The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 18, 1896, Page 13

THE SAN FR C ISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1 6 1 —— e e i e e s e ek s 0 leebiee e T e e Interesting Report of Important Up-to-Date News Items in Alameda County | TWO WOMEN'S EXCHANGES One Is Run for Profit, the Other | Is a Charitable Con- cern. BOTH USE THE SAME SIGN.| A Dressmaker Refuses to Take the Exchange Sign From Her Window. are not two nges in this city at the | . ere are two places orna- | h the sixn of the exchange, but | legitimate. Each is deriving | all the benefit possible from the name, and i the genuine exchange is said to be suffer- ing. The trouble dates back from last No- vember. In that month the Women’s | E nge decided to move. It haa occu- | pied quarters since its incorporation in the Centennial Hotel building, ana owing | to increasing business a move was decided upon. A commodious store was rented between Jefferson and Clay streets on | Twelfth, and the exchange located there. The Oakland Women's Exchange is an organization presided over by a number of ladies who are anxious to belp all women who are willing to help them- selves. It was established under distin- guished patronage for the purpose of in augurating a medium - between women- workers and purchasers of women’s work. a full board of officers, dir nd an attorne Its president, ) - E. Sharon of 1402 Franklin street, b ie much to insure its success, s she sents the manner in which the name of the orcanization is now being used by pri- vate parties. The trouble originated in an oversight. When the exchange moved, all its furni- ture and appurtenances were takex to the new quarte One exception, howev ised all the trouble. The sign **Women change”, was not removed ifrom the present ti mented w only one | | X window. Mrs. Caldwell,a proer ive dressmaker, moved into the vacated [ | edness provision shall be made jor the collec- | the grammar and primary grades from existence of the other seems to be estab- lished beyond a doubt. To meet, in a measure, the requirement for more school buildings it has been suegested to the Town Board that they exercise the privi- lege granted to them by the new charter whereby they might cal!, after the proper form has been passed through, fora s cial election, with the end in view of rai ing $10,000. Following is the section Wwhich covers this point: If at any time the Board of Trustees shall deem it necessary to incur any indebtedn in excess of the money in the treasury appl ble to the purpose for which srid indebtedness 18 {0 De incurred, they shall, if petitioned in Writing to do so by not less than 300 qualified eleciors of the town of Berkeley, calla special €lection by the qualified electors of the town, 1o determine whether such indebtedne: shall be incurred; provided, that when such indebtedness proposed to be incurred shail notexceed the sum of $10,000, the question of incurring such indebtedness shuli only be submitted to the qualified electors of the town at a general municipal election.@No such indebtedness shall be incurred without the assent of two-thirds of the qualified elect- ors of said town voting on such question at such election. Before incurri ch indebt- tion of a tax sufficient to pay the intereston such indebtedness as it talls due, and also w0 Day the principal thereoi within one vear irom the time of contracting the same, &nd such tax shall be & special tax and the levy there- tor shall be in addition to the toial levy pro- vided for in section 50 of this charter. It has been suggested by ex-Town Attor:- ney Thomas F. Graber that the mone; received in this way be spent in the erec- tion of a single building on the Dwight way lot, with the view of placing in it all the Kelloze School and to accomodate the classes now occupying rented rooms. It is believed that a building sufficiently large can be erected for $10,000, and that it could be made ready for vecupancy by next August or September at the latest. o Not Favor the Trip. BERKELEY, CAL., Feb. 17.—Consider- able opposition has recently been mani- fested in relation to the proposed Bast trip of University of Calitornia athletes to compete on the track and field with Yale and Princeton this spring. Many of the and students who rendered finan- ance toward making last year’s tour possible object to any such undertak- ing this season. The ground of their ob- sction is that last year's debt is not yet ced, and, until 1t is, no additional ob- should be contracted. Unless the opposition from the graduates can be overcome it is not likely that an Eastern tour will be made. Considerable support is received from undergraduates, but with- out the backing of the alumni it is be- lieved that but little can be accomplished. Several uthletes are talking of endeavor- ing to pay off the old debt in time to par- ticipate in the Eastern games. Deputies Named. BERKLEY, CaL., Feb. 17.—County Clerk Jordan has named the following deputies for Berkeley for the general re-registration Mrs. W. E. Sharon, President of the Woman's Exchange, Who Is Battling With a | Dressmaker Over the Use of & Sign. [From a photograph.] o partnership a y yiley and the b t she had rented t I as well as the Caldwell thoughtit would bea g to make her store lo: iginal exchange as possi ape, and past women were stitution that was run as a business good a trade as that i ¢ essentially for charity unemployed wor ped by havi 1 per cent, commission, and soon t ss- | makers were doing a thriving business, ‘ Many patrons of the exchange being un- | aware of the change, continued to trac the old stand and purchased their | there as of yore, and as the business rival increased, that of the genuine ex- | change diminished. Mrs. Sharon, as soon as she became ac- quainted with the facts, thought that the dressmaker should be ousted, and de- manded that the sign be taken down. | d p h ropo- e 1 i sold at 10 The landlady of the house would not com- ply and neither would Mrs. Caldwell. torney Baker was caile dre: At- | in,and he said the smaker was | in the right, as the | hange had given up the keys before | asking to have the signs removed. To eject the dressmaker would require an ex- | pensive lawsuit, so that mode of settling | the matter was dropped. Each side of the embroglio charges the | other with trying to ruin its business, but | Mrs. Sharon says she has done nothing but notity old customers of the change of address. Both signs are still up. | NEW PLAN FOR SCHOGLS, Project by Which Berkeley May Yet Have Some Needed School Facilities. Opposition to the Eastern Trip—Water Rates to Be Discussed—Verdict of the Coroner’s Jury. BERKELEY, CaL., Feb. 17.—Now that the defeat of the school and wharf propo- sitions is a matter of history the citizens Berkeley have begun again to consider | Low it may be possibie for them to meet lie clearly obvious need of better and more extended school facilities. It is generally conceded among authoritative citizens that the proposition to bond the town for $120,- 40 to be expended in the erection of new chool buildings was not defeated through any lack of merit, but because of the xistence of the wharf proposition the antagonism between the astern and western sections of thie town engendered thereby. The fact taat the overthrow of one was due to the { ward | which began this morning: George Shei- don, F. W. James, F. W. Marquand, Philo Mills, Frank Lowell, George Schmidt, Fred Nugent, J. W. Striker, 8. L. Scotch- ler for Berkeley. The deputies for West Serkeley are W. A. Nash, T. Wilson and W. R. Dickieson. For Lorin: W. i\ oran, H. D. Irwin and Thomas A. n The County Clerk will in a few days for- to the voters of Berkeley whose names were on the last register affidavits filled out with all the required informa- tion, excepting present age and place of residence. Berkeley’s Boating Crew. BERKELEY, CaL., Feb. 17.—The Uni- versity of California_boating crew is prac- ticing daily at the U. C. boathouse in Ses- sions basin, on the Oakland estuary, preparing for their race against the Co- lumbias, which will be beld on Lake Mer- t February 22, The make-up of the crew will be: stroke; Cole, Avery, No. 3; Trew, No. 2; Smith, No. 1; Eckart, coxswain. The Columbia crew will be made up as follows, the same as last year: Haight, roke; Folger, No. 3; Rosborough, No. 2; Leon Smith, No. 1. ‘Will Discuss Water Rates. BERKELEY, Car., Feb. 17.—The Board of Town Trustees will meet again as a committee of the whole to discuss water rates to-morrow evening. A meeting was held on Saturday night, Trustees Jones, Durrell and Cripps being present. Pro- fessor Randall was in attendance and zed the adoption of a rate of b0 cents per 1000 galions and regulations for the in- troduction of meters when desired by con- sumers. The question will probably be decided in time for the passage of an ordi- nance carrying out the decision reached at the next regular meeting of the board, one week from to-night. Dangerous Runaway. BERKELEY, CaL., Feb. 17.—A runaway occurred yesterday on Shattuck avenue. A man named Smith was driving with a companion when his horse became fright- ened and unmanageable. Both men were thrown from the buggy and severely bruised, the Lorse continuing to run till it reached North Berkeley. Smith’s injuries were found to be quite severe, and it was feared for some time that he had received a fracture of the skull. Death of Willlam Nichols. BERKELEY, Car., Feb. 17.—William D. hols, a well-known West Berkeley capitalist, died this afternoon at his home on Addison street, of pneumonia, at the age of 60 years. He was a brother of Charles R. Nichols, and a native of Herkimer, Herkimer County, N. Y, Goodyear’s Advancement. BERKELEY, Car., Feb. 17.