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The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29
STREET ASSESSMENT WORK.

City Councils May ject All Bids
Made by irresponsible Contractors.
The Supreme Court yesterday reversed
the judgment and order of the lower court
in the case of the contracting firm of
Gervin. Baldwin & Eyre against J. Simon, g.,
all of Stockton. This was an action to
foreclose the lien of a street assessment
levied by virtue of q contract for grading
and paving a street in Stockton. The
contract was let 10 f. J. Owen, who as
signed it to the plaintiffs, by whom the
work was performed. The case was tried
and the lower court gave Judgment in
favor of Simon.
Two questions were involved in the ap-
peal. The first relates to the validity OF
the City Council in awarding the contract
to Owens, and the second is whether, con-
ceding that the work was not performed
in accordance with the specifications of
the contract, the defendant is in condi-
ton to take advantage thereof.
1t seems that the contract was taken
away from one Mccarthy, by the Council
who declared him TO be unfaithful and
delinquent Upon this the Supreme
Court says:
The City Council may reject any and oil pro-
posals or bids should il deem this for the pub
lie good, and also the bid of any party who
has been delinquent and unfaithful in any
former contract with the municipality, and
shall reject all proposals or bids other than
the lowest regular proposal or bid OF any re-
spon sible bidder, and may award the contract
for said work or improvement TO the lowest
responsible bidder.
The higher court also decided the lower
court was correct in decreeing that ali the
steps In the contract work are reg ular and
the assessment legal. The defendant had
the right to object to the work within
thirty days. but ne failed to do so hence
the decision stated.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

'1f there is a doubling Thomas in the
community" says the Visalia Delta, who
has taken q pessimistic view regarding
.he building of the Valley road, that indl-
vidual may now visit point short dis.
tance beyond the outskirts of VisaIia and
see large number of men and teams
busily employed in constructing the road
bed of said railway" One does not have
to be doubling Thomas to see that. In
fact those of Us who are not blessed with
a coincidental endowment of doubt and
the name OF Tom may see it far more
readily.
In the hustle and hurry of ordinary life
we are apt 10 forget the great extensions
of transpor tation facilities which are
being made in southern parts of the State,
but with our attention once called to them
we i'm m ediately return to our original
appreciation of them. They are PROPOSE
tions which any one may grasp without
argument, and the only thing that keeps
all of US from being constantly jubilant
over the prospect which they hold out is
the circumstance that we forget them.
There are always several remedies for
hard times and several conditions that are
responsible for them, the common notion
that any one certain prominent remedy
that may be brought up can alleviate all
the evils at one fell swoop being nothing
more than campaign delusion. or the
several remedies now in sight for the
various ills which afflict California, each
remedy according to the i'll which it is TO
treat, the building of more railroads for
the transportation of products is one OF
the most effective. The need tor that
particular remedy is more noticeable in
the San Joaquin Valley for The reason that
that sections resources have been devel-
oped recently, and subsequent to the
original arrangement and construction of
the States system of railroad transporta-
tion, and this subsequent development
has left. that section without ADEQUATE
facilities.
For number OF seasons past the prin-
cipal complaint in the cry of hard times
in the San Joaquin Valley has been on
account Of insufficient arrangements for
shipping products TO market. Fruit has
rotted upon the ground, hay and grain
have been sold for less than the cost of
production, and many farm in the most
fertile part of the valley has failed to pay
a sufficient per cent upon the investment
10 offset the interest of the mortgage
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29
THE TELEPHONE N LAW"

