The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 1, 1897, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO ‘CALL, MOXDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1897 9 LOOKING FOR A PARTY LEADER Oakland Politicians On the Horns of the Same Dilemma. Vicissitudes of a Man Endowed With a Littie Public Spirit. Greater Oakland Needs More Than Territory to Deserve Its Name. OARLAND OFFic 908 Broad way, Jua. A very important lesson has been learned in local politics ¢uring the past few days.. When conv scenid to the level of a farce an! ates have to make apologies fo: vresent, then has the dignity of itics departed and the sir depends not Upon the s « e fittest but on the survival of thos o prefer “infiluence” to merit and princiy te of affairs has been proved to and the wili be made on riy line ceof party fealty was never before, but it is not hard to s concerned, flice than o 0 manifes d areason forit. Itisdueto the lack f party With a firm, disinte ested b the ‘he.m of either of -the three recognized - parties ail -tendency. toward political anarchy could be quickiy dispelied and the wanderers brought buck t0 the fold. This absence of abie lead- ersapplies 10 all parties, and there is not to-day a political leader in Qakland. Take the Republicans. George Pardee one element, Fred A. Calpoell another, George de Golia another, while W. H. Friend, Captain_Thomas and otbers each has a following, bur not one can be said to'be leading the party to-day or 10 co trol enough strengtk: 1o be certain of any- thing. The Democrats are even worse Each of its many would-be leaders I off. iollowing. Wa iish, J. R. Gias- cock ana R. M ent three erent secti , und yet was in ed enough (0 appear convern jast T sday night. Everybody knew that coula. have beaded tneir ticket with a dozen men, each one stronger than Seth Mann, but 10t one would ussume the responsibility of bolding the party togetiier, The Populists are worse off. than any. A. Bretz Las declared thatit is impos- ibie to reiorm politics and has reyir d. Denmison lias lost the grip he acquired when chosen president of the. con- ast tall, and the mantle seems to zinth- a.r waiting to fall on shouiders. Mayor Davie bas e 10 be ed a” Popu.ist any more. Poet Dutton is going it alone with the help of the remnant of his Bryan Army and Navy Free-silver League, 2nd R-v. 1 and City Attorney Piersol are the only two actively trying to bind togetner the ted party. isintegrated Oxkiand cipal politicians. to-day rope.with: no ‘boarswain’s whistie to har- | monize their efforts, and is-he who an prophesy the complexion of the next Council and Board of E H. Q. Trowbridee, State Commissioner to the Hamburg Horticultural Exposition, which Opens next May, is meeting with an “experience that is novel: 10 -him. Wiienever he sets’ forth the value of such an-opporiunity . to a horiicuitural State, such: as California, he always hears the stion that the trip will be a pleasant one for him and that he has a *good thing.” when He is rather tired of this, and asked yesterday if be was -doing e made the following reply: is the most thankless task ever lertaken. For three monfhs 1 have given all my time fo stirupinterest in this great exnibit and it has uveen a labor of love entirely. it I.goto Hamburg Iex- vect to bave my expenses paid, but no more, and still I meet people on every hand who treat me as though 1 were an advent- urer planning’ for some pleasure trip. One man told me that such soft things as T had were not to be fourd every day; er said it would be a- very pieasant 1 was ‘arranging” for, and another y said that these naving in charge the xhibit should certainly pay for the erial 10 exhibit. And this when I am making terms with raiiroads ‘to carry ex- Libits free and trying to et small sums from each county to pay the necessary ex- penses. 11 this be the rewara for showing a little disinterested public. spirit. tuen many things in C scure to me are made plam.’ The cry for Greater Oakland is a good | one. This eity needs .to-be greater.in every sense of the word. It needs more territory on which to expand and more greatness of civic pride, more greatness im her politics, more greatness in the ‘men who would mola" people’s. opinions, and more greatness when questions arise con- cerning thé welfare of -the municipalit: For years Oakland has suffered because | the outside world ha- looked uponitasa city of- cranks—politioal ' and religiou and . of - all - petiy-minded people — 1d this idea has been generously circu- | uted by rival cities. Tosome extent this-has been deserved, but with the new era this should all be changed, and Oakland should be as great in heart a5 in body. Nobody wantsany more of Oakland as she has’ been; there was, in fact, too munch of its kind. But with a liberated water front, the.certainty that & compe:ing railroad will soon be here and a desire'on the part of thousands of people who live Ip the outlying.dis- tricts 10 become an integral poriion of Greater Oskland, thereis a hope that the indifference and stagnation ‘of the" past niay never return, and that thiscity may be the commercial . port that nature in- tended her to be. There is brain, opportunity and wealth sufficient to build a Rome; all that is needed is a little true greatness. Ervart W. BoorH. TRIBUTE TO PBE?L.ISS SELBY. Delivered by Dr. Coyle at the Funeral Services