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The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
REGULAR ARMY NOTES.
The Next Post onsest-There viii
Not Be Any Incr ease of Troops
at the Presi idiO,

Every thing at the Presidio post during the
past week has been quiet and there has not
been anything going on outside of the usual
routine OF drill and guard mount.
1t is proba bic that the monthly post con-
tests this month will not he held until the
fourth Wednesday in the month, which will
fall on the 23d. A good programme OF events
will be arranged and the men viii enter into
lively competition for the various prizes to be
offered.
The practice with the big guns is at an end
with the exception of th c trial with the dyna-
mite guns.
Work on the new parade ground, which is an
extension in q northern direction from the
short time there Will be a parade ground hav-
ing an area of nearly sixty acres. Wnen this
is brought up to the proper grade and rolled,
il Will make the finest ground OF the kind 10
be found a any post in the United States
II is stated that there viii not be any trans
fer OF troops for some time TO come from one
station to another, fOT the reason that the Gov
ernment has no means with which to pay Tor
transportation That being the case, there
will not be any increase of troops at the Pre-
sidio, as it was expected there would be.
Colonel Evans Miles, in command OF the Pre-
sidio posi-, mas issued new orders Tor the guild
auce of the guards al the post These refer
particularly TO the discovery of persons on the
reserva tion who are Objectionable or who have
no business there. Tne new rules are very
strict
a new bill mas been introdu uced in the House
which, II it becomes Il law, will make post
quartermaSter SergeantS quite happy 1t pro-
vides that from and after the passage OF the
act the pay of post quartermaster sergeants in
the army shall be S45 per month, and with
continuous service pay and allowances as now
provided by law. and that by reason OF post
quartermaster sergeants by examination from
the most competent enlisted men in the army
they snail have the rank of sergeant major.
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FRATERNAL DEPARTMENT.
The Grand President of the Order of
Hermann's Sons Appoints HIS
District IDENTITIES

Grand President w. Lueddeke has appointed
the following named district deputies: Lodge
No. 4, A. Graesse; No. IL NJ. J. Gsstmann
No. u, W. Budde; No. IS, J. Matsen; No Ia,
H. G. Alberts; No. Is, f. Paatsch; No. 10, j.
A. Roth; No. 20, W. Kuhn; No. 81, c. J.
Liebermann; No. %, c. Kiessig; No. %, w.
Mehl
He also appointed the following committees
on laws: H. Hachmann, w. Kuhn, o. Salo-
mon OF No. 20. Appeals and grievances: A.
Schoembs, No. 1; V. Acker, No. 3; F. Herten
No. z; F. Eggerling, No. 8; C. Hahn, No 10
The grand officers will make official visits in
June as follows: San Francisco No. l, June g.;
L. V. Bandel No. 3, June Is; Germania No. z,
June %; North Beach No. 8, June %.
Grand President W. Lueddeke was rendered
reception by California Lodge No. of Oak
land Thursday. June 3. The hall was well
filled with members of lodge No. and visit
ing members from San Francisco Lodge. After
an address by the grand president and re-
marks pertaining TO the order by other grand
officers all present received an invitation
from DR.. H. +. Mueller 10 a collation. in the
banquet hall, 1t being the seventeenth ami
yersary OF the doctors initiation in Caiifo rnia
Lodge No. 2. after ample justice had been
done 10 the excellent viands abuudantly pro-
vided by DR.. Mueller q few hours were pleas
antly spent in listening 10 speeches, songs
and recitatlons Toasts were proposed and re-
sponded To as follows: "Order of Hermann's
sons" w. Lueddeke g. P. California Lodge
NJ. ~ j. NeHmeI, NauOnat representative !;
The Ladies as Auxiliary Members" B. Ii off,
mann; The Press" Ito legitimate fraternaI
societles), &. Liedecker of the Deutsche Yer
ems Zeitungj "German-American Ciuzens,'
p. n. L. Lampe.
San Francisco Lodge No 1 is making great
preparations to receive the grand officers on
Wednesday next, which will be the twenty
seventh anniversary of the founding of the
lodge and of the order in California ban
quet will be rendered the visitors and royal
gond time is assured TO those who attend
The proceedings of the last CIR nd Lodge
session are in the hands OF the printer and will
be issued shortly.
An amendment 10 the constitution, adopted
in the last session OF the Grand Lodge, assur-
ing TO members in case of death or disability
the sum OF $500, Will be dstri buted to the
ing iu June.
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said Superior Court, department
and served a copy thereof unnn I, thereof,
Baldwin's aid counsel. That uieIendant
said counsel for Baldwin did in Tupon the
decline to pay said sum OF $1775 pe9 court
cept said satisfaction OF lien uDon l1 " TO ac-
ditions named. and said Cause imrI'anse, 'ne con-
proceeded to trial, with the result fibeau,lately
court duly madc and rendered it iudgra1. SAID
favor of plaintiff and against defeuuanIt teBt II III
win for the tull amouni demanded = ha'd-
That subsequent to the trial and nDtr
said Judgment George Hay!ord did maIicio5 OF
and knowing, and traudulently and for USly
purpose, as plaintiff alleges and believes ne ne
re eleasing said plaintiff said notice of clsia VI
of lien, so fled in said Office of said Conn
Recorder, and OF giving notice to the wor
that said claim of lien had been dischaTgad
and released aud the claim for which it Rs5
been filed duly paid, and also for the purPoS4
OF freeing saiG property from said lien =
did on the 1st day 0 June, 1897, kuowirglr
maiiciousIy, fraud ule ntly and wick .dlv, ana
for the purpose aforesaid, cause the same -
he recorded in the Office of the Count Re-
corder of the City and County OF san Fran.
cisco.
The complaint closes with prayer that
the pretend ded release of the lien be can,
celed ana that it be declared null and void
because of its fraudulent character. ThE
suit will allow the attorneys TO tight Ou1
their differences in open court.
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JORDAN AND HAYFORD.
aggressive Litigation That VIII Fore,
Settitm mt of Their Differences

