The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 5, 1896, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1896. Interesting Report of Important Up-to-Date News Items in Alameda County BETRAYED BY A PUNCHED TICKET, How a Commuter’s Divorce Suit Was Brought to an End. A DETECTIVE'S SECRET. Dargers of Throwing Away Com- mutation Tickets With Signatures. AN INCENTIVE TO FCRGERY. Merchants May Demand That the Ticket:Collector Be Reguired to Destroy Them. O4x1AND OFFICE 8AN FRANCISCO CALL,) 908 Broadway, March 4. | Parsengers on the ferry-boats who use commutation tickets, and who may have any reason for not wishing to let every- body know whether they cross the bay or not, will need to exercise more care than has been done in the past. Everybody who crosses the bay on the last day of the month is familiar with the thick carpet of punched-out commutation tickets that gather around the ticket-takers on either side of the bay. Very few, however, give a thought to the complete record con- tained on each piece of pasteboard, or to the possibilities that such record may lead to. On each ticket the owner has to sign his name. The punches show the days on which ne crossed the bay, whether the narrow or broad gauge routes, and whether the return journey in either case was made at nigh next morning. That these details are of great value 1o private detectives in working up cases has just been demonstrated. e following story irom an Oakiand detective, who also was observed to pick up a discarded commuta- tion ticket last Saturday evening, contains pointers for thousa f people who d never gave the matter a thought previ- ousl ks ago,” said the detective, 1it was filec this county sed to lead to substantial reve- no desire on the part o force matters » publicity few w divorce 0! ce any contained his answer the n ncisco merchant ide of the bay, denied to Oakland at all on the ¢ mentioned. It could hat he did, but his wife e that he did not appear at his While ing to settle the matter ggested that a glance at the gen- n ticket would guick- was not living at home there was t wait till the end of the as known the commuta- uld be thrown away. He d d and last Saturday night the was picked up. It contained his and on looking at the date ii had returned to Oakland questio nd also on On being apprised of is opposition and mmissioner will be the only learn anything of their dii- ( course he might have at- t particular night, but it would have hard to produce the party who used That is one use for exhausted commu ion tickets and the same facts would come in usefully in a dozen other ways that will readily suggest themsel “There i nother feature of commutation-ticket business that 1 haw oiten heard discussed, and I would not be rprised if some action were not taken re long in the matter. I refer to the easy manner in which the present system makes it possible to obtain th~ signatures of prominent business men and capitalists who daily cross the bay. There are prob- ably 5000 legiiimate signatures of men y month. Any one can pick them up, and the possibilities for all kinds of torgery and misuse of the names are very great.” Mayor Davie has frequently thought of | the matter, and is of the opinion that the commutation tickets should be destroyed by the tucket-collector when they are punched for the last time. WAITING ON THE WEATHER University Students’ Anxious to Get to Work Again on the Campus. Co-Eds Considering as to Whether They Will Accept the Challe nge Received From Stanford. BERKELEY, Car, March 4.—The students at the State University are anxious for the weather to clear off suf- ficiently for them to finish the work on the new entrance to the grounds as well as the excavating around North Hall. Though it was impossible on account of the rain to do any work last Monday, which day baa | been set aside Ly President Kellogg for completing 1he task, yet it is generally un- derstood that another day will be granted the colleze men for that purpose as soon s it is clear weather. As matters now stand it is quite impos- e to use more than half of the new six- -foot walk on account of iis semi-com- I d condition, and the ground in front of North Hall is so rough that passage is made with only the greatest difficulty. On account of the inconveniehce experi- enced in reaching the hall by the frout ap- proach most of tfie students go to the rear of the building. Such of the picks, shov- els, crowbars and wheelbarrows as have not been carried away for souvenirs of tue student lzbor' movement have been piled up n the basement of North Hall, awaiting the cessation of the inclement weather and the return to them of the corps of blistered-handed college “‘digs.” That the imvlements, though most of them have been borrowed from Golden ¢ Park, are choice and valuable sonve- of what has proved to be a great movement, is evinced by the fact thata day or 80 ago a student was seen carrying e at the be- | ed to prove that he loaned his ticket | i financially and socially thrown away | away by sentimental and_enthusiastic seekers of college relics. The fact that several of the borrowed tools have been taken away unauthoritatively is not gen- erally known and in consequence the re- m"‘”’“% implements have not been placed under lock and key, but merely piled away in the open basement of North Hall. Co-Eds Considering. BERKELEY, Car., March 4.