The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 2, 1896, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO.CALL,_'THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1896 Thieresting Items From Important Points in Alameda County. 1, WEDDINE, PUBLIC . P. To Take Place at an Open In- stallation of Officers Next Week. s ex POULTRY AND PIGEON SHOW. The Rehearing of Ex.Officer McCloud Will Be Continued To-Day. OARIAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO Cu,x.,k 908 Broadway, Jan. 1. night the American Pro- and the Woman's on rs at Masonic Hall are to hold an open { day it was not the fault of the Salvation Army. From noon till late this afternoon the old barracks on Eighth street re- ceived the most pitiable lot of guests that have peen gathered together since last New Year's day. Tables were built wherever room could be found and the large floor of the hall was the busiest part of the city for several hours. For two weeks the Army people have been preparing for the New Year's dinner and during the past four days the tin boxes exhibited in various parts of town have been freely patronized. Con- trary to the custom of former yearsthe people seemed more willing to give money than donations of goods. As soon as the doors opened a crowd was ready to sit down. It would have been sarcasm to have spoken to them of a “happy” New Year, for. judging by their looks, th of happiness. But they were all hung; and were anxious to be filled, and that was all the demand for admission required. The scene ingide was a very busy one. Dozens of bonnetted lassies and men in red Guernseys flew around and waited on their guests. The outside air was cold and the appe- tizi steam rising from scores of hot an event of tuis kind nd it marks adi two branches of the hitherto united for 1 celebration. two societis to be marked by ginal A. P platform the evenin caremony v tions. vided by pe contains with be bay. Thi: stration’in _this om the A. P. A, present at the An Indignant Bicyelist. H. Man- CaL., Jan. rancisco real-e tal t when rid- K, must dis- ng a foot passenger. ¥ t a pedestrian | 14 that the policeman arrested e he was on the sidewalk. Pa- 1 was only appointed a was his first arrest. ber of the Athe- | be says be will employ his | n, W. W. Foote, to defend | ce Court to-morrow. i rigrde Shoot | dishes looked especially attractive. One of the most thoughtful acts of the Salva- ,and one which won the admira- se whole Police Department, was g ‘io > whom abject erty drives to the City Hall each night. A lieutenant called at the prison at mid- iight, asked the number of lodgers and leit a card of invitation to each to come to the free dinner at noon. “That’s wnat I call religion,” said Cap- tain Fletcher, “and it's the first time I ever saw anybody who cared wbout our poor lodgers.” There were about fifty at the prison last night and they all were ests of the lade and lassies at the New Year's dinner. About 400 people partook of the free eal, but this number does not represent all that was dove. Many families were sick and others were too proud to be seen at the army tables. But they all had to be provided with a dinner and many er- with well-filled baskets. Ensien found that the contributions fell some- what short of the necessary outlay, so there is still a chance to hel SIKG LEES DAUGHTER Another Chinese Girl Seeks to Land by Her Certi- ficate, Contractors and Foundrymen Swarm to Alameda to Bid on: Public Improvements. ALAMEDA, Can, Jan. 1.—8Bing-Lee; once an Alameda laundryman; went some | to China some time ago “with, “hisfamily. annual t Boys' Bri- | d resulted E. J. Walker , Major W. S. . J. Walker command- | , Colonel . 72; Compan P- | 35, | om: 1 McCloud’s Rehearing. LA Cav., Jan. 1.—The investi- 0AK gation charges ior which R. H. d was dismissed from the police rce a year ago, will be resumed to-mor- v by the Commissioners. Mayor Davie es to sit with the board, and says tif a policeman can gets rehearing a r after his discharge, and before a new Commissioners, it means that | arged member of the force will | same privilege. He depreca!es’ ecedent set, and declares that it v plunge the department deeper han it is at present. To Recover Marsh Land. - Merchant to re- | erest in 205 acres of | nd lying on th e of Alameda | 2ld by Thom: ‘W. Mulford. | explains that his father died | s a minor. His mother and | or a while his guardians. It| their attorney, Louis ¥. Du-| s signature to a| while he was in | g an interest in it. That | ,and Merchant declares | e truth of the matter | The Poultry Show. | . 2.—Preparations | ate Poultry and | t the Tabernacle on | nue for a week. The | ger one than was at | ex built to the tpose of the recent as been leased byi 1 both buildings | show of its numbers of placed on ex Cruelty to Seamen. , Jan. 1 edition forme: committe W the charges ing.. The committee consists of A. A Denison, A. Bretz, M. E. Hunter, Mrs, Eroma Kelley, Mrs. Dr. Kellogg-Lane and | Mrs, 0. M. Sanford. s appointed to inve report at the next meet- te ¥. M. €. A. Reception. OAKLAND, Ca Jan.” 1.—The large lors of the Y . C. A, building were nged to-day with young people. The z ladies of the Christian Endeavor were the hosts, and served re- shments, and, as everybody was wel< e, tne New Year’'s reception passed eably. Then came athletic exer- ises and basket-ball contests, and to-night a splendid concert was given. Assessment Peculiarities. OAKLAND, CaL,, Jan. L—While mak- g up the delinquent tax roll it has been overed that Mosea I. Frank and others are assessed for pieces oiprofierty near the foot of Commerce street in East O akland that do not ex:st. They are all fractions of blocks, and when search was made for them it was found that it was on property: belonging to others and to whose title there is no cloud. Attends to G. A. R. Graves. OAKLAND, Car., Jan, 1.—The Grand Army iis city has tendered a vote of < 10 Superintendent Smith of Moun- View Cemetery for his active interest 1n keeping the Grand Army plat in such excelient condition in all seasons of the year, and for liberality in. donating flow- ers. Every morning “Mr. Smith raises the American flag over thie plat, where it floats until sundown. FOUR HUNDRED WERE FED. Oakiand’s Poor Freely Patronize the Salvation Army Dinver. OARLAND Orrice Sax FraNcisco CALL,) 908 Broadway, Jan. L. | If anybody went hungry in Oakland to< | Army, and by a A member of the family was-adaughter, who was provided - with® a.:certiticate against the possibility of her-wanting to, return. The girl was called Mary.:: Re: cently a girl, having in her possession thi | certificate but not answering: the ‘descrip- tion in it,sought to land -from -a;Ckina steamer, but was detained.- at; .the :San Francisco Custom-house. “The: gssertion was made by Chinamen,paipably-interested in getting her ashore and out of the-tram- mels of the Custom-house officials, that the holder of the certificate ‘was" Mary; the daughter of Sing Lee, but shé.could riot speak English as Mary could “and “had-not the faintest idea of Alameda as - Mary. would have had, having been raised here. Some Alameda gentlemen who had-deal: ings with Sing Lee and knew his family were summoned to see if the girl seekine to land was the original hoider of the cer- tifieate, and invariably testified that .she was not Sing Lee's daughter, and so she will be returned to China. Electric Light Expansion. ALAMEDA, CAL., Jan. 1.—The improve- ments contemplated in the ‘electric plant will necessitate the erection of an addi- tional building. Proposals for the work will be invited, to be opened January 13, and proposais for the new apparatus to be installed will be opened January 20. The considerable extent of the improvements to be made have attracted a swarm of elec- tric-light men, foundrymen, hoiler-makers’! and contractors. It-is estimated by the City Trustees that the improvements to be made will cost $15,000, but judging from past experiences those who are keeping any account of it expect the sim to reach fuily $20,000. The ejectrician claims that with the new works the city will be en- abled to sell incandescent light -enough to pay all expenses of operation and - have a nice sarplus besides. Insuring the New City Hall. ALAMEDA, CaL, Jan. 1.—The new City Hall is to be insured. There is an overwhelming number of applications for insurance, &t the rate of 80 cents for three years, and the Municipal Board has de- cided to place $25,000, to be divided be- tween a large nu: r of companies. The building is more nearly fireproof than such public structures generally are, and there are no exposures, so that the risk is con- sidered an unusually good one, and com- mands a very low rate. Saw the New Year In. ALAMEDA, CaL., Jan.1.—New Year's watch parties were held in Alamedas at the Park-street Methodist Church; by Com- pany G, National Guard, at their_armory; v Whidden Hose Company; by Rebeckah Lodge of Odd Feliows; by the Salvation rivate company at the has. Nathan, 1725 Ever- Broke His Leg. ALAMEDA, CaL., Jan. 1.—Jacob Schick, a harness-maker, and at one time a driver in the Alameda Firé Department, fell and broke his leg Tuesday morning. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. | Dr. Hutchings, Resident Physician, | Leaves for Cleveland and Is Suc- | ceeded by Dr. Sperry. The Board of Lady Managers of the Children’s Hospital met. yesterday and passed a series of resolutions in regard to the resignation of Dr. Fanny C. Hutch- ings, the resident physician, who has oc- cupied that position for the past eighteen months. In the resolutions the board spoke in the b_xghest terms of her services at-the hospital and of her unremitting attention to the patients. An embossed copv of the resolutions was presented to Dr. Hutchings, accompanied by a purse and a set of surgical - instruments, The nurses at the hospital also presented her with a_ beautiful basket of flowers. Dr. Hutchings thanked the donors im fitting terms. The physician Jeft last night for Cleve- land, Ohio, to ensage in ‘the -practice of her profession. Her father is pastor of the leading Congregational church, and it was at his solicitation that she resigned her position at the hospital to be near him. Z Dr. Hutchings was succeeded yesterda: by Dr. Sperry, daughter of Mrs, M. Ay Sperry, 2100 Pacific avenue. Dr. Sperry residence of Mrs, ett street. after undergoing a three years' course of study in the leading hospitals in Furope. ——————— The latg Sir Henry Ponsonby was a scion cnew but little of the elements | rands of mercy were made by the cadets | Reed | returned to the City a féw months -ago | | | | | closed, about $260,000 oi that sum having of an old:Irish noble family, whose -head | is Earl of Bessborough—a peerage creation. dating from 1721, RECEPTIONS TO TEACHERS Fuificance. | he shall be a resident and elector therein | Williatn Maybe, a - washer in: the United Gar- riage Company’s stabies, died “siddenly. - He yenrs of age and” had: been i appas rently good, he: His disedse is attribiiied to naiural causes, presumably heart disease. i A FOOLISH BET. The Actual Work of the Annual State Association Begins To-Day. : M. B. Troy Swallows a Bottle of Whis ky Which Nearly Kills Him. M. B.: Troy, 909 Geary -street, made ‘a. !'bet yesterday “affernoon in’a’saloon’ -6n, | Geary and. Larkin'streets that :he could e |:swallow - a - boftle " of ~whisky - without - | 'taking ' the. bottie from: his. mouth: . He MANY NEW YEAR EEUNIONS-?been celebrating New. Year's prévious to-| I-that and had enough whisky already.” He rron the-bet;. but- it nearly: cost -him: his ife. in achairin’ the cigar-shop next door. to. sleep off the effects.. Toward. evening his condition became 6 alarming that. the ambulance. was summoned:and he was taken to.the Recéiving Hospital. Z Drs: Bunnell and Ruine worked on him' | for several hours. ~At.one time his breath- | ing -was hardly - preceptible and- it . was {'thought that the -whisky had killed ‘him. The doctors redoubled “their efforts ‘and gradually his breathing becaine stronger and they now-expect that he will ‘recover. He is about 23 yearsof agi FREEDON OF THE NECRO Afro-American League'’s Celebra- tion of Emancipation Day. I All the Visitors Express Admh"ation‘ for Oakland’s New. High School. 0axLAND OrFIcE SAN Francisco CALL;) 908 Broadway, Jan. 1. - § Hundreds of schoolteachers from. all parts of the State have:been artiving in town to-day ready. for the formal opening to-morrow morning :of: <the ~California Teachers’ Association.. This is the twenty- ninth annual session of‘the ‘association, and it is the first time- it:has been:lield” in Oakland. | The hotels are “nearly full,"but all ar- rangements have been'made 50 that:there will be no inconvenience. The delegations: from - Stockton, Mari- posa, Gleen, Calaveras and other San Joa- quin Valley counties have théir headquart- ers at the: Albany. The ‘graduates from the State normal schools are at the Crellin, and to-day that hotel: was a sceneof life and gayety from morning till midnight. In- two large parlors;verv prettily decor- ated, the San José Normal School held two receptions,. The Oakland alumni of the | San. Jose: school are responsible for. the | hers2 decorations, and they did their work well, | Preachers. Names of Abraham Lincoln, John Brown-and Frederick Douglass Are Honored. ‘*All-the great scandals are not on negro He fell into a stupor and was placed | Complications Arising From the ~ Recent Election of Colonel Macdonald. ACTION OF GOVERNOR BUDD. The Protest Submitted. Before Election Cannot Be Withdrawn—Armory. Question Unsettled. The -officers of: the Natiorial* Guard-in this® City “are. stiil ‘awaiting -the'action of Governor'Budd-on the protest submitted at the election for-¢olonel held December 19th;, “and+they: also wish ‘to kiow what course the Governor will pursue in regard to.the lieutenant-colonel and the three majors. At the time of the election'and just be- fore-balloting commenced 2 protest signed by. a number: of line officers. was sub- mitted:in the interest of Colonel Macdon- ald; objecting ‘to-the. six. assigned field officers voting. 