The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 28, 1900, Page 17

Scribes Make Merry at LOFTY RULER DETHRONED BY THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 28: 1900. ANNUAL BANOUET OF GRIDIRON CLUB Washington. BURLESQUE ON EXPANSION | - | LE SAM. P 2,7, 27.—The fifteenth | ridiron Club was | tel to-night, and | s the most suc- season. The club is | Wi gton corre- 1 vear give a number sary of the organization. I was handsomely decor- gs and walls covered in | ferns, and corner of the | mass of green and roses pr vases of Am the room. t of the Washing- dent, occupied the » was made in the and 1 which guests and the mem- res and dar- ghly enjoy- r, being r he represente uvenir of the fif- mbers was made SCOTT CONTEST BEFORE SENATE | Arguments Heard by the Committee. ILLEGAL VOTING ALLEGED TWO MEMBERS WERE NOT EN- TITLED TO SEATS. SIS a0 WASHINGTON, Jan. —The Senate Committee on Privileg and Elections met to hear arguments in the case of the remonstrance agajnst permitting Hon. Nathan B. Scott of West Virginia to oc- cupy his seat in the Senate. The princi- pal objection to Mr. Scott, urged by e protestants, was based on the contention that he received only forty-eight votes, or one less than a majority, and that he secured his election by causing the sus- pension of two members of the Legisla- tur who were afterward given seats, thus reducing the membership from nine- seven 1o ninety-five. The protestants also claimed that by ac- cepling commissions in the army in 1898 denner and Pierson respectiv i their office as members of the had only forty-six votes. friends of Mr. Scott contest these s urging cause for the suspension { thé two members, and also snowing that Me Gelzendenner and Pie had re d their offices in the army be- fore casting their votes for Scott for Sen- ator. The first speaker for the protestants was Judge John Holt of West Virginia. He urged that Getzendenner and Pierson | were absolutely prohibited by the West Virgini onstitution from the acceptance of under the F ral Government They had the choice retaining their civil offices or accepting the positions in the military service; they had sccepted the latter positions, a s, 1ip: C ) b t the duty of the United States to 80 be- hind the action of the State body. He urged that there was no way which in take their s xcept . which was not resorted to ch the two arranged of law, contrary 3 a pitiable meddling » a high fi It amounted to the ichisement o two Democs fterward s rewy T v.mg PRRERRRRRY ERERER R RRR RN RN YRR e : Senate. Without them Scott uoumy n | »ey R'.K!IR;’J.!'MR ERRRR!’MUMR!R! The apuxer, were ettle by the happy West, who presided with dignity and ests were the fol- houp, Tillman, . Representatives Da Cummings, De Vries, Bower- L McClellan, Lawrence, Underwood & ral John George W. Mel » A. Weaver, Colonel Theo- Addison Porter and secretaries to the owther and Lieu- r Hamilton Lee, A nt Secretary of Meikeliohn, General Marshal I Lud 5. C. Kellogg, Lieutenant fin, Captain La J. D. Yoem ssion; Frank ant retary of the S. Pritchett, superi: Coast and Geodetic Su: stant Attorney mith, Honolulu —Lewis Whalen o are at the Em- n and daughter Lajestic. the members s contrary to the w and to public policy as Holt devoted 'nu(h of his time to deration of the right of the Senate Chited States to Inve tigate the s of the membe f a State s a matter of self- deral Senate was e decisions of 2 ations of its own prese bound_ tc vould be bound by the conclusions of a State Legislature, however foolish they might be. Frank L. the prot why the commit evidence in the > of the counsel for the reasons lied_attention to the fact that, while it was clalmed that Scott had been electe: by 48 VOtes, a ma- numbered 49 n when the ¢ wan iter them. was even threatened by Repub officers. Mr. Welles urged the committee, In view of these contentions, to take téstimony i allow the protestants to prove these hat conditions in West bad as had ever 2 'the South in the days of recon- tion. w lican State s said that a long investiga- uld not be necessary nor would 1 out the militia to force.the recog- | nition of a “rump” Legislature. 