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26 Bl S e e e e R e e THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1895. e R e e T Interesting Report of Important Up-to-Date News Items in Alameda County SCHAFFER'S MONEY TALKS He Defies Officer Banks to Prove One Case of Brib- | ery. AN EASTERN VISIT DENIED. | The Ex-Chief Speaks Strongly and Backs His Words With a Big Bet. 0OaxLaND OFFICE SAN FrANCISCO CALL, ] 908 Broadway, Dec. ) Chief of Police Schaffer treats with | gcorn the testimony of a Chinaman, Ah Sing, that during his term of office he ac- | cepted bribes to allow certain lottery | games to run without molestation. He threatens to tell all he knows to clear him- self and says that he does not care who suffers. Heis now a private citizen, out of politics, and has nothing to gain by silence, but can clear his reputation by speaking freely. If Mr. Schaffer keeps his | word and tells all he knows regarding Chinese lotteries and poolrooms, Alameda County will be a good place for many poli- ticians to leave. It was reported to-n dence ob Chi and Otficer B be ght that the evi- of Police Lloyd placed at once and that Louis to take a hurried ttend to his horse- g interests in the A CaLy re- porte led on Mr. Schaffer, and that gentleman said he had no intention w ever of leaving the coast, as his business e is very pressing just now and took all in here is nothing to cover up,” said “and now that the ball Das started rolling I shall help to push it along. I will show up Policeman Banks, :Cloud, Felley and some | Iso_will throw a sideiight on The evidence alleged to aman is absurd me appear to y from"lottery t opposite the office of ical enemy on Tentn matter of fact that the Big Jim outfit 1 should do s in the direc om I cons y of it and it cannot be a matter of recor ation that Chief Lloyd and 1 declare they heard was They acknowledge an_spoke too low to be ks did the talking for botb. style in which the interview | this t the China you, ? Isn’t that whatyou said ?’ said Officer Banks. And if the Chinaman gronted it was construed ‘yes’ afte! I had again repeated the monos That is the evidence and the style of it. “I am willing to place $1000 in escrow, to be paid to any charity in Oakland that Chief Lloyd may name, if he, or any of those working with him, can prove that I f one single act of malfeasance gla able me to t are hanging however, that I do not be 10 those who have laid his scheme will be at all s to hear any more of it. I will od earnest, and I defy that Cloud was dismissed from the r Schaffer’s administration and applied for tement, with some of success. Felley resigned and s mines in Mexico, but is now kland. to hi Girl’s Story of Suicide. OAKLAND, Can, Dec. 7.—Bertha Roland, a girl 14 years old, told a story to- about a possible suicide. lilier has often besen over to our , “and while in the city 3 him. He bought me a | hew pair of shoes and put them in his pocket. We boarded the ferry-boat at 8 P. M. and took a seat on the upper deck. yesterday I met We talked for awnile, but when about | hal across the bay I missed him. At first 1 thought little of it, but when the boat landed and he did not come for me I where he was. I searched ; up from the pier, but m. would j into the bay when he was despondent. He was a teamster, but had b to keep at work. He did not o0 lead me to believe he was life, but I believe he »ed overboard unseen by s the new shoes in his , wherever he is. Although we known him for some time none of us know where he lived.” astland’s Successor. ND Dec. 7.—At a meeting Light and Heat Com- Jonn W. Coleman was | elected te fill the place left vacant by Joseph G. Eastland. In the memorial resolutions passed by the board, referring to the late director, occurs the following: | On Decempver 8, 1865, he commenced the erection of & gas Works 1n this city, acting as the first secreiary of the Oakland Gas Com- pany, organized June 14, 1866, and was identified with it during the past thirty years as the sctive officer, holding the position of president from August 8, 1883, to the day of | his death. | In the management of the company was Te- | flected his character, a character representing honor, fidelity and justice tempered with mercy. The works founded by him are and will bé his everlasting monument here. At the Macdonough. OAKLAND, Can, Dec. 7.