The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 1, 1895, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1895. ALL THE LATEST NEWS FROM OAKLAND AND ITS SISTER CITIES Supervisor Church Sees a Joker in the Rail= road Game. FRANCHISE MYSTERIES. Granted to Applicants Who Make No Effort to Use Them. PROCURED FOR SPECULATION. Pecullar Transaction in Connection With a Mount Eden Franchise. “There's a joker in the pack, sure enough,” said Supervisor Church at the last meeting of the Board of Supervisors. The remark was induced by the appear- ance of A. D. Thomson with a bid for the franchise asked for by E. P. Vandercook to Livermore from Fruitvale. Mr. Thom- son has not been heard of in connection with street railroads in this county, where- | as Mr. Vandercook had obtained all the tory to applying his franchise, and also has the road t from Osakland to Fruitvale. Mr. »mson, who is known to be strongly acked in all his enterprises, was undoubt- edly appearing on behalf of the Southern Pacific or the Haywards electric line, neither of which desires competition, and the fact that the franchise was not awarded to him is oneof the redeeming features of the administration of the pres- ent board. The route of the new road is through a tract of country as severely agricultural as was the county road before the opening of Haywards line. There is no railroad e for the greater part of the distance there is no doubt that it will be soon flanked on either side by thriving commu- ies. From the present terminus of the Vandercook system at Fruitvale the route runs in a direct line to Seminary avenue, r M College, thence along the edge the foothills to the limits of San Lean- , where it takes a turn around Lake v bot into Castro Valley. The road asses through Haywards to Dublim and e to the Livermore Valley. The line | _follow the main county road from n to Livermore and a spur track will | iit into Pleasanton. A month ago another franchise was | granted for an interior county electric line | that savors of a ‘‘joker in the pack’ also. | The franchise is for several sections of road between Mount Eden, Castro Valley and lvarado and was granted to Mr. Peterson of Mount Eden. The franchise is a valua- ble one and is now owned jointly by Dan- iel Chisholm, Joseph Kendal, George Lan- gan, Felix Chappellet and Mr. Peterson. The road as it stands, without any con- that will reach Oakland, will be v little value for many years, even if it be built, and it is believed that it was obtained for some corporation a: revealed, or for purposes of This latter supposition is the rapid change of hands after it was granted. It was discovered yesterday that Peterson had disposed of an interest in t franchise to one of the parties on bond. The matter was referred to the D trict Attorney, who decided that while it dated the bond, it did not attack the ty of the franch: A third franchise which was not applied for in good faith, as the lack of develop- ments have proved, is the franchise to Berkeley granted to Welles Whitmore three vears ago. Theroute was to be out Frank- in street and to the university. Before the time for the commencement of the work expired four rails were laid at Four- teenth and Franklin streets and they are there yet. To any one acquainted with the needs of the traveling public at this time the apn cation for a franchise was regarded asa farce. Noattempt has been made to build the road, but the franchise is granted and when there is any need for a road over the route it will most assuredly be resurrected, and it will as certainly be found to have been transferred to some existing corpora- tion. Welles Whitmore isan attorney and has never been heard of in connection with street railroad building since he obtained the franchise. This general gobbling up of franchises and their subsequent transfer is inimical to the best interests of Alameda County and will shortly be brought to the atten- imr:jo{ the Merchants’ Exchange of Oak- and. LATEST CRLIND NEWS The City Council Will Pass on Rallroad Assessments To-Night. proyed by The Populists Will Discuss the Actlons of the Supervisors in Mass-Meeting. The railroaa company evidently has a remarkable manner of arriving at the value of its ferry-boats. Affidavits have been filed with the City Clerk setting forth the worth of the boats at a very different figure from that sworn to before the County Assessor. The following comparisons of their val- ues as sworn to by ‘‘Agent” E. Black Ryan represent one-half of each steamer as the railroad appraises it: STEAMER. ICounty erd.; City Board. Alsmeda.. @ 87,500 | $1,500 El Capita: 6500 | 1,250 Transit.... 11,250 20,000 Thoroughfare. 11,000 16,200 Oakland. . 