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) 4 i A | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WED SDAY, MARCH 24, 1897 11 DD NOT RETURN T0 SEEK REVENGE Mrs. Douglass Denies the Stories of Revolvers ‘and Murders. While Not Pleased With Her Ex-Husband She Craves Seclusion, Says That She Has Had More No- toriety Than Her Molesty Can Appreciate. OAKLAND OrFicE SaN FraNcisco CALL,) 908 Broadway, March 3 Mrs. George A. Douglas, whose husband recently obtained a divorce because his wife thought more of horses than of him, returned from Los Angeles this morning and went to the home of heraunt in Fruit- vale, where she is now stopping. All kinds of rumors preceded and suc- ceeded her arrival in Oakland, and all were to the effect that she had come home well equipped to take summary vengeance on her late husband, because of certain articleswhich have recently been published retlecting upon her treatment of Mr. Doug- las during their married life. The articles referred to place Mrs. Doug- las in anytking but an enviable light. These stories of course reached Mrs. Doug- las in Los Angeles; acting on the impulse of the moment she uttered some angry expressions, which carried a meaning very ifterent from that which she intended thev should. Her expressions of anger quickly reached her old home and something sen- sational if not tragic was expected as soon 88 it was known she had left Los Angeles for Oakland Oue of the stories circulated even went so0 far as to state that Mrs. Douglas wa: returning armed with a revolver, for the purpose of wreaking summary vengeance. Mrs. Douglas was at the home of her sunt this afternoon and stated that all stories about revolvers and Gther sensa- tional things were unfounddd. She saia she bad no revolver and had no intention of killing her husband. *Although I was not particuiarly pleased with the manner in w.ich he is reported to e spoken about me,” she said, am Dot paying any attention to the mat- ter. The reasons why we could not live together were sufficiently explained at the divorce trial, and [ do nop know of thing that has developed since that time. I was very much surprised to find that Mr. Douglas had permitted himself to be interviewed for the purpose of mak- ing a sensational article, because it did not reflect any more credit on him than me. 1 have no desire to go around with a revolver on any such stupid errand. Mr. Douglas and I can both live in the same world, provided we are not forced to live | together, and 1 think the best thing he can do is 1o keep quiet. I certainly have had more notoriety than I appreciate.”” DELANEY N CORBETT The Well-Known Trainer Gives Some Inside Histiry of the Ring. He Szys That Corbett Took Advice From Everyboly and Went Stale. OAKLAXD OFFICE SAN co CALL, | 03 Broadway, March 2 William Delaney, the trainer in chief of the late champion James Corbett, has been silent since leaving the ringside with bis defeated hero. This afternoon he con- sented to give his opinion as to why Cor- bett lost the battle of his life. He blames the unlucky result to the fact that Corbett was headstrong and would not heed the advics of his tramer, | and telis an interesting story of the diffi- culties that existed in regard to the train- ing of which nothing has hitherto been said. Heattributes the defeat to the fact that on the Sunday preceding the fight Corbett was anxious to show how much he could do in the presence of Muldoon, Al Smith, Billy Madden and other prominent New York sports. According to Delaney Cor- bett should have eased up on his training for the three davs before the ficht and the failure to do this v.rtually killed him. “The Sunday before the fight,” said Delaney, “when Corbett should Lave been Testing he actually multiplied his work to show off to his Eastern friends. He went cut in the morniug and jogged ten miles. the afternoon he punched the bag long time, boxed four rounds each with Woods, Jeffries, McVey and his brother Joe—the bardest kind of boxing, too. He kept this up the next dzy and even the day before the fight he would not let up. All this was contrary 10 my instructions. 1did not sanction it, but he would not pay any attention to my advice. All siong 1 opposed nis handball playing. He liked that form of training because he could beat those whom he met, but I told him it wasno good for him. It is too fatiguing for a greybound like Jim. Itis good enough for a fat fellow, and that is all. 1 told his brother long betore the fight that if I had not been afraid of being caught 1 would have burnea down the court and stopped his work in it. “Another tning I disapproved of was that he wouldn’t tosch liquor in any shape. Some one had given him that theory and he wouldn’t take a bottle of ale or a glass of champagne, although I was telling him ne needeu sorme malt to supply tbe drain on his system by his nard work. To give you an idea of the mistake he was making, the night before the fight when he came in from the ten- mite run he was as dry as a bone, though he should have been buthed in perspira- tion,, Why, Fitzsimmons for the four days previous to the fight was riding around in a buggy Wwith his wife and was taking & drink uptown every time he wanted to. As to which man was rightin s ideas I will leave the fact of the con- ition of the two men in the ring. I want to say right here that when a man poes into a ring for 8 finish figot not knowing how long he will be there he shculd Bave some surcrfluoup flesh. Itis a fact that a man will lose five pounds in the course of anything !ike a good fizht. Jiia, therefore, should have bsen prepared for thie, instead of which, by training down to the very last minute, be did not have an extra ounce of flesh on his bones. “The morning of the fight I was a little bit afraid of the ouicome, but still I thought Jim would win, because I figured that, even though he was not in tbe con- dition be ought to be, he was more than a match for Fitzsimmons. After the fight staried, shough, I got scared. He was bitting Fitz all the time, but wasnot hurt- ing him vadly, and 1 could cee that there ‘was no steam or vitality 10 his blows. In the fourth round Billy Brady, who was in o1 ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. our corner, said to me: ‘How do you like i? ‘I don't like it at all,’ I replied. ‘I think we are up against it.’ “In the round where Fiiz was down, Jim micht bave won, bul he stood right over Fitz and wouldn’t give him a chance toget up. Jim should have stepped back seven or eight feet, but instead ne stood over Fitz waiting for him to rise, and the referee had to push him away. Had Jim stood away in the first place, Fitz woufd have got up much quicker and Jim would have had a chance to get a few more punches at hima, and might have got him out. “In the tenth round Jim was tiring, and I told him be was in for an all-day fizht. He was very confident then and said that he would win. I objected to the incessant talking he kept up in his corner. There were a couple of his friends there who wanted to talk with him, and Jim, instead of taking every opportunity to breathe, was conversing with them. “As regards the resull, I want to say that Fitz didn’t win on any fluke. Jim can’t fizht any better than he did, and Fiiz is entitled to all the credit in the world. Jim shouldn’t have melted away n the manner he did after the sixth round, and it was all due to the shape he was in. He was hitting Futz_often enough, but not hard enough. I have | seen him with a pair of eight-ounce gloves ring Jeffries to his knees with a blow, | and I don’t think Fitz can stand a harder punch than Jeffries, who is a veritable young giant. “The difference between Fitzsimmons {and Corbett is that Fitz never loses his hitting powers. He can always hit at the right time and in the right place. Fitz displayed more generalship than I have ever seen in the ring. Idon’tthink the two men will ever fight again. ““What Corbett should do is to fight every one who wants to meet him for from four to ten rounds, and I want to say if he can’t lick those other fellows— Maher, Choynski, Goddard and Sharkey be can’t whip Fitzsimmons. “I do not consider that I trained Jim Lfor this fizht. I did for all his winning ['ones, but this time there were a couple of men there—I won’t mention their names— who could make him eat standing on his | head if they wanted him to. I have not i ween Jim since the day of the fight, nor | have I heard from him. I picked him up lin the ring after_t o knockout and got him on Lis legs. When he started to go for Fitz after that I told him to let up and not be foolish. I was with him after- ward in his dressing-room and went to 1 the depot to'see him off. That is the last | T have had to do with him."” | Must Have Oakland at Heart. OAKLAND, Can, March 23.—Auditor Snow dors not think that the city’s money should be paid to parties having no in- terests in Oakland’s weifare. appropriation was made last year 10 pay Dr. J. T. McLean Mr. Snow refused to draw the warrantin his favor, but madeit tion, the organization to which theappro- | priation was made. T held off drawing the warrant,” ex- ned Mr. Snow to-day, “not because of any lesal right to refuse payment, but be- canse I objected to the idea, as a citizen, that an Alameds man, who was in favor of completing tue tidal canal before dredging Oakiand harbor, should be paia by the city o O.kland. “] asked what Alameda proposed doing, and was told that that citv would wait for visors. Ithen said I would wait until I had seen what was zoing to be done be- fore drawing the warrant. I was inter- | viewed by a number of men, who were in- terested in the matter, and I got a sacred promise that Dr. McLean, or whoever went to Washington, would work ior the whole harbor improvement, before the warrant was drawn.” The Last of the Flag OAKLAND, CAL, March : Joyce was awarded $21680 to-day by Justice Clift in hix suit against Mrs. M. L. Chanaler, Mrs. E. H. Langand and Mrs. M. 8. Schuflin. The ladies were formerly president, secretary and treasurer of the Alameda’ County Midwinter Fair Girls' Flag Brigade. Three years ago this or- ganization made & great str here. The children, 250 strong, beautifully dressed | in red, white and biue, were preparing to make a big showing at the county day at the fair, when suddenly it wes found that the money paid to the treasurer had not settled the bilis. Then rsignations one after another came and the organiza- tion went to pieces. Suit was instituted at once and judgment entered to-day. ‘Will Go to Beulah. OAKLAND, CaL, March 23.