The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 3, 1896, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1896. 13 WAS AL CAUSED BY A MEDIUM, A Romance Started the Trouble at the Y. W. C. Home. LOSS OF A DIAMOND. The Spiritualist Told the Girls in Supervisor Pelouze’s fight to succeed himself. The Fiftieth Assembly District Peo- ple’s Party Club will hold a meeting at Enterprise Hall, corner of Twenty-second and Grove streets, on Saturday night, April 4. This will be the first meeting of the club in its new headquarters and the members of the party who reside in the Fifteenth Assembly District are expected to attend largely, as preparations will be made for holding the precinct elections for delegates to the coming county con- vention and other important business. There i3 an interesting fight in progress for the postmastership of Berkeley. Con- gressman Hilborn favors Ole Vinzent, while ex-Congressman English favors any one but Vinzent. The other candidates are Charles Kearns, T. C. Landregan and Pope. All kinds of charges against the candidates have been forwarded to Washington and as the pres- ent term has expired the appointment is the Matron Could Find It. CHARGES WERE PREFERRED. Although the Lady Directors Sat Till Early Morn No Proof Was Produced. OaxrAND OFrice Sax Frascisco Carr,) 908 Broadway, April 2. | The secret of the trouble at the Young Women’s Christian Association Home out. The facts which caused the eruption that followed the directors’ investigation have been kept pro foundly secret by those who knew, but the story transpired to-day. No one will be more surprised to learn the cause of the recent troubies than the directors who sat from 2». M. un recently toinvestigate a long set of charges made by the young lady boarders, but which they had no testimony to support. Every effort made to e from the young ladies interested any statement re- garding their reason for alleging certain facts failed, but now the entire matteris explained. Two months ago one of the boarders lost a valuable diamond ring in a most myste- rious manrer. It was taken from her room during the evening when all the large family of boarders were in the house. A party of the most intimate friends of the loser were rmed of the loss and a coun- cil of war held. Itwas decided that the missing article must bein the hands of some one in the house and must be secured. The girls int ted were in the habit of using any article of dressof the others they chose and returning it, but each vowed that she had not had the ring the night it was missed. The matter rana or two, and as it was seen the ring would not return it was decided that some decisive steps must be taken to recover it. One of the girls in a playful way sug- gested that a medium should be consuited no publicity would result. The idea as hailed as a capital one and it was unanimously decided to carry it out. Some time was spent in locating a suitable person and securing a date when the whole party could attend, but finally the details were all settled and the sitting hela. Tha medium told the young ladies that &n espionage was kept over them by the matron, and that she not only could tell wh the ring w1s but that she knew the nts of their letters and what took vlace in their rooms when they had any company. In fact she made it out that the matron spied on their every move- ment and was responsible for all their woes. g The party returned to the home convinced that they had received their money’s worth. Long and formal allegations were made out and presented to the directors. That body at once called a meeting and asked the interested ones to present testi- mony in support of their charges. The young ladies were caught napping. They had never counted on having to give their authority and the source of their informa- tion. The girls saw their mistake. but refused to divulge where they secured their infor- mation. The lady directors coaxed, begged, pleaded, threatened, cross-qnestioned the girls together and separately, but they re- fused to give in. Matters were patched up for the time, but the directors dismissed three girls who had taiked too strongly before the hearing. The others felt they were equally as guilty and must leave also, which they did, and now peace reigns su- preme in the home again. Itis not at all likely thatany of the girls will again go to a medium 'with family affairs for advice. FIGHTING FOR PRIMARIES Ward Clubs Are Not Disposed to Submit to the “Com- mittee of Six.” Interest Over a Federal Appointment at Berkeley—Populists Are Active. con OAKLAND OFFICE SaN Francisco CaALL,] 908 Broadway, April 2. | If the committee of conference, consist- ing of three members from each of the ward clubs, shall decree that primaries are advisable they will be held notwith- standing the action of the ““committee of | six,” who nave already decided in favor of appointing delegates to the Sacramento convention. If primaries are attempted the movement will be due to the ward clubs | in Oakland and Alameda which have ap- | pointed members to the conference com- mittee. In this movement the rew club | ian the Fiith Ward and tbe First Ward Ciub, of which Dr. B. A. Rabeis presi- | dent, have led the way. The Second Ward | Club under P. M. Fisher's presidency has co definitely declared its preference for | vrimaries that it is regarded as certain 1d arrangements be made for pri- ¢ wonld be done by these confer- : committees meeting together and adopting a plan. Among members of the First Ward Club the favorite plan appears to be to have the elub conduct the pri- mary and to hold it in the evening, so that workingmen and business men can par- ticipate, At the meeting of the First Ward Club Jest night it was decided to instruct the conference committee to take mea-ures to have primaries held in the city of Oakland on or before April 25. A second First Ward Republican Club was organized Tuesday cvening by W. H. Siedentopf, which is said to be interested ! is no'realty, and hjs personal property is valued daily expected. The fight is really as to whether the English or lrish Democratic factions have most pull with the Cleve- land administration. e ACTION AT ALAMEDA. The Regular Republican Club Ap- points a Conference Com- mittees. ALAMEDA, CAL., April 3.