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The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23
LILLIAN BLAIR SHEDS
 SOME REAL TEARS
OBLIGED TO BID A HIGH PRICE
 FOR HER PRESENTS.
Goods Sent Her by General Barillos Auctioned Off to Pay Custom
 Duties and Storage.

The regular auction sale of unclaimed goods held In the custody of the United States for over one year took place at the Appraisers building yesterday morning. and among them was one lot, the sale of which created a great deal of comment
 It was listed in the catalogue as lot IT, consisting of lady's silk suits, lady's wool suits, 8 lady's silk hats, 1 straw hat and 1 bonnet. The goods were purchased in Paris and shipped in bond by General Barillos of Guatemala to Lillian Blair at San Francisco. They were appraised at $404 36 and home value s650 S6. leaving duty of s146 50. This, with the transporta- ton, storage and incidental charges, would bring the amount to be paid before delivery close to the $500 mark
 Lillian evidently did not care to pay such price for her presents, and accord- ingly let them lie in the storehouse until they would be put up at auction, when she might take her chances of getting them for a song.
 When lot r was put up she was on the ground, accompanied by Ford Thomas, a prominent broker. She at once bid s10 on the lot, which was raised to s25 in small bids. When her opponent found he was bidding against lady he quit, but the bidding was kept up by other parties from time to time until 1t reached $1C0, when all dropped off with the exception of James Feore, who kept things going at lively pace until the price was up to $200, when he dropped out and Lillian got her silks for s2O2
 The bidding interested everybody in the crowd as with each bid the lady became more excited often making blunders and lowering the price instead of raising it, and several times her lips quivered and tears would force themselves into her eyes as she saw the handsome presents of the man from Guatemala slipping away Between whiles she expressed opinions regarding the gallantry of her opponent which would do anything but fiatter that gentleman.
 After the sale MT. Thomas denounced Feore for bidding against lady. and said
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23
". H. FRIEND
 WILL RESIGN Must Not Do Politics in a Federal Office. IS CONGRESSIONAL CHAIRMAN TO LEAVE THE COMMITTEE
 NEXT WEEK. Now Manager for MT. Hilborn and Will Succeed J. J. White as
 Postmaster of Oakland
 Next Sunday.
IS CONGRESSIONAL CHAIRMAN
TO LEAVE THE COMMITTEE
 NEXT WEEK.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call


 90S Broadway, July 22 William H. Friend decided this even- ing that he will resign from the Third District Congressional Committee at the meeting next Wednesday.
 On Sunday next MT. Friend will formal ly take charge of the Oakland Postoff1ce, succeeding the Democratic incumbent, J. J. White, whose term of office expires this week. MT. Friend has been chairman of the Congressional committee for the past two years and it is possible he may re- sign before next Wednesday If any of those interested in the contest between Congressman Hilborn and Victor H. Met calf should decide that after entering upon his Federal duties MT. Friend Is debarred from taking an active part In politics.
 There Is on the part of both candidates however, a decided inclination to take no notice of the matter, as it is not gen. orally considered to be opposed to the spirit of the statute. The law provides that no person holding Federal office shall take any active part for or against any individual or party in the political campaign. MT. Friend has called meet ing of his committee In Attorney Ed gar's office for next Wednesday and as the proceedings are in no way partisan, but purely perfunctory, 1t is not believed any objection can be raised to his action. He is the acknowledged leader of MT.
  District, but 1t Is said there will be no politics at next Wednesdays meeting, but merely some formalities to be attended to in connection with settling the date, time and place of the Congressional con- vention. At that meeting MT. Friend has decided to resign and as there will be no more business for the committee his suc- cessor may not be named, as new Con- gressional committee will be named by the convention.
 Efforts are already being made to se- cure the Congressional convention for Oakland, Vallejo and Martinez, and as there will be about 120 delegates, many of them from the interior portion of the district, it is probable that the convention may go to Vallejo, 1t being the most cen- trai locality in the district.
 Next Thursday the Alameda County Central Committee will meet to carry out whatever instructions may be issued by the Republican State Committee, which meets in San Francisco tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23

It seems that the Board of Trustees have their own opinion in the matter and they say that the truck Is not worth repairing. AS no assurance has yet been given that new one will be bought Lorin residents consider that their fire problem may prove serious one.
 Grocery Store Robbed.
 ALAMEDA, July 22.-The grocery store of H. Hauch on Park street was entered and robbed three separate times during June. About s70 in coin was stolen, with a silver watch, box of cigars and other goods. The burglars gained entrance by prying board off the. back of the store and then replacing it for future use. No clew has been obtained to the thief though it appears to have been some one familiar with the premises.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23
Cannot Put Out Fire.

