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The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

McALLISTER STREET BUSINESS PROP
 ERTY. MUST BE SOLD.
 S13 o00-Fine 3-story building; store and flats; extra large lot; 55x137:6: only partially inn proved. and rents $1o5 mortgage s1o, 800.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

HOME IN WESTERN ADDITION-vERY
 CHEAP. SSc0-Steiner st.; nice 2-story bay-window residence of rooms and bath; stone walks brick foundation, etc; street accepted; very nice location.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

SI3 8 MONTH will buy neat new 4-room- and bath cottage, with level lot; only $50 down; electric cars close by. JACOB LEHMAN, Ii Montgomery st
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

MUST BE SOLD-THREE MODERN FLATS.
 T000-S nice flats of 6. and rooms, bath, laundry etc, each: rents $500 per annum; 2Sx sf:6i Post st; no reasonable offer refused.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

CALIFORNIA ST. RESIDENCE. ]fOOO-2-story and basement residence of rooms, bath, laundry etc; 25Xl32:15s.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19
BRO.DERICK- ST. LO'

$5S0O-A good lot for flats 9ery finely situ sted; 55:4l2Nl00; sunny lot for or elegan
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

2 NEW cottages 4, 6 rooms, bath; large lot ; Mission cars; $15 monthly, and will exchange for outside lots. 419 Kearny st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

.os s DOWN-TOWN RESIDENCE.
 ~, ,VVO-O Farrell st.; close in town; nice bay %lndow slldow residence of F rooms and bath; rents
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

FlLLMORE-ST BUSINESS PROPERTY.
 SSOeo-l-story building used a butcher shop; rents $40: flats could be built above and be hdde a very good paying investment; 25Xl0O.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

160 acres, near Cottonwood. Tehama County, IS acres in vineyard S acres in orchard; bal hay and pasture land; well improved; price $65o0 McAFEE BROTHERS
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19
FURNISHED HOUSES TO LET.


 A MOST desirable home of If rooms; 2 baths; concrete basement; elegantly furnished; in a fine neighborhood; 1 years lease, with ex- tension < si5O finely furnished; fine lawn front and rear; in good location; years lease to good party Sl0O A very desirable home of IA rooms; baths; elegantly furnished; good location; right party can secure it for months at only. SIS fine bargain; rooms and bath; nicely furnished; sunny; good location; months $40 good house; rooms and bath; nicely furnished; centrally located. $50 very nice fiat; and bath; fur nishings very expensive; centrally located. $50 We want number of good houses, neatly furnished. centrally located, for good homes for responsible parties now waiting.
 We need number of both houses and flats, unfurnished. that will make good homes for customers who are waiting.
 THE REYNOLDS CO,
 4O3-404 Examiner building.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

We also want first-class clear city property for exchange and cash conslderation.
 THE REYNOLDS COMPANY,
 403 Examiner Building
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

s1ae SPLENDID INVESTMENT CORNER.
 to,VuV-Ao close an estate; 3-story building; store, I ana concrete basement and upper floors. T.u ft I-story and basement bay window houses; of Market st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19
22o ACRES FOR s5oOO.

Improved fruit and stock ranch near Grass Valley in mining district. McAFEE BROS. JOS Montgomery St. s. F
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

.oo , WATER FRONT CORNER.
 $0<,oOv-1o close estate; corner on Drumm s1,, t near Market; S0x75, with an L 25x2S:7; old
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

ssS0O-Broderick st, nr. California; mod ern Hats oi and ' rooms. bath, etc; rent $62 50 lot 27:6xS5.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

S20, ,000-Rent s147 50; always rented; substan tial brick improvements; Clay st., bet San some and Montgomery; large lot. 35 feet front age.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

s100 CASH. BALANCE s15 MONTHLY. SloOV-Nfce cottage on Diamond st., close Castro and Chenery; contains rooms and bat
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

lulu.
 SAILED.
 Saturday. June 1S Stmr Scotia, Hansen. Eureka DOMESTIC PORTS. FORT BRAGG-Arrived Jue 1s-Stm Sequoia hence June 1T; schr Ida Schnauer. hence June
 TRANs-A ATLANTIC STEAMERS. GLASGOW-Arrived June 1s-Stmr Hekla, i'm Baltimore. HAVRE-sailed June 1s-stmr La Boursogne for New York. MARsEILLEs- Sailed June 15-stmr Patria, BREMEN-Sailed June 1S-stmr Koenigen Luiz for New York. ANTwERP-Sailed June 1S-Stmr Western land, for New York. : LIVERPoOL-Sailed June 1s-stmr Lucania, for New York. MARSEILLES-Sailed June 1s-Stmr Kara mania, for New York. NEW YORK-Arrived June 1S-Stmr Umbria, from Liverpool. Sailed June lS-stmr campania, for Liver
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

S22,5Oo-Golden Gate ave; corner of promi- nent street; large lot; 40x90; improvements con- slst of flats and stores; rents SIT 50
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19
MEDICAL.

