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ants Miley and Noble Lieutenant George M. Stoney, U. $. N, representing Rear Admiral Kirkland, Mir. and Mrs. Irving M. Scott, H. r. Huntington, Messrs. Boyd, McKittrick and Gordan.
 The run down the bay to the Presidio wharf was soon accomplished and there the distinguished visitor was received with all the hOnOrs due his rank. Drawn up on the wharf was Company A, First United States Infantry, Captain Brant commanding, and the splendid band of that regiment. To the left of the wharf and almost at the edge of the shore, Light Battery C, Third United States Ar tiiley, Captain Calif, was stationed, its four field pieces laundering out a salute of twenty-one guns as the boat touched the dock. Drawn up in line at the shore end of the wharf was Troop c, Fourth Cavalry, Captain Gale, ready to escort the visitors around the reservation.
 The gangplank was run out and then occurred the only bit of comedy that
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WHY RAINEY
 IS HUSTLINC A Sudden Call to the State Central Com
 nnittee. It FOrebOdeS Things to Fearful Raineyites Here
 abOutS. The Local Split May Make Business and Forty-Two Members
 May Go.

The long roll was sounded yesterday by Sam Rainey and his faction of the local Democracy when they happened to learn that a meeting of the Demo- cratic State Central Committee had been called by Chairman Afford for a week from next Saturday at II a. m., in this city.
 The alarm manifested was due to a fear and belief that the call foreboded an effort on the part of the anti-Rainey forces to take hand in the local Dem ocratic mess by purifying" the party machine through setting the Sullivan Democracy above the Rainey machine The fact that the discovery of the cali was accidental was due to the fact that no individual notices were issued to members. The call was promulgated solely by publishing it rather obscure ly in Tuesdays issue of the Examiner. Not many learned of the unexpected call on Tuesday. It was late yesterday afternoon when Sam Rainey learned of 1t. and within twenty minutes James A Fenton and others had been posted off to see Major Harney and others, and by closing time Raineyites were chasing to the police court offices of John F. McGovern and Robert l.. Mann.
 The specific purposes of the meeting
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of United States Troops.

ruf1ed the entire stately military proceed ings. As President Dole stepped on the gangplank the band struck up Our President" in accordance with the pre- scribed regulations, and at it's conclusion Lieutenant Noble, who had been detailed by General Shafter to attend the Presi- dent during his stay in this city, re- quested the leader to play the Hawaiian national hymn. The musician replied that he had the old national hymn that did service for the Royalists, but nothing that had been adopted since the republic had been established. The officer bore this embarrassing bit of information to MT. Dole and was told that the same old hymn was still in use. Lieutenant Noble rushed back to the bandmaster and or dered the hymn played, which was done and serenity reigned once more.
 Carriages were in waiting and the en- tire party was driven out to the fortifi- cations and the rifed dynamite and mortar batteries inspected. Blank
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With many an allegation shrouded in legal verbiage, but comprehensible after close inspection and a looping away of useless terms, MT. Trumbo af- firms that the Bulletin as represented in the distinguished persons named above published a false, unprivileged, malicious and defamatory libel" Thus far the complaint excites no surprise, but when it continues by asserting that all this was done "in the English lan- guage,' the tendency to take issue is hard to repress. The Bulletin may with fair show of reason be accused of doing almost anything but using the English language. On this contention it may rest a defense hard to shatter Yet there are other allegations. The men arrested are accused of printing matter tending and intended to i'm peach the honesty, integrity, virtue and reputation" of MT. Trumbo and expose him to hatred, contempt, ob- loquy and ridicule.''
 The entire matter grows out of the fairy story constructed by the even ing sheet out of rumor that MT. Trumbo had been sued for divorce. It not only made this declaration, but went into details which were new to both principals and their lawyers. The
 
 no assurance that any will be filed al though such action is expected, yet the Bulletin not only reported the filing, but gave reasons. Incidentally it tackled on a life of Trumbo which lacked the important element of truth. It made of him a Mormon who had misman- aged church property and fallen from favor and affluence. It had his wife charging him with cruelty, and alto- gether it enjoyed itself in manner thoroughly Bulletinese.
 The real status of the Trumbo family was set forth in The Call and proved to be nothing startling,' interest in 1t arising largely from the fact that 1t controverted the gossip which had in- vaded the Bulletin office and there been seized upon as news.
 This evening paper has persist ently given me mean digs, and has fol- lowed me unjustly for the past two years and their last attack was some thing I could not let go by without an answer" said MT. Truubo. T in- tend to press this case to the end and have instructed my attorneys to bring about a hearing of 1t as soon as pos sible-to-morrow would suit me better. I intend to institute further proceed ings against this paper.
 "As regards my position with the Mormon church and people it was that of being with them when l was young. I was never a member of their faith. I was attracted to them as they seemed to me to be the under persons in a fight with a lot of carpet bag poli- ticians who were bringing about dis order and trouble in this country among a peopleI believed to be honest.
 For this sympathy and sympathy
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as they exist in Chairman Affords mind are not generally understood Dy members of the committee. The call says simply:
 Business of importance to the party is to be transacted, and 1t Is hoped that there will be full meeting of the com mittee. This method of calling a meet ing of the committee is employed as being the surest way to reach all the members.
 '"The meeting Is probably to reaffirrn the principles of Jeffersonian Democ- racy." said prominent member-at- large.
 If that were it, Sam Rainey wouldn't have to hustle. Whatever business of this high importance may come up the particular interest in what may be coming is due to the prospect that an effort will be made to declare vacant and perhaps fill the seats of forty-two of the 12S members who did not pay that $30 campaign assessment last year. This is one of the clubs which it has long been rumored would be used on the Raineyites. Most of these delin- quents are country members, and Rai- ney might not be able to call a major eight San Francisco members who are very active Raineyites, and most of them place holders. The removal of forty-two members and the appoint ment of forty-two new ones by an anti Rainey majority would be a swift blow at the Rainey machine.
 Another thing to be feared is the formal recognition by resolution or otherwise of the Sullivan Democracy or the regular local machine. If the primary law survives another Supreme Court ordeal, as 1t is being assumed it will, future party commit tees will be chosen by the conventions elected under that law, but such an in dorsement of the Sullivan Democracy would give it a prestige with Demo- cratic voters at the primary.
 So the probability of the local party split coming before the committee makes local interest in the meeting day began busily figuring up their strength.
 'I have no knowledge of what will come before the meeting," said Major P. J. Harney, chairman of the Rainey Democracy, yesterday, and do not know if an attempt to interfere in To- cal affairs will be made. The outrage of throwing out forty-two members might easily result in a new Demo- cratic State Central Committee, com posed of these and others, who would 1 go out with them and compose a ma | jority of the committeeman chosen by the people"
 "I don't know what is coming up said Max Pepper, one of the stalwart | leaders of the Sullivan Democracy, | ''but I think the delinquents will be dropped from the roll. The matter will necessarily come up On roll call at the start"
 Here is the material and possibility | of a good old fashioned Democratic meelee. Many efforts will be made to keep the local sQuabble out of the com l fhittee however.
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will go direct to the national capital where he will confer with President Me- Kinley and others in regard to the plac- ing of the island republic in the keeping of Uncle Sam.
 The last day of President Dole's stay in this city was busy one and included a round of visits and entertainments be- ginning in the morning and continuing al- most to the time of his departure for the East. The first event was the trip to the Preside and the inspection of the Notifications on the bluffs overlooking the Golden Gate. It was a perfect day for such trip and the visitors enjoyed it to the fullest extent. During this jaunt, President Dole was the guest of General Shafter and the army officers stationed in this vicinity. The Government launch General McDOwell started from the Clay street wharf at 9:45 a. m., having on board besides President Dole and Colonel J. H. Fisher, of the Hawaiian forces, Major c. P. Iukea, A. D. C. and secretary
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and so he was greeted yesterday by the President and Mrs. Dole in the old-fash- toned, warm-hearted way. The visit was delightful in many respects and afforded Mrs. Dole quite as much pleasure as 1t gave to her distinguished husband. In the midst of the packing and prepara- tions for the Eastern journey they talked of old times in Hawaii, of mutual friends and acquaintances, but never touched in the slightest degree the subject of island government. It was not decided until a late hour Tuesday that Mrs. Dole would accompany her husband to Washington. In preparing for the journey she was not equal to the task of going to the Presidio yesterday with General Shafters party.
 Soon after , o'clock MT. Dole, accom- panied by the members of his suite, was driven to the ferry and crossed the bay a half hour before the regular boat con- meeting with his train. Only Major Iukea and pr. Day will make the overland Journey with him. the others remaining in this city until his return.
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charges were fired from one of the dyna- mite guns to illustrate its workings, and the visitors expressed surprise and admi- ration at the extent of the Notifications of the harbor Lack of time prevented any stop at the barracks, and the party was driven direct to the wharf another salute of twenty-one guns greeting Presi- dent Dole.
 As the little steamer started on the trip back to Clay-street wharf General Shafter conducted his guest into the cabin, where light refreshments were served. The general proposed the health of President Dole, to which Irving NJ. Scott responded. He welcomed the dis tinguished visitor to the United States and to San Francisco, and wished him complete success of his mission, saying that. he believed comparatively few real iZed the necessity of the Hawaiian Isl- ands becoming part of the United States.
 President Dole returned his thanks for
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ions by General Shafter and a Detachment

the expressions of kindness to himself and goodwill to his country, and then the time was passed in social chat until the wharf was reached.
 President Dole and his party were i'm mediately driven to the Pacific-Union Club, where Mayor Phelan entertained them at luncheon. Covers were laid for twenty, the President having the seat of honor at the right of the Mayor Sew eral toasts were offered and MT Dole briefly referred 10 his mission to the United States.
 Soon after his return to his hotel Claus Spreckels paid visit to his old friends. President Dole and wife. The friendship existing between MT. Spreckels and the Doles was formed many years ago in Hawaii, and questions of island politics there and public policy here have never dulled the kindly sentiments then estab- lished.
 At the islands MT. Spreckels was known to his many friends as Colonel Spreckels,
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Called to Account for It's Story Concerning the
 Divorce in Utah.
Heavy Damage Suits May Also Be Filed by Isaac TrumbO
 Soon.
RESULT OF A FAIRY STORY.
The Plaintiff Very Much in Barnes and in a Mood to T Ike Fur
 ther Action.

Since it was exposed in its attempt to bunko the business men of San Fran cisco the Bulletin has seemed to be utterly reckless. Having no charac- ter to protect it appears to have for gotten that others do have characters Thus it has been conducted into the Police Court on a charge of criminal libel. Isaac Trumbo Is the complain ing witness. Warrants were served yesterday on Richard A. Brothers and Fremont Older, who. in that unfeeling document, are spoken of as editors, proprietors and publishers There is no reasonable doubt that the Bulletin has a proprietor and a publisher, but symptoms of its having an editor are Ineager. However. this point has noth- ing to do with the story.
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The Loaun6 Club Reoroonlzes

The Laguna Club has been reorganized by prominent Democrats living in the Thirty-seventh Assembly District The club was first organized in 1892, and after the campaign of 1894 went out of exist ence. The following officers will look after the interests of the reorganization President. Samuel Nichols; vice-presi- dent, George Botcher; recording secre- tary James Burns; financial secretary
 T. Mahoney; treasurer, Patrick McCann: sergeant-at-arms, J. P. Donohue; ex- ecutive committee-Martin Hughes E
 Barrett. A. Botcher, E. J. Mofitt and R, Carberry. The club will meet every Monday night until after the coming campaign in McCann's Hall on the cor ner of Fell and Laguna streets.
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for friends who had been attacked I went to the rescue. l never received a cent from the Mormon people nor the Mormon church.
 AS to the so-called Amelia Palace, it was my home. I leased it from the it up and put it in repair at my own expense. The Mormon church had nothing to do with it at that time
 AS to their charge of cruelty it, by the way, was never filed, and I guess none of my friends nor the lady her self would ever charge me with such an act This is the first time in my life I ever asked to have man ar rested, even though I have been many times wronged.
 ''I cannot explain the animus of the article in this paper unless it origi- mated at the time of the sale of the Bulletin. l was in court at the time and instructed Charles M. Shortridge to bid $50 900 for the same. and possibIv MT. Crothers' thought the price was run up on him without any intention on my part to buy. This is the way I can account for the papers feelings toward me"
 There is naturally some curiosity of a moderate sort as to the line of de- fense to be advanced. Some surnise that the prisoners will deny that they have anything to do with a newspa- per, an allegation hard to combat. They may plead that no harm could have followed publication in the Bull letin, whither hies the man who feels morally bound to publish something. yet does not desire it to be seen. or that section of the complaint that de- clares the objectionable matter to have been printed in English may furnish a loophole through which two trembling prisoners can crawl to liberty
 The men have been released on ball.
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ANDREE'S BALLOON.
Swedish Consul Replies to the National Geographical Society
 at WCshiDUton.

The account which appeared in The Call of December 26 must have excited con- siderable interest in scientific circles, judging rom the inquiry addressed to the Swedish Consul in this city by the Ma tional Geographical Society. The tele- gram reads as follows:
 '"To Henry Lund, Swedish Consul, San Francisco: The American Minister at Stockholm refers me to you concerning Andrees balloon seen in British Columbia August +. full reply Is wanted by telegraph. and reply paid
 GRAHAM BELL, President National Geographical Society
 Washington"
 MT. Lund, when seen last night, said that he had immediately replied to the telegram and the information contained therein was mainly a synopsis of the article published in The Call last month He said that the request for information in regard to Andree's balloon, coming as it does from so prominent a source, would indicate that the venture of the daring explorer and his companions was regard ed as of great scientific moment and any further news of their movements will be eagerly looked for.
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President National Geographical Society
 
A Professional Eootrdce.

Several thousand dollors changed hands on foot race that took place at Sacra- mento on Tuesday between W. l.. Hey ward of Oregon and Albert Shocks of Fresno. It was a 100-yard dash and was won by the Oregonian by one foot in 10 1-5 seconds. The race was decided on a muddy track and the time consequent ly was remarkably good. Doubtless the runners gave fictitious names. There are at present a few Eastern track burn ers' sojourning on this coast.
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FIONORS TO PRESIDENT DOLE. Hn"afs Executive Conducted Through the st and Detachment

President Dole of Hawaii has begun the last stage of his journey to Washington in the interest of annexation, bearing with him. exceedingly pleasant memories of his brief sojourn in San Francisco. Accompanied by several members of his suite, the President departed on the Gen. tral overland at 6 o'clock last evening and
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to the President, and Dr. Day, also of President Fole's staff, the following gen. tlemen and ladies: Brigadier-General Shafter, Adjutant-General Witcher Colo nel Miller, Colonel and Mrs. Babcock,
 Colonel and Mrs. Middleton, Major and Mrs. Groesbeck, Major and Mrs. Field,
 Major Davis, Captain Baldwin, Lieuten-
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Lot N. E. line Spear street, 1884 feet N. ". from Folsom street; block from water front: splendid lot to improve; would pay good in-
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ESTATE OF JOHN s. LITTLE.

North line Sutter street, 137:6 feet w. of Scott street; lot 30:6 2-3x164:1 feet; street work done and accepted; Sutter street cars pass grand lot for flats residence.
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Champaene imports in Ise7.

Custom-house statistics show that z, 775 cases of c. Fl. Mumm's Extra Dry were imported being 42 293 eases more than any other brand As now importedit is dry and remarkably fine .
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ESTATE OF AMANDA DALLAS.
Pollx-St. Income Property.

Nos 219-21sH -2191k Polk street, west line, ls feet south of Fulton street; lot 24xs2h feet; three flats of rooms and bath each rents $50; this property has great future; close to Mar ket street and the New City Hall.
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ESTATE OF ELIZABETH KELLY.
Mission Cottages.

Nos. 5s and 5s Merritt street, N. line, 86S1 feet E. of Rose street; lot 50.T6x6S.24 and 70 macadam; close to Eighteenth street electric line
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QUANTITIES. OF
 MEN AND WOMEN

Would use Whiskey---Which is acknowledged by physicians to be the most heaIthful drink that can be taken in modera- tion---if they were positive they could get just what they require and just what they could depend upon. When, therefore, the government of the United States by it's official stamp guarantees 70. F. c." Whiskey to be 100 per cent proof, hosts of people have no longer cause for hesitation. It is gratifying to observe that the best people in the com munity are beginning the use of this healthful distilIation 70. F. G." which is every day increasing in popularity.
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ESTATE OF JOHN TRAPP.
Twenty-fourtF Street Residence.

Twenty-fOnrth Street Resfdence. No. 27T1 Twenty-fourth street, s. line, 40 feet east of York street; two-story bay-window house of rooms and bath; street paved and accepted; Howard street pass the door; lot 40x100 feet
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ESTATE DE MARTIN DnUGHERTY.

Ripley Place Dwelling. North line Ripley place. 225 feet east of Fol- som street; lot 50x100 feet, with two-story house of rooms.
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ESTATE OF MARY LARKIE FLYNN.
VeIenc;a-St Investment

Nos. 521 and 521k Valencia street, east line, 315 feet north of Seventeenth street; lot 32xTo feet; store and two flats of rooms each; rents $50; street paved and accepted.
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ESTATE OF E. s. MATHEWS.
ESTATE OF TIMOTHY l. GIRLTN Deceased.

s. E. corner Clay and Leavenworth streets; lots 35 :6x100 feet; No 1222 Leavenworth street, Nos. 1329-1331 Clay street; covered with sub stantial three-story buildings, two stores and five flats; solid foundation; excavated base ment: total rents S12S 50
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ESTATE or N. 6. BONNIE
 CorfhSida I,Of.

East line Twenty-eighth avenue. 100 feet south of ''-' street; lot 15ox12O feet; six lots Outside Land Block No 742: good chance for a
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ESTATE OF BRIDGET NEVIN.

PcOpIe g HOnlcStead. Lot No. g, block No II, Silver avenue, neal Railroad avenue; lot 25x75 feet.
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ESTATE OF DANIEL DRISCOLL. Mission and Thirtieth Sts., Extension
 Lot. West line Clinton avenue. 300 feet south of Berkshire street; lot 25x100; close to San Mateo electric line.
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EsTlTE nF LHcIIIE HELEN WIELlNn

Northeast corner California and Webste streets: lot 40x132:6 feet, also lot adjoining north line California street. S0x1326 feet; stree work all done and accepted by the city.
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At 1a O'clock, Noon. By order of Public Administra- tor A. c. FREESE, Esq.
REFEREE PARTITION SALE.

W. 10. Harpcr, Ec1cTces Nos. e1s to 220 Ritch street, west line, 200 feet south of Bryant street; 10 flats; rents s93 lot 50x75 feet.
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SpELR-STREET WATER InT

SPEAR-STREET WATER LOT. Lot N E. line Spear street, 1884 feet N w. from Folsom street; block from water front: splendid lot to improve; would pay good in- come.
 ESTATE OF MARY LARKIT FLYNN.
 Valencia-St. Inve stment. Nos. 521 and 521K Valencia street, east line, 315 feet north of Seventeenth street; lot 32xTo feet; store and two flats of rooms each rents $50; street paved and accepted.
 ESTATE OF AMANDA DALLAS.
 Polk-St. Income Property. Nos. 219-219K -219h Polk street, west line. ls feet south of Fulton street; lot 24xs215 feet; three flats of rooms and bath each; rents $50: this property has great future: close to Mar ket street and the New City Hall.
 ESTATE OF LUCILLE HELEN WIELAND.
 Elegant Residence Property. Northeast corner California and Webster north line California street 30x132:6 feet street work all done and accepted by the city.
 ESTATE OF MARY s. BRYARLY.
 Perry St. Income Property. No 21s Perry street, between Fourth and Fifth streets Harrison and Bryant; good two. story house of rooms; rents s15; lot 25xSo
 ESTATE OF OWEN CLEMENTS.
 Richmond Lot. East line Eighth avenue, 75 feet south of Gle ment street; lot 25x120 feet; street severed and macadamized; on line Park branch sutro cleo tric road.
 City Land Association. Lots 27 2s, 29 and 30 on Ford street block No. Il; each lot 25x1OO feet; close to Ingleside track.
 City Land Association. Lot 27, block No. {, Monticello street: lot % x1oo feet; close to Ingleside track.
 Peoples Homestead. Lots 14, 15 Is and 34. block No. s. on Sweeney and Hale streets each lot 25x75 feet.
 Peoples Homestead. Lot 26, block No. 4, Gaven street, near King; lot 25x75 feet.
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ESTATE OF NARY s. BRYARLY.

I Perry St. Income Property.
 i No. 21S Perry street, between Fourth and Fifth streets, Harrison and Bryant; good two | story house of rooms; rents S15; lot 25xSo