The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 21, 1895, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 21, 1895. 11 LATEST OAKLAND NEWS, All the Railroad Corporations Plead for Reduced Assess- ments. NEW STEAM ROAD TO DECOTO. San Leandro Wants the Wilmerding School and the Railroad Hospital. The Southern Pacific and allied corpora- tions had their inning yesterday before the ameda County Bo: of Equalization. E. Biack Ryan appeared with a big roll of type-written petitions representing a dozen corporations, for each of which he was the “ggent.” He was ympanied by Attor- ney Fouldes of the Southern Pacific law office and Luther Fillmore. & Mr. Kyan commenced with a petition asking that the asse: v of the Central P: luced from stated that n only has e right to assess railroad property ope- d in more than one county, and the v, he said, operates in nineteen s in this State. A letter was re- from Charles M. Coglan, cierk of the State Board, which supported Mr. Ryan's position, It read as follows: an, clerk of the State Board do hereby certify that the : and all rolling stock Railroad Cnm}mx , local ated in the of Oak- according to the de- file in this office, have his time, assessed by on, and ac itement f ished 10 8 ad company for 1895, een included in the assessment ear Cuas. M. CoGLAN, State Board of Equalization. ouse of the State Board hap- the boardroom, and he was 1d by Mr. Ryan to show 1 Pacific should not be as- s county. Morehouse testified Central Pacific had been assessed 1e State Board for many years past. W hat differance would it make if you d that the company had been operat- he road as a streetcar system and had n charging fare in Qakland ?” asked As- Dalton. on’t think it would make any differ- ve,”” said Morehouse. The matter was taken under consideration. The Central P: be r io ording wharfimprove- 0 for the horsecar railroad le to Newark. They wanta to $25,000 and $1400, a d that the depot be re- ,000 to $85,000 and the im- ts on Long Whart from $15,000 to e gquestion of the value of the ferry- the next matter presented by He said that the combined ferry-boats was equal to 250 )2 yéars of this had been hived. d they cost originally ?’ iy WE B ipte oo vei g , I don’t know that,” replied Mr. 2y From Mr. Ryan’s petition the following e taken. B] T how the aggre- ssment by Mr. Dalton 1 on them by the rail- re for the half of each Alameda Count; Assessor’s | “Figar 31 40,000 1t was also stated in the petition that | $58,566 is annually expended on the boats, and that one or two are so feeble that it is not expected they will pass the next in- on of the naval inspect duction was next as| sauge ferry-boats. Their age t given. Thereductionsasked are Bay C rom ,000 to $11,500; Encinal, $20,000 to 00; Gar $20,000 to $9000; Ne Mr. n I tions for the Oakland Street Railway Com- vany. This includes Telegraph avenue, San Pablo avenue and Twelfth-street horsecar lines. Mr. Ryan said the roads were being operated at a loss, and conse- quently the franchises were worthless. The Pacific Improvement Company was heard from. Mr. R any auge depot at Fourteenth street, all we want is a square deal. We want no favors and now, gentlemen, that is all.”’ { Wednesday morning Assessor Dal- The Contra Costa Water Company asked at its assessment of $225,000 on its fran- chise be reduced to a nominal figure, Their argument will be heard Tuesday. "he Oakland Gas Light and Heat Com- | pany asked for a reauction from $170,000 | 1o $50,000. The East Oakland Electric asked for a reduction from $76,975 te $35,250. The Oakland, San Leandro and Hay- wards Electric Railway thinks that $79,- 856 is nearer its true value than §239,850 and asks to have the change made. A ended the labor for the day and the board will meet again to-morrow after- noon. BAN LEANDRO IN LINE. Her Board of Trade Reaches Out for Local Improvements. The San Leandro Board of Trade has elected the following officers to serve for the coming year: John Driver, president; R. B. Cary and J. F. Hopper, vice-presi- | dents; W. P. Truesdell, secretary; D. Mc- Carthy, ancial secretary; Joseph Herr- scher, treasurer. The board of dairectors are J. A. Gallet, J. Black, P. Godchaux, J. | E. Quinn, J. Baumberger, J. M. Estudillo, D. Ury, D. Best, O. J. Lynch, Colonel Bridges, T. H. Rantzau. ““The Board of Trade is extremely wide- ake,”” says the Haywards Journal. “They believe in encouraging industries to locate there. They have made overtures to the stove works at Newark, about to change their location, to come to San Leandro, and_their next move was to ap- pear before the Board of Regents of the State University and offered to donate ten acres of Jand if the regents located the Wilmerding Industrial School, that hasa le of $250,000, at that place. The re- gents requested the committes to put their Proposition down in writing.” . The board is alse negotiating with the Southern Pacific Railroad regarding the contemplated railroad hospinf NEW STEAM ROAD. First Plece of Line Built for Many Years in Alameda County. The Southern Pacific Company is now doing the only piece of steam railroad building which has been done in Alameda County in a good many years. It iscon- structing a line, two miles long, from Alvarado, which is on the narrow-gauge line, to a point on the broad gauge, two miles west of Decoto. This is being done by arrangement with the beet-sugar company at Alyarado, which bongbt a right of way,at the expense of ments of the prop- { * asked | ed for the | xt applied Iar'big reduc- | yan said the land | § y was assessed for | is the property near the | sed,” said Agent Ryan, “but | be given s chance to defend his | Railway | about $5000, and gave it to the Soushern Pacific. The motive on the part of the sugar company was a desire to get cheaper transportation for its beets from Pleas- anton, where a considerable part of its supply is produced. It will also be an ad- vantage to the sugar company im this, that when it wishes to ship sugar into the interior it can be loaded on cars of stand- ard gauge 2nd sent to its destination with- out reshipment. A EBIG REDUCTION. Commerce Street Can Be Opened at a Reasonable Cost. The second report of the opening of Commerce street in East Oakland was filed with the City Clerk yesterday. Judge Henshaw declared the first assessment void. The first assessment allowed $31,215 for property to be taken, but this has been cut to $13,790, a reduction of $17,225. The total assessment is §18,423 30, which must be paid by owners of 1810 lets. The 33 per cent of the total which has been expended in fees isdivided as follows: Maps, $170; abstracts, $300; experts, $40; surveys, $200; ;(_»g(;mlssxouers' fees, §1500; attorneys’ fees, 750. From His Cabin to the Grave. Alonzo Hill, for many years a resident of San Leandro, died at the County Hospi- tal last week. The deceased was a native of New York and lived seventy-two years. Hill was a vetexan of the Civil Warand was once prosperous, but adversity over- took him several years ago. Till within two weeks of his death he lived in a cabin back of St. Joseph's Hali, where friends of the old soldier saw that he wanted nothing. Sale of Sessions Basin. Sheriff White sold Sessions Basin to Mrs, M. P. Benton yesterday for $13,232, to satisfy a jndgment ‘against E. C, Sessions. A portion of the property was reclaimed some years ago by Mr, Sessions at consid- erable expense. It extends from the rail- road tracks across the marsh to ship chan- nel, and in a few years will be a valuable commercial property. Haywards High School. Notice! has been received by the Hay- wards High School that it has been ac- credited by the University of California in all the subjects of its course of study that are included in the requirements for ad- mission to the university. Accordingly such graduates of the school as shall be recommendea by the authorities will be admitted to the university without exami- nation. Waymire's Answer. James A. Waymire has filed an answer to the suit of the Pacifie Improvement Company, which involves the title to a arge amount of marsh land on the Ala- meda shore of the estuary, Waymire claims seven acres through the Peralta grant and says he has been in possession of it for tweive years. Haywards Is Thankful. The two performances at the Castro-street Theater last Saturday and Sunday evenings b; the Fletcher family were very poorly attended, and because the people of Haywards did not turn out in large numbers to witness the shows ol this itinerant aggregation ef “‘talent” the manaxer says he will “burn up” the town of Haywards emong sll the players and actors whom he knows. “His idea of “burning up” is to warn his the- atrical friends that Haywards is & “‘jay” town, cople are unable to appreciate talent, and at the place should therefore be boycotted. It is to be hoped he will do as he threatens, and if soa prayer of thankfulness ought to be offered.—Haywards Review. Corral Hollow Mines. John Treadwell and the company interested with him in the Corral Hollow road heve let the eontract for 100,000 railroad ties. There is no longer any doubt but what the road will be built from Stoekton to the The elec- tric road from Oakland to tne mines should now receive all the encourngement possible, and we have 1o doubt but what it will.—Liver- more Herald. HISTORY OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters. Sessions Basin was sold yesterday to satisty & Jjudgment. A new steam road is being bullt from Alva- rado to Decoto. < San Leandro’s Board of Trade is reaching dut for everything in sight. Commerce street in East Oakland will be opened for half the original assessment. The Oakland navy’s second race over the new course will take place to-dsy at 2 o’elock. Some of the Oakland insurance agents are trying to form & local compact. They find there is no money in cutting rates. “Good-by wife, I am going,” said Hugh. Dougherty, a Southern Pacific engineer, yester- day, and a minute later he died. Among the first consignment of California fruitsold at suction in Cevent Garden, Lon- don, yesterday, was some shipped by R. D. tevens of Oakland, The Southern Pscific. Company’s agent, Black Ryan, stated yesterday that some of the ferry-boats were so week that they probably would not pass snother inspeciion. John T. Agar, executor of the will of Joseph Macdonough, Las been substituted as de- fendant in the suit of Thomas Cross and others upon certain liens, and kas given notice of an eppeal, J. H. Russell, a Contra Costa farmer, has led a petition in insolvency. He owes ! #6836 50 and has a farm end crops worth 350, but mortgaged. He has $350 worth of m utensils. The ladies connected with the Women’s