Aggressive Litigation That VIII Force
Settle IN mt of Their Differences.
Attorney George Hay ford has made an
objection to the statement made by At
torney William H. Jordan in Judge Bel
cher's court last Friday touching the
hnowles-Baldwin litigation. Mr.. Hay
ford accuses Mr.. Jordan with having in
dulged in sharp practice and says that he
only took such steps as were requisite for
the protection of his client.
In the meantime formal suit has been
filed by William Knowles against E. j.
Baldwin and George Hayford, setting
forth distinctly the allegations limited ut
by MIR. Jorda when speaking of the mat
ter in open court.
Mr.. Knowles s5 Id in his com plant that
he did certain work for Mr.. Baldwin, anu
not being able to collect the money due
he filed lien 10 secure its payment. L he
complaint then alleges as follows:
That upon the calling of said cause for trial
and before the Introduction of any testimony,
plaintiffs counsel did for the purpose of meet
ing objection to plaintiffs right action
in said cause mo. So, 500 which said obj lection
had been set up in defendants answer in
open court offer to release said claim OF lien
and to satisfy the same upon condition that
defendant, 4. j. Baldwin, shou Id pay TO plain
tiff the said sum OF $1775, and for the purpose
OF making said offer good as legal proposition
said counsel did then and there in the presence
OF the court and defenoant, George Hayford
produce and exhibit 10 Z. J. Baldwin's attor.
neys written and unacknowledged admission
of the payment OF said sum OF $1775 and pro,
posed satisfaction OF sa d claim of lien, and did
then and there tile The same with the clerk of
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
THE ELECTRIC AGE.

The announcement by Nikola Tesla,
contained in THE SUNDAY CALL that he has
hnaily worked out a device for telegraph
ing without the use OF wires, naturally be.
gets an eagerness in the scientific world
for more definite details 1t would an
pear that we are only at the beginning of
the electrical era, and that We may at any
time be prepared for fresh discoveries
fully as wonderful and valuable as those
electric triumphs at which mankind has
marveled during the past quarter of a GEN.
tury.
Tesla claims that his machines will
carry messages through the earth twenty
miles; that he has sent and received sig
nails with them; and that now he will
make machines that will enable him as
readily TO telegraph to any part of the
earth. In addition to the transmission of
signals, Tesla says be hopes. from the re-
suits OF his experiments, to be able TO
secure the transmission of power from
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
WITH YoUR COFFEE.

