The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 14, 1895, Page 13

[ f NCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1895 13 All the News of Alameda County. HE DEMANDS TWO BRIDGES Dr. Woolsey Says the Railroad Trestles Are a Violation of Law. | | —_— | WORKING FOR THE EXHIBIT. | The Muhlner Murder Trial Postponed on Account of an Attorney’s Sickness. | ~ Franciseo Carr,) | badway, Nov. 13, | v, who for many years | ian and conducted | OARLAND Of Dr. E. H was the r: B e Southern Pacific | Company employes were treated, | Satioho uy turned out of that tion will bring suit | » compel the con- | across the north | (uary where the old Central | it on First street and the | 1 hth street. At present | <s the estuary on long trestles. I about 200 feet of land fronting on t n of the estuary, between Sev- | PO! arm of Pacif loc g and egress to it by in be secured. This will give him 1g in court. He will claim the es- 1p to the point named as navigable d under the constitution of the ates tidewaters must be left open 10 commerce. As there is considerable roperty which will be affected by a de- the result will be awaited with great interest. Home Products Exposition. The manufacturers and business men of Oaklana never received a proposition with the united enthusiasm as they have the proposal to organize a home products ex- vosition in the Tabernacle in the latter part of this month. The papers have all iven hearty indorsement of the idea and fairs are moving along with rapidity toward a successful beginning. Mrs. H. O, Trowbridge, who originated the idea of discussing the matter before the Ebell Society, in speaking of the affair said: nmy own home circle we had dis- i the need of more manufactories for the city if it were to grow into any im- portance. One day when the directors of the E Society were_considering topics for discussion, I suggested the idea of tak- ing up home products. I told them of my surprise, when in the t and foreign countries, to be told that nearly every article offered for sale was made by the shopkeeper or in the town where it was sold. The idea was readily accepted by the ladies and they requested me to take charge of the affair, promising to aid in every way they could to make the meeting fu | ne of the things which stimulated the | bers was the matter of unemployed | For two years or more Califoraia s been overrun with men who couid not | work, and we believea that if more bor would necessarily be required to do the manufac- turi The manufacturers report a large | number of girls also apply for work, but | they have to refuse them, as the demand for their products is limited. The women cf Engiand, led by Queen Elizabeth, groused such enthusiasm regarding home joducts that England became the greatest nufacturing nation of the world. We believe the women of this fair State must lead a like movement, and it was the ques- as to what we could do to stir the e up that resulted in our meeting.” Missionaries’ Farewell. . and Mrs. Elmer McBurney and and Mrs. A. J. Robb sailed to-day for (lina, where they go as missionaries of - foreign board of the Reformed Pres- terian church. They were given a fare- in the First Presbyterian Church. I. D. Condit, superintendent of the yterian missions in California; Rev. F. J. Masters, D.D., superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal church missions; 0o Hoo Nam Ant, Rev. Jee Gam and v. N. R. Johnson, all of whom have | he foreign field, gave interesting | es. Mrs. Broen Fainted. | During_the trial of the divorce suit of | John M. Breen vs. Mary A. Breen, before udge Ogden, the defendant fainted and | had to be carried from the courtroom. Breen is postmaster at Lorin, a suburb of Berkeley, and charges his wife with ex- | cessive use of liquor. She makes counter | charges and says heis intemperate and is | cruel to her. A little child was run over | hy the cars about a vear ago and killed. Breen blamed his wife for the accident | and called her a murderess. It was while | a witness was testifying to these facts that Mrs. Breen fainted. Delayed the Trial. Attorney Nagle, who is defending Louis A. Muhlner against the charge of murder- | ing Miss Jennie Lewis at the residence of Rev. Gearge Mooar, was taken suddenly | ill tnis morning, and the case had to go | over until to-morrow. Two more jurors have been secured, James Woolington and H. May. This makesfour to date. It will | ake the rest of the week to get a jury. Evangelist Sayles. Harold F. Sayles, who is conducting | evangelistic services at the Tabernacle | under the auspices of the Young Men’s Christian ociation for men only, has increased audiences each night. He uses | a stereopticon to illustrate the Christian | life and the songs sung. Bible readings | are held every afternoon a o'clock in the First Methodist Church for women as well as men ¥ Gamblers Raided. Chief of Police Lloyd directed another raid against white gamblers last night. Sergeant Hodgkins and Officer Jacobus found six men in a room on Seventh street, between Washington and Broadway, play- g “studhorse’” poker. They all depos- ited $25 and pleaded guilty in the Police Court to-day. Sentence wifl be passed to- morrow. Refuses to Testify. Mrs. George Quintal, who denied the Lincoln Park suicide was her husband, has | left the city to avoid testifying at the in- quest of the deceased. There are several witnesses who are positive the man was her husband. HISTORY OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in Eriel Chapters. OAKLAXD OrFICE E4X FRANCISCO CALL) 8 Broadway, Novemper 13. Taxes will .become delinguent on the last Monday in November. A pension has been reissued to Edward Rath- man of North Temescal. An_original widows’ pension has been granted to Emma J. K. Funk of Berkeley. The High School girls will give a benefit dance and entertainment at Elite Hall on Saturday evening next. The proceeds g0 to the athletic fund for the Eastern trip. 1t has been published that farmers are being neld up hl' robbers on the S8an Pablo road, near the Red House, but Sher1ff White says his office as no information about the alleged robberies. T. Mulvaney, who was charged with main- Mining & nuisance on the sidewalk in the shape of a huge boot as an advertisement, had his ‘l:ne dismissed to-day, as he removed the 200 The next big event in Oakland will be the jociety minstrel show at the Macdonough "heater next month for the benefit of the digh School athletic team, which will go East Jext year. | | | changed. The fact that A. H. Stocker, searcher of rec- ords, was admitted to practice law in Nevada | | back in the seventies served to secure him ex- | emption from jury duty in the Muhlner case yesterday. Manuel M. Decoto has sued the Onkland Rail- rond Company for $5000 damages, alleging that he was struck by an electric car on Tele- graph avenue about Maren 13 and received serious injuries. The residence of Charles Laird at 1261 Eighth street was entered by burglars dnring the absence of the family a couple of days ago and a number of pieces of jewelry stolers. En trance was effected by forcing a window. NOW WEARS A RED SHIRT An Auburn Gold Mine Owner Be- comes a Genuine Salva- tionist. OAKLAND OFFICE, SAN FRANCISCO Cary,) 908 Broadway, Nov. 13. | James Smith of Auburn, one of the pio- neer mining men of this State, came to Oakland a few weeks agoon a business trip in connection with a new gold-saving process he has invented. When he re- turns to Gold Blossom mine, near Auburn, of which he is the owner, he will be wear- ing the uniform of the Salvation Army. When this news was received at Auburn no little surprise was expressed by every one, for the recently couverted man was not a person that had interested himself in religious matters during his residence in California. Mr. Smith lives with his wife at Auburn, wLere he is one of the prominent citizens and the principal owner of a large gola | | mine near the town, called tne “Gold Blossom.” In speaking of joining the Salvation Army, Mr. Smith said: I was educated in | St. Louis to be a minister in the Universal- ist faith, which after studying did not cor- respond with my idea of true religion. Then I spent several years in investigating the doctrines of one hundred and fifty churches and church disciplines without finding any one that was exactly carrying out the doctrines taught by our Master.. I then gave up, considering the Methodist the nearest right, but did not unite with the church. I came to Talifornia during the gold fever, and my associations were not whére there was much religious influ- ence until of late years, and I am afraid had lost interest in a measure in spiritual matters. “My wife is a good Christian, and it was her desire to make a Methodist of me, and 1 hope she will not be disappointed when I write her that I have become a Salva- tionist. ““There is one thing sure, if I ever' make a biz haul in my mines the Salvation Army will come in for a liberal share to help further its good work."’ A NIGHT OF IRISH SONG, W. Greer Harrison Addresses the St. Patrick’s Alliance in Oakland. The Litterateur Scores a Hit in a Pointed Lecture Upon Cel- tic Poetry. OAKLAND Orrice ! Oakland, 30 | The friends and members of Oaklan: Alliance, St. Patrick’s Alliance of America, | crowded Hamilton Hall to-night to cele- | brate the anniversary of the organizing of | the local lodge. President Haran of the | Alliance briefly outlined the objects of the | order in his introductory speech and the programme well deserved its name, “A | Night of Irish Music and Song.” A fea- | ture of the entertainment wasa short essay | on Irish literature by William Greer Harri- | son. The speaker preceded his essay with a few remarks, in which he introduced himself as “An Irishman without the brogue, having lost that in his travels.” Mr. Harrison’s remarks were frequently | applauded and it was very evident that everybody knew more about the history of | Irish art and poetry when the speaker had | finished than before. | Mr. Harnison said in introducing his subject: I know of no language which contains so | much poetry as the Celtic. The spirit of the poet pervades, not merely her odes, her love. | songs, her battle-cries, but also her annals, her laws ana her science. This poetical at- mosphere has helped to obscure the real | velue of the great works which recent investi- | gation and discovery have declared to be an- cient Celtic manuseript. To her enemies Ire. | land is largely indebted for clearing away the ' rubbish of an excessive sentimentality, dis- persing the mists and enabling Irish scholars to present to Ireland and to the world a lan- | guage richer in its character, greater in its pos- | sibilities, nobler in itsconstruction than any of | the ancient fongues of which we have any | knowledge, i The lecturer paid a tribute to Eugene | O'Curry for his work 1n giving to the world | the story of Celtic civilization. He claimed that to the Celtic language England is in- debted for whatever there exists in its own tongue that is bright and sparkling; that while the English language itself presen a ruggedness of beauty and strength, it did not, until the sintroduction into the language of what may be ealled the Celtic style, possess that quality which dis- tinguished the French language above all others in daintiness of expression and beauty of form. After tracing the Irish people prior to the first century, Mr. Harrison continued by showing that from the first to the sixth century Ireland enjoyed a long period of peace. The literature of that period would | not be of the Homeric or Epic character, | but would be as the people were—pastoral. But with the Danish incursion all this was The onslaughts of the old sea warriors finally aroused a peace-loving people, and they girded on the sword to defend their homes from these northern pirates. They be- came changed to a nation exceedingly war- like. From 600 A.D.to 900 A. D. there was | abundant material for Homeric verse and | epics of the grandest character. The speaker discussed at length the e treme optimism of the Irish character, which often exposed the nation to ridicule. He also dealt with the literature of the Irish people as found in the Trinity Col- jege (Dublin) library in the Royal Irish Academy, which