The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 24, 1896, Page 9

THE FRANCISCO CALL ONDAY, EBRUARY 24, 1896 FEALTY MARKET RENEW Discussion of the Torrens Sys- tem Continued by War- ren Gregory. NORTH SIDE IMPROVEMENTS, Vieland Property Sold—$65,000 Mar. ket Street Sale—Building end Loan Notes. The demand for realty seems to be more 1y, and while the bulk does not ag- 1 excessively large amount by the trade is encouraging, has been a noticehble increase in ber of »rocnrded transfers, which nelude several important sales of business property. ‘l‘.’.rmg the past week the sale of the }\ ieland property on the west side of well street, between Ellis and Rddy was effected by Baldwin & Hammond 1o Mrs. C. ¥. Clarke, at the price of $100,000, I'be lot has a frontage of 41 feet and a depth of 871¢ feet, with an “L” in the rear. '€ lmprovements consist of a four-story ame building under lease for $600 per on Another sale of note was a lot 25x90 feet the southeast line of Market street, 200 ?-l'lvso‘:l‘hv\‘(‘sl of Sixth, with two-story brick improvements, for $65,000. The transier was made through the Burnham & Marsh Company. The total number of deeds recorded during four days of the past week was 104. § Money is abundans for loaning purposes at reasonable rates on good real estate curity, and the records indicate conside: able activity in this line. The largest rea estate loans made the past week were a follows: By the Mutual Savings Ban §20,000 to Wm. McCormick at 7 per cent annum, on the southwest corner of ket and Brady streets, by the ia Savings and Loan Society, 802 to David Hewes for one year at 6 cent, on the northeast corner of Marke treets, 53x! d $15,000 fo the Langa Investment Company for one vear at 613 per cent, on the northe corner of Minna and Sixth streets, 7: The principal releases granted were: By James Finlayson $16,000 to Christopher Nelson on property on the southeast line Mission, 402:6 fouthwest by the Mutual § 000 to Frederick and Mary erty on the south line of O'Farr east of Powell, 25x137:6; and by A. $10,500 to W. E. en on blocks 68, 69 and sior Homestead Association. Building statistics make a fair showing [ 1 = when the 1 do not afford tions areleit out of the STEM. 1 the Tor- ote with pleasure correspondents i s system of land traps et any adoption of this sy ul operati every phase has bee s and its merits af public opinion. the righ p Any of proverty in « oly at the interests ot e ember of the community, and it is conced will instill public con- land transfer must possess. proposed new system it de: m may be briefly record gives no information as to the If. s o matter of fact, the iand he grantor by some vears the deed is ght be said that since the passage of the present constitution the pay tof taxesis a necessery link in claiming adverse possession and that thisis a matter of cord, but these records do not show who pal e therefore cannot give any notice as 1o t}; There are many tances of every-day »nce in which a person who has yon the faith of the record tit » consideration for it on account of the pos ory right being in a strange The record can neve 1ias been delivered. It isiru 10 the Recorder constitutes , but it is not conclusive and ted by proof. here is & class of cases now be common in which it seems to m will become of grave import. mon practice fora person,say a k meake out a deed to his land in favc wife, but it is not {)ll('ed of record until after his death. If this deed was as & ma: vered to the grantee by the granto d, if not, it is invalid, unless it compli 1 the forms of & will. In other words, the ralidity of & title which a grantee would take sts upon oral proof &s to whether or not has beeu a delivery during the lifetime of the grantor. This is oftentimes very difficult to obtain, and the evidence can neverbe very actory because no record has been made that the deed he deliv & facie de The present system leaves many questions 1 as 10 the identity of the parties. For ex- uple: Siuce the passage of the statuteof 1859, forbidding a husband to transier communicy property by way of gift, without the consent of his wife, it becomes in’ every instance impor- tantto know whether or not the grantor be married. There is irequently no record made of this, snd one must therefore rest upon th- recital in the deed. If there was no recital iei the instrument itself, it is necessary to get evn dence without the record, a matter of much time and trouble. 4. The expense of preparing abstracts of title grows greater with each transaction, for with every sale there is edded & new link in the chain of title which must bs passed upon. These ttles must, except in a few special cases, be traced to the source. Although the Legislature of this State has, upon several oceasions, attempted to pass a statute which would establish a starting point beyond which the searcher need not go, it has practically produced no effect. uch wholesale attempt to rec 3 & defects isalways subject to e co #l objection that owners may not be depr: of their property without due process of law. In practice, therefore, these curative acts ha been of little use, for the conveyancer always feels it necessary to go back of them in order ascertain whether there are outstanding ghts. This constitutional objection does not exist to-the Torrens act, as L previously en- teavored to make clear. The problem of how best to preserve these ting records is a serious one. The mass of is being accumulated througk the country is s. Since the de- ion of the Hall of Records in Chicago in 1, there have been accumulated in the Re- ér's office of Cook County more than 4200 volumes of deeds and mortgeges. In vork City the accumulation has been so great that searches of titles can no longer be d on by private parties, but must be done by private abstract companies who reiy upon indices prepared by themselves. In San Fran- cisco there mre 1677 books of deeds of 500 peges each, 1140 books of mortgages aund a esponding number in each of the other isions of conveyances authorized to be ecorded. These volumes are increasing at the of three per day, which rativ must grow greater as the City becomes more populous and Teal estate trANSACIONS IMOre NUMErous. icre ie now an earnest effort to make all recorders’ offices fireproof, but absolute safety in that regard is elmost impossible. we have become so accustomed to rely record the original document is served. Assoon