—The Regu- lar Republican Club held a meeting at G. A. R. Hall. A committee consisting of Edward Hanston, E. A. von Schmidt and J. P. Clark was appointed to confer with the clubs of Oakland with a view to secur- ing primaries for the selection of delegates to the State Convention. Alexander Meackie addressed the meet- ing, his remarks being made for the pur- pose of having the club amalgamate with the Alameda Republican Club. The proposition was not favorably looked upon by the regulars and nothing was done, the two retaining the same positions as in the past. It was decided to send a letter to the Alameda Republican Club proposing that each club select a list of delegates and then hold a joint election for delegates to the State Convention. A committee of three was appointed to confer with E. K. Taylor of the State Central Committee and make arrange- ments for the holding of prfmaries. The mock election of a President resulted in a victory for McKinley, who received 17 | votes. The other candidates received votes | as follows: allison 13, Lincoln 9, Reed 1. WAS ALL CUT AND DRIED The Cutting Divorce Case Settled by the Husband Getting a Decree. Mrs. Cutting Is in England and the Cause of the Separation Was Not Made Known. OAxLAND OFFICE SAX Francisco CALr,) 908 Broadway, April 2¢ § Francis Cutting of the Cutting Packing Company of San Francisco, who has re- | sided in this city for a long time, was| granted a divorce from his wife to-day by Judge Frick, on the ground of desertion. | The case was called at an earlier hour | than usual this morning. The petitioner | was represented by W. H. Chickering and | the defendant, Mrs. Frances E. Cutting, by W. W. Foote and T. C. Coogan. The matter was so arranged that the family skeleton was not revealed. Francis Cutting, the petitioner, was| called to the stand. He testified that he had been married to his wife in Massa- | chusetts in 1858; that he had come to this | State soon after that, and that his wife | came here in 186l In 1876 Mrs. Cutting | had gone East, and had remained there | ever since save on the occasions of some | short trips which she had made to the | coast. The iast time the witness saw his | wife was in March, 1895. She was then in | San Francisco. He had conversed with | her there, and had expresued to her a wish | that she would return to him and resume her relations with him as wife, but Mrs. Cutting_declined to comply with the re- quest. She went East later, and he had | not seen her since. Duringall the years | of her absence from her home, however, the witness said he had provided for her support. Miss Mary N. Patterson took the stand and testified that she was a first cousin of | Mrs, Cutting and _her confidential friend. She knew that Mrs, Cutting would not return to her husbaad, as she had often | said £o. Mrs. Cutting is now in the Isle of Wight, and she had given the witness authority to employ counsel to protect her interests in any proceeding that might be insti-| {tuted. The instrument delegating this | | power to the witness was attested by Gen- | eral Collins when that gentleman was an | American Consul to England. Judge Frick, after hearing evidence from Attorney Chickering, who was sworn asa witness, granted a decree of divorce and awarded all the community gronerty to Cutting. This plan had evidently | settled previous to going into courf. ————————— Eee.n HISTORY OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, 908 Broadway, April 2. George True has transferred 20,000 gallons of wine to the California Wine-makers’ Syndi- cate. The Rev.George W. Beatty of Chester-streef M. E. Church has gone to Palo Alto to assist | the Rev. M. H. Alexander in revival meetings. The Eureka Oil Works, situated in West Berkeley, were aitached this afternoon to sat- isfy a judgmentof $1828 37 in favor of J. J. Higgins. The three men arrested at Mission San Jose on a charge of selling liqubr fo Inaians were ! discharged, as there was not sufficient evidence | upon which to hold them. Dr. Knox, the well-known dentist, s grad- ualiy recovering bis health. Dr. W. H. Craig, | who left Oakland a year ago, has returned and | will take charge of the office of Dr. Knox. Republicans of the Forty-cighth Assembly Dystrict will meet on April7 at 8 P. 3. in Ger- mania Hall for the purpose of organizing the Forty-eighth Assembly District Republigan Club. Rudolph Bartsch, the now in Chicago, has file vency. His liabilities amount fo $321. ttery man who is u petition in insol- | There | at $162. The Daughters of leel“l{. Osakiand Council | 0.3, will hereafter hold their meeiings on Thursday evenings at Fraternal Haiu, 1156 ‘Washington street, instead of Friday evenings, as formerly. A decree of foreclosure has been entered in the case of the California Mutual Sayings Fund, Loan