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The morning call., 1891-03-26
MEN ABOUT TOWN.
Short Stories Gathered From the
Hotel Corridors.
salmon-Fishers and the Gamers 1t Knocked
the Centipede a Peculiar
Family.

Frank P. Coates of Portland, Oregon, who
Is among the guests at the Occidental, says
that the Columbia River fishermen are get
ting ready for the approaching salmon sea-
son, which opens on the 10th of April.
There is a possibility" said Mr.. Coates
yesterday, "of trouble between the Gamers
and the fishermen because of the demands
of the latter. The union fishermen, who
virtually control the situation, have fixed a
scale of prices at 81 each for fish caught
where they furnish their own boats and
nets, and 80 cents each where the owners
furnish the latter. At present prices the
Gamers claim that this charge will not al
low them any margin of profit, and they are
not feeling kindly toward the fishermen in
consequence. 1t is certain, at all events,
That they will refuse TO furnish nets and
boats. as they would prefer TO pay the price
OF 81 straight rather than assume the risk of
losing valuable property. OF course the
men who catch fish by means of wheels
nave big advantage when the water is
right, but If either too nigh or too low the
wheels get left. ] have seen, for instance,
one wheel bringing up fish by the ton. when
another apparently in a much more favor
able location would be doing nothing.
wheels, as consequence, are not 10 be re-
lied upon in all cases, and as consequence
the fishermen have had things pretty much
their own way
with the close Of the lenten season the
sturge0n-fishlng is over, but the men ell
gagged in this work have made good wages
at Y cents pound. One firm alone ham
died eighteen tons a day during the season.
and this with the men using but a few
lines. If they had utilized the usual num-
Der they would have swamped the market
in few days. The moderation which they
were thus compelled to exercise had good
effect IN preserving the fish, which are left
numerous for breeding purposes, and l am
told that the riyer-bed is literally covered
with eggs.'
The morning call., 1891-03-26
a Terrible Lean.

John s. Harrington, a civil engineer, who
has spent several years in Texas and Mexico,
arrived in this city few days ago, and is at
the Palace. He is nephew of ex-Sherif
Harrington of Louisville. KY. "a short
time before lef: Ell Paso," he relates, ian
incident occurred on the Sunset road which
illustrates the frightful experiences which it
is possible for man to undergo without ap-
parent injury. a short distance east of
Sierra Blanca the road converges on the
Pecos River. and for quite a distance fol-
lows the tOTtuouS windings OF that stream.
For several miles the roadbed lies within a
few feet of the river banks, which are per-
pendicular walls of rocks fully 100 feet in
height AT this distance below the level of
the track the river foams over rocks, with
here and there deep quiet hole. A party
OF men had been employed in repairing the
track at this point, and were encamped in
tents few yards back from the stream.
Inc weather was warm and dry. and one of
the men was suddenly awakened in the
night by something sQuirming in his ear.
his first thought was of a centipede, which
are very numerous there, and with cry of
terror he ran from the tent and sprang over
but he landed safely In a deep pool in the
river, and managed to crawl up on the rocks.
His companions, who heard his cry, and
missed him, were compelled to wait until
morning, when he was discovered seated on
rock, uninjured, and by means OF ropes he
was hosted up safe and sound, and none
the worse for his impromptu bath. He said
that the centipede was driven from his ear
by the shock"
The morning call., 1891-03-26
REAL ESTATE.
A Very Decided improvement in
the Market.

The market for the week so far shows
decided Improvement, and is more active
than for some time past. Agents report
good sales and are kept busy showing prop
erty. Many buyers who have been waiting
for prices to fall little have decided to walt
no longer and are now ready to buy. Inc
outlying districts are fairly active, though
the stock market still interferes with Dusi-
ness in this class of property.
The catalogue for the next union sale Is
out 1t will be held at the Exchange Mon
day, March 30th, at II O'Clock. Following
is the list: Two three-story buildings. 99l
and 953 Mission street, lot 45xS0, offered by
O'Farrell & Lang; three-story building;
1910 Folsom street, between Sixth anu
Seventh lot 25xS0, offered by Madison "
Burke; residence, lila Leavenwortn street,
lot % :11xS0. offered By McAfee, Baldwin "
Scott, lot 25:9xl3I:6 offered ny faI
rell s. Lang; lot 25xl37 e, south side OF
Green street. 125 feet west of Cough, oifereu
by Bovee, Toy & Co.; cottage, 5l4 nm
street, near Castro, lot 25x114, offered by
William Buttertield & Co.. lot 114XlO5, max
corner of Sanchez and Cumberland streets,
offered by O'Farrell & Lang; residence,
1413 California street. lot q :6x13l 70, offered
by McAfee, Baldwin 81 Hammond: three
IOt5, 20, - ana - .JN loI 20, on oOuth StNS -
Lombard street, 1871 Is feet east OF Hyde,
offered by Joost, Mertens " Co.; residence,
$40 Bush street, between Mason ana IaylOI,
lot 25x137 IS, offered by W. l. Morgan " Co.,
corner and three lots on northeast corner Oh
Florida and Santa Clara streets, lots zoA1o,
offered by G. Ii. Umbsen q Co.; residence,
Clay avenue, between Powell and Stockton
streets, lot 40X56:9 and l. 2X20, offered ny
ShainWald. Buckbee u Co.; two lots IN
Paramount Tract, on Palmer and Cuenery
streets, 50X95, offered by O'Farreil " Lang.
O'Farrell ~ Lang report the following
sales: Northeast corner Sacramento anu
Buchanan, 6S:9X127 :SA, for S1S,OOO-the
buyer Will build an elegant residence on the
lot; lot and improvements, north side OF
Washington, east of Powell, 24X5l Il, for
$500; residence built by K. ID. Cranst0n,
southwest corner Page and Cole, for
S11,5O0; residence built by X. ID. Cranston
ON Ashbury, near Waller. for $4,000; portion
of Outside Block 1915, for S3S2j.
Morris & Merston have removed TO 10
Post street, Real Estate Exchange Building.
They will give special attention to property
adjoining the Leland Stanford Jr. UnlVer-
sty.
Jacob Heymau and wife leave to-day for
two weeks trip to the southern part OF
the State.
P. A. Dolan reports excellent sales for
outside lots.
the Carnall- FitZhugh- Hopkins Company
will have the largest excursion of the season
to Palo Alto next Saturday. Since PreSl-
dent for the university has been selected
there are more inquiries for property In this
lOcality.
The morning call., 1891-03-26

Senator VOORHEES, of Amador, whose home
is at Suffer Greek, says that laborer en-
ployed in one of the mills at that place has
in his home one OF the strangest families
Of animals in existence. The head Of the
family is an old cat, who is the mother of a
thrifty family of five kittens; but, in spite
of the cares of motherhood, she has taken
it upon herself TO provide for rat which
she has taken under her protection. During
a storm some two months ago, half-grown
rat, lame and nearly drowned, crawled into
the house, evidently in search OF food and
shelter, and by some chance made its way
to the place where the old cat lay snugly on
a heap of sacks with her family. Strangely,
the mother seemed touched with pity over
the condition of the wanderer, and instead
of attacking him she co0ly made room for
him and did everything to relieve his suf-
feTrings. The rat displayed every sign of
gratitude, and the miners family, when
they discovered the intruder. were so struck
with surprise that they forbade any one to
disturb them The result was that the rat
chose to remain with his uew-fOrmed friends,
and has now become as docie as his foster
II other. A warm attachment seems TO have
sprung up between the two, and the rat has
grown fat and lazy, wandering about as il
suits its fancy, and evidently pleased with
his new surroundings.
The morning call., 1891-03-26

A number Of ship captains sat in the Occi-
dental Hotel reading-room yesterday and
discussed the question of the superiority OF
inferiority of various rigs for a-going YES
sells. Said one of them, a grizzled old vet
eran, who boosted of thirty-five years spent
as man and boy at sea: Il have been down
to look at the new five-masted schooner
which has Just come in from trip around
the Horn, and l was greatly interested in
her. She is a remarkable vessel in many
ways, but there is one cause that will Ope-
rate to make the rig unpopular She has
developed remarkable sailing qualities and
all that, but there is not an insurance COM
pany in the world that will take a risk on
a schooner on trip of that kind. 1t takes
pretty sturdy vessel to weather the Horn
ordinarily, and while schooner5 may be sea-
worthy in general way, it is a notorious
fact that they carry small crews in proper
ton to their tonnage, and for this reason
they are not regarded with favor. The Horn
trip, as you know, is a most trying one, and
the risk at all times is great, so that the
companies are very wary in taking chances. "
The morning call., 1891-03-26
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific states and Ter
ritOrie5.


bflet notes from racine states anu
..,,,4
Not less than $40 houses are oeIllS puiIt
in Olympia, Wash
The Salem Oregon Statesman was forty
years o'd last Saturday
The keel of a three-masted schooner was
laid at Aberdeen, Wash, last week. 1t Will
cost $40 600.
In adoptinr n new charter last Monday the
people voted in favor OF changing the name
of the city TO Spokane.
One fruit cannery at Salem, Oregon, is
working ON 1000, O6O cans for the seasons
croD of fruit ana vegetables
The prane-prowcrs of Santa Clara County
have decided to form a co-operatiye associa-
tiOn TO handle their own goods
D,niol u Wells oor,taIor IN tho Tvalva
Anosfies and n noted Mormon leader. died
nj salt Lake CITY ON Tuesday.
deIipora,t list of shareholders in a
botaI co,niianv was unfinished in T,os Anpe
les nm Nondov. II footed mn 500 10.
Tho portIand Oregonion sevs tho gomh-
lo-1 of tbaf citI cnnfTiMltad or iaoSt son o0o
20 s,va sd oIiar from tho goiIowe
~ rTe,I,o - =; Lri.,,.,,
Conntv are mines 0f GoId silver lead CON
ner1 coal. iron. asbestos ana aluminium.
,r1, - e. chi,,,s, o,,ia,-ad =, .,,
NV Diirrso nio ~ "o .I,o
nelilcl' oa,heis IN HiTh,,'s oans iol .iio oen
iis Season 700 60 poo ~ Ho '"Hei' eNpe0' !"
pu ~, up i'0oo,VO =, on, ~,
The Seattle Board OF Health condemned
carload Ol IOSs jus' arrived i
I t of INA iaSt 1yor anu my Weie az
hliltu. LUG "u'n'"i' "e4o ''0A WIN nOs
eHOi'i"'
oiA Vi te crew utsefttu the seallii8
schooner, Ethei iast rlday on cape Mendo-
emo. helr poaI was swamped ana TWO
meae ,.o LOW e,'' iNe DoaS VI ''sepn 0un
was leco'efeu'
Reports from the Zuni country to Alou-
queique. n; HeX., give gloomy accounts OF
losses by sheep anu cattle men IN that part
OIL tne country caused Dy heaVy Snow-storms
ana lack oil Ieed.
Some prospectors found the skeleton of a
man last Thursday on the North Fork Can
yon, Plumas County, eight miles below the
mouth OF Yellow Creek. 1t is thought 10 be
The morning call., 1891-03-26

Earl Raymond, Churchill Prior, Emerson
Dyer Jr., Clarke Bradford, Arthur L.
White, Arthur Moore, Maynard Clarke,
Frank Cookson, Walter Averell, Arthur
Terrell. George Young, Leon Ensign,
George Sleeper. Edward GlrZlDonsNy, Al
fred Gurrey, Wallace Gould, Lawrence
Society Personals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Flood will soon leave the
Palace for their country residence at Menlo
Park.
Drs. Robinson and bernstein. who left
New York on the Spree on the 4th inst,
reached England on the 18th.
Mr.. Samuel NJ. Russell is in Jerusalem.
His health is good, and ne is enjoying his
trip thoroughly.
Lawrence Parsons, third Earl Of Rose and
Baron of Germantown, arrived yesterday
aad is at the Palace Hotel. He is the
owner Of the largest rejecting telescope in
the world, and is, like his father, an en-
here is the Lick Observatory on Mount
Hamilton.
Colonel II. L Babcock visited Fresno on
Monday.
Mrs. W. T. Ellis and Miss Hope Ellis have
come down to this city from ,Marysyllle'
Judge A. b. Hunt, former resident OIL
East Oakland and on several occasions can
didate for the Superior Court bench, has re-
moved to Alameda and built handsome
residence on Grand street.
Mrs. A. NJ. Burns and her daughter, Miss
Daisy Burns, are at Byron Springs.
Misses Gertrude and Alice Ames, who
have been passing the winter IN New ork.
have returned to their home in Ross Valley.
Mrs, Henry Mclean Martin will occupy
her cottage at Santa Cruz early In the sea-
son.
General and Mrs J. II. Dickinson have
decided TO pass the summer at Santa Cruz.
Mr.. 5. Gump will leave for Europe during
the latter part of the month, and VIII re-
main away all summer.
Hon. and Mrs. W w. Morrow are en-
route from Washington, d. c., to this city,
via the Southern route.
Miss Florence Pierce of Santa Clara is
visiting Mrs. W. j. Casey at the Hotel
PleaSantOn.
Mayor George NJ. Scott, the first Gentle
Mayor Of Salt Lake City, visited the family
OF Senator Whitney lew days since and
will return TO Salt Lake in a few days.
Colonel Mark L. Mcdonald, Commits
sioner at Large to the Worlds Fair, left
Monday for Chicago to attend a meeting of
the Commission. He goes to Chicago over
the Santa Fe route and returns over the
Canadian Pacific to this coast. He will be
absent over n month.
Miss StephanIe Whitney has returned
from Santa Barbara, where she has been
SIJuuiuluE IuI lfe pstSl lew Weeks. MISS
Violet Whitney returned on Monday from
San Jose.
Mrs. NJ. A. Healy viii accompany her
husband. Captain Healey of the United
States revenue cutter Bear, on this seasons
cruise IN the Arctic. They will leave this
city on Saturday next.
Mrs. Nellie Scott and family, of Oakland,
have come for weeks visit to Mrs. and the
Misses Lizzie anu Mary Canh1m of this city.
Miss Maud Davenport. is visiting her sis
ter. Mrs. E. 5. Van Pelt of Stockton.
Mrs. f. Duhring is visiting her parents,
ex-MayOr and Mrs Stearns of Santa Barbara.
Mrs. NJ. Deane has been visiting Mrs.
Schaefer of GiIroy.
The morning call., 1891-03-26
NEW CITY PRISON.
Much OF the Work Nearing Completion.
An Immense Place.

Much OF the Work Nearing Completion.
An Immense Place.
The fairly bewildering maze of apart
ments on the basement floor Of the new
City Hall Larkin-street wing, to be used as
prison, is beginning TO assume shape, and
many of the rooms look as if they would be
habitabe in month or two more. Some OF
them have flooring and dozen or more have
received their first coat of plaster. The
enormous iron work of the cells is partly
completed and in position, while an army of
mechanics are hammering away on the un-
finished portion. The rooms nearest COM
pletion are on the extreme sOutherly end OF
the wing, that 1t is now understood viii he
used for hospital purposes. The wOrkmen
have nearly finished with the first coat of
plaster.
Few can realize the extent of room in this
new prison without giving it a personal
visit. To say that the quarters at present
used as prison under the old City Hall
could be Inst from view in a dozen different
places would be no eXaggerati on.
The morning call., 1891-03-26
Good in Either Case.

"Strange, how easily some people take
offense," unused Clinton Jones Of the Rock
Island, as he leaned over the counter at the
Occidental last night and thoughtfully eyed
the register. NOW, an incident occurred
to day. A slight explanation of mine
caused man to grow angry, and Pm sure
meant well. A pale, thin gentleman came
into my office and bought ticket to Chi
cago. He had most -begone look, and
as he slowed the ticket away in his pocket
he shook his head ruefully and said: ON
dear, how weak [ am. I'm afraid | shall
die before / can use this ticket.
!" 1t wont make particle of difference,
I kindly explained, the ticket is just as
good for a corpse
I" The man glared at me and strobe ont in
anger. Now | meant well, but he failed tC
appreciate my remark"
The morning call., 1891-03-26
GEORGE SMITHS RING.
Emma Connors Held to Answer for Max
ing OF with 1t.

A.
ing OF With 1t.
IL was full" unblushingly explained
Emma COnnors with a smile, when asked
regarding her condition on the afternoon of
the day upon which she walked off with a
gold ring, the property of George Smith.
Emma is rather good looking, but in other
matters cannot be likened to Caesars wife,
and then she has peculiar conception of
the eighth commandment She admitted
that she kept the ring, but claimed that her
intent was not dishonest.
Tive of her companions, Lottie and Jen-
ME Collins, equally fair, and from their tes-
timOny probably quite as frail, tried to help
her out of her trouble, but her appearance
and statements were against her, and she
was held in $1,000 bail Her smile vanished
at the judicial order, and she sobbed as she
walked down to the cells, clad in tailor
made dress of a decidedly Sporty pattern.
For SERVICES RENDERED.. b. Downing
has sued Edward and Frank j. Owens to re-
cover $3.50 for services rendered.
The morning call., 1891-03-26
Beautifylng One soldiers, Home.

The Veterans Home in Napa County is
being very much improved aud beautiied by
the planting on the grounds Of 1000 fruit
and shade trees and 1OOpalms. A serpentine
roadway, connecting the main building,
memorial cottage and the new hospital, and
extending to the public road, is being con-
structed. When its border of shade trees Is
well grown it will make beautiful avenue
The hospital has been completely furnished
and is now occupied by twenty-five patients
The main reservoir. with n capacity of 200,-
000 gallons, is nearly completed. There are
$40 inmates at the home
The morning call., 1891-03-26

last Tuesday evening the bond question was
considered, and report will be given the
Board of Trustees so that an ordinance may
be framed calling an election to decide
whether or not bonds shall be issued.
The will of Benjamin F. Winner has been
filed for probate. His estate is valued at
Magnw and wife, for taking care of him
during his last illness. Winner disOwned
his son, who, he says in the will, deserted
him years ago, and is supposed to be some
where il the East.
The morning call., 1891-03-26

WILL SELL THIS DAY,
Thursday ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. March 26, 1891.
AT IL O'Clock A. NJ,
AT 1867 MARKET ST., NEAR SEVENTH.
ALI OF THE.
Elegant Parlor. Bedroom and Dining room
Il u R III L II II f Il.
Rosewood Piano, French-Plate Mantel
Mirrors, ParIor Sets in satin Broca-
teIie and other ftncy covers.
Parlor Sofas, Divans, Easy Chairs and Fancy
Rockers; Eastern Walnut and Ebony Bedroom
Sets with French beveied Mirrors: Clipper Sprin
and Hair Mattresses Pillows. Blankets and other
Bedding; Walnut Folding Bed; Eastern Walnut
and Oak Wardrobes: Chinoners; Writing Desk;
Pedestal Extension Table, with sdeboard and chairs
TO match Body Brussels and Tapestry CarnetS ana
Rugs; odd Walnut and Oak Bedsteads and Bureaus
Hall and Stair Carpets; Fine Range. with water
back and warming oven; Crockery and Glassware
and large line OF other Fine Furniture. etc,
formerly contained in the residence of Mrs. DIR
II WILLIAM BUTTERFIeI.D. Anetioneer.
The morning call., 1891-03-26
BerkeleY.

The proposed lowering of the liquor license
will call forth high-license ticket at the
spring election. This ticket will, no doubt,
be carried and will receive some support
from the West End.
Al the meeting Of the Board Of Education
The morning call., 1891-03-26

A NEW 0RANGE.ScALE.-lnspe Craw OF
the State Board of Horticulture has recently dis.
covered a new orange.scae, the Mytllapsis glo-
veri, on some Japanese orange trees. The trees
have been destroyed.
The morning call., 1891-03-26
AHearx Death Recnrd.

