The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 1, 1897, Page 9

¥ - THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MARCH 1, 189 NACE T0 MIDDL Plans to Build Two Swift River -Sternwheel Steamers. TO PLY ON SACRAMENTO RIVER. They Will Bring Farm Produce Direct to Oaklacd, Exciuding San Francisco. TO SAVE HANDLING. INTENDED MUCH Edsoi Adsms Siys That the Plan Is Not Yet Comp ete, but Is Accept. éble - to Merchants. QAR LAND:OFEICE SAN F! oposition includes the building arehouses on the water front for com- ission men, the. building of swift river steamers to with the business of the San Fran- dleman .so far as concerns Oak- opened on t the commission men have y 1nconvenienced. Their busi- time, and the for naving a_ broad thorough- produce wagons is also cannot be had under ons, and the commission , Who a féew months ago ed to Eleventh street, be- Wasningion and Broadway, are bed. Now commission mercnants ¢ sprung up sll over town. and there is eral desire to locate where all can se- mmodation: Adams wharves were opened s were commenced with the ssion’ men- and the plan was pro- 0 Open up spacious quariers on the frant where the produce handling saved. sduce piaced in Oakland mento river towns and g 2 rancisco. There it is Landied by the middiemen and brought 16 Oakland by the eommission men who U s city. The proposed 1 is to build two swilt river ‘steamers will bring the produce di- o the Oakland wharves. This will aivert a good share of trade from the San Francisco side of the bay and wiil also take a share of the trade from the San ncisco and Sacramento boats. twéen om the eing gradually worked on Adams, president of the \ight, we have not yet gone eo far as to contract for¥ any rs. . Weare working on the scheme it is proving very acceptable to the commission men. Withii the next few ys our plans will have matured, but I tell just now exactly what they WERDTEAND LA WAOIG Unitarianism Has No Flace in | the Institution of Ebell A-Lady Directer Says the Doctor Is Too Lib>ral and He Throws Bouquets at Uniterians. 0AKLAND OFFICE SAx FraNcisco CaLz,) 908 Broadway, Fe § The article published in THEe CALL yes- terday from Rector Law’s church pamph- 1 bhas ‘created ‘considerable interest ong the Ebell ladies and Dr. Wendte., Mrs.W. H. Priend, one of the directors of the Ebell Club, said to-day: “This is really too bad. The Ebeil is a non-secta- rianliterary and social orgauization, and for Mr. Wendte to claim it Unitarian, or for Mr. Law to issue such a statement is.wroang.” Mr. Wendte in being hberal 100 often claims everything, when we who know bim know he does not mean this. Mr.. Wendte has shown bad. taste and I have had numerons members this week wanting a card published denying it. I 10} them that every one in Oakland knew that Mr. Wendté frequently went beyond hus rights in bis bombastic way, and that we should pay no attention to m, ‘Tbe, ted that the opinion went wbroad ihroughout the State that we were Unitarian, It is laughable, however, to see the predicament Mr. Wendte has placed him- g2lf in, and I shall watch 1o see how Le ge! Toe leading s ization of Fabiola, which Mr. Wendte also institution, was Dr. liridge; a Presbyterian, and .the first esident and honored head of Fabiola is T8. kbnam, an Episcopalian. Mrs. Yule, th ve head, is a Unuarian, but Ler beliel cut no figure in her election.’” I am surprised at Mr, Lu misrepre- fation, of iy meaning Dr. says is a Uniianan Be guished fc tarian ch iriteresy in unsec- rities, in Oakland - bell Society, ihe Chabot Home, the Fabiola Hospital and the Starr King Fraternity and others. If these societies are in any large degree officered and in- fluenced by their Unitarian raembers it is not for any tlieological reason, but ise they happen to be people of brains, resources, energy and seli-sacrifice. 1 have never heard it questioned that Unitarians - are apt -to possess ese qualities. - Episcopalian clergy- men _encourage working in purely church evannels of activity. They see to withdraw their. members from associ tions on equal terms with other Chrj tians in chari e, literary and social en- terprises. Not all Episcopalians, however, are of this exclusive mind, Both gmong their clergy and laity are noble illustra. tions "of bresdith, true catholicity and Christian spirit. “I bad always supposed Mr. Law to belong to this last school and am sorry indeed to find him sounding the warery of sect and urging his brightest parishion- ers to narrow'their public aciivities to strictly church’ lines.” DR." ALGER'S SERMON. The Noted Boston Divine and Author Speaks -Before the Berkeley : Unitarian Society. BERKELEY, CaL, Feb, 28.—Dr. Wil- lism R. Alger; the noted Boston divine ply between Oakland and the | Sacramento River towns and the doing | can be | rit in the organ- | ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. and author, who is to occupy the pulpit of .the Berkeley’ Uni:arian Society for the present, preached. his first sermon this morning to a large audience. The topic of his initial address was ‘The Causes Why Men Fail in Life.” 1iseemed to Dr. Alger that the prime reason for the failures of mei is that they forget the teachings of the Bible and their duty o their fellow beines. His whole sermon may be summed up ‘in these few words, 3 To elaborate his text be.drew from his- tory, philosophy, from pure reason and from incidents of cvery-day life. He said: The victim of any sin ‘who is happy in his vice will not try to_extricate himself so long as he does not see the errorof his way, but once stirred up to a realizatig of his condition he will rise and shake off his shackles of evil. In every age there have been examples and models of purity and sinlessness. 