The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 22, 1896, Page 13

WARRIAGE RITUIL | N EIHT WORDS . A Bridegroom Attracted| From San Jose by a Little Story. .. Pastor Davis Marries Mr. Rounds to Miss Ida Cooper and Makes a Record. - “By Authority I Pronouace You Man e2nd Wife,” and the Ceremony Was Over. OAELAND OFFICE SA RANCISCO CALL.} 908 Broadway, Nov. 21 To an Oakland pastor belongs the credit of performing the shortest marriage _ceremony on record. The minister who celebraied the interesting event is Rev. Edwara Davis of the Central Crristian Church. A few months ago an account of a wed- ding was published that took place 1n this city and was celebrated by Pastor Davis. - It wasthat of a young lieutenant of the . Salvation Army, who fell 1n love witha ( :assie, but could not marry because she was not a member of the army. Love \ triumphed over religious scruples, and Pastor Davis was ed in to complete “ the union. Instead of performing the cus- . tomary act of kissing the bride Mr, , Who would have made an equal on the stage as inthe pulpit, gal- lantly stooped and imprinted a passionate kiss on the young lady’s recently decor- ated finger. Mr. Davis dispensed with all Jormality and wade the service as short as possible. The brevity and gailantry of the cere- mony appealad verystrongly to Frank A Rounds of San Jose, and be at once cided that a pastor so practical should fig- * ureat his wedding. Mr. Rounds is the popular drug clerk at the Almshouse of Bants Clara County, and he recently came to Oakland and called on Pastor Davis. “What is tbe sLortest marriage cere- mony you can perform?’ asked Mr. Rounds. Tbe pastor figured a little wuth his tingers and replied, **Eight words, sir.”’ *“Then I will be here this afternoon pre- pared to meet you,” replied Mr. Rounds. At the appointed time, Mr. Rounds armed with the necessary license, escorted Miss Ida J. Cooper of San Francisco to the pastor’s residence. ‘I'he witnesses were called in. the bride and groom clasped hands even without the young lady taking off her glove. Striking an apostolic attitude, with which those who attend Mr. Davis' ohurch are well scguainted, the pastor took their united hands in his own, and in clear, forceful tones, said, “By author- ity I pronounce.you man and wife.”” The bride looked surprised, the groom looked pleased, and the pastor smiled at having *50 easily earned a fee which was given him with so much appreciation of the serviee rendered. There were only two witnesses to the ceremony, and all agreed that the little _romance should be kept a most profound secret. But, nevertheless, the little story is being frequently told and retola. 5 BLUE AND GOLD. Manager Mott Issues a Circular-Letter to His Classmen—May Not - Issue, BERKELEY, CaL., Nov. 2L.—The junior class at the State University may not pub- lish a Blue and Gold next spring. Unless Manager Mott sees the money forthcom- -"ing to pay for the book he will refuse to onkertake its publication. This is essen- tially the ultimatum which he sent forth to-day to the members of the class of '98. The present dire financial strait in which the senior class has found itself in conse- quence of its Biue and Gold, and the pros- pects of the faculty not permitting them to graduate until they have liguidated .+ their debt, which is well up in the hun- dreds, has doubtless been the immediate cause of Manager Mott’s curt letter to his classmen. . For the past three or four years it has { and Mrs. F. M. Smith of East Oakland. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1896. been with great difficnlty that the Blue | and Gold assessments, which have ranged from $350 to $5 on each member, have been collected, and from the present state ot affairs in which the seniors are merged it seems that only about half theciass paid their assessment. A very great bur- den has therefore been cast upon the busi- pess managers, and because of the deficit they have beer accused of mismanage- mentand incapacity. 3 To avo:d being placed in any such posi- tion, and to prepare himself for a possible contingency, Manager Mott hus sent out the following circular levter to each mem- ber of the class of '98: BERKELEY, Cal, Nov. 21, Owing to the financial condition of the class which just precedes, and the disfavor which it has cast upon college credit in the conauct of its Blue and Gold, we find it expedient and necessary before proceeding farther with 98 Blue and Gold 1o have tunis on hand in order to meet running expenses. The only source from which this can come is the Class assess- ment. We have placed the assessment very low in order to reach every member of the Class, and for that reason every individual member, not & few, must pay if we are to 1ssue a book. There has been a marked tendency in past years for classes to elect an editor'and a man- ager, and to consider toeir own work then done. Wedo look &t it in that iight. We do not feel justified in incurring the expenses which sttend the publication of a Blue and