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Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 8

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Oakland Tribunei
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A Uli AID A ILT EVENING TEICUIfE, HAY 3, 1805. 'v. lilJ lUJ Im rXll uiiM LU L5l H. Jig. i-; 'AV S.S If you have furniture of any kind to buy You can see our delivery wagons very fre queutly in your locality.

We want you to see them there every dayand if these advertisements Comfort Couch es as low as $7, In plain, Blue Denim that's one ow price." Many others. don't drop into the first store you see, either "at homo" or in San Francisco. You will finfl it profit Uhle to go where you get so much the greater selection and can only convince you of how well we can suit yon how much we can save you, our wish will be gratified in brief time in deed. ilfsSiiuch the more IT MATTERS NOT "WHETHER YOU ARE GOING TO BUYv NOW, COME AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU ANYHOW. j' store has some CABINETS to you.

We have great number priced I Try it and see Just one picture 51 of a Chiffonier or Shaving Stand, three score or more in the store. For every picture we can show. we have a score of other pieces on the floors. You can deal with us just as if you lived "in town." If the piece isn't just Tight, we'll send for, change it, make it No extra charge for delivery in, Oakland, Berkeley or Alameda. ll (N.

P. COL.E: 66 CO.) 3117-123 Geary San Franeiscoss Can you get a Rocker that "just suits?" Perhaps we have it come and see. M. Burn bad a sick sci, who was carried out of the burning building with the assistance ol neighbors to a restaurant across the way. Mrs.

(ieorge tiray, Dr. and Mrs. Mess, Dr. Re.ifield. Misses Annie and Abbie Me, Mrs.

M. b. Root an Mabel Koot, Mrs. f. C.

Smith, Mrs. Willie Hahan and Miss it. ll. Carrie also bad rooms on tne upper floor. The Lace House, tbe Oakland Shoe Sto and other stores on the ground floor were aomewhat damaged by water.

SOME OF THS LOSSES. The heaviest loss by the fire last night was sustained by the Oakland Shoe Cua-pany through the seepage of water upon its stock in the main stod and tbe base ment. The stock wai very large, as Manager Fair child bad just been receiving ery large consignments ot spring goods. Last evening there were placed in the base ment ninstv-one cases of shoes, and for several days past stock has been acontnu-J latins; at the rate of from (orty to savsnty-five cases a day. Manager airchiid stated that he would be unable to estimate his loss until after he had met the insurance adjusters.

His stock is covered by insurance in tae following companies: JNortn onus a and Mercantile, iia.uw; German American, $o000; Insurance Com pany of North America, S2000; Home insurance Company. $2000; Bun Insurance STOP THAT When You Can Do On sale in ft 1 this our Co of the by tbe la to by Just ni uy, $1000; Northwestern National. Lnneasnire, $1000; Loudon Lancashire, $3000; London A Lancashire, J6500; Royal Insurance Company, $1000; Royal Companv. $4000: Ehenix Ia.arnnc- Company of Brooklyn, $1000; Urn National. $6j00; Com mercial Uniuii, loCOO; Coajmrcial Union, $5000; A.snran- $2500; Pnceaix Haitford.

$4000; Union Assurance. $1000; 'oi Asura'ic9, $5000; North western faOOO; Horns New Yorlr. $5000; Milwaukee Mecunic', $100; Im perial, in re Association of FhuadeN phia, $1000; Grmtn-American. $2000: Oerman-American, 31000; Pala ins, Palatine, $1000; Imperial, $2510; Lyon, $2300; Broadwar, Nsw York, $5000; total, $3.000. H.

C. Cap well ot the Lao House said stock in his etore was ma nly, damaged srnok. No water reached that end of btiildine in anv great quantity. The New Yorfe Tea Company, Maison da Mode and Fresco, Sargeant's candy srore were slightly damaged by smoke and water. Dspepgla fa it rst forms will yield the use of Carter's Little Nerve Pills, aided Carter's Little Liver Pills.

Tbey not only relieve present distress bat strengthen the -stomach and digeitire apparatus. Tm best port and bu.r lor family and rrtaicisai purpsse. at anea tilers, 915 Wash moderate for your- How many desks arc shown you in your 4 lo cal store," ten or a hundred CARPETS! twee a 6000 and 7000 people braved the disagreeable cllaaatio condttioaa to Join tn the feitmuet. the committee leeia encouraged to braaoh forth on more elaborate Uaaa thaa were nrst laici oat. Another Interesting; teatnre ox the day was the fact that a majority of tboae who had entered to participate in tbe floral parade were on hand, and eUhet raached the park with their vehicles or were notified while en route that the fete was off.

The headautrters of the usociatioa. ia tbe Blake Moffiit boildieg, ware a verr boar scene of activity today. Thsre is a great deal of freah labor deToWing upon- tne committee ra rearrange me Drosramme for the lltb. and there will beabuiTweak befort them. Thersii every indleatioa now that the list of en- tries in taw floral paraae win do very much, larger than that of Wednesday.

