The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 4, 1895, Page 11

i THE SA FRANCISQO CALL, SUNDAY, AUGU 4, 18 11 LATEST AKLAND NEWS,| The War Between Rival Water Companies Assumes a Serious Aspect. EARLY DELUGE IN A HOMF. A Careless Contractor Drives a Spike Into a Big Water- main. The war between the two powerful and wealthy water companies that are strivir for supremacy in Uakland has at last reached a stage in which everybody i terested. The pressure on the m. the new company has decreased to that has interested fire-insurance men, and a new supply in North Oakland was con- nected with the A ado supply yester- day to help keep up the pressure in the mains. The new company declares that it is pumping millions of w cess of what is used, and that its Contra Costa Comp: mains somewhereand wasting the water. al charges of a crim- er for weeks past. nature at Mr. Dingee has charged Orestes Pierce with bein 1 at Alvarado and directin to dimin- e replied‘that own business. n the past four pumps have been ian belt all around and bhave been umping fresh water Mr. Pierce says it by the glue and other fac- re; Mr. Dingee savs it is pumped into the oce: A few weeks ago n flume of the new company was i salt water of the marshes i nauseated the consumers for y. Mr. Dingee charged ith the dastardly act. Mr. vs the new company did it for the e 0 btaining sympathy After the m weather set in the company’s e went down. Mr. Pierce said that zee’s supply was giving out. Mr. aid that Mr. Pierce was interfer- = with his mains somewhere and em- i Colonel Mendell and a few more en- to try and discover where the were being tapped. Soon after the il gave all the hydrants west of yadway to the new company, the fire in- nce men protested and Mr. Dingee that the protestants were influenced by the Contra Costa Company. ent Dingee boldly asserts that ident Pierce has organized a con- cy to drive him out of business by g into the ocean, main-tapping and ners to waste water in all Fire Chief Lawton said he afer if the pressure west of v were a little higher, and so the 1s at Twenty-ninth and Myrtle started up again and the ased. n Oakland is interested in , as water rates are now 50 per than when there was only one ny, and should either company be d out, a return to the old rate is There are millions of capital on either side, and more substantial deyelop- are expected, as there seems to be no arriving at an amicable agree- Spiked a Water-Main. h at Twelfth avenue and East Sixteenth street was completely washed v vesterday morning, owing to the s of a housemover. A powerful stream of water a foot_in diameter spurted through a gable window and deluged the entire house. The sleeping _inmates tihovv-:ll;t it was a second flood and fled for their liv The accident was caused by a house- v ving a long spike into a 24-inch water ' main. About 3 o'clock the con- tractor who has bought the old Swett school was moving it and was changing his gear. He started to drive a spike into the pavement to anchor his tackle. When it was about two feet in the ground it met an obstruction. Big hammers were brought into play and after a few heavy blows there was a hissing sound for a moment, and a moment later road-bed and men and tons of wat The spike had broken the main at a time en the pressure was greatest. The stream spurted into a partly opened window and thousands of gallons washed through the before the water was turned off. A ter one of the horses_was suddenly d it was discovered that s which had been cut itted to fall across the ‘When the engines of the railroad started up the became powerfully charged and i the horse. 3oard of Equalization. The City Council held its final meeting as a Board of Equalization last night. neilman Bassett (Old Pard) engaged in E al passages at arms with the attor- neys for the Soutbern Pacific, lawyers and experts. G. W. Baker said that 2 man who was so prejudiced against Mr. H on as Bassett has declared him be should not sit cn a Board of Eg tion. Bassett replied that the railroad was not carrying things at present. “A man is not down when he is on his knees,” said Baker. “No, but you're only on your knees to- night because you're forced to it,"” replied Bassett. The application of Edson Adams for re- ductions on Lake Merritt property was de- nied. Councilman Dow wanted Adams to be sworn, but on the advice of hisattorney, W. W. Foote, Mr. Adams declined. ndercook system of lines operat- t Oakland and Fruitvale were ed 10 per cent from the Assess Mr. Bassett offered a resolution ment of the Seventh-street ,000. The resolution nm v. Mr. Bassett made 10tion in regard to all the other rn Pacific, Central Pacific and Oak- ompanies. t made his motions he Mr. Baker familiarly on the head, e Baker replied, “It's” all right, old Trouble at Peterhofl. Joseph Daniels, a member of the Order of the M 1, has pre-empted the old tankhouse at Peterhof ie and threat- ensto hold the fort against all comers. Daniels is a firm believer in the doctrine laid down by the founder of the order, the ate Count Poulson, and he declares he has :n ordered by revelation to fake up his ide on the property. he widow, who resides_in the castle, is not a believer in the doctrine, but regards it as_so much nonsense, and she declares she will get the Sheriff to eject all comers that she cannot drive off herself. Mrs. Poulson has stated that she has prepared to defend herself and if some of the hot-headed members of the Messianic order receive instructions to invade