1f we allow ourselves to settle complacently into a way of sin and misery it is not because we have not had a better example set for us in the past. Power slone is not the standard of worth, but fidelfty also. The humblest man on earth i he aoes his best, will have as high a position in the eyes of God as the most brilliant and knowing man that ever lived to give forth his wisdom. Under the pressure of the world man is apt se the way of vice and folly rather than y of wisdom. i cre are multitudes of people who are satisfied with their position’ 1 life; satistied in beinz on w l:vel with their neighbors, while they should for their. best and highest ok forward to Ligher aspirations, eveu itude. If wealways remember what- we ought to remember, we shall never go astray. Never lament anything which is irretrievably lost. How.many a promise and supplication to the Aimighty have gone up from beds of sickness and disease, whica have been forgotten when healtli was restored. Every defeot of memory in general depends ‘on ome of three causes; st is a low condi- tion of the fivre and cellula ture of the brain; the seednd is the la ystem cf co- ordination in the intellect; the third is an in- difference as to the aptitude of things. IS WeALLISTER ALVE? His Wife Writes That H: Is Now Preaching in Kansas, A Story of Mystery, the Solution of Which Is Worthy of a Prize. OARLAND OFFICE SAN FrAxtrsco CALL,] 908 Broadway, Feb. 28. { vangelist McAllister dead? His friends say heis, but his wife says he isnot. A most remarkab'e state of affairs ex- ists regarding the Rev. Aaron McAllister, the well-known evangelisi who was in this city some time ago, and who has a large number of friends here. A few B | that McAllister had committed suicde at Denver. This report was sent to Denver for confirmation by Mrs. Jennie Were of this city and sbe received the following | irom Mrs. Alice Greenwell of Ozden City it was Mr. McAllister who killed himself. iin Ogden quite a while and ‘was up mé oiten and ained wiih us every Sun- I thought him very nice atd smart. re saying he was going to Deuve and it it was the Lord’s will there would -be & | way opened- up for his wife and son to come to | him. Ihear they aid come and we e séen in Ogden. But if so they did not come to see me. The next I heard of him was that he was in Salt Lake City acting queerly at the Walker Hotel. Afterward he came to Ogden and sat on t co ouse steps and cut his throat., He was'taken to the hospital and his throat was sewed up, and he was getting along nicely when he look his bands and tore his' throat open ngain. He was &5 Crazy s possible, talk- iug of going 1o heaven on a lovely hill covered with immense irees and peopie sitting on the boughs. name was Davis. of Davis’ or McAll where she is Living' Mrs. Were knew where Mrs. McAllister was staying, and has received a letter con- taining tha following: Well, dear sister, they have gotout an evil zeport this time. When I first read the story from and printed in the papers 1 was d with borror. When I thought that for some wile or mother the thing is true my heart ached for her. My husband has writien to tne Chief of Police, telling him that he has neither suicided nor returned to Ogd and also . request t> the Examiver asking that aper to cor-ect th: fase statementof murder and suicide madé by them. Mr. MoAllister is holding a series of meet- ings in a hall here and the interest is great. * % ¥ Yours, Rosa MCALLISTER. Wichita, Kans. It is very certain that Evangelist McAl- lister is still alive and at active work, but there is a mystery surroundin: the Ogden suicide, which many of McAllister's friends declare was he. 2 ANTI - SALOON CRUSADE, | It Is Advccated From a Score of Pulpits in Oakland Churches. | | [ repl | | We could not find'any trace r's wife. Do you knoly A Scries of Mass-Meetings Will B Opened Monday and Continus Till Eiection. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN I'RA: 908-Broauway, | From a dozan' pulpits to-day the crusade a-ainst the salooa was dctively carried on: While over a score of pastors toughed on the matter many devoted their whole ad- dress to the necessity for taking vigorous | action during the coming week. . | The matter was placed before the vari- | ous congregations in all its phases, and probably during the day not less than 8000 people heard the closing of. saloons advocated. ‘The pastors who gave the matter their | particular attention_were Rev. Drs. El | Coyle, Chapman, Kummer and Revs. 8. S. Palmer, James Small, Philip Graif, M. Hill and C. H. Hobart This afiernoon there was a largely at- tended meeting at the Y. M. C. A. Hall auditorium. Many of the pastors made addresses, and the young men pledged themselves to furtber tue campaign by all the means in their power. C. H. Hotart, chairman of the commit- tee that appointed the campaign commit- tee of fourteen, clearly outlined thestand of the anti-saloon party. **We bave arrived ai a period when we have to fight,” said he. *This campaign is not a political one; it is a moral one, and it has been forced upon us. We have been controlled and governed by the saloon men long enough, ana now we must liberate ourselves. ' Our city has been ruled from the back rooms of saloons and our rights have been trampled upon, and now we are cowards if we do not fight back. We can get alone without the sa- loons, and if the majoritv do not want them they will have to zo.”’ Judge Havens, Dr. E. §. Chepman and Rev. C. H. Hobart have been chosen as speakers for the mass-meeting to-morrow night, —————— Another Giuss Armn. HAYWARDS, CaAL, Feb.' 28. — While playing baseball at Haywards to-day George Rasmussen broke bis arm, He was pitching at the time. and an exam- ination showed that it was .fractured in two ‘places.” The game was between the Haywards and Mount Edens.” ——————— TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take Jaxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug- @ists refund the money i it lalls 1o cure, 296, weeks ago a report was printed stating | He (id not know me and said his | WHO INFORMED * SERTOR FYE2 Evidently Soms Influence Against Oakland at Washington. Merchants G'ad Politics Are to Have a Long Rest After Monday. . More- Truths Than. Thoss From the Piatform Uttered at Mr.. Henry’s Baunquet. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO Cu.n,} 908 Broadway, Feb. 28. Those merchants who have been Hght- ing for the improvement of the water front were considerably surprised on Fri- day fo see a-dispatch from Washington, stating that Senator Frye had madoe the .argnment that the appropriation- for fin- ishing the harbor was not justified by the aceruing benefits to commerce. Senator Frye's informant, whoever he is, certainly knows nothing of Oakland harbor, or else had a motive in misinforming the Sen- ator. The harbor has been but. partiallv. deep- ened and there aré- but few wharves, yet in spite of these disadvantages more ship- ping has.attempted to come at times thah could -be accommodated. A few months 2go heavy investments were made at the foot of Oak street and spacious wharves and . médern coal-bunkers were huilt. They have been in active operation ever since they were completed and contracts are now been drawn for additional wharf- age. same spirit will certainly animate property-owners all along the front when the harbor is completed, and with the de- velopmenis at Corral Hollow, which.un- doubtedly contemplate a terminal in this city, there can be no argument -advanced that the appropriation for deepening.the channel will not be a useful and wise ex- penditure. One week more of agony and merchants and politicians can -alike rejoice. For | several montnhseverything has been dis- organized by various political campaigns, and the ordinary merchants as well' as'the active politician see eighteen months of peace after next Monday. Oaskland is a v of parts, and each part is sacred unto | i1self. To unite them socially, religi- ously, politically’or commercially isa task worthy the ambition of her best-citizens. Many have tried ‘it and failed, and have gone down with their failure. At this particular time this disunion of elements is more apparent than ever, and smart indeed is the man who knoweth | ‘where he standeth. During the coming week the experience of a iar.e number of citizens will be positively painful, Al- though mary care nota fig for politics they are driven into positions where they must take a hand one way or the other, and they ure continually studying bow to' extricate themselves from the dilemma. As a matter of fact probavly not one hundred votes will pe changed from the present intention of the voters during the whole of next week, yet there will ve the usual turmoil of speeches, lectures, secret circulars and all the unbealthy excitement so parafyzing to business that is attend- ant to a municipal cam paign, After the election a1l Oakland will thank the Deily that politics and peliticians have | adjourned. 5 | There was a free-for-all banquet last | night at the Henry House. The owner is | running as an independent candidate for Mayor, which office he once filled very ac- | ceptably before he was quite o rich as he | isnow. The repast was served by ladies and it was greatly enjoyed. Many score of honest workingmen partook of the good things and were sincere in thanking Mr. Henry for his generosity. Then came the campaivn meeting, presided over by Colonel J. P. McEitoy. late president of the Army and Nuvy Republican League. He was assisted by Oregon Sunders, Colo- uel Tom Pearson and C. Felix Lafon, who | made speeches. Colonel Pearson, the colored orator, stated that he was: fond of Mr. Heary “‘because he is a man easy to the approach of all classes’* and prophesied tnat he would ‘receive a majority next Monday that will astonisn the waiives from Siskiyou to San D.ego.”” The baaquet was ail right, so were the speeches, but the two together were deceptive. There was quite a crowd, but | not one-fourth will vote for A. C. Henry. Several veterans were present, who are as loyal to Captain Thomas, the Republican candidate, as hisown famiy. The ban- quet drew a crowd, but the comments in | the audience differed widely from the semarks utiered on the platiorm, and tie whole affair wiil be remembered as one of the greatest jokes of the campaign. Stuart W. BooTH. HOW SHALL THE ONEY B SPENT? This Question Now Con- fronts the Faculty and Re- . gents of the University. Demands for Assistance Come From All Departments, Es- pecially the Scientific. BERKELEY, Car., Feb. 28.—Now that the long anticipated and much needed ap- propriation for the State University has been made and the din of loud rejoicing is dying away the regents and faculty are confronted with the problem as to where and how their new allowance shail be spent to the best advantage. In April, when the first tax levy of the year be- comes due, one-half of the additional rev- enue of §120,000 will be available, and then in October,‘when the last payment comes in, the remaining $60,000 will be at the dis- possl of the university. Tue immediate needs of the insiitution areso great that it is a difficult matter to determine where to begin and how far to go in the expendi- ture of the money. More instructors are necessary, new equipment is requifed, and as a conse- quence of these two needs new buildings must be had in order to accommodate the new teaching forcs and the added ap- aratus. To bring matters to a focus resident Kellogg has issued a circular requesting each head. professor to submit & statement of the actual needs of his de- partment as regards instruction room and apparatus. : - In reviewing the situation the president has this to say 3 In the first place, there needs to be a large increase of the number of instructors. The faculty was none too large in 1890. In 1896 it has not douled, but the number of students has more ‘than_trebled. To heve- kept nace with the growth' of the classes the teaching staff should be at least one-half larger than it is. This means that we ought to appoint some fifty or more instructors. If they received but £1000 a year the increase would absorb $50,- 000, very nearly as much ss the sllotied hali- cent will give us. But we want many men who must receive more than $1000, ‘as all school boards must know which cannot get s ‘head-master for anything like th ount. Fifty men will be appointed as an addition to our jorce; we shall still be short-handed. 