Gold uniess we know thatitisthe wish of a large majority of the class, and that the book will receive their united support. We there- fore address you 10 know waoether you will support the book. We inclose subscription blank and await your reply. Your silence.we shall take to signiiy a vote against pubiishing the Biue and Gold by the cl of '98, and if & large number of such votes be received we shall deciine to proceed furtner with the hooLl, Pending your decision we have stopped all expenses in counection with the book. All responses must be received by Decem- ber 1. L C L1g C. MOTT, Manager Blue and Gold. Should matters regarding the assess- ment be satisfactorily settled, Manager Mott will be couironted with still another problem. A short ime ago the college Y. M. C. A. passed resolutions disapproving the practice of publishing the adveriise- ments of liquor-nouses in_ the Biue and Gold. Though the resolutions have not yet been officially recognized by the class, they will probsbly be brought up very soon, when action either for or against them will be en. Should the class de- cide that no sucu ads are to be published, & large slice of the usual income to the publication will be cut off, and the | manager will be required 10 get other ads | elsewhere. Berkeley Miscellanies. The choir of the First Presbyterian Church has prepared an especially interesting musical programme for (o-MOIrow evening. A chorus of twenty voices and a quartet of four soloists will render eigat choice sacred selections. I Professor Carl C. Plekn of the department of poiitical economy st the State University will atiend the coujerence of Assessors at Sacra- mento on Monday, at which is to be discussed changes proposed 1n the revenue lawsof the iate. | e King’s Daughters have made arrange- | ments jor & big Thanksgiving dinner for ihe | poor of the university town. Thirty-four fam- ilies which are on the listof the soclety will be presented with clothiug and hou goods as iiberally as is possible by the orzau- ization, besides being tendered a turkey din- ner., Fréd Holtum of Stuart street has received news that his fatner in Denmark has fallen heir to the handsome fortune of §167,000 by the death of a relative. Young Holtum has | sent money regulariy to his father since he | left home, but he says he thinks that the old gentieman can get along very comforiably Low Witnout any rurther remitiances. — e e At the Macdonough. OAKLAND, CaL, Nov. 2L.—“Darkest Russia’’ will be at tue Macdonough next Monday ana Tuesday evenings, They bring with them several tons of special scenery. The Della Fox Opera Comique Company, numberiy sixty people, will be the | Thanksgiving attraction at the Macdon- ough Theater. They will appearin “‘Fleur de Lis"”” Thursday and Friday, and *“The Little Trooper’’ Saturday matinee and night. Miss Loije Fuller will be tendered a re- ception next Tuesday afternoon by Mr, Her Professional Debut. OAKLAND, CAL., Nov. 21.—Mrs. Grace E. Doage, mezzo soprano, wife of Assem- blyman Dodge, will make her professional debut ata concert to be given by her at the Y. M. C. A. auditorium, Twelfth and Clay streets, Oakland, on Dec-mber 11. On this occasion she will be assisted by Sigmund Beel, violinist; Miss Minna T, Hovppe, dramatic reader, and Miss Belie Chamberlain, pianiste. —_—— Fanny Warner Missing. Mrs. L. W. Langdon, 326 Larkin street, noti- fied the police yesterday of the disappearance of her sister, Fanny Warner. - Since November 9 nothing has been seen or heard of her. She is simple-minded and strayea away before, but not for so long & period. She is 25 veurs of age, slender built, short curly reddish-brown hair, bionde complexion and wore a black dress and small black hat It is supposed that some family out of sympathy has given her a home. ——————— Only twenty-four white elephants have been captured since the heginninF of the Christian era. MISS TINCKER'S RETURN. Will Appear in Oakland us a Leading Actress in ““Humanity.”” OAKLAND, CaL., Nov. 21.—Pretty little Pearl Tincker is back in Oakland. Four years ago Miss Tincker was a leading member of the First Congregational . Church and one of the most active young people in the Christian Endeavor Society. 8he was a hard-working girl, and by means of typewriting and other employments she succeeded in supporting her mother. While doing so she studied elocution * and Delsarte, and for a time was in great -demand at socials and private parties. Other means of employment failing Miss Tinckerdecided togoon thestage and made her first appearance in the chorus of the “Black Crook” at the Macdonough. After- ward she was one of the lesser stars at the People’s Theater, and some comment was made upon the fuctthat while at this lace of amusement she was still 8 mem- Eer of the Christian Endeavor Society. Not long ago, while performing on a 8an Francisco stage, she fell and broke alimb, and for some time she was a prisoner at the St. Nicholas Hotel. ‘While a stu''ent in Osakland, she had for her teacher Mrs. Edna