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The San Francisco call., 1897-01-03
The Initiatory Steps Assumed
by Public.spirited Clti-
ZanS.
A New Era of General Improvements
to Be Pushed A ong the
Line.

The business people on Third street,
from Market to Townsend, are not going
10 be treated with any ephemeral display.
The illumination by arc lights is going
TO be continuous, and that too, from Mar
ket street to the water front.
This improved condition of beautifying
the street and bringing it into touch with
the other business streets so recently sub
iect to the white electric current eman-
| ated from the minds of few. Among
them we're: B. Katchinski of the Phila-
delphia shoehouse, near Market; j. Sill
yerman, dry-goods store, south OF How
ard. and some others who discussed the
central location of Third street. They
also considered it's prominence as leading
to the San Jose railroad pot, which will
in the near future be the grand point at
which Los Angeles travellers and all from
the sea-coast towns, as also Eastern pas
sengers, will arrive.
The consideration of having THE CALLS
new building as an object of universal al
traction and admiration as a tower OF
prosperity and enterprise, at its northern
end Leading into Market and Kearny
streets, also mad its weight.
To light up Third street and otherwise
improve its appearance The business men
came TO the conclusion that the property
owners were the proper parties 10 set
about the improvements and make them
on permanent basis, as they would above
all others be the real ones benefited.
With this object in view the two gentle
men named consulted with the following
property and found them TO man
not only willing but anxious to take hold
OF the movement: Claus Spreckels, David
Keii. RienZl Hughes, Agnes Bowie,
Henry Matthews Dan Mcmillan, James
Phelan, u. w. Wlckersham, Sylvan Levy,
w. y. Cluff, w. Hendrickson, G. Harshall,
]. G.. Meusdorffer and many others, all OF
whom caught on" so to speak, to the
prospect of making Third street one of the
best business streets on the sunny side OF
Market.
This street has been but lately bitumin-
ized and is, therefore, in frst-class con.
dltion. This modern improvement has
been brought about by the exertions of
THE CALL, which urged the necessity of
sucn Improvement about twelve months
ago, and then, as now, the property
owners came to the front and made the
beneficial change, since which time busl-
ness has improved, and as a consequence
the storekeepers are all the better able 10
meet their landlords on the first of each
month. AS consequence the properly
owners see the necessity OF keeping up the
dignity and commercial standing OF the
thoroughfare.
From present expectations Third street
will have Its central row OF electric arc
lights swung out inside OF two weeks, ana
all this transformation without even the
formaIity of 'Third-street Improvement
club But in lieu thereof there will be
"Third-street set of public spirited prop
erty-owners," who have seen that benefit
to the tenants is benefit to the property
owners.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-03
Denounce the Proceedings of
Supervisor Wagner as Being
PoUOltItiOnaru

Supervisor Wagner as Being
Revolutionary.
There was good attendance at the
special meeting held last night at B'nai
Birth Hall of the mem bers of the Asso-
citation of Improvement Clubs, called Tor
the purpose cf denouncing he members
of the old Board of Supervisors who
sought to reta in their position
After President George R. Fletcher had
called the meeting TO order and Leon
Samuels, the secretary pro tem., had
read the call explaining its object DR.. C.
D. Salfeld offered series of resolutions,
as follows:
Resolued, That the San Francisco Association
of improvement Clubs, in special meeting as
sembled, do hereby protest against the pro-
ceedings taken by the incumbent OF the Office
of supervisor of the Twelfth Ward of this City
and County. which proceedings, in our opiE-
ion, revolutionary in character, and
should not even be entertained, let alone sus-
tanned, by any court; further
Reso Ued, That we hereby demonstrate
against, discountenanee and condemn these
proceedings and respectfully request the judi
ciary branch of the government not 10 delay
its decision in this case, no matter what it
may be, so that this community will know at
the very earliest date whether the last cleo
tion held in this City and County was a farce
or a solemn unalterable decree of the voice Of
the people.
he reviewed the recent legal develop
ments in connection with the attempt of
the present board to hold over, and added
that while Judge Hebbard's decision yes
terday virtually settled the matter he yet
desired TO have the resolution acted upon,
as there was no telling, he said, what new
scheme might be sprung on Monday. He
declared that he thought the Spring
Valley Water Company was back of the
movement to keep the old board in office,
as it desired some further fayors at its
hands.
After considerable discussion the reso-
lutions were adopted.
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ton, and have incorporated the Inlaid Floor
Company of San Francisco, with $25, 900 capi-
oil
VALENCIA : STREET CLUB.
Determined Effort Is to Be Made
to Light That Thorough

The temporary setback given the busi-
ness men and residents on Valencia street
by the refusal of the Supervisors to have
electric-lights substituted for the gas
lamps at the public expense has not in
the least dampened the enthusiasm of the
residents of the warm belt
A reorganization of the Mission Defense
Club, that did so much in the past for this
section in making boulevard of Folsom
street. the locating of high school just
in the locality where the people sought to
have it, and the quieting of the claims of
the Noe heirs to possess themselves of the
homes of thousands of honest and inno-
cent settlers, have born such productive
fruits that the same material will resolve
itself into a Valencia improvement club,
with the fixed and steady determination
to stay with the cause of making that
street an attractive as well as a commercial
one before many months of the year 1897
pass.
Such stayers as Judge F. W. Van Rey-
negom, A. P. Van DuZer. Daniel Webster
Kelly, A. B. Mcguire, John Ii. Grady and
Mayor-elect Phelan will not retire once
they get started until they accomplish
what they go for.
Those, with others, are about to organ
ize an i'm provement club, with the inten-
ton of not only having Valencia street
lighted by arc lights, but also of having
that street paved with bitumen from Mar
ket to Twenty ninth, thus giving to- the
public an avenue with an outlet-and the
only one-leading into San Mateo and
Santa Clara counties.
This is the intention of the club about
to be organized, Just as soon as the requi-
site mum Der of substantial names can be
obtained to the enrolment of the club
membership.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-03
SILVER MINING
NOW PAYS WELL
:,
E. E. Bassett of Colorado on
:. the Greatly Improved
Methods.
The Present Price for Bullion as
Profitable as the Flush
Prices.
The Powder, Railway Freight and
Treatment Have, He Says,
Fallen One-Half.

E. E. Bassett, lessee of the Silver Bell
mine at Ophir. in San Miguel County,
Southwestern Colorado, is among the ar
rivals at the Grand.
d. He is on his way to the new Randsburg
gold district to see what DEVELOPMENTS
have been made there, and if he is pleased
and can get property to suit him he Will
become interested there.
Mr.. 3assett has been in the district be-
fore: In 1888 and again in 1885 he spent
good deal of time on the Moiave Desert in
the vicinity of these mines and also IN
Sierra and Siskiyou counties.
81 am going down to Randsburg now, )"
said he, ''to see what has been done since
/ left. Gold mining is really the incest of
all mining, and California probably the
best of all countries in which to mine.
The climate is so fine and there are so
many other advantages that L know OF no
other country equal to 1t.
'"In my judgment, however, Colorado
will this year surpass California in its out
put of gold. But that will not be because
our mines are better, but because, as we
think we put forth good deal more
energy than you do here. l believe that
If the experienced miners of Colorado
were moved in here the output would be
doubled.
1--WE have got silver mining down a
great deal finer in Colorado than it was a
dozen years ago. or even than it was five
or six years ago. We used to think we
couldn't handle ore unless it ran away up
but now our methods of mining are better
and our mode of treatment infinitely
cheaper.
"Old dumps have been and are yet being
worked over, and we don't throw'or now
over with the debris. We conduct our
mines carefully and make money, and go
TO 65 cents for silver is as good now as So
and 90 cents formerly. While labor is only
about Is per cent cheaper, powder, railway
freight and treatment have fallen one-haIf.
1T is much the same in gold mining.
Formerly we wouldn't look at anything
that wouldn't go $50 to $50 a ton; We
wouldn't even consider it. But now Sc or
81 is pretty good, and we manage to make
money"
Mr. Bassett will probably be in the City
a week or two before leaving for Rands-
burg.
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glass. The condition of all the body is
written in the face.
Thousands of women are dragging out
a weary, miserable existence, because
they do not fully realize what is the
matter with them They know that they
have g female weakness F" but they do
not really appreciate what that means.
They do not know that to this one
trouble is traceable almost all of their
bodily ills. They consider it disease
by itself, and if they have also neuralgia,
nervous headaches, biliousness, kidney
troubles and other things, they see no
connection between them and the de-
rangements of a strictly feminine nature.
Busy and overworked physicians often
treat these things as separate ailments,
when the whole trouble has the one
source. The reproductive organs are so
important part of the body that when
they are out of order, the whole system
is deranged Whatever illness a wo-
man has, she will do well to look there
for the cause.
A great many women knowingly neg
1ect themselves, because they dread the
telling of their troubles to a physician
and the subsequent examination and
local treatment" All this is needless
for DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription has
been found to perfectly and permanently
restore lost strength and promote regu
1arity of functional action.
Ten cents sent to Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, No. 663 Main Street,
Buffalo, n. Y, will bring a large I68
page book, called "Woman and Her
Diseases" (Securely sealed in plain
envelope.)
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-03
BIG SPECIAL SALE.
Some Damage Done to Property iu I
Crush at the Maze.

Some Damage Done to Property iu the
Crush at the Maze.
There was big crush OF bargain-hunt-
ers last evening at the Maze, the occasion
being the first of series saturday night
special sales. Long before clock, the
hour announced for the commencement
OF the sale, several thousand people had
congregated in front of the big store, and
so great was the rush when the doors were
opened that two handsome showcases
were upset and smashed to pieces. Several
ladies tainted in the crush and were car
ried to neighboring drugstore. The sales
will be continued each week, but the
Hamburger Company announce their in
tention to make better provision in future
for the reception of the vast crowd.
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city, who officiated at the ceremony, which
took place ut the rectory adjoining the
church. stated last evening that he was
not at liberty to say anything about the
of the parties that the wedding sh ould not
be made public imm sdlately.
After the marriage the couple went to
the Hotel Vendome, where they regis
tered as Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Watson.
They remained at the hotel till this after
noon, when they took the 2:55 train for
San Francisco. During their stay at the
hotel the couple took strolls around the
grounds and the city and seemed to enjoy
their quiet honeymoon.
Mr.. Watson came alone to secure the
mar riage license.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-03
SCHNEIDER'S PET BEAR.
1t Broke Away From the Trocadero and
Men Are Securing the Locality
to Capture 1t.

NJ. Schneider, saloon-keeper near the
Ipgleside racetrack, is the owner of a
brown pet bear, which is now about a year
old 1t amused Schneider's customers by
eating potatoes, cornbeef, bread and other
articles of iood, and enjoyed most of all a
drink of beer.
Ernest Dolter, who keeps the saloon at
the Trocadero, happened to be in Schnei-
der's saloon on Christmas day and he was
so tickled with the pet bears antics that
lie invited Schneider to pay him a visit as
soon possible and bring the bear along
s.wIth hIm and any of his friends who cared
10 accompany him.
Yesterday afternoon Schneider and a
few friends went to the Trocadero with
the bear. They tied 1t TO a tree and went
into the saloon to have drink prepara-
tory to getting the bear to amuse them
with his tricks.
Ihey stopped IN the saloon about half
an hour, Dolter playing the part of host in
a generous manner, and then they all
stepped outside to have some fun with the
bear, but no bear could be seen. 1t had
succeeded in getting the halter off its neck
and trotted away 20 have good time all
by itself
Now Schneider and his friends are scour-
ing the Mills and valleys in the neighbor-
mood to recapture the bear, but up to
late hour last night no trace of it could be
found. Schneider says it will not harm
any one, but if nervous person should
come face to face with it the conseQ uences
might be serious.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-03
Golden cate Park Music.

The following programme has be en- arranged
for the open-air concert at Golden Gate Park
to-day:
university OF Pennsylvania NJ ARCH. ....J. Adler
Overture, "Ruy BlaS".- NJ end ssohn
DOLORES Waltz w Waldteufel
"NbIlneH BiZet
The latest selections OF the day, Palmer Coxs
Brownies" i" from the Ba q win rheater, by
special permission of e. b. Jefferson, Kaw
and Granger. Music by MALCOLM Doug
lass
Overture, "Beriin IN Tears and Smiles,". .Conradi
Trombone solo, ''Robert II DiavoIo" (Meyer-
beerl n. K Tobin
Finale. ''rhird Act Rigoletto," allegro. quartet
- -.
Descriptive, ''Ihe Rainbow Dance, p. George Rosey
a. he Handicap" two-step march h........... Rosey
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-03
Knew Its Place.

Annoying thing happened to our funny
man yesterday" remarked the Sunday
editor. Zone of his jokes in some unac-
countable manner got into the death no.
tees
'Humphp' remarked the assistant city
editor; "that's where it belonged more
than likely" - Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-03
Mr. WATSON WEDS
MISS SPRECKELS
The Ceremony Occurred
Last Wednesday at
San Jose.
Kept a Secret Till the Happy
Couple Arrived Here
Last Evening.
The Bride the Only Daughter of Claus
Spreckels and the Groom a
Prominent Broker.

The best circles of San francisco society
will be greatly interested in a romantic
wedding which took place quietly last
Wednesday afternoon at San Jose. The
wedding, which was wholly unheralded
will come as a surprise to the friends of
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made as detrimental to the test interest OF
the entire trade. And be it further
ReSotued, That we will lend our every In
fuence to prevent the consummation of such
settlement. Be it
ReSotued, That copy of above resolutions be
seut TO the Board of Trade and each of the
creditors of the firm of Levin Bros.
The Grocers of san Francisco by
JOSEPH A. STUIZ, Chairman.
Joseph A. stulz, John c. Nobmann, James II.
Robinson, Thomas Cluff, Alex Irvine, Alfred
F. Baer, T. Solomon. John E. A. Halms j. Nc
Hardie, d. Becker. Jonu HOIST John Lack
man. B. Schmidt, H. Holman, Chris Bruce.
A committee of five was appointed by
the chair to wait on the Board OF Trade
and the various creditors to urge that no
settlement other than 100 cents on the
dollar should be accepted.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-03
Burglarized Consul Coney,s House.

James Lane, alias "Buck" Lynch, alias
James Hughes, an ex-convict, was yesterday
held by Judge Campbell to answer before
the Superior Court in $4,000 bonds on the
charge of burglary. Lane and another burglar
broke into the residence of Alexander K.
Coney, Mexican Consul, 1922 Post street.
Wednesday night, and Lane was chased and
captured by Special Officer Heinman.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-03
Four Dlynrce Snits.

The first legal day of the new year started
out with four applications for divorce as fol-
lows: Annie E. Aiken against Eugene Aiken !;
Jonas J. Meyer against Mary E. Meyer; Emma
Abraham against Friedrich Abraham; Violet
Broderson against Emil Broderson.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-03
A street-sweeper,s Damage Suit.

Bernhard Smith, street-sweeper, has sued
Frank Paulson, Frederick MeKinzie and others
for $50, 900 for injuries received by being run
over by runaway horse belonging to the de-
fenda nts. In Judge Hunts court recently
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-03
NEW TO-DAY.

The mirror
doesn't lie. 1t is
not a fatterer. Its
story S is plainly
told, and cannot
b e contradicted.
w omen whose
blood is poor and
whose whole sys-
TEN is run down
by sickness and
weakness, are
J afraid and asham-
od 70 1oOIr IN 411a
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-03
Rev. MIR. Bliss to Preach.

Rev. w. D. P. Bliss of Boston. representing
the Christian Social Union. will address the
young men of San Francisco at ST. Luke's
Church, Van Ness avenue and Clay street.
this afternoon at 3 O'Clock. His subject is:
what the Young Men of California Can Do to
Bring in Social Christianity
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FROM SAN JOS=.
The Marriage Was Quietly Per-
formed by the Rev. DIR.
WakefI cid.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Jan. miss E.
Spreckels and Thomas Watson arrived in
this city last Wednesday, and were mar
ried as soon after their arrival as it was
possible to secure the marriage license and
have the ceremony performed.
The affair was very quiet. DR.. Wake
field, the rector Of Trinity Church in this
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-03

Home Industry Incorporation.
John NJ. Reynolds, Alfred Gustafson, Frank
]. Gustafson, Axil Strandberg and Rudolph
Enszlin have joined together for the purpose
of advancing the interests of home produc-
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-03

ACKNOWLEDGED superior the Waltz safes, in
all sizes. 109 and Ill Market ST.. S. E.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-03
CLUBS PROTEST.

verdict for $1,000 was given in favor of
slreet-sweeper similarly injured.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-03
At Soc a Yard,

2 cases 50-iNCH F K E N c IL
Gil EVIOT TWlLLS, in
Browns, Navys, Myrtle,
Olive, Bluette and Black.
Former price of these
goods Sl.00 per yard.
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At 75c a Yard.