'This was precicated upon it becoming known ‘that an opinion had been furnished to Colonel Giesting, the presiding oflicer, to- the effect that these officers ‘were: entitled -to- vote under the provisions of section 1984 of -the Pelitical Code, and ‘that he would:so rule, based upon the -construction placed - upon the words, “The fiald officers: of 4 battalion, when -composed of less .than' six ‘com- panies and. more than: three, are one lieutenant-colonel . and * one major,” “ig- noring the ‘fact ‘that. this only applies to ‘separate companies’ and not’ to -any organization consisting .of more-than one There was vocaland instrumental musie, | - This'was the utterance which came from and: this: evening ~over a -dozen -of the |-the :lips of ‘Bishop ' Alexander: Walters, | alumni from many parts of the State made | D.D., at the African Methodist Episcopal | short ‘speeches;” and " all expressed - their. Chiirch .last ~night in’ his impnssibned! devotion and: their regard. for their alma | aylogy. of thé negro’ race, and- the effact | mater. SR - Professor Earl. Barnes; the president of |\'Pon . the audience was electric. -The re- | .".to: his: stentorian tenor tones was | the association, is’ at: the Metropole, and | SPO with - him are Professors Addicott, Keyes | & mighty shout of exultation and a wild { and Bush, |:outburst.of laughter and applause; Professor P. M." Fisher, “editor of. the | "There was a great-deal of ‘meaning ‘in Pacitic. Educational * Journal, kept open | ihjs under the' circumstances, for it was house at his offices -in" the Central Bank 1 3 E £ building and ‘hundreds ‘Gt teachers called | the celebration 6f Emancipation day by the Afro-American Leagues of this City on him, “The magnificent: High . School building | and - Oakland, and ‘among the speakers is-the' admiration of every “feacher that| whose names were-down on the ‘printed sees it,” said Superintendent McClymonds | programme = was _that - of Rev: -C. -0 to-day. **This corivention will be of great 3 y : s benelit to Dakland, becanse when it closes | SToD: D:-D. - Dr. Brown was not present. Bishop Walterswas dilating ‘upon -the moral ‘advancement of his race. . He isa born orator and knows.how to strike . the | proper chord at . the: right time.. He said | much more than this anent the subject of | morals, but of ¢ourse no.‘personal allusion | was made-to the mian who saysheis-a vic: tim of blackmailers. . The church was crowded for the celebra- tion. - Above thie platform were the stars | and stripes, surmounted by a crayon por-'| trait-of Abraham: Lincoln ‘on_a. shield. Similar portrdits: of “Lincoln: adérned the walls of ‘the church: at -intervais, snd Charch the cleilir}z was bfesmoned with' the” Na- =y 3 o -\ tronal colors. -“Abolit ‘the. altar wére dlso’| the programme for the opening .day | orirgite of John Brown: and Frederick.| (Thursday) is‘as follows: 7 4 | 3 Douglass.. - "Lincoln, John ~Brown ' and | Thursday r;!_grmpi,v, .‘Iarg:m_'.v‘z 1806, Douglass 'were the bright_stars -of ‘libert; e ounuiLol Bencatlon) |to swhich the: jubilant : Afro-Aniericans 9 M:, organizatior > £ 9245 M. contauiof study, were doing honor.. There was also-a copy. f Superintendent, J. W. Linscott, Santa Cruz. |.0f President Lineoln’s:‘:proclamation’ in-a ioo] certificates. g frame, and another: picture:that-was: an sor. Fernando Sanford,Palo Alto. allegorical représentation of the overthrow | few ol report of cotmitiee of fifteen, of slavery. .. Frofesar Qoo I Howison, Betkeley, Occupying the platform were: = Bishop 2'p.ar., president’s address, Earl Barnes; Palo | WAlters, Rev. E.T.- Cottman, Rev. George 7 * E.Jackson, Rev.. J.. L."Allén;'Rev: Robert Bardwell of-Paso Robles; Allen A Connor, John J. Sullivan; ‘W.=J.- Oglesby, W: G- Che g : Maddox, Mrs. “Ada ‘L. Ballou -and. Miss The tiew paschblogy and e, yedagogical sig. | Lizzié Jackson, besides the president.of ['the occasion, Hon. T: B.. Morton, - The chiairman -of ‘the committee was William E. Henderson-of “this -City, and’ ths secre- | tary, George E. Watk es. well as ' good-speaking-=—mi George Schmidt Says the Deputy ng of ‘the-most patriotic kind. by theifu choir—and-the:Battle'Hymn of thé. Repub- Marshal Is. Not ‘Eligible to Office. fully -a thousand people will go. into all parts of the State and each will be a living | advertisement. “T have heard nothing but words of com- mendation for ‘our new schools, and: th i is nothing: sarprising when it is conaid- ered-that within the past-thréee years more than half 'a million dollars bas ‘been €x- pended on permanent improvements:’’ Te:day has'been-a day of entertainment, but.to-morrow the institute proper will-be called- to -order, -President:Earl’ Barnes will take up the “gavelat-9 o6’¢clock -sharp. The forenoon sessions'will -be -held at the High'School and the - afternoon ‘and -even= ing’ sessions at the First Conaregational Some reinarks.on the proféssional course. FProfessor Wayne P. Smith, San.Jose. The poet.as a pilgrim. Professor F. B.-Dressler, Los Angeles. Thirsdayévening—Enfertaiument ot the as: | sociation Dy the téachers of Alameda County, | lic'was sung by'the eiitire ‘audience.: - The Biattle-Hymn was a surging'wave of grand. hdrmony. i After “Rev..E. T, Cottman's inyocation,. | President. Morton -madeé. the-introductory:' address - and G Maddox -read ' the | Proclamition-oi Emancipation. sizned. by: President Liricoln'on Jahuary'1;1863. Mr. Morton-took care-to. give. theé Republicin party credit for-the‘liberation ‘and‘enfran- chisement of the: nezro race. - Then eulo- | gies of.John Brown and Frederick Douglass | iollowed, -and . Bishop.. Walters: delivered | | hisoration: : The -Bishop—he is tlie youngest of col- ored bishops of: the Methodist church— gave a resume-of the adolition movement, and then extolled the progress of his race fromi ‘1863, when their financial condition was ‘‘without a cent,” until the last United The Berkeley End :of Spfile. Marin County Practical. Politics—In- junction Served. BERKELEY, CaAr, Jan. 1.