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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1895. Interesting Report of Important Up-to-Date News Items in Alameda County (T) FNGELIZE A CITY, CENSURED THE POLICE An Injured Man Dies Ten Minutes After Leaving the City Prison. HOSPITAL STEWARD ERRED. Finnigan Received No Medical Atten- tion and Died Twelve Hours After Injury. xLAXD OFFICE, SAN Fraxcrsco CALL,) Otz 908 Broadway, Dec. 21. { An autopsy was held to-day on the body of Michael J. Finnigzan, the man who died suddenly at the Receiving Hospital last ight. It was shown that the man’s skull was fractured and that he died of his in- juries. Finnigan was knocked down by an electric-car and after going to the hos- pital was taken to the prison and hooked for drunkenn: The hospital steward declares that there was nothing the mafter with Finnigan brought into the hospital. When he came in,” said Steward Vie- xamined him from head to foot. I examined his head carefully and m strip that I could examine | He « cted to this, saying that he was not injured at all. He admitted | that he was drunk and walked about ex- | citedly. A little later Officer Rand tele- | phoned to know how y the man was | injured and I told him there was nothing 1 atter with him, and I was told to hold him until the patrol wagon came. pervisor Church was present during the examination and heard him that he was not hurt. He told Officer Rand he was drunk and did not want to go the | City Hall. Tam positive the man was all when he left my bands. I had noth- ins to do with his being locked up. When | be was brought back last night his head | was badly i as could be seenata | red, 7 vhile in t st the cell, in- fell ag flicting the inj Officer Rand the receiving came from th he took Finnigan to | i and later a call g him to come and s drunk. “I went nd. “and found he coula | He smelled stronly of | t he was drunkand | Hall, locking him up walk and liquor and took him to ti friends declare that it is ab- hat he was drunk when g the morning. The smell of | -counted for. The place | dent occurred is near the | 2 of Davis, an insurance man. When he saw the nearly insensible condi- tion of Finnigan he immediately brought some whisky and poured some down the throat. Da says that sine of the whisky was spilled, and of course would be readily smelled. Joseph Kelly, a cellmate of Finnigan at'the City Prison, was the first to inform the officials that Finnigan was a very sick | man. He was scen by Dr. Mayon, or- dered to the hospital and died in ten mi: utes after arrival \ An inquest was beld to-night and sev- | eral doctors gave expert testimony regard- | ing the effect of concussions on the brain | and all agreed that for Finnigan not to | feel any pain for so long after he was hurt was almost hont precec | The jury returned a ver t. censuring the Pol Deparument fornot giving atten- tion to Finnigan earlier and for permitting | him to languish a whole day ithout call- in a doctor or doing : e him. it i3 Ree nigan to leave that ins: ing examined by a doctor. o found that the sieward of the ng Hospital erred in allow: | i ion with MUHLNER’S TESTIMONY. He Contradicts uch of the Evidenco | of Saloon-Kecpers. OALAND, Ca Dec. 21.—Lewis Muhl- ner, charced with shooting Jennie Lewis, continued his timony to-day. He brought his narrative down to the time en he called the girl at the Moore lence on the afternoon she met her . Tuhlner told of his movements in_de- He sent the decoy letter to Miss Miller” because ' he ©0 see how much friendship really sted between ther Whnen she went to the room in the Newland House he said | to ““It is all over between us now.” She then promised to return the diamonds and the moneyv that Muhlner had given her, and told him to call at her house the next day. | On coming to Oakland on the fatal | Monday he shaved, bought a hat and | went to the residence of Professor Mooar, | where Jennie Iewis was engaged. She | told him that Miller, another lover of hers, | had the diamonds and she also expected | to meet some one who would give her the which Muhlner had lent her, in ail | Mubiner returned to th ween 2 and 3 o'clock in the When he miet Jennie she did not | = but the letters. He had some conversation with the girl and left | her, arriving at San Frencisco before 5 | o’clock. The prisoner admitted seein Shafter as he was going to the Mooa: house, but denied that he pulled down hat to hide his face. Attorney Nagle asked the following | questions | *Did you shoot any pistol on the 12th of | August? “No, sir,” *Did you shoot and kill Jennie Lewis?'’ o, sir.” Did you barm her in any way?’ *No, sir.” The cross-examination of Muhlner will take place Monday and the case will prob- ably not go to the jury till after Christmas. Scored a Jury. | OAKLAND, Car., Dec. 2 Judge Wood | was very indignant last night when he dis- charged the jury which had heard the tes. timony against” George Keily, a leader of | the Sporting Life gang. Kelly hit Thomas Traynor over the head with a beer bottle, idence was very clear. The vever, failed to agree. ust such conduct as this upon the part of jurymen,” said the Judge, “‘that at times causes respectable and law-abiding citizens to ignore the courts and take the law into their own hands and wreak out vengeance upon criminals.”” No Carriers’ Souvenirs. OAKLAND, Cax., Dec. 22.—The Oakland letter-carriers have orbidden by the department from carrying out their usual custom of sending around official souvenirs #0 that they cannot take that method th year of remembering citizens that this is | Christmas time. The new order is the re- sult of some objection made by merchants in San Francisco that overzealous car- riers had expected the usual “box” at a place of business as well as at a house. A Tool Thief Caught. OAKLAND. CaL., Dec.22.—John Hakes, | a man employed at chores in Pleasant Valiey, was caught last night stealing tools. | building is being erected and for a long time tools have been missed aud allef- forts have failed to catch the thief. Deputy | Sheriff C. Hitchcock was detailed to find the thief and on arresting Hakes the pris- oner acknowledged his guilt. Music-Loving Burglars, OAKLAND, CaL., Dec. 22.—The music- noon. give him anyth | nignt will probably be a military night, at | solvency in which he sets forth that his debts store of Sherman & Clay, on Broadway, was entered by burglars last night and some valuable musical instruments were stolen. From the marks on the door it was evident that the burglary had been committed violently and in a hurry. Both locks were forced off the door and a por- tion of the woodwork in the window was broken. ONE WEEK MORE. The Exhibition Will Close With a Native Sons’ Night. OAXLAND, CaL,. Dec. 2; he literary afternoon at the exhibition to-day was a social success, although the programme was several numbers too long. Joaquin Miller and President Kellogg were not present, but there was ample talent to in- sure & very enjoyable matinee. The pro- gramme published this morning was car- ried out with slight changes. This evening a grand complimentary President Nelson Thinks the Exposition a Balm for Last March’s Wound. concert was given by the Sunday-school orchestra of the First Congregational Church. The band wascomposed of forty- five pieces under the leadership of A. T. Stewart. The attendance shows no signs of dimin- ishing, and it is certain that next week, with the musical attractions, will be no less successful than the present one. Next Saturday nicht the Native Sons Vice-President Keller’s Masterpiece. will be the lionsof the night, and there will be a grand demonstration, the details of which are not yet decided. Thursday which the exercises will be supplied by the | National Guard. The show will be closed Sunday. At the Macdonough. OAKLAND,CaL., Dec.22.—Robert Down- ing will appear at the Macdonough the first three evenings of next week. He is sisted by Eugenie Blair. Mounday night “‘Helena’” wiil be presented, Tuesday ‘“Julius Ceesar,” and “The Gladiator’’ on Christmas night. > Death of Ralph Judd. OAKLAND, Car., Dec. 22.—Ralph Ed- vard Judd died at Beulah to-day. The eceased was a brother of Mrs. Carrie Judd-Montcomery and had been dying of slow consumption for several years. He was not an inmate of the Faith Home, but resided with his parents at Beulah. He was 27 years of age. HISTORY OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, ‘908 Broadway, Dec. 21. George Reber Hart has fi'ed a petition of in- are $532 40, none of which are secured. He has absolutely no assets. The defendant in the case of F. P. Howland vs. the Oakland Consolidated Street Railway Company has been denied a new trial in the Superior Court. The Hibernia Savings and Loan Society has brought a foreclosure suit against Ernest L. v J. Rausome on a mortgage given 1o note for $6250. The property is the 150x150 feet at the northwest corner of East Twentieth street and Tenth avenue. Peter McKenna, in & suit filed to-day, asks to have the probete of the will of Mary White set aside on the ground of undue influence exer- cised by Father King, Father Suilivan, Father McSweeney and B. McFadden. The three prissts were bequesthed $500 éach and Me- Puddern was appointed cxecutor. For the second time the suit of a fellow named Bingham cgainst the directors of the Sevilln Land Company has been thrown out of court. Yesterday the case came up again with ar amended complaint, but after hearing the plaintifi’'s own statements a non-suit was granted. 