The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 23, 1896, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1896. .~ 1 Intere sting i?ep_ort of Important Up-to-Date News Items in Alameda County NO FIREMEN 1N OFFICE The New Chief Never Attended a Fire and Is Without an Assistant. INSURANCE MEN ARE UNEASY. Chief Lawton Would Like to Know What “Good and Sufficient Cause” Means. Oaxraxp Orrice 8ax FraNcisco CALL,) 908 Broadway, Jan. 22. § £ d a fire break out in this city there is not a man higher in authority than an engineer who would attend that has ever been at a fire before. Chief Lawton and Fire Warden Murdoch have been removed from office, and the new Chief has never attended to any fire larger than that he used to controk in a Southern Pacific en- gine, and he has no assistants. The situa- tion is veing gravely discussed by insur- ce men, and there is a disposition to raise the rates in consequence of the un- stable condition of the Fire Department. For more than three months the Fire Department has been keptin a state of un- certainty owing to the many changes and threatened changes made in the heads of the department. When the new Board of Works took office it was expected by the Council that Assistant Miles Doody would be at once removed. Just what combina- tion was made to retain him in office was never divulged, but the board took no heed g e Council'sdesire to put Noody out, so latter body passed an ordinance Doody. Of ct, but it the abolishing the office held b course this had the desired ef impaired the department, as Doody has been a fire-fighter in this county for nearly thirty years. Doody is also a very active Republican politician, and the present non-partisan Council has no use for the oid-time partisans. The next move of assistant and F Fred A. Murdoch. This week and Chief Lawton w: vivor of the trio. Hissoli ed, for last ni arily removed 8 d engineer, appoi he departn: has never s to abolish the offic arden, held by was done last tne sole sur- ireman. mprovement is made in the depart- cen a Until t the underwriters will 4 of the dread the y state of affairs has e Underwriters’ £ and it t some steps wiil soon be taken mpel an improvement in the d Fire Department. wton said to-day that he will 1 the assistance he needs he run of the department, o like to know what “‘the ficient caus for which removed. was FIGHTING FOR TIME. Whidden At- The Indictments Against acked on New Gr OAKLAND, Car., Jan. case of County Auditor Myron den, who was indicted by the Gra months ago for misappropiating is from the Tax Collector's office while ting t official, came up yesterday, his attorney filed a demurrer to the infor- mation by the Grand Jury. were purely technical, and in effect are as The grand jury had no legal authority ire into the offenses charged for on of its not being within the legal jurisdiction of the county. The indictment does not contain a state- ment of the facts constituting the offense in ordinary and con language and in such a manner as to be intelligible. More an one offense is charged; the facts do not constitute a public offense; that the indictment contains matter which if true would constitute a legal jus- tification or excuse of the offense charged and also such as would constitute a legal bar to prosecution. By consent the matter was continued for argument until January 30 at 1 a. M. CAUGHT AT VICTORIA. Lorin’s Christmas e Terror Is Now Under Arrest. OAKLAND, Car., Jan. —Chief of, Po- Jice Lloyd to-day received word from the San Francisco authorities of the arrest of Albert Menzenmeyer at Victoria, B. C. Later he received from Chief of Police Henry W. Shephard of Victoria a dis- patel saying “Arrested Menzenmeyer, German, for shooting John R. Perkins in your city the night of the 24th of December last. Do you want him? If so, wire at once.” Sheriff C. B. White was notified and he at once wired instructions to hold the man until a warrant could be telegraphed by which the fugitive could be detained until an officer with necessary papers can reach that city. Menzenmeyer is wanted on a charge of assault with u deadly weapon with intent to commit murder. He formerly kept the Fair Wind Saloon in San Francisco, which was a seamen’s resort. It is expected he was secreted by his friends over there and shipped on some coasting vessel. Perkins, his victim, who resides at Lorin, is slowly recovering from the effect of his wound, but is not vet able to be around. ng: New Poultry Club. OAKLAND, Can., Jan. 22.—The Cali- fornia Plymouth Rock Breeders’' Club is one of the outgrowths of the exhibition of the Pacific Poultry and Pigeon Association in this cit At the preliminary meeting g charter members signed the F. Earle, Sonoma; 8. R. Osgood, nd; W. 0. Moore, Merced; T. Ers- kine, Sonoma; W. A. Bailey, Nap; Breed, Oakiand; F. P. Lowell mento; M. S. Stockton, Hornitos; G. W. Cumber, Alameda; C. W. Cumber, Ala- meda: {. Reed, Anderson, ®hasta County; Florence Forbes, Napa; Mrs. E. J. Kellogg, Sacramento; C. T. Paul, Los Angeles; Ed Ellis, Santa Rosa. The object of the organization is the breeding and improving of Plymouth Rock fowls, which are considered the most valuable of the feathered tribe. The fol- lowing officers have been eiected by the new club: President, C. F. Earle of So- vice-presigent, 8. R. Osgood of and; secretary and treasurer, Ed Ellis of Santa Rosa; board of directors— F. P. Lowell of Sacramento, Miss Florence l-'o‘rbr‘s of Napa and C. T. Paul of Los An- geles. b Thinks He Knows the Man. OAKLAND, Cav., Jan. 22.