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by point OF intersection of corner of and
Castro streets; thence Sc go by sw $50. Town
of Haywards, Eden Township; grant.
Philip and Annie Lawrence to Joseph Herr
scher lots rs and q. block 6. resubdivision OF
Lorenzo and Anna B. Leberer to Theresa
Rasmussen, lot 80, block 56, map of James b.
Larues addition to Clinton and San Antonio
East Oakland; gift.
Lyman NJ. kennedy to Lizzie G.-H. Wood
bury lot 2 block T. Knowles petser SUP
Henry Scholten, E. NJ. and May Morgan and
Emma A Curtis (by commissioned to Home
Security Building and Loan Association, the w
half of lot 9, block D, Klinknerville Tract. Oak
land Annex: s1O37.
Cornelia and Walter Welsh to Flora E. Bow
wife of l.. IT,, lot u, block 8, Graves &
Taylor Tract subject to mortgage for $780,
James r. and Margaret A Little TO Robert
F. Elder. lot on line of Addison street. 22s
l. shattuck Tract Berkeley; 800.
George Douglas to Curry Dickerson. lots 3
and 10. block B. Melrose Station Tract, Brook
william ]. and Virginia r. Dingee to Helen
Hart lot on line Of Fremont Ioo aF bw u, 3o
being lots and g. block B, Corrected Map
Linda Rosa Tract, Brooklyn Township; So
lot 20, block Is, North Alameda Tract. quit
claim deed, Brooklyn Township; S.
we'll, lot on line of Davenport street, 1906
of county road Oakland to San Leandro
seare s2@ Tract 81 Brooyn Township Vs So anu
Alfred w. and Josephine bennett to George
8 Montgomery, all interest In the following
All of blocks A and B: lots As to 81. block D:
lots 66 to Il, block E. lot 49, block F; all of
block H; all of block I; lots 145 TO 1876. 162 10
166, block j.; lots 167 to 169 III to 49, 179 and
lSo block K; lots 1888, 1874 and 1856. 1Ss. 100, 1sl
and 1884, block l. lots 1856. 1879, 200, 201. 2o5. 2O6
and 207 block M lots 210, 211 PIP. 217 to 223.
block n; lots 226 to 23O and 235, block Q: all of
blocks p Q, r, S. T and u also all that GER
tain tract OF land containing 200 acres. bounded
on the N by Hopkins street, by Ninth, W by
blocks H. !, J.. K, L. NJ. and Q. by blocks
P. Q, r, S. T. U, and w of said Beulah
Park property, all being Map Of Buelah
Park property. East Oakland So
John P. Beckett TO John J. and Mary Cox,
lot on line of Thrty-seventh street. S2o e
of Market, E so by N 14S, being the half OF
lot and W half of lot of Beckett's Second
Addition to Oakland, Oakland Annex; 500.
Samuel W. Marshall to James P. Montgomery
and Kate E. Hays. lot go in Plat 26. Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland Township; Sl1O.
Curry Dickerson to George and E. ]. Bid
dali, lots and TO- block B. Melrose Station
Tract Brooklyn Township; $40.
Ida M and John T. Fiala and Sarah P Fish
(by commissioner to Rachel A Reynolds, lot
on line of Santa Clara avenue, 312 w of
Union street, E co. N no. w so, S 40 TO begin
ming. being lot IS and w half of lot IA. Fass-
kings Park Tract, Alameda; 1914.
Charles w. and Emma H. Bolles to W. F.
Knoll (trustee), lot on line of Central ave
nue. ESQ W OF Oak street. w 30:8 by 140,
block G, lands adjacent to Encinal. Alameda;
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exact truth, but found it required a
was aghast at the result. Three hun
bred pounds was the record. and no
guarantee given that the limit was
reached.
Bidwill boycotted the butchers and
took an option on a drug store, his sole
attention being devoted to securing a
corner on all the obesity remedies in
the market. Elixirs were quaffed by
the gallon, Dick inaugurated a per-
petual fast and daily hied himself to
the scales. When at the end of a
week he found himself one and three
quarter pounds lighter he was over
come with joy. Then his nostrums
seemed to have a contrary effect, and
the second week showed a gain of four
and seven-eighths pounds. Other
remedies were sought. friends were
appealed to for advice and Dick was
In a frenzy of fear until one blissful
day somebody recommended a cure,
warranted infallible, and the suffer
ing sergeant broke for home to put
1t into trial, stopping at drug store
on the way to procure one of the es-
sential ingredients. This cure was
simplicity itself it was nothing more
nor less than hot water in large
rcise. He started in on the first two
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La GOLETA
FELL HEIR
TO A PURSE
The Race Rightly Be-
Ionged to Morinel.
