The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 29, 1895, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1895. Interesting Report of Important Up-to-Date News Items in Alameda County BANQUET OF B'NAI B'RITH, Grand Lodge Officers at Oak- land’s Twentieth Anni- versary. RESULTS OF SELF-DENIAL. Ebell Ladies to Supply an Art Ex- hibit to the Winter Expo- sition. OsxrAND OfFicE SAx Fraxcisco CALL,) 908 Broadway, Nov. 28, | The twentieth anniversary of Oakland Lodge of B'nai B'rith was celebrated at the Masonic Temple to-day. A banquet ‘was given in the afternoon, at which many prominent officials of the order from all parts of the State were present. A feature of the banquet was the pres- ence of I. N. Choynski, who institated the lodge at Qakland twenty years ago. In his speech he referred to the great growth of the city during the past two decades, and congratulated the members that the growth of the lodge had been proportion- ate. Rev. M. 8. Levy of San_Francisco re- sponded to the toast of “The Press—Its Power and Influence.” Dr. Levy believes that the press is the greatest civilizing medium of modern times. but he also believes that it can be made, in the hands of dishonorable men, a vast power for evil. Its power to make or mar the fortune of a man or an enterprise is unlimited, and nowhere is its power more felt, more feared, more prized or more respected, as the case may be, than on the Pacific Coast. Tucius L. Soloman responded to “The Ladies” and Assemblyman Julius Kahn made a speech on ‘“Our Country and Our Duty as American Citizens.” Grand Vice- President D. I. Wolff also spoke and was ?cciwm panied by all the officers of the Grand Lodge. Grand President of Oakland Lodge Abe Jones responded to ““District Lodge, Grand Lodge No.4,” and speeches were also made y Asheim, Edmund Tauszky of San and Dave S. Hirshberg and Rev. edlander of Oakland. A grand ball was held to-night, and as 1 wa he social event of the year in The attendance was large rium of the Temple pre- sented a gayer scene than has been seen for man ths. MUCH SELF-DENIAL. es. The Oakland Corps of Salvationists Raise a Large Sum. The seli-denial week of the Salvation in this city. The sum of $365 was raised through this medium in a week, and En- sign Reed does not think there is any corps in the'division that will exceed that sum. t is surprising how much people can save if they only deny themselves what is not absolutely necessary. Of course, all this sum is not raised by the actual mem- e Ozkland corps, but it represents k, either in self-deniali or in solicit- iptions. In the garrison, where are being trained for officers, the boys bave lived for a week on the bare necessaries of life that they might have a little money to give to the fund. It may seem xtrange to hear of people going with- out milk and sugar and butter and all ch trifles, but when we look at the result e effort is surely well directed. “The visit of Mrs. Booth to the coastand the large increase in the number of aries has materially helped the vork of the Salvation Army. Many of the iliaries have gone into the seif-denial d and have done nobly. I think Iam ght in saying that in no other way could such a respectable sum of money have been raised. We should have done even r had it not been for Mrs. Booth's t.in one sense, because most of our ldiers are poor, and many spent all they ld spare in attending her lectures, However Oakiand will not be far from the top of the list on the coast.” A NEW WRECKER. Its Bullding Was Stopped When the | Pacific Bank Failed. In afew weeks the new wrecking steamer owned by T. H. P. Whitelaw will be ready for iaunching. For the past two years passengers on the narrow-gauge trains have seen the strong ribs of a steamer on the ways at the Alameda Point yards and have wondered what caused the delay in finishing the vessel. Work was sus- pended because the failure of the Pacific Bank, in which concern Mr. Whitelaw was unfortunate enough to have invested. Work was recommenced a few days ago, and a thorough examination of the hull shows that it has suffered nothing from the exposure. The carpenters assert that the long seasoning has improved the tim- ber and that the vessel will be all the tighter and stronger for it. : The vessel will be the strongest builtand most powerful vessel of the kind ever con- structed on this coast. The ribs are laid almost close together, and the lining in- side a8 well as the sheathing outside the planking will be watertight, making her practically unsinkable, even although the outer planking and ribs should be pierced. The new wrecker is being fitted inside like a small foundry,and what with large coal bunkers, coal-saving furnaces ana boilers and improved engines, it is expected that she wiil be able to steam to and from any point in the Pacific without the necessity of recoaling. Not Making Snaps. Street Superintendent Miller introduced a resolution before the Finance Committee asking for authority to employ foremen of sewer work at $4 per dav. The committee Jaughed at the proposition. Councilman Buckland said:. ‘I think the Superin- tendent of Streets has plenty of spare time on his hands to do that work himself, Heretofore it has been the duty of the dep- uty to look after the construction of sew. ers”’ And the resolution was tabled. The Exposition. Friday night a special committee from the Exposition management will visit the Jadies of the Ebell Bociety, to arrange about the art exhibit. The contract has been let for an annex 86x100 feet, on the Twelfth-street side of the Tabernacle. Most of the space is aiready applied for, and the committee