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The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
JERSEY CITY loses
The SUGAR-HOUSE
Threat of the American Com
pany Is Now Being Car
ried Out.
Because CT the Increased Water
Rate ths Works VIII Be Trans
ferred to Brooklyn.
Special pisnatch TO TIE CALL


NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-The threat of
the American Sugar Refining Company
to close its large refinery in Jersey City
because the city authorities broke faith
with it is being carried out. As told in
these dispatches last night, the company
agreed to pay $1S COO of the disputed water
rent, provided the city would sell 1t water
at the old rate. This proposition was ac-
cepted by resolution and the company
paid the 5000. Then, at the instigation
OF Mayor Hoos, the water board refused
to keep its agreement, demanding an in
creased rate.
The company had concluded to close
one of its retineries in Brooklyn. but not
aware OF this the Jersey City officials de-
claled there was no danger that the COM
pany would shut down the big refinery in
their ty for the trIflng sum of $4,000 a
year, the difference between the Old and
new rates. 1t is now said the Brooklyn
refinery is to be continued and the jersey
City one closed. Six hundred employees
have alreedv been discharged. and the re-
naming 500 will GO on Thursday or Fri
dav. Thus over 1000 families will be de-
prived of support.
Most of these men are unskilled labor
ers and many OF them are foreigners, al
most entirely Ignorant OF the Englis
language. This will be the first time in
eighteen years that the sugar-house in
Jersey City has been closed. When in
formed OF this action of the company
Mayor Hoos SAID:
Jersey City has TO buy water at hig b
rate, and she cannot afford to sell at a
loss. The city would inevitably suffer if
water was sold at a lower rate to all its
customers, who have just the same right
10 the reduced rate as the sugar-house.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
Piano Makers to Consolidate.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Several piano
manufacturers Today confirmed the re-
ports which have been circulated 10 the
effect that an attempt is being made 10
consolidate the large manufactures in
this country. n. Stetson of Ste .nway &
Sons. William KnaDe and other Ieadirg
OF the movement was not so great as the
reports had indicated. Up to the present
time, they said, their firm had not been
approached. The organizers, it is said
are Alfred Delge of this city and w. w.
Kim ball OF Chicago.
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ON EASTERN TRACKS.
The Days. Winners at Na'hrtlie, Lra-
inDton and Pint co.

The Days. Winnprs at NGthrttfe, L~1-
inDton aud PINT co.
NASHVILLE, Nov. 23.-Weather clear
and track fast:
Five and half furongs, John Boone won,
Cyclone second, Alice third. Time, l :09.
Four and half furlongs. Maggie won, High
Born Lady second, Wild Grape third. Time
Five and half furlongs. shuttlecock won,
Miss Verne second, Carlotta third. Time,
FIVE furlongs, selling, Tole Simmons won,
Time, 0214.
One mIlt, L W won, Arda ath second, Tranby
third. Time, :415
LEXINGTON, Nov. 23.-Track good.
Four and half furlongs, Virginia r won,
Oriental second, Picayune third. Time, :5315
Seven furlougs, selling, Albert Vaie won,
Masterpiece second, Irimuda third. Time,
l 80
Bars won, L1keview Palace second, What
Next third. Time, 49,
SIX furlongs Turtle Dove won, Belle Bram-
Bile second, The Elector .hird. Time, l :15
Five furlongs, selling, Amateur won, Ada
Russell second. Decapod third. Time, :O31a
BALTIMORE, Nov. 23-Despite an ex-
ceedingly muddy and heavy track good
racing was The rule at Pimlico to-day.
Five and hall furlongs-Refide won Eileen
D second, Ellerslee Belle third. Time, H.
Five fnriongs-Ten Spot won, The Manxman
second Maud Adams third Time, :O4%
Ocean cub nand cap for all ages, one mile
Albert won. Br mo second. Time, :4515
1wo-year-oids, selling, furlougs-Babieca
won, Haudpress second, Lady Disdain third
Time, 1:l734
One mile. .selling-Wadsworth won knight
of the Garter second, Alarum third. Time.
1 :4334
Association cup, gentlemen riders. about
three miles, over fair hunting country-Ath-
lete won, Undine second, Calendar third. No
time taken.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
Parker DEFEATS ELMER.
Wins from the hctor-Pugilist in the
tec0nd Round at Los hn-
0eies.