as it is recorded we we can always get a certified copy, 1hence are careless of the necessity of the crvation of the original By the destruc- reiore, of the public record practically dence of an owner's title is destroyed. ite of things has already arisen in f the Staies and has necessitated spe- #lion creating s short statute of lim- hin which all persons must come ! prove their claims. se and time necessarily employed wnsfer under the present Eys- uch 100 great. The intending pur- emands an abstract, which caunot in San Francisco within less than 1l cost from $20 to $50. Then must cwploy an atiorney to pass tract. The rates charged by the * 1o the large savings banks bhere, iere are no special complications, are subd; 15 a week ag the grant, upon n above all others which { + 4 Will not be grea edditionsl | ( sraduated in accordance with the value of th property, but is w c §23 for a ot Woria NO():)’ a basis we may take $25 for a To this must and recorder’ er cent of i . ll,l(nl\“o Tovided there is i.?;’fél‘&.fiifis?:'zi ally \‘;xes‘lr:)m fifteen to thirty days, more usu- however ik than the former. These figures, in et do not show the most glaring defect trach of a‘)dem_. Let us suppose that a large Sold apannd is eut up into subdivisions and thoway eheral sale 10 various purchasers. Al- sacugh the title is the same for every lot, vet resioes purchaser probably has a separate ab- -';""‘\‘t prepared and is obiiged to pay a separate be poin attorney, so that the same work must be gone over by each grantee. But this merely Sets the machinery in motion, for thereafter, when each of these lots is transferred, there Iust be an independent kearch running back 10 the root of the title, and of course additional Costs incurred, It is thus seen that the present system neces. Sitates & very large expenditure both of time and money which benefits neither of the par- ties to the transaction, but is a bonus paid on account of the defects in the machinery of transfer. It amounts to a tax upon aliendtion and an onerous one at that. SUCCESS IN AUSTRALIA. The report of the commission referred to in your columns of the 17th inst. depreciating ihe system, did not refer to the Torrens act in Australia but to the operation of Lord West- {bury’s act of 18G2 and Lord Cairn’s eact of "1875 in England. These English | statutes difiered ally from the Torrens act. Infact the conrse of English legislation on this subject points to an unguahfied in. dorsement of the Australian system in the near A writer for the American Law Review 1894, says: “Notwithstanding the disadvantages [of the English acts) the permissive features of the bill allowing registration of title have been grow- ing in iavor, so that the Registrar-General of England reports that the number of registered owners is steadily increasing, and that the manifest advantages of & regisiered titie are generally overcoming the deep-rooted 0pposi- tion of the English landowner to having his title a matter of public recor n weeping mensure adopting the Torrens m passed the House of Commons and was defeated in the House of Lords by & narrow vote.” The op uniform! o ings appea “The messure was introduced into South Australin_ first in 1857, as aiready stated. In the course of the first eighteen months more than 1000 applicants to register titles came forward voluntarily, out of & population of 100,000. The act was so successiul in South Australia that it was copied in Queensland in 1861, where now over 93 per cent of the whole land :olony is registered; in Tasmania Victorin in the same year; in New South Wales in 18 ite of some ‘misgiv- ings lest the greater antiquity of that colony, 788, might render it less suitable, s soon proved groundless. and Western Australia followed 1, thus completing the entire An colonies. s Sir Arthur Blyth, K. €. M. G., outh Australia, says: ‘Re now almost universal. For » transaction under deeds there are a thou- d under the act. * * * In Tasmania it is evervday occurrence for parties to come to the oflice, sign the proper forms, filled up b; the clerk according to their instructions, over the purchase money or the amount lent then and there at the counter, and walk off with their business completed. From New South Wales we iearn ‘the public generally have become so accustomed to our certificates | as in ufany instances to decline accepting a property except the title is registered. In New Zealand a large proportion of land transfer business is transacted by unprofessional per- sons licensed as 1and brokers, and who readily acquire the necessary familiarity with the sys- tem Constitutional objections: I have previously pointed out the conclusions of the commission of Illinois appointed to investigate this sub- ject. They reported that there were no insur- mountable constitutional objections to the eration of the act in the United States. It being conceded that an action to quiet title against sl owners known and unknown gives en ingdefeasible title against the world, the con- stitutionality of the Covk County act would seem 10 be proven. Ifevery land-owner in the State should immediately begin an action to quiet title against all persons and should ob- tain a decree to that effect & conclusive start- ing point for each titie would be obtained. A future searcher of that title need not examine beyond that decree. A land transfer statute 1ld saccomplish this seme result and with act has been minster Re- resume of its ration of the Avstralia 5, the followi: of Australa: As 0 its | agent-general for | istration of title 5 an | | infinifely less complication by the creation of & short period of limitations, that is, the desig- Ary period within which all prove their claims or be there- statute Is setin motion by the filing with registrar, and thereafter no action . is nless adverse claimants appear. ens into 2 perfect title by lapse of he second T nstitutional objection, viz., | thet the regisirar must exercise a judicial is met by the insertion of a covenant th the land, by which that official is made the arbitrator between all parties who may lay claim thereto. No such wholesale “‘at- bitration” has been heretofore attempted so far as I know, but from the rulings of our courts in other common arbitration capses there would seem tq exist no good reason against it. A discussion. however, at the present time of the constitutionezlity of the act is of little value, Thisquestion