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

k THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1896 1SS OVERMAN AS SHINT AND SINNER Dr. Brown's Chief Witness in a Pen Picture. AS A WOMAN SAW HER, No Thought of the Future Beyond the Final Verdict of the Couacil. . BICKXFORD'S STORY DISCREDITED Pastor Produces a Letter Showing That He Was Offered the Over- man Letters for Sale. tie Overman is a curious compound t and sinner. racter seems to be a mingling ot purpose and low cunning; of soaring itions and groveling instincts —a re wherein light and shade are not d by the nice brush of the finished st, but are counter to each other ina inartistic but withal fascinating the rough sketch of an impressionist, an has the elements of genius, >se execution is bungling; a weird e interesting by reason of its uncan- A Heloise, but toolate! A Hester Prynne of darkened past! A Camille, whose Ge- on failed at one crisis, but carried her £h toe last and saddest! Those who are prone to charity regard the heroine of the later Beecher seandal in ne of these lights. To others she is an iventuress who had not the one redeem- z trait of loyalty to the man she pro- d to love. She is to them a bad woman who plotted to destroy a good man and failed. They X upon the seemingly calm woman,who stifying that she is wholly degraded and the man she loves whoily pure, as s human signboard pointing the way to hell. Her composure they call effrontery, her ery cowardice. Those who concede be sacrificing *self to shield v one and her reward an as- shame of the scandal in sone of the chief figures, she 1 the covet=d end sought. forget that what the preach- ost” woman and the world a voman is capable of marvelous _ She may prostrate her- rnaut of public con- __another and smile as did when she told her ¥ to the council and the gaping crowd ose pas® isa gloomy vista cted and suffered, of treachn- or forgotten, may still rise to Itation in devotion to a per- nciple. 1t may have been in that Mattie Overman made et out her resolution to save the of her ministerial friend. :§ known the cramped life of pov- 3 vouth had been narrowed by ss and cares. Her struggle to livelihood had been a dispiriting iere had been little of pleasure in 1aps there were lapses from right ymetimes as the result of her crav- ome of the brightness and gayety love. Then came a loveless mar- that was a most unsatisfactory an- to the 's question, “How may I appy ?” When'this was proven a dire failure the battle for bread began again, and it was at this time, when false pleasures had shown themselves to be Dead Sea fruit, when her intellectual and spiritual nature were clamoring for food that had been meagerly supplied by her attendance upon rious revivals, that she came into the lives of Dr. and Mrs. C. O. Brown. Their home supplied the intellectual tmosphere she had missed, and there she ved an impetus to the saintship whose < had appealed to her. : Eden was not long left undisturbed. it in the guise of unrequited love or - following illicit love the serpent 17 Ia thisday of confessions that re pected to be concealments who rom the blur, the confusion and s of the stranga story Mattie Over- emerges as a heroine. Not a stain- aintly heroine, but one exalted by upreme devotion—to her ‘““duty,” she s. 1f Breckinridge had had an Over- n instead of his Pollard his political - would still be in the ascendancy. If vigils during these mouths of storm waiting Mattis Overman has been sted to save her shred of reputation leave Dr. Brown’s in the threatened rs she conquered. saw her first the day after the arrest Mrs. Davidson and the expose tnat fol- wed. Paleand heavy-eyed after a sleep- s night, she lay in a little back room in r. Brown’s home. Her smile was fre- ient. She was calm. Then as now she Joked at Dr. Brown before replying to 1y question. Then as now he often in- ‘rupted. She told the story of her dis- pointment _in Mrs. Davidson, and izhed as she told how she had dragged heavy trunk downstairs in order to leave e shelter of that woman’s home. Her ure under the sirain of her secret wonderful. *I never dreamed of ing to sell a story about Dr. Brown or one else,” she declared, ¢ 1 am fond of reading,” she said, and howed me & book on social science she hatl arked with marginal notes. She pro- d letters in which Dr. Brown adyised as to the pursuit of his stu'c'lle' “Are ose the letters of a lover?” asked the erend gentleman, and Mattie smiled. he was the center oi a group of er questioners when I saw bher at .= council two months later. She was calm as before. She was still smiling. ¢ instead of hanging upon the words ofa tor of divinity she was telling a great sudience the painful story of her love for m—the love she said was not recipro- ted—of her humiliation and her resojve 15 blackmail him and her quick repentance. A few days ago she told me yvby she had miled while on the rack. There wasa Jk of exaltation in her eves when she c2id: I did not think of mysell. 