The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 26, 1896, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1896 13 WEALTHY MINNG MAN DISAPPEARS, Left His Young Wife to Make a Trip to Europe. SHE IS NOW DESTITUTE | | When Her Husband Departed the Household Treasury Was Empty. MAY HAVE MET FOUL PLAY. Mrs. Daniels Hints That She May Not See Her Husband Agamn. OAKLAND OFFICE 8AN FrANCISCO CALL,) 908 Broadway, June 25. _}Ir. Daniels of 588 Thirty-third street has disappeared somewhere between his home and Liverpool and his wife can find no trace whatever of him. The circumstances attendir’g the drop- ping out of sight of Mr. Daniels are en- nly mysterious and have given risen to | many theories advanced by the neighbors | of the distracted wife. The Daniels have been married buta year or two and resided &t their present home nearly a year. They are comparatively wealthy.and Mr. Dan- iels had no profession, but was generally understood to bea stockbroker, He was always well supplied with money, paid bis obligations where he went, and he and his handsome wife led a quiet life, receiv- | ing but few Iriends. arly three weeks ago Mr. Daniels told his wife he had decided to make a trip to Liverpool, England, for the benefit of his health. He went off and has not been | heard of, neither has hearrived at his des- | tination nor did he ship on the steamer on which he intended to take passage. Telegrams to all points have not brought eny news, ana if something is not re-| ceived soon there is grave danger that the | young wife's reason may be impaired. For | several days she has been bordering on‘ bysterics and cared for by friends. Mrs. Daniels has confided her story to several friends and it bears some resem- | blance to a mystery tale of which the chief chapter is left to the imagination. “When he first spoke about going off,” | said Mrs. Daniels, “I intended to go with him, but he was in too much haste to allow of my preparing for such a journey. When he left me I had but 80 cents in my purse, and he was to send me money in a couple of days. He was to have written to | me from various places, but I have not | received any money or any letter. He | used. to deal in stocks, and was always well supplied with money, and 1 never knew what it was to be short. Our mar- | ried life has always been happy and pleas- | ant, and I fear that my husband must have been fakeén sick or met with some | accident and is somewhere where he is not | known. He was very jolly when he left, | and I expected to receive letters from him all along the route of bis journey. The | steamer on which he was to cross the | Atlantic has arrived at Liverpool, and he was not a passenger. I am at a loss to explain the strange circumstance.’” This afternoon the friends of Mrs. Dan- jels had to carry her meals, as she was perfectly destitute. She is but 25 years of age and bas confided to her friends the fear that she may never‘meet her husband | again. IPPEAL OF BLIND MEN, Otject to Being Classed With Chinese Laborers and Convicts, The Sightless Workers Who Ask the State Labor Commissioner for | Protection. | OARLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISOO CALL.) 908 Broadway, June 25. ( The blind broommakers are aggrieved. A few weeks ago a petition was addressed to Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald by fifty | representatives of the broommaking in- dustry of San Francisco, asking for relief. The petition was printed in full in TRE Cavy, of June 9. Since that time the biind workers in the Homs for Adult Biind in North Oakland have held several informal | meetings, and to-day they prepared a pe- | tition to the Labor Commissioner, giving | their view of the situation. | «“We feel that we are likely to suffer from the misrepresentations made in the | petition,” said E, B. Taylor, who was dele- gated to visit the Oakland office of THE Cary, “and we are forced to defend our- selves.” = The petition contains the following: Heretofore we could compete with other | manufaciurers onty in the poorer class of brooms. In these thereis no profit. Butun- der the guidance of sight and skill we have | been able to place upon the market the best quality of brooms (in which there 15 profit) and we are very proud of it; proud of the fact | that we stand on an equality with those arti- sans,who have sight; proud of the fact that we can earn a dollar of our own; and still more proud that it does not cost ghe State a cent. Amoung the numerous orders received during the last few months was one for 2000 dozen best quality brooms at current prices. This hurts the San Francisco menufacturer and he gets together fifty men and boys (mostly boys) £nd humbly petitions you, as an official of the State, to (‘nnL our menhood by taking from us our employment and to turn this hive of in- dustry into a State almshouse. Blnd workers everywhere enter more or less into competition with the séeing men of other trades, and for many years industrial homes have been established in several States of this TUnion and also by the governmentsof other countries, and it is nowhere on record, either here in America or in Europe, that any class of artisans have ever appealed to the authori- ties to abolish such industries except these fiity San Francisco broommakers; snd we venture the asserijon, sir, that the broommakers who signed this petition were instiguted to do so by one or more of the manutacturers in San Frae- cisco, and we further assert that no American artisan would append his name to any petition to destroy our industry unless forced to do so through fear of discharge. : They claim in their petition that *“the State should protet the honest Amorican laborer in a chence to make a living.” We wish to rove to you that we are “honest American laborers” &nd that the State is only protecting us in & chance to make a living. ' We wish to soow you that those who walk in the realm of darkness should have the privilege of being sell-supporting and independen: aswell as those who watk in the realm of light. THEY ARE UNHAPPY. Mrs. J. C. Westphal Jr. Files a Suit for Divorce. OAKLAND, CaL, June 25.