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The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20
DELAYS ACCOUNTED FOR.
why More Work Has Not Been Done
OIL the Hall of Justice.

The Public Buildings COMMITTEES of the
Board OF Supervisors held another session
yesterday TO consider the delays in the
construction of the Hall OF Justice and
listened to lengthy report from Shea e.
Shea, the architects, Oh the subject. The
report stated that no great amount OF
work had been done on the building DUR
ing the past fifty days. and that the de ay
was caused by the non-arrival o. both iron
and stone material. The former had rot
arrived because of the suspension OF traffic
on the Southern Pacific road running out
or New Orleans.
1t was suggested that the trouble might
have been ooviated had both the sub
contractors been notified that the mate
rials were needed at an early date at the
time The contracts We're made.
1t was decided to call on the contractors
to BEGIN active operations not later than
November 2.
Contractor Brien, who is building the
City Hall roof. notified the committee
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20
Protests Against Taxing the
Wheels of School
Children.
Wants to Attract People Rather
Than Drive Them
Away.
Thinks His Fellow Counoilmen Begin
Business at the Wrong
End.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
QOS RrOedway Oct 10

9OS Broedway, Oct. 19.
The question of taxing bicycles is now
occupying the attention of thousands of
cyclists in this city and OF the City Coun-
Gil. The ordinance which has been drawn
up imposes tax of 81 on all bicycles used
in the city OF Oakland. This includes the
visiting cyclists, school-ohiidren and la
borers and persons who use wheels to go
tos and from their work. In addition to
Ae tax each cyclist is required TO have a
license-tag on the handle bar of the wheel
so that police officers and license inspect.
ors will see at once that the law has been
complied with. For olation of the ordi-
nance penaltv of 500 or fifty days in the
County Jail Is imposed.
This is monstrous," said Councilman
F1bush to-day, land absurd as l believe
it is illegal. Every Sunday in summer
thousands of cyclists come 10 this side
OF the bay and every one of them spend s
dollar or two. Ii this ordinance be passed
II simply means that thousands of visitors
viii be arrested as soon as they get here,
and Will be so disEusted that they will
turn back and go somewhere else Every
man riding in from Berkeley or Alameda
or Haywards, as well coming from San
Francisco, Will be pounced on as soon as
he gets inside of che city limits of the
city OF Oakland, and the result will be
be driven out of this city. We seem to
have done everything possible to cause
people to ignore US and refuse to come
here, aud this is more acton of the same
kind.
The carriages of the rich people on
Jackson street are not taxed ana yet
there Is a disposition to impose y tax on
poor man who has an old wheel 10 save
carfare. Scores of children attend the
high school who would not be able to do
II If they had to pay carfare every day. 1t
is wrong to say that these people can al
ford to pay from $50 20 500 for a wheel
and can therefore pay license. A lot of
them, in fact the ma jority of this class,
have wheels that they have bought for
$40, and as for the children a great many
OF them have obtained their wheels as
premiums by all sorts of schemes. 1t is
not the amount of the tax / oppose, it is
the principle OF the thing, and it is time
enough to lax people whose wheels do not
in any way tear up the streets when
those who can afford four-horse teams and
heavy carriages are made to pay their
share OF keeping the streets in good
order"
L Death of w. ID. Berry.
OAKLAND, Oct. 19-W. D. Berry, the
Eormer editor of the Spirit of tie ii ines,
kc e. last night at his home, PIG Union
Nreet, after a long illness. He was quite
we'll known as politician, and At the
time cf his dea b was connected with the
California Jockey Club. He was 45 years old
and a native of Tennessee. During General
McComb's term as warden a San Quenr1n
Mr. Berry served as captain of the yards.
he leaves a widow, two children and a
sister, Mrs. William Kent.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20
Commissioner Tobin Ill.

