The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 14, 1896, Page 14

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1896. 13 PRESENT THEIR CLAIMS ANEW, Women in Convention at| the First Unitarian Church. f | | | er, the best helper of humenity, Miss Jane NOT ONE VACANT CHAIR | Miss Susan B. Anthony Sends a | Dispatch From Sacra- | mento. | | MRS, E. T. WILKES PRESIDES | Mrs. Wil'iam Keith Has Something | to Siy About Writers of | Editorials. OARLAND OFFicE SAN FrANCISCO CALL, 908 Broadway, May 13. } The Alameda County branch of the Pa- cific Coast Woman's Congress met in the beautiful First Unitarian Church this ernoon, with the president, Rev. Eliza- sth Tupper-Wilkes, presiding. The plat- form had been tastefally decorated with cut flowers and potted vlants, ana pre- senied a very inviting appearance. The attendance was very large, limited only by the capacity of the church. At the afternoon session not more than half adozen men were present, but in the evening the increased attendance showed that the great question cf the day isof equal interest to both sexes. Seated on the platform with the presi- dent were Mrs. John Heath, Mrs. L. G. Judd, Mrs. Lioyd Baldwin, Mrs. Alice Stocker and other women prominent in | the suffrage moveuent. The general theme of the session was “Woman in Government.” The speakers were Miss Sarah Severance, Mrs. Ada Van Peit, Mrs. William Keith and Mrs. Wilkes. The first speaker was Miss Severance, | who said in part: “We are dragged into politics; we are | born > 1axes; the incompetent and un- worthy shali be justly excluded from vot- but women should not be debarred TOm governm because they are women. | We are taxed, we should be allowed to We can never get out of govern- | We are in politics and we cannot benefit to be derived from 's voting depends upon the indi- But that does not alter the fact t no one has the right to take away the rest privilege of a man, the right of | Z | uld take an interest in poli- | in school politics. A child’s life is influenced more or less by their teacbers. When I was a girl if there was any superior man in town he was made a school trustee. His life was a pattern tor the scholars. Is this true to-day? Perhaps, but the trustees are not selected for that | purpose. They gain their position merely | because they stand in with the bosses. | ‘‘Then there is the muunicipal govern- | ment. A woman's opinion in regard to | public affairs is not resp-cted hecause she | cannot vote. She cannot protect her chil- | ren, for she has no voice in the laws. | There is the county ballot. You may be left & widow. You may be aliowed to be the guardian of your children, but itis a yolitical matter. " There are the condition ‘ of the roads, the elmshouse, the jails and | other things that come under county poli- | ties. In State politics men have ever; thing, and women are allowed no voice, no word, whereby they can prevent the destruction of their boys or girls.”” Mrs. Ada Van Pelt, the president of the | Woman's Press Association and vice-presi- dent of the Woman’s Congress, was the next speaker, her subject being **The Mothers of Great Men.” She read the paper presented last week and published in THE CALL. In discussing it Miss Sever- | ance said the smart sons of smart mothers were not to blame, as they could not help it; they were born that way. Mrs. William Keith, the wife of the well- known artist, a graduate of the State University ana a native daughter, who is a warm supporter of woman suffrage, was greeted with applause as she stepped for- ward to present her paper. She said: Fellow-citizens, franchised and otherwise: This is THE CALL which I hold in my hand [Applause.] You sll know THE CALL.” Before | reading from it tge report of what I had to say | concerning “The Chief” I would like to say & | iew words by way of preface. I wish I had ing new to offer. Yon know, however, very few husbands like cold ed-over things, yet the women t swallow them tosave them. Moreover, we hed no choice as to subject; it was assigned | 1o us by some overruling power,and there was nothing to do but to cbey orders. The inten- tion of the congress last week was to bring out the idea of woman and her relations to gov- ernment. This, we think, on the whole, was yery weil done, though one or two City ed- itors found something to criticize. They eaid that all this repetition of history was not of any practical benefit. Men of to-day are not bothering their heads over what ages have done in the past. But they are ing tp solve such riant problems as nance, tariff and municipal reform. This s very irte, and we predict that next year the congress of 1897 will concern itself with the practical one of women in government, and that our brothers shall have all Co-OpeTAs tion that the women of California with & vote in hand cen give The booksellers of Denver report that more works on political economy and topics of gov- ernment liave been sold within the year than | | it we are not surprised to be told likewise that | ter way to be a former ihan & reformer. | who wo | sence_of other speakers who had been ex- | Professor Grig in the past ten yvears and that since the advent of women voters in Colorads and the form- ation of good-government clubs, the demand dor that class of literature has been so great they are continually exhausting their supplies. And as interest in a wise