The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 23, 1896, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY. MARCH 23, 1896, BROWN D 18 N K VIRROR, The Pastor Talks of the Sufferings of the Earthy. : THANKS LADY FRIENDS. | A Big Crowd Turns Out to Hear the Minister De- fend Himself. HIS OPPONENTS AT WORK. Meeting to Be Held To-Night to De- termine a Line of Procedure. Fifty Names Added. Rev. Dr. C. O. Brown preached yester- day morning on Job, the much-afflicted of Biblical days, incidentally drawinga paral- lel that was more or less obvious to the large congregation of curiosity mongers, including some church members. When Sexton Pike, grim and ugly look- ing as in council days, but withal pleasant | if rubbed the right way; threw open the | big folding doors of the First Congrega- tional Church yesterday he found a score or more of Pastor Brown’s feminine friends impatiently awaiting a mode of | entrance. Without formality they rushead | for the front seats, and when the general | sightseers came in later they found the first three or four rows thickly occupied. From then on until 11 o’clock there was a constant stream of visitors, which more | than filled the upper and lower floors of | the auditorium, when the great organ | thundered forth its initiatory notice that | to bring Mrs. Cooper under church disci- t vline as intergre:ed by_Dr. Brown, Attor- ney Nagle and Deacon Morse. Dr. Brown then led off with his remarks on Joband himself, prefacing the whole with the following: “I should have something less than the heart of a man if I did not motice these tokens which surround me’” (speaking of the floral offerings of Mrs. Rogers | and others). ‘“Before beginning my ser- mon I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to those whose hands have wrought these things. Ido not take it especially to my- self, but as a tribute to God. “I want also to thank the 100, nay 1000 or more friends who b have expressed their faith in me.” Dr. Brown then proceeded with his ser- mon, telling how it came about that Job made use of the expression, “I know that my redeemer liveth.” Throughout the en- tire discourse he carefully avoided any di- rect reference to his own troubles, but by inuendo and otherwise he let his hearers into the secret thatJob wasa much less afflicted person than himself. When these comparisons were made the pastor invariably introduced a beautiful tearless tremor with telling effect. Dr. Brown and his friends have not endeared themselves to the majoriti of the congregation by inangurating a kind of praise service immediately after the sexmon, thereby forcing Mrs. Cooper to seek other quarters for her Bible class. This moye had been anticipated, how- ever, by Mrs. Cooper, and a rich friend of hers secured Stanford Parlor, Native Sons’ building, where the Bible class to thenum- ber of over 100 went through the regular lesson. Deacon Morse and Pastor Brown vied with each other for such honors ascame from the “praise service,’ which ended about the time the Bible class usually closes, Dr. Brown was in excellent humor with himself yesterday. He was highly pleased with the morning service, and professes to believe that the opposition to him received a death blow. Every seat in the church was occupied | 1ast night before the prelude of the organ. Dr. Brown spoke on the theme, “The Spirit of Friem}shio.” He took for the appropriate Scripture the Old Testament classic, the story of the friéndship of David and Jonathan. Throughout his sermon he drew illustra- tions from this tale of true friendship. *Friendship,”” said he, *is indispensable to the human creature. The proudest apd most arrogant man, who is seemingly in- dependent of the entire world, is really n_elr!yessly dependent on his lowest me- nial.” As an example he drew the picture of one in a strange city where he sees no friendly face, and he quoted Bacon’s say- ings, “This world is a wilderness to him who has no friend,’”” and also “Friendship maketh a fair day.” the service had begun. | Deacons Morse and Dewing came early. | One stood on the right and the other on the left of the main entrance, and as fast | as the sightseers came, the doors were | opened and they were given seats regard- | less of the rights of chureh members or | pew-holders, and ordinarily suca confusion | might have been disastrous, but with such | a motley crowd it made very li‘tle or no difference. Asa matter of fact they might | well have thought themselves among the } chosen. | Mr. Woodhams, he of judge-advocate | fame, resumed his old-time position of usher. Deacon Barnard was escorted to his old seat by the ex-judge-advocate, and ater Trustee Merrill was shown the same ourtesy. Deacon Hatch walked down the | aisle unaccompanied, but experienced no | difficuity in locating his rightful