must shortly be det mined upon cases arising under the Coo County Act- and conclusively settled. The main thing now ixhow the practical workings of the system will result. Although far- reaching in its results, the &ct in the main features is simple, its details ersily mastered and practical operation in other countries shows it to possess at least the tollowing advan- tage: First, expense—The cost of a single transfer et than $3. Second, quickness—Registered land may be sold or morigaged by the transfer of certifi- cates easily accomplished in en hour's time. Third, security—By each transier the title is quieted, that is, the same result is obtained would be gained by a decree quieting title af | proper legal proceedings had. search back of the certificate is necessary. Fourth—The records become less cumber- some and ell the machinery necessary to tran- scribe documents is done away with. WARREN NORTH SIDE IMPROVEMENTS. Herbert E. Law in an interview the past week said in speaking of the improve- ments being made on the north side of town: The grading of Van Ness avenue north of Union street has already made quite a change in the appearance of the district. The water and gas pipes are now being laid, cross line sewers have been completed during the past w nd the work of bituminizing 1s now to be pushed to a finish. Work is to be begun shortly on Bay street, between Polk and Van Ness, which will give direct connection m the north side boulevard with Van Ness avenue, thus making acontinuous drive from the ferry front along the shore of the bay to clden Gate Park by way of Van Ness avenue, Lombard boulevard and through the Presidio. Fort Mason is being graded, and when finished | is to be attractively laid out under the excel- lent direciion of General Forsythe, Few of the genersl public are aware that at the end of Van Ness avenue theré is a fully improved park occupied by the Federal Government for military quarters. The added improvements witl make it one of the 1.‘v'tc1gh(‘a)' parks in_the city because of its unsurphssed marine view, commanding as itdoes the entire bay,and situated right on the water's edge. It contains sixty acres. While not so large as the Presidio, its water frontage and easy accessability, with its mag- nificent view, give it great attractiveness, We see by far too little of our magnificent bay with the chain of mountains for a back- ground,and the commanding islands and in- lets which give it & beauty never forgotten by one who hes ever seen it, and impressing upon one the great but almost unknown commercial possibilities of our grand harbor.. The situa- tion is an ideal one. It is the termination of our gresle:s\ avenue, and with the probable meking of Van Ness avenue a “park way” by planting trées and shrubbery down its center and along the sidewalks, there will be insured a driveway and vark view unexcelled in the world, and one that will at a stroke give a beauty and character which ouly San Francis- co’s natural situation could command. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. Thomas Magee & Sons will sell at public auction ‘at their salesrooms on March 7 the Iot 120 feet square and old improve- ments at the southwest corner of Geary and Larkin streets, belonging to the Anson estate. ‘Within the past few days there has been incorporated in this City the Borrowers’ Mutual Building and Loan Association, of which the following-named gentlemen are the directors: George D. Toy, of tha firm of Bovee, Toy & Co.; Joreph F. Forderer, of the Forderer Car- nice Works; J. J. Nachtrieb, of the wholesale Jeather house of J. C. Rued & Co.; David Kerr, the truck manufacturer,and F. H. McCormick, general agent for the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway. Following are the offi- cers chosen for the first year: President, Frank H. McCormick; vice-president, Josepn F. Forderer; attorney, George T. Wright; sec- retary, Charles E. Naylor; treasurer, Daniel Meyer. The plan of the association is somewhat different from that in use hy the other local associations; first, in the fact that no “premium’’ is charged at all, the bor- rower simply paying his dues on shares and his interest on the actual amount re- er Therefore no ceived by him, in monthly installments of $1 25 per $100, or $12 50 per $1000. David Bush of the country department of O’'Farrell & Co. reports the sale of an improved vineyard property on Howell Mountain, Napa County, for $3000; also residence property in the suburbs of Oak- land for $6000, The California Bullding and Loan Asso- ciation of Alameda, with fiusiness offices in this City, will hold its eighth annual meet- ing in Alameda on Monday evening, March 9, for the election of officers and the con- sideration of annual reports. C. C. Bemis reports the sale of a water lot on Steuart street, between Mission and Market, 45:10x137:6, and old improve- ments, to George Parker, for $1500. Will E. Fisher & Co. report the follow- ing sales: Three lots 25x100 on California street and a lot on Second avenue, near California, each for $1000; three lots in block 215, Rich- mond, between Point Lobos and Clement, $415 each; lot 30x75 on the north side of Clement street. 90 feet west of Eleventh avenue, $950; lot 25x100 on the south side of Ciement. 90 feet east of Eleventh avenue, $1000; three lots south ot the park. corner of Tenth and M, Eleventh and M, and Eleventh and L, $900 each, and four inside lots in the same block, $450 each. About four months ago Baldwin & Ham- ond placed on the market the first sub- ision of the Castro-street Addition, which contained 150 lots. Since that time 130 lots have been sold. A number of pretty homes have been erected and other buyers have made known their intention to build as soon as the winter season is {airly over. Encouraged by their success, the Castro-street Land Company has in- structed Baldwin & Hammond to offer for sale a new block containing forty-eight lots. The agents are confident that the sale of the new block will be even more rapid than the last subdivision. Shainwald, Buckbee & Co. will hold an auction sale on Wednesday, March 11. The catalogue comprises fifty twenty-five- foot lots on Twenty-first, Twenty-second and Hampshire streets and Potrero avenue, the remaining portion of the Mor- genthau property. Von Rhein & Co., by order -of Mayor Sutro, will offer at aaction on Thursday, March 5, blocks 224 and 225, outside