The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 31, 1895, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1895 LATEST OAKLAND NEWS Daring Robbery From St Joseph’s Clergy House in West Oakland. THE BOND ELECTION TO-DAY. Death of a Young Bicycle Enthusl- ast From *Rallroad Splne.” OAKLAND OFFIcE SAN FraNcisco CALL,) 908 Broadway, Angust 30. | A thief entered the clergy house of the Portuguese Roman Catholic Church this evening and stole Father Fernandez's valise and bankbook. Within two hours the property was recovered and the thief was in jail. Father Fernandez had just returned from Yreka and after placing his valise in the house he proceeded at once to North Oak- land. The servant went into the hall two minutes later to get the valise and it was not there. A nephew of the priest told the police of the robbery and an examina- tion of the premises showed plainly that the thief had entered the clergy house through the church. To do this he must have passed the nephew, who was playing the organ at the time of the theft. Detec- tives Williams and Shorey made a tour of the usual clothing-stores and pawnshops where such thing ere stolen are gen- erally found and procured them in'a store south of Seventh street. ey They were given a description of the man and he was soon arrested. Heis John Kearnes, an old-time_thief, and he was at once recognized by the dealer as the man who sold the cloth The bankbook was not recov valueless to any one but the own s payment of any money is stopped. DR. McLEA FAREWELL. An Eastern Divine Likely to Fill the Vacated Pulpit Soon. Rev. Dr. McLean formally parted to-| night from the congregation that he has ministered to for the last twenty-three years. For over an hour the pastor and his wife stood on one side of a decorated platform in the church parlors while hun- dreds of friends passed by and shook hands. Judge Haven was master of the ceremonies, and several clergymen were present. Rev. Drs. Hobart and Coyle made addresses, and during the evening a medallion portrait in basrelief of Dr. Mc- Lean was unveiled. 1t will take the place of the photograph that has formerly hung in the church. Members of many churches were present and a select musical programme succeeded the speech-making. Dr. McLean referred in feeling terms to the many ties that bound him to his old congregation, but he | reminded hislate congregation that he was | not going out of the city, but merely to fill another and more responsible part in the great work of the church. Judge Haven stated that the trustees were negotiating with an Eastern divine to succeed Dr. McLean, but did not intend to make his name known prematurely. A Railroad Spine. George Giles, a young man 20 years of age, who resided on Webster street, died yesterday, and this afternoon an autopsy was held to determine the cause of death. He had been ill for several weeks, and haa been doctored for typhoid fever and other ailments, out it was ascertained that the cause of death was ‘“railroad spine,” due to an excess of bicycle-riding in a stooping position. All last winter when the new water com- Eany's main was being laid from Alvarado iles was employed by the company to ride the whole length of their main every day. This gave him a ride of forty miles per diem. Several months ago he was taken with sicknessand went to the springs for relief. He obtained some relief, but a few months ago he was again takenill. The autopsy was performed by Drs. Wool- sey, Dunn, Hamlin and Johnson and the | cause was pronounced to be ‘‘railroad spine.” This is a disease to which rail- road men are subject and is the result of constant jarring, which ultimately effects the spine. Dr. Woolsey says Giles’ death was hastened on accoant of hisridingina stooping position. Big Fire at Niles. NILES, CaL., Aug. 30.—A fire broke out this morning about 7 o’clock and burnea for two hours, in which time property worth $10,000 was destroyed. The build- ings destroyed were the Grand Hotel, the livery stable and residence of Frank A. Rose, and a cottage belonging to Mrs, Murphy was slightly damaged. The city has no fire department and no water supply for fire purposes, and when it was known that the hotel was on fire every one turned out and helped to save as much of the property as possible. The Grand Hotel was valued at about $6000 and contained a little fortune in fur- niture, The Rosse residence was valued at $1500 and insured for $500 in the New Zeal- and Insurance Company. The approxi- mate loss is: Grand Hotel $5000, furniture $1800, insurance $700; Fashion livery stable 2000, insurance $450; Mrs. Murphy §200, | ully insured. How W. Lair Hill Was Involved. In the case of Silas Bhirley of San Joge against Thomas White, William Lair Hill and others to have a deed and mortgage set aside on the ground that they were produced by fraud, Mr. Hill explained yes- terday his connection with the matter. He said that C. M. White called at his office last May and asked him to examine title papers to & furchnse‘ by his_brother, Thomas White, from Shirley. He found that the title was subject toa mortgage held by David Jacks on part of the property, and the White brothers, not having the fuil amount of this incumbrance, were ac- commodated to the extent of $600 by the First National Bank of Oakland on a note | indorsed by Mr. Hill. Thatwas the whole extent of his connection with the case in which he became suddenly and most un- expectedly involved. McChesney Sustained. Professor McChesney of the High School | has received letters from educators all over the State sustaining his position in regard to the gymnastic class. 4 “Onpe of those letters,” he said, “came from Professor Knowlton of San Francisco and is as follows: ‘You are everla_utmgly in the right. Stay by it and you will win, I have had the same experience years ago. School Director Charles G. Reed says THE Cavy, deserves the thanks of all Oakland parents for the intelligent, moral and trathful manner in which it treated the re- cent discussion over the High Bchool gym- nasium. ‘Will Get His Salary. The application of C. B. Rutherford, the city wharfinger, for a writ of mandamus to compel City Aunditor Snow to draw a warrant in gil favor for three months salary amounting to $300, was heard by Judge Ogden this afternoon. Upon the introduction of the city ordinance relating to the appointment of the wharfinger the writ was issued. Mayor Davie had ordered that it be not paid owing to some alleged informality in Rutherford’s appointment. Goodman Is Free. John Goodmsn was locked up at the County Jail for twenty-five days for con- tempt of court by order of Justice Quinn. Goosmnn went into the Justices’ Conrt at San Leandro, a quarrel ensued, then there was a fight, and the Justice was beaten. Quinn then procured a warrant for Good- man and committed him for contempt. Goodman brought habeas corpus -proceed- ings this afternoon and Judge Ellsworth released him. Appeal on u Franchise. Samuel Bell McKee, attorney for Arthur D. Thomson, has filed notice of an appeal { and Dublin, with a branch to Pleasanton. to the Supreme Court from the judgment in his application for a writ of mandamus against the Board of Supervisors to restrain them from granting au electric-railroad franchise to E. P. Vandercook from the city limits to Livermore, via Haywards A FEAST OF PHILOSOPRY, Professors Royce, Le Conte and Mezes on the “Con- ception of God.” Co-Operative Home. Mrs. E. L. Drake, superintendent of he Co-operative Home, managed by the Ladies’ Aid Society, on Thirteenth street, | issued a report to-day of the work done during the past three months. This period has been a successful one finan- cially, and a small balance is left on hand. The receipts from all sources were $1744 and the expenses $1703. Bond Election To-Day. The question of the refunding of school bonds due next month will be decided at the polls to-morrow (Saturday). The taxpayers generally are favorable to the refunding, but there is opposition to the refunding by the Populists. Both sides claim that they will be able to carry their point. SOME DISTINGUISHED VISITORS. Fifty-Second Meeting of the Unl- versity of California’s Philo- sophical Union. BERKELEY, Car., Aug. 30.—It was an august assemblage that filled Harmon Gymnasium last night to listen to the words of profound philosophical reason- ing. Many distinguished visitors from various parts of the State were present, and the large platform was filled with regents, professors and intimate friends of the speakers of the evening. .The occasion of this great gathering was the fifty-second regular meeting of the University of Cali- fornia Philosophical Union, and those who formed the central point of interest were Dr. Josiah Royce, U. C.’75, professor of philosophy at Harvard University; Dr. Joseph Le Conte, professor of geology at the University of California, and Dr. Sidney Mezes, U. C, '84, professor of philosophy at the University of Texas. During the past year the union, under whose auspices the exercises were held has been studying Dr. Royce’s book on “The Religious Aspect of Philosophy.” The address last evening was the first of a series of four to be given by Dr. Royce, HISTORY OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters. OARLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO (‘ALL,% 908 Broadway, August 30. W. H. Knight has been appointed adminis- trator of the estate of W. H. Scott. John D. Pinheiro’s suit against the town of | Haywards, which has been hanging fire for | many months, has been dismissed for want of prosecution. John Nicholl has recorded a mortgage.on | property at the corner of Ninth and Washing- lon streets to the regents of the State Univer- sity for 6}4 per cent. The residents in the vicinity of Fourteenth and Center streets are anxious that a branch postoftice be estanlished in that locality. A pe- | tition to that effect is now being circulated. In the suit of J. J. Fagan vs. Turner, involy- ing some $40,000 worth of securities for ad- the testimony was partially taken yes- yand an adjournment taken until mext A large plant for handling and reducing base ore has been established near Shell Mound Park. The plant is buiit on & patent of Mr. Holland, en old mining man, well known in EHEBLo and the topic chosen for his initial paper Constable Koch arrested Pat Riley this [oug the «Conoeption of God.” Following morning. Riley had difficulty with John | gpee the TLODCCPUON O TH0C o the come { Cavanagh a few days ago and Cavanagh being worsted in the encounter swore to a complaint charging him with battery. Ata reguler meeting of the Alameda County Federated Trades last evening it was requested that all laboring men 1n the county attend the labor day exercises at Metropolitan Hall, San Francisco, Monday evening next. A few days ago when near Dumbarton Point a schooner capsized axd her deckload of 500 sacks of shells went to the bottom. The men on board were fortunately uninjured and made their way by swimming to the marsh. F. K. Shattuck_has meade an offer of five acres of land at Berkeley for the Wilmerding school site. It is three-quarters of a mile from the university grou and is in the Shattuck tract, bounded by Ward, Derby, Grove and | Milna streets. Albert Bell, who was arrested by Constable { Koch at Temescal on Thursday night, is in a | very peculiar position. He is charged with a very heinous crime by the parents of Camille Cuareon, a 12-year-old girl, who dwells in the | same house with Bell. The trial of George Colller, charged with at- tempt to assault Estelle Hansen last April, while they were out buggy riding near Liver- more, was resumed this morning in Judge | Fricks court. Collier was acquitted after & few