—Mis. J. C. THOUG | weddin | Major J. B. Lauck, Westphal Jr., wife of the junior member of the tirm of J. C. Westphal & Sbns, pro- prietors of the Bay City Flouring Mills, has instituted a suit for divorce from her busband and the custody of two minor children. She asks for alimony and & restraining order to prevent the father and husband from selling the community pri?;eny. and Mrs."'Westphal were married in Santa Clara County, June 28, 1890. She charges that there has hardly been a day since that he did not become intoxicated, and always when in that eondition he would abuse her, and that he has struck, knocked down, ender vored to strangle and even threatened to kill her., She says that owing to this treatment she has been com- peiled to live separate from him a greater part of the time. FABIOLA’S BALANCE. The Pooular Hospital Receives a Neat Sum as a Result of the May Day Fete. OAKLAND, CaL., June 25.—William R. Davis, president of the Fabiola floral fete of 1856, has made a report giving the final result of the May day festival, which shows a_balance of $215555 after all bills were paid. In closing the report he says: We desire also to_express our sincere thanks to every one contributing to the success of the fete, and _especially to Thomas Williams and his associates, wno so generously donated the use of the trotting park and furnisned other valuable assistance and suggestions, and to every exhibitor and participant taking part in the évents of the day, and to the judges who 80 kindly undertook and discharged the diffi- cult duty of awarding the prizes among the contestants. The board of directors of the Fabiola Hospital Association, in acknowledging thereceipt of the report and accompanying coin, compliments the president on his untiring efforts, and those associated with him, and then says: We know that in your work, while the first thought was a benefit for Febiols, you ever kept in mind the larger good to Oakland, to Central California, and your efforts were Te- warded with afloral parade that demonstrated to the strangers who visited us that Alameda County is second to none in floral wealth, and that her tivation that made it possible for them to ar- range a floral perade wherein every carriage exhibited was a gem of artistic beauty. words could have conveyed such a lasting im- pression of our matchless climate &8 the abun- dance of delicate flowers displayed on May 1, all grown in the open air. T HE COULD SEE Mrs. Boyer Wants a Divorce Because She Married a Blind Man. Her Scn Thrasted a Man Who Was Too Friendly With His Mother. OAKLA ND OFFICE SAN FraNcisco CALL, 908 Broadway, June 25. Mrs. 8. A. Boyer, who was once station | agent at Oak street, wants a divorce from her husband, who is now an Inmate of the Blind home. Mrs. Boyer's affairs were made public Tuesday afternoon because of a beating of ner son, Eugene Reeves gave a2 maa named Thompson on Clay street. She was married to Thomas about four years ago and now Boyer says | that he was blind at the time but that he concealed the fact from her. Since the he has beco me an inmate of the Blind Home. Storiesreached Boyer about his wife and 8 man named Thompson and he called to his assistance the stepson Robert Reeves, an able-bodied young man who likes to resent an injury. This was about two weeks ago when Mrs. Boyer was staying at the Galindo Hotel. arly last week Mrs. Boyer left the hotel, telling her son that she was going in the country. He did not believe the story and started out to find his mother. He found_her st a Clay-street lodging- house. Young Reeves at once informed Mr. Bover of his discovery and his fear, and they both waited for developments. Presently they saw Mrs. Boyer going up | the stairs with Thompson. Eugene Reeves joined the pair and there was a scene. When seen last night Mrs. Boyer said that as soon as she was divorced she in- tended to marry Thompson. Now Boyer will apply for a divorce and the case will probably hane fire for weeks, | much to the chagrin of Mrs. Boyer, who, it is said, has arranged to marry Thom p- son next week, “I have not lived with Boyer for several years,”’ she said. *‘He deceived me when we were married, and as soon as I found it out-I left him, My boy did slap Mr. Thompson, but that 1s all the thing amounted to. He is mad because I won’t marry a rich old fellow who lives near Oak street. This man has lots of money and my boy wants to spend some of it for him, | IfI wererid of Boyer to-night I would marry Thompson to-morrow.” HIGH’S LIBEL SUIT. A Case That Is Attracting the Atten- tion of All Classes in Oakland. OAKLAND, Cav., June 25. — The trial of Gavin Dhu High, editor of the Oakland Times, on a charge of criminal libel, pre- ferred by William J. Dingee, president of the Oakland Water Company, is set for to- morrow, before Judge Wood and a jury, in the Police Court. 