Peterhoff serious trouble may fol- Yesterday Private Smith, who has made his headquarters on a boat on the Alameda shore, decided to abandon his ark and hold a camp-meeting on the grounds of Peterhoff. He intends to pitch a tent on the estate and hold public meetings. Shou)d he do so Mrs. Poulson’s friends have threatened to throw him off. Excursion of Altrurians. Oakland’s Altruria has organized, and at the last meeting adopted a constitution which fully outlines the course its members intend to pursue. The local union has been experimenting for some time, but has now proved to its entire satisfaction that the principles of altruism can be carried er were scattered all over the street. p out in the daily affairs of life, and are now working to extend their membership. The object to which all efforts are being directed at present is the colonization and development of Winters Island, and twenty members went on an excursion to that place yesterday, San Leandro Wants Light. San Leandro is anxious to own an elec- tric light plant. An estimate of the cost of a plant sufficient for the purpose has been made at $6000. This would require an additional city tax of 35 cents on the $100 for two years. The running expenses are estimated at $150 per month. The city has been paying about $2000 a year for street lighting with gas and coal oil and the system has proved very unsatisfactory. The matter will probably be settled at to- morrow’s meeting of the Trustees. Herbert’s Salary. The refusal of the County Treasurer to cash the warrant of County Detective Her- bert will probably result in that gentleman being Fau} by the District Attorney. That official said yesterday that if the ‘I'reasurer refuses to pay, the warrant will be re- scinded, and” Mr. Herbert will be naid from the District Attorney’s funds. This method is entirely satisfactory to the tax- payer, as the money will then virtually be taken from Mr. Snook’s pocket instead of the county treasury. Schoolteachers Hurt. . Miss Anna Beatrice Macdonald, a teacher in the Durant school, and Miss Emily Grant, principal of a Woodland school, were driving along the San Leandro road yesterday afternoon when they were run into by a car of the Haywards electric road. The ladies were thrown out and severely shocked, and Miss Grant's back was injured. The buggy was completely wrecked. The carmen acknowledged that they were to blame. Supervisors Condemned. The Federation of Trades of Alameda County passed the following resolutions at their regular weekly meeting: WHEREAS, The Supervisors of Alameda County, sititng as Board of Equalization, has made great reductions in the just and fair as- sessment of the property of wealthy individu- als and corporations, thus discriminating against the laboring ciasses, the real taxpayers, therefore, be it Resolved, That this Federal Labor Unioun No, 5761, of the American Federation of Labor, considers the action of said Board of Supervi- sors as inimical to the interests of the common people and that they are guilty of malfeasance in office and the said actionis unqualifiedly condemned. The secretary was instructed to forward a copy to the Board of Supervisors. At the Macdonough. The regular fall and winter seison at the Macdonough Theater will open to-morrow night with Hoyt's ‘A Black Sheep.” The ergagement is for three nights and a mat- inee Wednesday. The Lyceum Company has always been well received in Oakland, and the advance sale of seats has been very large and insures a warm welcome to the company. This engagement is at popular prices. For More Wharfage. The Mayor has recommended to the City Council that they ask Colonel Mendell, the Government engineer in charge of the es- tuary,to re-establish the harbor lines south of East Oakland so that they will run about 300 feet further out. This will give an opportunity to build out piers into the ry instead of merely building a ght wharf. A Big Suit. Sherman, Clay & Co. have sued A.T. Hatch for $50,822 and interest amounting to $2371, being the purchase price of a 20- acre tract of land in Fruitvale which it is d Hatch agreed to buy seven year: Hatch paid the installments till Septe 1892, and then refused to have anything more to do with the propaerty. HISTORY OF YESTERDAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters. The School Trustees have added drawing to the studies now taught in the public schools. David S. Ainsworth has been granted a di- vorce from Luella C. Ainsworth on the ground of desertion. Dr.Woolsey and Constable Wiedler have made friends and ihe warrants for each other's arrest will not be issued. Twice during the past week stones have been thrown at local trains in Alameda County. . On one oceasion a lady was struck. The Mayor has approved the ordinance su- thorizing the Board of Public Works to adver- tise for proposals for sweeping the bituminized streets. The Sherman-Clay Company has sued A.T. Hatch for $50,822 50 on account of notes se- cured by a morigage upon some twenty and about one-third acres in Fruitvale. The Central Night School, which is held on the ground floor of the new High School build- ing, has now commenced work in earnest for this term and already has 141 names on the Toll, With three railroads passing through town re will be ample facility for deadbeats and acks 1o leave San Leandro.and give more uble people a chance to Al their places.— £an Leandro Standard. The Street Committee has voted to recom- mend to the Couneil the letting of & contract for the constructien of the storm sewer on Welsworth and Osakland avenues to William Healfy at $5081. A warrant wes issued last Friday for the ar- rest of Walter R. Walker on a complaint sworn t0 by Miss Ida M. Haggard, charging him with decéiving ber under promise of marriage. As yet, however, he has not been arrested. Fire broke out durillfi the early mornin; esterdey in the harnesc-shop of Fre rds, aud communi- cated to the adjoinin smith-shop of An- drew Ramage. Both buildings were destroyed. Diedrich Jagels was once & prosperous rin the First Ward, but one evil day his is induced him to become a Democratic date jor Councilman. When the cam- vaign concinded Jagelstound himself defeated and s bankrupt. t (-3 LIVELY DEL IN BEALT Archbishop Riordan Wanted Snell Seminary for a Cath~ olic School. Members of Dr. McLean’s Church Put Up Thirty Thousand Dol~ larsin a Hurry. The deals in land on the block where the First Congregational Church stands have caused to be aade public the story of the hurried manner in which the Snell Semi- nary property changed hands last Septem- er. The property had been inspected by Archbishop Riordan, who had for some time been anxious to establish a Catholic institution on this side of the bay. The property satisfied the Archbishop and he expressed his desire to purchase it for the purpose of converting the seminary intoa Catholic school. The deal, however, was not closed when Messrs, Benham & Thomas heard of it and decided to secure the vrovperty, if possible, on behalf of the Congregational church. Reed & Miller held a trust deed to the property, and Messrs. Benham & Thomas, both mem- bers of the church, secured an option on it at $30,000. This was on Wednesday, and the option only held good if $10,000 was paid in cash by the following Saturday. There was some lively skirmishing among the wealthy members of the First Congregational . Church for funds, and at 120 A. M. Saturday the first payment was made into a San Francisco bank. The other two payments were made in the allotted time and, the transaction entirely closed. The greater part of the property now stands in the name of the church. 2 The plan in view is to move the school building off, transfer the church building to that part of the block and sell for business purposes the land upon which the church now stands. The estimated cost of moving the church and replacing it upon a solid brick foundation 1s 38)03 A cash offer of $40,000 has been made the trustees for a plat of land 100 feet. square facing on Thirteenth and Clay streets, HOW TIME WAS EXTENDED An Occasion When Mr. More- house Obeyed an Order Over a Telephone. AN EQUALIZATION FARCE. A Hurried Extension Granted the Alameda County Board Last Year. The extension of time to the Alameda County Board of Equalization that was partially argued before Judge Ellsworth sterday, touching its legality, is not the only occasion on which Mr. Morehouse has acted for the State board. The story of the extension granted the county board last year wasrecalled yesterday, and shows how very little formality 1s required for interested parties to obtainan extension. The story has never before been published. When the time within which the county board could sit as a Board of Equalization last year had nearly expired a complaint was made by a taxpayer against the as- sessment of the telephone company. The complaint was not made till the eleventh hour, and as no notice had to be served on the telephone company an extension of time was absolutely necessary if the com- pany’s assessment was to be raised. The applicant stated that his desire for as- sessing the company higher was because of a personal trouble with the company. Percy Morgan, the secretary of the com- pany, and Ben Morgan, a Populist attorney of Berkeley, made their arrangements against and for the proposed increase, but their disposition to argue carried the session to a late hour. It was after 5 p. M. and the State board at Sacramento had gone home. But some- thing had to be done, so at 6 p. M. the board adjourned till 8 p. M. The life of the county board explred at midnight and Secretary Morgan had not been given the required time allowed by law, and de- manded it. The telephone was put in operation and it was found that the State boara had all left the Capitol, but that Mr. Morehouse could be found at the Golden Eagle. l&r. Morehouse was finally got to the hotel telephone and told that he must grant the Alameda County board an extension of time and that he must send a telegram to the clerk of the board at once. He was told that several of his friends in Oakland demanded the extension and did not take the trouble to ask who was talking to him, Had he done so he would have discovered that he was receiving his orders from a newspaper reporter. When the board met at 8 p. . a tele- gram was read by Clerk Crane granting the Alameda County board an extension of ten days. The message also contained the news that the written authorization would be received next day. Mr. More- house acted for the board and told them the pext morning what he had done. In the end the telephone company’s assess- ment was doubled, and the petitioner told the board that since his personal difficulty with the telephone company was fixed up he did not feel so badly toward it. The legality of this year's extension will be further considered before Judge Ells- worth to-morrow morning. ABOUT THE RATTLER TEST, Was How the Monopoly Created and Main- tained. The People Pay Enormous Per- centages Every