—The co- eds at the State University are considering the challenge irom the Stanford co-ed basket-ball nine fora game to be played Within a month, and as mattersnow stand it seems probable that they will accept the proposition, providing the game is played indoors and not before a mixed audience. One of the stipulations of the challenge from Stanford is that the game isto be played on the campus at Palo Alto. This clause the Berkeley giris seem unwilling to_accept, since it would mean that a mixed audience would be present, and thev say they will not play before the men. The Berkeley co-eds are willing and eager to play the wearers of the cardinal, but they seem set in their determination not to bea part to a public exhibition where both sexes will be equally privileged as spectators. It is thought very prob- able that the Stanford girls will acquiesce in the matter of where the game isto be played and give the Berkeley nine the privilege of naming both the time and place, since they are the challenging Captain_ Griswold says that a ! be held to-morrow at the hour for ‘‘gym,” when the matter, in so far as Berkeley is concerned, will be settled. Better Streets Wanted. BERKELEY, CaL., March 4.—It was re- orted last night at the meeting of the West Berkeley Progressive Club that sev- eral petitions asking for the macadamizing of Delaware, Fifth and several other streets in that immediate vicinity were being cir- culated for signatures. The petitions are addressed to the Town Board. It was the sentiment of the meeting that street improvements in the territory named in the petitions were a necessity, and it was accordingiy decided to indorse the several pet ns. The recent action of the Board of Educa- tion in calling for §60,000 to be expended in the erection and equipment of new school bu! gs was discussed. The con- nion was in favor of the proposition, but several of the members expressed their doubts as to the legality of the action. Map of Berkeley. BERKELEY, CaL.. March. 4.—A map of the town of Berkeley has been issued from the County Clerk’s office. It has been made urller the direction of County Sur- veyor Nusbaumer from maps of the differ- ent sections of the town, which have been on file in the ball. It shows the different wards and precincts, and a copy has been sent to the different registration offices. A Small Fire. BERKELEY, Cav., Mareh 4. —The house of W. P. Ash, on the corner of Parke and Downieville streets, was slightly damaged by fire this morning. ‘Lhe Lorin and Berkeley fire departments were quick to the scene and succeeded in extinguisning the flames before great damage was done. ill not exceed $250, which isfully surance. Concert by Bogart. BERKELEY, Car., March 4.—Andrew Bogart, the musician, gave a song recital this evening at Shattuck Hall. Following are several of those who assisted with the : Dr. Giibert F. Graham, Miss ham of Oakland, Miss Alma Evelyn Henry of San iss Curistina Labarraque, Unitarian Society Benefit. BERKELEY, Car., March 4.—7The Chi- ca ies’ quartet, assisted Miss Net- tie M. Jackson, impersonator, will give a concert at Shattuck Hall to-morrow even- ing in the nature of a benefit for the local Unitarian societ; WRITES OF MISS PARKER Mrs. Wood Says She Was Un- able to Manage Her Busi- ness. Had Her Letters Been Published in Full Much Unpleasantness Would Have Been Saved. OAELAND OFrICE SAN FRANCIEC B 908 Broadway, M Mrs. John F. Wood, the wife of the man who was wrongfully credited with know- ing considerable about the death of Miss Annie Parker, has written a letter for pub- | lication that straightens out several mat- | ters in connection with that sad affair. When the body of Miss Parker was re- covered at Baden some letters were found in her pockets that were kept by her brother and only small portions of them | were printed. Mrs. Wood says if they | bad been printed in full theey would hsve conveyed a very different impression. After referring to the finding of Miss all the writer had previousiy said about the story of a conspiracy between her and the uniortunate woman, Mrs. Wood says: As 10 my corresponding with gentlemen, I wish to say it 1s entirely false. Miss Parker redited anything of the kind, for she better, and 1 defy any one in Oakland, in evenieen years with vou, to bring forward etter that I have wri‘len of such a nature, o1 1o can sey aught against my character, as | represented. Harm ¢an be made out of noth- | ing if people are ‘evil-minded. and were it not for the knowledge that these hurtful things spoken by my husband were said when he was under the influence of liquor Ishould reply differently, and [ am sorry 10 say that when he was in that state 1was spoken to and of very unkindly. Many things have been spoken that would not have been #aid had he been himself, as many of my friends are aware. In this sad affair my heart has been too much grieved 1o auswer, as iss Parker and I were good friends,as was also the entire family. | I helped her out of many difficulties in & busi- | ness way that would worry her. Ste was not | capable’ of (s'r,\'ln? the full burden of the | business npon herself and she many times told | meso. 1feel sure it was business troubles that | ceused her despondency and death, for she felt 0 badly that she was not able to make a suc- | cessout of it. As to my letters found in her | | | pocket, it is_strenge they could not have been read and printed rightly. I never said she should use her influence on my husbund toward rae and return to Baltimore, I did say, If you have any influence please do so in get’ ting Mr. Wood tq send my father’s picture to me, which was boxed before I left.” My mother nted it. 1 am sorry to say I never got it. 1now ask my many dear friends in Oakiand to remember me as I true, honest end | upright, and even in my leaving Oakland I can produce the letters written by friends to | my people here of my condition. I am en- tirely innocent of it all, and only esk you to publish the plain truth of the matter, es it is a very sad affair and no one can feel more grieved over it than I do. But I hope this may reach the minde of all { who have misjudged me, and to my ever- faithful and sympathizing friends I return my heartfelt pravers. 1am yours respectfully, Mrs. Joux F. Woop. | ————— Special Graveyard Features. The Brooklyn druggist who has invented & gas which will turn a cadaver into solid, enduring marble is a benefactor to his race. There is now no reason why every deceased should not be his own monu- ment--all ready, correct as life, and always appropriate. Simply marbleize him and stand him up in the family lot faced to the east, and there you are. In case of suc- cessive husbands, or wives, stand them in the order of their going and inscriptions would be unnecessary and cemeteries would not seem so deserted.