8. K. King, superintendent of the Shenan- doak mine, Piumas Bunty, arrived vesterday from the mine. He came out through seven feet of snow on snowshoes of the Canadinn pat- tern, ten feet in length. The shoes will be on exhibition at the exposition next week. He reports_everything favorable at the mine and the ore looking better as tunnel work proceeds. DI1aMoxps a special feature for Monday's afternoon sale at Hammersmith & Field’s. * - St ar The season on the Riviera has begun well, as visitors are arriving early. Nice wiil open her usual series of fetes by a cyclists’ floral carnival where all the ma- chines are to be gorgeously adorned with tlowers. | by, a thousand times good—" | hut—a bandit’s hut—and the order is given | to surround it. | stantly the guns are | yelling: *“Wha’ {0’ yo’ want me? I comel! CROWLEY IN SAN LORENZO, Native Son Talent Arranges an Original Farce for New Year’s Eve. OUTLAWRY AS A FINE ART. The Cheerful Bandit Sends New Year's Greetings From a Place of Safety. OAxrAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,} 908 Broadway, Dec. 21 The Native Sans of San Lorenzo have caught the minstrel fever and on New Year'seve they will make their debut at the village hall. The great attraction of the entertainment will be the closing farce, “Phil Crowley, the Haywards Bandit, and How We Failed to Catch Him.” | The farce has been specially prepared | and is full of local hity in which Sherifis White and his three sons, who are chief | deputies in his office, figure very prom- | inently. | The curtaii rises on Phil Crowley sitting | in his cabin, near Haywards. From his | speech it is learned that he anticipates | danger and he fills his wallet with gold and notes ready for flight. The cabin is sup- plied with railroad time-tables and maps of the different routes across the continent. Maps are on the wall showing the diffe ent steamship routes to Austraiia and | Javan and hotel guides are numerous. | “I love these Haywards hills,” says | Crowley, *‘and greatly do I desire to stay. But I must away. Although as white a | man as ever cut a throat or dodged an | Alameda constable I am in danger. I have | a premonition that my presence is not de- | sirable. The only man in the county that wants me is the Sheriff, and Lis botel is | not on my list. He is a gentleman, a very | white man, but his clothes might get | soiled if we became acquainted; so Iam ’ oing. I have looked over many routes. | have considered various scenic and sun- | set routes, but nothing seems to ayree with my present conditions so well as the moonlight route. So, my scenic Hay wards, my stock of stolen property, goos An army of constables then rush into | the cabin_ just after Crowley steps out. | The bandit listens to their conversation | and hears them ransack his hut, and then | conceals himself hehind a tree and shoots | one of the constables, saying as he does so, “That's for an example.” { The Deputy Sheriff, constable and posses from two counties then crowd close together for safety and there is a bigstrug- gle for center, during which a few pistols go off and the army declares that they had better retire to the hut and refresh them- selves after their labors. The posses and Sheriffs enter in earnest on the man-hunt. The orders are to take him alive or dead, and they disperse in different directions. Eventually footprints are discovered, and the word is passed along that in a few hours the Sheriff will have possession of Crowley. The footprints become plainer and eventually lead to a “Fall in, my nnble fellows,”’ says the Sheriff, “to-day shall mark an epoch in our administration. But first let us call the roll. Are all the deputies present? Answer to your names.”’ “A. Block?”’ “Here.” “B. Block “‘Here.” “C. Block?”’ ‘Here.” “D. Block?” *“Here.” “Now surround the bandit.” A rush is made and fifty guns are pointed at the hut. A face appears at the window and there is consternation. In- lowered and a frightened Chinaman, civilized enough to throw up his hands, rushes out of the hut, I ome!” g During the excitement a messenger-boy | rushes onto the stage and bands the | Sheriff a message. That official reads it | and says: ‘‘Boys, we're safe, we're safe. We've won a bloodless victory.”’ They all demand 1o know the contents It is of the message, and so he reads it. thisz CHICAGO, New Y A happy New Year to all the joI Alamed and _Contra _Costa. “counti sorry I cannot be with you and apologize for having caused you so much trouble. In haste, as I am billed to deliver a watchuicht address at the Methodist church. Cordially, PHIL CROWLEY. Then the curtain falls. Alec Rosborough, ex-Tax Collector, is one of the moving spirit in the show, and there is no doubt it will be a big success. ¥t will be hela at the village hall, d HE GAVE FIVE HUNDRED Amount Subscribed by F. M. Wilson Toward Lighting the Campus. This Subscription Contingent on Berkeley Raising $1000—Indian Bones—Notes. | disco West End, in which the present supply s not adequate to meet