19,700 85,000 Piedmont 19,000 X The City Council will meet as a Board of Equalization to-night. and a very lively time is assured. So far they have upheld every one of Dalton’s figures. ‘Where Pelouze Failed. I Supervisor Pelouze had talked for nine- teen minutes at the final meeting of the Alameda County Board of Equalization he might have prevented any reduction from Dalton’s assessments on railroad property. That he failed to talk reduced the roll $2,000,000. At the last meeting of the board the Assessor and the Deputy District Attorney were called into the secret session to ex- plain or advise. The meeting was a pro- tracted one, and lasted from 10 A. M. until nearly midnight. All the Supervisors with the exception of Pelouze were fearful that the time would expire without action being taken, as the life of the board died at midnight. Pelouze saw the whole thing was programmed and was anxious to hurry matters. The resolutions ordering the reductions were not drawn up till11:42 ». M. Eighteen minutes later no action could have been taken and the assessment-roll would have stood as Dalton left it. A very little ob- struction by Pelouze or Dalton would bave won the day. Neither, however, re- day night their friends have never ceased joking them about the lost opportunity. Young Hayne’s Ride. Henry Hayne is the son of a wealthy Butchertown rancher, who lives in Oak- land. Last Sunday night Henry and a companion mounted a pair of fiery broncos and started out to make a record along the county road. They made it. On arriving at Haywards the apprentice vaqueros were in a humor to dare anything. They rode into a couple of saloons and were served with drinks, and threw out an open chal- lenge to any one to attempt to stop their wild ride. After leaving the saloon they made a race-track of the sidewalk, and people leaving church were in danger of eing riaden down. Constable Ramage rode in from the country about 8 o’clock, and ten minutes later young Haynes was in"the Haywards jail. His companion was comparatively ?mc( and rode off after a warning, but {aynes was highly indignant that a county Constable should dare to throw him into {wrhon like an ordinary *drunk.” After he had sobered up bail was accepted for d._stur_bl_nf,z the peace, and when the case is tried itis probable the bail will be-for- feited. The Meanest of Acts. D. 8. Herschle, a carpenter in the em- ploy of the Southern Pacific, was arrested yesterday on a charge of extortion. Charles Madison, the complainant, is also a railroad carpenter, and recently the two men had a quarrel and Madison knocked Herschle down. He was arrested and found guilty of battery. He only struck Herschle when the latter demanded $20, with the alternative of threatening to tell his employers that Madison had been in the State Prison for assault with a deadly weapon. When Madison appeared in court he was accompanied by Charles Mont- the San Francisco philanthropist, a member of the association formed to assist men discharged from prison to lead new lives. Madison was not sen- tenced on the charge of battery, as he ap- pliec for a new trial, and Juage Wood con- sidered the facts justified him in taking the case under advisement. Anxiety About the Bonds. Inthe report of the City Auditor for last year is this paragraph: No provision has been made for the payment of $140,000 outstanding redemption bonas of 1882, maturing by Jimi‘ation October 1, 1895. An election was held on September 29,1894, when the question of the issue of refunding bonds was submitted and defeated. The ques- tion may be resubmitted during the present scal year. 1f again defeated, the whole sum of, $140,000 will have to be provided for in the tax levy of 3 The next election is set for August 31, and it requires a two-thirds vote to pass the measure. If the refunding is beaten, it will result in large reductions in depart- mental expenses, and in the almost total stoppage of all public improvements. Building Their First Church. ‘Work bas been started on the First Eng- lish Lutheran church, which is to be erected on the southwest corner of Grove and Sixteenth streets. If the weather con- tinues pleasant it is expected to have the cornerstone laid on the 11th of August with appropriate ceremonies. The church is expected to cost about $10,000. On or be- fore the 15th of November it is expected to have the building ready for public wor- ship. Gift of a Church. he Baptists residing north of Twentieth street and east of the cable line have long felt the need of a h near at hand. they have secured a lot and the old Market-street Congrega- tional church for $400 on thirty days’ time. It was proposed to name the church the Gray Memorial in honor of the 2ev. E. H. Gray. In giving her per- mission Mrs. Gray indo:sed a check for $500. To Talk of Assessments. The Populists have called a mass- meeting to be held at Germania Hall this evening to discuss the reduction of rail- road assessments by the Alameda County Board of Equalization. E. M. Gibson, Green Majors and M.J. Manson of Ala- meda are expected to speak. Oakland Commandery’s Jaunt. Next Monday Oakland Commandery, Knights Templars, will start on a long excursion with Boston as the objective point. Over a hundred Sir Knights will make the trip from Oaklanc. ~Among those who will go are D, Edward Collins, Judge C. N. Fox, George D. Metcalf, A. W. Bishop, Samuel Lathrop and A. W. Bur- rell. Peddlers’ Ordinance Valid. Judge Wood yesterday rendered his de- cision in the test case of the peddler, s Braga, arrested for selling his goods within the fire limits. The .Iu%lgs- ecided that the ordinance