—Attorney T. F. Garrity calls attention to the close re- semblance of John Schneider, the man under arrest at Ukiah, to the man whom he defended here two years ago, charged With murdering a milkman out in Hayes L_‘myum The accused, who was a. stranger, Was acquitted for lack of proof and at once disappeared. “1 was gtartied to-da ,” said he, ‘““‘when Lopened Tuk Cav, to see that ace ook: ing out at me. Ithought I knew it ana read the account to see i1 I conld recall to mind where I had seen_it before. Taking off the veard the face is nearly identical. Miller wore 1o hair on his face. I believe Le is the same man under another name.” New Trial Jurors. OAKLAND, Cuiv., Jan. 22.—A new panel is | The grounds | of term trial jurors was drawn to-day be- fore Judge Greene. Those drawn were: Manuel Borjes. Niles; Martin Donohue, Pleasanton; J. B. Mendonea, San Lorenzo; H. Dusterberry Jr., " Centerville; M. Kimba Brooklyn Township; J. J, Santos, Centervills James Sutter, Oakland Township; C Berkeley; M. J. Acton, West Berkeley G. Hill, Oakland Township; Burton Combs, Alameda; Frank Winton, Mount Ider Fred W." Mowry, Irvington; F an, Alameda; 120 shop, Alameda; Job William Langstaff, C. P. Edwin Suthe C. H. Ke J. A, Cahill cheeline, Crawford, Edward Feene L. D. Babb, W. D. Thomas, H. Wohlirom, N. B, Sears, John Oram and Fleischauer of Oaklan: The jurors are required to report Thurs- day, January 23, at 10 A. M. Nearly at an End. OAKLAND. C Jan. 22.-—The attor- neys for the city of Oakland and the water- front company have agreed on all but 100 of the 1400 amendments made by thel former to the water-iront company’s ap- peal in the water front cases. The unset- tled amendments will be presented for set- tlement to Judge Ogden to-morrow. It is expected one or two rolings will settle the greater part of theseand then the appeal can be perfected. : It will then require about thirty days for the water-front company to have the | statement engrossed. The appeal of the city from the same decision has been per- fected and is ready to be filed with the Supreme Court. The plan is to have the four cases, which will then be before the court, heard in banc. Itis hoped to geta decision on all at one time in this way. Married vs. Single. OAKLAND, Car., Jan —On Sunday next at 10 o’clock an exciting game of ball will be played on the St. Mary’s College grounds for a French dinner between the ingl nd married men emvloyed at tore. The men will line up as L = McRae, L. W. Hewlett, ayne, ost, W. Carash, dward Ganley, amuel Smith, W ., George Meineck: 11z, Joseph W. C. Marsh, rland, Charles 8. F W. 1. O'Conne M. Positions. Catcher & capt ngle Men, W. Watson J. Corkery R. Ki -.Shortstop.. L Lett field. Center field --Right fiel .B, Sliveria To Employ Many Hands. OAKLAND, Car., Jan. 22.—The Oakland [rotting Park Association grounds in North Oakland, now controlled by the California Jockey Club, is a very active | place at present. Thirty-five men are employed on the new grand stand, which number will be nearly aoubled as soon as certain brick foundation work is completed | for adjacent structures. The improve- | ments under way will cost when completed fully $100,000. The work is being done under the direction of Phil J. Mehly, who has orders to only employ citizens of the county as workingmen on the place. A Bootblacks’ Union. OAKLAND, Car., Jan. 22—The Boet- blacks’ Union is the latest organization for Oakland. There are seventeen boot- black-stands in the city, and fourteen of these have gone into the organization. It is the expressed purpose of the new organ- 1zation to secure the closing of all places of business Sunday afternoon. If it is found that one or two will persist in hold- ing out then the Council will be requested to pass an erdinance closing them. Suffering a Dozen Ailments. OAKLAND, Car., Jan, 22 —W Hig; , who was taken to the Receiving Hospitalrecently suffering from inordinate | 1t | > physicians have decided he 1s afflicted h consumption, asthma, alcoholism and otuer --um}; cations. One side is paralyzed also. He has been very abusive to his wife, who has been a most faithful | attendant, as well as to the hospital at- taclies. Unwillingly Chloroformed OAKLAND, Cavr., Jan. B. Cason of 719 Seventh street applied to Steward Victory at an early Lour this morning, saying he had taken a large dose of chlo. roform liniment by mistake. An antidote soon relieved his distress and he went to sleep off any ill effects. He says he took | it when he intended to take somethin« for a sore throat. He claims to use sixty | grains of opimm in four days, Exempt Firemen's Fund. OAKLAND, CaL., Jan. 22.—Formal ap- plication was made on the city of Oakland te-day for funds under the act of the last Legislature providing that members of ex- empt firemen’s associations shall receive aid from public funds in case of illness. It is the purpose to bring a mandamus suit to compel the setting aside of funds for this purpose. The claim of George Taylor under this act was recently refused by the Council. Bidding for an Evangelist. OAKLAND, CAL., Jan, 22.