the growing demand. He stated that the Alanteda Water Com- pany had assured him that if it does not ! succeed within the next six weeks in de- ! vclormg sufficient water to supply the | whole of Berkeley it will confine its opera- | tions to such a part as it can supply well, | and abandon the rest of the territory to another company. It is understood that the Contra Costa Water Company stands ready to_ occupy the ground as soon as the Alameda Com- pany will yield its claim. Applications for saloon licenses were re- fused to Thomas Clark, J. J. Higgins and Ed Munday. A communication was read from the Board of Library Trustees asking that money be appropriated from the town treasury for the purchase of furniture for the branch libraries to be established at ‘West Berkeiey and Lorin. An” ordinance was passed to print, changing the night of meeting for the Town Board to the first and third Mon- days of cach month after Monday, January 30, 1896. Indian Bones. BERKELEY, Cav, Dec. 2L.—Indian | bones, supposed to have been buried nearly a century ago, have been exhumed dur- ing the last few days from a shell mouad on Bristol street,” between Second and Third West Berkeley. Charles Wuli- endinger Jr., an emplove of the Tay- lor Lumber Company, while removing earth from the mound to fill up the low places in the lumber-yard of his employer | yesterday, dug up two complete and well- Eres_erved buman skeletons. These were uried about eight feet beneath the sur- face, and it is to this fact that theiral- | most entire state of preservation is said to be due. On the day previous he dug up another skeleton, but this was not in such a complete state, having been buried with- in two feet of the surface. In the cases of those found at eight feet | the bones were much whiter and less liable | to breakage than those discovered nearer the surface. A striking peculiarity with | regard to the burial of the Indian corpses | is the fact that under each skeleton was to | be found a heap of ashes. It is supposed | that the ashes acted in the nature of a | preservative and counteracted to a certain | extent the chemical changes, which would | have tended to entirely decompose the re- | mains. Several years ago this same mound was the favorite resort of Indian relic-hanters; | but until recentty it has remained unno- ticed and apparently forgotten. Occasion- ally a flint arrow-head may be found, and once in a great while a tomahawk. These relics, however, were much more numerous vrior to the time the historic place was invested by the souvenir-seeking globe-trotters. Abalone | and mussel shells similar to_ those ed at the shell mound, near Emeryville were also in abundance. Many of these are still to be found, but few in such a state as to permitof handling. There has been some talk of setting aside the property upon which the mound is located as a public ground. MUST READ D WATE The County Clerk Is Advised to Obey the State Amend- ment. Attorney Hall Gives an Opinion Upon | the Vexed Question of Registration. OAKRLAND OFFICE SAN FrANcIsco CAvL,] | 908 Broadway, Dec. 21. The trouble over the registration of nat- uralized citizens who cannot read or write | ment, and by the terms of the amendment can never be entitled to vote until they learn to read the constitution in the English language and to write their own names. As to the native-born citizen it does not ap- 1 gedr from his affidayit that he had been & resi- e) nt of this State for one year preceding the adoption of the amendment, and it therefore does not appear from his aflidavit that he was entitled to vote or to be registered at the time of the adoption of this amendment. His ap- plication was therefore properly rejected by yourself. —————— = TWO VISWS OF IT. G. A. R. Men Ready for War—Federal Labor Union Denounces Such a Course as Barbarous. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FrANCISCO CALL,% 908 Broadway, Dec. 22, At last night’s meeting of Porter Post, G. A. R., the following resolations were adopted : Resolved, That it s the sentiment of the members of Admiral David D. Porter Post No. 169, Department of California and Nevada, Grand Army of the Republic, that the position thus assumed by Great Britain is a step in the direction of ignoring and violating the prin- ciples laid down in the famous Monroe doc- trine, which cannot for a moment be tolerated by the people ot the United States; and, be it further Resolved, That the message of President Cleveland on_this momentous subject, which was_presented to Congress on December 17. 1895, meets with our most hearty approval and commendation, and should the patriotic stand taken by the President and Congress in support of the Monroe doctrine result in war with Great Britain, or any other nation or nations, the members of this post will be found, as they have been in the past, earnestly supporting their Government to the fullest ex- tent in their power. The Federal Labor Union, Oakland No. 5761, passed the following resolutions last evening: Resolved, That while we haye no objection to Grover Cleveland and Lord Salisbury fighting a duel over the dispute, we are opposed 1o war, which is nothing but brutal murder on a large scale; and beit Resolved, That we urge upon the Federated Trades and other workingmen's organizations t0 oppose war and refuse to participate in such | inhuman butchery; and be 1t further Resolved, That the time has come for a great strike—an international strike—and we should send greetings to our brother workers in other lands, especially in Great Britain, and ask them to take & like stand there against gvar, and assure them that the common peopfe in America do not uphold Mr. Cleveland in his eager grasping aiter the sword, either as a means of home rule or in international rela- tions. the City. Christian church in California. Christmas Sermons From Most of the Pulpits This Morn- ing. ENDEAVORERS ON INGERSOLL. Rev. Edwards Davis on a Lecturing Tour—Rev. H. H. Rice at Pomona. Rev. W. Weyland Here. Christmas sermons will be preached in most of the churches this morning. The Portland Methodist preachers’ meet- ing discussed the topic “How to Evangelize Portland” at the Jast session. The recom- mendations on which most stress was laid were that the ministry should be baptized by the spirit, less lecturing and more gos- pel preaching pure and simple; house ‘to house visitation, Pauline style; a munici- pal revival that will endeavor to close the city's traps and deadfalls that catch 80 many after they have been brought un- der better influences. Rev. L. A. Pier has been conducting a series of revival meetings under the au- spices of the Christian church at Willows for three weeks. Rev. William Kellaway of Oregomris in He may take charge of some Rev. Edwards Davis of the Central Chris- tian Church of Oakland has been deliver- ing lectures at various points in the State the past month. The Pacific Coast Endeavorer says edi- torially: The Christian Endeavorers of Cleveland, Ohio, have been extending the unwelcome notoriety of Robert G. Inger- soll by formally praying for his conver- sion. - We have no doubt that the motive which moved the Cleveland young people to such a devotional regard for the great infidel’s redemption was good, but we ver; much doubt the efficacy of the method. Our Lord warned us against spectacular AUAMEDA'S NEW HOUSES praying by advising us, “When thou pray- est enter into thy closet and shut thy door.” The Endeavorer also quotes the Congregationalist’s view of the matter as follows: The widespread public an- nouncement that many people in Cleve- land and elsewhere were going to pray for Robert G. Ingersoll was an offense to good taste, as it was contrary to the teach- ings of our Lord. Rev. Edwards Davis of the Central Christian Church of Qakland exchanged ulpits with Rev. V. Morgan of Alameda ast Sabbath. A union of the Endeavor societies of the Christian, Presbyterian and Congrega- tional churches and Epworth leagues of the Methodist and Methodist _South churches and the Young People’s Baptist Union has been effected at San Bernardino. The purpose is the double one of promo ing Christian fellowship and systematizing Christian work. The officers are as fol- lows: President, H. H. Baker of the M. E. | Epworth League; vice-president, George Swing, Baptist Union; secretary, Ada Smith of Congregational Endeavorers; treasurer, Polly Speed, M. E. South Ep- worth League. Committees were ap- pointed for more efficient work, and a meeting will be held the first Thursday evening of each month. Rev.J. Cumming Smith will give the first of two sermons on the situation in Turkey at Trinity Presbyterian Church this evening. He will deal with Moham- medanism this evening and next week speaks of the Turkish atrocities. . Trinity Presbyterian Sunday School will hold its Christmas exercises on Friday evening. The call extended by the Presbyterian Good Showing Made for the Year in the Way of Build- ings. Charity Ball to Take Place February 4—Church Services To-Day. ALAMEDA, CaL., Dec. 21.—The Argus in its annual eaition. issued yesterday, gives a list of the new houses erected dur- ing the year 1895. They number 166, and tne aggregate of improvements is $548,645. The number of houses erected last year was 127 and the total of improvements footed up $354,095. There is a gain this vear, therefore, of 39 buildings and $194,550 in valuations over last year. There have been very considerable public improve- ments in the building line, a City Hall and one large schoolhouse having been built and another schoolhouse rebuilt. The City Hall, with incidentai improvements, cost $52,000; the new schoolhouse $20,000, and the schoolhouse rebuilt §12,500. The church of Pomona to Rev. J. K. Gibson of South Charleston, Ohio, hasbeen declined. Rev. H. H. Rice, formerly pastor of the nion-street church of Oakland, will sup- gv the pulpit the rem_nmderonhe year. The Episcopal ladies are preparing a. special box for one of the Alaska Indian issions. s mffie Women’s Board of Missions of the Congregational churches of the Pacific Coast will hold its next meeting at the Tirst Congregational Church, Qakland, J“B;’,"fi;?;. Thompson J;reached at Central Methodist Church and Methodist Church South at Sacramento last Sunday. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will hold its hotiday exercises t Pythian Castle on New Year’s eve, Elder H. S. Tanner, president of the Mormon missions in California, will go to Sacramento next month to look after that branch of his work. The Congregation B’nai David will dedi- cate a new scroll of the law at 2 P. . to- day. Rabbis Levy and Nieto will give ad- dresses. The Pacific Hebrew Orphan Asylum orchestra will provide music. The Congregation Sherith Israel has ap- plied to the Superior Court for permission to sell its old cemetery property bounded by Nineteenth, Twentieth, Dolores and Church streets, as well as_its synagogue property on the corner of Post and Taylor streets.” The_trustees of the congregation state that it is their intention to purchase a site for a synagogue, lyceum and gymna- sium, and for this purpose funds are needed, as well as for the paying off of & $30,000 mortgage. Some young Jewish ladies gave an enter- tainment at the home of Mrs. Salt Te- cently for the benefit of the King's Daughters’ Home for Incurables. A letter_in one of the church papers from the Bishog of Pittsburg on “The Degradation of Christmas’’ suggests serions thoughts to Christian geuple. The grow- ing predominance of holiday over holy day In the observance of the great festival is certainly to be deplored. At least our good church people should not lend them- selves to this sort of thing. Certainly their little ones should not be included in the hundreds of thousands of children to whom the Bishop sadly refers, whose minds through these ‘‘Christmas inven- tions” and the like will be ‘“filled with thoughts of Santa Claus, with no teaching whatever concerning our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on the feast of his nativity.”— Pacific Churchman. The standing commiitee of the Episcopal Diocese of California recently adopted ap- propriate_resolutions concerning the late George W. Gibbs. % The Chanukah festivals held at the vari- ous temples and synagogues on Thursday. evening were largely attended. Dr. Fryer’s Friday evening lecture at the Bush-strzet Temple was on “All Kinds of Jews.”” Rabbi Levy lectured on ‘‘The Sights of Paris’’ the same evening in the Geary-street Temple. % To-morrow will be the ninetieth birth- day anniversary of Joseph Smith, founder of ‘the Mormon church. Elder H. 8. Tan- ner will speak of the life and works of the prophet at Pythian Castle this evening. French and English. A Paris physician who was summoned the other day to attend a sick child left di~ rections which a neighboring French drug- gist had translated for the benefit of the English nurse in charge of the child. These are the directions, with the English intended in parenthesis: 1. To distend the children of other children. (To isolate the baby from her sister.) 2. Not many. tlower in the eat and not give him that noilk prepared. (Suppress farinaceous food and also the milk as hitherto prepared.) 3. Before the col of children une eponge warm. (Apply a hot sponge to the child’s throat.) 4. Everybody that have occupa- tion of ckildren wild vhach the hands in liquorof Van Swieten. (Every person com- ing in contact with the child to wash his hands in Van Swieten’s solution.) 5. All the linen deteriored shall be whach in-so- lution before iondres. (All soiled linen to be washed in the solution before being sent to the laundress.) — Miss Annie Dennis of Talbottom, Ga., 18 a fine-looking woman of 25, who seems. to have a genius for farming. According to a Georgia paper she owns a handsome estate of 1000 acres, which she cultivates with great skill and success. Upon it she conducts a dairy, a stock farm, a cannery, a preserving establishment, a vineyard and wine distillery, and a piggery. Each of these is prosperous to a high degree. 4 ( s COUNTY CLERK FRANK C. JORDAN OF OAKLAND. BERKELEY, CaL., Dec. 21.—The efforts | on the part of Regent Reinstein to beau- | tify and illuminate the grounds of the | University of California bave stirred the | citizens of Berkeley to aclian. Five hun- | ared dollars was subscribed by F. M. Wil- | son of Berkeley last night toward a fund of $1000 to-aid the regents in their effort to light the campus. The matter of lend- ing assistance was discussed officially by the Board of Town Trustees, but it was found that they could not legally furnish | any financial aid to the regents in the | matter. ¥ ! *“A disposition is being manifested on | the part of the regents-of the university,” | said President Richards, “to beautify their | grounds. The contemplated improve- ments if carried out will mark an era in the hislori' of Berkeley. It is_ proper therefore that, so far as we can, this board should sustain and co-operate with the re- gents in all their efforts in the line of progress.”” He spoke of the cordial and friendly relations that should exist be- tween the university and the town, and the recent efforts made to illuminate the campus with thirty arc lights. *The| lighting of the university grounds,” said he,” means very much for Berke- ley. It will require $1000 to equip the grounds with poles and wires for electric lighting, and as the town of Berkeley is prohibited from spendinz any money for this purpose, and as the re- gents manifest such a disposition to work together with the citizens for the public good, it seems fitting that the sum of $1000 be raised by popular subscription. I am authorized by one of your citizens, Frank M. Wilson, to say that he will subscribe $500 toward the fund, provided the other citizens will subscribe the re- maining $500.” , A series of resolutions were passed ex- pressing approval of the projected im- Emvements, and thanking Mr. Wilson for is offer. President Richards made a report re- garding the securing of an increased water supply for the town, particularly for the | the County Clerk’s private attorney. sus- | | Snook. | an educational qualitication shall not ap | as follows: is being widely discussed throughout Ala- meda County. County Clerk Jordan has already refused to register about a dozen persons and the two papers printed in | Portuguese have opened a regular cam- | paign on the subject. District Attorney Snook hasdecided that | Mr. Jordan’s interpretation of the law is | correct and to-day Attorney Sam P. Hall, | tained the opinion of District Attorney Mr. Hall stated in his opinion | that the portion of the amendment at- tacked was: “No person who shall not be able to read the constitution in the English languege and write bis or her name shall ever exercise the privi- lege of an clector in this State; provided, that the provisions of this amendmien: relative to v any person prevented by a phys(clldisnguuy from complying with its requisitions. nor to any person who now has the right to vote, nor | 10 nny&)erson who shall be 60 years of age and ] npward at the time this amendment shall take | effect.” And the claim is made that this violates that portion of the fourteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States which reads | 11 persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdic- tion thereof are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citi- zens of the United States.” But the right to vote is not & munity of eitizens of the Unite 1 have examined each of the affidavits. find them made respectively by Manuel Silv: Frank M. Silvia, Manuel Garois de Serpa, Manuel 8. Rose and Joseph Gracia Metoza Jr. It affirmatively appears from each afiidavit that the applicant for registration is unable to read the constitution in the English language or to write his own name. Each applicantis under the age of 60 years. The first four above named were naturalized in the month of October, 1894. The last one named deposes that he is a native of this State and aged 21 years, but unable to read the con- stitution in the English language or to write his own name. As 1o the four naturalized citizens it affirma- tively npgenm that they were not naturalized until within less than thirty days betore the adoption of the amendment under decision. They ue:rlr, therefore, were not entitled to vote at the time of the adoption of this amend- Kflvflegfi or im- States as luchi other observable feature of the building progress is the decided tendency to build on the north side. Heretofore the south side has enjoyed the greater share of the building, but the past year has seen it largely transferred to the north. The best class of houses has been erected on Central avenue, the leading thoroughiare of the city, but in numbers Railroad, Pacific, Buena Vista and Eagle have crowded the favorite averue. Bay station and vicinity have taken an unwonted spurt, and there are indications that for the coming year the west end will be the scene of greatiy increased activity. In the Alameda Churches. ALAMEDA, CAL., Dec, 21.—In the First Congregational Church to-day there will be a pretentious musical programme by a chorus choir of thirty voices. Dr. %pnrks, Mrs. L. F. Jacobi and Miss Lois E. Fish will_be the soloists, and Mrs. Helen M. 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