The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 21, 1898, Page 9

O CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1898 9 ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. (EEN FIGHT FOR CONGRESS Victor H. Metcalf Opens Headquarters, HARD AFTER MR. HILBORN H. 0. TROWBRIDGE TO HANDLE | THE CAMPAIGN. Skirmishing to Be Commenced in All of the Seven Counties That Form the Third Dis- trict. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, g %08 Broadway, June 20. Victor H. Metcalt formally threw out his challenge to-day to the camp of Con- | gressman Hilborn. There is no longer | any doubt that from this time to the pri- | maries the Congressional fight will be par- | u larly Ively The management of Mr. Metcalt’s cam- | Palgn has been placed in the hands of H. | ©O. Towbridge, a director of the Home for Ad Blind. This is a new field for Mr. :‘(‘{ owbridge, as hitherto he has never fig- ble extent in politics. ays confined his efforts to the rance of mercantile enterprises and benefits, but he possesses much ex- no one doubts his ca- | and be aggressive. 1 fine suite of rooms over | 1gs Bank was thrown open h be the Metcalf head- fer, ex-secretary of the has been installed as | om these quarters the | ven counties composing the | slonal District will be not yet been decided how 1 candidates shall elect or whether they shall be ate primaries, or whether mbinations between Con- | sional candidates and others. These 5 E ettled untfl the ntral Committee ap- es and issues the call tion. of Mr. Hilborn have so far nited their efforts toward his renomi- sending ar circulars and the Congr It {8 now prob- | fect an organization | ls dquarters. A w | ks ago Mr. Hilborn sent word to his | nds t Congress would keep him | v for some time yet, and that he could | be on the ground to make a personal paign, He stated that whatever must » done in his behalf must be done by friends, NO POOL-SELLING FOR EMERYVILLE TRUSTEES DENY LANDREGAN’'S APPLICATION. SRR | Ex-Judge Frick Makes a Valiant Fight for the Privilege—A Threat | of Disincorporation. une 20.—The report of the | OAKLAND, ice and judiclary committee deny- | on of T. C. Landregan | he passage of an ordi- g the ti; book: t elling of pools and | ces to be run out- Emeryville was unani- it by the Board o1 of s not done, however, until ex-| de a plea for the pas: He said 125 v and tax; hird of t. 1 e property This is not a ques- ot a question ot n of poolselling. our approval upon rac- iave licensed it and poolselling e town. at all; n its results here. Now where is the rence in selling pools and making of oks on_tracks other than here? What | the difference? I fail to see it. I taku | re is no difference. If there is no | why is not this ordinance | only It | and that he | &e Grant this application and the_expenses {o taxpayers will be reduced. You raise $3100 annuall%’. If this is lessened one- third or one-fourth it saves the taxpayers that. Tt will bring no more_people here than now congregate here. You say rac- ing is not detrimental. Where comes the Injury in accepting three or four hundred dollars from another. We do not desire to be treated other than any one else. We submit that you must do one thing or the other. Repeal the ordinance now on your books and stop racing, or pass this ordi- nance and give the third of your popula- tion a show.” A slight applause started, but was stop- ped by a heavy rap of Chaiman Christie’s gavel. The vote stood 4 ayes, 1 absent (Doyle). Mr, Frick then asked if an ap- plication for a license to run another race track would be passed. The chair as- sured him that if made in good faith it would. During a_ recess an application was drawn up and presented on reassem- bling. Trustee Emery was the only one to vote against rejecting it, and that was to get it to the committee, vas intimated on the side that the defeated parties would present a petition to disincorporate and annex to Oakland. J. Landregan refused to deny the truth of this, but said: “That is a hereafter; walt and see. e SHIP OWNERS PROTEST. Do Not Want the Webster Street Bridge Rebuilt—The Meat Schedule. OAXKLAND, June 20.—The Board of Su- pervisors to-day received the following self-explanatory letter: SAN FRANCISCO, June 15, 1898. Chatrman Board of Supervisors, Alameda County, Cal.—Sirs: The Board of Supervisors of Alameda County have applied to the Secre- tary of War for approval of plans for build ing a public drawbridge across the San An- tonio estuary on the extension line of Webster | street, between the cities of Oakland and Als meda.” Nnmerous vessel owners and others have protested against the recomstruction of the bridge at this locality. With & view of obtaining a full hearlng of the merits of the case, you are notified that a public hearing will be had before Major W. H. euer, at room 4, Flood building, San Fran- cisco, Cal., at 10 a. m. on July 1898, when you will be given an opportunity to be heard in the matter. As all the papers will be lald before the Secretary of War for his decision, it may perhaps most suit your purpose to sub- mit in writing whatever you may wish to pre- sent. Very respecttully, W. H. HEUER, Major Corps of Engineers, U. 8. A. G. J. Baumgarten petitioned the board to have the last clause of schedule 7, re- lating to the furnishing of meat to the County Infirmary, so amended that butchers in the ~interior who do their own killing could compete with the city bidders. It relates to the United States Government inspection tags. Dr. R, T. Stratton, the resident physi- clan of the Recelving Hospital, was granted a thirty days' leave of absence. Takes the Poor Man’s Oath. OAKLAND, June 20.—J. F. Cameron ap- plied for a writ of habeas corpus to-night to secure his release from the County Jail. It was made returnable to-morrow morning. He is confined for fallure to pay his wife $76 for counsel fees, $25 ali- mony and $2 for costs. This order was made April 19 by Judge Hall. On May 10 he was locked up for contempt in failing to obey the order. He swears that he is a pauper and has nothing but a half in- terest in a blacksmith shop and his tools, no income while not at work, hence that it is impossible for him to comply with the order. Oakland News Items. OAKLAND, June 20.