Yesterday. OAKLAND: CaL., Jan. 3L=During a violent apwnpour, this afternoon the re- wans of ‘the iate Prentiss Selby were -in- terred at Mountain View Cémetery. The funeral services were held at the late residence of the deceased and a much larger concourse of peopie gathered than conld gain admittance. - Revresentatives were pres-nt from the Board o!f Trade, the Merchants” Exchange and -from various Ban Francisco commercial bodies. v. Dr. Coyle conductea the services d in a short -eulogy paid a deserved bute to_the decessed. “In life Prentiss Seiby was one of those men who helped to build -the foundation of a Stae,” said Dr. Coyle. Hewasa man about whose life the world knows: but little. Unlike the politician or.the public man whose name sppears.in nearly every. paper we read, M. Seiby pursued an ear- nest, active business life, and by hig indus- try.and thrift he was the -architect of his ¢ weelk, $0 faras mu- | leuds | jike ‘a_crowd of ‘sariors huuiing on | lifornia- hitherto -ob- | own fortune. He did his share in build- ing up this State in the mills and offices which he helped largely to establisi, and which form no inconsiderable part of the industrial life in our midst. “He was & man of generous nature, was honest 1o _his workmen, broad-minded to his feliow-citizéns:and dutiful to his fam- ily, e WILL ALL DINE VTOGETHER. The Officers of Alameda Are Looking Forward to their Annual Banquet. ALAMEDA, CiL,, Jan. 3L.—The. pre- parations for the annual dinnerof the city officials are well in hand, and if the present arrangements are_carried out, it will oceur upon the 13ik prox. Thisis the occasion of much good will and speech- more elaborate making and wiil be ev, than common thi. year. Those who are eligible and who have been invited to be tat the comingevent are: derer, Fletter, Leydecker, Ham- ark, ary Trustees Brick, Masfick, Allen, Lut- gon and Mag.1l 10f Health—Drs. Reynolds, Bull, Stid- m, Smith and Lubbock. Bourd -of Education—Dr. Tisdale, C. A. Brown, J. B. Lanktree, W. A.L.Knowles and E. H. Bryan. prese G mond Lambora. W. Harbourne. sUof Schools—D. Superintend Assistant Superiniendent, M.ss Clara Robin! .- Sullivan ; Alsistant libraria E K. Taylor, Treasurer; J. Rodgers, Marshul; A. F. St. Sur M. Frodden, ~uperiutendent of Stree | Poyzer, City Engiveer; F. K. Krauth | of Fir¢ Department; E. Mali spector: Dr. Thomas Carpente { spector; G A. Wiese, City Joseph, Poundmuster. Health Officer Dr. J. T. McLean is at | present in_ Washington, D. C., and_ will iss the affair, but e will undoubtedly be represented by letter. Service of Song. ALAMEDA, CaL., Jan. 30.—A service of much interest to those lovers of church musi¢ who support that form of it as ex- vressed by the vested male choir of the Episcopal charch will be beid at Christ Church, Alameda, on Wednesday even- ing, Februa.y 10. 'The musical selections Mary C. Harbaugh. G. Wheeler, yAtiorney; K Linderman, | | rician, and V. wiil be- ProCessional hymn 520, *Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart” (Messitor); confes® sion, absolution and Lord's’ Prayer, | with yersicles (Tallis); “*Magnificat” and “Nunc. Dimittis” “(W. G. Woud); the elfth seiection of the ter to chants | i Smith and Cowell nem after the | third collect, “God so Loved the World’ | (Sir J. Stainer); Aimighty Word, hymn, Thou, Wrose ’7; offertory anthem, ““Ihe Wilderness” (Sir J. Goss); Tetro al mn, tieluia, Song of Glad- * ‘The offertory wil be devoted to the use of the choirs participating in the services. For Free Cuba. ALAMEDA, CaL, Jan. 3L—The City Clerk is in receipt of ine fo:lowing letter: NEW YORK CITY 22,1897. Hon. Maygr of Alamsd Wil you | kind.y seud us from’ among your prominent | citizens the yamés 1or & comiittee of such numoeras you'm £ city a brai thin 10 orga e in 5 of thie Cuban League of the 1 States. ning tuem please piace first on the list the name of the person you suggest as chairmin, and last an active, earnest T oung mun for secretary. We inciose you the adaress and resolutions adopted ata public meeting in this cfty. Ve truly yours, FRANCIS W. GLEN Secretar In answer to it the following list of names was mailed to-day to Mr. Glen. Green Majors, George H. Pay; i lor; C. L. Tisdule, F. J. Fietter, F. pai { R ks Takes the Encinal. ALAMEDA, CaL, Jan. 3L—Georze F. Weeks, formerly owner of the Bakersfield Californian, will assume full control of the Encinal = to-morrow morning. F. K. Krauth, the vetéran journalist who has putlished that paper lor several yeurs, | will retire to private life with the respect and “esteem of all who know him. The new editor arrived yesterday. One of the.first moves of the new man- | egement will be the piucingof anew dress upon the paper and removing it to better and larger quarters. A complete job out- fit will 4180 be-naded to the equipment, CALLS 1T Ui-AMERCHN | Federal Labor Union Condemns the Street Railroad Com- pany’s Pledge. The Company-and the Salcon Men Have 2n Equal Right to Transact Business: OARLAND Orrick Sax Fraxcisco CaLy, 908 Broadw.y, Jan. 3L } The Federal Labor Union, which was reorganized two weeks ago, objected to the principle of the Grov.