and Building Association of San Fran- cisco ve. J. R, Gray and others. The amount involved is $3997 25. Dr. E. R. Dille will give his patriotic lecture, “A Pilgrimage to American Shrines,” illus- trated with the finest stereopticon views, at the Tweunty-fofrth avenue M. E. Church on Fridey evening, April 3, at 8 o'clock. It is currently rumored that the California and Nevada Railroad is soon to be extended to Corral Hollow. The matter has been under consideration for some time, and it Is stated work will commence within the month. The Mayor of Minneapolis and the Council- men who are with him on the tour of the coast will be invited to make a visit to this city be- fore they return. The reception to the visitors will be placed in the hands of the Merchants’ Exchange. Judge Grecne ordered L. J. Finley, who is suing for adivorce irom his Wife, Annie Agnes Finley, to show cause on the 13th inst. why ho should not e punished for contempt of court in refusing wJ:y his wife alimony in the sum of $25 a mont | Cory FIRE 1N A PAINT SHOP, It Spread Till Twenty Thousand Dollars’ Worth Was Consumed. EASTERN MILLINERY BURNED. Broadway Again the Scene of a Dis. astrous Blaze—Foretold by Eva Fay. OAxrLAND OFFICE 8AN FrANCISCO CALL.} 908 Broadway, April 2. Fire broke out in the Ainsworth block on Broadway this morning and before it was extinguished four stores were gutted and the damage amounted to $20,000. y The firé started in the rear of G. Cash- more’s paintstore, 1011 Broadway, and it worked its way north through Kohler & Chase’s music-store, then into Briggs' millinery-store and was finally checked at Moran’s clothing-store. It is supposed that the fire originated by spontaneous combustion among the var- nish, turpentine, wall-paper and other inflammable material that was stored in the basement. After burning for some time in Cashmore’s store the thin par- tition between the paintshop and the piano-store was demolished and the flame fed on pianos for a while. Then it burned through into the millinery estab- lishment and the: clothing-store. The dense, pgreasy smoke settled on every- thing wherever it penetrated and did as much damaze to the musical instruments and clothiug as though they had actually been reached by the fire. The cellars were divided by heavy brickwork, but there was a door connection and these doors supplied the neeaed draught for the big blaze. The buildings are so constructed that it was impossible to reach the cellars until the flames above had been partially checked. The fire was a dangerous one for the men to handle, owing to the frequent ex- plosions as the flames reached ihe various barrels of oil and varnish. Following are the damage and the insur- ance: G. Cashmore—Stock valued at $9000, totally destroyed. Insurance: Alliance $1000, Caledonia $1500, Manchester $3000; total, $5500. Le Roy H. Briggs—Stock, $20,000; loss by fire, water and smoke, $5000. Insur- ance: Etna $3000, Manchester $2000, North American $2500; total, $7500. Kohler & Chase—Loss about $10,000; folly insured in various companies. J. T. Moran—Damage by smoke un- known; covered by $58,000 insurance. The Ainsworth block is insured in the Springtield and Alhance companies for $20,000, while the damage will probably reach not more than $5000. ‘While superintending the firemen Chief Fair found his predecessor, ex-Chief Lawton, in Moran’s store, and at once or- dered him out. Thete wasa passage of words between the two men and the Chief threatened arrest, but there was no more trouble. During the Eva Fay entertainment at the Macdonough last night Chief Fair asked her how soon there would be an- other big fire, and Miss Fay said, “Within twenty-four hours, and it will be a big one.” It came within six hours, the alarm being turned in at 4:30 this morning. A Dwelling Burnea. OAKLAND, CAL., April 2.—A dwelling- house was burned to-might about two blocks off Park avenue in Fruitvale. A hay barn attached to the premises took fire and made a big blaze, which caused some unauthorized person to turn in a general alarm. The whole department turned out, but long before it could reach the fire the flames were put out by the local company. The damage will not amount to $500. MAY BE [ DARKNESS, Lights Must Be Shat in the University Library. off Modest Co-Eds Decline the Student Demonstration—A New Boat Crew. BERKELEY, CaL., April 2.—There isa strong probability of the lights in the library at the university being shut off within a few days, because of the lack of fuel to supply the turnaces. All the coal, with the exception of about a ton, has been used, and there is no wood. No mon-y is available in the lighting fund for the purchase of any more fuel. *‘The consequence will be that the lights will have to be turned off,” said Professor to-day, ‘“as soon as the small amount of coal runs out, unless we get in a new supply. The lighting of the ibrary is done through a private und. We cannot draw on the university treasury for help. The wiring of the building and the necessary equip- ment were put up by private donations, and the means to keep the dynamos gomng were also donated. Since ‘{lb money in that fund has all been used we can do | nothing but to stop the lights when the fuel runs out.} To-day some of the students turned their hands to cutting a few cypress and eucalyptus logs for the furnace so as to keep up the lights which would enable them to study at night in the library. As the examinations for the year will soon begin the library will be in great demand from now until the end of the term, especially at night, and the students are expressing hope that enough money can be raised to pay the expense of ranning the dynamos, which is about $7 a night. Boat Races. BERKELEY, CAL., April 2.