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improvement IN condition Of the growing
crop as officially reported by the govern
ment weekly report, the absence of Spec
ulation and the nominal demand for spots
superindueed the decline established TO-
day. Adviees from the northern splnners
are pessimistic. and 1t Is claimed that
Notwithstanding the reduction In prices
of the manufactured product stocks are
accommodating. Textile trade conditions
are not encouraging, and with the ex-
oeption of the strength Of the situation in
Liverpool, owing to the small stock there,
the outlook is not reassuring to holders.
The fear of manipulation, however, deters
operators from having any interest in the
old crop months. The new crop positions,
though. are daily attracting more atten-
ton. They will naturally be regulated by
the prospective outturn. thei efore weather
conditions are being watched closely.
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Southern Railway Co.
Schedule In Effect hay "a. 1908.


trains leave birmingham ms follows:
elO a, m. No. 49, ear Atlanta. Washing
ton '.lnore. Philadelr ala.
New York and the East. Pr'.-
man Drawing P~--- sleepins
Car, Birmingham to New
York
$40 a. m.-No. 10. for Montevallo. Ma.
plesville, Selma and way sta
lions.
1925 p. m-No. 80 for Columbus West
Point, Winona, Greenw pod
and Creenville also Sheffield
and Florence and North Ala
bama points.
$50 p. m.-No Is. new train, for Cordova.
Ookman. Corona and way sta
lions. Also Blossburg.
S:45 p. m.--No. 20 for Admission and way
stations; also Talladega.
i;1o p. m.-No. SO for Atlanta. Jackson
Vile and all Florida points;
also Charlotte. Richmond,
Washington. New York and
the East. Pullman Sleeping
Car Birmingham to Jackson
Vile; also Birmingham to
Richmond, Va
1920 p. m.-No 81 for Columbus, West
Point. winona. Greenwood
and Greenville. Pullman
Drawing Room Sleeping Car
Birmingham - Greenvilie.
1885 p. m.--No. q for Selma, Mobile and
way stations. Pullman Draw.
Room Sleeping Car Blrmings
ham to Mobile.
II 80 .. m.-No. 98. new train. for Atlantis.
Admission and way stations
Pullman Drawing Room
Sleeping Car Birmingham 70
Atlanta. Sleeping car can be
occupied at Union station s:se
p. m. &
For detailed information and sleeplna
car reservations apply passenger oTtcs
Morris Hotel building. Telephone s1I :
]. C. LUSK. Dist. Pass. Agent
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Caldwell & Wards Cotton Letter.

BY II. and 3. Beer.
New Orleans, May 10.-Liverpool was
better than looked for, consequently our
market opened 3 to higher and improved
2 to additional shortly after in antici-
ration of bullish weekly weather report
When the document was issued 1t proved
to be more favorable than expected. rms,
the lack of outside speculation and the
apathy of spinners occasioned decline
of q points from the top on old crop
months and IA on the new, making tne
net loss 10 or Il points on the near op-
tons and to on the late According TO
Associated Press cable Russia has de-
clared cotton a contraband OF war WINE
this may not effect the old crop months IS II
will on the new IL war continued. mo
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Metal Market.

New York, May 1o.-Tin showed fur.
Their weakness The decline abroad was 81
for spot and Ell IS for futures. closing
e124 los and 9123 los respectively Locally
s27. 371za27. 621a. Spot and future copper
advanced IS in London to f57 los. Locally,
quiet and steady. Lake. 1880; eleetrolytic.
Ia. 121kn13. %, and casting, u. s71hd13. 121z
Lead declined lis Sd to Ell rs Cd In Lon
don. Unchanged here at s4.60q4 s.. Spelter
unchanged at e22 rs Cd In London and
at s.. 2O6I5. % here. Iron closed at 57s in
Glasgow and at AS Cd in Middlesboro.
Locally quiet; No. / foundry. northern.
SIS. 25a15. 5 No. 2, do, sl4. 75@i5.25; No.
foundry, southern. and No. do, soft,
s14d14.5O
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Coffee Market.

