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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11. 1896. 18 WOULD PUT THEM 0UT OF PAI Dr. Wendte Believes Ending the Sufferings of Incurables. in SUNDAY SERMON, HIS Prominent Doctors and Clergy- men Discuss the Subject. SOME STARTLING STATEMENTS. When a Man’s Scff:rings Are Hopeless He Should Be Quietly Put to Steep. OAELAND OFFICE SAN FrANcIsco CALL,) 908 Broadway, Aug. 10. | The sensational and unusual remarks of Rev. Dr. Wendte regarding suicide and the disposal by a humane death of lepers and all who may be afflicted with incur- able diseases, has raised a turmoil of dis- cussion among ministers, doctors and humanitarians, Throughout to-day it has been a more prominent subject before the public than local politics. The remarks which caused such great interest were made by Rev. Dr. Wendte in his pulpit at the First Unitarian Church last night. His subject was “The Hu- manitarian Spirit,” and it at once gave rise to a widedivergence of opinion among the congregation. This was manifested by the animated discussion which took | place on the subject in the pastor's Bible class after morning service. Burchard, Dr. Von Adelung, Rev. G. W. Allen, B. C. Cavellia, Rev. Joseph Adams, Miss Elsie Sinclair and J. W. Stetson tock part in the discussion, and the general verdict was that Dr. Wendte's views needed much thought and delibera- tion before a positive opinion regarding them could be pronounced. At the request of THE CaLL Dr. Wendte has written out his remarks on the sub- ject, as his address was delivered from the most meager of notes. After a review of the moral ascent of mankind from primitive and brutal | savagery to its present social refinement, sympathy and tenderness toward all forms of suffering, Mr. Wendte spoke of the deplorable condition of the incurably 4, especially 1f also impoverished. He urged the establishment of wards for incurables in connection with all public hospitals. “But,” he continued, “a step beyond this is needed, and it is one which civil- ized society is about ready to take. I re- fer to the humane disposal of those who are suffer needless and cruel tortures and whose death is inevitable. Why seek, as now, 1o prolong their agonies? Why exhaust the resources of’ medical science to keep them in misery? Wonuld it not be a more Christian act to put them gently out of pain? We mercifully end the life of a suffering horse or dog whose restora- tion is impossible, Shall we be less merci- ful to our human kind than to the brute creation? “But who isto take the responsibility in such a case? Certainly not the medical man. On the battle-field some latitude may be allowable to bim, and doubtless many a poor shattered victim of sword and bullet, whose recovery was impossible, and whose further exposure to the pitiless elements or the rude appliances of the field hospital would have been a needless cruelty, was humanely put to death by the administration of a sleeping potion at the hands of the wise and tender surgeon. But in the ordinary course of life no single individua! is to be entrusted with so grave & responsibility. “Shall we the continue as now, power- less to relieve the fearful suffering of so many unfortunates, turning a deaf ear to their entreaties and leaving them one re- source—suicide ?” me time since an engineer was hurled over a trestle and pinned under his engine in the bed of a creek. He implored the bystanders to shoot him and put an end to his agony. In vain. At length the rising tide, more merciful than man, pressed to his lips the blissful portion of death. Was this refusal to relieve the sufferer right? Was it not cruel and un- Christian ? “Under similar circumstances the vic- tims have been known to commit suicide. It is equally so where a wasting disease, for which no earthly alleviation exists, tortures our brother’s frame and dooms him to a hideous aeath., Surely in such a | case help and relief should be brought him if be asks it at our hands. “‘Twenty-five vears or more ago an engi- neer of eminence in France, afflicted with a terrible inherited disease, of which he had seen his own father perish under ageravated tortures, took his own life. In his will he explained the motive of his deed and left to the French Government a large bequest for the establishment of a commission on euthanasia, It was to consist of a number of medical men and representatives of | the Government, To this tribunal was 1o be submitted any petition for