Snell Poulsen of Blake Seminary, and it is said that Mrs. Caro True Boardman declined to take her as a pupil, saying ‘she is destined to make great progress in Del Sarte and will certainly become a professional.” She SAW THE MYSTIC FLYING LIGHT Oaklanders Who Believe an Airship Hovered Over Them. Say That They Saw a Dark Body Above the Gleam. It Was Headed for San Francisco and Seemed About to Come to Earth. OAREAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL 908 Broadway, Nov. 21} Some one must be operating an airship in this portion of the State. Twice within the past six weeks it has been seen by re- liable residents of Oakland, and on each occasion it has presented the same ap- pearance. Six weeks ago a young lady was riding a wheel on Telegraph avenue, when she saw a strange-looking object in the sky. It College, it appeared to descend gradually, but regularly, as though under perfect control, and it disappeared in the direc- tion of San Francisco. Of course it was toodark and the machine was too far away to distinguish anything like people or to hear any sounds such as were heard in Sacramento. But there is no doubt in my mind that it was an airship supplied with electric lights and well manned.”” Another witness to the visit of the air- ship is Selby Yost, a motorman of the Piedmont road and a member of the Qak- land Guard. He was a little behind time and was taking his car toward Piedmont, trying to recover the few minutes he was behind. As he passed Thirtieth street, a liitle boy stood in the road and cried, “Jee whiz, what's that?” The passengers heard it and immediately looked at the direction in the sky toward which the boy was pointing. They had no difficulty in seeing the airship. “When I looked abead,” said Mr. Yost to-day, “I was mystified, and I may as ‘| well confess I was. Ididn’t like to admit to myself that I had suddenly gone crazy, but really for & moment I did wonder if my senses had deserted me. The passen- gers all reached out to look overhead, and those inside wanted to see what those out- side were gazing at; 80 when they re- quested me to stop the car that they might all look T was practically forced to oblige them. They got out in the road and looked up at the airship, the most sur- prised crowd Iever saw in my life. There it was, sure enough, right overhead, and traveling on at a good rate, with its light blazing away, and the most uncanny- looking thing I ever eaw. *“‘Airship or anything else, it was the most remarkable-looking objeet, and I am at a loss now to convince myself that [ actually saw it. It was altogether a won- derful sight, and nobody could have ever made me believe that I wounld ever see such a thing. It was perfectly clear, and not only 1 but all the passengers saw it and watched it till it disappeared. I thought it must have landed across the The Mysterious Flying Light That Hovered Over St. Mary’s College, Oakland, and Then Started for San Francisco. It Is Exactly Like That Described by Sacramentans, and Similar to the Cut Published a Few Days Ago in “The Call” From a Description Furnished by One Who Saw It. L] carried a powerful headlight, sufficiently strong to send out long bright rays into the darkness. Itappeared to be going in a westerly direction and seemed to be gradually descending as ‘t disappeared over St. Mary’s College. She reported the affair 10 her brother, who is a motorman on the cemetery branch of the Piedmont road. Last night a little after 5 o'clock, asa crowded car was going out toward Pied- mont, the attention of the passengers was attracted to a peculiar-looking contrivance high up in the sky, The most peculiar feature of it was a powerful headlight and another light which seemed to be in the bottom of the machine and to shine directly on the earth. It came into view from the direction of East Oakland, passed over Piedmont, and according to the story of the passengers seemed to descend in such a manner as to indicate that it would land somewhere in ban Francisco. Many of the passengers took up their morning newspapers to-day expecting to see a full description of the peculiar object that they had seen so plainly, and were surprised and disappointed to find no re- port whatever of it. < has not been heard of in this city for three years, and altuough it has been stated for some time that ‘“Miss Pearl Evelvne” is an Oakland girl and would appear in “Humanity’’ it was only discovered to- day that Miss Evelyne is Miss Pearl Tincker. Miss Tincker is but 20 years of age and has already made a name for herself, and she will undoubtedly be cordially received gv her many friends and admirers in this ity. R \\\\\\\\\\ WV (S They were so convinced that it must have landed across the bay that some of them telephoued to San Francisco last night and made inquiries regarding it. As nothing was known «f it it is presume | that it must have changed its course and landed somewhere else, for nothiag can persuade those who saw it that it was not 2 genuine airship under full