The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 4, 1895, Page 12

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1895. —_— 11 - LATEST OAKLAND NEWS, Unaccountable Death of a Vineyard Foreman at Livermore. RABBI FRIEDLANDER'S REFORM. Effort on Foot to Organize a Parlor of Native Daughters in Oakland. An OARLAND OFFICE SAN 908 Br The foreman of G found dead yesterday ernoon on the bank of a creek near Livermore, and a Coroner’s jury has not been able to deter- he ¢ On Saturday morning his house, where er, and took a large ~ersco CALL,) way, Oct. 2, § vineyard was mine how he ¢ last Samuel Jot he lived with I bottle of 1dy with him, but said noth- ing of where he was going. When his body was found near the creek, the par- tially emptied bottle was found beside it. At the inc , Benjamin Johnson, a :ceased, testified that the perintendent of the vine- ar, and wasa very indus- s, sober On the morning of his disappearance the deceased was hurt in his feelings because the proprietor of the ranch wrote to another man on the vine- yard. brother of th d was HE LONGS FOR HOME, An Indiana Boy Rendered Partially Yn- sane by Hunger. Edward Dragoo, a boy 18 years old, ap- proached an officer in West Oakland yes- v and told him he had committed a crime. His mind was apparently affected and the lad was sent to the City Prison. ng Dragoo is the som of wealthy at Winchester, Ind. Two years o he offended his parents and rather incur the consequences he ran away. Dragoo reached Oakland a few weeks ced to starvation. Hungerbrought on a mild form of insanity and he imagzined it bhis mother was dead and that he commit suicide. He was examined | Judge ¥rick yesterday and the inguiry postponed to see if he improved. He roved much in the County Jail and sed a desire to go home. taken an interest in aphed his parents of the | ition and asked for a ticket to ADVERTISING IN SOCIETY. It Invaded the Reception Given by Senator Perkins. One of the most remarkable numbers on ¥ t Senator Perkins’ recent n to the members of the Starr g fraternity was a song that highly rtain article of food. After announced that the com- e, who was also interested in the staple commodity about which he sang, had offered to pay $100 to any charity that might be named if the privi- lege were accorded him of singing the song at the Starr King reception. The offer of $100 robbed the affair of | some of its objectionable features, and some interest was manifested as to which of the several local charities would receive tue gratuit Yesterday all anxiety was set at rest by the receipt by Mrs. Sanford of the Humane Society of a check for the promised amount, to be used in farthering | the objects of that association. | Yor Fabioia Hospital. The pride of Qakland’s ladies, Fabiola Hospital, is looking to the charitably in- clined for their annual aonations to that institution. Oaklanders have always shown a liberal spirit toward Fabiola, and this yvear the ladies are just as anxious as ever to receive their usual gifts. A large store at 1112 Broadway is now open and will continue open meumrday evening for the reception of gifts. The following ladies are in charge of the donation party : F. 1. Kendall, Mrs. P. N. Remillard, Paul Lohse, Mrs. J cotcaler, Mrs. [ G. Har M W. Frank Pierce, Mrs, Remillard, Mrs. S. P, Pope, Mrs. Charies D. Mr . Taylor, Mrs. William Booth, Mrs. Denison, Mrs. 8. Boyce, Mrs. Wiliiam Gruenhagen, Mrs. H. D, La- throp, Mrs. F. D. Hinds and Mrs. S. T. Alexander. There is hardly any nated that will pital. ing that can be do- not be of use to the hos- Relic of the Oaklaud Home, ; The Milwaukee Mechanics’ Insurance < Company has sued out a writ of attach- ment against the claim and interest of | § William P. Jones on six pieces of property ' in Alameda County on account of a suit | commenced in_San Francisco for $13,000 ainst A. M. Warren, J. P. Lanktree, A. ren and W, P. Jones. The defend- e stockholders in the now d d Home Insurance Company, isalegacy of the winding up unct Oakla nd the suit of its affairs. Deadlock on the Tax Levy. The City Council met to-night and talked for three hours about the tax levy and the expenditures of the various departments, but every vote was seven to four, and as the fo were on the side of the Mayor noue of his proposed reductione were adopted. The Mayor has stated that he will sign no crdinance for a greater amount than §1, and the Council will not reduce from $118, so when the ordinance is sent to him after its final passage there will be a deadlock. Language of Prayers. Rabbi Friedlander is endeavoring to in- troduce the English language into the services of the First Hebrew congregation, but there is opposition to it on the part of some of the older element in the con- gregation which prefers the prayers to be offered in the language of their fathers. Rabbi Friedlander thinks that if the prayers were rendered in English it would result in an increased devotion. No Native Daughter Parlor. There are four Native Sons parlors in this city, but not one of Native Daughters. However, an effort is being made to organ- ize one. An open letter on the subject has been issued. Fire in a Planing-Mill, A fire broke out this afternoon in the laning-mill of Towle & Broadwell at ourth and