1n importrnt 'depaitments of . lastruction. I could name a dozen places that ought to be filled, but which must go begging for mauy years to come. 5 A prosperous university is always In need of new instruction. The modern methods of fu- struction are more and more exacting. Espe- clally is it true that the natural sciences de- mand more time, more space, a greater labor- atory equipment, and of ¢ourse more and more expert fustructors. Half of the new appropriation is to go for buildings and other permanent improvements. The need of all these can be seen with haif & glance. Our buildings have not increased for the last six vears. In 1890 they were weil filled; fn 1897 they arc over and over and over full. -The same space as before and three times as many students. We need many new classrooms right away. The new instructors who do come in cannot Dbe accommodated in the rooms, that are now “fuller than Tucker's gun.” The young women are deplorably Jacking in suitable quariers. ' The gymnasium is altogether in- sufficient for all-the classesin physical culture, The military department has for years been cal ing loudly for more space. The chemical, physical, botanical and biological laboratories are all overcrowded. Drawing and industrisl arc are miserab.y cramped. These are not half of our immediate needs. But are wo not promised fiie buildings by Mrs. Hearst and others? Very true, but their plans mature slowly, and we caunot wait for their execution. 1i & few fine buildings are put up they will be specially devoted to a few uses, and most of the departments will still be left in the surch. The half cent-allotted for “permanent im- provements” will ot build’ many buildings worthy to take (heir places in the “grand plan.’” But it will help us outof our worst difficulties and carry us along till other gener- ous benetactors shall add thelr monumental kifts Too much money ? Oh! we want a great deal more. But this is what we asked, and our | thanks are due 10 the fepreseniatives of the people who have so generously met the wants of their university. - URGED TO ACTION, Public Building for the Encinal City Demanded of the Congressional Delegation. ALAMEDA, Cav., Feb. 28.—The $100,000 Postoffice building promised prior to the | election. has not materalized, and the ques- | tion now i “What is being done towara securing it?” One of the strongest arguments made before the election in favor of the winning candidate was the influence ke would have to secure a public building for Ala- | meda after so long a term. 3 Since then nothing has been heard of the affair save the rejort that it had been reported upon favorably in the commit- tee. 3 Tre Caun's stand for action in San Francisco " hag aroused public interest here in behalf of the proposea appropria- tion, and if tne representative in Congress | comes home without an appropriation for Aiameda he-may tind a chillv atmosphere in Alameda. Sieps will be taken to urge upon bim the necessity of action. o o At the Macdonvugh. OAKLAND, CAL., Feb. 28, —To-morrow night Charles H.pper as Chimmie Fad- den will begin a twe nights’ engagement | at the Mac onough Theater, The sale of seats s very lafge, alid no doubi the Mac- donough wiil be tested to its full capacity. The Juvenile Cinderella Company ap- pears Friday and Saturday nights, and Fanny Rice follows. A Reliance Ladies’ Night, OAKLAND, Car., Feb. 28.—The Reli- ance Clab wiil give one of its popular La- dies’ nighis on Wednesday ev ning, and on Friday evening there will be a Gentle- | mens’ night. Theatiractions for the lat- ter will be an 8-round exhibition berween Harry Woods and Michael McCormick, and another between Edward O'Maliaand Cuaries Gough. Death of an 01d Resident. OAKLAND, CaL., Feb. 28.—Samuel J. Stephbens, who catie to this coast in 1858, died to-night at his home on Eighteenth street. He was a native of Marylani and was for years an auciioneer in San Fran- ci-co. He was a member of ssveral or- ders and leaves a large family RACING AT INGLESIDE. A Splendid Racing Card for the Open- ing Day of the Week. e Ingleside Track-is out with another very attractive programme of seven events ior this afternoon’s sport. The majority of the entries do not convey an impression of the *crab” species and some excellent racing should be witnessed. The entries are as follows: Firs race, one mile. : 550 Miss Ruth.....1(8| 607 Bluebell 611 + harlemagne... 93| 610 Play Boy, 93 605 Dennis .. 110| 617 Tarand Tartar.111 614 Brametta .. 105| 617 Japonica.. 5 548 Las Chands...108| 617 Quantrelr. .. B84 Flambeauctte . ¥1| 69 Lady Hurst 581 Franco. 107| €11 Pbiip H 590 Imp. T 109| 487 Tiew hery Second race, seven-eigh:hs of a mile, selling. 579 Two Chaers. 113! 613 Moster. . 605. Hotspur. 118! 605 Meadow Lark. 85 Artist. 1 6/ 540 Whites:one.. ... Towerest 113 584 Favory..... 597 Camelis 108! 613 O’kle 617 Roadronner....116| 614 Tuxedo: Third race, seven-eighths of a mile, selling. 605 Major Co 113/ 498 Fortuna 578 Encivo 18| 578 Babe Mu 10 116 609 Giitta Fer. hi 5.8 Double Quic} 508 Nchnitz . 569 Dayll bt 602 Potentat 805 W oodchop, 15 Marjorte. (819) Mumie SCoit. 