control. All those who saw this strange object agree in its description and declare that it closely resembles the i!lustration that ap- veared in THE CAvLwL last Thursday of the airship that scores of people witnessed as it passed over Sacramento last Wednesday night. Some of them dis:inctly saw the propelling arms and declare that they Were in motion, but all are positive that the machine was brilliantly lighted, and that the lower light shed & large arc on the earth as it passed over, while the headlignt could be seen for a great dis- tance ahead of the machine. One of the most mystified obsefvers of the airship was Cbarles H. Ellis, the ar- morer of Companies A and F. Mr. Eilis is a middle-aged man and very deliberate in his manner of expression, and one not likely to be easily deceived. He declared this evening that he was as skeptical usa man couid be when he first read about the Sacramento airship. Healsodeclares that be had noalternative but to believe his own eyesi ht. *I was going home to my dinner about half-past 5 lasi night,” hs said, “and was in the neighborhood of Twenty-fourth street and New Broadway, when I saw a strange-looking thing ir the sky. It was coming from tne eastward and at first I could see nothing but a bright light. When I first saw it the two lights appeared to be one and 1 thought it wasa briliant meteor. It was getting dusk, but the sky was clouded and just dark enouch to per- mit any one to see plainly. The sky was | sufficiently dark to make a background which would render any such object visible, * “As it came nearer 1 could see that there was some dark object along with the light. When it was nearly overhead I could clearly distinguish that it some- what resembled a balloon traveling end on, with a bright light ahead, another one beneath it, and with what appeared to be wings both before and behind the light, It was at a great height above“the earth, probably a thousand feet, but not so high | as to make it impossible to distinguish what it was. I did not want to believe that 1t was an airship, as I had regarded the previsus report of one in the light of a joke. This time, however, I had no al- ternative. I had to'believe what I saw. “As soon as it passed over Bt. Mary's bay, and I was somewhat surprised this morning to see that no méntion was made of it in the papers. . 1 wouid really like to have that thing found, so that I could sat- isfy myself as to how it worked, for a more interesting thing I have never geen.’’ Miss Hagstrom, who resides on Tele- graph avenue, saw the same object about six weeksago. The feature thatimpressea her most was the bright light which she distinctly saw. On returning home, she told her brother of what she had seen, but nothing more was thought of it until she read recently that a similar object had been seen in anoiher part of the State. Charles Hagstrom, the brother of the young lady who witnessed this queer object in the sky, is also in the employ of the Piedmont and Mountain View Rail- ways. *“When my sister first told me what sh bad seen I treated it asa joke,”” he said this evening, “and placed little credence in her story, believing that she had seen nothing more mysterious than a falling star or me’ eor. hen I heard the same thing had been seen elsewhere, last week, and heard again last night of what was seen in this part of iown, Iam now con- vinced that my sister saw the same thing. I have talked to several people to-day who witnessed the object last night, and they are all confident that it was nothing more nor less than a genuine airship.” W. J. Rodda and his wif-, whe reside at a grocery store at 2042 Broadway, were also witnesses to the strange aerial visitor. “When we first saw it,’”’ -aid Mrs. Rodda to-night, ‘‘we thought it was a balloon, and if it were not for the bright light I should still ba inclined to think it was a eculiarly snaped balloon, but I never finew of a balloon to carry bright lights and travel at nighttime the way that did. I could not see any fans myself, but others say that they most undoubtedly saw the propeilers which sent the thing along. As it passed over it angied downward, and if it kept on in the same direction it should have landed somewhere across the bay. I atonceconcluded thatit was the same machine that had besn seen in Sac- rameénto. 