The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 24, 1896, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1896. FORGOTTEN BY THEIR PASTOR Hitch at a Public Baptism of “Rational” Con- verts. THREE HOURS. WAITED Rev. Edward Davis Immerses i Four Young Lady ‘ Members. FELL INTO THE BAPTISTRY. The Steps Gave Away and There Was a Small-Sized Panic OAXLAND OFFICE 8AN FraNcisco CALL,) 908 Broadway, June 23. | F young ladies have a great griev-| ance and a large audience have a moder- ate one against Rev. Edward Davis. A couple of days ago there was to have been a public baptism at the Asbury Methodist Churcb. For several weeks Pastor Davis of the Central Christian Church has been holding a ‘‘rationat re-‘ vival” at nischurch. Four of theconverts, all attractive young ladies, expressed a desire to be received into full membership and the afternoon for the event was fixed. As the affair was a good opportunity for an example to be set for others it was made public and all wer vited. At the appointed time the church was filled. Four o’clock was the hour set and | at that time every seat was filled. As the minutes passed away and the - pastor did | not appear inquiry was made for him and it was discovered that he was notin the church. It was a sweltering afternoon | and the large audience did not relish the | long wait. | | Murray and | witness begged him so hard to do so. counties as well. It is, therefore, hoped you will lend your valuable aid by making & cred- itable aisplay. The exposition opens August 3. All ex- hibits must be in place and all work com- pleted by August 1. “The necessity of the en- forcement of this rule is evident toall. As the Oukland exhibition ends in August, and the State Home Indusiry Fair commences September 1, there will be ample time for those who desire to attend both. THEY FEAR DEATH. Superstitious Chinamen Refuse to Re- main at the Hospital. OAKLAND, CAL., June 23.—Gee Wing and Gee Fong, two of the Chinese who were murderously assaulted in their cabin Sunday night by some white men, have been moved irom the Receiving Hospital and taken to some place in Chinatown where their minds will be at rest. The two had occupied cots in the gen- eral ward. When W. M. Towle shot him- self on the ferry-boat yesterday he was brought in und laid on a cot in the same room. The superstitious Mongolians showed much alarm, and when he died they took it as an evil omen and took no rest until removed. Their condition is quite critical, but Dr. Johnson believes they will recover. e LOTTERY DEALER'S DEFENSE. Claims He Was Only an Innocent Wash- house Man. OAKLAND, Cav., June 23.—Judge Wood of the Police Court tried Ah Goon, a Chinese lottery dealer, arrested by Officers Murphy at 1325 Seventh treet, found him guilty and fined bim ! $150, with an alternative of seventy-five lays in jail. The defendant took the tand and admitted selling the ticket, but said Le did so because the comp! mxfig e denied that he was the proprietor of the place, and claimed to be an innocent wash- house man. As he had served time befora the court took very little stock in his de- fense. agents he will pro ably serve time. Friends Believe That She Has B:en Spirited Away From Oakland Only a Few Months Ago She Acci. dentally Learned Her True Nam:. OARLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCIS 908 Broadway, June 23. An hour passed away and Rev. Ed- ward Davis came not. Messengers were | dispatched around town and it was | | learned that he was in San Francisco. As 6 o’clock approached the wardens became impatient and the young ladies | who were attired in baptismal robes did not appreciate the situation any more. | As the light of day began to fade into | darkness an annoyed body of people de- | cided that it.was useless to t and so | they went. home, all wondéring how the methodical” pastor could have failed to keep such an important engazement. It was afterward learned that Pastor Davis | been attending the Ministerial Association and had been detained. He sent a note to' the church, bat it miscar- ried and was not received. he next day the baptisms were per- | formed; but there was no"publicity at- d to the function, and the power of the example was lost. Nobody but the four converts and a few lady friends, the pastor and the janitor were present. Again | 1 if fate had decided that the baptisms by immersion should not take | ace without interruption. At the most e occasion there was an | see: solemn part of t. accident. Rev. Mr. Davis, clad in his flowing black robe and looking as dignified and sanctimonious as the occasion demanded, was in the act of descending into the water wiion the steps began to shake, and as the last one was reached it slipped from under his feet and the pastor and hi flowing locks were precipitated into the | water in a hurry. A young lady who was | also descending into the baptistry nar- | rowly escaped an involuntary ducking. | When the excitement had calmed down | the ceremony proceeded. The pastor has been very busy lately | explaining