The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 6, 1901, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1901. 11 IPPROVES THE N LIGENSE Mayor Barstow Puts Into Force a New Fee Measure. Ordinance Imposes an An- nual Tax on Street Advertising. —_— akland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, July 6. The first important step by the present Council to provide increased revenue the city outside of the tax levy was ated to-day when Mayor Anson signed an ordinance which im- 1mual license tax of $3 upon all | commercial, professional or which are conducted by the use tow known as the sign or- no distinction as to the purpose of the stablish a licen se fee ted from all classes of ¢ framers of the ordinance bha view a move by ahich ry might be benefited out merely the traders as a scial class that of the tax. at objection the to cover all )n or person y descrip- | ness will -dinance. gling ndis: anners of ts and the v shopkeepers. restricts the use of pected, will have the the bus which are seen heart of the city. not vet d until the next of directors no move hey have been walting t. There have been the ordinance = ts. COLLEGE GRADUATES TO TEACH FILIPINOS Over Thirty Experienced Teachers Ordered to Sail on Army Trans- port for Manila. KELEY July 5.—Mrs, May L. 7 secretary of the announced hteen Berkeley been selected to| Benjamin F. ensen 00, ing Needham ge A. Bond Archibald B. | Spencer ‘00, Ray | teachers, who | are graduates of ormal schools, but e Univer- | Putnam, C. Moun Ipin, Estelie | , Margaret C. ‘Anna_Dunlap, | 1 C. Bleas- teuchers 1605 to sail on NOTED METHODIST WILL ADDRESS THE LEAGUE Fellowe: of John Wegley Prepare Recep to Delegates to Young People’s Convention. C ANT July 5.—The Methodist ch £ s © are preparing two rt of the great Ep- | jon, one a lecture James M i e place on the day Methodist «Church is expected t ontingent 1 be the guests of f the denomination in —_——————————— ATMED BY CARELESSLY THEROWN FIRECRACKER Youth Has an Eye Blown Out While | Watching Parade on the Fourth. July 5.—A cannon (:r'ax:kk?rl OAKLAND, ¢ miscreant during the le on Broadway last face of Ralph Whit- is par- | were standing toget x her on the| - of Twelfth and Broad- - ed. With the outh walked pposing that When he was that the affected .= impossible to tell by throw Professor Gayley Honored. LEY, J —At the four hun- iversary of the Uni- sgow, held June 12, 13 and 14, rie s Gayley, professor of the s and literature 1ig the | ifornia, was givi the Ten Americans were ding Andrew Carnegie. o ivorce Suit Transferred. —The divorce suit of se-Borlini has been » San Francisco for trial. von der Heide has cb- from Henry von der on the ground of willful neglect 2nd re to provide Pears’ Its least virtue is that it lasts so. Soap is for comfort; the clean are comfortable. . Pears’ soap cleanliness— is perfect cleanliness. All sorts of people useit, all sorts of stores sellit, especially druggists. Borlini It is| ntribution from i ess thorough- | cumbersome dis- | relation | | of two horses. . OAKLAND WOMAN’S STRANGE MANIA PUZZLES HUSBAND Wife of Patrick ‘Smith Keeps for Sixteen Months a Vow Never to Leave Their Home, but to Remain a Recluse Within its Walls neighbors declare, but the story of Mrs. Smith’s actions and her refusal to step outside of the door of her own dwelling h]as been the subject of neighborhood gos- sip. ‘““We have been happy enough together, but for this strange idea that has taken possession of my wife,” declared the puz- zled husband. “For the life of me I can- not understand it. It was sixteenth months ago she came home one Sunday from church and declared she would never step over the threshold of the door again while she lived. “Often I have trled to get her to go out, but she has remained as firm as the day she made her strange resolution. I can- WOMAN RECLUSE OF OAKLAND AND HER HUSBAND, WHO SEEKS TO HAVE HER EXAMINED FOR INSANITY BECAUSE OF HER PE- CULIAR MANIA FOR REMAINING SECLUDED. 3 AKLAND, July 5.—*‘Sixteen months ago my wife made a vow she would not leave our home again volun- tarily, and from that day to this she has kept to her strange deter- mination.” Such was the complaint which aged Pat- rick Smith lodged against his spouse to- Gay when heé applied to Justice of the Peace James G. Quinn for a warrant for Mrs. Smith’s arrest as insane. The pe- culiarity of the husband’s story led the authorities to make investigation and the warrant will not be issued pending further inquiry into the case. Out on Hollis, near B street is the mod- est dwelling where Smith, his erratic wife and their 14-year-old son reside. He is a pioneer of the locality, and, by years of frugality and hard work, accumulated enough to acquire the home in which Mr. Smith has for more than a year been voluntary prisoner. There is no complaint on the husband’s part that their life to- gether has not been of the happiest. They are a humble, quiet couple, so all of the BCKS A WAGON OVER K CLIFF Berkeley Camping Party Narrowly Escapes Death. BERKELEY, July 5.—Mismated horses, frightened and unmanageable, backed a wagon full of campers over a thirty-foot cliff last evening and nearly killed two women and children. They were pinned underneath the overturned vehicle. The accident took place on the Briones Valley road near Bear Valley in Contra Costa County. The party consisted of James Hamilton, who was driving; Mrs. Hamilton and her three children of Dela- ware street, near Shattuck avenue; Miss Annie Monroe and Otto Brodt of West Berkeley. That any of them escaped with their lives is remarkable. As it is, every one in the party received injuries; some of a serious nature. The 'bus was owned by V. Sherman of Dwight way and was drawn by a team One of the horses was loaned by Philip Monroe, whose daughter was one of the unfortunate campers. The animal was not used to being driven double, and on coming to a narrow place in the road, started to back over the bank. Hamilton was unable to check the horses before the wagon was beyond control. Had it not been for the bushes, which broke the fall, fatal results would have followed the tumble. With the assistance of passing teamsters the wagon was lifted to the road and the horses hitched again. The bruised party were able to resume their journey to their friends, where they received treatment for their injuries. YOUNG HOMING BIRDS MAKE A GOOD FLY The Pacific Pigeon Club’s Race From Red Bluff Establishes a New Record. OAKLAND, July 5.—The third of a se- ries of young bird races of the Pacific Pigeon Club was flown yesterday from Red Bluff, a distance of 163 miles. There were thirty-three homing pigeons from five lofts released at 5:30 o'clock in the morning. The rccords for the race are as follow. W. W. White's HHI11T8 urrived 9:503%; dis- tance 163 miles 574 yards, fiying at an average speed of 1103.47 yards per minute. J. A. Rogers’ HHI25 arrived 9:52%; distance 168 miles %7 yards, fiying at an average speed M eorse T Tavbens HI080 arrived 9:66: distance lS'.fn;]olse’slgzi; :;ld:d;erflyl:lrll:n:: an aver- e speed o 18 v i o ermhart’s HH10% arrived 10:33%; dis- tance 180 miles 5 yards, flying at an average speed of 1044.69 yards per minute. —_— i ———————— Retail Grocers to Organize. OAKLAND, July 5—The retail grocers of Alameda County will organize a pro- tective association to be affiliated with the State association. A meeting for that purpose has been called for Monday evening, July 8, at Gier's Hall. Addresses will be delivered by representatives of the State associa- tion and the San Francisco branch of the organization. not see that she is suffering physically, and I must confess that physiclans have told me that she is not insane. “But it seems to me she has become pos- sessed of a fear that if she leaves the place for a minute I will try to dispose of it. Only to-day a visitor at the house aroused her suspicions and she accused me of intending to part with our place.” The husband admitted willingly that his wife had not displayed violent tendencies and that he had no fear she would do any dangerous act. He asserted he would give much to know what had possessed her of the desire to remain a prisoner in her own home. Mrs. Smith refused to offer any explanation upon the subject. “She is unwilling to meet strangers,” explained her husband. “Neither to myself nor to others who might happen to come here will my wife utter one word that will solve the my: tery of her vow,” continued Smith. “It is still more peculiar that she displays all of the affection natural to a mother to- ward our gon, and I could not find a cause for_complaint if I tried to. All I want is to have the doctors pass officially on her mental condition, because I cannot believe a sane woman would do what she has been worrying me about all these months.” Sooferiesirfesfeferieimeieieieiii- @ PETTY QUARREL ENDS SERIOUSLY John Scollard Severely Stabbed About the Face. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, July 5. ‘With half a dozen knife wounds in his face John Scollard, a teamster, was dragged out of Koenig's saloon, Twenty- third avenue and East Fourteenth stree! at 9:30 o'clock to-night, while John Bla- ker, a fellow teamster, waited on the street corner for a policeman to come along and arrest him as the knife wielder. Blaker had asked Scollard to lend him a nickel. There was a quarrel and Scollard knocked Blaker down. The men were sep- arated, but returned to the fray a few minutes later, After receiving a second blow on the jaw that feiled him, Blaker pulled a knife from his pocket and hacked his antagonist in the face. Dr. Holmes sewed up the wounds, which are not dan- gerous. Blaker surrendered to Policeman Morrison and was sent to the City Prison, The men reside at Twenty-third avenue, They are both young. SUPERIOR JUDGE OGDEN BRALLIES FROM ILLNESS Physicians Prescribe Long Period of Quiet, and Rest as Essential to Recovery. OAKLAND, July 5.—Judge Frank B, Ogden of the Superior Court is rallying from the attack of appendlcitis which has for the past five days demanded constant medical attendance. Dr. G. F. Chalmers, one of the physicians summoned to wait upon Judge Ogden, gave out an an- nouncement to-day stating that the pa- tient's temperature showed improvement, but. that he is so weak from the violent attack that a long period of absolute rest and quiet is imgemt!vcly needed to res}o? hlé)ndto health. “Judge Ogden is still a ver: but the indications are that {h:xccl:‘h:?sml]s' passed,” said Dr. Chalmers. “Such an attack as his is a serious thing for any system to bear, and his was all run down when he was seized.” HARRY SHERRY’S BODY HAS BEEN RECOVERED Funeral Services to Be Held Sunday From the Family Residence in Oakland. OAKLAND, July 5—The body of Harry 8. Sherry, the telegraph operator at Beni- cia who was drowned twelve days ago at that place while he was trying to res. cue three young women from the water, has been recovered off Vallejo. The funeral of the young man will be held Sunday afternoon at %u‘clock from the family residence, 157 Sixth street, and thence to the Church of the Immaculate Conception. s She—When are you going to see papa? “I don’t know. Every time I have called at his office he has been in ife. BRANDES T0 D0 CONVICT DAESS Child-Slayer Decides to Go to the State , Penitentiary. ‘Writes Maudlin Sentiment to Testify His Plea of In- nocence. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, July 5. Willlam A. Brandes has decided to ac- cept the judgment of the court ig im- posing the law’'s limit of ten years’ im- prisonment upon his conviction for man- slaughter for the killing of his 13-year-old daughter, Lilllan. Brandes says he is ready to don the convict stripes at Fol- som penitentiary, although in making up his mind to begin to serve his term the child-slayer does not give up all hope of a chance of another trial. He says there will be an appeal from Judge Ogden’s order denying him a new trial. But pending the decision of the higher court, Brandes proposes to lose no more time and to commence on his sen- tence. After nearly three years of confinement in the county jail Brandes thinks he can do no better than to change his quarters. “I need work, exercise, fresh air and sunlight,” explained the prisoner to-day. “That is why I will go to the penitentiary to serve my sentence. Of course, I shail never be without hope that the Supreme Court will give me another chance.” Then he rambled off into an argument in favor of the théory that his daughter committed suicide, despite the theory of his defense that the girl was murdered, but not by him. . Hardly satisfied with that evident con- tradiction, Brandes sets out to cast sus- picion upon Watchman Harvey, now dead, who was, at the first trial, an_im- portant witness for the prosecution. “Mrs. Brandes has also been held up as a pos- sible murderess, and the entire line of the defense was an effort to insinuate the poison of suspicion into the minds of the extraordinary twelve men that composed the jury. Judge Ogden, in his final re- view of the case, sald the evidence was cold and clear that Brandes killed Lillian. In a signed statement issued py Brandes to-day, with poetical accompaniment, the writer, in the same opening paragraph, hints and suggests that his wife or Har- vey .was responsible for the girl's death. Yet he declares that the death was suicide, hence out of the pale of the criminal law. ‘ The statement is maudlin in sentiment and Inconsistent in argument, so far as the evidence is concerned. Brandes has openly offered to sell for publication any statement that might be desired of him concerning the case. IN OAKLAND SOCIETY. OAKLAND, July 6.—The third evening of sacred song, of which a series is being given by the choir of the First English Lutheran church, will take place Sunday at the church, corner of Bixteenth and Grove streets. The concerts are under the direction of John C. Walling and the class of music rendered makes them mu- sical treats. The soloists Sunday will be: Mrs. Jessie Brock Morgan, soprano; Miss Lois Mendenhall, violin; Wesley Adams, cornet. The Oakland Orchestra, of fifteen ieces, under the leadership of F. W. Tay- or, 1l also assist._ The following pro-. gramme will be rendered: Gloria (In C), from Twelfth Mass, Mozart, Oakland Orchestra; anthem, tne Heavens De- clare the Glory of God, Goate; prayer by the pastor, Rev. William ly; hymn, Before the Lord 'We Bow (No. 337): soprano solo, Ave Maria, Gounod, Mrs. Jessle Brock Morgan (violin obligato, Mrs. Lois Mendenhall); hymn, Star Spangled Banner, Franeis Scott Key, or- chestra and congregation (Mr. Wesley Adams, cornet); anthem, O Holy Father, Marchetti; cornet solo, Lost Chord, Sullivan, Mr. Wesley Adams; organ sentence; _offerings; offertory, violin solo, Cavatina, Raff, Miss Lois Menden- hall; hymn, America, Samuel Francis Smith, orchestra and congrégation; benediction; post- lude in F, Gounod, Mrs. Adeline Johnson ‘Wight. The following named are members of the Oakland Orchestra: hall, Miss Miss Lois Menden- liller. Miss J. de Pass, Miss A. r. Mcnd&nhall‘ e Mr. s; Mr. M M: Leber, clarione v A Mr. Bain, cornets; Mr. B. McBain, trom- bone; Mr. E. Finkeldy, bass, and Miss E. Keck, piano. The choir is composed of the following: Mrs. Jessie Brock: Morgan, Mrs. Alice Leichsenring and Miss aline Peterson, sopranos; Mrs. William Kelly and Miss Minnie Petersen, altos; J. T. Shepherd, tenor; George A. Flick and J. C. Walling, b: Mrs. Adeline Johnson Wight pre- the organ. . 2 1$5085. sides at . . S. Huff, president of the Bank of San Leandro and a poneer resident of Alameda County, celebrated his 7T4th birthday an- niversary Wednesday and a number of friends took advantage of the occasion io surprise him. Among the guests were Captain Roberts, Grove Roberts, L. C/ Morehouse, Mr. Breck, Mr. Hook, Paul Nippert, Horry Meek, Will Meek, Dr. Clark and C. E. Palmer. . e s Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Williams of Bast Oakland celebrated their “paper wedding” recently. The house was decorated with crepe paper, Bride roses and smilax. Mrs. Williams was formerly Miss Grace Ral- eigh. . e . The engagemient is announced of Miss Fannie V. Walde of Oakland and F. W Shimer, a San Francisco electrician. Mi Walde is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Waide of Piedmont. There will probably be a double wedding at the Walde home before the end of the year, as the mar- riage of Miss Pauline Walde, whose engagement was also recently announced, will take place at the same time. .« o+ Miss Louise Wakefield and her mother have taken a cottage at Pacific Grove for the summer. They expect to entertain a number of friends while there. Miss Helen M. Dille is visiting friends at Inverness, Her sister, Mrs. E. A. Staniger, is spending the summer months in Monterey, where she will shortly be joined by Mrs. J. 8. Dille. Miss Alma Mitchell of East Oakland is spending a few_weeks at Glen Ellen with the family of Judge Carroll Cook of San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Warner, who have been visiting the exposition at Buffalo and other lage cities of the East for the past five weeks, are expected to arrive in Oak- land about fuly 10 Mr. and M¥s. Hawkins Taylox of Wash- ington, D. C,, will spend the summer in Oakland-at the Hotel Metropole. FRATERNAL HONOR FOR THE DECEASED BONIFACE Funeral Services of Joseph P. Dieves Are Held From the Masonic § Temple. OAKLAND, July 5—The funeral of the late Joseph P. Dieves, the pioneer boni- face, was held this afternoon from the Masonic Temple under the direction of Eden Lodge, F. ;uld A M.i of San Lean- dro. Among otber organizations repre. sented were the 0dd_Fellows, Workmen and the Volunteer Veteran Firemen of San Francisco. The Masonic ritualistic Durial rites were observed at the grave in Mountain View Cemetery, as well as during the services at the Temple. The pallbearers were representatives of the organizations with which thé deceased hotel man had been affiliated. They were ‘William Johnson, F. Pimentel, D. Jack- son, John Gorman, M. Geisenhofer and D. D. Hayes. . e Of the inhabitants of Buda-Pesth 23.6 per cent (166,193) are Israelites. OVERSTUDY BRINGS DEATH UPON AN AMBITIOUS YOUTH Glen Tamalpais Military Colvin Preston, a Student of Mount Academy, Dies in an Alameda Hospital of Cerebral Paralysis LAMEDA, July 5.—Over-study and mental over-exertion brought up- on Glen Colvin Preston of 1510 Benton street a stroke of cerebral paralysis, from which he died yes- terday afternoon at the Alameda Sana- torium. Preston, who was only 16 years old, was considered the brightest student at the Mount Tamalpais Military Academy ot [ STUDENT WHOSE TOO GREAT APPLICATION TO HIS STUDIES AT THE MOUNT TAMALPAIS MILITARY ACADEMY CAUSED HIS DEATH IN AN ALAMEDA HOSPITAL. - L y at San Rafael, which he had been attend- ing for about a year. From the time he entered the academy young Preston was a zealous and am- bitious student. His natural bent was to crowd as much into a day as possible, and he gave up many hours to close applica- tion. which he might have given to recre- ation. He pursued his studies with such ardor that the attention of his teachers was directed to his neglect of himself by his. failing health and they warned him that he must give at least a portion of his time to recreation. He persisted, 0’ ever, in applying himself to his books, deeming himself physically strong enough to withstand the strain until the term closed and the vacation months came. A little. more than a month ago young Preston _succumbed to the over-exertion of his gfind and body. He began to fail rapidlyy The physicians at San Rafael diagnosed his aillment and discovered that he was the victim of an attack of pro- gressive brain paralysis. They advised that he be brought to Alameda, where he could receive skilled treatment at the Alameda Sanatorium and be near his rela- tives. - Drs. A. A. Stafford and H. G. Thomas weére given charge of the case and in the interests of medical science they made a careful study of its various-symptoms, which they considered rem: able in many respects. In spite of the physicians’ skill, however, the paralysis increased un- til the whole of the brain was affected by the disease. Then death ensued. ““It is one of the most unusual cases that I have had to do with,” =aid Dr. Stafford this afternoon. “It was a cerebral dis- order that was undoubtedly caused by over-study. The boy, who was not very strong, overtaxed his strength by his study until his_ brain became diseased. This the {nevitable result of over- study. Glen Preston was beloved by his teach- ers and fellow-students at the Mount Tamalpais Academy for his many ad- mirable attributes.” He had just finished his first vear there and had three years more to ‘go before his_graduation. His former home was in Waitsburg, Wash., where he was born. His only relatives are a brother and two sisters, his parents being dead. The body will be taken to ‘Waitsburg for burial. CHINESE MOURNING. If a son, on receiving information of the death of his father or mother, or a wife, suppress such intelligence, and omits to go into lawful mourning for the deceased, such neglect shall be punished with sixty blows and ome year’s banishment. If a son or wife enters into mourning in a lawful manner, but, previous to the expir- ation of the term, discards the mourning habit, and, forgetful of the loss sustained, plays upon musical instruments and par- ticlpates In festivities, the punishment shall amount for such offense to eighty blows. WHoever, on receiving information of the death of any other relative in the first degree than above mentioned, sup- presses the notice of it and omits to mourn, shall be punished with eighty blows; if, previous to the expiration of the legal period of mourning, for such relative, any Dperson casts away the mourning habit and resumes his wonted amusements, he shall be punished with sixty blows. When any officer or other erson in the employ of the Government Eau received intelligence of the death of his father or mother, in consequence of which intelligence he is bound to retire from the office during the period of mourning, if, in_order to avoid such re- tirement, he falsely represents the de- ceased to have been his grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt or cousin, he shall suffer yrnlshment of 100 blows, be from. doposed o amata entering into the public service. —_————— TPEDA GEDDERSKY BURNED WHILE PLAYING NEAR FIRE Spark From Blaze Ignites Child’s Light Dress and Inflicts Severe Injuries. ALAMEDA, July 5.-Little Freda Ged- dersky was frightfully burned about the body to-night while playing about a bon- fire which she with a number of other little ones had bullt on Eagle avenue, near t, Gt A e’kirl was wearing a dress made of light material, which caught fire from 2 spark from the pile of exploded fire- crackers with which they had made the fire. ates threw her to the ground, unffie‘;“‘!;‘:v that they could not extin- guish the flames with their hands, and covered her with sand. The little one was badly burned, however, before they suc- ceeded in putting out the blaze. She was taken to her home nearby and medical aid summoned. Her chances of recovery are sligh > One little word of love to the living is worth all the eloquent encomiums pro- nounced above the coffin of the dead. office and be rendered in-’| DEVICE FOR LOVERS. Now an inventor proposés to make things agreeable for lovers by putting on the market a superior kind of “paper for secret writing,” as he calls it, which will be made of note size and packed in neat | boxes, accompanied by the requisite en- velopes. When a young lady wishes to write to her heart's adored, and is anx- ious that outsiders shall not by any chance become acquainted with the con- tents of her missive, sue simply dips her pen in & solution of 'salt and water, with & little vinegar added, and in that harm- 555 and invisible medium indites her epis- e. 5331 recefving the lem;‘r the fortunate yCUng man resorts to the old-time expe- dlent of holding it near the fire, and im- mediately the ~writing becomes visible, traced delicately in lines of blue. Where this new invention claims superiority to anything of the kind hitherto offered is in its extreme simplicity. Also, the pa- per is in convenient commercial shape andwot least important, the writing does not fade or deteriorate—a common diffi- culty with most “sympathetic’ manu- seript. . The paper is })repared by soaking it in soluble salts of cobalt, after which the cobalt is rendered insoluble by dipping the paper into sodium carbonate. —_——— Cured of 16 to 1 Craze. A Honduras correspondent writes: “Having occasion to use some money in the interior, I went to the local banker, and, taking a single United States bill from my vest pocket to purchase the same, was asked: ‘Is your mule at the door? My reply was, ‘He is ready.’ And for the single bill, weighing less than one- quarter of an ounce, I was obliged to load the mule with 150 pounds of silver money and transport it some ninety miles into the interior. Surely, the 16 to 1 doctrine is soon knocked out of even the most rabid man after a short experience in this coun- try, and you can’t get rid of the burden, as the entire business is carried on with this silver currency.”—Boston Herald. —_———— Oakland Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND, July 5—The following mar- riage licenses were issued at the County Clerk’s office to-day: ~Peter Kirl of San Francisco, aged 28, to marry Genevieve Walter of San Fran- cisco, 22; Carl E. Jacobson of Oakland, aged 36, to marry Sarah J. Risse of Oak- land, aged 48; James Bell of Berkeley, aged 57, to marry Alice Brannan of Berkeley, aged 50; Fritz Wahlin of San Francisco, aged 35, to marry Josephine MacClain of San ' Francisco, aged 25; Samuel Elwood of Berkeley, aged 27, to mardnig Helen D. Gillanders of Oakland, aged 19. HSKING LIVES TO SN A GHILD Heroic Rescue at Early Morning Conflagra- _tion. Infant Restored to Arms of Frantic Mother as the Building Fell. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, July 5. Through roaring flames and blinding smoke two heroés ventured to save the life of a child at an East Oakland fire early this morning and restored the little one to its mother’s arms just as the burn- ing building collapsed. A few moments later and they must have perished, with the child for whom they risked their lives, The fire at which the rescue occurred was in the Hinken residence, at Nine- teenth avenue and East Fourteenth street. It was discovered at 2 o'clock this morn- ing by H. Morgan, a neighbor, who aroused the sleeping family within and then turned in an alarm to the fire de- partment. Going back to the hguse Mor- gan found it a mass of flames. e neigh- bors, who were drawn to the scene by the alarm, were congratulating the members of the Hinken family on thelr escape, when it was suddenly discovered that no one had brought the youngest child, a baby but a few months old, from the up- per room, where it slept. The mother, screaming in frenzy, rushed toward the front entrance, where the fl 'S were blazing fiercely, but was restrained by pitying hands. Morgan instantly volun- teered to make the attempt to reach the infant’s cradle, and W. King, another neighbor, accompanied him. The two dis- appeared in the furnace-like interior, while the crowd waited for the result. After a few minutes they could be seen groping their way down the tottering stairway, bearing a dark bundle. It was the baby, wrapped in one of " men’s coats. e child was uninjured, but both its restuers were badly scorched and half- overcome bg the smoke and heat. While they were being revived the floor of the second story fell with a crash. The fire department was unable to do more than prevent the flames from spreading to adjoining structures. The loss on the Hinken house is $2000, partially insured. The fire is supposed to have been due to carelessly handled fire- works. REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Alameda County. & John W. and Gertrude E. Ledgett to Ed- mond Flynn, lot on S line of Fourth street, E of Brush, E 1:6 by S 100, block 2, Kellers- berger’s Map, Oakland; $10. F. H. and Loule J. Rice to F. M..Smith, lot on NE line of East Twenty-third street, §0 SE of Seventh avenue, SE 100 by NE 150, block 144, Clinten, Bast Oakiand; $10. H. D. Brown to same, all interest in lot on B corner of East Twenty-third street and Eighth avenue, NE 150 by SE 100, block 144, Clinton, East Oakland; also lot on S corner of East_Twenty-fourth street and Ninth avenue, SE 150 by SW 130, block 143, same, Bast Ouk- land; $10, Joseph Stalder (formerly Joseph Stalder Jr.) to Mary Stalder, lot on SE line of Twelrth avenue, 175 NB of East Eighteenth street, NE 31:3 by SE 150, block 1i1, same, East Oakiand: sitt. Charles Sladky to Bernard and Katy Gold- smith, lot on W line of Spaulding avenue, 252:8 S of Addison street, S 129.2% by W 33, being the N 3 feet of lot 9, block 2, Spaulding Tract, Berkeley: also lot on W line of Spaulding ave- 2 S of Addison street, N 200 by W 129.35, lots 13, 13 and and’ portion lot 9, block 2, same, Berkeley; $10. William A. and Harriet N. Ristenpart to Homestead Loan Associatiom, lot on W line of | Ellsworth street, 220 S of Allston way, W 136.21 by S 30, block 6, map of Villa Lots adjoining the university on the south, Berkeley: also lot on W line of Sacramento street, 150 § of Uni- versity avenue, W 198, S 150, E 92, N 153, to be- ginning, block 1, Shaw Tract, Berkeley; $10. A. A, Fink to Mary E. Vader, lot on NW corner ‘of Shattuck avenue and College way, W 83.93, N 39.40, E 86.71. S 40 to beginning, lot E 8 Smendsd map of, Ses; View Sue, 10. Jacob and Hannah J. Bash to David 8. Wel- leford, lot on NW corner of Mason and Bilis W 120 by N 39:3, block 1, map of lands ect Homestead Assoctation, $10. Jean B. Marin and Adele Percival to Adam and Mary B. Jeffreys, lot on S line of Addison street, §75 E from center line of Sherman, B 50 by 'S 134.62, lot 14, block 1, Shattuck Tract, Berkeley; $10. Margaret E. Evans to Lilllan M. Zahn, lots 7. 18 to 20, block D, map of property of Homestead Association, Berkeley; $10. Continental Building and Loan Association to Adelbert T. Hay, lot 13 and N half of lot 12, block C, Fruitvale Station Tract, Brooklyn Township: $19. C. W. and Flora B. Pinkerton to Charles E. Kezes, beginning at a point on NW line of iot 8, block 61, map of Town of Alameda, distant 66:8 from N line of lot 8, thence N 334 feet, thence E 35, § 33:4, W 35, to beginning, being block 61, Alameda; $10. Manuel S. Jr. and Rose L. Pires to Edward Salz, all interest in lot 23, block 178, map of Town of Newark, map filed May 6, 1313, Wash- ington Township; $10. Jennie Anson (widow) to A. H. Duncombe (single), lot_on N line of Parsons street, 43):1 E of Park, E 10, N 90:10, W 40, § 90.67 ginning, being E 20 feet of lot 23, block C, Gaskill Tract, land; $10, ‘William and Kate Heyer to Anton Hjelte, all Interest in lot on N line of Eleventh street, 100 E of West, E y N 100, block 152, Kellers- berger’s Map, Oakiand;_ $10. Kate W. and Edwin C. Southworth to L. C. E corner of Broadway and Thirteenth street, N 50 by E 100, lots 1 and 2 and portion lot 25, block 181, Kellersberger's Map, Oakland; $10. Charles Achatd to Lillle D. Achard, lot on § ¢ Franklh line of Eleventh street. 100 B o n, © 5 by S 75, portion lots 10 and 11, block 142, Oakiand; also lot on E line of Brush stree 75 N of Highteenth, N 25 by B 75, portion block 287, Oakland; $10. . K. V. Fraga (wite of J. V.) to Annfe V. Fa- gevido (wife of Joe), undivided % interest in subdivision B of lot 5, block Map No. 2 Watts Tract, Oakland; $10. Willle C. and Lillle G. Moran and H. A Johnson (single) to J. McDonald, lot on N lins of Ashby street, 40 W of Newbury. W 40 by N 100, lot 7, block A, Adeline Tract, Berkeley; $10. ‘Armin'O. Leuschner (single) to John F. Sims, ning way, S 50 by W 200, portion lot 5, block B, Mmap subdivision block' B, Berkeley proper- ty. Berkeley; $10. Elizabeth B. Fish (widow) to Lizzle R. and B. F. Whitton, lot on N line of Channing way, 82:7 B of Milvia street, E 50 by N 130, portion 21 and 23, block 2, Barker Tract, Berke- 511 0. Lizzte R. and B. F. Whitton to Edward Kid- well, same, Berkeley; $10. Fanny S. Beardslee (single) to C. O. Dull, lot on N line of Collgge way, 46 B of Shattuck avenue, E 48 by N 133:8%, block A, Percy Tract, Berkeley: §10. James Kane (single) to Andrew Johmson, lot on E line of Fourth street, 320 N of Halght avenue, E 290 by N 109:6, portlon lot 10, Wood ward’'s survey of acre lots, Alameda; $10. Mrs. . J. White to Elizabeth Dilsaver (widow), lot 24, block C, map of the Anspacher Tract, a resubdivision of a portion of the Hay- ward Tract, Town of Haywards, Eden Town- ship; $10. B — Now Hug Me. Colonel Lovell H. Jerome. who has broad shoulders and a deep chest and who stands six feet flat in his stocking feet, was riding up town in a Fifth avenue stage last evening with a party of friends. They got into the stage at Tenth street, and it was some time before any more passengers got al . Then a young woman took a seat and soon after several other passengers clambered in. Amang them was a man dressed in the latest fashion. He sat down next to the young woman and put his arm on the back of the seat. so that it rested on her shoulders. Ther he moved along so that he was sitting very close to her—much closer than there was any need and very evidently much closer than she wished. Colonel Jerom= rose and walked to the oung woman. YO Went you take my seat?” he asked, taking off his hat. ’ “Thank you, I wili,” she said. The exchange was made and the colonel sat down on the seat that she had left. Part of him sat on the young man. and not very gently. “Nov?young man,” said Colonel Jerome in his most agreeable tone, “gou can hug me for a while."—New York Sun.