The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 9, 1895, Page 11

s 58 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1895 11 ———— ., SENT A POINTED ANSWER, Reply of the Miners to Land Agent Mills’ Form of Agreement. A LETTER THAT PUZZLED. The Executive Committee Winds Up Its Business to Report to the Convention. The executive committee of the Califor- Miners’ Association held its last meet- ing before the convention Monday evening. 1 chairmen of the several committees portes several matters of more than dinary interest to the association were scussed and a keenly caustic answer to d Agent Mills’ form of agreement was . _Present were: Chairman J. H. f, W. W. Montague, S. K. Thornton, M. Wright, J. J. Crawford, Thomas R. Church, Daniel T. Cole, A. Carrigan, Julian Sonntag, A . Myer, J. W. C. Maxwell, Professor 8. B. Christy, John McMurray, Thomas V. Reardan, A. H. Ricketts, T. L. Ford and W. C. Ralston. . H. Ricketts, chairman of the com- mittee on the protection of mineral 1 read his answer, in_which he ¥ notified Land Agent Mills of the railroad company that the association re- jected his form of agreement submitted under date of September 17. 3 The committee based its action on the owing reasons: our proposal nowhere specifically for the submission of any lands to the inspection of the proposed , whereas it is the judgment of this smmittee U thin the shouid be s Second—You of the commission for use in dive: whereas it {5 the that t conclus _the unpatented lands the grants in question uch inspection. that the chief function 1 be to furnish testimony land office proceedings, committee ion should be such lands are to be immediately company to the Govern- telinquished b ment. Third—You propose no definition of what the commissi consi whereas, it is the judgment of this committee that the statutory definition adopted by Con- o-Montana act is the only safe nltion. Fourth—You propose no satiefactory disposi- tests which it is the ce 10 maintain snd aination in due course, shall have relinquished ted thereby. » your proposal ex- > closely connected w unnecessary to specifi- ion you informed this com- et read beyond the of this o t ance that you protection of the mittee, reported the prospects of the hy draulic miners improving. The Legisla. ture set 250,000 for their benefit and the com hope to get as much from Congress, ent the committee is ral amendments to the tee ws reported that the principal change contemplated in them was to make the association self-sustaining. Placer and San Francisco counties, he stated, bore the brunt of paying for the association’s exist- ence. He proposed to introduce an amend- ment calling for annual dues to be paid by the merchants and manufacturers of San Francisco and by the State mining compa- nies belonging to the association. He sug- gested that individual miners be exempted from paying dues. Chairman Montague of the finance com- mittee reported that the financial future of the association was rosy, but the glow had bardly begun yet. He stated that the San Francisco mer- chants were all highly interested in the Miners’ Association and wanted it kept up. They had promised good contribu- tions. Daniel Cole suggested that the counties of the State be called on to_contribute to the Miners’ Association fund just as they gomnbu:cd to the annual ‘agricultural airs. J. M. Wright called the committee’s attention to the fact that E. H. Benjamin will probably be appointed commissioner for the assc on and that he had sworn sts on mineral lands against d company. He said that the mig k a little odd on’ the ested that it be straight- out so that nobody could guestion v of the azsociation. He asked of the committee asto how the commissioner should be appointed. After some discussion a motion was car- ried that Mr. Benjamin’s appointment as commissioner be accepted on all lands where he had not sworn to the protests. The other questions went over to next Monday, when the miners wiil meet in their regular convention. There will probably be about 400 delegates present. Yesterday afterncon the legislative com- mittee held a long meeting in the office of Mr. Ford, the chairman, preparing the re- port that will be presented to the conven- tion. The report will suggest many im- portant changes in the present mining laws. One feature that brought out con- siderable ssion was a clause in the Caminetti law which fines and impris- onment could follow a violation of the law, even though the violation should be the re- sult of ignorauce or - carelessness rather than criminal intent. Tkis criminal clause excited the wrath of the minersat the time, but the bill would have been killed out- right had there been a protest. Steps will be taken to have the objectionable clause stricken out or at least modified. MILLS WAS SENSITIVE. He Writes a Letter That Puzzles John M. Wright. Several of the