The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 14, 1898, Page 9

’I‘HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1898. 9 ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. BACK SEATS | FOR CROAKERS Effect of Electric Lines in | Developing the City | of Oakland. | themselves in their mad rush Could | | How Outside Towns Their Eyes Opened. Have Some Interesting Views of a Mem- ber of the Ebell So- ciety. Oakland Office San Fr 908 Broadw: 3 If the pessimists and akers of Oak- land have not so completely stunted their mental growth that they émn no longer think, a little statement made this week in the press must surely con- vince them that they ould change their tune or move on to another town. Tk icalar fact which I refer ate some time. onth in wage: k eight years. At that not foot of electric and the blocks which business centers of t lot A few moved along slowl ., and then the city neisco Call to lectric railroad syndic = Now glance b: time there was track in this city, are now the leadin Oakland were v lonely horse car: till about 11 p, retired. In 1889 Oakland was one of the least pros ive cities on the coast, and was run solely for the benefit of a few poli- ticians and a couple of corporations. Then came a great change. The whole city received literally an electric shock. Street railroads were run in all directions. West Oakland was invaded by four distinct lines, all coming to the center of town. Berkeley was connect- ed with Oakland by two fine routes. Ala- meda and Fruitvale, East Oakland, Le can ona and Mills Coliege, H. wards, Pied- mont and the cemeteries were all reached by electric roads, and one-half the county was so ccmpletely tied to- gether that, although it may not come under one government for ten years, it s now practically one large munici- sented investments fons of dollars. It all went eventually into the pock- rchan who again invested cks, making more labor. between Oakland and while riding now from ( Berkeley ti no dividing line, houses erected all the way Fruitvale has deve 1, vided by a bridge from Alameda, and directions new life has come into In addition to all th 1 I 2 that of 3 h army conductor: lation, and am 000 is now being ¢ the syndi> $8000 paid by y i not any less by the Ha ny. This $41,000 per month put into the sts of workingmen is respectfully who called to the attention of those fondly refer to the “‘good old times" when th > much “better and gs wel differ D Chamberlain’ letter to is brother members of t Board of Health deserves more than the passing notice hitherto given i The doctor had good ground for writing as he did, and only trouble in the matter is that mbers of the Board of scientific and and practical , when they had a alytical examination supply of this city, ~duty to adopt being done it became a public document, and the report that foretold of death nd other horrible things wa ed broadcas Worse than that, it rival ci rts of the State of an attack on this and a fearful warning was given tending settlers to keep awWay from Oakland. Thi: course, was not fo n by e doctors of the Board of Health, all of whom have the best in- terests of the city at heart, commer- cially as well as hygienically. Then came annual report of the . J. P. Dunn, who is the board, and he Health Officer, I not a member of wrote: The health of the city has remained at its usual high stan d during the past year, the death rate being only 12.22. In comparison with the majority of cities in the United States this is extremely low. The very low death rate from zymotic diseases that was a marked feature in last year’'s report can, we are glad to say, be again recorded this year, and there can be no doubt but that, when our marshes are filled in and drained and some further improvements made in our sewers, this will fall still lower. We hs especial cause to congratulate ourselves upon our relative immunity from thosc scourges of Eastern and European cities, diphtheria and diarrheal cases. This caused Dr. Chamberlain, who did not help to pass the water report, to remark in his letter published this morning: I regret that this Board has been placed in the position of advertising one water company to the detriment of the other, and that the publication of any such cir- cularas that recently distributed through- out the city was made possible. 1 believe that the methods suggested by the preceding Board, if faithfully followed out, would have succeeded very soon in purifying the water supply in question and would have avoided the unfavorable advertising just given our city. Such pro- ceedings would only have been justified, to my mind, had there been a recent epi- | demtie of typhoid fever or dysentery; but | Wwith a death rate averaging unusually | low, I cannot see the need for any such | action. Does the doctor mean to imply that | the water company’'s fight cut any | figure with his colleagues on the Board | of Health? 2 1 It is interesting to observe how the press of Alameda, Berkeley, Elmhurst and San Leandro rises with one ac- cord andf denounces the ambition of | Qakland 'to absorb the territory ad- | jacent to it in a city and county. These | towns are evidently suspicious that‘ Oakland may not give them as clean | a political deal as they are now re- | ceiving from their several administra- | tions. Alameda is virulent, Berkeley is a little less so. San Leandro is really rude, and the Elmhurst Review goes outside the bounds of propriety and says: | It would be more creditable to the pro- ponents of the annexation scheme if they | would devise some means to take care of | the neglected streets in the outlying por- | tions of Oakland before they seek to en- | large the dominion of their city govern- ment. One can pass along in thickly set- tled portions of the community and look