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FRATERNAL NOTES.
Meeting of Islam Temple, A. A.
O. N. NJ. s., To. Morrow Night.

Doric Lodge. No. PIG F. and A NJ, at its
called meeting last Saturday evening, had
raising"
In Official Circular 10, dated Bos-
ton, Mass, December 10, 1891, the acting s.
r. of the Royal Arcanum calls the attention
of the members and ali whom it may con-
Germ that an organized body under the name
af Arcanum Building and Loan Association
of the cities of Brooklyn and New York has
no connection whatever with the Order of
the Royal Arcauum.
King Solomon's Lodge, No. 260, F. and A.
NJ, at its called meeting last evening, had
work in the Entered Apprentice degree.
Court Hayes Valley. a. o. +. of A., was
instituted in this city on Tuesday evening,
December Goth last.
San Francisco Chapter, No. !. Royal Arch
Masons, at its called meeting last evening
installed It's newly elected officers.
Court Western Addition, a. o. F. of a,
installed its newly elected officers last
evening.
The Grand Consistory of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite of FreemasOnry
will assemble in annual conference to-
morrow afternoon al l o'clock in the Grand
East.
Argonaut Council, No. 597, Royal Ar
canUm, held splendid meeting last even
stalled. and afterward the members in
dulged in royal smoke"
Unity EncamDment, No. 26, l. o. o. F.,
meets this evening, when its newly elected
off ers Will probably be installed.
Confidence Lodge, No. 22S2 Knights of
Honor, meets this evening, when its officers
elected 10 serve for the current term will be
Installed.
Washington Council, No $50, American
Legion of Honor, will install its officers this
evening in Red Mems Hall, go Post street.
The grand officers will be present and nu-
steal and literary exercises Will be added.
Morse Lodge, No. 257, |. .. o. f., will
celebrate its fifteenth anniversary to-mOr-
row evening with an entertainment aad So
cial.
Islam Temple, Ancient Arabic Order No
bles Of the Mystic Shrine, meets in regular
monthly session tomorrow evening, at the
oasis, Isl Post street when the newly
chosen chiefs will be installed. On this oC-
caslon the sands will be cool and refreshing,
as no unregenerated sands of the desert Will
be allowed 20 tTespass. Ballots will be cast
| for two unbel!eYers, after which mamma.
dates and sherbet Will be served ia true
Oriental style. On Wednesday evening
the Goth inst, a theater party Will take
place at the Baldwin Theater, for which
500 seats have been reserved for mobiles and
their ladies.
The Supreme Lodge Relief Board, A. 0.
i. W, meets In annual session this after
noon, at 2 0 clock, al tile Palmer House, Chi
cage, I'll.
Protection Council, No 596. A. L. of H.,
Will install its newly elected officers tO-luOT-
row evening The grand officers have sig
nlhed their intention to be present.
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AN EDUCATED PARROT.
Tho Musical Pet of Mrs. William K. Van
derbilt.

The Musical Pet of Mrs. William X. Van
derbilt.
But the best educated parrot in the Coul-
try Is that of Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt,
which is the most incessant and intelligent
prattler ever heard within a cage. Parrots
are not supposed to have intelligence-they
are mimics soely-but this bird says things
with a meaning so exactly a. the right time
that it is impossible not 10 think that she
knows a thing or two worth knowing. Tho
parrot Is red with a red tail, and came from
South Africa two years ago. costing when IL
reached the purchasers hand a sum Of $500.
Poll was at once placed in a charming gilt
cage, and forthwith began her study Of
French and English. She has since become
fluent in both tongues, which she OCCASION
ally blends with much effect. Mrs. Wander
bits own dainty fingers hold the watering
pot Tor POlly's dainty bath and the bird
performs the most wonderful Patti-like
triIIs during the operation.
Nov open your pretty wings" and Polly
spreads them out like a peacOckS tail and
has them well drenched from wateriug-pot
with luke-warm water. Now aud then
there is a break in the musical trill and
Choke, madame" comes from Polly.
There is rest for while, then Polly sings
her trllls again and the water flows less
freely.
This birds forte is music She sings
about twenty songs from memory and can
follow melody on the piano when played
slowly for her.
She has the freedom Of the bOudoir, the
door Of the cage being always open. Occa-
sionally she is possessed of a musical fiend
usually when not wanted, and at such
times she perches on top OF the piano, and
if her mistress be not there. waits her re-
turn, crying, "ChanteZ; sing, madame :;
play, Jonrz."
The spoiled bird is pampered and played
for at viii while she crOaks her tune. At a
recent soiree Mrs. Vanderbilt brought in
her guests to hear the wonderful bird sing,
but was answered with a formal, Not this
evening madame. On! not this evening
Much annoyed Mrs. Vanderbilt shut the
cage door and covered up the willful bird,
preparing to leave her for the evening
A the sound of departing footsteps, how
ever, Polly relented, screeching loudly (;
Mile pardons! Chsntez! Sing, play,
Madame" and flying from the quickly
opened cage she perched on the piano top,
where, with head cooked on one side. she
Croaked mOurnfuliy very plaintive ditty,
then lively one. then paced up and down
to march tune aud, finally, with Good
night, ladies and gentlemen" bet0ok her
self to her cage.-N. Y. Recorder.
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THE CURTIS CASE.
The Defense Harping Now On
Police Persecution"
Samuel of Posen" Will Try to Prove That
an Unidentified Man and Not He
Murdered Policeman Grant.

