The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 17, 1895, Page 11

i $ 1y i > A iits in a0 empty Toom watching the shadows < ¢ { THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1895. 11 LATEST OAKLAKD NEWS, The Mystery of Sidney Smith’s Death. ‘Fully ' Ex- " plained. HE STRANGLED - HIMSELF. Commericement Exercises at the California College—Collins’ . Trial. tery regarding‘thé death of Sid- th, the Scotchman who died at ins,‘Wye.,- and. whose body was pped to Oakland to friends whom he | was traveling from.Scotland to meet, has been solved to the Satisfaction of those who were interested in his fate. E. M. Patérson, who wrote to Raw- i garding’ the matter, received an an- swer yesterday, which ‘removes all doubt | that ‘Smith’ committed suicide, and clears | the Union Pacific ‘of all blame regarding | his demise.. The letter was as follows: [ RAWLINE, Wyo., May 11, 1895. Dr. E. M. Paterson—DEAR- Sir: Your cour- teous letter of inqiijry of the 7th inst. at hand. The mystery which the Associated Press dis- aiches. speak of in relavion to the deathof Sidney Smith does notiexist, e The man. jumped through the window ofa passenger-car just-as it pulled into the yard at this place about 2.P. M., April 26, landing, as I understand it, on hié head and shoulders. He | immediately sprang to his feet and ran through | the town shouting *Police, police.” L34 Reaching a stone building, which was being | torn down, be seized o large rock in each | hand;-and, backing up Against a wall, faced | the crowd which of course foilowed him. Upon the approach of & policemn he ‘dropped the rocks and went with him to.the depot, secured | his coat, £nd, getting into a wagon, went to the County Jail, the only available place of deten- tion here. was called and examined him, e slight cuts and contusions on his his pulse, talked with him and de- d that he was suffering from mania. e had been drinking quite t before and said he pre- Scoich whisky. I sent-him some and Tier remedies as the case required. He et and tractable, but after tasting the <kv ould have none of it or the medicine. | jail was closed as usual and during the | n he tied his suspenders around his neck, producing death by strangulation. heard ‘of the affair the -next (Saturday) morning justas | was lesving town. 1did not sttend- ihe. Coroner's inquest-lield because of ebsence, bat returned in time 1o make the certifieate required by thé railroad company to accompany the. remains. There was no accident or collision in .this vicinity at_that date, and ‘the idea.that the. man’s death occutred in any way except by suicide by strangulation i8¢ simply —sbsurd. I wonld gladly make affidavit iF I had time before de- parture of ‘train, and will at any future time if desirable. These facts are supported by un- limited evidénce.: Yours very truly, THOMAS M.-G. MAGHEE. The first news-of Smith’s death came from a railroad official at Laramie, Wyo., who -stated that lie had béen killed by one of the company’s trains. The subsequent messages received.here said that he had committed suicide, and the contradictory statements created 4 suspicion that he had been killea by a train and that the com- pany was trying-fo hush up the matter. Smith ‘was not. a member of the - St. Andrew’s Society, 2s has been stated, but was buried by that organization simply because he was a Scotchman, the members ilf_that society -being all of that nation- ity. D. Edward- Collins, president of the society, read the letter at a meeting held last evening, and Dr. Maghee's statement was accepted as the true solution of the matter. . California College Commencement. The commernicement exercises of Califor- nia_Collége, Highiand Park, East Oak- land, took f;lace vesterday morning, Miss Maybelle. Rowena ~Morse,. daughter : of Principal Morse, being the only represent- ative of the class. , ' The 'exercises . opened ‘' with an eight- handed piano -piece, aiter which Rev. Dr. | Taft of Alameda, formerly president of the | college, offered the opening prayer.- Miss Blankart and Miss Roberts- followed with a pianc duet. t in order.was the ora- tion “of Miss Morse, the subject of her ad- dress ‘being “The Divine Art.”” The lady Leld the attention.of the audienee for fully twenty minutes while discoursing on the | divine beauties of music and all the good that has been wrought through its instri- mental! She said: . A is heaven-born arf. There are lininan music is divine. The The morning stars sang together at the dawn of creation, Job tells us. The harmony of worlds has’ been in' tune for ages. ‘‘Music slone,” says Br. Haweis, “is ever living, ever " Humanly speaking with reference ve are living in the golden age of The Augustan age was the golden age an lieerature; the age of Pericles. was the golden ege of sculpture; the Mediceari age golden ege of paintitg; so this i¢ the e of music. The world has more and usic in it to-day than éver before. God olomon with. many graces _and ; but the most beautiful of all his d accomplishments was his love. for music. Jerusalem resounded with tong.and orchestra during his reign; his grand choir of six hundred voices, with hali es many instru- ments of various kinds, made up thai chorms o Mount Moriah. Napoleon once said, “Music, of ail the liberal arts, has the greatest influence over the pas- sions “and is that to which the legislatnre ought to give the greatest encouragement.” Plato did not hesitate to say that “no changs can be mmade in music Withonts sinilar oo being made in the state.”” Music has great power over the emotions; it not only has the power of exciting our emotions, but {he pawer of diseiplining and Controlling emotion. Thers is, without doubi,a grand future for musit: Music of high and'erniobling order is snore and | imore filling the earth. The nations are learn- | ing the songs o1 ciyilization and’ Christianity, | t no one say thai the moral effects.of | music are-small and insignificant. Like the | sound of bells at might, breaking the silence only tolead the spirit into deeper peace; like a lenden cloud at morn, rising in gray tiiligh to hang as a golden mist before the furnace of the sun; like the dull, deep pain of one who f the firelight, full of memories; like: the I.lglnl of souls that -are wasted with sighing; ike peans of exalted praise; like sudden songs {rom the open gates of Paradise, so is music. 