The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 27, 1896, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1896, 13 Interesting Report of Important Up-to-Date News Items in ‘Alameda County BOY BURGLARS FLAT DEMIALS, Mrs. Willmore on Trial for Receiving Stolen Money. LITTLE INA IN COURT. Abe Majors Tells of Stealing the Landlord’s Money to Pay Rent. BERT SHIELDS HIS MOTHER. Wagner Appeared, but Was Ignored by Both Her Boys. Mrs. OAKLAND OFrIcE Sax FrANCISCo CaLL,) 908 Broadway, Feb. 26. | Two unhappy families were in the Police Court this afternoon. Probably two fam- ilies deserving of more commiseration never engaged the attention of a court. Mrs. Willmore, the mother of one of the boy burglars, was on triai for receiving stoten property. Her little girl Ina was present, under the care of a lady official of the Chabot Home; her boy - Bert was brought up from the County Jail to testify as & witness. Mrs. Wagner, trembling vith grief and completely unnerved, sat in the court with her two little ones. Her son Archie purposely ignored her, and her other boy, Abe, evidently felt the same as his brother. With the exception of Mrs. Wagner, not one of the unhappy crowd showed a trace of grief, but rather indifference was no- ticeable. Sergeant Hodgkins was the first witness and he detailed the confession made to him by Ave Mujors a few days ago. An attempt was made toshow that the confes- sion was made under promise of reward, but no h proof was brought out. The witness told of finding a bag of money be- hind a picture in the Wilimore house and said that Mrs. Willmore was present when he did sc he money was produced in <ins gave it a shake nible on the faces there w of the b Afzer M yman, had testified to the b Berkeley store, Abe Major n the stand: He told his and unhesitatingly as a schoo! lesson. uaintance with is residence it and aiter it was nore gave the money to ) ce. e you live in?” ask y Melvin, whose store you d everybody smiled. in- Mrs. Willmore, at what appeared e on Landlord Mason. he morning of the burglar; on’s store. Mrs. Will- mo: was T ed and the money was her, aud Bert told her that the job had been'successful. Ina 3 ana at Mrs. estion we went to bed to hide the fact from the girl. Mrs. Willmore advised us not to take the electric-cars, but to walk, for if w e we might be re. cognized. Bert and I each took $5 of the money and Mrs. Willmore took the rest.”’ During his examination Abe Majors that the bag bebind the picture iri testified hat his mother would not | w his whereabouts. he witness further told Mrs. e where ing and what they were doing. the prosecution and the de- T fense put Bert {Filimor Le stand. i ed that his mother knew anything was going on and denied ever hav- ¥ money. He also denied ng told Sergeant Hodgkins that there was money buried in the yard at the back of the Willmore house. Ina Willmore was not put on the stand to-day. She isa very girlish-looking little maid, in short dresses, and when Abe Majors’ professions of love for her are re- calied, any such idea seems absurd. She talked freely in Judge Woods’ chambers during the trial, and was as gay as any schoolg She denies any knowledge of what was going on in her home. The examination of Mrs. Willmore was continued till to-morrow morning. ABE PLE GUILTY. Young Majors Will Probably Be Sent to Whittier or Ione. OAKLAND, Car., Feb. 26.—Abe Majors and Bert Willmore were arraigned in the Superior Court this morning, It was originally arranged that the boys would plead guilty, and that they should be sent 10 a reform school. Major Whitney and M. C. Chapman ap- seared for Majors, and W. H. O’Brien for j pleaded guilty, but Jation of the boy in accordance with a tion of the statute covering such cases | An Advocate of Woman's Suffrage likely to meet. Carpenters’ and miners’ tools were scattered about with clothing and footwear for a climate different from what Oakland is enjoying. It is expected hat the party will subdivide mto messes of five each, who will purchase jointly a tent, canvas floor, snheetiron stove, two saws and cooking utensils, Then each must have two pairs of hip gum boots, o pair of Capadian snowshoes, gum coat, iwo pairs heavy double blankets, two heavy all-wool sweaters or shirts, two suits heavy underwear and socks, heavy overcoat, a blanket coat, heavy hatchet and some 8 and 10 penny nails. When it comes to food there is some latitude, but the official list calls for about forty articles. These supplies will weigh about 600 pounds and cost about $95, ex- clusive of rifle and overcoat. They must be of the best quality and packed in pack- ages of about sixty pounds each, not more than 22 inches long. It isexpected that these will supply 8 man for six months. The fare for the trip, including meals and berth, is $50. . _ Among the party signed for the trip are about a dozen Oaklanders,while the others come ‘from various cities, ranging from Marysville on the north to Los Angeles on the south. Dr. Spencer Harris, for two years assistant to H. C. Dukes, M.D., of North Temescal, accompanies the party as druggist, physician and surgeon. He takes a condensed drugstore and a full surgical case, and will be ready to attend the wants of any of tke party or outsiders who may need his services. He pays his way, how- ever, the same as the others, and expects to be ent two years. The others may return in the fall. ] The destination of the party is about 200 miles over the mountains up the Yukon River, and every bit of the camp outfit will have o be dragged that distance over the snow by band. Mr. Johnson placed an order for Yukon sleds gome time ago at Juneau, and they will be ready when the party reaches that point. The exact loca- tion of the camp will be determined after the field is reached, but the point aimed at is about thirty miles