lands. This property is only one thousand feet from the Cliff House and commandsa beautiful view of the ocean and the count- Jess attractions of that vicinity, Among the largest pieces of property to be offered at auction by Easton, Eldridge & Co. next Tuesday will be the Alexandria Hotel on the south side of Suttdr street, near Jones. The lot has a frontage of 65 feet and a depth of 137:6. The building contains 120 rooms and is said to have cost $80,000. SHLYATIONARMY TROLBLE Agitation Over the Dismissal of Commander Ballington Booth. May Cause a_ Permanent Rupture Be- tween English and American Salvationists. The anncuncement of the retirement of Ballington Booth and his wife, Maude B. Booth, from the command of the Sal- vation Army in the United States, asgiven in a telegram in THE CaLL of yesterday, has caused widespread sorrow among the army of this City, and as far ascan be learned throughout the coast. It was the main topic of conversation among both soldiers and officers at the headquarters. Many refused to believe the truthfulness of the report and declared that the uld not accept it as a fact unti: official information was received. Although the rank and fiie of the army were averse to talking for publication con- cerning the matter, the general sentiment expressed was to the effect that young Booth was driven from his position by enemies in London, led by Colonel Eadie, the chief secretary, who ted this coun- try a few years ago. t is openly asserted that General Booth, the father of Ballington, was so worked upon that he gave peremptory orders to Commander Herbert Booth to demand the keys and office which have been surren- dered. This is the second son of the general, and that he should have so suddenly been divested of his office was a sarprise to all. Although this movement has been quietly worked by English enemies for a long time it was wholly unknown to the army in the United States. That it will cause a permanent rupture is the fear of those who have the cause nearest their hearts. Major William Halpin, editor of the ‘War Cry, who succeeded Captain Milsaps, visited Stockton yesterday, and therefore could not be interviewed. Captain Reed of White Wings Corps No. 3, located on Mission street, near Third, said: “Ii the report be true, and of course there is little doubt of it, I regard the loss of Mr. and Mrs. Ballington Booth as a very serious blow to the cause of the Sal- vation Army in the United States. It was only last October Mrs. Booth visited this Coast as you will remember, and she held forth to the largestaudiences that could be crowded into the largest halls obtainable. She is undoubtedly the brightest woman connected with the army, and she won our undying love.” - ““What will be the effect of this change ?” was inquired. *“That I cannot say, of course, but 1 do not believe that it will meet with eeneral approbation, although I believe that the army is loyal to its Commander-in-chief, General Booth.” “Do you not think that it will perma- nently” sever the existing relations be- tween the Salvationists of this country and Encland?”’ was asked. “1 could not pretend to answer that question, and farthermore I have not had time to think the matter over as yet.’”’ Several other captains expressed the same sentiments. Captain Armstrong of Mission Corps No. 4 regretted that such a thing had hap- pened, but did not know enough concern- ing the matiter to discussit. fe hoped that no harm weuld be done to the army in America, though he conld not tell whether it was the opening wedge to a grand breach between the English and American soldiers. A PESTHOUSE. The Goveriment to Be Asked to Cede Part of Angel Island to Build One On. “There is to be a discussion to-morrow before the Supervisors,”’ said Mayor Sutro yesterday, “in regard to locating the Pest- house on the Almshouse tract. What will be done I do not know, butif the Southern Pacific wants it there it will go there. “But I do know that the Pesthouse should be located on an island, and appli- cation will be made to the Govern- ment to allow the City to estab- lish and maintain a Pesthouse on the north shore of Angel Island, where the 3u.rnmine station is located. It will no doubt be obtained, and there it will be out of harm’s way. “The ,people of the Mission are rising against the proposition to locate the Pest- house on the Almshouse tract, for they fear that the winds will carry from the Pesthouse disease. and spread it over the Mission district. There is some talk of a crematory to distroy refuse matter in and around . the proposed Pesthouse, but that will not help matters, for with that they cannot destroy all the germs of disease that will float in the air or be carried by birds to sources which will endanger the public health. ““The people of New York City had very much the same trouble we are having i regard to a pesthouse, but they finally had theirs removed to an island at the end of tbe harbor, but they had to fight and fight hard to nccompusi that result. That is ‘what our peopie will have to do.” ART STUDY FROM DEATH, The Life Class of the Local Institute at Toland Medi- cal College. DISSECTING TABLE LESSONS. The Girls Applied Smelling Salts, but Were as Brave as Their Brothers. Smelling salts were called into requisi- tion at Toland Medical College yestérday afternoon. : The life class of the Mark Hopkins In- stitnte of Art attended a lecture by Dr. William Hay, their instructor in anatomy and the assistant demoustrator in the de- partment of anatomy at the college. Dr. Hay’s lectures thus far have been illus- trated by means of a skeleton and a pgpier mache model, the gift of Dr. R.Beverly Cole to the life class. The model or manikin is decidedly realistic, being col- ored according to nature’s plan. The young ladies who are considerably in the majority in the life class showed some mild signs of hysteria on the introduction of the manikin, but they have grown ac- customed to his presence, and he has served a useful purpose in preparing the way for a calm reception of his ghastly successor of yesterday. The girls looked upon a dissecting-table subject for the first time. They looked at the table and its, to artistic eyes, unattrac- tive burden bravely, however, for there were glances full of roguish inquiry from the masculine contingent of the class, and they were determined to show that they were as brave as the boys. They suc- ceeded, to all outward