The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 26, 1899, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1899. ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. PUNCH WAS A BIT T00 STRONG OR THE LADIES Young Society Budsin Disgrace. ONE FELL ON THE FLOOR MATRONS MAY DECIDE ON PINK LEMONADE. Oakland’s Swell Set Faces a Problem That Has Been Suddenly and Forcibly Brought Be- fore It. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %08 Broadway, Jan. 2. Boclety is shocked—it is alarmed. The chaperons and matrons have discovered that the younger set is in grave danger from punch, r champagne punch. There is evidence (hat there is need of a drastic reform in this direction, and it has already been started. Not long ago—in fact very recently—a young lady living on this side of Lake Merritt was induced at a ball to partake 80 freely of the punch that it became nec- essary to assist her home. In fact, it is stated that she positiwely fell in the ball- room. It would be unjust to mention names of the culprits or victims in this connection, bec: e they all assert inno- cence and declare that if' they had only known how the pundh was constituted nothing in the world could have per- suaded them to drink anything but pink lemonade. The particular instance that has set society gossiping amd the chaperons on the anxious seat is not the only one of its kind. Not long ago at a fashionable wedding one of the young ladies was so generously served by an a.‘.:!'ndlns waiter with champagne that she required assist- ance from the table. Again, within a year, at a function in classic Berkeley, another young lady was overcome through Iignorance of the na- ture of punch, and in this instance, it is recorded that'a coupe was hastily sum- moned to hide the evidence of the little scandal. Now the question is being debated as to whether the crusade which has been rendered imperative in local society shall take the form of educating the young la- dies into a knowledge of how much each can fely drink, or whether the attrac- tive punchbowl shall be abolished alto- gether. One of Oakland's best known women, after extracting a promise that her name ehould not be made public, d this af- ternoon “It is an_ unhap fact that there have been a few mistakes made during the past season. The girls cannot be expected to know the strong qualities of punch, and I thinK that such a bever- age should not appear at a yourg folks' gathering. The matrons are giving this matter much discussion, because they re- alize that some rule must De established. It would be very cruel and unfair to give to the world the identity of the very few who have been the victims of an unfortu- nate mistake. Perhaps it is true that punch is served more frequently than in past seasons, and this may account for tne fact that the subject has been made prom- inent at this time. However, I think In future the liquids at young folks’ gather- ings will be restricted to tea, coffee, ice- cream soda and pink lemonade. Just how this decision will be received by the younger element of society remains to be seen. CONTRACT WITH CHINESE FOR HOP TENDING AN INTERESTING PAPER IS PUT ON RECORD. They Must Cultivate Hops for Less Than Twenty Cents a Day. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %8 Broadway, Jan. %. A contract was recorded to-day which shows why it is practically impossible for white laborers té obtain work in the hdp flelds prior to the harvest. No white people, unless working for the smallest pittance, and boarding on the co-operative plan, could possibly give the time and labor necessary to the hop yards for the amount paid by the growers. Four thousand roots have to be staked, tended, tled up, clipped, pruned and watched for ne six months for $15. The _contract is between the Pleasanton Hop Company and the Sun Ling Company of Ban Francisco, and the Chinese agree to furnish - men desired to tend, raise and care for all the hops of the Pleasanton Company. Everything is to be done by the Chinese as soon as neces- sary and the work is to be kept up until the harvest next August. The contract 15 very explicit and. its terms show how great a quantity of work is to be done. The laborers have “to cut and save all extra roots, to place from three to five roots in every missing | ing the soil firmly around the | hui, pre: roots planted, picking out all grass and weeds and covering the roots with fine loam, free from all clods, and to cover and uncover hills as often as the hop com- pany shall desire. The Chinese must gather up all stakes and tie up all strings in the trellls, “must put six men on the top of a wagon to tie strings and also suflicient men on _the ground below to keep all strings tied at the bottom as fast as they are tied at the top.” There is also a penalty to all this. The contract concludes: “All the work to be done in a farmlike manner under the control of the company, and if it should deem -the work is not properly done, either in a farmlike manner or wit sufficlent force, it may put other men to work and deduct the cost due the Chinese under this contract.” For all this labor, extending from spring to September, or until the hops are ready to be harvested, the hop com- pany agrees to pay $15 for an acre. There are 1000 hills to an acre, and each hill averages four roots. A member of a local trades union has computed that under this contract a good Chinese laborer can. earn about 21 cents a day for the season. —_———— Reddy Gets Three Months. OAKLAND, Jan. 2.—John P. Reddy, who was tried last week on a charge of criminally assaulting 1l-year-old Irene Shattuck of Alameda, but in whose case the jury falled to agree, appeared before Judge Hall to-day and charge of simple assault, it bein advisable to reduce the original charge. Judge Hall sentenced him to three months’ imprisonment in the County Jail. Reddy is the man who was suspected of being tne man who sMot Omcer Keys of Alameda, but proved an alibi. e . Oakland News Items. OAKLAND, Jan. 25.