—Robert Reed, the victim of the morphine habit who de- sired to be sent to the Insane Asylum, will be treated in the City Prison, If he really desires a cure it can be effected in a month, when he will be released. The Merchants’ Exchange Tunnel Com- mittee have deposited the proceeds of Tunnel day at the race track, in a sav- ings bank, where it will draw interest. A systematic canvass for more fund? will on_begin, J. R. O'Nell, charged with forgery, was released this afternoon on$2000 bail bonds, secured by J. M. O'Neill and C. E. Nich- ols. Four of the jurors who served when the jury disagreed were excused from the | panél the day following. Lord Cyril Athol, alias Henry Outridge, secured a writ of habeas corpus, returna~ ble to-morrow from Judge Ellsworth, to- day He is in jail, charged with for- ‘which he claims is without reason- able ‘or probable cause. Some unknownindividual fired & revolver at Richard Garnett, a ist, at his home on streets, Saturday night. ing in the door at the time. W. A. Knowles, who was acquitted of a charge of perjury by a jury Saturday, callud at the Sheriff's office to-day and de- manded his photograph, which is in the rogue's gallery. When refused he went to his attorney. Anthony Seltz, a bell boy at the Hotel tropole, disappeared suddenly last week. Since then several of the boarders e reported sums of money and jew- elry missing. Seitz claimed that his father was County Recorder at Deadwood, South Dakota. Thomas Burns, who attempted to escape erry and Vernon rominent capital- | He was stand- | | what OUITS SOCIETY FOR DAWSON Oakland’s Leader of the Cotillon Departs. TEARS FOR WILL RUSSELL WILL SELL POMADE TO THE DUDES AT KLONDIKE. Not Only Brains and Deportment But Gold Is Necessary to Make a Success in Society Nowadays. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, June 20. Younger soclety Is lamenting the near departure of Will J. Russell for Dawson City. For the past four years Will Rus- sell has filled a large niche in the fash- ionable set on this side of the bay. He has been popular, and his lithe, willowy physique has made him absolutely in- dispensable in the cotillon. To-morrow he salls for the north. Now he Intends to make money, or rather to take money, out of the earth around Dawson. He has some ideas oy his own which he will carry out in the pursuit of his object, and he does not doubt that he will be successful. For the past few days Mr. Russell, who Is, without controversy, the Ed Greenway of Oakland, has been preparing for his trip. At first many of the bright buds of the Saturday Night Cotillon would not accept his determination to leave them final, but since he returned from San ancisco with a bearskin robe and other ondike accouterments, faith is placed in_his ambition to go north. There is good reason for the lamenta- tlons accompanying Mr. Russell’s depart- ure. For three years he has heen a so- clety leader. AS a climax to his social esses he last vear organized the Sat- urday Night Cotillou, which was a bril- liant success. He personally led the ger- man, and has probably danced more than any social aspirant {n this county. a born dancer, and has certainly danced his way into favor, He now reafizes that av brains and the ability to dance is neces- sary to continue successful. He, there- fore, has declded to forego Kkid gloves, white neckties, patent leather shoes. creased pants, Plug hats, enormous canes nd occaslonal diamonds for the rougher nents necessary in an Arctic climate. ‘Once out of Oakland,” said Mr. Rus- sell, “then good-by to the ballroom, the drawing room and Broadway. 1 am go- Ing on & practical expedition, and do not presume that I shall find as much pleas- ure in society in Dawson as 1 have found in Oakland, but I do expect to find more money. 1 am taking with me an assort- ment of pomades, anti-mosquito prepara- and similar stuffs which tions, Porfv:merg I have procured in large lots, and there will be no ceremony {n the manner in which I dispose of them. I guess I am able to stand on a street corner, gather a crowd and sell my wares for ten times they cost me. By this means I shall make my expenses to the gold mines. I shall captivate my crowd with the same recitations and the same sleight-of-hand tricks that I have used in the Lakeside district, and the rest will be easy. No, I shall not announce my engagement until 1 return.” Theodore Geir Breaks Two Ribs. OAKLAND, June 20.—Theodore Geir met with a seriois mishap vesterday which will lay him up for several weeks. In company with Max C. Schulze and John Martens, he drove to Mount Diablo. While climbing on the rocks Mr. Geir's foot slipped and he fell heavily on his side, Mr. Schulze took him to his home, Mr. Geir's family being at their country residence near Livermore. A physician was called who pronounced that there were two ribs broken and several bad bruises. A Corpse Dressed in Blue. OAKLAND, June 20.—Coroner Baldwin was notified fo-day by the captain of the steamer Garden City that a corpse was sighted floating off the narrow-gauge mole which he believed to be dressed in a blue uniform and brass buttons. The tide was carrying it in a southwesterly direction. Government Agents in Disguise. He is | g left college something more than | Mr. Nicolin{ is the inventor of a machine for sulphurizing wine barrels. He decid- ed to show it to the wine men while en- Joying a pleasure tflr‘ Much to his sur- prise no one would look at it and all seemed in a hurry to get him off the place. It now transpires that some one had started the report that they were Internal Revenue Department officlals in disguise. That settled it with the wine :t;‘en, who did not want a word with em, Action by the City Council. OAKLAND, June 20.