contains a much large; collection. - b In conclusion, Mr. Harrison said : 1 cannot do better than close with a quota- tion from Mathew Arnold in reference to Celtic poetry: “The Celt’s quick feeling for what is noble and distinguished gave his poetry style. His indomitable personality gave it pride and fashion; his sensibility and nervous ex- altation gave it a better gift still, the gift of rendering with wonderful felicity the megical charm of nature.” Other numbers on the programme were vocal and instrumental solos and recita- | tions. Every number was encored, and it was well on to midnight when the enthusi- astic gathering dispersed. Mortality of & Month. The report of the State Board of Heealt October gives the following informatio ports from fifty-five cities, towns, villages and sanitary districts, aggregating a population of 746,220, show a mortality of 899—a death rate ©0f 1.20 per 1000 for October, or 14.40 per 1000 per annum. There were 126 deaths from con- sumption, 54 from pneumonia, 8 from brons chitis, 3 from congestion of the lungs, 2 from scarletina, 20 from cholera infantum, 84 from other diseases of the stomach and bowels, 5 from diphtheria, 2 from croup, 2 from whooping-cough, 18 from typhoid fever, 5 from malarial fevers, 6 from cerébro-spinal fever, 43 from cancer, 1' from erysipelas. 81 from dis- eases of the heart, 7 from diarrheea and dysen- tery, 2 from alcoholism and 430 from all other causes. California the Best Market in America for This Eastern Product, | NO DISTINGUISHING MARKS. | Prison Director Fitzgerald Favors a| Law Restricting or Regulating the Traffic. OaxrAND OFFICE SAN Fraxcisco CALy,) 908 Broadway, Nov. 13. | - ¢TIt is a notorious fact,”” said Prison Di- rector Fitzgerald this afternoon, ‘“‘that | there are large lots of goods made in East- | ern prisons sold by California merchants, and this objectionable and ruinous system ‘ cannot be too soon or too severely con- | demned and stopped. & “The matter was first called to our at- | | tention by Warden Hale after his return | from the convention of Prison Wardens at Denver. He told us that in conversation | | with other prison wardens he was in-| | formed that California was the best market | in the country for Eastern convict-made goods. Some of the Lastern prisoners | | manufacture furniture, chairs, stoves, har- | | ness, hardware, door knobs and locks, | | clothing, brushes, agricultural implements, bats and caps. There are thirty-six classes | of goods manufactured by Eastern con- | vicets, and it is disgraceful that they should find their biggest and most profitable mar- | ket in California. ““I believe that much of the harness and | | agricultural implements and many wag- | | ons sold in California are made by East- | | ern convicts. These goods are not sup- | plied to the merchants direct from the | Eastern prisons, but are handled by agents | and through them sent out here, where { they sre sold. We have proved that this stale of affeirs exists, and we are now | | gathering details, so that we can soon tell | definitely just wbat articles are prison | made and who are selling them. | “Of course, this system, that prevails to |a great extent, must work to the detri- | | ment of local producers. The money paid | for these goods_injures the State in two | ways; it deprives free labor of employ- ment, and it sends this money out of the | State. | It is easy to see how difficult it is for us | to obtain more detailed information, for it is patent that those most interested are not at all willing to give us the information | we seek. The FEastern prisons do not want to lose their Cahfornia trade, and the | merchants who handle the goods do not wish to lose their big profit, although it is an illegitimate source of income. Of | | course we must do scmething to make the | prison self-supporting, and that is the | reason why the laborat the prison is re- stricted to the making ofs jute article: But if there is to be a large amount o | prison-made goods sold in this State, why | | then letus make them ourselves and keep | | the profit where we shall reap some | benefit from it. | *‘A vpeculiar thing about Eastern-made | conviet goods is this. When sold in the | State where they are made they are re- quired to be marked with the name of the | prison, but when made for the California market no name is put on them. This en- | ables them to come here, as they aredoing | now, with nothing to distinguish them | from the products of freelabor. Of course, such a practice is reprehensible and pos tively wrong. Iam in favor of havinga | State law passed requiring that prison- | made goods imported into this State shall | be marked with the name of the prison where they are made. I do not know if | | such a law would be constitutional, but if | so I would like to see one passed. | | “The Manufacturers’ Association of San | Francisco wrote to us and protested against the making of goods at San Quentin that in any way interfered with free labor. In | our reply we called the attention of mem- | bers to the fact that thesc Eastern-made convict goods are being imported here in very large quantities and advised them to | do all in their power to stop it. | “It is a burnine shame that California | should be helping directly to maintain Eastern prisons by purchasing largely of their products. Our investigations are now going on, and at present we have not any details to present. We are finding out | what prisons are importing good ficrc,‘ what kinds of goods they import and how | | | f | | and by whom they are piaced on the local markets. When we have these facisin a manner that cannot be disputed we shall make them sll public and the report will be most interesting to prison officials, to | merchants,manufacturers and consumers.’’ FOOTBALLERS PRACTICE Berkeley Boys Have Another | Contest With Olympic | Players. | Several Burglaries Committed in Dif. ferent Parts of the Town—A Society Circus. BERKELEY, Nov. 13.