-street linesin | esking its men to sign a pledge of total | abstinence from -intoxicating liquors, and to admit that they consider beingseen coming ou: of a saloon as .a valid reason for dismissal. Auits meeting last night ‘the following report from the committee of ten was read | and unanimously adopted: Itis'an insult to employes to put up signs asking the public t0 report any cases of inci- vility, and siggests that carmen sre not able | 10 belinve themselves unless coerced- into de- | cent behavior. - A man should be presumed to | be & gentleman until he proyes that Le is not, |.2nd then he should- be dismissed. It is no | 'valid.cause for dismissal because a man may | be seen leaving a saloon. Such an idea is un- | Ame The same City Council that gives franchises to sireet- railroad compauies anted licenses to saloon-keepers, and the ter pay ‘more for the priviiege than the ailroad compan |, Asapartof thé traveling public we object | toact at the request of street-raiiroad com- | panies as spies upon their employes, be ieving that if we are wronged or our wives sud | 4aughters insuited we are Inteliigent enongh | 10 seek proper redress in the prover quarter, We deprecate the use to wh{cn the pledge is being put on the system controlied by F. M. , asit has a tendency to make the em- es adopt some hing of which they do not clentiously approve, so that tbey -may 10 earn a living for their familigs. s moved and adopted that "this union heartily condemns the action of the City Council 'in the matter of the garbage | erematory, as it gives the crematory com- | pany a monopaly of the garbage of the [ city, thus depriving some. hard-working men of a chance to make a living.” It | was stated that the crematory company, through their iranckise, are forcing scav- engers to sell 10 them, and-that the fran- chise was awarded thecompany without any competition. The union aiso passed a resolution de- manding a thorough sifting of the scandal regarding the temporary payroll of the Legislature. Wil Return to the Sea. OAKLAND, CAL, Jan.. 31L.—Captain Isaiah Bray, who was secretary of the Young Men's Christian- Association in Lbis. city ‘several years ago, wiil resume command of .ithe missionary’ ship Morn. ing Star when that vessel Teturns from Honolulu in March or April. Goodenough Accepts. OAKLAND, CiL., Jan. ‘31 —Rey, 8. Goodenough - has “accepied the. Populist nomination for Mavor. His letter o1 an ceptance was Teceived by the Peopie's party City Central Committee to-day. It deals with the several planks in the plat: form and expresses his hearty indorse. ‘ment.of every princivle it contains. e Young Ladies’ Institute. The branch oa the Potrero was Visited on Tast | Wednesday by Grand President Miss. Sophle 4: Grote and other grand officers. Then Xt nieeting of the grand diréctors will be held Suturday. e —-——— 10 CUKE A COLD IN ONE DAY, Take laxative BromoQuinine Tablets. Alldrug. gists refund the money i1 4t {ails to cire. 2be MADE RECORDS [N THE RAIN A Very Large Gathering| of Marksmen at Shell Mound. Lead Flew - Thick and Fast Despite the Water Falling in Torrents. Cash Prizes Shot For by Germania and San Francisco Schuetz:n Clubs. Although the: rain poured .down in steady streams all day yesterday. there was # large attendance at the Shell Mound trary score based upon his average of iast year, Consequently the winning team will not-be known until this evening. Those who shot made the annexed scores: Lieutensnt Huber's . team—Lieutenant Hu- ber 45, Captain Richter 42, Sergeant Moore 44. Sergeant Corcoran 38, Sergeant Leme tever al ‘Son 85, “Corporal Bucking 34, Blawat 44, Hanna 41, McCarthy 7, Otten 42, Philborn 16, Reid 32, r 3 Seydep 88. ' Lieutenant W.-H. Tobin’s team—Lieutenant | | Tobin 44, Jones 35, €aird 81, Sergeant P. F. 9, H. Hall'41, V. Fell 32, Corppral y 43, H. Hauser 35, 1. Wilpern 26, Ser- geant Sheehan 40, A Martin 41, J. yon Staden 39, J. Powers, 33, F. Kueh 43, 5 Company ¥ of the First sent out a large- sized body of its marksmen to practice vesterday, apd in order to make matters interesting the men divided and held sey- eral private matches for small considera- tions. The scores made in these events were as foliows: | Captain Wetherns' team—Sergeant Covalt { 40, Peterson 36, Welle 36, Lieutenunt Wenk 39 Captain Wetnerns 36, Major Hayes’ team —Lieutenant_Cobbled.ck_11,” Corporal King 38, Parsons 49, Corporal jSwanson 24, Major Hayes 41, Lieutenant Cobbledick’s team—Lieuteriant Weuk 36, arling 35, Peterson 34, Nickerson 33, Rowe 31, Lientenant Cobbledick 39, - Ser- geant Covalt's team—Travers 43, Carney 36, Swanson 37, Hausou 33, Blakeley 31, Sergeant Covait 44 Corporn] Swanson's team—Griffin 32, Me- Crudaen 35, Corporal Swanson 39 Nicker- son's team-G. Hanson 32, Frazier 42, Nicker- son Company of.the Fifth sent forth a number of riflemen to practice. As the Fifth Kegiment Js expecting a mateh Wwith the crack shots of thé First the individ- ual marksmen -are doing their best to rifle range, keep in trim, so as to- be able to ‘qualify There were several events in which cash | fora place on the team.- Scon aftar the prizes were offered and many who would | First's team won its victory over the Hon= not have come on a pleasant day went | olulu riflemen the officers of -the’ Kifth forth with their rifles believing the (8ent :]"”fl,,"l",‘,\'L.“,.,,if',;",p:x:mies R weather would keep the majority away | iES0 BT 0 RN & AR é[m“eu;e and they would e sure of winninga prize. | a0t 8 TG TG But they all thougut alike and the crowd | - The scores made by Company A’s men was a large one wers as follo The attendance of the German Sharp- tain Poulter, 44; Lieutenant Vaughn, shooters was particularly large, the attrac- Sergeant- McCormick, 41; Corporal Ma- tion being the Germania Schuetzen Club's | E1l 13 (0pom! Litteneld, 41; A, Jahm new programme for 1897 In addition to.