The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 9, 1895, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MUNDAY, SEPTEMBEK 9, 1895. 9 LATEST OAKLAND NEWS, Politics and Economy That Are Unlike Political Economy. AGE OF SCHOOL- TEACHERS. Lake Merritt Boulevard Belng Quletly Carried Toward Completion. OARLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,) 908 Broadway, Sept. 8. As the City Council is on the eve of fixing the tax levy, and as it is evident that the levy will be nnusually high, Oak- land is now being regaled with the usual annual gossip about economy in the muni- cipal Government. It isapparent to every citizen, and especially to every taxpayer, that there is more need of economy now than at any time since 1852, when the city was incorporated. A glance at the cost of Oakland’s Gov- ernment, independent of bond interest and redemption, for 1887 and 1895, is all that is retrenchment is necessary to prove t not an element of policical pabulum, but a necessity that is demanded on every hand, In 18386 the expenses of the city Govern- ment were $426,340. The estimate for next year is $750,000. A few comparisons show how the increase has been made. In 1886 street lighting cost $31,600, in 1894 it cost $61,000: Police Department for 1886, $41,- 200; 1895 (estimated), $70,645; Fire Depart- ment, 188 , $88,864; Health Departme: $3500; 1895 -(esti- mated) pd so on all thé way $2 tes to the Council Auditor ‘‘Except that the valuation of ncreases faster than we have rea- xpect, the limit of taxation allowed by the charter will be reached and necessi- tate the invention of new schemes for in- ng the revenue to meet the increas- annual demands upon the city treas. nry. The Board of Education declared yester- day that if the appropriation for the schools was cut down the schools would be forced to close for awhile and the teachers lose their salaries. Itis pro{wsed on Tuesday night to abol- ish the following office: First assistant of the Fire Department, License Inspector, one assistant sanitary inspector, one cap- tain of police, one detective and the city numberer, One firetruck company may also be abolished and several of the extra firemen are slated to go. __Now all this appears to be economy and if Oakland'’s city officials talked as citizens as they take in official sessions this at- tempt at economy might be commended. But they do not and during the past week enongh has been said by the members of the various bodies to show that the pro- jected removal from office all orginated irom political and personal motives, some worthy and many unworthy. It is the in- evitable result of the tangle that exists at the City Hall. The City Council, the Board of Public Works, the Board of Edu- cation and the Mayor’s office are all pull- n different directions and the old-time ticians, whose purposes are subserved discord, are doing their best ana with to render permanent the discon- One more fact will show the utter tent. apsence cf consistency of the whole mat- ie present Council has created more proposed retrenchments, if carried out, will offset. The sudden death of Mrs. Katherine B. Ler, which was partly due to the shock d by her not being re-elected to the position she had filled so long and so ably at the High School, brought grief to the hearts of thousands of old pupils now scattered all over the land. The departed s all that has been claimed for her, acdonald, Oakland’s erman, said on the day of 1t remains now for her lov- shes of what was once a noble American womanhood to some quiet spot which shall be hallowed by af- fectionate recollection; and to plant there some beautiful flowers that shail be sym- bolical of her Christian life. Then the in- nocent birds will come and sing over them, and the memorial flowers will continue to bloom in her memory, and the gentle winds will come in_from the south seas, moan a tender requiem through the golden of the acacias, and sweet-faced young Idren will go there with their 1nothers k to hear more about her dear oid cher who there underlies.” _there is one point that cannot justly be ignored. It istrue that her death was accelerated by her forced retirement from active life and many charges have een publicly hurled at the Board of Edu- cation for failing to re-elect her. “There is but one thing to be said of this unpleasant matter,”” saia a School Director yesterday. Mrs. Fisher was an able and noble woman. She taught in the High School over a score of years and was universally beloved. But a public duty cannot and must not be subjected to sym- pathy and Mrs. Fisher had reached an age—67 years—at which it was thought best to retire her. She was not in need of her salary, as all her family are grown up, and if discretion is not used in the matter of retired aged teachers what encourage- ment is offered to the younger teachers who make sacrifices to graduate from the normal schools with the expectation of filling positions? None feel more genuine sorrow at Mrs. Fisher's death than the Board of Education.” Beautiful Lake Merritt, until quite re- cently, has never been, with its picturesque banks, as popular as it deserves to be, be- cause it offered no attraction to theaverage boulevardier. Within the past few weeks this objection has been overcome, and one of the finest public boulevards in the State is now open. The fimished portion com- prises about one-fourth of the proposed driveway around the lake, and if the city is alive to its best Interests the remainder will be finished in short order. The im- provement is the result of united efforts on the part of the property-ownersand the municipality, each paying one-half of the cost. The boulevard is_a public roadway, but as it must of necessity greatly enhance the value of adjoining property a compro- mise was effected and the first two sections of the handsome driveway have been com- pleted, with a width of 200 feet. The first section was constructed of mud pumped from the lake, but the second section is built entirely of land. The progress that has been made toward the actual completion of the driveway has been done soquietly that the extent of the work has not been real- ized. Those who are actively interested in the undertaking expect to see the work go on gradually dll the whole lake is encir- cled. If any of the