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MET THE VETERANS.
Prince Bismarck Was
Clad to Receive
Americans.
SAID SOME NICE THINGS.
The Ex-Iron Chancellor Also
Gave Hearty Cheers for
This Country.
OLD SOLDIERS MADE WELCOME.
Great Hilarity Created by a Little
Remark From the Aged
Statesman.
FREDRICHSRUHE. Germany, Ang. 30.
Prince Bismarck received four of the
German-American veterans in his room to
day and accepted the presents which the
veterans brought over from America for
him. The rest of the veterans and a large
number of other Americans waited out
side the park walls while the ex-Chancel
lor received the representative four.
The veterans selected were Herren
Schleuke'r, Schneider, Kalbitz and Jogert.
The four took luncheon with the Prince,
who, wearing a long coat and a slouch hat,
welcomed them as they entered the castle
and led them into a room. When the vis
itors went to the dining-room lor luncheon
Herr Schleuker led Countess yon Rantzau
and Herr Kalbitz escorted Countess yon
Kolze.
Prince Bismarck sat opposite his guests
and drank his first glass of wine to the
memory of Emperor William I, with
whom, he said, he was very intimate.
Speaking ,of Chicago, he said to Herr
Schleuker, who resides in that city: "If
you're satisfied with your Mayor we will
drink to his health also."
In the meantime Chief Ranger Lange
had communicated to Prince Bismarck
the fact that the other veterans were out-
Bide. Prince Bismarck immediately or
dered that the veterans with their ladies
be admitted to the yard. The gates were
opened and the veterans marched into the
yard headed by a band of music playing
patriotic airs and accompanied by the
ladies of the party.
Prince Bismarck appeared on the ve
rauda and saluted tne banners carried by
the veterans and addressed the crowd. He
began in a rather weak voice, which im
proved after a few sentences. He said:
"I very heartily welcome you here.
You, of course, are now citizens of a new
country, but I think there will always be
friendship between your great republic of
States and the German Empire. Ido not
see any reason why there should be any
thing but peace, and I hope that you will
never forget in your new country your
German native country. I give three
cheers for the United States and the Ger
man Empire."
The cheers were heartily given by the
crowd, after which Prince Bismarck spoke
. to the veterans singly, and also addressed
I iacii lady. To .Mrs. Sternbach, upon hear
ing that the ship which brought her over
lrad-toad a stormy passage, be said: "I was
only once on the sea, and then I was very
ill. I avoided the sea after that."
One of the ladies told the Prince that he
was so worshiped in America that thou
sands of babies in Chicago were little Bis
marcks., whereupon he replied, "Da kann
ich aber nichts dafuer." This remark
created great hilarity.
Should Have Been Shot.
PARIS, France, Aug. 30.— The Estafette
protests against the action of the English
ana American newspapers in denouncing
the sentence imposed upon ex-United
States Consul Waller. "If a Frenchman
had sold arms to enemies of the United
States," the paper says, "the Americans
would not admit that Continental Cabi
nets had the right to interfere to protect
him. Our conduct is clearly marked out.
and we need not pay any attention to idle
complaints. Tndeed, Waller ought to have
been immediately shot for his glaring
treachery."
General Plata in Quito*
NEW YORK, N. V., Aug. 30.— The
Times cable from Guayaquil, Ecuador,
Bays: General Leonidas Plaza, command
ing the Sixth Division of the patriot army,
has entered Quito. The rest of the troops
are mobilizing toward the capital and will
soon arrive thene. The inhabitants of
Quito are making extraordinary prepara
tions to greet the Supreme Chief Alfaro.
It is reported that the reactionary generals
are in hiding— Sarasti *in the "American
Legation building — in mortal fear of the
excited mobs which they ruled so cruelly.
Prince Henry* Antics.
LONDON, Exg., Aug. 30.— The Daily
News publishes a dispatch saying that
Prince Henry of Reuss has chosen the oc
casion of the Sedan fetes to again display
his notorious anti - Prussianism. The
princely consistory at Greitz has forbidden
the schools to share in the festival, and has
refuted the request of the veteran clubs to
hold memorial services on the occasion.
The schools have also been forbidden to
attend the unveiling of the Bismarck
monument.
