The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 21, 1896, Page 13

SYKES AN ANGEL BY COMPARISON, Ed. Marks, a Character of Whom Dickens Dared Not Dream. REVEALED BY LETTERS. Brutality and Selfishness With- out One Redeeming Feature. AND YET SHE LOVED HIM. Strange Romance of Depravity Re. lated at the Inquest on Moilie Traynor. OAKLAND OrricE SAN FrANCISCO CALL, ] 908 Broadway, July 20, | If Charles Dickens had attended the inquest on the remains of Mollie Traynor up the houses entirely in Oakland. The spotters have been so unreligble in the past that new measures had to be re- sorted to. Recently a spotter tried to sell his testimony to the man he was to con- vict. They are not paid a salary, but there is an” oidinance allowing them §$20 for each conviction, TWO WILLS FILED. The Miller Children Get All of Their Father’s Estate Except a Few Legacies. OAKLAND, CaL., July 20.—The will of i the late W. E. Miller, who died recently | at Pacific Grove, has been filed for probate | by Mrs. Lillian M. McPike and Mrs. Nellie R. Lutz, daughters. The will was dated January 26, 1889, and witnessed by his partner, W. D. Heaton, and W. B. Hardy. The will was written by Mr. Miller per- { sonally. He leaves everything to his wife and three daughters except a few legacies. As his wif- died before his death the prop- erty falls to the two married daughters | and Miss Mary H. Miller. His niece, Fan- | nie Miller, is remembered with $1000, as is | Mary C. Hart and Elizabeth H. Berach, { both of Baltimore, Md. In a codicil bear- ing date of April 13, 1892, the testator di- rects that his wife shall have a life estate in all of his proverty, gives the niece, Fan- nie Miller, $2000, and $500 each to his nephews, William E. Miller and W. E. Milwain. ] : The same parties have filed their mother’s will, which covers real eagnu worth $20,000. This is the home on Web- ster street and property in Pacific Grove, Mrs. Miller died May 2'of this year. 1 Wants Them to Register. OAKLAND, CaL., July 20.—W. F. De- | lainey, the old political warhorse of the | Fourth Ward, bas returned from an ex- | “ended trip through the Eastern cities, | where he has been simdying the, political situation. He is now making a house-to- | house canvass among the Afro-Americans Mollie Traynor, Whose Infatuation for a Worthless Lover Was Stronger Than Her Desire for Life. to-night he would have aeclared that Bill Sykes was fit to enter the kingdom of beaven when compared with Edward Marks, or Williams. There was no need of an inquest so far as the motive or method of the young girl was concerned, for a cigar-box full of cor- respondence explained one and the empty poison bottle told the other. But the law demands that the jurors shall be thor- oughly satisfied as to the cause of death. They went home more than satisfied. The letters were all from Marks to the dead girl, and they alternated every week and covered a period of two years. One would be written from Marks to Mollie when he was in prison, the next would be written to her when she was in a cell, and 50 on. § And such letters! Not one is printable in their entirety, but every paragraph showed the weakness of the woman and the brutality and selfishness of the man. ‘When in jail he was full of promises of what he would accomplish for her when he came out, and when in jail he wrote long screeds of his wants and which he wanted her to gratify, aithough he well knew that such could only be donme by ealing or worse. s the jurors read and commented on the letters the writer was present. He was brought from tbe County Jail to tes- tify at the inquest, but the Coroner was mereiful. Dr. Baldwin has not served an apprenticeship as a Police Court shyster, or he would have derived considerable sat- isfaction from the examination. Through it all Marks sat unaffected. Even the knowledge that the girl who had taken her life because of his brutal threats lay dead in an adjoining room did not disconcert him. One of the jurors read from a recent letter written 1o the girl from Marks. Following is oue of the passages: “When I come out 1 shall want some money; also a few nice shirts and some shoes, because I don’t want to come out broke and seedy. Also 1 want a good coat and some socks and a couple of prett; ties. Please send some good fat beefstea in here every day and.don’t serd any more letters saying that yon can’t do it. I don’t want letters, I want something to eat, and if youdon’t I'll smash your head. You won’t go to the hospital with a sore foot next time. You will have vour head in asling and don’t forget. Now get me all I want or when I get out on the 27th you'il be sorry. I've hit you before and 1 guess I can do it again. “Look out, and if youdon’t want me to leave you doasI ask you and don’t forget the beefsteak,” While the letter was read the lips of the writer ciirled. Apparently he thought it was very funny. Other parts of letters showed how they lived and drank and went to jail for battering each other dur- ing their quarrels. Every letter was a chapter of what might be called a romance of depravity, for every paragraph revealed how sirong a hold the man had on the sympathy of fhe woman. The jury bad no trouble in arriving at a verdict. Marks went back to jail, and the dead girl will be buried to-morrow. Nearly every philanthropic society that condescends to visit jails took Mollie in hand at one time or other, but she was hopeless. She was first jailed at 14, “She died at 22, and in the intervening ninety- six months the records show 139 arrests. NO MORE SPOTTERS. Chief Lloyd Will Use Other Means to Get Rid of Gambling- Houses. OAKLAND, CaL, July 20.—Chief Lloyd will take a new tack to get evidence against the gambling-houses. Heretofore he has hired spotters who have not al- ways proved reliable. He has issued orders for the arrest of property-owners who rent their property for gambling pur- poses. As soon as a conviction of a keeper of a gambling-house is made here- after warrants will be issued for the owner of the place. By this meaus the police hope to break to get them on the register. He is doing a good work in bringing vp the slow ones. Weitzel Is Located. OAKLAND, Car., July 20.—The ques- | tion of the Poundmaster’s office was finaliy | settled to the satisfaction of all partiescon- cerned this morning. “C. L. Weitzel, Poundmaster; office hours from 9 to 10 A.M.,” was the inscription nailed up in | the City Hallin a neat little nook that will make that officer a very handy office. | It was formerly occupied by the City Numberer. HAD VERY LITTLE TIME, The Board of Supervisors Rush Through Business at a Rapid Rate. Over Forly Thousacd Children—Mc- Killican Paid for Care Given Mrs. Martin. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL.} 908 Broadway, July 20. The Board of Supervisors met this morn- ing and transacted their businessin just thirty minutes. Applications for liquor licenses were received and permits to sell | were granted. The Sheriff was requested | to arrest Bernado Poscia and Carolina Petri of Temescal and an unknown person keeping a boarding-house in the quarry near there for refusing to take out a license after they had been notified. In the case of Robert McKillican and the county of Alameda, wherein he sued the county for $100 as medical fees for the care of Mrs. Martin while taking her to the State penitentiary, the clerk read the judgment, when a resolution was passed approvriating $119 65 to pay the same and costs. County Superintendent of Schools J. P, Garlick ‘filed his report of the school census for the i);ul' ending June 30, 1896. According to his figures the number of white children between 5 and 17 years are: Boys 14,141, girls 14.075; total, 28,216, Number of negro children between 5 and 17 years of age—Boys 130, girls 125; total, 255. Number of Indian children between 5 and 17 years of age whose parents or guardians pay taxes or do not live in tribal relations—Boys 6, girls 5; total, 11. Native-born Mongolians between 5 and 17 {.eur! of age—Boys 36, girls 10; total, 46, otal number of children between 5and 17 years of age, 28,528, Number of children under 5 years of age—White 11,445, negro 80, Mongolian 15, ?ndim 2; total, 11,652, Number of children between 5and 17 lv1 of age who have attended public school some time during the year, 19,711; nu ber of children between 5 and 17 years who have attended private schools but not public schools during the year, 2678; num- ber of children who have not attended any school during the year, 6139; native-born children, 38,955; ioreign, 1125. Total, Following were the bids and bidders for the erection of a culvert over Peralta Creek on East Fourteenth sireet, near Fruitvale avenue: Healy, Tibbitts & Co., $3500; Cotton Bros.. $2546; Johnson & Peterson, 2804; San Francisco Bridge Company, 2807, and Thomas R. Bassett & Bros., 2749. The contract was awarded to Cot- ton Bros. The bidders for the copying of the great register were H. T. Greenough, 4} cents per name; George Taylor, 13 cents; Rob- ert C. Beach, 2 9-10 cents, or total offlzfi- Charles O. Alexander, 3 48-100 cents; Fred Jobns, 2 25-100 cents; J. L. Scotchler, first 20,000 names 24-10 cents, next 5000 names 1 8-10 cents, the balance 1 5-10 cent: ., Scotehler, second bid, first 2000 names2 6 10 cents, next 5000 1 8-10 cents, balance 1 5-10 cents, and Cyrus H. Hunt, $1085. No action was taken on the bids. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1896. GRANTED EVERY REDUCTION ASKED Supervisors Save Railroad Companies More Than Half Their Taxes. DALTON’S WORK UNDONE Money, Stock and Property of National Banks Declared to Be Exempt. MR. MOREHOUSE'S SYSTEM. It Is Closely Followed Regarding the Southern Pacific Company's Property. OAXRLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, 908 Broadway, July 20. The life of the Board of Equalization died to-night. Three sessions were held during the day, and the board made some radical reductions from the figures of As- sessor Daiton. The board had waited several days for an opinion from District Attorney Snook on several important points. The opin- ions were rendered this morning. Regarding the power of the Assessor to assess the stock ot the National banking corporations Mr. Snook, after reciting sev- eral decisions, says: My opinion, therefore, is that shares of the capita: stock of National banking corporations cannot, under the law, be assessed either to the individual owners thereof or to the bank as & corporation, and that such shares are not in any way subject to taxation for State and county purposes. The assessment of shares of stock of National banking corporations to such banks could not be upheld, for it stands to resson that in the abseuce of section 3608 of the Political Code shares of the cspital stock of National banking corporations when issued could not under any principle ot law be assessed to_the banks issu- ing the same, but would and should be as- sessed, in the absence of said section, to the owners and holders thereof. In answer to the second question propounded by you 1 wil! say that under the principles hereinbefore enunciated in this opinion cash on hand of National banks, held by such banks in their capacity as National banks, cannot Dbe legally assessed for State and county taxes. In auswer to the third question propounded by you my opinion is that under the la.: no property of National banks can be assessed for the purpose of taxation in this State, except real property belonging to such banks. The District Attorney filed another opinion regarding the Adams protest. This was a dispute between the Assessor and the Adams estate regarding the man- ner of serving and filing blank statements. Mr. Snook decided that the Assessor can- not legally make an arbitrary assessment in such cases, and in conclusion said: I therefore advise that under the. condi- tions ndpusemed by your third question the board would have a right to consider the testimony and pgssupon the questiod &s to whether any demand was made of the tax- payer. As to whether franchises should be as- sessed or not, Mr, Snook furnished the lollowing opinion : 1f it shall appear to you by competent evi- dence admitted upon the hearing before you of said applications, that any or all of these franchises have been granted by the authori- ties of this county, then and in’ that event 1 advise you that such franchises must be as- sessed, under section 3628 of thé Political Code of this State, in this county. = 11, on the other hand, it shall appear to you by competent evidence that any or all of said franchises have been granted by any other authority than that of the county of Ala- meda, then and in thatevent I advise you that such franchises, and each of them must be assessed in the county in which the Contra Costa Water Company, the corporation ownin, and holding such franchises has its prineipal place of business. The right to lay and main- tain water pipes in and to collect compensa- tion for the sale and distribution of water to the inhabitants of a city or town or e¢ity and county is a constitutional right, privilege and franchise granted by the organiclaw of the tate. Therefore, any right, privilege or franchise claimed and exercised by the Contra Costa Water Compeny to lay and maintain water- ipes in and to collect tolls and compensation Rx the sale and distribution of water to the inhabitants of the city of Oakland, or any elty or town within the county of Alameda,isa right, privilege and franchise granted and guaranteed by the Constitution of the State of California, and 1s within the meaning of sec- tion 3628 of the Political Code of the State, a iranchise granted by other authority than that of the county of Alameds, or_any city or town within the jurisdiction of said county of Ala- meda, and such being the same, must be as. sessed under said section 3628 of the Political Code in the countyin which the said Contra Costa Water Company has its principal place of business. After hearing the opinion of the District Attorney and a few protests the board con- cluded that it could get through with its labors to-night and a dispatch was sent to the State board, informing that body that they did not wish an extension and re- tracting their application. The board then went into secret session and, after debating several hours, an. nounced the following as the result of their deliberations: The San Pablo cable ro ‘];1‘28'2%6"0 Wi‘750‘ ld; r:::ned from 'ne_Telegraph avenue road, $162,300 10 $42,475. B Both of these roads are owned by ti Bouthern Pacific Company. Y. $he, The assessment on the Seventh-street 1o- cal line was reduced from $125,000 to $10; forty milesof sidetrack from $60,000 to §10: long wharf from $250,000 to $10; West Oak. land yaras from $277,250 to $171,000 and im- provements on same from $38,950 to $26,500. The depot at the mole was cut from $150,- 000 t0$100,000; improvementsat long whart from $15,000 Lo $10,000. The sidetracks at Niles, Irvington and Newark were cut to $5, as asked for, from $2200. The Berke- )% branch road was cut from $227,500 to $20; narrow-gauge ferry depot, $30,000 to $15,000. The Centerville line was cat from $3500 Lo $1000. The marsh Jands claimed by the Pacific Improvement Company and the Oakland Water Front Company were not assessed. The franchise of the Contra Cosja Water Cons&lny was reduced from $205,000 to $45,000. The stock ana money of the Na- tional banks were stricken from the rolls in accordance with the opinion of the Dis. trict Attorney. The Piedmont and Mountain View Railway was reduced from $260,875 to $144,850. The franchise of the Alameda Water Com: ny from $25000 to $1000. The AJ’.'m estate was set down at as against $456,000 by the Assessor, Alameda and Oakland Electric Raiiway from $202,100 to $168,600, Oakland Consoli~ datea Road from $220,625 to $165,845. The Alameda Water Cnmbp.ny of Berkeley was reauced from $196,675 to $130,636 and the Oakland, San Leandro and Haywards Railroad was reduced from $304.900 to $240.200. The board ad I just before midnight. spen e ELECTING NEW TEACHERS. Collusion in the Purchase of Type- writers Charged. OAKLAND, Can, July 20.— At the meeting of the Board of Education to- night Professor Keyes of Portland was elected a Latin teacher and Professor Draper of the Oakland High School a teacher of natural science in the Central Grammar School. Raymond Russ was elected to the vacancy caused by the changing of Professor Draper. Director Friend charged collusion in the matter of purchasing typewriters, Di- rector Stark had ordered twenty when the board ordered ten purchased, five of each kind. Stark's order was for eighteen of one and one each of two other makes. Director Clement admiited that the mem- bers informally changed the number from ten to twenty, but denied Stark’s right to change the number of the different makes, CITY’S PRUNING-KNIFE. Auditor Snow Cuts Into the Estimates Made by the Various Departments. OAKLAND, CAL,, July 20.