The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 19, 1895, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1895. 13 Interesting Items From Important Points in Alameda County. GAVE NOTICE OF SUICIDE Engineer Meeker Wrote to His Superior Before Taking His Life. EXHIBIT COMMITTEE NAMED. A Social Musicale Bazaar Governed by Rules That Prohibit Cinching. OARLAND OFFIcE, SAN FRANCISCO CALL,] 908 Broadw Nov. 18. § C. R. Meeker, assistant resident engineer of the Southern Pacific Company, delib- !y committed suicide at The Manning, Eighth street, to-day. He wrote a letter to Warren Palmer, resi- dent engineer of the company, in which he said that at the time Palmer was reading the letter he would be in the other world. This was mailed, and in the course of the forenoon was delivered to Mr. Paimer. He at once posted a man to Meeker's rooms to see if his life could not be saved. On reaching Meeker's rooms the vial from which he had taken a fatal dose of morphine was found ona table near the bedside and Meeker lying there in a coma- tose condition. Dr. J. P. H. Dunn was summoned and did all in”his power to ve the dying man, but all to no purpose, be ling in ! shortly atter 3 o’clock, when the life spark went out. The e was reported to the Coroner, but wh Quinlan and a reporter called ) Manning positively had committed ly questioned she , but it was not e but death from heart r have resided at the years. About four eker died. Their two sent East to hor folks. i been drinking heavily T since h, and on pted to take his life. At one time he a naval The inquest will be held to-morr CROWL Sheriff Jones of Contra Costa County in Pursuit of a Convict. heriff White received a telephone mes- e about 11 o'clock this morning from al Ramage of Haywards to the effect ved the hiding-place of Phil the escaped con discovered near that place re- had been located. The officer sted that three men be sentout at e, so the place could be surrounded and captured. In reply to the sum- White detailled Deputy ) Crowle J. J. Lessi to proceed a County arrived at the Sheriff's direct from the seat of war. He says nts of ici itively identify the escaped criminal a Crowley from a photograph which he showed them. He also said that a posse from his county, un- der the direction of Ries Jones, his chief deput , were out assisting the officers of and that the united forces be- had their man surrounded in Canyon, and would bring he night. it arles White telephoned . Deputy Sheriff Al W hite, that the combined forces evening were in the canyon and would remain there t to prevent their man from under cover of darkness. He Ries Jones of the Contra Costa County eported he had shot Crowley in the , but that he had made for the brush and escaped before he could be put under arrest. NO CINCH ALLOWED. A Charity Musicale Bazaar at Which Change Will Be Given. Society has said that there shall be no cinchin or highway robbery at the iving musicale at Mrs. Gordon Stolp’s Wednesday evening. The ladies who have the affair in charge have made an ironclad rule that ‘‘there must be no importuning to purchase at the stalls,’” and the sign “ne change given” will not be allowed to appear. As a result of these restrictions on the young ladies who will handle the candy and flower stalls there will undoubtedly be a large attendance. The elegant bome of. Mrs. Stolp, 160 Take street, will be thrown open and a varied entertainment will be provided. Among the Mrs. Blix Paxton, Mrs. William Little, Miss Carrie Little, Mrs. Fred Stolp, Mrs. Haaries, Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Carlton, Miss Gaskill, Alfred Wilkie, Thomas Rickard, Mrs. A. A. Dewing and the Berkeley Glee Club. The entertainment is for the benefit of the Central Free Kindergarten, and will com- mence at 8 o’clock. The Committee Named. President J. W. Nelson and Secretary George Roeth of the Oakland Home Prod- ucts Exposition to-day announced the names of the seven men who will consti- tute the executive committee who are to have in charge the details of the arrange- ments of the exposition to be given in the near futore. They are all busy men who have made a success of their own affairs, and all have personally agreed to serve. They are as follows: Keiler, whol hing goods . Witcher, president of the Pierce Hard- Company. liam Rutherford, superintendent of the California Cotton Mills. Charles 8. Booth, president of the Oakland Iron Works E. G. Buswell. manufacturer of paints. Fred Becker, wholesale dealer in meats. G. W. Fisher, manager of the Puget Sound Lumber Company. Ex-officio members of this executive commit. tee are President J. W.Nelson of the Oakland Preserving Company_and Secretary George Roeth of the Eagle Box and Manufacturing Company. This is the body of authority. They will immediately select a committee of .thirty- one represencative manufacturers and pro- ducers, who will beglivided into sub-com- mittees and each tuke up a separate part of the work, that it may be pushed all along the lineat the same time. It is the desire that the exposition be held so as to be out of the regular holiday business. A date early in December is the most likely at present. Shooting at Pleasanton. Word has been received here of a shoot- ing affair which occurred at an early hour this morning at Pleasanton, in the eastern end of the county. Richard Foley awak- ened Dr. W. A. Hershiser and.asked to be treated for a bullet wound in the neck. He said he had been shot while returning home about 2 o’clock, but refused to tell where or how it had happened, aithough he admitted that he knew who his assail- ant was. A hasty examination of the man showed that he was seriously wounded and was very weak from the loss of blood. The ball only missed the jugular vein by half an inch and it is feared that it may prove fatal. All efforts of the physician to locate it by probing have failed. Foley is at his father’s ranch on the edge of town. There are rumors to the effect that a womanis af the bottom of the affair. Nagle Still Sick. Judge Frick received a letter to-day from ale manufacturer of unconscionsness until | several occasions had | ict from Folsom, | ief Jailer William Lane | aiternoon Sheriff Veale of Con- | | C. G. Nagle, attorney