The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 10, 1895, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 1895 THE VALLEY ROAD LOOKING FOR A FOOTHOLD ON THE WATER FRONT. San Francisco has not much to offer the Valley Railroad when terminal facilities on the water front are brought into dis- cussion. The different basins south of et street are about all that may be considered, so far as location and area are concerned. Even these are hemmed in by the property lines and the sidetracks of the Southern Pacific Company. The most interesting topic of conversa- tion on the streets yesterday was the move mission to occupy lands on the water front for terminal purposes. The total area of the lots, 1 to 16, north of Market street, which the bill proposes to give the Harbor Commis: to lease for a term of twenty little over thirteen acres. They lie along the front from Drumm street to Powell. foners power of the valley road to secure legislative per- | | | The only pieces of property controlled by | the Harbor Commission, except the lots along the front which are of too small area to be the object of the amendment to the Harbor Commission bill, are China, Cen- tral, India, South and Drydock basins. | tion toward the other basins farther to the | side, practically controls it. | track running over Limited Facilities That the Great City of San Francisco nine and a half acres. he line for the proposed seawall, as fort, laid down in the Harbor Commission’s maps, would reduce the area about ten acre; The” Southern Pacific Company has a wharfand warebouses on China basin, and, with the property it owns along the west 1t has a side- | its property below Fourth street not far from the west line of the basin and along the whole length of the southwest side to its wharf on the water front. This fact would seem to have a tendency | o cause the di rs to turn their atten- The area of China basin, on the lines laid | south, although they may have outlined a | basin, covering about se | missioners to lease to the new road and | served as part of the ng | down by the Tide Land Commission, is | plan by which advegse surroundings may be overcome. Central basin is just beyond China basin and covers an area of about forty acres. India hasin is much larger than China enty-five acres, | or twenty-five more than the proposed | amendment would allow the Harbor Com- | lies two and & half miles south of China | basin Drydock basin covers about thirty acres | and South basin a little over eighty acres. Engineer Holmes said: ““As the law now | stands China, Central, India, South and | Drydock basins and Channel street are re- | vigable waters of | the bay, although the line of the proposed | seawall is drawn across their fronts. It is | Competing Line. provided, however, that there must be open- ings in the seawall whenever it is built to give access to these basins. The commis- sion in 1875 recommended that this reserva- tion be made, and it was done by the Legislature in the act of March 15, 1878. The act provides that the basins shall be dredged out and that openings shall be made in the seawall whenever it is built. This act would have to be repealed before the basins could be given over to the pur- pose proposed. If China basin should be filled in there would probably be objections from the Southern Pacific Company,which owns most of the land fronting on it. From India basin there would be a good entrance into the city, and I should think that would be most available.” Harbor Commissioner Bassett said: “I think that there would be plenty of accom- modations for a terminus of a local road north of Market street, but, of course, | with Eastern connections they would be | cramped for room, and it would be neces- sary in that case to go south where the only available property 1s, in the basins. If 1| were to remain a member of the board I | should certainly be in favor of doing all that I could in the matter.” Commissioner Cole said that he would certainly vote for the China basin if the valley road people want to come in there. “I will do anything that I can to help them in getting good facilities for coming into the city,” he said. “Itis a matter of no choice with the commission whether the new line lands north of Market street or at the China basin.” Is Able to Offer to al President Spreckels and the other mem- bers of the committee which went to Sacramento returned last night. They say they are satisfied with the result of their efforts. San Jose people are disposed to look up- on the recent developments in Sacramento as favorable to their route through the Santa Clara Valley. They say that if it was proposed to run the line out