1 forgot had a personality until I beard a woman r me say, ‘I wish there were a police- .1 nere to arrest her’ Was not that cruel? “It wes hard to acknowledge I cared for £ man who cared nothing for me. ,h. was ard to see the words _‘bluckmail. liar nd ‘forger’ in the headlines of thejnews- T knew they wounld be there, but self after all.” " The curiains_between the rooms s'tylrre jast then. “Dr. Brown les 'asleep, she taid softly. *‘He is not well.” She spo’ke of Mrs. Davidson. ‘‘She l(:lgg & strange influence over me. ‘Why di make companions of ts who wer%vnot Ler equals in point of educthon?v hy did she engage in that business? knew me thoroughly, that I was & cruatur; 0 moods, and upon what mood she coul v. Shedid everything under the cloak of religion. Even when tulking of our Lellish plan she said we would be instru- A pos as ars. rgot my ents of the Lord in humbling his pride, | coarsest. n guilt believe her motive to but | She | pis tickets for 50cents a plece, theeby makin 2 T | which lesson he needed, and at the time | I qeheved he needed it, too. "I do not know what I shall do,” she said. *“I have no thoughts beyond the trial. Perhaps I may go home, if they want me. But I do not know vet what they will thick of my terrible admissions. 1 h'ave not heard from them since. *‘1 do not suppose I have the sympathy g:;;u);oenewexcept l\l{ose in the house,” she s vearily. W i i omen are especially She looked toward the portieres, and again the look of exaltation came into her €yes as she said, “Bat I do not think of myself.” Apa PATTERSON. mes Tk DR. BROWN INDIGNANT. Denles Certain Allegations Made by Mr. Patton—New Features in the Case. Dr. Brown and Mattie Overman are much exercised over the turn affairs have taken within the past two days. Al\ot that they think the public will be- lieve the damaging statements made by Patton, Bickford and others, but thie fear is great that their enemies will say “I told you so.” The pastor and his young friend claim that these new accusations are unut- terably false, but none the less disturbing. Until late yesterday afternoon Pastor Brown claimed not to have known of the story published in THE CALL to the effect that H. H. Patton of Dayton, Wash., acted as his messenger in conveying a certain sum of money to Mrs. Tunnell while that lady was spending a few uncertain and ap- parently unhappy days in Visalia. ‘When, however, the reverend gentleman was assured of the genuineness of the in- formation he consented to give his version of the affair. _ “Icannot believe,” he said, by way of introduction, “‘Mr. Patton ever made the statement that he knew me to be guilty because Mrs. Tunnell had said so. During the short time I saw bim he gave every evidence of being a thorough gentleman, and, consequently, not_given to tellin lies. 1f, therefore, Mr. Patton expresseg an opinion of my guiit based on what he says Mrs. Tunnell told him, he lies, for Miss Overman’s friend could never have spoken any words which would lead him to such a conclusion. “Mr, Patton came to my house one aft- ernocon with a letter for Miss Overman from Mrs. Tunnell, requesting that certain articles of wearing apparel be sent her by the bearer. I found him to be s very pleas- ant gentleman, and he remained over night with—" *No,” interrupted Mrs. Brown, ‘“‘he did not stay here that night, but went down- town, returning the next morning about 9 o’elock.” “Yes,” added Miss Overman, by way of contirmation, ‘‘he went downtown, just as Mrs. Brown says.” “Well, you see,”’ resumed the doctor, “these little details escape me, but I now recall that what Miss Overman and Mrs. Brown have said is absolutely true. next morning Mr. Patton called about 9 nell was of a general character. He told me that she was in destitute circum- stances, and so long as she was a friend of | ! Miss Overman and doing as she thought | that young lady desired, I felt obligea to | | assist_her financially. This I did,and I | | want to say that Miss Overman learns of | $bis now for the first time. There was no Occasion to telt her I had sent Mrs. Tun- nell money, and I did not do so.” “Is it true that y paid Mr. Patton’s passage to and fromgVisalia?” interruptea the reporter. The | o’clock, and our conversation of Mrs. Tun- | REALTY MARKET REVIEW. Increased Inquiries for City Property for Invest- ments. LAST WEEK'S TRANSACTIONS. Money Plentiful in the Banks for Good Loans at 6 12 to 7 Per Cent. There were no developments or changes in the real estate market during the past week worthy of special mention. A num- ber of firms report increased inquiries for certain classes of property for investment such as small flats, medium business pro- perty, etc. There is also a considerable number of sales of lots in outside suburbs, which is regarded by dealers as more en- couraging at this time of the year than big deals. It is noticeable that the largest number of sales of this kind are being made in sections where the most progress has been made in street and other:improvements, such as are calculated to enhance the value of property for residence purposes. It is generally believed that confidence in real estate as an investment is being re- stored. This belief is not due so much to the increasing volume of business as it is to the increase in the number of inquiries. Money is plentiful for good loans, the prevailing rate being 624 to 7 per cent. REVIEW OF THE RECORDS. There were seventy-five real estate loans made last week, aggregating $339,275. The principal ones were: By the Hibernia Savings and Loan Society for one year at 61 per cent $25,000 on prop- erty on the southwest corner of Hydeand Washington streets, 137:6x137:6; by the Ger- man Savings and Loan Society $15,000 for one year at 7 per cent and §5000 for sixty days at 7 per cent on property at the southeast corner of Valencia and ntieth streets, 90x57 :6; by the same societ. 