The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 5, 1895, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TH[.TRSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1895. 11 LATEST OAKLAND NEWS, The California Jockey Club Leases the Old Race- track. MUHLNER'S PISTOL FOUND. Pleasanton Octogenarian Farmer’s | Last Load of Hay At- tached. OAxLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,% 908 Broadway, Sept. 4. The California Jockey Club filed amend- ed articles of incorporation to-day. The amendments provided for a decrease in the number of directors from nine to five. The original stock subscribers and the amounts subscribed were as follows: Thomas H. Williams, $50,000; A. B. Spreck- els, $5000; J. L. Flood, $1000; D. M. Burns, $15,000; Louis 8. Lissak, $1000; P. B. Quin- lan, $1000; R. B. Milroy, $1000; J. Naglee Burke, $10,000; M. A. Gunst, $14,000; John | D. Spreckels, $1000; Ed Corrigan, $1000. The new club has concluded its arrange- | ments for the opening of the Oakland Trotting Park for a season of horseracing on a scale that has never before been at- tempted on this side of the bay. Thelease was from Mrs. Margaret D. Mee to the California Jockey Club for a term of six years and nine months at a monthly rental of $308 33, or an aggregate of $25,000 for the term, with the privilege of renewal for nine years after expiration. All improvements made by the lessees are to become the property of the lessor upon the expiration of the lease. The pro- vision was made, however, that if thelaw should prohibit running-horse racing at | any time the lessees should have the right to remove such improvements as may be | made upon the property. | This land, which has been acquired by the California Jockey Club in connection with the Oakland Trotting Park, will be used in improving the surroundings. There | will be a new grand stand built and the | saddling paddock will be enlarged. The | stables are to be improved and a general | renovation at much expense will be made | before the season c nces. MUHLNER’S It Was Among His Effects at Point Reyes. ‘When the personal effects of Louis Muhl- | ner, who was held to answer for the mur- der of Jennie Lewis, arrived to-day from | his room at Point Reyes his revolver was | found among them. When a detective | from tnis city searched the effects some | time ago, he brought with him some let- | ters from Miss Lewis, but did not see the | weapon. From a letter it appears that Jennie’s | brother was indebted to Muhlner. Her mother testihed that she tried to nego- | OL FOUND. tiate a loan with him, and Al Lewis did ng the same tk | The prisoner was County Jail to await h: transferred to the | is trial, | Athens Parlor's Officers. | Athens Parlor, N. 8. G, W., which was | organized last week elected officers to-nignt, | as_ follows: Past president, W. S. C.| Schmidt; president, Ben F. Woolner; first vice-president, C. H. Ollinger; sec- | ond vice-president, C. D. Maloney; third | vice-president, L. A. Hinman; recording and financial secretary, Abe P. Leach; | marshal, W.E. Farno: treasurer, F. A surgeon, Dr. W. D. Huntington; | stees—J. H. Fuller, A. B. Champion, | W. M. Heywood. The W. J. Dingee Sale. | Next Saturday, at 2 . m., William J. | Dingee will conduct his second auction | sale of realty at his salesrooms on Eighth street, Oakland. The property to be offered | at that time consists of eleven business | lots fronting on San Pablo avenue and Twenty-third street, right in the heart of | the business growth of the city of Oakland. | As the sale is by order of court the prop- erty will be sold without reserve and on | the advertised terms. | A Farmer’s Troubles. | J. E. Patterson, a Pleasanton farmer, is | in sore straits. He is almost an oct genarian and finds himself hopeless bankrupt. He admitted this to-day when | an attachment was levied on the last load | of hay that he could call his own, Eight | years ago he was comparatively rich, but | now he only owns a few hogs. The at- | tachment was levied by the Chadbourne | ‘Warehouse Company of Pleasanton. | Nearly Ready to Report. | | Several peculiar markings have been | discovered by the expert who is now going over the tax-stubs to try and locate the | shortage, and there are also some clerical errors. Thus far the amount has been $133 to $60, and Roxborough | before the investigation 1is | ended there will be a correct balance of | his bo 1t is expected that the Grand | Jury will complete its investigation to- MOLrow. Ghost of the Beck Failure. The trial of the case of the London and | San Francisco Bank to recover $10,000 from Emilie G. Cohen upon a note made by Beck & Co.and indorsed by her was commenced to-day. Mrs. Cohen denies the liability on the note, as the time was extended without her knowledge. The money was used to tide the Becks over the crisis that finally ended in failure. He Died Penniless. The agpraisement of the estate of Dr. T. H. Pinkerton was filed to-day and showed that the estate was only worth $700. Only the household furniture and a small medical library are left, although | the doctor spent nearly half a century in | active practice. It was thought that he | was worth much more. | Acme Club Installation. The Acme Club officers that were elected last