from Circle City, on the Arctic circle and the 122d meridian of longitude. As there is about 400 miles of open country in this immediate vicinity the party will naturally scatter consider- able. The original intention had been to char- ter a vessel and go direct from San Fran- cisco, but this plan has been abandoned, and they will go to Port Townsend on the regular steamer, and from there they have secured the steamer Al-Ki. In speak- ing of the enterprise Mr. Johnson said: “Tt is the best supplied party that hasever gone 1o Alaska from this port. We have everything arranged, and anticipate a good trip.” One who goes, however, must count on'some hardships, for it is going to be no picnic party. Two hundred miles’ tramp over mountains, hauling 700 pounds of Ireight on a sled, will be no fun. I believe, however, that every one will make their expenses, and we may strike it rich.” THREATER AN IAONCTIO But It Is Not Certain That One Restraining the Alameda Board Will Be Granted. | } | | { ALAMEDA, Oar., Feb. 2%.—Bruner & | Bruner, have drawn up a com- plaint wherein John T. Fleming is the plaintiff and T. W. Leydecker, William Hammond, A. Clark, F. J. Fletter and J. | F. Forderer, as Trustees of the city of Ala- | meda, are defendants, praying for an in- | junction to restrain them from carrying out contracts having for their cbject the enlargement and expansion of the munici- | pal electric plant. The grounds are that | they are transcending their authority. The | complaifit has not yet been filed, but coyies of it have been prepared and Attor- ney Bruner says it will be filed to-morrow. It is not considered that there is anything | in the proceeding that will worry the municipal board, and some declare the proceeding will never bave a legal standing in the courts. He Claimed Too Much, OAKLAND, CarL., Feb. 26.—The Rev. Mr. Lane addressed the ladies of the Po- litical Equality Club on Monday night last, and was too strenuous in his demand for the recognition of ‘the gentler sex at the polls, besides claiming things for the advocates of political equality that them- selves do notclaim. For instance he de- clared that “woman is superior to man,’”’ thata good government could be carried on by woman alone, but not by men alone, and ended up with the rather in- congruous statement that after political equality is achieved the women will, like the women of Colorado, after the first jubi- lee passes off, settle down to home, sweet home, again. The ladies feel that they have not been spoken for exactly as they desire 10 be. They say they are in earnest, are not working for & fad, and want to be treated just as men would be treated who are striving for rights to which they were morally entitled. They have written a communication to that effect to a local paper. Claimed Too Much in Behalf of the Gentler Sex. Churchmen Banquet. ALAMEDA, CaL., Feb. 26.—Forty one or two gentlemen attended a banquet at the First Baptist Church, Tuesday night, for the purpose of getting better acquainted, to the end that Christian work and Christ- ian’ influence may be advanced. T. T. Woodruff was the toast-master. Rev. W. T. Jordan, pastor of the church, spoke words of greeting. E.P. Vining, manager of the street-railway system of San Fran- cisco, spoke on **Business and religion.’” C. F. Baker took for his subject “Tue Man and the Wheel:” Rev. ¥. D. Bovard spoke cn “The Dividends,” and Rev. Hobart on “Enthusiasm.” Johnson to Assess. ALAMEDA, Carn., Feb. 26.—Elmer E. John-on ias resigned the position of Dep- uty City Cierk, and George Sturtevaut has ceded him. Johnson has been ap- pointed by Assessor Dalton the deputy for Alameda Township, and has fitted up an office to commence business, Formerly the county and city assessment was made by the same man, and economically, hut vetween t es of 10 and 16. On this vlea the cuse was continued till to-morrow morni North. Majors’ case was taken under advise- nt by Judge Ogden til Friday, when pe will hear evidence in favor of mitiga- tion of punishment. This is the legal sethod of laying the foundation for a commitment to a reform school instead of to a penitentiary OFF FOR ALASKA. A Motorman, Like the Centurion of 01a, Takes a Hundred Men OsgLAND OFFICE } 902 A party of nearly 100 men are quietly 2 out here this week preparatory to leaving next week for the gold fields of Alaska. T. ey have been gathered together by J. H. Johnson from all sections of the State aud are mostly “tender!eez_," but there are a few old-time miners in the party. Johnson was formerly a mc!orma_n on tie Oakland Consolidated Electric Street Railroad, but tiring of bis work, de- cided 1o go after gold, and in the hopes of having company and helping to reduce the necessary expenses, advertised for men ired to 2o to this mecca of miners, t to his Tooms to-day showed that he was going well prepared for the cold and disagrecable weather that they were now it is two separate operations made in separate offices. Attachment Levied. ALAMEDA, Car., Feb. 26.—An attach- ment has been issued in the case of H. Beach vs. Mrs. C. E. Dwinelle, against real property on the west line of St. Charles sireet, 145.8 feet north from Santa Clara avenue, on a claim of $500. CARR-BEEL CONCERT. The Fiftleth Eutertalnment to Take Place February 29. The programme for the fiftieth Carr-Beel Pop cencert, which takes place February 29, includes Saint-Saens Septet for piano, strings and trumpet, and Dvorak’s Ameri- can quartet. Cnarles J. Dyer will sing a number of Schumann’s songs, and Sig- mund Beel will play Tartini’s “Le Trill de Diable.” 