for Louis Muhlner, | informing him that owing to a very serious | operation which he had undergone yester- | ay he would be unable to proceed with the case to-morrow and requested a con- tinuance for one week. It was handed to Deputy District Attorney Lin 8. Church, whojhad a subpena issued compelling the ! attendance of Dr. J. F. Morse, Nagle’s phy- sician, in court to-morrow, to testify to his condition. If it is as serious as repre- sented, the continuance will be granted. The High School Team’s Trip. The Board of Pducation is not anxious forthe High School athletic team io go | East next year, and will withhold its sanc- tion of the tour, although they cannot robibit it. At to-night’s meeting of the oard the matter was discussed at length, and it was the opinion of the directors that the prepara- tion dor the trip will interfere too much | with the boys’ studies. The boys were | present and were given the use of a class- | room in which to hold, a meeting next | | | Thursday to discuss the matter. They al- ready have nearly §1000 subscribed or ob- tained from the entertainments given for that purpose. It is thought the boys may | be induced to abandon the trip, but there is no disposition to do so at present. Pickles at the Council. At to-night's Council meeting the only appearance of anything acrimonious was several bottles of pickles and chow-chow. | There is an ordinance pending prohibiting | the manufacture of pickles within certain | limits on account of the alleged offensive smell. The measure will particularly affect one manufacturer and to-night | he appeared at the meeting. Attorney |'A. A. Moore gave an address on the purity and purifving quality of pickles, and the maker passed around the bottle of pickles and induced the Councilmen to taste and be convinced that the best thing for any community is to have a pickle factory. The matter was taken under advisement | for two weeks. i The ordinance abolishing the office of city numberer was finally passed to-night. | Pay Alimony or Go to Jail. Brono K. Funke of Alameda and George Nicholson of Berkeley were before Superior, Judges to-day trying to_explain why they | had failed to pay their divorced wives ali- mony as ordered in the decree of separa- tion.. The former is a barber an he latter a teamster who owns his own horses and dray. From the testimony brought out the court considered they did not pay beca: they did not want to, and gave each just one week to come to time or in- | timated that a visit to Hotel de White would be the consequence. HISTORY OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,) 908 Broadway, Nov. 18. | The East Oakland \\'iImprdin% School meet- ing called for last Saturday night was post- poned until next Friday night in hopes of a fuller attendance. State Teachers’ Association will meet in January 1 and continue four days. y Teachers’ Institute wiil be merged tate meeting. STILL GOING WESTWARD. Another Business Block Going| Up on Eleventh Street. THREE WITHIN ONE YEAR. Commerce Marching On Where Trees Grew a Few Years Ago. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,) 908 Broadway, Nov. 18, § Work commenced to-day on the main ironwork of the new Blake business block. The new building 1s situated on the north side of Eleventh street, between Washing- ton and Clay streets. This is the third new block that has been erected west of Washington street this year, :m}l fl}e im- petus of the westward movement is signifi cant of a much greater growth in that di- rection. The building of the handsome terra-cotta offices of the gas company at Thirteenth and Clay streets three years ago was looked upon as a piece of folly, but since that time several hundred thousands of dollars have been invested within four blocks of it and big improvements are still being made. The beautiful new High School that cost $180,000 was the next building to £o up, and since then there have been sev- eral others. At' Eleventh and Clay there is a new hall and lodgerooms on the Nash and Brown property that will be opened by Christmas. Next: to that is the three- story block owned by Mr. Reed of the firm of Reed & Miller at Fourteenth and Clay. O’n Thirteenth street, between Clay and Jefferson, several stores have been built and Snell's Seminary has been moved to the east side of town and the school build- ing remodeled for a big hotel. Nearly all of these improvements have been made this year, and soon after the advent of the new year the new Blake block will be com- pleted. Tt has 100 feet frontage right in the middle of the block and will be built of pressed brick and Arizona standstone, with steel supports. The vestibule will be tiled and paneled in oak, the arch being of carved sandstone. ‘The first floor will be rented for stores and the second story will be rented fora hotel. The plans of F. D, Voorhees, the architect, are so arranged that when there is a demand for it athird storycan be added. The building, with two stories, will cost Custer Council No.22,Jr. 0. U. A. M., will attend Rev. Dr. Kummer's church next Sun- day evening in s body to listen toa patriotic Thanksgiving address. The case of George Stricker, charged with violating the Berkeley liquor license ordi- nance, after being argued on Saturday, was taken under advisement by Judge Frick. The decree in the divorce case of Anna Duerr vs. Julius Duerr, which allowed $25 a montH alimony, has been modified to permit | the acceptance of $450 in full of all claims. | Rev. Edwards Davis, the pastor of the Central Christian Chureh, has received a call from Portland. He has been_offered $1600 per an- num, but it is not probable that he will accept. Edith Smith has been granted a divorce from | John A. Smith on the ground of extreme PL iff is given the custody of her , Harry and Blanche, ana $25 a month for their support. e of the corporations affected have paid upon property involved in the litigation over the equalization. The railroad company has paid on several small pieces not included 1n the property equalized. Owing to the light wind yesterday afternoon the Oskland navy race will have to be re- sailed, as none of the boats finisued within the time limit. The new boat, the Phoenica, withdrew after