is confident that every- thing will be ready for the opening on December 16. Help for the Library. The Finance Committee of the City Coun- ¢il has already commenced to pave the way for a deficit at the end of the fiscal year. The dollar tax limit provides a cer- tain amount of money for each fund, and any excess must necessarily represent that miuch deficit. Last night the committee voted to appropriate an additional $1500 for the Free Library fund. Found Dead in Bed. Felix Dumet, a Frenchman, 52 years of age, died suddenly last night at South Herkele{. Dumet retired in his usual good Lealth last night, and when called this morning it was discovered that he was dead. The inquest will be held by Coroner Baldwin to-morrow. Army was the most productive ever held | | was severely buraed two days ago. This% mor 1ng she died ot her wounds, and an | inquest will be held. HISTORY OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in 8C0 CALL, Brief Chapters. OAKLAND OFFICE £AN FRA ‘ 908 Broadway, Nov. 28. The insurance agents will meet Friday night 1o see if they can arrive at an agreement. Michael Davitt, the Irish patriot. is expected to arrive here by the middle of December, en route for his home in Ireland. The examination of Thomas Harris, alias Hickey, was completed and he was held to an- swer in the Superior Court, with bail fixed at | $3000. | The cash in thecounty treasury was counted | | yesterday by Supervisor Bailey, Auditor Whid-. den and Deputy District Attorney Moore. Thete is 301,701 11 on hand. Fre Sorrel, who keeps a 'furniture store on Seventh street, near Brush, was arrested yes- | terday because he refused to serve ona jury. | He was released on $5 cash bail. | At the meeting of the Police Commission ex- | Officer McCloud's petition for reappointment |toa Fosluun on the police force was discussed. | Final disposition of the petition was post- | poned for one week. | The secretary of the Board of Works has | been instructed to notify the parties interested | in the opening of Brush, Castro, Linden and | Seventeenth streets to appear beiore the hoard | next Wednesdey 8t 2 ». 3. Captain Jack Crawford, the poet, scout ana | soldier, will give his interesting reminiscences of life on the frontier at the Macdonough The- ater Friday evening. “The Campfire and the Trail” is the subject of his talk. Frank G. Somner has petitioned for letters of administration on the estate of George B. Som- | ner, who died in FPlumas County on the | 18th inst. Deceased was a Deputy Assessor for | the Lorin district. He left an estate valued at | $5590. The members of Calanthe Temple No. 6, Rathbone Sisters, will hold their annual nomi- nation and election of officers, besides traus- acting other important business, in Becker's | Hall,'Ninth and Washiugicn streels, next | Thursday evening. | Dr.Crowley’s team ranaway with him yes- | terday. They took iright near tfie narrow- | gauge depot and went flying down Fourteenth | street. The doctor managed to stop them | when near West street. In the buggy were Dr. Crowley's little daughter and a gentleman. Sheriff White, who was appointed assignee of Reuter Brothers, the insolvent confectioners, is not satisfied that everything connected with | the failure is correct and straignt. He objects 10 the transier of property to F. Delger. The | case will come up betore Judge Ogden Decem- | ber 2. Albert W. Glass and R. R. Veal, defendants | in the action brought by Ernest £. Hall, have | been granted a change of venue to the Supe- | rior Conrt of Contra Costa County, on the | ground that they are residents of that section | and were at the time the action was com- S O LEOL TRANS. | The Railroad Company May Put | | Them on to Do Away With | Accidents. | 2 SN Election of Club Officers—Funeral of Captain Winant—Epidemic of Marriages. ALAMEDA, Car., Nov. 28.—It is not un- likely that free riding on the local trainsin | Alameda is doomed. The accident by which young Austen Delanoy lost his life a week ago caused a Coroner’s jury to offi- | D. | cially declare in effect that the accident | would not have occurred had there been | | guards under the cars to prevent the body | rolling under the wheels. Delanoy lost his life by attempting to jump aboard a | moving train. The authorities have been | | petitioned to require the railroad company to have guards put on the cars of alt local trains. When the authorities require this the railroad company may do a great deal more and put gates at the platiorms. This |in turn will abolish free riding, a very great boon in this town, for it is Jong and narrow, and two local trains traversing its entire length afford its residents uncom- mon facilities for getting about without the necessity of paying fares. The adop- tion of gates in Oakland has been remark- | ably satisfactory. W hile free riding was in vogue the average of train accidents like the one by which Delanoy lost his life was seventy-six a year. In the fifteen months | during which the gates have been in place | {there has not been one such accident. | When it is considered that every accident | forms excellent basis for a suit for dam- | | ages, it is highly probable that the same | | departure may be made in Alameda, | Restoring the Towers. When the electric plant of Alameda was | purchased by the city there were a num- | ber of iron towers 100 feet high, from the | top of which a cluster of lamps shed their radiance, lighting up a large circle. These towers were guved to wooden posts, which | rotted, and in some instances permitted | the towers to topple over with a crash. | | Owners of houses near the ofhers then be | came alarmed and_petitioned the munici- | | pal board to have alt removed. This being | | done it was found that the city was left in | comparative darkness, for the new lights | | were widely dispersed and hung at a much | | lower altitude and gave much less light. The people then petitioned to have the i iron towers restored, which is now being | done. Instead of the wooden guyposts, however, they are stayed by iron ropes at- | tached to iron posts set firmly in cement. | The number of arc lights now used in lighting the city is 100. It is expected to increase this number shortly to 120. Matrimonial. On the fourth of next month Miss Mamie | Thornton and Fred Linderman wili be | married. The %rospective bride isa daugh- ter of Abel Thornton and sister of Mrs. Peter White, and the groom is the second son of City Assessor Linderman. | Miss Lillian Blanche Tretheway and Charles A. Mears were married on Wednes- | day by Rev. J. J. Martin at the residence of the bride, 1529 Morton street. The | bride is a daughter of Conductor Trethe- way and the groom is in the e nploy of the Southern Pacific Company. Miss Elizabeth M. Bacon and Robert M. Frier will be united in marriage December 4. Mr. Frier is an Alamedan, though for the present employed in civil engineering in San Bernardino County. Miss Emma McGee and Eugene Hallett were married last Wednesday evening at the residence of the bride’s brother, W. J. McGee, 1711 Broadway. El Nido Club Election. The annual election of officers of El Nido Club took place last Saturday night, the volls being open from 7 till 10 o’clock. There was no rivalry or contests, only one ticket being presented for the indorsement of members, asfollows: Preeident, Charles E. Elliott; vice-president, J. G. Crqoks; treasurer, Henry Sevening; secretary, A. C. Whyte; directors—E. W. Maslin, 1. P. Allen, Charles W. Nelson, T. C. Stoddard and Elwood Bruner. This is the only gen- tleman’s club in Alameda and numbers seventy members. It isa great whist cen- ter, having among its habitides some noted players. Captain Winant’s Funeral. The body of Captain J. J. Winant is lying at the undertaking rooms of C. H. ever, having arrived yesterday from Gardiner City. The funeral will take place to-day under the auspices of the Alameda 0dd Fellows from their ball, corner or Park street and Santa Clara avenue. Notes of Interest. Mrs. Mary Maguire wil] be buried to-day at 1 o'clock from the residence of her son, Henry C., 1297 Weber street. The public schoole will not be in session to-day, having been dismissed over from Wednesday evening until next Monday | Died From Burns. Erma Harpersberger, a little girl, 2 years of age, residing in South Berke]ey, morning. L To-morrow evening the regular annual concert and ball of the German Ladies’ Relief Society will take place. LAID THE CORNERSTONE, Imposing Ceremonies at the New First Presbyterian Church Building. BERKELEY'SRELIGIOUS GROWTH President Kellogg and Dr. Joseph Le Conte of the University of Cali- fornia Take Part. BERKELEY, CaL., Nov. 23.—The cor- nerstone qf the magnificent new Presby- terian church building now in process of construction at the corner of Ellsworth street and Allston way was laid this morning. The ceremonies were of a very imposing nature. ¥irst inthe order of the exercises was music by a choir made up of singers from the various churches of Berkeley. Following this was the invoca- tion by Rev. H. H. Dobbins. Passages of Scripture bearing on the dedication of houses of worship to God were read by Rev. George B. Hatch, pastorof the Berke- ley Congregational Church. Rev. Dr. Bentley of the Trinity Methodist offered a prayer. after which the choir rendered a responsive chant. The placing of the stone was then performed by J. M. White- worth, president of the board of church weapon. The arrival of the police served to stop what was in a fair way to become murder. John Mdloney and James Conlan are friends. James O’Malis and Edward 0'Malia are brothers. Each is prepared to tight for the other, and early this morn- ing each parr did what it ls&arepared to do. Just how the affair started no one seems | to know, but Thanl.-sgivinE morning was {only an hour old when North Oakland | wasin a tumult. The O'Malias and Ma- loney and Conlan would not agree about | the resuit of a turkey rafile. There was a dispute as to the winning. One O'Malia _held a ticket marked 9 and Conlan had a ticket maiked 6. They were piain_ pasteboards, and 9 won. Now, a 9 upside down isa6 and a6isa 9, and on this similarity four men prepared to take each other’s hves, if need be, before they would consent to lose & prospective turkey. The peculiar part of the affray is the fact that both contesting parties changed their cause of action as the number of beers in- creased. O'Malia bad No. 9, but during the argument he turned it upside down and started in to argue and fight that 6 was the winner. Conlan was not going to submit to any compromise that would end in peace, so he vociferously declared that he had held his upside down all the time, and that it was not 6 but 9. James O’Malia backed his brother Edward and John Ma- loney sustained Conlan. . After satisfying themselves that arbitra- tion was out of the question an attempt was made by Conlon to impress his views on the 0’Malias by hammering their heads with a beer bottle. The indignity was re- turned and when the police arrived lacer- ated heads and clothes liberally adorned with blood and arms flourishing bottles were all mixed up. After separating the combatants all four men were taken to jail and charged with “aggault with a deadly weapon.” Edward O’Malia