5 Assistant District Attorney L. 8. Church will be assisted by W. W. Foote, while it is rumored that Mr. High may plead his owr case. The witnesses for the prosecution are: Mrs. J. B. Lauck, R. H. Magill Jr., A. C. Willard, Thomas Hansen, W. E. Dargie, George C. Kaufman, Mrs. Roberts. W. E. Miller, Isaac Requa. W. W. Garthwaite and Robert Knight. The case has excited an unusual amount of interest among all classes, and it is expected that theze will be some exciting scenes and sen- sational testimony brought out before the casg is concluded. SHE MAY RECOVER. Mrs. Amanda Calloway Resting Easy With Two Bullets in Her Body. OAKLAND, Cavn, June 25.—Amanda Calloway, the coloreda woman who was shot three times last night by Mary Wag- ner, is lying at the Receiving Hospital hovering between life ana death, witk ome cfinnce of ultimately recovering Zrom the effects of her wounds, and yet she may die before another day rolls around. ' Her fate depends entirely upon the com- plications which may result from the in- ternal injuries. The bullet in the arm has been removed, but the one in_the thigh and the one in the chest are still in ber body. To probe for the latter would no doubt produce death, so it will be allowed to remain in the lung. e L WILL BECOME FAMOU:. Girls of Mills College Who Have Mar- ried Well. MILLS COLLEGE, OCaL., June 25.— There have been seven of the girls of Mills College and Seminary mariied during the present month, which is given as a goud] omen for that institution. It has been said that educated women do not marry, but it will hardly hold gocd of those who attend the college here. There have been five graduates and two undergraduates, representing six classes, who have accepted wifehood. O these five married professional men—one a clergyman, two lawyers, one a physician and one & prefessor in a boys’ school. people have the refinement and cul- | MAY INCREASE FERRY FARES, The Information Regarding Ferry Rates Is In- complete. SOME FAULTY LOGIC. \ The Manager’s Explanation Is Partly Explained by Mayor Davie. NEWS FOR MR. KRUTTSCHNITT. Necd of a Thorough Investigation of the Points Before the Railroad Commission. OARLAND OrricE SAN FrAxcisco CA'LL'} 908 Broadway, June 25. Mr. Kruttschnitt of theSouthern Pacific Company is not familiar with ali the facts regarding the rate war of QOakland fer- ries. Neither he nor Mr. Clunieseem to be | aware of the fact that there are people now | crossing the bay on tickets that cost only | 214 cents apiece. Only two years have passed since John | L. Davie and J. M. Bassett operated a com- | petitive ferry and these gentlemen read | the general manager’s reply to the Rail- | road Commission with great interest, Judging by the past they consid er it only a matter of time before the fare on the Sev- enth-street road to 8an Francisco will be raised to the original price of 15 cents. “If this matter is not settled by the Rail- road Commissioners according to the law,” said Mr. Davie to-day, ‘“‘there will without doubt be a return to the old order of things and single trips will cost 15 cents, as they did before our opvosition. That ! was before Mr. Kruttschnitt’s time, but not so long ago that the people of Oaklana have forgotten it. For some months after our service opened up the fare on both the creek and the Seventh-street route were the same, namely, 15 cents. After a time the pier route was reduced to 10 certs and the creek route to5 cents. This continued for a time and then they were pressed so hard that they reduced the creek route fare to 234 cents for a single trip. While their tickets were in circulation parties bought up large blocks of them and are using them to this day. “When the opposition ceased the creek route rate was at once raised to five cents. The law says that when a fare is reduced by reason of competition it cannot be raised again except on application to the Railroad Commission. The commission was ignored regarding creek roate fares and it is only reasonable to suppose that the same thing will oceur in regard to the the Seventh-street route if Mr. Krutt- schnitt’s incomplete statement is not properly understood. “As to the general manager’s remarks about the cost of operating not justifying a reduction of the Seventh-street rate that is absurd. There is money in carrying Keoule across the bay for a nickel, ana we ave proved it. We should have been do- ting it zet if the City Council at the rail- road’s bidding had not refused to give us a decent Janding on this side. “In my opinion the constitution was framed for the purpose of dealing with just such eases. Mr. Kruttschnitt's con- tention that there are two distinct routes and that the ‘‘greater rate for a shorter distance” clause does not apply in this case cannot surely be made in good faith, Carry ont his theory and the railroaa company has only to parallel some of the best-paying portions of its route and charge just what it pleases. Now that this matter has been opened up the very { fullest investigation should be made by | the commission.”’ BEPUBLICANS ORGANIE Rousing Meeting of the Suppert- ers of the Party in Berkeley. Judge R. C. Carpenter of Los Angeles the Speaker of the Evening. Town News Nctes BERKELEY, CAr., June 25.