Ex- change of Alameda will give & phantasma on August 8, 9 and 10 at that place, in which fifty young ladies will take part, presenting living pictures of various rcenes. The Haywards Board of Trustees has passed an ordinance prehibiting cyclista from using the sidewalks at certain times. Violation of its provisions is punishable by & fine of not less than $5 nor mere than $100. Rey. J. Whitcomb Brougher, once an Oak- 1and boy, new the popular young pastor of the First Baptist Church of Paterson, N. J., a church of nearly 900 members, will supply the ulpit of the Benlh-n\’enue Baptist Church, £ast Oakland, for the next three Sunda; A petition has been filed by H. H. Ellis, Robert Ellis and J. W. Peck, asking the Super- visors to open & road 40 feet wide from the railroad station at Sunol through Glen avenue, formerly known as Sinbad and Bachelder canyon, te the road known as the Dublin road. ALAMEDA COUNTY ROADS, The Now Tanks Help to Make Travel- ing Comfortable, Travelers over the county road from Hay- werds to Niles note with appreciation the im. provement that has been made in the road since wells were dug end tanks pus up so that it could be sprinkled. While this improve- ment is noted with pleasure it is with alto- gether a different sort of feeling that the ab- sence of any means for sprinkling that part of the road in Mount Eden distriet is considered. efore these tanks were put up the road was in a very unsatisfactory condition, and it was anything but & pleasure to ride over it in the summer. Now one can travel . over it with ,some degree of comfort, the change having been brought sbout by the sprinkiing of the road. What has been done in the Niles district gould be done in the Mount Eden district, ai the mnl:&' ought to be given early attention by the Boi of s‘i\lwervhon. Between Niles an way Ho! there are five wells, and between v House and Haywards, a distance of ebout three miles, two such wells would be sufficient. Besides being more pleasant for travelers over this much used road it would be a matter of economy to sink the wells and secure needed water for sprimkling. The gravel tbas has to be put on the road every few years is now ground to atoms and carried away in the form of dust. If the road were l{flnkled this would be avoided to & large extent and the graveling process would not have to be gone through so often.~Hayward Review. WALRATH WANTS DAMAGES. Is Not Satisfled With the Decision of the Circuit Court. The case of Austin Walrath vs. The Champion Mining Company has been car- ried to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. The plaintiff located the Provi- dence mine in the days of '49, and later was one of the principal holders in the Consolidated Wyoming mines. The defendants asserted that they bad a right to follow the dips aud spurs lead- ing from their mines in any direction. alrath held differently, and sued for §600,000 damages and also asked for a re- straining order. Hesecured the laiter, but his damages were only assessed at one- half the amount claimed. Not being sat- isfied with Judge McKenna's decision he now seeks to recover the entire amount claimed thropgh the Court of Appeals. BERKELEY'S GREAT LOSS, Professor Edward L. Greene Leaves for the Catholic University. AMERICA'S LEADING BOTANIST. He WIll Occupy the Chair of Botany In the Washington In- stitution. Professor Edward L. Greene, who has been connected with the botanical depart- ment of the University of California for the past ten years, left for the East yester- day to begin his labors as Professor of Botany at the Catholic University of Amer- ica, in Washington, D. C. Negotiations bad been going on for some time past between the authorities of the Catholic University and Professor Gresne, but it was net until about three months ago that his intention of leaving the Pa- cific Coast was announced. In 1885, Professor Greene was appointed instructor of botany at the University of felt by all students who continue in the department. he many scores of correspondents, in- cluding teachers of botany, farmers, horti- culturists, forestry men and amatewr botanists, who have-applied to him con- stantly during the ten years of his connec- tion with the university, will doubtless feel that his B:Bflb at the State institution canndt soon be filled, Under his management botany at the university wag thefirstdepartment to issue a monthl{ journal, and it is denbtful if the whole aggregate of the departments combined have published as much in the time of original contributions te knowledge as has the department of which Dr, Greene was the head. Of the expense of all “this scientific lication, amounting to more than 4 the university has not-borne a dolla; The following are some of the leading contributions of Dr. Greene, to the knowl- edge of the plant world: “New Species of Plants from New Mexico,” four pn;{‘efim Botanical Gazette, Vol. VI, 1881 ; “New Plants of California, Arizona and Mex- ico," nine Yl rs in Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, Vols, IX and X, 1882-83; “Studies {n the Botany of Califorma and Parts Adjacent,” six papers in Bulletin of the Cali- fornia L of Bgiences, Vols. I and II, 1885-87; “Bibliographical Notes on Well- Known Plants,” ten papers in Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical ub, Vols, XIV-XVII, 