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4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. MONDAY, MAY 6, 1895 WEEKLY FRATERNAL INDEX Appointments by Several of the Grand Lodges of the State. AMERICAN LEGION OF HONOR. The Grand Councll of the Order Will Meet In This Clty To- Morrow. Official Assessment Table. N . g 28 8 E B o =t ‘hosen Friends. ... ghts of Honor... 432 and L.of H.. ational Union. [Official assessment notices of any legitimate fraternal soclety will be published iree of cost in above table. Send them, with any other matters of importance, by Friday, addressed Fraternal Society Editor MORNING CALL, San Francisco.] Knights and Ladtes of Honor Grand Protector F. Kemp Van Ee has an- nounced the following appointments of stand- ing committees: Laws and supervision—George J. Vincent, Pacific No. 815; Charles Hahn, Martha No. 241; D. A. Henderson, Oakland No. 935. Finance—J. P. Dockery, Magnolia Mrs. P. Dunzweiler, Golden Rule No. 6 Meta Widder, Martha No. 244. State of the order—I. Kraimer, West End Ne 102; Mrs. Annie Brigham, Laurel No. 38 ¥rank Hoffman, Palmetto No. 1888. Credentials anc J. R. Goldsmith, West End No. 11 Reed, Excelsior No. 1242; Mrs. olden Rule No. 660. He has also eppointed the following district deputics . 202, Empire N 832 10, Pacific N 1152. End No. 1102, Mrs. S. Beverson of 815. o 1 District No. 4—Magnolia No. 12 No. 125 . B. Bradstreet of 12 District ) Martha No. 241, John Reu of District No. 6—Oskland No. 935, Oro Fino No. 5. F. Aiken of 1922. District No.7—Palmetto No. 1888 (Alameds), ennison of Seal Rock No. 1889, Mrs. Lizzie District No. 8—Star No. 861, Sonore, A.J. Jones of 861. District No. 9—Triumph No. 1336 (San_Jose), Garden Ciry No. 1494, H. C.” Trephagen o District No. 14—Yerba Buena No, 1655, San Jose, L. W. Hurlbut of 1 District No. 12—Laurel No. 322, Healdsburg, Mrs, E. E. Hall of 332. District No. 13—Equity No. 1219 *(Sacra- mento), Harmony No. 399, Silas Orr of 1219, District No. 14—Angel City No. 1433, Los Angeles, Mrs. M. A. Noyes 0f 6 District No. 15—Ma ville, John Learmont. California_has added four new lodges to its roster within the past nine months. L0.B. B From the report of President Julius Bien of the executive committee of the order made to the Constitutional Grand Lodge at Cincinnati, Ohio, April 28, the following excerpts are taken: ‘We number to-day ten Grand lodges, having jurisdiction over 383 lodges and nine lodges in the Orient under the jurisdiction of the execu- tive committee. The territory covered by us is the United States,Canada, the German empire, the Austrian empire, Roumania, Egypt, Pales- tine and Turkey. The membership &pproxi- mates 26,000. The want of unity of action and purpose among the Jews of the world in their social ana political condition leaves them at the mercy of the rabble of every country; jealous of the virtues which they practice, of the suc- cess which they achieve in their pursnits, they are attacked for reasons purely mercenary, -even without the excuse of religious fanaticism which nolonger inflames the heartof the pop- ulace. Hence the anti-Semitic outrages \\‘Ei(‘h ere making the lives of our co-religionistsin European countries unhappy and miserable, and which crop out here and there, even in this land of liberty and religious freedom. Only recently the ebsurd assertion was meade and given great Ppublicity in prominent jour- nals that the Jew cannot be a patriot or a sol- dier. A debt of gratitude is due to our brother, Simon Wolf, who, to refute this slander, under- took and accomplished the arduous task of compiling a Jewish roll of honor; a voluminous record of those patriotic Jews who offered their livesand their fortunes to save their country. Iindulge in the hope that et no distant day we will be able to secure the sanction of the Government of Russia for the establishment of our lodges among its Jewish population, and it may not be too sanguine to anticipate from such a union with these people, through a me- dium of the B'nai B'rith, with civilization in its wake, a solution of the disturbing question of the Jews’ existence in Russia. With President Bien’s report are submitted those of the various Grand lodges throughout the State. In that of President Adolph Stern of the Roumanian jurisdiction occurs the fol- lowing graphic account of the terrible perse- cutions to which the Jews are still subjected in that country The question of a general nature which in the past year occupied the order is above all the repefition of the expulsion of the Jews from the villages. These occur periodically in one district or the other, and are caused, as has been established to & certainty, by & _secret circular of Coscar Catargi, Minister of the In- terior and President of the Cabinet. The un- fortunate victims, driven from house and home, applied to us for relief, and in most in- stances we succeeded in obtaining permission for the return of the exiles. However, the Prefect of the district of Jassay, a district_con- taining the largest number of Jews, ordered the expulsion of the Jews, and the order was _executed with extraordinary severity. The Jews were ordered by the various chief magistrates to leave within a few days their Tespective localities on_the penalty of sub- ;eclinx themselves to the use of force. And orce was used. The poor victims who had not complied with the order and