A PRECEDENT MADE IN FERDINAND WARDS
TRIAL IN 1856.
Communication in New York Sun
In regard to the admission of teleph one
messages as evidence. permit me TO add to
your article printed on Sunday, headed "The
Telephone in Law
The first instance of such admission was In
no less famous case than that of Ferdinand
ward, OF Grant d Ward. This was in October,
1889. On October 26 James d. Fish. then
serving ten years in Sing Sing for wrecking
the Marine Nstional Bank, of which he had
been president, took the stand against Ward,
ana swore that he had talked TO Ward over a
private telephone running from the bank 10
Grant & Wards private Office, and taat Ward
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had instructed him what to do with two
checks-one for $71 800 on the Marine Ma
tional Bank, and one for x75, 600 on the First
National Bank. He swore positively that
ward was the person with whom he had had
the conversation
Benjamin F. Tracy and Bourke Cochran.
lawyers Tor Ward, protes ted against this tes' :
mony. declaring that it was incompet MT.
Justice Barrett, trial Judge. decided again
tne1n, however, and admitted the telephone
conversation as evidence
r. On the following day, october 81, Ben njamin
flsh, brother of the preceding witness, swore
ne had been standing with his head within
elghteen inches OF the telephone at the time
MS orother and Ward had talked about the
checks, and that he heard Wards voice dis
tlnctly come over the elephone although his
Drotner mad the receiver to his ear. The law
yers Tor the defence declared that such state
ment was ridiculous, put the prosecution
showed letter that Ward, had written Fish.
omplalning about the fact that every one in
the room where that telephone was could hear
what was being said
ward was found guilty and was sentenced
TO ten years a, Sing Sing. On appeal Justice
barretts decision admitting the telephone
message was sustained. This was the first case
on record and is q precedent eight years older
man that OF Judge Benedict, spoken of by you
on Sunday. Yours, etc.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

navy appeared painted white that writ ter for
New York paper called the vessels The
White Squadron" The Chic go, the keel of
when wa laid in 1883, was the first vessel OF
what afterward became popularity known as
the white squadron. The first battle-ship OF
the new navy was the Indiana. Her keel
was laid May Il 1891, and she was launched
February %, 1898 The keels of the Massa-
chusetts and the Oregon, also baltle-ships,
were laid in 1891.
GILDING-M. NJ, City. The following is given
as preparation for Cleaning gliding: Quick
lime one ounce; sprinkle with little hot
water to slack it, then gradually add one pint
of boiling water as to form a milk; dissolve
two ounces of pearl ash in one and a half
pints of boiling water, mix the two solutions,
cover, agitate occasionally for an hour, allow
it to settle, decant the clear quid, put in
half-pint bottles and cork well. The liquid
may be used alone or diluted with water,
applied with soft sponge and then washed
off with clean water. OF the value Cf this pre-
paration this depar rtment does not know any
thing. If through the carelessuess of per-
son gliding las been ubbed off frame the
defect might be remedicd by the a. pl cation
OF gold paint if The defect TO be covered is not
too large.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

No American prIma donna is winning so
much success in Europe just ct present as
Miss Della Rogers of Denver, Colorado. She
was taken 10 Paris by her parents when
child and placed in a convent, where she OBJ
tained complete mastery over the language.
Her vocal teacher was Nine. de le Grange, and
neither money nor pains were spared by her
family to give her every artistic opportunity.
Della Rogers is one of the very few Americans
who have won applause at the Scala in NJ Ian.
Another Western prima donna has appeared
there in recent years-Ssrah Palma of this
City-but she only sang minor role, whereas
Miss Rogers was singing prima donna roles
there several years ago. During the last few
months she has been touring in Turkey and
Roumania, and Immediately on her return to
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29
CHURCH OFFICERS ELECTED
Vestrymen and Delegates to the Dio-
cesan Convention for st. Johns
Chosen.

The following vestrymen have been
elected for ST. Johns Episcopal Church
end parish: Judge F. w. Van Reynegom,
David Brown, E. D. Bullard, j. a. Cam
eron, F. H. Eichbaum, Joseph L. King
Major b. McKinne, James Rolpn j., +.
l.. Southack, II. f. Williams, DR.. George
S. Baker and A. Spencer.
From this body the follow ng officers
were chosen: Judge F. w. Van Reyne-
gom, senior warden; F. III. Eichbaum,
junior warden; f. l. Southack, treasurer,
and David Brown, secretary.
Delegates to the diocesan convention,
which will be held at St. Luke's Church,
in this City, Nav IS: Judge f. w. Van
Reynegom, F. H. Eichbaum, H. F. Will
liams, Major B. McK.nne F. l.. Southack
aud Z. d. Bullard
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29
FRATERNAL DEPARTMENT,
Mantle Parlor of the Native Sons Cele-
bra:es Its Tenth Anniversary by
an Entertainment

