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The morning call., 1893-12-10
ACROSS THE BAY.
Death of A. w. BurreIl.
the Pioneer.
A Man Writes to the County Clerk
of Alameda to Collect Money
From Dead Man.

OAKLAND.-A. w. Burrell Sr. died at
his home at 3lS Third street OF pneumonia,
of which disease he had been Ill for the
past week.
Mr.. Burrell was born In Vermont in 1921.
and came to Oakland soon after arriving
on the co st In 1851, when what Is now a
city was the msrest village. He helped TO
found the town, and Il was by his proposal
that we have a Broadway. His idea was
that 10 a wide street there was less danger
Of fire than in narrow thoroughfares. He
was In what is now Oakland when Car.
pentier and Adams first conceived the
idea Of Incorporating the place as a town.
He was at one time president of the first
Board of Trustees, composed OF A. ].
Noon, Edison Adams and Amedee Marier.
and also acted as secretary of the board.
He introduced the ordinance which con-
veyed the water front to II. w. Carpenter
forty years ago. ana over which Oakland
has seen So much Irrigation. He afterward
stated that there was a trick In this con-
veyance and he was deceived in the mat
ter. About a year since he said he con-
veyance In question was really made only
in trust 10 Carpenter. and that the land
was 10 have been given back to the town
at future cate.
When Mr.. Burrell fret arrived in the
town he was engaged In the carpenter
business, but after ward went into the otel
business. He had been twice married, his
nrst wife dying twenty years ago and his
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second only year since. He leaves three
children, A. w. Burrell. president If the
California Bridge Company. and II. b.
Burrell, both residing In Oakland, and a
daughter, Mrs. Caroline d'Affray OF New
York.
The following extracts are from the min
utes OF the frs Oakland Board of Trustees
meeting. His name appears IN the minutes
as BarrelI. 1t seems that the name was
afterward changed TO Burrell. The orig
inal family name was B'rel:
OAKLAND, May IL. 1859.
The Trustees elect of the town OF Oakland
assembled according 10 previous notice at s
o'clock P. Nj at the Office OF Justice Adams.
Present Amedee Maiier, A. w. Barrel and
Edson Adams, Trustees elect.
Certfcai OF election were presented by
Amedee Marier, A. W. Barrell and Edison
Adams, whereupon said Amedee artrr. A. ".
Barrel aud Edison Adams, having already
taken the constitutional oath oi once. as ap-
p-ars by Endorsement upon their certificates Of
ell cii0n, took their seats As Trustees.
For the purpoe Of organization Amedee
MarieI was elected temporary president and A.
w. Barrell clerk The following charter was
thereupon read aud ordered spread upon the
In the absence of the president. Amadee
Marier, Buirell always acted as presi-
dent, and it was while so acting that the
famous waterfront matter came up.
On May II, 1852, this matter came up,
and bill was introduced by Burrell for an
ordinance for tie disposal Of the water
front. The minutes of this meeting read
On motion OF Mr. Barrel the word "forever''
was erased from the twentieth line OF the sec
ODd section.
On motion OF Mr.. Barrell the rules were sus-
pended and the ordinance as amended was read
thi time. The question then being. Shall
the bill pass on this? Mr. Moon asked The ayes
and noes. which were taken with the following
result: Ayes--Messrs. Adams Barrell, Moon,
Marier. NOes-Noue.
On May 16, 1853 the minutes of the
Town Trustees read as follows:
The Board of Trustees met pursuant to ad-
jourpment at the office of Justice Adams at lO
O'Clock P. M. Present, Messrs. Adams Barrel
and Moon, Trustees.
On motion of Mr. Moon Mr.. Barrell was ap.
pointed pro TEN. PRESIDENT. The minutes of The
last meeting were read and approved. There
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

BORN.
POOL-In this city. December 4, 1898. to the wife
of J. r. Pool. son.
CANELO-In this city, December 8. 1898, to the
wife OF Adolph Canelo OF San jose son.
HATES-In this fty, December 5, lS9S to the
wife OF j. J. Hayes, a son
BARRY-In this city. December 8. 1898, to the
wife of Thomas +. Barry. daughter.
KLINk- this city, December g. 1885, to the
wife OF Fritz II. Kiink, q son.
RULISON-In this city. December 8, 1898, to the
wfe of Harry w. Rulison, daughter
FARM-In th o city, November 2S, 1893. to tho
vile of Charles Farm, a daughter.
MCLAUGHLIN-In this city. December 8, 1893
to the wife OF L. Mclaughlin. son.
STORER-In this city. November 80. 1898, to the
wife OF Frank Storsr, . daughter.
RATH-ln this city. December l. 1893, to the
wife Of f. j. Rath. daughter.
KENNEDY-in this city, December 2, 1898, to
the wife OF Frank J. Kennedy, daughter.
HODGK NS-In this citg, December 8, 1893, to
the wife OF w. M Hodgkius. a son.
BOwES-In Alameda, December 8, 1893, to the
wife OF Captain T. c. Bowes son.
LYoN-In Golden Gate, to the wife Of j. j. Lyon
daughter.
the wife OF t. II. Dunakin. daughter.
SILVA - Near San LeandrO, to the wife of
Charles II. Silva. son.
REDINGToN - ovember 8. 1879, TO the wife OF
Joseph Redington, daughter.
SMITH-Dccem 4, 1893, to the wife OF Henry
Smith. sou.
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PERSONAL NOTES.

