The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 6, 1898, Page 32

= THE SAN FRA CISCO CALL, SU NDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1898 NEWS OF THE MINES. New Life and Progress Fills the Mining In- dustry Everywhere. The Advertising Opportunities of the State—Old Com- stock Dream Revived. rests of Upper and the way of ing exhibit for | be h the appoint- What the m: Central Califc providing the Transmi come & 1 ment of @ rited committee o | promote Southern California has be 2 et of space, and is going to rise | t be prompt as to the is State of re- | the the occ >tion. for fornia ns who will tion is onl with which t large « to the three or tend the expositior yport g 11 be W wel the State exhibit ser what Cal ing its Paris { the I The matter of proclaim- Wi 1t ntil | do about - d to wait u decides There is g opportunities dustry of a| the will be- Comstoc! ory have 1doned, onanz ecting of the iisappointing. 20 teet, and and indf- cher, Jacket Ihis_was 1n for _dividends ment of deep work- the unworked ore els, which yielded hes were ust- ations would )8 on be of the 300 feet good | the } yout chances are zas lie below lead industry f pre iction »uis Republic says: previous records as past y s ¢ ile there r the general amount of business done “It has been increase in prospero in the has ed a p immense developmen d is struck at a de below the surfac ir discoveries of und have been made | and down as deep as st prospect | during the richest or sides tments of tio, Company it is known | upward 00,00 was brought into -] itside investors to be | mi er_and above | Iready invested. have been earned b owners, and the indu: 'Wn to be one of the gTeatest besides forcing | Missouri to t rank as a producer of one of | most important commercial metal | An important stake decision has been rendered by eral Judge Han- ford at 1 Spokane men grubs ago to prospec ter a period o Prospector a year or two in British Columbia. Af- lure there he heard of the Klondike, went there and secured some rich in which the Spokane men have to establish an inter- est. there were no definite lim nd place in the grubstake contract, and the court | holds: “I consider that the contract cannqt be fairly construea so as to create any right in favor of the plaintiffs to property sit- g in a dist foreign country, pur- d by Malloy with his own money more than two 3 rs after the agreement was into. Grubstake contracts | will be enforced by the courts, but only as other contracts. It is not enough for parties to as that they have rights in order to secure legal protection, but they must be able to prove In each case a clear and deflnite contract, and by terms and conditions in compliance therewith rights have become vested.” The warning is that there should be a | definite agreement as to time, etc., when grubstaking is done. 5 The 8,00000 gallon reservolr for the Argonaut mine, Amador County, is com- pleted. s The Kinyon mine at Randsburg is to have a stampmill—the first in that dis- trict. On Ash Creek, near Hornbrook, Siski- you County, pockets of gold have been taken out that aggregate in the hbor- hood of 310,000 within the two months. it is reported that the King Solomon mine at Johannesburg.is turning out $1000 ore at a depth of 315 feet, and from the William J. Bryan mine a strike is re- orted of still richer ore. From the Nancy danks (of the Rand) fifty tons will be sent to the reduction works as an experi- ment. At the Montauk, EI work progresses satistactorily to the new purchasers, who seem elated over their acquisition. They are considering the im- mediate addition of twenty stamps. A contract for sinking the South Eure- ka shaft at Jackson 200 feet deeper has been let to Crocker & Wells of Jackson the price per foot being $14 9. The pres- | ent depth of the shaft is 150) feet. .The mines at rrison Gulch, § guluk:ny‘, are lml}ns:l worked with fullgl"l?esv‘\'as 01 night and day. ¥ Cy: ide a 15(3;150 run full time. Do onsiderable development wo as re- cently been done on the ( .;lurr.lfr‘m:axz mine at Black Canyon. The main tun- nel h%s been ex on the ledge 410 feet. The ledge has an average width of four feet. Development work is being done on the ..orsefly quartz mine, whion is an extension of the Galena quartz mine in Black Canyon. The prospect tunnel is now In seventy feet on the ledge and some fine-looking