—Judge Alien and Chief Lloyd held a consultation with Mabel Duff this morning, which will result in her going 1o the Rescue Home at Beulah. She is but 18 years of age, but has been in bad company for tbe past three years. The Judge believes that with a year’s training and separation {rom her evil associates she will reform. Donnted to the School. OAKLAND, CAL., March 23 —The pupils | and teachers of the Grant Scniool are un- der lasting obligations to Comrade J. Winkier for a handsomely framed steel with several of his officers The giit was found on the wall when | school_opened yesterday. LIt is greatly appreciated. When the | some action from the Board of Super-| engraving of General Grant on horseback | in the rear. | | GALA DAY FOR THE UNVERSITY Berkeley’s Twenty-Ninth Birthday Fittingly Celebrated. Speeches by Dr. Joseph Le Conte, Hon. Wiliiam R. Davis and J. A Elsten, Dr. Le Conte Traces the Sources of Truth and Social Advancement to Science and Evolution. BERKELEY, Can, March 23. — The twenty-ninth anniversary of the birth of the State University was celebrated this morning in the Harmon Gymnasium. It was the twenty-first celebration of the kind that has taken place at Berkeley. President Kellogg presided, and with him on the platiorm were: Hon. Wil liam R. Davis, president of the Alumni Association, and Professors Hilgard, Lange, Bradley, Wickson; RegentJ. W. Martin, Regent Denicke, Colonel Ed- wards, Dr. Le Conte, and J. A. Elston '97, president of the Associated Students. Elston was the first speaker. He spoke of the student body. He told of the growth of student sentiment and customs and deprecated Bourdon celebrations, as now carried out, as “‘senseless extrava- gance.” He favored a strong student sen- timent in favor of rules of propriety in college life and urged that such a state of affsirs would come about as a natural growth as the university becomes older. Hon. Wiiliam R. Davis was then intro- duced and spoke in part as follows: One of the sons of the university, I take to- day the point of view of an observer. This does not mean o iading of the old devotion, but the acquiring of a newer and broader one, From the observer's point of view we see the University of California in three aspects: First, in time; second, 1 its scope; third, the State. In time, it has six stages. The conception of payable to A H. Rose, pres:dent of the | Durant, Kellogg and the faithiul band of fore- River and Harbor Improvement Associa- | runners who from the beginning foresaw and prociaimed in the wilderness that civiization Is greater than gain. The Next stage was reached in 1868, when the State founded the university in law by the act of March 23, 1868, Thet is the day we celebrate. The thiid stage was the embodying of the university in the constitation in 1879, and a yactof the organi- zation and liie of the State. The fourth stage was the passage of the per- petual tax act of 1889—the turning of special acts of appropriation to the fixed purpose of perpetual support. The fifth, now upon us, is the bu:lding ers. And tne sixth stage in time 1is the passaze of the act of 1897, by which the policy of permanent support has been confirmed. These six stages denote em- bodiment and demonstrate growth. Lej us make no mistake; it is the State, the commonwealth that is the ena, not the schools of this or any land; it is man that is the end, not science or philosophy; it is the uplifting of the race thatis the end, not humau knowl- edge. Dr. Joseph Le Conte, the veteran sci- | entist, was then presented and spoke for over an hour on the true idea of a univer- sity as he conceived it. For the elabora- tion of his address he drew upon science, religion, art, philosophy and evaiution, concluding with the idea that science bas come nut to destroy, but to fulfill. He also told of the characteristic defects of the English and German universitics and contrasted them with the universities of America. In making this comparison he said: The American university has two distinctive features, They are the ciose union of the col- lege and the university and the full recogni- tion of the professional schools. The real trouble with our American universities is ihat the rush for practical life is so very urgent that there is a strong tendency in (he scien- tific departments to crowd back the profes. sional courses into the undergraduate, and in | the traditional professions of law and medi- | cine to dispense with the college course en- tirely. Science is 8o recent and its course so Tapid, there is such an sccumulation of new mate- rial and such a fermenting of new ideas, that there has not yet been time enough for organ- ization into rational knowledge, which is philosophy. Intellectual food is gathered and digested 50 fust that there is no time for di- gestion, assimilation and incorporation into our esséntial human nature. HUNTING HER ENEMY. San Francisco Wife Attacks a Clerk for Making Her Husband Presents. OAKLAND, Cav., March 23.—Miss Kate Murphy, a window-dresser in the store of Abrabamson Bros.,, was attacked by an infuriated married woman of San Fran- cisco last evening and but for the timely interference of one of her employers would undoubtedly have suffered severe injuries. She was engaged in dressing a window when a Mrs. Landgreves rashed into the store and attempted to drag her out into the street. Mr. Abrahamson in- terfered and told them that they must settle their difficulty elsewhere. Mrs. Landgreves and a companion named Saunders were taken into the pri vate office and there they told their story. The former charged Miss Murphy with alienating her husband’s affections and exhibited a number of handkerchiefs and neckties which she said she found in ber truant husband’s pockets. She claimed that they came from Miss Mur- phy. On making an examination Mr. Abrabamson found that the articles had been purchased on the dates given by Mr:. Landgreves by Miss Murphy in the store. This morning Miss Murphy was discharged. The two women upon leaving the store called upon Chief of Police Lioyd, where Mrs. Landgreves repeated her story and demanded Miss Murphy's arrest, Her request was denied, but as she started to leave the office a huge butcher-knife fell from the folds of her dress. She left swearing that she would be revenged. Miss Murphy was not at home to-night. Give the Needy Work, OAKLAND, CaL., March 23.—The quar- ‘| terly meeting of the Associated Charities was held last evening in the Asbury M. E. Church. Mrs. Kelly, the superintendent, opposed indiscriminate alms-giving. and explained the work of the association by saving: One great aim isto give work to those who apply, thus making them feel that they are not dependent, but are earning what they receive. Hence, through the employment bureau work has been found for fifty persons. Three men, s1x women and three girls found permanent work, and twenty-five men and thirteen wome: worked seventy-two and a- quarter days, Out of the fifty employment cards sent out those returned showed tbat the sum of §9550 had been earned for day’s work. Two hundred and forty-six meal and 165 lodging tickets were returned by the 1arties’ receiving the same from private houses. During the quarter fifty-three prominent citizens have become mem bers of the Associated Charities, Persons are requested 1o refer all able- bodied men asking aid to the woodyard of the charitable organization, and women and children to the.general office of the society, room 7, Enquirer building. The report of the manager of the wood- yard showed that for the period {rom Sep- tember 21. 1896, to March 20, 1897, the total number of men who have worked in the yard was 1906; largest number on any duy, 27; smallest’ number on any day, 3; average number per day, 12; total num- ber of meal tickets issued, 2120; of lodging tickets issued, 42; of grocery orders is- sued, 65; of cords of wood cut, 103%; of ferry tickets, 56. Allegations for the Contest. OAKLAND, Can, March 23. — The papers in the Mayoralty contest will be filed Thursday. They will charge that in a large number of cases the election officials were not on the assessment rolls— twenty-two out of thirty-two in the west end of town being in error in this way. Although the law provides that these officials shall be chosen from the two par- ties having the highest number of Votes at the preceding election, this was also disregarded and the officials chosen in main from one body. The most important allegation is that persons other than the election officials handled the ballots and tally - sheets. These charges will get the case into court, but the main issue will rest with the re- count. Provided the irregularities were proven, the loss would fall as heavily upon one side as the other. The contest will cost from $15 to $20 per day and take the larger part of a week. Filled With Boarders. OAKLAND. Car,” March 23.— The friends of Mrs. E. H. Pardee wiil be sur- prised to learn that she has turned the commodious homestead at Castro and Eleventh streets into a boarding-house. Of course it 1s a very exclusive honse, and already the place has all that it can ac- commodate. Mrs. Pardee refuses to state ber reasons for turning the spacious place into a rendezvous for boarders, but some of her friends tender the informa- tion that the place was too dreary for her. Shbe was unable to bear the solitude with ithe memories of the past and hopes to distract her mind by the new and pleas- ant surroundings. Realty Syndicate Deal. OAKLAND, Can, March 23.—Another big real estate transfer was recorded to- day in favor of the Realty Syndicate Com- pany, which now holds most of the .large’ tracts of unimproved land in Oak- land. The present deed is from J. 8. Em- ery, and includes 825 feet on thesouth side of Park avenue, and another of 412 feet on San Pablo avenue, and several blocks running south, aesrly to the California and Nevada Railroad. Rhubarb to Chicago. OAKLAND, CaL, March 23.