The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 1, 1896, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH Interesting : Report of Im portant Up-to-Date News ltems in Alameda Count‘ FANCY DOGS POISONED. Much Malicious Work Now Be- ing Carried Out in West Oakland. MRS. ADAMS TO STAND TRIAL. Her Young Husband Secures First Blood in the Suit to Annul His Marriage. Oasraxp Orrice Sax Fraxcisco Caiy,) 908 Broadwav, Feb. 29. '{ dents of West Oakland are p over the work of some mis- have been going about under cover of darkness poisoning their pet animals. At it was not thought the imals were n nally poisoned, but e vicinity | ved it be- an object in as one aff the culprits have ever, and, in become bolder than spite of the vigilance oi the officers, pro- ceeded with their miserable work. So far lew has been found of the perpetrator they be caught in the act the: but what they would receive handling by angry residents. pose of the gang in the whol s slanghter of these faithful protectors f the homes of their owners is being Mrs. Joseph O'Donmell of | hose dog wa among | d, had her -chicken- | everal fine pullets la: office m street reported to the n been po: ts after do! 1d & man 1n bis back yard and two anding outside. They made their e before he could raise an alarm and re them. the bur; is ovening the way for a series of s. Among the sufferers besides d above are the following: , a valuable thoroughbred C , a fine Scotch ter- . Gouid, a pet thoroughbred William * Spieth, a fine large Hunnings, a pet skye-ter- arris Owens, a young New- J. Moldetti, a fine bulldog a, a shepherd dog. ol riul :H'Z,A.b' POINT FOR ADAMS, His Efforts to Be Released From His Marriage to Go to Trial. AL, Feb. 29.—Judge Frick the suit of Fred G. Adams te ze with Isabella Potter an- i, and intimated that on Tuesday, the matter comes up again, he would ile the demurrer to the complaint 208 o the point ratsed by the plain- that the marriage was procured by ent into the question raised by the s of the complaint allegi that ams was not mentally competent ract a marriage because of bis unde- ed mental condition, due to an illness IS ago. e never has been nation of a weakened mind, but state of affairs due to the resuits eriod of iliness whilé he was a | s one of the main points of the | case that he was led fraudo- marriage on that account. said it was his strong im- sion that neither aliegation of frand suificient to be a cause, th ¥ ar conditioh of the young and we: ened mind together would be enough to warrant a hearing. He id, however, t believed there were portions of the ack out, and | s he would on that point on Tuesday. NEW BAPTIST PASTOR, He Will Come From New York State to Berkeley, KLAND, Car., Fet —The First st Church of Berkeley will soon secure Rev. C. C. Pierce of Oneonta, N. Y., for a pastor. The committee having the matter in charge has been in correspond- ence with him for some time and recently sent a dispatch asking to say definitely it he would come here. - There has now been received a dispatch from Rev. . Pierce saying he would be here on April 1. It is not tive that he will permanently ac- cali, the final decision being left I t the pen for the present. Rev. Mr. Pierce is about 35 years of age i a graduate of the Rochester Theo- Seminal He is married and is a of Dr. F. E. Pierce, city inspector al f meats, markets and milks. President . S. Pierce of the Los Angeles Normal ol is a brother to the prospective More Victims Found. OAKLAND, Cavn., Feb. 29. —Since the gold-brick swindlers have been secyred a number of their efforts to catcn the un- wary have been brought to light. Captain Wilson returned from San Jose with the two “gold bricks” for which A. Hoistra of that city paid $4000. While there he learned that one Bernheim, a grocer, es- caped by the refusal of the bank to let him daraw so much money without notice. - At the time he was very wrathy, but now is congratulating himself. K Chief Floyd has received information that there is a Stockton man who was buncoed out of about $18,000 on the gold- brick swindle, and he is trying to locate him, so as to get another charge against the operators, 1f possible. The man is so chagrined, it is said, over the fact that he was such an easy victim that he does not | want to let himself be known. Theatrical Note: OAKLAND, CaL, F 29.—The popu- From these instances it is feared that | ¢ receiving money stolen from Girard’s store the night her son and Abe Majors blew the safe open and secured the contents. has been continued until Monday. Mean- while she remaining in the City Jail for lack of bail. Her gnuuhxer, Ina, is in charge of Mrs, Lydia A. Prescott, secretary of the Society tor the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Young Men Populists. OAKLAND, CaL., Feb. 29.