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

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1895. w and Azl west of San Andreas, which has been un- yond for ar, is again in the hands its owner, Judge Gottschalk, who has used to extend the time on the bond. ere are signs of a mining revival in Del Norte County, butit is mainly confined to copper claims at Low Divide for the ospectors i Mariposa County con- tinue to file for record large numbers of »w. At Bodie all the miners are , no idle men being found there. A Riverside County man, P. S. Griffin, has “denounced’ 1 placer claims at Juarez, Lower Ca ornia. These placers will probably be the scene of great activity du he ing winter, and the amount extracted there only seems to be by the supply of water. The placers cover a large extent of ter- ory and some of the ground has paid Miners working underground in the m mines, Oregon, are paid $2 a day and expenses, seven days a week. Camp Floyd, Utah, is more active at present than has been the case for many yes e new gold camp in the Twisp River country, Okanogan County, Wash., known np Gilbert, is attracting considerable attention. It is on the Twisp River, forty- five miles from the Columbia. They have to pack thirty miles over a rough trail to reach the mines, which are at an elevation of 4000 feet. locatec Numbers of claims haye been some of which show high grade Jack Swilling worked n district, Arizona. tice now on record “I claim 300 r side of this vein, and as far 1d south as my Winchester will Black Can al location 1 feet ¢ an Francisco street contractors ned together to prospect for a osit of bituminous rock rear Oak and Corral de Piedra, San Luis , County. Each one represents a ing company in this City. > to open a mine and ship for , claiming that they have to h a price for bituminous rock E »oth Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo counties. The New ldria quicksilver mines are now giving employment to fifty men. Como district, Nev., ten miles east of Dayton, at one time years ago had a popu- lation of 1800, but recently there haye been only eighteen men in the whole district. The Como ledge was located in 1860 and within the next year great numbers of men rospected the region. Rich ore was taken }rmn the mines, but when water level was reached 2ll the claims were given up. Steps are now being taken to drain some of the mines and begin work again. The State of Nevada has been the slowest to feel the mining revival now prevailing, mainly because most of its larger mines are of silver, but there are plenty of gold camps which are now being looked up again. A Boston company is equipping a hy- aulic mine in Lemhi County, Idaho, and has spent $55,000 on the plant. Harshaw, the old silver camp twelve miles southeast of Crittenden, Ariz., is again coming to the front, and a number of rich claims’ are being worked. Wash- ington.Camp, eleven miles south of Har- shaw, in the Patagonia range. is also a rich producer. An average of twenty-six six-mule tcams are kept busy between these camps and Crittenden hauling ore and supplies. Thorough prospecting is being done in Goldfield District, Ari: Prescott of to-day perhaps the most flourishing city in Arizona. A building and real estate boom is on and the mining industry in her immediate neighborhood is being pushed with a determination by all those interested to place Yavapai County several notches higher as a producer of the precious metals. The mining company recently organized at Hollister, San Benito County, has ac- uired the Spencer mine on Humbug Creek, near Yreka, Siskiyou County, and will proceed at once to deveiopit. C.S. Abbott is superintendent. Congressman Barham, who has been in- specting the mining regions in Placer and Nevada counties, believes the restrainin dam for debris at Daguerre Point shouls be constructed. They are having a hard time getting the water out of the Gover mine, Amador county. Until this is done, however, the crushing tests of ore cannot be made. The Salt Lake men who put up cyanide works for handling the tailings from Voor- heis and Barney’s chlorination works, could not make the enterprise pay and have stopped operations. There are more people looking for mines in Butte County just now than ever before. The five big Colorado smelters—Omaha and Grant, Boston and Colorado, Phila- delphia, Arkansas Valley and Union— make statements showing their ore pur- chases during the first half of this and d last year. Of gold, they bought 105,441 ounces in _the first half of 1894; in 1895 they bought 197,351, showing a gain of 91,910 ounces. This should not, however, be claimed as Colorado products, for a great deal of ore comes from other States as well. By and by the Eastern States will dis- cover that our deposits of asphalt and | other street-paving material are superior to the imported, and then large areas in California will become of much greater value than at present, This State ought to control the asphalt business of the United States. The shaft of the Gwin mine, Calaveras County, is now 920 feet deep. There are about 150 men at work in the Salmon Mountain and Sixes River district, Or., and most of them are doing well this season. : Some favorable strikes of -free milling gold ore have recently been made within a tew miles of Rossland, B. C. Some