moments’ deliberation by the jury. | The Grand Jury was again in session to-day. | There seems to be some more information wanted about the shortage on tax receipts, for to-da x_Collector Rosborough, with Frank Smith, Young, Englich, Harris and some | other deputies were in attendance. R. S. | Leckie and W.G. Hawkett were also among the | witnesses in waiting. | A certified copy of the articles of incorpora- | tion have been filed by the West Shore Mutual Loan Association of San_Francisco. The capi- tal stock is fixed et $3.000,000, divided into | | 15,000 shares. Of this amount $20,000 has | been subscribed. The directors and incorpo- | rators are: Sarah P. Clark, Moses B | Hermann Zedig, Doneld McKenzie, Eugene do | Sabla Jr., Wilbur G. Doane, Louis Mathe, all of | San_Francisco; Carl A. Thilo, Lorin and Ed- | ward A. Patiison, Alameda. (LATE NEWS. OF ALAMEDA Much Interest Manifested In ments by Dr. Mezes and Dr. Le Conte. = The exercises were opened with a few words of welcome by Professor Howison, president of the Philosophical Union, who spoke of the past work of the union, its resent prosperity and purposes for the Rmxre. “This,” said he, "'is the first meet- ing of the kind we have ever held and it is our ardent desire to perpetuate the prac- tice. The next one will be held on the evening before next commencement, and the one we have already secured to address us is Professor John Watson of Kings Col- lege, Queenstown.” riefly stated, Professor Royce’s argu- ment was as follows: It is best to formulate one's philosophical conception of God by means of an attempt to rove the existence of God. A grelimlmlry efinitfon of the conception of God may, how- ever, be suggested in terms of the divine Om- niscience; viz., thus: By God is meant a being who thoroughly knows and comprehends the world; so comprehends it that the world, of which' we are so ignorant, contains from the dlvine point of view no mysteries whatever. Can one prove that such a being exists? We can only know what our experience indi- cates, and as our human experience depends upon our physical organization as beings hay- ing just these senses, just this nervous struc. nre, just these sensations, it may be urged that we can never come o know eny genuine or absolute reality whatever, and that we can, therefore, still less ever come to know that this reality contains any Omniscient Being. But we cannot call ourselves ignorant of reality unless we first define what we mean.by reality. When taken in an ordinery and relative | sense, reality simply means that which a more perfect experience than ours would have yresent to it. And when taken in an absolute sense, reality would still mean simply what a perfected, an absolutely counected, coherent, self-possessed experience would have present to it. _The conceptions “Absolute Reality” and “An Experience that knows Absolute Reality” prove upon analysis to be correlative. The ultimate reality, whatever it is, can genuinely exist only in case it exists as the object of some nltimate type of experience. Unless there is such an uitimate type of experience, there is no such thing as & genuine reality at all, But it may now be asserted, one who opposes the belef in the existence 6fan Omnis- cient Being, that what we are really ignorant of jes limited and finite beings, istnis: Whether there is any genuine or ultimate reality in the universe at all. All our human experience is 4 limited, relative, finite, fragmentary; accord- the Coming Yacht ingly, all the reaHties that e Bomas beings directly or immediately know are limited, Race. transient, and only relatively real. But if one asserts that all the actual experi- ence in the universe is finite, fragmentary and relative, and maintains accordingly that'there is no ultimate reality at all, he must of neces- ity still assume that this whole universe of finite experience, thus supposed to be actual, has in its totality an actual ¢onstitution of some definite sort. This actual constitution of the whole world of experience must be viewed, however, as something real and accordingly as something experienced, known, 1. e., present to the consclousness of some ali-embracing being. But hereupon the experience of this all-embracing being would of necessity have to be once more defined as that very self-deter- mined organized absolute experience oi which we were in search. But in this way the effort to deflne the universe es not containing an Omniscient Being proves to be self-contradictory. And, on the other hand, the effort to define what we mean by asscrting that human experience is limited and_fragmentary, and that man is lfincrnnt of the absolute’ reelity, proves to be the very effort that leads both to the concep- tion of God as the Omniscient Being, and to the proof that the reality of this conception cannot be rejected without self-contradiction. From the attribute of omniscience, however, other divine attributas will follow, and, in conclusion, the identity of the foregoing con. ception of God witn the essence of the Chris- tian conception is suggested. Following the lecture came a criticism by Professor Mezes, who said: 1 agree that Professor Royce has proved that an ultimate Being exists, that he is fnlly con- scious, that his experience s organized—i. e., that within his experience there are to be found no unanswered questions, no unsatisfied desires. But I cannot admit that Professor Royce has proved that this Being {ooueuel worth and dignity. I cannot :‘free hat this Being is entitled fo be called God. Professor Royce gives no warrant for belief in the existence 05 absent facts, especially no warrant for belief in the existence of those mutually isolated groups of inner or psychic facts we call our fellow-beings. This leaves our fellow-beings as unproved assumptions, and we have no philosophic right to assert that such mere assumptions have a place in the experience of the inclusive self.” Now, allow- ing, for the sake of argument, that the reality of outer or physical facts is not marred by this philosophic destruction of our fellow-beings, wo readily see that the physical universe, and 80 much spiritual fact as any one of us may at any moment himself directly experience—e. g., his present problems, desires, etc.—exhausts the list of well-established reality. Omly, then, with such physical facts, and with the meager allotment of spiritual life just men- tioned, can we assert that the inclusive mind is furnished. The second part of my criticism may best be introduced by reminding you that the con- tents that can be assigned to the ultimate Being, over and above the facts that can be established as just indicated. must con sist of so much experience as answers legi. mate questions. But when we ask whatsort of ex- perlence answers these questions; or, again, what questions are legitimate, we get into dif- ficulties. A question that certain facts plague A with, may seem nonsensical to B, though B appreciates the facts fully; or a solution that seems unsatisfying to A may entirely satisfy 8. In a word, whether questions suggested by facts are legitimate, and whether solutions are satisfactory, does not depend wholly on such facts and solutions, but depends, alzo, in parton the temperament of the minds that ask and answer. If we wish to avold materialism, we must ad- mit in logic, as well as in ethics, an element of personal caprice. Accordingly, not,kno win; the temperament of the inclusive self, an owing to its element of irreducible caprice, being unable to discover that temperament, bow do we know that it does not view all our q:emonl—our deepest and most sacred amon; them—with the scorn we feel for nonsense? O course, none of us believe this to be true of the ultimate reality, the Omniscient Being, and some of us hold that it can be proven hlle; but my present criticism rests upon my failure to find that Professor Royce offers any such proof. Professor Le Conte spoke next. He thought that.proof of the real existence of a personal God may be attempted either from the point of view of the strict philoso- her or from that of the man of science. is own view was of the latter and in brief is as follows: Bclence, looking at 8 human being from the outside, as it can alone do, sees only physical phenomena in such a being, and has no sus- picion of the psychical phenomena which are 50 manifest to the man himself; but the man himself, behind the veil of the body and the 1 brain, has the ianer world, the world of seli- The Start Will Be Made at the Nar- row-Gauge Mole at 2 O’clock. Otner Happenings. ALAMEDA, Car., Aug. 30.—The talk of the town to-day is the contest for the per- petual challenge cup between the Queen of the 8an Francisco Yacht Club and El Sueno of the Encingl Yacht Club, which is to come off to-morrow. Everybody knows what the Queen can | do, while on the other hand EI Sueno is | bardly known outside the club to which } she belongs. El Sueno last Sunday, how- ever, proved herself to be a fast sailer. | The perpetual challenge cup is valued at $500, and the five yacht clubs on the bay | some months ago contributed toward the | expense of it. It is a very handsome | trophy. Alameda is more than anxious that El | Sueno should win. She not only belongs 1 here, but was built and designed by the | gallant commodore, her owner, and if she should lose the race it will not be for the want of good seamanship. 3 The course is fifteen miles, starting from the narrow-gauge mole at 2 p. M. sharp, and it is expected to sail over the course in | two hours. Paying Attention to Nurseries. A.D. Pryal of the Horticultural Com- | mission was in Alameda to-day and looked into the various nurseries and orchards for bugs. The orchards, having mostly given way to imgmvements, are not carefully | scrutinized, but great attention is being paid to the nurseries. The Commissioner said that phylloxera had invaded the county and threatened to do much harm to the vines in Livermore Valley. Stringent measures would, however, be taken to pre- vent the spread of the pest and to stamp it out. He hoped to soon find an insect which would wage war upon and kill phyl- loxera. Much- damage is being done {y | this insect on the vineyard of Chris Buck- ley, the erstwhile Democratic boss and politician. Hecht Purchased Half the Bonds. Isaac Hecht, the capitalist who died in San Francisco Thursday and left an estate valued at about a mx{lion dollars, was a | member of the firm of Hecht Bros., who | purchased half of the bonds issued for building the new City Hall, not quite com- Eleled, Charles 8. Neal buying the other alf. Mr. Hecht was very prominent among the Germans. Not Liable for Jury Duty. Barber G. H. Burgess, who was fined by Justice of the Peace Bwasey for contempt of court on account of failure to answer jury summons, has recovered the amount of the fine paid by him. He made a show- ing to-day that he will not attain his legal majority until the 26th of September, and could not be held liable for jury duty. In a Class of Thirteen. Dio L. Tisdale, son of Dr. T. P. Tisdale, raduated last night from the Hahnemann iloa ital College, San Francisco, in a class of thirteen, The young eraduate ‘is an enthusiastic yachtsman, and a member of the Sueno crew in the race to-morrow. After a vacation at Oakdale he will go East to take a post graduate course in med- icine and surgery. The New Woman Recognized. The Salvation Army of Alameda has recognized the new woman. To-morrow evening a woman’s rights meeting will be held at the barracks on Central avenue. The women will have charge of the meet- ing, and also of the street parade. —————————— Movements of Trans-Atlantic Steamers. RK—Arrived Aug 30—Stmr St Louls, tro A pton; SUr Augusta Victoris, froni Hamburg. consciousness, open before him at least as plainly as the outer world; the world of un- conscious matter and motion, is open to his external senses. Why is this not equally true concerning the cosmos as a whole? Must there not, in all reasonableness, be a cosmic con- sclousness, who is in the secret ot the inside being of the whole universe of ghystcl‘l phe. nomens, just as we each knaw there is an in- .| dividual consciousness who is in the secret of his own interior being, albeit the outside ob- zerver has, and can have, no direct share in that secret? The experience of each and all of us, when taken in its whole extent, g0 as to include self-consciousness, assures us of the reality of our person; is it not reasonable, on that evidence from experience upon which science builds its victorieus structures, to sup- pose that the same holds good, by analogy, of the universe as a_whole? Nay, is anything else reasonable? Must there not be, then,a cosmic mind, a uniyersal consciousness, an i finite personality—in one word, a God? VANDALISM MUST CEASE. City Hall Park Meetings Shall Not Be Held on the Grass in the Future. OARLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCIECO CALL, Broadway, Aug. 30. The nightly noises around the City Hall and the desecration of the pretty park will soon cease. An ordinance is being drafted by the City Attorney that will be rigidly enforced on account of the large number of demands for its paesage. Among the clauses 1s the following: 1t is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person to ues{pn: upon the grass of the city parks or to pick flowers from the same or in any way damage the trees, floral beds, build- ings, benches, seats, fountains or any fixtures connected therewitn. Tramps and disorderly crowds are not allowed upon the grounas. Sleeping on the benches or seats or vandalism of any sort is strictly prohibited. The City Hall Park is at present com- letely spoiled in the section around the gfludslund. It fully merits the name of the ‘“Oakland sandlot,” asthere is nota blade of grassin sight. Six months ago it was a beautiful lawn. When the ordinance forbidding street meetings was enforced, all the street orators adjourned to the Uit Hall steps and thefpark around the band- stand. There is no electric light alongside the stand, and the platform made a first- rate lecture rostrum. The practice has been to wait till the Salvation Army has concluded its meetings and then start in before the crowd left. Occasionally three orators would be shouting at the same time, and not few times there has been some unpleasantness. A few weeks ago the police took a poor old crank into tge jail for protection till the crowd had dis- peared. The Merchants' Exchange took the mat- ter up, and it is partly owing to their in- fluence that the new ordinance is being prepared. MRS, CARTER ARRIVES, She Visits Peterhof and Pre- pares to Contest Its Ownership. Everything Ripe for the Warlike Times Predicted for the Castle. 0ARLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISECO CALL,} 908 Broadway, August 30. Mrs. Lizzie Carter has arrived in Oak- land, and Mrs. Poulson of Peterhof Castle is greatly disturbed. The object of Mrs. Carter’s visit to the coast is to attempt to secure some portion of the estate of the late Count Poulson. She bases her claim on a codicil toa will which she claims is the last will and testament of the Count, although it is generally supposed he died intestate. There are various explanations iven of how the will came into Mrs. arter’s possession, and it is given out by the members of the Order of Messiah that the will came in the form of & spirit mes- gge from the departed Count. -Mrs. arter declines at present to say where she got it, but declares her ability to prove that it is a genuine document, and that she is entitled to much property. The codicil, on which Mrs. Carter bases her claims, reads as follows: o The property in my hands belonging to m: ucom{)wfie, llom whom I was dlvorceg I lvz and bequeath also to my dear friend, Elizabeth Carter Hedley, as I am convinced she will ,do good with it {nstead of evil. She will not mis- use the gift and cannot understand the reason why I do not return the property to Edna Snell. This is because it was originally all my own, s 1 let her have the money to purchase the lots in the first place. She will make no trouble about it, as she knows it is asI have said. These Jots are in section 12 of the western part of San Francisco and the deeds to them are on record in the City Hall of San Francisco. It 18 my will that Elizaboth Carter have all the manuscript in spirit messages that I leave un- ublished printed in proper form, according as Ber judgmént may dircot. She shall aiso with the moneys obtained from my estats pay off a mortgage of $500 against the farm I leave to my son Hyrum, and she shall take care that he gets his just dues as regards my wishes. She shall also have the care and oversight of the bringing up of the children of my son and shall direct and superintend their education. PETER WILHELM POULSON, M.D. Dr. Junius L. Hatch said to-day that he had received a message from Mrs. Carter asking him to meet her. The doctorisa firm believer in the doctrines of the order, and has great faith in_the ability ot Mrs. Carter to fulfill her mission. Mrs. Carter has been to Peterhof, looking over the property and taking notes, and making comparisons with various plans that are in her possession, and she expresses her- self as satisfied t! she can substantiate her claims when she presents her case in the courts as she intends to do. Richard Smith, who lives on an ark on the Alameda shore, is the primate of the order. Not long ago he made a prophecy regarding Dr. Poulson. He said that a will of the decedent would be produced and that there would be a big battle over it in the courts. This seer furthermore foretells that there are troublous times ahead for Castle Peterhof, and that a bat- tle must be waged for possession of the establishment. Mrs. Poulson, the widow of the Count, is not a believer in the supernatural an has intrusted her legal aifairs to Judge Gibson. The Judge says the spirit will may be produced in court, but says that it will never go to probate. NORARA WS FORGETFL, The Japanese Clubhouse Man- ‘ager Levanted a ’Amer-~ icaine. A Crowd of Creditors Call on the Secretary of the Rallroad Company. OAxLAND OrFICE SAN FRANCISCO cu.n.* 908 Broadway, August 30. H. K. Nohara, the sportive Japanese manager of the Haywards Clubhouse, who is supposed to have eloped with a pretty oung governess, had a forgetful memory. e was a great narrator of Japanese stories, but tgare 'was also & goo eal of the American about his manner of leav- ing. Al du{ to-day a string of creditors has been calling on Secretary Stone of the Haywards Electric Road, and remiunding him of Nohara's forgetfulness. Nohara was only manager of the club- house, but his cards read ‘“‘proprietor and manager,” and, on the strength of his cards, his credit was good, as the club- house has a first-class rating. “I can’t say how much we are out,” gaid Mr. Btone to-day, “but I would have liked a settlement with Mr. Nohara before he went. I have several evidences of his for- getfulness here, and I am afraid the end is not yet. The string of creditors has been very steady to-day, but everything is straight now. The new manager is duly installed, and we ‘never expect to hear of Mr. Nohara again.” $ 13 IT WILL NOT BE VETOED Mayor Davie Is Pledged 'to Encourage ' Legitimate Competition. OPPOSITION 1IN .TELEPHONY. prm sl L Councliman - Bassett’s Stand No Criterion of What His Final Vote Wiil Be. OAXLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO Ou,y.,} 908 Broadway, August 30. There is no doubt now that within a few months Oakland will be enjoying treedom from the telephone monopoly that has ex- isted here since telephony became a busi- ness in this city. There are several facts contained in the ordinance awarding the franchise that have been somewhat over- looked. The mew company is limited in its charges, and this is the main reason why the action of the Council accepting the bid has not-met with such general approval. The rates to be charged must not exceed $2 50 per month per residence telephone; $3 50 for office, and $1 85 for long-distance telephones, with no switch charges. These represent a cut of about 45 per cent on pres- ent rates. It has been stated that because Councilman Bassett opposed the ordinance the Mayor will veto it when it is presented to him. This is not at all probable. Although Mavyor Davie and Mr. Bassett have always stood together, the Mayor has expressed himself so strongly in favor of all kinds of competition that there is no ground for believing he will veto the new franchise, which does not leave it optional whether a cut be made or not, but makes. a heavy re- duction a part of the franchise. It is not at all certain that Mr. Bassett will not vote for the ordinance on its final passage. ‘When the telephone ordinance was read very few of the members noted its contents carefully, as they knew there must be a lapse of nearly a month before the matter would be finally decided. Mr. Bassett's reason for voting “no’’ was on the ground that he thought the price offered was too low. But after the enforced reduction of rates was argued upon by General Hart several Councilmen were convinced that the competition was a desirable thing. “I'm not opposing competition,” said the Mayor to-day. “We have not half enough of it. Letitcome. I'm not here to prevent people investing in Alameda County. When the telephone franchise comes to me I shall consider it on ite merits, but when a measure of that kind is passed upon by the Couneil it is pretty safe to assume that the right thing has been done. I may say that the reduction of rllbes ha:s impressed me as a very desirable clause.” NO CHINESE HOP-PICKERS. Thousands of White People Are Now En Route to Pleasanton. Efforts of the Ladles Last Year Have Resulted In a Marked Success. OARLAND OFFICE 8AN FRANCISCO Cn.x,.} : 908 Broadway, Aug. 30. Hop picking for the season will com- mence at Pleasanton next Monday and hundreds of people are now leaving this City and camping near the hop fields. Several thonsand people are employed an- nually for a few weeks and the grounds are covered with tents and camps. Till last year no oreanized effort. was made to displace the Chinese, who looked upon the Pleasanton hop fields as a sort of Mecca toward which thousands made an annual fall pilgrimage. Last year the local newspaper offices and the ladies of the local churches o&wned free registration bureaus and supplied a large portion of the pickers, The proprietors came to the aid of the ladgies and paid a higher rate to white pickers than to Chinese. By this means the first blow was struck at Chinese labor, and although it was not possible at that time to procure all the white help that was needed arrangements have been made for this season that, it is hoped, will result in there being no need to employ foreign heli. During the past few years the acreage sown to hop vines has been largely in- creased, and the crop is reported as geing exceptionally fine. According to the fig- ures supplied by one of the largest pro- prietors Alameda County hops are equal in quality to any grown in the State, and the vines bear more hogfl than even in the Sonoma Valley. It is this prolific growth that enables pickers to make pretty good vugn:i a8 they work with very little moving around. S The State Labor Bureau has undertaken to supply as many people as are necessary to (Prevent. the employment of Chinese, and next Sunday four carloads of hop- picbl;ers will leave San Francisco for Pleas- anton. ZEAGLE Brand: «CONDENSED MILK.. Has No Equal FOR FIVE DOLLARS And upward we will iarantee to farnish the Electric, Beli on Karh! Buy no belt il ou examine Dr. eroe’s, Pamphlet No, 2 tells ail about it. all or write for a free copy. Address: MAGNETIC TRUSS CO. (DR.PIERCK & SON), ‘704 Sacramento st., 8. F. OCEAN STEAMSHIPS) CUNARD LINE. New York to Liverpool, via Queenstown, from Pler 40, North River. FAST EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE. Umbria, Sept. 7, BA u|Umbria, Oct. 5, Lucania, Sept. 14, Noon Lucanis, Oct. 12, 11 A x Ev.mfln.s«g: 21, 8 A x|Etruria, Oct. 18, 3 Px Campanis, Sept. $8,Noon|Camp na,Oc.28, 10:30ax EXTRA SAILING. AURANIA. TUESDAY, Sept. 10,10 o. a. BERVIA.. “TUESDAY, Sept. 24,10 . 3. Cabin passage %60 and upward: second cabi $35, $40 845, according to steamer and mmn: tickets to and from all parts of K 'S 0 _accomiodaclon can alivays be scc ppication 1o WILLIAMS, DIMOND & o a0 Agents, San Fra; STOCKTON : STEAMERS Leave Pler No. 3, Washington At 5 P. M. Daily, Except Sunday, A& Accommodations Reserved by Telephone. i T. O. Walker. + Do Mary Garratt, City of w‘\qfl. Return steamer leayes Stockton Sundays, 5. M. Telephone Main 800, Cal Nav.and % Ot n C0., nclsco, ! OCEAN STEAMSHIPS) e COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUR French Line to Havre. (QOUPARY'SEIER (NEW), 43 NORTH J River, foot of Morton st. ‘Travelers by this line avoid both transit by English railway sud the discomfort of crossing the channel i & Small boat. New York to Alexaudria. Egypt, via Paris, first-class $160: second-class $116. NEW TO-DAY. LA BOURGOGNE, Capt. Leboeds.... ....September 7, LA TOURAINE, Capt. Bantelll,... September = 14,10:00 % LA GASCOGNE, Capt. Baudelon.... % . September 21, 5. M urent.. No- 3 Bo New Yok 3. ®. FUGAZL & O, inE Creet Hontgomery RAILROAD TRAVEL. SANFRANCISCO & NORTH PA- (IFIC RAILWAY (0. Tiburon Ferry—Foot of Market Ste San Francisco to San Rafael. WEEK DAYS-7:40, 0:20, 11:00 a..: 13:38, 0, 6:30 . M. Thursdays—Extra tr M. Saturdays—Extra trips as 1: SUNDA VS50, 9:30, 11:00 100, 9:30, 11:00 A.x.; 1:80, 8: 5:00, 6:20 7. % BTSN San Rafael to San Francisco. WEEE DAYS_6a5 7:58 0:30, 1130 4. 2. B 140, M. urday tra R6118D B2, 0B 030 a0 DT b SUNDA YS~8:10, 9:40, 11:10 A a.; 1140, 340, =) KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly uue£ The many, who live bet- ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adaptin; the world’s best products to the needs of physical being, will attest the value to iealth of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs. TIts excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas- ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly 5100, 6:25 P. . beneficial properties of & perfect laxe | Befyser Jan Trancieco and Schuctzen Park same ative; effectually cleansing the system Tave BE e dispelling colds, headaches and fevers| San Franclsco. | T,y 5, | San Francisca. uge permanently curing coustipation. Sux- | WEER It has given satisfaction to millions and DAYS. | Davs. met with the approval of the medical e e profession because it acts on the Kid- 7:30 px| 6:15 PM neys, Liver and Bowels without weak- g ening fi]:)em and ;fiis pgr{ectly free from el every objectionable substance. £ 3 3 Syiupjof Figs is for sale by all druge S0 Tt 220wl 611578 gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is mane x n%n-nfi & l 10:30 A ufactured by the California Fig Syrup 8:00 Al Ukiah.” | 7:30 v| 6:15 rag Co. only, whose name is printed on every 8:00 ax|Guemevie | 7:80 "*“’ 304 package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, 6:15 P and being well informed, you will noé Sonoma 110740 4| 880 4% accept any substitute if offerea. Glen Ellen. | ; 5100 #xx| Sevastopol. [10:60 43]10:98 4 Stages connect at San Rafael for Bolinas. Stages connect at Santa Rosa for Mark West FITSGURED takes connect at Geyserville for Skaggs Springs. Stafes conmect at Bietn for Highiand Springa connect (From U. S. Journal of Medicine.) Relscyvilie, Soda Bay, Lakeport, ! Prof.W. H.Peeke,who makes aspecialty of Epilepsy, Siages_connect at Hopland for Lakeport sn@ s | Bart baswithout doubt treated and cared morecasesthan | B&TUISKE SPENER: o) 141 sor Viohy Springs, Blae anyliving Physician ; hissuccessisastonishing. We uoz;,, n?nn;fl l!);lé[?yyp;; r{.-xo. WS‘I{&; (-)‘m;.- haveheard of casesof 20 years’ standing curedbyhim. | wood, Mendoeino City, Fort Brage, Usal, Hepublishesavalnableworkon thiadiseasewhichho | Gahto Willetts, Calpells, Pomo, Fotter valle ;ffg; sends with & large bottle of his absolute cure, free to | burg, Bridgeville, Hydesville and Eureka. snysufferer who may send their P.O. and Expressad- Saturday to Monday round-trip tickets at reduced dress. We advise anyone wishing & care to address, | P88 ooy ronnd-trip tickets to all te Prot. W, H. PEEKE, F. D., & Cedar St, New York. | yond San Rafael ¢ balf rates vptuts ey Ly Special Sunday El Campo Servi G B0 as a1 3:00 and 4:00 = A , 2:00 and 4:00 p. uraing—Leave Kl Campo at 1:00, $:00 00 @ M. Ticket Offices, 650 Market st., Chronicle building, R. X. RYAN, Gen. Pass. Agel AUCTION SALES, P 23 2 AUCTION SALE. AUCTION SALE. STOCKYARDS, A‘{ J. D _HORAN'S UCorner Tenth and Bryant Streets. ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, At 11 O'clock, By order ot J. FLOURNOY ESQ., of Danville, I WILL SELL 40 HEAD OF HORSES, Weighing from 1000 to 1400 pounds, from 4 to 8 (PACIFIC SYSTE! Tralns leave and ave SAN FRAN years, cgni(mr;lq ot some well-bred Aliies, broken o —~ ArmivE and unbroken horses, and aleo © large work mules. | St =0 TR SN AN e AT J. D HORAN, Auctioneer. | | 31004 A'laugie Expros, Ogilen and East.. 10:507 7:004 Benicla, Vacaville, sesns;av mento, snd Redding via Davis.... 7:152 OURAR SR AR 7:304 Marting?, San Kamos, Nage, Cals- 7:30A San Leandro, Haywards & Way St'ns 8:30A Nilos, San Jose, Stockton, Ione, Sacramento, Marysville, Rted Blutt aud Orosille. #8:304 Peters and Milton. 9:004 San Leaudro, Hayw: 91004 New Orlearis Lxpress, Raymond, (for Yoscmite), Bania Barbars 08 Angeles, Deming, Ll Paso, New Orloans and Fast. 6:159 10154 PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY TEAMERS WILL SAIL FROM Broadway wharf, San Francisco, as follows: For Mary Island, Loring, Wrangel, Juneag, Kil- lisono and Sitka (Alaska), at 9 A.>. August 3, 8, 18, September 2, 17. For Victorla and Vancouver (B, C.), Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom (Bellingham_Bay, Wash.), 9 4. . Auguat 3, 8, 13, §8 25, S8 and every fitis day thereafier, connect: ing at 'Vancouver with the C. P. R, R., at Tacoms with N. P. R. R., at Seattle with G. N. Ry., at Por ‘Townsend with Alaska steamers. For Eureka, Arcata sad Fie'd’s Landing (Hum- boldt Bay), sir. Pomona, every Tuesday at 2 P. M., For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Cayucos, Port Harford (San_Luls Obispo), Gaviots, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San 'Pedro, East San 4:00F Mariinez, Napa, Calis Sauta Iiosa. Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, 8 A. M., August 1,6,9,18, 17,21, 25, 29, and every fourth day seiata thereafter. For Ban Dol('gu, stopping olgy :fi POH.P Hlflm i 759 (San Luls Obispo), Santa Barbara, Port 209 J ‘Augeles, Redondo (Los Angeles) and Newport, 11 [ S:30F San Lesndro, Haywards& Way St 8:452 A. M., Auguet 3. 7, 11, 15, 19, 28, 27, 31, and every mmd"'m’ Yo D! to) l]lkev'ufiili e Banta Barbara aud Los Angeles.. 4i4Se Str. Pomona, Saturday and Monday, excursion | g oo o B80ts Burbara sud Los Angeles. . to Banta Cruz and Monterey, leaves Broadway o Miave mdl Bas o oot AOSA W For Ehnenada, Kah Joss del Cabo, Mazatian, Le | $:00F Baropoun Mail, Oglen ahd iasi.,. ~ 9:454 ‘Altata and Guaymas (Mexico), str. Willam- ;‘;533: T e s 1riaoe ette Valley, 10 A. A, 25th of each month, 7;“' Oregon 1i: ;vr‘,fl ‘Ticket oflice, Palace Hotel, 4 New Montgomery ville, f{uddlnm Portlan Pl e Sonnd aud East . 101454 il ek i e e 7:00p San Leandro, Haywards& Way §t'ns 10t50% SUMsent ot o0 Rranelion 9:00p 8an Leandro, Haywards& Way Stns 1112:004 1131:15p San Leandro, Haywards & Way St'ns _*7: TO PORTLAND AND ASTORA. SANTA CRUZ DIVISION (Narrow Gauge). 17:454 Bunday Excursion for Newark, San B ey Low Gatoa, ¥ lton and Sacta 8315 Newai! ife,an Jose, Felton, Boulder Creek,Santa Cruzand Way 21150 Nevars. Geniesyii & I v ewark, Genterville, &an Almaden, Felton, nollld:r'zn Santa Cruz and Prineipal ¥ . Statior 4:45¢ Newark, COAST DIVISION (Third & Townsend Sts.) *6:454 Sau Jose, iflev Almaden and Way Stations.. ... *1:438 17¢80A Bunday Exctirsion for anta Cruz, Pacific Grove and Principal O.R. & N. TEAMSHIPS DEPART FROM SPEAR- street wharfat 10 A. M. every five days, con- Decting &t PORTLAND with diredt rail lines to all ints In_OREGON, WASHINGTON, IDAHO, ONTANA, and all Eastern points, including Chi- cago, New York and Boston. State of California sails August 7, 17, 27, Sept. 8. Columbia sails August 1, 22, Sept. 1. Fare In cabin, including berth and meals, 815 00; Steerage. $7 50; Round trip, 825 00. For through rates and all other information apply 0 the undersigned, ‘Way Slatic r @00 Famn.F.Coxxon | 8115ABsu Joso, ‘Tres Kania Griz, i ol Tts Ovtapor Gusdstuge b Prin Rt IR NousinT cipal Way Stations .. T 7088 1474 Palo Alto and Way Stations. 11:458 tations, 0:404 San Jose and Way Stations. 11:43a Palo Alto and Way Station: 12:152 “ Del Monte Limited" for OCEANIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Coolgardie gold flelds Gilroy, . (Fremamtie), Austra Sirteoviie, el bonve. onterey, @ 8110 stoerage, Lowest enigop gt Pacitc Groveonly ... . .unum. V" rates to Capetown, M o acit . South Africa. Australian steamer, MONOWALI, sails via Honolulu and Auck- iand, - Thursday, Sep- tember 19, at 2 2. M. Steamship Australia, Honolulu_only, Tues: day, Sept. 24 8t 10 . M. w A SPECIAL PanTiis.—Reduced special rates for parties Sept. 24 and Oce. 16, CREEK ROUTE FERRY, From SAN PRANCISCO-—Poot of Market Street (Slip 8). *7:00 8:00 9:00 *10:00 11:00aM. *12:30 $1:00 *2:00 3:00 *4:00 6:00 #rom OAKLAKD—Foot of Brosdway.— +6:00 oftice, 114 Montgomery street. 8:00 *0:00 10:00 *11:00A.m. $12:00 e F!‘,;g“ uflkooe‘;:;flg “kle‘Amanu *12:30 200 *3:00 *B:00P. e 3D SPREDERIP S R o 8 A for Morning. P for Afternoon. *Bundays excepted. 1 Saturdays ROTAL NAIL STEAN PACKET CONPANY. | Sy ooy RS AMERS AVE ASPINWALL S“ml‘flfly (x;rllh. ‘West Indies and Southampton, ealling en route at Cf e s 'of Indlng. 1 Conneosion sl e P v g okt from San Franciaco (5 Fiyi ” SAUSALITO FERRY. S e e T o e 2,15 & €0, Agents, LeaveS.F. WEEK DAYS. AmiveB. ¥, ol 7.008.1. il Yab R Val, B3 B o RAILROAD TRAVEL. e e 7.408.x. . N8 . Sdsaw soeeses 0,404 Atlantic 2 5 CoESnghs s “ fmgie 1 » . AND - % . “« “ “ “ Pacific % Ross Tal., San Rfl, 840010, 0.0y RAILROAD S Casadero a0d Way Stations . ratns leave trom and arrive *Saturdays only. * Mondays only, ot Market-Street Perry. SUNDAYS. : 8,004, il T, Ross Tl San RIL, San et S 0 g P | i LA day at 5! . M., carrying AM. aco Steapers and. Tourist. Sleepers to O ol ke e for | 20.00a: - * . Kansas City without change. Annex Cars via §a G Denver and 8t. Louis. Ross Valley, San Rafael, SenQta.. VIA LOS ANGELES. 110043, Savsalito GBY. .o e Trains leavo daily st 9:00 4. 3. abd 6:30 ®.ax. | yi'gsie iy s MillTalley connecting in Los Angeles with solid trains, Los - Xill “_i-. ’in.. Angeles to Chicago. oo NAITAL, s Val S 0, un G 15 107 3 Summer or Winter the Sants Fe Route “ o prtime = 18 the most Comfortable railway, Cllllorn!.’;n thh..:.:?.m misbellef exists rennzh“ Pripe northerlyline. This is well velers. 's Dining Rooms are an ex- T The Grand Canyon of the Colorado can be nwlom 1o Other way. Ticket Ofice—644 Market Street, Chronicle Building,