—Mess Stone & Meek of Haywards and 8 Leandro have just shipped 500 boxes of rhubarb to Chicago,making the second car load of this seas n. The prospects are good for eleven carloads more with good returns. 1L THE Y. M. C. A. TEAM OF TUMBLERS. Dr. H. L. Dietz, George Stewart, George Parmenter and Charles Stewart, comprising what is called the Association Akro- Quad, are to givea special exhibition o: skillful tumbling next Friday evening. The occasion will be an athletic entertainment in the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium. Indian club men of the association have been long training for the event. There will be a “‘carnival of sport’’ to begin with—a novel medley of gymnastic performances with many participants. The women’s class wilt appear in a fancy march end in an Indian club drill. The smaller boys’ class will appear in a new dumbbell d: For the first time on this coast a trio will perform with illaminated Indian clubs, and Dr. Dietz and Miss Dietz will intro- duce some club-swinging speciaities. In addition to these events there will be some unusual turns on t.e horizontal bar, the parallel bars, the rings and the German horse by some of the best amateur gymnasts in the City. All the best trapeze men, bar athletes and The purpose of the exhibition is & benefit to the gymnasium, which is to be rendvated. ALAMEDA COUNTY TAXES STAND Powers of the Board of Equalization Exactly Defined. The Supreme Court Reverses the Decision in Favor of E. G. Buswell Property Assessments for 1895 96 Must Remain—Cal.ed a Tecbnical Attack An important decision was rendered yesterday in the matterof the agsessments of Alameda County for 1895-96 by the Board of Supervisors, in which the in- creases and reductions ordered by the board are sustained, as well as the rights of Boards of Equalization to extend the limit of ‘their sittings. The case decided was that of E. G. Bos- well against the Board of Bupervisors. Heis a taxpayer of Alameda County. The Political Code, section 3672, pro- vides that the Boards of Supervisors of the various counties shall sit as Boards of Equalization from the first to_the third Monday of July. No section of the code provides tbat the County Board of Equali- zation shall be permitted to extend its sessions beyond the third Monday of July by securing permission from the State Board of Equalization. The first Monday of July, 1895, fell upon the 1st of the month, and the third Mon: day upon the 15th. . The Assessor of Ala- meda County had turned his assessment books over to the Board' of Equalization, and finding that it would not be able to complete its labors the county board ap- plied to the State board and received a twenty days’ extension af time. The State Board of Equalization was not in session at that time, but the secretary gave the desired permission. On the 25th of July the County Board of Equalization made an order reducing assessments to the amount of about one and a half million dollars. Buswell brought suit against the Super- visors to compel them to accept the assess- ment roll as given by the Assessor, and to restrain them from permitting the reduc- tion in the assessment ordered July 25. The lower court decided in favor ot Bus- well. The only point in controversy was as to whether or not the act of the secre- tary of the State Board of Equaiization was valid, Section 3835 of the Political Code pro- vides: *No assessment or act relating to assessment or collection of taxes is iliegal on account of informality, nor because the same was not completed within the time required by law.”’ he bupreme Court held that the attack of the plaintiff was purely technical, and while t: e State Board of Equalization did not give its consent authoritatively, and while this anthority could not be d-le- gated to the secretary, it holds that sec- tion 3885 should be considered as reaching the case in its entirety. Accordingly judgment was reversed ana the cause remanded. BERKELEY MEETS DEFEAT, Alameds Alerts Vauquish the Univer- sity Nine by a Score of Twelve to Eight. BERKELEY, CaL, March 23—The University baseball nino met their Water- loo this afternoon at the hands of the Alameda Alerts, losing a hotly contested game to the latter by a score of 12 to 8. Up to the beginning of the fifth inning things were in Berkeley’s favor. Neither team had its best players on deck. Hennesey was gone from Berke- ley’s first base and Krug from third, and McKee was substituted for Moskimon the box because of an injury to the lat- ter’s hand. Though the runs were in favor of the Alerts, the summary ap- pended will show somewhat of an advan- tage 1n favor of Berkeley from the point of view of accurate baseball. Following were the players and their positions: Berkeley. Syke: Wheeler. H, .. Goldswor hy McKee U. C.’s 13 Aleris 6. 27, Acerts 26. Karoei ran.