619 McLight.. . (698) Frank K Fourth race, three-auarters of a ml'e. (816)Gea ge Miller, 12)( 615 Appliuse (8" Ceion. . 99| 604 Greyhurst (281)Midlight. 616.Hazard.. (802)Santa e ; f Fifih race one and a sixteenth miles, selling. 61 Benamel 108/ 603 Peter 11 614 Leonv lle ......106| 601 Perseus 604 Lincoln 11,0, 81 Sixih race, five-elghths of a mlle, three-year- olds. 607 Sepoy. 112| 609 True Blue 819 Mercat 112| 616 Sweet Wil 177 Keel. 112/ 441 Woodland. (613) Basqu 122|(611) Auabasis. 12 610 Major F 104/ ... St. Distoft 104 661 Aluzan. 114| 607 I aurs Bu 107 609 The Sin +ve. SALYT. 104 Seventh race, oue mile. 619 ~tentor. (8.8)Tmp. Ivy 59: immous. . 6u8 Jack o’Lanternlus b4 be.mitar 10 613 San Marco.....120 SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY. 608 Logan. 616 Miss K 612 Col. Wheeles 509 Salvation 613 Insugator, First race—Treachery, Tar and Tartar, imp. Trance. Second race—Two Cheers, Whitestone, Mendow Lark. 4 Third race—Masoero, Double Quick, Major Cook . Fourth - race—Celoso, Greyhurst. Fifth race—Lincoln I, Benamela, Per- Santa Bolls; ‘The Sinner, Seventh race—Salvation, Stentor, Col. ‘Wheeler. 5 » —————— - A London chemist, who analyzed a sam- ple of **hair restorer,” sold at haif a crown for a two-ounce bottle, found it contain only common water, with traces of salt, undy Bage extracts BEAL ESTATE MURKET REVEW A Slighf Imbrovemefit Is Noted in the Busi- : ness. g Some Important Sales in . City " and Country Property Effected. The Torrens Land System as A(i'pted Throughout Australiz, N:w Z a. land and British Columbia. More general and genial- demand for prop- erty has characterized the real estate market during the past week or two than has been the case for & similar period during several months. This Is shown In the number of transactions of greater or less magritude, and not only in this, but also in the improvement of suburban locations Is a better feeling mani- fested. Last month business may properly be considered good in the light of What has gone before in the summer and au'umn months, and from present indications and reports the future will furnish ‘evidence of inherent strength in the situation fully as conciusive. The mejority of transactions denote the pur- chases are made for & strictly pure investment, the market being almost devoid of the ele- ments of speculation, except perhaps for property in certain locations bordering on the extensions of recently constructed electrfc roads. But there is nothing. tangible upon which.to base this assertion, which isonty the expressed opinion of the dealers in this class of proverty. 2 The Torrens land bill now before the Assem- bly has created much adverse criticism among real estato brokers. The majority of them, however, believe that if the bill is passed it will establish a system that will when once in full overation put an end to all uncertainty in regard to land titles. The iollowing is & brief description of the Torrens land system of the trausfers of realty The registry of land according to the Tor- rens system, which has been adopted-tbrough- out Australia, New Zesland and British Co- iumbis, clears all fair and houest titles, re- moves il existing clouds and gives the occu- ant whose title pa: the examination ndefeasible possession,and at the saine L.me rendering the future transfer or conveyance of the land as simpleand as ready as the trans- fer of a share of railway or factory stock now is in this country, and reduces the cost of con- veyance to a very small sum. Jn Austrilia the method of procedure is de- scribed as follows: ; Uuder the Torrens land trausfer system the | Government guarantees an_indefeasibie title. One of the essential features of this lend trans- fer is the creation of an officer ternie ! Regis- trar of Tites, with judicial power to pass finally and coiclusively upon tue title to land, not only upon the original application for bringing it withiu the provisions of the sct but also upon subsequent transfer or trans mission of said property. * The person in whom the fee is claimed to be vested may apply to have the land placed in the registry of il les. These applications, to- gether with the deeds, evidences and abstracts of title, accompanied hy plans of the:land, are submitled for examination 1o u barrister and to u conveyancér, who are styled examiners of titles, who examine the titie exectly as they would on' bebali of an-intending purchater, if the title were not to'be registered. The re- port of the examination is then reported to tlie Registrar. 1i the title is a good holding {he application is admitted and othorwise re- ected. IS Gero 1s evidence of & tiife wanting, of which the owner can_compel completion, no- tices correspouding in many respects to those required by our Probate Couris se served, sccording to the nature of the case, on any person I1kely to be interested in law or equify who hes not joiued in the application. and upon owuers.and occuriers of contiguous lands. These notices set forth the purport of the application, and intimate that unless ob- jections are made by lodging a_caveat within the time prescribed by the Registrar the land will be brought under the provision of the act and an indefeasible titie granted to the appii- cants, If within the time a caveat is lodged, the action of the Registrar is suspended until the caveat is withdrawn or uutil a final judg- ment of the Supreme_Court can be obtained upon the question raised. The notices are given by publication and are complete and final, g The certificates of title are issued in dupli- cate. They set forth the nature of the estate of the applicant with a fee simple or a limited ownersnip; they notify by memoriais in- dorsed, ail lesser estates, leases, churges, ease- ments, rights or other interesis current or affecting the land at that time. Applicants are not put to the expense of put- ting the