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The morning call., 1893-09-02
ALAMEDA.

There now appears to be a serious OBJ
stacle in the way that will prevent the
property-owners from taking up the Lin
Court. 1t was supposed that $50 would
defray the expense Of getting up the tran
script on appeal. but now it has been found
necessary to print the transcript in full,
and six maps are needed. all of which will
cost about $500. At meeting of the prop
ertv-owners held last evening at the City
Hall new subscription-lst was started.
A Dastardly Attempr.
Some persons unknown attempted to set
fire to the Enterprise pianing-mill on En-
einal avenue, near Walnut. one night last
week On Saturday morning the engineer
found string soaked III oil on the floor
leading into closet. Upon an investiga-
tion a candle was found in box with
some excelsior and fax packing soaked in
coal oil and turpentine. 1t is supposed
that in hurriedly closing the closet door the
lghted candle was extingulshed.
Criminal Record.
The police made the following arrests
last week; Burglary 9, petty larceny g.
drunk 8. yagrancy 3, battery 2, disturbing
the peace IA, malicious mischief IL. vlo-
latlng ordinances 81.
Arrested for Defamation.
A young lad named James Brown was
arrested last evening for writing obsceniLy
on fences concerning the little daughter of
prominent citizen of Alameda.
Foster Departs.
Walter Faster, the ex-champo bicy-
clist, LETT Tor visit to Chicago and Boston
on Sunday last
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FOR LABOR DAY.
Full Programme of the Afternoon
entertainment.

The San Francisco Labor Council met in
regular session last evening and COM
pleted arrangements for the observance of
Labor day. which falls on the 4th inst.
In the afternoon an entertainment will
be given at the Mechanics Pavilion, COM
mencing at 1870, for which no admission
fe will be charged. Those having charge
of the arrangements have spared no pains
that their efforts will be realized there is
little doubt. The committee on pro-
gramme have presented the following pro-
gramme, which speaks for itself:
Afternoon OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, First In
fantry band; Introductory. John L. Ellsworth
president of Labor Council; international
solo, "Gypsy's Warning" with variations
Waller II. Coiverd. Royal Artillery band,
WoOlwicn. Engldnd; Indian club swinging.
Harry Gelder; National Labor Movement"
Andrew FuIuseth; conce ted singing, German
Socialist MaennerchOr; concert solo varie
from themes from Beethoven's sonalas, Miss
May Cook; Local Labor Movement" Nj. NJ
McGlynn; finale. First Infantry band.
At the close of the exercises the Pavilion
will be cleared and arranged for the grand
ball. to be held in the evening, the grand
march starting promptly at $50 O'clock.
The admission fee has been placed at so
cents, and tickets admitting gentlemaen
duu uia1 UO HUH any VI
the members OF the committee of arrange
ments or at the box-office. Thrse-fourths
of the proceeds will be given to the Mid
winter Fair fund, which will in itself be
handsome contribution.
The council announces that no authorized
parade will be held. although the unem-
ployed Intend to turn out in large numbers.
An anti-Chinese congress will be held in
this city on October 9. Delegates from all
duly accredited labor organizations, both
alien and foreign, and representatives of
municipalities will be admitted.
In compliance with instructions of the
council. in indorsing the request of Car
Darters' Union No. 483, the committee on
resolutions presented resolutions, which
have been already published, calling on
the State to provide "bread. not bullets,
for the needy" They were adopted.
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CAME TOO EARLY.
How Burglars Reused a
Piano Dealer.
They Entered His House on Octavia
Street but Had to Depart
Empty Handed.

Alfred Brown, a dealer in pianos and
music at 2Ol6 Market street. had a nerve
shaitering experience at his residence, 2
Oetavia street. last night. The building Is
a two-story frame, containing seven apart
ments.
Brown and his wife retired shortly after
10 O'Clock and soon fell asleep. Their bed
room is on the second floor, over the
kitchen. and they were the only occupants
OF the house.
Brown was awakened about II o'clock
by a noise in the front room on the sec
ond floor adjoining the apartment in which
he was sleeping with his wife. He asked
the question usually asked under such cir
cumstances. "Who is there?" but his visi-
tors had not called for the purpose Of CIV
ing information and he received no
answer.
After tossing coat upon his shoulders
the piano-dealer ran to the door connect
ing the rooms and tried TO open it, bnt was
thwaTted by strong hands that held the
knob on the other side. he puffed and
painted and pushed against the portal for
several moments. 1t gave way suddenly
and he fell into the front room in time TO
see two young men rush to the window.
1t was apparently too far above the
ground Tor leap and they turned back
and one If them who wore Il cutaway suit
of brown cloth struck the piano man
singing blow on the right wrist. They
then passed into the hallway and ran
downstairs. making their escape through
j window in the kitchen.
When Brown examined his front room
he found that his visitors had torn down
curtains and tapestry aud had thrown the
contents OF several drawers upon the floor.
They had taken nothing.
Brown thinks he knows one of the men.
who, he says, has been lettering around
his store for several days. He reported
the case TO the police at the new City Hail.
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ARCHITECT.
Page Brown Gets Another
Design Accepted.
RUMORS OF RESERVATIONS.
A Good Day for the Finance Depart.
ment of the California Mid
winter Exposition.

AS was predicted in THE CALL on Thurs
winter Fair has accepted the design for
the Administrs ton building submitted by
a. Page Brown. This gives Mr.. Brown
the erection of two Of the five buildings,
the Manufacturers being the largest and
most important of the group. Pelton and
Kollofrath are both disappointed at the
selection. Each worked hard for the prize,
but the choice is believed to have been
practically made some days ago.
ALI of the architects whose designs have
been accepted have been instructed to pre-
pare working plans for the buildings so
that contractors can bid on them within
ten days. By that time the grading for the
sites will be completed and the work of
the foundations can be prosecuted Speci-
fcatiOns for the first four buildings we're
completed yesterday, but they will be cor
rected before being submitted to contrac-
tors for examinaii
The prize for the second choice OF e.
sign fo- the Administration building was
awarded yesterday to Willis Polk, and for
the Horticultural building, the "Alhambra," Z"
TO Rowell tS Benson.
The cash received in the financial depart
ment yesterday aggregated $500, the best
day of the week. About one-fifth of the total
amount represented new subscriptions.
Among the new subscriptions were: The
MaisOn Richie, 500; the California Barrel
Company, 500; Bauer Bros, 500; King.
Ward Il Co.. $3.50; Macondrav IL Co., 500 {;
Plegemann 81 Weinke, S100; X. Beck IL
CO., 500.
Martin Schultz is organizing the Mid
winter Choral Society. to comprise 1000
voices. Its object Is to undertake sue h
choral work in connection with the ex-
position as was done in Chicago, especially
at the opening of the fair. The first re-
hcarsal will be held on Tuesday evening
at 735 Market street.
heated meeting of the executive COM
mittee was held yesterday in reference to
the reorganization Of the departments.
All information of the proceedings was
suppressed and Immediately upon ad-
iOurnment the admin istration offices were
locked up.
Secretary Badlam stated earlier in the
day that q. +. Johnson, the chief stenog-
rapher and acting news agent, desired to
resign. This was subsequently contra
dicted by Mr.. johnson, who denies the
charges recently made against him and
demands that he shall be confronted be-
fore the executive committee with his ac-
cuser. who is also Midwinrer Fair official
Written charges have been preferred
against another officer. who. it is alleged
was indirectly associated with johnson in
his press bureau scheme. RumOrs are cur
rent regarding several impending resigna-
tiOus,
The morning call., 1893-09-02

terday that the contests would be held in
Odd Fellows Hall on the nights of the
9th. 2Sth aud 29th inst. Many of the COM
petitors have gone into active training.
A number of interesting practice games
of tennis were played on the Olympic
grounds yesterday Among the members
of The annex who displayed good form were
Webb, WILDER. Butler and Lang.
A match game between Butler and Lang
resulted in a victory for the latter by a
scnre of 6-1. Butler is considered the
better player, but lie was outgeneraled by
his opponent yesterday.
The clubs singles tournament will be
resumed tomorrow, when the players Will
be Wilber and Johns, Elliott and Lang,
Larken and Butler. They are con sidered
among the best players to enter the tour
nament The games will commence
promptly at 80 O'Clock in the morning.
The morning call., 1893-09-02
BERKELEY.

The class war between sophs and
"freshies" is still in preliminary activity
but the pitched battle has not yet occurred
The latest move was the gathering Yester-
day evening Of a large number of sOphs
around the backslop which the freshmen
had decorated with ten-foot '97's, and un-
der the protection of a large guard, several
'96 men climbed upon the huge backstop
and Oblitprated with their brown paint the
defant '97's. The freshmen at hand were
not strong enough to attack them. Presi-
d ent Kellogg has forbidden rushes, but
the president OF the class of '96, Mr..
LaughliG, expressed his fear that the mat
ter was beyond control. The president
states that he receives many letters from
parents, as well as visits, asking that no
rush be allowed. fearing for the safety of
their sons
Public Library.
In the attempt to establish a free public
library. supported by the town, one of the
oblec tioDs MADE by the opponents of the
library mas been that the present Holmes
library. a public Ieading-roum supported
by private subscriptions, has not been a
success, being but little patrOnized. An
effective answer to this objection lies in
the report of the librarian, Mr. Moore,
Just issued, which is for the last two
weeks of August.
Inc attendance was at the rate CT 2100
per month, the borrowers from the library
being 123, the circulation $50 volumes per
month. During the month 70 books were
donated, 81 heing bound, besides the gift of
800 copies of magazines. The library at
present contains 7I0 bound volumes and
800 books in paper covers, total Of 1910
1T receives u monthly periodicals.. 80
weekhes and dailies. In case the city
decides to found a library the Holmes
library will be given to il.
Two College Papers.
Both college papers issued yesterday,
tie issue of the Berkeleyan being its first
of the year. The staff OF the Berkeleyan
consists of: Managing edito, j. c. Never
stein. '94; associates, Marda Castlehun,
II. NJ. Wright Robert l.. Mann, Frank NJ .
Todd, E. NJ. Wilder, Benjamin Weed,
Frank 5. BOggs. +. NJ. Leventritt, A. w
North, w. S. Gorril and Raymond Russ.
Rhodes. Lee Willard. +. +. Henderson, w.
ID. Jewett
Anxious to Come West.
A representative of the Denver Athletic
Association was interviewing the manage
ment Of the college football yesterday, de-
string to bring the Denver team TO the
Coast this fall to play the principal clubs
on The coast. The Denver men are mostly
college graduates and played some fine
games last year.
Cutting Expenses.
The Oakland Consolidated Electric road
yesterday changed their Berkeley service
from eight minute TO ten minute cars. max
ing the Lorin cars twenty instead of six
teen min utes apart.
The morning call., 1893-09-02
Missing Man Found.

MILTON, Sept ii. b. Damrell of Stock
ton, whose horse and buggy were found in
the hills east of bis place last Tuesday.
was found at Beckley's ranch on Slate
Greek this morning. He cannot give any
account of himself or how he lost his rig.
but from parties who saw him it is ascer-
tained that he has been wandering around
the hills since Sunday aud is quite
emaciated from lack OF food and water. 1t
is believed that he is suffering from aberra-
tion
The morning call., 1893-09-02
Drove to His Death.

SACRAMENTO. Sept. 1.-Late this after
noon Charles Marht, an employe of Mohr
Il Yoerk. meatpackers, attempted to drive
across the track in front of the outgoing
Placerville train, near the city limits, and
was instantly killed. The horse was also
killed and the wagon shattered. Two men
shouted to him to stop. bnt he paid NJ heed
to the warning. The country was open
and the train could easily be seen.
The morning call., 1893-09-02
SADLY MISMANAGED.
The Ashley Family Is to Lose the
Ann Arbor Road.

TOLEDO, Sept. 1.-After long years of
toll and struggle the Toledo, Ann Arbor
aud North Michigan Railroad is to be
wrested from the hands of its projectors
and builders, the Ashley family. The
road has been in an embarrassed condition
since spring.
In bill for the foreclosure of mortgage
and the sale of the road, filed in
Loan and Trust Company asserts that not
only has the road defaulted in interest.
but il has failed to negotiate or exchange
over $4,000, 600 In refunding bonds Issued
in January, 1893 The petition therefore
asks for a receiver.
The morning call., 1893-09-02
A SPORTING NOVELTY.
Series of Football Games by Electric
Light.

The latest novelty in the sporting line is
football by electric light. A grand series
of games under such conditions by crack
teams of the Pacific Coast will begin at
Central Park tonight. The first contest
ants will be the Rangers and an army team
from Fort Mason. Next Friday night the
contestants will be the Scottish Thistles
and Pacific Wanderers. The final tie will
be played on Sunday, the 10th inst.
ID. II. Mcneil. manager OF the interua-
tlonal wrestling tournament. stated yes
The morning call., 1893-09-02
Arrested the Mayor.

TACOMA, Wash, Sent Mayor HusOn
and d. l.. Demorest of the Board of Pub
lie Works were arrested tonight on a
charge of forcibly entering the Tacoma
Light and Water COmpany's gas works
and taking therefrom certain supplies al
legged to have been reserved from the gen.
eral delivery when the city purchased the
plant Both men refused to give bonds,
and were sent home in charge OF Deputy
Shariffs
The morning call., 1893-09-02
Safe in Port.

QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 1.-The long over
due steamer Sarnia arrived this morning
in tow of the steamship Montevidean. The
Sarnia's shaft vas broken August q, and
the vessel struggled against adverse winds
till the 25sh, when taken In tow. All are
we'll
The morning call., 1893-09-02
The Fire Record.

A fire broke out in the packing house of
Nonnemann & Mohr, Manila and Yazoo
streets, South San Francisco. at $50 p. NJ.
Thursday. through an 0verheated smoke
house. The alarm was turned in from
box Z Of the South San francisco system.
The loss is estimated at 500.
The morning call., 1893-09-02
FOR FIRE COMMISSIONER
Western Addition Taxpayers Recon-
mend 4 Candidate.

mend a Candidate.
The Buena Vista Improvement Club at
a meeting last night presented the name
of John p. Dalton. one of lis members
and well-known citizen Of the Western
Addition. for one of the soon to become
vacant fire commissionerships
The request for the establishment of an
evening class or classes in connection with
the Hearst Gr"mmar School, it was stated
would in all likelin ood be granted, as the
Board OF Education seemed inclined to
give favorable answer Thirty-nine
names of pupils who will attend the class
to begin with were secured to a petition
which Will be sent to the Board of Edu-
cation when that body decides the matter
which was said would be at its next meet
ing.
The morning call., 1893-09-02
No More Fights at Roby.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. loving to the
disgraceful occurrence at the last two
prize fights at Roby Governor M atthews
has decided to suppress that place and it
is learned tonight that he has ordered a
force of militia to be on hand there next
Monday night
The morning call., 1893-09-02
Affirmed by the President.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-The President
has approved the bill in aid OF the Cali
fOrnia Midwinter International Exposi-
tiOn
The morning call., 1893-09-02
DRY GOODS.
THE MAZE!
SATURDAY SALE!!

Be sure and be on hand, for it will be
worth your while. You don't often get
the chances you will this Saturday.
The morning call., 1893-09-02

Reason? Beecham's Pills act like magic.
The record-union., 1893-03-31

The Capay Valley Land Company is Offering the
most fertile lands in this beautiful valley upon terms which
enable the purchaser to pay for the land out of its own
product VIZ: Interest only for five years at per cent
The only condition imposed is that reasonable pro-
portion OF the land purchased shall be planted to fruit
trees or vines. Land may be bought without this
condition on payment OF 20 per cent. cash and re-
naming 80 per cent at the end of FIVE years. with in
terest annually In advance, at per cent The various
tracts owned by the Capay Valley Land Company have
been subdlvded into 10 and lots which are for
sale at prices varying from $50 to per acre SINH
lar unmproved land in Vaca Valley has recently been
sold at $500 to $500 per acre.
These Capay Valley lands under the most favor
able climatic conditions for the prosecution of profitable
fruit growing, and the locality has proved itself to be
from the companys vineyard at Cashmere was picked.
dried and shipped to Chicago and Philadelphia before
the Fresno County grapes were ripe
The railroad passes through all of the tracts owned by
the Capay Valley Land Company thus insuring excel
lent shipping taCllities and land may be purchased
IN the immediate proximity of either of the following
stations: Capay, Cadenasso, Surrey Guinda Sauterne
Cashmere or Rumsey.
At many of these places fine orchards of the choicest
and earliest varieties of peaches and aprcots may already
be seem and during the coming season considerable adj
dltona acreage will be planted out One of the recent
sales made by the company that of the Tancred
Tract containing 500 acres, to colony association.
This tract has been subdvided into forty holdings all OF
which will be planted to fruit trees this season.
The .sle orchards the Guinda Tract where 400
acres have been sold especially worthy of mention
and it is significant fact that several of the blocks are
owned by successful Vaca Valley fruit growers who ex-
pect to make their earliest shipments from here
The record-union., 1893-03-31

Too much stress cannot be laid upon the great ad-
vantage to the ftgrower of being in early locality
In most it makes the difference between success
and failure The industrious orchardist of Capay Valley
may rest assured that he will derive all the benefits gained
by the first fruit shipments of the season. and that 20
acres OF this rich land when the are in bearing will
yield handsome and assured income.
The Capay Valley Land Company has an agent re-
siding the valley whose duty to show the various
tracts to land seekers.
Four townsites have been laid out in different points
in the valley, viz Esparto, Cadenasso, Gunda and
Rumsey Town lots may now be purchased at reason
able prices and on easy terms
The enterprising and aourishng town of Esparto is
situated at the lower end of the valley and $I25 900
worth Of substantial buildings have already been erected
blocks and waterwors with pipes laid in the streets
besides extensive warehouses and numerous residences
The town has postofhce school-house and weekly
paper, and the fine railroad depot contains telegraph
and express offices.
Postofices have also been established at Gunda and
Rumsey This latter place. situated the head OF the
valley, IS the present terminus of the railroad The
Portable little hotel makes excellent quarters for hunters
as well as land-seekers.
The advantages enjoyed by the settler in Capay Val.
ley may be thus concisely summed up:
soil of great fertility yielding bountuly Of every
crop
soil and climate which will ripen all kinds of fruit and
vegetables earlier than anywhere else in the State.
climate perfectly adapted to the curing of raisins and
drying of trnt without the aid of artificial evaporators
Alocaton that's central and close to markets. Railroad
communication which enables shipments to be made
quickly and Cheaply Lands which are sold cheaper and
| on better terms than anywhere else in the State.
The record-union., 1893-03-31

Service" Hon. Robert Adams, Jr., ex-
Minister to Brazil; After Death-What?''
Rev. Charles +. Dole; The Negro as Il
Mechanic," Hon. Robert Lowry, eX-
Governor of Mississippi; "Middle-Class
Life in France" Marquise de San Carlos;
The Currency and the Democratic
Party" Hon. r. P. Bland; 'The Brus-
sells Conference Reviewed" Hon. Charles
Foster; by Women for Women" Lillian
\. Mercur; DO the Fittest Survive ?''
W. A. Croffut; The Abuse of Secrecy"
Clara Dixon Davidson; English Poor
Law Reform" Edward Porritt.
The leading article in the April ''St.
Nicholas" New York. is Mr.. Stedman's
paper on New York" There is no
phase OF the city life left untouched by
the critic. Harry Fem brings forward a
contrasting paper, '"rhe Story of Whit
tiers 'Snowbound.' The paper, being
written by an artist, is graphic, straight
forward and full of life. There is abund-
ance OF humor, fun and brightness in the
remaining pages: the truly humorous
poem, "What the Lord High Chamber
lain Said''; the old-fashioned fairy tale,
prince Cam and the Fairies''; the boast
ful sketch of The Largest Kite in the
World'; the exciting "Walrus-Hunt in
Arctic Seas" by one of the Perry Relief
Expedition; Herford poem, The Gifted
Ant" and the catchy melodious rhyme
ana music, Granger GrlnQ." ~ youth
who does not care for either serious or
amusing articles may yet find ample en-
| tertainnlent III the serials, the pictures,
the puzzles and the departments.
The Atlantic Monthly for April con-
tains many line articles. Some are: Ed
ward Everett Hale's autobiographicaI
papers entitled My College Days"
Alexander V. G.. Aliens thoughtful
paper on Phillips Brooks, and President
! Andrews essay, Money as an Interna-
tional Question:" President Andrews
writes from full knowledge of his sub
ject. Other articles by William C. HaZ-
lit, Harriet Waters Preston, Louise
Dodge, Henry Van Brunt, Edith NJ.
Thomas, Mary Il. Catherwood; poetry
by John Hall Ingham, Stuart Sterne,
Florence Earle Coates and Arthur Sher-
burne Hardy; reviews OF recent books:
and the usual Comment on New Books''
and The Contributors Club" make this
number OF the Atlantic Monthly''
most interesting one. Houghton, Minlin
d Co., Boston.
The April issue of "Jennoss Miller
illustrated Monthly" offers IA fine feast of
good reading. Mrs. Miller discusses
many Interesting topics in her depart
ment. There are some good stories,
poems, fashion news and gossip, finely
illustrated, and also the story of won
derful Hindu woman. There is plenty OF
good reading on all topi OF the day, and
many Illustrations. Jenness Miller Com
pany, New ! ork City.
The record-union., 1893-03-31
Eastern and ForeIgp.

NEw YORK March Both.
WHEAT-755{c for May, 77ssc for July,
751ac for September and size for December.
CHICAGO, March 5OtE.
WHEAT-7S5sc for May and 1870 for July.
LIVERPOOL, March Both.
WHEAT-Cheaper 10 sell. California spot
lots, 5s I'D of coast, 2Ss 6d@2Ss cd: Just
shipped, 29s Cd; nearly due, 26s sd; carsoes
OF coast and on passage. Quiet but steady.
The record-union., 1893-03-31

do, good medium. 3o@321Sc: do, winter, 200
25c II; Goat Skins, 3oG5oc apiece for
prime TO perfect. 1o925c for damaged. and
5@10c each for kids
Refined, 754@Sc; rendered, 61z@
&c; grease, 4941Sc ? ID.
The record-union., 1893-03-31
Meat Market.

Following are the rates for whole carcasses
from slaughterers to dealers:
BEEF-First quality, 696i5c; second quail
ity, 5g51sc; third quality. 411&a5c = 10.
CALNES-Quotablea at 59Sc p 70.
MUTTON-QuotabIea at S99c y.
LAMB-Spring, 21zc p ID.
PORK-Llve Hogs, on foot, grain fed, heavy
and medium, 75s971lc; small fat Hogs, 71s@
714c; stock Hogs, 614@612ci dressed Hogs, 10c
to I01zc 3 b.