political economy ex- tends also to domestic economy and includes there has been an enormous increase in the sale of cookbooks. (Laughter.] Night before lest an anti-suffrage writer in the Enquirer asked the following questions, which some of you may hgve seen: Who di the most good ‘in_the world, Dorothea Dix or Miss Anthony? That is a hard question, for Miss Anthony isn't dead yet, but we are in- clined to say that she is doing the most good in the world, for if Dorothea labored for the in- sane, Susan B. Anthony is laboring with the insene—({laughter]—with those who are in- sanely refusing to acknowledge that women are an equal force with men in political life. She asks also who is to-day the truest preach- Adams of the Hull House or the Rev. Anne Shaw? And she goes on to say that Miss Adems has never requested a legislative meas- ure which was not carried out, and that she can always have as many votes #s she wishes for any good object. Without belittling the influence of a good woman we mustreoly if thal is true she never can have requested very many legislative measures, and that it isa great pity that philanthropists and woula-be reformers do not make haste to secure her say that all these women are good They have aided, and are aiding v, each according to the measure and extent of her abilities. Some are working in one way and some in another. Some seek to mitigate the evils and results of injustice, while others epply themselves to the study of what constitutes injustice, and then seek to prevent it. Some are nurses, who bind up the wounds of those who have fallen on the field of life’s battle. Such are women like Dorothea Dix, Clara Barton or Jane Adams. But, 1 tell you, it is a nobler thing and ‘X:\':l shail women pe told that it is unwomanly if, like Mary at the feet of Tesus, they have chosen the better part? Robert Burns praises the «gude housewife” who could make old clothes look asist as weel asnew,” but, after all, la rot rather have the new? The old clothes of society will lasta while yet, but the new will be much better. There is & philanthropy, & love of humanity, whose scope is wider thau that of the nurse. Itis the philanthropy of the wise statesman, who averts the battlé and renders the carnage unnecessary. Stateswomen of the future will sit with statesmen on boards of arbitration; the problem of university extension will be solved, and tbe Dorotheas of the future will {hemselves alzo to the study and im- ment of the social conditiops which are iving men and women to the insane women. asylums. There are those who say that to the great army of femsle philauthropists has been as- signed the task of nursing the ille of society, while exciusive male legislation has created the conditions which produced them. This is only superficially true; but, nevertheless, we do not believe that nursing ‘should constitute the limit of woman’s public activity; as in the rearing of children and management of home, the wise mother knows that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, so is she beginning to realize that when it comes to making the larger home of the ion, for children of a larger growth, & ounce of justice is worth a pound of char: or rather the lesson she hes to learn is that justice is the truest charity. ‘“‘Homekeeping hearts are the happiest,” but “home-defend- ers” may ge happy also, and Susan B. Anthony, Anna Shaw aud Frances E. Willard are among those women who believe that to make the whole world 2 home is the mission of the ideal woman. They are working for that ounce of justice which is worth & whole pound of harity. The editor of the Enquirer in a philosophi- cal and common-sense editorial (you know the two do not always make a team) commended the driit of the discussion at the Woman's Congress as tending to exalt the position of woman in the historical view, and he adds, that it is nearer being true than the one usu- taken when discussing her position in the past. Woman have been a1 no time slaves to &ny greater extent than as the same is true of | men. Any other view misrepresents her his- | torical position and robs her of the credit of having eontributed equally to civilization; while the instinctive belief of good women in | regard to their part in modern civilization is seen to rest on the triple foundation of philo- sophy, science and common-sense. Wives have always been the partners of hus- bandsand shared their labors, responsibilities, powers and triumphs. For this reason we refer again to the anti-suffrage writer, and s that the statement which she makes cannot irue when she says that if by some magic | every living woman were suddenly taken out | of the world it would run on as well as ever. With these introductory remarks we proceed to the subject in hand, that of “Chiefs.” She then read the paper which has been already published. A telezram was read from Sarah B. Cooper of a congratulatory nature, after which Mrs. Wilkes apologized for the ab- pected. Mrs. Alice Stocker was called for and spoke a few words regarding the need of woman having the ballot. *‘You each have at least one vote which you control,’”” said she, “and I trust you will do your duty and see thatat least that vote is cast for the amendwent. It is a fact. how I can not tell you, but true nevertheless, that we can aiways get just what we want from our fathers, hus- {;nnds and brothers by the use of