of the districts on” the Alberni Mountains, B. C., are showing some very good new prospects. The Tiger and Poorman mines on the Cceur d’Alenes have been consolidated and will be worked under one manage- ment. These two mines have long been famous as producers in a mineral country esbounding in great properties. It is thought the saving will be $6000 a nonth through the consolidation. The New Idria mine will have a new 60- ton quicksilver furnace in the spring. The Nevada County Miners’ Association. The Nevada County Miners’ Association held its annual meeting last week, but ac- cordipg to the lpeal papers only about Mines P Mining // LATEST INFORMATIQN o CONCERNING THIS IMPORTANT INDUSTRY.» thirty of its 1200 members were present. The president expressed the opinion that the Miners’ Association was not car g out the ideas for which the county associa- | tion had been formed and was attending | to more side issues than the main one,viz. | | imption of hydraulic min- ing without injury to the farmer. A dis- cussion of the attitude of the State associa- tion brought out the opinion that the main body wasnot doing the work it set out to do. The members expressed the opinion that protests to the railroad’s claim to | mineral lands could be contested better by individuals than in auy other way. It was finally decided, however, that the dele- | gates to the coming convention caucus in advance and pass such resolutions as they saw fit. ; | Itis proper that those interested in the | miners’ cause should be reminded that the | president and vice-president of the Nevada | County Miners’ Association are both mem- bers of the executive committee of the State association, but neither one has at- tended any meetings for a year or paid the slightest attention whatever to the pro- ceeding. How much the railroad company had to do with this discussion it isof course im- possible to say, but here are a few facts for consideraticn. At the last Miners’ Con- | vention Nevada County had by far the largest delegation. It appointed 135 dele- | gates and 130 were given credentials. | Placer had 96, San Francisco 60, Sierra 53, | Amador 32, Butte 20, Yuba 24, Calaveras |17, Alameda 15, Plumas 13, and El Dorado, | Kern, Mariposa, Mono, Santa Clara, Siski- you, Shasta, Tuolumne, Madera, Trinity and Lake less than 10 each. At this con- vention the following resolution was unani- mously adopted: *‘That it is the sense of this convention that immediate action be taken to stop the issnance of patents to the Central Pacific Railroad on pending selections awaiting the approval of the | Department of the Interior for lands in the mineral section of California. Itis | further resolved that the Secretary of the | Interior be requested by telegraph to de- lay action thereon until a hearing is had on the subject. Itis further resolved that a special committee of five members be ap- pointed to take the necessary steps to se- cure such hearing, and present the neces- sary facts and information to secure the | rights of mining locators on land within the Central Pacific Railroad grant.” ‘ It seems strange that 139 delegates from | Neyada County should permit such a reso- lution to pass without protest, and then | not many months after thirty of the same local association condemn the State asso- ciation for doing what they themselves | told it to do. At the convention there | were 507 delegates, of which Nevada County | had 139, but not one of the 139 protested then. Why they do so now is not plain to be seen. The objection of their presi- dent is puerile. The resumption of hy- | draulic mining has been accomplished | without injury to the farmer. That work | is done as far as may be. The appropria- tion for a dam has "been asked for from Congress, and will be again. The execu- | tive committee of the State association is | doing exactly what it was instructed to do by the State Convention, as shown by the above resolution. Asthe Nevada County | men had the largest delegation they should not have ordered the work done unless they | wished it. Why they have changed their | minds is not clear. There may be reasons, | however, which the leaders might explain if they desired. It might be, for instance, that some one wanted a State position, and wanted the indorsement of | the executive committee, which he failed | to get, on the ground that it would indorse | no individual, and declined to go into poli- tics. Or it might be, too, that some prom- inent member cared more for the con- struction of the Daguerre Pond dam than for what are termed ‘‘side issues,” and didn’t like it because the executive com- mittee aid not drop everything for that. Or, again, it might be that the railroad company took the opportunity to drop some seeds of discord. But if the Nevada County delegation caucuses and decides that the executive committee must not do | what it is told to do, and that the railroad | companies should take the mineral lands | if it wants to, without opposition, and that | the State association shall consider hy- draulic mining and nothing else, then the | Nevada County delegation will not find it- | self so very influential at the convention as | it has been accustomed to—that is, unless | the railroad companies have influence in other delegations. Miners’ Assocliation and the