The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 2, 1896, Page 15

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 1896. . 15 ML PREPARED FOR- A PRIARY Unaniméus Vote of -the . Republican County - Committee. : DELEGATES ARE CHOSEN Henshaw, Church,. Long - and Morrow Will Go.to Valiejn, © at Larga. ARE FAVORABLE T0 -FRICK. Both Partiés to- the :Congressional Contest:Are Claiming a M-jority of the Delegates. OARLANT-OrFICE 8AN FRANCISCO CALL,) 908 Broadway, Ang. 1. ) The Republican County CTential Com: mittee mey this aftérnoen -and -did -two very - importgnt things, They issved a cdll for ‘tne primary to elect delegates and also electéd four delegates at large to.the Third Disttict Congressional Convention that meets.at Vallejo August 22. The most promiuent Republicans in-the county -wére present -at headquariers when Chairman - Mautalen order, Eii Dennison. Hart, H.-North, A. L. . W. H. Friend,-W. R. Bavis -and W. W. Morrison were there and"a large ‘| gauge railroad. tapved “for | concentrated upon making city ownership of the electric-light planta success; that now that the city has won in the injunc- tion suit, the utmost endeavor ought to be put forth to run the enlarged plant economically and effectively, so that the stand taken by the citizens against private corporate ownership may prove to be a wise one; that the committee.feels it to be the best policy to drive one nail at a time, and to drive that home, before striking an- other. Notwithstanding this feeling, how- ever; he says that if the corporation which is generally believed to be back of the effort 10 harass the city shall continue to set its dogs upon the city, it ig not impos- gible that the citizens may be goaded into retaliation and may put in a gas plant to be owned by the city and run in the inter- ests of the eitizens. - Volunteers in Alameda. ALAMEDA, Car., Aug. 1.—A meeting to explain the ideas and objects of the new organization, the Volunteers of Amer- ica, will be héld on Thursday evening In the Park-street Methodist _Episcopal dburch. Major George W..Blackburst, coast commander of the volunteers, will be present and will talk on the topic of the purpose of . the volunteers and the rea- son of their separation from the Salvation Army. "There- . be music and other speeches besides Blackhurst's, but the meeting will not be a devotional one.. The volunteers propose to organize a corps in this city in a week of so. The prehminary arrangements will be made at Tuesday evening’s meeting. s . Troubled by Smoke and ‘Cinders. ALAMEDA,; Can, Aug. 1.—Property- owners on Encinal avenue have for years past complained about the smoke and cin- ders ejected by the engines en the narrow- The City Trustees had an | ordinance drawn up to meet the nuisance, but as the wording did not please some of the members -f the board the whole mat- ter was dropped. The agitation has again ‘been renewed by owners of property who cannot rent their houses, owing solely to | tleman, Gideon Aughenbnu%l"l is going to linterview Superintendent Fillmore and | ask that spark-catchers be placed on the | smokestacks of the engines and a harder | class of coal used for firing. . . : | ‘A Broken-Pown ‘City Servaat. | . ALAMEDA, Cawn, Aug, 1.—City Clerk Lamborn on behalf of the city sought to §oll-a broken-down horse belonging to the Fire Department- to-day. He bought the crowd that.grumbled at thg cramped quar- ters. e Allthe Connty Commitieemen were.pres- ent except Hawes from Eden Township: The first matter taken-up was & com: munication relating to the appointmient of polling places.. It was.as follows: Charles Mdvtalen Esq., chairman Républican County. Centyal ~Committee> . Reterring . to the. recommendation of the Staté’ Executive Committee concerning the primary election to be held in'this county on August 13, -in which it is recommendea that-poiling places beestab: | lished in every precinct as described by ihe Board of Supervisors, the undersigned, the nce committee of the (ongressipnal will raise no -objecti if the Central Committee establish’ polling places as pravided for in. the call of the Con- gressional committée as follows: “Voiiug pre- cincts tor_said primaries shall -be estab- lished and. designated. ~ upon - boun- ! daty lings of the election precincts in said - county Tow existing, as established by the Board ot Superyisors, and the préginots for primaries shall be so éstablished that there shall’be'at least one polling place and voting precinet n any given terfitory for_every 200 votes and fractions of over' 100 votes cast therein at the last gubernatorial elettion for M. M. Estee: " The arrangements of the polling placesas above set forth will cail for the.estab- lishment of ‘a-less number of poiling places | than provided for in the suggestions of the executive committée of the State ‘Central Committee, and will thus call for theexperidi- ture of less‘money than . would -be. requiréd:it the recommendation of the ¢xecutive commit tee were literally followed. - Yours truly, W. H. Frix