Saturday night were installed to-night. Retiring President J. J. Allen introduced his successor, George F. Neece, in a com- plimentary speech. The new president | responded. After the installations the members went in for a good time which kept up till midnight. Object to a Hospital. Dr. E. H. Woolsey, the ex-railroad sur- eon, proposes to move his hospital to a ot on Athol avenue, not far from the new boulevard. Several people who would then be neighbors to the hospital have filed a protest. HISTORY OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, 908 Broadway, Sept. 4. George H. Morrison, e life insurance solicitor of Alameda, filed a petition of insolvency to-aay. The election of the secretary for the Mer- chants’ Exchange has been postponed until Tuesdey next. The Reliance Clubisdevoting to the circuit bicycle meet, whic be a big wheeling event. The Y. M. C. A, athletes are arranging for & benefit to raise funds to defray the expense of gending & team to Los Angeles. whs L Reeder, charged with beating his wife, 2y enced to pa; i spend fifty days in the Cliy Jatt - . P00 1he suit of Hypolite Djas for a divos from Rosalie Djas has been referred to L;c:corl.;rl commissioner to take testimony. Tennis players are concentrating thei: est on the champlonship games 15 1o Rors ot 8an Raieel, commencing next Friday. Richard Taylor has sued J.H.C others ou a note for $1200, lecuxedtrl‘)ly“::l;logg £5ge on & ot on the San Léandro road. Mary L. Stevenson brought suit 1o-d; divorce from her husband, John C. B’."'st.grren'f eatattention promises to . son, on the ground of cruelty. Heisa laundry- wagon driver. . Mrs. J..A. Folger has subscribed $100 for the fund for_the site of the Wilmerding Trade School. It is based on the condition that the school shall come to Oakland. Thomas Melrose was locked up in the County Jail last night for detention until he could be examined by the Commissioners of Lunacy. He tried to attack an officer with an ax. Thomas Ewing has applied for letters upon the estate of Clara C. Ewing, whose separate estate is represented to consist of real estate worth $5000 and personal property $2300. Henry Powell has teken judgment against the town of Haywards by thedefault of the de- fendant to answer after a demurrer had been sustained. The case was one growingout of the ckange of grade of a street. The attorneys for the city have the findings almost ready 10 submit under Judee Ogden’s decision in the suit against the Oakiand Water- front Company. After these are filed the case will be ready for appeal to the Supreme Court. W. P. Jones, receiver of the defunct firm of Weston & Welch, filed his final account to-day. It covered a period of fourteen vears. The total receipt were $28,864 03, and the disburse- ments $28,320. The creditors received 75 per cent of their claims. Dr. J. K. McLean has been invited to secure & PAstor to succeed him in the pulpit or the First Congregational Church. The chureh commit- tee has been unable to accomplish anything in | that direction since Rev. Dr. Boynton of Boston | declined the honor. The heirs of the Henry Bacon estate have ap- plied for a decree of partial distribution in order that transfers of property on Broadway and Fifteenth street and adjoimug land on Fraoklin street may be made to the Bacon Land Company, & corporation composed solely of the heirs. LATEST BERKELEY ITEMS, Dr. Royce Delivers His Second Lecture Before the Philo- sophical Union. Important News Notes From the Department of Agriculture at the University. BERRELEY, CaL., Sept. 4—Dr. Josiah Royce gave the second of a series of three lectures before the Philosophical Union and invited friends at Stiles Hall thiseven- ing upon the topic, “Some Aspects of the Empirical Psychology of Self-Conscious- ness.”” The union has been reading his work on “The Religlous Aspect of Philos- ophy’’ during the past year and the lec- tures are based upon the principles laid down in that book, with a few modifica- tions and supplemented arguments. Tak- ing the course of three,as a whole, they | may be said to have in part something to do with the question as to the place and importance of an individual human being in the universe. They have to do with what is meant in speaking of a man'’s real self and consequent relations found be- tween man’s consciousness and the world at large, as well as God. In the lecture this evening the question of how a man becomes seli-conscious in his experience from a. psychological point of view was a prominent feature. Dr. Royce showed that self-consciousness ap- pears to be one of the most complex and unstable processes of the mind. This afternoon Dr. Royce gave a psycho- | Jogical lecture on “Imitation and Its Place in Human Nature” to the students of Miss Head’s school. He has been engaged to speak at Stanford University next week, and will return to Cambridee soon after that address. Agricultural College News. A. P. Hayne, instructor in charge of viti- culture at the university, will deliver a lec- ture next Saturday aiternoon at Grand Army Hall, San Jose, to_the wine-growers of Santa Clara County. This meeting has been called at the request of fifty wine- growers, who held a special meeting last | week for the purpose of determining the | most judicious