The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 3, 1898, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1898. Y ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. MAY HAVE 1 ¢ IS LAST WILL Life History of Peter Christensen, Who Died Rich. His Estate to Be Settled Up | With a Minimum of Litigation. Only One Woman Was Ever Known to Have Been Seen on His Ranch. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, Broadway, May 2. ge estate, over which ments of a bitter and ex- ettled more quietly Rarely has a hung all the e pensive contest, been e prosaically than that of Peter hermit of San Joaquin 1 several months ago. fe, while not particular- >, has been one of interest from w A of Islen, in ( > died, ing pr an Joaqt to the ued at n counties. :ars ago. Germany and shows that who has just learned mes of the German ich in Castro Valley, m Haywards. Krough and a re iles fr nly liv f Christe elfish a i not be difficult for him uble for the deceas: philosophical o cri en first ‘h yes- s1d” me how him om- father took they wereconstant or perhaps it is more trut fz the early ) me to his ranch them to stay a few days. 1 to have but one article in his i it was that anybody who asked n he did, t desire for n, and the man being can be ascertained, | it is said | But | al He is nan that knows and if he were the sed's rela- Krough has agreed to a ition of the distribution of years , an orphan, 1 to about the house and grounds. He at- tached very little value to money, and although he used but little himself, he | always had plenty to give away or hide. It would not surprise me at all if a will | were to be dug up from his place of con- cealment in his house or round about. I remember on one occasion he sheltered a man all night, and after his guest left next morning Christensen found that the visitor had taken 3600 with him. When asked what he intended to do about it | Christensen replied: ‘Oh, let him go; he | needs it more than I do.’ When he died I expected to hear of a will; but I understand search has been | made and that one cannot be found, I | was naturally somewhat disappointed, but I do not care much, as I own a ranch and some town propert. ticularly desire to be ‘lionaire. | verifying the details of Christensen's | death I wrote a letter to the Mayor of my home in Germany and secured from him a certificate showing that the rela- my father and Chris I have previously also ‘signed by between had begun The certif | tionship there who the Judge when | we left Germany. Father had some of | Christensen's savings at that time and | turned them over to thls Judge, whose | testimony now is particularly valuable to | me. | “As soon as the property is properly administered upon and ordered to be dis- | tributed I will be appointed the heirs’ rep- | resentative and take charge of it for their | inter This much has already been de- | cided upon, There is money enough in u the bank, I belicve, to pay all expenses, give each of the heirs a good present and fo keep the real property in good shape. The cousins in Germany need the money 3 1 shall be paid for The rest of the horses, bonds in ation Company and per- roperty Notice of the existence of the heirs has been filed in the Superior Court of San Joaquin County. The cousins are: Hans C. Thorelsen, Mrs. Catherine M. Jacob- sen, Mrs. ( tine M. Wolf and Mrs. | Helen A. Haverner. It Is sald to be easy of proof that there are no more heirs and the estate left by the thrifty but generous old bachelor will soon be distributed. Armstrong on Musicians. OAKLAND, May 2—William Arm- strong, the well-known musical critic of Chicago, lectured to-night at the First Unitarian Church on his personal talks | with many prominent musiclans. 7 The anecdotes of and talks with Nico- lini, Patti, Damrc . Abbey, Melba dica, Calve, De , Paderewski and many others were very realls 1he lec- Craig: s, has be- turer has been to come as familiar with great men and wo- Ten on the stage as in their parlors. and alk of them as private as well as can public pe —_————————— Ne Expert Testimony. OAKLAND, May 2.—The Board of Su- pervisors to-da od the claims of Drs. 3. P. D Hamlin Rabe for $i0 being_c pert medical te . This a taken after rec the Distri o decided authority to chan, names of school distric That power rests solely with ourt ——w——————— A NARROW ESCAPE. Borax Works Employe Falls Into a Vat of Boiling Chemicals. DA, May Frank Smith, of street, an emplove of the , had a nafrow escape from ¢ last , the par- of which have just been made He was employed about the tanks in which the borax is boiled, and in pas g from one to another ste plank, which turned him into one of the great vat: w about two feet of hot liquid. He struck on his side, but fortunately re- ained his presence of mind and pulled himself out instantly. His legs from the knees down were terribly burned, and his hands, arms and sides were also scalded. His clothes protected him to some extent, ped on plunged n which but if he had not extricated himself as soon as he did he must have perished. He is resting comfortably and will recover. Alameda News Notes. ALAMEDA, May 2.