voluntarily va- cated their premises, were torn from their homes by the military, and they and their ‘wives and their children were thrust into the road at nighttime, and with no protection against the trost. The most revolting part is the fact that many who were thus subjected to inhuman cruelty had served in the Roumanian army; nay, some of them had their notices to report for the fall maneuvers at the respective headquarters of their regiment. Those who were thus driven away rushed to the city of Jassy, and men, women and children, the old, the weak and the sick, lay helpless in the streets of Jassy without & roof over their heads, famished and destitute, and dependent upon - the charity of their co-religionists, who, in the great majority, were extremely poor them- selves. Our presentations to the Minister had o effect, and we only succeeded by persistent :rpllcmions in obtaining permission for a few the exiles to return temporarily to their old homesteads. Ancient Order of Foresters The official list of Court Violet No. 8356, which was. recently instituted by sub-High Chief Ranger William Cashman. is as follows: Samuel B. Sutton, C.R.; W. C. Ellis, 8. C.R.; A. D. SBtebbins, F. 8.; Major C. Fredenburr, R. 8.; Rudolph Asmann, F.; Philip Pallien, 8. W.; F. Clausen, J. W.: Joseph McKnight, 8. B.; D. McKee, J. B.; Henry E. Pastor, M. D. The picnic_of the Mission Evening Star So- clety at Petaluma- has been postponed to the 19th inst. This society is composed of mem- bers from Court_Star of the Mission, A. O. F., and Evening Star Circle, C. O. F. Rain or shine the picnic will take place on the day stated. A good time is promised to all who attend. 5 ‘A resolution will be offered at the coming High Court meeting to abolish the office of ermanent secretary and to make it elective or & term of two years. The sentiment in favor of the proposed change is very strong ’amz it will no doubt be carried by a large ma- ority. A canvass of the delegates from the local courts to the High Court gives a large majority in favor of William Cashman for the office of high chief ranger. Alameda and Humboldt counties will vote solidly for Cashman. American Legionfof Honor. The Grand Council will meet in this city to- morrow at B'nai B'rith Hall, and will probably e in session two days. The body will be composed of the grand offi- cers, various standing committees and repre- 5. 9 . 774, Marys- gn‘!nfivel from the councils throughout the ate. The statement of the order for May contains 1list of eighty-eight deaths, amounting to 45,000. Of thisamount California has three eaths, amounting to ! The financial statement shows receipts to the amount of $193,535 55, with disbursements smounting 10 $193,500.” Relief benefits paid, $9516. N8 G W. There will be & special Native Sons’ night at the Tivoli Opera-house on Wednesday, May 8, under the auspices of Olympus Parlor No. 189. The visiting board of the Grand Parlor, N. 8. G. W., has apportioned the districts among its individual members as follows, and each mem- ber is expected to complete his tour of visits as here outlined before the next meeting or the Grand Parlor. District of Grand Vice-President Henry C. Gesford: County of Ban Francisco—El Dorado Partor No. 52, Rincon Parlor No. 72, Yerba Buena Parlor No. 84. Alealde Parlor No. 154, Sequoia Parlor No. 160. County of Alameda—Oakland Parlor No. 50, Las Positas Parlor No. 96, Piedmont Parlor No. 120, Wisteria Parlor No. 127, Haleyon Parlor No. 146, Brooklyn Parlor No. 151, Eden Parlor No. 113, Washington Parlor . County of Santa Cruz—Watsonville Parlor N Santa Cruz Parlor No. 90. t of Grand Lecturer George D. Clark, of San Francisco—Golden Gate Parlor San Francisco No. 49, Stanford Parlor antic Parlor No. 105. Hesperian Par- South San Francisco No. 157, Olymy ' 189. g County of San Mateo—Seaside Parlor No. 95, Menlo Parlor No. 185. County of Santa Clara—San Jose Parlor No. 22, Gilroy Parlor No. 81, Palo Alto Parlor No. 82, Los Gatos Parlor No. 124, Obseryatory Par- lor No. 177, Mayfield Parlor No. 166. County of Sonoma—Sonoma Parlor No. 111, Glen Ellen Parlor No. 102, Sebastopol Parlor No. 143, Altamont Parlor No. 167. Fern Grove Parlor No. 172. >6 v of Lake—Lower Lake Parlor No. 159. :t of Grand Orator W. M. Conley : ty of San Francisco—Pacific Parlor No. 10, Fugn Francisco Parlor No. 49, Precita Parlor No. 187. County of Los Angeles—Los Angeles Parlor No. 45, Ramona Parlor No. 109. Orange—Invineiple Parlor No. 74. NTu“lgreA\’lsalin Parlor No. 19, Tulare Parlor 0. 43. Kings—Lemoore Parlor No. 175. San Diego—San Diego Parlor No. 108. San Bernardino—Arrowhead Parlor No. 110. Riverside—Redlands Parlor No. 168. Santa Barbara—Santa Barbara Parlor No.116. Ventura—Cabrillo Parlor No. 114; Hueneme Parlor No. 184; Santa Paula Parlor No. 191. Kern—Baker Parlor No. 42. District of Grand Trustee Lewis F. Byington: County of San Francisco—California Parlor No. 1, Mission Parlor No. 38, Rincon Parlor No, 73, County of Marin—Mount Seapoint No, 158, N Placer—Siiver Star No. 63. Siskiyou—Ieka No. 161, Siskiyou No. 188, Etna No. 192, Liberty No. 193. Trinity—Mount Bally No. 187. ; Butte—Argonaut No. 8, Chico No. 21, Gridley No. 54, Golden Fleece No. 57, Meridian No. 98. Shasta—Mount Shasta No. 35. District of Grand Trustee Frank Mattison: County of San Fiancisco—Stanford No. 76, National No. 118, South San Francisco Parlor No. 157, Olympus No. 189. Z Amador—Amador No. 17, Excelsior No. 81, Tone No. 83, Plymouth No. 48, Keystone No. 173. Tamalpais No.64, 0.1 Mariposa—Hornitos No. 138, Mariposa No. 171 Merced—Yosemite No. 24. Stanislaus—Oakdale No. 142. Tuolumne—Tyolumne No. 144. 