"My wife is rearing Bobby very carefully
When he is oisobedient he goes to bed without
MS dinner"
"lsn't that rather severe ?"
mo; she always carries his dinner up to
him. chicago Record.
Father-I want boys story-book; some
thing healthy boy Will enjoy.
Bookseller-Here is the very thing. There
is man or two killed in every chapter. In
dianapolis Journal
"Poor chapl Bright young fellow, but hope
less idiot, judge, from his talk.
mo, indeed, he's merely quoting a little
passage from the latest Scotch novel Gin
c!nnati COmmerciai-Tribune.
PrOfessor-You see that the right leg of the
patient is longer than his left, and that in con-
sevence of this he limps. What would you do
in his case ?
student-I should limp, too.-Fliegende
Blatter.
Shell told you that your old aunt had will
of her own.
He (tired of waitingl-Don't know she has?
l wish she'd enable us to probate it.-Punch.
"well," said one sensational actress to
another, 81 see that Mrs TryIong has got
divorce"
'Yes," was the reply. "and at the close in
stead OF the beginning of the season. It's
very mysterious. ."-Washington Post
Butcher-I need a boy about your size ami
will give you u shtuings a week.
Boy-Wnl have chance to rise
Butcher-Ies; l want you 10 be here at
O'Clock in the mOrning-Tit- Bits.
'Its your wife at the telephone" said the
office boy
TEL her I'm out for the afternoon"
"He says to tell you he's out for the after
noon, mum. De trolt Journal
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The National Unio,

The cabinet of the National held it's regu-
lar monthly meeting on the Sd inst. 1t was
arranged for each of the councils to report to
}. n. Bunting, the secretary OF the cabinet
the name and addresses o. all their mem bers
who are in need of employment and also the
class OF work each desires. The members are
also to be requested TO notify the secretary of
the cabinet of any vacant positions they NAV
hear Of ~'
Last Saturday evening Pacific Council de-
ciueo not 10 apply for consolidation with Cali
fornia Council, the vote being very close On
motion oil Ed Dillon Jr., the sum of $40 was
donated 10 the Lincoln monument fund
1 Emil HIeene baum and Ed Dillon Jr., were
invitation was received IRON California
Council to attend lis grand patriotic meeting
TO be held June 16 e
Deputy J. n. Bunting viii visit San Jose
Council this week '0
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place to place. TesIa's achievements in
the past have won him recognition as a
genius in his sphere.
The possibility of teiegraphing without
wires has been long a matter of discussion
among scientists, among whom the belief
has been that, by making use OF the static
electricity in earth and air. they might
communicate signals by system of regu-
lated distur Dances. Tesla is very vague in
his statements regarding the new discov-
cry. Thus far he has not given sufficie mt
information to base a prediction upon.
We must, therefore. wait patiently until
he is ready TO explain his devices in de-
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
CAL1FORNlANS IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, n. Y, June 7.-At the Plaza,
f. W. Sweet; Savoy, J. Hyman; Marlborough,
+. G. Showasser; Park Avenue, Mrs. Spencer
Imperial, DR.. G. J. FAzgibbon, y. c. Kingsley {;
Hoffman, L. Kalmau; Continental. II. NJ.
Hutton; Grand Union, G. Lawrence. Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Won Bergen. Mrs. W. Frombein, II.
Herzer. Franz Korbel, K h. Oestung. Mrs. F.
Korbel. Miss Ella Korbe ana Miss Lucie Kor-
bel arrived on the Havel from Bremen. Deid-
rich Rogge also arrived from Bremen. w.
Preston is here buying
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from this grade of leaders? In connection
with each IT must be remembered that not one
can succeed without Rainey. But does not
the Southern Pacific Company dominate the
Ralney machine? Hence l am for independ-
ent action, with straight Iicket of Popultsts,
and declared war against both the Democracy
and Republieauism. JAMES TAYLOR ROGERS
MAY % 1897
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
The Grain-Rate Case.

The Justice of the United States Circuit
Court OF Appeals has appointed A. c. Freeman
master in chancery 10 hear and take testi-
mony in the case of the Southern Pacific
against the Railroad Commiss toner's. He will
ia ke testimony in the matter set up in the bill
of exceptions of the railroad and make a r.
port of his findings 10 the court. This will
practically lie the preliminary examina ton in
the grain-rate matter.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
ANSWERS 20 CoRREs toNDENrs

"TUG" WnsON-N., City. Tug" Wilson,
who met Jonn L. Sullivan in the ring i'll New
York, is still alive.
RUBBER TREEs-Subscriber, City For the
best information about rubber trees address a
communication to the Department of AgrtcuI-
ture, Washington. d. C.
NURsEs-G. H., City. II you will call at or
address communication to Hospital tor
Children and Training School for Nurses,
California street between First avenue and
Maple street, you can obtain all information
desired about training for nurses.
ExECUTIoNs-H. Y. p, City. Murderers have
been executed on other days of the week than
Friday in the United States. Several years
ago a murderer was executed in California on
Thursday. but this department is unable to
give the name OF the individual or the Gate.
CABLE RAILROADS.&C.. R.. San Diego, Cal.
There are in San Francisco the following cable
railroads: In the Market-street system. Mar
ket street, McAllister, Hayes, Haight, Castro,
Howard, Sacramento, Jackson and Powell
street lines, i. p VIning general manager;
California and Hyde street line, ]. N Harris
manager; Geary-street line, A. w. Barron
manager; Sutter-Street line, J. Reynolds man
ager, and Presidio and Ferries liue. 6. A. New
hall resident.
HoNoRABLE-w. j. H., Sacramento. "Hon-
orabe," abbreviated "hon.," is an epithet put
before a PERSONS name as q conventional title
OF respect or distinction. In Great Britain
this title is bestowed upon the younger sons
of eer!s and the children of viscounts and
barons, and upon persons occupying official
places of trust and honor; also upon the House
of Commons as body. In the United States it
is commonly given 10 persons who hold or
nave held any considerable Office under the
National or State Government, particularly to
members of Congress and of tate Legis. atures.
To judges, ustices, and 10 some other judicia al
otheers, as we'll 81 10 certain executive officers
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$50 Rate to Chicago via the Great
Santa Ee Route

The low rates made for Christian Endeavorers
will be open to the public as we'll An opporlu-
nifty to visit the East never before enjoyed by Cal
iiornians. Pullman Palace Drawing-room Sleep
ing-cars OF the latest pa tern. Modern upholstered
tourist sleeping-cars daily through from oak
land pier 10 Chicago. See timetable in advertis-
ing column San Francisco ticket office GA Market
street, Chronicle bui ng. Telephone Main 53l
Oakland 11l8 broadway
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Burnaby Lodge.

burnepy Lodge installed the following Off
GERS for the ensuing term on Saturday evening
last: President, James Stanton; vice-presi-
oent' Percy c. Woodhouse; secretary, William
L. Chamberlain; treasurer, r. J. Airey; mes
senger w. Hornibrook; assistant secretary,
a. baker; assistant messenger, 7. J. Turn bull;
chap.aln. larry Hope; inside sentineI, George
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
Pythians Elect Omc.rs

Syracuse Lodge No. SO, h of P, elected the
ioilowing officers at its last meeting: Chan
cellor commander. b. f. Trout; vice-chancel-
l9r, Paul Pitto; prelate, Otto Pingel; master
Lundie; NJ of F., A. Walch; M. OF E. j. Horne:
nH,n,ster-at-arns, NJ. scnick; inner guard, I. II.
ollVer; outer guard, J. Cresseus; examining
tin Troppman -
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:. johnson; trus-

Walei outside sentinel, J. F. johnson; trus-
tee. " Willsm Wits.
Tn is lodge has been doing remarkably well
for the last two years, both financially and
in mem bership, and with this set of officers
should still continue in prosperity.
Owing TO the death of Robert Smith, one of
its oldest and most respected members-who
was also elected trustee this term-the "open
meeting" which is he'd on the second Satur-
day OF each month, viii be postponed until
next month.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08

Judge Advocate samuel T Shsylor of Jack
sonvllle Fla, while sitting on wharf during
q court-martial recess. found in the hem of
his trousers a S75 diamoCd ring. He had
purchased the trousers year ago of Captain
Letter OF Sanford, Fla, but had not had occa-
sion before 10 use them.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
Greatly Reduced Rates to Spokane,
Helena. Bntte and St. Paul

Tickets both first and second class sold to the
aforementioned points at great reduction.
These rates may ony be in effect for alimited pc
riot, buy your tickets once. Now is your
time to go to the Koctenai mining district on
these low rates. Call address I. *. stateler,
general agent Northern Pacific Railway, 63S
Market street San Francisco before buying your
ticket anywhere else
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08

Arizona will now begin a movement to
bring about an enlarged use of one-cent
pieces on the Pacific Coast. She has struck
copper ore OF great richness.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08

1t is announced that Csnovas will re
main Prime Minister OF Spain and Weyler
will continue to rule all he can reach in
Cuba, so the Tetuan crisis by no means
deserved the scare heads an expectant
journalism gave ii.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08

Wherever Bryan goes he stirs up dis
sensions in his party; and rightly enough,
for he is better man to fight over than to
follow any day.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08

With the golden key given them at
Sonora tn Native Daughters can come in
a body to San Francisco, open the Golden
Gate and take the whole swim.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
The CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
THE SUMMER muNrns.

Tf1E SOMmER mUNinS.
Are you going TO the country vacation II
70 1t is no trouble for to forward THE CALL 10
your address Do not let it miss you for you will
miss il. Orders given 10 the carrier or left at
Business Office VIII receive prompt attention.
NO EXTRA CHARGE. Fifty cents per month
for summer months
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08

Sir Walter Besant estimates that the living
descendants of the Pilgrim Fathers in the
United States number about Is 900, although
not 10000, he thinks, know the relationship.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
Daughters of s.. GEORGE.

