The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 11, 1896, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1896 13 e e O O T R TR R R S DR T S e A RIS G B e B T S S R S el i SO RS S R I Y Interestifig Report of Important Up-to-Date News Items in Alameda County 301 BURGLARS 1N COURT Mrs. Wagner Was by Her Boy'’s | Side, but Mrs. Willmore Was Absent. GENERAL NEWS OF OAKLAND. Supervisors Give the Electors Twen. ty-two Additional Voting Pre- cincts, OARLAND OFFICE AN FRANCISCO CALL,) 908 Broadway, Feb. 10. | The preliminary examination of Abe Majors and Burt Willmore, the boy burg- lars, attracted a great throng to the Police Court this afternoon. The lobby was crowded and officers had to be statiored at the doors of the courtroom to keep the crowd back. When Sergeant Hodgkins entered with the two lads there was a straining of necks to catch sight of the prisoners. Two officers followed, bringine in the kit of tools and recovered plunder. Mrs. Majors came in shortly after and kissed her son. She sat at the boy’s side throughout the proceedings. The boys seemed not to be impressed by their situa- tion. Mrs. Willmore was not present. F. R. Girard was the first witness. He testified to leaving his place locked on the | night of the burglary. He said he thouent there was a little over $100 in the safe be- sides jewelry. He identitied the jewelry recovered from Willmore’s house as being | some that had been left in the safe. On cross-examination he denied ever keeping dynamite in the store. He said there were two keys; he carried one and the drayman the other. His wife knew the combination of the safe; she took $80 | from the safe about Christmas time; it was | theirs in common: two §20 gold pieces had been found after the burglary. He denied having told reporters that e had $400 in the safe when it was blown open; that he told rthem he lost about $400 in money and | jewelry; denied having said he lost $2000 in money, jewelry and damage to his stock. Prosecuting Attorney Melvin said that as Mr. Girard had testified that the store was the property of a company the case would have to be dismissed and a new compiaint made out. This was done, and the case went over until 2 o'clock to- morrow. The complaint caarging the boys with the burglary of Miller & Butler’s office, at the foot of ‘Webster street, was next taken R. S. Miller testified to the condition office the night before and the morn- v. Officer Doolan tes- d to the boys’ arrest and discovery of weapons and kit, as wellas to the | ment that one of them made, saying not the officers had them covered some one would have ‘‘gotit.”’ Officers Kyte and Powers corroborated him, and then the court held them for trial in $3000 bonds each for this one job. VOTING PRECINCTS. Supervisors Increase Them From 99 to 121, OAKLAND, CaL., Feb. 10. — The Board of Supervisors this aiternoon rearranged the voting precincts of the county and inceased the number by iwenty-two. The report of the special committee appointed for tbat purpose was a type-written docu- ment of sixty-one pages, and occupied the clerk an hour and a half in reading it. The additional precincts are located as Brooklyn Township 2, Eden 1, urray 1, Washington 1; Oak- y—First Ward 1, Second 2, Seventh ; Alameda 4, Berkeley 6. A resolution was adopted changing the Supervisorial lines between districts 4 and 5—Messrs. Pelouze and Johnston—so as to agree with the boundary lines of in Berkeley, as formed by the re- adopted charter. The vote for the formation of the Ade- line sanitary district was canvassed, and the result announced as thirty-three for and five against. The follo’ clared elected: i Moran; sanitary trustees—E. Thomp- son, O. B. Caldwell, L. E. Towne, G. W. Shbesom and E. J. Pullen. 2 Oaklanders Confident the Regents Will Accept Their Subscription. ND, Cav., Feb. 10.—The citizens feel confident to-might that the Regents of the University of California will accept the $15,000 subscribed for the vurpose of purchasing a site for the Wil- merding Industrial School and locate it in this city. They feel that the fact that the money is to be used in securing the site which the regents favor is better than a Senator Perkins, in a fetier to ex-Mayor Darvis rezarding the school, says he had many conversations with Mr. Wilmerding during the latter's life, and among other things that gentieman said was: “I'am deeply in sympathy with the ob- ject of this scheme. If my business enter- prises had turned out better I would have bLeen in a position to have built a school for manual training and endowed it, and it would have been locatea in Oakland. However, I will cheerfully subseribe. 1| think that the plan ol popular subscrip- tions rather than asking a few to give all the money is a wise one, for every one will see the value of the enterprise.’” Partners Three Time: OAKLAND, Can, Feb. 10.—Gibson & ‘Whitmore, the attorneys, have dissolved vartnership by mutual consent, and here- aiter the members will handle business in- dividually. This is the third partnership which has been broken between these two gentlemen, who are great personal friends, since they were first associated in 1873. They were partners from the year 1873 to 1883. Later they again formed a partnership and worked together for sev- eral years only to separate again. Two years ago they formed the present rela- | Both ‘agree that it is a mutual | tions. separation on business grounds. They have not as yet devided as to how their present business shall be separated or as to opening separate offices. White Does Not Worry. OAKLAND, Cax., Feb. 10.