3 After the applause which followed the words of Miss Morse subsided, Miss Eda Blankart of East Oakland played a wiolin =olo and then Dr. Hobart was called upon by the president to present the diploma, conveying with itthe degree A.B., to the lady graduate, - - @ Arother musical selection followed, after which Chaplain C. 0, Bateman, U. 8. A.; 2 member of the class.of 78, delivered an interesting address upon the subject ‘of “Foundations -and Superstructures.” Next in order wasa violin . solo played by Mary Pasmore, 7years of age, 8 dsufhm of Professor H. B."Pasmore. Sowell did she perform thal the audierice recalled her three ties, = % After the conclusion of the ‘graduating gxercises most 0f the audience repaired to the classroom below, where the annual alumni dinner was' served. President Morse acted as toustmaster, and among those who respotided to his call were: Cheplain C. C. Bateman, C. L. Maloon '93, M. P. Boynton, aformer student and now acting pastor of the First Baptist Church, San ¥rancisco; Mr. Culver, & gradoate of Jefferson College; F. H. Dane 92, 'J. B. : 54, Rev. Mr. Drike from India, Rev.. M. Hill, Rev. Mr. Whittaker, . pastor of ~the Twenty-third .vem,xse B;pust sC'l:r\m:h, East Oakland, and r. Banks, pastor of'the Fi apti ChAn‘rg: B or First Bupmc_ e meeting of the hoard of trustees it was decided to employ another professor to assist durine the coming year, and Rey. Dr. Banks was elected to serve for a term of four years by the board of trustees, _In the evening Chaplain Bateman de- livered one of his popular addresses to-a large audience. His Freedom Was Brief, Fred Taylor, who ‘was recently arrested {for passing Confederate notes as gye:\dne at Benicia, enjoyed a brief period of liberty yesterday, but_is now in the Benicia jail awaiting examination on the cl;u%e. His attorney. swore out a writ of habeas corpus, and on the showing that the original warrant was defective the Judge discharged him from custody. The deputy constable who. was here to remove him to the scene of his misdoings had in the meantime secured a properly worded war- rant by telegraph, and befere Taylor could get out of the Courthouse he was again arrested. His attorney rushed around and secured another writ, but before it could be served on the Sheriff Taylor had been hurried to the Benicia train and was out of reach. Snell Seminary Graduates. Twelve bright young ladies graduated from the Snell Seminary last evening. Commencement exercises were held in the First Congregational Church, which had been very tastily decorated for the oc- casion: The programme was as follows: Organ voluntary, Mr. H. L. Mansfeldt; prayerJ. K.oMcLean, D.D.; song (@ “Ouvre tes Yeux Bleus” (Massened), (0) 4 May Song™ (Leoni), (c) “Summer” (Chaminade), Miss | Sophie 'Newland, accompanist Miss Bessie D, no solo, selections from the “Carna- amann), “Preambule,” “Valse Nolle,”" “Coquette,” “Chiarina,” “Reconnaissance,” +Marche des Davidsbundler contre les Philis- | tins,” Nellie Mae Cressler, puptl of F.Zech; song (a) “Lullaby” from ‘Jocelyn” (God- Wall; ard), (&) “Die Bakehrte” (Gosthelax yne), Eugenia Loy, pupil of Francis Stuart; cidrese,” “MffteraryJudgments," - Professor Charles M. Gayley, University of California; mandolin and guitar quintet, (@) “Robin Hood,” (De Koven), () “Manzanillo,” (Robyn) Leah Harris, ‘94, Fidelia Katz, Helén Tuohy, Florence White, '95, Grace Morey, ’Ml;pnpl of Miss Theresa’ Sherwood); song, (a) “My Lad- die,” (Neidlinger), (b) “Woodland Serenade,” Mascheroni) Harriet Roberts, (pupils of Francis Soiart); violin,“Cavalieria Rusticans s Mascagni, Jean Mary Hush, '93 (pupil of Sig- mund Beel), accompanist Florence W. Hush, '94; presentation of diplomas, R. B. Snell. The subjects of the essays written by the members of the graduating class are: “From School Life to Life’s School,” Horton Barter, East Oakland; “Works of Fiction,” Melita Bennett, Alameda; “Is Music the Higl est Art?” Nellié Mae Cressy, Cedarville, Cal.; “Tllusions,” Beatrice Cecelia Curtiss, Oakland: “There's & Divinity That Shapes Qur Ends,” Adeline Eiizapeth Henry, Chillicothe, Mo.; “Footprints in the S8and of Time,” Maud Ernes. tine Root, Oakland; “Bells,” Margaret Sophro- nia Smith, Welli Nev.; “Class Prophecy,” Irene Corrinne Ulp, San Francisco; “Whisper- ings of Nature,” Anne Marie von Ahnen, Cas- par, Cal.; “Twilight,” Milicent Frances Wheat- on, East Oakland; “All the World's a Stage,” Evelyn Irene Wilbur, West Butte, 3 *No Dilettanism,” Florence White, Tacoma. For Good Roads. At the meeting of the Good Roads Asso- ciation of Alameda County iast evening J. Britton was elected president and E. B. | Jerome vice-president by acclamation, to serve for the ensuing year. No more offi- cers were elected for the reason that it was deemed advisable to gain a membership representative of the various townships of the county and the various wards of the city before proceeding further. Vice-President Jerome, who presided, appointed the following members to serve as an executive committee for the ensuing two months, or until the full committee of twenty-one members is appointed: P. W. Bellingal, George H. Strong, E. C. Ses- sions, A. P. Bwain, A, L. Black, Seth Mann and L. G. Burpee. The chair appointed George A. Faulkner, F. L Vassault and J. D. Gallowe a com- mittee to attend the good-roads meeting of the Merchants’ Association of S8an Fran- cisco, which takes place May 29. Messrs. Lyon, Sessions and Hardy were appointed a committee to call onthe Board of Supervisors in conjunction with the Merchants’ Exchange committee at their next meeting and urge the building of a aod road to connect Alameda and Contra sta counties. No Bond Premiums. Oakland. will suffer by the same law that has served to de¥]ete Los Angeles’ revenue from the sale of her new issue of school bonds. Oakland’s school-bond issue of 1882 will expire October 1 of this year, and were it not for the new State law that has caused all the trouble in Los Angeles, Oakland might dispose of the refunding bonds at dpublic auction, which would mean an added revenue to the city of sev- eral thousand dollars. Los Angeles lost a premium of $20,000 by the operation of the new law, but Oakland’s loss on bonds for $140,000 will be considerably less. The pernicious clause in the new law is that which prevents the bonds from being dis- wd of to the brokers before the old ondholders have had the refusal of them. If reads: Baid bonds shall not be disposed of in any manner except in exchange