—The funeral of Captain n G. Harding of this city, who died yes- v, will be held on Wednesday afternoon J from the Masonic Temple in San Francisco. The volunteer members of Company G are being drilled nightly by the officers of the r company Nor- | FOUND STARVING TET WEALTHY Mystery of the Woman Rancher of Contra Costa. Search Being Made for Friends of Eccentric Mrs. William Kreigher. Dresses in Rags and Sacks, Yet Has a Bank Account in San Francisco. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, May 2. Mrs. Willlam Kreigher, the mysterious woman of Pinole, is now sick unto death at her ranch house, about six miles from the depot. She was discovered a few days ago by some callers—for she had few acquaintances and less friends—in a sick and squalid condition, although she is generally supposed to be wealthy. Mrs. Kreigher has lived many years on her ranch, and many stories have been told of her supposed wealth. A few months ago a photographer who was in that neighborhood obtained the first pic- ture of this peculiar woman that was ever taken, and although he worked with an ordinary camera she was not aware of his purpose. ' Arthur Logan of this city was taking a trip through Contra Costa County when he discovered this eccentric woman. She was clad in the wrecks of many gar- ments, appeared to be about 60 years of age, and suffered no one to enter her house. For many years she was never known to leave the premises except to make an annual visit to San Francisco. On these occasions the woman would wear an ele- gant silk dress and shoes. At all other times she wore rags, .sacks and almost went with bare feet. On her annual trip it was stated that she went to her bank- ers in San Francisco and deposited the result of her year's hard work and thrift. All kinds of estimates of her wealth hav be n made, but no one knows authorita : whether she is worth $1000 or $20,000. Certain it is that she never let any one into the secret, The woman bas not been seen on her ranch for some time, and this caused some inquiry to be made. People went to the house, which they found in a horrible condition, and the woman said she had been sick for over a month and had been but poorly fed and nourished. trying to discover whether she has any relatives in this part of the world who might be persuaded to lock after her in her old age. LEFT ALL FOR HIS WIDOW. Caleb Sadler's Estate, Valued at 816,000, for Her Use. OAKLAND, May 2.—Mrs. Sadler has filed the will of her late hu band, Caleb Sadler of Berkeley, who died in St. Helena April 23, for probate. The personal property i8 valued in the peti- tion as follow Cash, $239 0 household furniture, library, etc., valued at $1000; stock and credits at 537 Market street, San Fran- cisco, valued at $12,000; two shares of Brooklyn Investment and Loan Associa- three shares of the tion, valued: at $120; Renton Coal Company stock, value un- known. The real ate consists of three piece: one on Vermont street, near Twenty-fourth, n Francisco, ~100x100 feet, valued at lot in Oakland, on t Twentieth street and Eleventh ave- 100x160 £ ) feet, st Twenty valued at $650; another on Eleventh avenue and rst street, valued at $500. nue lot, E WEIe tio Al Inithe Sentat] TThe total value of the estate is placed at ptain Simpson of Com: . Is in the engi- | $16,000. & depariment of th Per§omi| The children are Frank E. Sadier, Mrs. | 1568 of drs, Kin Nirdena! | Bertha B. Denbigh and Wiiliam T. Sad- | ler of Berkeley, Charles M. Sadler and HOwW wouLd YOU LiKE (T! DOORS OPEN. CHILDREN’S DAY AT THE EHUTES. Acres of Happu Boys and Little Girls, Like a Field Full of Sweet Roses, Romp and Play, View the Menagerie and Shoot the Chutes Till Night. Yesterd free of charg sight. v was May day at the Chutes. Managerial foresight had provided many thousands of children with tickets, The result of this liberality was visible early in the day. A procession that would reach from the Pre- sldic to the Potrero was alive and moving chuteward before noon, and by 2 p. m. Young America owned everything in Imagine an overflow from all the schools, which were closed in honor of May day, said overflow pouring in a restless stream through one- va the monkey the turnstiles for hours—and that is one view of the situation. t picture of romping childhood—yelling, singing, riding elephants, loading down the merry-go-round, playing with studying Chiquita’s antics, shooting the chutes, riding over the scenic railroad and yelling out of the bub- * bling exhilaration of childhood’s happy hours, The eve beheld boys by the acre and girls like a field full of sweet roses. aside their books and turned themselves out for a day of uninterrupted sightseeing and play. They had forgotten Once within the inclosure, the scene was their lessons, cast Thousands viewed the ani- mals in the menagerie and thousands shot the chutes. The auditorium show was repeated for the benefit of those who could not get in the first time, and the day wore away amid revelry, joy beiug uninterrupted to the last. bhadgers Jext to the monkey gymnasium, where Phil Hastings' trained goat played with the monkeys and coons, for the benefit of the multitude, the old elephant, Jolly, was the center of attraction. dogs and He made scores of trips tith his back loaded with children, who fed him grass and peanuts, candy and corn, until the sun sank in the west and the g beast was tied to his stake for the day. The Doard of Education allowed tickets to the free show to be distributed in the schools last week, and the day was therefore long looked forward to by the children as a time for unbridled amusement. So by the time the shadows 1ad grown long on the hilltops the children were satiated and ready to go to their homes with the memory of such a throng of their own kind as they had never seen before and as they may never see or enjoy in the same way again. She is now | being cared for, and interested parties are | Lvdia B, | lberality Mrs. Welton J. Phillips of Alameda and Mrs. Ada_E. Nelson of Santa Clara County. The entire estate is left to the widow, to go the children at her death, share and share alike. ————— STRUCK BY A LOCAL TRAIN. Knocked From the Seventh-street Trestle and Died in an Hour. OAKLAND, May 2—The 2 o'clock local train across the Estuary on the Seventh- street bridge is supposed to have struck and knocked an unknown man into the water and mud beneath. He was dragged out by means of a rope and removed to the Receiving Hospital. His head and ribs on the right side were badly frac- tured and he died before 3 o'clock. On his person was found afree peddlar's license granted to D. J. Nelson, January 4. He had a G. A. R. receipt in the name of George Oakley, dated Los Angeles, September 12, 1893, from Frank Bartlett Post No. 6. There was also a card bear- ing the name F. C. Nelson, 1003% Broad- way. Inquiries make at the address failed to find any one Who knew such a person. The dead man was removed to the Morgue. He is apparently about 66 years | of age and was minus one >, He is sup- posed to have Leen walking across the bridge, and this would indicate that he was a stranger here, as there is a foot and wagon bridge only one block north of the one he was on. He might have fallen from a car platform. ————————— Oakland News Items. OAKLAND, May 2.—J. W. Moore, watchman of the County Treasurer's office, narrowly es- caped being killed last night. He was thrown from a buggy at Sixth and Franklin streets, and suffered a_severe scalp wound. contusion of the rig..t side and a badly wrenched spine. He was treated at the Recelving Hospital. John McVey Ward is held at the heceiving Hospital as a suspected Insane patient. He recently- came here from Merced County, and the officials believe he is suffering from too much liguor. He picked up unconsclous at Broadway and Second street this morning. Chiquita will arrive in her tiny brougham and pony, a present from ex-President Grover Cleveland, to-morrow. She will open her re- ception af 1060 Broadway at 2 p. m., and will undoubtedly attract great throngs. The wiil of the late Christian Bauer was presented for probate to-day by Flora E. and George C. Bauer, children of the deceased. The property is valued at $55,000, with 34000 personal property. These two, aged 25 and 23 respectively, and Louisa K., aged 17, are the sole heirs. “100 FEARFUL 10 CONTEMPLATE” Attorney McDonald on De- mocracy Without Musie. Martial Strains for Budd Ars Still Charged Up Against the Commiittee. Oakland Office Sah Francisco Call, | %8 Broadway, May 2. The Democratic campaign in this county | starts out seriously handicapped. Alameda. | is a sensitive county. It is always willing to be stirred to its center and to be en- thused to its very depths, provided the right means are used to do the stir-| ring and the enthusing. In the past this | political county has always gone wild at election time, partly over the principles that the different political parties have set forth, but also in a measure by the of the music which has been supplied by the respective county com- mittees. Nearly four years ago many votes were | dd by the beautiful | made for Governor I strains of the Democratic music that pa aded the streets of Oakand. Everybod was charmed with it, but everybody knows also that it not paid for. There are now on file over fifty suits against all | the members of the old Democratic | County Committee, and all are on appeal in some form or another, of* which the | average mind knows nothing, but which have for over three years prevented the musicians from getting their money. ““The position is very serious,” sald At- torney McDonald to-day, “and it may re- sult in our having to make the Democratic campaign without music. Possibly there are enough loyal Democratic musicians who would play for the glory there is in it, but I will not vouch for this. Of course, it will seriously handicap us if there is no music, but the county com- mitteemen who are sued canngt be ex- pected to shoulder the old debts of their predecessors. Nobody denies that when | the Budd campaign was on we had plenty | of mu. no one denies that the bills of the musicians should have been settled long ago; but it is a fact that this busi ness is still pending somewhere in the court, and it would be too horrible to contemplate that the musicians of this county should boycott the Democratic | campaign.” | For over a year these suits have been | sleeping, and the collector to whom these claims were assigned has shown no desire to have them disturbed. _——— ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT. Schedule of Events Which Will Close | the Year's Work at Berkeley. BERKELEY, May 2—Recorder James | Sutton has issued the announcement of the annual commencement of the Univer- sity of California. The events of com- mencement week cover eight days, May 11 _to 18 inciusive. The commencement will include the fol- lowing events: Wednesday, May 11—7 p. m.. Reception and aisplay of library treasures in honor of the graduating class, at the Bacon Art and Li- brary Building. Thursday, May 12—9 p. m., commencement ball, in Harmon Gymnasium. Friday, May 13—8 p. M., reception to_the graduating class, by the president of the Uni- Versity; § p. m., meeting of the California Library Association in the Bacon Art and Li- brary Building; addresses by Professors Moses, Clapp and Bacon. Saturday, May 14, class day—10 a. m., class pilgrimage; 2 p. m., open-air pageant and class Qispensation at Ben Weed's Amphitheater; 8 P .m., concert of the University Musical As- sociation at Shattuck Ha mday-3 p. m., baccalaureate sermon, by the Rev. H. C. Minton, D.D.. ot the First Presbyterian Church, corner Ellsworth street and Allston_ w: Monday,. Ma 16—2 to 6 p. m., garden party, given by Mrs. Phebe A. Hearst in honor of the graduating class at Haclenda del Poso de Verona; 10 a. m., Meeting of the faculties of letters and sciences; special order, recommen- dations for degrees. Tuesday, May 17--10 a.m., meeting of the Re- gents of the University in south hall: Epecial order, conferring of degrees; 7:30 p. m., annual meeting of the Philosophi- cal Unlon in the lecture-room of the Phil- osophy Building; 7:30 p. m., business meet- ing; § p. m., philosophicsl exercises; dress by Professor G. H. Howison; 6:30 p. m., decennial reunion in San Francisco of the class of '85. dnesday, May 1S, commencement day— 10:15 a. m., commencement exercises in the tent; address by Professor Edmund J. James of the University of Chicago on ‘‘The Modern University and Its Relation to Practical Life'*; 12:30 p. m., alumni lunch and reunion in the Harmon Gymnasium; 6:30 p. m., annual ban- Quet of the Alumnl Association 'in San Fran- cisco. New Baseball Captain. BERKELEY, May 2—Donald MecLaren 'g9 has been elected captain of the Uni- versity of California baseball team for the season of 1899. The election was made unanimous b?’ the members of this year’'s team according to the regular cus- tom. McLaren played second base on the college nine during the past season and i one of the most earnest and conscien- tious players in college. During the past season MclLaren has not missed a single night’s practice on the diamond except when Jald off on account of injuries or by direction of Coach Cochran. The new captain has made the college nine every year since he has been in col- Jege. In '66 he played shortstop, in '97 shortstop and left fleld and this year he took the place formerly filled by Cap- tain Elston '97, at second base. “Before enterin; v.‘nllege he played baseball at the Lowell gfllgh chool, San Francisco, from which he graduated in 1885, McLaren is the son of Superintendent John McLaren of Golden Gate Park. For ge&rs even before he entered the High shool he played ball in the park. There are few amateur ball players in San Francisco who do not know him, at least by reputation. “‘Scotch.” as the Berkeley players familiarly call him, has practi- cally captained the infield during the past season, and his election as captain to su ceed “Diddy” Hoag has met with unani- mous satisfaction the blue and gold supporters. : , marks had convinced him that Newman | would not be available for the commit- BRITT"S SPASM OF ECONOMY Opposed to Granting the Taxation Committee an Expert. Mayor Phelan Places His Con- tingent Fund at the Mem=~ bers’ Disposal. Quick Consumption Meters Caused the Veto of the Electric Light Company’s March Bill. About the only ripple to mar the seren- ity of the meeting of the Board of Su- pervisors vesterday was the refusal of Britt and his followers to grant the Com- mittee on Assessments and Taxation an expert to prepare figures to fight an in- creased assessment already threatened by the State Board of Equalization. It is not at all probable that the action ot the majority was prompted by motives of economy, but because they would have 1o hand in naming the expert, that duty devolving upon the committee, which con- sists of Clinton, chairman, Dodge and Lackmann. The hostillty of the majority was first made apparent by a resolution from the Finance Committee to indefinitely post- pone action on the request of the Assess- ment Committee to appoint an expert at $175 a month. Clinton opposed the resolution. He sald it was absolutely necessary that an ex- pert be employed for the next three or four months and devote his entire time to the work, as the members of the com- mittee could not spare the time. To re- fuse the employment of an expert would be to practically abolish the committee, and he would ask to be relieved from fur- ther duty on it. Rottanzi wanted to know why Newman, the Finance Committee's expert,couldnot do the work. He had comparatively lit- tle to do now, and the Supervisor thought he might as well be given a chance to earn his salary. Dodge said the work could not be done properly by Newman, as it would require the undivided attention of the expert for several months. He said that last year the committee had been allowed an ex- pert at a cost of about $600, and he had faved the people $100,000 by preparing statistics that Induced the equalizers not to increase the assessment of this city and county. He, too, would decline to serve on the committee if it was not al- lowed an expert. Dodge’s remarks about the people being saved $100,000 impelled Britt to move that the Assessment and Taxation Committee be abolished altogether. Evidently he did not propose to give the taxpayers another chance to_escape. Mayor Phelan announced that More- bouse and other equalizers had already intimated to him that San Francisco's assessment was to be increased mater- jally. This brought Rottanzi to his feet with the explanation that Dodge's re- tee. Britt's motion was_lost, Smith voting with Dodge, Rottanzi and Clinton. Lackmann, following the other two, tendered his resignation as a member of the committee, but Mayor Phelan would not_accept any of them. Insteady he authorized the committee to employ an expert and placed his contingent fund at its disposal to pay the salary. The Mayor's veto of the order author- fzing the payment of $869 99 to the Edison Electric Light and Power Company, for lighting the City Hall for March, was taken up, and Rottanzi asked that the veto message be read. It was found that the message was not at hand, but the Mayor expiained that his reason for veto- ing the order was that the company’s meters in the City Hall were charging for much more electricity than was used. Eleven of the meters had been found to be very fast, according to the experts who had tested them, and he thought the company should be compelled to make a proper reduction in the bill. he matter was referred to the Finance Committee with instructions to have the bill corrected. The Mayor's veto of the order accept- ing the sidewalks around Alamo square, and that of the order accepting the sew- ering of Scott street, between Hayes and Fulton, were overruled. Bids were received as follows: For printing the delinquent tax list: Post, 43 cents a name; Report, 40 cents a name; Journal of Commerce, 7 cents a name. J. P. Devereau was removed from the position of attendant upon insane pa- tients and John Kelley appointed in his place at a salary of $75 a month. The following communication was re- ceived from City and County Attorney Creswell relative to the purchase of land for park purposes: Haskins and Lackmann, May 2, 1808, To the Board of Supervisors: By a comm nication of the board dated April 28, 1888, I am requested to give an opiniod on the power of ‘the Board to acquire land by condemnation or_purchase for park purposes. The Board can acquire land for such purposes either by purchase, with the consent of the owner, or by condemnation. Section 1, Act of March 10, 1883, (Stat. 1889, p. 361) HARRY T. CRESWELL, ‘Attorney” and Counselor. ——— STREET IMPROVEMENTS. Summary of the Week’s Work of the Board. The following is the complete record of the street improvements passed by the Board of Supervisors at yesterday’'s ses- sion: AWARD OF CONTRACTS. Clayton, Waller to Frederick—Curbing, pav- to Union Paving and Contracting RECOMMENDED PASSED TO RESOLUTION ORDERING. Webster, Greenwich to Lombard—Paving. RECOMMENDED BY SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS. De Long avenue, Frederick to southerly line of former—Paving and curbs. Chestnut, Jones to Leavenworth—Curbs and ving. P¢hestnut and Leavenworth—Paving, Chestnut, Leavenworth to Hyde— paving. De Hiaro, Twenty-third to center line former, four hundred and sixty-six feet northérly from Twenty-third. Westerly line of Falr Oaks, distant two hu dred and sixty feet south’of Twenty-Ath— Curbs, sidewalks, ete. Fourteenth and_Guerrero—Sidewalks. Guerrero and Twenty-second—Sidewalks. Alvarado and Guerrero—Same. RESOLUTION OF INTENTION. Arkansas, Mariposa to Bighteenth—Grading. Westerly half of San Jose avenue—Paving. Intersection of San Jose avenue, Twenty- elghth and Guerrero—Curbs and paving. Eoutheasterly corner of Hardy and Sixteenth, southerly along easterly line of Sixteenth for a distance of ohe hundred feet—Sidewalks. Lombard, Pierce to Scott—Curbing, paving, urbs and ete. Washington, Fillmore to Steiner—Curbing and paving. Vallejo and Steiner—Curbs, sidewalks, cess- ols, ete. P rteenith and Landers—Curbs, _sldewalks, cosspools, etc., including southerly half of Fourteenth—paving. Clinton Park, easterly line of Dblores, 250 feet east of Dolores—Pipe sewer, etc. RESOLUTION OF FULL ACCEPTANCE. San Jose avenue, Twenty-ninth to Thirtieth— Bitumen. Lombard, Buchanan to Webster—Same. Seventh, Channel to Irwin—Basalt. Julian, Fourteenth to Fifteenth—Bitumen. Puysh, Broderick to Baker—Same. San Jose avenue and Twenty-ninth—Same. Greenwich and Leavenworth—Same. McAllister and Lyon—Same. RECOMMENDED FOR FULL ACCEPTANCE. Bryant, Mariposa to Eighteenth—Px E Sixteenth, Market to Blnchel—snme-.v'n‘ BIDS ORDERED REJECTED. Fifteenth avenue, California to Lake—Sewer, e PRIVATE CONTRACTS. Twenty-fifth avenue, Point Lobos avenue to Clement—Property-owners may pave. _—_———M e -e - W — - Twenty-first, Harrison to Potrero avenue— To City Improvement Company. Page, Baker to Lyon, including crossing— Property-owners may pave. Fifteenth avenue, California to Lake—Prop- erty-owners may lay sewer, A, Fifth avenue to Sixth—Same. Page. Webster to Fillmore—Property-owners may pave. EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED. Polk, Greenwich to Lombard—To Warren & Malley, 90 days on_grading. Linden avenue, Franklin to Gough—To J. J. Dowling, 60 days on paving. Masonio avenue, Haves to Fell—Same. Stanyan, Oak to Frederick—To City Improve- ment Company, 60 days on paving. Bernard. Taylor to Jones—To Flinn & Treacy, 6 days on paving. Jones, Pacific to Broadway—Same. Page and Lyon—To Flinn & Treacy, 30 days on same. Sutter, Grant avenue to Kearny—To Union Paving ‘Company, 3 Sutter_and C Post, Montgom ler, 30 days on paving. | Post and Stockton—To San Francisco Paving Company, 30 days on same. Post and_Grant avenue—Same. Filbert, Van Ness avenue to Franklin—To City Improvement Company, 60 days on paving. PETITIONS REFERRED TO STREET COM- MITTEE. Seventeenth, Ashbury to Stanyan—Fred Letf- fler, for extenision of time on contract. Sixth avenue south, H to L—M. C. Hogan, | for extension of time to pave. Hermann, Valencia to Market—Property own- | 2 ers to pave. | ann and Webster—Mrs. L. T. Allen. for s ‘and Scott—F. W. same, same. Clipper, Sanchez to Noe—Property owners, for laying sidewalks. Seventh, Berry to Channel, including cross- ing—Property owners, for paving. Stark, Stockton, easterly—John R. Morton, for release from contract to pave. Sixteenth and Hardy—W. J. Hesthal, for a delay in awarding contract for sidewalks. PROTESTS REFERRED TO STREET COM- MITTEE. Devisadero, Greenwich to Lombard—Property | owners, against paving. Broderick, Lombard to Chestnut—Herbert C. Law, against paving. Picrce, Lombard to Chestnut—Same. Devisadero, Greenwich to Lombard—Same. Lombard and Chestnut—Same. REPORT OF STREET COMMITTEE ON MATTERS SUBMITTED AT PRE- VIOUS SESSION. Waller to Frederick—In favor of Kenerleber, for Clayton, paving. Fifteénth avenue, California to Lake—Against acceptance of bids for sewer. Market, Fifth to Taylor; Fourth, Market to Mission;” Harrison, Main' to Spear; Bryant, Sixteenth to Seventeenth—In favor of having proposals laid over. Laguna, Bay to North Point—Proposal to construct’ gewer, etc., laid over. Laguna and North Point—Same. Laguna, North Point to Beach—Same. Harrison, Fifth to Sixth—In favor of co- operating ‘with raflway company to reduce | srade and pa Market, crossings of Fifth and Sixth—In fa- vor of same to pave. Ashbury, Seventeenth to Clayton—In favor of grading. Eighteenth, Ashbury to Uranus—Same. De Long.avenue, Frederick to Flint Tract— Property-owners may pave. Ashbury, Seventeenth to Eighteenth—In fa- vor of grading, paving, sewering, etc. Twenty-first, Harrison to Potrero avenue— Property-owners_may pave. Twenty-fifth, Point Lobos avenue to Clem- ent—In favor of construction of sewer, | Page, Baker to Lyon, including crossing— Property owners may pave. 2127 Jones—In favor of removing obstruction on_stdewalks. A, Fifth to Sixth—Property owners may con- struct sewer. Fifteenth, California to Lake—Same. Missfon, ' Twenty-second to Twenty-third— Against_sidewalks, Putnam, Cortland avenue to Jefferson—In fa- vor of grading, paving. sewering, eto. Page, Webster to Fillmore—Broperty own- ers may pave. Other petitions reported on adversely or filed. WINDLED AN 0LD RANCHER George Russell of Ari- zona the Victim of Two Friends. They Rob Him of His Money and Leave Him Stranded in Eureka. A preconcerted plan to rob an old man of all the money he possessed in the world was exposed by the police yester- | day, when J. B. Johnson was booked at | the City Prison on a charge of grand | larceny. ! It appears that George Russell, who is 81 years of age, sold his ranch in| Arizona for $600. Old as he was, he had the ambition to go to the Klondike to join in ...e search for gold. J. B. Johnson | and T. Meadows knew of his intention | and agreed to accompany him to the gold fields. They arriyed here on April 23 and reg- istered at the International Hotel. Next | morning Russell discovered that the $600 | which he had received for his ranch had | disappeared. He had the money secreted in his clothes, but it had been stolen. He complained to Johnson, and he told him it would be all right, and that day Johnson ut him on the boat to Eureka, telling im that they were going to Seatte. ‘When they arrived at Eureka Johnson took the old man to a hotel and, making some excuse, left him there. Johnson gailed from Eureka on the steamer Oriz- aba, and as soon as Russell found he had been victimized he told his story to! Sheriff Brown at Eureka, and he commu- | nicated with Chief Lees. | Detectives Gibson, Wren and Dinan were detailed on the case, and they went to the water front on Saturday evening to meet the steamer Orizaba. They rec- ognized Johnson from a description of him and followed him after he left the steamer to the Oakland ferry ticket office, where, after he had purchased a ticket for Oak- land, they placed him under arrest. He | protested vigorously against being arrest- ed, and said he had only $10 in his pock- ets. The detectives took him to the Hur- | bor police station, and on being stripped | a wad containing $260 was found sewed | up in his undershirt, Yesterday a warrant was sworn to in Judge Joachimsen's court charging John- son with grand larceny, and he was booked on the charge at the City Prison. The detectives have been unable to find Meadows, who is suspected of having in his possession half of the amount taken | from Russell, and they believe he has one to Seattle, where Johnson was to join him. Chief Lees has communicated | with the Chief of Police at Seattle, and the | probability is that Meadows will be ar- rested there and brought back to the city. NEW DEPARTMENT STAFF. Appointments to Be Made in the G. A. R. ! After carefully examining into the fit- | ness of comrades for promotion in the Grand Army of the Republic, Commander | Sol Cahen has selected the following | named to serve as members of his staff | in the Department of California and Ne- | | vada: | T. C. Masteller, A. A. G., Lincoln Post No. 1: A Q. M. G. Eugeéne Wiegand, Thomas Post No. 2; Charles H, Blinn, inspector, Thomas Post; Henry C. Dibble, J. A., Lincoln Post; A. C. Shafer, chief mustering officer, Stanton Post No. 55; Chas. Edelman, senfor A. D. C.. Garfleld Post No. 34; mortuary regis- trar, 7. J. Lyon, Lincoln Post. For special aides-de-camp Commander Cahen will an- Dounce these comrades, who have exaibited reat zea! and devotion during the past: Harry rewer, Lincoln Post No. 1; P. F. Walsh, Thomas_Post No. 2; H. C.' Martin, Sumner | No. 3; 3. A. Andreas, Farragut No. 4: C. H. Gollusha, Custer No. 5; C. . Derby, Bartlett- Logan No. 6; S. F. Schwartz, Phil Sheridan No. 7: P. W. Carroll, Lyon No. 8: Leonard Treyea, Grant Post No. §: A. Winsmore, Phil Kcarny No, 10: J. R. Miller. Joe Hooker No. 11; J. McC. Stiison, Halleck No. 19: F. French, Eitsworth No. 20:' W. B. Hardacre, Rawlins Ne. 23; A. F. Dili, Heintzeiman No. 33; J. H. Hiiton, Garfield No. 3¢; H. J. Wallace, John A. Dix No. 42; Harry J. Brown, Colonel Cass No. 46; Robert Graham. General George G. Meade 'No. 45; E. F. Lewis, Warren No. o: Truman Reeves, Cornman No. 57 Richard Jones, Antietam’ No. 63; H. H. Taylor, Colonel E. D. Baker No. 71: G. W. Strobi. Kit Carson No. 74: H. M. Baker, E. O. C. Ord No. 82: J. E. Boyd, Lookout Mountain No. §§: J. B. Me- Donald, Atlanta No. 92: Benjamin Jarvis, John is on every wrapper " of CASTORIA. AUCTION SALES = B 2 'AUCTION SALE OF HORSES SATURDAY. SATURDAY.... . ...May 7, 158 At 11 o'clock a. m., at J. D. HORAN'S Stock and Sale Yard, CORNER OF TENTH AND BRYANT STS. 1 will sell at public auction the property of Messrs. Archer, West & McCullough, consist- ing of S0 head of horses. broken and unbroken, weighing from 1000 to Stock can be seen at ahove ya ous to F. Godfrey No. §3; T. J. Frost, W. T. Sher- man No. 9: W. A. F. Ahrberg, Belmont No. 101; C. H. Wickman, Kennesaw No. 106; J. T. Walling, Placerville No. 108; J. M. oung, Chattanooga No. 115; Charles M. Dexter, River- side No. 115; John_Orr, Columbia No. H. Brown, John C. Fremont Whiting, Hartford L5 \miral Porter A Dr.Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEARNY ST. Established in 1854 for the treatment of Private Diseuses, Lost Manhood. Debility or disease wearing on bodyand mindand Skin Diseases. The doctor cureswhen othersfail. Try bim. Chsrges low. El Cnresguaranteed. Callorwrite, Dr. J. F. G{B 30N, Bex 1957, San Francisco. SRS NCIGLADDING, McBEANZC): 3 | SARFRANGISCO, 5 (LINCOLN. CAL. EJO, CAL Pacific.Coast Steamship Co. FOR SEATTLE TACOMA DIRECT. The New, Elegant, Fast Steel Steamship “SENATOR,” Carrying Freight and Passengers Will Leave Broadway Wharf, San Francisco, Wednesda: May 4, 10 a. m. Ticket Office, 4 New Mon gomery st. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO. General Agents, 10 Market St. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers leave Broadway wharf, San Francisco. For Alaskan ports, 10 a. m., May 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 3, 81, Juna 5,_transfer at Seattle. For Alaskan ports (from Folsom-street wharf), 10 a. m. May 18, June 5, 26, July August 4, 2%, transfer at Por iand, Or. For Victorta, Vancouver (B. C.), Port Towns- end, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom (Wash. 10 a. m., ‘May 1, 6 11,16, 21, 2, 31, June 5, and every fifth day thereatter, connecting at Seattle with this com- pany's steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ry., at Tacoma with N. P. Ry., at Vancouver with SRRy For Bureka (Humboldt Bay), 10 a. m, May 2, S, 14, 20, 26, June 1, and every sixth day thereafter. For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Cayucos, Port Harford (San Luis_Obispo Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro, Fast San Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, § a. m., May 1, &, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, June 2, and every fourth day thereafter. For San Diego, stopping only at Port Har- ford (San Luis Obispo), Santa Barbara, Port Tos Angeles and Redondo (Los Angeles), 11 a m., May 3 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 81, June 4, and every fourth day thereafter. For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosa- lia @nd Guaymas (Mex), 10 a m., May 12, June 10, and 24 of each month thereafter. For further information obtain folder. The company reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers, sailing dates and hours of salling. TICKET OFFICE—4 New Montgomery street (Palace Hotel). GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen. Agt: 10 Market st., San Francis THE 0. R, & N. GO0. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND From Folsom-street Wharf at 10 a. m. FAH 812 First Class Including Berth 88 Second Class and Meals. SCHEDULE OF SATLINGS: Oregon. eeseseehpril B, 77 Soram LApril 1, 50 State of May 3 il Through Tickets Bugeage to an Eastern Points. Rates and Folders Upon Ap- lication to ¥ B. C. WARD, General Agent. 630 Market st GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Superintendents. AMERICAN and RED STAR LINES. TO ENGLAND, ANTWERP, AND THE CON< TINENT. RED STAR LINE, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, SOUTH- AMPTON, ANTWERP. AMERICAN LINE (Philadelphia-Liverpool Service.) PHILADELPHIA, QUEENSTOWN, LIVER- POOL. Under BELGIAN and BRITISH FLAGS. EMPIRE LINE. FOR ALASKA AND THE GOLDFIELDS. Steamers Ohio, Pennsylvania, Iilinots, Indl- ana, 3400 tons, Conemaugh. 2100 tons (formerly. i l)he trans-Atlantic service of the American ine). Appointed sailings from Seattle. 8. S. Ohio, June 15 S. S. Indiana, June 22. S. S. Pennsylvania, June 29, for St. Michael, connecting with company's flact of new and modern steamers and barges on the Yukon | River, through to Dawson City and interme- diate points. For passage and freight apply ta INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION €O., 30 Montgomery St. Or any of its Agencles. H TWIN:SCREW .EXPRESS 'LINE DIRECT TO PARIS, LONDON, HAMBURG. ¥. Bismarck...April 28| A Victorla.....June 18 Victoria.....May 19| F. Bismarck ..June 30 F. Bismarck...June 2| F. Bismarck ..July 23 ist Cabin $100 up, 24 Cabin $45 up, Steerage $30. TWIN-SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE, NEW YORK-HAMBURG DIRECT. Phoenicia_.....May 7| Pretoria . ennsylvania ..May 14} Patria . alatia .. May 21| Phoenicia .....June 11 1st Cabin $75 up, 2d Cabin $40, Steerage $26. Hamburg-American Line, 37 Broadway, N. Y. HERZOG & CO., General Agents Pacific Coast, 401 California st., cor. Sansome, San Francisco. Auckland for Sydney @npnlgq'wm“uhy. May 18, at 2 p. m. Line to COOLGARDIE, Australia, and CAPE TOWN, South Africa. J. D.'SPRECKELS & BROS. CO., Agents, 114 Montgomery street. Freight Office—327 Market st., San Francisco. S. S. ZEALANDIA, for HONOLULU oniy, Wednesday, May 4, 3 p. m. Special party Tates. The S.S. MARIPOSA. sails via Honolulu and | Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, French Line to Havre. Company’s Pler (new) 42 North River, foot of Morton st. Travelers gm by this line avoid both transit by Fnglish railway and the discomfort of crossing the channel in a small boat. New York to pt, "via Parls, first class, $160; Alexandria, E 3 azs, 3116 second class, OURGOGNE. May 7. 10 2.’ m. TA FOURMINE. “May 14, 10 a. m. LA GASCOGNE. ‘May 21, 10 a. m. LA CHAMPAGNE. ‘May 28, 10 a. m. LA BOtErI:GOGNE“. e .ppi’“:l: 4. 10a m. For. ther particu COMPAGNIE "GENERALE FRANSATLAN- TIHUR T\A'fit'l?owllfll Green, .Jew York. 3. F. FUGAZIL & CO., Agents, § Montgomery ave., San Francisco. FOR U. S. NAVY-YARD AND VALLEJD. teamer '‘Monticello’” 3 Wed., 'rhu(n:nmhs- 10:30 a. m. and ing and Offices—Mission Dock, Pler 3. ‘Telejhone, Red 2241 | OR SAN JOSE, LOS GATOS and SANTA CRUZ Steamer Alviso leaves Pler 1 daily (Su '3 0 a. m. lviso daily (Saturdays excepted) at m. ight and passengers. Fare MJ‘M“ Clh-mm and tl“fl" 5023 San Jose, T5c. lay street, Pler h‘. First Sreet, San Joze: excepted) at