Th eommittee has good reason to ba-lieve that It will rnn ever 800 before the next six dsys are competed. They are positively assured by a targe nnmner oi thoaa who would have traced the occa- aioo on Wedneaday that they will be out ia handsomer drasa than ever. Many are signifying their intention to give more elaborate displaya than they at nrat contemplated. What was exhibited en Wedneedav aim ply astonished many who had failed to realize the pos aibiUtlea of the oeeaaloau Among the fliat to come forward is lire. W.

Q. Hsashsw, who has stated that she will doable her display of vehicles wttfc a oorreependiag increase in the decoratfane, To Miss Florence Edoff belongs tbe honor oi preseoting the' first entry to the aew list. Yesterday ehe filed her card. 8he will nde a safety, decorated in green aed yellow. Roses will be used.

Application by mall or ia person for eatry blanka will receive peempt attention from Seoretary Pemroy. Those who send ia their names, style of vahl-cles, colers and variety of flowers-wed vlll be daly eatered further trenbls, Mayor Darie has ordered the finest rig in a local stable for uaoat the parade aad will have it decorated moat elabo-stely. losal firm of flatlets received am order for 4009 roses from one ladividual today for dseoraUag purposes. It is vary important that holders' ttckete for sdnussun to tne park on Wednesday re tarn them to tha head- auarteis bv Monday noon. After that a ate tha old tickets will not be reeoe nised under any cireomataaces.

New doksts witl be riven in ho of those new out. Tbey will be on eats at the princt- Dal aieree aao at too aeaaqaartere lots to salt on Monday. Everything aew potato to a. grander euooses thaa was profletad for slay Xar. Tha people have become 'thoroughly aroused to their ability ta make a display that will equal aay thing everv bald tO DCSS swaaowed dese as V.tw PHt Cirtir'a Zl'H Lives CALM Every MUSIC offer such a suit.

i Parlor Cabinets, and pretty pieces of every kind in the widest range of variety. FIRBBELLS. Tbey Claog for a BlazVlatbe Blake Scared Slumbarars Hastened to th3 Streets. Considerably Damaga Ere Flamas Were Under Coa'rol. The Blake block, at the southwest cor ner of Twelfth and waehmgtou streets, was the scene of a lively fire, which was discovered In the upper story to the rear about midnight by some messenger boys from the station on Twelfth street.

They noticed smoke pouring out of a rear win dow, and one of the lads ran to turn in an alarm, while the others went to the build ing to arouse tbe sleeping inmates. A doubls alarm was sounded, which brought the fire department oat in Dig numbers. The upper two floors of tbe building. which are occupied as a lodging noune. were pretty badly damaged by water.

1'b fire waa confined to tbe rear of the upper floor of the block. There was a great deal of smoke, that penetrated the bouse and mtdi matters varr uncomiortable for the occupants, who were driven oat of their rooms very hurriedly when the cry of lire aounded through tbe building. The occupants of the upper floors made a very harried exit, and tew lor anything more than enough clothing to cover themselves, as the smoke aad the glare of the flames Indicated that a big fire waa in progrets. The department got to work speedily, but a good deal of water was SDUlsd on the building before the flames were got under control. Tbe stores on tbe ground floor were not damaged except by watet, which poured into some of them and injured the stocks considerably.

Tbe fire was. under control by 1.39 o'clock Una niorntngvut an hour later some excited individual sounded another alarm, whinh nroTad ta he needless. Among the occupants of the upper floor who were ao unceremoniously driven into tbe streets were Mrs. M. E.

Jones and her daughters. Misses Clare end Pet ipnes. Miss Clara Jonas was one of the first to discover tne flames, which she said broke out in a small laondry used aa a storeroom. When shs taw the fire it was located in that room, but bad spread on either side through the roof. The lose to the building was about The sd joining Davis block on Washington street, owned by ex-Mayor W.

It Davis, was somewhat damsged, Blaxe Block was owned by Mrs. M. K. Blake and relatives. H.

Havens, superintendent of tbe building, carried en insurance of 140,000, whicb was recently rewritten at a 00 per eent eut Among the occupants who suffered some loss to their effects by smoke and water, were Mrs. Ana Fields, Mr. and Mrs, Charles fioeera end Lenre Holland. Mrs. THE VALLEY ROAD 1 on tte way is will.

1 RTJHI1G Mo Fear Now of a Bidii Backing Again Shown. Is Fablcli'3 Fcta Bt 'Big Sacciss. a Issil Ensrgj Dlsplayei Our tin CuniTal TbM FatloU Fet, if mtxtd metaphor Uod hia. Ilk tb phoenix rlM from WedQMday'a mo and will spread its torioas plamag with more sjortjeoos splesiar rwek frM totdorrov. Kw could be blamed for feeJInf mtoidlMssointmeat.

lu commute cslcalsted bd Ioond Wedaetday waa the. only day daring the two moo the Bpon-wtlch the iets eoald not hats beea heid.Tbre were some dieagtee able days in the interim, hot aoae poei tirsly bad BQOf fc to hare prtreAted biff enowine. on is dliheartened. Qaita the rtTerte Thamslaifloeat ahewuif made at the nark, deenit a dowoaonr of rate that wactd haw drivaa letseathaslastte nortala to ahelter wa iadioauva al tne rtialts that weald hare been accoca- pliihed had tae weatber played fair. With the fact bafora tbm (bit b- Failure will tread very closely upon the bsels of tha gorgeoaa floral feitivals e( Southern California.

