The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 3, 1898, Page 5

" THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1898. TYPHOID FEVER EPIDEMIC AT CAMP ALGER Due to the Loading of Sick Sol- diers On Il ly Supplied Transports. War Department Orders an Investigation of the Medical Corps at Santiago de Cuba. WASHINGTON, Aug. Sherman truly said “War is hell.” Nor is it always at the battle front. Just when peace appears to be in sight troubles are coming thick and fast and the War Department is likely to bear the brunt of them. Typhoid fever is epidemic at Camp Alger and the medi- cal department at Santiago is to be 1n- vestigated for loading sick and wound- ed soldiers upon 1lly supplied trans- ports. Even “to the lookers-on in Vienna” the shameful condition of affairs at Camp Alger is not surprising. The or- der that went out to-day for the linme- diate disbandment of the camp had been anticipated by those not in the charmed circle of the War Department, for from the first it was realized ibat the camp site was illy chosen. Even the authorized statement that the 27,000 troop: were to be reviewed here ay, August 6, by the rday t could not put a stop Lo the a widespread increase in the ) the announcement was made of a postponement of the re- or one week on the ground that were to be given prelimis.ary marching. veil is torn aside. Camp Al- be broken up immediately. sand of the troops are to be o Rico. scretary Alger de- of these soldiers are to a, but another Cabinet ight that the situation Now the g to Five the Po course was exceedi that the administration appointed because Mer- had not taken Maniia and that reinforcements astened to Merritt. ago General Butler took his teeth and moved his sion to Dunn Loring, six miles from Alger, where he thought »uld he comfortably fixed. To- it appears that the camp would b Some the da in troops day, howev at Dunn Loring presents almost as many objectionable features as did the old cam All the wells but one sunk 80 far have been condemned. The ex- ception is that used by the Eighth Pen vania. It follows, therefore, n regiments of infantry must an well for drink- i is further e one of the drilling comp! machines is now had been received at the corps quarters that some of the regiments at | Dunn "L © on unhealthy ground. Tt is imy to dig sinks, for in- stance, for the First Connecticut with- out striking water. T s typhoid record includes two { suspected cases. dt deaths and his | | — General | which are alleged to be unsuitable for | Special cable the work to which they were put. With this end in view, Surgeon General Sternberg has sent the following dis- patch to Major Havard, the chief sur- geon with Shafter's army: “The management of the medical de- partment at Santiago Is severely criti- cized. Sick and convalescent sent on transports are said to be overcrowded, not properly supplied w | medical attendance light diet. Who is responsible? Report iin full and take measures to prevent similar occurrences in future. Acknowl- edge receipt.” This investigation of the causes which are responsible for the deplor- able condition in which the Seneca and Concho arrived at New York may lead Statesmen in | Coffin to The Call and the New York | Herald. Copyrighted, 1888, by James Gor- | don Bennett. | FRIEDRICHSRUHE, Aug. 2.—Prince | Bismarck’s coffin was closed down yes- | terday between 7 and 8 o'clock in the | presence of the Imperial Chancellor, | who_ left Friedrichsruhe immediately afterward. It was originally intended h medicines or | that the consecration einsegnung, as or with suitable | the Germans call the funeral service, | should take place this morning, but it was deferred until 6 in the evening out | of deference to the Emperor, who ex- pressed a wish to be present-and could not arrive before. The whole family, headed by Prince Herbert, assembled’ in the small bare to a similar inquiry into the -alleged geath chamber this morning and par- friction between the surgeon generals i oo tho holy sacrament. The black of the department and the Red Cross | Society. The arrival of the Concho with its sick and wounded passengers, ill-fed and uncared for in every way, has only aggravated the already intense feel- ing. It only serves to bring out probable truth of the rgcently made by a prominent official that the conduct of the medical de- partment in Cuba had been a “sicken- ing fajlure.” Returned wounded officers and men from the front unite in their testimony to the efficient and heroic service of the Red Cross physicians and nurses, with- out whose ministrations man: would have died. wounds dre ers, but they | star Barton'’s staff. the postal service at the front. entire control of this service has rested in_the military and not with the Post- it is only since the surrender of Santiago that the depart- in that for weeks after the landing of our troops in Cuba confusion the management of the mailed from the front. Hundreds of thousands o | cOm office Department. itself has taken' the matter It is alleged ment charge. there. existed | and delay in mail matter arriving the greatest at and of letters and papers were said to hav. been piled up at Baiquirl, with no at- tempt having been made to distribute or dispatch them. affairs was brought to the attention of the military authorities it was. said i to have been received with the utmost indifference. The difficulties ‘and hardships en- Sabled. Finally word | countered in the management of the|gong of the Dead head- | Cuban campaign may account for much’\ Honately,Oredtad by tHS of this confusion, but they can hardly excuse the remark said to have been made by the general in command: “To — with the mall; we are -here to fight, not to write.” During the afternoon Surgeon Gen- eral Sternberg received the following the statement | of them | ¢°. Not only were their ed by these falthful work- were literally saved from ation by the timely help of Miss | In connection with this inquiry there will probably be an investigation into The | WEDL When this state of coffin, of unusually large dimensions, with ‘eight massive silver-plated han- dles, rested on trestles -and. occupied exactly the same spot as that on which stood the bed on which the Prince died, the head of the coffin, as was pointed out to me, being almost within touch of the bell rope which the Prince used when summoning his attendants. The task of opening. telegrams and attending to those which, according to etiquette, must recelve immediate an- swer still continues from morning un- til night and keeps. Count Rantzau, Count - Wilhelm and Prince Herbert ntinually occupied. I noticed on the table one layer of opened telegrams about a foot high from every Prussian Prince and Princess and almost all the | German federal sovereigns. Emperor Francis Joseph, the King and Queen of It the English and Russian courts and’ over 100 European states also telegraphed . eondolences. Prince Herbert assures me that the mausoleum’ which is to be built-to re- | cefve the remalins of his august father will ‘be taken in hand by a large body of. expert workmen. The Prince ex- pressed the confident hope that within six or eight weeks it would be. far enough advanced to receive the casket in its permanent resting place, selected | by his. father himself. The state funeral service .speclally manded by Emperor William, and in which the whole of Germany is to | participate, will take place in Berlin in October in front of the Reichstag. 'ARRIVAL OF THE GERMAN EMPEROR AND EMPRESS Chancellor Affec- XKaiser. FRIEDRICHSRUHB, Aug. 2.—The | | grounds ~ about. Prince Bismarck's | castle -were thronged with people early ‘to-day, crowds of Hamburgers being The troops that are not to embark for | telegram from Dr. A. Monas Lesser, | attracted thére by the prospect of see- nmediate near Manas: Porto Rieo will be hfare Gan A is about six ashington, on the Southern and is in a healthful region. Va. of the enormous pressure blicity would create. of a wagon load of rude sing through the streets to the camp to-day may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back—the t be moved at once or there 1 be nothing to move. the War Department will n effort to fix responsibility for rts loaded with soldiers, and nt to | tching to the United States of | the surgeon-in-chief of the American ational Red Cross Society, who was ty miles south- | aboard the Concho on her trip from | Santiago to New York: “Every unfavorable criticism of per- | or navy published as being my state- ‘m(‘n! is not authentic and has not come from me. I have only the highest praise for them.” This dispatch from Dr. Lesser was entirely voluntary. Another dispatch which the general received late in the day came from Chief Surgeon Havard, | on’ duty with Shafter's army, and | simply sald: ice needed; abundant supply on ; hand.” AMERICAN SHIPS TO BE STATIONED ACROSS THE SEA Administration Intends to Re- establish the European Squadron. Will Maintain a Force Sufficiently Imposing to Compel the Respect of All Foreign Powers. NEW YORK, Aug. 2—The Washing- ton correspondent of the Herald tele- graphs: = While desirouss of giving Epain reasonable time in which to ac- cept or reject the terms offered by President ‘McKinley, as a price " of peace, it is not proposed to permit her to: indefinttély delay action. Commo- dore Watson’s squadron, which is lying in_Guantanamo Bay, s practically ready for effective service, and Secre- tary Long has made this fact known to the President and his Cabinet. The Secretary was in conference this fternoop with the naval war board. When: asked if any orders had . been Jequbledto Commodore Watson, he re- plied in the negative, stating that the ‘shifis ‘of the eastern squadron Wwere :still-in_Guantanamo Bay. There is no longer any doubt of. the :iritefition of the department to .Te- 4 £stablish a-Furopean sqmadron, even Ehould: Spain-dccépt the peace terms offered-by the President, and to attach to it ‘a force which shall impress Eii- ‘rope. with ‘the naval power .of this Gov— ‘ernment. It is believed in officlal cir- gles that this will prevent Europe tak- ing offense ds it might do if the United States should- send “a force abroad ‘avowedly. for ‘the purpose -of producing a:morgl effect. Fresident McKinley and his advisers ‘areé carefully: considering this matter, and, ag the: Hérald stated, had not the attitude of: Germany:assumed. 2 more :friendly’ aspect, - the fleet would" have’ gone abréad .and maneuvered in Bu-. ropean water: beneflt. The assurances by Baron von Holleben of the Berlin Government’s good wishes caused the authorities to i(-hung(-! their plans so far as Germany ! was concerned. | But it is still considered good policy pean squadron as soon as. possible after peace comes and attach to it a force which will make this country respect- ed abroad. It is felt in naval circles | that the quickest way to bring Spain | to an acceptance of the President’s ul- timatum 1s to/start the eastern squad- ron on its mission, and it will be no surprise If Spain is not heard from within the next few days, if the sall- ing of the fleet Is announced. CHARLESTON’S ARRIVAL AT TH_E PHILIPPINES MANILA BAY, July 1.—The Charles- ton- and her convoy reached here yes- terday afternoon, after thirty days of steaming across the Pacific, making an average of ten knots an hour for the entire distance. There was not a break- down nor an accident, and on the whole trip the engines were not stopped save when it was the purpose of Captain Glass that they should be. Rather good work that. - The situation at Manila is not greatly different from what we had been led to expect before leaving San Francisco. There. are 7000 Spanish troops shut up in-Manila by the insurgents. The soldiers on the transports con- voyed by the Charleston will be landed especlally for Germany's | to-day and to-morrows by many officlals to reform the Euro- | | ing Emperor Willlam pay a tribute of respect to the dead. They wandered about the woods, congregating in the beer gardens, and sent home hundreds Alger will not make known | sons belonging to the regular medical | of memorial postcards with portraits of are to be sent to Porto department of the United States army | {ne geceased Prince and pictures of the | castle,” Many of the people wore mourning and hundreds came on bi- | eyeles. | Under the trees 60 men of the Thirty- first Infantry from Allona -and the sergeants of Prince Bismarck’s regi- ment from Magdeburg. had arranged The sergeants in _ their white uniforms, with yellow fatings and burnished helmets, furnished a guard which was on duty on the ter- race facing the garden behind the. cas- | tle.. The . latter remained strictly | closed. A little side gate was opened occasionally to admit messengers with telegrams and wreaths, who were con- stantly arriving. The Emperor and Empress of Ger- many arrived here at 6 o'clock this evening, accompanied by Baron von Bulow, -the Minister for Foreign Af- | fairs. ~ The Empress was in mourning. | The members of the late Prince Bis- marck’s family received the imperial | party, and the Emperor, on alighting, kissed Prince Herbert Bismarck on both cheeks and shook hands_with Count William. The party then en- tered the castlé, passing through the detachments of infantry which were drawn up along the road and up to the stle gate. ca’l‘hu Em\\'ds on each side of the road were composed of Hamburgers, who had been arriving by every train, For- esters from all foreign countries, ven- ders of cards, photographs and medals swarmed about the outskirts of the crowds, and waliters from the neigh- boring beer gardens, bearing trays of empty or filled glasses, circulated on all | sides and did a big business among the thirsty. There were only a few gen- darmes present. but they were perfect- ly able to maintain order. When the imperial train arrived here the crowds ‘were so anxious to see the Emperor that they swarmed over the fences and upon the platform. The troops, however, were able to keep a space clear around the Emperor’s sa- loon carriage. | At the railroad crossing, where the Bismarcks received the Emperor and Empress, the presentations consumed ten minutes, the Emperor shaking hands with Count von Rantzau, the late Prince’s son-in-law, and other rela- tives of the deceased.. There was no cheering, but an uproar was caused by the exciting conversation carried on among the crowds present. ‘What took place in the death cham- ber is not known, though an official statement on the subjéct may be forth- coming. But there is no doubt the re- ligious service was most impress:ve Pastor Westphal of Brunstorf con ducted it according to the rites of th Refcimed Church. The text, in com- pliance with Prince Bismarck's desire, was from the First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians, chapter 15, verses 53 to b7, as follows: For this corruptible must put on incor- ruption, and this mortal -must put on fmmortality; S0 Wwhen this corrupt- ible shall have Fut on Incorruption and this mortal shall have put on immortal- ity, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written Death is swallowed in victory. “% death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin, the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth gs the victory through our Lord Jesus ‘hrist. | their messes. and TENDER MESSAGES STILL POUR INTO FRIEDRICHSRUHE| Condolences From Potentates and the World. of the Dead Prince Closed Down in the Presence of the Imperial Chancellor. | with black. Every Part of to forty. Immediately after the ser- vices the Emperor and Empress and those who accompanied them started | for Berlin. The former Empress Frederick sent a large laurel wreath with palms, lilies and white roses intertwined and tied President Kruger of the Transvaal Republic telegraphed to Emperor Wil- liam and to Prince Herbert Bismarck his condolences and announced that the Government flags at Pretoria, the cap- ital, were half-masted in honor of the deceased statesman. The Emperor and Empress remained forty-five minutes at ‘the castle, and were escorted back to the traln by the entire Bismarck family. Brief fare- wells were exchanged at the railroad station. The Emperor, standing in his saloon carriage, saluted -the crowd, which respectfully uncovered. Throughout the service in the death chamber the Emperor remained stand- ing, the Empress being seated. The ser- vice concluded with a hymn. The Em- peror shook hands with Pastor West- phal and Pinnow, the valet of Bis- marck. POTSDAM, Aug. 2—Emperor Wil- liam, accompanied by the Empress, ar- rived at the palace at 11 o’'clock this evening. richten to-da: publishes a’ dispatch from Friedrichsruhe which says: Prince Herbert Bismarck is -quite broken down by the worry and vigils of the past few days. Professor Lenbach says he has not been allowed to paint a picture of the late Prince and a cast of his features was not taken. As indicating how well the deceased felt on Thursday it is said that on go- ing to bed at 11:30 he said: “Well, now- I shall have a sleep.” The funeral service in honor of the late Prince will take place on Thursday morning in the Emperor William Me- ,mnrlul Church. The Federal Council, members of the Reichstag and of the | Prussian Diet and the State and muni- cipal authorities will be invited. afternoon by the Emperor, who tele- obsequies which were to take place in front of the Reichstag building and or- dering instead that mourning services be held in the Emperor Willlam Me- morial Church. The tradespeople and artists who had taken orders in -connection with the former were badly disappointed. The Vorwaerts, in its first article on the deceased statesman, denounces him and his policy from beginning to end, though with an affected show of mod- eration. THE PRINCE OF MONACO. The Prince of Monaco has at length attained one of the.ambitions of his life, namely, a matrimonial alllance between his family and one of the sov- ereign houses of Europe. For a mar- riage has just been negotiated between his only son and heir, Prince Louis, now 28 years of age, and Duchess So- phia of Bavaria, second daughter of Duke Charles Theodore of Ba- varia, who is a brother of the Empress of Austria, as well of the ex-Queen of Naples, and so celebrated throughout the civilized world as an oculist. Only those who are aware of the alto- gether anomalous position which the reigning family of Monaco has until now enjoyed among the sovereign houses, of Europe can realize what an alliance of this kind means to the for- mer. Not alone have the rulers of the old world scouted the idea of any mat- rimonial alliance with the Monacos, but have displayed a very marked reluct- ance to admit them to their courts. In fact, the Emperor of Russia re- gards the Prince and Princess of Mon- aco with such undisguised contempt | that when some time ago they an- nounced their intention of visiting St. Petersburg he caused them to be in- formed in the most curt manner that as he did not propose’to receive them it was unnecessary that they should take the trouble to come so far, and that he had therefore forbidden his am- bassadors to give that visa to their passports, without which they would not be permitted to cross the Russian frontier. The present wife of the Prince of Monaco is a daughter of the Hebrew banker, Michael Helne, of Paris and New Orleans. His first wife was a sister of the late Duke of Hamilton, his mother belonged to the Belgian noble family of De Merode, while his grand- mother was the daughter of a Parisian pork butcher, whom his grandfather had married while earning his liveli- hood as a tenth-rate actor at the Am- bigua Theatre, at Paris, before the death of a distant cousin brought him to the pinchbeck throne of Monaco. MUSIC AS A RELISH. No one appears to know it yet, but it 1s a serious and risky experiment, this eating to music. Nearly every res- taurant in town that is a restaurant has a string band or a mandolin quar- tet E‘cklng off “There’ll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town To-night” or selections from “Cavalleria Rusticana” or other favorites while the guests eat. And it isn't pleasant to some people. There are those who are afraid of lockjaw eating fish to waltz time, and digging out a lobster to the melodic strains of “My Girl'sa High-born Lady” isn't just the real thing. In one restau- rant here in Detroit the table d’hote dinner is served to appropriate music. With the soup the orchestra plays “What Did Dewey Do to ’Em?” and when the fish comes the alr {s changed to “Swim Out, O’Grady.” That isn't all, though. With the roast they play “Tenting on the Old Camp Ground,” and so on through the entire repertory of dishes. : Z A visitor in town was particularly struck with this system when he dined in the place yesterday, and thought it all very nice and appropriate. “T'll come here often,” he sald, “whenever I'm in town. It's great. It adds relish to the meal.” But when the cornet solo- ist played “She May Have Seen Better Days” as a pre-Adamite egg was served him he changed his mind and left the table in disgust, even forgetting to pay the waiter for what had gone before.— Detroit Free Press. —————— Philadelphia’s park authorities allow self-motor wagons and cabs in the parks of that city only in the morning. At noon they must all get out for the -day. Philadelphia mustn’t be scared. —_———————— The mourners present, including the mperial party, numbered from thirty | very big story. A very little tombstone may tell BERLIN, Aug. 2—The Neuste Nach- | A sensation was created during the | graphed countermanding the Bismarck | '"i’.ii.i’i”i‘?”i.ifi!’))iO‘Oii))iiiiii)iii"D)i‘”’i”,ii”)?iii’)?i’?)‘ii\’i0977)?’.’?'7.7i"”i‘i"’i’iii'){){ii THE. EMPORIUM. $1 Foulards 69c Yard, To-Day, Wednesday, 9 to 12 Only. All-silik . Fou- lard—24 and 27 inches wide—in poikadots, small- est to largest— stripes. of differ- .. ent widths and handsome figur- ed effects—all de- signs new and attractive — our best ome dollar Jquality — will be placed” on sale i from 9 to 12 o’clock this morning at 69c. Groceries—Liquors. Big Special for To-Day. These specials are for all day Wednesday and - Thursday—Di- rect Grocery Telephone South 59. Send for grocery price list for Au- gust—Just out. 10-lb Sacks Golden - Rule Table Salt—Regularly =~ 8c—For (wos days ...2¢C Cream Flake Oats—The we sell 4¢ Ib for two days 8 Ibs..: 1-Ib Tins. Chioride Lime— Reg-2 ularly 13¢c—For two days 3 tins. 5¢ This is the time of the year to make liberal use of this article. Imported Sardines, 1gs—Quality equal to any at 2 for 25c—tor two days per can.... 10c Emporium Mocha and Java Coffee— Regularly 35¢ Ib—For two days. 30¢ For two days 10 Ibs.. Pabst Best Tonic— dozen—for two days. $2.35 : &R . GlcnuinefiBclfast Ginget Ale — Regularly $1.65 per dozen—For two days. .. 31.50 Oid Kenluck}r Bo;rbon Whisky— Regularly $3 gallon—For two days - Sidd $2-50 Very Choice Holland Gin—, For two days per galion. $2-85 Blackberry Brandy—qt bot- 65 tles—For two days.. C RCalifomIa Cogr;ac —FVery fine— egularly $3.50 gallon—For two days.... 3250 Watch for our «Bargain Friday’’ announcement in Friday morning papers. THE EMPORIUM. Boys’ School Hose 12¢ Pair, Wednesday, 9 to 12 Only. Boys’ Fast Black Cotton Corduroy Ribbed Bicycle or School Hose-~dou- ble knees and very elastic—made from a good quality of combed cotton—war- ranted to give satisfaction—regular 19c value—for 3 hours only-this 12 morning at.. C Steel Enameled Ware. Very Special. To-Day, 9 to 12. 2-quart Steel Enameled Stew Pan— cut to. 2..9C 2)¢-quart Steel Enameled Kettle, with bale handle and tin cover— cut to. 18c 4-quart Steel En- ameled Coffee Big- gin or French Cot- fee Pot—cut to.39¢c Large Steel En- ameled Colanders g) —cut to... ...18¢ 2-quart Steel En- ameled- Tea Ket- tles—just the thing for an-oil stove— | cutitol 2l 2%e 7| Steel Enameled | Fry Pans—71; 2nd | 8 inches—cut to..9¢ 8-quart Steel Enameled Sauce Pan, with cover—cut t s 28c] Round and Octa- on Steel Enameled ubed Czke Pan— 8 sizes--your choice from g to 12 at.22¢ 3-quart Steel En- ameied Lipped Ket- tle, with_bale handle—cut to... Steel Enameled Rice Boiler—inside boiler holds 13{ quarts—cut to.. 298¢ Steel Enameled Match Safes—én hang on nail—cut to...... Good Steel Shears 16¢ Pair, Wednesday, 9 to 12 Only. Good quality Cast Steel Shears—8 and 9 inches»long—brass screw rivet —nickel finish—for three hours this morning at the absurdly low price, per pair..... 16¢ 1 JHE EMPORTUM Golden I::l‘le Bazaar. - CALIFORNIA’S LARGEST—AMERICA’S GRANDEST STORE. S AAASSEAAGESEAMBERGRESE RSO LEEAERSAAIREEATIEARIRESELAALESESASEEAAN THE EMPORIUM. 5”l"b’)i‘ii’{iiii””"”.,,"ODDi)”O’ii?i’fiii”i)ii??”i’“7’7’))‘% i o - To-day’s 9 to 12 o’clock bargains should fill the store with interested morning shoppers. A Great Skirt Special Wednesday, 9tol2 Only. This new- All- wool Serge Skirt— black only—cut in the full - stylish width—well lined with best percaline —bound with cor- duroy velveteen— our regular $3.50 skirt—special tor 3 hours only this morning (9to 12) at $2.39. Side Garters. Special Wednesday, 9 to 12 Only. Ladies’ All-silk Frilled Side Garters —pink, light blue, cardinal or orange regular price 25c pair—will be placed on sale this morning from g to 12 17 only at...ccoviicieeest EEEHPI T4 > PrettyFramedPictures 58¢ Each, Wednesday, 9 to 12 Oniy. Life Photos—hand colored—framed in green and ebony and red and ebony —size 8x1o inches—assortment ~of charming subjects—g6 only—oi 58 sale for:3 hours this morning at: C Worth nearly kalf mioré. Colored copies of Famous Palntings in Europe and America, -comprising figure and flower pieces—good ‘assort- ment of subjccts—special for 4 hours this morning, each..liiii. C Glycerine Soap 10c, Box of 3 Cakes, 9 to 12 Oaly. S. and M. Trans- parent Glycerine i Soap—ex- cellent quality and nicely scented—30 per cent glycerine—mworth bal{gwr‘t than to-day’s special price—W ednesday, 9 to 2, tfox ofpa cakes .. 10c Send name and address for our New Fall Cata- logue, free to out-of-town folks AROREAGEBER A SR ARG E R R EE SR B RAR AL AR B AR EREARAEE ERBEEEE RSN A ERAS SR AN AEEREARGR R ARG E SRS IEEER AL AAR ARG E AR B LR SR PROGREDS IN REAL ESTATE Business in the Local Market Still Dull. FEW SALES NEGOTIATED. | CONDITION OF PROPERTY IN ADJOINING COUNTIES. A Glance at the Records, Recent Sales, New Building Con- tracts and General Notes. | | | Although bright prospects are -redicted for the realty world in the near future, it has been cheered but little during the past week by the amount of business done by local brokers. The cloud of bus ness depression seems to have temporar- {ly obscured whatever promise real estate might have indicated at the commence- ment of the month for better times, and now seems to hang heavily as an indica- tion of protracted dullness. Sales are few and of small value. Whatever business i5 done in this line is usually usurped by the large firms, which control nearly every important negotlation. Although city property is at a stand- still, there is a promise for more than a bright future for country real estate, es- pecially the countles adjoining San Fran- ‘cisco. The crops, particularly grain, have been unusually good, wilich means the payment of mortgages and a considerable amount of investment. Bullding operatlons are still slowly pro- gressing, and - many contracts of fair value have.been let during the past week. REVIEW OF THE RECORDS. During the week there were sixty-four mort- gages and_trust deeds recorded, amounting to §160,4%6. For the same period forty-two re- feases and reconveyances passed to Tecord in. total sum of $i64, xh’x"heflprmdpal mortgages and trust deeds re- corded are as follows By the German Savings and Loan Soclety to hal, $25,000 for two years at 7 per e, R Mission. block 2, situated on_proper e P s mathwent corner of Valencla ‘and Her- mann streets, south 70, west %0, south 35, west T Mforth 100, east 165: by the German Trust Company to the Geselischaft Teutonia, $18,000 for four years at 6% per cent on property in Mission Block 3. situated on the southwest cor- ner of Howard and Washington avenue, southwest 56:8 by n 157:6; by the S curity Savings Bank to Jennie A and W. B. Wilson, $4000 for two years at 7 per nt on. property in Western Addition block 709, situ- Biek on the westerly line of Shrader street, 100 t north of Page, north 2 by west 112:6; by the Mutual Savings Bank to Jullus and George Radston, Lulia Lauter and Lillie Asher, $4200 for one year at 8% per cent on property i S0-vara biock 256, situated on_the northerly line of Turk street, §7:6 east of Leavenworth, east % vy north 137:6; by the German Savings, and TLoan Society to B. W. H. Moxley, $24,000 for one year at 6% per cent on property in West- orn Addition block 65, situated on ‘the north- east corner of Van Ness'avenue and McAllister Street, morth 120 by east 109; by the Security Savings Bank to Calvin E. Knickerbocker, for one vear at 7 per cent on property in lll 2 A st ern Addition block 528, situated on the easterl: ne of Baker street, §2:6 south of Page, soutl 6 by east 96:103%; by 8. C. Bigelow and A. Smifth, trustees of the Savings ‘and Boclety, to Victor Albouze, §5000 on property situated on the easterly line of Dupont street, 97:6 north of Pine, north 40 by éast 5. The principal releases and reconveyances are as follows: 5 From the Hibernia Savings and Loan So- clety to George C. Sneide; 90" on_property in Western Addition block uated on the northerly line of Bush street, 171:10% west of Buchanan, west 34:41 by forth 137:6; from the Union_Trust Company to John, easterly line ‘of Howard street, 120 feet north of Nineteenth, north 60 by east Robert R. Hind to Charles S. property In 0-vara block 170, s i northerly line of Ellls stree 171:10% east (f Mason, east 34:4'2 by north 137:6;- from Albert Meyer to John C. Hughes, executor of the estate of Elizabeth L. Moxliey, $16.000 on prop- erty In Western Addition block 65, sftuated an the northeast corner of McAllister Van Ness avenue; from Patrick Mur llam Hennessy, §000 on_property the northwest ‘corner of Twenty-se Diamoua streets, north 60 by west 115:9; the Hibernia Savings and Loan Society to Mary o Redmond. §47,000 on property in 50-vara situated on the southeast corner of Battery and California_streets; from the Hi- bernia Savings and Loan Soclety to Moses Samuel, $5000 on property in Western Addition block 230, situated on the northwest corner of O'Farrell and Laguna streets, west 46:2 by ; from the Security Savings and.Loan" situated on the westerly Shrader street, 100 feet north of Pag 2:6; by the Hibernia Sav to Alphonse and Anni property in 50-vara ‘block $6000 on ated on the southeast corner of Fil t Leavenworth streets, east 37:6 by south ST from the Savings and Loan Soclety to Emma H. Bertheau, $4000 on property In Western Ad- dition block’ 11, situated on' the easterly line of Gough street, 92:6 south of Vallejo, south 22:6 by east 115. NEW BUILDING CONTRACTS. Northerly line of Geary, 84 feet west of Mason, west 53:6 by north 60—All work for alterations and additions to a two-story frame bullding; owner, Mrs. M. V. Baldwin; arch teci, W. H. Lilite; contractor, M. J. Savage cost, $5200. Northerly line of Linden avenue, 114 feet west of Guugh, 21 feet on Linden avenue by a depth of right angles—All work for a two-story tenement house; owner, Arthur Kanzee; archi- tect, B. J. Clinch; contractor, T. R. Basseit; cost, §1432. Northerly line of Green street of Fillmore, west 30 by north 1. except plumbing, gas fitting, sewering, tiiin: painting, etc., for a two-story frame dwellin 60 feet west’ owner, Amella M. Burneil; architect, V Mooser & Son; contractor, Petterson & Persson; cost, $3300. Easterly line of Clayton, 25 feet south of Hayes, east 106:3 by north 2—All work exce excavations, cement and concrete work, pain ing, plumbing, gas fitting and ‘electric work for a one-story and attic frame cottage; owner, Mrs. Willlam McCormick; architect, T. J. Welsh; contractor, Willlam' Plant; cost, $2232. RECENT SALES. The real estate firm of Baldwin & Son re- port the sale of property situated on the northwest corner of Eddy and Polk. streets for $38,000. 1t was-disposed of by the firm in the interest of Ryland E. Wallace to Wallace. V. Rohiffs. The lot has & frontage of 8 feet and @ depth of 120 feet. It extends. from Polk to Willow avenue and erected upon it IS a row of six flats and as many stores, which alto- gether realize a monthly rental of $300. 0 Through the successful negotiations ‘of C. L. Hovey the property of Frank H. Loftus, situ- ated on the southeasterly line of Bryant street, 412:6 feet southwest of Seventh, was recently sold to Judge R. Aiken for §$12,000. The lot is §6:2 by 275, and Is covered by tenements. ° Bovee, Toy & Sonntag report the sale of two pleces of property situated respectively or the southerly e of Pacific avenue, 56 feet west of Scott street, and the premises at 2710 Web- ster street, hetween Vallejo and Green streets. The formef consists of a new colonial residence formerly owned by Mrs. Anna M. Tobbenboske. The purchaser is Henry Ach. The price ob- tained was §15,000. The second sale includes & 1ot 27 by 92:6 apd a new dwelling erected upon it. The property was soid by C. A. King to Adolph Muller for $10,000. The following sales were recently made by