1887-90; ‘‘Pittonia,” a serles of eighty-seven in two volumes, pp, 617, 1887-92; ons of West American Oaks,' Flora Franciscana,” an attempt to classify and describe the vascular plants of Middle Celifornia, 1891-92; “Manual of th Eotany of the Region of San Francisco Bay, a systematic arrangement of the higher plants rewing spontaneously in the counties of Marin, Sonoma, 2,” Solano, Contra Costa, Alameds, Santa Cl San Mateo and Sam Frencisco, in the State of California, 1894; e DR. E. L. GREENE. [From a photograph.] California, having been engaged for fifteen years prior tothat time i special resen_rch into West American botany. At tbe_ time of his appointment it was assumed in the East, where Dr. Greene had long been known, that his selection by the Board of Regents was 1n recognition of the already distinguished service which he had rendered to California botany; though the truth was simply that an’ efficient and learned botanical instructor was needed and Mr. Greene was both on the gmum‘i and available for the position. Promotion from instructor's titje to as- sistant professor followed in due time, but it was not until 1892, when at the Interna- tional Congress of Botanists held at Genoa, Italy, that Dr. Greene was selected as the most eminent of North American botan- ists, and that the Board of Regents of the University of California moved to bestow upon the man who had been so honorably recognized abread the title of professor. At the International Congress of Botan- ists held in connectien with the World's Fair two years ago, Dr. Greene was elected to the chairmenship of that body by accla- mation. ? In the organization of the Science Asso- ciation of the University of California in 1893 Professor Greene, in conjunction with Professor Lawson, was a conspicuous mover, and became the first president of the association. As early as 1891 Professor Greene re- ceived an invitation to go to Washington, D. €., for the purpose-of delivering a course of public lectures at the newly opened Catholic University. RaE For two reasons this invitation was de- clined—on account of the very small corps of assistants then allowed the head of the department of botany at the University of Cn?itornia it was rendered impossible for him to leave for a few weeks in the midst of his winter’s work at home; and gecond- ly, because it was thought that this invi- tation tacitly implied a sort of candidacy for the future chair of botany at the new institution. X g On account of these conditions this first invitation to the Catholic University was declined, and only & few of the professor’s most intimate friends knew of it at the time. Last year the Right Rev. Dr. Keane vis- ited the Pacific Coast in the interests of the Catholic University, and meeting Pro- fessor Greene then for the first time asked if he would consent to entertain a proposi- tion to go to Washington to accept the chair of gohn in the Catholic University of America. The result was that a year later he tendered his resignation to the Board ef Regentsin order that he might ac- cept the position offered in the East and thereby have more time to devote to orig- inal work. i i = In accepting his resignation the Board of Regents placed upon record the follow- ing graceful tribute to the zeal, learning and efficiency of the retiring official: In sccepting the resignation of Professor Rd- ward Lee Greene the Board of Regents desir to express their sense of the great vaiue of his services during the ten years of his cennection with the uniyersity. He hes performed the duties of his chair with singuiar devotion to the interests of science, giving unsparingly of his time and means, laying the results of 1his work before the public and snlning high dis- tinction for his department of instruction. It is to be hoped that he will still find time to continue and publish his researches in the field, which he has made so peculiarly his owp, the botany of California and the adjacent States. Adopted April 9, 1895. Last month, the University of Notre Dame, lndhn,g, celebrating {he hftieth anniversary of its founding, conferred upon Professor Greene the honorary degree of holds membershlg in a number of societies at home and abroad, among which are the California Academy of Sciences; Zcademy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia; the Biological Society of Washington, and the International Acad- emrv of Botanical Geography, in France, The defpun;nnt of botany at the Uni- versity of California can hardly be said to have had an existence prior to the appoint- ment of Professor Greene, in 1885; and b; the withdrawal of his choice library sns invaluable private collection of West Amer- ican plants, advanced and critical work must necessarily, for a time, at least, al- most cease, and the absence of the stimulus of his personal zeal and enthusiasm will be | “Erythea,” & journal of botany, Vols. I and 11, 1593-94. e . LATEST BERKELEY NS An Estimate for Fire Appara- tus for the North End to Be Made. Crescent Wheelmen Organize an Annex to the Club—Faculty Personals. The Board of Town Trustees held a meet- ing Friday evening. It was decided to compel petitioners for street work in the future to advance enough money to cover the cost of the ad- vertising in cases where a majority of property-holders do not sign petitions. The Fire and Water