—The services of Archdeacon Webber at the Church of the Advent are so successful that he has been invited to speak in a San Francisco church next Sunday night. He has de- clined, and there is some feeling of indig- nation in the church at the attempt to take away the Archdeacon before he has filled his promised tinze. HISTORY OF A DAY, Alameda County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters. W. A. Holeomb has sued R. B. Snell for $6300 secured by a mortgage on some land near the Moss Tract. The charge of manslaughter against C, Hook, an Oakland expressman, who ran over G. W, Cook in San Francisco, his been dismissed. The suit of A. J. McGovern against John L. Devie and otner officials of the Dayie Ferry Company will come up for hearing shortly in San Francisco. A “Peeping Tom” appeared at the window of the servant girl’s room at Dr. J. P. Dunu’s home last night. The police were telephoned for, but were unable to capture the curious in- dividual. Orestes Pierce has sued William Knox on an assigned note made to J. H. Strowbridge for $8784 57, December 9, 1892, and secured upon 224 shares of stock in the San Lorenzo Water Company. While the femily of Dr. Eastmen, corner of Oxford and Center streets, Berkeley, were at dinner yesterday evening & burglar entered the house and, going upstairs, managed to se- cure a few dollars in money and some small ar- ticles of no great velue. The suit of J. Gordon, executor of the estate of Mary I3. Hurd, against the Oakland Consoli- dated Raiiway Company has been compro- mised for $1000. The snit was brought to re- cover $12,000 for injuries to the deceased that it was alleged had caused her death The new town of Crockett, on the Carquinez Straits, has acquired the dignity of possessing & newspaper, and it is a very good one, too. It 18 called the Record, and has been established by Hart A. Downer, who is a newspeper vet- eran. His new venture is a neat little eight- page publication, John Yule has obtained an order of court di- recting Ira Bishop, receiver of the Consolidated Piedmont Caple Company, to vay over to him §406 28 of money earned by the company prior to the appoiniment of the receiver in part satisfaction of a judgment for $11,540 80, secured by A. L. Black, against the cable com- pany. Wo Mow Sing, the second Chinaman ar- rested by Deputy Sheriff Quinlin at Fruitvale, was yesterday held to answer by Justice E. L. Lawrence, acting as commissioner to take bail. The action of a Justice of the Peace in such cases is as valid as that of any other com- missioner. Sing is charged with having con- cealed unstamped opium. An_assignment has been made by George Whitney, son of the late George K. Whitney, of his interest in_ his fathers estate to John C. Hughes. Young Whit- ney’s yportion was §3500, to be paid at his majority. He is now 24 years of age. Hughes asks to have the young man's interest dis- tributed to him. The assignment was made on the 13th inst, in San Franci co, before a notary in consideration of $1000 cash. The Oakland Society for the Prevention of Crueity to Anim: of Al eda County has decided to adopt a badge and to secure one that will be representative of its work has called upon the school children of this city for designs. The one who presents the design thet is accepted will be awarded a life mem- bership in the society. It is expected in this s. of la nt‘he society among all the children of Oak- rette smoking, is in a bad condition. | Way 10 arousea greater interest in the work , spe T0 HAVE A BIG PARADE L] Washington’s Birthday to Be Elaborately Celebrated in Oakland. | ALL PATRIOTS ARE INVITED. The Executive Committee Arranging for the Most Gorgeous Pageant Ever Seen in the County. | OAKLAND OFFICE SaN Francisco CALrL,) ‘ 908 Broadwa; { ‘ The spirit of patriotism is to be promi- | nently demonstrated in Alameda County | on Washington’s birthday. An influential executive committee has been appointed, | and it is their intention to bave the stars | and stripes floating to the breeze from every flagstaff that can be found; to have | the welkin from Warm Springs to the bay | ringing with National airs, and to have a | monster parade in Oakland that shall em- brace every class or creed that 1s zealous of | the honor of Old Glory. The committee is hard at work arrang. | platform of the car while at Dwight way. The language they used causei me to give the boys some notice. On getting off at Berkeley and when within 100 steps of my door I was attacked by these same drunken students. They had evidently got me mixed up with some one else, for they demanded an apology for insulting a girl friend of theirs. | This seemed to me strange. as the rowdies on the train were in the car above me, However, after kicking and knocking me about I was compelled for protection to apologize, I have sworn out warrants for their arrest, and intend to prosecute them all, as I em informed by the officers that this kind of an affair is too often mdulged in. The story of their trying to pro- tect v innocent girl is absurd, as ail my friends know of my reputation. and know I do not usually make myself a nuisance to people. Rodgers is a nephew of Regent Rodgers of the university, and has; so far as is known here, borne a good reputation. He came to DBerkeley from Pacific Grove, where he had been living with his mother, about four months ago. The affuir is now the talk of thewampus, and the student body is anxiously awaif ing further developments in the case. Lighting the Campus. BERKELEY, CAL., Jan. 22.