4 ‘alaveras—Calaveras No. 67, Prince No. 80, n 2 Madera—Madera No. 130. District of Grand Trustee Rod. W. Church: County of San Benito—Fremont No. 44. County of Solano—Vallejo No. 87, Benicis No. 89. County of Monteres—Santa Lucia Parlor No. 97, San Lucas No. Gabilan No. 132. County of Santa Barbara—Najoqui No, 129, County of San Luis Obispo—Los Osos 61, Paso Robles 123, Sanl Marcos No. , Cambria No. 15! District of Grand Trustee Percy V. Long: County of sco—Columbia ~ No. 121, Presidio No. 194 County of Santa Rosa No. 29, Marshall No. 176. County of Colusa—Varuna Parlor No. 181. County of Solano—Solano No. 39, Dixon No. 60. No. 163, Esparto No. 179. County of Yuba—Marysville No. 6, L.ainbow No. 40, Yuba No. 55. County of Sutter—Orange No. 180. District of Grand Trustee J. E. Prewett: ounty of San Francisco—Bay City No. 104, ntic No. 105, Hesperian No. 137, Alcatraz 45. County of San Mateo—San Mateo No. 23, Red- wood No. 6 County of Alameda—Alameda 47. County of Yuba—Friendship N 8. County of Sierra—Downievill Golden Nugget No. 94, Golden Anchor No. 182, County of Inyo—Mount Whitney No.136. Inyo No. 141. District of Grand Trustee R. C. Rust: County of San Francisco—California No. 1, Golden Gate No. 29, Mission No. 88. County of Ei Dorado — Placerville No. 8, Georgetown No. 91. County of Sacramento—Sacramento No. 3. Sunset No. 26, Granite No. 85, Courtland No. 106. County of Placer—Auburn No. 57, Sterra No. 85, Mountain No. 126, Counts of Nevada—Hydraulic No. 56, Quartz 0.5 w District of Grand Trustee M. D. Garratt: County of San Francisco—Pacific No. 10, El Dorado No. 52, Yerba Buena No. 84, National No. 118, Alcatraz No. 145, Sequoia No. 160, Presidio No. 194. County of Contra_Costa—General Winn No, 32, Mount_Diablo No. 101, Central No. 140, Byron No. 170. County of San Joaquin—Stockton No. 7, Tracey No. 186. County of Mendocino—Broderick No. 117. County of Humboldt—Humboldt No. 14, Ar- cata No. 20, Golden Star No. 88, Ferndale No. unty of Napa—St. Helena No. 53, Napa No. 62, McLane No. 86. A, 0. U. W. Magnolia Lodge Ne.41 contributed fifteen volumes of Dickens’ works to the A.0.U. W. Library Association of Portland, Or. The Port- land lodges have erected a fine building of their own and are now organizing a library and reading-room. On Tuesday evening, May 7, Grand Master D. J. Toohey and other grand officers will pay Noe Valley No. 185 an official visit. On Tues- asy, May 21, Sam Booth, the grand receiver, will lecture in Noe Valley No. 185 under the auspices oi the Past Master Workmen’s Associa- tion. Owing to the departure from the City of Re- ceiver P. D. McCarthy of Unity Lodge & vacancy occurred, which was filled by the election of E. Lawton, P. M. W., at the meeting of April 30. Recorder C. H. Bowcott was surprised on the same evening by being ‘“‘caned,” an eloquent address by Organist J. Irvini preceding the event. P.D. McCarty made the presentation. A committee on social and literary exercises as appointed, and every last meeting in the month will be specially devoted to entertain- ing the members and visitors. Drs. Daywalt and Riley and A. Neustadt form the committee, The lodge will meet in the future in Prospect Hall, 1.0. 0. F. bufldinf. Triumph Lodge No. 180 held a social at its rooms, Odd Fellows’' building, last Tuesday night, and had a well-arranged programme. Knights of Honor. Grand Dictator Archibald has issued *‘offi- cia! circular” No. 1,in which he announces the appointment of the following standing committees and deputies: Finance committee—Charles Lampe, San Fran- cisco; J. M. Cohen, Oakland; Henry A.Chase, San Francisco. Committee on laws—H. C. Austin, 28 and 29 Temple block, Los Angeles; George W. Branch, Custom-house,” San ~ Francisco; Joseph Peltier, 1435 McAllister street, San Francisco. Deputy grand dictators—C. H. Holcomb, 1207 Market “street, San Franclsco, for San Francisco and Alameda’counties; Walter S. Pierce, sonth- west corner Market and Fourteenth streets, San Francisco, for Santa Clara_and Santa Cruz coun- ties; Joseph F. Chambers, Station K, Los Angeles, for Los Angeles County and the southern portion of the State. District Deputies—Alameda_County, District No. 1, Lodges Nos. 1745, 1889, 2019, 2058—H. L. Far- rier, East Onkland. Alameda County, District No. 2, Lodges Nos. 1876, 3902—W. R. Dickieson, Ninth street, be- tween Bristol and Delaware sircets, West Berke- lo. utte County, District No. 3, Lodge No. 16756~ F. W. Waiker. Chico, - i District No. 4, Lodge No.1687— Batte Count; P, D. Greenleat, Oroville. Colusa Country, District No. 5, Lodge No. 1688— L 8. Jamison, Colusa. Fresno County, District No. 6, Lodge No. 3455— Geng’z;hwiuon Frelnom i o, 7, s Angeles County, District No. 7, Lodge No. 2926—R. D. Wade, Los Angeles. 3 a County, District No. 8, Lodge No. 1897— z\fléme&um?bumu No. 9, Lodge No. 1954— P, B%’n‘h‘n’&fi‘f{zfi'fifi:fifi%d 10, Lodge No. 2277— m’.‘.“..‘?.?i,",z'&flfly,sb‘l‘d::? No. 11, Lodges Nos. A %}as;%&vfiuvm%xificrfli&:win Lodge No. 3828-D. 0, Cook, San Diego. . uin County, Di:tl:“ No. 18, Lodge No San Joaq 1596—john W. Hart, Stockton. Solano County, District No. 14, Lodges Nos. 2013, . L. Hatheway, Vallej Sonoma_County, District N W. A. T. " Sonoma County, District No. 16, Lod G. W. Wolcott, Healdsburg. SRR ~Dr. B. 2806—A. L. . 