1t is something extraordinary that fifty concerts should be given, as there have been. The concerts have continued for about five years. During all that time no wealthy person has been asked to take any tickets. ~The concerts have simpl’v stood on their merits. Unquestionably they have done much to raise a higher stan- dard of musical taste in San Francisco. et a ol Colonel Charles King, the military novelist, is 8 handsome, soldierly man of about 50, with gray hair and mustache and the bronzed complexion of a frontiers- man. JUNIOR CROER CONGRESS State Delegates to Assemble in Oakland Next . Tuesday. ELECTRIC CARS IN COLLISION. The Man Who Admired Widows Is Sent to Jail for Six Months. OARTAND OFFICE SAN FrAxcIEco CALL, 908 Broadway, Feb. 26. } The State Convention of the Junior Or- der United American Mechanics convenes in Oakland next Tuesday. The sessions will be closed, but a number of matters of considerable interest besides the election of State officers are to be discussed and acted upon. There are forty subordinate councils in the State, and it is expected there will be about fifty delegates in at- tendance on the annual meeting. 7The meetings will be held in Fraternal Hall, on Washington street. It is expected that three sessions Tuesaay and two Wednes- day will complete the business. Deputy Supreme Commander W. N. Van de Mark has applied for a dispensa- tion from the supreme’ commander of the Uniform Rank to initiate in the three de- grees of that branch all representatives rom the interior towns who desire to take them on Wednesday night, the object being to arouse more- interest in that branch of the order. There are five coun- lmls in Alameda County at present, as fol- ows: Oakland—General George A. Custer No. 22, General John A. Logan No. 31, Henry Clay No. 34. Alameda—James Monroe No. 24. Berkeley—Paul Revere No. 28. The present State officers of the order are: 8. C., H. C. Schaertzer; 8. V. C., E. F. Howe, Redlands; Jr. P. 8. C., L. 8. But- ler, Los Angeles; S. C. secretary, G. E. Terry, San Francisco. ELECTRIC-CARS CRASH. As Usual, Unlucky Thirteen Was Very Much in Evidence. OAKLAND, CaAL., Feb. 26.—There was a coliision on the Alameda and Oakland electric line this morning at 10 o'clock, be- tween cars 12 and 13, at the corner of Sixth and Jefferson streets. The former was in charge of Conductor J. H, Diehl and Mo- torman George Ames, and the latter was in charge of Conductor Charles Hancock and Motorman Arthur Wharton. The regular meeting place of the cars is on Sixth street, but instead of waiting for the downcar Motorman Ames attempted to | round the curve and make the double track on Jefferson street. There were very few passengerson either car, and the only one injured was Mrs. J. Ediwards of 520 Third street, who received a slight cut over her eye from flying glass. Car was badly damaged, most of the glass being demolished. Her rear trucks were thrown from under the car also. Car 13 escaped with one or two smashed win- dows and a bent troiley pole. A gang of men was soon or hand and the track | cleared, so that traffic was not delayed long. Mrs. Edwards, in speaking of the acci- dent, said: “I was coming from Alameda and was sitting on the front end. When we reached the corner I saw the other car coming and that our motorman was very much excited. Before I was able to move the collision came and I was knocked in- sensible. I do not think there was any | one else injured.” DREDGING HAS CEASED. The Money in Hand Will Not Justify Another Contract. OAKLAND, Carn., Feb. 26.—There is somewhere between $20,000 to $30.000 left of the last appropriation made by Con- gress for the work of dredging the Oakland harbor channel. The work has ceased, however, because the contract has been finished, but while the above amount is available for the making of another con- tract, if it is deemed agvisable, it is not likely it will be. The price at which the Government can get dredging done depends somewhat on the extent of the contm? and the United States engineers are likely to prefer to carry over the sufplus until the beginning of the next fiscal year and use it in con. nection with whatever this Congress may appropriate for the work. Populist State Convention. OAKLAND, Car., Feb. 26.—Chairman E. M. Wardell of the State Central Com- mittee of the People’s party is up from Los Angeles. To-day in conjunction with Secretary R. E. Bush he formulated the call for the State Convention to be held in Sacramento May 12. The convention will consist of two delegates from each county | with one additional for each 500 votes cast for Mr. Webster, their candiaate for Gov- ernor last fall. The convention will nomi- nate candidates for Lieutenant-Governor, nine Presidential electors, seven Congress- men, and will make a recommendation for United States Senator. It will also elect delegates to the National Convention of the party. The Widow’s Admirer Sentenced. OAKLAND, CaL., Feb. 26.—J. M. Madi- son, alias De Witt, the confidence man who swindled Mrs. Mary Gray of North Oakland out of $1000, was allowed to plead guilty to-day to petty larceny in the Su- perior Court, and in turn received a sentence of six months in the County Jail. By good behavior this is reduced to five months owing to the law granting credits, The money he secured was returned to Mrs. Gray after he was arrested, and this fact was urged in his behalf by his at- torney, Robert Fitzgerald. The Charity Ball, OAKLAND Cavn, Feb. 26.—A notable post-Lenten event will be the charity ball, which the ladies of the C. L. A. S No. 1 are actively engaged in arranging. The affair will take place in Masonic Temple, and the present indications point to a very enjoyable and successful everning. Ai- though some time in the future, the date set being April 6, much interestis mani- fested in social circles, and the sale of tickets has already assumed large propor- tions. Married Sans Ceremonie, OAKLAND, Cav., Feb. 26.