—De Wolf Hopper and his merry company come to the Macdonough next Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, and a special Sat- urday matinee. “Wang” wiil be presented Thursday and Saturday evenings, and “Dr. Syntax” Fri- day evening and Saturday matinee. This will be Mr. Hopper's first appear- ance in Oakland, and a grand ovation | awaits him. The sale of seats and boxes begins next and an nnusual rush for seats is of the Oa pany yesterda; B. Pomroy’s Funeral. OAKLAND, CaL., Dec. 7.—The funeral of the late E. B. Pomroy will be held to- morrow_afternoon. Rev. D . K. Mc- Lean will ofticiate. Harry J. Srow, James M. Shanley, Frank M. Cosgrove, Leo Park, R. H. Magili and Gideon Davis, emploves of the Times, will act as pall- bearers. The honorary pall-bearers trom ihe Bohemian Club will be Donald de V. Graham, Charles R. Peters, George W. Nagle, Albert Gerberding and William | Greer Harrison. Reader Is Missing. OAKLAND, Car., Dec. 7.—Peter Reader, a well-known merchant tailor of 831 Washington street, is missing. He is an aged man and_has not been seen by his | family since last Wednesdey morning. | He left home with the intention of pur- chasing some meat and said he would re- | turn at once. He never came back 2nd | bis family are extremely anxious. His| aged wife can give no reason for his action. The missing man is 61 years of age, has gray hair, eyes and1 mustache. He is a brother to Philip Reader, the well-known fireman. Went to Portland. OAKLAND, Car., Dec. 7.—It was ascer- tained positively to-day that Leila Bowen, the missing schoolgirl, had. in company with Walter Emery, taken the steamer to Portland. The Chief of Police of that city has n notified by telegraph and when the young conple arrive they will be de- tained until their parents decide what course to take. There Is No Smallpox. OAKLAND, CRvu., Dec. 7.—Health Offi- cer Mayon was informed last night that a passenger on the infected steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II would arrive in Alameda from Amsterdam this morning. The Health Officer went to Benicia and made a medical examination of the man and his baggage, but found no trace of smallpox. Stuart Badly Wanted. OAKLAND, Car., Dec. 7.—Charles Ed- ward Stuart, the man who lives by duping widows, has left Oakland, and his last wife in this_city is glad to be rid of him. An official in this city has just received a let- ter from G. Cline of Stockton asking for Stuart’s address, as he would like to settle with him regarding some board bills and a few loans. Stuart has gone. Gambling House Raided. OAKLAND, Car., Dec. 7.—The well- known cizar-store and gambling-house of A. D. Denny on Broadway was raided to- night by the police. The proprietor and J. H. Jones were arrested, and the former was charged with conducting a bankin; game. A craps outfit was seized an carried to the City Hall. Judge Wood Sustained. OAKLAND, CaL., Dec. 7.—Judge Frick rendered a decision to-day sustaining the sentence of Judge Wood in the case of Heine, the crippled lottery-dealer. Heine was ordered to pay_a fine of $100 and ap- pealed to the Superior Court. HISTORY OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL.{ 908 Broadway, Dec. 7. The annusal meeting of the managers of the Industrial Home for the Adult Blind at Temes- cal will be held next Monday. Mayor Davie and Councilmen Bassott and nahan of the Finance Committee counted ash in the Treasurer’s office this morning. William Bresser has brought suit in San Frar co against the Oakland Consolidated >t Railway Company to recover $10,295 Mrs. Tilly Abbott has evidently decided to abandon any claim for alimony,and the hus- »and has withdrawn his opposition to her suit for divorce. Sheriff White reduced his staff of outside es to-day by four. He filed revocation ments of G. E. Aitken, A. 8. lor and H. Kilgardie. appoin ,3.0. Tay rand Ju . 1. Landis, who was employed 3 is suspected of selling ta license. 1s Methodist Episcopal Church of d articles of incorporation to-day the County Clerk. The trustees are as ws: J. B. Chenoweth, E. E. Hunt, I s. Maria C. Bacon of Alemeda has sued her for maintenance, asking for $350 & he says they were married in Los 74; that he deserted her last orth $250,000, and that he a month. Heis a real estate dealer neiseo. Rev. Samuel Weyler, a Christian Hebrew, | will sddress the men’s rally at the Y. M. C. A, to-morrow at 3:30 P. M. Weyler has had a remarkable experience. For some years he ared against Christianity. preceding the address will begin promptly at 30 o'clock. All men invited. E. P Vandercook of the East Oakland Rail- way and projector of the electric line from Fraitvale to Corral Hollow has returned from & visit of about two months to New York City and other Eastern points, where he went for the purpose of furthering his railroad project 1o the e« nes at Corrai Hollow. The detectives of the District Attornev’s and Sheriff’s offi ill working up evidence Devincenzi_and Lazzar- the murder of Felice Varni. lowing up all the possible it is stated that a strong chain of dénce is being worked up establishing thelr guilt. Consumption Classified as Con- tagious and Will Be ‘Watched. A Bacteriologist Appointed to Examine Suspected Cases—The Telegram to Resume. ALAMEDA, CaL., Dec. 7.