The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 8, 1895, Page 5

e THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1895. GOING THROUGH HANFORD, The Valley Road Receives an Offer That Decides the Route. | H. E." HUNTINGTON'S CHECK. The Pacific Improvement Com- pany Contributes $1000 to the Merced Fund. A committee of representative men from 1 was at the head offices of the San | 20 and San Joaquin Valley road in | and held a long confer- | th Chief Engineer Storey: and the | of way committee of the company. object. of the visit was to make | 2 report of what the pepple of Kings | as inducements for build- through Hanford. E.E. | b, P. M¢cRae and M. Cameron consti- 1 the committee. | had been appointed by the citizens | rd when the Valley road directors | 1 through their city, and ever since | ve worked with energy and enthu- | m in securing rights of way through ence with C ilway County and promises of financial | e to grade the railway through the | , a distance of about twenty- ive ley ased ect that the peopl d there would give { s Coun gh Hanford, throv pa also roads rovement Company, a of the Southern | opted a resolution a fund This, of course, NEY LAKE TROUBLES. Now an Effort Will Be Made to.Oust the Directors of the Com- | | | 1 | X pany. cloud of trouble which has been Fovering over the Honey Lake Vall Land and Water Company for the past | few mionths has taken on a new and more | ¢omplicated phase. This time the trouble | rsaround the board of directors, C. | Peterson, F. D. Culver, E. C. Hum- H i W. B. Lake, J. Harrison and F. W. | . and who are cited to appear before Judge Seawell to show cause why they d not be removed from office as direc- | A petition filed alleges that their | by L. H. Jacobs, B. H ncroft, Iton and Curtiss Hillyer, and ipon the aiegation that Mr. Har- | as been the rightful owner of s of stock since July 3, 1895, ywed to cast a ballotin the | ectors on the 3d inst. The ned for this unusual form of s that Hardee's stock was | r to the election, and ed to him, and thatif ed' to vote would be in di- on of the s allowed to vote | s whose certificate | that this is at Mr. Hardee’s e been canceled at the certificate been dated July 3 y upon which Hardee pur- | séd the stock from the corporation, the | ime being upon the books of | the company in the name of F. W. Lake, jrom whom it was purchased in good | faith by Mr. Hardee and his associates, e BANKS IN CALIFORNIA. Statements of Their Total Assets, Li- | abilities and Business. i Under the law the banks in California are obliged to submit to the Bank Come<ni sioners full statements of their business and vroperties three times a year. The Commissioners called for statements up to A me 17 but those of the thirty- | ional banks have been published in | .. The statements of the National banks are as follows: | Bank premises | estate, $582,278 98 and warrants, 067, bonds and whrrant other securities, § and complete statements bave | in stocks, bonds oans on_stocks, 45; loans on loans on per- 1, sonal sec 128 52; money on 3 72; due from banks and 649 39; other nssets, $258,- of assets, £31,157,277 3 27. Liabiliti erve and State, county or city ler Liabilities, $1,494,- 423 63. s, $31,157,277 77. The following are the grand totals of all the banks in the State of California: Bank_ premises 8,207 08; otber real estate, $8,428,24 ested in stocks, bonds ; loans on real estate, ,13 and warrants, s, 96 29; loans on other A ; losns on personal 3,219 87; money on hand, 199 50; due from banks and bankers, $23/864,956 11;- other assets, $5.562,238 71. Erand total of assets, $309,179,575 41, Liabilities—Capital paid up, $61,003,316 24; reserve and profit and loss, $28,006,797 02; due depositors, $200114,820 86; due to banks bankers, $9,557 874 41; State, county or money, §3,068,249 93; other liabilities, 28516 95. Grand total liabilities, $309,- 241, A BILLIARD COMBINE. Two Local Houses to Combine for Mu- tual Pretection. The three billiard supply houses of the City are soon to be reduced to two, for a ovement is on foot to consolidate the St. ‘\u rmain and the Jungblut companies. The guestion has bsen under discussion for some time and it id as yet but a matter 179, of sgecnla(ion. but the proprietors of two | of the houses favor it, and_the details are expected to be all settled inside of two months, The St. Germain and the Jung- blut companies are both local concerns and each has been doing business in San Francisco for a number of years. The other company here is the agency of the | Brunswicke-Balke-Collender Company of Chicago. This last house has been cutting into the business of the other two to a very considerable extent, and it is as much for mutual protection as for mutual in- terest that the deal will be completed. Should the consolidation be consum- mated the joint company will probably | take on a new name and operate but one | factory. SN e OENTURY CLUB RECEPTION. Tributes to the Life and Work of Rob- ert Louis Stevenson. The Century Club