—Tne Young Men’s People’s Party Ciub met Iast night, with President Cornell in the chuir: . Dur- ing the evening he aanounced the foliow- g committees for the coming campaign: Propaganda—J. A. Hennessy, A. A. Deni- son. John H.Fuller; membership—Robert E. Bush, Ed White and G. W. Butner; auditing and tinance—0. L. Scott, Fred Hall and A. N. Denison; periodicals and literature—Leo 8. Robinson, Edward Mec- and J. C. Buwer. Roberts’ Sudden Death. OAKLAND, Car., Feb. 29.—Jobn J. Koberts of 808 Cedar street died last even- ing at his home. He was a native of this city, ouly a month and ten days past 21. He was sick only a week. - The deceased Wwas a son of the late Edward Roberts and brother of T. J. Roberts, who was at the head of the A. R. U. during the great strike of July, 1884, The funeral occurs Sunday, at 2 P. M., from St. FPatrick’s Church. Rev. Danald Ross to Speak. OAKLAND, Car., Feb. 29.—Rev. Don- ald M. Ross will address the A. P. A.’sof Oakland on Sunday, Marck 1, at Dietz Opera-house at P. M. A small ad- mission fee will be charged.* HISTORY OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FR sco CALL, ) 908 Broadway, Feb. 29. '{ * Dr. Woolsey is mourning the loss of the gas iich formerly adorned his hospital th stre Since that building has s have succeeded in making 1i the fixtures. Christian Endeavor Union d r monthly Sunday prayer- meeting in the First Congregational church at 7 o'clock to-morrow. morning. All interested are cordially invited to be present. ] en work of the Ancient Order of ed Workmen will be held for the first time on this cosst in Oak Leaf Lodge No. 35 on Monday evening next. Three candidates will [ ated. (A school of instruction will be Syndicate Hall at 9 A. M. to-morrow. 's Home Missionary So- will hold its regul held at n Francisco and Alameda counties onsolidate with the Foreign Missionary with the & of the latter. This de- n was reached yesterdsy at the annual held in the Tenth-avenue Beptist Church. Burdette, known the world over as tha “Laughing Philosopher,” is coming. He will arrive on the coast the third week in March, and his first public appearance will be at the First Congregatiopal Church in this e is & most fluent, bright speaker, and h and vigorous. The 2w trial jury in the case of S.J. Thomas, the colored burglar from Alameda, returned a verdict of gu.lty after being out about len min- his aiternoon. He will be sentenced next at 10 A. M. Thomas was previo icted of burglary in Alameda in Octover, 1894, and was sentenced to twenty-five years in San Quentin. ual convention of the Alameda avor will be held in the Church Friday, March 13, Robert beginning at . peakers snnounced zre Rolla V. Wait, chairman of t an Francisco Commitiee of '97,” Rev.S. S. ast Oukland and Rev. E. S. Chap- . of Market street. laint is being made of late by and othersof thelack of police d to WestOakland. All West 1into but four police_beats, ning hours noi an officer is 1-street depot. g the night there are but four regular oi- s on watch. eral of Colonel Jesse He: will take ow moraing at 11 0" , under we auspices of the Society of California Pio- Colonel Healy was at-the -time of his the past twenty-six_years resided in Oakland, where he bas & host of friends. -He was a per- sonal friend of Abraham Lincoin. Asuithas been brfought by D. D. Crowley egainst P. F. Benson and Dr, E . Paterson, executors of the estate of old -Philip Boogar, for ¥2000, demanded for -an Operaiion per- formed upon Boogat after he had been shot by Michael Collins on Januar 395, The ex- ecutors cut the bill down to #5300, which the dovtor declined to accept; henice the suit. A concert - will be given at the Y.M.C. auditorium-on . Friday ‘evening néxt for benefit of the athleti¢ depirtment of the inst tution by Miss Charlotte Gruenhagen, violn; Miss Pearl Noble, cornet; ‘Miss: Maud -Noble, trombone; ‘Miss Jettie Keith,: cornet; Mrs. e Reed, contralto: Miss:Mabei Crabtree, violin; Miss May Batrington,. viola, and Miss Anee Berrington, cell ALAMEDA'S INJUNCTION, Who Is Behind the Move to Re strain Its Municipal Board of Trustees ? Testimonial to a Local Favorite. Marriage of Persons Prominent in Social Life. ALAMEDA, Civ:, Feb, 29.—It is not knowh' exacily who is: behind the legal proceedings-begun to. restrain the Munici- pal Board from going-on with its eontracts and projects to expand the electric-light plant, but Atterney. Bruner, who has filed the first papers, says the parties. have :in- structed him to proceed to the end, which will be the Supreme Court. The Oakland Gas-Company gets the credit for the move, butits manager declares that he has noth- ing whatever to- do with'it, There are a number of gentlemen of prominence and influence who were dissatisfied with. the board’s action with regard to this miatter, especially as to their increasing the: tax levy one-fifth in. order:to raise money to put in - this enterprise, and. doing - that without leiting the public know what the increase