—E. F. Good- vear, U. C.’92, has been appointed Pacific Coast agent for Macmillan & Co., the well- knuown Eastern publishing-house. Since graduation he has been engaged in teach- ing, having recently been principal of the Kern County High School, which position he gave up to accept the agency of the book firm. e Jersey City covers twelve and a balf square miles of territory. REV, MR, SCOTT JAILED. He Borrowed Valuable Property and Then Disappeared With It. ANOTHER CHILDP MARRIAGE. The Legality of the Police Court Attacked on Habeas Corpus | Proceedings. OARLAND OFFICE SAN Fraxcisco CALL,] 908 Broadway, Feb. 17. § About a month ago Tue Caru published a story about Rev. H. C. Scott, who bor- rowed a valuable stereopticon lantern from City Numberer D. J. MacMurtry and made off with it, The clergyman has just been arrested at Los Angeles and the Chief of Police of that city has informed Mr. Mac- Murtry that he is held on other charges besides that of borrowing property. Mac- Murtry at once sent an affidavit to Los Angeles to secure his property, which 1s worth altogether about $300. Scott seems to be a ministerial adven- | turer. He cameto Oakland last October and expressed a desire to deliver some lectures about his experiences as a mis- sionary among the mining camps of Ariz- ona and New Mexico, as well as among the natives. He claimed to be the repre- sentative of certain Christian mission bodies, who supported him in his labors, an d that he had a lot of interesting stories to be worked up into lectures. He found that Mr. MacMurtry had a lantern suitable for giving stereopticon entertainments and then he claimea he had many beautiful photogravhic views which he wanted to show. He borrowed lantern and all the attachments on the understanding that he would not go cutside of Oakland with it, but he soon disappeared and could never afterward be located until the Los Angeles police nabbed him as before stated. PAID THEIR LAST HONORS, Funeral Services of the Late Commo- dore W.W. Blow Largely Attended. OAKLAND, Car., Feb. 17.—The funeral services of the late Commodore W. W. Blow were held from his late residence, 755 Jackson street, this afterncon. There was a very large attendance of friends and relatives of the deceased, who had called to pay the last trioute of respect to one who had stood high in their esteem when alive. The body lay in the parlor. On and around it were & number of beautiful floral designs, prominent among them being a crown of nephetos and tube roses, a wheel of violets, a pillow of the same | flowers with the word “Grandpa” in im- mortelles, and a floral representation of the pennant of the Oakland Canoe Club. The symbol of the organization, an anchor cf white on a field of blue, was artistically yrought in violets and immortelles. ‘he services were conducted by Rev, Benjamin Akerly of St. Johns' Episcopal Church, assisted by Rev. Mr. Simmons of Francisco. Tne music was rendered '{uunox_ consisting of iss Bessie 1, Miss Mary Whitney, E. S. Gray and Merwin. he body was Cemetery. The pallbearers were F. S. Bowen, Com- modore Philip Cadue, Professor F. Soule, J.C. Hays, T. H. Darneal, S. A. Hackett., nong those present were: Judge Mboon, R. W. Williams, Seattle; Professor Le Conte, 8 Brown, G. T. Wright, J. P. Irish, E. A, Heron, K. C. Sessions, J. P. Glascock, John Coffee, Frank L. Coffee, J. Tyrell, T. L. Bromley, R. 0. Whitehead, D. W, Parkhurst, Judge Ogden, M. J. Mc- Elrath, Sam B. McKee, W. D. Englisn, M. J. Laymance, J. M. Posten, Mayor Davie, George Kaufman. A QUESTION OF ONE MAN. interred at Mountain The Basis for an Attack on the Oakland Police Court. OAKLAND, CaL., Feb. 17.—The habeas- corpus proceedings in behalf of Attorney T. F. Garrity, committed for contempt of court by Judge Wood of the Police Court, have been continued until Thursday in the Superior Court, when the auestions raised are to be argued in the case of Ah Quay, the Chinese lottery-keeper. The point raised is lack of jurisdiction on the part of the committing magistrate. Ex-Mayor Chapman is attorney in both cases. Some years ago he succeeded in knocking out the Police Court as estab- lished by the city charter, and now he and wants to abolish the court which was established asaresult of his former action. In his former case the Supreme Court declared the Whitney act superseded the charter, and that the Po- | lice Court, therefore, must be established under it. Now he appeals to the courts to declare the Whitney act illegal. The point on which the latest proceed- ing is instituted is that the Whitney act applies to cities “having more than 30,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants.” He claims that it should apvly to cities ‘‘having from 30,000 to 100,000 inhabi- tants.” This change would make a differ- ence of only one person in 30,000, yet it is deemed suificient upon which to base an effort to knock out the law. BILLS IN ABEYANCE. Oakland’s Council Does Not Want to Pay for Testimony. OAKLAND, CaL., Feb. 17.—The bills of the Chief of Police for procuring testimony in cases against violators of the license ordi- nance were not passed by the City Council to-night. Councilman Bassett objected on general principles to paying for testimony, as it was a dangerous practice. He moved that the bills, amounting to $300, be rejected. An argument fol- lowed and Chief Lloyd was called on for an explanation. e said that nothing was paid 1o these witnesses unless a con- viction were obtained, and that the cost did not represent 25 per cent of the amount recovered to the city of fines in the Police Court. It "transpired that one of the witnesses so employed is now in the County Jail, having been indicted by the Grand Jury for per- jury. When a vote was taken only five voted to pay the bills, and as six votes are required, they will have to be brought up again when there is a larger attendance. Chief Lloyd says he has sufficieut support to assure them final passage. Should Have More Gates. OAKLAND, CaL., Feb. 17.