600D OUTLOOK FOR REALTY. real estate market continues though there have been reported during the past ent size or im- act particular at- wever, has no bear- known eral pieces t several ¥ 2 One promine nvestor made a direct of $300,000 for a valuable plece of within the past few filed check for the est of his willing- at once. The accepted it is not posi- that it was refused and a in may be struck during the coming week. The brokers do not exa y the fact that this offer was made direct by the would-be purchaser and it is but natural that they should look askance at the prospect of & fat commission being snatched from them. . 2 valuable plece of improved n Sutter street in & very de- sirable location that may be snapped up in the mear future. It pays & met income of § per cent on $300,000 and can be had | for that figure. The sale of a piece of Market street property, below Turk, is o within the possibilities of early con- summation. The property, it is under- | £t00d, is being held at something less than | 530,000 and the prospective purchaser | hopes to get it for something less than is “fhere is & rumor that the S8an Francisco Gaslight Company has been offered $% 000 for several pieces of its realty, but that it is holding out for $300,000. Among the property mentioned are the | d and Townsend and s, the first named lot and the sec- south corner of Seco being a double ond measures 240 The demand for outside residence prop- »d and a number of during the past week, g eves, involving the large num- rn office buildings and in course of construction, plans are being prepared ar for the build- butlding mate- ng the coming s Magee & Sons hnve sold for han estate two large lots on dy street, recently occupied by the Cal- - residence, which has been moved next jot on the east. The first of lots located on the northeast cor- £ B Franklin streets, havin: feet on Eddy street an et back to Willow av: ue. The other lo dy street, 52:6 fr—et in street, east 52:6x120, the g $12.500. The same firm e the following recent sales: south side of O Farreli street, | of Laguna, west 50x120, price house and lot on the west line street, between Ellis and 52:6x90° feet, price $6750; nd lot on the west side of Ash- between Fredarick and Wal- 27:4%:x106:3 feet, price $6600. report the following re- 20 feet on_the east line venue, near Clement street, cotiage, $3%00; 50x120 feet Ninth avenue, 275 feet | nue, 200 feet south of J street, for $400; gxi on the west line of Elghth avenuc, ts in block B, G Baldwin & Howell held an & on Thursday, when they disp following building Icts on the venue, between Fr ts, for the acccunt of Percy st corner of iombard Lombard str Beamish: Nor reet and Van st corner of s avenue, er ; three lots Ness avenue, helv\een Chestnut and Ll mbard stre ets, sold to B, E. Fields $6250; two lots on east side of Van nue, sold to John Trounson for §: we same purchaser bought the key lot immediately Francisco st ing the_corner on Van tween Francisco and as sold to Louis Lippman or 1460, an- er lot on Van Ness avenue, between and Chestnut _streets, was sught by Mr. Osterhout for $1450, and the two_remaining lots on Van Ness a in the same block, were bought by B. Flelds. Easton, Eldridge & Co. have catalogues out for a regular auction sale of city real estate, to be held on Tuesday, February | 6, at noon. The offering comprises a Western Addition mansion and lot on the northeast corner of Devisadero and Mc- Allister streets; a Guerrero street build- ing lot, near Fourteenth street; a resi- dence and lot at 2114 Mission street; a building lot on the north side of MoAl- lister street, near Filimore; two cottage: on Shotwell street, in the Mission; build- ing lot on the north side eof Seventeenth t, near Clara avenue; lots on Twen- ifth street, near Castro; a level lot on the northeast corner of Twenty-sixth and York streets; lot on the south side of Pre- cita avenue, near Folsomstreet, and two at_ingleside, on Faxton avenue, e Ocean House road. O. H. von Rhein & Co. wiil sell at auc- | tion on February 15 about twenty-five lots in this eity and Oakland. The property is held in the name of Marcuse & Remmel | and is to be sold to satisfy the attach- ment for $25,000 recently levied theron by the Puget Sound Lumber Company. The fourth and fifth floors of the Jessie street wing of the Parrott bullding, as | well as the entire fourth floor of the west wing, are to be converted into offices. Work on these changes will begin soon and will be pushed to completion. They will add about 100 offices to the building’s present capacity. McEwen Bros. have laid out a town site at Point Richmond, ad!o(nlni lhe landx purchased by the Santa Fe which to erect its machine l.l'ld re] I.lr .m"p The land has been cut up into ng 10! the rear of this corner on et for 311&!'\ the lot adjoin- e | market within the next few days. The lots will be sold_at a low valuation and on easy terms. It is reported that a sec- tion of land adioining the town site has | been bonded by an oll company, which puirposes to erect thereon & big ofl-refining W. & J. Sloane & Co. will remove on March 1 from their present place of busi- ness, 641 and 647 Market street, to the magnificent new building erected by the Crocker estate on. Post street, between Kearny and Grant avenue, Complaint is made that the tenants of property in the park panhanflle extension district are moving out on the ground that within a year at leu«t the buildings will all bé removed. hose who stay make demands for a reduction of rent, on for $700; 25xI50- feet on the east line of Ninth avenue.. 201 feet south o street, for $550; 50x120 feet on the ¢ast line of Forty-eighth avenue, 100 feet north of Q street, for $400; 50x120 feet on the t lipe of 'Eighteenth avenue, 175 feet north of J ctreet. for $650; 50x120 feel on the west line of Forty-third ave- The threat that otherwise they will move. iha Yandlords find it almost impossible to secure tenants for vacant nroreny except at much lower rentals tham they n getting. Dlvld Bush, manager of the country Jand department of G. H. Umbsen & Co.. reports the following recent sales of land Senate could not _Lflord to say l‘ml it i take further nue, | mmmnnmfitmnmnm i i dd ad g d il d i d gl Al Ll i d g dd Al d gt d ddd ddd g 2 d dd g P A DA D PR L T LR A L2 A L LAl d et At Y L RREEERRRRRE RRRRRRY THE EMPORIUM. , THE EMPORIUM. RRRRRRRERRRRRRRE RN R R RRR Ry Mondav Only, Curtains, 48c Pair. Just think of it! Curtains for 48c pair, and good ones, too— Nottingham Lace, ecru or white, 3 yards long, 36 inches wide, excellent patterns—only 150 pairs at this price Mon- day. CALIFORNIA’S LARGEST--AMERICA’S GRANDEST STORE THE EMPORIY | THE EMPORIUM. | THE EMPORIUM. GoldenRule Bazaar. | I R IBBOV &ulnmny New Ribhons for S, pring. A few styles Wide Neck Ribbon—the first arrivals by express of the extensive spring assortment now being selected by our buyer in New York. Among these Faney Striped Satin and Tnfleu Ribbons and some charming open-work effects—per 2. N TERS—ROTUNDA. 17 THE EMPORIUM. 5¢ o 8Uc Some New Things in Notion Department: Ladies’ new style “Hookon” Satin Hose Supporters—per pair Pure Linen Dress Shields— the coolest and best shield made —per pair......25¢ Pompadour Hair Rolls —in a full assort- ment of shades, 8, 10, 12 and 14 inches New styles Empire Combs in shell and amber— color plain or fancy tops. c to $1.50 New Neck Comb, with Rhinestone settin, ....35¢ to $2.5 All-] Lmen Fringed Splashers—slm 30x18 inches—each. 5¢ Dress Linings — 10 pieces B‘ack Moire Skirt leng. 84 inches wide—per P PR csiissesmerseiB AR send in name at once. exhibition here on and after Wednesday next. price until further notice. A dozen expert buyers now selecting for the bxg store in the Eastern and European markets. New Spring Goods are arriving in constantly increasing quantitles and taking the places of the odd lots of this season’s goods, which are rapidly disappearing by aid of unsparing cuts in prices. Among the Jm= portanf Special Sales of this week the Granite Enameled Ware offering is noticeable. The item in Ladies’ Underwear and the Furniture bargains are among the things very unusual. partment has moved to greatly enlarged quarters on the west side of the second floor, and will in a few weeks issue a Large Gemeral Catalogue for spring. Out-of-town folks who wish a copy should A Superb Painting, that promises to create widespread attention, will be on The Mail Order De- Any Sheet Music published at half publisher’s $15 Suits One-Quarter Off. Choice of any men’s $15.00 Suit in this store for one week at one-quarter off, no reservations made, until closing time next Saturday night, the price will be.... $11.25 Single or double-breasted Sacks, Cutaway Frocks or Prince Alberts, with or without double-breasted vests, Tweeds, Chev- iots, Cassimeres and Fancy Worsteds, every suit sewed through- out wnh silk and finished in every way equal to custom tailors, all regular sizes long and slim, short and stout, a perfect fimng suit, for one week only, at one-quarter off. ™M Bargain= Fi the l;;.(lormu;lln’;:lo. Gowns, with vnke of fine tucks and hemstitching, neck and cuffs edged with embroidery, this week only.. $250 Skirts, with insertion and deep ruffle of Maltese Torchon Lace, price while quantity on hand lasts.... ... -$1.50 tmn of fine Enghsh thread lace, price to close.... B Ladies’ 65¢ 'l'onm Flumel Gowns, pink or blue stripes, this week.. Tennis Skirts reduced. Wool Kx t Shirts reduccd. Chitiren’s Fackets reduced. Children’s 'anxfl reduced. Boiler, regula sale price.... 11-inch Granite Enam- eled Cullender, regu- 5c ; sale price 5¢ 6-Hole Gem Pans—: larly 35c¢; sale pri; 23 -quart Covered Sauce Pan, regularly 27c: Graduated Quart Measures — regu- larly H price.. - quart Rmixmg rm» regularly Asfonishing Sale of Granite Enameled Ware. A carload of entirely new Granite Enameled Ware goes on special sale Monday and during the week. Purchased months ago— that is why the prices we quote to-day are possible, when manu- factured prices have advanced fully § since last October. 45¢ Coffee Pots, 2 quart size.. .27¢ Square Cake Pans, also suit- able for develop- ing pictures, reg- ularly 25¢; sale b-quart Lipped Sauce Pan, long handle, reg- ularly 35¢c ; sale price Large Covered 46¢ Granite Enam- -23¢ Syuce Pans with eled Tea Pot, 2 Shole Granite Muffin handles, regularly quarts........ 22¢ Fans regularlv 40c; 60c; sale price... ldinch Granite Saleprice ... 240 ... 300 Basting Spoon, reg. Pressed Granite ' 65¢c Roasting 12c; sale price. 7€ Drinking Cups.... 102 65¢ large covered con- vex shape Sauce Pan, with handle....... 43c Large Size Dish Pans (H quarts’, regularly Pans, 14 in4 8¢ price. 15¢ T5c; sale price..39¢ 4-Quart Pudding Pans, regularly 25¢; sale L T Y——. Granite Enameled Tea Kettle, No. 7 size, flat bottom, regularly 85¢; 5ale Price....cces 57¢ Unmatchable Prlces for Household Linens. Sleached Sheets - Good quality cotton Sheets, well made, 81x9) inches, each.. 52ic Pitiow Cases—Nicely made, fancy hair-line thread ends, 2 sizes in this grade, 45x36 inches, #O0G; 5)x36 inches ... .12%¢ Bi aachod Damask—Very heavy, strictly all linen, evenly and closely woven, patterns new, width 66 mches, price per yard.. cerreer 408 Cream Damasks—A good, half bleached Table Damask containing no dressing, width 66 inches, 4 new_pat- terns, a splendid value, per yard.. 700 Bleached Damask—A nice grade, 6) inches wide, strictly flax, in desirable patterns and unusuallyiood value, per yard Bleach:d Napkin: linen, prettily patterned, 23 mches s;uare, per dozen.... The Big Store’s Tohacco Prices. The new Cigar Department, greatly en- larged, is located in rotunda. Every brand of Cigars in popular demand in this city carried in stock. We have had made ex resm for us a first-class “ pjt’’ Qigar—clear Havana— highest possible standard in material and workmanship—and have christened it “The Victory.”” 1t has no superior at the price. For & 8o smoke try the famous * Portuondos.” Our prices for Tobacco : Seal of North Carolina— b, 50c—3% b, 30€e — 2 oz, 2 for...18@ Bull Durham— Ib, 50c—4% 1b., 30€—2-0z. pkgs sfor 260—1- oz. pkgs., 6 for... .250 Pedro— 1b., 80C—23-0z. pkgs., 2 for.....18¢ Dixey Queen— 1b., 4850 —2-0z. pkgs., 6 for .... Cameo Smoking Tobacco 2-oz. packages, 6 for.. Plum Smoking Tobacco— 2-0z. packages, 2 for .. Arlington Smoking Tobacco- 2-0z. packages, 2 for........ Qigarettes — Cameo, for...... Incomparably Low Grocery Prices. Last week a big advance in the prices of Sugar and Ham, yet the big store quotes to-day : Best Granulated S 20 Ibs. 00 Eest Eastern Hams—ib.140 Best Eastern Cheese —Ib. Babbitt’s Soap—T bars. Ghirardelli’s Bagle Chocola Good quality Sweet Corn--tin Castile Solfi—Vlrgin Brand—bar...28¢ Libby’s Pork and Beans, 2s—tin.. Table Blackberries—2-1b tins. Spring Novelties in Men’s Colored Shirts. Ready now—the new spring patterns in goll and stiff bosom Colored Shirts, imported Scotch Madras, Percales and Zephyrs, in as fine an assortment of patterns as you have ever seen— foctly made, perfect fitting, the ¢ that can be produced for the pncu...,.. .85¢ an g 2 -rmnn csncnon—mam OF EN- P D tatatatatabel last, Child’s Maple Cri mattress, worth § this week.. effects — per yard. $1.00 grade..685¢ 85¢ grade....88¢ 650 grad: Extraordinary Price Reductions on Good Furniture. These offerings are for the entire week if quantities now on and we have a liberal number of each article. with wire mattress and top ) — complete this week for...... $3.30 White Enameled Bed —wire mattress and top mattress com- plete, bed is made of heavy malleable iron with heavy posts and brass trimminz*. a very pretty scroll design, worth §14.00, 3’0-75 Hall Hat Rack- golden nak with 18x30 inch oval plato mirror, richly carved and highly polished, worth $15.00 and a splen- did value at that price—this weel Upright Folding Bed —fitted Bedroom Set—11 pieces ; bed, dresser, washstand, table, two chairs, one rocker, one wire mattress, one top mattress and of pillows—a solid oak set, in the favorite golden finish, with graceful carvings, swell front, 18x30 inch oval French plate mirror, highly polished, well worth ;47.5) —com- plete this week for. Extra Special Prices on Garpels—Linoleums. Large additfons during the past week to our immense stock of Carpets—some very handsome new designs and color effects The following special prices are for the week : Tapestry Carpets, with or without borders, in very pleasing designs—per yard c All-wool Ingrain Carpet - very superior qual fioral designs, in pleasing colors —per yard Wilton Velvet Carpets—handsome designs in and scroll effects, with borders to match— per yard.....88 2 Body Brussels Cnrpet ~one of the best standard makes, and the best wearing Carpet made—this week, per yard....985¢ Axminster Carpet —the favorite covering for panor floors— soft, deep pile—very pretty patterns and exquisite color e . ] Linoleums—1000 yards of Remnants to be closed out this week at a discount of 35 per cent from regular prices : T5c grade,..483¢ 50c grade.. 32}0 42} golden oak, piano polish, beveled plate mirror; Al S-ply wire mattress with spring support, handsomely carved, well worth $37.50, this week Monday Only, Big Comforters, 88c. A small lot (72 full-size Bed Com- forters — silkoline covered—good, clean, white cotton filling—hand tufted—on sale to-morrow (Mon- day), while quantity lasts, at the . remarkably low price —each..8 8¢ = DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT— yard $11.25 as 18x14 inch -$298.75 -.$38.75 ENTRANCE. seroll_and SE! Children’s Dongola Kid Button Shoes —new opera toes, patent leather tips, sewed heels, neat and very serviceable — FIRST SECTION—RIGHT OF None Betier at the Price. Ladies’ $3.50 Shoes. They look as well and fit as well as the ordinary $5.00 Shoes. We can recommend them in every way. All popu- lar styles at the one price. Viei Kid, Dongola Kid, and Tan Wil- low Calf in button or lace style, all the new toes and lasts, kid tops, cloth tops or fancy vest- ing tops—all with turned sewed soles or sewed welt soles, low, edium or French :;els].....:..l:..A.r?f.c..‘also medium heavy soles, spring Sizes 83 to .81 Sizes 11 to Boys' Kangaroo Calf Lace . Shoes — new English .$1.26 toes and tips, spring heels—sizes 9 to 13} Monday and Tuesday Only. sntes | Remarkable Offering Women’s Underwear. Ladies’ Vests and Pants, made of best Austral- fan lambs wool, steam shrunk, perfect gar- ments, colors natural and white, 44, especially good value at $1. ment, Monday and Tuesday only.. ND SECTION—] Z ENTRANCE. Monday Only. 75¢c Eider-~ downs~--58c. The best quality of Lambs Wool Eiderdown Flannel produced, 36 inches wide, real Astrachan finish, solid colors — garnets, grays, tan, blue, pink, etc., our 75¢ quality, Monday onlwo izes 28 to per_gar- (- EFT OF Masks. Cotton Domino Masks—all col- Elastic Mask Fastener free with ecach SECOND FLOOR, TOY DEPART- MENT. all colors...18¢ Black or White Lace Domino Masks....... brake, a well-made, serviceable cart and costs but $3.50. 50 styles from $3.50 to $20.00. Ideal Reclining Go-Cart—a reclining back and movable foot rest—at prices rai ing from......... 86 to $15. SECOND FLOOR—WEST SIDE. Prices Li-e Th-se for Fure Liguors. Bonrbon Whiskey — full quarts —bottle. hiske White Wine—good qullily—g:llon.flflll Best American Stout—quality n- teed—money refunded if not satisfac- —dozen. it FLOOR—REAR. ADJOINING ELEVATORS. BARGAIN TABLEs—crmR AISLE. Early Spring Styles G One Dollar Gloves. Men’s Hats. A SEE Models after the famous Dunlap, Knox in town to wear satisfac- and Stetson blocks, made of good wearing choose torily. : 7 material at less than half the prices of | from—as Ladies’ 2-clasp 7 ; those famous makes. to prices Mocha, in sea- , /7 Fedoras in black, browns and contrasts... | the Go-Cart sonable ~ shades e S e N in pic- of red, blue, green, brown, Fedoras In black, browns, contrasts and | ture has a mfidmy-...-......cl.oa pear], vlth best of nlktrimmlngs varnished lies” 2-clasp Imitation $1.85 and $2, reed body, Dent Gloves, street colors. $1.00 Derbyu in hhc{, browns and contrasts.... tinned steel . ven$1.35, $1.85 and $2.35 | wheels with FQURTH SECTION—RIGHT OF EN- ::ab::p::::" Revolutionizing P - springs,foot, Photographs. Phoeognph Gallery on second floor now complete in every detail—undoubtedly the best Cameras ever brought to :ha Coast—numerous samples of their ex- cellent work on exhibition in the com- modious reception room—handsomely ap- pointed dressing rooms—the photogra- phers employed masters of their profes- sion. We are equipped to turn out work of the best kind at lower prices than yon l‘nu hitherto known for the same quali- ies. Cabinets.....$7.50 to $5,00 s dozen Paris Panels.$7.00 to $10.00 dozen Miniature Photo—perfeet likeness, with mounts—24 for............ The Four Latest Effects in Dress Goods. Zibiline Plaéd.s 45 inches wide, in the new wood colorings, popular sprin fabric for dress skirt, pepr 3;"4: 31p0 7 Reversible Suitings, 45 inches wide, proper weight, pattern and colors for spring, make up skirts to wear both sides, per yard $1.25 Camel’s Hair Suiting, -18 inches wide, for street or calling costumes, a dozen new spring colors, per yard...... Granite Plaid, combinations of .hgh: gray and blue, green and black, brown and black amfr gobelin blue and red, per - $2.00 FEN- Music Half Price. Until furither notice the big store will supply you with any sheet music published at one-half publishers” prices: $1.00 Music...500 ..o 75¢ Music......38€ 40c Mausic.... MUSIC DEPARTMENT — SECOND FLOOR. _ Early Spring Showing Wash Fabrics. New Percales—375 more pieces added to our spring arrivals during the past week, patterns and colorings the newest, width 36 inches, price.. ? New armm—hemlv cnlored new wash Crepons, in dainty stripes and figures, a 1900 novelty, per yard..18e French Orga les—The real thing, from Alsace-Lorraine, a high class fabric in the prettiest of new spring colorings, per yard . to 40¢c White Organ 8§ — Sheer, even threaded white French Organdies, 68 inches wide, per yard....—............ 35¢ FOURTH SECTION—LEFT OF EN- TRANCE. Trunks and Bagu. A complete stock of Glad- stone Bags, Dress Suit Cases, Hold Alls, Basket Trunks, Steamer Trunks. Rug Straps, Steamer Rugs, etc., at less than the usual retail prices. A good 13-inch Grain Leather Satchel with leatherette lining....... 85 A Real Alligator 14-inch Satchelleather lined, with patent fastemers to hog First Arvivals of Spring Silks. Came in by express last week—Wash Silks, Printed Japanese Silks, Satin Fou- lards, Fancy Waist Silks, new color ef- fects in plain Taffetas, Satin Duchesse and Poplin, together with a complete line of new weaves in black silks. New soft weave satin striped Tnfletu.'g &2 W D AL RS AAA AR AR A AR R AR AARARARARR R R A AT A AR AR R AR R a AR nga ummuammmmnmmummamwn A A A AR A AR AR AR AR AR AR AR AR R AR AR AAR AR A AR RARARARAAA AR AR AR AR AR AR RR AR R AR RS open lace work and small leu 'flecu, in such new colorings as pastel, aquarelle, miniature and fresque shadings, width 21 inches, price per yard........37.80 20-inch Wash Silks in 25 different color- FIRST ' SECTION—LEFT OF EN- in Contra Costa County: John Wilhelm ana wife to Frank Krach, fifty acres in the Rancho del Monte Diablo, with im- royements, for $4000; Galindo estate to ill & Bartnett, 102 acres in the same anch, for $2M: G. W. Christmer to uthern California Blnk 420 acres in the San Ramon Rancho, for $14, A tract of redwood tlmber ‘land, con- sisting of 640 acres, in Mendocino County, has been sold through I. C. Scharff by Charles Holuunr to Max for $4480. the sale of 100 acres near Capitola, Santa Cruz County, from Eric Hansen to Henry G. Eastlan, for §7000; six {slx acres, eight miles éouth ot‘Wataonvll e dale Colony, for $2000, ai between Pleasanton and uvermore, for The German Bank has_sol near Occidental, Sonoma Coumy Fuller for $8500; H. Wilcoxson The same broker has effected in the Prune- d fifteen acres sixty acred near hmoore, Pnt lmo Coun: .. same °'ne new street car. tracks terminating at the ferry are now in are seven lines from south of street, although all are not yet in use. e San Mat eo'cnr-. ‘wthlch formerly ran Steuart street into dmown trm!err:d clko EuNe ;t lct;eet fllnd O:fi t tra me the m e malls to the ing Smmu The Howard street y the third terminal when '{,,,m‘m that road Into an the work of he B lectric line is completed. :u-get ul&}cm the fourth pn.lr of ralls, , for $1600; eighty acres in A for rfllfl-’). “d another farm the ars the fift Tv.nty.:;ceond .f{fi':m the sixth and the N embers. of St Paul's En ish lical Lutheran Church in O erect a new church buud- ing. tect P. Voorhees. operation. Harrison, have lollowl latter one’ of 31 tate made a loan of 330,000 at 6%, and A. Loans on local realty during the gut week by the city u.vlns! banks, buil associations and amount to revious week. 'I’h private against $1,309,695 $630. The building associations loaned $10,700, and private capitalists and others loaned All the loans by the Hi- bernia nnd Mutual savings banks were at er cent, the former inclndin‘ four: of Plans have been prepared by Archi- It will be on Thirty- second and Linden streets and will cost ing capitalists for the e loans of the savings ks amounted to $250.600, and were as Hibernia, $193850; German, San Francisco Savings Union, $2700; Savings and Loan, $3500; Humboldt, $3850: Security, $5600;. Mutual, $36,800; Columbus, Dolores street, second su'eet to cost ;Mo on with B W fern: Tof a Building on the north Hna of Green street, 69:6 feet Py = Borel made a loan of Releases were $275,575, against uuanso for the pre- vious week. Ten new building contraets, ing $40,743 in value, were filed for rocord during the week ending January 2. Th principal contracts were as follows: Adam Andrew with Thomas Long and Gullick & Wetherbee, for work on a bottling works on the southeast cor- ner of Brannan and Sixth streets, to cost $13,510; Maximilian Neuman with Judson Manufacturing Company, to bulild church on_the south line of Golden Gate avenue, 137:6 feet west of Jones street, to cost $7064: Fred T. Roberts with James T. McCullough, to build a two-story build- ing to contain flats, on the west line of 208 feet north of Twentp L. Wand, John T. east of Buchanan street, to cost $35§0; San Francisco Art Assoctation with John Keefe, for renovating and lmmvlns hul.ldln(- on property bounded by Powell, Mason and & J. Sloane & Co. |and Gardner streets, to cost $2866. value from $1075 to $2465. Social Democratic Meeting. A meeting under the aus Social Democratic party Dr. Mary Robert Smith will speak “The Sotlnl Aspect of the Police Cnunm" Mrs. J. E. Spencer, M. French and ifornia s(rem. or with Thotnson, to crect fxtures, ote.. I the building on the northwest corner of Post Th other contracts of the week ranged in ices of the be held at the Temple, 117 Turk street, this ovmh‘ Mrs. J. Heacock will also address the