pesw. | Neither Mrs. Cooper nor her friends were | present at the morning service. While | there were probably 1000 people in attend- | ance it was said that not exceeding one- | tenth of this number were members of the church. | It was a varied gathering, theoretical in | appearance and cynical by virtue of its| cosmopolitan aspect. | Many people came to see and hear Dr. | Charles Oliver Brown, not because they | ieved in him, but that they were most | anxious to behold a man who dared to is fellow-churches. | re were old men and women, young and misses, little children and | >3 in _the vast throng. Mrs. Szanik and her adopted foundling were not pres- ““Real friendship,” continued the speaker, ‘‘is not so plentiful that any one |of us can afford to scorn the smallest | showing of it. The basis of all true friend- ship must lie in some similarity in tastes, and I grant also some contrasts. There must be something magnanimous; some- thing truly large and broad; something that can appreciate and gee the great stream of life. “‘Men can see spots on the sun and yet forget that they are dependent on the sun for light. It is easy toclasp handsin pros- perity and when each may benefit the other, and say ‘Let us be friends.” “The tests of friendship never come through the noon-time of prosperity, the tests come in the midnight of adversity. ‘While the purse lasts, while the latch- string is out and while the banquet groans with the hospitable feast, it+is easy to be a friend. But when the sun is darkened a little, when the purse is empty and the table bare then itis not easy to be a friend. “True friendship proceed's upon the sup- position of human frailty. It does not look for perfection in the object of its love, jor it knows it has no perfection to proffer in return. “Friendship will overlook the shafts of petty criticism when the object of its love is sore beset. Friendship proceeds upon confidence—confidence, that plant of such slow growth and whose stem is so easily broken. ““True friendship proceeds upon charity. Charity is life—charity of act, charity of judgment—and yet it is a hard thing un- less you possess true charity, to put your- self in your iriend’s’plnce before you pass ent. |3 Just as the organ vprelude sounded Dr. | Brown and Professor Lloyd marched into | the pulpit. The former was a trifle pale, though his eye had lost none of that | wonted brilhancy or his step that familiar firmness. He came proudly, boidly, and it might be said, a little detiantly. There was nothing about him to indicate a, man crouched or bowed with sorrow. He seemed impressed then and later with his temporary vower, and never at any time during the exercises did he loosen his grasp on the situation. Professor Lloyd read a brief lesson from the Old Testament, during which Pastor Brown busied himself toying with the sev- eral notes pinned to the floral offer- ings which surrounded him, and una- ble finally to get them off, he contentea himself with playing a tattoo on the arms of the chair and incidentally casting wist- ful glances on tne little billet doux. Dr. Brown then followed in a lengthy prayer in which he figuratively traveled around the earth, ending up with asking for a blessing on' friends and foes alike. He made a special appeal for the press representatives, indicating that, whatever the failures of the past may havVe been, he | hoped the future would see them rightly guided. Following this came the usual announce- ments for the succeeding week. At the Wednesday night prayer-meeting several withdrawals from the church are to be acted on, and one or two possible expul- sions indulged in. The case of Mrs. Stock- ton will be disposed of at that time, and it is also hinted thatan attempt will be made | judgment upon him. At the close of the sermon Dr. Brown said: “I desire to say a few. words to my friends—friends that have stood by me in my days of trial. And I desire to thank them for their friendsbip which my own trials have been unable to break, “I shall never forget the testimonial of one of the Hebrew race whom I had not known before. It strengthened me more than Ican_express. And elso I wish to speak of a Roman Catholic who bas been to me more than a brother. S I recognize I have given occasion in the past to provoke their prejudice because of my words uttered sagainst that great church. It has been a wonderful revela- tion to me that they have stayed by me, even when deserted by almost all the world. I have undergone an entire revo- lution in thinking in these days of suffer- g i Some fifty additional names were secured yesterday to the petition asking the board of trustees to secure another minister. This makes 150 signatures all told. : Those having the matter in charge will meet at the office of Dr. McDonald, Colum- bian building, to-night. Colonists for California. Twenty-nine colonists, including three mar- ried couples ard eighteen children, arrived yes- terday from Iowea and Montana and took apart- ments at the Russ. They will leave inaday or two for Eden Valley Colony, where they will make their homes. One of the couples, J. Jenk- lich and wife, bring nine children with them, with several precincts more to hear from. letter or otherwise i JUVENILE ENTERTAINMENT Delightful Party for the Hell- man Children Yesterday Aiternoon. ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED. Dramatic Recital at the St. Nicholas. Olympic Club Minstrels to Entertain. The Misses Helfman, the little daugh- tersof 1. W. Hellman, president of the Nevada Bank, were the guests of honor at a delightful juvenile party given at the residence of Mrs. Neustadter, corner of Sacramento street and Van Ness avenue, yesterday afternoon. 5 Mrs. Neustadter distinguished herself in the difficult task of entertaining little folks and the afternoon was & succession of joyiful surprises. Drawing and reception rooms were placed at the disposal of the little guests and prettily decorated with fruit blossoms and choice owers. Games, dancing and an enjoyable variety programme, in which several well-known and popular entertain- ers took part, were among the delights of the afterncon. At 5 o'clock the little ones marched to the dining-hall, where delicious refresh- ments were served. - The Misses Hellman, in company with their parents, Mr. and MrsI. W. Hellman, leave shortly for a European visit, and their ittle friends bade them au revoir at the party yesterday afternoon. An engagement announced which is of particular interest to Oakland society is that of Miss Myra Prather, daughter of William L. Prather of Oakland, and Harry E. Miller, son of Albert Miller, the banker. The engagement nas been announced of Her- bert F. Kel ogg of the Bank ot California and Miss Minnie Jackson, formerly of Oakland and now Living in Chicagy, where the Jackson fam- ily went to reside a few vears ago. The engagement 1s announced of Warren Gregory of the law firm of Chickering, Thomas & Gregory of this City and Miss Sarah M. Hardy, daughter of Judge Hardy of Honolulu. The wedding will take place at the islands next month. Mr. Gregory leaves on the next steamer for Honolulu. There was alarge and fashionable audience present at the dramatic recital given under the capable management of Miss Hester A. Harland on Tuesday evening in the parlors of the 8t. Nicholas Hotel. The programme, musi- cal and literary, was varied and interesting and was highly appreciated by those fortunate enough to attend. Miss Harland has arranged to give & series of entertainments during the season, and taking the first affair as a criterion itis safe to predict they will be most enjoyable and successful. The fifth monthly entertainment and dance given by the 0dd Fellows’ Literary and Social Club in Odd Fellows’ Hall was a great success. The hall was decorated with bunting and ban- ners bearing the ensignia of the order. The literary committee deserves great credit for its careful and conscientious work in pre- paring the following excellent programme: Overture, Yanke’s Orchestra; soprano solo, selected, Miss Ethel Tillson; reciiation, “Mr. Travers’ First Hunt,” Miss Elizabeth Bartlett; | flute solo, selected, A. Paulson; quartet (a) “Twilight Bells” (C. A. White), (b) “Owl an: the Pussy Cat” (Ingram), The Clara Schumann Ledies’ Quartet—Mrs. Don Pardee Riggs, first soprano; Mrs. John J. Newbegin, second so- rano; Miss Mona Taubman, first contralto; fiss Daisy Cressy, second contralto; Miss Ada Newbegin, accompanist. The De Lasaux Com- | pany in the charming two-act comedy, “A Box of Monkeys”—Cast: Edward Ralston (Ted), Mr. Harry E. de Lasaux ; Chauncey Oglethorpe, Mr. Tom Irwin; Mrs. Ondego-Jhones, Miss Lola Meredith ; Sietra-Bengaline, Miss Daisy Cressy; Lady Guinevere Llandpoore, Miss Minnie Perry. - The Pacific Coast Women’s Press Association atits social meeting in Golden Gate Hall this afternoon will listen to William Greer Harri- son, who will Tead & paper on “Woman in Shakespeare.” Colonel P. T. Dickinson will speak on ‘“‘Some Signs of the Times.” Mrs. Frances B. Edgerton wili give a reading, and there will be music by J, H. Toler and others. The Misses Anna, Bessie and Daisy Kavanagh gave & party to & number of their friends on Tuesday last at their residence, 1306 Califor- nia street. Among those present were: Mrs. J. Kavanagh, Mrs. C. Barry, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Hagan, Mr. &nd Mrs, W. Kavanagh, Mr. and Mrs, . Hallnan, Miss Anna Kavanagh, Miss Bessie Kavanagh, Miss Daisy Kavanagh, Miss Bessie Burke, Miss Anna Deuser, Miss Marie Beban, Miss Mollie Kirdy and many others. The members of the Hilarity Outing Club held their fifth grand