for outstanding bonds for the refunding of which they are au- thorized to be issued; provided, thatif any holder of such outstanding bonds refuses to exchange any bonds held bgh:m for such re- funding bonds * * * asufficient number of refunding bonds may be sold in the manner provided * * * for mot less than the face value thereof. The new law is an amendment to section lof “an act relating to the sales and re- funding of bonds,” ‘that was approved March 1, 1893. The amendment gives the City Council power to issue refunding - bonds without an appeal to the ballot-box. It is thought that the phase of tife law will nearly, if not quite, save enough in the way of election exgenm to recompense Oakland for what she expected to realize as a premium on the new bonds. ‘Will Be a Test Case. A test-case is to be made of the refusal of City Clerk Tompkins to recognize the cre- dentials of H. B. Wayne, who was ap- pointed €ity Wharfinger .of Grove-street wharf by the Board of Public Works. Mayor Davie believes that section 71 of the city charter defines the position of the board in relation to the harbor and water front. It reads as follows: The board shall have special charge, superin- tendence and control, subject to such ordi- nances as the Council may from time to time adopt, of the harbor and water front. “In my opinion,” said the Mayor, “this laces the Board of Public Works' of Oak- land on the same footing as the Board of Harbor Commissioners of S8an Francisco. The board made this appointment for the specific purpose of bringing to a focus the question of the powers of the board. The wharf needed some one to look oat for it and prevent it use without the city getting revenue therefrom, and Mr. Wayne was appointed.” Collins on Trial. The trial. of Michael Collins, the aged slayer of Philip Boogar, was begun before Judge Frick yesterday, the entire day be- mgoopsu_med in efforts to get a jury. Collins is the father of Boogar's youthful widow, and shot his son-in-law in conse- quence of trouble over divorce proceed- ings which Boogar began against his wife after a short period of connubial bliss. From the questions propounded to the talesmen. by Attorney George A. Knight, who represents the defendant, it is evident that the contention will be that Collins was mentaily incompetent, and that he acted in self-defense when he shot Boogar. The case was put over until next Tues- g:y in o,;der to ‘u‘r.);six;h- new venire of rymen frou outside the city, whe; case is not so well known. i et ‘Was Charged With Embezzloment. Jacob Samuels, the postmaster at Station D in East Oakland, who left'town because of his shortage to the Chevra Kadusha So- ciety, returned to the city yesterday. During his absence his brothers made good his deficit. When he came back he went to the City Hall and gave himself up. He was booked on the charge of embezzlement, then he paid thecosts, $5, and was released. Thus ended his troubles with the Chevra Kadusha, of which the Civi gave an ex- exclusive account on the day tiu warrant Sold by the Sheriff. ~ Was §WOorn out. The proj on Third street, near Broadway, on which the Pioneer flourmill stands, was sold at “fublic auction by Sheriff White yesterday for $24,020 47, Charles E. Palmer was the purchaser. The t!;‘hth “t.I made S:nt_lu SB ind{ment :‘b{lil}ed e Union 8avings Bank against Irvi G{ Mather, Charles H. Mather, et al. Be ' Returned to Oskland, H. V. Blasdel of Oakland, who has been connected with the Union Pacific ticket office at Ogden for several years past, has returned to the home of his dyonnpr days and has been appointed city" "““'}5“ nt for the company, with offices at 1010 roadway. $ ” | forms. OAKLAND'S NEW INSTITUTE Both Rich and Poor Combine to Study Applied Chris- tianity. WHERE FXTREMES WILL MEET. Professor Herron’s Lectures Result in the Formation of an Altruistic Institute. Auditor Snow of Oakland, who is chair- man of the committee selected to draft a constitution and by-laws for the govern- ment of the Institute of Applied Chris- tianity, has about completed his labors and is ready to report to the general meeting for permanent organization that will be held Monday evening at the Y. M. C. A. parlors. Theimportant clauses of the con- stitution that will probably be adopted are as follows: Article I—The name of this organization shall be The Oaklana Institute of Applied Christianity. The purpose of the institute shall be the study of the teachings of Christand their ap- plication to modern society. Article II—-The membership of the institute shall not pe limited in number nor confined to residents of any Pnrtlcnlnr locality, but its special effort shall be Amonf the residents of :i .i cgtiu of Oakland, Berkeiey, Alameds and cinity. No one not in accord with the purposes of this institute, as stated in article I, or who is unwilling to apply the teachings of Christ to the present time, shall be eligible for member- ship. A‘;) lications for membership shall be re- iems to a mem! 'hip committee ofnine,who shall eeport all eligible candidates. Buch can- didates shall be voted for by the institute and be declared elected, provided they receive two- thirds of all the votes cast. The vote of the in- stitute shall be by bellot when demanded. All candidates elected shall be forthwith no- tified thereof in writing by the secretary, and on signing the constitution shall become members of the institute. If any person duly elected shall fail to sign the constitution ‘within three months after notice by the secre- l‘)‘eryg‘le shell be deemed to have declined mem- rship. On recommendation of the membership com- mittee any rson may be elected honorary member by & two-thirds vote. Honorary mem- aers shall not be required to sign the constitu- on. Whenever any member shall be known to hold opinions unfavorable to the application of the teachings of Christ to modern society, his membership shall cease, provided that no action of the institute shall be taken without notice having been previously given to said member. Order of exercises—Devotional exercises, reading of minutes, report of membership com- mittee, election of members, report of pro- gramme committee and announcement of topic for the next meeting, miscellaneous busi- ness, exercises as ln'ngoci by the programme committee. Associated on the committee with Mr. Snow are Messrs. Smith and Butler, who represent the radical element of the new movement. Of