prominent miners are puzzling themselves over a letter sent yes- terday by William H. Milis to John M. Wright. The letter reads: John M. Wright Esq., Mills Building—DEAR A statement appoars in the morning Ppaper to the effect that 1 went to see you yes- terdey to consult with you concerning the pro- posed Congressional action regarding the classification of mineral lands. To avoid any possible misunderstanding which might arise out of this misrepresentatign, will you Please correct that statement? Our meeting was quite accidental end the subject of Congressional sction in the premises wes suggested by you. Of course understand that you sre not responsible for the mistake which has been made in this matter, but solicit at your hands the favor of its correction. Yours very truly, WiLL1ay H. MiLLs. After studying oyer the letter for a while those intereslefi in the coming Miners’ Convention and the attitude of the rail- road toward miners came to the conclu- sion that something had reached Mr. Mills’ ears or eyes that caused him to fear a “call down” from Mr. Huntington, for some remark made or attributed to Mr. Mills. It is understood that Mr. Hunting- ton, too, has ideas, and he might take ex- ceptions to Mr. Mills taking any steps or expressing any opinious contrary to his views. In order to put Mr. Mills righit at head- quarters Mr. Wright sent the annexed an- ewer: W. H. Milis—DEAR SIR: to.find the n s I have not been able ° newspaper statement you refer 1o, but the fact is as you state it, namely, our me-tng was quite accidental, and the subject of Congressional action in the premises was suggested by me. I recollect further that I first suggested the same subject in a former in- terview with you, at which time you expressed unwillingness to entertain the matter. esterdey, however, you expressed s will- ingness to take up the subject with a view to reaching an agreement upon a bill to be sub- mitted for Congressional action. 1t upgenrfi to me of small moment as to which of us first broached the matter, as it seems to me to be tie pro) T course and in the line of good citizenship. Yours very truly, Joux M. WRIGHT. TAXES COMING IN. No Anxiety Felt About the Suit Over the Levy. Tax Collector Block began the regular collection of taxes yesterday. There was not much of a rush to the counter, but enough to show that people were paying little or no attention to the question of the legality of the tax levy. Should the court decide that it is illegal tax-payers will be credited with the money they have paid, and if there is anything coming to them it will be returned. In appointing his extra clerks Tax Col- lector Block permitted the Democracy to name one man from each Assembly dis- trict. The list, as far as it had been made up, 1s as follows: J. L. Hart, forty-fifth; John D. Tobin, twenty- ninth; Frank X. Foley, thirty-seventh; John Burne, thirty-sixth; Jacob Harris, thirtieth; James A. Winthrop, forty-third; John F. Dur- ham, forty-first: F. Donovan, thirty-second; Henry Blaney, thirty-ninth; I. Choynski. for- tieth; H. M. C. Mangels, thirty-third; T. R. Sweeney, twenty-eighth. The Tax Collector’s personal appoint- ments are as follows: A. Neustadt, Thomas B. Dolan, T. J. Kenny, Joseph Mansfielq, J. L. Betzel W. J. Reardon, Willlam Wolf, Walter Pilkington, John Car- roll, F. T. Collins, M. H.Seligman, P. J. Mur- Ehv..v. L. Megannon, B. H. Nelson, John J. unningham, J. 8. Kennedy, Benjamin Selig, Thomas Wilson, R. H. Naunton, Will iam Sex- ton, Charles Berliner, P. W. Jones, H. A.T. Fitzgerald, George R. Morgan and L. Veiiler. The list will be completed this week. Most of the force is now at work. The Board of Supervisors yesterdar asked City and County Attorney Creswell to go hefore the Supreme Court for them on November 4 and make the argument in favor of their action in the $2 25 tax levy. HE PLIED FOR HPOLEDK Joseph Harris, a Centenarian of This City, Still Loves Music. He Can Read Easily and Thread a Needle Without the Aid of Glasses. Joseph Harris of 822 Turk street is 99 vears of age, yet his faculties are so bright that he can read and thread a nBedle without the aid of glasses. He is an artist on the violin, and has not yet outlived his passion for music. Joseph Harris, the Centenarian Vio- linist. [From a photograph.] He delights in the company of young people and among them he has a host of friends. Among the many interesting incidents of his life he relates how he once played on the violin in Strasburg, where Ee was born, a German waltz before Napoleon IIT of France. When he had finished that noble personage clapped him on the back and cried, “‘Bravo, my ba{. Well done!” and he threw him a gold piece, saying, “‘Spend that for France.” When asked to plni yesterday he took up bis violin, rémarki ‘““Inis instru- ment has been & friend of mine for more years than most men live.”” He tuned it with the air