will also have to account for carry- ing concealed weapons. John Maloney secured a bondsman this morning and was FIRST FRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, BEREELEY, trustees. After this the assemblage ad- journed to the old church building, where the remaining services were held. Thev consisted of an address by President Mar- tin Kellogg of the nniversity, music by the choir, an address by Dr. Joseph Le Conte, remarks by Rev. Campbell Coyle of Oak: land, address by Rev. Thomas Fraser, , of Oakland, closing words and bene- ion by Rev. Dr. Ketchum, and singing die | ot “America® by the congregation, the word Robbins. President Kellogg, in his address, spoke of the aims and claims of churches in general. “The church,” he said, ‘‘claims to be a company of peo[i»le, old and young, men, women and children, seeking after righteousness, aiminr at the perfection of an ideal. Itisnot claimed that this ideal is realized according to the theory of the church. proached, the church acknowledges im- perfection, but claims to be seeking for the best things and progressing toward its ideal. The aim of the church is to make people better. Those in the chureh, by cultivation, reverence, by worsbip, by mutual helpfulness and by elucidation of truth, encourage each other.” President Kellogg said that the church of which were read by Rev. J. C. also aims to make better the people who | are not in the church, *It is a cityona hill,” he added, “to influence all. In this all churches are together, and their col- | lective influence {s one that reaches all parts of the world. “The church, then, is a body of people growing toward right, an organization to help its members and the world, and to spread good news. It has been said that the church is effete, passe; that its days of power are gone, but it is still a palace of power, and its power is increasing. Itisa power militant to fight evil, and needs or- ganization.”’ Inconclusion President Kellogg said that it is fit that such an organization as the | | chureh should have a 0od home for its | members, and spoke with praise of the uew | building, whose cornerstone was to belaid. Professor Joseph Le Conte made a very brief speech, largely reminiscent of Berke- ley’s growth in religious bodies. He told of the organization of the various churches of Berkeley, the first being the Congrega- tional, the second the Egiscopnl and the third the Presbyterian. The speaker stated that he was among the workers in the es- tablishment of each of these churches and took an earnest interestin them from their commencement. He also co-operated in the establishment of the Unitarian Society of Berkeley. He said that all the churches were working for good and were helpful. As a scientist, he referred briefly to the conflicts that have taken place between religion and science, and stated that there | should now be no such strife. The two, he said, have grown together, and the speaker then referred to himself as being a geologist and_evolutionist and at the same timea Christian. The First Presbyterian Church of Berke- ley was organized on the 31st day of March, 1878, by a committee from the Presbytery of San Francisco, Synod of the Pacific, con- sisting of the Rev. James Eells, D.D., Rev. D. McClure, D.D.,. and Rev. Thomas Fraser., The charter members were: Maria | L. Clarke, Theresa Bartlett, Mary E. Hoag, Catharine H. McDonald, Hattie Kelsey, Francis Williams, M. J. Denny, A. Bart- lett, Joseph Le Conte, John Kelsey, F. M. Denny, George Mcbonnld, Charles P. Hoag, Walter E. Sell. The first ruling elders were Georfa McDonald and Walter E. Sélt. The following gentlemen consti- tuted the board of trustees. viz.: Joseph Le Conte, John Kelsey and Walter E. Sell. The report of the standing committee of the church, made to the Oakland Presby- tery, last April, was in part as follows: Iders 6, deacons 3, added on examina- tion 8, added on certificates 29, total mem- bership 305; adults baptized 2, infants 8; Sabbath-school membershir 300; home missions $377, foreign missions $239, edu- cation $11, Sabbath-school work $57, church erection $6, relief fund $8, freedmen $14, synodical aid $28, aid for colleges $15, Gen- eral Assembly $57, congregational 33187; miscellaneous §543. 1t is expected that the new edifice will be ready for occupancy in abcut two months. During the intervening time the old building will continue to be used. ‘When completed and furnished as de- signed the building will cost upward of $20,000, A LIFE FOR TURKEY. A Thanksgiving Day Quarrel That Came Near Ending in Murder — Four Men Charged With Felony. OARLAND OFFICE SAN FrANCISCO CALL, Broadway, Nov. 28, There was a turkey rafife at Twenty- second and Market streets last night, and as a result four men are in the City Prison to-day, charged with assault with a deadly ‘i earat gold has 22 released. His companions and the FASIER ACROSS THE BAY, Aliens Refused Naturalization in Oakland, Admitted in San Francisco. NO MORE BLANK CERTIFICATES. A Fruitful Source of Fraud at Primaries Will Hereafter Be Stopped. OAkLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,} 908 Broadway, Nov. 28. During the past week several foreigners have been refused registration by County Clerk Jordan because they could neither read nor write, and the discovery has been made that such citizens are going to San Francisco and returning after a certain period with transfer certificates, so that they can get on the Alameda County Great Register. Many of these applicants have been naturalized in the East, and have voted for twenty years, and cannot understand why they should be refused registration for such a ximple objection as ignorance of reading and writing. A native of Austris was asked by Jordan a few days ago who was President of this country, and he looked as blank as a cheese, and succeeded in conveying the im- pression that he did not know. He did not say as much, because his knowledge of the language would not permit him, but he was not registered, and he will not be till he comes up to the educational require- ment. *‘These applications are very common,” said Clerk Jordan to-day, “and it con- vinces me that there area great number of people on the Great Register that have no right to be there. I have positive in- formation that there is a gang of men here who_ wiil attempt {o get on the next Great Register of Alameda County. Some have already attem pted it. They are here with their naturalization papers and transfers, but the law says that no man shall be granted the privilege of voting unless he can read and write, and so they go away again. *‘This gang to which I refer are all aliens, and a few have been refused naturalization in this county. “In Ban Francisg they seem to meet with better luck, for many come back with their naturalization papers and ask to be registered. They are put through the test. If they cannot read any portion of the coa- stitution they are sent away.” One peculiar case is on record showing how much easier it is to be naturalized in San Francisco than in Oakland. Two brothers named Corbett. living in West Berkeley, applied to Judge Eilsworth for | O’Malias passed Thanksgiving day in dur- | naturalization and were refused on the | ance vile. HE ARRESTED HIS BRIDE, :Charged Her With Having Used Vulgar Language to Him. Regretted His Action and Two Hours Later Secured Her Release | on Bail. Men are imperfect, and so, if re- | | OAKLAND, Car., Nov. 28.—One of the | strangest cases that have come to the atten- | tion of the local authorities for some time past, and that had a flavor of Puritanism |in New England, developed here this | evening, when R. G. Chisholm arrested | his young wife and turned her over to Of- ficer Curtiss, who locked the young lady up. Mrs. Chisholm is not long married, and isa very slight, fair girl, 20 years of age. Her husband arrested her because she used vulgar language to him. Mr. Chisholm accompanied his wife and the officer to the City Hall and saw her locked up. He did not tell the jailer the nature of the language complained of nor the cause which led to its use, but seemed contented to swear to a compfainl. About two hours after his wife’s arrest Chisholm pressed great regret at having had his wife imprisoned, and expressed a desire to bail her out. He produced the necessary cu_?h and was allowed to walk off with his wife. TWO WISE DOGS. One Rides on Streetcars and the Other Likes Brass Buttons. There are dogs and again there are dogs, wisely observes the Cleveland Recorder. There is the dog with the human intellect that travels with the side show to the ‘‘greatest show on earth” and picks out the letters that spell the words cat and the like, and then wags his tail with a *‘you ain’t in it” expression. But the dog I am about to speak of dis- counts all intellectual dogs known to the business, and even the ‘‘educated hog.” This dog is of the water spaniel variety, and he lives in the East End. He has friends downtown, however, and visits them freqrently. The funny thing about this dog is that he won't walk any more than he absolutely has to. He doesn’t have to walk downtown either, for he waits until a car comes along and “dead- heads’” his way. He makes a call or two on lower Superior and then rides home. At5o’clock in the evening thisdog has been known to go ont on the street and pick out a Cedar-avenue car from all the differentlines and varie- ties of cars running east and west along that crowded thoroughfare at that hour. If the car happens to be oneof the modern kind be stands on the running-board, and if not, he climbs up into the vestibule with the motorman. hen he gets home this dog gives a yelp and_the motorman stops to let his passenger off. That's what I call dog-on intellect. Speaking of dogs reminds me of another brainy variety. This one was an Irish setter and as handsome and intelligent a looking specimen of the canine family as 1 ever saw. He was rased in an army post in the northern part of Montana, and seldom if ever saw a person in civilian’s clothes. [Everything was brass buttons and Indians with the Montana dog. ‘When his master was ordered to the re- cruiting office in this citv the dog came along as a part of the family. He was un- used to city life and missed” the brass but- tons. The dog was not vicious, but he eyed every one in the attire of a civilian with suspicion. But the dog found a few friends. The postman on the beat imme- diately feil into favor with him—those brass buttons were what he had long been looking for. Do you know that a great many women are just like that dog—dead stuck on brass buttons and gold braid ? e Twenty-four carat gold is all gold; 22- arts of gold, 1 of silver carat gold has 18 parts of pure gold and 3 parts each of silver and copper in its composition; 12-carat gold is baltf gold, the remainder being made up of 34 parts of suver and 8¢ parts of copper. and 1 of copper; 1 » returned to the prison, ex- | ground of ignorance. On their way up Broadway, a politician named Billy Mac- donald coached them in the constitution, and at 3 o’clock the same afternoon they were back in the County Clerk’s office to be registered. They bad gone to San Fran- cisco and were naturalized by Judge San- terson, the same day Judge