JOHNNY WOODS WAS DR0WSY
VIKING Defeated A VARIED
ASSORTMENT OF JUMPERS.
Anchored Left the Maiden Class.
Captive Had Not an Easy
Time Of It in the
Handicap.
JOHNNY WOODS WAS DR0WsY
VIKING Defeated A VARIED
ASSORTMENT OF JUMPERS.

There was one sensational feature Of
the sport at Ingleside track yesterday,
and that great run made by the fast hlly,
La Goleta, which won the seven furlong
purse event after being nearly left at the
post In the betting she ruled slight
favorite over Yemen, Morinel and Buck
wa The first named gelding was extern
sively supported, but he raced out In the
lead with Buckwa at screening pace,
with a result that both were ready to
stop when the stretch was reached and
began backing up Morinel assumed the
front position in the stretch and mad the
race at her mercy when Johnny Woods
took one of his sumbering streaks and
was led out in hard drive by La GO
leta, astride which filly Devin rode a
most persevering race
Aside from this one run the racing was
very rickety and lop-sided, arousing no
enthusiasm whatever. OF six choices
sent to the post four were returned WIN
nerS ,
Perry Hildreth's greatly improved colt,
Anchored, was first past the wire IN the
two-year-old event, which opened the
even money chance, with Rutter in the
saddle, he shook Baby King off after
t9sse beating that X9dngsd5er from e0u the
Duke & Wishard string dropped into the
show.
Stan Powers having Piggott at the helm
was widely advertised as the right thing
for the seven furlong selling run. The
play in the ring was fast enough 10
cause the bookies some anxiety, but Stan
failed to do the trick. The meek to
favorite Our Climate, was in front the
greater portion of the trip. winning, rid
den out two lengths before Hohenlohe.
Powers was third.
Frank Taylors cripple. Captive, sue
ceeded in winning the mile handicap but
had nothing to spare. The big, numbering
chestnut oVerhauled Cabrillo when six
furlongs had been covered, and was then
challenged by Lost Girl. The latter mare
made a bold bid, but was downed half
length in a driving finish. Bernadillo
came fast at the end. securing the show.
For the mile and quarter hurdle af-
fair Reddington opened favorite. but the
shifty jumper was not ready and receded
in the betting. P F ruled favorite. but the
weight. distance and style of riding did
not suit him and he cut a sorry figure.
Viking backed down from to 1 to to
2, drew away from the bunch after trav-
cling mile. disposing of 0 G at the
wire like chopping wood. Granger ran
a fine race finishing third.
The final six furlong dash for two-year-
olds went to Reina de Cuba, a to
chance, with Devin up. Elizabeth r
occupied the place of honor in the bet
ting but was beaten out handily by the
Baldwin entry.
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not until after his promotion ana re-
moval to the City Hall that the lower
end of town fell into disfavor as
promenade with the ladies. and the
men curtailed the cocktail route.
So great was Dicks popularity In
the olden days that 1t was current re-
port that the partner of his joys and
sorrows found it necessary to patrol
his beat with him on Saturday after
moons to protect him from the fair
sex giving too open expression of their
admiration.
But that was a dozen years ago. One
day there came an order from the
Commissioners which put three stripes
on Dicks sleeve, and henceforth he
was known as Sergeant Bidwill. He
was made one of the desk sergeants
of the City Prison, and the matinee
girls knew him no more, while SUIT
ter street lapsed into comparative dis
use. With the change in his for
tunes came physical changes not at
all to his liking. From a life of ac-
tivity in the open air the erstwhile
pride of the force found himself shut
UP in the close, foul smelling bastile
to warm the cushion of a revolving
.eed0m than the inmates of the cells
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Fan FRANCISCO CALL.

BUSINESS OFFICE of the San Francisco
Call, corner of Market and Third streets. open
until II o clock every night in the year
BRANCH OFFICES-527 Montgomery street,
corner Clay; open until $3.50 O. clock.
2s7 Hayes street; open until $3.50 o'clock
SCI McAllster street; open until $3.50 o clock.
6l5 Larkin street; open until $3.50 o'clock.
1s41 Mission street; open until 10 o'clock.
2261 Market street. corner Sixteenth; open
until clock.
LOG Eleventh street; open until o'clock.