of a master. “What shall I ?]ay ?" he asked, and then without wait- ng for a reply began & beautiful and ma- jestic composition played in Hebrew places of worship, somewhat correspond- ing to the Catholic high mass. The fin- gers of his left hand flew up and down the strings, producing showers of notes in exquisite harmony, and yet most men who live to be 80 have hands that are palsied or paralytic. . hen followed, as his memory became invigorated, military marches of all na- tions, German waltzes, Polish mazurkas, classic bits from Italian operas and songs that have been sung by four generations. Mr. Harris came to this country when he was a ‘‘young man of 72,” as he expresses it, and started a jewelry-store in New Or- leans. In Germany he was a Government land agent for forty years. He has nineteen grandchildren " and twelve great grand- children. *To die, said he smilingly, “is like being called before the Judge in court. Here you must pay a fee cr fine, there everything is free of chareze. But then,” shrogging his shoulders, ‘‘we have to go when we are called to either place.” F. AND A, M. Convocation of the Grand Lodge of the State of California—Committees Named. The Grand Lodge of California, Free and Accepted Masons, convened yesterday in Masonic Temple. The following grand officers were present: J. B. Btevens, G. M.; Edward M. Preston, D. G. M.; William F. Lucas, 8. G. W.; Thomas Viant, J. G. W.; Edward Coleman, G. T. Georgo Johnson, G. 8.; Justus M. Hinman, G. C.; E.N. y, G.O.; A. M. Hendey, Assistant G. %{ . Prager, T, J. Ri , 8.G. 8.; W.'H, Curfon, J.G.8.:J. W. Boyd, G.P.; 8. D. Mayer, organist, and 7. Ogelsby, G. T. There was a large attendance and it was a subject of remark that there was an un- usual number of young men among the representatives of the various lodges. At the morning session after rollcall Grand Master Stevens read his annual re- port, from which it appears that during the year there was an increase in member- ship of over 400and that the order through- out the State 1s in a prosperous condition. At the afternoon session the grand secre- tary, George Johnson, grand lecturer, H. C. Bode, and the president of the Masonic Widows' and Orphans’ Home presented their reports. The Grand Lodge also re- ceived reports from the various boards of relief, after which the lodge was called off until 10 o’clock this morning. The following committees were ap- pointed: rudence—N. G. Curtis, W. J. Tinni N Wackor, Wo Johnston. &- k. Conittn Finance—J. H. Neff, H. H. Knapp, C. L. Pot- ter, G. Paulington, E. 8. Valentine. Correspondénce—W. A. Davis, A. Young, L. A. B. Lennon J. Chipman, C. C. Bush 5 Credentials—A. M. Hendey, K. Sanborn, D. Hilton, H. C: Maithews, T. Y. Lambert. By-laws of lodges—J. L. M. A. Men- zes, G, W. Stoh], E. W. Peabody, G. T. MecCabe. Grievances—F. M. Angelotti, W. F. Reynolds, W J. rd, W. 8. Wells, E. R. Thompson. T. J. Shackelfo: 8, H.T%lfl&.ma, Returns—C. W. Pendelton, A. R'P':'y!'gxn fiffifi'fil W .Cé Ls'\o: mfi A. Abbott, wéx‘:a:‘r)zcek: oo \Ev'o{i.,c k's.'!fi'coe?s(.lgirhcb. G. O Aenuisy . basbody, H.J. Latk, W, Filmer, T.Kyle, R. Bright. ONE WILL OF MRS, LU, The California Safe Deposit and Trust Company Files a Petition. SERIOUS' CHARGES OF FRAUD. Provisions of an Instrument Made in 1892 — Said to Be the True WIIL Another phase in the Miranda W. Lux will case is to occupy the attention of the probate department of the Superior Court. 1t is a petition that was filed yesterday hy Gunnison, Booth & Barnett on behalf of the officers of the California Safe Deposit and Trust Company, in which the court is asked to set aside the will already ad- mitted to probate and which is being con- tested by Jesse Sheldon Potter, the son of the deceased and the heir-at-iaw. The petitioner alleges that the will now before the court is not the will of the de- ceased and in the complaint sets forth: That Miranda W. Lux was unduly influenced Wwhile in & weak, diseased and unfit mental condition by Thomas B. Bishop, Azro N. Lewis and Miranda W. Lewis, Thomas B. Bishop be- ing the legal adviser of Mrs. Lux; that Mrs. Lux, while suffering from cancer of the stom- ach and other disease, became weakened in mind and body and susceptiple .to prejudioce and to the influences and artifices of designing persons and ‘pnnlculnrly to the artifices and influences of those immediately around her and who possessed her trust and confidence. That the parties named induced Mrs. Lux to make & wflrln such form that after her death the estate might be placed and held in trust for a long period of time, and that the provis- ions of sa1d will should be so framed that very large profits, remunerations and benefits should “accrue therefrom and thereunder to them and each of them. That pursuant to their design Mrs. Lux made a will contrary to her wishes, but pursuant to theirs. That Bishop, in January, 1893, became