Mantle Parlor No. 1O5, Native Sons of the
Golden West, which was instituted in April,
1887, celebrated its tenth anniversary by an
entertainment and bail in Native Sons Hall
on Tuesday evening .ast.
There was large number of the friends OF
members OF the paIlor present and they were,
as we'll as the members of the parlor, well
entertained with the choice programme that
was presented. There was an overture by the
orchestra, after which Will NJ. Ogi.vie, a
young man with good tenor voice, sang q
vocal 500; Master Arnold Grazer gave de-
llghtful quarter OF an hour of specialiies
aud Tommy Eggert also presented spe.
claitieS. Then followed the event OF the even
ing, "a Virginia Romance" a one-act play of
life in Virginia i'll 1891. There were i've
characters in the play and the production was
far above the average of amateur theatricals.
The participants were letter-perfect and not
one OF them seemed for a moment at q
loss Tor words action while on the
stage Al red Borlini appeared in the
character OF lieutenant OF the United States
army, just graduated from West Point; Miss
Mabel EazettiIe, his sweetheart, haug hly
Virginia girl, gave an excellent conception of
a descendant of one of the first families; Miss
Elsie Duncan, as her conservative aunt, was
as good personation is often seen on the
pro essional stage; VIII NJ. Ogilvie, as cow
ardly sneak who tried to win the hand OF the
fair Nlrginlan, was quite natural, while Miss
Eta Butter as a darkey wholwouid not believe
that some men were not born to be masters,
was as good n re representation OF an uneducated
darkey OF the Topsy type as any one could
wish TO see.
After the curtain went down the performers
were called TO the footlights ana each of the
ladies was presented with q bunch OF beauti-
iul la France roses.
The bali that followed was very pleasant
portion OF the evenings celebration. The
event was well managed by the committee oi
arrangements composed OF +. Mordecai, F.
Drury, +. kaufman, q. Euler, j. r. Hay, w
Carroll, NJ. Claraty, 7. (. McQuaid.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29
CALIFORN IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, n. Y, April 2S.-At the ST.
Cloud-W. W. Ball, E. E. Colell. Marlborough
L. NJ. Boyd, c. II. Crocker. New Amsterdam
Mr.. and Mrs. s. W. Cowles. Imperial-C H.
Crocker, J. Theband. Broadway Central-J S.
Howell. Westminister-C. r. Page. MURRAY
Hill. E. Stafford. Hollaud-Miss Scott AL
bemarle-Miss Wallace. Manhattan-C. Will
liams Arthur Castle. Juan Gasser and W. L.
Osborne left the st. Cloud and sailed on the
Trave for Bremen. A. Nagelschmdt and Carlos
MUIR also sailed. C. Greathead and A. II. Mar
tin left the St. Cloud and sailed on the Paris
ior southampton. Rev. J. Adam, V. G., of Los
Angeles and Mr.. and Mrs. John +. Francis also
sailed. n. Mcleod is here buying
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29
ALL FOR No H NG
Sweet Mamie was fair young thing,

Sweet Mamie was a fair young thing
But her papa WAS gAmey;
And when he heard the doorbell ring
He softly sail: '.Sow, Mamie,
He's got to leave by haf-past ten!"
cure, he was not TO blame: he
Was getting rat her tlr' by theE)
"Yes, papa, dear!" said Mamie.
Eut when II rot 10 halfpaN ten
The cool young man who came, he
Stayed on, Just like the other men,
And pale and wan grew Mamie.
There came voice chock full OF sand
She thought IL said ..Obey merp
eh, up and to d the young man and
He said good-py to Mamie.
Now, Mamie. as she went 10 bed
(She went, though. all the sameeD
She soboed and wished hat abe were dead
SO mortified was Mamie
Then she sto up 10 papa's door
Before she said her lay-me-
Alas! That noise was papa's snore:
And, oh, how mad was Mamie
New York Press
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

upon it. Growers of rich and abundant fruit
have groaned in spirit when seeing their
orchard Uttered with decaying fruit and
have realized that if they could have sent
the fruit to market they could have pros
pered. Nothing but line of railroad
within reach of them can bring them re-
lief. The people of California have only
to realize the vital part of the proposition,
leaving out merely the adv sa BILE part, 10
know how absolutely necessary the new
railroads are and what great benefit they
will be.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29
The Rohrbacher Funeral.

The funeral of the late Phillip Rohrbacher.
who at the time of his death was the Supreme
Arch of the Druids OF the United States and
past noble grand arch of California, whose
sudden death in Stockton last Monday has
already been announced in The CALL, will
take place at o'clock this afternoon from his
late residence, 80 Fulton street. The remains
wi be taken 10 Drul ds Hall, on Sutter str eet,
where the ceremonies of the order will be
held, under The auspices of the Grand Grove
OF California, James A. Devot to, noble grand
arch. There Will be present n the hail dur-
ing the ceremonies, all The local groves, the
members OF the circle of Druldesses and re D.
resentatives from groves outside OF the City.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29
The Grand Patriarch.s Visits.