1000 for three months at 7 per cent and § on property at the southwest corner of Broad- way and Buchanan street, 34x109:6; by the Mutual Savings Bauk $50,000 for one {enr at 7 per cent on i)ropertg on Powell street, 94 feet south of Ellis, 41x87 by Emma Joseph to Florence B. Hinckley 49,000 for one year at 10 per cent, on the 0- N 50-vara lot, No. 906, corner of Market and i | for four years at 8 pér cent, on property at the northwest corner of Alameda and De Haro | streets. 360x200; by the Hibernia Savings and | Loan Society, $10,000 for one year at 61 per cent, on property at the northiest corner of Twenty-fourth street and Potrero _avenue, 110x100, and by the estate of Adolph Glootz, $5000 for three vears at7 per cent and $5000 for two years at 7 per cent, on property at_the southwest corner of Santa Clara and De Haro streets, 200x183:5. There were seventy-seven releases granted last week, aggresating $330,205 The largest ones recorded were: By the Equitable Building and Loan Asso- c-ation, $17,000, to Jacob aud Kate Goldberg and Hugo D. Keil on a lot at the southeast corner of A street and Thirteenth avenue, “No: this is unqualifiedly false,” an- swered the pastor. *‘There was no earthly reason for my doine such a thing, because | Mr. Patton, being a railroad man, travels | the $20 for Mrs. Tunnell.” i During the first part of the interview Dr. | Brown lay snug and warm on a lounge in | the front parlor. Later he ensconced him- self in a rocking-chair, Miss Overman tak- ing possession of the lounge, with its ac- companying rugs and shawls. can add little or nothing to what Dr. | Brown has said,” remarked Miss Over- man. “I know nothing of any money | through me. You may say, bowever—and | | I want everybody to understand it—that I intend to have Mrs. Tunnell back here or Enow the reason why. I do not know her presert adaress, but I will soon learn it. | The case now demands that she tell the | council all sbe knows, and when that is done 1 have not the shightest fear of the | result.” Miss Overman, while under cross-ex- amination, said that Dr. Brown had given her a sum of money for Mrs. Tunnell, which had been sent by the man who called for that lady’s clothes. This man now turns out to be Mr. Patton. Soitis | plainly evident that Dr. Brown sent an ad- ditional sum of money to Mrs. Tunnell, but did not think the matter of sufficient | moment to mention to either Miss Over- man or his wife. Mrs. Brown stgted last night that if any- thing happened to her husband the blame would nl} rest on the newspapers. “They have pursued and vilified him,” she declared, “'so outrageously that I would not be surprised if he found a way out of itall.” The testimony of Mr. Bickford, which is regarded by the prosecution as verg dam- aging, is not thought much of by Dr. Brown and his friends. The pastoris in receipt of a letter from a well-known at- torney, showing that the Overman letters were for sale to the highest bidder, The letter reads as follows: 518 BAKER STREET, San Francisco, Cal. Dr. C. 0. Brown—DEAR Stk: If it would be p | $10,000 on a lot on the north line of Jackse I never gave him a cent except | sent Mrs. Tummell except what passed |1 | John Garber, John 240x600; by the same to Benjamin Goldfish, street. 237 :6 west from Broderick, 37:6x87: by the Hibernia Savings and Loan Society, two mortgages of $40,000 each, one to W. T Garratt and one to Heury D. Morton, on a Jot the south line of Market street, 60 feet est from Third, 60x80; by the German Sav- ings and Loan Society,: . Amelia V. R. Pixley on the following parcels | of laud: Lot southwest corner Greenwich and | Octavia streets, 137:6x275; lot on mnorth line | of Union street, 130 feet west of Webster, 60x 187:6; lot on the south side of 3 est of Fillmore, 137:6; lot on e north line of Union street, 100 feet west of 1lmore, 70x137:6; lot on the north line of Filvbert street, 100 feet west of Fillmore, 37 lbert street, street, 137:6 west of Fillmore, 34:4}¢x1! the Hibernia Savings and Loan y William Sharon, $25,000 on the following par- cels of land; a lot on the southwest corner of P2 | Brady and Market streets, 200x124; a lot on the south side of Market street, 335 feet west of Brady, 30x124; a lot on the south side of Market street, 399 feet west of Brady, 66x124; a lot at the southwest corner of Stevenson and Brady streets, and & lot on. Mission street, 100 feet east of Brady, 88x176. By Robert R. Hind southeast corner of Buchanan and Sacramento | streets, 50:9x127:84, and by W. W. Foote, | 1. Boalt_snd’ Thomas B. | Bishop to Florence Blythe Hinckley, $13,873, on an undivided 8-100 of the estate of Thomas H. Blythe. The number of deeds recorded last week was 169, | Six building contracts were filed during the week, aggregating $55,204, the princi- pal one being for the building to be erected on Post street, near Stockton. Four con- tracts counted as one for the latter struc- | ture amounted to $28,827. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. G. L. Bresse & Cc ‘= a new firm that has {'ust opened office > Pine street, above Montgomery. M ¢ was formeriy with McAffee Bros., ...d is well and favor- ably known in real estate circles. A.J. Rich of the firm of A.J. Rich & Co. will leave this weck for an extended business trip East. He expects to visit London among other places, and will be absent about two months. Last Saturday the tearing down'of the old American Exchange Hotel was com- of any assistance to you I can testify thata man named Bickford ¢alled at my office on the | Thursday before the Overman letters were pub- lished end wanted me to go with him to Mr, Lloyd or Judge Louderback or yourself and find out if money would not be paid for the letters which he brought with him and dis- played to me. He stated that he had taken them out of Mrx. Tannell’s valise and thought him I was not doing that kind of business. He then asked me if I would go with him to the newspapers with the letters. This I declined to do. He then went away and the letters were published a few days afterward. I heard sub- sequently that he received $15 for them, and 1 also heard that he had been engaged to trace up Mrs. Tunnell, as he claimed to know where she could be found. He was almost a_stranger to me, and I was shocked that he should try to engage me to nexf him sell evidence or to make money by such questionable methods. T have no sympathy with this nest of black- ‘mailers and extortioners which you have un- earthed, and I comsider it is my duty to give you this one item of information, if it will be of any assistance to you. Tam not desirous of any mnotoriety in this matter. Neither have I any wish to make any trouble for Bickfoid, although he was no client of mine and the information was not imparted to me as his attorney. I simply call this to your attention, and you are at liberty to use it or not, just as you wish. Yours, ete., W. A. 5. NICHOLSON. February 28, 1896. Mrs. Davidson had many callers yester- day, confined mainly to members of her former Sunday-school class. The white- haired alleged extortioner was in a happy frame of mind when seen by a CALL repre- sentative. “0f course, no one believes the stories toid by C. O. Brown and Mattie Overman. They are so palpably false as to admit of no argument whatever. 1 have not de- cided as yet what I will do about the mat- ter. It is probable, however, that I will present the facts to the Grand Jury. By her own admission she is athief and a forger.” 'he committee on charges will meet to- day at 1 o’clock for the purpose of puttirg in proper shape the evidence now in their possession. it Ticket Scalper Arrested. C. H. Babcock, who claims to be an under- taker, was arrested last evening by Officer Brophy and charged with selling theater tickets without having procured ‘s license. According to the complaint Babcock has been in the habit of purchasing large quantities of 25-cent tickegs at the Orpheum and selling them on Sunday evenings, when crowds of people assembled at that pleasure resort. B waiting until there was a rush Babcock sol a profit of 25 cents on each ticket disposed of. ————————— Human hair varies in thickness from the 250th to the 600th part of an inch. Blonde hair is said to be the finest and red the they ought to be worth at least $1000. Itold | menced. It is reported that the new 1 building to be erected on the site has been | leased b{ Cunningham, Curtiss & Welch, | the wholesale stationers. | The sale by Von Rhein & Co. of the Su- | tro property has been postponed to Tues- | day, March 10. This was necessary as the | inclemency of the weather made it impos- | sible to complete the necessary grading of | the lots in time for a sale last week. The | blocks are now being fenced and the lois | numbered, so that intending purchasers can readily make selections. The demand for catalogues of this property has been s0 great that-a second edition had ta be issued. This is the first time that lots so close to the Cliff House and baths have been offered at public sale. Saturday Thomas Magee, acting as ref- eree, sold at auction the property belong- ing to the estate of Mary Anson at the southwest corner of Geary and Larkin streets, consisting of a lot 120 by 120 and improvements. The purchaser was Jacob Schoenfeld, the price being $70,000. It is at present renting for $485 per month. The sale was made subject to the approval of the Superior Court. The following sales have been made by Agents Bovee, Toy & Sonntag of the Mc- Mabhan estate in Northern Solano County. and the following deeds have been recorded within the last thirty days, the purchasers of which are chiefly Californians: William _McNeill, 20.01 acres, $135065; Theodore Heinz, 100 acres, $6750; Thomas Forfest, 20 acres, $1250; Thomas Mel%hnn, 10 acres, $670; M. Swetzer, 20.24 acres, $197370; J. Olteman, 17.74 acres, $1194 45; H.J. O'Neil, 20 acres, $1350; J. Clark, 28.29 acres, 1838 85; H. E. McCune, 61.32 acres, $4140; Martha Ulrich, 10 acres, $675; G. Greiner, 649.81 proved), $46,000; J. A. Black, 6.41 2 67: J. A. Obermuller, 20.17 acres, $136147; A Schlofski, 15 acres, $1012 50; Henry Bird, 17.94 acres, $1210 95; §. Luiz, 13 acres, $810; E. N. Young, 20.70 acres, $1397 25; A, s, 'Bird. 7 _acres, $2967 97; J. Nelson, 20.92 