course tofiursue in ridding the vines of pests. Mr. Hayne will speak | on the “Reconstruction of Attacked Vine- yards with American Roots.” F. J. Bioletti, foreman of the experi- mental station cellar, has just returned from Santa Clara County, where he went last week at the request of the grange for the purpose of inspecting the bloaters or fmg-genied prunes which have been the source of considerable interest in that sec- tion this season. Mr. Biolettiis now en- gaged in making analyses and taking pho- tographs of microscopic sections of the affected fruits. He believes that he has discovered the causes of the disease, but has not, as yet, completed his investiga- tions. A. V. Stubenrauch left for Sacramento vesterday at the request of the State Fair oard for an expert analyst from the uni- versity for the purpose of testing the rela- tive richness of milk at the competitive milk exhibit there. Victory for Freshmen. What is said to be one of the hardest “rushes’’ that ever took place on the uni- versity campus between the lower classes was held to-night, resulting in a victory for the '98 men. This result was contrary to a ten years’ precedent, as no sophomore class since that of ’88 has come out victo- rious in the annual ‘“rush,” which fact was largely due to superior numbers on the side of the freshmen. To-night there were about 150 ‘‘sophies” against 130 “freshies.” The struggle lasted for over an hour and during the time no less than twenty-five men were carried off the field from sheer exhaustion. About 1500 peo- ple witnessed the affair. His Safe Would Not Open. ‘When Town Marshal Lloyd tried to open the door of his office safe this morning it refused to move, and he at once suspected that it had been tampered with. Upon examination by a locksmith it was found | that the door had expanded by the heat of the sun, and several hours’ work was re- quired before it was opened. Sharkey-Bean DIill. Sharkey, the heavy-weight pugilist, has acceoted an invitation from the Crescent Athletic Club to box with Bean, the club’s instructor, at their coming entertainment. Leandro of the Acme Club has been en- gaged by the Crescents to prepare a corps of athletes for the exhibition. ALUMNI TAKE A HAND. Physicians of the State University Will Inspect the Two Sites for the Colleges Building. The alumni of the Medical Department of the University of California has mani- fested particular interest in the selection of asite for the proposed Affiliated Col- leges building. With a view to adding to the influence of their combined opinions in the matter of choosing a site the execu- tive committee of the association has is- sued the following letter: BAN FrANCISCO, Sept. 2, 1895, Dear Doctor: The selection of & site for a building to be occupied by the Affiliated Col- leges is about to be made. The choice of & lo- | cation 15 now between two sites, each of which | has its advantages aud its disadvantages, as well as its own advocates. It has been de- cided to have the alumni of the Affilated Col- leges given an opportunity to express their opinion. To this end you are invited to be present at the Stanyan-street entrarce to the park, Thursday, September 5, at 10 . ., to meet the alumni of the Medical Department, University of California, and visit the sites roposed. Washington Dodge, M.D. Association M. D. U. C.; L. 3. F. Wanzer, M.D. secretary; Franklin F.' Crow, M.D., vice-presi: dent; Oscar J. Mayer, M.D., treasurer; John M. Williamson, M.D., Edwin Bunnell, M.D., James McCone, M.D., executive commitiee. = It is expected that a very large number of doctors will gather to-day at Golden Gate Park and make an inspection of the two sites offered. president Alumni The vivacious young nobleman who led the a‘tack on Rider Haggard’s coach dur- ing the recent Parliamentary election was Lord Wodehouse, the eldest son of the Earl of Kimberley. The Earl of Kimber- ley was president of the Council under G{-dnone and when Rosebery took thay office Kimberley was made Foreign Secre- tary. HOME FOR LITTLE ONES, Opening of the Salyation Army Orphanage at Beulah To-Day. NO REGARD PAID TO CREED. A School and Home for Chlldren Will Be Combined Under One Roof. OAxLAND OFricE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,| 908 Broadway, Sept. 4. l’ The new Salvation Army orphanage at Beulah will be dedicated to-morrow after- noon with appropriate services. The land was donated by George S. Montgomery and wife, making the third donation of land for Salvation Army work that the Montgomerys have made from their large tract at Beulah besides that for the Aged Colored People’s Home. The orphanage will be thrown open to destitute girls who are orphans, half- orphans «¢r abandoned children. It will be under the management of women selected from the ranks of the army. The home has been incorporated with Mrs. Carrie Judd Montgomery and Rev. J. Wednesday, when the Park-street mer- chants, many of whom are opposed to the removal, will have a chance to be heard. Committee of Classification. President Ellsworth of the Alameda Driving Association has appointed Wil- liam Higby, A. G. Burns and A. H. Cohen as the committee to classify the horses for the race meet on the 21st inst. at the Boule- vard Speed Track. Koehler Discharged. William Koehler, who was arrested yes- terday afternoon and charged with “dis- turbing the peace for taking a shot out of his pistol in his mother-in-law’s house, has been discharged. TUGHT FOR FORTY YEARS, Death of Mrs. Fisher of the High School English De- partment. The Deceased Lady Never Recov- ered From the Shock of Being Dropped. 