outing at Hilarita last Sunday, and it proved a most enjoyable affair. Among those present were: L}: Borzone, A. Griffith, C. White, J. J. Ryan, R. R. Carrion, W. Ritchie, C. Kellner, V. Ariana, C. Cortsen, J. Costello, N. Barbetta, E. Dannett, R. Estudillio, J. kerrari, J. Hughes, W. Kes. linfi, P. Mortola, F. Mervin, E. McGivney, P. McDonough, H.McGonigle, T. Ryan, J. Rob- ertson, H. Ruile, S. Rocea, A. Semi, 3. M. Sands, J. Silva, W. Sim J. Hannon, J. Gleason, J. McGowan, i Shea, D. Handley, N. Hoffman, C. Rosbach, N. Berry, F. Kaiser, C. Warren, G. Saltre, T. Hayes, T. Cashin, J. Lowrie, H. Simpson, W. riffith, F. Berry. The wiustrel show to be given next Saturday by the Olympic Club Minstrels for the benefit of the Salvation Army charities promises to be an immense affair. The members are practic- ing daily for the performance. There will be new songs and gags, most of them prepared for the occasion. In the first part the end men will be Peter Stone, Robert Mitchell, James Swinnerton and Alex Rosborough. William Hallett will be in the center, and will also sing. The other singers will include the Cathcart brothers, David McLaughlin, the Plymouth Quartet, Frank Cofinélalder) and Finney and Morel, In the olio Swinnerton will draw his sketches on the stage, McLaughlin will give & German act, Alired von Bandeladen of San Jose will [ B F o 2 2 Some of the Ladies of Dr. Brown’s Congregation Admiring the Sweet Blossoms and Tender Green Plants With Which They Had Decorated His Pulpit for the Services Yesterday. TrE POVES THLT DID N7 [Sketched by a “Call” artist.] B e A ettt ties, an mnastic ac bgmbeu:fl the Olympic clm{y ‘There will also be 8 find chorus by the olyn)fila Club members and a number of dther object is & most meritorious one and the en- tertainment promises to be an excellent one, the house will nndoubtedly be crowded. Society in the Mission.is deeply interested in the coming National Peasants’ Fete to be iven at Mission O] Hall'on April 9, 10 and 51 for the benefit of Trinity Presbyterian Church. About one lmndnd‘y:sm‘l les will take part in characters. The {adies of Trinity Presbyterian Church, essisted by from other churches have the affair in charge,and it promises to be one of the events of the season. Miss Margaret J. Shine is visiting her eousin Mrs, Sloan of Byron. 2 Mrs. M. Fabian has just returned from a very pleesant visit to her son;Benjamin W. Fabian, the talented pianist, formerly of this City, now residing in Fresno. The Misses Adele and Rebecca Lobree have discontinued their evenings at home for the summer. : LITTLE TIME LEFT. "The Best Opportunity to Obtain s Die- tionary Will Soon Be Lost. The Pacific Coast Newspaper Syndicate has opened headquarters at 36 Montgom- ery street for the distribution of a great work. The Encyclopedic Dictionary is | there to be seen, and can be obtained on the marvelously small terms of $1 cash and $1 25 per month for one year. At the end of that period the lucky purchaser will be in possession of an unequaled work in four superb yvolumes—the cheapest and best in the market. But the intending buyers must be prompt, for only the first 500 full sets are being distributed. These undoubtedly will soon be bought up, and then there will be repentance on the part of the tardy, but no more dictionaries except at $42, “which is the original subscription prli::e at which the volumes were made to sell. Inquiries by mail are pouring in day by day, and those eager to ascertain the par- ticulars of this greatest dic:ionary offer will understand that it is only press of overwork that prevents their queries being answered. Liitle time is now left and the opportunity to obtain the Encyclopedic Dictionary, the finest of its kind, will soon be a thing of the past. » MERCHANTS DETERMIGED Pen a Letter of Quiet Sarcasm to the City Hall Com- missioners. They Express a Willingness to Stand the Expense of the City Hall Directory. The action on the part of the Board of City Hall Commissioners in questioning the vahdity of the Supervisors’ authority to grant the merchants the fitting up of a directory in the new City Hall has aroused a deal of sarcasm in the Merchants’ Asso- ciation, which was yesterday precipitated in the following letter: SAXN FRANCISCO, March 21, 1896, To the Honorabdie, the' Board of New City Hall Commissioners—GENTLEMEN: The necessity of a concise yet complete directory and index to the offices ana departments of the new City Hall is fully recognized by every person hav- mfi occasion to go to the City Hall. -The diffi- culty in finding the various offices in that,| 1arge structure has been exgeflenud not only’ by visitors to the buitding, but also by its oc- cupants. It is a daily occurrence to see parties hunting alon& its dark corridors and guestion- ing on all sides, in_vain search . jor