The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 8, 1897, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JULY 8 1897. 7 THURSDAY AMUSEMENTS. he Mayflower.” The Two Escutcheons.’” Captain Paul FALDWIN THEATER — CorrMBIA THEATER Morosco's OPERA-HOUSK Avcazan TreaTer “A Victim of Circum- stinces” and “The Firs: n.” 41vorr Opera House - Wang' Oxpurvsc—High-Class Vaudeville. Un¥RON na Concert. SUTRO BaTHs.—Bathing and Performances. THE CHUTES AND SKATING RiNk—Dally at Jiwght street, one block east Of the Park. PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. F1 Camro—Music, Lancing, Boaung, Fishing, € ey Sunday AUCTION *ALES, & Co. s day. July 8, Forses, Fy Krine at cor. Market si. and Van . S av at 11 o'clock. By P J. Bawrtn—Friday, July 8, Furniture, at ~ 1N & Co.—Thursday, July 15, EBE e, &L | salesroom, 513 California sireet, | : Tuesday, September at 14 Montgomery st., at 12 0" CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. Purple and gold are everywhere. { orers have captured the City ana its Thursday, with fresh winds and prob- Jight fog in the morni on_G.James has sued William Craig 00 due on & promissory note. A large number of touri to sleep in cars at the mo! s were compelied Tuesday night. Christian Endenvor special ¢ sion trains ¥ and mole yesterday ali asy C n weather, peculiar to the Goldeu | is greeting the hosts of young Chris- assachusetts special train which ar- crduy aiternoon brought 510 pas- ine Baths postponed the pol ich w ounced to take place last | 1 report of the president and sec- | res of | 1 of the New York Central | W. H. Nolan. NOLAN'S SHOES STIR A FEOD and Recrimina- tions. Bitter Contest Over the Owner- ship of Established Trade-Name, Judge Seawell Decides That W. H, Nolan May Not Use the Sign ‘“Nolan Brothers.” Judge Seawell of the Superior Court banded down an opinion in the case of No Bros. Shoe Company against W. H. Nolan, wherein the plaintiff sought to re- strain the defendant from using the trade name of *Nolan Brothers’’ on his busi- ness sign. Itis a family row, and when afamily row gets into court it is always bitterly contested. In the complaint it is alleged that W. H. Nolan has unlawfully and with intent ceive the public and to take away omers from the plaint.ff adopted the trade name ‘‘Nolan Brothers,” displaying the same in large letters on the Market- street sign, while above the said trade pname in small letters appears the legend, W. H. Nolan & Co., successors to.” Several affidavits were filed on behalf of Speaking for himself the defencant swears that he did not use the trade name to dece:ve, but says it has to L ¥ morning, seventeen hours e time, Numerous greetings from home and foreign lunds were received at headquarters from En- | 3 le to be present. te market is rather dull, but a ec.ed soon, though not me 10 come. ns will meet the ey upon enterix s to-morrow. vival ¢ prices for which the opening Endenyorers wer v decorated. Freese nas filed his has on hand $80,- | ervices last an ng were beau slic Admi nnual report 1strator He Rl : | 731 87 and has received $3903 48 in jees | A missionary gospel wagon w at Me- | chanics’ Pavilion tnis morning an objeet esson of the work being done in Californla. | nott hes been booked on & r for killing Joseph Koauer, | venson street Tuesday night. | t,a saloon-keep treets, applied ing James Bigi ted States Laundry, az Seventh | or & warrant an_employe threats 10 | cial services were held at Simpson Me- Church last even e s Rey.W. J. McKittrick ot B can Kennel ned a meeting which was to have last evening until next Tuesday Rowell of Louisvilie, Ky., and of Yonkers, N. Y., addressed > in the Presby terian | ze Penteco: eetings of the Christian sympathizers were | hurches 1interested 11 has declared he will se- | confidence men and women | during the visit of the rs. has granted an injunction | Nolan from using the trade- in front of his retail 2 on Market street. r Clark, the founder of the Christian leavor Socie ived in the City vesters day and v beautifully decorated apartments in the Palace Hotel. s nss s at the Christian En- First Baptist Church Joseph W. Cockran, an n, Wis. nusat meeting of the Eur ka rotection of Catldren yesterday, Mrs. was elected president. Two names were added to the mem- speak ng was Rey acber from Mad tlan of the most Ende Myers of Brooklyn, N. Y., one e pulpit orators in the Chris- convention, preached 10 & at the First Baptist Church be depositions of A. M. Law- ams of the Examiner in 1,000,000 livel suit being brought by Ciels was begun yesterday betore p Rohr- its value at $60.823 20. state and Jmprove- nainder , end _the persoual effe and The O:ympia Theater, formerly the People’s Palace, will_ open nexi week with the vera- Bec tures of the reat fight as tue first attraction. 3 ler the management of the Wal < It will b b ompauy. Justice of the Peace Barry is administering justice necessarily or ided now, lor he hes one of them e met with an accident while visiting Skaggs Springs on the Fourth, by which his arm wss dislocated. The services at the Plymouth Congrega- tional Church were addressed last evening by Revs. J. Z. Tyler of C.eveland, Ohto, and G. F. Patterson of Toronto. Rev. Mr. Tsler was cheirman of the'94 convention committee, Mrs. Benjamin Longneckers of Marysville, # visitor among the Christian Endeav: orers, received an abrasion of the right eye yesterany morning at Lsrkin and Market s, where sie was struck by a passing y the Christian Endeavorers will get down 10 business. Opening business meetings will be held at Woodward’s and the Me- chanics' Pavilion this morning. Governor Budd and Mayor Phelan will make welcoming adaresses. Steadily the Eastern delegations to the great Cbristian Endeavor