Railroads. A Colorado mining paper gravely an- nounces that ‘“over in California there is a powerful miners’ association organized solely to fight the railway monopolies.” Nothing could be further from the truth. The California Miners’ Association came into existence through the efforts of the Placer County working miners to rehabili- tate the hydraulic mining industry of Cali- fornia. At that time—four years ago— there were no hydraulic mines in the drainage basins of the Sacramento or San | Joaquin rivers which might legaliy mine jbv that process, owing to injunctions of | United States courts. The Miners’ Asso- | ciation, after two years’ hard fight, got | Congress to pass a’special law permitting | these mines to work under specified con- | ditions, and now there are a hundred of | them at work and a hundred more get- | ting ready to. After this the quartz | and drift miners wanted some attention | paid to these needs. It was found that the | railroad companies, in making the selec- | tions of land under their grants, were Fradus]!y absorbing vast acres of mineral i ands, and the association, at its annual | convention, decided to try and stop further | encroachment on the mineral domain. | They have no objection to the railroad { companies getting all that is due them, but do ogject to their taking the mineral lands | which Congress specially excepted from the grants. They filed protests against the companies getting the mineral land, and this action has aroused a storm of abuse and misrepresentation of their mo- | tive. The miners have brought the matter | before the Commissioner of the Land Office, | the Secretary of the Interior, and even the President himself. For the first time the | railroad companies find themselves con- | fronted by an active and also intelligent | opponent. They have had it all their | own way in the various departments and | only met individual contestants; now they | find an organized opposition to the system they have so long pursued. But the { Miners’ Association is not *organized | solely to fifiht the railway monopolies.” It | has no’ fight with them except on this one -}xoint. It wants them to let the mineral | lands alone. They acknowledge they have | no righls to such lands, but continue to | absorb them. With their usual tactics the motives of the association are questioned | and the railroad adherents, who are every- | where, even in the Miners’ Association | itself, are doing what they can to prevent further active steps being taken, and ‘fument discord among those most active | in the efforts to protect the mineral lands of California. Advertising Our Mineral Resources. 1t is somewhat remarkable that while California is the leading gold-producing section of the United States—a position it has maintained steadily since the gold discovery here—little or no effort is made | to advertise our resources in this direction. | We talk about the ‘land of sunshine, fruit and flowers,” while plenty of other regions have sunshine, fruit and flowers, but do not have our gold. OQur boards of trades, manufacturers’ associations, etc., State and local, advertise onr agricultural and horti- cultural resources widely, but never say a word about our mines. “While our mineral roducts aggregate about twenty miilion cllars a year in value, which is more than the fruit of all kinds, green and canned, the oranges, limes, almonds, prunes, raisins, wine, etc.. put together, each one of these products gets more advertising than our mining resources. There isan abundance of printed matter relating to all these things, but no effort is made to dis- tribute anything of that nature to advertise our mining resources. Colorado advertises her mines liberally, and gets a million for investment where we get a thousand. That State is credited with a great deal more than belongs to_it, while California gets much less credit than it deserves. The single institution maintained by State money for the advantage of the miners is the State Mining Bureau, but while that is devoted to their interests it is unable tp advertise to those outside California in the way the horticultural resources are ad- vertised. People elsewhere labor under the impression that California as a mining State is “‘played out,” whereas the fact is its gold produced annually has never been excelled by any other State in the Union. ‘We have no “real estate boomers’ for our mining regions. Even in San Francisco people find it hard to get any detailed in- formation as to where they may purchase mines. The Mining Bureau can tell them where mines are, but it is not of its prov- ince to bave anything to do with mining sales. Itis only of late that the daily papers of this State have paid any special attention to mining affairs in California. There are hundreds, and even thousands, of mines and prospects of different kinds in the State which need capital to properl; develop and equip them. The difficulty is to get the seller and purchaser together without the expensive middleman. He advertises only the mine in which he is interested, and cares nothing for the gen- eral mining industry. It would pay this State to have printed 50,000 copies—in- stead of 6000—of the report of our State mineralogist, and then provide a fund for their general distribution outside the State. In this way