The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 29, 1895, Page 26

THE SANFRANCISCO CALL, S DAY, DECEMBER 29, 1895. Ih:ceresting Report of Important Up-to-Date News Items,K in Alameda County WANTS PUBLICWEDDINGS, Rev. Marshall Law Will In- troduce a New Custom To-Day. FOUND DEAD IN A CANYON. Many Successful Applicants Receive | County Teachers’ Certifi- cates. Sax Fravcrsc 908 Broadway, Dec. ovel feature will be introduc into e at the Church of the Advent in i to-morrow evening. This a marriaze ceremony which will take place before tbe congregation is dis- missed, quite an unusual feature in an Episcopal church service. Mr. Law, the rector of the church, was called upon to ung people in marriage dur- ernoon. He urged them to wait nd be married in church, consented. A special The Voice that Breathed will be sung by the cheir of QAKLAND OFFIC self designed the decora- h of the Advent, which ntities of ever- to outline arches and y the edifice. the Ch elabo use rwise beautif ite greens being Supposed Suicide. ND, Car., Dec. 28.—The body of n was found in Hays Deputy Coroner Quillan and im to the Morgue. Three neard the man crying out d through the canyon at hg to him were with a blow from an that he had taken d learn nothing of I the cause of his iff, but when he ar- i dressed and did not Only begeed to end his ax, the man declarin, he man wa m to be an ordinary tramp. s oney was found in » contained a razor a rop, a r comp. spectacles and & money belt. Dec German, about theory that ti mont with the in the hills. OAKLAND, CaL, cha boy, and as soon brought the litt It was at her res 1 was mac 1t is not proba liverymen from whom Robinso man’ hired the team which th 1 oy k to his mother. st that the motion for led to e latter nd larcen; for gr: y, s they first intended, since he acted for Robinson. Guilty of Assault. OAKLAND, Car, Dec. Joseph Frates pleaded guilty to a charge of assault with a deadly weapon C 2. Several weeksago he 1 West Oakland with a rt this morn: abbed a boy pitchfo Attorney Thomas Bradley, who repre- sented Frates, asked Judg ck for a postponement of the passing of sentence for a week, in order that testimony as to the good character of the defendant might be produced. The motion was granted and the matter continued until January 4. Earned Certificates. OAKLAND, CarL., Dec. 28.—The follow- ing were the applicants for county teachers’ certiticates, having re- ceived the necessary percentage in the ex- 1 e that Kane & Daily, the | and Loo- | in the Superior | | | | The jury retu | One Band of vet been located, but is supposed to be in San Francisco. HISTORY OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in Briet Chapters. OAXLAND OFFICE SAX FRANCISCO CALL,} 908 Broadway, Dec. 28. John Walport has been elected to succeed H. E. Brunner as Trustee of Haywards. Brun- ner resigned a week ago. The teachers of Alameda County will give a tion to the members of the Caltfornia Teachers' Association, January 2, in the high school building. The mass-meeting of the A. P. A. Councils of Oakland will be addressed by the Hon. M. J. Brewer, assistant State setretary, on “*Lo; g at Masonic Temple to-morrow 2t 3 o’clock. The Newark Sand and Quarry Company has been incorporated with $100,000 capital stock. G. W. Fletcher, A. E. Crane, T. C. Kingsland, W. M. Rank and Joseph Musgrove subscribe $15,000 each. The Coroner held an inquest yesterday after- noon over the remainsof Mrs. Mary Stanley, who was found dead in her bed Thursdey night. d & veraict stating that death was catised by heart disease. The Coroner’s jury last night iu the inquisi- tion on the body of John Vanoli, found that deceased came 1o his death by a pistol wound inflicted with suicidal intent. Vanoli’s body will be shipped to his home in Colorado. W. J. McCoy of Haywards goes about with s nml., ail the resultof & pig-slaughtering. He made a miscue with the sharp butcher knife he was handling, and instead of cutting the pig’s throat, stuck his own knee and cut to ihe bone. The preliminary examination of William Clark for tampering criminally with Mary Svensen, Pearl Wright and Nettie Williams, three Jittle East Oakland girls, is being held this afternoon. The defendant is represented Carroli Cook and Temple & Heaton, all San Francisco attorneys. William Holt Aldrich, a son of the late Wil- liam A. Aldrich, who left an estate worth $600,000, has begun suit to break astrust by which the estate was tied up. The complaint filed yesterday was besed on the same ground on which the trust in the Walkerley estate and in the Meyers estate were set aside. NOT IN HARMONY. Professional Musicians Threaten Another With Arrest for Burglary. 0ARLAND OFFICE SAN FrANCISco CALL,) 908 Broadw Dec. 28. | The rivalry between the Fifth Infantry band and the Oakland professional band, which is an offshoot of its rival, may prob- ably be taken into the courts. The in- fantry band has been since its organiza- n under the direction of W. McBain. here was dissatisfaction in the band, and on recommendation of Director McBain | Colonel Fairbanks ordered the discharge ckets, | | aminations recently held: 1 grades—W. red A.Ra mar H. de Bell, Bertha Woodall, Margaret N. ‘Gibs Clara N. Primary . Patterson, Bertha Berks, At the Macdonough. OAKLANUD, Car., Dec. 28.—The Fraw- X ny comes to the Macdonough for a week’s engagement on Mond nex The repertoire is an exceptionally good one, including “The Senator,”” *“The En- All the Comforts of Home” and The sale of large, prices during ving been reduced to in orchestra and dress §mlery respectively. with a souvenir. Still Unknown AND, Car., Dec. 28.—No clew has been found which leads 1o the identifi- i nsane man who was taken ¥ vening. on_he is supposed to TS City. No inquiries corcerning the man have been m t the Sheriff’s office and er all questions as to his es quite violent and ¢ wili probably be persc The Deadly Tre , De road OAKL. electric and bu at 1z the front of the bug, aking one of the horse’s legs. The animal b to be shot. The two men in the bugey, one of whom is supposed to Norman Eckles, were thrown out ar ved several cuts and bruises. No one on the car was hurt as the front end was unoccupied. Seized His Goods Illegally. QAKLAND, Carn., Dec. 28.—Constable John F. Cronin of Oakland Township.has . ‘L. Hicks to recover $375. Cronin’s bondsmen, James L. McCarthy and Howard L. Osgood, are made defend- ants. Hicks claims that Cronin levied an attachment on $900 worth of machin!st’s tools belonging to plaintiff, but in custody of 0.Olsen. Hicks declares he was not a party to tie action under which the at- tachment was levied. To Dedieate St. Mary OAKLAND, Car., Dec. 23.—To-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock St. Mary’s College, which destroyed by fire a year or more nece, will be rededicated. ~Archbishop rdan will deliver the address and sev- Y. M. L councils in Ozkland wiil be j othiers from San Francisco and will take part in the procession before the ceremonies. Ran Into a Milk OAKLAND, Car., Dec. 28.—An electric- car jumped the track on Franklin street this afternoon, at the Second-street curve. The car ran forty feet across the sidewalk and crushed through theentrance of Coun-| cilman Tow. planing-mill. It was a ;(-ry light car and there was little damage one. and Perkins May Recover. OAKLAND, Car., Dec..28.—John R. Perking, who hot on Christmas eve at Lo:rin vy Albert Menzenmeyer, is re- ported as improving, and the physicians at tie Receiving Hospital are more lrope- ful of his recovery. Menzenmeyer nas not ke, Kate N. Bassett, | t | ran into a horse | } . L (35 D Third avenue and East| Events—Political, Social and Religious reet at 1 o’clock thisafternoon, | and for the evening “God’s Arithmetic of of six of its members. The discharged members formed a rival band, buteach member had an interest in the music, | whrich is valued at $2000. The question of the right of ownership of the music which the band Lad accumu- lated tben arose. Previously the music had been stored in the bandroom at Lower v,and at the time of the splita ctra padlock was placed on_ the d event the music being spirited aw: Later it was carted to the armory of the regiment and placed under the care of the armorer. No sooner had the discharged men :d of the removal than they notified McBain that if the music was not restored toits former place on the following day those who presumably had taken itaway would De arrested on the charge of b ry. Attorney Lin Church was re- ained to look after the interests of those 0 had been discharged. Then McBain's rty secured an attorney, and said they, too, were ready for war. The question of ownership will be | settled next week, amicably, 1f possible, but, if not, then POOR TARGET PRACTICE, Two Men Shoot at a Mark and Nearly Wing Christmas Diners. y resorting to the courts. The Alameda Municipal Trustees About to Expend $15,000 More on the Electric Light. ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. 28.—Julius Muhn and Frank Wigith, employes of the Palace Prewery, were arrested yesterday for dis- charging firearms within the city limits. They indulged in target gractice on Christ- mas day at the West End, and were so | reckless in their sport that a bullet was sent crashing through the window of a house on Fifth street, where A. H. Smith |and a party of iriends were enjoying a Christmas dinner. The bullet fortunately missed all the occupants and imbedded itself in a wall to the depth of an inch. The target-shooters were arrested, but let out on bail of $25 each, and will be tried befo re Recorder St. Sure. Church Services To-Morrow. ALAMEDA, CaAL., Dec. 28.