to his flock how it was that he forgot all about the important engage- ment for which the Asbury Church had generously donated its auditorium and | baptistry. WTNE PRODUCTS OALY. Long List of Applicants for Space | ; at the August Expo- sition. { Many Pretty Designs in Fountains and Flowers for the Outside Grounds. OAKLAND OrFrIcE SAN FrANcisco CALL, 908 Broadway, June 23. } The directors of the Alameda County | Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Exposition are actively at work now, a3 the exposi- tion is to open August 3. The list of ap- plicants for space to make exhibits is al. ready quite long, and is growing steadily. The sense of the directors is that the ex- | position shall be limited strictly to pro- ductions of the county. | The question as to how long the exposi- | tion is to be kept open has not yet been | decided. A number of the directors con- tend that it would be well attended if kept open during the monih of August, and even if the income the last two weeks barely paid the expenses of keeping it| open it should be kept running for the good of the county. They urge that as the exhibitors will have gone to such an | expense to make a creditable display they should be given the largest possible re: turn. Others, however, contend that a twoi weeks’ fair would be all that would meet | with patronage. They hold that the fresh | fruit display would need replenishing so iten that longer period than two weeks, | so far as that department was concerned, would be a failure. The matter will finally | be decided at their meeting Thursdnyl evening. o 5 A !egmre oi the exposition this ygnrf will be the grounds surrounding the build- ing. These are being inclosed by a high board fence and are to be prepared by | Jandscape gardeners, and will contain | miniature tea gardens, lawns, woods, brooks, waterfalls, fountains and other in- teresting features where promenaders will | find quiet nooks and corners to have a social chat. Scattered about in this in- closure will be the refreshment booths. The following circular showing the ex- tent of the exposition is being widely dis- tributed : The growth of manufacturing has been of Jate years much greater than the people are generally awere of, As to viticultural, horti- cultural and agricultural products, we believe there is no county in the State that can e ual Alsmeds in quality and variety. With these nspiring conditions before us, it is intended 10 bring all our resources to the attention of the people, not only of this but of adjoining | a witness in the trial, | year, | mendutions for the ensuing twe Edith Howell is missing and a Deputy Sheriff armed with a bench warrant has been searching both sides of the bay for | her vain. Miss Howell was to have been the leading witness in the Drury di- vorce case that was set for trial to-day in the Superior Court and which had to be postponed. It is the opinion of the friends of J. K. Drury that the girl has been spirited away so that she could not testify in his behalf. Miss Howell is very petite, 19 years old, and has attractive, classic features. in In her manner and appearance she gives | indication of much inherited refinement. Her life has been a mystery throughout, and only a short time ago did she find ous g | her true name and then only by accident. | It has been stated by her that she is the | heir to a moderate estate in the East and that she was kept in ignorance of her ident: so that others might claim what was rightfully hers. For a long time she lived with the Drarys and it w while living with them that the circumstances happened which form the basis of the present divorce suit. Edith Howell wasa witness to all thisand was to have testified | to-day as a witness for the husband. Up to last Thursday Miss Howell was living with a family at 517 Sixteenth street. Her employer said to-day that Edith was a remarkably good girl, and that her actions for the past few days were a great surprise. She was a sincere little member of the Salvation Arm were greatly attached to her. She has re- sided with us about two months, and has | always been a faithful, irreproachable girl. From various conversations it is very evi- dent that that there is a good deai con- nected with her early life that she does not fully understand. Last Thursday she had her day off and we have not seen her since, although we received a postal ‘rom her in San Francisco. She was in Oakland last night, but I was unable to locate her. Mrs. Hall of San Francisco, who is also said that Miss Howe aved with her for three days after leaving Oakland and that she left and has not been seen since. e has been spirited awa; ‘so that she could not tes- s not the kind of girl that a habit of running away, but is a v upright little woman.” When the case was c last night “I believ lled in court to- { dav and Miss ' Howell was not presenta bench warrant was issued for her, but although a deputy and many friends made a thorough search nothing could be learned of her whereabouts and it is believed that