acqusainted with Mrs. Lux, and’soon thereafter became her attorney and supplanted all her attorneys and became her sole legal adviser. The petitioner further alleges, on informa- tion and belief, that said Bishop, when he had become the sole adviser of said decedent, pro- ceeded to conspire and combine with Azro N. Lewis and Miranda W. Lewis to obtain entire and exclusive influence and control over the mind, will and acts of said decedent, and to turn such influence and control to the ac- complishment of his and their own selfish aims lnd(rurposes, and to the prejudice of the son of said deceased, Jesse Sheldon Potter, and in the accomplishment of this purpose the said Bishop obtained possession of the said will and testament, as aforesaid, made by de- cedent, from the custodian thereof, to wit, your petitioner, and_upon receiving said document and len’ninilll! contents said Bishop, A. N. Lewis and M. W. Lewis, as petitioner 1s in- jormed and believes, and therefore upon and according to iis information and belief thus slleges, conspired and contrived to accomplish the execution by the decedent of the docu- ments admitted to probate as her last will and testament and with the intent to thereby su- persede her true will by one of their own making. The petitioner charges further that the parties named by false representations ex- cluded as much as possible from her so- met{ her son and bis friends, and suc- ceeded in keeping the son from seeing his mother except atrare intervals, and then only for a few minutes. After giving the value of the estate and detailing at lensl the manner of carrying out the alleged conspiracy the petition says: Your petitioner is informed and believes that said Thomas B. Bishop kept and held posses- sion of seid pretended will and every part thereof from the time of the illegal execution of the same to the time of the death of Mi- randa W. Lux, and thereafter willfully and fraudulently withheld and suppresseéd a por- tion thereof in pursuance of said scheme and conspiracy, and has never presented the same for probate. - The petition charges that bequests to charity in the alleged will filed for pro- bate were for the purpose of disguising appearance of undue influence. he petitioner sets forth that he was, in conjunction with Jesse Sheldon Potter, ap- ointed executor of the true will of Mrs. ux, executed June 10, 1892, and witnessed by three subscribing witnesses, and that at that time she was of sound and dispos- g mind. This will and codicil, it is charged, are in the possession and control of Bishop. It is set forth that under the true will, Mrs. Lux bequeathed to her son $100,000; to Sarah Loveland, her sister, and Jere- mish Sheldon, her brother, $20,000, with certain provisions in case of death of the e\nnes_ named; to Mary C. Hubbard of Vakefield, R. T, $3000; Emily King of Providence, R. 1., $1000; widow of Alex- ander Potter, Providence, R. L., $500; to her nieces, Miranda W. Lewis and Martha A. Cook, $50,000 each; to her niece Eliza- beth C. Alien, $5000; to Jeremiah Sheldon, nephew, $5000; Georgiani L. Langworthy, niece, $5000; and John L. ghclflon. nephew, $5000. he petition then sets forth that the petitioners are by the will required to hold certain money it trust for specific pur- goses for the benefit of William H.®Shel- on, the children of Emma Scott Kenyon (deceased), Charles F. Searle of Fall River, Mass.; Nellie M. Wordell, daughter o Searle; Nathaniel Searle, Anne Searle, Alzada Place, William H. son of Martha S. Sheldon. The petitioner is also required by the will to pay: To the Protestant Oxrhnn Asylum of this City, $5000; Old People’'s Home, $5000; Pa- cific Hebrew Asylum, $5000; Hospital for Children and Training School, £5000; U Inited Hebrew Charities of Chicago, $1000; to the Free Library of Chepaches, & I', §500: to John L. heldon, Serah W. Miller, Annle Robineon, Isabella Knight, Sarah B. Cooper, Nellis Niokel and H. Miller Jr., 85000 each; to C. Z. Merritt, $2000; Edward Potter, Harrlet Wilson, J, H. Bolton, Edwin G. Rudoiph and Dayid Brown $1000 each; to the California Safe Deposit and Trust Company, 50,000 in trust for hor grand son, Jesse Sheldon Potter; to the Congrega- tiorial Chureh of Chepachet, $500; Associnged Charities of San Francisco, £5000; Mary Ander- son and Congrogational ‘church of North Schtuale, R. I, $500 each; Home for Fesble Children'at Gien Ellen $5000. The petition closes by asking that the court “‘set aside the order admitting the said pretended last will and declare the same null and void,” and that the letters testamentary issued to T. B. Bistop and A. N. Lewis be revoked, and to make such order as may be fitting to compel the pro- duction of the last will and testament of deceased dated June 10, 1892, The petitioner has a copy of the will of June 10, 1892, and will ask that the same be probated if the original is not