—The four classes of the State University have each of them organized a boating crew to com- pete in _the interclass regatta on Sessions Basin, Oakland, on Saturday afternoon. The '96 crew consists of Peck, Wilson, Allen and Wittehmeyer. English, Mc- Donald, Cole and Dean or Breckenburg will row for’97. The sophomore oarsmen will be Trew, Hopper, Grimwood and Prendergast. The ireshmen who are to uphold their class honor inthe regatia are Gibbons, Castlehun, Jackson and Fryer. In addition to ths interclass races there will be single-scull races, for which four- teen men have entered, as follows: Hop- per, Hammer, McWade, McDonald, Mor- row, Smith, Easton, English, Peck, Trew, Pudan, Kennedy, Blake and Cole. The Modest Co-Eds. BERKELEY, CAL., April 2.—Students of the State University to-day inaugurated a movement to give the basket-ball co-eds a rousing reception, such as is given to football teams, on the last night before they meet Stanford, but the co-eds who are practicing basket-ball objected. It is possible, however, that students will in- sist upon a farewell demonstration, in spite of the fact that the basket-ballers may retire to the privacy of secret practice i a locked gymnasium and refuse to recognize the rally. Mrs. Ashworth’s Benefits. BERKELEY, CaL., April 2. — Mrs, Joseph Ashworth, the widow of the sui- cide, Joseph Ashwortb, has received from the Butchers’ Union $500 benefits, due her by reason oi her late husband’s member- ship in the union. The books of the meat market in which Ashworth was employed ;1114% that his defalcations amount to * Played Hookey. BERKELEY, CAr., April 2—Tom Wil- liams and acompanion named Donnelly, pupils of the Lorin school, have run away and are reported to beat Port Costa. The two boys were taken to gchool on Monday by Truant Officer Esmond and on Wednes- day night they left their homes and went to West Berkeley. Their parents are en- deavoring to authenticate the report that the boys are at Port Costa. ¥ Death at Lorin. BERKELEY, CaL., April 2—John Ma- gin Seaquist, a nephew of Dr. Oberg of Lorin, died early this morning from hem- orrhage of the lungs. He was a natfve of Sweden, aged 24, and had resided in Lorin about one year. ANKIOUS FOR THE ROAD, The Contra Costa Project Taken Up by the Lafayette Farmers. It Will Soon Be Impossible to Procure Rights of Way Except by Condemnation. OARLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, 908 Broadway, April 2. } The faimers of Alameda and Contra Costa counties are anxious for some relief from the present difficulties of communication between the two counties, owing to the ab- sence of a wagon road across the Berkeley hills. Twenty years ago the road could have been built for aquartsr of what it will cost now, and twenty years hence it will be almost impossible to obtain the neces- sary right of way. At an enthusiastic meeting, held at Lafayette, the matter of | the road was taken up and the movement was started afresh. road and the necessity for its being built as soon as possible are clearly set forth in a statement just compiled by a landowner across the border. “Five or six years a2o,” he says, “‘there were but a few farmhouses and dairies in Hayes Valley. Now the hillsides as well as the valleys are bedecked with beautiful homes and miniature parks. Land within three-quarters of a mile from the Contra Costa line in the valley is worth $800 to $1000 per acre; that adjoining the county line from §100 to $200 per acre, wkile on our side it is valued at from $20 to $30 per acre. Therefore a standard road should be built within four or five years tap- ping this county centrally, as this sunny belt on the Alsmeda side, from the State University extending west along the foothills to Fruitvale, ten or twelve years hence will be one of the richest residence sections in the State; consequently the urgeney to build the road immediately becomes apparent, for in the future to procure the right of way on the Alameda side will require time, money, The demand for the | and, worst of all, litigation, that would | mean half a century, perhaps never, and this section the sufferer. Another seem- ing absurdity with the majority of land- owners is their objections to an additional tax. “Let us make a comparison of figures, for the sake of argument. To build a standard rcad and macadamize it six inches deep with rock will require about $10,000, draining one of the most fertile sections in the State, and within three hours’ drive of the richest market on the | Pacific Coast, embracing an area of about 64,000 acres, with a valuation say of $3,000,000, by levying a half per cent tax would raise more than the necessary amount to build this road. If this is too much to do at one time, it could be done by bonds. Now the ob- jection of the average farmer is the enor- mous portion he would have to pay at once. Take the farmer with a 100-acre farm, valued at say $6000, one-half per cent equals $30, the enormous sum toward the building of a substantial road! Now what does it cost him annuaily to market his produce with the present roads. If he does not he is compelled to patronize the railroad or the commission shark.” Asan example of the possible increase of values in foothill property, it is re- marked that seventeen vears ago a piece of property at the junction of Fifteenth street and