course, the idea of the in- stitute grew out of the recent lectures on “Applied Christianity” by Professor G. D. Herron in Oakland and San Francisco, and the professor himself, though by no | means the founder of the new society, has raised the spirit that led to its organiza- ion and has approved of its plan. He will be an honorary member. At the roof of the movement is the de- sire to bring together two distinct elements of the men and women in Oakland who discuss things and agitate sociological re- One of these elements comprise the thinkers and workers in the churches; the other is made up largely of those who agitate their grievances in addressing im- promptu mass-meetings from the band- stand in the Courthouse yard or from the City Hall steps. institute is to The purpose of the “study,” not to “do.” There are to be no initiation fees and no dues. Nor is the hat to be passed at the meetings. The plan is to have a basket or box for offerings placed at the entrance of the hall where the weekly or bi-weekly meetings are held, and to make no active campaign for nickels or dollars. Beveral well-to-do per- sons have, however, volunteered regular contributions and doubtless others will follow. Prominent in the new society are the Rev. Dr. Coyle of the First Presbyte- rian_ Church, the Rev. Mr. Rader; A. J. Gregg, a stair- builder; Dr. and Mrs. Dr. Lane, Mrs. Edna Snell Poul- son of Snell’s Beminary, and most of the E:stoxs of the Oakland churches. Cards ve been sent out explaining the pur- poses of the institute nm&nvit-ing member- ship, and about 200 of these have been re- turned to the membership committee. Tuesday night the temporary organization was effected with Mr. Grege as president and Mr. Robinson as secretary pro tem. An effort is being made to weed out from among the npglicants for membership in the institute all undesirable persons who are prone to disturb the even course of things by insisting upon airing their per- sonal grievances or injudiciously pro- mulgating their peculiar beliéfs in reform matters. Tolstoi’s faith in non-resistance to evil lies at the bottom of Professor Herron's teachings. In the institute this truth will be expressed by the motto that evil must be overcome by personal sacrifice. To study how to 2pply the doctrines of the sermon on the mount to nineteenth cen- tury civilization is the task chosen by the institute. KINDERGARTEN FINANCES. Their Fate Hangs in the Balance, Which Promises to Be Weighted With Gola. The financial fate of Oakland’s two kin- dergartens hangs in the balance. Money must be obtained, and unless the benefit to be given at the Macdonough Theater this evening brings in a neat sum an appeal must be made in some other way to the charitably inclined. There is much encouragement for the lady managers, though, in the way the an- nouncements of the programme of the travesty have been received. From every side come assurances of support, and if all the expectations are realized there will not be a vacant seat when the curtain goes up. ‘With such a worthy charity pleading for assistance it could not well be otherwise. The kindergartens reach out and do their work at a time when it has the most potent effect possible, for in the early iraining of a child depends its future. ‘When, therefore, it is considered that during the course of 2 year the two insti- tutions to be aided shelter between 300 and 400 little ones, besides giving outside as- sistance to babies in adjoining residences, it witl ‘be seen that their scope isa wide one and their expenses necessarily heavy. These are the main reasons why there is such a generous demand for tickets for the travesty to-night, though, as the show is one of the best ever given by amateurs in this vicinity, it has an attraction of its own that cuts no small figure. - The burlesque, too, will be seen at its best, for the benefits of the past public experiences were well iilustrated at a dress rehearsal |held yester- day. fiver‘yxhing runs smoothly, and the com- ical vein in which the piece is written is well sustained by the clever members of | the company. Thereis not a dull moment from the time the curtain goes up, on a burlesque on modern politics, to the clos- ing scene, where Rorueo violates the spirit gi {’ih:. play by wedding his bloomer-clad ulief In the first act a8 number of musical sgecialfiea g are introduced, and the orus renders a lot of old-time popular san, It is this blending of the modern witE“ the historical that forms the funny features of the production; as, for instance, when the Venetian roysterers sing “Drink It Down,” Later om, “Come, O Come With Me” is paraphrased to “The Tap- ster Is Waiting,” and “The Little Brown Jug” becomes ‘“‘Gentle Stranger, Rescue Me.” Sam Taylor’s Juliet has improved with age, and the coyness with which he em- bellished the part when the ph{ first made its appearance in soctetf circles, about a dozen years ago, has developed into a ma- tronly contidence that quite overawes the lovesick Romeo. Donald Campbell, too, makes the nurse an up-to-date creation, and the business between the two women is very laughable. & The solos of Harry Melvin as Capulet and W, B. Hopkins as the friar are two of the most effective features of the travesty. In the second act Melvin interpolates *‘A Father’s Love,” from Lurline, and in the convent scene Hopkins sings “The Holy City” in admirable style. The excellent part-singing by the chorus is also notable, and in fact the musical features of the roduction are fully as strong as the bur- lesque proper. Bsqpecxgl aptiention has been paid to the staging and scenery, and the performance will be complete in every respect. With so worlhy a cause and so good a play the house deserves a standmf-room only con- dition of affairs this evening. and the indi- cations are that it will get it. Oakland Shipping News. The lumber schooner Mary Winkelman with 600,000 feet of spruce, pine and fir tied up to the city wktarf yesterday morn- ing and began unloading. The consignees are R. Smiley, the En§1e Box Factory and Mr. Weilberg. The lumber is from New ‘Westminster, B. C. Ysaye at Oakland. The advance sale of seats for the Ysaye concert at Macdonough Theater has been excellent, and Manager Cook predicts good business. So great has been the rush for seats that the box-office will hereatter be opened at 9 o’clock in the morning. BERKELEY, The Board of Town Trustees canvassed the returns