through Alameda County the place where the larg- est amount of ground would be required | would be on the opposite side of the bay, ‘ where the yards would necessarily be. The necessary accommodations for a ferry ser- vice, they point out,will be secured without the necessity of asking foras largea body of land as the valley road people are evi- dently after. W. F. Whittier, first vice-president of the road, said yesterday that the impression which had been entertained in some quar- ters that the road desired a location north of Market street was erroneous. The di- rectors had never given that neighborhood any consideration, he said. The promoters’ committee of the valley road has been busily engaged ever since the last meeting in pressing forward the systematic canvass for subscriptions, and as a result Mr. Whittier said yesterday that a very handsome sum would be ready for announcement at the next meeting. Just what proportions this sum has as- sumed the gentleman named refused to say, but he remarked that it might reach $100,000. Preparations are now being made to put a surveying party in the field, and it proba- bly will be at work by the first of next month. The Humboldt Savings and Loan Society | was one of the subscribers yesterday, the amount of stock taken not being stated. The French bank will also take some ac- tion in regard to a subscription at its meet~ ing next Tuesday. Profile of OAKLAND'S MIT FOR THE ROAD. MRs. ANNA L. Cam HEeR Prop “You will see by this list,” said Attorney Davis of the terminal committe yesterday, “that all classes are represented. v county officer has responded liber- ¥ to the call of the committeemen, and l | | and will enter upon a new order of things om the fact that the old Board of Public Works, dominated by what is termed ‘‘de gang,” will be supplanted b; v board to be made up of the M, and City Engi latter officers have heretofore poirtive. The 1paign has been short but de- cidedly hot. This is particularly the case with the heads of the respective tickets. . Nelson, a Republican, is also the te for Mayor of the Democrats and N tisans, while John L. ie leads the forces of the Populists and all other opposition to Nelson. The latter is put down as a winner. although the Davie forces are very confident of success. The issue of the campaign has been made the recovery ofthe water front to the city, and the Non-Pa . who have been instrumenta bffnging the ater-front matter to its present statues, have renominated most of their present Councilmen and they have all signed the following pledge: 1 pledge myself to vote and labor for the con- tinued prosécution of the water-front suits My best efforts shall be given to maintain the pending contest uninterrupted and uncompro- mised to a final judgment of the courts of last he two been ap- ! resort. Nearly | we fully expect that before the time comes | to make a showing, Oakland will be seen in the front ranks with almost $500,000 on her subscription books. Thislist has noth- ing to do with the proposition of M. J. Keller and others, and as far as we know, they have as yet no lis! The following are the subscribers and the ribed to the new Valley road Kabn Bros_ .. 1,000 Blake, Moffitt & Phelan & Fish.. 1,0 Towne 2,500 Abrahamson W.J. Dingee... 5,000 Bros 1,000 Mrs. ' W. J. Din- Fred Becker 500 3 Pierce Ha ware Co Plerce & C Robert Sm! Tati& Pennoy Joseph Boqu 8. H. Wilson J O'Brien Light Heat Co Chas. B. Shes Kirkland & Trowbridge | the nominee of the Populists and Repub! E. A. Howard $1,000 & Co 300 500 Dalziel & Mol- 100 ey e i iE 750 Fanon| dt.. 500 Puget Sound Lumber Co 000 500 Thl Bros. | For the various offices there are numer- ous candidates. For instance, in the Ward there are no less than eleven ca dates for the Council. In all there are five tickets in the field, but in some instances Republicans have nominated Democra while Democrats have indorsed Republicans and Non-Pa sans have chosen both. Only the People’s | }uur( v clung to straight party lines, witha | ew minor exceptions. The independents are very numerous in the fight and have bobbed up all along the line for all oftices. The fight on the treas- | uryship is particularly interesting and promises to be close. Cl Dam is making an extra effort for this place and | his friends say his prospects are good. For City Attorne e only two | candidates, strangi y. Cary Howard | has nominations from the Non-Partisans and Democrats, while James K. Piersol i cans. The latter party first nominated | James Johnson and Fred Button for this | office, but these gentlemen refused to ac- cept as against Howard. | All in all polities are very much chopped counted there are sure to be