was a valid one. HISTORY OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters. Chief of Police C. E. Lloyd takes office to- ay. The election to decide the refunding of ma- tured bonds will be held on August 31. The bicycle will soon be utilized by some of the Oakland police force while on duty. William H. Knight hes been granted letters of administration upon the estate of William P. Clarke. The wheelmen of Haywards have taken the preliminary steps in the organization of a cyeling club at that place. The Crescent Wheelmen of Berkeley will have a mile race for club members at the Oak- land Trotting Park on Sunday. Street Superintendent Miller has opened war against street railroads that leave the pave- ment In a dengerous condition. ThefSixth Ward school, about which so much troubleand difficulty has been had, is at last rapidly approaching completion. The Californis Cotton-mills and the Califor- nia Pottery and Terra Cotta Works at East Oak- land ere now running a good force. Ludlow Hubbard has failed to put in an answer to the complaint of Lucille Hubbard, in & suit for divorce, and his default has been entered. Next Tuesday evening there is to be & bloomer and knickerbocker party at West Oak- land. This will be the first affair of the kind in Oskland. Louisa R, Bassett haspetitioned for letters on the estate of DeWitt Bassett, consisting of fourteen acres and improvements near Hay- wards, valued at $5000. The probating of the will of Annie L. Cameron has been continued 1or & week. Meanwhile the executors are looking into what has become of the estate. The Judscns have finally won their big suit against the Giant Powder Company growing oit of the great explosion of dynemite 8¢ Flemings Point on the 9th of July, 1892. There is a great amount of work being done at the West Oakland railroad shops just now. The brick shop is full of coaches now being overhauled, and the outside yard is also filled. The contest over the settlement of the estate of Jerusha cornwall, an aunt of Mrs. J. E. McElrath, has been further complicated by the objection of Mrs. McElrath to the account of C. F. Cornwall, administrator. In the case of the city of Oakland vs. the Oakland Water-front Company Judge Ogden has extended the time until August 13 in which to put in further proof upon the ques- tion of occupation and improvements. A letter which has reached Oakland from Vermont conveys the intelligence that Profes- sor W. E. Ritter of the department of biology at the State University was robbed of a valua- ble collection of curios while on his way from New York to Vermont. John Nitler, the former driver of a Contra Costa Laundry wagon, cannot be found just at present. He {8 wanted as a witness in a dam- age suit growing out of his wagon knocking . 8. Linn down one night on the ferry. Linn asks §5175 damages of the company. Super- ismendent Bartleit thinks Nitler has left the tate. ———————— A New Map of California. F.E. Wilsou and H. Clark of this City have just issued a large and new map of the State of California, which has been drawn from County and United States surveys, and is said to be absolutely correct. It shows the line of the Sen Joaquin Valley road, the other rail- roads in operation and those projected, the alized the position that was so plain to the Bolid Four, a.nd since that memorable Fri- irrigation districts, the wagon roads, colleges and public buildings, and the exactlocation of every postoffice eite in the State. 1 Miss Lizzie Carter De- layed With the Poul-~ son Will. IT MAY NOT ARRIVE —_— Prophet Smith Predicts Death for the Widow’s Pa- rents. A VISIT TO THE SEER'S ARK. Countess Poulson Has Fortified Pe- terhoff Castle and Feels Safe. Mrs. Lizzie Carter is detained at Denver by a serious illness and there is a lullin the anxiety at Peterhoff Castle. The widow of Count Poulson has laid aside her pistols and unbarred the castle doors, and all on account of a letter receivea by a friend of the dead Count yesterday. Mrs. Carter is the woman who declares ehe has a will of the late lord of Peter- hoff that will completely dispossess the widow and set aside the will already pro- bated. She was due in Oakland Sunday, but may not arrive for several weeks, and if Prophet Smith has prophesied truly she may never arrive in the flesh, although if all the stories told in the past be true she will undoubtedly haunt Peterhoff aslong as it shall be inhabited by the widow of the Count. Primate Smith of the Order of Richard Smith. the Messiah has prophesied that several veople connected with the Peterhoff scan- dais will soon die, and among them is Mrs. Lizzie Carter, Primate Smith lives in a comfortable ark that is moored on the Alameda shore of the estnary. Although his prophetic utter- ances and general appearance do not favor- ably impress a stranger, there are hun- dreds of people in Alameda County who believe implicitly in Smith and who visit him frequently. When a CaLL reporter visited the ark with one of the primate’s closest friends the seer was notin a pro- phetic humor. He was busily engaged in eating, and stated that it was absolutely necessary for him to eat to excess, as when the power