*,
Foundered on Grand Banks.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Aug. 30.— The French
fishins-vessel Hyacinthe has foundered on
the Grand Bank 3. Her crew of nineteen
persons was picked up by \he Gloucester
Bcbooner Emma E. Witherall and safely
landed here to-day. A terrible storm
swept the Grand Banks Monday night and
wrought mucd damage to the fishing fleet.
There were to-day ten arrivals of Amer
ican, Canadian arid local vessels to refit.
All are considerably damaged.
Sihiliata Grow Bolder.
COLOGNE, Germany, Aug. 30. — The
Cologne Gazette publishes a dispatch from
its correspondent in St. Petersburg, as
serting that nihilism is now more active
throughout Russia than at any time since
the death of AJexander 111. The nihilists
have gradually grown bolder since the ac
cessi jn of the new Czar. The police re
cently quietly made a number of arrests,
and more are expected.
I'rineeaa Maud to Be Betrothed.
BERLIN, Germany, Aug. 30.— The Lokal
Anzeiger revives the report that Princess
Maud, the daughter of the Prince of Wales,
will shortly be formally betrothed to Prince
Christian of Denmark, who is Princess
Maud's cousin, his father being the elder
brother of the Princess of Wales.
A German Torpedo-Boat Sunk.
BERLIN, QERMAifY, Aug 30.— The Ger
man torpedo-boat 841 capsized and sank in
the North Sea yesterday. Thirteen of the
crew were drowned.
Affair a in Argentina.
NEW YORK. N. V., Aug. 30.— A Times
epecial cable from Buenos Ayres says:
Engineer Villanueva has been appointed
Minister of War and Navy. General Cap
devilda has been appointed Chief of Staff.
The press applauds the course of the Gov
ernment in its thorough reorganization of
the army and uavy.
TO PAT THE INDEXSITT.
China Agrees to Mak* Reparation tor
the Outrage*.
PARIS, France, August 30.— M. Gerard.
French Minister at Pekin, has telegraphed
that China has agreed to pay an indemnity
of 5,000,000 francs for the outrages on the
French missions in Szechuen. No men
tion is made of the alleged conditions of
settlement thut have heretofore been pub
lished. These included the degradation
and dismissal from office of Liv Ping
Chang and several other officials and the
rebuilding of the missions at the expense
of Liv, who was also to pay a large indem
nity to the missionaries. It was also stated
that all natives convicted of looting were
to be executed.
lioat on liowthtr Rock.
LONDON, Eng., Aug. 30.— The keeper of
the Brough lighthouse, on the Orkney
Islands, has telegraphed that the Norwe
gian steamer Ansgarius was lost tnis morn
ing on Lowther Rock. Six of the crew
were saved and seven are missing.
Forty Thouuand Death*.
LONDON, Eno., Aug. 30.— A Shanghai
dispatch which the Chronicle will publish
to-morrow says official reports show that
there have been 40,000 deaths from cholera
in Peking during tne present month.
Suirulr of a Dramatist.
PARIS, France, Aug. 30. — Hippolyte
Ramon, the dramatist, committed suicide
last evening by shooting himself.
HATCH AND HOLMES ONE
That Is a Plausible Theory
Evolved by Insurance Men
and the Police.
In Colorado the Swindler Had Sev
eral Narrow Escapes From
the Penitentiary.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Ang. 30.—
The police and insurance men of this city
are inclined to believe that the mysterious
"Hatch" so frequently referred to by H.
H. Holmes as being responsible for many
of the crimes charged to the latter indi
vidual, is not a myth. In support of their
belief they produce some facts which seem
to lend plausibility to the idea that Hatch
is not only a reality, but that he was in
the business of robbing life insurance com
panies before Holmes himself entered
upon that profession.
In April, IS9O, one Clark W. Hatch was
tried in this city for the murder of his
uncle near Burlington, Colo. Although
appearances were against him no legal
case could be made out and he was ac
quitted. A few months later he was ar
rested on a charge of swindling the Trav
elers' Insurance Company out of a large
sum of money. He escaped conviction on
a technicality, but on the trial it was
proved beyond doubt that he had been en
gaged in a series of successful graveyard
swindles. W T hen he was released the in
surance people were ready to arrest him
on new charaes, but on the ruling of the
court he was guaranteed safe conduct to
his home before he could be rearrested.