2526 Mission street; open until 9 o'clock.
NV. corner of Twenty-second and Kentucky
streets. nneu until 9 o'clock
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probably be diminished The cards offered
racegoers since the meeting opened nave
worn a shabby genteel look, and ,I the
crowds will not speculate on them. Inc
ring can handle no coin, and many OF tne
bookmakers yesterday were disguised
with the outlook
1t is said that while in the East Thomas
H. Williams Jr. will endeavor to induce
some Eastern stables to come out this
way.
ored trainer, formerly with "Plunger"
McManus, now has a public training sta
BILE. He is one of the best men IN the
business
Eddie Jones made his first appearance
astride My Dear in the opening race on.
dear The FLY showed no speed, hnisnlng
Rutter was first on three occasions. He
had but four mounts, which makes the
record a most flattering one.
Pat Dunno made his first start Of the
season with Tom Calvert. The colt ran
well to the stretch.
Following are to-days entries:
First Race-Five furlongs; selling; two-year-
1877 St Kristine...,. 1osI 21s Boardman ..1os
Wrinkles ......,103i 21s Don't Tell Jog
-. ]. Hunt .i0S =. The Offering ..ios
Second Race-one mile; selling; three-year-
ODDS and upward:
210 DR.. Bernays.... 9S PIP Col. Dan ......l0l
Zarazzo 10 2o5 Treachery 10y
=. Heigh Ho 49,. % =. Peter the H..l1o
212 Bonnie lone ...101l
Third Race-six furlongs; four-year-olds and
upward
-. Yankee Doodle. .112i -. Mainstay .......u2
2o7 Sweet William. .112l 2o5 McFarlane .....109
211 lamar II 80. .1Os 1858 Masoero ....... .112
los Kaiser Ludwig. 1921
Fourth Race-Seven furlongs; handicap:
=. Ostler Joe .....11ol PA Babieca -...... 80
100 Satsuma ........1t4 2o1 Rainier ......... 81
100 Rosinante .....105l
Fifth Race-Six furlongs: selling:
2l2 Formela .l09l 1913 Novia ........... 100
2O7 Rosormonde ....109 d33)La Maroma ....1o5
Sixth Race-Six furlongs selling:
205 Outaway .1o2I 211 Mamie Scott :. 80
POS Greyhurst 49,. .109 17S Alvero .---..-... SO
2O9 Anabasis ........ 1902 2Os Jack O. Lantern 90
1913 Durward ....... 80
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ure of the cure.
BidwiH has followed this remedy
faithfully for several weeks now, and
last night he startled the inmates of
the prison with a yell that would scare
an Apache.
Come here. boys" he called, and
when the doorkeeper and a half dozen
reporters reached him they found the
sergeant with one leg hooked onto the
other knee and beautiful smile fit
ting over his features.
That's the first time I've crossed
my legs that way in four years" he
shouted. "Oh, that last remedy is all
right. I'm getting down to my nor
NAL weight il great shape. Last time
1 was on the scales L only marked
256 pounds and I must have lost some
since then The sergeant rushed out
in front of the desk where there was
plenty of room and essayed a few
stunts and handsprings, not, however,
with distinct success. He did not
mind the Earring he received in his
efforts in the least, and after tossing
off a quart of boiling water procured
from the cooks galley, he announced
that in few days he intended to ash
old beat on Suffer street back If he
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-17
selections for To-Day.

First Race-St. Kristine Letter. Boardman.
Second Race-Colonel Dan. DR.. Bernays,
Heigh Ho.
Third Race-Zamar, Yankee Doodle, Main
stay.
Fourth Race-Rosinante, Rainier, Ostler joe
Fifth Race-Formella, La Maroma, Rosor-
monde.
Sixth Race-Mamie Scott, Jack O. Lantern.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. aa Observation-Disclosures :s
SERGEANT BIDWILLS
NEW OBESITY CURE
Sa0S It IS Great and Will Soon
Regain for Him the Title Of
AdOniS Of the Force.

when Sergeant Richard Bidwl plain Paosn
with dropping mustaches
the matinee
of the and the
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She-Do you know there's something
about you which reminds me of Cervera $
fleet while it was bottled up at Santiago?
He-Indeed! What is it?
She-Your mustache. It's such a long
time in coming out.
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LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.

NEW YORK-Sailed Nov 16-Stmr st Louis
for Southampton stmr Monaghan, for Glas-
gov: stmr Majestic for Liverpool; stmr South
wark for Antwerp.
Arrived Nov 1e-Stmr Alsatia, from Mar
seilles stmr Trave, from Bremen.