land-owners should de- ciine to meet their portion of the expense the land necessary for the boulevard will be condemned. After twenty-eight years of active life the oldest paper in Alameda County, the Oakland Times, has at last passed into the hands of its creditors. It came into exist- ence as the Transcript when the railroad was first opened, and, like the old Virginia Chronicle, it dies when {that corporation has no further use for it. For many years The Times was regarded as a strong power in this county, and in its columns has ap- peared some of the best work of Hen? George, John P. Irish, E. H. Hamilton, E. A. Clough, W. Churchill, now editor of the Brooklyn Times; Dr.J. L. Hatch and Fred W. Henshaw, now of the Supreme Court. Twemvf'ears ago it was the paper par excellence of the county, and it main- tained its prestige till a few years ago. It cl anc t and_allowed more deputies than | s and innumerable friends to | being corporation-ridden and rapidly de- clined when they became enlightened. Its last political fight was for W. D. English for Congress. Hilborn's victory was its death-knell, 3ince the change of manage- ment a few months ago its liabilities have steadily increased and at the funeral con- cerned creditors to the amount of $26,000 mourned around a plant that the appraisers say will not pay more than one-fourth of the mortgage upon it, It may continue after a final settlement is made, but it will not be the same old historic Times, In this column of last Monday reference was made to the wholesale arrests of Chi- nese lottery dealers ard a hint wasdropped that Chief Lloyd’s force might find some interesting 5nmblinz and lottery agency dens where Chinese did not preside. Yes- terday Chief Lloyd handed this little bil- let-doux to his police captains: There are open and flagrant violations of the Penal Code in this city in reference to lotteries of all kinds and the sale of tickets therefor and you are herewith instructed to at once proceed io suppress the same. You will instruct ell the officers in this department under your imme- diate control to arrest all violators of this law, secure all the evidence at hand and bring the offenders speedily to trial. That you may act advisedly in the premises I call your attention to section 321 of chapter 19 of the Penal Code, which reads as follows: Every person who_sells, gives or in any man- ner whatever furnishes or transfers to or for any other person any ticket, chance, share or inferest or any paper, certificate or instrument purporting or understood to be or to represent any ticket, chance, share or interest in or de- pending upon the event of any lottery, is guilty of & misdemeanor. Your duty is clearly set forth aboye and the officers will be given to understand what is re- quired of them. . It was also remarked in this column that if the Fanel of jurors were selected from men of intelligence and standing the law against lotteries might be enforced and convictions secured. Last Friday morn- ing a panel of stanch business men were in court, and when theirverdict was ulti- mately brought in, the Chinese were con- victed for almost the first time in this city. Such jurors are an encouragement to the police and Prosecuting Attorney Melvin, and although they only did their duty they deserve commending by comparison with the many who have not done 1t. Sruart W. BoorH. IS WILLIAMS INSANE? One of His Friends Talks of Railroad- ing Him to an Asylum. Captain Williams, the aged Odd Fellow who is said to be insane, was yesterday placed in a strait-jacket to keep him from doing harm to himself. He is stopping at Mrs. Chapman’s lodg- ing-house, on Second street, near Webster, where he is being restrained and looked after by his friend, Rev. Mr. Stovall, who will have him examined by the Uommis- sioners of Lunacy this week. Mr. Edwards, a Washinton-street mer- chant, is very much exercised over the turn of affairs in “‘Father Williams’” life and scoffs at the idea of theold gentle- man’s being insane. Edwards says it is a put-up scheme of certain parties, whose names he refused to mention, that are anxious to railroad him into the asylum to rid themselves of the expense of keeping him, and the proper thing to be done is to send him to his son in Santa Clara, whose duty it is to care for hiim the few remaining days of his life. Members of the Eight-street Mission are also indignant, and say there is nothing the matter with Captain Wiliams, except fail- ing memory and a general breaking down physically, but not mentally. Mr. Stovall says: “Captain Williams is without adoubt demented. Tam caring for him and am in a position toknow. Lately he has got beyond my control and is help- less and rebell ious against authority exer- cised for his comfort and good. No one can longer control him and there1is no telling what he may do if left to himself.” Mrs. Chapman, a German lady who owns the residence where Captain Wil- liams , lives, corroborates Mr., Stovall’s statements. A CHRISTIAN CAMPAIGN. The Endeavorers Will Visit the West Oakland Yards. . The Christian Endeavor Union of Oak- land is about to engage in extensive work in this city. The union includes all the Christian Endeavor societies in the city, and the members now propose to open a campaign on behalf of the church, which will last for months. It isintended to send out workers into the neglected parts of the city in order to get converts. Some attention will also be pad to the railroad shopmen at West Oakland. On Sunday mornings sunrise prayer-meetings will -be held at the churches, and everybody will be persnaded to attend. Heretofore the Christian En- deavor societies have been content with holding meetings before the evening ser- vices in the various churches. Now a mis- sionary committee has been appointed to map out work in all partsot town. No section will be neglected, and a united effort will be made to secure converts in every quarter. Temperance Rally. There are to be three meetings and a pa- rade to-morrow by the opponents of the liquor traffic, the meeting to be held in the Mills Tabernacle, The iollowing invita- tion has been sent out: You are cordially invited to attend the meet- ing at Mills Tabernacle as above, and espe- cially to join in the parade, to let the public know that an aggressive sentiment is still in Calitornia, and that there are within the State “California Protective Associations” composed of engaged in other occupations than Whisky-selling. The churches, Sunday-schools and young people’s societies, Catholic and Protestant, are requested to-morrow to ask their congregations and members to join the parade. Notbing in the way of banners, transparen- cles, ete., except the National colors, will be al- lowed in the procession. SUNDAY CYCLING WICKED. Oakland’s Y. M. C. A. Says It Tends to Desecrate the Day—Must Not Wear Badges on the Sabbath. 