produced. he petition filed yesterday was made of record for the purpose of protecting the rights of the parties named in the will of June 10, 1892. z st —_— “L0! THE POOR INDIAN. Efforts in Behalf of Those Who Dwell in the Wilderne: There are organized in this City and in several other localities in this State so- cieties for the amelioration of the condi: tion of the noble red man. The Women’s Indian Association of this City met yester- day morning at the vestry of the First Baptist Church, on Eddy street, and had an interesting meeting. Mrs. Nellie B. Eyster is the president and Mrs. C. V. Gear secretary. This society is connected with the National Association, which has branch societies all over the Union ana seyeral nuclei in California. They are in correspondence with each other and with the Women’s National Indian Association, whose headquarters are at 1823 Arch street, Philadelphia, and of which Mrs. A. 8. Quinton is the presideut, Mrs. W. R. Brooks vice-president and Mrs. Eliza Wil- liam Jones corresponding secretary. Dornsgondenca was read from those in charge of the achool for the Indians on the frontier. The branch society at San Jose was reported as especially active, and en- tered into the work with commendable enthusiasm. That society is composed of | the height of buil and contribute nobly and generously in this geod cause. g It is contemplated in the near future to have a large public convocation in this City for the purpose of enlightening our citizens in regard to the work and needs of the Indians on this coast. Addresses by eloquent speakers, reports of and from the field, with choice music, may be expected. Much has already been accomplished in this direction, in teaching and reclaiming this class of our fellow-beings from the thralldom of darkness and ignorance and superstition and immorality. The public is Invited io the meetings, ——————— GOING TO ATLANTA, Three More People to Represent the Bourd of Trade. The regular monthly meeting of the State Board of Trade was hield yesterday with Directors Chipman, McDonald, Le- long, Maclean, Sellers, Morrissey and Mrs. E. Shields present. Several letters from Secretary J. A. Filcher, who is now at Atlanta, were read. These state that the California exhibit at the big exhibition is a rand success. The board decided to send Dr. D. G. Maclean, Mark L. McDonald and Mrs. Shields to the Atlanta fair to assist in the work ot giving information about Cali- fornia and its resources. Most of this work will have to be done by answering inquiries at the California exhibit. The directors were of the opinion that more good can be done in this way than in the lecture hall. The exhibit forms an object-lesson ‘and prompts people to make inquiries that otherwise would not come into their minds, . NEW MAILING MACHINE A San Francisco Printer’s Gen- ius Supplies a Long- Felt Want. An Automatic Folder, Wrapper and Paster That Prints the Names on Wrappers. 3 There was a gathering of deeply inter- ested newspaper men in the office of George T. Gaden in the Academy of Sciences building yesterday afternoon. They were attracted by a card of invita- tion from Mr. Gaden stating that he would have on view a recently invented and pa- tented machine that was calculated to work miracles in the circulation depart- ment of newspapers. The machine foldsand wraps newspapers for mailing, pastes the wrabpersand prints INDUCEMENTS TO PATRONS, The Beebe Automatic Folding Machine [Sketched by a “Call” artist.] the addresses upon the outside, and can do it with a speed beyond the capacity of any one man to feed. It is claimed that it will do the work of six to eight men and that with greater precision and neatness then is possible by hand. The machine is constructed for either foot or steam power and occupies but about two feet of floor space and is about four feet high. The machine as exhibited yesterday by Mr. Gaden was the original and in the rough, as turned out from the shops of this City, but its performance was ample guarantee of its possibilities. ’E’m interest manifested by newspa) men—the man of the mechanical end of the newspaper—will' be understood when it is known that there has been hitherto no single machine in existence that could | perform this laborious and time-consum- ing service: that the slow methods of get- ting into the mail has long been felt asa bandicap in the rush of newspaper manu- facturing. So true :was this that the American Typographical Association, at its annual meeting in Chicago in 1892, passed a resolution to the effect that en- couragement should be given American inventors to produce: a machine which could automatically fold, wrap, paste and print addresses on the wrappers of news- papers. : 3 This resolution proved the incentive that resulted in this machine which does all that, - Mr. Gaden showed letters he had received from the heads of the