wai ik, "Adle" Strauss
Caprice, "Unter den Linden" Ellenberg
Selection, "Boccaccio" ssiif pj
Overture, "Bohemian Uirl" Baue
Waltz, "C'arrmn" Strauss
Prelurle, chorus and cavatina from the opera
< HitnrameiiM' ' iiercadante
Mazourka - Kornszack
"The .Emperor's Chase" Koniskl
EVENING.
March, "festival Songs" Mendelssohn
Overture, " Raymond" Thomas
Waltz, •'Chimes of Normandy" Metra
Paraphrase, "Spring Wong" Gounod
l-'r. iii, is la, "Rigoletto" Basse
Overture, "Martha" Flotow
Waltz, "Marttana" Del 1 inner
Selection, "Black Hussars" Millocjker
"Cavalry Charge" Lueders
Oalop, "In a Hurry" Weiss
The board of directors decided last night
to spend $350 on the chessroom at the in
stitute in improvements.
At Laureihill Convent, near Limerick,
seventy of the nuns and pupils were taken
dangerously sick at dinner lately, four
having already died. The inquest showed
that a custard of which they had eaten,
containing; eggs and milk imperfectly
cooked, had developed bacteria and pro
duced ptomaine poisoning.
NEW TO-DAY— DRY GOODS.
fo-DA\"S
GREAT LEADERS !
To-day we offer a SPECIAL AND EXTRAORDI-
NARY COMBINATION of ATTRACTIONS in
NEW GOODS AND CLEARANCE BARGAINS!
LADIESJAPES!
At $1.00.
LADIES' TRIPLE CAPES, in a variety of
shades, neatly trimmed with gimp,
worth $3 50, will be closed out at $1
each.
At $1.50.
LADIES' CAPES, in a variety of shades
and styles, worth $4 50, will be offered
at $1 50 each.
At $2.50.
LADIES' SINGLE and DOUBLE CAPES,
in black and a variety of colors, with
various trimming, worth $6 50, will be
closed out at $2 50 each.
At $5.00.
l/ADIES' FULL CIRCULAR SINGLE
CAPES of Kersey cloth, in a variety
of shades, lined with silk, trimmings of
applique and ribbon, worth $12 50, will
be closed out at $5 each.
LADIESjiIITS!
At $4.95.
LADIES' SUITS, navy and black scree,
worth $9, will be closed out at $4 95
each.
At $7.50.
LADIES' SUITS, navy, black and tan
cheviot, box jacket and skirt, lined
throughout, worth $12 50, will be
closed out at $7 50 each.
CHILDREN'S JACKETS I
At di.oo.
CHILDREN'S JACKETS, varying in size from 4 to 10 years, made of Navy, Plain and
Twilled Cheviot, worth $2 50, will be closed out at $1 each.
.A_t *2.00.
CHILDREN'S DOUBLE-BREASTED JACKETS, of medium shade brown covert,
cloth, very neatly trimmed with brown soutache braid, worth $5, will be closed out
at $2 each. _^__
fglf Murphy Building, J
Market anil Jones Streets.
VALUE OF THE CITY.
Figures That "Will Create a Bis: Dispute
Sent to Sacramento.
Auditor Broderick has just sent his
valuation on San Francisco property to
the State Board of Equalization at Sacra
mento. Following are the chief items:
Value of real estate, $178,935,646 ; value of
improvements, $86,082,959; value of per
sonal property, $62,786,542; number of
acres in the county, 27,200; assessed value
of mortgages, $49,684,914.
Rumors are already being actively cir
culated that the Board of Equalization in
tends to put a big raise on the San Fran
cisco assessment in order to balance tjie
reduction of railroad assessments in other
counties. The county officials expect a
raise, but what it will be they cannot
guess.
Last year the assessment was raised 15
per cent. Two years before that the local
valuation was raised 20 per cent and the
year preceding it was advanced 30 per cent.
A big fight will be made to keep down
the figures to those named by the local
board.
KEAL ESTATE TKANSACTIONS.
Edward Hackett (by B. P. Oliver, commissioner')
to Hibernia Savings" and Loan (Society, lot on N
line of Ellis street, 150 W of Laguna, W 25 by N
120; $7386.
Frank P. and Pauline Dunn to William T. Dunn,
lot ou N line of McAllister street, 125 W of Devisa
dero, W 25 by R 137:6: $10.
Madsen and Marie E. Lund to Margaret D. and
Mamie E. Keefe. lot on S line of Fell street, 125 W
of BroderlcW, \V 25 by S 137:6: #10.