tact an a little good management. With these conditions we should be able to get the amendment adopted if we stand together.” Mrs. Wilkes expressed herself forcibly as believing that where girls were taught that their only proper place was the home and motherhood there wasaradical wrong done, not only them, but to society in ge eral. She held that it was only rearing them to a bondage worse than that of the black slaves before the war. This evening the church was again crowded to its utmost capacity, while the adjoining room held its share of attentive isteners. The number of men was also greater than in the afternoon, although there wera comparatively few present. The speakers were Miss Graden of the Oakland High School, Miss Keith of Berke- ley, Miss McComas of Los Angeles and of Stanford University. SLOAT MONUMENT. Orders Have Been Issued for the Selec- tion of Its Site. OAKLAND, CaL., May 15.—Major E. §. Sherman has received a letter from Lieu- | tenant J. Reynolds Landis, First United States Cavalry, stating that he had been ordered to Monterey to select a site for the Sloat monument. Major Sherman will z2ccompany him. The State Supervisors’ Convention at San Jose was addressed yesterday b Major Sherman, requesting that eac board shall contribute a stone for the foundation of the monument. Some of the counties have already done this. HONOE FOR OLD SOLDIERS’ DAUGHTERS. OAELAND, Cal., May 11.—Alameda County will be well represented at the celebration to be held at Monterey next month to commemorate the fiftieth anni- versary of the occupation of California by the. Americans. Miss Marian Barney, a g Miss Magion S Bqar«l&\’ H | viduals. MET ONCE MORE AT ALMA MATER, Berkeley’'s Commencement Attended by the Alumni. AUSPICIOUS EXERCISES. Collegiate Degrees Conferred to a Large Number of Students. JOHN SEARLE MORTON PRESENT Learned and Interesting Addresses Delivered by the Graduating Students. BERKELEY, Cain, May 13.—Com-| mencement was observed at the State University to-day with exercises of an extraordinarily auspicious nature. The graduating exercises, consisting of the regular series of speeches, the conferring of degrees and the presentation of di- plomas, took place as usual in the after- { noon at Harmon gymnasium; but the one | element which made the day a day to be remembered was the reunion of the entire | alumni of the institution. The morning, with the exceptfon of the meeting of the Regents, was given up to | the graduates for carrying on their exer- { cises. First, at 9 o’clock the graduating class | was presented to the regents and to the | Alumni Association in Bacon Art Gallery; | at 10 o’clock a general assembly of visitors ! at the library took place; from 10 to 12 the alumni went in procession on a tour of visitation and inspection of the buildings and grounds. Governor Budd and several of his class- mates were among the party of quasiex- cursionists. After the formal course of visitation had | come to an end the representatives of the various classes since '66 gathered in small groups and traversed the campus, visiting | the old landmarks and recalling the many pleasant pastimes and memorable associa- \ions of their college days. | At 12 o’clock a lunch was served in the | court of the Mechanics' building, where covers for 400 had been spread. | After an hour or more had been spent | about the festive board, toasts were de- | clared in order, and the following adher- | ents of the university, some of whom were not gradunates, but teacuers, responded: | Henry C. McPike, on_behalf of the Law School; Dr. L M.' F. Wanzer, on behalf | of the Medical School; Dr. Van Orden, on | behalf of the Dental College; F. A. Beckett, on behalf of the Colleze of Phar- | | macy, and Hon. Arthur Rodgers, on be- | half'of the Berkeley Alumni. The graduates of the Affiliated Colleges | had been invited over by the Alumni As- | sociation and each of them was repre- sented by a speaker. The entire proceed- ings of the morning had every phase of a true reunion and a granting of a new lease of life to the love of the graduates for their | alma mater. Long before 2:30, the hour set for the | opening of the graduating exercises, the gymnasium was filled to overflowing. & Presently there came from the libfary building a~ processional_line, rarching in double file, of at least 250 persons, consti- tuting a majority of the board of re- gents, the facuity and the graduating | class. Leading the band of students in | their last act of formsl duty while under the jurisdiction of the university were | | two colored sergeants bearing American | flags and sttended by two aids. Immediately behind the colors came came President Kellogg and Rev. George | B. Hatch, the chaplain of the day. In | order next came the regents, faculty and class members. The young ladies of the class to a single individual wore mortar- boards and gowns—another revival of a | time-honored colieze custom for seniors. | At the close of the adaresses by the four | speakers of the day Governor Budd pre- sented to the officers of the military de- part their commissions. He preluded the | formal presentation of the martial docu- | ments with an appropriate speech, in which he exhorted the young soldiers to ever be in readiness to respond to the call | to arms in a noble cause and to work in every way. After an invocation by the Rev. George B. Hatoh. the first