was upon him_ he would not vartake of food for several duys. When told of the illness of Mrs. Carter the prophet did not express any surprise and merely intimated that ‘‘there were others.” Among those whom the prophet says are doomed are Mr, and Mrs. Chappell, the parents of the widow of Poulson, ‘*‘There is nothing peculiar about a prophet living in an ark or in his being absent from the world at times,” said Pri. mate Smith. “We read of the prophets of old foaming at the mouth and divesting themselves of their garments, and doing all sorts of things that the common people wondered at. It is the same to-day. When I feel the power I refrain from eating and drinking and simply utter that which 1s given me to utter. I. can’t tell you any- thing of the future at this time, as I am not in communication with the spirits. I was told, and so_prophesied, that a new | will of the late Count Poulson would be found, and it has been found. There is at this time some calamity hanging over Mrs. Carter, but I cannot say definitely what 1t is. But if she does not come on with the will it will surely reach here.” Smith is a patriarchal looking man about 70 years old and impresses his visitor with his intelligenee. - His eyes are remarkably clear and bright and it is very evident that whether his uncanny utterances are halu- cinations or prophesies he is thoroughly sincere and really believes in his own im- vortance. Mrs. Poulson has announced her inten- tion to defend Peterhoff against all comers and has intimated that the task of entering an old Norman castle in feudal times was fun itself compared to what will be experi- enced should Mrs. Carter and her cohorts attempt to force an entrance into Peterhoff. LATE NEWS OF ALAMEDA, Death of Edward Shelley, the Well-Known Trustee and Tea Expert. A Valuable Trotter Dles of Lockjaw Through Careless Shoelng. Shay Held. Edward Shelley, the well-known tea expert, died at his home on Grand street Tuesday evening. His illness was of short duration, he having come home last Sat- urday afternoon from his place of business and taken to his bed. He was treated by Drs. Reynolds and Lubbock, but his mal- ady was too advanced for medical minis- tration. His death was due to pneumonia and heart failure. Deceased was a native of Ireland, 53 years of age, and left a widow, two boys and two girls. He was recently appointed a member of the new board of Free Li- brary trustees, but resigned rather than make a contest for the office. Mr. Shelley was one of the best tea ex- perts on the coast. and for many years acted in that capacity with Tillmann & Bendell and afterward with Beigfried & Brandenstein, but of late he has been in business for himself at 114 California street, The funeral will take place to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock from 8t. Joseph's Church, where a requiem high mass will be celebrated. The remains will be in- terred in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Oakland, Take Issue With the Chief. Members of Herman Cordes Hose Com- any have taken issue with Chief Engineer Y{rnuth in his statement that there are no exempt members in the company. The company went into existence in February, 1890, as High-street Hose Company 5, an: County Tax Collector James B. Barber, W. H. Clorence, Jesse F. Ives, J. H. Lorber, J. E. McKean and W. H. McKean assert that they have served five years and are entitled to exemption papers. Kicking Cyclery-Owners. Some of the local cyclery-owners will make an effort to compel the cigar dealers who are raffling bicycles to pay an ad- ditional business license of $5, contending that the raffling of wheels is no part of the cigar business and construing the raffling to mean the sale of wheels. Local Trains Overhauled. The local trains of this City are bein enerally overhauled at West Oakland. Jne train has been completed and another will be ready on Saturday. Lace Curtains Caught Fire, The fire department was_called out gs. terday afternoon by an alarm from box 31. Lace curtains in the house at 1016 Grand street became ignited from the flame of a candle. The fire was quickly ex- tingnished. Loss of a Valuable Trotter. E. A. Kober's valuable trotter died Tuesday evening from lockjaw, caused by a blacksmith driving a nail too deeply into the horse’s hoof. As the death was the re- sult of carelessness the blacksmith will be sued for damages. Saloon-Keepers Pay Up. The twenty-three saloon-keepers in the city, with the exception of three or four, have paid in their semi-annual license of $250 to the City Marshal. The delinquents have until to-day to pay the same. Shay Held to Answer. Attorney Frank Shay was held by Judge Swasey yesterday to appear before tfie Superior’ Court to answer to a charge of perjury in swearing to a complaint for the arrest of A. B. Smith, who was afterward acquitted. THE HAVILAND WILL. Two Bequests to Charity and the Re- mainder of the Estate for Relatives. The will of John T. Haviland, the cap- | italist who recently died, was filed for | probate yesterday. The value of the estate is merely stated to be upward of $50,000, the property including a lot on Van Ness avenue, between