many sur- | prises. The Cash ¢ Called Back.” In an amended complaint, filed by At- | torneys Chapman, Bradley ity, i the case of Mrs. Anna L. Cameron v lie E. Barter, plaintiff’s daughter, she al- leges that she conveyed certain property to Mrs. Barter in escrow, as she contem- plated a trip to Japan for her health, but the conveyance was understood to go'into | effect only in case of her G. Seulberger. death. Her Frank C. Howe. daughter had the conveyance recorded, G: B. Daniels 0 | and has claimed the property ever since. N 3 It is valued at $49,850. There was also | F. C. Jordan. .. '300 Tas. B. Barber, $3700 in cash, which was given into the | M. A. Whidden, 500 Dr. A. H. Pratt. | hands of defendant, that has never been | TribunePub.Co. 1,000 H. A. Luttrell.. accounted for. C. H. Spear... 500 Geory “hase F. B. Ginn Lavra J. For- $20 50 when the J. H. Umphred. . White...... 0 Taylor & Gray Henshaw 1,000 A.F.Guon..... 300 Geo. T. Hawley 1,000 | 31, D. Hougham 500 Mutual Invesi- W. W. Garth- t _Union 300 M. Smith). 2,500 100 C.'W. Randall.. 500 500 A. J. Frank 100 300 James Milier 1,000 400 Claudine S 200 bry 1,000 300 Thomas Crellin, 2,000 100 Sobst Bros. ... 500 1,000 W. W. Baker 1,500 (trustee).. 500 3. L. Wetmore.. 500 Wm. Grezgory . 500 3. Johnson...... 500 Ruby Hill Vine- W F. Lewis.. 500 yard Co.(John Cotton Bros. & Crellin)....... 1,000 o e 1,000 Camron & Mc- Webster & Gray 400 Donala Burnham, Stan- deford & Co. W. D. Foote. J. M. Bassett. .. rrell...... J. W. Nelson rwin Brink- F. Senram & Co : Oakland En- M. C. Chapman 300 A. Kayser.. Mrs. Mary Can- Fibush Bros ning.......... 1,600 A.H.Breed & Co A. de Lao de A. Campbell Laguna.... 500 Higgins & Col- Westphal. ... 5 E. Cavanaugh. a Al Wood & A. Brown Geo. Knuffman. Crowley.. de Golia. . 200 200 $186,850 Ending a Hot Campaigu. To-morrow Oakland will vote for men to fill its city offices from Mayor down, in- cluding Councilmen and School Directors, | pending for that amount. | the man “with a broken neck, §500 da a | Public Works, at the auction sale of the | | 1 Mrs. Cameron asks for judgment setting | property in ques- | The defendant E. M. Gibson ide the transfer of the tion and for $3700 in cash is represented by Attorn and Welles Whitmore. Strings on Their Deposits. | The Piedmont Consolidated Cable Com- | pany property is to be sold at prblic auction | one week from next Tuesday and the | employes, who were compelled” to put up took service with the | company, are getting anxious about that | money, which is said to have been used by the receiver. Fitzgerald and Abbott on | behalf of the carmen have petitioned the | court to reserve $1200 from the proceeds of the sale and that the employes be made preferred creditors. The court is a to set aside $2: Margaret Walla ked by the same attorneys | 000 from the proceeds for , who has a damage suit | %500 Instead of $20,000. The jury last night awarded O. C. Hyatt, | | after deliberating for several hours. att sued the Oakland Consolidated road | 20,000 for injuries sustained in a col- | lision of defendant’s car with his wagon. The case has been bitterly contested all | week in Judge Greene'’s court. Notes. | Secretary Kaufman of the Board of | | old LaTayette School buildings yesterday, | received bids aggregating $331 50. Thisis just twice the amount of the old bids Minnie Stroelhke, the 15-vear-old fiend | who attempted to feed powdered glass to | the family 1n which she was employed, was sent to the reform school yesterday. i McNamara, Montrose and Fenton, three | members of the Industrial Army, were | found guilty in the Police Court yesterday | of drunkenness, using vulgar language and disturbing_the’ peace. They will be sen- | tenced on Monday. The next attraction promised by the Reliance Club members in a_short time will be a travesty upon ‘“Romeo and Juliet’” with all the popular amateurs in the cast. ALAMEDA. Chairman I. P. Allen of the Harmony Hall Non-Partisan party has issued a call lor the convention to be held Monday | night at 8:30 o’clock. The executive com- mittee held a meeting last evening, and steps have been taken to have the party recognized by law as a party in future | mi {up in Oakland, and when the votes are | Wednesday | HE ProMISED NoT To ATTacH HIs | ing to specifications and that the railroad | Ashworth and a laborer with pick and | either Webster municipal campaigns, which will relieve its nominees in future from the trouble of circulating petitions to have the candi- dates placed on the official ballot. | Members of the executive committee | have expressed _themselves as not favoring | the indorsing of any of the candida the Good Government Club for City tees. The old