—Companies A and F, of the Fifth Infantry, which are lo- cated in this city, will not enter upon ac- tive service without some equipment. To- night the City Council appropriated $489 for each company. The ordinance grflvldlng tor a public park and the ordinance providing a li- cense for beer bottlers were sent back to the committee. Councllman Pringle caused some concern by saying that there is a Joker in the bottling ordinance which will ‘malke it possible for saloonkeepers to pay on{y $60 per year instead of $400 as at pres- —_——— COLLEGE OF COMMERCE. A Totally New Department at the State University. BERKELEY, June 20.—The academic senate of the university met this after- noon and decided upon the course of In- struction which the new college of com- merce will offer. In its general scope it is to afford an opportunity for the scien- tific study of commerce in all branches and for the higher education of busi- ness men and officers in the clvil serv- ice. The curriculum will take the same general form as those of the colleges of general culture, save that one year's work s to be devoted to some study bearing directly upon trade and com- merce. Applicants for admission will take the same examinations prescribed for matriculation into the college of so- clal sciences or the college of natural sciences. Y¥or the first two years they will cover the work of those colleges, branching off later into polities and economics or mathematics and the nat- ural sciences. The degree to be given to the grad- uate of the new college has not yet been decided upon. Dr. Car] C. Plehn, instructor in econo- mics and economic history, has been ap- pointed by President Martin J. Kellogg to the office of acting dean of the new Porhe To Go to Tampa. BERKELEY, June 20.—Dr. Henry L. Greenleaf, son of Colonel C. R. Green- leaf of Bancroft way, has received an appointment as surgeon in the United States army. and will leave for Wash- ington to-morrow morning. Dr. Green- leaf has been a practicing physician in Berkeley for some time past. He is ex- pected to join the troops now stationed at Tampa. Idaho Volunteers Entertained. BERKELEY, June 20.—A reception to the officers and a number of the men of Company D, Idaho Volunteers, was given sterday at the residence of Mrs. W. iv. Henry on Le Conte avenue. The sol- diérs were shown over the campus and buildings of the university of California before their retyrn to Camp Merritt. The guests were all students from the Idaho State University. No More Irrigation. BERKELEY, June 20.—The Alameda Water Company will issue a notice to- morrow prohibiting the use of its water for purpose of irrigation. The notice reads as follows: “The suggestions of Health Officer Rowell on the water problem made to the Board of Trustees, and their com- munication to this company urging us to take vigorous measures to restrict the use of water for purposes not directly necessary for health and cleanliness, compel us to notify our patrons that on and after date and until further notice the use of water for irrigation of grounds and gardens, washing of walks, etc., is hereby prohibited.” ——————————— Letter to a Thief. ALAMEDA, June 20.—Thomas Burns, who is waiting tria. for_the theft of five watches from Jeweler McKean of this city, and who tried to escape from jail last Friday, Is in receipt of a letter from a woman in San Francisco, signing her- self “Lou.” She is apparently an accom- plice of Burns, for she upbraids him for trying to escape by running away, and says that she had things all fixed for clearing him on his trial. Alameda News Items. ALAMEDA, June 20.—The friends of Dr. Pardee will have a quiet gathering on Thursday evening for the purpose of dis- cussing the campaign and agreeing on some plan of action for the purpose of securing for him the gubernatorial nomi- nation. The Board of City Trustees will meet this evening and will discuss the Web- ster street franchise matter and perhaps the garbage crematory proposition. The Christian Endeavor Society and the Tuction Yalcs A STORY FOR THE MARINES Two Men Who Wanted Free Rations. PITY FOR A POOR DESERTER A RUSE, AIDED BY UNIFORM, THAT WORKED WELL. Drinks and Meals Were Heartily Given by the Generous to the Poor Fellow Supposed to Be in Custody. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, June 20. Two individuals whose wits are certain- 1y of a high order are working this side land greatly to their own benefit. One of these gentlemen wears the garb of a marine, and the other wears ordi- nary citizen's clothes. A few days ago they entered an office at Pinole and ask- ed to be connected with Mare Island by telephone, to make a report about a de- sertfon. The connection was denied them £0 they took a walk around town. The marine appeared to be dragging his com- panion in a forcible manner whenever they approached anybody, but when no one was looking the two_appeared to be on very Intimate terms. ~They went into Mr. Boyd’'s blacksmith shop and as Boyd is a Deputy Sheriff he always has hand- cuffs handy. The marine told Mr. Boyd that he had a deserter and be g‘ed tixe 156t of bovair of Tanainte The ds. serter and the marine then proceeded to take in the town. With his prisoner in irons the marine led him into various sa- loons, and as he told pitiful tales of how for his crime, glass after glass of foam- lni!beverago was placed before them. ter drinking all they could the ma- rine and the deserter went into Mrs. Lennard’s section-house dining-room and ate two heavy meals, no one dreaming of suggesting that a marine and a de- serter shoul gay for anything, and the couple marched off. tum of the gentieman who publishes the Pinole Times, but there they struck a snag. Their story of the horrible death awaiting the deserter did not take, and that Pinole editor suggested that they get out of town on the double. They were last seen on board the train going to- ward Oakland and the deserter was still handcuffed, but no one believes that the marine “and his deserter” were anything more than two lively beats. —_———— HOME OF TRUTH. It Secures One of the Handsomest Houses in Alameda. ALAMEDA, June 20.