—Regent J. B. Reinstein w on the university grounds to-day deciding upon the location of the new electric-light poles which are soon to be placed in position. The only thing that stands in the way of rapid progress in the matter of putting up the poles at the west end of the campus is the exact route of the new approach to the buildings, which is yet to be decided upon. It isintended that the poles shall be placed atreasonable distances throughout the entire length of the new walk. Mr. Reinstein thinks that % he new athway and laying out the grounds rould commence within the next ten ays or two weeks. Just how much time will be set aside the “student work’ at making P HENRY HOOK FOUND DEAD Assemblyman, Cashier of Cus- toms, Member of Union League Club. WAS MISSING FOR A WEEK. Discovered in the Bay Near Oakland. The Cause of Death Un. known. OARLAND OFFIcE SAN Francisco CALL,) 908 Broadway, Jan. 22. | The'body of Henry Hook was found in the estuary at the foot of Grove street this morning. The deceased has been missing for several days, and after being taken to the Morgue many hours elapsed | before it was identified. In his pockets | was found an invitation from the Union | League Club toa meeting. On the little | finzer of the left hand was a small plain | gold ring, on which was engraved “H. H. to E. A. B., December 25, 1875.”" The publication of this fact immediately recalled to members of the Hook family ing sub-cornmittees and the programme, | and they have promised that the event shall be one without precedent in the The executive committee cons Dr. Thomas Carpenter, president; of: G.:Charters, secretary. Invitations have been sent out to every fraternal organi tion in the county, and already many have signified tbeir acceptance. The various societies will be asked to prepare floats, | and there will be mounted divisions and | uniformed coatingents and bands of school children, and many features the | details of which are not yet matured. The headquarters of the committee are at the | Central Bank building, and Secretary harters is steadily employed answering and sending out communications. An ef- | | fort was made to rent the Tabernacle for i | the literary exercises that will follow the | | parade, but,as it had been previously | eased, the Masonic Temple or Germania Hall will probably be obtained for the occasion. On Saturday evening the executive com- mittee will meet and will name all the com- mitzees and officials and decide on the speakers for the exercises. “We had a pretty good parade on the | | Fourth of July, but we intend to eclipse it | this fime,”” said President Carpenter of the | celebration committee, to-day. **We have drawn the line at nothing except patriot- ism. Everybody who is proud to follow 01 | Glory hasaright toa place in that proces- | sion. No other flag will be carried and we | expect that every town in the county will | be in the parade. There will be some special exercises, but they have not yet been definitely arranged.” ROGERS TELLS HIS TALE, The Beaten Student Denies That He Was Justly Pun- ished. Swears Out Warrants for the Arrest of Four Assailants—Dr. Eastman's House Burglarized. | | BERKELEY, Car, Jan. 22.—Interesting developments took place to-day in the case of Harry Rodgers, the Bowie's Academy student, who claims to have been brutally assauited without cause by a party of in- toxicated university men last Saturday | night. A.P. Hayne, instructor in charge | of the viticultural department of the uni. | versity, has taken a hand in the affair, and upholds the students in their conduct to- ward Rodgers, stating that he offered in- sults to'an unprotected firl and that the party of University of California boys were_justified in taking him to task for it. Mr. Hayne states that he was vresent at the time of the fracas, and that no violence was used on Rodgers further than grasp- ing him by the coat collar, iodgers has sworn out four warrants for the arrest of those who participated in the affair, one of which was served on Lawrence Haven, a member of the Chi Phi f-aternity, vesterday, Haven ap- eared before Judge James this morning, n answer to the chnrie of battery, and leaded not guilty. John Doe warrants Enve been issued for thearrest of the other three parties. They'are to be taken betore the Judge to-morrow morning and identi- fied by the accuser. That Rodgers received a severe shaking up there seems to have been no doubt from the appearance of his clothes after the affair, and the black marks on his legs and on the back of his neck. He main- tains that the persons who attacked him did so wholly because they ‘‘had 1t in for him,.” and not by reason of any insult that he offered to the young lady. When asked for his side of the story he wrote the following statement: The circumstances mrraund!nthhe brutal attack on me last Saturday by L. Haven, a member of the Chi Phi fraternity, are clenr and simple. 1 had bosrded the last train efter nding the evening in the city,and had noticed nothing remarkable in the train ex- cept the row history of pageantry in this county. | 5 | evening at about 6 ess Of some persons on the WL for doing the work has not yet been made known, hut it is generally understood that the students will have a week in which to how what they can do with the pick and shovel and wheelbarrow. Regent Rein- stein was accompanied on his tour of the ’ orge | grounds by Professors Hilgard, Soule and A. Norts vice-president; County Asses- | Setchell, sor l{or{lryj P, ]mll(in,igmnd“ marshal; Burglary at Dr. Eastman’s. Samuel P. Bodwell, chief of staff; County | pppKpLEY. C A i Clerk Fravk C. Jordan, treasurer; Joseph | g uxiriyy Al Jan. 22.