of the municipal election held on the 13th inst. last Wednesday evening at their adjourned meeting. The official count showed that Richard Lloyd was elected Marshal by a majority of 14 votes; M. L. Hanscom, Clerk by a majority of 33 votes; John Squires, Treas- urer by a majority of 343,and J. W. Wells, Assessor by & majority of 553. The new Board of seven Trustees was elected by the following pluralities and majorities: First Ward, John W. Gage 13: Second Ward, Reuben Rickard 13; Tl:i‘!d Ward, J. W. Rl:!l!l- ards 123 ; Fourth Ward, H, T. CYI?I 11; Fifth Ward, John Martin 47; Bixth Ward, G. G. Dur- rell 32; Seventh Ward, Christian Hoff 6. The Board of School Directors were elected by the following majorities: First Ward—G. M. Roberson, 53 votes. Sec- ond Ward—E. J. Wickson, 143. Third Ward— P. R. Boone, 79. Fourth Ward—George Swain, 14. Fifth rd—G. A. Norton, 49. Bixth Ward—E. F. Niehaus, only candidate from his ward, total vote, 131. BSeventh Ward—C, Engerbretsen, 53. The total vote cast was 1742, the largest known in the history of Berkelay. A meet- ing of the board has been called for this evening, when an expert will be appointed to go over the books of the various town officials. People’s Party Meeting. At a meeting of the People’s party held Wednesday evening for the purpose of completing work connected with the cent campaign it was decided to organize and to take measures for the campaign of '96. In order to do this successfully an assessment was levied jor the purpose of preparing and distributing mphlets upon the financial issues of the times. The financial plank of the party plat- form is gold, silver and paper money to the amount of $50 per capita, and of equal value as legal tender, with free coinage of silyer in the ratio of 16 to 1. Lorin Tennis Club. At a meeting of the Lorin Tennis Club held on Wednesday evening the followin members were clected : Misses Maggie an Anna Ronaldson and Miss Alice Reux of San Francisco; Messrs. Thomas Jones and C. Holton. A series of championship games was arranged, the first to take place to-morrcw afternodn at he club’s court in Lorin. Revival Services. The series of revival services being con- ducted at Ashby Hall in South Berkeley bi Rey. and Mrs. Meredith of the Society g 'f‘fiends seem to increase in interest aily. Ministers of .all denominations have been inyited to participate in the exercises, and a large number of conversions are re- ported as a result of the work. Entrance Examinations. Nearly two hundred students took the entrance examinations to the universit; yesterday. From all indications it woul seem that the coming freshman class will far exceed the one which entered last fall consisting of 420 members. Lecture by Colonel Lyon. Colonel J. L. Lyen of Oakland will give an_illustrated lecture on the ‘“Late War” this evening at the First Baptist Church. ALAMEDA, _ Yesterday marked the beginning of a new era in Alameda. It was an event worthy of celebration and one that will be long remembered by the residents of the encinal city. - The cornerstone of its new Oity Hall was laid and the procession which chacacter- ized the event was one of the largest and prettiest ever seen in Alameda. Flags waved from the tops of all tHe public school buildings and from every flagstaff in the city, and bunting was in evidence in front of the stores. The City Trustees met at their chambers at 10’clock and from there were escorted in carriages in the procession. Grand Marshal é B. Bullock and his aids led the procession, followed by the Fifth Regi- ment band, Company G, National Guard of California, with seventy men in line, under the command of Captain Chipman Joe Hooker Post, G. A. R., Catl)tain Todd commanding, Columbia an Encinal lodges of Odd Fellows, under the com- mand of George Knepples. Clark, Ley- City Trustees Forderer, decker, Fletter and Hammond, in car- riages, followed by Bchool Directors Tis- dale, Bryan and Brown; members of the Health "Board, Drs. Reynolds, Lubbock, Bull, Zeyn and Smith, Health Oilicer Mc- Lean and Sanitary [nspector Maillott. - Following the city officials was one of the prettiest features of the tgnm.ie, the Alameda Fire Department, the vehicles and horses being artistically decorated with flowers. Chief Engineer Krauth and Assistants Strong and Hackett rode before the Citizens’ Hook and Ladder truck, Hose Company 5, with a wreath of roses in each wheel and flowers in profusion, Thompson Hose Company, the Webb ave- nue and Webster sireet chemical engines, the steamer wheels bemf decorated with stars of roses and yellow marguerites. ’é‘ha blankets for the horses were made of owers. Oak Grove Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, met the procession at the Masonic Temple and escorted the Grand Lodge of California to the City Hall by the way of Park street, the procession saluting as t{ey ssed. p‘On arriving at the hall, corner of Oak street and Santa Clara avenue, the raising of the flag was g with twenty-one volleys, fired by the local military com- Bany‘ Miss Maud Chappel:sang the “‘Star pangled Banner,” the school joining in the :fiwr\w The chi sang “finfl Columbia.” Chairman Forderer of the Board of City Trustees reque: e Grand Lodge of Masons to lay the cornerstone, at the same time presenting Grand Master J, B, Stev- ens with a silver trowel. After ceremo- nies by the Grand Lodge the school chil- dren led in singing the national anthem “America,'”” Eugene Deuprey delivered the oration. 