—New What- off two shovels and a pick for his lady friends, who were waiting outside the ith a roll of blue and gold ribbon. a few of the tools have been missed, however; but it is a certalnty that * number of them have been carried com Reveille. B Besides doing a great amount of work for various Government departments the inmates of Parkhurst Convict Prison last year made 6220 mailbags for the postoffice, | Parker’s body in a manner which justified. MISS NEWLAND'S REPLY. She Makes Some Very Serious Charges Against Carrie Burch. DENIAL OF HER PARENTAGE. Another Stage Reached in the Con- test for the Old Capitalist’s Estate. OARLAND OFrice Sax Francisco CALL, 908 Broadway, March 4. } Martha Newland, the heir of the large Newland estate, filed an answer to-day, through her attorneys, Dodge & Fry, to the suit for participation brought by Carrie Newland Burch two weeks ago. Martha Newland, the niece, who is the executrix, denies that Carrie Burch is the illegitimate child of her uncle and pro- ceeds to tell a story that is totally at varignce with that of Mrs. Burch. The answer says that Mr. and Mrs. Newland took the plaintiff when she was a girl about 7 years of age from the Protestant Orphanage in San Francisco and took her to their home and cared for her. She was a full orphan and was so represented by the directors of the orphanage. Carrie was never adopted or recognized as a child of the family, and when Mr. Newland died he left a paragraph in his will which read: “] commend her to the care and protec- tion of my wife, Carrie Roundy.” Some years later Mrs. Newland died and_the niece inherited the estate. When Mrs. Newland made her will she expressly left Carrie $5. The niece says she coutinued to care for Carrie after Mr. Newland’s death, but that the latter was wayward and caused her benefactors much grief by her actions. Some very serious allegations are then made against the character of the plaintiff, who has married twice since Mr. Newlan died. Attention is called to the fact that some | time ago the plaintiff was interested ina suit in which the same point was involved as in the present case, and that the jndg- ment was against her on all points. It is further recited that whatever claim the plamntiff may allege she hasis barred by several statutes of limitations. PILEDRIVER GOES OVER. Foreman McGovern Carried Down and Seriously Injured. OAKLAND, Car., March 4.—The pile- | driver at work on Temescal Creek, at Shattuck avenue, fell over from the false work this afternoon and went to the bot- | tom of the creek, thirty feet below. Fore- { man A. J. McGovern, who was standing | | on the machine at the time directing the | work, went down with it and wasseriously if not fatally mjured Supervisor Pelou having a bulkhead put in at that point by Cotton Bros. & Co., | to prevent the water from washing away | the bridge foundations. Some half dozen or more piles have been driven, on which the driver was standing. The two-ton ham- mer was at top and a pile was being hauled from the bed of the creek into posi- tion to drive, when the whoie thing top- | pled over into the creek, carrying the foreman with it. The workingmen %elow were warned in time to escape by run- nin. | Mr. McGovern was extricated and re- | moved to the Anchor brewery and at- tended to by Dr. Kuckein, who was pres- ent at the time. Word was sent to the city and the patrol was sent out to remove the injured man to the Receiving Hospi- tal, where he was closely examined by Drs. | Hamlin and Johnson. It was found that be had four ribs broken on the left side, and it is feared he is internally injured, as | he vomited blood. He was removed to his | home, 359 Tenth street, later iu the day. | INTRODUCED BY GARFIELD. Letters Brought West by Pioneer Cap- tain Healy. OAKLAND, Cav., March 4.—Mrs. Jesse Healy, widow of the late neer, has a number of interesting letters in her pos- session that were left among the effects of | Captain Healy when he died last week. | He served as quartermaster during the | | war and at itsclose moved to this State. One of the most valuable is a letter from James A. Garfield introducing him to Hon. R. R. Axtell on his arrival on the coast and is as follow: CLe LAND, Ohio, May 24, 1869. Hon. R. R. Aztcll—DEAR Sik: Permit me to introduce to you my friend, Cagtain Jesse | Healy of Newburgh, Ohio. He is a gentleman whom you will be glad to know. He served with honorin the Union army and is an able and effective business man. He goes to San Francisco to live and will enter into business there. Any favor you may be able toshow him | will be gratefully received by him and oblige | me. Very truly yours, JAMES A. GARFIELD. It appears that Garfield was a neighbor | and warm personal friena of Healy’s when | he resided in Ohio. Captain Healy knew | Lincoln, and always preserved a card con- | taining the latter’s signature as a sacred remembrance. Dr. Adams just priorto death’s call. Mrs. | Healy will go to San Francisco and reside | with her son for the present. REGISTRATION QUESTIONS | Regarding the Rights of Voters Owing to the Cancellation. OAKLAND, Car., March 4.—The ques- tion has been raised whether a voter can be deprived of his right in a town election | simply because he hasnot placed his name | on the new Great Register of the county. ! Also as to whether the cancellation by the Board of Supervisors of the old regis- ter has any effect upon the use of that | register at these town elections. These questions have been freely dis- cussed by County Clerk Jordan and numer- ous attorneys, who express the opinion f that the cancellation does not affect these | town elections, and that a voter whose | name is upon it has a legal right to vote, as the act of the Legislature which made provision for registration of voters in- tenaed the election laws to be general in their application, and that it refers in a large measure, if not entirely, to regula- | tions regarding the conduct of general elections, either State or National. Tne towns seriously affected by the can- | ceilation are Berkeley, Haywards, San | Leandro, Pleasanton and Livermore, be- sides the Fruitvale sanitary districts 1 and the Piedmont and Golden Gate sanitary istricts, all of which have elections during the month. " Unity Club’s Work. OAKLAND, Cav.,, March 4.—The Unity Club of the big and fashionable First Unitarian Church of this city has inaug- urated a work in the County Jail looking toward the amelioration of the condition of the women inmates. A committee visited the Hotel de White several days -go and conferred with the Sheriff as to the needs of his prisoners and the best way to reach those of the gentler sex. The women’'s quarters have been transferred into a sewing-room, and the half-dozen inmates have taken to work with the in- dustry born possibly of a ray of good in- tention. Said the Sheriff to-day: Practical efforts are required in this prison reform work. The inculeation of morality through the placing of such things before these people as will first appeal to their phys- icel demands is, in my judgment, the be: work that any one can undertake in their be- 1 would like to see more of this so-c This card was given to |l half. A woman goes out of jail half clothed, and remorseless as well, and sinks to her ol level without a qualm. There is, in my opin- ion, some good in many of these unfortuuates who are .fiuwed to drift back o their old en- vironment. One of them told me a day or so ago that it made no difference. No one would have her if she sought a different mode of life. She would be turned out of the t place she went to if it were known she was jail bird.”” The way to reach these people is from the out- side first. Then, il one cares to follow up with moral teaching, well snd good. The Unity Club’'s plan “has my hearty support, and T led reform work done on the same lines. Lost in the Snow. OAKLAND, Car, March 4.—Professor Kellick, Andrew Vekander and Louis Raffe returned to-night from St. Helena after a very unusual and exciting experience in California. They attempted to climb the mountain Sunday afternoon last, but owing to 2 heavy cioud bank did not see that a heavy snowstorm was raging on the summit. When too late they found them- selves in the midst of the storm. Kellick has been in the northern lati- tudes, and that fact probably is the reason of the party escaping alive after twenty- four hours” tramp over the mountain side, almost famished and weak from hunger. All Sunday night they stood around a canipfire and waited forday. Monday was spent in efforts to reach their starting int, but it was not located until night. g:amhing parties were sent out from the hotel for them, but'in the storm they were missed. Debased by Liquor. OAKLAND, Car.,, March 4. — Henry Young was arrested to-day charged with the non-support of his family. He is a junkman and makes plenty of money to provide for his wife and fivelittle children, but the neighbors say he comes home drunk every night, and in two weeks past has only contributed 10 cents to the sup- port of the family. Before drink got the best of him Young owned his home and held a good position with the railroad company. He has been a frequent visitor of the Police Court as a common drunk of late. The wife mort- gaged the home, and when that was gone hnfi to sell the furniture piece oy piece to keep herself and children from starving. A Lantern Operator, OAKLAXND, Car.,, March 4.—A. J. Mac- Muriry has sworn to a warrant against Rev. C. H. Scott, the wandering evangel- ist, who borrowed his $300 stereopticon apparatusand neglected to return it. Scott was arrested in Los Angeles several weeks ago, but was released before a warrant could be sent down there. The officers of that city have been requested by Chief Lloyd to apprehend him if possinie, and, if he is caught, he will be brought here to answer the charge of embezzlement. The Commercial Advertiser of Canten, N. J., gives a long account of the ‘‘Rev.”” Scoti’s doings. He has *‘borrowed” I terns and funds throughout the Eastern States. It appears that he is known in Norwood, N. { , Potsdam, Vt., Middle- town Springs, Vt., as_reporter, Congrega- tional and Baptist minister. The Brick Swindle. OAKLAND, Cir, March 4.—Charles Gordon, alias Thompson, alias Mills, and Raymond, haa their preliminary examina- tion in the Police Court to-day on the charge of bunkoing M. G. Ritchie out of $5000 on the gold-brick deal. Joseph C. Mony of St. ficlona,stepson of Ritchie, told the story of how Gordon ingratiated himself into their confidence and worked the stepfather so successfully. Professor S. B. Christy of the Univeraity of California testified the bricks were cop- per_worth about twenty centseach. M. G. Ritchie told his story as it has been published. One More Appearance. OAKLAND, CaL., March 4.—The Mac- donough Theater is RACked to-night to see “Trilby” by the A. M. Palmer Company. The change in the date of the sailing of the Australia gives the company one more night here, and it will take advantage of | it. Already there is a big demand for seats, many orders being from San Fran- cisco. It is expected there will be a big crowd in attendance Lo-morrow evening. Annual Yacht Race. OAKLAND, CGar., March 4.—The Cali- fornia Yacht Club will hold its annual race to contest for the Wallace perpetuity trophy on June 21. The course will be from ‘the end of the narrow-gauze wharf around Presldio shoals buoy and return, a distance of twelve miles. The race is to be a club aifair and Sewanhaka rules are to overn. It will be sailed on ebb ude. The winner holds the trophy for one year. Bretz at Work. OAKLAND, Cavn, March 4.—Clifford J. Breiz, the young man of fame owing to his recent sudden marriage in San Fran- cisco to Miss Maud Itsell resumed his posi- tion in tne Street Superintendent’s office to-day, and stated that he did notintend to go off on any more jaunts. HISTORY OF A DAYX. Alameds County Happenings Told in Brie; Chapters. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Fr 908 Broadw AA athletic park is contemplated at Hay- wards. The Lakeside Tennis Club’s tournament will be held next Saturday, weather permitting. The Reliance Club has reopened a discussion of the flupaaed Eastern tour next fall of the football team. A benefit entertainment of the Acme relay riders will be given at Elite Hall on March 12, A “ladies’ mght is” dated for March 24. Oakland will be well represented in the in- door bicycle tournament which will commence to-morrow evening at the Mechanics’ Pavilion in San Francisco. A horse belonging to the California and Ne- vada Mest Company gul its foot through & hole he Eighth-street bridge this morning and severely bruised. Felippo Irens, a 16-year-old Italian lime ped- dler, was reported missing by his brother to- day. to peddle a week ago and has not returned since. R. 8. Flood has been granted a divorce from Mrs. 8. B. Flood on the %\‘mum of desertion. The plaintift is awarded the custody of a minor child. The plaintiff is a resident ot Sutter County. Mrs. Flood made no contest. The regular mid-term open meeting of the Rockefelier Rhetorical Society will be held at California College Friday evening, March 6. All are cordiaily invited to attend. A musical and literery programme has been prepared. The County Board of Education has granted grammar-grade certificates to Madeline Eschen- Durg, Joseph Dias, Sarah Higby and D. V. Howard. Special certificates in science, mathematics and English history were granted to Anna Wilson and in elocution to W. T. Ross. An amateur boxing and wrestling tourna- ment is projected. Eugene Van Court of the Reliance Club is one of the prime movers in the affair. He is in favor of an exhibition next month at tae exhibition builaing. If the matter develope the affair will be held under the auspices of the Reliance Club., The jewelry-store of B. Meves, at 217 San Pablo avenue, was broken into by burglars last night, and jeweiry 1o the value of $125 stolen. Entrance was effected by forcing a rear win- dow. No effort was made 1o get into the safe, where the more valuable jewelry was kept. The jewelry taken was conteined in trays in the showeases. Auditor Snow has located the entire $140,- 000 bond issue, now delinquent, From time to time the bonds have been furchnued by & San Francisco capitalist and client of the First Na- tional Bauk and he now nolds them. He is satisfied with his purchase and as long as the interest is paid regularly will do nothing to force or hurry payment. e g Not on His Visiting List. ‘While at the cemetery a reporter had oceagion to inquire of an old negro, whom he met driving a cart, the location of a certain grave. Readv and innocent came the answer: “f don’t know, boss, I ain’t 50 very well acquainted with these people out here.”’—Lexington (Ky.) Herald. ————————— It is said that the quivering of the aspen’s leaves is due to the fact of the leaf- stalk being flat on the sides, and so thin about the middle that the slightest breath of wind sets all the leaves wagging hori- zontaliy. A single leaf plucked off and taken by the end of the leaf-stalk between the thumb and lorefll‘:jer admirably illus- tratesthe peculiarity of the aspen. W The latter said his brother started out | MAY SUCCUMB TO GRIEF, The Mothex; of Abe Majors Found by Sheriff White in Destitution. WAS WITHOUT F0OD OR FUEL. Her Friends Fear That Her Sorrows Will Prove More Than She Can Sustain. OARLAND OFFICE SBAN FrANCISCO CALL,} 508 Broadway, March 4. Mrs. Wagner, the mother of Abe Majors, is lying very low with nervous prostration at her residence at 613 Sixth. street, near Harrison, and her friends fear that she will succumb to griei. To make matters worse she 1s in destitute circumstances, without a doliar to pay her rent for the roof that shelters her from the unusually cold world. The lanalady is a kind- hearted person, and though hardly able to extend such leniency she 1s not pressing the unfortunate woman for rent. Sheriff White visited Mrs. Wagner to- day, and he not only extended hissym- pathy in words, but in a more substantial manner. When he saw her weak condi- tion he went out and purchased eggs and brandy to keep up her strength, that is rapidly giving away unde: the strain of the past five weeks. When he saw that the cheerless home lacked fuel to make it comfortable, coal and wood were also pur- chased by the kind-hearted Sheriff. Doctors E. J. Boyes and Starr have both showed their sympathy by giving their services to assist Mrs. Wagner to regain her health and strength. The only consoling news that has reached the anxious ears oi Mrs. Wagner from Folsom is that neither her son nor Bert Willmore will be allowed to mingle with hardened criminals, and that instead of being put to breaking rock or other laborious work, these young boys will be detailed for light duties in the kitchen, dining-room and library of the prison. This has afforded one grain of comfort to the heart-broken mother. Mrs. Randolph, an Oakland dressmaker, has been the only lady who has been actively interested in Mrs. Willmore, now confined as a prisoner in the City Prison. Mrs. Randolph, it is said, at one time em- F]oyed Mrs. Willmore to assist her in sew- ng. It was Mrs. Randolph who sat by Mrs. Willmore’s side at the preliminary examination of the prisoner, and with whom Ina Willmore went instead of re- turning to the Chabot Home, and who will contest Mrs. Prescott’s application for Ina’s gnardianship. To-day this lady has been working hard hunting witnesses to testify in Mrs, Will- more’s behalf. Judge Wood was to have decided the case against Mrs, Willmore this morning, but he continued it for another day. The Gold Brick Swindlers. OAKLAND, Car., March 4.