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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-24
PRAYER FOR THE DEAD.
Impressive Ceremonial in the
Cathedral by the Calvarian
Society.
Sermon by Rev. Father Peter C. Yorke
on "The Cause or Reason of the
Passion of Christ."a

Yesterday afternoon the first of the Sum
day afternoon lenten services, under the
auspices of the Calvarian Society, was
held at st. Mary's Cathedral. The edifice
was thronged with worshipers gathered
together to offer prayer for the dead and
to assist at the other religious exercises.
The Calvarian Society--the object of
which is prayer for the repose of the dead
offers to God for the purpose the great
prayer commemorative of the passion of
the Savior of men-"the Stations of the
Cross' This is one of the most noble and
touching prayers of the Catholic church.
Il calls to mind the sorrowful and tragic
events in the life of Jesus.
Beginning with the first station, "the
agony in the garden" where the Son of
God endured a suffering so great as to
cause the blood to rush from the pores of
his sacred body, down to the fourteenth
station, when he was at length lain lifeless
in the sepulcher, are the stern lessons held
up to view to teach mankind how to Jour-
ney through life, how to endure, how to
conquer, how to die.
This is the prayer offered privately by
the members, these general assemblages
being an extra offering and In keeping
with the holiness Of the lenten season.
Yesterday the stations were made by
the Rev Father Byrne. The sorrowful
"Stabat Mater" always sung between the
stations, but usually by choir only,
issued also from the lips of the congrega-
ton. The "Veni Creator was also sung
by it. Rev. Father Yorke delivered the
sermon owing to the inability OF the
Archbishop to be present. The subject
was "The Cause or Reason of the Passion
of Christ" Before entering upon his sub
ject the speaker encouraged the members
of the society to be faithful and true to
the duty their charity leads them to as
sumo. He dwelt on the necessity and
virtue of prayer for the dead, and spoke
eloquently on the greatness of the prayer
OF the Way OF the Cross" which is the
feature of their organization.
He then sermoniZed upon his theme
dwelling upon the fall of Adam, the
crime against an infinite God and the
necessity for a reparation that would be
infinite. This necessity resulted in Christ
assuming the sins of the world and under.
going death on the cross.
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
concluded the services. 1t is evident from
the outpouring of the people to attend this
initial Sunday afternoon service, that
these services will be we'll attended until
the joyous peals of the Easter bells shall
have sounded an adieu to the season of
penance and its prayers of sorrow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-24

ceived by him, in monthly installments of
81 % per $1oo, or $12 80 per $1,000.
David Bush of the country department
OF O'Farrell & Co. reports the sale of an
improved vineyard property on Howell
Mountain, Napa County for $1,000; also
residence property in the suburbs of Oak
land for $4,000.
The California Building and Loan Asso-
citation OF Alameda, with business offices in
this City, will hold it's eighth annual meet
ing IN Alameda on Monday evening, March
8, Tor the election of officers and the con-
slderation of annual reports
y. y. bemls reports the sale of water
lot on Steuart street. between Mission and
Market, 40 :10x137:6, and old improve
ments, to George Parker for $450O
Will e. Fisher & Co. report the follow
ing sales:
Three lots 25x1o0 on California street
ana a lot on Second avenue, near California,
each for $1,000; three lots in block 215, Rich
mond, between Point Lobos and Clement, $415
each; lot 30x75 on the north side of Clement
Street. 10 feet west OF Eleventh avenue, $3.50;
lot 25x100 on the south side of Clement 81
feet east OF Eleventh avenue, $1,000; three lots
south OF the park. corner of Tenth and NJ,
Eleventh and NJ. and Eleventh and L, 5000
each, and four inside lots in the same block,
$3.50 each.
About four months ago Baldwin & Ham
mond placed on the market the first sub
division of the Castro-street Addition,
which contained $50 lots. Since that time
13O lots have been sold. A number of
pretty homes have been erected and other
buyers have made known their intention
to build as soon as the winter season is
fairly over. Encouraged by their success,
the Castro-street Land Company has in
structed Baldwin 81 Hammond to offer for
sale new block containing forty-eight
lots. The agents are confident that the
sale of the new block Will be even more
rapid than the last subdivision.
Shainwald, Buckbee & Co. will hold an
auction sale OF Wednesday, March IL.
The catalogue comprises fifty twenty-five
foot lots on Twenty-hrst, Twenty second
and Hampshire streets and Potrero
avenue, the remaining portion of the Nor
genthau property.
Won Rhein & Co., by order of Mayor
Sutro, will offer at auction on Thursday,
March 5, blocks 224 and 225, outside lands.
This property is only one thousand feet
from the Cliff House and commands a
beautiful view of the ocean and the count
less attractions of that vicinity.
Among the largest pieces of property to
be offered at auction by Easton. Eldridge
& Co. next Tuesday will be the Alexandria
Hotel on the south side of Suffer street,
near Jones. The lot has frontage of So
feet and depth of 1877 IS. The building
contains 120 rooms and is said to have cost
$50, 600
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-24
THE FUNDING BILL.
Patriots of Gait Oppose the Measure.
Huntington's Allies.

Patriots of Calf Oppose the Measure.
Huntington's Allies.
At a meeting of Gait Lodge No. 1,
Patriots of America, of which Alexander
Montague is first patriot and G. c..
Clements is recorder, held few evenings
since at Gait, the following preamble and
resolution were adopted:
WHEREAS, The people OF the Pacific Coast
ere unanimous in their opposition to the FUND.-
ing of the debt owed by the Pacific railroads
to the Government of the United States, as pro-
vided for in bill now pending in the Congress
of the United States; therefore be 1t
RESOLVED That it is the undivided wish of the
seventy-five members of Gait Lodge No. of
the Order of the Patriots of America that this
in Congress, the Hon. Grove L. johnson, re-
questing him to devote his individual energy
and employ all honorable means to defeat the
passage of the said funding bill, now pending
in the House of Representatives, or any other
bill hereafter introduced having for its aim
the same object; that We invite our repre-
sentative to regard this resolution, in coming
from his constituents, as offering him what
encouragement we can to sustain him in the
performance OF his duties in the interest Of
the whole of the people OF his district.
Mayor Sutro when shown the preamble
and resolution yesterday read them care
fully and said: ut is well that the peo-
pie should rouse themselves to the neces-
sity of defeating the funding bill, but these
people made a mistake when they de-
cided to send their protest to Grove l..
Johnson, for every one knows that he is a
railroad attorney"
The Mayor stated that he had no private
advices from Washington in relation to
the funding bill and added: "The bill
will be beaten despite the great fight
Huntington and his lobbyists are making
in Washington and Kentucky. In the lat
ter place he has not paid lobbyists as he
has in Washington. but the railroads of
the State are making the fight. Still the
people of California must not relax Wig
lance.
why do think refunding measure
cannot pass?' continued the Mayor, re-
peating question, "why, we are on the
eve of Presidential election and the party
leaders will not permit the passage Of a
measure that would mean disaster to
them. But as I have already said, the
people themselves must see that no such
measure is passed"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-24
A PESTHOUSE.
The Government to Be Asked to Cede
Part of Angel Island to
Build One On.

''There is to be a discussion tomorrow
before the Supervisors" said Mayor Sutro
yesterday, 'in regard to locating the Pest
house on the Almshouse tract. What will
be done do not know, but if the Southern
Pacific wants it there it will go there.
But l do know that the Pesthouse
should be located on an island, and appli-
cation will be made to the Govern
ment to allow the City to estab-
lish and maintain a Pesthouse on the
north shore OF Angel Island, where the
quarantine station is located. 1t will no
doubt be obtained, and there it will be out
OF harms way.
1.-THE people of the Mission are rising
against the proposition to locate the Pest
house on the Almshouse tract. for they
fear that the winds will carry from the
Pesthouse disease, and spread it over the
Mission district. There is some talk of
crematory to distroy refuse matter in and
around the proposed Pesthouse but that
will not help matters, for with that they
cannot destroy all the germs of disease
that will float in the air or be carried by
birds to sources which will endanger the
public health.
The people of New York City had very
much the same trouble we are having in
regard to pesthouse, but they finally had
theirs removed to an island at the end of
the harbor, but they had to fight and fight
hard to accomplish that result. That is
what our people will have to do"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-24
The Life Class of the Local
Institute at Toland Medi.
cal College.
DIssECTING TABLE LESSONS.
The Girls Applied Smelling Salts,
but Were as Brave as Their
Brothers.

