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The San Francisco call., 1898-06-01
REAL ESTATE TRANsAcTIoNs.

 Bernard Ward to Sarah Ahern. lot on W. line of Seymour avenue, 100 of Turk street. s 25 by W go; gift. Ter, lot K line of Dolores street, 26:5 s of Twenty eighth: street, 20 by E 100; s42OO. Sophia A. Wolf fwffe of Joseph) to Susanna. A. Chandler, lot W line of Leavenworth street 55 of Clay. N 276. w 1o7!6. S s2:s. E 25, N 55 E S2;6 subject to easement of sewer pipe running through lot; s10.
 Solomon and Dora Getz to Nellie Brown. lot on E line of Seventeenth avenues 275 of H J. A. and Elizabeth Miller to Nellie Boege
 fe of Of J J. lot on ns es of m Eleventh edn , ave 2Os Central Park Homestead; siO.
 John G. Klumpke to Sidney Liebs. lot 1891. Gift Map 2. quitclaim deed; s10. lot on SEE corner of Cortland avenue and De Kalb street. S l25 by -14O. lots 1883 to 1892, Theresa R. Simpson to Thomas R. Simpson, all interest in estate of James Simpson, No. 19,274; s1
 Alameda County.
 c. K. PorterneId to Alkaline T. Porterfeld. 4. block 2036 Rowland Tract Oakland: gift wp5tor The Mscarthy Company Ca e9rporato to Broadway Terrace Tract. Oakland Township; Emily K. Latham to Myron T. Holcomb, lots 3S and s4, Piedmont Villa Tract. Oakland Town ship sl0.
 Mrs. M. E. Cox to Golden Gate Land and Im- provement Company, lot on N line of Buena Vista avenue, 5o.s9 " of Lowell street. N 100 by 70, being lot IA, block F. Golden Gate Calista N. Hodgkin (wife of J. w.) to Jessie c. Hodgkin, lot 13.-- block O, Paradise Park, Oakland Annex; Sl0.
 Manuel Olivers to Manuel R. Soares lot on W line of Ninth street, 150 of Charming Way $ 50 by w 130 being lot 7 block 136 Corrected Map Raymond Tract Berkeley: s10
 Mary Doran to Nellie Leary lot on Sw line of Orange street, 140 SEE of Orchard ave nue. SW 212.1O. SEE 45, NE PIP. 15, NV 4s to beginning, being lot 72, Marion Tract Brooklyn Township; s10.
 Myron T. and Marion B. Holcomb to E. | Davis. lot SW line of Monte Vista avenue 750 SEE of Piedmont Cor Webster), SEE g. e4 SW 1l5A NV 41.70, NE 1l5.30 to beginning being a portion of Piedmont Villa Tract Oak land Township; s10.
 David Belknap to Lillian A. Belknap lot 1T and NV half of lot 16 block 2a. San Antonio East Oakland; s5.
 Frank M. and Rose H. Wilson to Horace c.
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SAN FRANCISCO CALL.

BUSINESS OFFICE of the San Francisco Call. corner of Market and Third streets. open until 12 o'clock every night in the year. BRANCH OFFICES-527 Montgomery street, corner Clay: open until s:30 o'clock.
 3s7 Hayes street; open until s;3o o'clock. e21 McAlister street; open until s:3o o'clock. 6I5 Larkin street; open until s:3o o'clock.
 ls41 Mission street: open until 10 clock.
 226l Market street. corner Sixteenth;. open until g O clock.
 106 Eleventh street,: open until o'clock.
 2526 Mission street; open until g o'clock. 1505 Polk street; open until s:S0 o'clock
 NV. corner Twenty-second and Kentucky streets; open until O clock.
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RED CROSS WORK
 IS PROGRAMMED.

OAKLAND, May 31.-The Oakland Red Cross Society reorganized this morning in accordance with the constitution and by laws as laid down by the national society.
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LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

REPRESENTATIVE. STEAMERS. .7' NEW YORK -Sailed-tieorgio, Liverpool. GIBRALTA AR-Sailed-Fulda, New York. | STETTIN-Sailed-T New York.
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DIVIDEND NOTICES.

DIVIDEND Notice-Dividend No. s1 (hfty cents per share) of the Oceanic Steamship Company vi. be payable at the office Of the company, 3T Market st., on and after Wednesday, June l. 1898. Transfer books will close on Thursday. May 26. 1898. at o'clock D. m.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-01

DR: WISE'S. private :sanitarium. 307 Jones st., formerly of 800 Kearnv and late of Belview Hospital N. F.: d:zeases of women; advice frees experienced lady attendant.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-01
PARTNERS WANTED.

