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The San Francisco call., 1896-12-20
Rudyard Kipling as a Poet.

A sense of responsibility is no more to
be detected In Mr.. Kipling's latest than in
his earliest work. Extravagances which
would pass in "Barrack-room Ballads or
sea "chanteys' reappear to mar serious
noble verse, such as the dedication tn
Wolcott Balestier. The line in that dedi-
cation,
And they rise to their feet as passes by gentle
which has given one reviewer much pain,
will, perhaps not equally affiict most
readers. But most readers, I think, will
agree that the colossal figure of the dead
who
Sit at wine with the Maidens Nine and the Gods of
elder Gays
Becomes Gargantuan, and that the step
from the sublime to the ridiculous is clear
ly taken in the verse
It's theirs to sweep through the ringing deep
where AZrael's outposts are,
VI onnet pa n throug b the Pits red wrath whe
God goes out to war,
Or hang with the reckless Seraphrn on the rein OF
red-manet star.
There is no use in multiplying in.
stances. The reader has to own that good
taste is not in Mr.. Kipling's line, that he
has not the tact and measure ard discre.
ton for which Matthew Arnold exhorted
his country men to resort to French liter
ature, and that he abounds in the freaks
and ylolences' which the critic deplored
Montgomery Schuyler in the Forum.
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tions. The first is that illegal votes were
cast for Ring in Sausalito precincts one
and two, and in Mill Valley and Tiburon.
Second, that Ring committed certain
violating the purity of election law. in
providing money to compensate voters,
buy drinks, etc. Third, misconduct on
the part of election officers in Tiburon,
Bolinas and Mill Valley, they returning a
majority of votes for Ring when in fact,
the contestant claims, Sylvia had a ma
iority of the votes. Fourth, that the law
was violated in Bolinas, Mill Valley and
Tiburon, and that the votes cast in those
precincts should be considered void; that
the officers ofselecticn were not appointed
from the electors of said precincts, and
other Irregularities. And fifth, that the
vote of Bolinas Precinct is void, for want
of a reasonable observance of the. pre-
scribed conditions of the law for the hold
ing of an election, etc., and therefore
should be thrown out.
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BASEBALL men
ARE INDIGNANT
More of Long Green Law
rence's Crooked
Work.
Attempted to Ring a Professional
Pitcher in an Amateur
Game.
The Tufts-Lyons Team Snubbad by
The Examiner" and Its Super
1ntendent of Blackmail.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Dec. 19.-Little
by little all the circumstances attending
the bulldozing, contemplate methods en-
ployed by Long Green Lawrence of the
Examiner in connection with the late
baseball game in the trophy contest
engineered by that "monaroh of takers
are coming to the surface.
1t is now known that the first reports o1
Long Green's rank and coarse work did
not contain one-quarter Of the "funny
business" attempted BY this thrifty 'jour-
nalist' in favor of his pet team-the
Alerts of AIameda-and later the Stars
of Nevada and Monograms of Portland
against the Tufts-Lyons of this city.
For instance, nothing has heretofore
been said about Long Green's attempt tc
ring in professional pitcher in the game
of the Monograms against the Tufts
Lyons, who acknowledged that he wa:
vastly over age. This pitcher is we'll
known in bali circles of San Francisco
but seems to have too much decency to be
made tool OF by Long Green after be
understood the situation. Then a Mr.
Fenimore was brought down from Port
land at Long Green's expense for the same
purpose. This man is professional and
greatly over age under the rules; Dill
these things did not trouble Long Green's
conscience. 1t was anything to beat the
Tufts-Lyons. by fair means or foul.
But the rankest gime of bluff in this
whole nefarious business was the threat
made to the Tufts Ly ons team that unless
the second game against the Monograms
were played without Pitcher Harvey q
heavy suit would at once be instituted
against the Tufts-Lyons Arms Company
Of this city. This coarse and brutal
threat was not made to NJ. NJ. Shields,
the manager of the team. but to the
youngest and most inexperienced mem.
bers.
Long Green and his newspaper are al
ways prating about their liberality as en-
tertainers and bill-footers, and yet it is
well known that on their latest. trip to
San Francisco to play the finals by the
Tufts-Lyons team no provision had been
made to convey them to their hotel nor to
accord them single courtesy in any way
whatever. Friends from here taking pity
on the young men in strange city with
out chaperon provided them with tickets
to places of amusement.
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MRS. PoWERS DIToRoED.
Decree Granted the LatUyer's fife on IL
Ground of esertiOn.

