The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 21, 1896, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH .21, 1896. Interesting Report of Important Up-to-Date News Items in Alameda County DAKLAND'S HAREOR WILL BE OPEN, Its Bright Prospects Have Aroused Two Cities. BRIDGES TO BE REBUILT Secretary of War Proposes Plans in the Interest of Com- merce. SOUTHERN PACIFIC DEFEATED. The Two Old Railroad Wrecks on the Estuary May Have to Be Removed. OAKLAND OFFIcE SAN FrANCISCO CALL,) 908 Broadway, March 20. § The Secretary of War has good reason to believe that the bridges over Oakland harbor at Alice and|change in their route will be that they |; Webster streets are unreasonable ob- structions to the free navigation of said Oakland harbor on account of the iu- sufficiency of their draw openings, de- lays in their operation and their proximity to each other. It is proposed to réquire the follow- ing changes to be made in said bridges by the 1st day of July, 1897, to wit: 1. Thereconstruction of the draw spans 50 as to give a clear draw opening of not less than 150 feet. 2. The substitution of other than hand power for operating the draws. Propositions looking to the substitu- tion of a single bridge in place of the two present structures will also be en- tertained. In order to give you an opportunity to be heard, as required by the act of Congress, approved September 19, 1890, you are hereby notified that a hearing will be held before Colonel Charles R. utter at 533 Kearny street, room 15, in San Francisco, Cal., at 11 o’clock A.M.,on the 25th day of March, 1896, when and where you will be given an opportunity to be heard in the matter. As all papers will be laid before the Secretary of War for his decision, it will perhaps best suit your purposes to sub- mit in writing whatever you wish to present. By authority of the Secretary of War, CHARLES R. SUTTER, Colonel of Engineers, U. S. A. The United £ s Government hasde- cided that the shaky across the estuary are structions to navigation and oz the traffic of the harbor. This morning Mayor Davie received a | tion from Celonel Charles R. | onel of engineers, U. S. A., ask- ing him to be present and present his proofs of the lack of accommodation on account of the present drawbridges. The action reasonable ob- insufficient | | States Government is the first indication | since the bridges were originally built that the commerce of the harbor is to receive equal recognition with the desires of the Southern Pacific Company. For years the two bridges have been the curse of naviga- tion in Oakland harbor, and the demands of tugboats and ships have been either totally disregarded or obeyed at leisure by | the bridge-tenders, who, being responsible only to the Supervisors for their positions, | felt no fear of becoming acquainted with the ax so long as they did all that the rail- road required. Now this is to cease, and with the ex- pected confirmation by the Supreme Court of the decision of Judge Ogden regarding the water front, the announcement that the War Department has taken the mat- ter of the bridges in hand, the future of the harbor has become the most important topic before the people of Oakland and Alameda. “This statement from Colonel Sutter is an indication that the hand of the South- ern Pacific Company is to be felt no longer in the United States engineer's oftice,” said Mayor Davie to-night. “It isthe re- sult of negotiations carried on mostly by myself, and I cannot help feeling grat- ified at the result. Italso shows how the tactics of the Southern Pacific Company would have prevailed, as far as the present Board of Works is concerned. Last spring I obtained the passage by the City Council of a resolution authorizing the Board of Works to inspect the drawbridges. “The following morning Mr. Wilder came to me and said that he would like the company's engineer to accompany us when we made the inspection. I consented and then Mr. Wilder said their engineer was gomewhere in another State and could we wait t1ll he returaed. “I replied that I could not do so and the same night the Board of Works passed a resolution ordering us to inspect the bridges. “So far as Commissioners Wilson and Peirsol are concerned, they are still wait- ing for Mr. Wilder’s engineer. +On the following morning, however, 1 took a photographer, and 4t extreme low tide we made several pictures of the bridges. They were absolutely falling to pieces. forwarded the pictures to Washington, ac- companied by a protest signed by the Spreckels Tugboat Comyar Goodall, Perkins & Co., The Davie Ferry and Trans- portation Company, Captain Hackett, Cot- ton Bros. and all the owners of tugs and sailing vessels that had lost thousands of dollars through the delay caused on open- ing the bridges whenever the railroad com- pany’s interest was best served in keeping them cloved. “Then the clever hand of the railroad was seen. Two days after I photozraphed the bridges the Soutbern Pacific com- menced to repair them, and ‘they drove piles till they had practically made new structures. They spent $15,000 in repair- ing the vridges and then they reported to the authorities what they had done. But, unfortunately for them, my phmogrn‘phs had preceded them. Now,ifl bad waited for Mr. Wilder’s engineer, my report could not have been made and the presentaction might have been delayed for years. Ipre- sume it was for that that the City En- gineer and City Attorney have wai*ed.A +‘Colonel Mende!l was retired at the right time for the public good. and the people are now to reap the benefit of the