1 believe that airships will be brought to perfection, and I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised to hear that some one had aiready built a practical machine of that kind and was operating with it in this neighborhood.” Many of the passengers on Yost’s car live out at Piedmont, and all are of the opinion that they saw a real airship, An Oakland artist who crosses to San Francisco every day said this evening that the airship was seen irom Golden Gate Park yesterday afternoon. ‘I was coming home last night,” he said, ‘““in company with a friend who had been out to Golden Gate Park. He told me that he and otuers bad seen an airship during the evehing and that it closely resembled the picture of the one published in THE CarL. He said that they tried to explain it by all kinds of means, but they came to the conclusion that it was the same machine. It was dusk when they Raw it and the re- murkaole brilliancy of tie lights on it at- tracted their attention. I shouldn’t have thought any more of it, but to-day in this city I heard several paople discussing it.” I{Il the prevalent opinion that some onein Alameda or neighboring counties bas solved the problem of flying in the ‘air, and has been for some weeks putting his experiment to a practical test, —_—— SAILED HIGH OVERHEAD, Some Kind.of Atr Craft Seen by @ Man Near Tulare. z TULARE, CaL., Nov. 2L—That air- ship is cavorting through' the atmos- phere that overhangs this vicinity. D, H. Risdon, who was working in an or- chard near Tagus, four miles north of this place, sighted 8 mysterious ob- ject passing over at a considerale ele {lon ';.ut-raay afternoon. o A tramp was near at the time, and re- marked that he never saw a balloon sail against the wind. But while the object overhead seemed to be salling into the teeth of the wind, it may have found an opposite current in an upper stratum. It was passing to the northwest and Risdon deciares it was like an immense sheet spread out in the air. Itsoon passed out of sight. Risdon had not previously read or heard of the strange visitor said to have been seen at Sscramento, and as his reputation for veracity is excellent his story is gener: beiieved. LANE’S SUCCESSOR CHOSEN Bishop Nichols Wiil Annocunce His Name at the Services To-Day. ALAMEDA, CaL., Nov. 21.—The Vestry of Christ’s Church have selected a succes- sor to the Rev. W. M. Lane, who was ac- cused of smoking on the streets, wearing fine neckties and flirting with the lady members of his congregation. He wasex- onerated by the vestry, but presented his resignation immediately afterward. This was about the first of September and since that time the church has been without a rector. Beveral weeks aco the Rey. Charles H. Linley, of Missoula, Montana, arrived in the city on a visit for his health. He hsas occupied the pulpit very accepiably since, and it is anpounced that he is the gentleman that Bishop Nichois will introduce tomorrow evening asthe new rector. Heisa married man witha family and 1s considered just the man for the pluce. For Charity’s Sake. ALAMEDA, CAL, Nov. 22.—The *pound arty” under the management of the fiehef Society of the Woman’s Exchange will be held Tuesday evening in Tucker's Hall, when every oue wiil be admitied on the presentation of a pound of anything that can be used by poor people, such as coal, flour, bread, clothing, etc. A fine musical programme has been arranged and will be participated in by Messrs. H. ‘Wilbelmi, LP Jackiin, Edward Eckert, A. 0. Gott, Dr. W. K. Scott, Arthur Burns and Miss Jennie Wood. Mrs. H. F. Shel- don will recite. Increased Mail Service. ALAMEDA, CaL., Nov, 21.—Two addi- tional mail deliyeries between Alameda and San Francisco have been established. This makes six mails from the City a day and enables letters mailed there to reach their destination the same day. The mails reach the postoffice at 7, 9 and 11:50 A. M. and 1:30, 2:55, 5 and 7:30 P. M. Maiis leave at 6:15 and 8:45 A. M. and 1:45, 5 and 7:10 2. M. Headquarters Moved. ALAMEDA, Can. Nov. 21.--The dis- patcher’s office at the narrow-gauge mole has been removed to San Francisco, and al! train tonductors of the locals are com- velled to register the arrival and departure of their trains at the Park-sireet station. Only through trains pass through without registering. A. H. Walker, formerly trainmaster, is practically assistant divi- sion superintendent of the Santa Cruz division by the change. - REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Albert and Charloite Wiiford to F: wife of R. W.), lot on S line of Vallejo sireet, 91:6 S of Webster, 1. 23 by S 113:6; $10. Mary A. and kogene N. Friiz o Mary A, and Belinda Roper, loi ou £ line of Tremont ayenue, 855:084 ~ of Frederick, S 25 by E 50; 810. Estale of George T. Davis (by A . Davis, ad- ministrator) to Jobn A. Ulrich, lot on N line of N neteeut street, 125 W of Noe, W 42 by N 145: 8 a Heath John A. and Alice Ulrich toJames Smith, same; 1 ibernia Savings and Loan Soclety to Anna Me- Cafterty (wite of James), lot on N line of Twenty- Dunth street, 256 W of Banchez, W 25 by N 114; §1400. Abraham P. and Fmma L Van Duzer to Adolph Petry, 10t on N line of Twenty-fifth street, 230 £ of Noe, E 50 by N 114: $10. Julla Saran Snider 1o Mary Teresa James, lot on W line of Noe sireet 76:6 S of Tenty-thurd, S 25 by W 100: $900. Adoiph Sutro to Frank Faircloth, lot on E line of Foriy-sixth avenue, 150 S ot Point Lobos ave- nue, 5 26 by k1205 $10. Same 1o same, iot 0n E line of Forty-sixth ave- nue, 176 S of Point Lobos, S 25 by E 120: $10. Caroline Bates to Hanoah H. Jones, lo. on E line of Forty-ninth averue, 100 S of I street, § 300 by E 241 o Leon Carret 10 Benofte Bonnardel, lots 44 to 47, block 1, Lakeview; git. Thon'as G. and Louise Roth to Earl F. Crane, lot on S liue of Flood avenue, W of Detroit, W 25 by S 11218, lot 24, block 29, Sunuyside: $10. A. F. Morrls to E. Tuggart, los 871 (0376, Gift Map 8; $10. Martin Winther to C. S. Martin, lot 43, block 37, Sunnyside Homestead Assocation: £10. ¢. S. Murun to « harlotte Willls, same: $10. James L. Crittenden to Sidoey M. Van Wyck, loton N iine of Thirty-second street, 131:5 E of Fowler avenue, N 114 by E_25, portion of block 101, Sunnyside Addition No.1; §$10. ALAMEDA COUNTY. Fletcher A. Fiaherty to Belle Fiaherty, lot on N line of Walter avenue. 