cases BLACK LIZ RD
CLOTH, full a. inches in
width. There are 18 diff
ferent designs in them and
are WARRANTED FAST
BLACK. Former price of
these goods Sl.50 per yard.
The indicator., 1897-04-03
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Chicago. March 90 careful can
vass of the Western and Northwest
ern roads develops the fact that there
Is no decentralization in rates. The
most imperative orders have been is
ued by the executive officers of each
Western line forbiddine the cutting or
manipulation of rates. The Western
Trunk line committee consisting of
the highest traffic officials of every
road which was n member of the West
ern association was called together
Immediately after the announcement
Vt the Pecklnm decision. and this
committee is now fully organized and
will be reinforced and assisted by the
Board of Arbitration of the associa-
tion. which will be organized as bu-
reaus CT statistics and information.
Every move is being made under the
supervision and direction of the high
tst legal advice available. and it seems
lear that rates are going 10 be fairly
maintained without contravention of
he law. as laid down in the recent de
-siOn.
The indicator., 1897-04-03
Hot Dehate ON the TnrIn

Washington. March 3O-Party feel
Ing ran high during the last day of the
tariff debate in the House. Political
speeches were wcdged in at every op-
pOrtunity and there was n constant
maneuvering for political advantages.
The opposition directed their efforts to-
ward stirring mp dissentiOn in the Re
publican side, hut they succeeded only
In exposing II single instance of revolt
to-day That was on the subject of
hides. The Democrats pressed the Gues-
tion of duty on hides for the benefit
of the farmer with such vigor that
Mr.. Hepburn. an Iowa Republican.
was drawn into the debate. and made
II strong plea for dutiable hides. He
demanded thnt the House be given an
opportunity to vote on this question
and declared that every Western Re
publican was in favor OF 1t. Mr.. Can
non of Illinois also gave n qualified in
dorsement to this demand. The Repub.
llcan leaders defended their bill to.
dug with vigOr.
The indicator., 1897-04-03
OKLAHOMA CYCLONE.
TOWN OF CHANDLER SUFFERS.
Nearly Wiped ont of tsi-'ence-fh""Eh'
That roriy-Fi,e Persons fcr'shed-A
Large Number Injured.

Kansas city Mo. March $o.-A spc-
cinl to the Journal from Guthrie, .. T.,
says:
At e o'clock this evening terrihc
tornado, followed by hail and Hood,
swept through the town Of Chandler
10 miles east of here, completely de
vastating the town. Three fourths o'
the residences and business houses oi
the town were totally wrecked or bnd-
ly damaged scores of people injured
and many killed
Darkness ut once came on, and the
work of rescue is carried on under the
greatest difficulties
The telephone office was carried
away, and at 10 o'clock tonight Tel
cphonc was connected with the Wirr
two miles this way and message sent
here for assistance.
The scene is awful and several of
the injured are raving crazy The
main street of the town is n mass OF
dead and injured people, and teams
wagons, huggics, trees and debris
from the buildings
Chief Justice Dale who was holding
court. ran with his wife TO " hollow
and hid there behind II large bowlder
and both We're unhnrt.
Every building but one on the main
street was wrecked and burned, in
Guiding the court house, postoflice
"Unlon News" and democrat Offices
Lincoln County bank, New York store
and several hotels.
At O'Clock this morning 21 dead
bodies have been taken from the ruins
at Chandler. Seventy-tive to Il hun
dred persons are badly injured and {
dozen or more Of these are reported
dying.
In addition to those dead, injured
and dying. II Is believed that there arr
at least n score or more Of dead buriet
beneath the wrecked buildings. Scv
cral of the wrecked buildings have tax
en- fire and the debris is burning fierce
ly. Many of the injured have beer
burned to death while pinned fast un
der the debris.
In one building it is reported five in
iured people were burned to death ant
at another place the inciucratcd bodie!
of three unknown children have beer
taken out
All the physicians of the town, saw
one. met death in the storm. Nearly
all the physicians of Guthrie have gon'
TO the scene OF the disaster.
The indicator., 1897-04-03
Greeks in the offensive.

Canca, March 3O.-The Greeks TODAY
attacked Fort lzzeden, which domin.
ates Suda bay. The foreign ironclads
bombarded the attacking force in sup.
port of the Turkish garrison. which
had twelve cannon and one mitrail.
leuse. Finally dciachmcnts of the for.
eign troops occupied the fortress.
There was sharp fighting to-day at
Spinalonga. The Crctans succeeded in
dislodging the Turks and seized YES
sci which was landing ammunition fuI
them.
Fighting continues nj Hcraklion and
Retimo. Several shots have been fired
nj the foreign occupying forces Mt Put
sunaria. The French commander has
obtained rcinforccmehts to replace the
Turkish ontposts, which are said 10
be absolutely unreliable.
The fighting at Spinalonga lasted
three hours. The Turkish garrison met
with heavy loss, a French warship
has been dispatched to render them
such assistance ms may now be practi.
cable