—The Re- publicans of East Berkeley effected a per- manent organization last night at Odd Fellows’ Hall after a series of rousing campaign speeches and loud cheers for | McKinley and Hobart. The speakerof the evening was Judee R. C. Carpenter of Los Angeles, who gave a lengthy address upon the Listory of the Republican party, the good it has wrought and the principles which it proposes up- holding in the campaign that is now on John W. Striker, a member of the Re- publican County Central Committee, also spoke. Music was rendered by the campaign quartet, composed of W.J. Oakes, A, G Cliff, L. T. Merwin and R. E. Gilson. ‘When the time for_permanent organiza- tion came, Joseph McClain was chosen president, and a committee of seven, as jollows, was appointed on by-laws: First Ward, A. L. Ott. Second. Professor E. J. Wickson. Third, John M. Fo. Fourth, E. Clare Fifth, . D. Irwin. Sixth, I. Hamilton. Seventh, W. M. Heywood. The next meeting of the club will be held on Tuesday evening, the 30th inst. Honor for Stratton. BERKELEY, CAL., June 2.—News was received in Berkelev this morning by In- structor E. B. McGilvary of the depart- ment of philosophy at the State Univer- sity that the doctor’s degree, with the honor, summa cum laude, was conferred by the University of Leipsic upon In- siructor George . Stratton, who has been studying advanced psychology there for the past two years. < The honor is seldom conferred by the uriversity and only upon the candidates having done work of exceptional distinc-. tion. This was granted to him upon the presentation of his thesis on psychology, which was filed in anticipation of his doctor’s degree. Instructor Stratton will return to the State University about the middle of Sep- tember to take up the work of instruction in the new psychological laboratory to be established next term. Heath and His Razor, BERKELEY, CAL, June 25.—Charles Heath, a negro bootblack, was arrested to-night and charged with assault with a deadly weapon, having attempted to carve | Thursday in Jul the throat of Walker McEntee with a razor. In_ the effort to cut McEntee’s jugular vein, the razor slipped and almosy entirely severed the thumb of Heath’s own right hand. The quarrel between Heath and McEn- tee was the result of an old feud, bad blood having existed between the two for some time. McEntee was glssing the stand of the bootblack when Heath struck him in the face. A clinch followed, and Heath was petting the worst of the fray when he pulled a razor from his inside pocket and made a slash at the throat of McEntee. His aim missed and the blow was spent on McEuntee’s coat, which was cut entirely across from left shoulder to right hip. So tight a grasp did Heath have on his oppo- nent’s neck that blood flowed freely from the finger-nail marks left. Heath assaulted and almost choked to death Samuel Wakeham of Berkeley some months ago. New Branch Postofiice. . BERKELEY, CAL, June 25.—A sub- station of the Berkeley Postoffice will be established at 2521 Shattuck avenue, near Dwight way, on August L The station will not receive nor deliver mail, but will be established for the pur- pose of seliing stamps and issuing money orders, Improvement Project. BERKELEY, CaL., June 25.—The move- ment on the part of the West Oakland Im- provement Club to open a highway to various points along the bay shore as far as West Berkeley meets with much gcgeml satisfaction, especially at the west end. New-y Notes. BERKELEY, CAL, June 25.—A force of men is at work at Peralta Park tearing up the joundations laid some years ago for a build- ing designed for sanitarium purposes. The prorerly has come into possession of the Building and Loan Association, and the sani- tarium Projcct haviug been abandoned, the lots will bé offered as residence lots. The foundation is a solid one and dynamite will probably be used to remove it. The Columbia Fire Company held a meeting last night and effected a temporary organiza- tion preparatory to a permanent one. The following officers were elected to serve for the present: James Rae, Yxendem; William Hol- den, secretary; Charles Gregory, treasurer; James Kenny, foreman. A committee on by- laws was appointed and will report at the next meeting, which will be held July 7. The Crescent Athletic Club will give s dra- matic entertainment in Shattuck Hall on Tuesday evening, June30. it will be a one- act comedy entitled “The Two Advertise- ments.” The leading roies will be assumed by Miss Cora Fisk, Mrs. S . Metcalf, George Wil- cox, Dr. Anthony, Mrs. Anthony and W. Gom- eriz. The performance will be followed by & ance. Professor Elmer E. Brown of the department of pedagogy at the State University, and a memb-r ol the State Boara ot Education ex- officio, will leave for Buffalo, N. Y., to-morrow, as a delegate from the University of California to the National Educational Convention, which opens early in July. Professors Johnson and Ritter and Instructor Baneroft of the biological department of the university, left yesterday on a specimen col- Jecting tour. _Professor Johnson and Instructor Baneroft will visit Halfmoon Bay, Professor Ritter going to Marin County. On the evening of July 1, at Sistérna Hall, the Epworth League will give an_entertain- ment for the benefit of the Methodist Church. The leading feature of the evening will be the rendering of a dialogue entitled, “A Country Aunt’s Visit to the City.” ¢ Ben Calhoun was tried a second time yester- day on the churge of assault brought against him by his sister-in-law. The jury again disagreed and the. case will probably be dropped. During the absence of President Kellogg for the vacation the dean, Professor Bu’lngEnm. will sign all necessary documents connected with the office. The installation of officers by the 0dd Fel- lows of Berkeley will occur on the second ALAMEDK SHEWEUN CLUB A Local Organization That Will Soon Be in the Field City Trustee Fietter’s S:n Marries Miss Mamie Duff—Electric Light Injunction Suit. ALAMEDA, Carn, June 25.