120 K of Eim street, E 80 by N 182.80, lots 4 and 5, block R, amended map, Moss i ract, Frookiyn Township: !ft. Mary J. Moss, Jessle E. ana Perry H. Avseon, W. L and Lulu 3. Taylor (0 Mary Mulcahey, lots 18'and 19, b ock N, amended Map of Moss Tract, Brooklyn | ownship: £10. P. . and Mary A. Bowles to Alice H. Cornwall, loton N line of i leventh street, 140 E of Osk, E 40 by N 100, bl cck 166, Oakiand: §10. M. W. and Kmma E. Kain to Samuel 0. Holmes, lot on E line of Louise street, 850 N of B, N 25 by E 138, being subdivision C In_lot 4, biock 800, Watts fract, Map 2, Oakland; $10. Samuel Breck to Angelette J. Breck, 1ot on NW corner of Orchard and Summit streets, N 110 by W 160, being lots 11 and 12, biock ‘B, Armes Tract, Oakl gitt. J. H. and Anoa Fiege to John F. Hawley, ot on NE corner of Piedinont and Gles avenves, E 125.43, N 45, W 1. 0 to be:inning, being portion of lot 35. being a subdivi.fon of lots 2, 8, 4 and 42, Glen kcho Tract, Map 2, Oakland Town- ship; $10. Mary J. Ryer to R. E. Tappan, lots 5 and 7. block 46, T. A. Smith’s Map of block 46 and 47, lands adjacent to Encinal, Alsmeda, acd lot 8, Map of Leons, Brooklyn Township: $10. Aivio and Nellle Crowe 10 Martha C. Gibney, lov B, block 54, Alameda Park Homestead, Aianiéda; F to C. H. McGeorge, lot on N Iine of Clement aveuue, 210 E of Willow street, E 30 by > z portion of blocs 15, iunds adjacent to Encinal, Alameda; §10. Pacific 1mprovement \ omuany 10 George T. Towlerion, lot on S line of Bu-na Vista svenue, 160:11 W of St. Charles street, § 160 by W 31, being the W 81 feet of lot13, block L, map of property of Columbus Bartleit, Alameda. $10. Alsmeds Lani Compauy to E. D Macdonald, loton W iine of St Charles stree:, 100 S of Buena, Vista avenue, 3 b0 by W 129:11, being portion of lots 14. 15 and 16, block L, same, Ajameds; $10. A."A. Fink snd Maulda Erkenbregher to A lice H. Byxbee, lot on NE line of Collige way, 160 1t trom Eest Milvia, E 40 by N 184 81, being lot 25, block 5, Sea View Park. Berkeley; $10. Joseph P. Dieves (o Lilie Dieves, 1ot be, ata point on SW ine of ing from Uskland to San Leandro, lnning lead- from which ini of beginning, the most E cornerlands of S’:. h P. Dieves, by deed of April 8, 1892, bears NI 17 feet distant; thence along eounty road, NW 5140 fert, oW 104,30 feet, Sii 40 to SK boundary of above tract of land; thence NE 161 feet to bggii)ngilgg. Brww;lv; Tv:vnulhlp: ()lf': % W. P. Davidson ax Coll: ctor, : G, ot b2, Oak. Prospect Ho: 2. Same to same, lot 71, same, Oakland; $2. John G. Klump.e o W.'T. Davidso: and 71, 6. Oakland, q Jiciaim deed ). L. B Mershon to Mary K. Fieli, loton SE cor- ner Bay and Willlams streets.’ k 151:214. S 146:11, W 157:10 15-.6, N 110 to beginaing, be ng_iots 11 to 18, biock 45, tozether with that rion lying nmediately > the eot, formerly Eoown as Lietle street, being Portion of lands . sr Quitand orolnt ferry ing, Uakland, warrancy Jacob H. and Maria Schmitz to Herman F. and Annie C. Plenninger, fot on -E line of Peraiia sireet, 110 SW from'S line of Central avenue, SW 45, SE 86:5, NE to polnt of intersection thereon of alin- drawn from place of begiuning st rignt angles SE from ~r linc of Prraltastree: 84, thence N 84 to beginning, being lot 2 and portion of lot 5, map of survey No. 1018, Oakiand; $10. ‘Alexander Brown o Aaiuda F. Doig, ot on W Iine of Vaides sireet, 75 N of Dennison, N 75 by W 125, being the S balf of lot 3 and N 25 feet of x:l;uf,hiuxn,am Mound Tract, East Oakland; Same to same, [ot on S line of Dennison street, 100 W of Kennedy, W 45 by $100, biock D, same, yasiOakland . 85. Wililam Manson to Francis D. Becker, lot on E Itne of v alnui sireet, 204:8 N of Vine, N 100 by £ 1847, being iois 11,12 and 18, and S 434 of lol.lu'n‘lsi 5%3 of lou 14, block 3, Antisell Oliver Ellsvorth to Serge Nelsen, lot on NE corner of Fit.h sireet and Channiag way, £ 48 by N 100, Leing lot 20, block 126, corrected map, Raymond Tract, Ber<eley; $1v. A. C. Berthier to Lucllie "is., wife of 8. W. For- man, undivided hulf interest in foliowing prop- erty: Lot 110 14,18 10 65,73 to 100. £ mburst Park, Erookiyn Township;' also lots 1 10 25, 74 to 105, 105 t6 147, 191, 1 2 198 and 125, K mhures Park map 8, Bro klv. Township: aiso & of lot 15, Eimhurst Park, Brooklyn Township; $10. 1Alile E. Stoweil to Fred W. ~towe L lcts U and gm biock 22, Alameda Park Homestead, Alameda; and land! . Builders’ Contraocts Esther Attell with John Hayes, aiterations and addltions 10 & tno-story frame buliing on W iine of Geary street, 110 W of Larkin, Townsend & Wy neken, archilects: 82200, W G, end H. C. Woit witli L and E. Emanuel, BRI R S R Y Meussdorffer, architects. 13 Auction Sale CO0K & (0. 123 Kearny Street. TO-MORROW EVENING AT 8 O’CLOCK. GORGEOUS CHINAWARE. MAGNIFICENT ORNAMENTS, Exquisite Lamps, Rich Cut Glass, Beautiful Dinner Sets, AT ATUCTION. The €reatest Auction Nale in History, Daily at 2 o'clock P. M. P, J. BARTH, Auctioneer. P. J. 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Oftice, 827 Sixth sta aways, WALTER FOSTER 5 THE CHiMPIO He 'Defeats Wells in the Match Races at the Velodrome. The Terrill Brothers Invincible in the Protessional Eveats. Kenna Is the Amateur Champion. Broken R:cords Prove the New Track Fast—Mle in 1:57. The new Velodrome bicycle track was opened to the public yesterday afternoon. The threatening weather did not deter an immense crowd from attending, and the veople were well repaid, for they wit- nessed one of the best cycle meets ever held in the State. Before the day’s racing was finished the veople saw several coast records broken, a mile made behind a quadruplet pacing machine in 1:57, a proiessional competi- tion mile in 2:08, an amateur competition mile in 2:07f and altogether as fine a day’s sport of its kind as has ever been seen here. The stands are well protected from the wind and rain, being covered at the sides and overhead, and the seating accommo- dations are altogether quite comfortable. It is intended ‘shortly to roof the entire track and grounds, and give night meets during the winter. The track is situated on the block bounded by Hayes, Fell, Baker and Lyon streets, at the beginning of the panhandle entrance to the park. The meet was handled by the officials of the League of American Wheeimen, prom- inent in all local cycling affairs. The of- ficers of the day were: Referee, R. M. Welch; juages—H. H. White, E. B. Jerome, F. H. Kerrigan; timers—G. P. Wetmore, G. H. Stratton, A. P. Swain; scorer—Sol Peiser, George Brouillet, H. D. Hadenfeldt; umpires—Douglas White, J. 8. Egan, C. E. Griffiths, R. 8. Duncan; clerk of course, R. P. Ayiward; assistants —Charles D. Petre, David Marshall, A. W. Wene; starter, R. C. Lennie; announcer, George E. Dixon; marshal, R. L. Long; handicapper, R. A. Smythe, The drawing card of the meet was the matching of Walter F. Fosterof the Olym- pic Club Wheelmen and Charles 8. Wells of the Bay City Wheelmen for three races at one, two and five miles, paced. The men have long been rivals for the cham- pionsbip honors of the coast and in the professional class are probably tue fastest men on the coast. The first race, at one mile, was a com- paratively easy victory for Foster, as pre- dicted in THE CALL yesterday. R. E.Dow of San Jose was the pacemaker and set a hot clip for four laps. On the fifth Wells took the lead and started on his lon sprint. Foster could aot be shaken off, however, and_ rounding into tbe home- sireich gradually gained on Wells, cross- ing the tape a couple of inches ahead of bim amid the greatest enthusiasm. The time was 2:17 3-5. The two mile wasa “corker.”” Boyden paced the first six laps and Dow the next five. Foster seemed satisfied to stay back all the way, giving Wells the vole.” This was an advantage he made the most of. As they rounded tbe first turn of the last lap Wells led by a wneel’s length, which gap Foster was not slow to close upon the backstretch. Coming into the straight they were neck and neck all the way, fighting like mad for a bit of a lead, but neither gained an inch and they crossed the line even up, as dead a Leat as was every run. It was a magnificent ride, and the people thoroughly appreciated it. The time was 4:37 3-5. Afer a long rest the men again came out, this time for the five-mile run. They were paced by Dow and Boyden on a tan- dem, and the pace was fast enough to suit the most exacting. The first mile was made in 2:29; two miles, 4:47 4-5; three miles, 7:01; four niles, 9:09 4-5. And then the pace began to increase and tue people began to get excited. On the tweniy- ninth lap the tandem dropped out and left the men to fight it out alone. Foster had the pole and kept it, with Wells at his eibow, contesting every inch of the way. He was a few inches behind and never made it up, Foster beating him out a‘ter a remarkable ride in 11:134-5. The vie- tory was decisive, and Foster was caeered to the echo as he dismounted. The Vzodrome shield race, one mile professional, was divided into three trial heats and a final, first and second in each heat tgrqu-lify. T e first was won by Harry Terrill, Bay Cuty, in 2:30, Dow of Seattle second. The next heat was a tie between two Los Angeles cracks, McCrea and Whitman, in 2:29.. * Bob' Terrill beat Jones, his old-time rival, and Becker, the five-mile National champion, in the third heat, in 2:254-5. Tris brought a hot field into the final, and to make it speedier pacing was intro- duced. On the