ROBERT EDGAR, . GEORGE C..PARDEE, Conference Committee of Congressional Com- mitice. Ford moved that the committeeman from each ward be empowered to wesig- nate thé number of polling places, pro- vided that one precinct -shall be appor- tioned to every 250 votes, and the motion was adopted. The call for the convention was then taken up. . It states that: - “The Republis can Btate Central Committee hay officially requested tl'is committee to issue a call for and take control of a primary eléction in this county for the purpose:of -selecting delegates to the Third Congressional Dis- trict-Convention.” Afier reciting the details of the election the follawing apportionment of delegates is made: 5 First Ward, City of Oakland. Second Ward, City of Oakian Third W ari, ity of Oakiand Fourth Ward, City of Oakldnd. Fifth Ward, Uity of Oaktand. Sixth Ward, ( ity of Oakland Seventh Ward, { 1:y of Oskland.. .8 8 2 Alameda Township 8 Oakland Townsaip.. 8 Brooklyn Township.. 21 kden Township, : ‘Washington Tawn: Murray Township. H Total.... 4B As tne State Central Committee has allowed forty-seven delegates from Ala:- meda County, it. was necessary that the county ‘committee -elect four at This election was taken up, and George P.. Morrow, W. G. Henshaw, C. 8. Long,.R. W.. Church and E. B. Thompson .were’ nominated. ] 5 The ballot stood: Morrow 10, Henstiaw 11, Lon= 10, Church 11, Thompson 8, The first four were declared elested. . Com-- mitieeman Evans’ wds excused from voting. 3 The call as adopted ‘leaves the selection of_the election boards to thé counrty com-.|- - mitteemen. The call was adopted by a unanimrousvote, The gonvéntion. at Vallejo -will-consist of eighty-two votes comprised as .follows: Lalke 3; Colusa 4, Conun Costa 9,.Solano 12, Yolo 7, Alameda 47.-. " P The nurhbet. of vates necéssary to a cboice will be forty-two. -The four dele- gates-at-large elected by the C y Gom- mittee are said tobe Frick m gn, so that he only_has thirty-eight-to obtiih to make certain the defeat of Mr, Hilborn. ~ Both sidés.are claiming a8 majority of - the total vote of the Third District, and- {he“contest. will hot be’ decided ‘till the 3 JUNEDH CTY - L Is Not ,:Ag'itntihg‘ for the Con-. .~ struction of a Municipal 7 . Gas Plant A Hist to the Oakland Ges Com pany—Heavy Damage$ Scught LETE e EIbOb L . ALAMEDA, GaL, Aug. L—Tke state’ ment recently published to the effect that the Murfieipal Ownership Lesgae of Ala- meda is taking steps toward theownership _ by that city of = gas prant i§ without foundation, Brainard C. Brown, the sec- refary .of ‘the league, says that no such proposition’has come before the executive. committee,' He saysit is the feeling of the members of that committee that the efforts Jand San Franeisco. 3| ‘animal for 50 ‘cents. .One’ bystander re- nrarked on the. inkuman conduct of the | Trustees in selling such a-decrepit animal ! whose lile for humane Treasons ought o’ | have been-termiinated With a bullet. | " Heavy Pamages Sought. | - ALAMEDA; | Daniells of the Argus has refused to formally- retract the staternents made by | bim in hispaper on:the 21st inst. refleciing | on F. R. Porter of the Gakland Echoes, suit | was instituted: this morning by the latter’s |'attorney, "E. M. Gibsou. Editor Porter i sues for $25,000. y e R Salvation Army. s | ALAMEDA, CaL., Aug. 1.—A change of | officers has been ordered -in the iocal con- tingent of the Salvation Army, The two. | Jadies who have beld command for the | past three-months will go’ to Bacramento Their successors are | Captain-Adams and Ensign Rebec'ca Man- | harde, 'MASONIC HONORS. | Threé Hundred Members of the ‘Order A Enjoy a Grapd Banguet: : | OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 1L—A meeting | of the Masonic. lodgés - comprising zhe, fTWEnty-fiflh,district was held at the temple last evening,.at which. time Live | Oak Lodge conferred “the third .degree. All masters and past masters of . the juris- diction were present and the work was performed before an gudience of 300 peo- | vle. 3 Hon. E. M. Preston, most worshipful, |-zrand master of Masons of California, ‘was present and, or being -presented, was |'ziven' the grand honors of the craft, | After the work was completed 207 sat at | the Bamquet table. A . s | . The head tabie was presided pver by E. H. Hart, master of Live Oak Lodge, while with him on.either side sat Grand Master E. M. Freston, Past Grand Master Senator George C. Perkins, Past Master Corgressman 8. G, Hilborn, Past Grand i Master Rucker, Grand Secretary P. M. Fisher, Inspector of the District John A | Beckwith; Past Master H, A. Powell and "Councilman W. G. Manuél, all of whom Lm“d’ spedches during'tne evening. ) b e i la 40 < g 3 " New Té#ial Denied, : OAKLAND, CaL., Aug. 1.—The argu- | ‘ment in the case of Gavin Dhu High; ed)- | tor of. the Oakland Timies, convicted of | having eriminally libeled Wilkiam J. Din- | gee, président of the Oakland Water Com- | bany, for a.new frial was heard by Judge | Wood in the Police Court to-day and the | motion denied. The passing of sentence was continued .untit next Tuesday. His | trial on the secona cliarze of libeling Mr. Dingee i set for August 26. This is in connection with real estate transactions. Besleged by Street-Cleaners. | OAKLAND, Car., Aue. '1.