Cathrina Himnielmann and William Klumpp to
John Hli.k->l, all interest in Miss on block 21.
bounded by Valencia, Hermann. R'dley and West
Mission streets; also all interest in tax certificate
No. 362. quitclaim deed; $5.
Emma C. and Otto K. foril tD LudwisrHauser,
lo; on N line of Twenty-secor.d street, 76:10 E of
Sanchez.. E 25 by N 114: $10.
Joiin H. Dawson to Clara L. Arguello. lot on W
line of lair Oaks street, 60 N of Twenty-tilth,
N 25 by W 100; $10.
Maria Hickey and Joseph Keane to Petra G. de
Bargone (administrator of estate of Leonardo Bar-
KomO>lot on X line'of Chestnut street, 100 Wof
l)upont, W 20 by S 70: $'-'000.
Thomas and Mary Horan to James and Rose
Daly, lot on N'W line of Natoma street, 140 SE of
Second, NE 25 by NW 75; $10.
Kstate of Edward B. Brady (by Joseph Young
and Charles Wynne, executors) to William A. Ma
eee, lot on SW line of Fourth street, 250 SE of
Bryant, SE 25 by SW 80: $46.50.
Charles, Harry L., AltaC. and Louise A. White
and Etta Wood to Peter A. Smith, lot on SW line
of Fourth Rtreet, 48 NWoJ Bluxome, NW 24 by
KW 100; $10.
Edward N. and Lucinda N. Moor to F. H. Davis,
lot on E line of Mississippi street, 350 S of Yolo. S
25 by £ 100; $10.
Jacob and Lina Heyman to Anna C. Meyer, lot
on E line of Thirty-eighth avenue, 200 N of R
street, N 25 by E 120: $10.
Robert E. and Jane M. Neil to James Camp, lots
17. 18, 31 to 34, block 5, Lakevipw; $10.
David M. and Susan M. Kiddle to Florence M
Athearn. lots 27, 28, block 57, City Land Associa
tion: $75.
Patrick J. McDonald to Ellen McDonald, lot on
XE line of Twelfth avenue, 800 NW of L street
NWSO by XX 100, block 229, South San Francisco
Homestead and Railroad Association; $5.
William and Hosey Maguire (by William A Gar
diner, commissioner) to Oermania BiilldlnK and
Loan Association, lot on s line of Ney street 150 W
of Conpdon, S 110 by W 50, block 8, "College Home
stead: $1897.
S. F. and Ellen Sinclair to Emma D. Fisher, lot
4, block R. Railroad Homestead Association 2,
quitclaim deed; $10.
Maurice Dorc to John and Catherine McDonald,
lot on SW corner of Fifteenth avenue, 475 NW of
N street, NW 25 by SW 100. block 306, Case
Tract; $1.
Estate of R. 11. Pearson (by H. F. Williams, ex
ecutor) to same, lot on SW line of Fifteen; h
avenue, 475 NW of N street, NW 25 by SW 100,
quitclaim deed; $1.
Julius C. and Ella C. Henkenios to James S.
Mackie, lot on SE corner of It street and Eighth
avenue South, HE 75 by SW 100, O'NeiU & Haley
Tract. No. 169: $10.
Jacob and Lina Heyman to Edward H. Kuhl
man, lot on W line of Chapultepec street, 50 N of
Henrietta, N 25 by W 70- $10.
AI.AIIKHA COUNTY.
B. E. and Mollie A. Loomls to George Hunrick of
Golden Gate, lot on X line of Eleventh street,
176.40 8 from S line of Berkeley Branch Railroad
right of way, X ICO by S 37:6. being portion O f lot
10, block 2ts, Beaudry and Pdadcau property, Oak
land Township: $10.
Yel Kawamoto (wife of T.) of Japan to T. Kawa
moto of Alameda, lot 41, .G1en Kcho Tract, map a,
Oakland Township; also lot on 8 line of »'len ave
nue, 300.88 E of Webster street, BW 160.50, SW 4
inches. NE 160, E 4 feet to beginning, being por
tion of lot 1, Glen Echo Tract, Oakland Township;
gift.
T. Kawamoto of Japan to If. S. Brown of Oak
land, same; $5.
The Yokohama Nursery Company, Limited (for
merly Yokohama Gardeners' Association), of Oak
land to same, same; $2760.
Katsu legenia or lijima (wife of A.) to same,
same; $5.
Charles IT. and Louisa E. Sturgeon to Pacific
Coast Savings Society, lot on s line of Biossum
1 LADIES^WAISTS !
At 55 Cents.