appearances, for if the young men disdained their offers of the ‘smeliing salts they started quite as nervously at times. % In time professional interest overcame womanly timidity and the girls answered the instructor’s questions as read.ly as did the boys, shrinking no more than the lat- ter did. ‘When the doctor referred to some shrunken portion as *‘our chum,” or *‘our pet,”’ they laughed at the humor. Some of them lingered to thank Dr. Hay for the privilege of the afternoon’s study. “MEASURE FOR MEASURE.” The Rev. W. H. Rader on What God Demands In This World. The Rev. Wm. H. Rader preached at the Y. M. C. A, Hall yesterday afternoou on “Measure for Measure.” He told how ex- actly as one neglected or performed his duty here his penalty or reward was meted out to him. This sermon was a plea for higher life, and the divine held that it was the very source of life to do one’s duty and have the approval of one’s own conscience. He recounted an experience of the great revivalist, Moody, who met a wounded man, The man in his then condition of mind and body rebelled against giving himself up to God, but that was exactly what he found he must do if he would be saved. Stmilarly a great painter found on the streets of New York one day a ragged, deplorable man. He asked him to call at his studio next day, and he would paint him, But the man called in a handsome suit of black, with immaculate linen, polished thoes and cane, and the painter would not take him. He wanted him just as he had been naturally, and not made up for the occasion. *“That is what God wants,” re- peated the preacher. —_— PRAVER FOR THE DEAD, Impressive Ceremonial in the Cathedral by the Calvarian Society. Sermon by Rev. Father Peter C. Yorke on “The Cause or Reason of the Passsion of Christ.”j Yesterday afternoon the first of the Sun- day afternoon lenten services, under the auspices of the Calvarian Society, was held at St. Mary’s Cathedral. The edifice was thronged with worshipers gathered together to offer prayer for the dead and to assist at the other religious exercises, The Calvarian Society—the object of which is prayer for the repose of the dead —offers to God for the purpose the great prayer commemorative of the passion of the Savior of men—*the Stations of the Cross.”” Ths is one of the most noble and touching prayers of the Catholic church. It calls to mind the sorrowful and tragic events in the life of Jesua. 3 Beginning with the first station, “the agony in the garden,” where the Son of God endured a suffering so great as to cause the blood to rush from the pores of his sacred body, down to the fourteenth station, when he was at length lain lifeless in the sepulcher, are the stern lessons held up to view to teach mankind bhow to jour- ney through life, how to endure, how to conquer, how to die, This is the prayer offered privately by the members, these general assemblages being an extra offering and in keeping with the holiness of the lentén season, Yesterday the stations were made by the Rev. I"ather Byrne. The sorrowful “Stabat Mater,”’ always sung between the stations, but usually by e choir only, issued also from the lips of the congrega- tion. The “Veni Creator’” was also sung by it. Rev. Father Yorke delivered the sermon owing to the inability of the Archbishop to be present. The subject was “The Cause or Reason of the Passion of Christ.”” Before entering upon his sub- ject the speaker encouraged the members of the society to be faithful and true to the duty their charity leads them to as- sume. e dwelt on the necessity and virtue of prayer for the dead, and spoke eloquently on the greatness of the prayer of the “Way of the Cross,” which is the feature of their organization. He then sermonized upon his theme— dwelling upon the fall of Adam, the crime against.an infinite God and the necessity for a reparation that would be infinite. This necessity resulted in Christ assuming the sins of the world and under- going death on the cross. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament concluded the services. It is evident from the outpouring of the people to attend this initial Sunday afternoon service, that these services will be well attended until the joyous peals of the Easter bells shall have sounded an adieu to the season of penance and its prayers of sorrow. e THE COMUS' REPLY. San Francisco Football Boys Fighting Stockton in a Verbal Battle. The members of the Comus Club of this City are out in battle as a result of the telegram published in yesterday morn- ing’s papers apropos of the foothall game with the Stockton Athletic Club, in which’ they participated in Stockion on Wash- ington’s birthday. The telegrams say that the Stockton Athletic Club agreed to play the second eleven of the Olympic Club; that, instead of sending up a team as agreed upon, & picked team was organized for the pnrpose of *‘doing up” Stockton’s boys. The¥ also say that the San Francisco boys ‘‘abso- lutely refused to give their namesand that the Stockton men do not know the names or identity of some of the men they went against.”” Also that the San Francisco team did not, with two or three excep- tions, wear the Olympic colors. Now, the Comus Club emphatically de- nies thesdcharges and insinuations. In the first place they say that the Stockton team did not agree to play a game with the Olympic Club eleven. The challenge was sent in the name of the “Comus Club Team of San Francisco.”’ And the Stockton boys, for the sake of attracting a larger - audience, advertised the visitors as the “‘Second Eleven of the Olympic Club.’