—The various departments, in submitting their esti- mates to the City Auditor for the year's work, have exceeded by $125,000 the sum that could be raised by the highest tax levy possible; that is, $1 per $100 of valua- tion. The Auditor finds that the actnal ex- penses of the city will be 8771.000! so that, under the highest rate, there ‘would be $52,000 left for improvements. Of this, Chief Fair of the Fire Department wants $39,000. The Auditor will only allow him $8000. Chief Llovd of the Police Depart- ment wants twenty-five new men, but will only get enough money for ubout three. The Street Department wanted $50,000 to repair East Twelfth street. This will be cut in half by the city’s pruner. The library’s $3000 request and that of the Board of Education will be allowed to utand.hThn High School Board will be 5000 short. 00D Jeter Is Confident, OAKLAND, Car, July 20.—Acting Lieu- tenant-Governor Jeter of Santa Cruz was in Oakland to-day. When spoken to in re- ard to the mandamus suit brought by gohn Lynch, the Republican nominee for the office he now holds, Mr. Jeter said he was well pleased with the gentleman’s action. Mr. Lynch’s suit is to mandamus the Governor to issue a call for the elec- tion of a person to fill the position made vacant by the death of Mr. Millard. Mr. Jeter declares that he has no fear as to the outcome of the case. The motion comes up for a hearing in August, and will settle the question in the courts. Ready to Answer, OAKLAND, Car., July 20.—Mirs, Mary Wagner, who shot Amanda Calloway some time ago, was in the Police Court this morning. She pleaded not guilty and wanted an examination set for the earliest date possible. Attorney Oglesby represented her and on a suggestion from the prosecuting at- torney accepted next Monday for the date, Mrs. "Calloway is improving gradually and will soon be out of danger. Railroad Tax Case Dismissed. OAKLAND, CaL., July 20.—District At- torney Snook to-day dismissed the suit against the Southern Pacific Railroad for taxes of 1891. The company has effected a settlement, and on request of the Attor- ney-General this action was taken, FREE, BUT INCOMPETENT The Adams Divorce Case Is Terminated by a Sudden Compromise. All Eyil Suggestions Expurgated From Both the Complaint ani Answer. OAKEAND OFFICE SAN FrANCISCO CALL,| 908 Broadway, July 20. } The Adams divorce case 1s ended. Fred Adams’ relatives declared that he was in- competeniand Mrs. J. Isabelle Potter is believed to have received a sum of money not less than $5000. An amended answer and an amended complaint were filed to-day and Judge Frick attended tothem as soon as they were filed, as counsel for both sides were on hand and anxious to end the case. The amended complaint was an expur- gated edition of the former one. It asked that the marriage be annulled on the ground that Fred Adams was mentally in- competent and was under age when he contracted that hurried marriage with Miss Anita Day at Martinez in July of last year. It did not cast any reflection on the lady and spoke of no “‘conspiracy” or “‘plot” or *‘design,” and did not even hiat that Mrs. Adams might be an adventuress, as was formerly claimed. It was a neat little document—the prayer of an incom- petent boy to be relieved of his wife. The amended answer did not repeat the history of the experience at wine-suppers and other places to show that he was fully competent. It merely answered the com- plaint in legal terms, and did not cast any reflections on the lad. When the case came before the court J. E. Adams, F. S. Adamsand J. C. Adams all took the stand and testified that at the time of the marriage, and for some time prior thereto, the gllinhfl. Fred Adams, was incapable of distincuishing between right and wrong, and was not of legal age to consent to his own marriage, and that the consent of his guardian had not been obtained to the marriage. On these grounds they claimed thatthe marriage was null and void. P The defense put no witnesses on the stand, and the court signed the decree as prayed for. rs. Adams arrived in Oakland from the East last week and announced that there would be no compromise. To-day’s devel- opments prove that she was quickly in- duced to change her mind, and the amount of the inducement is variously stated. HORSE AND BUGGY LOST, They Were Hired From a Berkeley Livery Stable on Satarday. BERKELEY, Cin, July 20.