—Rev. G. R. fonday evening will | Dodson of the Unitarian Church will yr(-ach to-day on ‘Menticulture.”” Rev. Ienry Victor Morgan of the Christian urch will preach in he Gospel of Work”; in the evening on “Ships That Pass in the Night.” At the Pa; treet Methodist Church, Rev. M. H. on will_preach_in the morning, and the pastor, Rev. F. D. Bovard, in theeven- ing, and there wiil be watch services be- ginning_at 9:30 o'clock, when Rev. Mr. Smith of the Chestnut-street Church will preach. Rev. W. T. Jordan will preach at the Baptist Church in the morning on “Perennial Kindness'; in the evening on ““The Permanence of Character.”” At the First Presbyterian Church the pastor, Rev. Brush, will take for & morning sub- A Review of the Year’s Princiyal C the morning on Life.”” At the Congregational Church, Rev. W. W. Scudder. will take for his morning text, *\What Shail I Render Unto the Lord for All His Benefits Toward Me?" and his subject for the evening' will be “Profitless Living.” 5 Electric Light Expansion. ALAMEDA, CaL., Dec. 28.—The Board of Municipal Trustees met in. executive session Friday to cons der plans for an ad- dition to the city’s electric plant. A lot has been purchased for $1800, which ad- joins the old works, ana buildings and new electrical machinery will invodve an esti- mated outlay of $15,000. The incandescent plant will be increased to 4000 lamps and the arc plant to 160, nearly-doubling both. New dynamos, engines and boilers will be put in. The electrician states that there are now applications for 2000 more incan- descent lamps than the capacity of the works will supply. g A Peddler in Trouble. ALAMEDA, CaL.,, Dec. 28.—W. E. Le- vick, a printer and once an editor of a socialistic ps J)er in San Francisco, came to Alameda 10-day and tried to peddle cigars without a license. He offered boxes of fifty for 75 cents, thus attracting attention at once. . Police Officer Kamp arrested Lim for violating the license ordinance. He protested his innocence, declaring that the box of- cigars which he exhivited'asa sample had been made a preseut to him, but his story was not credited by the Re- corder, who will hear the evidence of those to whom he endeavored to sell the cigars. The Yellow River is styled the “Sorrow of China.” During the last century it has changed its course twenty-two times, and row flows into the.sea through a mouth 300 miles distant from that of 100 years ago. Itis estimated that its floods in the E:_rescn: century have cost China 11,000,000 ives. 2 \ | done and POLICE AND POLITICIANS, A Discharged Officer Certifies That Schaffer Took Bribes. EX-MAYOR PARDEE TESTIFIES, He Was Censured by the Grand Jury for Not Suppressing the Lottery Games. OAKLAND OFFICE, Sax FrANcIsco CALL,) 908 Broadway, Dec. 26. | The rehearing of the charges against R. H. McCloud, who was dismissed from the police force a year ago by a former Board of Commissioners, is proving very sensa- tional. Mayor Davie, who is also one of the Po- lice Commissioners, refuses to have any- thing to do wita what he pleases to call a farce, and Messrs. Wilson and Piersol are handling it alone. “McCloud was fairly tried, I believe, a year ago,” said the Mayor to-day, “‘and I see no reason for wasting my time all day listening to the case. "’ R. H. McCloud made a very damaging statement this morning. McCloud was the officer who raided several lottery joints under instructions from Mayor Pardee. | Chief Schaffer knew nothing about them | till the arrests were made, and this in- creased the ill-feeling existing between Schaffer and McCloud. Ex-Mayor Pardee said he had beard ex- Chief Schaffer speak disrespectfully of | McCloud. He said there was a long story | connected with it, but in brief it was as follows: During his (Pardee’s) term as | Mayor he had spoken to Schaffer, who was | then Chief of Police, about stopping the Chinese lottery egambling in this city. | Schaffer replied that it was impossible to | stop the illegal business because the Chi- namen were too cunning for the police. | Mayor Pardee said he had been called be- i fore the Grand Jury and asked why he did | not have the Chinese gambling houses | shut up. Hetold the jury what Schaffer had said and the jury then admonished | him that he should do all in his power to | stop the lotteries running in the city. He then had another talk with Schaffer | abcut the matter, with no more satisf. tory resuit. A few days later McCloud was in the Mayor’s office on other business | and he (the Mavor) remarked that it was | strange the Police Department ‘could not stop the lottery gambling. McCloud re-) plied that it could be stopped and offered | to put in his vacation, if authorized by the | Mayor, in raiding the joints. This was | in a couple of days McCloud made many arrests. After this Schaffer went into the Mayor’s | office and mplained that McCloud had exceeded his authority. Schaffer ma- | ligned McCloud and Dr. Pardee said