PARTNER wanted-Active sober man Gath ollie preferred) in Western Addition; first class grocery and bar must have $500. Box ASA Call.
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A BOON to wives and tnothers-Seguro: price
 s1 50; RICHARDS x CO, 406 Clay st; send ;: 20 stamp for particulars to Seguro Manu- featuring Go, :531 K st, Sacramento, Cal.
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HELP wANrEp-continued.
AGENTS NAMED.

 AGENTS-All will buy the Silver Maine Can- non for the lapel. unsurpassed for street sell- Ing; greatest war novelty. AID Van Ness.
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A TREATMF2NT. that restores instantly all - cases of monthly Irregularities from what
 ever cause. no instruments used; guaranteed
 cure at office S5; travellers bolped instantly;
 home in confinement; consult free; hours 10 to : 5, to S.:DF. and MRS: KOHL 1122 Market
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,DR. and: MRS. WHICHEVER, 1912 Golden Gate ave; private home in confinement. with every
 comfort, best care. ard attendancs, terms
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.DRS.. GOODWIN makes a: speciality of diseases: of women; irregularities from any cause re-
 stored in one day. or mo charge; restores
 strength and yigor. of organ: unexceled; ma
 ternity home; best medical attendance; low
 fees; -:cure, s5 pills. ST. when others fafl . see free of charge. 401 Van Ness ave. near
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4: TREATMENT. that restores all cases of
 monthly irregularities efrQm whatever cause)
 in a few hours; safe and sure at all times when. others have 'failed;*uo Instruments used;
 home in, confinernent; pills: and capsules. Sl; every. case. guaranteed;. consultation free and confdentfal: hours 10: to 5 and to s. MRS. .DR. .MYETIi. POS Turk st.. near Jones
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SITUATIONS wANTED-continued.

 JAPANESE and wife, man first-clase cook wife good waiter want situations city or country. Address T. TATSUMI. 4o7
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ALL+of: Dr. FouIet;s= capsules. are guaranteed absolute cure for all. female diseases; posi- tively safe. and strei- no. danger or after ef- fects;. taken in; time it also acts as a pre- xenttve; price S1r 50 per. box. sent free by mail on receipt of price; consultation: on all special diseases free. NkI1I3ER :BROS., 3S Grant aYeE,:S. F.. A Caution Before .pur- chasing elsewhere Write us.:.....: ..=.: =
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MEDICAL.

ALL Jadies4C only aDr.. and Mrs. NJ. Davies,. true friends of all invalids. men and womens 6O years practice; safe and. quick cure guar avoided; Kind synlpat hy and aid; sure relief: though else fail; :deltcaey.: privacy, home.
 etc.; Babies. "adCptedS travellers: treated; no delay; 3eIf-cure sent call or write; free; con-
 identfal. MRS. NJ -I9ANIES. 5S -NIcAllister st; pills.@s1; very strong S2; cure S5
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
Negroes with Red Hair.

A nan sees lots Of funny things
while travelling around the country,
but the most peculiar sight l ever saw
was In Omaha the last time I was
there" said Charles Killinger Of Gin
cinnati. while walking along the
street there n day l saw two negroes
with hair as red as any red hair you
ever saw. 1t was as kinky as the negro
wool usually is. 1t was q funny sight.
and l stopped to look at them as they
went down the street. A friend Of
mine, who resides there, told me those
negroes had come from the south some
years ago. and, as far as he knew. were
full-blooded darkies. Six-fngered
people are not uncommon, but for
freaks those darkies took the cake"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
FRENCH MARRIAGES.
IS THE ONE GREAT OBJECT OF
EVERY GIRLS LIFE.
when M~ademoiseiie Rebeis-Not Forced
to Mary u Man whom She Positively
Disilk.s French Parents Are the
Most Devoted In tho World. 81