BERKELEY, July 22-The residents of Lorin are much alarmed over the fact that they have virtually no protection from fire. The old truck, once used by the volunteer ffremen proves to have out lived its days of usefulness and unless some action Is taken by the Board of Trustees to have it repaired the fire com pany declares that 1t will disband.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23
Lawyer Sues Lawyer.

Thomas B. Bishop filed suit yesterday against E. F. Preston to restrain the de- fendant from removing any of the fix lures located upon the Laguna Rancho, Santa Barbara County. MT. Bishop al- leges that he let and devised the property to MT. Preston, upon which were located a dwelling house, barns, a machine shed, blacksmith shop and other fixtures, and that the defendant has removed a DOT tion of the fixtures and that unless re- strained will continue the work Of demoli- .tion.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23
COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE. Populists to Meet Thursday Next for
 Organization-One Vacancy to
 Fill

OAKLAND, July 22.-The death of Dep uty Sheriff Charles White leaves va cancy in the Populist County Central Committee from the Forry-eighth As sembly District. The new committee which will handle the State campaign in this county, with this exception, is as follows:
 Forty-sixth-G. Toyne, G. W. Kraft. N. P. Nelson. M. R. Lyle and W. R. Downing
 Forty-seventh-G. R. Read, N. J. Manson, J. Aubrey Jones, J. E. Taylor and R. B. Myers.
 Forty-eighth-A M stoddard, P B. Preble, F. J. Gregory and I. D. Shepherd.
 Forty -ninth-Robert Stuart, J. Gelder, W. R. Fiftieth-Dr. R. Hesse, A. Hoenisch. B. C.. Allyn. J. Grimmins and S. R. Nichols.
 Fifty-frst-J. c. Estey, J. L. Palinbaum. A. C. C. Krueger. J. M. Doyle and M. L. Gray.
 A meeting will be held next Thursday evening for organization. lively time is anticipated over the selection of a chairman between the fusionists and the ddle-of-the-roadsters. F. J. Gregory of the former is claiming to be in the lead.
 Change of Postmasters.
 OAKLAND, July 22.LPostmaster J. J. White will transfer all Government prop erty to w. H. Friend on Sunday next. Government Inspector Munro will invoice the stock on hand, and MT. Friend will be required to receipt for that amount.
 Charles O. Alexander will be the as- sistant postmaster, but MT. Martin, the incumbent, will be retained for month at least.
 Public Schools to Open.
 OAKLAND, July 22.-The public schools will open on Monday. The new district system will be inaugurated at that time. This allows parents to choose the school
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23
Alameda News Items.

Is being placed, yard planking Is being laid sheds are being built and the building is being painted The Irving Primary, on Broadway between Montgomery and Sansome streets, is being put in good sanitary condition. At the Washington Grammar, the corner of Wash ington and Mason streets, new vaults are being placed and general repairs are being made The Lincoln school building, on Fifth street. is also to be put in sanitary condition and the walls to be calcimined The work is in charge of J. T. Welsh. the architect.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23
NEW RIr1InING CONrRACTs.