Committee reported that the north end of town was greatly in need of fire protection. It was anthorized to obtain an estimate of the cost of suit- able apparatus for the protection needed. It was also stated that twe auiles of San Pablo avenues had no fire protection, and that water for street sprinkling had to be brought from a great distance. Gad Aylwin presented a statement to the effect that he has paid an assessment of $13556 toward the opening of Calais sireet, that the work had not been done and that it should either be commenced or his money should be refunded. A proposition to construct a fire-alarm service in Berkeley was read by an Oak- land centractor, but it was not accepted on account of the present derleted condition of the town treasury. Bills to the amount of $1810 were allowed. Crescent Wheelmen Organize. The wheelmen of the Crescent Athletic Club held a meeting Friday evening and formally organized a bicycle annex to the club, A discussion arose as to the legality of the proceedings, some claimipg that Putz- ker, having been elected cuguin for a year, was entitled to serve out his term, while others argued that as the antiex was anew organization there shonld be a new captain also. The board of directors of the club had already decided to recognize asa mem- ber of their body the captain elected by the annex. Putzker brought the discussion to a close by resigning. The following officers were elected: Captain, Charles Gompertz; first lieuten- ani, Fred B. Wilkins; second lieatenant, Bert Price; serfieunt. Charles Taber; bugler, Frank McClain; color-bearer, David Lane. The new club had its first run to the Piedmont baths, Oakland, last evening. Faculty Personals. Professor William Carey Jones, who has been attending the National Educational convention at Denver, returned home yes- terday. Dr. yJouph Le Conte, who has also been at the convention, went te Tahoe to join his family. Professor Brown of the department of &d&gogy is at Long Beach, Angeles unty, delivering a course of lectures at the summer school there. Professor Thomas R. Bacon is lecturing lthCo‘lnndn Springs before the summer school. Professor Bailey, who expected to read a paper at the Denver convention, is recover- ing from an attack of pleurisy at his home in Bouth Carolina. ————————— ‘When Adolf Mengel, the painter and illustrator of Frederick the Great, was af. work on his picture, “A Flute Concert at Sans Souci,’ in 1850, he asked the Court Marshal to allow him to see the music- room by candle light, but this was refused. Kaiser Wilhelm recently, to honor the painter, who is nurlg 80, invited him to a concett, where the whole court was dressed in costumes of the period, and Menzel’s picture was reproduced, the Kaiser him- self representing one of Frederick’s aid-de- camps, and $he musicians playing his flute concerto, NEW POLICE CAPTAINS,| Only Sergeants Wittman and Gillen Have Been Named So Far. DOUGLASS STILL HOLDS ON. Resignations to Go Into Effect on the First— Commissioner Gunst’s Return. The time within which the Police Com- missioners requested Captains Douglass, Stone and Short, Sergeant Cohen and Po- licemen Asher, Gallagher and Harold to send in their resignations expired yester- day. An effort was made to ascertain whether all had complied with the request of the Commissioners, but no official information on tne point could be procured. That will not be made known till the next meeting of the board. It is generally believed that all, with the exception of Captain Douglass, have sent in their resignations, The fact hasalready been mentioned that Captain Douglass has been making a determined fight to retain his position, and a petition signed by down- town merchants in his behalf was laid befors the board at its meeting on July 10. The captain has not, it is understood, filed his resignation, as requested, and that will force the Commiscioners to either “‘break” him or retain him. If the former course is adopted the reasons can only be old age or incompetency. The captain contenas that he iz not too old to perform his duties satisfactorily, and he is just as competent, if not more #o, than when he Wwas a younger man. g 17 the Commissioners should decide to “break” him, the question has been dis- cussed as to whether that would debar him from enjoying the benefiis of the pension fund. That point was settled, however, in the case of Sergeant Cole, who was decapi- tated at the time of the upheaval in March of last year, caused by the alleged corrup- tion in the department. He demanded to be placed on the pension list, and was suc- cessful. Beyond placing himself in the peeunliar gcahion of holding an office, which he has een asked to give up. assuming he should be retained, the captain has apparently nothing teo lose by the stand he has taken. Chief Crowley was asked yesterday if he had any information to impart as to when the board would meet to take action on the resignations and as to the officers who will be the new captains. 1 cannot say,” replied the Chief, “when the Commissioners will meet. They may call a special meeting for Monday night, or they may wait till the regular meeting on Wednesday night. What action they will take I do net know. ““You must understand that these officers bhave simply been ‘requested’ to send in their resignations—not commanded. Iam, of course, a Commissioner, but the appoint- ment of captaing, as L have said before. rests with the other Commissioners, and I cannot say whom they will appoint.”’ Only the successors of Captains Douglass and Short have thus far been selected, and they will be without doubt, Sergeants Witt- man and Gillen. The Commissioners have under consideration Bergeants Robiuson, John Martin, Bennett, Esola and Price, for the third vacancy, and there will be a fourth captain to name when the seventy- five extra patrolmen are puton. Wittman has been pushed forward by Commissioner Gunst, and as far as can be learned this was the only fight he had, although he did put in a kind ward for Sergeant Gillen, with his brother Commissioners. The new captains, it was learned last night, will, in all likelihood, be appointed a week from Wednesday night, which will be the last day of the month. By that time all the appointments will be ready whether Gunst returns to the Cit% or not, and will then be named. The Commis- sioners have no idea when Mr. Gunst will return, but his absence will not interfere with the business of the department. Commissioner Tobin when seen last night would net mention the men agreed upon, and, in fact, said that the matter had not been settled. “We have talked over the promotions,” said the Judge, ‘‘but there has' really been nothing definitely determined. We leave a great deal in the selections to the judg- ment of Chief Crowley, or rather, we are guided to a great extent by it. I do mnot think there will be any appointments made before the night of the 3lst, for, as I understand it, all the resignations take effect on the 1st. Only two of the new captains have been considered, to tell the truth, and we have had no time to confider the sergeants or the lieutenants at all. “As far as T can learn the resignation of Captain Douglass bas not yet been handed in. I have heard that the captain had re- fused to resign, but what he can expect to malke of it, I do not see. I am very sorry for Captain Douglass, but the Commis- sioners have already acted in his ease and 1 do not think that they will reconsider it. If he will not resign, why there is only ene course open to us, and _that is to elim- inate his name from the roll.” Commissioner Gunst will not be present at the meeting at which the new captains and sergeants will be named. He- is not expected home until August 5. revivalist, Heory Varley, will deliver an address this_evening. To-morrow night the pastors of the different denominations will meet and arrange for a series of revival services to be conducted by him, Buck’s Funeral To-Day. The funeral of Ole Buck, the car con- ductor, found drowned in the bay near Oakland long wharf, will take place this afternoon from the residence of his mother, 935 Taylor avenue. The interment will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Three Tramps Jailed. The tramps still haunt the sidetracked freight cars at Melrose. Deputy Constable dchrader found three, who were yesterday committed to five days each in the County Jail, Ozakland Navy Races. The Oakland navy will hold races this afternoon on the estuary. The start will be {ronkx the Alameda Boat Club house at 2 o’clock. MAY DEFEAT THE BONDS, Oakland Taxpayers Are Threat- ened With an Enor- mous Levy. The Necessary Vote Could Not Be Obtained Last Year at a Speclal Election, The action of the City Council in passing to print, on' Friday night, the ordinance calling a special bond election has aroused the Populists, who are making active ef- forts to repeat their work of September of last year. On that occasion the question of refunding the maturing bonds for $140,- 000 was submitted to the electors and hope- lessly beaten. The bonds are now nearly due and the same question is to be voted on again, It is almost certain that the measure will be defeated, and if such proves to be the case the September tax levy will have to be increased from §1 12 to $1 47 to meet the obligations. The same organized ef- fort on the part of the Populists will be made, and they claim that they can easily prevent the two-thirds vote necessary to legalize the reissue of the bonds. ‘When the question was submitted to the electors last September less than ome- quarter of the usnal number of votes was cast. Of these 1194 were for the bonds and 806 against. The reissue was, therefore, killed at that time. Bince then the Popu- lists have increased in numbers und re- ceived much encouragement by the election of a County Treasurer, Sheriff and Super- intendent of Schools last November and by the election of Mayor Davie last March. A Populist Chief of Police will take office on August 1, and will still further strengthen the party. As one of the planks of their platform is in opposition to the issue of bonds it is very probable that the $140,000 will have to be providea for in’ the tax levy. “Should the measure be lost at the polls,’” said the Auditor yesteraay, ‘‘there will be ne alternative but to provide for the payment of the matured bonds in the tax levy to be made in September. It will cause a fearful rate to be made, as 35 cents will require to be added, solely for the pur- pose of paying the bonds. “At the last election, when this very same question was voted upon, less than 925 per cent of the voters turmed out, and the measure was killed. I