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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
CONTRACTOR MISSING.
He Went Away, but Did Not Even Tell
His Wife When He Might
Return.

OAKLAND, CAL. March 30.-The mill
men and material men of San Francisco
and Oakland are anxiously awaiting the
location of F. L. Hansen, building con-
tractor, well known on both sides of the
bay, who has been missing for week or
ten days past.
Mr.. Hansen has been residing at 515
Thirty-third street in a cottage recently
erected. When seen to-day Mrs. Hansen
said her husband had left a week ago
Wednesday, saying he was going to San
Jose. but he did not say why he was going
or how long he would be away. She said
she had received no word from him since
he went away and had no idea when he
would return.
When informed that the report was cur
rent about the city that Mr.. Hansen had
left the city for good she did not seem to
be at all surprised, but she said she
thought he would not be likely to leave
permanently without taking his family
with him.
Mr.. Hansen has been considered a good
workman and stood high in the estima-
ton of contractors and mechanics having
been exceedingly prompt in meeting all
bills. In this city he has executed many
large contracts, one of the largest being the
new High School carpenter work. His
latest job has been Government contract
at the Presidio in San Francisco.
Among the frequenters of the Building
Exchange Mr.. Hansen's absence has
created considerable talk and it is esti-
mated that his indebtedness is from $4,000
to $4,000. Report placed his bill to Burn
ham & Standeford planing-mill at $3.50,
but the manager there denies this and
says it is not over $1,000. Among other
creditors in this city are the Pierce Hard
ware Company, P. n. Kuss, Brode the iron
works man and Cohen the glazier; but the
heaviest creditors are said to be the ma
terial men of San Francisco.
Hansen was seen in the Builders Ex-
change, San Francisco, last Wednesday,
when he agreed to go to the bank and draw
the necessary cash to pay certain bills
presented at that time. Some two months
ago he went off in a mysterious manner.
but returned in about ten days, saying he
had been TO Southern California Some of
lis creditors now express the opinion that
he was accommodating so as to have loca-
ton when ready to take his departure.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
THE UNIVERSITY ATHLETES
They Will Go East From Berke'
ley College Again This
Summer.
Mrs. Susan Harms Dies After a Brief
Illness-The Confscated Liquor
Story.

BERKELEY, CAL, March 30.-Amid a
loud round of applause the students of the
University of California voted at a meeting
this afternoon to send their track athletic
team across the continent again this sum-
mer. The vote was unanimous.
Not dissenting voice was heard when
President Friend called for the negative
vote. The meeting was full of enthusiasm
from beginning to end and resembled
much the meeting of one year ago. when
the Berkeley collegians were called to-
eether for similar purpose-that of con-
sidering the practicability and advisabiity
of sending California athletes to compete
on Eastern tracks.
Colonel George C. Edwards, commonly
known as the "father of athletics" at the
university was the first to speak in rela-
ton to the Eastern trip of '96. He was
followed by ex-track Captain Koch, Cap
tain Merwin, ex.Manager North and c. R.
Morse who spoke in favor of the proposed
trip.
Colonel Edwards in his remarks said !:
eve all know the difficulties which sur
rounded us last year when we talked of
sending the team East. Many said it was
foolish to attempt to compete against such
men as are found in the Big Four, but the
results showed differently. The venture
nroyed to be of the greatest possible good
To athletics on this coast especially at
Rerkeley. 1t is well known fact that
athletics here were on the decline last year
and that something was needed to revive
the interest Such thing was the East
ern trip. If the lack of interest had con-
tinued for two years longer In the same
ratio Stanford would have easily beaten
ms in the annual intercollegiate.
.sThere has been some question as to
whether the team this year IS good enough
To send. In reply to this may say that
last year at this time the prospects were
not SO favorable by considerable differ
ence as they are now. To send team this
wear last years success will be en-
nhasized. and then it cannot be said of us
That the work of '95 was only squirt. 1t
behoyes us to interest ourselves in this
matter for our individual good, the good
of the university and of the State"
Manager Friend spoke Of the financial
side of the question and assured the
students that with their support at the
entertainments and Dement'S to be given in
behalf of the team the necessary funds
can be raised.
Following are the men who are en-
titled to the big "C'' emblem:
Football-selfridge, Plunkett, Douglas. vii.
son. Walthall, Reinhardt, K. Hutchinson, Ken
nedy. Ransome, Hupp. Z. Sherman. Hiiborn,
Carl. r. Sherman,S S. Easton, Foltz, Hunt, Henry,
Watchorst o. Taylor, Wittenmeyer, s'Brick'
Morse Greisburg, Radelhnger, Ludlow, Bender,
Hopper, A. Pierce
Tennis-W. Magee, McChesney, Gage, Craw-
ford, Fine.
Track and feld-scogg,ns, Barnes. Koch.
man. Edgren, Lloyd. NJ Dozier, F. Magee,
Bradley, B. P. Miller. X. Hoffman, B. Bawke-
well, Holton, Merwin, Mummas Hupp, r. Park
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NO SUCH OFFICE.
Money Paid to a County License Col
lector Should Be In the
Treasurv

