The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 26, 1898, Page 11

= ISCO CALL, WEDNESD JARY 26, 189 11 ENDS HER LIFE WITH POISON Mrs. Mary Alberti of San Rafael Drinks Car- bolic Acid. The Fatal Draught Bought for the Woman by One of Her Children. Ead Grieved Over the Alleged Circu- lation of Slanderous Tales About Her. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 2%.—Mrs. Mary | Alberti, wife of Joseph Albert!, pro- | prietor of the Willlam Tell House on B | street, committed sulcide this after- | noon by swallowing over an ounce of carbolic acid. This was the fourth tlma‘ that Mrs. Alberti has attempted sul- | cide, according to the statement made by her husband shortly after the body | was taken to the Morgue. Once Al- berti found her with her mouth full of strychnine, which he compelled her to vomit, and again he broke into a bathe room, when she made an attempt to drown herself in the tub. Mrs. Alberti was about 37 years of | age, the mother of three children and | a native of Ireland. At noon to-day she appeared to be in her usual spirits, | and sent her eldest daughter, 8 years | of age, to P. S. Malone's San Rafael | pharmacy with a bottle to have fit| filled with carbolic acid. At the store | the child said that her mother wanted the bottle filled with carbolic acid, to | be used for a wash, and that she want- | ed the strongest they had. After the children had been sent to school Mrs. Albertl, in the presence of one of the boarders, drank the poison, | and soon afterward her husband's at-| tention was attracted by her moans of distress. | He went into her room, and when she | saw him she told him to go away—that | she wished to die in peace. Alberti sent for a doctor, and when he arrived she was dead. Albert! said that last night his wife seemed sad and wept. She said that a woman had been telling slanderous stories about her and that she wanted her husband to have the woman ar- rested. but he told her that if she wanted her arrested she should have it done herself. This morning she cried again, and was evidently distressed. Later, however, she became cheerful, and about 2 o'clock took the poison. Her remalns are at the Morgue. ROBBED A LADY FRIEND.| = x George Wilson, a Racetrack | | *Bout.” Has Skipped to New Orleans For a week Detectives Egan and T.| B. Gibson have been searching for George Wilson, a race track “tout,” who | 1s wanted on a charge of grand larceny. [ They learned vesterday that Wilson had | gone to New Orleans and the search has | been abandoned. Wilson was introduced to Mrs. Alice Hall, street, by a lady friend and | had been in the habit of calling at’ her house. Last Wednesday, during her ab. sence, he got into the house by means of a'false key and stole her diamond earrings, her gold watch and chain and | her husband's g watch, the whole be- ing valued at Wilson pawned the earrings and Hall's watch and chain at loan office and| Ek(‘ B, per by the detectives Judge Conlan made an I possession of th POWERS OF SUPERVISORS Mr. Wagner's »ped to New Orleans. | he articles were recovered from Wag- | and yesterd: order giving Mrs. m They Will Be Limited Under the Proposed Char- ter. tually Revert to the Muniei- The Freeholders last night continued | the work of outlining the powers to be vested In the Board of Supervisors to be elected under the provisions of the charter now being framed. Under the provisions of the proposed new law the Supervisors will be re-| quired to meet In the month of Feb- ruary of each year to fix the rates to be charged by corporations furnishing water, heat, light, power and telephonic and telegraphic service to the city and county and the inhabltants. The Supervisors will also be author- ized to provide in the annual tax levy for a special fund to be used in the construction of a general system of drainage and sewerage; to fix the hours of service to be required of la- borers in the employ of the city, pro- vided, however, that eight hours shall be the maximum hours of labor in any calendar day, and the wages not less than $2 a day; to open, close, straighten or widen any street, road or highway and to regulate all streets, railroad tracks and cars; to fix, establish and reduce the far and charges for transporting passengers and goods