Telegraph avenue was offerea for $1400. Four years ago 1t was sold to the promoters of the Central Bank (two-thirds of it) for $140,000. The remaining third sold for $71,000. Land has wonderfully in- creased 1n the foothills on the Alameda side in the past fouror five years, From $300 and $400 per acre to $3000 and $4000 per acre since the advent of the eleciric-cars and macadamized roads, and the property along the line of the proposed road is equally valuable. the Supervisors of the two counties have tried to agree several times upon a route and the consequent expense, but nothing definite has been done, and it is possible that the new movement may be successful. ¢« BIG-FOOT DAVE.” The Noose Tightens Around the Gold- Brick Man. The gold-brick swindlers are the draw- ing card at the Police Court this week. Assistant District Attorney L. S. Church and Prosecuting Attorney H. A. Melvin are doing their best to bring out the necessary evidence to show the conspiracy between “‘Big-foot Dave’’ Gordan and Root in the swindle, but Attorney Emil Nusbaumer is fignting for every inch of ground, caus- ing much delay. . A. Leonard, clerk of the Metropole, identified Root, alias Raymond, ahas ete., as E. D. Nesbit, who registered at the hotel in January; also testified that Farmer Hofstra was there off and on during Nesbit's | stay. Hamilton Coleman, manager for Max Marcus, testified to his dealings with Root under the name of Milfer regarding storage of trunks, which he was told con- tained hardware. Nusbaumer tried hard to have the testi- mony ruled out, as it had not been shown that the contents of the trunk were for any illegal purpose, but failed. Richard Briare, proprietor, and Samuel Frazier, porter, of the Metropole, testitied to Root being at tae hotel under the name of Root; of “Big-foot Dave'’ Gordan’s vis- its, as well as Hofstra’s, and the hand- lings of the heavy trunks. A. Gates, the liveryman, testified to Root and Gordan being at his stable to- gether on several occasions. 2 Detective Graham of San Francisco tes- tified that he knew Root as Billy Ray- mond and ‘‘Big-foot Dave” as Charley Gordan; had seen them together in San Francisco saloons on several occasions. Nusbaumer tried to have this ruled out, as it was after the alleged swindle; but the court ruled against him. Afzer some further testimony the case was continued until morning. Wants Depew to See Oakland. OAKLAND, CaL., April 2.—Hon. Chaun- cey M. Depew, on special train, San Jose, Cal. —Will be pleased to have you and Mr. Vanderbilt take a drive through Oakland and vicinity some day this week. Ifagree- able kindly notify me as to date. ‘M. J. KELLER, “President Oakland Board of Trade.” The above dispatch was forwarded shortly after noon to-day and was followed to-night with a letter urging the gentlemen to come to the **Athens of the Pacific’’ while on the coast. If they come a drive all over the city will be arranged, with visits to the points of interest. LIKE HORATIUS OF OLD, Webster-Street Property Owners to Fight for Their Ala- meda Bridge. INTERESTS THAT CONFLICT. Rivalry in Regard to the Route Over the Estuary—Litigation Is Threatened. ALAMEDA, CaL, April 2.—Strong op- position to the abandonment of the Web- ster-street drawbridge has developed among the property-owncrs at the West End, and it is not probable that any change will be made without a fight in the courts. » ‘Webster street 'in Alameda has become something of a business center for the ‘West End. There are many stores there, and that part of the city has in a measure settled itself about the business street. The project of abandoning Webster street as the highway between Alameda and Oakland is therefore opposed by some of the merchants and interested property- owners. If the change were made the Oakiand and Alameda traffic would be diverted from Webster street, aud a new route for it would be established two or three blocks to the eastward, McPherson street being suggested. The property-owners in the neighbor- hood of the 1latter street are not opposed to the projected change, and it is expected that they will advocate the single bridge measure as likely to increase the value of their lands. That will make two conflict- ing property interests at the West End, and these ‘interests are certain to wake | themselves felt in the settlement of the bridge question. The Alice-street route is favored by busi- ness men in the eastern portion of the city as giving a better and more direct route to and from Oakland. The Webster- street roadway has long been in a very un- satisfactory condition, deep mud there be- ing the terror of wagon-travelersin the rainy seasons, and unless the West End people can bring about an improvement of the condition the muddy roadbed will be used as a subject of argument in favor of the McPherson and Alice-street route. It is agreed by all that & new bridge must be built, but the Webster-street peo- ple contend that with the proposed bridge | at Alice street there would be no need of demolishing the present structure at Web- ster street. Against this assertion is the demand of the shipping that there be only one drawbndge in that vicinity. Preparations for a meeting of the Web- ster-street property-owners are under way. A CHURCH EVENT. Methodists to Give an Elaborate Enter- tainment Next Week. ALAMEDA, CaL., April 2.