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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-15
CLERICAL CLUBS.
Weekly Meetings OF Ministers of Various
Denominations.

weekly Meetings OF ministers OF Various
Denominations.
The Presbyterian Ministerial Union met
yesterday morning and discussed the differ
ent UNCONVENTIONAL hymnbooks in use, but
without recommendation. Next Monday
Rev. Ii. A. Ketchum of Berkeley will read
paper ON flow to Make Prayer-meetings
More Interesting and Profitable"
Rev. W. Z. Polk addressed the Baptist
Association upon the subject of church
work in the Northwest. He was followed
by Rev. Felix Mays, a missionary from
India, who asked the cooperation of the
ministers In his lab0rs. A paper was ais O
read upon 'lnterden 0minational CO-opera-
ton of State Missions"
The Methodist ministers were addressed
by Rev. L. Filben upon 1.-The Decline of
Ethical Preaching" in the course of which
he inferentially ceDsured wOrshipers who
patti onized streetcars on Sunday. Rev. W.
w. Case defended the use OF cars when
going 10 or from church. and Rev. +. Cheno-
with scored sensational sermons.
Instead Of discussing religious topics, the
members OF the Congregational Club de-
voted their meeting yesterday TO the state
ments of a real estate owner, who desired to
sell the reverend gentlemen lots ia SOnoma
County, where they could take their fami-
lies during their summer vacations.
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HOW TO INVEST YOUR SAVINGS
And Get Per Cent Net Annually and
Hnnp.

And Get Per Cent Net Annually and
Home.
IL these days of the rapid accumulation Of
money in savings banks with the small
interest returned to the depOsitor now, and
a chance of its growing stu smaller, how
often we hear people say, II wish / could
Invest my savings where il would be safe
and yet return me a larger rate of interest d"
We can show you exactly how this can be
done.
Naturally, perhaps a certain class of people
seek a savings bank because they consider
it. being a bank, as safe. This, generally
speaking. is true, but it is also true there
are other securities to be had, paying a
higher rate Of interest and just as absolutely
sale to invest your money in as any savings
bank in existence. California is developing
rapidly ana SOlldly, but there Is not as yet
sufficient capital here to meet the growing
demands Tor money. no matter how gilt
edge the securities offered may be. De-
p0slts made in savings banks are simply
loaned out again on real estate, city or
country, so that is really the security the
dep0sitors have and the source from which
their dividends are paid.
Now. we have been appointed agents for
the Alessandro Orange Grove and Fruit
Company Of San BernaTdino County, Cal.
This is an incorporated COMPANY, Ia stock
pays guaranteed s per cent annual divi.
dendS for seven years. 1t is coupon stock,
per cent payable the first OF ADril aud the
1st Of October OF each year. The coupons
can be detached and collected anywhere.
At the end OF The seven years you own a
portion Of a full bearing orange grove
which can be cut mp and divided pro rata
among the stockholders, so that each has or
can have all income bearing home, or the
company can continue as a company and
declare dividends from annual sales of fruit,
estimated at from 10 10 10 per cent yearly.
The property of this company consists of
200 acres, the largest orange grove in the
world, all planted now and all supplied with
abundant water, and under the finest posi-
bic management. This whole improved
property. rapidly increasing in value, is the
backing for your money could you or a
bank have any choicer security? The first
company formed - the Redlands Orange
Grove Company-started three years ago on
the same plan and by the same solid men.
has become so popular as an investment
that its stock was lately sold East at Sll0
per share, with rising tendency. The
stock OF the Alessandro Grove Company il
moving steadily, and without doubt within
two years will also bring premium. II is
now held not only in California, but largely
in Connecticut and New England. The
price OF this stack now is 500 per share and
accrued interest, the next coupon payable
April 1. 1t is a solid safe investment for
you. II pays you per cent net every year.
Investigate it. Have your 5hrewdest friend
investigate il. Then write or apply to US
for any further information concerning it,
Respectfully, q. w. MEADE IL Co,
Agents for the company,
132 Market street San Francisco
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The Largest and HdniSOnGSt
Establishment on the
Pacific Coast.
TR0UT-FISHING.
The Country Club and Paper-MilI Cree
Fish From r State Hatchery.

FIsh FROM n state hatchery.
In reference to an article which appeared
In Sundays sporting department of THE
CALL on angling and the sequestration OF
streams by a syndicate of anglers, letter
has been received from one of the Fish
Commissioners, which explains the position
of the Commissioners and the Country Club
as regards the proposed scheme. The Com
missioner writes:
Asregards Paper-mill Creek, / can assure you,
as member OF The Country Club. that the plan
ming Of scheme for the fishing rights Of Paper
mill and Lagunltas streams has never entered
the MUD of any member OF the Country Club,
nor has Ii ever been contemplated.
/ have been trying hard 10 find ont who the
syndicate IS. j understood from notice that
appeared In a paper of last week that such syn
dieate has been formed, but who the members
are. certain gentlemen, who own property on the
creek, for some reason or other. desire to keep
secret The County Club, however, has moth
log 10 do with the scheme proposed.
Regarding tie reported stocking OF streams
ana lakes on the Country CUBS property with
only stocking OF fish which the Country Club has
undertaken was last year. when they planted
their lakes and 1000 In Bear Valley Creek. All
OF these fish were obtained by the club from Mr..
George 7. Mills, the Fish Commissioner OF the
State OF Nevada, and the Board OF Fish Com
missioners were not connected with II directly
or Indirectly.
The club has also planted some 400 bass IN
by members of the club from Menlo Park. by
permission OF Mr.. Flood, and the Fish Commits
sion had nothing 10 do with this In any way.
10 reference TO the patrolliug OF Paper mill
Creek by Deputy Fish Commissioners i can
state that watch has been kept only on that
stretch OF water which lies between Tocooma
and Point Reyes, as reports have come ire
Quently that considerable p0aching WAS done
between these points.
1t will undoubtedly please the large fra
ternity Of anglers who delight in spending a
leisure day in the quiet aud exhilarating
pastime Of rout-fshing on Paper-miIl
Greek that the Country Club will Gin no.
wise connec. itself in a manner to prevent
brother sportsmen from enjoying pastime
which is so much sought after by gentlemen
who are not associated with clubs Oh
syndcates."
1t is the intention of the Commissioners
to stock all streams within easy reach of the
Bear Valley hatchery that are public
waters with the choicest of game fishes, and
1t is to be hoped that the residents adjoining
these creeks wherein these fishes will be
placed will do all in their power to protect
the little infant fishes until such time as
they become large and strong in proportion
TO look out for themselves.
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THE ELECTRICIAN SYSTEM.
An Electrician Says That the People of
This City VIII Have to Be Educated.

This City VIII Have to Be Educated.
An electrician, who was yesterday super
intending tie laying of the ground wires
and connections with the rails of the Metro
politan Railway Company that are being
laid on Eddy street and on Mason street,
near Market. remarked to a representative
of THE CALL that there is nothing of which
the people of this city know so little as
they DO Of the electrician system. They
will have 10 be educated up to IL" he said,
"and | have no doubt that it will take some
time before they thoroughly understand It,.
There seems to be an impression that there
Is danger in riding on an electric car unless
the passengers are extremely careful. or
course, that Is only Imagination. ] have
studied the electric system for a number of
years and have yet 10 hear of an accident
occurring to a passenger through electricity.
The motor which Is used on the cars Is in-
closed by shield in such a manner that
every one IS protected from the current
And as 10 the current remaining in the rails,
rs some people think 1t does. that Is absurd.
lie pointed TO a copper wire the size OF a
lead pencil and Ibid In the sand under the
ties midway between the rails and connected
TO the rails by means of branch wires placed
sixteen feet apart. These are called bonds.
We'll, continued the speaker, 'the current
passes off through the means OF this wire.
and the moment that a car has passed over
rail the current goes out OF Ii through the
wire L have shown you. The only portion
of the rails that is charged is that portion
or which the car is, and at no time is more
OF the rails charged than what is covered by
the length of the car so you see there cal-
not be any accident from that source"
This portion of the road, on which
seventy-five men are engaged, will be fin
ished in about ten DAYS.
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HlGH-PRICED SERVICES.
An Investigation of the Business Meth
DDS OF John r. Burris.


DDS OF John r. BurrIs.
Judge Hunt has before him a case going
again to show the extraordinary business
methods pursued by John +. Burris in his
dealings with clients. The case is that OF
Fannie Nj. Rehart against John Molloy and
Z. l.. Kelley, and Burris is waiting to be
cross-examined as to particul airs regarding
the remarkable claims which he has put in
for services rendered.
Ihe plaintiff is a married woman who is
not living with her husband, because. she
says. he has wantonly deserted her. In Sep
TENDER. 1888, she had business relations
with Burris, and, as she claims, loaned him
5000 on a note, payable In one day without
grace. which the defendants named In
dorsed. To secure this one of his many
notes 10 clients, he gave her a mortgage on
property in Sonoma County, subject, how
ever, TO prior mortgage held by the Bank
OF Headsburg, which. in the course Of
events. had sued 10 foreclOse.
Mrs. Rehart interviewed on October &c,
loyU ana recovered judgment on the note
but unfortunately for her the property
mortgaged was sold eleven days before by
the Sheriff to satisfy the mortgage lien of
tile bank. amounting TO S1237 81, leaving of
| course nothing TO pay her judgment, amount
| ing at this time to $50. Thus it is that she
| Is seeking redress from the ndOrsers.
Mr. Burris denies the soft impeachment
| that he borrowed the money, but pretends
| that, anticipating services which he would
render her, she voluntarily deposited the
| money with him and he gave the security in
| question. He turns on her aud sues for
| S4S21 30, claiming that she owes 7. &.
! Murphy $1,000 for legal services, payment
of which fell due in October, 1890, and
which was assigned 10 him; also that she
! owes him since July, 1890, $500 more for
! legal services and even money advanced,
| which lumped-up claims have been assigned
| to the defendants, who in their cross-com-
! plant demand judgment.
In general way only Mr.. Burris has
! given the items on which the claims for
/ services are based, and he has not been
| modest in placing the figures for such serv-
! ices. He prosecuted her suit for divorce in
| Oregon and duly lost ii, for the separation
was granted TO the husband. For this he
| asks only $1,000. He subsequently under
took to find her another pTovider, and for
making inquiries regarding the ahteeedents
of one DAY" as a likely husband SOD is
| his demand, and for patrOniZing a marriage
| bureau and conducting correspondence
| with men who desired to become husbands
| he wants Sl25.
Then he brought replevin suit to re-
| cover from the dissecting- room Of medical
college the remains of a cousin OF Mrs
| Rehart, said remains having been identified
by the handiwOrk of a dentist, who had
filed her teeth with gold. For this grue-
! some piece of professional and amateur de-
! tectiye work he wants $3.50, and lastly, for
| twenty-three consultations at s. each he
| asks Sll5.
Mr.. Burris says he also advanced money.
| but I'VE and took no receipts and has no
| vouchers to prove his various assertions.
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Licenses 10 marry have been issued as
follows:
Benito Darcia and Transito Larios, 62-32.
William Tocher and Maggie Ingram, 28-26.
Serafino Lanini and Mary Bartoni, 23-24.
John j. Coleman and Sadie A. Meyers,
30-2l.
Frederick W. Brooks and Emma Michel
son. 26-2l.
George W. Seaman and Grace n. Stanton,
26-20.
Josiah S. Merchant and Nellie 0'Day,
$50.
Max d. Israel and Henrietta Brsuer. 80
%
Arturio Bagi and Jennie de Martini, 81
"a
Isaac Alexander and Lena Davis. 24-20
Adolph Petry and Anna Fauss, 25-1S.
Theodore Korner and Lizzie EZgers. 32-22.
CahereTheno ZaZZI and Katie de Benne-
dett 22-22.
Ralph Z. Jones and May Brannan, 22-20.
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HARPER ARRAIGNED.
His Application TO lie Released on Ii ali
Is Withdraw by His Attorney.

His Application TO he Released on Bail
Is Withdraw by His Attorney.
Samuel w. Harper, the park policeman
who killed Harry de Greayer on January
3Oth, was before Judge Murphy yesterday
and pleaded guilty 10 the charge of murder.
Immediately after the arraignment the
prisoners attorney, George A. knight.
stated TO the Judge that he wished to with
draw his application for Harper's release
on bali. He explained that when he made
the application he did not know the case
was to be tried by Judge Murphy. Now
that it had been assigned to his court any
action in regard TO the application, whether
granting or denying 1t. would be regarded
as prejudice, and he did not wish the Judge
placed in any such awkward position.
The application was dismissed without
prejudice and Harper was escorted back to
the City Prison by policeman.
The District Attorney does not understand
why the Chief of Police retains the custody
Of Harper. He says it is customary for the
Sheriff to take charge Of prisoners after
arrairnmant
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RESCUED A KIDNAPER.
superintendent Kane Overpowered by an
Ignorant street Mob.

Some three weeks ago Richard Joseph
Mooney, aged years, was taken from the
custody of disreputable woman at Ri
Hunt street. and committed to the San
Rafael Orphan Asylum. At the wharf the
boy WAS taken away from the messenger by
a man who escaped in the crowd.
Nothing more was seen or heard OF the
boy until yesterday afternoon. Superln-
tendent Kane of the Youths Directory was
walking along Grant avenue when he saw q
woman leading the boy along. He stopped
the woman. who resisted so Violently that a
crowd was attracted Many of the spec
tators. who did not understand the nature
OF the trouble, assisted the woman and boy
to escape. Kane, who is q police officer
struggled bravely against the overwhelm-
ing odds. Oae of those who assisted the
woman was Jacob Hanok, who keeps a
rawnshop at pa Grant avenue. Kane ar
rested him for resisting an officer and dis
tIrbing the peace. Hanok secured his re-
lease by depositing $40 cash bail.
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H0RSEMEN In COURT.
The Price of the Sorrel Diamond Sub
ject of Litigation.

Inc OF Inc sOrrei diamond q Sub
ject of Litigation.
Not a few Of the horsemen of the city at
tended TIE trial yesterday before Judge Gar
Der Of the case of H. b. Slocum against j. J.
Crooks to enforce the terms of an agreement
made in September, 1891, 10 buy the sorrel
horse Diamond at the agreed price Of $1,000.
The horse was given i'm the possession of
Crooks for ten days with the right to use
and buy, and if he chose to run him in a
race that he could do SO on the payment of
$3.50. which would be credited on the pur-
chase price. Another part of the agreement
was that if the animal should be hurt dur
ing the six DAYS. and while in the care of
Crooks, he should pay the full price, as If he
had purchased the sorrell. 1t appears that
the horse was guaranteed a record of 30,
and so Crooks entered him for races at Sac
ramento on the 10Th Of September, 1891, hut
he was woefully beaten In the three heats,
and on the following day severely injured
about tine head, wherefore Slocum wants
the balance Of $3.50, claiming that Crooks
did not know how to handle him in the
race. The latter pleads that the horse was
in the same condition after the race as il
was before, and that it was injured when
sold to bin.
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He Is Working Under Authority.

A. L. Backman, the contractor. has an
swered the complaint of the city and county
to enioin him from grading Market street,
near Fourteenth. and disturbing the side
walks aud roadbed, and denies even that
the city has ''the sole control to, or servi-
tudes. or easements in the various public
streets or thorOughfares." He admits that
he will for time obstruct free use of the
street and travel thereon, but affirms that
the th0roughfare will be greatly benefit ed
and improved, and the value of property
enhanced. He also shows that the work is
being prosecuted under authority.
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LITTLE STREET MUSICIANS.
cruel Parents who Live in Luxury Upo
Their Earnings.


Their Earnings.
A cruel remunerative practice on the part
Of hard hearted parents was checked yes
terday by Officer Holbrook of the Society
for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Children.
For many months Antonio Christafano
and his wife Guatemala have lived in ease
and elegance on Dupont street, near Union,
upon the money gathered in by their three
children, who were sent out daily as street
musicians. The oldest of the three chill
dren, Christina, aged Is years, played an
accordion, while Mollie, aged s. and Antonio,
aged 6, sang. The little ones often cried
bitterly while compelled to sing and beg at
all hours of the day aud night.
Officer Holbrook put stop to the inhu-
man practice yesterday by arresting Mrs.
Christafano and her daughter Christina for
causing minors to perform and beg on the
public streets.
Christafano made himself hard to find yes
terday, but will be arrested when found by
the officers. The two little children will be
cared for by the society.
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Beats the Record for Interest.

The record for usurious interest has been
broken according to complaint filed in thu
Superior Court by Fred Gamma against +
Brarens to recover $500 OF note of ths
18th OF March, 1888, promising to pay tina
sum one day after date. but with interest a
the rate OF 20 per cent per month unit
paid. Under the law of this State IL ap.
pears that money-borrow may promise
TO pay any rate of interest imaginable and
he may be held liable under bis agreement
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-15
Weir saed for nj. nsb,s.

John K. Spring has sued Albert j. Weir
and several other corporations and persons
TO recover 5000 on note OF March 4, 1890
payable six years without grace. and
secured by the Excelsior Loan Association,
and 10 foreclose on six lots in its homeste ad
tract. The association transferred the note
and mortgage TO Spring on February 6
1892. second cause OF action is based on
the loan OF $1,000 by Spring TO the defendant
on February %, 1891. secured by mort
Vienna street and Russia avenue, which is
part Of the property contained in the
first mortgage,
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The Chiuess Win.

Attorney Riordan received a telegram yes
terday to the effect that the case of Ian Ow
-Bew had been decided by the United States
Supreme Court adverse to the United States.
This is a reversal Of the United States
Circuit Courts decision as affirmed by the
United States Circuit Court Of Appeals
This means that Chinese may enter the
United States on Chinese consular GER
tf6cafae
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drunken companion came home at night.
entered her bedroom. and this stranger IT,
sisted on kissing her. Pullman did not re-
sent this insult to his better half. 1t was
also in testimony that she was made dis
gusted with his unclean and Incorporate
hal
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-15
Traffic Was Delayed

A CARLOAD of bricks was dumped on the
track of the Sutter-street Railway yeSter-
day afternoon owing to the drivers care
lessness in falling to insert the pin that
holds the body OF the cart to the shafts
I he driver tumbled with the load and re-
ceived some slight injuries. The accident
caused traffic on the road TO be delayed
Az ~ min
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Drowning of Grant O. Coursep.

An inquest was held yesterday in the case
of Grant o. CoGrsen. the seaman, whose
body was found floating in the bay last
Saturday. q. A. Coursen, father Of the de-
ceased, told how he had signed articles to
ship to Nanaimo. The last time lie saw the
deceased was when he loaned him some
money to pay the expressage on baggage
sent to the wharf. The Coroner's jury
found that submersioD. under unknown
circumstances, caused death. Deceased was
q years old aud a native Of Sacramento.
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Mrs. Cardeli Was Insane,

An inquest was held yesterday in the case
OF Mrs. Minnie III. Cardall, the aged woman
who drowned herself In a batbtub at her
home, 1909 San Carlos avenue. last Satur-
day. The testimony showed that she had
been insane at times for over a year. A
verdict OF suicide while temporarily insane
was rendered by the Coroner's jury.
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There VIII Be Objection "Ifn

On Saturday last Judge Murphy an
nouuced that he alone would decide Sidney
Bells motion for a new trial. In view of
the fact that judges Trout and Slack have
sat with him through the entire hearing the
District Attorney thinks they should have
voice in the decision, aud If they do not
he intimates that there Will be vigorous
protest, no matter which way 1t is decided.
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from Pier 40. North River.
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Steerage tickets TO and from all parts OF Euroos
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Good accommodation always be secured Jl
application 10 WILLIAMS, DIMoND & Co.
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"K,nrv McManus, Case.

The preliminary examination Of king"
Frank MeManus OF the Potrero, on charge
OF assault. to murder, was commenced
yesterday During a scrimmage on the
night Of February 22, he fired a shot at his
case will go on in Police Court to-day.
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Duf,u Held for Mansiaughter.

Judge Rix rendered decision yesterday
in the case of j. Nj. Dufau, charged with
murder in causing the death Of James Dri-
nan by showing him over a SecOnd-stre
embankment. Dufau was committed for
trial on a charge of manslaugkter, bail being
set in the sum Of $4,000.
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be ready for couple of months Further
cover S75,275 and $4,000 damages for in
1urles ana losses sustained in the collision of
the Oceanic and City of Chester steamers
during 1890