—The Alameda Board of Health has appointed Dr. W. B. Stephens to be the official bacteriologist of the board. It is to be his duty to examine tie sputum of all persons who are sus- pected of being affecied with tuberculosis. This is in accordance with an ordinance which the board recently had enacted classifying tuberculosis as a contagious disease. All patients who are able must pay a fee for the examination of their sputum, the amount of which it was proposed to make $2 50, but final action on which was post- poned until next month. Printed notices are to be mailed to physicians practicing in Alameda, calling | their attention to the law classifying tuber- culosis as a contagious disease and requir- ing them to send to the Health Officer particulars of all cases which they may be called upon to treat in their practice. Dr. Smith was of the opinion that teachers in the public schools should undergo a strict examination as to their physical condition before receiving an appointment. He also hinted that there were worse diseases than tuberculosis in the schools. There were twenty-one deaths in Ala- meda during the month of November, which was an unprecedentedly high number. There were twenty-seven births, even males and sixteen females. The Sanitary Inspector inspected the sanitary arrangements of sixteen new houses during the month and seventeen sewer connections. A Small Fire. ALAMEDA, CaL., Dec. 7.—At a quarter to 7 last might an alarm of fire was turned in for a fire on the rear porch of the hounse at 1220 Chestnut street owned by Miss Lyngh, but occupled by W. M. Cameron. The' fire was caused by a coal-oil heater exploding or being turned up high and catching all ablaze. The family was not at home, but a Chinaman was there. He picked the stove up and threw it outon the back porch, and it ignited the door, lattice-work and siding of the house be- fore it was extinguished. The whole Fire Department turned out, but men with gazden-hose and shovels, 'with which they threw sand, had the flames out before the apparatus was in place to work. The Telegram to Resume. ALAMEDA, CaL., Dec. 7.—E. H. Nau- man, receiver of the Telegram, filed his bond to-aay in the sum of $3600, with Mrs. Jennie Marshall and Mrs. Mary Wise as sureties. The sureties are the wife and motber of E. L. Marshall, one of the pro- prietors. Nauman says he will get out a paper next Tuesday morning. Receipts of u Musicale. ALAMEDA, CaL., Dec. 7.—The receipts | of the musicale given November 25 at the residence of Charles E. Elliott for the benefit of the Woman’s Exchange were $3259. The cash donations for Thanks- giving work was $15 16. Thanksgivin, dinners were furnished all the poor fami- lies in Alameda who were known. yesterday returned a true | ensé Collector in getting | no, Charles Pickett and Charles Reynolds. | Song service | \WALSH ORDERED T0 JAIL Judge Wood Sentences the Secretary of the County Republican Committee. A Political Circular Cuts a Prominent Figure in the Annals of the Case. OARLAND OFFICE SAx FrANCISCO Cu,r.,} 908 Broadway, Dec. 7. The quarrel between Judge Wood and Attorney Phil M. Walsh, secretary of the Republican County Central Committee, reached a climax to-day. Walsh had been ordered to apologize when court opened this morning or “suffer the consequences.” Attorney Chapman was in court to repre- sens Walsh in case the contempt proceed- Police Judge Wood of Oakland. [From a photograph.] | ENMITY WITH A HISTORY.