—U. G's 0, Alerts Two-base hits—Sykes and Krug. Home runs— Foster aud Klstou for U. C's,none for Aler.s. Passed balls—Wheeler 1. Wild pitches—u. Bases on balis—U. C.’s 2. Alerts 6. Strike outs—By Mc- by Kaarsberg 10. alerts 7. Double sted, Foster to Klston to Hall, Goldsworthy to Brockhoft. Time—Two hours. Umplie—1ip O'Nell. Scorer— Crawford. t outs—U. Kee'l, by Moskimon 7, by Sykes 1. Lgr on bases—U.'C.’ His Play a Success. BERKELEY, CaL, March 23.—Pro- fessor L. D. Syle’s new play, “The Chap- lain’s Revenge,” scored a great success to-night at Snattuck Hall. The perform- ance was in four acts, and was presented by & cast of amateurs, all of whom are connected with tie State Universi The lay itself, which is taken from Walter esant’s “‘Chaplain of the Fleet,” is possessed of all the essential gualities of a successful drama. Tue liveral proceeds, which came from a crowded house, will go to the Students’ A.d Society and the Englith department library. Following was the cast of char- acters: The Rev. Gregory Shovel, D.D., Francis Curzon; Baron Braxted of Braxted & Earl of Eversieigh, G. D. Kierluft; Sir Robert Levett of Faversham Hall, Kent, . W. Mien; Will Levett, hix son, H. I Hirst} Harry Tem- b, plo Esq., J. A, Elstrom Sir Miles Lackingion, Bart, G, L. Cross; Solomon Stallebrass, J. N. Force; Richard Savage, H. C. Harmon; ‘Henry Whamel ffe, Elliot Plerce; Roger, Silas Gels David, G. L. Cro:s; Thomas, Gether Pounder, M.D., F. R. C. 8, F.T. Bio- Jetti; postboy, C. W. Coleman; Lady Leveit, Miss L. E. Moller; Nancy Levett, her daughter, Miss E. B. Lyle; Mistress Esther Pimpernell, Miss E. Kiéra ft; Mrs. Gambit of Four street, Cornwall, Miss A. J. Henry; Kitty Pleydell, Miss A. F. Brown. There is some talk of reproducing the piay in San Francisco in tbe near future as a benefit to the track athlstic team of the university. Sophomores Tied Up. BERKELEY, CAn, March 23.—After waiting wil nizht on the hiills back ot the university grounds, beside a blazing fire, a party ofmo or more fres men were ai- tacked by about balf as many ‘‘sophs” at 5:30 this morning. The ‘“:ophs” were bound hand and fcot within fiiteen min- utes. The freshies had things their own way, and the result was 8o one-sided that they have little to gloat over. To-night their class number. '—in huge white letters on tne greensward tells of the strength of the freshmen. Lower Water Rates. BERKELEY, CAv, March 23.—The Town Trustees had another lively discus- sion over the water raie question last night. Asn resuit the ordinance which F. 'T. Bloletti have a vulgar glare, but Pozzoxt’s is & tru beautifier, whose effects are lasting. was framed at the last meeting, and which provides for a considerable reduction in tie current rates, was passed to vrint. In opposition o the propused reduction, the Water company presented & staicment lo the effect that the cost of placing the hydrants, pipes and other appurienances desired by the town, as a consideration for re-esiabishing the old rates. would be between $45000 and $50,000 and would exhaust the eutire income of the business. It was stated that even the ola rates did not provide a proper income for the com- pany and that the board in fixing rates had no right 10 regard as untrue the com- panra statement until it was proved false. Che orainance was put through, notwith- standing the opposition on the part of the company. BORROWED ALIMONY. Frank Bacon WHL Apply for a Rsdue- tion of the Amount to Be Paid to His Wife. OAKLAND, CarL, March 23.—Notice was fil-d to0-day by the attorneys of Frank P. Bacon that they would move the court to “reduce the amount ordered (o be paid monthly by defendant to the plaintiff to such a sum as under the circumstances the defendant is financially able to pay.” Last fall Mr. Bacon was ordered to pay his wife $250 a month for the support of herself and children. This was soon after proceedings for divorce had been insti- tuted by Mrs. Bacon. He says now that it is impossible for him to comply With the order. In his affidavit be ciaims that his entire fortune consists of a one-sixth interest in the Bacon Land snd Loan Company, a corporation with a capital stock of $5,000,000. From this for the three months ending February 28 he re- ceived $576 14. For seven months prior to February 28 his total income was about $1045. He declares that the money paid his wife and_his own personal expenses was borrowed of his mother, but that he can no longer secure funds from her. He be- lieves that his wile's expenses should be curtailed, DINAMITE 1N GARBAGE Attempt to Blow Up the New Crematory in Oak- land. Supposed to Be the Result f the Trouble Between the Scaven- gers and Contractors. OAKLAND OFFICE 8Ax FRrANCISCO CALL, 908 BROADWAY, March 23. } There was a sensation at the meeting of the Board of Health to-night when Sec- retary Schaffer produced some sticks of dynamite that were intended to blow np the new garbage crematory. The dynamite was found in some of the garpage that had been deiivered at the crematory to be burned, but as all the refuse is dumped in a heap it is not pos- sible to tell who is the guilty pariy. Eversince