eution are roiling iuto the depot at the Oakland mole and being | 1ranspo ted to tuis ¢ The Massachusetts | contingent was one of the notable arrivals | yesteraay. warrant for the arrest of William J. Gillan has b issued by Police Judge Campbell. | Gillax cd by Mrs. Anna M. Manoney | her purse containing 5 cents spectacies during a fire on Sixth sda . Hart has filed his petition in in- He owes Coliecior J. 8. Reid $320 o available sssets. A. G. Rous, & suies- 150 in bad luck, as he declares he is : 10 t obligations. His debts 10 $1360 46 and ne has no available Emanuel William Smith, the aged resident of Acampo who was arrested for raising a $1 treasury note to $10, was dismissed vesterday in tne Unit istrict Court on & nolle pros- equi. His extreme uge aud the fact that the e 1ce was none 100 sirong hud much to do with his dismissa). | NEW TO-DAY. you can’tsleep at night; You are ail unstrung you are tired and blue; When e Life is a burden; when you dreg sbout, more dead than a'ive; when you can’t eat nor eiijoy anything; when you are all out of soris with everybody nd yourself fu particular. then your nervous ach does not work, your Dr. Miles’ i r. Miles’ Nervine. | 1893, ever since which he has carried on | cha | history ot the | partnership wi | name of P. F. Nolan & Sons, which firm | Noian, ciety | | Tuking of the in notes, stocks | | nothing of either article until some time | after | sence the editorial manugement of the | Garrett. | capacity of business manager he made no been used by him ior several years be- cause it represents the truth; that he was formerly in partnership with his brother. J. C. Nolan, in the shoe business; that he bought out the interests of his brother in business as “W. H. Nolan & Co., succes- sors to Nolan Bros.” Both sides lay great stress on the fact that by extensive newspaper advertising they have created a large value for the trade name claimed by them in carrying on their business. An interesting disclosure is made by the detendant that the term *life-sav- ing snoe’’ 1s of no particuiar importance, asitis not a trademark and that it may be applied to any welied shoe. A counter ze of intent to defraud is made agsinst the plaintff company, it being said that their firm name was form. riy P. ¥. Nolan & Sons. Judge Seawell in ‘his opinion reviews the Nolan family’s shoe trade. He says that it appears that in 1873 J. Nolan and P. F. Nolan formed a partner- ship for the retail shoe business under the firm name oi Nolan Bro:hers, which con- tinued uniil 1834, when J. C. transferred to P. F. all lus interest in the business, trade, rame and good will; that in 1877 the business concern known as Nolan | Brothers removed to 7338 and 740 Market | street, and in 1881 to 812 and 8i4 Market, where they and their successors have car- ried on business ever since; that in 1884 P. F. Nolan after the dissolution of his part- ners with J. C. Nolan formed another h his on< unuer the firm was subsequently incoriorated as the Nolan Brothers Shoe Company and has} carried on said business ever since. | In the court’s opinion P. F. Nolan &| Sons did not lose their right to the use of | the trade name Nolan Bros, but were entitled to use it either alone or jointly with any other firm uname or corporate title that they wished. It is found that the firm of Nolan Br composed of W. H. Nolan and J. which was formed in 1885 and which was dissolved in 1893 by J. C. seli- | ing his interest to W. H., wita the excep- | tion of the good will, carried on a whole- | sale boot and shoe business at 10 and Sutter street, but had nothing to do with | retail business. It is upon this point | | that Jadge Seaweil bases his decision | which grants an injunction to the plain- tiff on the filing ¢f a $3000 bond. ‘ihe | name “Nolan Bros.” the court decides, | { does not belong to W. H. Nolan for the purpose of engaving in the retal business, and the use ol that trade name, even with | the explanatgry words in small letiers, may not be permitted. So W. H. Noian must change his sign, unless he can se- | cure from the Supreme Court a reversal of Judge Seawell’s aecision. EXAMINER MEN EXAMINED Lepositions of A. M, Lawrence and T. T. Williams Begun Before Notary Craiz. The taking of the depositions of A. M. Lawrence, managing news editor of the Examiner, and T. T. Wiliiams, the busi- | ness manager, in the miihon-dollar dam- age suit being brought against them and W. R. Hearst by Claus Spreckels, was be- gun yesterday at Attorney Grove L. Johin- | son’s office before Notary Lee D. Craie. | Garret McEnerney, General W. H. I, Barnes and Andrew J. Clunie appeared for the Examiner men and Attorneys Johnson, Linforth and Whittaker repre- sented the plaintiff. E. J. Livernash of the Examiner was al:o present, but he was not questioned by the attorne Lawrence testitied that on May 23, the daie of publication of the news arucie | complained of as libelous by the plain-| tiff, he was at Bartlett Spri and that e did not return until the 29:h, the day before the publication of tue aditor: also madé a basis of the suit. He knew its publication. During his ab- paper had beenin charge of a council con- sisting of Messrs. Livernash, Tufts and He coula not state, on his own knowledge, who wrote either of the arti- cles. Although he admitied being famil- iar with the style of writing of the d fferent editorial writers, he declared he cou:d not identify the author of the editoriai published on the 30.h, reflecting upon the plaintiff. Lawrence admitted naving been told who wrote the articles, but op Attorney McEnerny's adyice, he reiused to divuige the names. He also refused to state what correspondence he had had with Hearst in rcgard 10 the | suit, and the articles upon which it is