Jackson and Washington streets; a lot at the corner of Drumm and Sacramento streets, a lot at Sutter and Trinity streets, and land in Fresno, San Luis Obispo, Alameda and Marin counties, besides notes and other personal property. Mrs. Hannah Haviland, the widow, is accredited with a community interest in the estate, and the testator makes the fol- lowing bequests: To James E. Haviland of Union, N. Y., & brother, $2000; to G. L. Haviland of Fullerton: Nebr., & brother, §1000; to John Haviland of Union, N. Y., a nephew, $500; to Albert Havi- land of Shelldrake, N. ., a nephew, $500; to | the Society for the Prevention of Crueltyto Animals, 82500, and to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, $2500. The residue is to be divided between his widow and Albert P. Haviland of Elmira, N. Y., a brother. E.J. McCutcheon ®nd Albert P. Haviland are named as exec- utors. e LATEST BERKELEY ITEMS, Fashionable Social Club Soon to Be Organized by Berkeley Citizens. A Boxing Match to Take Place at the Crescent Club—Fresh~ men Arriving. A movement 1s on foot in Berkeley toward the organization of a club to be modeled on the plans of the fashionable clubs of S8an Francisco. Those interested in the undertaking feel that there is a lack of places of recreation in town where peo- ple might congregate in the evening and enjoy themselves, and the Crescent Club, being purely an athletic organization, fails to meet the requirements. It is the purpose of the movers of the project to lease a building or suite of rooms in the central part of town and furnish them suitably for club uses. One apart- ment will be devoted to a library and read- ing-room. In another will be a whist and | billiard parlor, and adjoining these it is lproyosed to have a banquet and dining hall. Bimetallic League. Arrangements are being made for the formation of a branch of the Bimetallic | League in Berkeley. F.N.Lowell has been informed by Secre- | tary Keeney of the Pacific Coast office of the league that it will be advisable to form a branch in this city in order that dele- gates might be sent to the bimetallic con- vention to be held in San Francisco during the early part of this month. ‘Woodmen Officers Installed. At the semi-annual installation of offi- cers at Peralta Camp 123, Woodmen of the World, held Tuesday evening, the follow- ing officers were installed: Consul, 8, Tay- lor; adviser, J. C. Turner; clerk, E. & Turner; banker, E. Little; escort, W. C. Bissell; watchman, W. E. Owens; sen- try, George N. Martin; manager, E. T. Harms, Students’ Aid Society. The University of California Students’ Aid Society, a free employment bureau which has been doing a commendable work for the past four yearsamong the students, will be reopened for business this afternoon at Stiles Hall, with John G. Howell as manager. Berry-Anthony Match. J. C. Berry of the Crescent Athletic Club will meet Jim Anthony, the Australian lightweight, in a bout at the rooms of the Crescent Club, on Addison street, to-night. The success of Berry in the contest will de- termine whether he will enter the tourna- ment in San Francisco, to be held in the near future. Xllness of Mrs. Leonard, Mrs. Margaret Leonard, one of Berke- ley’s first residents, is lving ill at her home on Dana street. The lady was taken down with a stroke of paralysis yesterday morn- ing while at breakfast. Freshmen Arriving. Members of the university class of "9 are arriving daily in large numbers. HOME-INDUSTRY OLUBS. Barnett Advocates New Lines of Work for the Manufacturers’ Association. “The work which the members of the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association must next take up is education,” said M. M. Barnett, a member of that organization, vesterday. “‘The association is already working in the right direction, but it has many things toovercome. It finds friction here and there, and the people of the State seem to have an insane idea that a foreign trademark is a guarantee of superior quality. “‘Last year we imported $76,000,000 worth of goods, of which at least $38,000,000 came from foreign countries. The sending of so much money out of the State is a tre- mendous strain on our resources, and I be- lieve that it would in a great measure cease if the people really understood the matter. “‘For instance, last year we imported 332,000,000 g&;mflu of sugar and produced only 46,000, ugonndu. ith our facilities we coula manufacture the entire quantity consumed if the!people would only de- mand California sugar. Then there would be no need of half-million clubs except to .x beautify our cities, for if we kept that $76,000,000 in_the State there would be no lack of good citizens who would come here to get their share of it. “Therefore, educate tbe people. Teach them that a foreign label on the goods they buy is to their own disadvantage and form home-industry clubs in every nook and corner of the State.” BURNED THE THIRD TIME. The Factory of the San Francisco Coop- erage Company Goes Up In Smoke and Fire. A fire, the origin of which the Fire Mar- shal was unable to ascertain, broke out in the one-story frame factory of the San Francisco Cooperage Company, at