—An inquest was beld to-night into the cause of the death of May Quill, who was killed at Berkeley last night by the local train. There was very little evidence, as no one saw the girl fall beneath the wheels. The testimony was no different from that published this morning. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that death was purely accidental, The following rider was added : “And we further recommend that the Southern Pacific Company place gates upon the local trains, so that future acci- dents of this kind can be prevented.” No G. A. K. Men Turned Away. OAKLAND, CaL., Feb. 17.—At to-day’s meeting of the Supervisors Church rose to a question of privilege. He made refer- ence to a communication recently pub- lished by J. H. Shepard to the effect that the Hospital Committee had recently dis- ! ; charged some old soldiers from the In- firmary. Church said there has been no old soidier sent from the Infirmary. There had been a man who represemted himself to be an old soldier who hed been dis- charged from the Soldiers’ Home at Yountville. He had not béen in Alameda County one day. He (Church) had been told that the man’s claim was not true and the request had been denied. No Grand Army man had been turned out and the story of Shepard, said Church, was a tissue of falsehoods. Christinn Endeavor Officers. OAKLAND, Cav., Feb. 17.—The execu- tive committee of the Alameda County Christian Endeavor Union this evening nominated the following officers, who will | be elected at the annual convention to be held in the First Presbyterian Churc! Alameaa, March 13: President, W. 8. | Condon, Plymouth-avenue Coneregational Church} vice-president, G. P. Lowell, Brookiyn Presbyterian Church; recording secretary, B. L. Lick, West End Methodist Church, Alameda; cor onding secre- | tary, Mrs. B. L. Spence, First Christian | Church; treasurer, Victor Stuart, First | Presbyterian Church, San Leandro. There was alarge attendance of ministers, most of | them being Presbyterians. Miss Mendora | L. Berry, general secretary of the mission- | ary extension movement, was present and | made a stirring address. i San Leandro’s Light Plant, OAKLAND, Car., Feb. 17.—The demur- | rer of the city of San Leandro to the com- plaint of A. C. Hammond, who seeks to | restrain the Trustees from selling $10,000 wortn of bonds for the construction of an electric-light plant, was argued and sub- mitted to-day before Judge Ogden. Ham- mond’s point is that the plans were not | submitted to a competent architect before | advertising for bids. Town Attorney Rawson argued that this was a question for the Trustees to decide. Since the suit was brought against the Trustees they hLave cut off the gas lighting of the city furnished by the San Leandro Gas Com- pany, so the bookkeeper for the company has brought the suit. No School for Palomares. OAKLAND, Car., Feb. 17.—A second appiication for the establishment of a sep- arate school out of a pertion of the present Palomares district was denied by the Su- | pervisors to-day. Superintendent Garlick said the present district bas ninety-three childrem, just three times the number re- quired by law for two teachers. If twenty scholars should be taken from the present school there wou!d not be left enough scbolars for two teachers and there would be too many for one. Supervisor Church said it would be poor policy to divide one good school district and make two fpoor districts. On his motion the request was denied. Another Child Marriage. OAKLAND, CaL., Feb. 17.—John Henry Johnson, a lad 18 vears old, accompanied by his mother and Annie Parnell Hallett, a girl of 16, arnd her father, Deputy Coro- ner Hallett of San Francisco, entered lhe‘ County Clerk’s office to-day and a marriage license was issued to the children. An | immediate wedding was desired and the parents took the younsters beiore Judge | Cliit, who made them man and wife. The | party then returneda to San Francisco. There are mere notices of consent of par- ents posted in the marriage record book | since last November than during any pre- vious year. General Kelly Again. OAKLAND, Car., Feb. 17. — General Kelly, the celebrated leader of Oakland’s | Indus‘rial Ariny of two years ago, has been | heard from at Omaha. Last Saturday night he organized a new political labor soclety, the pledge of which is as follows: | Recognizing the necessity of labor organiz- | ing for its protection, we, the undersigned, do | pledge ourselves to support no political party | other than the party of labor, and we hereby | renounce any and &il political affiliations with | ublican, Democratic and Populist par- Fortin’s Company Attached. | OAKLAND, Can., Feh. 17.—The cred- | itors of the Fortin Brick Company have been obstructed in their efforts to agree | for an extension of time because of two | attachments which have been levied. It | is the impression that if these attach- ments be withdrawn the creditors will give the company at least 2 year in which to settle. Annle Parker’s Funeral. OAKLAND. CaL., Feb. 17.—The body of Miss Annie Parker, which was recovered from the bay last Saturday, was buried at Mountain View Cemetery this afternoon. Rev. Dr. Hobart conducted the cere- monies, which were strictly private. Sev- eral friends sent floral tributes. HISTORY OF A DAY, Alameda County Happenings Told in Short Chapters. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, 908 Broadway, Feb. 17. Theodore Gier to-day transferred 15,000 gal- lons of wine to the California Wine-makers’ Corporation. Frank Nolan, of the Sporting Life gang, is again in the toils. This time on two charges, one of drunk and the other of misdemeanor. The case brought by the License Inspactor {n an effort to make San Francisco wholesalers pay a license todeal with bakeries has been continued until Wednesday. The trial of Police Officer Lamping on the charges preferred by Cnief Lloyd will be con- tinued before the Police Commissign to- morrow morning at 10:30 o'clock. Complaints are continually reaching the Mayor of dogs being bathed in Lake Merritt. There is an ordinance against this and Mr. Davie has asked to have it better enforced. Judge W. E. Greene is confined to bed by a severe cold. The probate calendar in his de- partment to-day was called by Judge Ells- worth. Judge Greene's iliness is not serious. Certificates of nomination by petition have been filed by L. A. Booth and C. W. Randall as candidates for members of the Sanitary Board, and Mark L.Requa for Assessor, in the Pied. mont District, to be voted for Monday, March 9. J.A. Wagner was on hand in the Police Court this morning. Attorney Reynolds of San Fran- cisco was also present, stating that he had been sent over by the Order of Red Men to louk after Wagner's interests. The cases went over to next Friday. The Health Department has about used up the anti-toxine which wasobtained in the East about & year ago to be used in diphtheria cases here. It has been tried ina number of cases, some showing good results, while in others the effect has not been so noticeable, The Prohibition State Central Committee is to meet on Thursday, February 20, at 2p. ., at the Albany Hotel. Tt is to be an important meeting. Finances of the year past and that to come will be discussed ‘and the time and place of the State convention chosen, That well-known resort, Beulah Park, is being put in order for a month of camp-mect- | ing and revival work, 10 be known as the Holiness camp-meeting and to begin June 5. These meetings will be conducted by the Rev, Mr. Caradine, assisted by C. N. Crittenton and others. The steamer Arago, from Coos Bay, is dis- charging coal at the Webster-street wharf, On her way down the Arago picked up the Arcata, of the same company. The Arcata broke her shaft off Crescent City and was making but little headway with her sails when taken in tow by her sister ship. I gl S YOUNG MEN'S INSTITUTE. Final Preparations for the Celebration on Saturday. The committee of arrangements having charge of the celebration of Washington’s birthday by the various local councils of the Young Men’s Institute met last night at headquarters. It was decided to decorate the exterior of the headquarters and the interior of Metropolitan Temple, in° which the ex- ercises are to be held. The past presidents, the presidents, and the past grand officers of the local councils will be the vice-presidents. The programnme will be ready within a day or two and on it will appear the names of R. J. Harrison, W. J. O’Brien, Raymond Whitaker, Miss Anna Roney, Miss Rose Broderick ana M. I. Grenan, who will take part in the musical and literary exercises. The Rev. Father Clark will be the orator of the day. { duct it. . Violin solo, ““Salonstuck”. LIVERMORE'S NEW LIFE, Society and the Ladies’ League Working Hard for a Library. THE OPERA-HOUSE CROWDED. | A Fashionable Concert Given for the Benefit of a Public Library Fund. LIVERMORE, CarL., Feb. 17.—Society turned out to-night from all around the city to help the Ladies' League of Progress by attending the concert at the upera- house. Such a representative gathering has not been seen here in years, The ladies’ toilets were rich and attract- ive and the house presented a very ani- | muna’ ¢. Vocal solo, ‘The Shades of Evening Close Around”. Frederick Clay Vocal solo, “Mona” Mrs. Vocal solo. . Rosborough. Quartet, “Sleep, Gentle Lady"... .... H. R. Bishop Mrs, W. R. Ellis, Mrs. L. Leonbart, Dun- can Smith. M. H. Beck. Accompaniets, Mrs. Reid and Mrs. Taylor. Each number was well rendered and en- cores were the order of the evening. Not a little of the credit of the success is due to the apt and sympathetic_accompani- ments of Mrs, Reid and Mrs. G. V. Taylor. REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. S. F. and Ellen Sinclair to Clarence C. and Ed- B\ll'|" Lucy B. Holman and Mary A. llyne, lot on N'W corner of Filbert str d Van ess avenue, N 275 by W 184:9: also, lot on NE Gomer of Filbert aud Franklin ‘streets, N 90 by E William Scott to_Timothy O'Brien, of Grove street, 137:6 F. of Octavia, 68:9; also, 1ot on NE corner of Dolor 5 from NI corner of Day and Dolores streets, N 75 by E 100 $10. Anglo-California Bank (Limited)to M. and Nelly Hermann, lot on X side of Fell street, 103:1%5 1 of Shrader, E 26 by N 13 0. Melville and Nelly arles S. Neal, same. ‘Thomas Magee to Charles S. Neal, lot on N line QfFel sirect, 126:13% E of Sirader, K 25 by N Alex. J. 37:6: Hermann to C - 210. omas H. and Jennie P. Jones to Hulds H. B, Rrown, W line of Central avenue, 27:814 8 by W 118 10. 1 e Company to James K, Fraser, lot hrader street, 70 S of Walter, S 23 by W 106:3; 310. Charles’ 1 C. and Marian Bennett to n, lot on E iine of Belvedere Catherine J. street, 235 N of Frederick, N 25 by E 121:1014; =T ¥ 4 fic Improvement Company to George Scha. mated appearance. Enthusiasm of the o fer, lot on SE line of Market street, 100 SW of Brady, SW 25 by SE 124; $10. MRS. BRISTORIOUS, Secretary. OFFICERS OF THE LADIES’ LEAGUE OF PROGRESS. MRS. MARTHA GORDON, Treasurer. genuine sort was exhibted all through the | evening and when the last encore was re- sponded to everybody felt that a new turn | had been taken at the wheel of progress. The concert meant much for Livermore. It was given for the purpose of aiding the ladies in establishing a free public library. The Ladies’ League has undertaken to | work in unison with the league of Prog- ress and under the influence of the two re- cently organized and principal societies a new impulse has been imparted to the life and activity of the town. Referring to the library project Mrs. C. E. Cunningham, a member of the league. said yesterday: This matter of establishing a library is no child’s play, and we must think earnestly of it. [ No less than a monthly subscription of $50 | should be considered a suficient sum to con- There are 46 of us. will bring in four subscriptions of 25 cents each at the next meeting, that sum added to our quarterly dues will more than make the specified amount, and only reach 184 people besides ourselves. We must ask the co-opera- tion of non-resident owners on this proposition aiso. We must ask the country people to sub- seribe. It i8 their'right and privilege, and must not be overlooked. the outlying districts are o derive much bene- fit and_pleasure, 1 hope, fromi this reading- roow. Many of them are bachelors, and hav- ing no other place to spend their time when they come for the mail, go to the saloon. On the tables should be the daily papers, an agri- cultural paper, & poultry jonrnal, a_stock journal, the standard megazines, besides the uvenilé papers and magazines. There should e a fashion book too, tor the farmers’ wives who will often wait there on warm summer | days till the heat of the day pesses off. We must have a good librarian, who will do his | $10. duty and see that e do ours, In conclusion, Mrs. Cunningham earnestly declared that the league’s work was real, prac- tical, Christisn effort, and worthy the conse- crated effort of all lovers of the church. “The eyes of the world,” she said, “are upon Cali- fornia women. They lose nothmg in true womanliness when they exert their influence for the public weal. We will be loyel to Amer- 1If each one of us | The young men of | Same to. Katherine MecLangblin, lot on NE line of Crocker street, §6:734 SE of Colton, NE 99, SH 28, SW 89:875, N 87 decrees 40 minutes, W 15 111 $10. John J. and Mary A. Crowley, by B. P. Oliver, commissioner, to Hibernia Savin and Loan S ciety, Jot on N line of Hill street, 140 W of Valen- cia, W 25 N 114: $3371. Ellen Waldon and Hobert I, and Martha Stinson to Michael Regan, lot on S line of Twenty-third street. 0 E of Guerrero, E , S100, W35, S 14, W 20, N 114. quitclaim deed; $10. N. and Maria Tweitmann to_Dora Wood, lot on E line of Castro street, 89 N of Twenty-sixth, N 25 by E 80: $1500. Francisco Gaglinrdo 1o Michel e Cuneo, lot ol line of Francisco street, of Powell, E 2 by N 137:6, quitclzim d F. W. and Gertrude D. icklen, W. E. an s to Charlotte F. Clark line Eddy strect, 68:9 I of Mason, E 68:9 by N 175; stee 0f estate of W, 810. Sarah E. Bourn (and o on W line of Taylor as tru B. Bourn) to Ann C. Stott, | S of Francisco, S W 4T:134, £ 64:95%, quitclaim deed: 85. . Lauinger to John B. Lauinger ana on E line of Jones street, | 167:6 S of Lombard, S 28 by £ 100; gift. Chiopporoli, all_interest vhe place, 117:6 8 of Pa- | Margherita ronte ‘10 G | in lot on W line of Burs cific, S 20 by W 60: $10. | C.A.and Mary F. Burgess to Frances E. Crane, |loton S line of Ellis street, 83:514 E of Hyde, E 1 27,93, by S 8 10. Carrie M. P. Coleman to Robert L. Coleman, lot on E corner of Third and Jessie sreeis, NE 74’ by | SE 22: grant. Albert Meyer to Charles Birgle, 1ot on N line of Nevada street, 25 E of Vermont, | 25 by N 100; £10. Duffey, lot on E line Joseph Duffey to Ellen 168:6 N of Cstreet, E141:2, of Sixteenth aven: N 25, W 141:2, 5 25 85. R Eilen M. Duffey to Joseph Duffey, 1ot on E line of Sixteenth avenue, 193:6 N of C street, E 141:2, 26, W 14016, S 25; $5. John W. and Margaret A.Farren to Mary A. Farren, lot on W line of Seventh avenue, 168 N of C street, N 75 by W 120: $10. Same to Agnes M. Farren, lot on W line of Seventh avenue, 75 N of C street, N 74 by W 120; ALAMEDA COUNTY. Gustave Hueter to Lester Herrick, lot on NW line of Eighteenth street, 82 E of Chestnnt, E 32, N110.87, NW 82,47, 115,88 to beginning, Oak- land: $10. John L. Eagan to Eva L. and T. F. Eagan, lot on N'W line of Third street, 52 W of Chestnut, W 25 by N 112, block 478, Adeline and Market-street omestead, Oakland; gift. Adolf and Annie Rittigstein to Wol? Carash, lot Attorney Asa Mendenhall and Madison Livermore Ladies’ Beck, Two of the Men Who Made the Concert a Success. ica because she is our country, loyal to Cali- fornia because she is our State, loyal to Liver- more because it is our town and our home." The programme to-night consisted mostly of purely local talent. Frank L. Mathieu of San Francisco and Alex J. Rosborough of Oakland added greatly to the success of the evening by their num- bers. Alex could not haye been in better trim had be been singing himself into the Tax Collector’s office, as he did three years ago. Mrs. W. R. Ellis, wife of the pro- prietor of the Livermore Herald, made her first public appearance here as a singer, taking part in two quartets with Mrs. Leonhart, Duncan Smith and M. H. Beck. Mrs. Hillman-Smith and Miss Mildred Spencer sang in duet and solo and Cyrus | B. Newton gave two readings. i The complete programme was as fol- ows: PART I. Quartet, “The Carnovale”......... G. Roasini Mrs. W. Ellis, Mrs. Teonhart, Duncan Smith, M. H. Beck. solo, “Comé Where the Lindens Bloom”.... ....Dudley Buck Reading... ...Belected Vocal solo, ... Miliard Violin obligato. Duncan Smith Cornet solo.. Selected B 1. Leake. Vocalsolo... Alex. J. Tosborongh. Vocal solo, “The Woocland Serenade” """ Miss Mildreth Spencer. Vocal solo, “If I Were Monarch”.. Duncan Smith. PART IL Vocal solo...... Mrs. W. Ellis. -« Aug. Casorti Duncan Smith. ‘Vocal duet, “The Song of the Birds”...Rubinstein Mrs. Hillman-Smith, Miss M, Spencer. Cyrus B. Newton. | Catherine Mullin, lot on N W corner Shattuck and on § 1ine of Eighteenth 50y § 108:0, block 280; 10. : . R. Waters to Florence H. Miller, lot 14, Park, Oakland; $10. Soie A. U.and Louisa V. Rugg to L. J. Knudsen, lot on SE boundury line’ Fifty Associates’ tract, with N East Sixteenth street N 109:484, NW 37:6, SW to apoint. E to beginning block L, i‘my Associates’ Tract, East Oakland; 81, Michasl and _Helena McManus to Barbara Me- Manus. 1ot on N line of Forty-fourth street, 165 1 of Linden, N v E 25, block 2104, Alden Tract, Temescal, Oakland Township: gift. Augustus W. Corliss to Frances T. Corliss, lot 12, block B, Woolsey Tract, warranty deed, Berkeley ; street, 100 E of Brush, B léame to same, lot 23, block B, same, Berkeley; John Young to Callie H. Elster, lot 5, block 5, Chester Tract, Alsmeda; $10. F. and Nina Sandelin to M. C. Friday, ots 8 to 11 ‘block 7, Belevne Park tract, San Leandro, Eden Townsiip: $10. Mary E. Williams (by attorney) to John and Forty-sixth street, being lot 23, block 2111, Alden “Tract, Onkland Township; $10. George E. and Jennie T. Plummer to Haynes K, Starkweatlier, lot on E line of Pearl street, 207:3 §of Lincoln avenue. E 140 by S 67:2, block 8§, Hays & Laperton property, Alameda; $1 Builders’ Contracts, Therese Muller with Isaac Penny, to erect a two- story building on W Hydestreet near Ellis: $3335, C.F. Vo Issendorf with Fred B. Butterfield, 16 erect a three-story building on SE corner Pige and Lyon streets; $7880. St TWIST'S CHARGES. He Wants Them Reheard by the Police Commissioners. J. F. Twist, wko brought chargesagainst Police Sergeant Blank some days ago, has petitioned the Police Commissioners for a rehearing of his charges. He claims that he agreed to allow a dismissal of the charges if Blank would apologize, but when the maiter came before the Commis- sioners and he had moved for a dismissal the dismissal was granted and no apology He, was forthceming. his charges heard. Twist charges the police serzeant with rudely demanding his name and oceupa- tion upon meeting him in the suburbs ona night and of searching him without war- rant and without cause. SURPRISE FOR BAPTISTS, National Anniversaries Will Not Be Celebrated on the Coast. therefore, wants Official Information of the Change Made Known to the Various Pastors. 