student-speaker of the | day. Hubert Coke Wyckoff, delivered his thesis entitled “‘Progress From Status to | Contract.” He defined his subject as the | development of society from a condition in which the status of an individnal 1s| wholly controlled by birth into caste, or class, as in_the backward nations, to a civilization in which choiceand effort are factors in determining the places of indi- Martin C. Flaherty was to have spoken next on “Professional Education,” but he was excused at bis own request. Foltlowing W yckoff came Miss Eleanor Bennett, who chose for her paper, “What the Novel May Do for the Student.” Theodorede Leo de Laguna spoke next on “Beauty, the Measure of Educational Bal- and Harry Herbert Hirst, the t, ended the speaking with an ad- dress on ‘“The Profession of Engineering.”” Immediately after the conclusion of Hirst’s address the degrees were conferred | on the advanced students and on the gradu- ating class of one hundred and twenty- nine by the president, after which the military commissions were presented by the Governor. Following is the complete list of graduates and the degrees con- ferred: The degree of Doctox of Philosophy upon Harold Wellman Falrbanks, B. S. (Michigan); Frederick Leslie Ransome, B. 8, The degree of Master of Arts upon Walter Hud- dieston Graves, A. B.; William Ferdinand Larsen, Cand. Phil. (University of Copenhagen); Pani John Mohr, A. B. (Oberlin); Engene Picher, A. B.; elyn Louise Sheppard, A. B. 'he degree of masier of letters upon Edith Mar- tin Clayes, B.L.; Annie Lucy Iuskeep, B.L.; ki Evangeline Moore, A.B. (Oregon), A.M. (ibid.) Oscar Sutro, B.L.; Mary Elizabeih Wilson, B L. (Smith College) The degree of terof sclence upon Frank Bancroft, E.S.: Elmer Edgar Hall, B S sity of Southern California); Myar Eq P Augustus Valentine Saph, B.S tts (Univer- rd Jafta, Selina ¥ /V\ws AUCE :DI'EWI\RV pupil of the Lincoln School, will represent California. Miss Alice Stewart of Berkeley will represent Alumeda County. Both are descendants of noted soldiers. | coe Holton, John [Drawn by a “Cali” artist.] I'he Gegroe of Bachelorof Arts upon Fraicis Herbert Dam, Harry Dale Danforth, Clar Augusta Heury, Guy illnton Ph B., Lillie Unna Kalsan: Tracy ‘Randall Kelley, Frederic Tandoiph ime: Theodore de Leo de Latuna, George Davis Londer: back, George Jewett McChesney, Alma Michal: lischke, Arihur Walbridge North, Thomas & lien Verking, Willlam Thomas Plunkett, X rank Byes ett Sawyer, Mabel Symmes. The degree of bachelor of letters upon Jessle Mabel ‘Anderson, Helen Milton Andros, Frani " rgall, Laura Loulse Bartlett, Eleanor Vanderbels Bonnel, I izabeth Blanchard, Derha Theress Bradley, Corrie Bruere, Milton L. Choynsil, Clyde “Algernon_Allen Cross,s Edith _E)arenes Cunb, Siduey Myer Ehrman, Milon Hrman p : Farnham, Maybelle Lovise ‘eusier, Galen M, Fisher, Josephine Paniine Ginaca. John Darwin Gish, Saran Mand Green Loulse Josephine Hawkins, Nora Ellen Huseey, ‘Ada Gertrude Little, Edward Leodore Mayberry Jr.. Bula Mitchell, Joseph O'Connor, Bes tw Uliiver, Clara Jeanneite Pearne, Lutie Adéle ook, Mabel Worthington Sullivan, Bertha Sweet, Tachet Vrooman, Lou Dexier Whipple, Joua Lewis Wittenmyer, Essle Belle Wcodland, 'Estorie i batiio: St ohainy ‘he degree achelor of philosop upon Ar- thur Agard, Buklo Ara's, ‘Alexander 1ichsnis Baldwin, Bartiet:, Harriot trnesta 10, ames Pu Davis, Blenenfeld, James ip Davis, Mabel Aniu Fisher, Martin Charles Flaherty, Willian, Natnan: iel Friend, Maud Bingham Hansche, Charles Ros- Fower Hutehins, Kasherine Davies_Jones, George Dudley Kieru!, Freeman Mills Kincaid, Christine Blanche Labarraque, | president; Mrs. C. J. Monigomery, | Governor Budd and Regent Rogers, next | 3 Miriam Levingston, Milion Albers Lippitt, Ina Cameron Mariin, Alexander McCulloch, Apable McDonnell, Clinton Ralza Morse, Newel Lewis Perry, Benjamin Hatch Ramsdeil, Walter Otto Smiih, Willlam Gladstone Splers, Ruby Wiliard Studlcy, Harry Clinton Symonds, Willard Dawson Thom pson, 4 Ibert Owen Warner, Roswell Samuel Wheeler, Caroline_A. White, Homer Miller Wil- som, Hubers Coke Wyeko® ' o o o The degree of bachelor n Harry Lincoln Alexander, Herbert Willlams Allen, Ra- chel Leona Ash, Milo Samuel Baker, Willlam Beltrage, Edwin Tyler Blake, Fred Albert Bord- well, PRilip Heid Rradley. Arthur Brown Jr., idith Sumper Byxbee, Albert Edward Chandler, William Harrington Hollls, John Glison Howell | Jr., Willlam Morris Hyman, £dwin Rushmore Jackson, Frederick Wiillam Koch, Alva Dutton Stearns McCoy, Richard Fenner 'Monges, Sao- ford Alexander Moss, George Oscar Noble, Clar- ence Henry Norwood, Frank Gustave Radelfinger, Silas Ellsworth Co'eman, Frederick Gardner Cot- trell, Edwin Ruthven Cox Jr., Edward James Crawford, Charles Henry Delany, Anthony White Dozier, William Josepk Drew, Arthur Lawrence Fisher, Harrington Bldwell Graham, Lee Swaney Griswold, Harre Herbert Tirst, Emily Patrieia Rhine, Frank Elmore Ross, Raymond John Russ, Thom#s Farrington Sedgwick. George Kirk Swin- gle, Mildred Mary Taylor, Mertie K. Thompson, Howard Potter Veeder, Giibert Stoddard Walker, hatherine Cam.lia Wamboid, Shinjiro ¥ _mamoto. Military commissions, Baitalion of University Cadets—To be colonel, ‘Alexander McCulloch: to be lieutenant-coionel, Willard Dawson Thompson; to be major, Harrington Bidwell Graham: to be captain—Herbert William Allen, Philip Lee Bush, Edwin Tyler Blake, George Dudiey