—The Home of Truth in this city will, on the 1st of July, take possession of the well-known Bar- ton home, on the corner of Broadway and Central avenue, the property of the well- known salt capitalist. This is one of the costliest and hanusomest places in this city. This “home” is a gathering of peo- plé without capital and without organi- zation, who hold religious services fre- quenti¥, to which the entire public is free- |1y Invited. They also cure disease by sug- gestion, and depend entirely upon volun- tary contributions for their support. They began work in this city in a very hum- ble way, occupying first a couple of rooms, then a cottage, and now the most commodious house in the city. —_——————— Lewis-Hussey Wedding. OAKLAND, June 20.—Dr. P. W. Lewis of Portland, Or., and Miss Abbie Mabel Hussey of this city were united in mar- riage this evenlng at 9 o'clock at the resi- dence of the bride's parents, 566 Twenty fourth street, Rev. E. R. Diile officiating. Dr. Lewis is the son of Dr, and Mrs. Wal- ter F. Lewis of this city. The bride is the eldest daughter of ex-Sheriff W. H. H. Hussey, and is one of the most popular el- ocutionists on this side of the bay. She is (&ultu a musician besides. Only the im- mediate members of the contracting par- ties’ families were present. To-day was the thirty-second annjversary of the THE PRESIDI0 Supervisors to Petition | the War Department. treets. le in the office of the Supervisors a pe- tition of the Market-street Railway, In which a franchise over Bosworth street is asked. As the resolution ordering the grade has been passed, it will ;)my mean have to and. in that the property-owners w put Bosworth street in condi then the railway company will step and take possession. A resolution ordering the payment to the City Street Improvement Company of $976 50 for the pavement of Lombard street between Broderick and Baker streets was passed to print, and a pro- test against the acceptance of the street from one of the property-owners was re- ferred to the Streef Committee. Professor Stanton of the Cogswell Col- | lege was at the meeting yesterday to put BOSWORTH STREET GRADE| | THE JOLLY JOKER OF THE | RATLWAY COMPANY. | in a word aginst the removal of the Cogswell fountain at the junction of California, Market and Drumm streets. The merchants in the vicinity want the fountain removed and to erect in its place a flagstail for a national flag, but Professor Stanton and a few others ob- ject. At the meeting the professor stated that he and his class would agree to repair the fountain and make it a | thing of beauty if the city would only | Property Owners May Grade a Street for the Benefit of Street Car Magnates—Street Im- provements. The Board of Supervisors has taken up the fight of the Presidio as a camp-i ing-place for troops_and has passed a | resolution which will' be presented to the | Becretary of War. The resolution was | presented by Supervisor Delany and Is as follow: Whereas, The Presidio military reservation in this city contalning 1£/n acres of land, own- | ed and occupled by the United States Ocvern-l | | ment, lacks a proper water supply and is im- Derfeotly Araind, and for thesa rensons cannot wccommodate the soldiers sent to this city; and whereas, by reason of this lack of water and perfect drainage the military authorities have been unable to find camping room on l)’a «Presidlo grounds for all the soldlers, and have fore established & camp of from 10,000 to en on private and unsewered blocks di- to the windward of the most populous portion of the city: and, whereas the placing of from 10,000 to 12.000 soldiers on these city blocks unnécessarily exposes the soldiers to de- | moralizing influences and also menaces thelr sanitary welfare and that of the eity. Resolved, that Hon. Russell A. Alger, Secre- tary.of War, be and hereby 1s earnestly re- | quested to take steps looking to the creation of & proper water supply for the Presidio mili- tary reservation and for the proper sewering of the military reservation with a view to put ting it in position to accommodate the thou- gands of soldjers now camping on private rounds, and the thousands who will necessar- §i7"be concentrated here from this time for- ward. The_resolution will be sent on to the ‘War Department as quickly as possible, and the Supervisors hope that there will be an end of camps in the heart of the city before long. An order to grade Bosworth, Miiton and Currier strects between Mission road and the Mission Park and Zoo Tract Wwas finaliy passed. The streets men- tioned run throflu h the vegetable gar- den district, and in some places are as uch as forty feet below grade. It will n\u » Great deal of money to ralse the | streets for the next two years were re | to a point | allow it to stay, and in pursuance of his st and of that of the other protest- Py veferred to the | ants the matter was Street Committee, despite the fact that a favorable report had been made upon it. Yids for the repairing of accepted ived as follo City Street Improve- ment Company, $47.770; Flinn & Treacy, £14.000; 3. H. Bingham, $30,000; San Fran- cisco raving Company, $32,383; E. Sulli- van, H700. The bids'wero referred to Street 'ommittee. e Beotution authorizing Joseph E. « “onnell, president of the Fourth of July committee to draw form the gen- eral fund $2000 to defray the expenses of the committee was passed. ghiedes oy STREET IMPROVEMENTS. Summary of the Week’s Work of the Board. The following is a complete record of the street improvement orders passed by the Board of Supervisors at yesterday’'s session: RESOLUTION ORDEINGNE;‘REET WORK. d Guerrero—Sidewalks. Ao %ark, trom casterly line of Dolores distant two hundred and five feet east of sald easterly line of Dolores—Pipe “(v:vliryt;tnc Halght to Page—Curbing, paving, sewering, etc. ty-third to a point in the conter dins’ "of Toe Hiaro; 400 Lest northerly from nty-" —Pipe sewer, etc. e e and paving of former opposite Landers. \Weaterly line of Falr Oaks, two hundred and sixty feet r‘?\xthefly from Twenty-fifth—Curbs and sidewalks. th and Guerrero—Sidewalks. }z;o;;?yw:m Sixteenth, to southerly along casterly line of same for a distance of one e. hundred feet—Sam: SR a Twent e ard, Plerce to Bott—Curbing and pav- ing. : Chestnut fo Franclsco—Same. et & sl tom Westeriy half of San Jose avenue, opposite termination of Valley—Paving. ‘Sacramento and Wainut--Sidewalks. Brosnan, Valencia to Gue dewalks. e R BSOLUTION OF INTENTION. Jones, Jackson to Pacifio—Pipe sewer, eto. and thence westerly along northeasterly line of hteenth avenue south 33% feet, to the claim the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum; thence southerly along sald clalm 42 feet to the nort] e rly i of Eighteenth avenue south; thence northeasterly along sald westerly lins of Eighteenth avenue south produced, 24 feet to the point of commencement—Ordered closed and vacated. RECOMMENDED BY SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS. Fifteenth and San Bruno avenue—Pipe sewer, granite curbs and sidewatks, TI'ifteenth, San Bruno avenue to Vermont— Pipe sewer. Fifteenth and Vermont—Curbs, sewering, etc, Fifteenth, Vermont to Kansas—Pipe sewer, etc. Fifteenth and Kansas—Pipe sewer, etc., curbs and sidewalks. Kansas, Alameda to Fifteenth—Pipe sewe: Rhode Isiand and Alameda—Pipe sewer, etc., curbs and sidewalks. Rhode Island, Alameda to Division, to con- nect with sewer in latter—Sewer. North avenue, Cortland to Holly Park ave- nues to connect with sewer in Cortland ave- nue—Pipe sewer, etc. North avenue ‘and Ellert—Culverts, eto. Twenty-fifth, Guerrero to Fair Oaks—Side- walks, Frederick and Ds Long avenues—Paving, sidewalks, etc. Eighth avenue, J to K—Grading, sidewalks, etc. Eleventh avenue, from northerly line of K to the northerly line of M—Grading, curbing and sldewalking. Army, Noe to Castro—Grading, curbing, pav- ing, pipe sewer, ete. RESOLUTION OF FULL ACCEPTANCE. Rincon place, Harrison to Bryant—Basalt and bitumen. Lombard, Broderick to Baker—Bitumen. Lombard, Devisadero to Broderick—Same. Lombard, Scott to Devisadero—Same, Clayton, Waller to Frederick—Same, Water, Mason to Taylor—Basalt. Lombard and Baker—Bitumen. Page and_Lyon—Same. Fourteenth and Guerrero—Same. RECOMMENDED FOR FULL ACCEPTANCE. Bryant, Sixteenth to Seventeenth—Bitumen, Twenty-sixth, Mission to Valencia—Same. Kansas, Alameda to Division—Basalt. Fillmore, Hayes to Fell—Bitumen. Waller, Central to Masonic avenues—Same. RESOLUTION OF CONDITIONAL ACCEPT- ANCE. s Linden avenue, Franklin to Gough—Bitumen. PRIVATE CONTRACTS, Jones, Jackson to Pacific—To property owners for paving. Gates and Ellsworth, Cortland to Eugenia avenues—Same for grading. Page, Broderick to Baker—Same for paving Roach, Filbert to Valparalso—Same for sew- ering. PERMISSION GRANTED TO REMOVE OB- STRUCTIONS. Market, California and Drumm—To property owners and merchants for removal of an old fountain. EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED. Lower terrace, Serpentine place to Pluto street, westerly from Pluto—To L. C. Williams, sixty days on his contract for sewering. Palmer, Randall to Fairmount, including southerly and northerly portions of Randall, Whitney and Palmer—To same, thirty days same. Serpentine place, Temple street to Lower ter- race—To Fred Leffler, thirty days on sewering, Lower terrace, Pluto street to Serpentine place—To Dantel O'Day, sixty davs on grading, Serpentine place, Lower terrace to Templs street—Same. PETITIONS REFERRED,TO STREET COM- MITTER. sidewalks, curbing, Fifteenth, westerly from jts present terminus to_Tilden—Property owners for its reopening, Kearny and Washington—Property owners for removal of fence surrounding of Justice building, ling, for an extenslon of sixty days on his con- tract to pave and grade. Golden Gate and Lyon—Property owners for paving by private contract. Ehotwell, Twenty-sixth to Precita avenue— Property owners for grading. Treat avenue, Twenty-sixth to Precita ave- nue—Same for grading and sewering. Twenty-sixth, York to Hampshire—Same. Iwenty-sixtly; Potrero to San Bruno avenue— Same, Twenty-sixth, Hampshire to Potrero avenue— Same. Twenty-sixth, Bryant to York—Same. Howard, Twenty-sixth to Precita avenue— Same. Capp, Twenty-sixth to Precita avenue—Same, Fifteenth, westerly from its present terminus to_Tilden—Property owners for its opening. MeAllister and Fillmore—Property owners for erection of electric light. Geary and Kearny—M. H. de Young for the removal of turn-table. Brosnan, Valencia to Guerrero—Property owners for paving. gDivision, "Kansas, Eighth and Townsend— ame. Hyde, Filbert to Unfon—Same.’ Harwood place, Filbert southerly, between Kearny and Dupont—Same. PROTESTS REFERRED TO STREET COM- MITTEE. Lower terrace, Serpentine avenue to Pluto street—Property owners against grading. Golden Gate avenue, Baker to Lyon—Property owners against paving. Lombard, Baker to Broderick—Sarah A. De- wiit against the acceptance of paving. J, from easterly line of Eighth avenue to westerly line of Tenth—Property —owners against grading. REPORT OF STREET COMMITTEE ON MATTER§ SUBMITTED AT PRE- VIOUS SESSION. For the district bounded by Cortland, Cres- cent, San Bruno and Andover avenues—Work of establishing a sewerage system referred to City Engineer. Jones, Jackson to Pacific—In favor of bitu- minous’ rock, providing that fourteen feet of the width of the middle of the street be paved ‘with” basault blocks. Market, California and Drumm streets—In fayor of removing fountain. Serpentine piace, Temple to Lower terrace— Fred Leffler given thirty days' time on con- tract for sewering, Fourteenth avenue, H to I-In favor of grad- ing, sewering.etc. Bernal Park—In favor of grading. Spruce, Sacramento to California—Property owners may lay sidewalks. Lower terrace, Pluto street to Serpentine place—In favor of construction of sewer. Serpentine place, Lower terrace to Temple street—Same. Pago, Broderick to Baker—Property owners may pave. Roach, Filbert to Valparaiso—In favor of constructing sewer. Gates and Bllsworth, Cortland to Eugenia avenues—In favor of grading, sewering, etc. Fifteenth avenue south, P to Q south— Against paving. Other petitions and protests reported on ad- versely or filed. Fire Scare on Twelfth Street. *OAKLAND, June 20.—The Fire Depart- ment was called out shortly after mid- night for a basement fire in the paint an% paper house of L. N. Cobbledick on Twelfth street, between Franklin and Broadway. Officer Clark prevented what would have resulted in a serlous cor fla- gration by discovering the smoke coming up through the sidewalk desor. No dam- age was done other than the breaking of two locks. The fire was the resuit of spontaneous combustion and the burn- ing material was carried out and the blaze quenched on the pavement. General Kirkham Mansion Sold. OAK‘I‘JAKX?"D {\:;uhmhe sale of the \‘gd Gener: 1] tead for $7250 Referee A. H. Breed to Dr, P. cr’: - ey K e : A Tast week, received congregation of the First Presbyterlan | groom’s parents wedding, wWhlch took o Tacas e Eoing to permit pool- | from the County Tall last week, KoV | OAKLAND, June .—P. J. Nicolint and | chuseh will entertain a. thousand of the | place fn Ohio. Dr. and Mrs. Lewls will y Or one party? {s rebuked for the attempt. She says she | “‘Baron” Willlam Knapp have returned | soldiers at Camp Merritt to-morrow. ’E)gend their honeymoon in the Santa Cruz i benenit you derive from | han Hkes CHreq tar Mim. - Awo ot his | from a tour of the Santa Rosa wineries, |~ Company A of the Boys' Brigade will | Mountains, atter which they will reside 10w get 3500 from the earectiaom | Bad s e ed ‘sentenced for life. | where they had a peculla® experlence. | camp for & week at' Ben Lomon in Portland. In the meantime there is on, TFighteenth avenue south and O street south; | Masonic avenue, Hayes to Fell-J. J. Dow-| one of the heirs, was confirmed by Jud e | Greene to-day. The part sold includes tga noted old family residence, built thirty- eight vears ago at a cost of $50,000. When | completed in 1861 it was the finest family residence in California. FOURTH OF JULY IN SAN FRANCISCO THE GREAT FEATURE WILL BE THE PARADE. There Will Be About Eight Thousand United States Soldiers in the Procession. The Fourth of July committee, whose headquarters are in the California Hotel, is busily engaged In perfecting arrange- ments for the celebration of Indepen- dence day. At a meeting of the execu- tive committee it was decided to hold the literary exercises in Metropolitan Temple. Grand Marshal Alfred A. Borlinl will in- troduce the president, Joseph E. O'Don- nell, who will deliver an address, which will be followed by the singing of “The Star-spangled Banner” by Miss Merrill of the Tivoli¥ The orator of the day will be John J. Barrett. W. W. Finnie will sing ; Btl)lo entitled “On to Spain,” and the eclaration of Independence will be re: by Julius Kahn. The programme w?fi conclude with the singing of the “Red, White and Blue” by Miss Daisy Mac- eane. In addition to the above features the committee intends to secure the ser- vices of some well-known quartet of sing- ers. “The Fourth of July poet” will not be called upon this year. The principal feature of the parade will be the military, as it is expected to have between seven and eight thousand troops in line. The line of march has not been finally determined, but in all probability it will be down Montgomery street, thence on Montgomery avenue, thence on Kearny to Market, and Market to Van Ness avenue. It s claimed by the com- mittee that this celebration will excel any previous display of the kind ever seen in San Francisco. Several novelties are in contemplation which, if successfully pro- duced, will prove great attractions. The Board of Supervisors has appro- priated $2000 for the celebration and the committee proposes to keep the expense within this limit and not to call for any contributions. The heaviest item of ex- pense will be the music, owing to the presence of so many military organiza- tions. As to decorations the merchants will be requested to use for that purpose the money which they have hitherto spent with the committee. It is believed that in this way more elaborate decorations will be_made than have ever been seen in S8an Francisco on any similar occasion. A vircular embodying the above sugges- tion will be sent to the members of the Stock_Ixchange, the Produce Exchange, the Merchants’ Exchange, Board of Trade and other business bodies. G The coming celebration will be marked by the greatest enthusiasm—greater by far than has characterized the national holiday for many a year—owing to the war with Spain, which has awakened the spirit of p&tmfim throughout the entire of the bay between Port Costa and Oak- | They next went to the editorial sanc- | a deserter would be surely put to death | EDWARD S. SPEAR & (0., AUCTIONEERS, 31-33 SUTTER STREET. THIS DAY. TUESDAY.......... 