1t was Mrs. Whlttam who was reelected
worthy treasurer of Britannia Lodge No. of
the Daughters of st. George, Mrs. G, Muhlner
worthy recording secretary and Mrs. II. Will
hamS Organist.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
CALIFORNIA glace fruits, soc ID. rOwnsend'a,

SPECIAL information daily to manufacturer,
business houses and public men by the Prea
Chipping Bureau tAlleN's), $40 Montgomery
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08

AS Tom Watson's paper denounces what
il calls the three B's-Bryan, Butler and
Bargains"-it is evident Tommy doesn't
favor the busy bees, and prefers TO act as
q hornet in the camp
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08

When the sugar duties and the tea
duties of the tariff are discussed we shall
see some lively stirring in the Senate and
perhaps a tempest in a teapot sure en- ough.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08

The Native Daughters meet at Sonora
and sway the State.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08

The net result of the session of the Leg
islature in New York is the addition to
the statute books of 797 new acts, and now
the oldest lawyers in the State are going
to school again trying to find out whether
the new laws have filled up chinks in the
former statutes or riddled them with new
holes.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08

FADED haIr RECEIVERS its youthful color and
softness by the use of PARKER's HAIR BAL SAM.
PARKERs GINGER Toxic cures inward pains
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08

and daug hter in-law of the dramat1st, has inst
made her public debut as a vocalist at Chris
tiania.
Ex-senator Dawes of Massachusetts, al
though 80 years OF age, is delivering interest
ing historical lectures before the students of
Dartmouth College.
patient who was brought into a London
hospital recently, on being told that his leg
was fractured, breathed a sigh of relief and
said in devout tones: Thank God, it isn't
brokenl"
Windsor (England) cabman, who recently
died, has bequeathed 80 guiueas to a gentle
man whom he was frequently in the habit of
driving, to show his appreciation of the re-
spect with which he was invariably treated by
his fare.
Miss Eta Messner, who married Thomas
Afford, a Shawnee Indian, is daughter of
William Messner, well-to-do and highly Ie-
spected farmer living four miles east OF Al
bsny, Mo. She visited the Indian Territory
and made run at the opening of the strip.
She got claim and taught school. Afford is
half or three-iourths Indian, han dsome, in
teliigent, educated and wealthy. There was
no objection to the marriage.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08

The proposed tunnel under Pixies Peak
TO connect Colorado City with Cripple
Creek is estimated to cost $50, 600, 900, and
the projectors claim they will take out
enough gold ore to pay for it, but the
chances are the scheme VIII be another
"Pikes Peak or bust" venture and will
end as the former one did.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08

The experiment of intrusting the man.
sgement of farm of 140 acres to boys
taken from the streets of New York will
be watched with no little interest, and the
philanthropists who are putting up their
money for it will probably have the en-
joyment of one of the best circuses of the
season.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08

Tuolumne has the best of California this
week.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08

The latest story from Oklahoma is to
the effect that there has been unearthed a
scheme devised by some Deputy United
States Marshals to rob bank. thus prov
ing that the bank president. the cashier
and the desperado are not the only people
who believe the money of depositors
should be put into circulation at all
hazards.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08

The fact that q ST. Louis man has been
found drowned in his bathtub is sufficient
TO disprove the Chicago assertion that st.
Louis people never bathe, but at the same
time it shows they do not practice the
habit with sufficient frequency to know
how to do it with safety.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08

1t is announced from New York that
there are now on the way to this country
from Mediterranean ports 49 200 boxes of
oranges and 2O3, 800 boxes OF lemons. and
that fact should go far toward determin-
ing the tariff-makers to give US better pro-
lection on citrus fruits.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08

The fight of the COOL people of Sausalito
against the gam blers is one that will be
watched with interest on this side Of the
bay, for there are many here VINO look
with favor on that thriving town as good
place for a suburban nome, and who may
locate there provided it is kept free from
influences rnicious to the home and to
boys verging upon manhood.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08

The lynching at Urbana, Ohio, cams
very near being followed by another at
Chester, Pa, on Sunday, and only the
prompt action of two constables saved the
oulprit from the mob. 1t is evident from
these occurrences that lynching is not pc
culiar to any section of the Union, and it
may be safely said the only way TO pre-
vent it is TO devise some system of punish
ing crime through the medium OF the
courts in which the people will have con-
fidence ana to which they will be willing
to trust