Seventh an Townsend streets, about 5:20 o’clock last evening and speedily razed the struc- ture to the ground. ‘When the engines, in response to a call from box 182, arrived at the scene the build- ing was & mass of flames and no headway could be made against the conflagration. The only person in the building at the time it wol‘;’ fire was the watchman, and he was unable to give a reason for the blaze. The loss is about $5000 on the building, stock and tools and the amount of insur- ance, if any, is unknown. An_investigation will be made by the Fire Marshal to-day. The burned out concern has had singu- lar ill fortune during the past two years, having had its factorg consumed by fire three times during that period. In 1894, while running as the Kilburn Cooperage Company at Second and Townsend streets, its building was totally destroyed by fire. The company then removed to Townsend ana Stanford streets, where a second fire sent the factory and contents up in smoke. Another removal followed, and last night’s conflagration completed the list of fires, OLID' EW SUBLRB Electric Cars Over the Pied- mont Hills to Moraga Valley. Negotiations Long Ago IProjected Recently Renewed With Success. An enterprise long ago projected to bring a vast tract of land known as the Moraga Valley ranch into suburban relations with Oakland is about to be consummated. General J. A. Williamson of Washington, who was for many years at the head of the land department of the Atlanticand Pacific Railroad, became interested some years ago in the Moraga tract, and he and his associates purchased 14,000 acres of land comprising the tract. General Williamson enlisted London capitalists in a plan to improve the property, and build railways to connect the acquired tract with Oakland. The industrial depression throughout the TUnited States which immediately followed the repeal of the silver purchasing clause of the Sherman act hampered the progress of negotiations abroad, and affairs of the company simply remained at a standstill fora year or more. Now, with brightening vrospects in the East and renewed activity in California, negotiations have been resumed, and assurance is given that railroad construction will not be long delayed. The California and Nevada Railroad, in which Captain John W. Smith, the Oak- land capitalist, is largely interested, may figure quite extensively in the new plans ot” development. The Moraga Valley Railroad, which connects with Bryant, the terminal station of the California and Nevada, has five miles of track graded into the valley. This line will be pushed through to Walnut Creek, connecting with an electric road to be built across the Piedmont hills to Oakland, eight miles distant, ‘The hills, or mountain ranges, which almost surround the valley present many obstacles in the way of railway construc- tion, but it is only a question of time when a hole will be bored through the mountain, so that the fertile valley lands will be brougkt into close connection with the S8an Joaquin Valley Railroad system. The climatic attructions of the Moraga Valley are unsurpassed. The mountains, which now seem an obstacle to develop- ment, will in the future be justly regarded as a chief advantage, as they shield the valley from the harsh winds of the ocean and keep the temperature agreeable the year around. The development of this tract of land, famed for its a{l\'an beauty, its groves of timber and abundant streams of water, will add largely to Oakland’s suburban re- nown. Itistaken into censideration that an electric ruilws{ line across the Pied- mont hills to Walnut Valiey, and thence along the loop connecting with the Cali- fornia and Nevada Railroad would invite tourist and pleasure-seeking travel. San Francisco excursions, under proper man- agement, might become popular features of the new line. Generve Williamson left the City for the East last Sunday evening. During his so- journ of six weeks in the State he went over the maps and figures of the various surveys. He hoped to bring about an ar- rangement for the building of a branch of the San Joaquin Valley Railroad to the Moraga tract, but in this his hopes were not fulfilled. The company, however, will 0 ahead with the electric line across the 1lis, fully comprehending that the devel- opment of the valley will soon make busi- ness for a direct road capable of carrying freight as well as passengers. — e e Equivocation, 2 word now applied to any evasion, was once understood to mean the calling of diverse things by the same name. The U. S. Gov’t Reports show Royal Baking Powder superior to all others. AUCTION SALES] BY ORDER OF EXECUTORS JANES G. FAIR ESTATE, 2R R omanp E B AUCTION SALE CHOICELY BRED TROTTERS, ROADSTERS, BROODMARES, COLTS AND FILLIES, Fine Double Teams and Single Drivers, Buggies and Harnesses. THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1895, COMMENCING AT 11 A. M. —AT— Salesyard, Cor.Van Ness Ave. and Market St, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Horses at yard Saturday, July 27. Catalogues now ready. KILLIP & CO.. Livestock Auctioneers, 80 Montgomery street 8, F. SPECIAL AUCTION SALE 2R AT GRAND ARCADE