—The resi- 30 o’clock, while the family were at dinner. Entrance was gained through the front door of the house, which had been unintentionally left unlocked. Theb lar made his way up the padded stairs without creating any disturbance in the household, went into Mrs. Eastman’s room on the second floor and carried away his booty without moles- tation. It waslatein the evening before Dr. Eastman discovered that he had been robbed. The burglar secured a_valuable diamond brooch, a gift to Mrs, Eastman, several gold rings and about $4 in coin. Selected to Debate. BERKELEY, CaL., final debating contest this evening at Stiles Hall for places on the trio who are to represent the University of California in the Carnot medal contest against Stan- ford on February 7, the foilowing men were chosen by the judges: De Laguna 96, Flaherty '96, Wheeler '96, Fryer '99 (substitute). The subject was: ‘‘Resolyed, that the failure of first and second French republics was due to over-centralization.” hie judges who served on the debate were Professors Lange, Hengstler, Clapp and Mr. Dunn. Want $200,000 Bonds. BERKELEY, Car., Jan. 22.—The West Berkeley Improvement Club, at its meet- ing last eveninz, resolved to spare no effort to carry the election to be held on Tebruary 15-calling for $200,000 bonds, 1o be expended in the erection of new school- | houses and a wharf. A committee con- sisting of G. H. Schuster, Philip Monroe, Fred Wilks, D. G. McLaughlin and Thomas Wilson was appointed to confer with com- mittees from the other clubs of Berkeley in the matter of outlining measures to | carry the election. Bank Election. BERKELEY, CaL., Jan. 22.—An elec- tion of officers of the Commercial Bank of Berkeley for the coming year has recently been held. All the old officers were re- elected, as follows: President. F. Shattuck; vice-president, J. R. Little; cashier, A. W lor. 0 new di- rectors were elecied to succeed C. K. Clark and A. Brackenridge, the new ones being Pro- fessors W. B. Rising and C. M. Gn._v]e{. The other directors of the bank ar F. K. Shat- tuck, J. R. Little, W. E. Sell, J. R. Barker and W. Warnick. The same officers and directors conduct the Berkeley Bank of Savings. —— WITH ONE PEDAL. re B = A Fair Graduate of Mills College, on a Bike, Surprises tho New Yorkers. MILLS . COLLEGE P. 0., “Aramepa | County, Carn, Jan. 22,—The New York | Sun of recent date contaimed an item in | regard to alady cyclist that would have | been read with greater interest by the | people of Alameda if the identity of the fair wheelwoman had been disclosed. The Sun’s article is as follows: Uses one foot only. A woman bicyelist who atiracts the eyes ol the crowd on the Boule- vard. Neither the rider who carries a Skye terrier in a basket attached to bis wheel nor the occasfonal bieyelist Who arouses porul" fudignation by carrying a child in front of him attracts so much aitenicn among the crowds in Centrel Park or on the Boulevard as the woman who rides a bicycle which has only one pedal. With her left foot on the pedal and the other leg stretched out, with the foot resting at a point several inches above the place where the nght pedal would be, she coyers as much ground as the average woman rider on the Boulevard and does it as quickly. She wears & long skirtand this ap- pears to be attached to the shoe of the foot she does not use. Whether she is Ieme or rides in this way by choice it is not possible to tell from her appearance. She is a regular rider and wears o dark-gray skirt and-waist. She is a young woman and no one appears to be having & better time. The rider here described is Mrs, Fannie Rouse Carpenter, who was graduated from Miils seminary in_the class of '73. Some years ago she suffered from inflammatory rheumatism, which gave Ler a_stiff knee, and so she can use only one fouton the bicycle, but has sometimes ridden thirty miles a day. Her many friends admire her pluck and agree with her when she declares that she sees no reason for allow- ing a long-ago spell of sickress to deprive Ler of the pleasures of the wheel. that the initials fitted the circumstances of their brother Henry. A visit was made to the Morgue and the identification was completed. Henry Hook was a brother of E. Hook, the furniture-dealer, who owns the Acme Club building. The deceased was last seen leaving the Union League Club on Janu- ary 14 in time to take the last boat ‘or Oakland. this city, and was never aftervard seen. About a year ago his wife died and her death was keenly felt by the deceased. How he came 1o his death is not known. Inquiry at his late home to-night threw no light on his sad death. His brother says there is not the slightest reason to suppose that the deceased took his own life, and unless somebody can be found who saw him after he boarded the boat it is probable that the cause of his death will ever remain a mystery. Henry Hook, whose body was found in the bay, near Oakland, yesterday, was formerly an Assemblyman from Contra Costa County, which he represented at Sacramento in 1888 during the twenty- eighth session of the Lagislature. g In 1874, shortly after his marriage to Miss Elizabeth A. Bermingham, a sister of Captain John Bermingham of this City, he held an official position in the United States customs service in San Francisco | during the time that his brother-in-law, General Bowie of Martinez, held the posi. tion of Naval Officer at this port. Later he entered the furniture business in Oakland with his eldest brother, now and for many ears the head of the well-known firm of L. Hook. His healtn failing him, Henry Hook moved to Contra Costa County, where he | hoped to find relief from asthma. He en- gaged in wheat farming near Pacheco, | where his father early acquired an exten- sive landed estate. But