—The university football players went over to Central Park, | in San Francisco, again this afternoon for | the purpose of playing a second practice | game with the Olympics. Though they | were not successful yesterday in scoring | against the Olympians, vet the bogs say that the game was to them very beneficial, | since they learned much of the methods | and general system of players who have | been trained under other tutelage. The | practice of meeting with men on other teams will surely redound to theirultimate £004, they say, since by continued playing | against men in their own college and with | whose style of work they soon become | familiar, there is a tendency to fall into a | single channel and remain there, while occasional work against a strange eleven .livens up the dormant faculties and puts new life into their system. Freshmen Have a Kick. There seems to be not a little dissatis- faction among the freshmen at the uni- versity, who will be expected to purchase an apparatus designed for the develop: ment of the muscles of the neck, which has been invented by Colonel George Ed- wards. In their protests they claim that the device is not worth more than 25 cents, Wwhen they are to be charged $1 for it. They also say that the department of physi- cal culture “should” furnish them, or at least a part of the nccessary number. Some claim that more than one student could use the same strap, but the physical instructor demands tbat “each person should have hisown from sanitary reasons. Longfellow Memorial. About 100 members of the Longfellow Memorial Society were present last even- ing at their meeting at the residence of Mrs. Dr. Rosenstirn on Durant “avenue. During the business session several new members were elected, swelling the list to over two hundred. Mrs. L. D. Syle of the English department at the university lectured on the *Eighteenth Century Com- edy.” Mrs. Charles Dickman opened the musical part of the programme with an exquisite rendering of “The Hindoo Song.”’ Mrs. Hatch and Mrs. Rosenstirn then plaved two charming duets, after which Mrs. J. M. Pierce sang Longfellow’s “Beware,” which had been set to music by J. E. Perring. Sophomore Hop. The sophomores Will give their hop in the gymnasium next Friday evening, pro- viding that the freshmen do not break it up. The'99 men are not on the best of terms with the sophomores, since they believe that the tricksters who telegraphed 1o the musicians not to come over on the night of their glee three weeks ago were ’98 men. In consequence of this rumors have been afloat for the past few days that the freshmen propose to get even with the sophs, but the '98 men Geclare that they will hold their hop in spite of the freshies. The attendance will be lim- ited to 400, as heretofore the hall has been so crowded that it was impossible to dance with any deeree of pleasure. Sophomore Society Circus. Some of the more energetic and athleti- cally inclined members of the scphomore class are planning to give what they call a “society cireus,’” for the purpose of raising money to pay off the class debt. Henry Dixey Will Lecture. Through the solicitation of Professor William D. Armes of the English depart- ment at the university, Henry E. Dixey, the comedian, will lecture at Stiles Hall Friday afternoon at 3:45. The topic upon which the celebrated actor will speak is “The Art of the Comedian.” The pro- ceeds of the lecture are to be turned over to the Students’ Aid Society, an organiza- tion through the agency of which Berkeley students of limited means are assisted in securing employment. Still More Burglaries, About 12 o'clock last night Mrs. Lamb, who lives on Fulton street, was awakened by a noise at the frout door, and hastening to her window saw two men attempting to pick the lock. She at once called for help, as her husband was not at home, and g | Henderson, who lives on the opposite side of the street, hearing her screams, opened a window and discharged his pistol in the air to scare off the burglars. Upon going to the house of Mrs. Lamb he found that the two miscreants had disappeared in the darkness. This makes the fourth burgla tempt at burglary, recorded wi last two weeks. The local authorities seem unable to capture the thieves. Faculty Ladies’ Tea. The ladies of the faculty gave the first of | a series of afternoon teas for this term at | Stiles Hall this afternoon. T . The prime object of these gatherings is that the stu- dents might have an opportunity of be- coming acquainted with each other and with the faculty members and their families. E THEY RAN AHEAD OF TIME Alameda Railroad Men Feel the Iron Hand of Discipline. The Republican County Committee to Meet on December 2 to Fill a Vacancy. ALA 13.—The iron hand of the Southern Pacific has been felt among the employes of the narrow-gauge local road. An engineer, conductor, fireman and brakeman were told to take a holiday, all on account of a little misunder- standing. The westbound Jocal must wait until the eastbound train has made the curve at the old Haizht property, as there sonly a single track. The train of the offending conductor ran ahead of time, met the approaching train, and had to back so as to allow the other to pass. Of course there was no damage, but affairs of this kind have to be reported to head- quarters, and when this was done the boys were “laid off.” Whether their discharge is final or not the railway men would very much like to know. Rumors are abroad, of course, but nothing definite is known. A Sad Death. The death of Robert Rosseter was a pe- culiarly sad one. Deceased was a son of Mrs. Winifred and the late John H. Ros- seter and was not quite twenty years old. Three weeks ago he was sei nm?with ty- phoid malaria and before his friends knew of his condition he was .dead. He will be buried to-morrow from St Dofmnic’s Church, San Francisco. Paved Schoolyards. The yards of the Porter and Longlellow schools are to be covered with a bitumin- 1" be laid around the Longfellow and Wilson schools. The contract was awarded to the Pacific Paving Company, and Albert Kynoch was appointed as superintendent at'$3 per day. A Church Event. Ladies of Christ Church are actively en- gaged in'making preparations for a sale of fancy and useful articles on Friday and Saturday, December 6 and 7. There will be several attractions, including a chicken dinner on the evenipg of the 6th and a cold luncheon on Saturday. A Challepge. The Oakland Whist Club has challenged the 1 Nido Club of Alameda to play a re- turn game of whist, to take place at the El Nido’s parlors two weeks from last night. The El Nido gaired a victory by eight points over the sister club some time ago. Club of Nations. The Club of Nations has been reorgan- | ized with a large membership. The first meeting will be held at the home of Miss Ilizabeth Westgate, 1117 Paru strect, to- morrow evening, and the nation to be rep- resented will be Japan. E Assistant Engineer Appointed. AlV. Fisher has been appointed to the position of assistantengineerand collector of the electric-light works. Until recently Fisher was a deputy in the County Clerk’s office. He will {ye required to give a bond in the sumn of $1000. No Case. Annie Jones, arrested on a charge of petty larceny preferred by Mrs. M. Zeisser, appeared before Justice Morris last even- {ing and was discharged, the evidence be- ing insufficient to conviet. Republican County Committee. A meeting of the Republican County Committee will be held on December 2 to elect a successor to fill the vacancy caused by éhe resignation of J. G. McCall of Oak- and. Tidal Canal Bridge: The contract for painting the tidal canal bridge, at the foot of Park street, has been awarded by the Government to Al Wood, a well-known painter of Oakland. VERY PLENTIFUL. Alameda County Deluged With New Daily and Weekly Newspapers. OaKLAND OFFICE SAN FrANCISCO Cary,} 908 Broudway, Nov. 12. 'y ‘Within the past week the city has been surfeited with daily and weekly news- papers and with promises of more to come. Last Saturday three made their appear- ance and three more are promised within a lew days. The Daily Bee, thefDaily News and the Weekly Blade "all made their appearance last week. The dailies are labor ‘papers, and run on co-operative principles by printers who haye been displaced by ma- chines. The Blade is the weekly owned and written by Stewart McMullen, who is sometimes called ‘‘Davie’s lieutenant.” The Blade is conducted after the style of Arthur McEwen’s Letter, and is very caustic in style, being intended to cut the mask off much that is at present being done in politics. As McMullen is on the “in- side,”” his paper is very breezy. Next week, notice has been given, the Recorder will appear. Itisto be a morn- ing daily, and it is said will be the joint roperty of ex-Postmaster Bishop and E‘rank i’%obin:on. Its polmg' has not yet been made known. In addition to this it is expected that the weekly paper that has been promised by Miss Mollie {Conner will now make its appearance. This will deal mostly with women’s topics, and as Oakland has more active women than most cities twice its size there is un- doubtedly a big tield for just such a journal. The latest addition to Oaklana jour- nalism is the sudden jump made by the Oakland Echoes from a four-page to a teen-page edition. A score of weeklies have been born and died since Echoes entered the field eizht vears ago, but it is now more breezy and larger than ever, F. R. Porter, its editor, is one of the best-known and most versatile newspaper men on the coast. The chief attraction about Echoes is that it can never be told just what it will contain, but the surprise is always an agreeable one. The last number contained several handsome illus- trations and was the best weekly yet issued in this city. In the interior of the county the latest addition to journalism is the Haywards Daily Mail, which has already had a suc- cessful run of more than a month and is as bright as ever. REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Charles McVey to Mary McV Fell screet, 167:6 W of ‘Gough, W 25 by N 120; also lot on'S line of Burrows street, 80 E of Goet: tingen, E 30 by N 100, block 19, Railroad avenue extension; alsoloton E lipe of Victoria streei, 2258 of Stanley, S 50 by E 100, block 40, City Land Association; gift, P. Robinett to R. H. Hazelton, lot on § i street, 192:6 15 of Steiner. £ 55 by also lot on Sline of Lombard street, 137: Fillmore, E 26:6 by S 18° 20. W. J. and M. E.Roun- i Adnms‘urustec{ a tree (by trustees) to A. W. Jackson, lot on N line of Oak street, 207 K of Scott, K 26, N 14v:115, W 82:6,5 21:8,'15 20, Si5 116:9; $6100. A.J. Morrell and H. and_Henrietta M. Cox (nea Garwood) to Jacob Bergman, lot on S liné of Beach street, 137:6 K of Broderick, ¥ 157:6 by S 187:6; als0 10t on North Point street. 187:6 W _of Devisa- dero, W 68:9 by N 137:6, quitclaim deed; $—. James V. Harrison (executor of the estate of Edmund B, Walsh) to Robert B, Hochstadter, lot on W line of Devisadero sereet, 137:6 S of Geary, 850, W 80, S 7:6, W 45, N 95, E 45, S 10:5%, W 10, S 27:0%, ; §7825. Arey A.and Estelle L. Dudley to Theodore P. Schaller, lot on S line of Feil street, 156:3 W of Devisadero, W 25 by § 137:6: $10. Adam and Emma F. Grant 1o Isabella R. Kin all interest in blocks 85, 36 and 37, bonnde ¥ Ness uvenue, Polk, Beach and " Lowis streets: . lot on N line of N 1200 line of 137:6; E of Samuel Fox to Louisa Fox, lot on S line of Eighteenth sireet, 75 W of Church, W 25 by S 00; $200. Joseph L.and Celia Rosenberz to G loton W line of Bryant avenue, 60 S of first street, S 25 by W 100: £250. Benjamin Bangs (executor of the estate of Kate or Catherine Johnson) to Regents of University of California, lot on N line of Su't < 4:515, N 108 W Larkin, lot on E line 28:574, 1 o 13 100. S 50, E 3 035, E 40:5%;, S 25, W 90; £10. John Diemer Jr. to John Diemer, undivided one- half of ot on N line of Jackson street, 205:9 W of Powell, W 23:3 by N 62:91 Charles Diemer to same, same; $10. Gustave and Therese Sutro to Caroline A. M. "Towne (executrix estate of Albon ‘Towne), ot onSline of Calliorniu street. 