15, Lodge 192! . Stratton, Petalum v Sonoma County, District No. 17, Lodge No. Press Sisith, Santa Kosa' ©° Stanislaus County, District No. 18, Lodge No. 1992—Johin 8. Alexander, Modesto. Stanislaus County, District No. 19, Lodge No, 2409—Henry Klehn, Newman. Santa Clara_ County, District_No. 20, Lodge No. 1808—Dr. H. J. B. Wright, San Jose. Santa Cruz County, District No. 21, Lodge No. 2046—C. D. Folsom, Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz County. District No. 22, Lodge No. 2055—S. W. Coffman, Watsonville. Yuba County, D‘!L!Ud“ No. 23, Lodge No. 1656— G. W. Pine, Marysville. Contra Costa_County, District No. 24, Lodge No. 3320—William Helm, Crockett. San Francisco County, District No. 25, Lodges Nos. 2107, 2108, 3496—W. A. S. Nicholson, 430 Kearny street. San Francisco County, District No. 26, Lodges Nos. 1848, 3872—John' McLaughlin, 210 Rose avenue, San Francisco County. District No. 27, Lodges Nos. 1788, 1841, 1990—Maxwell L. Crowe, 136 Hancock street. San Fraucisco County, District No. 28, Lodges Nos. 1766, 1927, 3449—R. A. A. Summers, 23 Grand avenue. San_Francisco County, District No. 29, Lodges Nos. 1716, 2204, 2324—F. A. Jennings, 862 Mis- sion street. San Francisco County, District No. 80, Lodges Nos. 1895, 1922, 2282—L. Balart, 108 Taylor street. San Francisco Countg. District No. 81, Lodges ohn A. Carroll, 25624 Clay Nos. 1755, 2229, 3027— street. San_Francisco County, District No. 32, Lodge No. 1718, John F. Rau, 123 Lily avenue. San Francisco County, District No. 83, Lodges Nos. 1731, 1930, 2366—A. K. Kipps, 1144 Market street, In accordance with the mew constitution Grand Dictator Archibald has appointed a new standing committee, to be known as ‘‘Appeals and Grievances,” as follows: C. A. Garthorne, 538 California street, San Francisco; Willlam Simpson, Alameda; J. H. Garnett, San Jose. All the lodges located in San Francisco are requested by the grand dictator to attend the meeting to be_held on the 18thinst. in the Alcazar building to consider the proper cele- bration of the twenty-seeond anniyersary of the order, which will occur on the 30th of June next. U. A, 0. D, John H.Knarston,grand secretary, instituted Orange Vale Grove;No. 102 at Orange Vale, Sac- ramento County,on the 28th of April. He was assisted by a delegation of members of Wal- halla Grove No. 6. The following are the offi- cers elected: M. F. Wahrhaftig, P. A.; L, B. Hinman, N. A.; J. Boyarsky, V. A.; A. E. Cow- en, secretary; L. H. Landis, treasurer; K. G. Raab, conductor ; H. Landis, L. G.; L. Boyarsky, 0. G.: A. R. Rickey, J. Ludelman and C. Boyar- sky, trustees. @ J. H. L. Gerkens, N. G. A., accompanied by Jacob els, grand trustee, and J. F. Marti- noni, P. A. of Galileo Grove No. 37, paid an of- ficial visit to William Tell Grove No. 77, Napa City, last Saturday evening. Celtic Grove No. 44, South San Francisco, in- stalled its officers on' Wednesday evening, 1st inst., J. Bordenave, D.D.G. A., acting as in- stalling officer, assisted by J. H. Knarston, G. 8., acting as grand marshal. J. E. Mehler, D. D. G. A of San Francisco Grove No. 3 and Eureka Grove No. 4 on Thursday evening, 2d inst. Chosen Friends. The initiatory team initiated several candi- dates in America Council No. 7, Tuesday evening, April 30, after which the members of the team and the members of the order who were present were invited to partake of re- freshments. The next initiation will be held in Alcazar Council No. 11, Thursday evening, May 16. Grand Assistant Councilor M. Boehm, Grand Trustee Dr. P. McCargar and Grand Recorder 8. C. Wallis will officially visit Unity Council No. 176, Oakland, Thursday evening, May 9. Grand Councilor T. H. Selvage will return to this City in a few days, and while here will ap- point the district deputy grand councilors for the jurisdiction. There has been a net gain of more than 1000 members in the order during the first quarter of this year. About $16,500 willbe paid to beneficiaries in this jurisdiction during Mn{. The sixteenth anniversary ol the order will be celebrated on May 28. During the past sixteen years there have been paid for 4701 deaths the sum of $8,695,- 753, for 603 disabilities £566,980, and for eight old age disabilities $19,000, making a grand total of $9,371,733. Social Council No.46 will hold its monthl: entertainment and dance in Washington unxf Red Men’s building, 320 Post street, on Thurs- day evening, May Woodmen of the World, On Thursday evening, May 2, the degree team of Alameda County visited Redwood 91 and conferred the Sublime Degree of the Orient on thirty-five of its members. At the close of the degree work all were invited to the banquet-room, where about one hundred sat down to a bountiful repast prepared by the members of the camp. On Thursday evening next, May 9, Redwood Camp will hold a public meeting at which Head Comnsul F. A. Falkenberg of Denver will deliver oneof hisinteresting and eloquent addresses on “Fraternal Life lnsurance.” A dispensation has been granted for this one night only to ad- mit new members at a cost of $2. The meeting will be held in Justice Hall, Pythian Castle, 909 Market street. Equitable Aid Union. Oakland Union No. 624 will hold a rose so- cial on Thursday evening, May 16, in Grand Army Hall, Oakland. A good programme will be presentéd, and there will be first-class mu- sic for dancing. There will be an initiation on Thursday evening, May 9. THOSE OOLORADO WOMEN. Banished Smoke From the Legislature, but Themselves Chewed Gum. One good end was gained by the three women members of the Colorado Legisla- ture. By sustained pertinacity they se- cured the adoption of an order prohibiting the smoking of pipes, cigars or cigarettes in the House while it was in session. The men members felt greatly annoyed because they could not solace their brains with tobacco, but they soon found out that they were closely watched by the women mem- bers, who, whenever they saw the smoke curling in the air over any desk, sprang to their feet and protested to the chair. The most determined member of the woman contingent was the chief watcher, and not a whiff ever escaped her eye. We have been told by our Denver correspon- dent that toward the end of the session no smoking was allowed for a minute in the House, says the Chicago Times-Herald. This was a most excellent service which the three woman members rendered to the cause of good manners in the Legislature. ‘We give them commendation without stint for securing a valuable reform. In one re- spect, at least, the Colorado Legislature was raised to the level of the more polite Legislatures of the Eastern civilized States. Igt was with all the more regret that we read that part of the last letter of our Den- ver correspondent which told how the three woman members themselyes carried out a practice hardly less objectionable than smoking. “It was astonishing,” he said, “how industrious the three women were in gum-chewing; their jaws were sel- dom at rest.”” We must quotea few more words, though they seem to us almost dis- tressing: ““Mrs. Cressingham, especially, was per- sistent. Often when she rose to speak she would pause after addressing the chair, to reflect upon what to say, and such times her jaws could be seen moving steadily as she stowed away the morsel of gum, so that it should not impede her speech.” ‘We assert at once that this is not an argument against the election of woman members of a State Legislature; but, says the New York Sun, we fear that the enemg will be able to use the distressing fact wit] evil effect on the stump. ———————— « Hang Ben Bolt. Thomas Dunn English, author of “Ben Bolt,” at the last session of Congress in- troduced what he considered a worthy measure. Objection was made to it, how- ever, and to get even he became for a short time the leading objector to almost every- thing ‘“‘unanimous consent” was asked for. This naturally made the other members angry, and to annoy Mr. English the wags of the House would as near as they dared and hum “Ben Bolt” every time he rose to speak. . ‘While in & restaurant one afternoon a quartet of histormentors sat at the table next to him and made the distinguished author furious by lingini"S'uet Alice, Ben Bolt” in discordant keys. Jumping up from the table Mr. English shook his fist at his tormentors and exclaimed: “Oh, hang ‘Ben Bolt.” 1 wish I had never written it.”—New York Herald. ————————— Porous glass is a late novelty in the Paris market. The holes are so small that neither dust nor draft follows its use, and | yet the ventilation is said to be excellent. REVIEW OF REAL ESTATE Market Constantly Improving, Though Values Remain the Same. BOTTOM PRICES REACHED, Interest Has Been Reduced by Banks—Bullding and Loan Statistics. To the person looking for signs of im- provement there are many significant facts. Rich men are investing heavily in City property indicating that they believe real estate values have touched bottom, and are certain of increase from present figures. Considering the absence of last vear’s timidity and the disposition to in- vest in realty, ana the scarcity of good loansrecently, one is led to conclude that reduction in the rate of interest from 7 to 634 per cent per annum has been caused by the lack of demand, or borrowing neces- sity, in other words, is the result of im- proved conditions, The thrifty and econ- omical mechanics are more prosperous at this time than at any time during last sea- son owing to the increased activity of bulilding interests in the City and country. Hundreds of men are at work on City grading contracts,and fore-shadowed street improvements will set hundreds more to work, while on the roadbed of the new San JoaquinValley Railroad a big working force will evidently soon be demanded. Matters indicate no lack of employment for the wage-w orker, so that a season of business prosperity in general may be anti- cipated. With all these different elements working harmoniously realty interests must necessarily fully participate in the general progression. A valuable lesson upon the investment of money may be learned from the follow- ing extract from the April number of the Real Estate Circular of Thomas Magee & Sons: A lot was last month sold by a gentleman of this City for $165,000. He bought this lot in 1855 for $3000. He has used it as his home ever since. Now, suppose that, instead of in- vesting his money in this lotin 1855, the bnyer had then let out the money at interest. Rates of interest in 1855 were about 18 percenta ieur, but they fell soon after. Suppose, there- ore, that the owner had then made a term deposit of $3000, componnding semi-annually