—The suit of Ernest H. Frostagainst Sheriff C. B. White for $10,000 damages is giving that official very little worry. Frost claims he was illegally arrested by Deputy Sheriff Adam Kellner last December while on the over- ‘ land train bound for Portland. Jailer Lane refused to lock Krost up when he was brought to the jail. The suit will be de- fended by the Soutbern Pacific Company, as Kellner is one of its emvployes. Heis a Deputy Sheriff by courtesy of the Sheriff’s office, which has always recognizec the request of the company in that regard. ‘Want Their Money. OAKLAND, Car., Feb. 10.—-Fred W. Lake and his brother, W. B. Lake, filed a statement in the Superior Court to show their grounds for a suit to recover $1100 from Johkn B. Eldridge. They claim to kave backed him in a mining venture from which he cleaned up $5000, but never re- paid them. The statement shows they paid him money in sums ranginz from 35 cents to $30, running from May 15, 1893, to October, 1895, 7 The Grand Jury. OAKLAND, CaL.. Feb. 10.—T. H. Hew- ston, the owner of the horses William Uat- rey and Alexander McCarl stole when they desired to start out in life for themselves a few weeks since, has brdught the matter to the atteation of the Grand Jury. The boys were released by Justice Lawrence on the preliminary examination. HISTORY OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL 908 Broadway, Feb. 10. A decree of final dis'ribution was made to- day in the estate of Charles H. T. Meyer. Henry Meyers, charged with snatching a diamond from his father’s shirt iront, was dis- charged, as the father refused to swear to & complaint. Mrs. Elmira Latten of Alvarado was brought to the County Jail to-day to be examined &s to her sanity. Bhe was arresied on complaint of her husband. The twenty-three Chinese tan players for- feited their lymil this morning, which in total amounted to $350. The evidence against twenty of them was uncertain. Mary G. Rogers and Amella Sawyer, the two oung Portugaese women charged with shop. lifting, are very anxious to forfeit bail. Their guseiin\'e been set for trial by jury on Thurs- ay. Judge Greene to-day granted Mrs. Kate Edith Kirkham, widow of the late General R. W. Kirkham, & family allowance of $600 on ap- lication of her guardian, Mrs. Kate Kirkham Wheeler. The divorce suitof Annie K. Baroteau againsy her husband, Alfred A. Baroteau, was set for trial on April 29 by Judge Ogden_to-day, on motion of the plaintiff’s attorney, Thomas F. Garrity. @The Board of Police and Fire Commissioners et this afternoon for the %\:‘rg»::egg:wfi: “ounci or instrus S e b orses s 5000 feet of hose fof the Fire Department. The biggest calendsr on record in the Police Court was called by Clerk Crawford this morn- ing. Fifty-six caseswere on the docket and all except the charges against the hoy safe-crack- ers were disposed of by 11 o’clock. A special meeting of the stockholders of the Onkland Consolidated Railroad Company will be held to-morrow at the office of the concern for the purpose of electing & suCCessor to the late John W. Coleman, who was a director of the company. The estate of the late Edward M. Norris has been appraised at $10,042. The property co sists of & §10,000 trust in the hands of Willl G. Henshaw, left Norris by his mother, Mary J. Evoy, snd a few personal effects. The trust 11 go to Norris’ children. Oakland, American and Fraternity Councils Nos. 6. 8 and 31, Young Men’s Institute, have issued neatly engraved invitations, containing & handsome vignette of Washington, to the cel- ebration of Washington’s birthday, which is to be held in the Exposition building'on the even- ing of the 22d inst. WITH FLOATS AND MUSIC, Elaborate Preparations Are Com- pleted for Washington's Day Parade. There Will Also Be a Regatta on Lake Merritt During the After- noon. OaxrAND OFFIcE Sax Francrsco CAvL,) 908 Broadway, Feb. 10. | That the Washington’s Birthday Cele- bration in Oakland will be a grand success is now assured. Along the line of march, as already published, decorations will be quite extensive. The committee in charge | has arranged to have four streamers of flags stretched from the housetops on each block, and other decorations will be appro- priately display Four bands and one drum corps have been engaged, and it is probable two more will be in the parade. The bands are the Second Artillery, Fifth Regiment, Oak- land Professional and Oakiand Amateur bends, the latter being composed of mem- bers of the Bovs’ Brigade. 1t is estimated that fully fifty floats will be in line. They will depict various scenes from the life and career of Washington. Some of those already in the course of con- struction are: ‘‘Washington Crossing the Delaware”; “Washington at Valley Forge”; ““Washington Sizning the Dec- laration of Independence’’; “Cornwallis Surrendering to Washington”; *‘Wash- ington Cutting the Cherry Tree”; “God- dess of Liberty and the States of the Union.” An elaborate souvenir programme will be distributed to all attending the exer- cises. It will be in book-form of twenty pages and on the front cover a large por- trait of Washington will be printed. In- side reading matter and descriptive cuts illustrative of the iife of the Nation's patriot will precede pages devoted to the three different programmes of the day, while on the last page the words of the Nationa! hymn will be engrossed. One of the special features of the parade will be the mounted cavalcade of ladies in costume, Miss Abbie Taggart will lead the division, and from the number of re- cruits coming in it is sure to be an at- tractive feature. The exercises in the afternoon will take place at 2 o'clock on Lake Merritt, and will consist of a musical and literary pro- gramme, as well as a regatta. The exer- cises will conclude with a series of boat races and skill contests, In the evenicg the First Congregational Church will be the scene of the final dem- onstration of the day. There a varied musical and literary programme will be ren- dered. A chorus of 300 voices is in train- ing for the occasion under the