QUEENSTOWN-Sailed Nov 16-Stmr Pa
vonia for Boston
Observation-Disclosures Nov 1s-stmr Vic
toria. for New York.
SOUTHAMPTON-S Nov 16-Stmr Kaiser
Friedrich, for New York.
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ANNUAL meeting.-The regular annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Honolulu Sugar
Company will be held at the office OF the
company. 327 Market ST.. San Francisco. Cali
fornia, on MONDAY, the 21st day OF Noyem-
Der, 1885, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. M, for
the purpose Of electing board of directors
TO serve for the ensuing year and the trans
action of such other business as may come
before the meeting. Transfer books will close
on Thursday. November 10 1895. at clock
p. m. f. H. SHELDON, Secretary.
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Turf Notes.
This will be cut-in day at the track. and
the number of books laying prices will
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

BAD tenants elected for 81; collections made;
city country. PACIFIC COLLECTION
CO., AS Montgomery St. rooms 9-10 tel. $3.50.
ROOMS papered from So: whitened, 81 up;
painting done. Hartmann Paint Co.. 343 Sd st.
DIR. MACLENNAN cures where medical art
fails fee: free diagnosis. 100 Haight ct.
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THE California Debris Commission. having
received applications to mine by the hydrau-
lie process from 70, Eeorge " c ALleh ana 4. r.
Placerville. Ell Dorado County. to deposit
tailings in Hangmans ravine; from Sam b.
Lusk and J. J. Millar in the Sampson min
ing claim, in Gold Lake mining district ST.
ezra County. to deposit tailings in a ravine
below the mine; from E. Reynolds and F.
Carter. in the Morristown mine. Port
Wine, Sierra County. to deposit tailings in
west branch of Little Canyon Creek from
George d. H. Meyers. in the Myers placer
mlne Placerville. FL Dorado County
to deposit tailings in Johnson's North Can
yon; and from Frank and Antoine Leveroni
in the Corsica mine. near Sierra City. Sierra
County. to deposit talings in old pits. gives
notice that a meeting will be held at room
49, Flood building. San Francisco. Cal, on
November % 1898, at 80 o. m
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Observation-Disclosures
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MEETING NOTICES.

EXCELSIOR Lodge No. 1885, F. and A
M.-Specal meeting THIS DAY ~
(THURSDAY), November IT, at 1870 x *
o. clock p. m, for the purpose of con- ~
Quoting the funeral services of our deceased
brother. Martin Hogan, late a member of
Gibsonville Lodge No 15S, California Fu-
neral committees please take notice. By or
der of the Master.
THEO E. SMITH, Secretary.
SOUTH San Francisco Lodge No. PIP. A
+. and A. NJ, meets THIS CTHURS- IA
DAY) EVENING, at 1880 o'clock for Xxx
second degree. BY order of the "
Master. Z. c. HARE, Secretary.
CALIFORNIA Lodge No. l. F. and A. n
NJ. will meet THIS THURSDAY ~
First degree. By order of the Master. wv
FRANKLIN H. DAY. Secretary.
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Time1 Emperor of
Goodsa on easily
disappointment
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, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20,
nose, feeble intellectual developments,
and brusque, confident and pompouS air,
he had all the courage OF this warlIke bird,
as well as his amazing capacities for crow
ing.
Even the allies, with whom he made
common caues, gave him the sobriquet OF
Charles Jean Charlatan. Querulous bonn
bastic, vain, declamatOry, and boas;ing,
he SO tasked the patience of Napoleon,
that it required all his generosity OF charac-
ter-backeG by his relationship, and the
interceSsionS of his brothers. wIfe-to pre-
vent him from putting him one side as an
impracticable General and a trustees
friend.
Yet the rebules which the former some
times administered, English biographers
declare grew out of envy of Perl.aa &c 5
brilliant talents and great achievements;
while the vanity, jealousy, and envy OF
the latter, who could appreciate nobody
but himself and was fault finding and
intractable, they call patriotism and ha-
tired OF tyranny.
A QUEER PATRIOT"
His denunciations of Napoleon, how
ever, sprung from any source but repub-
lcanism. Opposing his election as fust
Consul, then taking appointment from his
hands when elected, conspiring against
his authority and life, then swearing al
leglance to his throne, too republican to
help place man IN power, yet faWninp
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NATIONAL TRIBUNE SUPPL
eminent. Finding at last that nothing
was to be gained by words, he seized on
Ponlerania and treated Sweden as an open
enemy.