—H. M. ‘Waterbury has lost a horse and buggy and is diligently looking for the man who hired them. The animal and vehicle were taken from Mr. Waterbury’s stable last Saturday morning by an” individual named Carpen- ter, who claimed to be about to do some collecting for H. H. Scott & Co. The man did not return on Saturday evening and Waterbury became une; To-day the liveryman discovered that Carpenter is unknown to the firm he claimed to represent and the police were placed on the track of the missing roperty. pcg: nter is said to be wanted in San Jose lg:' a similar offense. 5 More Trouble for Mr., Woods. BERKELEY, Can, July 20.—Mrs, Dr. ‘Woods, who %lifltd much notoriety last week by cowhiding her divorced husband and afterward threatening to shoot him, has prepared a petition asking him to turn over to her the house in which he resides. Mrs. Dr. Woods claims that the house was purchased with_her earnings, and is asking residents of South Berkeley tosign her stranze uretmon. Dr. O’Neill, a resident of Ashby avenue, says that the angry woman has also threatened to shoot him, holding him re- sponsible in sowse way for her troubles. Thieves at Work. BERKELEY, CaL., July 20.—Residents of the outskirts of Berkeley are making complaint of the annoyance caused by petty thieves and mischief-makers, The residence and grounds of Dr. 0'Toole, at North Berkeley, were visited last aight and & set of silver house num- bers were stolen from hisdoor. A num- ber of valuable flowers were taken from the garden_of Dr. O’Toole, who is an en- thusiastic floriculturist. ‘W. H. Smyths of Encinal avenue has suffered from similar de tions. The work of the thieves hl:n.d “t: mg.gz:m for more police protection and more uty marshals will be asked for, P JOE HERRSCHER IN DIRE STRAITS, The Foundation of His Po- litical Throne Is in Danger. ALL OVER A JANITOR. Four Candidates for the O fica and All Backed With a Push. CERTAIN OF THREE ENEMIES. Each of the Four Hopes That the Others Will Behold the Glassy Stare. ‘ OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FrANCISco CALL, 908 Broadway, July 20. } School Trustee Joseoh Herrscher of San Leandro is in troubie. The little reaction of spirit that he experienced a couple of weeks ago, when he was forced to reduce his bid for County Infirmary suppliesa couple of thousand dollars before it was awarded him, is as nothing compared to the perplexing question that now con- fronts him. Mr. Herrscher has to name a janitor for the San Leandro schoolhouse and there are four candidates, each with a pullora push. political life or death to Mr~*Herrscher. It strikes at the very root of his greatness, which is, of course, popularity. For many years School Trustee Herrs- cher has been a king in San Leandro poli- ! tics. He has shown himself {0 be a leader of no mean ability and undoubtedly has carried about in his vest pocket the entire vote of a majority of the electorate of his town. Bo long as he stayed at home Mr. Herr- scher could have anything political that he wanted. He has been Town Treasurer and Town Trustee and Sckool Trustee and never met defeat till he measured his strength in the whole county for County Treasurer, He then came in third in a race of three. The decision of the mgtter means | 13 women’s building at the World's Fair and Who is now one of the faculty of Mills College, delivered an interesting address on the comparative state of woman “suf- frage in this country and her native land. She pointed out how in this country it is only the intelligent, well-educated women who wish the ballot, while in her country it is the laboring woman who is carrying on the enfranchising movement. - This was explained by the attitude of the Gov- ernment and by the fact that free speech is denied to the people and press and that uomgumon is harder and keener in Den- mark than in America. Mrs. Tda H. Harper, president of the State press committee, gave an interesting account of the work achieved by the press in forwarding the movement, and what noble work THE CALL had done for women when it came out boldly and espoused their cause without solicitation. City Trustees’ Meeting. ALAMEDA, Car., July 20.—Only a bare quorum was present at the regular meet- ing of the City Trustees this evening. Ac- counts amounting to §3718 20 were passed for payment. Schomberg’s and Dunleavy’s applications for liconses to sell liquor were granted. The application of M. Debret for a saloon license was postponed for one week. The consideration of the opening of Versailles avenue was postponed until August 10. Brevities. ALAMEDA, CAL., July 20.