Grand Patriarch Dorsn of the Grand En-
campment OF the Independen: Order of Odd
Fellows OF the State of California announces
the following official visits: April 80, 10 En-
terprise Encampmenta at Los Angeles; May 5,
Pasadena Eucampment; May Is, Oriental En-
campment, San Francisco; May 1S, Pacific
campment, OrovIlle; May %, Union Encamp-
ment, Grass Valley; May "a, Mistletoe Encam p
meut, Nevada City; Nav 25,. Ulatis Eucamp-
ment, Vacaville; May 26, Marysville Encamp-
ment; May %, Mount Moriah Encam mpment,
Vallejo; Juue 1, Compromise Encampment,
Salinas; June 5, Santa Cruz Encampment;
June 4. Santa Cruz Encampment
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29
Will YOUR LOFFEE.

Husband-I see that our local baseball club
advertises for catcher, with the offer of a
good salary. was no slouch of ball player
a few years ago, and think Pll turn right in
and train for that position.
Wife-Don't, dear. You have been a sub
urbanite two years and you haven't learned
Low to catch q train yet-Richmond Dis.
patch.
Nelson's flagship the Victory. The different
objects OF interest were duly shown to her,
and on reaching the spot where the great
naval hero was wounded (Which is marked by
a raised brass piate) the officer remarked:
Here Nelson tell -
"And no wonderr' exclaimed the old lady
~ nearly fell there myselt"-London An
svers.
The very loquacious man had come to pa u Sc
in his discourse, and an admirer took advan-
tage of the lull to say:
"Hasn't he a splendid comm and of Ian
guage?"
"It doesn't seem so to me-" replied the
weary-looking lady. "He has plenty of 1t. It's
like riding bicycle down hill. He can start
Washing ton Star.
Ny 10y Q is laughing in her sleeve;
know it, but do not care.
For can readily perceive
There's room for arm and laughter there
The Jester.
Tillinghast-Why did your friend frown
when l told him that he ought to embrace the
golden opportunity?
Gildersleeve-He is prominent free silver
adYocate.-The Judge.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

woman attending service in the Park-ave-
nue. Church, Syracuse, removed her pretty
spring hat and sat with uncovered head
throughout the sermon. Some OF the Syracuse
papers are comm ending her highly, and say
that the custom of removing hats i'll church
should be just as much of an item for pubic
comfort as IL is in the theaters
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29
Morse Lodge Anniversarv

The committee of arrangements, ]. J. Rich
ards chairman, having charge of the enter
tainment to be given by Morse Lodge No 257,
1. O. o. F., on the evening of next "Wednesday i,
in Memorial Hall, Odd Fellows building. in
celebrat tion OF the twentieth anniversary of
the ins Mutton of the lodge, announces that II
has secured all its talent for the evening and
that the programme to be presented will be
one OF unusual excellence. From the number
OF applications that have been made for tick
els IL is safe to say that the hall viii be
~
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29
Harmouy's Smoker and Joker

On Thursday evening Harmony Lodge No.
8, A. O. U. W., will give its first invitation
smoker ana joker. in the Social Hall OF the AL
cazar building. The committee on entertain.
ment has prepared ogramme winch it saws
will equal if not surpass any presented BY anv
other lodge OF the order.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

Walther Won der Vogelweide's burial place
in the Neumuns ter at WurZburg has been dis
covered by Dr. Kerler OF the university in that
town. The tombstone, with the four cavities
in it for food and drink for the birds, which
the poet directed should be placed over him.
has disappeared, though it was in existence
sixty years ago.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

Though an order in council has recently
been issued permitting Archbishops of Can ter
bury tc be buried in the crypt of the cathe-
drai. the late Arch bishop Benson's family re-
fuse to allow his body to be placed there, as
they cannot have it buried in "Beckets
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

The European concert will never be
called upon to repeat its performance by
request.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

Tamagno is singing the title role in Verdis
"Otello' at the Paris Grand Opera. AS he
refused 10 sing in French, al the other artists
have had to learn their roles in Italian.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

Now that the New York demonstration
is over Philadelphia invites attention to
her monument to " Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

There will be more glory for our wheel
men in completing he fund necessary to
construct Ba boa avenue than in making 9
forty centuries
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