| 36: Cuarles Poulter Jr., 33; G. ‘W. Pu the regular medals the club bas offered | 38;.C. Puckett, 365 Clrporal Tuit, 39: V. eight cash prizes on re-entry matches. | mr“ v“-h- Sergeant Downie,” 38; Sergeant On the second Sunday of each month n addition to the ciub events, there will be shooting on the twenty-five German ring target, three shots to a score, best ten scores in the year to win. On thie, $50 is the first prize, $25 the second, $15 the third and $10 the jourth. On .ne lourtu Sundays there will be prize bullseye INSANITY, NOT RELIGION < R D . < 1 A the prizes for the best irst, second, thira | =1 Jordan Says Revivals Are and fourth ten buliseyes. Species of Moral The Germanias yes.erday held their L a Drunkenness. regular bullseye contests for cash prizes, and the following were the prize winners and their scores, as shown by the measur- ing apparatus: First, A. Jungblut 113 points; second, L: Bendel 29 hira, F, P. § ; fourth, D. B. Faktor 704; fitth, L. Hnuke 803; $1xth, O, Thierbach 810; seventh, G. H. Banrs 814. Quite a number shot on the three-shot re-entry match for the special yearly cash prizes.” The following are the best scores made out of a possible 75 rings: C. Thierbach 70, F. P. Echuster 69, J. Utsch b8, N. Ahrens 68, L. Haeke 68, D. B. Fuktor 68, H, Huber 63. There was some good shooting done at the San Francisco Schueizen Verein's reular 20-shot bullseye rontest for cash pr Many of - the marksmen made irom six to fourteen butlseyes (6 inches in diameter) out of the twenty shots. Their best work was done immediately aiter 1 o’clock, when the ramn - ceased fora tims and gave a fine light for the marksmen. The winners of thé cash prizes in their order anc the points as shown by the measuring machine were as follows: A Change of Heart in Five Minutes Declared Impossi by Stan- ford’s President. BERKELEY, CaL, Jan. 31.—Dr. David Starr Jordan has declared that revivals are a species of insanity or moral drunk- enness rather than the result of a change of heart. This startling statement was made by the president of Stanford University in the course of a lecture delivered at Berke- ley this morning, under the auspices of the Unitarian Society. His audience, which filled Stiles Hall, was composed largely of members of the university faculty and students, but even these exponents of advanced thought were rather startled at the emphatic views | expressed by the head of the Palo Alto in- LGy Shuster 201 pointss 2, I M Hard- | yiitution, and a decided furor was pre- . Thierbach_466; 6, -J. Utschig 470; | dicted when the repori of his utterance 8, Johu_Tnode 508; reaches the orthodox ministry. Dr. Jordan spoke at some length on this phase of his lecture, which he denomi- nated ““The Sober Mind.” He declared that it-was:an absolute -impossibility to undergo the transition from a wicked to an uoright life in five minates. Preceding this rather sensational state- ment Dr. Jordan treated his subject in the light of modern pbilosophy and drew his illustrations trom such men as Thot- eau, Tennyson and Fitzgerald. He believed that the man of -sober mind instead of attempting to adjust the warld to suit his iniividual opinion would en- LB s | deavor to adjust his own point of view, B IR G D | and thus show consideration for things Bext firat shot. F. P. SChustor, & past and things present. He described shot, H. Huber, 24. § the various forms of pessimism and their The military marksmen went early ana | S350 b::."‘l’,"'fi,,“i‘!"m'e"%ng‘“;;opi’;‘; shot late, The men of Company I of the | 2is! > b wit ey First, in particular, kept their muskets | 1DINgS only as they are, without looking hot all day shooting for the montbly | ‘O ¥hatmight be their possibilities. Dy e yocD Shots, military targel, | gaiq, ihat he can expect to be of “sober | mind.” Corporal Mathewson 34, Jones Hanna | Dr. Jordan said that he was not a AU Al Eerssan t Taxial preacher, but that if he ever became one Sergeant F. K. Moore 44, Corporal Bucking 34! | be would take i texts up where he found Sergeant V. Feil 32, Licutenant William H. | them, thus indicating tue liberality of his Tobin 44, Corporal W 43, Lieutenant H. | doctrine. Huber 4. H. Hauser 2 D. Sergeant M. J. N. Martin 41, G. Seyden 38, von_Stad Philborn 16, Corporal C. Son 35, 32, H. B 31, Wil n Reid 32, Richter 42, Sergeant W, Garms 108! Mocker 1136; 19, W. Platte 1138; 20, 18, A H.'Huber 1151 The Nord Deutscher Schuetzen Club’s members got to the range late in the aiternoon for their montuly medal class snooiing. In consequence of the poor light their scores were not up to. the average, the marksmen in three of the clas-es not being abie to make the re- quired average. Their scores, ten shots, German ring target, were as foilows: The champlon, first and second classes did 3 last best — Found the Coin. OAKLAND, CaL., Jan. 3L.