after nearly ten | years’ experience upon his ranch he gave | up farming and moved to Oakland, where lie built a home on Jackson street. Always an active and enthusiastic Re- publican, he soon 1eceived additional po- litical preferment and was appointed | ’glmoth_" Guy Phelps was Collector of the ort. He was a prominent candidate before the last Republican convention for State Treasurer. The deceased was about 50 years of age and a native of Missouri. He came to California as a mere boy, when his father crossed the plains in the early sixties. His aged mother survives him and is liv- ing near Pacheco with a younger son, Vin- cent Hook. A member of the Union League Club and a man of naturally sociable and youthful nature, Henry Hook was well known on both sides of the bay. Since the death of his wife, a year ago, the deceased has resided with his daugh- ter, Miss Elizabeth B. Hook, at their Jack- son-street home. RAIDING THE DAIRYMEN, Alameda’s Veterinary Inspector Found Plenty of Milk Adul- terated With Water. Mrs.J. W. Sanford Breaks a Leg in Fall- ing From a Burring House. Board of Education. . ALAMEDA, CAL., Jan. 22.—Veterinary Inspector Carpenter stopped a half dozen dairymen on their way to deliver miik to customers in this city eaily this morning. He tested their milk and found that in each instance it had been adulteratea with water. The six dairymen were noti- fied to appear before the Board of Health and make au explanation. Some of the dairymen had been previously warned that they must sell a better quality of milk, and Inspector Carpenter is much in- censed at their refusal to beed the notice iven them. A can of skim milk was fuund in one oi the wagons and iis con- tents were poured into the gutter. A Lively Blaze. ALAMEDA, CAL, Jan. 22, —There was a Cashier of Customs, and served while | a | was well filled this evening with citizens | He was not known to arrive in | lively blaze this afternoon at the residence of Mrs. J. W. Sanford, 882 Cedar street. It was caused by the explosion of a coil-oil stove, which the servant had just filled. The department was called out and ex- tinguished the flames after about $400 damages had been done. Mrs. Sanford was in the second story with her two little children when tiie blaze was discovered. The lower floor was so filled wiih smoke that she rushed to a window and accidentally tumbled out, fall- Ing to the ground, a distance of fiiteen feet. She broke one of her legs, sprained an ankle and was otherwise injured, but will recover. The children were safely re- moyed. Mr. Sanford is in Portland on a business trip. Special Grade Established. ALAMEDA, Caw., Jan. 22.—The Board | of Education has authorized School Sup- erintendent Sullivan to form a Latin ninta | grade in the Huight School for the benefit | of those pupils who desire to enter the High School and take a course at the State University, Complaint was made that the | requircments of the university could not be satisfactorily accomplished in three yea: and this special grade will make the work easier on the pupils after their admission 1to the High School. Cost of the City Hall. ALAMEDA, Car., Jan. 22.—It is esti- mated that the total cost of the new City Hall will reach $56,000. This includes the building, furniture, architect fees, side- walks, lighting fixtures and extra work. The date of dedication will probably be fixed by the City Trustees next Monday evening. Will Not Be Brought Here. ALAMEDA, CaL., Jan. 22.—The author- ities of this county will not send after G. H. Krall, wanted in this city on a charge of embezzlement. J. D. Nield, whose money he is charged with having unlaw- fully taken, declines to make the necessary affidavit preparatory to the issuance of requisition papers by the Governor. Lecture by Captain Morse. ALAMEDA, CaL., Jan. 22.—Captain H. G. Morse, for many years mastgr of the steamship Alanieda, will deliver a lecture in this city in a short time for the benelit of the High School library. Notes. Minesva Lodge No. 3, Degree of Honor, . 0. U. W., gave a social last evening in Fraternal Hall on Park street. A union mass-meeting will be held in the Park-street M. E. Cnurch Wednesday evening, February 5, for the relief of the Armenian sufferérs. J. F. Feraener, pres- ident of the Board of City Trustees, will preside, and remarks will be made by Dr. A. W. Scott, E. K. Taylor, Rev. W. W. Scudder, J. N. Young and others. The Schiool Directors have under consid- eration the proposition of introdueing the | system of vertical penmanship in the public schools. There 15 talk of organizing a second | parlor of Native Daughters in this city. Tire railroad company is fencing in its right of way between Railroad and Pacific | avennes, west of Prospect street. Tue wife of M. M. Foote, the San Fran- | cisco attorney, gave birth to a son Tuesday | evening at the home of her mother on High street, | | | | ARMENIEN SYMIPATHIZERS Mass-Meeting in Oakland to De- mand Protection for the Oppressed. Rev. Dr. Coyle’s Church Filled by Citizens to Protest Against Turkish Cruelties. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRaXNCIsco CALL, | 908 Broadway, Jan, 22, | Rev. R. F. Coyle’s commodious church | who had gathered to protest against the | Armenian massacres. Mayor J. L. Davie presided and made the opening address. | Among others who spoke were Rabbi Freidlander, Judge J. M. Haven, Judge S. G. Nye, Rev. C. W. Wendte, Kev. Free- land and Rev. K. F. Coyle. Thefollowing preamble and resolutions were adopted by a rising vote at the close of the speaking. WHEREAS, The government of the Sultan of Turkey has systematically deprived the Arme- nian people of their inalienable rights, includ- ing those of life, liberty and pursuit of happi- ness; whereas, he has refused to carry out his | oftrepeated promises to reform said evils, but has incressed them by giving his assent for quartering large bodies of troops among them; | or protecting these troops by & mock trial from punishment for any murders which they should commit; for cutting off the trade of Armenia with all'parts of the world; for imposing taxes on them without their consent; for transport- ing them to distant places to be tried for pre- tended offenses; aud, whereas, the Sultan has practically sbdicated governuient in Armenia hy declaring the Atmenians out of nis protec- | tion, and waging war against them, and has plundered their country, burnt their towns | and destroyed the peace and lives of their people; and whereas, at this time, after yoars of this work of extermination, he is’ still transporting armies of mercenaries to com. | plete the work of death, desolation. of iyranny, with circumstances of cruelty and verfidy not paralleled in the most barbarous | eges, end totally unworthy the head of a nation | in any cenutry; whercas, he has brought into their country the merciless Kurdish savages, whose known rule of warfare is an indiscrim- inating destruction of all ages, sexes and con- ditions, and, further, while in every stage of these oppressions, the Armenian people has petitioned for redress in the most humble terms their petitions have been answered only by heapinginsult upon injury, we tlicrefore de- clare the said Sultan of Turkey to be a merci- less tyrant and wholly unfit to be the ruler of any people whatsoever; therefore, be it Resolved, That we, the citizens of Oakland, Clul., in mass-meeting assembled, solemnly de- clare: First—That in our opinion, the Sultan of Tur- key has forfeited all right torule over the peo- | plé of Armenia. Second—That we respectfully, but most catnestly urge our Government to make every ossible effort to induce the Governments of “hristendom to rouse themselves from their apathy and their fear of each other #nd rise in the nameof justice and humanity, in the name of the great doctrine of the brotherhood of man, and put an end o this intollerable state of affairs which threatens with extermination hundreas of thousands of our innocent, suffer- ing and defenseless fellow-men. Third—That we urge our Government to do everything in its{mwer to preserve the fruits of American missionary toil. Fourth—That We express our ardentsym- pathy with the unutterable suiferings of this persecuted race, and that we pledge our prac- tical co-operation with the Red Cross move- ment, under the management of Clara Barton, and with every other movement which looks | to the amelioration of the wretched condition | of the Armenlandpeuple. Fifth—Resolved, that while we deplore the | warlike attitude existing at present between | all the great puwers of the earth, and while we | shall coatinue to pray that the Angel of Peace | may shelter ¢ll the nations under his out- spread wings, yet we ask that internationsal differences may be so far and so long forgotten or adjusted that the powers may combine, by peaceiul methods, or otherwise, to protect the Armenians. Sixth—Lastly, that we call upon all the people of Christendom to insistin every pos- sible way that these unspeakable atrocities, which are the disgrace and burning shame of the closing decade of this century, shall promptly and forever cease. The following address by the Armenians of ifornia was read at the meeting and heartily indorsed : Honorable Chairman of the Mass-Meeting for the suffecing Armenians #h Turkcy: We, Ar- menians living in Californin, the Golden State of the Union, and enjoying holy American liberty, are heartbroken and gricved hearing the voices of our brothers’ blood coming from overillnd and sea from our dear country, Ar- menia. In our sore affliction and anxiety the news of these mass-meetings of the sympathetic ublic of noble America comes to us as conso- ation that our nation is not altogether for- gotten; that there are Christian hearts to cherish and human feelings to sympathize with us, Allow us on this great occasion to express our views in this matter for which vou have gathered here to-night. The committed outrages are of so barbarous anature for human being to believe that al- ways weare asked if it Is really as bad as rep- resented, and the cause of it. In snswer to the first question, we would | | | A | Memphis B —— most emphaticaliy repeat that it is really worse thaa it is represented, and that there i3 no word in Christian aictionary—no, nor in human vocabula rong. and expressive enough to deseribe its most thrilling nature. Itisa true saying, “In the ceusecould bs found the means of salvation.” There is no hope for reforming the Turk, end £0 itisuseless to try. It is merely waste of time and energy, and causes more shedding of blood to try to reform the old-hended, stone-hearted, enscless, fanatie, bigoted Turks. Aslong ad the person of - the Sultan as the representative of God and look to his will and command as to that sent from God noth- ing is too barbarous or atrocious for them to do as long as commanded by their bigoted Caliph, W it, then, that the Kurds do not raid {ussuimans and “ask taxes from them? it, then, that the Mussulmans have i denied to-the Armenians? hat they offer