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The herald., 1898-03-04
Adulteration Of Dress silk

An English chemist has recently analysed
q sample Of a silk dress that was submit
ted to him by q lady. He found that 1t
contained only fraction over 2S per cent
of silk, and as much tin was found in II as
that present in poor tin ores from Corn
wall. The tin occurs In the so-called
weighting Of the silk. The chemist states
that he at once realized the fact that the
silk dresses worn by the ladies in Regent
street and Bond street. London, taken to-
Sether, would represent Cornish tin mine
of very fair quality. He was informed by
an expert that the silk he had examined
would not stand more than three months,
steady wear.
The herald., 1898-03-04
Real Estate Transfers
THJTRSnAv Nr,.L

THURSDAY, March 8. 1898.
II. W. and M. c. Judson to F. N, Sander
scn-7Lot 4. Cohn,s partition; $2SOO.
F. Reis. IT., and W. s. Pardy, trustees.
to PACIFIC States Saving, Loan and Build,
Ing Co.-Lot IS, Goldworthy & Chronis sub
division of Clement tract; $1150
II. B. and N. j. Hansen to F. Macarthur
SEX lot 2 block G. Phillips addition to
Pomona; $4,000. ~
4. c. and M. Allen to ]. Dezell-und;vf5-
ed half Of lot 10 and undivided half Of Sih
i9too lot Il. block 8, Wolfskill Orchard tract; ct;
II. A. and ]. A. Unruh to w. L. Hinman n
.Sh lot !, block F, Rancho Potrero de Fe-
lipe Lugo; $500. ~
2: J: Baldwin to W. l.. Hinman- ,ot
!. block F, Rancho Potrero de Felipe Lugo: !:
E. J. Baldwin to H. c. Yerby-Part of
Rancho Potrero Graride; 1884.
II: G. Yerby to Mary e. Yerby-Same:
s. H. and w. L. Israel to Mrs. L, I. Fol
sOm-Part Rancho Santa Gertrudes: s1E6o.
s. M. Bradbury and r. Winston. trus-
tees, to N: =. Ellliott-Part lot 4, Sec. Is.
"A: Terrier to s. H. T. Frakes-Part Sec.
s. J. and T. Armstrong to J. p. and L.
The herald., 1898-03-04
Measuring Tapes Made Of Steel

Steel tapes for measuring are made in
lengths ranging from three to 1000 feet.
Tapes of 1000 feet in length are made only
one-eighth of an inch in width, so as to
save weight, and are usually made to order.
Tapes of great length are used in bridge
and railroad work and in measuring
streams Sometimes two 1OO0-foot tapes
are Joined in measuring.
The herald., 1898-03-04
Releases, $1,000 and Over
$1,000

Nut. b. & l.. Assn of Pasadena to G.
Il. Downing ct al, 433-246 .......... 81, 900
5e7-lsS ........... ....................... 1000
M. Ink to E. A. Miller ct al, 513-54 80. 1000
l.. A. Saw. Blk to A. II. Denker 299-292 "A, no
Same to NJ. Hammel, eXr., 3O2-312. :. IA, no
Howard, 44O-2sO ...................... 1000
Security l.. 4 Il. Co. to c. Fitch, 446-
.sS .............. ....................... 1925
w. Dibbell to n. Maxwell. 496-74.... 2,450
+. c. Beach to N. e. Prescott 4S7-23O 1.275
Security L. & T. Co. to X. B. Taylor,
4S6-31 ..:......:......: ...:..::............. 1900
Security Saw. Blk to e. M. Silver, 440-
294 ........... ............ .............. 5000
Ten releases under $1,000 ............... 1896
Total Observation-Disclosures. SIT 1926
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Mortgages, $1,000 and Over

Mortgages, $1,000 and Over
1. N. Wilson ct al. to J. Mascarel-
Part Sec 8 s. IA, yr. 10 per cent. $4,000
H. Herbert to NJ. A. Flint-Part lot
6, blk 10, o. w. Childs 200 lot trt, 3
yrs, IL per cent ..................... 1,200
j. W. owen ct al. to 8. Deacon-Part
lot 6, blk TO- same trt, yrs, ii per M.
". b. and r. de Ybarrondo to E. T..
c. Klokke-Part lot 10, Botiller trt,
3 yrs, 10 per cent NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $500
w. 8. Bailey ct al. to w. II. Brad
bury-Part lot 2, blk Al, Pomona,
3 yrs, 10 per cent ..................... $500
z. and e. l.. Maxwell to Continental
B. q l.. Assn--Lot 49, blk j, Jones
trt, yrs, 6 per cent ................. $500
C. Viewer ct nj. to Z. A. Brain-Lots
50 and 63, Goldsworthy Eighth st.
trt, yrs, 8 per cent .................. 1880
W. c. Schneider. j. r. Black ct al.
to ]. G. De Forest-Lots and .,
Defriez resub. of Hotel trt, paya-
BILE In installments; 10 per cent?. $500
A. f. and o. b. Mum to Union Saw.
Bk-Part of replat of blks and 2,
j. p. Nelson's; 3 yrs. per cent. 1900
r. Green ct al. to IL. Wardle-Lot IA
and part IS, blk 9, Bonnie Brae trt,
yrs. SR per cent ................... 1000
Ten mortgages under $1,000 ............ 3.728
Natal eao 500
The herald., 1898-03-04
Incorporations

The Golden Jubilee Mining and Milling
company, Napa; 100000, with $36 900 sub
scribed.
The Seven Sisters Gold Mining company,
Kennet, Shasta county; $500, 900, with $780, :
900 subscribed.
The Schmid & Parker Packing company.
Sacramento; 800 900, with $21, 900 subscribed
The herald., 1898-03-04

| relations cause considerable loss to the
mountaineer stock raiser.
Marvin has been confined to his bed
since his desperate encounter, and will not
be able to go about for some time yet.
The herald., 1898-03-04
Mutual

Browne-Allow me to have the pleasure
Of returning that S. that borrowed the
other day.
smythe-Thanks; the pleasure is mine.
Harlem Life.
The herald., 1898-03-04
Silver Bullion

NEW YORK, March 3.-Bar silver, 54;
Mexican dollars, 45.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 3-Bar silver
55h; Mexican dollars, 451h0D46.
The herald., 1898-03-04
Dried Fruit Prices

NEW YORK. March 3.-California dried
fruits: Apples firm; others quiet and
steady.
Evaporated apples-Common, 5@Sc per
pound; prime wire tray, Sh0Sxc; wood
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Bread as daily article of food is used
only by about one-third Of the 500 million
people that constitute the present popula-
tion Of the earth.
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THE INVESTOR
CONDUCTED BY gro. A. posMsox

B Smith-Lots to "a, block A. Dorland.
Baldwin & Rusts subdivision; $24o0.
w. s. and A. w. Holland to s. w: Cham-
pion-Lot and part lots A and b. La can
ada Water Co.'S replat; $1,000.
w. and N. w. Mead to II. Wolfe-Lot b2,
Bauchet tract; $1,000.
w. G. Schneider ct al. to A. 3. Turbett
and f. v. Hovey-Agreement to convey
second story of brick building on lots and
8, Defriez resubdivision; $1335.35.
SUMMARY
Deeds ,,,,,..................... W
Nominal AZ
Total consderations s.,............. .$34, ,697. Is
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One Month on Trial Free

To show that Dr. Janss has confidence in his newly completed % he will
let each who applies within week take belt trial. free Of
COST for month"; the belt give satisfaction he
returned at the end of that time.
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dried, prime. sh@sxc; choice, s&9sc; fam
cy, 9hQl0c.
Prunes-311@5c.
.Apricots-Royal. 5h@7c; Moorpark, sh@
10c.
Peaches-Unpeeled. 5Q9c; peeled. 12G1Sc.
Kansas CITY, 1--we Stock

