The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 4, 1896, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1896. 13 GREAT OBJECT LESSON OPENS, Alameda’s Manufactures and Products Admired by Thousands. WHISTLES BLEW LOUDLY President Nelson Welcomes the Visitors in the Name of the Directorate. MANY NOVELTIES EXHIBITED The Second Industrial County Exposi. tion Is Started Und:r Most Favorable Circumstances. OAx1LAXND OrricE SAN FraNCIsco CALL,\( 908 Broadway, Aug. 8. The second Industrial Exposition of Alameda County was opened to the public this morning, and was formally declared open this evening. Promnptly at 10 o’cloek this morning the promised inharmony of steam whistles rang out all over the length and breadth of the city. Thomas Prather, the well- known banker, purchased the first ticket as the whistles were blowing, and there was a good attendance during the day and & big crowd at nmight. Many novelties seemed to have sprung into existence during the night, and during the morning most of the exhibitors were busy putting on the finishing touches. To the visitors, the exposition 1s a reve- lation, and few people have any adequate jdea of the manufactories thatare flouzish- ing in this county. Alameda County was go long regarded as an adjunct to Ban Francisco and as a beautiful place to pro- duce large carrots and fine grain that the progress in the past ten years in the indus- trial line has not been even partially ex- ploited. The exposition has removed this idea and the tens of thousands of people who will visit it during the nexttwo weeks and the many troops of school children who have been invited will have far more pride in their county when they have reaped the full benefit of the complete ob ject lesson of the tabernacle and grounds. PresidentJ. W. Nelson delivered &n in- teresting speech at the opening exercises. Hesaid: ‘“Nearly a year ago we made an and it was a success. Once industrial progress in this city has been set in motion by the opening of the exposition. What you see here is the result of intelligent co-operation on the part of the ladies, the daily press, and meny other good people. All who nave participated in or contributed toward making this exposition what itis have done so for the public good. As a citizen of donable feeling of pride in presiding at the opening of this splendid display of the efforts of Oakland and Alameda County in the industrial field. *I have had, as you know, some ac- quaintance with the inaustries of our city and county, but I confess that I am sur- prised at the number, the variety and the excellence of the dispiay made under this roof, and which plainiy demonstrates that the majority of our own people know very little of what is going on in our midst or | of the extent and importance of our home industries. And it is with this very ob- | ject in view that the promoters of this ex- osition bave labored so industriously. They wish to give the people of Alameda County information, as it were, as to what | our home manufacturers and producers | are doing; to let them know of the work going on, and so bring it into feview that it may pe known by everybody at home as well as to attract the attention of people abroad. “No city in the State has greater ad- vantages for manufactaring than Oakland. Let each of use our best endeavors to gain | more of these industrial enterprises for Oakland, to tuhe end that our growing boys and girls may find employment and that even a greater degree of prosperity may bless our city. May this second in- dustrial exposition be productive of a great deal of good to ourselves and to our Btate, and may the time soon come when we shall have one grand industrial exhibi- tion of manufactures and products of the | State of California under one roof ana supported by State aid.” ndnyor Davie was the next speaker. He said: *‘As Mayor of Oakland I welcome you here to-night. There can be none of you | more surprised than I to witness the pro- portions of this great fair. An awaken- ing of this sort is all that we need to give Oakland a population greater than that of Ban Francisco in thirty years. Patronize your owsa industries and awaken your civic pride. 1 hope also to live to see the day when we shall have a permanent ex- hibition resembling what we have here to- night, but in a building which shall cover an entire block and which shall be filled with the products of our city and county.” Senator Perkins also made a short speech and impressed upon the audience the necessity of patronizing home indus- tries. “Last year,” he said, *‘California pro- duced $14,000,000 in gold, and our other great interests, such as wheat and lumber, are correspondingly important. These being the facts, it is unfortunate that Eastern-made goods are dumped upon us to the vast extent that they are. It is possible that the convicts of San Quentin are sleeping to-night under Eastern con- vict-made Dblankets. We Californians ought to be opposed to convict labor and convict-made goods of any sort.” Julius Sonntag of San ¥rancisco made a siirring speech in favor of California prod- ucts and industries, and gave some figures ihat astonished his listeners. There was an enorraous orowd in the various buildings, and the exposition will undoubtedly be a marked success in every way. The programme of concerts by the Oak- land Exposition Band, Alex T. Stewart director, for Tuesday, August 4, is as fol- lows: AFTERXOON AT March, “First Brigade”........ Overiure, “Hont in the Anflen‘n’u Selection, “Tsie of Champagne s, 0'CLOCK—PART L PART IL Reci ative and aria, “Bohemian Girt" “Spanish Fandango’ Waltz, “'Loris” March, “K! EVENIXG AT 8 0'CLOCK—PART L March, “Handicap” .... Overture, “Barber of Sevilie’ Belection, ¢‘The Army Chapl Bolero for clarionet 5010, “Patrol Comique”...... PART 1L “Presidential Polonsise”.......... Cornet solo, “Magnolia Serenade” Waltz, “Dream on the Ocea: Ploneer’s Funeral. OAKLAND, CaL., Aug. 3.—The fumeral of Andrew Jackson McKee, a pioneer of Culifornia,was beid from bis former home on Myrtle street this afternoon. He was ’ Oakland, 1 experience to-night a par- | anative of Pennsylvania, 72 years of age, and came to this State in ’'49.” He leaves a widow _and four children, Alfred C., who is in New Jersey; Mrs. Ruth Hellman, who is in Germany; Miss Jessie Mae Me- Kee and Lyle McKee of this city. The cause of his death was heart ailure. AN OLIVE BRANCH. It Is Offered by Chairman Mautalen, but Mistrusted by Hilborn’s Friends. OAEKLAND, CAL., Aug. 3.—Charles Mau- talen of the Republican County Ceatral Committee sent a communication to the committee of the *‘Friend’’ Congressional committee to-day stating that the Con- gressional committee does not understand the desire of the County Committge in re- gard to the coming primary. As a member of the County Committee from the Sixth Ward, Mr. Mautalen says he would like the Congressional commit- tee to send him alist of names of men qualified to act on the election boards and he would give them half of the repre- sentation. The friends of Hilborn declare to-night that tnis actior. on the part of Mautalen 1s for the purpose of offsetting the protest of the “Friend’’ committee, which will be heard by the State Central Committee to-morrow afternoon in San Francisco. Conferences have been held on both sides to-night and the feeling is very bitter. The last State Republican Convention stated that hereafter all delegates must be elected at primaries, and on this ground they will seek to have the four delegates- at-large elected by the County Committee and all of whom are favorable to Frick, set aside and have them elected generally at every polling-place in the county. — e - — SAULPAUGH AT WORK. Reinstated as Engineer by the South- ern Pacific Company After Two Years. OAKLAND, CaL., Aug. 3.—James A. Saulpaugh, the old and well-known engi- neer who refused to take the train from | Sacramento during the strike in July, 1894, which was to break the two weeks’ successful blockade of traffic by the A. R U. men, has been reinstated by the South- ern Pacific Company. He has been given an engine out of Sacramento. The train was heavily uarded by militia, and Saulpaugh said ie would not take his life in his hands by pulling it to Oakland and quietly left the cab. His son was firing the engine, and he too left, The company called Sam Clarke and he took the train out. It was ditched just before reaching Davis and two soldiers and Clarke instantly killed. The railroad discharged Saulpaugh at the time, and he went to work on the Laundry Farm road, where he has been until a week ago. He is acknowledged to be one of the best engineers on the coast. He ran for County Tax Collectorat the last election, being defested by James Barber, the Republican incumbent. THREATEN A FAMINE, Dairymen Dissatisfixd With the Terms of the Milk Or- dinance. A Doctor Gives an Opinion That is Very Unfavorab'e to the Proposed Test. OAkLAND OFFICE 8AN FrANCISCO CALL,) 08 Broadway. Aug. 3. | The City Oouncil met to-night to con- sider the milk ordinance. Contrary to the expectation of the lobby the measure was referred to the Ordinance and Judiciary Committee. There were about a score of dairymen present and outside the council chamber City Veterinary Pierce had a very lively time with them. They are very much opposed to the ordinance in its present shape and are of the opinion that the test by tuberculine is not as reliable as it should be. The dairymen base their attitude partly on the remarks of Dr. Seifridge, who ex- amined some of the microbes taken from Dr. Wheeler’s cow which was killed as a test last week. Dr. Seliridge said at that time: “l examined a specimen taken from the retro-pharyngeal gland of Dr. Wheeler's cow, and I found marked de- velopments of tuberculosis. I buardly | think, however, that the tuberculine test is a sufficient warrant for the killing of poor peopie’s cows by public officers. I am_not convinced ~that the tuber- culine does not provide the cows that are killed with the tubercu- losis that is afterward found in their lungs or milk. To prove that this is not so every cow suspected should have 1its milk examined under the microscope be- fore the tubercaline is given it and algo afterward. Under these circamstances if no bacilli are found in the first instance and some found in the second the tuber- culine and not the cow 1s at fault. The disease is one 1mperiling the lives of the community, but the poor man must not have his family support taken away with- out positive proot of tuberculosis. When