The Greeks have vet fighting chance,
as well as a chance 10 fight. provided they
seek It at the front instead of at Athens.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

GOVERNMENT WORK.. W. NJ, Ferndale,
mboidt County, { al. An individual desir-
ing to obtain work at Mare Island that is
being done under authority OF the Govern
:he department in which he might wish TO be
employed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

The tariff topic is dull, but all the same
nearly every Californian has some in ter
est in it and had better keep watching it.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

King George will have to face the mob
as King Humbert faced the attempt of the
assassin. 1t is "an incident of the trade"
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

Eastern investors in mining stock will
take notice that there has been no slump
in the California output.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29
ANSWERS 10 CORRESPONDENTS

LIBERTY BELL MARCH-K., Soulsbyville Cal.
in 1898. 1t was published that year.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

BE sure and supply your toilet with bottle Of
Ayers Hair Vigor II keeps the hair soft and
glossy, and the scalp cool and clean
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

THE PALACE HoTEL-K., City Work on the
Palace Hotel in San Francisco was commenced
IN 1872 and the hotel was opened in October.
1875, o'SA'
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

Our carnival is ahead of that of Los
Angeles, for hers is now behind the times.
while ours is sill to the front and vanish
ing in the distance.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29
Faster Time on the Santa Fe Route,
Three and One-half D,ys to
Chicago St Louis-Four
and One-half DAYS to
New York

anu Une-haIf DaYS To
New York.
Leaving San Francisco Mondays and Thursdays
at P. NJ, connection is made at Barstow with the
famous santa Fe limited train. Diningcar buffet
smoking-car, vestibuled Pullman, palace drawing
room. sleeperS The handsomest train on earth
equipment and appointments faultiess Day
through sleeping cars. bo,h palace and tourlss
oakland pier to Chicago. Tickets also sold via
Ogden. Portland, Mojave. Los Angeles Deming or
FL Paso to all points in the United States Canada,
Mexico or Europe. Ticket Office ga Market
street, Chronicle Building Telephone Main 1881
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29
CAL. glace fruit SOC per lb. at TOwnsend's. =

SPECIAL information daily to manufacturers
business houses and public men by the Press
Clipping Bureau (Allens) $40 Montgomery. :
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

T. H. Cowan will be the successor OF Sir
Joseph Barnby conductor at the next Car
diff festival. new choral work from his
pen. probably secular cantata, will be pre-
sen ted on the occasion.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

No SAFER OR MORE EFFIcACIoUs REMEDY can
be had for Coughs or any trouble of the throat,
than " BrolU1rs Bronchial Troches"
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

ARC. E., City. This department is always
willing TO answer questions 10 which answers
are obtainable, but the questions should be
presented in Ineligible language. The ques-
tion asked is so unintelligi BILE that it is i'm
possible TO determine what the writer wan is
TO know about cir.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

The Athenian mob is not the Greek
people by any means, and Attic fickeness
may be more than counterbaanced at
this iuncture by Spartan resolution.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

A park in the Mission is one OF the
things that come high but we must have.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29
HE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.

Mckinley is good holiday speaker.
He cuts it short.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

AGE robs us of the locks that graced our youth.
To get them back with their youthful color and
life, use PARKER's HAIR BALsAM.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29
Railroad Tickets to the East via Rio
Grande Western and Denver and

Rio Grande Railways,
At lowest possible rates, with through Pullman
buffet and tourist sleeping car service every day
Personally conducted excursions leaving Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday. Only line permitting :
stop-over Salt Lake City all classes of tickets
Detailed information and tickets furnished AZ IL
Montgomery street, or 3l4 California street.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

BARRIERS SCHOOL oL-C. G., Empire. Coos
County, Or. There a BARRIERS school in this
City, located near the corner of Tenth and
Howard streets.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

Let US get Balboa avenue completed and
then we can 60 forward to other things,
and have a good and pleasant road on
which TO recreaie ourselves as we go.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

Adlai Stevenson and a party of capital
lists have started for Georgia to look at the
gold helds in the mountains of that State,
and II they wish juEketing tour they are
going to the right place; but when they
get ready for business in gold mining they
had better come to California.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

1t is just as well to rem ember that Beat
rice Harraden's California story is avow-
edly work of fiction. She was not
writing guid ebook.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

Miss Elsie Hall, pianiste from Australia,
has made very successful debut in London.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29

Joseffy may appear in concert in Chicago
shortly.