The old marriage de CONVEYANCE.
which caused so much sorrow and con
soquent evil in former days. when n
girl was taken out of n covent 20 be
shown the man to whom she was about
TO be married, Is now IA thing Of the
past, says the Century. II must be
acknowledged. however, that mar
riages are still made up. often too
hastily and superfcially. by nicely
balanced family arrangements and by
the intervention of friends. Nevcrthe-
less. attraction and repulsion are now
take into consideration, and a girl Is
no longer forced to marry a mar
whom she positively dislikes. | could
quote instances in the very highest
(historicaD ~aristocracy whore, at the
last moment, after the trousseau had
been sent in (marked, according to GUS
tom, with the united initial letter Of
the two names deliberately embroid-
ered). and all the social preparations
made, the marriage was broken off be-
cause the bride had declared that she
could not get accustomed to the
bridegroom nor endure the idea OF see
ing his face In her home during her
natural life. In one of these instances
the family lamentations over the
initials of the rousseau were really
amusing. Fortunately, a substitute
was soon found. whose name like that
Of the rejected sutton began with an
Y. and the complications were thus
happily settled. The great object of
the French girls life is marriage.
From the time Of her birth her parents
have prepared for this event, and In
many cases they have considerably
straitened their income and curtailed
their enjoyments to make up her dot.
Every girl in every class is expected to
have something; those who have moth
ing are exceptions and constitute n
minority of old maids. The girls who
from choice do no marry generally he
come nuns, usually much against the
wishes of their parents. The old tales
of young ONE being forced into con
vents to improve the position of their
brothers are forgotten in these days
when, while no child can on any pre-
tense be deprived of a share in the
fathers Inheritance, monastic vows are
not recognized by law. Nuns and
spinsters are exceptions: marriage i
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
Warns S~aloouists.

Beverly c. Bass, at one time a prom
inent local politician of Chattanooga,
Tenn, has today published n card in
which he announced himself as a ha-
bitual %drunkard, and warned the sa-
loon men and liquor dealers of this
city that they would be held legally
responsible IL they either sold or gave
him whisky. Bass has held a number
OF responsible positions, being Il thor
oughly capable business man, all Of
which he lost through excessive drink.
The saloon men agreed that they
would neither sell nor give him drink.
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UNITED BY WHISKY.
How John Barieycorn Overcame the
Fear of Yellow Fever.

An amusing story Is told in connec-
ton with a conference that occurred
on the line of the Illinois Central rail-
road between representatives Of the
Mississippi and Louisiana boards OF
health while the fever was running
high, says the New Orleans St.tss.
Two trains bearing the officials Of both
states met at a lonely sidetrack and
the Mississippians informed the Louis
ianians that the conference must be
held at distance Of sixty feet. This
was agreed to and the parley pro-
ceeded, the distance between the par
ties being strictly observed.
In the course of the talk on health
matters. which is a rather dry sub
ject. some one on the Louisiana side
produced a bottle of whisky, took a
swig and passed it to his comrades.
who repeated the operation. The
Mississippians saw what was going on,
smacked their lips and boldly advanced
ten feet. Once more the bottle passed
from Louisianian to Louisianian. This
was more than the Mississippians
could stand and they pushed their line
forward twenty more feet, faltered and
then charged with a whoop. In less
time than 1t takes to tell it Mississippi
and Louisiana were clasped in each
others embrace. and the latter, APP
preciating the formers capacity. pro-
duced several bottles and nobody
thought about germs. We relate this
pleasant little story merely to show
that John B~arleycorn is a power and
can conquer even the fear of yellow
fever,
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04

Mediterranean a British steamship
passing through the Straits of Malacca
was captured by pirates. 1t was the
steamer Pegu, commanded by Captain
Ross.
At Erid, one OF the ports where the
coasting steamers stop for a cargo of
pepper, eleven Achinese men and one
woman came on board. According TO
custom, Captain Ross searched the men
for concealed weapons. lie found none,
but it afterward was found that the wo-
man, who had not been searched, had
concealed, under her Malay %"sarong,"
a collection of hong and deadly knives,
just fitted for piratical work.
The day after leaving Erid, while the
captain and Chief Engineer Cragie
were at dinner in the saloon, six armed
Achinese burst in and attacked them
fiercely. The officers were unarmed,
but defended themselves the best they
could with chairs. Though they were
terribly slashed about the head and
hands. they managed to fight their way
to the deck. Cragie ran to the engine
room, where he bolted the door, and
was safe. The captain, however, was
killed and literally hacked to pieces by
the knives OF the Achinese.
The pirates then attacked the mate
and the quartermaster, who we're on
the bridge, and killed them. Two Of
the crew and Two Chinese passengers
were killed on the deck, and the rest
terrified into non-resistance. Then the
ship was looted and the safe opened
and $4,000 taken from 1t. The pirates
lowered two boats, and, loading them
with booty, departed for the shore.
In almost exactly the same place
where the Pegu was looted another
steamer shared the same fate not long
before. The arms with which the first
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04