68:9 W Taylor, W 8:9 by S 137:6: : $ undivided one-half of v S 137:6: $10. R. H. and Belle Mighell to William E. Mighell, undivided 1-5 1ot on SE corner ot Jones and Turk streets, E 80 by S 82:6; $10. Mary Eogers to Philip Rogers, lot on NW line of Howard street, 175 8W of First, SW 25 by NW 85: gift. William H. and Wilhelmina W' 510w to Thomas Harrison. lot on SW line of Stanley place, 225 NW of Bryant street, NW 29 by SW 125; $10. William and Hannah Dorgan to Marie Tabor, lot on SW line of Russ street, 185 pE of Howard, SE 25 by SW 100: $10. J. C.and Bertha C. Bates to Harrison A. Jones, lot'on NE corner of Clementina street and Kigh teenth avenue, N 28:11, K 120, 8 23, W 60, S v 60; $10. $10. James B. Haggin to Thomas Ross, lot on W line of First avenue, 200 S of Ciement street, S 25 by W 120; $10. Charles K. and Mary J. Mack to Ksther Hay- man, lot on E line of Fourth street, 175 N of Point Lobos avenue, N 25 by £ 120: $950. William and Anpabel Bannan to Charles H. Ford, lot on E line of Twenty-first avenue, 125 S of C street, S 25 by E 120; $10. George H. Ashton to Robert McM illan, lot on W line of Forty-seventh avenue, 125 N of J street, N 100 by W 120; $10. Anton_Persson to Oscar Olofson, lot 804, Gift 3; $10. Hickey to Hannah la Valliére, lot 48, also lot 30, block 42, Sunnyside! gift. Malcolm D. Campbell, lot 25, block corner of NE elton and Yale streets, E 60 by N 100, bio 127, Superior Homeste; 10. n K. Ingersoll to Clara A berson, lot W lLine of Fourteenth avenue South, 150 N W of K street South, NW 75 by SW 100. block 288, South San Francisco Homestead and Railro: 10. Mission-street Land Co. to Catherine Regens- burger, lots 10 to 19, block 1: lots 18 to 30, 36 to 40, block 43 to 54, block O; lots 1 to 20, 32 to lots 1 to 9, 44 10 48, block P:'lots 32t N lots 1 to 17, block Q; Migsion Street Land Company, $581. Henry S. Dexter to Julius Van Vliet, Tot on W line of Kearny street, 72:6 N of Pire,'N 20 by W 39:2; $10. . 4. and Bertha Van Viiet to William B. Bourn, same: $100. Gabriel Cobn to Security Loan_Association, 1ot on W line of Buchauan street, 26 N of Sacramento, N 25:214 by W 109; $500. John B. Lewis to John C. Spencer, lot on W line of Kimball place, 80'S of Sacramento street, S 77:6 by W 56; §10. Henry Black to James Keene, lot on SE corner @t Lurkin sireet and Brady place, S 26 by E 187: $2600. 6, block 6, block Bridget Dougherty, Mary Coghlan (nee Mooney). James, Joseph and Nellie K William Moroney to Peter corner of Freeion street, 2256 NE of Fourth, NE 25 by NW 80: $10. George A. P. and Nellie Lane to Oscar Wilson, lot on S line of J street, 108 W of Seventh avenue, W 25 by 8 100: §10. Martin Johnson to Francis S. Spring, block 31, University Mound Survey, bounded by Bacon, Somerset. Wayland and Holyoke streets: $1. T, T. and Deila M. Scott to H.and 1da R, Taylor, lot 22, block 41, Sunnyside: $10. Charles 1. and Ida R. Taylor to Marcus and Au- guste W. H. Stammer. lot 17, block 41, same; $10. Jacob and Lina Hayman to Ludwig and Anna Schaufel, lots 1192 and 1194, Gitc Map 2; $10. Joseph R. Brandon and as trustee of the estate of rah C. Brandon to Domenico Rovegno. lot on N W e of Otscgo avenue, 160 NE of Seneca ave- nue, NE 160 by NW 237, block 28, West End Map 1; $10. Castrostreet Land Company to Charles F. Brown, lot 2, block 3, subdivision 1, Castro-street addition: $750. ALAMEDA COUNTY. J. J. and Essie C. O’Rourke to Nicholas J. Sweeney, iots 85 to 74, map of the Rose Tract, Oakland Lizzie J. Woods to J. R. Horton of Alameda, 10t lon street. 231:814 N of Eighth, N 38 by K 183:3, Oaklsnd; $10. Mary Ireland ‘(wife of George) to Luigi Ram- poni of Oakland Townsuip, 10t on N line of Forty- sixth street. 810 E of Grove, ¥ 30 by N 100. being the E 30 feet of lot 25, block 2111, Alden Tract at Temescal, Oakland Township: $10. Peter Powers to Mary B. Russell of San Fran- cisco, lot on W line of Second avenue, 170 N of Birch street, N 50 by W 140, being lot 131 sale map Temescal Park, Oakland Township; grant. ary E. Carroll (by attorney) to James Rankin hr.lot on W line of Mark street, N 20 by W 135, portion ot lot 8, ney Tract, Perkeley! $10. Matilda A. Daly to Eila B wite of H. T.) of Oakland, the E 5 feet of lot 14, block E, map of the Daly Tract, Brooklyn Township; $10. C. S Carriganto Anna M. Cook of Oakland, lot 13, block A, King Tract, Brooklyn Township; $10. John A. Patton to Aunie Poole of San Francisco, lot 11, ‘map of the Stone subdivision, Brooklyn Township: $50. G. H. Morrison, an insolvent debtor, by C. B. White, assignee, to Joseph A. Leonard, jot on SW corner of Clinton avenue and Union street, S 65 by W 148, block 16, amended map of Bartlett Tract, Alameda: $90. Charles Rabb (o Hans H. Voltmer, lot on S line of Santa Clara_avenue, 1 W of St. Charles street, W 25, 5 126:9, £ 95, N 125:2 t0 beginning, being fot_48, Vischer Tract, quitclaint deed, Ala- meda: $5. A ‘Theodore P. and Eliza Schaller to Estelle L. Dudley, lot on NE line of East Fifteenth street, 112:6 NW of Fourth avenue, NW 37:6 by N1 100, block 75, Clinton, East Oakiand; $10. Jobn M. Shay to W. N. Concannon of Oakland, 1ot on NE coriter of Lydia and Market streets, N 100, E 93, S 98Y, W 75 to ming, being & por- | Curtis & Williams Tract, Oakland, quitciaim deed’ $10, Petér and Saral M. Thomson' to €. H. and Gert- on ¥ line of rude K. Jones, lot on E line of Franklin street, 17.54 N of Twenticth, N 33:5, SE 85.98, SW 33.48, zng 84.25 to beginning, block 2161, Oak- ;' $10. Fred B. and Elizabeth H. Tavlor to Ed'A. Olsen of Oakland, ot on S line ot Third street. 25 W of Quk, W 26 by 8 100, being 108 15, block 131, Oak- and; W.J. Lavmance to Emma Abbott of Oakland, lots 17 and 18, block C, amended map Fafrview Tract, quitelaim deed, Oakland Township: 810, L. H and H. M. Wliltehouse to same, iots on B line of Sunnyside avenue, 160 & of S line of right of way of Piedmont cable road, S 64, E 188:2, N w 59, W 155:4 to beginning, being lois 17 and 18, block C, amended map Fairview Tract, Oakland Township: $10. Mountain View Cemetery Association to 4. C. McCurdy, lot 44, in plat 34, Mountain View Ceme: tery, Oakland Township; $34. A.B. Larmer to Ella L. Larmer of Oakland, lot on NE corner of Felton and Lowell streets, N 132:6 by E 100, being lots 45 to 48, block 33, ma; of resubdivision of Smith's subdivision of Mathews Tract. Berkeley, subject to a mortgage; $10. Edgar A, and Hill to John E. Hopking of Oukland, lot on s of Olive street, 578.84 E of Peralta avenue, E 25. S 105.88, W 25, N 105.68 10, Deginning, being lot 42 map of Peraite-av Tract, Booklyn Township; $10. Frederick and A. C. Bammann to Thom: Hobson, lot on S line of Fagle ayenue, 122:6 Stanford street, W 30 by S 147:6, Alameda: § John and Delia Coyne to Jeremiah and C Herlihy, lot on SW Iine of Fifth street, 119 5 W ot Center, W 25 by S 113, being lot 28, block E, Bay View Homestead, Oskiand; $10. rge D. and K. J. Bishop and Mary E. Gould 10 M. Longe, lot on W lime of Wood street, 111:6 § of Taslor. 