was for.. There was much dissat- isfaction at the time the levy was laid, and some-talk of -an ‘injunction ‘to reduce -it. Now it is understéod that some of these gentlemen have made up a fund that will reimburse thie attorney -and meet the cost of a suit that will fully test the right of a municipal . board .t engage in commercial larit, rilby” is revived.. The:Paimer Company’s presentation of this piece next Wednesday afternoon and evening will be greeted with crowded houses. The sale of seats opened this morning to brisk de- mand and a large attendance is assured from San Francisco. e : Musical people are much interested in the engagement for one concert of the famous French violinist, Marsick, next Saturday evening. The saleé of seats be- Wednesday morning. ederick Warde upens a week's en- nt here, commencing March 9, with 1z Lear.” ‘The Bacon Company will be at the Oak- land Theater next week in **The Bottom of the Sea.” Ordinance Test. OAKLAND, CaL., Feb. 29.—Street Super- intendent Miller is to make a test of the ordinance to compel street railroads 1o keep their roadway in repair. me time ‘e he notified Superintendent W. F. 1dolph of the Central Avenue Electric Road to make certain repairs on Pine street, between Taylor and Division, but Rudolph allowed the three days ailowed by the ordinance to slip by without action and several others. Now Mr. Miller will swear to a complaint charging the railroad superintendent with violating the law. Mr. Miller drew theordinance soon after be took office and it has never yet been tested, The extreme penaity is a fine of $500. 3 Mrs. Wilmore’s Examination. OAKLAND, CaL., Feb. 29.—The pre- liminary examination of Mrs. Emma Wil- more, mother of Bert Wiimore, who was entenced to ten years for burglary, for enterprises. Testimonial to Pearl Noble. ALAMEDA, CAL:, Feb. 20.—Miss Pearl Noble will be given a testimonial Tuesday evening, such as has seldom been tendered any individual in Alameda, - She has for years appeared both ‘as ‘a. cornet and scprano soloist1n all sorts of entertain- ments and benefits, freely giving . her services, so that the public fully appreciate the occasion now, and is responding to the opportunity to show - its - appreciation. ‘There are to appear, besides the beneficiary: and her sister Maud, Samuel . Adelstein; Jute and mandolin soloist; Leo Cooper and Miss Esther Macomber, readers: Miss Charlotte Gruenhagen and Arthur Johann- sen, violinists; Miss Gertrude - Judd, whistling soloist; Miss Lillian. Feather- stone, pianist; E. D. Crandall, tenor, and the sfring quartet, composed of -Miss Gruenhagen and Miss Crabtree, violins; Miss May Barrington, viola;. Miss Annie Barringron, cello. . An Alameda Wedding. ALAMEDA, CaL., Feb, 29.—Dr. Charles A. McQuesten was uniied in marriage to Miss Laura Scott Rountree at the home of the bride’s parents, 1623 Central avenue, to-day at.noon by Rev. Frank Brush of the First Presbyterian’ Church. Both bride and groom are prominent peovle. The former is a twin daughter of James O. Rountree, well known in S8an Francisco business circles. The groom came to Ala- meda recently from San Francisco, where he is prominent in Grand Army, medical and governmental circles. After a wed- ding tour the newly wedded pair will settle in Alameda. 3 |COMING CLOSE TOGETHER Signs That the Water Company War Is Nearing the End. . NO MORE CUTTING OF RATES. The New Company’s Attorney Drops a Significant Hint Before the Council. 0axLAND OFFICE Sax Fraxcisco CALL,) 908 Broadway, Feb.29. 1t is regarded asa certainty that the war between the two water companies in this city is approaching the end. Last night J. W. T. Watkinson, representing the Contra Costa Company, and ex-Mavor W. R Davis strolied into the committes-room of the Council together to argue against a re- | duction on the rate for hyarants. 1t was thie first time that there has been the shightest indication of any feeling in com- mon between the two powerful corpora- tions, and the large lobby regarded it as very significant. For over a year either company has eagerly cut the other’s rate until water has been supplied for nearly nothing. Another fact that is considered as show- ing a tendency toward coalition is the re- moval of the bogie man from the office of the Contra Costa Company. The ‘*‘bogie man’’ was considered the master stratazem of the recent war. It wasa man who sat all day in the Contra Costa office and so- licited all the custom for the Dingee con- | cern. It was a bold stroke, and the Contra Costa people naturally objected to his pres- ence. The man then showed proof that he owned one share in the company, and was, therefore, entitled to inspect the | books and promenade in the office. His | right was not disputed, and for many weeks | he sat on a chair in a corner of the office, | ana when customers paid their bills they | would be asked to take the water of the | rival concern. The stockholder who was so manifestly disloyal to his new interests has gone, and there is mo longer any solicitor for the Dingee Company in the office of its rival. At last night’s meeting Mr. sounded what appears to be the keynote of a new order of things. He said: “There | is no immediate danger of the consolida- tion of these two companies, but where competition is unprofitable the natural thing for capital to do is to combine. Now, the city don’t want to do anything t that will force such a result. 