The most forcible example OF a faith
that Is lasting ever recorded In the
southwest Is shown In the history Of
Capt. George Searles of Tombstone.
For eight long years he has been work.
ing one claim that has never yet re-
turned him "A cent. With no other as
sistance than his own hands he has
already done 1000 feet of work in
shafts and drifts. His claim is just
below Tombstone, quite near the stage
road and not far from the famous Con-
tcntion mine. His faith Is that the
rich Contention ledge runs through his
claim and that ere long he will strike
that ledge and jump in a moment from
almost a pauper to a millionaire. No
one else believes this. but that makes
no difference to him and every day he
goes down to his mine he expects to
come out a rich man.-San Francisco
Call.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04

That piracy on the high seas Is by no
means a thing of the past-that it did
not cease with the suppression Of the
Buccaneers of the Spanish Main-is
well known. But the past year seems
to have been especially prolific in pi-
ratical deeds, and proves that the mari
time powers will have to devote some
Of their ships to the suppression Of this
crime against the laws OF nations and
the welfare of mankind.
The last important piracy was COM
mitted something Over two months ago,
when a ship bound from New York TO
Marseilles was captured by pirates
soon after she had entered the Medit-
Sea. 1t was the Italian shin
Freducia, commanded by Captain Mae
cetta.
Off the coast of Morocco she became
becalmed, and, being caught in a swift
current, was carried ashore. AS soon
as she touched an armed band of Riffs
swarmed around her in their boats and
boarded her. The Riffs overpowered
the crew and stripped the vessel of all
the money and clothing on board and
Of everything else movable. Then they
took the captain and several sailors to
hold for ransom and put ashore, prom
Using to return and dispose OF the rest
of the crew later.
While the pirates were ashore a
breeze sprang up, and as the ship had
only touched lightly, the crew remain
ing on board were able to work her Off
the shoal and stand out over toward
the coast OF Europe Il of the pirates
reach. SO far as is known the captain
has not been ransomed. o has Italy
sent any man-of-war to punish the
Riffs.
About two months before this Italian
ship was captured by pirates in the
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
FRANCES WOODS GRAVE.
Monument Now Marks the spot Where
She Was Murdered.

A beautiful marble monument in
~Spartanburg county, s. c., bears upon
it this significant inscription:
ITO the Memory Of Miss Frances
Heaton Wood. Who Died in Defense
OF Her Virtue"
The monument is OF white marble,
stands fifteen feet on a massive stone
base, and bears every mark of simple
ity and purity. 1t never fails to attract
the attention of strangers who may be
in that part of the state, and is prob
ably the only monument in the world
erected by strangers to a stranger for
the single motive that inspired those
simple country people Of the Palmetto
state.
The story of this woman and her
horrible fate is told by Col. w. G.
Field of Pickens county, S. c., who
knew her well, and is familiar with
the circumstances of her death.
81 met her at Easley. S. c., the day
she left the county. She was travel
way she called at the residence of a
white man Of the name Of Moore to get
directions. Moore told her a near way
through a large body of forest-tim-
bered land to the road leading to her
destination, and proposed to accom-
pany her on the road, as there was
only a dim, unused trail way through
there. She Indignantly refused to al
low him to accompany her, and that
was the last seen OF her, except by
that demon, until her dead, robbed and
mutilated body was found by the buZ.
yards.
when found her money and jewelry
were gone. Her dead, mutilated form
with her hair pulled out, and scattered
around her, and her clothing torn into
shreds, was a most horrible sight. AL,
the surroundings went to prove mos,
~conclusively that she fought till she
died. Suspicion at once rested upor
Devil John Moore as he was known
and he, when caught, carried conclu.
sive proof Of his guilt-of the struggle
he engaged in with her.
The entire country turned out to as
sist in the capture and lynching Of the
demon. 1t was some t~wenty-foul
hours before he was captured. Hel
body had lain about three days before
being discovered. When caught hi
was carried to the battle ground, ant
there, without any disguise. in tn,
presence Of a thousand witnesses, hi
paid the penalty. which was heartily
approved by everybody.
"She died among strangers, We
among friends, who gave her body {
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
Smallest on Record.