sailing a short distance. J. W. Linscott, superintendent of schools in Santa Cruz County, says there will be a large attendance of teachers from that section of the | State at the State Teachers’ Association to be held in Oakland January 1 to 4 inclusive. Ida Morten, by her attorney, J. H. Delehanty, has secured a divorce from Christian Morten on the ground of willful desertion. The defen- dant is a carpenter residing on Adeline street, There is no order as to alimony or custody of children. A detail of police shot at the targets Satur- day afternoon, making the following scores out of a possible 25: Williams 21, Keefe 20, Cockerton 19, Banks 19, Kyte 18, Holland 18, Sill 18, Schroeder 17, Andrews 17, Scanlan 17, Jacobus 17, Hodgkins 17. J. G. Hanks, the ex-Deputy Sheriff, was ac- uitted by Judge Wood in the Police Court to- ay: on the charge of embezzling $45 from Gray Eagle Tribe of Red Men. The Judge said he was convinced Mr. Hanks did not intend to convert the money to his own use. The funeral of Captain J. W.Smith, the capi- talist, was held this afternoon, Rev. Alfred | Kummer officiating. The services were very simple, after which the remains were taken to | Mountain View Cemetery for interment. There were no pall-bearers,and his son Charles was the only relative present. (END OF FATHER LINDSAY, The Patriarchal O0ld Street- Preacher Goes to the County Infirmary. Peddled Spectacles and Exhorted in Oakland for More Than Thirty Years. OARLAND OFFICE SAN FraNcisco CALy,] 908 Broadway, Nov. 18, | Father Lindsay, 84 years of age, has been removed to the County Infirmary, there to end his days. One of the most fa- miliar religious characters in this city for the past thirty years has been Father Lindsay, a member of the Methodist church. He has not confined his labors to the church work, however, but has worked zealously in all kinds of non-sectarian gospel missions, until every man, woman and child in Oakland knows Father Lind- say, whose voice will never again be heard in the streets. Friday morning the county ambulance carried the poor old man to the infirmary to die, The scene of removing him was pathetic in the extreme, and he rebelled against going, as did another aged Metho- dist, Father Williams, a few weeks ago, when being forced to goto Agnews Asy- | foregone conclusion that the old school- | bouse, which was surrounded with trees | when built, will have to follow Snell’s to | some less valuable territory and give way | to the march of the business portion of | modern Oakland. | lines on Eighth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thir- | teenth and Fourteenth streets have worked | a great and beneficial change. §27.000. Immediately to the west is the well-known Blake Seminary, but it is a The owners in the district north of Seventh street are now almost unanimous in declaring that the abolishing of free riding on the Seventh-street local trains has done a great deal toward building up the northern part of town. While the locals were free Seventh street was the center of the city’s life. Now the electric THE FODTBALL MATERIL Several of the Berkeley Men Disabled by Small Accidents. Discussion on Changing the War Cry of the University—Two Bicycles Collide. BERKELEY, CaL., Noy. 18.—Asthe time for the great annual intercollegiate football game draws nigh every scrap of informa- tion regarding the men who stand the slightest chances of making the team which will play against Stanford is sought eagerly by all the students. Though itis the purpose of the coach and captain not to divulze the names of those who are to play on the eleven until a day or two be- fore the game, yet it is not a very difficuit matter to presage, even at this early date, the majority of those who will uphold the blue and gold on Thanksgiving day. The players, taken as a whole, have been doing very fair work within the last few days, but the necessity for changing some of the men as to their positions has wrought somewhat of a setback in the matter of concerted work. On account of gm disabled condition of the backs, Coach utterworth has found 1t necessary to pla; Captain Sherman at half, instead of end, which has been his position for the past two years. Though Sherman has been racticing at this place for only two days, Ea has shown up remarkably well. He is quick at starting, and readily finds the holes in the line. A lack of practice in taking and holding the ball bandicaps him somewhat, however. Hilborn is making a hard fight for back, and promises 10 give Carr and Rhubottom a struggle for that position. Kennedy seems to have a cinch on quarter, and Hutchinson and Wilson stand a fair show for the ends. Douglas, who has been laid off for some time past on account of water on the. knee, is again at his position as right tackle on the ’varsity. s There seems to be grave doubtsas to whether Simpson, the promising freshman tackle, over whose eligibility there has been considerable dispute, will be able to qualify for the team. If he is finally de- barred it will doubtless work much harm to the eleven. Reinhardt has been prac- ticing at both guard and tackle on the first eleven, and as soon as he gets his wind will givea good account of himselfl. He has been playing for only five days and is comparatively raw, not having been on the field since his freshman year. Plunkett stays with the place of right guard like an old wheelhorse. He never ets hurt and is always in training. %allthall, Plunkett’s mate as left guard, has been hitting the line very hard since lum. Father Lindsay begeed not to be sent to the infirmary, but the people who were his friends were all too poor to provide for him, and those who could have spared the old patriarch the pain of dying in the Almshouse were not present. He was removed from 269 Ninth street, where he has occupied a small room, sub- sisting on what food he could buy with the small proceeds from the sale of spectacles. Two weeks ago his physical powers be- came weakened from an attack of cholera morbus and he could no longer f“ for his keeping, and all that was left for him to do was to go to the infirmary as a_pauper. He wept bitterly when he learned his fate and asked that his old silk tile be thrown away, ad never