The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 27, 1897, Page 13

— THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1897 COUNTESS puot A 27 Althdngh .- Were Full of Wealth HAD A FORTUNE Her Trunks She Beggd. God Coin, Government Boads and Mining Stocks Found by the Heir. Pgblication of Her D:ath C.me tc the Notics 0 Her Grand- son. Ncr8co CAL Feb. 2 old lady who and who was OAKLAND UFFICE SAN FR 908 Br Mrs. Catherine Booth, disd about three montns = lineal Scotch countess, was really a rich woman. Since her death some remyrku- ble facts have come to light, and either she must have been very deceitful or else totally ignorant of the value of her pos- sessions For several years before her death she ‘Was prac supported by charity, and by means of the Woman’s Exchange she was able to dispose of some of her family nheirlooms to good advantage. After her jeath the Pubiic Administrator took tem- rary posses of her effectsandina ew wee. they were turned over to @& grandson in Vallejo. This grandson, J: Bootb, is a clerk in a grocery-store in that city and his claim to his grandmother's property has already been recognized. His fatner was at one time a clerk at the City Hall, died suddenly of fever seme years ago, and after that event his widow and children moved 1o Valiejo. Among her effects was found $23 in cash, and in her trunk were Government bonds, twenty-five of which have matured and are said to be worth §20,000, and fil- teen more that will mature in 1905. A large block of Arizona mining stock was alsc_found, which Iast week paid a divi- dend of 5 ver cent. Under these circum- stances the mary people who supported Mrs. Booth in the last few yearsof her life are at a loss to understand why these facts were secreted from them. Astheoid lady was advanced in years and not par- ticularly strong in intellect, it is thon ht sbe was not aware of the extentof her wealth, The deceased lady had a sister, Mrs. Dr. Fonda of West Oskland, whom she ac- cused of secreting letters from her lover ny years ago. The effect of this action was such that Mr«, Booth remained a widow neariv all her life, and did not dis- cover her sister’s perfidy until after her dea b, when, on going through her trunk she found some of the intercepted lette: Among uer effects are some M nic papers over a century old, which establish her claim to be a descendant of one of the oldest families of the Scot isk nobility. BEADY FUR THEIR JUBILE Students at the State University Wiil D5 Honor to the ) Lezis ators. A Spec’al Train Wi.l Rua Down Frcm Sacram nto With a Party of at Lea't 125 BERKELEY, Can, Feb. 26.—Every- thing is n readiness at the State Univer- sity for t.e grand celebration tu-morrow in honor of the legislators with the ex- cention of the new grand stand which is Leing put up especially for the occasion. Regent Reinstein telegraphed to-day that a party of at least 125 would come down m Sacramento on a special train. They sre expected to arrive in Berkeley at zbout 12:45 o’clock and will be met at the depot by the entire University battalion, consisting of 700 students, and escorted to Btiles Hall, wnere a luncheon has been prov.ded by the recems. The lunch will b2 seryad by a bevy of co-eds under tne i on of Miss Centennia Barto, vice- sident of the Assoc.ated Women Btudents. Daring the time the guests are &t Stiles Hall the cadets will stack arms on the parade ground and disband, after which they will form the battalion and prepare for the grand review by the Gov- ernor, legislators and faculty. A reviewing-stand is being erected on the baseball diamond. After the military exercises have been completed speeches from the Governor, Senators, Assembly- men, members of the faculty and students will ' be the order. The baseball grand stands will be nsed to accommodate visitors, while the speakers will give their addresses {rom a canopied stand in the center of the diamond. It is expected that the Governor will bring with nim his staff attired in full .uniform, After the formal exercises are over there will bea baseball zame on the campus between the Beskeley nine and the Olym- pics. SR R S ANFORD TALES THE NEGATIVE Sides Finally Chosen for the Intercol- legiate Debate BERKELEY, CaL., Feb. 26.—The Stan- ford debaters have chosen the negative .side for the intercollegiate debate. The question for debate, which was chosen by .the University of California and sent down to Palo Altoa week ago, is as fol- *lows: “Resolved, that members of the Cabinet should have a seat and a voice in Congress.” In both of the intercollegiate debates which Berkeley has won in the last two years the University of California had the negative side of the question. Many.of the Stanford men have atiributed Berkeley’s forensic victories in part to the tactical advantaces of the negative side in the debates. This fact may account to .some extent for Stanford’s choice for this year's debate, The Stanford debaters—Switzer, Morgan -and Miss Stebbins—were chosen some t.me ago. The first preliminaries at Berkeley will be held on March 10, and the finals a week later. large number will try for ‘the debate. 3 Academic Baseball. .BERKELEY, CavL., Feb. 26.—The Acad- emic Athletic League, which 1s made up of all the prominent high schools and scademies about the bay, has instituted g s:ries of baseball games for the league championship. Inter--cholastic track ath- letic meets have been he'd annually for a An unusually a position in considerable time past, but baseball games | be'ween the schools are an innovation, The first of the series will be held to-mor- row morning at 9:30 on the Berkeley dia- mond. Following are the schools and academies Tepresented in the league: Onkland High, Berkeley High. Boone’s Acad- emy, facramento High, Stockton High, Rel- mont Academy, Alameda University Academy, Hoitt's Burdngame ,Academy, Se.bourne, Academy, San Rafael Military, Lowell High, San Francisco Poiytechnic, Lick School. Students’ sxtravaganza. BEBRKELEY, Cau, Feb 26.—The ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. Thanksgiving extravaganza, “In Kokopo will be presented at the Macdcnough Theater, in Oakiand, to-morrow_evenin by the students of the State Uniyersity, a8 afitting climax 10 the celebration which will take place on the campus in the after- noon. Nearly all the best seats in the bouse have been sold. It will be in the nature of a benefit to the track athletic team. Dr. Alger Arrives. BERKELEY, Cr., Feb. 26.—Dr. Wil- liam Aliger, the noted Boston divine, who is to occupy the pulpit of the Berkeley Unitarian _Society temporarily, arrived om the st on the late overlana to- nignt, and is the guest of Charies M. Keeler. Dr. Alger will fill the pulpit of ihe society next Sunday morning. Wants the Tuberculin Test. BERKELEY, Car., Feb. 2 Dr. Hubert N. Rowell, Berkeley’s Health Officer, will appesr before the Town Board to-morrow evening to advocate the passage of a law | providing for the application of the tuber- | to all cows supplying milk to the residents of the town. el Elected for Three Years. | OAKLAND, Cav, Feb. 26 —Congrega- tion Beth Jacob of this city has unan mously elected Rev. Dr. M. Linczer as rabbi for & term of three years. The doctor came 1o this congregation several months ago and has mads himself verv valuable in building up the church. He is also conducting a Hebrew school for the younger members, and his efforts have'earned for him the esteem of the whole congresation. He delivered his inaugural sermon this afternoon. WOME 1N THE FGHT, They Wil Open the Crusade Against Saloons on Monday Afterno-n. Y M C A | on the Secretary Jacks of the Issues a M nifesto G-e t Issue. OARLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCIECO CALL,) 908 Broauway, Feb. 26. The committee of fourteen who has charge of the saloon-closing campaign | has decided that active work shall be | opened by the women at the First M. E. Church on Monday afternoon. This is the first of several mass-meetings planned for the campaign. Noel H. Jacks, secretary of the Y. C. A., bas issued the following manifest Shall the saloon triumph? That is the bu-n" | ing question of the hour in Oskland. The young men of the association are familiar with the recent developments regarding the control of the saloons in this city, and now we as yoters are called upon to express our opin- ion on the questio, sll the saloon in Oaklaud be banished?” Whatsay you, young men, one and all? The Y. M. C. A., a5 an or- ganization, has always been the out-and-ouf | opponent of the saioon, xnd as far as we can speak for the Oskland association, we stand in LIEUTEN:NT BIRD MAY YET RESICN Sequel to the Flag-Raisin~ at the East Oakland Church. Trustee Watson Says That His Interterence Was Quite Necessary. Captain Cobb edick R:sents the Stand Taken by His Junior Officar. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,) 908 Broadway, Feb. 26. § The trouble over the flag-raising at the Eighth-avenue Methodist Church will probably end in the resignation of Lieu- tenant Bird of the Boys’ Brigade. Trustee Waison, who was charged by Mr. Bird with undue interference in the erection of the flagstaff, asserts that there was no actual trouble and that Lieutenant Bird acted too hastily. *'On behalf of the trustees and official board of said church,” said Mr. Watson to-day, *‘as well as of the Boys’ Brigade, 1 wish to correct the injury already done by the giving out of mistaken information. I did not stop the flag-raising, but was heartily 1n favor of it; but I did insist that the flagpole shoula be placed in a stable position and be properly braced and rest on brackets. As a trustee I ob- jected to cutiing tie cornice of the church, as 1did not ‘wish the building to be de- faced, and it was only when I saw them preparing to cut a hole in the projection in violation of instructions that I ordered t..c carpefiters to cease.” Captain Cobbiedick, who 1s in charge of the company at the church, said to-day: “There was 110 discord between the pastor | and Mr. Watson, and all has.been carried out in harmony, Trustee Watson merely insisting that the flagstaff should bz prop- erly placed. The whole matter arose out of the statements made by Lieutenant Bird, which were not in accordance with the facts.” Lieutenant Bird says that the trouble over the flag-raising will probably end in bis severing his connection with the com- panv. “I was chairman of the commit- tee,”” he said, “'that was given full power to act in this macter, and we were going ahead when Mr. Watson interfered. I was that relation to our 200 saloons. The issue put before the people by the Coun- | cil isnot » political but & moral one; there- iore there should be but ome result. All good | cople should unite in saying: “‘Let us benish | rom our fair city this man-dostroying institu- tion.” A mrss-meeting o men wiil be hela {a | our Auditorium hext Sunday aiternoon at 3:30 o'clock 1o consider this saloon matter, when short_addresses will be given by Revs. Dr. Kuminer, Dr. Coyle, C. H. Hobari, James Smalil, Dr. Chapman and others. This will be a live, wide-awake meeting. Come out and show your colors and help by your presence. The Women’s Christan Temperance | Union has aiso entered the fight ana has | apnointed a committee of three to confer with the workers and sece what can be | done to beip the battle along. There wiil | be a mass-meeting concucted by women | at Y. M. C. A. Hall donday. The saloon question is now the most | prominent of any before the candidate: and so far not one outside of the Prohibi tion ticket, whicn usually poils about 8| per cent of the votes, has declared himself. | A banqust will be given on Eaturday evenine to A. C. Henry, the independent | candidate for Mayor. A fine programme has been prepared. and there will be ten- minute speeches by inderendent candi- dates. The Dsmocrats held a mass-meeting | last night at Washingion Hali, and were addressed by Seth Mann, the candidate | for Mayor, and Thomas F. Garrity, candi- date for City Attorney. The Democrats have arranged for several mass-meetings | next week. asked to sign a statement which was not true, and because [ refused to Jdo so the opposition to me has become very active. There may not be a conflict between Mr. Watson and the company, but [ am of the opinion that Mr. Watson is not through with the matter yet. The biil is larger on account of the trusise’s interference taan we contracted ‘or, and he will have to pay | the difference or I wiil know the reason why.” STOLE A HOUSE. Charles Scott of Livermore Tried on a Novel Charge. OAKLAND, CAr, Feb. 26.—Charles Scott is on trial before Judge Ogden charged with having stolen a house, the property of Sarah Gallagher of Livermore. Sco't is known as one of the terrors of Livermore, and some time last' July the Gallaghers discovered that a amail house in the foothills belonging to them bad disappeared with all the contents. They traced the thelt to Scott, who was arrested and cbatged with stealing the property, which is valued at $75. From to-day’s testimony it appeared that Scott lived on property on the offside of the creek near the Gallagher ranch. There was a trail from the house to Scott’s place, over which it appeared as thougn some heavy material had been drageed. On the side of the house something had EFFECT OF THE CARSON BATTLE. OAKLAND, CaL, Feb, 24.