* This was done without the knowledge or consent of the Comus Club. It is al%0 denied that the San Francisco boys refused -to give their names. The names were advertised in Stockton papers, and with no exception the team appeared as advertised. Moreover, there was no one at all wearing Olympic colors, there bein; necessity for members of the Comus Club to wear any colors except black ana gold, the club colors. The boys say that they cannot believe that the Stockton Club could have re- sorted to such unsportsmanlike conduct as to authorize the publication of these re- ports. THE LABOR CONVENTION Committecs Appointed to Compile the Report of the Proceeding and to Ef- fect a Permanent Organization. The meeting of the delegate committee of the labor convention was held at theix hall, 1159 Mission street, yesterday, and a committee on permanent organization and a commitfee to compile the work of the convention were appointed. This lat- tercommittee, composed of Messrs. Roge, Schadt and Saunders, will meet to-day. Their work is to put in readable and suc- cinct shape the proceedings of the conven- tion of last Sunday, have it printed and submit it to the various organizations rep- resented. These will adopt or reject and their action will be reported to the con- vention at its next meeting, March 15 The committee on permanent organiza- tion selected is composed of August Mil- ler, R. T. Mclvor, S. F. Burns, Stinson of the A. R. U. and Jenner of the Typograph- ical Union DUKE AMONG SALESMER, He Gets $25,000 for Three Years’ Work, Besides a Helper and Expenses. Max Friedlander’s Story of the Ben- efits of the McKinley Bill to People Here. Max Friedlander, who represents a Chi- cago cloak manufacturing firm employing 1800 sewing machines, is in the City. Mr. Friedlander is one of the highest salaried men in the courtry, receiving $25,000 and traveling expenses for a three years’ con- tract, besides the aid of a traveling assist- ant. He carries as many as sixteen or seventeen trunks, and usually stays about three months here. Mr. Friedlander said some interesting things yesterday about high salaries and the effect of the McKin- ley bill in advancing the price of labor. “In regard tothese big crackajack sal- aries of traveling men,” he said, “[ get as much asanybody. There are two or three of us that get about the same. I get $25,- 000 for a three years’' contract, or over $8000a year, besides all traveling expenses. A manis sent along, too, to help me at the firm’s expense. “A man who gets this salary is ex- pected to sell $200,000 worth of goods a year, or thereabouts, He may sell more, and 1f he does, for all over that he gets a percentage in addition to his salary. The firm figures up at the end of the three years and if have sold over $600,000 worth of goods I get a percentage on what is over. I may add that for the last three years | haven't averaged $200,000a year. Times bave been too dull for that. ““We get our piece-goods from Leeds, Manchester and other cities in England, and from Berlin. We alse get some made- up goods from the latter city. However, most of the goods come in the piece, and our workmen have got so now they can make up the goods better than they can abroad. “The McKinley bill has helped the clothing manufacturies of this country. Labor has been advanced a great deal. In Germany mewn employed in clothing man- ufacturing never get over §8 or $10 a week, while women get $3. 1n this country men receive §15 and women from $6 to $7. *‘Our American-made goods are getting better and better all the time. We are so much superior to the foreigners in making up goods thatthere is no compari- son. Cloaks made in Germany don’t fit our women at all. The German women are stouter and do not have the graces of form that ours do.” Mr. Friedlander has been twenty-eight ears on the road. He says that talk about 10,000 and $15,000 to traveling men is not well founded. It is more than is paid. He gets as much, he says, asis paid to anybody, and scarcely three men get as much as that. The traveling man spends money lavishly, or at least itis said of him that he does. THE FUNDING BILL. Patriots of Galt Oppose the Measure. Huntington’s Allies. At a meeting of Galt Lodge No. 1, Patriots of America, of which Alexander Montague is first patriot and C. C. Clements is recorder, held a few evenings since at Galt, the following preamble and resolution were adopted: + WHEREAS, The penxple of the Pacific Coast are unanimous in their opposition to the funa- ing of the debt owed by the Pacific railroads 1o the Government of the United States, as pro- vided for in a bill now pending in the Congress of the United States; therefore be it > Resolved, That it is the undivided wish of the sevemty-five members of Galt Lodge No. 1 of the Order of the Patriots of America that this resolution be forwarded to our Represeutative in Congress, the Hon. Grove L..Johnson, re- questing him to devote his individual energy and employ all honorable means to defeat the assage of the said funding bill, now pending Fn the House of Representalives, or any other Dbill hereafter introduced having for its aim the same ohject; that we invite our repre- sentative to regard this resolution, in coming from his constituents, as offering him what encouragement we can to sustainl him in the performance of his duties in the interest of the whole of the people of his district. Mayor Sutro when shown the preamble and resolution yesterday read. them care- fully and said:~ “It is well that the peo- ple should rouse themselves to the neces- sity of defeating the funding bill, but these people made a mistake when they de- cidea to send their protest to Grove L. Johnson, for every one knows that he is a railroad attorney.’ . The Mayor stated that he had no private advices from Washington in relation to the funding bill and added: “The bill will be beaten despite the great fight Huntington and his_lobbyists are making in Washington and Kentucky. 1In the lat- ter place he has not paid lobbyists as he hasin Washington, but the railroads of the State are making the fight. Still the Eeopeol (California must not relax vig- ance. “Why do I think a rshmdingi measure cannot pass?” continued the Mayor, re- peating & question, “why, we are on the eve of a Presidential election and the party leaders will not permit the passage of a measure that would mean disaster to them. But as I have already said, the people themselves must see that no such measure is passed.” TALKED 10 THE BOYS, Father Yorke Explairs the Na, ture of the League of the Cross. GRAND RALLY OF COMPANY L. Enthusiastic Gathering of the Friends of the Order at Missign Parlor Hall. Company L of the League of the Cross held its second grand rally at Mission Par- lor Hall yesterday afternoon, and a rous- ing rally it was. Long before the hour for theelntertainment to commence there was standing room only and very little of that. The only decoration was an immense American flag at the rear of the stage draped about a portrait of George Wash- ington. TUpon the stage were seated Rev. Fathers O’Ryan, Gleason and Yorke; Thomas Fallod, president of the league, and C. Clarke, captain of Company L. * President Fallon announced the num- bers on the programme, which were as follows: League