have not much faith in special elections, but if the taxpay- ersaon’t want to bave an enormous in- crease in their taxes they had better put in an appearance on August 31.” Should the Populists vote unanimously the refunding proposition would be beaten, but there is some difference of opinion re- arding the policy of bond issues, and as a fug: number of the party is composed of small owners it is hoped by the large tax- payers that personal inclinations will out- weigh party fealty. — - REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Estate of Jobn Sullivan (by F.J, Sullivan, ex- ecutor) to Charles S. Crittenden, re-record 1519 d 860 of Iot on N line of McAllister street, 160 W of Devisadero, W 25 by N 137:6; $1850. ~Charles McCarthy (by JI. . McCarthy, attorney) to Hugh and T.P. Hogan, lot 30, block 15, Lake- view: $10. John J.and Mary L. O'Farrell to Henry F. Burns, 10} on N'W line of Mission street. 25 SW of Francis, SW 25 by NW 100, Academy Tract: $10. Minnie A. Monroe to Margaret Munroe, lot on § iine of State street, 3 feet W of lot 21, block 15, Flint Tract, E 50, S to SW boundary of Flint Tract, NW 60, N to beginning; gift. ALAMEDA COUNTY. Margaret A. Cahill of Oakland to James L. and Michael Morris, 1ot 13, block D, Oak View Home- stead Association, Onkiand; $5. Mountain View Cemetery Association to Mrs. Victorine F. Anthony. the W portion of lot 13, in plat 85, Mountain View Cemetery, Ozkland Town- ship: $10. Frank H. Kellogg to Julia F. Kellogg, lot on N line of Eagle avenue, 168 E of Willow sireet, £ 42 by N 150, block 18, Iands adjacent to Encinal, Ala- meda; gift. James Young of Contra Costa to James T. Glenn of Oakland, lot on N line of Thirty-fifth or Walton street, 281 W of Telegraph aventie, W 60 by N 120, being portion of ots 28 ama 29, Brown Tract, Oakiand; $10. ‘clina Ruet of Oakland to Clarisse Ruet of Oak- d, lot block 56, Ozkiand; $500. Bridget Kosmaisk! (wife of Frank) to Charles M. Fisher, lot on E line of Telegraph avenue prior t0 widentng, 50 N of Hawthorne avenue, N 50 by E 125, being lot 15, Buena Vista Homestead, Oak= land; $10. Simon W. Powell ot San Francisco to Nellie Shearer of Shasta County, lots 36, 37. 38, block J, Brozdway Terrace, Onkland Township: $10. A. W. Gamble of Alnmeda to Irances J. Kitte- master (wife of J.), 1ot on N line of Central avenue, 494:954 E from line between Aughinbaugh 223.374 acre tract and Chipman B 111.687 acre tract, N 148:5%5, E 80, S 148:514, W to begioning, Ala- meda; gift, Same 10 . A. Gurd (wite of George), lots 4107, | LATE NEWS OF ALAMEDA Three Claimants Appear for Land Along the New Tidal Canal. J. L. Isaacs Gets Into Trouble Over His Bullding, and Wonders Where He Is At. H. A. Hebard, who owns the first lot on the tidal canal, made application to the County Board of Equalization a few days ago to be assessed on another piece about half an acre in extent. As there wasno opposition the application was granted. Now two other claimants have cropped up —Samuel Wells and Miss Josephine Mar- cuse. Their deeds show lines running northerly from Blanding avenue to the middle of San Autonio Creek.and would take in the property now in dispute. ‘When the excavation was made for the canal the ereek disappeared, so if the case reaches court parol evidence will be neces- sary to fix the location of the creek which is not shown on any of the old maps. Bued by a Real-EState Man. Captain Hanley, a real-estate agent on Park street, instituted a suit yesterday aft ernoon for $50 against J. L. Isaacs. The claim is for valuable information given him and on which Isaacs acted. He had to find a new site on which to place a build- ing that was about to be removed for him by the town authorities becanse he was so long in doing it himself. The site was found for him by the captain. The case of Mrs. B. Comfort against Isaacs for dgm’gu and loss of business caused by him forcing her to leave the building in question while she held a lease thereof ought to0 have been considered estexday, but was continued until next ednesday. Church Services. The sa song, “Miserere, Domine,"the words by Alfred ¥'. Kercheval, which have been set to music by Theodors Vogt, will be sung at this evening's service of the Unitarian Church by Mrs. McCormick, the ’cello obligato being played by E. Victors. In the First Baptist Church the English block 20, Oak Shade Tract, Alameda: gift. Johanna K. Kower to Elizabeth A. Hamilton, lot on W line of Weber street, 256 S of Central avenue, S 50, W 183.95, N 50. E 133.65 to begin- :llr:,g. being lot 109, Enclnal Park Tract, Alamed: Marcus Torrey of Irvington to Robert B. Crow- ell of Irvington, land commencing at & stake 80 teet W of SW corner of C. F. Peterson's lo; on N line of Mission street in Irvington, thence N to South* Main- street, W to NE corner of Crowell's lot. thence S to North Mission street. E 10 to be- ginning, being & portion of lot 2, Insection 3, township 5 south, range 1 west, town of Irvington, ‘Waskington Townshi; 10, Builders’ Contrac Henrietta Worsdaie with Marcuse & Remmel, to bulldon 8 lme of Seventeenth avenue, 350 W of Railroad, W 25 by 8 100, all work on one-story trame: 1475, Callioraia Bible Koolety with Gray Bros., con- crete work, et . 