has identified itself with the movement to build a fountain in honor of Robert Louis Stevenson in the KEITH'S LOFTY THEMES, The Artist Has Returned to His Old Love, the Mountains. SHASTA AND CASTLE CRAGS. His Notable Pictures This Year Will Portray Grandeur He Has Just Been Studying. Keith has returned to hisold love among plaza, and on Monday evening gave a re- ception for the purpose of interesting its friends in the same movement. More than 400 ladies and gentlemen as- | sembled in the flower-bedecked drawing- rooms of the Century Clubhouse to do honor to the departed novelist, and al- though there were no pecuniary features of the evening’s entertainment there will be | nature’s forms, the mountains, and during the next year or so his pictures of Castle | | the divide between the quarters Crags and Mount Shasta will be among his | most noteworthy productions. For years Keith’s summer vacations were spent among the Sierras, nearly always in company with his old friend, John Muir, who was as intensely devoted to their wild ' grandeur and their charms as was this reason that the rock will not stand the test required. 4 This rock was used in macadamizing the old Point Lobos road g}'mr to the passage of the restricting ordinance and it is the opinion of experts that this rock for the purpose of macadamizing is preferable to the blue rock, as it is a natural cement in itself, packing firmly after being laid. W. P. Johnson, secretary of the club, was appointed to send information to the Board of Health as to the condition of the schoolhouse at the corner of First and Point Lobos avenues, as the streets sur- rounding it have been graded above the level of the schoolyard, making it impos- sible for proper sewerage connections to be made. PRESIDIO IMPROVEMENTS. Big Water Reservoir Now in Contem- plation—Extension of the Batch- elder Driveway. A great deal of substantial improvement is going on at the Presidio, and the con- struction of a reservoir on the summit of and Mountain Lake so as to give ample protec- tion against fire as well as to provide an adequate water supply, is now being con- templated by the quartermaster’s depart- ment. The buildings and other property of the = TAVERN. GIGANTIC POWER SCHEME. How the Debris Dam at De- guirie Will Be Util- ized. NEARLY 70,000 HORSEPOWER. Assemblyman Thomas of Nevada County Says He Has Plenty of Capital Behind Him. A gigantic electric-power scheme is on foot in the State of California, and the or- ganizers have very dextrously arranged so that they will have as generating power the water from the immense debris dam soon to be built at Deguirie, six miles above Marysville on the Yuba River. The Caminetti act provided for the creation of a California Debris Commission, and Army Engineers Mendell, Buyard and Huer were appointed to operate in Cali- fornia, but at the same time be under the immediate jurisdiction of Congress. This commission recommended the ap- propriation of §$350,000 for the purpose of building debris dams, and at the last Legis- lature California alone appropriated $250,- 000, which, coupled with the $350,000 that will in all likelihood be appropriated by Congress, makes $600,000, the greater por- tion of which will be spent on the dam at Deguirie. The power generated by the im- mense bodv of water, which will have a fall of 250 feet, has been practically se- cured by a party of capitalists, who were shrewd enough to begin the work of get- ting possession of the same at the last Legislature. n s The idea generated in the brain of As- semblyman R. I. Thomas of Nevada Coun- ty, and at the present time he has, with the assistance of his backers, arranged everything so that the half-million doilars spent by the Government will be practi- cally tendered him to assist in completing the scheme and preparing for the use of the power. A 7 When the matter of California’s appro- priation was under discussion at Sacra- mento he slipped in a bill which became a law providing that “‘owners of any water at anv point where the California Debris Commission recommends a site for a dam should have sixty days after completion of said dam to begin excavation of works for diversion of water.” Before introducing the bili he went to the site and located 250,000 inches of water and secured him- self in the legal steps. This amount of water when properly applied has a gene- rating force of nearly 70,000 horsepower and can be conveyed any distance. When completed it will be the most powerful electrical agency in California, and the projectors will, as a matter of fact, have the Government behind them to keep the dam in repair. Mr. Thomas was seen at the Palace Ho- tel_{;'e:terday in regard to the scheme and said: We have taken all the necessary steps to be- gin work as soon as the dam is completed, and already there is a demand for 5000 horse- power. We are only 120 miles from San Fran- cisco, nine iles from Stockton and six miles from Marysville. In a radius of ten miles there are a great many