—An enter- Festival” and ‘‘Aunt Dinah’s Apple-paring Bee,”" will be given at Linderman’s Opera- | house on Friday evening of next week under the direction of the ladies of the Park-strget Methodist Church. The Arion orchestra has been engaged to render the instrumental music. The participants in the “Gypsy Wedding Festival” are: Gypsy Queen, Miss Edith Clay; GyYsy Jaue, Miss Alma Sevening; Yankee peddler, Bert Burrell. Bridal party—Gypsy bride, Miss Lot- tie Hopkins: gypsy bridegroom, Max Jones; gypsy mother, Miss Constance Poliard; gypsy chief, Roscoe Downs. Tambourine girls—Lola Shirby, Elsie Horton, Carrie Sutherland, Helen Fowl ra Witt- man; clapper boys— Roy Frank Whall ,Wesley Forderer, Carl Fielding, Percy Forsyth; visitors — Miss Pearl Hollenberry, George Leonard, Miss Glenn Bovard, Fred Franks; gypsy to address peddler, Miss Ruth Sheldon. Gypsies — Miss Ethel Downs, Ed Eckert, George Innes, Claude Hichens, Ray Reed, Eva Fossing, Katie Meyer, Blanche Getty, Marion Gerald, Kittie Murray, Alice Ward, Ciara Wirt- man, Maud Wittman, Cora Franks, Roberta Clay, Alice Gunn, Edith Pariser, Marg Suther- land, Grace Wittman, Grace Penfleld, Ounida Getty and_Lillie Foderer; Frank Stratford, Berkeley Flockton, Ed Innis, Arthur Gale, Walter Babson, Edgar Hand, Ernest Living- ston, George Dinsmore, Cbarley Goddard, Gem’ia Renner, Charlie Jones, Sidney Pollard, grnn Bordwell, Jack Gibbons and Joe For- erer. L. W. McGlauflin, the prominent wheat broker, isto take the part of Uncle Reu- ben in the apple-paring bee, and Mrs. G. W. Watterson will be the Aunt Dinah. The others in the party are as follows as their names appear on the programme: Dorias’ Go Easy McGlauflin, Betsy Gloriana Henley, Dorothy Westgate, Melinda Singwell Chase, Sophronis Lipman, Aunt Peggy Sturte- vant, Aramantha Cortelyou, Deborah” Poyzer, uth Keturah Fergusson, Samantha Howland, Pensive Gale,Rachel Bociable Fergusso Laughatit Gott, Charity Burrell, Miri nister, Sophia’ Ritchie, Maria' Sweetstrains Patterson. Esther Speakwell Polly _Graveeyes Hunt, Euphemis Ford. erer, Mary Ann Renner, Delight McGlauf. lin, Deitwell Best, Roxy Pollard, Susan Downs and Grandma Pérseverance Pollard; Abijah singwell Henley, Jedidiah Hand, Jacob Bur- rell, Stephen Goit, Deacon Solomon Pollard, Azariah Cortelyou, Jonah Lipman, Onesimus Katzenbech, Adonijah Hunter, Steadfast Platt, niel Tebbs, Ezekial Arnold, Moses Wey- outh, Sandy Anderson, Benjamin Clark, h ahy, Josiah Innes, Philander Ford: erer, Nathaniel Eckert, Seth Hammersmith, 0Obed Washington Flockton and Esau Dodd. HE WAS A SWINDLER. A Colored Man With a Bogus Letter From Rev. Mr. Duncan. ALAMEDA, CaL, April 2.—Constable von Kapff arrested a negro on Park strcet yesterday for vagrancy who proved to be a swindler. The negro’s name was James Walker. When caught he was collecting subscriptions for colored people, and ina tin box ihat he carried was found the sum of $2 30, & result of his industrious begging. A bottle of whisky was found in one of the pockets of the man’s trousers. The scheme for collecting money was an ingenious one. The beggar had several circulars, which read: McCuirie, SAN FRANCISCO, 3-31-96. We, the colored people of this City, make an appeal to all white citizens for contributions for four families of colored people that were sentupon us from Oregon. They were taken from the South to work in the mines; the white miners would not work with them be- cause they were negroes. They are here and cannot obtain work, and are in" great distress; they have not home or bedding. “We hope you will drop something_in this box for them, if only 5, 10, 25 or 50 cents. Yours most re- spectfully, REV. GEORGE DUNCAN, Colored. After Walker had been searched and placed in a cell in the City Prison he was observed by Officer Carroll to put his hand to his mouth and beFin to chew. He was tearing up the circulars and trying to eat them, but he did not get them all out of sight. One was taken from him and, after having been pasted to another piece of aper, was made out to read as ahove. ustice of the Peace Morris sent the vag- rant to the County Jail for six months upon his plea of guilty to the charge sgainst him. 3 Rev. Mr, Duncan is a well-known colored clergyman in San- Francisco. His name on the circulars had been forged. SHOT A BOY. Lads Were Quarreling and One of Them Drew a Revolver. OAKLAND, CaL., April 2.—Charles Lambert, the 13-year-old son of C. H. Lambert of 561 Thirty-eighth street, a conductor on the Telegraph-avenue elec- tric line, was shot in the arm by an un- | 130 o' tainment, to consist of a *“Gypsy Wedding BSEAGofal gaks Rogers, George Palmer, Harold Hyde and Charles Lioyd, all under 18, when one drew a revolver and threatened Lambert. While crossing a vacant lot yesterday morning, Lambert heard some one say: ‘“There is the fellow I want,” and a mo- ment later he was shot. He fails to iden- tify either of the above as one of his as- sailants. Mrs. Lambert has sworn to war- rants charging all the boys with disturb- ing her peace, and they will be arrested in the morning, and if it can be found which had the revolver a more serious charge will be put against him: License Men Di Tee. OAKLAND, CAL., April 2.—Ah Lee, a Chinese vegetable peddler, applied to Dep- uty Tax Collector &,m for a license to-day. He presented the following note, which may cause License Inspector Mitchell some trouble. The note reads: OAKLAND CITY HALL, March 26, 1896. The bearer, Ah Lee, having bail deposited with the Police Clerk is entitled to peddle with this permit untii April 2, 1896. L. A. MITCHELL, License Inspector. The Chinaman was arrested two weeks ago for peddling without a license and his case was continued until to-day so he would not be compelled to pay a $15 1i- cense for the few days of last quarter. Mr. Mitchell gave him the note, he says, after consultation with Judge Wood and Chief Lloyd in order to save the Chinaman from further interference by the police. Mr. Cole claims that the License Inspector exceeded his authority and 1s keeping the note for further use. Rowing and Cyeclin OAKLAND, Can., April 2.