The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 17, 1895, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1895. 13 jlpteresjcingk Report of Important Up-to-Date News Items in Alameda County AMILLIONAIRES FUNERAL, his escape. The residence of J. C. Foster 1 1218 Maenolia street, was entered the same | evening and about $12 stolen. Last night | several small pieces of jewelry were stolen | from the residence of Mrs. Lewis, 1314 Lin- | | den sireet, and people living in that part | {of town are becoming roused to the fact | The Remains of Banker John | that they must be very watehful. i Crellin Are Laid to Rest. VEGETABLES FOR THE POOR.| { | San Leandro Votes to Purchase a| Municipal Electric Light Plant. —— | OaxrAaxDp OFrFicE SAN Fraxcrsco CaLw,) c0s Broadway, Dec. 16. | The funeral of Jobn Crellin, president of the Central Bank, was held at 2 o’clock this a on from the family resi- dence on 0 et. 1 d been warned that death n him at any time, three | vears ago, and had made all ments for his funeral, naming he wished to act as pallbearers. He had :d 2 biography of his life, | which he intrusted to the Masonic Lodge, | of which he was a prominent member. The funeral was held under the auspices of Live Oak Lodge No. 188, the rooms | being crowded with friends and relatives. | | | | | the arran the His wife and three sons were with him R \en he died, but all of his daughters | re away. The floral pieces were unusually hand- some, the employes of the bank sending a large armchair, and there being several other large pieces and innumerable small | ones. | The following had been chosen by him to act as pallbearers: From the Central Bank directorate he Palmanteer hattuck ; from the vestry of St. piscopal Chureh, of which body | a member, he selected his friends | y C. Taft and Charles E. Palmer; | from the Athenian Club, J. W. Phillips | chose Vice-President W. and F. K. 8 Paul’s and P. N. Remillard; from the Knights | Templar, D. Edward Collins and N. W. Spavlding. Inaccordance with his wishes | the Masonic quartet of San Francisco sang | at his funeral and the Rev. Robert Ritchie, | rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, of- ficiated. | Mr. Crellin was born in the Isle of Man on June 2 28, and came to the United States when 23 years of a He came to | the Pacific ( in 1853 and spent the | years until 1875 in Washington and Ore- gon. In the latter Le came to Cali- fornia and finally settled in Oakland, | where his childien grew up. Deceased leaves a widow and six children—three sons and three daugk Of the chil- dren; cne daughter, Mrs. Cartright, re- sides in England, where a younger sister, Belle Crellin, is at present visiting Another daughter is Mrs. Holman, who lives at Portland, Or. The sons are R. and E. W. Crellin, residing in Oak- and C. L. Crellin, a resident of 1 nton, this county. In connection with his brother, Thomas J. Crellin, he was associated as a partner in the Morgan Oyster Company, and owned | the Ruby Hill vineyara in this county. | He was largely interested in real estate | and held stock in various corporations. | ter the death of Captain J. C. Ainsworth | Creliin was elected Central Bank, in which stockholder. His estate will probably ex- | ceed $1,000.000 in value. He was a mem- ber of the Independent Order of Odd Fel lows, of the Knights Templar, the Shriners and ‘Chapter, and of Oakland Lodge of | M joined in 1877. He was | iginal membersof the Athen- Slated for Parchménts. | KLAND, Car., Dec. 16.—Much bad | been engendered among the g uating class of the Oakland Hizh School by the decision of the Board of Eduecation that the exercises this year| must be held in the gymuaasium ot the | school. Heretofore the First Congre- gational Church has always been rented | for these occasions, and as it will accom- modate 1400 or more persons, each gradu- | |n | where he bas kept a grocery store -for a | | Dumber of | o’clock | amount. Died on the Street. OAKLAND, Car., Dec. 16.—Albert H. cpken, residing at 1301 Center street. years, left his home about 10| ck last evening tq accompany his | married daughter, who going to San | Francisco, to the local train.” Just as he reached his house on returning he fell, and | before a physiciun could be summoned he | had died. It issupposed that his death was due to heart failure. He was a native of Germany, 53 vears of age, and had re- sided in Oakland for seventeen years. He | leaves a widow and four children. | A Municipal Light Plant. | OAKLAND, Cat., 5,—San Lean- | dro will now have an electric light plant | 1o cost $10,000. The election to-day to de- | cide the matter showed that an over-! whelming majority of the voters were in | favor of bonding the town for that | . The vote stood: For the bonds | 294, against 25. | Admitted to Probate. | OAKLAND, Car., Dec. 16.