LADIES' LAUNDRIED SHIRT WAIST,
in fancy stripes, checks and figures,
full sleeves, j r oke back, regular price $1,
will be offered at 55c.
At 75 Cents.
LADIES' LAUNDRIED SHIRT WAIST,
extra full sleeves, in all fancy shades,
made of heavy percale, regular price
$1 25, will be offered at 75c.
At $1.00.
LADIES' EXTRA GOOD QUALITY PER-
CALE AND LAWN WAISTS, laun-
dried collar and cuffs, blue, pink,
plaids and all fancy shades, regular
price $1 50 and $1 75, will be offered
at $1.
GLOVES!_GLOVES!
At 65 Cents.
200 dozen LADIES' BIARRITZ KfD
GLOVES (with two hooks at wrist),
Foster, Paul & Co. make, in dark,
medium and tan shades, good valua
for $1, will be offered at 65c a pair.
At $1.00.
75 dozen LADIES' 8-BUTTON LENGTH
MOUSQUETAIRE DRESSED KID
GLOVES, in dark and medium colors,
also black, extra value for $1 50, will bo
offered at $1 a pair.
W*£ Murphy Building, /
laiiet and Jones Streets.
street, 125 W of Fruitvale avenue, S 114.64, W 35,
N 114.54, E 35 to beginning, being lot 8, Orchard
Tract, Fruitvale, Brooklyn Township; $5.
William J. Donovan to Margaret Donovan, lots
10. 11 and 12, block 51, Oakland: $10.
Fannie Mcßride of Oakland to Thomas S.
Wylie, lot on SE line of Twenty-third street. 34
SW of East Twenty Jirst, SE to a point 10 feet to
the NW of SE line of lots 1 and 2, block H, subdi
vision 50 associates tract, thence S\V 32.8, N\V
to SE line of Twenty-third avenue. NE to begin
ning, being a portion of lots 1 and 2, block H, sub
division 60 associates tract, East Oakland; $10.
William G. and Mary Stahl to W. S. Gee of Ala
mciiu. lot on N line of Pacific avenue, 100 Eof
Willows street, E 50 by N 150.2, being lots 2 and
3, block 18, lands adjacent to Encinal, Alameda;
$10.
Builders' Contracts.
Emma A. Hinds with Hans Petersen, to erect
building on W side of Second avenue, 125 S of
California: $1950.
| (Congregation Ohabia Shalome with A. A. Ehat,
painting, etc., synagogue on S line Of Bush street,
55 E of Laguna: $964.
Abraham Hessel with F. C. Acker, to erect a 2
story building on S line of Bernard street, 160:8
W of Jones: $2550.
M. F. Guildea with G. W. Forsyth, to erect a 4
room cottage on W line of Williamson street,
581:7 N of Point Lobos avenue; $1250.
HOTEL AEEIVALS.
GRAND HOTEL. " - • *
Miss A C Busteede. Cal . R J Frank, Los Angeles
Miss F V Grldzein. Cal M.T Frank, Los Angeles
Mrs C Gordon, Livermor C M Frank, Los Angeles
U P Chad bourne, Pleas- J G Hatch, Los Angeles
anton E F McNaugh, California
W J Rogers, San Jose C V Jones, Mt View
J G O'Neill, Monterey :■ N Wescott, Santa Rosa
Mrs Knox, Sacramento Miss Knox, Sacramento .