—Alameda Pointis to have another gun club. Last night a meeting was held at the residence of Henry Betten, on Prospect street, where several marksmen effected a local organi- zation to be known as the Encinal Gun Ciub. ; Officers and directors were elected as fol- lows: H, A. Hoyt, president; J.J. Knight, vice-president; L. A. Hagy, secretary; H. Betten, treasurer; F. Schultze, captain; J. J. Cummings, G. W. Lewis and William Murd ock, directors. x: Fletter-Duff Wedding. ALAMEDA, CarL, June 25.-—Charles F. Fletter, son of City Trustee F. J. Fletter, was married last night to Miss Mamie Duff, daughter 6f Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Duff, 2112 Railroad avenue. The ceremony was performed at the residence of the bride’s parents by the Rev. Father Salli- van of St. Joseph’s Church. The house was decorated with a prefusion of flowers and evergreens and the young couple plighted their troth under an immense wedding bell made of tuberoses and sweet peas. Tue bride received many beautiful pres- ents, the groom’s present being adiamond pin set with gearlg‘ The honeymoaon will be spent in the neighborhood of Monterey. Suit Against Trustees. ALAMEDA, CaL, June 25.—The oft- delayed injunction suit brought by J. F. Fleming et al. against the City Trustees, to restrain them from proceeding with the improvement of the municipal electric light, works, came up for hearing this | morning before Judge Frick, The entire day was spent in the examination of the City Clerk, B. F. Lamborn, and the City | Electrician, G. A. Wiese. The evidence was of an entirely negative character. It is said that even should the City Trustees be stopped from carrying out the Ylan of furnishing more electric lights, Delanoy will be unable to proceed further with his project. It is said that Delanoy, Lloyd and the Fort Wayne Eleetric Company are at outs over financial arrangements. Municipal League. ALAMEDA, CAvL., June 25.-—Brainard C. Brown, secreiary of the Municipal League, reports that the replies in favor of inunicipal ownership of electric lights are coming in thick and fast. Yesterday he received over thirty replies by postal card, each containing from one to four names. In many cases expressions of t' e most en- couraging nature were received with the signatures of the voters. b A o RN BROKE THE FURNITURE. ‘William Collins, a Weakminded Youth, Attacks His Mother and Creates a Riot. OAKLAND, Cavn., June 24 — William Collins wrecked the home of his mother at 167 Bighth street this afternoon, at- tacked her and created such a sensa- tion . that the .neighborhoed was thor- oughly aroused. He is a young man, about 26, who has been weakminded for several years, but was considered periecily harmless. Without the least warning he went into a frenzy, smashed all the windows in the place, drove his aged mother and a sister out of the house, smashed the stove to smithereens and_set to work to demolish the farniture. His mother attempted to pacify him, but he turned on her, slapping her in the face. Before he could do her fucther harm she escaped to the street, where by this time had gathered quite a crowd. No one dared to enter the place until an officer arrived, when Collins was secured and taken to the County Jail to await ex- amination for insanity. When questioned as to why he bad become so destructive he said that & fly had bit him on the face and he wanted to kill it. Mrs. Collins said to- night that their lives would not be safe if he returned, and she was anxious to have him seat to an asylum. AFFAIRS 00T IN RICHMOND. Three Improvement Clubs at Work for the District. AFTER THE GRAVEYARDS The Legislature Will Be Peti- tioned for an Anti-Cem- etery Law. INDORSING THE CHARTER. Richmond Wants to Use Her Own Red Rock for the Paving of Her Streets. Richmond district has three improve- ment clubs all working in the interest of the iocality, and to this fact may be at- tributed in & measure the progress in that portion of the City. They are the Richmond District Association,the Richmond District Property-owners’ Protective Association and the Point Lobos Improvement Associ- ation. The Protective Association was formed with one object and that was to oppose the interment of bodies within the City limits. It succeeding in getting an ordinance passed making the sale of burial lots unlawful. The Richmond District Im- provement Association has now taken up the cemetery question and the two clubs will join forces in their efforts to have the graveyards removed. Richmond bas all the cemeteries in the City and its residents feel that they are most especially unfor- tunate. The Richmond District Improvement Asso ciation beld a spirited meeting Wednesday evening and prepared for vig- orous work in the interest of the district. First the newly elected officers as follows were installed: Charles H. Hubbs, presi- dent; George Magoonis, Maurice V. Sam- uels and John T. Meinert, vice-presidents; J. G. Maloney, secretary; S. U. Darbee, treasurer; J. J. Slattery, sergeant-at-arms; executive committee—John Leonard, S. U. Darbee, J. J. Casey, J. Slattery and W. S. Simonds. Charles H. Hubbs is also president of the Property-owners’ Protective Associa- tion, which contains in its numbers many of the most influential residents of the dis- trict. One of the first questions before the association at its Wednesday evening meeting was the mail delivery for the lo - cality. A cranch postoffice” will shortly be established in the district and a.peti- tion was ordered forwarded to Postmaster McCoppin asking for a Sunday and night letter collection. The new charter received the hearty indorsement of the association, and M. V. Samuels and 8. U. Darbee were elected delegates to the charter convention. Charles Hubbs and M. V. Samuels were elected delegates to the Board of Confed- erated Clubs. \ It was unanimously adopted that the association pledge itself to use its utmost endeavors to enforce the ordinance di- rected against City burials. It was the general opinion that a legislative enact- ment should be procured to meet the cemetery question.” The City burial places out west of Thirty-third avenue are con- sidered to be a menace to the locality and, therefore, should be removed. Messrs. Hubbs and Samuels, who are attorneys, were appointed a committee to draft a bill for presentation to the next Legis- lature. It will authorize the Board of Suservisors to sell the old City cemeteries an purchase suitable burial grounds out- | side the corporate limits. J. A. Bergerot, cne of the directors of the French Benevolent Society, was made a member of the Richmond District Asso- tion as the representative of the society. “There is another question,” said Mr. Hubbs yesterday, “which will not down | in Ricbmond, and that is the question of pavement. We have naturally the finest and most level streets in the City and we want to put them in good condition. We can do so if the Board of Supervisors will let us, but that body holds us back and many of our sireets are sadly in need of work, The trouble is over the rock. The board says we must use the bluerock, which is unsuitable and costly. We have a redrock quarry in our midst that turns out a material which is in every way satis- factory. In use a roadbed of this material packs down like hardpan .and lasts for years. “Look at Clement street, upon which the Sutro electric road runs. It was paved with our red rock and the big cars travel as smoothly as though they were rolling on bitumen. “It is a grievous injustice that we can- not use a cheap and excellent material for our streets, but must pay a_heavy price for a rock that is unsuitable simply be cause somebody has got a ‘job’ through the new City Hall. One of the objects of the Richmond District Improvement As- sociation is to use its endeavors to bring about the repeal of the Gray Bros.’ rock ordinance and work our streets in ourown way.' INCIDENTS OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters. OAKLAND OFPICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, 908 Broadwuy, June 25, 1896, The date of the trial of Charles Gordon of gold-brick fame has bsen continued from the 17th to the 24th of July. The Central Bank of this city has purchased sewer bonds of the city of Ukiah to the amount of $25,000. Chief Lloyd has issued an order to enforce strictly the ordinance which makes it a misde- meenor to discharge fireworks within the eity save on the 3d, 4th and 5th of July. The Christian Endeavorers of Alameda and San Franeisco counties wili celebrate July 4 with a patriotic picnic at Glenwood Spring~ in the Sauta Cruz Mountains. Rev. E. R. Dille will be the orator of the day. Thisis not to be & religious service, but a real enjosable basket pienic by those who have inierests in common. | Colonel John P. Irish leaves for the East Tuesday. He will be at Crete, Nebr., July 4 to meet ex-Congressman Bryan of that Staté in joint debate on the money question. From there he will go to Chicago 10 be in attendance on the Democratic National Conventiou. Milton Shreve, postmaster at Lafavette, Contra Costa County, who was in Oakland yes- terday, thinks that the oil wellsin that vieinity will soon b=gin to yield oil in paying qualities. Attorney Fred L. Krause while scorching on his safety near Sunol took a header and broke his left collar-bone. The fracture is not a severe one and he expects to be able to get around to attend to business by Saturday, William Fountain was arraigned in the Police Court this morning on the charga of es- caping from the City Prison, but was not ready_to plead. He wanted his case continued for a few days and it was set for July 1. . The Pleasanton Stock Farm Company has taced on record a mortgage on_a part of the Klncho El Valle San Jose to Juiius C. Reis to secure & note for $25,000 at one year with 9 er cent interest. The Fro{:fly consists of EOO scres near the town of Pleasanton. The regular monthly evening meeting of the Olklundg Political Equality Bgcm:{, wfilch oc- curs June 26, has been postponed on account of the mass-meeting which is to be heid at Metropoiitan Temple. San Francisco, on the same date. S p———— A Chicago woman has recovered $25,000 from a railroad for the loss of both feet. 1 food with the jurors. Huction Jales ‘gest stock on the coa: 0Oid Satsuma, Kaga, Koc: Sale posi This is positively the } Bronzes, Canton Curios 1ngs, Ancient and Musical Instruments. CHAS. EASTMAN, 'AUCTIONEER FOR CREDITORS. AUCTION SALE FOR CREDITORS. $25,000 WORTH OF JAPANESE HIGH-ART GOODS! Placed in my hands by the CREDITORS of the ORIENTAL = TRADING = GOMPANY. Al to be closed out on the premises, 419 KEARKY STREET, COMMENCING ON MONDAY, JURE 22, 1896, At 10:30 A. M. and 2 P, M., and Continuing Daily Until All Is Sold. onsisting of Orlental Ococo Rugs, Elegant Screens, Yloisonue, Awata. Bishu, Ivory and Wood Carv- ve a3 store is rented. Ladies particalarly invited. IMPORTANT NOTICE ! A. L. CRESSWELL, Auctioneer THIS DAY, June 26, 1896, At 11 o'clock A. M. sharp, The Entire Contents of the NEW CONTINENTAL HOTEL, 547 Mission Street, Near Second, +...COMPRISING The Furniture, Carpets and Bedding of 42 rooms; contents of Dining-room and Kitchen; Bar- room Fixtures, Liquors, ete., etc., contained in above hotel, all of which must positively be sold without reserve or limit. Dealers and the paiic 1 general will do well to attend this | s Friday e. All bills paid on_premises and goods must be re- moved before noon Saturday, g8 possession of premises must be given ac that hour. TERMS—CASH. A. L. CRESSWELL, Auctioneer. CHAS, LEV_Y & 0., AUCTIONEERS, Salesrooms—i135 Market Street, Between Seventhand Eighth. Regular Saledays, Tuesdays and Frid Celephone, Jessie 761 Y, i _..June 26, 1896, Salesrooms, bet. 7th and 8th, ELL | Elegant Line of Furniture; Carpets; Bedding; Crockery; Glassware; Stoves and Kanges; Vienna Chairs; etc. CHAS. LEVY & CO., Auctioneers. THIS DAY, AT 11 4. M, RESTAURANT AUCTION. 410 Fourth Street, Nr. Bryant. FRANK W. BUTI‘EIH"I&LD,Aucllonoer. 19 Montgomery st. MUST PAY ITS TAXES. Assessor Dalton Threatens to Seize and Sell the Telephone System for Delinquency. OAKLAND, Cair., June 25.—The Dis- trict Attorney’s office, at the request of Assessor Dalton, served formal notice upon the Sunset Telephone and Telegraph Company that unless its personal prop- erty tax was paid by 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon a forced execution and sale would be made under the provisions of the law for enforcing the pavment of per- sonal property tax. Assessor-Dalton says he sees no reason why a corporation should be treated any | different from a private individual, who is compelled to pay his taxes or have his property sold. If the taxes are not paid py Saturday afternoon then he expects to take charge of the central station and personal property of the company. DECLARE FOR ALLEN. The Populist Zouaves Favor a Straight- out Man Like the Nebraska Senator. OAKLAND, CarL., June 25.—The Young Men's People’s Party Zouave League have adopted strong resolutions of their loyalty to the Populistic principles and party and denounce as false ard unwort8y of con- sideration the statements made by the As- sociated Press that the People’s party will | be a party to fusion at the sacrifice of the principles of the party or that the party wil! indorse any man for its standard- | bearer who is not an unflinching Populist. | The resolutions conclude as foliows: Reso'ved, That we recognize Senator W.V. | Allen as a true and tricd Populist, and we | hereby declare him to be our choice as the | nominee oi the People’s party for President of | the United States. | | CHARGED WITH BIGAMY. A Former Resident of Lorin in Trouble in Shasta County. | OAKLAND, Car., June 25.—Word has | been received here that G. C. Richards, a | former resident of Lorin, has been charged | with bigamy by his first wife, and that | while under bonds to appear for trial next Tuesday on that charge, he has absented | himself, until the idea has gained general | belief that he has left to avoid further | | trouble. This, however, ix denied by his friends in bis former home at Lorin, who say he will'be on hand to prove be is innocent of any wrong when the ‘proper time arrives, but that meanwhile he is in San Francisco conferring with his attorneys and securing ‘the necessary evidence to clear himself of the pending char _e. 2 Richards was married in Michigan | twenty-five_years ago, as far as can be learned, and separated from his wife some ten years later, and as he supposed was divorced. He married again, but his wife soon died. He married the third wife and had been living with her at Lorin until he | went to French Gulch to mine. A couple | of months ago his wife and family joined | him there, and everything appeared to | be progressing nicely. . | It was at this point that Mrs. Richards | No. 1 appeared and claimed that he had | never been legally separated from her. She even swore to a_complaint charging him with bigamy. He was arrested and taken to Redding, where he gave bonds for his appearance for trial. Since that time he has not been seen by those: who were former friends. ¥riday.. T WE W There Was No Poison. OAKLAND, CArL., June 25—The jurors | | in the Root case, regarding which sensa- | | tional reports have been published, to-day made public a statement to the effect that ! | they have no reason to think or believe that their fool was either impure or | poisonous, but, on the contrary, it was pure and wholesome and well prepared. | This is signed by all butone of the jurors, and he could not be found, as well'as by the Deputy Sheriff, who partook of the Premature Explosion. OAKLAND, CaL., June 5—Thornton gichnnld, a 9-year-old lad, is tne first oy brought to the Receiving Hospital this year suffering from injuries resulting from overmuch patriotism and ca:eless- ness in the use of explosives. He let a lighted punk et too close to some powder, and after the explosion it wus found ne was badly although not_seriously burned about the face, neck and hands. Carefully Done. Mistress—Now, Sarah, 1 want you to be very careful about breaking this