hymn, by assembly; pi- ano duet, Misses P. Conway and P. G Blake; comic song, Richard Egan; recita- tion, Sergeant Frank Suliivan of Company I; song, Edward Lougery of Company K; “Veni Creator,”” audience; address, Rev. P. C. Yorke; Kanaka chorus, members of Junior Branch Company L; cornet duet, Frank Lycett and William Cadigan; song, Bertv Miner; specialties, Messrs. Egan and McNulty; “Te Deum,’’ audience. The main feature of the afternoon was the address by Father Yorke. The ap- plause with which the priest’s appearance was greeted testified tothe popularity with which he is held by the Cetholic com- munity. The address was in part as follows: Ladies and Gentlemen and Boys of the League of the Cross: It is a pleasant thing, and it does my heert ¥0od, to look down upon the youth- ful faces of the boys and young men who have enlisted under the banner of temperance, and who are trying to spread in this town the principles of the cross they worship. A few months ago I would have thought it labor lost to explain what the League of the Cross was. Since then I have heard thac the League of the Cross was a bloodthirsty band that lay awske &ll night trying to think of some way to de- stroy our American institutions. I never be- fore thought ihere was so much ignorance in the world as I have discovered during the last few months. Ihave learned that the League of the Cross is an organization made up of Papists, mainly Jesuits, whose main object is to cut the throat of Americanism. The Catholic church in dealing with great uestions does mot believe it is the proper thing to go out on the street corners and, wav- ing a red flag, go for everything in sight. Sae does not believe that by passing a law in Sac- ramento we will all become angels like that on the City Hall—an angel in everything but wings. I am sure our Board of Superyisors is like a certain place, very full of gogd inten- tious, but tney might legislate twenty-four hours of every day but until men and women are taught the true moral pringiples there will be no great reformation. There is in San Fraucisco a saloon to every 100 people. From this you may imagine the DOWErs the temperance people have to combat. How are we going to prevent people from go- ing down the road to ruin? You can’t do it by ng a barricade. They’ll all go over it. way to do it is by the will, and you musy take the will when it is young and pli- able. The young man, if he is taken when his will'is in this condition, may be so trained that he will not have to have forceful re- straint, and will say of his own free manly voiition, “I will not touch it.” This is what the junior branch of the League of the Cross is. The boys are pledged to total abstinence until they are 21 years of age. The senior branch is made up of men who are over 21 yedrs of age. When the bovs be- come 21 years of ‘age they are free to siill con- tinue members of the league by taking what is called the partial pledge. This is that they will not visit saloons or treat or be treated. There is, besides this, the total pledge, and I am glad to say that the large majority of the boys show a decided preference for the total pledge. This is a good sign, and I like to sea ‘boys who are not willing to’ compromise Wwith this eviL. g 1 do not think it needsany argument of mine to tell you the League of the Cross deserves your support. The fact that so many of you are here this afternoon snows that you are heart and soul in this matter, it is something in which you might all be interested that we Taise a generation of men ireed from _tne curse of strong drink, whose cheeks are red with the glow of health, whose eyes are bright with purity, and whose brein is clear because they never put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains. It is an army of strong, patriotic young Catholics, willing to do and dare for their city and their native land. Members of the league, you have your part to play. Itiswell enough to get up hare and claim for you all the virtues, but we know that there ‘are times when the foot stumbles. Youare_taughtto be manly boys end maniy men. Remember there is only one thing to do. Keep your promise, and if you can’t keep your promise get outof the league. If you can’t keep your promise, for God’s sake don’t go ebout town breaking' it and have the Philistines pomnt you out and say you are members of the league and not meuly litte ys. 1t is sometimes said that people of Irish birth ere more prone tp temptations to drink than any other people. People who wish to throw & stone at the old church say the saloon- keepers are all Irish. 1 have been taught dur- ing the last few months never to take any- body’s statement on faith. I have learned o look up everything anybody says, and by the time you look it up you can gencraily believe the opposite. 1 have hiad occasion to look u this question. In the first place, there is S in England eighty times as much liquor in roportion to the inhabitants as there is in reland. If the Irish get drunk oftener than the English it is because they get drunk eighty times easier. They say that the Irish are the majority of the saloon-keepors. A friend of mine and I went down to the City Hall and looked at the license books there. Of 3445 names of saloon-keepers only 600 were Irish. Then we divided the City into north and south of Market, because they say thai if 1t is not trueof the City it is at least true south of Market. Itisn’t even irue there. is not true in New York, it is not true in Chicago, and now this investigation has proved it is not true in San Francisco. Boys, I want to tell you right now that you heve nothing either in the present or the past 10 be ashamed of. Wedo not go about carry- ing Uncle Sam under our wing es though he were a chicken. Uncle Sam is no chicken and he does not need any one to protect him. I say that in this League of the Cross we are do- ing a far nobler work than those who are go- ing about shouting -against their neighbors. We are teaching those boys to love that old flag, we are teaching them 1o love their coun- try’s heroes. - It is one of the grandest blessings that was ever given to any country that at the head of its history there should stand a man of such glorious untarnished civic record as was that of George Washington. Patrietism, honor and truth we teach you in order that you may raise up your hands before heaven and swear allegiance to that flag under