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EVENTS IN THESOCIAL WORLD.

Entertainment, at Del Monte,Santa Cruz and San

l-.ifiie..

AN INFORMAL COTILLON.

The Sons of Vermont Hold Their

Monthly Meeting A Compli-

mentary Dance at San Jose.

Washington Camp Entertainment.

The Whalley-Milier Wedding.

*APicnic Party— Brief Notes.

A delightful impromptu german was given onThursday evening in the ball-ioom at Del Monte

by ilie oilicers camping at Monterey.Ti.i'ie were three .gores: lie "Grand Bight

and Lett,, the "Siar"and a military ligure, "ThePlatoons." They were led by Miss Virginia

llancbeile and Lieutenant S. L.Falson, U.... A.Those taking part weie: Miss Becbt, Mr.Mil-ton S. Lalbam, Mr. and. Mrs. I*.W. Churchill,

Miss Lena 1 landing,Dr. Hairy L* Tevis, MissJennie Blair, Mr. alter Dean. Lieutenant K.A.Brown, U. S. A.,Mr*.'Wood, Miss Llllle(".Con-

uor, Mr. Abrams, Lieutenant Covington, MissHoyt. Miss Cecelia Miles, Lieutenant Sidney A.Cloman. Mr. and Mrs. Hancock.

The latest music was provided by NoahBrandt's Orchestra, and many favorable com*

ments upon lis excellence passed amid the brill-iant assemblage i.l spectators. Adelicious sup-pt't was seived at tbe conclusion of Ibe thirdLguie.

Xtilea.

Mr. and Mis. .1. Tyson of Niles pleasantly cele-l.ialed the fifthanniversary of their wedding day-

last Tuesday evening. About Unity friends as- ]seuibled and enjoyed vaiious forms of amuse*

mem, Including a progressive-euchre tourna-ment.

A lea and conceit willbe given at San Kafaelat -loidan's Opera House evening for sweetcharity's sake. '1he booths willbe in charge ofMis.Louis h. Parroti, Mil* W. B.Bourn. Mrs.Basil Heathcote, ills. Uirvin and Mis. C. P.l'oinei'oy.

A joint social by Court Bonila. A.O. F. of A.,..uu i-ttiuila Circle. C. O.P., will take place tinsevening at Manuel's Hall.

ire reception given at the Pacific OceanHuuse, banta Ciuz, Thursday evening; by Mr.nnd Mrs. J. li.P-__.es, In honor of lhe officers olu.e M_lh Regiment, was a pleasant aflair. Theofficers present weie In full regimentals, aud theladies appeared to meal advantage.

Hermann Lodge, No. 145, 1. O. O. 1" .willgivea-n entertainment and dance at Teulouia Hall

this BVenlUg.A notable banquet will be tendered at Oak-

land to Mr. J. T. Cal others, who returned Iron*tlc Last ihursday, by a number of ins personalfilends, next Monday eveuiug at lire OaliudoHotel.

Mi.and Mrs. J. H. Miller of Napa gave aIleasant reception Tuesday evening m honor ofKey. Mr.Pitblade, who lias lecently leturuedIroin an emended visit in tbe East,

Oio lino l'arloi, N.D. G. V-„ gives a bubbleparly this eveuiug at Druids' Hall.

Mr. Alexander Badlam Is ma.ing a great sue-I.**-with Ins -stocking operations in thesu ins on li.c east and north sides of Mount St.

Helena.For tire past two weeks a pleasant camping

party have been located on Colonel Fry's placeinLector Canyon, near -Nana City. Anions Ilieparty ate Mis. Calvin l.ice and daugbter andMr. Henry Domes of East Oakland.

Areception and hop willbe given to the citi-zens and civilian visitors ol .aula Cm/, by Uie_ txth liegimeDl at the Pa -Won there tins even-ing*» A number of parties from San Francisco andOakland spent nut only the Fourth but Saturdayand buuday also In the Mies Canyon withlnei.ds incamp or at lire picnicgiounds.

The V*iin*.liter-'KuterminDienl.Last evening the usual large audience graced

the regular monthly meeting of the Pacific CoastAssociation, Native Sons of Vermont. Theiren omen ts are always of a high characterand tl.e subsequent dauce is always an altrac-

!.**:.lo lire younger element.ihe eveut of lieevening, as far as the enter-

tainment was concerned, was conceded to be thesinging of Miss Mary Barnard, woo willsoon belost lous when becoming a member of the Pos-tou Mendelssohn Quiuiet. Her rare talent,united as itis to singular personal attraction.,never eared to greater advantage than in theselection waltz billllanle "l'atla" (Ardlti), theencore '-Mocking Bird" and linahy, In responselo enthusiastic applause, the ever-appealing'.!* iue, Sweet Home."

He programme was as follows: Overture,lilum's Oichesira; recitation, "How tlie OldHorse v.on the Bet," Sir. Harry Jennings; bassi-010, "Trusty and Brave" I'msutt), Mr.J. C.Ilu.iies; recitation, '-'lhe Ballad of Splendidsilence," Mrs. M.V. l.angley; bone soo, Br.Lou irackbon; _ bistiiogsolo, •* Una Voce I'ocoi-'a" (Rossini;, Miss Gertie Judd. Each numberelicited well-deserved applause. Dancing wasatteiwaid enjoyed till tare under the direction ofDr. A. A.Gilinbur, Mr. G. A.Smith, Mr.J. a.Christie and Dr. J. Townseud.

The officers and Executive Committee of theassociation are as follows: Officers— Mr. A.V).

Colton. Fresldent; Hon. J. McM.Shatter, Hon.A. >'*. Scott aud Air.Yv. J. Seiners, Vlce-Presl-Oeuls; Ernest J. Moll, Secietary; ExecutiveCommittee— Or. S. H.Huberts (Chairman), MissAnnie E. Never-. Mis. W. F. Xoolhaker, MissKuby A.Jewell, Mrs. L. J. Hardy Jr., Dr. JohnTo.hsetiiJ, Mr.... G. Cbeever, Mr,ileinan Lobm-sou.

Dinner -I a ll<**.imeiit_lCnmp.Last Thursday evening an enjoyable dinner

party was given at Camp Ortou, sauta Cruz, lvhonor of Adjutant-Genera! Ouou. The menuv. .i*veiy elaborate.

Colonel Lehe acted as toastmaster, and the fol-lowing gentlemen proposed toasts: Captain

Council, U.... A., Colonel Forsyth, C. W. Wal-On*n, Major Dixon, Lieutenant Maydwell audt,.ii.lain Baldwin.

Among ihose present were: Major and Mrs. L.I*. Dixon, Lieutenant YY'incbell, Captain cms-holm, Mi. and Mrs. W. U. i.iauy.Colonel andMis. William Forsyth, Lieutenant and .Mis. C.1. I'iesslev, Captata and Mrs. Muller, Mr. W. D.Brace, Major and Mrs. S. S. Wright, Mis*NellieWright, Fresno; captain Jobson, Colonel andMrs. Eugene l.etie, lhe Misses Lehe, Lieutenaut-( toot,el and ill*-.J. J. Kenan, Lieutenant Baker,Lieutenant Mcdlev, Lieutenant and Mrs. Hose*ley, Stockton; Lieutenant Maydwell, Sacramen-to; Captain and Mrs. A. F. Murray, Lieutenantand Mrs. Ward, Vlsalla; Caplaiu YYtntmoie, Mo-desto; Miss ei.lenal. New York; Mayor andMi-,Bowman, Mr. C. W. YValdion, Santa Cruz;Sut.eon irowie, Lieutenant George Wlnaus,_ lesno, Miss Carrie Edwaid**, San i'lancisco.

'J'h. Kej_nfer-_lnsco__ Wedding.Captalu Fernand Kegmer of the French bark

Hon was nulled In mairiage last Thursday eveu-iug to .Miss Annie Virginia Bascom of SautaClaia. The ceremony was solemnized at theOriental Hotel, Taylor st leer, by Key. Or. lzner.'Ihe charming bride Is a niece of Mrs. Dr. Will-iam I-Smith and the eraud-daughter of the lateDr. L. H. Bascom. The newly wedded coupletooK then depailuie the lollowlng morning lorHotel del Corouado. After si ending Ihelr honey-moon at that resort tbey will co hence lo NewYork, and continue the b.ldal lour to Fans,where ihey willremain a year before letumlugto San Fraucisco.

Bop at Si-yi Jone.Inrecognition of many courtesies extended to

the young lady guests at the Lake House, SanJose, by tl.e gentlemen of Ban Jose and visitingfilends fiom San Fraucisco, a full-dress hop wasgiven in the hotel parlors oo the night of the 4ih.Under ;he able mauagement of Miss Sara Caro,Miss Flora Liehes, Miss Sara Cuiliil and MissLydiaLiebes a most enjoyable tune was hail.Supper was veil In the small hours of themorning, and, to the strains of "Aula Lavssyne," all departed, extending warmest lhau.sto the young hostesses.

The Waolimcton Camp P'.nterlalnmnn t.Washington Camp, No. 1. P. O. S. of A., gave

a vei y successful entertainment aud dauce lastevening al Saratoga Hall.

1 lie neat programmes of shield device heraldedihe following musical and literary selections:Opening ode; opening address, Osboin Congle-lou; song, Geoige Morrison; lecilalion. MissAnnie Maybciy;Excelsior Musical Club; recita-tion, Mrs. T.L. Armstrong; song, Master Will-lams; ieeiialii.il, Miss Hazel Montague ;special-lies, Mr. A. N. Wade; recitation. Miss Aliceir.isinu; closing ode. There was a good attend-ance and all enjoyed Hie entertainment. Mr. li.K.Mains acled as Chairman.

Dancing was afterward Indulged In until late.'] . c acting committees were composed as lol-lows: liecepliou Commute.-— Messrs. C. H. Hills,F. H.Henderson, S. McMurry. J. E. McVlckers,ir.O. Davis; 11. .0r manager, Mr. YV.P. Griffiths;

Floor Committee— Messrs. P. H.Garland, K. W...roue, H.A.Laopber, C. —. Towne, XV. Baston.

Picnic at L.-igunliaa Grove.The fust private picnic of the Poltero A. A.

and S. Club was held at Laguultas Grove, ItossStation, last Saturday. A very pleasant dayWas stent Indancing and meiry-making. Amongthose present were: Miss M. Dally,Miss Knob-luck, Miss Addle Brown, Miss Garhan, MissKatie L.Duiau, Miss Nellie Pendire, Miss NellieG.Dolan, Miss A. Pendire, Miss Bella Kane,Miss Norton, Miss Katie Kane, Miss Lewis,Miss Luke, Mrs. Luke, Miss l.enna Lane, MissDurour, Miss Cunningham, Miss Lizzie New-bower. Miss LizzieConlin, .Miss M.C.Dougherty,Mis. Couslck, Miss A. Culllu, Miss L. Suelil,Miss M. Keegon, Miss Annie McNanura, MissKaile Douavon, Miss A. Quinn, Messis. J.J.Kane, Frank Knoblock, is. Luke, J. Brodle, J.Cuuu lngham, J. Simons, C. Ackons, S. Ackons,.1. Baafon, T.J. Lewis, M. Hollern, A.McKey,J. Crowley, V. C. Both. James Keegon. Felixiri.iughtry, J. O'Donnell. J. J. McComvllle, 11.01-unuell. G.Fagon, Larenzo Watson, GeorgeSune, (j. Nelson, W. Luke,F.Collins, C. Howard.S. Simons, W. Simons, J. Strehl, It.Sin hi, G.Luke, Martin Kane, James Kane, George White,C. <;,istioard, C*. Greeu, T. How, J. Chester andMr. Couslck.

The I'elern-Lavrrie Wedding:.lie marriage of Mr. George 11. Peters and

Miss LlllleLawrle wassolemnized list Thursdayevening at St. Patrick's Church by the Jiev.lather Heslin. Miss Mamie Connolly acted as1 He-maid and the groom's best mao was Mr-George Holt. Among those present were: Mr.and Mis. John Caveney. Mr. and Mrs. BarneyFeatlierstoii, Miss Kale McHugli, Miss EllaJ-avlu, Miss Aggie .Mc uck. Miss Lizzie Dunbar,the Misses Auiue aud W«_a Uareney, Mrs. ___\u25a0

Dennott, Mrs. Henchlon, Mrs. Keed, Mrs. Mc-Carthy, Mrs. Mocha, Mrs. Kront, Miss TheresaKront, Mrs. Connolly, the Misses Maud, tlileand Mamie Flaherty of Napa, Miss Mamie CoinofNapa, Messrs. Matt. Johnnie and Oilman Con-nollv,Messrs. Thomas. James. John, Eugene and(ieorte Caveney, Messrs. I*. J. Fealheisiou, J.l.avni. J. Kckles, U. McLaughlin, J. O'Brien, fc.I'oaklev, 1). Coakley, Francis Dot an. CharlesJ ii.i.ii*..loon McAuliffe,ii.McAulttte, E.Tailey,

Mr Duncan, James Tiey, Frank Folia, Mr.Mil-ler, J. U. Mooiiey of Oaklaud, _. I'iiost,Mr..v.c-Donald.

Pn-ille Coast -<I*1I_S».Ou Wednesday last was solemnized the wed-

diii.of Mr.James C. Wballey and Miss NettieMiller at the residence of the bride's mother, in

„.*s Gatos, Key. F. _•'. Jewell officiating. Tbagroom, now of Seattle, Wash., has beeu lougand favorably known lvIbis city, and the bride,

a daughter of Mrs. S. Miller of Los Gatos, is avery estimable young lady of that towu. TheyWillmake their home In Seattle.

Mi«s Mary K. Lee was united In marriage toMr. Thomas C. ('resham near Aptos last Satur-day, by itev. A. __ Palmer of Soquel, only mem-bers of the family being present.

Wednesday witnessed the marriage of Mr.Ilemy Lee Hopper and Miss Annie Collins, atthe residence of the bilde's parents at Caibloga.

Society I'cr6on_ls.

Mrs. actio Bostwlck is visitlug Mis. Or. B.Marshall at Santa Cruz.

Mr.W. E. Dean was expected to return fromNew York yesierday.

Mr. P. Sawyer, sou of Judge Sawyer, ls visit-ing Sauia Cruz.

Miss Helen Younger is visiting Miss ClaraSteele at Point "Sew Years.

Mi.s Lillian Waters will return from he.- visitto Tokio, Japan, on the China, due here 011 thel.tb lust. .„ ,,

Judge Walter S. Levy and party of Californiafriends anived at Augusta, Oa., bis old borne,and were welcomed by null- a large delegation.They were diiven around the city,and willbeentertained during their stay.

Mis. John l'oiiuer. tbe Misses Bonner and MissKale E. Volnuer have relumed from a visit toS..nla Cruz.

Miss Love, accompanied by Miss EmmaPalmer of .Napa City, willgo down to

_ loulereyand Mima Cruz next week.

Miss Minnie Levy of Oakland has returnedfrom an extended visit to .Miss Alice Y'ooisaugerof San Fraucisco.

Miss Lizzie Costello and Miss Lit..Kedfern ofSau Fraucisco, who have been stooping at Cy-press Lawn since the Fourth, have returnedDome.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Oppenhelmer after spend-ing several weeks at lhe Li Moute, Sausalllu,willreturn to this city uext week.

Captain J. J. O'Counell will not return toAunci island beioie visitingCamp Orionat Kama

Cruz.Mr. W. Kittle and Mr.Austin Xubbs went up

to (.noma 'ihursday lor a two days' buullngex-pedition.

Miss EllaF. lilgley Is slopping at the SummerHome Farm. Santa Cruz Mountains, but expectsto i*turn home by to-morrow.

Mrs. ChailesCl.iytou and Miss M. E. fainterwent dowu ihursday to slay at _*uu Jose lvialew days.

Mrs. 11. T.Stanley went to Portland, Oregon,

last Thursday, irom Sau Fraucisco, oila visit toher mother.

Mrs. Augusta llollingreturned to ber In.me,r.'.T'.* l.airnna sheet, after spending a fourWeeks' vacation Willi lilends In Sau Jose.

Mr.C, A. Mcl'beeol the hiinol Sinker &Mc-l'nee, has returned with his family from alengthened sojourn in the Santa Ciuz Mountains.Mr.Mcl-iee uas purchased a hue site on themountains lor a residence and will make hishome Ibere dm lug a poiii.*nol each year.

-Mrs. 1". Kothermel and Miss Uoihennel arevisiting at Dr. Merrell's countiy residence lvContra Costa County.

Miss Mary Murphyof this city has returnedfrom a visit lo Sun Jose and is now being enter-tained by Mi. and Mrs, V\. J. Barker al their les-ldence inMerced.

Mr. and Mis. C. S. Kennedy of Oakland arespending a few weeks at the i.ilioyHot Springs.

Or. D. F. Kagau is visiting al the Uihoy Hotlugs.

Mr.A.11. Spreckels Isai the Gilroy Hot Springs.Mr. L. 11. ioho and sUter, Miss itosie Cohn,

are at lhe (liiroyHot Springs.Mr. August F.Benaid aud family and Miss

Lulu I'.euard and Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Bozio.mo family have leturued home from Haiblu

nigs afler a month's vacation.Mr. E. A.Dtihphas gone to Sau Rafael for a

Week's vacation.Miss Lulu I*'.Durum, who has been visiting

Portland, Oiegon,for the last six weeks, returnedlast 1* iiday.

Sir. James Flyun,the railroad superintendent,Im-returned to the city and goes Suuday moin-

iin* to l'aso Kohles Springs lor two weeks, ac-ciimpauied by Mr.C. Scueurer, who goes lor amonth on a bunting nip.

Among Hie recent arrivals at the Sea Beach,Santa Cruz, are: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tumbull,Miss Turnbull, Dr. and Mrs. Luke Kobinsuu,Miss lloblu-ou, Mr.Nealon and Mrs. and MissDavis.

Hon. Theodore Winters Las left Reno for avisit to the East.

Commodore T.11. Alien of this city spent Sun-day lvSanta Rosa.

Mr.aud Mrs.J. Henley Smith arrived yestcr-dav from the East aud Europe after an absenceol eighteen mouths. They aie at present .1 theOeeiiieiit.il Hotel.

Mi.and Mis. A.Boos weut down toSautaTuesday.

Mr.and Mrs. Baldwin of Ibis city were theguests Sunday of Dr. Wright and family,of SantaKosa.

Mr.Chauncey St. John lias gone on a visit toNapa Soda Springs.

Mrs. Emilia l-I'oulson of Oaklaud is visit-Ing Sa .ra Barbara.

.'hi. and Mis. Bobett J. Woods have returnedfrom a visit to Mr. and Mr.Henry Schmieden althe Hotel it.ilael.

Miss A. li. Montcharmont and Miss Mamie11. id have returned Irom San Diego and willleave lor Sew York next Friday.

Mi.J. S. French and family, of 31Oak droveavenue, have just returned Irom a four weeks'camp Inthe redwoods at La Honda, San MateoCouuiy. Inning their slay llieirson, Alvt-z,hadthe misfortune iomutilate one of his feet witha\\ li.cbester rifle;

THE MILLS BUILDING.An Klegant Structure to Be Unlit on

Montg*.merv Street.

D. O. Millslias purchased the lot on theeast side of Montgomery street, directlyadjoining the building owned by him onthe northeast coruer of Bush and Mont-gomery streets. By this purchase Mr.Mills acquires a frontage on Mont-gomery street of 162: G feet and on Bushstreet of 137 feet. The price paid is saidto have been at the rate of $2000 the frontfoot on Montgomery street.

Allof the tenants occupying the buildingwere notified yesterday to leave as soon astheir leases expire. None of the leases ex-tend beyond the Ist of September. As soonas the tenants vacate the building will bedemolished and an elegant new buildingwill take its place. The new building willbe ten stories in height, constructed chiefly.1pressed brick and iron. The entranceswill be unique in design and Californiamarble willbe largely used in their con-struction.

JL'DICIAIiY COMiIIITEE.

Petitions to liisitiiss Appeals ReportedIit.iiiAdversely.

The Judiciary Committee of the Board ofSupervisors met yesterday.

Two applications to dismiss appeals inthe cases against the city of llouora Lewisand John Bistow, tire former having ob-tained a verdict of $1000 and the latter $750in the Superior Court, were decided uponadversely. Loth suits are for damages toproperty caused by overflowing sewers.

It was resolved to report in favor of thepetition of Joseph M. Wood requesting thatthe City and County Attorney be instructedto dismiss an action entitled the City andCounty of ban Francisco against Mooneyet at, in so far as it concerns a certainpiece of property owned by him on thenortheast corner of PointLobos avenue andEugenia street.

NEW INCORPORATIONS.Investment. in Novelty nnd Pressed

I'rlrk Companies.

The following article- of incorporationhave been filed in the office ol the CountyClerk:

Pacific Novelty Company. Directors-Frank Under of New York, George T. Ul-mer of San Francisco and William 11.Brown, Albert Howelland Arthur D. Lock-wood, of Oakland ;capital and subscribedstock 825,000, divided into 1000 shares. Thecompany will establish a general mercan-tile-agency business in this city.

California Pressed Brick Company. Di-rectors—W. A. V'anderconk of LosAugeles,J. K. Luttrell ofSonoma County, James A.VVaymirc of Alameda and Fletcher F. llyerand Julian E. Carey, of San Francisco;capital stock $150,000, divided into 15,000shares; £500 subscribed.

Naval Jottings.Lieutenant John I).Lord, who has been

principal of the Manual-training School olBaltimore for six years, received orders toreport at the Union IronWorks on the lothinst., for duly inconnection with the trialof speed and constiuctiou of the war-cruiser San Francisco.

Passed Assistant Engineer J. D. Fordhas also been ordered to duty inconnectionwith the trial of the San Francisco.

Assistant Surgeon J. E. Page has beenordered to the Naval Hospital at MareIsland.

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•Amisteur Photographers.

The Amateur Photographic Associationwillhold a field day next month. A newconstitution and by-laws have been adoptedfor the association. Dr. Passavant, an ex-pert member of the society, resigned Thurs-day night, and has gone to London, En-gland. .-'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0

Temperance Lecture.Miss Mary F. Latiirop of Denver, Colo.,

Vice-President of the Non-Partisan Wo-man's Christian Temperance Union, willspeak at Grace M. E. Church, Twenty-firstand Capp streets, to-morrow evening.

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J>emscti-is Alt-iit.iiiii.

Two building sites lor a hall lor theDeutsches Altenbcini, a new German so-ciety here, will be inspected next week.The society has alieady a membership of167 with a yearly payment of $1701.

Got your want ad. ready for Sunday's

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OVER IN OAKLAND.

Non-Union Carpenters ImportedFrom Los Angeles.

Two Fires, With a Loss of Over SIOOO-FatherKing's F.agst.ff

—Opening cf West

Stre-t— of the City of Oiks.

It was stated yesterday that eight or tencarpenters had arrived in Oakland Wednes-day from Los Angeles to.be put at workby the Builders' Association, and that sixof the number have been taken into campby the union. They claim that they wereinduced to come to Oakland upon false rep-resentations. Their names are T.J. Chun-pel, J. F. Lenhart, Albert _.eal, W. J.Sioughton, A. L. McDonald and anotherwho would not give his name, They statethat au advertisement was published in oneof the Los Angeles papers by an employ-ment agent there, representing that they

could receive employment at Oakland ut 40cents an hour, and assuring them that therowould be no trouble withthe union. It asarranged, they allege, that tney should havetheir fare advanced upon making a promis-sory note to William Winnie of Oakland forSir! for fare and S4 for the agent's commis-sion. They say that they expected to besetat work at once, but that Winnie told thenithey would have to skirmish and find out

who wanted men. When they learnedthe truo state of affairs in regard to thestrike they refused to be used against theunion, which will stand by them and seethat they nre taken care of, and that thenotes for fare advanced are taken up. The(Jo-operative Building and ImprovementCompany of the carpenters lias fitted npanofflco on Tenth street, which willbe pro-vided with tables and paters, and willbothe headquarters of the co-operative stock-holders. The Builders' Protective Associ-ation denies that ithad anything to do withimporting the men from Los Angeles.

Bex. Father King, rector of St Mary's,

Is truly proud of his new flagstaff, which isnow lying on the ground in the boys' play-yard at St. Mary's School, on Jefferson andSeventh streets. When planted on tho con-crete foundation, now being laid for it, thestaff willhave an elevatiouover the groundof 139 feet, and fly a flag 30x16 feet.

AN ESTATE IB PJIOSPECT.Emma J. MeCaniant yesterday applied to

the Superior Court to be appointed guar-dian ol the person and estate of her hus-band, Louis McCamant, who was adjudgedinsane by Judge Gibson inOctobei last, andis now confined in lhe Agnews Asylum.She sets forth that he lias no estate at thepresent time, but she believes that he is en-titled to receive a pension under a recentact of Congress, entitled an act grantingpensions to soldiers and sailors who are in-capacitated for the performance nf manuallabor. His mental disability is so great as

. to render him unable to make the applica-tion himself. Deputy Sheriff Jamiesou willserve a citation at Agnews this morning.

Walter i". Frew, son of Key. WalterFrear of this city, received the degreeLL.B, Magna cum laude, at the recentcommencement of Yale University. Hoalso received the Jewell prize for the bestexamination at graduation. Alter spend-ing two or three months iv Europe he willenter the practice oi law in Honolulu.

John Griffin of Livermore was examinedand committed to Agnews Asylum yester-day afternoon. Ue believes that personsthrow spells over him and cause him to dowhatever they wish, lie fears they maydestroy the Government.

The hearing on the charges of disturbingthe peace, drunkenness aud using vulgarlanguage agaiust Jack Ryan, alias O'Brien,tho ex-base-ball player, was continueduntil this morning in the Police Court.

Young Men's institute No. 31 has selectedVictor Gilardin and James F. Carey as dele-gates to the next Grand Council.

THE FIRE RECORD.A fireat the residence of Dr. J. If.Sel-

fridge at 11l Fourteenth street yesterdaycaused a loss of about 8600 or S7OO. Therewas no one at home at the time except theservant girl,and she lost her bead so thatshe had to be picked up and carried out ofthe house. The fire caught on the roof ofthe kitchen. At 11:45 p. it., a fire occurredin the rear of a photograph gallery onSeventh street, near the corner of Wash-ington, the flames communicating with sev-eral small buildings in the rear of809 Wash-ington street, and with the Morgue in therear of the Coroner's office at 803 Washing-ton street. The total damage to all thebuildings was about £500.

The difficulties of the Burnham-Stande-ford Company have been adjusted. Mr.Btirnham has resigned the presidency and

1. W, Standeford has been elected. Mr.Bnrnliam has leased buildings across thestreet, but he says that he willremain inthe firm. His son willopen a new factoryou the leased ground for a different line ofbusiness.

Thomas Carey was held to answer yester-day afternoon by Justice Snook before theSuperior Court to a charge of assault witha deadly Weapon on Charles Parmletter atFrultvale. Bonds were fixed at $1000,which he gave and was released.

Hamilton Hall has been renovated andrecarpcted at an expense of rJIOOU, and willagain be used by the First Unitarian So-ciety as a piace of worship until its churchis finished. -\u25a0-."

The commissioners for the opening ofWest street from San Pablo avenue northhave filed au amended report making thetotal assessment $30,20* 81.

A-TBKT THE CENSUS.Supervisor of the Census W. A.Ander-

son has written that he thinks a great dealof unjust abuse has been heaped upon himand ins enumerators with reference to theOakland enumeration. He admits thatthere were some omissions in the first re-ports, but that they have allbeen corrected,aud he believes the true enumeration hasbeen made. He says that ifa conceded de-maud is made for a new enumeration hewillso inform the Superintendent at Wash-ington. he population, ho says, is up-ward of 45,U00.

Ayoung hoodlum named Timothy Thorn-ton was under the influence of liquor yes-terday foienoon when he boarded the SeaKing unloading coal at Loug Wharf. Hewas ordered off by tho mate and drew aknife and endeavored to stab him. 'iheofficer procured assistance and bundledThornton off the vessel. Ile was arrestedby Deputy Sheriff Kellogg and taken to theCity Prison, where lie was charged withdrunkenness and assault with a deadlyweapon.

Justice Hensliaw has fixed the bail ofChinese lottery dealers at §._u_ for the sec-ond offense. They have been forfeiting$150, and the court has decided to doubloon them to drive them out of the business.

The weather last evening was very pleas-ant aud an immense gathering congregatedat the City Hall Park to hear the concertby the FifthInfantry liegiment Hand.

Pauline Prepper sued for a divorce fromNicholas yesterday afternoon on the groundof cruelty. He is a locksmith.

CORBET*- IN THE LOCK-UP.Jim Corbett was arrested on Broadway

last evening by a police officer and taken tothe City Hall, where he was charged withbeing drunk. The officer says that he wasstaggering along the street and about to gothrough a window. The accused depositedbail and was released, itis stated that bedid not show any appearance of intoxica-tion when he lelt the prison.

PEKSOKAIi NOTES.

Senator A. F.Jones of Orovlllelsat the Palace.J. J. Burt, an attorney of San Jose, Is at the

Lick.Colonel D.B. Fairbanks of retaluma Is at the

Lick.A.B. Butler, a vlneyardist of Fresno, Is at tbe

I'alace.Captain Thomas 11. Thompson ot Tulare Is at

the Lick.Senator J. P. Abbott of Autloch Is a guest at

iho Lick.Dr. J. B. Teouent of Martinez Is stopping at

lhe Graud.Prison Director Joseph Craig of Woodland Is

at the Palace.J. A.Cooper and wile of Ckiab are guests at

the Occidental.General T. 11. Hunting of Santa Cruz Is regis-

tered at the Palace.Welder Field Smith, a stock-raiser of Sacra-

meuto, is al the Oread.Captain and Mrs. Itegnlcr, orSan Diego, are

in tliiscity on their Idal liip,aud are guests atlhe Occidental.

Mrs. John P. Jones, wife of Senator Jones otNevada, accompanied by her chlldieu and MissPauline Williamson ol Washington, D. C, is aguest al the Palace.

Mrs. Paul Neumann, wife of the Solicitor-Gen-eral ot '.lie Hawaiian Government, accompaniedby her daughter Inez, lias Just returned fromGermany, and Is stopping at the I'alace.

1in* Heaviest Yet.Ah Mm, a Chinese, was sentenced by

Judge Lawler yesterday to pay a fine ofSGOO or to remain in the House of Correc-tion for 000 days for selling Chinese lottery-tickets. Not having the coin he went tojail. ' "\u25a0 ,

An Oil Lamp Exploded.

About 8:30 o'clock, last night, while 11.Bush, the proprietor of a hardware-store at624 Washington street, was standing in hisdoorway, a kerosene lampin the back partof the store exploded uud set fire to the

paper on the wall. The store was speedilyfilled with smoke and flames. Water wasprocured from across the street in bucketsand the fire quickly put out with littledamage. No alarm was turned in. Theloss was 525, chiefly caused by water.

FELL FORTY FEET.An Engineer's Fatal Plunge at

the Union Iron Works.

A horrible accident occurred at the UnionIron Works about G o'clock last evening,

and willprobably end in the death of thovictim.

Frank Bradley, who had charge of thedonkey-engine employed on the newcruiser Monterey, was about to leave work.The hull of the cruiser is surrounded by aframework of scaffolding, and Bradley wasat work on the hoisting crane. The whistleswere just sounding to quit work—thatnotice so grateful to the ears of all work-men—and Bradley stepped from his engineto the crane-walk, a plank about a footwide, and forty feet above the ground.In making the one step the unfortunate

man lost his balance and went downwardwith,fearful velocity, striking on theground below, As he fell he uttered apiercing shriek, which drew the attentionof all the workmen to his dreadful fall.They saw him hurled downward and strikethe ground, and it was generally supposedthat he was dead, as he laid motionless.

The Coroner's office was telephoned toand Deputy Mogner went after the body.When the Union Iron Works was reachedBradley gave signs of life, and lie was con-veyed in a wagon to St. Mary's Hospital.An examination was made of his injuriesand it was found that he was in a terriblecondition.

Afracture was discovered at the base ofthe skull, bis thigh is broken, there arenumber of severe facial cuts, the head islacerated in four places and over his bodyarc many cuts and abrasions made by strik-ing the hard ground after his fearful fall.Little hope is entertained of his recoveryand his death was expected before morning.

Bradley is 21 years of age and has been 111

this country a little over a year. 11. hasbeen working as an engineer aud machinistat the Union lion works for about a yearand has a sister and widowed mother iv

eland, whom he has supported cut of hisearnings. While in this cily he has beenstoppiug with Mrs. Prints at13 Clevelandstreet.

A singular fact connected with Bradley smisfortune is that about two months ago acousin of his named Hall fell from the sameplace and was killed. . • .BIiWEDDED API-SB 17 YEAIiS.

A Georgia I'r.ifi-sor's Second Wooing ofth. Bride Whom He l>.*9.*rt-<i.

Jesse Herndon about twenty-two yearsago came to Mississippi from La Grange,(la., was elected .'resident of Liberty HighSchool, Amite County, and while there wonthe respect and esteem of the whole com-munity. After teachiug two terms he re-signed this position and assumed control ofthe school at Union Church, JeffersonCounty. Among the people of this smallvillage was a Mr. Cato, who was the happyfather of a beautiful daughter. Betweenthe young professor and this handsomebrunette an intimacy soou sprang up whichripened into love. In due time they weremarried. Tor two years their marriedlife was a continued round of joyous con-tentment, but soon to end. A letter did thework, ltwas from a woman claiming tobe the who of Herndon, from whom bewas not divorced. To the grief and morti-fication of the wife of two years, Herndonadmitted everything, but pleaded his great

love for her as an excuse for his sin. Feel-ing that it was impossible for him to main-tain his former position in the confidenceof tbe people of Union Church, the factsrelating to his first marriage having allbeen made public, the miserable husbandcarried his wife and babe to her father'shome, aud soon afterward left Mississippito lead a varied and sometimes recklesslife. For several years he taught school inAlabama and Missouri, and for a whilerepresented some prominent mercantilefirms as traveling agent.

A few months since he succeed, d in get-

ting a divorce from his first wife in Georgia,nnd immediately wrote to parties in Ila/le-hurst concerning the whereabouts of hissecond wife. On receiving information thatshe lived in Uazelhurstaud had never mar-ried, he at once determined to visit her. Onreaching Ilazellnirst he inquired the way toher home and turned his steps thither. Thewife of seventeen years ago, who had notseen or heard from him during the wholelime, saw him as he was approaching.Turning to her daughter, a bright girl of17 summers, she exclaimed,

"Yonder

comes your father," and fainted. Alter abrief conversation with his wife and childhe walked over to the Clerk's office, pro-cured a license and the services of the Bey.

W. 0. Caldwell and they were the secondtime united in matrimonial bonds, the meet-ing, reconciliation aud marriage all occur-ring the same evening.— Memphis Appeal.

PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

The richest actor in this country is Joseph

JeOersou.Mr. Will Carlton will spend a pan of this sum-

mer at the Thousand isles.Senator Sherman's large fortune Is said to

yieldhim au annual income ot 12 per cenl.Dr. Samuel Francis Smltn, who In1.82 wrote

tin national anthem, "America," Is still irving.itbis home liiNewion, Mass.

Captain Crawford of Macon, Ga., has pur-chased Aiideisoiiville Prison and It willbe usedas a club-house by a Grand Army Post.

The engagement of Miss Fay Alger, daughterof Gen*- ialItussell A. Alger, and Mr. MortouMilcliellof Ihe iioston Herald is auiiuiiiic-d.

Judge J. P. Smllh of Port Worth, who la nowworth $1,000,000, once walked from Kentuckyto Texas because lie did not have enough moneyto pay his passage.

Miss Hannah Funis of Noith Lewlsbutg,Ohio, is one of the lew women who aie aulhoi-ized to solemnize marriages. She Is a minister

of the Fiieuds'

Church.The Sultan of Jehoie Is at Carlsbad drinking

the wateis and whatever else stiikes bis fancy,and rewarding those who treat bun well with theOlder of tbe Crown of Jehoie.

Misssui-le Date, daughter of the TennesseeSeuaior, is one of the belles of Washington.She Is a vivacious blonde and rides werl, dances

well and perionm cleverly on lhe banjo.Marguerite, the petty Princess who Is going

to many her cousin, the Due d'Oiieaus— "thei'risoiiei of Clalivaiii"—has a goad temper, goodmanners and various musical and artistic accom-{.li.-hiiieuls.

Dalian, the American back swimmer. Is train-ing at Folkestone Willi a view to swim acrossthe English Channel at a point where he wouldhave to travel a lew more mires than the laicCaptain Webb.

Mrs. Delamaier, the wife of the Kepublicancandidate lor Governor of Pennsylvania, Is ayoung matron ol many accomplishments, Shehas a laate for Looks and her reading has beeuwide aud accurate.

Like many another wise elderly man, Francis1 aiKiii.in, Uie historian, lias takeu lvgardening,and is as successful at It as was Evelyn. He isparticularly fond of roses. Ho Is writingagain,having In a gieat measure recovered his health.

lhe Countess of Tolstoi is a tall, beautifulwoman, and very fond ofsociety. She was iv Lon-don lately as a delegate to Uie Liberal Woman'sledeiallou. There is nothing about her lo sug-gest that mairiage ls lhe failure that the oldcount depicts ti.

Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, M. P., and Mrs.Chamberlain have decided topostpone until nextyear their projected trip to ihis country. Theciltteal condition of Hie Tory Cabinet and iliaprobabilities of a sudden dissolution ot Parlia-ment are asserted to he tlie causes for this changepi ihelr plana.

The young Crown Piince of Italy is deeply de-voted to ins clever and brauiilul mother. Hesends her two long telegrams every day when lieis away Irom her; and liealso wines to her eacnday a letter giving full accounts of Illsday'swork. Like Uie Queen, the Prince speaks audwrites French, English aud Herman.

Colonel hir Edward liiaUlonl, Ihe newly ap-pointed Chief Commissioner of llie London po-lice ioice, Is one of the must celebrated sports-men of the English army. His lame as a hunter

of big game extends throughout lhe length andbreadth of India, aud llwas during oue ot hisjungle expeditions that his lelt aim was bittencleau oil by un Infuriated tigress.

THK CALL I* the ouly city paperwhich always lias more than 1000 wantad*, on Monday. \u25a0

A Ituna way at the Ferry.. ,1 t.l 1 —t ._... t..,r,'

Another accident occurred at the terry-

landing yesterday afternoon through thecarelessness of one of the drivers of theSuiter-street line of cars. When he un-hooked the pole from the car, to change tothe other end, the horses became frightenedami ran away, Iv their flight the polestruck a water barrel on which was seatedJohn li. Fichtlialor, the heavy-weightDeputy Assessor who collects poll-tax fromChinese at the ferry. Fichthaler wasthrown about twenty feet, and the waterpipe that supplies the barrel bursting hewas thoroughly drenched. The team wasstopped belore any further damage re-sulted.

Has a Host of Friend-.Charles Huntley, who died on the 9th

inst., and was inadvertently reported asbeing friendless, has, on the contrary, ahost of friends and acquaintances in

-this

city who will see his remains decently in-terred from the* parlors of the San Iran-cisco Undertaking Company, 10.11 .Marketstreet, to-morrow afternoon..

William Larkiu'* L.ss.Belle Wilson, a denizen of Qtiincy place,

was arrested by Sergeant Whitman lastnight on a charge of grand larceny. She isaccused by William Larkin, a visitor to herplace, of stealing B*3o. \u25a0''

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Bring your want .ad*, jto :THE"CALLfor Sunday's istue.

RELIGION'S REALM.

Brief Notes of a Week's "Workin the Churches.

St.' Haiy'a Hospital to Be Enlarged-Japan

Mission Statistics— The E'nai B'rith

Grand Lodge.

The Sisters of Mercy in charge of St.Mary's Hospital have found it necessary toadd a large wing to their already extensivestructure. The addition is to be on theright of the main building.

A convent and a parochial school are toerected at Clare, lowa. Father Darcy ispastor of the church there. Recently newaltars of stained wood have been placed inthe church:

Rev. Father Doogan, O. P., of St, Dom-inic's Church, will leave for Europe on the

13th inst.Very Rev. Father Granger of the Uni-

versity of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind.,celebrated bis seventy-third birthday lastThursday week.

The German Catholic Congress, afterhaving its place of business changed fromMunich to Cologne, has finally decidedupon Coblenlz.

The Very Key. Dr. Walsh, 0. S. A.,of SS.Augustine and John's, Dublin, Assistant-General of the Augustinian Order, has leftKoine for the United States. During hisslay in America Dr. Walsh's place of resi-dence willbe St. Ausustlue's Bouse, Phil-ndelphia. The journey now undertaken bythe venerated Irish Augustiuiau Father ison business connected with the high officehe holds in the great order of which he issuch a distinguished member.

The Catholic Bishops of England haveunanimously decided to place themselves atthe head of the temperance movementamong the people with system and perse-verance.

The first Catholic Church in Germany tobe lighted electrically is the grand oldcathedral at Strnsboure. Arc lights havebeeu used outside with fine effect, aud itisstated that many of the noble lines of thearchitecture are accentuated by night asthey never have been by day.

During his recent visit to Pendleton, Oie-gon, Archbishop Gross was the recipient ofa handsome crayon portrait of himself, itbeing the birthday gift of the Sisters of_>t. Francis of that place. The picture isan excellent oue and most skillfully exe-cuted.

AMONG THE CHURCHES.Bishop Nichols' successor, at St. James

Church, Philadelphia, is to be the Key. Jo-seph N. Blanchard, of St. John's Church,Detroit.

The Rev. J. B.Dale, has just celebratedthe completion of his fiftieth year as pastorof the Second United Presbyterian Churchat Philadelphia, Pa.

The Cougregationalist reports over 13,000additions to the churches since January.

Miss Mary Coddington of New York City-has given the City Mission 840,000 for thobuilding and endowment of a boy's club-house for the poor boys of the city.

The addition of 27 to the Ottawa Congre-gational Church, Illinois—the Rev. W. F.Day. pastor— at the last communion, makes77 which have been added to its member-ship within two months, all but 12 of thenumber on confession.

The Lev. Drs. Lyman Abbott, PhillipsBrooks, William Lawrence, Henry VanDyke and Brooke Herford have been ap-pointed preachers at Harvard for the com-lug year.

According to the latest statistical exhibitsof the missions in Japan, there are now 271churches in the empire, of which number153 are self-supporting. The total mem-bership is 31,481, the accessions for the yearbeing 5542. The contributions reached540.C62. The whale number of missionariesin the field, including women, is 527.

Key. Thomas Charles Edwards, D.D.,principal of the University College ofWales and one of th« leading divines ofthat country, is expected to arrive in thiscity to-day, in which case lie willpreach ntthe Welsh Church in Oakland to-morrowmorning, and in the evening at the WelshChurch of this city in Cambrian Hall onMission street, between Seventh andEighth.

THE lIKISI'EW FAITH.The Grand Lodge of the IJ'nai li'rith of

this district willreconvene Sunday next at10 o'clock in the morning to discuss the en-dowment question only.

On his own initiative tlie Sultan lias de-termined to found an asylum for meritori-ous Turkish subjects without distinction ofcreed. The building is to contain a church,a mosque and a synagogue.ln a house of Golgeti a stone was dis-

covered which bears the inscription that itwas used in1372 in the erection of a bousein the former Jewish quarter of that city.

Herr Jacob Armsredt, a Kiga merchant,has presented the Town Council with a sumif360,C-0 rubles to be expended in the erec-tion of a home for the poor, without distinc-tion of creed or nationality.

Baroness Vita, Baroness Leone, and twoother daughters of the late N. B.Oopen-holmer have given donations in memoriam,amounting to 100,000 francs, to Jewishcharities inParis.

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For the first time since its foundation, aJew, Professor Julius Bernstein, has beenelected by the Senate rector magnificats ofthe Halle University. This electiou in auniversity where, up to within a short timeago, no Jew was permitted to exercise thevocation of teacher, is a significant sign ofthe liberal spirit now prevailing inSwitzer-land.

JAPANESE EXHIBITION.Unique Opculiiff Exercises of the Mission

School.The opening exercises of the Japanese

Mission School wero held at the Central M.E. Church on Mission street last evening.The body of the church was well filled withJapanese and white people, friends of themission, and the proceeds will be devotedto carrying on the work of the mission.

The platform was handsomely decoratedwith potted plants and cut flowers, andover itwas intertwined the American andJapanese national flags. But. M. 0. Har-ris of the mission presided. The exerciseswere quite unique and were greatly en-joyed by both tho Japanese anil whites.

Following was the piograinme of exercises:Hymn. - Liaise God From Whom All BlessingsFlow"; prayer; opening address, T. r.a*-:in,Japanese students' song, by the Japanese; recl-lallon, 1*.-. Odaml Take and Toyo Takeyama;"Human N'aluie hi Chickens," Miss Minniei'oshtda; "A Morhei's Opinion,'! Keigl Take-vainn; "AProblem of Three," Toyo Takeyama;singing, Jaoanese hymn.

"Whiter Thau Snow";

oration, "The World of Misunderstandings," M.Xocblkura; "Swoid of Japan," K. NakanUira;guitar, Mrs. Mastil;

"Empress Jmpu and Her

Prime Minister, 'la.enoiiclil," 11. Sato; music,Japanese flute, S. Haiiiainura; "A Gentlemanand Daughter Receiving Their Guests"; music,Japanese tile, K. Malstiuo; Japanese lecturer,K. Yamagucbi; song, "Our Country," by thecongregation.

Will Worship in tho Syiiitgogti*..There lias been no regular Sunday service

held in the First Congregational Churchsince the Ist of June, shortly after whichthe castor, llev. C. Dana- Barrows left forthe East. Since then the churcli has beenundergoing, repairs. Wednesday eveningprayer-meeting and meeting.- of the Sun-day-school have been held in the vestry.The congregation is very anxious to wor-ship together again aud the Trustees of the

church have marie arrangements to occupythe synagogrte of the Jewish CongregationEmann-El on Sutter street, commencingSunday evening, August 31. Rev. Dr.Meredith of •Brooklyn, X.V., one of themost distinguished Congregational minis-ters in the country, who is now on his way-out here, willoccupy the pulpit

KATHBUN IS DEAD.

His Arms Were Broken, the Spine In-jured and the Body "-.-,11l;I*-*!.

James Kathbun, the elevator-boy, whofell from the top to the third floor of thePhelan Building on Thursday raoruing.diedat 3:15 o'clock yesterday morning in theGerman Hospital. Upon a closer examina-tion at the hospital it was found that hisarms were broken, his spine injured andthe body horribly mangled.

The Morgue officials were notified of hisdeath,' but when they arrived at the hospi-tal for the body Mrs. Kathbun requested tohave it taken to an undertaking establish-ment. Her request was granted, but an in-quest will be held in tbe case and also aclose examination into the cause of the fa-ta! accident.

That the elevator mechanism was defect-ive was denied by a firm of elevator manu-facturers, which stales that itquite recentlyput in a new hydraulic shaft for Mr.Phe-lan and left the machinery a week ago inperfect order.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A young woman at .Madison, being frightened,screamed loudly,dislocating her Jaw.

Max Muller says that some of the natives ofIndia need fear no comparison with the best menand women of Europe.

At seventy-live cents a word the new cable be*tween Leimuoa and Halifax evidently will dolittle private business.

Turkish engineers say that tlie river Euphratesmight be ni.ule navigable the year round by auexpenditure of JIOO.oOO.

A parrot, owned by a Kansas City barber,hangs in a cage Infront of the establishment andoccasionally aJvises passers-by to get their haircut.

Amagpie that has just died inMerlden, Conn.,could call all the members of Its owner's familyuv name, aud was quite a fluent conversation-alist.

An electric brake has been devised In Eng-laud by means of which a nam going at the lateof thirtymiles an hour can be brought to a stand-still Ina space of 200 feet.

A bigamist under arrest in Akron, Ohio, Issaid to have uo less than seven wives. Theylivein various parts of the country, and ne hasmarried mem all within the past ten years.

The New Yoik electric lightcompanies are de-manding such high rates fur the coming yearthat the Gas Commissioners say they willreturnto tbe use of gas for slieet-llghtiug purposesunless the chaige is reduced.

Sheet iron Is rolled so thin at the PittsburgIron-mills Hint 12,000 sheets are requited tomane a single Inch In thickness. Light shinesas readily through one of these sheets as it doesthrough oidlnary tissue paper.

New York is again lna peck of trouble overGenual I'ark. The Park Commissioners wish to

lake one-halt of the lawn tennis grounds for IheZoological Gaideo, and all fashiouable .NewYoik is up ivaims against them.

Dr. Luys says that seeing through a closeddoor Is possible lo a hypnotized person. Theoptic nerve acquires .itch power that a man hasbeen known to lead a paper with bis eyes band-aged and to distinguish Ihe color of glass ballsthrough a wooden screen. .....

lv 1304 there were thirty-five translations oftbe Scrip! In existence; since the formationof Hie British and 1- oielan Bible Society, iv thatyear, ten millions of money have beeu expended111 th* woik of ciiculaling tie Bible, and thereare now nearly 300 translations of the Scriptures.

A new shell has lately been Invented by anAustrian for the purpose of scattering oil overthe waves during a inin. It is a wooden cylin-der lined with shellac to keep the oil from peue-Hating the wood, and itcarries 111 addition a cal-cium tight, whicli Illuminates the watei fora con-siderable distance.

lie fact that the waves 111 the North Seadiffer In shape when caused by noitbeast windunder high pressure from those caused by asouthwest wind with low barometer is consid-ered as a prool that the air In an cycloue Isa descending current and the air in a cyclone auascending current.

London has a boy cartoonist He Is only 10years old, but is said to do remarkable work.He lately made a sketch of Mr.Gladstone, and,sending itto him, by return mall received a let-ter lv the

"Grand Old Man's" own handwriting

thanking the little artist and wishing hun everysuccess 111 his future operations.

l'al«yMitchell of Thoinpsonville, Mass.. prom-

ised that he would never drink another drop ofliquid "as long as h<* had a hair ou his head."YVnen his ilni-lbecame ungovernable be soldhis bushy head ofhair to Bob Crumby, a barber,fora pint of giu,and when his hair was removedwith a razor and the gin m his possession bewent off and got drunk.

James 15. Swlgert of Carlisle Springs, Pa., isthe possessor of an old turkey-gobbler which Isnow doing the duty of a fowl of the femininegender. Mr. Swlgert a few days ago missed thegobbler, but subsequently found him tv a heldhatching a nest of eggs. The old fellow sal verycontentedly, and seems greatly pleased with do-ingthe duties of a mother.Ilie woik of canalizing the Seine, widen has

been Inprogress lor fifteen years, is still beingactively pushed forward. According to the en-gineer, M. Bouquet de la Grye. the cost will notexceed 136,000,000 francs. The object of thewoik is to deepen the river so tbat vessels of2000 to 2500 tons, which at present have to stopaiKouen, may go to Paris, Itis Intended to re-construct ati arch of each of Ibe bridges acrossthe Seine to allow of the passage of the vessels.'*ltmay come to pass," said _ British lecturerlately,"mat some African may, In ceiilurles tocome, pointout bow a race ol Englishmen oncedominated ilie West Indies and weie improvedoffthe face of the land." Such fears are realenough. iultSS. there were In those Islands4500 Europeaus to 1500 Africans. In 1800 thenumbers were 30.000 Europeans and 300,000African.. Iv the last census the iiguies were14,433 Europeans, 108,940 colored or mulat-toes, 444,180 Africans aud 12,240 Asiatics.

Asingular case of blood-poisoning is leportedfrom Nyack, N.XT Ambrose Cells, a young manwell known there, lost a favorite chicken, andbeing anxious to know Hie cause of the fowl'sdeath he preceded to dissect it. While cuttingthe chicken bis knife slipped and wounded thebaud of Ids wife, who was assisting him. Thewoman's band soon began swelling, as did alsoher entire .inn and face, and soou she was In aterrible condition. Medical aid was called, andMrs. Cells .* now considered out of danger.

Fireman and Guard.

John Fahey, a guard at the House of Cor-rection, got into a quarrel early yesterdaymorning on Sutter street with George J.Casliell of Engine Company 2, and wasknocked down by his opponent Fahey re-ceived a bad wound on the back of his headby falling against the curbstone. The tire-man was subsequently arrested on a chargeof battery. _

On Account of the Disaster.Louis S. Silberberg, who was severely

cut and bruised in the recent railway dis-aster at the bridge at the Oakland estuaryon Memorial day, has sued to recover £10,---211 damages from the South Pacific Coastl'ailway Company.

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"The Call's" Premium l>ictionnrles.The Call has received another consign-

ment of the "Allen" edition of Webster'sUnabridged Dictionary, which is being for-warded as rapidly as possible to subscrib-ers whose orders are on file. These booksaro substantially bound in leather, beauti-fully embossed, and in quality of paperand excellence of workmanship are a per-fect marvel.

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A Verdict of Not Guilty.— Brownwas on irialin Judge Muipby's department yes-terday on a charge of assaulting one Kosie Kellywith a into 00 the 4th of June. liiown claimedtliat the woman had robbed mm nt some money,and was fouud not guilty by the jury.

maI'lati's Chlorides as a Disinfectant

I-"or the sick-room Is Invaluable. *

Michael Riley's Estate.— Michael Rileydied Intestate In this city on June __d last, leav-ing property valued at J9OOO. Ills widow, AnnKiley, bas petitioned for letters of administra-tion. The heirs are herself, Jobn Kileyand Mrs,

Ellen Dufly.— _iiEKTEi.ixc.has lhe only reliable methods to

lit defective sight. 421 Kearuy street•

Hi.it LUCKinthe Lottery.—Mrs. Zorkazin-ski was lined $250 yesterday by Judge Lawlerlor haviuga lottery ticket in her pocket.

THE MORNING CALL, SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1.90-EIGHT PAGES. 7

MISCELLANEOUS.

ST-A-T_E:3Vt_EIPJ"_P

.. OPTnK...'

Condition and Value of the Assets and

Liabilities of

The Hibsfiiia Savings and Loan Society,A COKfORATION,

And Where Said Assets AreSituated, Dated

June 30, 1830.ASSETS.

Promissory Notes and the debtsthereby secured, the actual valueof which 1. ?18,921,385 48

The condition of said PromissoryNotes and debts Is as follows: Theyare all existing Contracts, ownedby said Corporation, aud payable toitat its Office, vvliichIs situated atthe Northeasterly C**rner ot Postand Montgomery Streets, in theCity and County of San .rauclseo.State of California, and the pay-ment thereof it secured by FirstMortgages on Real Estate withinthis state. Said Promissory JNoCMare Kept and held by said Corpora-tion at its said . Office, which is itsprincipal place of business, andsaid Notes aud debts are there situ-ated.

2—-'ron-lssO-T Notes and the debtsthereby secured, the actual value ofwhich is 50,000

The condition of said PromissoryNotes and debts is as follows: Iin-/are all existing Contracts, ownedby said Corporation, and payabletoitat Its OUlce, which is situatedas aforesaid, and the paymentthereof is secured by "Spring Val-ley Water Worts of San Fraucisco0 per ceut and 4 per cent Bonds"and "Part and CliffHouse RailwayCo. 6per cent Bonds," the Marketvalue of ail said Bouds boiufr$255,150. BaW Notes are kept andhtld by said Corporation at its sailo-_lce,and said Aotes ...a Bonds are

an sltoated.3—Bonds of de Cuited States and

other Bends, tbe actual value ofwMchls ... 7,072,71803

The coudition of laid Bond,is Mfollows: They belong to said Cor-poration, and are kept and held byit partly in its own Vault andpartly la the safes or Eugene Kelly_ ..v.. Bankers at the City of .NewV -ik.and are there situated Theyare Registered 4 per cent C. &

- • Ar*J'i'iiil'.,and are payable onlyto thocrier of said Corporation; and\u25a0\u25a0bo Market Street Cable RailwayCc-u-nauy or sau Francisco First

_\u25a0>_ 'rig**- ft -per cent Rends andSpring valley Water Works of San_' r.mclsco 4per cent Bonds.

4—

Interest on U.S. and .other Bondsaccrued toJuly 1,1890 91,323

5-(1) Heal Estate situated in theCt'.y and County of San I'r.ini-iseo,an.l imi the County of Alameda, in.-a d state, the actual value ofwhich Is 344,000 03

(b) 'ibe laud and buildingin whichsaid Corporation keeps Its saidor.!,e, the actual value of which' la. 200,000 09

The condition of said Heal _.-.•*_

Is that it belongs to said Corpora-tion, and part of Itis productive.

6—Proportion of Taxes for the FiscalYear 1890-91 chargeable to nextyear 11,65191

7— Cash In United States Gold andSilver Coin belonging to said Cor-poration and in its possession andsituated at its said Office, actual

value 413.637 78

Total Assets 195,696 61LIABILITIES.

Said Corporation owes Deposit,amounting to aud the actual valueof which is $25,346,864 81

The condition of said Deposits Isthat they are payable only out ofsaid Assets and ate fully securedthereby.

Leaving the Reserve Fund 1.848,83177The liibernia Savings and Loan Society, by

JAMES K.KELLV.PresidentThe Hlbernla Savings and Loan Society, by

ROBERT J. IoBIN,Secretary.Statu of CaUVOKXIa, *i

City and County of San Kr.iiici-.00.,""*"JAMES K.KELLYand ROBERT J. TOBIN.being

each separately duly sworn, each for himself, says:That said JAMES R.KELLY Is President and thai

said ROBERT J. TOUIN Is Secretary of Theliibernia Savings and Loan Society, the Corporationabove mentioned, and that the foregoing statementis true.

JAMES R.KELLY,President..-'v.- RuBERT.I.TOWN, SecreUry.

Sub.cribetl aad sworn to before me, this llthday

orJuly. 1890.J. V.Keys, Notary Public.

LIEBBC CO. 'S

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1.1F.mo Co.*» Coca Pkkk Toxic embodies tht ittrltlveelements of the muscular flt_-r, blood, _-•_--and brain of carefully selected healthy bull*,in, sidissolved..! to make it reality digestible by thiweakest of stomachs, lt also embodies the ten:nutritivevirtues of the Coca or Beared Life Plant »'the Incas, the greatest <> known vejeta da nutria»_

lonics, the whole being dissolve:! In a gnaraats-lquality ot Amontillado Sherry, thus c. utln.[ i.the must pfr.'ect nutritive reconstructive toaio .->_

ottered to th.)medical profession and pubtio.

I'rire, Sl DO per liottle.

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PALACEJHOTEL.THE PALACE HOTEL OCCUPIES AX EMTIR.

block in the center of San Kra_clsea ItIs th*model hotel of the world. Fire aud earthquusproof, na^ niue elevators. Every room is large,light and airy. The ventilation ls perfect A bathand closet adjoin every room. All rooms are ea.,-

of access Irom broad, light corridors. Tue centralcourt, llluminated by electric light, its Imiuou..glass roof, broad balconies, carriage-way and tropi-cal plants, are features hitherto unknown ia Ameri-can hotels. irue-ts entertained oa either the Amer-ican orEuropean plan. The restaurant is the flasi:in the city, secure rooms in advance by Mameelog.

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AUCTION SALES.

BOVEE, TOY &CO.,Real Estate Agents and General Auctioneers.

OFFICE AM) SALKSKOI-M.IOMoiitsomory Stroot

__.T AUOTIO _KriMONDAY.

MONDAY .JILT 14, 1890At 13 o'clock ML at salesroom.First-CIa-*). Investment.

Lot and improvements, No. 713 Taylor st., bet,Sutter and Hush— This property is very centrallylocated, and can be made toreturn a very handsomeIncome by the erection of rials ora lodging-house;between two lines of cars, and only 5minutes' walkfrom Kearny st. Examine this before the day ofsale. Size of lot,30x137:6.

-_les.ai-t Ituildtiij;Lot._«. side llth St., bet. Howard and Folsom— This

lot ls well located lu a very desirable part of theMission; the lloward-st. cable line and the Kolsom-st. cars one-halt block distant; ready to build on;street sewered, paved and accepted by the city;specially adapted for Hats; sue the size, 33 :bx130.

O'Farrell-st. Investment.No. 1605, bet, Webster and Fillmore St.. -This

property consists of two houses; front house con-tains B rooms and the rear house 6 rooms, andfronts on liyliigtou St.. and can be made to yield anincome of $55 per month; 8 lines of cable-carswithin a short distance; street work ail completed;size of lot, 22:8x12a

Fine Prospective Business Corner.Size, 50:llxli4—NE. cor. Jersey and Noe sts.

Noe and Jersey sts. are both sewered, macadam izedand sldewaiked. and the lot is ready to build on.This laa splendid opportunity to purchase a cornerlu the warm belt of the Mission,only1block fromthe Castro-st. cable-cars.D-*sin*ble l)ount»M_i Tenement Property.

No. IDS Pine st., running to Prospect place, bet.Stockton and Powell sts., consisting of a house of13 rooms and at present rented tor $60 per month.There Is sufficient vacant land onProspect place tobuild fiats on, and thereby greatly increase the in-come. For size of lot see catalogue; $3100 can re-main on the property.Cosy Cotlace in the Mission Wirm Kelt.

ISO. 33 Liberty St.. bet. Valencia and Guerrero;cottage of4 r00m... beautiful garden, cement side-walk and bulkhead; in the moat desirable part ofLibertySt. ;onlys/a block from Valencia-st. cable-cars. This is a choice lot and can be greatly im-proved bv erecting flats; good drainage; streetsewered and paved. Look at this before day of sale;size of lot. 26x115.

Valencia-st. -.ine?.* Property.Lot and improvements; W. sido Valencia St., No.

1410, bet. 25th and 20th sts. This property is nowsuitable for business and should be improved bybuildingflats with st.-res below, uud will readilyrent and pay good Interest on the money invested.

Property on Valencia st. Is rapidly enhancing invalue: cable-cars pass the property ;street sewered,paved and accepted by the city.

Mission BuildingLots.Four choice building sites: S. side Jersey St., TV.

of Noe: situate In the warm bolt; y_ b.ock fromCastro-st. cable. Lots level and ready to build on;street sewered and macadamized: no nicer locationfor a home tan be found. Seethe terms, one-halfcash, balance in 6and 12 months at 7 per cent in-terest; size of lots, 22x114 each. .. . «-

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Nice Building:Lots.S. side of 24th St., W. of Diamond. This lotis

well located, being only1Vi blocks from the Castro-st. cable. Twenty-fourth st. has recently beenmacadamized and sewered, and the property isready to improve. If you want a cheap lot youought to examine this; size of lot, 25x114.

For further particulars, maps, catalogues, etc, ap-ply to

BOVEE, TOY Jt CO., Auctioneers,

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W. _____ DOUGLAS$3 SHOE centTeVn

Fine Calf, Heavy Laced Grain and Creed-moor Wnterprool.

Bent Inthe world. Examine his

»r..00 C.KXIIMT HAND-SEWED SHOE.•**_.(.<. HAND-SEWED WE SHOE.5:..r.n POLICE AXIS FAKHEKS1SHOE.812.50 KXTUAVALUE CALF SHOE. _»•'.\u25a0-.-. a*..lJ.-.."..! WOKKIM-tIAN'SSHOE.**:.*)»and 1.75 BOYS' SCHOOL SHOE..

Allmade in Congress. Button and Lace.

$3andS2SHOESLA91.75 SHOE FOB MISSES.

Best Material. . Best Style. Best Fitting.

W. L. D*a__r__s. Rnii'kt.in. Mast. Sold byPHILADELPHIASHOE CO.,

10 Third St., near Market. S. F.JOSEPU KOIILBEI-'IIKK,

1-13 Fourth St.. S. F.RICHARD I'AHL,

324 Kearny St. S.F.}allSaWe tim

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At 350 Each. At 50c K"c,,

CHAN-TILLYSILK VEILS, worlli75c. LADIES' FRENCH LAWN APRONS, deep hemmed

and fancy embroidered, worth if1.At 75c a Yard. ,'T-*-; At ml.0

„.BLACK SILKPOLKA DOT. Fisherman's Drapery SADIES' FINE MUSLIN NIGHTGOWNS, extra

Net, worth $1 86. long, yokeof solid tucks, edged with embrold-. ery, usual price ?1 51).

CORSETS CORSETS We are closing out a complete line of CHILDREN'S%, v. *-*_>_. •_.. *.•_.*-.--_.\u25a0_\u25a0.AND INFANTS' WEAK at

At 50c Each. he„„„„.

LADIES' ENGLISH SATEEN CORSETS, longwaisted and double steel, worth 75c. .

___ _At81.00 Ea.li. RIBBONS. RIBBONS.

LADIES' FRENCH COUTILI.E CORSETS, high

bust and heavily boned, former price 9150. AtI*oc *Yard.SILK SASII RIBBONS, 10 inches wide, ln all——

colors, worth 75c.

\u25a0 a nice Mcomn iikinCDWrAP Allour remnant* of SILK RIBBONS left from taleLADIES' MERINO UNDERWEAR. willbe closed out at half price.

At 50c Each..LADIES' JERSEY-KNIT VESTS, high neck and «\u25a0._»\u25a0-•*\u25a0_

> nunepwrsplong sleeve., regular price 75c. CENTS UNUti-WtAK.

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GENTS' LAMB'S-WOOL SHIRTS ANDDRAWEES,HOSIERY DEPARTMENT. in gray, usual price »l 75.

At 25c a l'uir.BOYS' BLACKHEAVY-RIBBED COTTON HOSE.

Inall sizes, usual price 35c. PARASOLS. PARASOLS.At 25c a Pair. At 95c

_____LADIES' FANCY-STRIPE FRENCH COTTON LADIES' FANCY SATEEN PARASOLS, lace

HOSE, fullfinished, worth10c, trimmed, regular price .1 50.At 12V_c a Pair.

"At 82.00 Each.

GENTS' SEAMLESS HALF HOSE, good value LADIES' FANCY SILK PARASOLS, now designs.,at -tic. on paragon frames, worth fl,

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