There were iorty deaths reported at the
Health Office yesterday. nearly double the
usual number. Consumption was the cause
of thirteen, pneumonia four and diphtheria
four. About dozen new cases of diph-
liberia were also reported. but the fact that
so few deaths have occurred from the disease,
rs compared with the total mortality,
prompts the health authorities to believe
that it is not in its usual dangerous form
now
The morning call., 1891-03-26
BILLIARD TABLES!

TOR SALE BY 20 PER CENT LESS THAN ANY
Il other house in city; Sl00 upward business estab
lished 1886; gold medals awarded 1882, 1888. 1881
r. LIESENEELD. 945 Folsom Sc
No drummers. DIS SuTuTh 6m Up
The morning call., 1891-03-26

The City Council reconsidered last even
ing its action with reference to the electric
franchise of Vauderconk. Sessions and
others, and passed the ordinance to print
so that both il and the Meek franchises are
now passed to print, and it is left with tie
new Council TO decide which shall have the
right Of way over the Eighth street bridge.
The sum of $4,000 was transferred to the
general from the salary fund.
The announcement is made that Judge
John Ellsworth, who presides in Depart
ment Of the Superior Court, will shortly
take unto himself a wife. The lady who
will be his bride is a resident of Alameda.
The wedding will occur soon, although the
exact date has not yet been decided upon.
Joe Whistler, an engineer of the local,
was taken to hospital last night with a
badly crushed foot. He was jostled off a
local car by crowd on the platform as the
train was coming into the Point station
from the Mole.
The newly elected members of the City
Council caucused on Tuesday night and j.
w. Nelson of the Third Ward was the
choice Of the majority for President of the
Council.
The San Ramon branch Of the Southern
Pacific Company, from Avon TO Peasauton,
has been completed to Walnut Greek.
The morning call., 1891-03-26
Alameda.

Inc new E0clndl ScnOOl-HOuSe, corner OF
Santa Clara avenue and Bay street, is now
occupied.
Rev. Father Newell of Benicia is of1lciat-
ing at ST. Joseph's Church during the ill
ness OF the pastor, Rev. Father McNaboe.
The Board of Education has decided to
recommend Miss Mary II. Mclean to the
Stale Board for a life diNoma.
The charges which j. A. Leonard made
against the schools of this city are OCCASION
ing much comment. The Board of Educa-
ton does not think that they are justified,
and the discussion between the board and
Mr.. Leonard will be resumed on Tuesday
evening.
Rudolph Palmer was tried yesterday in
Justice Swasey's court on charge of bat
terry preferred by his wife. She, howe yer,
failed to appear against him, and the only
witnesses called were their two sons. Each
testified that he did not see his father a buse
his mother, and the Justice dismissed the
charge.
The attorney of the California Improyes
ment Company has examined into the qaes-
ton whether Railroad avenue is an open
and public street, and reports that il is
such. The company desired this informa-
ton before putting in any bids for its i'm
prOVement. Its Improvement, however, is
yet in the future
Work has not yet been commenced upon
the steel bridge which the Government Will
erect across the tidal canal out at the foot
of Park street. Before the foundation can
be laid 1t will be necessary TO pump out the
100000 gallons of water which accumu-
lated III the cut during the winter months,
and no preparations have been made as yet
to d. this.
Interest in municipal politics continues to
increase, and those who favor $500 license
on saloons are anxious to- see who will be
the nominees for Trustees Of the high-li-
cense convention, which will meet to-mOr-
row evening. No one has yet been named
against City Marshal Rogers. and it is not
likely that he will have an opponent. The
same can be said of City Assessor Smith. or
City Treasurer there are three aspirants-
Thomas A. Smith QncumbenD, NJ. S. Taylor
and James Il. Barber. There are also three
aspirants for City Recordcr-E. o. Crosby,
Charles Uzuay and Robert McGoun. Messrs
ID. l.. Randolph, J. L. Forderer and Joseph
Knowland are prominently mentioned as
candidates for City Trustee ON the high
license ticket.