Franklin streets. The loss will not amount to over $1000. HISTORY OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters. OAKLAND OFFICE, SAN FRANCISCO CaLL, ) 908 Broadway, October 3. | . C. A. gave a veryinteresting gym- ¢ exhibition to-night. The San Francisco class came over and assisted. Increased efforts are being made to secure enough money for a site for the Wilmerding Schiool, but not half the required amount is yetin sight. To-day the Young Men’s Christian Associa- tion made application to the court for permis- fion to mortgage their building on Clay street Lo secure & loan of $25,000. W. H. Knight, administrator of the estate of Benjamin Hall, has applied for permission to 8¢l1°110 shares of stock of the gprlnl Valley Water Company for $11,000. The trials of the dog-fighters at Ike Bottom. ley's resort at Temescal commenced before Jus. tce Clift to-day. Little interest is shown in the uéu except by those interested. ontracts were filed to-day in the County Recarder’s office for work upoyn the building in gourse of erection by Mrs. M. K. Blake on Eleventh street, west of ‘Washington. - Samuel C. B. King has been granted a divorce 5 from Lena A. King on the ground of desertion. The Y ~Sdei . and as he could get no work he was | | Robinson of Yale College is used. This The parties resided in New Bedford, Mass. King came to California, and his wife refused 10 accompany him to the West. Grand President John Lynch Y. M. L made his first appearance since his election as grand president at the entertainment of his own council, No. 6, on the evening of the 25th. He made & very pleasing and instructive address, which was well received. Frank Smith and Sadie 0'Donuell of San Franeisco and Joseph Horn and Mary A. Boy- lan of the same place were married at the office of the County Treasurer in the Hall of Records building Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Mr. Hill of the Tenth-avenue Baptist Church. LATEST BERKELEY ITEMS, Only Five University Athletes to Enter Coast Cham- pionships. Blackstone’s Commentarles No Longer Used as a Textbook In the University. BEBKELEY, Oct. 3.—Only five athletes will enter the coast champion- ships to be held next Saturday afternoon on the Berkeley cinder track under the university colors. The entry list for Berkeley closed to-night, with Jackson on the boards for the mile run, Chick for the short sprint, Simpson for the shot-put, Lloyd for the pole-vault and shot, and Koch for the high and broad jumps. This great lack of competitors in the championships to serve the blue and_gold seems, in part, due to want of training of some of the most competeni men, and also to the tradition that Berkeley ought not to enter a full team, since, under those circumstances, she would in all probabil- ity win the day by a considerable majority of points, and thus the other clubs would have no incentive to enter their men. The U. C. has not listed a full team in the championships since the spring of 1892. Several Berkeley men other than those mentioned will in the field day, but under other colors. Of these are Dorn, 98, under the Olympic_Club standard; Hilborn, ’96, Reliance; Dozier, '98, Olym- pic, and Patterson, '96, Olympic. _ There will be eighty-four entries in the thirteen wack and field events, from the various contesting clubs. No More Blackstone. Blackstope’s Commentaries are no longer used as a textbook in the law de- partment of the university. In theirsteada work on parliamentary law by Professor contains, in a condensed form, definitions and general propositions of the law with copious reference to Blackstone and Kent. A number of the students who are taking courses at Berkeley in conjunction with their work at Hastings have expressed much satisiaction with the change. Faculty Receptions. President and Mrs. Martin Ketlogg will | receive members of the faculty and their wives at their home, Bushnell place, next Tuesday evening, from 8 until 11 o’clock. Invitations bave beenissued by Mme. F. Y. Paget, wife of Professor Paget, head of the department of Romance languages at the university, for a reception to be given at her home on Dwight way next Wednes- day evening. High School Boys to Protest. The Berkeley High School athletes who took part in the amaiteur field day held last Saturday afternoon propose to contest the decision which awarded the Oakland High School first place in the zontest. They base their protests on two grounds; first, that Rosborough, who tied for first Flsce in the pole vault with another Oak- and boy, was allowed four tries, when he should nave been cut off at three; second, | that the Oakland runners who were given first place in the mile relay failed to run the last lap. Sons of Herman Election. The Berkeley Chapter of the Sons of Herman have elected the following officers for the ensuing term, the initiation to take Ellane next Monday evening: President, erman Peters; vice-president, Charles corresponding secretary, Jacob financial secretary, Fritz Burck- hart; treasurer, A. Teigner; trustee, Henri Penning. Reading by George Riddle. George Riddle, the actor, at the request of Professor E. B. Clapp and Professor W. D. Armes, will give a reading to-morrow afternoon at 4 o’clock in Stiles Hall. One of bis selections will be Plumtree’s trans- lation of Sophoceles’ tragedy, ‘‘(Edipus, the King.” Agricultural Bulletin. An important bulletin has just been pub- lished by the agricultural experiment sta- tion at the university, entitled ‘“The Dis- tribution of the Salts ‘in Alkali Soils,” b: Professors E. W. Hilgard and R. Hy Loughridge. e .