Kieruiff, How: ard Potter Veeder, Raymond John RHuss, Tracy Randall Kelley; to be first lieutenant—Anthony White Dozler. ard James Crawford, Charles Woodman Morse, Gilbert Stoddard Walker, Edwin Rushmore Jackson, Clyde Algernon Allen Cross. During the exercises the aundience was given a pleasant surprise by the appear- ance of Hon. John Searle Morton, United States Commissioner of Agriculture. He | was called upon for a few words and re- sponded in a few well-chosen and happy remarks. In the evening the Alumni gathered at the California Hotel, where a sump- tuous banquet was held, the occasion being not only the annual meeting of the Alumni Association but also an affair in honor of the new regent, John E. Budd. Introductory remarks were made by President Morrison, who introduced Gov- ernor Budd. 2 The Governor in the course of his re- marks ssid that he had taken notice of the buildings at Berkeley and suggested to the regents that they ask the Legislature for a specific percentage for improvement instead of a round sum of money. John E. Budd, as a Regent, promised to work loyally for the institution. After his remarks the following gentlemen re- sponded to toasts: Governor Budd, John E. Budd, Thomas F. Barry, Alexander G. E-lls, Dr. George C. Pardee, William R. Davis, H. C. Wyckoff, Robert Mann, John R. Glascock and Dr. George F. Shiels, THE KAYOR DEPOSED. Flected to a Position for Which He Has No Use. OAKLAND, CaL, May 13. — Mayor Davie was elected president of the Pohce Pension Fund Commissioners despite his protest. After it was done he remarked: “I shall refuse to serve and consider this action a personal insult.” Immediately after this his Honor was deposed as presid ent of the Board of Pub- | lic Works ana City elected in the place. ever, refused to sit and see this done, so left the room. Attorney Peirsol Bacon Estate OAKLAND, Carn., May 13.—The execu- | tors of the Henry D). Bacon estate have filed their first account. Itshows there was $103,000 on hand March 18, 1893, and up to February 29, 1896, the cash receipts were $338,875 24. Of this amount $27,334 91 was from the Bank of California and the greater part of the balance was dividends from the Land and Loan Company. This latter ranged from $2000 to $3000 a month. The disbursements include $50,000 to the Bank of California, $26,96590 to Pa- cific Mutual Life Insuran® Company, $10,000 on note to J. Macdonough, $60,000 E. Haight, $30,000 and $71,160 to J. Mac- donough and $24,000 for thirty months’ family allowance at $300 a month. There remains $500 in cash on hand. Beulah Orphanage. OAKLAND, CaL., May 13.—The Beulah Orphanage corporation held its first an- nual meeting at_Beulah, near Mills Col- lege, Monday. Mrs. C. J. Montgomery, intendent, reported the admit- 2 children, 1 death, 9 returned to friends, 4 placed in good homes and 1 in the Children’s Hospital, San Francisco, leaving 37 in the home. The following officers and directors were elected for the year: Rev. J. W. Ellsworth, ; George S. Montgomery, vice- secre- Judd and Annie Jones; Mrs. C. J. Montgom- superintendent. Firemen Changed. OAKLAND, Car., May 13.—Cnief Fair recommended the removal of Fireman John Dolan from Engine Company 2 on the ground of incompetency and the Police and Fire Commissioners made the necess order and named F. R. Moore to fill the vacancy. Elliott White was ap- pointed extraman of Truck Company 1, vice William Stultz, dismissed. A. . Rhinehart was named a special officer, vice Fred Kleckner, resigned. School Children Drill. OAKLAND, €CaL, May 13, — Director Moody of the Seventh Ward is testing the time and manner of getting children out of the buildings of his ward in_case of emergency. Hedropsin atany time and rings the fire alarm. So far it hasonly taken two minutes to empty the building. He is now trying to get a scheme whereby a big smoke can be made to apvear to see if it would delay concerted action. Class of Seven. OAKLAND, CAL.. May 13.—The gradu- ating exercises of the class of '96 of Saell Seminary will be held at the seminary grounds, }213 Madison street, Thursday afternoon, next week. The graduates are Catherine Emelie Chabot, Marguerite Deininger, Agnes Maude Gomling, Vera McCord Kimble, Mary Isabella Rice, Mary Ellen Skillings, Ora Agusta Wood. Paid in Nickel OAKLAND, CAL., May 13.—A marriage license was issued to John Peter Morello and Mary Ragsdale this afternoon, for which the intended groom paid $2 1n nick- els. The girl is only 16 years of age and the father’s written consent was given to the marriage. The parties come from Eimo, Contra Costa County. A New Route. OAKLAND, Can. May 13.—Council- man Heitman 18 et work on a plan to construct a rew roadway to East Oakland by bridging the estuary at Eleventh street, which he believes would be much better than either the Eighth or Twelfth street routes and would enhance property values on the eastern shore considerably, Young Women, OAKLAND, Car., May 13.—Miss Eva Seevers of Northfield, Mass,, has arrived here to lead the conference of the Y. W. C. A. at Mills Coliege in June. Plans are made for a very large gathering. It had been the intention 10 inaugurate this work two years ago, but the strike prevented. presiden tary and treasurer; Mrs. O. K. Still at Work, OAKLAND, Can, May 13.