1t wonld not wise.”” The price of water charged by the Contra Costa Company ie now just about one-third of what it was before the present | Council fixed the rates, and the comveti- Davis in his eighty-rourth year:and had for | tion in the new company caused a still further reduction. If the sworn statements | of the water company in yesrs past are | true, then the big rate it received three | years ago was justly due it to insure a | reasonable dividend, and at the present { time it must be losing heavily. If this be { the case, then the time referred to by Mr. | Davis last night nas already come, and | “'the natural thing for capital to do is to combine.” Next Monday night the committee will | recommend to the Council a reduction in { the rate allowed hydrants, and there will be a lively time in tie Counci! chaniber. HAYS AND HIS AX. Blind “Employes Removed From the Industrial Home. OAKLAND, CaL., Feb. 20.—Superintend- ent Hays of the Home for the Adult Blind has removed the blind teacher of the broom-making department, Daniel Weider, and-his blind assistant, W. A. Ploughman. These men were simply told their services were not wanted at the home any longer. They were among the oldest inmates of the place, as well as two of the;most intelli- gent. They were promoted to the p tions they occupied by the board recently removed because of their particular fitness and as a reward for the interest they mani- fested in the welfare of the home and in the discharge of their duties. They were not only aischarged from . their office, but from the home. The third man removed is Mr. Dice, who aas been the superintendent’s secretary. He was one of the few remaining old-time employes, and about the only person fa- miliar’ with the intricacies of the home system of accounts. Yesterday he was no- tified . that his services would not be re- quired after to-night, but at the same time he was requested to spend a week instruct- ing his successor in the dutiesof the office. Afr. Dice has lived in the main. building and had a piano and other furniture there, and'Hays could not but allow him some days’ time to remove, and so_made no ob- jection.” “1he successor to Secretary Dice s a Mr. Flood. The officers or employes removed were appointed ' not by the superintendent but by the board. A meeting of the board has been called for Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock. STUDENTS CROWN LABOR Berkeley Boys Celebrate Their Introduction to Manual Work. One More Day Will Be Given Them in Which to Finish Their Task—News Notes. BERKELEY, Car.; Feb. 20.—The stu- dents- at’ the State University will have one ‘more day in which to complete their work of ‘improving the campus. This an- nouncement . was made to-night by Presi- dent Kellogg at the wish and request of the students-themiselves. Next Monday will be set aside as the time for the com- pletion of the work. This evening the university campus pos- sesses the appearance of having under- gone an almost instantaneous and com- plete transformation,so much have the 500 student laborers done within the past two and a half days toward building new walks, leveling rugged - hillocks, fill- ing gaping holes and laying out the grounds in the vicinity of North Hall ac- cording to the principles of civil engineer- ing and good taste. 5 - What was a portion of the agricultural garden a few days ago is how an imposing sixteen-foot walk, which leads the visitor or the' college student directly from the local . train to a place: near the football grounds, where it joins the oid footpath that has been for so long a time the only well built approach to the main building from the western section of the reserva- tion. This new walk, over the securing of the right of way of which there wasso much trouble, is not yet wholly com- pleted, however, being in need of several more loads of rock and gravelin the region of the historic Lovers’ lane and beneath the sturdy live oaks. Farther up toward the buildings on the southern side of the broaa approach the bank, which was form- erly two or three feet in perpendicular height for 100 vards or more, has been given a gentle slope by the picks and shovels of the collegians. The largest and Eerhags the most diffi- cult piece of work undertaken is that of leveling the earth immediately sur- rounding North Hall. The - basement of the building was about three feet below the level of the ground the entire distance around it, but the earth has been ex- cavated on the north, west and south sides so that the lower floor is now onl about one foot below the surface. This piece of work is the farthest from com- plete of any undertaken, and it is to finish this that the boys wish another day from their recitations. The ground was found to be exceedingly hard all the way down, and in some places solidification was so nearly complete that only a pick and the muscle of a brawny athlete ~ could move it from 1is granite bed. ‘The unexpected hardness of this section has done more to prevent the entire completion of the work by to-night than anything else. Not quite as many turned out to-day for work as was the case on the two previous days, on account of its being Saturday, but those who were on hand worked with zeal and energy. There was less of the romping and rolli r spirit of the colle- giansdisplayed to-day than heretofore, but still there was enough to add life to the work and make it pass off easily., Mason, the Berkeley candy man, drove up this afternoon with thirty gullons of lemonade for the boys, and within three minutes there was a string of 300 men waiting for their turn at the tank. Fantastic costumes and unheard-of-before makeups were as much in evidence to-day asat any time previous, but some of them bore marks of violence administered by playful youths rather than holes worn through incessant toil. A rousing celebration over the achieve- ments of the last three days was held to- night. The Presidio band was engaged for the occasion and discoursed music from the portico of the library building, which was brilliantly illuminated. Town Trustees. BERKELEY, Car., Feb. 29.—A special meeting of the Town Trustees was held last night for the purpose of finally pass- ing the ordinance fixing water rates for the town from July 1. The ordinance was passed without amendment. Warranis were ordered drawn on_the town treasury for the salary list for Feb- ruary, amounting to $894 36. J. W. Rich- ards, president of the board, refused to accept his salary, expressing the opinion that the president should serve without as do the other members recompense, 3 of the board. Mr. Richards’ sal- ary has been §50 per month. His stand was opposed by other members of the board, who declared that the extra amount of time which the president must devote to town interests made it right that be should receive a salary. A warrant for $50 was therefore drawn in favor of Mr. Richards, Trustee Martin was granted sixty days’ leave of absence. He will make a business nily to the BEast. rofessor William Carey Jones an- nounced the death of Reuben Rickard, former president of the board, and the Trustees adjourned out of respect to the memory of the deceased. Trustees Jones, Gage and Hoff were appointed a commit- tee to prepare resolutions of esteem for the ex-president. Woman Suffrage Campaign. BERKELEY, Car., Feb. 2! he Citi- zens’ Suffrage Leagzve of Berkeley is mak- ing active preparations for the opening of the coming political campaign in favor of woman suffrage. Rev. Anna H. Shaw is expected to speak in Berkeley under the auspices of the league on. March 19. It will probably be her first appearance in California during the 1896 campaign. The ladies of the local league are endeavoring to compiete ar- rangements to make admission to the lec- ture free toall. Efforts are being made to raise by subscription a sufficient sum of money to pay the expenses of the even- ing. Half of the required sum hasalready been pledged. The matter is in the hands of Mrs. George. Haight, president of the Citizen Suifrage League, and Mrs, William Keith, the secretary. Change of Pastors. BERKELEY, CirL., Feb. 29.—Tt is an- nounced that Rev. J. D. Foster, who for some years has been Congregational min- ister.in charge of the work at Lorin, will leave that field about April 1. His suc- cessor to the pastorship has not yet been selected, but it is generally understood that the committee in charge will offer it to Rev. Mr. Sargent of Santa Rosa. Mr. Sargent has preached a number of times for the church, and seems to be at present the only candidate in the field for the po- sition of regular pastor. Church News Notes. BERKELEY, Car., Feb. 20.—Rev. Ho- ratio Stebbirs, pastor of the First Uni- tarian Church of San Francisco, will preach at Stiles Hall to-morrow morning under the auspices of the local Unitarian society. The Rev.. W. M. Reilly, rector of St. Paul’s Church, San Francisco, will preach at 8t. Mark’s Church. to-morrow evening at 7:30 o’clock. Rev. H. L. Gear of San Francisco will preach to-morrow morning at 11 o’clock at the First Baptist Church, Dwight way, one-half block west of Shattuck avenue. Rev. - William Hall Moreland of 8t. Luke's Church, San Francisco, preached last night at St. Mark’s his second sermon on *The Three Temptations of Our Blessed Lord.”” The third and final address of the series will be delivered next Friday evening. ‘An initiation service of the Daughters of the King will be held at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church to-morrow evening. This is the original organization from which the King’s Daughters is derived. About fourteen young ladies will be re- ceived into the order. . Strange Accidents to Birds. An Irish naturalist once observed a dumlin acting 1n a very curious mgnner on the seashore. The bird would alfight, then fly a short distance and then alight again, violently shaking its head. A round lump appeared fastened to its beak. It turned out that the bird had innocently attempted to investigate a_cockle which it ?ndbfolund open. The shell had ciosed on ts bill. A poor hittle chaffin was found dead near Epsom with its lower mandible so firmly imbedded in the shell of a beech- nut that it had been unable to extricate it and had died of starvation. A hen pheasant was observed by a sportsman to be flying around and around ina wild manner. 5n being shot it was discovered to haye a large oak leaf im- paled upon its beak insucha way as to totally obscure its vision. Herons sometimes choke themselves by attempting to swallow large trout. An eider-duck has: been killed by attempting to swallow a toad. A kingfisher was once found which could not fly on account of having a young pike stuck in its throat. Some bird flew away unhurt. 4 Birds that émploy bair in the building of their nests come to grief in strange ways. A gentleman who possessed several colts one day noticed a small bird en- tangled in the tail of one of the colts. It had evidently been on a search for hair, and had become ensnared. Cases of birds getting their feet tangled in wool or string are well known, and death usually ensues if human help is not forthcoming. In the spring of the gen the dead leaves of pampas grass dry, fall. to the ground | and curl up.like shavings from a carpen- ter’s bench. A correspondent of an Eng- lish paper mentions finding a robin which -nad accidentally gotten one of these pieces curled so tightly around its neck that it could not feed, and so starved to death. ———————— In Great Britain the yearly loss of wages through ill heath is about eleven millions sterling, and it is estimated that 40 })er cent of those who start in busine: fail. March is considered the slackest month for business. 1, 18Y6. ) Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock WATER STOCKS. Board yesterday Contra Costa 40 _ — |SonJoss..... — 93 REGUTAR Sreatoy —10:7 MarinCo.... 49 ° — [SpringValley 9853 99 200 Aloha.. AR STOCKS: Al _ 39 |PacificLight. &5l — ndes. D95 — |SanFrancsco i3 T5% 800 Belcher 51 511y Stockion..... — 4lig e PacGasImp. 78% 79 | i INSUEAN CE STOCKY. 0500 | FiremansFa.160 170 (Sun........ 40 — s 013 i COMMERCIAL BANK STOCK® Y s 18300 Stexienn 63800 SNev. s e & A Good Plan That Is Building G +-54/400. Duion C..48 | Banicof 5% — Derchkx.. 13 — P : "82400 Y daciet..33 | HSDE&TCO. — 88 INevads e Up the Ministerial jrieriieitie TusAANoRCLTS A81 |Satine = R CLOSING QUOTATIONS. 5 Association. ovo sAvINGS BANK STOCK . SATURDAY. Feb. 20-12 s | GerS&LC0..1430 — &Loan.. — 10214 bty i Asked | HumbSEL.1000 | — _|Securlty..... 345 208 1 0 atual...... — 4 Union Trust. - = 0 = Wi bieee 2 | 10 11 STREET RAILROAD STOCK3. PASTORS ENJOY THE FEAST. 04 03 | camoroia. 1065y = GaxeLaHay — 109 5 U8 Gearysi..l 60 ™ 7735 Fresidio . 31 — i §3 | Markeusi.. 46 4514 Sutterst. - - = POWLER STOCK S After It, They Take More Pleasure |3 & S REE D = i i Challenge Con. 29 30 16% 18 in Reading Papers and Cholar . . S s S Criticizing. e 40 311 Anska Pkrs. 937% 96 \OceanicS3Co — 20 (it b 59| BikDCoalGo. — " 10 [PacAuxFA. 1 — - s P 5 1 CalDrv. = - Pac NCo. — - & Ecisonlignt. 98 99 [PacRoll Ml 3034 ¢fi 0AKLAND OFFICE SAN Fraxcisco Carr,) 03 U5 Syndicate. 02 JsaCondssi.: = .~ . |PariPatOa. 6% 908 Broadway, Feb. 29. i Ey,'_’fl‘g““"“ & 48 Hawcesca on e e The Dakland Ministerial Association has | Bile's Norera 120 125 veliow Jackes 33 34 | HuehsPCo. 1734 ISigfumseclich. 41 = taken on a new lease of life. It has been | lowa.. W= o | MerErAnuico 110 e discovered that the pmspe{:t qf eating to- STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. MORNIXG SESstox gether has the effect of bringing onut more ““DATP i PBaer—‘;lODIH;w_g:? L}%‘"fi“fiml |lzt‘/‘ 100 i SATU! X, Feb. 20-10:30 A 1 acitic Gas Imp, 78%; 10 Pacific Lizu members, and so the experiment has now Bl e ol g ¥ 487420 0o, 463 10 8% Gasiight. Tils: 100 do, been made the rule. Bid. Asked.| B, Askea | 1i%as B0 do, 75 s 3, 75; $1000 SV 4% _ Thisevening the usual dinner wasen- | o &4ncoup.109%, - |USas reg...100% — [ Bopds; 093¢ 83000 A 036 u5; £10,000 8 V 6% joyed at the Galindo Hotel, and after the | Do, new “~--mM ’:” St | Bonds, 12233, repast the usual papers were read. It is S Thoss & | 2 i 15| Cal.stChless. 11044 Do. 24 183 6%, — = P. Robinson. i i Untra C W = {P&CI v . son, 1 Ct ciples of the president, Dr. R.T. Coyle, | fLivyocy 77 95 [PwiwiRRGs — 1i6% | the Sacramento Valley Railsoad, the frst in are rigidly respected at the ministerial | KdsnL&P 6s.100%2 — |Reno. WLEL — * 105 feasts. The association had a feeble existence for many years. Sometimes the meetings would be largely attended, and at other times there would be so few that the next mecting would be set several months ahead. For about a year past strong efforts have been put forth to reinvigorate the association, and with marked success. Dr. Coyle was elected president and the meetings were held in the First Presby- terian Church. Two or three months ago it was decided to take a new departure. One of the members suggested that eat- ing was a great aid to thinking and quoted the ract that the Guild of Artsand Craits had decided that a good dinner was the best basis for an intellectual discussion. The ministers decided to adopt the dinner plan, and the last three monthly meetings have been well attended. At present the Galindo Hotel is the meeting place. Clergymen attending pay for their own dinner. The secretary, Rev. Philip Graif, notified all of the approaching feast, and that for a very moderade charge a good course dinner will be served. At the conclusion-of the repast the min- isters adjourn to another room, where the opener of the evening reads a paper and the rest take turns in criticism. The F]sn works well and the prospects of long ife and prosperity for the Ministerial As- soeiation are now excellent. The scope of the organization is wide enough to admit of all Protestant clergymen. Nearly ali the ministers of this city are members of the various San Francisco ministerial asso- ciations, and this in some measure ex- plains the difficulty against which the local body has had to contend. Rev. D. Ellis read a paper this evening on “The Clerical Statesman.” It provoked an interesting discussion, and some of the speaker’s views were broadly criticized. THE STOCK MARKET. The lowest prices of the week were touched yes- terday by a majority of stocks. Con. Cal. and Va. declined to $1 75, & shrinkage of 35¢ from last Monday. A glance at the appended table of prices will show the depreciation duringthe past six days. On the Stock and Bond Exchange the fugar stock continued weak, Hawallan Commercial sell- ing down to 814 ¥5. The assessment ou Andes witl become delinguent in the boards on Monday and that on the Sierra Nevada on Thursday. The weekly report of the Con. Cal. and Va. is 83 foliows: 165) level, continued repairing and eas- ing timbers in south drift on ninth floor (first floor above sill floor of this level). On fourteenth floor (sixth floor above sill floor) south drift started at south end of stope has been advanced 12 feet through quartz assaying 81 and $2 per ton. Total length 37 feet. 1750 level—Continue to extract some ore from fifth and sixth foors above sill floor of thisJevel. Working through upraise 2 and through upraise 3, carried up from ena of west crosscut 3 on sill floor of thislevel. Inworking to north on west side of these openings ore continues to show a width of 2 feet, assaying about $31 50 per ton From tiiese openings and from north end of stope 1n old ground of former workings on thirieench, fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth floors have ex: tracted 127 tous of ore, the average assay value of unters removed the fish, and the|" which, per samples taken from cars in mine, was $43 89 per ton. From upraise started at 207-foot point In northwest drift from muin west drift from C. & O. shaft, at point 50 feet above sill floor, have worked upward and opened ninth floor, following streaks of ore found on seventh floor, which show awidth in top of 2 feet, and we have extracted therefrom 40 tons of ore, assaying $33 80 per ton. 1600 level—Upraise started st a point 230 feet south of the north bounaary line ot Cahiforna round on sill floor of this level was carried up 7 feet, total height 23 feet. From the top of this upraise an east crosscut has been advanced 27 feet through porphyry, clay and quartz, assaying $2 and $3 per ton. 100 level—North drift from Con. Virginia shaft station on this level has been advanced 40 feet, passing_through porphyry and clay; total length of drift 529 feet. Actual survey shows the distance between the face of this north dritt and the faceof the drift rupning south from Ophir shaft station on sill floor of this level to meet it is 55 feet. We expect that connection of these two drifts will be made some time in the coming week. Worked at Morgan mill during the week $29 tons oce, the ave assay value of which (per battery samples) wis $29 21 per ton. This completes " work for the month, which will amount to_ 1170 tons, the aver- age baitery assay of which is $27 17, The foliowlng local incorporations disbursed divi- dends during the past month: NAME. Per Share. ~ Amount. Central Gaslight Company....