LOS ANGELES Nov 23.-BiIly Elmer
of San Francisco was defeated in less than
two rounds by Kid Parker in the boxing
exhibition at the Los Angeles Athletic
Club tonight. The men were TO fight fif-
teen rounds for a purse of $500. They
weighed about 144 pounds each. Elmer
was he cleaner boxer, but Parker was tho
stronger and rougher fighter and won by
hard slugging in the mix-ups. Parker re-
sorted to unfair rushing at the start and
was cautioned several times by the referee
TO break away fairly. He Knocked Elmer
down twice in the first round and twice in
the beginning of the second. The last
time Elmer rested upon his knee just
counted out.
In the preliminaries Bob Thompson
won over Phil Green in ten-round 60.
There was no knockout.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
Random Notes,

The following officers have been nominated
for the election to be held by the new Build
ers' Association December 13: President
Robert Smile, James McInerny, F. w Kern;
vice president, J. W. Saunders; recording Sec
retary-S r. Doyle, Andrew Wilkie Jr.; fnan-
cIal Sc eretary, John Furuess; treasurer. Jere-
miah Mshoney executive committee-P. Grif.
fin, b. Powers, G. G. Gillespie, w B. Ander-
son, F. w. Kern, J. McInerny, D. Francoeur.
Another contract for the sIX-story building
on the northeast corner OF Eddy and Mason
streets has been let 1t is tor painting, lin
crusta walton ETC. and is for $3.50.
Leopo Kutner has contracted for three
story frame building to contAin six flats, on
the northwest corner of Olive avenue and
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ORIOLES PLAY 1T NAP i.

-Jdmintsfer DrU06tna to the Local
BnsebnU Aggregation.
NAPA, Nov. 23.-Nearly 1000 people
witnessed the baseba contest in Napa to-
day between the Baltimores and the Alden
& Levinsons OF this city. The game was ex-
citing from start to finish, and proved an
easy victory for the Eastern team. The
score was II In l. The Napa team was
nervous and ratified, and played far worse
than ordinari V, thought it could not have
won rad it been al IS best. Eyerybo y
applauded the batting and fielding OF the
Baltimores.
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an Hcademy building Condemned. .

ANNAPOLIS, MD, Nov. 23.-The main
recitation building at the Naval Academy
one of the oldest of the group which form
the institution, was condemned to-day by
a board of inspectors composed of naval
officers, and its use will be immediately
discontinued.
The walls Of the structure were found to
be so badly sprung as to render it unsafe.
There are thirteen recitation-rooms
IN the building, and its abandon
ment will make it difficult to
the faculty to find room for the
classes heretofore occupying them. 1t
may be founa necessary TO house some of
them in private residences until the
building can be repiac sd.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
REAL ESTATE
MARKET REVIEW
Sales Of City Property Con-
tinue With No Change
in Prices
Dealers Report an Increased
Demand for Tracts of
Country Lands.

1t is the same old story in real estate.
many sales at small prices and few large
ones to break the monotony OF the pass
ing weeks. An increase in price is looked
for soon, and one of the best proofs that
such is so is the action OF certain dea lers
in country lands taking various excellent
tracts and subdivisi ons OF tracts off the
ma ket, in expectation OF a rise in values.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
TO SUSPEND NEGOTIATIONS.
italy viii Not Fress Claims against
Brazil Until the Arrival of
Envoy AntoneM

Copyright, 1897, by James Gordon Bennett
BUENOS AYRES, Nov. 81 am in.
formed by the Herald's CORES spondent at
Rio Janciro that the Italian legation has
been ordered from Rome TO suspend ne
eotiations relating to the recent anti
Italian riots in Espi-ito Santo until the ar.
rival of the envoy extraordinary, Anto-
nelIi, from Argentina.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
randall and Murray drrdtgned.

EUREKA, Nov. 23.-Two cases bv in
dictment by the Grand Jury against Presi-
dent A. w. Randall ana Cashier John S.
Murray of the Randall Banking Company
came up in the Superio Court to-day.
The time for arraignnient OF Murray in
the frs c1se was for November 80 and for
Randall Decem ber 7. The defendants are
charged with an attempt to defraud the
Randall Banking Company out OF $500.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
Fir.t Poy,.,nt Cleared.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-The first pay
ment of $l3 645 $50 to the Government on
account OF the purchase of the Union Pa
cl6c Raj lroad was cleared to-day, as well
as ca hi ers' checks on the National City
Bank for neary 81 600 900, which the lat
ter sent yesterday to the other national
banks which have been designated as
special temporary repositories for part Of
the proceeds of The sale.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
Held Liable as II Guarantor.

d. A. Curtin commenced suit yesterday
against C. Mazoue 10 recover $500 for goods
sold Alexander Mnzoue bv c. r. Splivalo &
Co.. he having guaranteed payment for the
same.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
Laeuna street The carpen tering Will COST
$4,000 ard the plumbing $145O. .,oa