whose folds you were born and whose protection you must and shall enjo; Much of the success of the rally is due to the energy of the committee of arrange- ments, consisting of Edward McDonough, Thomas F. Quinn and Edward McKecn. Sir Michael Meyencorf, who lately lec- tured in Chicago, is said to be the only man ever released from Siberian exile through the intervention of the United States. He is a Pole, took part in the in- surrection of 1863, was banished to Siberia, but was released on the intercession of President Lincoln and Secretary Seward and banished: to the United States instead. AUCTION . SALES. REGULAR WEEKLY AUCTION SALE. SPECIAI Wednesday. ...........February 26, 1896, At11 o'clock A. M., we will sell AT GRAND ARCADE Bgfl-fll MARKET, 327 SIXTH STREET, By order of a private gentleman, the Handsomest Rig in Town, consisting of one Handsome Chest- nut Sorrel Mare, 5 years old, g0od roadster or busi- ness horse; one Fine Open Buggy, one Handsome Top Buggys, Harness, Kobes, Blankets, etc. Also 30 Work Horses, Open and Top Wagons, Carts, Phaetons, New and Second-hand Harness, No resorve or ltmit. 8U AN & DOYLE, Livestock Auciioneers. NEW TO-DAY. of the chiefest charms of the “M/ANTELL” Cigars is their abso- lute uniformity — the quality never vaties..# Mantells shipped on approval to country dealers. Express Free if unsatisfactory. THE WERTHEIMER CO., Agents, S, AUCTION SALES, EBALALCio N EE RS G0M R,,wt HoTe SAN- Fran REAL gare ACET OFFICE&SALES 638 MRKET X" At éuction TUESDAY- TUESDAY........... FEBRUARY 25, 18068 AT 12 o'crock Noo, At 638 Market Steeef, Opp. Palace Hotel Investment Properties! A GRAND PIECE OF SUTTER-ST. PROPERTY, KEnown as the “ALEXANDRIA,” South Side of Sutter St., 41:2]; East of Jones St., Lot £5x137:6 Feet. RENTAL $800 PER MONTH. This new and elegantly constructed 5-story modern hotel building, “THE ALEXANDRIA,"” Contains ‘thing known to architects for the ce Of patrons of a first-cl family hotel; it is subdivided into 120 cheerful and’ ple g grand halls, elegant reception-rooms, parlors, billiard- rooms, family rooms, in suit or single; fine eleva: tor; in the Lasement is a complete outfit for the elevator: laundry appliances, and everything that the demands require for a strictly first-class Louse, or if desired the building is well arranged and can be rented for offices. Doctors, dentists, artists and all professional people are making Sutter st. the great headquarters, resort end thoroughfare for every profession useful to the human family. For 4 professionsl 1ot to be located on Sutter st. s to be out of the swim. [Examine this property for an investment; a rare opportunity for a large picce of Sutter-st. property; a chance once in a lifetime. PALATIAL RESIDENCE And Lot 137:6x137:6 feet, on north line of Broadway, 13 feet east of Fill- more street—the very apex of Pacific Heights. This elegant mansion is one of the cholcest ity; contains 18 rooms, comprising Beautitul Parlors, Reception-rooms, Library, Bil- liard Room. Elegant Dining-room and several Bedrooms, Grand Hall, frescoes and elaborate or- namentations throughout the residence; elegant grounds, with stable for several horse: grand and imposing view of San the islands, the Marin, Costa Hills, and & constantly movi orama-view unequaled in the world. The Mansion and Stable and the entire lot, 137:6 feet, will be offered as an entirety or THE BEST 50-VARA For residence in the city: north line of Broadway, between Webster and Fillmore streets, In Four (4) Large Subdivisions—34:4¢x 137:6 Feet, Reserving the improvements. A more perfect and sightly location for a home cannot be fo#nd in the city. The homes of our best citizens surround this mansion and grounds. Broadway is bituminized and in splendid condition. Car accommodations 10 every portion of city. Improved NW. Corner Fillmore and Jackson Streets. § Improvementsconsist of 8 FRENCH FLATS, 027 and 6 rooms and bath and a bay-window residence of 9 rooms and bath. This is one of the choicest locations on Pactfic Heights. The prop- erty is in quick demand for renting at all times; surrounded by streetcars, accessible to any por- tion of the city. Examine this for an investment. Full rents $235; lot 98:414x100 feet. PACIFIC HEIGHTS 50-VARA LOT, South line of Vallejo street, 137:6 feet east of Fillmore. This is a grand location for a handsome alatial residence. Flegant and choice neighbor- 00d. The grand view associated with the Pacific Heights is enjoved by this property. Lot 137:6x 137:8 feet. Car accommodations everywhere, Mission Residence Lots. ast line Fair Oaks. north of 25th st.—Two ela- gant and sightly residence lots; choice Pome sites; 35x100 and 25x125. Ridley, nr. Market and Guerrero Sts. South line (No. 437) of Ridley st., 140 feet east of Guerrero; house of two tenements: rent $29: Castro and Valencia cables: lot 25x100 feet. Mission—Grand Corner Lot. NE. corner Guerrero and 27th sts.: elegant cor- ner: all ready for building; choige Iocation: ex- amine this for a home lot: 27x80 feet; also adjpin- ing on 27th st., with large warenouse almost full size of lot; lot 20x77 feet; S. F. and 8. M. cars. Bernal Heights Lots. In Gift Map No. 3—Ten lots, bounded by Pow- hattan, Bank and Butler or Folsom streeis; fine view; must be sold; lots 26x70 feet. For catalogues, terms, etc., inquire of EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO., Auctioneers. Salesroom, 638 Market Street. EDWARD §. SPEAR & (€0, Furniture, Book and General Auc- tioneers, 31 and 33 Sutter Street. TELEPHONE, MAIN, %181 Furniture of the Hotel Miraheau AT AUCTION. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, February 25 and 26, Commencing each day at 10 A. ., we will sell on the premi: Corner of Ellis and Leavenworth Sts. TaE ificent Furniture, Carpets, Dining oom and Kitchen Furniture of the above Elegantly Appointed Hotel, Comprisiug the Furniture of 103 Rooms, - ;.COMPRISING IN PART.... 25 Elegant New Style Foiding Beds, Oak and Cherry Bedroom Suits, Best gflfln‘ and Curled- Hair Matiresses, Live Geese Feather Plilows, - Mission Blankets and Bed Linen; Fine Parlor Upholstery; Moquette and Body Brussels Carpets: urtains. 150 Vienna Chairs; China and Ma, Dining Tables; Glass Ware; Table Linen, Etc., Etc. NOTE—The above Furniture will first be offered in ope lot, and if a satisfactory bid is not obtained it will be sold piece by piece. EDWARD S. SPEAR & CO., Auctioneers, : 31 and 33 Sutter sirest,