Police Commissioner Robert ]. Tobin is con-
fined to his bed nj his home. 1922 Geary street,
by severe chill that attacked him Monday
afternoon while he was attending 10 his dnties S
as secretary of the Hibernia Savings and Loan
Scc.ety. Mr.. Tobin was somewhat indsposed
Sunday night, nut he went 10 the bank al Tue
usual hour yetterday. He remained at his
desk all day until shortly before 1t was time
10 close the bank, when he was seized with a
cnill He was taken home and the usual
remedies were applied. Last night Mr.. Tobln
was resting comio orta bly. and his family re-
garded his attack of not enough consequence
10 summon physician.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20
Alameda Notes.
Freshmen Victorious.

BERKELEY, Oct 19.-The university
freshman football team to-day de-
teated the Lowell High School eleven by
score of 10 TO 0. Last week the freshme n
defeated the same team by a score OF "a %
8. In the course of the game Captain
McCabe of the freshmen had his right
leg so badly in jured in both knee and hip
that he had TO be taken off The fie Id.
Kerfoot ct the freshmen was also laid off
on account OF injuries, as was Chad wick
of the Lowell team. The freshmen will
not play any more maich games until the
game with the Stanford freshmen on the
Boy inst.
A More Co-E Editors.
vERKELEY, Oct. 19-The "Califor-
nia& the col ege newspaper, will appear
henceforth five times week instead OF
four. The editorial staff has also been in
creased by The addition of the following
young ladies: Miss Rusby '99. Misses
Nc Her, Wachs, McAllister and Stevens '00.
New GIee Singers.
BERKELEY, Oct 19-The memb ber-
ship of the University Glee Club has bee n
increased bv the following additions: |:
First ten r. Bakewel '98; second tenors-
Peart '98 Elston '99, Donnell '99. Brizard
90; first bass. Powers 80; second basses,
PIcolte '01 Smith '0l, Freeman '0L.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20
BELL ESTATE CONTROVERSY
Miss Marie Bell Again Testifies in Be-
half of Her Mother,

Miss Marie Bell Again Testihes in Be-
half of Her Mother.
Miss Marie Bel was the most interest
in witness in the Thomas f. Bell estate
contest in Judge Coffey's court yesterday
Miss Bell was called by Attorney Fisher
Ames on behalf OF Mrs. Bell. widow of the
deceas and all her testimony tended to
dispute he allegations made by young
Fred Bell in his charges against his
mother.
"For whom do you feel the most filial
affection, Mrs. Mary E. Pleasant or Mrs.
Theresa Bell?" a-ked Attorney William
III Schooler who represents Fred Bell.
To this Mss Bell said she did MOI know
how 10 make reply. She dec ared that
nobody ever asked her tnat question be
fore and she would not have answered it,
as she did not think it was the business ol
body She insisted that her mo hel
had always treated all the children well.
Fred Scheil testified that George K.
Eaton was mistaken in regard 10 deficits
in The Schell estate funds
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20
EASTERN STAR BALL.
Over 900 Members of the Order Partici-
pated in Grand Reception
Last Night.

As an important social incident to the
twenty-fifth annual meeting of the Grand
Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star
reception and ball, attended by over 900
persons, was given last night in the great
dining hall and the parlors of the Baldwin
Holel.
The rooms had been tastefully decorated
for the occasion by Manager Lake, smiiax
and large chrysanthem predominant
ing along the irror-furnished walls and
about the crystal chandeliers
The whole affair moved along as
smoothly as did the hundreds of joyful
couples over the we'll waxed floor.
The affair was given by the twelve chap
ters hereabouts constituting the eighth
district and was particularly in honor of
the grand officers and the visiting dele
gates.
The grsnd officers are: Mrs. James r.
Tapscott of Yreka, grand patron; Mrs.
Ella T. Hall of Tulare. Grand matron;
Adam Gallup of Pomona, assistant grand
patron; Mrs. Kate J. Willats of San Fran
cisco, grand secretary; Mrs. Isadora
Houghton of San Francisco, grand treas
urer.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20

that he would soon begin work on the
:, rtlon Of the structure over the Free
Lin ary ana suggested that precautions
be aken TO protect the books of the ins l.
IN ion. 1t was decided to confer with the
City Hall Comm ssioners on the subject.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20
The Yosemlte niustrated.

