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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-A tele- gram received at the Navy, Depart ment to-day from New York says that the battleship Massachusetts. soon after leaving the New York Navy Yard to-day for Hampton Roads, struck an obstruction near Governors Island and had three of her compartments torn open. Her commander is Captain Nicholas Ludlow.
 The accident recalls several others of a similar character in the vicinity. which have given rise to the grim naval joke that there is a floating rock adrift there, lying in wait for men-of-war. The regulations require a court of inquiry in such cases, and it is presumed that one will be ordered on the application of Captain Ludlow just as soon as the examination in
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
FOUL PLAY FEARED.
Aged German Mysteriously Disap-
 pears at San Jose.

SAN JOSE, Dec 1O.-Chief of Police Kidward to-day received a letter from Paul Chatom, furniture dealer of Bak- ersfield, inquiring about c. A. Millar, who is supposed to have mysteriously disap- peared from this city on December g., Chatom states that Millar passed through way rom the ol of Mexco to on san Francisco. At the latter place he intended to sell a lot he had on Seven teenth street for 5000. The letter states that Millar disposed of the lot through l.. de Bois, a real estate agent, and on De- cember came to San Jose for day or two; but has not heard of since. Chatom thinks he has met with foul play as he had considerable money with him. Millar is a German. about 50 years old.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11

cial December 2)-Sarah Charles, Sacra- mento. ss; Eliza A. Cole, Tropica, $S.
 Oregon: Original-Joseph R. Marshall, Prairie City, $6; Ira G. Bills, Peninsular, S6. Original widow, etc.-Mary A. Bunch, Gravel Ford, $S.
 Washington: Original-Charles W. Watt son, Markham, SS.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
YERKES DECLARES
 OPPOSITION DUE
 10 BLACKMAII

c Yerkes, chief representative of c J the traction companies, who has C battle for the ordinance. said to c had to bear the brunt of the c The Call correspondent tonight: c ''The street railroad situation may c be summed up as follows: The c passage of the Allen law by the c Legislature of Illinois was bitterly 0 opposed by the newspapers of Chi c cago, and vicious attacks were made 0 favorable to it. The fact is, there c Is combination of newspapers in c Chicago determined to levy black c mail on the traction companies. The Q Chicago Tribune, Chicago Record c and Daily News are, conspicuous in c this business. Agents of the pro- 0 prietors of these papers have made c demands upon the street railroad c companies, and they have been re- c fused, This accounts for their c stand in favor of the rights of the
 
 c caused opposition to the Allen bill, c and it is the cause of the present . struggle to prevent the Chicago c Common Council from acting upon c the provisions of that bill.
 c This statement is libelous, I Q know, but I also know that it is a c fact. and defy the proprietors of the c papers I have named to go into the c courts and bring action against me- c Nothing would give me more pleas c ure than to have them do so and . give me an opportunity to expose c their schemes. l know these news c papers have entered into an agree . ment with Mayor Harrison by C which they will favor him for Mayor c at the next city election, and for C Governor to succeed Governor Tan . ner if he, the Mayor, will in turn . prevent the traction companies c from securing an extension of the c ordinance.
 c All this excitement is brought c about to force the companies to c settle. I do not charge that the c Times-Herald is directly concerned . in this blackmailing scheme, but it's c proprietor is under the domination c of the publisher of the Record and c News, which fact explains the course c of it's proprietor in taking a leading c part in stirring up the excitement. c Tn the franchise presented to the c Council last Monday the traction c companies offer per cent of their c receipts, besides which they now . pay a tax on mileage, license of c $50 per car, and also pave sixteen c feet of the streets, light some of the c highways, pay for the repair of via . ducts and some bridges, and are c subject to other charges for the c public good which bring the total c compensation to the city of Chicago c up to between and per cent of c the gross receipts of the companies. c In return Tor ;his heavy tax they c ask a franchise granting them the C use of the streets they occupy for c fifty years, Under the provisions of c the Allen law, the fare is to be c cents for twenty years of that pc . riod, after which the Councils of c the city are empowered to fix the c rate to be charged by the companies. c The officers of the street car com . panies have done everything in their c power to bring about a proper un- Q derstanding between the city and c the companies but Mayor Harrison e has refused to meet them. The c final settlement is, therefore, left to c the Common Council.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
Football at Marysville.

EVANSVILLE, Dec. 10.-On the local gridiron this afternoon Woodlands junior eleven defeated the Marysville High School team by a score of 34 to 0. The home team claims that six members of the Woodland senior team were pitted against them.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11

street, Brooklyn. No drydock is ready ] for her reception, but arrangements to , this end will be accelerated The in- jured vessel has a slight list to port. She has sunk forward about ten inches above the water line. At her stern about ten inches of the water line is above water. The pumps are kept going steadily, and it was said that there was about four feet of water in five of her compartments. Other than that an accident had occurred, no of ficial information could be secured. Admiral Bunce's aids said that noth- ing could be given out here, but Cap tain Ludlow forwarded a preliminary
 report to Washington. The battleship is in no danger of capsizing, even if
 she sinks further. In the latter case
 she would rest upon the bottom.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
o eoeeeoo ooc @ GO 0 0 0 @ 0 eee es

comes from the encouragement that Harrison and the trust editors have given the lawless element they will suf- fer the consequences"
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
COMPARISON AS TO THE
 FRANCHISE PRIVILEGES
Yerkes Presents Figures Which He Hopes Will Help His Side
 of the Controversy.

CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-In an interview published in the Inter-O Ocean Presi- dent Yerkes of the North and West Chicago street car companies makes comparisons in the matter of fran chise privileges and compensation be- tween Chicago and other large cities of the country, including San Fran cisco, in tabular form, as follows:
 Comparative table of length of street railroad and other franchises in Chicago and the principal American cities:
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
SHIP BUILDING IN GREAT BRITAIN.

oIIIIl I,aI HIN k1~ IT BfNIIlAIN.
 Insthe Royal dockyards, the admiralty are building sixteen warships, with aydis- placement of 1rE6f5 tons and in private yards forty-four ships of 1l0595 tons are being constructed for the British Gov ernment In addition to these. thirty warships, with a displacement of l0a; ;Ai5 tons, are. being. built on foreign account in private wards ontthe Thames, the Tyne and theaClyde9 The result is that there are being constructed in the United King dom ninety war vessels with a total dts placement of 3S3S 2S5 tons.-Naval and Military Record.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
0e..+ the whole State fairly

would represent the whole State fairly and effectively" ,..,, CT don't consider the resolution Of the county Convention as necessary in order to bind me to Rulla. for I am already as strongly for for him as I can be. I shall stay with him until he is elected, or until it would be unreasonable to hope for his eiectlon.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11

The richest gold mine in the world is located under the thriving town of Bal
 karat, Victoria, Australia. It has yielded more than. N60, ,000, 900 since 1t was opened
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11

Frederick the Great composed the "Marche Real" the national anthem of Constitutional" the national air of Por- tugal.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11

Uruguay has determined to deepen the harbor at Monteyideo.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11

Comparative table of the highest rates of compensation paid to the municipali. ties by the street railroad companies in various cities of the United States:
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
EXTRA SPECIALS!

AR Children's Colored Bordered sEh n Initial Handkerchiefs, in very 1H. dainty borders; 3 in a box; put HVVup in fancy boxes. Special at A Box. 25c box.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11

AT Mems He1nstitched. All Linen, sJhn Hand 1sso EmbroideaTsd' asd ,,Ia Initiai iii AV V the best value in the city.
 Each. Special at 25c each.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-13

When airships shall fly gracefully
ser our heads and wires carry thoughts
/ well as words, and people live on
heir capsules Of chemically prepared
BOD, then iamos VIII probably be dis
hnsed with and Il symbol will be sniff
.ent to designate ones person. Tho
lost advanced scientists have always
ken ulablo to remember tho names OF
heir acquaintanccs. They never forget
Ices, and so they deem names unneces
sry Symbols suggestive OF the natu-
II characteristics of the person would
! much better. Darwin once forgot his
pyn name Professor S. of Harvard,
tier committing 10 memory the string
names Of IL Spaniard to whom no
ished to present an old friend, forgot
he namo of his friend at the crucial
omcnt New York Times.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-13
PEN, Cl-IlGEL AND BRUSH.

The late Sir John Gilbert, II. A., who
led - short timo ago, left behind him !;
personality worth about $li, 0O0,OO
Charles Dana Gibson proposes making n
rip Ia Egypt, and while thoro hopcs to do
great deal Of writing and s;i.oiching
Pierre Braeckc, the Br,ssels sculptor,
|as been commissioned to make Tho mona
henb to be erected at Louvan in memory
Il Relny the philnnthropist.
Gyp, the popular Partisan authorcss, who
! really Countess of Mirabcau. great
Erandnicco OF tho famous Niirabc:.u Of
french revolution fame hes Just bounht
bo old Chateau dc Mrabeau, near Ak.
Ehc chateau was built in 1865 by tho
punder of the house Of Mrabeau
1t was NOT Alma Tadcma. the painter,
no WAS naturalizcd in England II lew
Eccks ago, but his daughter. His nalno
I'as originally lcaurcns Tadcmn Ho
Isldcd the Alma for ouphony, and changed
|aurcns to Lawrence and was naturaliyed
b 1878. lis daughter bears tho Same
lame and signs her poems l.. Alma Tade-
!la as her inther docs his pictures; hence
Eic confusion.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-13
LEGAL NOTICES,

TRUSTEES AND COMMISSIONERS
salc.-in pursuance of II decree entered
September the 30th, 1857, and u further
decree entered January %. 1873, in the
chancery suit Of Alice J. Bresiin against
Joel IL Cutchin ct ais, pending in the
circuit court for the city Of Roanoke, Va,
the undersigned trustee and special COM
missioner will on MONDAY, THE 18TH
DAY OF FEBRUARY. 1SgS, at 10
o'clock M, offer for sale nj public auction
in front Of the courthouse fol- TIE city of
Roanoke, Va, the following described
property situated in the city of Roam
oke, Va:
beginning ut Il point on the north side
OF Gilmer street two hundred and ten
feet east of Jefferson street and corner Of
lot of NJ. NJ. Carr. thence with the line of
the said Carr north :wo degrees east one
hundred and twenty. five feet to an alley,
thence with said alley south eighty. eight
degrees cast fifty feet to n point corner
of lot off,. J. Breslin, thence with line
OF said BTeslin two de grees west one hun.
dred and Twenty-Five feet to Gilmer street,
thence with Gilmer street north eighty
eight degrees west fifty feet To the point
of beginning.
TRIMS OF SALE: One half of the
purchase price in cash. the balance payu.
bic in six months from the day Of sale,
the purchaser to secure the deferred pay
ment by deed of trust upon the property
and to insure the buildings upon the
property AMI assign the lolicy to the
trustee
JOEL II. CUTCHIN,
Trustee and Special Con missioner.
Bond required hy the decree in the
above cause has been executed.
S. :. BROOKE, Clerk.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-13

ming To- bid for her, and it is confidently
asserted that she will visit America the
coming fall.
Her speciality is song and dance in
which the gestures are made with the skirt
III most expressive fashion. Although "a
great sensation with the chappics, sho
keeps her distance ;nd receives very few
of thcm at her home. 1t is declared that
the fad for taking up II vaudeville beauty
began with Carmcnci;n in the skirt dane
ing days. Then came Otcro and Omcnc.
Aftcrwnnl Ivc.te Guilbcrt visited us, chr
ryilig home, it is snid, $i00,0OU Yhcn
Anna Held caI1c over, almost tn stny.
Then Mcrodc SYcnt nothing here. but
earned much ard is said to have gone
away The richer by 5000 0C0
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-13

TRUSTEES SALE OF REAL. ES
TATE-By virtue of a deed OF trust dated
November IS, 1891, from Louis y. Scnolz
to undersigned to secure unto James +.
Hodgson the payment OF $500. default
occurring in payment of said debt and
being requested so to do by said Hodeson.
will on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 90,
1898. at II NJ, in front OF the courthouse
n the city Of Roanoke. Va. proceed to
sell at public auction o the highest bid.
der, that certain parcel oi lana lying on
the southwest corner OF Wise and Smith
streets. in said ci,y ana know as lot No.
u. section ,. map OF Roanoke Land aud
Improvement Company.
TERMS: Cash rs to enough To pay
costs OF thus sale ana the said sun of
$500 with interest from November Is,
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-13

TRUSTEES SALE.-I WILL OFFER
for sale in front Of Ike courthouse at
Roanoke. Virginia. Oh WEDNESDAY,,
FEBRUARY 23. 1893, at '2:20 O'Clock d.
m. the following described parcel OF land
with re improvements thereon, situated
in the city OF Roauoke, Virginia, and de
ser led as follows:
Beginning at \ point OF the northeast
corner of Patton street and Houston ard
running thence with Houston street
north degrees east one hundred and
fourteen and five tenths tlil 800 feet 10
an alley. thence with same south 10 de.
grees east 30 feet to n point, thence south
III degrees west one hundred and fourteen
ulb feet TO Patton street, thence with
said Patton street north Is degrees west
nifty toU} feet. and distinguished AS lo5
Ne. |, section &, rs shown on the map of
the Rogers, FairfaX and Houston addi
ton to Roanoke, Va. This sale is II ade
in pursuance OF authority granted j"
deed OF trust dated the second day OF Sep.
TENDER, 1870, and recorded III the clerk :
Office of the hustiDgs court of the civ of
Roanoke, Va in deed book 80. page 334.
from Ellen Terry aud her husband to
George j. Peet, trustee, for the purpose
of securing certain Indebtedness due to
the National Mutual Building and Loan
Association of New York, and also by
the authority of an order OF the hustings
court at its January term, 1898. by which
the undersigned was substituted as trus
tee in the said deed OF trust in the place OF
said George j. Peet. Default having been
made in he terms of the foregoing deed
aud having been requested in writing by
the bcnctic larry secured Hereunder to eX-
ecute the same, this sale is made.
The amount due under said deed of
trust Is 81 on 50, As OF February ~, 1898.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash.
.IUNIUS McGEUEE
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-13

COMMISSIONERS SALE-By virtue
of Il decree OF The hustirgs court for the
city of Roanoke, entered at its October
term, 1897, in the chanceiy cause of the
National Mutual Building and Loan
Association, OF New York, rs. Is. a.
Rives ct ais, the undersigned, ms special
commissioner appointed by said decree,
will offer for sale at public auction in
front Of the courthouse nc IL O'Clock on
the 23D DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1898. the
following described parcel of land
situated in the city of Roanoke:
beginning Mt the northeast corner of
Patterson .venue and Welch street,
thence north . degrees 30 minutes
west 100 feet 10 an alley, thence south 81
degrees east GO feet to point, thence
south . degrees so minutes west i3g feet
to Pattet son avenue, thauoe Forth 20 de.
arees west IS feet 10 the place Of begin
ming.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash as to the
amount due TO the complainant. together
with The costs OF sale, aggtegatiDg about
81 GOO. ana the remainder upon u credit
of one, two, three, four and five years in
equal instruments.
JUNlCS McGEHEE,
Commissioner.
Bond in the penalty OF Si,5O0. with
approved security. has been given by the
commissioner in the abb We cause.
:. :. BROOKE, Clerk.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-13
RY VIRTUE OF \ DEED OF

RY VIRTUE or y DEED OF
trust from :. :. Christian and George Il.
knhns, dated the 9th day Of September,
1880. and recorded in the clerks Office OF
the hustings court for the city of Roanoke
in deed book Sc, paae Ga. fer the purpose
Of securing ID the Roanoke Building As.
ISOLATION aud Investment Company Ger
tMn Indebtedness therein set foyth and
default having been made in the terms of
said deed. au'! heinz requested go TO do
Ivy The beneficiary therein secured. the
unders isned Will oiler Tor sale at public
auction ~ - o'clock NJ. IN trent cf the
courthouse on the 26TH DAY OF FEB
ri AIRY. lS0S, The following described
pnlcel Of land situated in the city of Roa-
noke, Ma:
Beginning ara point On the east side Of
Belmont boulevard and 20 feet south OF
tie southeast corner OF Bullittrveuue and
said boulevard, thence east 1870 feet TO an
alley, thence with SAID alley south 40 fset
TO point, thence west $50 feet to said
boulevard, thence north 10 feet TO the
place Of BEGINNING, and known as iot No.
: In section % Of the map Of the Belmont
Land Company.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash as to the costs
OF sale and the sum OF 1892 OF with inter
est thereon nom the 9Th day OF Septem-
Der, lSHO: anu aS to the residue. If any,
upon credit OF one wear from the day OF
sale. LUCIAN H.. COOKE.
Trustee.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-13
Epwurth League at G:30

Armstrong. Epwurth League at G;3O
p. III.
Regular services ut the Episcopal
Church by the rector, Rev. Z W. Hut
ard.
AZ the PresDyteriar Church DR.. a. s.
Rachall, OF Roanoke, will preach in the
morning No nigh, service except Chris
tian Endeav0r meeting ut ! O'Clock y. IN.
DR.. l.. Y. y. Painter will preach at
Holins TO night.
Rev ii. G. " Campbell will preach
morning and evening at the First Fresby-
terian Churcn Of Roanoke, whose pastor
is his brother, DR.. w G. Campbell, who
is too i'll 10 preach.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-13

TRUSTEES SALE-I WILL OFFER
for sale IN front of the court house Mt
Roanoke, Virginia, on WEDNESDAY,.
FEBRUARY 30, 1898, at 1910 O'Clock
p. M, the following described parcel OF
land with its provements, situated in
the city of Roauoke Va, and described
as follows:
Beginning al a point on the north side
Of Elm street one hundred aud ninety
one ODD feet east of Henry street, and
running thence north no degrees 40
II inutes east ore hundred and forty
seven Gl0 feet; thence north 50 degrees
east eighty three $50 feet, thence south
no degrees - minutes west one hun.
bred and forty-iiye aud five .enths
Gao J-lO) feet, thence south IS degrees
west eighty three feet TO the place Of be
ginning.
This sale is made in pursuance OF au-
ihor'ty granted in Il deed OF trust dated
the 9TH day OF August. 1892, and recorded
in the clerks Office OF the hustings court
of the city of Roanoke, Va, in decd book
&c, page 90. from Amanda V. Anderson
and'husband 10 George Peet, trustee, for
the purpose OF securing certain indebted
ness due to the National Mutual Build
ing and Loan Association Of New York,
and also by the authority OF an order of
the hustings court mt its January term,
lS9S, by which the undersigned WAS sub-
stituted ms trustee iii said deed of trust in
fireplace of said George J. Peet. Default
having been made in the terms of the
foregoing deed. and having been re-
Quested III writing by the beneficiary Sc
cured Hereunder to execute the same,
this sale is made.
The amount due under said deed OF
trust is 50, Cos lG.l00. as of the 23d day OF
February, 1898.
TERMS OF SALE-cash.
.1CNlUS McGEHEE,
Substituted Trustee
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-13
W. |. WATTS. Auctioneer.

TRUSTEES SALE-BY VIRTUE
Of II certain deed of trust executed TO me
by G. Hardy and others. and recorded
on page 391 OF deed book a. in the Hust.
ings Court records for the city Of Roan-
oke, to secure certain periodical uay-
ments therein provided to lie made
and upon which default has been
made, Mt the request of the bene-
iiciary will on SATURDAY., THE
5rn DAN OF MNRCH, 1898. at II
o'clock n. M, on the premises, offer for
sale at public auction FOR cash and sub
ject 10 prior lien OF 81, ASo, that certain
parcel of lard with improvements thereon
bounded and described as follows, to-Wit
Beginning ~ the northeast corner Of
i.oudon aud Second streets; thence in IL
noriherlv direction 1870 feet to an alley:
thence with same in all eastorly direction
100 feet to point; thence ina sou,harly di
rection $50 feet to iuudou street; thence
with Loudon street in n westerly diiec-
ton lUU feet 10 Second street, the place Of
beginning, and known as lots 8 and 10 in
section - of the Rogers, FAIRFAX < IIuus-
ton addition To the city OF Roanoke. as
shown On their map recorded in deed
loHk lS ut page lJ2, and containing two
substantial dwellings and other improve
meut. Amount due So IFS, ms OF day OF
sale II. :. TROUT, Trustee.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-13

Small Daughter - It's most school
time, ard I've mislaid ny geography.
Cultured Mothor--Wcll, tell hrs what
the lesson is about. and I'll write ont
the answer Tor you 10 learn.
Small D9nghter-I'ho lakes Of Africa.
Cultured Mother Um-cr--ify YOU We
mIslaid yonr geography, you careless
child, ycn can just hunt till yor find it.
New York Weekly.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-13
DR.. TALMAGE.

DIR. r"nlagc has Needed the Scriptural
injunction that it is not well for man TO
he alone. III y case of this sort injunc-
tions 20. KANSAS City Journal.
Row 7. Dc Witt Talniagc explains that
ho YVES married quietly because Of y re
cent death in tho family" Otherwise
would he have been married boistcrously
or cxpiosively?-Chicago Times Herald.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-13
LONDCN'S NEW IDOL.
An A-istocsa;ic and Captivating Dream
~ Grace and Song.

-'1 F1-Nt N7'II'T 'tIIG t-.t'.-il
% Grace and Song.
Dcsccnde! from an ancicnt family az
S,nnin ana edrcatcd Mt = convent Consuelo
Tortaiada fcHnd society ton pros;iic and
determined e. 80 on the stage. Her family
strcnuousy objected and tried in all WAYS
Ia prevent her from carrying out her idea
1t WAS no use, however, for the Turtaintla
is described ASK self wiliCtl and determined
young person VINO insists ON having her
own way i'll everything. So go on the stage
she did, appearing first in Spain then in
Paris and nov sho has gonc to I-uuhon
So pronounced has the London success
of this new dancing ard singing beauty
been that American managers arc begin
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-13
Professional Call Delayed.

New Woman observation-disclosures, is
acre any prospect of it clearing off very
on:
Georgc--No. Why?
n. w. P.-Mrs. Smith sent for ne
come over and see her three days ago,
Id | nave been waiting ever since for
to clear oil. am sure she will be eX-
letting me. Philadelphia North Amer.