8ama with M. McGowan, brick, stone and terra cotta work; $9988. Same with J. H, McKay, iron, carpenter and plastering work, elc.: $20,190, Same with H. Williamson, plumbing work, ete.; 612, Sl&no with W, T. Beck, painting, polishing, etc.; 20, All'on lot on N line of McAllister street, 70 W of L N E12 8 Hyde, W 6, N 127:6, W 30, N 10, 187:6; v ory brick buildin; WY SISTERS, I Send You Comforting Words. {SPECIAZ ¥O OUR LADY READERS.] “For years I had suf- fered from falling of the gy womb, inflammation of the stomach, and weak- r ness of the fe- male organs. 41 used Lydia . Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- pound, and found a perfect cure in it for. ; these troubles. g Fhrough Z going u the change gof life, and taking 7 the Compound. # 1 find itstrength- S ens me, and does : <8 much good. If Every #woman at this stage’ it, they would find DeCLinE, N.J. of life would take much relief.” — Mgs, Lizzig 224 Grand Street, Jezsey City, NEW TO-DAY. OF EADURING.FAVE The Practice of Medicine and Surgery Has Been Revolutionized by Dr. Sweany. THE STORY OF HiS SUGCESS. The Great Specialist Has Made Life Anew to Thousands and Tens of Thousands Who Had Been Given Up by Other Physicians—His Specialties and Mode of Treatment. By his skill as a spectalist Doctor Sweany has completely revolutionized the practice of med- icine and surgery in San Franciseo. Standing to-day, as he does far in advance of any speeialist or medical institution in the country, his wonderful success and skill are the outgrowth of several conditions by which alone what he has done in San Franecisco could be accomplished, First—The qualifications with which nature has endowed him, as evidenced by hiskeen per« ception into the mysteries of all diseases with which those who apply to him are afflicted. He is thus enabled to clearly distinguish the exact character of the complaint and to cone ceive the proper and most effective kind of treatment for its entire cure. Second—He 1s wholly devoted to his profes- sion, having no other desire for achievement than to make still grander the complete suc. cess which he has thus far attained. IHis great stability of character, his unceasing studyand untiring energy to accomplish that whieh he sets out to do, together with many more great and noble qualities, which one soon recognizes in him, all serve to advance him in his most worthy ambition. Third—His great advantages of study and ex« perience in the leading end best colleges and hospitalsin the land, where he served in all departments, and where his great natural abil- ity was acknowledged in all branches as being superior to his quite worthy but less successful associates, have all helped to assist him in his work. Is it any wonder that with all of these ad- ventages in his favor, natural ability, study, it F. L. SWEANY, M. D. experience and & mind devoted to his profes- sion, Dr. Sweany should have acnieved his en- viable reputation for curing distressing and obstinate cases which had been given up as in- | curable? Asyet no case of failure can be discovered against him, and such ability and skill to com- bat and conquer all diseases of men and women have never before been demonstrated. Although the doctor charges in some cases more than ordinary paysicians and specialists, his services are certainly of different value, and if any one thing be worth more than anything else it is certainly the services of a competent and successful physician and specialist who never loges sight ef a single case until a perfect ana permanent cure is effected. 1hose who are afflicted should not waste time, money and health dosing with cheap treatments, cheep medicines and nostrums. The Doctor gives his services free of charge to the poor and worthy who call at his office every Fridey afternoon, and many expressions of gratitude and praise go out dally from the poor as well as from those who have paid him well for valuable and successful services ren= dered. As s man Dr.Sweany Is truly upright, conscientious and charitable, and as a phy: cian he is thoroughly competent, earnest and successful, and any and all persons who may be suffering from any human ailments what- ever will do themselves a great injustice if they do not call upon him, even if their troub- les have resisted all other efforts to cure. He treats nervous debility of every kind, name and nature far in advance of any other institution in this country. YOUNG MEN, If you are troubled with night emissions, ex» hausting drains, pimples, bashfnlness, aversion to society, stupidness, despondency, loss of energy, ambition end seli-confidence, which deprive you of your manhood and absolutely unfit you for studv, business or marriage—if you are thus afilicted you know the cause. Get well and be a man. MIDDLE-AGED AND OLD MEN. There are thousands of you troubled with weak, aching backs and kidneys, frequent painful urination and sediment in urine, im< potency or weakness of sexual organs and other unmistakable signs of nervous debility and premature decay. Many die of this diffi- culty ignorant of the cause, which is the sec- ond stage of seminal weakness. The most ob- stinate cases of this character treated with un« failing success. PRIVATE Diseases, Gleet, Gonorrheea, Inflammations, Discharges, Strictures, Weekness of Organs, Syphilis, Eydrocele, Varicocele and kindred troubles quickly cured without pain and de- tention from business. 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