—The Corbett-Fitzsimmons spirit has made itself very apparent ia this city. In children’s playgrounds and on vacant lots the de- sire to display a knowledge of fisticuffs is demonstrated every nour, and in some parts of town youth has organized little cailed art. clubs for the encouragement of the so- In East Oakiand, just across the Eighth-street bridge, in a vacant lot on the south side, there'is a gymnasium, which as the “Little Corbett Club,” of the outspreading branches 1s suspendes is liberaily patronized by what is known In the center of the Iot is an oak tree, and from one d a punching bag, stuffed with sand and horsehair in about equal parts. There are about a dozen members to the club, whose average age is about ten. The littl e fellows gather on the lot, strip off their superfiuous clothing and punch the bag with great vigor, while using all the slang Dhr: and ring expressions common to old-time pugilists. been burned to create the impression that he house might have been burned down. The lumber from the cabin, it is aileged, was found in an addition to Scott’s aouse. CHILDREN POISONED. Three Little People at West Oakland Ate Deadly Food. OsxLAND OFFicE SAN FraNcisco Cavrr, 908 Broadwav, Feb. 26. % Three little children at West Oakland are in a critical condition, and circum- stances make it appear that they have been ncciden aily poisgned. John Joyce of 725 Conter street went to a funeral this morning and when he re- turned his chiliren were in convuisions and hs wife in hysterics, After their breakfast the children were sent to pur- chase some crackers from an adjacent grocery-store. They were each given a cracker and sbout an hour later Mary, aged 5 years, was seized with spasms. A few minutes afterward Maggie and Jack were also seized with spasms. Dr. D. D. Crowley was sammoned and he s2w at ofice that it was probably a casc of poisoning and adopted proper remedies as hastily as possible. He was assidied by Dr. Medros, but they are unwilling to make a definite statement as to what ailed the children. They are practically certain that they will save the little one.’ lives, The source of the accident cannot be definitely stated, but it is suspecied that in some manner they partook of the poison with the biscuits. vTHE UNITARAR EBELL” Rev. Marshall Law Obj=cts to Dr. Wendte's Claims for His Faith, Publishes Some Caustic Remarks About Rector Bolton and His Ilcas. OAxLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISeo CaLy,) 908 Broaaway, Feb, 96, | Rev, Marshall Law, tue clergyman wio recently expressed an opinion that news- papers should charge advertising rates for publishing sermons, has written an edi- torial in the current number of his church pamphlet which will probably form s topic for one of the discussions of the Ebell Scciety in the near future, Rector Law says: We suggest that the church people 1n Oak- land trans:er their patronege 1o our own S Luke's Hospital, in_the cicy, and that the la- dies who have uuwitiingly become members of the U.itarlan Ebell Socfety clearly urider- and that by remaiuiig members of the Evell bey sre indorsing and supporing a social club which denies the divinity of our Lrd, Jesus Christ. There are enough truly Chris. tinn believers among the church ladies of Oak- land who are now in the Ebel! 1o organize a social club which has no church coior in it, The most of tuem thought they had joined such » one when they went into the ‘Ebell, and it must have been s cruel surprise to them to have Mr. Wendte tear off tne mask lasi week and show tnem thatby virtue of their Ebell membership they were claimed in the Un:tarian fold, ard so advertised all over this const. Verily,'Whoever plays fast and lodse with efther of these extremes will wake to find themseives snared. “Will you walk into my perior? said the spider to tha fly.” YORKE ANWERS COYLE The Chancellor Denies This Is a Protestant Land. That Says That It Is M-rely “America, the L:nd cf tie Brave and the Free.” OAKLAND, CaL., Feb. 26.—Rev. P. C. Yorke delivered his postponed address to- night at the Macdonough Theater in an- swer to Dr. Coyle, who lectured on “What Liverty Owes to Rome”’ two montbs ago. The speaker commencea his lecture by swating that be proposed to take up Dr. Coyle’'s arraignment of Catholics par: graph by paragraph. He then said in brief: 1f we could bring our minds to the improba- ble hypothesis oI the Oakland preachers agreeing on any subject in the heavens above cr on the earth beneath we might take Dr. Corle's pronuusiamento us tne official reply of Okland’s preacherdom to my iast lecture. But this is not g0, and I presume that after & year of Wendte they may apprec.aie & few months of Coy. Dr. Coyle say e has 10 quarrel with Catho- lics, but bis quarrel is with the church. Ti is absurd. He does not attack me, but he tacks the mother who bore me. Strauge logic that,indeed. Butawsy with such pretenses. Dr. Coyle can do no such thing, for the two are inseparable. Elizabeth hanged Catholics, not because of. their individual religion, but because they were loyal to the church, and the same persecuting biood flows in Dr. Coyle's veins. sands who bave gone up against the churen of God, and the blows from which evangeii prescherdom still recls were struck by Protest suts, who were not afraid to be fair, and they nave demonsirated that the Protestant revo- lution threw buck the march of eivilization over 200 yea What proof has Dr. Coyle brought of his be- lief? He makes assertion after sssertion, and be has traversed history backward and for- ward from the twelfth century even to the resent aay. Like the energetic politician he as’ claimed everything in sighi, but unlike the wise politician he has not produced . sin- gle fact 1o substantiate his claims, You have heard or read his address, and I challenge you 10 name & single principle of good govern- ment which he has ascribed to Protestant teaching. 1 challenge you to mention a singie fact in tne history of people struggiing -to be free thatmay with justice be applied to their religious belief in ihe Reformuiion. He has, itis true, made a long catalogue of allegea aggressions by the Catnolle church on non- Catholic communities. Suppose every word of it were true, does it prove that Piotestantism is favorable to the rights of man? If I prove that Mayor Davie is the candidate of the <aloon element in this town does that demonstrate that Mr. Thom: is the champion of prohibition? Ifhe wishe 10 prove toat Pro estantism is in favor of civil and religious liberty et bim show the doc- trines or Protestantiem, or of the leaders of Protestantism, which make for that belief. Let him explain away the standards of his Own faith and the standards of his own theology. Let him name s siugle Protestant gect in any age Or in any couniry which did not persecute not only Catholics but all othe: Protestants when it had supreme power. The: we may begin to admit his claims, then we may begin {o believe taat the preachers have Dot been the brakes upon the whee.s of progress, then we may begin to hope that there is ot and there has not been o grant of civil liberty, or a measure of religious frec- dom, or a concession 10 nopular right, which the ministers of Dr. Coyle’s denomination and the men of Dr. Coyle's stamp have not cursed in its Inception and havenot tried to neutral- ize in its execution. Your lecture, Dr. Coyle, was spoken for the purpose of influencing this coming election, and was spoken for the purpose of influencin; it in favor of bigoiry. You are the leader o! those candidates, men and women, who have given their solemn promise that ho Catholic irl shall teach in your Oakland schools, And n this same counection you say let in the light, aud yet you exclude the Monitor and the Star from your libra; i Dr. Coyle says that Catholic_countries are not fit to live in. How is this? In Englana one_person in every thirty-nine is a pavper; |:§Fr-nu there Is only one pauper in every 145. But, no doubt, what is at the bottom of all Dr. Coyle’s trouble is the United States and the Pope’s Irish. Let me tell Dr. Covle that the United States is not a Protestant couniry and its Goverament is not founded on Protes tant principles. There are seventy miilions of people in_this couniry, and mot fiiteen mil- iions belong to any Protesiaut chnrch. There isnot a principle in the Decleration of Inde- pendence that may not be paralleled in the writings of Catholics huna: of years before Dr. Coyle is but oue of tens of thou- | Protestantism existed, and there is not a safe- guerd of freedom in our constitution which Wwas not known to our Catholic ancestors. This country is not a Protestant countrs nor a Catholic country. It is America, the home of the brave and the land of the iree. Anti-Saloon Indorsements. OAKLAND, Can., Feb. 26.— The cam Dpaign commaitee of the anti-saloon move ment authorizea the puilication of the following indorsements to-night: Mayor, W. R. Thomas; City Auditor, R. W. Snow; City Treasurer, Z. T. Gilpin: City Atiorney, W. A. Dow; City Engineer, A.'R. Wilson; Councilmen-at-largs, R. Wiands, Charles K. Marshall, Bernard C. Cuvellier, Andrew J. Greeg. Ward Councilmen — First Ward, —; Second Ward, F. 8, Bodle; Taird Ward, M. W. Upton; Fourth Ward, H. G. alker; Fifth Ward, W. O. Buckland: ixth Ward, D. R. Ford; Seventh Ward, H. D. Rowe. Mrs. 8. C. Borland was authorized to call a mass-meeting Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock for women, and appoint a com- mittee of one from each ward and sub- committees of one from each precinct,who should have charge of and comp'ete a pre- cinet canvass by 6 o’clock Wednesday night. Meetings will be held every nignt next weék except Wednesday, in some public ball or out of doors. Prepared Judgments Over a Sewer. OAKLAND, Cav., Feb. 26.—For several years complaints have been made regard- ing the impurity of the air in the Police Court chambers. All of the judgzes who haveoccupied the bench for several years have complained, and Judge Wood a short time ago was taken sick from this cause. T e piumbers have just discovered thata four-inch pipe from the sewer bad been run up through the floor of the chambers and there ieft uncovered. This acted as an open vent for sewer gas, which worked through the floor of the office. It was remedied to-day. New Slte for St. John's. OAKLAND, Cavn, Feb. 26.—The vestry of St. Jonn’s Episcopal Cuhurch has de- cided unanimously to purchase the lot on the northeast corner of Twelith and Brush streets for their new church. Plansare being drawn for a building of the old Eng- lish style of architecture, which will seat 560 in the auditorium and 300 in the San- day-school room, buoth of which can be thrown into one room if it were necessary. The properiy on which the burned church stands has been placed on the market at $14,000. and the price pail for the new lot is $2500. Wilkie’'s White Hoat. OAKLAND, Car., Feb. 26.—Alfred Wil- kie, the well-known mausician, lost his boat a tew weeks ago. It was stolen from Lake Merritt, and was found in the pos- session of Heary Stanley, who had pur- chasea it. A warrant restored the boat to the professor, but since it was stolen it has been painted red, and the music man asked the Juige to make an order requir- ing S.anley to paint it white again, as it was when tuken away. Juage Wood said he would do o if any one could show him that he has the power. The Alleged Bribery Case. OAKLAND, Cavn, Feb. 26.—It is very probable that nothing more will be heard of the alleged bribery case before the Grand Jury. R.C. Wagner of the First ‘Ward says that the matter was simply an offhand "conversation which was miscon- strued, and which was in the nature of a joke. The various witnesses declare that all intimations of corruption are without foundation. Corral Hollow Road Opening. OAKLAND, CaL, Feb. 26 —The present plan of the Alameda and San Joaquin Railroad provides for a formal opening next Monday. The road has been com- plete for several months, but has- awaited the commencement of active overations at the Corral Hollow mines. Everything is now in working order, and the first trainload of coal will be moved from Cor- ral Holiow to Stockton on Monday. Exist Only in Her Mind. OAKLAND, CAL., Feb. 26.—Mrs. Agnes E. Lewis, living on Washington street, has written a letter to the Chief of Police telling him of various deep-laid schemes and piots that criminals are maturing in this city. The chief has made an investi- gation and has satisfied himself that the plo’s exist only in the old lady’s 1magina- ton. 7 Mrs. Payne Must Pay. OAKLAND, CaL., Feb, 26.—Mrs. Mary Payne, who threw another woman out of the house of the latter’s son because of a criticism regarding the dressing of chil- dren, has been denied a new trial. Judge Wood sentenced the defendant to pay a fine of $75 in the Police Court, and Judge Ogden has sustained the seniencs. The alternative is thirty-seven days in jail. Waulked Out of a Window. OAKLAND, Can, Feb. 26 — Julius Reuter walked out of a second-story win- ow te-night at the home of bis son, on Chirtieth street, near Grove. Reuter is 74 vears of age, and is somewhat demented. e was supposed to have retired when he fell. At the Receiving Hospital his in- juries were found to be seriou: — e Committees Appointed. ALAMEDA, Can, Feb. 26.—The com- mittees in ¢ e of the revival services under the direction of L. W. Munhall, D.D., are made public lo-dlf' for the first uime-and consist of the following well- known gentiemen: G. A. Bordwell; general 1y, James E. Agar. tors—Rev. F. D. Bovard, Rev. F. §. Brush, H.V. Morgan, Rev. W. W. Scudder, Jr., Rev. C. A. Calboun, Rev. C. E W. Smitn, Rey. J. F. Moody, Rev. C. E. Rich. Music—J. C. Svendsen, Edward Eckert, E. D, Crandsll, Mrs. M. Clark, 3{rs. L.S. Shannon, Mrs. Prircess Long, Miss Barrows. Personal workers—IL. H. Finch, G. Wittman, S A. Ross, Miss H. Currie, George R. Reed, Mrs. C. A Davis, F. W. Thompson. Fonance—Wililam Murray, Dr. Bronson, F. N. Eckley, J. 8. Crowe, F. F. Barratt, Or. C. A. Davis, Henry Tug Advertising—D. 8 Butorbaugh, A, L. Adams, J.H. Moller, T. L. Hierlthy, J. K. Houck, H. W. Thomas, T. T. Woodruoff. Ushers—H. A. Wastell, L. W. McLauflin, C. L. Hermann, J. B. Reid, Richard Houck, T. H. Speedy. Eepairing the Bridge. ALAMEDA, COAL, Feb. 26.—The ex- treme precaution taken by the train hands in crossing the Alice-sireet bridge has caused most of the patrons ot the broad- gauge to take the narrow-gauge trains this week, This has had a tendency to over- crowd the small cars. On Monday next the trains will run from Mastick station to Fruuvale, transferring passengers to the Seven(h-street local. A gang of bridge-carpenters are at work on the bridge, and each train crosses the bridge no faster than a person could crawl on his hands and knees. Alameda City Notes. Richard Lane was held to-day by Justice Morris in §3000 bail to answer a third charge of burgiary committed in December, 1895. F. A. Collver, district deputy of the Order of Modern Trojans, is in Aiameda, and will en- deavor to organize a brancu of that order in this city. Commenecing yesterday morning, s re; from the Weathier Buresu in San Fran will be received daily at the postoffice end posted for the information of those interested. The anti-saloon people are preparing to make 0 active campaisn for the cause (hey have 8o much at heart. Ther count upon c.osing up six saloons in the event of the eleclors being permitted to vote for or against the saloon in each of the precincts. John E. Mason, & civil engineer of 736 Rail- road avenue, has rec:ived word from New York that & soug fortune has fallen to him through the death of a Mrs. Smith, who was & aistant relative of his mother, long siics dead. rt Funds for the Expositions. The question of appropriations for the Guitemala and Hemburg expositions is not finally settled. Neither has any conclusion been reached by the Finance Committee of the Board of Supervisors on the request of the executive commitiee of the Carnival of the Golden Gate for funds 1o be used in promotin immigration. Auditor Broderick appeare yesierday belore the commiitee 1n reference 10 the appropriations. After some di-cussion the matter was referred to the City and Connty Autoraey for an opinion. | into the mines next week. Auction dalcs P. J. BARTH, AUCTIONEER. THIS DAY, SATURDAY, Feb. 27 1887, at 11 A. 3., AT 414 MCALLISTER ST., T am ordered to séll the Elegant Furniture of a 7-Room Flat, Consistiog of Paror, Bed-oom Dining-Room and Kitcuen Furniture, Carpeis, eleguut Folding- Bedsand Wardrobe. P. J. BARTH, Auctione FINDIAG JOBS FOR UNEMPLOYED Supplies Being Issued to Many Destitute Fam- ilies. Deserving Cases Cared For by Men That Have Nothing Themselves. Soliciting Cash Subscriptions to the Boulevard Wcrk Now to Begin in Earnest. As the days drag by without any im- mediste prospect of work for the great majorily of the unemployed the men themselves are gradually developing an organization that is one more than in name alone. They have established an employment bureau at their headquarters and tbey have begun to issue from their meager larder <mall supplies’ to different destitute familles represented on the rolls of the crganization. The citizens’ relief committee met yes- terday in the Chamber of Commerce only to report progress and to receive little books to be issued to the different district collectors that will go about in earnest raising funds for the boulevard work. So far there is a little over $1100 sub- scribed. The amount received ves:erday by Treasurer Daniel Mever was $90, made up as follows: Cash §10, Daniel Meyer $50, Sam D., $20, Mrs. M. Langley $10. Ou Thurs.iay Mrs. Phelan subscriped $100 and Mayor Phelan $250.° In addition to the cash in hand there are said to be promises as good as cash from A. B. Spreckels for $500 and from the Ingleside Racetrack for $500. There are also possibilities that several hundred dollars promised to the boulevard association some time since may be made available for present use. 1i was suggested yesterday at the citi- zens' relief committes meeling that a peactical test be made of the members of a committee of fiity that deciined to serve after being appointed by the Mayor on the India famine relief cause on account of the suffering among the unemployed in this City. The employment office established at the hea iquarters for the unemployed in Howard street cousists simply in notices of employment offered posted on the wall, tiie applicants for the job being con- sidered in the order of their appearance before the execuiive officers. So far tweive men have been found work in vineyards and orchards, one has been given emvloyment at upholstering one elderiy man h:s been sent to a place in the country, and another elderly man has gone to a eity house 10 accept general work. Four other men have also been sent out to steady positions. To-day a man and wife will_go into the conntry to accept positions offered threugh this new employment buresu. To-day also thirty of the men will be" given work for the one day only at handling furniture herein the City. President Leffingwell, speaking yester- day of the benelits to be derived from the employment bureau system, asserted that if the proposed mining project is found feasible he can send from 250 to 300 men He is waiting now to hear from a man who is making inquiries in the mining rezions. In the afternoon the wagon was taken out, according to daily custom, and drawn by over 100 men through several streets in quest of collections of supplies. A few sacks of potatoes and a few sacks of beans were about all that was collected. There was enough, however, in the commissary with this added to mamntain the hungry hundreds until to-night. Beyond that and aside from to-day's contributions thera is nothing in sight for to-morrow. And soit is day by day. Significantly enough about the time the wagon is ready to start there seems to be very few men about heaaquarters; but there are always hundreds of them loiter- ing expectantly apout to welcome the wagon on"its return and the men who ;nu tramped several miles in draw- ing it. n addition to.the voluntary workers who perform the comparatively light task of drawing the wagon, tiere are sbout fifty other men empioyed about the build- ing. They are giving their services freely, and their evident industrious spirit, were it manifested by more of the others, might be the means of creating & very muc: more favorable impression upon casual visitors 10 the headquarters. The corps employed in the buiiding and working for the others without any r muneration or favor is made up as foilows: Executive department (twenty-six men)—A president, & vice-president, a recording sec tary, a financial secretary, an_executive com- miitee of twelve, a relfef and investigating committee of five, an audlting committee of three, and a grievance committee of two. Commissary department (four men)—A com- missary, an”assisisnt commissary and two clerks. Cooking department (twenty-one men)— Four cooks, four dishwashers, three pantry- men, a steward and nine waiters. A Official department (four men)-A ‘sergeant- at-arms, two night watchmen end & house orderly. Of the 140 cases irn destitute families requesting relief from the headquarters of the unemployed ninety of them had up to Inst night been served with supplies from the meager commissary of the unem- ployed after the reiief committee reported each particular case worthy of immediate tention and in actuai distress, This is what was doled ont to an aver- age family of five, two grown persons and three children: Five pounds of potatoes. 3 pounds of onions, 8 pounds of meat, 11§ pounds of sugar, 4 pounds of flour, 1 pount of coffee, 2 loaves uf bread, 3 of a pound of tea and 3 pounds of beane. The relief committee’s report shows that on Thursday it distributed the fol- lowing supplies to families i1n distres: Fifty-one pounds of potatoes, 96 pounas of onions, 23 pounds of meat, 24 pounds of svgar, 28 pounds of flour, 14 vounds of coffee, 21 loaves of bread, 3 pounds of tea, 38 pounds of Leans, 30 pounds of fish, 2 pounds of beans, 12 nds of rolled oat-, 4 pounds of dried fraif, pound oi. Tice,3{ of a pound of butter, 5 pumpkins, 8 mution, 6 box s of crackers, 9 cans of tomatoes, 1 can of baking powder, 1 bottie of sammonis, 1 pound of tobacco, 6 coats, 5 vests, 5 pairs of trous-rs, 17 undershirts, 2 cloaks, 3 pairs of shoes and 1 hat. Large Mortgaze Plnerd on Record. Timotny Hopkins yesterday caused a mort- gage for $250,000, on the property owned by him at the corner of Market and Tenth streets, The fac-simile signature of is on every wrapper of CASTORIA. FINAL CLOSIVG OUT SALE. THIS DAY. SATURDAY, February 27.18 7,8t 114 ., We Will Sell ali Furniture, Fixtures, Bric-n-brac, cic, Beionging to the lnd.ana Auction Company, To close vusiness before March 1, consisting of Embroideries. Spreads. hand polished Cuerry Bed Set,- Walunt Bed Set, Chiffforers, handsome (< +ideboard od ! Beds and Bureaus, Pic ures, Orna- ments, Couuters, Shelving aud other numerous articles, also about 100 pounds of Tes. INDIANA AUCTION COMPANY, H. J. 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