New York, May 10.-spot Rio coffee
quiet; No. invoice. 6%; mild quiet; Cor
dova, 10611.
Futures opened steady at decline of go
10 points under liquidation following
lower European cables and slightly heav-
Ter primary receipts. Around go for Sep
TENDER. however there seemed to be a
pretty good demand steadying the mar
ket, which eventually showed reaction
airy tendency on covering, and closed
steady, unchanged to points higher.
Sales $4,000 bags. May, $50; June s 40;
July, 5.45@5.55; September, 5.700I5. 80; De-
cember, s; January, $40; March, $3.50
e.35; April, 6.3O96.35.
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Savannah, May 1o.-Turpentine firm at
54d541ic; sales, 319; receipts, 935; exports,
404 Rosin firm; sales, 1881; receipts. 1850;
exports, 967 Quote: A, B, C. $3.50; d,
s2.55; q, 80 .eO; F. $40; q. s2.75; II, 81. rs;
l. $3.50; K, $3.15; M, 50. 20; N, s3.s5; win
dow glass, 1885; water white, 1885.
Charleston, May 10.-Turpentine moth
Ing doing. Rosin firm. Quote: A. b, C,
d, s2,35; e. s2.45 G, s255; H. 1865; /,
$40; X, So; M. $40; N, $3.50; window
glass. $40; water white, $3.50.
Wilmington, May 10.-Spirits of tur-
pentine, nothing doing. Receipts, "a
casks. Rosin steady s255; receipts, 107
Tar firm, 81; receipts. 400 Crude tur-
pentine firm. s225, 1878 and 81; receipts,
129
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LIVERPOOL, Market.

Liverpool, May 1o.-Spot cotton in linn
tied demand; prices 8 points higher;
American midding fair, 7.SSd; good mid
ding, lid; middling, 7.64d; low middling,
7.52d, good ordinary, nod; ordinary,
7.20d. The sales of the day were 5000
bales. of which 300 were for speculation
and export and included 400 American.
Receipts. 11.000 bales, including TO-, 300
American. Futures opened quiet and
steady, and closed quiet. American mid
ding, G. o. c.. May 40; May-June,
1876; June-July, 7.31; July-August, 7.2S;
August-September. 70l; September Octo-
Der, 6.H; October-November, GIG; No
vember-December, 6.09; December-Janu-
airy, COG; January February, sos.
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Cotton sead OIL

New York, May 10.-Cotton seed oil
easy prime yellow, 29c. Petroleum easy.
Rosin firm; strained, common to good,
2.S71k@2.9o. Turpentine quiet.
New Orleans. May 10.-Cotton seed oils
Prime refined in barrels, zoe; off refined
in barrels, 29c; prime crude loose, 241kc
Memphis May 10.-Cotton seed oil, car
load lots, per gallon: Prime crude. 24d
241kc; off crude, nominal; prime summer
yellow 27d271so; off do, nominal; choice
cooking summer yellow less than car load
lots, 3s1ac. Meal, prime, $40 ,25a20 so; cake,
$50,
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Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Steady and dull.
Wheat-No. 2 spring, 90@95c; No. 3, 91@
911sc; No. 2 red, 81 .0301.04
Corn-No 2, 4SA@51c; No. 2 yellow. $40.
Oats-No. 2. 4O7sd413se; No. 8 white. 40
1910.
Rye-No. 2. nd73c.
Barley-Good feeding, s2as7c: fair to
choice mailing, 45456c.
Flax Seed-No. 1. s1.01k; No. north
western, 81 90.
Timothy Seed-Prime, $780,
Mess Pork-Per Dbl, 81 20611 rs.
Lard-Per 100 lbs, Sc. 421sd6. As.
Short Rib Sides-Loose Sc .121a16. 25.
Short Clear Sides-Boxed. 81. 25@6. so.
Whsky-Basis of high wines. LIS.
Clover-Contract grade, s1o.75.
On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was steadier.
Creamery 13d1s1ac.
Dairy, 13617c.
Eggs easy, 15A@151sc.
Cheese weak, si1@91kc.
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Live stock Market.