—The last remnant of the old Webster street bridge was re- moved this mornlnf and Cotton Bros., the contractors, will begin the construc- tion of the proposed new steel bridge at once. The material of the old structure has been stored away. Claims aggregating $15,766 29 have been filed against the estate of Theodor Meetz, formerly owner of the Alameda - Street Railway. The claims reg{elent promisso; notes held by M. J. udolg}‘m. . . Kropp, Emma Kropp & Co., Michael, the first named, possessing four amounting to _about $7000. The case of George B. Burris an Burris against the East Oakland Rallway weeks ago were given each, has been appeal Court. deemed d J. B. Street ‘ompany, in which plaintiffs five udgment for to the Superior leaded gullty to a POISON LURKED IN THE INNOCENT HOMINY PACKAGE Mrs. Morton and Her Family Suffer. BROUGHT NEAR TO DEATH | HEROIC WORK OF MRS. ASHLEY SAVED THEM. dler and Is Believed to Have Been Improperly Manu- factured. OAKLAND, Jan. 2.—North Oakland was greatly exclted to-day over the al- most fatal poisoning of a mother and three children. All sorts of plots were | exploited, and indignation ran high when | 1 was reported that the victims had been poisoned by some malicious enemy. The matter was reported to the authorities, and it was discovered that the poison was contained in some hominy that had been bought from a peddler. The family who narrowly escaped death are Mrs. Minnle May Morton of v | Thirty-sixth street and three of her chil- | dren—Claude, aged 19 years; Minnie, aged 6 and a four-year-old baby. Two other daughters, Cleo and Grace, aged 9 and 12 years respectively, happened to be away | have shared a similar fate. | That Mrs. Morton and the three first- | named children are li\ilnf to-day to relate | their awful experience is wholly due to | the efforts of Mrs. M. E. Ashley, a neigh- bor, whose {cl | well in hand at the most opportune m | ment. ~Last Monday Mrs. Morton pur- | chased a_quart of hominy from a peddler | named Shain, who has a stand at tae | Free Market. The food was served up at supper and | nothing further was thought of it until | yesterday morning at 4 o'clock, when rs. Morton and the three children awoke suffering excruclating pains. For several hours the unfortunates groaned In their agony. Shortly after 7 o'clock the 6-year- old daughter, Minnie, managed to sum- mon up strength enough to call on Mrs. Ashley for help. Mrs.. Ashley responded | promptly. She found Mrs. Morton in a semi-comatose condition, and barely able to imform her that the family had been | poisoned. Without thinking of summoning a ph; sician Mrs. Ashley set to work in her at- | tempt to save the lives of her neighbors. | She is a nurse and masseur by profession, a fact that proved most fortunate in the present case. Mrs. Ashley promptly ap- plied warm emetics, but several hours | passed and several doses were adminis- | tered before the desired effect was accom- | plished. The nurse worked industriously over her patients until after 3 o'clock in | the afternoon. While Mrs. Morton and her children are considered practically | out of danger, they are still very weak and were able to-day to take but little nourishment. Mrs. Morton, when seen to- night by a Call reporter, said: | “We had a very narrow escape, but I am thankful to Mrs. Ashley, for she cer- | tainly saved our lives. When I served the hominy for supper last Monday night I noticed that it was not of the usudl snow- ‘flak}' appearance, and each grain con- tained a black and blue spot; but I thought it was all right, and paid no further attention to it until I awoke yes- | terday morning suffering so terribly that I became dazed. I know it was the hom- iny that poisoned us, for'I had eaten noth- ing else at supper, not even bread and butter. Mr. Shain, the man who sold the stuff, heard about our poisoning to-day, and was very much alarmed. He called on us and promised faithfully never to sell any more. He intimated that he thought there was something the matter with the hominy when he delivered it. The malze is soaked or boiled in concentrated lye while being prepared for the market, and thts was not properly cleansed, and par- ticles of the hulls still clung to the grains. Probably through some chemical action the poison was formed.” Mrs. Ashley was also questioned by The Call reporter, and though she was very loth to make any stataement for publica- tion, she frankly corroborated Mrs. Mor- ton’s story. She said: “My husband had_just opened his cery. store forjthe day, when lttlo Min nie called to me to come over, as they believed the family was poisoned. 1 found Mrs. Morton with her knees doubled up to her chin. I worked over the poisoned family from about 7:30 until 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and I feel as happy over saving their lives as they do themselves. Fortunately Mrs. Morton saved about a saucerful of the poisonous hominy, and | it Is, as she says, black and blue in small spots. We did not have it analyzed and we did not call in a doctor, because if we had we knew that the whole affair would get Into the papers.” Mrs. Morton is a machine operator and her husband is a traveling salesman, but the couple have lived apart for some time. Gathering of Brotherhoods. ALAMEDA, Jan. 2%.—The Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip. connected with the Congregational church, tendered a recep- tion last evening to the_ brotherhoods of | this city and Oakland, Professor W. W. Anderson presided at the supper that fol- lowed the programme of talks and formal addresses. Rev. W. W. Scudder Jr. wel- comed the guests. There were discus- sions of topics of interest to the brother- hood by Professor Anderson, Rev. F. 8. Brush, " Professor Foster of the Pacific Theological Seminary and Rev. E. R. Dille of Oakland 3 B Major Noble on Santiago. BERKELEY, Jan. 2%.