executive committee con- | ted of fifty members, the majority of | m are in favor of having a platform. | rairman Allen will endeavor to ha Mrs. I. N. Chapman indorsed for School | Di or. The convention will in all prob- | ability be a lively one. i Suit Dismissed. | Mrs. Robert Harney was in Justice | Swasey's court yesterday afternoon with her witnesses to disprove the charges of | disturbing the peace of Mrs. K. Yates, | being a counter-charge, prompted in all probability by the arrest of her sons for | g indecent language and discharging firearms within the city limits. None of the representatives for the prosecution put | in an appearance, and Justice Swasey dis- d the charge and taxed the costs of | the suit, amounting to about $15, to the | complainant. nging for a Mass-Meeting. The executive committee of the Good Government Club is making arrangements ication meeting Saturday night, to be held at Linderman Opera-house. Good speakers will discuss local municipal | | matters. This will be the opening gun of | the cam paign. Boulevard Speed Drive. The boulevard speed track has been com- leted, and entrance can now be gained at eet or Grand. Warden ted all horsemen to visit the track to-day between the hours of 10 and 12 and 3 and 5 o'clock. The trackis in splendid racing condition. Bennett has in BERKELEY. | The Crescent Road Club will have its | first race to-day at 10 A. M. The course will be from Shattuck avenue and Ban- croft way to University avenue, thence to San Pablo avenue, thence to Dwight way, | thence to Shattuck avenue and back to the starting point. A trial field day will ternoon. Associated Charities. | The Associated Charities of Berkeley | haveelected the following for the ensuing | vear: Rev. George Hatch, Dr. Eastman, Father Phillips, Harry Graham, Miss F. | McLean, Miss M. McCleave, Miss Hasten: Mrs. George Haight and Mrs. F. K Sha tuck. The total number of persons as ted was 126, The society has at present | 150 members, and is contemplating the establishment of an office and the appoint- | ment of a superintendent. SIGNEDITWITHOUT READING How THE MAYOR CAME TO ACCEPT AN ORDER OF THE Su- PERVISORS. be held next o SIGNATURE BUT FINALLY Dip So. Property-holders on Guerrero street, be- tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth, are wondering why Mayor Sutro signed the order of the Board of Supervisors accept- | ing the block when he had expressly promised a delegation of them that he would not do so, and whether he is in the habit of signing the orders sent to him by the board without giving them a fair amount of attention. The order was passed some time ago and protests were immediately sent in by the property-owners on the ground that the contractors had not done the work accord- in lowerini: its tracks so as to conform to the official grade had left the street in such an uneven state that it should be re- paved before oeing accepted. The Mayor was seen and promised to watch for the order and veto it when of- fered for his signature. The taxpayers were very much surprised | to see in the official reports a few days later that the Mayor nad failed to keep his promise and that the ordinance had been passed. Henry N. Clement, the attorney, who is one of the interested taxpayers, was ap- pointed a committee of one to see the city’s chief executive and ascertain why he had changed his mind. He called on Mr. Sutro and was informed that the latter did not | know he had signed the order and if his signature was attached to the document he must have done so without fully graspin, the meaning of the paper he had signed., He immediately sent word to the board that he wished to reconsider his action and have the matter investigated. The board accepted this disposition of the caseand the Street Committee, accom- panied by Superintendent of streets shovel, went out yesterday to investigate. Should they decide at their next meeting that the street is not in good condition re- gaving will probably be ordered before the lock 1s accepted. | New York Sun took occ: GALTFORNIA WINES GROWING IN FAVOR. BETTER PRICES REWARD THE AC- TION OF WINE-MAKERS AND DEALERS. NO ATTEMPT AT A CORNER. GREATER CONSUMPTION AND DE- ED PRODUCTION STRONG FacToRs. In a recent editorial Editor Dana of the sion to state that the prices of California wines and fruits | were unduly and largely advanced by the | “wine and fruit syndicates,” as he termed them, and added: “The wine people be- lieve California claret has become so popu- | | larin this part of the country that they | can hold the market, though they put up the price of their product in the face of the French article. tious. The popularity of the California