96 by W 100, block 695. Ouklind : 875, Katherine V. Klinkner (executirx of estate of Charles A, Kiinkner) to George F. Gordan_of Ala- meda, 1ot on N Tine of Butler avenne, 283 I Idaho street, NW 135, SW 43.95, NW 41.90. NE 214.98, SE 173:06, SW 181.95 10 beginning, Uak- land Township: $1465. Eliza Earoest to L. M. Earnest of Kansas, lot_on W line of Sacramento street, 46.32 N of Bancroft extended W_from NcGee street, W 285.75, S .32, . 265.75, N 46.52 to beginning, being the 46.32'fect of lot 9, block 4. State University Hom stead Association, warranty deed, Berkelev; $1. Charles and Hulda K. Fledbérg to.Charles M. Wilson of Berkeley, lot on E line of Humboldt avenue, 46:7 N of Oregon street, E 137:6, N 44:10, W 125,'S 46:6, to beginning, being 1ot 10, block T, map of the Leonai 10, The Bank of Napa to’ Helen M. Kinne of Ala- meda, lot on S line Bancroft way, 300 W ¢ }.?,.;. street, W 100 b 130, portion of lot 7, biock roperty of College Homestead Association, ey; $10. John H.), 1ot on N line of Mason street, 180 W of Calai 35, being lot 4, block N, Har- mon #10. “mma J. Glover to Walter E. Logan, 10t on N line of Felton street, 150 feet E of Lowell, K 25 by N 132:5, being lot 42 in block resubdivision of Smith's subdivision of Matthews’ ‘Tract. Berkeley; $100. . R. Whitcomb (administrator of the estate of J. B. Whitcomb) to J. M. Huddart, Berkeley, lot on NW corner of Durant avenue and Fulton street, N 45 by W 180, por.jon of lot 24, block 14, College Homestead T'ract, Berkeley: $1600. Alfred Ardley to J. R. Millard, lot on N line of ey Henderson I. and Wilder street, distant SW_493:6 from center of | Lowell, thence SW 85.24, NW 187.84, NE 83.24, S 4 to beginning, being portion of plat 65, V. and D. Peralta, Berkeley, subject to a mortgage for $400; $10. Franci and Dell C, Woodward to C. Mullen, lot 31, block B, bimond Tract, Broo) Township: also the SE 20 feet of lot 29 and N 30 feet of lot 28 and SW 10 feet of lot 26, block C, v Map of Bella Vista ¥ ast Oakland: $10. tiey to Mary Biss (wife of William C.) of San Francisco, 1ot 14, block A, Map of — Tract, quitclaim deed, Alameda; $5. Builder's Contracts. John F. Merrill with R. Ringrose. to erect a two- story brick building on the west corner of Mission and Beale street: 4 THE SHISS. ENVOY HERE. Minister of the Old Republic to the United States Arrives. The Diplomat Will Be Invited to Meet His Countrymen Next Saturday. J. B. Pioda, S erland’s Minister to the United States, arrived here from Washington yesterday. He registered at the Palace Hotel, but later in the day left for Halfmoon Bay on a visit to his cousin, G. Fancicla. He will remain there until Saturday, when he returns to this City to attend a reception to be given in his honor by his countrymen resident in this City. Minister Pioda’s trip is partly for ure, but mainly for the purpose of v the consulates of Switzerland and localities where large numbers of his countrymen are settled. He is making a tour of the whole country. From here he will go to the Northwest and from there back to his post in Washington. His coming here has been heralded for some time and has been looked forward to with considerable interest by the members of the Swiss colony, who number in this City about 4000. Preparations have been for some time under way to give hima fitting reception, in which all the Swiss societies will take part. 1t will take place next Saturday evening at National Hall, 815 Ellis street. Elaborate arrangements have been made by the committee in charge. It is proposed to have a banquet, followed by a ball. The committee in charge of the affair is composed of Consul Antoine Borel, A. A. Borlini, J. Bachman, Dr. A. T. Rottanzi, M. de Blaney and Alfred Manotti. Minister Pioda is a man of learning and ability, and comes from a family whose members have figured quite prominently in the politics of the little republic. Although but 45 vears of age, he has filled many responsible positions. Before his appointment last year to the position he now holds, he was counsel to the Swiss legation at Rome. The degree of LL.D. was conferred upcn him by one of the reat Swiss universities. The late Paul ioda, long professor of the Romrance Janguages at the University of California, was a kinsman of the Minister. Minister Pioda will vi the Swiss colonies in this neighborhoed while here, and in about ten days will proceed north. The Swiss flag wasflying over the Palace Hotel, the cousulate and many Swiss houses yesterday ir honor of his arrival. POLCE S NARISHEN Remarkable Improvement Beiog Made in Their Scores at the Range. Interesting Figures Showing the Totals Made by the Different Ser- geants’ Squads. At all hours of the day and till late at night the crack of a pistol can'be heard in the Tarkin-street basement of the City Hall, where the range for the use of the Police Department is situated. Men devote their spare time to practic- ing and the results have been remarkable. As an illustration, the progress made by the men in Captain Wittman’s district may be of interest to the public. Each sergeant hasa squad of twenty- four men, and since the range was estab- lished in the beginning of last month each squad has fired five times. Following is the result: Sergeant Birdsall and squad, 292, 361, 875, 408, 496 ; total, 1932, or an average of 77 7-2: per man. Sergeant Nash and squad, 330, 371, 378, 433, 471; total, 1983, or an average of 79 8-25 per man. Sergeant Martin and squad, 282, 365. 378, 396, 369; total, 1790, or an average of 71 3-5 per man. Sergeant Davis and squad, 319, 352,400, 434, 420; total, 1925, or an average of 77 per man. sergeant Flanders and squad, 522, 321. 