change. | old drawbridges | to be taken by the United | 11 I was requested by the War Department to report to the local engineer’s office as T had done to Washington, and I did so. My plans are there, and 1 have no doubt that they will be ultimately adopted. There is no need for two bridges. One modern steel structure, with spans of the width ordered on all Government business, can be made to accommodate more trains, teams and streetcars than balf a dozen such wooden bridges as the two wrecks that are now obstructing the estuary. ‘‘As near as I can locate the proper place for an ample bridge with all modern appliances would be about a thousand feet east of the Alice-street draw. This would bring it about at the foot of Oak street. This is the natural place for it as well as the most beneficial. At that point the ‘estuary is narrowest, and vessels which sail down the harbor could bave the ad- vantage of making long tacks on either side and of shooting through the bridge at the most favorable peint. From Oak street across to Alameda thereisa streak of hardpan across the estuary and this would enable a bridge to be constructed at about half the cost of building at the location of the present bridges, where hardpan is about twenty feet further down. Then, again, at the point I mention a bridge would almost connect the centers of both Oakland and Alameda. “Another advantage is that the distance from the end of Oak street to what would feet. To make an incline of thirty feet in this distance would not be felt by teams or passengers and would enable them to cross on the upper roadway, leaving the lower track exclusively for teams and electric- cars. “Of course this plan will not be favor- able to the railroad company, because it | will cause them some expense. The only will have to lay three blocks of track on either side of the estuary to make the crossing at Oak street. The expense will not be very heavy for the bridge, as the county, the Southern Pacific and the elec- tric-road company will all have to shoul- der the burden. *This matt~ is one of supreme im- portance and these views are what I have | already expressed to Washington and what 1 have been requested to present to Colonel Sutter. From what I know I be- | lieve the War Department has already decided on its course and the usual by- play of the railroad will not avail this time."" Some time ago the Supervisors asked: for and received an opinion from Chief Deputy District Attorney Church with regard to | their jurisdiction over the wagon and rail bridge over the estuary at Webster street. the question was raised that the structure in question was an obstruction to naviga- | tion and that both it and the Alice-street | bridge should be supplanted by one large | modern structure with a draw wide enough to accommodate the largest sea- going vessels. Mr. Church made an elaborate report, in which he held that nobody, not even the Secretary of War of the United States, has | any authority over | bridge save the Supervisors of Alameda, | unless an act of Congress should be passed on the subject specifically referring to the bridge in question and the estuary of San Antonio, and no such act, he claimed, had ever been passed. This opinion was for- | warded to the representative of the Secre- | tary of War on the coast, namely, Colonel Charles R. Sutter, colonel of engineers, U, 8. A., who has succeeded Colonel Mendell and whose office is at S8an Francisco. The document, it is presumed, was duly forwarded to Secretary of War Lamont, !and nothing was heard of the matter until this morning, when the summons were received by the Mayor and the | County Clerk as representatives of the | Supe: rs. It is evident that the Secre- | tary of War differs radically with the | reasoning and facts contained in the Dis- ( trict Attorney's opinion, because the prin- cipal point on the above summons is radi- | cally opposed to the view in the premises of the District Attorney, the latter hold- |ing that the law of 1890, which Colonel | Sutter refers to, bad been declared uncon- | stitutional. PENIONS FOR TEACHERS The Present Act Regarded by Alameda Educators as a Failure. ALAMEDA, CarL., March 20.—It would seem that unless the schoolteachers of the county secure an amendment to the ‘“Pub- | lic School Teachers’ Annuity and Retire- ment Fund” act, which was approved on March 26, 1895, and which has been in force now almost one year, it would be- come a dead letter. It is rather opaque and incomprehensible an instrumeni at best and the teachers have found it to be inoperative in practice and merely a con- | glomeration of meaningless words. In Alameda the effort to have it go into effect bas met with flat failure, and only when an amendment to it is made will the teachers attempt to make use of its in- tended benefits. The act provides for the organization of a board of commissioners, composed of the County Superintendent of Schools, the chairman of the Board of Supervisors and the County Treasurer, with power to re- ceive and distribute funds. For teachers who have served for twenty years the act provides for a pension of $45 per month, and for those vt~ have served twenty-five years $50 per month. The pensioner must also bave joined | the ennuity fund. A singular feature about the act is that it will not go into effect until twenty years after its passage, which makes it of no special value to any one. It isonly operative at present when a subscriber to the fund pays down $300, and even then there is a question, because not a sufficient number of persons could procure that sum. The particularly meaningless part of the act is to be found'in the wording of section 9. Itisas follows: To provide a fund for the payments pro- ided for in this act the secretary of the Board “ducation in each municipality shall cer- tify monthly to the treasurer of each munici- paiity and rthe Board of Trustees in every school district outside of such mnnicipalities shail certify and pay over in like manner.to the County Treasurer of each county 1 per cent of the amount due each leacher as salary for the previous month. The section as it reads means that the secretary of the Board of Education shall certify something not stated, and the trustees in outside districts shall certify something unknown. It is perfectly meaningless. Eurdette to Lecture. ALAMEDA, Car, March 20.