2 .JUNE 21, 1898 At'11 o'clock a. m. We Will Sell, in Our Salesrooms, by Order of Mr. Louis J. Cheveller, on Account of Depart- ure for Europe, His MAGNIFICENT FURNITURE Comprising {n Part: One Fine Upright Planoforte; Antique Savon- arola Italfan Chairs; Roman Chairs, hand- carved; Solld Mahogany French Desks; Mahog- any Frame Salon Suits, upholstered in tapestry; Solid Mahogany Library Suft, with Cabinet to match; Venetian Hand-Carved Chairs; French and German Walnut Tables, Chairs and Desks; Gold Frame Parlor Suit, elégantly upholstered: Louis XIV Chairs and Cabinets; Vernis Martin Tea Tables and Chairs; Louis XVI Cabinets and Tables; Cheval Mirrors; Coionial Chairs; Lounges; Easy Chairs; Pedestals; Dining Tables; ~Sideboards; Dining_and Bedroom Chairs] Elegant Bric-a-Brac; Mantel Mirrors; Eaeels; Line Engravings and Etchings, and a Large Variety of Elegant Goods too Numerous to_Mention. NOTE—The Ahove Goods Are Very Elegant and a Large Majority of Them Were Pur- chased by the Owner in Europe. The Goods Will Be on Exhibition Monday and to Them We Invite the Attention of Buy- ers. EDWARD §. SPEAR & CO., Auctioneers, 31 and 33 Sutter street. A SYNOPSIS OF THE REVENUE TAX SOMETHING FOR BUSINESS MEN TO KEEP. Railway Car Tickets, Documents and Instruments of All Kinds Must Help Pay War Expens: Internal Revenue Collector Lynch yes- terday received a letter ing a synop- of the principal additions and changes made in the revenue law by the act of June 18, 1888. The following is the synopsis: An additional tax of $1 per barrel is imposed on fermented liquors, the inegeased rate to take effect the day succéeding the passage of the act ewers are allowed 7} per cent discount on on fermented s, already stamped, liquors stored in is to be as. warehous ssed ouse brokers. Proprietors of theaters, etc. Proprietors of circ 8—Proprietors of show $—Proprietors of bowling alleys an liard rooms for each alley or table 10—Dealers in leaf tobacco, imum .. 6 ers in_to 50,000 pounds 12 12—Manufacturer: minimum 13—Manufacture; mum The latte impose after passage of the act, ti 188 All persons engaged in that date required to make returns before the end of August and pay the special reckoned from August 1, 1893, to the first day of July following. TOBACCO AND SNUFF. An additional tax of 6 cents per pound is im- posed on tobacco and snuff. On clgars and cigarettes weighing more than three pounds per 1000 an additional tax of 60 cents per 1000 is imposed. On cigarettes weighing not pounds per 1000 an additio more than three al tax of 50 cents age of smoking tobacco is authorized; and one and two-third ounce, and one-half ounce and three and one-third ounce packages of tobacco and snuft are au- thorized, in lieu of two, three and four ounce packages. The increased rates take effect on the day next succeeding the passage of the act, that is, June 14, 1898 Dealers having a stock on hand, in excess of 1000 pounds of tobacco, or 20,000 cigars or cigar- ettes, stamps affixed subsequent to April 14, at old rate, must make returns to Collectors with- in thirty duys after passage of act, for assess- ment of tax equal to one-half difference be- tween tax already paid at time of removal from factory and new rate. The excess o hand only is to be returned and the tax be assessed on the excess which will be paid to Collectors after notice. No additional stamps are to be affixed to such stock on hand. Stamp duties to take effect July 1, 1898, Sehequle A--Documents ~ and instrument passage tickets, tclegraph dispatches. insw ADVERTISEMENTS. - = HURRAH FOR THE GCLORIOUS FOURTH!! AND FLAGS! Boxes of Fireworks for Home Display UnXIid Case No. 2—§1.00. 1 Dewey Salute, 1 Sampson Surprise, 1 Schley Cracker Jack, 1 Columbla Bomb, Crackers, 1 Volcano, 1 Package Torpedoes, 1 Triangle’ Wheel, 1 Vesuvius, 2 Ruby Lights, ¢ 2-Ball Candles, 3 3-Ball Candiés, 3 4-Ball Candles, 1 No. 1 Star Mine, 1 No. 2 Star Mine, 1 Whistle Bomb, 2 Yellow Jackets, 6 Large Pin Wheels, 1 Catherine Wheel, 6 Blue Lights, 8§ 3-inch Serpents, 1 Flower Pot, 1 Box Red Fire, 1 Cap Pistol, 12 Boxes Caps, 30 Red Heads, 7 Pleces Punk. UnX!d Case No. 3—8$2.50. 6 3-Ball_Candles, § 4-Rall Candles, § 6-Ball Candles, 3 §-Ball Candles, 1 Large Schley Crackerjack, 1 Mount Vesuvius, 1 No. 2 Star Mine, 1 No. 3 Star Mine, 1 No. 4 Star Mine, 6§ Extra Large Pin Wheels, 2 Catherine Wheels, 3 Whistling Bombs, 1 Whistling Devil, 2 Large Volcanoes, 1 8-inch Vertical Wheel, 50 Red Heads, 1 Package Pistol Crackers, 1 Japanese ‘Acrobat, 3 Ruby Lights, 6 Blue Lights, 1 No. 2 Dewey Battery, 1 Sampson Surprise’ Box, 1 Triangle Wheel, 3 4-inch Flower Pots, 1 6-inch Flower Pot, 10 Packages Fire Crackers, 1 Elec- tric Flower, 1 Box Torpedoes, 10 Pieces Punk. UnXid Case No. 4—85.00. Exhibition Assortment. 12 Colored Candles, large, 6-star; 6 Exhibition Candles, S-star; 3 Exhibition Candles, 10-star; 3 Colored _Star Rocket= 4 oz.; 4 Colored Star Rockets, § 0z.; 1 Colored China Fiyer, large; 1 Colored Vertical Wheel, ~S-inch; 1’ Benga Light, %-Ib.; 1 Colored Triangle Wheel, l-Ib, 1 Coldred Triangle Wheel, 3-1b.: 1 Mine of Col- ored Stars, No. 4: 1 Mine of Colored Stars, No, ;8 Colored Flower Pots, f-inch; 1 Colored Hosette, extra: 2 Colored’ Geysers, small; 2 4-1b, Cans Red Fire: 1 i-b. Can Green Fire; 1'%-ib. Cain White Fire: 1 %-Ib. Can Blue Fir 1 Electric Flower: 1 Jeweled Jet: 1 Mount Ve- suvius; 1 Japanese Acrobat: 1 Bundle Punk. GOLD CHOP CRACKERS. 2 pkss. for 3o SHOO FLY ... .3 pkgs. for 10c EXTRA LOUD . .be per ply EXTRA, NO. PISTOL' CRACKERS . e A Box of Fireworks Given Free With Boys’ Suits. THE UNX—LD STORES BRIGDEN, TURNEY & BATKIN, Proprietors, €16 to 620 Kearny 8t., Cor. Commercial. WE HAVE NO BRANCH STORES. Dr. Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEARNY ST. Established 1In 1854 for the n-uhmsrzl«;lcb?n?:m Disenses, Lost Manhoo or disease wearing on bodyand mlnfl{na Skin Diseases. The doctorcureswhen othersfail. Try him. Charges low. Curesguaranteed. Callorwrite, Dr. d. F. GIBBON, Box 1957, a0 Franclsco, §:McBEAN2ED. T 4GLA 2 TRAN tax | two | EWORKS 5 Packages | IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE. Great Auction Sale BY CATALOGUE, OF VALUABLE BOOKS. GEO. F. LAMSON, Auctioneer. The Immense Library of the Inde- pendent Order of 0dd Fellows, to Be Sold at Auction by Order of the Board of Trustees of the Li- brary Association of the I.0.0.F, I WILL SELL At public auction at the Assoclation Rooms, rket and Seventh sts., their entire mag nificent library, comprising’ upward of 15,000 volumes standard works, embracing _every branch of literature. science, art, histot i- belles lettres, travel, poetry e, valuable {llustrated books, bound jour- | nals