small towns and menufactur- ing industries that we ultimately hope to sup- Ply with power. Of course we wiil be governed entirely by the highest bidder after a certain amount of horsepower has been subscribed for. 1have got all the capital behind me neces- sary to complete the plans, and it is to-day a bondable issue. Already outside capital has offered to back the proposition, but we have sufficient funds as it is. 1 do not anticipate any failure on the part of Congress to subscribe the amount Tecom- mended by the engineers or the commission, as recommendations of Government commis- sions generally prevail. They bave examined the ground thoroughly, and the good that its counstruction will do us will not be considered, ‘CASTLE CRAGS AS SEEN FROM ACROSS THE SACRAMENTO R1VER AND A LITTLE BELOW THE [Reproduced from a pen-and-ink sketch made for “The Call’’ by William Keith.] a number of liberal subscriptions to the fund as the result. The reception was given under the aus- pices of the “practical section” of the club, of which Miss Sarah D, Hamlin is chair- man. Mrs. Stevenson and Lloyd Osborne, the widow and stepson of the novelist, were honored guests, and Mrs. A. B. Bancroft, Mrs. Edna Snell Poulson and Miss Hamlin received with them. A programme commemorative of the author’s life and works was rendered, the chief paper being that on Stevenson’s life in Samoa, an artistic blending of pathos and humor by Lloyd Osborne. Miss Fran- ces Dawson read an original poem, “The Loving-Cup.” Mrs. Virgil Williams gave ome personal reminiscences of the novel- ist, and Mrs. Frances Edgerton read *‘Tu- sit: ” Edmund Gosse’s poem, which was received and read by Stevenson three days prior to his death. Bruce Porter closed the programme with an address on the efforts that are being made to complete the subscription for the fountain fund. Half of the required amount, $1000, has been raised. Alfred Wilkie sang “The Maid of Dun- dee,” and other vocal music was provided by Miss Mary Witherow and some of her pupils. THE THIRD'S OOLONEL. He Will Be Elected by the Regimental Officers To-Night. The Third Regiment will have a new colonel by to-morrow morning. The offi- cers will meet to-night and vote upon ca: didates for the position made vacant b; the retirement of Colonel Barry. They have convened more than once during the past few weeks, and the result is that three candidates are expected in the field. Lieutenant-Colonel O’Connor is the most prominent man mentioned for the vacancy. He bas been in the regiment a long time, and Major James F. Smith will nominate him. Smith himself is the second candi- date, but in view of the fact that he will | nominate 0'Connor it is not probable that | he will finally consent to run. The third | candidate is William' P. Sullivan, late | colonel of the First Infantry. He was mentioned as a candidate a few nights ago, although there has all along been a rumor to the effect tuat he will run. Should Smith run the general sentiment is that he will get the place. Next to him in favor comes O'Connor, and Sullivan is not thought to have much chance unless something unusual develops before the election. MISS SHAW WILL RETURN. Her Intention to Come to California Next Month. Rev. Anna H. Shaw will arrive in this City on the 16th prox. to assist in the woman suffrage campaign. A large mass-meeting will be held soon after her arrival, and she will remain for a part of the fall. Liberal subscriptions are being made daily to secure her services here for a protracted period. The engage- ment is the result of the joint efforts of ‘Woman Suffrage Association officers and Committee, which holds frequent meetings at the home of Mrs. A. A. Sargent. Miss Shaw has almost regained her health, which had suffered from her ex- posure in keeping or trying to keep an en- agement at Oakland on Independence ay. e Suit Against the State. J. F. Chapman’s suit to recover $1200 from the State of California for coal lost by the col- lapse of a wharf is on trial before Judge Hunt. the Constitutional Amendment Campaign | painter who paraphrases with his brush | the poetry of nature. Forsome time Keith | has devoted himself to other fields, but this | summer he has been studying the hoary monarch of all the Sierras’ heights, and | now he has a large picture of Shasta well under way in his studio. Keith selected the neichborhood of Castle Crags as the point of view from which to paint Mount Shasta. This is nearly thirty miles south of tne mountain, and the sub- lime, snow-coverea pile 1s seen through a break in the hills, with the gicmresque Sacramento River tumbling through the immediate foreground. “I much preferred that point of view to that about Sisson, near the mountain,” said the artist yesterday. *‘The grandeur of Shasta is much better appreciated there, to my mind, than from near its base.”” But even more striking and beautiful are | Keith’s studies of Castle Crags. Tle art- | ist spent three or four weeks at the tavern | of Castle Crags. Partof