5 5 The box in which the memorials were placed was of copper. The contents were collected by President Forderer and City Attorney Taylor, and comprise letters from men prominent in fom.l:lli the first town government, ordinances copies of daily Jpublications. ' AMONG THE COAST MINES, [ Activity Is Reported in Many of the Coun- ties. CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN LET. Many Men Are Again Employed at Good Wages In the Old Min- ing Camps. They will soon begin crosscutting at the depth of 725 feet on the famous but long abandoned Gwin mine, Calaveras County, to determine the character of the ledge. Most of the old mines reopened of late have paid well, and the Gwin will bean exception if it does not. The men who had a bond on the Nar- derburg mine, Amador County, have been working several years, but have now quit, having found nothing satisfactory. A clean-up at the Reward mine, between Pine Grove and Volcano, Amador County, showed a result of $32 per ton. A contract has been let to run 1200 feet of drift on the 1000 level of the South Eureka mine, Amador County, the success- ful bidders agreeing to do it at$3 48 per foot. With the mine mill and new chlorina- tion works at the Zeila mine, Amador County, all in operaticn, from 110 to 120 men are given steady employment at good wages. The mining industry is giving 581;1';14\' opportunities for labor all over the In the death of Dr. Jay Guy Lewis of Sparta, Oregon, Union County in that State losesa stanch friend of the mining interests. He has annually, for some years past, personally hunted up the statistics of pmd'uction of the mines of that county and sent the figures to the San Francisco Mint, thus keeping his county to the front as a bullion ucer, in the Government re- rts. As many miners fail to respond to P&tera of inquiry as to gold product, his work in personally collecting the statistics has been valuable, and he has always done it without any compensation. L. A. Green of Weldon, Kern County, who has been making an extended trip through the mountains, says that there is a mineral belt sixty miles wide that reaches from the Panamint country north to Virginia City, and it will receive rapid development by a road running through ‘Walkers Pass to Barstow. here are already six well-developed minesin his own district. He has been working seventeen miles east from Searle’s borax works and uventg-two miles northeast from Mojave in the mouth of Gold Canyon, in the Butte Valley district. Thisis reached through Wingate Pass, on the west slope of the Panamint range. In his own mines he has 900 feet of tunnels and shafts. There is quite & mining “rush’’ for a new camp fifteen miles from Lordsburg, N. Mex., very rich ore having been found. The new Amalie district in Kern County, nlt]AguA Caliente, is starting off in good shape. Apeeuntract has been let to putup ten additional stamps at the W. Y. O. D. mine, Grass Valley. The Brunswick mine, Grass Valley dis- trict, is pumn;; in a heavy ;iumping outfit. A number of mechanics’ liens have been filed on the Alice mine, Perris, Riverside County. There are reports of a rich strike in the Gabilan country twelve miles west of Per- ris, Riverside ({)uncy. The Perris New Era says that the new mine recently discovered by Mr. Herkel- rath and known as the ‘“Dutchman” is said by those who have seen samples of the ore to be the richest yet discovered in that section. A meetingxof Shasta County miners will be hela in Redding on Saturday, the 18th inst. The meeting will be held to discuss the action of the railroad company in ap- plying for natents on mineral lands, ete., and other xm{omnt business will come before the meeting. There is a good deal of activity in the mines of SBouthern Oregon this summer. It is_said a reorganization of the Mam- moth Mining Company is in contempla- tion, and that the principal English stock- holders are now on their way to this coun- try for that purpose. The Mammoth is in Pinal County, and is one of the largest and richest gold minesin Arizona. The new organization will expend about $200,000 in improvements, among which will be the removal of the riill from the San Pedro River to the miue and the increase of its cagncity to 100 stamps. here is more demand for gold proper- ties in Arizona than ever before. Lynx Creek district is one of the live- lLiest eamgs in Arizona at present. Three hundred pounds of nickel and cobalt ore have been packed down from the Nigger Creek (Wash.) mines at the in- stance of W. J. Riley and shipped to Webb Co., Seattle, who will immediately for- ward the ore to Freiburg, Germany, to have it tested. % There is quite an excitement over the Slate Creek mining camp in Washin, ‘ near the international boundary, and on the summit of the Cascades. The ores are chiefly free-milling gold. During the winter forty-eight men have been washin B. O, for gold. Two men took out $3000 in dust and mxggets between them, and all have made good wages. Some of the nug- f‘ets taken out were worth $25 each. A rge_quantity of float, carrying gold, was found in the creek, and the rumners will combine and prospect the mountains with the intention of discovering the ledge whence came the quartz. California Miners’ Association Meeting. A meeting of the executive committee of the California Miners’ Association will be held in parlor A, Palace Hotel, San Fran- cisco, on Thursday, June 6, at 8 ». . It is highly desirable that there shall bea full attendance at this meeting, and notice has been sent some weeks in advance of the date in order that members of the committee residing in the interior may make arrangements to be present. Rep- resentation i3 wanted from each county in the organization, and unless the memoers Pro) fly delegated attend, the counties will be unrepresented. The views of all the members are wanted on the “mineral lJand and railroad” ques- tion in order to definitely determine the course to be taken by the association in this important matter. A great deal has nlreldey been accomplished through the special committee ‘‘on protection of min- eral lands,” but a full expression of opinion is desired as to_what further steps are to be taken by the association asa whole. The matter of finances is also one of consequence, requiring immediate con- sideration. If the resol utions and instruc- tions of the business convention are to be carried out the executive committee must have funds to carry on the work. Asthe majority of the members of the association are in the interior counties the prompt financial assistance of those counties is ex] , and it is hoped those who attend this meeiing will come prepared to say what may be expected from their respec- tive localities. It will be noted that some of the papers of the State are agitating a renewal of the old anti-debris contest, notwithstanding the fact that there is now a Federal law regulating hydraulic mining in California lndafl‘uf'nl commission having author- ity under such law to permit or prevent the working of such mines. These papers also making an effort to bring the quartz and drift mines into the same cate- gory as the hydraulic mines. All sach attempts will be met the united forces of the miners of California, as they wish their industry to prosper. To this end the California Miners Association 1ntends to continue its active efforts on behalf of the the banks of the Lardeau, 4 mining interests. All these matters will be discussed at the meeting of June 6, and all members of the executive committee h-za been very urgently asked to be pres- en ! Cost of & Small Crushing Plant. The Rose Hill machinery in Grass Valley district now ready for operation is a good example of a small plant for crush- ing ore. The Tidings gives details of the cost: The engine is a 6-horsepower gas- oline machine, and cost, laid down in Grass Valley, $635. The stamps are three in number, -and weigh 850 pounds. and at average speed witl dm&&) times per minute. This three- stamp battery cost, material and all, $815. This includes a self-feeder. Itis expected that 12 tons of ore can be crushed each twenty-four hours. 