our mineral resources would be advertised and much good would result. We need capital in this direction quite as much as we need it for manufactures, agriculture or horticulture, San Diego County Mines. It is thought there will be a revival in the mining region around Julian and Ban- ner, San Diego County, owing to the rich ore recently taken out of the Ranchita, a recently discovered mine between these two camps. The Elevada is another mine lately found which is paying well on the surface. The mines at Julian were found in 1870 and those at Banner shortly after. Tihe two camps attracted great attention at the time and a thousand or two men be- gan_prospecting the region. At Julian, the Washington, Hayden, Helvetia and a few others were quite rich at the surface, | but did not gay as well below. At Banner, which is in San Felipe Canyon, some 1200 or 1400 feet Jower than those at Julian, the Ready Relief and Redman were the prin- cipal claims. Between the two camps the Antelope, Atlantic Cable and several oth- ers paid handsomely in arastras from bunches of rich ore.” Some six or eight miles further out in the Cuyamaca moun- tains the Stonewall Jackson was found and paid very well during the time it was owned by Governor Waterman. The Golden Chariot, on the ridge between the Stonewall and the desert and south of the Banner, was also a very rich mine for a time and was listed on the stock board in this City. It seems strange that few if any of these mines vaid very well in ~depth. Their richest ores were nearer the surface. This was especially the case with the mines at Julian. When the water level was reached nd the character of the ore changed the grade of ore became lower. Some of the claims when found on the surface had chimneys, which ran into the hundreds in value and paid very well with arastras. For the past fifteen’years, however, while | ibin ‘i Sidered with peatls. work has been carried on at the principal mines, there has been no very large yield, except at the Stonewall, now closed down. The Chariot mill quit paying long since. The Ready Relief, Redman, Cincinnati Belle and some others have continued to be profitable, but many of the early mines have been only worked intermittingly. The finding of the new mines and their richness is really no cause for excitement, since, as stated, most of the claims in that vicinity had very high-grade ore at the surface. No very great depth has been at- tained upon any of them as compared with mines in the northern counties, nor have they been as systematically opened and developed as would be the case with corre- sponding claims in Amador, Calaveras or Nevada counties, where mining is more general. CHARLE: YALE. MORE HALE & NORCROSS Fight Against the Supreme Court Judgment for $210,000. Judge Hebbard lIssues the Order, as Instructed, and the De- fendants Will Appeal. The attorneys for Alvinza Hayward, H. M. Levy and the Hobart estate are deter- mined to figcht aslong.as possible against the $210,000 judgment of the Supreme Court in the Hale & Norcross case. The money has not yet been paid and the pay- ment is likely to be deferred as long as the legal resources hold out. The Supreme Court remittitur was re- ceived by Judge Hebbard yesterday and Attorney Baggett, representing W. W. Fox, the plaintiff, moved that the judg- ment be entered upon the court records accordingly. Attorneys Bishop, Wood and Rix were present in the interests of the defendants and they argued that the judgment shounld not be entered until the counsel had time to take any contemplated action in the case. Mr. Baggett contended that nothing else remained to be done; that the Su- preme Court had decided the matter, and that any other action by the counsel could be intended only for vexation and delay. Judgment was entered by Judge Heb- bard as ordered by tha Supreme Court. The opposing attorneys declared that they would appeal from the order. Judge Heb- pard refused to grant a stay of proceedings. The bond given by J. J. Groom, the re- ceiver, was increased from $40,000 to $300,- 000. The bondsmen in the latter amount were John and James Treadwell, Henry Williams and J. C. Johnson. The bond is said to be the biggest ever filed in the County Clerk’s office. AUSTRALIAN RUNAWAYS. The Police Asked to Arrest Two Boys on a Coal-Laden Vessel. Chief Crowley yesterday received a let- ter from Mrs. Sarah Fennell, 100 Surrey street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia, notifying him that her son John, 15 years of age, and a companion, had run away from Newcastle August 50on one of two coal-laden vessels for this port. She re- quested that her son be arrested and de- tained in some institution until he could be sent for. The Chief handed the letter to Frank Kane of tue Youths' Directory, who called upon the consignees of the vessels and ar- ranged that he should be notified when the vessels were sighted, so that he could board them with a police officer and arrest the two young runaways. —————— A Bad Boy. Arthur Covey, a colored boy 9 years of age, was arrested and booked at the City Prison yesterday by Officer Holbrook of the Society for the Suppression of Vice for some public in- stitution, and he was later sent to the Youths’ Directory. His parents give Arthur a bad Character. He was in the habit of runnin; away from home and refused to go to schoo! He was also a kleptomaniac, snd nothing with him. SEPTEMBER MARRIAGES, The Wedding of Miss Ermen- tine Poole and Louis H. Long. THE YOUNG-GIBSON NUPTIALS. Engagements Announced — The Gould Wedding Annlversary. Receptions. A very pretty home wedding was that of Miss Ermentine Poole and Louis H. Long last evening at the residence of the bride’s parents, 1506 Washington street. The large drawing-room was charmingly deco- rated in yellow and there the ceremony was performed under wedding rings of yellow flowers. Another room was deco- rated with pink, and the large central hall and the bride’s table in red, with scarlet carnations. The ceremony was performed by Rev, Robert Mackenzie. The bride was given away by her father, Captain A. M. Burns. Mr. Long was accompanied by Mr. Junckner of Monterey as best man. Miss Daisy Burns, the bride’s sister, dressed in pink silk, witS\piuk chiffon and lillies, was the maid of horor. The bride’s dress was a dream in lusterless cream white satin brocaded 1n butterflies, with old family oint lace and a veil of white silk moleine. he carried instead of the bouquet a prayer- book in her ungloved hand. M Annie Long, Miss Lella Colton, Miss Juliet Lombard, Miss Mattie Gibbs, Miss Luita Booth and Miss Minnie Herton, acting as ribbon-beaters, formed theaisle for the wedding procession. Two were dressed in lavender, two in yellow and two in white, with butterfly bows. Mrs. A. M. Burns, the bride’s mother, wore a cream white silk gown, high cor- sage, with chiffon and gold and diamond ornaments. After the ceremony and the congratula- tions the guests sat down to a wedding supper. The bride received many beauti- ful presents, among which was the prayer- book carried during the ceremony and which was prettily bound in parchment. In this the guests” registered their names during the evening. The First United Presbyterian Church, at the corner of Golden Gate avenue and Polk street, was crowded yesterday by members of the congregation and other friends of the pastor, Rev. M. M. Gibson. The occasion was the wedding of the pas- tor’s daughter, Miss Florence E. Gibson, to Perey Young of Albany, Or. The church had been tastefully decorated for the occasion, and the marriage proved to be an exceptionally pretty one. Promptly at 1 o’clock the wedding party entered the sacred edifice, headed by the two ushers, C. K. Field and Charles For- rest. They were followed by the four bridesmaids, Miss Florence Burnett and Miss Katrina Longmill being gowned in white India muslin, worn over maize-col- ored silk, and Miss Violet Smeigh and ‘Miss Helen French wearing maize-colored chiffon, All the bridesmaids wore white lace hats, with plumes and aigrettes, and each carried a single rose in her hand. The maid of honor, Miss Bessie McFar- land, was gowned in white India silk, trimmed with duchesse lace, and before the bride walked a tiry little maiden of 3 years—little Emma Black—who strewed rosebuds along the aisle. Miss Florence Gibson, who entered on her father’s arm, wore a robe of white Her cos- tume was made en train and at the neck and waist it was finished with duchesse lace. Her veil was looped back by a single white rose. The bride’s mother, i{rs‘ Gib- son, wore black lace and gilt chiffon, richly trimmed with Brussels lace. Percy A. Young was attended by Carl Sax, who acted as groomsman. Rev. G. McCormick of Salinas and Rev. A. Calhoun of Alameda assisted the Rev. M. M. Gibson in performing the ceremony. At its conclusion the immediate bridal party, which included Mr. and Mrs. 8. E. Young, parents of the groom, drove to the Rev. M. M. Gibson's residence on Fulton street, where a handsome breakfast was served. The newly wedded couple left by the evening train for the Hotel Coronado, where their honeymoon will be spent. Their future home will be in Albany, Or. The wedding of Miss Fannie V. Leon and I. Gellert took place last Sunday at Golden Gate Hall, Rev. S. M. Levy officiat- ing. The maid of honor was Miss Sophia Woolfe, and D. Brownstein of Los Angeles acted as best man. The bridesmaids were Miss Anita Hoff of Santa Ana, Miss Julia Marks and Miss Ray Marks, and the ushers were Martin Marks, H. Brodek and Samuel R.Leon. After the ceremony a bounteous repast was served, after which dancing was enjoyed by the young people until a late hour. Mr. and Mrs. Gellert left for Monterey, where they will spend their honeymoon. The wedding of I. H. Lichtenstein and Miss Minnie Hesser took place Sunday afternoon at the residence of the bride, 828 Post street, and was attended by a large number of the friends of the con- tracting parties. The parlors and adjoin- ing rooms were elaborately decorated, and in_the front parlor was erected a canopy of oriental velvet, from which was? suspended a bell of white sweet peas and asters. The bride, who is a native daughter, has spent most of her life in Paris, where she was educated. The bridal party was preceded by the flower-girl, M1ss Emma Herrscher, dressed in white tigured silk. The maid of honor wag Miss Mabel Lichtenstein, and the bridesmaids Miss Lillia Myer of Portland, Miss Hattie Lichtenstein, Miss Mattie Lichtenstein of Salt Lake, Miss Hannah Herrscher and Miss Nettie Cohen of Chi- cago. The best man was Samuel H. Lich- tenstein and the ushers William Brown, Leon Brisacher and Mark Lichtenstein. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. Nieto. The fifty guests sat down to an elaborate dinner after the ceremony, during which appropriate toasts were offered and re- sponded to, Emanuel Levy acting as toast- master. In the evening the reception was held, and the rooms were crowded. The arden in the rear of the residence was lighted with Chinese lanterns, and dancing was indulged in in the parlors. Mr. and Mrs. Lichtenstein left on Monday morning for Monterey, and on their return will re- side at 828 Post street. The wedding of W. L. Stowell and Miss Lillie E. Kyle took place last Tuesday. The groom is the inquiry clerk in the Post- office and the bride register clerk of Station K. The ceremony was performed by Dr. Dille. The happy couple are spending their honeymoon in Tehama County. The wedding of Miss Evelflxx Beatrice Dwyer and (fixules Young Burns took place at 518 Devisadero street Tuesday evening, August 29, Rev. E. J. Lion of St. Stephens officiating. Only the immediate relatives were present at the cetemonfi. The bride is the only daughter of J. R. Dwyer, whose friends are legion upon the Pacific Coast, and granddaughter of the veteran steamship commander, Captain J. H. Blethen, who was present at the cere- mony. The fi;oom 1s the only son of Cap- tain John E. Burns, a pioneer of the Puget Sound country and well known along the entire coast. The relatives and a very few intimate friends united in a farewell din- ner on Friday evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Dwyer, and on Saturday morning the young couple departed on the steamer Santa Rosa for their future home ‘in Los Angeles. They were the recipients at the dock of many congratulations and floral offerings. Engagements. The engagement is announced of Miss Onita Terry, the harp soloist, to Fred Belbourne, a large land-owner in Sonoma County. The wedding will take place Sep- ey could do | tember 13. The wedding of Miss Gertrude Jobson, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Jobson, and Lyman Allen Craig, a_young business man of Los Angeles, will take glnce next Tuesday evening at Trinity resbyterian Church, on the corner of Capp and Twenty-third streets. he announcement of the engagement of Morris J. Cohn and Miss Minnie Wolf, both of Jersey City, N. J., was celebrated at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Harris, 1334 John street, last Saturday evoning. Among the guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Harris, H. Cohn, U. 8. A., Mr. and Mrs. L. David, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. David. G. Arthur David, H. L. David, Miss Dora David, Mr. and Mrs. Kramer, the Misses Sadie, Jessie and Blanche Kramer, Dr.and Mrs. Watson, Colonel and Mrs, Fredericks, ‘W. Carl Rothschild, Mr. and Mrs. Sieg- fried and a large number of others. The wedding of Edward William Close and Miss Fanny Peters, daughter of Mrs. Frances Peters, will take place at St. Luke’s Epl‘cugal Church on Wednesday evening, the 25th inst., at 8:30 o’clock. The engagement reception of Morris Schoenkolz and Miss Rosa Lemle will take place next Sunday afternoon at 1411 Octa- via street. After seven months’ pleasant visitin, with relatives and friends in Eastern an Western cities, Miss Bernice Hook was welcomed by her many friends at her home, 1016 Jackson street, Oakland, last Thursday. Miss Hannah Oeoske leaves the City to- day for a visit to Nevada to_attend a wed- ding and will probably remain a few weeks. Mrs. H. Hamburger has moved to 2322 Sutter street. At home the first and third Friday of each month. Mrs, A, E. Green and Mrs. S. Kasper have removed to 2015 Sacramento street. Mrs. A. G. Anderson has returned to the City after a four months’ sojourn in San Mateo and the Santa Cruz Mountains. Miss Mamie E. McNamara and Miss Kate F. Concannon have returned from a three weeks’ visit to friends in San Mateo. Miss M. Switzer of 832 Sutter street left last week for New York. . Mr.and Mrs. A. Repsold and their fam- ily have returned from their vacation at ighland Springs. Dinners and Receptlons. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Austin gave a breakfast on Sunday last to Charles War- ren Stoddard, which was followed by a drive through the park. It was in the nature of a good-by on both sides, as Mr. Stoddard, who has spent a delightful vaca- tion in his old home on the Pacific Coast, leaves this week for Washington, D. C., and Mr. and_ Mrs, Austin took their de- 8“"”8 on Monday evening for Castle rag. Major and Mrs. Gould were invited las Friday to an early dinnerat M . G. Booth’s at which also was Sir Knight A. H. Vail, and while they were being enter- tained there the ladies and Sir Knights took possession of the home, 904 Van Ness avenue. At about 9 o’clock a telephone message was sent to Mr. and Mrs. Gould to return home. As Mr. and Mrs. Gould were ascending the steps of their home the double doors were thrown open, and the orchestra, stationed in the rear of the hall, struck up the wedding march, and as the astonished pair crossed the threshold the Sir Knights gave the well-known welcome cheer o% Golden Gate Commandery. It was the thirty-fifth anniversary of their wedding. A pleasant evening was spent by all. The General German Ladies’ Benevolent Society will give a grand