based. T. T. Williams, business manager of the | Examiner, testified in substance that he | knew nothing of the authorship of either | article; that he had nothing directly to do with that part of the business, and'in his suggestions as to the policy of the paper, although in rhis confidential letters to Mr. Hearst he occasionally expressed his obinions on matters of publ ¢ interest. The taking of the depositions will bz re- sumed next Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, when Messrs. Lawrence and Wil- liams are expected 10 produce certain tel- egrams bearing upon the ca-e. e The Single Tuxers, At a meeting of the Single Tax Society, Mon- day evening, in the Mills building, the follow- ing officers were eiecied for the easuing year: President, L. M. Manzer; vice-presiaent, H. L. Plrce; ¥, George 8. Conroy; treasurer, S Reynolds: executive committee—James H. Barry, Joseph Leggett, Alexan- der Granger, Mrs. Penman, Thomas Watson and H. M. Welcome. e G vetem {s at fanlt; then your brain does not mct properly, your stom- a e blood becomes sluggish, your head ache: hev Book on the heart and nerves sent free DR. MILES MEDICAL CO., Eikhart, Ind, -/ 1 ADVANCES made on_furniture and pianes with or without removal. Noonan, 1017-1078 Mission. AWAITING NEWS RS. HINGKLEY ON THE [SLANDS Peking Held Over at Honolulu, Tidings Were Expected by the Mariposa From San Francisco, Word of the President's Action Reached Hawaii via England and Hongkong. Annexationists, Chri-tian Endeavorers and “school marms” were the principal passengers on the steamer Australia that arrived from Hawaii yesterday. In one scction the main topic was *‘the Paradise of the Pacific,”” in anotoer *“What can we do 1o save the islands?” and in the third all and sundry were deep in the subject of the benefits that would accrue to the islands if only they were a part and parcel of the United Siates. The cabin passengers who came up on the stezmer were : Dr. Bryant, wife and child, Miss A. Bruce, 5 Brown, Rev. Charles Browne, B. F. Miss H. Coan, Master R.Comn, Sennor A.de S. Cunavarro, Mre. E. 8. Cuaba, Clareuce Cunba, A bert Cunba, Miss Rose Cunta, Mr. Cookson, L. A. D.ckey, I. F. dela Vergne, Arthur Ewart, W. R. Farrington and wife, Miss Ferreira, Miss Forbes, A. B. Friemau, D. G. Fairclild; Miss Mery Green, J. W. Geltespie, Miss A. Z. Hadley. Brother Heury, A. J. head, Dr. Howard ana wife, srotier Ignatius, Brother James, Miss A. E. Knapp. Miss Leonard, Mrs.Ladd, B. Lathrop, Miss E. Mcluerny, C. W. Macfarlane and wite, Miss Needham, J. H. Nisthwit, D. L. Naone, A. Ouel ette, T. C. Porter, wite and chuid, Miss I, M. Pope, Miss K. Pope, Masters Pogue, Miss Pires, Lieutenant Qualtrougn, Miss Rasmus- sen, Miss L. Roth, Professor M. M. Scoti, Arme strong Smith, Mrs, Savidge, Miss Steele, J. Scott, Mrs. Annis Montague Turner, Proiessor U. Thompson, R. r. Woodward, Miss May Weir, Wiiiiam' Walsh, William Wilder. While the Australia was lying at the wharf the steamer City of Pekine, from China ana Japan, arrived with 1700 tons of freight aboard for the Hawalian mer- chants. Every effort was made to get the stuff out, but when the Australia sailed there were xtili 8C0 tons of the stuff to be got out, and ev.-n then the vessel was two hours late. The Australia sailed at 4 ». M. and the City of Peking was expected to leave two bhours later. As the Mariposa with the anpexation news was expected at any moment the veople on the Aus- tralia thought the China boat would be held as long as possible, in order to bring the news of the jubilee that was held in Honolulu over the news of the passage of the new law by ths Senate of the United States. “All of Hawaii ison the tip-toe of ex- pectation,” said B. Lathrop yesterday. “The whites want annexation and we may as well be candid, the Kanakas don’t. is, however, neck or nothing with the island republic, and should this move- ment tail why everybody will have to fall back on his own resources. I don’t think, however, that the action of the Senate will make much difference 1n politics down there in any event. “The City of Peking had a large cargo to discnarge and the stevedores were hard at work on her when we left. The Mariposa with the news of the annexation question was expected at every moment and s dem- onstration was ready for iLe general public as soon #s the news arrived, “The newsof the Presilent’s action was telegraphed from New York to London and from there it was forwarded to Hong- kong. Reuters sentit to Yokohama and there it cau:nt the City of Peking and thus reached Honolulu. There was al- most a public demonstration when the news was made public, but gradually the people quieted down and prepared for later developments. Wnen we left every- body was on the qui vive for the arrival of the Marijosa, und snnexation was the one topic 0 conversation in Honolulu.” The chances are that the cargo of the City of Peking would not be discharged until long after the Australia sailed, so the agents do not look for her until this afternoon. The Government of Hawaii will bea little di-appointed to learn that the Senate has stll to pass upon Presi- dent McKinley’s signawure, The whys and wherefores of the entire situation are sure to be thoroughly thrashed out in the Hawaiian papers which will come up on the City of Peking. 3 Captain Houdlette is in a quanda was at Jeast five hours late in ma dock, and did not know whether he should blame the Christian Endeavorers or the “school marms.”” Finally he com- promised, and told the reporters that it was ‘‘a strong head wind’’ that caused the delay. 