Ellsworth re- fused them. They were registered. as they could both read and write, and therefore the clerk had no option in the matter, al- though he knew of their experience with the Alameda County Judge. It has been customary in the past for ward-workers to apply to the County Clerk for blocks of signed blank certilicates, which would be filled in afterward to suit the heelers. The workers would use these certificates at the primaries, would destroy them as soon as they had voted, and there would be no possibility of conviction. The next Great Kegister will not be printed until after the primaries are held, and everybody wili have to vote on certi- ficates. No blanks will be issued, however, and no one will get a certificate who does not appear personally and take the oath. There is some doubt as to whether there will not ve many disfranchisements in this county before the next election. There are hundreds of names on the old register | of people who cannot comply with the educational clause, and when they app} for new registration they may be refused. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGHICUL- TURE, \WEATHER BUREAU, SAN FRANCISCO, No- vember 28, 1895, § P. s.—Weather conditions and general forecast: The following are the seasonal raintalls to date as compared with those of same date last season: Eureka 6.24, last season 6.91: Red Sluff 3.21, last season 2.97; Ken Francisco 3.56, last season 3.66; Fresno .29, last season 1.12; San Luis Obispo 2.26, last season 3.32; Los Angeles .67, last season .76; San Diego 1.17, last season .05; Yuma .32, last season 1.&1. The following maximum temperatures are re- ported from stations in California to-day: Eureka 56, Red Biuft 50, Sun Francisco 53, Fresno 56, In- dependence 54, San Luis Obispo 60, Los Angeles 63, San Diego 62, Yuma 70, San Francisco data—Maximum tem perature 53, minimum 46, mean 50. A storm of 'considerable ene; ary off the Washington Coast. winds have prevaiied for:he iasttwenty-four hours over aimost all of the Pucific slope. It 18 now rain- ing at Eureka, Red Bluff and San Louis Obispo. An area of high pressure js apparently station- ary over Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and the adja- cent Eastern ‘States. Until this area moves it is Drobable that the rain conditions now prevailing wiil remaia. 1.26 iuches of rain fell at Eureka to- av. The temperature has remained practically sta- tionary. Snow is falling at Bismarck. Southeast storm signais have been flying along the California coast from San Francisco north since this morning. Signals are also displayed along the Gregon and Washington coasts. Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending at midnight, November 29, 1895: Northern Californin—Showers; stationary tem- perature: southeasterly winds. Southern California—Increasing cloudiness and probably showers; statlonary temperature; south- westerly wind Nevada—Rain; stationary temperature. Utah—Increasing cloudliness and probably rain; stationary temperature. Arizona—Rain in western portion; cooler. San Francisco and vicinity—Showers; stationary temperature; southeasterly winds. McADpik, Local Forecast Officlal. v remains station- in and southeast Bloomers and Leggins. The bicycle costume of women is facing the struggle through which the female bathing costume passed twenty-five years ago. gSenside bathing on any larfe. gregarious scale began after the war. It existed be- fore. There was not much of h bathers began to multiply along Jersey coast women were wearing skirts which came below the knee and shapeless monstrosities in waists. It was impossible for any woman to swim or enjoy berself in the surf with this clothing, and it added very seriously to the risks of athing. There was a great outery in the early seventies, when saring young women who had been at Dieppe and Biarritz on the French coast shortened their skirts, cut their waists to fit and in general reefed their bathing dresses in all directions. Ex- actly the same criticism was made which s now heard on the subject of bloomers on bicycles. people objected to the itated about wearing them. The news~ papers made fun of them. 1’:1 spite of all this the short skirts won. They are seen on every beach. Every one wears them. All conventions are fully satisfied by them. They are useful. The! are seemly. They are graceful. woman makes herself ridiculous if she wears anything else. The world, all worlds—the social, the religious, the femi~ nine and even the masculine world (silliest of all on these matters)—have accommo- dated themselves to the short skirts and exposed legs of the bathing dress. n the yele, skirts are in the wayv. They are a nuisance. They catch on the wheels. They twist into the dust-guards. They catch ‘the wind and ballbon into ugly shapes. They worry nervous -ndl sensitive women as'to the precise exposure in progress about the boot tops. Occult tapes and bands are invented and adver- tised warranted to belay skirts and reef them down to proper behavior. Bloomers and legzins are the next nat- ural step. They provide a costume suited and seemly. Objection is made. So there was to the short bathing skirts, The new costume is a shock. 