| | Will you allow yourself | place in position this junst’ who is using all | able number of men in Oakland, in” or out of because I was a Catholic. At that time I made the following statement to him: “Iam & na- tive of this State and a resident of Oakland for about twenty years. My mother, who is liv- ing, s & Catholic, and saw fit to have me ba; tized in that faith. My father, who is dead, was a Protestant. He showed his patriotism and love for his adopted country by fighting for the Union in the ranks of the Sixt\‘-‘{\inlr the Irish Brigade, and incidentally served six months in Libby prison. I have never been other than a Republican i politics, and during the last campaign served as secretary ot the Republican County Committee, in which capacity and otherwise T helped to advance the interests of Wood as well as the balance’of the ticket. 1havenever been prejudiced ugainst & man_because of his | color or religion. Whatever education I have was obtamed in the public schools of this City. My sympathies are and always will be on the side of the public school system. I be- long 10 no society which is sectarian in its character and which excludes any person on | account of color, nativity or religious belief. Wood informed me that members of the A. P. A. were o persistent in their demands to have me removed that he was forced to accede to their wishes. T told him then and I repeat itnow: “Idonot believe the members of the A. P. A. asasociety areafter my head, although some of my personal and political enemies in that organization may be.” Furthermore, I stated and now repeat it, that he had made a bargain by which George W. Reed's brother-in- law was to be appointed clerk of the Police Court, in return for which Carl Wood, a brother, was to be appointed Deputy District Attorney. This bargain was consummated and the sev- eral members of the A. P. A. who were after the clerkship (salary $125 per month) were compelled to stand aside until the Wood fam- ily had its fill at the public crib. They are feeding yet. 1 understand that Dr. George C. Pardee ob- jected most forcibly to the young man who received the npgointmen! to the clerkship. but Wood decided that he could afford to sacrifice the friendship of the man who made him Police Judge, rather than have his brother of tender yerrs forego the pleasure of receiving a salary of $125 & month from the District At torney, for displaying his lack of knowledge of thelaw. Wood, in order to show his alle- giance to the A. P. A., after “turning down” the organization in this fashion, decided to e me the *-horrible example.” being narrow-minded and bigoted, he is politically ambitious, and he believes the A.P. A, will rémain in power until by means of it he will be able to ascend the judicial pin- nacle which his heart so craves to reach. In conclusion, I ask any eandid member of the A. P. A.: “Will you permit yourself to be deluded by the pretensions of such a schemer? 10 be used as a lever to New York Regiment, sometimes cal means in his power to accomplish his own seifish ends, and who secks to blind you by making an exhibition of petty persecution?” 1 do not believe that there are any consider- the A. P. A.. who will say “yes.” Iam confi- dent that all true Americans will say, with me, that one should not be placed in a judicial po- sition who as a man is contemptible, who as a lawyer is without merit, and who as a Judge is reeking with bias and prejudice. I remain, re- spectiully, PHIL. M. WALSH. Judge Wood paid no attention to the circular and nothinz occurred openly be- tween the two men till yesterday. | ings were called, but to Jthe surprise of | everybody the case was not called and it ered the matter. At 1 o'clock, however, Judge Wood opened court and formally directed the clerk to enter a lengthy order, adjudging Walsh guilty of contempt and fining him $25 or one day’s imprisonment in the city prison. After citing the circumstances of the alleged contempt, as printed in to-day’s | CALL, the order proceeds: W HEREAS, On this 7th day of December, 1895, the court having waited until the hour of noon, and the said Phil M. Walsh having at all times | since said 6th day of December, 1895, failed, | neglected and refused to make any apology or offer any excuse for such conduct; Wheréfore, It is now in open court ordered and adjudged that the sald Phil M. Walsh is guilty of the offense of contempt of court, com- mitted in the manner heretofore set forth, in the use of disorderly, contemptuous and in- solent behavior toward the Judge while hold- ing this court and tending to interrupt the due course of trial and other judicial proceedings, and as a punishment therefor it is therefore or- dered and adjudged that the said Phil M. Walsh pay & fine of $25, and in case said fine | not paid by the 7th day of December, 18¢ that the said Phil M. Waish be imprisoned the city