3Still there were a number of very handsome women among the Endeavorers and school marms. - HUNTERS IN TROUBLE. Knox and Emery Stranded in Lake County by an Accldant. George Knox Jr. and “Jim"’ Emery are flooding the water front with their tales of woe. They left here a counle of weeks ago for Lake County, fully equipped for ihe ciase. Monaay last ihey returned saider but wiser men, minus guns and fishing-rods. Yesterday, however, all the raraphernalia arrived in the City and was turned over 10 the owners. The follcwing tele:rams are self-explan- atory: E. G. Osborne: Ferry cafe tent burnt. Lost everything. No fish and no game for you this time. KNOX AND EMERY. An hour later G. L. Birdsal. received a message whichr ad as jollows: “‘iHave a lot of guns and fishing tackle labeled Krox and Lmery, San Francisco. Where shall Isend 1127 A reply was sent at once and now the guns and fishing tackle are awaiting un owner. There was another change 1n the cup- tains of the steam schooner Coquitle River on her last trip. Captain H. H. Cooper resigned his position ana Captain H. Col- lins ook his place. The vessel has not been altogether a success, as she was ex- pected (0 make 14 knots on Ler trial, and now barelv av.ra es 9 knots, The wrecker Whitelaw has alnost com- pleted her work on the Pacific Improve- ment Company’s San Pedro. ~ The vessel went ashore on a ledge at the entrance to Victoria, B. C., and ever since las been a menace to navigation. It was decided to remove the hulk and place a lightbouse on the ledge, and the Whitelaw was called from this port to ao the work. Nearly all the machinery and hull of the wrecked steamer have been recovered, but the 3000 tons of coal that formed her carge are at the bottom of the sound and will never be recovere.l. The halibut industry got a seiback yes- terday. The schooner Piiot arrived here last week, and since then there has been no demand for fish. Even though tie vrice was only 5 cenls a pound, there were no buyers, and yesterday the schooner was taken out into the bay by the health authorities and 2500 pounds of fish wers dumped into the bay. MORTON SPLCIAL DELIVERY. Baggage iransferred to trains, steamers, etc. Also moved in the city. Furniture moved; estimates furnished. Freignt transferred and shipped. 108 Taylor sirect and 650 Markot street. Telephone Main 46, i It | Some BrotherlyCriminations| The Mail Steamer City of| The Blythe Estate Case { Federal Court. GAINS A POINT Reopeued in the Fed- eral Court. Judge Morrow May Yet Nullify His Decree Made on Saturday. Florence’s Possession of the Property Left Undisturbed for Awhile. Big The decision of United States Judge Morrow in the Blythe estate casein which he awarded tne enlire property of the dead millionaire to the Blythe ccmiany, on defau!t, produced a decided sensation around town and for a e “rattled” the many attorneys engaged in the litigation. Under the decree and order the estate went to a few outsiders who had pur- chased the interests of a number of the original claimants, known as the English or Laverpoo! Blythes. It happened in this way. John W. and Henrv T. Blythe began an action in the Federal courts against Mrs. Florence Blythe-Hinckley and the Bivthe Company. The case be- came very much complicated by the many amendments, demurrers, cross bills, ete., and the last feature was another suit or cross complaint brought by the Biythe company against the others for a full pos- session of the entire estate., Accordine to the records al! the neces- sary papers were served on the defend- ants, but no response was made thereto, and after the legal larse of tinie the Judge made a decree for the company, 71his was a hard pill to swallow, especially atter the attornevs for Mrs. Hinckley had foueht for her rights for the pastten or twelve years and had won their case in the State courts. W. H. H. Hart, the latter’s sttorney, decliared that the whole matter was a mistake on ths part of the Judge, who evidently had not been in- formed of certain orders made by Judge McKenna as long ago as lurt February relative to a motion made by Mr. Hart for a dismissal of the entire malter in the Mr. Hart rested on this order and be- lieved that all other proceedings were hung upin the air until that motion was decided, and when Judre Morrow wipea out the e-tate at one sWoop the atiorneys for Mrs. Hiuckley were in consternation. Atan early hour yesterday morning nearly all of the attorneys in the case were at the Circuit Court, and those tor Mrs. Hinck- ley made a strenuous effort to bave the decree set aside and the case reopened. At this point an awkward si uation arose, for when the Judge signed the decree last Saturday he also adjourned the court for the March term sine die. The contention was made that under the law the March | term of 'he court is a thing of the past | and could never be reconvened, and that the decree and order must stand forever. In the afternoon anothier conference was heid in the Judge's chambers, at which were present W. H. H. Hart, Bert Holla- any, A. R. Cotton, R. Y. Hayne, G. W. Towle, ex-Judge McKissick, Thomas B. Bishop and others. Another effort was made to_bave the court reconvene in order to receive a peti- tion prepured by Mr. Hart relativs to the case. Of course Mr. Towle objected io baving the matier disturbed in any man- ner. However, Judge Morrow decided that there was too much invoiwved to dis- pose of the case, especialiy 1n the light of the order made by Juige McKenna, so | long ago and which had just been cailed to his attention. So at4 o'clock e re- convened the court of the Murch term and gave the legal representatives of Mrs. Hinckiey the much desired opporiunity to getin their petition, which they were notslow to do. The petition was to set aside the decree and order taken in default pro confesso and to dismiss the proceed- ings. Tue peiition recited three causes why the decree should not prevail. The