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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-06

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE BOARD on
" Supervisors OF the City and County Of San Fran
cisco, February 2 1892
In accordance with Resolution No 6406 Third
Series) OF the Board Of Supervisors, SEPARATE
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received In Opea
board on MONDAY EVENING. February 8, 1892,
from 80 &c 8 O'clock 10 construct a brick seweI
In Franklin street, from Vallejo to Lombard street.
All the said Work to be performed IN strict 40
cordance with plans and specifications on hle In
tits Office prepared by the City Engineer and tbs
Superintendent OF Streets, snd in strict compliance
with and SubeCt to the conditions imposed by Sec
ton No. S245 OF the Political Code, Determining
that eight hours shall constitute a days work.
NOTfCE-Bidders Will estimate and state price
for which they will perform the entire work IN
strict accordance with said plans aud spechcation4
and under the direction and TO the satisfaction OF
the Superintendent OF Streets.
The party to whom the contract Is awarded VIII
be required prior at the time OF the execution
of the contract pay the cost OF advertising this
notice in three daily newspapers
In order TO preserve uniformity and 10 facilitate
the award. the board has resolved TO receive no
BIDS unless made upon blank ferns prepared by the
committee, and a certified check for the sum OF
$1,000 deposited by the bidder with and made pay
able to the clerk Of the board, conditioned II the
II the bidder shall fail or neglect to execute writ
ten agreement and give the bond required within
four days after the award is made, then, and In
that case the said sum shall be paid Into the city
and county treasury by said clerk, as HQuldated
damSgeS for failure and neglect
Blanks furnished by the CLERK.
Tho board the right TO reject all bids, IL
the public good so require
fe4 st JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
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as far back as 1878, and since then the
trustees have been making repeated efforts
to follow the tide of population without
undue sacrifice Of the valuable property
apDertaining 10 the institution,
In 1884 the board was offered $4,000 for
tie Bush-street site, but the offer was de-
Glued, in the belief that more could be OBJ
tanned by holding on, but time showed that
the property just then rather decreased than
increased in value. while the price Of more
eligible sites TO the westward went up with
jump. Then came a proposition 10 con-
sOlidate with the Mechanics Institute
which also fell through, as did further ef-
fort at consolidation In 1888. After much
discussion q vote was taken In the follow
ing year, when the proposed consolidation
was voted down, and it was resolved by a
vote OF 1888 to 50 10 sell the present site and
build a new library Cdifice on the corner Of
Golden Gate and Van Ness avenues. The
lot was purchased from Golden Gate Com
mandery of knights Templar for $4,000
and the old site was sold To the Pacific lele-
phone aud Telegraph Company for S157, 800
The new structure has a frontage Of 30
feet on Van Ness avenue and l09 feet on
Golden Gate avenue. IL is three stories high
and in the Renaissance style. The structure
is tied with massive steel beams and faced
with terra Gotta and brick. The corner
stone was laid by Mayor SanderSOn in
March Of last year. and rapid progress has
been made with the work of construction.
The interior fittings have kept pace with
the work elsewhere, and the books are
already in place on the library shelves.
The library rooms are on the ground floor.
and specially comfortable and even luxuri-
Gus quarters are provided for ladies. The
main library room is 40 feet by 90 feet, with
a central ornamental skylight. 1t is regard
ed as one Of the handsOmest library cham
bers in the United States
The second floor has most comfortable
club-rOOm and classroom, while the third
floor and the unoceupied rooms on the lower
floors are being rapidly rented out for rev.
enue.
There are certain special features in the
construction If the new library which will
readily commend themselves to readers.
A the books are on the ground floor aud
there will be no stairs to climb for reference
books. There is an ample supply OF light
from twenty-f0ur large plste-glsss windows
so arranged that the position Of the sun is
mmaterial. There will be no straining Of
the eyes in dark corners and no resort TO
gas on dull days. At night gas or electricity
can be used as desired. II the latter is
steadily used II will conduce greatly TO the
preservation Of the covers Of the books and
prevent undue heating of the rooms.
The opening will take place this evening.
There will be no formal speeches but a
musical programme has been arranged,
under the direction OF II. J. Stewart, 10
which Mrs. Wiman Williams, Mrs c. -.
OSullvan and Donald de V Graham will
take part
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MARRIED.