leadership of D. P. Hughes, and the volume of music will be sweiled by the Congregational or- chestra of sixty pieces. The finance committee has been actively canvassing among merchants for subscrip- tions, and it is expected to raise the neces- sary $1500 in a few days. VIOLATED THEIR OATHS. The Queer Afidavit of Three Folice Court Jurymen in the Boman Case. OARLAND OFFICE SAN FrANCISCO CALL, 908 Broadway, Feb. 10. } C. H. Boman, convicted in the Police Court by a jury of having battered Mrs. Montgomery, a nurse, when she went to his house to collect her bill, has a novel plea on which he is basing his motion for a new trial. The case has been stubbornly contested by both sides from the very start. When the case was called for the passage of sentence the attorney for the defense made a motion for a new trial, and in sup- vort of the motion presented the fellowing affidavit: Henry E. Winslow, Charles L. Wines and F. Sicotti, being duly sworn, each for himself de- poses and says: That he Wwas one of the jurors fore whom the above-named cause was tried in the Police Court of the city of Oakland; that after hearing the evidence in said cause and the instructions given by the court and upon retiring to the jury-room he was of the opinion and belief that the defendant was not guilty of the offense with shich he was charged; that he voted ‘‘not guilty” and for the dismissal of said above-named defendant; that after several ballots were taken one of the jurors in said cause stated that he would remain all night before he would agree to an acquittal, and believing that the jury would be kept all nlrh:. and not wanting to remain locked up all night, he voted for the conviction for the soleflurpou of getting out of the jury-room, believing that the recom- mendation to the merey of the court would in- sure a sentence of not more then $20 to $30. Judge Wood denied the motion for a new trial, saying that jurymen who would sign such an affidavit as the one just read ought to be thoroughly ashamed of them- gelves. Continuing, the Judge said the evidence in the case was almost suflicient to have held the defendant for felony. However, he would take into considera- tion the recommendation of the jury for mercy and also the defendant’s family and wonld not give the limit of the law, which was six montns’ imprisonment. He then imposed a fine of $250 or 125 daysin jail. A notice of appeal to the Supreme ourt was filed at once. |REINHARDT 1S MANAGER, He Is Elected to Look After the Interests of the Berkeley Football Team. % COLLEGE POLITICS RUN HIGH. Memorial Fund to Prof. J. H. Rose- wald—College Republican Club. Interesting News Notes. BERKELEY, Civ., Feb. 10.—George F. Reinhardt was elected football manager of the University of California team for the season of '96 to-day after one of the hard- est fougnt political battles in the annals of the university. He carried the election against his only opponent, Frank P. Tay- lor, by a majority of 67 votes, 749 in all paign among the universities and colleges within his jurisdiction, 1tisexpected that adelegate from the University of Cali- fornia will be sent to the National College Convention, to be hela in Chicago on April Glee Club Concerts. BERKELEY, CAL., Feb. 10.—The Uni- versity of California Glee Club will give concert in the Auditorium, San Francisco, on March 5. The affair is in the hands of the management of the Columbia Theater. | On February 22 the club will visit Ukiah, stopping at Santa Rosa for a concert on the way up. Baseball Challenge. BERKELEY, Car., Feb. 10.—The base- ball management of the State University has received a challenge from St. Mary's College of San Francisco to x{lay 2 match game on the 22d inst. The Varsity team has not yet been selected, and in conse- uence, if the challenge 18 accepted, one of ‘l,lhe class teams will have to be sent. Mrs. Bush Here. BERKELEY, CAL., Feb. 10.—Mrs, Abi- gail Bush, the first woman'’s suffrage presi- dent in the United States, is visiting friends in Berkeley. Their meeting was held in 1847 in Rochester, N. Y. Mrs. Bush_is now 86 years old and in good health. Work of Petty Thieves. A BERRELEY, CAL., Feb. 10.—When W. H. Gutzman, who keeps a repair-shop on l& George F. Reinhardt, the Newly Elected Manager of the University of California Football Team. [From a photograph.] having been cast. The entire student body participated in the election, and in consequence there was a continual string of college men and co-eds waiting for their turn to ballot from the time the polls opened at 10 o’clock in the morning until they closed at 4 in the afternoon. The polling system proved an admirable im- provement over the old method of assem- bly voting. What added animus to the election besides the importance of the of- fice, it being the highest college honor, is the fact that the two candidates were rep- resentatives of rival fraternities. Reinhardt is a prominent member of the Phi Delta Theta and Taylor of the Beta Theta Pi. Each organization has a strong following, and each nsed every effort to put_their man at the nead of football affairs for the coming season. Reinhardt is a native of Kansas, and is in his twenty-sixth year. Both he and his rival are members of the junior class. Rein- hardt has had considerabe business experi- ence, having been associated in a mercan- tile pursuit with his father prior to his en- trance to college. In 1893 he graduated from Chaffey College in Southern Califor- nia, and during his course there served both as baseball and football manager. [n his freshman year at Berkeley he played center on his class eleven against Hunt, the now famous guard. It was-during his freshman contests that he was incapacitated for work on the grid- iron until last season, through an injury to a knee. Last season he joined the Varsity For the fim half-year he has been assist- ant to Mr. Magee in the department of physical culture at the university. It1s generally conceded that his close associa- tiofl with the department and his knowl- edge of athletics will be of material as- sistance to him in his conferences with Captain Ransome as to the best prelimi- nary training methods to pursue. Rosewald Memorial Fund. BERKELEY, CaL., feb. 10.