Rev. James B. Orr will deliver a lecture be-
fore The Young Mems Christian Association,
at the Association Auditorium, Mason ana
Ellis streets, tomorrow evening at o. clock
on "A Trip 10 the Yosemite" The lecture vii!
be illustrated.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20
REAL ESTATE
MARKET REVIEW
Affairs Generally Reported
Quiet by Most of the
Brokers.
Some Large Sales Still Ranging
Fire, and Inquiry Con-
tinues Good.
The Outlook Seems Fair but BUYERS
Remain Timid-Reoords, Auctions,
Sales and Notes.

Nothing of particular note has occurred
in the real estate market during the last
week. General timldity on the part of
buyers seems to prevail, and purchases
are commonly at prices ranging from $1,000
to $4,000.
An encouraging symptom is that the in
quiry for residence property seems on the
increase. Dealers are satisfied that the
market is assuming healthful tone aud
that better times are not far off.
The inquiry for country property con.
tinues good and sales are continually re-
ported by the larger firms. They are
oftenest made in subdivisions of large
tracts. Easton, Eldridge & Co. expect to
dispose of considerable property along the
line of the railroad from here 10 Palo Al to
during the early part OF next year. Wen
del Easton left for San Diego Friday
evening on pleasure trip and business
venture combined, as the firm has in hand
the sale of several extensive tracts of cul-
tivaied and unimproved land in the south
ern part cf the State.
Several firms report large sales on hand,
but they are delayed by the clearing OF
titles and other business formuI@. One of
them is a corner opposite the site of the
new Postoffico. The price is believed to
be between $50 600 and $100, 800.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20
OCEAN TRAVEL.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

CLEANERS LEAVE BROADWAY "a.
- wharf, San Francisco. follows: &a<tfH
For ports in Alaska, A. N, oct. 3, 3, 13, 1S Is
2s, and every fifth day thereafter.
For Victoria Vancouver (B. C), Port Town
send. Seattle, Tacoma Everett Anacortes ami
New Whatcom tBellingham Bay, Wash.l A. n. +,
Oct g. 8, ID lS, %, g. and every fifth day there.
after, connecting at Vancouver with the c. P. Ry
at Tacoma with n. p Ry., at Seattle with G..
n. Ry., and Alaska steamers
For Eureka Hum boldt Bay), Str. Pomona Z
p M, Oct. !. B. 8. 13, 1S, 22, IS, 80; Nov. 8 g.
II. 16 20, "a. %.
For santa Cruz Monterey. San Simeon. Cayucox
Port Hartford (San Luis Obispo), Gaviota, Santa
Barbara, Ventura. Hueneme, San Pedro East Sa
Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, A. NJ Oct
/, 8 8 lS, II, 81, 25. % ana every fourth day
thereafter.
For San Diego, stopping only at Port Harfori
(San Luis Obispo), Santa Barbara, Port Los An
seies, Redondo (Los Angeles) and Newport IL
A. M, ct x z, II, 15, 1a 23. 81, 81, and every
fourth day thereafter.
For Ensenada- Masdalena Bay. San Jose del
Cabo, Mazatlan. Altata, La Paz. Santa osalia
and Guaymas (Mex.) 10 A. M. I'd of each month.
The Company reserves the right to change with
out previous notice steamers sailing dates and
hours of sailing
TKT. OFFIcE-PALACE HOTEL, 4 NEW MONT
GoMERY ST.
GOODALLs PERKINS d CO., GenI Agents,
10 Market ST.. San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20
WOULD NOT PAY FARE.
Two Young People Who Went to
Jail Rather Than Lose
Ten Cents