agein would he return: to Oakland to wear it. As the ambulance drove off Father Lindsay cast alastand lingering look upon the place he had known as home for over thirty years. b At'one time Father Lindsay was well to do in this city, where he lived with his family. His wife and daughter lie buried in Mountain View Cemetery. getting into training, and, with the excep- tion of being occasionally erratic, is looked upon as a good man. Selfridge has been playing regularly at center on the 'varsity and has been giving Foltz of the second eleven a hard rub. Ransome appeared for practice to-night after being on the shelf for a week. He was unable to do any very effective work, however, on account of the uncertainty about his kuees. _Kaarsberg played fullback most of the time during the absence of Ransome. Hupp hurt his ankle again to-day while | descending the steps of North Hall, and the fresh iniury was so painful that he could not walk without the assistance of a cane. Berkeley seems to have been ex- ceedingly unfortunate this year in the matter of accidents, Dozier, Deahl and Wittenmeyer will urlsinil]y not be able to p:!:: ain this season, while erally Hupp is gen- ieved to be out of the game. The two elevens put up a ginzerly ;alns this afternoon, bu{ the weakness of the second eleven was very apparent. The interference and team work, 1o swhich the coach has been giving special attentioa for / the last month, was well up to the aver- age. He has now begun to look more to the individual work of the men. Plans are being formulated to organize | the student body for unified singing and | effective yelling, to be used as a stimulus to the players on the day of the game. On next Wedneeday evening, after the exercises of the students’ congress, Pro- fessor Charles M. Gayley will present a new university song “The Golden Bear,” as well as a revised edition of his *“Blue and Gold.” = Instruction and practice in the singing of these songs will take place. It is ex- gected that a large majority of the stu- ent body will be present and participate in this effort to generate more football en- thusiasm. An effort has been made recently on the part of some of the students to change the original yell to one which they urged could be more easily and effectively ren- dered. They claimed that the present yells when given loudly and continu- ously tore their throats, so that they soon become unable to continue on account of hoarseness. The uni- versity publications have taken up the matter and for the most part have ad- vocated the change. Some of the alumni, hearing of the probable innovation, have come forward in defense of the old yell and written communications to the students regarding their positions. One of the letters in defense of the present yell, from an alumnus of '91, reads in part as follows: ““The good old yeil is dear to the hearts of all the alumni. They know it and they loveit. To them it is the slogan of war. It is the shout of victory. It is the note of courage even in defeat. They have given it with a will on the football field, the diamond, the cinder path and the lake- side. Wherever the blue and gold of dear ola Berkeley has waved the yell has been heard. We know no other yell.” | At least half a dozen new yells have been presented to the students, and some of them even tried on the campus, but the present indications point in the direction of a continuance of the old warcry. 8ale of Reserved Seats, Manager Lang has given notice that re- served seats for the Thanksgiving inter- collegiate football §nme will be on sale at the university Wednesday and Thursday of this week only, from 8:30 A. ». to 5 ». M. It was first announced that the sale would begin to-morrow, but on account of an unavoidable delay the time has been | postponed for one day. The entire number of reserved seats to be had this year is 8006, with standing room for 5000. The rates will be the same this season as last, $1 for general admission and $1 50 for reserved seats. Bicyclists Collide. Harry Moorehead, a clerk in Baer'sdrug- store, and Charles Dozier, a schoolboy, col- lided at noon to-day while bicycling, and were hurled violentiy to the ground. It was at first thought that both boys were killed, as they lay motionless for a con- siderable time. Dozier soon came to his senses and was able to go home, while Moorhead had to be taken to the drugstore before recovering. Reception to Rector Swan. The Ladies’ Aid Society of St. Mas Episcopal Church will extend a reception to their recently chosen rector, Rev. George A. Swan, next Wednesday evening at Miss Head’s school on Channing way. Aid Society Fair, The Junior Aid Society of Lorin will give a fair on November 21,22 and 23 at the residence of Mr. Hayen, on Calais street, for the purpose of raising funus to enable the poor people in the vicinity to celebrate hanksgiving day in a fitting manner. JULIUS PAUL SMITH. He Wishes His Name Was Jones, or Even Robinson, So That He Would Know His Own, LIVERMORE, Caiv., -Now. 18.—J. P. Smith of Livermore is sorry that his name is what it is. He read in a San Francisco newspaper recently that one J. P. Smith was a victim of a green goods man’s opera- tions and a few days later he received sev- eral letters of sympathy from his friends. He replied that he was not the man, but as his friends naturally concluded he would do that, it did not help him much. He has now decided that he will hereafter be known as Julius Paul Smith and will answer no other name. Julius Paul Smith has met with many unfortunate experiences owing to there being other J. P. Smiths. He told some of them to-day. “T was stopping at the Astor House, in New York,” said Julius Paul Smith, “‘and the cashier, whose name was J. P. Smith, opened my mail and handed it to me to read, with an apology. While living at Chicago an importing fancy grocer named J.P.Smith had a place on the same street opposite mine. I read much of his mail and he read mine. In Paris I once stayed atsthe same hotel, the Continental, as another J. P. Smith and we patronized the same shoemaker on the rue Rivoli. The shoemaker made the mistake of taking me for the other Smith. Now the same thing has happenea_here. Iam J. P. Smith no longer. Eam Julius Pgul Smith and I will refuse to acknowl- edge my identity any more as plain J. P. Smith."” —_— LADY WRITERS HONORED. Mrs. P. T. Dickinson Entertains the Woman’s Press Association. ALAMEDA, Nov. 18.