—Mrs. J. H. Rosewald, widow of the late Professor J. H. Rosewald, has decided to establish in the State Univenh%a “Rosewald Memo- rial Fund,” for the benefit of self-sustain- ing and needy students. Mrs. Rosewald’s roposal is a resuit of the project of her Euunand shortly before his death, rofessor had arranged to give a lecture en escriptive and characteristic music last October, but within a few hours from the time set for the discourse he was stricken with a fatal illness. The lecture was to have been for the benefit of the students’ loan fund. Three hundred dollyrs was raised through the advance sale of seats, the tickets sold being uncalled for on Mrs. Rosewald’s announcement that the money would be applied as though the lecture had taken place. For the purpose of adding to this amount and founding the vroposed Rosewald me- morial fund, the lecture prepared by the professor will be delivered at the Colum- bia Theater, San Francisco, Friday after- noon, February 21. The lecture will be presented by Professor Bernard Moses of the department of history at the univer- sity. 1; will be illustrated on the violin by Sigmund Beel, on the viola by Mr. Jaulus, on the piano bfi Miss Weigel.” Miss Morey, soprano, and Mr. Coffin, tenor, will give vocal selections illustrative of the address. Resolution of Thanks, BERKELEY, (GAv., Feb. 10.—The Good Government Club of Berkeley has passed a resolution of thanks to the Board of Town Trustees for their earnest work in support_of the one-mile limit liquor law and their efforts to prevent illicit traffic in intoxicants. The following officers have been elected for the ensuing term: President, Dr. Thomas Addison; vice - presidents—Pro- fessor W. E. Ritter, Joseph Garber, Pro- fessor A. F. Lange, 8. N. Wyckoff, Philo Mills; secretary, C. S. Merrili; treasurer, H. G. Easton; executive committee—A. F. Eggleson, A. W. Naylor, George W. Fletcher; membership committee—Jonn Henderson Jr. and George F. Earl. College Republican Club. BERKELEY, Cav., Feb. 10.—Millard D, Thompson, president of the Pacific Coast College Republican League. will eall a meeting of the voters of the university for the purpose of outlining a plan of cam- eleven, after a twyo years' rest, and played | left guard in the intercollegiate maich. | The | Stanford avenue, near Dwight way, went to his establishment he found the window at the back of the store shattered and a uantity of machinist’s tools missing. ‘rom the articles stolen it is presumed that the thieves intend using them to ply their trades, as a most careful selection had been made. A —_— ALAMEDR REDISTRICTED, There Will Now Be Thirteen Voting Precincts Instead of Nine. The New City Hall to Be Formally Opened To-Day—Charity Ball To-Night. ALAMEDA, CAr., Feb. 10.—The people of Alameda are considerably interested in the fact that the Board of County Super- visors have redistricted the city by voting precincts. Heretofore there have been nine precinets. Now there will be thirteen. Formerly some of the precincts were so large that all those entitled to vote could not cast their ballots, the rush at the last | being so large that they could not all get their votes in beiore the hour for closing. Then the counting would be greatly de- layed. Some of the old precincts have been cut in two. The new precincts are bounded as follows: No.1—That portion of the city east of Versailles avenue; 2— that part between Versailles and Park and south of Central avenue; 3—between Versailles and Park and north of Central; 4—between Park and Walnut, north of Central: 5—between Park and Walnur, south of Central; 6—between Walnut and Chestnut, south of Central; 7—between Walnut and Chestnut, north of Central; 8&—between Chestnut and Paru, north of Central; 9—between Chestnut and Paru, ath of Central; 10—between Paru and Ninth, south of Santa Ciara; 11—between Paru and Ninth, north of Santa Clara; 12—all between Ninth and Sixth streets; 13—all west of Sixth street. City Hall Formally Opened. ALAMEDA, CaAL, Feb. 10.—-To-day the new City Hall will be thrown open to the general public. All the officials are in- stalled in their offices. No formalities will be gone through to-day, but from 9 A.M. t05 P. M. the guhhc of ‘Alameda is invited to go through the big building and see_how well their servants have done with tlieir money in erecting a municipal home. All of the offices will be open for in- spection and all the officials will be on duty. The formal exercises will take place Thursaay night, and will wind up with a ball in the big room designed for the pub- lic library. Patriotic Entertainment. ALAMEDA, CAvn., Feb. 10.—-The local council of the Young Men’s Institute are going to get up a patriotic_celebration of Washington’s birthday, and_ give a public entertainment in Armory Hall. mu- sical and literary entertainment, with a propriate patriotic features and of free ad- mission, will be pre] . There is a great deal of talent in the local ranks of the order. Those having it in charge are P. A. Kearney, Frank Halley Jr. and George H. Burkhardt. The Charity Ball. ALAMEDA, CaL, Feb. 10.—The charity ball takes place at Armory Hall this even- ing. The large hall will be handsomel: decorated for the occasion. The ball promises to be as great a social feature as it has in_the past, if not more so. Fred C. Youngberglu to_be floor manager, as- sisted by S. M. Haslett, W. F. Chipman, C. J. Youngberg, Roy Whitney and Dr. C. C. Dennis. According to a hygienist the tenants of the first and second floors of a house enjoy the longest life. SIX MONTHS ON A DOLLAR Mayor Davie Issues a Public Defense of His Tax Levy. WILL BE A SMALL SURPLUS. Incidentally a Few Criticisms Appear Regarding Some of the Municipal Departments. OARLAND OFrIcE SAN FRANCISCO CALL.