first was that there was no service upon Mrs. Florence Blythe Hinckley by ‘the plaintiffs, the Biyihe Company. ~Thelady | was out of town at the time and the paper was handed to Mrs. Harry Hinckley, & sister-in-law, and thus the return was defective. The next point was the order of Judge McKenna, previously mentioned. And the last was that the entire Blythe case had bren exbaustively tried and set- tled in the State court and that the Fed- | ernl court has no jurisdiction whatever. Of cou-se the attorneys for the Blythe ! Company opj ‘cted to the reconvening of | the court in the first place, and to the ad- mission of the petition in the second pluce. Mr. Tow!e protested that the court had no right under the law io reopen the court, and :hat be ng <o, had no right to recsive or consider such a petition as pre- sented. e was overruled, whereupon he asked that the court apnoint a rec:iver to look after the property and collect the rents. Judge Morrow said that he had no in- clination to do so or to disturb present possession. So he issued an order staying | all_proceedings and left Mrs. Hinckley in | possession of the Blytne black. He said that he will dispose of the matter as qnicklv as possitle, with justice 10 all par- i This will be one of the first cases taken up in the July term. PROTECTLON OF CHILDREN. | The Work of the Lureka Soclety During taec Past Year. An annual meeting of the Eureka So- ciety for the Protect.on of Chiidren was keld yesterday in the Donahue building, and the following officers for the coming year were elected : Presideni, Mrs. John Pattee; board of directors—Mrs. W. J. Gurnett, Mrs, L. A. Roberts, Mrs. N. Schlessinger, Mrs. J. W. Reay, R. P. Doolan, H. W. Thorpe, B. L. ‘Wadham, J. W. Waitou, R. A, Tuttle, A. C. Bauer. Eecretary, F. A. Holbrook. The report ol the yearly work of the society was as follows: Complaints 82 1n- vestizations 72, children involved 102, children relieved 29, placed in institutions 23, placed in families 2, returned to parents 5. to Ladies’ Cutholic Aid Socievy 3, ]ur:;ncuunnu 13, coavictions 11, dismis- sals 2. Tuere have been added to the roll of membershiv 200 new names. -~ ESTATES OF THE DEAD., Public Administrator Freese Files His Half-Yearly Ruport. The report of Public Administrator A. C. Freese for the six months ending June 30, 1897, was filed with the County Ulerk to-day. During the time covered by the report Mr, Freese has administered upon seventy-two estates, aggregating in value $231,782 86. The largest esta e was that of Yather Jeram, which was valued at $67,- 200. Cash to the amount of $93.077 94 has come into the possession of tue Pub ic Ad- m:nistrator, who now has on deposit to the credit of the estates in his keeping $80.731 87, and family silowances, funeral | sulil be u gross outrage, but in excessively hard expenses ard 11ebts have been paid to the amnéxr‘-;ol $8614 49, and (he total of fees is REAL ESTATE NARKET REVIEW 1 This City Considered the Best Place for In- | vestment, ! A Protest Against the Increase! of Street Work in the | Suburbs, A Contractor Makes Complaint—Re- view of the Records in Real Estate Transactions. Matters in the realty line continue rather quiet. They are better, however, than is general y expected at this season, for & lul m the real esinte world never fails to come after the celebration of the natal holiday. This is due to various reasons, some known and some inexplicable. Buyers will naturally rest easily until the tax rate has been fixed and it is definitely as- certained whether or not the burden of taxu- | tion has to be borne more heavily or light- | ened. No auctions have yet been announced for this week. Sales held during the last week yielded very falr returns. The building interests are still active, but | the class of improvements entered on is of & cheaper nature. Theamountof money in the business here has suffered a contraction; there can be no doubt of that. The cheapness of building material probebly accoun:s for the fact that the total value of contracis e ntered into last month was a goud deal less than in June of previous years. From $1000 1o $5000 gives the general finan- cial limit of the cost of 1mprovements nows- day<, which are commonly of the framework order. Ssveral more costly structures are iu prospect ior the immediate future, however, among them being a five-story brick structure on the corner of Market and Spear streets; L. H. 8ly’s six-story brick and stone building on toe southern line of Ellis street, between Mason and Powell, and a few other enterprises of .ike character. Anidea of th: changes is shown by the following record for June of three years: NE, 1897, i | Ju; Recorded contracts. 76 829,611 Uniecorded. . 25 B0/GO0 Total San Francisco contracts...101 $329,611 JUNE, 1896, Recorded coutracts. - 8 $545,150 | Unrecorded.. 10 170564 Total San Francisco contracts.. 95 JUNE, 1895, Recorded contracts.. 87 $448.057 Unrecorded. . 