vase. It cost a greatly deal of money and I would | hate to have it carelessly broken the first thing. Sarah (three days later)—There’s your vase, ma’am, and I couldn’t bave broken | it more carefully if I’d tried for a month.,— | Detroit Free Press. Paterson, N. J., boasts of a woman 83 | Teutonlc. Steersge Tickets iand, Scotland, throug] years old who rides a wheel, J. C. MUTHER, AUCTIONEER. Office—601 California street, corner Kearny. WILL SELL THIS DAY, Friday. .June 25, 1898, cing at 11 'A. 3. sharp, at 1030 PINE STREET, NEAR JONES, All the Elegant Furniture of a very fine residence of 12 rooms, including Very Fiune 0dd Pieces of Parlor Upholstery: 8 Fine Oak Chamber Suits: | Elegant Folding Bed; 3 Fine Oak Chiffoniers; Iine Brussels Carpets throughout the house: Fine Pictures, Mirrors, Cur- tains, and fn fact everything that is necessary to furnish a house of this kind. My instructions are tosell all to the highest bidder. No reserve. No limit. J. C. MUTHER, Auctioneer. ASSIGNEE SALE. Slaughtering prices balance of assignee's sale. Rockaways, Buggies, Carts, Harness, etc.. must go. Come and make an offer. 1128-1141 £ OCEAN STEAMSHIPS. ASTORER AND FORTLAND $2.50 Seeond Class, $5 First Class, INCLUDED. MEALS AND BERTH Columbta sails, 27, July 7, 17 and 27 Erate of Califor: 3. uly 2, 12 and 23 From Spear-st. Wh! er 24) at 10 A & GOODALL, PERKID €O., Genl. Supis, F. F. CONNOR, General Agent. 630 Market strest. PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY CUT RATES VICTORIA, B. C,, and PUGET SOUND. First Class......... 88.00 Second Class. 858 .00 Meals and berth Included. Ticket Office—4 lflontgoer_v Street. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., General Agents. PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY TEAMERS _WILL SAIL FROM S iroadway whari, San Francisco, as follows: For Mary Island, Loring. Wrangel. Junesu. Kil- Nsnoo ana Sitks (Alaska), &t § 4. M., June % 13, 58, 28. Juiy 3, 13, 18, 28, For Victoria and Vancouver (B C), Port Town Everett, Anacortes and Now Wash), 9 A M ana every fitih at June 3. %, day thereafter. conmecting ai Vancouyer wg: 1%, the C. P. R. R, at Tacoma with N. P. at Seattle with G. N. Ky., at Pors Townsend wita ‘Alaeka steamers. 3 ‘For Eureka, Arcata aad Flelds ianding (Hum- bold: Bay) sir. Pomona, 2 P. . June 2, 6 10. 14 1%. 22, 26. 30 and every fourth dav thereafter. For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Cayucos Port, Harford (San_Luis: Obispo), Gaviota, Sania ‘Barbara. Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro, East Saa Pearo (Los Angeies) and Newport, at 9 4. X., Juna 4. 8.1%, 16, 2u, 24, 28 and every 1ourth day there- Diego, stopping only at Port Harforl (o Pty TOapo), | Eanta Barbara, Port Low ogetes, Redondo (Los Angeles) and Newport. 11 R e 2. 6. 10, 14; 48, 22, 26, S0 and every fourth day thereatter. For Knsenada, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, La pan Altata and Guaymas (Mexico), str. Orizaba, 0% 5 fune 2, 27, ana 26th of each 1month there- o, 5 Ticket office, Palace Hotel, 4 New Montgomery sireet. $0ODALI, PERKINS & CO., Gen'l Agents. GOODALL, ket st Ban Franoisc. COMPAGNIE GENER AL TRANSATLANTIQUR French Line to Havre. OMPAN V'S PIER (NEW).42 NORTH River, foot of Morton st. Travelers by % thig line avoid both transit by English rallway an: the discomfort of crossing the channel in & small boat. New Yor 10 Alexandria, Egyph Vis first-ciass $160: second-class, $116. LA TOURAINE, Capt. Santelll LA NORMANDIE, LA GASCOGNE, ugust 1, Capt. Leboent. . June 6, 7 DAYS TC HONOLULY sy AUSTRALIA. S.S. AUSTRALIA. S. S ALAMEDA salls via HONOLULU and AUCKLAND for SYDNEY, Thursday, June 35, a2 P Line 1o COOLGARDIE, Aust.,and CAPETOWN, Sonth Africa. §.S. AUSTRALIA for HONOLULU only. Satur day, July 11, 8 10 a. 3. "Snecial party raies. 3. D.'SPRECKELS & BROS. CO.. Agts. 114 Montgomery gt. Freight Office, 327 Market st., San Francisco. WHITE STAR LIRE. Onfted States and Royal Mail Steamers B) ETWEEN New York, Queenstown & Liverpool, SAILING EVERY WEEK. (CABLY; 880 ANDUEWARD, ACCORD: ing to steamer and wcummndullnl% selected; second cabin, 838 and 840; Majesuic from Engiand, Ire- , Sweden, Norws nd ' Denmark h 10 San Francisco at lowea: rates. Ticke CEANIC S.S. C0. SAMOA, EALAND, MYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY. AMERS LEAVE ASPINWALL Qanigatls for the Wes: Indies and 4 Southampton, calling en route st CeTbOUrg! France, and Plymonth to Jand passengers. Through bills of lading, in connection With the Pacific Mall 8. S. Co., issued for freight and treas- ‘ure to direct ports in England and Germany. “Phrough tickets from San Francisco to Plymout] bourg, Southampton. First class, $185; thh c“uu"s. §97 60. For Eur}hxpr fculars. apply 10 ARROT CO., Agents, 306 _Californis ste STOCKTON STEAMERS Leave Pier No. 3, Washington St., At 5 P. M, Daily: afierJu.y 1,6 PoM.— treight received up to »:30 P, M. Sunasy at 7 P. M. 85 Accommodations Reserved by Telephone. STEAMERS: T. C. Walker, J. D. Peters, Mary Ga tt, City of Stockton. Aeienione Maio 805. Ca. Nav. and lmpt. Co TALLEJ), MARE ISLAND, “BEYICIA, PORT CONTA AND CROCKETT, o B %oxT}CELLO Dally, exce; aturday and Sunday~— and 4 P. AL b;!uhlil)', 10:30 a. ' San ara sy bt ing, Mission 1, Pler 2 0:30 A ‘ SEEE ) D;. Gibbon’s Dispensary, 5 KEARNY ST. in 1854 for metmtmenfi?filflh\,fi: Diseases, Lost Manhood. Debility or e docior curegwhon curesw ot Try Him. Charges 10w: Curesguaranteed. Cailorwrite, + CIBBON. Box 1957, San Franciseo,