examina- tion and release which might be sub- mitted by the incurably diseased and in- dorsed by their families. If they were found incapable of recovery and sure to endure great and needless agony, the com- mission was to be empowered to gently and humanely put them out of suffering and give them a release into a better world. The French Government, largely influenced, it was claimed, by clerical counsels, declined to aceept the trust. “In this, I believe, itdid wrong. Though 1 appreciate the difficulties attending the matter, and what special danger to society it may seem to carry with it, I yet believe that the time is rapidly approaching when under proper safeguards euthanasia will be considered eminently wise, humane and Christian, “God speed the day when men shall rid themselves of theological and personal prejudices and act as justice dictates and mercy requires.” Mr. Wendte is the president of the Alameda County Society for the Preven- tion of Cruelty, which may in part account for his interest in this matter. The estimate of the yield of the potato crop in Great Britain shows that on 533,000 acres a crop of 3,053,005 tons was secured, against an almost exactly similar quantity produced on much larger acreage~753,000 acres in Ireland, '\ Uih m Evelyn Chubb. These Two Young Ladies Took First and Sccond Prize Respectively at the Oakland Exposition for Pronouncing Most Distinctly the Words, “Alameda County Industrial Exposition.” ESSONS FROM WHIRRING WHEELS Hon. W. R. Davis Reviews the Exposition for “The Call.” SEES BUT ONE THEME. The Big Show a Monster Object- Lesson in the Cause of Protection. EVEN HE WHO RUNS MAY READ Intelligent Citizens Cannot Fail to See the Argument so Clearly Sst Forth. OARLAND OFricE SaN Fraxcisco CALL,) 908 Broadway, Aug. 10. Hon. W. R. Davis, ex-Mayor of thiscity, | visited the exposition for the tenth time yesterday. | through these exposition buildings and think intelligently. No dispassionate mind can fail to grasp the lesson that they teach. Even now it is only the hope that a speedy relief is coming that induces many of our manufacturers to keep their factory-doors open. Things are not really so pleasant as they seem, and what they would be unless protection is accorded | them speedily I would not dare to proph- esy. “Take another look. Everything your eye rests upon is manufactured or pro- duced in this country. The wine industry alone represents a great industry. Shall it be crushed out? See that sign, ‘Cali- fornia Silk Goods,’ or that other one, ‘California Cotton Goods,” ‘California Nails,” ‘California Farming Machinery,’ ‘California Rugs and Carpets,’ etc.—what do they mean? They mean that this fast developing section, of which Alameda County is a part, is already a mpanufactur- ing center, and if it is to continue as such it must be protected. We do not work for a cupfull of rice and a few cents a day. We do not wish to be clothed in rags and see our very backbone, our man ufactories, be closed. Take from Alameda County every factory in it and try to contemplate | the result. Double the number of factories in the county and then try to form an idea of the future. “This exposition is truly grand, but next year I hope it will be much more grand. | If this lesson be not lost on the people of ithis county they will strike the keynote | of a new regime next November. They | should remember that the smoke from the factory chimney is of far more significance than the uprisings of irresponsible and in- | experienced politicians who are simply giving, not even not a stone, but a bubble when bread is needed. l “I will suggest one more mough!llllt} Hon. William R. Davis, Who Sees in the Exposition One Powerful Argument for Protection. ‘When asked by a CALL reporter what | was the most noticeable feature of the show he replied: “It is something that T have not yet heard anybody referto. This exposition is not ostensibly a political demonstration, but it is the greatest ob- ject, lesson that could possibly be placed before the people. *Who can listen to the whirr of those wheels and not think of the potent factor they are in our prosperity? Here we see busy hands controlling powerful silk man- ufacturing machines, cotton manufactur- ing machines, hardware manufacturing machines, all turning out material which every one must use and without which we cannot'live in comfort. If all these wheels are to be kept going what must be accorded to them? Protection, pure simple protec- tion. *‘Where do we derive our wealth bu through the mills and the great inanu- iactories? Shall all these wheels cease and the millions of people thac depend on them for their daily bread starve? ““This display of material prosperity and advancement is a source of proper pride not only to the residents of Alameda County but to the entire State. Material prosperity lies at the foundation of all other prosperities. In poverty there can beno art, in penury no learning. Beyond material prosperity and the result of it, is the life, the growth, the freedom and pros- perity of the Nation, “Look at this busy hive. 1t must be protected. If all the foreign pauper nordes of unskilled laborers are to come here unrestricted and our manufactures are to be placed on = free-trade footing with the manufacturers of overcrowded Japan, China and Europe, how many years would elapse before it would be im- possible for Oakland to get together such an exposition as this? With free trade and unrestricted immigration I do not be- lieve three years would pass, perhaps not one, before these wheels wounld cease and Alameda Ccunty would return to her former pristine condition. “Don’t take my word for it, just pass these busy scenes suggest. Thereare three | great lines of development in this Nation. | One is on the Atlantic seacoast. Boston, | New York, Baltimore and Charleston rep- | resent that line. The second line is down | the waters of the Mississippi. It runs | through Minneapolis and St. Paul, Chi- | cago and Burlington, St. Louis and New Orleans. The third great line cuts through Oakland. Itrunsfrom Tacoma, Portland to San Francisco and Oakland and to Los | Angeles and San Diego. “‘Shali we, here in Oakland, not do our part to increase the power of this division on which we live? Shall we jump at every new doctrine and heedlessly rush into dangerous fields in the face of our own ex- perience? Shall we, who have this great exposilion to teacn us our duty in the premises say ‘Pshaw,’” and advocate com- mercial suictde? If not, what then? We must look beyond our busy wheels fora moment. We rmust, and indulge in a glance at the future unless something is done to protect these great industries. I will not say what the futare will produce because I believe it would be idle. The great lesson of the exposition cannot be lost on my intelligent fellow-citizens when tfhey are called upon to decide their own ate. “And what is true of Alameda County is true of every district in this country.” Railroad Men in Line. OAKLAND, CaL., Aug. 10.—The street- railroad men bave organized a Railroad Men’s Republican Club in Temescal. The elected officers are: President, A. L. Han- naford; vice-president, 8. Harris; secre- tary, M. C. Mitchell; assistant secretary, R. Forgie; treasurer, J. A. Schreiner; sergeant-at-arms, 8. L. Harris. The ex- ecutive comymittee is composed of J. H. Hulbert, H. C. Hall, J. W. Jones, E. Straub, W. B. Barnum, J. Kittrell and S. W. Hall. The meetings are held at Temescal Hall, members. The club has started out very paign that will produce permanent good for 1ts party. THESE BABIES ARE PAST COOING Some Were Independent and All Could Talk Well. VERA MOFFITT WINS. She Pronounced the Hard Test Words Clearer Than Her Competitors, CONTEST AT THE FXPOSITION. The Irish Societies Will Hold the Boaras Next Friday Even. ing. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FraNcisco CALL, 908 Broadway, Aug. 10. } The baby contest, which has now be- come an annual affair, drew a large crowd of mothers and young hopefuls to the Tabernacle this afternoon. There were ten entries to the contest and the test words “Alameda County Industrial Expo- sition”” proved a hard nut for some of the youngsters to crack. All the babies had to be under two years of age. The result proved that even in their youngest stages the ladies of Alameda County are more fluent talkers than the other sex. Rev. Dr. E. E. Chapman, A. A. Pennoyer and Dr. J. P. Dunn were the judges. Dr. Chapman’s white hairs render him proof against any hostile attack by a disap- pointed or jealous mater. Mr. Pennoyer evaded any possible conflict oy referring to the long experience and judgment of Dr. Cbapman, and Dr. Dunn, a surgeon in the National Guard, assumed his most imperious air and approached so near to the idealistic Czar that the woman does not exist, even in Oakland, that would dare to dispute any ukase he might issue. There had evidently been a good deal of coaxing done, and many promises were made by ambitious mothers. Little Jus- tus Simpson, young as he is, proved that he knew the value of money. He had been promised half a dollar to speak well, and when he went on the platform he de- manded his pay before he would compete. The little one who pronounced the phrase “‘Alameda County Industrial Ex- position” most clearly was Miss Vera Moffitt, who is not quite two years old. When the announcement was made several people crowded around the proud mother and congratulated. Considerable amuse- ment was afforded when it was discovered that the lady was not the mother but the aunt of the chitd. The second prize was captured by Evelyn Chubb, who is several months be- low the limit of age. To-morrow (luesday) is Berkeley day. W. T. Gillihan has been chosen president of the day. The reception committee for the afternoon is composed of J. Taylor, C. Demetrak, R. Cameron, Thomas Hann, C. McClain and O. G. May. Waring Wilkinson, superintendent of the California Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, will deliver an address at 3P M. The evening programme consists of the following: Vocal selections by the Berkeley Campaign Quartet, Messrs. C. R. Morse, first tenor; C. B. Mills, second tenor; J. L. Miils, first bass; Frank Angall, second bass; an address by Thomas R. Bacon of the University of Cali- fornia, and stereopticon views of Berkeley, with lecture by O. W. Lange Esq. The reception committee for to-morrow evening consists of L. Stein, M. D. Fraser, J. H. Whitham, J. O. Hanson and W. Cheney. On Friday night the Trish societies will render the exercises and a unique pro- gramme has been promised. The colored citizens cf Alameda County will hold the boards on Wednesday and on Thursday Alameda City will have a day. Did Not Work. OAKLAND, CAL., Aug. 10.—The efforts of the Southern Pacific Company to econo- mize by laying off tile men at the yards and shope at the West End every Saturday has already proved a partial failure, and before long it is believed the rule will be abridged so far as this city is concerned. A considerable number of the men laid off at first under the order were put to work again. It was found that tbe work accumulated under the Saturday lay-off vlan, and it would necessarily have to be rescinded. This 1s greatly to the satisfac- tion of the men employed. It Was Not S. S. Austin, OAKLAND, CaL., Aug. 10.—I[n an arti- cle published last Saturday regarding the late J. C. S8imonds it was stated that one of nislady friends was Mrs. 8. S. Austin, who horsewhipped her husband on Broad- way. ‘I was never cowhided by my wife,”” said Mr. Austin to-day. ‘“Mrs. between Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh | Austin did figure in a street scene, but it streets. All are invited to attend, and all | was not with me but with a man whom I railroad employes will be welcomed as | believe was named Wallace.” Since that time Mr. and Mrs. Austin auspiciously and intends to make a cam- | have been divorced. ————————— THE King of Pill's is Beecham's—BEECHAM'S, STOLE A TICKET AGENT'S MONEY, Charles Bell Accused of Robbing the Center-~ Street Station. BUT SIXTEEN YEARS OLD The Revolver Belonging to Sta- tion Agent Bergsten Also Gone. HAD A YOUNG ACCOMPLICE. Both Are Missing and It Is Thought They Will Attempt to Board a Ship. OARLAND OFFICESAN FRANCISCO CALL, 908 Broadway, Aug. 10. } Charles J. Bell of 862 Campbell street, $280 of the money of the Southern Pacific Company and a revolver belonging to Oscar Bergsten are missing. George D. Webster, who resides around the corner from Bell’s houss, on Williams street, has been absent all day also, and it 18 claimed by the Bell family that he is the cause of their boy’s downfall. The police tell a different story. For some time past Bell has been em- ployed by Bergsten as assistant in the rail- road ticket-office and tobacco-store which heconducts at Seventh and Chester streets. The boy, who is not more than 16, keeps the late watch, selling tickets until 1 A. ». He then goes home, but must be out for the first train in the morning, which passes at 5:30. During the middle of the day he has some time off, the proprietor himself taking charge generally during daylight. There is quite a heavy ticket business done at this point and considerable money is handled. Bergsten has been 1n the habit of leaving it in the hands of the boy until he makes his settlement with the company’s collector, who calls for it. ‘With the proceeds from the private busi- ness, it is said there was nearly $300 in the boy’s hands when he departed this morn- ing, leaving no clew to his whereabouts. Young Bell has borne a fairly good name, although he was once arrested on a serious charge, which was dismissed with- out prosecution. He had often said he would run away, but nothing was thought of it until he had gone. The other miss- ing boy was an associate and had been employed at the pier restaurant, but gave up his position last week and had been hanging around doing nothing since. This evening Fred Bell, an older brother of Charles, said: “Charles and I sleep in the same room. He always comes in late and gets up and goes out before I am up. He left this morning as usual and we knew nothing until told that he had left. Mother found that Charlie had taken his new suit and all of his clothes out some time during yesterday or last night. We believe that George Webster led him into doing the act as he never would have done it other- wise. We have no idea where he has gone.” Detective Denny Holland says he does not believe the boy had any accomplice. ‘‘He has been keeping poor company for some time,” said that official, ‘‘and for a business man to throw such a temptation before a 16-year-old boy is a shame, to say the least, and I have no sympathy for him. He is more to blame thau the boy. Itis supposed that he went to San Fran- cisco ana from there, no doubt he will attempt to leave by vessel in the near future. He will be caught, as he is not at all bright. Had he been, he would have had a boy rob the office, as he could have easily done, and no one would have suspected him.” Some of those about the station advance the opinion that the boy was only a tool in the hands of older persons. The miss- ing money will have to be made good to the Southern Pacific Company by Oscar Bergsten, as lie is responsible to them, being under bonds. He will make every effort to bring the boy to justice. POLITICAL EQUALITY CLUB Mrs. Sanford Speaks on the Emancipation of Woman This Past Fifty Years. Hilborn’s Friends Are Working Hard for His Renomination—A Shingl-r Falls Off the Roof of a Church. ALAMEDA, Cavn, Aug. 10.—The Polit- ical Equality Club held an aiternoon meet- ing in Foresters’ Hall to-day, the presi- dent, Mrs. C. L. Wood, in the chair. Mrs. 8. C. Sanford of Oakland delivered an interesting address on the emancipa- tion of women during the past half-cen- tury, and argued theretrom that the ballot was but woman’s due and a furthering of the evolution of the equality of rights. Attention was drawn to the noble work women had done in church life and in conducting the multifarious societies in the world. The iraining received in this work would come useful to her when the ballot was made possible. Mrs. Sanford also empbhasized the cru- elty exhibited to women in the probate courts by men’s legislation. The wives and daughters of American citizens are the only leisure class in the Union, and they should take hold of the political tan- and straighten it our. If there was one reason stronger than another why women should have a vote, it lies in the earnest desire of all women to make child labor impossible. ;. The business of the meeting was to ap- point committees to make a house to house canvass in the various precinets. It was decided if Miss Susan Anthony's presence can be obtained to hold a monster Woman Suffrage Association picnic atv Leona Heights of the combined societies around the bay. Thedate has not yet been decided on. In connection with the suffrage move- ment the Rev. Mr. Copeland istodeliver an adaress in the Unitarian Church on August 20. His subject will be *“‘New Women Selected by God to Rule the World.” Board of Equalization. ALAMEDA, CaL, Aug. 10.—Thirteen applications for reduced assessments were lacad before the City Trustees this morn- ing sitting as the Board of Equalization. The reductions sought were all of a minor Auction Sales CHAS. LEVY & C0., AUCTIONEERS. Salesrooms—1135 Market Street. THIS DAY. Tuesday...... August 11, 1896, At 10 o'cl Salesrooms, 1135 MARKET ST.. bet. 7th and 8th, WE WILL SELL AN ELEGANT LINE OF FURNITURE, - Carpets, Office Furniture, Stoves, Ranges, etc. CHAS. LEVY & Auctioneers. THIS DAY, AT 11 A, M. Elesant Frurniture 1520 CALIFORNIA ST., NEAR POLK. FRANK W. BUTTERFIELD, Auctioneer. character, and the board lowered the as- sessments made in all cases but two. One groperly-holder, A. F. Koppe, asked that is assessment of $2459 be reduced to $2000. On examining the rolls it was found that the assessed value was fixed at §1400. He had copied the wrong figures from the roll, and the board decided to take up his case to-morrow. City Trustees. ALAMEDA, CAL., Aug. 10.—The Board of Trustees at its regular meeting this evening refused to pay legal expenses amounting to $12 incurred by the City Treasurer in defending mandamus pro- ceedings brought against him by A. L. Fish to compel him to pay warrants drawn in Fish’'s favor by the Ci:y Trustees. Bills to the amount of $3248 96 were passed for payment. The City Electrician and Fire Chief Krauth are to go to Stockton to examine the fire-alarm system installed there. The action of the commissioners in Ievyln; a supplementary assessment of $968 85 for the opening of Buena Vista avenue be- tween Benton and Morton streets was con- sidered. Fell From a Church Roof. ALAMEDA, CaL., Aug. 10.—John D. Phelps, a shingler, fell from the roof this afternoon of the Christian Church in course of erection at the corner of San Jose and Park avenues. He was changing the position of the roofjack when he slipped down the steep roof to the ground. When picked up it was found that his right leg near the ankle was broken. Phelps was removed to his home, 2041 Fil- bert street, Oakland. Hilborn’s Friends. ALAMEDA, CarL. Aug. 10.—The friends of Congressman Hiiborn are working like beavers to secure his renomination. A mass-meeting is called for Wednesday evening in Linderman Opera-house to se- lect six delegates to be voted on at next Saturday’s primary. The gentieman’s friends contend that his past actions jus- tify renewed confidence in him. A Small Blaze. ALAMEDA, CaL., Aug. 10.—An alarm was turned in ior a small blaze at Dr. G. L. Schmidt’s house, 1059 Santa Clara avenue, caused by the doctor’s enterpris- ing son setting fire to the lace curtains in one of the rooms with some matches, A garden hose wielded by J. H. Bruns ex- tinguished the flames before the engines reachea the house. VETERANS INDIGNANT. Publication in a Populist Paper Which Arounsed Their Ire and May Cause Trouble. OAKLAND, CaL, Aug. 10.—The Army and Navy Republican League 1s a political organization formed of ex-Union soldiers and sailors of Oakland. Last Friday even- ing they opened magnificent headquarters at 476-478 Eighth street. In regard to this event the Populist weekly has aroused a storm of indignation that may result in some formal action by the league: The cause of the trouble is the publica- tion of the following: Money will be lavishly spent, and where it is not possible to make a vote by sophistical a: guments or bulldozing, measures will be adopted, if possible, to enter the homes of the voters and snatch from the table the food thereon, or leave it with the alternative of voting the Republican ticket. Young men of Alameda, shun the portals of this hive of corruption. Look upon it &s you would a leprous body, for its touch, its breath, its environments and its teachings are as fatal in its results as the horrible disease from which none can ever hope to be relieved. Between Broadway and Washington on Ei%}nh street the club headquarters of the Re- pul Aécm party of this county have been lo- cated. This place, festooned by the colors of our country (“to what base uses do we decline”), will be deyoted to making a fight for “Bill Mc- Kinley, or McKinley Bill,” as is announced in glaring black letters. Meén will make spceches fo those who will assemple at stated times, urging the election of this man as the execu- tive head of the country. Men will concoct schemes fit only to be hafched in Pluto’s do- main, and will ‘dispatch hired emissaries to every nook and cranny of the country to en- deavor to carry them out. HISTORY OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, 908 Broadway, Aug. 10. To-morrow at 2:30 P. M., at Odd Fellows’ Hall, will occur the annual meeting of the Oskland Political Equality Society. Officers will be elected for the ensuing vear. Lady Sholto Douglas is in Oakland again. Her husband is in Arizona and she will re- main here for awnile with her mother, Mrs. Mooney. She says that in compliance with the requests of her father-in-law, the Marquis of Queensberry, she has left the stage forever. The ladies of the West Oakland Home are looking for the parents of & little black baby boy which has been turned over to them by Mrs. Herrod, a colored woman living at 1631 Myrtle street. She tound the child in a basket at her door yesterday morning. Saturday evening the Haywards Republican Club was organized in that town. Neal A. McConaghy was chosen president. Harr, Smyth secretary, and a committee on organi- zation chosen consisting of H. Dopman, P. F. Rohde and R. C. Vose. The Ebell Society is to tender a reception to- morrow aflernoun to Mrs.C. W. Wendte, one of the charter members, who recently became a bride and who has just returned from an Eastern trip. The Ebell was organized in 1876, with twenty members, and now has 300. The City Christian Endeavor Union will hold its “Washington Echo Night'’ in the First Presbyterian Church on next Friday evening, i‘!tend of the First Congregational Chureh, as formerly announced. Rev. William Rader and Rev. R. F. Coyle will address the meeting. A cutting effray which nearly ended the ex- istence of George W. S8mith oi 1214 Thirtieth street occurred yesterday. A baseball game was the cause of the trouble. Charles Gittere, who assaulted Smith with a razor, disappeared immediately efter the fight, but his parents agreed that he would surrender. —————— An Unusual Will OAKLAND, Car., Aug. 10.—The will ot Mrs. Alice Brown, written April 28, 1895, in which she bequeaths her property to hér nephew, Joe Devan, an enlisted man on the United States revenue cutter Bear, hasbeen held by the courts to be valid, according to the decision rendered to-day. The will reads: “If I die before Joe comes back, I leave him everything—all my property and money. Joe, pray for me.” e Valuable Library Addition. BERKELEY,CaL., Aug. 10.—The library at the State University has just received a contribution of fifty valnable works on chemistry and physics, which will serve as a nucleus for a library to be used al- most exclusively by students taking the summer-school courses. Part of the dona- tion was received from the students who took courses this last summer and part from the publishers Carpenters and Jolners. Carpenters and Joiners’ Union No. 483 met last eveuing at 91514 Market street, and dis- cussed several recommendations that will be made to the convention of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America that will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 8. 1t was decided to recommend the equalization of the funds of the unions all over the country according to their membership. Also to re- commend that the dues and benefits shall be the sume all over the country. And further to decide upon a plan whereby sick and acci- dent benefits shall be provided for. At present there is only the accident benefit. INDIANA AUCTION COMPANY, Salesroom, 1057 Market st., Opp. Jones. Formerly M. J. SIMMONS. THIS DAY, August 11, 1896, t our salesroom, Tuesday....... At 11 o’clock A. M., 1057 MARKET STREET, OPP. JONES, ++soWE WILL SELL.... One of the most magnificent selections of Fine Furniture, in connection with different kinds of Art Goods, ever offered at auction sale in this City, ....CONSISTING OF.... Three thousand yards of Carpets, Art Squares, Point lLace Curtains, Blankets, Comforters, Pil- lows, Mauiresses, Kitchen Ranges, Dining-room Furniture, Parior Suits, Bedroom Suits, Folding Beds, Bed Lounges, Couches, odd_pieces of Up- holstery, Turkish Chairs, Royal Danish Terra- cotta, 0ld unique Satzuma.jCloissonnee,jBronzes and £oods too numerous to mention. ‘These goods are selectea with great care and not often found at anction; in any quantity; we have D0 reserve, and invite people appreciating fine good: H.J. LEUTHOLTZ, Anctioneer. FHEEY CLEGHTES Will Close Their Stores and Don Holiday Attire. Young Hadlen of West Berkeley Re- ceives a Beating—Students Need Work—Notes. BERKELEY, CaL, Aug. 10.—To-mor. row will be Berkeleyv day at the Oak- land Exposition. A large number of Berkeley merchants will close their places of business for the day, the school children will be excased for the afternoon to attend the exercises, and Berkeley gen- erally will have a holiday. Professor ‘Warrick says that about 500 children from the West Berkeley schools alone will at- tend. The owners of the horsecar lines running between East and West Berkeley have decided to allow the children free rides. Half-'are will be charged them on the lines ot the Telegraph avenue and the Oakland Consolidated Company. Badges of blue and gold ribbon, in honor of the university, will be worn by the Berkeley visitors. An extended programme of ex- ercises has been prepared for both after- noon and evening. Young Hadlen Beaten. BERKELEY, CAL., Aug. 10.—The facts in a semi-sensational battery case which took place last Saturday evening in East Berkeley became known to-day. J. Had- len Jr., son of the well-known grocer at the West End,was pummeled over the head until senseless, with what was supposed to have been a piece of gas pipe, by George Warnbolat, because the young man had gone out into the street to demand of Warnboldt an explanation for certain in- sults offered by him to Hadlen’s father. Jealousy is supposed to have been the cause of the difficulty. Warnboldt was arrested to-day and pleaded guilty to a charge of battery. He will be brought up for sentence to-morrow. Don’t Want Kenny. BERKELEY, Can., Aug. 10.—At the meeting of the Town Board to-night the town officials made their reports for the last fiscal year, after which the matter of appointing a Fire Chief came up for con- sideration. The Peralta Fire Company of the Fourth Ward, through its presi- dent, presented a communication declaring Kenny as irresponsible for the position, and C. M. Murdock of the Oaklana de- Eanment also sent a communication ighly recommending Kenny. After lis- tening to both of the communications the board decided to defer action indefinitely. This move on the part of tne board is con- sidered a practical throw-down for Kenny, thou:h he has the support of five out of the seven fire companies of Berkeley. Students Want Work. BERKELEY, CaL, Aug. 10.—Manager Bristol of the Students’ Aid Society is one of the busiest men on the campus. The number of applicants for assistance in meeting college expenses is unusually large this year. In fact the Berkeley field is too limited to meet the demand, and the manager is endeavoring to awaken an interest in Oakland and San Francisco. He says also there ought to be a large in- crease in the scholarships awarded to boys. The Students’ Aid Society is a medium between supply and demand and endeav- ors to secure positions for such studentsas have not sufficient means to defray their expenses in college. Of these there are upward of 100 on the books of the society this year. Seriously Injured. BERKELEY, Carn, Aug. 10.—Rudolph Ruff of 1824 Stockton street, San Fran- cieco, an emploge of the Taylor Lumber Company, was thrown from his delivery wagon this morning and seriously injured about the region of the spine. He was driving down Shattuck avenue when his horse became unmanageable, ana he was thrown violently under the wheels of the wagon. While his injuries are considered serious and brought temporary paralysis of the lower limbs Dr. Eastman is hope- 1ul that they will not prove fatal. Dr. Stratton Honored. BERKELEY, CAL., Aug. 10.—Dr. George M. Stratton, director of the psychological laboratory at the State University, who has been studying in Europe for the past two years, was hizhly honored last week by receiving a special invitation from the International Congress of Psychology to lecture before it on the *‘Psychology of Vision.” Dr. Stratton will reach Berkeley about the middle of next month, and will im- mediately commence instruction ia psy- chology. Loring Republicans. BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 10.—The Re- publicans of Loring have completed their organization and elected the following officers: President, F. W. James; first vice-president, £. D. Irwin; second vice- president, J. D. Crew; third vice-presi- dent, E. G. Vail; secretary, Leo Rodgers; treasurer, F. H. Lewis. A temporary exec- utive committee consisting of H. D. Green- ough, Joseph Stapleton and Thomas Ste- venson has been appointed. Naming Delegates. BERKELEY, CAL., Aug. 10—The Berke- ley Republican Club met this evening and named the following delegates to the convention to be held next Saturday, August 15: D. F. Miller, A. McAdawms, W. A. Hayward, J. R. Ayer, Robert Eagar and S. W. Lander. He Took Polson. BERKELEY, CAL., Aug. 10.—The Coro- ner’s jury in the case of Louis Piet, the German dishwasher at the California Hotel who was found dead in bed yester- day morning, returned a verdict this after- noon of suicide from laudanum. Will Form a Bryan Club. BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 10.—A meet- ing of “silver men” will be held next Thursday evening at the office of William 0'Neill in South Berkeley for the purpose of forming a Bryan club. Dr. Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEARNY ST. Established in 1854 for the treatment of Private nhood. ;ll)llewfl'. Lost Ma: l?od 2 n::.flléy or sease wearing ou an, Skin Dluue:’l'h,ed 3% T nw-"d cureswhen otherstall: Try him.. On ? araniecd. Caltorwiite Cures Call br.d. F. Hll“'flf‘.x 1957.San Pr:nd.: