The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 2, 1896, Page 9

: THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, 2, 1896 -_— . . . THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1896, = = MONDAY, MARC H REALTY MARKET REVIEW, The First Two Months of 1806 Give Promise of a Good Year. EFFECT OF TORRENS SYSTEM. Heavy Loans Made at 6 Per Cent. Releases, Auctions and Cur- rent Notes. The second month of the year 189 has closed and real estate men ina reminis- cent mood appear to be favorably im- essed with the results of January's and view of the pres- though the market quiet, yet it is in as ory ‘acondition as other lines of trade, but no decided improvement may be ex- pected until it comes with the general re- vival of commerce and manufactures. T held to be conservative to a last de- cree, and other opinions, which prevail among a large proportion of the real estate agents, are more hopeful. It would seem that the outlook for the Ret is very fair, and that indic is is purchase Ci sellers are more reasonable nds than formerly. loaned on re nd some at 6 per centum. | egent said he was well | esults of two lud- | The were not o 1 there has been a e priced dwelli he City, ar t the 1 the | done. A factor whnich has ents is that street | 1 to the successful handling of lots _In the City real estate isin better shape than i on east | i of Califor $11,000 nia Savi vis, on prop- Da 8 and The largest re as follows: 1gs and Loan Society to John T. 000 on property on scuthwest thwest 8O, iety to Josc orner of Spi n north line of 5 east of Jones, east 34:4)¢ by north 80; £10,000. ssociation to Building and Loan 2 on north en Friesleben, ngton street, by north 1¢ ngs U Association, on the ha ¥ to Robert corner o! 2 , proy street, 60 The following information on 1s system of land regi ing the aitention of r f the country is tal Post-Dispatch of Fe! t the Torrens system es is in the form of a set of books, he land appearing es credit and ell Tances appear i em_in force is it po le to make a transfer of the title ina few nutes and ata minimum of ex se. The entire system is designed to be &s simple us possible and an effort is 1o be made to the Tor- x knowledge of r tate owners and lawyers have suggested in it. Under the old system and that which is now in common use, the first move made is to ob- tain an abstract of title which may or may not o with it a guarantee from the abstract company. Thisabstractis supnosed to inciude 8]l documents from the time the possession of the: property passed from the State or the United States down to the time when it went into the possession of the present owners. The cost of this may run from a few dollars well up into the hundreds. This must then be exam- ined and passed upon by the attorney for the prospective purchaser. When this is done the owner may find some technical cloud which will deter him from making the purchase, and all the money has been expended to no good. The cost for abstracts of title and examina- tions by attorney may and often do run up into the thousands. Under the Torrens law as gfls.‘-‘ed the trar is entitled to charge $15 for the tex- ation made and the issuance of the cer- -ate. This includes the charge for the ex- ation by the attorneys in the employ of the Registrar. While for five vears a title is liatle to attacks, after the expiration of that time the.title becomes good and it cannot be one back of. ’ 7“1\89 snc\'lug of time and trouble is one of the principsl. features of the Toriens system. Under -the registration systom an sbsolute litle is secured in & few minutes’ time by call- fng on the Registrar and securing a copy of ie page of the register devoted to this par- r piece of property. The expense is Dbeing merely the fee necessary to_have this examined by ‘s lawyer to ascertain its Jegality, o & certificate of the Registrar carries with it, aiter the expiration of the five years period, an absolute title to the property. A sample of the way the system expedite Regis- upon property in Chicago February1l. Itwas uf )x‘i r‘ &mch came up under the new system in Ch go. Mrs. Ellen E. Hobbs, by her ageut, had msade application to the Recorder two v iu_property. i :»ll»f‘w lbelwecn the timeof the applicaticn de districts that the streets be fin- | on real | r s | sirous of having the name of that thor- business is shown in the case of & loan made | oughfare changed, as the following peti- tioualy for & certificate of title toeer- | g Cit X R e ala Bt mutar | L gL e s estate, mortgage, lien or charge, but every such lesser estate, morteage, lien or charge shall be noted upon the certificate of title and the du- plicate thereof, hereinafter provided for, and the title or interest certified shall be subject only to such estates, mortgages, liens and charges as are £0 noted, except as herein pro- vided.” One of the features of the law which is highly commended is the exeeption made in favor of the owner of the piece of property as opposed to the holder of a tax certificate or tax deed. As first proposed before the Legisla- ture no objection was made regarding iax titles. Complaint was made as to this and the bill was changed. Asthe law was enacted it provides no title derived through a taxsale, orasale for special sssessment shall be entic [tled to be first registered unless the appli- cant can prove to the Registrar that he has been in undisputed possession of the property for at least ten years and that he haspaid all taxes and assessments for seven years in suc- cession. . The cost of registering land is materially re- duced to the big owner by a provision of the law which stipulates that one application may cover all property in &uy one county. In the event of the giving of a mortgage, lease or contract affecting title to the prop- v, or the selling of an undivided interest m the property, this fact is noted upon the Reg- istrar’s book, and is also noted upon the cer- n the possession of the owner. Dupli- ertificates may be obtained where one t. The fees which the Registrar is allowed to charge are as follow For filing application for first certificate, $15, except where the title is derived from re than one source, in which case an additiona! £5 for each source may be charged: for granting certificate of title and registering the same, $2; for register- ing each transier. including all instruments connected therewith, and the issue and regis- tration of the new certificate of title, $3. One of the important features of the Torreas | system of land registration as provided in the law passed by the Illinois Legislature is the building up of a guarantee fund. On each ap- plication made for registering land titles the Registrar makes an assessment of one-tenth of | | 1per cent upon the valuation of the propert. This money is paid into the County Treasur; s o the bill was strong on the pai s in Chieago at the time the bill was sefore the Legislature and after its For the most part, however, those have looked iuto the tem have e: ed themselves strongly in its favor. Me of the Real ate Board were & unitin or of its adoption, The Torrens system of registering land titles in Australia for more than s,and in Holland and other conti- furope countries for more than two Wherever it has been in operation 1t has prov cessful, though there are some who b -hange trom the old tem remely difficult. A mod- on of the system has deen embodied in a 11which is now before the New York Legisla- So far Cook County is the only county in the United States where the Torrens sysiem | of land registration is in operation, | AUCTIONS, | Severel interesting offerings of reakestate at [ public vendue are already announced for the 1 0. F, Von Riein & Co. will offer | on March 5, Richmond property isting of two blocks located between Clem- ent street and Point Lobos avenue, and extend- ing from Forty-third to Forty known as OQutside Land blocks 224 an: The sale is by order of Mayor Satro & terms are one-f contal | The 1 17:7, with feet and Coal Comp e of Patrick Mac foot by Tract, i and bounded Tampshire | eed by the California Ti and Trust Company, and a ¢ sarch will be furnished the purchasers 0a lot. Spader have a catalogue ont. for | n on Tuesday, March 10. This sale ed to Potre itable for re- ness, dwelli lots are titles are guaranteed. MISCELLANEGUS er is going to erect a four- r ng, to cost about §35,000, on lot on Davis street, near California, re- :satly bought by her. Contracts for exca | ing and piling have already been let. ns are in preparation for a building to be erected on the site of the old American E: change Hotel. Bids aré now being taken for the removal of the hotel buiiding, and w osed in a fow day ave foundation of pi story of stone and up n Fol brick buildi: rrito Park, near San Mateo, has been subdivided & d time, and_the new tract | will be placed home si n | saldwin & Hammond placed on the market | the Hinkel block, fronting on Clement, Point | Lobos and Twenty-fifth avenues. In the shori time intervening all but twelve lots have t sold. This firm has just placed on the ma to be sold 1 1 and on e William J. Dingee of Oakland, will hold an | auction of residence property in Ogkland, Ala- meda and East Oakland, at his salesrooms on March 7, at 2 o’clock P. M. ph A. Leonard Company of Alameda have let the contracts for fourteen new resi- dences, SALES REPORTED. e made by Will E. : Three lots, 25x ue and California x120 l:'nl the east line 5 feet south of Clem 25: x120 on east line of Fifth 300 nortn of Point Lobos avenue, Jot 30x75 oh north line of Clement eet, 90 west of Eleventh avenue, $350; lot 100 on south line of Clement str nth _avenue, e of Twen Ciement st ine of Ashbur 4500; 1ot 25 $1050; lot --second avenue, 00: lot 50x106 reet, 176 north of Frederi | | reet, 6 west 50: lot 25x100 on north 0 east of Lyon, $1850; on 1e of Folsom street, 100 south of Twenty-fourth, $2170. Sol Getz & Brother report the following sales | this week: Lot, 25x120, east line of Tenth | 3 300 feet south of K _street, for $650; 120, east line of Tenth avenue, 100 feet of 1 street, for ; lot, 50x120, west line of feet south of K | street, for £1300; lot north line of | California street, First avenue, 5X120, east line of Seventeenth norih of Clement street, for 25x120, east line of Twentieth 0 feet south of Point Lobos avenue, 50x120, west line of Forty-second ] south of T street, for $200. e Teport of sules by A, M. Speck & Co., 602 DS 100 9 E Market street, since January 1, 1896, is as fol- lows: $16,000, loi 27:23; féet by 87:6 feet, on t, between Leavenworth south line of Ellis stree: and Hyd ith for Ty frame improve- ments, 593 Ellis; $8500, iot 25x37:6 feet, on eastline of Hyde street, with frame dwelling { ten rooms and bath, 612 Hyde; $4500, lot 2:6 feet, on west Iine of Shofwe I street, 2 Twen -fourth and Twenty-fifth, and improvements of two flats, 1024 and 102414 Shotwell 00, lot 34:414x137:6, on south line of Jackson street, between Leavenworth and Hyde, with frame dwelling of ten rooms, 1521 Jackson; %3500, lot 25x114 feet, on south line of Eighteenth street,between Church and Sanchez streets, and two flats, No. 727 Eighteenth street; $2450, lot 25x100 feet on west line of Elizabeth street, between Castro and Diamond, and cottage cf five rooms | and bath, No. 634 Elizabeth street; $2400, lot 20x114 feet on north line of Diamond street, between Twenty-third and Elizabeth, and cottage of five rooms, No. 609 Diamond street; $2000, lot 25x120 feet on the West line of Belvedere street, near Waller. OBJECT TO CORBETT. Residents of an Avenue Desire Its Name Changed to Western Boule vard. The residents of Corbett avenue are de- tion, which will be filed this morning, evi- dences: To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors of and_County of San Francisco: The the street known as Corbett avenue, in the and the issuance of the certificate. Theten | City and County of San Francisco, do hereby ‘more than elapsed the certificate s baving noon of that day. “eentoof Mre. Hobbs had secured, & loun of 5000 on the land from a loan agent. B lock s trust dsed o the Iand. was filed an the hole transaction was complete. In fifteen | o, petition your honorable board to change the i 1 asned at 1:30 0'clock in the after- | Hume'of Torbett avenue to Western bonlevard. O e e ey, "in loss than twohoutsthe | Our reason is that the geheral impression ox- ists that Corbett avenue has been named in :15 | honor of the prize-fighter, J. J. Corbett, and as vour petitioners are all law-abiding citizens osed (o prize-fighting they feel greatly hu. nutes more the record of this trust deed Lad | miliated at the thought of having to live on a een taken the acoount was closed and the | gircet hearing the same name as the notorious Lusiness brought toan end. The entire cost for the uertificile was$21 50, and this included an ebstract filed with the deed. “The mortgage, than a fee simple shall not be re; less the 'fjue simple to the same régistered. “It shall not be an objection to bringing land nder this act that the estate or interest of this oplicant is subject to any outstanding lesser stered un- nd is first prize-fighter. It is signed by practically all the prop- lien, charge or lesser estate | erty-owners on the street, headed by R. 8. Daniels, who originated the agitation. i e AL T If the United States had as great a rela- tive population as Japan 1t would havea population of 960,000,000 people. i | Mr., |ing | displeasure. TROUBETSKOI'S ROMANCE The True Story of Amelie Rives Chanler’s Russian Prince. HIS FATHER WAS AN EXILE. The Husband of the American Author- ess Does Not Visit the Russian Court. When Amelie Rives Chanler, the author of “The Quick and the Dead,” men and women, and who were brought up in the neighboring villas to the Trgou. betskois on the lago, can tell curdling tales of the biting sarcasms and taunts that the old Prince used to treat his sons to when a black fit of dissatisfaction was on him. Sometimes hethreatened to send them to Russia and let them tramp over the steppes in a line regiment. At other times ge reminded them that they had been born in Italy and owed military ser- vice to King Humbert. *‘I will inform the authorities that you cannot shield your- selves under the cioak of beinfliuumns.” he would say. “You shall made to serve.” This taunt would never fail to rankle, for the two eldest sons had the greatest horror of doing military service. ‘When the young Troubetskois started in life they did not have the title of Prince inscribed on their visiting cards. Peter and Paul got round the question of whether they could claim the title or not by having a coronet engraved on their cards and their unadorned names be- neath, After the old Prince’s death, how- ever, his sons _laid claim more boldly to the title of Prince, ignoring the bar sinis- ter entirely, and Italy is so far away from Russia that no one disputed their claim. > PRINCE TROUBETZKOIL came to San Francisco a few months ago she was on the verge of shaking off the matrimonial shackles that bound her to Chanler in order that she might enter the bonds of matrimony again with Prirce Peter Troubetskoi. Mrs. Chanler having secured her di- vorce the Prince crossed the seas and married her. The Eastern papers not only chronicle all the young man’s achieve- ments, but they contain roseate accounts | of his numerous and noble conneetions and describe in detail the high standing | the Troubetskeis occupy at the imperial court of Russia. Itis an odd coincidence that not one of the enterprising chroniclers has assigned any reason for the fact that Prince Peter Troubetskoi and bis brothers never go to Russia; have never been there, and that in spite of the high standing the family occu- pies at the imperial court the ycung men | who bear the name in Italg have no coun- try and no nationatity. ‘Behind these facts lies a romance of the order that Ouida delights to honor. Itin- ludes a tale of love that came too late, of imperial wrath and vengeance, of a broken- hearted wife, and of the long, slow suffer- that sometimes comes to a man as punishment for a moment’s folly. The Troubetskois are a very great fam- ily. In fact, the blood of the imperial Romanoffs runs in their veing, but Prince Peter is shut off from his imperial connec- | tions by a bar sinister, which also shuts him off from claiming his Russian nation- ality, though in moments of irritation, when the fierce old Prince, his father, was chafing in Italian exile, he used to threaten to send hissons to Russia to fight as common soldiers in the army of the Czar. The romance began some thirty-seven years ago. Prince Troubetskoi, a man who It is greatly to the young men’s credit that they have made their own way in the world. The Milanese aristocracy took no notice of them and in Milan, where they | had their studios, they consorted exclu- ively with the studio set. They were quite poor six or seven years ago, and | worked hard at their painting and model- ing to eke out a scanty living. Paul, the sculptor, was always consid- ered to be the more talented of the broth- ers. He took a certain pride in being boorish and capricious in his manners and | was an avowed woman-hater. Peter, the handsome painter, whom Amelie Rives | Chanler had captured, aspired to be | something of a dgndy, but he had not the means to live up to his pretensions. Among the American students he was a | good deal laughed at under the soubri- quet of the Penniless Frince. Since then his talents have secured him some recogni- tion, but Mrs. Chanler is very mutch mistaken if sne imagines that she can ever shine at the imperial court of Russia as Princess Troubetskoi—the Russian Trou- betskois do not move in the same set as their cousins on Lago Maggiore. MANY SHOWS IN ONE. | A Tighly Successful Benefit for the Local Lodge of the Theatrical Mechanics’ Association.’ Attracted as much by the excellent and varied talent as by the desire to show their appreciation of the beneficiary, many hundreds attended tbe performance at the California Theater yesterday, given as a benefit to San Francisco Lodge No. 1, Theatrical Mechanics’ Association. Every leading local theater contributed i a portion of its talent to make the affair a success, and the large audience felt that | it bad received more than the equivalent | sit PRINCESS TROUBE I ZKOL j stood high at the imperial court of Russia and was a distant cousin of the Czar, was traveling for pleasure in Italy, when he met a charming American singer, whose warbling a few vears later caused a local chronicler to describe her as ‘“‘the canary-bird of the Lago Maggiore!” The Prince was married to a lady of wealth, who was a near enough connection of the | imperial family for the great father to resent any wrong done her, but the Rus- sian nobleman forgot all this while he basked in the smiles of the singer. News of the attachment came to the Czar’s ears and he commanded his sabject to return home on pain of imperial The infatuated Prince failed to comply. The summons was repeated, and still the Prince came not. Then the Czar, in his wratn, exiled the forgetful busband, and to make his punishment more bitter he ordered that Lie should not be granted a divorce in Russia. Most of the Prince’s weelth had come to him through his wife, and the Czar saw to it that he should touch none of this. Out of his own property the Prince was allowed what to a man of his extrayagant tastes was a mere p ttance, and he was told that he never need set foot in Russia again; in fact, he was made grimly to understand that Siberia would be his portion if he did. He comprehended too well and remained in exile till bis death. It was near Pallanzs, on the Lago Mag- glore, where Prince Troubetskoi had taken a villa, that the fiance of Amelie Rives Obanler saw the light of day. In due time the Russian wife died, and the Prince married his ‘“canary-bird of the Lago Maggiore.” The exiled Russian was not a hnpplg man. He regretted the fleshpots of 8t. Petersburg and Moscow, and when a sullen fit was on him he made life aay- thing but a bed of roses for his 1amily. In company the Prince had the manners of a Chesterfield, but people who are now in enjoyment for the price paid for ad- mission, Frederick Warde delivered the opening address, taking occasion to pay a tribute to the care and skill of the modern workers behind ihe scenes. Miss Nellie McHenry's company con- tributed the first act of ‘*‘I'he Bicycle Girl’’; there were songs, sketches and specialties; a one-act pluy adapted from the French entitled “The Violin-maker of Cremona,” and the first act of “Tina,” by Miss Gracie Plaisted’scompany. One of the most enjoyable features was the “Trilby” act by Ferris Hartman and Miss Gertie Carlisle. The latter’s work was particularly charming, and gives great promise of a bright future. There was all ihe naivete and disingenuousness in her presentation of the character that is usually looked for in the innocent and versecuted victim of the terrible Svengali. Gilbert and Goldie in their unique sketch, comprising a series of sudden transitions from the sublime and tragic to the absurd and ridiculous, was one of the hits, and Louis Meyers in his club- swinging act was a wonder to those who have not seen him for a few years, Another strong number was' the ser- pentine dance of Mlle. Delmor, who ap- peared to have imbued the ample folds of her garment with all the sinuous grace of thofl serpent and the airiness of the but- terfly. ————— Lecture on the South Sea Islands. To-morrow evening at 8 b'clock Captain H. G. Morse, forurerly of the steamship Alameda, will deliver a lecture on “The South Sea Islands” before the Young Men’s Christian Association at their auditorium, corner Mason and Ellis streets. The tickets will bé compli- mentary to all members of the association and therr friends and may be secured at the office of the association. No tickets will be sold. ARMY AND NAVY NOTES, Additional Contracts for Im- provements at the Presidio. THE BICYCLE PPIVILEGES. Powder Tests With a 12-inch Rifle. Progress of Work on the Oregon. Powder tests with the twelve-inch rifle on the bluifs above Fort Point were made last Wednesday. The explosion shook houses in the Western Addition and caused the people dwelling therein to inquire as to the cause of the disturbance. Theregu- lations permit the use of army cannon for powder tests. These experiments with hizgh-grade powder manufactured at Santa Cruz are made under the supervision of Colonel Babbitt of the Ordnance Depart- ment. The twelve-inch breech-loading ritle carries a projectile weighing 1000 pounds, and the charge of powder rust give to the projectile a muzzle velocity of 2100 feet per second. Two upright wire screems are placed in the line of fire a suffi- cient distance from the gun to withstand the force of the explosive blast. Asthe projectile passes through the wire of each screen a chronograph registers to the smallest fraction of a secoud the time of contact. It 1s possible, therefore, by the magnet to measure accurately the time the projectile takes to pass from the first wire netting to the second. To conform to the requirements of the Government the powder must not only give the velocity mentioned but must im- part it without imposing a greater pressure than 37,000 pounds to the square inch of the bore. A cylinder filled with neutral oil attached to the gun registers the recoil force, or the pressure. Monthly review, inspection and muster of all the troops in the Department of Cal- ifornia took place last Saturday. The re- view and inspection at the Presidio were thorough. Asthe three arms of the serv- ice are fully represented there—artiliery, infantry and cavalry—and as the station is one of the first rank in military circles of the United States, General Graham, the post commander, requires that the inspec- tion shall be conducted so as to fully con- form to the letter and spirit of army regu- lations. Colonel A. S. Kimball, chief quartermas- ter, Department of California, has awarded additional contracts for Presidio improve- ments. The bids were opened a few days ago and the awards made last Saturday. The improvements are: 1. Laying a new water main and extending the water pipe of the fire system. 2. Extending the sewer from the new bar- rac 3. Extending and constructing drains south of Fort Point road. 4. Constructing a road in front of new bar- racks. 5. Constructing arains and ditch for protec- tion of stable site. C. A. Warren was the lowest bidder on all propositions except No. 1. On the four the ageregate of Warren's bids is $7740. William H. Healey gets No. 1 at $2294. The allotments made for guarters and barracks for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1896, has been exhausted. When the money appropriated is allotted in Wash- ington an expenditure of 60 per cent is only authorized, so that 40 per cent may be reserved for emergency. Out of this re- served 40 per cent General Batchelder, the chief quartermaster of the army, may allow from $50,000 to $100,000 for Presidio improvements during the last three months of this fiscal year. Colonel Kim- ball has sent to General Miles and the chief quartermaster plans for the new Presidio. A mapillustrating the changes recommended was published in THE CALL three months ago, at the time the report was forwarded to Washington. General Batchelder served many vears in this department and is familiar with the importance of the Presidio as a mili- tary reservation. He will not retire until July 27 next, so, therefore, he will be in office to pass upon the disbursement of the reserved 40 per cent of this fiscal year’s appropriation for quarters and barracks, and also on the allotment of 60 per cent of the allowance for the next fiscal year. Unless there is an extraordinary de- parture from established military rights General Batchelder, upon his retirement, will be succeeded by Brevet Brigadier- General Charles G. Sawtelle, the officer néxt in rank in Washington. General Sawtelle has an unblemished and brilliant record of more than a third of a century, covering the periods of the Rebeilion and several Indian wars., He graduated at ‘West Point_in 1854, being a classmate of General O. 0. Howard. He was promoted Brevet Brigadier-General of the United States army on the recommendation of General Sheridan, approved by General Grant. At Chancellorsville he was pro- moted for meritorious conduct. Tne case of Lieutenant R. McA. Scho- field, son of General Schofield (retired), has been referred back to the Examining Board at the Presidio. 'This action, taken by Secretary Lamont, is due to the discov- ery of new evidence. A few weeks ago the board, of which Colonel 8. B. M. Young is president, examined Lieutenant Schofield for promotion, and the examination dis- closed the fact officially that the appli- cant’s hearing was defective. The ques- tion now comes up whether this disability was incurred in the service or whether he was slightly deaf when the Board of Army Surgeons passed him, In the light of an occurrence at the Pre- sidio last Saturday, the post commander may be constrained to abridge somewhat the privileges formerly extended to bicy- cle riders. According to the report made by the surgeon at the Presidio Hospital to General Graham, this is what took place Saturday morning on the grade of the hospital road: Mr. Hamilton of Oakland, mounted on a bicycle and going down the road, at- tained greater speed than he desired. In an effort to slow down he lost the pedals and the speed increased. Seeing two soldiers in the road he swerved to one side to avoid a collision. At the same instant Lyon, one of the soldiers, swerved in the same direction to escape the wheel. Collision ensued and Lyon was knocked down. He was scratched ana bruised, but not disabled. Re- covering his balance, but not his temper, he started in hot pursuit of the Oakland wheelman. The latter seeing the indig- nant pursuer fled, and to accelerate his flight abandoned his wheel. The soldier overhauled the Oakland sprinter. No blows were exchanged at the meeting, but high language was used. The doctor in ofticially reporting the matter to General Graham could not say that the soldier used profane language, but he was sure that the talk was loud. Moreover the soldier in his wrath seized the wheel, and with terrific force hurled it down an em- bankment. About this'time the surgeon intervened and began pouring oil to allay the fric- tion. earing both sides of the contro- versy and deemix:f each participant blame- worthy in some degree, he finally decided that the soldier should apologize for the high language and stand the trifling cost of mending the bicycle. Lyon refused to accept the terms prescribed and was ac- cordingly arrested. The summary court this morning will bear his case. "Hamil- -ton, the O-kfimd wheelman, whose record as a sprinter has been established, has been notitied to attend the trial. The affarr will be adjusted no doubt to the satisfaction of all concerned, without con- vening a board of officers at the Presidio to ascertain the damage to the wheel. Society on the Sound, especially the belles of Seattle and Tacoma, will be pleased to hear that Mr. Herbert, the kind- hearted Secretary of the Navy, has re- mitted the unexpired portion of the sen- tence of the court-martial in the case of Lieutenant Werlich of the Philadelphia. The lieutenant, serving under Admiral Beardslee on the flagship, endeavored to respond to all the requirements of hospi- tality on the Sound, but his capacity to dine, digest and drink was not equal to the occasion. Soone morningas he stepped aboard the eruiser after a night ashore he wobbled. The wobble was officially no- ticed and he was arrested. The trial took place in the harbor of San Krancisco, and the lieutenant, vleading guilty, got the light sentence of six months’ suspension. e had served two months and lost four numbers in the order of future promotion when the Secretary of the Navy mercifully came to his rescue. The Union Iron Works will make special effort to finish the battle-ship Oregon before March 31. The chance of getting another big ship to build would be increased if tne Omfion should achieve an exceptionally go? record in tha Santa Barbara chan- nel. Next Saturday one of the big 13-inch rifles for the aiter turret of the Oregon will be placed in position. The Union Iron Works last Wednesday received the first shipment of material for tne new gunboats. HBERNIARSATTEND MASS They Turn Out in a Body and March to St. Mary's Cathedral. An Address by Archbishop Riordan in Wkich He Highly Com. mends the Order. The spectacle of a large body of Hiberni- ans, in full regalia, marching on Market street at an early hour yesterday morning was interesting. They marched in fours and were en route to St. Mary’s Cathedral, where they approached the Blessed Sacra- ment in a body. Captain Maber was in command of the column, and Captain Jerome Deasy, Captain Sheehan, Lieuten- ant Reilly and John Kenny acted as aids. The column was formed in front of the Hibernia Hall, at 120 Ninth street, and marched directly to the Cathedral on Van Ness avenue. It was estimated that nearly oue thousand stalwart men weze in line. His Grace, the Archbishop, officiated at the mass and administered the com- munion, and was assisted by Rev. Fathers Crowley and Mulligan. Following the services the Archbishop delivered an ad- dress in which he said he was glad to see so many men present. It was cheering to see so many approach the altar, especially in an age of indifference and infidelity. He said that they belonged to a race that had suffered more for faith and nationality than any other people in the world. He urged them to retain and cherish the best and noblest traditions of their race in this fayored land which is their home and the inheritance of their children. ‘While upholding the institutions of their country and loyal to its laws it would be well, said the Archbishop, for them not to forget the virtues of their raceas put into practice in ages of oppression and persecution. The Archbishop extolled his hearers to live up to the principles of the society which are essentially beneficial and benev- olent. He praised the good work of the order and said he was glad to know of its splendid prosperily and advancement. Great benefits, he felt, could be derived from thewr reading-room, and he com- mended the work of providing a place of recreation and amusement where the mem- bers could spend their evenings pleasantly and profitably instead of going to saloons and other resoris. : The Archbishop closed his address by urging the members of the order to perse- vere in their noble purposes, and wished them every blessing. The A.O. H. of America can boast of two of the bandsomest lodgerooms in the City. They are the Washington and the Sheridan halls at 120 Ninth street. These halls are occupied every night in the year, as not only thirteen divisions of the A. O. H. meetthere, bllt'he¥are also occupied by many courts of the Foresters. The new headquarters bave a well-equipped library, a large reading-room, smoking and card rooms and all the accommodations neces- sary for a large and growing organization of this kind. Among those who are very active in gromoting the welfare of the society ma: e mentioned M. J. Manmmng, Peter J. McCormick, P. J. Sullivan, Thomas R. Bannerman, E. 1. Sheehan, Captain Mabher, Cavtain Jerome Deasy, J.J. Mo- ran, Robert O'Reilly, John Kenn, , Mr. O’Connell of No. 10, McConville of{«o. 14, P. J. Dolan, J. F. Renault, J. P. Dignan, Captain Wrin, P. J. Meehan, J. P. Henry, Eugene McCoy and others. Within the last year or so_the society has made great rogress, and is now probably the largest rish-American organization in San Fran- cisco. FOR POLITICS IN LABOR, Permanent Organization Dis- cussed—Labor Council Sub-Committee, Idea of Conducting the Labor Move- ment Along Political Lines Has Encouragement. The sub-committee appointed by the executive committee of the Labor Council held an informal meeting yesterday morn- ing for the purpose of discussing plans for a permanent organization and to further the possibility of putting into effect the desires expressed by the Iast convention of February 14. Owing to the fact that sev- eral of the members were absent, it was finally decided by the committee to take no definite steps, but to meet again on March 15, the day of the next convention, an hour and a half previous to the open- ing of the larger meeting. In the meanwhile each member will im- mediately prepare something on the plan of apermanent organization and submit it at the meeting, the ultimate result to crystallize into a set of resolutions which wiil in turn be submitted to the conven- tioa. “We thorounghly discussed,” said F. Burns of the Cigar-makers’ Union, “how best to accomplish the reconciliation of all the elements of labor organization in such a way as will cause the least friction. We are at present awaiting returns from the different unions xegnrrfing the programme prepared by the last convention. So far as we have heard those unions which have taken action in the matter are decidedly in favor of the political idea as sketched by the convention. Some of the most rominent unions have showed their wil- ingness to co-operate. “Jn the Coopers’ Union there were but two dissenting voices out of seventy or more members, and many of the delegates were instructed to act in accordance with the convention. 3 “The programme simply cites what has already been established in the economic history of the age. We are now engaged in a class struggle, and we cannot expect that class whicg thrives on our degrada- tion to assist ug.” R Sweden is said to be the most Protestant country in the world. Of the population of 6,000,000 there are only 2000 Roman Catholics, the remainder of the population b:ming almost entirely to the Lutheran ¢ 2 NEW TO-] AN OSTRICH HUNTER'S TALE Relative to Africans as Athletes and Theie Use of the Nat That Im- parts Strength and Vitality. AN IRMY SURGEON'S EXPERIENCE. Yale Athletes Continue to Win and Use Kolafra—Cyclists Test Vino-Kola- fra in a 600 Mile Spin. The most interesting reminiscences of Afri- can travelers, tourists and explorers relative to the habits, character and peculiarities of the natives of Africa are those which describe the African as an athlete. All agree as to his wonderful physical development. Sailors and soldiers, ostrich and ivory hunt- era who are familiar with the coast and in- terior of the country, its people and their cus- toms, ascribe the African’s magnificent phy- sique to the pinkish-colored sterculia nut, prep- arations of which are now creating such a furor in the civilized world, which the natives chew constantly, and which is said by them to be agift from heaven. To it, they claim, they owe their strength, health and power to with- stand bardships. The nutis native to Africa, and is cultivated in tne West Indies. It has been in general use by the Africans for years. Its beneficial effects on native Africans have been described by the most famous medical writers and scientists of Germany, France and England, and by travelers who have visited Africa. Wonderful virtues are ascribed to 1t as & tonic and stimulant. The native African is the most perfect athlete known. He is a beau- tiful specimen of physical power, strength and activity. Mentally he is bright and happy, possessing & remarkable fund of vitality and energy. Repeated efforts have been made to intro- duce a preparation of this nut which would Tepresent its qualities as combined in the fresh, unchanged nut. Allefforts in that di- rection failed, however, until Johnson & John- son, of No. 92 William street, this city, estab- lished a laboratory in the West Indies, where the nut is gathered fresh and put up in the form of Vino-Kolafra, the use of which has of late become almost universal, it haviag re- ceived the united indorsement of the medical profession. It contains the unchanged princi- ples of the fresh nut, and is & pronounced suc- cess in the treatment of diseases in which a tonie is needed. It prevents fatigue, and enables one, by its use alone, to undergo great hardships of continued duration. In this age of rapid living the human system demands,something to produce energy, prevent fatizue, give strength and tone to the system 10 a degree proportionate to the manner of life. No remedy previous to the introduction of Vino-Kolafra had been successiul in meeting these requirements. In the treatment of all nervous diseases, anaemia, general debility, heart affections, dyspepsia, melancholia, bil- iousness, diarrhoes, incipient phthisis, and all affections where a powerful tonic and stim- ulant are necessary Vino-Kolaira has proved superior to any other remedy. Some interesting facts were gathered by the ‘writer from persons of note in regard to Vino- Kolafra. Dr, L. W. Peacock, ex-United States Army surgeon, corner Erie and Eighth streets, Jersey City, in relating his personal experience with Vino.Kolaira, safd: “Iam decided in my opin- ion that Véno-Kolafra is the finest tonic ever known. Some time ago my carriage became involved in & smash-up and got decidealy the worst of & bad bargain. Atthe repair-shop I was informed that it would require at least ten days to reconstruct my vehicle. As my prac- tice is very laree, I was somewhat bothered at first as to what course to pursue in the treat ment of my patients. I finally concluded to visit my patients on foot and to use Vino- Kolafra asa stimulant and tonic to prevent fatigue and give me the strength required to endure the exercise without exhaustion. I expected, as usuel, to be worn out by evening of the first day, and was most agreeably sur- prised when I found myself apparently as fresh and vigorous as I was previous to starting on my day’s visits. The same thing happened the second day, and so on every day until my ear- riage was finished. It stimulates the contrac- tion of muscle cells, which in ordinary labor become loose and lax from exertion, and by its tonic effect seems to produce no end of ca- pacity for labor. Inow use and preseribe it to patients in all cases where a tonic stimulant and invigorant is indicated. Africans who use it seem never to grow oid, but retain their full vigor until death. They will work &ll day and dance half the night under itseffects. I con- sider it the best tonic known.” . Mr. M. McMillan, an electrician, of No.101 East Ninety-second street, said: “In 1867, when I was a sailor, we were anchored off Port Elizabeth, in Algoa Bay, Africa. In the crowd, besides myself, there wére an ostrich hunter and an elephant hunter. In relating taies concerning the Africans and their character- istics, these hunters dwelt upon the fact of the incessant use by the natives of a pinkish white nut which they chewed to give them strength and prevent disease. When I read the article on Kolafra in a World of recent issue, I knew it was the same nut, and immediately pro- cured some Vino-Kolafra. I hadbeen troubled with malaria, sccompanied by a feeling of lassitude, dyspepsia and depression, my flesh bloating at times. In my business I do a great deal of walking, which meade me so fatigued that at times I could hardly move. I was also very susceptible to colds. Since taking Vino- Kolafra I have experienced no malaria or lassitude, my appetite and digestion are splen- did and my flesh is firm. It has completely overcome that ‘tired feeling.’ I travel all over the city, upstairs and down, and always feel fresh and vigorous. Ihave not hada cold for & long time, while continually subject to sud- den changes of heatand cold. When I go out Itake a glass of Vino-Kolafra instead of an overcoat—it does me more good. It is the bast thing for general knockedoutedness that I ever saw.” A very unique and novel plan for testing the merits of this widely heralded tonic and stim- ulant.as a fatigue preventive gnd food substi- tute has been proposed and arranged by Mr. F. A. Neuman, & newspaper man of this eity. Mr. Neuman is a prominent cyclist, and has arranged & tour extending over 600 miles to be made with a wheel. He will be accompa- nied by a friend. The two will carry parcels strapped to the shoulders weighing twenty-one pounds.. The object of the trip is to -test the merits of Vino-Kolafra as a strength sustainer and food remedy. No nourishment will be partaken of during the trip, the sole sustenance of the wheelmen being Vino-Kalafra. The outcome of this trial will prove of value and interest to all bicycle enthusiasts, athletes and others who are engaged in active exercise or labor of any sort. The result of the trip ‘will be reported. Vino-Kolafra, now sold by all druggists, is proving an indispensable addition to the list of medicines. In the treatment of all diseases accompanied by tissue waste and loss of en- ergy, to bridge over the exhaustion vroduced by continued suffering and as a stimulant and tonic in any case from any cause, it is the only natural remedy that will generate vital- ity and force enough to recover. It supplies that something to the human needs which is always necessary to complete a perfect exist- ence. To the laborer it imparts strength and vigor, lightening heavy tasks and giving im- munity from fatigne. To the brain-worker it gives a wideawake mentsl sensibility, pro- ducing free and rapid thought. To the busi- ness man, laden with care, worry and depres- sion, it renders a cheerful feeling of self-con- tent and well-being. To the athlete it will prove a valuable boon in time of hard training and continued exertion, and in the treatment of diseases it supplies & want which, as Dr. Smith of Brookiyn said, “has long been ex- perienced in prescribing for diseases where & good tonic is necessary.”’—N. Y. World,