the time he would | go around through the meadow back of the hotel and set up his easel near the springs and the river bank, in full view of Mount | to the riverside a little below the hotel to | make sketches of the wonderfully pictur- esque crags that rise a little way across the river. These desolate and jagged peaks rise to a height of 7000 feet, and tower 5000 | feet above the river they shadow long before the sun is low. This is one of the most weirdly beautiful scenes that prodigal nature has framed for California. The towering cliffs and peaks of dark granite are naked and_desolate for two | thousand feet below their tops and_at all | times Present a striking outline against the | sky. Less lofty mountains and bluifs clus- ter about, clothed in pine forests and adorned with varied color tones. The | canyon below, throngh which the little | Sacramento River noisily winds, is rich with color, wild of feature and jeweled with picturesque beauties. All this Keith has studied day by day, and his “Castle Crags” promises to be a rare picture, portraying one of California’s | most noted mountain scenes. The accom- | panying illustration is a reprodiction of a en and ink sketch of the crags made for Tue CavLy by Keith. THE RICHMOND DISTRICT. | The JPoint Lobos Improvement Club Objects to the Monopoly of Macadam Rock. The ordinance which is in existence in this City requiring all rock to be used for paving purposes to pass what is known as the ‘“rattler” test, and all similar ordi- nances which are the means of instigating monopolies, do not meet with any demon- strative approval among the residents of the Richmond district. The Point Lobos Improvement Club convened last evening, and immediate steps will be taken by that club to have the ordinance repealed and by that means save hundreds of dollars each montn to the residents of the district. It was decided to call upon the improve- ment clubs throughout the City and solicit their co-operation in the endeavor to have the ordinance repealed, thereby removing the monopoly which is now held by Gray Bros. The day set for this convention was the 28th inst., but a suitable hall could not be decided upon, and the matter was re- ferred to a committee especially appointed to look after the matter. Joseph Shearer, a member of the club, is the owner of a quarry situated a short dis- tance from the Richmond district, but 1s unable to rum the quarry for the simple | Shasta, and part of the time he would go | ost are now worth fully $500,000, and Deputy Quartermaster-General A. S, Kim- ball has felt that the one thing lacking which is of present necessity is a good water service. Accordingly, he has sent on to Washington a recommendation to the. War Department based upon an esti- mate of between $11,000 and $12,000. Last year a piper line, with 2 six-foot main, was laid from Mountain Lake over the divide to the post, at an outlay, in- cluding the pumping works near the lake, gl $10,000. This was in operation by Octo- | | er. | So far all was well, but there was not pressure enough in case of emergency, and as a matter of wise precaution the reservoir is proposed. The altitude at which the reservoir will be built is 260 feet above the highest building, and its capacity is to be 1,500,000 gallons. inch will be about 200 pounds—much more | than could possibly be had from a steam | fire engine at close range. H About 125,000 gallons of water are used | by the post daily for all purposes, enabling the driveways and grounds to be kept in fine condition. The machine;y at the pumping station is now_being duplicated at a cost of $4000, so that in case of one set of engines breaking down the other can be | immediately put into service, and thus any possibility of a water famine can be avoided. The work of continuing the Batchelder road—named after Quartermaster-General R. N. Batchelder—is now going on under the supervision of Colorel J. G. C. Lee. About $3000 is being put into the driveway. The part of the road previously com- pleted runs from the Central-avenue gate to the First-avenue gate, along the south- ern boundary of the reservation, and the Toad is beinf‘ extended from the First- avenue gate along the southern boundary to the eastern arm of Mountain Lake, which it crosses by a bridge, and thence skirting the shore of the lake it turns and runs around the pumping works norti- ward to McDowell avenue. It is being macadamized with red rock. —————————— PROSPECTIVE INDUSTRIES. Several Manufacturing Companies De- sire to Move to California. Some time ago a bicycle company in Chicago sent a letter to the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association, asking what the chances and inducements were for moving their factory and business to Cali- fornia. Fifteen cities in this State at once bid for the Eastern company’s favor. As- sistant Secretary Dingle sent to the com- pany, inquiring as to the extent of its busi- ness and the amount of capital invested. An answer has been received. saying