—On account of the pressure of business in the office of the Superintendent, of .Strets "Mr. Miller | has issued. a_notice to. all ag{a}ieantu to repors at the Fifteenth-street office instead of the City Hall. He has been so ba- { sieged with men seéking positious that he | says he was foreed to. take some action to Targe. { rid his office of interruptions. : .8t Mary's’ Collbge. . OAKLAND, CaL, Aug. 1.—St. Mary’s Coliege will_open for ‘the term Monday- | morming with many improvements and | enlarged faculty, x G | - Students have already arrived -in large ‘nunibers. The opening gives promise of | the Jargest atteridance ever enrolled. | There ¥s now no ‘branch of classical or ¢ pracuical study that “is not taught. in this promirent institution, . o . A Veterans’ Cemetery, - HAYWARDS, CaL., Aug. 1.—The Vet- erans will have a cemetery. They have arranged with Mr, Lansing to give an en- tertainment to raise sufficient funds to urohase the plat and have. appointed essrs. Du M. Connor, G. W. Gordon and, | G..E; Alexander to select the site. * . The New Dean. . OAKLAND, Car, Aug..l:—Professor 8. M, Jefferson of. Hiram College, Ohio, will occupy the pulpit of the First Chris- tian Chureh to-morrow, morning and evening. dean of the Christian Bible-sohool of Berkeley. This will be his first effort in Oakland. Orators Disowned. OAKLAND, Cav.; Aug. 1.—Far several months certain orators ming to be ex- -pounders of the Populist doctrines have been delivering lectures nightly in. the City HaH Park. At a meeting of the Oounty Central Committee of the’ People's party a fesolution was adopied denyin, the responsibility of thejr utterances an declaring that tliey wese nét Populists. . HISTORY OF A DAY, - “Alameda ‘County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters. . OARLAND OFFICE SAN FRANGISCO CAL ; 908 Broadway, Aug. 1.L' ret Sherry has applied for letters of a tration upon the eseate of her hus-. band, Michael J. Sherry, who was drowned in 5%56 tuary on July 22. The property is worth Nick Pajods, charged with felo drink< in order to “lncf.”y ‘"g{l::cl:h‘fl% Mary Gray, was examined yesterday afte) int .&glm Court and held to lywu l;n::l'i of 7500, . Mary Wagner, the colored girl who atte: to take the life of Mrs. Am.l{dl C.llo\u‘;:’m to-day held for trial at_her preliminary exam. ination before Judge Wood. Bonds were fixed at $2000. The deep-water ship J. C, Potter was towed over from San Francisco yesterday afternoon and docked at the foot of Franklin street, where she wili dispose of her cargo of coal, of the league ought, for the present, to be |.the smoke and cinder nuisance. One gen- " CaL., Aug- L—As T. G.| NOTT MAY COACH BERKELEY'S TEAM. Probable Selection of the Big Ex-Captain of Brown. WILL ARRIVE TUESDAY. Comes to Assist Professor Set- chell in the Botany De- partment, WELLKNOWN AMONG ATHLETES Did Great Work in the Football Games With Yale and Harvard Last Year. BERKELEY, OaL, Aug. 1.—Clarles P. Nott, who comes to Berkeley as assistant to Professor Setchell in the botany depart- ment of ‘the State University, and who son, knowing as I do bis qualifications for the position. He is @ man who can take the team from the opening of the season and carry them through until the great annual intercollegiate without weakening under the strain of responsibility, or without being at a loss to know which way to turn, ““What will be more than his ability asa coach, a captain and a player, will be his interest in the university and the loyalty to it which he will evince. Hecomes here to be one of us, to enlist under the colors of the blue and gola in his effort 10 secure the doctor's degree from thedepartment of botany and not for the Fflrpose of earning his aliowance as coach for the season. “We may consider ourselves fortunate in getting him to come to this Coast, as he leaves a position of much more pecuniary value in order to study here and todo what he can for football. He will take the Ymiuon in my department occupied by van Tiedestrom last year, and will devote bimselt largely to the study of seaweeds and types of that character, *He has been an assistant in botany at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Wood’s Hole, -Mass., for the past two summers. His choice as coach is highly ~| favered by the advisory committee of the Athletic Association, and the indications that he will be the leader of Berkeley's team for 1896 are very strongand Ican say with every element of safety that he will be a most valuable man in the posi- tion, and a ccmpetent adviser in all other matters pertaining to the arrangements of the season,”’ Captain Nott is the son of a Brattleford, Vt., clergyman and is now in his twenty- fourth year. He stands about 5 feet 10 inches and weighs when in training about 176 pounds. He is dark complexioned with thick black hair, and is of a quiet disposition, always being aware of what he is about. He has broad shoulders, a well-de- veloped chest and powerful muscies of the chest and back, e is regarded by com- mon consent as one of the finest speci- mens.of physical manhood in the Inter- Charles’ P, .Nm'; Brown '96, Captain of the Brown University Football Team for thé Season of ’95-96, Who Will Come to the Uniyersity of California Next Tuesday as an Assistant in Botany, and Who Will Probably be Berke- ley’s Football Coach for the Season of ’96-97. 'his coming is greeted with delight by foot- ball enthusiasts of the college town, Brown' University, whose footbal} team e captairied last season, In the games with Yale and Harvard Captain Nott did great work, hig playing constituting a feaiure of the contests, While ne has not yet been selected as coach for the coming season, the indications seem to be that be will be chosen. Professor Setcbell beligves Nott to be an excellent player, and it is known thut several of the athletic committee of the university 1avor him. 5 - Ordinarily the election of the coach is committee in this case has. leaked out. The great difficulty in' getting a coach hitherto has been the high price de- manded, but it is believed 1n this instance the diffi culty has been or will be obviated. It bas been definitely conceded that But- terworth will not coach the team again this year, and in all probability his place will betaken by the athletic ex-captain of the Brown team. 5 *‘Nott will be an assistant in. my depart- ment,”” said Professor W. A. Setchell, head of the department of botany, to:day, “and will study in anticipation “of the doctur’s degree. To secure.this degree it will take him-at least two and perhaps three years of study and original research. *He is already classed as a well-ad- vanced student of botany, and has done very efficient work under my instruetion. He1s not only a student of the first order, but also an athlete through and through, He is a foorball player of vastly more than ordinary qualifications, and {e uses his head in a game as well as bis muscle, That he has'both of these cfluliflcntions is clearly’evinced by the way he handled the Brown’team in their contests against Yaie and Harvard last year, and by the way he made his brezks through the rushline. - “Brown put.up two remarkably strong ;umeu-in oth -her contests against the pig’ teams, and she scored a practical victory in the Harvard mateh. Never be- fore in the hiumiy of Brown University have such strong football games been put by her men,’and I am constrained to be~ Jieve that the remarkable showing which was made, particularly iu the fiurvflrd Professor Jefferson is the new:| The Potter took on her cargo at Vancouy Island. a2 b game, was due to the.energy and skill exercised by Captain Nott. His work with the. players was not all done at the time of the contests by any manner of means, but was commenced long before and pushed vizorou-lg. He took &imost com- plete charge ol the entire proceedings of the training &sason. d acted in the ca- city of captain, coach and trainer. His irection of the men as to their exercige, their habils regarding rest and their diet won for him aimost as much distinction as his guidance of their moves after the pigskin on the-field. “He is therefore especially well quali- fied for & coach such as the University of California men need. Thecoachers which bave come here from the Hast thus far have done very good seryice I understand, but none of them bave had any extended experience in the training of men such as falls witbin the duty of a capiain. Nott has not only shown himself as an efficient captain, but also vigorous player on the team. He has therefore a double advantage over those men who have done nothing but buck the line or make strategic plays back of 1t, ““Nott never loses his head, but is calm and collected even under the most trying circumstances and in the very midst of a heated game. “Brown had 8 large number of good players last year, but none of them were 20 eminently fitted for the Euitian of cap- 4ain as Charles P. Nott. s popularity and standing among his college associates at Brown did not rise as a bubble and | burst at the first gust of wind, but he has steadily grown in their estimation until now he is even more popular than at the time of the creat game ageinst Harvard, +1 firmly believe that it will certainly be & great stroke for Bérkeley if he is finally decided upon as coach 10r the coming sea- coming season, is expected to arrive here | ‘on Tuesday next. “The -announcement of . Nott is & graduate of the class of '96 of” kept a secret but the probableaction of the | will probably ‘he the football coach for the | €ollegiate League. e has done enough farm work "to develop his muscles to a high degree, but not enough to destroy his mascular equilibrium. - Opening of Schools. - BERKELEY, Cau, Aug. 1.