- - HOTEL ARRIVALS. RUSS HOUSE. J E McCulloch, Ala C F Larsen, Bolinas Rdg P Constantine, Sta Rosa -Capt Seloquet, Pierre Cor J Steen, Sucramento W Steen, Sacramento Pierce, Freano Case, London Hornstreet, Colusa F H Garckens, Petaluma ingzal, Bear Creek T A Harnpson, Los Ang R H Gaus, Hazelwood hearer, Santa Rosa J Salyberger, Oakland | Tolles G w, Springfield G Murray, w & s, Springd | W B Morse, Hopland A A Silver, Sulsun J H Martin, Woodland and : i H Todd, Oakl: W A Harrigan, Oakind B Roads, San Andreas H Iverson, Santa Hosa J B Overton, Nevada Miss cord, Cal J J Wightman, Ozden | H Woodside & w,Sonora G T Stone, Seattlc | W Grant, Dallas A Wagner, Modesto D French, Garberville Healdsburg H 8 Davls, Salinas Davisville S G Little, Dixon H E Light, Tacoma W T (ang, Bakersfield Miss M Price, Neattle Miss G Brook, Cal GRAND HOTEL J Devendorf, €an Jo.. cit & w, Stockton P Austin, San Jose <1, Japan J Geddes, Cal , Cal & 1 Garville, Visalla e, Boston ng,Grand Island m, Wash acomu asad I Richard, Monterey ] Brow 1o , i A Long &1, St Louis Aiss Dr Barrold &'w, on amto & 1pn R J Hall, San Diceo JAJ = .Eflnogil € ones, Saj sreen, Oroville A L Hunt, 5&210 ol #mp,Spokane G J Thompson, Spokane H McKune, Sacto A B Lemon, Banta Rosa A Smith & w, San Jose Miss McMorey, Sacto 8 D tallou.SanLuis Obis J Johnston, Santa Cruz Miss M McGanny, Sacto Mrs W J Skinner, Vallejo MF Luff, Menlo Park 7T F Savage. Los ‘Angeles EJ Vuwton,SantMonica J I Barham., Red BIoft N A Toppin, Denver £ J Cabill, San Mateo D Robiogon&w,Martinez J W Adams & w, Cal Cunuingham, Vacavill ¥ B Tuck, Angels C = Garduer, Los'Angeles G L McCandlera, Cal 1D eodmn, Sactn Mrs T Tonzson, Sen Jose unlevie, J Laldlow, Chicago o iy PALACE HOTEL. :EE"‘ G W Taft, Kennett MrsOw CF Lise & w, Montreal H W Renv v incakland F W Fox & w, Vancover D Oppenheimer, N 3 3 H Flickinesr, San Joss Mrs§ i Blescren & ¥ 1 Rosensteln, N Y Miss M H Wilson, Cal T D Wilson, lledding Mrs J L Cone, e Bluft Miss Cone, Red Bluff H Y Haws & 'w, ba U L Wangenheim&w,Cal W B Johnson, Riverside B K Smith, Riverside T Dervy, New Almadan T Grant, OF IT Rucker, San Jose G W Talt & w, Pa. I McMeNeil, Santa Craz C B Nichols, Sacto H C Bunn, Chicago LICK HOUSE. iB Stockton R Parker, sh Crofion Hall H Calliack, 8an Jose Mrs J A O'Keeto. gan g 2 Olney I7, Oakluad Cool , Spokant EEBarpard & w, LOb A C McLean, Monjerey A W McPhernson & w, J T Drury, Brisiol, R T Downey 3 H McClosky, Merced H Postletwait, Sun Jose F R Wehe, Downieville 3 Rogers, Marin, Co 4 NEW WESTERN. I Feund, Happy Camp C Steetr, Oskland E Dunne, US N J J Armstrong, Seattle §J Young, Seattle R G Smith, Whatcom P B Williams & w,Port,0r D G Douglas, Toronto W S Waynine, Victoria J Braddley, Seattle G Tslelllng & W, Coucord J Hartnich, Oakland R e — Movements of Trans-Atlantic Steamers, NEW YORK—Arrived Oct 3—Stmr Alsatia, frm Genoa:. stmr Evenum, from Oporto, eic; stmr Eritannic, from Liverpool and Queenstown: stmr Prussia, from mmumz. Sailed Oct 3—Stmr Augusta Victorls, for Cher- bourg. Southampton and Hamburg. BREMERHAVEN—Arrived out Oct 3—Stmrs Neckar and Havel. Sailed Ot 3—Sumr Braunschwelg, for New York. HAMBURG-Arnived ot Oct 3—Stmr Palatia. CHERBOURG—Arrived out Oct 3—Stmr a. lumbi LONDON—& by Nl-x;'mll.fl—am Oct 3—Stmr Missiasippi, for Oct 3—Stmr Columbia, from , Soutbampion and Ham- Co- LIZARD-Passed New York for Cherbourg, ISE.W!S ISLAND~Passed ¢ 3—Sumr from New York for Stettin, - G SCHAFFER ASSAILS BANKS, Hints of Bribery Are Made to Commissioner Peirsol. CHIEF LLOYD'S STATEMENT. A Scandal That Has Caused Much Excitement in the Police Department. OAELAND OFFICE 8AN FRANCISCO CALL,} 908 Broadway, October 3. Ex-Chief of Police Schaffer has informed the Police Commissioners that he is pos- sessed of information that proves bribery on the part of cerlain officers, and there is consternation in the force. Most of the evidence said to have been gathered by the ex-Chief is in regard to Officer Banks, though it is thought thav Schaffer also has some sensation in regard to ex-Officer Felley, who now conducts a labor burean. Of late Mr. Schaffer has been several times before the Grand Jury, and although the exact nature of his visits has not been made public it is known that some of them have been in connection with the informa- tion imparted to Commissioner Peirsol. According to the story told by Schaffer a young man named John Donley is now serving fifteen years for a crime he never committed. The evidence against Donley, it is claimed, was procured by Officer Banks with the aid of a notorious stool-pigeon, . Ex-Chief of Police Schaffer of Oakland now in jail, named Henry Pipenberg’ Four years ago Donley was found guilty of burglary and was sent to San Quentin. The chief evidence against him was that of Pipenberg. Now it is claimed that Pigenbar “put up the job” on Donley and that Banks had an old score to worl off at Donley’s expense. Mr. Schaffer is working hard to bring the matter home to Banks, and has already taken the initial | steps with the Police Commission. Banks bears a good reputation. ‘I know Bchaffer is trying to break me,” said Officer Banks to-day, ‘“‘and it is all on account of my reporting some of the Broadway gambling joints while Schaffer was Chief of Police. 'After I did so he had no use for me and he shifted me from one beat to another for the purpose of annoy- ing me. “‘Another reason for Schaffer’s displeas- ure is because I would not ‘work’ for him last November when he was running for Sheriff. Ever since he was let out of the commission he has been working on this affair, and he has said things on the street that are absolutely false. He has talked about me writing to the relatives of pris- oners asking for money to square certain cases, but he has no proof. Everything he refers to transpired more than four vears ago and during that time he has filled & term as Chief of Police, and I think he should have attended to it then. It is simslv a scheme to Fay off political grudges, and as soon as I heard of the mat- ter 1 reported it to Chief Lloyd.” Police Commissioner Peirsol says he does not know exactly what Schaffer is after. “"A few weeks ago,” said the Com- missioner, ‘*he called on ‘me and teld me he could give me the addresses of some people who would make affidavits that would land some officer or officers in San Quentin, 1 asked him what he meant and he said that he would give me the ad- dresses of these people if I would go and take their afhidavits. I replied that I would do nothing of the sort, that it was not my business to go around gathering such affidavits, and that if he had charges to make he must present them to the board formaliy. I told him that if they were of a serious nature they would be ublicty investigated, but that I comid gave no secretive dealings with any one. “1 believe I farther told him that he shiow' | first consult Chief Lloyd on mat- ters connected with his men, and then come to me. Schaffer did not specify to me the particular officers to whom he had reference, and I did not ask him, not wish- ing to be mixed up withanything that was not fair and aboveboard. A man called on me recently, saying that Schaffer had been to certain people trying to arrange for the taking of depositions by me. Such conduct on his part was unauthorized.” Chief Lloyd is indignant at what he terms an unfair method of trying to prefer charges. ‘I heard of this matter several weeks ago,’” said the Chief, ‘‘and as it con- cerned the disciphine of the department I considered it my duty to investigate it. I am convinced that if Banks or any other officer had been guilty of corruption Mr. Schaffer would not have allowed it to lie dormant all these gcn.rs. He filled out a term as Chief of Police, and I am con- vinced that if he could have brought charges in good faith against any officer he would have done so. 5 *That he has not done so is, in my mind, conclusive proof that he has no case. Such things help to disturb the discipline of the department and should be stopped. My investigation of this matter and what I am told of the testimony on the case of Donley 20 to prove that whatever Bauks did he did under the direction of his superior officer.” Captain Fletcher says that when Pipen- berg went on the witness-stand he swore that no inducement had been held out to him by Banks to betray Donley, but that he first told the officer that Donley had solicited his (Pipenberg’s) aid in carrying out the burglary for which Donley was ar- rested and sent across the bay for fiiteen yea Mr. Schaffer declares that he is not work- ing in the dark and says he hasenough evidence in his possession’ to secure a par- don for Donley. It is stated by members of the Police De- partment that Pipenberg has been tam- pered with, and that he is ready to su port Mr. Schaffer's statements. Should this be so he would be met with his testi- mony, which Officer Banks is now having transcribed for use if occasion should arise. Pipenberg has been convicted of vagrancy and is now serving a term for battery on a woman. He has frequently acted as a stool-pigeon for the police, and when Don- ley was convicted there were some grave doubts as to whether Pipenberg or the prisoner, against whom there were prior convictions, was the mdst unreliable. PrororTiox oF Deatns By TROLLEY Ac- CIDENT.—J¢ would seem that the much maligned electric troliey is becoming rep- utable. No sooner has the successful working of the electric condit system been demonstrated and the storage battery so improved as to possibly fit it for traction work than the public begin to find out that the trolley which in many places may be superseded by the new systems is doing a great deal more good than harm. Among a thousand benefits it has wrought is the raising of the health standard of cities by enabling the poor to enjoy and even live in the pure air of the coun- try. It bassaved many more lives than it has destroyed. A comparison has just been made which throws an entirely new light on the question of deaths by trolley accidents. When the trolley traffic is compared with the death rate on the great steam roads, the oroportion is astonish- ingly in favor of the widely denounced trolley. This is