lectOr Should Be In the
Treasury.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 30.-Assistant
District Attorney Lincoln S. Church read
the full decision of the Supreme Court to
the Board of Supervisors this afternoon In
the matter of the License Tax Collector
1t held that the Board of Supervisors had
no more right to hire some one to collect
license taxes at a certain compensation
than they had to create an Office and fix
its salary, as it was only another name for
doing the latter act; further, that it is the
duty of the County Tax Collector to COL
lect all taxes levied by the Board of Super
visors, and the court is directed to per-
manentIy enioin the Treasurer from pay
ing salary to any one doing the work.
The members of the board were advised
that there was nothing left for them to do
except to adopt resolution resembling
the resolution adopted February IA, 1895,
appointing j. W. Ballard to collect the
license taxes, and also to adopt resolu-
ton directing the County Tax Collector to
receive all license taxes. Attn request of
the board he prepared the resolutions and
they were passed unanimously.
County Tax Collector Barker says that
he is willing to receive any liquor license
tax Wl1Cn may De presented TO MIN at MS
office, but he will not specially employ
men to look after the business. "The law
says I shall receive the taxes and pay
them into the treasury. and I am will
ing to do that with respect to such taxes
as are brought to this Office. The law does
not say that 1 shall go through the county
to look into each case and see who is in
arrears and who is not"
James W. Ballard, the deposed officer,
says: 'The collection of saloon licenses is
an entirely different business from collect
ing taxes on personal and real property.
1t has always required special work, as
there are changes taking place in the man.
agement of these saloons at all times, and
the holders of licenses have to be watched
to make them keep their payments UP. If
they do not pay promptly. but continue in
business, they are violating the license
law; but such violation cannot be de-
tected by man who remains in his Office
all the time. Who will now see that
liquor is not sold without license? The
constables and their deputies won't, as
there is nothing in it for them"
Sailing Of the Gedney.
ALAMEDA, CAL, March 3O-The
United States survey steamer Gedney
steamed out of the estuary this forenoon
and went to San Francisco, where she is
to await orders.
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Particular attention is called to the
Extra Fine Moquet and Body Brussels
DESERVES IT ALL.
Alameda County Indorses San Fran
cisco's Request of the Federal
Government.

OAKLAND, CAL, March 3o.-The Su-
pervisors to-day passed the following reso.
luton:
WHEREAS, The harbor OF San Francisco, by
reason of its importance, should be literally
treated by the Federal Government; and
whereas, in the twenty years from 1876 to
1896 the Federal Government collected in
custom duties at the port of San Francisco the
sum of $I5S, JIG, $50, while since 1870 it has
appropriated for the harbOr of San Francisco
but $15 900, less than one-thirtieth OF l per
cent; now therefore be it
ReSolued, That the Board of Supervisors of
the county of Alameda heartily indorse the
memorials presented by the San Francisco
committee on commerce, and the weighty rea-
sons advanced therein asking for appropria-
tions to cover the needs of the harbor of San
Francisco, to wit: The survey and removal of
dangerous rocks, a steam fog vessel for the
entrance to the harbor, cable to the south
east Farallon Island, house for the telegraph
operator at Point Reyes, exhaustive observa-
tions of the currents of the bay, fog signal
on the northwest Farallon Island, fairway
marks on the south shore of the Golden Gate,
and we urge upon Congress that il grant the
appropriations asked for; and be it further
Resotped, That copy of this resolution be
sent to the California delegation in Congress.
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Captains and Owners Will Re-
d. new Their Fight Against
DISTINCTIONS.
CONFERENCE CALLED TODAY.
Mayor .Davie Thinks Colonel Suter
Intends to Exercise His indie
pendence.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANc1sco CALL |

Spo DloduNay, MarCn 0U.
a large proportion of the ship captains
whose business makes il necessary for
them to pass through the estuary bridge
have signed a statement that will be read
to Colonel Suter in San Francisco to-mor-
row when the matter of the bridge is
again taken up for discussion.
The petition reads as follows:
To Colonel Suter, United States Engineer
The following captains of vessels trading
in and out of the port OF Oakland wish to
add our testimony as to the inconvenience
caused by having to wait for the opening of
the two obstructing bridges now across the
estuary. Owing to the growing commerce
of the port and the additional wharves
that have been built west of Lake Merritt,
it is advisable that there be but one bridge
and that it be built as far east as possible.
There is no necessity for two bridges and
they are unreasonable distractions TO
navigation, being too narrow for safety.
We respectfully ask that you recommend
but one bridge and that it be steel struc-
ture, with the draw not less than $50 feet
wide and so constructed that II viii ac-
commodate all the traffic that now crosses
the estuary.
The petition is signed by more than fifty
ship captains and owners of vessels and
will be presented to Colonel Suter to-mor-
row.
Great efforts are being made by the
Southern Pacific Company to prevent the
Government from ordering large steel
bridge, the expense of which would have
to be Jointly borne by the railroad, the
streetcar company and the county. To
prevent this the Southern Pacific Com
pany has said that some time in the
future it will, when it suits its con-
venience, repair the Alice-street bridge
and will run all its trains over 1t and
leave the decayed Webster-street bridge
for the county Should Colonel Suter in
sist upon the draws being made $50 feet
tnen the railroad company will be forced
to stand its share of the contem plated
steel bridge as the Alice-street bridge can
not be remodeled so as to have draw OF
that width.
1t is the opinion of Mayor Davie that the
Southern Pacific Company is doing all
bridge after which the company will by
some means or other obtain a new fran
chiSe and then take its traffic over il in
stead OF having TO maintain its own right
of way. The company has always done
just as it pleased with Alameda Comfy,
said the Mayor to-day, "and unless its
hand IS exposed II will continue to get
all ii wants. Colonel Suter seems TO
have mind of lis own and TO be inde-
pendent OF everybody and consequently
there is some hope that the rights OF the
people may be expected at last. For the
past twenty years the Government engi-
neering on the estuary has been very
much just what the people do not want"
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
Stolen by the Siamese Govern
ment From an American
Missionary.
LEFT HIS CLAIM TO HIS WIFE.
It Has Been Administered Upon and
Will Probably Be Paid After
Arbitration.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL
sos Broadway. March 30.


A unique estate has just been admins
tered upon in the Supreme Court. Special
letters were issued to-day to Mrs. Sarah
Bradley Cheek upon the estate of her hus-
band, DR.. NJ. A. Cheek, who died some
time ago in Siam. The will was made at
Bangkok, ,and the estate consists of claim
against the Government of Siam, which is
stated as of unknown value.
Many years ago DIR. Cheek went to Siam
as an American medical missionary and
while there he saw an opportunity to
make profitable investment in the de-
velopment of the timber trade of that
country. He secured some valuable con.
cessions in the teak timber country, some
500 miles up the river from Bangkok, and
foated his logs down the river to the port
in the rainy season. The project turned
out to be very profitable, and one of the
native princes announced that he would
like to come into the business as partner.
DR.. Cheek had no particular desire for a
royal partner, but he understood that the
proposition was polite intimation that
there might trouble if he did not comply,
so the partnership was agreed upon on
condition that certain number of logs
was to share the profits after the expenses
were paid. DR.. Cheek did the active work
and employed large number of natives.
He also owned 176 elephants. One season
the river was SO low that no timber was
sent down. The Prince objected to this
and although double the mum ber of logs
were sent down the ne xt season the Prince
professed to be dissatisfied and assigned
his interest to the Government. The Gov
ernment made the default in theshipment
of logs a pretext for forfeiting the con-
tract, which had then five years to run.
The Government also confiscated DR..
Cheeks elephants. The matter was taken
in hand by the United States Minister,
but had not been adjusted when DR..
Cheek died.
DIR. Cheeks claim for $50, 900 was referred
to the United States Government at Wash
ington and approved for the full amount,
and the Minister at Bangkok was instructed
to request its payment.
The Siamese Government is now anxious
to have the matter submitted to arbitra-
ton. Mrs. Cheek is resident of Oakland,
and about year ago inaugurated the
Chumrum society for young women's mu
tual improvement. Her sons are now at
tending the State University, and are also
heirs under the terms of the will.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
AUCTION Sales
EDWARD s. SPEAR & CO..
Furniture, Book and General Auc.
tioneers, 81 and 33 Sutter Street.
TELEPHONE, MAIN, 5lS1.
THIS DAY.

THIS DAY.
Tues day March 81, 1895,
At IL o'clock A. NJ, we will sell
At 1900 Fell ST.. corner Central ave.
(Take Hayes-street cars.)
A Large Residue of Very Elegant Par
Ior Uph Olstery, Royal Wilton Carpets,
Fine Dining Room Furniture, Irish
Point Lace Curtains, Elegant OAK
Bedroom Furniture, Bed Linen,
French China Dinner and Tea Sets,
Silver-Plated Ware. ETC.,
Comprising in part:
DRAWING-ROOM-Eleg Oak Rockers in
Silk Upholstery, Tan Back Easy Chairs, HAM
mered Brass Reception Chairs, Rattan Rockers,
Irish Point Lace Curtains and Brass Poles.
DINING -ROOM-One Massive Oak Extension
Table Very Elegant Oak Sldeboard with French
Plate Mirror-Back, ] set of Handsome Oak Dining
Chairs. finest of Haviland China Dinner and Tea
Sets, Silver-plated Ware, best OF Glassware ana
Cutlery. .
HALL-one Magnificent Oak Mirror-Back Hall
Stand, with Genuine Leather-Covered Settee,
Finely Carved Oak II all Chairs
IBRARY-Elegant Oak Leather-Seat Library
Chairs, Adjust able Lounges. Oak Tables, ETC.
BEDROOM-Fine Oak Chamber Sets, best OF
sters and Pillows, Mission Blankets, Sheeting:
New Home Sewing Machine
-KITCHEN--Linoleum, Patent Table, Agate ana
Tinware and many other useful articles.
- Also -
The Very Elegant Royal Wilton and Moquette
Carpets.
NOTE-We respectfully call attention to the
above sale. The Furniture, Carpets, etc, ar
same as new, having been purchased within one
year from w. ]. Sloane II Co.
EDWARD S. SPEAR Il CO., Auctioneers.
81 and 33 Sutter street
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TRUSTEE A. ". FEDLER.
HUNTER.
From a Photographic

coming by rail. The poles are to be used
to raise the various lights in different
parts of town, and when they have been
put in place Berkeley's electric light SER
vice will be improved considerably.
Republican Students.
BERKELEY, CAL, March 3O.-The uni
versity students republican club was
formed this afternoon with about forty
mem bers. Another meeting will be held
in the near future to outline plans for the
coming Presidential campaign. 1t is the
purpose of the club to secure number of
eminent platform speakers to address them
early in the campaign season.
New Pleasure Boats.
BERKELEY, CAL, March 3O.-The boat
ing association OF the university has let
contracts for two new pleasure boats at
500 each. They will be ready by May l..
On April IL will be held the interclass re-
gatta.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
High School Alumni.

The alumni association of the Commercial
and Polytechnic High School held its first regu-
lar meeting last night in Native Sons Hall.
The association has organized with the follow
ing officers: Henry. E. Pernau, PRESIDENT
Harry C. Morris, first vice-president; Miss
Ragan, second vice-president; Miss Nellie Con-
nor, recording secretary; Mr.. Wolfsohn, finan-
cial secretary; John Rapp, treasurer; direct
ors-Arthur Currie, +. T. Martens, ". b. Barr,
w. Bush, L. E. Stoltz Miss E. Boyd, Mr. Garren'
c. L. Fleishman, William Hobro. An ENJOYABLE
evening was spent and several recruits were
taken into the young society.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
Livermore Is Now Too Big to
Govern Itself With Dig.
nifty.
ANXIOUS TO REINCoRPoRATE.
The Matter Will Probably Be Sub.
mitted to the Electors Next
May.

LIvERMORE, CAL, March 3o.-It is
almost certain that at the May elec
tion at Livermore the voters will decide to
reincorporate as city of the sixth class.
For some time the feeling has been grow
ing that the town has outgrown its charter
and should take on a new lease of life.
Particularly has this conviction in
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31

SANTA FE EXPRESS
To Chicago via A. s P. Direct Line
Leaves every dav at 5 p. NJ. carrying Pullman
Palace sleepers and Tourist Sleepers 70 @ onlcago @
via Kansas City without change. ANNEX CARS iof
Denver and st. Louis. 1
CHICAGO LIMITED,
From Los Angeles to Chicago.
Solid Vestibule Train Daily, with Dining-cars,
leave san Francisco at A. N. and p \. daily.
The best railway from California to the East.
New rails, new ties; no dust: interesting scenery3
and good meals in Harvey s dining rosm or dining
Ticket Omce-644 Market Street,
.GhrQaicis Building
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31

hurst, Chestnut. O'Connor, Hilborn. F. Ban
Baseball-C. R. Morse, L. b. Johnston. c. E.
Elston, J. A. Elston, Foster, Proctor, Blasin-
game, William Hoag SO, Dunn, Harvey and
MADDEN.
Death of Mrs. Harms.
BERKELEY, CAL, March 3O.-Mrs.
Susan Harms, wife of Edward I. Harms,
principal of the Peralta School, died yes
terday morning at her home on Ashby
avenue. Mrs. Harms was a daughter of
the late Senator Harrison j. Mckusick of
Claremont, ana was only little over q
years of age. The funeral will take place
tomorrow at the McKusick family resi-
dence on Webster street, between Clare
mont and College avenues.
Refused the Liquor.
BERKELEY, CAL, March 30-Mrs. Sill
vershield, who. keeps confectionery store
on Telegraph avenue, denies the state
ment made that she has received any of
the liquor, which was confiscated some
months ago by Marshal Lloyd, from either
the Marshal or his deputies. Mrs. Silver
shield refuses to state why she did not
take the liquor back when it was offered
to her on last Saturday by the deputies,
but simply says that she was acting on
the advice OF her attorneys.
Electric improvements.
BERKELEY, CAL, March 30.-An i'm
portation Of ninety-eight large masts for
electric lights is expected to arrive in West
Berkeley tomorrow. The shipment is
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
Uniyersity Extension Course.

The second expository lecture on Goethe's
"Faust" will be given at the Mark Hopins In
stitute by Professor Putzker this afternoon at
o'clock. Free to the public
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
RAILROAD TRAVEL.

SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANx. ,
PACIFIC SYSTEM
Trains leave :snd are due tp arrive ~
SAN FRANCISCO
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CHAS. LEVY & CO.. AUCTIONEERS,

SaleSTOODnS-IIoo kct otIcCoy
Between Seventh and Eighth. Regular Sale Days.
Tuesdays and Fridays. Telephone, Jessie 761.
THIS DAY,
Tuesday. March 81, S96,
AT 10 A. NJ, at salesroom
1135 Market Street, Bet 9TH and 8th,
I'VE WILL SELL.
Stock and Fixtures OF Saloon, Folding Beds,
Furniture, Carpets. Ranges, Beading, Mirrors etc;
Desks Chairs. CHAS. LEVY & CO., Auctioneers.
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Atlantic
AND
Pacific
RAILROAD

Trains leave from and arrive
ct Market-Street Ferry.
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CREEK ROUTE FERRY.
From SAN FRANGISC0-Foot Of Market Street tSlip 81
.7:I5 900 I1:00A.M. tl:oo 1890 t3:co
400 1850 .e:oorM.
From OAKLAED-Foot Of Broadway $500 500
IO:ooA.M. 1890 si:co 1900 900 t4:eo
s5:ocPM
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From MARCH %, 1896. =
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-11-11

Gear famine, says the Railway Age,
is once more the cry along many OF the
western roads-a cry pleasing in its sug-
gestion OF increased business, although
not altogether joyous to the car service
department or to the eager shipper. The
suddenly increased demand for wheat and
corn for export, owing TO shortage Of
crops in India and Australia, with the
remarkable advance in prices that the
last two weeks or so have recorded, has
started gratifying movement of grain
from the western bins and cribs east
ward, and the roads to the lakes are
taking the bulkIof.it. The Omaha line Of
the Northern system, 1t is stated, hauled
nearly 5000 more cars of grain last month
than during the same month OF any
previous year; the Rock Island reports
that il has for some time been handling
about 500 cars of grain day and is short
OF cars. The Burlington is stated 10 be
short from 100 to 200 cars day, aud the
Santa Fe, Northwestern, Milwaukee, Mis-
souri, Pacific, Union Pacific and other
roads report an increase OF traffic which
taxes their facilities. A vast amount OF
grain is on hand throughout the West,
and now that the long-delayed demand
has come, the farmer is turning out to be
the fortunate man to whom the world
must pay tribute. The condition which
confronts him OF rise of something like
30 per cent. in the price of his wheat
within few weeks is much more tam
gible than the theory that there can be no
increase In prices until money Ia ''made
plenty" by the unlimited coinage OF silver.
The farmer now sees that the law of
supply aud demand and not a law of Con-
gress makes prices, and he is rapidly re.
covering from the belief that calling two
pecks u bushel will make it a bushel.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-11-11

The Clinton Democrat just before
the election, in announcing meeting in
Clinton to be addressed by Mary Ellen
Lease, said:
"Come aud give hearing to the wo-
man whose wonderful work has done so
much to win the great victory OF Tuesday
next. All are cordially invited"
The victory has been great one cer-
tainly, and Mary Ellen may have had
some little TO do with 1t, for her abusive
and coarse harrangues Disguised great
many Democrats, but after all, the COM
mon sense and honesty of the American
masses were the principal factors that
made the victory for honest money and
protection 50 decisive.