25 4 2,040 850,017 A local contractor makes his plaint thatin the awards of work certain architects show Total San Francisco contracts..112 fayoritism of the most pronounced char- acter. He gives as & case in point ihat he was given piups and permitied to figure on a job now in the markel, and has learned since that time thet the architect has been heard to an- | nounce that he hus no intention to open the bid at all. | 1f this charze be true the architect cannot | be consiaered as otherwise than unfairand | unprofessional. Auy responsible contractor | should ba given due consideration when his b.d is low; otherwise he should not be per- mitted to bid at all. Thnere . re a good manv judges of real estate here, and amoug them G. G. Burnett, the drug- gist, deserves & prominent place. On just returning from a fcur months’ tour turough the Atlantic cities, he states that in his judg- ment none of them can compare with San Fraucisco as places of investment. Ifhe had a mi.lion dollars on hand he says lie would in- | vest it right here. The amount of unnecessary street Work now being done and tl:e comp.aints incident there- to have called forth ihe fol.cwing editorial in the “San Francisco Real Estate Cir ular” | for June, published by Thomas Magee & Sons. Comp'aint on the part of property-owners g ows | louder ugaiust 80l 1Citors 10T streel ¢ n racto:s and | asphaitum street pavement companies forcing them to 4o outside street work for which there Is reaily no need fof years to come. 1f the Board of Supéivisors aid nov activel. or passive y iend it- seif 10 these outra es they «ould Dot be perpe trata. Petitions signed by property-cwners, ask- ing that strect work be done, shuuld not be needed by the board unless Lne pelitioness come before and are personaliy examined be the board. Such petitions are generally obtained in 0 ie 0f two ways: either the D OPerty-owner is ariven into sizning by ihe frequently untruthful asserticns that the work s aireaay ordered by the board. and will be put through anywuy, aud at mucn more cost than if done by private cotract. ‘The secoud and more dishonest mode of obtatn- ing SignaLuTes 13 (0 buve Lhe propervy-ownersign ihe contract 10 e full price named in it and then give him & writ.en agreement t0 discount his bill 25 or even 50 per cent. This is done to se- cure a majority to the peiftion. 1ie work can then be forc d throuzh over the protests of the mincr ty, who a.e compe.led to p1y fu l—sud tuat | means far too bizh—a price. Supervisors ho'd oftice not to 1 but to protect property-owners. By ailowiug sireet contrac.ors’ solicitors (0 force unnec- asary sireet work on them they rob prop- er_y-owners instad of prot cting them. 1f times were £00d, work easily obiained a.d money abun- dant, forcing s reet xork by fraudalent metnods, | long before there s any necessity for it, would umes .ike these it is an u.terly indeseusible out- rage and hardship. REVIEW OF THE RECORDS. During the past week sixty-lour mortgages passed to record, aggregating $143,804. Dur- ing the same time thirty-eight reicases were recorded, with an aggregate of §147,817. A list of the princ:pal mortgages i tollows: | Richnrd Nichols to Hibernia Savings and | Loan Socizty, $4000 for one year, a1 61 per | cent on property on the south line of ~Fell street, east of , 25x87:6 feet; Samuel J. and Wilhelmina E. Heuay to same, $4000 for one year at 6lg perceul, property on the southwest eorner of Bartett and Twen- ty-second, 55x85 leet; Amela Dorland and Lezonore A.bdouc 1o same, $7050 for oue year At 614 per cent on properts on the west lire of | Vaseucia street, north of Seventeenth, 60x88 | feet; Patrick Lench to German Savings and | Loan Society, $2800 for one year at 7 per cent, property on the northwest line of Mission street, southwest of Sixth, 25x85 feet; C. W. and Charlotte Purrington o Houschulders’ | Buiiding aud Loan Associatiou, $3500 for 119 nionths At 7 per cenf, property on the north line of Frederick street, wes: of Shrader, 25x137:6 feet; Gaston M. and Julia' B. Ashe (nee Bolado) to Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank, Hollister, $10.000 for one year at 10 per cent, properiv on north line of Sutter, eastof Mason, 30x87:6 feet; C. W. and Georgiana A. M. Wright to W C. Spencer, trustee, $3000 for one yeer at 85 per cent. property on southwesi corner of Fourteenth avenue and M street, 600x255 ieet; Joseph N. Kowal<kv to Hivernia Saviues and Logn Societ, $6233 tor ou.e year at 6)g per cen*, proper v on 1he east line oi Mason, 10i th of Eddy, 25x68:9 fect; Joseph Wores 1o same, %12,500 0T oue year at 615 per cent, propriy 01 southeast corne. of Mcailister aud Polk, 120x110 feet; Mary E. Russell to same, $2000 {or one year at 615 per cent, vroperty on the westline of Brodesick, nor:h of Grove, 25x100 feet; Maude E. and James A. Margo to German Savings and Loan Soviety, $2100 for one year AL 7 per cent, property un_the southwest corner of Steiner and Cluy, 27:414x93:9 teet; Jos ph R. Nergan 1o Lu Socicic kraucaise, §3000 for one year at Gl; per cent. property on the south line of Ouk, west of Van Ness avenue; Charles B. and Harriet A. Babson to John A.'C. Reime:s, $3000 for three years at 8 per cent, propertv i south line of Grove, cast of Lyou, 21:10}4x112:6; Betsey Mever 1o Hiteruia S8avines ui.d Loan Society, $2000 for one year at Gl3 per cent, property south iine of rosi, east of Joues, 2 feei; Eli I, ard He.en J. Hutchinson to Ger- manS«vings and Loan Society, $6000 for one year at 7 per ceil, proverty on tne eest line of Juian avenue, norih of Fifteeath, 43x94 feet; Sarah A. and John W. Filnn to same, $10,000 for one year at 7 per cent, property ou the nortnwest corner of bush and Jones, 85x100 feet; George C. and Austie L. Carr to Mutual Saviugs Bank, $5500 for oue year at 64 per cent, properiy on the southeast corner Va.lejo rnd Gough, 25x90 feet; same to John Hink.e, $2000 for five years at 7 per cent, same projriy; Joseph M. Comerford 10 Ger- mun Sevings and _Loan Society, $2200 for one vear at 7 per cent, Prop-riy on the east_ine of Hardy, south oj Six- teenth, 56375 feet; Mux end Vella Abrahain 10 same, $4200 for one year at 7 per cent, property ou the southenst corner of Turk and Broderi 'k streets, 43:9x100 jeet; John and Mary Duekell to Hibernia Savingt and Loan S ciety, 2250 tor one year at6}4 per cent, property ou north line of Sutter s.reet, west of Broderick, 25x100 feet; Julia and Francis 0'K<ne to seme, $4800 lof one yeer at 615 per cent, property on ihe ecst hne of Fo.som street, north of Twenty.first, 