MCKEWEN-CORBETT-In this city February 8,
1892. at St. Joseph's Church by the Rev. Father
McCue, Edward McKewen and Nora Catherine
Corbett, both OF San Francisco.
ILLESPIE-BARRON-I this city. February l,
1892, by the Rev. Or. NJ. NJ. Gibson James Giles
pie and Mary Barron, of Livermore.
G!LBERT-AMES-In this city, February g. 1892.
by the Rev. DR.. NJ NJ. Gibson James Gilbert and
Belle Ames, both OF San Francisco.
UNDERSTANDABLE Oakland. January 81.
1892. by the Rev NJ. :. Levy, Joseph Marks OF
San Francisco and Noble Raphael OF Oakland.
UNNA-JACObS-In this city. January 81, 1892.
by the Rev. N. s Levy, Harry Unna and Carrie
Jacobs.
WEINER-LOW ENSTEiN-In this city, February
!, 1892, by the Rev. NJ. 5. Levy, Max Weiner and
Hannah LOwenstein.
MISUNDERSTANDING this city, February
3, 1892, by the Rev. Robert Mackenzie, ID D.,
William r. WaTdWeil aud Jessie T. StarKey, both
OF San Eranciscn-
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to read q letter he had in his pocket: lie
was allowed to incorporate the letter in his
explanation. 1t is as follows:
Pastors study Calvary Presbyterian Church,
Rev. 7. Chalmers Easton, ID, pastor.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16, 1891
Dear Friend Kip-The synod OF the Pacific"
meets to-day at San Rafael and will be com
PEELED 10 be present until neat week.
You Will ask for a pOstpOnement or sentence
until Saturday, the 24lh, for Schmidt. Judge
Trout viii no doubt grant H. as requested II @S
personal favor
During the interval we VIII make good deal
Of history. Schmidt VIII give me good deal
m0le concerning Campbell during the week.
You are making fine Roadway at 232 kearny
street and the facts Will soon be Sunlclent TO
warrant our calling the attention OF the prosecu-
tiOn 10 Their utter inability 10 execute their plans
Even now we have enough 10 warrant Lees
arrest and The Impeachment OF prominent men
In official station.
You remember the lines Of Shakespeare. clay
on. McDuh, and - be he who first cries, Hold,
THOMAS c. EAsToN.
IMPULSE AND CURIOSITY.
Kip said that the foregoing letter re-
strained him from having anything more to
do with the Bell case. He said that he had
secured the statement given by Schmidt out
of q mere spirit OF curiosity. lie cOnsld-
cred bis letter to Phinney was prompted
only by an impulse. He gave as his reason
for making the affidavit attacking Brown
that he desired to defend himself from at
tacks on his character made by Bells broth
er and the MarySyillu girl
He was questioned very closely as 70 why
he had traduc6d In his letter the law hTm OF
Henley & Swift. and whether he considered
such conduct professional. He answered
after much squirming that he considered the
defense Of Bell was very feeble, though he
could not have done better himself
Mr.. Brady asked him to state a single fact
in which these gentlemen had proved un-
faithful
Judge Murphy thought the examination
on that line had gone far enough Members
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TIM, THE SLASHER.
The Notorious Thornton Again
Under Arrest.

John Lyons, a boiler-maker rOOming at
574h Howard street, came to the Receiving
Hospital last night to have the Police Sur
geOn dress knife slash running from the
left ear across the cheek and nose. Tim
othy Thornton, butcher, and he quarreled
in a saloon on Folsom street, near First.
Thornton drawing a knife and dscomfting
Lyons easily. Officers Mcguire and Cleary
arrested Thornton on a charge Of assault to
commit murder He has been repeatedly
arrested for cutting men with whom he has
had disputes.
Two years ago he cut Daniel McCue
nearly to pieces, and served sentence for
it. Only recently he was discharged from
the County Jail, where he was sentenced
for knitting John Mahar, son of James
MahaT, a contractor into whose buggy he
jumped for the purpose Of robbery. When
the son came to his fathers rescue, Thorn
ton slashed him quite seriously.
Thornton has a brother serving life SEN
tence in San Quentin, and another in the
County Jail doing time on a conviction for
LARCENY.
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PERSONAL NOTES,

DR.. }. n. Hall Jr. Of New Almaden is at
the California.
r. Beringer, ST. Helena wine maker, is
at the Lick.
B. w. Shoecraft. Nevada mine-owner, is
at the Grand.
D. s. Coyerdale OF the Deano Irrigation
Company is at the Palace.
Judge Finn is recuperatlng at the Hotel
del Coronado
General n. P. Chapman has returned
from a trip to Washington.
Il. H. Pitcher, banker Of Llvermore, is
at the Palace.
c. G. Damran, mining man from Mazat-
Ian, is al the Lick.
c. w. Griggs, a railroad contractor Of Ia
coma, is at the Palace.
B. a. Cecil STEPHENS Of the Los Angeles
Herald Is at the Baldwin.
W. l.. Rodgers, a Supervisor Of Santa
Cruz County, Is at the Russ.
Joseph j. Dunno left yesterday at day.
light by the Ida Schnauer for Tahiti, hav-
ing been commissioned to attend to some
legal matters in connection with an estate
pending here in the Probate Court
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deed Investigation by detectives from
New York City showed that the old man
had been waylaid while on his way home
shot, and then pounced upon by some one
armed with heavy club. The assaiiant or
assailants beat his head in and when he was
dead several bullets were put in his body to
make sure that the work was complete. At
the inquest the elder Heidi clearly showed
the cause OF the murder, He said Markert
was his brOther-in-law and owed him $500.
de had asked Markert for this money,
and the old man patted him on the shoulder
and declared he was right good brother
in-law. From this time Heidi said he grew
sick, but recovered when Markert moved
away. Later the OLD man came back, and
from the instant Heidi shook hands with
him, he says. his sickness came back.
Heidi continued:
"A year ago last spring he came to my
house ana we shook hands, and took him
to the cellar and treated him to cider. | at
once got strange feelings in my eyes. We
went upstairs and sat down, ne opposite
Ee. lie strOked his whiskers and twisted
his hands at the END Of each stroke as il he
was throwing something from them at me-
He saw that 1 noticed il and he stopped.
When l turned my head he did the same
thing again. L went and looked in the
glass. My face was yellow. with a blue
rim around my eyes. He then went home.
] told my wife to look at my face and that
Markert was witch and had cast a spell
upon me-"
Heidi told how bis Illness continued and
how he became convinced that Markert
had bewitched him. Then he said he found
pistol, but denied having killed his
brotheT-in-law Further evidence showed
that at least score of Heidts neighbors
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BOOKWORMS AT HON E.
Snug Quarters in the New Mer-
camille Library.
A New Departure in the Line of Comfortable
Accommodations for Readers - An
Example Worth Initiating.

Years ago, when many of the Native Sons
of the Golden West wore fruls at the gate
end OF their pants, the need of library for
the progressively civilized residents was
recognized and the Mercantile Library was
the outcome. 1t cannot be said that the
institution has had career of unbroken
prosperity, but it can be said to have been
an immense factor in the liberal education
of the men and women who control the
destinies of the rising generation.
The decline of the library patronage,
which was in recent years barely sufficient
to maintain the institution in existence,
dates from the time when Montgomery
street ceased to be the leading thoroughfare
and the Western Addition drew away
thousands Of residents from North Beach
and South Park. The change was noticed
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-06
D0UBLY IDENTIFIED.
Henry Connolly Safely Booked
for the Penitentiary.

Officer Berry yesterday evening arrested
Henry Connolly and booked him at the Cen
trail station on charges of robbery and at
tempt to commit grand larceny.
About o'clock Frederick Graham was
standing on the corner Of Jackson and
Montgomery streets, when Connolly and
three other men approached him. The four
attacked him, Connolly Selling him by the
throat with one hand and with the other
snatchng his watch chain, which broke in
the scutfle, leaving the watch in the pocket.
Connolly threw the piece of chain TO one
of his companions, and all were making
away when the arrestng officer came up
and caught Connolly, the others making
their escape. On the way TO the station
Connolly fought desperately and struck the
officer several times Ia the face.
Connolly was later on recognized by
Frederick Skinner as one of the three who
who decOyed him 10 some vacant lots near
the Southern Pacific 1erTy-landIng and
robbed him of 500
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BORN.

CHASE-In this city, February g. 1892 to the wife
of q. +. Chase. son.
COCHRANE-In this city. February 8. 1892. to the
wife OF j. j. COehrane, twins (boysJ.
CULLIGAN-In this city, February 5, 1892, to the
wife OFF. F. Culligan daughter
LUND-In this city, February g. 1892 to the vile
OF Andrew II. Lund, son.
STOCKFLETH-In this city, February 4, 1892, TO
the wife OF Peter o. Stockfeth, son.
NEUEN BERG-In this city, February l, 1892 to
the wife of John Neuenberg o son.
COLEMAN-in this city, February 8, 1892, 70 the
wife of II. E. Coleman, sou.
MURPHY-In this city, February 2. 1892, to the
wife Of John Murphy. dau ghter.
SCHLOSS-In this city, February 4, 1892, to the
wife of Ben SchlOss, . SON.
DANNEYIG-In this city. February 2 1892, to the
wife of Captain Danneyig, daughter.
F0SrER-In Oakland, February q, 1892, to the
wife Of LincOln q. Foster. q son.
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Died SnddenIv.

An unknown Chnaman about 40 years Of
age, and from his appearance n steamship
fireman. entered yesterday afternoon a
house of Ill fame on Dupont street, kept by
white women, and few moments later fell
dead on the floor. The sum of 5000 in gold
coin was found in his pockets by Deputy
Coroner, who removed the remains to the
Morgue, where an autopsy to determine the
cause of death will be held to-day.
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The Fire Bell.

An alarm was sounded from Box 368 at
As o'clock yesterday afternoon for a fire
in the one-story frame building at Dolores
and Fifteenth streets, owned by j. Herzog,
and occupied by the Brazilian Manufacture
ing Company. The blaze resulted from the
careless handling Of lantern in a room in
which excelsior Is made from cOcOanut fiber.
The total loss amounted to $1,000.
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LOHN HOGAN

John Hogan died at ST. Louis yesterday from the
effect OF a paraytic stroke. There are but few
men in the West better o. more fayorabIy known
than the deceased. He was native OF Cork,
Ireland, coming 10 this country ia 1927. In
1886 he was President OF the Illinois Board Of
Public Improvements, and while occupying tina
position tue board laid out the site Of the city OF
Chicago, and also during that time was built the
first railroad in Illinois. He WAS Postm lster at
ST. Louis from 1857 until 1861, and represented
that city In Congress during the years 1864 and
1868, having been the only Democratic Con-
gresham during those years from the whole
country west Of the MlssIssippl.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-06

An electric plant is being put up at the
northwest corner Of Mission and New
Montgomery streets for the purpose of sup
plying the Palace Hotel with light. AS
soon as the works are completed incandes-
cent lights will be introduced into all of the
rooms, and gas. thereafter, will only be
used In case Of accident 10 the electric
supply
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Government Tests
The Royal Baking Powder De-
Clared Superior to all others.