0ARLAND OFFICE BAN FRANCISCO CALL, 908 Broadway, Sept. 4, ; Mrs. Katherine B. Fisher, Oakland’s oldest teacher, died this morning at her home at Fourteenth and Castro streets, For the past eighteen years Mrs, Fisher has been the head of the English depart- ment in the Oakland High School, and has won for herself and the school a name that extends far outside of this State. She was THE CHILDREN’S HOME, BEULAH PARK. W. Ellsworth of the Florence Cnttenton Home as officers. ‘When the present home is filled it is the intention of the directors to erect what will be known as cottage orphanages, for the accommodation of both boys and girls, 1egardless of color, creed or nationality. The pian is an original one, sugzested by Mrs. Montgomery. Mrs. Montgomery seriously objects to having the new building designated as a “Home for Orphans,” preferriu% the name “Orphanage” for the main building, with cottage orphanages surrounding it, to be litfm ly homes for inmates, without rigid rules. Mrs. Montgomery’s idea is heartily in- dorsed by the Salvation Army and officers, who intend to make the Salvation Army Orphanage a cheerful, homelike place for destitute giris. A school will be maintaine@ within the orphanage for the instruction of the chil- dren in all the necessary Englisn branches. The orphanage will be sustained by dona- tions received by the Salvation Army. LATE NEWS OF ALAMEDA Encinal and Haight Schools Are in a Crowded Con- dition. Protest Against the Telephone Ser- vice Furnished the School De- partment—Events of a Day. ALAMEDA, Sept. 4—There was a short session of the Board of Education last evening. President Tisdale callea atten- tion to the crowded state of classrooms in the Encinal and Haight schools. In the classrooms of the sixth grade in the En- cinal there were fifty-two desks for sixty- four pupils, in the fifth fifty-two for sixty- five, in the third fifty-seven for sixty-one, in the second forty-eight for forty-nine and in the first fifty for sixty-two. The condition of affairs in the Haight School was just as bad. Director Brown thought all the rooms in the school had {oo many desks, anyway. It was reported that the Longfellow building was nearly completed, requiring only some hardware and carpen- tering work before final acceptance. Superintendent Sullivan rotested against the telephone service furnished the department. It was useful about one- quarter of the time and when most needed was out of order. President Tisdale, sgeaking from experience, declared that the delays were most vexatious and su, gested more drastic measures than simple notifications. The company’s monthly bill was therefore referred to the finance committee for “drastic measures.” Bal- ances in the several funds were reported to be as follows: School general fund, $113241; disbursements since August, $6416 95; State school, $12,451 53; county, $258720; school library, $15192; high school, $834 76; disbursements, $985 28. Salary demands aggregating $5297 90 were vassed. The resignation of Miss Mary K. Benson as teacher of the first grade in the Porter School was accepted. This young lady went recently to Alaska with the Auzerais troupe and has decided to adopta dra- matic career. Miss Vielet krancis was transferred to the vacancy. Miss Irene Stevens was unanimously chosen for the vacancy caused by Miss Francis’ transfer, and Miss Kate Jarvis was elected a substi- tute teacher. Architect Cuthbertson’s claim of $746 as fees was considered in executive session. Miss Helen McLean will have charge of the first grade in the Encinal School, Miss Maud Gray was assigned to the second class and Miss Mary Huntington was chosen as a substitute teacher. Miss Mary E. Keegan applied for a posi- tion in the department. A Mysterious Philanthropist. An elderly gentleman, a stranger in Alameda, made the rounds of several prominent merchants this morning, and stating that he was acting as agent for a multi-millionaire, who was foing to spend $1,000,000 for the poor in the cities about the bay, marked them down in his little book for various sums. P. N. Anton, a rocer, was fint down for $100, and another Fucky merchant was H. Koerber. The money is to be sent these gentlemen shortly, and they are to distribute izoods to that amount among the poor. No one knows the benevolent stranger. The Postoffice Removal. Postoffice Inspector Thrall wasin Ala- meda to-day and accompanied by Post- master G. U. Stoddard visited the new City Hall and the Water Works’ building. Mr. Thrall was pon-committal, but seemed to be taken with the City Hall building and the library rooms which have been spoken of as possible quarters for the post- office. If the city should bid, it would probably be accepted, but much depends on the meeting of the City Trustees next also a member of the Starr King Fraternity and was instructor of the Shakespearean Club. On the 10th of last June Mrs. Fisher was not re-elected to her