and to compel the railroad companies to pave and keep the streets in repair be- tween their tracks and for at least two feet outside the rails. A lengthy discussion then followed as to the fixing of the distance on which different car lines may use the same track. With the view of giving a chance, the cross-town lines that can now only reach the water front by horse cars from the terminus of their cable roads, it was decided to make the distance ten blocks. The granting of additional franchises to street car railroads was next taken up for consideration. Lippman Sachs thought the franch- ises should be for a term of fifty years, and that the companies should be compelled to pay 1 per centum of the 8ross receipts into the treasury every year. P. H. McCarthy, Alfred Cridge and H. N. Clement argued against grant- ing such long franchises, and it was finally decided to empower the Super- visors to grant raflroad privileges not to exceed twenty-five years, and at the expiration of that time the tracks and roadbeds are to revert to the city. The Supervisors will be then allowed to lease the lines to the highest bidder. It was also decided to empower the hoard to grant water front privileges to any transcontinental or other road desirous of entering the city that has | not less than fifty miles of road con- strycted and in operation. v | Klondike fever has spread to an alarm- | | dike to seek fortunes new, but happlly | | characters on a plece of yellow paper TWO KIDS WHO STARTED FOR THE KLONDIKE BUT DIDN'T GET THERE. NFANTILE -~ | KLONBICITIS Two Youngsters Are At-: tacked With the New | Disease. | They Disappear and for Hours | a Searching Party Looks | in Vain. At Last They Are Found With a| Somewhat Incomplete | Outfit. | fact that the | It s a well known Ing extent among adults, but not until | | lately was it known that it had become | | 2 juvenile aMiction, and the proud dis- | tinction of having first contracted | this insidious disease In youthful cir- | cles belongs to two heroes by name | James Coleman Brazel, aged 10 years, | and Mursell Hinton, who has reached | the more advanced age of 11. | The latter it was who, on account of | the larger experience of his years, con- cocted the scheme to go to the Klon- for them their little plan miscarried, their plot was nipped in the bud, they | were discovered and now they are for- | tunate to be in the bosom of their re- spective families. Mursell's father is the good-natured and jovial Willlam M. Hinton Jr. (sur- | named “Tiny,” a misnomer in his| case, for he is far from small), who says that the first intimation he and the mother of their boy had of his de- parture was when a note was found under the front door of the family res- idence at 1610 Grove street about 8 o'clock one evening last week. The note was brief and to the point, and | was evidently intended to ease the minds of the parents should they be- come distracted. It was in printed and read: “Notlce—We are all right. We will be home in the morning. “J. C. B. and M. H.” The initials stand for the names of | the two lads. Wondering what it all meant the father immediately set out with two volunteers to find the ad- venturous youths. By this time the news of the disappearance had spread through the neighborhood, and the im- provised searching party was soon joined by others. They surmised that the boys might be lost in the sand dunes and scrub oak on a piece of land known as the Treadwell estate, on | Hayes street, near Masonic avenue, and accordingly every Inch of that ground was thoroughly gone over, but after experiencing considerable discomfort by reason of scraped shins and lacerated hands the quest was | given up as futile at 12 o'clock and the | party returned home in despair. | It was then that the where-| abouts of the lads was discovered, and | on .the information of some neighbors | they were found peacefully sleeping | under the steps of the residence next | door to the Hintons. For company | they had the gas meters which are generally kept in such places parti- tioned off below the stairs, and both | boys were probably dreaming of their | intended journey. | ‘When they were awakened the elder | one, as spokesman of the precious duo, | said that it was their intention to go | to