that is found, however, the cow should be killed at once.” The report was circulated to-day that the milkmen had entered into a combine to defeat the final passage of the ordi- nance by creating a milk famine and turping their product into cheese and butter. “This ordinance is altogether too arbi- trary,” said a large dairy owner to-night, “and the tuberculine test is not reliable enough to risk the whole Lerd of a man who hes invested all his capital in his business. If it be necessary we will go out out of the milk business and let the in- spector carry on his experiments as he pleases. Pierce is a man of very limited experience, and whileno one wants to own a diseased cow we do not want a cow to be diseased b{ tuberculine and then killed, which would have been all right if left alone.” - ALAMEDA SUFFRAGISTS, An Interesting Meeting of the Political Equality Club. ALAMEDA, Cav.,, Aug. 3.—The Politi- cal Equality Club met this evening in the parlors of Mrs, E. A. Smith, 1725 Alameda avenue, for the third of a series of educa- tional meetings that are being conducted in the interests of the passage of the eleventh amendment. Rev. H. V. Morgan heid that the baliot was woman’s right, not as a question of sentiment but of justice. “Being more than & man, she is at least ent}tled to all the political rights a man enjoys,” he said. “When I cast around for a wife I looked for a woman that hada mind of her own. The suffrage move- ment is opposed by scheming professional politicians who live on voters of to-day as cattle live on grass. If women are granted the franchise they will never be ught, | and we shall have better laws for the safe upbringing of our song and daughters. consider the suffrage question the most important one before the electors during the coming campaign.” L. Cubery was called upon for a speech and made & few brief remarks, the purport of which was that as men had got the po- litical affairs of the country into such a complex tangle the wemen shouid be al- lowed to get in and help straighten tie tangle out. Miss Morgan of San Franciscoalso spoke. DI McMANNTS—In Fruitvale, Cal., August 3, 1896, Sophle, beloved-mother of Thomas J. McManais any_ Adolph Lorsbach, a native of Germany, aged 55 years and & months. &~ Notice of funeral hereafter. SELLS HEIRLOOMS FOR DALY BREAD Tragic and Eventful Life History of a Baronet's Daughter. TOLD TO SUPERVISORS, Oakland’s Wealthy Society Ladies Were Among Her Best Customers. GIVEN A GROCERY ORDER. Exhibited a Masonic Document That Is More Than a Hundred Years 0.d. OAKLAND OFFICE BAN FrANCIECO CALY, ) 908 Broadway, Aug. 3. § A little woman bearing the undisguised stamp of the British aristocracy was given an order for groceries at the usual gather- Sierra County and was drowned. Another son, when a young mean, was stabbed to death by an Italian, and the last while employed as a clerk at the Ogkland City Hail died after a day’s iliness of pneu- monia. ‘While troubles were falling thick upon her Mrs. Booth was frozen so badly that one of her limbs had to be amputated. The Woman’s Exchange has been of great help to her and several prominent Masons have undertaken the task of see- ing if some of the property now in chancery cannot be obtained; for her. Ross Castle, Montgomery Castle and an estate in Dundee are the property of the Montgomery family, and it is believed that when the facts are known the un- happy woman who now barely ekes out an existence in two rooms will have no need to beg an order for groceries from the county. LI e TWO FOUND GUILTY. Inwall and Gordon Oonvicted and An- drew Root Surrendered by His Bondsmen. OAKLAND, Car, Aug. 3.—Harry Inwall, who was cited to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt of court by Judge Greene in approaching M. Lipka when on the term panel of jurors that would bave the gold-brick operators to try, was found guilty and fined $100 and ordered to bed imprizoned in the County Jail for tive days. The )j'ury in the case of Charles Gordon, charged with conspiracy in bunkoing Steplen G. Little, the Dixon banker, out of $7500 by the time-honored “gold”-brick scheme, returned & verdjct of guilty in very short order this afternoon. The bondsmen of Andrew Root, charged with being Gordon’s accomplice in the swind e, surrendered him to the Sherift as i) Circumstances but for He: Mrs. Margaret Booth, an Indigent Who Says She Would Be in Comfortable r Daughter's Unkinduness. ing of indigents at the Supervisors’ meet- ing to-day. She carried in a little tin case some documents, one of which 1s more than a century old, and which clearly establish her descent from one of the noblest of the Scottish families of the last century. No creator of fiction dare promulgate a story so tragic, so romantic or so pathetic as that told by Mrs. Margaret Booth, who resides on Eighth street. For many years this little, aged widow has been living on the proceeds from the sale of her heir- looms. One by one her valuea relics have | gone for bread and butter and among the social set she is well known. Mrs. A, M. McBean and Mrs. Charles Webb Howard have made purchases of relics and curios from her, but now everything is gone but an ancient punchbow! and some dear memories. The bowl is too precious to part with except under the