ball to celebrate their t\venly-gflb anniversary at Oad Fel- lows’ Hall on the 28th. These balls have always been social as well as financial suc- cesses. ritannia Lodge No. 7, Daughters of St. George, gave a very enjoyable entertain- ment and dance at 317 Mason street, Thursday evening last. The following ex- cellent programme was well rendered: Piano solo, Mrs. H. Williams; recitation, Mrs. Budd; vocat solo, Mr. Vecho; recita- tion, Mrs. Walker; fancy dance by two little girls; song, Miss Catterau; recita- tion, Miss M. Hartley. A delightful surprise was tendered to L. H. Juette of York, England, who is visit- ing California, by the Y. U.E. 8., Satur- day_evening last. The parlors were beau- tifully decorated with palms, roses and ferns. The evening was spent in games and dancing. At midnight a supper was served. A dance was given by the daughters of Robert Moore at his country seat at Oak Bluff in the Santa Cruz Mountains, at the opening of a new fruitehouse, in honor of Mrs. A. G. Anderson of San_Francisco. Among the guests were the Misses Mae Walker, Maud Walker, Brooks Walker, Meda Parry, Louisa Moore, Florence Cox, Alice Matty, Annie Matty, Mamie Wil- liams, Mrs. Greenwood. Mrs. Cox, Mrs. Pratt, Mrs. Anderson and her daughter Hazel, Mrs. Parry, Mrs. Henry Mattern, Mrs. Frank Schultheis, Frank Mattern, Henry Mattern, Frank Schultheis, Frank Crane, Walter Young, Will Casebier and Brooks Walter. A theater party was given on Thursday evening last by Miss Anita Massey Brown to a number of her young friends at the Baldwin Theater. In the party were Mile. Anita Spadina, the viclinist of Phila- delphia. After the performance a supper was served at the residence of the hostess, 1908 Sutter street. A dance will be given by Justice Circle No. 104, C. 0. F., in Social Hall, 102 O'Far- rell street, next Saturday evening. POTRERO AND THE SOUTH. Spring Valley Company Said to Be Negotiating for the Visitaclon Plant—Other Items. Dr. Todd has not given up all hope of convincing the Board of Supervisors of the absolute necessity of grading Railroad avenue from Eighteenth avenue to the Five-mile House. Some monthsago, when this matter was first agitated, considerable opposition developed among the residents, who would be called upon to share their portion of the expense incident to such work. This antagonism has in a measure died out, hence the renewed activity of Dr. Todd to secure favorable consideration from the Supervisors. A large force of men is now engaged in opening Thirteenth and_Fourteenth ave- nues from South M to L streets. Cross ings are being made and a perfect sewer- age system constructea along the extended thoroughfares. Twelfth avenue, from N to P streets south, was sewered some months ago, and now the work of grading is being pushed rapidly forward. It is common talk in South San Fran- cisco that the Visitacion Valley Water Compnn{, is about to be absorbed by the Spring Valley corporation. Some years ago the Visitacion people at no inconsid- erable expense built an immense reservoir on Crystal Hill, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth avenues. The pressure was so great, however, that they were unable to utilize the water. Then it was that an offer came from the Spring Valley Com- pany to purchase their plant, exclusive of the Crystal Hill property. This offer was rejected as unworthy of consideration, since which time the Crystal Hill reservoir has done service solely as an ornament. It is believed that if the Spring Valley people make the purchase they will find so:ne means to utilize the abandoned prop- erty. ————— New Suits for Damages. Andrew Slavich has begun suit against the Southern Pacific Company for $20,000 dam- ages on account of injuries sustained while he was driving on Center street, Oakland, July 1. A train struck his wagon, and he was severely injured. The K ntiff’s attorneys are G. A. g&n:lger, J. E. Richards and Delnas & Short- ge. Grace Mclvor instituted a suit yesterds against the J. B. Bocarde Drayage %ompn;; for $20,000 for injuries sustained by being run over at the ferry on August 26. Delmas & Shortridge are her attorneys. ————— Stier’s Suicide. The verdict of the Coroner’s jury in the case of E. F. Stier, who shot himself at 1228 Market street on August 26, was “suicide.” In one of the books owned by the deceased was the fol- lowing: “Iam one of the largest sufferers by the fire, and still they have put me to all the :’zm fl.:eys finow ho;r. !:c‘:,w won&r n:: 1;!! y.” “Stier was burned out e Thizd-street fire. . WATT TELLS HIS STORY, Testimony of the Co-respond- ent in the McLean Di- vorce Case. MANY ASSERTIONS DENIED. The Evangelist Tells About His Strolls and the Visits to the Falr. The Rev, George Watt, evangelist, who is accused by Anthony McLean of winning away the affections of Mr. McLean’s wife, was the principal witness in yesterday’s session of the divorce trial. He did not tell anything that was new, and in the entire day he did not give as much testimony as any one of the detec- tives gave in halfan hour. Mr. Watt admitted that he had beena visitor at the McLean residence. He ad- mittea that he and Mrs. McLean had been very friendly, but he denied that there had been anything improper in their relations. He admitted that they had walked together on the City streets at times, but he contra- dicted the detectives about the frequency of the meetings and the amount of the rambling. In regard to many of the statements made by the detectives he declared that he could Rev. George Watt, the Co-Respondent in the McLean Divorce Case. [From a sketch made by & ““Call” artist.] not fix the time in his memory, and so he could give no positive testimony. He was questioned as follows: Did you evar take Mrs. McLean to the Mid- winter Fair? Yes; she went with me. ‘What portions of the fair did you visit. We went to various buildings and places of amusement. Did you and Mrs. McLean go to the Turkish dancehali? We did, What did you see there? We saw a dance. Was that what they called the muscle dance? 