ALAMEDA, Oct 19-The refusal of two
people TO pay the scent iare demanded
for each person ridin- on tie broad-gauge
trains from Alameda to Broadway, OAK
land, sent both of them 10 the County
Jail for five days to-day.
At s O'Clock last evening young man
in company with young woman board ed
t train on the hroad-gauge at Park
street Constable Yon Kapff occupied a
seat just behind them. When Conductor
Teeple went through the train to collect
tares he asked the couple for their tickets
or for cash fare, out they politely refused
10 give him either. The conductor ex-
planned that he had no option and that
the rules OF the road required him to COL
lect he money, but they obstinately re-
fused, and therefore, when Broadway
was reached Constable von Kapff put
them under arrest and escorted them to
the County Jail.
They gave their names as Tony Rivers,
Abarber, OF San Francisco, and Mary Rer-
bus, dresSmaker of Oakland. Rivers
had plenty of money with which 10 pay
the fares if he had so desired. They re-
mained in jail oyer night and this morn
ing were brought here and taken be-
fore Justice Morris, where they both
pleaded guilty and were sentenced 10 pay
fines of $40 each with he alternative OF
spending five days in the County Jail.
They decided TO go to Jail, where they
now are unless they have changed Their
minds and paid their fines.
Alameda Notes.
eAALAMEDA, Oct 19.-The Adelphian Club
VIII organize current events section next
Thursday morning, which VIII be under the
direction of Mrs. R. +. Clark, curator.
largely attended meeting of the Brother
hood of Andrew aud Philip was held this
evening PaTk-strnct Methodist n.
DR.. Eli McClish OF the University OF the Pacific
gave an address on the subject of THE Man
IN the Sermon on the Mount"
John May is accused by c. H. Garlock of
shooting his chickens and pigeons. and war
rant has Deen sworn out Tor his arrest
The proposed change in the deeds from the
railroad to the oity of the right of way OF Enci-
nal avenue east of High street has not yet
Deen sett ed. The city wants five six feet
more land in order TO give the street uni.
form width.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20

Calcutta is one of the educational GEN.
ters Of the world. 1t has twenty colleges,
with 5000 students, and forty high schools,
with 10000 students.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20

New rails. new tea new bali asst new BRIDGES
NO dust Inc shortest crossing If the desert and
a country that in ere sts its va led and baanIi
iulscrnery. The highest grade Of pa senger eonin
ment aud meals at Haryey's famous dimng-rcons
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20
FOR SIN IoSg. Lon GATes & SANTA CRIz

CTEAMER ALVISO LEAVES PIER DAILY
- (Sundays exceptedl q: 10 A. NJ Alvjso daily
saturday exceptedA al p N. Freight ana
Passenger Fare between san Francisco ana
Aiyiso. 59c to San Jose, 75c Clay sa, Piar
Al n. First st.. San Joss
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20
RAILROAD TRAVEL.

TrainsieAye fsom arrive I arket-st. errv.
san er sncisco Ticket Uffi 80 "A Mar
ket street, NhFonicIe Building. leIe-
phone Min 1920 Oakland l1lS Broadway.
he hest tiVag-~sn. rancisco hicago
LOOK ATIH TIME:
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
GRAND HOTEL.

~ T. Il.
w + george, Sacramento
] Treat. Grass Valley
\ Merrill, California
II : / reeman, U y y
j IL ] evil, san Jose
w ) Davis, Santa Rosa
W Il Mobley. y BloomfId
! j Auc or, stockton
X Knight, B-oVklands
] Danlcbo.n Suisun
& ,Sray, OrLville
Miss amiiton, y York
Miss j A Louttit, [ al
] IL Wagner, selma
+ I smith, Pacific Grove
Fred Dodd. Fresno
w Taylor, Angels
G Smi b, California
a j Clark. Deming, n NJ
J W Gum, Seattle
Mrs C. Goodwin, Seattle.
+ p Rogers Il wi. b c
w Bond & WI, Irvington
G sullivan. { olusa
X II Nehmeyer, Sacto
w J Lortng, Angels Z
& kiaemer, y q
u ii aior, III Paso
G. Erickson. 5 l. bispo
) a Kit hener. Stock .on
Miss Q Lam berson, Cal
Nj We bster, Fresno
] Treat, Grass V alley
T Wash, I opeka
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20