the sword or nism and suffer those Armenians who accept their religion, were it not for reli- gions fanaticism? The Bible and education both led usinto freedom. For how is it possible for & man to read the Bible and learn how God made man | and remain a slave still and indifferent? S0 it is impossible, or otherwise too thought- less, to missionaries over there to tell them of their human rights by educating or eulightening and leave them helpless in the hands of bloodthirsty Turks, like sheep among the wolves. It will be as cruel on the part of Americans 8s on that of the Turk, if not more o, for not rendering ina- terinl aid. This th s not a case of pestilence or famine. Ve wish it were, for then money and advice might have done great good. But this is a case of life and death in the hands of a Nero poten- tate. Force and only force can settle it. Let us show to the wicked, cruel Sultan that the stars and stripes, our dearly bought flag, cannot stand such shame and cruelties; that it is the flag of humanity, and that whenevee and wherever wrong is done to humanity it is | done to it. Copies of letters from Armenians in Tar- key telling of the cruelties practiced on them were also read. THEY WILL OPEN AGAIN Downtown Poolrooms Are About to Resume Busi- ness. The Grand Jury Taking Cognizance of the Bookmakers’ Wheel. Thomas H. Williams say town poolrooms will have no direct wires to- day from the Bay District racetrack. That means that the California Jockey Club is thoroughiy in accord with the Pacific Coast Jockey Club, that all bookmaking the down- | shouid be made, in accordance with the Ellert ordinance, within the where the races takes place. But the downtown poolrooms will have he odds, the weights, the jockeys and the results just the same as if they had a direct wire, and they will open their shops this morning ready to do a “commission” business. The ‘‘Belfry,” where the" *‘fly- inclosure | by-night” bucket-shops “held_forth, will not be reorened, but the “Big Eizht” have arranged” to get all the necessary news to accommodate their customers. Last night Jerry Drnscoll, Charles Kingsley, Henry Schwartz, Harry E. Cor- bett and the others who are in the swim had a meeting. It was strictly executive. Had it not been, 1ts details ‘might have furnished elegant material for the Grand Jury to work upon. These moneyed men of the downtown fraternity decided that they would continue their business until the .courts decided whether or not they had a right equal to that accorded the track bookmakers. They likewise determined that they would not rest on their haunches as they did when Edward Corrigan stopped them from getting news from the Ingleside track, but that they would use every legal /measure to get around T. H. Wiiliams’ restriction. \ This will certainly not be a difficult task as there are 1o less than a dozen telegraph stations within a quarter of a mile of the Bay District track. In addition to this there are back yards, housetops, trees and points of vantage galore from which the races may be viewed by any one caring to end the news into town e The first tea ever raised for the market in Arkansas was offered for sale in recentiy. The consighment consisted of 300 pounds and was of fine quality. B —— LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE, Arrivea. WEDNESDAY, January 22. Stmr Farallon, Roberts, 75 hours from Yaquina ay: pass and mdse, o C'J Hendry, Sons & Co. Schr Puritan, Saxe, 21 days from Port Gamble, vis Port Townsend 19 days; lumber, to Pope & Talbor. Schr Gotama, Bressen, from sea on account of collision with schr Ortent. Sailet. WEDNESDAY, January 22. Stmr Lakme, Anderson, Port Townsend. Movements of Trans- Atlantic Steamers. NEW YORK—Arrived Jan 22—Stmr Teutcalc, from Liverpool. fmporiations. YAQUINA BA y —Per Farallon—3600 sks wheat, 2949 sks oats, 100 hi sks 1612 qr sks flour, 11 sks bark, 1000 cs 17 bbls salm 1 Dbbis 4 pkgs iron, 2 sks rubber, 1 cs copper, 33 rolls leather, 10 cs eggs. 2 coops chickens, 1 bdl pelts, 1 bx adv mat- ter, 21 bdls hides, 34 sks oysters. muer & C W P Fuller & C F H i 0. Brown & Adums: s e H Dutard; Moore, Fergnson & Co; C J Lelst & Cot Pacific Commercial Co. NEW TO-DAY. Cladness Comes With a_better understanding of the transient nature of the many phys- ical ills which vanish before proper ef- | forts—gentle efforts—pleasant efforts— rightly directed. There is comfort in the knowledge that so many forms of sickness are not due to any actual dis- ease, but simply to a constipated condi- tion of the system, which the pleasant family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt~ 1y removes. That is why it is the only remedy with millions of families, and is everywhere esteemed so highly by all who value good health. Its beneficial effects are due to the fact, that it is the one remedy which promotes internal cleanliness, without, debilitating the organs on which it Itis therefore all important, in order to get its bene- ficial effects, to note when you pur- chase, that you have the genuine article, ‘which is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep- utable i ists. If in the enjoyment of good health, and the system is regular, then laxa- tives or other remedies are not needed. If afflicted with any actual disease, one may be commended to the most skillful physicians, but if in need of a laxative, then one should have the best, and with the well-informed everywhere, Syrup of Figs stands highest and is most largely usedand gives most general satisfaction. .