that | McCloud naturally returned the compli- ment, but not to such a degree as did the | then Chief. Sheriff White testified against the char- | acter of Officer Lamping, and so did some | citizens, Lamping is one of Schaffer’s | { | witnesses. R. H. McCloud testified in his own be- balt, that while the circus was in town the manager of gamoline and confidence rames on the ground said he was paying Chief Schaffer $50 a day for being let alone. Me- | Cloud arrested two lottery men, who told | him they were paying $20 a month for pro- | tection from the police. Several other statements were made McCloud that possess special significance, as they have | a direct bearing on the pending charges | against Officer Banks, and also on the tes- | timony of the Chinaman who recently stated that be bad been in the habit of paying money to Chief Schaffer. | The Police Department is now in a state of unrest as those who were friendly tothe ex-Chief do not care to testify in case it should be regarded as indicative of insub- | ordination to the present administration. | The case will be continued next week. | FAIR DIPLOMAS. Many Home Producerssand Mannfac- | turers Are Awarded Exposition | Blue Ribbons. | OaKLAND OFFICE BAN FRANCISCO CALL,) | ey The exposition closed to-night with a grand celebration by the Native Sons and Daughters. The programme as published in to-day’s CarL was carried through | without a hitch, and the crowd was bigger than at any. time since the opening. The committee of awards announced the | following diploma winners: MANUFACTURES AND INVENTIONS. John Macarthy, patent bicycie tire and horn furniture. i Watts & Trott, boats, special diploma. s J. J. McBride, wood carving, special diploma. H. Trath, artificial stone. T. M. Kendall, boats William Hiiton, California silk manufactur- | ing. 7 Leader Windmill Company. Golden Gate Basket Works, A. Sparmann. | Booth & Johnson, electric platers. Pecific Iron and Wire Works. P. J. Mitchels. George Brand Jr., laddérs and wood work. California Cotton-miils, cotton and jute; special diploma. C. Longstreth, patent burglar alarm. holas de Camp, cigars and tobacco. Georse L. Yager, patent galvanized iron sky- his. %‘n fornia Industrial Works. J. E. Taylor & Sons, brooms. California Stone and Iron Works, W. B. Harrub, American automatic gas | machines and gas stoves, 2 D. Oakland Iron Works, ice machines and iron works, 2 D. T. H. Allen, horseshoes. Robert Kuerzel, cigars. John L.Kellett, oil of Eden. Hay & Wright, boats and ships. J. H. Eustice, lead and galvanized iron works, Kirkland & Trowbridge, Kirk’s Irish moss | and syrup of figs. George Pattison & Co., asbestos manufac- | turers. t P. W. Reardon, patent bituminous rock side- | wal Model Window Hinge Company, Clifford Mec- | Clellan. Frank C. Howe, saddles and harucss. Paraffine Paint Company, 3 D. Robert Reed, artificial limbs. Jacob Schreiber, gas machines. F. C. Corder, Golden Gate Glue Works M. J. Keller Company, sbirts, etc., special aiploma. . he Best Manufacturing Company, petro- leum oil engines. George C. Edwards, “The Vitalizer.” N. H. Derby, bieycles. H. L. Farrier, patent barbed-wire stretcher and soap. e Louilg(cDenum, patent gas engine. E. Edwards, cooper. Joseph Husch, Eureka insect powder. MeDonald & Redmond, tanners. Pacific Coast Borax Works. Alaska gold separator. ‘ribune Publishing Company. . Bralley, needle-threader. ‘ostal Electric Company (J. E. Lonergan). flR. Long, electric belt and steam 2 D. J. Ford, corsets. E. Buswell, paints and oils, special di- ploma, 3 D. A. W. Cook, patent baby jumper. James M. Wishart, gesoline, coal oil, gas, iron and cooker. Standard Soap Company. H. E. Bullock, patent fruitbox. L. F. Hickey & Co., carpet-beating. E. D. Olsen, carpet-beating. Robert Gilmore, horseshoes. John Bohan, horseshoes. Eagle Box Manufacturing Company, George eth. L. F. Courtney, umbrellas. V. 8. Northey, carriages and wagons. P. Young, patent tire powders. Kennedy’s Agency. lanterns. F. C. Kohlmoos, mantels, tiles and grates. Oskland Gas, Light and Heat Company, motor and gas stoves, 2 D. Judson Manufacturing Compsny, special diploma. Girardo Tamale Company. N. Sinnacupubo, popcorn and peanuts. McNsaughton & Grant, carriages and horse- shoes, 2 D. Mrs. 8hotwell, patent needle-threader, D, R. Wentworth, boots ana shoes. W. A. Young, flue-cleaner. Robert Stewart, tanner. enney, wagon and carriages. . E. Young, patent driving gate. G.J. King, clectric apparatus. Miss Lila Kelly, toilet compounds. M. A. Watson, Theumatic remedy. FOOD PRODUCERS. California Pure Food Company, George San- born president. California Sait Works, H. C. Coward. A. B. Pernetti & Co., Eiixir Wine Pernetti. Ralston Health Food Company, A. W. Brodt. Our Mothers’ Milling Company, W. J. Spencer, Kendall's Monarch Coffee and Spice Mills. Lucky Baking Powder Company-. Theodore Gier, wines. . C. Westphal & Sons, Bay City Flourmills. Oakland Bottling Company, beer, ete. Ozkland Pioneer Soca Works. . B. Rothenberg, Berliner wagon bitters. Hickmott Canning Compeny, 2 D. Swiss Italian Paste Company, Charles Routh. Merriman Manufacturing Company, flavors, 8. ete. Camilloni & Lagoria, oysters and fish, 2 D, Brown’s Pnosphate Company. Palace Bakery, Wagner & Desloh. Alameda Sugar Company. Oliver Bros., salt., 2 B J. L. Beard, wines. California Nursery Company, nuts and olives. J. E. Sturgeon & Son, candy. W. B. Standeford, candy and icecream and icecream soda. F.J, Edwards, oysters and fish. Oakland Preserving Company. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HORTICULTURE. California Nursery Company, Niles, Cal. : 1. Best und largest general exhibit of fruit and ornamental plants; diploma. 2. Best and largest exhibit of conifers and palms; diplome. 3. Exhibit of nuts and olive H. H. Senborn, Onkland—1. largest general exhibit of ornamental trees and flowers; diploma. ine exhibit of tropical plants— aria, Dracena, ete. 3. Fine ex- hibit of diploma. Jal Niles, Cal.—A fine exhibit of apples and persimmons; diploma. W. W. Saunders., Oakiana—Fine exhibit of rustic flower stand with plants; diploma. J. Seulberger, Oakland—Fine collection of potted plants; diploma. Ornamental work, manzanita canes; di- ploma. A. D. Pryal, Oakland—Exhibit of hybrid raspberries; diploma. Joseph Hercher, Oakland—Exhibits of car- rots and pumpkin’ diploma. ART GALLERY. Woman’s Exchange, art needlework, em- broidery, quilts. W. W. Hooper, decorative glass windows. H. A. Aldrich, minerals and mosses of Ala- J. H. Aydelotte, Aydelotte’s Business Col- lege, pen work. E. 0. Robinson, Hecht’s system of short- hand. Charleg Williams, grili work. F. 0. Houssler, photographs. Califoruia Decoration Works, John Conley. Amador Marble Company. A. M. Sehleuter, art. Cunningham Bros., architects. (2) Miss G. M. Hunt, art embroidery and . annex, water color. Miss M hman, art ci R. Bartsch, srchitcetural te Lawrence Cutting, schoo’, Alired T. Nicolletti, marbleized plaster deco- rations. A.J.and E. €. Gilbert, semi-precious stones of Alsmeda County. Phebe Smith, burnt etenings. Miss Emma_Mills, McDowell cutting system. Charles B. Welis, inlaid wood, etc. J. E. Mariin, card writing. Novelty Photo Co. 7 de, wood earving, ses John Conley, decoration work Temescal District School exnibit. 5. Baukhead, fancy work., illiams, art china. F. K , needle work and quilt. » fancy paper work. h, paper flo D. H. Buell, inlaid woodwor 3. D.Ottnot, Blake Alverso E. Oudray, Mills College, “Josii Ca! intings and pictures. T. L. Bromley, Mrs. George L. Birkmaier. OIL PATINTINGS, Williem Keith. R. D. Yelland. Fred Rickardt. €. C. Judson Mrs. D. W. G M L. R. E. Cole. George H. Burgess. Miss Alicia Moone T. M. Farnham, Hill. Hili. Mrs, L. L. Freeman. L. Bromle; Miss Mazi oll. mas. Sherwood. WATER COLORS. William Keith. Mre. D. W, Gel Miss Annie Bri H. W. Ke Helen Thomas. L. L. Freeman. C. C. Judson. Miss Cooper. IN THE CROW'S-NEST. A Great Outlook Over the Beautiful Antarctic Scenery. On December 7 I sighted the edge of the ice-pack from the crow’s-nest and shot my first seal, which was of the white kind, its skin being .injured by several deep scratches. It was cold up in the white cask up on the maintop that morning. Before us were tne icefields, with the strong ice-blink 1n the air above us; and aswe drew near to the edge the snow- white petrels became more and more nu- mercus. They are of the size of anor- dinery pigeon, but much more graceful. Their large eyes are deep black, as are also their bold, curved heak and their ele- gant webbed feet. They seemed almost transparent as with spread, quiet wings they soared in the air about the crow’s- nest. where I was hanging on to one end of a large telescope, heavy enough to lift me in seesaw_fashion far out of the nest ev ry time I let it glide too far out over the upper edge of the barrel. Like the pricking of pins the snow- crystais blew against my face, and I had continually to dry the telescope glasses with my woolen™ mittens, as the vapor from my breath settled on tne lenses in numberjess crystals, and formed an extra sheet of glass. But they were glorious, those hours on the lookout! The air was generally clear, and the human eye could see, even from the deck, great distances within those southern latitndes. Only from the crow’s-nest can one fully appre- ciate the supernatural charm of Antarctic scenery. Up there you seem lifted above the pettiness and troubies of everyday life. Your horizon is wide, and from your hign position you rule the little worla below you. nward, onward stretch the ice-fields, the narrow channels about the ship are opened and closed again by current and wind, and as_you strain your sight to the utmost to find” the best places for the vessel to'penetrate, your eyes wan- der from the ship’s bow out toward the horizon, where floesand channels seem to form one dense, vast ice-field. Ice and snow cover spars and ropes, and every- where are perfect peace and silence. ‘We always observea the white, shining reflection of the ice-fields in the air, and we were thus warned from afar even of the presence of a narrow stream of ice or an iceberg. This ice-blink and the presence of the white petrel never deceived us.—Jan- uary Century. e Over one-third the termtory of Africa, the Bahara district, does not contain a single river. The greatest river in the world is the Gulf Stream. It is from 100 to 200 miles wide and over 5000 mileg long, ext nding from the strait between Florid: and Cuba to the norchern coast of Norway. University of | A PARDON FOR LAMBERT, His Friends Making Strenuous Efforts to Influence the Governor. MANY REASONS ADVANCED. Politicians Who Turned Him Down Are Now Anxious to Make Amends. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FrANCISCO CALL,] 908 Broadway, Dec. 28. | Within a few weeks Governor Budd will be petitioned to pardon Walter Lambert, the defaulting clerk of the Oakland Police Court, who was sent to San Quentin for five years last July. A very pretty and pathetic story is be- hind the effort to have the ex-Police Court clerk pardoned, and although the petition has some very substantial support, every effort has been made to keep the matter secret. This course was made necessary on account of the storm of indignation that would be raised by his many political enemies should the fact be made public. Just before Lambert emptied the Police Court safe and went to Honolulu with the combination, he married a young lady well known in Odkland, and aithough nearly everybody had marked Lambert off their calling list, his wife thought she saw the elements of what might yet constitute a worthy man, and with this end in view, she appealed to his friends to aid him, and the appeal was not in vain. n supportof his claim for leniency from the Governor, Lambert’s friends have pre- pared a lengthy Y‘rayer. and they base it upon the fact that Lambert was a frequent sufferer from delirium tremens at the time he committea the crime, and had on two occasions been locked up in the County Jail on a suspicion of being insane. There is no doubt that Lambert was some- what demented on several occasions prior to his levanting with $1683 bail money, but the jury found that he was sane at that time. z Another point beinz urged in Lambert’s favor is that he came back from Honolulu without putting the _tate to the expense of sending an officer for him. At the time he was convicted some surprise was ex- pressed that his old political friends did not make any effort to rescue him, and it was known that he had been turned down. His return from Honolulu was prompted partly by the promises of his friends that they would help to make gzood the missing money, and it was stated that he had the money in a’safe deposit vanlt in Oakland and had gone to Honolulu while suffering from mental aberration. Had this scheme been followed it would have been an easy matter to have kept him out oi San'Quentin. But when he arrived 1n Oakland the safe deposit vault did not materialize and no one’ seemed at all anx- ious to heip the fallen politician. He was speedily tried, found guilty and sentenced g)' Judge Frick to five years across the ay. The case was not appealed, and since he has gone from their midst some quaims of conscience seem to hLave smitten his old aecquaintances, and the present effort tose- | cure a pardon is meeting with their sup- pors. r Aucther reason advanced why Lambert shonid have permitted himseif to be so dissolute as to be rendered mentally un- sound is that his first wife died after a lin- gering illness, and that his attention and devotion to her completely shattered his rerves. The peotition was drawn up by two local attorneys, who express them- seives as confident that it will be success- iul, though they refuse to say whether they have private information that wouid justify their hopes. WHARF AGANST SCADOL, 1 . East and West Berkeley’s Position on the Bond Question. Some Idea Prevalent That the Two Main Propositions Are Antag- onistic—News Notes. BERKELEY, CaAL., Dec. 28.—“If East Berkeley votes against our wharf we wi:l defeat its school proposition.” This re- mark was passed by one of West Berke- ley’'s prominent citizens this morning, and in the same breath he voiced the sen- timents of a large portion of his feliow- taxpayers in the West End. There has al- ways existed more or less jealousy be- tween the eastern and western portions of the town because of fear that omne part would outdo the other in the matter of public improvements. Originally, the bulk of the population lay in the West End, but as the university, which is in the extreme east end of the town limits, de- veloped.to larger provortions, the popu- lation grew with.it, so that now the ma- jority of the citizens are located in what is cailed East Berkeiey. As soon as the new School Poard was elected, last May, the members began to outlineé plans for the improvement of the school system in all parts of the town. Tt X After much consideration it was decided to ask the Board of Town Trustees for $150,000 to be expended in the erection of new school buildings, among. which was to be a High School building in East Berk- eley to cost about $80,000. The sum asked was thonght too much by the West Berke- leyans, so they compromised by agreeing to vote $120,000 bonds for schools and at the same time asking for $80,000 with which to erect a wharf. Some of the East Berkeley people now claim that the West End wants the $80,000 for a wharf, not be- cause there is need of it, but because the otherside of town wants a new High School building. Though the election will prob- ably not take place for another month, some preliminary measures being neces- sary, yet the interest already. taken in the outcome is noteworthy. Out_of fifteen merchants and business men in East Berkeley, who were inter- viewed to-day, all were in favor of incur- ring a debt for new school buildings, four favor the wharf on general principles, four will vote for it because they fear that if they do not do so West Berkeley will defeat their school, and seven will cast their ballots against the wharf unless they can be brought to see that it is a necessity. Fear is expressed that the proposed new whar? of a mile and a half in length will not be long enough to be of much service, According to the Government surveys and soundings of the bay the new wharf will extend far enough to reach water about thirteen feet in depth at high tide and seven feet at low tide, while the present wharf reaches the nine foot mark at high tide and three feet at low water. The new wharf will consequently permit vessels of four feet greater draft to dock. The sentiment in West Berkeley is almost unanimously in fayor of the wharf, since it will be built in their vicinity, but many are inclined to believe that a new high school building is not needed, and that some more grammar schools will sufhce. There will be two separate elecfionl—_onl ’ ; | bé officially. instituted as &egrg? s‘? lMarK’n Episcopal Church to- morrow mo-ning " at. 11 a’clock by Bishop Nichols. Elaborate préparations have been made for the occasion. Special zile- Jections by the choir will form one of the principal features. - New Officers Elected. ELEY, CAL., Dec. 28.—Ata meet- inggfluz(ne Loakout ‘Mou;uam Corps held yesterday Mrs. Thomas Gilbert was elccted chaplgin and Mrs. Adelaide Marquand installing officer: AN IRISH HORSE SHOW. FExtraordinary Interest and ‘Enthusiasm Displayed. 1 saw a:horse show at a little-place called Moate, which, ‘however,: once. gave a night’s shelter ‘to-Cromwell,. at which I was greatly impressed, not only by the lepping—Anglice jumping—but . by !l'xa quality of the animals, “the ;xqrsemnpshnp of the riders, and the extraordinary inter- est and enthusiasm disylayed by the com- pany, which consisted for the most part of gossoons, sitting in their hundreds on a stone wall toat girt the inelosure, and giv- ing forth a Celtic yell as the horses shirked, cleared or missed their jump. There was a handsome and likely looking mare that, no doubt from want of due preparation for this particular kind of trial, was among those who elected the- first course. Her name was Dairymaid; and 1 overheard the observation behind me: - *‘Dairymaid isit? Ah, well! she'd better go home and make butter. She’s no good here.” In Ireland every one can ride and every horse can go. What a reserve of light cavalry Ireland might furnish us, and, I trust, some day not far off will, when all Irishmen know and recognize what is for their peace. I? Etilgliln young colts 81: Technical defects were found in the pe- | grass are nearly always out in smoot| nal clauses of the ordinances regulnu};fi pastures. In Ireland they ari1 among the erection and maintenance of wires and | rocks and stones and broken and sloping poles, the laying of sewer-pipes, the dis- | ground, and thus acquire = betterl'uge of charging of firearms and the conduct of | their legs betimes. Possibly the lime in washhouses. These were corrected, and the | the subsoil is good for "'!E"‘ bones, and ordinances will be passed as changed at the | assuredly the soit, moist climate is la:u in next regular board meeting. The sense of | their favor. Irish hor:es lr;:ve etter the last-named law willalso be altered, the | tempers, and, therefore, have better man- board having decided to strike out that | ners than Enfihsh horses, in consequence section which prohibits work in laundries | no doubt of the gentlerand more patient between the hours of 10 p. M. and 6 A. M. | treatment they receive. But, as one who or on Sundays. knows them well reminds me, “W }E,en An Inoperative Ordinance. they are bad-tempered they are the —."— - Blackwood's Magazine. BERKELEY, CaL., Dec. 28.—In codify- | . o o B ", ing Berkeley’s ordinances a discovery has be d hich displ re tat The Russian Charge at Eylau. en made which displays a curious state 7 3 s of affa‘rs in municipal law. There is an | 1t Wasaraw and bitter day; during the ordinance in existence declaring it unlaw- | [Orning there .ggfevflgca;*eg"‘fi' 'gg;nfz;r]- tul for the Southern Pacific Company or :}‘sles, BOG imé'h”‘ ftintt )and i any other company to allow its passenger 3““125?” ts)ev Selke ’i" Y% J:““:. trains to cross Delaware street without first | the. battle 31‘ s il el Ry coming to a halt. The ordinance was | VPIN8 his plan, sent a'messenggz for Ney, assed about a year ago, and a general to come and strengthen Soult. At9 the impression existed that it had been re- | Russian right advanced and drove in the vealed, as the railroad company has not F"E:;fh left, Wht“ik}‘) was “i"r"kvh‘: “}::l;“;g paid the slightest attention to it. This in- [ At that moment the creer was 'ven for operative nrdinance was considered by the | Augereau and Sain the‘ “}L‘ZLOCH“?;&HO‘; Town Trustees last evening in committee | 'hFhfl“‘“L‘S e e meeting and will be repealed probably at | With efch other, SAE tRe Rtter CHAS their next regular meeiing. Trustee Hoff | Tepulsed by Russian —cavalry, —whil stated tbat the Southern Pacific_said they | Aupereau’s corps was a’l‘h bl Y: 2 would take off the local train if the ordi- | the enemy’s center. oL ETI g ories nance was enforced. *We could not afford | men- of Galitzin reached .the foot of the to lose the local service, so we let the | Very hillon which Napoleon stoad, and a " i i anic seized all about'him, not- excepting "?fifite‘,’fgfgs o;!nlsa::‘;;ld!llll:t'efl;fscsflonsgv %erthier and Bessieres, ‘who . excitedly trains stop at West Berkeley, where a called up the guard to saveé their Emperor. > s = e The Emperor, however, réemained calm, strectcar system is established between the | o claiming *“What boldniess!t What bold: ness!” . The pursuers fell back exhausted Sons Anckitag: and Murat in turn-dashed with his cavalry BERKELEY, CAL., Dec. 28,—A party of 3 | toward the gap - between :the enemy’s University of California boys set sail for | center and right. - So- warn out were both Suisun Bay this morning in the yacht sides, however, that without a collision Pilgrim, owned by City -Engineer Wilson | they ceased to charge and began to fire.— of Oakland. They will be away for two | Lifé of Napoleon in the January Century. wecks on a duck-hunting cruise. The e party was made up of L. F. Bartlett, U. C. '63; Clay Gooding, '96; Thomas Olney, '97, and Quarterback Kennedy of the Var- sity football eleven. Institution of Rev. Mr. Swan. BERKELEY, CAL., Dec. 28.—Rev.George for the school - and the other for the wharf—both to be held at the same time, however. By this method 1t will be pos- sible to either defeat or carry one or both of the measures. i The requisite petition from 300 qualified electors calling for a special election, as provided for by the new town charter, has been in circulation for the past two weeks, and up till this afternoon it bad signatures. 5 The majority of these were received in West Berkeley. = Its reception -in- East Berkeley does not seem to have been very cordial, it having been. in circulation for four days in that district and received only about thirty-five names. - It is the purpose of its circulators and supporters to have it ready for presentation to the Town Board at its'next meeting, to be held Jan- uary 3. The board will then pass an ordi- nance calling for the election and settinga date therefor. The ordinance is already prepared, fix- ing tne precincts, each ward constituting a precinct, excepting Ward 3, which will be divided, as it was -at the last election, into sections distinguished as 3 A and 3 B. The po!ling places will be the same as they were at the last municipal election. Codifying Town Ordinances. BERKELEY, Cat., Dec. 28.—The Board of Town Trustees met- last evening as a committee of the whole for the purpose of codifying the town ordinances. It was de- cided to re-enact the ordinance as it for- merly stood regulating the speed of electric cars. It limits the speed of cars to ten miles an_hour within the borders of the town and to eight miles per hour on Cen- ter street, Shattuck avenue, Allston way, Oxford street, Dana street and Dwight way. It was decided that the riding of tricy- cles and velocipedes on the sidewalk, as is done by children, is harmless and it will no longer be prohibited. Braggarts Always. 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