that at least $50,000 will be invested if the com- pany decides ‘o come to thl State. At least one and a half acres of .and will be required for the buildings and office. A start will be made with 100 men, and when the business is fully established the force will be increased to 300. Copies of the let- ter have been sent to the cities desiring the bicycle hmtorfx SR In reply to the letter of inquiry from the Coast Carriage and Wagon Company of Corvallis, Or., that is desirous of moving to California and anxious to learn of the opportunities this State offers, Mr. Dingle has sent a_letter to ascertain the financial responsibility of the company, the capital invested and the inducements expected. ———— Pacific Bank Sults. The Pacific Bank began suit yesterday to re- cover $21,820 97 from the Owens Valley Water Company. Other defendants in suits by the bank aré as follows: R. F. Pratt, $7719: George H. Bahrs, $500; L. B. Benchley, $500 A. C. Campbell, $400, The pressure per square | | R.I.Thomas, Who Planned the Scheme. [Sketched from life for the “Call™ by Nankivell.} but rather the benefits that may accrue to the hydraulic mining industry of the State of Cali- fornia. The dam is to be constructed for the purpose of retaining the debris that comes rom the hydraulic mines, and the water over- flow is what we propose to utilize in generat- ing electric power. 1f it is not consumed by some such method it will simply g0 to waste and serve no other pur- pose. There is & mecessity for power in this State, and we believe that we can supply all that is desired in this vicinity. 1 am not at liberty to state who is behind me in this enterprise, but they are men who are well known in the financial centers of Califor- nia, and when the Government begins work next spring we will put our engineers to work and get everything in good working order in- side the stipulated sixty days. OLYMPIC CLUB PRESIDENT., Henry J. Crocker Will Be the Man Who Will Head the Regular Ticket of the Club. It can be almost positively stated that the nominating committee appointed by the Olympic Club on last Monday evening will place Henry J. Crocker, the ex-presi- dent of the club, at the head of the regular ticket. It is hardly necessary to state that a more prominent man and a more general favorite among the members could not have been selected from among the 1700 members of the club for the office of presi- dent. Mr. Crocker has done yeoman ser- vice during the time he acted as the prime officer of the great western athletic institu- tion, and it goes without saying that he will leave no stone unturned to place the Olympic Club in a most prosperous condi- tion notwithstanding the fact that much of his leisure time will be devoted to the interests of other matters which he has become deeply interested in. As to the identity of his assistants the nominating committee cannot vouchsafe an opinion. ————— A Bicycle Wreck. F. A. Hartmann, a drug clerk and student of Stanford University, while riding a bicycle along California street yesteraay was run into by & wagon and painfully, though not danger- ously, hurt. The wagon came dashing down Pierce-street_hill and ran into Hartmann at the corner of Califoruia street. The druggist was thrown to the ground and run over, and although the bicycle was a complete wreck, Hartmann escaped with a dislocated shoulder. FIGHTING FOR UTAH FREIGHT. The Southern Pacific and Eastern Lines in Conflict. The Southern Pacific Company has got itself into a conflict with the Eastern rail- ways over Utah freight business. In June railways from the East into Utah reduced their freight rates, the apparent intention being to cut out California and Californian products and imports in the coveted terri- tory round Salt Lake City. The Southern Pacific Company, however, lost no time in meeting their reductions, and on July 27 a new tariff was introduced between Cali- fornia and various points in Utah, which placed the local shippers on an equal foot- ing with those of the East. On articles of import the competition was among San Francisco, New Orleans and New York, all leading to Salt Lake. This department was too good a plum for the Eastern lines to lose, so they would not join with the Seuthern Pacific in a low rate east of Ogden. The result was that the new rate beyond Ogden had to be can- celed. Still the Southern Pacific has paid the difference and continued to ship into all parts of Utah to maintain its business in that region. LITTLE SLAE M SO0, Tom King Wo, a Mongol Mer- chant, Takes a Hand in Her Case. Unusual Proceeding of the Chinese to Get Possession of the Child. In the case of the Chinese four-year-old slave girl, Ah Soo, who was rescued a few weeks ago from a den on Church alley by the ladies of the Methodist Mission and officers of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, a very singular pro- ceeding is now being tried by the Chinese who are interested in efforts to have the girl returned to a life of tmmoral servi- tude. The