—The exam- ination of the gold brick swindlers was carried on till within an hour of midnight. The police court was as lively as a circus. The large lobby laughed heartily as the farmer, Hofstra, from San Jose, and the banker, Ritchie, from Napa, told how they ut up $10,000 and $4000 respectively on rass bricks. Attornevs Reea and Nus- baumer appeared for the defendants, and the examination was distinguished for its humor. The valuable outfit of the swindlers was in court, and the evidence was the most remarkable ever heard in the police court. So far no evidence has been adduced tend- ing to show who was the “Indian’ who played a conspiouous part in the methods employed by the swindlers. The absence of the Indian caused much merriment, as counse! for the defendant thought the police should catch him to sustain their case. One of the men was out on $500 bail and at the close of the night session Judge Woods raised his bafl to $2500. The examination will be continued to- mMorsow. e —— ENCINAL YACHT CLUB, Officers Elected for the Year and the Date Set for the Sea- son’s Opening. Mr. Bennett Wants to Refute Charges That Have Never Been Made. ALAMEDA, CAL., March 4.—J. A, Leon- ard was re-elected commodore of the En- cinal Yacht Club Tuesday night. C. L. Tisdale, S. M. Haslett, A. M. Hickox, E. J. Holt, J. H. Rosseter, E. K. Taylor and George T. Wright were elected directors. The committec organized by choosing C. E. Titdale for president, E. K. Taylor for vice-president, W. O. Henn for secretary- treasurer, S. M. Haslett, J. H. Rosseter and G. T. Wright for auditing committee; C. L. Tisdale, managing director; A. M. Hickox, G. T. Wright and C. L. Tisdale, entertainment committee: 8. M. Hasl ett, purchasing committee. The club bas a merabership of 110. The assets of the club are estimated at §8053. The games in the annex are fouad to be a source of consid- erable profit. The sum of $24110 was taken in on account of them during the month of February. The yachting season will be opened April 18 by an entertainment to be given at the ciubhouse. Library Not to Be Moved. ALAMEDA, CAL., March 4.—The Trus- tees have decided by a definite vote not to move the public library. They had a long aiscussion over the proposition, and tried to align themselves with public sympathy on the subject. There is a room in the new City Hall designed especially for the library, but they ciaim it is not large enough. Theg say it would not properly house the books and papers now, and the institution is growing rapidly. To get the matter before the body, Mr. Allen moved that the board move the library into the new City Hall. All the vote the propo- sition got was the mover's. But itfis said by all of them that if there is any con- siderable public sentiment in favor of moving they are willing to move. The effort to build a library building by a syndicate of citizens, the city to purchase it gradually afterward, is making head- way. Upward of $11,000 of the $20,000 necessary for the building has been pledged already. Mr. Bennett Exercised. ALAMEDA, Car., March 4.—The loecal newspapers contained accounts a few days ago of how the assistant librarisn of the | public library had seriously objected to C. R. Bennett’s actions, claiming that he stared visitors at the library and the assistant out of countenance. r. Ben- nett is very nearsighted and unfortunately has a seeming habit of staring at people in a rude manner when he may not see them at all or only indistinctly. At the last meeting of the Library Board Mr. Bermett appeared and asked for a hearing on the charges. The assistant librarian was sum- monued to appear but declined, desiring to speak privately to the president instead. 13 The result of this private conference was that Mr. Bennett was informed there were no charges against him nor any complaint whatever, and the somewhat sensational matter was thus set at rest. Mr. Ben- nett’s past troubles make any charges of the kind of double importante. Big Realty Sale. ALAMEDA, Car., March 4.—An im- ortant sale of business real estate has been made. A lot twenty-five feet front on Park street, containing a two-story brick building, was sold by Mrs. E. B. Hayden to Mrs, Jennie M. Shannon. The gince was $10,000, which was not high. rs. Hayden is an invalid and is shortly to go East to reside with relatives. FINISH THEIR WORK. Junior Mechanics Elect Officers for the Ensuing Year and Ad- journ. 0AKLAND OFFIcE SAx FRANCISCO C.u.x.,} 908 Broadway, March 4. The State Convention of the Juntor Order of United American Mechanics con- cluded its labors with the election of officers, The following were the success- ful candidates for the various offices: H. C. Schaertzen of 8an Francisco, re-elected State counellor. W. H. Griffiths of Newcestle, State vice- counctlor. George D, Terry of San Francisco, re-elected State secretary. > C. N. Wilson of Los Angeles, re-elected State treasurer. J. L. Hyde of Placerville, conductor, W. H. Bellinser of Los Angeles, warden. N. W. Spanlding Jr.of Oakland, State sen- tine!l (inside). . T. Boyd of Sacramento, State sentinel (outside). The election of representatives to the National Council resulted as follows: F. A. Tibbits of San Francisco, D. 8. Stanley of Alameda and 8. J. Theisen of San Francisco. The reports of officers were all adopted and the treasurer’s report showed that the finances were in a very flourishing con- dition. The convention adjourned to March, 1897, when it will assemble at Sacramento. DEMOCRATIC WAR CRIES, They Grow Louder as the State Central Committee Meet- ing Nears. Raleigh Barcar and Gavin McNab Give a Country and a Junta View of the Battle. The meeting of the Democratic State Central Committee at the California Hotel on the 14th inst., a week from next Satur- day, has drawn so near that the leaders of the local factions are making definite plans for the fight between the Buckleyites and the Junta that is sure to be the chief