the real estate and insurance firm of I C. Scharff of 20 Montgomery street: One hundred and fifty-five acres of land situated eight miles from Senta Cruz to Edward Keily for $4500; to J. Donear, 76 ‘acres, with improvements, near Laurel Station, for $5500;"to H. Rally, 13 acres, with {mprovements, near the town of Santa Clara; to E. L. Wenks, a 50-fodt lot with seven tenements on the northeasterly line of Clinton street, near Bryant. for $66,000; to K, . Morris, four flats .on_the southerly line of Twentieth street, near Howard, for $500; to Miss §. Bedelson, 1ot and improvements on the resterly line of Potter strest, near Mission, for $7000. A Mr. Scharff states that there is a fair and continued den.and for improved country prob erty: and in the sections adjoining the city William _and | Mary Boyken, $:000 on property situated on the - 6—All work | | several sales ‘o comsidérable. value hava Lesn | made. " The_fruit and grs | rounding counties are | means that mortgages. wi property will increase in_valte. a lands = | raports” a demand for. grain | the coming Season, which shaws | have considcrable falth in the: rai | erops. The -following fer sales were recently negotiated ston & Eldridge: Two-story contalning two stores and a of Hyde street, 41:Ti4 feot and the lot 31:1 by feet, | brought $6. ‘A lot 40 by 240, on the south line | ot Precita avenue, 125 east.of Alabama street, | was sold for $2000.° A lot 40°by 9 on the south | line of Califernia. street, 93:4 east of Seven- teenth avenue, was bid in at $300, and, subject to the owner's approval, the cottage and lot, 6. at 1939 Broadway was: sold for room house and.lot, 22:8 by enson -street was knocked down same firm has sold a lot 70 by by.the firm of E frame building, | flat on the east | north ot Pine, 107:10 on the east line of Van Ness avenue, 30 | feet north of Union street, for ;. a house by 75, on the ‘north line of Ship- feet northeast of Howard, I t 3 y 127:8% on the south line of avenue, 139:8 west Larkin, for 32562 RANDOM ‘NOTES. The premises at ‘328 Kearny street have been | leased by B. E. Henrikson to C. Herrman ‘& 5.4 month. ken a chattel mort- Santa- Clara County and John R, Davitt have taken legse of the property at 414 and treet for $6306. and_additfons to the Irving Pri- 'hool, on Brpadway, between Montgom- d Sansome. -will cost $2300. | Sonntag has ‘returned from a | twelve days'.trip to Chicago, where he made | an nt investment in - real estate. He | bought the Stanley block, . consisting of two | connecting bulldings, with a main front of 12§ | feet on Van Buren street and extending back | 70 feet to Stanley stréet. It Is a four-story and | basement structure, containing stores and eigh- teen apartment ve, ~roducing a handsome income on the 000 which Mr. -Sonntag pald for the property. He seized the épportunity for investment. which was a rare one, and not from any _indisposition tb buy San Francisco Tealty, as-his recent purchise of the northeast corner of Sansome and Jackson ' strests proves. CHICKADEES. ‘When it is quite cold the chickadees come. Their arrival always excites the whole-household, for they are dear old friends. Fresh nuts are cracked, more baskets put out, and, -figuratively speaking, the fatted calf is killed; nat that we regard the:chickadees as re- turned pradigals, but. because we are so delighted to See again these little joys on wings.: Chickadee makes no com- plaint, no matter how many birds come to share his nuts; he sits in the shrubs or tiees; a bit between -his claws, and ‘sings his 'song over and .over, as mer= tily as if_he invited -all birdland to come and be happy with him. Last spring one pair of the six who have been -with us so long built on the place. I sat for.a long time watching the female come back and forth to pull out the fine wool beneath the long hair of the skin rugs in the front hall. She came in- with a. business-like little womanly flutter, while he frisked about outside, evidently nervous, but deter- mined to protect her from all harm, singing all the while; or rather whist- ling, his sweet little mating song. His volce sweetens in the spring, while she joses hers almost altogether. He is pompous and important at this time; e is-fussy and affected, reminding vou of those -women. who are subject to fainting fits and ‘are perpetually on the hunt for their smelling salts. He feeds her at this season with choice bits and one would almost think her a new- ly fledged birdling, to.see her open her mouth, flutter her pretty wings and talk baby talk. A week ago she was as independent and s€lf reliant as if she were the. leader ' of -a female birds’- rights movement.~Lippincott’s. —_——————— If every man would fight as he talks the earth would very soon be depopu- lated. E %