quartz s 3 taken out—Auburn Argus. Snboan The Reward mine, Nevada City, is one of the properties in' which successful de- velopment has been going on in Nevada County. A drain_tunnel 1700 feet long taps the shaft at 480 feet. The shaft is last Dorado County, down 680 feet. A two-stamp mill been erected. On the 500-!170‘: level l(),x;_: running $160 a ton was found. Of the present status of the mine the Nevi ity Herald says: “The Reward mmie this district, is looking first rate now, and will doubtléss be a dividend-payer from this on. Considerable ground has been opened, and the ledge is being stoped on the 500 ‘and 600 levels. The ledges in the Reward, while small, are high grade, and much of the ore is sacked and sent to Selby’s. The mine has been skilifully managed, and while the miners are ex- tracting what we should call $25 rock now, there are large ore reserves which are even riche “Superintendent Gribble has worked ard for nearly three years to get the ne In its present shape, and he is en- a to_credit.” H. Wiser has sold his’ Black Oak J. quartz claim, located below the old Mil- ler place. at Lower Springs, to a man named S. M. Crall, for $1100. Crall represents a San Frapcisco company. bas done considerable W | pany is developing a good mine on Rich the | & | King & the claim, having sunk two incline shafts —one down 76 feet, the other down 45 feet. The v is a foot wide and the ore is rich. located the claim he has pounded out $400 in a hand mortar. —Redding Free Pre he National Consolidated Mining Com- ar Old Diggins, Shasta County. mp mill is running on §15 ore and twenty-five men are employed. The shaft is rapidly going deeper. The foundation of the debris dam across the Greenhorn, near Red .Dog, Nevada County, is now completed, and the struc- Gule A ten ture will advance rapidly from now on. It will be but a short time before hy- draulicking will begin. The Morning Star mine of Towa Hill, Placer County, has declared another divi- dend. The old Big Sandy mine in El Dorado County is worked under lease with hand- some profits by James T. Kelley and Al- bert Ball, two practical miners of that mining activity in El Dorado Coun- fllustrated by the fact that during ; 132 mining location notices and ninety-nine proofs of labor wererecorded. Reports have been current during the past week that rich developments have been made in the Bushman mine, about four miles north of Quincy. A few days since the d! cut into the channel con- a large deposit of gold-bearing We have not definite reports con- g the property, but otir information so rich is the gravel it will pay to $% to the pick. Much of the reported to be large and well channel gold.—Plumas made in the thirty miles miles” from ‘he_Sterling Mining Com- Milton Santee, R. H. Wellburn, Ben Goodrich has a splendid prop- amount of development Its ores assay as high ¢ large bodies go up free goid. The Granite down 200 fee with cro: uts, feet breast of ore, which goes The Chuckawalla Company, with H. C. Crittenden at its head, is doing considerable work. Landran & Gouch and A. McMannon are testing their ores and nking. Keller & Davis, who own the Buckeye, American and Sur- prise, are opening fine bodies of ore. Coffee & Mears, who own the Emma, are doing good work on a free goid ledge. Lattin, near Corn Springs, are operating in the April Fool group. The Adams_ brothers have five claims, which are being developed. M. R. Richie has four excellent claims, and has also de- veloped an abundance of water. P. J. King, who owns the Gold King, shipped ore that netted him $2000, and has also de- veloped water. These parties are all from Los Angeles. In the entire district there are upward of 150 claims located, with prospectors going in daily.—Los Angeles Mining Record. being, Howell, J and Ben F m $10 to mine is having 15 $20 aud over. Robert M. Shearer, an energetic min- ing man, has bought the Cartwright & Phillips ledge at Humbug, and found & in six feet from where the former owners quit working some time ago on losing run of the ledge, says the Yreka Journal. He showed us some very rich quartz taken out last week, and Inténds putting on a force of men to get out quartz for milling. Humbug City is likely to be resurrected to its glory of the '50 period, a boarding house and the usual pioneer saloon having been built s a_commencement. Humbug Creek in he '50 and '60 periods contained a large population, requiring three election pre- cincts—at head, center and mouth of the cree The Klondike craze must run its course. | rich vein wit Advice or argument is useless. Tho: who propose going will see it through. The energy, money and tenacity of pur- ed at home, be favorable thing Is part 1 who money or pose could better be expen rect result wi st. The whole education, ai , whether they t have have enough health or vigor 1 experience, will come bac they ining after that cru the material developm Mining and Scientific ent of this Press. HALE BROS. ) TR E+E+E+E R N B\l QN R AhiN:S 300,000 dollars’ worth of new-born stocks soon to knock for ad arriving. An avalanche of new LACE CURTAINS already here. clearance lines, remnants, etc., must go. No time for profits now. by prices. POOOPOPIOOOOOOOOE An Expert Corset-Fiter ot the Service § o Our Customers This Week. We have been most fortunate in securing the services of Miss Hulin of the Cresco Corset Com- pany for a limited time. Miss Hulin has made a study of cor- sets and forms, so if any of our customers feel that their corset comfort could be improved we ask them to step to the counter and interview Miss Hulin. A minute with her may save you & years of discomfort. $P900P000HOOOOOG THINGS TO WEAR. CHILDREN'S CLOTH TAM O SHANTERS—Good to play in, fine for school, red, greén, blu brown or tan, Robin Hood e fect, rosette and feather; big lot to go at @ ® & @ ® & ® @ ® @ @ ® POPPPOOPPPOO P00 OE9PP0PPOP0P200009 0 @ ® <€ 19¢c Each a PERCALE SHIRT* 50c Each 600 LADIES' WAISTS—Blouse front, lau dered cuffs, separable laun- dered collar, every shade a pretty one, pattern neat as wax, sizes 32 to 42; special.. BLACK COTTON H( 200 pairs. (If placed end to end they would reach from Haight and Market to the Panhandle of the park). 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OUR DOLLAR One of the prettiest lin we have ever carried; 30 s in fancy designs to’ be slaughtered (No black, but all GOOD colors.) $122 Pair JACQUARD SILKS— rowa ts rs 75¢C Yard A LITTLE SILK HURRICAN: took all our $12 and $150 fi reps and satin stripes (very and combined them in one lot were 50 staple shades, but no blacks This lot, regardless of value, all week at 5, (Mostly bow knots and pampas effects; also satin stripes.) ODD LOTS OF PLAIN V 0dd shades; a clearance $1, $1 26 and $1 50 yard your color; ‘twouldn’'t hurt t they're cheap . (Tans, Resedas, rose, modes, etc.) grays, sla popular i The immense lines has left many boucle stripe full of wear st and to 25¢ Yard chapter The final HALE BRCS. mittance. ing prices made to clear.- No time for extra words. NEW BEDROOM CURTAINS—Not- tingham lace, 3 yards long, white or 48c ecru, very neat, easily washed....... Pair 3 #/ (INCORPORATED] 937-945 Market Street, SAN FRANCISCO. 0000000009000 00 e CLOAK DEP’T. FIVE-DOLLAR SALE OF CAPES—3 picked to close; a navy or black cape: inchy full sweep: storm collar, trimmed with marten fur; braided. Lot II is a navy or black cape,’ 24-inch; high Inlaid velvet col- lar; box plait front and back. Lot I, a rich plush cape; handsomely braided and beaded; Thibet fur around collar and down front. These capés . are thoroughly well made and full of style. All reduced to close at $5.00 Each. LADIES' MIXED FRIEZE CLOTH Jr\t'KET;LIth standing collar; silk -button reefer effect; a natty. .00 e .Y faced; little al a shame to reduce them. better for a little air that fits to a dot No Dach (Always a little less. LADIES' MACK I, a complete line in tans, blues and black; all sizes. $1.50 up to $10.00. NTOSHES—Hale's prices pre- for ladies and_misses From Two Notion Snaps. FOR YOUR BUREAU—Tambour bu- 18x54 inches; openwork f HALE BROS. %4'!-{- "RRURS %% Hundreds of cases on their Shelves must be cleared. We must make room. 0dd lots, A clearance sale to sell. A wind-up list of good- | NEW NOTTINGHAM LACE CURTAINS latest effects are radically new, be in style, prettier than ever, 3% to 4 yards long, o4 to 60 inches wide ? NEW NET LACE CUR- TAINS—White or ecru, some a popular stock. 2. AGATEWARE PUDDING 2 quart size; the proof of the pudding pan is the wear you get. Special PANS. AGATE SOAP DISHES—Good to bang around or hang on the wall. Special. ENAMELED SAUCEPAN—With - andle and a cover and good long The Just to advertise THE “HUNTER" FLOUR SIFTER— Just the same as any sifter; strong, | stmple and very special at . | DOVER EGG BEATER—DBeats eggs right and beats them quickly and easily; beats the record on the price.. Each NICKEL-PLATED CRUMB- “SCRAPER and TRAY—Very heavy: price to highly polished. sell them at A merr : British x.\nr ican 4'::r]\lyr{:xuun has = reau covers, 4OC Our 60c 1f a bought over $3,000.000 worth of mining . JTIFUL CAM HAIR SUIT- ends; the neatest little bureau scarf ur 60c line reduced to. 43¢ yard properties at Rossland. | Al]y"llflg Here for One Cellt. B&S«,‘T‘F.fi '.:nf‘: tn’m»v it flan- ‘| in town. Special, only. . Each , B . v Bannock, the first capital of Mon- P e Tl as weatable ns 1 rge; Stuple g | (AFC Department reaf of siore.) Anything Here for Five Cents. Anvthing Here for Ten Cent tana after being dead for A m. thimble, ehades of popular ¢ A dol- € __ : 3 ything S, twenty-! s rapidly reviving Coloreds embroidery cotton (odd shades). lar favorite to bid & Yard | RIBBON ODDS AND ENDS-—No. 2 Five kinds of hairpins in one box. A fine Swiss ladies’ handkerchief, - e G o 7y f hairpins. <= and No. 4 satin-edge gros-grain; No. A dozen colored bone buttons. ATl e el e ich . ; ot Chvs THREE LOTS IN O 2 and No. 3 plain gros grain; No. 3 A yard of nice velling. One do: rr e 4 who rking its old placers A pair of corset laces. 4 a = satin ribbon; all from 3% to T 1 A yard of good embroidery. ne dozen jet buttons. by m of dredges. The operations A ooad ot ook and eyes. AN Jres .1“13:}1}1.“-4";.{550 of an inch wide; worth from bc to 100 42 A big book of pins =0 D IO v thus far have been successful. One run | A dozen_buttons. a 0c a e o ! 4 Sk r yaxd 3 fnd ck s on. 1 tted the company $T00 in twenty- | A roll of black tape. . yard.. To close them out ..........--.. 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'Our new Catalogue and Fashion Book now in the printer’s hands. It will be issued about March 10. If you wish a copy send in your name and address. It is to be a handsomely illustrated book of 120 pages. Address Mail Order Department, Hale Bros. |00 00000 LR X X 4 . EHE B 290000200060 $90000000000000 BLA COTTON White or ray 10-4 size, r than t cheaper kind, specially Koo for ironing blankets o OQC sheets; on sale....... . Palr CALIFORNIA WHITE WOOL BLAN K “meo- are ond: all slightly tmperfect, | a handy seamstress can fix | them as good as new, a chance | to save; a clearance bargain | 62x50 inch, value $4: to close, $2 65 patir 72x80 inch, value $; to close, $4 pair | You may think them worth more than | we do | Wool Eiderdown Flannels. | The most popular line we have ever carried to be closed out this week. Rich | patterns, beautitul sh elegant combinations, hard to d yet hard | not to _try, dressing | sacques, bath’robes, smoking jackets, ete. Our %e line is still Our 40c line redi Our &0c line reduc: CALIFORNIA HAS DONE| WHAT FOR WHIST. The President of the Pacific Coast Whist As: sociation, at the fourth annual meeting that has just passed into history, gave for the first time to those in attendance a little inkling of a few things that California has done for the good of the cause. After calling attention to the fact that the association had passed the experimental stage and was now a living reality—a fixed fact, to use his own words—he says: “We all know the purpose for which our assoclation was formed, 1. e., to promote amore general feeling of good fellowship and imterest In the great intellectual pastime we all love so well. 1 can say, without fear of contradic- tion, that the good work of this little associe- tion' of ours has been feit, not only on the en- tire Pacific Coast, but in every State of the Unlon, and even found its way not only across the Pacific, but across the Atlantic, to the crib where whist was born, vouchers by the score for such a broad statement 1 have pre- sented you, time and again, from the great ers of the old world, including Sir >ole, General A. W. Dra: Jones (“‘Cavendish’), W. H. Whitfield, Charles Russell and others. I am proud to say that California has more than held its own in the front rank of the | great pational whist procession. I will now, for the first time, give you a little bit of un- written whist history in connection with our assoclation, as well as to tell you a little that California has done for the good of the cause in general. “When the little handful of whist enthuslasts from a few sections of the country made a pilgrimage to Milwaukee, in the spring of 1861 and laid_the corner stone, or founded what so many of us are proud. to call the American Whist League, little did we dream that it would spread as it has, like a great prairie fire, untll it swept the entire country from cean to ocean, and from the Guif of Mexico | to_British America. “This league-has grown to wonderful pro- portions, and each year this national institu- tion, with its now thousands of members, meets at annual congresses, and whist clubs znd whist players ‘fall in’ and answer roll call from every State in the Union.” WHIST ~ ASSOCIATIONS. California, although 2000 miles away from the main body, saw one impending danger—a rock on which this great leviathan might strike and be dismembered. This noble ship could spare none of its rigging, nor could it jettisonize any portion of its cargo; it must be held intact, but some that wanted to get aboard could not, as distance was too great to jump; some- & was demanded, and in order to provida for the emergency, it was suggested by a | member of this assocation, at the fourth an- nuai congress, held in Philadelphia, that tha time was fast approaching when it was certs at minor leagues would spring up anl take root in different parts of the country, ané sap the main body uniess provisions were made to receive them under the one banner, into the the great national organization would surely totter, and possibly fall. This occurred in May, 1584. It was at this time that the idea of this asso- ciation first saw the Light of day; few were aware of its existence. It remained in its swaddling clothes until December, 1844, when its projectors handed it over to you and asked you to father it and give it a name. This was the first born, and the beginning of whist as soctations in America. When this question of intersectional whist leagues—as the idea was first called—was pre- sented to the president and executive com- mittee of the American Whist League, the emergency was not looked upon as coming in the near future, If at all; it was not seriously thought of, but’ inside of six months necessity demanded their formation, and to-day there are no less’ than fiftesn assoclations that have fol- lowed in our wake, each and every one of them, like ours, formed under the wing and protection of that noble institution that stands to-dny as firm as the rock of Gibraltar—the Awmerican Whist League. Many of you, perhaps, are not aware that ifornia was' the first’ to form whist clubs jth men and women on equal footing. It California that first knocked at the docor of the American Whist League and asked that her whist clubs, with its women members, be admitted on & parity with the others. on, Henry sir one fol Cailfornia has set the example in placing the name of both men and women on the direc- for the management and guidance of, |THE WOMAN'S WHIST LEAGUE | | year from that | months became | carerully guided will get safely through the | where father and mother, sons and daughte: | plishment, w! | ley Circle, Companions of the Forest, F. this essoctation. It was California that sug- | gested the idea of introducing whist as a study fato our universities for mental training, and | which has already been accompliehed in some | of the private schools of the country. It was one of your delegates from California | that was first to suggest the innovation of a Woman's Whist League. This idea was brought to the attention of | Miss Kate Wheelock, known the world over as the “Whist Queen,”” in December, 1885, and January, 1896, in St. Louis, at the midwinter meeting of the executive committee of the American Whist League, it was first brought by that same delegate to the notice of several directors of the league for their opinion, in- dorsement and approval. They at that time | thought it was too radical a move, and much to the disapointment of the one who heartily | believed in the success of the movement, he | was urged to advise Miss Wheelock to abandon | the project, which he reluctantly consented to. | Like other things that California has sug- gested, it wouldn’t down, and in little over a date the Woman's Whist League went down the ways, was safely launched, with Mrs. H. Andrews of Phila- E. ! delphia at her bow, and those same gentlemen | who_thot ght the move too radical, In a few | its ardent supporters. This | league 