—There was a pecunar burglary discovered to-day at the grocery-store of P. Gallagher, on Sixth street. Gallagher has for years foliowed This company will hold a_high jinks at | the habit of keeping a little sack of coin its armory on Page and Gough' streets |ina hole in the floor. Last night he put next Saturday evening, and ii was pre- | away his sack, containing about $50, and viously decided that the company should | when he went to the store to-day to look be divided into two rifle teame, who would | at nis treasure he found it was gone. s. 0ot a match, the losing team topay all | The outer door of his store had been of the . expenses. Lieutenant Huber |opened with a skeleton key and the inner beaded one and Lieutenant W. H. Tobin | door had been bored. - There was a nickel- the other. . Instead of having thirty-four |in-the-slot machine and also a cash men to each team yesterday not over half | drawer, botn containing money, but of the marksmen- were present toshoot. | neit ¢r was touched and Galiasher has Under these circumstances it was decided | given the police a good idea of the prob- to accredit each absentee with an arbi. Iaula thief. CARR "99 AND HASKELL ’97, WHO ARE OUT FOR THE CAPTAINCY OF BERKELEY’S ELEVEN. BERKELEY, CAL, Jan. 31.—The absorbing topic of conversation in the student body at Berkeley 1s the question why the election of & foo tball captain for the season of 1897 aid not take place yesterday afternoon, as had been previously and definitely announced, and which of the two candidates now in the field will finally winout. It is generally con- ceded that the election was allowed 10 go by the boara on political grounds. But the real Teason for the incomplete list has become apparent. The students regard with special significance the fact that one of the two candidates is & fraternity man, while the other is a “non-{rat;” and that the six who ae supporting the fraternity candidate are likewise fraternity men, while the remaining seven arc of the “non-frat” contingent. During the two months’ campaign for the captaircy of the 'Varsity, which has come 1o be regarded as the most coveted position in any of the studént organizations, four men have been prom- inently . mentioned for the place. These are Carr, who played - center in the last - intercollegiste; Maskell, Wwho ‘played .quarter after Kennedy had broken his riose, Hall, haliback, and Hptchinson, who held down the leftend in the 1895 inter- coliégiate. All these men, especially the firsi three mentioned, have been working for the place mote or less vigorously ever since the big game, and it was not until- two orthree diys ago that Hall and Hufchinson retired to leave the place for Carr and Has- kell to fight for..‘Carr brought gridiron fame with him when he came to Berkeley; Having been & star playér on the formidable Belmont elevén; but Haskell's football ex- perience, though' he is now s senior, has been confined wholly 1o the Berkeley field, his first work havipg beeri done-at end and quarter in 1895, Last fail he captained ihe second slevén from his position at quarter through practically the whole trainiag- season. Kis qualifications for captain. lis largely in his generalship and his rapid- method of play. Tiié next date announced for the election to take place is the coming’ Saturday afternoor. Candidatés for manager have begun to announce their names. Though the election Wil not take place for a month or more three men are in the field. ' They are: Reinhardt’97, the preseiit manager;. Track Captain Everatt Brown'98-and Allén Chickering '98, ° ARE THE COURTS BADLY CONGESTED? Attorney E: P. Cole Sub- mits Figures to Prove His ‘Contention. Why He Desires the Number of Judges Increased in This City, Mayor Phelan- and Other. Citizens Will Lzave Here on Thurs- day for Sacramento. Attorney. E. P: Cole has zone to Sacra- mento to present a bill to the Legislature, w. ereby what he térms congestion ‘of the’ Superior Courts may. be relieved. The operation “Dr.’" Cole wislies per- formed is in the natureof an increasein the number of Superior Judges, and in support of his remedy he adduces the fol- lowing facts. Data touching the-condition of litigation in the Superior Courtof San Krancisco from Jan: uary, 1880; 10 January 27. 1897, ‘The Superfor Courts huve been in existénce seventeen aud.a half years, haying been or- gauized July 1, 1880, /During that time there have béeu commenced 100,085 actions of all k'nds, divided as follows: Civil actions. . ... Probate depariment. . eciui proceedings.. Adoption proceedings ........ Insolvency proceedligs... .. Appeuls from J ustices' Courts. Crimiogt cages...... Total. . ++2:.100,085 Dividing this tiino’ of seventeen and s hali years into two equal yeriods we find_that in the first period there were commenced 40,214 tious ot all kinds, divided as follows: Civil actions...... 21,968 Provate deparimest 8068 ~pecial proceedivgs. 942 Adop.iou pr.ceedings. . Losoivency. proceediu Appeals from Justices’ Courts. Crimiual, Cases...... 150 1,657 Total. And we find that in the second period there were commienced 59,871 act1ons of all kinds, divided as follows: Civil actions. . Probate depariieot., Spe. lai proceediigs. Adoption pro.eed ngs . Inso.vency pruceedings Appeals from Jusiices’ Cour. Criminal cases. Total g Thus we see that the new business of the court for the last period of time has Increased b_yond the business of the first period by 19, 657 cases. During the first period of time there were niue depariments doing eivil business, two departments doing criminal business and one department doing ‘probate business; now there are but seven. departments doing civil business, where there are three doingerimi- nal business, and two doing probate business. (The above figures do not include the large number of cases brought over from the old District Courts.) There arc now pending 26,873 civil cases, The number of probate and’ cr.minal cascs pending is not yet ascertained, but will be within the next two days. For the year enaing June 30, 1895, the total number of a:({ons . ommenced was ©Of that number there were disposed of 7,745 254 5511 On the first day of January, 1897, there were pending in the Superior Court o1 the City dnd County.of San Francisco the following actfons Civil actions.. ... 