—Major Robert H. Noble, ald-de-camp_to General Shaf.er, will lecture at the University of Califor- nia nekxt Tuesday afternoon before the senfor military class. Major Noble was in active service during the Cuban cam- paign, and his address will be upon the fight ‘at Santiago. The lecture is to be vfin at 3:45 o'clock in room 18, North all. Bishop Montgomery of Los Ange- les has a sermon to the workingmen of America, in next Sunday’s Call. The Hominy Was Bought of a Ped- | | from home at the time or.they, too, would | NO ONE SHALL LOOK INTO HIS WIFE'S BOUDOIR To Prevent It Doyle Will Spend Money. TALKS OF TEN THOUSAND ADVISED BY THE COUNCIL TO PULL DOWN THE BLINDS. A Vigorous and Interesting Objec- tion to a Proposed Rail- way Switch Sta- tion. Oakland Office S8an Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Jan. 25. Luke Doyle registered a vow before the City Council that he will spend $10,000 to | prevent a tower man of the Southern Pa- | cific Railroad from looking into his wife's boudoir. Doyle is desperate. The trouble arises from the necessity to protect life at Seventh and Webster streets, where two steam tracks cross. For many years the rallroad company has desired a big bay-window on one of the corners for the purpose of operating a deralling system. Since James Fair bullt the narrow-gauge road and crossed the broadgauge tracks there has been a sig- nal post operating a deralling switch in | the center of the street. This has worked pretty well, but with the inauguration of 20-minute broadgauge trains and the cer- tainty that on many occasions an open drawbridge will make irregular the trips of the Webster street line, the company realizes that the danger at Seventh and ‘Webster streets will be materially in- creased. Some weeks ago they petitioned the Council for permission to erect a bay-win- dow on one of the corners projecting over the sidewalk from which a tower man can look both ways and can operate an interlocking system accordingly. The company claims that this is absolutely necessary to avold catastrophes. Mr. Doyle went before the Council primed. His_eloquence and his activity are equal. “I am an American citizen,” said he, “have lived here for many years, pay lots of taxes, and I object to the rail- road company being permitted to erect a tower in which the signal man can spend | all his spare time looking into my wife's boudoir. No one can tell what inconven- ience this might cause. No one has any right to gaze through mi’ bedroom win- dows; and do you think I could get per- mission from your honorable body to erect a tower on some street corner so as to be able to look through other peo- ple’s windows? Not if I went to Sacra- mento or to Washington I couldn’t get a power of attorney to build a tower on the street corner. But the railroad can, and I guess they are the only people that can. Several gentlemen of the Council sug- gested that if Mr. Doyle and his wife lived across the street it might be ad- visable to pull down the blinds if the tower man was unduly inquisitive. Coun- cilman Earl also proposed that an extra shade might be advisable. This brought forth the forceful statement from Mr. Doyle, who shouted, “You (Earl) live in the Watts Tract,” and followed this up by hinting that there might be a differ- ence in etiquette between the Watts Tract and Seventh and Webster streets. When Mr. Doyle heard the vote an- nounced giving the rallroad the desired permission he turned on the Council and with hands and voice rafsed he shouted, “This is law in America, Is it? 1 will spend $10,000 beating this before 1 will let 'em put a tower with a man in it who can look in my bedroom windows.” MRS. LIPKA FILES A NEW DIVORCE SUIT Y ) FIRST ATTEMPT FRUSTRATED BY A REVOLVER. Sophie Schoenfelder Finally Succeeds in Securing a Legal Separa- tion. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Jan. 25. Emily M. Lipka to-day filed a new com- plaint for a divorce from her husband, Elkan M. Lipka, the Broadway pawn- broker, this time charging cruelty. . In Mrs. Lipka’'s first complaint infidelity was charged, and a few days ago her stalwart husband created a scene at the office of her attorney, D. Mitchell, by threatening to shoot the latter, unless he forthwith dismissed the suit. His re- quest, which at the time was emphasized by the brandishing of a six-shooter, was complied with the next morning. In the present suit Clinton Dodge appears as Mprs. Lipka's attorney, and the trial prom- ises to prove decidedly interesting. Sophia Schoenfelder has finally ob- tained a divorce from Herman J. Schoen- felder on the ground of infidelity. Judge Ogden entered the decree to-day. Mrs. Schoenfelder sued for a divorce on the ground of cruelty several months ago, but the court denied a decree at that time. The custody of the minor children is awarded to plaintiff and defendant is or- dered to pay $256 monthly alimony for their support. A divorce was also granted to-day by Judge Ellsworth to Katherine A. Watson from Walter E. Watson on thé ground of extreme cruelty. The care and cus- tody of the two minor children, Walter E. and Arthur L. Watson, is awarded to plaintiff, and permanent alimony is fixed at $30 per month. ———— Banquet for Gridiron Heroes. BERKELEY, Jan. 25.—The footbal of the University of Calltorn!a“ l"s""fi“o glx\yed on the victorious team against tanford last Thanksgiving day will hold a banguet next Friday evening at the Cafe Zinkand, San Francisco, in com- memoration of the event. The men have recently formed themselves into a 22-0 club, with James Whipple, the football BY A bronc] seed 1) physicians, and last Saturday it was death following this morning. be conducted next Friday afternoon 0000000000000000000000 0000000 00000OK0ODO00O0O0D000O00OO0 0000000000000 000000D0000O0D000D00O000O0O \ HIS DEATH CAUSED AKLAND, Jan. 25.—The death of Bernhard Schmidt, familiarly known “Count” Schmidt, which occurred this morning at his home, 655, Frederick street, was approximately due to the lodgment of a grape seed in one of his bronchial tubes. “Count” Schmidt had been the dispenser of liquids at Ned Thayer's sa- loon on Eighth street for the past fourteen years, and held the respect of all with whom he came in contact. He was always apparently the picture of health, and his death is a great blow to his family and a host of friends. For several months past deceased complained of pains in his throat and tubes, which symptoms he credited to the lodgment of a grape some of the bronchial tubes. The seed could not be located by his on the same day there was a turn for the worse. flamed and additional symptoms came on. He went home and suffered a stroke of apoplexy shortly afterward. Deceased was a native of Erfurt, Saxe-Welmar, Prussia, and was born in 1868, He had traveled the world over. ‘Elntracht, and leaves a widow and three children. The funeral services will tracht and the services at the chapel at St. Mary's Cemetery will be con- ducted by Rev. Father McSweeney of St. Francls de Sales Church. GRAPE SEED. proposed to use an,X ray. However, His face became in- Subsequently paralysis set in, his He was a member of the Verein at the family residence by the Ein- 0000000000000000 ©0000000000000000000Q@0000 000000 O captain-elect, as president. The club is expected to be the nucleus of a gridiron alumni_association, to consist of all the men who play on the university football team during their college course. The present club intends to hold a banquet every month. . ——— IN THE PROBATE COURTS. Letters of Administration Asked For on Comfortable Estates. OAKLAND, Jan. 2%.