jail, city of Oakland, county of Ala- meda, State of California, until the said fine be duly imprisonment for every $25 of the said fine. The warrant was placed in the hands of Detective Nick Williams for service, but | Walsh was not to be found. A CALL re- porter saw him this evening and he said: For the Police Court I have the most pro- | found respect, but for Wood personally I have | the greatest contempt. It does not surprise me | that he should take advantage of his position to vent his spite in the manner he has seen fit todo, It1sjustabout hiscaliber. Mr. Chap- | man is my attorney and he went to San Fran- cisco to-day after he left the Police Court, where he wert to represent me in the allezed contempt proceedings. Wood probably ascer- tained this and thought it would be a good idea to throw me into jail with the probability of my remaining there over Sunday. He knows it is difficult to catch a Superior Judge on a Saturday for the purpose of hearing an | application Jor 8 writ of habeas corpus. and this gives him an opportunity to vent his petty, bigoted malignity. Judge Wood refuses to talk of the mat- ter, and simply says that all his actions and the reasons therefor are clearly out- lined in the order of commitment. Much surprise has been expressed that | Jndge Wood should have spoker from the Phil M. Walsh. [From a photograph.] bench on the “‘known enmity” of the at- torney for the occupant of the bench. Justice Wood had ample ground on which to base his remark. Some months ago, be- fore Walsh commenced regular practice as an attorney, he issued hundreds of copies of a circular that it is claimed by Wood's frierds contained statements that were full of contempt. A copy of this circular was obtained to-day. It is asfollows: To the members of the American Protective Association and also those who do not belong to that organization—Gentlemen: Believin, as I do that there are some among the Ameri- can Protective Association who ere sincere and patiotic in their motives, who will not up- hold one of their number in persecution intended to benefit his individual self and no one else, who gesire to see fair play, who do not wish to see clashings between ‘those of other beliefs and other nationalties, these words are addressed. A few years ago 1 was appointed by Judge Ogden as shorthand ‘reporter in the Police Court of this city, and subsequently, when that gentleman was promoted to & seat on the Superior bench, I was reappointed by Judge Allen. The city charter of Oakland provides for the election of two City Justices, one of whom shall be designated by the Mayor to act as a Police Judge. ~ At the last State and county election John J. Allen. whose worth and merit was known, and Fred V. Wood, an unknown quan- tity, were elected City Justices, the former run- ning over 1700 votes ahead of Wood. Not- withstanding this splendid indorsement from the ple Dr. George C. Pardee, then Mayor, in his wisdom removed Allen and appointed Wood as the Police Judge. One of Wood's first acts was to notify me that I could not continue o occupy the position of reporter uuder him | was thought that the Judge had reconsia- | atisfied in the proportion of one day’s | | Annual Conference of College | | and the San Jose College, California Col- | mer school OUNG CHRISTIANS MEET, Young Men’s Christian Association. Enthusiastic Sessions at Berkeley. Academic Football at the University. BERKELEY, Cav., Dec. 7.—The annual conference of the Northern California Col- leze Young Men’s Christian Association was called to order this morning at Stiles Hall. Eleven institutions were repre- sented with a total delegation of tifty mem- bers. Following is the list of colleges rep- resented: Stanford University, University of the Pacific, consisting of Napa College lege, East Oakland, State Normal; Pacific, San Anselmo and San Francisco Theo- logical seminaries; San Joaquin Valley Coilege, Cooper Medical College. The exercises opened at 11 o’clock with an address by C. C. Michener, interna- tional secretary of the association, in | which he emphasized the words of Christ: | Seek ve first the kingdom of God and | his righteousness, and all these things | shall be added unto you.” The proposition of establishing a sum- for colleze men at which | methods of Christian work in colleges and universities could be studied was discussed. Mr. Michener and Messrs. Scott and Gif- ford of Stanford and G. M. Ficher of the University of California spoke on the ques- tion, after