from July 1, 1855, at 16 per cent per annum, to December, 1858, inclusive; there- after, as interest rates kept falling, suppose he had got 15 per cent per annum _to December, 1860, inclusive; thereafter at12 per cent per annum to June, 1862, inclusive; thereafter, at the term deposit rates declared by the San Francisco Savings Union, to December, 1894, inclusive; thereafter to April 20, 1895, at 4&3 per cent per annum Thus figured, the $301 would now amount to $100,330. But as the seller took up in 1895 $165,000 for the lot for which he laid down but 3000 in 1855 he beat such a fearful load of high and compounded interest as we haye allowed him by almost 5,000 in buying the land. And yet land in n'Francisco is dull of sale, and the City for ten or fifteen years has not been by any means a typical American one in the rapidity of its growth. CITY SALES ¥OR APRIL. SECTION. No. Sales. | Amount. Fifty-varas. . 2 8 |$1,345,625 One hundred Varas. 13 351,070 City slip and water ot 3 124,000 South h. oy Potrero. . 8 8,700 Mission Addition 76 178,227 Western Addition. 5 492300 South San Francisco. 21 13,450 Outside Lands. 118 113980 Tax, Skeleto 3 1,793 825 |$2,624,145 [} = il e FEoS 5 g SEginiiziss g oEE 5228 2 2 5% 25%% ¥ g 82= Sr5% K DR U 3 : E3F 23528 g ges Hatt % GET H .E.gh 8 ias =s' ol %3 H g g3® I g38 & e 1] & 5 g 'xaqmn_\II : = = TR == 3 ® st rqunomy ; = @ = § = .fi = = = > 2 = - & S manE e H 8| pet EEERZEER -unomy g 2|igg 2liggy 5lig8 3 BUILDING CONTRACTS. The summary for April, as given by ‘Wolfe’s Building Review, shows that the building trade isin a gooé condition. Dur- ing the month 115 contracts were filed, representing an outlay of $528,068. The record for April since 1890 is as follows: Year. Contracts. _ Amount- 1532 $1,099,002 114 605,633 86 515,074 ,615 4,808 528,068 The lnrfest contracts during last month were as follows: Hospital for Incurable Children, $22,000; Cliff House, $35,455; Macdonough, Grant avenue and Sutter, $40,000; H. Miller, Butchertown, $22,000; Railroad building, Turk street, corner of Fillmore, $28,000; Pacific Hebrew Orphan Asylum, $34,300; Jessie street, between Fourth 'and_ Fifth, $15,000; St. Rose’s Church grldditionnl), $10,000; Winchester House, Third street, $7006; Zinkand, Spreckels building, $11,250; Octavia street, corner of O’Farrell, $9140; Valencia street, corner of Fifteenth, $11,407; Clay street, west of East, four-story Erick, $26,748. TO-DAY’S AUCTION SALE. At 12 o'clock to-day G. H. Umbsen & Co. will offer without reserve or limit 160 lots in the heart of Richmond. This sale is by order of the court for the gurpona of winding up the affairs of the San Fran- cisco and Point Lobos Road Company. Richmond has for the past five years been sl.e;lqlly growing in the estimation of the public. Since January, 1893, up to date there have been over 2000 houses built in San Francisco, of which it is estimated 15 per cent have been erected in Richmond. Miles and miles of streets have been graded and sewered. A scientific system of sewerage, with proper outlet to the bay, has been laid down, and to-day, it is said, Richmond is the only rly sewered district in the city. It also enjoys excel- lent transportation facilities, and when the Sutro road is completed and the Geary-street line continued it will, with thoss roads now running thronsh the dis- trict, be ahead in this respect also. Salt- water mains have been laid in the district for private baths, flushing sewers, sprink- ling streets and putting out fires, for which purpose it is superior to fresh water. The B?fin Valley mains give an abundant supply of good fresh water. The location, scenery and shelier is unsur- . Its closeness to the park and bay, coupled with the advantages enumerated above, make Richmond, with_its magnifi- cent marine views, a favored locality for building homes. TO-MORROW’S OFFERING. Shainwald, Buckbee & Co. are having great deal of inquiry in regard to the lots offered for sale in the Woodward’s Garden property. The streets are all graded snd sewered, and most of them are accepted by the City. The history of sales of this char- acter are that there are not_enough lots for sale to supply the demand, particularly lots located on the inside streets like Ste- venson and Jessie streets. An extra in- ducement to purchasers of these lots is the reduction in the rate of interest on deferred payments to 614 per cent. The terms are one-third cash, and the balance is carried by the Hibernia Savings and Loan Society, who have just reduced their rate from 7 per cent to 64 per cent per annum. The title to this property i3 per- fect. Messrs. Tobin and Tobin, the attor- neys for the Hibernia Bank, will issue certificates of title for the nominal sum of $10 on each lot. So far all the indications point to the sale being a great success. The same firm has three auctions slated for this month. The proverty belonging to the Pioneer Woolen Mills Company is to be offered on May 29. This property com%nses about five fifty-varas adjoinin: the Black Point Military Reservation, ai the head of Van Ness avenue. The build- ing is a four-story brick building, built in a most substantial manner, and it fronts the entire length of the block, something like 400 feet, with a depth of sixty feet. 1t would be suitable for almost any manu- facturing purpose, and at the present time is much easier of access than ever