Corner of Mission and Seventh streets Structural and iron work for the new Post office building owner. United States Govern ment; contractor Marshall & Co.,; cost, Sl54, 715.
 Northwest corner of Sickels avenue and Sears for 1-story frame cottage; owner, James J. Casserly; architect, plans by contractor; con- tractor. Douglass & O.; cost, sl245 Twentieth-All work for alterations and addi- tions to 1-story frame building; owner. J. tractors, Wheeler & Kennedy; cost. s960.
 Southwest corner of Russ and Natoma streets A york sGsDtng brick norR and s7adS. for additions to frame building; owner. The resa. Murphy; architect, M. .,co J Welsh con-
 southerly line of Crescent avenue. 50 feet west of Roscoe. west 53:1O1R by south s4 de- 75-All work for a Groom frame cottage; owner Fred C.. Douglass; contractor. Brick Boes: cost. s1370.
 l37:6-Labor required to demolish and cart to new location the present Postoffce building at foot of Market street and for building tool house out of old material. with all carpentry. brick work plumbing; W etct; ,1 owner' J. McMul- Moore & Cameron; cost, s1250.
 RANDOM NOTES.
 In the ninth annual report of the Bay City Building and Loan Association, recently for warder, places the assets of the year at s96.- 69S %, the mortgages at $79 200 and the real estate at s10.172 s4.
 Homestead declarations were filed during the week as follows: By Hugh ". Burke, s2000. on property situated on the southerly line of Hill street, 17S:7 feet westerly from Church: by Elizabeth Smith. s2sO0, on property situated on the westerly line of Diamond street, 59 feet south of Essex; by Frank Browel. $2500, on property situated the southerly line of Lom- bard street, 1376 west of Kearny; by Mrs. Es- teIle 10. Reid s2OOO on property situated on the westerly line of Fifth avenue. 200 feet north of Clement street.
 Bids for the erection Of new additions to the laboratory at the State University at Berkeley have closed and the contract awarded to c. and W. Williams for $10 S45.
 Mrs. Stanford intends erecting library and grand assembly building at the University
 George Robins has leased the premises at 62J Market street for six years to AGotph Ot- tnger al s5e6 a month.
 John Johnson has abandoned his homestead on the northwest corner of lot 42, block 6, of the Flint tract and Frederick W. E. and Mary E. Ruhing their homestead on the north line of Haight street, 125 feet west of Webster.
 number of the public schools undergo ing repairs during the vacation. At the Win field Scott, on Lombard street, new plumbing
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23

to which their children may be sent within the various districts. If one school has too many the City Superin- tendent transfers some of them. If the parents are not satisfied they may make a second choice within their district. East Oakland constitutes one district, all south of Seventh street a second one and the balance of the city third.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23
ASSESSMENT IS ILLEGAL.
Injunction on the Hale 6 Norcros:
 Mining Company Still in Force.

A decision was rendered yesterday by Judge Hunt in which the court refused to dissolve the injunction prohibiting N w. Fox and other directors of the Hale & Norcross Mining Company from col lecting third assessment on the shares of the corporation. It was held that the assessment was illegal, as the second as- sessment levied by the corporation had not been completely collected at the time the third one was called for.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23
Suit for Infringement.

Charles R. Merriam has brought suit for s50O0 and filed petition for restrain ing order against the Pacific Sheet Metal Company for infringement of patent.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23
OCEAN TRAVEL
Pacific Coast Steamship Co.

5. :
 Steamers leave Broadway VE wharf San Francisco: NMME4A For Alaskan ports, 10 a. m.. EkNSSX4A July 25. 30 August 1, g, 14. ls, M MX1SAS 24 transfer ar Seattle. \ E8MSS %Aa For Alaskan ports (from Fol- N8SK <<AsSasS5S som-street whar9, 10 a. m., lW#&N August 8. g, transfer at Port
 S@ land, Or.
 C) Port Townsend Seattle, Tacoma. Everett. Anacortes and New Whatcom (Wash:l 10 a. m.. July 25, 30, August 4 and every hfth day thereafter, connecting at Seattle with this company's steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ky, at Tacoma with N. P. By, at Vancouver with For Eureka Humboldt Bay),, 10 a, m., July For santa Cruz, Monterey. San Simeon. Cayucos, Port Hartford (San Luis Obispo), Gayiota, Santa Barbara Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro East San Pedro l1-os Angeles) and Newport a. rn., July 24 28, August l, and every fourth day thereafter.
 For San Diego, stopping only at Fort liar ford (San Luis Obispo), Santa Barbara, Port Los Angeles and Redondo Qos Angeles), Il g. m, July p. 2s. 30, August 3, and every fourth day thereafter. Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosa. la and Guaymas CMex.), 10 a. m., 18th Of each month .,,
 The company reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers, sailing dates al1r TICKET OFFICE- New Montgomery GOoDALI. PERKINS & CO.,, Gen. Agts.,
 10 Market st., San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23
Berkeley News Notes,

BERKELEY, July 22.-William Larry of West Berkeley was arrested to-day by Officer Rawson and taken to the County Jail upon four charges of petty larceny appropriating wooden sidewalks for fuel
 One of the first experiments made by the town to increase its water supply has resulted very favorably. The well sunk .on San Pablo avenue, near Hopkins street, Is now being used, an engine hav- ing been erected capable of pumping 40OO gallons an hour. The water from this source will be taken for sprinkling San Pablo and University avenues, the Super intendent of Streets estimating that it will save the town at least $2O per day.
 Alameda News Items.
 ALAMEDA, July 22.-The Board of City Trustees will meet in special session this evening to discuss the Alice-street bridge matter and the applications for a reduction of the liquor license.
 Mrs. Ada Bowen Paxson, widow of the late Charles H. Paxson, died this morn ing at her home. corner of San Jose avenue and Regent street.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23
IAN FRANCISCO AND NORTH PACIFIC
 RAILWAY COMPANY. Tthurea PsfSy. Feet ct Market SA

SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN RAFAEL. WEEK DAYs-7:sO, 9:O0, u:GO a. m; 2:35. 3:3o, 5:10 6:30 D. m. Thursdays-Extra trip at Il 80 D. m. Saturdays-Extra trips at 1:0s and Il 30 D. m. SUNDAYS-S:o0, s:30, u:00 a. m.; 1:30, SEQ 5:00 6:20 p. m
 SAN RAFAEL TO SAN FRANCISCO. WEEK DAYS-6:1o, 7:50 9:20 11:10 a. m.; 12:45y $40, $40 p. m. Saturdays-Extra trips at 1855 p. m and 6:35 ?. m. SUNDAYS-S:10, $40, 11:10 a. m.; TAO, 3:40. 6:0o 6:25 p.
 Between Sar Francisco and schuetzen Park same schedule as above
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23
RAILROAD TRAVEL.

Stopping at intermediate points as required.
 Connections-At Stockton with steamboats of California Navigation and Improvement Com pany leaving San Francisco and Stockton at $ D. m. daily. excepting Sunday from San Fran cisco; at Merced with stages to and from Snelings, Coulterville. Yosemite, etc.: also with stage from Hornitos. Mariposa, etc.; at Lankershim with stage to and from Madeira.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23

Dr. Shrady, president Red Cross Society, writes about the chances of our soldiers in war, in next Sundays
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23

For the people. not the spells. Read to- days Star.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23

"IsraePs Tithe to America" in next Sundays Call.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23

value of s54.25o The property sold comprises nine full blocks and a fractional block front ing on the H street electric railroad, between Thirty fourth avenue and the The blocks form a part of the general estate of Adolph Sutro and their sale yesterday
 ceived the appreciation and confirmation of the Probate Court. The buyers and the prices ob- tained for the property are recorded follows:
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23
Public Schools to Open.

OAKLAND, July 22.-The public schools will open on Monday. The new district system will be inaugurated at that time.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23

seems to be the section affected, as over forty houses and other buildings are either in process of construction or un- dergoing remodeling.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23
RAILROAD TRAVEL.

SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY. tPACIFIo sysTEM.) Trnins leave and are due tO arrive st
 SAN FRANCISCO.
 (Man Line Foot of Market Street)
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23

Ticket Offices $50 Market st.. Chronicle bldg. A. W. FOSTER. R. x. RYAN,
 Pres and Gen Manager. Gen Pass. Agent
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-11-12
GEN. NILES REPORT.
The Military Operations During the Year
Have Been Extraordinary, Unusual
and Very Extensive.

WASHINGTON, Nov. H. The report of
Maj. Gen. Miles, commanding the
United States army, was made public
Thursday by direction of Secretary
Alger The keynote of the report is
found in one of the opening sentences,
where it is said: 1.-The military opera
tions during the year have been extra
ordinary, unusual and extensive a
statement which is fully borne out by
the long recital of important events
which Gen. Miles shows have made the
military history of the year 1898 the
most remarkable since the end of the
civil war.
In point of interest the document
divides naturally into four chapters,
for while brief allusion is made to such
matters as the military expeditions to
Alaska. interest naturally centers in
the portion which treats of the war
with Spain.
Under this general head the report
deals with the plans of campaign, of
the war preparations; with the Santi-
ago campaign; with Gen. Miles op-
erations in Porto Rico, and lastly,
with the important changes in
existing organizations, which are.
in Gen. Miles opinion, necessary
to make the army an effective
weapon for the defense of the country.
There is an entire absence of any evil
dence of direct criticism, though certain
sentences in the report are italicised,
in an apparent desire to justify pre-
viously expressed plans of details of
the campaigns, and, where it deals
with events, the document is largely
made up of quotation Of official dis.
patches.
Treating of the war, Gen. Miles be-
| gins with statement of the unpre-
paredness of the country, showing how
the vast equipment left by the million
soldiers of the civil war had been dis
sipated or had become obsolete until
| the tentage, or transportation, and
camp equipage was insufficient for an Y
important military operation. He re-
counts the legislation of congress just
! prior to the war looking to the in
crease of the army and cites his
own recommendation on April o that
10000 men be provided for coast de-
fense and reserve; that the regular
armys be increased and 10, 900 immunes
recruited, making force of 1872. 507
men. which with $4,000 native auXil-
iaries he considered sufficient. Such a
force properly equipped, he believed tc
be better than large force partly
equipped.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-11-12
LANGLEY'S AEROPLANE.
The Government VIII Expend $4,000 fol
Experimentation With building
a Flying Machine.