Chicago, May 10.-Cattie receipts. 300;
market slow; good to prime steers $5@
$50; poor to medium, s4q4.s0; stockers
and feeders, 1904. 40; cows, 81. 75d4. 90;
heifers, $2.2594.6O; Gamers, s1.7592. 60
bulls, 50. 25@4 calves, ST. 045: Texas-fed
steers, s4@4.6O.
Hog receipts, 1900; steady; mixed and
butchers, $4.70@4. 921a good TO choice
heavy. "a .S0d4.95; rough heavy, "a. 650
$50; light, 81. 6o@4 80; bulk of sales, $4.75Q
f.85.
Sheep receipts 5000; market slow to 10c
lower; lambs slow to 10c lower; good to
choice wethers, "a. 6Od55; fair to choice
mixed. $3.40Q4.40; clipped western sheep,
s4@5. 40; clipped native lambs. $4.50Q5. IS;
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New York, May 10.-The dry goods mar
ket is without change and the outlook for
Improvement is not as bright as 1t was
and yet In certain quarters there is a
feeling that buyers are preparing to OPP
crate more extensively than in the last
few weeks. While rumors OF Irregular
tiles In prices are current, few quotations
are made until business is actually as
sIired
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Daily Statement.

Galveston-Quiet; mddling. 10 1916; re-
cepts, 2013; stock II, 1852.
Mobile-Nominal; middling 1871 receipts
4; stock, 1885,
Savannah-Easy; mlddling 13A; receipts,
543; stock, 81, 033.
Charleston = Nominal; receipts, So;
stock. 254S.
Wilmington-Nominal; receipts 2; stock,
613S
Norfolk-Recelpts, 100; stock, $3.50.
Acknowledgement; middling, "A; stock,
93s.
Boston-Dull; mddling, 1880; receipts,
gross, 1906
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, 14.50;
stock, 2242
st. Louls-Quiet; midding, 1871; receipts,
III; stock, 12,02S.
Memphis-Quiet and unchanged; mid
ding, 1854; receipts. 1850; shipments, 1913;
sales, $780, stock 81, $780,
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Ronda.
Money or Call.

New York, May 10.-Money on call easy,
1A@11k; closing bid and offered, IL; time
loan slightly firmer; sixty and ninety
days. 21a per cent; six months, 3G74.
Prime mercantile paper, 3a4@44 per cent;
sterling exchange steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at 81 So for de-
mand and at 81. s6 95 for sixty days; posted
rates, $4.S51A@4s6 and s4.SS; commercial
bills, $4.S4%. Bar silver, S. Mexican dol
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ceaboard Air Line.

Baltimore, May 10.-Seaboard Air Line,
common, $780, do preferred 17s4Q1S.
Coast Line. common, 1071zd10S.
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Washington, May 10,-Today's state
ment of the treasury balance in the gen.
eral fund, exclusive of the gold reserve,
shows: Available cash balance SIT, 715,150;
gold, 1922, rs, 0S1.
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cARRoLLToN SHORT LINE RAIL.
WAY COMPANY,

TO Carrolton and StanseL Ala. via
Reform, Ala
No. 2. No. l.
ll:U0 am Leave Carroltor. Arrive 4:0o pm
II 70 m Leave st sel. ....t ~-iy- 3:45 PIN
IL 40 am Arrive Reform. Leave 3 rs pm
JOHN T. COCHRANE.
Pres and Gen'l Manager.
Carroilton. Ala
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cIearInos and EXCHANGE.

New Orleans, May 10-Clearings, So. 1872
1872 New York exchange. 81 per $1,000 pre-
MUM; commercial paper, so cents per $1,000
discount.
Memphis, May 10.-Clearings. s72s,S17;
balances, $l36,S70.
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Feed STUFF
Fruit and Produce.

~ otf1 If090GOs
Corrected daily by c. b. Bell & Co.. 20li
Morris avenue)
Oranges-California navels. 81. 50a2.75.
Lemons-Per box. extra choice. p75i
farcy. 49,
Bananas-Per bunch. cults, f5c@s1.25.
,Apples-Fancy northern stock. Russets.
$3.50.
Mobile cabbage, 81. 256I2. so.
CeIery-Florida. per crate. $500 to ,2.S;
per dozen. soc.
Eggs-14GI15c.
Peaputs-Fancy. per pound. 81; No l
SC.
Mixed Nuts Per POUND. 12hc.
Raisins-Per box. new crop. g
Irish Potatoes-Per bushel. si.5o: new
Irish potatoes, per bushel, $40 per bar
rel, 81
Sweet Potatoes-Per bushel. $50
Onions-Per pound. 3Iac
New Florida Tomatoes-Per crate, s2Q
225.
Strawberries-Per 24.quart crate, 81.
Beans-Green. 81. 506i1 rs.
New Green Peas-Per crate 81.
Egg Plant-$2.&
Squash-$1.50L
Peppers-S2.00.
Lettuce-S1.25.
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VIRGINIA Carolina COMPANY.

New York, May 10.-Virginia- Carolina
Chemical company. sales, 300; closing,
265s do preferred, no sales, closing 10l.
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CHICAGO 'chanue.

Chicago, May 10.-Indications of decid-
ed Improvement in crop conditions caused
a weak close in wheat today; July being
down 1kc. Corn is down 2sq1kc; oats, 40
&c. and provisions 10000.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Co.

Direct Line
In Connection with Illinois Central Rail
road Company to Gulfport, Miss.
Through Pullman sleeping cars between
Memphis Tenn, and Gulfport Miss. on
trains Nos l and 2. with through SER
vice on same trains to Memphis. ST.
Louis Chicago and Louisville.
Schedule Effective April g. 1904
No. 1 No. No. 5
Lv. Jackson :. 5:25 am 3:3j pm 4:30 am
Jv. Hats bg.... $40 am 700 pm 1853 am
Ar. Gulfport. .10;05 am 1000 pm Ills am
No. 2 No No. D
Lv. Gulfport :. $50 pm 700 am 4:05 pip
Ar. Hats Big. 1000 pm 1875 am 7;20 pm
Ar Jackson. -. los am 2:i0 pm 10;f5 pm
GULFPORT-Mississl greatest deep
water port. only II hours from Memphis.
At Jackson. connections made with the
Illinois Central railroad to all territory
North. East. South and West. with Ala
bama and Vicksburg, TO Texas and thu
Southeast. At Hattiesburg with New Or
leans and Northeastern railroad, Missis-
sippi Central railroad pearl and Leaf
River rairoad), and Mobile. Jackson and
Kansas City railroad. At Gulfport. with
the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
s. D. BOYLSTON, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
Gulfport. Miss
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5-11-4t-Wed.
Leading Funeral Directors
-Gaudin Company, 1918 Sd
Ave. Phones No. 13.

Phone your order to Birm.
ingham Paint Mills. Both
Phones $50.
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES
Louisville and Nashville Railroad.

Showing the arrival and departure OF
passenger trains at the union station.
Birmingham.
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New York Cotton Futures.
New orIeanr Cotton Market.

New Orleans, May 10.-The spot cotton
market remains quiet demand light, but
factors say no cotton can be purchased
under full board prices. Sales $50 bales,
including 200 to arrive; delivered on con-
tracts. 300 Quotations, 1-16 lower. Futures
opened steady and from 3 to points
higher, the advance being caused by the
Improvement in Liverpool and New York.
AT the opening there was a good demand
for July, and 1t looked as II weak shorts
were covering. On the strength of this
demand July advanced points to x 90
but later on the market became stagnant
and July fell TO 14.14. recovered to l4.19
from which II finally fell to 1899, after
the reading Of the government crop re-
port, which was less bullish than expect
ed The closing was quiet, with net losses
on the old crop months 10 to 10 points
and to on the new.
New Orleans. May 10-Cotton futures
quiet and steady; May, 135sd13 go; June
13.S0a13S1; July. 10. 80; August, 10 03d13 "a:
September, 11.61G11.62; October, II 0Sa
lilo; November, 11dl1.02; December, TO- 95
q10 .96.
New Orleans, May 10.-Cotton easy;
sales. $50; ordinary, IL 7-16: good ordinary
1871; low middling, 1885; middlng, 1874 ;
good middling, IA lilo; middling fair,
147-16; receipts, 2s4S; stock. 174,o96
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Butter-Renovated 20 TO BIC; creamery.
Is to &C., country. fresh. 10 to 15c.
Poultry-Hens. medium, 35c; large, 40c.
broilers. 15dS0e; fryers, 2Om3oc; ducks 30
6D40c.
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Naval stores.