—A réception was given this evening by Colonel and Mrs, Dickinson at their home in this city to the ladies comprising the Woman’s Press As- sociation of the Pacific Coast. The visitors, who were gowned in dainty evening dress, almost filled the hostess’ spacious rooms. A number of gentlemen, including Rev. Mr. Davis, the * poet preacher,” who contributed a recitation, were also present. Alfred Wilkie, the well- known tenor, pleased his hearers with sev- eral songs. Miss F. C. Fulton, a lady writer de- claimed an original composition, entitled “The Overall Brigade,” and last, but not least, the amiable hostess, Mrs. P, I\ Dickinson, gave a clever rendering of Mrs. Browning’s ‘“Mother and Poet.”’ Nota word was said about Dr. Bovard and the fateful gunchbowL On the after- noon that bit of Japanese ware was donated to the Press Club by the newspaper women, the ladies of the Press Association were most of them celebrahnfi Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s birthday, in Golden Gate Hall. They disclaim any intention of seeking to propitiate the Bovardian ire, or of de- siring to intervene in the affair at all. They met together, they say, at Mrs. Dickinson’s for a pleasant evening, and they were not disappointed in their expec- tations. llr:"::!dmou to the songs and recitations, Mrs. Ada Van Pelt made a brief address. HOWELL'S TIAL BEGINS Four Jurors So Far Have Been Selected in the Federal Court. PROSECUTION GAINS A POINT. Harston’s “Matt Jones” Story Admut- ted as Evidence, but It May Be Impeached. The third trial of Martin D..Howell of Stockton, the alleged counterfeiter, com- menced yesterday before Judge Morrow in the United States District Court. Howell was arrestea June 22, 1892, along with what was known as the “North Beach gang” of counterfeiters in this City. Howell was accused as a member of the gang and is supposed to have operated at Stockton in passing the ‘‘queer” coin, which was shipped to him in sacks and otherwise through Wells, Fargo & Co.’s express. Howell was first tried in August, 1892. The jury disagreed. He was tried again in July of 1893 and again the jury dis- agreed. His defense has been and still is that though the counterfeit money was shipped to him by the *“North Beach gang,” he did not know the contents of the packages, and that the counterfeit money was in reality meant for and taken care of by one Matt Jones, who had a desk in his office. Howell has influence, money and interested friends, and has used them all to good advantage thus far. Jones has been missing ever since Howell's first trial began, and so could not deny the accusations of Howell. He may appear at this trial—it is rather expected that he will. Secret Service Agent Harris and Assistant United States District At- torney Knight will not, however, venture a prediction on that point at this stage of the proceedings, nor will they either affirm or deny that they know his whereabouts. Four’ jurors have already been secured, and there is every probability that the }Junel will be completed to-day in time, at east, for the opening statement of the Government's counsel. The four jurors chosen yesterday were: Arthur D. Pierson, the Karney - street stationer and bookseller; Charles W. Welch of 728 Guerrero street, a retired capi- talist, who confessed to having made some of his fortune as a carrier for THE CALL and Bulletin; William K. Hayes, who was until quite recently in the dry-goods business; and George Walton, the furni- ture man, who resides at 609 Dolores street. So far the jur{ is several degrees beyond theaverage intelligence of criminal juries. Scarcely any inkling of the lines of either the prosecution or the defense could be gathered from the fiuestions propounded to the jurors. Mr. Knight stated the Gov- ernment’s case briefly. The accused is to be tried on an indictment of ten courts. Four of them charge Howell with counterfeiting silver coins. One count charges him with having counterfeit coin in his possession. | Five counts charge him with attempting to pass counterfeit money. ne of the significant questions asked by Attorney Jeseph Campbell for the defense was this, “Would the fact that you are liable to be accused of having been improp- erly influenced, should your verdict be not guilty, have any weight with your arriving at your verdict?” Mr. Campbell put this ent forms, one of which planly alleged that the newspapers were hounde down his client and that the jurors who had voted for acquittal at the previous trials had been accused by the detectives and newspapers of having been bribed by the defendant. Mr. Knight objected to this line of ques- tioning and was heartily backed init by his superior, United States District At- torney Foote. “Do the Government’s attorneys den: this state of affairs?” asked Mr. Campbell, with the most surprised and injured of airs. The Government’s attorneys said they certainly dia deny it. “Will' your Honor permit me to offer proof on the point?'’ asked Mr. Campbell. ‘Which, of course, Judge Morrow could uestion in differ- not permit, seeing that it was in no way a | material point to the present issue. But the court permitted the question to be asked in the general sense, but without its accusations of what had been done. Another question that Mr. Campbell asked of each juror was whether he had a prejudice for or against detectives. The morning session of the court was devoted almost wholly to the argument on Attorney Campbell’s motion for a contin- uance. The object of Mr. Campbell was to | hnv?