acres, $1412 10; R. Hughes, 230.73 acres (improved), $19,085 17; V. 8parks, 204.39 acres (improved), $15,000;’ H. Goodwin, 10 acren, 86755 M. E. Olsen, 10 acres, 675; Charies Murray, 12.99 acres, $876 62; C. J. Mo’ Kinsel, 66 acres (l%proved). $9000; Robert Pigatt, 100 acres, $6750. Baldwin & Hammond report that nine- teen lots have been sold in the Richmond block_ recently subdivided bE them, bounded by California, Lake, Eleventh and Twelfto avenues. Only ten lots are left in the Hinkel biock, Twenty-fifth ave- nue, Clement street and Point Lobos ave- nue. Saturday William J. Dingee of Oakland held his first auction sale of the vear of miscellaneous Oakland and Alameda prop- erties. Easton, Eldridge & Co. conducted the sale. The total amount realized was $21,260. A seven-room oot.tngéa_ at the southeast corner of Myrtleand Eighteenth streets, with lot 50x100, brought $3500. ,000 for onc year st 7 per cent | O’Farrell streets; by C. S. Benedict, $14,800 | to C. L. C. Blethen, §15,000, on a lot at the | The adjoining lot, 50x100, sold for $162o. A modern cottage of six rooms at’the southwest corner of Linden and Thirtieth streets sold for $2300. Other offerings in- cluded - sixteen lots fronting on " East Twelfth and East Eleventh streets and First avenue, Oakland. They are each 25x 100 and sold for an aggregate of $4235, the rices ranging from $130 up to $550 each. he residence of the late J. H. Hamilton of Alameda, located at the northeast cor- ner of Gentral avenue and Union street, sold for $9600. The house contains twelve rooms and the lot is 100x207:6. On Wednesday of the present week Shainwald, Buckbee & Co. will sell at auc- tion at their salestoom, 218 and 220 Mont- gomery street, the remainder of the Mer- genthau property, consisting of fifty lots in the Mission warm belt. Forty-two of the lots are located in the block bounded by Potrero avenue, Twenty-first, Twenty- second and Hampshire streets. The re- maining eight lots front on Twenty-first street and Potrero avenue and are in the next block eest. TFair Oaks is thriving and is one of the most prosperous colonies in the State at the present time. There isa great deal of worE being done in_ planting, clearing, ete. It is estimated 500 acres will be planted to fruit this year by parties who have purchased land. " Buildings are going up on all sides, some thirty-odd houses hav- ing been built or in course of construction. Over 2000 acres have been sold to Eastern urchasers since the 20th of September. E{ost of the purchases have been in 5, 10 and a few 20 acre tracts. The following are the names of the Easterners since the last report who have become interested in Fair Oaks: J. C. Morrison, Minnesota; G. T. ngrkrg, Sutton, Nebr.; H. H. Pyron, Rockford, Iil; B. N. Cooley, Coldwater, Mich. ; L. P. Henrickson, Iowa; M. E. Bitterman, Iowa; R. W. Cobb, Bultan, Wash,; C. H. Likely, Jefferson, Mich.; P. 8. Sawtelle, Elgin, IlL.; C. E. Tiller, Lee, Il ; 3.8, Nerhaugen, Zambrota, Minn.; T. A. Cooper, Chicago, 111.; N. F. Harris, Hart, Mich.; D. L. Herskey, Brainard, Kans.:'L. E. Kale, Willis, Kans.: W. E. Seathe, Freeborn, Minn. ; George M. Clark, Euclid, O.; George F. Ingra- ham, Howard City, S. P. H. Ingraham, Howard City, 8. D Fritchie, Chicago, Iil.; Neils Monson, Benton, Wis.; D. W. Whipple, Mrs. D. W. Whipple, Mrs. R. N. Conover, Michigan; A. S. Philli; Youngstown, IIL.; Samuel Niel, Philadelphia; Mary A. Niel, Phila- delphia; Jesse Dorsch, Euclid, Ohio; G. R. Morrell, Chicago, I1L.; T. H. Watson, Mrs. T. H. Watson, Springfield, 111.; A. A, Ricker, Mrs. A. A. Ricker, Sidney, Nebr,; . Baker, Rush- jord, Nebr.; W. R. Gore, Mrs. W. R. Gore, Daw- son, 11l.; John J. Houser, Pennsylvania; D. Wing, Maywood, 111.; A. Hubbs, Chicago; Hy Koster Jr., and, Ohio; J. W. Hare, Mrs. J. W. Hare, Santa Clara, Cal.; A. M. Pheenix, Atwater, Miun.; E. Crabb, G. Pilcher, . H. Pierce, Little Falls, Cal.; C. F. Levi Walthall, SRR . Kansas; W. H. Adams, N rk; E. L. Hunskaer, Spencer, S. D.; J. A. Martin, Watertown, 8. D.; B. Cole, Nebraska; C. W. Warner, Minneapolis, Minn.: C. N, Wem- ie, Chicago: C. E. Harris, Indiuna; J. F. Ba- er, New York; Rev. L. Erstainson, Chicago, 111 ; George H. Lockwood, Omaha, Nebr.; James Kirkendall, Harriston, Mo.; W. J. Hancock, Austin, Ill.; Levi H. Spring, Willlam Forbes, Gibbs Huntley, Los Ani s; R. H. G. Donald- son, Denver; William Geary and wife, Ea J. Galvin, Chicago, Ill.; J. H. Cunningham, J. H. Denton, Minnesota; P. C. Dufour, E. P. Dufour, Chicago, HL; Willis Green, Atkinson, Wis.