AT OUTS WITH NAPOLEON
This completed the arrangement, and
Bernadotte waited only for favorab bic
opportunity to ally himself with Russia
against France. He hesitated, however, to
provoke the deadly blow of the man he
had learned to fear, and shuffed and de-
layed and expostulated and promised till
the disastrous issue of the Russian cam
paign gave him hopes that the hour OF his
rivals overthrow had come.
Soon after, when the great cOnfederacy
was formed against the falling Emperor he
was assigned a conspicuous place in the
conferences of Trachenberg: yet, even
here, his selfish and vain heart still hest
tated. With the maps, illustrating the
proposed operations, laid out before him,
and flouriShlng mis- scented white pocket
handkerchief in his hand, he haraneued
with his usual pOmpOSity on the greatness
OF the plans, and uttered flaming declara-
tons OF his zeal for the common cause
yet still hung back from the coalition.
He was afraid that the mighty genius
which had shaken Europe so long and so
terribly would rise superior to the disasters
that environed it, and then woe to the
charity King who had dared to open his
cannon on the ranks of his countrymen,
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EMENT: WASHINGTON, D. G
heSitated for some time to cross the Rhine,
and took no part in the campaign of 1914,
which ended in the Capitulation OF the
French capital. This his friends attribute
| TO his love for France, and repugnance to
appear as an enemy on the soil of his
native country.
But one would think that after he had
butchered the troops that once followed
him joyfully into battle, and helped to
overturn the Government that had fostered
him, he would have little scrupIe to march
on Paris.
CROWNED KING.
The truth is, his supreme selfshness,
vanity, and ambition lay at the bottom of
his inactivity. He was afraid that if he
pushed matters to extremity, it would
interfere with his future prospects. so be
kept aloOf and addressed an inflated proc
lamation to the people of France vindica-
ting his conduct. "a
But neither France nor the allied powets
took the same exalted views of his capac-
tiles that he himself did, and he returned
to Sweaen with only the gift of Norway i'm
his hand as a reward for his services in
the common cause and as a remuneration
for the loss OF Finland, which Russia had
wrested from his grasp
In 1918, the old monarch dying Berna-
dotte was crowned King of Sweden, with
the title of Charles XIV, and a few months
after King OF Norway also at DrOnthein
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ter steadily refused to see him, and the
disgraced Marshal returned TO Paris.
One hardly knows which TO be surprised
at most in this proclamation of Bernadotte
the falsehood il contained the impu-
dence that dare publish il, or the self-con
ceit that would presume to distribute that
praise or blame which the Emperor alone
had right to do. One cannot help from
getting a supreme contempt for such "a
character, however much military ability
he may at other times exhibit
On his return 10 Paris he was appointed
by the Ministry to defend Antwerp from
the attacks of the English, who had lust
landed at Nalcharen: bat no sooner did
Napoleon hear of the appointment than he
sent BeSSicreS 10 SuperSede him Soon
after, Bernadotte, publishing some other
folly, Bonaparte exiled him.
Subsequently, however, an interview
took place between them at Vienna. which
allayed somewhat the anger OF the En-
peror, and Prince Ponte Corvo was re-
stored 10 favor. He received the appoint
ment of Governor OF Rome. and was pre-
pairing TO depart for Italy, when the as
founding news was brought him that he
was elected Crown Prince of Sweden.
revolution had taken place in Sweden
and GuStaVus ~. was detfroned The
Government was Immediately placed I'M
der the direction of Napoleon, but he re-
fused 10 involve himself with the powers of
Non f.sr 40 srafAfTF Il.
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THE
and at the first ballot the young Prince of
one.
swEDEN's CROWN PRINCE.
The chances of the latter therefore were
far from being favorable; but previous to
the day of final meeting, a French agent
arrived, and announced, though without
any authority, that the election of Ber-
nadotte would meet the wishes of Napo-
leon.
This settled the questio at once, and
he was chosen. Whose agent this was or
by whose inStigation he was sent to make
such a declaration does not appear At
all events. the trick succeeded.
When the result was announced TO Ber-
nadotte, he referred the whole matter to
Napoleon as his Emperor. The latter ad-
vised him 10 accept, and promised him
2,000,0 coo of francs as an outfit English
historians say, however that he used
every effort 10 disSuade him from accent
ing, and finally submitted with as good
grace possible and endeavored by his
generosity and kindness to bind him 10 his
interests.
The picture they draw OF him in this
affair makes him appear in most UNI
enviable light; but there is only one state
ment necessary 10 render ii all plain II
Napoleon had wished 20 prevent Berna-
dotte taking the crown he had but TO say
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