—Inspector Pierce of the Health Department has con- tinued his examination of the sanitary condition of the various bakeries of the city. Some haye been found that are not satisfactory and the proprietors have been given a short time in which to improve the condition of their establishments, President Witcher. OAKLAND, CAL, May 13.—The new board of directors of the Merchants’ Ex- change organized last evening by electin, the following officers: President, W, \F Witcher; vice-president, G. W. Soper; treasurer, Henry D. Cushing. The selec- tion of a secretary was deferred for two weeks. Colored Orator, OAKLAND, CaL., May 13—W. J. Og- lesby, the colored attorney who failed to pass the examination before the Supreme Court,won his first case in the Police Court to-day. The way he quoted Blackstone, Kent and otherancient authorities showed he had done much studying. The Mayor, how- | L | getting his brother’s}r ! ir abode in the same house with %o 'same, $10,000 to same, $15,000 o Anna | L, oeir 2 . ks WANTS T0 KILL THE APACHE KID. Desire of Archie Majors, Brother of the Boy Burglar. SCHEMING FOR PISTOLS. Plans for an Expedition to Arizona With the Bronco Detective. WARNING FROM A MEDIUM. Says His Father’s Spirit Appeared and Said Death Would Foliow the Venture. 0axLAND OFFICE SAN Fraxcisco CALL,} 908 Broadway, May 13. From developments made public to-day itis very evident that the romantic spirit of Abe Majors, the boy burglar, also domi- nates his brother Archie. Ever since the arrest of young Majors and Wilmore for burglary Archie Majors | has haunted the City Hall, claiming the | weapons that were in the possession of | Abe when arrested, basing his claim on a paper signed by the younger Majors giv- ing his brother possession of them. They were not given him, and he has deter- mined to get the pistols at any cost. At first it was thought he wanted the prized weapons to sell to raise money for bis destitute mother and half brothers, but he bad no intention of turning over one cent for this purpose nor to prevent the weapons from being taken to Chicago to be exhibited in a dime museum, as he once said. It was learned to-day that Archie Ma- jors wanted the pistols to make them doubly valuable by becoming a hero in the [ .‘?i, of the world by wiping out the Apache id. In his many travels to Chief Lloyd and the District Attorney’s office Majors met another adventurous spirit like himself, ex- Detective Knapp, who gleaned from Majors many OF his hairbreadth escapes in New Mexico and Arizona, and that the Euth of the Apache Kid was familiar to im. His fearless and bravado manner soon convinced Knapp that Majors was the man to accompany him to Arizona to | run down the daredevil Apache Kid. Evidently Majors was flattered, and de- termined with Knapp to enjoy the hero- iem of bringing down the bandit. When he found himself thwarted in istols, he was bound to have a weapon. ewent to work and helped his stepfather, Wagner, to solicit for a photograph company, and lost no time in purchasing an American bull-do weapon. Then he and his stepfather too) Mrs. Wagner, the divorced wife of Wagner and mother of Archie Majors. The latter convinced the landlady, Mrs. Dickele, that he was a very nice young man, and forthwith she and her daughter took great interest in him. Mrs. Dickele is also an amateur medium, and when Majors laid his plans before her of raiding New Mexico she had a vision. She declared that Lloyd Majors’ spirit ap- peared and begged her to use her influence to prevent Archie’'s wild scheme, as he | would be kiiled if he attempted to carry it | out. Mrs. Wagner, who lives across the hall | from her ex-husband and son, finding that | Archie, wbo is yet a minor under 20 years of age, was carryinz a loaded weapon, took it out of his grip, and thus ended the prospective trip to Arizona for a while. Majors has now arrayed himself against everybody who has helped to withhold from uim the desired weapons, so that he cannot geta chance to earn the bounty offered for the head of the Apache Kid. THE WORK OF FIREBUGS, An Attempt Made to Burn the Armory Hall at Mid- night. ! A Mysterious Case of Incendiarism | Brought to Light in Alameda. ALAMEDA, Car.,, May 12.—A mysteri- ous case of attempted incendiarism oc- curred last night in Armory Hall. Itis the talk of the town. The hall belongs to the Tucker estate, and is occupied by Com- pany G, which pays a rental of $25 per | month, the company using the lower floor for drilling purposes and the upper rooms facing Park street as clubrooms. ‘When the armorer returned after a short absence last night he found the armory furniture piled in indiscriminate heaps and the decorations over one of the doors blazing merrily. He saw a8 man in the building and gave chase, but couid not catch the intruder. He then came back and put out the fire. It has been well known for somse time that the company is split into two bitter factions over its head—Captain Chipman— and the attempt to set the building on fire is put down to the action of the disgruntied members, because the captain would not resign. In speaking of the fire the armorer, Con- rad Krlrs, sald: “I came back from San Francisco, where I had been seeing my people, by the 11:30 train last night and came straight down from the station. Theo Vogt was on the same train with me. When I got down to the hail I was astonished to see the lights in the lower part of the building all lit, Ilet myself in and when I got to the head of the stairway I found a great smell