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All the News of Alameda County. HE DEMANDS TWO BRIDGES Dr. Woolsey Says the Railroad Trestles Are a Violation of Law. WORKING FOR THE EXHIBIT. The Muhlner Murder Trial Postponed on Account of an Attorney's Sickness. Oakland Off ■ San- Francisco Call,) ••OS Broadway, Nov. 13. ' j Dr. E. H. W< l« • . wiiO *or many years was the rai ( 'i an an^ conducted a hospital whoi th« Southern Pacific Company . ' mployes were treated, bat who w tly turned out of that ; Le will bring suit 3g&insl road to compel the con rbridges across the north arm > ir >' where the old Central I'aci; -t on First street and the local trains on Eighth street. At present - the estuary on long trestles. about 200 feet of land fronting en the arm of the estuary, between Sev . Eighth streets, for which he has ant if ingress and egress to it by ..an be secured. This will give him .:;ig in court. He will claim the es • ..irv up to the point n.amed as navigable r, and under the constitution of the United States tidewaters must be left open 10 commerce. As there is considerable property which will be affected by a de cision, the result will be awaited with great interest. Home Products Exposition. The manufacturers and business men of Oakland never received a proposition with the united enthusiasm as they have the proposal to organize a home products ex position in the Tabernacle in the latter part of this month. The papers have all given hearty indorsement of the idea and affairs are moving along with rapidity toward a successful beginning. Mrs. H. <). Trowbridge, who originated the idea of discussing the matter before the Ebell Society, In speaking of the affair said : •In my own home circle we had dis cussed the need of more manufactories for the city if it were to grow into any im -1 ortanca. One day when the directors of the Ebell Society were considering topics for discussion, 1 suggested the idea of tak ing up home products. I told them of my surprise, when in the East and foreign countries, to be told that nearly every article offered for sale was made by the shopkeeper or in the town where it was sold. The idea was readily accepted by the ladies and they requested me to take charge of the affair, promising to aid in every way they could to make the meeting successful. "One of the thing? which stimulated the members was the matter of unemployed labor. Fcr two years or more California ha« been overrun with men who couid not pet work, and we believed that if more home products were used more labor would necessarily be required to do the manufac turing. The manufacturers report a large number of girls also apply for work, but they have to refuse them, aa the demand for their products is .limited. The women t f filmland, Jed by Queen Elizabeth, ' such enthusiasm regarding home icta that England becamethe greatest ruanufacturing nation of the world. We believe the women of this fair State must lead a like movement, and it was theques ;iun as to what we could do to stir the c up that resulted in our meeting." Missionaries' Farewell. Rev. and Mrs. Elmer Mcßurney and . and Mrs. A. J. Robb sailed to-day for Hiina, where they go as missionaries of reign board of the Reformed Pres byterian church. They were given a fare well iv the First Presbyterian Church. Rev. .T. D. Condit, superintendent of the I'resbyterian missions in California; Ilev. F. J. Masters, D.D., superintendent of ' 'othodist Episcopal church missions; Soo H"u Nam Ant, Rev. Jee Gam and Ilev. N. K. Johnson, all of whom have ■ the foreign field, gave interesting addresses. Mrs. Breen Fainted. During the trial of the divorce suit of John M. Breen vs. Mary A. Brsen, before .Judge Ogden, the defendant fainted and had to be carried from the courtroom. Breen is postmaster at Lorin, a suburb of Berkeley, and charges his wife with ex • -sive use of liquor. She makes counter < narges and says he is intemperate and is cruel to her. A little child was run over hy the cars about a year ago and killed. Breen blamed his wife for the accident and called her a murderess. It was while a witness was testifying to these facts that Mrs. Breen fainted." Delayed the Trial. Attorney Xagle, who is defendine Louis A. Muhlner against the charge of murder ing Miss Jennie Lewis at the residence of Rev. George Mooar, was taken suddenly ill tnis moruing. and the case had to go over until to-morrow. Two more jurors have beeii secured, James AVoolington and H.May. Tnis makes four to date. It will take the rest of the week to get a jury. Kvnngelist Sayles. Harold F. Sayles, who is conducting evangelistic services at the Tabernacle under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian Association for men only, has increased audiences each night. He uses a stereopticon to illustrate the Christian life and the songs sung. Bible readings are held every afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the First Methodist Church for women as well as men. Gamblers Raided. Chief of Police Lloyd directed another raid against white gamblers last night. Sergeant Hodgkins and Officer Jacobus found six men in a room on Seventh street, between Washington and Broadway, play ttndhone' poker. They all depo's :red?2. r >an<l pleaded guilty in the Police Court to-day. .Sentence will be passed to rn orrow. Refuse* to Testify. Mr-, (ieorge Quintal, who denied the Lincoln Park suicide washer husband, has left the city to avoid testifying at the in quest of the deceased. There are several witnesses who are positive the man was her husband. HISTOKY OF A DAY. \ :.mi.. L.i County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters. Oakland Office San Frakcisco Call, J 908 Broadway. November 13. i Taxes will .become delinq-uent on the last Monday in November. A pension has been reissued to Edward Rath man of North Temescal. An original widows' pension has been granted to Kmma J. K. Funk of Berkeley. The High School girls will eive a benefit 'lance and entertainment at Elite Hall on 'Saturday evenlag next. The proceeds go to the athletic fund for the Dastcrn trip. It has been published that, farmers are being neld up by robbers on the San Pablo road, near tlie Red House, but Sheriff White says his office has no information about ti:e alleged robberies. T. Mulvancy, who was charged with main .Bining a nuisance on the sidewalk in the inapt; ot a huge boot as an advertisement, had ■ ase nitmfMcd to-day, as he removed the 3001. Tlie next big event in Oakland will be the mciety minstrel Fhow at the Macdonouijh "heater next month for the benefit of the aigh School athletic team, which will go East lexi year. The fact that A. H. Stocker, searcher of rec- ords, was admitted to practice law in Nevada t>ack in the seventies served to secure him ex emption from jury duty in the Muhlner case yesterday. Manuel M. Decoto has sued the Oakland Rail road Company for $5000 damages, alleging mat he was struck by an electric car on Tele graph avenue about March 13 and received serious injuries. The residence of Charles Laird at 1261 street was entered by burplars during the absence of the family a couple of days ago ana a number of pieces of jewelry stolen. En trance was effected by forcine a window. NOW WEARS A RED SHIRT An Auburn Gold Mine Owner Be- comes a Genuiue Salva tionist. Oakland Office, San Francisco Call,) 90S Broadway, Nov. 13. f James Smith of Auburn, one of the pio neer mining men of this State, came to Oakland a few weeks ago on a business trip in connection with a new gold-saving process he has invented. When he re turns to Gold Blossom mine, near Auburn, of which he is the owner, he will be wear ing the uniform oi the Salvation Army. When this news was received at Auburn no little surprise was expressed by every one, for the recently converted man was not a person that had interested himself in religious matters during his residence in California. Mr. Smith lives with his wife at Auburn, where he is one of the prominent citizens and the principal owner of a large gold mine near the town, called tne "Hold Blossom." In speaking of joining the Salvation Army, Mr. Smith said: "I was educated in St. Louis to be a minister in the Universal ist faith, which after studying did not cor respond with my idea of true religion. Then I spent several years in investigating the doctrines of one hundred and fifty churches an<l church disciplines without finding any one that was exactly carrying out the doctrines taught by our Master. I then gave up, considering the Methodist the nearest" right, but did not unite with the church. I came to California during the cold fever, and my associations were not where there was much religious influ ence until of late years, and I am afraid 1 had lost interest in a measure in spiritual matters. ■ -My wife is a good Christian, and it was her desire to make a Methodist of me. and 1 hope she will not be disappointed when I write her that I have become a Salva tionist. "There is one thing sure, if I evermake a bis haul in my nrines the Salvation Army will come in for a liberal share to help further its good work.' A NIGHT OF IRISH SONG W. Greer Harrison Addresses the St. Patrick's Alliance in Oakland. The Litterateur Scores a Hit in a \ Pointed Lecture Upon Cel tic Poetry. Oakland Office Sax Fraxpippo CallJ Oakland, CaL. Nov. 13, 1895. t" The friends and members oi Oakland ; Alliance, St. Patrick's Alliance of America, i crowded Hamilton Hall to-night to cele brate the anniversary of the organizing of the local lodge. President Haran of the Alliance briefly outlined the objects of the order in his introductory speech and the programme well deserved its name, "A Night of Irish Music and Song." A fea ! ture of the entertainment was a short essay I on Irish literature by William <Jreerllarri | son. The speaker preceded his essay with ; a few remarks, in which he introduced i himself as "An Irishman without the I brogue, having lost that in his travels." Mr. Harrison's remarks were frequently applauded and it was v very evident that everybody knew more about the history of ; Irish art and Doetry when the speaker had finished than before. Mr. Harrison said in introducing his I subject: j I know of no language which contains so • much poetry as the Celtic. The spirit of the ! poet pervades, not merely her odes, her love -1 songs, her battle-cries, but also her annals, her laws ana her science. This poetical at i mosphere has helped to obs-cire the real . valne of the great works which recent investi gation and discovery have declared to be an- I cient Celtic manuscript. To her enemies Ire j land is largely indebted for clearing away the : rubbish of an excessive sentimentality," dis persing the mists and enabling Irish scholars to present to Ireland and to the world a lan : guage richer in its character, greater in itspos j sibilities, nobler in itsconstruction than any of ! the ancient tongues of which we have any I knowledge. j The lecturer paid a tribute to Kueene ; O'Curry for 'us work in giving to the w~brld the story of Celtic civilization. He claimed i that to the Celtic language England is in : debted for whatever there exists in its own j tongue that is bright and sparkling; that | while the English language'itself presents a ruggedness of beauty and strength, it did : not, until the 'introduction into the language of what may be called the Celtic ptyle, possess that quality which dis tinguished the French language above all others in daintiness of expression and beauty of form. After tracing the Irish people prior to the first century, Mr. Harrison continued by showing that from the first to the sixth century Ireland enjoyed a long period of peace. The literature of that period would not be of the Homeric or Epic character, but would be as the people were — pastoral. But with the Danish incursion all this was charged. The onslaughts of the old sea warriors finally aroused a peace-loving people, and they girded on the sword to defend their homes from these northern pirates. They be came changed to a nation exceedingly war like. From tiOOA.D. to 900 A. D. there was abundant material for Homeric verse and epics of the grandest character. The speaker discussed at length the ex treme optimism of the Irish character, which often exposed the nation to ridicule. He also dealt with the literature of the Irish people as found in the Trinity Col lege (Dublin) library in the Royal" Irish Academy, which contains a much larger collection. In conclusion, Mr. Harrison said : I cannot do better than close with a quota tion from Mathew Arnold in reference to Celtic poetry: "The Celt's quick feeling for what is noble and distinguished gave his poetry style. Ills Indomitable personality pave it pride and fashion ; his sensibility and nervous ex altation gave it a better gift still, the gift of rendering with wonderful felicity the magical charm of nature." Other numbers on the programme were vocal and instrumental solos and recita tions. Every number was encored, and it was well on to midnight when the enthusi astic gathering dispersed. Mortality of a Month. The report of the State Board of Health for ] - October gives the following information: "He- ' ports from fifty-live cities, towns, villages and sanitary districts, aggregating a population of 740,220, show a mortality of 899— a death rate 1 of 1.20 per 1000 for October, or 14.40 per 1000 | per annum. There were 12(i deaths from con- | sumption, 54 from pneumonia, 8 from bron* chitis, 3 from congestion of the lungs, 2 from ! scarletina, 20 from cholera infantum, 84 from | other diseases of the stomach and bowels, 5 from diphtheria, 2 from croup. 2 from whooping-cough, 18 from typhoid fever, 5 from malarial fevers, (i from cerebro-spinal fever, 43 , from cancer, 1 from erysipelas. 81 from dis eases of the heart, 7 from diarrhoea and dysen tery, 2 from alcoholism and 430 from all other causes. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1895. GOODS MADE BY CONVICTS California the Best Market in America for This Eastern Product. N0 DISTINGUISHING MARKS. Prison Director Fitzgerald Favors a Law Restricting or Regulating the Traffic. Oakland Office San Francisco Call,) 908 Broadway, Nov. 13. f ■ "It is a notorious fact," said Prison Di rector Fitzgerald this afternoon, "that there are large lots of goods made in East ern prisons sold by California merchants, and tills objectionable and ruinous system cannot be too soon or too severely con demned and stopped. "The matter was first called to our at tention by Warden Hale after his return from the convention of Prison Wardens at Denver. He told us that in conversation with other prison wardens lie was in formed that California was the best market in the country for Eastern convict-made goods. Some of the Eastern prisoners manufacture furniture, chairs, stoves, har ness, hardware, door knobs and locks, clothing, brushes, agricultural implements", hats and caps. There are thirty-six classes of goods manufactured by Eastern con victs, and it is disgraceful that they should find their biggest and most profitable mar ket in California. "I believe that much of the harness and agricultural implements and many wag ons sold in California are made by East ern convicts. These goods are not sup plied to the merchants direct from the Eastern prisons, but are handled by agents and through them sent out here, where they are sold. We have proved that this state of affairs exists, and we are now gathering details, so that we can soon tell definitely just what articles are prison made and who are selling them. "Of course, this system, that prevails to a great extent, must work to the detri ment of local producers. The money paid for these goods injures the State In two ways; it deprives free labor of employ ment, and it sends this money out of the State. "It is easy to ?ee how difficult it is for us to obtain more detailed information, for it is patent that those most interested are not at all willing to give us the information ! we seek. The Eastern prisons do not j want to lose their California trade, and the ■ merchants who handle the goods do not | wish to lose their big profit, although it is | an illegitimate source of income. Of j course we must do something to make the ! prison self-supporting, and that is the | reason why the labor at the prison is re- i stricted to the making of* jute articles, j But if there is to be a larjre amount of prison-made goods sold in this State, why then let us make them ourselves and keep the profit where we shali reap some benefit from it. "A peculiar thing about Eastern-made convict goods is this. When sold in the ! State whore they are made they are re quired to be marked with the name of the prison, but when made for the California market no name is put on thorn. This en- j ablos them to coiue here, as they arc doing ; now, with nothing to distinguish them I from the products of free labor. Of course, such a practice is reprehensible and posi tively wrong. lam in favor of having a State law passed requiring that prison made goods imported into this State shall : be marked with the name of the prison where they are made. I do not know if such a law would be constitutional, but if so 1 wouM like to wee one passed. "The Manufacturers' Association of Han Francisco wrote to us and protested against the making of goods at San Quentin that ' in any way interfered with tree labor. In j our reply we called the attention of mem- j bers to the fact that these Eastern-made ! convict goods are being imported here in ! very large quantities and advised them to do all in their power to stop it. "It is a burning shame that California should be helping directly to maintain Eastern prisons by purchasing largely of their products. Our investigations are now going on, and at present we have not any details to present. We are finding out what prisons are importing goods here, what kinds of goods they import and how and by whom they are placed on the local markets. When we have these facts in a manner that cannot be disputed we shall make them all public and the report will be most interesting to prison officials, to merchants, manufacturers and consumers." FOOT BALLERS PRACTICE. Berkeley Boys Have Another Contest With Olympic Players. Several Burglaries Committed in Dif ferent Parts of the Town— A Society Circus. BERKELEY, Nov. 13.— The university football players went over to Central Park, in San Francisco, again this afternoon for the purpose of playing a second practice game with the Olympics. Though they were not successful yesterday in scoring against the Olympians, yet the boys say that the game was to them very beneficial, since they learned much of the methods and general system of players who have been trained under other tutelage. The practice of meeting with men on other teams will surely redound to their ultimate gooa, they say, since by continued playing against men in their own college and with whose style of work they soon become familiar, there is a tendency to fall into a single channel and remain there, while occasional work against a strange eleven livens up the dormant faculties and puts new life into their system. Freshmen Have a Kick. There seems to be not a little dissatis faction among the freshmen at the uni versity, who will be expected to purchase an apparatus designed for the develop ment of the muscles of the neck, which has been invented by Colonel George Ed, wards. In their protests they claim that the device is not worth more than 25 cents, when they are to be charged $1 for it. They also say that the department of physi cal culture should furnish them, or at least a part of the necessary number. Some claim that more than one student could use the same strap, but the physical instructor demands tnat ' each person should have his own from sanitary reasons. Longfellow Memorial. About 100 members of the Longfellow Memorial Society were present last even ing at their meeting at the residence of Mrs. Dr. Kosenstirn on Durant' avenue. During the business session several new members were elected, swelling tne list to over two hundred. Mrs. L. D. Syle of the English department at the university lectured on the "Eighteenth Century Com edy." Mrs. Charles Dickman opened the musical part of the programme with an exquisite rendering; of "The Hindoo Souk" Mrs. Hatch and Mrs. Rosenstirn I then played two charming duets, after which Mrs. J. M. Pierce sang Longfellow's j "Beware," which had been set to music by i J. E. Perring. Sophomore Hop. The sophomores will give their hop in the gymnasium next Friday evening, pro viding that the freshmen "do not "break ' it up. The '99 men are not on the best of terms with the sophomores, since they | believe that the tricksters who telegraphed j to the musicians not to come over on tne ! night of their glee three weeks ago 'were '98 men. In consequence of this rumors have been afloat for the past few days that the freshmen propose to get even with the sophs, but the '98 men declare that they will hold their hop in spite of the fresliies. Tne attendance will be lim | ited to 400, as heretofore the hall has been so crowded that it -was impossible to dance with any decree of pleasure. Sophomore Society Circus. Some of the more energetic and athleti cally inclined members of the sophomore class are planning to give what they call a "society circus," for the purpose of raising money "to pay off the class debt. Henry Dixey Will Lecture. Through the solicitation of Professor I William I). Armes of the English depart j nient at the university, Henry E. Dixey, j the comedian, will lecture at "Stiles Hali [ Friday afternoon at 3:45. The topic upon which the celebrated actor will speak is ! "The Art of the Comedian." The pro ceeds of the lecture are to be turned over to the Students' Aid Society, an organiza tion through the agency of which Berkeley students of limited means are assisted in securing employment. Still More Burglaries. About 12 o'clock la3t nisiht Mrs. Lamb, I who lives on Fulton street, was awakened ! by a noise at the front door, and hastening to her window Saw two men attempting to pick the lock. She at once called for help, : as her husband was not at home, and J. henderson, who lives on the opposite side , of the street, hearing her screams, opened a window a*ml discharged his pistol in the air to scare off the burglars. Upon going | to the house of Mrs. LaniD he found that the two miscreants had disappeared in the ; darkness. This makes the fourth burglary, or at tempt at burglary, recorded within the last two weeks. The local authorities seem unable to capture the thieves. Faculty Ladies' Tea. The ladies of the faculty gave the first of a series of afternoon teas for this term at Stiles Hall this afternoon. The prime object of these gatherings is that the stu dents might have an opportunity' of be coming acquainted with each other and with the faculty members and their families. THE RAN AHEAD OF TIME Alameda Railroad Men Feel the Iron Hand of Discipline. The Republican County Committee to Meet on December 2. to Fill a Vacancy. • ALAMEDA, Nov. 13.— iron hand of the Southern Pacific has been felt among the employes of the narrow-gauge local road. An engineer, conductor, fireman and brakemau were told to take a holiday, all on account of a little misunder standing. The westbound local must wait until the eastbound train has made the curve at the old Haiaht property, as there is only a single track. The train of the offending conductor ran ahead of time, met the approaching train, and had to back so as to allow the other to pass. Of course there was no damage, but affairs of this kind have to be reported to head quarters, and when this was done the boys were "laid off." Whether their discharge is final or not the railway men would very much like to know. Rumors are abroad, of course, but nothing definite is known. A Sad Death. The death of Robert Rosseter was a pe culiarly sad one. Deceased was a son of Mrs. "Winifred and the late John 11. Ros ,*eter and was not qutte twenty years old. Three weeks ago he was seized with ty phoid malaria and before his friends kne"w of his condition he was dead. He will be buried to-morrow from Si. Dominic's Church, Ban Francisco. raved Schoolyards. The yards of the Porter and Longfellow schools are to be covered with a bitumin ous pavement, while solid stone sidewalks will be laid around the Longfellow and Wilson schools. The contract was awarded to the Pacific Paving Company, and Albert Kynoch was appointed as superintendent at $3 per day. [ A Church Event. Ladies of Christ Church are actively en gaged in making preparations for a sale of fancy and useful articles on Friday and Saturday, December 6 and 7. There will be several attractions, including a chicken dinner on the evening of the 6tb and a cold luncheon on Saturday. A Challenge. I The Oakland Whist Club has challenged the El Nido Club of Alameda to play a re turn game of whist, to take place at the El Nido's parlors two weeks from last night. The El Nido gained a victory by eight points over the sister club some time ago. Club of Nations. The Club of Nations has been reorgan ized with a "large membership. The first meeting will be hold at the home of Miss Elizabeth Westeate. 1117 Paru street, to morrow evening, and the nation to be rep resented will be Japan. . Assistant Engineer Appointed. Al V. Fisher has been appointed to the position of assistant engineer and collector of the electric-light works, j Until recently Fisher was a deputy in the County Clerk's office. He will be required to give a bond in the sum of $1000. No Case. Annie Jones, arrested on a charge of petty larceny preferred by Mrs. M. Zeisser, appeared before Justice Morris last even ing and was discharged, the evidence be ing insufficient to convict. Republican County Committee. A meeting of the Republican County Committee will be held on December 2to elect a successor to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of J. G. McCall of Oak land. Tidal Canal Bridge: ._■'. The contract for painting the tidal canal bridge, at the foot of Park street, has been awarded by the Government to Al Wood a well-known painter of Oakland. .!:. ..-_ * — ♦ — • . VERY PLENTIFUL. Alameda County Deluged ■ With New Daily and Weekly Newspapers. , Oakland Office San Francisco Call,) V 908 Broadway, Nov. 12. ') Within the past week' the city has been surfeited with daily [ and weekly news papers and with promises of more to come. Last Saturday, three made their appear ance and three more arc j promised within a lew flays. v ;. : The Daily Bee, the|Daiiy News and the Weekly Blade all made their appearance last week. The j dailies are labor papers, and run on ■ co-operative principles by printers who have Deen displaced by ma chines. The Blade is the weekly owned and written by Stewart McMullen, who is sometimes called "Davie's lieutenant." The Blade is conducted after the style of Arthur McEwen's Letter, and is very caustic in style, being intended to cut the mask off much that is at present being done in politics. As McMullen is on the "in side," hi 9 paper is very breezy. Next week, notice has been given, the Recorder will appear. It is to be a. morn ing daily, and it is said will be the joint property of ex-Postmaster Bishop and Frank Robinson. Its policy has riot yet been made known. In addition to this it is expected that the wjeekly paper that has been promised by Miss Mollie {Conner will now make its appearance. This will deal mostly with women's topics, and as Oakland has more active women than most cities twice its size there is un doubtedly a big field for just such a journal. The latest addition to Oakland jour nalism is the sudden jump made by the Oakland Echoes from a four-page to a six teen-page edition. A score of weeklies have been born and died since Echoes entered the field eight years ago, but it is now more breezy and Jarger than ever. F. R. Porter," its editor, is one of the best-known and most versatile newspaper men on the coast. The chief attraction about Echoes is that it can never be told just what it will contain, but the surprise is always an agreeable one. The last number contained several handsome illus trations and was the best weekly yet issued in this city. In the interior of the county the latest addition to journalism is the Haywards Daily Mail, which has already had a suc cessful run of more than a month and is as bright as ever. REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Charles McVey to Mary McVey, lot on N line of Fell street, 167:6 \V of Gough, W 25 by X 120; also lot on S line of Burrows street, 90 X of Goet tlngen, E 30 by N 100, block 19, .Railroad aTenne extension; also lot on E lipe of Victoria street, 225 s of Stanley, S 50 by E 100, block 40, City Land Association; gift. M. 1 . Kobinett to K. H. Hazelton, lot on S lino of Vallejo street, 192 :6 Eof Stciner. Essbv S 187 : also lot on H line of Lombard street, 137:6 E of Flllmore, E 26:6 by 8 137 :6; $20. . W.J.Adams (trustee) and J. and M. E. Bonn tree (by trustees) to A. •W. Jackson, lot on X line of Oak street. 297 Eof Scott, X *6. X 14U:li/ 2 > W 32:6, 8 21:8, E -JO, t±K 116:9; $6100. A. J. Morrell and H. and Henrietta M. Cox (nee Garwood) to Jacob Bergman, lot on » line or' Beach street, 137:6 E of Broderick, X 137:6 by S 137:6; also lot on North Point street. 137:6 W of Devlsa dero, \V6B:9byN 137:6, quitclaim deed;? . James V. Harrison (executor of the estate of Edmund B. Walsh) to Robert B. Hochstadter, lot on \V lino of Devisadero street. 137:6 S of Geary, 8 50, W 80, S 7:6, W 4*. N 95, E 45, S 10:5%, W 10, H 27:0 i/i, E SO; $7825. Arey A. and Estelle L. Dudley to Theodore P. Schajler, lot on 8 line of Fell street, 156:3 Wof Bevisadero, \V 26 by B 137:6: $10. Adam and Emma F. Grant to Isabella R. Klnsey, all interest in blocks 35, 36 and 37. bounded by Van Xess avenue, Polk, Beach and Lewis streets; $1. . - Samuel Fox to Louisa Fox, lot on S line of Kiglucenth street, 75 \V r of Church, W 25 by S 100; $200. .Joseph L. and Telia Rosenberg to G. T. Knopf, lot on \V line of Bryant avenue. 60 S of Twenty first street, B '25 by W 100: $250. Benjumln Bangs (executor of the estate of Kate or Catherine Johnson) to Kegents of University of California, lot on X line of Shut street, 171:101/2 Kof Kearny. X 104:5y 2 . X 103:1 V,, X 60. N 68:9. NY 60. « 84:411.. W lU4:r>Vi>. N 25, W 34:4i0,s 58, B 34:41,;;. 8 104:1 ; 8385,000. Sampson Tains to Alfred O. Larktn. lot on E line of Stockton street, 59:0 V* S of Pacific. M 28:57b, X 100. S 50, B 37:6. N 137:6, W 87:ll»/i, S 34:01/8. X 40:5:< 4 , U 25, W flO; S- 10. John l)iemer Jr. to John Dleraer, undivided one half of lot on N lire of Jackson street. 205:9 W of rowell, W 23:3 by N 68:9 V) ! *10. Charles Diemer to same, undivided one-half of same; $10. uustave and Therese Sutro to Caroline A. Jr. Towne (executrix estate of Albon X. Townei, lot. on S line of California street. 68:9 W Taylor. W 68:9 by S 137:6: *10. K. H. and Belle MiKhell to William E. Mighell, undivided 1-5 lot on SK corner of Jones and Turk streets, B 30 by S 82:6: $10. Mary Ko^ers to Philip Kogerii. lot on XW line of Howard street, 175 8W of First, SW 25 by XW 85: gift. William 11. and Wilhelmina Winslow to Thomas Harrison, lot on hW line of Stanley place, 225 NW of Bryant street. NW 29 by BW 125: $10. William and Hannah L'organ to Marie Tabor, lot on SW line (if Kuss street, IHS JjE of Howard, SE 25 by SW 100: SlO. J.C. and KerthH C Bates to Harrison A. Jones, lot on XX corner of Clementina Btrett and Kigh teenth avenue. N 28:11, X 120, IS 2J, W 60, S 3:ll, W 60; $10. James B. Haggin to Thomas Ross, lot on W line. of First avenue, 2UO S of Clement street, S 25 by W 120; $10. Charles IS. and Mary J. Mack to Ksther Hay man, lot on E line of Fourth street. 175 X of Point, l.obos avenue, H 25 by E 120: $950. William and Annabel Batman to Charles H. Ford, lot on E line of Twenty-first avenue, 125 s of C street, S 2."> by X 120; $lU. QeOTM H. Ashton to Robert McMillan, lot on W line of Forty-seventh avenue. 125 N of J street, N 100 by W 120; $10. Anton rersson to Oscar Olofson, lot 804, Gift Map 3; $10. Man- Hickey to Hannah la Valliere, lot 48, block '35; also lot SO. block 42, Sunnyslde: gift. Luke (iray to Malcolm 1). Campbell, lot 26, bloc* C, Park-lam; Tra~i: $5. Emma I). Fisher to Abby Chamberlain, lot on XX rorner of Felton and Yale streets, X 60 by X 100. block 127. Superior Homestead: $10. Alson K. lngersoll to Clara A. (iiberson. lot on SW line of Fourteenth avenue J-otith, 150 XW of X street South, NW 75 by SW 100. block 288. South San 1-rancisco Homestead and Itailroad; $10. Mission-street Land Co. to Catherine Rejrens burger, lots 10 to 19, block 1; lots 18 to 30, 36 to 40, block L; lot* 1 to 8. 43 to 54. block O; lots 1 to 20, 32 to 36, block 1'; lots 1 to 9, 44 to 48, block 1'; lots 32 to 36. block X: lots 1 to 17, block CJ; Mission Street Lund company, ifoHl. Henry S. Dexter to Julius Van Vliet, lot on W line of kearny street, 72:6 X of Pice, X 20 by W 39:2; $10. o. and Bertha Van Vliet to William B. Bourn, same; $100. (iabriel Cobn to .Security Loan Association, lot on W line of Buchanan street, 26 X of Sacramento, N 25:21, iby W 109; $500. John B. Lewis to John C. Spencer, lot on W line of Kimball place, 6oS of Sacramento street. 8 77:6 by W 56; $10. Henry Black to James Keene, lot on SE corner of I.arkiu street and Brady place, S 25 by E 137 :6; $2600. Bridget Dougherty, Mary Coghlan (nee Mooney). James, Joseph and Xellie Kelleher, John and William Moroney to Peter J. Oeldea, lot on XW corner of Freeion street, 225 NX or Fourth, SE 25 by XW 80: $10. Georee A. P. and Xellie Lane to Oscar Wilson, lot on S line of J street, 108 W of Seventh avenue, W 25 by S 100: $10. Martin Johnson to Francis S. Spring, block 31 University Mound Survey, bounded by Bacon, Somerset. Wayland ;md Holyoke streets': $1. T. T. and Delia M. Scott to Charles H. and' Ida R. Taylor, lot 22, block 41, Sunnvside: $10 Charles H. and Ida R. Taylor to Marcus an.l Au guste W. H. Stammer, lot 17, block 41, same; $10. Jacob and Lina Hayman to Ludwig and Anna Schaufel. lots 1192 and 1194, Gift Map 2: $10. Joseph B. Brandon and as trustee of the estate of Sarah C. Brandon to Domenlco Rovegno. lot on X \V line of wtsjcKO avenue. 160 \K of Seneca ave nue. XX 160 by XW '237, block 23, West End Map 1; $10. Castro-s'.reet Land Company to Charles F. Brown, lot 2, block 3, subdivision 1, Castro-street addition: $750. ALAMEDA COUNTY. J. J. and Essie C. n'Rourke to Nicholas J. Sweeney, iots 65 to 74. map of the Rose Tract, Oakland: $10. Lizzie .1. Woods to J. R. Horton of Alameda, lot on X line of Union street. 231 :8 Vi N of Eighth, X 38 by E 133:3, Oakliind; $10. Mary Ireland (wife of George) to Lulgi Ram poni of Oakland Township, 10l on X line of Forty sixth street. 810 X of Grove, X 30 by X 100. being the. X 30 feet of lot 25. block 2111. Alden Tract at Temescnl, Oakland Township: $10. l'eter Powers to Mury B. Russell of San Fran cisco, lot on W line of Second avenue, 170 X of Birch street, X 50 by W 140, being lot 131 sale niapTemescal Park, Oakland Township; grant. Mary E. Carroll (by attorney) to James Kankin aDd Henry Mohr. lot on W line of Mark street, 220 X of Kearny, X r 20 by W 135, portion of lot 8, block 3, Kearney Tract, Berkeley; $10. Matilda A. Laly toßlla B. Webster (wife of H. T.) of Oakland, the E 5 feet of lot 14, block E, map of the Daly Tract, Brooklyn Township; $10. C. Sj. Cnrrlg»!i to Anna M. Cook of Oakland, lot 13, block A, King Tract, Brooklyn Township; $10. John A. Pat ton to Annie Poole of San Francisco, lot 11, map of the Htoue subdivision. Brooklyn Township; $50. O. H. Morrison, an insolvent debtor, by C. B. White, assignee, to Joseph A. Leonard, lot'on SW corner of Clinton avenue and Union street, 565 by W 148. block 16, amended map of Bcrtlett Tract, Alumeda: $90. Charles Kabb to Hans H. Voltmer, lot on S line of Santa Clara avenue, 147:2 W of St. Charles street, W 26, S 125:9, E 25, X 125:2 to beginning, being lot 43, Vischer Tract, quitclaim deed, Ala meda; $5. Theodore P. ftnd Eliza Schalter to Estelle L. Dudley. lot on XX line of East Fifteenth street 112:0 X" W of Fourth avenue, X W 37 :6 by XX 100* block 75. Clinton, East Oakland; $10. John M. shay to W. X. Concannon of Oakland lot on NE corner of Lydla and Market streets V 100, E 93, S 98V2- w 76 to beginning, being a por tion of lots 1 and 2, block H, Curtis <fc Williams Tract, Oakland, quitclaim deed; $10. Peter and Sarah M. Thomson to X H. and Gert rude K. Jones, lot on E line of Franklin street 217.54 X of Twentieth, X 33:5, SE 83.98 SW 33.48, NW 84.25 to beginniutr, block 2161 Oak land: $10. Fred B. and Elizabeth H. Taylor to Ed A. Olsen of Oakland, lot on 8 line of Third street. 25 W of Oak. W 26 by S 100, being lo» 15, block 131, Oak land; $10. ' W. J. Laymance to Emma Abbott of Oakland, lots 17 and 18, block C, amended map Fairview Tract, quitclaim deed, Oakland Township: $10. L. H and H. M. Whliehouse to same, lots on E line of Sunnyslde avenue, 160 S of s line of ri^ht of way of Pieclmon: cable road. S 64. E 188:2. x\v 59, W 155:4 to beginning, being lots 17 and 18, block C, amended map I'airvlew Tract, Oakland Township: $10. Mountain View Cemetery Association to A. C. McCurdy, lot 44, in plat 34, Mountain View Ceme tery, Oakland Township; $34. A. B. Larm'er to Ella L. Larmer of Oakland, lot on XE corner of Felton and Lowell streets. X 13? :6 by X 100. being lots 45 to 48, block 33, map of resubdivision of Smith's subdivision of Mathews Tract. BerKeley, subject to a mortgage; $10. Edgar A. and Kate M. Hill to John E. Hopkins of Oakland, lot on S line of Olive street, 578.84 E of Peralta avenue, E 25. S 105.88, W 25, X 105. 63 to beginning, being lot 42. map of Peralta-avu:n:e Tract, K»ooklyn Township; $10. Frederick and A- C. Bamnmnn to Thomas R. Hobson, lot on S line of Ka^le avenue, l'J2:6 W of .Stanford street. W 80 by 8 147:>j, Alamerta: $10. John and Delia Coyne to Jeremiah and Catherine Herlihy, lot on S\V line of Fifth street. 119:2 W of Center. \V 25 by S 113, being lot 28, block X, Bay View Homestead, Oakland; $10. tJeorge 1). and V. .1. Bishop nnd Mary E. Gould to M. Long*-, lot on \V liae of Wood street, 111 :ti s of Tavlor. S 26 by W 10* bloc k 695. Oakland ; $75. Katherine V. Klinkner (executlrx of estate of Charles A, Klinkner) to CJeorge F. (Jordan of Ala meda, lot OH S line of Butler avenue, 283 F. of Jdaho street. NSV 135, 8W 48.95, NW 41.90. Nr. 214.98. SK 173:06, s\v 181.95 to beginning, Oak land Township: $1455. Kliza Kurnest to 1,. M. Karnest of Kansas, lot on W line of Sacramerito street, 46.32 N or Bancroft way. extended \V from NcUee street, W 285.7f>. 8 46.32, E 285.75. N 46.32 to beginning, being the N* 46.32 feet of lot 9, block 4. State Inlversity Home stead Association, warranty deed, Berkeley; $1. Charles nnd Htslda K. Fleriberg to. Charles .M. wUson of Berkeley, lot on B lineofllumbol.lt avenue, 40:7 X of Oregon street. E 137:6, X 44:10, w 125. s 4(5:0. to bertnning, twins lot 10, block T, map of the Leonard Tract, Berkeley; $10. The Bunk of Napa to Helen M. Kinne of Ala medu, lot on s line of Bancroft way, 300 W of Dana street, W 100 by S 130, portion of lot 7. block 13, property of College Homestead Association, Berkeley: $10. M. A. Conunins to Adeline H. Brown ,'wife of John 11.), lot on N line of Mason street, 180 \V of Calais. W 40 by N 135, being lot 4, block X, Har mon Tract, Berkeley; 910. Henderson I. and" Kmma J. filover to Walter E. Logan, lot on N line of Felton street. 150 feet X of Lowell, X 25 by X 132:5, being lot 4a in block 33. restibdivision of Smith's subdivision of Matthews' Tract, Berkeley; §400. F. K. Whitcomb (administrator of theestateof J. B. Whitcomb) to .1. M. iiu.tdart, Berkeley, lot on X\V corner of Durum avenue and Fulton street, X 45 by W ISO, por.lonot lot 24, l>lock 14, College Homestead Tract. Berkeley; 91000. Alfred Ardley to J. H. .Millurd. lot on X line of Wilder street, distant R\V 493:6 from center of Lowell, thence S\V 85.24. X\V 137.84, XX 83.24, sk 147.84 to beginning, being portion of plat 5. r >, Ranclio V. anil D. Peralta, Berkeley, subject to a mortgage for $400; $10. Francis J. and Dell C. Woodward to C. Mc- Miillen, lot 31, block B, Dimond Tract, Brooklyn Township: also the SK 20 feet of lot 29 and NW 30 feet of lot 28 and s\V 10 feet of lot 26, block C, Map of Bella Vistu Park, Kast Oakland: $10. A. and .Dollie Mecartiif-y to Mary Bias (wife of William C.) of San Francisco, lot 14". block A, Map of Tract, quitclaim deed, .\lameda; $5. Builder's Contracts. John F. Merrill with K. Kingrose. to erect a two story brick building on the west corner of Mission and Beale streets; $19,844. THE SWISS ENVOY HERE Minister of the Old Republic to the United States Arrives. The Diplomat Will Be Invited to Meet His Countrymen Next Saturday. J. B. Pioda, Switzerland's Minister to the United States, arrived here from Washington yesterday. He registered at the Palace Hotel, but later in the day left for Halfmoon Bay on a visit to his cousin, G. Fanciola. He will remain there until Saturday, when he returns to this City to attend a reception to be given in his honor by his countrymen resident in this City. Minister Pioda's trip is partly for pleas ure, but mainly for the purpose of visiting the consulatesof Switzerland and localities where large numbers of his countrymen are settled. Ho is making a tour of the whole country. From here he will go to the Northwest and from there back to his post in "Washington. His coming here has been heralded for some time and has been looked forward to with considerable interest by the members of the Swiss colony, who number in this City about 4000. Preparations have been for some time under way to give him a fitting reception, in which all the Swiss societies will take part. It will take place next Saturday evening at National Hal), BIS Ellis street. Elaborate arrangements have been made by the committee in charge. It is proposed to have a banquet, followed by a ball. The committee in charge of the affair is composed of Consul Antoine Borel, A. A. P>orlini, J. Bachman. Dr. A. T. Rottanzi, M. de Blaney and Alfred Manotti. Minister Pioda is a man of learning and ability, and comes from a family whose members have iigured quite prominently in the politics of the little republic. Although but 4") years of age, he has filled many responsible positions. Before his appointment last year to the position he now holds, he was counsel to the Swiss legation at Rome. The degree of LL.D. was conferred upen him by one of the great Swiss universities. The late Paul Pioda, long professor of the Romance languages at the University of California, was a kinsman of the Minister. Minister Pioda will visit the Swiss colonies in this neighborhood while here, and in about ten days will proceed north. The Swiss flag was flying over the Palace Hotel, the cousulate and many Swiss houses yesterday in honor of his arrival. POLICE AS MARKSMEN Remarkable Improvement Beiag Made in Their Scores at the Range. Interesting Figures Showing the Totals Made by the Different Ser- geants' Squads. At all hours of the day and till late at night the crack of a pistol can be heard in the Larkin-street basement of the City Hall, where the range for the use of the Police Department is situated. Men devote their spare time to practic ing and the results have been remarkable. As an illustration, the progress made by the men in Captain Wittiuan's district may be of interest to the public. Each sergeant has a squad of twenty four men. and since the range was estab lished in the beginning of last month each squad has lired five times. Following is the result: Sergeant Birdsall and squad, 292. 361, 375, 408, 496 ; total, 1932, or an average of 77 7-l!5 per man. Serjeant Nash and squad, 330, 371. 378, 433, 471 ; total, 1983, or an average of 79 8-25 per man. Sergeant Martin and squad, 282, 365. 378. 390, 360; total, 1790, or an average of 71 3-3 per man. Sergeant Davis and squad, 319, 352, 400, 434, 420; total, 1925, or an average of 77 j>er man. Sergeant Flanders and squad, 322, 321. 