the more notable, as the steam roads have their tracks guarded from the intrusion of pedestriansto a great extent. Yet, in spite of the raising of the crossings at the more dangerous points, and the adoption of the block signal system and other eclaborate and ingenious pro- cautions for the protection of life, the New York Central Railroad reports one death for every 69,000 passengers which it car- ries: the Delaware, Lackawanna and West- ern, one death toevery 67,000; the New York, Lakie Erie and Western, one death to every 110,000. If the trolleys of any city made a death rate like that there would be a riot in the city until the cars were removed from the streets. In Brook- lyn, where the trolley death rate is rela- tively high, thz proportion is only one to every 3,135,000 persons carried. = Yet no one hears anything about the Central jug- gernaut or the Erie juggernaut. There is a good traditional warrant for‘fiving the prince of darkness his due, and these fig- ures may be borne in mind when unlimited denunciation of the trolley is in progress. LATE NEWS OF ALAMEDA, Congressman Bowers WIll Aid the Tidal Canal Appro- priation. The San Franclsco Bridge Company Has Inclosed Several Blocks of Land. ALAMEDA, Oct. 3.—City Clerk Lam- born to-day received a reply from Con- gressman Bowers to the invitation to visit Alameda and inspect the tidal canal. He states that his time wiil be occupied until the session of Congress, but he expects to be guided by Mr. Hilborn and will aid him in anything for the benefit of his district, and expects to be aided in return in pro- curing adequate appropriations for contin- uing the work on the Government jetty at the mouth of the San Diego harbor. It is evident from the tone cf the letter that the California delegation intends to work in perfect harmony. ‘When the Congressional delegation made its recent inspection of the tidal canal the members were amazed at the fencing prop- osition of the San Francisco Bridge Com- pany, which is building a fence inclosing several blocks of land at the foot of Walnut street. Title is claimed to the land by the company because it filled it in with slick- ens. City Attorney Taylor says the land in_question is included in the partition suit now pending, 1n which Senator Stew- art, James A, Waymire, the city of Ala- meda and about forty othersare interested. He thinks the company cannot get title. The city’s interest consists of sixteen acres, five of which have already been fenced in near the borax works for a sewer basin. The city also claims a ten-foot strip along the marsh for sewer purposes. The marsh-land case will piobably Le de- cided in about six weeks. Electric Road Brings Suit, The Alameda and Oakland Electric Rail- way Compnny brought suit to-day 1n the Recorder’s court against F. P. Muller and Walter A.Sneell for $32. The plaintiffs allege that on the 30th of August the de- temfams in moving the West End School building removed the overhead wires of the trolley system, and through the negli- gence of the defendants the wires were not replaced until 11:55 o’clock the follow- ing morning, thereby damaging them to the amount above named. New Reguirements of Grocers. Grocers who sell milk in Alameda will in future have to obtain a permit from the health authorities. Heretofore grocery- men bave sold milk on the permit of the dairyman. Veterinary Inspector Carpen- ter will require tests to be made of grocery- store milk the same as of the milk which comes direct from the dairy. Indefinitely Postponed. George Campbell, the boy who recentl; met with a serious accident by having h{s lower limbs cut off by the broad-gauge local, was arrested this afternocon on com- plaint of F. Hoxel on a charge of disturb- ing the peace. The case was postponed in- definitely by Justice Swasey. Buit to Collect a Dental Bill. Leander Van Orden has brought suit in | the Recorder’s court against G. S. Ames for damages in the sum of $299. Plaintiff | alleges that he has furnished labor and material for dental work for defendant, amounting to $350, and of this sum $299 is still owing. Brief News Notes. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the First | Presbyterian Church will yisit the Presby- terian orphanage at San Rafael on Thurs- | day next. Thef will take a supply of clothing for the little ones. Matt Maloney, who has charge of the pumping station at the foot of Encinal | avenue, and who was severely scalded a few weeks ago, has returned from the Re- ceiving Hospital. The trestle on the narrow-gauge line be- tween Second and Pacific avenues has been filled in and a new track laid. An attachment was levied this afternoon | by Gray Bros.,- sidewalk contractors, on | the residence of W. P. Gibbons on Central | ;ir;gnue. The amount of attachment is BB M el un SR A Bank of England note is payable on demand after the lapse of any number of years. FOR CITY IMPROVEMENTS, The Merchants’ Association Favor Lighting Golden Gate Park. THE WILMERDING COLLEGE. Electric Lights and a New Pave- ment for Market Street Under Conslderation. Several matters of great public import- ance were discussed and acted upon yester- day at a meeting of the Merchants’ Asso- ciation. The attention of the board of direstors was called to the