—The will of | made on a scale with a dispatch that has | ALAMEDA'S WINTER FAIR Opening of the First Indus- trial Exposition in Oakland. THE IDEA OF A WOMAN. President Nelson Declares the Build. ings Open—A Welcome From the Mayor. OARLAND OFFICE SAN Fraxcisco CALL,) 608 Broadway, Dec. 16, | The Oakland Industrial Exposition was opened to-day. Short as has been the time since the idea was first mooted—just thirty days—the preparations have been | | away when it shall resume operations. With | the many industries aiready established here | there is room for many more. No ciry in the | State has greater advantages for manufactur- ing then Oakland. Leteach of us use our best endeavors to gein more of these industrial en- terprises for Oakland, to the end that our growing boys and girls may find employment, And that even a greater (degree of prosperity may bless our city. Let us always bear in mind that when Strangers patronize our manufactures it is the Dbounden duty of Onklanders to set the example and to show that industrial workers are not without honor in their own ecity and county, remembering, 21so, that charity begins at home end that, if we wish the commercial world dustrial estabiish- v setting the example | ourselves. Iam a firm believer in a protective | tariff, in the supporting of home industries and home merchants. By doing so.we give direct employment 10 our own working peo- ple (whom we are in any event bound to take care of), and also show that we have a proper pride in our beloved city and county. Let me emp! the that home industry is the best cure for Japanese or any other kind of competition. 1 must not be understood from this as prociaiming a war 10 the kniie against our in -| any other part of our State or common coun- try. Farfrom it. Ispeak for an open field and no favor. We compete for excellence in qual- ity and price, and say when these are equal patronize those who labor in your midst and are building up the commonwealth, ‘; Mr. Nelson express=d his gratitude to all | who had helped to make the exposition a | success. : % Mavor Davie followed in a short speech LONGEST MAIL ON EARTH. Letters Take Four Months to Travel Twelve Hundred Miles. SOME PITCAIRN ROMANCE. | A Story From Their History That Conveys an Idea of Their Isolation. OARLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CAL 908 Broadway, Dec. 16, In the possession of one of the mission- ary party who bas just arrived from the South Seas on the Adventist vessel Pitcairn is 2 letter which has an interest- ing and unique history. It traveled about L, = et e KU O fi@lfi =3k I = A /6 gl ol Of THE _ = ERPOSITION THE: PROPOSED BUILDING. ate was given tickets enough to admit ail | GLIMPSES OF THE OAKLAND EXPOSITION AND PICTURE OF T the members of his family and a number of friend The gymhasinm aceom- | modates v 800 and is not large enough, s the graduates, to hold them and theiririends. Tle pupils are making quite a fight to have the exercises take place in the church, but the board declares the $50 rent for that building worth saving, and as the exercises are set for Wednesday evening it is not probable that a change will be made now. The following will re- ceive diplomas: Frank Anderson, roil, Faith Conper Dolman, Eveline K. Ellis, Elizaveth M Gove, Jessie Gilmour, E fabel Haven, Frances D. J Kelley, James Lanyon, ends, Maud A. Mara, atilde J. Manu! Mitcheli, Gerirude McFeely roid McCoy, Clara R. Patterson, Ethel Price, Charles H. Redington, Mabel F. Ruch, Jobn H. Robins, Theresa V. Stoer, Eugene Schenk, Gertrude A. Sherbourne, Anna A. Sagenorn, A. Walter Tate, Rose Wakefield, y Wakefieid, Harold Wachs, Ethel Whit- ey, Herbert B. Whitton, Maude G. Winter. A Stabbing Affray. | OAKLAND, Car., Dec. 16.—This after- noon James Quinlan, who was formerly policeman and late Deputy Superintendént of Streets in Oakland, interfered between | two lakorers who had gotten into an alter- | cation in San Leandro, and stabbed one of | them. Simmons by name, quite severely. The parties in theaffair arc emplored by | T. G. Harrison on his contract for building a sewer from the County Infirmary to San | Leandro Bey, Quinlan being foreman. On | account of the rain, the men were not | working to-day, and while loafing abont a | hotel in San Leandro, two of them got | into = fight. Simmons tried to interfere and Quinian stabbed him. The physi cians have not yetreported upon the depth | of the wound, but it is not supposed to be | fatal. Simmons lives in S8an Leandro. The Books Turned Over. | OAXKLAND, Car., Dec. 16.—This alter~| noon the board of directors of the State | Home for the Adult Biind heid a meeting, at which Jack Hays, the new superintend- ent, was formally installed, Joseph Sand- ers, who has had charge of the home for eight years, turning the books of the insti- tution over to him.” Mr. Hays says he is bardly located yet, although he has been at the home since last Friday, taking stock | and familiarizing himself with his new duties. He says he intends to look into the work of every one connected with the pl. The home has never been self- supporting, but_he will endeavor to con- duct it upon purely business principles, and hopes to have a successful administra- tion. ar- | Frank Boswell, Addie L Emma P. Davies. C M. A Novel Plan. OAKLAND, CAL., ‘Dec. 16.—Oakland In- stitute of Applied Christianity has ap- | pointed a committee to decide upon some way to aid the poor of Oakland this win- ter. It is thought that the plan tried in Detroit may be adopted. This was to give the use of vacant lots in the city to deserv- ing families who were in need, the men and boys to raise vegetables for their own use upon them. -It is thought that vacant Jots will be c%:red by owners and that seed will be furnished by the county. Super- visor D. Stuart, 1920 Seventh street, and k. W. Snow, room 2, City Hall, have been appointed an executive committee to re- celve communications. Midnight Marauders. OAKLAND., Car., Dec. 16.—Several small burglaries have taken place in West Oak- land recently. On Saturday evening last & burglar was discovered in the residence of Richard Albey, 918 Adeline street, and Mr, Abbey shot at him as he was making ERPOSITION oF RE 3 ANp QULTUR At AVIE: anTo TM_E ART ENHIBIT HE BUILDING FOR THE PROPOSED PERMANENT EXHIBITION. | the late Generel Erasmus D. Keyes, who | caused general surprise. died at Nice in October, was to-day adm ted to probate by Judge Frick. The ex- ecutors are Winfield S. Keyes and A. D. Keyes. This county was the legal res dence of General Keyes, though he ha H. Loughborough of charve of bis affairs. The will proviaes in detail for the distribution of the estate. Woman Sufirage. OAKLAND, Car, Dec. 16.—Rev. C. W. | Wendte lectured this afternoon before the Political Equality Society. He spoke on “Why I am in favor of woman suf-| frage.” There was a large attendance in the parlors of the society in the Albany Hotel. Dr. Wendte’s chief reason for | granting worren the right of suffrage is | because of their refining influence. His | lecture was on the same lines as his well- | known pulpit utterances at the First Uni- | tarian Church. Her Mother's Consent. OAKLAND, Car., Dec. 16.—Calvin Ward | Campbell Jr., a native of Ohio, aged 23| years, to-day applied for a marriage license | to wed Flora Hortense de Forest, a native | of California, 17 years of aze, He had a | letter from the voung lady’s mother giving | her consent to the issnance of a license to | her daughter, a minor. The parties are | residents of Oakland. | The Maccabean Falr. OAKLAND, CaL., Dec. 16.—The Macca- | bean fair for the benefit of the Sabbath- | school of the First Hebrew Congregation was brilliantly o&'tened last evening. Rabbi Friedlander made an address and an ex- | cellent musical programme was also given. There are some nine booths in all, very | brightly decorated and each stocked with | most attractive holiday wares. HISTORY OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in Short Chapters. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,) 908 Broadway, Dec. 16. The residence of Richard Threlfall, the finest | in Irvington, which cost $15.000, was burned | | t0 the ground yesterday evening. The motioz to quash the indictments against | Myron H. Whidden went over a week to-day on | account of the fllness of A. A. Moore. The entire first installment of city taxes | upon the Piedmont electric road, amounting | to $1324 71, has gone delinquent. The farmers around Mount Eden and Rus- | sells stetion will plant red oats extensively | nextseason. It has turned out much better than white oats or wheat. | A two-scory building on Shattuck avenue, | near Mariposa street, in Temescal, was burned vesterday. It was owned and occupied by W. i(n‘chner as & residence and saloon on thefirst floor. Bridget Pairon and her husband, Stephen Bairon, heve substituted M. C. Chapman as attorney in a suit for $1000 damages against P. O'Conuor, who, it is plleged, stole a kiss from Mrs. Beiron. The county teachers’ examination began this afternoon at the High School building. There have been forty-two applications regis- tered at the office of the County Superintendent up to noon to-day. Judge Frick to-aay confirmed the sale by the administrator of the estate of Eugene K. L. Murphy of the interest ofideceased in the prop- perty on Bush and Sansome_streets, San Fran- eisco, to J. D. Grant for $22,500. The remittitur has been received from the Supreme Court in the case of S.J. Thomas, the colored lad convicted of burglary and sen- tenced to twenty-five years in San Quentin. The lower court erred in admitting evidence upon the matter of a prior conviction which the defendant had confessed. | sociation of San Francisco, and | good | contril { our home industries. The time in | which exhibitors have been forced to be | ready for the opening has prevented any of the large displays of powerful Alameda d | County machinery that could be made, | been absent for many vears. Attorney A. | but the popular verdict is that nothing but | San Francisco had | the most practical perseverance and ex- | | ecutive ability could have accomplished so | much in so short a-space of time. The Tabernac¢le and the large annex are filled with the manufacturing exhibits of | Alameda County and teach many lessons that could be learned in no other way. For many years the practice has been gen- eral of considering. Alameda adjunct to San Francisco. An idea has beén prevalent that anything requiring more art in mauufacturing than a cement sidewalk had to be brought from San Fran- cisco or the East. - But the mission of the Industrial Exposition is to expell these ideas, and it has capably performed its mission. Although the exposition was opened at noon, and there was a promenade concert during the afternoon, the opening exer- cises occurred to-night. They were as short as possible and consisted of a few ten-minute speeches. Prior to making a speech, President Nelson read a telegram from Governor Budd's secretary stating that his Ix- | cellency counld not be present. President James W. Nelson, 1n his open- ing speech, explained briefly the purpose and origin of the exposition. He said ¢ Tie wheels of industrial progress in Oakland, and the State for that matter, have been set in motion by the opening of this exposition to- night. Whac you see here is the result of in- teiligent_ co-operation on the part of the ladies of the Ebell Soct he executive committee, the daily press of Oakland, the board of direc: tors of the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ As- v other people. All who have participated in or huted toward making this exhibition t is have done so for the public good. zen of Oakland, I expericnce to-night what As o ci | a pardonable feeling of pride in presiding at the opening of this splendid display of the efforts of Oakland and Alameda County 1n the industrial field. I have had, as you know, some acquaintance with the industries of our city and county, but I confess that 1 am surprised at the number, ihe variety and the excellence of the display made under this roof, end which plainly demonstrates that the majority of our own people know very little of what is going on in their midst or of the extent and importance of And it is with this very object in view_that the promoters of this ex- position have labored so industriously. They wished to give the people of Alameda County information, as it were, as to what our home manufacturers and producers are doing—to let them know of the work going forward and so bring it into review that it may be known by everybody at home as well as to attract the attention of people abroad. Our city bas been gradually gro\\'in% in im- portance as a manufacturing “center. We can point to some good work done. Imight refer to the rolling-mills, to the Oakland Iron Works, the cotton-mills, the bag factory (now, alas! closed by achange in the tariff), tosome of our iron works, whose success in these dull times has been phenomenal, to our soap works, our large and extensive borax refinery. to the fact that we once had a successful hosiery es- tablishment, to our salt works on the shore of the bay, our great beet-sugar industry, our car- shops, our agricultural implement works, to our large nurseries, our viticultural interests our box factory, to our flour mills, our canne: goods establishments and many others with which you shall become better acquainted be- fore you leave this building. I might say that goods made in Oskland ana Alameda County have found sale in the most distant portions of our country, and have stood the best test of all tesis—unrestricted competi- tion. We have had the first nail factory in the Western world, and I trust the day is not far of welcome and spoke of the natural ad- 25,000 miles, while the distance between vantages of Oakland as a terminus. He | the mailing point and its destination is said: | but 1200 miles, and it went the most direct But natural advantages are of no use un! | route possible and did not miscarry at an; advantage is teken of them. Onkland needs | "o FOSHE : 7 4 competition in transportation facilities and | Stage oL 1ts journey. R hen she has them her manufactures willele- | The travels of a letter sent from Pitcairn vate her to the dignity among the cities of the | [sland to Tahiti show, as nothing else can, 8 County as an | Union thet is her right on uccount of her geo- graphicalopportunities. This exhibition is the | first attempt to show what we can do and what | e are doing that has been undertuken, and although it but partially does this it is @ re- markably complete effort. It will open the eyes of our citizens and remind some of them that there are no oek trees on Broadway and that Oakland is already a manufacturing cen- ter of no mean merit. In the whole country there is not a district more valuable for all manner of manufacturing plants than Oakland’s water front. Now that | the question of its ownership is settled—for I do not anticipate that the recent judgment will ever be reversed—it behooves tlie govern- ment of this eity to take advantage of the op- | portunities offered, build wharves, induce manufacturers to come here and raise Oakland to her deserved status as a commercial city. Julian Sonntag of the Manufacturers’ Association of San Francisco made a short feeling that is shown to the efforts of the Oakland manufacturers by the merchants and manufacturers of San Francisco. One of the busiest sections of the main floor of the Tabernacle is the Ebell So- ciety’s booth. As it was Mrs. bridge of this society who originated the idea of holding the exposition, the Ebel of the show. In this booth, where social receptions are continually held, every lady who signs a little pledge is presented wilg a handsome silk badge. The piedge reads: 1 HEREBY PLEDGE MYSELF. price and quality permitting. to give the preference to articles of California manufacture or produc- tion in everything that I purchase or use; and will endeavor to induce_others to do likewise, and thus assist HOME INDUSTRY. Signed at Oskland, California. Name... ‘Address 189 By purchasing articles of Home Production | you assist in the employment of Home Labor. | Keeping the money at ‘home means prosperity to the community in which you live, your neighbor and yourself as well. The badges are the giit of the Manu- facturers’ and Producers’ Association of California. Next to the Ebell booth is the parlor of the Writers’ Association of Alameda County. A special reception committee has been appointed for each day, and the tables contain the works of well-known Alameda County writers. The art exhibition is in the annex, and the display of pictures is very fine and varied. The hanging was superintended by R. 8. Yelland and every canvas ap- pears to the best aavantage. In the gallery are a few stalls and toy booths, that do duty as a small midway. High-class musical concerts have been ar- ranged for each night and afternoon. Movements of Trans-Atlantic Steamers. NEW Y ORK—Arrived Dec 16—Stmr Scotia, frm Hamburg. BREMERHAVEN-—Sailed Dec 16—Stmr H H Meler, for New York. GIERALTAR—Arrived out Dec 16—Stms Wil- helm I DUNNET HEAD—Passed Dec 15—Stmr Island, jrom New York for Stetiin AR B I The Maimne Central Railroad recently re- ceived a sum of money from a conscience- stricken sinner, who had ridden without paying his fare. speech, in which he expressed the good | H. D. Trow- | booth may be regarded as the birthplace | | the complete isolation of the little Pacitic | paradise founded by John Adams. Tahiti is only about six days’sail from Pitcairn, and is the source whence lovesick Pitcairners take their wives. But letter- writing, although it forms an important part of the courtship, is generally confined to one letter, as when the answer isre- ceived it is generally the arrival of the bride. Except a small vessel or a man-of-war consents to carry letters between the two | points, which opportunity rarely occurs. the only remaining hope is from a passing ship bound from San Francisco or Port- land to Europe. A gentleman now resid- ing in Oakland was once deputed to carry | the Pitcairn mail for Tahiti, and to-day he told the story of how it was done. “We left S8an Francisco in the ship City of Hankow and were off Pitcairn Island on Christmas day. Only about one ship makes the island, and as we should lose nq ground by waiting a few hours we hove to and signaled to Adams Point. Then | the two boats Queen Victoria and Admiral Drew came off with two loads of vege- tables. Governor McCoy also came off and asked us to carry some letters to Tahiti. We rather smiled at first, but | when he produced seven letters and told us that there was no other way to send them we consented, and aiter | paying for our fruit and vegetables we started on our trip. Those letters were the cause of a good deal of inconvenience. When the captain landed at England he took the letters ashore and went to the Postmaster. Then he was informed that he must make an affidavit and must ap- ply to the Postmaster-General for 14 cents, the tariff for carrying letters from coun- tries not included in the posial union. Eventually the ietters were landed in the Falmouth Postoffice after we carried them about 13,000 miles. From Falmouth they went to Southampton, and were sent in the usual course of events to New York, another 3000 miles. “Tuey then crossed to San Francisco and were put on board one of the Australian steamers and put off at the nearest point to Tahiti, their destination. The remain- der of their journey was covered with a small boat. In all, the letters traveled a distance of over 25,000 miles and occupied four months and a half en route.” By the time the Pitcairn left the islands for ‘her recent trip home some of those letters had been answered and several new homes had been inaugurated on Pitcairn. Nearly all the members of the Adventist mission reside at the headquarters in this City. DEATH OF JOHN GREEN. For Ten Years Ho Was a Supervisor of Alameda County—Worked Hard and Died Rich. OAKLAND OrricE SAN Fravorsco CALL, 908 Broadway, Dec. 16. } Ex-Supervisor John Green, one of the oldest and best-known dyed-in-the-wool | Democrats in Alameda County, died at his |hume in Dublin, Murray Township, ves- terday morning. John Green settled in Murray Township many vears ago, and always took a leading hand in Democratic politics till a few years ago. He was a man of industrious habits and very thrifty. He accumulated a fortune estimated at $200,000, which he 18 said to have made by farming. He be- gan early in life to purchase small hold- ings in Murray Township and held them until they became valuable. A large por- tion of his estate consists of fine farming lands in Dublin. He owned a large hotel, a general store and several other good properties in the town where he lived. Although a Democrat he became very popular in the district which is strictly Republican, and in 1872 he was elected Su- pervisor. For ten years he held the office, and in 1882, when he was beaten by Bailey, a Republican, he retired from politics. The deceased was 57 years of age and a native of Ireland. He leaves a widow, five sons and three daughters. The Board of Supervisors to-day passed appropriate resolutions. ‘he funeral will be held at Livermore to- morrow afternoon. ALAMEDN'S ELECTRICITY, Wiese Submits His Report for Total Expenses for Last Month. Masonic Temple fo Be Decorated With Paintings—Funeral of Charles H. Shattuck. ALAMEDA, Car., Dec. 16.—City Elec- trician Wiese reported to the City Trus- tees this evening that the toial expenses of the municipal plant during November amounted to $1114 06, of which §194 71 was for construction and additions. The reve- nue from the incandescent plants used by private persons was $323 15, and he charged $71 17 for lights against the city. A repre- sentative of the Pacific Improvement Com- pany addressed tne board relative to its interest in the marsh land. The city has an undivided interest in forty-two acres, and selected those between the Alice and Webster-street bridges. The company de- sired the city to select land at another point, for eventually, the representative said, these two bridgzes would be taken away and a single bridge to accommodate both the broad-gauce and narrow-gauge roads would be built midway between them. The Trustees did not look with favor on the request, and it was denied. The Street Superintendent was author- ized to purchase another $100 worth of rock for the Webster-street roadway. The Gray Brothers gave the city a bond in the suni of $500 to indemnify 1t against suits for infringement of patents on cement work, and the Trustees then ordered the final payment of $2625 for concrete work on the new City Hall. Charles H. Shattuck’s Funeral. ALAMEDA, CaL., Dec. 16.—The funeral of Charles Shattuck, the ink manu- facturer of San Francisco, took place this afternoon from his late residence on Cen- tral avenue and was largely attended, many persons from San Francisco and Oakland being present. There was a pro- fusion of floral tributes. A quartet com- posed of Frank Coftin, D. Crandall, Charles Parent and Homer Henley ren- dered appropriate hymns. Services were conducted by Rev. G. R. Dodson of the Unitarian Chiurch of this city and Rev. Horatio Stebbins of San Francisco. The pallbearers were young men in the employ of deceased. The interment was at Mountain View Cemetery. On a Second Charge. ALAMEDA, CaL., Dec. 16.—Ricard Lane bad his preliminary examination on a second charge of burglary to-day and was held to appear before the Superior Court. He was alco arraigned on a charge of em- bezzlement, to which he pleaded not guilty. He will not be tried on this charge until the two charges of vurglary are dis- posed of. To Beautify a Lodgeroom. ALAMEDA, Car., Dec. 16.—An artist named Schaffer has been engaged to dec- orate the walls of the main lodgeroom of the Masonic Temple with a number of large paintings. They will be symbolical of the Masonic order, but_scattered here and there will be California scenes. The ceiling will be artistically frescoed. General Notes. Conductor Huber of the Narrow-gauge local. who Iost bis position for the alleged violation of a train order several weeks ago, has been taken back by the company and will resume his duties next January. The pupils of the public schools who were not promoted on term work are hav- ing their examinations this week. The schools will close Fri-day for,the holiday vacation. Street Superintendent Frodden estimates that it would cost at least $3u00 to put the Webster-street roadway in any kind of condition for travel during the winter months. Alameda Parlor of Native Daughters gave their Christinas party last evening in Blanding Hali. H0LDS UP 0 STREETH, A Lone Highwayman Robs a Car on the Lorin Branch of the Telegraph-Avenue Line. o E. About $20 in Coin Secured—Trouble at Lorin—Testing Sugar-Beet Pulp. BERKELEY, CaL, Dec. 16.—A lone highwayman armed with a heavy revolver held up an electric car on the Lorin branch of the Telegraph-avenue line at avout 12:30 this morning. The spot at which the rob- bery took place was admirably chosen, it being on Alcatraz avenue, near Shattuck, where there are but few houses and a con- sequent easy means of escape. The car was in charge of William Hamilton, who serves the double purpose of conductorand motorman on the night run. Shortly after midnight he wuas awaiting the Berkeley car, and on its arrival three men anda lady boarded his car, bound for Lorin. Two of thie men, one of whom was Frank Dixon, a Lorin barber, and the lady took seats inside of the car, while the third man, who proved to be the robber, seated himself op the rear end. The curtains on the car were drawn, and the end at which he sat was practically in darkness. They had just crossed Shattuck avenue when the robber entered and ordered “Hands up!” brandishing a huge revolver in the faces of the occupants. The lady became greatly frightened, but the bandit with great politeness assured her that she woula not be molested. *I want cash, not jewelry,” said be. “If you fork over your money there will be no trouble, but if you do not I will not be answerable for the consequences.”” Upon this Dixon handed him $10 and the other passenger $3 in change. These move- ments took but a few seconds, and then the robber went to the front of the c: where Motorman-Conductor Hamil stood and ordered the car to be stopped, at the same time demanding his coin. Hamilton emptied his pockets of the small change he had taken in during the evening, amounting to about $7. The robber 0ok the money and sprang from the car, bidding the conductor a “good g'ight." Nothing more has been seen of im. Conductor Hamilton describes the foot- pad, as follows: *‘He was about 5 feet 7 inches in height, wore a dark sack suit and had several days growth of beard, He talked like an Italian, and had a very prominent nose."”’ Beet Pulp as Forage. BERKELEY, Car., Dec. 16.—The agri- cultural department of the University of California is conducting a series of experi- ments with the view of determining the food value of sugar-beet pulp. Samples for testing have been received from the facto- . ries at Alvarado, Chino and Watsonville. It is believed that the experiments will show that the nutritive properties of the California beet pulp are greater by 200 or 300 per cent than those of any forage plant in common use. Disturbance at Lorin. BERKELEY, Car., Dec. 16.—Drunken hoodlums created a disturbance at Lorin gesxerdny morning, after the masquerade all was over, by breaking windows and committing other acts of lawlessness. Two large panes of ¢lass in Sam Early’s barber- shop were broken as a result of the dis- turbance. The police are on the trail of the offenders. Remains of Dan Landregau. BERKELEY, CaL., Dec. 16.—The body of Dan Landregan arrived vesterday from Arizona, and was buried this morning at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Mountain View. The funeral services, conducted by Father Serda, were held at the Church of the Sacred Heart, Oakland. RAMEIS' DISGRACE. The Son of a Guatemala Planter Booked at the City Prison on the Charge of Burglary. Sebastian Rameis, son of a planter in Guatemala, was taken from the City and County Hospital yesterday afternoon to the City Prison, where he was booked on the charge of burglary. The complaining witness against him is 8. F. O'Mally, 512 Bush street. Rameis and O’Mally both lived at 707 Post street. Several of the roomers had their watches, money, and jewelry stolen from their rooms. O'Mally lost a lot of valuable jewelry and a silk muffler, which he kept in a small box. Suspicion did not fali upon Rameis till about ten days ago, when 0'Mally, who had removed from the house on Post street, met him on the street wear- ing his silk muffler. He charged Rameis with being the thief and Rameisin desper- ation went to his room and swallowed a dose of arsenice, from _the effects of which he has just recovered. O’Mally declares that he will bring forth sufficient eviderce te prove that Rameis broke open the box n his room and stole his muffler and jewelry. Christian F, Petersen, a cierk, had his gold watch, diamond ring and $7 in eoin stolen from his room, and J. O'Neill. a horseman, bad a $20 zold piece stolen from the pocket of his trousers. Rameis was seen wearing Petersen’s diamond ring and be will likely swear out a warrant against him for grana larceny. THE ACTRESS IN LOVE. An Ophelia Who Really Fell in Love With Her Young Hamlet. With “Hamlet”’ scheduled to be given before American players for a revival this season it is interesting to read the amusing and the entertaining anecdotes of the play given in that new volume of Shakespearean history and gossip, “Shakespeare’s Hero- ines on the Stage.”” One of the stories of romance is as follows: “There was a pretty picture at the little theater in Lincoln’s ‘Inn Fields on the cold December night of 1661, when charm- ing Mistress Saunderson as Ophelia ex- pressed ber love in earnest to the ambi- tious young Hamlet of the night, the eloquent Betterton. She was beautiful and she was pure; he was handsome and he was upricht. We may be sure their mutual aderation was not forgotten in the talk of the pit between the acts, as the orange girls ran hither and thither to re- ceive with a smile the tappings under the chin while their wares were bought, and as the fine jadies in the boxes welcomed the amorous glances of ardent swains around them. “Miss Saunderson, through Davenant, had received the traditions of Ophelia's impersonations by the boy actresses be- fore the revolution; but never, before her day, nad a woman essayed the role. The absurdity of masculine actresses, even if a common and accented sight, must some- tumes have caused a gay laugh when odd situations were created, Imagine, if possi- ble, merry Charles IT keeping & sober face when, after he had become impatient over the delay in beginning ‘ Hamlet,” and naa sent the Earl of Rochester behind the scenes to ascerfain the reason, he was sol- emnly informed that the ‘Queen was not quite shaved.’ “ ‘Oddfish I’ cried the King, appreciating the point; ‘I beg her Majcsty’s pardon. ‘We'll wait till her barber has done with her. “*As this first Hamlet after the Restora- tion really loved his_ Opbhelia, so the sec- ond great Hamlet, Barton Booth, ap- Eenred with an Opuelia whose winning ehavior made him a slave of love, and whose wise conduct broke him from the slavery of Bacchus. A beautiful woman was Mrs. Booth, according to the discrim- inating verdict of the younger Cibber— lovely in countenance, delicata in form, and, moreover, pleasing as an actress. 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