ALL of Dr. Foulets capsules are guaranteed absolute cure for all female diseases; posi- lively safe and sure; no danger after eff fects; taken in time it also acts a pre- ventive price, S1 50 per box, sent free by mail on receipt of price consultation on all special diseases free. WALLER BROS. 33 Grant ave, S. F. Caution-Before pur- chasing elsewhere write us.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

SS00o-Tehama st, nr. Eighth; 2-story frame building, containing rooms; also 2-story house of s rooms in rear; rent $S5; lot 26x75
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

GROVE. S1s bet Webster & Fillmore-Sunny furnished fiat; rooms piano: flower garden; stable if desired; rent reasonable; references given & required: call between 10 and 2. NEATLY furnished fiat, rooms. s15 Apply 12 Elizabeth st., bet. San Jose ave. and Guer- st.
 TAYLOR S10-Completely furn he'd sunny house. 10 rooms and bath. Call bet 1:3c and m
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

160 acres in Alameda County, $96o. You won get such snaps soon again.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

Beautiful country home; sacrificed; about 3 acres of land highly improved large. fine lawn; lovely fountain, handsome shrubbery, climbing roses, stately oaks with trunks covered with ivy; graveled walks and driveway; hedge of fine poplars 70 feet high; mountain trout stream in rear of lot; full bearing fruit trees galore, cherry apricot, peach, pear, prune, plum, nee tarine, quince. apple; house of 12 rooms, bath; stationary washstands; cement basement used for wine cellar; handsomest curly redwood finish; large barn for or horses; large car riage room and hay loft; only half mile from court house in Santa Rosa; cost over S20, GOO 1; sl6000 refused four years ago; offered this week for s6000.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

For Sale-7O acres good land in Contra Cost County; $500.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

Must sell to close estate an elegant insid property on Pine st., between Larkin an Polk; 25x1S7:6; buildings; ouly s55OO asked
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-16
TEST OF ALIEN LAND LAW.
A Case to Be Brought Under It's Pro
visions in Republic County.

The validity of the alien land law, which
became famous in November, 1896, by rea-
son of the jefferson county receivership
proceedings against the Santa Fe Railway
company, is to be thoroughly tested. The
test case is being prepared in Republic
county and will be tried in the district
court there first, but eventually will in
in all probability reach the supreme court
The case will involve a large tract of
land in Republic county in which Ameri-
can and foreign heirs are interested. Suit
is brought in the interest of the American
heirs, and if the law is declared valid the
entire tract will revert to them.
The history of this law reveals the fact
that the bill was introduced in the house
of 1891. passed there and sent to the SEN
ate and also passed by that body. On
return to the house, however. it was
again called up and amended and again
sent to the senate. This time the senate
refused to concur in the bill as amended.
and its return to the house a second
time a resolution was adopted by which
the house receded from its amendments.
This vote was not taken by ayes" and
mays, and for TINS reason; aIthOugh the
bill was afterWard signed by the COVER
nor, it has been held to have not been
legally passed.
At the time of the Santa Fe recefvership
proceedings ex-Chief Justice Horton de-
clared the law invalid and Judge Myers
of jefferson county evaded the question by
deciding that if it were legally passed it
could not be held to apply to railroads
Attorney General Boyle refused to appeal
the receiverShip case to the supreme court
because he believed the law to be invalid.
and the bill was introduced in the legis-
Iature a second time last year because II
was the general opinion that it had not
been legally passed. This was late in
the session and the bill died without be-
ing considered.
The only hope of the Republic county
attorney in winning his case is to estab-
lish the legality of the law, and he is will
ing to make a test case. If the law IS
decided to have been legally passed, not
Writhstandiny Judge Myers decision, it
might result in trouble for some of the
Kansas railroads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-16
A WOMAN WITH A CHECK.
Invasion Of q Brooklyn Bank by a School
teacher with Ideas of Her Own.

Invasion of q Brooklyn Bank by a School
teacher With Ideas OF Her Own.
A middle aged spinster who wore glasses
and whose voice was thin stepped up to
the paying teller's window in a Brooklyn
bank and, holding out a check, said i'm
peratively:
''Please give me the money for this
check"
The teller saw that the check was drawn
on western bank and made payable to
''Mary Eliza Smith, - or name like that.
s'What is your name, madam" he asked.
els that any business of yours, sir?'' re-
turned the woman.
Certainly it is, or I shouldn't ask it.
''Well, you can read it on that check,
them
'You are Mary Eliza Smith, thenP''
said the teller, still in doubt.
eyes, 1 am and teacher in thu public
schools I have no time to prolOng this
conversation, young man, and will be
obliged to you for the $50 mentioned in
that check.
''Have you an account here?'' asked the
teller.
''Indeed haven't. would not have if
could. Why, I never met such an in
quisitive young man."
''But I don't know that you are Mary
Eliza Smith,
''Indeedl'' said the woman, with elab-
crate scorn. 81 have told you that was
several times. Now, young man, I want
my money
II can't cash that Check said the
teller.
"Why not? This is a bank, ism It itP''
eyes, but you must bring some one here
to identify you
Identity me! Me! Well, well, young
man. Is the president here?'
Eyes, madam. He is back in his office. !"
And before the teller could send warning
to the president Miss Smith bounced into
his Office. She told him that she had been
insulted and that she should sue the bank.
F'You pretend, sir, - she said, fthat this
is bank. a bank is a place where checks
are cashed. I offered a check here, and
that fresh young man wanted me to tell
him all about myself and have some one
identify me into the bargain. Why, I was
teaching in the Brooklyn schools before
he was BORN
'But you see, madam, you have no &C
count here, said the president, land we
don't know you. We have no means of
knowing that the check is good. -
''Why, the ideal' CALCULATED Miss Smith.
''Do you suppose 1 am forger?''
'FNo, madam, but as a matter of precau-
ton we must ask you for some identified
ton
self, y said Miss Smith haughtily. II will
go to another bank and see if can find a
gentleman who will respect a lady," and
out she walked.
The president of the bank was the man
who told this story, and he has since learn
ed that the woman is a teacher in a Brook-
Ign school
"Some women have queer ideas about
banking" he added.-New York Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-16
BACK FROM NICARAGUA.
Engineering Party That Went to
Look Over Canal Route Returns.

New York, Feb. 16.-Among the passen-
gers on the Atlas line steamship Allie
gheny, which arrived last night from Port
Limon, were L. E. Cooley, Edward F.
Cragin, J. NJ. Jackson, H. B. Hanger, H.
p. Mason, Frederick Davis and c. C.
Wheeler, members of a party of engineers
and contractors sent out by a Chicago
syndicate to examine into the feasibility
of the Nicaragua canal project. They
are at the Fifth Avenue hotel and expect
to start for the west today. Mr.. Cooley,
who has been for many years chief of
the sanitary department of Chicago, acted
as spokesman.
we have been away from New York
forty-eight days. he said, of which 10
were spent al sea. A good deal of time
must be spent in examining maps and
ed in regard TO the enterprise. So far
as business difficulties are concerned as
to the carrying out of work in Nicaragua,
they are much less than would appear
from statements that have been made.
We were treated with extraordinary cOur-
tesy everywhere. We had a special train
on the Panama and Nicaragua govern
ment railways.
Mr.. Cooley said there never had been
any question as to the feasibility of the
Nicaragua canal, but as the estimates Of
its cost had varied from $50, 100000 to Sl33,-
100000, the public naturally was lacking
in confidence in the project. The members
of the party, he said, had Travelled about
5000 miles and had inspected every i'm
portant work between South America and
swampS and forests, sometimes having to
swim vet the worst ailment any had suf-
fered from was SeaSickneSS. This, he
thought, indicated salubrious climate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-16
PLANS FOR WATERWORKS
Are to Be Prepared at Once by City
Engineer Barnes.

The ways and means committee of
the city council instructed City Engfn-
eer Barnes to prepare plans for a new
WaterWorks system for Topeka at the
meeting Tuesday evening.
1t is no secret that the council ex-
poets to purchase the present plant if
1t is possible to do SO. The question
of what kind of a proposition shall he
submitted to the people has not vet
been decided. A special committee and
the city attorney will formulate the
proposition which will probably be al
tentative, that is, it will provide for the
purchase of the present plant or the
building of a new one
The old plans made by Col TweedaIe
when he was city engineer were brought
out and examined by the committee
They provide for 81 miles of mains and
the committee thought this was more
than is necessary. City Engineer Barnes
viii go over the plans and make what
alterations he thinks will be REQUIRED
City Attorney Bird read the law IN
der which city can become the owner
of waterwOrks and explained it's pro-
visions in detail While Mr.. Bird was
reading Councilman Stephenson inter-
rupted him with the following question:
Is it your idea that we have a right
to build a WaterWOrSs plant before a
franchise we have given another com
pany has expired, and that the only
thing we would have to do would be to
pay the hydrant rentals for the rest
of the time the franchise has to run?
In other words, would we be allowed to
build a plant to compete with one that
is already here?"
Yes, we have a right to grant an
ether company a franchise, and we
have a right to do ourselves what we
could allow others to do
There is one thing think you should
remember in considering this question
and that is that if the city buys the
plant now in operation we will not have
to pay what it cost but a reasOna bic
and fair value of the property.
1T seems to me also from the reading
of this law that it was the intention of
the legislature to have the proposition
to buy the WaterWOrlxs submitted at
special election. Therefore do not be
neve that the election could be held
this spring at the same time the regular
city election was held. I think that the
purpose of the legislature was to have
the question entirely removed from pol
itics and from political trading or job
berry
After the reading of the law the COM
mittee voted to have the engineer pre-
pare plans.
Another meeting will be held soon to
further discuss the matter.
Those who were present last night
were: Councilmen Burgess, Nettels,
Roundtree, Stephenson, Drew, Warner
and Skinner and City Engineer Barnes,
City Clerk McFadden and City AttOr
ney Bird.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-16
MGYP. THE HEIRESS.,
As It Will Be Presented by Excelsior
Lodge D. of H.

The cast that will present "Gyp, the
Heiress'' at the Crawford theater Fri
day evening of>this week for the benefit
of Excelsior lodge No. 81, Degree Of
Honor, has expended much time and
earnest effort on the piece and a cred
liable amateur performance is assured.
The play is a melOdrama, and contains
a number of sensational features
Miss Dolly TilfOrd takes the part of
Gyp; Mrs. Elizabeth Roth, "Aunt
Rachael" Oscar Royalton's aunt and
Gyp's companion; Mrs. A NJ. Hoener,
Clara RoyaIton; Matt Witt, Philip
DarkwOOd, the villain; Earl McDOw-
ell, Hop Sing, the Chinaman; Dr. J. H.
Soleck, the tramp, and Robert Irwin,
the insurance agent.
A number of entertaining specialties
will be introduced between the acts.
Mrs. ]. F. Taylor and Misses Lizzie
Gavitt and Nellie Kirk will appear in a
series of unique sentiment and passion
posing, and little Misses Effie and Ma
bel Wright and Master Raymond Con-
nor will appear in some of the latest
songs and dances There will also be
several other specialties-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-16
THE ANGRY MOTHER.
And What She Said When Pa Agreed with
Her.

She was angry.
The boy had been in trouble again The
boy usually was in trouble of some kind,
and even a mothers patience will give out
in time.
you're the worst behaved boy in the
neighborhood, - she said.
The boys father locked up from his pa
per as if somewhat astonished, but one
glance was sufficient to convince him that
he didn't care to get mixed up in the affair.
you re always in some kind of
scrape, - she went on. 81 don't see why
yeu can't act like other boys
The boy had nothing to say. A boy
learns early in life that there are times
when there is nothing for him to do but
hold his peace, and the lesson stands him
in good stead later in life when he marrios.
81 never hear of Willie Long throw ing
snow balls at the little girls when they arc
coming home from Sunday school" she
continued in earnest tones. - never see
Jack Billings throwing stones into mud
puddles to splatter people, and Ton my
Tucker never talks back to his elders or
speaks disrespectfully to his mother.
81 haven't said word, protested the
boy.
''Not today admitted his mother, "but
yesterday I was actually ashamed of you
because of your impertinence, and today
I saw you swinging on the Browns gate
when you have been repeatedly told not to,
had a fight with Harry Jones too I'm
sure don t know what to do with you to
make you behave properly"
This seemed to be an oppOrtune time for
the boy father to chip in, SO he suggested:
81 quite agree with you, my dear. I
think we ought to do something to i'm
prove Georges manners. He's too rough
and noisy and regardless of the rights Of
others. He seems to have acquired repu-
tation as the worst behaved boy in the
neighborhood and"-
''Who says mes the worst behaved boy in
the neighborhood?' demanded his mother
promptly. ''It was probably that man
Billings that you go to town with in the
morning, and want to say right now that
his Jack is as bad as two of our George.
Or maybe the Longs have been talking.
If our Georgia was as rough and unlnan-
nerly as their Willie, they would have rea-
son to talk. and you can just tell Mr.. Long
so the next time you see him. Worst be-
haved boy in the neighborhoodl Well, I'd
just like to have somebody try to tell me
that. '--Chicago Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-16
MOTHERA
Discovers Her Daughters Body
in a Dissecting Room.
With Students About 1t Knives
in Their Hands.

Columbia, Mo, Feb. 16.-A frightfully
tragic scene was enacted last evening
in the dissecting room of the Missouri
university. The body of a cOmely and
shapely girl II years of age. lay on the
diSSecting table About a dozen medi-
cal students were clustered around her,
knives in hand.As dissecting was about
to begin, loud voices were heard at the
door. One of the students was heard
implOring some one not to enter.
The next moment a frenzied woman
rushed into the dissecting room. She
took one glance at the body and Shrek
ed:
That's her; that's her! Good God, I
would know the poor child anywhere
Who are yOu?" asked one of the stu
dents.
I am Anna Emmerson, Screamed the
woman, ''and that is Hattie, my daugh-
ter
Every student present removed his
hat several unable to endure the scene
slipped quietly down a rear stairway.
One young man, Will KfmbrOugh, of
Column bia, was so overcome at the sight
of the mother standing by the fright
fully dishgured body of her daughter,
that he was taken violently i'll and was
taken away by his friends.
Mrs. Emmerson then became a raving
maniac Throwing her arms about the
neck of Henry Rutherford, one of the
students, whose home is at Fort Smith,
Ark, she claimed him as her son.
The students offered to deliver the
body to the mother at once, and con-
tributed to provide a coffin. She was
persuaded to leave the scene, with the
understanding that the body would be
prepared for the grave and delivered to
her tomorrow.
The students say the body was re-
Gently secured by them at a cost of 81
from the county poor farm The girl,
who was hOpelessly insane, died of
pneumonia. The mother has not recOv-
cred from the shock and is still raViQg
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-16
SAW THE NEVADA SINK.
Captain of the Coleman Says
She FOundered With All
on Board.

Victoria, B. c., Feb. 16.-The steamer
Islander has arrived bringing further
details of the reported loss of the
steamer Clara Nevada. The news was
conveyed to Juneau shortly before the
Islander sailed by Capt. Latham. of the
steamer Coleman. He says the Clara
Nevada foundered with all on board,
opposite Seward City, in Berner's bay,
where she was running for shelter.
Geo. Beck a, resident of Seward City,
was an eye witness of the disaster. He
was standing on the beach when he
saw a small steamer battling with the
wind. Suddenly there was a flash and
the steamer burst into flames, founder
ing in a few seconds. She had on board
% passengers and crew. Fifteen pas
sengers who went north in the Clara
Nevada returned on the Islander and
say her boilers gave much trouble on
the nOrthward voyage and once the
steamer took fire but was eXtinguished
before serious damage was done.
They say the steamer was undOubt-
eddy wrecked by the boilers bursting.
The Rustler of Juneau has gone to
look for the survivors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-16
A Mean Old Man.

''Arabella. y said old Billyuns as he fin
ished his dinner, 81 am going to ask you
to do me a favor. I want you to give
your young man, Mr.-Mr. Whatshisname
"a message from me-
Arabella blushed and looked down at
her plate.
''Ten him." the bluff old millionaire
went on, ''that don't object to his stay
ing here and running up my gas bills, but
that do want TO register kick against
his carrying the morning paper away with
him when he leaves. -
After that Mr.. Wellington went home
earlier.-Cleveland Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-16
Relief in Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
case relieved in six hours by the New
Great South American Kidney Cure
This new remedy is a great surprise on
account of its exceeding promptness in
relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys
hack and every part of the urinary
ma ssa ges in male or female. It relieves
retention of water and pain in passing
II almost Immediately. If you want
quick relief and cure, this is your rem
edy. Sold by Geo. w. Stansfeld, 632
Kansas avenue, and Sim Drug compa-
nv. 6OT Kansas avenue, druggists, To-
peka, Kan