proposed preparation of an official map of the City and County of San Francisco. It was stated that the Board of Supervisors had referred the matter to the street committee with a request that the contract be let and the cost of the map should not exceed $10,000. Reliable information from com- petent engineers was furnished to the asso- ciation’s officers that this work could be efficiently performed for less than $5000. The secretary was instructed to mnotify the Supervisors that the map could be made for §5000, and that the contract should be let to the lowest bidder. There was some discussion upon the lighting of Market street with adequate electric lights. It was reported that the matter was now in the hands of the com- mittee on lights of the Board of Super- visors, and further efforts would be made to have favorable action taken at the earliest possible date. An experiment will be made to test the practicability of H. E. Keils' suggestion that poles for lights be placed at suitable points on tne street. Letters from Congressmen Maguire, Loud and Bowers strongly favoring the early construction and completion of the Nicaragua canal by the United States were received. Secretary Freud reported that the synop- sis of the new charter, prepared at the re- quest of the board, was ready. It was the sense of the board that this synopsis be put in such pamphlet form; also that a small book be made of the same, so that at a later time copies can be published for distribution among the citizens. The subject of lighting Golden Gate Park at night by electric lamps was discussed. It was suggested that a large number of people would enjoy the use of the drive- ways in the park at night if the park were illuminated. This was referred to the committee on publicity and promotion to communicate with the Park Commission- ers, with a view of ascertaining their posi- tion upon this question; also with the Electric Light Company, for the purpose of ascertaining how many lights would be required to light up the main driveways of the park, and what would be the cost and report to the board. A communication was received from the Market-street Railway Company request- ing the board to appoint a committee for consulting with the railway company upon the subject of streetcar transfers. A map was also furnished by the railroad com- pany showing all the streetcar lines now existing in this City. The committee on public affairs was ~appointed to consult with the company upon this subject, with a view of securing transfers at all points that may be necessary, as well as endeavor- ing to abolish the present traffic in transfers. President Dohrmann called attention to the present difficuity of finding offices in the City Hall, owing to the fact that no proper directory of the hall exists. A plan 13 being prepared by this association for affording this necessary service. The Merchants’ Association is very de- sirous of having the Wilmerding College located in this City. Letters were read from the Mechanics'Institute, Half-million Club, the Manufacturers’ Association and from Dr. McNutt, relating to this subject. The Mechanics’ Institute and the Half- million Club have appcinted committees to consult with the Merchants’ Association as to the best means that may be adopted to et the Wilmerding School located in San rancisco, A resolution was passed that the commiitee on publicity and promotion of the association meet the various other committees at the rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute on Tuesday next at 10 o’clock A. M. Joseph T. Poheim and the Pope Manu- facturing Company became members of the association. BETTER THAN A SLEEPING DRAUGHT—The soul of a Brooklyn electrician has been sorely tried by the nocturnal song of cats. Night after night his well-earned rest would be broken by the solos, duets and chorus which were given by the feline con- gregation in his backyard. One night, while he was lying awake, vowing deep | and summary vengeance on his tormentors, an inspiration came to him. He had heard that the cat, like a skylark, does not sing on the ground. It must climb a fence to find inspiration for the outpourings of its musical soul. The electrician’s backyard is surrounded by a high fence which would invariably be ~studded with dim sil- houettes far into the night. The over- wrought sufferer conceived the idea of run- ning ~a wire through which he could send a powerful electric current around the too of the fence, the switch- board being close to his hand. He says the sweetest moment of his life was when the first cat had humped its back against the fire, He joyously pressed the utton, There was a ragged, alternating- | current-kind-of-a-howl and an instantan- eous whisking of a furry mass, and all was still. Within a week nota cat would come within rods of the fence and the ingenious Brooklynite now sleeps peacefully. e ————————————————————————————————————————————— B for the great somnia and One of the principal reasons Dr. Henley’s Celery, Beei and Iron (‘the grandest tonic, nervine, system-builder and blood purifier on earth "), is that the good 1t does LASTS. Try it and see! Cures dys- pepsia, lack of appetite, in- common to women. popularity of all the ills NEW TO-DAY. “HELPY A WOMAN'S DESPAIRING CRY. . It is Heard. A Prominent Actress Escapes Greai Danger. (SPECIAL TO OUB LADY EEADERS.) How startling is a woman’s ery for help! “What can Ido? Where shall I go?” She knows not. 