Kiondike in the morning right after they had breakfasted. He then brought to light their “outfit,” which consisted of a bed quilt, a pillow case stuffed with odds and ends of discard- ed clothing, a tin bucket, a pie plate and for food a small bag of potatoes, a half-dozen eggs and a handful of cof- fee. They intended to have an early | repast and then “ho for Klondike.” Sent Back to China. | Four Chinese women will be sent back | to China to-day on the Peru by order of | Collector of the Port Jackson. They ar- rived on the Rio last November and | swore that they were natives of Califore nia, but the testimony was not satisfac- tory to the Collector and he ordered them deported at their own exvense. POPULISTS ARE SAVED The Party in Alameda Gets More Than It Earned. The State Vote Gives Them a Place on Election Boards. Supervisors Will Name Some of the Party for Officers of Election. Oakland Offics San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Jan. 25. The Populists were somewhat alarm- ed to-day that they would not have any representation on the list of elec- tion officers. As a matter of fact the Populist party in this county did not earnrepresentationin Alameda, but ac- cording to District Attorney Snook they were saved by the loyalty of their fellow political followers in other parts of the State. Phis afternoon the Supervisors sat as a Board of Election Commissioners under the Stratton primary law. Coun- ty Clerk Jordan had been ordered to report on the standing of the various parties in this county, as shown by the vote of 1896. His report was brief and was as follows: The highest vote cast for the candidates of the several political organizations rep- resented on the ticket voted at the last general election was reported by the County Clerk as follows: For Duncan E. McKinley, Republican candidate for Presidential Elector, 13,429 votes. For J. W. Martin, Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector, §202 votes. For Wiluam Kelly, Nationalist, 55 votes. For J. V. Webster, People's rty ca didate for Presidential Elector, 135 votes. For Emil Leiss, Socialist Labor candi- date for Presldential Elector, 101 votes. For James K. U'Brien, National Demo- cratic candidate for Presidential Elector, 127 votes. That the aggregate votes cast, taking the highest vote cast by each party for a certaln candidate was 22,241 votes. And that 3 per cent cast in Alameda County would be 667 votes: and that the parties for whose candidates 3 per cent of the total vote cast was given are the Democratic and Republican parties. Supervisor Roeth wanted to know whether Mr. Jordan had used the State or county figures, claiming that the | State basis was the proper one. The County Clerk said his duties were confined to the county and that the question was one for the District | Attorney to determine, and it was re- | ferred to that officlal. It was found that the total vote for Presidential electors in this State was 812,215. Of this number the Populists cast 21,734. As 3 per cent of the State vote would be 9366, the Populists be- | lleved they should be represented. District Attorney Snook reported later that in his opinion the State vote should govern the action of the Super- visors, and the Populists be given representation. acted upon by the board. Mrs. Bacon Free. OAKLAND. Jan. 25.—Th Bacon scan- dals have ended with a divorce, which was granted Mrs. Mamie C. Bacon this afternoon by Judge Ogden. The court proceedings were very brief and the decree was in accordance | with findings already prepared. Mrs. Bacon is given the custody of the minor child, Robert H., and awarded $25 a month for its maintenance. She is awarded all the furnishings of the house except the library. In place of alimony Mrs. Bacon is to receive a certain sum of money not named, but believed to be $20,000. Lost Her Money. Mrs. Laura E. Loucks, 122 Turk street, swore to a complaint in Judge Joachim- sen’'s court yesterday for the arrest of William Blakeley, u race track “tout on the charge of misdemeanor embezzle- ment. She alleged that on January 15 she gave Blakeley $15 to bet on Satsuma. The horse won and when she asked Blakeley for the money he refused hand ltyvver. . His decision will be | to ! 1 ES' REVENGE ON CAMPBELL An Incident of the Jubilee Parade That Escaped | " Notice. | The Judge Disobeyed Instruc- tions Regarding the Right of Way. The Chief Says That the Jurist Has Apologized for His Action. | ! The smoldering fires that have been burning in the hearts of Chief of Police | Lees and Police Judge Campbell for | some time past have broken out afresh and all because of a little question of | authority. | It all happened during the jubilee parade. Fired with patriotism and en- thusiasm, Judge Campbell decided to take a prominent part in the proces- sion and hired an-elegant rig with a | driver to handle it, In which he en- | sconsed himself, his wife and his | whiskers. | Captain Lees, at the head of the pro- | cession that was passing up the | thoroughfare, saw the Judge's vehicle | coming down the line and threatening to throw the procession into commo- tion. His face grew black. When the Judge redched a point op- posite the captain he was ordered in | no uncertain tones to turn back, but | the Judge was bound for a place in the line, and heeded not the behest., “Go ahead, driver,” he sald to his jehu, and the driver proceeded to do 80. Once more the captain called a halt, adding that Judge Campbell was no more entitled to break up the pro- cession than any other citizen. | Still the Judge's@arriage bore proud- | 1y down upon the line and it became a question of authority between the two | offictals. Chief Lees took one glance at | the determined face of the jurist and then motioned to two of his mounted patrolmen who were striving to keep back the surging crowds. “Lead that carriage out of the line | of march,” he ordered, and before the | astonished Judge could protest a po- | liceman was on either side of his span | and the carriage was being hurried toward Fifth street. | The policcmen broke a way through | the waiting. throng and just as the first division reached Fifth street Judge Campbell found himself alone in his glory and gazing at the backs of the crowd. Of course Captain Lees would scorn a suggestion that he was getting re- | venge on the Judge hecause the lat- ter dismissed a number of cases of disreputable persons in which the cap- tain was particularly interested, but | the fact remains that when the oppor- tunity came to humble his late antag- onist he lost no time in taking advan- tage.of it. Captain Lees was inclined to make light of the matter when rpoken to about it last evening and affected to | believe that Judge Campbell was not | hurt by the incident. j KENDALL THE COUNTERFEITER. !He Is Held to Answer by Judge | Conlan on Heavy Bonds. Gilbert Kendall, alias Richard F. Ker- | by, was yesterday held by Judge Conlan to answer before the Superior Court on charges of having counterfeit money and tools In his possession. and of passing counterfeit money. His bonds were fixed in on each charge, making $15.000 altogether. The defense did not put in any evidence and J. N. E. Wilson, the defendant’s attorney, said he would beat | all the cases in the higher court not- | withstanding the fact that Chief Lees gave his evidence as an_expert before | the close of the case for the prosecution. st Sty e ey Must Ee Indorse: Owing to the discovery of a large num- ber of $100 silver certificates supposed to have been pfln:ed {ll;fm a stolen plate, persons presentin, ver certificates that dengmlnnlox\‘ at the suh-'!‘l'efiu\l:;g or at any of the banks are required to in- dorse them. HOME FROM THE ORIENT Admiral McNair Returns From the Asiatic Station. The Feeling inJapan and China One of Fear and Un- certainty. American Interests Waell Protected Abroad, but More Battle-Ships Needed at Home. Rear-Admiral McNalr, who has been in command of the Asiatic squadron from November, 1895, until the 3d inst., when he was relleved and ordered home, arrived in the city yesterday by | the Coptic on his way to Washington, | D. C., where he has been told to re- port to the department for further | duty on one of the other stations. The admiral was seen last evening In the parlors of the Occidental, where he is staying with Lieutenant Reamy and Lieutenant Logan, who accompany him as alds. Though closely question- ed on the situation in the Orient, all three of the officers absolutely refused to express any opinion on the matter whatever, as