and magazines, London Art Journal from | 1849 to 1882, San Francisco Bulletin from first | issue in to 1584, complete set of San Fran- cisco directories, set Gentlemen's Magazine | (London) from 1731 to 1882; description of Egypt French, published by order Napoleon, 25 volumes fext, 11 volumes plates; Russell val Architecture, 3 volumes, with all the this valuable coliection. great varlety of rare books contained im SALE WILL COMMENCE ' HONDAY, JUNE 27th INST., At 2 o'clock p. m To_continue d: | until the entire and at 7:30 p. m., y at the same hour and place library is disposed of. Catalogues can be obtained at the Associa- tion rooms, corner Market and Seventh sts. Frida; , from 9 a. m. till 4 p. m. JRGE F. LAMSON. Auctioneer. ance policies, etc., returns to be made monthly of_telephane me costing 15 cents or more. Schedule 1—F y articles, chewing gum, wines, etc | “Stdmp tax on seats in parlor or palace cars, | and tickets in sieeping | “Gross receipts of pe firms, companies and corporations engaged in refining petroleum and sugar, or owning or controlling any pipe line for transporting oil or other products in | exce irth of 1 per cent annually which takes effect the day succeed- age of the act. Returns are to be made | monthly | A tax is imposed on legacies, passing after | passage of the act, exceeding §10,000 and not | exceeding $25,000 in value. Rates vary according to consanguinity from cents for h $100 to $5 for each $1000 in Above §: he rates increase. When perty exceeds $1,000,000 ¢ three. Executors, ad- ees are required to' ren- ctors n a prescribed form. L the act relative to mixed t sixty days after passage of act, or ofher packages mot to exceed the tax Is 4 cents per barrel; 3 ©l; 1 cent per quarter barrel; rth barrel or less. A judgment by the Superior Court of Placer County was reversed by the Su- preme Court yesterday. It was in a case where T. L. Herbert sued the Southern | Pacific Company for personal damages. | Herbert was run into and badly injured a train near Penryn. A verdiet ded him $5000 damages, and the rail- q people appealed. The judgment was higher court holding that | the plaintiff well knew the time trains were accustomed to pass the point at which he was injured, and his belng in the way was contributory negligente. The Su- preme Court states that a steam rallroad track of itself is a sign of danger and e should inform himself if it is safe to the track before making the at- | | | Look Out for the Train. | | | rev OCEAN TRAVEL Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers _leave Broadway whast, San Francisco. For Alaskan rts, 10 a. m., June §, 10, 15, 20, 25,'80, July 5, transter at Seattle. For Alaskan ports (from Folsom-street wharf), 10 a. m., June 5 2, July 17, 'August 4 25, transfer at Portland, Or. bor_Victorls, Vancouver (. Ly, Townsend, Seattle, Tacoma, Evere Cncnort Tond New Whatcom (Wash.), 10 & e June 5. 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, July 5, and every | fifth "day thereafter, connecting at Seattle with | this company’s steamers for Alaska and G. N. | Ry, at Tacoma with N. P. Ry., at Vancouver | Wi O e (Humboldt Bay), 10 & m, For Egreks (M Yuly 1 and every sixth 3 iereacter ay thereafter. Por EBanta Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Ca-uros, Port Harford (San Luls_Obispo), Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura Hueneme San Pedro, East San Pedro (Los Angeles) Newport, § a. m., June 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, %0, July 4, and_every fourth day’ thereafter. For 'San Diege, stopping only at Port Har- ford (San Luis Obispo), Santa Barbara, Port Tos Angeles and Redondo (Los 1es), 11 Lo A 48 13, 16, 0, %4, 25, July %, and every fourth day thereafter. For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosa- | Tia and Guaymas (Mex.), 10 a.' m., June 17, | | T3 P turther information obtain folder. The company reserves the right to without previous notice steamers, salling dates | and hours of salling. TIOKET OFFIOE —4 New Montgomery street (Palace Hotel). GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen. Agts., 10 Market st.. San Francisco. THE 0. R. & N. CO. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLANDD From Folsom-street Wharf at 10 & m. FARE £22 5z, ces, g Sy SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS: ~$16 00| St. Louis - 26 00 Chicago . 26 00| New York .. 3 B. C. WARD, General Agent, 620 Market GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Superintendents. “lt..fi':'&; St Auckland for Sydney Wednerday, July 18, at 2p. m. g‘he salling for Hono- lulu_June 2 is can- mm celed. >, Line to COOLGAR- | DIE, Australia, and CAPE TOWN, South | Africa. J. D. SPRECKELS & BROS. CO., Agents, 114 Montgomery st. Frelght office—s27 Market st., San Francisco. | Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, French Line to Havre. ympany’'s Pier (new), 42 Nortt River"fot ot Morton at. Tnvalanm | by this line avoid both: transit by English railway and the discomfort of crossing the channel in a small boat. New York to | Alexandria, Egypt, via Paris, first class, $160; second class, SII6. LA BRETAGNE. %, 10 3. m. LA BOURGOGNE .July 2 10 a. m. LA TOURAINE.... July 9, 10 &. m. LA NORMANDIE. July 16, 10 a. m. LA BRETAGNE. “July 23, 10 & m. For further particulars apply to COMPAGNTE " GENERALE TRANSATLAN- TIQUE, Agent, No. § Bowling Green, New York. J. F. FUGAZI & CO., Agents, § ave., San Franclsco. HAMBURG-AMERICAN SETWIN: SCREW.EXPRESS LINE DIRECT TO PARIS, LONDON, HAMBURG. F. Blsmarck....June 30|A. Victoria....August 11 F. Bismarck....July 3/F. Blsmarck..August 25 TWIN-SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE, NEW YORK-HAMBURG DIRECT. Pennsylvania...June 2%|Pretoria. July 9 Palatia. July 2{Patria. ... July 18 Hamburg-American Line, 37 Broadway, N. ¥. Coast, HERZOG & CO., General Agents Pacific 401 California st., cor. Sansome, San FOR U. S, NAVY-YARD AND VALLEJD, Steamer ‘‘Monticello.”