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The morning call., 1891-04-10
A GREAT SALE.
Thirty.six Lots Sold at Auction
for s1O5,600.
Important Action Taken by the Real Estate
Exchange to Increase immigration
A Convention to Be Called.

Yesterday was red-letter day for Nc
Afee, Baldwin & Hammond and /. Strass-
burger & Co. Their long-looked-for sale
of valuable property in the block bounded
by Grove, Lyon, Fulton and Baker streets,
opened promptly at IL o'clock, and the sign
"standing-room only" was soon put out.
In fact. for while, it was hard to find
standing-room. 1t was the most successful
sale thus far held at the exchange, and, for
active and spirited bidding, one of the most
successful ever held for this class 0f
property.
Mr.. Baldwin and Mr.. Strassburger occu-
pied the stand. Mr. Baldwin acting as aue-
tioneer. That the firm made no mistake in
trusting him with the hammer was apparent
from the start, and during the two hours Of
the sale he kept alive the enthusiasm with
never faltering voice or vim.
Major Hammond had charge of the cashier s
department and so ably was 1t managed
that there was not the slightest evidence Of
hitch or any delay.
From the time tine first lot was put up IN
til the last one was sold the crowd displayed
the greatest interest in the proceedings.
Among the crowd were representatives Of
all the leading firms, all of whom had per-
sonal interest in this sale, because upon its
success depended many deals for them.
After the sale they all expressed themselves
as well pleased with the result, and expect
that the sale will have a good effect on all
property in this locality. AS several buyers
have already announced their intention of
. building at once 1t will undoubtedly have a
most benehcient effect.
In the following diagram the lots are num-
bered. Below will be found the purchaser
and the price Of each lot:
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MISCELLANEOUS.
SPRING SUGGESTIONS.

Avoid draughts aud sudden changes OF tempera
ture
Do not discard your warm winter clothing too
soon 1t is better to suffer little Inconvenience
than to take cold.
Remember that one is especially liable to contract
bad cold or chill at this season of the year
cough or cold contracted between the seasons is
the most annoying kind and may last through the
summer.
Ifyou eel cough or cold coming on take drink
OF pure whisky at once. 1t will keep the blood in
circulation and is the best preventive against the
diseases OF the season.
Remember that only pure whisky should be taken
Duffys Pure Malt whIskey has the strongest recon-
mendations from the leading scientists and medical
men. 1t is the only standard medicinal whisky
Take no other from your druggist or grocer.
1alU tt FIR
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BLOOD-HORSE RACES.
Perfecting Arrangements for To
MOrrOw's Meeting.

The Directors of the Blood-Ho Asso-
citation are holding daily meetings perfect
ing their arrangements for their spring
races, which will commence tomorrow at
their Bay District track. Yesterday they
com pleted the leasing Of the several privi-
leges. S. B. Whitehead & Co. will, as usual
handle the auction pools. Those book
makers who desire to do business 'at the
track will have to pay S125 day for each
firm. and the little ring that in the past tried
to freeze out outside ''bOokies" has been
broken up. Any one who :can fully satisfy
the Directors of his financial ability 10 pay
what bets lie makes will be allowed to have
a stand There will probably be some four
teen firms at the track each day, and ii IS
greatly to be hoped, for the benefit of the
aud general understanding between the
book making Firing that controlled the pool
room betting will be things of the past.
If liberal terms will secure that prince of
starters, DR.. ABBEY of the Guen0c Ranch, the
Directors Will eatruSt the responsibilities Of
that position to him, and there seems to be
no doubt that the genial doctor will accept.
doc" is remarkably sharp in detecting
jobs. and woe betide any jockey that does
not do his best to get away when the flag
falls. 1t was one OF the conditions exacted
by him that If he consented TO act as starter
whatever action lie took in filming or
setting down a jockey should be implicitly
Endorsed by che Directors. They have given
him full power, and if any Of the boys try
to make monkey" of him they will find
themselves on the ground for the rest of the
year
With every prospect for fine weather, and
with such large and excellent fields, the
meeting should be the best ever held on the
coast. 1t is the intention of the Directors to
allow nothing that SaV0rs even of trickery
to pass uunoticed, and if any owner, how
ever prominent, trainer, jockey or any other
person is guilty of any suspicious action an
immediate investigation, without fear or
favor, will at once be Instituted, and proper
punishment awarded. The past ''inves IL
CATION" farces VIII no longer be INDUCED in
simply for the purpose of embarrassing
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PROPOSALS
For Constructing n Steel Draw bridge
Over Channel Street.