position, and this dis- | appointment, in connection with her sen- sitive nature, helped to induce a fit of | apoplexy on the Sunday following the | election, from which she never fully re- | covered. On Friday night last she was much better, so much so that her friends had hopes of her recovery. On Monday she ! sent for her friend, Miss Conners, to spend | Tuesday with her and do some fancy- work. Miss Conners came only to find her friend dying. She had fallen into a stupor at 8 o’clock, after which she never recognized any one. Mrs. Griffin, Miss Conners, Dr. Kenney and Dr. Liliencranz were with her to the last. Her first teaching was,done in the Southern States. About 1863 she met Mr. Fisher and came to San Francisco to be- come his wife. Soon after they moved to Oaxland, which has been their home ever since. About 1866 she became a teacher in the Durant School, where her abilities were soon recognized and she was pro- moted to the Hich School. This position pshe kept until June 10 of this year. Six years ago her brother, who was her favorite and_a naval officer, was drowned in a storm off the Samoan Islands. She leaves a husband and three children, Lucy, a trained nurse and artist, who has attended her mother through her illness, and who is now nearly heartbroken at the result; William, who 1s on his way to Paris to study music, and Grace, who is study- mf) to be an actress in New York. wing to her request La France roses and sweet peas will take the place of mourning. She also asked that no set floral pieces be sent to the funeral. This will take place in the parlors of the First Congregational church on Saturday morn- ing at 11 o’clock. The pall-bearers will be selected from herlpupils. Mrs. Fisher will be mourned by a host of young men and women who had the opportunity to come under her instruction at the High School. She has probably done more to create a high standard of thought among students in Oakland than aufiv other one person. {rs. Fisher was born in Connecticut 67 years ago. She has been a teacher nearly forty years. A MYTHIOAL GOLD MINE, Angry Speculators Want W. L. Loch Placed Under Arr: William P. Wilson, clerk in the audit- ing department of Wells, Fargo & Co., swore out a warrant in Judge Joachim- sen’s court yesterday for the arrest of W. L. Loch, 1223 Green street, on the charge of obtaining money by false pretenses. Wilson stated that he and four other em- ployes of Wells, Fargo & Co. were ap- proached by Loch, who told them he knew of a mine in Humboldt County that was filled with gold. He had no money to operate it himself, but if they would assist him their fortunes would be made. They gave him money and he went to the mine.” He returned with a sack filled with coarse gravel, but which in mining par- lance was “salted.” It was assayed and gave a most promising result. "Wilson made a trip with him to the mine, and they returned with another sack of coarse gravel which panned outas well as the other. Wilson now declares that Loch must have “‘salted” it. 2 ‘Wilson promptly paid in $500 and the others lesser amounts. They have since found that the mine is nothing but a gravel pit. THE TANDEM ACCIDENT. Both Victims Were Somewhat Better Yesterday. The surgeons at the Receiving Hospital are hopeful that the two victims of the bicycle accident in Golden Gate Park on Tuesday will recover. Miss Hall was re- moved yesterday to her home on Mission street. She had improved very much dur- ing the night and 1s believed to be out of danger. Mcleod is still in a critical con- dition, but favorable symptoms were no- ticed yesterday. He is still unconscious. His friends bave made arrangements to take him to St. Luke’s Hospital as soon as he can be removed. Miss Hall was not able to throwany light on the accident. She said the last thing she remembered was calling out to McLeod to *back pedal.” as they were going so fast down the grade. Everything after that was a blank to her. ————————— Miss Nellie Harrington’s Remains. The remains of Miss Nellie Harrington, who was mysteriously murdered some time ago in ber Ellis-street residence, have been sincelying in a receiving vault. They were buried in the cemetery of the Holy Cross on the 29th ult, The funeral was_attended by the two sisters of the deceased, Mrs. Nlrfiuet Ramsdell of Chicago and Mrs. Mary Rae of Sacramento. Awomrm ing these Wwere Mrs. McAllister, Mrs. llcz o, Chicago, Mrs. Ferguson, Miss McAllister and Miss Bartlett, The same morn- ing solemn requiem services were held at St. Mary's Cathedral. A CHILD OF THE JUNGLE A Brother Christian Endeav- orer Put Pins in His Cushion. WILL BE LEGALLY ADOPTED. Dr. Jones’ African Ward Creates Some Excitement at a Church Meeting. 0AKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,} + Broadway, Sept. 4. During his recent travels in Afriea, Dr. 0. L. Jones of this city procured a young native lad, who is now studying to be a minister. Though Dr. Jones, in his tour through the Dark Continent, collected many valuable curios in the way of dia- monds from King Solomon’s mines, tiger- skins and thousands of articles to remind him of his journey. there is nothing that he brought home with him that he values 80 highly as his boy, Jumma. Jumma’s mother is the widow of an Af- rican sailor who died on an English man- of-war. She lives with her family in the jungles, in the interior from the Zanzibar coast. Her home is in a hut, and no eéffort is needed to make a living, for all that the family requires for food grows around her home, and clothing is not needed. Notwithstanding all this, Jumma’s mother followed the custom of the country and thrust her children out into the world to look out for themselves when old enough. The boy found his way to Zanzibar, where he acted as guide to” Dr. Jones and friend. They became very much attached to him and "another boy that Dr. Herrick now has with him. The boy’s many ex- cellent traits of character, for highminded- ness and truthfulness, recommendea him to thedoctor’s confidence, making it a hard matter to part with him when his services as guide and interpreter were over. _ The feeling was mutual and his Ameri- can friend was determined to bring the boy home with him. The consent of his mother was not required, as he had been turned out to do for himself, and numbered one of sixty gtreet arabsin the town where he was found. Dr. Jones, as a matter of courtesy rather than that of necessity, got permission from the Sultan and American Consul to take Jumma to America. One thing that greatly puzzlea Jumma was the scarcity of soldiers in America. When Le arrived here the first indications he had observed of anything that appeared of a military aspect was the Salvation Army out on a parade, the march being made up wholly of hallelujah lasses. Jumma viewed them silently for a few moments, and a contemptuous smile came over his face, and he remarked to the doc- tor,. “Eh! American soldiers all misses! American men all cowards!’ Although the matter was explained it was not en- tirely satisfactory to his mind until bhe saw a genuine military turnout last Fourth of July. Since then the American men have risen in Jumma’s estimation. Though raised in the Mohammedan faith Jumma takes kindly to the Christian religion, and ac- cording to his limited knowledge of the English language, does remarkably well as a worker in the young people's societies of the Methodist church. Dr. Jones, and the Shipley family with whom he resides on Eighth and Castro, take great pains in teaching him the E’nglish language, to read and write it correctly. His desire for knowledge some- times leads him into funny blunders, much to the amusement of the younger ortion of the confgreg.non. Not long ago Ke came home from the Christian En- deavor Society and anxiously inquired what *“Make a motion’’ and *‘Second the motion” meant. Dr. Jones explained and noming more was thought of it until he electrified the audience in the Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor the following Sunday evening by arising in his usual dignified manner and making a motion ‘“‘that Brother — no more stick pins in my chair where me sit down.” Durmng a season of convulsive laughter the motion was seconded and carried, Jumma being perfectly satisfied. Brother — was exceedinglé mortified. However, it had the desired eifect of stop- ping tl:]e mischievous pranks of the brother X posed. umma originally intended to study medicine and return to Africa as a phys- ician, but of late he has given up the idea, and expresses a desire to become a mis- sionary and carry the Christian religion home to his people. He will be ably assisted in his wish by Dr. Jones, who proposes to take out adop- tion papers for the boy and aid him in every way possible in fulfilling the mis- sion he has solected for his future vocation. TALCOTT AND THE LAW, An Oakland Supervisor Is Said to Work Men Over Eight Hours. Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald Asks for a Grand Jury Inves- tigation. Supervisor Talcott of Alameda County is to be disciplined for making men under him work over the legal number of hours if Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald can suc- ceed in bringing about an investigation by the Grand Jury of that county. The State law says that eight hours shall constitute a legal day’s labor in all public work. Recently Secretary Eugene Hough of a labor organization in Qakland known as Federal Union No. 5761, which possesses a charter from the American Federation of Labor, complained to Mr. Fitzgerald that the county employes there, in Super- visor Talcott’s district, were compelled to work ten hours, and that when labor organizations waited upon Mr. Talcott they were told to go to a place which cer- tain Japanese think is very frigid, but whioh Occidentals have been taught to be- lieve is otherwise. They were also un- diplomatically informed by Mr. Talcott that if the men were worked sixteen hours it was none of his concern, and that the law did not apply to counties anyhow. The Commissioner at once communi- cated with Attorney-General Fitzgerald to ascertain whether the law did or did not apply to counties. The Attorney-General answered that it did in this brief opinion: Replying to your question as to whether sec- tion of the Politieal Code, providing that eight hours’ labor constitutes & legal day’s work, and directing that a stipulation to that effect must be made a part of all contracts *‘to which the State or any municipal corporation thereof iuy-r:z.