Random Notes.
Payment of taxes is now in order. After 9
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20
Sales
AUCTlOY SALE
BULLS HEAD CARRIAGE REPOSITORY,

BULLS HEAD UAKFIdGE kEPUSITUKY,
Corner Fifteenth and Valencia sts. San Francisco,
TOMORROW,
Thursday, october ri, at 10 A. NJ.
Bv order of II. FnedlaDder, on account of disso-
luton OF copaIt nership will sell The entire
plant of the above rep STORY, consis ing of $50
r1cs, new and secondhand including Landau
Hacks, Coupss Six SeateIs, Nictoras, Wagon
cites, ph setOns, Open and Top Buggiess Road
Milk, Grocery, Delivery, Farm and Laundry Wag-
ons, 100 sets New and secondhand iarness, 80
Dozen Whips, Robes, Blankets, Office Furniture
etc, etc.
y. B.-SaIe positive No reserve or limit
Stoc be inspeHi ed from now ii day of SALE
SULLIVAN & DOYLE. Livestock Auctioneera
Office-327 Sixth ST., All Fra. csc
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20


] j Davis, Santa Monica w +
Ill Lowe, .<1vada ci V J Tr
ID b Warwick. Grass Vlly Nm
j w iluplap. California 7 :
i NJ Ro enthal, san Jose j IL
r. VI Freeman Oakland w )
w j Lor n. Ang IS w
J b ode, MIL Valley 81
J Farks IL VT. Stockton X Il
r A DeLeppo&dr, Cruz ] la
\ & DanicDOrn. Suisun G ~
Mrs A 4 Hamilton, y Y Miss
Miss NJ b Lou.iit, Cal Miss
Miss y ID Jones, Cal JH
z L Flanagan, emo + I
Dan Healey. Sacram MO Fred
r l. Van CleecR, = Cruz w I
{ j skelton, > l. Obispo G ST.
j w Dunlap, p & NJ Al
Miss h owen, Fresno J "
q IL Buckermeyer. Seattle Mrs
L Richmond. pokane FP
Mrs Richmond, spokane W ]
Z r. CROWLEY. Los Ang G ~
Mrs l. L MoultoD, ColuSa X II
Miss Lemon, Phi. a w J
& L McCabe. Oa, dale & Il
III NJ LIE Baron, Valley + G III
y + Ware, ii Paso G +
+ Erickson, Jamestown ) a
Mrs q G Lam berson, Cal Mis-
Z Francee d VT salinas Nj
r G Anderson, n Y ] Ii
DR. { w Helm, "a ger z v
z u WickS. Willows
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20

The great Ottoman empire, which at
one time threatened the civilized world.
sprang from a band OF 400 wanderin q
1urkoman families.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-15
James Robinson. the famous bareback
CoRELLI LIKE oUIDA.

7F'rom the Chicago Times-Herald.1
Ouida has a successor in training, and
Marie Corelli is 1T" In Miss Corelli's
last eloquent outpouring of sentiment,
indignation for the wrongs of beautiful
women, the scene located in Egypt, and
the story called ''Ziska," there are
whole descriptions which rival "Strath-
more and "ChandOS' in millinery, and
abound in that celebrated Ouidalike IA
cility of scattering fabulous wealth like
sand Marie Coreni is not letter-per-
feet yet in her imitation. She embodies
in one Of her choicest chapters a de-
scriptiOn of her heroine, in which she
brings her in shod with sandals, as
Ouida did her houri in StrathmOre. But
Miss Corelli, more timid, apologies for
her herOine's glimpses of bare feet.
= 1.-The most curious observers,
peeping downward as she flew by, saw
that she had kept to the details of an
cient Egyptian costume so exactly that
she even wore sandals, and that her
feet. perfectly shaped and lovely as per-
fectly shaped and lovely hands, were
bare save for the sandal ribbons which
crossed them" In Egypt, where the
would not excuse an unwilling as re
vealing a nose perfectly shaped and
lovely as a perfectly shaped and lovely
eye" 1t is curious to find this shrink
ing conVentionality in one usually so
fearless as Miss COrelli.
The fact of the queens reading Marie
Corelli's books must have had this eff
feet, discernible in other instances. The
queen would be shocked probably at the
thought of bare feet at drawing room.
In the same spirit of Difference to her
majeSty's convictions, a wave of Chris
tan religions flows over the most Secu-
lar of Miss Corelli's effusions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-15
UNDERGROUND TUBES.
Work to Begin on New York's New
Mail Delivery System.