} 908 Broadway, Feb. 10. Mayor Davie issued a defense of his dollar tax to-day that cannot but be con- vineing, if the figures are correct. As they are certified to by the city expert, it is pre- sumed that they are correct. The report is not lengthy, but shows at a glance that the revenue provided by the Mayor is ample if miugle economy be practiced. The Mayor says: Your attention is respectfully called to the inclosed statement showing the expenditures of the city government of the City of Oakland for the first six months of the fiscal years 1895-96. The statement gives the amounts allowed to the various departments of the city govern- ment, the amounts expended for theg}eflod of six months wmmencln% July 1, 1895, and ending December 31, 1895, and also tne bal- ance that may be used for the several depart- ments for the remainder of the fiscal year. The first three months of the fiscal year had passed before the tax levy was fixed and the several departments S’:mceeded with their re- ctive policies thinking that the tax levy for this year would pbe $1 18, and therefore the expenditure of the first three months were made cn such lines and exceeded the proper and necessary expenses of said departments. This one matter was constantly held up as & conclusion that the tax rate could not be fixed at $1 as about one-fourth of the year had ex- {Xred, yet taking into consideration that in he first three mouths of the fiscal year the va- rious departments continued to create ex- penses on the same extravagant basis asin previous years, the statement herein referred tz makes & good showing for the first half of the vear. Since 1882, when the assessed value of Oak- land property was $29,000,000, down to 1894, when the assessment rolls footed up $45,000,- 000, the tax rate of the city has increased from 99 cents in 1882 to $112in 1894. It would have been $1 18 this year had not the Mayor’s veto, with the assistance of four members of the Council—Messrs. Brosnahan, Bassett, Heit- mann and Watkinson—prevailed. The city should be run the same as & man’s private business; the fundsshould be carefully expended and the greatest value procured for the money. Thesurplusin the Fire, Police and Fire Alarm departments will be use for the street fund, as the Street Department has been improperly consusud and the funds injudicially ex- nded. The Council reduced the street-light fund in the tax levy and increased the school fund. It hed no right 1o do this as it had already en- tered into a contract for the Je“ for a certain number of electric lights and according to law cannot break such contract, but must provide funds to meet the same. The school fund did not require the extra amount, as the State and County apportionment with fts increase this year will more than sufficient, with the amount originally atlowed, to meet all reason- able expenses. The library fund will be short on account of the extravagant policy of the Library Trustees. There has been much talk about the dollar tax rate compelling the Library Trustees to close the reading-rooms, but & glance at the state- ment of expenses, etc., will prove to the con- trary, as in the dollar tax levy sufficient funds were allowed to run all the reading-rooms for the entire year. s The library and central reading-room will run short for the year on account of the lack of economical management. In thelibrary there is employed a librarian at $160 per month. Four years ago the same services cost the city #$100 per month. There arealso four additional persons zmploivled. The High School fund will be sufficient for the year. It has been said that owing to the dollar rate the Twelith-street dam and Eighth-street bridge cannot be repaired. This is not true, inasmuch as in the tax levy sufficient has been allowed to make the r?airs. ‘The Eighth- street bridge can be repaired for $9000, and, a8 the Contra Costa Water Company and the East Oekland Electric Railroad Company oc- cupy portions of the bridge, they will be re- quired to pay partof the expense of repairing. The various engine-houses are out of repair, it has heen stated, vet such conditions existed for thslpnst fow years, and with the large tax levy of prior administrations these matters were not attended to. This year many of the buildings have received attention. Taken as a whole the dollar tax rate will be sufficient to run the City this year. REPORT FAOM OLD PARD Councilman Bassett Turns the Tables on His Council Associates. City Action Revoking the License of Oakland’s “Louvre” Res. taurant. 0AxRLAND OFFICE SAN FrANCISCO CALL,} 908 Broadway, Feb. 10. Councilman Bassett had the laugh on the City Council to-nicht. A week ago an anonymous resolution was introduced re- ferring to the fact that Mr. Bassett was about to depart for Washington to fight the refunding bill. Ivrecited that a report had been circulated stating that the Coun- cil would refuse him a leave of absence, and the resolution concluded by wishing that the Councilman would be absent four- teen months, by which time histerm of office will expire. The resolution was couched in sarcastic language, and on mo- tion it was referred to Councilman Bassett as a committee of one, with instructions to report at to-night’s meeting. Mr. Bassett reported, and now the jokeis on “‘the other feilow,”” who is still unknown. After referring to the facts the report continues: ‘“‘We wish to call the attention of the Council to the old adage that an anonymous letter-writer is always a liar, generally a coward, but never a gentleman, and further to say that whoevér intro- duced the resolution is lacking in all the elements of common decency and dignity, botk as & man and as an official.” The commitiee further stated that it found that Mr. Bassett has never voted to pay any illegal claims; has always been found on the side of the peogle; has never voted to close streets after the Mayor has once opened them to the water front, and although he has nearly always been of opinions widely divergent from the ma- jority of the members, hisopinions have al- ways been free from suggestions of corrupt inflvnence. The committee also refers to the fact that the Southern Pacific has fre- quently boasted that it can always count on six votes in_the City Council and that the present circumstances justify their boast. As Mr. Bassett is going to Washington to oppose the refunding bill, in which action be represents the opinion of 99 per cent of the intelligent pm? e of California, the report continued, and as it is because of this that he is ridiculed by the Council, . the committee thinks that no further proof is needed that the railroad infiluence must be very powerful at the City Hali. The report conclude: 'We recommend that the orphan resolution be spread in full upon the minutes of this board to- gether with this report. J. M. Bassers, the committee.” By unanimous vote the recommendation of the committee was passed while the lobby laughed. 3 The License Committee recommended to the City Council to revoke the license of Antone Clecak of the Louvre restanrant, and to-night the recommendation was pa S . The Louyre is the best known restaurant in Oakiand and occupies the entire base- ment of the big Macdonough block. The | Place was opened about three years ago, and at first wasa very respectable place. For the past year it has been the most dis- reputable place in the city, and the resolu- tion disorderly and disreputable house, and that ail tKe charges made by the Chief of Police are sustained. The charges were ‘mary, and at the in- uiry many tenants of the building testi- fied that they had been forced to move out on account of the nuisance. The Council also ordered that the City Attorney be or- dered to proceed against the bondsmen for the violation of thelaw forbidding the sale of liquor between midnight and 5 A. M. JAMES MAKES A SPEECH Frederick Warde's Late Partner Was Very Much Dis- appointed. Great Speculation as to the Success That Will Be Accorded His Rival. OARLAND OFFICE SAN FrANCISCO CALL, 908 BroApwAY, Feb. 10. } Louis James made a little speech be- tween the second and third acts of Othello at the Macdonough Theater on Saturday night. It consisted of but a couple of sen- tences. He thanked the audience for their very hearty encores and expressed his disappointment that the audience was so small. His remarks were justified, for there were probably not more than 100 people in the orchestra and dress circle and the balcony was proportionately empty. As for the gallery, Othello does not appeal to the gods. The small houses that characterized the engagement were a surprise to everybody who had witnessed the grand successes scored in this city by Mr. James when starring with Frederick Warde. His com- bination has glsyed two engagements of one week each in this city, and at every performance there was a demand for stools. The Warde-James engagements are historic events in the annalsof the drama_in Oakland, and opinion has been divided as to which of the two men was the most popular and the greater actor. For this reason the coming of the two men with separate companies was lookea ‘or- ward to with much interest. James has come, made his little speech and has gone away disappointed. In conversation Mr. James’ manager stated that it was very clear that Oakland did not want Louis James and that he might not return, In a couple of weeks Frederick Warde will be here to try the experiment, and it is safe to say that the Macdonough will be crowded. Warde is the dramatic idol of Oakland. He laid the foundation stone of the Macdonough Theater; he is a member of the Elks and he has _lectured before the High School pupils. He is given the free- dom of the city every time he comes, but as he bas always been accompanied by Louis James it bas been a matter of specu- lation how much of thedrawing power was possessed by each. There are many who think both™ are features by themselves and that their success depended on their combination. This can only be decided after Warde has been here. Heretofore the Elks have taken the matter in hand and have insured success, but Louis James did not receive any recognition from them, and whether they will continue their ex- ression of appreciation toward their rother Elk, Frederick Warde, has not been determined. There were so very few people that heard Louis James make his little speech of dis- appointment that the faclofi-is having done so is practically a secret. During the first three nights of the week “In Old Ken- tucky” was played to packed houses, and this may have interfered with James’ week-end engagement, but this is the first time that Louis James has played to a single empty seat in the city. On this oc- casion the empty seats were as three to one. ——————— REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Sarah M. Motken to Frederick J.and Cella E, Koster, lot'on W line of Masonic avenne, 818 § of Frederick street, W 100:2, § 50:2, K 103.85, NW 5.99, N 44.9225] 1. Sanie to same. lot on W line of Masonic avenue, 818:2 S of Frederick street, S 50 by W 100; $9386. Edwera N. and Mary H. Harmon to John Stier- len, Jot on E line of Ashbury street, 176:6 N of Frederick, N 50 by I 108:5, subject to deed of trusc; $10. John and Margaret Hammond to Katie M, McCarthy, lot on NE line of Twelfth street, 400 NW