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE BOARD
" OF Supervisors OF the City and County OF San
Francisco, April z, 1891.
In accordance with Resolution No. 1929 Third
PoSALS will be received In open session OF the
Board on MONDAY EVENING, April 81. 1891,
from 80 to O'Clock, to furnish material aud
construct steel drawbri &c over Channel street at
All material to be used In the construction of
said bri dge to be Of California manufacture.
Each bidder will be required to furnish plans
specifications. strain sheets and working details
for the work, and to bid upon his own plans and
specifications etc.
The work to be done under the supervision and
to the satisfaction OF competent engineer
designated by this Board and OF the Superintend
OF Streets and the Street Committee Of the Board
Of Supervisors.
NoTIcR.-Bidders will estimate and state price
for which they Will furnish all mater al and con
struct said bridge complete including the removal
Channel street, in strict accordance with plans an
specifications accepted and approved by the Street
Committee. Also state price which they Will pay
for the material in the old bridge
The party to whom the contract is awarded will
be required prior to at the time OF the execution
of the contract to pay the cost OF advertising this
notice in three daily newspapers.
In order to preserve uniformity and TO facilitate
the award, the Board has resolved TO receive no
bids unless made upon blank forms prepared by the
committee. and q certified check for the sum OF
able the Clerk OF the Board, conditioned II the
proposal is accepted and the contract awarded and
II the bidder shall fail neglect TO execute n
written agreement and give the bond required
in that case tho said sum shall be paid City
ana County Treasury by said CLERK, as liqutdate ed
damages for failure and neglect.
Blanks furnished by the Clerk.
Tho Board reserves the right to reject all bids IL
the public good so require.
APT st JNo. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
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WORRYING AN EXPERT.
KOwalsky Wearies P. D. Horton
With Many Questions.

Peter Davis Horton, an expert in hand
writing and the author Of a work on pen
mauship, has occupied the witness-stand in
Judge Coffey's courtroom two days. during
which time he has suffered much at the
tongue of ex-Colonel Kowalsky. who repre-
SCENTS the contestants in the Dana will case.
Horton took up one letter of the alphabet
after another as it appeared in the docu-
ment which is alleged to be Dama's will and
showed wherein they resembled or differed
from the same letters made by him in other
documents. His direct examination ended
yesterday afternoon, and kowalsky began
to cross-eXamine him with view TO snow
ing that he had been anxious to obtain en-
ployment from the contestants az tne pegln-
ming of the trial and falling mad gone over
to the respondents.
Horton was asked when he first met
Kowalsky, and replied that it was at the
Baldwin about ten months ago. lie naq
read something about the Dana case and
asked KoWalsky's permission to examine
the papers, as he was professionally inter-
ested. He went to the hotel, but was not re-
eeived with any outburst Of enthusiasm by
the eX-COlonel, vino was asleep when he en-
tered the room and went to sleep again TWO
or three times before lie went away.
"Were you ever introduced to me before
you came to the hotel?" asked the ex-
Colonel blandly.
Not orally. By paper"
Don't you know you were never intro
duced TO NE before that timer"
81 don't remember"
well. why did you come to me?"
II told you L wanted TO see the papers in
a professional way, in an honest way, and
when l saw them told you that l could not
help you and that could not conscien tiOusly
take hold of the case"
Did L ever ask you to take hold Of the
case?"
Not by words. but by actions"
"Such as what?"
'0h. well, l can't say"
Did kick up my heels in the ali? ?"
Witness did not reply, and the Court
smiled aloud at the idea of eX-ColOnel Ko-
walsky initiating gleeful lambkin.
Now" said the ex-ColOnel, isn't it true
that when you told me you would not take
hold of the case that l said to you who the
- asked you to take hold of it?
Witness did remember something of the
kind, and he also remembered that on a GER
tain occasion when he asked the exc olonel
for a match he received a very ungracious
reply.
The taking of testimony in the case, which
has been on trial several mouths, will be
concluded in a few DAYS.
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PROMISING PUPILS.
An Evolutionary Contest by Members OF
the Y. NJ. C. A.