the regulations of the | Navy Department are very stringent | in such cases. “I would be very glad to give you matter for an article on the Eastern question,” said the admiral, “but of course, in my position, any expression of opinion would be exceedingly bad taste. “‘The feeling In China and Japan may be sald to be one of uneasy uncer- tainty. “Every one knows that the diplo- matic situation is one of the greatest delicacy and that the anticipation of trouble can only be realized or allayed by what appears in the future. “The fleets of the powers in Asiatic | waters have been increased until they are all represented by an unusually heavy armed force, but what that may | portend is something I know as little | about as you do. In fact, since Janu- | ary 3, when I turned my command over to Commodore Dewey, I have been far less informed on the situation than are the papers here in America, which are getting daily telegrams from all points of the compass on the probabil- ity and improbability of war. “Yes""—in answer to a question re- specting our force in Asiatic waters— “we are amply represented. When I left there were five American veszels there, and, with one on her way from this port and the Raleigh due shortly from the Atlantic, we will have a fleet of seven vessels, the best of their | class in the world, to protect American | integests and uphold, if necessary, the honor of the American flag.” “What do we most need at present | in the way of addition to our navy?” was then asked. “We should have more battle-ships,” replied the admiral. “This coast should have at least six | more vessels of that class, while an addition of twelve battle-ships to the fleet on our Atlantic seaboard would | still leave us below the limit.” | The admiral and his party will only remain in San Francisco until this evening, when they will leave o'clock overland and go straight through to Washington. } 10 SUCCEED W. J. MARTIY e o | Frank R.Steele Appointed Man- | ager of the Local Western ‘ Union Office. | Formerly Manager at El Paso and One 1 of the Best Known Men in the | Company’s Employ. Frank R. Steele, who will succeed Wil- lMlam J. Martin as manager of the Wes- tern Union Telegraph Company in this | city, arrived from ElI Paso vesterday | morning and s a guest at the Palace Hotel. | Mr. Martin's resignation will go into | effect on February 1, and on that date Mr. Steele will assume the duties of the office, but between now and then the transfer of books and accounts is to be made—a laborlous proceeding, which will | occupy the entire time of both gentlemen. | Although a stranger to California and a vely young man, Mr. Steele is | amparatiyly oune mar, U Siosl, ern Union Company, having _spent | eighteen of the thirty-seven years of | his life in its service, while holding some | of the most important offices in the coun- try. Enteflng the company's employ when but 19 years of age, he has risen from check boy to operator, to chief operator, and for the past six years has been man- ager of the El Paso office, one of the most fmportant in the country because- of its being a relay station on the south- | ern overland route as well as the transfer point of all the Mexican and considerable of the Central and South American busi- 5. MP:eflom to golng to El Paso Mr. Steele | had_charge ofihe Board of Trade office in Chicage, a position that requires the highest capabilities, and it was his ex cellent work in that position that earned for him his advancement to the mana- | gership of the El Paso office. Mr. Steele has also held positions of re. sponsibility in Denver and Deming. where he was chief operator, and In Omaha, where he was wire chief. There were several candidates for the position of manager of the local office when it was announced that Mr. Martin would retire, but Mr. Steele was selected as being best fitted for the place. San Francisco ranks third in order of tmportance from a telegraphic stand- | point, New York and Chicago being the | only two offices that exceed it, and it is a | high tribute to Mr. Steele’s Jusiness qual- | ities to be selected for the position. ————e————— Serles of Lunches to Be Glven. | A serles of lunches will be given by ladies representing the various churchu; for the benefit of