of Howard, NE to point where a circle having its center at & point of beginning and a radius of 161:3 will intersect a circie having its center on the NE line of Howard, 130:11%% NE of T welfth, SE 61:11, SW 161, NW 67:3, subject to life es: tate; giit, Margaret . Kimber to Rhody Kelly, lot on B ling ot Shotwell street, 134:8 N of Twenty-fourth, N 92:8 by I 122:6; $300. Juila O'Donnell to’ Ellen O’Donnell. lot on NE line of Rausch street, 237:6 SE of Howard, SE §7:6 by NE 112: gift. Pairick Quinn, executor of the estate of Mary McDonough, to’ Johu B. Walters, lot on SW line of Langton street, 180 NW of Harrison, NW 25 by SW 80; $2600. Elizabeth MoGrath to Patrick J. McDonad, lo on NE line o7 Ninth street, 25 NW of Tehama, NW 25 by NE 80; 5. Same, ‘administratrix of estate of Peter Mc- Grath, same; $7000. Edward P. Barry to Fabrizio Nigro, lot on SW corner of Mariposa street and Bryant avenue, W 20:8 by S 7b; $10. Mery A. Wood to Lillian L. Kellogg, lot on W line of Maryland street, 176 N of Calaveras, N 25 by W 100; git. S. F. Ellen and_William J. Sinclair to Harrison A. Jones, lot on NE corner 07 Clement street and Eighteenth avenue, N 28:11, £ 120, S 25, W 56, S 8:11, W 64; $10. Celsus and 1da E. Brower to John on W line of Second avenue, 200 S of Déeth street (California street South), S 25 by W 120: $10. R. W. and Mary E. Tansill to Benjamiu F. Har- vey, loz on W line of Fifteenth avenue, 1255 of C street, S 26 by W 127:6; $10. . N, and Alberta 8. Hamiin to E. D. Sparrow, lot on W line ot 't welfth avenue, 200 N of N strect, N 25 by W 120; #165. &, F.and Ellén Sinclair to Harrison A. Jones, lot ‘on’ W _line of Fortieth aveuue, 200 N of P street, N 200 by W 120: $10, Emma J. Peters to Wililam J, Peters, lot on N line of Tilden street, 160 E of South Broderick, E 32 by N 100, block &, Flint Tract; $10. Charles P, and Hattie M. Kern {0 Charles C. Da- vison. lot on I line of Victoria street; 425 N of Garfield, N 26 by E 100, block 45, City Land Asso- ciation; $10. Harrlet P. Cristy (by Hugh Sime, attorney) to Gaeluiro Pugliese, 1ot corner Edinburgh sireet and Russian avenue, NE 50 by SE 100, block 45. Ex- celsior Homestéad; $10. Laurel Hill Cemetery Association to Isaac Swain, Tot 1161, suid cemetery: $60. Same {0 Sarah E. Wright, lot 2752, same; $96. Same to George E. Decier, lot 2903, same: $200. ALAMEDA COUNTY. % Stephen and Mollie Hogeboom to Elizabeth Weaver. undivided hal? interest of W 30 feet of 1ot 20 and B 10 feet of lot 21, Knox Park, Oakland; W. B. and E. 3L Hardy to James Kenney, lot on N line of Seventh street, 100 E of Webster, N 108 by K 25, being lot 27, block 79, Oakland; 810. Same to William Astby, lot 4, block 79, Oakiand; £10. Margarer Browne to Martha E. Faulkner, lot_on 8 line of Campbell (or Thirtieth) street, 315 W of West, W 25 by S 140, being the W half of lot 6, block 2081B, Whitcher and Brockhurst Tract, Oakland; $10. G. W. Fisher to Py lot on NE corner of Ly 100, £ 93, S 97:6, W 75 to beginning, block H, Curtis and Williams Tract, Oaklan o. Nancy A. Cook to Corlies Merritt, block 53, Oakland; gift. E. W. Woodward et. al. (by Sherifl to James W. Towne, 10t 8, block 4, Iots 15 to 18, block E, lots 1, 7.8, block H, Clinton Mound Tract, East Oakland; ‘Willlam and Lizale Schweitzer to Mrs. 8. H. Mc- Cabe, lot 21, block 116, tract B, Berkeley Land and Town lmxmvemenz Association, subject 10 mort- gage, Berkeley: $10. John Petterson to Mary Ann Petterson, lots 5 and 6, subdivision of block H, revised map of rm-rec: Hill Tract, Brookiyn Township: gift. William N. and Charlotte A. Holway et al. (by commissioner) to Farmers’ and Merchants' Sav- ings Bank. lot 19, block D, Peralta Heights, East Oakland; $1217. George C. and Helen N. Pardee to John F. and Matilda DuBroyer, lot on ¥ line of Grant street, 250 N of Bancrofi way, N 50 by B 130, being lot 18, black 11, McGee Tract, Berieley; $10. Yame to Augusta Lundin and Carl'Alfred, 1ot on E line of Grant street, 300 N of Bancroft way, N 50 by E 130, being lot 19, block 11, McGee Tract, Berkeley; $10. George E., Jennle P., William P. and Elia F. Plummer et'al. to Jameés Andrew, lot 19, block D, Blake Tract. quitclaim deed, Berkeley ; 5. Emma L. Bowne to Minnie Eckert (wife of An. et Sound Lumber Company, ydia and Market streets, N ots 16 and 16, ert ssed to-night declared it to bea | M. Welr, lot | dreas, lots 16 and 17 in subdivision B, Fruitvale Terminal Tract: Brooklyn Township: $30. Sarah J, Fox to John G. Fox, all interest in the following property: Beginving at a stake at the intersection of NE Howard avenue and S Bryant place, thence NI 293:6, thence along the S line of Smith street 35 to the SW corner of the one-acre tract of G. H, mith, thence SE 50, NW 8053, NW 55:6 to beginning, San Leandro, Eden Town" ship: also lot on NE line of Hayward avenue at the W corner of the lands of N. P. Fish, thence N 802, SE 10, SwW 296:7, NE | 11:2 to beginming, Eden Township; at the intersection of Bryant place, thence NW 67:8_to begin- en Township: atso lot on NE line of Hayward avenue, 838:3 SE of Maud avenue. thence along the S'line lands of Wagguner 97:9 to the line of lands owned by Hofstad. thence in the same direction 110, - thence S 36:9, W 188:6, SW 41:7 to begicning, ssme, Eden Township: §150. F. H. Hilton et al. (trustees Centerville Ceme- tery) to Walter S. Roble, lot 68. Centervilie Ceme- tery. Washington Township; $20. L sam 150 lot beginning at astake . gl 3 Builders’ Contracts. Lillizn R. and R. L. Lilienthal with [saac Ander- 801 to erect a two-story bullding on N line of Val- lejo street, 70 W of Gough: $6350. Jacob and Peter Schaefer with W. W. Rednall to erect a two-story building on W Iine of Belvedere street, 135 N of Frederick; $3660. ZANTE CURRANTS. Authorities Conflict as to Whether They Are on the Free List or Duitable. California raisin men have a