—This evening shortly before 6 o’clock Justice J. J. Allen married Charles Frances Blackburn, age 37, of San Francisco, and Veda Edson, age 24, of can Francisco. They walked to and from his office, she in her "white silk and satin dress and white slippers and he in a dress suit. ‘The happy couple were stop- ping at the Galindo. The Elks' Monument. OAKLAND, CaL, Feb. 26.—Oakland Lodge No. 171, B. P. 0. Elks, have secured Frederick Warde to deliver the oration at the dedication of the beautiful life-siz-d eik which is to be placed asa monument at the Elks rest in Mountain View Ceme- tery on Sunday, March 15. The lodge is arranging an elaborate ceremony for the | occasion. s falesta 7 2 HISTORY OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told In Brief Chapters. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO C"'L" 908 Broadway, Feb. 26, Tho Young Men’s Christian Association will hold their first try-out field day on March 18, menced the publication of 8 paper devoted to athletics. The Grand Jury will meet to-morrow morn- ing at 10 o’clock and adopt 1ts final report. After the report is presented the jury will ad- journ for the term. 3 The California_Yacht Club has received a besutiful trophy in the shape of s solid silver punch bowl from W. C.' Wallace. The opening aay will be April 18. Thomas Ward, who charged on a Chinese washnouse atSunol with a shotgun and filled one of the laundrymen with shot, will be tried for an assault to murder on May 14. Meyer Cohen, formerly of the Oakland Times, has bought of James Travers a half interest in the East Oaklana Observer, and says he pro- poses to improve it in many respects. William Ciark, held to answer upon two charges of tampering with little girls in East Oakland, pleaded rot guilty and 'his trial was w;.‘mr May 5 ou oue charge and May 7 on the other. August Ekstrom, arrested for an assault with & deadly weapon upon Edward L. Holmes, wes dismissed at his preliminary examination to- day, owing to e failure of the prosecuting wit- 1ess to appear. Henry Cowell, one of the creditors of the Fortin " Brick Company, who has a claim of $8735, has levied an aitachment, thus inter- fering with the success of the plan of settle- ment which the creditors had been arranging. The matter of the indictments against Myron A. Whidden, who was chnl’ied with embezzle- ment and mutilation of prblic recordsin the office of the Tax Collector, was put over for two weeks on_account of Judge Greene being un- able to take it up earlier. The East Oakland Street Railroad Company and the Piedmont and Mountain View Com- pany began & new system of transfers Sunday, whereby passengers from any point on one lineé can go to any point on the other for one fare. Jean G. Schmitt, an old resident of Alameda and o large property-owner at the west end of town, died at 11:30 o’clock this morning at his residence, 638 Haight avenue. He was a native of France, 66 years and 10 months old. The funeral will take place Friday. Mrs. Van Zant, who went to a San Francisco hotel with young Kelleher, who stole $85 from his employer, which was found in her posses- sion, was allowed until lo-morrow to plead to & charge of receiving stolen property, knowing the same to have been stolen. Young Kelleher hes Leen sent to the Whittier State school. The Acme wheelmen are in training for next month’s big indoor bicycle meet in San Fran- cisco, They propose & repetition of their last athletic exhibition at the Macdonough, to be iven at Santa Rosa, when the Olympic trophy s transferred to the wheelmen of that city. REGENT MARTIN TALKS, He Says the Wilmerding School Will Surely Be in Oakland. The Site at Temescal Is the Unani- mous Choice of the Com- mittee. OARLAND OFrFIcE SAN Fraxcrsco CALL, 908 Broadway, Feb. 26, } Regent J. West Martin feels confident Oakland will secure the Wilmerding School. The report of the special com- mittee favoring Ayala Park at Temescal, between two lines of electric roads, is es- pecially pleasing to him. Referring to the subject to-day he said: “There is no doubt that the Wilmerding School will be located on this side. The committee on sites reported unanimously in favor of Ayala Park proposition. ‘When the first ballot was cast by the com- mittee there were two votes for the Sev- enth and Adeline sireets site, but the next ballot showed a unanimous vote for the Ayala site. Tae first time I saw the Ayala Park I thought I thought it was the ideal spot for the school. Itis a beautiful place. | Tt is on two electric lines and isconvenient | to all the little suburban towns and almost in the corporate limits of Oakland. It is only a question of time before that section will be a part of the city. “It is near Berkeley, too; that isa great thing—having the school accessible to the university. That was the great objection to the other sites offered—they were all too far away. The school will be under the direct supervision of the facuity and Re- %enls of the State University and it wonld be absurd to place it in a location incon- venient for them to reach. Every requisi- tion and salary will have to pass through the hands of the university controllers. ow, the Ayala Park site is so near that it will take but a short time for the faculty or Regents to visit the school. This site offers several natural attractions. There isa spring of clear, pure water that will always give all the water supply needed. It is laid out as a park, with magnificent trees. The location is within half a mile of two power houses. If power is ever needed, you see, it will be convenient to obtain it. “It is in fact, as I said before, the ideal spot for the school. I did not try to in- fluence the committee, however, I showed them all the sites offered and they saw for themselves that the Ayala prop- erty was the best. It presents more advan- tages than any other property that has been offered. 