—Principal Waterman has made the following an: ‘nouncement with regard to the opening of the public schools on- Monday : Pupils in the first and second grades residing north of Center street will report at Whittier School on Monday morning, for assignment to ;ilher‘ the Rose-street, or to the Whittier Sl oof, Third grade pupils north of Center sfreet will report at the Kose-street. 3 First, Second and Third i"de pupils resid. ing between Center and -Blake streeis will re- Irsorz at Maloneys, except tuose iiving near ‘elegraph avenue, that have formerly at- tended the Le Conte. These will repurt at the Le Conte. - For Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh grades, Bancroit. way is made the dividing line, tem- orarily. An adjustment will be made after he opening on Monday, All south of Baneroft way will report at Le Conte, and north at the Whittier. Eighth Grade pupils south-of Bancroft way ‘will report at Kellogg School, all north at Whittier: L President Kellogg I11, BERKELEY, Can., Aug. L—President Martin Kellogg of the State University returned to Berkeley from a two weeks’ outing yesterdey, and when called upon this morning the servant stated that the president was confined to his room and would probably not be able to receive callers until Monday. The nature of his ailment could hot be learned, but it is enerally believed that he is suffering rom exhaustion and that his indisposi- ‘tion will be & matter of only a few days. 5 Dr. Greens. Arrives, BERKELEY, CarL., Aug. L.—Dr. Edward 8. Greene, a former professor of botany at the State University, but now the head of that department at the new Washington, D. C., University, is in the State on a visit. Though he has not yet come to his old stamping ground at Berkeley, he paid a_call at the Academy of Sciences yesterday. He comes to California after a year's absence, partly on business and partly for pleasure. i Vested Cholir to Sing. BERKELEY, CavL, Aug, 1L—The vested choirat St. Mark’s Church will sing to- morrow for the first time since the close of their summer vacation, Forty voices will make up the chorus. Freshmen at Work Already. BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 1.—Members of the class of 1900 have already begun to display their college patriotism by paint- inz their class number in conspicoovs places. On the side of Goat Island has been painted in white letters “U. . "00.” " Inferesting News Notes. BEREELEY, CavL.,, Aug. 1.—The Alert Hose Company of Ward 3 has appointed {t. Blndn:r';:d Fred Wlllmnl- asmistant loremen. e company will gupport James Kenney for fire chief, e A regular meeting of the Board of Edu- cation will be held to-morrow night. The Rev. James Huxnter of the West Berkeley Presbyterian Church has gone to Virlgimn City for a vacation. His pulpit will be occupied to-morrow by the Rev. MK Bm;!n of s“z}" Cl‘\ltt-th regular meeting @ e Republican Ciub wiii be neld in 0dd. Fellows® Hall on Monday evening. A wedding reception was tendered Jast evening to Mr. and Mrs. Fred H, Ciark at the residence of C. K, Clark, 2301 Durant avenue. 3 The Rev, Ray Palmer will proach to- é‘:rm: morning at the First Baptist urch. Professor Granville E. Foster will preach to-morrow night in the North Berkeley Congregational Church on “‘The Book of | T! Esther and the New Woman,” President Richards of the Town Trus- ;' 8 nd Mrs. Richards have gone to Lake 'ahoe. o AR At the meeting for men only at the Y, A. to-morrow (Sunday) at 8:30 P. M. Rev. R. riggs, D.D., of San Franciseo will give h celebrated address in answer Yo some of t| 'I‘V::hl:llfi of Robert @ Ingersoll, the infidel T, M. C. R. G. - their constitution. STILL HUNTING THAT. SHORTAGE, Several Times Its Amount Already Spent in the Chase. A HARVEST FOR EXPERTS The Auditor Apparently Un- justly Clouded for a Year. NO CLEW TO THE LOST MONEY., Recent Experting Makes. It Appear That the Tax Collector Was to Blame. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FrANCISCO CALL,, 908 Broadway, Aug. 1, } After nearly a year of investigation the shortage of $480 in the county treasury has not yet been traced. Auditor Whid- den was held responsible by a former Grand Jury and nine indictments were re- turned against him. Only one of his charges was brought to trial. All manner of technicalities were brought forward and it was sought to in- validate the whole of the Grand Jury's acts, because one of their members, while in a fit of temporary insanity, committed suicide. After several months consumed in legal argument the indictments were all quashed, and the matter ordered by the court to be referred to the next Grand Jury. The present Grand Jury took the scan- dal up, and it was found.to be necessary that the county expert should go carefully over each tax-stub and compare with the books. This consumed several months, and many times the $480 have been spent in chasing the elitsive shortage, Grand Jury’s fees have beeén piling up during the sugcessive sessions, and at times two ex- perts have been at work, and it is now es- timated that not léess than $3000 has been ‘| spent, and the expenses are not yet fin- ished. o It has now been discovered that the ex-Tax Collector, A. J. Rusborough, did not turn over his books in good shape, and that the fault may be in his depart- ment, Some more experting will forth- with be done, and ii- it shall be found that the shortage 1s Rosvordugh’s the Grand Jury will recommend that a eivil suit be .