stress of dire necessity, and the memories of the past yield no physical support, so the un- happy woman, just 70 years of age, was forced to resort to the last extremity and seek aid of the county. Very unique and sacred with age is the clearance certificate 1ssued, to her grand- father, John Ross, on April 3, 1796, by St. Mungo’s Lodge of Masonry, at Glasgow, Scotland. The document is sealed overa ribbon that was blue 100 years ago, but which is now almost yellow. All the The Old Punchbowl With Masonic Fm- blems Tout lias Been, in the Pos- session of the Montgomery Family Since 1772. ornamental work, and there 1s a great deal of it, on the parchment was done by hand and the coioring is well preserved. It recommends John Ross to the good will of Masons all around the globe and is signed by G. R. B. Niven, R. W. M. Mrs. Booth’s father was Sir James Mont- gomery, who was a member of the Grand Lodge of Ireland. He was given a certifi- cate by that lodge on April 6, 1812. Unlike that of his father, his parchment is a steel engraving and is printed in English and Latin. The ancient bowl was the property of Baron Ross and came into the possession of the family in Scotland in 1772 and has been the weddaing present to successive brides ever since. The bow! is ornamented with Masonic characters. But for the interference of = daughter, now dead, the circumstances of Mrs. Booth might have been much more pleas- ant. Meany years ago she was about to wed a second husband. Hedeparted on a long trip on the return of which he was to have been married. Her daughter did not approve of the match and arccording to her mother’s story she intercepted the letters that came from him and kept them from her. Not for years afterward did Mrs. Booth discover how she had been treated. She still looks forward to a re- union with her lost lover, but has no idea of where he has been for many years. Bome tragic fate seems to have set its mark on each of the ushappy woman's four sons. Her baby 18 months old was poisoned by a prescription put up bya doctor who was drunk. Her second boy soon as they heard of the verdict and he is again confined within the County Jail. His second trial is set for the latter part of the month. Acme Officers. OAKLAND, Carn, Aug. 3—The Acme Athletic Club held its annual meeting to- night to nominate officers for the club election, which will be held on August 81. The following_nominations were made: For president, J. J. Allen, T. F. Garrity; vice-president, James Wright; secretary, J. P. Cook; treasurer, Clay Hanbaker and H. J. Snow; leader, Clarence Staples; field captain, Henry T. Tank; cycling captain, R. Revaultk; directors (four to be elected), Harry Slover, J. V. Bird, A. P, Swain, J. W. Finigan, Al Bedbury, J. J. Gallagher, C. B. Gould, T. 8. Scanlan, H. R. French, W. J. Smith, George Humphrey. . Two Test Cases, OAKLAND, Cav., Aug. 3.—The District Attorney is preparing two test cases that will be of considerable interest to the tax- payers of the county and officials of other counties in the State. Oneis that of the People vs. Henry Evers, ex-Coroner, for the purpose of recovering to the county about §1400 alleged to bave been errone- ously collected as fees. The other is a suit to collect $191 from Assessor Dalton’s bondsmen, the amount of the personal taxes of the Pacific Postal Telegraph-Cable Company for the year 1895 which were al- lowed to become delinquent. Not an Incompetent. OAKLAND, Cav., Aug. 8.—Judge Greene to-day refused to appoint a guardian for Mrs. Neliie E. Butler because she was not an incompetent, although it was shown that through age and overindulgence in drink she was unable to even move about without assistance. She is without home or friends, and has only a $12 monthly pension to sustain herself. This she has repeatedly used in securing drink at the expense of her bills. No one seems to know what will become of her now. Committed to Napa. OAKLAND, Can., Aug. 3.— Mrs, Laren of 636 East Twenty-fourth lt;‘::; was declared insane by Judge Greene to- day and committed to Napa. The wit- nesses were her husband and daughter. They seemed to know vervy little about the case. A week ago Mrs. McLaren shot her- self in a room and cut & great gash in her throat. She has worried over the in- ability of her husband to secure work un- til her mind has given away. Wasted Sympathy, OAKLAND, CiL, Aug. 3.—Dr. E, O. Love, a regularly graduated physician well known in this city, is being greatly annoyed fiy the prominence being given one E. H. Love regarding domestic troubles. He has received numerous let- ters of sympathy from old friends, and is undetermined whether they are joking or in earnest. He is a single man and 5.,., not at all enjoy the affair. New Trial Gravted. OAKLAND, CAL,, Aug. 3.—Judge Gr has ruled that he em5 in ldmi!mn;.:e‘: tain statements of Dr. Robinson as evi- dence in the snit of Robert P, Jansen against the Southern Pacific Company, wherein the plaintiff was awarded $10,000 damages by a jury. Asa consequence he has granted the company a new trial, Short of Cash. OAKLAND, CaL,, AuIE. 8—G. H. Kel- logg, the railroad watchman and former detective of the Southern Pacific Com- pany, has filed a petition to be declared an insolvent. He owes §508, most of which is for board and medicai ntterxxdnnee. There are no assets except wearing apparel in use valued at $20. s He Was Jealous. OAKLAND, CAL., Aug. 3.—Details have been received of the attempted suicide of Sidney Priedy, a former Oaklander, in New York City July 25. He always a peared to be too much a man of the worfi‘ to be jealous, but such was apparently the real cause of his act. ‘Will Not Reduce. OAKLAND, Car., Aug. 3.—The City Council sat as a Board of Equalization to- night to hear the Contra Costa Water Company’s aippliutlon for areducea as- sessment. After a heated argument th when a little fetlow 10 vears of age went out on a small lake near their home in | board decided not to reduce the Assessor’s figures and to tax the franchise at $100,000. f MANY CHANGES IN SCHOOL LAWS, Convention of County Offi- cials From All Over the State. MANY POINTS RAISED. Several Amendments That Will Be Submitted to the Next Legislature. FOR ANNUAL FXAMINATIONS. The D:legates Will Formally Attend the Exposition This After- noon. OAXLAND OrricE 8N FRANCISCO CALL,} 908 Broadway, Aug. 8. The County and City Superintendents of Schools of the State of California met in the High School building this morn- ing in their second biennial convention. Many of them were present at the opening of the session and almost all of the others arrived before noon. State Superintendent 8. T. Black and Assistant State Superintendent W. W. Seaman were present and assisted in the work. The County Superintendents and pro- fessors present were: J. P. Garlick, Oakland; George F. Mack, Tone; G. H. Stout, Oroville; Mrs. H. L. Wilson, Coluse; David Leishman, C escent City; T. E. McCarty, Placerville; Thom J.Kirk, Fresno; William M. Finch, Willows; J. B. Brown, Eureka; 8. W. Austin, Lone Pine; Alfred Har- rell, Bakersfield; J. W.Graham, Hanford; Mrs. E. K. Harrington, Lakeport; Spurgeon V. Rfley, Los Angeles; B. A. Hawkins, Madera; Julis L. Jones, Mariposa; O. W.Grove, Merced; Anna L.Wiiliams, Alturas ; J.Wood Jr., Salinas; Miss Kate Ames, Napa City; W. J. Rogers, Ne. vada City; J. P. Greeley, Santa Ana; P. W, Smith, Auburn; Mrs. Katle L. Donnelley, La Porte; John Garner, Hollister; Maggie M. Mogeau, Bernardino; W. J. Bailey, San Diego; M Babcock, San Francisco; N. Messer, San Luis Obispo; Etta M. Tilton, Redwoo gty G, E. Thurmond, Santa Barbara; John W. Linscott, Santa Cruz; C. 8. Smith, Yreka; Sanborn, Fairfield; E. W. Davis, Santa Rosa; J. 8. McPhaill, Visalia; George L. Sack- ett, Ventura; Clara March, Woodland; James A. Soott, Marysville; Mrs. Harriet A. Grover, Markleeville; A. M, Phalin, Martinez; Otis M. Doyle, Susanyille; Robert Furlong, San Rafael: A. M. Hays, Bridgeport; F. H. Turner, Saltley; ©C. G. Kline, Yubs City; J. A. Wagener, Modesto. Professor C. W. Childs, principal State Nor- mal Bchool, San Jose; Professor Edward T. Pierce, principal State Normal School, Los Angeles; Professor Robert F. Pennell, princi- Kx" State Normal School, Chico; Professor artin Kellogg, president State University, Berkeler; Proiessor Elmer E. Brown, protessor of pedagogy at State University, rkeley; City Superintendent Ellerwine of Sacramento, Russell of San_Jose, Keyes of Pasadena, Mc- Clymonds of Oakland. Superintendent Black called the meet- ing to order and said: Fellow Teachers: In calling you to order allow me to express my gratification at meet- ing 80 many of the school superintendents of the State on this important occasion. As you are aware ] made arrangements with the Code Commissioners to get your views on needed school legislation and present the same to them for consideration. With this end in view I took the liberty in January lastof ap- pointing a committes of sixteen county and city superintendents, with Deputy Seaman as chairman. 1am happy to say that this com- mitcee has done some faithful and intelligent work, which will be presented to you to-day for your consideration, In recommending amendments to the school 1aw I cannot reirain from urqmgugnn ou the necessity of a conservative spirit. Thelaw has suffered’ much from frequent and trivial amendments. When the law is well settled it ought not to be disturbed except for good and sufficient reasons. In my judgment the most pressing necessity is the simplification of the certification of teachers. As it is there are some thirteen or fourteen different papers on which teachers are allowed to teach at the present time. He urged uniform requirements for all grades of certificates; requested that it be determined what grades of certificates should be issued, and asked that some action be taken regarding the recognition of kindergartens. Referring to educational diplomas he saia: 1 recommend for your serious consideration the abolition of this document in the interest of the teachers of the State. Owing to differ- ences in_ figuring out the time for life diplomas, I recommend that & certain number of months be required, rather than years. Iask your judgment on the advisability of maintaining an official organ for the depart- ment of education, The high-school law ought to receive careful attention, as it is still crude an: sections unharmonious. The compulsory educational law needs amenaing; the second section providing for its publication should be stricken out. Tgera are many minor details, such as chang- ing the phraseology and a few dates, etc., that will oceur to you in your official capaclties, and about which I need not worry you. 1 have called your attention to the points that seem to me tobe of more than passing im- portance. They either embrace or overshadow all other questions. State Superintendent 8. T. Black was elected president, with Miss Kate Ames of Napa City for his assistant. Deputy State Superintendent W. W. Seaman of Los An- geles was chosen secretary, with J. P. Greeley of Santa Ana as assistant. Superintendent McClymonds of Oakland resented an invitation from the board of Slreotora of the exposition, asking the members of the convention to visit the ex- position. After chey acceted the invita- tion and set 3 o'clock to-morrow as the hour of their visit, he distributed tickets to each one for admission to-night at the opening exercises. XS lz1.;110 report of the committee of sixteen was presented. The assistant secretary read the first proposed amendment. It related to section 1543, third subdivision, At present the county superintendents must draw a requisition on the Auditor, who draws a warrant on the Treasurer. The committee thought that the trustees’ order needed only to be stamped ‘“‘a) proved” and then the Auditor could draw a warrant. The convention re- jected the amendment, On reassembling in the afternoon Charles A. Allen, formerly president of the State Normal School at San Jose, was elected an honorary member of the con- vention. He spoke a few words of greet- ing to the visitors after which the bal- ance of the report of the committee of six- teen was read, the secretary explainin, the cause of suggested charges as he read. Section 1770 was taken up. It provides for a semi-annual examination of teach- ers and was amended to rexd annually. Many of the Superintendents wanted to do away with examinations entirely and take their supply of teachers from the universities and normal schools. Others wanted an examination every six months, and the annual examination was accepted a8 a compromise, In subdivision seventh, section 1543, the words ‘“to persons holding certificates of like grade granted in other counties, cities or cities and counties’’ was stricken out.. in place of the word: rtificate or diploma” was inserted the word_ ‘“‘cre- dentials”; *and 1508” was inserted after the tigures 1775, These changes remove the compelling of the Superintendents to issue temporary certificates to teachers holding certificates in other than their own counties. Section 1577, pertaining to the formation of new school districts, was amen: to permit of their organization only between our 1ts Auction Salcs EDWARD §. SPEAR & (0, Auctioneers, 31 and 33 Sutter Strest. TELEPHONE, MaIN, 5181 Stock of a Barber Supply Store at Auction. THIS DAY. TUESDAY; August 4, 1896, at 11 _o'clock A. M, we wiil sell, by order of W. M. WILLETT, recciver of W & Lone (on sccount of dissdlation of partnership). the entire steok, removed to our store for conveniencs of sale, compiising Razors of every descrivtion: Combs and Brushes: Huir-clippers; Rauzor Strops of every description: Leather; Suears, ete.; 1 Top Buggy; 1 Double St of Harness, Sinzle Set of Hurness. €1c.: alsoa large lot of the cele- brated “SHARK-HIDE RAZUR STROPS” and TRADE MARK FOR THE SAME. EDWARD S. SPEAR & CO., Auctioneers, 31 and $8 Sutter street. November 1 and February 10, instead of December 1 and April 5, as at present. An amendment to chan:e the annual election of Trustees was defeated. In section 1598 the words ‘‘which shall be handed by the elector voting to the in- spector, who shali then, in his presence, deposit the same in the ballot-box, and the judges shall enter the elector’s name on voll-list”” were stricken out, In the oath prescribed for challenged voters in section 1600 the words ‘“‘fiiteen days” were inserted in order to comply with the law upon the question of regis- tering. The convention then adjourned to meet to-morrow morning at 10 o’clock to continue their work. Ex-State Superintendent of Schools Fred Campbell dropped in during the dis- cussion. Evurything was dropped while he was elected an honorary member of the convention, IGNORE AMERICA. Rev. Barton Perry Could Not Learn the Names of Presidential Nomi- nees in England. OAKLAND, CaL., Aug. 3.—Rev. Barton W. Perry returned from his European trip to-day. The main object of his trip through Scotland and Eugland was to make personal observations of the econ- omjs conditions-of those countries. “] could not help but be surprised,” said Mr, Perry to-nigut, ‘‘that so little general interest was expressed in our National conventions, ‘which were held while I was in the manufacturing center of Enzland. It may seem strnnfie to say, but I conld not for several days learn who was the Vice-Presidential candidate of the Republican party. The leading news- papers contained about ten lines a day of telegraphic news from this country and sometimes none at all. “It is a great mistake to suppose that the ordinary Englishman™takes a personal interest in American politics. e does not, and outside of London capitalists and a few politicians this country is practically unthought of. This wasa great surprise to me, as I thought the reverse was the case. Occasionally there is an editorial en American politics, but it is rare. *I traveled on a wheel tnrouih Scotland and England and only spent $1 for travel- ing expenses in 1000 miles. The roads there are perfect. One little incident shows how tenaciously some of the lead- ing hotels cling to old English customs. At the great St. Enoch’s Hotel at Glasgow, perhaps the finest in Scotland, I was handed a tallow candle when I went to my apartment.’” % CITY ASSESSOR'S WORK, The Electric Railway Company Has Its Franchises Assessed. Assessment Lower Than Last Year. An Oakland Boy Hurt in the Terrace Baths ALAMEDA, Can, Aug. 3.—The City Assessor turned over the assessment rolls to the City Clerk this afternoon, in whose office they will be open for inspection dur- ing the week. There is a decrease in valu- atjon from last year of §$1,230.450. The tofals show an acreage of §393.36; value of real estate, $1,115,349; improvements thereon, $86,775; value of city lots, $5,387,- 675; improvements thereon, $4,101,875; total value of all property, $11,426,324, ex- clusive of railroads. ; The francnise of the South Pacific Coast Railway, or what is known as the narrow- gauge railway, has not had its franchise assessed, but the half interests in the steamers have been putdown as follows: Bay City, $20,000; Garden Uity, $15,000; Newark, $20,000; Encinal, $20,000. The Alameda, Oakland and Piedmont Electric Railway is assessed for §32,000 on its machinery and dynamos, $20,000 for its main line franchise and $5000 each on its High street and San Jose avenue line tranchises. ‘When the State Board of Equalization assesses the railroad lines the total valua- tion will be materially increased. Hurt at the Baths. ALAMEDA, Can, Aug. 8.—John W. Edwards, the 15-year-old son of William Edwards of Franklin and Fifth streets, OQakland, met with a serious accident yes- terday at the Terrace Baths. Edwards came over with a party of friends who all went in swimming, After a short while they indulged in horse play on the plat- form and steps. In the scuffling Edwards was tumbled over the railing into the water. He landed in two feet of water on his head, the shock producing a concus- sion of the spinal column and partial paralysis. He was at once taken out of the water by Louis Echroeder and Dr. Morgan’s assistance obtained. He 1s still at the baths, able to speak and eat a little, but his recovery is by no means certain. City Trustees. ALAMEDA, CAL., Aug. 3.—At the regu- lar meeting of the Board of City Trustees this evening accounts to the amount of $1183 561 were passed for payment. A pe- tition was received uskin% the board not to grant any new liquor licenses in the city si_vined by thirty-nine house-holders and citizens contizuous to the Pacific Ho- tel and Encival Hall, An application for a new license was received irom Charles Helling, who wishes to ron a saloon in the Encinal Hall at Bay-street station, Action on this as well as on M. Debret’s application for a license for the Pacitic Hotel was deferred till ncxt meeting. The Driving Association. ALAMEDA, Car., Aug. 3.—The Alame- da Driving Association decided at its meeting to-night to hold race meetings on its new track on September 12 and 19. There will be four classes of entries—2:40 trotting, 2:35 pacing, 2:25 trotting and 2:26Jucing. Other classes will be insti- tute . Brief News Notes. ALAMEDA, Car., Aug. 3.—Mrs. Mary Souza of Bay Farm Island has brought suit for a divorce from Joseph Souza on the ground of detertion. Souza is sup- posed to be in Honolulu, Green Majors and N. J. Manson sare mentioned for Congressional nomina- tion at the Populist County Convention. The Alameda City Union of Cnhristian Endeavorers has elected the following officers for the coming vear: Mrs. J. A. Cameron, president; Ira Sanford, vice- president; Miss Grace Sterett, recording secretary; Miss Bessie Hierlihy, corre- sponding secretary; Falkingham, treasurer. At Company G’s regular monthly shoot ai the High-street range Pyeemdny after- noon Wittich scored 41, Pickett 38, Higby 87, Mosten 36, La Deu 386, Hammond 86, 35, Browing 34, Wessell 34, Russell 31, enney 31, Shafer 26, Oesterreicher. 23, ‘Walker 15, Groome 11, \ CHAS. LEVY & ©0., AUCTIONEERS. Salesrooms—1135 Market Street. THIS DAY, Tuesday......... ugust 4, 1896, At 100%clonk A. M. at Salesrooms, 1135 MARKET ST.. bet. 7th and Sth, WE WILL SELL AN BLIGANT LINE OF FURNITURE, Carpets, Bedding, Mirrors, Stoves, Ranges, etc. < S, I:EVY & CO.. Anctioneers. EXECUTOR'S SALE of Personal Property BY ORDER OF SUPERIOR COURT. THIS D 1898, August 4, Tuesday A residence, 1218 LEAVENWORTH ST., bet. Sacramente and Clay, I will sell, at public auction, lots of Jew elry, Carpets; Parlor, Liorary, Chamber, Dining- room and Kitchen Furniture. J.T. TERRY, Auctioneer, Office_50 Montgomery st. J. C. RUED BEsq.. Executor. RAS—CASH. BERKELEY SCHOOLS OPEN Larger Attendance at the West End, but Smaller at the East End. Changes in the University Daily. Engineer Joseph Badly Sca'ded. Brief News Items. BERKELEY, CaAL, Aug. 8—The fall term of the Berkeley public schools opened to-day. The enrollment of the East Berkeley schools, including the High School, was as follows: Rose-street 93, Whittier 306, Kel- logg 223, Le Conte 367, Lorin 253. Total, 1185, The enrollment at the Kellogg School was comparatively small, owing to the transfer.of the eighth grade to the Whits tier School, and also to the fact that notice had been given of the postponement of the opening of the eighth and ninth grades in the High School until August 10. Over 200 high school pupils reported this morn- ing and were dismissed. n the West Berkeley schools the enroll- ment was larger than orainary. At the Ban Pablo school 219 children reported, at the Seventh-street seventy-seven and at the Columbus 172, making a total of 468 for the West End. The San Pablo School- houge bas been put into excellent condi- tion. The walls have been newly tinted, the' desks varnished and general repairs have been made throughout the building. Berkeleyan Changes. BERKELEY, Cal., Aug. 3.—The Daily erkeleyan Publishing Company at the Siate University has decided to make sev- eral changes for the improvement of the paper during the coming term. Itis to be puglluhed five times weekly rathes than four times, as during the past year, and the work of the editorial staff will be much more carefully systematized. Work wiil be commenced to-morrow refitting the office in North Hall. The editor for next year will _be George Whipple, editor in chief; W. E. Creed, managinrg editor; Charles Elston, Reno Huichinson an Allyn Chickering, associate editors. J. M. Oliver bas been eiected business mana- ger and will name his corps of assistants later. Sealded Severely. BERKELEY, Car, Aug. 3.—Engineer ‘W. B. Joseph of the Berkeley Electric Lighting Company was severely scalded on the rifih: leg and foot last evening by acciaentally slipping into a stream of boil- ing water, which was escaping from a de- fective boiler. Though his wounds are quite serious, he will b: able to continue at his post and to direct the engineering work for his employers. Berkeley Day Mass-Meeoting, BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 3.—A mass- meeting has been called by the Merchants’ Protective Association for to-morrow even- ing at the town hall for the purpose of making final arrangements for the ob- servance of Berkeley day at the Oakland Exposition. Arrangements have already been made by the association whereby children of Berkeley may be admitted free on that day. Want More Shade Trees. BERKELEY, Can, Aug. 8. — E. W. Hilgard, professor of agriculture at the State University, wiil lecture at the sec- ond meeting of the Berkeley Floral Society to-morrow evening on “Shade and Orna- mental Trees in Berkeley.” He will speak both with relation to climatic conditions and town ordinances, with the hope of creating more decided interest in the matter of setting out ornamental trees in a'systematic manner and on a more ex- tensive scale. News Items of Interest. A general meeting of the Crescent Ath- letic Ciub has been called for to-morrow evening, at which it is expected that the question of disbanding will come up for consideration. The Board of Education held a meeting to-day at which bids for repairing the plumbing in the Kellogg school were opened and considerea. Lieutenant Wirn of the university ca- dets has decided to do away with the saber company G, and to merge it into the regular battalion. The Alert Hose Company of the Thira ‘Ward has decided to support Kenney in the fight for Fire Chief. R. Boudenes and Fred Wilhams have been appointed as- sistant foremen and A. Tobin hydrantman of the company. Preparations for a reception to the fresh- men are being made by the Berkeley Christian Endeavor Union to be he!d on August 28 at the Congregational church. Dr. Rockwell of Yale, who is to take G. M. Richardson’s place at the university as associate professor 1n Latin, will arrive in Berkeley next Friday. Mr. Richardson is in-Burope on leave of absence. Becretary Bonte of the board of regents of the university returned from his vaca- tion to-day. The Rev. R. Bentley, pastor of Trinity M. E. Church, who has been in Europe on leave of absence, is expected to return next week. The vacancy in the botanical depart- ment of the university, caused by the resignation of Instructor Marshall Howe, who has gone east, has been filled by the appointment of W. J. V. Osterhout of Brown University to the positicn. He will reach Berkeley next Tuesday. The Berkeley Republican Club held an enthusiastic meeting this evening at their clubrooms in the Odd Fellows’ building. DEATH OF RLV. JOHN CONWAY. A Well-Known Catholic Priest Passes Away in Livermore. OAKLAND, Can, Aug. 3.—News re- ceived from Livermore states that Rev, John Conway, formerly of Santa Rosa, died there dav before yesterday. He was a native of County Tipperary, Ireland, and was educated at St. Mary’s Seminary, Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1864 he wasordained a priest. For twelve years he was pastor of St. Patrick’s Church, London, Obio, but his health failing he came to California, and was pastor of the Catholic church at Ranta Rosa for thirteen years. The seeds of disease pianted in his con- stitution, however, lost none of their virility, and he now dies mourned by a host of friends and varishioners. Dr.Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEARNY ST. Establ in 1854 for the treatment af Brivecs isenses, Lost Manhood. Debility or lisease wearing on bodyand mindand l' \