paraphepalia 0f & court of justice in motion uuiess there be some adverse claimh to be adjudicated upon. Itis claimed for this system that the wealtn of the country i§ added to by restoring many blocks of land which might have been deprived of this specinl value by technical de- fects and uncertainties attaching tities. The. riles in respect to the registration of mortgages are also simple. REVIEW OF THE RECORDS." There were sixty-seven deeds placed on rec- ord the past week, The morigages for the same time numbered eighty-nine, aggregating $423,921. Among them the'more imporiant were ihe following: By the Enterprise Mutual Building and Loan Association to Mary L. Schiem, $8000 for one year at7 per cent on propertv on the south Tine of O'Farrell street 175 feet east of Lagu east 25x120 feet; by the French Baik 1o Wi liam J. Newman and J. B. Reinstein $5000 for one year at 6l4 per cent on property on the ‘morth lme of Pac'fic _avenue 148:1 feet west of Baker, 100x132:4 feet. by the Hibernia Bank to Jeremiuh snd Alice E. Lowuey, $9600 for one year at 614 per cent 0 property on the southwest corner of Twen- ty-ninth sircet and San Jose avenue, west 146:71{, soutn 114, east 101:6, ncrtneast 126:6, and on the southesst ltne of Missivn, | 100 feet southwest of Seventh street, south: | west 25 by southeas: 85; by Lippman Sichs to the estate of Williamn Goldstein, Emanue! W.,, George W. and Joseph' W. Goldstein, Henrietta Markewitz, Carolina Allenberg and Addie Tau:enheimer, 14,000 for iwo years at 7 per cent, on property on the southesst corner of Caiifornia and Quincy, east 5: by south 95; by the Hibernia Bank to Richard F. Fletcher, $6600 for one’ year at 6!4 per cent, on prop- eriy on the south line of Thirteentb, 80 east of Valehcia, east 40 by south 160: by the same to Andrew McE roy, $7000 for one year at 61 | per cent, on properiyon the soutn line of Mc- Allister. 162:6 west of Gough, west 50 b; 8outh 137:6; by the same to Henrietla L. Sel- by, $150,000° for one year st 615 ver cent, oa property on the nortuwest lie' of Market, 141:7 southwesi of Franklin, southwest 25:103;. west 17:3, north 120, east 21:9, south 104:101; by the same (0 rnando Ne son, $27,600 for one vear at 614 per cent, on grapeny on the sout! east coruer of Twentieth and Castro, east 459 by soutn 228; by the estate of A C. Whijcomb to Alexander W. and Rose Wils m, $65,000 for three years at 6 per cent, on proporty on the southwest corner_of Turk and Taylor, west 137:6 by south 187:6; by George D. Wise to the Union k Land Company, $15,000 for three years at 6 per cent. on property on the northwest corner of School sireet and the county road, west 20.34, north 11.45, east to the county road and south to the point of beginning, and certain lands in San Mateo county; 'by the Hibernia : to Louise, 8 M. L and Marie A. F, Vorbe, $25,000 10r one year at 64 per cent on prop- erty on the southeasi line of Mission, 175 northeast of Fourth, northeast 50 by.southeast 100; the same to Washington L Taylor, $24, for one year at 615 per ceut on Droperty on the west line of Battery, 92:43¢south of Pacific, south 113:10)¢, west 137:6, north 68:9, west 4 45:14, east 183; by the Crocker Esu finy o the Castro-street Land 5,000 to December 31,1900; .94 acres beginning ‘on th Thirtieth street, 207.50 west of Diamond the west line of Bellevue-sireet, southeast to the south l{ne of Thirtieth street and north- east to the point of bn(nnln% the H bernia Bank to Oito E. Falck, for one year.at 614 per cent on property on the north- east corner of Nineteenth and Howard, north 60 by east 122:6; by the same to George Schafer, $7500 10r one year at 634 per cent on property on the west line of Suotwell. 100 south cf Fourteenth, south 100 by west 120, 7 he releases recorded duriug the week num. bered sixiy-three and were for a total of 167,391. Amoog the larger ones were the ollowin, From the German Bank to Henrietta Selby, aaz.ooo on propertv on the northwest line of arket street, 141:7 feet gouthwest of Frank- ilin, southwest 205:10%, west 1;7%, morth ' $3500 on tbe same “erty. in 50-vara block 223, censisting of an un- ! east and forward to ihe line of his own resi- Fuction Salcs BASCH AUCTION COMPANY Inc., 319-321 SUTTER STREET, Bet. Grant Ave. and tockton St Tele. Grant87. I WILL SELL THIS DAY, Monday.... March 1, 1897, At10:30 0 clock A. 3., At above Salesrooms, A Large Assortment of Fine Furniture, Uphol- stery, Mirrors, Pictures, Carpets, Linoleum, Bed- ding, Stoves, Ranges, Crockery, Glassware, etc. 2 & BASCH. Auctiones J.°C. NUTAER, AUCTIONEER. Office—632 Market Street. WILL SELL THIS DAY, MARCH 1, Commencing at 11 a. ., corner of Howard and : Nineteenth streets, A very fine and extensive stock of fresh Staple and Fancy Groceries. Wines, Liquors, Clgars, Coff-e und Tes, Coffee-mill, Scales and Fixtures: aiso the Furniture of four roomrs. All must be 20ld on account of depérture. —_— 120, east 21:9, south 104:10; from the Enterprise Building snd Loan Assc- ciation to Mary L. Schlam, $11,000, on property on the mnorth line of O'Farrell street, 175 feet east of Laguna, east 25x120; from 'the German Bank to Albert J. Alien, §10,000 on property in Mission bloex 36, on the east line of Guerrero street, 135 feet north of Bixteenth, north 65, east 225:10, south 50, west 112:11, south 15, west 112:11; from the swme to William H.' and_Anna D. Miner, $10,500 on property in. Western Addition block 197, on the south line of Taifornia, 154:8% east of Laguna, east 34:415 by south 137:6, and from G.W.Kline to the same, roperty; irom the German Bank to Hattie A. 0’Brien, $10,000 on prop- erty in Mission block 21, on the east liue of Stevenson street, 85. feet south of Her- mann, south 50 by east 77:6: from the same to Morris Brinn, $8000 on property in Western Addition blcek 229, on the north line of Elljs, 56:3 east