‘ n)ilnueu to a county,Iam of the opinion that the said seotion was in- tended 0 ture to .Bply to all gov- ernmental subdivisions of the State, and that the term "mnniclgu corporation,” as used in this section, includes a conm&. 1In the case of Babcock vs. Gocdrich, 41 Cal., page 509, the Supreme Court treated this sec- tion as applying to a county. Then a letter was sent to Mr. Talcott by Commissioner Fitzgerald. acquainting him with the nature of the charges against him and asking him if there was any founda- tion for them. To that Mr. Talcott never replied. Accordingly Mr. Fitzgerald has sent the following request for an investi- gation to the Alameda County Grand Jury: STATE OF CALIFORNIA BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, 215 Sansome Street, SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4, 1895. To the Honorable the Grand Jury of Alameda County, Cal.—GENTLEMEN: 1 have the honor to hand you herewith copy of letter of Eugene Hough, secretary of Federal Labor Union No, 5761, preferring the charge of a violation of section 3245 of the Political Coede of California by Supervisor Talcott of Alameda County Iso cnsy of letter from Attorney-General Fitzger- ald'of this State rendering an opinion npon the said matter; also copy of my letter to Supervisor Talcott bearing date of August 19, 1895. This matter was duly submitted to Supervisor Talcott and he has not replied. I respectfully request that your honorable body take the matter under consideration and duly investigate the same. 1 have the honor to remain very truly yours, . L. FITZGERALD, Labor Commissioner of the State of California. “It seems to me that a county Super- visor, above all men,” said Mr. Fitzgerald yesterday, ‘‘should be particularly careful to see to it that such a law is complied with. At any rate the law is upon the statute-books and this office proposes to have it enforced.” THE STOOK MARKET. Prices showed no marked change yesterday, and the maiket exhibited no features worthy of note. NoTEs. The Consolidated Imperial assessment of 1 cent per share will be delinquent in the boards to-day. The delinquent assessment sale of the Mono has Dbeen postponed until September 11. In the Savage, on the 950 level, the east crosscot from the south Iateral drift started 85 feet from the station is advanced 34 feet; faceisin porphyry and quartz. West crosscut 1, started from the north lateral drift 106 feet north of the station, i advanced 85 feet: face Is In clay and porphyry. Have started a north drift from the east crosscut fourth floor of north upraise; this drift is advanced 10 teet, following & streak of quartz glving low assays.’ The east crosscut on the third old stopes is advanced 54 feet; face is in porphyTy. On the 1050-foot. level the west crosscut from the face of the south lateral drift they continue under- stoping the stratum of good ore, and are now down 25 feet below the sill floor. During the week they bave hoisted 42 cars of ore; car samples average $39 86. Shipped to the Selby Smelting and Lead Company September 2, 42814 pounds of crude bullion, the returns for 420 tons of ore worked at the Nevada mill. Sales of mining stocks at the regular sessions of the San Franclsco Stock and Exchange Board for the month of August were 229,850 shares, and for the first eight months of the year 1,924,275 shares, against 2,770,560 shares during the same time in 1894. The total for the same time in 1893 was 2,084,005 shares. The business for this year is the smallest In several years. Assessments Pending. Following is a list of assessments now pending: | |Delingy) COMPANY. No. .Amt.‘ inthe | Sale Day. 17" Bourd. | 35 10.Aucid Sept 11 51 25( Augl6l Sept 10 Sierra Nevada. 108) 25{Aug80|Sept 23 Con. Imperial 36| 01 Sept 5.0ct 3 Kentuck... 11| 10[Sept 6.0ct 1 Bodie Con.. 18 15|.8ep 13].0ct 7 BOARD SALES. Following were the sales in the San Francisco Stock Board yesterday: NING SESSTON COMMENCING AT 141200 CC&V..2.85100 Mex 70,100 Ophl. 100 Alpha. 200 Belcher...55/100 .. 69| 50 G 681200 HEN bE‘KDU 59100 400 Chainge 100.. 200 ..... 200 Belcher, 50 .. 100 Challenge66100 G & C 800 Chollar. ...60{200 Mexican.. 67| Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday : BEGULAR SESSION—10:30. 00 Unlon . B00S B& 800 S Nev . 08, 800 Bullion. .. 20/1600 Kentuck04 300 Caledonia.14/600 Mexicau.. 66801 0 Challeng..66:300 .... AFTFRNOON SESSION—2:30. 300 Alpha.....14150CC& V2.873/2200 Occidtl.... 29 100 Andes....33{180 Confi.1.6744/200 Ophir 1.57: 209 Belcner...54.300 C Point...52300 250 B &B 1. ) CLOSING QUOTATIONS. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4—4 P. w. Con. imperiat. 01 Confidence. ....1.60 5|Seg. Belches 1 Sierra Nevada. 77 Con.New York. — 03 7 Crown Pomt... 50 5 04 EsstSierraNev — 0b 04 Exchequer. 02 20 Eureka Co = 03 Gould & Carry. 53 56 Hale & Norcrs. 1.50 [0 TOWB.-eavvernes — 42 STOCK ANDABOA\D EXCHANGE. WEDNESDAY, Sept. —32 P. M. UNITED STATES BONDS. Bid, Asked.| Bid. Asked. U S 4s coup..112 USd4sreg...111 — MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. Cal-stCblebs. 110 (Do, 2d iss 6s..101 Elec L 6s10714109 |P& O Ky6s..110 120 Cntra CW 68 — 101 |P&Ch Ryés. 97 101 Dpnt-stex-cp 77 95 |PwlstRR6s. — 1181 kdsnL&P 65.106 108 |Reno,WL&L102 105 F&CH RR6s103 — RiverWCo6s — 100 Geary-stR6s. — 102 'SFaNPRR6s102 — — LosAng Lés, — — |SPRRAriz6s 9734 99 Do.Gnted.8s. — 104 SPRRCal6s.1l3 — MKkt-stCblets12234125 | SPRR Calbs. 