100 CALL,) y, Feb. 17. § Rev. W. H. Latourette, corresponding secretary for the General Baptist Conven- tion of California, received news to-day from Philadelphia which will be heard by the Baptists of the entire coast, from Brit- 1sh Columbia to Mexico and from the Pa- cific to the Rocky Mountains, with great surprise and regret. For years the work in this Western territory has struggled along as best it coula under the burden of much that has occurred to retard and hin- der it. Now it is beginning to look up. It was this condition of affairs strongly presented at the anniversaries held last May in Denver by the ablest men of the coast that led the great missionary socie- ties, which direct all of the benevolences of the Baptist church, to decide to hold the forthcoming anuniversaries of 1896 in the city of Portland, Or. The great passen- ger associations had fixed a rate of one fare for the round trip from all pornts from the Atlantic seaboard, the members of the denomination in Portland had raised $10,- V00 to be used in defraying the expenses and many throughout the FEast had planned for a visit to the coast, when the news is sent broadcoast that it has been decided to rescind the action and hold the anniversaries elsewhere. To-day the following letter was received from T.J. Morgan, corresponding secre- tary of the American Baptist Home Mis- sion Society of Philadelpnia: Rev. W. H. Latourette—DEAR BROTHER: In in- close for your information the action of the board of ‘managers of the American Baptist Home Mission Society, taken unanimously yesterday. Fraternaliy yours. The inclosed referred to are the follow- ing official proceedings: WHEREAS, Rev. Drs, S. W. Duncan and H. C. Mabie, the corresponding secretaries of the American Baptist Missionary Union, have rep- resented that the sirineency of the times, the burdensome and increasing debt of the mis- sionary union and the extreme difficulty of securing quorum of their board for the trans- acting of the very urgent business of a consid- erable portion of their work render it, in their judgment, unwise to hold the summer series = in Portland, Or., and Whereas, Rev. Dr. A. J. Kowlaud, the corresponding secrétary of the Ameri- can Baptist _Publication oty,” says that the recent burning of their butid- ing in Philadelphia will render it quite impracticable for him to be away from Phila- delphia long enough to attend the meetings in Portland, therefore it is hereby voted that the action of this board fixing Portland as the place of holding the anniversaries in 1896 is bereby rescinded, and_the selection of & suit- able place 1s left to the corresponding secre- tary, after consultation with the secretaries of the other societies. Said Mr. Latourctte: This means a great local disappointment, not only here in California but all over the coast. We have looked forward to these anni- versaries to give the work west of the Rocky Mountains a great impetus, snd thus help us to make & great advance this year. We will make an advauce, but nothing like what we had anticipated. 'We will not give up our atiempt to secure the enniversaries, but will only renew our efforts. There would have been an attendance of rom 2000 to 3000 representative Eastern people. Many of these would have visited Alaska, Yellowstone Perk, California, and some even away off 10 Honolulu. Their coming would have resulted in much free advertising for o in. We hope now to secure it for this te at & later date. Itis queer thatsuch a change on behalf of the managers should not have been noted by the news associations, as the Baptist denomi- nation is one of the largest in this country and their anniversarles attract attention the world over. not only in our own church but that of other Protestant bodies. AN ALAMEDA FUNCTION. Society Ladies to Appear To- Night in Chocolate-Colored Faces. Mrs. A. A. Cohen and Her Daughter Have Returned From the East. Other News. ALAMEDA, CAr., Feb. 17.—Amon; those to take part this evening in the entertain~ ment of the “Order of Chocolate Bon- bons” are: Mrs, Henn, Mrs. Paris, M McCurrie, Miss Elliot, Miss McLaren, Mrs. Center, Miss Bouthillier, Mrs. Hoyt, Mrs, Magee, Miss Frost, Mrs. E. C. Davis, Mrs. Dodson, Mrs. Holt, Mrs. Plummer, Miss Rose Elliot, Miss Mecartney, Miss Byler, Miss Lunt, and the Knickerbocker Quartet, composed of D. M. Lawrence, B. P. Evans, D. B. Crane and L. A. Larsen. Thodor Vogt will be the musical director. Alameda’s Registration Clerks. ALAMEDA, Caw,, Feb. 17.—The Deputy County Clerks who will attend to registra- tion in Alamedaare: J. Cal. Ewing, Wil- liam Higby, W. B. Hodges, J. R. Know- land, J. L. Ballentine, George R. Read, E. Minor Smith and C. W. Petry. They will serve without pay, being particular friends of the County Clerk, who is not allowed any extra compensation for getting up the new great register. Minor Mention. Mrs. A. A. Cohen and daughter, Miss Ethel, have returned from an extended Eastern sojourn and are once more estab- lished at Fernside, Editor Travers, the new proprietor of the Encinal, has moved with his family to Alameda, to reside permanently. Mrs. A. J. Moisant_of 2708 Central ave- nue, will depart on March 9 to join her husimnd, who is a coffee-planter in Cen- tral America. Circulars bave been sent out to call a preliminary meeting for the formation of a choral society. It will be held on Thurs- day evening, and E. D. Crandall will be the leader, Joseph Martyn Parker, aged 19 years, died on Sunday at the home of his parents, llll%Oak street. He was born in New Zea- and. A horse belonging to George Wheeler, grazing in the old Schuetzen Park, fell down the embankment into tte bay, a distance of fifteen feet, and was killed. e ——————————————————— AUCTION SALES. Lo N e gy o INTERNATIONAL HORSE MARKET, Corner of Twelfth and Harrison Streets. 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