circulating departments of the New York World, the Youth’s Companion, the American News- paper Puhlixgen’ Association, Rand, Mc- \'nqu & Co. and others, all declaring they had ‘never seen or before heard of a ma- chine that could do this work, but that they were, in common with all publishers, sagerly waiting to welcome the appearance of suc§ aone. 3 ; A stock company with a capital of $500,- 000 and to be known as the Beebe Auto- matic Folding Machifie' Company, is now being formed for the purpose of manu- facturing and putting the machine on the market. < GROWING STREET WORK. ‘Numbers of Petitions Heard by the Board of Supervisora. The two important matters which the Board of Supervisors had under considera- tion at yesterday’s weekly meeting were 1aid over for discussion till this evening. They were the proposed - ordinance for limiting the height of-buildings and tlie ordinance packed by the Ciyic Federation against he publication of lottery draw- mgs. E\tzorney Charles Wesley Reed attended the meeting early, and had the proper papers served on the members of the board to appear before the Supreme Court on November 4, and show cause why they should not take action on Mayor Sutro’s veto of the §2 25 tax lav{. : On motion of Supervisor Dimond, Cit; and County Attorney Creswell was nkes to appear before the court and look after the interests of the board. Protests were received against the fol- lowing proposed work, and referred to the Street Committee? Paying of Thirteenth street, between Folsom and Harrison; paving of Federal street; paving of Van Ness avenue, from Union to Bay street; rr:;l::‘v:manfil San Carlos place. i The Health Department called attention to the improper sanitary condition of the district bounded by Lombard, Lewis, Lyon and Broderick streets, and also to the necessity of a sewer on Bonita street. John J. Sullivan was appointed bond clerk of the Board of Supervisors ata ”h? of 100 a8 month; his bonds were fixed at The Fire Commissioners asked authority to organize three new fire companies. ‘The board will meet in committee of the whole this evaninf at 8 o'clock to discuss dings and the proposed ladies of influence and Weslth, who labor | new lottery ordinance, SUTRO'S. ELECTRIC ROAD, The Opening Has Been De- foerred for at Least a Fortnight. Some New and Interesting Attrac- tions Devised for the Ocean Beach Terminus. It will be at least two weeks before Mayor Sutro’s ‘electric road to the ocean beach will be in’ operation for regular traffic. | Such was the statement made by the Mayor | yesterday. It was announced a short time | ago that the Toad would be a fait accompli | in every sense of the term by the 5th of | this ‘month, and this was made more | credible by the knowledge of the fact that | the franchise under which the road was constructed expired to-morrow, the 9th. Mayor Butro was visited at his residence yesterday, and this is what he had to say regarding the matter: “It is true that the term for which the franchise was granted by the Board of Supervisors will expire on Wednesday, but | that will not invalidate it, as under the statutes of the State the grantee of a fran- chise has three years within which to ful- fill its conditions, and it can only be in- validated by a willtul neglect to perform the conditions. In our case there has cer- tainly been no shadow of neglect, and | therefore thére can be no legal nullifica- tion of the franchise, “But to still further protect the inter- ests ot the road, application was made for a thirty days’ extension of the fran- chise, The matter had already been favor- abiy reported by the Street Committee, and the application’ was unanimously granted by the Board of Suvervisors. “While all the rolling stock for the road is not yet ready, there will be enough to | handle the traffic as soon as the road is opened for business. ‘‘There is no special or particular reason for the delay in opening the line, but there are a number of small details yet to be at- tended to. ‘“‘Arrangements have been made with the Sutter-street Railway Company for transferring toand from its lines. People will thus be able to reach the Cliff House irom almost any part of the City for 5 cents.” Additional information of an interestin, character was obtained from another ang equally reliable source. Among other things it was learned that return trip tick- ets would be issued over the Sutro road, on the outbound cars, with coupons at- tached, giving the holder a rebateof 5 cents on the charge of admission to the bathhouse, and which will also admit them to the heights, as Mayor Sutro’s resi- | dence is termed, free of charge. Persons not holding these coupons will be charged 10 cents admission to the heights and 15 cents admission to the bathhouse. Cyclers will also be given the benefit of a5-cent reduction to the bath-house. Those desir- ing to take a bath wil! be charged 