first thing Secretary McComb of the 8. P.C.C. did was to secure letters ap- pointing him the guardian of the girl. Then Charley Hung, a notorious high- binder, attempted habeas corpus proceed- ings and failed. Subsequently a woman calling herself Sue Lee petitioned for a re- vocation of General McComb’s letters of guardianship. ‘When Sue Lee’s petition came up Judge Slack devoted a whole day to it and heard the case fully on its merits. Evidence showed that three women claimed the motherhood of the child, namely, Sue Lee and two inmates of the den where the child was found. The testimony of the woman keeping the den conflicted very much with that of Sue Lee, who claimed to be a sister of this woman, and the latter represented herself to be an aunt of Sue Lee. There was such a chaos of evidence that Judge Slack denied Sue Lee’s petition, which has the effect of a_judicial order adverse to her pretensions of maternity. Now, however, comes Tom King Wo with another petition for revocation of Secretary McComb’s letters of guardian- ship. He represents that he is a member of the firm of Kim Lung & Co. of 728 Du- pont street, and says that he lives there with his wife, Quock Ling. An inqgniry at the bazaar of the firm named yesterday afternoon resulted in the information that Tom King Wo was not there at all, but that he could be found at Sun Lung’s tailor-shop, 819 Sacramento street, which was afterward verified. It is said that Tom King Wo has not only one wife but several, though there may be some mistake as to the identity of the much-married husband. Attorney Thomas D. Riordan is acting as Tom King Wo's counsel, and a meetin yesterday between that well-known legal Tepresentative of the Chinese and Attorney Philbrook. who is representing Secretary McComb in this particular case, proved highly interesting. Mr. Philbrook took Mr. Riordan to task for stooping so low as to undertake a case of this character. “I'm surprised at you taking a case like this,”’ he said. *‘But this man Tom King Wo is the big- rest merchant in Chinatown,” was Mr. iordan’s reply. *“Well, you know this child was in a vile den,” Mr. Philbrook argued. “Ob, that’s nothing,” Mr. Riordan re- sponded. “You know, the Chinese don’t mind that sort of thing.” “Yes, but you forgot that this is not China,” was the retort of Mr. Philbrook; “'this is America.”’ The wording of the petition which Mr. Riordan drew up for Tom King Wo isof a far different sentiment than his words to Mr. Philbrook would lead one to suppose. It sets forth that the child is only 214 years of age, and asserts ‘‘that the removal of said child from the congenital condi- tions to the care and custody of white peo- ple is not for the best interests of the said child in respect to its temporal and its mental and moral welfare, and that there isno necessity for such interference; and it is the expressed wish of its parents that such child be reared in the teachings and education of her own race and among her own people and have the family training adopted by the Chinese race; that such training consists in part of the funda- mental education that the Chinese life is | essentially a family relation, and_the sys- tem of Chinese education is dedicated to this vital principle, which mvolves a deep reverence for their parents and a strong devotion to their relatives and the mem- bers of their family,” etc., etc. The case will be heard by Judee Slack on the 15th inst. The World’s Fair Tests showed no baking powder 80 pure or so great in leave ening power as the Royal. * e, JOAQUIN MILLER POET OF THE SIERRAS, Has written a Poem of great depth of feeling, entitled, "FATHER DAMIEN OF HAWAII” THE SUNDAY CALL OF AucusT 11 WILL CONTAIN THIS LATEST PRODUCTION OF THE WEST- ERN BARD WHO MAKES HIS HOME ON “THE HEIGHTS ” OVERLOOKING OAKLAND, ALAMEDA AND BERKE- LEY, AND THE GOLDEN GATE. THE SUNDAY CALL EACH WEEK IS REPLETE WITH INTERESTING FEAT- URES. THE CALL devotes a great deal of atten- tion to excellent articles on Western Themes by Western men and Wdstern ‘women, NEW TO-DAY. We have had Ten previous Sales and each was more suc- cessful than its pre- decessor. The open- ing days of the present one are un- paralleled in point of public patron- age. The price of all good fur- : S | niture is aboutll‘;l to increase in keeping with the géneral improvement in business. THIS IS YOUR TIME. Carpets . Rugs . Mattings CALIFORNIA FURNITURE COrPANY (N. P. Cole & Co.) n7-123 Geary Street gLDENRy CBAZIARY DON’T TRY TO MEND IT WHEN YOU CAN B0 GARDEN HOSE In Remnants of 13 to 50 Feet, Worth Regularly 15¢ per Foot, EVERY PIECE GUARANTEEBD. SEND IN YOUR ORDERS. ls'm;melfif LONDY'S JEWELRY-STORE For 20 Years at the Corner of Third and Market, is REMOVED T0 16 BLLIS ST, OPPOSITE FOURTH, Where Old and New Customers Wiil Be Welcomed. 18k WEDDING RINGS A SPECIALTY. ST. MARY’S COLLEGE, San Francisco, Cal.—Mission Road. TUDIES RESUMED MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1895, For parlculars apply. to BRO. WALTER, Directon