It ia felt oo -all sldss that the public pride is now stimulated to each an extent that tbe fete will be 0o a scale never dreamed of by its fondest promoters. Tha fact ie indisputable that the turnout of Wednesday opened the eyes of a very large number of people. They will profit by tbe surprise aad give such diaplayonMay 11th that will aim ply brash into the shade the elaborate ar-rangementa which were not coiminated Wednesday. That evening a large number of the committee met, and alter a very uaaui- moua sentiment had been enthusiastically expressed, dscidsd to go forward with the work on broaler linee than were at first contemplated. The field ia open now to all, and It ie believed that there will be a still greater response to the call for participants now.

HOW'S THE WEATHER? Interesting Data for tho Month of April. The meteorological report for April tar nished from the students' observatory at the State University, in charge of Armin O. Leusohnsr, shows that the mean tem perature for the month was 5L9 degrees. Tne warmest day waa the 7th. with maximum temperature of 72.3 degrees.

The odest day waa the 4th, witn a maxi mum of 89.8 degrees. During the month 2.301 Inches of rain fell, making a total since inly 1894. of 37.947 incbes, as compared' with 23.532 mokes for a corrresponding period the previous year. The number of clear days during tne monta were ia; iair 4, cloudy ram xeu on aays. WAS NOT GREEN.

Arrest la Napa of a Suspected fiicycU Tblef. 'A. polio -Officer went to Napa today to secure a young Swede known as "Sandy" Mahlgren; who was arrested there while trying to sell a bicycle which was stolen from Alendenhall's cydery at Seventh and Market atreets last Mahlgren, ie supposed to be a man who rented wheel under the name of P. Green and failed to return It- Tne polios were notified and were given descriptions of the man and tbe wheel, which were circulated In the' interior. Statitt Win ireat.

Ths Oakland Dental Society held a meeting last night at the rooms of H. jV. Boyea. M. Dunn, the president, was fa ths chair.

Among those who attended tbe meeting werei Dra. A. 8r A. Jf. Mernman EL H.

Lewis Lane, Boyea, Sullivan, dor win, Shaey, Aden. Taylor, league, Goddam. Haekett aed Haleeyr A special committee composed of Dra. Lame, Sullivan. Taylor and Halsoy reported that Drs.

C. Covait, 8imon Horasff and F. M. Parsons are praeuolng dentistry without license. It was resolved to have them prosecuted.

The meeting then adjourned. 1 Tbe c7aUtarta May Partr. The May party to be. given by ths ladies of the Unitarian Church tomorrow after nootrat Military Halt will be Sa enjoyable affair for the children and young well as their The pretty Ceremony ct erownine a qussn. the merry May-pole dance and the graceful minuet WU1 tx ibr tnaln features of the entertiament.

Moeh Interest le manifested as to who will be chosen queen, and it Is expected' that the votluf will be sclrited. an each ticket holder is entitled to a vote. Pension have bee ersutsd la TrasMrjt ton to JLv rustus P. A. end lntbr YOUTHS' -DEPARTMENT All-Woo! Cheviot SuitsI as Well at Home.

week Afes 14 to IS Att Weot--HSB Kan's Clothfag Dept Is oomplete at "A $4.95 They're worth double tha money. If yon see 'em you'll believe it and they are tha LiTESI.COTS Ccirtcr trittlo Ulmgt IPillo. C22 PXLL xgeeMte 19, oar SprtBf ead Sammer styles fa our WHEN to-TAKEIT." i irheaereryou feel tn the least -out of aorta" aad have antnflt- 3 reattunor a -sort of soeaetntng coming on. you lourw," get rtd 'Of an the syraptoma. and escape sickness by taking a CtartewUttfeXJvarFCL rHERSto.VTAK-SIT.

wtuJT j. sutter whether you are at home or ahroad. the Tropics i-y keptto periect health ttyoa J. Jv 1 r1, r.ii If 'akeauchasma; PAnous i AUw OAKLAND- '7 4 ortieth street and Ban PaVe erenue; Mow Is the time-tor the JC0ICIOD3 bflCTJLAToa to purchase. We bave the larrast list, of the best property In tait locality.

nydc7cr Co C7 kin xn err. t. C07 to 910 CeaCACVSAY, rsiitr Care Is notij nat390us aSout tMa medicine to mate a tuEsaioct. beeaase ttwQdo you goad, and because you want o.r.::LAr:D tie tloci r'Tssa inl 'i. TheLarfest Store tade Center ef f- OiLsrzsj.cf till city..

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