75x95 feel; Marieta L. Stone to La Societe Fraucaise, £4000 for one venr at 6} per cent, property on 8 south line of m-nto street, east of Gougn, 30x127:814 fect; Hannah Powers to Hivernia savi -+ s wia Loan Society, $2500 for one year at G}z per cent, property oun the northwest corier of Ei:hth and Tehama treets, 25x100 feet; Thomas Keliy to same, $2500 lor one year at 63 per ceui, properly on north hne of O'Facrell sireet, cast of Hyde, 25x90 feet; August J. and L-onard Leng 'to Franklin Saviogs and Building Asso- ciition, $2000 01 piove:ty corner'oi Bay and Frankiin streets, 75x13 feet. The following is a list of the principal re- leases which passed tv recoid during the week : From Hibernia Sevincs and Loan Societv to John J. Gargan, $2000 on property on the north_line ol Pi estreet, west of Folk 90:5 feet; Humboidt Savings and Loai Society 10 Carsten scneper, $3000 on property on the noriheast corner of Twenty-first and York streets; same to Carsien and Meta Scheper, $2000 on same; same to Matthew, Kicnard P. aud Mary J. Burns, $2000 on properiy on the northwest line of M ssion street, nofiheast of Third 57:6 fect; 1homas E. Ryan to John Stierlen, $3000 on property on north iine of Frederick sireet, west of Shrader 131:3 feei; German Savings and Loan Sociely Lo Will C. Hayes, $14,500 on proper'y on soutnwest cor- ner of bevisadero and Poststrees; same to same, $5000 on property on west line of De- visadero streel, south of Post 25 feet; Hiber- nia Savings ana Loan Society to Joseph Rich, £15,000 on property ou southeast corner oi Van Ness and Ash nvenues; German Sivinzs and Loau Society to Fleet F. Strother, $2500 on property on north line of Bush. east i Leav- enworth 45:9 feet; Mniual Saviugs Bauk to Mark J. P.atsnek. $2622 ou property on south line of Goiden Gae avenue, west of Devisa- derof 208:4 feet; German Savings and Loan Society 10 Michael Heury Meyers, $18,000 on property on northwest corner o Scott and Geary; La Soclete Francaise to Francis Caro- Iine Kaeding, $2500 on property on sonth line of Post, west of Fillmore 27 feet; William Crone Spencer, trustce, to James and Ann Snllivan, $2800 on property ou north line of Twenty-tiith, west ot Aiabama, 25 feet (par- tial); Hiberma Snvings and Loan Sceiety to Datus E. Root, $7000 nn ' roperty on soutn- west line of Fourth, 275 feet soutneast of Mis- sion; same 10 same, $3000 on same property same 1o C. D. Root, $14,000 on same property Hiberia Sivings aud Loan Society to Lyon Zacharias, #1000 on propertt on west line of Devisadero, south of Bush 137:6 feet; same 10 Maria and James Gibney, %3500 on'property on north line of Eddy, west of Liguna 25 teet; Mutual Savings Bauk 1o L L. »nd M. Rosentnal, M. Soudheimer and L. L. Hoffmau, 7920 on property ou southeast corner of M- Al.ister and D-visadero; German Savings and | Loan Society to Johann H. C. Prien, $9000 on nroperty on south line of Cal fornls, esst of Leavenworth 92 feet; Security Savings Bank | to E. Duplessis Bayiard and Julia Dupiessis Bayiard, $2000 on property on northwest iine of Howara, southwest of Sixth 331 feet: Bay Ci y Building and Loan Association to William C.and Minnle Fisner, $2000 on property oa northwest corner ot Miverva and Piymoutb. NEW BUILDINGS, The following contracts .or public improve- ment in the way of new buildings were en- tered into during the week: Thomas Magee Jr., for two-story freme struc- ture on north line Broadway, 114 feet west of Devisadero. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, for one-story stone and terra co.ta building on east iine of Mis.ion, 70 feet north of Eigh- teenth. John F. English, for two-story brick build- ing to be used as choolhouse on west line of Cisy avenue, 57:6 fe-t uorth of Clay. Georze F. Gordan, for two-story basement and attic frame building on southwest corner Osk and Ashbury. Hugo Kiemm, for two-story frame building on nortn line of Ellis, 112:6 ieet west of Stetner. L. Steinhart, for twe-story frame building on northeast corner Haight and Snrader. REPUBLICANS ACTIVE. ‘Will Make Strenuous Efforts to Secure the Convention for This City. A meeting of the delegation to the De- troit convexntion of the National Republi- can League was held last eveninc. following delegates were prosent: A de la Torre Jr., E. M. Galvin, Z. U. Dodge, R. Valentine, William McIntyre, A. L. Ballou, Colonel H. I. Kowalsky, 8. J. Theisen. Colonel H. 1. Kowalsky was chosen chairman of the deiegation It was decided to go 10 Detroit on the | 9th, and 1o make an energetic fight for Colonel Stone for National president, and, it not elected, for A. de Ia Torre Jr. for secretary, and to secure, if possible, the convention for San Francisco instead of Omaha, the only other competitor. William McIntyre was selected to pro- ceed to Wasningion with the invitation to the President. e Itis calculated that the earth weighs about 6 049,836,000,000 000 pounds. NEW TO-DAY. Good-bye! Mr. Thousand Dollars—you've got to go. The original missing word is sensible and matter-of-fact; one thousand dollar find it. and we shall divide s among those who But nobody may find it; and so we have another word set apart. We are quite sure somebody will guess that. If nobody guesses that we have still another word. Good-bye thousan you. d dollars.! We like SCHILLING'S BEST TEA SAN FRANCISCO i the soutn axt | The | NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN JUELeasiie | AL HAYMAN & Co. (Incorporaied).. ... FEOPTie-uch “Artistic pley at the Baldwin.”—Bulle:in. ¢ Salls picturesquely into pubiic favor.”—Call, DANIEL FROHMAN'S 'LYCEUM THEATER CO. ——ALL THIS WEEK!—— FIRST TIME HERE, Louis N. Parker’s 1dyllic Love Story, “THE MAYFLOWER” Beautifully Staged! Adequately Cast! Next Mondey—Last week Lyceum Theater Cos First ime here, «THE LATE MR. CASTELLO. 