New York, April 15.-The Tubular
Despatch company, of which John E.
MnhoIland is president and which has
made contract with the postOfflce de-
partment for the transmission of mail
matter between the general pOstoffice
and several postal stations in this city,
will begin the work of constructing its
plant on May 4.
There will be eight circuits. Circuits
1 and 2 must be ready for operation on
Oct. 1, 1897.
The first circuit will consist of a
double line of tubes from the general
pOstOfffce through Mail street, Park
Place, Church street, Trinity Place,
Greenwich street and Whitehall street
to station p in the Produce Exchange.
The second circuit also requires a
double line of pipes from the general
pOstOffice through Park row and the
BoWery and Third avenue to Forty
third street and station A, a the Grand
Central Palace, with intermediary sta
lions at station B in Grand street, sta
ton D at Eighth street and station F
at TWenty-eighth street.
The Philadelphia service employs a
inch tube. The New York tubes will be
inches in diameter. The power plant
in the general postOffice will be used for
the cOndensers on the first two circuits
but the operating company is under
contract to establish and operate pow
er plants at all other points. The COM
pany proposes eventually to put in COM
merciaI circuits all over the city and de-
liver packages cheaply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-15
THE AMERICAN NILE.
[From Bradstreet'sI

The Mississippi river and it's manage
ment is a proper subject for national
concern and the appointment of d COM
mission to examine and suggest i COM
prehensiVe scheme of Improvement and
control is an immediate necessity This
commission should not be a mere junk
citing affair, but should be made up of
the ablest engineers in the country AS
it stands, the costly levee system. with
mum berleSS Side-shOW schemes for con
trolling that least cOntrollable of all
things-water in a state of disturbance
is practical failure in some states,
and is open to Indictment in the others.
Only this week leVees on opposite banks
OF the stream were guarded to prevent
their being cut by men rendered des-
peTate by fear of loss to themselves
At one point the channel of the river
was two miles wide, while above it a
creVasse had allowed the river to cover
q tract of country sixty miles wide.
Something should be done to diSarm
my, and make it the Nile Of America,
a power for good to human kind along
its banks. The yearly recurrence of
these floods, rising, as it seems like this
year, to the proportions of a national
calamity, seems a high price to pay
for denuding the lands at the head
waters of their forest growth, some
measure of the present trouble being
attributable to that source. Without
attempting in any way to disparage the
levee system as it is a present main
tanned in the different states, and while
conceding that this system is
the best that could be devised in our
now admittedly crude system of pro-
tecting the Mississippi valley against
floods, the conclusion must certainly be
reached that steps must be taken to
solve this problem. Whether it will
be found necessary to take what might
be regarded in this country as a step
backward and adopt the Egyptian plan
of utilizing the river as a great irriga-
ting and fertilizing agent within rea-
sonable bounds is a subject which might
be profitably studied. The annual rise
of the Nile is looked to as the forerun-
ner of bOunteOUS crops. Centuries of
experience have taught the Egyptians
the futility of attempting TO curb the
Nile in it's rise. even if it were desired.
Here the curbing process has been in
active use for years, and each year as
the immense quantities of silt brought
down in the Mississippi raise the bed
of the stream yearly, the levees are
raised or strengthened to meet the
strain The failure of the attempt this
year to cOnfine the river to it's alleged
natural channel is only a fOrerunner of
what is possible to occur every spring
in the future In length and volume
of water the Mississippi is equal to sew
eraI Niles, and with skillful engineer
ing and old world experience for guides
it might be found practicable to give
it an equally benefcent place in the
agricultural and economical develop
ment of our great continental valley.