—Mrs. Ryer, who was sole legatee of A. C. Mathison under his will, has been appointed execu- trix without bonds. The estate is valued at _$7500. The final accounts in the estate of Aus- tin B. Delanoy were filed to-day. The father, F. N. Delanoy, receives $1600, and the mother, who has assigned her share to her two children, the same. Mrs. Margaret A. Way, aged 67 years, died yesterday morning at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Edwin W. Maslin, 1826 San Jose avenue. Her remains were shipped to Sacramento this afternoon for intermsnt, Mr. Maslin, who with his wife accompanied the remains, was a former member of the State Board of Equaliza- !iOI:‘l. . B. Hardwicke of the Fruitvale Jersey Dairy bad an experience with a balky herse this morning. When crossing the railway track at Fruitvale the horse de- clined to go any further. Its owner got School Trustee Herrscher of San Leandro Is Tottering on His Political Throne. Four Humble Petitioners Want to Be Janitors and There Is But One Public School. “Joe” Must Decide Between Them and Make Three Enemies. At the present time Mr. Herrscher can- not afford to lose any political allies. He would rather annex a few more outsiders and stiffen a few who may be wavering. Yet he knows that to whichever one of the quartet he awards the privilege of dusting and sweeping the public school the other three will get out their little political tomanawks and sharpen them ready for the next time he appears before the voters. Mr. Perry is one of the candidates. He is a past presidont of the Portuguese union and aleader among a certain ele- ment of his countrymen. A. J. Lucas, another aspirant to be jani- tor, is the political leader of Orcha avenue, J. H Chipman is another candidate and has long taken an active interest in Re- publican politics. Mr. Bailey is the incumbent and he wants to succeed himself. He is also in- dorsed by several leading citizens. Between these four Mr. Herrscher must decide, and in deciding the janitorship he will largely decide his political fate in the future. The position should have been filled last week, but Trustee Herrscher did not care to assume the responsibility, so the matter 'was postponed and is yet a burning ques- tion in the little town. The matter is be- ing discussed on the street and in the language of feilows of the baser sort each one of the quartet is hopingthe other three will feel the marble heart and ex- perience the hopeless stare of the glassy eye or School Trustee Herrscher. FLEMINE'S INJONCTION The Case Decided in Favor of the City by Judge Frick. Political Equality Club Has a Suc- cessful Meeting—City Trustees * in Short Session. ALAMEDA, CaL., July 20.—Judge Frick has decided the injunction suit of John T. Fleming et al. against the city of Alameda in favor of the city. He has also granted a writ of mandamus in the suit of A. L. Fish against the City Treasurer, who re- fused the payment of $10,000 to Fish on warrants ordered drawn in his favor on the city treasury by the Trustees. The full text of his decision has not yet been made public. - The Uity Trustees and the Municipal League members are more than pleased at the dissolution of the in- Lunonon and the infereuce that the people ave the right to manufacture a nd pro vide themselves with public necessities. Political Eqiality Clab. ALAMEDA, CAL., July 20.—The Politi- cal Equality blnbm\t this afternoon in the varlors of Mrs. E. A. Smith, 1825 Alameda avenue, under the direction of its J:ruidmt. Mrs. C.S. Wood. The at- tendance at the meetings is increasing, forty iadies being present to-day. Mrs. Nico Beck-Meyer, a native of Denmark, who represented ~ her country in the out and made various efforts to induce him to get off the line. In the midst of them the 1 A. u. freight train came bowling along and hit the wagon, leaving the horse intact, knocking the wagon and the full milkcans all over the place. Rudolph Mattern, an employe of B. Egenberger of the Palace Bakery, Park street, has disappeared. He borrowed $34 in a month from his feliow-workmen, gathered in bills belonging to his em- vloyer and then levunfmfi e ALAMEDA IS INTERESTED. The Exposition Will Be Assisted by Public-Spirited Citizens. OAKLAND, CaL., July 20.