382, 383, 410; total, 1818, or an average of 72 18-25 per man. Sergeant Conboy and sguad, 332, 393, 446, 484, 504; total, 2159, or an average of 86 9-23 per man. Sergeant Donovan and squed, 336, 440, 430, 506, 482; total, 2214, or an average of 88 14-23 per man. Sergeant Monaghan and squad, 334, 322, 308, 430, 441 ; stotal, 1835, or an average of 73 2-5 per man. The total of the first shots of the eight squads was 2347 and tbe total of the last was 3593, a difference of 1046, or a gain of 5 46-200 for each of the 200 men, which is remarkably good. The average per man in the first shots is about 122 and in the last 18. Sergeant Conboy takes the lead among the sergeants, their individual scores be- ing: Conboy 129, Davis 122, Flanders 118, Martin 108, Monssghnn 108, Donovan 94, Birdsall 92, Nash 89, There is keen competition among the men individunllfy and some of them can make the possible 30 every iime. Others who at first made 3 or 4 are now making 23 25. The date for the match between ten men from Captain Wit:man’s district and ten men from the Oakland force has not yet been fixed, but it will probably be in the beginning of next week. ‘ommins to Adeline H. Brown {wife of | p| | $10 each, HIS NEW MILK CRUSADE, Dockery Carries on the Fight With Remorseless Vigor and Success. ANOTHER UNEXPECTED RAID, A Wagon Captured Near the City Hall Loaded Only With Vile. Smelling Swill. Milk Inspector Dockery spent all the early hours of yesterday morning in a vig- orous and not altogether futile chase after the dairymen who persist in tampering with their stock in trade. The inspector, in company with a CaLr representative and a gentleman from one of the larger interior towns, left the City Hall about 11:30 o’clock Tuesday night. Davis and East streets, with their restau- rants galore, yielded up a goodly harvest of samples, all of which were promptly put through the Babcock test and found to be up to the standard. From this point Dockery proceeded out the San Bruno road and later to the Five- mile House on the Mission road. This raid yielded nothing but that satisfaction which comes of work well done, for out of forty wagons held up not one fell below the standard fixed by the Board of Health. From Mission road Dockery came down to Sixth and Howard streets, where a number of wagons were held up. While making a test a wagon belonging to La- achet Bros. of the Franco-American airy came along. The driver made a desperate but futile attempt to escape, Dockery showing sprinting qualities which enabled him to cvertake the fugitive ere he had gone half a block. An examination of the milk showed it to be away *‘oft” in every detail which goes to make up a pure article. In order to be sure, however, Dockery made three Bab- cock tests, the result being the same in all. The entire load, amounting to about 130 gallons, was promptly emptied into the gutter. A tour of the downtown restaurants was then made, a sample being taken from each place visited. When Dockery got back to the City Hall yesterday morning at 9 o’clock he had on hand about twenty samples of milk, from which at least ten arresis are expected. About noon yesterday B. Palaccon of the University Farm halted his team imme- diately opposite the Board of Health rooms {in the City Hall, and Dockery chanced to be passing by, and remembering that Pal- accon had been once before arrested con- cluded to take another sample of his milk. Instead of milk, however, he found only sivill, the vilest kind of swill, and that, too, in the miik cans usea to furnish his daily trade. A closer inspection showed two big tubs of swill, and nearly half the cans on board filled with the same stuff. Dockery immediately placed him under arrest, Officer Holbrook of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals placing a “cruelty” charge against him at the same time. The cases of J. Augusto, Sausalito dairy, and J. Fuhl, proprietor of the Royal coffee saloon, came up before Judge Camp- bell vesterday. The defendants were fined The case of 8. Vosti, whose partner attempted suicide last week be- cause his milk was found to be adulter- ated, was to have been heard before Judge Campbell on Monday last, but Vosti failed to show up. His $50 cash bail was de- clared forfeited. Inspector Dockery swore out warrants for the arrest of Joseph Smith, Lou Kelly, B. Mozette, Mrs. Johannsen, J. Reagi Metovich & Gudrelj, F. Montgomery, J. A. Suenberger, . Angelo and J. Jensen. The Pin Was Found. At an entertainment in Dublin a thought- reader boasted that he could find a marked pin hidden by one of the audience. The pin was hidden by a Trinity student in an adjoining room in the presence of the committee, among whom was a confed- erate. The student, suspecting the man from his looks, slyly took away the pin from its hiding place. On his return to the platform the thought-reader gazed into the hider's face and, putting his hand to his brow, was blindiolded and led the student to the hiding place, but of course could find no pin. He returned, acknowl- edged his defeat and looked daggers at his confederate. *‘Now, gentlemen,” said the student, “I'll undertake to_say that if this diviner of the human mind will doas T tell him half the audience, without a sin- gle hint, will know where the pin is,” and turning to the thought-reader he said, “Sit down.” He did so. There was a yell and jumping up the thought-reader hastily pulled from his coattails the marked pin.—Dublin Mail. Sl e e A Mother’s Way of Putting It. ““Yes, sir, my son is about to sit for his matriculation, but I must tell you that he is afflicted with a kind of infirmity—ex- traordinary bashfulness, He knows quite well everything that he may be asked, but he is so shy that—and then——"" The examiner, with a smile betraying kindness blended with experience, replied : “And what is he particularly shy in?” The mother, promptly: *‘In Greek, sir!”’ Richmond State. 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Syrup of Figs is for sale by all druge gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is mane ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will noé accept any substitute if offerew