On the way, although he was guarded
and watched by detectives, Hatch man
aged to escape. Since that time he has
not been heard of. It is the belief here
that the Hatch mixed up in the Pitzel case
may be the Hatch of this city, and in some
quarters it is believed that Holmes and
Hatch are the same person and that
Holmes himself was the man who was tried
in this city in 1890.
Photographs of the latter are not obtain
able, but a picture of the man now in
prison in Philadelphia will be procured
and the question of identity will then ba
settled by those who were at the trial is
1890.
STEEL CASaL-BOATS.
Arrival of the First Lot liuxlt in the
Country.
NEW YORK, N. V., Aug. 30.— The first
steel canal-boats ever built in this country
arrived at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon at
One Hundred and Thirty-second street,
North River, on their way from Loraine,
Ohio, to Brooklyn. The fleet comprises the
steel steam canal-boat Alpha and five
regular canal-boats of the same material.
When the fleet appeared in sight it was
greeted with cheers and the waving of
flags.
Captain Hams, who is master of the fleet,
reported that the voyage on the lake and
•through the Erie canal was made without
any mishap. The boats are made entirely
of steel. The steamer contains a fore-and
aft c*:npound engine of 120 horsepower
and i» capable of towing the fleet at about
the rate of six miles an hour in deep
water. The five regular canal-boats are
each 98 feet long and 17 feet 11 inches wide,
with a depth of 10 feet. Each can carry 230
tons on a draught of 6 feet.
The fleet was built at Cleveland, Ohio,
where other boats of the same kind are
undergoing construction. It is asserted
that these steel boats will revolutionize the
canal traffic. It is claimed for them that
they will do away with the transfer of car
goes from lake steamers to canal-boats at
Buffalo. Canal men speak of an iron boat
that was built lone ago, but it was differ
ent from these boats and proved a failure.
Convention of Clergymen.
ERIE, Pa., Aug. 30.— At the conventioi
of clergymen yesterday Protestant, Catho
lie and Jewish churches were represented
It was agreed to join in a monster Sunday
school parade as a feature of the centen
nial celebration. Seven thousand childrer
will be in line.
Banners will be dispensed with. Noth
ing but the American flag is to be carried.
A living flac is to be composed of repre
sentatives from all the Sunday-schools in
red, white and blue dresses for the stripes
and a girl from each of the forty-four
churches will fill the field as stars.
Nothing in the Report.
BUZZARDS BAY, Mass., Aug. 30.— Ex-«
Postmaster General Bissell, who is spend
ing a few days with his family at Marion,
was seen this afternoon by a representa
tive of the United Press while he was on
his way to Gray Gables to call on Presi
dent and Mrs. Cleveland. In referring to
the published statement from Buffalo that
the President had offered him the vacant
position on the Supreme Court bench, Mr.
Bissell said that there was nothing what
ever in the report.
Taylor Can Hope for nothing.
PIERRE, 8. D.. Aug. 30.-Chief Justice
Carson this morning stated the position of
the court in the Taylor habeas corpus pro
ceedings. The court holds that Taylor is
not at present in a position to ask anything
of the court, but that the case would be
considered on application at the expira
tion of the two years which is contended
for as the legal sentence. Unless prevent
ed by legai procedure tne Sheriff will etart
for the penitentiary with Taylor to
morrow.
Death of Judge Thotnaa.
CHICAGO, 111., Aug. 30.— Judge C. M.
Thomas of Dead wood, <3. D., who was
elevated to the bench of the First District
of South Dakota by President Cleveland
in 1887, died here yesterday.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1895.
PACIFIC COAST NEWS
Attempt of a Deserted
Wife to End Her
Life.
TRAGEDY AT SAN JOSE.
Mrs. Lizzie Fiji Took a Dose
of Laudanum, but Was
Resuscitated.
ROBBED B7 HER HUSBAND.
He Had Fled From the City With
All of Her Money and
Jewelry.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Aug. 30.-Mrs. Lizzie
Fiji, who resides at 136 North Fourth
street, made an attempt to end her life
with a dose of laudanum yesterday, but
was discovered in time by friends and her
design defeated.