fea- ture of the meeting. The meeting promises to be well at- tended, and no possible proxies will be left lying loose eround the State. The regular business of the meeting will probably be soon attended to. It will include a call for a State Convention, an apportionment of delegates and the fixing of the place where the convention shall meet. It is yet uncertain whether the vote for Cleveland or for Budd will be taken as the basis of apportionment, and neither has any keen champions. Stockton is already making a vigorous campaign for the con- vention, and so far is the only city that is doing so. Santa Cruz is expected to go after it, and there is a possibility that Sac- ramento wiil, but no other cities are yet mentioned. The chief interest in the convention con- cerns the local squabble. It is asserted by alarge proportion of the leading Demo- crats that it is practically certain the State committee will not take any action recog- nizing the Junta as the regular local or- ganization, but will instead order a prim- ary election for delegates to the State Con- vention, which shall be open to the whole party and conducted by a special commit- tee appointed by the State Central Com- mittee. The Junta will ask to be officially declared the regular party organization, and the Buckleyites will vigorously com- bat the Junta’s claims, while quietly back- ing up a_compromise proposition that an independent committee shall conduct a primary. The ginger and the venom attendant on the combat promise to break the record of Democratic tights. Gavin McNab is still the active manager of Junta affairs and heand those with Lim scout the possibility of there being any compromise with Buckley. It isclaimet that ninety-five of the 103 members of the State Central Committee throughout the State have declared themselves hostile to Buckleyism in any form. But several in- terior members of the committee in dis- cussinfi the situation with others have re- mained doubtful about what should be done. They have no use for Buckley, but they have as little for Sam Rainey, and some have as little for John Daggett. The Buckleyites will point to the Junta and ask if Sam Rainey doesn’t smell as bad as Buckley, and they may affect to hold their noses at Daggett. They think there will be nothing for the State Central Commit- tee to do but to say, ‘A plague on all your factions,” and order a new deal with a show for everybody. Raleigh Barcar of Vacaville, grand sachem of the State League of [roquois clubs, is one of the leading country mem- bers of the committee, and his attitude is typical of that of a majority of the com- mittee. In discussing the local situation the other day he said: The politicians down here have queer ways that we of the interior can hardiy understand. I will come down here and find & lot of leaders fighting and damning cer- tein people, and the next time I come down I tind tnem working together like brothers. ‘When we have a fight it lasts, As I will be one of the jurors in this case I can’t judge it in aavance, but I can say that we in the country have no use for Buckley. He makes merchandise of politics and his motives are entirely selfish. We have no use for bosses. As I understand the situation the Junta, as they are called, elaim to be the regu- Iar organization, and if there is a question of fact involved in that it will have to be consid- ered. They say Rainey is in the Junta. Well, | such cattle are marked and spotted, and, of course, wherever they work they are after what they can get. We have no more use for Kearney than we have for Buckley. Daggett? Well, Daggett is a nice enough fellow personally, but he mustn’t think that he owns everything and can use it for himself. Daggett got what he didn’t merit. He didn’t make a speech during the campaign of 1892; he didn’t attend the Fresno conven- tion, and I know thet he didn’t give a cent to the State Central Committee. But he got the Mint. Well, thets all right, I suppose, but I don’t see that that gives him aright to run things. Idon’tsee that Welburn has any par- ticular right to run things, either. It’s my opinion that it’s more than an even chance that the Supreme Court will uphold the new primary law, and if it does the problem is settled. Ifit doesn’titis hard to say what the State Central Committee will do.” Likely it will take things into its own hands and order & primary open to the whole party, as was done in 1892, when the reorganizers came before us. ‘That would be in accordance with party pre- cedents. If the Junta can show a good title to the local organization it will likely be recogmized. My personal inclinstion would be to - nize any set of men who could show that they were workiLg in the interest o decency and clean politics—even if they could show but little more than belligerent rights. But the local situation will need careful investigation. 1 suppose we will have a two or three days' session over it as we had in 1892. Gavin McNab bas long been hustling among the members of the State Central Committee and he will undoubtedly have as much to say as anybody on the floor at the meeting and will lead the anti- Buckley fight. Mr. McNab was asked yesterday to give his estimate of the situ- ation that will confront the committee- men, and this is what he said: 1 can foreshedow the action of the State Central Commitiee only because I am ac- quainted with the character and positions of the members. Ism sure the Democracy need | expect nothing at their hands that is not clean and honorable. Naturally, the higher = man's character the less mse he has for Buckley, Buckleyism and its attendant indecenci Just consider the incongruity of the idea that, when San Francisco has arrived at a point when the denizens of Morion street are to be removed, the State Central Committee is to be asked 10 set up Buckleyism. To propose to again inflict this moral monstrosity on the party requires a moral turpitude on the part of those advancing the nauseating idea that is t00 1oathsome to dwell upon. ) Undoubtedly Buckley has already instructed his tools to make much clamor before the com- mittee, in the hope of creating the impression that their numbers are commensurate with their disturbance. The Ex-Convicts’ Aid So- ciety, the Ancient Order of Ballot-stuffers, the Crooked Sewer-builders’ Society and every form of corruption incident to a Buckley regime will doubtless be praving for recogni- tion. There is understood to be ready an as- sortment of affidavits by people who would be dishelieved the more frequently they corrobo- rated each other. The State Committee will be informea that Jimmy the Pig, Fat Jack Kiley, Dick Creighton and such other responsi- bie citizens are sure that the party cannot succeed without their support. 1donot know just in what form the matter will come before the State Central Committee. When the new general committee assembles next week it will undoubtedly determine in what wav it will approach the State Commit~ tee and lay the matter before them. The State Committee i8 all-powerful. Its recognition in the issuance of the call would be absolutely determinative. 1 think there is no possibility of Buckleyism getting any recoguition whatever. When the State Committee has finished its work the pub- lic will understand that Mr. Buckley’s organi- zation is slmd;ly a piece club, The State Committee is not likely to adopt &ny compromise plan looking to & primary run by an independent committee, though I understand that two members of the State Central Committee, who haye been pretending to work with the decent element, have been secretly working with Buckley and are prepar- ing such & proposition. They will be exposed and thoroughly ‘“roasted” before the commit- tee. The State Committee has too much sense and courage to be intimidated by the threat that the eriminal elementwill defeat the party ;h:zhas the honor to refuse to compound a elony. It will be seen that the prospects for a gay Democratic time are very bright. —————— EIGHT-HOUR LABOR LAW. Its Gross Violation at Chico Reported to the Labor Bureau. The business of a land office on the border of a newly opened piece of the pub- lic domain is being done at the State Labor Bureau. This condition of affairs has prevailed since the bureau became settled in its new quarters on Sutter street. “There is everything in location,” said one of the officers yesterday, ‘‘and the events of the pastfew days have confirmed that fact in my mind beyond a doubt. ‘Why, we have had more personal applica- tions during the last two days than were received at the old room during the past five months. And it is all due to our loca- tion. Heretofore our apolications for fe- male help, particularly, have come to us mostly through mail or by telephon ‘Within the two days last past hundreds of private conveyances have stopied in front of our door.”” The rooms on the ground floor were crowded throughout the entire day, and the attaches are iaving their hands full in looking after the business and settling themselves in their new quarters between breathing spells. The only matter of importance brought before the commission yesterday was through the medium of a communication from Chico, where it seems the eight-hounr Jabor law is being violated and the City Trustees are accused of making them- selves parties to a wily contractor's scheme to defraud his men of a share of their just wage. The letter, of which the following isa copy, is self-explanatory : CHIco, Cal., March 3, 1896. E. L. Fitzgerald, Labor Commissioner, San Fran- cisen, Cal.—DEAR SIR: We write you, the object being to gain information in regard to some work done for & coniractor by the name of S. Mortindall. Said Mortindall took a contract to grade and gravel some streets for the city of Chico, Butte County, Cal. Mortindall hired” laborers to shovel gravel and worked the men nine to nine and a half hours a day for a day’s work and paid some of them at the rate of $1 40 & day for those honrs. Now, is that rigit? Som« could not get any money out ot Mortindall; therefore ‘he men went and got the ypresident of the Board of Trustees of Chico to cash the orders, said Truse tees discounting their pay from 12 to 12!; gents on the doilar. Some have not been pai etall. Therefore we would like immediate assist- ance in regard to the matter. Yours respect- fully The following-named men (others not sign- ing this paper will make statements in regard to the matter): F. Morgan, A. Reno, Joe Tyler, U. A. Bear, A. C. Doan, William Doan, W. R. Williams, J. C. Mathews, F. L. Swearinger. A Commissioner Fitzgerald hasdetermined to investigate the matter, and has already requested a detailed statement from the City Clerk. He does not intend that the labor, law and the inherent rights of the 1aborfng men shall be infringed upon if it lies in his power to prevent it. Beginning with next Monday there will be two men in the field collating statistics concerning the condition of labor affairs in the City and State. The ultimate pur- pose of these statistics is to form the basis of gn exhaustive regort to be published by the Commissioner, but he will give out in- teresting information for publication in the press from time to time. Inthat way it will reach the general public more effectu- ally than through the medium of the 5000 copies of his report. Gladness Comes Withs better understanding of the transient nature of the many phys- jcal ills, which vanish before proper ef- forts—gentle efforts—pleasant efforts— rightly dire¢ted. There is comfort in the knowledge, that so many forms of sickness are not due to any aetual 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 wh¥ it is the only remedy with millions of families, andis everywhere esteemed so highly by all ‘who value 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 g;;geuuine arti- cle, which is manufact 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’ 625G bonsl)ispensll;yd,