—The follow- ing self-explanatory letter has been re- ceived by the managers of the Oakland Exposition, which will open two weeks from to-day: OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK OF ALAMEDA, George Rooth, Secretary Dakiand. Lopes ge Rooth, Secretary Oakland Ezposition, Oakland, Cal—DEAR SIR: Your communica: tion of the 7th inst., regarding an Alameda day at the Oakland Exposition, has been handed me by the Hon. J. F. Forderer, prosi- dent ol the Board of Trustees of Alameda, with instructions to select a good working commit- tee of our citizens who will give some of their time and energy toward the success of such & day and also to the exposition in general. 1t is his desire that Ishould express to you his friendly feeling and good will, and ‘his wishes and hopes that your exposition may turn out to be a grand success, a benefit 1o the city of Oakland and to the county at large, and reflect glory and something more sub- stantial upon the public-spirited men who are at its back. » A committee, consisting of the following well-known and hustl(u% citizens, has been selected after & personal interview with each of them: Thomas A. Smth, J. A. Munroe, J. H. Denise, T. C. Daniels, James Travers, Joseph E. Barber, Dr. Thomas Carventer, Arthur G. Burns, E. D, McDonald, S. Stephensou, Peter Perata, F. L. Volberg, T. F. Steinmetz, J. W. Harbourne, A. V. Clark, Adam Heberer, George R. Miller, A. Hocker, A. R. Denbe, Frank W. Woodrum. This committee will be pleased to meet with a committee from your city on Wednesday evening, July 22, at 7:30 o'clock, at the Oty all, Alameda. Yours, BEN F. LAMBORN, City Clerk. —_————— Dr. Coyle Coming Home. OAKLAND, Car.,, July 20.—Word has been received that Rev. R. F. Coyle, pas- tor of the First Presbyterian Church, will be home about the first of the month. Rev. Dr. Hallock, who is visiting Mills Go‘llep. will supply the pulpit until his return. WHIST PLAYING IN AMERICA. “‘Cavendish’” Surprised by the Skill ‘Widespread in This Country. Henry Jones, the Englishman who is known to whist players ail over the world as the court of last resort under the name of Cavendish, came to New York a few daysago to attend the whist congress at Manhattan Beach. He has had opportu- nities before to study the skill of Ameri- cans in' the game that interests him so deeply, and his opinion of them is inter- esting. Cavendish says that whist is more studied here and the general run of ay- ers are more proficient than in England. *‘On my first visit,” he says, “‘I met players as they came, and I will confess that on more than one occasion I suspected that the best men that could be found had been selected to meet me. I was much aston- ished to l'earn that this was not the case, Auction Bales CHAS. LEVY & (0. AUCTIONEERS, Salesrooms—1135 Market Street. 3 THIS DAY. Taesday... -...July 21, 1896, At 10 0'clock A. M. at Salesrooms, 1135 MARKET ST.. bet. 7th and Sth, WE WILL SELL ELEGANT LINE OF FURNITURE, Carpets. Bedding, Stoves, Ranges, etc. CHAS. VY & Auctioneers. because it 1s exceptional to meet at a card table in our English clab four good play- ers—men who understand American leads or any of the modern refinements of the game. The average Englishman is con- tent to play his game as it is handed down to him by his grandfather, while the American opens his mind at the top and is content with nothing which his observa- tion aoes not commend to him as being the best; he 1s always seeking to im- prove.” This high praise of- American players from a recognized authority probably will surprise many people who have taken it for granted that England was the home of scientific whist. Whist has been devel- oped here by American methods, and one of the players who are here to attend the present congress is a woman who supports berself by teaching scientific whist to classes in cities.—New York Sun. ————— ‘The Colosseum in Rome could accom- modate 80,000 spectators. It was in the form of an ellipse; its longer diameter, 615 feet; the shorter diamet: 0 feet. Dr. Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEARNY ST. Established In 1854 for the treatment of Private Diseases, Lost Manhood. 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