When the case of Maurice B. Strelinger,
alias Curtis-he of "Sam'l Of POsen" fame
was called in Department II OF the Su-
peTiOr Court yesterday, Assistant District
Attorney Hinkle said he was compelled to
ask for a continuance on account OF the
sickness of two attaches of the District At
torney's office.
w. w. FoOte protested against another
continuance, saying that his client was held
on a charge of having murdered Policeman
Alexander Grant on the night of September
1lth; that Curtis Is entitled to speedy
trial, and that sufficient showing 10r
continuance had not been made.
Judge Trout asked for further reasons
for continuance, and Mr.. Hinkle eX-
planned that he ard District Attorney
Barnes were left to run the office by reason
of the Illness Of Assistant H0smer and Chief
Clerk Blair. On account Of office business.
Mr. Barnes could not appear in the Curtis
case.
81 protest against continuance" shouted
FOOte, as he bounded to his feet, land L be-
lieve the police force Of this city is engaged
in an unh0ly persecution OF an innocent
man."
Judge Trout interrupted by sayiDg that
such was not Il proper statement TO be maze
in court.
CONTINUANCE GRAN TED.
Attorney j. n. +. Wilson, of counsel for
the defense, suggested that they proceed to
impanel a jury, which would probably
occupy two weeks.
After some further talk t Court granted
a continuance until Monday morning at ~
O'clock
1t is rumored that Curtis lawyers intend
10 present a defense similar TO that IN the
L IL al hi IN n
attempt to show that there IS conspiracy
among the police to railroad the actor to
prison or the scaffOld. In support or THIS
the attorneys promise TO Introduce some
rather startling testimony.
The defense intends to support the charge
OF conspiracy by showing that there were TWO
men with Officer Grant on the night he was
kllled-CurtIS and an unkHOWn-and that
the latter was the one who fired the II tai
shot and then escaped. The defense asserts
that the prosecution has nothing TO show
that Curtis ever carried pistol, and that
many OF his intimate friends viii support
this by their testimony.
SENSATIONAL PRETENsEs.
Another matter to be set forth will be that
early IN the case Curtis attorneys gave the
police sufficient proof TO show there were
two men with Grant but the police failed to
act, and permitted the guilty man to escape.
! Most startling will be the charge that the
| pOlICe having lIiltu 10 dppteHehi the leAI
culprit are trying to lay the crime at Curtis
door IN order to protect themselves against
! public ccGSure.
1t is also rumored that the detectives en-
gagged In gathering evidence have learned Of
! Curtis plans and desire delay in order to
upset them The three attorneys for the
defense will say nothing a0CIt the casa be-
yond the assertion that the police are trying
10 ''cinch' the imprisoned actor. Some who
claim 10 know assert Jnat Curtis trial will
not last an hour and will result in an ac-
OulItal.
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A Skeleton Solves a Mystery.

little over three years ago, says the
Historian, the eastern part of the city was
considerably stirred up over the mysterious
disappearance of a young married woman
named Mrs. Karwonan, who disappeared
one afternoon as completely as if the ground
had opened and swallowed her up. Many
theories were advanced and number ss
search parties started out to find the miss
ing woman; the neighboring waters were
dragged to see If they would yield up her
lifeless form, but all to no purpose. es-
terday morning a young man was going
through the thick underbrush about halt a
mile due south of the Scow Bay foundry
when he found human skeleton under a
tree. There were shoes and some remnants
Of clothing. Medical experts pronounced
the skeleton to be that of a woman, and
from what could be gathered in the way OF
circumst antial evidence there is little doubt
but that the skeleton is that of the missing
Mrs KarWOnan
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Choral ChaptC
H. X. White Jr. will be the director
Trips LAND CASE.
mother Action CIouding Title to Real

Another Action CIouding Title TO Real
Estate.
c. c. Trip is the plaintiff in land suit
similar to that which was decided in favor
of Western Addition property by
Judge Hunt last week. Trip claims title
to many valuable lots and tracts in the PO-
trero, clouding the titles OF the owners.
The case was called in Judge Hunts de-
partment yesterday, and Trip moved for q
change of venue on the ground that Judge
Hunt is the bruther-in-law of Il. p Morrow,
one of the defendants. Several OF the de-
PENDANTS objected to the change Of venue
and the court refused to entertain the mo-
ton, saying that while he and Morrow had
married sisters, Morrow's wife had died ten
years ago and there is therefore no relation
ship existing between them.
The trial OF the case Will commence this
morning
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Health Officer Keeney has sent ont crcu-
lars calling attention to Section 50 Of Gen
eral Order 2313. which says:
Whenever Infections or contagious diseases,
such as smallpox, dlphtherla. scarlatlna or
AsiatiC cholera. have existed in a household and
the person SO afflicted has died. the body of said
decrdent must not be removed from the apart
ment IN which death occurred, except for burial.
The iuterment OF the body must take place with
IN twenty-fOur hours after death. IN the eases
OF all deaths from such diseases no formal in
spectiOn or viewing OF SAID remains by persons
other than The Wishing physician, Health Officer
and the immediate members OF the family must
be permitted. No formal services or ceremonies
shall be held within the premises where said
death occurs over the remains CT the person who
has died from any OF said diseases. nor shall the
bOdy Of any person whose death has occurred
from any of said diseases be conveyed 10 any
whatever.
The morning call., 1892-01-12

Clerks in bookstores often have strange
requests. The other day a lady walked
into the Bowen Merrill C0mpanys store
and inquired of one Of the young lady clerks
for copy of Her Ben"
You mean Ben Hur,' General Wallace S
book" the clerk replied.
mo, indeed l never heard of that book.
The one / want is Her Ben"
The clerk asked the author, but the lady
could not tell who It was, and, as a last re-
sort, the question was appealed to Column
bus L. Dolarhice one of the oldest clerks
in the retail book department, and who is
recognized as a human photograph.
why, yes. we have it," said he. 1.-THE
lady is right. The book she wants is Her
Ben, an old Sunday-school work, published
by the Methodist Book Concern. "-Iudian-
apOlis News
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from Humboldt County; agate, from Sui
sun, and steatite, from Shasta County. also
the first found in California. and said to be
of excellent quality. A specimen of pro-
eStite was received from Saxony, and a
specimen Of iron, zinc and manganese called
franklnite, from Franklin, n. j., said to
exist in thatparticular combination nowhere
else. A specimen Of gold quartz from the
Deltic mine of Nevada County, valued at
$500, is on exhibition. 1t will be sent to
the Worlds Fair at Chicago.
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CHORAL CHAPTER.
The Programme of Its Entertainment
This Evening In GuIIdhau.

The Programme Of Its Entertainment
This Evening In GuIldhan.
The following excellent programme will
be given tonight by Choral Chapter, St.
Johns Church, in the Guildhall. on Julian
avenue, near Fifteenth street:
Part songs, (1) - Nife's Song" (J) Luna"
Cd " Finland Love Song "................. Barnby
Choral Chapter.
Male quartet, " When Evenings Twilight" HattOn
Me>srs. Merrill. Hewitt, White. Hart.
Violin solo. Concert Caprice "..... II. NeuXtemps
Mis-, Charlotte Gruenhagen.
Part songs. Home The Brought Il er Warrior,
Dead tBarHby). " God IS a Spirit "..... Bennett
Choral Chapter
Cornet SOLO selected ............ Miss Pearl Noble
soprano solo, l. AddlO Napoll I. COttT1u
Miss Jessie r. Grant.
(IntermiSsion Of thirty minutes, during which re-
freshmeuts VIII be seryed.)
Chorus, " Damascus" from " Naaman ".,..,, Costa
Choral Chapter
Whlsling SOLO selected ........ Miss Gertrude Judd
Ladies' trio, Mrs Thorn, Miss Ellington, Mrs
Cook.
Either duet, "TyrOean Song "....................
MessTS LauterbaCh and Bauhut.
Part songs. "Skyiark" (Barnby), You stole
Ny Love "....................... Nc FRrren
Choral Chapter.
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CLERICAL CLUBS.
Meetings of Ministers OF varIo us Denom-

Meetings of Ministers OF Various Denom-
nations.
An adjourned meeting of the Presbytery
Of San Francisco WAS held yesterday morn
ing in Central Church, Rev. j. Q. Adams
presiding in the absence of the moderator.
David Hanson Irwin. who has been called
to the pastoratc of the Howard Church, in
which he has been preaching for some
months, was examined for licensure and
ordination. He will be installed on Tues
day evening tie 26.h inst On that Oc-
Cason Rev. II. c. MintOu, the moderator,
Will preside, Rev. j. c. Smith Will preach,
aud addresses will be delivered 10y Rev. A.
j. Kerr and Rev j. O. Adams. Mr.. Twins
salary viii be S2i00 per annum.
The cergymen Of the Methodist Episco-
new quarters al Market and Taylor streets.
Rev. H. c. Christian presided. and reports
were received from all the churches repre-
scented IN the association.
The Baptist pastors met as usual and dis
cusSed the outlook for the year in the var-
Gus churches of the denomination. A num-
Der of practical suggestions were made for
securing more practical results in pastoral
work.
The Methodist ministers met at their
Market street rooms aud discussed matters
relating to church government and Metho-
dist discipline. A PAPER was also read by
ReY. DR.. Samuel v l. iech.
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Howard-stre.t Extepsiop.

The new assessment prepared by the
Howard-street Extension Commissioners is
going to meet with almost as much opposi-
ton as the original one. The North avenue
Protective Improvement Club will protest,
and it was decided at their last meeting to
prepare a general protest, containing all the
names of The protesters, to present to the
Board of Supervisors. The impression seems
10 prevail among them that several hundred
will sign There were but about eighty op-
p0nents OF the original assessment.
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WHO WILL SUCCEED HIM?
James V. Coleman Rstires From Il
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James V. Coleman Rstires From the
Leadership OF the IroqUOIs.
James Y. Coleman. Grand Sachem Of the
State League Of Iroquois Clubs, has ten
dered his resignation. In his communica-
ton to Grand Secretary Troy e says: 81
am suddenly called away to New ! Ork by
the sickness Of my mother, and am unceT-
tain as to the date Of my return. l there
fore feel it my duty to resign from the Office
of Grand Sachtm Of our league as the pTe5Id-
ing officer from this time forth, even more
than in the past, should give constant per
sOnal attention to the business and welfare
of the association"
A meeting Of the Council Of Sachems will
be called at once to take action on the res
ignatiOn.
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The trial OF the case of Lederer vs.. Her
mann, involving the ownership of the come
dy-farce ~ and !, 4" still drags along before
Judge Wallace. Receiver Falk was on the
stand yesterday, and told how perform
ance was given on Sunday in Cincinnati in
the face of a stringent Sunday law. The
company was supposed to have been ar
rested for their transgression, but eyaded
by paying fae Of 81 and costs Of S14 SC in
advance
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GuNARO LINE.

New York to Liverpool. via Queenstow n
from Pier so, North River.
TAST EAfRESS MAIL SERVICE
Umbrla, Jan. 10, 100 AM BOthnia Feb. TO- 2. 100 PM
Gala, Jan. %, 80 PM Umbria. Feb. 10, 80 AN
Etruria Jan. so, 80 AN SeTvla, Feb 20. 100 AN
Aurania. Feb. 6, ;00 PM Gallia Feb. "a. goo PM
Caoln passSRe, Soo anu uPMaru sscouV cSon 80;
atvery low rates. For freight aud passage apply a.
tLecompany's office. Bowling Green, New YORK
VERNON Ii. BROWN & CO., General Agents.
Good accommodation can always be secured Ja
application 10 WILLIAMS DlMoND Co,
ly27 IurhSa Agents San Francisco
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An UnprofitabIe Speculation.

According to a complaint filed in the
Superior Court yesterday Fontana IL Co.
agreed with A. g. Gandolfs to buy last
years crop of aprcOts In Ventura County
for them. They were to furnish the capital
and he to purchase the fruit at price not
to exceed $28 per ton. Gandofs was to re-
ceive one-fourth of the profits, but the
venture proved failure and the firm yes
terday sued him for one-fourth of the loss.
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the Government for the Illegal disposition
Q, 800 barrels of beer. In the meanwhile e
the question of the compromise will be
taken up by the Treasury Department he
amount of the compromise l2, 5OO-is de
posted in the Sub-1reasuTy
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WHITE STAR LINE.
United States and Royal Mail Steamers
BETWEEN
New York, Queenstown & Liverpool,
SAILING EVERY WEEK.

NABIN SEQ AND UPWARD, ACCORD x7<2.
" ing to steamer and aceomm odatlons So 6Sk4k&
Iected; second cabin, $55: Majestic and TeutOnIc,
$40 and $45 Steerage tickets from England, Ire
land, Scotland. Sweden, Norway and Denmark
through to Gan Francisco at lowest rates. Tickets,
sailing dates and cabin pla may be procured from
W. II. AVERY, Pacific Mali Dock or at the General
once OF the Company, 613 Market ST., under Grand
Hotel. q. w. FLETCHER,
ap26 TuWeFrSut II Gen. Agt, for Pacific Coast.
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Fifteen Arc DIsnnaIiffed.

The Judges of the Superior Court met
late yesterday afternoon to consider mat
tiers in connection with the drawing OF
the next Grand Jury. 1t appears that out
of the IA names submitted by the Judges
on Saturday afternoon fifteen are disqual-
iied because they are not on the assessment
roll The Judges will meet again this after
noon To take final action In the matter.
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The Singer Sewing Machine Company
has instituted an action in the Superior
Court against a collector named S. A. Nc
Donald and his sureties to recover $500
from the latter and SG011 OF from the agent
himself The company alleges that White.
employed as a collector, did not return ali
his receipts
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United States District Attorney Garter
has fled libel In the United States Dis
trct Court against the jackson Brewery,
and the respondents are given notice to
show cause why it should not be forfeited to
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No Chime Iniended.

Frank Maynard, George f. Brooks and J.
II. Sully, young men who attended party
on the night Of the 3lst of August. had q
row on the way home over a banjo that the
last named carried. Sully had his com
panion arrested on a charge Of an attempt
at robbery, but they were acquitted IN Judge
Murphy's department yesterday.
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street Wharf at 10 N, for the above ports one ,;
their Al iron steamships, viz;
COLUMBIA-.}Snuary 2. IA. 20.
STATE OF CALIEORNIA-JanuaTy6 Is, 30
OREGON-JanUary 10. - February
Connecting via Portland with the Northern PaCldc
Railroad, oregon Short Line and other dtver2iag
lines for all points in oregon, Washington, British
Columbia, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, DAKOTA, Utah.
wyoming Yellowstone Park and all points East and
South aud TO Europe.
Fare TO Portland-Cabin. SIC; steerage, So; round
trip cabin, $50.
Ticket Offces-1 Montgomery St, and Palace 10
tel New Montgomery SC.
GOODALL, PERKINS & CO. Supt. Ocean Line
1u 10 Market ST., San Francisco
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AHnndsnma Calendar.

A very handsome calendar tor the current
year Of California design has been issued
by Myself & Co. Of this city. 1t is finely
executed and shows that San Francisco
workmen can produce as good work OF like
nature as can their Eastern brethren.
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Rnrn Minerals.

Among the new aGd rare mineral speci-
mems received at the State Mining Bureau
are the following; Calcite, from ChihuRhu1,
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The proportion of AngO-SaxOn words
in the English Bible is 81 per cent Of the
whole.