The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-02
SAILORS /; Il: AS DEFENDANTS
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+ It Brings Up the. Story.of the
Wreck of the Steamer 3 eW-=
....@ bern.a Year Ago.
WAS. THE VESSEL BUfNED ;
Charges. That She Was to soape
Detection. as al Smugele :.or1 s..
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- LOS. ANGELES. CAL.,: April J.. t.+has
been. over. a year now since the team er
Newbern went ashore off Point lneent
and beeame,a total wreck; but the .oE- OF
disaster has been revived afresh Ltn ad-
ditional details. Down in the 81 Pedro
Justices Court a suit has been commenced
by the steamship company to recover $3.50,
whiehis alleged to have been receiy ed by
some sailors who. sold a portior.:of the
wreckage. After striking on the Ks the
vessel Was fired, but the flames i'd not
consume all Of the hull.
A sailor named Sjorberg, in. company
with some companions, managed Insecure
= the: propeller, which was sold fG $3.50
This amount the company now deires to
recover. The defendants set up in answer
that the property. was abandoned aid that
the steamer had been.burned to esc-pe de-
lection as a smuggler. :::...-: ! :.
'GRAND LoDGB OF THE A. O. o. .IT.
The Delegates .AI.e rendered a Banquet at
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LOS. ANGELES, CAB., April 1.-Nearly
30O.delegates. to- the Grand Lodge, /. O.U.
:. w. attended a banquet tto-night.atM Macca-
bee. Temple. Many distinguished itizens
OF the State.wer present. Captain A.. F..
Mackay OF this city was .toastmast5r. An
address of welcome was. delivered by. .ex-
Councilman r.. E: Wirsehing. SanBooth
of San Francisco responded to- thf.toast,
'"The officers OF the Grand Lodge. ard Wis
iting Brothers," and. sang. several songs,
which were greatly applauded. :*-
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Oakland: responded to the toast, t''oar Be
loved Order and Its Future, and nlde an
interesting address giving. the: .hisoryo OF
the order and predicting a praserous
future. Grand Recorder D. S. H shbe-g
of fOakland made an eloquent resplnso to
: the toast, Degree Of Honor and 1t r Ella
ton to Gu T4Gief.'' - He ~ {. Sees'a sS, ~
honor. was. to. the A. O..UaW. as a (fe to
her husband Rev. A, G. Bane, past rand
master workman, responded To thetoast,
=. City Of Los Angeles, in a manng that
did the city great credit. - -. "
:. The desirability of -thousand-dolla GER
: tificates was shown ina. speech. by VILLAIN
H. Barnes, editor of the Watchma, the
40. e. w. organ. The toast, Site of
California; was happily responded . by
dSb. IIdlQ --aldSbC1r. w
Mcpherson. "ouT Honored Dead '.ras a
toast which was responded to- by*PastMas-
ter NJ. w. Manger. of Hercules Lodge San
Francisco Walter Malloy,. GoldenlGate
Lodge, San. Francisco, entertained the
assembly with several recitations The
Good Accomplished by Our Order vas a
toast responded: to: by Past. Grand Mister
Workman James Booth. =.
Grand Fore man D. J. Toohey Responded
to the. toast, The Ladies, /" and W R.
Burbank, editor of the los Angeles Rec
ord, responded to the toast. 't.The Press. y
The sessions of the Grand Lodge begin
tomorrow. -.
EEThe session promises to. be lively So fan
as choosing delegates to the Supreme
Grand Lodge, which convenes in Chicago
next June.
1t is stated upon good authority tina
James Booth of this city will be one Of The
three honored ones, and hard fightswil
be made to elect Captain A. f. Mackey. oi
this city as grand overseer. If Los Angeles
succeeds in getting this much. she will be
perfectly satisfied.