stanch {riend in Assistant United States Attorney Knight. In the Zante currant case yester- day in the United States Circuit Court he made a strong argument against the ad- mission of the currants free of duty. He cited the testimony of A. B. Butter to the effect that California raisin-growers would suffer serious damage in case import duties were not charged on the currant, which he claimed came for the most part from Greece and not from the island of Zante. ““All grape currantsare rgisins,” he said, *‘and dried grapes within the meaning of the Wilson act. Congress surely intended to place an_import duty on all Grecian currants and not on the exclusive product of Zante. Within ten years Zante has sent us only a few pouuds while the main- land of Greece has produced 160,000 tous of a similar fruit. The text of the tariff bill shows that ail fruit of this kind was known as Zante currants, and intended to be subject to duty. Clearly when Zante currants were specifically mentioned in the act, Zante currants of commerce was meant, as it comes into direct competition with the product of California.” Attorney Van Duzer, representing the defense, took the opposite view, which he sustained in a long argument. It is ex- pected that a decision will be reached be- fore the ena of the month. EVDENTLY NOT WANTED. The Electric Railroad Express Will Shortly Quit the Business. The People Have Not Met the Ven- ture in the Manner It Was Hoped They Would. OARLAND OFricE SAN FrANcISCO Cu,).,} 908 Broadway, Feb, 10. Some surprise has been caused in com- mercial circles by the report that the Hay- wards electric road would soon go out of the express business. 'For over a year the company has been doing about all the business Letween Haywards, San Lean- dro, Oakland and San Francisco. They commenced by buying out all the smaller companies and by inaugurating a regular electric express service, The loaded wagons were placed on electric-cars, and during the quiet portions of the day they were attached to the regular passenger- cars and hauled along the road. The first opposition that the express service met with was from the Railroad Commissioners, who claimed that as the road was doing a railroad freignht business it came under the same tariff regulations as other railroads. The matter has not yet been satisfactorily settled, but the commission did not dictate rates. For a time the electric express was very popular, but it was a costly service, and there was not such a volume of business as was ex- pected. Andrew L. Stone, secretary of the road, was asked about the matter to-night and readily gave an explanation. ‘“We went into the express service,” he said, ‘‘as a part of our plan to build up the territory along the road. We bought out several expressmen, and they were glad to sell, because we employed as many of the expressmen as we needed in our new service. We tbonfim that a first-class express service would be a boon, and would be welcomed by everybody along the route. ‘We reduced rates about one-haif of what was being charged, and intended to do all that we could to makeit a benetit to every- body. We knew that by building up the territory we were benefiting ourselves, but we were, at she same time, benefiting a thousand others, so that our effort was certainly not a selfish one. “We have met with much opposition in everything that we have undertaken, but | I cannot see that it has any justification. ‘We have neverrefrained from giving rights of way across our property, we have never tried to get out of our share of road work, and have, 1 think, acted squarely. We ’\mdenook this express business because we thought 1t wonld be acceptable. We find that it has not Leen, and that there | is not a suflicient volume of business to justify us in continuing. It is not a large venture, and for its sake alone we would not have been justified in taking it up, but it is all part of a plan for developing territory and improving it by bringing it nearer to Oakland and San Francisco. The opposition to the road is not easy to explain, Before it was built my family | offered a bonus of $10,000 to gartie: who proposed to build it. They did not see | anything profitable in it, and at last we decided to take the initiative ourseives. When first built everything was com- mendable, but latterly we have met with disccuragement on every hand. “I is very evident that the people along the road do not look upon our express business in the same light in which we undertook it, and therefore 1itis not ad- visable for us to carry it on.” —————— Our second war with Great Britain be- an June 18, 1812, aud ended February 17, 815. Itinvolved the enlistment of 471,622 volunteers and the services of 85,000 AUCTION SALE: S AUCTION SALE. HEALY'S STOCKYARD, THURSDAY, Feb. 1 £ 13th and Harrison sts., eb. 13, ai 11 o'clock . M., 80 Head of Horses; 8 Pair Nice Black Horses, well broke, weight from 1300 to 1400 tbs; several Matched Teams for express wagons or general work, well broke: Wagons and Harness: 8 Trot- ters, can trot better than 3_minutes, welght from 1100 t0 1200 hs; 1 Bay Mare. stands 16 bands high, well broke, single or double, a lady can drive, 9 years old, has a record 2:17, sound. Thie stock must be sold, as parties owning need money and are wiliing to sacrifice. 8. L. DANIELS, Auctioneer. AUCTION SALE. B A a2 At New Stockyards, 220 Valencia Street, Near Fourteenth, SATURDAY. ....Fgbruary 15, 1896, o'clock A, X., By Order of Horton Bros., Beckwith, Plumas County, Cal., -...WE WILL SELL.. 20 Head Good, Solid, Chunky-Built Horses From 4 to 6 years old, from 1000 to 1400 ‘Pounds weight. Also, at same time and place, 80 Head Well-Broke Young Mules, , 20 Head All-Purpose Horses, Wagons, Buggles, Carts, Harness, Btc. SULLIVAN & DOYLE, Livestock Auctioneers. Ommce—327 Sixih street, Saturday.