claret is largely due to its exceeding cheap- ness. “In like manner, the fruit people, while raising the price of oranges, are so bold as to say that the E along without California fruit. They think that, as the Florida crop has been injured this year, we are at their mercy. Itisa istake. New York is not dependent upon ither Florida or California for its oranges.” When Ferdinand Frohman, a represen tative of the California Wine Association, dealers in wine, was spoken to regarding | Editor Dana’s ebullition, he smiled and in | a confident tone remarked : “Editor Dana will probably soon be able to write some more editorials on the rise in the price of alifornia_wines. If he had taken the trouble to inform himself of the conditions of this industry in the past and present he would know that the advance recently made was based upon natural causes and was not the work of a ‘combine’ nor the result of a corner. P to last summer, owing to the bitter | ness and a delicate character, which generally | | develops good, and, in some sections, high- I ! | | ble, all inferior varieties and other surplus They had better be cau- | competition waged between the San Fran- | cisco dealers for the control of the Orleans market, everybody in the wine in- dustry, from the grape-grower to the wine: dealer, had been losing money for at least | three years. This will be readily seen when the fact is stated that the price for dry wines, that is, hock and claret, have from 45 cents a gallon to 1214 cents. ““When a number of grapegrowers began tearing up their vines, the winemaker: and winedealers began to realize that the industry in which they had their capital invested was in danger of being annihilat- ed by reason of the war being waged among themselves, and which, among other steadily declined during the past ten years | things, forced the price of grapes down to | where there was absolutely no chance for | the viticulturist to realize even the cost of | production for his crop. “Thisled to the organization of the Wine- makers’ Corporation, composed of grape- growers and winemakers throughout the State, and also to the creation of the Cali- fornia Wine Association, comprising seven of the leading San Francisco winedealers. The object of each organization was the same—to hold out encouragement to the grape grower by enhancing the value of his crop. After the Winemaker’s Corpora- tion was well under way overtures were made to it by the dealers, who agreed to work in harmony with them if they suc- ceeded in securing the control of 10,000,000 gallons of wine annually. On this basis a combination was effected and the result has been that the dealers are now paying from five to ten cents more a gallon for wine than they did last year,and the Tapegrowers are receiving a proportionate increase for their crops. It is these cir- cumstances that have led to the increase in price of California wines, for we are now paying to the winemakers the price for which we formerly sold. ‘‘Another potent factor is the curtailed product during the past season. So you see the advance that Mr. Dana takes'ex- ception to is both natural and fully justi- fied. There is not a wine-house in this city that has not lost money and heavily during the past three years.’” At the establishment of J. Gundlach & Co., which firm is not a member of the association, but does business independ- ently, the views of Editor Dana were also characterized as being based on lack of information. Mr. Gundlach said that there is no attempt at a corner in wine, and that the rise in price was brought out naturally and legitimately. There was an increase in consumption and a diminution in product during 1594. A circular just issued by them has this: After an abundant vintage in 1893, last year's yield fell considerably below a fair aver- uge. The vines evidently needed a rest and they took it. The progréss of the ravages of phylloxera in northern counties, unprece- dented frosts during the month of May in So- noma and Napa counties, neglected vineyards, | the Fiorida_output of the golden fruit and stern markets cannot get | | State’s misfortune. ‘A FAREWELL RECEPTION. composed of seven of the largest local | | fix:cnt sorrow of the people at parting with im. abandoned for lack of profitable returns, are int- product, however, presents itself under | very favorable conditions, as the grapes devel- | oped nicely and were fully matured. The wines | are full in body, low in acid and show already | after the first racking a tendency to mellow- | grade wines. | The dry wine product of 1894 may be put down at 12,000,000 gallons agsinst 17,000,000 gallons in 1893: the estimates of the sweet