fifth iap they were all buncued, with the Terrill brothers in the lead, Harry kept in front almost to the ugae, when **Bub™ came ou the outs.de with his famous sprint and passed him, winning by inches. Whitman of Los An- eeles got third. The time made was ex- ceedingly fast, 2:08 1-5, and goes to show what a edy track the Velodrome is. But this time wasn’t *in it'’ with that | made in the final of the amateur mile in- vitation. There were three neatsand a final in this race, first and second to qualify. The event brought out the cream of the ama- teur talent of the coast and was supposed to practicaily decide the championship for the year in that class. Kenna of Oakland won the first heat in clever style from “Hamlin, Ruynaud and Crafis, in the rzlhqr slow time of 2:39. Another Oaklander, Squires, took the sec- ond in 2:253-5, and sull another sprinter from across the bay, Decker, won the next heatin 2:301-5. Thus it was evident the NO OFFER REFUSED.—— 1122-1128 MISSION STREET. MADIGAN & amateur championship was in a fair way to g0 to Alameda County, though Hamlin and Leitch of Sacramento and Birdsall of this City rode second in the heats, thereby getting into the final and still havinga fighting chance. In the final Decker slipped a pedal and fell, taking one good man out of the race. Paced tor five laps, the speed at which the men traveled seemed terrific for sucha small track. Kenna had the pole or the iast lap, close pressed by Squires, Hamhn and Leitch. They never caught him, and Kenna rode home the established amatear champion for the year. Squires got sec- ond, Leitch third. The time was 2:07 3-5, the fastest amateur mile ever ridden on the coast in competition, and therefore a record, and one that will be hard to beat. After a slight rest Kenna came cut and a mile against time paced d,”” manned by Dixon, Vincent, Kraft and Lohse of the Bay City Wheel- men. They made the half mile in a coast record, and the mile in 1 another record, by three seconds. 3 the man and the track are fast. Kenna did not seem at all drawn out, and can better that time several seconds. A milerace run by Chinamen, dressed in their own ideas as to cycle racing cos- tumes, was introduced between races and created considerable amusement. The winner was announced to be One Lung. C. D. Gooch and B. H. Eiford of the liarnce Club then came out for a haif- mile tandem trial azainst time, and made it in 58 seconds, breaking the coast record, and coming within two seconds of the world’s record. They tried it again later, riding the half in :57 1-5. C. J. Birdsall, the son of popuiar Lieu- tenant Birdsall of the police, with A. Thiesen, then took a shy at the world’s amateur mile-tandem record of 2:03. T ey made it in 2:08 2-5, so the record remained untouched. In the first heat of the mile handicap, professional, Becker of Minneapolis, Downing of San Jose and Terrill, Bay City, qualified, Becker winning from 20 yards in 2:15 1-5. Whitman of Los Angeles won the second heat from 40 yards in 2:131-5. Dow of Seattle got second, and Harry Terrill, who nearly ran off the track on the fifth lap, got third place, beating out Jones. The final saw s bad tumble near the finish of the last lap, caused by Dow of Seattle, who crowded Harry Terrill and fell, bringing down the two Terrills, Whit- man and himself. Harry Terrill was badiy bruised. Downing and Becker cleared the wreck and finished in the order named. “Bob” Terrill jumped to his feet and dragged his wheel across the tape, getting third money. Dow deserves all the cen- sure for the accident, which might have resulted more seriously. The following is the summary: Xelcdreme shield rec (professional), one mile: First heat—H. F. Terrgg |.Bay City, first; C. E. Dow, seattle, s conu‘ Sme, 2:50. Second heat—Dead he ®i between H. E. Me- Crea, Bay City, and D. E. Whitman, Los Angeles. Time, 9. Third heat—W. A. Terrill, Bay City, first; Allan Jones, Olympic, second. Time, 2’ 4- Final heat—W. A, lerrill, Bay City, fi F. Terrill, Bay City, second; D. E. Los Angeles, third.” Time, 2:08 1.5. One mile amateur, invitation: First heat—J. R. McKenna, Bay City, first; Gen;gs M. Hamlin, Sacramento, second. Time, 2:39. Second heat—H. W. Squire, Aeme, first; C. J. Birdsall, California, second. Time, 2:25 3-5. Third heat—E. W. Decker, Acme, first: 8. W. Leitch, Sacramento, second. Time, 2:30 1-5. Final heat—J. R. Kenna, Bav City, first; H. W. Squires, Acme, secona; 8. W. Leiten, Sacra- mento, third. Time, 2:07 3-5. One-mile handicap, professional: First heat—W. E. Becker, Minneapols, first, 20 yards; H. Downing, San Jose, second, 35 ards; W. A. Terrill, Bay City, third, scratch. ime, 2:15 1-5. Second heat—D. E. Whitman, Los Angeles, first, 40 yards; C. E. Dow, Seattle, seconu, 55 vards; H. F. Terrill, Bay City, third, 20 yerds. Time, 2:18 1-5. Final heat—H. Downing, San Jose, first, 35 yards; D. E. Becker. Minneapolis, second, 20 ards: W. A. Terrill, Bay City, third, scrateh. me, 2:23 2-5. 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