oi Buchanan, east 31:3 by north 90; from the same to Elien spd Wil- liam T. Kearns, §6000 on property in West- ern Addition, block 8, on the morih line of Eddy street, 55 feet east of Polk, east 57:6 b north 120; from Antoine Borel to Louis, 8. M. L.and Marie A. F. Vorbe, $13,500 on pro] divided half inierest in the southwest corner of Taslor aud Turk stree!s. west 137 south 187:6; from M. A. Dorn to A. W.and Rose Wilson, $16,000 on property in 100-vara block 363, on the southeast line of Mission sireet, 175 feet noriheast of Fourth, northeast 50 by southesst 100; from the Hibernia Bank 1o W. S Thorne, $6000 on property in 100- vara block 362, on the southeast line of Stev- enson street, ‘135 feet .southwest of Third, southwest 40 by southeast 70. NEWS ITENS. v Contracts have been recorded for the build- ing of a cottage house on the west line of Ninth avenue, 150 feet north of I street, by Jobsi F. Ritter. ; W. H. Lawler is to build e two-story frame residence on the northwest corner of Point Lobos and Twenty-fifth avenues. There is to be buiit by Catharine Wren s 5.room cottage on the north line of Waller street, minety feet east of Webster, to cost 1570. : L itina A, Morrison has contracted for alter- ations and additions to the .iwo-story building on the north line of Fell street, 137:6 feet east of Bucuanan, 10 cost $2570. g 'A. Aronson recorded contracts during the ast week for the carpentering work- and Bazaware in tue new building on the norsh line of Geary sireet. 165 feet west of Powell. The Citizens’ Building and Loan Association will hold its annual meetiog 10-mOrrow even- inig at 8 o'clock. Colonel ‘Charles F. Crocker has purchased from William H. Howard his palatial country residence known as “Uplands,” comprising some ninety-three acres. Baidwin & Howell were the ngents, and the price is reporied at close to $150,000. The residence is situa ed near San Maieo, about three-fourths of a mile from the station, and is considered one of the handsomest country residences on the.coast. Russell J. Wilsou has purchased the resi- dence of William H. Miver at 2025 California street, between Octavia and Laguua. Thel has.a frontags of 51:7 and a depth of 137 and udjoins Wiison’s place on the east, witu a frontage 0153:8. On the Miner premises is a three-story-dwelling. The price paid by Wil son was $30,000. He intends to move the house bought irom Miner eleven feet further dence, in _order te afford the latter more space’ and sunlight. He will also lower the Miuer buiding six feet by making excavations sud put it in good .condi- tion. It is not unlikely that he will place it and forty feet of the eastward part of the property on the market, reserving for his own use s California-street frontage of about 64 feet and a depth of 137:6. The property, for which Wilson'paid $30,000, cost Miner $40.- 000. Shainwald, Buckbee' & Co., were, the brokers. The same firm has made the following sales recently: House and lot, 25x100, on the south line of California street, near Fifth avenue, to- C. H. Pomeroy for $4000; a lot, 31:3x100, on the northwest corner of Fell and Lyon streets, for §5000; lot and improvements at 510 Taylor streei, iear Geary, for $9500; a iot on the nortneast corner of California sireet and Sixth avenue for $2000,and eight lots, 25x120, on Thirty-second avenue, to Palache & Deveiin for $1600 each. g A. M Speck & Co. will sell at auction on March 18 & number of very desirab.e business and residence properties; including several es- tes. - taotin D. Spreciels has purchasea from Walter 8. Thorne the property on the northeast side of Sievenson street, 135 feet nortnwest of Third. The lot has 8 Iron'age of foriy fe-t and_ depth of ninety. The price paid is said tobe about $15,000. Cuarles C. Bemis acted as breker in the Liansaction. The hand-ome residence of Mrs. Michael Cas- tle at the southwest corner of Washiugion at.d Lsguua streets has been sold to Leon Guggeuy heim for #40,000. The 1t has a front.ge of 62:8) foc. on Laguna street and 137:6 on Wa-hington, The block bounded by Hayes, Fell, Clayton and Cole streets has be=n pisced on the market for sale in subdivisions by Charles J. Camp- bell. Plans have been compiled for 0. E. Falch. his architects ior & three-story irame buiiding on the northeast corver of Howard and Nine- teenth streets, Lo cost $9000. : “Colonel George F. Huoper hes sold his famous Sobre Vista ranch iu Sonoma County Rudolph Spreckeis is the purchaser, and the ric- is reported to be in the’ neighborhood of $75.000. Tne property comprises. about 800 acres o' the fincst land in ihe county of So- noma, Lighls Jmproved, With & great variety of frufts. : Dayid Bush of the country department of G. H. Umbsen & Co., acted as broker in'the trans- fer of the property. A now real estale firn was inaygurated in basiness in this City during the past week, which intends to lilinch rather extensively into the field of lend matters. The new con- cern, which will be' known as the firm of Hooker and Lent, have taken the handsome offices at 14 Post street,and intend fiting them up in most becoming Siyle. Mr.Lent is a ready well known in ibe real estate business in this City, and_Robert G. Booker, the other member of ‘the firm, 18 & Seattle man, having. acted as cashier of the National Bank’of Wash- ington for several years. 