8713100 NevCNgR8s. — 102 (Do, 1congid. 8743100 N PCRR 6s.100 — |SPBrRCal6s. — 100 NyRCal6s. — 107 SVWater6s.121 ~ — N — |SVWaterds.. 9914 9934 Ry Calbs.. — Oak Gas 5s..105 Do, 2d iss 5s..106 Omnibus 6s..120 PacRollMbs. 102 |StktnG&E 63102 105 SunstT&T6s — 103 Sutier-stR5s.110 |VisaliaWCés — WATER STOCKS. 621pSan Jose. ... — |Sprng Valley 9933 GAS STOCKS. 4214 PaciticLight. _— " SanFrancsc 47 |Stockton.. ke TNEURANCE STOCKS. FiremansFd.155 16214/Sun. . COMMERCIAL BANK STOCKS. AmerB&TC. LondonP&A.128 60 97 1 9'% 48 483 o5 15 55 623 T = SAVINGS BA: 10415106 |Oak.SLaHay — 100 5075 Presidio. ... 105 — 40% 4135 Sutter-si. - POWDER STOCKS, [ MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS. Blk DCoalCo. — 1054 PacAuxFA.. 13 Cal Cot Mills,. — = "(Pac Borax... 98 = 100 Cal DryDock — — |Paci&NCo, — 3 EdigonLight. 89 90 |PacRoll Miu 17 — asCondssn, — — PaintCo — 9 HawC&SCo. 53 7 |PacTransCo — 26 HutchSPCo. 102 11 |PreT&TCo. — 55 JudsonMfgC. —"" — |SunsetT&T. 30 45 MerExAssn. 100 110 |UnitedGCo.. — 25 OceanicSSCo — 30 MORNING SESSION. Board—5 Edison Lignt & Power Co, 88; 20 Oak- land Gas, 46%5; 60 S F Gasligh', 70. AFTERNOON SESSION. Bosrd—10 Pacific Lighting Co, 48341 : 15 do, T714; 50 8 ¥ Gasligh , do, 69' do, 7934 ; 15 S V Water, 9914 SV 4% Bonds, 99%. Bes gl o Kelly Is Also an Embezzler. Ernest Kelly, who has three charges pending against him of swindling married women, had & warrant served upon him in the City Prison charging him with embezzlement. The com- plaining witness was L. R. Reid, who stated that he gave Kellyin November lasi a gold watch .nS chain to pawn, and since then he bad not seen him till yesterday. Kelly was then working in 8 store at North Beach. At least a_dozen of the splendid elms in the White House_grounds at Washington are to be cut down on account of the ravages of the elm-leaf beetle. i HIS OLD RELIABLE SPE- cialist needs no introduction or recommendation to the sick and afficted of San Francisco and the Pacific Coast. For many years his offices have been lo- cated at 737 Market street, oppo- site “The Examiner” office. He is a graduate of the best medical colleges in the world, and has made a life-long study and prac- tice, in famous hospitals and elsewhere, of Nervous, Chronie and Private Diseases of men and women. His well-known -name is a sufficient guarantee of a per- fect cure of every case he under- takes. Have you A SECRET? Does it concern your health, and all that dee pends upon your healih ? Does it trouble and perplex you untuil your head aches and your heart seems too full to hold it? Is your manhood trembling in the balance ? Do you feel the need of sympathy, counsel and aid ? Then come to Dr. Sweany, and, in sacred cone fidence, tell him all. He will do more than help you keep your se« cret. He will help you to forget it. Diseases fully cured soon cease to be evem matters of memory. Don’t confess to your family. cause them shame and grief. Don’t tell vour closest friend. Friendships are not always lasting, and the temptation 13 gossip is great. ¥ 2 Ii you cannotcome to San Francisco write Dr. Sweany fully and freely, with the assurance that your letter will be kept carefully concealed from curious eyes. OFFICE HOURE—9 AM. t0 12 M., 2 t0 5 and 7 toe 8 p. M.; Sundays, 10 A. M. to 12 M. only. F. L. SWEANY, M.D., 737 Market Street, S. F., Cal. Opposite Examiner Office. It will only ) ed “ BLANCARD."® b Fougera & Co. G oad o' Drogsists. i FIVE CENTS Will take you from any part of the city direct 10 our offices, where tha best Electric Beits,with «ll the latest improves ments, may be had at GREATLY REDUCE PRICES, B9~ Call or write for frea “Pamphlet No. 2." MAGNETIC TRUSS COMs PANY, DR. PIERCE & SON, 704 Sucramentd street, San Francisco. Bitters The Great Mexican Remedy. Gives health and 8 the Sexuai Organs- epot, 323 Market St., S. ¥, University of California—$40,000 io Loan. LANK APPLICATIONS WILL BE SENT upon request No application for less thau $10,000 will be considered. Applications must ba sent, in_duplicate, to Regent Albert Miller, 533 California st., S. F. . H. C. BONTE, Secty. Berkeley, Cal., August 23, 1895, AUCTION SALES. Easton, Eldridge & Co., 630 Marketst.,8.F, AUCTION SALE Oakland Business Property. SATURDAY, SEB3; 1895, At 2 o’clock P. M., at SALESROOMS, 460-462 Eighth street, Oakland. 7 By order of JAMES STANLEY Esq., Adminise trator of the Estate of WM. NICKA LS, deceaseds 11 FINE BUSINESS LOTS, Fronting an San Pablo Avenue and 23d street, only a few blocks from OAKLAND'S COMMERCIAL GENTER. The future of San Pablo ave.is assured. Ttis the main thoroughfare of Oakland, as Market st. is to San Francisco. San Pablo ave. is 90 feet wide. The property 10 be sold will produce a fine income when improved. Stores always rented and rents advancing. No lack of tenants. Better proj chased in Don’t neglect to_examine these fine lots befors ot sale. Sule perempiory. Every lot will §o xiy for investment cannot be pur- day to the highest bidder. Subject to confirmation by court. Terms upon application. Auction at salesrooms, 2 o’clock, Saturday, Sep- tember 7, 1895. WILLIAM J. DINGEE, 460-462 Eighth Street, Oakland. s