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 3.-Cattle-
Receipts, 1900; market strong; choice ship
beef. 4.OOdD425; stockers and feeders, $3.50
$40; cows and heifers, 250I4.40; western
fed steers, 4.00Q4.90; cows and bulls, 235QD
,Sheep-Receipts, official, 1900; market un-
changed and active; western muIIons, 80
@4.40; yearlings, 4.50g4.75; lambs. 4.50m575.
The herald., 1898-03-04
Petroleum

OIL CITY, Pa, March 3.-Credit bal
ances, SIC; certificates opened. SIC for cash
oil; highest. S2%c; lowest, 7S1ec; closed
SS2Ac; total sales, "a 900 barrels; shipments
80 ,OOO; runs, 81. $40 barrels
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OFFICE OF THE HERALD.
Los Angeles. March 3. 1898.

ut Is never the opinions OF others that
displease us, but the pertinacity they dis'
nlav in obtrudinE them upon U.S."
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04
FO0TPADS WERE
 MERELY JOKERS
Explanation of the Recent Thrilling "Hold-Up" at
 Berkeley.
How Two Youths Held Up Robert Agee at the Point of a
 Finger.

BERKELEY, Jan. 3.-The recent mysterious "hold-up" of Robert Agee on University avenue, which Marshal Lloyd and his deputies have been busily working to solve for two weeks past, turns out to have been a practi- cal joke perpetrated upon young Agee by two Berkeley youths. Carlyle Coey and William Lynch were identified this morning as the 'footpads," but not until after they had been arrested by Marshal Lloyd and taken before the District Attorney and vigorously ques- toned were the details of the hoax elicited.
 Young. Agee, it seems, had boasted to his companions that he would resist bravely should a footpad attack him. An hour later Coey and Lynch ac- costed him on a dark corner, pointed their fingers at him and told him to throw up his hands. Agee submitted, and his captors relieved him of poe ket-knife. As soon as he was allowed to go he gave the alarm at Berkeley station, where he reported that two footpads had leveled revolvers at him and relieved him of $3 50 in money.
 Subsequently Coey and Lynch showed the victim of the hold-up the knife they had taken from him, and thus he first learned the identity of the men who had robbed him. As the joke was 'on" him, however, Agee kept quiet
 The two practical jokers were al- lowed to go this morning, but there is an old charge against Coey of resist ing an officer, which the District At torney claims he will press unless Coey goes to work within week.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04
WANT TO MAKE
 THEIR CHOICE City Council Requests Repre- sentatives to Make a
 Last Offer. District Liquor License Ordinance Passed to Print-Walker'S
 Bill Paid.

OAKLAND, Jan. 3.-The City Coun- cil took another bout at the park prop osition tonight, but is no nearer so- lution of this question than before it met. An ordinance providing for the selection of the Adams Point tract as a park site was referred to the ordi- nance and judiciary committee.
 Councilman H. D. Rowe introduced resolution, which was adopted under suspension of the rules, providing that the representative of the Adams estate be requested to submit written state ment of the price per acre on their lands, allowing the council to select the portion it wanted bordering on Lake Merritt, not less than twenty five acres to be taken; also that E. A. Bruguiere be requested to do likewise on plot 25 of the Sather tract, not less than 110 acres to be taken.
 Councilman Cuvellier first intro duced his resolution as published in The Call, which provided for the ap- pointment of Park Commission of eleven Gone by each of the Council mem, whose duty it would be to select and recommend to the Council suit able park site, for which the council should call a bond election. He ex-
 
 been read and stated that his purpose was to take it out of the hands of men whom a certain morning newspaper had attempted to intimidate by say ing, If you dare to favor the Sather estate tract we will roast you, and your political life will be ruined"
 He further stated that MT. Adams had said he owned the Council. He said MT. Adams was present, as. was the person that had told him Of MT. Adams words. He wanted both sworn and let them tell their stories under oath. President Pringle said that such procedure was out of order and he would overrule the request. An appeal from the chair resulted in 1t not being sustained, and MT. Adams was sworn. He denied that he ever said anything that could in any way be construed to mean that he thought he owned the Council. He was then asked if he had ever said he had one paper in his pocket and the other in his hand. He said "No."
 Leroy c. Harvey was then sworn, and testified that in July last he talked with MT. Adams, soliciting his backing for the Sather estate tract.
 He expressed surprise said Mir. Harvey, that I had secured an op- ton on the tract. He then wanted to ! know what influence I had with the newspapers. replied that I had none. He said that he held the Tribune in his pocket and the Enquirer in his hand and owned the Council. There was no one present at the time" MT. Adams-Did you know that there was some one present in the room all of the time, and that would not talk with you without some one present?
 MT. Harvey-No, sir.
 Councilman Brosnahan's ordinance, providing for the districting of the city into five districts, with graded liquor license, was passed to print, with the understanding that it was for the enlightenment of the public and did not bind the members to vote for it on final passage.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Leopold I. and Leah L. Calm to Abraham Altmayer, lot on line of Hayes street, 100 E of Van Ness avenue, 136 by 155; S10.
 Abraham and Rebecca Altmayer to Leopold l, Calm, same; $10.
 Jeannette Fleishman to Eliza Lyng (wife of James,, lot on N line of Grove street, 112:6 E of Webster. E 25 by 12O; s10
 Charles Schering to Emma Schering, lot on NE corner of Fillmore and Green streets. N fl by E s7:6, quitclaim deed; S10.
 Arthur F. Bridge to Jean w. Wright (wife of Howard E.) lot on SW corner of Webster and Hilbert streets, W 100 by 150; $1.
 Jean w. and Howard E. Wright to William A. MatheSon, lot on w line of Webster street. 125 N of Union, N % by w 100; s10.
 German Savings and Loan Society to Eliza beth Sparrow (wife of Joseph W.) lot on w line of Julian avenue, s4 N of Sixteenth street, N 31 by w 100; s10.
 Same to Matthew Kelleher, lot on E line of Folsom street, 75:09s of Seventeenth. N 24:112s by E 100; S10
 Michael M Donovan to Della Donovan, lot on 5 line of Twenty second street, 1I5 B of Guerrero, F 25 by s 114; gift.
 Sarah Downs Katherine L.. Deery, ad- ministratrx of the estate of Thomas Deery, Charles H. and Mary J. Deery (minors) (by NV corner of Eighteenth and Douglass streets w 45 by N 110; S2500.
 Edwin R. and Lettie Pease, E. M. and Mar guerette Morgan, D. O'Connor and Thomas Reagan lby P. J. Muller, commissioner,) to California Title Insurance and Trust Com pany, lot on W line of Taylor street, 72:s of Vallejo, 65 by w 100; S4500.
 Mary F. Howard (Hogan). to M. J. Stamp CT. lot on N line of Glover street, 91;6 E of of Silver stree, 215 of Fourth, N 80 by P 20;
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04
OCEAN TRAVEL.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