0ARLAND OrricE SAN FrANCISCO Cu,x,,} 908 Broadway, Sept. 8. The use of the bicycle on SBundays has been taken up by the Young Men’s Christian Association and is generally condemned *as tending to desecrate the Sabbath. Noel H. Jacks, the secretary of the as- sociation and the editor of its paper, pub- lished an article last week that contained a paragraph which seemed to condone the practice and the subject has created some controversy. The paragraph referred to reads: The question of Sunday riding depends upon the individual conscience; if & man leads a sedentary life and can only ride on this day let him attend divine service morning and evening, taking his exercise awheel in the in- terim. This is his du!f’ and such riding is harmless and beneficial. The man that can ride at any time should at least give one day to his Creator and set his weaker brothers an ex- ample; it is the Christian’s duty to attend church regularly. Mr. Jacks, being taken to task for its publication, says that he does not, aporove of the practice, and yesterday he pub- lished the following: Now we know & good meny Christian men, whose piety cannot be questioned, that ride their wheeis on Sunday. We would not pre- sume to lay down rules for somebody else to follow; and think, with the author of the above quotation, that the question of Bundny riding 18 & matter for “individual conscience” to settle. One zmnf is certain, Sabbath dese- cration is alarmingly on the increase, and the “craze” for cycling is doing much to promote 1; 1!; view of this fact what is the Christian’s uty The Young Men’s Christian Associations in- sists that its cyclers shall not wear club colors or suits on Sunday. Further than this we have no authority. Bunday riding is becoming a grave problem for our churches to consider, and possibly a firm stand on the part of al church members against usinF the wheel on Sunday would help to solve it. Would it not be & good plan for all to remember Paul's ex- hortation: “All things are lawful, but all things are not expedient. All things are law- was popular when its readers approved of | ful, but all things edify not.” [SLAPPED A LADY'S FACE A Friend Avenges the Insult by an Attempt to Murder. SEQUEL TO A LATE DANCE. Many Victims of Sunday Accl- dents at the Recelving Hospltal. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Fraxcisco CALL,} 908 Broadway, Sept. 3. A vicious attempt at murder, growing out of an insult to a girl at a midnight dance, was made by George Scannell on Henry Smith on Broadway at an early hour this morning. Both men were under the influence of liquor, but according to their stories they had been to a dance at Twelfth and Frank- lin streets. While in the hall Smith is said to nave slapped a lady on the face when she asked him to dance with her. The affair was reported to Scannell, who is an acquaintance of the lady’s, and when the two men left the hall they walked along Twelfth street toward Broadway. They got into a quarrel over the affair, and Smith says Scannell drew a razor from his pocket and made a plunge at his (Smith’s) stomach. Smith dropped his arm and the blow caught him on the wrist, and so great was the force of it that the wrist was severed to the bone, and the razor then glanced upward and made a cut nearly a foot long along the bone. All the arteries were cut, and when_the police ar- rived it was_necessary to tie a handker- chief around Smith’s arm and twist it up with an officer’s club to prevent bim from bleeding to death. Scannell ran off, but after Smith was taken to the hospital his assailant was ar- rested and booked for felony. Smith was chloroformed and for several hours the doctom worked on the wound, connecting the tendons and arteries. A little later in the morning F. H. Goold, an expressman, applied for help. He was driving along when_an electric car crashed into_him, demolished his wagon and lacerated several portions of his body. Then R. Feisler of Piedmont was brought to the hospital. He was working in a boiler-hounse at Piedmont when something burst and Feisler's face was instantly covered with steam and ashes. His eyes were filled with hot cinders and it took several hours to pick out the debris. His face was badly burned, but his injuries are not serious. Later still, F. L. Bennett of Alameda resented some wounds to be dressed. Mr. Bennett and a friend were on their way to San Jose from Alameda on a bicycle built for two. When they entered Oakland they met a novice whose bicycle was wobbling considerably, He wobbled across the tan- dem, and as the latter was going at a good rate the wobbler's wheel was smashed badly, and Feisler met a like fate. He had the satisfaction of knowin;; that he had acted the part of a fender for his friend, who was not hurt LATEST BERKELEY TEMS, Work to Be at Once Com- menced on the New Pres- byterian Church. Berkeley’s Beauty Show, 'The Queen of Fame,” Postponed to September 21. BERKELEY, CaL., Sept. 8.—An official announcement was made this morning to the congregation of the First Presbyterian Church by J. M. Whitworth, president of the Board of Trustees, that the contract for the building of their proposed new church edifice had at last been awarded, and that the work of construction will be at once commenced. Arrangements have | been made, however, for the construction | of the main auditorium only, the building of the Sunday-school apartment having been left out of the contract on account of the lack of available funds to complete the en tire work in the manner desired. It is expected, however, that the needed addi- tions will be put on very soon after the erection of the man structure, if not im- mediately upon its construction. The new building will be located on the Jot at present occupied by the old one. The manse will be moved to the lot at the corner of Atherton and Ellsworth streets, recently presented to the church by W. E. Seel, and the old church building placed on the lot now occupied by the manse, until the new structure shall have been finished, when the old one will be dis- posed of. The main structure will be Gothic in the style of its architecture and when finished will have a seating capacity of 650. To- gether with the added Sunday-school rooms, which can be opened to connect with the main auditorium, 1000 persons can be easily seated. The plan provides galleries for both the main auditorium and the Sunday-school room. There will also be when the building is wholly completed, commodious parlors and rooms for Bible and infant classes. Concrete will be used to a great extentin the construction of the main portion of the building and the interior will be finished in Ela:ter and natural woods. It will be ii ted throughout by electricity, and when entirely completed will have about 100 feet frontage with 160 feet depth. Ground will be broke: to-morrow morn- ing and the work of removing the manse and the old church building commenced at once. The part contracted for with Contractor De Laire will cost in the neighborhood of $15,000, or about three-fourths of what the entire building will cost when completed and suitably e(}uipped. The board of trustees of the church are J. M. Whitworth, Professor E. J. Wickson, J. K. Stuart and Daniel Fairbanks. The finance committee in whose charge will be placed +the work of collecting the sub- scribed money, are G. G. Wickson, W, E, Sell, Robert Stnart, and Mr. Hathaway. It is expected that the cornerstone will be laid in about two weeks. Presbyterian Church Festival Post- poned. The §nnd festival to be given by the ladies of the First Presbyterian Church for the purpose of increasing the church build- ing fund has been postponed from the evening cof the 20th inst. to the 2lst, on account of another important gathering to be held on the evening of the 20th. The entertainment promises to eclipse anything of the kind that has heretofore been undertaken in Berkeley, and owing to the noble cause for which the work has been undertaken a large number of Berke- ley ladies gther than those directly con- nected with the church have enlisted themselves in the effort to make the festi- val a decided success. It will be in the nature of a beauty show, and the name which has been given to it is “The Queen of Fame,” Some of those who have already been assigned parts in this phantasma are: Mrs. Dr. H. N. Miner, Goddess of Fame; Miss Edna Congdon, %ueen Elizabeth; Miss May Morrison, Queen Isabella; Miss Amy Hamlin, Cleopatra; Miss Marie Walters, Sappho; Miss Lily Hamlin, Helen of Troy; Miss McCleave, Harriet Hosmer; Miss Mabel McCoy, Florence ; Mrs. Dr. G. F. Whitworth, Nightin; Quoen Esther; ~ Miss ~ Edith ~Russell, Jenny Lind; Miss Rowena Robb, Sealchi. v Others who will assist and to whom characters have been assigned are: Miss Adeline Robinson, Xantippe; Miss Ma Huddart, Mrs. Partington; Mrs, F. M. Husted, Joan of Arc; Miss Annie Mason, Yum Yum; Miss Louise Tuttle, Portia: Miss Lou Miller, Pocahontas; Miss Alice Raymond, Mme. Sontag; Miss Grace Henderson, Hypatia; Miss Edna Oarlson, Rosa Bonheur; Miss Alice Dimmock, Sis- ter of Charity; Miss Emfiy Rifigg_ Eliza- beth Fry; Miss Claribel Mussell, Goddess of Liberty. CRICKET ACROSS THE BAY, The Alamedas Have a Very Easy Time With the Bohemian Team. The Pacifics had it all their own way in their match against the Californias at Ala- meda yesterday. Their captain, G. Theobald, won the toss and sent them in, Halton played a very creditable inning of 28, but, excepting Van Norden and Bird, no- body seconded his efforts. This was greatly due to the bowling of Casidy, who got 7 of the 10 wickets. The side was finally dis- missed for 71. Mutch and Meyers led the battery for the scarlet and black, and be- fore they were separated, the telegraph registered 40 runs. This score was aug- mented by an excellent 20 of Wiseman’s, and his other double figures; and, in spite of Townsley’s deadly bowling, a total of 113 was negotiated. The Californians made a second essay and, thanks to sume good batting by Crow, put up 82. By this time the hour of draw- ing had arrived, so the match went to the Pacifics by 42 on the first innings, The score: CALTFORNIAS—FIRST INNINGS: » 9 wwikncSocnnno C. Banner b. T, Barrett run out . G. Van Norden b. P. D. Gellatly b. Casic G. Crow c. Brooks b. Casidy. J.Bird not out. - 4 =} 26 19 5 2 3 20 9 7 . 210 J. H. Harbour b. Banner. 20 C. B. Hill not out =g Extras. . 10 Total. CATIFORNIA! Moran b. Hill.. Hatton ¢. Mutch b. Hill.. Price ¢. and b. Wiseman Crow not out J. Bird b. Brown. Schroder b, Brown. Extras... Total.. e Yet more decisive was the victory gained by the Alamedas over the Bohemians at Klinknerville. Captain Robertson, having choice of innings, wisely decided to bat, and he led off with his able lieutenant, Dr. Bowhill, But it was not their day. The best wickets fell with ruinous alacrity, and but for Reeves and Davis_the side would have fallen far short of their modest total— 50 runs. In very short order the Alamedas de- cided' the issue. Moriarty more than tre- bled the opposing score with a brilliant, hard-hitting innings of 158, which was only marred by four chances, three of which were given late in the innings. Sloman’s 45 was well deserved and Randall never played a better innings than he did yester- day. The cupholders altogether amassed 339 runs, beating the Bohemians ,by 289, The fielding feature of the game was Ir- win’s catch of Randall overhead, which was a gallery one. Following is the score: BOHEMIANS, W. Robertson c. Peel b, Sloman. 4 Dr. Bowhill . Ward b. Sioman i 5 2 el McCollum run out. 1 W. Reeves c. Hood b. Foot, 21 H. H. Cookson c. Moriarty b, Ward. 1 c. Bird b. Foot. .. 14 0 0 4 .50 Ward, 36 balls, 21 runs, 1 wicket, 1 wide, no ball; Sloman, 42 balls, 32 runs, 4 wickets, 1 wide; Peel, 13 balls, 5 runs, 1 wicket; Foot, 6 balls, 0 runs, 2 wickets. ALAMEDAS, . Hood b. Cookson. . 2 F. 8. Price b. Robertson b 3.3 Morlarty retired ‘158 E.'G. Sloman e. Irwin b. Davis. 45 . B. Hogue b. Reeves. 10 5 6 70 .J.'R. Peel st. Robertson b, Bo 10 H. Bud notont......... 11 F. C. Driffield b. Bowhili. 1 Extras.... 19 WEEKLY FRATERNAL INDEX The Way That the Patriarchs of Sonora Proved Their Re~ spect for Old Age. THE ORDER SONS OF ST. GEORGE. Items That Relate to Other Organl- zatlons and Are Inter- esting. Official Assessment Table. +++ sxoquism %a Juenbarea 15 30 . 28 . 80 1 Aug. 444-5-8/ Aug. 421-2- [Official assessment notices of nny legitimate fraternal society will be published iree of cost in above table. Send them, with any other matters of importance, by Friday, addressed Fraternal Society Editor CALL, San Francisco.] A Venerable Patriaroh. Quite recently John Klein of Shaws Flat, Tuolumne County, who is P. G. P. of Bald Mountain Encampment No. 4,1. 0. 0. F., was summoned in the evening by a man In & buggy, who droveto his home and informed him that his presence was wanted without delay at a special meeting of the encampment that was being held in Sonora. The messengersaid that he was not at liberty to tell him why he was 81 30 pt. 30 Patriarch John Klein. summoned, and that his only duty was to take him to the hall wHere the encampment was in session. When the patriarch entered the hall, which was brilliantly illuminated, he asked for an explanation of the many patriarchs that filled the hall, but it was not till the chief patriarch, Frank J. Ralph, had called the as- semblage to order that he obtained his a er. It was that he Al been calied before his brothers that they might congratulate him upon the seventy- fifth anniversary of his birth. This was a sur- prise, which was followed by hand-shaking and the txg;esaion from all thathe live many years yet to be with them. Patriarch Klein, who is well liked in the community in which he lives, was for a time at & loss to answer the many coafnlululiom. but finally found tongue and made a neat little speech. He was then es- corted to an adjoining room, where a splendid banquet in his hongr had been spread, and after the good tl\lnfu on the board had been disposed of there followed congratulatory ad- dresses, songs, recitations and pleasant chat until midnight, when the guest of the evening was escorted to his home. During the evenin; the patriarch gave an interesting account o) his connection with the order and returned thanks for the respect shown toold age. The venerable Odd Fellow is the father of Harry A. Cline of this City, a thirty-third degree Mason and at present grand master of the Grand Con- sistory of California, Ancient and Accepted Beottish Rite. Sons of Bt. George. The Supreme Lodge of the Sons of 8t. George will convene in New York City on the 1st of next October, The representatives from the Pacific Coast jurisdiction, which includes all the territory west of the Rocky Mountains and British Columbia, are Reyv. J. Sims and W. Claack, Under Sheriff of this City. The new basis upon which the order is now working gives it Bn opportunity for betterment, ana The much talked-of Anson benefit { match will take place to-day at Klinknerville, CHARGES OF FRAUD MADE, The Times Insolvency May Re- sult in Some Arrests Be- ing Made. Business Manager Squire Will Make His Defamers Prove Thelr Charges. OARIAND OF SAN FrRANCISCO Cnu,} Broadway, Sept. 8. It is not certain that some arrests may not yet be made in connection with the insolvency of the Times Publishing Company. A. W. Bishop, the ex-post- master, and Henry P. Squire have locked horns and each says that the other has not acted squarely. Some of Squire’s friends told him Bishop had threatened to have him arrested and could place him in San Quentin. Mr. Squires was asked about the trouble to-day and told of some transactions that throw considerable light on a matter that is now of general interest | in this county. “I understand that charges of a serious nature were made at the last meeting of creditors to the effect that I had made false entries in the books. 1 want those charges making specific and if they are not sustained thére will be trouble.” I have asked President Keller of the creditors’ meeting to have the bdoks experted to see if the charges of fraud can be sustained. Frank Robinson, who made the charges, has always pretended to be a friend of mine, but it appears now he was workin to serve his own purpose. I cannot jusi now tell what I will do until the com- mittee at work on the hooks gets through, “Now as to Bishop's statements. I went to him and asked him why he had said he knew enough to send me to San Quentin and he denied ever having said so. As a matter of fact Bishop and Robinson have put up a job to freeze me out. Bishop's claim that he has gut certain amounts into the concern needs explanation. The money credited to him is, to a certain ex- tent, a_subsidy that was being paid the paper by certain interests, Some of it should have been placed to the credit of the corporation rather than to Bishop per- sonslly. There is more money standing to miy credit on the books than there is to Bishop. It hasalso been said that there are still some accounts of Mr. Moflitt's on the.books, This is also untrue, as when he went out of the concern he settled with the corporation for every centand has no interest at all in the concern at present. Till the final meeting of creditors the the paper is being run by C. L. Maxwell as mi%rm_e. The debts aggregate $31,030 and liabilities $3000. Edward E. Oliver, Acting Supreme President. from this much good has already resulted. The Grand Mge of this jurisdiction assumi 11 death benefits and also pays sick benefits in cases where lodges have surrendered their charters by reason of being unable to meet the financial demands. One reason for surrender is that many of the members of interior lodges are miners, and, hard times having come upon that class of workers, they have been unable to meet their dues and the lodges have been forced to disband. Now that the Grand Lodge assumes the payment of sick benefits and funeral expenses, a guarantee the members did not have before, new life has been instilled into the order. There are twenty-seven lodges in this territory, with a membership at this time of over 2000, Two of the lodges are in this City, and one in Oakland and one in Alameda., At the session of the Supreme Lodge a num- ber of amendments to the constitution will be pmpt{sed and an effort made to adopt a new ritual. ‘When the representatives leave for the East they will be accompanied by Ex d E. Oliver, of this City, who is the acting supreme presi- dent and at the session in October will n- stalled sngrema president, an office he will hold for three years. At the meeting of the Supreme Lodge & candidate for the office of su- preme president for the following term is made and then the lod’lel in the several juris- dictions make their choice, so the choice is nerally made two years or more prior to the ime the official takes office. At the session held three years ago Mr. Oliver was the only nominee, therefore his election was certain, In April, 1893, Supreme President Ban. tram was taken ill and became an in- valid to such a de; tkat _he could not resume the _duties his office and for that reason Mr. Oliver, who was the supreme vice-president, became. ncfinsm president. The supreme president di and since then the actin; uu&:rama esident has held the office, and after October he will fill it for three years more as president. Mr. Oliver, who is 46 years of age, came to San Francisco in 1883, Three years later he was the first to sign an application for a charter for & lodge of the Order of St, Ge in_this City and he be- came its first uecxem. He has illed several chairs in the Supreme Lodge and received the nomination for the office of vice-president without opposition, as he also did the office of lngwme president, Ie is the secretary of the Relief Burean for the Pacific Coast territory, and princival founder of the §t, George Club of this City, of which he is secretary. He has taken a 5!‘8!! interest in fntemnr{ organiza- tions and has proved himself a very active member. He is a Free and Accepted Mason, Royal Arch Mason, belon%! to the Order of Chosen Friends, Ancient Order of Foresters, Improved Order of Red Men and other societies. LO.0.F The date for the installation of Farnsworth Lodge has been fixed for the 28th inst. The entertainment given in Memorial Hall, 0dd Fellows’ building, by Mrs. Annette W. Shaw, district deputy, Order of Rebekah, and staff, for the purpose of raising funds to pur- chase a present in the shape of furniture for the home in Thermalito, was a great success; but the ladies have not yet decided what they will select. The Veteran Odd Fellows have presented to the home a number of comfortable easy chairs and settees. Superi ntendent Bartlett of the home is sick from overwork in preparing the home for the reception of inmates, and he has gone to Santa Cruz for & few days’ Test. During the past week eighteen applicants for admission to the home were examined and sent there. There are a number of applications on file in the office of Grand Secretary Shaw. These will be examined during the current week. The home is for the reception of aged Odld Fellows who are unable to help them- selves. Delegates from the Veteran Odd Fellows visited Presidio Lodge No. 334, last week, and were most pleasantly entertained. The lodge was addressed by President E. H. Black, W. 5. Dryden vice-president, and W. H. Barnes, sec- retary of the veterans. The meeting was & very interesting one. reat preparations are being made for the grand encampment at Stockton, on the 15th of October. 1he delegates will be received by the Mayor, there will be a parade, a competitive drill by the various cantons for two_beautiful Pprizes, one of them the gift of the Grand En- campaent and valued af 3200 A new hall built for the Odd Fellows of Fort Jones, Siskiyou County, will be dedicated with appropriate ceremonies next month. ollo Lodge gave a grand entertainment on Friday evening in Odd Fellows' Hall. Mrs. Fanny Benjamin, G. P., of the Order of Rebekah, is studying the German language in order to enable her to perform the work of the order in those lodges where that language predominates. Independent Foresters. The tenth meeting of the Supreme Court of the Independent Order of Foresters was opened in Martin's Town Hall, Trafalgar Square, Lon- don, England, on the 1st of last month. From the report of the 8. C. R., it appeared that in two years the membership had increased over 30,000, and at that date 80,765. The sur- plus had increased by $636,000, and was at that date $1,381,890 72. Dr. Millman, supreme physician, gave an ex- haustive and interesting summary of the work in his department. It showed that for the eighteen months ending December 31, 1894, the number of applications passed was 31,570, for insurance amounting to $39,169,000. For the same period there had been rejected 3073 applications, representing insurance to the amount of $3,883,500. The causes of rejection are given, the principal ones being history of consumption, for which 613 were rejected, and heart complications, for which 416 were re- jected. Intemperance was the cause of the rejection of 376. The average age of the mem- ber is only 34.82, as compared with 85.31 for 1893. The death rate has been remarkably low, 5.47 per 1000. In a supplementary statement giving the re- sult of examinations for the first six months of 1895 it appears that 16,835 examihation papers were reviewed, of which 15,179 were accepted, making & total for the two years of 51,941 applications received, of which 5729 Were rejected. The following officers were elected for the ensuing term: 8. C. R., Oronhyatekha, M.D.; . 8. C. R., E. Botterell, Ottawa; S. V. C. R., Hon. D. D. Aitken, M.C., Flint, Mich.;: 8.8., John A. MeGillivray, Q.C.; 8.T., H. A. Collins, Toronto; 8. P., T. Millman, M.D., Toronto; 8. C., Hon. Judge W. Wedderburn, Hampton, N. B. The next meeting will be held in Toronto. Independent Order Red Men. Grand Chief Jacob Wagner, Independent Or- aer Red Men, accompanied by other grand officers, will pay official visits to the lodges in this City, Oakiand and Alameda as follows: Tuesday, September 10, Germania Lodge No. 83; Wednesday, September 11,Vorwaerts Lodge No. 255; Thursday, September 12, Teutonir No. 250; Friday, September 13, Cali- fornia Lodge No. 70; Monday, September 16, Herman Lodge No. 224; Tuesdng,Sepxember 17, San Franeisco Lodge No. 246; Thursday, September 19, Golden Gate Lodge No. 7 Monday, September 23, Pacific Lodge No. 78; Tuesday, September 24, Metamora Stamm No. 4; Wednesday, October 2, Concordia Lodge N ; Friday, October 4, Oskland Lodge No. 272. Grand Marshal Jacob Bark is making ar- rangements to conduct the officials on these several visits. When J. Rumetsh, delegate to the Supreme Todge convention returns from Bridgeport, Conn., he will be tendered a grand reception by Herman Lodge No. 224, of which he isa favorite member. The membership roll of Schiller Lodge is in- creasing rapidly, and it is expected that when the charter arrives from the East at least seventy-flve names will appear on the roll. U. A 0.D, Templar Grove No. 19, U. A. 0. D., at itslast meeting conferred the third degree on two members, the work being periormed in a very creaitable manner by the officers of the grove. Hesvperian Grove No. 15 is doing remarkably well under the management of the new officers, astonumbersand as to finance. Atitslastmeet- ing two were initiated as members and several applications for degrees were received. Sigel Grove No. 7 will, at its next meeting, initiate three members, and those who have ‘been invited will enjoyt rue.Druidism, and the sociability for which this grove is noted. The officers of Norma Grove No, 5 have taken on some of the spirit of enthusiasm that has been noticed recently in this order and they are ah‘lvlng hard to make this the banner grove of this City. Last Friday three candi- aates were initiated and the third degree was conferred on two members, Hartnagle Chapter is rapidly increasing its membership, initiations being in order at each meeting. 1f the work continues until the close of the term" as it has been Pm on for some time the order will be proud of the chapterand its energetic officials. A.0.0. W, Grand Master Toohy, the grand recorder and the grand receiver went to Mission San Jose on Friday night to.take part in the dedicetion of a new hall for Mission Loage No. 56. Golden West Lodge No. 264 of the Potrero is rapidly increasing its membership. At its last meeting six candidates were initiated. The movement that has been inaugurated for the proper observance of the anmiversary of the founding of the order by the lodges of this City should be encouraged by every officer and member of each lodge. Several lodges falled tosend delegates to the preliminary meetings on the ground that they did not de- sire to incur the expense. A past officer of one of the lodges that was not represented stated that his lodge would not take part in the event even if the per capita tax was butone cent. This does not show a fraternal spirit. It is one that should not manifest itself in this or any other organization. he lodges represented decided that the celebration shall be held on the 26th of Octo- ber, and it will consist of a h!enrg and musi- cal entertainment and ball in Odd Fellows’ Hall. To meet the expenses a per capita tax of 314 cents was levied, which is the same as was levied last year. After the expenses of that celebration” had been met, }{ cent ‘xer returned to each contributing capita was %. Everz lodge should join in the coming celebration, if only to show that there is-no lack of unity in the order. The Order of Elks, The Benevolent Protective Order of Elks has appointed an executive committee to arrange for the annual carnival that will be given on the 27th of November, the eve before Thanks- iving day. The committee consists of C. W. evins (chairman), H. V. Schlam, J. P. Dunne, 1. M. Hamilton, Efnest Ulman, I. J, Tobin and H. Kohn, secretary. The committee will work to the end that this carnival shall be grander than any that has heretofore been given. Ernest Ulman of this City has been appointed district deputy for this State. A large number of first-class applications for membership in Golden Gate [ge No. 6 bave been received of late. There is an unus amount of interest taken at this time in this order. The thirty-third social session and buffet of Golden Gate e No, 6 was held in Social Hall, Aleazar buiiding, on Friday evening. There was a large atiendance, among those present being many of the theatrical profes- sion, and a very enjoyable time was had. Henry E. Dixey was the chairman of the evening. Hermann's Sons. Grand President L. Scharenberg of the Order of Hermann’s Sons, accompanied by & number of the grand officers and a large delegation of members of San Francisco lodges, paid a visit to California Lodge No.2 of Oakland a few evenings since. The visitors were tenderea a —_— ——————————————————— hearty welcome, and during the evening ad dresses were made by L. Scharenberg, the grand president; P. N, E. Lampe, grand secre- tary; C. Trautner, grand treasurer; J.Wemmer, past grand president, and otherson the rise and work of the order, and these were listened to with marked attention. Several candidates were initiated and applications for member- ship were received. California Lodge has & membership of 115 and has $7500 in the treas- ury. At the close of the meeting the visitors were invited to Banquet Hall, where they were hospitably entertained and an agreeable even- ing was spent. n Friday night the grand officers paid a visit to the ladies’ lodge, Hoffnung No.1,and they were cordially received. Hercules Lodge No, 8 is rapidly increasing its roll of membership, several candidates having been initiated at its last meeting. There are now several -pllc&nom on file from persons who wish to join. Schiller Lodge No. 23, “the Baby Lodge,” is making rapid ;mgren and its officers expect that by the end of the current month the mem- bership will reach an even fifty. Knights and Ladies of Honor. The tenth regular session of the Supreme Lodge, Knights and Ladiesof Honor, convenes to-morrow in St. Louis, Mo. The representa- tives from California are S.B. Carleton and Dr. 8. Americen, of this City, and T. H. Berkey of Sacramento. Mrs. L.J. Wheelock also ex- pects to be present at the session. Deputy Grand Protector George J. Vincent, Bppoinicd alternate supreme represeiiative, 1§ quite ill at Rural Retreat. Seal Rock Lodge of Alameda will give a grand ball to-morrow evening in celebration of it8 first anniversary. West End Lodge will hereafter meet every Tuesday evening instead of twice a month, &s heretofore, At the last meeting held Grand Protector Kemp Van Ee was present and a very pleasant and interesting meeting was had. Chosen Frisnds. To-morrow evening the initiatory team of the Chosen Friends will initiate a number of can- ditates for Sunset Council No. 26 at St. George's Hell on Mason street. During the session of the Supreme Couneil that is to meet in Cleveland, Ohio, to-day an attempt will be made to limit the age of ad- mission in the order to 50 years. At this time the limit is 54 years. Union Progressive Council will iive a grand social entertainment in Social Hall, Alcazar building, on the evening of: Thursday, the 24th inst, under the auspices of Crystal Council No. 4. On that occasion each. partici- pant will be presented with a crystal souvenir, Ancient Order of Foresters. Court Mount Konokti No, 8375, was insti- tuted in Kelseyville, Cal., Saturday, August 31, by M. P. Light, High Court Secretary, assisted by Dr. E. G. Case, High Court Junior Wood- ward, and a large delegation from Court Red- | wood No. 7911 of Ukiah. The following officers were installed: P. C. R., William Johnson; C. R., William Fultz; S. C. R., W. P. Clendennin; treasurer, William Marshal; F. §., Charles Nut- ter; R. 8., W. Slocum; 8. W., E. Hillyer;J. W.; Henry Sylar; 8. B., R, Butler;J. B., W. H. Pyle; r])ynlcilu, Guy Miller, M. D.; trustees, A. B, Tughes, S. C. Stone and M. Timothy; auditors, J. L. Ciley, J. Piner and J. Timothy. High Chief Ranger William Cashman paid a wvisit to Court America No. 7916 last Monday evening. There was a large attendance and several mew members were initiated. The high chief ranger leaves on Wednesday morn- ing for Mendocino County, where he will visit the fourteen courts there. The Past Chief Rangers’ Association held a most interesting meeting last Monday evening, final arrangements being made for the forma- tion of 8 board of relief and alsoa labor bureau, a full code of laws were adopted, and the new venture promises to be & power for Food. Past High Chief Ranger P. F, McNulty s the founder of this association and takes an ective interest in all its affairs. Companions of the Forest, 4, 0. F. Eureka Circle No. 39 is prospering under the new laws. Members are initiated at every meeting, and the funds are increasing rapidly. Its frient ill be entertained in Social Hall on Saturday evening, September 21, The in- vhgtionu are limited and a good time is prom- 1sed. Olympia Circle No, 141 held a pleasant meet- ing last Tuesday evening. Two new members were initiated, and_several propositions were received. During the good and welfare several visitors com})llmen!ed the officers on the good condition of the circle. Among the visitors resent were Su‘geme Ohief Companion Mrs. . Asher, Grand Herald Mrs. B. Mackrett and Past Chief Companion J. Falconer. Mrs. K. M. Flynn, P. 8. C., was presented with an elegant onyx clock and ribbon last Thursday evening. The committee who had the matier in charge was P.8. C. C,, P. F. Mc- Nulty, P. 8. C. C., J. Falconer, and P.C.C., M. Boehm. The executive board was sreaen!, and & most pleasant evening was passed. Knights of Honor. Liberty Lodge No. 3496, Knights of Honor, had an interesting literary entertainment and musicale in Social Hall, Alcazar building, last week, and those assembled also listened to in- teresting addresses by W. J. Langstaff and W. J. Thompson, Grand Dictator Archibald paid an official visit to America Lodge last Tuesday. The visit to Keystone Lodge which was an- nounced for the 12th inst. has been postponed to the 19th. Grand Dictator Archibald will shortly visit Suisun, Sacramento and other places northe ward and call on the lodges in that district. Grand Army of the Republic. The California delegates to the encampment that will be held in Louisville, Ky., on the 11th have gone to that city. Burnside Post No. 174 has been organized at Azusa by Comrade Samuel Kutz. The officers are: 8. F. de Vour, commander; J. H. Darling, adjutant; Willlam Aikman, quartermaster. ‘}he department headquarters has received & request for the war record of W. H. Borne, who died in this City November 10, 1868; also for information about the date and place of death of Henry Shoemaker and Fred Haffner, of Lin- coln Post No. 1. Oompanions of the Forest of Amerioa. The Supreme Council of the Companions of America at its session in Boston last week de- cided to hold its next session in Baltimore in 1897. The following supreme officers were chose: Mrs. Sarah Storey of Philadelphia, supreme chief companion; Mrs, Susie Prence of gfi'ew York, supreme sub-chief; T. E Robin« son of Michi, and Miss B. treasurer. On the way East the representatives from California to the Supreme Council were enter- tained at Denver and were received by all the companions at Boston. R. B. Velleage, the grand sub-chief, was at Jamestown, Tuolumne, on Saturday. L 0. B. B, Golden Gate Lodge, I. 0. B. B., No. 129, at its last meeting was addressed by Lucius Solomons, grand lecturer of the order, on the progress the order has made. Unity Lodge 173 will give an entertainment in the main hall of the I. 0. B. B. building on the 16th inst. to its members and friends. A very large atiendance is promised. rst Grand Vice-President E. I. Wolfe, who has gone East as a delegate from another or- ganization, will visit B. B, lodges on the other side of the Rockies and present an account of his visits on his return. 5 The B. 8. Hall directors will meet Wednes- day night for the transaction of important business. n, re-elected supreme’secretary, . Lesler of Connecticut, supreme Order Eastern Star. Beulah Chapter No, 99 of the Order Eastern Star will give an entertainment in South San Francisco Opera-house this evening. Ivy Chapter No. 27 will give a literary enter« tainment and pancake party on the evening of the 17th inst. in Golden Gate Hall. Golden Gate Chlf!er No. 19 will give a fishe pclmhd' party in Golden Gate Hall on Thursday night. Notes. A court of Independent Foresters was organe ized in Albany, Or., last week. The Knights of the Golden Eagle have levied two assessments {or September, payable Octo- ber 1. Charles F. Burgman, great chief of records of the Improved Order of Red Men, is absent from his office on official business and will re- main away until the 28th inst. A famous reliquary in Limoges enamel that once held the bones of St. Valerie has been recently acquired by the Clun; Museum in Paris. It is 1114 inches by and is adorned by a figure of the virgin martyr seated on a throne, with the head in high rehef. SENT FREE It is 2 matter of vast im whi ERebie e’ YORK CONDENSED MILK CO. § Street, New York, sk