élugge M;:rrow trlnatus a :l‘u:ing which : would admit from the records testimony v 3 given by Witnesses Harston and Bowers B R L i on the first trial. To do this he based his motion on the absence of the two men and his inability, as he said, to have them present. He did get such a ruling on the second trial. As has been stated in_THE CaLL, the evi- dence of Harston and Bowers constitutes the chief defense of Howell, for it was their story that, though the counterfeit money was addressea to Howell, it was really in- tended for Matt Jones. Mr. Knight fought hard against this mo- tion and its intended effect. Like Mr. Campvell, he wanted the motion over- ruled, but he did not want the courtin doing so to allow the objectionable testi- mony. He gained a point, however. It was overruled and the Harston and Bow- ers testimony admitted as recorded, but with a stipulation from Mr. Campbell that this evidence mizht be impeached by the Government. The obtaining of this stipu- lation makes 8 compromise of what might have looked like a victory for Mr. Camp- bell. It also indicates that Mr. Harris is confident of being able to securc the ap- pearance of Matt Jones to give this testi- mony the lie. ‘When the proceedings began Mr. Foote made an explanation to the effect that owing to pressure of other matters he waulg be compelied to. leave the case en- tirely in Mr. Knight’s hands. Mr. Knight is being assisted by Mr. Schlessinger. Both Murray and Marsh will testify strongly for the Government. ALAMEDA DEATHS. The Diamond Bicycle Race Postponed. The Choral Society. ALAMEDA, Nov. 18.—Mrs, Catherine L. Whyte died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. T. Fleming, 1433 High street. Deceased was a native of Ireland, There was plenty of cheerful conversation and a pleasant absence of set formality | revailed. During the course of the even: inglight refreshments were served. Among those present were: ‘Miss Alma Prescilla Alden, Mrs. M. E. Boyd, WMiss Alice Kingsbury Cooley, Miss Ina Donna Coolbrith, Mrs. 8. J. Darling, Mrs. Nellie Bless- ing Eyster, Mrs, Marion Beattie Foster, Mrs. Llfunn Plunkett Ferguson, Mrs. Howe, Mrs. Barbara Knell, Mrs. Mary V. T. Lawrence, Miss Mary Lambert, Mrs, Florence Hardiman Miiler, Mrs. Emma Sickel Marshall, Mrs. J. 0. Newhall, Mrs. James Neal, Miss Rose O’Halloran, Mrs. Laura G. Pinney, Mrs: Emma G. Powell, Mrs. Emily C. Remsen, . Ella M. Sexton, Mrs. Lillian Shewey, Mrs. Ada Van Pelt, Mrs. Fran- ces Victor, Mrs. E. A. Page, Mr. and Mrs. A. Wilkie, Mnh(li‘;ry ‘C:lkhi‘!‘x;' J;}hn-m;f l%r. lnhd Mrs. George maier, ary Harbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Krauth, H. L. Clement, Miss Sally Cooley. .. Two Frenchmen named Assassin, find- ing their name troublesome, had it changed to Berge, which seems innocent enough. Unluckily it turns out to be the name of the assistant executioner, who probably will succeed M. Deibler. 54 years of age and a pioneer resident of the coast. Mrs. Addie A. Stratton died this morn- ing of heart disease at her home, 1834 San Jose avenue. She had been ill for some time. R. 8. Fobsey, father-in-law of Charles A. Waymire of Alameda, died this morning at Sacramento. Deceased was troubled with asthma for several years. He leaves a widow and two daughters, The postponed race of the Diamond Cycling Club took place yesterday on the five-mile course from San Leandro to Hay- wards, - beginning at 11. o’clock. Fred Smith won the time prize and Fred Mar- riott made first place, winning first prize. The Verein Germaria 1 hereaf hold tits meetings in Harmony Hall, Paru street. The Alameda Choral Society will leave on the 9:05 o’clock narrow-gauge train from Park street to-morrow morning for San Francisco, where they will hold their last rebearsal in the Mechanics’ Pavilion for the children’s festival. A special car will be attached ¢o the train, and Theo- | ¥ 7 Bordens, Kobe dore Vogt, the director, is anxious to have every member present at this rehearsal. RELIGIOUS THOUBHT AND PROGRESS An Epitome of Sermons of the Week 3 Throughout the Land. [Following is a summary of the principal sermons recently delivered in the United States and Canada by the leading clergy- men, priests, prelates, religious teachers and professors of the Christian faith. In every instance the full text has been care- fully read and abbreviated.] FEMALE SUFFRAGE. I believe that ninety-nine hundredths of the opposition to female suffrage comes not from men, but from the women themselves.—Rev. Frank Talmage, Pittsburg, Pa. A GENTLEMAN. No matter how coarse a man may be treat him with all the courtesy due a gentleman anc it will help to make him one.—Rev. E. E. Davidson, evangelist, St. Paul, Minn. JEWS. Many think that the Jews are a narrow and exclusive people. This isa mistake that springs from their ignorance. To bea Jew means to be & broad, generous, whole-souled man.—Rabbi A. 8. Isancs, Newburgh, N. Y. CHRIST AND BUSINESS. ‘There has been_ a violent attempt to crowd Jesus Christ out of business. Men tell us that busihess is business and religion is religion. Butbusiness is christianity and christianity is business.—Rev. Dr. Osbrom, Baptist, Louis- ville, Ky. MANHOOD. To buy & man in the slave market is to make him but half a man; but to buy a man’s soul in the conscience market is to degrade him from manhood altogether.—Rev. A. C. Ludlow. Presbyterian, Cleveland, Ohio. SOCIETY. Society has damned more souls than any- thing else. Young people say they must £ into society. Then they stay there for a while and take a ticket straight for hell, and they go there direct.—Rev. Dr. Stauton, Augusta, Ga. GOLDEN CALVES. _There are “golden calves” in our land—espe- cially three ‘“American gods”—which may not bfilong entirely to America, but they are wor- shipe earth. The “gods” are wealth, wine and ower.—Rev. James McLeod, Presbyterian, Scranton, Pa. CCORNERSTONES. The schools, the Bible and the Sabbath are the cornerstones of the Nation’s superstructure which must be preserved by the American people. The saloon power must go down, the Sabbath of the Lord God must and will stand.— §e J.R. Thompson, Presbyterian, Newburgh, NEW BRAINS. ‘Whether men need and can get new brain remains to be seen. That they do need an can get a new heart and a new spirit has been demonstrated over and over agsin in_ the changed lives of converted men.—Rev. M.J. Eckels, Presbyterian, Philadelphia, Pa. THE BIBLE. A great many people are petter informed on what other people say of the Bible than on what the Bible says dtself. This should not be so. The Bible should be read more universally. It should be consuited as the standard of author- ll%’, and every man should consult it for him- self.