3 It required less than a week to set up th engine and put the stamps in position after the arrival of the machinery, though some preliminary work had been done in fram- mi‘ timbers. 'he btiilding to contain the machinery cost $800, making the total cost of the en-| tire plant about §2250. The engine will consume 134 gallons of gasoline per hour, the cost of which is 12 cents per gallon when purchased in bulk. Thus the cost for power will be from 18 to 20 cents per hour, or between $4 and $5 per day. 'IYhe mine at present has no concentrator for saving sulphurets, the ore being mainly free gold ore. If however, it be found nec- essary, a concentrator can ‘be added. Platinum in Alaska. Only & few hundred ounces of platinum are found in the United Btates annually, and this all comes from Northern Califor- nia and Southern Oregon, but very few of the miners make any effort to saveit. In some of the hydraulic or river mines in the regions mentioned the platinum is found in the sluices, mingled with the amalgam and gold, and if the miners would arrange to save it much larger quantities could be procured each season. Mostof the world’s supply comes from Russia, but it is also found in the United States of Colombia and elsewhere. For a number of years ast it has been known that platinum ex- 1sts and had been found upon a number of different bars on the Yukon, Alagka, but it has been only of recent date thatthe miners have given the matter any thought, which seems all the more strange when one considers that platinum is worth from $7 50 to $8 50 per ounce. It is nearly al- ways found in bars associated with free old in placer deposits, and miners who ave worked on Forty-mile and other creeks in the Yukon Basin where platinum has been found, had they but known the value of those little globular masses, would have not been so quick to ‘‘cuss’ them for persistently getting into their riffles. Still, most of them are so busy get- ting the gold that they pay little attention to other metals. The Assessment on Miners’ Associations. The Sierra County Miners' Association, a branch of the California Miners’ Associa- tion, has held a meeting at Downieville, to act on the suggestion of the executive committee of the main body to levy an as- sessment of 50 cents to defray the expenses of the State Association in their efforts to protect the mineral lands against the at- tempted - encroachments of the railroad company. Some time ago a letter was re- ceived from the secretary of the State As- sociation, calling the ~attention of the county organization to the work that had already been accomplished in preventing the issuance of patents to the railroad com- pany to some o}’the mineral land, and urg- ing that immediate steps be taken to raise funds to continue the work, of which there is yet a great deal to do. The Sierra coun- ty miners instead of the 50 cents levied an assessment of §1, half for local expenses and contingencies and the rest for the State Association. This is a goud example for the other branch associations in this State. Ifall the miners would put up their 50 cents, the executive committee of the State Association would not be embar- rassed for lack of funds. Nobody in the association, except the secretary, draws a cent for any purpose, all the money being devoted to furthering the interests of the miners of California. The work to be dona is of importance and admits of no delay. ‘Wanted to See the ‘‘Engine Joggle.” A report reached this city last night that an attempt was made to wreck train No. 318 on the Amboy division, near Yardville, and that as the engineer stopped to avoid an obstruction on the tracks he saw two tramps slink away into the woods. Word was telegraphed to this city to the rail- road officials. Detectives were promptly at work on the case to-day, and they dis-| covered that two urchins, whose parents live near the scene, had found an old coup- ling-link, broken out at one end, which they laid over one of the rails. Upon this they piled a lot of coal and cinders, They wanted to see the “engine joggle.” The urchins were badly scared by the severe lecture from the detectives.—Bordentown (N. J.) special Philadelphia Record. The mother of Auber, the composer of French operas, had excellent taste in both music and the fine arts. ALL AT SEA But Finally Rescued from Danger. Result of Taking a Friend’s Advice. There are thousands of women to-day. entirely at sea, 50 to speak, as far as their ailments are concerned. : . They are overtaken by someé female. " complaint, and send for their doctor in- all haste, He ' usually that without & lady friend tells the sufférer to- try. Lydia E. Pinkham’sVegetable Compound because it has cured her. : The following letter shows the. result of that trial, and is a sample of thousands of similar cases happening daily. .- ° “I had been very sick for a long time; doctored with many prominent physi- cians. They pronounced my case dys- pepsia, and said there was a tendency to cancer of the womb. There was a sense of fulness and weight in stomach. after meals, loss of appetite, and .offensive belching of wind, dizziness, ‘all gone’ feeling in pit of the stomach; headache, beartburn, palpi s tation at times, urine high col- ored. A lack of interest in all gs. “The doctor’s p medicines gave \ me but little re- lief. I was al- most in di ir, ‘when a friend ad- pound. I took it, and am now BCHD) perfectly well. I can recommend it to ali women. A number of my friends and reighbors have taken it on my recommendation, and have always found relief — Mgs, Jaues CBANKSHAW, Frankford, Pa, , tries this.and - success ; heis | all at sea, and | his poor. .pa-- tient is with | 4 3 e HERIY, -_FRANK W.BUTTERFIELD,. AUCTION SALES- (. 