clipped western lambs, 81 50d5. rs; wooded
western lambs, s5.75616. 10.
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Treasury Statement.

lars. Az. Government bonds steady; rail-
road bonds irregular.
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ToMBIeeEE & NORTHERN ny. CO,

TOMBIGBEE & NORTHERN RY. CO.
Passenger Schedule Effective December
l. 1903.
Train No. l. Train No. Z
Lv. 600 a. m. Fairford.... Ar. 7:45 a. m.
Ar 6:25 a. m. .....Calvert.. Lv. 7:20 a. M
Train No. 8.
Lv. 500 p. m. .Fairford.... Ar. 900 p. m.
Ar SIS p. m. ....Calyert.... Lv. 1886 D. m.
Tombigbee and Northern trains con-
meet with all Southern Railway trains
10 and from birmingham every day In
the week including Sundays =
For other information apply to =
JOHN 7. COCHRANE.
General Manager
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Local Staple Groceries.
Apples-W estern evaporated, 7asc.
Flour-Fancy patent 50; half patent.
s5.65.
Sugar-Granulated, SC; Y. c.. 41zc.
Coffee-Green. shQ12kc: Arbucklea
Porto Rico. S11.s0.
Meats-Dry sailed ribs, TIC; dry sailed
rib bellies. sac; hams, fancy, 12Ac; .nedi-
uin, l1ssc; extra clear, TIC; bacon bellies.
lie.
Lard-Leaf, sac.
Compound Lard-Snowfiake 611.
Molasses-CentriruGal. I5G35c. rrgm
house, 40c; Georgia cane. S3c.
Bears-Navy. SECS per bushel; Lima. 60
pound.
Pearl Grits-92 pounds, $1.3A
Feed STUFF.
Meai-Bolted, y.20.
Hay-ePr ton. timothy No. /. SIT clover.
mixed, $3.50
Corn--Mixed. CSC; white &c.
Cotton Seec Meal-Per ton. feed. sci;
prime. S25.
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LIABILITIES.
ssss4. sn. 81
s6,ss4.65s.5s

p. G. HARDING, PRESIDENT
n. ONWARD Vice President Vlce-President
W.. a r.. Assistant Cashier
DIREcToRs-r HIlman E. Tut1er, NJ s. Brown.
H. Woodward William A. Walker F. D. Naber T. H. Motion Robert
Jemlson Ersne Ramsay Walker M Jackson
H. w. p. Hardin
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The Aee-Herald Engraving oepart'
ment makes good cuts.
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RESOURCES.

Loans and discounts ...........ss,7 ~. III SO
Overdrafts ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 7s5 10
u. s. bonds and premiums. $4,000 90
other stocks and bonds mann. %. 500 90
Jefferson county bonds ........ 256, $40 90
Real estate-Old bank building $4,000. 90
Cash
In vault s e01 ,652 40
With banks $3.50. 1921 Bills
With u. s. treas. 17,792.s2
9.44o.7ss.77
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Phone your order to Birm-
ingham Paint Mills. Both
Phones 100.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02
POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL
OPENS EXCELLENT EXHIBIT
Work of Pupils in the Various De-
partments Reflects Great Credit
on the Institution.

The tenth annual exhibition of the
classes in industrial and mechanical
arts of the Polytechnic High School,
at Bush and Stockton streets. COM
menced yesterday. The work of the
pupils will remain on display for one
week and the public is invited to in
spect it.
The exhibits of the industrial de-
partment which includes drawing,
designing, modelling and wood cary
ing, are particularly fine. Miss NJ.
Van Week, assisted by Misses r. Muir
dock, NJ. ]. Coan and A. p. Halsey,
has charge of the classes in these arts.
Among the pupils whose exhibits show
more than ordinary merit are Misses
Kenna Johnson, Constance Steele,
Hazel Mills, Hazel Smell, Marion Tav-
enor, Helen Ashton, Dorothy Hawks,
w. T. Beverly, Gertrude Mcmahon,
Esther Mccall, Sophie Czarnecki,
Louise Clawson, Marion Aune, Marion
Nutting Carmel Ostrom, Laura Saw
yer, Jessica Smitten, Jessica Blumen-
thai, Lettie Wilson, Frances Tyler,
Lotha Josselyn and Claudia Seidl. The
exhibits of the three grades in me-
chanical arts, including forging, lathe
work and wood turning, attract much
attention.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02
| teachers Club Will
Entertain City
Officials.