Steamers leave Broadway wharf 49. San Francisco, as follows: GB For ports in Alaska, a. m., Jan. l, 6, II, 16, 21, 26, 31, and every fifth day thereafter.
 For Victoria, Vancouver (B. C.), Port Town send, Seattle, Tacoma. Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom (Beliingham Bay, Wash.), a. m., Jan. 1. 6, Il, Is. 21, 26, S1. and every fifth day thereafter. connecting at Vancouver with c. P Ky, at Tacoma with N P. By, at Seattle with Great Northern Ky, and com- pany's steamer for Alaska.
 For Eureka (Humboldt Bay), steamer Po- mona, p. m., Jan. l, 5, 10, IA, IS, 22 26, 31s Feb. 4, S. 12 Is, 20, 25, 29.
 For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon; Ca- yucos. Port Hartford (San Luis Obspo), Gavi- ota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme. San Pedro East San Pedro Gos Angeles) and Newport. am, Jan. 1, 5, g, IS. IT, 21, 25 2s. and every fourth day thereafter.
 For San Diego, stopping only at Port Har- ford (San Luis Obispo), Santa Barbara. Port Los Angeles and Redondo (Los Angeles), II a. m., Jan. 8, [, H. 15, 19. 23, 27, 31 and every fourth day thereafter.
 For Ensenada. Magdalena Bay San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Ro- salia and Guaymas (Mex.), 10 a. m., Jan. and 2d of each month thereafter.
 The Company reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers. sailing dates and hours of sailing.
 TICKET OFFICE-Palace Hotel, New Montgomery st.
 GOODALL, PERKINS & CO, Gen. Agts
 10 Market st., San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04
OF SUPERVISORS.
Various Items of Public interest Gathered From tbe Days
 Proceedings.

OAKLAND, Jan. 3.-The Board of Supervisors this morning exercised considerable discretionary power to deny a liquor license even upon avalid application in regular form, and re- fused to grant O. O. Fox of Elmhurst license A large number of citizens protested against the issuance of any more licenses in their town, on the ground that they had all that were necessary already located.
 The board was asked to care for Miss Elizabeth Quinn, aged 50 years, whose mother wandered away from home last winter and died from a nights ex- posture. Miss Quinn is losing her mind and is unable to care for herself any longer. The hospital committee will see that she is placed in the Home for the Feeble minded.
 An ordinance revoking the appoint ment of township health officers was read and referred to the judiciary committee. In their places the District Attorney said a county health officer could be appointed at a salary not to exceed $500 a year, but as no one thought it necessary no action was taken.
 T. M. Crawford and Charles Guard were elected clerks in the County Re- corder's office to compare the mort gage records and bring them up to date for the use of the Assessor, at a salary of s100 a month each. It is calculated that 1t will require two months labor to do the work.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04
SUSPICI0NS OF
 INCENDIARISM
A Peculiar Fire Breaks Out in the Very Center Of
 Berkeley.
The Origin of the Blaze Traced to a Pile of Kerosene-SOaked
 Packing.

BERKELEY, Jan. 3.-A fire of very suspicious origin did damage to the ex- tent of about 5000 this evening in the building occupied by Greenhood's candy store and George Schmidt's real estate office, on the northeast corner of Center street and Stanford Way. The building was owned by Mrs. Cath erine M. Schmidt, and was fully in- sured.
 The fire broke out shortly after 6 o'clock, and by the efficient work of the local fire department, which has been recently reorganiZed with James Kenny as chief, the blaze was prevent ed from spreading to the adjoining buildings. A large part of the loss was caused by water, which damaged Greenhood's stock and fixtures.
 The fire originated in a small closet where the Berkeley Gazette Company had stored its files. Marshal Lloyd found in the closet a large quantity of excelsior packing soaked with coal oil, and also a half-emptied kerosene can. No clew to the identity of the person who placed them there could be found, but the marshal and his deputies are busy Investigating suspicious circum- stances surrounding the origin of the blaze.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04
ANYTHING TO
 OBTAIN FOOD
Svard Was Not a Burglar, but Starving Man Out
 of Work.
Smashed a Residence Door So as to Insure Having a Meal
 in Jail.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
 DOS RrOadWaY Ian g.

SOO DIOdQWdy, OdH-
 Alexander Svard, a strong-looking fellow of 90 years of age, destroyed the glass panel in the front door of a Madi- son-street residence this morning be- cause he was hungry.
 Svard called at the residence of George F. Lukens and asked for relief. A servant told him to go away, and as soon as she shut the door he picked up a rock and hurled it through the glass. Mir. Lukens and several neigh bors quickly arrested SVard, and al- though he showed no effort to resist they bound him with balerope to await the police, and on the arrival of the patrol-wagon Lukens explained that they had captured a burglar.
 At the City Prison SYard robbed the incident of all sensation with his plain story:
 T have been in the city several weeks" he said, ''and I have been un- able to get anything to do. Last night I thought the matter over and deter mined to do something to get in jail il I could not beg enough to appease my hunger. had been to sev- eral places asking for breakfast. when I made up my mind that if my next request were not granted I would do something desperate. When they refused me food at the LukenS house l saw rock and threw it through the window. I am not going to beg for mercy from anybody. If you know how 1t feels to be hungry and willing to work and not able to get breakfast on Q. cold morning you can just im- agine how I felt. That is all there is to it.'
 Svard will probably be charged with malicious mischief as it would be ab- surd to talk of burglary under the circumstances
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04
EMERYvILLE HOTEL BURNED.

OAKLAND, Jan. 3.-The Bruns Hotel, at the entrance of the race track at Emeryville, was totally destroyed by fire at 2:30 o'clock this morning Forty dodgers escaped with little but their night clothes. The loss will exceed $2000. Help was asked for of the local fire department, and Chemical No. 2 and Engine No. were sent to the scene. A hard fight was made to con- fine the fire to the one building, which proved successful, although for a time 1t was doubtful if Burns & Water houses stables could be saved. The fire is supposed to have been of an incendiary origin.
 BOTH PARTIES SATISFIED.
 OAKLAND, Jan. 3.-Judge Hall dis missed all of the cases now pending against William s. Watson to-day. This was done on the filing of stipu- latlon whereby Mrs. Watson accepts $25 per month as alimony, instead of S3o, as was ordered by the court. On this showing the order was changed to conform with the stipulation. This set ties all of this family's difficulties. which has been in court so long.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04

licemen would undoubtedly be appoint ed Wednesday. City Attorney Dow and City Engineer Clement corrobo- rated this statement The following resolution was prepared by Council man Girard and was to have been in- troduced at to-night's meeting, but was held over until next week:
 Whereas, this council passed an ordi- nance authorizing the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners to appoint ten policemen; and, whereas, the said board has not recommended any persons for the positions and numerous reports are the board; therefore be it
 Resolved, That the City Attorney be and is hereby requested to prepare an ordinance repeating the ordinance au- thOrizing the appointments of said po- licemen
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04
IN COURT
 AT LAST Assessment of the Sev- enth-Street Local
 Tracks. Question of Twenty Years Standing to Be De-
 cided.
The Value of the Advice of Mir. More house to Be Put to
 Test
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
 sos Broadway, Jan. 3.
 The Southern Pacific Railroad Com pany will have to answer the suit of the city to collect city taxes for the fiscal year 1S95-96 on the Seventh street local system, the side tracks at West Oakland and the long wharf. The legal point involved in the assess ment of the property as put forth by the railroad company is: That the property having been assessed as a portion of the main line by the State Board of Equalization it is not possi- ble to make the company pay double assessment The company conse- quently declines to pay and instead of selling the property for delinquent taxes a civil suit was instituted to have the powers of the State Board of Equalization, County and City As sessors passed upon in the court.
 County Assessor H. P. Dalton attempted to get the matter judicially determined, but his actions were nullifled by the Board of Supervisors, who, acting on the advice of State Equalizer Warehouse, struck the County Assessors assessment from the rolls.
 City Assessor Snow kept the prop erty upon the city rolls, and the coun- cil, sitting as a Board of Equaliza- tion, sustained his judgment, and the City Attorney was instructed to bring suit to collect. The railroad company filed a demurrer and asked permission to strike out certain portions of the complaint, but to-day Judge Ellsworth overruled the demurrer and denied the motion. The case will be set for trial and a question which has been fought in this city for twenty years will thereby be determined.