$1 00 $20 000 Edison L. uns P. Company... 863 13,333 Oakland Gas Company........ 25 7,500 Pacific Gas Imp. Company.... 50 Pacific Lighting Company. aslight. Ontario Mining Company . A summary of the dividends paid for February compares as fotlows: shodias 896888 Gas companies. 5, b, W:ter ctfmpnnlem 7{,7&1 63,74 Powder companies. 16,500 Street railroad companies. Sugar companie Telephone comparies. Mining companies. . Miscellaneous companies. Total........ Following Are the Highest Prices During the Past Week. Wed. Mon. [Tues. [ Frl. [ Sat. Gould & Curry. Hale & Norcross| Mexican pmie gpuir.. BOARD SALES. Followlng were the sales in the San Francisco Stock Board yesterday: < REGULAR MORNTNA SESSTAN COMMENOING' 12350 C C & V.1.85300 Savage. 71200 HEN...1:25700 S Nev. F&CH RR6s. — 10715 RiverW Cobs — 100 Geary-stR53.100 105 ISacioP & L..100 10234 LosAng L 6s. — 101 |SF&NPHR5810014102 Do,Gnted.6s. 10115108 [SPREArizEs — " 85 MktstCblegs123 — |SPRRCal6s.109 — 0814109 'RK Calos.. — 9715 9912104 |[SPBrRCalbs — - 98 NPCREG6s. — 103148VWater8s.. 1225, — N Ry Cal 6s. — 105 ~|SVWaterss... 9955100 N Ry Caibs. — 103 |StkinG&ESS102 10315 Onk Gas 5s..10316104%5/SunstT&TE3.100 ~ — Do, 2d Iss 55,1021 — [Sutter-stk63.110 — Oninibus 63..119%s — |VisaliaWCés — 92 PacKollMés.. | California, died at the California Hotel Friday | evening of pneumonia. He was in destitute circumstaices, though at ons time he was | well-to-do. e lost his meney in contesting | the estate of his brather, L. L.” Robinson, who | died four years ago worth $300,000, leaving ail | his property to a sister, Mrs. B. B, Cutter. - l “Museadine” is a disease to which silk- worms are liable. Tt consists of a fungus I growth in the body, which breaks through | the skin and speedily kills the insect. AUCTION SALES. BY ORDER OF HON. ADOLPH SUTRO. CREDIT AUCTION! VON RHE ‘4 CASH. IN & (0, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1896, At 12 M. Sharp, at 518 CALIFORNIA ST, 0. L. Blocks 225 and 224 FRONTING POINT LOBOS, 43d, 44th and 45th AVENUES, ) CLEMENT Tio 2 ©l Y AVE AVE 95 25 7% A Only 1000 feet from Sutro Heigh's, close to Station of Sutro and California Stregt Railroads. The pegrless New Cliff, the world-renowaed - Baths and the couutless attrnctions of that vicinity. ; IN ‘FULL VIEW OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN. Catalogues, % VON RHEIN & CO., Diagrams and Full Particulars, at Auctioneers, 513 California Street. HALE & NORCROSS TOCKHOLDERS WHO ARE TIRED OF OF- ficial extravagance and consequent -umneces- sary assessments; and who desire & radical change in the present management, will_please write or call immediately at room ‘21, Stock Exchange building, Pine street. . JEREMIAH LY NCH. HALE & NORCROSS TOCKHOLDERS OF THE HALE & NOR- cross mine should fiyst call at the office of this company, room No. 26, Nevada block, and be in- formed of the facts In relation to thegab tisement. NAT. T, AL President Hale & Norcro Officc—Room_No. 26, Ne gomery sirect, San Francisco, Cal. Bu)oi) " A PHYSICIAN WHO HAS DEVOTED THIR: ty years to the treatment of blood disease, and who is in possession of & formula which has never failed to cure syphilis in any stage, will take any case under & positive guarzntee tocure orrefund money. Consult him _at_once. Write for full in- formation, free, to the Moftat Chemical Co., room 1, NOTARY PUBLIC. ' HARLES H. anigk ATTORNEY-AT and Notary Public, law !ule&-t. 0] site Palace Hotel. Residence, 1620 Fell gt. T’ Residence phone 878 telephone, ““Pine 3501."" 460 and 462 EIGHTH ST, OAKLAND. FASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO.......San Francisco. SPECIAL GRAND AUCTION SALE Choice Oakland and Mameda REAL ESTATE. SATURDAY. ..Mareh 7, 1896, clock P. M., &t Salesrooms, - INCLUDING.... THE BIRGANT RANILTON RESIDENCE, ALAMEDA. One of the finest homes in the city; 12 rooms, with every modern convenience; 1ot 100x207 feet: handsome grounds; northeast corner of Central avenue and Union street. MUST BE SQLD. 16 SELECT BUILDING LOTS IN EAST OAKLAXD. East 12th st. and 1st ave. Every lot goes. No reserve. Unnsual terms. Only 860 per lo: cash, $10 per month. These terms are unprecedented 1or such high-class property, BEAUTIFUL COTTAGE. Eighteenth and Myrtle sts. Lot 50x100. One of the prettiest homes in Oakiand. Must be seen to be appreclated. Also lot 50x100 adjoining. NEAT MODERN COTTAGE, Corner of Linden and 30th sts. Sold by order of bank. Very easy terms. Send for particulars. Tilustrated Catalogue. Matled free on n. Saturday At Secure applicatio: WILLIAM J. DINGEE, 460-462 Eighth Street, Oakland, Or EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO., 638 Market St., San Francisco.