The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 22, 1901, Page 44

44 T HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY,;DECEMBEB 22, 1901 REALTY SALES ROMISE WELL Agents Report Several Large Transactions During Week. Approach of Holidays Causes No Falling Off in Purchases. There have been so many transactions of importance during the present month in the realty line that the December rec- ord is even better than had been anticl- pated by many of the brokers. Of course the sales of the Willlam A. Piper proper- tles, all of which brought very good prices at the auction rooms of G. H. TUmbsen & Co., tend to swell the total for December in excess of the regular trans- ections on the street. But without these, &s the columns of The Call have given emple evidence, the showing in the way of prices and in the total sales would be satisfactory. he sales of several properties that have been recorded within the past few X each of which brought a profit der of the title, has afforded an of the buoyancy which attends | estate situation just prior to the \ closing of the year. Some facts of inter- | ve recently been given in this de- | nt concerning the progress of the ealty in Los Angeles. The £s that have been erected have made up an approxi- partn market for build Hale’s Hale’: Hale’s Hale’s. 1 Haze Bargain Tables of Yases, FancyChina, CLASSWARE. Here are one and two and even three pieces of a pattern. Stray, odd pieces that have lost their value to us but are as valuable to you as ever. On Table L Choice 25c¢. Ribbons, Fancy China, Gloves, forget something. So here’s your oppo: Dressed Dolls. As many as ever—fixed up as well as yow could do it yourself, and for much less money. We knew a great many of you would put off buying till it was too late to Bive Diskes © Spoon Hoters 25e, 49¢, 59¢, 83c. Oh, my! Candlesticks atch méa as many styles as there are pieces. Mugs old- Toothpick Cream Pitchers ers Glass Vases On Table IL Choice 60c. ga.}ad B’Iqr‘m ele; al Cru:rl{er .Yn’r’l Tobacco Boxes Etc. On Table IIL Choice 98c. Here's a rich varlety: Cake Plates Victoria Vases Sugar Sets Chocolate Pots Celery Trays Cream Sets Bonbon Boxes Cracker Jars Nut Bowl Marmalade Jars s Large Bohemian Glass Vases Plenty of Tree Ornaments. And that, too, after three weeks of the fastest selling we ever had. will be glad to hear that, but you should not be any.later than you can help. m: dress them up yourself, so we had it do: The best value is At 98c—Doll and Outfit Worth $1.50. That is, it would cost you that muc! yourself. Writing Desks Are useful and sensible gifts for children. They become even more popular by rea- son of the easy prices we have been able to mark them, as low as %8c and as high as $8.50. Rocking Horses $1.00. Full regular size, padded saddles and stirrups. A great delight for the little people. Late folks As big and bright and dazzling as this stock is, it is bound to melt away in the next two days. There are so many tempting pieces in unique and novel shapes mate total of $,000,000 in round figures| for the building improvements of the | rn city for the year running from | December 1, 1900, to December 1, 190L. The | complete returns for San Francisco's | building calendar year have not been | made up yet; but it is a significant fact | that the total of the improvements in this | city as represented by contracts recorded st the City Hall during the first six monthe of the present calendar year, ap- | proximated the figures officially sent out for Los Angeles as representing the bulld- | ing progress of the entire year as defined | in the foregoing. | The brokers have made some deals du: ing the past week and some others of re- cent date, withheld for a time.by reason of prudential considerations, are made public by them this morning. | Taking also the report of the Bullding Superintendent of Los Angeles, it appears, that the amounts expended for improve- | ments in Los Angeles during the fiscal | year from December 1, 1900, to December, | 1901, aggregated $4,099,198. The structures | provided for by permits in the perfod | named are as follows: 1 eight brick business buildings, $660,- ck and stone residences, $33,050; 518 residences, $1,425,088 50; 908 | residences, ~ $989,165 50: one-story f: frame stores, & churches, §55,500 $44,588; 58 153" removals, $21,772; ings, 2730. | The comparison shows that the total | for Los Angeles during the year is ap- | proximately $1,600,000 in excess of the to- | tal for the preceding year. The following | figures trace the course of bullding im- | provements in Los Angeles for a series | of years; | umber of b *‘uopunITA » pogers it 88888388 258582882 sepeppe b & - & 8 5/$26,284,405 00/$22,532 00 ge & Co. report the fol- lowing sales last ten es Fella to Adolph Meyer, 7 to 9 off Golden ~Gate avenue, near street, six flats, 40x60 fect, for eria ¥. Hunt to Willlam B. Bush, corner of Twenty-fitth and Sanchez for $4000; Morris Abraham 1ot 26x100 feet, four flats, for le to Henry E. Bothin, 166 and na street, 105 east of Third, 25x70 for’ $2500; Willlam Ehret to Folsom street, north side, 100 feet, store and flats ; Josie Welch'to Charles Has- et, east side, near Bran- four flats, § rooms, for to Julius Reimer, lot on of “Green and na r $3000; 1. Peterson to 1247 Sanchez street, east xth, cottage of 5 rTooms %; Harriet Goslin to George alifornia_street, south side, avenue, cottage of 6 rooms and 3200; Heydenfeldt estate to John , morthwest side, near containing les Alpers to Antonio north eide of Chestnut west of Van Ness avenue, $4000; James A. Ritchie 450 Frederick street, an, 25x137:6 feet, modern Other Deals by Brokers. n & Hoag report the following re- sales: Wharft Rivers Brothers, $12,000, 100 lots | e P site of the | Railroad Com- on the north eet, 134 feet east from | ot 25x100, for $7250; lot | s at Nos 1275 and 1277 ty renting at $44 s to H. Urban; e of Howard street, for J. two flats on the | orth street, _twenty-two cramento, with lot 23x80 last lot belonging to the | Improvement Company in | Minnesota, Twenty-first | s, back of the new | for $1200; two lots on the | nue, 175 feet north from | for $700 each; lot on | etreet, 50 feet south | . for A.'Roth to Henry will ‘build “three flats on the oy place, for Margaret J. Martina for $1500; No. 47 £e with lot 25x80 for $1600; north line of Page street, Ashbury, for ce this week sold for C. | to Frank Lindsey a lot 27:6x120 | fee the north line of Filbert street, west of Fillmore, for $13%5. Mr. Lindsey will at once bulld two fine flats, to cost about $4250. The same agent has glven refusal to other parties of two lots above, in the same block. McEwen Bros, have sold fifteen more lots in the Santa Fe tract at Point Rich- mond this week. Considerable building in this tract is reported. On Friday afternoon Bovee, Toy & Sonntag closed & deal whereby the five- story Fair estate building at the corner of Pacific and Front streets is leased for a term of five years to the Potter Wall Paper Mills of New York, a concern hay- ing branches in most of the larger cities in the United States. ° Bovee, Toy & Sonntag sold this week for H. J. Eberhardt to the D. E. Orrin- dia Company a 242-acre ranch seven miles from Berkeley for $19,500. The ranch has sixty-one acres in fruits, the balance be- ing grain land. The appurtenances are first class. A. M. Speck & Co. report the sale for ¥rederick Hellwig to John Pforr of the lot, £2:6x120 feet, on the south line of Mec- Allister street, fifty-five east of Buchan- an. The lot has two frontages and is covered by six houses. The price was $21,500. Jacob Heymann has sold twenty-five lots, at $100 each, in San Francisco out- side lands, blocks 1279, 1277, 1280 and 1143. on and for so little money they’re worth coming to see. Celluloid Toilet ets $1.od. 250 of Them at Present Writing, and Every One of Them Worth §1.50. Here's a Christmas opportunity late folks wilt jump at. i G Each set contains a brush, mirror and comb. The case is satin lined and in new oval shape. MANICURE SETS. It's the best celluloid offer of the day. SHAVING SETS. $2.00-7 pleces in a full celluloid case, | $1.75—Cellulold case, contains mirror, {ithographed cover. brush, razor and cup. Very neat, very 83.00—8 pleces, including a Dresden pretty, for it's the newest thing this "CHILD’S WORK BOXES. 69c—A neat little affair, oval shaped, lecorated celluloid cover. all beautifully decorated in gold. season. Others at $2.50. THOSE AT 83.00—Are black celluloid, which is the popular thing this season. The razor is a Sheffield one, better than £1.28-The new barrel shape. you usually find in a shaving set. 5(1‘&5 Diamond shape, with mirror in GLOVE AND KERCHIEF SET. KECKTIE BOXES. 81.00—Pretty shaped box, lithographed 2 cover. 75c—Celluloid; satin lined, and worded. "81.6%5 SET—Two boxes, one for gloves; 8 in shape and style. .00—Full celluloid necktle box, new one for handkerchiefs; imitation cellu- loid with celluloid tops. Christmas Ribbons. First, Newness; Second, Beauty; Third, Variety. We never worked so hard to get you pretty ribbons as we have this Christmas—and we never succeeded so well. refined. This Is One f Our NEWE ST STYLE BOWS. Made from the newest style ribbon—of black and white satin taffeta, black with white edge or white with black edge. There is nothing we know of this season ribbons. yard . 8 or 35¢ We kept eight expert bow-makers day yesterday doing this pleasing service for our customers. Of them all perhaps the Narrow Satin Back Velvet Ribbon 29c Piece. is the most wanted and scarcest. It was advertised by a Philadelphia house last week at 33c. sald they ought to get 45c for it. Here we pay ex- press on it 'way out here and sell it for 29¢ piece. No wonder 80 many women come to Hale's for their Some of these you'll see to-morrow are so new they weren't here when All last week the express trains were bringing us New York’s Latest Holiday Styles. So much newness means so much beauty— charming beyond measure, for they are as cor- rect in style as they can be—quiet, delicate and this is written. There's nothing a woman or a girl would be so delighted to receive as some of this ribbon, especially since the Bows Are Tied and Boxed FREE OF CHARGE. busy all They 22:3: : gg{: Another tempting value: 50¢ a boit 4lnch Striped Neck Ribbons, Pure Silk, 13c Yard. 3250 yards ready for selling to-morrow morning. Brightest, prettiest ribbons of the season, and they are in light shades, too. Those you all prefer for Christmas. ‘We ought to sell them for 28c if we were to mark according to their worth. We un- derbought them, so we are going to undersell them. LIBERTY SATIN RIBBONS. NEW NECK RIBBONS. Handksrchiefs, 98c, al;lg to say that two days before Christ- blE:at' prettily decorated red, white and Climax in Christmas Values We are ready to-morrow and Tuesday with the most timely offers of all in Neckwear, Jewelru, Sille Wais's, Celluloid Pieces, Dolls, Iron Wagons. House Coats, Toys, (Read the full particulars further on.) it rtunity, just as high as you'd care to go—and ne for you. h if you bought doll and made clothes Toy Pianos 25c. As cute as they can be, just like the glg ones, but if you want larger ones we ave them at every priced step, except up to §15.00. Means a good deal to be 10-inch Drums 75c. Gloves She’ll Be Proud Of and which won’t cost yow as much as you would cxpect to pay for such style and quality. 'T]:I;:J“flARVEL." $2.00—A kid. JOUVIN., $1.50 and B 500 i e OV R GLOVES., $1.50— 9 Mocha and Tk #1. A college (glove, in" favorite shades of oak, mahogany Kad red. e E. 31.01P—xlmpgted lambskin; exceilent for shop- ping, street wear; all staple Shades. Last, but of prime im- portance, is our FhERAATER A B Of “best Italian lamb- skin and in all the new shades. gloves that has won their hearts. them than the money represents. Salinas. $5.00 Each. Buttoned Down the Back. Tucked yoke, sleeves tucked to the elbow, yoke, collar and cuffs trimmed 'with embroldery dots. Colors, blue, pink, black, white and zreen, 16.75 Each. Taffstz and Peau de Boies Many styles. This one in par- ticular—a ~ hemstitched collar, new sleeves, with tab cuffs, straight rows of hemstitching down the back, with the front hemstitched in’ pretty designs, crocheted buttons; black and all colors, $7.50 Ea-h. Taffeta and Peau de Sole. This one has rows of tucking down the frent, back and sleeves, bow of silk on shoulder; yoke has of silk stitched on back Three crocheted but- tons on end of each strap. Pret- ty collar and cuffs, Welcome news for late folks. We knew a good many of you would be so busy you couldn’t buy till the last—then a lot of you would be sure to Wagons, Tricycles, YVelocipedes Tricycle Wagons $3.75. Iron Wagons 90c. Made with sheet iron box, reversible bfldoll!fl tgd goold throughout; Seainstesl waeeI strong and duralils, Other sizes at $1.10 and up to $2 5. ;;(;rk‘sheflkbeo;.!.tflcycl. Just the thing Boys' Coasters $3.00. Heavy, solid, well made, with iron Fire Trucks $2.49. steel axles, steel wheels. They measure 4 Hook and ladder outfit. Three 4-foot inches. They’re called “Hale's Fiyer,” ; is 40 inches long, they go so easy. It's the thing for the B ahes Wik With ifon adles. Eia | boys. Two other styles: - well made, doubly strengthened; they 32 inches long, §2 00. stand rough-and-tumble work. 48 inches long, $4 00 195 Express Wagons at $1.25. - 12x28 inches, good b?g solid r.ne': with hardwood box and iron axles. It's the bar- gain attraction of the fourth floor to-morrow. ; Tool Chests Are still here in satisfactory variety. = Magic Lanterns 69c. Of course that's the starting point. From that you can go up to $I850, in- cluding about every good stvle there is. ‘We have kept the stock full and complete right up to the end. Printing Presses 98c. All complete, even to the type. If we didn’t have other stocks to depend on for a living we couldn’t sell gloves as close as we do. The dol- lars-and-cents' part of gloves is the last thing we think of. woman'’s satisfaction comes first—her confidence is what we want. We'll go out of our way as far as we can to get it. We haven’t a glove we don’t import—not one that hasn't been thoroughly tried and tested—not one we are not willing to stand back of. It's giving women such Hale's Christmas gloves carry more with Mail Our Glove Orders to Your Friends. . The certificate may be cashed at’whichever of our California live nearest—Sacramento, San Jose, Los stores they Angeles, Stockton, Petaluma or Event in Silk Waists AT THZ BEST TIME OF THE YEAR. Not a fault to be found with a single waist— not @ pricz but that means a savingd. It’s a rare opportunity And right on the threshold of Christ- mas. Waists, too, so new and stylish and made of such fine mate- rials that she who receives one will think you paid a third more than you did. There is no better example of the value than this: Silk Waists $3.45. Real Value $5.00. Tucked and hemstitched all over. Made of Giver- naud’s best taffeta. New collars, new sleeves, lined; every color—black, old rose, royal, red, light blue, pink, green, white— every size. They're just as 3 g00d as they look. Four Styles at $9.75. Taffeta and peau de soie, black and colors. We mention one—has an open back; entire waist and sleeves made of fine tucks; cuffs and collar silk lined. Scarfs and Shams. Finest Irish Point Pieces right here from a New York imporier’s samp’e rooms. ¢'osz . to ha'f our redular prices. Here's the greatest chance of all to buy a useful and high-toned Christ- mas present. They are pieces*we could mix up with our regular stock and The boxes are all hardwood, and varnished, in which are good usable tools. According to the number and size you want, you pay all the way from 25¢ to $10.00. Other Presents for the stained Footballs Boxing G'oves | longer prices up to $3 a box. Tl Fine Things For Men. Neckwear Initial Handkerchiefs Fancy Suspenders Silk Reefers House Coats his A man always has a soft place in heart for a necktle, a handkerchief lm;hl pair of suspenders; and he likes it al n: more if it s right up to the minute in style and quality. That's what makes Neckwear at 50c and $1.00. 8o Very Tempting. There is not a common out-of-date style among them. So new we have not gotten fully acquainted with them ourselves et ‘Th in those new cl (h:lyfl::; have been so crazy for this fall. Initial Kandkerchiefs at $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 a Box. a satisfaction in knowing that m'.’.‘;"l.l' just as good handkerchiefs as there are—we buy so many for our six stores that the makers can afford to put more quality In them than they would if we bought one-sixth as many for each store separately. Men’s Suspenders 75¢ a Bu.fl his is the starting point for as fine a lot 5t suspanders as we ever showed. They each come put up in a pretty box. For those of longer purses, we have Strikiny Bagds Tennis Racquets Baseball Sets and Gloves. That's what will delight the boys more than anything else them, too. A cravat pin? A brooch? do we. TEA SETS. $10.50 A SET Quadruple plated, beautifully engraved and embossed; teapot, sugar-bowl, spoon-holder and creamer. $6.75—Quadruple plated, satin 1n- ished, elaborately engraved; four pleces—sugar-bowl, holder, teapot. creamer, spoon- so pretty and so good. d. CHATELA.NE PURSES. $1.50 TO $6,50—0f silver, in the newest and latest patterns; pcpular stylish pieces. OPERA GLASSES. $1.25, $1.30—Black rubber case, gold plated barrel, neatly put up in a plush bag. $3.00—Pearl opera leather case; a splendid WATCHES. $6.753—Men’s or women's gold filled cases; corona movement; 7 jewels, ?,nd iull‘}i guar:mefdA .05—Men's hunting case or open b g R T movements. CUFF BUTTONS. 8$1.735 PAIR—Solid gold, link style. CHiLDS’ WUGS. lasses, ens. n OTHERS —Cloths 2 yards long...51.85 ~Cloths 2% yards long.$2.00 —Cloths 2% yards long.$2.50 —Cloths 8 yards long...$3.00 A chatelaine pin? piece of table silverware? No need for any one to be in doubt what to give so long as this big stock of silverware and jewelry is here and at the prices we are able to ask. You know we can afford to charge less than stores who must depend upon that for a living. The biggest advantage is in the safety of the values—no store can throw about their goods more safeguards than Our “Good-Goods” reputation is at stake in every article. Now you see what makes these items so interesting. and develop Jewelry Beauty & Luxury For Less Morey Than You Expected to Pay. ¥ Late folls will relish this. Even those who have boughnt their Chris:m1s supply will be tempted to buy more. A watch? Or perhaps a CRACKER JAR. 98c—Imitation cut glass plated and oxydized tops. POWDER JARS. 50c. 75¢. 98¢ — Imitation cu glass; gold plated or oxydized tops. BERRY DISHES. $5.00—With fancy decorated glass bowl, quadruple plated silver stand. with gold t Salt and Pepper Shakers 25¢c a Pair. Silver-plated. Satin finished also; but, better yet, they come put up in a neat little box. A splendid Christmas gift and acceptable, too, for they're CRAVAT PINS. 81.50—S0lid gold; some with set- tings; others plain; many styles. BROOCHES. 2.98—14 K. gold plated and ster- ling silver, set with opals and pearls. All new and artistic designs, £3.00—80lid gold brooches, crescent shape, lighted with pearl. to $7.30—All new designs: creations, set with real pearls and doublets. : GOLD RINGS. $1.00—Not only solid gold, but have settings. They're for the baby. $2.50 to $10.00—Solid gold, real stone settings; all new shapes. 8.50—Chip diamond rings, pretty and much coveted. INFARTS" CHAINS. $1.75 and $2.00—Solid gold. very Gifts for the Housewife. —Set of Shests and Cases to match. —S8et of Napkins and Table Cover to match. —S8et of Lac2 Shams and Spread to match. THE SHEET AND CASES are fancy embroidered boxed. One sheet and two cases go together. inches; the cases 45x40%. $1.50, S1.75, $2.75. Looks like we are not going to have one left by THE LINEN TABLE SETS are of linen damask, and hemstitched, neatly The sheets are 81x $2.00, $2.25, 82.5909, Tuesday night. bleached and bordered. % Napkins to match, $2.28 2 doz. ; 24-inch napkins to match, $3.50 doz. One of the new favorite® styles; four 4%-inch liberty white and black striped inches wide; song cog?rs, wl;{l sel]f-‘cg}:g:‘fi ribbons ...45¢ yard olka dots—pink, lue, nile, lav % Dhite OF DIBCK......seccre- ".83¢ vard NEW L!BERTY SATINS. SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN. So much used now for fancy work and decoration; made of pure silk; good heavy 4 inches wide; same on both sides...... Very best quality, in every good shade; you would cagerly pick them out first and pay one-third and one-hali more. They are even prettier than the common run—they’re samples; they have to be just as good as they can be, else the man would not risk selling his output from them. He is through with them in time for you to have them for Christ- —Clo’hs 2 yards long...$3.00 —C oths 2% yards long.$3.50 —Clot"< 3 nardslonds .$4.25 LACE BED SETS—SHAMS AND SPREAD TO MATCH—Made in a way E 24-inch napkins to match, $3.75 doz. ST Market St., Near 6th, Op. Golden Gate Ave. ——— NEW SATIN TAFFFTA. So popular for neck use. There is no better quality, and it comes in all the good shades; ties up beautifully..25¢ yd. mas. The shams 32 inches square. there is. not a fault to be found with them either. 50cC for your choice of the thi d Shams such as we sell right along at 75¢ and & there are, too. In the three lots are some 10 to 12z distinct patterns. 250 for your cho’ce of the first lot— The Irish point work is You'd pay a full half more If you went to regular stocks. 374}(: for your choice of the second lot— Shams 32 inches square. Pleces that sell regularly at 50c and 60c, and there is the newest and prettiest rd lot— Newest and freshest pieces $2.50, $3.50, $4.50. shams. to imitate the real Battenberg and Marie Antoinette effects, and in such a way as only a trained eye can see the difference. A set consists of full size $2.00, $2.25, spread and two L — e — Market St., Near 6th, Opp. Golden Gate Ave He has also started two buildings of five and six rooms, one on Twenty-third street and the other on Alvarado. A. J. Rich & Co. report an excellent sale at the southeast corner of Polk street and Fern avenue, the lot being 30x60 feet. The sale was from Katherine Cook to Jacob Stern, the consideration being $30,000. A. J. Rich & Co. also report the sale for Ellis Hughes to W. Coates of a lot 25x80 feet on the north line of Howard street, 115 feet west of Eleventh, for $7000. By order of the Union Trust Company this firm will sell at auction at their sales- rooms on January 7 a number of fine Van- denburgh estate properties, located on Sixth, Howard and Eighth streets. Hawkes & Skelton of 323 Montgomery street report sales for the week as fol lows: Northeast corner of Hyde and Francisco streets, 137:6 by 187:6, sold for the Bank of California; terms private. ; Northwest corner of Larkin and Francisco streets, 137:6 by 137:6, for H. P. Hotaling & Co.; terms private. South line of Green street, 137:6 east of Hyde, 68:9 by 187:6 feet, for Mrs. Delaney, for $4500. North ‘line of Union street, west of Devisa- dero, 40 by 137:6, sold for R. C. Pratt to H. C. Tibbitts, for $4000. This firm reports that considerable in- terest is being manifested in property in the vicinity of the parcels, transfer of which s above noted. Thomas Magee & Sons have engineered a number. of important sales this week. The report of this firm compries a lot 45:10x137:6, with building, on the north line of Main street, 91:8 east, by the non- resident owners to a buyer whose iden- tity is not yet made public for $51,000, Two water lots on Spear street, near Howard, for $44,000, the buyer of which intends to erect thereon a fine business b The lot, H0XS7:6, and store and flats ond{ Macket street. the southeast corner of Fillmore and Mec- Allister streets, for somewhat less than $28,000. A house and a lot 2x120 on the south iine of O'Farrell street, 85 feet west of Steiner, for $10,000, and a lot 25x117 on the north line of Union street, 24 feet east of Franklin, for $175, thereby cleaning up the Whittier holdings on that block. the following lots have been sold by Sol Getz & Brother: On the east line of Forty-sixth,avenue, 150 feet south of 1 street, 75x120 feet, for $300; on the east line of Forty-fourth avenue, 22 feet south of B street, 50x120, for $300; on the east line of- Ninth avenue, 20 feet south of H street, 25x120, for $925; on the north line of Twenty-fifth avenue, 25 feet west of York street, 25x104, for $1200, and on the | east line of Twelfth avenue, 225 feet north of J street, for $800. Motes. Captain R. R. Thompson is remodeling the former Schmidt Label and Litho- graph building on the east side of Main street. The changes will cost $20,000. W. B. Bourn is to put up a fine struc- ture on a lot 45;10x137:6 on the southwest side of East street, 91:8 northwest of Mis- sion. It will be five stories and base- ment, for wholesale purposes. 3 ‘William Helbing will put up a four- story brick and sfone building on the south side of Bush street, w3t of Powell. It will be an elegant apartment building and will cost $45,000. A. E. Buckingham has sold two lots in block 662, between H and I streets and Eleventh and Twelfth avenues, one 125 feet north of I street for $825, and the other 125 feet south of H street for $00, to E. B. Hallett, who is building a house on each plece of property. The Old Folks at Home ‘W1ll appreciate a fine Indian blanket used a rug or sleigh robe. Skinner Co., 416 RESERVE GUARD ~ FOR THE STATES Synopsis of & Military Bill to' Come Before Congress. Brigadler General W. H. Whiteman, adjutant general of New Mexico, has submitted a proposition to establish out | of the National Guard of the different States a United States Reserve of the | Military Forces, which will be submitted to the present Congress in the form of a bill. The features are that it provides for the government of the citizen soldiery of each State according to the rules and regulations of the United States army— enlistment for three years, makes the President commander in chief, provides that States organizing reserve forces shall pay expenses, that the Secretary of War shall require an inspection at least once a year, requires the Issue of maga- zine rifles and carbines upon the requisi-'| tion of each Governor and that the sum of $2,000,000 be appropriated annually for the maintenance of the reserve. Plans’are being prepared for work for the men of the First Infantry after the first meeting in January, when drills will be resumed. An election will be held on the 6th of January in Company C, Fifth Infantry, Potaluma. Major Juilliard has been de- tailed to preside. The resignation of Fred R. Maulsby, sixth division of the Naval Militia, has been accepted. Lieutenant C. R. Alberger has been de- tailed to preside at an election to be held on the Marlon for ensigns, vice Murphy, term expired, and Smith, resigned. Commander George W. Bauer has been detailed to preside at an election to be held on the Marion on the 14th of Janu- ary, for lieutenant, vice Harloe, term ex- vired. Ten enlisted men have been discharged from the Naval Militla on account of re- moval and one expiration of term. At the quarterly session of the Asso- ciation of Veterans of the National Guard of California last Wednesday night there was a large attendance and a manifest reaewed interest in the affairs of the or- ganization. Applications to become mem- bers were received from guardsmen who have recently obtained their exemption. Adolph Hromada, who eight years ago was proposed a member of Company H of the, First Infantry by Colonel Bush, then commanding the regiment, has been admitted to the veterans' association. The new member has the distinction of being the first on this coast to recognize that candy is an appreciable addition to soldiers’ rations, for when the First In- fantry went into camp. in 1894 he pre- sented to each company a large bucket filled with assorted candy. Some of the officers at that time thought it rather a curious part of the rations, but Mr. Hromada was a little ahead of the United States army, for in 1868 candy In large quantities was sent to the Philippines by the United States Commissary De- partment as part of the rations for the soldierg stationed there. — Itallan life depicted in Christmas Wasp. Cosmopolitan California illustrated. Send it to Eurovean friends. Prica 25 cents. . GEORGE . EATON DERIES CHARGES Assignee of “Mammy” Pleasant Says He Is Vigilant. George R. Eaton, assignee of “Mammy” Pleasant, the insolvent colored woman, whose connection with the Bells has made her famous, has filled an answer to the charge made against him by the aged servitor and Attorney Frank Stone ard Sam Davis of Carson in their petition for his removal as assignee of the Pleasant estate. “Mammy” and her attorney and Humorist Davis applied to the courts for the removal of Assignee Eaton on the grourd that he neglected her interests and did not press a sult to_recover cer- tain property in Sonoma County claimed by Mrs. Pleasant. Mrs. Theresa Bell claims the ranch also, and it was to quiet title to the place that the suit subsequent- ly dismissed at the request of Eaton was brought. Eaton in the answer he filed yesterday denies that the petition for his removal is made at the request of 9 per cent of the creditors of the aged negress. He alleges that, on the contrary, not more than 5 per cent of the people to whom “Mammy” is indebted favor the petition. He clalms that he has been extremely vigilant in guarding” Mrs. Pleasant's in- terests, and that he has expended large sums from his own purse in caring for her estate. He also claims that the col- ored woman has thwarted him in his en- deavors. He says further that the suit in the So- noma County courts was dismissed by him because he could not collect evi- dence to prove that “Mammy” had any right or title to the ranch. —_— e Steam-Fitters Elect Officers. A Local Branch No. 46 of the National Association of Steam and Hot Water Fit- ters and Helpers held a meeting at its hall, 7 City Hall avenue, last week and elected the following officers: President, T. A. Reardon; vice president, Robert Hore; recording secretary, R. A. Koppen: financial secretary, George Smith; treas- urer, James Graham; guard, J. Flynn; ‘-;m‘l:;ex. J. A. Savage; inspector, Samuel Tubb. et . Xmas Gifts for Ladies. The finest and largest assortment of fur garments and the latest in fur neckwear are to be seen at Berwin & Gassner's fur house, 110 Kearny street. oy —_——— Prisoners Seek Release. Charles Donnelly and Edward Duncan, who are charged along with William Buckley and Thomas Moran with the murder of George W. Rice at Howard and Twentieth streets on October 11, have applied for a writ of habeas corpus for their release. The matter was argued be- fore Judge Cook yesterday by Attorney Hutton for the accused and Attorney Pe- ter Dunne for the prosecution. The Judge reserved his decision till he had an& portunity to read the evidence in the cadc¥ PSRRI R i Pile and Fistula Cure.