wine product, based on internal revenue re- turns to date, show about 2,500,000 gallons against 4,500,000 in 1893. The brandy product of 1894-95 may probably he equal 10 that of 1893, namely, about 2,000,000 gallons. Owing to the desire'on the part of the producers to educe the output of wines as much 8s possi- material were turned into brandy. Our home consumption of wines in 1894 heing estimated at about 8,000,000, and the total shipments by sea and rail being over 14,060,000 gallons, clearly indicates & cousiderable increase of trade in both directions. The stock of old wines in first hand is limited. The surpius having been effectively diminished, a better feeling prevails and indicates that prices may Le advanced by natural causes of supply and demand. The position may be still further strength- ened by combinations recently effected by a jority of wine merchants of this city on one side and by a large number of the most impor- tant wine-growers and producers of this State on the other. The tendency toward suicidal | competition should thus be restrained to a | greatextent, and the growers, once more ob- taining adequate returns for their investments | n vineyard estates, will naturally be our- | zed to aspire to quality instead of quantity. F%in’ consequence thereof, prices will. rule asonably higher, the improved conditions | will insure increased popularity and a higher estimation of our California produet. Inquiry amonyg commission men fruit-dealers showed that, as far as a com- bination among the orange-growers is con- cerned, the idea is simply a fantasy evolved | in the troubled brain of the Sun’s irascible editor. Two consecutive frosts reduced | | | | | and | California simply reaps the benefit of the condition brought about by her sister REV. DR. HENRY BANQUETED AT CALIFORNIA HALL BY HIS ADMIRERS. THE GUEST THANKS His FRIENDS | FOR FAVORs GRANTED HIMSELF | AND WIFE. Rev. J. Q. A. Henry was tendered a fare- well reception by his friends at California | Hall last night. There was a large turn- | out of the admirers of the departing min- | ster and a very excellent musical and literary programme was rendered. Rev. Mr. Huddleson presided and in his open- | ng remarks paid a high tribute to the | worth of Dr. Henry and expressed the | “We are glad to have an opportunity,” he said, “to honor ourselves in honoring a man who has brought the people of Cali- fornia to a sense of their sacred duty.” He said that the hearts of the patriotic | men and women of California would | always be_ filled with love for their guest, | who "had inaugurated a work in this city and State which would finally be carried to a successful issue. Misses Bovyer and Hicks gave a piano selection and “Baby” Mearns sang ‘W hose Little Girl Are You?”’ ‘“‘You Can’t Lose Me, Charley,” and the “Little Red School- house” in a manner that aroused the en- husiasm_of the audience to the highest pitch. Miss Jennie Curry gave a recita- tion and Miss Underwood rendered two solos. Dr. Henry was then presented and re- ceived an ovation. He said: “The older I grow the more significant appear to me the friendships of life. There 1s an old saying that ‘a friend in need is a friend indeed.” I can say to you to-night that you have stood the test well. I can look into your faces to-night and call you friends, and say with all earnestness on be- half of myself and wife that we wish to record our esteem and gratitude for your kindness. “I have simply been your mouthpiece during the movement of the last twelve months; without your support the battle would have been far less victorious. “I rejoice that during the last year these organizations have spread, and that renewed interest in American patriotism and American liberty has sprea£ Y Dr. Henry closed his address by assuring his friends that their kindness to himself and wife would always be remembered by them. The remainder of the programme, con- sisting of songs by J. L. Baker and W. C. Ordway, Miss Bovger, Miss Kaeser and Messrs. Percy and er, was rendered, and the audience adjourned to another room, where a banquet was prepared. > i A Victim of La Grippe. H. Thielman was taken in a dying condition from 626 Waskington street to the Receiving Hospital yesterday afternoon, d died about 8 o’clock last night. He 8 victim to la rippe. He left tne following note: *Please nform the German Consul, San Francisco. My rtmantean is at Daséziowlrd street. Key frfl- same in this pocket-book. By so doing you will oblige.” He appended his address in Ger- man. The body was removed to the Morgue. | said: THE INVENTION OF A GALIFORNIAN. A "WAVE MOTOR"” THAT IT IS! CLAIMED WILL REDUCE THE | COST OF FUEL. IS FAVORED BY ENGINEERS. | HARNESSING THE GREAT POWER OF NEPTUNE TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY. E. Gerlach of Santa Monica, who has an office at room 12, Nucleus building, has | invented a “wave motor,” ch has found favor with engineers. The inventor | claims for his machine that it will settle the question of cheap fuel by generating be utilized for motive and other power. | In speaking of the invention Mr. Gerlach | It is 2 wheel segment with three pad- | dles journaled on an axle and placed on | to 100 feet outside the breaker line in the | Model of the Gerlach Wave Motor. [Sketched by a “Call” artist.] ocean. These paddles are about 30 feet | long and from 12 to 30 feet wide, according | to the power required. They dip from 12 | to15 feet, and the wheel segment is ar- | ranged so as to raise or lower it with the | ohi tide. The never-ceasing, oscillating mo- | tion of the ocean operates on the parts | dipping and causes them to sway to and fro. This motion is transmitted | with one straight and one crossed cable to pulleys which are loose on the power- producing shaft, but so arranged with ratchets that the shaft always rotates in one and the same direction, any lapse of motion being overcome by a heavy balance- | wheel. | “This power-producing shaft will be | used to operate pumps which will force | water from the ocean to a reservoir built | on a bluff near by, and from this storage a uniform power can be obtained by the use of Pelton wheels. These Pelton wheels, by | the aid of a dynamo, will generate elec- | | Misses icity, which can be transmitted by cop- wires to any shop or power-house within 100 miles. ~Factories and streetcars may be run by this same power, and our houses may be lighted and cooking done y it. “The reason that electricity is not em- ployed at the present time for cooking pur- poses is the cost of generating it by coal or other fuel. This invention solves the Ernb!nm of cheap fuel, as the first cost (in uilding the machine) is the only cost. A eam plant would not be able to compete with this machine, even with coal at 50 cents a ton.” The inventor claims that a 100 horse- power machine embodying his invention can be built for about $6000, and he is in this city for the purpose of getting capi- talists interested sufficiently to enable him to build the first machine, which, once in | operation, he believes, will demonstrate to the world that Neptune is a good servant when properly harnessed. T MARGH@SECBATIUN. THE NEW EDIFICE OF THE LuU- THERANS WILL BE BLESSED To-DAY. | electricity in any part of the city, and may | A Musicar. PROGRAMME OF RARE EXCELLENCE AND AN AUG- MENT CHOIR. The consecration of the new German l‘tlu‘ end of a pier built to extend some 50 | Lutheran Church of St. Marcus will take place this morning at9:30 0’clock on O'Far- rell street, between anklin and Gough. The pastor, Rev. J. Fuendeling, will con- duct the exercises, and Professor E. Wer- ner will preside at the organ. The follow- ing musical programme will be rendered by the largely augmented choir: 1, “Preludium and Fuga” (Ruick); 2, choral, “Now All the Praise to God’ " taken from ancientanthems; ¢ Miss Anna Weichart ‘anctus” (Spor); cantata, text written by Mrs, August Hansen, composition by the organist, E. Werner' (a, chorus; b, soprano solo, Miss Martha Kuener; e, trio, Miss Johanne Haden- feldt, M Martha uener and Charles Schwerdtieger; d, bass and solo, E.Schnutens ¢, chorus, choral written by the pas oria,” from the “Twelfth Mass” (W, A, Mozart); choral, “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” (Luther); chorus, “Thou Shepherd of Is- rael,” by the regular choir (Demetrius Borti ansky); postludium, duet from ‘Athali (Mendelssohn), Mr. Maas Jr. and the organist. The programme for the evening services will be: Preludium, W. H. Staize, E. Werner; largo }G. Handel), by the vocal duet, “He Feeds His Floecl 1), Miss Johanne Hadenfeld chwerdtfeger; qui the organi nd Charles uintet, from “Stabat Mater, artnn Kuener, Anna Kuener, Emily Horstmann, and Messrs. Charles Schwerdtfeger and William Horstmann; postludium, E. Wers ner, the organ b A AU A New Postal Station Established. Station L has been established and in future the people of Ocean View will receive their mail direct from the San Francisco post office by means of & carrier on horseback. Hitherto letters and newspapers nave been sent to San Mateo and thence to Ocean View causing con- siderable delay. The change has been made at the instance of Postmaster McCoppin, and he will see that money order and registry iacilities are established at the new station. ONE! ONLY ONE! 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