A T J Reynolds, Walnut B W Bond, Front Royal,
Creek Virginia
C LBlakemvie, Placervl : Mrs L F Cox, St Louis
Miss O F Cox, St Louis F B Gongner, Placerville
X F Cox, St Louis . J P Boden, Placerville
Mrs A R Fleming, St Ls DA Ostrom, Yuba
Miss P Estey, Placerville A A Travis, Lundy
T Rummelsberg, Colusa M T Halsey, Sacramento
H T Morley, Detroit , / 8 Frank, Seattle .: :■
W H Morley, Detroit E F Northam, San Jose
J Moss, Grants Pass, Or Mrs Moss, Grants Pass
F J Moffitl, Oakland - . ' W Reed, Capitola
G B Graham. Fresno Dr E Hostny. Sta Crux
M J Labom <fe w, Davisvl 0 J Walker. Tulare
R B Bettner & w, Rivrsd W W Middlecaff, Visalia
Mrs J B Smith. Fresno J B Larensen *w, Ind
M B Smith, Fresno : M L Maloney & w, Fresno
Mrs L Joy, Terre Haute W W Black, Bollister
Miss A W Burnett, Ind R P Lathrop. Hollister
A Fay, Tulare R P Bacon * wt Boston
.1 H Watkins, Sacramnto F M Smith. Plymouth
W E Peck, Santa Cruz Mrs I A Harper, Ind
Mrs E Frost, Terre Haute H M Porker, Detroit
J L Bond, Ukiah H W Crabb, Oakvllle
VV B Pliss, Sonoma RCobb, Oilroy
C W Wilson, Sn L Oblspo J W Mulgley, Chicago
Mrs E D Moore, Chicago MrsMldgley, Chicago
A E Mldgley, Chicago j C W Midgley, Chicago
B C Brice. Sacramento X M Hurst, Angels Camp
J F Eubanks, S L Obispo \V F Frazer, Sacramento W^
•; ; v>v PALACE HOTEL. .; A
H. Weinstock, Sac * H Millard, Milwaukee '
E W Bupll. Chicago *V» Swanton.banta Crua
G S Sheldon.Santa Cruz G X Goodman, Napa
Mrs Goodman, Napa J I-ennell, Napa
Mrs Benson. Chicago C T Daily &w, Chicago
Mrs Benson. Chicago H F Bartine Salt Lake
A H Owens <fe «r, NY ■ IB Smth. London
C F Simms, V P Kerwin, Virginia
F S Smithers. N V Miss Smithers. N V
FSSmitbersJr.KY C Stnithers. N V
R C Bancroft, H V Mrs Bancroft, NY
CaDt Heese, Wash, D C C V Joy Aw, Wisconsin
Mrs C Anil, Folsoni W H Griffith, Denver
Miss Whiteside, Boston Miss O'Loughlin, Bostoa
C Lane, St Louis ■;;•- WE Edmohson, CSN
WAV Foote, Oakland M Hauschild, Oakland
Mr & Mrs Churchill, NapaMiss Churchill, Napa j
C W Fay, San Jose J C Grubb, Delaware
N Schel'ler, Germany JE McCormlck<&w,SJosO
CJ Titus. Sacto Mrs Pettier & C.Nevada
Miss T Lox, Sacto . . H Hodgklns <& s.atocktoa
LICK HOUSE. .. ■ ■
A S Kerry A w, Seattle : r H F Clark, Pa
C E swezey. Marysville - C E Burrows, Stockton
B C Terry. Clayton P D Jackson, Sac
V Baird. Elmlra T J Geary <fe w, Sta Rosa .
E J Rockwell, Bakersfld II D Clirlttenden.Hanfortt
M Brady, Fowler D R Cameron&sn.Hanfd
A R Mclntire, Stockton Mrs S A Blythe. Tulare
E W Buell, Chicago F J Kiesel, Ogden ,
S C Cornwell. Merced j CH Leggect, Merced
A H Peck <fe w, Denver '„ LB rack man* w.Martinea
G D Darwin, Fulton . L McDonald. FrnchGulca
Dr Burdell, Marin Co B P Bishop, Tulare
J R Burns. Or . ;■' S Tichner, Or
E Porter, Bradley : ' . JALouttlt & Stockton
J TBrittan, Colusa -■,.''"'-:'., ■ . ■ ■
NEW WESTERN.
S C Williams, Los Ang J W Ellsworth, Cal
F Eisenhurst &w, Cal J H Ayers, Rio Vista
H V Fanseco, Boston Miss White, N V
MrsMcGill «fedhtr, Chgo Mrs Hall & dhtr, Chicago
T Dam, Philadelphia J Stone. Chico
C O Booth, Fresno G A Tread, Fresno
T Jones, Fresno Miss Jones, Fresno
L B Burt, Chicago B B Cloth, LosUatoa
G a Lncy. Vallejo X L Lore, Valleio
W Luck, C«l H H Hart, Cal
Miss Lucy, Menlo P B Butts, Sacramento
B L Loreling, Sacto
BALDWIN HOTEL.
DW Burchard. San Jose Mrs Marsco, Fresno
G L Veatch. Chicago G II MiFarland, Portlnd
J C Ruddock, Ukiab. s Ahain, St Louia
Ii S Butter &w, Keno S W sscott, >* V
J X Thompson «fc w.Wis C A Hyons, City Panama*
L >I Holes, San Joae W M Palmer, MD, City of
G T Taxtun, Cy Panama Panama
Mrs F S Small, Vallejo Miss Macßlley, Valleio
J T Murpby. San Joae