The Teachers Club Of this city, Of
which A. L. Mann is president, will this
evening tender a reception to all city
officials who are in any way connected
with the School Department. The re-
ception will he held in Steinway Hall
and promises to be an enjoyable affair.
The guests of honor will include al
most the entire staff of city officials,
as all are in some way connected with
the School Department. The evening
will be enlivened with choice vocal and
instrumental selections. Among those
who will assist in entertaining are Miss
E. F. Vasconcellos, who will render a
solo. Miss Daisy Cohn, another we'll
known vocalist, is also on the pro-
gramme for a song. Miss Elizabeth
Seal. whose skill as a violinist is ap-
preciated by her many friends, has
promised to do her share in entertain
ing, and solos will be rendered by Miss
Viola Van Orden, Mr.. Macurda, Mrs.
Fletcher Husband and Mrs. Olivia
Briggs. Miss Olivia Edmuns will be the
accompanist. The programme was ar
ranged by Miss Estelle Carpenter, in
structor in music in the local public
schools.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02
BUILDING MUST
Be MOVED BACK
Big Structure EncrOaches
Ten Inches on Sidewalks
Owing to Surveyors Error

City Architect Shea reported to the
Board of Public Works yesterday that
owing to the error of a surveyor named
F. ]. Baker the new six-story brick
building. owned by Mr.. Lee. on the
south side of Sutter street, between
Jones and Leavenworth, projects 1015
inches on the sidewalk. The report
says;
There are some architects who think they
can get their surveys made cheaper by en-
ploying private surveyors and when a mistake
is made they think It would be unjust for the
take I think example should be made in
this case by ordering this front removed from
the sidewalk or as much OF II as would De
feasible without injury to the building
The board ordered the owner Of the
building to move it back to the line of
the sidewalk.
City Engineer Woodward filed a re-
port showing that the cost of the one
hundred-foot boulevard proposed by
the Spring Valley Water Company
from Nineteenth avenue 10 the Great
highway would be approximately $75,-
900. The report says:
In the event that the charter should be held
not to prohibit the closing Of Ocean avenue
advisable TO recommend the acceptance of the
corporations proposal to deed the land for the
boulevard in exchange for the closing OF ocean
avenue, I would suggest that the question OF
the actual route be referred to this office Tor
a decision by its engineers. Here would De
an opportunity TO construct boulevard to
conform to the character of the country to be
traversed and not to follow the rectangular
system that has so marred the natural beauty
of San Francisco.
The petition of George Collins for
a permit to place four awnings in the
rear of the premises at 1129 Dupont
street was denied. Inspector Fitz-
simon reported that it was against the
law to erect awnings of in1ammable
material in the fire limits.
Inspector Jordan reported that the
high fences at the corner of California
and Fillmore streets had not been re-
moved and it was agreed to make
test case of a twenty foot fence at Nc
AlIister and Larkin streets, which Is
prohibited by ordinance.
Mrs. E. Dunstan complained that a
house was obstructing the street in
front Of her store at 323 Hyde and
asked that it be removed. As the
question Of moving houses across
street car tracks is being tested In
court the board decided it could take
no action in view of pending injunc-
ton proceedings.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-02
OF GAS
RESULTS IN AN EXPLOSION
Heating ADDaratus in a POwelI-Stree
Lodging House Causes Exten-
siye Damage.

The heating apparatus of the lodg-
ing-house at 23O Powell street ex-
ploded yesterday afternoon and caused
considerable damage to the upper sec
ton of the building. Fortunately no
one was injured, as the house is un-
dergoing renovation and the portion
near the scene of the explosion was
not occupied.
The heating apparatus was located
on the top floor and consisted of
large water vat over a small coal fur
mace. The draught was not sufficient
to carry off the gases of combustion
and the explosion followed. The roof
over the room was blown off and most
of the windows of the upper portion
shattered. The damage will amount
to about $500. A fire alarm was
sounded, but no blaze resulted, the
water from the wrecked tank extin-
gushing the burning coal.