Mrs. G. B. Sperry of Stockton is at the
California.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. q. Newell are down
| from Stockton.
A. z. Capp, big rancher near Rocklin,
Is at the Russ House.
E. j. Lowry, an insurance man of
Fresno, is at the Grand.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Spreckels of San
Mateo are at the Palace.
U. S. Gregory. Sheriff of Amador
County, is In the city.
T. A. Wilcox. real estate man of San
Rafael. is in the city on business.
DR.. John Dickson Of Baltimore. Nd, Is
on a visit to this coast for recreation and
rest.
Z. S. Brooke, wealthy merchant and
stock-raiseT of Denver, Colo, is here on
business.
Phillip j. Dwyer. the famous racehorse-
owner Of New York, will be in the city
several days.
Captain Keller has returned to his home
at he Russ House after four months
cruise among the islands of the South Sea.
E. n. Robinson of London, England, Is
at the Baldwin. Mr.. Robinson al one time
owned the famous tin mines of California.
Baron Schutzbaro of Mitckling, Germany,
Is at the Palace and will remain in town a
few days before proceeding On tour
which includes the greater portion of the
Pacific Coast and Mexico.
Colonel Thomas P. Robb came to the
city yesterday from his beautiful home in
the Santa Cruz Mountains. Colonel Robb
was with Fremont when the latter made
bis famous march dp the coast from L s
Angeles In 1876. They passed over the
Santa Cruz Mountains, and the beauty Of
the scenery and the salubrity of the cli-
mate made such an impression upon the
Colonel that years afterward he returned
and purchased tract of land, on which
he built the residence he now occupies.
In the reign of Louis XII a company
gained A monopoly in making sauces.
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AT BURLINGAME.
That Pretty Resort to
Have a Station.
PLANS OF THE BUILDING.
To Be of Spanish Design of
Architecture.
A BOOM FOR THE PLACE.
Other improvements Are Contem.
plated by the Sharon, Bowie
and Howard Estates.
BOOM FOR THE PLACE.

The prettiest and most artistic railroad
station in California Is to be erected at
Burlingame. in San Mateo County. The
plans and specifications prepared by the
architects, j. b. Mathisen and George Il.
Howard, are now in the hands of the con-
tractors. who are preparing their bids, and
the contract will be let some time this
week and the construction will be CON-
menced the latter part of this week or the
first Of next.
The station Is to be what is technically
known as passenger and freight station,
at which all trains will stop. An electric
light plant is to be put in at the town of
San Mateo. and will supply light, and q
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matter the board agreed with him. This
cuts his term down TO six years. Making
allowance for full credits, Steele's term
would end in January.
There were several petitions for restora-
tion OF credits. Frank Weatherby was
allowed thirty days. but that of Chris
Myrtle, San francisco hoodlum, whose
record Is said TO be bad. was denied upon
warden Hale's advice. One from j. r.
Gefmaln was also denied upon the
" arden's suggestion. German had lost
eighteen months credits for having been
caught with opium in his possession. He
tried habeas corpus proceedings before
Judge Angellotti last May. which we're un-
successful, and the whole question OF the
boards power TO disallow credits was dis
posed OF at the time IN the boards iavor.
Among other communications there was
letter from Herman Apple, two-term
burglar who had been discharged, which
made the Directors look cynical. A con-
vict named Sullivan had lost several
months credits for concealing opium at
Captain Thomas Springs house. Apple
writes that while he was working at
making mattresses at Captain Springs ne
saw another convict-one who was dis
charged July 6-named Jack Williams
cache the dope, and before God it was
not Sullivan" II looked too much like a
scheme, now that both Apple and Will
liams are out of reach-to shield Sul livan.
Apples statement, therefore, failed of its
purpose.
Director Charles Sonntag. who has been
prison inspector during the month, SUBJ
mitted several recommendations. The jute-
mill, he thought, should be made to pro-
duce 5000 yards more daily. aud the men
none but competent men to be employed
ought 10 be required to do full days
work instead of the task system being
continued.
Abiding to the prisoners diet be criti-
cized the fried beefsteak, and gave it as his
opinion that the prisoners ate too much
meat-meat ont ce day would be enough.
He recommended more of the cereal foods.
The utilization of meat scraps, or leavipgs
from previous meals. he thought unclean
and offensive to good taste.
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MARRIED.

MARRIED..
STEINBRING-BERkHOU this city De-
cember g, 1898. by the Rev. Mr. McClish, Will
liam l.. Stein bring and Amelia BerKhour. both OF
San Francisco No cards
HAuGE-oLSEN- this city. December 6, 1898
by the Rev o. Groensberg, Lars Hauge and Al
bertha Olsen.
JACKSON-PRICE-In this city, December g.
by tne Rev y Groensberg. William jackson and
Annette Price.
CHRISTENSEN-HINTZE this city. Decem-
ber Z. 1913. by the Rev. o. Groensberg Peter
Christensen and Anna NJ. HiBtze.
SERfA-CLARk-In this city, December 4, 1883,
at st. Mary's Cathedral. by the Rev. Father
Kirby, Anthony r. Serpa and Annie L. Clark,
both OF Sac Francisco.
CARREL-NEEB-Int this city. December s. 1893
b. the Rev. Mr.. Mongotd Oliver Il. Carrei and
Lizzie Neeb
CAMP BELL-FAIRGRIEvE-In this city. Decenl-
Der g. 1893. by the Rev. John Hemphiil, Alex.
ander Camphell and Nellie FairgrleYe.
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ALAMEDA.

lodges of Workmen into one lodge is meet
ing with much opposition from West End
Lodge No. 175. 1t has about 100 members.
who claim that their lodge is the only one
In Alameda that has any life 10 1t.
Relies Contract.
G. c. Relfe appeared before the Board
of Trustees on Friday evening and cleared
himself OF the charge of cheating the city
on the coal contract. He proved that he
has fully complied with his contract In
every particular. He was allowed to pro
ceed with his contract
A Land Suit.
W. B. Fitch of Alameda has commenced
suit IN the Superior Court against o. 81.
CalderwoOd and his wife and sister-in-law
TO have trust declared in a certain piece
of land in Oakland valued at $4,000.
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NED MGOWAN'S FUNERAL.
The Old Pioneer Will Be Buried In
HOly Cross Cemetery.

The final arrangements for the funeral
Of Ned MCGOWAN have not yet besn ade
and may not be until this evening. All
thai Is settled so far is that the funeral
will take place tomorrow morning from
St. Francis Church. at o'clock. The
cortsge will leave Connor's undertaking
parlors, on Mission street. at little after
o'clock. High mass will be celebrated at
the church AID the body will be buried in
Holy Cross Cemetery.
1t is not expected that the funeral will
be large one. as the old friends of the
dead man have nearly all passed away.
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DOWN FOUR STORIES.
A Broken Wheel Suddenly Precipi-
tateS an Elevator.

An elevator accident in the AlcaZar
building on Friday night endangered the
lives of about score of people. although
happily no one was injured.
About 10 o'clock the elevator started TO
descend from the fifth story, carrying
nineteen passengers. 1t Is propelled by
electricity. and something went wrong
with the power. causing a sudden jar,
which broke one of the wheels upon which
the elevator chain runs. The strain was
too much for the second wheel, which also
gave way. In consequence the elevator
was precipitated with startling rapldity
down four stories, when 1t stopped with a
sudden jar. which threw the passengers of
their balance. They all escaped upin-
iursd. but the elevator has not been run.
ling since
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
PALACE HOTEL.

PALACE HOTEL.
Fl Fairbank & ", Cal A Abrahams. Reno
johnson, Los Ang sartori, Los Angeles
l. Lacour. Bakersfield s w Simons, Buffalo
Meiiick Idaho DR. Mrs Dickson, Md
Gregory, Wisconsin Fogg. Colorado Sprg
Won I Mitchling. Ger Miss Murphy, Colo Spg
kunze, Chicago Miss Ellnwood. Oakland
Sorenson. Miss Smith, Oakland
Mrs Murray, Ny ID Beer, NY
c A SpreckelS & W, San W Harmon & W, Sac
Mateo Miss Hebron, Sac
Wallace, Eureka Wolf, n Y
Miss NJ Smith, Eureka Fennimore, Chicago
Wolkonsky Davenport A Chapman, Butte
II Caldwell, USN
INTERNATIONAL HOTEL.
q Jones, Oakland W Richardson. Presidio
A Forbes, II Sawyer d C, y
Baker, Oakland George. Fresno
A Beckett stockton M Turner, San Jose
L Sspderson, Missouri Ii Howard. Ny
J Csfferty, Los Angeles Ross, Howards
L hitchcock Sac Miss Adam, Bakerville
Farley. Los Angeles Mol1tt, Pittsburg
Howard. Dallas d Willis, Carlisle
Brandon. Centerville K Cosyeil. Sac
A GslgIan. stockton A Rigbitt Sac
FRirn. Kansas
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BERKELEY.

When Stanford sent word to Berkeley
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In the reign of Louis XII a company
gained monopoly in making sauces.
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G
PurIone Grocerv Comnanv.

This enterprise, so we'll known among
housewives and lovers Of good things to
eat, was established ten years ago by
Mr.. John FurlOng. At present. he ear
ries on an extensive trade IN fancy and
staple groceries, canned goods, relishes.
fruits, flour, etc, in his commOdious
fOur-story building at 454 Jackson
street. Mr.. FurIong furnishes the gro
ceries and table supplies for the
Omaha and 500 railroads. and has
among his customers many of the lead
ing families in st. Paul, as we'll as sew
eral large restaurants and hotels. He
employs six clerks, and two teams are
kept busy delivering goods to all parts
of the city. MIR. FurlOng was born in
the state of New York. He has been
in st. Paul for eleven years. He is an
accomplished gentleman, popular
among all classes. and has ever been a
leader in those movements which have
assisted to place st. Paul in the high
position she occupies at present.
ROBERT LOUX.
Robert LouX, dealer in staple and
fancy groceries. fruits, vegetables, etc,
is located at 453-4j5 Collins street. The
business was established in 1890 by
Stewart q LouX, but in six months the
firm dissolved, Mr.. LouX conducting
the establishment alone. 1t has been
in its present location about six months.
The structure is a two-story brick,
50Xf00 feet, and the sales run up to
about $25, 900 per nun About $4,000
is invested. This is one of the most
prosperous groceries in the city, and
everything in the line can be found
fresh and attractiveIy put up. Mr..
LouX was born in Germany, but has
lived here twenty-five years. His in
dustry and honesty have brought him
success.
LEWIS RTGELSBERGER.
Prominent among the grocery houses
OF st. Paul is that of Lewis Rigles-
berger, whose Wholesale and retail
store is favOrably located at 219 East
Seventh street. This house is one of
the tirst-class grocery establishments
of the city. and none enjoys the conf
dence of its patrons more than iJ does.
A specially is made of canned goods
and Mr.. Rigelsberger's customers are
largely from the representative classes
Of the city.
NEHRING BROS.
Six years ago Benjamin Nehring
started in the grocery business. Re-
Gently his brother John became his
partner. They are located at $50 Con-
cord street in a commOdiouS store, and
keep a select stock of staple and fancy
groceries, canned goods, dried fruits
foreign and domestic). meats and all
the leading brands OF flour. They en-
ploy several assistants. and have wagons
for free delivery. Mr.. Benjamin Nehr-
ing came to st. Paul seven years ago.
He has worked hard in his business, and
his brother will be of great assistance
to him.
OR AMSTE RPOc
Cramsie Bros. leading grocers, at 497
st. Peter street, and 394l Exchange
street. are dealers in staple and fancy
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BARBEAU TRANSFER co.

Mr.. F. A. Barbeau came to this city
in 1879 with a $50 gold piece in his
pocket and a family to support. He
started to work, and although for two
months he barely made enough to keep
soul and body together, he is now one
of the solid business men of st. Paul,
and has a bank recount with $50, 900
or more to his credit. Mr.. Barbeau
is the proprietor of the Barbeau Trans
fer company, of 245 East Sixth street, q
company that does draying of all kinds,
moves furniture. and does all descrip-
tion of express and transfer work. The
owner, Mr.. Barbeau, was born in
Montreal, Canada, in 1857, and came to
this city when twenty-five years of age.
He was employed by HoXie e jaeger,
but in 1881 he started in business fer
himself with a o%ne-horse dray and SIS
capital. Today Mr.. Barbeau lives in
an elegant residence at JOG Robertson
street. and has a successful business on
hand, in which the amount invested
amounts to about SIS, 600. His popular
ity is proverbial, and his earnest efforts
are justly rewarded.
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SAINT PAUL REALTY.
Value Of the st. Paul Ex-
change to Investors.
WHERE THE BARGAINS ARE.
Wage Farmers Making Pur-
ehases Of Homes.
THEY STOP PAYING RENTS.
Eastern Arrivals Are the Best
Buyers.
A PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT.

The Real Estate exchange has been of
considerable advantage to the capital
lists who have purchased property here.
n lists OF property offered and the
schedules of values have been so ar
ranged that investors could see easily
where the best bargains were obtain
able. The investments of one man from
Buffalo, N. Y, have footed about $780,
600 during the past three years. The
conclusion, from the schedule of values,
compared with other cities of the same
size, is that st. Paul presents better bar
gains in real estate than the other cities.
Her advantages are understood by
shrewd buyers. who take hold of prop
erty in dull or close times. The trans
ferS now will show that a great
deal of desirable realty is going
into very strong hands. st. Paul
is a peculiar city IN its archi-
teetural aspects. On one corner towers
the 1000, 900 Ryan hotel. Across the
street from it stands a onc-story dwell
ing that has held its post for thirty
years, and a block away stands the
splendid structure of the New York
Life company, with a block of tumble
down frame cottages staring it i'll the
face. 1t is in these intervening spaces
between the marks of frontier and
modern architecture that wonderful
bargains are being picked up by those
who have means at hand. In a smaller,
and yet very promising, way similar
purchases are being made in the resi-
dence portions of the city. HOmeSeek-
erS are numerous now ON the principle
that real estate is, after all, the safest
Investment that can be made. and with
taxes and assessments comparatively
low, TIE temptation to buy real
estate is too much for those
who are well posted. No man who is
a home of his own, with prices so low
and terms so favorable. The influx of
manufactures to st. Paul of late Is
bringing many wOrkingmcn who have
saved enough to make a purchase, and
that is improving the demand for SUI
urban property. They are a thrifty
class OF men, VINO come here from the
implement works, cordage works and
similar manufacturing establishments
of the East, and they hate to be consid-
cred as merely tenants. The real estate
transfers in st. Paul during 1892 num-
bered 4,3l0, II aggregated SIS, O00,-
OO0.00 The present improvements of
h city are warranted by its growth
aud prosperity, and are not the crea-
lions of mere speculation. While the
increase i'll values here has not always
been as rapid as boomers would wish, it
has been solid and enduring. The real
estate dealers stand high in the COM
unit
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Company, located at els Manhattan


company, LOCATED at 0lS MdnndlldD
building.
HENRY BOCKSTRUCK.
Henry Bockstrnck, the jeweler, at
No. IL East Seventh street, enjoys a
wide popularity for the fine watches he
adjusting fine watches, as we'll as
French clocks. Mr.. Bockstruck has
been In the watch and jewelry business
in this city for the past eleven years,
his firm being originally BockStruck IL
Lee, the latter retiring subsequently
and leaving him sole owner.
Z. A. BROWN.
A native of Maine is E. A. Brown.
the well known and popular jeweler OF
this city. The house of which he is the
head was founded in 1868 by a. Blake
man, under the firm style of Brakeman
& Brown. Later Mr.. Brown purchased
the interest of Mr.. Brakeman. For the
past twenty years Mr.. Brown has been
in business in the same block. his place
of business being at No. Ill East Third
street. The store is a very handsome
and attractive one, and is filled with a
large and admirably chosen stock of
jewelry, diamonds and watches, a
specially being made of wedding pres
ents. end also of sterling silver ware.
The capital invested is $40. 900. His
trade is q most desirable one, embracing
the best people of the city. Mr.. Brown
is a nal of sterling character, and pos
sesSed of a conscientious regard for the
rights of others. In social life, as well
as in business. ne has hosts of warm
friends. Mr.. Brown is a member of the
Commercial club and of the Minnesota
club. He owns real estate in MinneapO-
lis and in st. Paul.
L G. WETJ ER-
One of the leading stores in jewelry
in the city, and the headquarters for
gold emblem goods of secret organiza-
lions. is that of l.. S. Weller, at 116 East
Seventh street. Mr.. Weller, who deals
in diamonds, watches, clocks. silver
and gold, etc, has an elegant store and
employs several clerks. He handles
opera glasses as a speciality, and gives
his personal attention to the mounting
of diamonds and to the designing of
fads and late styles. He began bust
ness when very young, and is now a
Mason, a Workman and aNOodman.
JOHN PFISTER.
Nj. John Pfi>ter is widely known in
the local jewelry trade. He was born
in Germany and came here in 1874,
starting in business at that time. He
is located at 4l6 Wabasha street, where
he carries a large line of watches.
jewlry, clocks. bric-d-brac, diamonds,
pearls, rubies and other jewels.