1 consider the question of a site settled now, for the Regents will not, unless for very good reasons, act contrary to the report of their committee. Of course other sites may be offered, but none to excel this, I feel sure. I have often told the Regents that it is not the commercial value of the property that we should con- sider as much as the convenience of the location. *The San Francisco site is too far out in the sandhills. We could not consider that any more than we could consider the of- fers from San Diege and Lake counties. The Ayala property is valued at $15,000 and Iam sure that nowhere could such a piece of property be obtained at the price named. It embraces a large block of Jand and issurrounded by a good neighborhooad. Ayala Park is the site par excellence. I think it had better be rechristened, ho w- ever, and in the future I shall call it not Ayala Park, but Wilmering Park.” AN APPEAL TAKEN. The Sult Against the Present Board of WorkwIs.in the Supreme Court. 0axrAND OFFICE SAN Fraworsco Carr,) 908 Broadway, Feb. 26, | Attorney George de Golia hascarried his fight against the present Board of Works to the Supreme Court, and there is a feel- ing of insecurity in several branches of the city government in consequence. The point on which the case against the present board is made is that the special election at which the amendments tof the charter were voted upon was invalid, and that the changes they brought about were illegal. Several other arguments are: ad- vanced as to why the board should be de- clared unconstitutional, the chief one being that the members are constantly passing upon their own acts. As the board Eas the appointing of all Leads of departments and of the police and fire em- picyes, interest in the outcome of the suit is very great. When taken to the Superior Court the case went against the old board, but an appeal was decided upon, and it 1s said that new authorities have been placed before the Supreme Court that are ex- pected to bring avout a reversal of the judgment. e Soldiers in Africa. A solemn requiem mass for the Italian sol- dfers dead in Africa will be celebrated this morning at 10 o'clock at the Italian church on Dupont street. All the officers of the Colombo will be present. Fairs and feasis were formerly held in churchyards, in honor of the saint to whom the church was dedicated, but in conse- quence of their being very much abused they were suppressed about the thirteenth The Crescent Club of Berkeley has com- l year of the reign of Edward the Third. DR, LE CONTE HONORED, Given a Handsome Easy-Chair on His Birthday by Berke- ley Collegians. { CATHODE RAY EXPERIMENTS. Work on the Campus by the Students Will Begin To-Day—Will the Co-Eds €o-operate ? BERKELEY, Carn., Feb. 26.—A grand ovation was paid to Dr. Joseph Le Conte at the State University to-day as he en- tered the classroom to begin his Wednes- day lectures to the section in geolozy. The occasion of this demonstration on the vart of the students was owing to the fact that to-day was the seventy-third birthday of thedistinguished geologist. The lecture- room was crowded to its utmost by col- legians and other friends of the scientist, who had gathered to pay him their tribute of respect in commemoration of the day of his birth. Besides being given a happy reception, he was' remembered in a ma- terial way, having been presented with a handsomely wrought, solid oak, leather- covered easy-chair. 54 In response to the presentatlon speech, which was made by Marion 8. Blanchard, '07, Dr. Le Conte spoke for twenty-five m inutes, after which the class was dis- missed for the day. The lecture-table, ex- tending the entire distance across the room, was literally covered with roses, acacias and violets, and directly in front of the table sat a delegation of teachers from the Le Conte Schoo!l, which was named after the professor, and who had come to pay their respects to Dr. Le Coate, whose portrait was presented to the school by Mrs. Le Conte on St. Valentine’s day. ‘When the hour for the recitation arrived Dr. Le Conte came into the lecturg-room in his usual meditative way and was greeted by a long-continued round of ap- lause. To this mark of respect he bowed owly and was about to begin his lecture, when the speaker in behalf of the class began his presentation remarks. In re- sponse to the few well-chosen words of the speaker Dr. Le Conte said: “I hardly know how to thank you for this and all other of your kindnesset. I cannot speak to you in formal terms, but within I feel deeply that you are ladies and gentlemen., This does not express the relation be- tween us, andso I would, therefore, call you my pupils, my friends, but, better than all, my boys and girls. You think that I have done you some service ana take this means of expressing your appre- ciation of it. I shall not,” said he, turn- ing to the heavy armchair, “‘grow older in resting in so comfortable a resting place.” He continued: Perhaps you are not aware, on the other hand, of what good you have done me. All that is productive of good in the matter is that which gives and takes. Action and reaction are equivalent in their results. Good 18y be done to the doer. Thisis a truth throughout the physical world. I ought to give you a | present, and I certainly should do so if you all had & common birthday. If I should attempt it under the present conditions I would be giv- ing & present to some one of you every day in the year. . D1. Le Conte then gave a short sketch of his early life, and the impulses that L»rompted him and the irfluences that led im in the period of his growing to man- hood. He said: In my early life my highest ideal was cult- ure for culfure’s sake—culture intellectual, moral, physicel for the whole man and know edge for knowledge's sake; wisdom for wis. dom’s sake. I have since learned that this is not the highest