which seventeen men raised their hands as willing to attend if such an institution were establi~hed. 1t was finally decided that 1f seventy-five supporters and $1000 m coin could be raised the plan would be made to carry. The subject of missions was treated by Messrs. Bracefield, Wilson, Akers and Campbell, all members of the student vol- unteer movement for foreign missions, and also by Galen M. Fisher. At 6:20 this evening the conference sup- er was held in the dining-room of Stiles Eall, at which sixty-five covers were laid. Professor Thomas R. Bacon and Dr. Ritter of the university and H. J. McCoy re- sponded to toasts. At 7:30 Mr. McCoy de- livered an address on the work of the col- lege associations and the greatinfluence which thesc associations are capaktle of exerting. Sessions will be held to-morrow at 9 A. »., 3. M and 7P M. at_which the different | phases of the work willke discussed chiefly | by the delegates, In the evening at 7 o'clock the closing exercises of the confer- ence will be held. Academic Football. BERKELEY, CAL., Dec. 7.—The Oak- land High School football eleven met a team from the Alameda University Acad- emy this aiternoon on the U. C. grounds. The game resulted in a score of 16-0 in favor of the Oakland High School players. The Alameda boys played an uphill game from the kick-off to the finish. The Oaklanders were too heavy for them. The academy team was further handicapped by the loss of four regular players. At the end of the first nalf the score stood 10 to 0, with one goal and a touchdown for the 0. H. S. In &e second half they made another touchdown and goal. The distin- uished work of the day was done by aker and Langley for the Academy boys, 1‘1)m;1 tg' Guppy and Anderson for the ‘Will Graduate Christma: BERKELEY, CaL.,, Dec. 7.—The aca- demic council of the university has recom- mended three members of the senior class for their bachelor degree, who will prob- ably be graduated at the end of the pres- ent term. The three are: Miss Rachel Vrooman of Oakland, Miss Bertha Oliver of Los Angeles and W. D. Thompson of Salt Lake City. Burglar Bradley Sentenced. BERKELEY, CaL., Dec. 7.—~James Brad- ley, who pleaded guilty of burglary in a residence in Berkelev a short time ago, was to-day sentenced by Judge Frick to two years in San Quentii ——————————— Republicans of the Forty-third. The Republican Club of the Forty-third As- sembly District met last evening at the Parker House, corner of Geary and Stockton streets. The club organized with the election of the following officers, elected to serve prelim- inarily: President, Hon. William T. Boothby; vice-president, Thomas A. Kelly; recording secre.ary, James A. Kane; finencial secretary, Ed J. Duffield; treasurer, Hon. Charles A. Low; sergeant-at-arms, M. J. Fiynn. The_oflicers o the club invited the members to a slight colla- T tion in the adjoining cafe. The roll on the opening night numbered 136_members. Next Sntnrdluvenlng the club will give an open- ing and banquet at the same place. ——————— An uncooked beefsteak should never be allowed to lie flat in its dish in hot weather, as its own juice will taint itin short time. It should rest on a wire stand and the stand on the dish. ALL WORKING TOGETHER Not an Inch of Available Space Is Left at the Exposi- tion. MANY MUSICAL FEATURES. Mayor Davie Will Open the Fair From an Original Foot. stool. OAKRLAND OFFICE, SAN Fraworsco CALL, 908 Broadway, Dec. 7. ; The big tabernicle and the almost equally large annex are now the busiest scenes in Oakland. The noise of hammers Mayor Davie as He Will Open the Oak land Exposition. is beard in every direction and at the official quarters a steady stream of exhib- itors is continually going in and out, each bent on business. Only nine days elapse before the opening and although much has been done there will not be an idle mo- ment from now on. Booths; stands, gatleries, rostrums, counters and all the paraphernalia neces- sary to make a successful exhibition are being rapidly erected ana the marks on the allotted spaces indicate that every in- dustry of Alameda County will be snitably represented. The mechanical department 1s well under way and there will not bea foot of vacant space when the exposition opens. Some exhibitors have even gone so far as to offer good prices for sections laid off for promenades, but these offers had to be refused. The surplus of the receipts, and it is con- sidered certain that there will be a sur- plus, will be devoted