before as the Board of Supervisors have ordered all streets graded from the head of Mont- gomery avenue to Van Ness avenue SO that heavy teams can drive around the seawall by way of Montgomery avenue right to this property. On May 15 Shainwald, Buckbee & Co. have catalogued an assignee sale for ac- count of Joseph E. Shain. The property is located on the corner of Van Ness avenue and Bay street, a 50-yara lot near the Black Point military reservation, and also on Bay street, between Franklin and Gough. Also the northeast corner of McAllister nnd.La%unfl streets an improved piece renting for something like $200 per month. This assignee property will of course have to be sold to the best bidder. For the same day, at 8 o’clock in_ the evening, the block of land bounded by Twenty-first and Twenty-second, York and Hampshire streets, will be offered for sale, a total of forty-two lots. The purpose of an evening sale is for the advantage of the workingman, who cannot attend a da; sale without losing time. They, instead, send their wives down to attend to the business for them, and undoubtedly a sale in the evening wili be much more satisfac- tory to people who wish to invest in a homestead lot. A MISCELLANEOUS CATALOGUE. The catalogue for the credit sale of Easton, Eldridge & Co. to-morrow, though of a miscellaneous character, is one of the best selections made this season. Four probate sales are a feature. Other items are a fine business corner on Valencia street; a business lot on Park avenue, 250 east of the City Hall; neat residences at 130 Haight street and 729 McAllister street ; a piece at the junction of San Jose avenue and Army street renting for $212 a month; Golden Gate Park lots, and a number of scattering residences. BAIRD ESTATE SALE. For some time improvements in the vicinity of the Panhandle and Golden Gate Park have been gradually assuminP more prominence. As the tone of the real estate market becomes steadier, houses begin to go up more rapidly. Besides street work and additional improvements are being carried on. Within the last six months thir- teen or fourteen fine two-story structures have been erected in this district and sev- eral others are in course of construction. On May 16 Baldwin & Hammond will hold an auction sale of a block of some of the choicest land iu this territory for resi- dence purposes. The property in question is a portion of the Baird estate, comprising in all about thirty-three lots, varying in size from twenty-five feet up. @ The property is bounded by Haight, Waller and Lott streets and Masonic ave- nue. The land slopes gently toward the north, affording thus a perfect drainage. The street work is done throughout the district, the railroad facilities are all that can be desired, and the terms of sale are extremely liberal, The property is to be sold to the highest bidder, with no restric- tion as to price, and there is every reason to believe there will not be enough of these choice lots to satisfy the intending pur- chasers on the day of sale, for just such class of property as this is now in demand more than any other. RECENT SALES. Bhainwald, Buckbee & Co. report sales as follows: Lot on north line of D street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, opposite Golden Gate Park, and at the terminus of the Sacramento, Geary and McAllister street cable roads, 75x110 feet, w A, Trueworthy; the northeast corner of Pine and Hyde streets for $16,505; a corner on McAllister street, 50x87 :6 feet, for $14,000; & marine-view lot on Vallejo ' street, near Gough, 32:6x137:6 feet, for $4500; & lot on the west line of Fillmore street, near Hayes, for Mayor Sutro, for $3750; lot on Church street, near Sixteenth, 50x125 feet, for $3900; lot on the corner of De Haro and Sierra streets, 25x 100 feet, for $425; lot on De Haro street, near Sierra, 25x100 feet, for £325; two lots on the east line of Ninth avenue, between Lake and California streets, each lot 37 :6x200 feet, price $1500; also lot on north line of Sacramento street, near Cherry, 25x117:10}4, for $1800. . G. H. Umbsen & Co. report the follow- ing sales: Improvements and_lot 24x80, southeast cor- ner of Steiner and Germania streets, $2500; improvements and lot at 2929 Jackson street, 35x137:814, $3500; lot 26:6x120, north line of Turk street, 103:9 east of Webster, $3850; lot 40x137:6, south line of O'Farrell streer, 207:6 west of Franklin, $7000; 10t23:11x77 :6, south line of Jackson sireet, 56:6 west of Ver: non, $2500; lot 25:3x127:8, north line of Washington street, 181 east of Webster, $4250; fmprovements and lot 33x80, at 1915 Noe street, $2600; improvements and lot north- west corner of Oak and Gough streets, $29,250; Jot 50x114, southeast corner of Twenty-second and Guerrero streets, $6000; lot 25x114, south line of Day street, 130 east’ of Noe, $800; lot 25x137:6, north line of Grove street, 106:3 west of Schrader, $1750, and lot 25x130, east line of Sixth avenue, 200 south of Clement street, $1300. ITEMS OF INTEREST. ‘Wendell Easton, of the firm of Easton, Eldridge & Co., sailed from New York a few days ago to meet a syndicate of calpitnlists in London who propose to loan alarge sum of money on California lands. Andrew B. McCreery has offered to sell the Regents of the university the block bounded by Baker, Lyon and McAllister streets and Golden Gate avenue for $85,000 as a site for the State building, for the con- struction of which the last Legislature ap- propriated $250,000. The committee hay- ing the selection of the site in charge is strongly in favor of the McCreery block. Burlingame, the Tuxedo of the Pacific, %esents a very active appearance. The . H. Crocker villa is nearing completion. J. D. Grant hasa party of few days to enjoy his hospitality in his new home. Henry T.Scott will occupy his house in less than two months, and Robert Coleman expects to have his fin- ished in about the same time. Malcolm Thomas, a recent purchaser, is having plans prepared*or his home. A complete sewer system is being constructed and thedrain- age will be as perfect as that of any mod- ern city. Water-mains are laid in all the ayenues throughout the tract, and pur- chasers are furnished an abundance of s\u-e water at low rates for lawn and gar- en purposes and household supply. The sale and development of property is in the hnn%s of A. 8. Baldwin of Baldwin & Ham- mond. The S8an Francisco Mutual Loan Asso- ciation held its quarterly meeting at the office of the corporation, 824 Montgomery street, last Wednesday evening. Secretary A. Sbarboro’s report shows that the shares of the thira series will mature to the full value of $200 each on May 31, 1895. The shareholders in this series, which have paid in the space of ten years and seven months $127 on each share, will receive $200 or an earning of $73 on each share, which makes an average interest of a frac- tion over 10 per cent per annum. This association, one of the largest in the State, has accumulated in twelve and one- half years a eagital of over $1,000,000, about half of which has already been dispersed to the shareholders. It has helped nearly 500 of its members to procure homes for riends eves their families, of which one-half of them have already paid up their loans. The as- sociation is wwud of nearly 400 mem- shares of stock. The tion is open to make loans in San Fran- cisco and Alameda County. Notable improvements are going on in the Heyman tract. Center & Spader report that Sixteenth street, between Harrison and York streets, a distance of five blocks, is being graded, a cut of 1%}4 feet at Bryant street %)e ng re- quired. The maximum grade when fin- ished will be 6 per ceriton Sixteenth street. Cross-town tracks have been laid on Six- teenth street to Kansas, except that por- tion being graded. ‘ A.J/Rich & Co. are installed in new offices at 112 Montgomery street. David Rich, who returned recently from New York, is associated with the firm, the busi- ness of which is of a general nature, in- cluding the purchase and sale of real es- tate, collecting rents, handling properties for absent owners, etc. " At acost of $75,000 a modern cafe is being fitted up in the basement of the Baldwin Hotel. Its floor dimensions will be 136x70 feet. The main entrance will be at the corner of Powell and Market. A feature of it will be a series of elegant private rooms under the sidewalk. The walls will be faced with marble three feet high above which will be mirrors and plate glass. The iron columns will be en- cased in scagliola and the entire floor will be of marble. Percy & Hamilton are the architects. George W. Armbruster, at 230 Montgom- ery street, room 9, is now engaged in _sub- dividing the Applegarth ranch, com;msmg 1550 lots, adjoining the town site of Han- ford. This property will be sold on easy installments. 1f that proposed route of the new Valley Railroad is adopted these lots will be very cheap at the price at which they are offered. 4 The annual reiort of the Guardian Loan Association for the year ended April 30 last makes the following showing on the shares, each series commencing in May: ) @ g | s2 ? ] 52 % 2 = 5 5| £ 4 £ -8 s 12 8 01 et 182 378 3789 115 4 57 Fifth 10| 1220 Architects Austin & Kronnick have plans prepared for a five-story apartment house to be erected near the City Hall. The sale is reported of the Balfour residence on Broadway to Joseph A. Dona- hoe. The property embraces two full fifty varas running through to Vallejo street from Broadway. 2 A special meeting of the Builders’ Ex- change is called for to-day to consider the question of moving to other and more suitable quarters. William J. Dingee & Co, of Oakland an- nounce two important auction sales of Oak- land property for the near future. A cata- logue of miscellaneous offerings for the 18th of this month is now being prepared and it is the firm’s intention to hold another public offering of land on the 25th inst. M. J. Laymance & Co., also of Oakland, are at present busy compiling a catalogue of property on the other side of the Bay which will be offered at public sale some time this month. ‘Will E. Fisher & Co. are handling some of the most desirable lots in Richmond, comprised in the block bounded by Thirty- fourth and Thirty-fifth avenues, Clement street and Point Lobos avenue. These lots, which are all ready to build upon, are sell- ing from $300 to$750 each. But $25 is re- quired at time of purchase, the balance in ents, $10 monthly pay: Canvasbacks Have Moved North. ‘With theadvent of population they aban- doned their breeding grounds and sought others in Canada, from which in time they were driven by similar causes, until now they nest_in almost inaccessible parts of Northern British America. 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