—The pro- gramme for the U. C. Boating Club re- gatta, to be held next Saturday afternoon on Session’s basin, is as follows: Four-oar race, '98 vs.’99; four-oar race, '96 vs. '97; single-scull races; four-oar finals; single-scull races by members of class crews. The crews are: '96—Peck, Wittenmeyer, Wilson and Allen; ’97—English, McDon- ald, Brackenbury and Cole; '98—Trew, Hopper, Pendergrast and Grimwood; ’99—Gibbons, Castlehun, Jackson and Fryer. The following men were selected by Cap- tain W. E. Griffith of the Reliance Club last night to ride in the relay bicycle race April 12: A. M. Boyden, F. B. Wilkins, Charles R. Griffith, Edgar R. Curtis, Percy Mott, C. D. Gooch, Bert Elford, Percy Deacon, C. D. Bates Jr. ana William Yoeman. ‘Wants a New Trial. OAKLAND, CAL., April 2.—W. A. Dun- combe has filed an affidavit for a new trial in the case of Andrew Wettstein vs. the Southern Pacific Railway Com pany in which tho}})lsimifi was awarded $6000 damages. He alleges that “‘after the jury had been charged and had retired they came into the court without having re- turned a verdict, and by their foreman stated to the court that the jury wanted to know something in regard to cosis— about the costs of the doctors.” The statement for & new trial covers about 100 folios, and alleges 125 errors in the rulings of the court. One allegation | is that the verdict was excessive and was | rendered through passion and prejudice, and that the accident to Wettstein was due to negligence of plaintiff. Cycle Show. OAKLAND, CaL., April 2.—The Young Men’s Christian Association cycle show opens to-day in their building at Twelfth | and Clay streets. Some thirty firms deal- ing in wheels are making handsome ex- hibits, and the show will be a fine one in that respect. An orchestral concert will be given both afternoons and evenings, to-day and to-morrow at 2 p. M., and again Admission is to be free to men and women, no children admitted unless uccompanied by parents. The ob- ject is to increase'the interest of the mem- ers in wheeling and to bring a larger | number of people into contact with the association and its privileges. Damage Case Postponed. OAKLAND, CaL., April 3.—The case of C. J. Norman against the Alameda and | Oakland Electric Railway Company was to have been commenced this morning be- fore Judge Elisworth. A continuance was granted by Judge Frick, which was satis- factory to all concerned. Judge Ellsworth .is ill with a broken arm, the result of a bug- gy accident, and Messrs. Delmas & Short- ridge, who appear for plaintiff, were un- | willing to enter upon the trial, as they | must be present at the Fair will case to- morrow in San Francisco. The railroad company was also agreeable. % Success of Eva Fay. OAKLAND, CaL., April 2—Eva Anna Fay, the mental telegraphist has been so cordially received in this city at the Mac- donough that she has decided to continue over Sunday night. Her mind-reading is the one topic of eonversation in the city. CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT Alameda City Trustees Ordered Into Court by Judge Frick. Elwood Bruner’s Latest Move in the Electric Light Works Dispute. ALAMEDA, Car, April 2.—The mem- bers of the Board of Trustees have been ordered to show cause to-morrow before Judge Frick why they should not be punished for contempt of court in dis- obeying the temporary Injunction issued restraining further work by them upon the electmc light building 1mprovements. | Attorney Bruner, as attorney for J. T. Fleming, the plaintiff in the litigation, made this move after having paid a visit to the electric light premises this morning and noting what work was in progress and | what had been done since the issuance of | the order from the court. He went to Osakland and asked for an order of citation and it was granted. The order, which was served on each of the five | Trustees, reads as follows: You are hereby cited to appear before the Judge of this court, at the Courthouse, in the city of Oakland, on Friday, the 34 day of April, 1896, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, then and there to show cause, if any you can, why you and eachof you should not be punished for contempt for the willful violation of the temporary resiraining order heretofore issued * ¥ * requiring you mot to permit the completion of the addition to the building occupied by the electric-light of Alameds, in said State, unt! der of this court. City Attorney Taylor became cognizant of the issuance of the order while in Oak- land this morning, but did nothing. He has a case set for trial in the Justices’ Court to-morrow, and will probably ask for a continuance of the bearing of the contempt proceedings until at a later date. Peculiar_interest attaches itself to this case, as it is said to be the first in Cali- fornia in which a municipal governing power has been cited to appear for con- tempt. This is the latest move ‘of Elwood Bruner, attorney for J.T.Flemng,inthe attempt to prevent the Trustees from en- larging the electric-light plant so as to be able to sell light to private parties. Flem- ing says he is only a nominal plaintiff, plant in the city the further or- having allowed them to use his name, al- | though he hkas no objection to the city selling light. Tbe Trustees cited for contempt are: T. W. Lydeckér, William Hammond, A.V. Clark, F. J. Fletter and J. F. Forderer. o e e S A vel Ylnsnnl remedy for the itching of chilblains when the skin is not broken is ean de Cologne well rubbed in. The ef- fect of this is sometimes almost miracu- lous. Any other spirit will do almost as well, though it will not smell so sweet. —————— Three-quarters of a second is the time occupied by the fall of the knife in the guillotine. The knife is weighted by 120 pounds of lead, falls nine feet, d cuts known boy yesterday near his home. The | through flesh and bone aseasily as though boy had some trouble Monday with Walter | a bar of soap | League Club. Auction Sales CHAS. LEVY & (0., AUCTIONEERS, Salesrooms—1135 Market Street, Between Seventh and Eighth. Regular Sale Tuesdays and Fridays. Telephone, Jessie 761. THIS DAY. Friday, April 3, 1898, At 10 0'clock A. M., at salesroom: s, 11385 Market Street, Bet. 7th and 8th, _...WE WILL SEL] 5 Folding Reds: 25 Bedroom Sets: Hair Mattress- es; 2000 yards Carpets: Sideboard; Stoves and Ranges; Upholstery; Chalrs; Rockers, eic. CHA! EVY &CO.. Auctioneers. MAY RE-ENTER POLITICS, Return of William H. Chamber- lain, Once a Shining Light, HE HELD MANY GOOD OFFICES. Liberality and a Propensity for Bor- rowing Got Him Into Diffi. culties. William H. Chamberlain, ex-National Bank Examiner, ex-president of the Dirigo Club, ex-president of the Union League Club, ex-freight auditor of the Southern Pacific Company and ex-assistant secre- tary of the Pacific Union Club, dropped into town the other day as suddenly and quietly as he dropped out three years ago. Chamberlain was a shining light among those who were in the political swim in 1892 and 1893 and almost everything he asked in the way of political honors was given him. He aided materially in the organization of the Dirigo Club, that was afterward merged into the Union League, and was made its president. Later he was given every honor that the big Republican club could confer, and when President Harri- son’s turn for naming a postmaster for San Francisco came around Chamberlain was pushed forward for the office. It seemed almost within his grasp, when Samuel W. Backus made a bid for the place, and his influence being stronger than that of Chamberlain the latter was shelved temporarily. Later it was found that a position as Nationa! Bank Exami- ner was open ana he received the appoint- ment. In order to accept this lucrative position he had to resign his position with the Southern Pacific Company that he had held for several years. While he was in the zenith of his prosperity and was Jooked upon as a coming leader in Republican politics rumors began to spread that all was not well with the funds of the Union Chamberlain was not ac- cused of making away with them except by his enemies, but an employe was found t0 be short, and he was held to be responsi- ble for the deficit. The matter was quietly settled up and nothing more thought of it until Chamberlain wa¢ suddenly relieved from his position of Bank Examiner. It was given out that it had been dis- covered he had borrowed money from a number of banking institutions, which it was his duty to investigate, and that the accounts of a number of banks had not been as closely scrutinized as they should have been. From that time his prestige waned and he suddenly left the City and was known to his oid haunts no more. Sonwe of his | old friends gave out that the constant worry of Eolitics had undermined his brain and that he had gone to a private institu- tion, where he could be taken care of. | This was deried by his relatives, however, and his name became but a memory among his former associates. Within the past year he has made him- self somewhat prominent in Los Angeles as a political organizer and was supposed to be on the road to prosperity again, so that his sudden advent here is puzzling his acquaintances. 1t is believed, how- ever, that he is looking the field over with a view to re-entering local politics in case a favorable opEortunity appears. At present he is sojourning in Oakland ;nd seldom appears on this side of the ay. The Ruling Spirit Strong. The prosecuting attorney of a North Missouri county and a young attorney noted for his persistence were recently try- ing the‘preliminury hearing of a trimiral case before a justice of the peace. The young attorney asked many irrevalentand incompetent questions, and when the prosecuting attorney would object would always say : “Your Honor, before you pass on that objection I want to argue 1t.” f\'mnlly the young man asked the snme juestion the seventh time, against the rosecuting Attorney’s objection, when the prosecutor, lesing his patience, said in a loud aside: —, are never going to get over being a confoundea fool 2" Whereupon the young fellow jumped up with his usual remark : “Your Honor, before you pass on that I want to argue 1t.”’ ‘Women were for certain offenses publicl: burned to death in Enfi]and by a law whic! was not abolished till 1790. " Pressing to death was carried out in 1721 and again in == = flsma.rt Broadway, New York, druggist has this sign hanging outside his store; it marks the new era of drug selling, Is it any wonder that he has to enlarge his quar- ters, that his clerks are busy, and that his store is one of the most popular along the leading thor- oughfare? ou can afford to trade with a druggist that has such a motto as that. Dr. eszibbon’s Dispensary,