26,873 P.obate maie: 10,954 Criminal case 443 58,250 CoLE. WILL GO TO SACRAMENTO. A Cltizens’ Committee That Op- poses the Bill for Additlonal Superlor Judges. There was an informal meeting yester- day afternoon in the office of Mayor Puelan, where u general discussion was bad regarding the measures now before the Legislature to assist this City. Among those present were: Mayor Phelan, Senators Bert, Braunhart and Dwyer; Supervisor Britt, chairman of the Legisiative Committee of the board; Leon Samuels, W. T. Bageett and Max Popper. It was decided that Mayor Phelan, the Legisiative Committee of the Board of Supervisors and other citizens to be se- lected by the Mayor, or who are public- spirited enough to enter into the good work, shall leave here next Thursaay afternoon for Sacramento to present this City’s needs to the legislators for favor- abie consideration. It was requested of the press that pub- lication be given to the desire of the cit- 1zens’ committee that any one in this City cognizant of any proposed legisiation inim:cal to this county come forward and state the fact, that it may be investigated before Thursday next. The sentiment of the meeting was against the increase of the number of Superior Judges in this City. Senator Bert declsred that he would withdraw the bill asking for the appoint- ment of a Japanese interpreter, BUTTE MAY SUE OLYMPIC Wants Big Expenses Out of That Charity Football Game EDWARD P: Threats of an Expose of Amateurism on This Coast—Humphrey Explains. The Batte football team now wants $450 for expenses incident to that so-caled charity game played here on New Year's day, and threatens to sue the Olympic Club for the money. At the same time the Anaconda Standard, a Butte journal, in an article published on January 27 and purporting to quote the sentiments of Manacer McMillan of the Butte team, ac- cuses President Humphrey of the ama- teur asso¢lation of having been in collu- sion with the Olymvic Ciub to allow that team expenses and Butte nothing. ‘Ihe article insinuatingly cencludes, re- ferring to Manager McMillan: He said last evening that if it had been dis. iributed on the plan siated by Humphrey in his last message legal proceedings would at once be instituted against Humphrey and the Olympic Club. If thisis dohe Mr. McMilian says ue will publish an opeu letter in regard tothe P. A. A. A. and its president and ams. teur athietics on the coastthatwill cause a sensation on the coast. 3 The last message referred to is as fol- lows: ; % 8AN FrANCI&CO, Jan. 25. Gevrge McMillan, Butte -City, Mont.: No- money ailowed either team for expenses. Butte team suspeuded only. - Agreement did not contemplate_tesms’ expense. Have you auy-charity to suggest?- Telegraph objections, Af any; otherwise money wi.l be distributed t0-nighit. WILLIAM F. HUMPHREY. It was sent by President- Humphrey, together witha letter explaininz that the amateur board had allowed $368 for the specific expenses agreed upon and that he personally considered the amount ‘about | | | practicaliy | money to all’ the proper persons, as several b | more hud pwid | evasion of the smateur rule. | game.® Tuction Salcs P. J. BARTH, AUCTIONEER. Retiring Auction Saié of Japanese Art Goods and Bamboo Furniture. THIS UAY (IONDAY), FEB. 1, 1897, On tne premises, 416 Larkin' at, commencing at 2 and 7:80 2 3. and coutinuing dally uatil- i i3 sold. By “order of B. MITSUMOTO 1 will sell the abiove well-stocked store withont reserve, consist- ing'of Fine Arl_Cups und Saucers, Vases, Jardin: iers, ~creens, Elegant Bamboo Furnitue, Shelv- iug, Showcases, e.c. A Liie Owner arxites to leave for Japan as soon as possibie th goods must be soid quick; $o c.me early and secure a bargain. P. 1. BARTH, Au $40 in excess of the provper fignres. He accordingly advised the Butte team to object to the Olympicy getting that extra sam. Then this message came: BUTTE, Jan. 25. To W. F. Humphrey: 1t $450 is not turned over to Butie. leam for expense we will com- mence proceedings against Oiympic Club. GEORGE MCMILLAN. The whole proceedings, since the game have indicated a disposition on the part of the teams to make amateurism sec- ondary to financial gain, and the amateur association, - and particularly its presi- dent, nas ‘teen placed upon the defensive in attemptiny, for pure iove of amateur spoit.and without any reward ~for ser- vices, to uphold and enforce the amatéur laws’ that amateur clubs should: them- selves be eager to see mamtained, even though at some persorial sucrifice. . Casper Whitniey, the athietic. authority of Harper's Weekly, bas written highly commending the course parsued by (ke | Pucific asscciation in rulirig against the two Butie players, in suspending . the Butte téam from smateur standing, and in the recent gate-rece:pts matter. Presidént Humphrey, explaining. the whole affair last night, said: Tt became impossible to play the amateur match game advertised for New Year's day, s tiieBuite team refused to euter the cor without Hail and Laswell, two"acknowledged professionsls. -The spectaiors were very eager to see (le teams play. It would have béen impossible to refund the: gate cen admitted to the Usections where several hundred 10 sit, aud ‘there Was no way of teliing which were which. There. migiit easiiy have been more claims on the box office thin there wus mones to pa them and the last_applicarits would probab nave peen the sufferers, while the tV0 teams would have been liable to them. , Both-teams appealed to me aud asked if the Pacific:Amateur Association would not” sanc- tion an “exhibitior gome” in which Hall and Laswell would be eligible 1o eompete. 1re- ed thatsuch a thing would amoun They.theh agreed upon and-proposed . charity game; the gate receipts, minus the expenses of the Lwo teams, 10 be do’ ated to-charity. I objected that ‘‘experises” was-too indefin- ite pirase. And ihe Butteteam. said, “We don’t care for ny of tue money: we.want the The Olympic represenative said that this club Lad mada itse.f responsilile for the expenses of the grounds, for the printing and the advertising. ~Then they agreed. that, minus-expenses of grounds, printing, adver- tising and attendance for that game, the gale money should go to_charily. With that un- derstanding I authorized the exhibition. *Mr. Bosworth o. the Olympic Club rece.ved the gate money as agent of the Pacific Amateur Association, and piaced it In tue keeping of George A. Newhall, president of the Olympic Clu Neitlier the. association nor.any. of its of- ficinls have ever received or had tae hanaling of auy of that money. The fund s still in the keeping of Mr. Newhall. Mr. Fiizgerald of the Reliance Club, as agent of the Butte team, appeared at & meeting of the board of the Pacific Amateur Association and waived all claim to the money and sanctioned the action of the board in' iaintaining that only the specifi upon should be atlowed. There is only one question, and that is, was that agreement made? If 80, dues the Butte team wish to repuaiate it? 1 am eager to see charity receive every cent of the motiey, but i Butte and Olympic repu- diate that agreement there can be nOthing in 1aw to prevent them; tor 1t was & verbil under- standing that can be maintained only by the honor of those Who Were DArties toit. AN OPTIMISTIC RELIGION Rev. Harold Bolce Talks on the Theology of the Next Century. hundred spectators had reserved- He Says the Doctrine of Hell and a Devil Is Only a Fable That Will Be Discarded. Rev. Harold Bolce spoke at Golden Gate Hall last night on “The Religion of the Twentieth Century,"” ally on the religion of the past and the striking characteristics of the nineteenth century. “IL is but a few years until we reach the twentieth century,” said the speaker, “and one naturally speculates on what will be the religion of that epoch of his- tory. It strikes me that whatever else that religion will be it is to be a beautiful optimism and it is to be free from some of the cruel theology that has charact erized the past.” Tne speaker showed that the great characteristics of this century have been reiigious liberty and the triamph of democracy. “Itisno longer the divine right of kings,” he said, “but:the divine right of the ‘individual. Never before have there been such possibilities as exist to-day in every realm of -activity. ' Tais has resulted ‘in a broadening of views. --It strikes me that the religion of the twen- tieth century will be far more optimistic tiran that of to-day. Schopenhauer can- not triumph in the’ future.” Nothing but optimism can reconcle the tragedies of humun life and modify our views of the violence that abounds in nature.” The speaker held that “theology will have lttle place in the religion of to- morrow. “The torch of science purges religion of the idea of a- devil,”” ‘he sail, “‘and drives out the idea of eternal hell. Damnation as & doctrine is & nightmare, like the fairy tales of goblins and spooks. It is wrong to say that God will cast any soul as rubbisi: into an_eternal void, but men will, of course, suifer the consequen- ces of their actions. 1f no soul is to be eternally lost there 1s, then, no element of failure in creation. The twentieth century will not believe in a non-resident God, but in God everywhere, for all life dwells in the perpetual presence of the infinite; yet God does not discuss whether drops or gallons of water are proper in baptism. Jesus was not atheologian, and the church is yel to outgrow theology.” —_——— New Hospital Steward., OAKLAND, Car., Jan. 3L.