HORSE MARKET, 327 SIXTH STREET, SATURDAY, Saturda; ..August 3, 1895, we will sell €lock A. M., By order of J. H. MORGAN, 40 head of A No. 1 Tiorses and Aares, welght from 1100 to 1800 Tbs. from b to 7 years old: all broxe and guaranteed or nosale. Noreserve orlimit. Come and see them before sale, Also, at the same time and pl. we will sell 20 head of sll-purpose Horses and Mares, Wagons, arness. ete. SULLIVAN & DOYLE, Livestock Auctioneers HIGHLAND SPRINGS, ON THE BORDER OF CLEAR LAKE, Inalkxe County, TCal. Do YOU ENJOY A SUPERB CLIMATE, dancing, lawn tennis, croquet, billiards? Do Joulike Ano bahing; boating, huatins and fishing? you need recuperation and rest aiforded by over thifty Kinds of mineral springs? Shortest stage route into Lake County. All this and more can be had at Highland Springs. New hotel. Finest dining-room north of San rom San Francisco It costs only 8 for_the S ncisco costs on! "trip, and the h 50 to 82 50 round trip, and the hotel rates are § 0 per day or 10 to $16 per week. Take the 5. F, N. P. Railway via Pieta, thence by & short, an Qelightful stage ride. y . J. CRATG, Manager. San Franclsco office, 316 Montgomery st. SKAGES HOT SPRINGS, SONOMA COUNTY, CAL. JOHN F. MULGREW, PROPRIETOR. NLY 415 HOURS FROM SAN FRANCISCO iR buth Hour's staging: temperature of water 125 deg. Fahrenheit, famous for its medicinal prop- ertles; tub and plunge baths: good hunting and no better trout streams In the State; no fogs and an entire absence Of mosquitos and other annoying insects; first-class service. Round trip from San Francisco, $5 50. Take Tiburon Ferry at 7:40 A. M. or 3:30 P. M, connecting with stages at Geyserville. Terms: $2aday; $12to $14 a week. Write for circular. GEO. 3. CASANOVA, Manager. SEND YOUR WIFE AWAY ITH THE CHILDREN, AND, IF YOU CAN, g0 yourself, for a vacation 10 ZTNA SPRINGS. You will find it a delighttully home-like place at which to forget the cares of business and house- keeping. There you can find rest and recreation, and gain renewed health and strength for the busy months sure to come to us all in California. Why, to enjoy. the pleasures of the big, safe SWIMMING TANK s worth making the trip, to say nothing of balmy air, health-glving_waters, charming scenery and o erms, $10 t0 814 per week. uihern Peoinc train for St. tage to Etna Springs. Un- ted round-trip tickets, $7. D wetal télaphone connection with St. Helens. ¢ ¥or other information call at 108 Drumm street, san Francisco, or write to W. L. MITCHELL, Manager, Lidell P. O., Napa Co., Cal. THE STRICTLY TEMPERANCE RESORT, /4 NOW OPEIN. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. HE GEM OF ALL RESORTS, CAZADERO Hotel and cottages, In the heart of the Sonoma redwoods. Terminus N. P. C. R. R., via Sausalito ferry. 'Terms reasonable. For particulars address WARD, Manager, Cazadero, Cal. MADRONE MINERAL SPRINGS, Santa Clara County. TAGE CONNECTS MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and Saturday. Send for descriptive pamphlet. H. T. DYER, Manager. CAMP TAYLOR RESORT OW OPEN UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. Best accommodations for families and private parties; terms, from $8 to $12 per week. Tents and cottages for rent, with or without board. Fine fishing, boating, bathing, etc.: stable st the hotel; splendid drive, ‘connecting with Toca~ a and Bear Valley. 1o YBERTRAND & KRAUSS. City office for Tocaloma and Camp Taylor, 827 Bush street. BALDWIN'S TALLAC HOUSE, LARKE TAEOR. HE SUMMER RESORT OF CALIFORNIA: 20 hours from San Francisco; more than 6000 feet above sea level; accommodations first class and attractions unsurpassed. M. LAWRENCE & CO., Lessees and Managers, Tallac, Cal HOWARD SPRINGS, LAKE COUNTY, CAL. OT AND COLD MINERAL SPRINGS OF great healing power. WIil cure constipation, aid digestion and purify the blood. Terms $8 per week. Water doctor onthe premises. Write for circular and furtber information. LAUREL DELL HOTEL, N LAUREL DELL LAKE (FORMERLY Lower Blue Lake). A new hotel—the most artistic in the county. The rush is over. Rooms can now be had and you will be troated well. Boat- ing, bathing, fishing, etc., are among the many amusements. Rates, $8 to $12 per week. Address H. WAMBOLD, Bertha P. O., Lake County. JOHN DAY’S RESORT, N THE BANKS OF EEL RIVER, THE finest trout stream in the State, 5 miles from Potter Valley, Mendocino Co.; round trip $9 75 from 8. F.; terms $6 to $7 per week; plenty milk, fresh buttér and eges; the hunting in this locality isthe best In the State. For further particulars address JOHN DAY, Potter Valley. C. E. GILROY HOT SPRINGS A Place Where the Invalid Can § Regain Health—Where the Fousise Y May Regale Himself Upon Magnificent and Picturesque Scemery, ‘Where the Summer Pilgrim M: Fi Rest, Refreshment an R':lnx; ion‘?a A MNecca for the Anmual Seeker After Repose and Recuperation. A Rural Retreat, Where the A Hills are Clothed in Garmeni n of Matchless Glory. ere the Ogre Malaria Never Lifts Hi Ghastly Head and Wirere the Warors of Healing Pour Freely From Nature's Own Fountain. TAEE 2:20 P. M. TRAIN FROM FOURTH nd Townsend streets, arriving at Springs at 6:30 P. M. Fare 87 15 for round trip. B3~ Stage connects with train from Third and ‘Townsend streets. ROOP & SON, Proprietors. FISHERMEN! 