ideal—thei of looking after one's self. It was eaid of Soiomon that he asked- and rrnyed, not for riches, glory and power; not _ior wisdom for wisdom’s sake, but wisdom to judge the people. In answer it was iven him_ wisdom, and riches, glory and anor in addition. Seek first the highest, and all the lower blessings will be added unto you. The highest is not culture for culture's sake, but to im- press that culture upon others' knowledge, so that you may impars knowledge to others— wisdom to guide in the conducting of wisdom to others. Referring to his_life as a physician he said that in it he did not find satisfaction to his soul. What was needed he did not know, but he finally drifted into teaching, and not until he did begin the instruction of the young did he find full satisfaction. It is said of man that as soon as he marries his troubles begin, but I say that there his life begins. He lives no longer for self. He must nec rily have his interests divided, and in th ivision is where comfort and blessedness is found. Just so with teaching—one cannot longer live for self alone. To take up the work of ‘teaching I left the practice of medi- cine and became a pupil of Agassiz. It 13 now just forty-four years since I began in- structing, and I must say that during that time I have lived a substantially happy life. There is nothing which stimulates one to action so vigorously as the co-operation of an intelligent class eager to learn. There is nothing which clarifies the mind so periectly as the attempt to make & subject clear 10 & party of 1nlell|§ent listeners. Nearly every good thought that I have ever had in my life has been in the immediate preparation tor my classroom. If I have published anything in this world for good it has been through the in- direct influence of my classes. If I have done anvthing to influence a character it has re- acted on me, In concluding, he said that he could not dissipate whatever pleasant feeling that had been aroused between his hearers and himself through lecturing on the topic for the day, a noble subject though it was, aud in consequence would dismiss the class with an affectionate and heartfelt “Thank you,"” ¥ Cathode Ray Experiments. BERKELEY, Cav, Feb. — The cathode ray photographic experimenters at the university succeeded to-day in tak- ing several prints of ordinary objects such as have been used heretofore, in & much shorter space of time. Professor Cory, Instructors Drew, Le | Conteé and O. V. Lange, a local photogra- | vher, succeeded in getting a print of Mr. Le Conte’s hand, showing all the bones of the fingers and a bullet lying on top of the | hand, in a well-defined plcture aiter fif- teen minutes exposure of the ray. The bones of the fingers were particularly dis- tinct. The fleshy part of the hand was, however, opaque to the rays. On a two and a half minute exposure they suc- ceeded in taking a photograph of a purse, | which proved to be as good as the one made last Baturday after an exposure of one hour. v Professor Cory has been able to work the Crookes tube so that it will give out a much more intense light, and so that the current will be given higher frequency. These experiments will be continued from day to cay with the hope of strengthening the rays still more and of producing pho- tographic prints of objects in less time than heretofore. 5 Students Ready for Work. BERKELEY, CaL., Feb. 26.—The “stu- dent labor” on the university grounds will begin to-morrow afternoon. The stu- dents will be organized for work on the military plan. They will all assemble at 12:45 o’clock under command of the cap- tains of their respective companies. The seniors and those who do not drill for other reasons will be placed in charge of President Wyckoff of the senior class. Regent Reinstein, who was on the campus to-day, stated that he desired that the ‘en- tire student body work four hours during the afternoon instead of half of the num- ber working in two-hour shifts each. ‘| St. Mark’s Church on “The Cradle of in readiness for the turning of the first shovelful of earth. Dr. Jordan’s Lecture. BERKELKY, CaL., Feb. 26.—Dr. David Starr Jordan delivered a lecture to-night for the Longfellow Memorial Society at Starr's Hall. He said that one-fourth of our characteristics are inherited from our mothers and one-fourth from our fathers, and the rest come to us through our en- vironments and associations. He gave an analytical and descriptive history of the life germ. Special Services. BERKELEY, Cav., Feb. 26.—The Rev. T. J. Lacy, head master of Trinity School of San Francisco, preached this ¢vening in American Liberty.” The sermon was the first of a series to be preached by Rev. Mr. Lacy at St. Mark’s during Lent. A Sudden Death. BERKELEY, CAv., Feb, 26.—Mrs. Alice Brown died suddenly this morning of heart failure. She was the widow of John Brown, who was killed by a train about five years ago. X University Baseball. BERKELEY, CAL., Feb. 26.—The Berke- ley Seniors defeated the Dental College | basebull nine to-day on the university diamond by a score of 20 to 6. —_— BLIND MEN TAKE K HAND They Thank Governor Budd for Making Changes in the Directors. TR Superintendent Hays Makes a Few Remarks About Colonel Irish. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO Carr.) 908 Broadway. Feb. 26. | The following letter was dispatched to Governor Budd from the Blind Home to- | da; | rooms” and (0'CONNOR IS EXONERATED The Board of Education Clears the Principal of the Horace Mann School. CHARGES CAME TO NOTHING A Number of Janitors Removed by the Committee—Transfers and Changes. As was expected the Board of Educa- tion exonerated Principal James O'Connor of the Horace Mann School on the charges brought against him by Director Hender- son at its meeting last evening. The Committee on Rules, which was to report whether or not it was worth while for the board to occupy its time with a formal trial, reported as follows: Gentlemen: Your Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the charges against Prin- cipal O’Connor of the Horace Mann School, re- spectfully report that aftera careful hearing of testimony respeeting the case, we find: First—That the disorder in the yard was such as demanded prompt attention on the part of the principal. Second—That the expressions,‘Get yez to yer for 2 cents I would give yvou a good bullyragging,” were not used, and that the scope arnd effect of the other expressions were different from what appeared to be the case in connection with the written charges. Third—The second part of the charges was withdrawn. Fourth—We beg to report that we see no cause for further action in the matter. The report was adopied by an affirma- tive vote of all the Directors except Mr. Henderson. The following changes were recom- mended by the Committee on Janitors and ratified by the board: HOME FOR THE ADULT February 2 inmates of the Industrial Home for the Adult Blind, desire to convey to you directly an ex- | Jression of our gratitude fof the solicitude you ave taken in our weliare. We appreciate with the fullness of o efforts to ameliorate ur condition, and we desire to thank yon for the changes you have | | effected at the home. The new management | has brought about improvements that are welcome beyond expression, and we are en- | Jjoying the confidence of the xnowledge that | our interesis are in good hands. | D. C. Krashy, L. Andrews, 8. L. Hoover, F. A. | Means, W. Boyer, P. Hoben, F. J. King, J.I Rapozo, J. A. Silva, F. J. Kluetch, L. North, J. Miller, D.'D.'Ahrens, B. 8. Daniels, F. Schlop, A. D. Fales, J. Riley, G. H. Liddle, C. Shea, M. D. Driscoll, P. Milfer, J. W. Scaunell, G, C. Campbell, J. Sexton, W. A. Staggs, J. Gordon, J. Croake, P. L. Tighe, J. Thompson, H. Ward, W. Mast, J. Lanigan, P. Balitz, J. H. Gainey, R, L Bugnelle, 1. 7. Lipp, £ 3. Lipp, G, ¥, Lerch; R. Sublette, C. Wilson, H. Stapels, J. Gilbert, E.F.Smith, F. M, Farris, H. Mahnba, P. C, Tips, J. Kernedy, J. E. Barnard, J. J. Ely, Swartelles, . Kearney, J. Marks, V. Superintendent Jack Hays of the Home | for Adult Blind passed an opinion this | afternoon on Colonel Irish. | “I consider John P. Irish,” said Hays, “the worst man in California, so far as truth and veracity are concerned. He does not know truth when hesees it. He hates me because I found him out in his du- | plicity, and I did not hesitate to expose | Isay | 80 now, that Jotn P. Irish is a man un- | him asa_man unworthy of belief. worthy of belief. He is a man without honor and without word. “Thatis my opinion of this man John | P. Irish in plain English language. Why then should I worry about the statement ofa man whom I charge to be without honor? I want the public_to know why John P. Irish hates me. During Cleve- | land’s last campaign I got up a meeting for Mr. Irish in Alameda, “I think it was the only public meeting in Alameda County that he was allowed to address. After Cleveland’s election I called on Mr. Irish ard told him I was a | He had | | candidate for Naval Officer. promised to support me and also promised my Alameda friends that he would sup- port me. “The Democrats of Alameda County know Irish. Why, he could not even be elected a delegate to a_little convention in | his own town. I make no bones of what | I think of John P. Irish and he knows it. I have lived in this county many years. Tam known, and the finger of scorn has never been pointed at me. My reputation stands before the people and they know | what I am.” SCIENTIFIC SWINDLERS, BLIND, 1896. | To His Ezcellency, Governor Budd: We, the | lguhcarl! your successiul | offey, J. Lyall, C. W. | Position of janitress of the Cleveland Pri- mary declared vacant and Mrs. Emma M. Steinway appointed; position of janitress of Horace Mann Grammar declared vacant and | James Needham appointed; Mrs, E appointed janitress of Sunnysid tion of janitress of Henry Durant clared vacant and C. P. Wilkinson appointed; Mrs. Kate Breen appointed janitress of Doug- ss Primary; Mrs. Kate Peterson appointed janitress of the Haight Primary School. Considerable feeling was manifested by Director Barrett regarding the removals, and at one étage of the proceedings he ac- cused Director Knox, chairman of the Committee on Janitors, oi ‘‘sneaking and skulking” about schools looking for some excuse to cause the removal of needy women to make room for his friends. Miss Blanche Schwartz and Mrs. M. R, Herrington, teachers in_the Marshall Pri- mary School, and Miss Ray B. Valleau, as- sistant teacher in_ the Emerson School, presented their resignations, which gwere accepted. John Center aad others sent in a com- munication requesting that a new school be established in the block bounded by Rhode Island, De Haro, Solano and Mari- posa streets. The City Board of Examiners made the | following recommendations, which were i Miss M. K. Bristol, Miss Harriet tin, Miss Cordelia Burnham and Miss Margaret C. Kelley, recommended to State Board for life diplomas in the gram- mar grade; Miss Ray B. Valleau, recom- mended to State Board for State educational diploma in the gram- | mar grade. Renewals of grammar- grade certificates were recommended for H. McDonald, William A. Leggett, Miss M. A. Cole, Miss M. E. Griffen, Miss Josephine 8. Miller. The same course was recommended in the case of Miss Daisy M. Wilson, Miss Helen F. Foley and Miss Maria irwin, holders of primary-grade certificates. Grammar-grade certificates were granted to Miss Carrie M. Mills, Miss May O'Keefe and Miss K. A. Humphrey. Miss P. M. Nolan, principal of the Washington Evening School, was elected a member of the City Board of Examiners on motion of Director Comte. She will