her absence is not voluntary. — HISTORY OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, 908 Broadway, June 23, 1896. Mrs. Lydia Prescott, secretary of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty fo Children, will make & report ot the work done by the society during the last six months. City Veterinarian Pierce is preparinga re- port of the work done by him during the past and in it will incorporate his recom- lve months. The notices of Assessor Dalton threatening toseize and sell personal property on which taxes are deliaquent have had the effect of causing a number of delinquents to pay what they owe the county. The residence of Charles Dieves, son of Joseph Dieves, on the San Leandro road, was entered by burglars during the absence of the family Sunday night, and the whole house thoroughly ransacked. A family allowance of $68572 has been egranted the widow of the late General E. D, Keys, from the date of death to the present time, and $500 for the future until the close of the administration of the estate. County Expert Fred Davis has sent to the saloon-keepers of the county outside of incor- | porated cities and towus who have been evad- ng the payment of their licenses notices to immediately comply with the law, otherwise they will be prosecuted to the fullést extent. Will Float Proudly. OAKLAND, CaL., June 23.—Delegations from Paul Revere Council of Berkeley, James Monroe Council of Alameda and George A. Custer and Henry Clay councils of this city of the Junior Order United American Me- chanics will hold appropriate ceremonies to-morrow evening at Clinton plaza, on East Twelfth street and Sixth avenue, when they will unfurl a flag over it for the first time. The plaza has never had a ‘staff and flag, but John A. Logan Council No. 31, Jr. 0. A. U. M., recently organized in that vicinity, has presented 1t with those articles and with the assistance of the above named delegations will fittingly observe the event. ] Rev. Wendte I11. OAKLAND, CaL., June 23.—A recent letter from Rev. C. W. Wendte, pastor of the Unitarian Cburch here, now in Boston, reports him as confined to his bed for three days. He declares he has no inten- tion whateyer of severing his connection with the charge in this city, but expects to be with them again within a few weeks. As he is not one of Big Jim’s| EDITH HOWELL ABSENT. and my wife and I | | THE UNIT SYSTEM IS THROWN OUT. Alameda Supervisors Ad- vertise for New Bids. FIGURES MUST BE TRUE. The Lowest Bidder on Paper Must Be Lowest in Fact. YESTERDAY’S WORK UNDONE. Rival Clothiers and Grocers Make Things Lively in the Board- rocem. | { OARLAND OFFIcE SAN FrANCISCO CALL.} | 908 Broadway, June 23. { The intricate method of awarding con- tracts so that the “lowest’’ bidder is able to make the most money out of the county was abandoned by the Supervisors at a special meeting this afternoon. The facts and figures published in this morning’s CavLL showing the stupidity and illegality of the method resuited as was predicted, n the bids being thrown out which were not, in reality, the lowest. Joseph Herrscher of San Leandro is the | only sufferer and he has worked long and | hard for nothing, unless he should bid | again and be the lowest. The novel unit | system commended itself highly to the | | San Leandro contractor, and by a system | that 1s quite inexplicable to the ordinary | mind he was the lowest bidder, aithough | | his figures were $2000 higher than the | | others on a contract ihe total of which is but §5600. In_the face of the disclosures it was impossible to award the congrac! {and this afternoon all the bids were thrown out. The new schedule makes such bidding | impossible and each article is _so specified | that only legitimate bids can be tendered The aggregate amount of the whole bid must also be the lowest, or it will be | | thrown out. The struggle over the supply of dry goods to the County Infirmary nearly | provoked actual hostilit, Joe Herrscher and Joe Harriss were rival bidders and the same complication arose as over the | groceries. One Joe said the other was not | an honest Hebrew snd there was a lively | reply. Each wanted to see the other’s ! samples, and each refused. “ ““What are you irightened about?” asked Joe of San Leandro. “Too many fools around,” said Joe of Oakland. “‘Somebody might steal some, eh?” “Perhaps some of them have been stolen and might be mortgaged; see?” | “Now, Mr. i ¥ be older | than I am, but—""s: 1 Leandro. “Don’t cut any figure,” said Joe of Oa land, and the two men struck an attitude like that expected of Corbett and Sharkey | at the Pavilion. | The row had been considered funny up to this point, but when Supervisor Church | thought there was a possibility of the | beautiful new boardroom being stained | | | | | with blood he interfered and saic en- tlemen, we are here to judge samples of | groceries and goods, not anything eise.” | The Supervisors went very carefuily | over the samples and a coterie of Lhouse- keepers could not have expressed more | opinions. Dr. Clark of the infirmary made complete analyses of the wood and | coal, Mr. Church passed on the tea, Mr. Talcott on the syrups and cabbages, and | County Cierk Jordan on the infants’ food. All the members sampled When new bids are received they have torepeat the performance. Never before has such interest been shown in the annual award of bids, and more fun is expected when the rivals meet again, | the tobacco, | will | VALE, PUNCTURED TIRES The Ingenious Bicycle Device of a, Berkeley In- ventor. Changes in Electric Lightirg Plans— Republican Club—Bright News Notes. BERKELEY, CaL., June 23.