—Kate L. Kelly has petitioned the Superior Court for letters of agministration on the estate of Frank Hart, who died intestate on the 9th inst. at Wineslow, Arizona. Deceased left money in bank, $3000; household furniture, $200, and several lots in the Buena Vista homestead tract, this city, all community proper'l_i'. The helrs are the widow, Mar- garet Hart, aged 35 years, and_two minor children, Frank J. and Claire Hart. Mary Wallis has petitioned for letters of administration, with the will annexed, on the estate of the late Susan Barlow, who died in Alameda December 26 last. The estate consists of unincumbered real estate on Park street, Alameda, valued at about $8000, and personal property, $400. The heirs, who are also devisees, are Eliz- abeth Krauth, Albert Barlow, Mary Wal- lis and David Barlow. Letters have also been aJ)plled for by Mary J. Murphy of Alameda.on the es- tate of her husband, Ebed Lincoln Mur- phy, who died intestate in Portland, Ore- gon, on the 5th inst. The estate consists of a one-sixteenth interest in the Ameri- can ship Harry Morse, ten unimproved lots in San Diego County; an unimproved lot, 49x150, on Dayton avenue, Alameda; 400 shares capital stock of the Pacific Electric Motor Company and a_$5000 life insurance policy. The heirs are the widow and three children, E. H. Warren, O. Whipple and H. M. Cameron have appraised the estate of the late Catherine Cunniff at 45, of which over $11,000 is cash. They have also appraised the estate of John Cunniff, an incompetent, at $9963 65. HEIRS OF MRS. PRYAL ASK FOR A RECEIVER SHE DEEDED HER ESTATE TO HER ELDEST SON. Her Plan to Save the Expense of Administration Brings on Litigation. Fgal Oakland Office S8an Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Jan. 25. A suit that promises to be very interest- ing was flled late this afternoon by James A_. and Charles L. Pryal against William A, Ellen G., Mollie W., Eliza R. and A.D. Pryal, for the purpose of quieting title to valuable income property, comprising sev- eral houses in this city. The complaint recites that Mary A. Pryal, mother of all the parties named, died December 5, 189, and that during the Augugt previous she was induced to de- liver to Willlam A. Pryal her entire es- tate without consideration, with the un- derstanding, however, that he hold the same in trust and at her death convey to :gch of the helrs his and her respective are. ‘Willlam A. Pryal is the eldest son, an attorney by _profession and for many years Mrs. Pryal's confidential business agent and legal adviser. The complaint alleges “that by reason of this long and confidential business relation he exercised | great influence over the mother, who trusted him with the entire management of her estate, and by reason of such trust and confidence he was selected to carry out said trust in order to save the estate the expense and delay of administration.” Her last wishes, however, have not been carried out,\and plaintiffs ask that a re- ceiver be appointed and that the defend- ants’ claim be declared a trust for the benefit of all the heirs. Ellen G., Mollie ‘W. and Eliza R. Pryal are joined as de- fendants, since they have interests and have refused to join as plaintiffs. ——— €AN FRANCISCO CALL. BUSINESS OFFICE of the San Francisco Call, corner of Market and Third streets, open unti] 12 o'clock every night in the year. SITUATIONS WANTED—MALE. JAPANESE-CHINESE Emp. Agency; all kinds help. GEO. AOKI, 30 Geary; tel., Grant 5. CHINESE and Japanese Employment Offlce; best help. 414% O'Farrell st.; tel., East 435. HE;.P W. NTED—Continued. T C. R HANSEN & CO.'S....Phone Grant 1% A rcnel or Swiss second cook, 307 2 dishwashe ers, §25; cook, country restaurant, $10 a week; potwasher, springs, §20; waiter, country hotel, $0." C. R, HANSEN & CO., 1 ry st. COMMERCIAL _traveler, well and _favorably known in California, desires engagements for coast business; salary, commission or both. Apply box 1644, Call. YOUNG man from the East would like job in horseshoeing and jobbing shn%:mcnn do_good job at forge. Address E. T. scott House, 833 Kearny st. BY young man of experience in asylum or to walt on invalid gentleman; references from asylums in England and Australia. A. J. 109 Fifth st. YOUNG man with four years' experience wants position as bookkeeper or work of any kind; references. Address box 1646, Call office. STEADY young married man wishes situation to take care of horses and work around place, Call at 1130 Kearny st. BRANCH OFFICES—§27 Montgomery street, 621 McAllister street; open until 9:30 o'clock. 261 Market street, corner Sixteenth; 2626 Mission street; open until 9 o'clock. open until 8 a'cloel will _meet THIS (FTHURSDAY) A Third degree. By order of the Master. FRANCISCO Lodge No. 212, ING at 7:30 o’'clock, for second degree. Masonic_Temple—Called meeting THL A are invited. By order of the Master. i F.—There_will be a_doubie Initi that ail members attend. Visiting members F. D. ASHWORTH, RecordmgASecretu ING, Fraternity Hall, 32 O'Farrell requested.. ROSS, Royal Chief. holders of the Union Trust Company of San ing, corner Montgomery, Post and Market of 2 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of electing the companr and the stransaction of such THE regular annual meeting of the stockholders San Francisco, Cal. on Wednesday, the 1st corner Clay; open until 9:30 o'clock. 287 Hayes street; open unfll 9:30 o'clock. 615 Larkia street; open until 8:80 o'clock. 1841 Mission street; open until 10 o'clock. until 9 o'clock. 106 Eleventh street: open until 9 o'clock. NW. corner of Twenty-second and Kentucky MEETING NOTICES. CALIFORNIA Todge No. 1 F. and A M., EVENING, January 25, at 7:30 o’clock. FRANKLIN H. DAY, Secretary. SOUTH SAN F. and A. M., meets THIS EVEN- By order of the Master. E. C. HARE, Secretary. DORIC Lodge No. 216, F. and A. M. (THURSDAY) EVENING, at 7:30 o'clock. Third degree. Master Masons R. GOLDSMITH, Secretary. PACIFIC Lodge No. 155, L O. O % ation on THURSDAY EVENING, 2S8R January 26, 1899. It is necessary are cordtally invited. HN STEVENSON, N. G. THE S. F. Scottish Thistle Club meets THIS (THURSDAY) EVEN- st., &t 8 o'clock. Election of Games Committee. A tull aitendance of members 1s GEORGE W. PATERSON, Recorder. THE_regular_annual meeting of the stock- Francisco will be held at the office of the company In the Union Trust Company’s build- stréets, San Francisco, Cal, on MONDAY, the sixth day of February, 1899, at the hour @ board of directors to serve for the follow- ing year, the amendment of the by-laws of other business as may come before the meet- ing. 1 W. HELLMAN JR., Secretary. of the Natlonal Ice. Company will be held at the office of the company. 327 Market st., day of February, at 11 o'clock . m., for the purpose of electing a board of directors to serve for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. J. T. DONAHUE. Secretary. THE Trestle Board; Weekly, 5c; month. ly, i0c; sold by all newsdealers, Of fice, 403 California st, San Fran- cisco, —_— HIGH School boy of 18 wishes to learn the drug business. Box 1643, Call office. GERMAN baker wants situation as foreman. Box 689, Call office. ENGINEER and machinist, 30 years old, used to running and repairing of ail kinds of ma- chinery, also steam and water piping; will go anywhere; refercnces. Please address BERN- STEN, 280 Natoma st. WANTED—By man and wife, with boy § years, a place on ranch or mine; wife good cook and housekeeper; man work about place; refer- ences given. Call or address J. R., 416 Minna. MIDDLE-AGED Anglo-American wants posi- tion; city or country; can work in kitchen, garden or stable; handy with all kinds of tools; references. Address box 1633, Call. EXPERIENCED cigar and tobacco salesman (wholesale and retail) desires position; best of references. Address Tobacco, box 1632, Call. SITUATION wanted by experienced stationary engineer; first-class reference; no objection to leaving city. E. B., 1812 Market st., room 6. COACHMAN or general man by middle-aged American, single; thorough "with horses, carriages, etc.; good gardener; best refer- ences. Address box 1623, Call office. YOUNG Frenchman wants a situation in an American family; wages no object; wants to perfect himself in the English language. Ad- dress A. C., $43 Pacific st. SITUATION wanted by a German gardener; a food propagator and can taks care of borses; andy with tools. Address Gardener, box 1589, Call office. GARDENER, German, single, wishes a posi- tion; best of references from abroad and at home. Please address B., box 1611, Call office. MIDDLE-AGED man wants a situation as first-class cheese and butter maker. Address 631 Sacramento BARBERS—Good barber wants work for $9 per Treek; clty or country. Address Barber, box WINCHESTER Hous ket; 200 rooms; ¢ to $1 60 night; $1 50 to 3§ week; convenient and respectabls: free 'bus and bageage to and from ferry. DIVIDEND NOTICES. DIVIDEND NOTICE—Natice is hereby given that at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Central Light and Power Company, held this day, an order was duly adopted, distributing by way of dividend, on or after February 1, 189, to the stockholders of said corporation, the shares of stock of the Equit- able Gaslight Company, belonging to said Central Light and Power Company, subject to_the pooling agreement now in force. Pursuant to said order said stock will be placed in escrow, subject to said pooling agreement, in lieu'of the certificate {ssued by said Equitable Gaslight Company to said Central Light and Power Company. By or- der of the board. J. W. PAUSON, Secretary. San Francisco, Jan. 21, 1899 DIVIDEND notice—Dividend No. 89 (Afty cents per share) of the Oceanfc Steamship Company be payable at the office of the com- on_and after Wednes- Transfer books will at 3§ Secretary. will 327 Market st. February 1, 1 close on Thursd: o'clock. January 26, SHEL! SPECIAL 1) NOTICES. ;_whitened, $1 up; Paint Co., 343 34 st. BAD tenants ejected for $4; collections made; ity or country. PACIFIC COLLECTION 2 painting done. Hartman CO.. 415 Montgomery &t., rooms 9-10: tel. 5580. | e e e e e BASEBALL BEGINS. The Spring Term at the U. C. Starts ‘With Good Prospect: BERKELEY, Jan. 2%.—The baseball men of the University of California donned their sults this afternoon for the first time this term, and came out for an hour of fleld.practice. The season starts off with a fairly good number of men. Bride and Collins of last year's team are not coming out this year. Mein, Hunter, McLaren, Swan, Knarsberq‘k Cheeseborough and McCabe are left over from last spring. They will doubtless all | make the college nine again this vear, | leaving but one or two Vacancles to be | filled. Captain McLaren expects to insti- |, tute regular practice immediately. A match will be arrm%cd very soon be- tween the class of "9 and the U. C. Dental College in San Francisco. : A e Out With a Knife. ALAMEDA, Jan. 25.—The Bay-street Republican Club, which earned the dis-| tinction during the last campaign of “poli- tical enigma of Alameda,”” was reorganized last night for the purpose of trying to make itself felt at the approaching muni- cipal election. The club enters the arena armed with a knife. It has a grievance against some of the city officials, and in- tends to make a big effort to cut short theit political life. The club will not nominate an independent ticket, but will pick its candidates from the selections made by the Municipal League and the Harmonie Hall party. Berkeley News Notes. BERKELEY, Jan. 25.—Professors D. T. Fowler and M. E. Jaffa of the agricul- tural defmrtrnem of the University of Cal- ifornia left Berkeley to-day to conduct a farmers’ institute at Selma. movement is on foot to organize a Sons of Veterans’ camp in the university town. . Walker, senior vice-com- mander of the Division of California, is beginning the work of organization. — e————— . (2 X A A A R R R R A X S A X 2 X 22 The Sunday. Call, 32 pades, delivered at yowr home> by mail or carrier for $150 a year. Sub- seribe for it. 0000006000006 60006 —_——————— HOTEL ARRIVALS. NEW WESTERN HOTEL. G H Wolfe, Wis E Lincoln, Sonora M J Ridge, Boston R A Parge, Ind Miss M Ridge, Boston |J § Parge, Ind N Barber, Seattle A Skelding, Boston J Reynolds, S Jose |I B Lewls, Seattle C King, Pétaluma P Freeman, Ariz H C Harris, Omaha |J L Rogers, L Ang M Blumberg, N Y M Davis, Suisun Miss Blumberg, N Y |J B Burton, Frenso G J Price, Vallejo PALACE R Cranfleld, § Barbra F Billing, Salt Lake V H Lehuer, Chicago J A Riordan, St Louls Mrs Riordan, St Louls ® ® @ @ @ @ 4 * L4 EE R RCRCRCRCRCR Y HOTEL. C Helwlg, Kansas City O L sfi“hrflmd' N Y A J Wright, E C Mix, N C Merriam, Palo Alto A Lee & w, Richmond G H Patterson, U S A Chicago .3 Miss Mitchell, Chicago A H Steele, N Y M A Batson, U 8 A A Little, Berlin 3 Clemens, P Van Gember, Berlin ) w C Pommery, § Rafael Wall, Mrs Buckingham, Cal Chauslor, L Ang |J Blackeslee Jr, Ohio iwan, Pasadena F W Pollock, N Y Pasadena |J W Goff, N' Y , Bpokane | GRAND HOTEL. Hawley, Grass V E C Hopkins, Sacto L Ang H Coleman & w, San Brooks cague Fresno teo . Cal Jordan, St Louis McGiliray, Palo A Wood & w, Stock Moody, Gold Run Connor, Salinas Butler, Penryn Ghapin, Duluth nkham, Sac th, Du- Scholl, Ogden = ou Taylor, Selma. Poland, S Jose Buehler & w, Oak Hall, Portland Rosa Newbe: Seawell, S rt, Flint, Sacto J Wright, 'Chgo Brown, Petaluma |F E Da: n Kllol\e‘smd.\'o e bkt w>e 2 3 5 23R, :z; E “>amg ) g T E P 3 v YRR W gy 8 = g*3 > i Argaw_Q LELY >gTEEOTRIRES WE & - | RESPECTABLE middle F A McKenszle, Wash w C Wlt% Spreckels' A J Larson, i s ers, Cal I 1 Berkeley J N Heard & w, Napa C A Stork, §, G Wagner & w, Napa IW Cupples, Salinas SITUATIONS WANTED—FEMAL Bt reau, a number of first-class girls awaliting situations. MRS. NORTON, 313 Sutter st. AN English woman, good cook and housework- er, $12 to $15. MRS. NORTON, 313 Sutter st. YOUNG Swedish second girl with good refer- ences, §1I5. MRS. NORTON, 313 Sutter st, TWO young Swedish housegirls, $20 to $25; also a first-class German girl, cooking or house- work; best references. Apply MRS, NOR- TON, 313 Sutter st. FIRST-CLASS German cook, also Swedish seo- ond girl, desire situations; best of refer- ences. J. F. CROSETT & CO., 316 Sutter st. CAPABLE and experienced lady wants hotel or large lodging house to manage; take full charge; can furnish best of references from first-class veople. Address for 2 days MRS. B., box 1642, Call. GOOD competent woman, just from the East, is goad cook, will do general housework. 10 Wetmore place, between Powell and Mason, Washington and Clay sts. COMPETENT _middle-aged woman _ desires place to do light work; city or country; ref- erence; wages $8 to $10. st. Call two days 912 Howard b keeper or governess to child of 6; English branches; can also converse ip German; ref- erences exchanged. D. E., box 1641, Call ged German woman with a child wishes situation at housework or cooking; city or country. 530A Natoma st. WANTED—Situation by respectable girl; up- stalrs work; good seamstress and waitress. Call at 43 Minna st. MIDDLE-AGED woman wants place; house- work; plain cooking; In city, apply by letter. 1. ROBERTS, 32 Twelfth st. GERMAN woman wishes work by day washing and ironing and housecleaning. Apply 145 Clara. st. YOUNG woman wishes light housework; kind to children; references. rlease call 41 Madl- son ave., off Harrison s bet. 5th and 6th. COMPETENT Eastern girl wants to do house- NG: children's dresses, ; by the day or at home. 178 Clinton Park. COMPETENT woman wants housework or of- fice cleaning by the day. Address or call 35 Fourth st., near Harrison. bables Addry HELP WANTED—FEMALI Female Help. Head waitress, country hotel 3 waltresses, country hotel. Waitress to walt on miner: ‘Waltress and chambermald. Fare pald on all the above positions. MURRAY & READY, 634 and 636 Clay st. A—NURSE for a city Institution..320 and found 5 girls for housework..315 and 320 and found MURRAY & READY, 634 and §36 Clay st. HOUSEWORK girl, $25, 3 in family, eas: place, sleep home; 2 nursegirls, $10 and L a girl for light work, $15;-a ranch cook, $20; girls can secure good places by calling on MISS CULLEN, 3% Sutter st.; phones, Grant 120 and Red 2 WOMAN with a child as housekeeper, $10, Calaveras County, fare paid; 2 neat second glirls, $15 each; a second girl, $15, 2 in family, no. ing or window cleaning, §15. MISS CULLEN, 32 Sutter st. WAITRESS and seamstress, §25; a nurse and seamstress, §20; a maid and seamstress, © hotel waitresses, city and country, $2i and $15; boarding-house cook, $25 to §30. CULLEN, 3% Sutter st. COOK and laundress, §25; nurse, $20; a wait- ress, Bakersfleld, $20, fare paid; 12 housework gIrls, city and country, $20 and $25; 6 youns t, $10 to $i5; German nursery gov- Apply MISS CULLEN, 3% Sutter. WAITRESS and chambermaid, small hotel, a short distance, $20, see party here at 10 to- and found W 5, $t MISS erness, same hotel, $20; waitress, country hotel, paid, $20; hotel walitress, city, $20; res- taurant, 325; 3 cooks, boarding house, hotel and restaurant, $25; and others. J. F. CRO- & 16 Sutter st. T fare chambermaid, wait one meal, $20; wait- | 10 WOODSMEN, choppers, fellers and cross- cutters; see boss here. . 15 section hands to rallroad In’ the woods, $1 60 & day. ® 2SS 3 coal miners; s here. C. R. HAN- SEN & CO., 104 Geary st. BOOKKEEPER and clerk for a rallroad con- struction outfit, $60; only thoa‘e with experi- ence in that line need apply. C. R. HANSEN & CO., 104 Gearyr t. WANTED—Man_about place, good vegetable gardener, §2; married gardener; elderly man %o cook for féw men on a ranch; dishwasher, $ a week; waiter, $30; boy for store, etc. ANDRE'S, 316 Stockton st. WANTED—Farmer and wife, $32 50; 2 miners, 0 and board: American milker, $30 and board; baker and wife, $30; waiters, cooks and others. Apply to J. F. CROSETT & CO., 628 Sacramento st. WANTED—Blacksmith for mine, good steady job, §65 per month; butter maker, no milking, 330 and found; tarmers, milkers and others. V. D. EWER & CC Clay st. WANTED—Some good bright young men, from 18 to 20 years of age, to learn the dry goods business In a large retail store in this city; must be quick at figures, of good appearanc and not afraid of work; state age, references and salary expected. Address box 1647, Ci 2 GENTS of good address can make $15 to 3 per week; pleasant work. 331 Kearny st., room 18. FIRST-CLASS coatmaker to work by the week. Donohoe building, room 12. WANTED—Bottom finisher_and machbine man at Wentworth Shoe Co., 119 Pine st. BARBER wanted; young man; steady place; state wages. Box 1651, Call office. BOY wanted to learn trade. 141 Fremont st. STRONG boy to learn pressing in tailor shop; pay while learning. 138 Russ st. 578 Sixth st. ED—D: cific st. ishwasher and a waiter. 405 Pa- WANTED—Painter, $2 a day, at 828 Clay st., fore S. NTED—Boy to feed Gordon presses. Apply 620 Washington st. COOK wanted. 2i23 Sutter st. TWO _solicitors wanted for milk routes. 1329 Howard street. WANTED—Ladles’ tailor for country; must be rapid and thoroughly proficlent in 2il details; good wages to right man; must be sober. Apply at STEIN, SIMON & CO., Market and Second sts. RECRUITS wanted for the United States Ma- rfne Corps, United States navy; able-bodied, unmarried men between the ages of 21 and 30 years, who are citizens of the United Stat or those who have legally declared their in tention to become such; must be of-good char- acter and habits and able to speak, read and write English, and be between 5 feet 5 Inches and 6 feet in height. For further information apply at the Recruiting Office, 40 Ellis st., San Francisco, Cal. TO go this week—300 pairs men’s shoes, some nearly new, from 50c to $1; new shoes, slight- 1y damaged, one-half pr 562 M st., bet. First and Second st BOOTBLACK wanted. street. & WANTED—To board an: of $100; security given. MEN and women to learn barber trade at San Franclsco Barber College, 138% Eighth st. Ina: Larkin on free for use Mission st. Y D £ WANTED—At Montana House, st., men to take rooms; 1 night; 60c, %0c and §1 per we aborers and mechanics to know . Reno House proprietor, still runs Denver House, 217 Third st.: 130 large Tooms, 25c per night; §1 to §3 per week. MEN to learn barber trade; easy terms; $10 and $12. 1542 Market st. BARBERS' Progressive Un! free empl m 7104 Tth; tel. Jessle 1164, H. Bernard, calf shoes to orde : only one price. i Howard sts.; e, %e night. rooms, 15c, 20c, 25c per night: 75, $1 50 per wk. Eicho House, 863l Market st. FIVE cooks in American and German fami- lies, $35; waitress, must cut and fit, $2: French maid, $25; French second girl, 32 cook, wash and iron, across the bay, $25 Oakdale, $25; Stockton, $25; and a great man; to fill city ‘sitvations. J. F. CROSETT & CO., 316 Sutter st. C. R. HANSEN & CO.. 10 waitresses, country hotels, $20; 2 waitreses, same country hotel, 322 50; waitress, tution, $20, see party here; waltress, Colusa, ; chambermald to wait, choice , institution; cook, $30; nurse and - assistant for institution, 330 and $15; boarding house cook, $25. C: HANSEN & CO. C. R. HANSEN & CO Head waitress and crew for first-class hotel; $25 and $20. C. R. HANSEN & CO. Geary. COOK, .Phone Grant 185 _Phone Grant 18 . $30; second girl, $20; nursegirl, housegirl, $25, 3 in family; two cooks, each; housekeeper, $15: girl to assist, housegirl, Alameda, $25; German nursegirl, San Rafael, $15; middle-aged woman, coun- try, $20; 6 housegirls, $20 each; 3 housegirls, $25; and a number of young girls to assist, $10 NORTON, 313 Sutter st. - | NEAT respectable woman who works by the day can have good carpeted room with use of room with stove In exchange for some work. 514 Waller st., near Devisadero; German pre- ferred. WANTED—Respectable middle-aged or elderly lady for light housework in family of 2; good home and small waggs. Box 184, Call office. EXPERIENCED baby's nurse; city reference, Apply before 10 a. m. and 1 to 2:30 p. m. at 0 Pine st. STRONG girl to assist with housework and children. ~ Call after 10. 2963 Twenty-first st. WANTED—Young girl: good cook; must as- sist in housework. 205 Pacific av WANTED—Two young girls to assist waiting at table. 638 Fourth st. GERMAN girl for general housework and {ake care of children. 813 Buchanan st. WANTED—First-class _talloress pants. 4113 Kearny st. GIRL wanted to assist in light housework, 1722 Sutter st. on custom NEAT girl for light bousework. Apply at 1368 Ellis st.; $10. O K1 JAPANESE lady wants situation as plain Lousework in family. Address T. STYLISH dressmaker; good fitter and cutter; dresses made over; suits made in 2 days. Ad. drese M., 2526 Mission st. GOOD honest girl wants situation; first-class cook; in first-class American family; refer- 22 L in st. “"/z\uxglals;ccud halrdresser and manicurist GIRLS for hand fancy work on corsets. 231 Powell st. GIRL to assist with housework. St., corner Dolores, bet. 1oth and sopocriand COOK for Sonoma, $20. Apply 220 Central aveaue. DRESSMAKER would like a few more engage- ‘ments by the day, or will do all kinds of work at home cheap. 814 Jessie st., nr. Ninth. EXPERIENCED chambermald wishes situa- tion; good references. 316 na, nr. Fourtl EXPERIENCED s engagemen box 1685, Call rse references; §15 week. L. H. YOUNG girl would like a situation to do light housework. Address 88 Converse st. GIRL for housework; assist with baby; home. 1607 Broderick st. et YOUNG girl to take care two children. between 10 and 11 a. m. §20B Geary st. Call YOUNG girl for shooting gallory; good : Steady work. 429 Dupont st. . Coco WaEes: WANTED—Young girl between 15 and 16 to ;‘slfla( in housework; good home. Apply 1761 Ellis st. ENGAGEMENTS Monday and Tuesday, wash- ing and ironing. Address box 688, Call office. WANTED—GIrl to learn hairdressin~ - fcuring. Apply 1520 Polk st. ey YOUNG German or Swedish girl for light housework. Call after 2. 865% Market st. LADY wishes few more engagements out; shampooing, treating the scalp, manicuring; send postal and specify work desired. 1206 Market st., Toom 5. AN experienced infant's nurse, one who Is capable of taking charge of infant from birth; monthly nurse; can give best of city references. 1381 Pine 'st. WANTED—Experienced operators to sew on men's shirts and underwedr; a few Inexperi- enced will be taught. Apply between 10.a. m. and 2 P m. at the L ELKUS CO., 2-31 Bat- ery st. OP!;RA‘II‘ORS on w:llt; and flannel overshirts; @ few inexperienced hands taken and taught. LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 3% Fremont IL‘ GIRLS of all nationalities want t MISS WELLS' Emn O 155 Park st Alameda WORK wanted by the day, washing, cleaning, y a competent, reliable’ woman. Apply oF address 316 Duncan st. GERMAN woman wishes work by day or by hours or week; do all kinds of work. 10% Auburn st. e YOUNG Swedish girl would like position as second girl or light housework. Apply 923% ‘Howard st. REFINED housekeeper wants position in hotel or gentleman's flmllli', ‘Wwhere there are no small children. 1941 Mission st., Call branch. A GERMAN giri, just arrived, wishes a situa- dress 335 tion to do general housework, Ad Broadway. WANTED—Work by the day, house cleaning; £00d laundress; $110 day. Mrs, M., 1433 Mis. slon st., near Eleventh. HELP WANTED—MAL MURRAY & READY........ ...Phone Main 5843 Leading Employment and Labor Agents. & ‘Want To-day 5 header men for a tunnel. 82 2 farmers and wives, without children 9 farm hands, different places.... Man to take charge of a creamery. Married men to drive a ‘bus 3 boys to learn trades. Safe makers, city job. Blacksmith, country shop. German old man to work in a garden. Metal spinner, country shop. 3 chore boys for ranches. 55 tle makers, different pl to 12¢ each MURRAY & READY, 634 and 6% Clay at. GOOD German cook wishes situation; city or | PAUNDRY help ... . fare pald ¢ ; Troner, Tyler machine. country; wages, 325 to $30. S. L., 348 Third. OB DT et TWO refined girls want positions In country; | Polisher, St. Clair machine.. . 3% and found any light work. Address box 1714, Call. [URRAY & READY, 634 and 635 Clay st. RELIABLE ywn{ ‘woman wishes do upstairs worl Address M.me:t-w YOUNG girl wishes ition to do 1 - work in emall family. ADDIY 172 s B 9 COOKS, different places, 330, H 3 walters, . different places, $25 :‘I?d‘?‘% :‘:fl ....$15 and fq d 636 Clay ‘;‘:fi GIRL wishes situaticn for upstairs work; wages §10. Apply 1135 F"lorldip:‘h e EXTRA baker, fare paid both ways. M & READY, 634 and 636 Clay st. 4 HEBAY wages due laborers an 112 Sutter st. clerks. Knox Collection Agenc: seamen wanted at near Jackson. and_ordinary 04 Davis st. furnished, fine, large, sunny and airy 5c night. Rosedale House, 321 Eills st. TRY Acme House, insti- | 2 *bus and baggage to and from the ferry. CHEAPEST and best in America—The Weekly Call, 16 pages, sent to any address in the United States or Canada one year for f1, postage paid. AGENTS WANTED. FEW good_canvassers; business trada: big re- turns. 606 Montgomery st.* room 14. SALESMEN—Traveling _salesmen side line; free sample; 2 sales net §. Ozonet Company, Minn. AGENTS, both sexes, to sell Leather Lustre; the best 25c article. 'Shoe Shop, 332 Bush st. to handle $3000_for first-class Box 1522, Call. TED—Partner with beer-bottling _establishment. WANTED—MISCELLASEOUS. LOT of old window sash; any size. Box 1840, Call otfice. CYPRESS LAWN stock wanted; give lowest cash price. Box 1617, Call office. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. A FEW MORE BARGAINS. Bradford, fine condition, Seitz, a bargain, upright 110 00 Gabler, cost §400 new, upri 175 00 Henry Miller, used 3 years, uj 180 00 Sterlifig, g0 s upright 185 00 Christie & Son, upright grand. 190 00 Chickering, a_bargain, upright 255 00 Sold on $6 monthly payments; guaranteed 5 years. B CURTAZ & SON (Chickering Agents), 16 O'Farrell st. AS we are selling good upright planos for 38 cash and §6 per month, we ask you to investi- gate and approve this method; prices are the Fame as if purchased for all cash; bargains in good second-hand uprights upon same easy payments and some g0od planos for $3, $4 and % per month. SHERMAN, CLAY & CO., Steinway dealers, corner Kearny and Sutter sts., San Francisco, and Thirteenth and Broadway, Oakland. ABSOLUTEL st and largest houss west of Chicago KOHLER & CHASE'S, 26, 28 and 30 O'Farrell st.; pianos, organs and all other musical instruments of all grades and prices; terms easy; prices lowest; every- thing possible done to please and satisty t! customer. THE_best_bargains in the 'city ean be found at MAUVAIS', 769 Market t. Call and see the stock in their elegant new rooms. A—UPRIGHTS, $9 up; installments, $ 75 ups rents, $3 50 up (allowed on purchase). 135 Ellis. A FINE Hazelton plano for sale cheap: be sold at once. Room 21, Flood hu”‘?’“fl‘:us‘ W. G. BADGER, 415 Sacramento st., agent £ Francis Bacon and Hallet & Davis pianos. BARGAIN—Good upright cheap. Z, 18 MeAllister st next Hibernia Bankc SOHMER planos are the best. 3 MAUZY, Sole Agent, 305 Post St s A_PIANO that will please y . Mansy: M Py o e By HAINES Bros.” and other first-class plano reduced prices. W. C. HAMILTON, 32§ Dost. NEARLY new upright plano cheap: brilll powertul tone, HORNUNG, 216 MoATlster " KNABE pianos: new scale; new styles. KOH- t. LER & CHASE, 30 O'Farrell s SUPBRIOR violins, zithers. old and new. MU maker, renairér. 2 Lathuo dlace ATTORNEYS AT LAW. ADVICE free; divorce law a s : N Bo_ fee without success: cohections. "a. o HOWE, atty-at-law, 80 Market, cor. Stockton. ADVICE free; divorce law; private astates J. B. EVANS, 4 McAllister st., room Si. ADVICE free: no charge unles cssful. W. W. DAVIDSON, 827 Blarket st o ALL private law cases, bankruptcy, collection, free advice;openevgs. Atty McCabe. 103 Larkin. L. 8. CLARK—FErama Spreckels blag., 927 Mare ket: consultation free: no fees in advance. TYPEWRITERS. All typewriters sold and rented, few rtl" Ifll’t‘u sale cheap: send for umphg‘lnz prices. ALEXANDER & CO.,110 Montgomery. A HAMMOND, $25: Caligraph, $15; Yost, d &et sample work. SCOTT. 333 m’m'om."u'&': STORAGE.' A WEEK’S news for 5 cents—The Weekly Call, 16 pages, in wrapper, for mailing, $1 per year. b TYPEWRITER fixer. MUR REA! 624 and 63 Clay st. Lo DY, PIERCE-RODOLPH Storage and Movi Office 401 Post at., cor. Powell; tel., Matn