either to the Asso- | ciated Charities_or to form the nucleus of a fund for establishing a permanent public muyseum. The expenses are very light, as the executive committee are donating their services, and only salaries are pa:d to the men whose time is wholly occupied with the work, under the direction of the com- mittee. The ladies of the Ebell Society, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Trowbridge, are in charge of the entertainment portion of the fair, and they have cheir programme well under way. The Fifth Regiment band has been engaged to furnish the music for the afternoon concerts. They willl play every afternoon, from 2 to 5o’clock. The Alameda County Musicians’ Union have donated their services for the opening night, and the First Congregational Church orchestra will form part of the programme. The German singing societies of th§ county will unite in contributing towar the programme for Friday evening. An effort is being made to secure the children of the public schools to give an entertain- ment one evening in connection with the regvlar programme. These features, to- gether with the Acme and Reliance clubs, the glee clubs and addresses by well- known speakers. will constitute the pro- gramme for the week. Among the exhibits will be an immense pumpkin from Mission San Jose, weighing between 600 and 700 pounds. Mayor Davie will stand upon this pumpkin to make the address of welcome. Horticultural Commissioner Puyal is at the head of floral and horticuliural ex- hibits and he has been promised the sup- ort of every flower-grower in the county. W. J. Dingee, H. W. Meek, A. K. P. Har- mon and Isaac Requa will contribute ex- hibits, and this department will be one of the most ornamental in the show. **All doubt as to_the success of the ex- osition has vanished,” said President Nelson to-night. *We did not anticipate that there would be such a rush of ex- hibitors, and although we have completed the big annex to-day, which adds 8600 feet to our space, we would be tempted but for the short time at our disposal to build another one. Evervbody seems united, and as was proved by the Mayday fete when Oaklanders pull together they can get anything they want.” WHEELING ITEMS. Bald and Cooper, the Eastern Racers, Have Returned Here. The crack Eastern racers, E. C. Bald of Buffalo ané T. W. Cooper of Detroit, with their managers, Asa Windle and James Temple, arrived from the south last night, where they have been racing the past fort- night. Bald and Windle will remain here a few days and then go East for the holi- days, returning in February to train for next season. Cooper and Temple are un- decided whether to go home or remain here throughout the winter. They like California so well they both dislike to leave. The racing season is now over and the men are enjoying the first real rest :lhey :xhlva l!llldbsin“uh“ spring. While ere they will be entertained b; City Whelmen, Ry A meeting of the North California divis- ion, League of' American Wheelmen, has been called for next Saturday evening, at the rooms of the Bay City Wheelmen. The newly elected officers will then take charge and much important business is to be transacted, including the appointment of the various committees .n§° the se- lections of the league organ. Over the latter proposition there is much competi- tion, as there are fully a hali dozen papers trying to secure the plum. Chief Consul Kerrigan has given no indication of what bis intentions are in this regard, or in the matter of the appointment of official hbandicapper and racing board chairman, though R. M. Welch, the incum- bent of the latter office, will doubtless be selected to succeed himself. A prominent Oakland wheelman is favorably mentioned for handicapper. Captain Wynne has called a run of the Alpha (lades’) Cycling Ciub for to-day to the park. The roads were quite dry last evening, and will probably present a splendid riding surface to-day, so that the park should be thronged with riders, as the country roads are hardly ridable since the rain. - LEVY'S EXPULSION. The Supreme Court Holds That Mag- nolia Lodge Legally Discharged Him. The Supreme Court has decided that Max Levy was legally expelled from the Magnolia Loage of Odd Fellows, and have accordingly reversed Judge Seawell’s writ of mandate which ordered that he be reinstated. One clause of the by-laws announces that whoever carries the affairs of the order into the civil courts is_liable to ex- pulsion, and so Levy incurred the penalty of that clause. He was entitled to bene- fits, and for six months the lodge paid them, but at the end of that time he was ordered to appear before the lodge court to show cause why the benefits should not de discontinued. 