WAsHINGToN, Nov. 1.-THE board of
ordnance and fortification has decided
to institute an investigation of the pos
sibilities of flying machines for recon
noitering purposes and as engines of
destruction in time of war, and at the
meeting of the board S25, 600 of the
funds at the disposal of the board was
appropriated for the purpose of expert
menting.
So impressed were the authorities
here with the advantages which may
result from the employment of such
machines in the operat tions of war that
Secretaries Long and Alger last sum-
mer selected committee to report
upon the subject.
Prof. Langley, of the Smithsonian
institute, the inventor of the aeroplane,
appeared before the board and gave
his expert opinion in favor of expert,
mentation. The board decided, after
hearing Prof. Langley and reviewing
the report of the commission to expend
the S25, 900 with view, at present, tC
the perfection and use of some aerial
contrivance for reconnaissance.
The experiments will be conducted
under the direction of Gen. Greely, OF
the signal corps, and Prof. Langley
has agreed to give Gen. Greely the
benefit of his advice, but with the dis
tinct understanding that he does sc
without compensation.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-11-12

1t is reported in diplomatic circles
in Paris that Jules Cambon, French
ambassador to the United States, will
shortly be transferred from Washing
ton.
The steamship Saratoga, of the Ward
line, which sailed from New York
Thursday for Santiago and other Cuban
ports, carried the last of the Spanish
political prisoners who landed in New
York from Ceuta last week.
According to Chicago financial
news bureau, the consolidation of the
tin plate industry of the United States
is now practically assured. The Chi
cago promoters say the $50,o00, 900 Of
capital stock has already been over
subscribed.
Instead of paying Spain $4,000, 900
as an indemnity for the cession of the
Philippine Islands to the United States,
President Mckinley intends to reim-
burse her only for the debt of about
81, O00 900 contracted for public inn
| provementS.
The sale of the Ferro Carril Urbanos
entire street railroad system is an
nounced at Havana to an English
stock company for S1,6Co,OOo. The sys-
TEN covers % miles of road. The en-
| tire line will be rebuilt and the motive
power will be changed to electricity.
At recent meeting of the profess
sional lull fighters in Havana, it
was determined to forward to
President Mckinley petition that
after the beginning of American con-
troll, there be no legal steps taken to
prevent them carrying on their amuse-
ment.
Phyia Visuddha, envoy extraordin-
airy and minister plenipotentiary of the
king of Siam to the United States,
called at the state department and
paid his respects to Secretary Hay.
He has served his country in a diplo-
matte capacity in London for the last
five years.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-11-12
Chairman Babcock Claims 1856
Straight Republicans in
the House.
TWO DISTRICTS ARE STILL IN DOUBT,
Rabcock Claims Neither of Them and
Gives the Democrats, Populists
and Silver Republicans ITO.
This Figurement Does Not Include the
Doubtful Districts-Thess He Gives
to the Dem emocrats-This Gives
u Certain Majority.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.-Late Thurs
day afternoon Chairman Babcock, of
the republican congressional commit
tee, practically completed list of the
representatives-clcct to the Fifty-sixth
congress. The latest authentic advices
received by the republican committee
indicate that two districts are in doubt
yet, viz. the Second California and
the Twelfth Texas. In both, how
ever, Mr.. Babcock comedies that the
chances are favorable to the demo-
Gratis. He claims neither of them.
Thursday night Mr.. Babcock's figures
showed the election of 1S5 straight re.
publicans. 1G3 democrats, populists
and 1 silver republican. These figures
do not include the two doubtful dis
tricts mentioned. Conceding these
two districts to the democrats, as a
means of reaching definite results, Mr..
Babcock claims certain majority of
IS over all opposition.
Little information of a definite ma
congressional committee Thursday
night. Secretary Kerr maintained
that the opposition to the republicans
would organize and control the next
house of representatives. His fig
ures indicated that the opposition
would have at least $50 votes and per.
haps ISL.