The woman married Robert G. Fiji in
San Francisco a few months ago, and
about the Ist of August the couple took up
their residence in this city. Fiji told hia
wife a few days ago tnat he could find no
work to suit him in San Jose and had de
cided to take up eighty acres of land near
Olympia, Wash. He thought it inadvisa
ble for her to accompany him, and so
packed up his belongings and left. After
his departure Mrs. Fiji confessed to a
friend that her husband had not only left
her, but had taken over $1700 of her money,
hei watch, silver and jewelry with him.
As soon as Mrs. Fiji began to realize that
she had been deceived by the man to whom
she had entrusted her hand and the hard
earned savings of many years of work she
became very despondent, and her conduct
began to raise fears in the minds of her
friends that she would attempt to take her
life. About a week ago she took a large
dose of morphine, but the drug only made
her very sick. She denied to her friends
that she intended taking her life and
promised not to take any more of the drug
but to bear her troubles bravely. Yester
day morning the neighborhood became
very much excited over the report that
Mrs. Fiji had again attempted her life by a
dose of laudanum. Friends ran in, and the
woman was walked up and down the room
until the effects of the drug had passed
away.
CHARITY JVOT REWARDED.
A Toung 3lan Robbed by a Stranger
Whom He Befriended.
SAN JOSE. Cal., Aug. 30.— While
Lorentz Waechter' of Mayfield was walk
ing around seeing the sights of the city
last night he made the acquaintance of a
young man who claimed to be penniless
and had no place wherein to sleep.
Waechter took pity on the young man,
and invited him to share his bed. The
stranger accepted the invitation, and they
retired about 11 o'clock.
Waechter woke up a couple of hours
later, and found himself alone. His gold
watch and chain were also missing.
Waechter at once reported the matter to
the police, and tet«ctive Anderson ar
rested a young man coming out of the
Sacramento Restaurant on suspicion of
being the man wanted. He gave his name
as John Heggy. Wben searched at the
police station the watch and chain were
found on his person. He also had a rail
road ticket he had taken from Waechter's
clothes. Hegey claims he purchased the
things from Waechter for $1 20. He was
charged with grand larceny. It is believed
that Heggy is an Eastern cro<3k.
TOOK A DOSE OF OPIUM.
Despondency the Cause, of an Attempt to
Commit Suicide.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Aug. 30. — George
Goodyear, a blacksmith, attempted to
commit suicide at Milpitas yesterday
by taking a large dose of opium. He was
found in a barn in the rear of the Milpitas
Hotel in an unconscious condition, but
physicians hastily summoned succeeded in
saving his life.
A few years ago Goodyear owned a black
smith-shop at Milpitas and did a good
business, but through a too free indul
gence of liquor Jost his property. A few
months ago his wife left him, and since
then he has been drunk most of the time.
Despondency led him to attempt his life.
SLEPT OX THE TRACK.
Pasquel Alvarez Struck by a Train and
Killed.
B AN JOSE, Cal., Ang. 30. — Pasquel
Alvarez, an atred Mexican who lives at
Gilroy, was run over by a train at Tennant
station, about 11 o'clock last night, and
instantly killed.
Alvarez had purchased a ticket in Gilroy
for San Martin yesterday afternoon, but
went to sleep on the train and was carried
through to Morgan Mill. He started to
walk back to San Martin from Morgan
Hill. He had a jug of wine with him, and
it is supposed that after partaking rather
freely of it he lay down on the track and
went to sleep.
Alvarez had been engaged in chopping
wood near Gilroy. Coroner Secord held an
inquest this afternoon, and the jury re
turned a verdict of accidental death.
DIEU FROM HIS IX JURIES.
A Cycler Killed by a Streetcar Which Zeft
the Track.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Aug. 30.— Ormund M.
Butler, the young man who was hurt in
the streetcar accident Saturday evening,
died this morning at 6:30 o'clock. Butler
was riding a bicycle along First street
rather close to the streetcar. In passing
over a switch the front truck of the car
jumped the track and the rear swung
around, striking Butler and fracturing his
skull.
Butler was 21 years of age. His father
was formerly pastor of the Christian
Church in this city, but now resides in
Grayville, 111. The body will be shipped to
GrayvLUe for interment.
Spring* Property Lcasrd.