take her office on the 1st of next month. Superintendent Babcock and _ Director Comte, who presented the resolution ap- pointing Miss Noian, paid a high tribute to her abilities as a_teacher, calling her one of the most efficient and valued in the de};nnmel\t. irector Scott, who wasin the chair in the absence of President Dodge, was elected permanent president pro tem. Tne repert of the Committee on Classifi- cation, which was adopted, recommended the following changes: The Gold Brick Workers Were Supplied | Witk Instruments and Chemicals. Jis OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CAL 908 Broadway, Feb. The two men in the City Prison who | have been so quiet now have something to | explain. Officer Hodgkins found an outfit | this evening thiat proved how thoroughly | scientific were the methods parsued by the | men he arrested last night when perpe- | trating the gold-brick swindle, The cap- | tured collection of instruments and chemi- cals is the most complete ever known to have been used by criminals. Inone valise was a large tin box, on which was mud, showing that it had been buried in the earth. Inside the t'n box were two large ‘‘gold” bricks. Each | weighed about forty pounds and bore some resemblance to the genuine metal, ‘When rubbed with the finger some of the | gold came off, showing thatit was an or- dinary bronze brick washed over with gilt paint. In another trunk were some elegant suits of clothes and advertisements of bogus mining properties. Another valise contained some old, auddy clothes and pistols. In case some of their schemes should end tragically and some shooting follow the brick swindlers were prepared. In a valise was a complete little surgical | outfit, including cotten wool, probes and bandages, besides lotions and siich things as qre used. Had they been injured there would have been no need to risk detection by going to a doctor. In some of the | cases of attempted swindiing an Indian | has cut a prominent figure. A complete | | | Indian disguise was found in a valise, with inks and pastes to use in the mark- ing, There was also an Indian piece of headgear with some dilapidated feathers | in it and a pair of worn mocassins, The most scientific part of the outfit | consisted of some crucibles and acomplete | assay outfit. There'were chisels and drilis and acids and lamps. There were also some pure gold fillings and valuable nug- gets and rich quartz with which to gull | the unwary. There was also genuine gold | dust in envelopes. This was used whena | suspicious victim should want to see the brick bored. The sharpers would bore the | brick and carefully put the dustinto an envelope for the purpose of takingitto a chemist for a test. On the way the brass dtuist would be changed for the gold dust, | which, of course, would stand the test and increase the wufidenue of the prospective pdrchasers. Andrew Root, the name given by one of the prisoners, is also known as Miller, Woods, Raymond and Nes James Ward is also known as Leek, and he has an Eastern prison record. The clever manner in which the men were run down 1s the work of Omcer Hodgkins, who has been working ten days on the cases. He arrested the men last night in Alameda, and then learned that the last time they were in Oakland they lived at the Hotel Metropole. From there he followed their baggage till he located it to-night in Marcuse’s storage warehouse, where it bad been stored. On opening the many valises the outfit was discovered. ‘The work'itself will be in charge of Su- perintendent McLaren of Golden Gate Park and Professor Soule of the department of engineering at the university. The picks, shovels and wheelbarrows and other im- plements have arrived, and everything is Ritchle, the Napa man who was robbed some time ago, has identitied one of the men as one who_helped to get $5000 out of him by means of a bogus gold brick. ——a—— = A turban-maker in Teheran earns about 10s a week. | ing Primary to Marshall Primary; | 16 Marshall Primary; | pointed provationary teacher and “assignea to Miss Lillien Goodman transferred from Iry- Miss Nellie McLane appointed probationary d assigned 10 Irving Primary; M Derham transfecred from Pof E. rero Primary Miss Julia L. Sexton ap- otrero Primary; Miss May E.Strauss tem- porarily assigned’ to the charge of a class in | the Hamilton Evening School: Miss Clara B, Bailey appointed probationary teacher. and assigned 10 Emerson Primary; Miss Ellen E. Ewing transferred from Hawtborne Primary to Denman Grammar; Miss Nellle Hussey apn- pointed member of the evening substitute class. Gladness Comes With a better understanding of the transient nature of the many phys- jcal 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- ly 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 itis the one remedy which promotes internal cleanliness without debilitating the organs on which it acts. It is therefore all important, in order to get its bene- ficial effects, to note when you pur- chase, that you have the genuine arti- cle, which is manufactured by the Cali- fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by all reputable druggists. If in the enjoyment of good health, and the system is regular, laxatives or other remedies are then not needed. If afflicted with any actual disease, one may be commended to the most skillful physicians, but if in need of a laxative, one should have the best, and with the well-informed _everywhere, Syrup of Figs stands highest and is most largely used and gives most general satisfaction. Dr. Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEABNY ST. Established in 1854 for the treatment of Private Diseases, Lost Manhood. Debility or A8 ng on bodyand mindand Skin Diseases ‘I'be doctor cureswhen others fail. Try him. 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