Day to Support It. The Street Committee of the Board of Supervisors—or those of them who were present at the last meeting—will report at the meeting of the board to-morrow against Mayor Sutro’s request for tue re- peal of that portion of the street paving specifications requiring the rock used in all manner of street paving to pass what is known as the Rattler test. He says it is a monopoly—as THE CALL has repeatedly said it was—and that heis right about it there can be no doubt. The ordinance establishing this mopop- oly was passed originally in May of last year, and was revived by the majority of tie present board—the Solid Eight—at the time the bituminous rock monopoly ordi- nance was passed. The clause in the law referred to reads as follows: “All the rock used shall be hard rock of igneous character and shall be such rock only us shall not lose by erosion and fracture more than 25 per cent of its original weight upon testing the same by what is known as the Rattler test, the said test of rock to be made in the ‘Rattler’ machine belonging to the City and County by placing the said rock in said machine and the same put in re- volving motion at the rate of not less than twenty-eight revolutions per min- ute for three comsecutive hours. All rock losing more than 25 per cent of its original weight shall be rejected as unfit for use.’”” Now, the fact is there is no rock to be had near the City that will stand this test— at least many contractors say so. Gray Brothers, contractors, have two quarries of blue rock which it is said will stand it, and it is also said it was upon the discovery of this fact that the Rattler test was invented. The 1dea wasto bar out other rock, and the idea has been carried out to the letter. 2 The price of Gray Brothers’ blue rock revious to the passage of this order was El 25 per load. Immediately afterward the price went up to $1 85 per load and there it stands to this day. The difference is 60 cents a load—think of it! Sixty cents of a tax en every load of rock that goes into the paving of every street in this City and County. And this to support a monopoly; to boom the busi- ness oFom: firm and to drive all others out of business entirely. Of course Gray Bros. had their fair and legitimate profit when the rock sold at $125a load. ‘When the Supervisors of a city make a law which increases the business of one concern tenfold and enables them to in- crease the price of their commodity nearly 3314 per cemb;m man supposes that they do 1t for the benefit of that concern nhone. Nor does any man believe that it is done for the good of the people or the streets, for in that case the Supervisors would have insisted on gemnighe rock at low rates, lower rates than before, seeing the immense increase in the demand for the firm’s goods. No, there is but one expla- nation, and that isthat the Supervisors who would do this would do it to benefit themselyes. See what an immense thing it is—60 cents for every load of rock that goes into the street lvini—l" kinds of street pav- ing, basalt block, bituminous rock and macadam. That was the little joker incorporated by the Solid Eight of the present board in the specifications for street paving which they prevailed upon Superintendent of Streets Ashworth to father. They require not only that basalt and bituminous rock pavements be laid on a concrete founda. tion—this Gray Bros.’ rock being used— but that macadam pavements be laid with it. ‘Superintendent Ashworth himself says that this hard rock is not the thing at- all for macadam pavements, because it will not amalgumate at all, and forever re- mains a loose stone road. But he put this Rattler test requirement into the specifica- tions just the same, because he was re- quired to do so by the men in the board who had tge job to put through. 8o that for every two vards of street of whatever kind that is laid in this City the people are taxed 60 cents above the prices that prevailed before & corrunt majority of the Board of Supervisors fixed upon them this infamous monopoly. Byron Diggins of Diggins Bros., pro- prietors of the Flint Tract quarry, is one of the people who says that even the Gray Bros.’ blue rock will not stand this Rattler test. “The way they manage it is this,”” he said in an interview yesterday. ‘‘They pick out some samples of esgeclnlly hard rock, trim them up, file off the edges and in that shape run it through the machine. I saw such a batch that barely passed the test. Now, the specifications say that the rock used must of a character to pass this test—not selected samples filed into cubes. These specifications were gotten up to create a monopoly, and they have done it. My work that has atood the test of time and that has gone into some of the best pavéd streets in the City, that is used in the foundations of the City Hall, the Mills building and many other of the heaviest structures in town, is barréd out of the streets because 1t won'’t stand this test. Itisa fraud and an outrage.” Nathan Crocker, one of the jurors chosen to try the Durrant case, when questioned under oath the other day as to his business said that he was the owner of a stone quarry and that the Rattler test had prac- tically driven him out of business. His rock was former]{ used in the streets in large quantities. Now none of it is used. e streets of San Francisco should be built 1n the very best manner and of the very best materials. If the quarries affdrd nothing suitable for the purpose but Gray Bros.’ blue rock then that