Decree GRANTED the LatCyer's Hffc on the
Ground of DeSertiOn.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Dec. 19.-Elmer
E. Powers, a former resident of this city.
lawyer of promise and very clever poll
ticlan, has been heard from in the courts.
At noon to-day Mrs. Clara l. Powers was
granted divorce from him. No opposi-
ton was presented and Mrs. Powers was
awarded the custody OF their 7-year-cld
son, S25 a month alimony and $40 month
for the support of the child.
1t developed that Attorney Powers left
his home on Boyle Heights about two
years ago, stating that he would not come
back, but about two months ago he re-
turned and made an attempt at reconciIia-
tion. He remained a few weeks and
when he left declared again that he would
never return. Mrs. Powers knew of no
reason why her husband should have de-
serted her, but some of the witnesses re-
ferred to what they termed "incompati-
bility of temperament" Powers, it is
said, has located in Denver, Colo.
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Launch of a Reren,.e Gutter.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Dec, 19.-The
United States revenue Gutter Hugh Nc
Culloch was successfully launched at
Cramps shipyard this afternoon. The
christening ceremonies were performed
by Miss Madge Shoemaker, daughter OF
Captain G. f. Shoemaker, chief Of the rev.
enue cutter service.
The Hugh McCulloch will be ready for
service by March and will be sent to the
Pacific Coast by way of Cape Horn to re-
ieve the revenue cutter Bear.
Captain j. W. Congdon of the revenue
marine service will be her commander.
Her length is 219 feet. beam "a feet
raught IA feet, and she has q displace,
ment of 1280 tons. She is expected to-
have minimum speed OF 16 knots.
Her armament will consist Of four b.
Founders and four 1-pounder rapid-fring
guns and a torpedo tube in her stern.
She is the largest cutter in the revenue
service. The McCulloch will make long
Alaskan and Arctic cruises and Will have
ten officers and crew of seventy-fve men.
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THE SHERRY TRADE.

An Inferior Quality of Wines Has Di-
minishe ed the. Demand for the Article.
The British Consul at Cadiz, in his last
report to the Foreign Office, discusses very
fully the position of the trade in sherry
wine, in which Cadiz is largely interested.
For some years past the sherry trade has
been under the cloud which. either from
fashion or taste, appears periodically to
affect one class of wines or another. Pos
sibly the importation some years ago OF
cheap foreign spirit, with which unscrupu-
lous dealers were enab bled to fortify wines
of inferior quality and export them for
sale at low figures, may have been the rea-
son for this.
But now that the importation of this
foreign spirit is prohibited, and it cannot
pay 10 use anything but pure grape spirit
for strengthening the wines, which, uI-
less so treated, could not bear expectation,
the standard of purity is undoubtedly
raised and especially as the Consul naively
observes, "the cheapest liquid in Spain,
hardly excepting pure water, is the juice
OF the grape, and the cheapest spirit that
made from it, When the juice has
been pressed from the grapes, it is run off
into butts and left for about six months
to ferment and fall bright. During this
period it develops a popularity unknown
of tartar or flor de vino on the surface,
which gradually sinks to the bottom.
Wines which breed much of this sub
stance are classed as Finos or Amontiiia-
dos, while those which do not, or only
breed very little, are known as Cloroso.
From the same grapes from the same vine
yard some of the butts will turn out to be
Fino and some Cloroso. To meet the
English taste many of them have to be al
tered in character. by the admixture OF
other wines of sweeter nature and Others
have to De fortified with spirit TO enable
them to bear transportation to other cll-
mates Among the principal growers and
shippers no adulteration is effected, but
the wines are. usually mixed and blended
to suit the public taste, except in the case
of the very best vintages.
The Consul says: 1T is unfortunate
that English sherry drinkers have not gen.
orally acquired taste for the soft, dry,
delicate flavor of the sheries as they lie in
the stores as nature made them for then
they are in their most perfect and delicious
state. The taste for sherry has of late
years greatly grown in the United States,
and the expectation thither is largely on
the increase. In England, also, the de-
mand appears to, be gradual increasing"
London Times.
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Etoptna Prodtaals Return.

REDWOOD CITY, CAL, Dec. 49,
John Tribolet and Jennie Clifford, the
young couple who created such sensa-
tion here about two weeks ago by eloping,
have returned. Miss Clifford is no longer
a Miss, but now bears the name of her
true love. This is but another exemplica-
tion of the old adage the 'love find a
way" even though fond papas and nam as
withhold their consent. Now that the
prodigals have returned the fatted calf
mas been killed and peace been declared.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tribolet will make Redwood
their home for the present.
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Used the Mails to Blackm all. i.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Dec. 19.-J. Hey
nemann, a travelling ''fake" doctor, was
arrested in this city to-day. He is ac-
cused under an indictment returned by
the United States Grand Jury of having
used the mails for the purpose of black
Schuyler had addressed a postal card to
the doctor" at Escondido. This the lat
ter assumed to contain Objectionable mat
ter, which it did not, and he sent letter
from Perris intimating that sum OF
money alone would prevent him from
prose cutting his correspondent.
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Wau Move for a Ne,0 Trial.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Dec. 19-Frank
Davis. attorney for j. j. Mccarthy, con-
Victed of burglary in having tunneled
under the First National Bank, to-day
asked that he be given until next Wednes-
day to move for a new trial. 1t is said
there is some new evidence which may be
obtained from two seamen now sailing
between San Pedro and San Francisco.
An attempt to get their sffidavits will be
made. The nature of the new evidence
was not stated.
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Mrs. Hilliard H1tt Watf:

FRESNO. CAL, Dec. 49, = George L.
Hood, attorney for the plaintiff in the
suit of Mrs. Ellen Hilliard of this city
against Adam Bahwel of Three Rivers,
Tulare County, for $25, 900 for breach of
promise, stated to-day that he would
move to dismiss the case without preju-
dice. He intends TO reopen the case al q
future date. Bahwell is worth about $780,
o00 and trial of the suit has been looked
forward to with interest. Attorney Hood
is in poor health and is not able at pres
ent to attend to the case.
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HEALDsBURG BOZ SHOT
Fatally Wo.nded While Hunting Hith a
Playmate.

HEALDSBURG, CAL, Dec. 19.-A sad
accident here at noon to-day has shadowe d
the homes of two prominent families and
cast the deepest sorrow over the entire
comm uninty. Clifton, the 12-year-old son
of Giles Bush, lies cold in death, shot by
his little friend and playmate, Edgar
Newlands. The boys were hunting for
birds, and as Edgar raised his 22-caliber
rife 10 shoot, Clifton ran before him, re-
ceiving the charge in the head. The
bullet entered above the temple and
passed through the head, lodging again st
the opposite wall of the skull. The child
was carried unconscious to the home OF
his parents. The best of surgical aid was
summoned, but the little fellow lin cred
until O'Clock this evening when he ex-
nired
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sno,v- Bound Indians Rescued.

TACOMA. WASH, Dec. 10. = Indian
Agent Erwin of Fort simcoe, on Wednes-
day found nineteen Yakima Indians who
had been snow-bound two months back of
Bald Mountain at the headwaters of the
Chehalis River.
They were supposed to have been frozen
to death. but their discoverer found all
alive and the number increased by one
papoose. Last month they subsisted on
deer flesh alone. Twenty of their horses
were frozen to death in the snow. The
Indians were here to-day and went to the
reservation.
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ELoPED FhoM SALT LAKE.
Flight of n FOung Man in Company
Kih Variety Aciress.

Flight of FOang Man in Company
Eith VdrtetV Aciress.
PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 19.-W. S. Fer
ron Of Salt Lake is here in quest of his
son, Henry Ferron, about 26 years old.
whom he expected to find here danger
ously sick; but so far Henry has not been
found in this city sick or well.
The young man eioped from home
with variety actress six weeks ago, he at
that time being supplied with plenty of
funds. He and his putative wife came to
Portland and lived in clover until Fer
ron's money dwindled to low figure.
Then they suddenly disappeared from the
circle of friends they had made here and
no one knows what became of them. He
presumably wired the intelligence of his
felgned sickness to his father with the ex-
pectancy that the message would bring q
needed remittance.
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Snntn Cruz EEentfon.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Dec. 10. The
Young Mems Institute has elected the
following officers for the year 1897: Presi-
dent, ]. T. Stanton; first vice. president.
MacNeill chaplain, Fl. McNamee; record
ing and corresponding secretary, W. D.
TAFT; financial secretary, w. E. Valencia
treasurer, G. S. TAFT; marshal, ]. Ponsano;
physician, J. f. Christal. MD; inside
sentinel, P. Morrisey Jr.; executive COM
mittee-T. Egan, I. w. Kelly, r. s. TAFT.
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But She Smoked.

She was little old woman, dressed in
black, and having a bundle wrapped up in
q gray shawl. She had seat in the middle
of Grand River-ayenue car, and, as she
took out her clay pipe and began feeling
for her tobacco, the conductor stepped for
ward and said:
.You mustn' smoke here, ma am"
"Why not?'
Against the rules"
"Who made the rules?"
''fhe company"
"W here's the company ?"
down at the office" .~
'Well, never allow nobody mile
away to tell me when l shall or shall not
smoke. I've got neuralgy, and when l
hayesit alius smoke. You kin trot right
back to the platform and be ready 10
jingle the bill when any body wants to get
off"
And she found match, lighted it on
the under edge of seat and puffed away
with Q serene countenance until ready to
get off at Twelfth street.-Detroit Free
Press.
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Concerted to the Je,ct.h Fnifh.

LOS ANGELES, GAL.,, Dec. 19.-The
B'nai Birth Synagogue in this city was
last night filled to overhowlng, both by
Hebrews and Gentiles, to witness cere-
mony of a very unusual charater. The
event signalized the conversion of young
Christian named Daniel Bates, about 25
years of age, to the Jewish faith. The
ceremonies were conducted by Rabbi NJ.
G. Solomon and were very impressive.
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Postoftce Cierh arrested.

LOS ANGELES. CAL, Dec. ia. E.
Peck. directory clerk at the postofice, was
arrested to-day for opening mail. Peck
had been in Office three years. and was re-
garded as one of the most efficient clerks,
put Tor two years letters have disappeared
with alarming frequency. ana Peck has
been under surveillance for eighteen
months. He has practically admitted his
guilt. A number of opened letters were
found on his person.
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OnkdoIe Far,ner an Troub1e.

MODESTO, CAL, Dec. 19.-Fred Heck
man, well-known farmer living near
Oakdale, was arrested last evening upon q
charge OF poisoning livestock with phos-
phorus. Six hundred dollars worth of
hogs belonging to nelghbors were de-
stroyed. Hickman gave bail in the sum
of $1,000 He claims that the poison was
put out upon his own land with the inten-
ton of killing squirrels and rabbits and
that the hogs got it accidentally.
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Rireu Lnsen Hia Suit

FRESNO. CAL. Dec. l9-The trial of
the suit Of Owen Riley against George L.
Moore, leading butcher. for $1,000
damages for false imprisonment was
finished to-day. Upon the instruction of
Judge Risley the jury brought in YER
dict in favor OF she defendant. The court
stated that from the testimony Moore
had reasonable cause to swear out the
warrant for RiIey's arrest on charge of
perjury.
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"pansty Fasrn in Chicago.

CHICAGO, ILL, Dec. 10. - Vanity
Fair,p three-act comedy, was given It's
first American production at Palmer's
Great Northern Theater tonight. The
play, which is a caricature on English
society, was produced in London tw o
years ago, with Mrs. John Wood in the role,
tonight assumed by Georgia Cayyan.
The production was well received.
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MARIN ELECTION CONTEST.

Democratic SstperUSsoriat Candidate Pre-
fers Charges of Fraud.
SAN RAFAEL, CAL, Dec. IA. Silva
filed to-day with the County Clerk con-
test OF the election OF George E. Ring in
the Third Supervisorial District of Marin
County. Ring was the Republican csndi-
date for the Office and Sylvia the Demo-
cratic. Ring received 366 votes ana Sylvia
334.
The contest is based upon five alega-
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Senator Warren Operated Upon.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 19. = Senator
Francis E. Warren of Wyoming under
went an operation for appendicitis at the
Auditorium annex this afternoon, where
he has been lying i'll for several days, and
he is now said to be in a serious condition.
His physician said tonight that he was
doing fairly well and believes the opera
ticn will prove successful. At midnight
the patients condition was said to be i'm
proved.
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Tha IunnaurnI Rau

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. l9.-Na-
tionaI Chairman Hanna has written Elk
ecutive Chairman Bell of the inaugural
committee letter, which amounts to an
abandonment of the Congressional Ii
brary and will lead to the selection OF the
Pension Office for the inaugural ball. In
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Bryan to Go to Atlanta.

LINCOLN, NEBR., Dec. 19.-W. J. Bryan
expects to leave Lincoln so as to be in
Atlanta, Ca, Tuesday night or Wednes-
day morning. His stay there will be
short, and he intends to return almost
Immediately to Lincoln. Mr.. Bryan had
not fully determined this evening the
route he would take on his Southern visit.
He will probably leave some time Sunday.
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Queen of me Reren,.e Fleet.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, Dec 19.-The
United States revenue cutter Hugh Nc
Culloch, the queen of the revenue feet,
was successfully launched at Cramps
shipyard this afternoon. She will make
long Alaska and Arctic cruise.
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:snn Rrfae, foreclos~re suit.

SAN RAFAEL, CAL. Dec. 19.-Suit for
foreclosure has been commenced by Annie
Harley against William Miller to recover
$4,000 due on mortgages covering the Mil
Ter block on Fourth street and also the
residence on Fifth avenue. Mr.. Miller
holds the Offices of Mayor and Post
master.
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Mean, Uork for Many.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 19,-The
Kansas City Smelling and Refining Works
Company expects to resume operations in
its copper department In the works at Ar
gentine July /. From 500 to 600 men will
be nut to work
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-20

Old Grist rlill Wheat Coffee is
delicious and VERY HEALTH
FUL-REAL Coffee is delicious
and VERY INJURIOUS-that's s
Just the difference.
Better choose the one that's
good for YOU.
In lib. boxes at your grocers.
POTTER & wRIGnTINGToN.
Boston, HaSs
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Golden Gate Park Residence,

East line (No. 2l6) OF Ashbury ST., 100 feet
north of Fell; handsome 2-sory bay-windowe1
residence; rooms and bath; high basement; in
nue. condition; cemenI-stone walk; iron fence;
Drick Foundation: fine home; e-half b. ock from
feet,
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Troops for the Phitippines.

MADRID, SPAIN. Dec. 9-Information
has been received here, of the intention OF
General Provelajara, the new Governor
of the Philippines, to ask the Government
to send ten additional battalions u troops
10 the Philippines.
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Magnific ent Corn ner Lot.

Southwest corner Of Pacific and Jones sts.; all
ready TO improve; would paw well with stores be
low an flats above; good location for business:
Pa cfic ST. in basat rock and cementstone walk;
Jackson and Hyde St cables; large corner lot,
60x52:4 feet
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Probate Sale.

Northwest line mo 5 3S) of Howard St, 425
feet south OF First; Improvements, dwellings OF
I'd and rooms. This Is close to business prop
erty. and Howard ST. m ust soon become business
street; pie nty Of car lines; lot 25x85 teet.
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For Catalogues, Terms, ETC., inquire of
EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO.,
once and saIesrooms 63S Market st.
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Found GuiIty of Forgerv.

LOS ANGELES, CAL. Dec. 19.-Edward
Hoist was to-day found guilty OF forgery.
He passed a worthless check on H. T.
Henderson. This was Holst's second
trial.
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Mob HiII Residence.

North line (No. 1919 Of Pine st. Sc feet east OF
octavia; 2-story bay-windowed residence Of g
rooms and bath; basement; cement sidewalk and
garden walks; btu minous street; everything in
splendid shape; large lot. 26x137:6 feet
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Ordered to Manila.

BERLIN, GERMANY, Dec. 10. The Ger
man cruiser Irene, which is now at Hong
kong, has been ordered to proceed to Ma.
Mia, the capital of the Philippine Islands.
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Snferina Eron, a Cnnoer.

CONSTANTINOPE, TURKEY, Dec. 49,
The She. .k-ul-Islam, Mahommed Die
malsdd n Effendi is suffering from q
cancer and it is stated that his condition
IL hnnplase
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Mission MISUNDERSTANDING.

West line (No 164) of Clara ave. l6S feet
north of Eighteenth ST., near Douglass; pretty
bay-window cottage of rooms and bath; street
severed, graded and macadamized; cement walk
and iron fencing: examine thlsi Eighteenth-st,
electric cars; lot ZSx1y6 feet.
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Oak Street Business Property, Near
Golden Gate PARK,

South line OF Oak St. 1877 :6 feet west Of Devisa-
dero; handsome business lots, an but oloeK
from Solder Gate Park; improved with stores
below ano fats above; rent quirkty; examine
these must be sold; 2 lots 5x137 IS feet.
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view of the opposition in Congress and
among citizens Mr. Hanna leaves the
choice of ball building entirely to the
executive committee.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-20

REMEMBER that at Will E. Fishers
grand Christmas bicycle sale a, 35 Main
street on Tuesday you can buy wheel at
cost.
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Residence Lot Near Marka+ Street

South line of Clint Park 155 5 east of Dolores
St, and near Market st. lot ready for buildinTi
pleasant surround ings; examine this; must be
sold; Castro-st. cable; lot 25x75 feet.
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Henceforth the Ameer OF Afghanistan
is to be known 70 his subjects as the
Light OF the World" His Majesty mas
had gold coin struck to commemorate
his new dignity.