Laeuna street. The carpen terlng VIII coS'
$4,000 ard the plumbing $3.50.
Wendell Easton is uow in Los Angeles.
Jacob II yman has started the construcI II 81
OF six-rt COTTAGE on the west lne OF Il"n- @
man avenue, 26:6 north OF Alvar 10 sLeet'
Tor J. s. Coutts. an,: OF a fOur-room ana putin
cottage for J. W. Jones on Pulaski street, close
to Cortland avenue.
After O'Clock P NJ. of next Monday all ut
maid taxes will nave Is per cent added for In
lii quenc;. All taxes must now be palu ~
cash, The period for receiving checks having
expired
Tne Pacific Loan Association VIII hold its
annual meeting on December l at 214 Pine
street.
On Van Ness avenue south of Union, c. H.
Rehnstrom will construct d Iwo-story frame
al a cost of $4,000
A two-story brick machine shop to cost
$1,000 will be erected on the northeast corner
pf Howard and Fremont streets. Edmund
Kollolrath is the architect
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
Relief for KIondikera.

NEW YORK. Nov. 23.-Secretary OF
War Alger said in an interview to-day
that he had consulted Premier Laurier
upon the matter, and if necessary Canada
and the United Sta'es would unite III
relief ex petition TO Dawson City.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
Cola 6omsno o., the Moamn.

SYDNEY, N. S. W.. Nov. % The
steamer Moana of. the Union Steamship
Company of New Zealand, which has
sailed Tor San Francisco, took 1915 600 in
gold.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
Eno's Creditors TO he Paid.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-The creditors of
Amos F. Emo, who failed in 1861, have
been notified that the principal and in
terest will be paid.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
Country Items.

A Palo Alto fraternal hall is to be built on
designs by Samuel Newsom cost of $11, 600
San Rafael is soon to have a rev $4,000
schoolhouSe
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The following were the principal re
leases for the week:
Auctions and Salas.

TIE following recent sales are reported by
Sol Getz d Brother: A lot 25x10O on the south
line of ! street, 1876 west of six eenth avenue
tor S40O lots g. II and Is. in block A. West
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
Review of the Records.


Following are the principal mortgages
recorded during the week:
BY Emma Joseph to Silas Simon, $600O for
two years, at per cent, on property ou the
north west corner of O. Farrell and Fillmore,
lOOx29:6; Jonn Barton to n. Nupern, $500,
ft one DAY, a. per cent, on properly a the
intersection of LON ba rd and 10 es, 6S .9X73 6
German Bank to Bertha and Hermann Zerdi +,
S6O0O for one year, att per cent on property
on the west line of Franklin, 1916 south OF
Broadway. 34x120; Hibernta Bank 10 Horace
B. Angel, $1,000. for one year. a 612 per cent,
on prope rty on the west line of Folsom, 1876
north of Twenty-sixth, 65x115; same 10 How
ard-street Presbyterian Church, $16,4O0, for
one year, at 619 per cent, on property on the
southwest corner OF Capp ana Twenty-third,
100x77:6 :6.
The following were the principal re.
leases for the week:
From the Pacific Loan Association to II. E.
F. and Myra Williams, $74O0 on property on
the west inc of DevisaderO street, 134 :S
north OF Ridley, 25x125; German Bank to
Johu G. B. Broemmel, $l2, 900 on property ou
the southwest corner OF California and Stei iuer,
34:4x137 IS: q. Finnochio to AngeiO Asunta,
G. amocco and Maria del Monte Giovanni ami
Benedetta Roscelli, $11 900 on property on
the north line OF Broad way, 81 east OF
Kearny; Hibernia Bank to John G. W. Schultz,
$4,000 on property on tre northeast corner OF
Scott and Haight, 137:6x137:6
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
To Cure a Cold i'm One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All drug
gis,s refund the money IL IL fails to cure, 25c
The genuine has l. b. q on each tablet.
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SALES OF 1HoHoUGHBREDs.
Some Valuable Amfmais disposed Of a
Netc Fork aud Lerington,

NEW YORK. Nov. 23.-Fasig e. Co. s
auction sale OF trotters and PAGERS was
continued at Madison Square Garden to-
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
NEW TO-DAY.
Is Your Blood Tainted
Disease and Danger Threaten
When the Blood Is Impure