} William Fritz and wife, Chicago, IlL.; E. A. Jenkins, Pittsburg, Pa.; Albert Dow and son, Chicago, Ill.; B. M. Kincaid, B. W. Bpikilen, Willis, Kan: Von Rhein & Co. have under prepara- tion & catalogue of several pieces of prop- erty that will be offered for sale by anction on March 26 by order of the court, to- gether with a miscellaneous list. Tuesday Center & Spader will hold a special auction sale of Potrero property. It comprises the following parcels: Thir- teen lots, varying in size from 25x100 feet to 37:6x100, fronting Potrero avenue, Utah and Solano streets; sixteen subdi- | visions, 25x100 feet each, fronting Twen- tieth, Vermont and Nebraska streets; fronting Nineteenth, Nebraska and Utah streets there are twenty-seven subdi- visions to be offered; the southeast and the southwest corners of Eighteenth street and Treat avenue, 57:9x197 ana 39x150 feet, are listed for sale; also two lots on | Treat avenue, near Eighteenth street, and several small subdivisions scattered throughout the Potrero. H. E. Poebhlman reports the following sales: Lot 25x100 and improvements on | McAllister street, near Lott, $3800; two | Jots, each 25x120, on Fourth avenue, be- tween Point Lobos and Clement, $995 each; lot 50x100 on Twenty-fifth avenue south of B street for §520. Joseph J. Mason, real estate dealer at Dwightway station, Alameda, for the past eight years, hes moved his office to Berke- ley station. In future he will occupy the offices of Charles A. Bailey, whose inter- ests he will represent. Mr. Mason has been instrumental in securing first-class | lighting service for Berkeley. J. H. Young of 1243 Park street has commenced the erection of a cottage on Versailles avenue, near the narrow-gauge railroad. Messrs. Marcuse & Remmel, contractors | and builders of Alameda, have construct- | ed houses in that city during the past year for the following persons: Mearia Dorsch, south side West Twelith street, east of Adeline (Oskland); C Miller, Chest- nut street, near Thirty-second (Oakland); C. Matheson, west side Sherman street, near Pa- cific avenue; A, F. St. Sure, north side Pacific avenue, west of Sherman street; N.Morten- | sen, south side Eagle avenue, west of Bay street; E. H. Montell, north side of Pacific ave- nue, west of Bherman street; A. Wolchow, south side Pacific avenue, west of Second ave- nue; J. Mason, north corner Blake street | (Berkeley); F. N. Eckley, northeast cormer Bay street and Pecific avenve; W. F. Hockins, east side Bay street, north of Pacific avenue; W. 8. Fleming, north side Pacific avenue, east of Bay street; A. H. Heney, north side Pa- cific avenue, between Bay and Sherman streets; Captain Moeller, north side Pacific avenue, near Sherman street; F. Dohrmann, west side Caroline street, north of Central avenue; J. J. Masou, north side Blake street, near Elisworth street (Berkeley); J.J. Mason, northwest cor- ner Bluke and Elisworth sticets (Berkoley); Mrs. J. Waite, north side Alameda avenue, east of Chestnut street; Mrs, J. Waite, north side Alameda avenue, near Chestnut street; Mrs. J.Waite, north side Alameda avenue, west of Willow street; E. David, north side Pacific avenue, near Sherman street; Mrs. A. MoAnpey, south side Central avenue, east of Grove; Ben Miller, north side Central avenue, op Enci 3 . W. Hardman, nort 3 | west of Willow street; Mrs. L. Albrecht, Fill- more street near McAllister street (San Fran- }cisco); A. Slimmon, east side Chapin street north of Railroad avenue; M. Dolan, north side Hartford street near Nineteenth street, (San Franciseo); M. Dolau, north side Hartfor street near Nineteenth street (Sen Francisco); A. Wellnitz, McPherson street, south of Kings avénue; J. Wolf, north side Central avenue, west of Caroline street; Mar- cuse & Remmel, south side Railroad avenue, between Mozart and Verdi streets; S%erbeck, south side Pacific avenue, east of Chapin street; H. Worsdale, Seventeenth ave- nue, near Railroad avenue,South San Fran- cisco; C. Lynch, south side Haight avenue, ‘west of Sixth street; H. Hoben, lots 22 and 23, block 116, Berkeley; C. M. Savage, north side Pacific avenue, east of Sherman street; A. J, Van Drake, north side Pacific avenue, near Sherman street; W. Wolfe, north side Pacific avenue, between Sherman and Morton streets; E. H. ' Seymour, north side Pacific ave- nue, east of Sherman street; Marcuse & Remmee, mnorth side of Pacific avenue, east of Sherman street; Marcuse & Remmel, north side Pacific avenue, east of Sherman street; E. B. Carson, west side Caro- line street, south of Taylor avenue; F. L. Van Meter, south side Santa Ciara avenue, west of Caroline street; C. E. Dwinelle, west side Bay street, north of Santa Clara avenue; C. E. Dwinelle, west side Bay street, between Santa Clara and_Railroad avenues;' C. E. Dwinelle, west side Bay street, south of Railroad avenue; L, Serralunga, norrhwest corner Regent and Clay streets; J. Obenauer, east side Cottage street, north of Central eavenue; Wilham Edwards, west side Caroline street, between San Antonio avenue and Loufsa street; T. Meetz, north side Raiiroad avenue, east of Concordia street; T. Meetz, north side Railroad avenue, near Concordia street; T. Meetz, north side of Railroad avenue, west o Prospect street; Marcuse & Remmel, south side Encinal avenue, east of Post strect; Marcuse & Remmel, south side Encinal avenue, east of Post street: E. P. Suleberg, north side Clinton avenue, west of Walnut street; C. E. Dwinelle, southwest corner Central avenue and Weber street; C.R. Emith, north side Rallroad avenue , east of Concordia street; Marcuse & Remmel south side Railroad avenue, between Verdi an Mozart streets; J. 8. Scott, south side Pacific avenue, between Concordia and . Prospect! streets; W. F. Schulte, south side Buena Vista: avenue, between Bay and Chestnut streets; G. Graham, west side Sherm street, between Railroad and Sania Clara avenues; Marcuse & Remmel, south side Railroad avenue, betweon Mozart and Verdi streets; E. J. Lewis. north- west corner Sherman street and Pacificavenue; G. W. Fisher, Delger