'HE HEADQUARTERS FOR ANGLERS AND their families is at the BOCA HOTEL, BOCA, CAL. ‘The best part of the Truckee River close at hang An excellent table and newly fitted rooms. A dail stage leaves the hotel for LAKE INDEPENDENCE, acent | The queen of mountain lakes. Now is the time to fly-fish this trout per day. For information and rates address JAS. McDONALD, Boca, Cal. DUNCAN'’S SPRINGS Hopland, Mendocino County. NEW HOTEL AND COTTAGES, PICTUR- esquely situated in the mountains, 2 miles from Hopland; 1000 feet sbove sea level, and 250 feet above the Valley: effervescent mineral baths, hotor cold; magnesia, seltzer, soda, iron, borax and sulphur springs: sure cure for kidnéy and liver troubles and liqguor or morphine habit; plano, billiards, tennis, croquet, baseball; free bus from Hopland ' Station, S. . & N, P. R. R.; $10 to $12 per week: take 7:40 A. M. train. All severe cases of sickness attended by the resis dent physician, Dr. J. Herbert Reeve. 0. HOWELL, Proprietor. CHARMING CAPITOLA. NEW HOTEL. grand lake. Average catch, 200 Furnished cottages, fine camp-grounds; surf-bathing and hot baths: salmon and trout fishing; gem of the Pae IS cific resorts. Broad-gauge railroad. ~Address A. J. HIHN, Manager. CAPITOLA, CAL. MOUNTAIN HOME The Recognized Family Summer Resort in Santa Cruz Mountains. EAUTIFUL SCENERY, DRIVES AND walks; unsurpassed asa health resort; large swimming-tank; table excellent: send for sou- venir. Stagesconnect Wednesdays and Saturdays at Madrone with 8:15 A. M. train from Third and Townsend streets. VIC PONCELET, Proprietor, agas, Cal. KLAMATHHOT SPRINGS Siskiyou County, Cal. About fifty miles north of Mount Shasta. Twent; miles from the California and Oregon - Rallros Steam, sulphur and hot mud baths. Cure for rheumatism, all forms of skin diseases and stomach troubles. Hunting, fishing, scenery and climate unsurpassed. Fine stone hotel. Delightful place 10 spend the summer. For particulars address, EDSON BROS., Proprietors, Beswick, Cal. REINERUERNILIEL Board $8 to $10 Per Week. $8—ROUND TRIP TICKET—$8 ANDERSON SPRINGS, J. ANDERSON, PROPRIETOR, Lake County. THE GEYSERS. RAILROAD RATES REDUCED From June 29th to July 4th, Good Until July 10th, for Round Trip Only $6.50. Rates at Hotel for Same Time $1.50 per Day To include Dance, Baths, etc. A. H. HILL, Proprietor. TAMALPAIS VILLA, l'am]gaic Station, Ross Yallr%, Near San Rafael, OTTAGES FOR FAMILIES. Salt water bathing: commodious grounds; dancs ing pavilion. Bus atithe grounds for the accommos dation of guests. Take Sausalito ferry. MRS, ro- PETER SMITH & MRS, L. C. EGGLESTON, p prietors. IVY LODGE, 117 !ognal Avenue, Santa Cruz, Cal,, SELECT PRIVATE BOARDING. Large grounds, frulis and flowers; central; first- class accommodations. UMMIT HOTEL-THE MOST BEAUTIFUL spot in the Santa Cruz Mountains, opens for its fourth season under its present management June he table Is well known as first-class; fruitand er from our own ranch. Tennis, croquet. MRS, A, N. NICHOLDS, Prop., P. 0., Wrights, C: LAKESIDE HOUSE, LAKE TAHOE. PLEASANT FAMILY RESORT WITH home comforts; good boating and fishing, pleasant walks and drives. For terms address E. B. SMITH, Bijou, Cal. THE PIXLEY, Gt ooine MRS. E. B. PIXLEY, Prop. Hotaling Bullding, SANTA CRUZ, CAL. HOTEL BEN LOMOND AND COTTAGES EOPENED MAY 1; SITUATED IN THE hoart of the Santa Cruz Mountains: climate perfect: good hunting and fishing; croquet: tennis and clubhouse; camper’s round-trip ticket §3. For terms apply 10 J. J. C. LEONARD, Proprietor. HOTEL DE REDWOOD, IGHT IN THE HEART OF THE GREAT redwoods of Sante Cruz County. First-class accommodations. Board 88 and $10 per week. Send for circular, Address MYRON S. COX, Laurel, Cal. BOARDERS TAKEN DURING THE SUMMER AT RANCH IN THE COUNTRY: FINE OR- chard, house: modern lmé)rovements: ho comforts; terms moderate. Address W.0.J., Lay rence Station, Santa Clara County, Cal. HOTEL DEL MAR. N THE SEASHORE, TWENTY MINUTES ride from Santa Cruz; climate perfect: table unexcelled; surf bathing, sailing, rowing, fishing; buses ‘meet all trains: children, $3 50 t0 $5 per week: adults, $9 per week: special rates o socie- tes and families. Address MANAGER HOTEL DEL MAR, Santa Cruz, Cal, or room 29, Maze building, SOLID COMFORT HOME RESORT. 1] MILES FROM NAPA: 1500 FEET ABOVE Napa valley, on Mount Veder. Mountain scenery_ unsurpassed. Cure for Asthma. Fine climate. Positive Elegant mountain spring water. Open July 1 to January. Rates § per week. From Napa vis Pheenix livery stables. $1.50. MRS. A, F. ALLEN, P. 0. box 182, Napa City. (NDORSED BY ALL THE LEADING PHYSICIANS: AND DENTISTS! FREDRICK'S SANITARY TOOTH BRUSH With Tongue-Cleaner Attachment. ON'T GO AROUND WITH A BAD TASTE in your month or coated tongue. A preventive against throat diseases. Malled to any address on recelpt of 80 CENTS. WILL & FINCK GO., 818-820 Market St. eelebri o8 of the Woyldmn.#aa.e‘rm’ &'fimn. H Gt outioney Wemense Bogesof Cotsamption, { and for stimulating and’ regulating ite poriodic § course. Nome Genuine unl “BLANCARD.” E. 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