—Robert Burdette, America’'s greatest humorist, will deliver a lecture to-morrow (Saturday) evening at Linderman’s Opera-house, un- der the auspices of the First Baptist Church. Tickets for the affair have been soid to hundreds, and a big crowd is ex- pected. ———————— Mourning paper is going out of fashion. be the first pier of the bridge is about 1200 | The request was made because at the time | the Webster-street | GIFT 70 THE ALTENHEIM Mrs. Isaac Hecht Formally Pre- sents the Legacy of Her Husband. GRIEVANCE OF THE DIRECTORS A Complaint That the Authorities Ignore the Very Modest Wants of the Institution. OAxLAND OFFICE SAN FrANCISCO Cu,r..% 908 Broadway, March 20. Mrs. Isaac Hecht appeared before the board of directors of the Altenheim at its regular meeting and ratified formally the gift of $1000 by her lately deceased hus- band, the San Francisco merchant. She was accorded a hearty vote of thanks by the directors. Mrs. Hecht also presented the Lome with a fine portrait of her husband, which will be placed in the gallery along with those of the other patrons of the institu- tion. Mrs. W. Westhoff, the visiting member of the board of managers for this week, makes a very encouraging report regard- ing the attendance, saying: . “We have enough means in sight to proyide comfortably for our dependents | here, though such an institution as this, | with constantly increasing demands upon it, has never more than enough in the way of funds. Our society suffered somewhat in the way of loss of contributory mem- bership because it was decided to locate the institution here instead of San Fran- cisco. The membership now'is somewhat increasing. Some of the dissatistied ones are coming back to us when (he{ see the magnificent results that we have been able '110 accomplish because of our fine location ere. “We do not wish to seem to complain unnecessarily in any direction, but we sometimes feel hurt ‘at the city authori- ties from the fact that while we are an Oakland institution, and buy all our supplies in Oakland, we cannot secure sutlicient recogaition to get an electric [.{ight put up in front of the Altenhein, though it is located on the main thorough- fare, and though private citizens within a | block or two can get electric lights erected |in front of their residences. We have repaired and graded the streets around us and done other work, but we cannot_ sup- ply an electric light. Many of our direc- tors’ meetings are held at night, and the members are obliged to go stumbling through the darkness to the streetcar. We hope we shall soon be accommodated."” CHARGES OF SLANDER. Allegations of Rrueger’'s Complaint Against Theodore Gier. OAKLAND, Carn,, March 20.—A. Krue- ger, the private detective employed by License Inspector Mitchell in securing vidence to enable’ him to enforce the | liguor laws and ordinances concerning the | conduct of the liquor traffic in the city of Oakland and the conviction of these same | laws, has filed his complaint against Theo- i‘dore Gier, the well-known Washington- | | street liquor-dealer, for $7500 damages for slander. In his complaint Krueger says he has always maintained a good reputation among_his neighbors, and that on March 10, in the presence of L. A. Mitchell and others, Gier said, addressing the former: “*Some time ago you hired a man named Krueger to assist you in your work. 1 would request that you refrain from hirin | him as he is untrue to you. I know ol | cases he offered to square after he had | canght the parties selling liquor,” Another allegation is that on March 11 Gier said of plaintift: “At the timethat the liquor-dealers on Twenty-third avenue were applying for li- censes I was helping them as_best I could for purely business reasons. Krueger came | to me on several occasions, and, knowing that I was in touch with the applicants, intimated very broadly that while he held conclusive evidence against many of them, he did not care to push matters and make trouble, and was willing to make any com- promise that could be agreed upon. I went to several dealers and suggested the same settlement. At that time the aealers had not been granted any licenses, and of course the sale of liquors by them would have been i to watch, wit. the results as stated. I now declare that he was open to bribes or any- thing else there was money in.” * * * The third allegation is that on March 13 Gier said : “Itis a fact that he tried to settle cases. He went out to Twenty-third avenue among some of the men out there and made the offer and thiey sent him to me. He came to me, not once, but several | times within two weeks, to my place of business and talked settlement.’ The statements were published by a f{aner in_this city as interviews, and rueger demands $2500 damages for each, | or a total of $7500. COUNTY CONVENTION. The People’s Party Method of Selecting Delegates. OAKLAND, Can, March 20.— The have decided to hold a County Convention in - this city April 25 for the selection of two delegates from each Assembly dis- trict and five at large. The convention will also select State Central Committee, who will also be delegates to the State Convention. The delegates from this county to the | State Convention will also serve as dele- nate a member of Congress. The State Convention will meet in Sacramento May 12. There will be 138 delegates to the County Convention, on the basis of one delegate from each precinct and one for each 100 votes or major fraction thereof cast in tiie precinct at the last general election for J. V. Webster. Planning for the Fete. OAKLAND, CaL., March 20.—The ex- ecutive committee of the Fabiola Mayday i Fete held their first meeting in the head- | quarters, tral Bank building, last night. The mat- ter of securing the University battalion of cadets with their band as an atiraction was broached, but no action taken. Tue sub-committee reporteda work done and | progress all along the line. The ladies of Fabiola Association met in | the same rooms for the first time yester- day also, Mrs. John Yule presiding. There were about twenty-five present and all were highly enthusiastic over the fete. It was decided to issue a souvenir pro- gramme that would be *thoroughly repre- sentative of the entire coun The secre- tary of the executive committee was re- uested to correspond with parties throughout the county to interest them in the fete. The Jadies are very anxiousto have every one interested, so that it will be made equal to any held in the State, which they are sure it will be if all do their part well. New Gun Club. OAKLAND, Car., March 20.—A number of the Reiiance Club men who are inter- ested in gunning met last night to form a gun club as an annex. Among those who signed the roll were: J. O. Cadman, C. A. Bon, George P. Morrow. Join K. Orr, Sheldon I. Kellogg, A. H. Blow, G. C. Schreiber, H. A. Tubbs, Geerge C. Gross, gal. This Krueger pretended | | Galyin of the Fire Department, whose al- People’s Party County Central Committee | two members of the| gates to the District Convention to nomi- | rooms 201, 202 and 224, Cen- | M. W. Jellett, H. W. Kleinenbroich, 8. G. 8. Dunbar, B. Ransome, W. R. Berry, H. Lovell, A. H, Higgins, N. Watson, F. D. Adams, A. H. Hersey, J.C. Baker, F. B. Norton, R. M. Fitzgeraid, . Gorrel, C. H. Burgans, H. H. North and P. J. Cado- an. P J. 0. Cadman_was elected president of the club, John K. Orr vice-president, Shel- don I. Kellogg secretary, and J. C. Baker, H. A. Tubbsand A. H. Higgins members of the executive committee. President Cadman, G. P. Morrow and G. C. Schreiber were selected as delegates to.the California Inanimate Target Association, which holds its annual meeting Saturday. Court Vacation. . OAKLAND, CaL., March 20.—The four Judges of the Alameda County Superior Court to-day made an order and had it entered upon the minutes fixing the date of the annual vacation from and including June 23 and including August 14, 1896. It was also ordered- that no cases, de- murrers, motions or other proceeding: except criminal and probate matter an causes of forcible entry and unlawful de- tainer, be set down for trial or hearing during such time unless by the consent of all parties interesied and the Judge to whose department the fzroceedings may have been assigned. All demurrers and motions set for that period are continued to Monday, August 17. HISTORY OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,‘ 908 Broadway, March 20. Arthur Jones, aged 17 years, who formerly worked for City Veterinarian Pierce, is wanted on the charge of forging his late emgloysx’a name to a check on the California Bank. In the suit of Rachael Kimball against W. G. Tripp to set aside certain deeds of trust & second amended complaint was put in this morning by the plaintiffs and case continued. In the case of Wettstein vs. the Southern Pacific Railroad the defendant has been al- lowed an extension of ten days from March 22 to file & statement ou a motion for & new trial. Miss Mahoney, who told Deputy Sheriff Smith that she had lost enough time on ac- count of the Hill trial, and failed to respond toa subpena, was fined $15 for contempt of court. An gdjourned meeting of the Republican Central Committee of the Third Congressional District will be held in the office of Senator Guy Earl in San Francisco to-morrow aiter- noon at 2 o’clock. The reception given by Mrs. Charles Webb Howard in honor of Miss Susan B. Anthony and Rev. Anna Shaw yesterday afternoon was attended by many of the friends and partisans of woman suffrage. William Mullins, the well-known member of he Democratic County Central Committee irom the Third Ward, is besng put to the front for the Democratic nomination ior Supervisor in the Fitth District. The Superior Judges have amended court rule 37, so that instead of grand juries being drawn in the several departments in_rotation they will be drawn 1n Department 4 in the fu- ture. This rule is to take effect on April 20. The deed to the Elks’ Rest, by which the Mountain View Cemetery Association conveys to the Oakland Lodge of Elks a plat in that cemetery of 13,720 square feet for a considera- tion of $1250, was recorded to-day. Major Pico, the proud patrician of Temescal, has caused the arrest of Lee See, a Chinese g: dener, on a charge of snatching & wateh iro him. The Chinaman claims that the major owed him some money, and he made a personal levy. Chief of Police Lloyd this afternoon received & letter from W, D. Cramer, & grocer at Green- wich and Dupont streets, San Francisco, re- garding the markings on the door frames in is city. He says he knows it is the work of canvassers. The men who solicitorders for en- Inrging pictures especially do a great deal of such marking. . The Trustees of San Leandro have filed an answer to A. C. Hammond’s petition to enjoin them from selling electric-light bonds. They assert that before issuing tne bonds they had employed competent engineers to design the plant,and deny that iney intend to go into the electric-lighting business with respect to furnishing light to private individuals. HIS HELMET N DANGER, Steward Galvin of the Fire Department Followed His Doctor’s Advice. Mayor Davi? Pities Him Because His Father Does Not Own a Populist Paper. OARLAND OFFICE SAN FraNcisco CALL, 908 Broadway, March 20. } The Fire Commissioners held a brief session this morning. Mayor Davie and the other two who always vote as one could not agree, as. usual, and Steward leged misconduct was under investigation, is now on the anxious seat. Steward Galvin was charged with carry- ing liquor into the engine-house. He pro- duced a certificate from Dr. Blood stating that he was very subject to congestion of the lungs and advising him to take a stimulant whenever he returned from a fire at which he got wet. Councilman Brosnahan appeared as counsel for the steward and told a little political story of how a plot had been on foot for six months to get Galvin out of the department. Bert Swan, foreman of Galvin's com- pany, was the chief witness against him. Brosnahan wanted to know if the witness did not say he was going to file charges against Galvin—that Galvin was fighting the witness, and was trying to get Bob Grant in as foreman of the company. The witness could not remember this at first, but finally admitted that Driver Charles Scribner had told him that Galvin was try- ing to “do him up.” He also admitted that Brosnahan had told him that Seribner was a cunning politician and that he had been “up to the same thing before.” Councilman Brosnahan made a speech, stating that he thought the case was a very tame one. He thought it was merely an attempt to get Galvin out of the de- partment. 1f he had to go, Brosnahan said he had done poliiics long enough to know it would do no good to talk. Then Brosnaban drew a comparison of the varying degrees of principle shown by the Commissioners. He referred to the case of young Bretz, and said: “It is very strange that one man can go off on a spree, neglect his work for a week and acknowl- edge that he got married while drunk, and still hold his job, while another man, who took a glass of whisky under orders: from his physician, should de in danger of being discharged.” Mayor Davie remarked that Galvin’s father does not run a Populist newspaper. This was a direct reference to ex-Assem- blyman Bretz, who until a few aays ago was proprietor of Industry. After hearing the evidence che matter was taken under advisement. *This is another of those despicably small matters that show how utterly untit | some men are to be judges in sucn mat- ters,”” said Mayor Davie to-night. “Wil- son and Peirsol appointed their man Fair to be Chief, and now he is doing their work. Their protection of Bretz and their evident disposition to be hard on Galvin is the best that can be expected of them. They were born prejudiced.” Vallejo vs. Haywards. HAYWARDS, Car., March 20.- Much interest has been aroused here over a game of football to be played here Sunday be- tween the eleven from Vallejo and the local team. The grounds and men are in good condition, and the indications are that it will be a hotly contested game from start to finish. The local team has met and defeated a numberof good elevens, and hope to be the victors this time. PRIMARIES 08 A EVOLT The Question That Faces the Third Congressional Dis- trict Committee. WILL BE DECIDED TO-DAY. The Alameda Delegates’ Resolution Dispensing With Primaries to Be Dealt With. OARLAND OFFIcE SAN Fraxcisco CALL,} 908 Broadway, March 20. There is only one thing that will prevent the Republican party of this county from severing all connections with the present leaders and reorganizing for themselves, independent of the present-Congressional and county committeemen. The remedy is in the hands of the Third District Con- gressional Committee, which meets in San Francisco to-morrow. Should the com- mittee accept the recommendation of the Alameda County delegation aad order them to appoint the delegates a movement for reorganization will be at once started, and the result will be a complete division of the party. Should the recommendation be ignored and primaries be ordered there would still be a dissatisfied faction, but they would be a minority. * Although the original dissension was caused by the announcement that George C. Pardee would attempt to go to St. Louis instead of Senator Denison, who has got into the habit of going to National con- ventions, it has broadened into a fight be- tween the present leaders of the party and the reform element. As regnn{’s Pardee and Denison the party is about equally di- vided, but in regard to the fight over pri- maries a large majority is in favor of them. Many of Denison’s supporters are opposed to the appointment of delegates by six committeemen and ail of Pardee’s are in favor of primaries, so that should the Congressional committee order pri- maries it will undoubtedly be satisfactory to a majority of the Republican electors. The language of Rev. Dr. Coyle and W. R. Davis regarding the exercise of one- man power has produced a marked effect, but it is not so much the nominating of a St. Louis delegate that is now interesting the electors as the words at the end of the call for the district convention. The call concludes, “‘and for such other business as may be brought before the convention.” This language, it is said, has been intro- duced for the purpose of making it pos- sible for the convention to nominate a can- didate for Congress. Thissupposition cer- minlr does not apply to Messrs. Morrow and Taylor, who voteg with Senator Earl for primaries for three weeks until they saw the deadlock could not be broken, and who only changed in order that some agreement might be reached. It now appears that much of the opposi- iion to the action of the Alameda delega- tion last Saturday might arose from the idea that its action was final. This, of course, is not the case, although the com- mitteemen weré given to understand that after taking the feeling of their constitu- encies their recommendation would be ratified. If the presidents and secretaries of ward clubs who haye been invited to attend to-morrow's meeting present the resolutions passed by their respective clubs, it is considered as certain that the Con- gressional District Committee will attempt to heal the breach ana order primaries for Alameda County. THE MILLINER IS FREE. A Warrant for Forgery Issued That ‘Was Defective in Fact and Technicality. 0axLAND OFFICE SAN Fraxcisco CALL, 908 Broadway, March 20. } Mrs. Dushane considers herseif a very much abused woman. Yesterday a man named Foster called on her ana presented apromissory note against Mr. Dushane. Her husband not being at home, the col- lector demanded payment, and according to Mrs. Dushane behaved like a hoodlum. She told Foster her husband was a traveler end was on the road, but he was very per- sistent and finally left. Later in the day Mrs. Dushane was ar- rested on a warrant issued by R. R. Moore Jr., a deputy inthe District Attorney’s oftice, charging her with forgery. When the milliner was in jail it was recognized that some one had blundered. Mr. Moore did not want the woman held on the forgery charge and sugeested that Chief Lloyd release her. This he had no power to do, but later Judge Wood released her or: her own recognizance. When the case was called in the Police Court this morning Mrs. Dushane was re- leased, as the complaint was defective. Foster says that the milliner tore up the note and Mrs. Dushane denies destroying it, and there were no other witnesses. ——————————— Notable Salvation Recruits. ALAMEDA, CAL., March 20.—The local branch of the Salvation Army has lately been gaining quite a number of recruits, and among those who have joined are Dr. C. W. Brownson, Miss Elizabeth M. Mec- Lean, Miss Anna Conners, Miss Helen Barbar, Mrs. H. C. Lanktree, Mrs. Dema Hurr, Mrs. James Dunn and John Mitchell. Several of these are well- known and prominent peop{le. Miss Mc- Lean is the daughter of Health Officer McLean, and has always been prominent in church circles. Mrs. Lanktree is the wife of the School Director and has been a member of the auxiliary for some time. Dr. Brownson is a practicing physician at 1235 Park avenue, and has also been a member of the auxiliary. 4 ——————————— Municipal Ownership. ALAMEDA, CaL., March 20.—The meet- ing of the recently organized Municipal Ownership League in G. A. R. Hall was an enthusiastic one. B. C. Brown presided. ‘When it came to getting some of the advo- cates to serve on the executive committee, the league encountcred numerous declina- tions, those nominated nearly all having excuses of some sort or other. —————— MaGAZINES, periodicals, novels, children’s books and games, albums and thousands of pnew Easter cards. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market sireet. ol OCEAN STEAMSHIPS) O. R. &« IN. Pty ASTORIA AND PORTLAND, $2.50 Second Class, $5 First Class, MEALS AND BERTHS INCLUDED. State of California salls.......March 24 and April 3 Columbis sails...... “March 29 and April 8 From Spear-st. Wharf (Pler 24) at 10 A. M. SUODALL, PERKINS & €O, Genl. Supts.. F. F. CONNOR, General Agen, 630 Market sireet. HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE TWIN-SCREW EXPRESS Line from New York to Plymouth (London), Cherbourg, Faris & lamburg. Normannia.... March 26 | A. Victoria. April 28 * Bismarck..... April 9 | Columbia.. ay 7 I Cabin, 60 and upward; I1. Cabin, $45 and $50. PLYMOUTH-LONDON, 414 h.. free ol charge, by special train; CHERBOUKG-PARIS, 614 h. For passage apply 10 HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE, 37 Broadway, N. Y., or (o Local Agents. 13 Auction Sales FIRE UNDERWRITERY' SALE. At 773 Market street, near Fourth, On snurd-y,)l{hren 21, 1896, At Ay For account of the Pacitic Coast Underwriters, 6 Concrete Porcelain-lined Bathtubs, 100 Ranges. 500 Bedroom Suits, Mattresses, Bedding, Pillows, Blankets, Chairs, Counters, Crockery, Glassware, ete.; part of J. Noonan’s Stock. INDIANA AUCTION COMPANY, 120 Sutter st., upstairs. B. M. BIRDSALL, Proprietor. H. J. LEUTHOLTZ, Auctioneer. AT AUCTION = g WALDBUCKBE S\\\“ SALESROOM 53( mm MILLS BLDG. BY ORDER OF THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF C. H. STRYBING, DECEASED, | WE WILL SELL THE San Francisco Properties of the Estate ——ON— THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1896, At 12 o’clock noon, At Salesroom, 218-220 Montgomery St., MILLS BUILDING. At Public Auction! To the Highest Bidder, Subject to Confirmation by Superior Court. Market-Street Investment. Nos. 517-519 Market st.; SE. line, 120 feet SW. of First st., lot 40x80 feet; substantial 3-story and basement brick building, 2 tenants; rents $360 monthly. Kearny-Street Investment. Nos. 217-219 Kearny st. (the Maison Doree): W. line, 112:6 feet N. of Sutter: lot 25x60:6 feet, extending back to Clara lane Improvements consist of a substantial 4-story and basement brick building; ground floor and basement occupled as a restaurant: 8 upper floors contain 18 Jarge and spacious rooms, suitable for offices or lodging-house. Montgomery-Street Investment. Nos. 119 and 121 Montgomery st.; W. line, 108:114 feet to Trinity st. Improvements consist of 4-story and basement brick building: 2 stores on ground floor and offices | above; total rents $650. Sacramento-Street Building Lots. The fifty-vara lot, northwest corner of Sacra- mento and Lyon sts., in 6 subdivisions; corner K 81, cramento st., 26x102:814 and 25x12 : lot, 25x112:6; cable- cars pass on Sacramento st.; Sacramento st. paved and accepted, Lyon st. macadamized. Mason-Street Residences. No. 1212 Mason st., east line, 114:7 south of | Jackson; 68:9x68:9 and extra lof, 22:11x58:9. Improvements consist of a solid and_substantial residence: property is directly opposite the Ferries® and-Clifft House Railroad Company’s engine-house and at transfer point; is naturally business prop- erty and_should be improved with store and flats; would pay well. San Miguel Homestead Lots. Lots Nos. 52 and 53 of the San Miguel Home- stead Association; NW. line Miguel st., 200 feet NE. of Mount Vernon ave.: size 8Ux103:8. Capp-Street Residence. Nos. 805 Capp st., E. line, 40 feet S. of Twenty- third st.; two-story residenceof 8 rooms and bath; bltuminous rock street; stone sidewalk; lot 24x 122:4. —ALSO— Lot adjoining above, size 16x122:6. Parties who intend bidding can ob- tain any further details or information desired on application at our office. SHAINWALD, BUCKBEE & (0., 218-220 Montgomery St., MILLS BUILDING. Dr. Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEABNY ST. Established in 1854 for the treatment of Pri Disenses, Lost Manhood. Seblulvy# disease wearing on bodyand mindand | Skin Diseases. The doctor cureswhen - othersfail. Try him. Charges low. Curesguaranteed. Callorwrite, Dr.J. F. GEBBON, Box 1857, San Francisco. NOTARY PUBLIC. HARLES H. PHILLIPS, ATTORNEY-AT law and Notary Public, 638 Market st., Oppo site Palace Hotel. Residence, 1620 Fell 8 phone 678. Residence telephone, “Pine 269! N. of Sutter st,; size of lot 34:414x60 | PAVILION AUCTION HOUSE, 319-321 Sutter Street, above Grant ave. SPECIAL SALE THIS DAY Saturday.... March 21. 1896, At 11 ¢'clock A. M., at Saiesrooms, I will sell A large consignment of New Parlor Upholstery special designs), 500 pieces of Rattan, Willow and ced Ware, consisting of Easy Chairs, Divans, Rockers, Lounges, Settaes, etc. Also, to close out consigument, about 1000 yards of New Merchant Tailor Cloth, consisting of Scotch Tweeds, Diag- onals, Cheviots, Worsieds, Suit, Overcoat and ‘Trouser Patterns. S. BASCH, Auctioneer. REAL. ESTATE Ruction Sale ——BY—— . 1L UMBSEN & (0., Real Estate Agents, Rent Collectors and Auctioneers. AT OUR SALESROOMS, {14 Montgomery St., Near Market. As Per Catalogue, on MONDAY..................March 30, 1896, At 12 O'clock M. Two Prohate Sales By Order ot Administrators. (1) Brannan-street Lot. N W. line of Brannan st., 80 feet SW. of 4th, 20X 70 feet; sireet accepted. (2) Twenty-fourth-street Business Lo- cation. 208 24th st., N. slde, 100 feet E. of Alabama; blacksmith-shop in front and cottage of 2 rooms in rear; lot 25x104 feet; street accepted; rent $14; must be sold to close an estate. - BY INDIVIDUALS. Page Street, Near Market. 129 and 131 Page st and 136 and 13634 Rose ave., bet. Gough and Uctavia sts.: 2 bay-window | houses of 8 rooms and bath each: 2 flats of 4 and 5 rooms each: brick foundation, etc.; rent $7250; lot 27:6x120; 2 frontages. Store and Flat on 18th Street. 3980 and 3982 18th st., north side, bet. Sanchez and- Noe: 2-story bay-window building in store, and 3 living-rooms and bath, and fiat of 5 rooms and path; brick foundation, etc.; lot 25x100 feet; rent $35. Clinton Park Lot. South side of Clinton Park; 130 feet E of Dolores st.; 25x75 feet: this is within 100 feet of Market, Dolores and Kidley sts. Turk Street Investment. 1519 Turk st., bet. Stefner and Plerce: 2-storv house of 4 rooms’ and bath in upper part; lower | part of house unfinished; stable, stone walks; | treet accepted by clty: present rent $20 per | month; tront part of loi vacant; 2 stores and 4 | flats would make this a very good paying invest | ment; lot 45x137:6 feet. | | Business Corner on Polk Street. NE. corner Polk and Pine sts.; $story building in store and living-room, and lodging-house above; | total rent $100 per month; lot 20x62:6 feet. Choice Bush-Street Residence Lots. North side Bush st., 220 feet west of Laguna st., 27:6x147:6 feet. Street accepted by the city, Polk Street, Near Market. Nos. 11, 13a and 138 _Polx st., bet. Market and Hayes sts.: substantial $-story bay-window buid- ing in 2 stores, with liviog rooms and modern loaging-house of 18 rooms above; rent $120 per month: lot 30x100. Mission Residence in Warm Belt. No. 1034 Fair Oaks st., west line, south of 25th st.; first street west of Guerrero-st. Electric road and 133 blocks south of 24th-st. branch of Mission- st. electric road: nice bay-window residence of B rooms and bath; brick foundation, all modern im- provements and conveniences; lot 25x125. Post Street, Down Town. Nos. 918 and 920 Post st., north side. between Hyde and Larkin sis.; 2 substantial bay-window | flats of 8 and 7 rvoms and bath each; brick founda- ton, stonie walks, etc.; lot 25X137:6; rent $60 per month. Mission Residence Lots. Two level lots, each 25x100 feet, situated on_the W. line of Sanchez st., distant 26:6 feet N. of Elizabeth, being only one short block from the Twenty-fourth-st. electric road; ready to build on. Fremont St., Near Folsom. Nos. 843 an. 345 Fremont st., bet. Folsom and Harrison; 2 houses and lot 52x137:6 feet: rent $59 50; mortgage of $3500 in San Francisco Sav- ings Union can remain if desired. Ashbury Heights Fla Nos. 8 and 10 Tremont ave., E. side, 8. of Waller st., first street W. of Ashbury; 2 bay-window flats of 5 and 6 rooms and bath each: brick founda- tions, etc.; rent $40: lot 27:415x81:3 feet; if de- sired owner would like to remain 1 year as tenant. Marine View Residence. No. 1009 Green st., bet. Jones and Leavenworth; nice and substantial 2-story and basement bay- window residence of 10 rooms and bath; brick foundation, etc.; stone walks; street bituminized and accepted by the city; lot 25x187:6 feet: mort- gage of $3000 can remain If desired; commands unobstructed marine view: near Hyde and also Union st. cable roads. Cozy Mission Cottage. No. 410 Duncan st., north side, between Church | and Sanchez; first street south of 27th st.; cozy cottage of 5 rooms and bath, etc.; lot 24x105' feet; uear Guerrero and-29th-st. electric cars. 1 Elizabeth-st. Buildicg Lots. South line of Elizabeth st., distant 125 feet east of Douglass; 52x114 feet: 25 a whole or in 2 equal subaivisions: this property is only one short block | from 24th-st. electric road and 14 blocks from | Castro-st. cable road; street work done complete. Call at our office and gev any farther particulars desired and catalogue. G. H. UMBSEN & CO., Auctioneers, 14 Montgomery st. OCEAN STEAMSHIPS. PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY CUT RATES ——TO— VICTORIA, B. C., and PUGET SOUND. First Class........#$8.00 Becond Class... $5.00 Meals and berth included. Ticket Office—4 Hfiontgomery Street. @OODALL, PERKINS & CO., General Agents. PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY TEAMERS WILL SAIL FROM Broadway wharf, San Francisco, as Wrangel, Junean, Kil- lispoo ania Sitica (Alaska), 8¢9 4. X, March 15, 30; Apri! 14, 29, For Victoria and Vancouver (B. C.).Port Town- send, Seatile, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom (Bellingham Bay, Wash.), 9 A. M. March 5, 10, 19, 0, 25, 30, and every fifth day tnereafter, connecting at Vancéuver with the C. P. R.R. at Tacoma with N. P. at Seattle with G.N. Ry., st Porc Townsend with Alaska steamers. For Kureka, Arcata aad Fields Landing (Hum- boldt Bay)/str. Pomona, 2 p. A, Mxrch 2, 6, 10, 14. 18, 22, 26, 30, and every fourth day thereafter. For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Cayucos, Port Harford (San_ Luis Obispo), Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, Xan . Pedro, Kast San el Pedro (Los Augelés) and Newpors o004, 4 ». 1z, 16, 20, 24,.25, and évery fourth day thereafter. Tor San Diego, stoppinz only at Port Hartord (San Luis Obispo), Sanis Barbara, Port Los Angeles, Redondo (Los Angeles) and Newport, 11 A M, March 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 8, aud every'fourth day thereafter. ¥or knsenada, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, La Paz, Altata and Guaymas (Mexico), str. Willame ette Valley, 10 A. .. 25th of each month. Ticket office, Palace Hotel, 4 New Montgomery street. O0DALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen'l Agents. - 10 Market st.. San Francisco. STOCKTON STEAMERS Leave Pier No. 3, Washington Sty At 5 P. M. Daily, Except Sunday. | s~ Accommodations Reserved by Telephone. BTEAIB.I'Z 33 + D. Peters, City 'of Stockton, CGaw Nav. and Imot, Co. T, C. Walker. Mary Garratt, by 808, Coolgardie gold fieldg (Freemantle), Austra- lia: $220 first class: $110 steorage, Lowess rates to Capetown, South Africa. Australlan steamer, ALA kDA, salls via Honoluiu and Auck- land for Sydney, Thurs- day, April 2, at'2 . M. Steamship Australla, Honoiuiu_only, Tues- day, Aprii 7, at 10 A SPECIAL PARTIEs.—Reduced rates for partieg Aopril 7 Ticket Office, 114 Montgomery streot. Freight Office, 327 Market strest. J. D, SPRECKELS & BROS. CO., General Agents. COMPAGNIE GENERAL TRANSATLANTIQUE French Line to Havre. OMPANY’S PIER (NEW).42 NORTH River, foot of Morton st. Travelers by this line avoid both transit oy Engiish railway w.ud the discomfort of crossing the chaunel in a smail boat. New YOrk to Alexandris, Egypt, via Paris, first-class $160; second-class, $116. 0G LA GASCOGNE. Capt. Baudeion ey April 11, 43" For further particulars apply to A. FORGET, Agent, No. 3 Bowling Green, New York. J. F. FUGAZL & CO., Agents, 5 Montgomery avenue, San Francisco. ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET CONPANI. ocinlghily for the West [adies. and htly for the West es Southampton, calling en route s Cerbourg) France, and Plymouth to {and passengers. Through bills of lading, in connection with th ail'S, S. Co., issued for freight and @re to direct ports in England and Germany. Through tickets from San Francisco to Plymont Cherbourg, Southampton. First class, $195; Gase, 39980, For further particulars apply @ PABROTT & CO., Agents, 308 California et VALLEJO, MARE ISLAXD, “BENICIA, PORT CONTA AND CROCKETT. . STE. MONTICELLO, Dally, except Saturday and Sunday— T'eic : Saturday, 12:30 noo Sunday—8 . l *4 P . only. Landing, Mission 1, Pler 3