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PROPOSALS., SUPPLLEE FOR THE STATE INSANE ASYLUM . AT AGNEWS, COMMENCING NOVEMEER 1, 1895, AND ENDING APRIL 30, 1896. Notice Is hereby given that sealed proj will be recelved at the office of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the State Insane Asylum at Agnews, No. 32 East Santa Clara street, San Joge, up to 8 o'clock ». M. of TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1895, ana av the asylum at Agnews up to 10:30 o'clock A. M. of WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1895 (asylum time), for furnishing supplies for said asylum for the six months commencing No- vember 1, 1895, and ending April 30, 1896. said proposals consisting of the following schedule and t0 be delivered as ordered: GROCERI1ES. 7000 pounds Beans, small white. 500 pounds Baking Powder, Pioneer or Golden Gate, 5-pound cans. 4 dozen Bath Brick. 1000 pounds Coffee, Java. 4000 pounds Coffee, Costa Rica. 1600 pounds Chicory. 1000 pounds Crackers, soda. 50 gallons Coal Oil, 150 deg. test. 100 pounds Currants, dried. 50 pounds Cinnamon, pure, ground, 5-pound papers. 160 pounds Corn Starch, Kingsford’s, 1-pound papers. Dxnnd.u Ginger, pure, ground, 5-pound cans. 8000 pounds Hominy, large. 4 dozen bottles Lucca OIl, quarts, Crosse & Blackwell. 2 dozen bottles Olive Oil, Quito Farm, Good- rich’s, large. 100 pounds Mustard, 5-pound cans. 10 gross Matches, Swift & Courtney’s 3 noes safety. SU(lelanu Pickles, mixed, No. 1, In barrels, 500 pounds Pearl Bariey, No. 3. 250 pounds Black Pepper. pure, 5-pound cans. pounds Rice, Sandwich Islands No. 1. Bl"‘l)&ounds Split Peas. 9000 pounds Sugar, dry granulated, extra fine. 15,000 pounds Sugar, Golden C. 240 pounds Starch, Kingsford’s laundry, 40- pound boxes. 1200 gallons Syrup, Golden, 30 gallons to the Darrel. 72 pounds Soda, bicarbonate, 1-pound papers. 500 pounds Tea, basket fired Japans 1909 pounds Few, Diamond 3, E. B. Congou 500 pounds Tapioca, flake. 200 gallons Vinegar, wine, 40-deg. test. loouh pounds Macaroni, white, 15 pounds net each box. 1000 pounds Vermicelli, white No. 1, 15 pounds LI w 1 dozen bottles Extract of Lemon, Merton & Co.'s 82-ounce bott'es. 1 dozen bottles Extract of Vanilla, Merton & Co.’s 8%-ounce bottles. 10 dozen cans Canned Apricots, Standards, gal- ons. 10 dozen cans Canned Peaches, Standards, gal- ns. 400 ponnds Chesse. hast analitv. Califarnia. PROPOSALS—Continued. 3 dozen botties Worcestershire Sauce, Lea & Perrin’s, pints. DRIED FRUIT. 2000 pounds dried Apples, sliced, No. 1. 1000 ponnds Dried Apricots, bleached, No, 1. 1000 pounds Dried Peaches, bleached, No. 1. 3009 pounds Pried Prunes, California Frenc! 0 70. FRESH BEEF, MUTTON, ETC. 100,000 pounds Fresh Beef, No. 1, all sieers from 500 pounds to 700 pounds, delivered in sides. 50G0 pounds No. 1 Fresh Mutton, delivered whole. 3500 pounds No. 1 Fresh Veal, dressed. delivered whole. 800 pounds Pork Sausage. ROLL BUTTER. 2500 pounds Fresh Fancy California Butter. % KEG BUTTER. 10,000 pounds First-Class California Keg Butter. EGGS. 4000 dozen Fresh California Eggs. POTATOES. 110,000 pounds No. 1 Burbank Potatoes. HAMS, BACON, LARD AND PORK. 800 pounds Bacon, Light Breakfast, bidders to state brands. 2600 pounds Hams, bidders to state brands. 1500 pounds Lard, Pure Leat, in tierces. 6 barrels Salt Pork, extra clear. SALT FISH. 800 pownds Codfish, California, 100-pound cases. 5 half-burrels Mackerel, No. 1, 100 pounds net each barrel. FRESH FISH. 9000 pounds Fresh Fish, No. 1, assorted. SALT. 8000 pounds Fine Dairy Salt. FLOUR, GRAIN, ETC. 15,000 pounds Ground Barley. 7000 pounds Corn Meal. 7000 pounds Oat Meal, extra. 7000 pounds Cracked Wheat. 25,000 pounds Bran. 8 barrels Rolled Oats. 700 barrels Flour, bakers' extra. 2400 pounds Graham Flour. 6000 pounds Wheat (for chicken feed.) CHEWING TOBACCO. 800 pounds Drummond Tobacco Company’s Horse Shoe. SMOKING TOBACCO AND PIPES. 350 pounds Plug Cat, in one-pound packages; bid- ders to submit samples. SOAP, LYE AND SODA. 125 boxes of Star of Kitchen Soap, 20 bars to the box. 20 boxes Ivory Soap, laundry size, 100 bars to the box. 3000 pounds Laundry Soap, 200 cans Concentrated Lye, American, one-pound ans. 2000 pounds Sal Soda. DRY GOODS, 400 yards Bed Ticking, Amoskeag, A, C. A., 36 Inches wide. yards Cotton Flannel, XXX unbleached Nashua. 200 yards Park Mills. 200 yards Crash, linen, 18 inches wide. 800 ‘yards Denfms, Pearl River, indigo blue, 28 Inches w'de. 100 yards Duck, No. 8, 36 Inches wide. 500 yurds Sheet ng, Indian Head, 4-4, unbleached. 100 yards Sheeting, Pequot, 5-4, bleached. 300 yards Dress Goods, all wool, 36 inches wide, 7 inches wide. White Merino Undervests, high neck, long sles s, 14 10 40. 6 dozen Be« reads, white. 1 dozen Hair Brushes. 10 dozen Combs, dre.s. 6 dozen Combs. fine. 125 dozen Clari’s O. N. T. Spool Cotton, assorted numbers and colors. 5 dozen Handkerchicis, ladies’, 20 dozen Handkercn:cis, men’s Turkey red, 24 nch. 5 dozen Hairpins, K. & B., assorted, No. 100. 36 dozen pairs Ladies' Hose, all wool. 1000 dozen Needles, Mill ward's assorted sizes. 