A babe born in Quincy, H., weighs
Tess than a pound. 1t was necessary to
use the dresses and underwear OF a
doll for her raiment. Her face Is not
much larger around than a silver half
dollar. the fingers are no thicker than
a darning needle, and her feet are
o~ne-quarter inch in length and her
legs about as large as the little finger
of an adult. Her body could be placed
in a quart cup.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04

the rule. When q girl is OF an age TO
be introduced into society her friends
and relatives Immediately look out for
n suitable husband. whom II is con-
sidered highly desirable to obtain be-
fore she has reached the age Of 81,
that she may not be proclaimed file
majeure when the banns are published.
The principal considerations are equal
ity OF birth, Of position. of fortune; and
In the last particular the scale Is
usually expected to weigh rather more
on the side Of the young lady. especial
~ II the young man. in addition 90
sufficient present advantages. ran bring
forward Il number of relatives not like
ly to live long. This Is called having
hopes (des esperanees-beaucoup d'es-
%perances). II the young lady with a
substantial dot can also show a salts
factory background OF invalid urclcs
and aunts then everything Is as =
should be- and the young poole are
brought together with every prospect
OF a favorable conclusion. II happens,
however, too often that they do not
NloW 'NNh 'lllNl UNI ltllllN I'LL llil
they are persuaded to believe that the
mutual liking is greater than II really
Is. Sometimes this sort of underlined
attraction ripens into q deep and de-
voted love. when this occurs there are
no more affectionate wives or more
faithful widows than French women.
More frequently, especially in the high
90. .taaann "a ..x,t % a-.l tA,Altt,.
springs up. where they soc but little
of each other and freedom Is enjoyed
on both sides. The authority of the
husband Is less felt than in an Eng
lish household. There Is a sort OF
understanding that in her home the
wife is queen and settles matters as
she pleases. But their best and warm
est feelings are awakened by all that
concerns their children. French pa
rents are perhaps the most affectionatc
in the world. The interests and vel.
fare of their children are their first
consideration, and wonderful sacrifices
Of their own pleasure and enjoyment
are made in favor Of their sons and
daughters by the most worldly men
and women. These are taken as n mat.
ter of course; no one thinks of doina
otherwise or OF seeing any merit II
such acts. The mothers. especially, ar,
u%nequaled; nothing will stand in the
way Of a French woman where her ch;l
dren's interests are concerned. Thi.
love Ia so engrossing that it swallows
up every other; they are more mothers
than wives, and il called upon Il
choose between allowing a husband t
20 alone on a foreign mission, or leav
ing their children. they would no
hesitate. Mes enfants avant tout"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04

steamer was captured were smuggled
on board her in the bed of a fake"
sick woman.
To turn from the Mediterranean Sea
and the Indian Ocean to waters nearer
home, the case of the pirate Oscar Bar
tells has recently been attracting atten-
ton on the Pacific coast, because Of
the sentence TO two years penal seryi-
tude which he has just received in Mex
leo.
He began his career on the Pacific by
stealing the schooner Dawn, which was
lying in the harbor Of San Diego. He
and n mar named Behn secretly got
provisions on board the unguarded
craft and then one night they hoisted
sail and stood down the coast for the
Gulf of California, for Guadeloupe ISL
and, where they had heard a large num-
Der Of goat skins had been collected and
left with only two men to watch them
while the owners took the first load I'D
the coast.
The f~reebooters reached the island,
surprised the two men in charge, seized
1000 skins and all the mems provisions.
tied one man to a tres and warned tho
other lot to unite him until the schoon-
er was out Of sight. Then they went TO
Santa Barbara and sold the plundered
skins, while the two men on the island
lived on roots and berries until a ves-
sci came along and rescued them.
After that the adventures OF Bartels
would I'll a big book, and be interesting
reading, He stole vessel after vessel,
and when people were on board whom
he did not wish to have about he threw
them overheard. Strange to say. the
people he threw overheard, as far as
Is known, always managed to get to
shore or to be rescued By boats from
other vessels.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
Condensing His Facts.

Tourist.-"Why does that woman
wear a shell pin in her hair at the back
OF her head. while the others have
theirs differently arranged"
Japanese Host.-"That Is a style O,
ows who desire to marry again"
Tourist (making mem. in notebook.
TN Japan, when a woman's husband
dies she a%rranges her hair over q shell
min At the back of her head"