—The plant of the Berkeley Electric Lighting Com- pany on Milvia street will be shut down in the near future, arrangements having | | been made to secure a current from the power-house of the Oakland Gas, Light and Heat Company. John A. Britton, president of the Berkeley company, ap- peared before thie Board of Town Trustees last night and sought permission to carry out his plans of transmitting power from Oakland. He said that it would be to the advautage of his company to obtain the current by wire from Oakland and that the service would in no way be affected by so doing. No objections were raised and it was decided to permit the company to proceed with its new scheme. The new project of the company means the abandonment of the plans Tecently | proposed by the company to erect a $20,000 | new power house at the Toot of Channing | way. A No More Punctured Tires. | BERKELEY, Car., June 23.—Richard | Knott, a West Berkeleyan, has devised a | new bicycle, by the use of which he be- | lieves that the problem of punctured tires | will reach a ready solution and that the troubles with bursted pneumatics will be matters of history. He further claims that by the use of his device cyclers can ride up steep hills without much exertlon, or go down without a brake. The tires of the new wheel as invented | by Knott will be of hard rubber, the same | size as the ordinary pneumatic tires, but the bumps and joits will be received by two pneumatic tires placed as wheels within the main wheel, and se as not to touch the ground. They are inclosed by metal faces—one on each side of the hub. A hole of small size in one face maks it possible to blow up the inner tires, so that the effect secured will be indentical with that by the tires in ordinary use. The motive power is exercised through levers instead of pedals working upon sprockets. Knott declares that more power can be attained with his wheel when elimbing hills than has been imagined possible with a bicycle. He bas already applied for a patent on his device, and is lovking forward to a rich harvest from the pro- ceeds of sales of royalties. Republicans Meet. BERKELEY, CaL., June 23.—The Berke- ley Republican Club which was organized a short time ago held a well-attended meeting last night at Odd Fellows’ Hall. The next meeting of the organization will be held on June 6. Following is the executive commitiee i it | on the evening of July | Horse | which they elected: C. R. Lord \from First Ward, Roverc Carter from Second Ward, E. D. Thomas from Third Ward, W. C. Bissell from Fourth Ward, Thomas Stevenson from Fifth Ward, J. I. Sykes from Sixth Ward, A. W. Dutton from Seventh Ward and J. T. Morrison at large. Robert Edgar, George E. Norton, J. T. Ayres and R. Johnson are ex-officio members of the committee, Stole a Dress Suit. BERKELEY, CAL, June 23.—D. A. Caviness, a printer, was sentenced to twenty days in the County Jail yesterday by Justice James for appropriating a dress suit and other articles of apparel belong- ing to certain members of Chi Phi fra- ternity, whose chapter-house Durant avenue. Caviness bad been allowed by the young college men to occupy a room in their house during the vacation, and becoming suspicious of his actions, they instituted a search, with the result that several things not belonging to him were found in his trunk. is on Religious Carmen. TEMESCAL, CAL, June 23.—The re- ligious meetings being held among the railroad men at Temescal on Tuesday afternoons and Thursday evenings, under the direction of Assistant Superintendent Roiertson, are increasing both in interest and attendance. This afternoon Rev. Dr. Curry delivered an address, and on next Thursday evening Rev. «Dr. Ketchum of the First Presbyterian Church in Berkeley will speak. Horse and Wagon Stolen. BERKELEY, CAL., June 23.—Some time last night thieves entered the stable of Quong Lee, a Chinese laundryman, on University avenue and stole his horse, harness and delivery wagon. No clew has yet peen obtained against the robbers. News Notvs of Interest. BERKELEY, CAL., June 23.—Judge R. B. Carpenter of Los Angeles will be the speaker of the evening at the Republican meeting to-morrow evening. At a meeting of the directors of the Crescent Athletic Club held last evening it was decided to move from their present quarters in order to reduce expenses. A gospel tent has been erected by the Seventh-day Adventists on Fairview treet. Meetings will be held every even- ing. Mrs. John Ballard of Claremont avenue, gether with her children, Frank and Gertrude, and her sister, Mrs. M. A. Buck- nam, will leave this week for a six weeks’ visit to Honolulu. The Merrall Mill and Ore Crushing Com- pany has leased several large buildings in the vicinity of the Judson Iron Works and will commence operations 1n the near fu- ture. The Temescal Grange will visit the Hay- | wards Granze in a body next Saturday for the purpose of participating in a union picnic. The Salinger baseball team will play the Crescent City club on Saturday at 2 o’clock | on ihe university campus. The members of the Temescal Fire De- | partment are actively preparing for their next entertainment, which will be given % The liquor ordinance was revised at the meeting of the Town Board last night per- mitting the storing of a certain quantity for private use. BAVE ENOUGH DRVERS. Sufficient Entries to Compste at Ingleside on July 1 Burial of the Victim of a Sad Acci- dent—Agitation in Bshalf of F. True. ALAMEDA, Car, meeting of the Alameda Driving Associa- tion held last night it was decided to allow certain semi-professional drivers to become members of the association. This was done so thata full list of en- ! tries for the Ingleside race meeting on July 1 might be obtained. Horses could | be obtained but gentleman drivers were scarce, so by the inclusion of Messrs. Toll, Holmes, Ober, Berryman, Lafferty and Worthover among the members of the as- sociation the difficulty was overcome. The borses that will compete for the p urse of $200 are: McMahon's Marguerite, Highby’s Con, Borden’s Fay, Dr. Bull's Monte, Moreal's Moraga, Cornelius’ Dark Bain’s Amazon and Frank P. Thwaite’s Clay IL A Sad Interment. ALAMEDA, Car., June —The re- mains of the ill-fated Rev. P. Baker, whose body was found at the bottom of a precipice 75 feet high, at Ben Lomond on Sunday evening, were received here this morning by C. H. Wever, undertaker, and interred in the family plat at Mountain View Cemetery. ‘The deceased gentieman and his wife were spending the summer at the cottaze of their son-in-law, Foster P. Cole of. the sco Furniture Company, and who resides in this city. He went for a ride on his bicycle, and it is supposed that as he was riding down a steep hill he lost control of his wheel. | There being no railing on the bridge he went over the side into the creek below. In Behalf of True. ALAMEDA, Cavn, June 23 —C. F. True's friends who have had children at- tending his school are taking steps to call an indignation meeting. The time and place are to be determined on to-morrow. The two gentlemen who are prominent in the affair are C. Holbrook, collector for the Simpson Luniber Company, San Fran- cisco, and J. 8. Shearman of the auditor’s department in the Southern Pacific Com- | pany. i PERTINENT QUESTIONS. Sergeant Hodgkins Wants to Know Why Certain Par'ies Are So Interested. OAKLAND, Can., June 23.—Chief of Police Lloyd and Sergeant Hodgkins will not be weakened in the least in their efforts to bring the perpetrators of the gold brick swindle to justice by the failure of the jury to convict Andrew Root, alias Nesbit, alias Miller, alias Morton, etc., the gentleman charged with complicity in having fleeced b'le?ben G. Littie, the Dixon banker, out of $7500 on the old and time-honored *'gold brick” scheme. Sergeant Hodgkins in speaking of the case to-day said: “‘There are some things in connection with the defense 1 do not understand. Why is it this man, Patsy Carroll, has been such a constant atten- dent upon this trial? Why is it that he turned up in Phil Crimmins’ saloon within two minutes after I placed Gordon under arrest? Why is it that he has been tre: ing evervbody connected with the case wh(; would accept right along during this trial? “In order to see what class of people want to see these men acquitted one only needs to look into the courtroom while the trial is going on. Nearly every known crook and sporting man of the city was in attendance.” The case of “Big Foot” Dave Gordon, charged with being the principal in the “gold-brick” steal, has been postponed until July 17 by consent, when it will be pushed vigorously by the District Attor- ney. Want a Change. OAKLAND, Car., June 23.—The lease of the United States Government on the building occupied by the Postoffice will ex- ire November 30, and there 1is an effort eing made by merchants and business men to have it located nearer the center of the business district. The selection of the site and the arranging of the terms are all in the hands of Postal Inspector Munroe. June 23.