should be purchased. Butin that case the Supervisors should not pay 60 cents per load more than other people can buy the rock for. But it is not true that this is the only suitable rock. On the contrary, this rock is not at all suitable for macadam roads, and yet the people of Richmond and the vicinity of Corbett road ask in vain to be allowed to use rock which is suitable and which they can secure in their immediate neighborhood for 75 cents a load. The Rattler test should be done away with. SIWED B A BULKHER How the Triton Boathouse Was Kept From Total De- struction. New Street Improvements Selby’s Cove Crowd Out Old Landmarks. on The Triton Boat Club, whose handsome headquarters on Selby’s Cove, North Beach, have been a familiar sight for years past, has been compelied to adopt a novel expedient to save its house from to- tal destruction. Several months ago it was decided to unite Montgomery avenue and North Point street by filling in a portion of the cove to extend the avenue, and after cut- ting through a sand hill on North Point street dump the debris into the cove to complete the “fill.” It so happened that the boathouses of the Triton and Dolphin clubs stood on the beach precisely wkhere the intersection of LATE NEWS OF ALAMEDA Lady Douglass Wishes to At- tend the High School as a Pupil. TO FINISH HER EDUCATION. The Town Has Outgrown Its High School, Which Will Have to Be Enlarged. Lady Sholto Douglass wishes to go to school again. With elevation in social rank her ladyship is no longer content with the simple knowledge of a grammar-school pupil. To be sure she sings nicely and knows just a httle something of music— all in the way of accomplishment now— but these are not enough for a lady of a noble English house. She must know a modern language or two; must work up to that point where edueation leads to appre- ciation of the fine arts and the refinement it brings, and must become familiar with literature, history, grammar, geography, spelling and the rest. To begin with Lady Douglass desires to start out one step higher than where she left off, and with that end in view has made application to Principal Scott of the Alameda High School for admission.as a pupil. ady Douglass does not care for the con- ventionalities, nor has she much anxiety to mix in society of any kind beyond her own little family circle. A cottage in Ala- meda with her youthful lord and a few intimate friends are quite enough for the sensible young woman, and she has con- cluded to finish her education. She re- ceived all the advantages that a grammar- grade school can give, and shows her good sense in continuing in the high school of Alameda. Her ladyship has not yet been enrolled, as there exists a doubt in the mind of the princinal about the eligibility of a married woman to enter the school, and her appli- cation has been referred to Superinungent Sullivan, who has taken the matter under advisement. The application of Lady Douglass raises a question which probably has not yet been passed upon, whether a married woman can attend public school. The case is believed to be without 2 parallel in this State, especially where the identity of the marriage is known and noattempt is made at secrecy. The school laws refer only to pupils and school children, prescribing their ages for the various grades. Lady Bouglass might be admitted to the High School under the age limitation, but it is not apparent how she can be received as amnrries woman. High School Crowded. . The number of pupils at the High School is 145, being fifteen more than at the close of the previous term. Principal Scott de- clares that the school is uncomfortably crowded and he is in a quandary what to do with all of the pupils. The junior A class is the largest in the history of the school, there being fifty pupils. The class has been divided into two sections that proper attention and supervision may be given by the corps ef teachers. The Haight School, which is in the same building, had 410 pupils enrolled Friday, making a total of 58 accommo- dated in the same building, and more are to follow. Notwithstanding this large number about forty pupils have been sent (] 2, 7., i 7 e —— / e —’/,—— == THE TRITON BOATHOUSE PROTECTED BY A BULKHEAD, [Sketched by a ‘“ Call” artist.] the two thoroughfares would come, and the management of both clubs were noti- fied of the proposed improvement and of the fact that unless they moved their h ouses, and that speedily, they would be buried under the thousands of tons of sand and rock soon to be dumped on to the beach or pushed off into the wuter by the same. The directors of the Dolphin Club saw no alternative but to move, so they reluct- antly advertised for bids for their old bouse and negotiated for a site at the foot of Van Ness avenue, where a handsome house is now under way. The Tritons wrestled with the problem for some time and finally decided not to move. For ten years they had skimmed the quiet waters of the picc.uresane cove in peace and quiet and many of the older members were so loth to leave the time-honored spot and seek new quarters that for a time it was feared that the club must go to pieces. Finally an engineer whom the club numbers among its members hit upon a lan that showed the way out of the silemma and the Triton house will con- tinue to bea fixture at the cove. The engineer by a little caleulating found that the proposed fill would bring the surface of the street about on a level with the second- story windows of the house and that a properly constructed bulkheaa strong enough to withstand the immense strain that would be put upon it would preserve the house until the packing down of the rock and sand obviated the danger of a landslide. The club unanimously decided to go to the necessary expense,and now the second- story windows peep just overz tall bulkhead and the scrapers may dump rock and sand at their will—the house is safe. When the street is complete a door into the house will be cut at the present level of the second-story windows and access to the boats and water had by means of a stair- way down the face of the wall which is to keep the watgrs of the cove from encroach- ing on the t. An excellent golf suit has lately been turned out tade of checked Scotch goods, and a lounge coat instead of a Norfolk jacket, buttoned very high, kickers and purple worsted stockin; with rosset boots. A hat, such as used to be worn when cross- ing the pond, round in shape, made of the same material, with a little button on top, completes this costume. to the Porter School on account of a change in the dividing line between the Haight and Porter districts. Principal Scott anticipates about 100 more pupils clamoring for admission to- morrow. It has been found necessary to dismiss the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades at the Longfellow School until” August 12, when it is expected that the new building will be completed. Unity Circle Garden Fete. The members of Unity Circle of the First Unitarian Church are arranging for a garden fote, to be held on the 520 251 and 24th insts. The tents will be pitched in the lot at the northwest corner of Oak street and Central avenue, and each will have an attraction of its own. Attached on an Assigned Claim. Hans Hummel filed an attachment yes- terday against Knox & Cook, contractors of the Longfellow School building, on an assigned claim of $217, which amount is due William Flood, the sub-contractor, for plastering. Flood disappeared recently without paying the men in his employ. The Suit Compromised. The suit of Judge A. B. Hunt against H. C. Garlock to recover $70 attorney’s fees was compromised yesterday afternoon in the Justice Court after the talesmen had taken their seats for examination as to their competency. Judge Hunt agreed to take $45, each side to pay its own costs, and judgment was accordingly entered. Street Opening Delayed. Buena Vista avenue will not be an open thoroughfare by to-morrow as was antici- ated, the Street Superintendent having en asked to delay matters a week or two longer. ? Rev. J. M. Condit Honored. The twenty-fifth anniversary of Rev. J. M, Condit's Igbors in Chinese missions was cele- brated last evening at the Presbyterian Chinese Mission on Stockton street. There was a large audience at the chapel, and Chinese vied with Americans in doing honor to the veteran missionary, A number of Chinese young men made addresses, which were high tributes to Mr. Condit’s work and worth. They presonted a gold watch t0 him anaa handsome chair to Mrs. Condit. ————— Thinks the Feo Too Big. Fletcher F. Ryer is not satisfied with the commissions, ameunting to about $15,000, paid to G. H. Umbsen & Co. for the sale of lt.hn warden. The criminal should 1ands belonging to the Washington Ryerestate, and he has appealed from the order by which the fee was granted. NEW FERRY BUILDING, The Harbor Commissioners Have an ‘ Excellent Model of the Structure. A fine model of the proposed new ferry buildings at the foot of Market street has just been completed, and is now in the hands of the Harbor Commissioners. Tt is the work of Frank Happersberger. the well-known local sculptor, and in execu- tion it is in every way a credit to him. It is based on the designs of Architect Pelton, and there are but very few depart- ures from the original plan of A. Page Brown. The changes are principally in regard to the arches?and material. Colon- nades are substituted for the arches, which were in the plans made by Mr. Brown. As to the material it was originally in- tended to use brick, but this idea has been abandoned, and it is now proposed to use white marble instead. This, in the opinion of the Commissioners, will add a much bandsomer effect to the appearance of the buildin-. There are several other changes, but they are of a minor nature. The mode!} brings out every line, angle and curve splendidly, and shows the per- fect proportions of the whole as it will be when completed. The Commissioners are very much pleased with the design. LWTEST BERRELEY ITEMS, Business That Was Transacted at the Meeting of the Town Board of Trustees. Lentz Found Guiity—The Crescent Club’s Five-Mile Road Race. The Board of Trustees held its reguiar meeting Friday night, and transacted much business. The applications of W. E. 8ill and Theodore Wagner for a fran- chise for an electric road from East to ‘West Berkeley was not acted upon, as no $2000 bond accompanied it as required by the new charter. The matter was laid over. The plumbing ordinance and the ordinance providing for the levying and collection of taxes were finally passed. Bills of the Electric Lighting Company amounting to $1445 65, which had been laia over several times, were ordered paid. Lentz Guilty. Jacob Lentz, who was arrestea some time ago for violating the liguor ordinance in South Berkeley, and who demanded a jury trial, was tried yesterday before Judge James and found guilty. The Crescent Race. The five-mile road race of the Crescent Club takes place to-day, the course being from San Leandro to Haywards. The start will be made at 1 o’clock. Trustee Gage Il Trustee John W. Gage was suddenly stricken with illness on Friday, and was unable to attend the meeting of the board. Baptist Church. Electric lights have been placed in the Baptist Church at Dwight way. SIENSE - 2 [NDUSTRY Y R,‘ N\ &2 > 2 57 o, 3 THE DispossL o Mo- [} 4l vAssEs. — The sugar- ° planters of this coun- try have become greatly exercised asto how to dispose of their molasses. They cannot sell it, for any profit in sight would be eaten up by the cost of transportation, to say nothing of the expense of barreling. Heretofore the stuff has been dumped into the river or swamps. In the latter case the molasses sours and makes life nauseous to those living within a radius of four or fives mile, whiles in dumping it into the river or streamsit becomes a nuisance to people living on the banks. If the old prices of rum still be maintained it might be worth while to turn molasses into alcohol, but the planters find that the erection of a distillery to turn out fine rum would en- tail such an outlay as to make competition with the world’s markets impossigle. 4n many parts of the country molassesis used as food for cattie, and very good food it is when mixed with other fodder. It has been suggested that molasses might be shipped for this purpose to cen- tral distributing points where stock are raised in large numbers—Texas. for in- stance, by means of tank cars. It is quite possible that such an experimient might be tried successfully. At present, the only way the planters see out of their difficulty is to burn the molasses. What they are looking for is an invention that will intro- duce the material into the furnace in such a way as to insure its complete consump- tion, without gumming the carrier. A mod- ification of this plan is to spray the mo- Iasses on the begasse as it goes along with the carrier to the furnace. A practical en- gineer has made another suggestion, which may be worth following up. In experi- menting with the different materials to-be used in_the construction of furnaces, he one tried asbestos, tireclay, and a solution cousisting of common red clay, molasses and salt water. After a time he found both the asbestos and the fireclay peeling off from the intense heat, but the clay mixed with molasses was as intact as the day it was first plastered in. In making this solution e used half a gallon of mo- lasses to a bushel of clay, with salt water sufficient to sotten the mass. EUTHANASIA FOR MURDERERS. —The re- cent revival of the belief in the fallibility of electrocution as a death penalty has naturally been followed by a string of sug- gestions for a method of sending criminals out of the world painlessly. Professor B. F. Thomas holds that there are many agencies better for the purpose than elec- tricity, aconite, prussic acid, or almost any one of a dozen chemicals, not one of which would entail a moment of pain. He con- siders, however, that the preference should be given to carbonic acid gas. Under its influence the criminal would sleep his life peacefullv away, absolutely without pain, and without any of the agonized fore- knowledge of the hour and minute of his execution. Professor Thomas argues that as it is generally recognized that simple re- moval from society is the only object aimed at by the capital punishment laws of civilized nations, the most humane methods should be selected. In two cases which came within his own experience, where persons had been nearly suffocated by the fumes of carbonic acid gas, he founa that no gain whatever had been felt prior to the lapseof consciousness. There had been a_slight feeling of lassi- tude, and some dizziness, and then came an absolute plank without the smallest suggestion of fear or pain. Professor Thompson proposes that an effortsbe made to secure the passage of some law which will kill the criminal without pnysical or mental agony, a_method that shall be quick, painless and certain, and which will necessarily be more in accordance with the laws of humanity. If carbonic acid gas were selected, a cell could be fitted up at the penitentiary with a pipe connection for t{: introduction'of gas from the place of its generation near by, with proper covering for the doors and windows, so that the gas could not escape during the execution. The law should fix the day of efecution between two specified days, leav- ing the exact hour to the selection .:: placed in the condemned cell and given no intimation of the day of execu- tion. and when the ‘warden turned on the lethal gas the criminal would glide uncon- sciously inte his last sleep, and jusiice would ge satisfied without any of the un- certainty and repeliant features of present methods of execution. Waar Cax Be Doxe For Pusiic Bare- 1¥6.—An English parish council clerk gives an account of what the council of his vil- lage has done in the provision of public bathing from which something can be learned. The council hired land adjoining a stream, ankle-deep at one place, with a gradual descent and a gravel bottom. Two old railway-cars were bought, repainted and fitted “up with pegs and other conve- niences for the disposal of clothes. The cars were made open to the river and the river was inclosed with corrugated iron sheets, %0 as to increase the privacy of the bath. 'The place is open for bathers from 6 A. M. to 9 P. x., week davs, and 6 to 10 Sundays. The cost of an attendant is $1 25 a week. Two afternoons are set apart for females from 2 to 4:30 . M. The cost for the year’s maintenance will be about $28, and this includes new ladders for entrance and exit to the water and a diving-board. The baths are immensely aporeciated in the village and the place’is crowded daily. The ,voun§ men are forming a swimming and polo club and organizing a tournament of aquatic sports for the winding up of the season. PERFUMING FLOWERS ARTIFICIALLY.— Flowers that have lost something of their perfume are now scented artificially by watering them with an alcoholic solution of essence, using a little glycerine to fix the odor. Thus, for violets the liquid is composed of 100 grammes of glycerineand 10 grammes or essence of violet. Inmany places while scented violets are compara- tively rare the unscented kinds grow wild in great profusion. These are now bought up in large quantities, scented artificially and put into the market in advantageous competition with the perfumed violets grown by the horticulturist. Cut flowers which have wilted from time or transport are revived by being plunged into a weak solution of sal ammoniac. Flowers which have little or no scent are also per- fumed for sale by being put into a box with ice and then saturated with a current of carbonic acid charged with perfume. A WoRkMAN'S SoAr.—Among the innu- merable samples of soap now turned out from the soap factory is a cake called “the master mechanics’ extra.”” This soap has been preparea especially fo meet the ve: exacting requirements of those who wor among mauchinery. It removes immedi- ately iron rust, oil and grime, and leaves the hands smooth _and unstained. Being made from palm oil, it is claimed to have a beneficial effect in cases of burn or scald. —————— Libel once meant any little book, but as many small tracts in the early days of printing were personal and offensive in character, the word acquired its present ignificance. NEW TO-DAY. A FATAL MISTAKE: Misunderstanding the Popularity of Drs, Copeland, and Neal Winn. The Real Cause of the Wide-Spread Interest Over the $56 Rate, With All Medicines Included. The wide-spread interest over the low rate of $5 & month, including medicines, awakened over the whole coast, mustlead to no misun- derstanding as to the cause of its popularity in San Francisco, where, first & nine days’ won- der, it is now a permanent and formidable fea- ture in the largest known practice. That it is the marvel of the professional work of this century is true—but why ? Because it is & wonderfully cheap rate? No! rather be- canse it 1s the only rate for what is admittedly the best treatment in existance. This fact, gen- erally recognized by the S8an Francisco public, who Yenrned long ago that under the §5 rate Drs. Copeland, Neal and Winn were doing bets ter work than could be obtained from other doctors for $6, $10 or 20 & month, or 5 or $10 a visit, should be just as thoroughly known to those {n other cities who are studying the effect of the §5 rate in introducing a new era in med- ical charges. It is ewakening the ajtention of the profession, not_because it is cheap treats ment at & cheap price, but because it is the best treatment at a merely nominal price. THE SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT ©f One Case Always Leads Others to Heed the Warnings. That nothing succeeds like success is shown in the statement made by Mr. Anton Decio, & well-known and popular business man of Ar- cats, Cal. He says: ANTON DECIO, ARCATA, CAL. “I have been cured of a case of catarrh by Drs.Copeland, Neal and Winn, and I want it known so that others may know what can be done for them. My trouble began twelve or thirteen years ago. I was then living in Santa Cruz, where I am very well known. At first it did ot amount to much, but it gradually grew worse, until I was sufferifig'all the tortures of chronic catarrh, 1 doctored continually, and took all kinds of patent medicines, but nothing helped me. I had about made up my mind to ive it llx, when I read of the good work of the éopelln Medical Institute. decided to try them, and did, with but little faith. Repeated failures had made me very skeptical, but m{ friend, C. C. Richard, had been cured, and felt certain that if he could be cured there was & chance for me, I took the home treatment and began to improve, at first very slowly, but now I am as well as ever I was, with the excep- tion of my throat, but that is due to some of the treatment I had before. I want to recom- mend Drs. Copelend, Neal and Winn, and can- not find words to express my appreciationof their good treatment.” TREATMENT BY MAIL, For those desiring the treatment by mail the first step is to drop & line to Drs. Copéland, Neal and Winn for a question list or symptom blank. Return same with answers filled out and treat- ment mey be commenced at once. Every mail ‘brings additional proof of the success of the mail treatment. $5 A MONTH. No fee larger than $5 a month asked for an: disease. Our motto is: “A Low Fee. Quh; Cure. Mild and Painless Treatment.” The Copeland Meical Ittt PERMANENTLY LOCATED IN THE COLUMBIAN BUILDING, SECOND FLOOR, 916 Market St, Next to 3aldwin Hotel, Over Beamish’s. W. H. COPELAND, M.D. J.'6. NEAL, M.D. A. C. WINN, SPECIALTIES—Catarrh and all diseases of the Eye, Ear, Throat and Lu: Nervous Dis- eases, Diseases, Chronic ;uum Office bours—9 A. M. 1o 1 P. M., 2 toB . M, 7t08:30 P. M. Bunday—10A. M. 102 P. M. Clunh“lmlblblu :i-i ksl.n&mzl fll“l:’iel: treated successfully by m cents in stamps for question elrculars. 5