street, near San Pablo avenue (Oakland); J. D. Skinner, east side Car- oline street, near 841 Antonio avenue. CATHODE RAY FOR TEETH, You Can Eat Candy Now and ‘Cure Your Toothache With the Roentgen, GREAT NEWS FOR THE GIRLS. Dr. W. S. Thorne, Lately From Europe, Talks of a Wonderful Discovery of Science. Dr. W. 8. Thorne, the well-known phy- sician and surgeon, of this City, arrived home a few days ago, after an extended tour of Europe. He went for the purpose of study, and visited the principal medical schools in the large cities. Dr. Thorne saw and heard many new things while away, and thinks that his profession is making more rapid strides now than ever before. Just at present the whole of Europe is making experiments with the cathode rdy, and there is no telling what the wonderful discovery may lead to. ! ‘When Dr. Thorne was spoken to yester- day afternoon regarding the news tele- graphed to this country tbat a cure for toothache had been discovered in the Roentgen rays by Dr. Levett, an American den&iut in Paris, he became deeply inter- ested. “I can’tsay that I Place implicit confi- dence in the dispatch,” he began, ‘‘but the idea is not at all improbable. In fact, it seems highly probable and exactly in line with a_theory of the famous Dr. Koch, whom I saw in Berlin a few weeks ago. Dr. Koch explained to me that he had demonstrated beyond doubt thatall known forms of bacferia would die after a few moments’ exposure to strong daylight. He also had theidea that the Roentgen ray could be made to produce the same effect and contemplated extensive experiments in that direction. “You see,” Dr. Thorne continued, ‘the Roentgen ray is not, strictly speaking, a ray of light., It is, rather, a volume of Actinic electric fluid. That is, it has the quality of sunlight in its action on a silver emulsion and also the quality of electricity for passing through many substances ex- cept glass, rubber and other non-conduct- ors. While the Roentgen rays will pass through an iron plate they won’t pass through a pane of glass.” “But how can the Roentgen ray cure pain?’ was asked. ““That is impossible to state,” answered Dr. Thorne. “‘In_the first place we don’t know what pain is. Microscopical exam- ination shows no difference between the nerves of a healthy tooth and those of & tooth that is driving its owner to spasms and profanity. The way it seems possible to me to cure the pain by the Roentgen ray would be by Dr. Koch’s theory that the pain was caused by a bacillus that ex- posed the ends of the nerves to the action of the air. By killing the bacillus the wounded nerves would heal over and the patient cease 1o suffer. } “While I was on my way home,” Dr. Thorne continued, ‘I stopped to see Thomas Edison. I found him in the midst of experiments with the Roentgen ray. He was deeply interested, but did not have much to say for the future. He seemed to think he did not know what he was working with, but said he could not forsee any end to the application of the Tayi Dr. Luke Robinson, when asked about the Roentgen ray and toothache, said he was not able to form much of a conclusion. From what be knew of the ray, he did not doubt but that it had greater possibilities in a pathological direction than had yet been thought of. *“But I don’t know who Dr. Levett is,”’ he said, “‘and until I do, cannot give an opinion.” H. C. Massie, the well-known dentist, bhad not given much attention to the Roentgen ray, but knew that an applica- tion of the electrode of the negative pole of a battery had been used to stop pain in a tooth so that it could be filled. The Roentgen ray, he said, was, of course, dif- ferent, but the two electrical actions were somewhat similar, and by certain arrange- ments of instruments there seemed to be no reason ‘why it could not be used as stated, ‘Just how they would go atit,” he said, “is, however, beyond my compre- hension.”” Several other dentists were seen, but few had given any thought to the Roentgen ray. Many were inclined to look upon the idea of curing the toothache as a fake. Those who didg, however, all admitted that they knew nothing about electricity. 3 From all that can be learned there is certainly hope for those afflicted with toothache, and many people, in case the new cure is a success, will no longer be compelled to pass sleepless nightsand con- stantly jeopardize their chances for the next world. What a boon it will be to many who really suffer, but how many young men will be deprived of their best excuse for a “day off” when the warm days come and there is an exciting bicycls race or baseball game going on. On the other hand, the girls will rejoice at the discovery of a sure antidote to candy. FUNERAL OF W. W. MAIN His Remains Placed in the Vault of Laurel Hill Cemetery Uatil His Daughter’s Arrival. The funeral of William Washington Main, formerly of the firm of Main & Win- chester took place yesterday at his late residence on Oak street. The officiating 9 CELTS T0 BUILD A HALL Proceeds of the St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Will Be Donated. AN EXCELLENT PRCGRAMME. The Anniversary Will Be Fittingly Observed With Music; Song and Sentiment. The Irnsh people of San Francisco and their sons and daughters will celebrate the forthcoming anniversary of their patron saint in a manner worthy the race and the event. For several weeks past they have been energetically preparing for the affair. 1t is expected that the celebration will be almost as elaborate as the memorable Ire- land day at the Midwinter Fair, when Michael Meagher. A GROUP OF LEADERS IN THE FORTHCOMING CELEBRATION PATRICK’S DAY. [Drawn by a “Call” artist from photographs.] John Kenny. Rev. D. 0. Crouley. John Mglhern. P.J. McCormick, See. OF ST. clergyman was W. J. Elliott Jr., assistant pastor of the First Unitarian Church. Friends from Napa and Petaluma, where Mr. Main was identified with the Fire Department, were present, together with representatives of nearly all the leather-dealing firms of this City. The pallbearers were personal friends and life-long acquaintances of Mr. Main; George Winchester, of the firm of Main & Winchester, Frank Gillam, of the L. D. Stone Co., W. J¥ Tillmann, of Main & ‘Winchester, W. J. Dummidge, of A. Balz, and M. Brown of the Petaluma Fire De- partment. Mr. Main was born in Boston and came to this State during the gold fever. Leav- ing the gold fields he came to this City in the fifties, and it was at this time that the firm of Main & Winchester was formed. He continued with this firm, which had its store on the water front on Sansome and California streets, for a few years and then went to Petaluma, where he organized the Fire Department in 1852. He bought the engines and hook-and-iadders, etc., in fact, he completely equipped t he department at his own expense. He afterward returned to this Citv and again became identified ,with the firm of Main & Winchester, in which firm he was & vrusted and valvable member until the day of his death. Magnificent floral tributes were sent by his many friends. The remains were laid in the receiving vault of Laurel Hill Ceme- tery, where they will stay until the return of his daughter, Miss Alice L. Main, who is visiting in Guatemala, Central America. After her return the body will be shipped to Petaluma and interred in the family plat. ————— The Pavers’ Union. The Pavers' Union held a well-attended | meeting in IrishtAmerican Hall yesterday, and | writer, had elected officers for the ensuing six months. A communication was received from Superin- tendent of Streets Ashworth stating that he was always in favor of unionism, ana that he would- positively refuse to employ any paver not a member of the union. A committee of three was appointed to present a setof en- | | | | 100,000 people passed through the gates and joined in recalling the glories of Ire- land and the valor of Irishmen. The Celts are making a strong effort to build a suitable ball in San Francisco that their different societies may find suitable accommodations under one roof. With this object in view it is hoped to realize a large sum from the celebration of St. Pat- rick’s day that it may form the nucleus of a building fund. Already a large number of tickets have been sold, as the purpose of the celebration, apart from the splendid sentiment attached to jt, appeals to the generosity and good will of all classes of citizens. The new hall will be somewhere on Market street. Several sites have already been submitted to the committee. W hen the site is finally chosen plans will be pre- pared and a building that will at once be an ornament to the City and a credit to the Celtic race will be erected. The convention having in charge the arrangements for the celebration of the day met again at the Knights of the Red Branch hall yesterday afternoon. Thomas R. Bannerman occupied the chair and | Secretary McCormick recorded the min- utes of the meeting. Reports were re- ceived from the different committees and it was shown that the work attending the celebration was being in no wise neglected. Captain Jerome Deasy, who is president of the County board of the A. O. H. revorting from the committee on printing, said that the affair had been generally advertised. J. J.Gildea stated that the music bad all been arranged for and John Mulhern men- tioned that all the arrangements haa thus | far been perfected. The chairman said that Judge J. F. Sullivan had consented to deliver the oration on the occasion and that H. 8. Sutherland, a promising young % repared a poem. Stereopticon views of Ireland will be presented. There would be musicall the afternoon and even- ing and he felt certain that the celebration would be one of the best ever held by the Irish people of San Francisco. It was announced that the committee of grossed resolutions indorsing the administra- | 8ITangements would hold a meeting on tion of Mr. Ashworth and his friendship for the laboring man. \ I Wednesday evening and the convention adjourned until Sunday next. A solid oak bedroom set (3 pieces)---~one of the things that - $24 Will buy during our “Red Letter Day - Sale.” Of course we have cheaper bedroom - sets. Better ones, too; this is just a “hint.” NEW TO-DAY. N [ Ty fry’ Z v*llfl‘-s"\’ 7’% l ness for us. not very many. b4 Three pieces — Bedstead, Bureau (cheval) and Washstand (not shown). How can we afford it ? Couldn’t if we didn’t know that it meant new customers and future busi- We have onlyv24 of this pattern and during “Red Letter Days” 24 is CALIFORNI FURNTURE COMPAAY, (N. P. COLE & CO.), 117-121 Geary Street.