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The San Francisco call., 1896-09-09
THE NEW BATTLE-SAlPS.
An Interesting Question Arises in Relation
to the Awarding of Contracts for
Their Construction,

NEW YORK, n. Y, Sept. S.-A Tribune
special from Washington says: An inter-
estlng legal question has arisen in relation
to the construction of the recent act of
Congress authorizing the building of three
new battle-shIps. Four firms have made
application to the Navy Department for
copies of plans of the vessels. These are
the Cramps, the Newport News Company,
the Bath Iron Works and the Union Iron
Works of San Francisco.
The question which has come up is how
many vessels can be built on the Pacific
Coast. The law which authorizes the con-
struction OF these vessels provides that no
more than two are to be built by any one
private trm or navy-yard. This is held
6y some of those to mean that if a Pacific
Coast hrm bid for the three ships is the
lowest that company cannot get the con-
tract for more than two. In other words,
that the bid for one of these vessels, al
though less in amount than that of an
Eastern establishment, would have to be
rejected under the law.
The reverse opinion is entertained by
some naval officers, who say that the
lowest responsible bidder, if private con-
Germ, may be authorized to build all the
vessels. No special attention is given to
that part OF the act which relates to the
1850 0N0AOA VI NCSoClS III navy NdTQS, DIS
this is a matter that the Secretary of the
Navy can regulate in case he finds it
necessary to divide the work among the
different stations.
Another clause of the appropriation act
reads that one of the ships may be built
on the Pacific Coast, provided the addi-
tional cost to the Government IS not
greater than per cent But this clause
says: Zone, ana not more than one ship,
may be constructed on the Pacific
Coast"
To one not versed in legal technicalities,
this would seem to be explicit in prohibit
ing an award to the Union Iron Works,
for example, of contract for two or three
of the ships. Yet it is contended by some
officials that, taking the clause referred to
In connection with other provisions of the
act, a different construction can be placed
upon it.
The question involved is one of much
interest to shipbuilders, of course. 1t is
now under consideration at the Navy De-
partment, and a decision will be made
before the contracts are entered into by
the Govern ment, possibly before the bids,
recently called for by Secretary Herbert,
are opened.
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sMI1HSoNIAN INSTITUTION.
The Ftftteth Anniversary Of the Found
ing of the Center of Silence.

The FtfttetH AslntrcTsGTy Of the Found
ing of the Center of Silence.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. - Yesterday
was the fiftieth anniversary of the found
ing of the Smithsonian Institution and
the first time in fifty years that there had
been no annual meeting of the Board of
Regents. The omission was due to the abb
sence from the United States of Secretary
Langley and the death yesterday evening
OF DR.. George Brown Goode, the acting ex-
ecutive officer of this greatest of scientific
establishments in the United States. The
curators and assistants of the Smithsonian
and the National Museum, however, met
this morning and appointed a com mittee
to prepare resolutions for adoption before
the funeral of Professor Goode tomorrow
afternoon, which they decided to attend in
a body. DR.. Goode was engaged at the
time of his death on q history of the fifty
years plishments of the institution,
which he joined in 1873.
The regents of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton are: The President of the United
States (ex-officio), Chief Justice Fuller,
Vice-President Stevenson, Senators Nor
rill of Vermont, Cullom of illinois and
Gray of Delaware, Representatives Wheeler
of Alabama, Hit of Illinois and Adams
Jr. of Pennsylvania and ex-senator J. B.
Henderson, Professor ]. B. Angel of
Michigan, Andrew D. White of New York,
William Preston Johnston OF North Caro-
lima, Gardner G. Hubbard of Washington,
d. O., and Postmaster-General Wilson.
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MORNING BLAZE.

Chief Fair Quite Positive That it Was
OF Inoendiary Origin.
OAKLAND, CAL, Sept. s.-Smoke was
discovered issuing from George Cashmore's
hard ware-store on Broadway this morning
about 1850 o'clock. A still alarm was
turned in, and when the department
arrived the front door was forced. The
store was filed with smoke as well as the
piano warerooms above. The fire was To-
Gated in the basement, where paints are
stored. Some very heavy sacks saturated
with oil were found between some oil
cases. The blaze would have broken out
in short time more and spread to the
oil.
The store was the scene of good sized
confagration last April, when the damage
reached $50,000, mostly from water and
the oily smoke. The fire was then sup
posed to have been due to spontaneous
ombustion, but Chief Fair is very
emphatic in his declarations that this
time it was incendiary. Mr.. Cashmere
said he was at home and in bed when some
one aroused him saying his store was on
fire again.
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THEY FROWN ON RUSHES
Censure for Colds Who Carried
Water to the Wounded
Students.
Four Eastern Professors Visiting the
State in the Interest of
National Parks.

BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. s.-Daylight
"rushes" on the Berkeley campus similar
to the one which took place yesterday aft
ernoon will probably never occur again.
The professors have frowned on the prac-
tice, the college daily has condemned the
performance as semi arbaric, and the
university community at large has taken
up the matter as topic for fireside dis
cussion. The freshmen and sophomores
who were the contestants in the midday
melee received the condemnation of the
faculty at their meeting yesterday. for
cutting recitations and engaging in disor-
derly conduct on the campus. But worst
of all the co-eds who participated in the
affair to the extent of cutting loose the
bound and carrying water 10 and comfort
ing the wounded, received the greatest dis
appreciation.
The university daily came out with
lengthy editorial this morning, in which
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HISTORY OF A DAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told i'm
Brief Chapters.

Alameda County Happenings Told i'm
Brief Chapters.
Tomorrow, September 8, being legal hoI,.
day, the courts and all county Offices win be
closed.
The executive committee OF the North Oak.
land Improvement Club has issued call for a
meeting in Golden West hall tomorrow even
ing.
The Alameda Republican drill corps viii
hold a meeting Saturday night 10 make ar
rangements for the county convention, which
assemblies on September 1.
The Alert baseball team of Alameda will
leave for Los Angeles on Thursday to take
part in the final games OF the tournament 1t
will travel in special train.
Mrs. A. f. Trahan and children, wife of Gem
eral Yardmaster Trahan OF Oakland, has re-
turned home after a months visit to Conste.
BILE c. w. Long and wife of Truckee.
Thirty-fve or more members of Alameda
Parlor and twenty-five of Halcyon Parlor. n
S. G. W., left by boat and train to-day for the
9th of September cele pration at stockton.
Andrew Root, alias Raymond, alias Nesbitt
alias Wood, the "assayer'' of the gold brick
trio, is now walking the streets Of Oakland
temporarily free man, having given bonds in
the sum of $500.
The Alameda Republicans are already be-
ginning to make preparations for the coming
county convention, 10 be held IN that city on
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the 26th. Armory Hall has been engaged for
the occasion and will be profusely decorated
with flags and banners.
mass-meeting will be held under the
auspices of the Republican State Central Com
m1ttee, on the 26th inst, at the Tabernacle.
W.. R. Davis, S. NJ. Shortridge and others
viii address the meeting, which will be pre-
sided over by Victor II. Metcalf
There are over 800 unVaccinated pupils in
the Berkeley public schools, according to re-
ports received last night by the Board of Edu-
cation, as submitted by Principals Waterman
and Warnicke, and show that nearly 500 of
the pupils who have not been vaccinated are
in East Berkeley.
Mrs. Alice P. Carr, who came to this city
from Guerneviile month ago 10 take the
Christian Science treatment under F. j.
Fluno, died at the latter's residence 1919
Grove street, this morning As the latter was
deprived of his license as a physician some
time ago he cannot sign the death GER
tlicate.
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suocessf,.l cadet Candidates..

WASHINGTON. D. c., Sept. s.-Among
the candidates who have passed success
full examinations into the Naval Academy
as cadets are: F. J. Hellweg, Baltimore !;
Abraham c. Howard, Annapolis; Charles
P Train, son of Commander @. ]. Train,
United States navy; Robert Menner,
Pennsylvania: w. R. Workman, Montana /;
Robert Merritt. Utah; Scott NJ. Thomp-
son, Florida; Charles t. Wood, New Jer-
sey; R. A. Alternately, Texas; Luke
Wright. Tennessee; L. Noa, Tennessee;
P. D. Dearborn, Virginia; Frank Berrien,
Iowa; George f. Blair, Michigan; John
Rhue, Indiana; Walter N. Vernon, Mich
igan: S. w. Bryant, Pennsylvania; P. j.
F. Mann, New York; Hayne Ellis. .Georgia.
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to andO of R. D.
nand,t the Artist.

are: Time race, indefinite number; 500
mixed race for trotters and PAGERS, seven
entries; 2:40 trotting race, nine entries;
2:35 pacing race, four entries; 2:27 trot-
ting race, three entries; 2:25 pacing race,
three entries.
A "cooling-off" shed is also to be built
upon the track.
Evening of Old Songs.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. 8.-The Kings
Daughters of the First Congregational
Church have arranged the following pro-
gramme for their Evening of Old Song"
which takes place in the church parlors
Thursday evening:
Male quartet, "Robin Adair'' (arranged by
Dudley Buck). Plymouth quartet; tenor solo
td) 1.-THE Bloom Is on the Rye" Bishop; d.
character sketch, ''Was She Justified (Hsll1-
day., Miss Anne Kayanaugh; solo, when
Stars Are in the Quiet Skies" Miss Mary Jack
of Hamlet" (Schumacherl, Miss Anne Kava-
naugh; male quartet, "Nellie Was Lady"
(Foster-smitnl. Plymouth qbartet; solo, "The
ing (selected), Miss Anne Kavanaugh; solo,
'The Ivy Green (Boz), G. L. Parent Jr.; char
acter sketch, MRS. Brown at the Play" Miss
Anne Kavanaugh.
Henry Wyman's Condition.
ALAMEDA, Gall. Sept. S.-Henry Wy
man, who was injured so seriously by q
''buffing machine" in San Francisco last
Thursday, is not expected to live until
morning. He is at the sanitarium, under
the care of DR.. Reynolds, who declares the
case hopeless. He is being cared for by
the Masons, of whose society he is mem
Der in high standing. He recently came
from RED Bluff, and has resided at 1888
Park street.
A Sad Holiday.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. S.-The funeral
of the late A. 8. Barber, the pioneer Post
master, who died yesterday morning, will
be held from the family residence 1921
High street. tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock instead of Thursday, as announced.
This was the famlly's desire at first, but at
the request of the Society of California
Pioneers it was set for Thursday in order
that they might attend, Later the date
was changed back to Wednesday,. The
pioneers will not attend in body.
He Is Identified.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept8.-Ah Tim, who
was badly beaten by highbinders SATURDAY.
night, to-day identified An Sam, who was
arrested within an hour after the affair
and swore to two complaints, charging
him with assault to murder and assault
with deadly weapon. The examination
of All Sam will be set on Thursday.
No Business To-Day.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. 8.-Admission
day will be observed by the city officials
as a holiday. All of the offices in the City
Hall will be closed, as will be the schools,
library and banks. The postoffi ce will be
open on the Sunday schedule and make
Stockton with the Native Sons.
Woman Suffrage Picnic.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. s.-To.morroW s.
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is the brother of ex-Judge r. Y. Hayne of
the Supreme Court and is at the present
time one of the trustees of the State In
stitute for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind in
Berkeley.
Three Small Fires.
BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. S.-About 1
O'Clock to-day the Metcalf Cyclery took
fire from a pile of oil-soaked cloths in
the workshop in which a cigarette had
been dropped. The blaze was extin-
guished before much damage was done.
Last evening at about 6 O. clock a fire at
Derby and Grove streets destroyed about
six tons of hay.
A fire broke out in the barn of Mrs.
Robinson on Blake street yesterday after
noon, and the building was destroyed.
Vaccination to Go On.
BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. S.-The Board
of Education at the meeting last night.
settled once for all the much-vexed uues-
tion of vaccination in the public schools of
Berkeley. Health Officer Rowell was au-
thorized to proceed with his WORK.
1t was decided to permit pupils who
have not been vaccinated to defer doing
so until vacation, if desirable. DR.. RoweiI
expressed the desire that, where possible.
the family physician be employed. 9th
erwise, he will do the work free of cost.
Must Learn Vertical Writing.
BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. S.-Here after
the pupils of the primary grades in the
Berkeley public schools will be taught the
California system of vertical writing.
rather than the old system which
has been in practice for so many wears.
Only three grades will be taught the new
system this year. From year to wear the
higher grades will be taught.
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With Driveways and Grass
Plats 1t Would Resemble a
Partisan Boulevard.
GENERAL DEMAND FOR a PARK
Board of Trade and West Oakland
Improvement Club Are Interested
in the Project.
OAKLAND OFFIcE SAN Francisco CALL,
908 Broadway. Sent. &

OAKLAND OFFIcE SAN Francisco CALI
eoS Broadway, Sept. s.
r. D. Yelland, the artist, has submitted
to the City Council and the Board of
Trade an artistic plan for beautifying Lake
Merritt.
The immediate Importance of doing
something that will materially add to
Oakland's attractions as a place of resi-
dence has been brought forward by the
Board of Trade, the West Oakland I'm
provement Club and the City Council
and it is probable that the new tax levy
will include an appropriation for the
public park, though the details and Ioca-
tion Of such have not yet been determined.
Mr.. Yelland's idea is clearly set forth in
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4 FArHeR,s rnNa EANoE.
Slabs to Death the BetrGyer of HIS Grip
pied Daughter.

OIdOS 70 Oedt3 NC BetrUye7 OF ITS CFso-
Piled Daughter.
RICMOND, VA, Sept. s.-A terrible
tragedy wss enacted early tonight on
Broad street, the principal retail business
thoroughfare of the city.
James E. WINNER, aged 46, a native OF
Wythe County and blacksmith working
at the Richmond Locomotive Works,
stabbed and killed S. G. Thatheimer, son
of Charles Thatheimer, a well-knoWn
liquor merchant.
The cause of the homicide was the al
legged betrayal of Winners partially
paralyzed daughter by young Thatheimer.
WINNER, who was hunting for Thatheimer,
came up with him on the street, caught
hold of him and after stabbing him in
three places threw him off. Thatheimer
walked about half block and then fell
dead. WINNER sought policeman and
surrendered himself
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JOAQUIN IS REPENTANT
Will Atone for the Past by Stock
ing Fruitvale Heights With
Pheasants.
Numbers of the Handsome Birds Are
Now on the Way From His
Brothers Farm in Oregon.

908 Broadway, Sept. 8.
Joaquin Miller has decided to add a
pleasantly to his home at Oakland
Heights. For long time Mr.. Miller has
been anxious to do something for Oakland.
1t is an act of repentance on his part for
past sins.
A few months ago Joaquin Miller said
many things about this city of which its
residents did not approve. Among other
things the poet of the Heights compared
its progress to that of the snail. All of
this hurt, and Mr.. Miller was replied to
in language which was not at all poeUIc to
the man ofhexameters and petameters.
Now 1t is reported that he has relented,
and he has contracted with his brother,
George NJ. Miller, of Eugene, Or, to ship
him enough pheasants to make this part
of the county look more ornamental.
Seventeen beautiful Chinese pheasants are
now on the way, and Joaquin Miller will
turn them loose on his place. It is partic-
uiarly requested that no one should shoot
them or molest them, as they will soon,
if left alone. scatter all over the hills and
be very acceptable addition to the birds
of the redwoods.
The birds already on the way are about
half grown and are healthy specimens of
the Chinese pheasant. More will be sent
as soon as they can be caught and shi pped.
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GOOD RACES PROMISED
Alameda Horsemen Join the
National Association of
TrotterS.
A Pioneers Funeral-The Woman's
Suffrage Picnic-An Evening of
Old Songs.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. s.-The Ala
media Driving Association Is now mem
Der of the National association and will
have their first meet under the new con-
ditions on Saturday, September 26, and if
it is found impossible to finish on that day
the following Saturday will be used. The
races and number of entries at this time
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OCEAN TRAVEL.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY

CTEAMERs WILL SAIL FROM ksxR
- broadway wharf, San Francisco, as &z67sS
follows:
For Mary Island, Iorrg, Wrange Juneau, Kill
lIsnoo and Sitka (Alaska), al A. N, Sept. IL 26.
For Victoria and Vancouver (B. c., Port Town.
send, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett AnRcortes and
New W. ratcom (Bellngham Bay, Wash.l A. II.
Sept l, 8, H. ID, 21, 26 and every fifth day there
after, connecting at Vancouver with the c. p r,
r., at Tacoma with N p. R. r., at Seattle with g..
n. Ry., at Port Townsend with Alaska steamers.
For Iiureka, Arca.a and Fields Landing (Hum-
boldt Bay) str Pomona P. NJ. Sept. 2, 6, 10, IA,
Is, "a 26, 80, and every four b day thereafter.
For Santa Cruz. Monterey, San Simeon, CayucoS,
Port Harford (San Luis Obispo), Gaviota, Santa
Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro, East San
Pedro Cos Angeles) and Newport, at 9 A. u.
Sept 4, 8, IL, 16, 90 "a, 2S, and every fourth
day thereafter
For san Diego, stopping only at Port Harrord
(San Luis obispo), Santa Barbara, Port Los An.
geles, Redondo clos Angeles) and Newport, II
a. NJ Sept, ., ., 10, IA, 1S, 20, 26 80 and every
fourth day thereafter.
For Ensenada, San Jose del Cabo MaLatlan, La
Paz and Guaymas (Mexico), steamer Orizaba. 10
A. II. 25th Of each month.
Ticket office, Palace HOTEL New Montgomery
street.
GoODALL, PERKINS s. CO., GenT Agents,
10 Market ST.. San FrancfscN
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Modern Troianx.

OAKLAND, CAL, Sept. 8.-Articles of
incorporation have been filed by the
Supreme Lodge of the Order of Modern
Troians with County Clerk Jordan. It is
a new fraternal secret society for beneficial
and protective purposes. The originators
OF the order and only members so far are
Hon. S. G. HiIborn, H. P. Dalton. J. w.
Evans, F. K Mott, B. A Rabe, E. M. Long
and w. l.. Bartlett, who are also the. di.
rectors or trustees for the first year.
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(Admission day. will be observed as a
grand rally day by the Woman Suffragists.
All OF the Eastern speakers now on the
coast, including Miss Shaw, Miss Anthony.
MISS e. Hay and Miss Mollie Conners and
Dr. Kellogg-Lane of Oakland will attend
the picnic which has been arranged for at
Leona Heights. All have an invi-
tatlon to take their basket and spend a
day in the country.
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Movements of Trans-Atlantio Steamers.
NEW YoRK-Arrived Sept S-Stmr Kaiser
Wilhelm II, from Genoa and Gibraltar
GIBRALTAR-Arrived out Sept 7-Stm- Ems
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. out Sept 7-stmr Zaans
dam.
ANTwERP-ArrIved out Sept 7-stmr south.
wArk.
Sailed Sept b-Stmr Westernland for New York
BREME N-Arrived Sept 7-Stmr Weimar.
SoUTHAMProN-Saile Sept S-Stmr New
York, for New York.
New York
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Death of a Prominent Dtvine.

ALBANY, N. Y, Sept s.-The Rev.
Philip Phelps, D. D., one of the most
prominent clergymen of the Reformed
Dutch) Church, died yesterday at the resi-
dence of his sister in this city. He was
called in 1859 to the principalship of the
Holland Academy in Michigan, which in
1869 was incorporated as Hope College, of
which DR.. Phelps became the first presi-
dent, and he held that Office until his
resignation in 1873.
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Spanish troops, recording 10 special Re.

Spanish troops, according to special re-
ports received from the sanitary inspect
ors of the United States Marine Hospital
Service. These show II deaths in Havana
for the week ended August 81, 81 of these
being in the military hospital at which
~ new cases were under treatment, % in
Matanzas, the same number in Santiago,
70 at Sagualagrande, with 100 cases and
similar conditions in all other sections
where the Spanish forces are massed.
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Ex-senator PGvne Dvim0.

CLEVELAND. o., Sept s.-The vener-
able ex-senator Henry B. Payne is dying
at his residence on Euclid avenue. He is
the victim of paralysis, and it will be
marvel II at his age, nearly Sc, he RECEIVERS.
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BRILLIANT MILfTAnF WEDDING.
Ths Honeymoon VIII Be Spent on the
Pacific Coast.

Pacific Coast.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. s.-Miss
Carolyn Morrow of this city and Lieuten-
ant John Lewis Chamberlain will be mar
ried Wednesday at Narragansett Pier. It
will be brilliant military affair. Miss Mar.
garet Prescott, half sister of the bride, will
be maid of honor. The best man will be
Captain Allen OF Governors Island. Miss
Morrow's gown will be of white satin,
trimmed with rare old lace, which was
first worn by her mother. The maid of
honor will wear gray and white taffeta
silk. a Wedding breakfast will be served
after the ceremony at the summer villa of
the Rev. Mr.. Prescott. Lieutenant and
Mrs. Cham berlain will depart immedi-
ately upon their wedding journey to the
Pacific Coast.
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New Tima Card

OAKLAND, CAL, Sept S.-The South
EN- Pacific Company, figuring to make
faster time and better connections, is at
work on time card for the Sunset route.
1t is to go into effect the 10th inst. The
southern overland, which now leaves here
at P. ID. Will leave at A. NJ, and the Los
will leave at P. NJ. The time of arriysi
of the southern overland will be changed
from 1o:15 A. NJ. to 4:45 P. NJ. and of the
Los Angeles express from 4:45 P. M. to
l0:15 A. NJ.
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YeIIo,r Ferer al Cuhn

WASHINGTON, D: G., Sept. s.-The
malignancy of yellow fever in Cuba is in
creasing with the advance OF the season,
and the disease in a most dreadful type is
now playing havoc with the unacclimated
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The average watch is composed of 175
different pieces, comprising upward of 24O0
separate and distinct operations in its
manufacture. The balance makes Is 900
beats or vibrations per hour, Il, ,96o, ,O60 in
thirty days, 157, $4,000 in one year, 1t
travels 355SN miles in one year.
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FOR san JOSE. Los GATOS & Santa CRIY

GTEAMER ALVIsO LEAVES PIER 1 DAILY
- at 10 NJ. Sundays exceptedl; AIviso daily az
P. n Saturdays excepted). Freight and Pas.
senger Fare between San Francisco and Alvfs0.
SOC; to San Jose, 76c- CLAY a., Pier J. 90 W.
aAptA Clara At,a San Laaa,
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ROYAL NAIL STEAM PACKET CONPANY

CyTEASiERs LEAVE ASPINWALL sra.
- fortnightly for the West Indies and 5dsazHs
Southampton calling en- route at Ceroourghs
France, and Plymouth to land passengers.
Through bills of lading, in connection with the
Pacific Mail S. s. Co., issued for freight and treas
ure TO direct ports in England and Germany.
Through tickets from San francisco to Plymouth,
Cherbourg, Southampton. First class, 1885, third
class $e7 so. For further particulars apply to
PARROTT d CO., A gents.
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