—At the | 13 SHE 1S HEIR T0 A BIG ESTATE, i | | Mrs. C. A. Lorenzen Will Go East to Claim Her Father’s Property. IT IS WORTH MILLIONS. Left to His Three Children by a Wealthy Cincinnati Merchant. FORTY ACRES IN THE CITY. Discovered Her Wealth After It Had Escaped Her Memory for Many Years. | Mrs. A. C. Lorenzen of this City has dis- covered that she is the heir to an estate of | great value in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is| making preparations to claim what she | believes to be her own, by legal means if necessary. Mrs. Lorenzen is the wife of Christian Lorenzen, of the firm of McFarland Bros., the sash and door manufacturers, whose planing-mill is at 225 and 227 Berry street, and resides in a cozy residence at 520 Oak | street. Thirty years ago she lived with her parents in Cincinnati and there met Mr. Lorenzen. | Her father was S. Lowenstein, a wealthy | merchant of the Ohio city, who, by thrift | and a few fortunate turns in business, | accumulated a handsome fortune in real estate and securities. The wedding with the man who is now her husband was a sociai event in the circles in which the Lowenstein family moved, and shortly after the marriage Mr. Lorenzen and his bride moved to California. A year later Mr, Lowenstein died, leav- ing his wealth to his children, consisting of Mrs. Lorenzen and a brother and sister who resided in Cincinnati. The principal item of property was a forty-acre tract in the outskirts of the city, which at that | time was rather too far from the business | and residence centers to be of great mo- ment, but which has since appreciated im- mensely in value. At the time of her father’n death Mrs. Lorenzen received a considerable sum as her portion of the estate, but no partition was made of the forty acres, and after a | time it pasced out of the mind of Mrs. Lorenzen that she was a part heir to the tract. Recently, however, while going over alot of old papers she came upon docu- ments that brought to her mind the an- cestral acres and she began an investiza- tion for more information. As a result of bersearch she recalled the provisions of | her father’s will, which were that this tract should not be sold or divided by those to whom it was leit, but should re- main in the family. Further investigation on Mrs. Loren- zen's part develoved the fact that the spread of the city had brought the tract into the fold and that it must bteina dis- trict where town lots would command | fancy prices. Figuring the prices of real estate in the Eastern city the conclusion was arrived at that the tract must be worth from $1,000,- 000 to §2,000,000, and Mrs. Lorenzen at | once made preparations to ascertain the | status of affairs and claim her own. | *0f course,” she said last evening, “I do not know how matters stand, but f do know that under the provisions of my | father’s will that forty acres that is so valushle could not be divided or sold and should now be bringing in a big inco me. *I shall go East to look after my inter- ests if necessary, and shall certainly push my claims to the property, even though I have to go to the courts.” NOVEL SCHUOL METHODS, Interstate Correspondence of In- telligent Primary Pupils. A California Girl Answers the Letter of a Boy in Arcola, Illinois. A new method of teaching history and | geography in the public schools has just | been developed, or rather it has just reached San Francisco from the East. Miss Goggin, a wideawake fifth-grade teacher of Arcola, Ill., sent to Superin- tendent Babcock the following letter, writ- ten by a pupil of her classto a fellow- primary pupil of this City, with a request | that it be answered by some child here in the same grade of one of our schools: | ARrcora, Til., Feb. 26, 1896. Dear School Friends: 1 thought I would write you s few lines as was requested by our teacher. She told us to write about Arcola, but_as I just moved here the first of Sept. | 1895 and do not know much about Arcola. I | will name of the things raised here first corn | or maize, 2nd broom-corn, 3rd wheat, 4th oats, | 5th potatoes and most of ali vegetables. What | all do you raise there? Delaware Ohio whero | Tcame from was a great timber city. I think | there is not much lumber raised here. Arcola | is the largest broom-corn center in the world. | Well, I will have to close, hoping to be batter | acquainted with you the next time I write. Your Affectionate Friend HARRISON TIBBALS. The answer to this leiter was written by | Elvezio Rossi, a pupil in the Longfellow | Primary, of which school Miss Jennie | Smith is principal. In penmanship and paragraphinz the epistle-of young Rosst is | superior to that of Master Tibbals. Fol- | lowing is the copy: i SAN FRrANCISCo, Cal., June 10, 1896. Dear Harrison Tibbals : 1was very glad to receive your letter, aud will take great pleas- ure 1 answering you. | I will name some things raised here in Cali- | fornis, corn, wheat, vegetables and fruit. | There is a fine view of the Pacific Ocean from the Cliff House. The old Cliff House was burnt down and a fine new one is built. Near ! by there are new baths, and the boys have lots | of fun diving under water and sliding in the | water from the sliding-boards. There is & new road that Sutro owns, and there are Sutro electric cars rumning from Central avenue to the Cliff House and a Sutro car running to the park. There is & park in 8. F. called Golden Gate Park and it is a lovely place. There are donkeys, goats and & merry-go- round for boys and girls, There are some | n Golden Gate Park, Garfield’s, | and Francis Scott Key's monu- ment. There is a place on Haight St. called Shoot the chutes. One day & balloon went up and caught on fire. Your Friend, ELvEZIO Rosst. The character of this interstate school corre- spondence meets with the warm lpxrovnl of Superintendent Babcock, who will do every- v.hrng in his power for its encouragement and | promotion upon the reopening of the school in August. | unsightly condition of the new High | vacation of the Superior Court Judges be- I Suction Sales AUCTION SALE FOR CREBITORS. $25,000 WORTH OF JAPANESE HIGH-ART GOODS!