BAN JOSE, Cal.. Aug. 30.— A lease was
filed in the County Recorder's office to
day whereby Lewis P. Sage and wife have
leased the Pacific Congress Springs prop
erty to J. F. Pfetch for ten years from
October 1, 1895, for $3500 a year. By the
terms of the contract the lessee has a right
to buy the property at any time during the
lease for $85,000. The lessee agrees to
spend $10,000 improving the property
within three years.
An Alleged Clothes Thief.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Aug. 30.-D. O'Brien
was arrested on a charge of petty larceny
to-day, H. E. Pedro being the complainant.
Pedro alleges O'Brien stole a suit of clothes
which Manuel Silva had left in his keep
ing. O'Brien pleaded not guilty, and Jus
tice Dwyer set his trial for Septembers.
He was released on $50 bail.
Aaked for Letters of Administration.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Aug. 30.— Bernard
Merkent to-day petitioned for letters of
administration on the estate of his son,
Iyeo Merkent, who died August 12, 1895.
The estate consists of a ball interest in
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men, proprietor of the Red Star laundry,
swore to a complaint this morning before
Justice Dwyer charging R. C. Reed, a
laundry-wagon driver, with embezzling
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the amount for laundry delivered, but
failed to turn it into the office.
Till ot ton's Demurrer Overruled.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Aug. 30.— 1n the case
of ex-Supervisor H. Tillotson, charged with
arson, the demurrer* to the information
filed was overruled to-day and the case or
dered on the next calendar.
Sentence of « Wife- Beater.
SAN JOSE, Cat.., Aug. 30.— Thomas Ber
ryman, who while drunk a few weeks ago
gave his wife a severe beating, was this
mornine sentenced to thirty days in the
County Jail.
SEYMOUR NARROWS DRAGGED.
Vntueceiaful Search for the Body of
Profestor A'aah,
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Aug. 30.—
Among the passengers from the British
side to-day was a dark-skinned beauty, the
widow of Professor Nash, who committed
suicide from the deck of the steamship
Topeka recently while returning from an
excursion trip to Alaska.
Nash had been Government superinten
dent of the British schools in India for
some years, and was on his way home to
England when he took his life. It was
said by fellow-passengers that the constant
nagging and bickering between himself
ana wife prompted him to the deed.
Mrs. Nash, it is said, was an Indian
Princess before she wedded the pedagogue.
She is now returning from an unsuccessful
search for the body in Seymour Narrows,
where she personally superintended the
dragging work done by twenty native
canoes. Nash had a large amount of
money and valuable jewels on his body,
and this accounts for the energetic efforts
for its recovery.
NEW RECORDS AT CHICO.
Foster and Cushing Lowered
Two Marks for One-
Third Mile.
Fast Time and Exciting Finishes In
Each Contest of tha
Wheelmen.
CHICO, Cal., Aug. 30.— T0-day's bicycle
meet brought out an attendance double
that of yesterday. The racing was of the
same brilliant order and the class B mile
open proved highly sensational, Foster
making a tremendous effort on the home
stretch and winning in a close finish with
Jones. Little Slator, the Arizona lad,
started his sprint a trifle too late, but came
on like a hurricane when he got under mo
tion, losing second place by but a few
inches. Percy Mott created the sensation
of the day by defeating Byrne in the class
A race in as fast a finish as has been seen
upon this track.
Foster is without a doubt the star of the
whole aggregation. He is Bteadily improv
ing and has a finish that seems absolutely
invincible. This was demonstrated to-day
when be rode through the bunch as if it
were standing still. In addition to this
victory he lowered the world's record for
an unpaced third of a mile to 35 4-5 sec
onds. Russell Cushing of San Jose showed
up in splendid form to-day, lowering the
coast record for a paced third of a mile
from 42 seconds to 37 2-5 seconds. It was a
great effort, Cushing finishing with a re
markable burst of speed.
The first event of the day was the first
heat of the class A mile handicap, with
the following starters: Byrne scratch,
Chapman 20 yards, Thiel 65 yards, Locker
man 85 yards, Kirkpatrick 100 yards and
Conger 110 yards. Byrne caught the bunch
on the backstretch and at the last quarter
started the sprint. Kirkpatrick and Lock
erman collided, nearly throwing the rest
of the bunch. Byrne won, Chapman sec
ond and Thiel, the fastest rider in this sec
tion, third.