5 Lo He at once sned for a writ prohibiting the lodge from stopping the payments. After that he was promptly expelled under the clause mentioned, and Levy secured a writ of mandate from_Judge Seawell, compelling the lodge Rto reinstate him. This writ the Supreme Court has set aside, holding that the clause was present in the by-laws when Levy joined, and that he violated it with fuil knowledge of its purport. RUPERT SCHANID'S STUDID The Sculptor Has Built Himself a Home on Van Ness Avenue, His Own Idea of Venus Was Not Lost After All, but Occupied a Cosy Corner. Rupert Schmid, the sculptor, has left his former modest quarters near the New City Hall and built himself a residence on Van Ness avenue, near Pacific, which, if not palatial, proves at least that the mak- ing of artistic tombstones and monuments is a more paying occupation in this City than some would represent it to be. The Schmid abode is of wood and is embellished with balconies, turrets and gables in a highly ornate style. Within, the sculptor has hzd reception-rooms fitted up, in order that he might fittingly wel- come the Trilbies of the four hundred, when they come to have their beauteous feet reproduced in marble. Rupert Schmid also dallies in aristocratic hands, and he has had several nice, plump, little cushions placed in convenient corners of his recep- tion-rooms, in order that the ladies who want_posterity to admire their hands may practice posing them in graceful attitudes. The crowning glory of the Schmid mansion, however. is the studio. It has just been released from the toils of the uilders and carpenters, and for the first time is thrown open to the admiring gaze of the sculptor’s friends. TFor monml: Rupert Schmid has kept jealous watc and ward over this studio. He has al- lowed no one but a few privileged m]e— chanics to set foot there. Some peovle bave thought that he wanted the sz_umg. in all its glory, to_burst upon his_friends when it was sufficiently advanced to pro- duce a dazzling effect. Others have hinted that there was a mystery concealed in the Schmidt studio. When the California Venus bas been the topic of conversation thess latter people have scoifed at the jdea of the hapless marble beauty being | heid by Italian brigands for ransom. In fact they have intimated plainly thatin their opinion any one who wanted to find the California Venus need not go further than Rupert Schmid’s studio for it. Whether the sculptor has really been playing the part’of Pygmalion to the Gala- tea of the Venus may never be known, as Rupert Schmid himself is the only man who knows, and he will nottell. He scuffs at the idea of having had his marble hand}- work hidden away in his studio all these months, but it is a_curious coincidence, if nothing more, that immediately the Venus is announced for exhibition, the studio is thrown open to visitors. Sightseers are d?< lighted with all they see in the sculptor’s new workshop, and they say if the Venus has really been stowed away there, while the world bewailed her as lost, the marble lady herself has had nothing to complain of, for she has been in very comfortable quarters. NEW BEDFORD ROPE. The Tubbs Cordage Company Does Noy Want to See It Brought to San Francisco. The Tubbs Cordage Company created a little wonderment yesterday by sending out the following notice: v dvise you that we have with. dr‘:;nhoegr mi:e list \yx‘nderdate of September, 1895, and hereafter will be pleased o quote you prices upon application. For some time past a couple of ship chand’ers have been 1mporting rope from New Bedford, and the cordage company has been cutting against the Eastern houses. Whalers and some other old skip- pers will have New Bedford rope, and that is all there is to it. In consequence the ship chandlers have to keep it. 3 The cordage company has realized this fact and has sent out the above circular. At the office of the concern it was said that Do materiai change in the 1ates to whole- salers would be made, and the purchasers of 10,000 pounds would be treated as well as heretofore. Rope that comes into com- petition with the New Bedford article, however, will probably be sold at lower rates. —————— Judge Campbell’s Courtroom. 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