11 UNBSEN & (0, REAL ESTATE AGENTS, Rent Collectors .and Auctioneers. OFFICE AND SALESROOM, 14- Montgomery Sireet, NEAR MARKET, SPECIAL AUCTION SALE AS PER CATALOGUE, 2 at Salesroom, * MONDAY, T1AY 27, 1895, AT 12 M., Of Invesiments, Flats, Cottages, Resldences and Bullding Lots located as follows: Investment Corner on 25th Street. Southeast corrier of Twenty-fifth and Bartlett sts.; 4 good 2-story houses: one of 9 rooms and 3 of 6 rooms each; rent $87 50; lot 98:6x100 feet; both streets accepted by the city. Elegantly Situated Corner Residence. Southwest corner of Twenty-fourth and Dolores streets; 2-story house of 10 Tooms; lot 195x114; commands grand views of almost entire clty. Corner on Capp Street. Southeast corner of Twenty-third and Capp sts.; house of § rooms and bath: rentf $28; lot 40x70 feet; room for another house. Four Flats on Nineteenth Street. - North side of Nineteenth st., between Guerrero and Dolores; good -and substantial - flats; rents $67 50; about one-half of the froniage and almost all of the rear part of the lot is vacant; lot very large, 84:1x309 feet. - Downtown Invéstment. Nos. 628, 630 and 632 Fddy st., N. side, bet. Lar- Kin and Polk: 3 substantinl 2-story and basement bay-window houses of 8 rooms and bath each; brick foundation; stone walks, etc.: street accepieds houses in good condition; rent $129; lot 57:6x93. Douglass and Eureka Streets Building Lots. W. line of Eureka st. and E. line of Douglass, 75 feet §. of Eighteenth; 6 lots, each 25x125 feet; level on grade; ready for building. Six Lots. A—Yot on E.line of Eureka st., 99:8 feet 8. of Seventeenth : 87x125. Lot 287, Gift Map 1; 25x70; level: nehr Cortland ave. C—4 lots on the SW. cor.ot Noe and Alvarado sis.; corner 26:6x105, and 8, each 25x114. Duncan-Street Lots. N. line of Duncan st., 56 feet E. of Noe; lot 78:4 X114 feet, orin three ecnal subdivisions of 26:133 X114 feet each; easy terms. Investment on Bryant Street. 518 Bryant st., . side. bet. Third and Fourth: $-story buy-window house of 8 flats in front and 2- story hiouse in rear; rents 46; ot 20x80 feet. Cozy Mission Cottage. 2421 Harrison st., E. line, bet. Twenty-first and. Twenty-second; a mice nearly new bay-window cottage of 5 rooms and bath; brick foundation; stone walks, etc.; nice garden; lot 25x100. Gough-street Residence. No. 1120 Gough st., east line, betweep Ellis and O’Farrell; elegant 2-siory and basement bay-win- dow house of 9 rooms and bath; all modern im- rovements and conveniences; in good condition; ot 30x103:6 feet: good location for a doctor. Residence in Mission Warm Belt. No. 333 Nineteenth st., between San Carlos ave, and Valencia st.; a nice 2-story bay-window resi- dence of 8 rooms and bath: brick foundation; stone walks, etc.; street accepted; lot 87:6x85. Folsom-street Investment. No. 928 Folsom st., northwest side, bet Fifth and Sixth sts.; 3-story house In four flats: renis $02: lot 2685 Columbia Heights Cottage. East line of M'ajestic ave., bet. Ottawa ave. and Hearst sireet: cottage, and lot 25x100; this place is only two short blocks from the electric road on San Jose ave., and is two blocks north of Ocean View and is offered cheap. Cottage on 25th Street. No. 326 Twenty-fifth st., north side, bet. Folsom st. and Treat ave: new bay-window cottage of six rooms and bath: brick foundation, ete.; lot 25x75. Call at office and get Catalogue and_further par- ticulars. G. H. UMBSEN & CO., 14 Montgomery Street, WILLIsM BUTTERFIELD REAL ESTATE AND GENERAL AUCT ONEER. Office, second floor, Crocker butldiugz. THIS DAY. Friday...... ....May 17, 1895, * At11 o'clock A. ., On the premises. 932 UNION STREET, NEAR JONES, ++.T WILL SELLTHE.... Elegant Plano and Furniturs of Residence, COMPRISING: One suverb Sohmer & Co. Parlor Grand Upright Ebony Case Piano, for which 2500 was pald only a few moniths ago: Elegant Carved Frame Parlor, Suit in figured Silk-Brocatelle; Easy and Rece) tlon Chairs; Willow -Rockers: Bed and Plain Lounges: Lace Curtains; Pictures and Orngments: Parlor Tables; Elegant 'ved Oak and Walnut s: Spring ‘and Curled- Feather Pillows: White onlers: Wardrobes: quite stry Carpets; Sideboard: Txterision Table and Dining-Chairs: China Dinner and Tea Sets; Cutlery: Glass and Plated Warcs Union Range, with. Watér Back, and Kitchen Utensls, etc. WILLIAM BUTTERFIELD, Anctioneer, Crocker Building. IHPORTANT SALE S fa—— fn HIGH-BRED: GELDINGS, FILLIES ——AND—— ROAD TEAMS ;- Spreads; on and Taj ——FROM—— PALO.-ALTO STOCK FARM, . AT AUCTION, | THURSDAY - -~ MAY 23,1895, 5 2 At 11 o'clock A. 3., at Salesyard, Cor.Van Ness Ave. and Market t. orses may b e eeh at yard Monday, May Catalogucs no moady. P & CO.. Auctioneers, Montgomery street, 5. F. NOTICE OF ASSIGNEE'S SALE. : SN Frawcrsco; Méy 15, 1895. Noétice is rereby given that rsuant to an order of the-Superior Conrt 6f the Ui <ounty of San Francisce. the undersigried, a3 asslgnee in insol- veriey of Patrick O'Nell, ap msolvent. debror, will on TUESDAY, the 21t day of May.1880,at 11 0'clock A. x., at Main-streel whiarf, sell-atpublio auction the following persoual ‘property: One (1) birge or mud-scow known 13 “Barge No. 2, with the donkey éngine therea sl 2 20th. 2 LEVT; Assignee. Auctioneer. _ HOME FOR THE GBI TLIBIT 2000 Stockton 5L, 8. F, (al. - ABdsPIT&L FOR THE TREATMENT OF i Drug inebriety, _including . Alcoholism and Habits and Nervous Diseases resulting therefrom: . for the temporary” care and obsérvation_ of persons suspected of [usanity. Terms $10 (0 335 per w - Extracis from the report of the Grand Jury., fllsd December 8, 1894: “While not & public institu- tion, in consequence 0f compiaints made to s the 'press aud others, thorough examination was ‘made of the conduct of the Home of Inebriates, and as a result of our Investigations we are satis. fied that the same has been and is being properly - *| man: The s made t0 us of im aged. charge: ned‘gmw treatment of the patients were 1ot su Trustees—H. J. BURNS (President), Tk WA ety £ RO JOHN DENSMORE, J. W.. BUSTER: WogrTH. - ¥ or further information address 3 The Sup-rintendent and Resident Physieian. Downtown office— Room 13, sixth floor, Mills building, 3 to 4:30 p. M. daily. A Iaxattve refreshing for fruit lozenge, > very ble to take. CONSTIPATION hemorrhoids, bile, petite, zastric and troubles and 3 loss of INDIE N headache arising trom them. Gn'LLoH 33 xnekd'egxmlv"'hn. " ol by all Droggiste. 7