- Placed in my hands by the CREDITOES of the ORIENTAL = TRADING = COMPANY. Al to be closed ou t on the premises, 419 KEARNY STREET, COMMENCING OH MONDAY, JUNE 22, 189, At 10:30 A. M. and 2 P. M., and Continuing Daily Until All Ts Sold. This is positively the largest stock on the coast, ct Bronzes, Canton Curios, Old Satsuma, Kaga, Kocil ings, Ancient and Musical Instruments. Sale posi onsisting of Oriental Ococo Rugs, Elegant Screens, Cloisonne, Awata. Bishu, Ivory and Wood Carv- tive as store is rented. Ladies particularly invited. CHAS. EASTMAN, AUCTIONEER FOR CREDITORS. AUCTION _SALE. SHERIFF'S WAREHOUSE, 211 Inarkin Street, | THURSDAY, JUNE 25. | To_close up the business of the late Wescott & Son [ will sell the nnclaimed goodsof the above warehouse, including 10 Pianos, 20 Elegent Fold- 1ng Beds and ten thousaud dollars’ worth of Fine Furniiure and other goods. Wait for this sale. L. H. BURD. Auctfoneer. A‘ 2 B SALL. TGAE Slaughtering prices balance of assignee's sale. Rockatways, Buggies, Carts, Harness, etc., must Come and make an offer. 1128-1141 | THE MAYORS VIEWS. | of the Condition of| His Explanation High Schocl Grounds. OAKLAND, CaL., June 23.—Mayor J. L. | Davie in an open letter on the present | School grounds says the Board of Public Works, at the request of the Board of Education, placed the park gardeners of the city at the disposal of the school depart- ment to put the grounds in proper orde but the Street Superintendent ordered them not to proceed to the work. He says upon investigation he found the Street Superintendent was acting under orders from two members of the Board of Public Works, given without legal an- thority, as the action of the board ata special or regular meeting. This action, he says, seems to him rather queer. ————— Sunday Maneuvers. OAKLAND, CaL.,, June 23.—Chief Fair | of the Fire Department and his Sunday | morning drills of the men under him are | causing residents in the vicinity of Twen- tieth and Franklin streets considerable bother. The horses are left tied to private | hitching-posts while the men are at work, and the animals destroy the lawns, it is claimed. A Mis. Mercier has made com- | plaint regarding the nuisance, but so far it | as not been abated. athee e St | | 1 The First Suit. i 2 OAKLAND, CaL., June —The first | damage suit against the Oakland, San | Leandro and Haywards electric road as| the result of the accident to a car on the Twelith-street dam on the morning of May | 20, has been filed by Miss Bessie M. Elh She claims to haveireceived permanent in- juries as a result of the car being thrown | from the track by a broken axle and asks $5175 damag - Court Vacation. OAKLAND, CaL., June 23.—The annual gins to-day and continues until August 15. There will be one court in session, how- ever, at all times for the accommodation of crimina! cases and for hearings. where consent is mutual. Most of the Jndges have cases set all through vacation and they will have very little time away from the city. NEW TO-DAY. LECUTTER. EXTRA 0ld Bourbon has been a staple family and medicinal whiskey fora quarter- century. B MARTIN 411 Market 8t., San Francisco. | Reception, Rocking and Pateat Rocking Chair &socO, | (GRAYD AUCTION SALE THIS DAY, Wednesday........ ..June 24, 1896, At 10 o'clock A. ., at MISS MARY LAKES SCHOOL, ’N. L. Corner of Sutter and Octavia Sts., THE ELEGANT AND ELABORATE | Drawing - Room, Reception - Room, Library, Music-Room, Dining- Room and Chamber FURNITURE BY CATALOGUE, COMPRISING IN PART, 10 Concert Grand, Upright and Sauare Planos— Steinway. Chickering, Decker, Weber, Rosener and Light & Co.’s makes; Rich and Elegantly Up- hoistered Sofas, Arm and Easy Chairs, Lounges, Patent Rockers, Reception Chalrs. ete.; Solid Oak ua Ebony Bookcases, Cabl- klaborate Carved Solid fers; 25 Oak Solid Oak, Waluut nets and Music-Stands Oak Bedsteads, Bureaus aud Chiffo Chamb: ing Mattresse Armotres Mirror; Mag- nificen: deboard and Hat Tree: Diming- Tabies; Butler's Sideboard: Vienna Bentwood Chairs; Onyx and Ebony Pedestals; Bronze Man- tel-Clock; Elegant Bric-a-Brac; Flegant Engrav- ings and Ktchings: Japansse Plaques: China, Glassware and Plated Ware: Elegant Lambre- quins and Lace Curtains and Cornices. Also The Contents of the Gymnasium and Schoolrooms, COMPRISING 50 Sets Pulley Lifts Sets Indian Clubs, 100 ets Dumbbell: 14 Circle Foils, Masks and Pads; Hand-ome Platform Scales: Rich Books, . Charts, etc.; 260 