'PRICOLAMIER. GOTTLOD & co- 163525 A0 MANAGERS -+~ ONE ROUND OF LAUGHTER! From the Rise to the Fall of the Curtain. The Delizatiul Comedy, «THE TWO ESCUTCHEONS!” So Admirably Fresented by THE FRAWLEY COMPANY. Evenings at 5:15 Matinee Saturday! | Nex. Monday—“CHRISTOPHER JK."” TIVOL!I OPERA-HOUSZ= PRV ~ rropriecor & Maaage: LAST TIMES The Eminent Comedian, I MR. EDWIN STEVENS Tk Written by sic by J. CHEEVER WOOLSON GOODWIN, MORSE. —Sp'endid Seenery ¥ WEEK—First [1me Here, the Comedy L 1-LE OF « HAMP £ Mr. Edwin Stevens us the Kin Popular Prices— 25¢ and 50c. Seats on Sale One Week in Advance, ‘ Ll MOROSCO'3 GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. WALTER MOROSCO...Sole Lessee and Manager oper Elaborate Scenic Production of the Successful Ro- mantic sautical Play, CAPTAIN PAUL! ¢ Time on Presented for the Fi with Wonder 1 AVAL BATTL) AR! REAL CANNONS FIRED FROM THE DECK OF 1E 'his Coast Setting: Evening Prices—10 25¢ and 503. Datinees Saturday and sunday. i, ———IMOGENE COMER “Queen Regent of Descripuve singers.” MR. LEW ODOCKSTADER, HARRY LE LLAIR, Burl:sque Arti .. FCKERP AND EMMA BiRG, Operatic Stars; SMITH AND FULLER. Bamboo Bell Plavers, And » Grand Vaudeville Bill: Reserved Seats, 20¢; Ba:cony, 10¢; Opera Chairs and Box Seats, 5uc. The Venetian Ladies Orchestra i the Annex every evening after the periormance. ALCAZA LAST 4 NIGHTS LAST MATINKE SAIURDAY POWERS' CHINESE DRAMA. ‘THE FIRST BORN!" Preceded by the Funnv Comed , “A VICTIM OF CIKCUMSTANCES!" Monday Appearance of MR. N pectacular Prodaction SUTRO BATHS. OFPEN WNIGETS. Open Laily from 7 A, . until 11 p. ADMISSION, 10c. CHILDREN, 5c. Bathi g, with admission, 25c: children, 20c Concert ivery Afternoon and Evening. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, July 10and 11, ‘The superb =pectacular Baliet Pentom.me, “ DIE PUPPEN-FEE!” (The Doli kairy 100 Pretty Girs! Hewildering Costumes! DW~ VISITORS are advised to take the SUTTER ~TRGET AND SUTRO CARS, as they are the only curs which land passen= gers in the Baths’ Building. THE CHUTES. Every Afternoon and Evening, ADGIE AND HER TEAINED LIONSI And a Great Vaudeville Bill. 10c Admits to Al Children 5c. OBERON GRAND CONCERT EVERY EVENING by THE INTERNATIONAL LADIEN' ORCHENTR Y. PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. | EL CAMPO, THE POPULAR BAY RESORT, | NOW OPEN EVERY SUNDAY DUFING THE SEASON. Music, Dancing, Bowling, Boat= ing, Fishing and Other Amusements. Refreshments at City prices. Fare, round trip. 25, Children 15¢; including ad mission to grouuds, THE STEAMER UKIAH W leave Tiburon Ferry at 16:30 a. .; 12:10, 00 and 4:00 P. M. Refurning, leave kI Campo | a611:15 o %, 100, 3:00 and 5:00 . % REFEREE'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE. Y VIRTUE OF TWO DECBEES OF THE Superlor Court_in and for the Cicy and County of San Francisco, Ma‘e «f Callfornia (Department | No. 10), ihe firs: of which decrees was made and is dated the 22y day of November, 1835, and the | 8 cond of which decrees was made and i3 da ed the 25th day of J ine, 1597, and both of which de- crees were made and entered in an action pe iding in said Superior Court, wherein Adam Grant is plain iff wia Daniel T. Murphy and others are de- feudants, being case No. 49,u33 In the said court, the undersign-d, who was by said court appoinsed referes in said action, will sell av public auction, atthe auction-rooms of 6. H. Umbsen & Co., 14 Montgomery St., In said City and County of San rrancisco, on Tuesaay, the 2d day of September, A. D. 1897, at 12 o’clock noon of that day, to the highest b dder for cah in lawf:l money of the United Ntates, and sutj -ct to confirmation by sald court, all thas certaln io , piece or parces of land situate, Iving and being in the City and County of ban Fran- cisco, State of California, and bounded and par- ticularly described as follows, 10 wic: CommenciGz at a point where the norther'y line of Bush street 15 Intersected by the easterly iine of | Sansome stree : running thence easterly along th= northerly line of Eush street one hundred and thirty-seven (137) feet and six (6] Inches; thence at rizht angles northerly and parallel with ~an- some sireet one hundred and thirty-seven (137) fe tand sIX (5)inches: thence aL right angles wes.erly and parallel with Bush stre one hun drei and thirty-seven (137) fert and six (6) inches, and to the eis «rly side of Sansome street: and *nce sou:heriy along the easterly side of San- some stree’. one hundred and thirty-seven (i37) teet and six (6) inches 10 the point 0f coymen: e ment: tog. ther witn the buildings and improve- ments thereon. ’ he purchaser shall take the said Jot_subjsct to | the rignt of John ¥. McCsuler and Herry Thorne ton Templeton, their heirs and assigns, to use the brick wall ulong the norther.y line of said lot here- lu described as a puriy wall. Terms and conii:ions of sale—Cash in lawful money of the United States of Amer.ca;t-n per cent of the purchase price {0 be paid 0'the ref eree oa the day of sale, when the lot is knocked down 1o the purchaser,ami the balau e on con= | firmation of said sale by said court. Dated San Francisco, Cal., Juiy 1, 1897, GUSTAVE H., UMBSEN, Refer Or, nflhenyuslmmm PELASCO & LA Prices—50c. nstitute Class of Cases Treated. HE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL DISEASES of MEN, PRIVATE and CHEONIC DIs EASES, the KREORS 07 YOUTH, LOST MAN- { HOOD, ' BLOOD DISEASES, from any cause, KIDN¥Y and SKIN DISEASES, and MENTAL soa PHY>I L WEAKNESS privateir, spredily snd permanently cured. Thirty vears''practical experience. (ousullation free. Charges reasoce able. Paients in the country cured al home. Call dre: FMARS BB, W. K. DOHERTY, 8560 Market Street, Sun Fraucisee