the crematory made the con- tract with the city to destroy all the gar- bage there has been trouble with the scavengers, as it takes away a portion of their profit. Before the passage of the ordinance forbidding the dumping of the garbage within the city limits the scay- engers haulea their loads to the marshes and dumped where they pleased. They refused for several days to collect any garbage and afterward they tr.ed to dump it at night. Then they made all the trouble possible at the crematory and ob- jected to the price they had to pay to bave the refuse destroyed. For the past few days everything has been quiet, but yesterday one of the at- tendants at the crematory discovered sev- eral sticks of dynamite in the garbage. There was enough to wreck a dozen cre- matories had it got into the furnace. The Board of Health was asked by the crematory people to take some action in regard to the dynamite, but they decided that they had no jurisdiction and recom- mended that the matter be reierred to the police. ———— Survey of the Adams Estate. OAKLAND, Car., March 23.—County Surveyor Mushammer is making a careful survey of the Adams estate preparatory to fixing the lines and grades of the streets and sewers for the same in case the prop- erty should be placed upon the market. No atiempt has yet been made to subdi- vide or seil the property, but the present work is being done to facilitate work whenever it shall be. s This a Suicide? OAKLAND, Can., March 23.—Articles of gentleman’s wearing apparel were found on the Twelith street dam to-day and turned over t the police. They con- sist of a collar, pair of cuffs and a pair of shoes. The question is asked, Were they lost, thrown away or did some despondent person cast himself into the waters to end his existence? No clew has yet been found of the owner. Greater Oakland. OAKLAND, Car., March 23.—The oppo- nents to annexation filed a protest b the City Clerk to-day with about forty- five names attached. This gives the friends of the movement a great deal of courage and it is now asserted that Greater Oakland is assured. The End of the Term. OAKLAND, CaAL, March 23.—City At- torney Piersol and Councilman Dam have agreed to retire and assume office on April 1, in the absence of any fixed date in the charter. The new Council will NEW TO-DAY! ARGONAUT 0K WHISKEY Is Five Years In Wood Befor RS iy 'BOURB( »‘ iR el E, MARTI & CO., 411 Market St. San Franclsco. Dr.Gibbon’Sl)ispensary, 625 KEARNY ST. Established in 18854 for the treatment of Private b vearieg on body Snd mind A g e mindan SEID Dinenses. I hodooior cureswhen meet for the first time on Monday even- ing next, The other officers are still in doubt as when they can claim their ro04- tions. The charter says: ‘“Every officer sball hold his office untii tne expiration vf the term for which he was elecied or ap- pointed and until his successor is elected or appointed and qualified; ana where no otaer period is prescrived the term of such officer shall not exceed two years.” Pala His Wager. OAKLAND, Can., March 23.—James Kennedy of Company F bas received pay- ment in full of Young Marine of the same company of a wager made that Fitzsim- mons would win at the late carnival. The agreement was that the loser was 10 trandle the winner down Broadway in a wheelbarrow. Last evening the ride was enjoyed. They were pelted with flour at first, then dram and fife were placed in the lead and the procession moved down and up the main thorrughfare. ————————— Fighting Clam-Diggers. ALAMEDA,CAL., March 23.—A coupleof clam-diggers, one a white man named Muller and the other a Chinaman named Lee Jong, bo'h belon ing in San Fran- cisco, gOL iNto a row nbout their *“‘claims’” over near Bay Farm I-l:nd to-day, and in the melee a shotgun in Muller’s hunds was discharged and the contents were lodged in the legs of the Mongolian. Muller was arrested, but protests it was all an acci- dent. The Chinaman tells a different story, however. The Coming Election. ALAMEDA, CaL, March 23.—The City Trustees have made the necessary order for the coming elvction. On ihe ballots will appear the names of candidates for the position of Library. Trustee, regard- less of whether Budd signs the bill or not. The question of issuing liquor Licenses will also be voted on by precincts. Only one Trustee voted agsinst this proposi- tion, Mr. Hammond, who is a saloon- keeper himself, Political Equality Club. ACUAMEDA, CAL., March 23.—The Po- litical Equality Ciub has decided to coa- tinue its_organization and work for the object of its existence without ceasing. The members are confident of success and will continue to meet and plan their cam- paigns as usual. ———————— Within & few years 200 artesian wells have been opened in Queensland, yielding 125,000,000 gallons of water a day. FEW YO-DATY! FREE T0 EVERY HAN. THE METHOD OF 4 GREAT TREATMENT FoR WEAKNENS OF MEN. WHICH CURED HIM AFTER EVERY- THING ELSE FAILED, Painful diseases are bad enough, but when s man is slowly wasting away with nervous weakness the mental forebodings are ten times worse than the most severe pain. Thero isnoletup to the mental suffering day or night. Sieep is almost impossible, and under such & strain men are scarcely responsivie for what they do. For years the writer rolled and tossed on the troubled sea of sexual weakness until it was & question whether he had not Detter take a dose of poison and thus end all his throubles. But providential inspiration came to his aid iu the shape of & combination of medicines that not only completely restored the gemeral health, but enlarged his wesk, emaciated parts to netural size and vigor, and he now declares that any man who_ will ‘take the trouble to send his name and address may have the method of this wonderful treatment free. Now, when I say free I mean absolutely wishout cost, because I want every weakened man to get the beaefit of my experience. Tam not a philantnropist, nor do I pose as an enthusiast, but there ate thousands of men suffering the mental tortures of weakened manhood who would be cured at onca could they but get such & remedy as the ono thas cured me. Do not try to study out how I can afford to pay the few postage-stamps necessary 10 mail the information, but send for it ana learn that there are a few things on ear that, although they cast nothing to get, & worth a fortune to some men and mean a life- time of happiness to most of us. Write to Thomas Slater, box 2283, Kalamasoo, Mich., and the inforn:ation will be mafled in s plaia sealed envelope. OCEAN TRAVEL! THE O.R. & N. CO. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTIL.AND From Spear-street Whart, at10 A . FARE{3)% irstclass Including £ $6 Second-class fberth & mea's SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS: Columblia.. ..March 24, April 3,18 28 State of California..March 29, April 8, 18, 28 Through tckets and through baggage to Al Eascern points. . Rates and folders upon applica- tion to F.F. CONNOR, General Agent. 630 Marke street. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Superintendents PACIFIC COAST _STEAMSHIP €0. TEAMERS LEA BROADWAY wharf, San Francisco, as follows For vorts in Alaska, March 22,27, Apiil 1, 6 11,16, 21, 26, and every firth day thereafter, at 9 A 'For Victoria and Vancouver (B, C.), Port Town- send, Seattle, Tacoms, Everett, Alacorces and Sew W atcom (Beliiigham Bay, Wash. Mar. 2, 7,12, 17, 22,27and every fifth da; after, connecting at Vancouver with the C. P. R. R., at Tacoma with N. P. R. R., at Seattle with G. N.'Ry., at Port Townsend with Alas| For Jiureka, Arcata and Fields Landing (Hum- boldt Bay Pomona 2 P. M., March 1, 5, 9, 13, ), 17, 21, 33, 29 and every fourth day thereatter. Toor Santa Cruz. Monterey, San Simeon, Cayiicos, Port_Harford (San_Luls Oblspo), Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro, East Saa Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, at 9 A M. Mar b 3,7, 11,15, 19, 23, 27, 31 and every foara Qay thereafter. or San Diego, stopping only at Port Harrorl (San Luis Obispo), ~anta Barbara, Fort Lo Am peles, Rédondo (Los Angeles) and Newport, 11 A0 Mob. 1,5, 9, 19, 17, 21, 25, 29 and every fourth day thereafier. ‘or Ensenada, San_ Jose del Cabo. Mazatlan, Ls Paz and Guaymas (Mexico), steamer Orizaba, 10 4.3 25th of each month. “Ihie Company reserves the right to change with- out previous notice steamers, slling dates and - hours of sailing. Ticke: office—Palace Hotel, & New Montgomery street. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen'l Agents, 10 Market st., San Francisco. COMPAGKIE GENERAL TRANSATLANTIQUA French Line to Havre. OMPANY'S PIER(NEW) 43 NORTH River, foot of Morton st.. Traveiers by thls Ifne avold both transit by English rall tiie discomfort of Crossing the channel i a small boat. New York to Alexandria. gyp, Vis Parls, first class $160, second ciass $116. LA TOURAINE LA BRETAGNE LA NORMA April 3, 10 & 2 “april 10, 10 & April 17, 10a. . LA CHAM A CApri! 24, 104 3 LA GakCoaX Mav 1,710 o’ . A For furthier particulars apply to Pt FORGET, Agont, Xo. 3. Bowling Green, New York. 3. F. FUGAZL & CO, agenis 6 Monigomery avenue, San_Franclico. SYDNEY, ihursday, e 1Lin6 10COOLG ARDIB, Aust.,and CAPETOWS, Sauih Afrioa. BROS. CO. Agenta S I\ BERECKELS § PNC0, comery siresn Freight Office, 827 Markes si.. 380 Francisco. STOCKTON_STEAMERS Lea: . 3, Washington st., YR Bepally: ¥roight received up 10 1130 P Accommodations &6, AUSTRALLA tor HONOLULU oalv. Tuesday, M rch 3% aiirac Bpecial pasiy rat The % 5 MARIPOSA enils vie HONOLULU and AUCKLAND for . itough: Hekets sud givt e only line seilins through 1 ‘aud giving ihroush frelght rates to all poidis ou Valle R sTEAMERS: ;s et Uity of Stockton, “Jeiephone Main 803. Cai Nav. aud Impt Ce FOR VALLEJO AYD U. S. NAVYI-TARD. STEAMER “MONTICELLO," Datly ex. Saturday & Sua.. 10 Landing Mission-stres Dock. Pler Telephone Biack 251. *TrIp gives 6 hours scov - Navy-Yard FOR SANJOSE, L0S GATOS & SARTA CRUZ TEAMER ALVISO LEAVES PIEK 1 DAILY (Sundays excepted) 8010 A X Alviso dails (Saturaay"excopted) a7 x . Frelgnt ana ‘assenger. Fare botween Nan Francisco and Alviso, 500 to Sau Jose, 75c. Clay st Pierd 20'W. Sadia Clara st Ssu Josa 1! i .