Tho Only Safety Is In EradicatIrg g
All ScrofuIous Tatnts at Once
Hoods SarsapariIla Cures AL
Erup-ionS.
Scrofula, In ore form or another. taints
the blood of almost every one. Thou
sands inherit the dreadful tendency;
others acquire it in childhood or later
years, and millions find themselves the
ctms of boi.s, sores. pimples swollen
neck, or some more hidden and insidious
form of the disease. The only safety is
in purifying the blood, and Hood s Sar-
saparila does this promptly and thor
oughly, accomplishing wonderful and
permanent cures. even after other medi-
cines have failed. Don't allow scrofula
taints to develop in your system. At the
first symptom of impure blood take
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24

claim legal upon its face aud the Board OF
Supervisors would allow the same and Dwyer
would get the amount from the treasury. l.
II rrilgton OF Santa Clara Township would
officiate ii Dwyer's absence al some stage of
The same proceedings aud would also present
a claim to he Supervisors, and like Dwyer's
claim the District Attorney would indo the
same as rleea." and Harrington would get his
fees from the county for the aforesaid same
case that Dwyer had been paid for. We also
find that the same practices were INDUCED in
be ween Beggs and Harrington and Beggs and
Dwyer
Whether there was any understanding be-
tween the trio mentioned to charge as above
stated we are unable to say, bu: never the less
hundreds OF dollars have beer taken from the
public treasury by this process. and in each
instance we find the claims indorsed by the
District Attorney and allowed by the Board of
Supervisors.
We desire to state that on or about May
1897, the Board OF Supervisors ordered that
the books of various Justices of the Peace
throughout the county be examined, and vet
we find that only reports have been made and
filed in three ins Ia ices, which are those of
Dwver, B ggs and Herrington, and from the
reports filed in those cases we positively assert
mat q most Infamous stale OF affairs mas been
Why the Board OF Supervisors failed. 10 pro-
Deed with the full investigation of the books
If all the Justices is surprise to us unless it
.ssy be mat too much infamy may have been
ss.,,gu III the three examined. 1t seems that
tta s9afd Of Supervisors preferred to act con-
s,4tg r. ih6 wi hes OF the general public and
5l4s mat full exposure OF the practices in
4,1aA IN by petty officials will cause the pub
IL +. condemn soid supervisors for neglect of
es.4 4fHeis duties MS guardians OF the public
rrersnfv
", kba tust VI. H. Dwyer, as Justice OF the
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-02-14
]. F CROOK OF JACKSONVILLE
Appointed President of the Rail-
road Commission
TO SUCCEED H. R. SHORTER
Reformatory For Youthful Criminals Knocked
Out-lmmgraton Committee Also.
Tomorrow an important Day.

Montgomery, Ala. Feb. 13.-(Special)-
Gov. Johnston this afternoon sent to the
senate the appointment of Hon.. James
f. Crook, of Jacksonville as president of
the Alabama railroad commission vice
Maj. Henry R. Shorter, of Barbour, whose
second term will expire on March l. The
senate promptly confirmed the nomina-
tion.
Col Crook is one of the foremost men
and democrats in the state, has always
been q warm personal and political friend
of the governor and his appointment will
give almost universal satisfaction.
The house this morning killed the bill
providing for the establishment at Mount
Vernon of reformatory for youthful
criminals on the ground that 100000
property and $4,000 cash per annum was
too much to invest in educating young
negroes, when the white boys of Ala
bama were allowed less than 81 year
each for education.
The bill proposing the creation of an
immigration commission was also killed
because of the expense proposed.
Bills were passed prohibiting bank Of
ficers from borrowing exceeding 10 per
cent. of the banks money and requiring
state banks to publish statements four
times year.
The senate spent the morning consid-
ering the house bill proposing to increase
the age of consent from 10 10 IA years.
1t passed in the afternoon.
The constitutional convention bill
comes up in the senate Monday and the
vote will be very close, though strong
pressure is being brought to bear on the
democrats in that body.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-02-14

appealed strongly to all decent minded
Englishmen who care little about the
intrieacies of international politics. 1t is
the spectacle of little Greece standing
up in bold defiance of the bloodthirsty
tyrant in Constantinople, against whom
no greater power has thus far dared
to raise its hand. There is an undoubted
feeling of popular sympathy and admira-
ton throughout Europe which is so
strong that the callous diplomatsts who
consider 1t their duty to interfere will
find il necessary to be very careful and
considerate in their admonitions to the
Greek king, or their own onstituents
who resent their action as much as the
Greeks themselves. Lord Salisbury for
instance, would find furious storm rag
ing about his ears if he put himself in the
humiliating attitude of defender of the
sultan against righteous Greek wrath.
Public opinion is already telling him In
double loaded language that such action
would cover with shame the name and
flag of England
There is, in fact, a tendency to make
Prince George a popular hero in Eng
land, and his departure on the Greek fleet
to keep the Turks out of Crete is regard
ed by the English masses in much the
same light as it is by his own country
men.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-02-14
A DECIDED SENSATION

Paris, Feb. 13.-An article on the situa-
tion in Crete in the Gaulois, says that the
king of Greece in November last gave the
government to understand that his fur
ther resistance to the aspirations of the
people of Greece is impossible and he was,
therefore compelled to seek closed rela-
tions with Austria and Great Britain, the
disposition of Russia being unfriendly.
The paper also asserts that a report
which has been received here that the
German emperor made an announcement
yesterday that he would adhere to the
policy of France and Russia in the east,
caused sensation in diplomat tic circles.
The Gaulois concludes by warning Ger
many that the question of Alsace-Lor-
raine will not be lost sight of by France.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-02-14
MADMAN'S RASH ACT.
Kills His 4-Year- Old Son and Attempts
to Annihilate Others of the Family
and Almost Cuts Off His Head

Lexington, KY, Feb. 3.-The' bloodiest
domestic tragedy that ever happened
here took place at 7:45 a. M, when John
Marris killed his 4-year-old son, John;
shot his 14-year-old daughter, Helen;
tried to kill his sister, Ida, and killed
himself. Marrls was about 40 years old,
and has been a member of the firm of
M. Kaufman G. Co., clothiers, for years;
was prominent in building association
circles, owned a great deal of real estate
and was considered one OF the most
promising and successful of LeXingtons
younger business men.
When the servant girl went into his
room this morning Marris sprang from
his bed, and the girl fled from the room.
When half way down the steps she heard
pistol shots. Mrs. Marris and her sister
in-law, Miss Ida Marris, teacher in the
public schools, ran to the room. They
heard two more shots as they were 60
ing up, and Mrs. Marris tainted at the
head of the steps just as her daughter,
Helen, ran out of the room and fell. Ida
rushed into the room. Marris felled her
with a blow, and as she fell he fired a
pistol at her.
Neighbors forced the door and found
Marris with his throat cut from ear to
ear, his head almost severed from his
body. In his hand was large razor
covered with blood; on the floor was a
large, old-fa shioned revolver with four
empty chambers. On the bed was the
boy with a bullet hole in the center of his
forehead, his throat cut from ear to ear,
and three pieces of flesh cut from the
right cheek. Helen was picked up in the
hall unconscious. A bullet had struck
her i'm the back of he-head, ranged down
ward and lodged in her neck. She will
recover Ida Marris' wounds are not
dangerous but she is badly prostrated
from the shock Mrs. Marris Is In pre-.
carious condition from nervous prostra-
ioIa Z
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-02-14
THE BOUTWELL, CASE.
Argument Favoring the Application fo
Injunction Heard.


Injunction Heard.
Jacksonville, Fla, Feb. BE. o. Lock,
clerk of the United States court for the
Southern district of Florida, returned
from Tampa this morning, where he
had been attending the February term
of the court, which convened last Mon
day.
Mr.. Lock says that the judge has not
refused to grant a temporary injunction
to restrain the collector and commander
Of the Boutwell, from Interfering with the
movements of the steamer Dauntless.
The application for the injunction was
presented to the court by j. F. Hart
ridge, attorney for w. A. Bisbee, last
Thursday Friday morning Mr.. Hart
ridge called up the matter for hearing,
but District Attorney Clark was not
ready, on account of having business be-
fore the grand jury. Mr. Hartridge said
that he supposed that the government
would demur to the petition on certain
grounds, but that he was willing to stay
his grounds for the granting of the petit
ton and let Mr. Clark make his argu-
ment whenever the court could hear the
case. This was agreed to, and Mr.. Hart
ridge presented his side of the case, and
the court set next Wednesday for hear
ing the argument of Mr. Clark against
the motion.
AS the matter now stands, the appli-
cation for the injunction is still pend
ing and the court has not made any an
nouncement regarding the petition for the
injunction. Mr. Hartridge returned to
Jacksonville this morning.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-02-14
SUPPLIES LANDED.

Canea, Crete, Feb. 13.-The Greek flo
tilla, commanded by Prince George, of
Greece, which arrived here last evening,
is reported to have landed a quantity of
arms, ammunition and provisions in
tended for the Cretan insurgents during
the night. Part of the Greek f1otilla has
gone to Retimo. The insurgents in large
numbers are occupying the hills around
the town of Canea, awaiting the arrival
of arms and ammunition.