25 cents, in addition to the entrance, and this charge will include bathing suit and towels. Negotiations and preparations are now in progress for the opening of a reproduc- tion of the Midway Plaisance of the Mid- winter Fair along Mary street, adjoining the Sutro baths. Mayor Sutro will be per- sonally interested in some of the more important attractions which were features of the Midwinter Fair, such as the haunted swing, the Firth wheel, the scenic railway and the mirror maze. It is the purpose to add new.attractions from time to time, so as to always have something new for visitors, the intention being to make the lacality San Francisco's most attractive pleasure grounds. Mary street has already been graded, the Firth wheel is ready for operation on one of the highest points in the neighborhood, and the other structures are rapidly being put in shape for the grnnd opening day. Mayor Sutro intends to give the greatest eclat to the opening of his electric road, and simultaneously with that event will be the opening of the Cliff House, the Sutro baths and the new Midway. NEW SALMON HATCHERY, The Battle Creek Plant in Tehama County Will Begin Operations Within Two Weeks. Fish Commissioners Emeric and Mur- dock and Deputy Babcock, accompanied by W. W. Foote, made a trip to the new Battle Creek salmon hatchery last Satur- day, and they state that it is the largest and finest hatchery west of the Mississippi River. The description of the building and plant was recently published in THE CaLn. The cost was $1600, and the hatch- eary has a capacity of 10,000,000 eggs. The water, of which there is an excellent sup- ply, was turned into the hatchery on Sun- day. The Commissioners report that there is a splendid run of salmon in the creek, and the operations of gathering sFawn will be- gin in about two weeks. The McCloud River Salmon Fly of Baird gives the fol- lowing interesting data upon_ the salmon hatcheries of the Sacramento River: The great yleld of salmon eggs from the sum- mer run this year at this station of the United States Fish Commission deserves more than a passing notice. The commission suspended Operations here in 1885, and subsequently the decrease of the salmon of the Sacramento be- came very marked. ‘When the station opened again in 1888, only amillion and 2 half eggs were taken, the aver- age of the ten vears from 1873 to 1882, inclu- sive, having been almost exactly seven mil- lions, showing a falling off of five and a half miilions. This summer nearly eight millions have been taken, or nearly a million more than the average of the mosldproduclive years of the station, when the breeding salmon were most abundant. This is aremarkable showing and there seems to be but one conclusion to be drawn from it, and that is that the artificial hatching that has been done here, supported by the very efficient patrol of the Sacramento by the State Fish Commission, has very much increased the number of salmon in theriver. AQTORS' FUND BENEFIT. A Brilliant Entertainment at the Bald- win Friday Week. The theater-goers of this City will be brought out in force by the benefit to be tendered the Actors’ Fund of America at the Baldwin Theater Friday afternoon, the 18th inst. It will be a treat for amusement-lovers, for the programme will be one of the strongest that has yet been presented at an affair of this kina in this City, and will include the best talent from all the com- panies now apoearing at the various the- aters. Drama, comedy, opera, vaudeville, etc., ‘will be well represented, and there will be enough of each to please its most ardent admirers. The only city that has successfully fought the caterpillars is Rochester, N. Y. For several years a forestry association there has offéred children prizes for gath- | ering cocoons, and in the summer of 1893 it destroyed 132,648 cocoons, 44,900 of which were brought in by one boy. In 1894 the number gathered and destroyed was over 9,000,000, at a cost in prizes of $655. The offer was repeated this spring, but only 400,000 cocoons were found. The pestifer- ous despoiler had given up the fight for once. RETMARKABLE! The Record of Cures Made in the Last Few Days by Dr. Sanden’s : Electric Belt. The superiority of this wonderful Belt over all other methods of treat- ment is shown in the quick and certain results which follow its use in every case, “The Belt I got September 2 cured the for a long time.”’—A. J. Thousands of poor un- fortunates are daily drugging themselves to death who could regain = health and strength in a s X natural manner by using % thisfamous ElectricBelt. 