An Evolutionary Contest by Members OF
the Y. NJ. c. A.
At Young Mems Christian Association
Hall last evening an evolutionary prize
contest was held under the auspices Of the
Social ana Literary Committee. The con-
testants, eight in number, are pupils of the
elocution class connected with the associa-
ton. Rev. S. 81. Freeland, John W. North
up and Professor j. K. Ruckstell aetei as
judges, and they marked the pupils in articu-
latiOD, pronunciation, m0dulation, gestIcu-
latioD and Interpretation. A large audience
was present.
Following are the names of the contest
ants, with the piece they selected by which
to display their abilities: Gustaye Huebner.
Bernardo di Carpio'; Wallace S. TAYLOR.
"Devotion to Duty; +. Henderson, king
David's Lament Over Absalom"; Charles
Frey, THE Sculptor; Alfred G. Sanders.
blow Ruby Played; Herbert G. Wiekes,
'tSster and l, and Louis K. Fisch-
beck. Between the several Rotations
Mrs. Alice Waltz Grey rendered several
vocal selections aud WAS loudly applauded.
While the judges were defibeTating ii. 5.
Sanders Jr. recited "'Fhe Pied Piper Of
HamliB." and the audience was shown
some mechanical wing done by pupils
of the class.
When the judges returned to the hall
Chairman Ereeland announced that the first
prize, set of ShakesDeare's works, had
been awarded to Charles Frey the second.
Golden SheaYes From the Poets" -four
volumes), to Herbert G. Wickes, and the
third Prose Masterpieces" (thIee Volumes,
to Alfred c. Sanders. The recipients were
warmly applauded and congratulated by
their tellOW-DuDliS
The morning call., 1891-04-10

much at the hands of the boys of the neigh
borhOod, were at one time the finest in the
city. The church was lofty and spacious,
and its altar and ehancel were once the
pride of the episc ppacy.
During the course OF its Yicissitudes the
Church of the Advent was for time known
as the Bishops church. Bishop Kip having
taken charge of the parish at the cOnclu-
sion of Rev. Dr.. Lathrops incumbency.
The following rectOrs have successfully
officiated in the church: Rev. NJ. c. Meal
lister, Rev. Dr. Lathrop, Right Rev. Bishop
Kip with Rev. Mr. Gethens as his assistant,
and Rev. John Gray, the incumbent, whose
labors were at one time assisted by Rev. A.
d. Drummond. During Mr.. Gray S rectorate,
especial attention has been paid to congre-
gational music, which is prominent feat
ure OF all the services. The hymns are led
by vested choir of forty men and boys I'M
der the direction Of Professor William III.
Holt, late Director and organist of ST. An
drew's Church. New York, and on special
occasions the attraction of the choral SER
vice is increased by an adjunct choir of
tE enty ladies.
The Church of the Advent, as body, Is
not wealthy, and the members delight in
The morning call., 1891-04-10
PERSONAL NOTES.

John Kelly Jr. of Bodie is at the Lick.
S. l.. Rumsey of Santa Cruz is at the Cali
fornia.
Mr.. ]. A. Clayton of San Jose is registered
at the Lick.
j. P. Pierce of Santa Clara is stopping at
the Occidental.
Asssmblyman Barnard of Butte is in town
and at the Grand.
viii S. Green of the Colusa Sun is quar-
tered at the Grand.
Charles Aull, Warden of the Folsom Pris-
on, Is at the Palace.
G. E. Goodman Jr. of Napa is among the
guests at the Baldwin.
Attorney r. Ii. Lloyd is again out, after
fourteen days siege of Ia grippe.
Word comes that ex-Boss Buckley will
return to'this city in September.
l.. c. McAfee, manager of the Kern County
Development Company, is In the city.
Mrs. DR.. Beans of st. Helena was among
the arrivals at the Occidental yesterday.
y. S. Grant Jr. and wife are expected to
arrive here to-day. They will go to Palo
Alto. as the guests Of Senator and Mrs.
ord
The morning call., 1891-04-10

calling it the Peoples Church." The con-
gregation is confined chiefly to residents on
Mission, Folsom and Howard streets, east
OF Sixth, and the children composing the
large Sunday school are principally from the
city-front district. The organization of the
church is very complete, and considerable
missionary work Is done by the guilds COM
prising the young men and women of the
parish. The Altar Chapter is also a strong
society composed of ladies Of the congrega-
ton.
OF the original communicates OF the
Church of the Advent but one survives,
Mrs. Louis A. Garnett, who resides at 80
Essex street Mrs. GARRETT is still an active
member of the congregation, and is prOmi-
nent in the direction of the spiritual as well
as the temporal welfare Of the church which
she aided in establishing.
The congregation mas not worshiped regu-
larly in the church for some time. The
building has been sadly in need of renova-
ton, and during the rainy season the many
defects in the roof were painfully apparent.
The farewell service in the edifice which
had sheltered the congregation for thirty
years was held on the morning Of Easter
Sunday, when the rector referred to the
many tender associations binding the wor-
shippers to the sanctuary where many had
been christened, married and buried.
The morning call., 1891-04-10
GALATIANS BUILDING.
The Mayor and Supervisors disagree
About It's Repairs.

The Mayor and Supervisors Disagree
About Its Repairs.
Mayor Sanderson had a collision with the
Fire Committee Of the Board of Supervisors
yesterday that may result in another veto.
As citizen, not as Mayor, Mr.. Sanderson
has been very active in his opposition to the
reconstruction of the old Callahan building
on Davis street, adjoining Sol Wangenheim's
building. and which was so badly damaged
by falling walls When the latter was de-
stroyed by fire. The building is an old
tumble-down barrack, a fire-trap in its best
condition, and not an ornament to the
street. A few days ago the Fire Committee
granted the owner permission TO repair the
damage made by Wangenheim's falling
walls, but the Mayor did not find it out till
yesterday. As soon as the news reached
him he hunted up the members of the CON-
mittee and asked them why they granted
such permit, declaring warmly that it was
all wrong; the reconstruction of such an old
trap should not be allowed.
Tue committee replied that they believed
Callahan had been wronged and that he
ought to have the privilege asked. III
you are not satisfied" they added, you can
veto it.
it is understood that the interview ended
very abruptly.
The morning call., 1891-04-10
DERE DESTITUTION.
Mrs. Lizzie Callahan Tells Most Pitiful
Tale in Court.

Mrs. Lizzie Callahan Tells Most Pitiful
Tale in Court.
Mrs. Lizzie Callahan and her aged mother,
Mrs. Maggie Gallagin, were Oh trial yester-
day in Police Judge Rix's court for cruelty
to child. The police found them and Mrs.
Callahan's three-year-old daughter, Ethel,
huddled together in crazy hut made of old
planks and gunny sacks in lot on Jessie
street, near Tenth.
They stated that for while they lived in
Contractor Connolly house on Jessie street,
recently torn down by the order of the
Supervisors. Being too poor to pay rent for
another shelter, they had built the shed in
which they were found and were there
slowly starving to death. The evidence
showed that they were not addicted to
drink, but simply very unfortunate, Mrs.
Callahan's husband having abandoned her
two years ago.
Judge Xix allowed the women to go on
their own recognizances for thirty days, but
ordered the child given into the care Of a
charitable society. She will be returned to
her mother as soon as the latter is able to
properly provide for her.
The morning call., 1891-04-10

The Church of the Advent has had a
varied history Organized in 1858. the con-
gregation at its inception wOrshiped in tenn
porary quarters on Second street. Subse-
quently building on the corner of Mission
and Second streets was utilized for holding
divine services. AS the congregation in
creased in wealth and numbers the necessity
of a permanent church home became ap-
parent, aud the outcome of this conclusion
was the erection thirty years ago oil the edi-
fce now in course of demolition
As compared with later church buildings
the Church of the Advent, particularly as
regards its interior, has not been consid-
cred even handsome, but thirty years ago it
was generally conceded to be model Of
ecclesiastical architecture. The stained
glass windows, which have IatterIy suffered
The morning call., 1891-04-10
SKIN-GRAFTING,
It Can Now Be Done With Dispatch by a
Machine.

It Can Now Be Done With Dispatch by q
Machine.
Recently at the Massachusetts General
Hospital, little instrument. invented by
DR.. Mixter. wonderful In its simplicity, con-
structed so as TO separate quite large por-
tions of epidermis from the simultaneous
tissue, was used for the first time. The pa
tient, says the Boston Herald, had been
etherzed, and had undergone operation for
the removal of cancerous growth from the
left breast, and the wound thus made was
quite an extensive one. The instrument
was applied to the anterior portion of the
right thigh, and three strips about an Inch
wide by six inches long were taken off and
transplanted to the exposed surface Of the
breast. The operation of removing the skin
and transplantlng it to its new quarters lid
not occupy more than about six minutes.
A very few days will suffice to re-
store the denuded surface of the
thigh to its normal condition, leav-
ing few traces of the reparative
process to which 1t has contributed. and,
other things being equal. the surface from
which the cancerous tum0r has been ex-
cised will heal over by first intention, thus
saving the patient from a prolonged and
painful period OF convalescence. OF course
every precaution is taken by the use of ster-
LIKING processes and antiseptic solutions to
render the operation thoroughly aseptic, so
that the chances of inflammatory disturb
ances from bacterial sources are reduced to
The morning call., 1891-04-10
ASSAULT ON A SAILOR.
One Man Attacked by Over Two Score
and Beaten.

One Man Attacked by Over Two Score
and Beaten.
August Peterson, non-uBi0n seaman of
the brig Percy Edward, was attacked Mt 5
o'clock by Epke Schleter, union sailor,
and crowd of forty or fifty. Peterson was
struck with the heel of a large sheath-knife
over the head and received three deep scalp
wounds. He was also knocked down and
kicked in the ribs
Captain Anderson OF the Percy Edward
interfered and gave Schleter chase down
East street until Schleter was overtaken
by citizen named Cosgrove and Officer
MeGrath and taken to the South Harbor
Police Station, where the charge of assault
with deadly weapon was preferred. The
knife was thrown away and lost in the
melee.
Peterson was taken to the Receiving Hos
pital for treatment, and was sent home after
having his scalp dressed. The assault took
place Immediately after the days work was
finished, and it had every appearance of
having been prearranged.
The morning call., 1891-04-10
EXHIBITING A MINOR.
A Case in Which the Mayor Cannot Issue


n Case IN W hich the Mayor cannot ISS ue
a Permit.
When the Cragg family. celebrated for its
grand tumble act, came 20 this city to give
exhibitions it obtained a permit from Mayor
Sanderson to include in its acrobatic feats
the little eight-year-0ld fellow. who is al
ways at the TOP of the human column and
has the longest distance to fall when the
tumble takes place.
Here, as in other places, however, the
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Children objected, and on Monday night
notified the management that if the little
fellow is allowed TO appear again the whole
outfit would be arrested. OF course this
threatened to interfere materially with the
success Of the performance, so the manage
nent of the troupe hustled around to learn
whether soma authority could not be found
for the Mayors permit.
Both the Mayor and the management
called on County Attorney burst for advice
and were informed by him yesterday that
the law says it is n msdemeauor for any
person, whether parent, relative, or en-
ployer, having the care and control of any
child under 16 to exhibit him or her for
acrobatic or gymnastc purposes. The city
has a law Identical with the State law. ex-
cept chat the age is fixed at IA. The Mayor
has no power to issue such permits.
The morning call., 1891-04-10

the lowest minimum. The thickness of
these delicate human plasters probably does
resulting hem0rrhage is not more than
what one sees on slight abrasion of the
skin. or 1t may be compared to the consan-
serial attention. The advantages of the new
guineous oozing one gets from too earnest ton
over the old method of epidermic detachment
shaved cuticle are much larger and of
more uniform thickness than can be OBJ
tanned by the most dexterous manipulation,
and the chances of a successful grating are
enhanced by the fact that the skin is trans
planted while the cellular elements are in
their full vital activity.
The morning call., 1891-04-10
PARTLY DEMOLISHED.
The Church Of the Advent in
Course of Destruction.
Sanctuary Used for Divine Services During
the Past Thirty Years-History Of
the Congregation.

The sanctuary known as the Church OF
the Advent (EpiscopaD, which has stood on
Howard street. facing New Montgomery.
since its completion in February. 1861. will
soon be entirely obliterated The edifiee
stood on leased ground, and upon the termi-
nation of the lease the building was pur-
chased by Shainwald, Buckbee & Co., who
began to tear it down ON Tuesday.
The work of demolition is proceeding rap
idly, and by the Goth of this month not a
vestige of the church will remain. The
value Of its timbers now will depend upon
the market price of old lumber.
The morning call., 1891-04-10
DreYfus Won.

The amateur bicycle race at the Mechan-
les Pavilion last night, between Ed Dreyfus
and Joe Rose both members of the Alpine
Bicycle Club, resulted in victory for the
first named. Distance, one mile; time. 1855.
1t was an excellent race, considering that
both were amateurs. Rose took the lead for
the first round and promised to hold it, but
he miscalculated on short turn and took q
heavy tumble that threw him behind.
Dreyfus also fell, but was first on his feet,
and led the race to the end.
The morning call., 1891-04-10

s saS s B hsJ w SsS story the IOn
rt si sas an oS The p0 Seasons sas
Of hearing this gifted lady have been de-
lighted at the mastery MANNER in which
there is little reason to doubt but that the
interest to hear her will increase with this.
her last appearance in this city on the
lecture platform.