the extension work of | Young Men's Christian Assoclation | :‘Y;e“ weelg (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs- | day and Friday, February 1.2, 3 and 4), at | the old h\l“dlnf of the assoclation, 232 Sutter street. It is the purpose of the | ladies to serve a hot, appetizing lunch | each day from 11 to 2.' The last meeting | of the committee of arrangements will be | held this morning at the assoclation par- | lors, Mason and Eilis streets, at 10:30 o'clock. Over sixty ladies were present | at the meeting last Wednesday, over Which Mrs. C. S. Wright of the First Presbyterian Church presided. LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Br ship Clan Galbra th, Hinds. 118 days from Liverpool: mdse, to Baifour, Guthrie & Co. | or innocence of | suffering day or night. MYSTERY OF £ MAN'S DEATH Theodore Figel Placed on Trial Before Judge Cook. It Is Evident It Will Not Be Easy to Secure a Jury to Try Him. None of the Talesmen Examined Yesterday Were Found to Be Available. cure a jury to try Theodore A. Figel the young bookkeeper, who is accused of having murdered Isaac Hoffman, one of his employers, on the evening of June 1 last. The examination of the talesmen summoned to try Figel for his life was commenced yesterday be- fore Judge Cook, and, when the ad- Journment hour arrived not a juror had been selected. The talesmen were ex- cused for various reasons; some of them being disqualified, and others who were acceptable to the prosecu- tion were not acceptable to the defense, and Vice versa. The examination of talesmen is gene: rally a wearisome process, and owing to the wide latitude taken by counsel in questioning the prospective jurors yesterday the proceedings soon be- came dull, dreary and monotonous. The defendant appeared to be the most disinterested person in the courtroom. He leaned back easily in a chair by the | side of his counsel, W. H. L. Barnes and Davis Louderback, and compla- cently chewed gum. He seldom spoke to the attorneys, and seemed to be en- tirely indifferent as to the proceedings that mean so much to him. hen the case was called Figel's at- torneys announced that they were ready to proceed to trial. Ex-Judge D. J. Murphy and Henry Ach, who will aid | Assistant District Attorney Hosmer in the prosecution, sald that they were also ready, and Judge Cook instructed Clerk Tolle to draw twelve names from the jury-box. W. H. Wickersham, L. Lassar, J. W. Hinds, F. Soderer, G. O. Jewett, S. M. Fielding, K. Meussdorffer, A. McLaugh- lin, F. W. Hadley, A. R. Wells, J. R. Drew and F. A. Will were the first twelve called. After they were sworn ex-Judge Mur- pify arose and made the opening state- ment for the prosecution. He reviewed at length the circumstances surround- irg the discovery of Hoffman uncon- sciots and dying in the office of his siore at the corner of Bush and Batiery streets. He claimed that the wounds could not have been self-infikted and that Hoffman had been shot dewn by some one who was familiar witi the premises. He dence that the bullet woutds from which Hoffman died a few houts after being taken to the Receiving Hospial had been inflicted by Figel. Then followed the examination of the talesmen. They were questioned by ex-Judge Murphy as to whether they were opposed to capital punishment or to their acquaintance with any of the witnesses examined for the defense at the preliminary hearing, or acquaint- anceship or friendship with elther the defendant, his counsel or any member of his family. The examination for the defense was conducted by Attorney Louderback, who wanted to ascertain how far the talesmen had read the newspaper ac- counts of the tragedy; whether they had formed any opinion as to the guilt the defendant, and whether they had any acquaintance with the officers for the prosecution or the relatives and friends of Hoffman. | | It will not be an easy matter to se-: | | | | scoffed at the idea 2f suicide and said | | the prosecution expeci2d to prove by | | a strong chain of circumstantial evi- | on the ¢ | circumstantial evidence, and then as | F. Saderer was the first talesman ex- | cused. He was not on the assessment | roll. W. H. Wickersham satisfactorily an- swered all questions asked him, but, was not on the assessment roll. L. Lassar was temporarily passed, and K. Meusdorffer was excused be- cause he had formed a fixed opinion on the case. J. W. Hinds and S. M. Fielding were excused because of sickness; G. O. Jew~ ett because he was opposed to capital punishment, and F. A. Will because he had formed an opinion and said he | would not like to be tried by a juror who was in the same frame of mind as he was. J. R. Drew, A. R. Wells and A. Mc- Laughlin, like Lassar, were temporarily passed, but the four of them were aft- erward peremptorily challenged. sar and McLaughlin were excused by the prosecution and Wells and Drew by the defense. The jury-box was then empty and the following twelve talesmen were NEW TO-DAY. HE S Makes a Man Young Again. TRUE MANLINESS QUICKLY REPLACES THE | WORN 0UT NERVES AND VIGOR. When a man's strength and vigor is slowly wasting away from nervous weakness, the mental forebodings are ten times worse than the most severe pain. There is no let up to the mental For years the writer rolled and tossed on thetroubled sea of Nervous Debility, Emissions, Lame Back and the various other troubles of Sexual Weakness, until it was a question whether he had not better take a dose of poison and thus end all his troubles. But providential inspiration came to his aid in the shape of a combination of medicines that completely restored his general health and enlarged his weak, emaciated parts to natural size and vigor, and he now declares that any man, young or old, who will take the trouble to send his name and address may have Free full particulars of this wonderful home treatment which quickly restored me to my full strength and vigor of youth. Now, when I say free, I mean absolutely without cest, because I want every weakened man to get the benefit of my experience. There are thousands of men suffering the mental tortures of weakened man- hood who would be cured at once could they but get such a remedy as the ona that cured'me. Send for it, and learn that there are a few things on earth, although they cost nothing to get, are worth a fortune to some men, and mean a lifetime of happiness to most of us. Write to Thomas Slater, 178 Masonic Temple, Kalamazoo, Mich., and the information will be mailed in a plain, sealed envelope. NOTARY PUBLIC. A. J. HENRY, NOTARY PUBLIC MARKET ST, OPP. PALACE Las- | ENDS IT FREE. A Never Failing Remedy That| | like Soderer, was excused because he | | [ [ | | | cabo, Auction Sales. FURNITURE OF 5 ROOMS. THIS DAY-WEDNESDAY—AT 1l A. M, 200 FRANKLIN, COR. FELL. FRANK W. BUTTERFIELD, 602 Market st. called: Frank Dumont, M. Savage, A. H. Phelps, T. Frahm, F.W. Whiteside, Henry Hamil, A. Pauba, J. M. Merrill, A. 8. Tubbs, W. G. Doane, C. Cohen and R. Lewin. They will be examined this mornin OPPOSES @N EASTERN TRIP Editor Creed Declares Berkeley's Athletic Team Is Not Well Equipped. BERKELEY, Jan. 25.—In an editorial in the Californian this morning Editor Creed vigorously opposes the proposed Eastern tour of the university athletic am in statements that will doubtless be contested by the athletic enthusiasts. In the course of the editorial he says: The fact is that the Eastern team project is one that should be undertaken only by an as- oclation which is strong financlally and well equipped. Ours js neither. There is, It is true, ‘a certain amount of advantage to be derived by a team if it go East just as there is an advantage in contesting against them, but it is not worth $6000. There is also the ar- gument that a tour of the kind will advertise the university, but our jdea of what the '95 team did fn this particular is exaggerated. It was the blast of our own trumpet we heard. Besides, we are sufficently advertised by the work of the Phebe A. Hearst Architectura: Plans, and it is our opinion that when an ath- letic team is used in a conscious endeavor to advertise a university, it is bad both for the university and athletics. Small Fire. ALAMEDA, Jan. 25.