upon block after block in a condition which s a disgrace to the name of the Athens of the Pacific. Large municipali- ties are not desirable. They are difficult to protect from the ravages of political bosses. Vice and crime are more ram- | wish to | tence as a club they surely have—it is pant than in smaller communities. The rate of taxation ig necessarily high, for large revenues must be ral!ea to supply the bands of corruptionists who live upon the lootings of the public treasury. This is unpleasant. It is now In order for the Board of Trade and the Merchants’ Exchange to organize ex- cursions to these places, bring these unappreciative populations here, show them our streets and public buildings | (excepting temporarily the City Prison), and then take them to Gler’s Hall, where Mayor Thomas should convince them of the immaculate pur- ity of the purged political conditions of this city. After this, the residents | of these towns will surely tumble over to re- cord their votes for annexation, and | Ben Lamborn of Alameda will be their leader. The ladies of the Ebell Soclety, who preserve their exclusiveness | and who do not wish to affiliate with any general organization of clubs, should make public the reasons fot their belief in justice to themselves. If the 400 ladies comprising the Ebell have discovered by experience some phases of club life that might be helpful to others—and in the years of their exis- not fraternal that they should desire to keep this helpful experience to them- selves. or is it reasonable to suppose that the Ebell is so perfect that it can- not learn something from other clubs. | There is such a thing as being too ex- | clusive and the Ebell seems to have | reached that point. A body of 400 ac- | tive women, all desirous of doing good, can accomplish untold good in a com- | munity like Oakland, but so far the | Ebell has been so conflned to itself that | the city at large knows nothing of its real work and the white Greek temple on Harrison street is regarded some- what as a house of mystery. There 18 a | nobler work for 400 of Oakland’s best | women to do than to amuse and inter- | est each other, and that is to let those | outside of the pale receive the full bene- fit of their efforts in some such manner a that outlined by Mrs. John Russ be- re the club three weeks ago. These ideas will not receive the indorsement of many of the members, but they were given me by one of the ladies and are ly worth consideration. STUART W. BOOTH. UNION LENTEN SERVICES. | Special Musical Programme at the Unitarian Church Last Night. OAKLAND, Feb.- 13.—The Episcopal | churches have arranged for union Lenten | services on each Wednesday evening, be- ginning the Wednesday after Ash Wed- nesday. The places of meeting and md-{‘ ers a St. John's, March 2, Rev. V.| Marshall Law; St. Paul's, March 9, Rev. | James Hulme; Church of the Advent, March 16, Rev. R. Ritchie; St. Andrew’s, | March 23, Rev. John Bakewell; Trlm!y,i March 30, Rev. F. J. Mynard. Rev. Philip Graif of the Free Baptist | Church began a serles of sermons to- | | pursued its war against the holders of | tion of two vears’ night. ! The full course will include “The | iree Great Temptations of Our Age,” he THreefold Typical Americanism of n,” *“A Three-Act Trag- | of the So The Three Best Friend- | s of Life” and ““The Three Crowning es of Religion. D. Butler of the First Christian h will speak for the next few Sun- nings on ‘“The Bible.” His themes The Gospel—Where and What It Rightly Dividing the Bible,” ‘“How 3ible Was made,” “The Two Cove-| i race and La V. Marshall Law of the Church of Rev the Advent, Episcopal, spoke to-night up- the subject of “‘Catalepsy, or the Dan- gers o _iving Burfal.” .cial musical services were held to- the Unftarian Church, Rev. C. Wiiliams delivering the ad- dress. Miss Nina Martin, Miss Amy C. Hicox, and Mrs. Carrie” Brown-Dexter | were the soloists. Llewelyn A. Hughes, | Lovell Langstroth and Miss Blanch Par ington furnished the instrumental nui vers, all of which were of the highest or- er. —_— | FUNERAL OF DR. MELVIN. | | Attended by Masons, Although They Took No Active Part. | OAKLAND, Feb. 12.—The funeral of the | late Dr. S. H. Melvin of East Oakland was held this afternoon at the Pilgrim Congregational Church. The pastor, Rev. J. R. Knodell, officiated. The pall bearers were C. W. Kinsey, J. W. Phillips, Colonel Duboce, Professor W. M. Searby, Dr. George C. Pardee and | silbert_Curtiss. They were preceded by Major E. A. Sherman, who was an -early f the deceased. v Mrs. Beat- | Fine, Miss Carolyn Boyen, W. | and J. M. Robinson. | W, sonic fraternity was well represented, al- though the members did not attend in a | body nor take any part in the services: | Charged With Insanity. Dayv OAKLAND, Feb. 12.—Lim Kong, a Chinaman, was arrested.last evening on a_charge of insanity by Constable Koch, and is detalned in the Receiving Hos- | pital. Drs. Blood and Fisher will make | an examination at 10 o'clock to-morrow. | Lim's arrest was caused by one of his | fellow-countrymen, who stated that Lim | believed that some one wanted to kill him. He shows no signs of insanity to- | day at the hospital, and is very quiet and peaceable. | Defeated the Oaklands. | OAKLAND, Feb. 13.—The campus of St, | Mary's College was the scene of a most interesting game of baseball between the college nine and the Oaklands. Brilllant plays characterized the game throughout. The most remarkable was the effective atting of Moskiman,the shortstop for the | St. Mary's. The score at the close of the | game stood 16 to 0 in favor of St. Mary's. | Their Nineteenth Anniversary. I OAKLAND, Feb. 13.—The nineteenth | anniversary 'of the organization of the | Young Men's Christian Assoclation will | be appropriately celebrated on March 10, | Irving M. Scotf of San Francisco will be | the principal speaker. There will also be vocal and instrumental muslc. It is fin- | ded to make this a great day for the | te institution in this city. —_—— | St. Joseph’s Chureh. i ALAMEDA, Feb. 13.—Owing to th - | dition of the walls of St Josephrs churen | services were held to-day in the old | building on, San Antonio avenue, between | Chestnut ‘and Lafayette streets. The | mission. which was to_have been opened | to-day by two of the Paulist fathers has | been postponed until the third week In | Lent. Work will be commenced promptly | on the repairs, which will consist of put- | ting in tie rods and bringing the walls to a perpendicular, after which steel col- | umns will be put in to take some of the | weight of the roof from the side walls. It is not expected that the work will be very expensive or difficult. 7 Thrown From Her Horse. ALAMEDA, Feb. 13.—Mrs. A. E. Hal- pruner of 1500 Pacific avenue was thrown from a horse to-day and had her ankle | sprained, besides recelving some bruises. | She was riding the animal, which is | rather spirited, when it became fright- ened at something and shied, and she lost her balance and was thrown to the ground. Death of A. T. Robinson. ALAMEDA, Feb. 13.—Albion T. Robin- son, the capitalist, died this morning at his residence, 2110 Central avenue, from the effects of a stroke of paralysis. He was 69 years of age and had resided in this city for several vears. His estate is a valuable one. He leaves three sons, El- mer Robinson of Yolo, Thomas Robin- gon, deputy sheriff of Solano County, and Ralph Robinson of this city. He was a relative of Gracle Plaisted, the actress. Alameda News Notes. ALAMEDA, Feb. 13.—Miss Grace A. ‘Weatherwax, & music teacher, residing at 2010 Pacific avenue, died this morni { consumption. he was a native 'fl &'llcfinsin. There will be a special meeting of the Board of City Trustees to-morrow even- ing to consider the question of gas and water rates. Major Hilton will close his serfes of re- vival meetings at the Presbyterian church this evening. Services were held in the Park-street Methodist Episcopal church this morni; for the first time since the removal the building to its ne location. of | Church wors | Beatitudes.” | The two San Ffanciscocourts, those of the | bedroom he lighted a lamp and turned up AT THE MERCY OF SCAVENGERS End of a Struggle That Has Lasted Three Years. At One Time Dynamite Cut a Figure in the Heated Warfare. Bankruptcy Overtakes the New Com- pany and the Union Wins. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Feb. 12. The Oakland Scavengers’ Union has | the garbage franchise and the owners of the crematory with such persistence | and sagacity that they are now to be- | come the owners of the franchisegrant- | ed %o their competitors. This stroke of policy is the culmina- bitter warfare that has brought the crematory corporation to bankruptey, and has cost the Scav- engers’ Unien a large sum of money | for litigation, and has entailed heavy | expenses on both sides. l The scavengers have from the first| refused to deliver their garbage to the | crematory, as required by the ordi-| nance. They have put all sorts of ob- | stacles in the way of the crematory | company, and on onme occasion the | crematory people claimed to have| found two sticks of dynamite among the garbage, and asserted that it was | the intention of the scavengers to de- | stroy the plant. The scavengers de- | clared that the company had given out | the story to enlist public sympathy on | its side, and that the dynamite was purely imaginary. | Some time after this incident the crematory company demanded that the | gcavengers pay for each load as it was | delivered, and this caused another | skirmish. Then it was discovered that | only about one-fourth of the garbage | was delivered to the company, and a | hunt was made for the place where the | | scavengers were dumping their loads, for such is an offense against a city ordinance. Everything that the Coun- | cll could do to help the company use its | franchise was done, but the scavengers chartered cars and ran the garbage to | a point across the county line, and this | couid not be prevented. At last the crematory people went | into insolvency after losing about $10,- | 000. . Now the creditors want to raise something on their claims, and the| only thing of any worth i chise granted by the Council for the| exclusive collection of garbage. As the scavengers now have the upper hand, | they can afford to be generous, and so | they are prepared to pay & moderate sum for it and thus insure their free- dom from molestation for several years. They will not use the crematory in North Oakland, but will continue to haul the garbage out to the hills. Berkeley News Notes. BERKELEY, Feb. 13.—Reno Hutchin- son led the College Y. M. C. A. this after- noon In a special meeting of prayer for students. The meeting was part of the observance of a universal day of prayer for students by college Christian societies all over the world. The congre%nllnn of the First Baptist iped this morning at the Friends' Church, as the Baptist Church is being moved from its former location on Dwight way to the corner of Oxford street and Allston way. A meeting of the senior class day com- mittee has been called for to-morrow morning by Chalrman Creéd, to begin ar- rangements for the class day exercises on May 1. The sophomores at the university will | elect an editor and manager for their | Blue and Gold. Percy Dolman and W. B. | Dunlap are candidates for editor, while | for manager there are three nominees— | Clinton Miller, I. J. Muma and George H. | Wilhelm. | Rev. J. A. Cruzan began this morning | at the North Berkeley Congregational Church a serfes of sermons on “The His_subject was *“The Poor in Spirit vs. the Poor-spirited.” —_————— An Alaska Company. ALAMEDA, Feb. 13.—The Alaska Min- ing and Transgorlz\tlon Company has its steamer, the Yukon Flyer, well under construction and expects to get away about the middle of next month for the Yukon. It will go equipped for all kinds of emergencies. Among the members of the company who will accompany it are the well-known Admiral 0. von Schmidt, Captain Barnes, Fred Wood. rum, Geurgfie“’nodrum, H. Cowing, Joseph A. Leonard and George Leonard. IN THE HANDBALL COURTS. The Ancient Game Kept Up With TUnabated Enthusiasm by Lo- cal Athletes. The exhilarating sport of keeping a small ball in motioh and against the three walls of a court loses none of its enthusi- asm among the San Francisco athletics. San Francisco at 88 Howard street, kept by Phil Ryan, and the Occidental at 120 Grove street, afford the boys every facil- ity for their indulgence in the game. The games at the local courts yesterday were fully up to those of preceding Sundays. At Phil Ryan's San Francisco court, 88§ Ho:,vnrd street, the following scores were made: 1. Steinhardt and E. Lynch beat F. Mc- Donough, 21—, 1721, 21—19. J. R. Bockman and D. J. Sheehan beat L. waterman and B.. McDonough, 21—, 17—21, 21— anded game, G. Dall beat M. Basch, 2116, 2118, 2119, P. Ryan and G. McDonald beat E. ‘White and W. Manion, 2118, 16—21, 21—17. J. Dowling and J. Kirby beat R. Hous- man and W. Hamilton, 2118, 18—21, 21—17. M. Kirby and T. Foley beat R. Hous- man and P. Barrett, 21—14, 1621, 21—18. G. Smith and L. Carter beat M. Pencer and J. H. Taylor, 21—15, 1721, 21—16. J. Harlow and E. Toy beat J. Riordan and M. Basch, 2115, 17—21, 21—19. J. C. Nealon and R. Linehan beat T. F. Bonnet and A. Hampton, 2116, 17—21, 2119, —_—— Wanted to Die. Luke Stark, 820 Stevenson street, took a novel way of trylng to end his life yesterday afternoon. He had been drink- ing heavily, and when he got into his the wick until it began to smoke, Then he held his mouth over the smoke and caught hold of the hot glass with both hands to steady himself. The smell of the smoke attracted the attention of gther occupants of the house, and Stark ‘was sent to the Recelving Hospital, where his burned hands were attended to and he was put to bed. —_—— Suffering From Cancer. The many friends of Lieutenant Burke of the Beventeenth-street police station will be sorry to learn that he is suffering from cancer on the lip. He went to St. Mary's Hospital Saturday, where an np.a;llaan ‘was performed With successful ret To Cure a Cold In One Day. Jake Lexstive Brome Quinine - An [ refund the meney if it to cure. %c. The genuin~ has L. B.. Q. on each tablet. the fran- |3 WITH PISTOL AND RIFLE Some Good Target Shoot- ing at Shell Mound Ranges. The National Guard Is Repre- sented by Companies C, G and F. The Varioud German Socleties Also Demonstrate Thelr Skill. The fair weather yesterday afternoon brought a goodly number of marksmen out to the shooting ranges at Shell Mound Park, all intent on showing their skill or adding to it and the day was an ideal one for target shooting. There was some good shooting at the different ranges and some that was not quite so good, but on the whole some remarkably good scores were made and the day w4 of view. Companies O and G (Nationais) First , held their regular monthly shoot at 500, 300 and 200 yards for the champions of the first, second and third and fourth classes respectively and the scores at 500 yards resulted as follows J. F. Norton 47, F. J. Povey 42, W. Men zel 35, Unired 43, J. B, Sweitzer 21, V. F. Northrup 34, H. J. Musgrave 38, Sutlifie 41, P. J. Newman 36, C. . F. Carson 87, H. T. 2, . Meyer 46, A. H. Kennedy 41, C. perr 40, A. H. Deppen 21, and A. J. Ruddock 42. The results at 300 yards were as fol- lows: W. Umfred 39, J. B. Sweltzer 20, W. Menzel ;. C. Sutliffe 4, C, Waltham F. V. Northrup 42, A, H. Kennedy 40, A’ Ruddock 32, H. F. Hicks 43, J. Hefl- bron v Al orton_39, P. Neuman 38, F. J. Povey 41, C. Meyer 40, H. Deppen 3, and F. F. Carson 4. The scores at 200 yards were: H. English 3§, T. McGilvery #4, L. Hun- | -"&-r 30, F. Casbie 6, G. Atkins 37, L. 1% Bunmner 11, O. Nelson 6, J. B. Dab- Martin 37, F. J. Povey 40, D, E. , G. J. Petty 38, W. F. Unfred ney Lawtor 40, G. Warner 39, J. B. Sweitzer 40, C. A. Smith 40, F. Held 15, C. W. Mueli®r 36, M. Menzel 28, J. Heilbron 34, P. Neuman 43, G. B. Lawton 21, G. Bantz 25, R. C. Howe 27, C. W. Swasey 8, . C. Sutliffe 42, H, Fawke 34, E. Willlams 40, C. Meyer 46, F. F. Carson 33, T. H.. Arm- strong 26, J. Harrington 19, H. Hicks 37, . W. Grant 31, H. J. Musgrave 37, S. H. Stewart 2 . F. Norton 44, C. F. Waltham 44, H. Kennedy 41, R. T. Heron 22, A. J. Ruddock 40, . Deppen 41, {and V. F. Northrop 4L The score of Company F at 200 yards | was as follows: Captain Miller 29, Lieutenant Nippert 38, Sergeant Iverson 37, Sergeant Brown Sergeant Cook 3%, Sergeant Hawks 25, rporal Higgins 25, Corporal Hawks 27, 38, b Corporal Doscher Covoral Raine 24, Corporal Fitzgerald 38. The following pri- vates scored athan 30, Cleveland 24, Payne 20, D sne 27, Newman 21, Var- ney 31, Dowe 31, O'Connor 22, Irving 39, Dever 23, Hopkins 30, Paul 32, Clark 25, Field 36, Willard 35, Cutlar 23, O’'Brien 28. The score at the monthly medal shoot of the Independent Rifles at 200 yards was: H. A. Staude 35, J. H. Kuhlke 34, Ser- geant' C. H. Kornbeck 87, Sergeant H. Schlichtman 87, F. H. Brinckman 32, A. Dietrich 24, H. Goetgen 39, Corporal J. Minderman 31, J. A. Stang 2, J. Hein- bockel 17, F. T H. Laun 7. The match shooting at 200 yards re- sulted in Schlichtman, Andrus and Staude scoring 47 against 44 by Goet- gen, Kuhlke and Stan The Norddeutscher held their monthly bull small cash prizes, the scores being as follows: F. C. Rust 178, F. P. Schuster 421, J. Woebcke 444, J. Getken 460, H. Stetling 580, J. D. Heise 610, H. Huber 791, O. Lempke 1111, J. Thode 1250, F. Koch 1365, Captain L. Siebe 1671, J. Lankenau 1824, In the monthly medal shooting of the S8an Francisco Schuetzen Verein John Utschig won the champion medal. The first class medal was not filled. The second class was won by John Getken, 378; third class, O. Lempke, 414; fourth class, J. Lankenau, 350; best first shot, | John Utschig, 24; best last shot, J. W. Goetze, 25, In the German.Schuetzen Club the highest score in the public ten-shot competition shoot for the $75 medal was made by D. W. McLaughlin, who made 226. Next in order came Dr. Rodgers, 213; F. Schuster, 213; L. Bendel, 205. The highest scores in the three-shot competition shoot for cash prizes were: J. Utschig, 71; F. Schuster, 71; William Morken, 70. At the Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club ranges the pistol shoot at fifty yards for medals for members only resulted as follows: Champion Class—F. @. Young 43, J. E. Gorman 47, A. B. Donell 48, Dr. Rodgers et St G SE Burtey o4, D, w. rst Class—G. M. v 64, D. W. Mc- Laughiin 10, and F. E. Mason 8, 5 Second Class—Mr: J. White 66, A. Hinterman 66, and ady 9. Third class—B. P. %, J. P. Cos- grave 96. The ten-shot pistol shoot for the Siebe medal, open to all comers, was held, with this score: 28; F. O. Young, 44; A. B. Donell, 50. In the fifty yard 22-caliber rifle shoot for ladies for the Ross trophy Mrs. M. J. White scored 38—44 and Mrs. J. Man- uel 95. For the all-comers’ rifle medal at 200 yards: T. E. Mason, 48; A. H. Pape, 53; Dr. Rodgers, 58; F. O. Young, 55; D. W. McLaughlin, 61 M o H Jon. For the Bushnell medal: F. O Young, 46; A. H. Cady, 40—40. For the members’ rifle medal: A. B. Donell, 54; J. E. Gorman, 62; A. H. Gehret, 80; A. H. Cady, 97. For members only: Champion class— D. W. McLaughlin, 55; A. H. Pape, 56; Dr. Rodgers, 57; F. O. Young, 60; A. Strecker, 88. First clagg—J. E. Gorman, 73; O. A. Bremer, 87; J. E. Klein, 90. Second class—G. Borley, 77; M. J. White, A. Hinterman, 99; A. H. Cady, . Third class—B. Jonas, 118; E. Woenne, 151; Mrs. White, 160. FRATERNAL ECIETIES. FORESTERS OF AMERICA. Last Thursday night Court Sutro Heights had an unusually large attend- ance, and on that occasion there was work in the conferring of degrees and an election for physician for the court. There being two candidates, considerable work was done by the supporters of each. The ballots disclosed the fact that the membership had by a little more than a two-third vote elected Dr. L. H. Gruening for the current term. At the close of the court business the commit- tee on entertainment presented an ex- cellent programme and a collation for all. rge J. Strong was master of cere- monies and presented many most enter- taining numbers. The tenth anniversary of Court Golden West was celebrated by a ball and ban- quet in Odd Fellows' Hall last Thursday night. About five hundred persons sat around the festive boatd. Court Seal Rock had an old-time so- cial hop last’ Thursday that was well attended in Pythian Hall. During ti evening S. A, Earle, who has been through several of the chairs, and Phil , who has been the court's treas. ears, were each presented i3 o Ger! urer for six with a past chief ranger's jewel and cer- a success from every point | J. BE. Gorman, | tificate. There was also presented a {’lruxramme of song, music and recita- jon. THE DRUIDS. Past Noble Grand Arches Judge George H. Buck and George W. Lovie were in this city last week from Redwood City, and report the order there in good con- dition. Deputy Grand Arch Frank Lewls of Pleasanton reports the grove there doing well. During the past week Aurora, Peta- luma, Vasco di Gama, Perseverance and Hesperfan groves each initiated two can- didates. El Dorado Circle held an interesting | meeting last Tuesday, and in the presence of more than fifty members the degree was conferred on nine candidates. J. Gollen, N. G. A.; John Hutton, D. F Wall, N. A. of Hesperian Grove; A. §. Hall of Modesto and Chiet Druidess Frink flf Boadicea Circle were among the vis- ors. =} THE JUNIORS. The arrangements have been completed for the patriotic entertainment and ball to be given on Washington's birthday under the auspices of ‘the Junior Order of United American Mechanics and the Emlz]ghters of Liberty, in Odd Fellows’ all. The councils of Alameda County have made arrangements to celebrate the day in_grand style. Special Organizer Terry s at work or- | ganizing councils in Elmhurst, San Ma- | teo and San Leandro. The State councilor left on last Friday for a trip to the southern part of the State to visit the ceuncils in Los An- %eles‘ San Diego, Riverside, Redondo and edlands. it KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF HONOR. | The masquerade ball that was given Tuesday evening by Yerba Buena Lodge | in San Jose was a most enjoyable affair, that was attended by a very large num- ber of the friends of the members. There was excellent music, plenty of innocent | sport, and during intermissior between | dances there were presented numbers of | a musical programme. At midnight the | members and guests partook of a colla- tion. The committee that had charge of | the affair was: W. F“Polhnser. T Gairand, J. E. O'Conn®¥, M. McCarthy and the Misses Burieman. RATHBONE SISTERS. At the last held t San Fran- | cisco Temple of the e Bisters, the | members were surprise v the entrance | | of J. Doisron of Mars Lodge, K. of P., | wno, bn wehalf of that body, presented | the temple a beautiful silk American flag. Ida M. Brock, M. E. C., on be.alf of the temple, accepted tne gift and returned thanks to the donors. Past Grand Cnief Mrs. Hill of Weaver Temple of Minneap- | olis, Minn., present as a visitor, recited a poem appropriate to the occasion. | banquet followed the presentation and | the flag occupled a place at the head of the table. : FRIENDS OF THE FOREST. Pioneer Lodge of the Friends of the Forest had a very pleasant time last | Thursday night at the Valentine partv | given to its friends and members in St. George’'s Hall. This lodge has recently received a number of applications for membership. THE OLD FRIENDS. The officers of the Old Friends will be installed in Old_Friends’ Hall on the evening of the 23d inst., and the event will be followed by a smoker. e A Monument for McComb. A massive twenty-foot monument has just been erected over the resting place of the late General John McComb in the Masonie Cemetery. Some intimate friends | of the Jate veteran recently conceived the idea of erecting a shaft to his memory. | A committee consisting of S. W. Backus, | A. P. Williams, C. Mason Kinne, Robert A. Friedrich, and Callaghan Byrne was | appointed to select a suitable design and raise funds. They have been very suc- cessful and the monument is almost paid for. The dedication ceremonies will prob- abiy take place on Decoration day. REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Isadora Dillon, wife of Edward Dillon, to Ed- ward Dillon Jr., all interest in lot on E line ot Webster street, 115 N of Sutter, N 22:6 by E 137:6; $10. Pauline E. Townes (Henn) to Willlam Henn, lot on N line ot sCl.uy street, 25 Otto W oot Fillmore, W 25 by N 102:8%. John Cardozo to Mary W. Cardozo, lot on § line of Page street, 165 E of Broderick, E 27:6 by S 137:6; gitt. Joseph Harris to George and Pauline Harrls, lot on E line of Castro street, 76:6 8 of Twen- | ty-third, S 25 by E 105; gift. | “E. P. B. Troy, Charlés and Ida M. Sproule ta | McClelland_ Giimore, lot on E line of Home- stead street, 110 S of Twenty-fourth, § 25 by B 106; $10. Thomas and Ann Connelly to James Hogan, lot on S line of Bernard street, 91:6 W of Tay- lor, W 28 by § 60; $10. John and Susy Lee to Henry Kohler, lot on SW corner of Lombard and Stockton streets, S 63:6 by W §7:6; §10. 3 eorge Whittell to Leopold and Joseph Hirsch, lot on W line of Btockton street, 100 N of Vallejo, N 31 by W 65; $10. Mary L. Swain to John J. and Ellen Fuller, 5 W of Kansas, W 2 by N 100; $10. Adolph Sutro to City and County of San Francisco, 1ot_on BW corner of First and H streets, § 71 NW_at an angle of 6 degrees 12 minutes with W First 73, thence on a line curving to left with a radius of 465.625 to § line | of H street at a point 42 E Second avenue, E | 138, containing an area ot 6010 square feet, a portion of block No. 672. Made on condition that Frederick street, this day conveyed by Market Street Railway Company, be connected and continued into H street within a year; $1. Market Street Ratlway Company to City ‘and County of San Francisco, lot on NE corner of First and Frederick, N 72, thence SE at an angle of 66 degrees i2 minutes with E line of | First avenue 20 feet, thence on a curve to left With a radius of 465.625 feet to point on N line of Frederick street, E of First avenue, thence W to beginning, containing an area of 6045 square feet, a portion of block 714. erv- ing right to construct rallroad as an adjunct to and connection between lts existing lines of raliroad upon and Frederick streets (same conditions); §1. Eatate of Sarah Alexander, by Joseph Hemp- hill, executor, to John E. Beck, lots 14 to 15, block 9, Flint tract, Homestead Association; P ancis M. Hawley to Anna_ O'Gonnor, wife of Peter P, O'Connor, lot on F 1ine of Athens Street, 200 § of Braztl, S 25 by B 10, block 173, Excelsior Homestead. Alameda County. Anna H. Benedict to Newton Banedict, lot on E line of Kirkham street, 157:6 SW of Twelfth, §35:6 by E 115, block 5, Oakland; $10. Adam MeAuley to Mary MeAuley, lot on W | 1ime of Grove street, 9% N of Thirty-elghth, N 30'by W 125, bein lot 12, block C, Apgar tract, Guidand anhecgitt T e on rms to rms, e Farmn & W o Adeline, W ne of Parsons street, 166:l | 100 by" N 4o, being Tot 11 block C, 3. F. MeEl- rath tract, Oakland anne; 10. ‘Henry G. and Elizabeth Fiske to Hattle F. Dewing, wife of S. Dewing, 5.38 acres W of Shattuck avenue, 4 N of center line of Tem- escal Creek, or 206.75 N from center line of private drive leading from Shattuck avenue to Tesidence of J. F. McEirath, thence SW 701.03, NW 3%, NE 719.09 to W 'Shattuck avenue, thence SE 330.35 to ne{’mnm‘!. being a portion of lots 48 and u.fln"n. . and D. Peralta tract, land annex: . e Mathilde M. Koenig to Edward Iten, 1ot on N line of Forest avenue, E of Center street, B 61:6 by N 102:5, being lot 5, block C, prfl&efly Berkeley Homestead Association, Berl ; $10. el I smith to Adelaide D. Harding, lot on 8 line of Pacific Charies, W 3 by 8 10, 30, C. Rodricks to Antonio Francisco, 5.3 b a point_on SE line 10-acre L by deed of September 15, f Rose and N corner lands of Clark, R’;fi:eosw 1222:3 feet, NW 105.42 feet, NE 1232:3 feet, SE 195.42 feet to beginning, Wash- ington Township; $1. E. Strang to Anna Strang, lot on § Harry T Ray street, 3703 E of Main, E 30 by S e e & portion of plot 3, Juan' Pablo Ber- nal, “portion “Rancho BI Valle de San Jose, rray Township: 5 M ehacl 3. Ryan to Esther Jacobsen, lot on N line of Sixth street, 75 E of Clay, E 25 by N 100, block 67, Oakland; $10. Tra A. Boynton to Timothy B. S, N line ohvngm:,z'tne}, 100 of Bu nue, W by N being lot 17, bloc Jey's Scenic Park tract, Berkeley; $I0. *Adaje F. Small to Mary Ronaldson. guardian, lot on N line of Woolsey street, 30 W of Ca- lals, W 50 by N ffi' b‘:in: lot 8, block G, Har- tract, rkeley | T Erederic P. Barker to M. W. Haskell, lot on S line of Bancroft Way, 115 E of Shattuck aye- by 8 130, being lot 1L hlock 1, Col- lot on id ave- ey; 1ot on ue, W 80 by 8 100, "“"“vsifi“zm«. Berkeley; $10. . W. Haskell to James L. NE corner of Pledmont and Banerof oe, N 8 W o188 thence on s cu A, portion of subdi- keley; $10. 15, 3 Builders’ Contracts. George F. Beveridge by mt‘h c. by falr weather; “low” refers to low pres- | gure and 1e ugually preceded and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains. ‘‘Lows’ usually | first appear on the Washington coast. When | | the pressure is high in the interfor and low | along the coast, and the isobars extend north | and south along the coast, rain is probable; | but when the “low'’ Is inclosed with {sobars of marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is fm- lot on N line of Nevada (Twenty-third) street, | R S e fl R L i | attorney (owner), to Z. O. Field (contractor), ‘hitects, Tharp & Holmes; excavating, grad- brick, carpenter and mill work, tinning metal owrk, mantels, plastering, rough hardware, painting and electric work for two two-story frame dwellings, with attic and basement, on N line of Jackson street, 225 W of Walnut, N 127:8% by W 812; $85685. Mrs. N. 'M. Lund (owner) with Willlam Hel- bing (contractor and architect); all work for two-story frame bullding on 'S line: of Fell W ot _Broderick, 25 by 137:6; $4500. atson, by attorney (owner), v. H. Bagge (contractor), architect, Al- Hert Button; all work for a two-story, attic and basement frame residence on Laguha and Clay, W 60 ). 2 (owner) with Marcuse & Remmel (contractors), architéct, J. W. John- ston; all work for a twosstory frame building on E line of Second avenue, 160 S of Clement, § 25 by B 120. (I8 it i i i~ Ly O Clear ® Partly Clovdy @ Cloudy ® Bain® Snow, AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION, sn:muo PAST 12 HOYRS EXPLANATION. | The arrow flies with the wind. The top fig- | | ures at station indicate maximum temperature for the days; those underneath it, if any, the amount of rainfall, of melted snow in inches and hundredths during the past twelve hou Isobars, or solid lines, connect points of equal | air pressure; isotherms, or dotted lines, equal | temperature. The word ‘‘high” means high barometric pressure and is usually accompanied robable. With a “high” n the vicinity of daho, and the pressure falling to the Call- fornia coast, warmer weather may be expected | in summer and colder weather in winter. The | reverse of these gonditions will produce an opposite result. J WEATHER REPORT. (20th Meridian—Pacific Time.) | SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13, § p. m. | The following are the seasonal rainfalls to | date, as compared with those of the sam date last season and rainfall during the pas twenty-four hours: Past This Last Stations— 24 hours. Season. Season. Eureka .... ... -0 21.73 33.28 | Red Bluff [ 9.26 19.08 | Sacramento . [ 6.84 .35 San Francisco . 0 5.5 16.92 Fresno ........ 0 3.23 812 San Luis Obispo 0 3.58 15.%5 | Los Angeles . 0 41 1142 San Diego 0 3.3 7.96 Yuma ...... SN 1.28 481 | WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST. San Francisco data: Maximum temperaturs, 68; mintmum, 51; mean, 60. An area of high pressure overlies Nevada, Utah and Southern Idaho. An area of low re, which was central this morning over ern Washington, s moving overland along the frontier. During the past twenty- four hours the pressure has fallen about four- tenths of an inch over Northern Montana and Assinniboia. There has been a slight rise off the Oregon coast. The temperature has risen generally over the country west of the Rocky Mountains. Throughout California the temperatures are from 5 to 20 degrees above the normal. Lignt rain has fallen over the extreme north- ern portion @f the Pacific Slope. The following maximum wind velocities are reported: Fort Canby, 46 miles per hour, from the southeast; Portland, 36, south; Spokane, 52, south. Forecasts made at San Francisco for hours, ending midnight, February 14, 1808: Northern California—Fair Monday: cooler in the Sacramento Valley; southerly winds. Southern California—Fair Monday; northerly winds. Nevada—Fair Monday. Utah—Cloudy Monday. Arizona—Fair Monday; weather. San Francisco and vicinity—Falr Monday; northerly, changing to southerly, winds. Special report from Mt. Tamalpais—Clear; wind northwest, 12 miles per hour; tempera- ture, 60; maximum temperature, 63. ALEXANDER McADIE, Local Forecast Official. continued warm THE CALL CALENDAR. February, 18 T 3u.|Mo|Tu.|We Th. Moon’s Phases. @ Full Moon, Feb. Last Quarter @ Feb. 14. _STEAMERS TJ ARRIVE. FROM | Due Feb 14 Feb Newport. . |Feb 20 Victoria and Puget Sound |Feb 21 STEAMERS TO SAIL. STEAMER. | mfimnnos; SAILS. | PIER. Weeott.. Humbidt Bay.|Feb 4. 9 AM|Pler 13 Coos Bay..|Newport. Feb 14. 9 am|Pler 11 A Blanchrd | Alas) «.../Feb 14,10 Am|Pler 13 Walla Wila|Vic & P Souna |Feb 13, 10 Am|Pler 9 Ata. ... 0 Fed 15,10 Ax| Pler 13 Feb 16, 6 ru|........ Feb 11 Av|Pler 11 Feb 17.10 Ax|Pler 24 Feb 17, 2 PM|Pler 7 D 1, ... Feb 17.12 M City of Panama.. Feb 18, 12 M|PM S8 Umatilla ..|Vie & Pgt smll‘eb 20,10 Ax(Pler 9 San D Feb 20, 11 An|Pler 11 Santa Rosal g State ot Cal | Portlan |Feb 22,10 Am|Pler 2¢ SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic . Times and Helghts of High m’m" Low Waters at_Fort _Point, Entrance to isco . Published by Offielal Au- thority of the Sumnrndnl'. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the beight of tide is the same at both places. FEBRUARY—188. Monday, February M. thirty | San Franci AUCTION SALES. EMIL COHN, Auctioneer. Office warerooms, 785 Mission st 41. Better than Klondike. I will seli $4000 worth of stationery, periodicals, school sup- plies, ete., formerly belonging to MR. EINs TRACHT, at 713 Larkin st. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Feb. 16, 17, 18, Commeneing each day at 11 a. m. Particu- lars in Tuesday and Wedneésday papers. EMIL COHN, Auctioneer. NDTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographi Office, located In the Merchants' Exchangs, i3 maintained in San Francisco for the beneft of mariners without regard to nationality an of expense. Navigators are cordially invited to visit tha office, where complete sets of charts and sail- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigatlon and all matters of inferest to ocean commerce. The time ball on top of the bullding on Téle- graph Htll is hoisted about ten minutes befors noon and is dropped at noon. 120th merldlan, by telegraphic signal recelved each from he United States Naval Observatory o Mars A notice stating whether the time ball was dropped on time or giving the errar, If any, 18 published the same day by tho affernoon pas and by the morning papers the following &y BT WG, Lieutenant, U. S in charge. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Sunday, February 18, Br stmr Gaelle, Finch, 20 days 204 hours fm Hongkong, via Yokohama 17 days 17% hours, via Honolulu 6 days 15% hours, Btmr Willamette, Hansen, Seattle. Stmr Laguna, Peterson, 48 hours from Hue- neme. Up river direct Stmr Emplre, Nelson, 65 hours from Coos , a; % hours from Cleone, Walyig, 16 hours from Alblon. Gipsy, Leland, 24 hours from Moss Landing. Stmr Sunol, Dettmers, 19 hours from Usal. Bktn Mary Winkleman, Bennecke, 15 daye from Kahulal. Schr Robert Lewers, Goodman, 17 days from Honolulu. Schr La Chilena, Campbell, 10 hours from Fort Ross. Schr Nettie Sundborg, Johnson, 7 days from Eureka. Schr_Archie and Fontle, Colstrup, 24 hours trom Stewarts Point. Schr Mary Buhne, Bureka. Schr Sparrow, Dart, 11 days from Bureka. Schr Orfent, Sanders, 1S days from Willapa Harbor. Schr San Buenaventura, Turloff, 20 days fm Grays Harbor. Schr Mary C, Campbell, § hours tm Bodega. Schr Mary Etta, Nyman, 24 hours from Fiske Mill. SAILED. Sunday, February 13. Btmr Homer, Jessen, Eurek: Stmr Geo Loomis, Bridgett, Ventura. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS—Feb 13, 10 p. thick; wind W: velocity 12 miles. MBEMORANDUM. Per Sunol—Returned to port on account of breaking breast and dragging head moorings. DOMESTIC PORTS. FORT BRAGG—Arrived Feb 13—Stmr Polnt Arena. from Mendoeino, PORT LOS ANGELES—Arrived Feb 13—Str Greenwood, from Greenwocd SEATTLE—Arrived Feb 13—Stmr Lakme, tm Roche Harbor: stmr Signal, from Alaska. Salled Feb 13—Stmr Hueneme. PORT BLAKELEY—Arrived Feb 13—Schr Veea, hence Feb 3. PORT BLAKELEY—Arrived Feb 13—Stmr Portland, hence Feb 8. SPATTLE—Arrived Feb 13—Stmr Lakme, fm Dutch Harbor. TATOOSH—Passed Feb 13—Bark Fresno, fm Ramselius, 5 days from a. ‘m.—Weather Port Ludlow for Honolulu FOREIGN PORTS. HONOLULU—Seiled Feb 6—Br bark Gwyn- edd, for Portland, Or, and not on the 5th. TRANS-ATLANTIC STEAMERS. NEW YORK—Arrived Feb 13—Stmr Paula, from Rotterdam; stmr Arabla, from Hamburg. Sailed Feb 13—Stmr Spaarndam, for Rotter- lam; stmr St Louis, for Newport News. 'EENSTOWN—Arrived Feb 13—Stmr Au- rn?xlfl. from New York for Liverpool, and pro- ceeded. Sailed Feb 13—Stmr Campania, from Liver- pool for New York. SCILLY—Passed Feb 13—Stmr La Bretagne, for Ha: Dr. Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEARNY ST. Established In 1854 for the treatment of Private Diseuses, Lost Manhood. Debility or denat \vur’n‘ on bodyand mindand Bkin Diseases. T'he doctor cureswhen othersfall. Try him. Charges low. Caresguaranteed. Caliorwrite, . «I{BBON, Box 1957, San Francisco. Steamers leave Broadway ‘wharf, sco, as foliows: e For ports in Alaska, 10 a. m., Feb. 2, and every fifth day thereafter. For Victoria, Vancouver (B. C.), Port Town- send, Seattle, Tacoma, E: New" Whatcom (Bellingham Bay, Wash.), 10 & m., Feb. 6 10, 15, 20, %, and every ffth day thereafter, connecting pany’s steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ry., at Tacgma with N. P. Ry., at Vancouver with For FEureka (Humboldt Bay), mer, 10 a. m., Feb. 13, 19, 25, March 8, 9, 15, 21, 27, and every sixth day thereafter. For Banta Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Ca- yucos, Port Harford (San Luis Obispo), Gavi- ota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro, Fast San (Los Angeles) and Newport, 9 a. m., Feb. 2, 6 10, 14, 18, 23, 36, and every fourth day thereafter. For San Diego, stopping only at Port Har- ford (San Luis Obispo), nta’ Barl Los eles and Redondo (Los Angeles), a. m. Feb. 4, 8 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, and every fourth day thereatter. For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Maszatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Ro- salia and Guaymas (Mex.) 10 a. m., March 6, April 8, and 2d of each month thereafter. e company reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers, safling dates nd_hours of salling. "FIOKET OFFIOE—Palace Hotel, 4 New CO. Montgomery st. 10 Market st.. DALL, PERKINS & THE 0. R. & N. CO. PISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND From Spear-street Whart at 10 a. m. Ed i uding Berth FABE gi2Fioeeclos, ™ot SCHEDULE OF SATLINGS: State of Callfornia 1 7 ugl e al ts. Rates and folders :"n ¥F. F. CONNOR, Gen. Agts., Ban Pranclsco. ern cation to General Market street. S. 8. AUSTRALIA, for HONOLULU only, February m. Special 8. 8. MARTPOS, sails via HONOLULI and AUCKLAND for SYDNEY, Wednesday, February 23, at 2 p. m. to COOLGARDIE, Australla, and CAPH S BRBCKELS & BROS. CO., Agents Lo 114 Montgomery street. Frefght Office—327 Market st., San Franeisco. Compagnic Generale Transatlantique. French Lins to Havre. Company’s or (wN), or River, tost of on st. Travelers By this line avold both transit by English rallway and the discomfort of the channel January 2ling Groens New Fork, 3. r W&':l"&%u Montgomery STOCKTON STEAMERS Leave Pler No, 3, Washington St., at 8 FREIGHT RECEIVED U TO 5:30 P. M. i ons mr uu.i.:..“ ot mn,nm é.nn"c in §08 ufi-?'-u o For San Jose, Los Gatos & Santa Cruz leaves Pler 1 Bty A oS s, Doty e B IRE