1 think it was. Describe that dance. I cannot. Didn’t you see it? 1did, but I cannot describe it very well. Describe it as well as you can. I cannot deseribe it. < And the dance went undescribed. Mr. Watt stated that the dancing-girls wore clothing and that they danced, but he could not give a description of the dancing. Other witnesses were: D. W. Waters, R. J. Waters, M. L. Sullivan, Frank Mat- tow, C. B. Moore, John Moorhead and Ella Grant. GREAT BOXING CONTESTS. The Olympic Club’s Proposed Carnival. Turner and Gallagher Are in Goed Condition. The Olympic Club is now figuring on a great boxing tournament, which may be held in the near future between the repre- sentatives of the leading athletic clubs of the country. If the consent of the Chief of Police of this City can be gotthe big fistic carnival will be held in the Pavilion. Some of the champion boxers of New York’s athletic clubs have signified their desire to visit this coast and box against the best fistic talent of the Olympic Club. Unless something very unforeseen hap- pens to either Billy Gallagher, the pride of the Acme Athletic Club of Oakland, or Charley Turner, the colored puzilist of Stockton, the sporting fraternity which has a particular desire to witness contests between boxers will certainly witness a good mill at Colma this evening. Both men are physically in good condi- tion, and the result of the bout will decide a question of skill and pluck. Neither pu- gilist can place his defeat to lack of condi- tion. Both men are in good fettle, and if Turner can use his “‘dukes” as cleverly as in the days of yore he should certainly stand a very excellent chance of drawing down the long end of the purse. He fights much faster than Gallagher, but the latter is a stayer, and will take a good punching before he will show any signs of distress. Turner’s weak spot is his stomach, which he has always protected by clever side- dodging and other cunning maneuvers, which have time and again saved him from the attacks of his opponents. A large number of sports who left for Sacramento last Monday to attend the races will arrive this evening purposely to attend the fight. Some of the prominent sporting men of Stockton arrived yester- day, and as they are well provided with money, it is expected that the betting will be lively this evening. Several hundred dollars exchanged hands yesterday ateven money, but Gallagher’s friends are looking for odds, which they hope to get to-day. Judgmz from the records of the men, it would be somewhat difficult to pick a win- ner. Turner has the advantage of experi- ence, while Gallagher, although not as art- iul as his opgonent, isat all timesa good man to gamble on. It is almost certain that the next match held at Colma will be between Sharkey, “the demon of the navy,” and Joe Choynski, the old war-horse who has been in many hard and sharp engagements. Choynski has written to a friend in chis City that he will journey to California and fight Sharkey or ‘any other heavy-weight if anything like reasonable inducements are offered for a contest between heavy- weights. As the purses offered for pugi- listic matches in the East are not now balf the value that they were a year ago, it is to be presumed that $1000 will guar- antee Choynski’s appearance in this City when he is required. Sharkey does not seem anxious to fight anybody at present, and as a matter of course thie Colma Club will have a thorough understanding with him before he will be announced to fight Choynski. et Says Her Name Was Forged. H. Hollman, a grocer, is sung A. Jack- son, J. J. Steiger and Mrs. Henrietta G. Witzmann to recover on & note for $12,000. Jackson and Steiger are will- ing their proportion of the note, but s that her signature isa n and Steiger are t- ners in the meat business, and thenote is in relation to indebtedness coptracied in 1 NEW TO-DA Fancy Embroidered Bordered SUITS! Spring Shades, Former Price $10.50, Will be Closed Out To-Day At $3 +50Each L& NOTE.—The above beautiful goods will be placed on sale in our Colored Dress Goods Department this morning, and we specially recommend intending purchasers 1o CALL EARLY A8 THEY WILL NOT LAST LONG AT THE ASTOUNDING REDUCTIONS QUOTED. Murphy Building, / Market and Jones Slreets._ FIINERAL_NOTIGE. Ak A OFFICE OF THE GRAND S,JCIKETABY.} GRAND LODGE, F. AND A. M. OF CALIFORNIA. The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of California will hold a special communication in King Solomon’s Hall, at the Ma- sonic Temple In this city, on SATURDAY, the 7th inst., at 2 o'clock P. 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