—Early this morn- ng fire broke out in a barn at 632 Santa Clara avenue, belonging to A. R. Denke. That building was consumed, as_was a small house belogning to Mrs. Wilfred Jung, and one of the oldest buildings in this city. There was a lot of furniture stored in the barn, belonging to Mrs, A. Dickson, which was also burned. The* entire damage amounts to less than $500. NEW TO-DAY. APampHLET OF 32 PAGES, BY G.FJ.COLBURN,D.D.S. WRITTEN EXPRESSLY FOR Sozoaon. Origin and Progress of Dentistry, Some of the Principal Causes of Decay, Substances Destructive to the Teeth, Dentifrices—Useful and Injurious, When a Dentist should be Consulted, The Yoothbrush and Toothpick, etc. *REE, or with sample of Sozodont 3 cents. HALL & RUCKEL Proprietors NEW YORK LUNDOP! Dr.Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEARNY ST. Established in 1854 for the treatment of Priva® Diseases, Lost Manhood. Debllity or disease wearing on bodyand mindand Skin Diseases. i'he doctor curéswher otbers fall. Try him. Charges low Cuaresguaranteed. Cal” .5 Br.J. F. «(BBON, Box I ¢ ) OCEAN TRAVEL. PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP CO. Steamers leave Broadway whart San Francisco, as follows % For ports in Alaska, § a. m., Jan. 1, 6, 1 21, 2, 31, and every fifth day thereafter. For Victorla, Vancouver (B. C.), Port Town- eend. Seattle, Tacoma. Evere:i. Anacortes and New Whatcom (Bellinghaia Bay. Wash.), 9 a. m, Jan. 1, 11, 16, 21, 26, 31, and every fifth day_thereafter, connecting at Vancouver with C. P. Ry.. at Tacoma with N. P. Ry., at Seattle with Great Northern Ry.. and come pany’s steamer for Alaska. For Eureka (Humboldt Bay), steamer Po- mona, 2 p. m., Jan. 1. 6. 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 3L Feb. 4, 8, 12,16, 20. 5, 29. For Santa Cruz. Monterey, San Simeon, Ca- yucos, Port Harford (San Luls Obispo), Gavi- ota, Santa Barbara, Ventura. Huene: San Pedro, East San_Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport. § a.m., Jan. 1, §, 9. 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, and every fourth day thereafter. For San Diego, stopping only at Port Har- ford (San Luis Obispo). Santa Barbara. Port Los Angeles and Redondo' (Los Angeles), 11 a. m, Jan. 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, and fourth day thereafter. For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay. San Jose dst Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Sants Ro- salia and Guaymas (Mex.). 10 a. m., Jan. 6 an@ 24 of each month thereafter. The Company reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers, salling dates rd_houre of safline. TICKET OFFICE—Palace Hotel, 4 New Montgomery st. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. Gen. Agts. 10 Market st. San Francisco. THE 0. R. & N. C0. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND From Spear-street Wharf at 10 a. m. FARE £I2 First Class Including Bertn $8 Sccond Class and Meals SCHEDULE OF SATLINGS: State of California -Jan. 23, Feb. Celumbla. _Jan. 28, Feb. through baggage to Rates and folders upon appli- F. CONNOR. General Agent, 630 Market street. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. Superintendents. @ catlon to S.8. AUSTRALIA. for HONOLULU only esday, Jan. at i p.m. Special party rates The S,8. ALAMEDA ralls via HONOLL- TAT and ATIORT.AND for SYDNEY. Thurs- day, Feb. 3, at2 p. m. Line to COOLGARDIE, Australia, and CAPB TOWN, South Africa. E "RECKELS & BROS. CO.. Agents. A R 114 Montgomery Freight Office—327 Market st.. San Francisca. | Compagnie Generale Transatlantigue. French Line to‘!la;re.h Company’s Pler (new), ort] River, foot of : orton st. Travelers by this line avold both transit by English rallway end the discomfort ot crossing the channel in a small sboat. New York to Alexaadria, Egypt, via Piris, first class §160, second class §116. LA BRETAGNE. LA GASCOGNE. LA NORMANDT LA CHAMPAGN e vaviiculars aopiy 3 o1 = A. FORGET, Agent, No. 3. Bowling Green, New York. 3. F. FUGAZI & CO.. Agents, 5 Montgomery San Francisco. STOCKTON STEAMERS Lesve Pier No. 3, Washington St., at 6 m. I)-IBv. FREIGHT RECEIVED UF TO 5:30 P. M. Accommodations reserved by telephone. The only line selling through tickets and give ing_throush freight rates to all poiats on the Valley Rallroad. T. C. WALKE! MARY GARRA' Telephone Mzin ERS: 3. D. PETERS, CITY OF STOCKTON. 408 Cal. Nav. and Impt. Co. Telephone Green For San Jose, Los Gatos & Santa Cruz Alviso leaves Pier 1 daily (Sundays excepted) at 10 a. m.; Alviso daily (Sgturdays excepted) at b p. m. Frelght and Passengers Fare between Francisco and Alviso, se: Clay street, Pler 1. Jose.