The fact that Royal Baking Powder is in all respects,
the best baking powder offered the public has been
established beyond question.
Prof H. A. Mott, when employed by the U. s. Govern
ment anayze the various baking powders of the market
determine which was the best and most economical after
extended investigation reported in favor of the Royal
and it adopted for government use.
Prof Mott has continued his examinations of baking
powders sold at the present day. and aims it his de-
libeate judgment, arrived after thorough research
and careful examination of the principal brands of the
market that the Royal is undoubtedly the puest and
reliable baking powder offered the public Prof Mott in
his report says:
1.-The Royal Baking Powder is absolutely pure for have
found in many made both for that company and
the u. S. Government
al will still further and that because of the fci
ties that company have for obtaining perfectly pure
of tartar and for other dependent upon the proper
proportions of the same and the method of its preparation
the Royal Baking Powder undoubtedly the purest and
most reliable baking powder offered to the public.
"DK. HENRY A. MOTT, PHI. D."
Late us Goaelnmeyt CSenftG
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THOUGHT HIM A WITCH.

why an AnoHenhiVe Old Man Was Muir
dered Near CaliicOon, n. Y,
Chicago Herald
CallicoOn. n. Y, is situated In the center
OF prosperous farming country. where
money is expected literally for educational
purposes, and yet it was shown at AN in
quest that An inoffensive old man was mur-
dered recently because he was believed to
be witch. He had lived near there for
over forty years.
On January 10Th, two miles outside of the
village OF Jefferson George Markert was
murdered. and the next day Adam Heidi
and his son were arrested charged with the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-06
DEAF FROM CATARRH.

& was the victim of the worst case Of
6 Catarrh that l ever heard Of. was
entirely deaf in one ear, and all the in
B side Of my nose, including part of the
s bone sloughed off. No sort of treat
: ment benefited me, and physicians said,
Il would never be any better" AS al
last resort l took Swift Specific, and it /
entirely cured me and restored my hear
ing. l have been well for years, and
no sign of return of the disease.-Mrs.
JOSEPHINE PoLHILL, DUEWEsT, S. c. /
1zzszs a *;
jal6 ly SaTuTh
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PROBABLY DRIFTED sEAwARD.
Revival ofap Old sniff.

The long-pending case Of Julius against
A. Won Schmidt has been revived in til Q
Superior Court. The parties are brothers.
aged respectively IS and y years. The
plaintiff declares that his brother defrauded
him Of certain patent rights, and that while
the latter has become wealthy, he Is now
very pOOr
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COLLEGE OF THEOLOGY.

Methodist Institution of Learning In
cOTpOrated.
The San Francisco College Of Theology
legalIzed its name yesterday by filing articles
Of incorporation in the Office Of the County
Clerk. The mcorpoTatOrs are {. II. Fowler,
Charles Goodall. \. }. Bird, j. ID. Ham,
mond and f. ID. BoYard, of this city; John
Kirby Of Alameda and Justus Greedy. The
object Of the corporation is TO establish a
Methodist Episcopal school of divinity. The
incorporntors will hold Office ten years.
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The power-houss OF the San Francisco
and San Mateo Electric Railway is COM
pleted, and the company intends to COM
menee business on the 1st prOx., when cars
will be run to Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Hazel Must Go to whittier.

Hazel Herring, petty larceny chick of
girl caught taking liberties with some stock
TO the Whittier Reform School by Judge
Slack yesterday. Owing to her youth. and
the fact that her parents are respectable,
the charge Of burglary against her was not
prneeaufa1
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Rev. Benjamin ST. James Frey, D. d., editor Of
the Christian Advocate and one OF the leading
MethodiSts Of this country, died yesterday al st.
Tenn. IN 1824. and entered The ministry at Gin
clnnati IN 1847, and was for some time Presi-
dent OF the WOrthington Ohio Female College.
third OHIO Infantry. lie was author OF several
biOgTaDIlIcal works
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-06

The Mammoth Garfield Gold Mining
Company has Incorporated. The capital is
100000. Of which $3.50 has been actually
subscribed. The Directors are Sam W.
Cheyney, Joseph S. Silver w. W. Watson,
j NJ MhitMnrk and Isaac McElMee
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-06

The Bradford Investment Company has
banking business. It's capital stock Is
100000, of which $4,000 has been sub
scribed by c. p, G. c., W. E., E. J. and T.
Bradf ford