Smelling salts were called into requisi.
ton at Toland Medical College yesterday
afternoon.
The life class of the Mark Hopkins In
stitute of Art attended a lecture by DR..
William Hay, their instructor in anatomy
and the assistant demonstration in the de-
partment of anatomy at the college. DIR.
Hays lectures thus far have been illus
trated by means of skeleton and PAPER
mache model, the gift OF Dr. K. Beverly
Cole to the life class. The model or
manikin is decidedly realistic. being col
ored according to natures plan. The
young ladies who are considerably in the
majority in the life class showed some
mild signs of hysterla on the introduction
of the manikin, but they have grown ac-
customed to his presence, and he has
served a useful purpose IN preparing the
way for a calm reception OF his CHASTITY
successor of yesterday.
The girls looked upon dissecting table
subject for the first time. They looked at
the table and it's, to artistic eyes, unattIac-
tive burden bravely, however. for there
were glances full of roguish inquiry from
the masculine contingent of the class, and
they were determined to show that they
were as brave as the boys. They sue
ceeded, to all outward appearances. for if
the young men disdained their offers of
the smelling salts they started quite as
nervously at times.
In time professional interest overcame
womanly timidity and the girls answered
the instructors questions as readily as did
the boys, shrinking no more than the lat
ter did.
When the doctor referred to some
shrunken portion as ''our chum," or .'our
pet" they laughed at the humor. Some
of them fingered to thank DR.. Hay for the
privilege of the afternoons study.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-24
THE CoMUs' REPLY.

San Francisco Football Boys Fighting
stockton in a Verbal Battle.
The members of the Comus Club of this
City are out in battle as a result of the
telegram published in yesterday morn
ing's papers apropos of the football game
with the Stockton Athletic Club, in which
they participated in Stockton on Wash
ington's birthday.
The kilograms say that the Stockton
Athletic Club agreed to play the second
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-24
1.-THE ALEXANDRIA.n
PALATIAL RESIDENCE

And Lot 131:6xI37:6 feet, on north line
of Broadway, 1876 feet east of Fill
more street.-the very apex of Pacific
Heights.
This elegant mansion is one of the choicest
homes in this city; contains 1S rooms, comprising
Beautiful Parlors. Reception-rooms, Library, Bill
lizard Room. Elegant Dining-room and several
Bedrooms, Grand Hall. frescoes and elaborate Or
lamentations throughout the residence; elegant
grounds, with stable for several horses, and the
grand and imposing view of San Francisco bay,
the islands, the Marin, Sonoma, Napa and Contra
Costa Hills, and constantly moving marine pan
orama-view unequaled i'll the world.
The Mansion and Stable and the entire lot, 1877 :6
X137 IS feet, will be offered as an entirety or
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-24
THE BEST 5O-VARA

For residence in the city; north line of Broadway
between Webster and Fillmore streets,
In Four a. Large Subdivisions-34:41%x
1916 Feet,
Reserving the improvements. A more perfect and
slightly location for home cannot be foand in the
city. The homes OF best citizens surround this
mansion and grounds. Broadway is bituminized
and in splendid condition. Car accommodations
TO every portion Of city,
Improved NV. Corner Fillmore and
jackson Streets.
improvements consist OF
s FRENCH FLATS,
OF and rooms and bath and bay-window
choicest locations Pacific Heights. The prop
erty is in quick demand for renting at all times:
ton of the city. Examine this for an invest ment
Full rents 1885; lot 9S:412x100 feet.
PACIFIC HEIGHTS 5o-vARA LOT,
South line of Vallejo street. 1875 feet east OF
Fillmore. This is grand location for handsome
palatial residence. Elegant and choice neighbor-
Heights is enjoyed by this property. Lot 1877 :6x
1875 feet. Car accommodations everywhere
Mission Residence Lots.
East line Fair Oaks. north of 25th st.-Two ele-
giant and slightly residence lots; choice home sites;
25xlO0 and 25x125.
Ridley, mr.. Market and Guerrero SITS.
South line (No. 437) of Ridley ST. 14O feet east
Of Guerrero; house of two tenements; rent $29;
Castro and Valencia cables: lot 25x100 feet.
MissiOn-Grand Corner Lot.
NE. corner Guerrero and 9th sts.; elegant cor
ner; all ready for building; choice location: ex-
anime this for home lot: 27xS0 feet; also adjoin-
ing on 9th ST., with large warehouse almost full
size of lot; lot 20x77 feet; S. F. and S. NJ. cars.
Bernal Heights Lots.
In Gift Map No. 3-Ten lots, bounded by Pow
haitian, Bank and Butler or Folsom streets; fine
view; must be sold; lots 25x70 feet
For catalogues terms, etc, inquire OF
EASTON, ELDRIDGE e. CO.,
Auctioneers.
Sa1esroom, 63S Market Street.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-24
AUCTION SALES.
REGULAR WEEKLY AUCTION SALE.
IN 81 81 IN

s3HC1AH
Wednesday. February &c, 1896,
At11 O'Clock A. NJ, we viii sell
AT GRAND ARCADE HORSE MARKET
327 SIXTH STREET,
BY order OF private gentleman, the Hand soonest
Rig in Town consisting of one Handsome Chest
nut Sorre Mare, years DID, good roadster or bust
ness horse one Fine Open Buggy, one Hand som
Top Buggy, Harness, Robes Blankets. etc.
Also 80 Work Horses Open and Top Wagons
Carts, Phaetons New and Second hand Harness.
No reserve or limit
SULLIVAN & DOYLE, Livestock Aucsioneer,.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-24

Sir Michael Meyeneorf, who lately lee
tured in Chicago, is said to be the only
man ever released from Siberian exile
through the intervention of the United
States. He is Pole, took part in the in
surrection of 1868, was banished to Siberia,
but was released on the intercessIon of
President Lincoln and Secretary Seward
and banished to the United States instead.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-24
THE LABOR CONVENTION
Committees Appointed to Compile the
Report of the Proceeding and to Eff
feet Permanent Organization.

1eo0 @ 4 o' III E1r'orro VI tIh1LdVTVf1.
The meeting of the delegate committee
of the labor convention was held at their
hall, 1859 Mission street, yesterday, and a
committee on permanent organization
and committee to compile the work of
the convention were appointed This lat
ter committee, composed of Messrs. Roge,
Schadt and Saunders, will meet today.
Their work is to put in readable and sue
cinct shape the proceedings of the conven-
ton of last Sunday, have it printed and
submit it to the various organizations re O.
resented. These will adopt or reject and
their action will be reported to the con-
yention at its next meeting March Is.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton selected is composed of August Mil
Ter, r. t. McIvor, S. f. Burns, Stinson of
the a. r. U. and Jenner of the Tvpograph-
ical Union
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-24
Investment
Properties!
A GRAND PIECE OF
SUTTER-ST. PROPERTY,
Known as the
"ALExA NDR

South Side of Suffer ST., 41:213 East OF
Jones St., Lot 65x137:6 Feet.
RENTAL $500 PER MONTH.
This new and elegantly constructed 5-story
modern hotel building
1.-THE ALEXANDRIA"
Contains everything known to architects for
the convenience of patrons OF a hrst-class
family hotel; it is subdIvided into 12O sunny
cheerful and pleasant rooms, comprising grand
halls, elegant reception-rooms, parlors, billiard
rooms, family rooms in suit single; fine eleyar
tor in the basement is a complete outfit for the
elevator; laundry appliances, and everything that
the demands require for strictly firstclass house.
or if desired the building is well arranged and
be rented for Offices Doctors, dentists, artists and
all professional people making Suffer st. the
great headquarters, resort and thoroughfare for
every profession useful 10 the human family. For
a professional not 10 be located Suffer st. is to
be out of the swim.
Examine this property for investment; a rare
opportunity for large piece OF Sutterst. property
a chance once in a lifetime.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24
NEW DIAMOND MINES.
The Work of Producing the Gems Is
Highly Demoralized.

New York Ledger.
! The idea Of mining diamonds has most
alluring suggestion. To dig out OF the cold
embrace of earth these wonderful stones
by the way, look upon as the crystallized
souls OF the saints. must be most exciting
occupation. Working at high pressure, lit
orally holding their breath lest the next
come to their hands, these people live
strangely unsettled lives. The slave finding
a stone above a certain value receives his
freedom But all these laborers ever
on the alert to appropriate their findings
TO their own use.
While the most rigid scrutiny and search
ing is continually followed up, a large num-
Der of diamonds are every year stolen
from the mines. The ingenuity OF the
thieves passes all comprehension, and the
adroit ways In which they secrete their
treasures keep the authorities continually
on the watch.
Some of the finest stones In existence
have been stolen, and II Is a well recognized
saying that the history of every large dia-
mond is written in blood.
The South African diamond mines last
year yielded clear profit of over eleven
and q quarter millions of dollars. Enor-
nous dividends were paid and the produc-
ton of diamonds was said to be larger
than for many years previous, and al in
dications point TO an increased rate IL val
ues are carefully managed.
1t takes a level head to handle fifteen
million dollars worth OF diamonds in a
year, and there is little wonder that some
of the best business talent in the word is
engaged in this enterprise. There Is some
thing bewitchins about fine diamonds, and
very few people can Withstand the tempta-
ton at some time in their lives to invest
in them.
All of the product az the South African
mines passes into the hands OF a syndicate
that practically controls the market, and
S1S,000000 is confidently calculated on as the
output of the present year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24

Bad Man Who Had n Habit of Talking
Too Much.
Denver Field and Farm.


"one day." said an old timer. Cactus
the Platte river, when a stranger rode up
on mule and blandly inquired of Jim:
Stranger, be you the man as owns this yere
river? Not as knows of, replied Jim, as
he looked up long enough to see that the
stranger had a gun in his hand. Then what
is you a'doin' yere?' softly inquired the man.
I'm fishin' arter fish, 4 shouldn't think
owns this yere river is rip-roarer and a.
lookin' fur a fuss. / am a'knowin' OF the
fact that he killed teller yesterday fur
fishin' in this river
How much of the river might he own %
placidly asked Jim. The hull outfit, as fur
as the water runs, with all the creeks
thrown in. He jest took 1t fur a fish pond.
his fish never sees his mother no more.
Would you reckon that yere Teller rides a
yaller newt asked Jim, as he rebaited his
hook Yes. I reckon he do An about
your size. amt hep I should go fur, to say
that he was. In fact, you are the, rip
roarin' cuss hisself? You've struck i
right. stranger, and you've got jest three
ne got his legs under him. rose up. whirled
about and. covered the man with TWO guns.
all In the time you could count five.
Say, stranger, thar's a mistake yerer
said the man on the mule after he had
shaken of his surprise. AS how?' asked
Jim. AS. how I've concluded that l don't
own ali this we're Platte river. but only half,
NY eyes ar gettin' leetle weakish, and ]
can't see the landmarks as used to- Kin
YOUR ewes see that trail over tharv Quersd
lin. They kim Then ride fur Il and keer
right on out Of sight The man rode
styxiGnt away and never looked back. and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24
WHEN THE CENTURY ENDS.
Controversies as to the Date OF the
Twentieth Century.
Naur Vorlr Herald

twentieth century.
New York Herald.
Does the twentieth century begin on Jan.
l. 1900, or on jan 4, 1901? This question ag-
itated a great many people some time ago,
and il seems to be agitating some now.
And as Is the case with every question,
1t had advocates on each SIDE Those who
hold that the twentieth century will dawn
on Jan /, 1900, reason that this is so be-
Jan. l, 100 Another argument is that the
first century began on Jan. ! of the year
0, and the second on Jan. of the year 100.
before it has reached the anniversary Of its
birth, when II enters its second year. This
logic Is applied to the notwithstanding
question. and those who use 1t hold that
that era opens on Jan. l, 1900.
They argue further that Dec. 81, 80, was
the last day in our first era, and completed
the first century, and that. therefore. Jan:
century. Any child will tell you, they say,
that a persons twentieth year begins when
they conclude the twentieth century begins
in the year 1900.
This reasoning is worked out on various
lines, but the conclusion Is hardly. correct.
Much better arguments, quite conclusive in
their nature, are advanced by those who
hold that the. twentieth century will begin
on jan l. 1901 The weight of logic seems
10 be In their favor, and here are some of
the points they make:
A favorite argument advanced by those
who hold that the. twentieth century will
begin on Jan. /. 1901, Is that a certain year
viii not begin until its predecessor Is en-
tirely completed: therefore, that the twen-
tieth century will not be ushered In until
he nineteenth has rounded of a full one
hundred years and that viii not be until
midnight OF Dec. 81. 1900: In this connec-
ton these advocates point 10 the definition
dictionaries, where II Is defined as period
Of one hundred years., reckoned from any
as the century began with the year l, It
snded with the year 100 and the second
century began with the year lo1- suppose,
Il has been argued maa starts % put one