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[Ca; tain Beck on this date purchased a Belt for his brother, and the result from this belt was so satisfactory that he purchased another yesterday for his nephew.] ““Your Belt has cured me of varicocele and weakness of 26 years’ standing,”—L. L. JACCARD, 8an Leandro, Cal. September 17, 1895, » “The Belt has cured me of Nervous Debility that was so bad I could not walk,”— THOS. RAY, American Exchange Hotel, 8an Francisco. September 19. Can any remedy show more convincing proof of merit? Here are gentlemen well known to thousands of citizens of this City and State, and their testimony cannot be doubted by the greatest skeptic. Then consider this, that not-one in ten of the cures reported will permit their names to be published. For every cure noted here thereare nine more to be seen at the office of the company. These private references are mostly cures of ailments of a private nature,, of which there are thousands. “Three Classes of Men” free. By mail it is closely sealed, free. - Call or address ; « SANDEN ELECTRIC CO., 632 MARKET ST., OPPOSITE PALACE HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO. ' office Hours--8 to. 6; evenings, 7 to 8:30; Sundays, 10 to 12, Fortland, Oregon, Office, 255 Washinzton Street. NEW TO-DAY. CUTTHIS oUT ‘AND SAVE IT TG ORDER BY. THIS WEEK WE WILL GIVE THEM MORE REASON TO KICK! WeHave Fifteefi;rgain Counters And Will Mark the Prices STILL LOWER in Order to Close Out theStock of Our Branch Stores. Wo Told You That We Would Paralyze the Shoe Market With SHOES! And 1t Is Acknowledged by All That We Have Done So. PRICES ARE NO OBJECT! e Want to Flood the Market With SHOES WE WILL SELL LADIES® FRENCH HEEL SHOES At 8$2.50 Per Palr, WE WILL SELL “OUR OWN MAKE" LADIES' FRENCH KID BUTTON, eloth or kid tops, pointed and square toes, patent leather tips, At $1.75 Per Pair, WE WILL SELL “OUR OWN MAKE"” LADIES' FRENCH KID BUTTONX, cloth or kid tops, pointed or square toe, patent leather diamond tips, heel or spting heel, At 82 Per Palr, ‘WE WILL SELL “QUR N MARKE” LADIES' EXTRA FINE FRENCH KID, cloth or kid top, satin finish, seamlcss foxed, polnted or square toes, diamond patent leather tips, At $2.50 Per Pair. WE WILL SELL “OUR OWN MAKE” LADIEZS' FINE FRENCH KID BUTTON, cloth or kid tops, hand-tura soles, latest style pointed. or narrow square toes, diamond patent leather tips, At 83, $3.50 Per Pair. Extra Quality, $4. WE WILL SELL “OUROWN MAKE" LADIES' EXTRA QUAL- ITY TAMPICO PEBBLE-GOAT, BUTTON, square toe and tip, heel or spring heel, At $2.00 Per Pair, WE WILL SELL “OUR OWN MAKE” MISSES' FINE FRENCH KID BUTTON, cloth or kid tops, Iatest style, diamond patent leather tips, spring heels, At $2.00 Per Pair, WE WILL SELL “OUR OWN MAKE” MISSES' FINE FRENCH PEBBLE GOAT BUTTON, satin finlsh, French kid fly, square toe and dismond-shaped tips, spring heels, At 81.75 Per Pair. WE WILL SELL “OUR OWN MAKE” CHILDREN'S FINE FRENCH KID BUTTON, cloth or kid tops, square toe, diamond patent leather tips, spring heels, At $1.50 Per Pair, WE WILL SELL HOL;R OWN MAKE" CHILDREN'S EBBLE GOAT BUTT! FRENC! FLY, square toe and tip, spring heels, the best 8chool shoe made, At $1.50 Per Pair, The above are all “Our Own Make,” and come in all sizes and widths. Every pair warranted. NOW FOR CHEAPER SHOES! WE WILL SELL LADIES' KID BUTTON, pointed or square toe, diamond patent-leather tips, At $1.25 Per Pair. WE WILL SELL LADIES' PARIS KID BUTTON, pointed or square toes, diamond patent-leather tips, At $1.50 Per Pair, WE WILL SELL LADIES SPRING HEEL, fine{Paris kid, button, square toe, diamond-shaped patent-leather tips, ‘ ___At 8$1.50 Per Pair. WE WILL SELL MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S SPRING HEEL KID BUTTON SHOES, square_toe, diamond patent-leather tips,’ > Sizes 11350 2 Sizes B4 to 11 Sizes 5 to 8 WE WILL SELL MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S HEAVY PEBBELE GOAT “BAY STATE” SCHOOL SHOES, lpflnsheel standard screwed soles, cannot rip, izes 11t0 2 1 00 TAMPICO NCH KID 2 Sizes 8 10 10: Sizes 6to T 90 80 WE WILL SELL : BOYS' AND GIRLS' SCHOOL SHOES, sprin heels, or_heels, standard screwed soles, sol leathertips; cannot wear out— Sizes 1110 2 Sizes 8 to 10 Bizes 610 7 WE WILL SELL INFANTS' FINE FRENCH EID BUTTON at... INFAN T SOLE INFANTS' KiD BUTTON, paten WE WILL SELL CHILDREN’S SPRING HEEL FRENCH KID BUTTON, patent-leather tips, turn sole, sizes 407 S At 650 Per Pair. THIS WEEK WE WILL SELL 20 cases BOYS’ AND YOUTHS' CALF BUTTON AND LOW SHOES, sizes 12 sz.. At 81, Per Pair, WE WILL SELL CHIL[DBEN’E SPRING HEEL FINE FRENCH KID BUTTOS, cloth or kid tops, turn soles, Ppatent-leather tips, sizes 4 to 8— At 90c Per Palr. WE WILL SELL BOYS' HEAVY CALF BUTTON AND LACE SHOES, . Sizes 11 t0 2. #1328 Bizes 334 t0 150 WE WILL SELL BOYS' FINE CALF LACE OR BUTTON SHOES, standard screwed soles, can’t rip. Sizes 11t0 2.. 81 Bizes 233 to 534, WE WILL ELL OUR OWN MAKE, BOYS’ FINE CALF SHOES, button or lace, every pair warranted. 8! Sizes 1110 2. Bizes 214 to Mail orders will receive prompt ate tention. NOLAN BROS, SHOE CoO. 812814 MARKET STREET, 9 and 11 O'Farrell §i., PHELAN BUILDING, ‘Telephone 5537