8o was the old. it is the subject of unpleasant remark and some remarks which are worse than un- pleasant. But it is right. It meets the needs of a new situation. Social conven- tions and the conventions of dress will accommodate themselves to the new cos- tume just as they did to the bathing dress, and, as with skirts in the surf, five years from now the ‘‘nicest’’ and most fastidious will be wearing costumes at which the most daring now hesitate. - Even the leggins are an unnecessary concession to a foolish prejudice. In our summer climate they are hot and uncom- fortable. They add cost. They wear out rapidly. Being conspicuous, they have to be kept in perfect order. They add one more risk, and no small one, and a loose strap or button may mean a serious fall. Why wearthem? How altogether sensible the women are who are appearing on the bicycle with bloomers that come to the knee and stockings below. Nor should one thing be forgotten. These changes are most easily made and made to tge best purpose by those who enjoy a recognized position in society. They owe a duty to all other women. There is none which such women should take more pains in meeting and dis- charging just at present than the adoption and wear of the only sensible costume on a bicycle, bloomers to the knee and stock- ings beyond.—Philadelphia Press. OXFORD UNIVERSITY. The Leading Attraction for Visitors on “Degree Day.”” A bright and observant woman, just re- turned from a tour of Europe, thus relates her experiences at Oxford on degree aay: “We sat in the great hall where the exer- cises were to take place. It seemed as if all the dignitaries of church and state were present, besides a vast crowd of people who packed every gallery to overflowing. Professor Roberts sat at the organ wait- ing for the entrance of the faculty and students. The Maraquis of Salisbury, chan- cellor of the university; the Earl of Car- narvon, high steward, and all the proctors, burgesses, librarians, keepers, orators. pro- fessors and moderators were present. It was a dignified occasion. Suddenly, from the highest gallery, came a thin voice: *‘Oh, Mr. Roberts, won't you please to oblige’ us by playing that beautiful com- osition entitled ‘Her Golden Hair Was anging Down Her Back? ™" “Not a head was turned in the hall. The crowd sat in studied silence. I thought it the most shocking thing I had ever heard of, but the great people around me seemed to take not the slightest notice ofit. In a minute or two the voice was heard again: * *Oh, Mr. Roberts, are you going to oblige us with that sweetest of melodiss this evening, entitled ‘Her Golden Hair ‘Was Hanging Down Her Back?” Perhaps you have fcreotten it, Mr. Roberts?’ “Up rose a man on the other side of the bhall. ¢« ‘Perhaps the gentleman making the request of Mr. Roberts does not under- stand that this is too dignified an occasion for the music he bas mentioned. Mr. | Roberts would like to play for us all a | nocturne, or something of a similar char- | acter.’ *‘But Mr. Roberts sat still. “At last the procession entered and the crowd awoke. ‘Walk right to the front, gentlemen. and don’t be bashful,” said a Voice in the gallery, while from the oppo- | site side came a running fire of words that were bold, sarcastic and witty. The grad- uates read their papers, or tried to read them,but not a word was heard from one of them. The sallies from the crowd were so vigorous, and so constant that they riveted the attention of the entire audience. One of the graduates wore a flaming red neck- tie, which the galleries did not admire. “sTake off tkat red rag!’ they called from all sides. He read on. ‘Off with that red rag!” ‘Get out and borrow an- other tie!” ‘We can stand the speech, but we can’t stand that tie!” ‘Off with it!’ “As the student paid no attention to these remarks, one of the {zaller_v gods leaned over the railing in full view of the audience, and taking off his own tie, threw it down to the stage, calling ont, ‘Here you are, my boy; I'll Iena you this tiil you'can get another. Return it to 24 High street.’ “Late in the evening I met several friends among the faculty, and expressed surprise that such interruptions were al- lowed. ‘Oh, that is what we go for,’ explained one of the professors. ‘Nobody cares to hear the papers read. All want to listen to the remarks from the galleries. The wit was not at all up to the standard this year, not at all. Last year it was really very clever; it made most of us laugh.” ”— New York Press. e e A MODEST ROUNDSMAN. aser Hardly Knows President Roosevelt What to Do With Such a Rarity. Among the great variety of strange char- acters discovered by President Roosevelt in his examination of roundsmen was one, a German, who has a rare quality. What it is may appear from the following report of the examination: “Roundsman, who promoted you?” asked the commissioner. “The board, sir. «I know, but which commiseioner?” Nod any; the board haf done it.” ut for whom was it done?’” Nod for nobodies.” “Well, sir, I want to know the truth about your promotion.’”’ “Maybe it was because I saft a woman und children from a house wat burned short bathing dresses. ‘‘Nice people’” hess |. down."” +Oh, have you done anything else like that?”’ “No.” ever hurt in the service?” "Vonce‘;, broke my leg.” “ oy ‘What became of the runaway?" “1d stopped.”” “Never hurt otherwise?” “Vonce.” “How was that?” “I haf a bullet in me.” “How did you get it?"” “A gang.” “What became of the gang?” “Arrested; de leader haf ten years.” “How many arrests have you made dur- ing the last year?’ +I don’t know.”’ -Can’t you say about how many ?”’ “I don’t know id. I haf made seventy last month.” “That’s all, officer.” . There was positively nothing else.—New York: Post. —————————— In Bulgaria the proprietor of a medicine who_announces it as certain to cure a specitied disease is liable to be imprisoned if the drug fails to accomplish what he promised. it S ————————Y NEW TO-DAY. “I have a dear little babe, and am well. Ithank Mrs. Pinkham for this, .and so could other ‘motherless women. 