—Rev. F, L. Patton, Princeton College, New Jersey. THE UNDERTOW. The one great danger, in which all other dangers are comprised, 18 the general tide that | 2 sweeps downward, the steady current of vice | moving on toward perdition with all those | Even the stanchest men in the church are not proof | Young man, beware of the under- | who are caught in_its whigling eddies. against it. tow.—Rev. Theo. L. Cuyler, Brooklyn, N. Y. MEN OF TRUTH. The men who are wanted are men who de- sire to know the truth, no matter what it costs, in politics, in business, in religion. Such men stand God-approved, no matter what the world | Such men are wanted everywhere. Can- | ada wants & man asa Premier who will know | say. the truth and defend it at all odds.—Rev. James W. Pedley, Congregationalist, Winni- Ppeg, Manltoba. SOCIETY WOMEN. 1 pity a man who gets & mere society woman as his wife, uniess he be a cosmeticized dude, | 300 2 in which case the marriage serves them both right. I am not a cynic, but1 must believe that the woman who gets her education at the feet of the goddess of fashionable society will | 3 be a failure as a true woman and a faithful wife.—Rev. W. H. ist, Seattle, Wash. - HOTEL ARRIVALS. GRAND HOTEL. F P slack, San Jose KA Middleton,Watsnvlle 0 Bolton, Portersville D J Flanni<an, Eureka WR Popplewell, Portalnd Dr A E Osborne & wife, J A Dustin & wf,Oakland _Eldridge J P Anderson, Los Angls C H Dwinelle, Fulton H Hitchcock, Petaluma M Doyle, Sania Rosa A Markbam, Santa Rosa DrJ G Garduer, Petaluma Dr Surman, Portand G W McConnell,Newberg W S Moit, M D, Salem R O Lozgan, Philamath w J B Meloche, Madera H Booksin St & w, S Jose J Greely, Marysviile Mrs Anderson, Portland Portland A C_Rosendale, Pacific J W Linscott. SautaCruz _Grove H Prinz & dr, Monterey A T Rose, Sacramento TMontgomeryd&w,Benic ¥ Cox & Wf, Sacramento Miss Cox, “acramento E Hartman, Sacramento R T Cohn, Sacramento C H Leadbetter, Stockton D Hopkins & w,NwYork J McDougall, Idmonton JSJackson&w eles A Kohn, Poriland e Mrs M de Prate, Napa R K Emerson&wf, Boston Denver MrsS R Jewell, Petaluma W W Douglas, Sacmento L C Hopkins,Sacramento Stockton J H Lewls, New York W T Purneil,Sacramento T C Johnson, Pleasanton PALACE BOTEL. ‘W L Leake, Sacramento G H_Penfield, Rochester W Holman &w, Portland A J Huetson, Cleveland R Ciark, Monticello ilss C J Crow, Bosion Mrs J J KnoX, N Y H Shearor, Buftalo Miss Knox, N Y S Hunt, Providence R Totte, Papan B ¥ Pratt, Calistoga {usk, Chico J R Curnow, San Jose H_C Baumeister, Bos.on Onk Hill C H Hunemett, Mo Y E Churchill & w, Napa ansas City Miss K Howe, Kansas Cy L Finnell, Tehama ¥ Hutchinson, Glasgow H Hinshaw, Burlingame J Kinkead & w, Va City G D Cooper, Brooklyn VD Black, Salinas T B Rickey, Carson BALDWIN HOTEL! J E Hayes, Los Angeles B Newcomb, W Bernard J J Dolan, Vallejo S McAllester, N Y G J Briggs, N Y J Field, Grass Valley C1E Riley, Grass Valley E B Stock, Or H S White, Cal G Hampheédel Jr, Vallejo A J Anthony, Portland C S ‘I'ress, Chicago E B Davis, Chicago A S Shepard, Chicago J J Kogers, St. Louls 0 C Davis, St Lonis 3 Davis, St Louis TFitzgerald, San Jose G W Phelps, Ukiah G A McKay, Benicia M Graves, S Margarita P Murphy, 5 Margarita B F Tillon, Sonoma Berkey, Sacramento M Rason, N Y G B Smith, Chicago ‘W Willie, Philadelphia LICK HOUSE. W Green, Preston J C BullJr, Arcata Mrs J Hanna & s, Arcata T C Malone, Portland D E Knight, Mar¥sville F M Maban, Bakersfield T L Moran, Bakersfieid J H Wadsworth, Yreka G Hueter, Alma Mrs D Carothers, S Rosa F Schneider, College Pk W N Russ, Eureka 7 D Coughlin, Oregon J H French, New York MrsJ H Howland, Napa Mrs W W Funnell, Napa J Broughton &1,Modesto C M Cogian, Sacramento E B Dana, New 'York R R Banning, Oakland T Shelton & w, Orland Miiss Z Shelton, Orland 5 Meyer, New'York Mrs A Mead, Seaside NEW WESTERN HOTEL. W HHollingsworth,Mass D O'Toole, Fort Yuma P King, Galway J G Crowléy, Boston A R Buckner, Cal L Lane & w, San Jose T Echeverria, Cal Gov Spanning, Sonoma, ‘A'Kluterhefmer, Or Carrie German, Utah A K Poiter, LosAng J L Potter, N Y Miss E Abbort, Cal J Jackson, Tacoma C R Myer, Portiand L Grifiith, Portland THE STOOK MARKET, Alpha Con. was the strong stock yesterday, sell- ing up to 33c on the first call, but subsequently shading off. The advance was attributed 1o con- tinuea good prospects on the 450-foot level. Here- tofore only day work has been done In the mine, but it has now been decided to put ona night force of men, 50 as to wore vigorously explore the new find of ore. The Gold Hill stocks were weak, Confidence selling down to 90¢. All stocks were lower at the close. NOTES. ‘Three bars of bullion, the first on November ac- count, and valued at $11,941, have been recelved from the Con, Cal. & Virginia. At the annual meeting of the Occidental Mining Company 98.423 shares were represented, and of this amount the old management Tepresented ter, 68,864 shares and tha opposition 29,559 shares. ‘The following officers were elected: George R. Wells, and H. Zadig, A. 5. Wollberg and W. E. Edw directors. A. K. Durbrow was re-elected secretary and J. H. Kinkead su) finencial statement showed a credit of $2380. The superintendent’s annual report_ sl hows that during the year they have driven 1690 feet of , upraises and winzes, and have ac- drifts, crosscuts, cumulated about 300 tons of ore of the average assay value of $30 per ton, none of which has as yet been milled. Additional weekly reports from the Comstock are as follows: ¢ HALE & NORCROSS: been working north on the third and fourth floors, also north and south on the fifth and sixth fioors. Upraise 2—Have been working on the fourth and fifth floors. ore The in out continues to 100k about the same at all points as at last re In the winze in the south: drmurou‘:';m - ', here as much as in any nation upon | 5. Temple, Congregational- | W B Baumeister, Boston | main south drift have sunk for one set. The orfl- streak continues in the bottom,and the ore is fair grade. 