2 gross Pins, Wallace & Sons. No. F. 8. C., 814. 20 gross Buttons, paiits. 8 gToss Buttons, horn, coat and vest. 25 gross Buttons, , dress and shirt, No. 40. CLOTHING. 12 dozen Coats, 87 to 44, as per sample. 12 dozen Fants, leg 50 to 34, waist 32 to 44, as per sample, 6 dozen Vests, as per sample. 36 dozen Gray Wool Overshirts, neck 15 to 17, 2510 27 inches wide, 33 inches long. 16 dozen Hickory Shirts, neck 15 to 17, 23 10 27 inclies wide, 38 inches 'ong. 16 dozen Cotton Flannel Undershirts, 36 to 44, 15 dozen pairs Canton Flannel Drawers, leg 30 t0 34, waist 36 10 44. 100 dozen patrs Mixed Cotton Socks. 10 dozen Overslls, duck Canton flannel lined, leg 80 t0 34, walst 32 10 d4. 8 dozén pairs Suspenders, average and extra lengths. c [t HATS, 20 dozen Hats, wool. SHOES AND SLIPPERS. dozen Brogans, buckled, 6 to 12, white labor. dozen Slippers, lea b r. 4 to 12, White labor. 2 dozen Ladles’ Shoes. BRUSL <. 4 dozen Hair Fioor Brushes. 2 dozen Counter Brushes, 5 dozen Scrub Brushes. 1 dozen Shoe Brushes, No. 16. 8 dozen Combination Mop Handles. BROOMS. 18 dozen Californla Brooms. 1 dozen Whisk Brooms, 3 strings. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. 8 dozen Dinner Plates, 8-nch. 8 dozen Soup Plates, 8-inch. 3 dozen Vegetable Dishes, 9-inch. 1 dozen Platters, 12-inch. 6 dozen Sauce Dishes, small. 12 dozen Cups and Saucers. 6 dozen Glass Tumblers. TINWARE. 6§ dozen Galvanized Iron Buckets, 3 gallons, No. 24 iron. 6 dozen Galvanized Iron Chambers, 83;-inch top, 7 inch bottom, 634 inches high, No. 26 {ron. T0 aozen Pint Tin Caps, X tin. 1 dozen Tin Coffee Pots, 3 galions, XXX tin, 1 dozen Tin Syrup Cans, 2 gallons, XX tin. 1 dozen Soup Cans, § gailons, XX tin. 1 dozen Milk Cans, 3 gallons, XX tin. WOOD. 250 cords Pine Wood, No. 1. ENGINE-ROOM COAL. 200 tons Engine-room Coal, 2240 pounds to the ton. Bidders specity kind and quality. To be delivered in carload lots and weighed on asylum scales. GAS COAL. 100 tons Gas Coal, 2240 pounds to the ton. Bid- ders specify kind and quality. To be delivered in carioad lots and weighed on asylum scales. RANGE COAL. 40 tons Screenea Coal, 2240 pounds to the ton. ‘Bidders specity kind and quality. To be deliveéred in carload lots and weighed on asylum scales. The above-named articles are all to be of the best qualities, subject to the approval of the Medi- cal Director, and to be delivered at the asylum at such times and in such guantities as he may desire. And it is expressly understood that if a greater or less quantity of any article than above mentioned shall be requirea by the Medical Director. the same shall be furnished by the contractor at the contract price, ¢ The contracts will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, and no bid will be received or considered uniess accompsnied by a cer- tified check in an amount equal to 10 per cent of the bid or bids presented, which amount shall be forfeited to the peopie of the State of California_ as settled, fixed and lquidated damages in case the bidder to whom the award of contract is made shall fail or refuse to enter into such contract and furnish such bonds for the faith- 1ul performance of the same as the Board of Trus- tees may require within five days after such award. Separate bids will be received for— GROCERIES. DRIED FRUIT. FRESH BEEF, MUTTON, ETC. ROLL BUTTER. KEG BUTTER. EGGS. POTATOES. HAMS, BACON, LARD AND PORK. SALT FISH, FRESH FISH. GRAIN, ETC. CHEWING TOBACCO. SMOKING TOBACCO AND PIPES. SOAP. LYE AND SODA. DRY GOODS. CLOTHING. HATS. SHOES AND SLIPPERS, BRUSHES, BROOMS. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. TINWARE. WOOD. ENGINE-ROOM COAL. GAS COAL. RANGE COAL. uimfum reserves the right of rejecting any or bids. Payments to be made monthly, in_cash, when there is money in the Treasurz for such payments, and when there i3 no money in the Treasury, pay- menk 1o be made out of the first money in the ‘Teasury applicable for Uit purpose. Bids to be addressed to T. 8. Montgomery, Sec- retary of the Board of Trustees of the State Insane Asyiim at Agnews, and indorsed on the envelope. “‘Proposals for furnishing supplies.” Bidders will also mark on envelope the class of supplies bid on. Envelopes and blank bids may be obtained by a) piving to the Secretary. A separate envelope will required for each bid. Samples of articles, showing the characterand qQuality thereor, requirea, eXCcept such as are per- ishable, may be seen ai the sioreroom of the asy- Tom. ‘The attention ot bidders is called to the following section from the Political Code of the State: SECTION 3235. “No supplies of any kind or char- acter for the benefit of the State, or (o be paid by any moneys appropriated; or (o be. 8 golian labor, shall be purchased by the this State having control of any public institation under the control of the State, or of any county, cityand county, city or town thereot.” n_order to preserve uniformity and facllitate the award, it has been Tesolved to receive no bids unless made upon biank forms furnished by the Secretary. Parties will please carry out the sum total for each article and add up the same, 80 that the gross be seen st a glance; otherwise bid Agnews. Dated San Jose, September 1H. 1895. T.'S. MONTGOMERY, Secretary,