certain courts or officials. ‘ Believing' that this long-felt. want in'the City Hall should be supplied without furthe; de\nyi the board of directors of the Mmb;n-s Asw?dlua'xxx has i;an tlifs matter nfiq“ consideratio 1€ e of this assoclébion: F m’-‘afi ns and specificatior k. ?nl:lch delibbration <atisfactory. finally prepared, and, 11 fications and estimates, presented to your hon- orable board last Janugry. Although this sociation offered, if necéssary, to bear-the tire expense of the work, a majority of your board would not consent to any plan bein; placed in the new: City Hall' until the fini completion of thet building. Over twenty years have already been con- sumed in the construction of the new City: Hall; and, according to your lastreport, as'| published in the Municinal Reports of 1894- 95, the “total expenditure and cost of the new City Hall 1 July 1, 1895, reached the almost incredible sum of $5,221,243 17. Turning to the official report of the architect of your board dated February 12, 1895, upon the (‘probable cost of the completion of the buflding,” & specified list is submitted of all the necessar; work, amounting $316,000 sdditional, to complete the new City Hali. Yet, among all the items enumerated, no reference is even xm-ade 1o any directory or index for that build- ng. Assuming that the new City Hall may be completed and turned over to the Board of Supervisors within a year, we still firmly be- lieve that the positive benefit derived from a simple directory in the building would more than warrant the insignificant nditure of 121 and the occasional outlay of afew dol- ars 1n altering the plans to meet any possible | Bt will eost. in changes in the offices. Moreover, we respect- 1ulwnnmnd that after spending nearly $6,000,000 upon their new Cit; all, the weary and patient taxpayers of San Fran- cisco would willing endure the extra $121 to be !l-fe:{ guided tl rongh its many labyrinths. No private office butlding of ary nitude lnyv ere 18 without the plans of a directory at its entrance and along its corridors. No de- sirable tenant would care to have an office ina building without such a necessary directory. And yet the new City Hall, zupfised to repre- sent the public offices of over ,000 peopl has been for ’eus without any means of as- sistance to guide the citizens of the City in 't:eirlconlunt visits to their great municipal mple. Under sach circumstances the Merchants’ Association decided to submit the question directly to_the City Fathers. The Committee on Public Buildings at once most cheerfully recommended ‘the work, and the Board of Supervisors on the 16th inst. unanimously ac- cepted the &lu-. specifications and estimate of this association for introducing this neces- ur‘ directory into the new City Hall. The authorization of the Board of Supervisors has been received, empowering the Merchants’ Association to execute the work at a cost of not oyer $125. At the regular meeting of the of directors of the association, held yes- terday morning, & report was received from the chairman on Public Buildings of the Board of Supervisors that one of your mem- bers, as City Attornay, intended to raise the question of the validity of The suthorization, and the other as Auditor would probably re- fuse to audit the demand. As to the possibility of the latter event, it will not prevent or delay the work, for this association is willing, if neceer to defray the entire expense. As to the validity of the action of the Board of Supervisors, it appeared tous that the proposed directory being in no way & part of the City Hall building itself, but rather a movable fixture, just like, for in- stance, the pictures now hanging in the Mayor’s office of the previous illustrious Mayors of this City, we made a mistake in the beginning r‘:{ going before your honorable board regarding this directory. We believe that we only corrected our error in addressing ourselves subsequently to the Board of Suber- visors upon this subject. Nevertheless, it our efforts in this direction result in nothing more than a certain determination as to who is responsible for the long delay in providi such & directory, something tuseiul will have been accomplished and our efforts will not have been in vain. . We cannot seriously belleve, however, that our honorable boxrd really intends to inter- re to the extent of excluding thisdirectory -rum from the new City Hall as the present time. But as there seems to be a question about the suthority to do 50 and your intep- tions in the.matter, we respectfuily ask !sr your views and wishes before going to an ex- p:nu. which would be wasted if the use of the proposed directory should be su pre- vented. Veryru%nflul!y yours. i I ‘x'nmmr m‘fl:‘.