3 Retimbering and repairing where most needed has been kept up during the week throughout the . mine. . Have extracted during the week from our open- ings 85 cars of ore, assaying per mine car sample $67 62 per ton. OpiiR—1000 level—The jolnt work (Mexican - and Ophir) of cutting out and timbering the Ophir shaft station on this level has been completed, and after a little preparatory Work the Ophir drift therefrom to the south will be started about the first of next week. Central tunnel—250 level—The west crossens - from the northeast drift, No. 3, which was carried in 366 feet, has been extended 24 feet: total length, 818 feet: face In a quartz formation assay- ing from 82 to $5 per ton. From this crosscut, at & point 259 feet in from its mouth, & south drifc has been stared, passing into old ground and timbers, and we have saved therefrom four tons of ore assaying $20 per ton. Tunnel level—The drift running north and then northeast from a point 220 feet in from the mouth of the crosscut running west from the end of the drift run north from the end of the west crosscut from the north drift from the Mexican shaft has been advanced 24 feet. total length 169 feet, in quartz and porphyry assaying from 50c to $1 per tol n. From the west crosscut from the end of the northwest drift ran from the crosscut from the top of the upraise 117 feet above the tunnel level, at a point-124 feet in from its moutn, an up- raise'bas been carried up 28 feet, passing through POIpbyry and clay. ¥ MEXICAN—1000 level—The joint work (Mexican and Ophir) of cutting out and timbering the Ophir shaft station on this level has been completed, and aiter alittle preparatory work the Mexicau drift therefrom to the north will be started the first of next week. ANDES—420 level—East crosscut from north drift from west crosscut from the upraise was ad- vanced 6 feet, total length 42 feet. F'10m this cross- cut we have started a south drift and advanced the same 7 feet; the face is in quarts giving low assays. In the Chollar mine in the north drift on the fitth floor of the stope above crosscut 2, 450 level. they are preparing (o stope north On some pay ore. Saved and shipped to the Nevads mill during the week 24 tons of ore; average battery assay $32 70 per ton. Tn the Potosi mine they continue to stope out from the 450 level, and extracted during the past week 204 tons of ore, which were sent to the Ne- vada mills. The average battery azsay was $25 T4 perton. At the shaft on the croppings on the 80 level, 60 feet south, they have started a crosscut east, which is 2 25 feet. The face is in quartz and clay. In the Alpha Consolidated mine during the past ‘week the southwest drift from tl vest Cl at & point 36 feet from the south lateral drift on the 450 ‘level, was advanced 8 feet: total length 15 feet. The face is in quartz giving assays of from 85 to $20 per ton in gold. BRUNSWICK LODE—On the 11th inst. work was resumed in shaft No. 1, and it has since been sunk for a distance of 7 féet on the inciine, passing through quartz giving low assays; total length 153 cet. The holsting works and_machinery at shaft 2 will be ready so that operations can be resumed about the first part of next week. Crosscut 1 in Savage Company’s tunnel, which was started at a point 400 feet from the moutn, has been extended 25 feet, passing through quarta and porphyry giving low assays; total length 59 b ? eet. The St. John tunnel has been cleaned and re- paired for a distance of 144 feet. We have now about 9 feet of new ground to run through in order that the new connection may be made with shaft 1. In the Occidental Con. mine on the 650 level in the northwest crosscut, at a point 270 feet from the main west drift, they have struck the wes ledge and it shows about 5 feet of fair ore. Have started a drift in the ore north. In the Alta mine on the 825 level, occasional bunches of good ore are being cut in the face of the south drit. Reports from the other mines convey no fresh news of importance. BOARD SALES. Following were the sales in the San Francisco' Stock Board yesterday: REGULARMORNING SESSTON COMMENCING AT9:30. 200 Alpha.. 4 600 100 Challnge..32 50 Ophir. 0100 CC&V . L 100 .. AFTFRNOON-—SESSTON 2:30. 3 2( 50 Ophir. 0/200 Ovrm. 21450 Potos! 00 .. 5500 Mexican .41 300 Union ¢ 5700 Occidtl. . 15/200 Y Jack Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday : EEGULAR SPSSION—10:17. .23 1000 Occidnt1.20 1200 s 600 500 Belcher. 700 B & B. .53 1/1000 Utah....05 .1714/800 Y Jacket..25 15[x00 . 24 110[500 Utah...... 06 16600 Y Jacke. 23 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. MONDAY, Nov. 18—4 7. 3, 50 3 bim 84 fidence.... 90 93 Seg. Beicher.., 11 13 Gon.New York. — 02 Slerra Nevada 60 61 Crown Pot... 25 04 EastSierraNev — Exchequ — Eureka Con.... 15 Gould & Curry. 26 Gra; le.... 65 Hflzf.fimml.ln STOCE AND BOND EXCHANGE. MONDAY, Nov. 18-2». M. UNITED STATES BONDS, Bid. Asked. U S 4sconp..1117311255 U S 4s reg. MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. Cal-stCbleBs.11015113 Do, 2d 188 8s.. 101 - CaEor ait07i2100 P& OKySe 130 = Cntra CW 58 — 10114 P&CHRy6s. 1! 108 Dpntstex-cp 77 95 |PwlstRR6s. — 11614 $wy — |Reno,WL&L — 108 F&CH RR6s105 "113 RiverWCo6s 100 Geary-stR5s.100 10234 SF. 'R R58 1 - LosAng L - — |ISPRRAriz6s 97 ”» Do.Gnted.6s. — 10215 SPRR Cal6s.110 ~ — Mkt-stCblets124 — " |SPRR Cal5s. 90 - NevCNgRSs. — Do.lcongd. 90 — NPCRR6s.103’ — |SPBrRCalés. 95 — Ny R Cal 6s..10313105 SV Water 6s..1211412314 NRyCalbs.. — — |SVWaterds. — Oak Gas Bs.. — 110 |StktnG&E6s10114103 Do, 2d 188 55..10414 — |SunstT&T6s — 108 Omnibusés.. — 119 |Sutter-stR5s.109%4110% PacRoliMes. — — |VisallaWCés — =@ 93 WATER STOCKS. ContraCosta. — B84giSanJose..... — 100 Marin Co..... 50— |Sprng Valley100%4100% STOCKS. BANK STOCKS. Cal SD&TCo. FirstNati Grangers.... 56 onl. 178 ] g SAVINGS BANK STOCKS. 500 - POWDER mfldefll: Nat T. Messer, vice-president: ards rintendent. The secretary’s —975 level—Upraise 1—Have north and south Atlantic D... 15 16 California.... 95 5 =LV GIADL.. ... 18%4 19%4 MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS. OceanicSSCo PacAuxFA.. Pac Borax. PacI& N Co. §I HawC&sCo.. * 614 7 .lvinmrum 1235 13 lnflluun.m 110 MORNING SESSION. Board—84 Alaska Packers’ Association, 10 Giant Powder Con, 1814: 350 S F Gasl 7134: 6 S V Water, 1003;: $4000 S P Bi Railway Ronds, 95. ‘Street—2 German Savings & Loan Society, 1635. AFTERNOON SKss[ox. ‘Board—30 Oakland Gas, 50; $5000 S P Branch Railway Bonds, 85. Street—18 Bank of Californis, 230. 18311R1811 3 ==|=.|l§2= g nE &8 i