| commenced against him to recover the amount. i Mr. Rosborough has now been out of office nearly two years and he, denies the responsibility of the shortage. The books have been out of his jurisdiction for so long a time that be does not feel justified in accepting the shortage unless an exam- ination is made under his supervision. “The cost of a Grand Jury is about $100 per day and the experts are paid $5. The latter have been at work for monihs and have carefully examined the 50,000 tax- stubs and yet the $480 is migsing from the treasury and na one can say where it went or from whence it shall return. NO ILL-GAL RACING. The Assoclated Cyolists Adopted New Suspension Rules. -OAKLAND, CaL, Aug. 1L,—The Asso- ciated Cycling Clubs of California met to- | night and adopted three amendments to They provide that clubs or members of clubs now taking part in itlegal or unsanctioned races will be suspended henceforth. g e An invitation was received from the Gar- den City Cyclérs to visit San Jose Septem- ber9, and referred to the individual clubs for action. . 2 The entrance fee for the 10-mile road race was raised from 50 cents to $L. A committee was appointed to arrange for a theater party in San Francisco dur- ing the latter part of September to-raise more money for the association’s treasury, The next meeting will be beld with the Bay City Wheelmen in September. K SINGLE-TAX _ ADVOCATES, Held an Enthusiastic Meeting and Raised Modey for Delaware. - Congressman Maguire, Ra ph Hoyf and Joseph Leggett Speak cf the- Newest Issues. QAKLAND OFFICE 8AN FrANCISCO CALL,} . 908 Broadway, Aug. 1. .1 A well - attended meeting under the auspices of the advocates of single tax was beld at Hamilton Hall this evening. The speakers were Joseph Leggett, Ralph Hoyt and Hon. James. G. Maguire. D. Stewart presided and introduced the speakers, During the evening a good- sized coliection was taken up to push the Delaware campaign. The first speaker was Mr. Leggett, He denounced the politax in unmeasured térms and was roundly cheered for his re- marks. Continuing he said “I believe there are soma single-tax be- levers present, but few knew what is meant by the term. At presentthe As- sessor puts a valuation on your land. If that were all you would have a single tax; but it is not all. He then goes and puts another valuation on the improvements. Not satisfied with this be goes and puts another on money or personal property. Do you imagine a man who bas money to lend or sells goods pays the tax? .He makes the party using them pay it."” Ralph Hoyt, who has recently returned from Delaware, where he was engaged in the campaign there, said he believed we, nave reached the bedrock and true reform, He said the single-tax advocates picked Delaware as a State to experiment on be- cauge there was no barrier,in the consiitu- n, The worlk there has been to educate the 39,000 voters to a rational system of taxa- tion that will not hurt any one but will help all to the full fruitof theirJabor. [Applause,] Itis a remarkable si ht to see the millionaire, mine-owner, society leader and men of all other stamps out talking to the ignorant but Blifl' listener as vuTl as the educated on this subject. e great desire of single-tax advocates is to secure control of Delaware and eive the Nation an example of the workings of their measure. Hon. James G. Maguire was received with apnlause. He began by saying the faces of the people were set in the direction of industrial emancipation. Continuing, he said: *For men to live they must pro- eure food, sbelter and clothing, and to se- cure these they must have the opportunity -| been held HAuction Bales AUCTIONEER. v Street. (T INDIANA AUCTION €0, Toom, 1057 Market st , Opp: Jones. Fine sale of handsome New Furniture Mondsy, ot L DS SRR . August 3, at 410 Thirteenth st. at 3 Pe M, Partic- TO-MORROW, alars to-morrow, Monaay...... ..August 3, 1896, to labor for them, The people begin to feel as never before that this inexhausti- | ble and measureless world of God's is filled with the raw material for food, shel- ter and clothing of a hundred times the rovulstlon of the earth. Personally [ am, n favor of making money freer than it 1s. I am in favor of so amendingt that no twelve men can hoid up this Na- tion and control all the money of ulitimate redemption and throitle a Nation of 70,- 000,000 people so as to make their own terms to get the necessary gold. The Gov- ernment never had tue right tosell the nat- nral right of its citizens, It is the duty of the Government to prevent one citizen in- terfering with the rights of another, and to preserve the rights, not to sell them. Whose conntry is this? [Voice in the andi- ence, “Rothschild’s”], Rothschild holds a mortgage on it, ° 2 o5 o “It is the country of those who own the land. How can you call it your country ‘when others have a title which thecouris hold to be better than yours. The peopic are only beginning to realize the extent that qur land system is making & condition of servitude of a great number of them.” He closed with a strong indorsement of the work in Delaware and urged all to ass1st in the good work there that the utlem might be given a fairand impartial trial. ~ A PROMISING ATHLETE Walsh, a High School Boy of San Fran- * eisco, Who-Walks With Style . and Speed. - There is a High School boy in San Fran- cisco whose performances ag a walker in- | dicate that in- him are the possibilities of a future coast champion. Hi8 name is A. M. Walsh and: be lives at 1631 Ellig 4. M. Walsh, .a Coming Walke [From @ photograph by, **The Elite."] street. He is 18 years of age, 5 feet 73§ inches in height and of slight build, for he weighs, in meagér track dress, but 114 unds.. q oS In March,.1895, he practiced for the first time the heel-and-toe movement that is the essential part of fair waiking, and in a trial on the Olympic €lub grounds covered a mile in about ten minutes.: Previous to that he had accustomed “him~ self to rapid walking in going to and re- turning from the High School, a distance of ten blocks from his home. That was his first training, though he wds not conscinus of it at the time. . Young Walsh now walks a mile in 7 minutes 30 seconds. What that means may be imagined when it is "asserted, .that a very great majority of men, take them. as .they pass on the street. and untrained, cannot run g mile to a“fire in that time. For one'whao is practically in *his first year as a walker this is rémarkable speed. Gen- erally three years are necessary to develop a wn{kcr, and in the larger universities to- day there are few men whose performances surpdss the work of thi§ beginnér. The intercollegiate record for-the Paeific Coast is 7 minutes 25 2-5 seconds and was made over three years ago by. Henry Timim, a very tall, wiry, long-limbed athlete, who was graduated ffom Stanford Unijversity in 1893, 5 LS, The best gnviunl collegiate recora had y George Foulkes of the® Uni- versity of California. During the last three years the record has not been threatened. L. T. Merwin of the University of Tali- 11 o'clock. 48 GROVE ST.. CUK We will on account of Mr. A. sel FUBNISHINGS- OF- 4 7-RO0M FIAT; .....CONSISTING OF Parlor Suit, Foldiug Hell, Pict Portieres, magnificent Uk Chamber Sult cost $225, fine Halr Matiresses and Blgnke:s, one ele- gant Sidetoard and Extension Table, Lounges coverea_ in latesi designs, new and handso Rugs, Kitcben Range, Crookery, Glassware, etc., one almost new Wheeler & Wilson No. 9 Sewing Machine, This lovely corner flat to I.t; resson- e al H.J. LEUTHOLTZ, Auctioneer. B. M; BIRDSALL, Proprietor. fornia gave some good exhibitions in the East a year ago,.but his time here has not been worthy of note as the performance of an experienced member of a great athletic team. Merwin is, however, a8 very fair walker, although his style is not the best, and his height and strength givé him an advantage over a ‘smaller mam Foulkes was a thi¢K-set footbali-player, a ‘“‘plod-. der” in his style 6t walking and probably incapable of very great sbeed use of his muscular build. Timm'’s style is more like that of Walsh, an easy, loose-jointed rapid movement. But Timm’s fault was a left knee - that_would not always straighten completely back °before the heel was raised. 3 : * And a failure to ‘“lock’ the knee or to have<a toe of one foot and a heel of the Fother on the ground simultaneously sub- jects-a ‘walker to a canution from a watch- ul judge. Three cautions disqualify a man from further competition in the race, or one caution on the’ final 100 yards will di%gunmy him. alsh has neyer yet been cautioned for an unfair step and he'has won six medals. His steady improvement in speed is shown in the recordsof events he has entered: Beptember 14, 1895, 9 minates 6 seconds; April 11, 1896, 8 iminutes 3 3-5°seconds,’ breaking the schdol. record of 9 minutes 4. seconds; May 2, 1896, coast champronship, when he finished 9-yards behind Merwin, at 3 OF POLK. Jeavimg the city “Pler Ornamefts, June 13, 1896, 7.minvtes 49 2-5 second ‘| July 4, 1896, 7'minutes 40.seconds, at Stock- ton, where he.wasbeaten by Henry Timm; July 16, 1896, 7 minutes 39 seconds. Walsh’s stride from .toe to toe is 52 inches. and from- toe to heel is 42 inches, though the inside seany of his trousers measures only g fraction over 33 inches. As yet he has not-acquired- the low, glid- ing side-swing mévement of the. foot, s well exemplified in the easy style o | Horace" Coffin,” the champioa walker of hatis another possibility. the coast, WORKWES 08 A STRIK A-Walkout of Carpenters on the Bernal-Heights School- House. | Labor ‘Umionists Threafed to: M k> Mattérs Tropicai for - On Friday morning fi‘mrtee}i carpenters , .| and two hodcarriers, who were at work on the new annex fo the schoolhouse on’ Cortland avenue, -Bernal Heights, went out on a'strike because the contragtof] John McKey, insisted uporn hiring two ‘non-union lathers. . The trouble had been brewing a couvje of days before the walk- out, and the.contractor -knew that his re- taining the objectionable nfen would re- Ealt as it did. e oA ‘For the pilst two davs there has been no'work done on the building, and if sbme -understanding .is -not ‘arrived at by to- ".| tmorrow morning developments” of an in- teresting character are promiset. Several members of the Building Trades Copncil have been sharpening an ax which they .threaten to use on the contractor, and ac- ‘¢ording to their remarks the ring- of the implement may bé heard in the Board of Education rooms at a very earky date. Without making direct ehdtges at pres- . ent they have thrown out a few sugges- tions of what may be expected. The_first ipquiry to be made is Kow Contractor Mc- « Key has managed to-secure so_many con- tracts to do schoolhouse buittding and re- pairing, and if there ig any particular friendsbip existing between the contractor and the architect, €. I. Havedfs. From .what -ig stated Mr. McKey has contracts for everything, from erecting schoolnousegs . ‘to calcimining and erecting bulkheads. Another line of inquiry that "will be madé will be as to.the kind of materisl he is using n.his" work, and if in the Cortland - ayenue schoolhouse ‘case the * ‘specifications eall for first or third class . lumber, © | Sl -A large _number of unions affiliating with the Builing Trades Couneil live. in, the Bernal Heights Qlistrict,’and they are naturally interested in rhe gonstruction of the schoolhouse in which their children are to be educated. % ¢ It is stated°vhat a petition is being circu- lated among’ the residents of Bernal Heights proisting eitber against the clas3 of work being done on the.building or the employment of: non-union °laboress or both. *Whetever may be theresulf of this trouble there is one thing r{romhed, and o that ir that Contractor McKey will soon have the ‘trades union people about his head like a swarm of hornets. . Fl A FEW FACTS ABOUT THE TOWNSITE OF CHB is on the right side of the bay, directly opposite of San {ukd 3 Oikiand wnd Alameda, vel far enoug ¢ 63 becoming an indepandent, seif- L upporting and prosperous community by itself. ' townsite by naLural location, extend) g from the famois San Leandro road on the north to barhor on the seuth, and is subdivided Into large blocks, bounded populous cities of busin centers to warran Onl graded and graveied, and ornamented wilh ayenues of trees, cypress hedges an . Upward of 1193 lots haye been sold to bong-fide Southern Pael on the mariet. It is an important station on the I'i'lu by fast ferry trains and l]le(fla-l;ln equal 1If NEW TO-DAY. Syl . S . ¥ RG ranelsco and near the away fromtifese. wide streets, newly evergréengroves investors since the townsite was platted and plac fic main iine and enjoys local transportation taciii- R lzfl ll'-lmrlor to any of the'most favored cities around e bay. Itsextensive frontaze on ths commodions harbor now being improved by the United States Gov- ernment [nsures cheap water transportation for il me to thdso about to siary manufactoring enter- ption. o . prises of any deseri| As a choice locality for homes it has no rival. water, street rajlways. chu Modern conveniences in close tofch—such as city 03, 5c100's, theaters, free delivery. etc.—without the payment ot city taxes. The weather thronghout the year is natural, seasonablc and equable, and is therefore more reli- able, enjovable and healthful thah the Aekle climat ‘he soil is perfection. exceptionably fer:ile and will produce fruits, flowers and vegetableseof all vari s 80 coumon uear the bay of San Francise: ‘The graduai siope from every lot to tidewater insures perfect drainage In the wettest winters. 1Is not a fancy direct line of such mmnnt ublic pervisors from Enst Oakland, SKIrng. the ending at Fitchburg. W continuation of East Twelfth stre hi-of-way to Fiteho and San Leandro. grand boulevard and blcycle coursr from néw extensions of the Alamed to the rapidly growing districts Frujtvale and Alameda local increase of Lots are selling fast aud prices are advancing. Ten per cent cash and easy monthly lustallments. The THAD S. FITCH, Fitchburg, W, F. MCCLURE, 19 Mon gomery st., S. F. Plflfn proposition of ah_unreclaimed stubble fieid, improvements as the new “foothills past Mills Coilege Lo of Oakland; and the contemplated lengthening o watamon Jnnction at oF near FiLchburg, made possibie by the the number of ferry :rains from three and perbaps four an bour. ut & growing railrosd town on the rond Just completed by'the Board of Su- e San Leandro road sad et from Fruitvale parallel and near to the Sonthern and_eventurlly to be continued on to San Jose tg £an Francisco. s and Vandercook electric railways from their present terminl the runs of t! Frontage to sult buyers at from $4 to $10 per foot, San Leandro Road. htes ton o