of as, but all was in darkness on the upper oor. I did not strike a match, as the doors leading into the rooms were wide open and the blinds all up. I found the doors -had been taken off their hinges and laid on the carpet and covered with a yramid of chairs. The long table had fieen run from the center of the room and placed under the windows, the ornamental gun-stand put on the tabie and chairs hung from the points of the bayonets. “In the card oom, where my folaing- bed was, the room was littered with torn packs of cards and my bed was !tny{)ed of clothes and bedding, and chairs, spittoons and rugs were piled on top of it In the officers’ rooms the captain’s roll-desk was broken open, and ink was spilt all over it. The captain’s and second lieutenant’s lockers were also broken open. “[ nad been in the building some half an hour when I heard a nolw"s.adna r\m:;d out to the passageway, pu open the doors of thepn:xdi‘t‘brlum -gd found all the Thursday.. | go down to the armory, and two of the | about I Tuction Bales AUCTION SALE ! SPECIAL SALE FOR LADIES! PRESENTATION SALE! JAPANESE AND ORIENTAL 60ODS. 419 Kearny Street. THIS DAY, Thursday.............. .-May 14, 1896 At2 P M. AT AUCTION, A Mammoth Stock of Japanese, Chinese and Oriental Goods, eonsigned by an old merchant of Chinatown, to be sold regardless of cost. At the close of each sale two or more Elegant Presents will be given to the Ladles attending the sale, free of any charge. Chairs reserved for ladies. . I. KEELAR, Auctioneer. J. C. MUTHER, AUCTIONEER, WILL SELL THIS DAY, ...May 14, 1896, Commencing at 11 a. ., At Salesrooms, 521 Kearny St., A Full Line of Parlor, Chamber, Din- ing-Room and Kitchen Furniture. Alot of fine Carpets, Bedding, Stoves and_all kinds of vseful household goods. To-morrow (Fri- day), May 15, I will sell a fine large restaurant at 1024 Hyde street, near California. J. C. MUTHER, Auctloneer. L. H. BURD, AUCTIONEER, Office and_Warehouse, 21i_Larkin St., WILL SELL THIS DAY AT 11 A . The Furniture and Carpets of Flat, 710 Bush Street. TO-MORROW (FRIDAY), AT 11 A M ‘Wil sell the fine Oak Furniture of private resi- dence, Larkin street, near Geary. Seo morning | Thursday. PAVILION AUCTION HOUSE. 819-321 Sutter St., Above Grant Ave. AT SALESROOM, THIS DAY, Thursday i I will sell the Elegant Furnishings of 3 Private Residences. . CONSISTING OF. Fine Parlor Upholstery, Bric-a-brac, Pictures and Mirrors, Magnificent Chamber suits in oak, cherry ana walnut, Sideboards. Extension Tables, Chairs, Retrigerators, Bookcases, Desks, Bedding, Ranges and Utensils. 8. BASCH, Auctioneer. GROCERY AUCTION SALE, THIS DAY AT 2 P. M., 112 San Jose avenue, near 23d street, Large Enterprise Coffee-Mill, Showcases, General Line of Groceries, Ete. FRANK W. BUITERFIELD, Auctloneer. SPECIAL SALE. 2 v I I 80 Head Broken and Unbroken Horses, branded J D, from the Dean Ranch, Nevada. AT SUNSET HORSE MARKET, 220 Valencia Street, near Fourteenth, THIS DAY. At 11 o'clock. N. B.—We call the especial attentlon of mitkmen, butchers, bakers, teamsters. rauchers, grocers liverymen and all purposes where good, tough, hardy horses s required, same stock of horses ha: been sold in this market for years and always gave satisfaction: they wear like iron; Scales, May 14, 1806 | easy Lo handle: age from 4 to 6 years; welgh from 900 to 1400 pounds. WIll be soid without any reserve or limi twhatever. papers. UKD, Auctioneer. SULLIVAN & DOYLE, Livestock Auctioneers. Oftice, 327 Sixth THE LAST OF HIS RACE. OAKLAND, Cal., May 12.—Magin C: Castro,”” has ridden the streets of this tro, known to thousands as “‘Strawhat city for over half a century. His big white sombrero and white horse are very familiar to all, but he has always striven to avold any notoriety. Tn;dly he sat at his stable door, and while a “Call’”’ artist was sketching him he tol d his short story. *“I have lived here sixty-five years,’”” he sald, ‘‘and am the last descendant in this county of the great family of Castros that once owned all worth having in that part of Ala- meda County that now bears our name. I have nothing now—nothing but my old horse Pioneer, and the knowledge that when I quit Ishall owe no man anything.’” chairs stacked up on one another, ard the windows stuffed with paper anda propped so they would not open. The place was full of gas. Down on the lower floor, just where the entrance into the basement and dressing-rooms is situated, I saw a light. When 1 rashed down the gallery stairs and over my bedding, which was on them, | I found the light to be the bunting with | which the entrance was covered. It was | all on fire. I saw 2 man’s face and rushed after him. He fled through the lower | stage door and on to the street. I followed | him but could not catch up to him. Then I returned, put the blaze out and threw | the debris onto Buena Vista ayenue. | *'The stage meters I found bad been WILL ALK T0 STUDENTS Hon. W. P. Harris, Commissioner of Education, to Visit Berkeley. Invited by the Philosophical Union. Merchants to Form a Board of Trade. tampered with and the padlock is still | missing. All the gasjets in the place had | been turned on. I turned them cff and | then went back. Islept in the quarter master's room on the floor, with some rugs over me.’”’ The Democratic leaders held a caucus in the armory last night, and one of them | said : *‘We happened to meet on the streetlast | night and were talking political matters | over. Some one suggested that we shouid | boys of Company G who belong to our arty went with us and let us in.” Wemet | in the privates' dressing-room, and left g p. M. Ithink most of the mis- chief was done while we were there, be- | cause as we left some one remarked that the chairs in the gallery were all stacked up one on another. I saw them becanse the doors were open. No, I heard no noise. I do not care about mentioning the names of the armory boys that let us in. All the lights were put out, as far as | I &know.” [ A strange fact in the case is that be- tween the hoursof 2 and 3 ». M. to-day, while the armorer was absent, a tall, thin man got through the roof, opened the commissary’s door and let in a small, dark man, who was weighted down with car- tridges. They entered and cleared all the | muss up, patched the broken locks with | tacks and put the chairs and tables back in their places. The only thing they left untouched was the armorer’s bedclothes. Later information goes to show that the mischievous work was nearly all done during the Democratic caucus. Who caused the fice and turned on the gas is not known. Sunday-School Picnle. ALAMEDA, Can., May 13.—The reg- ular annual picnic of the united Sun- day-schools of Alameda will be held at Sunset Park, in the midst of the Santa Cruz Mountains, on next Saturday, the 16th of May. A good programme of races has been arranged for the chilaren by the commit- tee in charge, and a list of suitable prizes bas been iiu'epm'ed. This will be an innovation and the gen- tlemen in charge are sure that it will greatly add to the perfect enjoyment of the outing by the scholars. The train will leave Park-street station at 8:30 A. x., and returning will reach Ala- meda at about 7:30 P. M. Petroleum Explosion. ALAMEDA, Car., May 12.—An explo- sion of crude petroleum occurred at the residence of J. Becanne, nurseryman, 2135 Central avenue, at 50’clock this afternoon. It was due to the careless use of matches by children. In the explosion Truly, Be- canne’s 15-year-old daughter, was severely | burnt. She is not expected to live through | the night. The petroleum was stored in a 160-gallon tank at the back of the residence and was used for heating the hothouses. Opposition to Delanoy. ALAMEDA, CaL., May 12. — F. N. Delanoy is not evidently to have smooth sailing till the 22d of the month. The citi- zens down Chestnut street do not want the poles and one man named Hardman, who sells coal oil and gasoline, was this after- noon making al! preparations to cut down the pole erected in front of his residence. Children Cry for BERKELEY, CaL., May 13.—The Philo- sophical Union of the State University has already made preparations for con- tinning the series of annual popular meet- ings that were inaugurated last year with the visit to Berkeley, at the invitation of the Union, of Professor Josiah Royce of Harvard. The next great popular meeting of the | Unicn will be held at the end of next De- cember, and the Union has invited the Hon. William P. Harris, United States | Commissioner of Education, who will be the speaker. The Hon. Mr. Harris is a man of nae tional reputation and his lecture in Berke- ley will be one of the events of the year. High School Student Officers. BERKELEY, Car., May 13.—The Asso- ciated Students of the Berkeley High School met to-day and elected orficers, as follows: President, Mr. Bell; vice-presi- dent, Miss Wyckoff; secretary, Miss Fan- nie Simpson; treasurer, J. Waste; editor- in-chief of Olla Podrida, Vere Hunter; business manager of Olla Podrida, F. Boyn- ton. A special 36-page edition of the high-school paper is being prepared for graduation day, June11. Death of a Student. BERKELEY, Cair., May 13.—News has been received from Redlands of the death of Walter Curtis, a member of the State University class of '98. Curtis was a stu- dent in the department~of electrical engi- neering and had high standing. The cause of death was consumption. Meeoting of Merchants. BERKELEY, Car., May 13.—A meeting of Berkelei' merchants for the purpose of forming a local board of trade will be held to-morrow afternoon in Pythian Hall. B HISTORY OF A DAY, Alameda County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters. Judge Ogden_to-day signed a decree of fore- closure for $80,000 and interestin favor of Jacob Bertz and against J. F. Turner and others. W. Frank Hardy, who has been in the insane asylum twice before, was committed to Stock- ton for_the third time on the ground of in- sanity by Judge Frick. The nineteenth annual reunion of the State of Maine Association will be held atSan Lo- renzo Grove Saturday, May 16. The affair will ;‘e a “basket picnic,” with literary exercises at [ 3" Ellen P. Benson and husband were to-day granted permission to sue Receiver J. C. John- son of the East Oskland Street Railroad Com- pany to recover $25,000 damages for injuries alleged to have been inflicted upon Mrs. Ben- son on January 26. Judge Greene issued an order this morning authorizing Horace A. Redfield, father of Low- ell M. Redfield and Mattie A. Redfield, to draw from the money of those cniidren deposited with the Union Trust Company of San Fran- cisco the amonnt of $250 each, to be used in furnishing a home for them. Dr. Gibbon’s Dispensary. 626!!&5-1“.81.;»1 H in 1854 for the treatment of Private Manhood. Debilit Pitcher’s Castoria.