The second beat had Mott and Metcalf
on the 40-yard mark. Smith 56 yards, Cook
75 yards, Kavlin 100 yards, Benson 110
yards. Benson led off at a good clip, Rav
lin taking the pace up the backstretch,
and Cook going to the front around the
last turn. Ravhn jumped out on the last
quarter and won easily, Cook second by
forty yards and the back markers coming
up fast.
In the final Ravlin led off, pacing to the
last quarter and jumping the bunch on the
stretch. Near the finish Mott, Byrne and
Thiel went up with a terrific sprint, the
first two fighting for every inch, and the
three came in front in the order named.
In the class B, mile open, Foster and
Burke had a sharp fight at the start for
position, Burke getting it. On the last
quarter Jones made one of his phenomenal
runs and led the bunch almost to the tape,
but at this point Foster made a spurt and
shot to the front. Jones eased up, and
Slator narrowly missed cutting him out of
second place.
One mile handicap, class A— First heat:
Byrne, scratch, first; Chapman, 20 yardß, sec
ond; Thiel, 65 yards, third; Conger, 110 yards,
fourth. Time, 2:22.
Second heat: Ravlin. 100 yards, first; Cook,
75 yards, second; Metcalf, 40 yards, third;
Mott, 40 yards, fourth. Time, 2:22 1-5.
Final heat: Mott first, Byrne second, Thiel
third. Time, 2 :25 3-5.
Mile scratch, class B— Foster first, Jones sec
ond, Slator third. Time, 2 :42.
Twenty-flve-mtle relay— First relay, Kiricpat
rick 14:34; second relay, Small 15:09 2-5;
third relay, Benson 14:56 1-5; fourth relay,
Cook 13 :58 1-5 ; fifth relay, Thiel 14. Total
time, 1:12:37 3 5.
To-morrow promises to be a great day,
the programme consisting of a half-mile
scatch and a two-mile handicap, class A;
a mile open and a two-mile handicap, class
B, and in addition Foster will endeavor to
lower the third-mile record.
Su«d by a Seattle Conductor.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 30.— The Madi
son-street Cable Railway Company was
made defendant to-day in a $10,000 damage
suit instituted by Lester F. Wytnan, for
merly a conductor on that line. Wyman
was 'discharged after five years' service
and he claims that the company slandered
him, ' publishing that he wa9 dishonest,
having failed to turn in all the fares col*
lected. I
Excursion to Vallejo Abandoned.
VALLEJO,CaI., Aug. 30.— The proposed
big excursion from San Francisco on tne
18th of next month to Vallejo during In
stitute week has been abandoned by the
board of presidents of San Francisco Coun
cil. This action is due to the condemning
of the steamer El Capitan by the United
States Inspectors of Steam Vessels. In
consequence the Southern Pacific Com
pany was placed in the position of having
to take the Newark, which had been char
tered for the excursion, to run as a ferry
boat at San Francisco. This afternoon a
number of local members of the general
committee departed for San Francisco to
try and arrange for an excursion on the
18th by rail.
ROYAL
Bariking Rowdier
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SEAWALL ; . LOT TO LEASE.
"\TOTICE IS' HEREBY- GIVEN THAT BID 3
-Li will be received by the Board of State Harbor
Commissioners at their office, No. 10 California
street, In the j city and county •of San Frenclsco,
State of California, up to and including the sth day
of September, 1895, for the lettlnj? or leciing by
said board of | fractional block number seven (7) In
said ci:y and county of San Francisco, and bounded
by Chestnut, Francisco, Montgomery and fcansoma
streets, in said city and county. The bids must set
forth the purpose or purposes for which the bidder
desires to use said lot. Said property will be let to
the highest and best bidder for a term I not exceed-
' ing : twenty-five years ; subject; ; however, to th«
right of the board to . reject any and all bids. Bids
to be opened at the ottice of the board, as above
designated, on THURSDAY, the 6th day of Sep-
tember, 1895, at 'i o'clock p. m. ■--' -■■■■■■■-
--. , , v • - ij. J. KEEOAN,
• Secretary Board of State Harbor CocamUsionem.
, ; Dated August 22, 1886. <^~ : , ■■;.> -f >'; ,\,
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