1 was a victim of Fe- male troubles. Lydia E. Pink- s Vegetable Compound cured me.” — ‘MRs. Geo. C. Cu 851 Snediker Ave., Brook- Iyn, N X, 13 (GREAT PETROLEUM TANKS They Are to Be Erected at the Potrero to Supply This City. OIL TO COME BY STEAMERS. One Tank Holding 35,000 Gallons Now En Route Here—The Cheap Fuel Problem. F. W. Flint, one of the wealthiest men of Los Angeles and a director ir the Los An- geles Oil Exchange, is in the City to estab- lish enormous crude petroleum oil tanks. One tank, which was ordered some time ago from the East, is now on the way and - will be here in a few days. It will hold 35,000 gallons. Other great tanks are soon to be built, also. They will be erected at the Potrero, 50 Mr. Flint stated last night at the Grand. The Pacific Rolling Mills, which has de- cided to use crude oil instead of the ordi- nary fuel heretofore used, has contracted for a tank to hold 7000 gallons. Other large manufacturers in San Francisco, Mr. Flint says, are also making arrangements to use oil. “We intend to put on a steamer at San Pedro,” he continued, ‘‘to carry the oil to this City, and it will run regularly. For the present we will Ehi§ the oil by rail from Los Angeles to San Pedro, but a little later we will build pipe lines to San Pedro to convey the oil. “The Los Angeles Oil Exchange now con- trols a product of 2500 gallons of oil a day from the Los Angeles wells, and has a con- tract for this product for three years. “We feel that the time bas arrived to bring the oil here, so that manufacturers and others can useit. At present every public building in Los Angeles 1s utilizing 1t, and it is in the schoof;s and dwellings, so that now you rarely see a load of coal on the streets in that city. “Our oil is a great steam producer. The Pacific Rolling Mills, which made a test of it, found that one pound of ore evaporated sixteen pounds of water. The Santa Fe railway engines, to the number of twenty, are LOW usiEg the o1l regularly, and will increase at the rate of two enginesa month. *“The Terminal and Redondo rcads are also using crude petroleum. We will bave ample storage here. There will be no question about that. The enormous 35,000 gallon tank which is now en route here from the East, should be here inside of a week.” Mr. Flint has been selected by the ex- change to make all the arrargements here, and he will open offices. Pipes already convey the oilfrom the wellsto the railroad at Los Angeles. Prcbably before spring the pipe lines will be extended to connect direct with the oil steamers at San Pedro harbor. As a criterion of personal popularity the Princess of Wales may well rest upon the knowledge that 200,000 of her portraits were sold in England last year. NEW TO-DAY. Sir Augustus Harris writes of VIN MARIAN] «s A splendid restorative. When tired out, a glass of ¢« Vin Mari= ani’ gives fresh strength and courage; it is really good, there= fore I do not hesitate to say so.” Mailed Free.{_ Descriptive Book with Testimony and i Portraits ! OF NOTED CELEBRITIES. Beneficial and Agreeable. Every Test Proves Reputation. Avold Substitutions. Ask for ¢ Vin Mariani.® At Druggists and Fancy Grocers. 2 MARIANI & CO., Jazie: 41,50, Vavamacn: 52W. 13t0 5%, NewTurke RIGGS HOUSE, Washington, D. C. The Hotel “ Par Excellence’” Ofthe National Capital. First class in all appoint ments. G. DEWITT, Treas. American pian, $3 per day and upward. TAMAR INDIEN GRILLO AUCTION SALES. GRAND AUCTION SALE —OF THE— Finest and Most Extensive Restaurant IN SAN FRANCISCO. J. C. MUTHER, AUCTIONEER, Oftice 719 Market Street, will sell THIS DAY, N November 29, 1895, t 11'a. . sharp, ail the Fine Stock and Fixtures of the Palm’ Restaurant, 943-945 Market St., Between Fifth and Sixth. This place was_fitted up 11 months ago at an expense of $16.000, and all must be sold on account of sickness, including: 75 Elegant French Mirrors: 400 Fine Oak Leather Seas Dining chairs,and Tables, with the very finest ot Linen; 400 yards of Fine English Inlaid Lin- oleum; Beautiful Counters and Cases: 75 Fine Casters, latest Most Elegant Chandeliers: the Finest Copper Kitchen Utensils; 6 Elegant Silver- g‘ll!efl Tea and Coftee Ul Latest Improved anges and Steam Tables: Bioiler and Steam Boiler and First-class Baker's Oven: Refrigerator and Fine Safe; Oak Desk and all kinds of Elegant Oak Fixtures. Al:o a Large and Complete Stock of Wines, Liquors and Cigars, incloding 10 Barrels of Sugar, 15 Barrels of Flour and all kinds of staple goods. No less than $2000 worth of stock on hand and all must be sold. ‘The entire business will first be offered as a whole, and if a satistactory bid is not obtained it will be sold in lots to suit purchaser. This sale will be continued to-morrow if not all sold to-day. J. C. MUTHER, Auctioneer. HANMERSMITH & FIELD AUCTION ot hlgg'ude JEWELRY, WATCHES, DIA- MONDS “and SILVERWARE, with MR. J. FRENCH of New York as auctioneer. Sales dafly at 10 A. 2. and 2 P. M. til further notice. Absolutely NO RESERVE. 118 SUTTER STREET. AUCTION n_x_monmm. $50,000 WORTH OF MUSIC. The Catholic Art and Book Company, formerly A. Waldteufel, having decided to_dispose of their music de ent, Tostruct me to sell without re- serveorlimit their entire music business. ~Auction sales to commence on_ Sacurday, Nov. 30, 1895, at Store, 721 Market street, at 11 A.3.,and to be continued daily until the entire stock is disposed J.T. TERRY, Auctioneer. A 1axatlve refreshing for fruit lozenge, very agreeable to take. CONSTIPATION hemorrhoids, bile, loss of appetite, gastric and intestinal troubles and headache srising from them. E. GRILLON, 33 Rue des Archives, Paria Soid by al' Druggists.