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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Licenses to marry were issued yesterday
as follows:
Charles w. Merritt and Mamie Jones,
S3-23
Charles II. Lane and Lizzie Sealmanini.
39-25.
Max Lehman and Lizzie Simon, $50.
Jaw Il. Cook and Mary Cpnroy, 23-22
jules Clement and Marie Baitx. 33-2f.
Richard b. Harper and Mary Zeller,
44-29.
Louis 7. Cothenet and Marie Achard,
33-27.
Arthur II. Inwood and Rose Z. Sandow,
POO.
George Simon and Salome Gutzminger,
27-2j.
Louis Pontancq and Felicia Ramondlne,
30-27
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EiIImnre-S Wharf.

The city and county has entered proceed
ings against James G. Fair and h. l.. Graves
TO restrain them perpetually from obstruct-
ing Fillmore-street Wharf, they having
driven double row of piles in the bay east
erly from the line of Lyon street to the east
line of Pierce, and advanced the work east
erly to distance of 200 feet. II this work
is continued. Fillmore-street Wharf Will be
closed in at the north end. 4 restraining
order was issued by Judge Trout on the
affidavit of Mayor SandersOn, VINO believes
that it is Fairs intention to scoop lin the
wharf aud claim title TO the same. 1t was
built in 1862, and since 1875 tie city has
spent $4,000 in repairing it,
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in an hour have returned to the same
place. By taking in the many other
eable-car lines that do not 90 onto Market
street but communicate by transfers with
the Market-StTeet lines, such as Powell.
Ellis. Geary. etc. the number of rapid
transit cars possible OF being placed at the
disposition Of the service is in the neighbour
hood Of twenty, any one of which can pl1ce
mall-carriers at the farthest delivering dis
irict within halt hour after the mail has
been placed In their hands at Station d.
AT STATION D.
''Nor need there be more than a moments
stay al Station ID, for the Railway Mail Ser
vice now has clerks on the trains iStribu-
ting the mails. so that when they arrive in
the city they have only to be taken to the su D.
stations and given TO the carriers, who leave
Immediately on their rounds. At presen /
there are such distributing clerks on the
trains that come in from Ogden and Los
Angeles, but as The service increases and
the country grows more settled. they Will
have IN he put on all incoming trains. Tn en-
when the mail arrives there is no need of
waiting Tor distribution in the several SUBJ
stations, hut It can be hurried out.
If the cars were adapted to the use Of
the mail service. the incoming mail could
be throw on them in the boxes they would
carry, taken to the nearest points to the
several Sub-statonS and taken thence by
wagons if the sub-stntiOns be distant from
the cable-car lines or dumped on the track
where they pass the stations.
"Ihe plan was to have a long box to ex-
tend along the side Of the cars, conforming
their shapes TO the shape Of the car, or else
put box at the rear end Of the cars. The lat
ter one is thought to be the most practicable
Ii II Is used spring bottom could be out in
that when the car arrives in front of sub
station could be sprung and the contents
emptied on the track, TO be Immediately
taken into the station before the next car
arrives. In that way the sacks of mail,
already arranged for distribution, could be
taken from the ferries to the several sub
stations in from 10 10 % minutes.
COLLECTING FROM BOXES.
'As to collecting from the street boxes.
The same trailer box could be used Have
ear pass along every line say every half
hour or hour; have it go on schedule time
and at certain points, every two or three
blocks, be met by the collectors, each of
whom will deposit the mail ne has gathered
in a handbag, handbag and ALL into this
box. The car would not need to stop for
them at all. If the city were properly dis
tTIcted along the cable lines every bit of
mail could be gathered hourly and by
means Of these cars be landed at Station ID
few minutes afterward The plan is en-
tirely feasible, it is quick and sure, and some
thing of that sort may yet come to pass, for
the people are taking more interest in post
Office affairs lately"
but are there any objections to your
plans?"
Yes. some are urged. such as riots,
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP co.

THROUGH LINE TO NEW YORK. VIA PANAMA
Steamers will sail at the 5th, z]a
18th and 18th OF each month calling at Zsss.1YS
various ports of Mexico and Central America
Through line saiIings-Marcn 18th. IS. San Bias;
March 10Th, IS. City of sydney; April 9TH, SIS San
Jose.
WAY LINE TO MEXICAN AND CENTRAL
AMERICAN PORTS AND PANAMA.
STEAMER SAILS All NOON 18TH OF EACH
MONTH. calling at Mszatlan, San Bias. Manzsno.
Acapulco, Port Angel, Sallna Cruz Toaaa. San
Benito, Ocos, Champeric0, san Jose de Guatemala.
Acsjuta, La Libertad. La Union. Amapaia CorinEo.
San Juan del Sur and Punta Arenas.
Way line sailing-March 18TH, IS. City of Panama
VIII n the regular ling date falls on sunday,
steamers will be dispatched the preceding Saturday
JAPAN AND CHINA LINE
FOR YOKOHAMA AND HONG KONG
Connecting at Yokohama with steamers for
Shanghai, aud at Hong Kong for East Indies
Straits. ETC.:
City of Picking Monday. March 14th. at 3 p.
City of Rio de Janetro, Tuesday. April 5th, at NJ
China. ............. Thursday. April 2Sth. at "
Bound-tsip tickets to Yokohama and return at 10
duced rates.
For Freight or Passage apply at the Office. corner
First and Brannan streets
Branch Office-202 Front street,
ALEXANDER CENTER. General Agent.
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THAT DIAMOND PIN.
Joseph Steina Denies Most OF Evan Gam
ble's Statement.

Joseph Steinau Denies Most OF Evan Gam
ble's Statement.
Joseph Steinau, the actor. concerning
whom young Evan Gamble made certain
allegations of fraud and decSt, made the
following statement in his own behalf yes
terday:
ut is true that L organized the recently
disbanded Over the Garden Wall troupe
and that Evan Gamble was one of its MEM
bers, but so far from seeking financial ac-
cOmm0dations from him, at any time. the
reverse is tie fact. Before we left for South
ern California l took the diamond scarf
pin and an oyeTcoat of his out OF avn.
retained the pin in my own keeping and
turned over the coat to the owner. Then
followed two weeks on the road, during
which time | paid his salary regularly with
out deducting any of the money due me.
The company broke I'D at MERGED, and on
che way here Miss Sydney Carlisle got pos
session of the pin, gave 1t to Gamble, ana
lie, in lurn. pawned 1t on his arrival In this
city. That is all there is to ii"
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with such ephemeral inconvenience"
How about the pneumatic tubes?'
We'll, they are, | believe always sue
cess. and II we were to have system /
would only want first-class one. the finest
In the world. A poor system would be a
vocation OF spirit. L have not studied that
subject much. as the car system was the
nearest at hand and the easiest obtained
We even went so far as to negotiate with
the cable-car company and get their consent
10 try the system gratis, but the Cover H.
me0t asked how much compensation the
car companies would want if the system
proved a success. We have asked and re-
ceived so far no answer, but may soon"
SUPERINTENDENT FLINT.
mo, i can't say there has been any Of
fetal action taken Of late In the Railway
Mail Service that will insure NJ ticeable
reduction in the time the mails are in transit
from the East" said Superintendent Flint
when approached in reference TO the ad-
vancement made in his department of the
service. "Yo on see, it is Just this way. Quick
transportation of mails is dependent uron
tw0 thlngs-a close connection at each trans
fer point, and rapid time by the trains car
ryiDg them. This department of the service
controls 10 a certain extent the former, but
The speed Of trains is left to the railro ads.
except In special cases. Competition, to a.
great extent, decides the question of speed
en- the va i0us mail routes"
''Ihe last reduction Of time was made
about eighteen months since, when the
schedule WAS lowered by ten hours between
here and Chicago about in this wise: Four
hours between here and Ogden, and one
hour more 10 Council Bluff, and the other
FIVE h urs between Council Bluff and CHI
cago. East Of Chicago there was no material
reduction, as the Eastern lines were run
ming on quick time then. So you see that
until the railroad companies increase the
speed Of their trains We cannot make the
mails go faster. as we have the matter OF
cfse connections reduced to a science.
Sometimes the Government is able to make
an increase in speed. but know Of no Off
eial actions looking 10 that end. But be
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ana HulUI u ; tl veal ;
10 come, the next thing
10 consider is the eStab-
lishment OF a Z 0 o d
means Of di tributing
in the quickest possible
time all incoming mails.
As | have said, Station
ID Is like Rome. all
roads leading toit. But,
like Rome, our
streets have the latest
and best equipped ca
ble.rar systems in the
world. The cars On 4
half dozen lines center
al that point, leave on
schedule time and a half
hour later have reached
their teTninI, hire e
Ill, = - - \ -
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To Enco Bicyeiism.

The San Francisco Bicycle Club has been
incorporated to promote the interests of
cycling aud social intercourse among lis
members, also to maintain a clubhouse.
The Directors are Len ID. Owens, john c,
Spencer. Thomas s. Golden, Henry Z. Mas
sic, win l. Pixiey, Eugene Unger, b. I.
Edwards, George +. Day, Ii. 5. Field, H. j.
Foley and Thomas K Knox.
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Publication OF e.

An incorporation has been had of the San
francisco Gasiight aud Purifying Company
to make and sell gas, and also a gas
purifying apparatus and process The
authorized and subscribed capital is 81 ,0o0,-
600. taking in the following sums: julius
Wiesender 100000. j. w. Davis S375, 600,
j. 4. Holling $685. William Modem
S99. 600, and A. III. Rau $1,000.
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MISCELLAN
7. LUNDY!
THE JEWELER
Now I and 9 Third St.,
UNDER THE NUCLEUS,
Has to GO0ut OfBuSineSS
OR MOVE!
As the Following Letter Will Explain.
OFFICE OF WILLIAM f. GIBSON,
Attorney at Law, IA Sansomc ST.

r.
Attorney at Law. IA Sansomc st.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. 27, 1892.
THos. LUNDY, No. and Third ST. City Dear Sir:
Mr. p Beamish has this day obtaleed a lease of the
premises known the Nucleus Building" on the
He will call you the first day of March to col
lect the rent for the month of March lS92-S3U0.
II you desire lease OF the store (Nos. 7 and
Third street, occupied by you Mr. Beamlsh will give
one for the term of three and four months to-
wit: From the first day of APRIL 1892. to the 31st
day OF July. 1895, at the monthly rental of $500,
pay able monthly in advance the first day of each
and every month.
But II You do not take lease of SAID store your
rent will be and is hereby changed. beginning with
on, from and after the LIST day of April A. D. 1892.
so that in place Of the paid by you the
monthly rental will be the of 5 200 per month
pay able onthIy in advance the first day of each
and every month Of your occupancy
IL within ten days no arrange ments for lelse OF
said store have been eonsummated, Mr.. Beamish
VIII consider that you do not desire one, and WILL
consequently. entertain propositions from othe
parties for the same. Yours,
GSgnedl PERCY BEAMISH
As | am unable to meet such exorbi-
tant demand for rent, L have marked
everything i'm my store to cost price,
and will sell my goods off as fast as |
can. This is your opportunity. Come
and see M enormous stock of clocks, etc.
L. LUNDY,
Z and 9 Third St, under Nueleas Hotel.
mrB SuTuTh If
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treated, but soon after other occupants of
the house detected smoke aud put out the
blaze with buckets of water. There are
about thirty poor families living in the big
building and had the fire not been promptly
checked the loss might have been terrible
L0beZ, of course. denies that he set fire To
the wOman's clothes, hut the proof against
him is considered conclusive. He was seen
to enter just before the blaze started and TO
run out Of the house when the cry OF fire"
WA raised
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PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

DISPATCH STEAMERS FROM SAN R3
~ Francisco for ports IN Alaska 3 A. s1-xsSlEr&
February 5. Is, March IL. %. April and May 9, d.
For British Columbia and Puget Souni ports.
December "a 81. January .. and every Friday
thereafter.
For Eureka, Humboldt Bay, Wednesdays, A. "
For Santa Ana, Los Angeles and ali way ports every
fourth and fifth day, s A. NJ.
For San Diego. stopping only az Los Angeles Santa
barbara and San Luis obiSpo every fourth and fifth
day ut IL A. NJ.
FOR ports in Mexico. January 2eth. and first of
each month thereafter.
Ticket oIace-Palace Hotel. New Montgomery So
6OODALL. PERKINS X co. General Agents,
u 10 Market St. San FranciseO.
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PALACE HOTEL.

NHE PALACE HOTEL OCCUPIES AN ENrIRD
i block 10 the center OF San Francisco. IL Is the
model hotel OF the world. Fire and earthquake
proof. Has nine elevators. Every room is largo
light and airy. The ventilation 10 perfect A BATH
and closet adtoin every room. All Rooms are easy
Of access from broad. light corridors The central
&C rrs, illuminated by electric light It's immense
ela-s roof, broad balconies. carriageway aud troph
oal plants are features hitherto unknown In Amersb
can hotels. Guests entertained elthor the AmePt
can or European plan. The restaurant 10 the hass1
n the cty. Secure rooms in advance By tele yrApb
inS. THE PALACE HOTEL.
lst 6 Ban Francisco. Cab
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Criminals Sentenced.

Thomas Jones, convicted of an outrageous
crime against nature, was sentenced to
eight years in San Quentin by Judge Trout
yesterday. The same Judge committed w.
w. Carroll for five years and Dayia Davis
for seven years to the same prison for bur-
gIary.
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SPORTING NQTES
College Football At Central Park-Cours-
ing and Cricket.

College Football at Central Park-Cours-
ing and Cricket.
Two football games under intercollegiate
rules were played yesterday at Central
Park. The ground was hard and some of
the players retired from the field with in
jured shoulders and limbs. In the forenoon
the HOPKINS Academy defeated the Berk-
eley Gymnasium boys with a score of % to 0.
During the afternoon the Oakland High
School defeated the Cogswell Polytechnic,
the score standing at the flush % tn 0. \.
Z. Lunt Of the latter threw out" his left
knee, and last year his right knee met with
similar accident. The teams were made
up as follows:
Cosswells. Positions. oakIands.
W y; Swasey- Capt. and fun back. F. b. Taylor
smith Halt backs. ha4SSne
L. H PedIar...,.. Center rush - IL Oliver
g. J. Knox. Left guard...............L Bake
Menzei Right guard...........S. F. Prngle
Hebo Tacklers ............ Ha Harris
Hollis aud Taylor. Ends .... sherman and Collier
l. Partr dge..... Quarter back .......W A HI oles
Umpire, Gum; referee, Taylor.
Great interest is just now being evinced
by the coursug men OF the city and country
districts IN the big meeting which is 10 COM
mence at MADEIRA, Fresno County Oh Tues
day, the % inst. The athletic club Of that
place gave $500 20 make up the purse.
The nominations for the stake must be
before Friday, the 18th inst. The prizes
are $500, 500 and 500, while dog that
WINS but even TWO courses viii receive So,
which will be more than double his nominal
tiOn money The MADEIRA sports have been
singuarly liberal and il is 10 be hoped that
the leashmen from all quarters OF The State
viii show their appreciation by making
large eniri s.
The members of tie California Cricket
Club Will practice to-day at klinknerylle
with the Oakland Club. The Burnaby Club
has dlsbanded and its members have Joined
the different clubs, which will make things
GiOre even and the play more Interesting.
Last year the Burnaby AMI Pacific clubs
were so weak that very little interest was
taken in their matches. Most of the Bur-
naby men have joined the Oakland Club.
The Pacific Club has secured the services Of
that sterling cricketer, Charles Bennett
who is one of the best DO wlers on the Coast.
The California Club VIII play with the
same team as they won the pennart with
last season, with the addition of Turner,
Hayden and Hudson. three new men. The
AamedaS have some new members aud the
coming season has all the indications OF
being QrospernuS
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FOR PORTLAND q ASTORIA, OREGON.

THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY ss~a
L ocean Divisiou-and FACIFIC COAST 5L.xsY
STEAMSHIP COMPANY will dispatch from Spear
street Wharf, at 10 NJ for the above ports one D.
their Al iron steamships. Wiz;
COLUMBIA-tebruary z. 10, March 2, IA, %
STATE OF CALIFORNIA-February II, %.
March 8. lS. 30
OREGON-Februarv 3. Is. 81. March TO- %.
Connecting via Portland with the Northern Paclis
Railroad, oregon Short Line and other dtyergiug
lines for all points In Oregon. Washington, British
Columbia. ALASKA, Idaho, Montana, DAKOTA Utah
wyoming. Yellowstone PARK anu all Points East and
South and to Europe
Fare 10 Portland-Cabin. SIG; steerage, IS; round
trip, cabin, $50
Ticket 0rices-1 Montgomery St, and Palaces Ho-
tel. New Montgomery St
6UODALL, PERKINS & CO, Supt. Ocean Lins.
Market san Francisco
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Strikes against the rail-
roads. fire huse over the
track and broken ca
bles - all are weighty
enough. But riots are
infreauent; in cases of
strikes against the
railroads the wagons
could again fall into
use; fires and broken
cables do not often ste
the progress of cars,
not enough to make a
materialdifference with
The plan, for. anyhow,
the b e fit reaped
would be so far supe-
rinr tiof vryA annld n ,
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when approached on the subject, which
few words with the general showed was
favnrite theme Of speculation with MN
when he first assumed the duties OF Post
master ana a bundle of correspondence on
the subject shows with equal certainty that
IL is ~ idle fad. Postmaster Backus is
thoroughly up on the subject of postal i'm
proyements and he has closely studied the
topography and geography of the peninsula
the better to adapt his plans for improve
ment.
"By far the most important considera-
tions with Us must be rapid collections and
distributions of mail" continued the gen
eral. Anything that Will do that enec-
lively. surely and permanently must De
hailed as a boon by every person VINO liSeS
To get his mail quick and likes 10 feel that
when he posts a letter in a street box 1t Is
not going TO lie there for hours. But now
is this to be done? There are two ways.
the adaptatia OF streetcar5 in collecting
and distributing and the rdmihcatlon OF the
city by Pneumatic tubes something after
the successful methods used IN London and
Paris The former plan we have closely
studied and shall speak Of 1t first.
USE OF sTREETCARs.
EVERYTHING here favors the use of street
cars in collecting mail. and Why not III dis
tTibutiug? The topography OF this city is
magnificent for that purpose. There Is
point toward which all streets tend and al
that point, which is the loot of Market
street must be always the distributing
and receiving point for all mails The
Posfoffice is established there in one of lis
branches. Station ID, which is by far the
most important in the city; If the people
of this city were awake TO the value of the
site a. a post flee they would compel by
every means possible the State Board OF
Harbor Commissioners to fit up 4 distribut-
ing ard receiving Office on a grand scale.
Tie peers should be rock built. solid. per-
manent and ornamental, and every influence
should be brought To bear upon the Harbor
Commissioners with that end in view.
Touographically and geographically Station
ID must always be the most important point
OF tie postal service in the city,
with that in mind. with Station d as
the receiving point fer all mails for years
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Burglary on the Potrero,

The house OF John Flanagan, 1907 Sierra
street, was burglarized last Thursday night.
and s45 and a gold watch aud chain were
carried away.
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DiDhtheria and Blood Poisoning.

THE TIDE EBBS AND FLOWS TWICE IN
l. every ~ hours, forcing gas into your
house, through vashstaudS aud waterciosets caus-
ing diphth, ria. Open windows mean draushtS and
colds A cold mea2s diphtherla and pneumonia.
Save doctors bills. one visit from the doctor will
cost more than the
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OUR LIGHTNING MAILS.
The Use of Streetcars in the
Local Service.
Postmaster Raekus Thinks Them Feasible.
Work Of Distributing Clerks.
Increased Needs.
Coy IMPROVEMENTS in

IMPROVEMENTS in
the mail service in this
city? Are they posi-
Bile on a large scale =?
Well, l should say yes;
that is, if the public
wants them enough 10
demand" said Post
master Backus recently
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"AbrahamSon Patent System Of YentilatOrS, "

" Ithout draughts. Try it and preserve yours and
your chiidreH's health. ONCE and factory-i2 Bush
street. opposite Market Call send for catalogue
and price lst-free application.
mr. I'm WefrSuTu
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for Infants and Children.
"Castoriaias so well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-" II. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
i'll So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, IL.

aThe use OF 'Castoria Is so universal and
its merits SO well known that it seems a work
of supererogation TO endorse it. Few are the
intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach"
CARLOS MARTYR, d. D.,
New York City.
Late Pastor Bloomiugdalc Reformed Church.
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Brigh test
Luster.
Most
Durable.
Quick
Work.
Sold by
Dealers.
Mt. at
$50 Castro
street.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1892-11-15

The Londoncrs resort, as do some
shopkeepers across the Atlantic, to
fantastic spellings in order to at
tract attention. Over shoe shop in
the Strand, for example, is the sign,
"Phit-eesi Boots
Such Il sign as the following would
b. certain to attract attention in the
neighbor|ood OF New York, Flu
nerals Oh improved principles to suit
all classes 1t can he seen by any
traveller who glances out Of his rail.
why carriage few minutes after
leaving Waterloo station. "Clinker
and tino asl, given away" is another
noteworthy sign which may also be
seen by observing travellers on the
Southwestern railway. london Cor
New York Tribune.