—George Schmidt has served upon Town Treasurer | Squires an injunction to prevent him from. | paying the salary of Deputy Marshal { States census was taken, when it was Rawson of West Berkeley. i'shewn that tbe property owned by the Mr. Schmidt claims that Rawson has not | negroes of the United States amounted to | been & resident of Berkeley for a sufficient | gltmtgfl"?%o-mfiom- o dave 2 oot : R 3 ates to show how the negroes had pros- length, of time to qualify him to hold office |.yereq 1n'g financial sense. - He spoke also of the intellectual progress. here are in the town, the claim being based upon | section 8 of article TIT of the new charter | now 25,000 colored teachers and 1,520,800 | colored . pupils = preparing - to become | which declares that no person shall be eli- gible to hold any office in the town unless | teachers. He provoked much laughter by | | observinf: “Why it was vredicted that we | would all die out, but I am told that 700 | negro babies are born every day.” Alluding to California in the great struggle he said: ““The fight that stag: gered the brain of Calboun and nerved the arm of Zachary Taylor was whether Cal- ifornia should be admitted as a slave State or « free State, but thank God it was ad- mitted as a free State.” Before Bishop Walters’ speech Miss Lizzie Jackson delivered an original poem appropriate to the occasion. Collections were taken up for the John Pr:svn and Frederick-Douglass Monument | funds. : 5 CAME FROM COLMA. Patriotic Party That Drove to Town ‘With Flags Flying to Serenade ‘¢ The Call.”” A patriotic party of young men came from Colma to the City yesterday in a vehicle that attracted general attention. They drove six dashing horses all be- decked with evergreens .and completely filled a big wagon that was also gayly dec- orated, and it was quite evident that the jolly fellows were having a merry celebra- tion of New Year's day behind the green | bo ughs and American flags. j Their original ideas in the way of decorations caused these Colma boys to be heartily cheered until their passage through- and shall have resided within the town for three years prior to his election orappoint- ment. 2 According to a letter received by Mr. Schmidt from the Deputy County Clerk of Marin County Rawson. was registered in that county on'September 19, 1894, thus becoming s citizen of Marin County. The entry of Rawson’s name in the register of Marin County was canceled on April 10, 1895, and in May of that year Rawson was appointed Deputy Marshal of Berkeley by Marshal Lioyd, who took office at that time. i g Raweon claims that heis a victim of a Marin County political deal. He has been a resident ‘of Berkeley for about twelve ears, but gpent about ten months in acin County during.1894-95. “During my stay in Marin County m vote was solicited for certain measures,” said Mr. Rawson, “and I made the repl; that I was 8 citizen of Berkeley and coulg not vote in Marin County. it would be all rifiht. no one would know the differenice and I might as well vote anyhow, but I did not do so, neither ¢id I register, If my name appears on the Marin County register it was placed there nydpolmcul schemers who wanted a vote, add if any vote was cast under the name of Rawson I did not cast it. “1 took no oatn of registration and never in anv way reliriquished my citizenship in Alameda County. During all the time of ‘my stay in Marin County my ‘wife and family remained 1n Berkel’ey and I was ana 1 was told that battallon when formed “into a regiment, and was a forced construction in direct conflict. not. only Wwith ‘this"section; but with thelaws of the State: ‘The fiéld offi- cers of a regiment are ‘designated as ‘‘one colonel, one :lientenant-colonel -and ‘one major for éach-battalion.” The protest was: tiled by the friends of Cotonel Macdonald ‘to fay the:grounds for an appealin case of his defeat, and if de- {‘cided adversely to_him at headquarters to cominence proceedings: in the civil courts. The result-of the -election beingfavorable | 16~ Colonel: Macdonald, his: friends sought to withdraw the protest, but:the presiding officer-refused to. permit that; holding that under: the ‘provisions of paragraph 326 of the regulations it had become. a part of | the record and must beforwarded with the returns of theelection: This action places the Governor and the brigadier-general “in ;a‘ rather anomalous position: “1f ‘they'ignore ‘the protest they recognize the election of - Colonel Macdon- ald; and: recognize:that. at least two more officers voted at the election than were le- gally entitled :thereto. in’ the -face of the fact'made manifest by the protest and es- tablishes'a precedent:for: future elections. { Recognizing the’ ‘protest:-overrules the opinion that Was'given -at the iime and will require a new: élection. It isa well- settled rule that on.review cognizance will I'be taken-of all irregularities. Conceding the'consolidation of the three battalions; thére being a lieutenant-colonel serving. witheach af the time, upon the same beirig carried‘into effect, paragraph 381°0f thé Tegulations prescribes: *Should the ‘consolidation create supernumerary oflicérs the commander-in-chiei will desig- nate such asare to.be mustered out of serv- ice 't b This consolidation, or whatever it may be termed, by virtue of general orders No. 118, brought “three lieutenant-colonels- into the mnew organization, whereas a regiment can® onlyhaye one, and the commander- in=chief failing to designate the supernu- ‘meraries:intended to either recognize the threesin violation of the provisions which prescribe, *'No person shall be appointed or-elected to any commissioned office, not creatéd by law, in the military force of the State,”.or by failing to specify did not con- er either as_entitled to hold and conse- ently-not entitled to vote. That the three majors were not lezally field officers of the new regiment and not éntitled to vote must also be apparent. Under the provisions of paragraph 381, for the. consolidation of companies and regi- ments, if made to apply to buattalions, all the field officers of these battalions would become supernumerary, for under section 1982 of the Political Code the bat- talions of a regiment are not formed until after the regiment has a designated num- ber of companies, and then only *“as the commanding officer of the regiment shall direct.” General orders No. 18 simply organized the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Battalions into “one regiment, to be known asthe First Infantry”; thus up to the time of the issuance of that order they had been separate battalions with certain field offi- cers asigned to them for duty(vide general ordersNo.17),these field officers serving and holding their commissions and qualifica- tions in the old regiments and assigned to such duty thereunder, and not under any new commission and qualitication as re- quired by the regulations. That the bat- talions to which these officers were as- signed were formerly a portian of the com- mand in which they held commissions may be a cowncidence; lieutenant-colonels on the Governor’s staff might have been assigned,as wasjdone with the Naval Battal- ion. That they were not considered as officers of the new regiment is shown by the clause in general orders No 18. “‘The permanent assignments of the lieutenant-colonelsand majors to duty with their respective régi- ments will be announced in future or- ders.” 1f General Orders No. 18 organizes a new regiment, the field officers should be elected by the commissioned officers of the different companies, as provided by section 1985, and not appointed. The election must be held under the provisions of that section, the officer detailed to preside, among other matters, to give notice ‘'‘of the ofiice to be filled.”” As this was not done, neither- Colonel O’Connor nor Cap- tain Tilden can be considered as. elected, and as neither of them was connected with the bodies organized or consolidated into the new regiment, they cannot be con- sidered as transferred. officers. - The entire matter makes a very pretty muddle with no early improvement in sight. In the meantime the armory question is still in a chaotic state. A few days ago a meeting of captains was held under the auspices of Captain Cunningham, the Warwick of the old Second, to_ascertain what arrangements could be made to set- tle this matter. One of the propositions submitted was asking for two. companies to volunteer to remove their guarters to the armory of the Nationals on Ellis street, the other eight companies to be quartered at the Page-street armory, but as none of the companies apoeared to be willing to incur the expense of removal for the bene- fit of the others the matter is still in the City streets seemed like a great. ova- tion. ’lyheir wagon was lined with the stars and stripes, while along the railings on each side were written the words, ‘“Mon- roe’ doctrine.” And with this enthu- siastic display of patriotism went the music of fife and drum, which sounded in many a martial and National air. The, boys, too, had a yell: *“'Rah, 'rah, Colma. First in peace, first in war. Monroe doc- trine!” e fes They serenaded THE CALL at the busi-- ness office and the:editorial rooms late. in the_evening, when Thomas Naylor, the'| leader; said they had, left their ladies at home and come from San Mateo County am a citizen of that town. Town Treasurer Squires says he will follow the advice of the town aftorney and trustees in the matter of the injunction served upon him by Mr. Schmidt.’ The matter will be considered on Friday evening, when Rawson’s salary as deputy marshal for the month of December be- comes due. _ The Building Boom. _The Berkeloy Herald to-day -issued a twem‘y-aight page “Improvement Edi- tion,"” giving a review of the building and other improvements that_have been made in Berkeley during 1895. The figures show | that over $325,000 has been expended on buildiag in Berkeley during the year just New Year. The party consisted of Wil- liam Fay, Ben Greene, James Oakes, John Conway, Patrick McCabe, Hugh Rodgers, Joe Cannon, Thomas Kelly, Joiin Rodg- Died in His Prime, ; %rzlfihgm:agfln'ylnor, James F. Rodgers, SRRy ¥ Janiel Desmand, Jame: *_Bhortly before 5 o'clock yesterdey morning | Kerr and Frank Kelly. mond, @ been spent on esidences. to wish THE CALL a happy and prosperous |. abeyance. , The companies of the Third prefer. the Market-street armory oun ac- count of locality and accommodations, the companies of the First still there re- fuse to-locate on Ellis street and decline to move to Page street on account of the expense of removal unless all are ordered there. The indications arethat matter the entire regiment will beé order-d to the Page-street armory, particularly so as itis the only armory where sufficient accommodatlons can be furnished, the owner of the property having expressed a ‘willingness to build necessary. additions. As !fi:e regular company drills will com- ‘mence- next week, company commanders are worried over the requirements of Gen. [ eral Orders No. 1l,.directing that the attendance at weekly drills- shall not be :less than fifty men; rot- knowing what .therewith as.it is well known that but | to settle this| ¢ will be the- résult of inability to cgm&ly R W 3 companies have been able to obtain such attendance during ‘the past year. If, ag was'intimated at the time that vhe.order was. issued, companies unable to com- Ply therewith would be mustered out, the chances are that there will shartly be but one battalion in. this City and a few un- attached companies thronghout the State. " BURGLARS CAPTURED. - ‘| They: Broke Tate the Iesideuce of Jo- seph’ Nash on Pacific Avenue. -The residence of- Joseph Nach, 3100 Pa- cific avenue, was entered burglars last Siinday: night while Mr. Nash and his ‘family were at church. The thieves thor- | oughly: ransacked- the house and carried | away $1000 worth of jewelry and other articles, The burglary was reported to.the police next morning, and on Tuesdsy Detectives Egan, Silvey and Crockett arrested Rober Powers and William Smith on street, and last nignt they were hooked at the City Prison for the burglary. Powers was wearing a pair of shoes stolen from the place, and the detectives recovered most of the stolen jewelry in the room occupied by Powers and Smith in the Olympic lodgin=-house on Kearny street, Powers is an ex-convict, having served a term in the penitentiary at Seattle. MEKCIN LMD GRANTS. How the Spanish Law Affects Some of the Big Liti- gation. A Bret Harte Fiction Learned to Be Cnly the Record of Truth, Bret Harte, in one of his typical Cali- fornia novels, furnishes a graphic pen- | picture of the delegation which went t Washington, D. C., in the early fifties to | lobby ‘the passage of a bill through Con- gress operative on the head of the Mex ican treaty and land grants. The story has often been recalled since then. Lawyers who have had occasion to in terest themselves in litigations anent the grants held under the treaty with Mexico have discovered that what the literary world has regarded as fiction, or facts focussed for fiction’s purposés, are legal matters of record. In their turn the Span- ish-Mexican dons have learned that the delegation of 1850 succeeded in securing the passage of laws that transferred the titleship of much valuable land from their hands to the new-comers from Eastern climes. The erudite of the legal profession are acquainted with the story. Many have profited by their knowledge, but the early Spanish settlers have lost. Their knowl- edge came too late. The recent land-title suits, involving millions of doliars, have revived the pub- lic interest in Spanish law and the pro- visions of the treaty following the Mexican war in 1847, “‘Very few persons are familiar with the rovisions of that important treaty, or the Spanish law that is back of it,”” said a prominent attorney yesterday. “When the Mexican citizens came to the Territory of California and settled upon lands granted to them by the Gov- ernment they felt perfectly safe in making whatever improvements they thought fit, for they had good grounds for believing the title by which they held their ranches to be absolutely perfect. When the Mexi- can war came they were, of course, uneasy and did not know how long they would | hold their property. “When, however, in 1847, the treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo was Tratified, they again were reassured, and diligently set to work to improve the holaings and till the soil. Why did they feel so reassured? Because that treaty guaranteed to them the full and complete enjoyment of the property granted to them by the Mexican Government. “Wasit by chance that this article was incorporated in the treaty, or was it by design? If by design it must have been suggested to the Mexican Government by some person or persons familiar with the cond:tion of affairs existing in this State at the time the treaty was proposed. It was clearly the intention on the part of the Mexican Government to ask, and on the part of the United States to granty, full, complete and unqualified protection to the holders of land by Mexican grant and give them an absolute title thereto. “The Mexican settlers were chiefly of an uneducated class, many being unable to either read or write. Their magnificent holdings, instead of being a comfort and leasure to them, were a menace to their appiness, for among the thousands who came from the States in the late forties were many unscrupulous men with slip- pery tongues and well-filled purses, who played upon their credulity and unsophisti- cated honesty. Not satisfied with private robbery, or robbery of one Mexican ata time, these landsharks conceived the great and patriotic idea that these vast tracts of land should be taken away from the Mexi- can settlers and given to the first person who could secure a patent for it from the United States Government. ‘It would not do, of course, to effect a ‘ ublic and wholesale robbery without at east an apparent sanction of law, so to ac- complish their purposes they sought to make and succeeded in making the United States Government, or rather the members of Congress, a party to the crime. How did they do it? They organized what skould properly be called an anti-Mexican movement, scrupulous and cold-blooded of their mem- bers as a committee to go to Washington and lobby through a lands held by Mexican grant to be public domain and subject to settlement and patent. **This, however, was rather a bold step to take, and Congressmen did not have the courage to provoke another war with Mexico by enacting such a law. They en- deavored, however, to accomplish the samie ends by attempting to cover up their real intention, which resulted in the leg- Pacific | and selected the most un- | ill declaring ~the | [} j:islation of March 14, entitled “‘An } act to settle land claims in California.’ ” 1 “The act provides thatall those who hold by Mexican title shall present tugir claims 116 a board to be appointed and kn + Board of Land Comm i | years from and after act. Ifthe” Land C that the i by Me. 3 duty of the Comumissioners o confirm the title of the trustee and ‘e would -then be entitled fo a patent from the Government. If the Mexican grantee did not so present his elaim within - the five years specified, then his property should become the prop- erty of the Government, unless, perchance, some one of the land sharks or their tools ified and the Mexican people knew their Government | had provided for their protection they little dreamed that the other party tothe | treaty would so base Ma n old Mexican livir reaty was: T ng to-day i how it was that the ould take possession of drive t out of Lheir their wing crops and They cannot un- homes, make beggars of them. derstand how a body of lawmakers 3000 seize i miles away could pass a such a wholesale theft. “The Spanish and Mexican residents, as has been evinced by the recent suits, are nning to revive the old laws, and with istance of able la are seeking to regain some of their former p s When that law was passed the d: newspaper on this coast had not arrived and the mail coach was intermittent. In- tead of five years, the limit preseribed by ngress, it was ten, fifteen and_twenty ars before the Spanish and Mexican nd-owners learned that they had to pre- sent their claims to the commission. “By the law of 1851 each pueblo conld | present its grants to the Land Commis- | sioner for confirmation the same as might | an individual. Several of the pueblos of | Californin were never so presented. You {ask me why? I can only answer why | by presenting the theory that the officers | of such pueblos were interested in the suc- | cessful operation of the law of 1851, and | that there were numerous squatters around ready to do their bidding. “The land sharks are not all dead yet. t was only a short time ago I had occa~ sion to investigate the title to a largeranch |in Monterey county. 1 found that the rant to the land had never been pre. ented for confirmation, and consequently not patented to the Mexican grantee.” law aathorizing y { Ta | | NEW TO-DAY. | i | | Cupid and Psyche. 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