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RAPID GROWTH
FOR ONE YEAR
l Many Delegates Attend the
Annual Portuguese
Convention.
The Coat of Arms of Portugal
Presented to the Su
preme Lodge.
Keen Contest for the Honors to Be
Conferred at the
Election.
OAKLAND, Cat., Oct. s.— The an
nual convention of the Union Portu
gu za do Estado de California met at
Ban Leandro ibis morning in the hall
of Council No. 1. The delegates were
welcomed by Supreme President F. I.
Lent os.
The hall is beautifully decorated with
banners and flower*, and the San Leandro
brass band regales the visitors during the
interval*. Immediately alter the call to
cyvder and the president's speech of wel
/come, Father Sunders of the San Leandro
Portuguese Catholic Church addressed
the convention and presented the supreme
council with the coat-of-arms of Portugal,
which was enthusiastically received. After
the presentation, the delegates adjourned
to church, where. Fathers Sanders and
Gloria of Oakland celebrated high mass.
Nearly all the delegates were present
and the attendance is much larger than
at any previous convention, on account of
the great progress of the order during the
past year.
At the afternoon session the reports of
committees and officers were read and all
were received with satisfaction.
KThe report of Supreme President Lemos
was the most interesting of all. It showed
that during the past year seven new lodges
had been organized and that there are now
thirty lodges in the Slate. T<e member
ship, which last year was 1633. has in
creased to 2300. .
During their stay in San Liandro th
delegates are being entertained by the lo
cal members of the order. Many good
thing- have been provided and on Thurs
day evening there will be a grand banquet
to be followed by a ball. The chief feat
ure of to-morrow's session will be the
•■lection of officers for the coming year.
There is always a been strucgle for these
honors, a struggle which has increased
with the incr.-a c of the order.
TAPIOCA MUST PAY DUTY
It Means an Increase of the
Revenues Hundreds of Thou
sands of Dollars.
Chinese Laundrymen Must Use Ameri
can Starch or Pay Two Cents ,
a Pound Extra.
The United Slates Circuit Court of Ap- I
peals handed down a decision Monday
of the greatest importance, inasmuch as
by it the revenues of the Government wiil
be increased many hundreds of thousands
of dollars per annum. The case was to
determine the Misruled point, as to
whether tapioca flour should be admitted
free of duty as such under the McKinley
bill or whether it should be required to
pay a duty of 2 cents per found as starch.
This flour is used almost exclusively in all
the Chinese laundries in the United
States, because of its cheapness, as starch,
and it has been the most formidable ob
stacle to the starch manufacturing indus
try in the United States. By the decision
of the court yesterday this obstacle will
be removed.
Heretofore the Secretary of the Treas
ury and the Board of Appraisers have
been rendering more or less conflicting
decisions on this matter. One case ont of
the twenty-three test cases was taken to
the United States Court of Appeals in the
New York district by Townsend & Co. In
that case the court held that tap. oca flour
sho-ild come in free of duty under the
McKinley act, as tapioca, and that it was
not to ne considered as a starch.
The present case came up in this city
about a year ago by the action of Collector
of Customs Wise in cnarging the duty of
2 cents per pound. Tbe Collector's opinion
was reversed by the Board of Appraisers.
Then Assistant United States Attorney
Knight took the case to the Circuit Court
6 ere, and Judge McKenna held that tbe
cision of the Circuit Court of Appeals
foT New York should stand. Mr. Knight
then took the case to the Circuit Court of
Appeals here, and yesterday was rendered
the decision which crowns Mr. Knight
with a great legal victory and which will
have its weight as a great helper for home
industry. •
RH. H. While, adjuster of duties, said
yesterday that the decision saves to the
Government $250,000 in drawbacks at this
port alone, not to mention the large sums
to be saved at other ports of entry.
Under the DingJey bill tapioca flour is
obliged to pay a duty of \y 2 cenisper
pound. It is. not used lor human iood,
being unfit for consumption, and is used
only for starch in Chinese and other laun
dries, all that is necessary for the conver
sion into shirt t tifiening being hot water,
but it is a cheap product and is far in
ferior to starch manufactured in the
United States.
Mr. White said yesterday that there was
no doubt that the Secretary of the Treas
ury would approve the decision of the
Circuit Court. :&&&&*,
Birdie Fox lias Fled.
Witnesses in the case of Van A. Shafer and
Joseph M. Wood appeared in Juris*.* Cook's
court promptly at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and were let oft* with a lecture, but were
warned that if they were not present when
needed next Friday they will be fined for
their delinquency. Schafer and Wood are
charged with assaulting Birdie Fox. The
complaining witness has left the; State and is
probably lv Mexico, so there may be some
difficulty in securing a conviction. There Is
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no suggestion of a "pull" In the case thus far,
but there Is no telling what tue developments
may be before the trial is over.
AMONG THE WHEELMEN.
John Gallegos Jr. Is Married Ziegler
Back From the North—lm
perials' Tarty.
The members of the Bay City Wheel
men who recently attended the big run
to Mission San Jose, where they were the
guests of the Salazar and Gallegos
brothers, have jast learned with mingled
surprise and pleasure of the marriage of
John Gallegos Jr. to Miss Ethyl Elaine
Warner of Sin Jose recently. It was
quite unexpected, and Mr. Gallegos is
now receiving the congratulations of his
many friends.
The Imperial Cycling Ciub held an en
joyable party last evening at Native Sons-
Hall. It was the fifth social event of this
kind given by the club, and surpassed
even iis predecessors.
The Cycle Board of Trade held its regu
lar monthly meeting la-it night for the
transaction of routine business.
The Olympic Club Wheelmen will have
a banquet this evening at a Stockton
street rotisserie. The guests of honor
will be the committeemen who worked so
faithfully for the success of the club's
race meet last Sunday, oy which it cleared
fully $£00 in spite of the big expense at
tached, for the Olympics spared neither
money n-*>r pains.
Otto Zie-Mer Jr. returned from Ihe
Northwest Monday night, and went to his
home in San Jose yesterday morning.
He does not show the effects of his bad
fall at Seattle, and was in good spirits.
airier is entertaining a proposition to go
to the Hawaiian Islands, and afterward
to Australia. Charles S. Desky, manager
of the Cyclomere track at Honolulu," is
here making arrangements to take down j
s veral men.
The entries for the Associated Clubs'
ten-mile handicap next Sunday are all in.
and me tide most of the crack amateur
riders of this part of the State. The
official Uandicapper is now worrying over
tne time allotments, which will probably
beannouncel to-day.
The Caluornia Cycling Club recently
renovated its clubrooms and afterward
held a house-warming. The club is pro
gressing finely.
FOR RELIEF OF THE POOE.
Madame Mount Gives a Costume
Kecltal of Biblical Orientalism.
Mme. Mountford gave a very instructive
lecture at Metropolitan Temple last night
for the relief of the poor in cbaiv-"* of the
Cathedral Conference of the St. Vincent
de Paul Society. A number of young
men and women from the Presentation
Convent and Company A of the League of
the Cross Cadets assisted in her recital, all
being dressed in Or.ental costume. The
subject of the lecture was "Vil
lage Life in Palestine," and Madame
Mountford presented a very real
istic picture of Biblical orientalism,
her rendition of the songs nnd acting of
parts of the various members of a vil
lager's home being particularly pleading.
Tiie madam*) also rave a very interesting
explanation of the Parable*, her acting of
the various. characters and their meaning
as understood by the people of Palestine
showing a thorough study of the Oriental
character.
The lecture consisted of four parts;
the fir describing the interior of a farm
hou-e, the return of the pro igal son and
explanation of Oriental etiquette. The
second explained the superstitions of the
people; the third a very graphic story of
the lost sheep, with samples of the rod,
sfaff and scrip mentioned in the Bible and
used by the shepherds. The fourth,
which closed the entertainment, described
the garraen:s of the women, the veil
which held the seven bu-hels of corn, and
finished with a very lucid explanation of
the story of the ''ten pieces of silver."
A MINERS' MEETING.
Delegate* to the " "Big; ' Convention
"Named— New ' Hi ■■■•:■..
At a meeting of the San Francisco
Miners Association held in the Chamber
of Commerce on Monday the following
delegates to the State Miners' Convention
to be held here on October 18 were nomi
nated:
A.J. Rulston, T. J. Parsons, Julian Sonntag,
W. C. Balaton, S. W. Backus. Edward A.
Belcher, S. K. Thornton, Andrew Corrigan,
Hugh Crate, John Coleman. Edward Coleman,
C. W. Cross. H. T. La lv, J. 08. Gunn, Colonel
George Stone, J.M.Wright, Charles Watt. B.
T. Lacev, D B. Pike, i». E. Haves. I. a Fore
man. Tirey L. Ford, Louis Glass, P. George
Gow, K. P. Graraon, S. J. Hendv, Robert >lr.
Murray. J. F. 11*1! -fin, C. H. "Undley, A. L.
Scott. W. W. Montague, D. E. Miles, Henry
Picboir, S. Mooney. J. L. R«th*)one, George
Schmidt. Charlss Aileuourg.
The following officers were elected: Presi
dent, Thomas J. Parsons; vice-president, W. < 4 .
Ralston; secretary and treasurer, Charles G.
Yale.
Another Lawyer for Hill.
George E. Morse has been notified by the
clerk of the Supreme Court in "Washington
that the appca* of Benjamin ill, the Oakland
murderer, cannot be docketed until an ap
pearance is entered for appellant by counsel
entitled to practici in that court. Mr. Chap
man, the attorney for Hill, has been notified
and an attorney who has been admitted to
practice before the Supreme Court of the
United States will be engaged to assist him.
A pretty wedding will take place to-day at
St. Mary's Cathedral, when Miss Annie Bauer
i and Richard J. Graf are united by Rev. Father
Prendergast
Miss Raver Is the daughter of J.J. Raver
and the groom Is the manager of the law and
collection agency of his father-in-law to be.
The bride is a San Francisco girl of rare ac
complishment), who was educated at the sis
ters' convent, while the groom is a St. Louis
boy who is regarded as a coming business
man. The cathedral will be magnificently
decorated with floral tributes, and following
the ceremony the Invited guest*- will be enter
tained at a banquet at a downtown rotiFserie,
The wedding trip will be spent at Monterey.
THE .'SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1597.
BAPTISTS IN
CONFERENCE
Seventeenth Annual Meet
ing of the Central
Association.
Rev. L. W. Elliott Elected
Moderator for the En
suing Year.
Interesting Addresses by Prominent
Preachers From Berkeley and
Stockton.
The seventeenth annual session of the
Central Baptist Association of California
opened In Emmanuel Baptist Church at 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon with a good
representation from the various churches
around the bay. The exercises opened
with the singing of "All Hail the Power
of Jesus' Name," after which the llev S.
C. Keetch of Golden Gate made an open
ing pi aye r. Chairman S. 1 . Morse men
appointed the following committees:
Arrangements — Re* 4 . J. George G.bson,
Rev. A. M. Kussell, Rev. H. B. Vogle.
Enrollment— Rev. S. C. Keetch, J. F.
Moody, Rev. H. Brace.
Nominations — Rev. H. L. Deitz, Rev.
George Duncan, David Lunelle.
At 2:30 Rev J. D. Pierce, D.D., of
Berkeley read an interesting paper on
"How to Arouse Greater Spiritual Int-rest
in the Churches of tbe Association," of
which the lollowing is a brief extract:
"Power is something all seek after, it is
part of the original gift of God that man
should rule all creatures He has made.
Man spent 6000 years in crashing bis
fellow-creatures, and only in the present
century has he caught ihe inspiration of
controlling the forces of nature. It is
man's creat desire to have power to con
trol his fellow-men, and to ibis end he is
bending all bis energies. We who are
working for spiritual power must have
absolute faith in God and his holy word—
the Bible. We have »<"> time to decide the
authenticit}- of the Pentateuch or the
authorship of Ist. an, but we do know
that the Bible is the companion of the
highest civilization, th hignest standard
of morals and confessedly the most classic
literature. We must also have faith in
our mission as messengers of God, and
use practical personal effort."
The annual election of officers of the
association, which was then held, resulted
as follows: Moderator, L. W. Elliott of
Stockton; clerk, ti. C. Wright of San
Francisco; treasurer, G. W. Frazer of
Golden Gate.
At 5:30 a ot lunch was served the dele
gates by the ladies of the church and the
evening session was opened at 7 o'clock
with a praise service, in which Mrs. Galla
horn rendered a solo in a very pleasing
manner.
The annual sermon was preached by the
Key. G. W. Swift of Stockton, wno
preached on "What Constitutes a Son of
God." Dr. Swift's sermon was in part as
follows:
"God is a spirit, and his offspring are
necessarily spiritual. Not all men are
sons of God, as no man is the son of God
or brother in Christ until he is born of the
Spirit. We know we are his sons by con
sciousness and by the assurance of his
word, but we do not know that state of
glorious excellence to which as his chil
dren we shall be raised. The central
thought of this passage is that the charac
ter and mission ol ins children is not (ally
manifest in this life. God docs not de
light, in us as we are but as we shall be,
when our diameters are completed.
"We •ffiraa that in the creation of the
race God created an order of beings unlike
ail other orders of created intelligences
and their destiny was to bo an exaltation
above nil other created powers. This is
pledged and secured to our race by the
exaltation of our humanity to the throne
of universal authority and our humanity
help? to compose the present G dhead,
and can there be a higher exaltation for
us?"
To-day's session will open at 9:30 a. m
and reports from the various oilicers of
work dune throughout the year will be
read.
CUSTOMS EEOEIPTS.
The JDiiifgl-ny Tariff* li;t. Not creased
the Revenue From Imports.
The receipts of the San Francisco Cns
tom-nouse on Monday were $78 000. of
which sum Claus Spreckels paid $54 010
duties on beet-sugar machinery. Only a
few weeks ago Mr. Spreckels paid $29,000
duties on another invoice of beet-sugar
machinery.
H. H. White, adjuster in the Custom
house, said yes'eiday that a high tariff
does not uecessarilv reduce the revenues,
as is claimed by Democratic new-papers.
Under the Dingley act there has been no
decrease in the standard and volume of
business in the San Francisco Custom
house, Buiness is as great as it ever was
before, and this notwithstanding that the
market was drugged with imports just
before the Dingley act went into effect.
CASPAR WHITNEY HERE
The Well-Known Football and Athletic
Authority Arrives From
New York.
Caspar Whitney, America's stanchest
and most persistent advocate and sun
porter of pure amateur sport, who for
nearly ten years has been the athletic
authority for Harper's Weekly, arrived
here Monday from New York, accom
panied by his bride.
Mr. and Mrs. Whitney hava apartments
at the Palace Hotel.
After Caspar Whitney was last
here, about two years ngp, be
roasted the Olympic Club far its disre
gard and evasion of strict amateur princi
ples, In a number of articles -published
about that time in Harper's Weekly he
exposed other professional tendencies
among presumably amateur organiza
tions in the Far West. And the Butte
football tram came in for its share 01 ad
vetse criticism.
Next to Walter Cump, the father of the
gridiron game, Caspar Whitney is
credited with being the greatest football
authority in America.
While his visit is primarly for pleasure,
he will not neglect any opportunity to
post hiinse f on athletic matters here.
Aid it is not unlikely that the present
status of the Olympic Club, because of its
withdrawal from the Amateur Union, will
later be discussed by him in a published
article.
Caspar Whitney is not a stranger to
CaliJornia. In th*** latter '80's he was a
student at St. Matthew*, Hall, San
-Mateo.
Mr. Whitney will remain in this city
but a day or two. He expects to go to
Vancouver, B. C. Tnere he will sail for
the Orient to hunt big game for a time in
Siam and complete his knowledge of all
varieties ot hunting.
JACKSON WANTS A GO.
He Will Meet Any Heavy-weight Who
Seeks a Fight on Merit.
Peter Jackson cannot understand why
Tom Sharkey and Joe Goddard should
have the call ov r him. "I am here to
tight anybody," said Peter yesterday af
ternoon in Young Mitchell's emporium of
sport, in the hearing of numerous people
who love to witness a great scrap. "This
man Sharkey may be a great fighter."
continued Jackson, ''perhaps he is. God
dard as been a creat tighter, and for ail
I know I c may be a great man yet, but
how is it that they ail steer shy of poor
old Peter?
"1 may have fallen away fearfully since
I whipped Slav n in England, but lean
not really believe that 1 am in the
'has been' class until 1 meet some fellow
who will satisfy me by the power of his
fists that 1 bave passe my days of use
fulness as a pugilist. I am* here and lam
enjoying myself. I do not make any
bones about it. 1 drink and feel good, but
1 think 1 can tight and feel good also I:
Sharkey, Goddard, Corbett or any man in
my line of business wants a try at 'old'
Peter they can have it, and furthermore I
will guarantee a good side wager when 1
am called upon to talk business."
THE LATHERS' STRIKE.
The Supreme Court Passes Judgment
/ in the Man Murder Case.
The old lathers' strike of the spring of
1896 made its appearance again Monday
in the Supreme Court, where it was set
tled forevor. C. A. Mars and his sons
and several other non-union lathers were
at work on a building on Welch street,
when a body of union lathers, out on a
strike, went to the place and compelled
the men to stop work and get down from
the scaffolding. This was not without
some difficulty, in which Mars was struck
on the head with a blunt instrument,
which injury directly or indirectly caused
hi** death a week or so later.
Jam's Holmes, William Starr, D. Dunn,
William Dowling, E. G. Wnltz and W.
McCoy, union lathers, were arreted and
jointly tried and convicted of involuntary
manslaughter, and sentenced to one year's
imprisonment in the Stale penitentiary,
the smallest sentence that could be im
posed. From the judgment they ap
pealed, claiming t'*nt the verdict was er
roneous for insufficiency of evidence to
support it, and to be. by reason of its
form, either void or in effect an acquittal.
When tbe verdict was first presented to
the court it read, "guilty of invo untary
manslaughter, not a felony," but the
court ordered tho jury to strike out the
words "not a felony." which' was done.
In this order the Judge of the Superior
Court was upheld by the Supreme Court,
as the two parts of the compound sen
tence contradicted each other, and it was
the duty of the court to explain the mis
take and have the jurors correct it. In
this opinion, which was given by Com
missioner Chipman, the conclusion was
reached that the jury had no intention ol
finding the defendant guiltless, for the
extreme mercy of the court in passing
sentence was recommended. The ques
tion of conspiracy on the part of the
Lithers' Union's members was discussed
at length and the law on the point given,
ln conclusion Commissioner Chipman
says: "The case has had careful consid
eration, and as we find no error it Is rec
ommended that the judgment be af
firmed." The opinion was concurred in
by Justices Temple, McFarland and Hen
shaw and Commissioner Haynes and
Searls.
SHAEKEY HAS HOT SIGNED.
Is Willing to Meet Goddard, but Has
Made No Agreement. *
The Knickerbocker Club, through its
master of ceremonies, announced at the
light night before last that a match had
been made between Shark ey and Guddard.
Sharkey, when seen yes'erday, denied
tnis and stated that, while he was willing
to meet Goddard, he had as yet entered
into no agreement to meet him. "And if I
do meet him," said Tom, "it is by no
means certain that 1 would do so betors
ihe Knickerbocker Club. I should tight
before the club that offered the largest
purse or the biegest percentage ot the
gate receipts. I'm willing, but there's
nothing settled yet."
Master Plumbers.
At the annual meeting of the Master Plumb
ers' Association held last week the following
named were -elected officers: Charles W. Ire
dale, president (re-elected); John B. Butter
worth, vice-president; John L E. Firmin, re
cording secretary (re-electoa); George Dalla
more, financial secretary (ru-oiecttd); Charles
McCarthy, recording secretary (re-elected); J.
11. Broog>,sergeant-rtt-arms; Fred Koch,chair
man of the general committee; William D.
Qulnn, A. Newmark. and George Meehan,
trustees.
Verein Concordia Election,
Last evening the lollowing officers were
elected and Installed for the ensuing term of
the Verein Corcordia: President, Paul Bali;
vlce-presldeni, Winard Klo-e; secretary. A.
Astiiuiin; financial secretary, Conrad Wuester
feid; treasurer, H. Wrede ; guard, W. H. Smith
surgeon, Dr. V. K. Lord; trusietß— P. 3. Mink.
Jo-.*pli Pipeling. B. Bendit. F. Kayser and Ed
Wrede. A collation, got up with - tue
same good taste that the Verein shows ln all
its undertakings, succeeded the installation
exercises.
Locked Up for the Night.
The trial of Thomas F. Mangan, formerly
secretary of the Calkers* Union, charged with
embezzJement, was concluded in Judge Wal
lace's court yesterday. The jury failed 'to
reacn a verdict and was locked up for the
night. ".*-•'.: • - - * ■-
REAL ESTATE
MARKET REVIEW
Expected Rise in Prices
Tardy in Making Its
Appearance,
Reasons Why a Change for the
Better Is Looked For
by Dealers.
Report of State Building and Loan
Commissioners— Eecord Review,
Sales and Notes.
There has been little change in the lo
cal real estate situation during the week
just past. The expected rise in prices
seems to come raider slow.
However, there are none of the dealers
who do not propnesy better times in their
line soon, and it s -ems to be a logical con
clusion, at least, that whether that chance
comes soon or late it will be for the better.
The demand for property of small value
as sites for homes seems steady enough
and as has been remarked in these columns
before, where there is a steady demand it
is in accordance with natural law that the
prices rise at some time or other.
The building record continues gooi.
The annuel report of the State Building
and Loan Commissioners shows the gross
assets of the building and loan associa
tions in California to bo $21,791,928. Real
estate appraised at 51,728,476 is included
in this amount. The confidence of capi
talists iv the various institutions is shown
by the fact that overdrafts are on hand in
the sum of $1,508,458.
The follow is the building record for
the last month:
Recorded contracts 64 $240,122
corded contracts 24 60,000
Total San Francisco con
tracts.... 88 $306,122
SEPTEMBER, 1896.
Recorded contracts 63 $177,403
Unrecorded contracts 7 243,9-8
Total 70 $421,326
SEPTEMBER, 1895.
Recorded contracts 73 $267,149
Unrecorded contracts 42 i 6,533
Total 113 $123,732
Review of ih« Records.
During the week sixty-four mortgages, ag- j
gregating $444,370, passed to record, with
twenty-eight releases, amounting to $232,115.
appearing for the same period. The following
were the principal mortgages:
By the California Title Insurance and Trust
Company to Fanny and Abraham Morris, $12,
--000 for one year at 6* ; per ceut, on property
on northeast corner" of Post and Larkin
streets, 68:9x100; Hibermn, Bauk to John
Dougherty, $10,000 for one year at 6} 2 per
cent, on property on southeast coruer of
Pine street and Belden place, also Pine
street, cast of Kearny. 20x57:6; same to
Agnes U. llnyne, $41,000, on property
on south line ef Clay sireet, west of Bat
tery, and northeast corner of Stockton
and Washington; same to Henry P. Bowie Tor
one year at 1 -, per cent. $48,500 on property
on southwest corner Clay and Battery and
northeast corner Commercial and Leidesdoiff ;
same to Julia D. Bey lard, $42,500 lor one
year at 6J-3 pr cent on. property 011 south line
Ciay. wis. oi Sansome, northeast line Second,
northwest Howard and southwest line Third,
northwest of Mission ; same to George 11. How
«rd, $42,500 ;or one year at 6J_ per cent on
pr*<p.*riy on northeast line Second, northwest
of Howard, acd southwe-tcorner Sansome and
Clay; tf. W. Chase Company (a corporation) to
John. Kelso Company (a corporation), $10,
--000 for one year at 8 per cent on property on
southwest corner Green and Scott nod west
lineof Scott, south of Green. 55x110; Hibernia
Bank 10 J. H. P. Howard, $42,000 for one year
at H l 2 per cent, on property on went line of
Battery, south of* City, and southwest line of
Third, northwest of Mission, 30x107 ; Hiber
nia Bank to Annie M. , Jennie, Emma, James i
R. and Helen M. McEirov, 98000 for one year
at 6!,; per cent, on property on ton tit east line
of Mission, northeast of Eleventh, 22:6x160;
California Title Insurance mid Trust Com
pany to M ry and Louis Junker, $13,000 for
one year at 6* 2 per cent, on properly on south
east corner of McAllister and Buchanan,
55x120; WintJeld S. Jones, Jerome B. Lincoln
and James Otis to Charlotte F. Clark, $73,000,
on properly on north line of Eddr,
east oi Mnson, 63:9x175; Security Sav
ings Bin*. to . Margaret A. Skelly,
$7000 for one year at 6J_ per cent,
on property on west line ot Powell, south of
Geary, 52:6x112:6: California Title Insurance
and Trust Company to Clinton H. Ball, $7000
for one year at 6-_ per cent, on pro*, erty on tha
southeast corner'of Washington and Baker,
50 :41_x 106:3; .lean Pon I acq to Jean and Cath
ei me aerres, $6500 on property on tne north
wests-no of Kissling. normeast of Twelfth;
Thomas E. Ryan to George L and Mary E. Car
roll, $6500 for one year on east line ot Devisa
dero. north of McAllister, 25x100.
The following were the principal releases:
From Susan Young to Hattie E. and William
11. Smith, $8000 on property on the north
west corner of Sacramento and Buchanan
streets, 26x110; Li Societe Franca. se to Abra
ham and Fannie Morris, $75,000 on properly
on north lino of O'Farreli street, west of
Stockton. 55x102:6; Pacific Loan Association
10 Joseph A. and Chlotllde Durand, $7000 on
properly on west line oi Devisa
dero street, north of Fell,. 25x106:3;
Hibernia Bank to Louis Junker, $6uoo
on property on southeast corner of
Buchanan and McAllister streets, 55x120;
same to same, $5500 on same property; game
to Charles S. Capp, $5500 on same property ;
.Mutual Savings Hank 10 C. LVercoutere, $29,
000 on properly on the southwest corner of
Dupotit and California streels, 68:9x100;
same to Charlotte F. Clark, $50,000 ou prop
erty on west line of Powe'i street, south of
Ellis; Hibernia Bank to Martin A. and Caro
line K. Moldenhauer, $8500 on property on
east line of Ashbury sireet, north of Fell, 25x
103:3, on northeast corner of Fell and Clayton
sireets, 31:3x100, and on south line of Page
streei, \<si of Broderick, 37:6x75; Jean Pon
tacq 10 Jean Serres, $6500 on property on the
northwest line of Klssling street, northeast oi
Twelfth; Occidental Loan Association to John
L. and Elizabeth A. Merguire, $7000 on prop
erty on north lineof Oak street, east of Scott.
Auctions and Sales.
The following recent sales' are reported by
Sol Getz & Bro. : Lot 25x120, on cast line of
Eighteenth avenue, 128:11 north of Clement
street, to Mr». rmott; lot 100x120. on
west line of Foriy-flrsi avenue, 20U feet south
of N street, to 11. and E. Martin; lot 25x120,
on cast line of Twelfth avenue, 175 feet south
of I street, to Mrs. Dulip: lot 50x120, on west
line of Ninth avenue, 300 feet north of L
street, to Mrs. Somerset!; lot 25x120, on west
line of Ninth avenue, 225 ieet south of X
street, to F. H. Dietrich: lot 25x100, on south
line of X street, 32:0 west of Ninth avenue, to
George M. Salsbur . 4 , and lot 25x120, on west
Hue of Seventh avenue, 125 south of J street,
to George Wilcox.
■ Jacob Heyman lias mnde the following late
NEW TO-DAT.
The only genuine Hunyadi Water.
Hunyadi Janos
BEST NATURAL APERIENT WATER
Prescribed and approved for 34 years by
all the medical authorities, for CONSTI-
PATION, DYSPEPSIA, TORPIDITY OF
THE LIVER, HEMORRHOIDS, as weil
as for all kindred ailments resulting from
ndiscretion in diet.
"The prototype of all Bitter Waters." Lancet
"Speedy, sure, gentle." BritiahMedicaUorxrnaX
CAUTION : See tbat tbe label
bears the signature of the firm
Andreas Saxlehner.
sales: Four-room and bath cottage on the
west side of Nevada avenue, 275 feet, south of
Cortland, to E. Thompson, ior $1100; three
lois on the south side oi Alvarado street, 165
feet east of Hoffman avenue, for $•26*00, and
one lot on the east line of Schuyler street, 275
feet south of Cortland avenue, for $200.
Homestead declarations have been recorded
this week a*, loilows: By Auguste, wife of
Placido Ferpoli. on the north line of Twenty
eighth street. 100 feet west of Churcb,s-006;
by Byron Ring. on iho south line of Twenty
fourth street. 101:9 west of Sanchez, $3500.
Bovee, Toy & Sonntag have sold to M. T.
War or 360 acres of land near Santa Clara for
$26,000.
THE COLONIAL DAMES.
Their Annual Meeting Marks a Progres
siva Step.
The annual meeting of the Colonial
Dames resident in the Stats of California
was held yesterday at the residence of
Mrs. C. Elwood Brown, 2520 Pacitic ave
nue. Mrs. Selden S. Wright, the chair
man, was unable to be present owing to
the death of a relative, and Mrs. Henry
Gibbons was therefore called to the chair.
Among the ladies present were: Mrs. C.
Elwood Brown, corresponding secretary;
Mr-*-. Joseph L. Moody, treasurer; Mrs.
George A. Crux, recording secretary ; Mrs.
Charles Hedges, Mrs. Henry Gibbons,
Mrs. William Craig, Mr*. J. Maddux, Mrs.
Jouett, Mrs. S. W. Holla-bay, Miss Mad
dux and Miss Mary Bowen.
This interesting society was organ
ized on October 8, 1895. and its growth
has teen watched with deen interest by
many, although comparatively few
have fully comprehended the socie
ty's aims and principles, and concerning
them it has been said by one who thor
oughly understands them: "It is dis
tinctly understood that the society is a
firm though silent protest aeainst the ar
istocracy which considers itself best be
cause it is highest on the tax list and
bant list. There is not the faintest -sug
gestion of an aggressive spirit, but. the
steady trend is against plutocracy, arro
gance and the impertinent assumption of
place."
This association now has in its Cali
fornia branch twenty-seven members,
and the meetings are always delightful
reunions. Mrs. C. E. Brown and Mrs.
George A. Crux both presented reports
concerning the most important events
thai had transpired since last October.
After all other business had been tran
sacted, which included the re-election of
Mrs. Sciden S. Wright as chairman, by
acclamation, the meeting adjourned.
— • — — •
SPANIARDS LED INTO AMBUSH.
Forces Plan a Raid on a Hospital,
but the Cubans Rout the
Assailants.
NEW YOKK, N. V., Oct. 5.—A special
from Havana to the Sun says: A report
comes from Santa Clara of an engagement
at Rocas Colorado*, in that province, in
which the Spanish forces under Major
Fedro Anton and Lieutenant Ramon
Fernandez fell iuto a trap prepared for
them by the insurgents.
The Spanish were going to attack a
Cuban hospital which was near that place,
but the Cubans learning their intention,
removed their sick and wounded and
women and children to a safer place in
the forests. Then a strong guard was
placed at the hospital, and ambuscades
were prepared on either side.
When the Spanish vanguard, composed
of guerrillas of Calimele. led by Fernan
dez, arrived at the hospital the Cubans
fiie a single shot and then ran to the
forests in order to decoy the Spaniards to
the place of ambush. ThetricK succeeded
and a few minutes later a terrible charge
on both sides surprised the Spanish. The
yell of the Cubans "al machete''and the
suddenness of the attack frightened the
guerrillas, who took to their heels.
The Cubans maae wholesale slaughter
in the ranks of the panic-stricken
Spaniards. Major Anton narrowly es
caped and with him some soldiers^ who
were followed by the insurgents to the
fort, in which they took refuee. The next
morning Major Anton assassinated two
paciticos on the outskirts of Santa Clara
and reported a victory over insurgents.
. -st- •
f-trstck by it Jtnlt of Li/h'ninrt.
VISALIA, Cal., Oct. s.— Albert David
son was struck by lightning this after
noon northeast of Visalia during a rain
storm. Davidson was rendered insensible
and the halt on lhe back of his head was
singed. One horse of his team was killed.
■ 'f •■"'-': •»■»•»
OUTSIDE THE LIMIT.
The Water Front Decision Cuts Off the
Mole and Wharf Saloons From
the City.
OAKLAND, Cal., Oct. s.— City Attor
ney Dow has advised City Treasurer Gil
pin that by the recent water-front decision
the city can no longer collect liquor
license for the saloons on the mole and
Long vV'harf. He holds that tbey are not
within the city limits.
While these two saloons will escape the
city license they will have a county license
to pay. District Attorney Snook has ad
NEW TO-DAT. Uyr'^
FBI 10 fii lfl.
THE METHOD OP A GREAT TREATMENT
rorWEAHESS OF ME„.
WHICH fCBED HIM AFTER EVERY-
THING ELSE FAILED.
Painful diseases are bad enough, but when a
man Is slowly wasting away with nervous
weakness the mental forebodings are ten
times worse than the most severe pain. There
is no let up to tho mental suffering* day or
night. Sleep is almou impossible, and under
auch a strain men are scarcely responsible for
what they do. For years the writer rolled and
tossed on the troubled sea of sexual weakness
until It was a question whether he had not
better take a dose of poison and thus end all
his throubles. But providential inspiration
came to his aid in the shapo of a combination
of medicines that not only completely restored
the general health, but enlarged his weak,
emaciated parts to natural size and vigor, and
be now declares that any man who will take
the trouble to send his name and address may
have the method of this wonderful treatment
free. Now, when I say free I mean absolutely
without cost, because I want every weakened
man to get the benefit of my experience.
lam not a philanthropist, nor do I pose as
an enthusiast, but there are thousands ot men
Buffering the mental tortures of weakened
manhood who would be enred at ence could
they but get such a remedy as the one that
cured me. Do not try to study out how I can
afford to pay the few postage-stamps necessary
to mall the information, but send for it ana
learn that there are a few things on earth
that, although they cost nothing to get, are
worth a fortune to some men and mean a life-
time of happiness to most of us. Write to
Thomas Slater, box 2283, Kaiamaaoo. Mich.,
and the information will be mailed in a plain
sealed envelope. ....ff
OCEAN TRAVEL.
nv-MW-uyratiiTumTUiTi-iM
French Line to Havre.
COMPANY'S PIER(NEW),*3 NORTH 4 m m m * .
River, foot of Morton &_ Travel by <S*o»
this line avoid both transit by English railwty anl
the discomfort of crossing the channel ln a small
boat. New York to Alexandria. Egypt, via Pari*
first class 81-0. second class 911&
LA TOU RA INK ........... October 9, 10%. *
LA BKETAONR October 16. 10 a. it
LAGASCOGNE; Cot- i'4, lOi. *.
LA CHAMPAGNE...., ...Oct. 30. 10a. **.
LA TOURAINK.... ■'nv-imw.*-. 10 v. c.
Mm' ior lunher particulars apply to
.*,. FORGET. Agent.
Na 3 Bownng Green, New "York.
J. F. FOGAZt. A CO., Agents, 5 Montgomery
avenue, Ban Franclsca 4
STOCKTON STEAMERS
Leave Pier No. 3, Washlnarton St.
At ci P. M, Daily. Freight; received up
to .»:3:> P. M.
jjg- Accommodations Reserved by Telephone. .
The only linn selling through tickets and giving
through freight rates to all points on Valley
RailroaJ.
STEAMER! !:
T. C. 'Walker, J. D. Peters, '"■
Uary Garratt, . * City of Stockton.
Telephone Main SOU. Cat. >*v. and lmp^j^
Auction Sales
"tXIT'^JCOOR CO.
FASHIONABLE AUCTION SALe
Ait Goods, Ornaments, China-rare,
1-ich Cut Glass, .Dinner Sets, Lamps,
Etc. r y,yy.-y \'-z' ,
J am ordered to dispose at auction Messrs.
Cook * i-o.'s Fashionable Stock, who are retiring
from business.
■ his sale will be the greatest and most elecant
ever held in this city, and will be sold without
limit or reserve .: .-.-
TO-MORROW.
Thursday „ October 7, 1897,
AT 123 KEARNY ST.,
At 2 o'clock afternoons and 7:30 evenings, and
continuing dally until entire stock Is disposed of.
Comfort ab.e chairs provided.
P. J. BARTH. Auctioneer.
vised County License Collector Frank
Barnett to call upon the proprietors.
In the annexed district the county au
thorities will collect the road tax in case
the annexation case is decided against the
city. If the city wins tne tax will be re
funded.; sf*- fjf/ '"'J/f ■•;.,")■ „'■
. — — .
Alameda Notes.
ALAMEDA, Cal., Oct. The supply of tu
berculin ordered irnm the Pasteur Company
is expicted to arrive nere in about ten days,
aud as s -on as it comes active work will com
mence in testing cattle. The wore must be
completed by January 1, as after that ante the
milk from all untested cows will be rigidly
excluded.
Twenty- two new members were admitted to
the Recreation Club las: eveninir. Many other
applications are waiting to be acted upon.
OJivo Wagner was arrested last nl-jht for dis
charging ft-enrms in the city limits. William
Casey says Wag shot ut him. but his story
is not corroborated. It merely appears to have
been an excess ol enthusiasm
Congressman Hilborn says there is no hurry
about making the appointment of Post mas ier,
and it will probably be sums time beforo the
selection is made.
Good progress is being made with the new
machinery of t.ie waterworks atFitcnburg.
It is expected the new pumping plant will be
entirely in pl.-c • by January 1.
The Alameda Guardsmen will m^et this even
ing to perfect their organization.
The baseball teams of Company G and of the
Recreation Club will play their "third game on
Sunday next.
• — ♦ — »
Berkeley News Notes.
BERKELEY, Cal., Oct. s.— Word has been
received at Berkeley that Will Ransome, Cali
fornia's star fullback and football captain last
year, is playing a brilliant game on Yale's sec
ond eleven. ■■;*-"
Chief Ott of Berkeley's Fire Department has
preferred charges against Assistant Chiefs
Keane and Bong. Ott nas asked the Town
Trustees to declare Keane' s . position vacant,
and has declared that unless Keane steps out,
he, the Chief, will do so.
An N. S. G. W. Parlor Is soon to be organized
in Berkeley. Fifty signatures have already
been obtained to the application lor a charter.