School Desks, assorted sizes; 12 Teach- ers’ Desks, and an endless variety of articles for school purposes. Residence open for inspection on Monday, June 22, 1896, from 9 o’ciock A. M. uniil 5 o'clock P. M. Catalogues at residence on Monday and atour office. Remember the hour of the sale, at 10 o'clock AN Auction sale Tuesday and Wednesday, June 23 and 24, 1896. EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO., Auctioneers. Office, 638 Market Street. OCEAN STEAMSHIPS. ASTORTA AND PORTLAND. $2.50 Second Class, $5 Firsi Olass, INCLUDED, MEALS AND BERTHS Columbla sail: Euate of Califor: From Spear-st. Wh ODALL, PERK L) ¥. F. CO; eneral Agent, 630 Market strest. PACIFIC COAST STEAMISHIP CONPANT CUT RATES —TO— VICTORIA, B. C., and | PUGET SOUND. | | Frirst Class s8.00 Second Class..8$5.00 Meals and berth Included. | Ticket Office—4 Nm‘m‘rg«mery Street. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Geueral Agents. | PACIFIC COAST NTEAMSHIP COMPANY TEAMERS WILL SAIL FROM Eroandway whari, San Francisco, as | follows: For Mary Island, Loring. Wrangel. Junesu, Kii- | #anoo ana Sitka (Alaska), a9 A M., June & | 18,38, ¥8 Juiv 5, 13, 18, 28 For Victoria and Vancouver (B. C.), Port Town send, Seatle, Tacoma, E Dr.Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEARNY ST. Established in 1854 for the treatment of Private Diseuses, Lost Manhood. Debility or disease wearing on bodyand mindand Skin Diseases. The doctor curessw hen othersfail. Try him. Chs {OMPAGNIE GENERAL TRANSATLANTIUE Fre: Line to Havra. OMPANY”: R(NEW),42 NORTH River, foot of Morton st. Travelers by this line avoid both transit oy Exglish ratl wai mfi | the discomfort of crossing the chanuel in asmail | boat. New York to Alexandria, kgypt via Pariy first-cluss $160: second-class, $116. A TOURAINE, Capt. Santelll.. LA NORMANDIE . Auzust 1, it Tune 6, 7 ply 10 . FORGET, Agent. No. 3 Bo v ing Green, New Xork. LT Eagart & 00, dgeniais-Montgonieey WHITE STAR LINE. " Gapt. Let articalars ap ' Onlted States and Royal Mall Steamers BETWEEN New York, Queenstown & Liverpool, SALLING EVERY WHUEK. ABIN, §60 AND UPWARD, ACCORD. ing to steamer and accommodation: selected; second Cabin, §38 and $40; Majosc v & Teutonic. Steersge Tickets from Engiand, Ire- iand, Scotland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark through to San Francisco at lowest rates. Ticke. sailing_ dates and cabin plang may be procured from W, H. AVERY, Paclfic Mall Dock or st Lhe ce. & Compa Markel stresty under Geand Hotel. G. W. FLETCHER, ~ General Agent for Pacifio Coast. STOCKTON STEANERS Leave Pier No. 8, Washington St., At 5 P. M. Daily: afterJu.y 1,6 P. M,— freight received up to +:350 P, M Sundaay at 7 P, M. 2F~ Accommodations Reservea by Telephone. STEAMERS: T. C. Walker, J. D. Peters, Mary Garratt, City of Stockton. ‘Telephone Main §05. Caw Nav. and Impt. Co ges low. | Caresguaranteed. Callorwrite, | Box 1957. San Francisco, | ‘Whatcom (Bel\ih\ghlm Jone '3 ¥, 18 dayv thereafter, g at Vancouver with R., at Tacoma with N. P. G. N. Ry.. st Pors Townsend wita Inei: amers. A Per Eurckn, Arcata and Fields Landing (Hum- Pomona. 2 June 2, 6.10. 14 ix 2 30 and every fourt av thereafter. For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Cayucos, Port Harford (San_Luis Obispo), Gaviots, Sanis Barbara. Ventura, Hueneme. Sau " Pedro, Ess: san Los Angeies) ana Newport, at 9 A. 3, Jun | Fegmss 4. 23 and every fourth day there- fter. DI stopping only at Port Harforl (san Luis Ofiapo).” Santa Baroara,’ Port | 1on les, Redondo (1.0s Angeles) and Newport. A e 0 10, 1451 26, 30 and every b day thereafter. o o nsenada, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatian, La Faz. Altata and Guaymas (Mexico), sir. Ocizaba 10 A M., June 2, 27, ava 25th of each month thers- afrer, Tlrclu office, Palace Hotel, 4 New Montgomery sireet. ALL, PERKINS & CO., Gea'l Agents. Soo 10 Market st. San Francisco. CEANIC S.S. C0. DAYS TC HAWAIL, SAMOA, HONOLULY NEW ZEALAND, ey AUSTRALIA. S.S. AUSTRALIA. S & ALAMEDA sails via HONOLULU and AUCKLAND for SYDNEY, Thursday, June 25, a2 e Line 10 COOLGARDIE, Aust.,and CAPETOWN, South Africa. S.8. AUSTRALIA for HONOLULU only, Satur day, July 11,8010 A. M. Sneclal party raies. J. D.'SPRECKELS & BROS. CO., Agts. 114 Montzomery st Frelght Oftice. 327 Market st., | ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY. n Francisco. | QTEAMERS LEAVE ASPINWALL | ™ fortnigntly for the West indies and m‘. | Southampton, calling en route at Cerbours 1 Plymouth to land passengers. ! of lading, in connection With the | Pacific Mail 8. S. Co., issued for freight and treas | ure to direct ports in England and Germany. | Throush tickets from San Erancisco to Plymonth, Cherbourg, Southampton. First class, $195; thi Glass, ¥97'50. For further particalars apply to PARROTT & CO., Agents, 506 Calitornia ste , MARE ISL3XD, "BENICLS, POR' CONTA AND CROCKETT. STR. MONTICELLO, Dally, except Saturday and Sunday—10:30 & W and 4 P Saturday, 10:30 a. M., 3:50 p.Mg Sunday—8 P @4 r. . only. Landing, Mission 1, Pier 3 TALLEJO,