55 The Potrero Land and Improvement Com- pany announces that it will.soon resume grading operations on the big_hill at Ken- tucky and Twentieth streets. Last year the company excavated 100,000 cubic yardsout of the hill and expect 10 do as much this year. The company will begin this week the con. struction of a sewer in Minnesota street, rrom Twentieth to Twenty-second, and will also sewer the crossing of Twenty-secand. and Mission. - Grading and other work in the improvement of Alamo square will be begun in & fow days. First avenue, from Golden Gate Park to the Presidio, is.to be bituminized instead of mac- adimized. a5 was at first suggested. s - Baldwin & Howoll report the following ré- cent sales: Lot and improvements on Polk street, between Bush and Sutter, tor $20,000; 10t »nd improvements on the northwest line of Market_street, 142 souhwest of Reservoir between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets), 0x100, for $21,000; lot and two-story resi- dence at 1326 Hayes street, 125 east of Brod- erick, 25x137:6, price $7500; cottage and lot 25x120 ou Second uvenue, 225 south of Cali- fotnia, §2950; ioton the west line of Vicks- burg street, 85 south of Twenty-third, 30x 117:6, $1200; lot on the south side of Ciement stree', 105 west of Twenty- fifth avenue, 23x100, price $600; lot on the west side ol Eleventh avenue, 250 feet north of California street, 25x120, price $725; lot on north side of California street, 136 teet east of Third avenue, 25x108. price $1150; lot on the east line of Fourth avenue, 225 ‘feet south of Lake street, 25x120, price $1050; lot ou the east line of Eighth avenue, 130 feet north of C street, 78x120, price $1800. This firm has alsosold ‘for account of L. Lipman thirty lots in the block bounded by H and I sireeis and Ninth and Tenth avenues, nearly all of which have been sold in the past sixtv days, at prices ranging from $750 to $1100 each. Ten lots have heen sold in the Castro- street addition during February, at prices ranging irom §350 t0 $400 a lot. Durlug the past twelve months the Soutn- west Mirsion district has made big strides in the way of improve: That section of - Altic, 1. | Green. the territory known as the Castro-sireet addi- tion has been particularly active in the bulld- ing line, Notonly are present owners build- ing, but cousideraole proverty is changing hands, and if enthusiasm and energy can a complish anything it is safe to predict that this part of the Southwest Mission wiil in time Dbe more than an equal toits many other ri- vals in ths suburbs of the City which have been so long in existence. B E. M., Long is completing two cottages on Dolores stree, near Twenty-sixth. P. E. Erickson has just completed a neat cot- tage on Diamond street, near Chenery. W. Foster recently completed a nice cottage on Surrey street, near Clinton. F. C, Lawler has purchased a loton Surrey street and intends to buiid. J. B. Lawler has purchased property on the same street and will build soon. A. F. Dissmayer has bought the cornerof Clinton avenue and Surrey streei J. L. McLaughlin, president of the Fairmount. Improvement Club, is building on’Chenery street, near Charles. At a recent meeting of the Fairmbunt Im- provement Club it was resolved to send a let- ter to the Mayor, asking his assistance in securing the unemployed for the buildiug of & road through the land of the Castro-street Land Company to the Corbett road, which would give a direct outlet from the Mission.to the park and Seventh avenue. The right of way is promised and also a sub- stantial offer of assistauce from the owners of the land along the route, - 5 At the same meeting a petition was ‘circu- lated asking the Board of Supervisors to make sn appropriation for & bridee over ihe South- ern Pacific track at Miguel and Thirty-fourth streets. - ¥ H. reterson has just started two cottages of eight rooms and bath each on Tweaty-second street near Castro. J. Pavert is erecting a five- room cottage on Twenty-seventh street, Lear Dougiass. PIUTES BITE THE DUST, | Uncle Sam’s Blue-Coated Boys Played Too Fast. Amanda-. Henley Presents the Papcose With. a Name and a Medal. : Mrs The boys from the Presidio played a little too much ball for the Piutes at Cen- tral Park yesterday. The soldier boys had not much to spare, howevér, as the score was 9 to 7, and Clay, the swarthy pitcher, managed to limit'the hits of the boys in blue to 7. He struck out foar me and not a man was given his base on bal Evans, the Piute who guards the left cor- ner of the diamond, made a hit eacn of the three times he came to the bat and he landed two runs: The soldiers put up their usual strong game, the catching of Noyes and the heavy hitting of Cameron being particu- larly effective. Ardie Jobnson, the champion- newsboy sprinter, deteated Chief Fenimore - Baggy- Knees Mouchoir in an exciting’ 100-vard race. The time announcel was 101-5 seconds. The papoose, “Tommy Dobhins,” in company with ‘his mother, Mrs. ‘Dewa, occupied the players’ bench and added color to the game. On the baby’s bib was a beautiful gold medal with his new name inscribed on it. . This medal was presented 10 the papoose by Mrs. Amanda Dobbins Henley, mother of Homer 8. Henley, the talented and pop- ular singer of this City. Mrs. Henley 18 one of California and Nevada’s earliest pioneers.. The lady is thoroughiy ac- uainted with the Piutes, having lived in Nevads, As a mark of appreciation for their kindness to her she had her friends assist her in naming the papoose Tommy Dobbins, and presented the baby with the beaatiful medal. The following is the resultof the game in cold figures: INDIANS. A Evans. 5 0.. . Bowman, c. £ Megarhy, ¢ Ciay, .. Louts James, 1. b. Ben Ball. 2 b. B BE 8B " 2 o1 CuerHoeT | memmac®e® | pronremmrN s Rbodes, T. f. Total.... ~oLD EES. Meyers, 1. £.. Kelley. 1 b. Fry, Haius, | Cameron, Littie, 3.b. WheeleZ. p. Noyes, ¢ Fineh, ¢ £ @l ccoosorry| = > w & I mermucone® le ? »logroscon~or ol cmonmusour Hlhmraranool Bl huehenans “lerenumece Totsl u. LA ® - 7 8O- Z O MrmeHmEeRE N crmemmHoR! 7 H Soldters. Base hits Indians . 0 Base hits [ Earned rans=Indians 2. Two-bdse bit—Evaos. Sacrifice hits—Bowman, Kelly uod: Cameron. First tase on errors—indians 4, Solilers 12. First_base on called talis—I.diuis 5. --iruck out—By Wheeler 9. by Ciay 4. 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