18 now getting under full sail, and breakers; then it will do honor and credit to the one who has had the courage to renew ‘i effort to establish it, and has since been chose; as its first president. Tt was California hat first Instituted whist | matches between men and women. | | | It was from a club belonging to this asso- ciation that a lady was selected who was the first to enter any major trophy contest held in this country up to that time, and by her | prilliant play contributed no small degree to- | ward winning the trophy that stands first to- | | day in our association. | | | I am proud to say that, the women whist players of California are just as strong as the men. California has tried to make whist the at- traction or magnet for the homes and firesid can enjoy this beautiful, intellectual acca here 1 hope it will never be played more than the love we have for anything for it. NO NAME WHIST CLUB. The members of the No Name Whist Club were charmingly entertained Thursday even- ing, the 27th inst., at the home of Miss Lillian Umbach, 3965 Twenty-fourth street. The first prizes were awarded to Miss Florence Smith and Walter Burner, while the consolation favors were won by Miss Nellie Rechel and Will Lee. After the games refreshments were served and the evening passed merrily Into the Wee sma’ hours. Among the club members present were: Miss Grace Glidden, Miss Cecil Hickey, Miss Pearl Hossack, Miss Anita Lyons, Miss Barbara McClure, Miss Clara Attinger, Miss Nellle Mugarrita, Mrs. Adele Kepler, Miss Lilllan Umbach, Miss Nellle Rechel, Miss Flor- ence Smith, Mesers. Adolph Attinger, Walter Burner, Frank Holland, Edward Fauss, George Kamerer, Will Loos, George Richardson, Wi jam Les, William Umbach. FRATERNAL ° SOCIETIES COMPANIONS OF THE FOREST, F.O.A. Last Tuesday night the officers of Lore- O. A., were publicly installed in the Al- cazar by Deputy Mrs. Helena Worms, as- sisted by Mrs. Schumacher as marshal. The ceremony of installation was con- ducted in the German, for 'this circle works in that language, and the work was very well done. The following are the officers for the ensuing term: Mrs. B. Pope, C. C.; Mrs. Marie Pape, 8. C. C.; Mrs. H. Schuck, . Mrs. A, Graff, financial gnd recording secre- tary; Mrs. M. Webber, R. H o5 Sk Mrs.' G, Ebner, L. G.; Mrs. H. Shannon, 1 and O. G.; Mrs. 8. Petch, Mrs. K. Mul- ler and Mrs. H. Shannon, trustees. There ‘were quite a number of friends of the _eircle present. who, after the ceremony, | were enterts after which dan kets, filled with good things, were do- nated by the lady members, and these | were auctioned off, the purchaser hav- | tributed by }the hall, the | 1t. | rendered by the members in a creditable | Grand Trustee | Mrs. Marie Pape and J. G. Chase Jr., ad- | panion Mrs. Harrington and the members | en an exemplification of the work of in- | there were some severe comments. ned with a shortprogramme, | g followed, The officers of Silver Star Circle of San | Rafael were installed last week by Mrs. Harrington, sted by Samue Label, 2’ ceremony was over there short programme Of enter: tainment and a collation. The entertalnment, in the nature of a | basket social, given last week by Inter Nos Circle in the Alcazar Social Hall was a great ce as there was a large attendance, and the social feature was all that could be desired. A number of bas- ing for the balance of t{:e evening the ship of the contributor. The test was for a basket con- the “Three Graces” of the | circle, and at the close of the (‘Ofllpr‘tlflnn it went to the three handsomest men in having pooled to purchase | Between dances there were enter- taining numbers. Grand Chief Companion Mrs. Emma Harrington on last Tuesday commenced | a_tour of officlal visitations. That night | she visited Mizpah Circle at the Potrero Opera-house and witnessed the work | manner. On Thursday night she visited Loreley Circle, and was accompanied by Grand Sub Chief Companion Coburn, Mrs. Jacobs, District | Deputy Mrs. H. Worms, Chief Ranger | Chase of Bonita Circle and members of | other circle It was found that this| circle is doing fairly well, and the indi- cations are that the new officers will work during the term to advance its in-| terests and bring it up to its former stan- | dard in the order. The visiting officers; dressed the meeting, Last Tuesday night Grand Chief Com- of the Executive Counell pald an official visit to Golden Gate Circle and were giv- itiation, but as it was not done with that perfectness that is expected of omg}z}l"s e suggestions for improvement were taken in the spirit in which they were intended and the officers promised to profit by the advice given. On Wednesday the same officers paid a| visit to Live Oak Circle and they were well recelved, but for want of a candi- date the work was not exemplified, so| the visiting officers had no means of | knowing how well the team of this circle | can do the work. There were present a large number of visitors, who were enter- tained with many good suggestions of- §ered under the head of good and wel- are. On Thursday night the members of Bo- nita Circle were honored by a visit from the grand officers, who were well re- celved and were well entertained by the members of the sitting ecircle. To-morrow night the grand chief com- panion will visit Fidélity Circle in Santa Ana, on Tuesday she will be with Ocean Viey Circle in Santa Barbara. on Wed- | nesday she will visit Laurel Circle at Los Angeles, and on Monday, the lith inst., she will visit San Diego Circle in San Diego. Upon her return to this city she will be the guest of honor at a welcome lg‘;)m]e party to be given by Inter Nos rcle. The officers of Pride of the Forest Cir-| le, South San . Francisco, were installed ast Tuesday night by Deputy Mrs. Hoey. THE ODD FELLOWS. Harbor Lodge of West Oakland was visited on the evening of the 20th of Jan- uary by a delegation of seventy-five from Healdsburg Lodge and during the even ing the visitors conferred the degrees on candidates for the sitting Iodse in a man- ner that won for them the admiration of all, and must have made the Healdsburg contingent feel proud that it has such a proficient team. After the degree work, the visitors and others, together with the membership of Harbor Lodge, numbering in all about 260, enjoyed a sumptuous banquet. ‘On Sunday the visitors as the guests of Harbor Lodge were treated to a trolley ride over the lines of the syn- dicate raflway, obtaining a fine view of Oakland. Alameda and Berkeley. 1 Presidio Lodge No. 334, 1. 0. O. F., gave a social last week in their hall, which N. C. Hulse, A. H. Blakeley, C. H. Sym-'| onds and J. H. Foster, the committee of | arrangements. This lodge conferred the first degree on two candidates at Its last | held meeting. THE REBEKAHS. The butterfly reception to the members of Mission Rebekah Lodge No. 225 and San Francisco Lodge No. 3 and the birth- day greetings to Mrs. M. E. Donoho, sec retary of the State Assembly, given by Loyal Rebekah Lodge in Welcome Hall, I 0. O. F. bullding, last Monday night, was one of the most enjoyable affairs that has ever been arranged by this lodge of the Rebekahs, which is noted for the mahy young and beautiful and also wide- awake and progressive ladies of its mem- bership. The hall was crowded to its seating capacity and was most tastefully decorated with evergreens and plants, on which were many paper butterflies of every shade, while on the walls there were hundreds of imitation lepidopterous insects, and each one present wore one in lieu' of a boutonniere or a hair orna- ment. During the evening there were short addresses by Mrs. F. W. Warren, N. G., and Miss Florence E. Linehan, V. | G., of Loyal, Mrs. L. M. Quinton, N.'G., and Miss G. Wimmer, V. G., of Mission, and F. W. Jennings, N. G., and Alexander Jacobi, V. G., of San Francisco Lodge, the presentation of a handsome bouquet by Mrs. Warren on behalf of many friends to Mrs. M. E. Donoho and con- gratulations on the anniversary of her birth, a grand march and the distribution of butterflies, recitation by Miss Jean Baldwin, violin and piano trio by Miss Annie L. Benson, Miss Minerva A. Van Doren and Mrs. E. R. Hodghead, recita- tion by Miss Hazel Burns, vocal solo by Dr. D. A. Hodghead and an art exhibit, when each one present was requested to name the exhibits, those making the greatest number of correct guesses re- ceiving a prize. This was productive of much merriment. The first lady’'s prize went to Mrs. J. Perry and first géntle- man’s prize to A. Jacobi, wlile the booby rizes were carried off by Miss Gertie Q\'Kmmer and S. F. Higgins. After that there was served up an excellent colla- tion in an adjoining hall to about one hundred and twenty persons, and the festivities closed with danclnf. Loyal Lodge will give a valentine cotillon party on the 14th inst. ¢ Oriental Rebekah Lodge has made ar- rangements for an open meeting and val- entine party in Odd Fellows' building on the evening of the 16th inst. The com- _mittee having charge of the affair will present a very pleasing programme. District Deputy Mrs. Anna M. Derning and her corps of assistants was enter- tained by the recently installed officers at their meeting last week and a very pleasant social hour was spent after the business of the evening had been dis- posed of. MASONIC. The Masonic Cemetery Association at its annual meeting last Tuesday re-elect- ed the officers for the current year. California Lodge No. 1 after the'close of its regular business on last Thursday night conferred the first degree on one candidate, it being the first time in many years that the degree has been conferred on a candidate after the transaction of the business of the evening. THE NATIVE DAUGHTERS. = The members of Las Lomas FParlor have made arrangements for a masquer- ade social to be given in Mission Parlor Hall on the evening of the 2ist inst. A: this parlor is noted for the uniqueness of its !(?clnls. it is likely that this affair will not be an exception to the rule. Those who attend will find Mission Parlor a place on that night in which to pass a pleasant hour or two. THE NATIVE SONS. The twentieth instailation of the officers of Alcalde Parlor was held last Wednes- day night, and preceding the ceremony | there were presented reports which show HULDA JOHNSON'S TRAGIC DEATH Conflicting Testimony as to the Speed of the Car. The Child Ran Upon the Track to See a Dog Drawing a Cart. Verdict That the Accident Could Not .Have Happened Had Thers Been Proper Fenders. “And we further find that the acci- dent could have been averted had the car been equipped with proper fen- ders, and we exonerate the motorman from all blame.” Such was the material part of the verdict of the Coroner's jury yesterday in the case of little Hulda Johnson, who was killed last Sunday by being run over by an electric car on Mission street, between Fifth and Sixth. Mrs. McLaughlin of 720 Twenty-sec- ond street was on the car at the time. She told the jury that the car was go- ing at a high rate of speed just.before the child was struck. She was sure that the bell was not rung. Mrs. Fitzgerald was sitting at her window at 952 Mission street and saw the baby toddling from its parents’ house toward the track. The chiid got on the track. Then she saw the car coming along at a rapid gait and try to slacken up, but it was too late and the child was knocked under the wheels. “He had plenty of time to stop the car,” she added, “for he could surely have seen the child, and there were no carriages or other vehicles in the neighborhood.” Mrs. Julia F. Knott was sitting at her parlor window at 945 Mission street when the child toddled on the track and was ‘“squashed” under the car. After striking the childsthe car could not have gone more than two or three feet before it stopped. Mrs. J. Hall of 944 Mission street said that the car stopped just after the wheel went over the body of the de- ceased. The car was going very fast and no bell was ringing. F. W. Ellis, a passenger, ‘sald that the car was not going at a faster rate than seven or eight miles an hour. The motorman was mot talking to any one, but was on the lookout, and when he saw the child he put on the brakes with all his strength. 3 W. Mallady, undertaker. told the jury that a dog drawing a small cart on the other side of the street attracted the attention of the Johnson child and the parlor to be in a flourishing condi- tion. The installation was followed by a jinks and a ba.nsguet.‘ ‘Willlam Fen- stermacher, the retiring’ president, was presented a handsome emblematic jewel. An active ecommittee is arranging. for a was a great success in every way. There was a large attendance, a great deal of enjoyment and the success of the affair was due. to the efforts of W. H. Giliman, vaudevill erformance to be given in Native Sons’ Hail on the 12th lnst. in aid of the 1900 celebration fund. led her to attempt to cross the track. The motorman rang the bell five times. H. J. Fleming, electrician, testified that the car was not golng faster than seven miles an hour. 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