Another grammar school newspaper has np.
r>e» red in Berkeley, edited by co-eds. Tho
staff is composed as follows: Mary W. Forgie,
manager; Eva a Frame, editor; Hazel L.
Wright, secretary; Edith P. Coxhead. treas
urer. "The Pride of 'he Le Conte School" is
the name of the new juvenile journal. "zz:y ;
kew to-dat:
~nj ftRGONUTA
I fl ■ qk
mm WHISKEY
H Five Years
_ .., rssfs a aa ■
'pV a v,"" ft «a *-i mniiliii
!({gS| 411 Market St.
y^^-jk Dr. Gibbon's Dispensary,
•m *S^„ KE ABS Y .ST. Established
■___••• 183 4 * for the treatment of
625 KEARNY ST. Established
In ISM for the treatment nf Private
jKJfUJBfc, JBS: Diseases, Lost ilan hood. Debility or
i»n__B_SBb disease wearing on bod s* and mind and
Skin Diseases. Thedoctorcureswhen
<*^nn»_K*sBl others fail. Try him. Charges low.
Cureo-cnaranlrrd. Callorwrite.
IH*. J. r. HIBBO-V, Boa 1057, San fraucisco.
OCEAN TRATEU
THEO.R.&N. CO.
DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO
3_PC>l^f_E 1 I J __3L3>ff _D
*• From Spear-street Wharf, at 10 _. if.
FA TSTT/* l5 F'rut-class "I Including
>-MXiJli\S».so •id-cl» ! - 4 « /berth &.lUO. 4 , -
SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS:
State of Cat If ornia. Oct. 15, 26, Nov. 4, 14, 54
Columbia Oct. 10, 20, 30. Nov. 8,19,29
Through tickets and through baggage to *..
Eastern point 4 * 4 . Sates and folder* upon applica-
lion to V
F.F. CONNOR. General Asront.
630 Market street.
GOODALL. PERKINS & CO., Superintendent
PACIFIC COAST_STEAMSHIP CO.
STEAMERS LEAVE BROADWAY yisflU
wharf, Sau Francisco, as follows: 4^rH[i>g
For forts in Alaska, 9 a. m* S« tember 3, 8, 13,
18, 23. 2**, and every tilth day thereatter.
For Victoria and Vancouver (B. C), Port Town-
send. Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and
New Whatcom (Belltnsjham Bay. Wash.). 9 a. m.
Sept. 3, 8, 13, 18, 24, 28. and every flfth day there- 4
after, connecting at Vancouver with the C. P. H.
R., at Tacoma with N. P. R. B- at -Seattle with U.
N. Ky., at Port Townsend with Alaska steamers.
For ICurelca, Areata and Fields Landtag (Hum-
boldt Bay), htr. Pomona '£ p. m., September 1, &
10, 14, 18, 22, 27: Uctobtr 1. 6, 9, 13. 18, 22, 2U,
30: November 3 8. 12, 16. 20/24. i;9.
For Santa Cruz, Monterey. San Simeon,' Caynco\
Fort Harford (San 1 ills Obispo), tiavlota, Sants
Barbara, Venture Hueneme, San Pedro, East Sai
Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, at 9 a. _,
Sepiem. 7. 11, 15. 19, 23, 27, and every tourta
day thereafter.
For san Diego, stopping only at Port Harforl
(San Luis Obispo), '--anta Barbara, Fort Lot Art.
>»eles. Redondo (Los Angeles) and Newport. 11
a. v.. September 6, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25. 29. and every
tourth day thereafter.
For Enseuada, San Jose del Cabo. Masatlan, L»
Paz and Guaymas (Mexico), steamer Orizaba, ID
A. xl.. the 2.1 of each month.
The Company reserves the right to change with-
out previous notice steamers, sailing dates and
hours or sailing. Ticket office— Palace Hotel, ' *,
New Montgomery street.
ttOODALL, PERKINS A CO., GenT Agents. . >
■ 10 Market st.. San Franclsca
P_H9BR_i|_i S. S. AUSTRALIA for
E__3l__E HONOLULU only.
t*™ 3 ■■'■-■ Tuesday, Oct 5, at 3
■" J. f r.u. Special party rates.
*S^\\\- The k. s. MOa > a
■iMiTl^nint) *. - Us vU HONOLULU
HUIINJIII^" and AUCKLAND foe
•fOmßflfU-r-- SYDNEY Thursday.
VyilipUlUJ~ ociober 14, 2 p. it
Lino to AKDIK, Australia, and CAPE.
SOWN, south Atrto*. * - _
i. Os -FKKCJ-KLJ- * BROS. CO.. Agents.
.114 Montgomery street
Freight office 327 Market street, San Francisco
F0& li. i- mum mi vallkjo.
STEAMER "MONTI CELLO,"
Mon.. Taos., Wed., Thurs. and Sat
* ..9 lib a. it and 3 :Ift p. -;(9 P. k'. ex. Thiirs. 4 )
Fridays. ....... M^ ......... ...*... ...1 p. k., 9?. st.
Sundays 10:30 a. xi. and 8 xt,
Loading and offices. Mission Dock, Fieri
■V ■ * Telepnone Green SBL • Z
FOR SAJJOSE, LOS GATOS A'SAUTA'CRM
STEAMER ALVISO LEAVES PIER IDAlL-
(Sundays excepted) at 10 a. m. Alvlso dallw
(Saturday excepted) at 7 p. jt Freight and
Passenger. Faro between San Francisco J and
Alvlso, 50c*. to San Jose, 75c. Clay at- Pier if
20 W. isaata Claras'... San Jos* * *"**'
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