—The much- mooted change at the Receiving Hospital takes place to-morrow morning. Steward Victory will be succeeded by I. D. Tobin, who is a protege of Supervisor Roetie, 10 whom thé bospital patronage fell ‘in .the recent distr:bution by the now board. To- bin goes 10 the hospital hizhly recom- mended and Mr. Roethe guaraniees that he will be found efficient. ————— Markiey Is Missing. A. A, Riesér, 480 Twenty-second street, Onk- land, reported to the police yesterday tie dis- sappearance of & friend, M. L. Markley. Mark- ley was st heard -of in the International Hptel, this City, on July 27 last. He is 45 years of age, 5 teet 10 incires in height, me- "dium_complexion, heavy -brown mustiche. Ha has defective sight, and & prominent scar extending. seross his right cheekbone irom eye to lip. —_— e A ‘horse can live twenty-five.. days without solid food, merely drinking water; seventeen days without' either eating or drinking; and on!y five days when eating solid food without drinking. ed expenses oniginally agreed | treating incident- | J. C. MUTHER, AUCTIONEER. Office—632 Market Stree! I WILL SELL THIS DAY, Februury 1 1 1t 11.0°clock a. 3., 5 ine «W. Cor. of and Howard Streefs, Including a stoc Liquo s . Cigars, etc.: 8 very fine Counters: fine Beer Machine and 4 ~ufe: very fine Kan, and Dishes: fine eguiator (' will first be offered a st be sold. Heat re BASCH ALCTION COMPANY Inc., 319-321 U Bet. Grant Ave.and Sloc Tele. Grant87. I WILL SELL THIS DAY, MONDAY, February 1, at 10:30 A. )., at above sulesrooms, the conten 5 0f 2 private residences, sisting 0f: Household Furniture, Carpets, Lino- ves, iianges, Crockery, . lasiware. Agateware and Tinware BA! Auctioneer. ————— e INGLESIDIL CARD TO-DAY. Six Events Well Filled With a Cargo of Mudlarks. The card this afternoon at Ingleside savors of the uncertain, and it wouli not be surprising if an upset or two- occurred. The non-appearance of favorites in the front rank in some of the events decided last week caused no creat consternation, and the muddy going is likely to work among the form-players again to-day. The programme, though, has a catchy | appearance, and the right ones may ' go through. Folio g are the entries for this after- noom’s running events: First race, thr e-quarters of a mile, selllng. 451 Last Chance. 475 Marjorle. 477 Palwerston, Guita Pircha 461 Morven. . 370" Moster 445 Srowdown .. 465 Carrie U 459 Braw Scot. 464 Thxad) i ril 804 Lite SCoL. 439 Veragua.. : 439 1 he buchelor., Fu'l Lass(imp.) Wroming 459 Two Chee Eabe Jiurphy. Second T three-elghths of & mile. 110 Queen Decelverl18 115/ 1270 Outlay 18 11 St. Philip. ... 118 105 .7 Morana,........116 REthS of & mile, ailowauce _.....109] 461 Zovleln 113 Jack Hardy Jr.105| 440 Castaneife.. .. 104 154 Hermyn 420 Billy ‘Ayers.... 109 Lueky D. 465 1mp Greeu..ii112 50 Los Bavos Kid.109| 4 5 Lsavelle. 103 <.-. Lop Ear........106| 161 Rosa P. 107 Fourth race, one and a sixteenth milos, selling. 472 Morte Fonse....104| 460’ Benamels 99 455 Judge Deuny... 99 (456): oiljns.. 101 458 McLight 104| 475 Jack Magtin.... 96 Fifth race, allowances, five-eighths offp mile. 465 Pecksuiff.......11 107 484 Imp: Friar...; 111 enoam. ... .. 109 93 Miss zan 104|449 Treachery'... 104 109|560 Miss Ross 104 ‘1is| 270 Hazel D, 104 ..17104 | (465) W hitestone .. 113 464 Rejecie 11064 475" Harry 0.......108 Sixth 1ace, three-year-olds, seven-eighths of a mile. 423 Bernardillo.....101| 468 Geo. Palmer....101 450 Philip . 94/ ... MaggleF. 9% 417 SenatorMorganlvl | 437 kstara..... 1. 104 »94 Soniro..........104| 878 D.J. i obin......109 4038 Lincoln I1...]'104| 470 Jim Blackburn. 97 ) SELECTIONs FOR TO-DAY. First race Braw Scot. Second race—Kree Lady, Queen Deceiver. Third race—Rose P, Isabelle, Billy Ayers. Fourth race—Benamela, Collins, Morte Fonse. Babe Murphy, Wyoming, Eumniel, Fifth race—Treachery, Whitestone, Benham. Sixth race—Baldwin entry, George Palmer, Ser tor Morgan. JORDAN ON SEALS. The Stanford Presiden: Lectures Upon Their Destruction and Its Causes. BERKELEY, CAL., Jan. 31.—Dr. David Starr Jordan, president of Stanford Uni- versity, lectured on ““The Fur Seal” last night in Stiles Hall under the auspices of the Unitarian Society. Tae speaker was introduced by Charles A. Keeler. Dr, Jor- dan gave a highly interesting review of the greal exploring expedition of Bering-and oi the explorer's tragic death in the wild country of the north, and after some vivid word-pictures of the scenery of the Pribiloff and other islands of the Alaskan seas, he p-oceeded to descrive the sea cow, of which he stated the last specimen was killed 100 years ago, the sea otter, sea lion and sea bear, of the country of the north. The sea bear is the animai now known as the fur seal, though Dr. Jordan declares that it is not a seal. —————— Endeavorers’ Anniversary. OAKLAND, CiL, Jan. 3L—The six- teenth anniversary of the organization of the Christian Endeavor societies was cel- ebrated in all the churches to-day. Owing to the Munball meetings tnere was no special programme, but in all the so- cieties the foundation of the work by Father Clarke was recalled. From one society in 1881 the = organization has grown till there are now .over. 3,000,000 members. . Cases in the medical books show that somnambulists have walked as far as fif- teen miles in their sleep. NEW TO-DAY. *‘The use of tea in the United States has fallen. off one-half in twenty years.”— The advertised confes- sion of one of our great- est tea merchants. The once great power of tea and coffee is no longer what it used to be. Chocolate has been accepted as a -better substitute. To drink it is to drink the most de- licious and invigorating drink in the world. The Pacific Coast chocolate---Ghirardel- li’s-=-is the best of all. Always fresh, with a guarantee of perfect purity. : Dr. Gibbon’s Dispensary, ; .‘fg:(xxA:xvvur. [Established o or the treatment of P Disenses, Lost Manhood. Debility o * disease Wearing on bod vand mind ! SKin Discases, he docior ctresw e othersfall. Try him. Charges low. Curesguaranteed. Call ¥. GABBON: Box 1957, San Franciae: