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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, APRIL 2i, 1896. i3 WILL WORK FOR THE 600D OF ALL, Men Who Will Constitute the Revived Board of Trade. ITS NEED SET FORTH. Great Interest Shown in the Annual Election to Be Held Te-Night. TO EMBRACE ALL THE COUNTY. Nearly Every ‘Merchant in the City Has Signed the New List of Membership. OAELAND OFFICE SAN FRANCIECO CALL, 808 Broadway, April 20. } To-morrow night the Oakland Board of Trade will be reorganized, and much in- terest is being shown in the matter by merchants in ail sections of the city. The Board of Trade has been in existence several years, but interest in it waned, and since the Merchants' Exchange has be- come 80 active it has been decided to put new life into the hoard. The annual election will be held to-mor- row night, and in view of this event the following has been circulated by J. P. Taylor, C. L. Smith and H. C. Capwell: With & desire to increase the membership of the Board of Trade prior to the annusl elec- tion of the directors and officers in April you &re requested to affix your signature to the list, membership to begin April 1, affording an op- portunity of participating in the election. Annual Ques aro $6, payable every quarter. The need of every city of importance sus- faining a Board of Trade is recognized by all business men in the community. There are constantly arising questions of vital importance to our locality—also State and Nation—which should be acted upon in & way to promote our welfare. Such questions as harbor improvements, water-front develonment, fostering and exhib- iting home products, good streets and roads, etc., should receive the consideration of the Oekland Board of Trade. The desire for your co-operation end help in such matters prompts this request to you to be- come & member and feilow-worker for the de- velopment of our material interests. The present directors are: President, M. J. Keller; vice-president, W. A. Kenney; cecretary, J. F. Street; C. C. Nordhausen, H. C. Capwell, E.G. Buswell, C.L.Dam, E. J. Murphy, S. B. Boyce, Charles L. Smith, J. P. Taylor, C. R, Root. It is ce tain that at to-morrow’s election there will be some changes. “The Board of Trade should be broad enough to take in the interests of the community,” said President Keller to-day. “The revived organization will embrace all clayses of business men interested in the growth, development and prosperity of the entire community. There will be a wide field covered, although the board will not lose its Oakland identity.”” Craigie Sbarp, the promoter and super- intendent of the recent Oakland exposi- tion, is working in the interests of the revived Board of Trade, anda will probably be elected secretary. The following merchants and firms nave | signed the call as members: E. E. Bunce Grant I. Taggart J. L. Lyons & Son B C | 8. Emery A. Steftanoni Bolton & Haley Benjamin W, Ferris W. J. Byers 1. W. o haffer & Swift Trumble & Cohn W. B. Merwin John Warm George N. Woguetem R turgeon Wiliiam J. Dingee M. J. Laymance ¥. C. Watson J George M. 3. C. Chapman George B. M. Gray Beoham Thomas D. Edward Coliing Wiison & Co. Frank C. Orr eorge Smith & Co. Hugh M. Cameron M. Cohn A. Kayser . Coward John K. Miller Tom M. Bradley R. A. Kin| Willlam Law Hiil e Golta Joe Rosenberg E. a1, Gibson T.F. & F.J. Agnew G. A. Willard Cotton Bros. & Co. . P. Tate Cashmore’s ose & White F. A. Webster auske C. ¥. Girard .. Allen W.J. Spencer Oskland _Iron _Works Booth & Johnson (E. B. Norton, Sec.) E. W. Splers Towle A Broadwell ¥. 0. Haussler L. M. Babcock James Kendall Humbodt Lumber Co. Oakland Pres. Company . H. Nelson, V. B pHugh Hogan, Mgr.) R.W. &now I fic Press Pub. Co. ((E. A. Chapman, Sec.) P. J. Ryan N. W. Spaiding Jr. Difenbach & Plans L. Calderwood - B. Home ¥ 0. Ohlson ree L Nusbaumer W. S C. B. 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Meves J. F. Mait Owl Drugstore D. C. Hiusdale B. Biow Eod Cameron H. Gilpin ‘American Brewery D. H. Burns The Advocate M. L. Wurts Frank Esmond E.'S. Watrous Rad Aylwin . A. Sloanaker E. W. Marston 3. 2, B . Gllson Morriman Mig. Ce F. E. Atkinson, manager Globe Iron Works F. Seifory, . H. Christie Berkeley Gazette W. Holt. J. Kiverding & Co. mith & ~chmldt James Dowling T. W R ndard Soap Co, (D. E. Dowiing, Supt.) J. W. Lodgett Robinson & Jenklns Marsion & Campbell ‘harles P. Kern Kuckein, M.D, Hanks . P. Boucher Charles Dienat Nichaus Bros. & Co. George Schmidy P. Remond Robert Stewart Collins V. Morgan McMallun TUF. Meswain J. West Martin Thomas J. Prady A. V. Twohy William Rutledge & Co. D R. Wentworth Daniel Duggan ‘Thomas Ruttall It Tranke & Co. . Woinberg C. T. Hampel es Cablil & Co. H. E Robbins. Merkle Bros. EKRUTTSCHNITT'S TRIP. The Railroad General Manager to Visit West Oakland. OAKLAND, Can., Avril 20.—The first public appearance of Julius Kruttschnitt, the new general manager of the Southern | Pacific, on this side of the bay will be at the regular weekly meeting of the West Oakland Imvprovement Club, in Hansen Hall, to-morrow (Tuesday) evening. The club was only recently organized and the very first work to ba taken hold of is the filling of the low lands in the nor th- western portions of the city. Muchof this is owned by the railroad, and they wish to get some responsible official in a place where they can talk to him about it. There are many other things of interest to that portion of the city which no doubt will be discussed. DR, GAYLEY WILL LEAVE The Professor of English at Berkeley Called to Europe by Macmillan’s, WILL EDIT ENGLISH COMEDIES. Freshmen in a Quandary About Bour- con—Primary Election in North Berkeley. BERKELEY, Car., April 20.—The de- partment of English at the State Univer- sity will soon be without a head. Professor Charles Mills Gayley, who has been chief of the department for the last seven years, will leave at the close of the next academic year for Europe, for the purpose of assum- ing the editorship of a series of English comedies to be published by Macmillan & Co. of New York. Negotiations be- tween the big publishing-house and the Berkeley professor have been pending for some time past, and it is only within the last few days that the contract has been signed. The work of which Professor Gay- ley will assume the direction will take at least five years to reach & consummation. Some of the most eminent and well- known professors in the foremost Amer- ican colleges and universities, as well as a large part of the staff which edited | Professor Charles Mills Gayley, Head of the Department of English at the State University. HE DENIES GRIEVANCE. Wheelmen Object to the Statements About Their Riders in the Late Relay Race. | OAKLAND, CAr., April 20.—The Acme i | Club Wheelmen are not at all pleased with | the criticisms made on their riders in the | | last relay race. To-night V. C. Van Court | | issued the foliowing circular to the press: ‘ As the recent relay race and especially the | | finish secms to be the principal discussion | among the cycling clubs it, perhaps, wounld not | be too late 1o give our version of the unfortu- | netefinis, We read fn all the daily pupers | that Squires of our club was entirely to blame, | which we certainly feel {5 unjust. Admitting that the photograph taken by the Bay City Club man proves that Squires fell Into Foster, | we claim that it does not prove the cause of | the fall, as any fair-minded wheeiman will | admit. ! It is hard for us to believe that any rider | | riding in the lead can collide with a rider riding in the rear; and, as Foster ad- mitted in the presence of & number ot‘ witnesses (which we can pro that he | thought he iiad room enough to pass between quires and Ziegler, we cannot see why uires should shoulder all the blame. The 1010 proves to my mind that Squires must ave been struck by either Foster or Ziegler to iall as he did on & perfectly smooth road. Foster is, or should be, well posted on the recing rules as any rider in the West. The rules of racing are plain enough in this matter —that is, a ider racing on the track must pass | to the right, and on the road to the left unless e hos st least three feet of room. As Foster had atleast fiiteen feet to pass botn Squires and Ziegler, we still claim that Squires com. mitted no foul. As we can easily produce at least fifty re- sponsible witnesses to the fall that Foster not only ran into S(‘mres once, but twice, we feel that tha A.C.W.,and Squires 1 particular, have been unjustly censured. There has been a report circulated that the Acmes protested the Bay Citys for passing the packet outside of the Jimit in’ San Jose, which we wish to emphatically deny, 8s no protest of Any kind has been entered against the Bay City Wheelmen, Foster or any other club of rider by the Acme Club wheelmen. CIRCULAR SPEED TRACK Alameda Driving Club Considering a New ldea—Enthusiastically Recelved. ALAMETA, CaL., April 20,—A meeting of the Alumeda Driving Club met in the office of H. P. Moreal and was attended by some twenty gentlemen., It was decided to abandon the boulevard racing track and wind up the aifairs of the club and reor- | ganize a new one. - The idea is to build a new circular mile track on the marsh lands between Pros- pect and Bay streets. It was stated that the Southern Pacific officials had agreed to allow the'track to be built on their land. A new organization was formed, to be known as the Alameda Driving Associa- tion, with the following ofhcers: Presi- dent, Judge Ellsworth; vice-president, Sanford Bennett; treasurer, I. I, Borden: secretary, Charles Gardner; superintend. enf, Al Cohen;. assistant superintendent, William Higby. The committee I\p: ointed to solieit donations are: Judge ilsworth, Dr. Bull, Charles Gardner, | Charles Neal and Payne Shafter. The sum of $64 was donated as the balance on hand from the old organization. The new track is to be forty feet wide on | the backstretch, with raised turnsand a sixty-foct homestretch. The utmost en- thusiasm prevailed, $540 was promised in subscriptions and the meeting adjourned to meet a week hence. ——————— THE GRAND JURY, Impaneled and Will Take Up the Root Case at Ounce. OAKLAND, Carn., April 20.—The new Grand Jury was drawn this afternoon from the panel as follows: C. K. Lewis, Henry A. Schaffer, Abel Thornton, Marior, Clarke, J. 8. Wixson, Charles Roeth, (teorge 8. Naismith, Linwood Palmer, Thomas White, R. T\ Crist, C. C. Volberg J. A. Bliss, Henry J. Rohst, C, Schrieber, Henry Trombly, W. Clift, William P Whe ler and William Snyder. 0. R.Lewis wes chosen and sworn “as forcman, aad then Judge Greene instructed th their d\ltft‘:- st | worth | Chure *“Ward’s English Poets,”” will be under the direction of Professor Gayley in the publi- cation of the new work. Amcng them are tcome of the foremost dramatic critics of the day—those who have made a special study of the drama and the dramatic art. The publishers have chosen the drama as a subject upon which to work for the pur- 8050 of developing that literary type on oth continents. The series will begin with “Ralph Rois- ter Doister” and close with Goldsmith’s “‘Sheridan,” including in its scope thirty of the best dramas written in the English tongue. In an interview this afternoon Professor Gayley said: “I have just signed a con- tract with Macmillan & Co. to assume editorship of a series of critical works on the English drama. The work is to be published in four volumes, the first of which is to appear in 1898, and the other three at equal intervals thereafter until the whole work is finished. It will be the purpose of the edition to present the best Engiish comedies in such form as to revive the interest of the public in the best dramatic art and to pre- seat to scholars texts and criticisms which shall be useful in current investigation. The opportunity I shall be afforded of further studying the English drama will be of material assistance to me in making up my ‘History of English Comedy,’ which is now partly completed. It will take at least five years to entirely com- plete the work, but it may be that the greater part of the superintending will be completed in threeyyears. It is now my purpose to leave ai the end of the next academic year.” Professor Gayley came from the Uni- versity of Michigan seven years ago to take the Korexsorahip of Enghsh at Berkelely. e is the author of the “‘Clas- sic Myths,” " which is used in every high school of the State, and he has now in lfic hands of his_publishers a two-volume work on *“The Principles of Literary Criti- cism,”” which will appear in a few months. Heis 35 years of age and a graduate of Cambridge, Englnng. Thoe Freshmen and Bourdon. BERKELEY, CAL., April 20.—The fresh- men of the State University held a secret meeting to-day to consider the Bourdon rush and other matters. After the meet- g was over various conflicting reports | wera set afloat regarding the decision ar- rived at by the ciass. It has been generaily reported around the college by '99 men that the class con- cluded to have no “‘Bourdon burial,” but that, discouraged byjthe repeated defeats they have received in ‘‘rushing,”’ the 99 men had decided to dispense with the time-honored custom of burying “Bourdon and Minto,” and would instead have a Gance on the evening of April 29. On the other hand 1t is reported that the freshmen made an enthusiastic stand on the Bourdon rush and appointed secret committees to take charge of preparations for the event. It is said that the fresh. men will attempt to have the celebration some night this week, and that the reports of an abandonment of all plans for Bourdon are spread with a view to pre- venting sophomore oreanization to op- pose their natural class enemies. Memorial Windows. BERKELEY, CaL, April 20.—A note- feature of the First Presbylerian { building, now receiving its finish- ing touches, is three memorial windows on the east side. The first bears an in- scription: “Rev. Loyal Hays, our first pastor, 1878-79,”” and is a tribute to one of the founders of the chureh. The middle window is marked “Walter West Sell, April 24, 1884." It is in memory of W. W. Sell, the only son of W. E. Sell, one of the present trustees of the church .and one of the larzest donors to the fund that en- abled the church to secure a new building. The third window is in memory of George McDonald, who was an elder of t e church and who died on March 19, 1886. Primaries at North Berkeley. BERKELEY, CArn., April 20.—Primary elections of the People’s party held at North Berkeley resulted in the choice of the following as delegates to the party convention: Adam Thresher, William Far- well, Daniel McLaughlin and C. Samuel Fisher. Farewell to Dr. Bentley, BERKELEY, CAL, April 20,—Special farewell services were held in Trinity M. E. Church yesterday in honor of the de- 1 | parture for Europe of Rev. R. Bentiey, the astor. Dr. Bentley was presented with a cautiful morocco-bound copy of resolu- tions passed by the official board of the church expressing appreciation of hisserv- ices. POPULIST DELEGATES. Alameda County Will Send Several ‘Women to the Coming County ¢ Conveution. OAKLAND, Car., April 20,—The Peo- ple’s party chose their delegates to the county convention thi_s year by Assembly districts. The party, like the Prohibition- ist, recognize women, and a number at- tended the primaries and voted. Several will have seats in the eonvention as dele- gates. The county convention convenes in this city Saturday at 10 a. x., and will elect seventeen delegates to the State con- vention, which tonvenes in Sacramento May 13. The delezates elected as far as known are: Forty-sixth Assembly District—J. D. Austin, T.S. Mauning, G. Toyme, C. Neilson, W. Mc: Causian, Benjamin Lee, T. F, Lee. Forty-seventh Assembly District—Green Ma- ors, Leo Robinson, Rev. 8, A. Taft, D.D., 8. V. Mitchell, Dr. F. Heller, J. W. Rew, J. G. Hurley, William Davis, G. R. Reade, W. B. Ryder, L. 8. Orcutt, J. M. Moore, O. Hieneroth. Forty-eighth Assembly District—L. Matson, T. J. Crowley, J. D. Shephara, G. L. Broad- water, E. 8. Broadwater, Mrs. M. E. Aram, A. Bretz, Robert Reed, L. 3. Frick, J. Hopkirk, G. W. Swain, Adna A. Denison, George W. But- ner, Percy B. Preble, Hugh Barkhead, P. J. Carison. Forty-ninth Assemhl{ District—J. A, Neen- nessy, F. T. Hale, J. C. Colburn, R hart, J. K. Price, J. B. Henning, C. & McGuire, George iferltage, Williim Mart EQ White, J. Palinbaum, T. M. Latimer, R. Stuart, T. B. Wheeler, W. R. Batton, J. Grim- mon! ord, Peter Skorup, Fiftieth Assembly District—S. Goodenough, A.N. Dennison, B.C.Allen, W. H. Chapman, J.R. Druery, J. Ki J. F. McSwain, A’ Hoenisch, E. N. Ci , J. P. Ennis, J. C. Brown, R. Hesse, A.Coons, J. R. Pfister," J. B. McMath, B. K. Lowe, C. L. Matthews, J. H. Lucas, T. J. Roberts, J. B. Randolph, J. J. Nagle. Alternates—James >McDonald, William Mur- dock and C. 8. Barnard. Fifty-first Assembly Distriet—C. L. Prescott, J. L. Maynard, L. H. Nicholson, A, Krueger, M. Lesser, J. M. Madden, George' Johnson, J. F. Ford, A. T. Dewey, C. R. Moore, J. C. Butner, J. Van Buskirk, Dr. A. F. Childs, Frank Smith, J.C. Esty, T. T. Frickstad, Dr. Marshall, Mr. Ross, M. L. Gray, D. Blank. Alternates—Frank Chafec and J. H. Loomi; HILL MUST HANG. The Death Penalty Imposed by Judge Ogden, but No Date Fixed. OAKLAND, CarL., April 20. — Judge Ogden to-day sentenced Benjamin L. Hill to be hanged for the killing of his wife, Agnes Hill, on the street on the night of January 11. Hill appeared in court with his attorney and when asked if he had anything to say he replied ina subdued tone of voice, indicaiing sup- pressed agitation, saying he had nothing. Judge Ogden said he had been convicted after a fair trial and defense by able coun- WANTS 10 SEE HIS GRAVE A Son’s Sins Wrecks the Lives of a Young Wife and Aged Mother. TOOK EVERYTHING AND LEFT. With Reasor Tottering Mrs. Ralph B:lieves That She Will Never Sce Him Again Alive. OARLAND OFFICE SaN FraNcrsco CALL,% 908 Broadway, April 20. One of the most pathetic of stories was that told to-day by Mrs. S. A. Ralph, who resides at Tenth and Franklin streets. Mrs. Ralph broken-hearted over her boy’s absence. She is more; she is broken in mind on account of the great sorrow that has weighed her down for two years and which, it seems probable, will not be hited this side of the grave. The unhappy mother believes that her boy has died and that if she ever sees him again he will have to be exhumed. So completely has this idea taken possession of her that it has affected her reason. Samuel Ralph, for whom his mother is searching, disappeared from Wakefield, Nebr,, more than two years ago. He left his young wife and little boy and has not been seen since. Mrs. Ralph said to-day that she is convinced her lad is dead. *‘I shall never cease the search for him,” she said, *'and I am certain I shall soon hear where he is. Once I believe I saw him in Oakland and told the police that Icould not seem to get near encugh to | speak to him.” A letter received by Miss Mattie Ralph sel. It only remained for the court to im- pose the death penalty. He then made an order that the defendant be taken within ten days by the Sheriff of Alameda County and delivered tu the Warden of the State prison at San Quentin, there to be hanged by the neck until dead. Attorney Bradley filed a motion of ap- peal from the order of the court denying 8 motion for a new trial. A stay of execu- tion was granted to and including the 20th of June, 1896, unless otherwise ordered. MLAMED CITY TRUSTEES Bids for Sprinkling Streets Opened—Objection to Street Opening. Meeting of Ministers’ Union—Con. tractor Constable to Get His Money. ALAMEDA, Car., April 20.—At the meeting of the City Trustees this evening bills to the amount of §423 were ordered to be paid. Eighteen applications for gratui- tous licenses were received and referred to committee for report. A majority of the property-owners on Chapin street, hold- ing 1175 feet frontage on its northern line, entered a protest against street work being done thereon ‘“‘on the ground that it is un- necessary, and being unnecessary is inex- pedient and particularly oppressive in the present financial stringency.” The pro- test was laid over for six moaths. A third payment of $325 was ordered to be paid Constable & Co., contractors for work at the electric works. One hundred dol- lars was set apart for repairing Webster street toward the bridge over the tidal canal. The Aiameda Woman's Exchange was granted the use of the Council chamber for four meetings to organize committees for holding a floral fete on the 28th of May. The bicycle ordinance regulating speed on Park and Webster streets to seven miles an hour was read and ordered to print. Bids were opened for sprinkling the streets, the city furnishing the carts ana water and the bidders the labor and trac- tion power. Lubben Brothers’ bid at 81 cents per hour "vas the lowest, but all bids were referred to the committee on bids. Trustees Leydecker and Fletter were ab- sent. May Pay Constable. ALAMEDA, CAvn., April 20.—The City Treasurer feels considerably easier in mind. The City Attorney told him he had no right to withhold the payment of warrants amounting to $850 in” favor of Contractor Constable and was rendering himself liable to an action for damages. On the otber hand, he and his bondsmen were apprehensive that if the electric light injunction suit against the city held he would have to refund the money from his own pocket. He says now that the ‘rrinclpnls at the i back of the suit have told him that he can pay the money over to Constable without fear of any consequences from them, as an agreement to that effect will be made in court next Wednesday. Ministerial Union, ALAMEDA, Car., April 20.—The Ala- nieda Ministerial Union met this evenin, in the parlors of the Methodist Episcop:\f Church, Park street, to discuss tue ques- tion of Sabbath observance at the request of the Rev. A. Calhoun, D.D. of the United Presbyterian Church of this city, who is a member of the committee of the California State Sabbath Association, Ten- minute speeches on the matter were deliv- ered by the president, Dr. M. C. Bri; gs of San Jose, Rev. J. M. French of Qakland, Rey. F. 8. Brush and Rev. W. W. Scud- der of this city, The idea is to hold a con- vention in the Young Mens’ Christian As- sociation Hall in S8an Francisco, May 14, and to take st*ps to have a law enacted compelling the due observance of Sunday in this State. Notes. As a result of the tuberculine test a; l)_lied last week two cows in the cigy. imits were killed to-day and sent to the boneyzrds. from the entertain- The gross tnkinru Queens,” amount {o ment, *“The Rival over $400. Justice Morris this afternoon dismissed the charge of larceny laid against A. W. Schrieber on the motion of Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Green, who stated t}'a- to steal a dog was no felony, Cewmsar I. is therefore in the possession of Schricuer at ssession of present. e e Canada, the largest Brmsh&) 3 ing its lakes 456,000 square miles. The the crown, ha¢ an area, inclu United States has an area of 3,501,409 and rivers, of square miles; so the latter territery com- pared with the former has 51,409 more square miles, Samuel Ralph, Whose Cruel Desertion of His Family Has Wrecked Two Lives. of 225 Geary street, San Francisco, from the young wife tells its own story. It reads: Dear Mattie and Mrs. Ralph: Tam sorry | to wrife to you to-night, for what I say will only cause you pain. I can hardly tell you what was the trouble bLetween us. We had no particular quarrel, but our lives for a long time have been gradually drifting apart. You know I wanted to live a steady, industrious, Christian life, and he seemed bound to go in just the op- posite direction. All winter he had been neglecting his work, spending his time and causing me, oh, so much sadness. He was selling corn and hogs and cattle and I supposed he was paying his debts | with the money, for he told me he was, but I find now that the debts are not paid and the money had been squandered in a gambling hole. Not all his own money, but also money he had borrowed, all went | the same way. All this time i was at | home, working and sewing, watching and i praying for him to be kept from temp- | tation and be saved from sin. | “Just before he went away he sold the | corn we had kept to feed the horses this summer and 2lso some young pigs. When he went away he must have had $100 and | I had $5. The morning he left he said he | was going to a neighbor's to see about some business, and might possibly have to goon to town. I wondered why he put on his best clothes, but I was too_busy to think much about it. I looked for him to come home all day and all night. Long I watched and waited, but he never came, | nor will he ever come. *'Oh, Mattie, Mattie! How could he be ! s0 cruel and wrong me so, when I was trying hard to be a good true wife and do what was right. I wish I could awake and find it was all a horrible dream. Let Kaur mother read every word of this, I ave come back to father’s to live and that is all the home baby Georgic and I will | ever have again. “I have given up looking for Sam and do not beligve heis in the United States. 1 am afraid this will aimost kill your mother., May the Lord give you both strength to bear it. On, how could he change so; he secemed so different when he married me. How sad I feel when I think of the past, and it seems like the darkest of clouds hangs over my future life, that will never be lifted. Dear Mrs. Ralph and Mattie, pray for him that he may yet be saved. SUSIE RALPH. “The news did not kill me, as Susie feared,” said Mrs. Ralph, “but it has taken all the brightness out of my life, 1 could never have believed that he could be so heartless. But he hasgone now. I believe he is dead, but O God, just let me know where he is buried and I shall be content.” Unitarians to Meet. ALAMEDA, CaL., April 20.—The Pacific Unitarian Conference will hold its meet- ings in the Unitarian Church parlors, Grand street, on Wednesd-{ and the two following d«ys. A lengthy business paper has been arranged. The ladies will not be overlooked, as they are to meet in separate session on Thursday morning and transact the business pertinent to their needs. On Friday night platform ad- dresses will be delivered by Sheldon Kel- logg, San Francisco; Rev. C. W. Wendte, Oakland; amd Rev. Horatio Stebbins, D.D., San Francisc A Boom’s Business Arrangements. “You must have a good deal to worry you just now,” said the Presidential candi- date’s friend. I su%pos_a you are both- ered a good deal by interviewers for opinions?”’ "O'Ix,, no. My press agent attends to that. “But the expense of a campaign is some- thing pretty huvg.” 5 “My financial backer attends to the ex- penses.” “‘But you have lots of little details to think about—like gettinz the brass bands to play ‘Hail to the Chief’ at just the roper point of the proceedings and hav- ing the American flag hung where you can_point to it at an effective juncture,” No; the stage manager and property- man attend to those things.” “Well—excuse me—but would you mind telling me where you come in?’ *I—oh, I just do the running for office.” ‘Washington Star. e Mathematical calculations show that an HuctionBdales CHAS, LEVY & ©0., AUCTIONEERS, Salesrooms—1135 darket Street, Between Seventh and Eighth. Regular Sale Days, Tuesdays and Fridays. Telephone, Jessie 761. THIS DAY, Tuesda; At 10 o'clock A. 1135 MARKET ST Lo WE WILL SEL 8 Folding Beds, 10 Chamiber Se cases. Sideboards, Paintings, Crockery, Glassware, Stoves and Rangss, etc. . LEVY & CO., Auctioneers. J. C. MUTHER, AUCTIONEER, WILL SELL THIS DAY Tuesday............. ...April 21, 1896, Comniencing at 11 4. M., At Salesrooms, 521 Kearny St., A full line of New ana Second-hand Parior, Cham- ber and Dining-room Furniture, a bg lo- of Fine | Carpets and Stoves, Fine Hair Mattresses, Feather Pitows and Bedding, Crockery, Mirrors and all Kkinds of usefu! houserold MU Avpril 21, 1896, salesroom, 7th and Sth, Carpets, ook~ s 'HER, Auctioueer. PROPOSALS. SUPPILIES FOR THE STATE INSANE ASYLUM AT AGNEWS, Commencing May 1, 1896, and Ending September 30, 1896. J OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT SEALED proposals wili be recelved at the office of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the State In- sane Asylum at Agnews, No. 32 East Santa Clara street, San Jose, up to 3 o'clock p. . of TUES- DAY, APRIL 21, 1896, and at the A Agnews up to 10:30 o'clock 4. M. of W DAY, APRIL 22, 1896 (Asylum time), for furnish- ing supplies for sald Asylum for the six months commencing May 1, 1896, and ending September 80, 1896, sald proposals consisting of the following scheaule, and to be delivered as ordered : Groceries. 6000 pounds Beans, small white No. 1, last crop. 4 dozen Bath Brick. 1C00 pounds Crackers, Soda, net welght. 250 pounds Corn Starch, Kingsford’s, 1-pound papers. 400 pounds Cheese. best quality, California. 40 pounds Candies, Stearic Wax, 20-pound boxes, 16 ounces. 50 gallons Coal O1l, 160 degrees test 48 pounds Chocolate, Eagle, 1-pound papers. 100 pounds Germea. 3000 pounds Hominy, large. 16 gross Matches, Diamond Match Co.’s three noes, Safe:y. 4 dozen bottles Lucca Ofl, quarts, Cross & Black- well. 2 dozen bottles Olive Ofl, Quito farm, Goodrich’s large. 600 pounds Pearl Barley, No. 8. 00 gallons Pickles, No. 1 mixed, In barrels. 3 boxes Ralsius, 3-crown loose, 50-pound boxes. 5000 pounds Rice, Sandwich Islands, No. 1. 1000 pounds Split Peas. 8000 pounds Sugar, dry granulated, extra fine. 15,000 pounds Sugar, Golden C. 200 pounds Sugar, cube. 200 pounds Sugar, powdered. 1200 gailons Syrup, Golden, S0 gallons to the barrel. 72 pounds Soda, Bi-carborate, 1-pound papers. 600 pounds Taploca, flake. 200 gallons Vinegar. wine, 40 deg. test. 3 dozen bottles Worcestershire Sauce, Lea & Per- rin’s. pints. e - 6 cases Oysters, 13 ounces, No. 1, Farren's. Macaroni and Vermicelli. 1000 pounds Macaroni, white, No. 1, 26-pound boxes, net. 1000 pounds Vermicelll, white, No. 1, 25-pound boxes, net. Canned Goods. 10 cases Canned Apricots, standard, gallons. 10 cases Canned Corn, Winslow’s. 10 cases Canned Peaches, standard, gallons. 38 cases Jellles, assorted. Dried Fruit. 2000 pounds Dried Apples, siiced, No. 1. $000 pounds Dried ApHicots, bleached, No. 1. 100 pounds Dried Currants, Zante, No. 1. 1000 pounds Dried Peaches, bleached, No. 1. 3000 pounds Dried Pranes, California French, 60 t0 70, Coffee, Tea, Spices, Etc. 3000 pounds Coffee, Java. 4000 pounds Coffee, Guatemala. 1600 pounds Chicory. 500 pounds Tea. A. Schilling & Co’s Popular 0. 4. 1500 pounds Tea. Diamond M., E. B. Congon, No. 12. 500 pounds Baking Powder, Pioneer or Golden Gate, 5-pound cans. 50 pouncs Cianamon, ground. A. Schilling & ©o's best. 3-pound cans. 20 pounds_Ginger, ground. A. Schilling & Co.'s best. 3-pound cans. 100 pounds Mustard. ground. A. Schilling & A. Schilling A. Schilling 250 pounds Pepper, black, ground. & Co.'s best. S-pound cans. 2 aozen bottles Extract of Lemon. & Co.’s best triple, 32-ounce bottles. FRANK W. BUTTERFIELD. TO-MORROW. Wednesday... -.April 22,1896, At 11 o'clock A. AL, T will sell The Etegant Parlor Upholstery, Fine Oak and Walnut Chamber Furniture, Oak Foldinz Beds, Chiffonieres, Wardrobes, Ofl Paint- ings, Mirrors, Carpets, ete., contained In 40 rooms of that fashionable Freuct Private Boarding-house nown as “THE VERSAILLES,” 611 TAYLOR ST., NEAR SUTTER. FRANK W. BUTTERFIELD, Auctioneer, 19 Montgomery street. PROPOSALS—Continued. Clothing. 100 dozen pair gray mixed cotton Socks. 10 dozen Overalls, duck, canton flannel lined, leg 30 to 34, waist 32 0 44. 8 dozen pair Suspenders, average and extra lengths. Brushes. 4 dozen Hair Floor Brushes, 2 dozen Counter Brushes. © dozer. Scrub Brushes. 1 dozen Shoe Brushes. 8 dozen Combination Mop Handles. Erooms. 16 dozen California Brooms. The Industrial Home for the Adult Elind, No. 1, Excelsior. 1dozen Whisk Brooms, S strings. Crockery and Glassware. 8 dozen Dinner Plates, &-inch. 8 dozen Soup Plates, 8-inch. 3 dozen Vegetable Dishes, 9-inch. 1 dozen Platters, 12-inch. 6 dozen Sauce Dishes, smail. 12 dozen Cups and Saucers. 8 dozen Glass Tumblers. Tinware. 5 dozen Galvanized Iron Buckets, 8 gallons, No. 24 fron. 5 dozen Galvanized Iron Chambers, 834-inch top, T-inch bottom. 634 (nchies high, No. 26 {rou. 0 dozen Pint Tin Cups, X tin. 1 dozen tin Coftee Pots,'s gallons, XXX tin. 1 dozen Tin Syrup s, 2 gallons, XX tin. 1 dozen Soup Cans, 3 gzlions, XXX tin. 1 dozen Milk Cans, 3 gallons, XX tin. Wood. 200 cords Plne Wood. Sald wood shall not be under 6 inches or over 10 inches in thickness and shall be strictly No. 1. Engine-Room Coal. 150 tons Engine-Room Coal, 2240 pounds to the ton. Bidders specify kini and quality. To be delivered in carioad lois and welghed on Asylum scales. Gas Coal. 100 tons Gas Coal, 2240 pounds to the toa. Bid- ders specify kind and quality. To be delivered in carioad lots and welghed on Asylum scales. Range Coal. 40 tons screened coal, 2240 pounds to the ton. Bidders specity kind and quality. To be dellvered In carload lots and weighed on Asylum scales. The above-named articles are ali tobe of tha best qualities, subject Lo the approval of the Medical Director, and to be delivered at the Asylum at such times and {n such quantities as he may desire. And it s expressly understood that it a greater or less quantity of any article than above mentioned shall be required by the Medical Directer, the same shall be rarnished by the con- tractor at the contract price. The contracts will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, and no_bid will be recelved or considered unless accompanied by a certified check 1n an amoant equal o 10 per cent of the bid or bids presented, whicn whom the award of contract is made shall fall or refuse (0 enter into such contract and furnish such bonds for the faithful performance of the same as the Board of Trustees may require within five days after such award. Supplies oply to be re- ceived between 8 A. M. and P. M. Separate bids will be recerved for— GROCERIES. MACARONI AND VERMICELLL CANNED GOODS, DRIED FRUIT. COFFEE, TEA, SPICES, ETC. FRESH BERF, MUTTON, ETC. ROLL BUTTER. KEG BUTTER. EGGS, POTATOES. HAMS, BACON, LARD AND PORK. FISH. H FISH. FLOUR, GRAIN, ETC. CHEWING TOBACCO. SMOKING TOBACCO AND PIPES. ANDSODA, E UPPLIES. CLOTHING. BRUSH BROOMS. CROCKrRY AND GLASSWARE. TINWARE. 0. NGE COAL. RAD The Board reserves the right of refecting any or all bids. 2 dozen bortles Extract of Vanilla. Co.'s best. 8-pound cans. A. Schilling & Co.’s best triple, 32-ounce bottles. Fresh Beef, Mutton, Ete. 100.000 pounds, Fresh Beef, No. 1, all steers, from 500 pounds to 700 pounds, delivered in sides. 5000 pounds No. 1 Fresh Mutton, delivered whole. 8500 pounds No. 1 Fresh Veal, dressed, delivered whole, Roll Butter. 2600 pounds Fresh Fancy California Butter. Keg Butter, 10000 pounds First class California Keg Butter. Eggs. 4000 dozen Fresh California Eggs. FPotato. 110,000 pounds No. 1 Burbank Potatoes. Hams, Bacon, Lard and Pork. €00 pounds Bacon, Light Breakfast, bidders to state brands. 2500 pounds Hams, bldders to state brands. 1000 pounds Lard, Pure Leaf, In tlerces. 6 barrels Salt Pork, extra clear. Salt Fish. 600 pounds Codfish, California, selected. 100 pound ‘cases to run 18 fish or léss to case, last cateh. 5 halt-barrels Mackerel, No. 1, 100 pounds net each barrel. Fresh Fish. 10,000 pounds Fresh Fish, No. 1 assorted. 8000 pounds Fine Dairy Salt. Flour, Grain, Eto. 15,000 pounds Ground Barley. 6000 pounds Corn Meal. 6000 pounds Gat Meal, extra. 6000 pounds Cracked Wheat. 25,000 pounds Bran. 3 barrels Rolled Oats. 600 barrels Flour, bakers' extra. 2400 pounds Graham Floar. 6000 pounds Wheat. Chewing Tobaceo. Jounds Drummond Tobacco Company's 0e. £00 Horse Smoking Tobacco and Pipes. 850 pounds Plug Cut, in 1-pound packages; bid- ¢ers (0 submit sumples. 6 gross Clay Pipes. 1. D. Soap, Lye and Soda. 135 boxes of Star of Kitchen Soap, 20 bars to the box. 20 boxes Ivory Soap, laundry size, 100 bars to the box. 1500 pounds Laundry Soap, Tischer's, 200 cans Concentratéd Lye, American, one-pound cans. Laundry Supplies. 1 case Chloride of Lime, 24 ten-pound cans. 2 cases Caustic Soda, 24 ten-pound cans. 1 case Caustic Potash, 12 twenty-pound cans. 5 pounds Blueing, Aniline K. 350 pounds Laundry Starch, Palmetto brand. 200 pounds Wheat Starch, fitty-pound boxes. ga&’nunds Japan Wax. pounds Sal Soda. Dry Goods. 400 yards Bed Ticking, Amoskeag, A. C. A., 36 inches wide. x 200 yards Crash, linen, 18 inches wide. 500 ‘yards Denims, Pearl River Indigo Blue, 28 inches wide, 500 yards Sheeting, Indfan Head, 4-4 unbleached. 100 yards Pequot, b-4 b'eached. *800 yards Pequot, 7-4 blenched. 500 Fards Pequot, 7-4 unbleached. 300 yards Muslin, Lonsdale, 36 nches wide. 200 yards Prints, 32 inches wide. 100 ards Ginghams, Amoskeas, staple, assorted eolors. 2 dozen Corsets, large size. 6 dozen Corset Steels. 2 dozen Steel Thimbles, large sizes. 5 dozen Buitonhole Twist. 25 pounds Cotton Batting, medium. 50 pounds Daraing Cotton. € dozen Bedspreads, white. 1 dozen Hair Brushes. 10dozen Combs, dress. 6 dozen Combs, fine. 125 dozen Clari’s O. N. T. Spool Cotton, assorted numbers and colors. 6 dozen Handkerchiefs, Indies", 120 dozen Handkerchiéis, men's Tarkey red, 24 nches. 5 doren Hairpins. K, & B., assorted, No. 100. iron ship weighs 27 per cent less than a wooden one, and will carry 115 tons of cargo for every 100 tons carried by 2 wooden ship of the same dimensions, and both lload d to the same draught of water. i 6 dozen pair Ladles’ Hose, gray mixed. 1000 dozen Needles, Millward’s assorted sfzes. 2 Pins, Wallace & Sons, No. F. S. C., 844 20 gross Buttons, pants. 8 gross Buttons, horn, coat and vest. 45 gross Buttens, azate, dress and shirt, No, 40, Payments to be made monthly, in cash, whe | there is money in the Treasury for such pa ( ments, and when there is no money in the Treasury, pavment to be made out of the first money inthe Treasury applicable forthat pur- oso. PBids to be addressed to T. 8. Montgomery, No. 33 East Santa Clara street, San Jose, Cal., Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the State insane Asy- lum at Agoews, and indorsed on envelope, “Pro) sals_for furnishing suppiles.” Bidders will also k on envelope the class of suppiies bid on. Envelopes and blank blds may be obtained by ap- giyln‘lo the Secretary, 4 separate envelope will quired for each bid. mples of articles, showing the character and quality thereof required, except such asare per- ishable, may be seen at the storeroom of ti Asylum. “The attention of bidders is called tothe following section from the Political Code of the State: SECTION 8285, “No supplies of any kind or character for the benefit of the State of to be pald by any moneys appropriated, or to be &ppropri- ated, by the State, manufactured or grown in this State, which are in whole or in part thie product of Mougolian labor, shall be purchased by the ofll for this State having control of any public ins:itu- tion under the control of the Siate, or of any | county, city and county, city or town thereot.” In order to preserve uniformity and facilitate the award it has been resolved to receive no bids unless made upon blank forms furnished by the secretary. Parties will please carry out the sum.total for each article and add up the same. 50 that the gross amount may be seen at a glance; otherwise bid will not be considered. By order of the Board of Trustees of the Stav Insane Asylum at Agnews. Dated San Jose, March %5, 1896. k MONTGOME No. 32 East Sani 1895-- TAXES 109 THE, SECOND INSTALLMENT OF REAL te Taxes will be delinquent April 27th, at 8 P. ., after which § per eent will be added. The office will be open from 7 1o 9 X x.on April 26th. BATURDAY, April 18th, POSITIVELY last day for receiving CHECKS. . JAMES N. BLOCK, Tax Colleetor. San Francisco, April 16. 1898. Y, Becretary. street, San Jose, Cal. S THE VERY BESI ONE TU EXAMINR sour eyes and fit them (o Spectacles and Eye- glasses with Instruments of his own inventioa, whose superiority has not been equaled. My suo- cess has been due to the merits of my work. Oflice Hours—12 1o 4 P. M. Boro Taroat, Pimpies, Colored Epots,. Hatr-¥alling! AYE YOU crs in M isease Skin Diseases ‘'he de othertall. Ty hins. Cparpes e aaranted. Callorwrite. » Box 1857, San Francisco, NOTARY PUBLIC. HARLES H. PHILLIPS, ATTORNEY- O law u& Notary Public, 638 Market st., w»"b site Palace Hotel. lephone 570. Residence 1620 “Plne” 2591,