‘ e Sk T Donlull.. Presiden! A Pawned Her Bracelet. Mrs. Nellie Hendrickson, 838 Eddy street, swore out 8 warrant on Saturday for the arrest of John Ellis, a friend ot hers, on the charge of .obtaining goods by false pretenses. She alleges that Ellis told her that his brother Charles had been arrested o and money to get him t . Sh him ‘:u.u it e alAmonds Ta 1 Which he Boor oroRvad a1t that Johi hed & the. on the bracelet to his own purposes. ing | The biock has been considerably improved REALTY MARKET REVIEW, Considerable Activity Promised in the Building Line. STRUCTURES NOW UNDER WAY Some Choice Properties to Be Sold at Auction—Record of the Week. Building operations for the present year promise to exceed those of 1895 to a con- siderable extent. While the totals of the recorded contracts do not indicate any 9 provements thereon consisting of nine-room hotise, and lot 95x100, unimy proved ; a residence of nine rooms and bath, on the north line of Twenty-first street, 90 west of Valencia, and five lots of 25x100 feet each, on the east line of Tenth street, north of Folsom. ston, Eldridge & Co. will hold an auction le Tuesday, March 31, at wnich a valuable and desirable list of properties wil The catalogue includes a part of the original Horace Hawes estate, consisting of a lot 100x185 feeton the south corner of Ninth and Howard streets, covered by five stores, five French flats and six residences, and a lot 41:4x100 with four French flats on_the north line of Howard street and the south ecorner of Caroline street. Other offerings will be the residence on the southeast corner of O’Farrell and Gough streets, lot 60x137:6; the southeast corner of Capp and Adair streets, lot 25x75 feet; the residence at 2029 Vallejo street east of Bu- chanan; two French flats at 3116 and 3118 Washington west of Baker: the southwest cor- ner of Castro and Twenty-fifth streets, and & lot and improved property in Petaluma. G. H, Umbsen & Co. w{ll hold an auction Monday, March 81, at which they will offer & miscellaneous lot of properties, including flats, fonqe;, business properties, residences and of ts. O'Farrell & Co. are preparing a catalogue of desirable properties which they will offer for sale at auction Wednesday, April 2. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. ‘Will E. Fisher has purchased the interest of his partner, Henry A. Smith, and will conduct the business alone, without any change, how- INTTHER POVEER GONE John Wilmot Farren Died Yes- _ ' terday After an Illness, | of Two Weeks. One of the Oldest Merchants .and Public Men in the City. An- Ex-Supervisor. John Wilmot Farren, one of San Fran- cisco’s oldest and most respected citizens, died at his residence, 500 Harrison street, last evening after an illness of two weeks. J. W. Farren came from Bostonin the ship Reindeer, arriving here on April 2, 1850. Upon his arrival he started for the mines, and after a short experience at mining he returned to San Francisco and entered the wagon-making business, with which he was more familiar. The firm name in 1850 i 2 X \w\\v\‘m i1 RS — ] he— 2 NOE VALLEY LOOKING EAST FROM ELIZABETH AND VIEW AVENUES. great degree of actlvity in building, an enumeration of a few of the principal structures to be erected this year will be conclusive evidence that 1896 will be a particularly lively year with builders and in the building trades. The new ferry depot building will be well along toward completion before the close of the present year, and itis quite probable that the contracts will be let and & good deal of work accomplished this year on the Afiiliated Colleges building, as Well as the new Criminal Court building, to be erected on Kearny street, on the old City Hall site. In addition to the jforegoing & number of ‘business blocks will be built this year, Work on ‘which in nearly all instances has already been commenced. Among the principal "M'd.: e B on Fo atrcets near Srook. structure the be 1 2 1, d by the old _Ahgr‘i&;n.%xch%; of;‘% ) building on Davis street, $75,000; a six-sto: rob | near Sacramento, 1:’ to- be erected b, er, the cost of which will be X ; an ad- gmon ‘to the Royal House on Ellis streetis to be built this year by Jacob Frowenfeldtana will cost $35, ; whife the Union Iron Works 4s going to erect a new office building that will cost about $30,000. The .work. on.the superstructure of THE CaLy building will be concinded this year, and considerable progress will be made in the fin- ishing before the 1st of January next. In dition' 1o this the. coming season promises s number of émall business buildings, as well as & great many residerces, flats, etc. The resumption of building operations to such ab extent cannot but act favorably on the real estate market, and the good effects are even now being felt. It is found that new houses and flats xenueum{, and for this rea- son many owners of vacant lots are taking ad- vantage oi the present low cost of building ‘materials to erect houses and other structures, with the assurance, practically in advance, of having tenants to occupy them upon com- pletion. BEVIEW OF THE RECORDS. o There were sixty mortgages recorded last week aggregating 5154,325. The principa ones were: By Abraham Ruef—For thirty days at 1 per cent per month, §16,000 on provercy on the east side of Grant avenue, 100 feet north of Sutter street, 23:6x60, ana property on the north side of Berry place, 68:6 feet east of Grant avenue, 23:6x 80. By the Hibernia Savings and Loan Soclety— For one year at 634 per cent, $16,000 -on property on the south side of Bush street, 137:6 feet west of Gough, 68:9x120. There were forty-five releases granted last week, :sgreglnng $114,945. The largest ones recorded were: By Isaac Lowenstein $10,000, to Julia and Ber- tha Kron, on _property. on Park avenue, 250 feet northeast of City Hall avenue, 26x100, and on roperty on the southside of McAllister street, 125 © enst of Octavia, 26x137:6; by Frederick T. Dubring, trustee. $20,000, to_Annié and I B. L. Brandt, on a lot on the south side of Bush street, 137:8 feet west of Gough, 68:9x120. There were ninety-five deeds recorded last week. The number of building contracts filed last week was twelve, aggregating $57,000. AUCTION SALES. Several auction sales of realty are advertised, two of which will take place the coming week. Shainwald, Buckbee & Co. will offer on Thurs: day several pieces of property helon?n‘ to the estate of C. H. Strybing. Included in the lot are a three-story brick building on Market street, near Kearny, 40x80; a four-story brick on Kearny street, near Sutter, 35x60:5, and a four-story brick on Montgomery street, near Sutter, 34:41x60, There is also some property on Mason ,street, near Jackson; some Sacra- mento-street lots, some lots in San Miguel Homestead and properts on Capp street, near Twenty-third. 0. F. Von Rhein & Co. will offer at auction the same day (Thursday) a miscellaneous list comprising property on McAllister, O'Farrell, Howard, Folsom, Californis, Larkin, First, Greenwich, Clay, Dolozes and’ Tiventy-seventh streets, lots on Eighth and Twel{th avenues in Richmond and on Sixteenth avenue in South San Francisco. Baldwin & Hammond will offer atauction on Thursday, April 16, the entire block bounded by Baker, Lyon and McAllister streets and Golden Gate avenut It is the prcgfeny of Andrew B. M\:(..‘norflz d ons are %0 zell the lots absolutely without limit orre- serve. He has owned the block for the-past forty ears, and its sale will close out his possessions Yn the Western Addition. About & year ago Baldwin & Hammond sold the adjoining block for Mr. McCreery at auction, realizing $89,000. since th€n, end a number of the lots have since the sale changed hands, at an advance of from 15 t0 30 per cent. Bovee, Toy & Sonntag will offer a miscella- neous lot of properties at guction April 12. It is to be a probate sale, and will be made subject to confirmation by the Probate Court. The list is as follows: The property known as 910 Pine street, north side, between n and Taylor streets, consist- ing of 8 modern residence of ten rooms and path, size of lot 26x62:6, being the estate of Isabeila T.° Marcinkowski; the estate of E. i west of lot on south line of B.oadway, south 70, east 23, sou! 8, South San Frane “Associ- ation, also lot 10 of the above tract, and lot :n east line of Amazon street, corner of Paris avenue, 200 feet frontage, Excelsior Homestead Associ- ation. " * Also lot on west line of Thi \venue, 300 feet north of B street, 134x120, and lot on west Iine of Thirty-fourth avenue, 250 soath of A street, 15:10x120; lots 859 and , in Silver Terrace Homestead Assoclation: also lov and improve- on Valencla street, naar 325 je of Powell four modern flats on east & size fi-fiu&:fi#&:mflfi ever, in the firm name. Mr. Smith, who has not beer in good health for some time, con- templates an extended trip abroad. A H.Quatman of .this City has just closed & large deal in Los Angeles, having purchased for a San Francisco syndicate 100 acres of land in that city from the Briswalter Land and Water Company. The tract will be sub- divided into 500 lots and placed upon the mar- ket as soon as it is improved. The well-known Hale ranch at Mountain View, Santa Clara County, consisting of 1700 acres’ is being offered for sale by McGlynn & Menton. It hasa large vineyard, three prune orchards and fruit trees of all kinds, while the improvements consist of a neat house, large ‘barns and other buildings. Stenberg & Co, last week succeeded in effect- ing a sale of the famous Maison Doree restau- rant on Kearny street. The consideration was $6000 and the purchaser is H. May, formerly proprietor of the Winchester House. A gratifying indication of the progress and development of San Francisco is the rapid growth of the City’s suburbs. No better illus- tration of the work being done 1n_this direc- tion can be found than in whatisknown as Noe Valley, Four years ago there was not an improvement in Hocdlq, while now the Place it dotted with substantial residences as can be seen from the accompanying illustra- tion. At the ent rate of building a few more years will find nearly every lot covered With improvements. A. M. Speck & Co. have effected & three ears’ lease for G. O. Davis of the premises 322 Ema street at $325 per month. The lessee is Mrs. Julia Caihoun, who will open the place as an apartment-house. There are sixty rooms in the house. Baliwin & Hammond report the following sales of lots and improvements: Lot on the east line of Third avenue, 135 feet north of Clement street, 132:6x72, at_the price of $8700: lot on the south line of M sireet, 132:6 feet west of Tenth avenue, 26x100, at 3880 lot and improvements on 410" Clement_street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, lot 25x100, price $5000; 1ot on the west line of Second avenue, 275 feet vorth of Clement street, 50x120, at $2100; lot on the north line of California street, 82:6 east of Twelfth avenue, 25x100. at $750; iot on the east line of Twelfth avenue, 135 feet north of Califor- nia street, 26x120, at $725; 1ot on the west line of Twenty-fifth_avenue, 200 ‘feet south of Clement street, 26x180, at $450: lot on the north side of California _ street, 84:6 feet east of Twelf th avenue, 50x100, at $1500; lot on the east line of Twelfth avenue, S00 feet north of California street, v $700; lot on the south side of i.ake 6 feet west of Eleventh avenue, 25x100, 2t $600; lot on the south line of Clement street, 80 feet west of Twenty-fiith avenue, 25x100. at $600: lot on the east line of Howard atreet, 335 feet south of Twenty-fifth street, 256:9x110, at $2000. The following lots in the Castro-sireet Addi- tion have been sold recently: Lots 5, 6 and 7 in blook 8, at $400 each: lots 1, 2 and 8 in block 9, for $1800; 10t 15 in block 8, at ‘Mugl‘ll in block 8, at $400, and lot 22 in block , at $425. Building operations are active in the Castro- street Addition. Dr.C.W. Heath 18 building s five-room bay-window cottage on his lot; Dr. F. C. Gaster is also building a five-room cottage on lot 6 in block 8. Mr. P. Murray is_erectin; & cottage on lot 15 in block 8, and E. P. Fel- lows will commence improvements on the three lots purchased by him in block 9 very shortly. “THE NEW MAN.” Rev. William Rader of the Third Con- gregational Church Preaches on Him. At the Third Congregational Church Rev. William Rader preached last even- ing on “The New Man,” taking his text from Ephesians iv:24. Hésaid: “There has always been a new man. He has been the best man of his times, who has lived in advance of accepted standards. He has been the pioneer of history, the leader of thought and the inspiration of at action. Man is finding himself, and g’finding himself is discovering God, im- mortality and the race consciousness. Milton exclaimed, ‘Myself am Hell!’ *The new man may or may notbelievein the new woman. She has not a monopoly of him., He may or may not accept the doctrines of the new womanhood. He will be a gentleman, the most misunder- stood man in American society. Conven- tionalism without conscience has robbed this gracious word of its meaning. He will be useful rather than ornamental. Greece believed in beauty, America in the useful. The new man will not be the incarnation of well-dressed laziness. “In the pew man character will be cul- ture and common-sense the social certifi- cate. The most dangerous sham is the man who has learning without wisdom and culture without character. The no- ble man is always the good man. “He will not be an g:vamom. buta creation. God does not ‘people, but creates them anew. - molds_of the immortal characters are broken. ' The new man is to be broken in righteousness and true holiness. Christianity is a crea- tive force and the new man is to be Chris- tian. With his advent will appear the new politics and the new Jerusalem. . “Before we ses the golden age we shall see the golden man. He shall anticipate the new America. The duty of every man is to get out of -his old self into the new mannood created in righteousness. Every man may be a new man if he will.” AwFUL good Mitchell’s Magic Lotion jis for pain or if you get hurt or have sore throat. * ———————— empire eskbed Dat SARTIS, Today toa reac] uf tonnage is over &000,0& flum and uegfly 5,000,000 of 8 was Farren & Clapp, and their store was located on the corner of Market and First streets, then known as Happy Valley. Here he continued for a number of years, until he removed to his present place of business, 121 Beale street. 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