382, 383, 410 ; total, 1818, or an average of 72 18-25 per man. Sergeant Conboy and squad, 332, 393, 440, 484, 504 ; total, 2159, or an average of SO 9-25 per man. Sergeant Donovan and squp.d, 336, 440, 450, 500, 492; t0ta1, 2214, or an average of 88 14-25 per man. Sergeant Monaghnn and squad, 334, 322, 308, 430, 441; • total, 1835, or an average ot 73 2-5 per man. The total of the first shots of the eight squads was 2547 and the total of the last was 3593. a difference of 1046, or a gain of 5 46-200 for each of the 200 men, which is remarkably good. The average per man in the first shots is about 12% and in the last 18. Sergeant Conboy takes the lead among the sergeants, their individual scores be ing: Conboy 129, Davis 122, Flanders 118, Martin IDS, Monaghan 103, Donovan 94 Birdsall 92, JJ ash 89. There is keen competition among the men individually and some of them can make the possible 30 every time. Others who at first made 3 or 4 are now making 23 to 2.5. c The date for the match between ten men from Captain Wittman's district and ten men from the Oakland force has not vet been fixed, but it will probably be in the beginning of next week. HIS NEW MILK CRUSADE. Dockery Carries on the Fight With Remorseless Vigor and Success. ANOTHER UNEXPECTED RAID. I A Wagon Captured Near the City Hall Loaded Only With Vile- Smelling Swill. Milk Inspector Dockery spent all the early hours of yesterday morning in a vig orous and not altogether futile chase after the dairymen who persist in tampering with their stock in trade. The inspector, in company with a Cau representative and a gentleman from one of the larger interior towns, left the City Hall about 11:30 o'clock Tuesday night. Davis and East streets, with their restau rants galore, yielded up a goodly harvest of samples, all of which were promptly put through the Babcock test and found to be up to the standard. From this point Bockery proceeded out the San Bruno road and later to the Five mile House on the Mission road. This raid yielded nothing but that satisfaction which comes of work well done, for out of forty wagons held up not one fell below the standard fixed by the Board of Health. From Mission road Dockery came down to Sixth and Howard streets, where a number of wagons were held up. While making a test a wagon belonging to La pachet Bros, of the Franco-American Dairy came along. The driver made a desperate but futile attempt to escape, Dockery showing sprinting qualities which enabled him to overtake the fugitive ere he had gone half a block:. An examination of the milk showed it to be away "off" in every detail which goes to make up a pure article. In order to be sure, however, Dbckerv made three Bab cock tests, the result being the same in all. The entire load, amounting to about 130 gallons, was promptly emptied into the gutter. A tour of the downtown restaurants wa3 then made, a sample being taken from each place visited. When Dockery got back to the City Hall yesterday morning at 0 o'clock he had on hand about twenty samples of milk, from which at least ten arrests are expected. About noon yesterday B. Palaccon of the University Farm halted his team imme diately opposite the Board of Health rooms in the City Hall, and Dockery chanced to be passing by, and remembering that Pal accon had been once before arrested con cluded to take another sample of his milk. Instead of milk, however, lie found only swill, the vilest kind of swill, and that, too, in the miik cans used to furnish his daily trade. A closer inspection showed two big tubs of swill, and nearly half the cans on board lilled with the same stuff. Dockery immediately placed him under arrest. Officer Holbrook of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals placing a "cruelty" charge against him at the same time. The cases of J. Augusto, Sausalito dairy, and J. Fubl, proprietor of the Royal coffee saloon, came up before Judge Carup bell yesterday. The defendants were Oped $10 each. The case of 8. Vosti, whoso partner attempted suicide last week be cause his milk was found to be adulter ated, was to have been heard before Judge Campbell on Monday last, but Vosti failed to snow up. His $50 cash bail waa de clared forfeited. Inspector Doekery swore out warrants for the arrest of Joseph Smith, Lou Kelly, B. Mozette, Mrs. Johannsen, J. Reagli, "Metovich it Gudrelj, P. Montgomery, J. A. Suenberger, G. K. Angelo and J. Jensen. The Tin "Was Found. At an entertainment in Dublin a thought reader boasted that he could lind a marked pin hidden by one of the audience. The pin was hidden by a Trinity student in an adjoining room in the presence of the committee, among whom was a confed erate. The student, suspecting the man from his looks, slyly took away the pin from its hiding place. On his return to the platform the thought-reader gazed into the hider's face and, putting his band to his brow, was blindfolded and led the student to the hiding place, but of course could tind no pin. He returned, acknowl edged his defeat and looked daggers at his confederate. "Now, gentlemen," said the student, "I'll undertake to say that if this diviner of the human mind will do as I tell him half the audience, without a sin gle hint, will know where the pin is," and turning to the thought-reader he said, "Sit down." He did so. There was a yell and jumping up the thought- reader hastily pulled from his coattails the marked pin. — Dublin Mail. A Mother's Way of Putting It. "Yes, sir. my son is about to sit for his matriculation, but I must tell you that he is atHicted with a kind of infirmity — ex traordinary bashfulness, He knows quite well everything that he may be asked, but he is so shy that— and then " The examiner, with a smile betraying kindness blended with experience, replied: "And what is he particularly shy in?" The mother, promptly: "In Greek, sir!" Richmond State. KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who live bet- ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world's best products to the needs of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas- ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect lax- ative; effectually cleansing the system dispelling colds, headaches and fevera and permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession because it acts on the Kid- neys, Liver and Bowels without weak- ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug- gists in 50c and Si bottles, but it is man- ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will no* accept any substitute if offereo. 13