The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 25, 1897, Page 11

‘van’on Army is on the coast had been THE SAN FRANCISCO OCALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1897. 11 AT LIBERTY 10 , BREAC THE 0O0R Sheriff White Instructed tp Find Mrs. Speddy at All Hazards. On One Occasion the Lady’s | Daughter Was Served With a Subpena. So Closely Resembles Her Mother That the Deputy Was Easily | Misled. OARLAND Orrrce Sax FrANcisco CALL,) 908 Broadway, March 24. | Sheriff White will either be peaceably sdmitted into the residence at 924 Santa Clara avenue, Alameda, or he will break down the.door, baving been 80 instructed sworth to-day. suit of 8. A. Speddy against C. 8. | Wright over some Alameda property the | deposition of Mrs. Olive E. L. Speddy s | desired by the defendants. The lady is | seeking to avoid a summons, and the offi- cers reported that they have never been able to induce her to appear at the door or to find her at home. This was represented to Judge Ellsworth, and on motion of gunsel for the defense the Sheriff was ? cted to serve the subpena forthwith, ad if necessary to use force by breaking in the door and trying to discover Mrs. Speddy, who, it is alleged, is bemng con- ceaied at the Alameda home. For over a year the Speddy case has been in'litigation and all manners of at- tempts have been made to serve papers on Mrs. Speddy. One of the attorneys in the case stated that Mrs. Speddy has a daughter who closely resembles her mother. In fact, it is said by the aid of & very little artificial change the girl will pass for the parent. Not long since a very energetic Bheriff was greatly de- | lighted to find the object of his search in- specting the roses in the garden. He at once entered the gate, approached the jady and in a very suave manner served her with the papers which e had carried about so lang. His chagrin may be im- agined when he discovered later that the papers intended for Mrs. Speddy had been served on the daughter. So cleverly has Mrs. Speddy succeeded in evading the Sheriff's deputies that as a Jast resort the court was appealed to for the purpose of authorizing the Bueriff to | dispense with formality and serve the | subpena by the aid of o SUSPECTED OF INSANITY. Mrs, Dolman’s Neighbors Will Have Her Examined by Lunacy Commissioners. OAKLAND OrrFicE SAN FRaNo1sco CALrL, 908 Broadway, March 24. } The suggestion in THE CaLL two days ago that “the mystery’’ of Mrs. Dolman’s pets, who were cruelly tortured, might be explainea by her insanity, has proven to be correct. An officer of the Humane Society has kept watch for four nights, but no one | urbed the solitude and yet they were | just such dark 2nd cloudy nights as a mis- creant would welcome. Officer Taggart has consequently become couvinced that Mrs. Dolman has com- mitted the actsshe complains of, although | he has no direct proof of it. | This mornin s. Dolman was asked | about the mystery and told & more pleas- | ant story an that of oojectionable de- | tails bearing un the torture of birds. She is a little French woman and she tells a romantic story of her past. She says that her brief but unfortunate married life was | terminated when her husband committed forgery and was sent to San Quentin. At that time she had a successtul millinery | establishment in S8an Francisco, which she. declares she sold to furnish attorneys for her husbana’s defense. During the interview the woman im- agined that her cottage was peopled with | a gay company; that it was beautifully furnished and ready to start a restaurant, & pleasure resort and an 1deal boarding- house all in one. She kept remarking | that all this would happen if her enemies would only let her alone. She has the needles which were stuck intp the -birds’ eyes, and the little bottle with & Chinese label which she says she found in the hencoop and which contained the poison With which her birds were | bhalf, must be made. Her intimacy with the details of | oring are requested. In killed. the torture practiced on her pets seems to | lettering, rrove that she was the author of them. 8he tells exactly how each bird was killed, and even dilates extensively on the prop- erties of the poison used. Her neighbors feel that the little woman is dangerous, and now that they are satis- fied of the source of her troubles they will attempt to have her confined in an asy- lum. Mrs. Dolman recently requested an Oakland attorney to take up ber éase, but he déclined, and stated to-day that he had 50 doubt the woman was crazy. BROKE THE PROGRAMME. Commander Booth-Tucker Quickly Sat- isfies a Dying Comrade’s Desire. OAKLAND OFFIcE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, } ~" 908 Broadway, March 24. Although every moment of the time tnat Commander Booth-Tucker of the Sal- caréfully scheduled the wish of a dying | comrade caused the programme to be broken, and the commander made a visit to Oakland to gratify the desire of .Mrs. Addfe Brown, who is hovering between life_and death at her home in East Oak- land, Mrs. Brown, wife of Sergeant-Major Brown, reference to whom has already been published, was particularly anxious to’'see the man who commands the Salva- tion Army in the United States once pefore she was, in army language, moted to glory.”’ She expressed this de- sire to her relatives, and it was sonveyed to the commander. He at once declared that the dying desire of a faithful com- ride was of more importance than sched- uled events, so the programme was broken, and Commander Booth-Tucker, with some of the staff officers, paid a visit to the dy- ing soldier’s bedside. A very ‘affecting little gathering was held, and Mrs. Brown realized that it was ber last opportunity to shake hands with the son-in-law of the man to whose com- mands she has been faithful for nearly twelve years. A few farewell words were spoken,-but the condition of the patient was.such that the doctor forbadeanythin of an exciting nature, but her wish ha been gratitied, and Sister Brown calmly awaits the end, gratified that her desire has been complied with. —_— STROBEL-PALMTAG. Fashionsble Wedding at Haywards * Congregational Church. HAYWARDS, Car, March 24.—Miss Florence Palmtag, daughter of L. Palm- tag, the wealthy brewer, was married to- IR bt S A e The Rosy Fr‘eshhr::ssm [And a velvety softness of the skin is inva- rhbly‘ o'l:ulnzd by those who use Pozzox1’s | the recovery of his boy. ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. day to Vincent Strobel, son of one of the oldest merchants of Haywards. The Con- gregational Church was beautifully dec- orated and was filled with guests at noon when Rev. A. Baily. performed the cere- mony. Mrs. Kirby officiated at the organ, and the bridesmaids were Miss Rose Stro- bel and Miss Lena Palmtag. The grooms- men were Thomas Colestock and Charles Strobel. Mr. and Mrs. Strobel, Jr., left after the ceremony for Southern Califor- nia. Did Not Keop His Promise. HAYWARDS, CAL., March 24 —Frank Enos, one of the be: nown men in town, was arrested last night on & warrant sworn out by Miss Mary Soite, a young , who aileges that Enos has not kept his promises to her. The arrest cgused a sensation, and he was released on $2000 bail. NEW FIRE DISTRICTS. Berkeley Is Resubdivided With the View to Equalizing the Territory and Obtaining Better Service. BERKELEY, CaL, March 24, — The town of Berkeley was divided into six fire districts last night. Chief Ott had called & meeting of the members of the various companies at North Berkeley, when the question was brought up for discussion. The scope of the various districts to be covered by the various companies was de- cided upon as follows: North Berkeley Company—From the north- ern boundary to Addison street and from Sac- ramento street to the foothills. Beacon Company—From Sacramento street {0 the bay and from the northern town boun- dary to Bancroft way. East Berkley Company — From Addison street to Dwight way and from San Pablo ave- nue to the hills. Dwight-way Company—From Dwight way 1 BOARD OF WORKS WILL CAUCUS Heads of Departments Are * Very Anxious to Know the Result. Lloyd Will Probably Succeed Himself and Miller May Do So. There Do:s Not, However, Scem to Be Much Hope for Fire Chief Fair. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISco CALL,| 908 Broadway, March 24, } The new members of the Board ot Works will bold a caucus some time this week to try and agree on the distribution of patron- age that will be at their disposal after the 1st of April. There are, of course, many aspirants for the heads of the three departments, but it is more than likely that in one of the tie soles ef his feet. The lad was continu- ally running away, refused to obey his stepmother and conducted himself in a generally unruly fashion. The boy wrote the following letter to his father last month when he ran away from home: SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9, 1897. Dear Papa: Iam with Cammie and I am go- ing to memma. I don’t want to come home again, becanse I am always doing something wrong. Minnie has been &s good to me asany stepmother can be, but I.cannot sgree with her very well, and she has two babies fo take care of and can do without me. I am always in bad company in Alameds, and Iam going where there are very few white boysand I think I can do better there. Whtle Fred was there Icould not agree with him, as_he was always teasing and mocking me, and I would hit him and get into trouble. He was always taking my things and breaking them, and I couid not keep him.iromit. Flease give my boats and all my piaythings to Ed Sinihan, a8 hefs the only boy I can call my friend. I'in- tend to domy best atter this to be & good boy. Your son, GEORGE EDWIN MORRIS. Given the Subject No Thought. ALAMEDA, CAL., March 24, —President J. F. Forderer of the Board of City Trus- tees was asked this evening for his opin- ion with regard to the proposed consti- tutional convention, which is to be voted on by the people at the next general elec- tion. Inreply, he stated that he had given the subject so little thought as yet that he was prepared to express no opin- ion as to the adyisability of holding such a convention. He had been too busy to give the matter any more than passing notice, but he hoped to be able to consider it fully before long. Might Have Been Serious. ALAMEDA, CaL., March 24.—There was a lively time on the 1:30 narrow-gauge train this afternoon, and many passengers were badly frightened, though luckily there were no serious consequences. Among the passengers were Albert Ky- noch, the sewer contractor, and L N. e = CHASELLOYD, CNIEF OF POLICE, WHO ENJOYS SOME CONFIDENCE THAT HE WILL NOT BE DISPLACED. These Have a Keen Interest in the Board of Works Caucus. 10 Ashby avenue and from San Pablo avenue to_the hills. Posen Company—From San Pablo avenue to the bay and irom Bancroft way south to the end of the town. Peralta Company—From Ashby avenue to the south boundary and from San Pablo ave- nue to the foothills, Prize Art Contest. BERKELEY, Car., March 24—The particulars in relation to the prize con- test for a design for the front cover of the University of California Magazine now Zoing on were made known to-day. There | will be two prizes, one of §50 for the best design and $20 for the second best, Any one who is now or has at any time hitherto been connected with the univer- sity is elizible to compete. Any number of designs from the band of any contest- ant may be submitted. Designs in pure black and white for photo-engraving will be given pref:rence. The size should be 8x14 inches, as a reduction to 4x7, or one- Suggestions for col- the design the ‘The Universitv of California | Magazine,” should be included.. It 1s suggested that some feature of California scenery, product or event be em&loym Ig;signs must be submitted by May 1, 1897. It is desired that no mames be put on designs submitted, but inclosed in & sepa- rate envelope to be opened after the deci- sion of the committee has been made. The committee of award consists of Pro- fessor H. T..Ardley, Instructor R. D. Yel- land, Professor Gayley, J. A. Eiston and Will C. Russell. Any further information roglmhfi de- signs can be had by personally consultin, Professor Ardley at the unive: Al designs should be forwarded t 1l C. Russell, manager of the magazine, box 378, Berkeley, Cal. Girls for the Ohoir. BERKELEY, CAL, Msrch 24, — Bt Mark’s vested choir is to be enlarzed by the addition of a dozen or more young ladies to the present corps of singers, which is made up entirely of men and boys. Rev. Georze E. Bevan, the rector, who formed the present vested choir, has taken the preliminary steps toward the establishment of the mixed chorus and it is expected that the girls will make their appearance on or about Easter, Four University Concerts. BERKELEY, Ciu, March 24.—Four concerts have been announced . by the University Glee, Mandolin and Banjo clubs, to take place before the close of the present term. They will appear ai Bel- mont on March 26, in Alameda on April 22, in Ban Francisco on May 7 and in Oak- land on May 9. McKinley Thanked Them. BERKELEY, Oan, March 24.—The of the Institution for the nd Dumb and Blind have received a personal letter from President McKin- ley acknowledging his appreciation of con- gratulations sent him upon the occasion of his inauguration. Athletic Club Directors. @ board of directors for the West Berkeley Athletic Club, consisting of the following seven men. has been chosen: P. Nichel- man, 8. H. Berkhelm, O. K. Spear, B. Hamilton, C.D. Malonsy, J. McNamara and J. Hidalgo. To Improve Morals. BERKELEY, Car.,, March 24.—An ordi- nance has been presented to the Board of Town Trustees providing for the pun ment of persons using vulgar or pi language in waiting-rooms or cai served for the use of women. Chinese Lad Runs Away. HAYWARDS, OaL, March 24.—Sam Johnson, the Chinaman of San Leandro whose children attend the public school, was in town to- offering $10 reward for The lad stole $2 from his mother a couple of days ago and ran away. Complexion Powder. BERKELEY, Car., March 2.—A new'| departments, at least, all will be disap- pointed, while it is not beyond the bounds of possibility that no changes may be made for the present at least. It has been published that A. M. Ben- ham, the partner of .Mayor-elect Thomas, will be placed at the head of the Btreet Department. Mr. Benham will say nothing about the matter, and although there is no doubt he could have the posi- tion it he wanted it, it is probable that he may not care about it. Mr. Miller, the present superintendent, has received some encouragement that he may be retained, but as he was placed in office by the retiring members, Wilson and Peirsol, it is hardly safe to predict that he will have the support of any two members of the new board. When spoken to about the matter City Attorney-elect Dow said that there was a plank in the Republican municipal platform to the ef- fect that the new administration would not -remove officials who had proved themselves competent, and that he pre- sumed the Republican majority of the Board of Works would abide by the plat- form. Whether or not the recent objec- tions raised to Mr. Miller by the Mer- chants’ Exchange will be made the basis for removal remains to be seen. There is a general desire on the part of the public to retain Chief of Police Llo; During the past two years the Police partment, with the exception of a few i diviaual cases which plainly showed the rsonality of & member of the Board of ublic Works, has been creditably con- ducted, and the record shows that many clever pieces of work have been accom- plished. There is, of course, one political objection to beraised against Chief Lloyd. He is a Populist and was very anxious to see City Engineer Wilson reappointed. Wilson was defeated and itis hardly likely that Lloyd will get the support of En- gineer Clement, though he mdy hold office by virtue of the Republican plank accepted at the convention. It has been taken for granted that there will be & change in the Fire Department. This assumption is probably correct. Ca) tain Thomas does not owe his success to anything done by Chief Fair, and neither does Mr. Clement. While it is impossible tosay positively that the head of the Fire Department took an active hand in the Tecent campaign in violation of the rules of the department, it is certain that those little caras bearing the names of Wilson and Dow that were circulated in ‘the de- partment prior to election are sald to bave originated with the chiel’s knowl- edge. This may be true or untrue, but the benefit of the doubt will hardly be ac- corded Mr. Fair. Elbert Lawton, ex-chief of the depart- ment, is very anxious to get his job back. He has some good backing, but was work- ing very hard in the interest of Mayor Davie. He was also a warm supporter of Clement, and as there are three members of tne Board of Works and three execu- tive departments of the city government, it is just possible that shouid the Fire De- partment be given 1o Clement, Lawton may be success!ul. TIRED OF HOME, Grocer Morris Tells of His Troubles ‘With His Disobedient Son — The Mustard and Bastinado Stories. ALAMEDA, CaL,, March 24.—According to Grocer George T. Morris of this city the tales published about his bad treatment of his son have been grossly exaggerated. He says that the boy isalmost incorrigible and has given him great trouble, and in this he is borne out by several witnesses. To punish him for lying e made the boy touch the tip of his tongue to some weak mustard. At another time to punish him he made him kneel down and then ad- ministered eight blows with a shingle on Chapman, the ex-city engineer. In some way a dispute arose belween them, and it finally resulted in a knife being drawn by one of them, which was taken away by Conductor Fielding and kept by him. Kynoch says that Chapman drew the knife, ana that he (Chapman) called him avile name at first, whereupon he tried to strike him, and then came the knife drawing. Bystanders separated the angry men. THE COHEN FIRE, An Offer Refused From the Water Com- pany That Would Huve Saved the House. ALAMEDA, CAL, March 24.—Further investigation into the origin of the fire at the Cohen residence shows that it was scarcely of incendiary origin. It was cus- tomary to build fires in the house on Sunday or at intervals to keep out the dampness, and such was done on Sunday Iast. In some way, probably, sparks es- caped from the flues in the attic, cansing the destruction of the place. In this connection an interesting fact was learned to-day sbout the water sup- ply. Two or three years ago the water company desired to bring a new main into town from its works at Fitchburg, and the nearest route to be followed lay through the Cohen place. The company proposed to the owners of the property to iay the main along the line of what would be a street continuation some time and offered to put in a fire hydrant free of charge, and even to run a pipe a couple of hundred feet, 80 as to have the plug close to the bu lding. The offer wa refused and the company was obliged to pay a yearly rental of sbout $100 for the privilege of laying its pipe. Had the: been a hydrant as proposed the house would undoubtedly have been saved. Notes. Qounterlelt lottery.ticket peddiers are oper. ating in this city, and are reported to find many victims, particularly among housewives of a speculative turn of mind. : George Miller, the clam-digger who fired a Joad of shot Into & Chinaman’s logs yesterday, will have his preliminary e: atlon befors Justice Morris to-morrow morning. Wilham_Hinson, a butcher, pald §5 this morning for the luxury of battering s China- man. TWO OELEBRATIONS, Onkland Merchants to Honor the &th and 13th of July. i OAKLAND, CaL, March 24.—The vari- ous commercial bodies of this city have decided that there shall be an elaborate celebration on the Fourth of July which shall embrace the whole county. Repre- sentatives from Alameda have expressed the desire of that city to parsicipate and are anxious that a water carnival on the canal be arranged. As the Endeavorers have secured the setting aside of July 13 s “Oakland day” for the International hristian Endeavor Convention, it was finally decided by the allied bodies that a committee of fifteen shall h. the details and shall' divide ing: rochants’ Trade, Oakland Ex deavorers, Nation: Exchange, ‘Board of sition, Christian En- Guard. Philosophers to Meet. BERKELEY, CAv, March 24.—The 'six- ty-ninth meeting of the Philosophical Union at the State University will be held in North Hall next Friday evening. The topics for discussion will be ‘‘Hegel’s Con- ception of Personality’” and Dr. Harris’ “Hegel’s Logic.’’ The paper of the even- ing will be read by Professor Bailey. The discussion will be opened by F. C. Torrey and E. N, Henderson, "90. MUCH APPROVAL, LITTLE CENSURE Jurors Believe There Was Bribery, but They Can- not Find It Declare the Need of a Place Where People Not Criminal Can Be Detained. All the County Institutions Are Well Conducted, but the Courthouse Is Dirty. OAxrAND OrricE BAN Fraxcrsco CAry, 908 Broad way, March 24. ‘The Grand Jury filed its report to-day, and, as usual, three-fourths of the sensa- tional “rumors” of what was going on behind the closed doors proves to be abso- Iutely without foundation. The report deals with those things gen- erally handled by grand juries, and gives the same advice. Unlike many similar bodies, it bestows a compliment on itself. There 18 a word of praise for the County Jail, and the city prison is said to be in as good condition as is possible under the circumstances. Regarding the County Infirmary the re- port says: We found nothing to criticize in the manage- ment of Dr. Clark and much to admire. The {acilities for fighting fire seem to be excellent, and in less than two and a half minutes after the alarm was sounded twostreams were pour- ing upon the roof. We also suggest that one more assistant be furnished in the apartment of the old men. It is stated that the Receiving Hospital needs to have at least 50 per cent addi- tional accommodation. The inquisitors think there is need of a change regarding the unruly boys and girls sent to the .State reform schools. The report says: Alameda County contributed $2873 95 in 1895 -and $4246 9C in 1896 to the support of children in the reform schools of the State. being an Increase over 1895 of $1373, nearly 50 per cent. So large an increase in the cost is worthy ot the immediate attention of our Supervisors. It is not unusual to find in the County Jafl ‘boys who are not charged with crime, but who are there because they have no home, and we find in the City Prison some who are sick but not charged with crime. Sucn things ought not to be. Some place ought to be provided in the county for nomeless boys and for those who are sick and destitute"and who are not technically entitled to admission to the County Hospital. We call especial attention of the Supervisors to the matter, to the end that some fit place may be provided for them. The jurors declare that there is no ade- quate return to the cnumzvtor the $125 a month paid to the Game Warden and also complain of the work of the janitors at the Conrthouse. The Supervisors have been talked to about their mileage bills, and it is be- lieved that there will be no more cause for complaint. The paragraph relating to talk of briber; can hardly be called satisfactory. It reads: Statements were made go positively and fre- quently, on the stree d in public places and in one or more instances in print, charg- ing the use of money and other improper in- fluences previous to the late City Conventions for the purpote of influencing nominations that we felt called upon to inquire into those rumors and statements and learn upon what foundation, if auy, they rested. We had the matter under consideration at many meetings and examined under oath nineteen persons, and while we have no doubt that undue influences were used, not enough was developed to justify any indict- ments. Meetings in offices by appointment were admitted 1o have taken place and long interviews had, but when brought before us and jut under oath we were greatly im- pre 1th how much of what was said-the witnesses had forgotten,” and “*how very little they could remember.” In some instances entirely reputablo citizons testified in direct coniradiction of each other s to what was said at such interviews. The report concludes: It has become a common practice to speak slightingly of grand juries and their useful- ness and their work. Some of the members of this jury have served before, some of them more ihan once, and we assure our fellow- citizens that in' our opinion the momey {nvested in grand juries by our county 1s well spent. The fact thata grand jury is in exist- ence 1s to & certain extenta restraint upon crime, and it is public notlce to ali citizens who have grievances that they can come be- fore such jury with their complainis at any time and that they willbe investigated. We commend especially the counts kept by Courty Clerk Jordan and his work generally. The District Attorney has been prompt in attendance and ready to ad- vise when requested, and your Honor has been twice before usatour request and has {ully explained the law o us when requested. ‘We have mot on fourteen days and have aver- aged five hours’ work each day. We think that we have done our work faith- fully, and now request that your Honor dis- charge us from further service. A HUSBAND'S DILEMMA, He Told Stories to His Wife That Were Not True. OAKLAND, Car, March 24 — The charges against Miss Kate Murphy, a seleswoman at Abrahamson’s store, were unfounded, and to-day’s developments show that Mrs. H. W. Trousdale of Chen- ery street, San Francisco, was misled by the stories of her husband. Some time ago Miss Murphy met Trous- dalen San Francisco, and believing him to be a single man accepted his attentions. Later she learned that he was married and has had nothing to do with him since that time. Trousdale told his wife, when explaining why he returned late at night, that he had been seeing Miss Murphy in Oskland. His wife beliqved it, and be- coming angry started out yesterday to find the saleswoman and obtain revenge. Yesterday afternoon Miss Murphy and her brother-in-law visited Mrs. Trousdale in San Francisco while her husband was at home. Explanations were made which ended with Mrs, Trousdale boxing her husband’s ears in t! resence of the call- ers. After a sensational ene Mrs. Trousaale gfiwmi"d to write a letter in justice to Miss Murphy explaining the matter and to recompense her for the in- justice done. Miss Murpby has received a very flattering notice from her employer, who denies that she was discharged and stys that she left the store temporarily, as any modest girl would after such a scene as that created by Mra. Trousdale. MoGovern Wants Damages. OAKLAND, OaL, March 24 —A. J. Mc- Govern, formerly employed by Cotton Bros., has sued for $19,000 damages, al- leged to have been sustained through the carelessness of a teamster in the firm’s employ. McGovern alleges that through the igence of the driver a pile-driving machine was overturned causing serious injuries. Fire Threatened the Blook, OAKLAND, CAL., March 24.—A fire oc- curred this morning in s vacant nouse on Sixteenth street, which for a time threat- ened the whole block, and Chief Fair was of the opinion that an incendiary did the work, When discovered the flames had baurst through the roof and had got such headway that the front part of the house is completely destroyed. The Fire De- partment sent six engiaes to the scene, all of which were necessary to save the sur- rounding houses. Stoll Is Missing. Auction Sales OAKLAND, Can, March 24—Fred Stoll, a butcher, is missing, and an ate tempt is being made by his friends to con- nect him with the disappearance of Mrs. Sheppler of 8an Francisco. Before leaving Stoll announced to Gus Romers, with whom he lodged, that was engaged o marry a girl in San Fran- cisco. Stoll was acquainted with Sheppler and his wife before the two were married, and now the husband has his suspicions that Stoll is in some way connected with the disappearance of Mrs. Sheppler, who left her home four days after the wedding. Although there is little to support the theory, he says it is just possible that Stoll left with Mrs. Sheppler. Garbage and Ashes. OAKLAND, Car,, March 24.—Within the next few weeks there will be a tre- mendous business in ash barrels in this city. At the next meeting ot the Council an ordinance will be introduced making it compulsory for housenolders to kee their garbage separate from the ashes. has been found to be impossible for th crematory to keep its contract with ti city unless the refuse is segregated. matter will certainly meet with some op- position, as it implies a double cost to ouseholders for having their garbage and ashes carted away. Fuueral of Jacob Cammeyer. OAKLAND, CaL, March 24 — The funeral of the late Jacob Cammeyer, uncle of Assessor H. P. Dalton, took place this afternoon. The deceased came from New York last fall in search of health. He re- ceived great benefit from the change of climate, but his disease was too farad- vanced to permit of his return to health. The palibearers were Dr. George Pardee, Paul Goldsmith, G. P. Daniels, Webb Pierce, James B. Barber and Z. T. Gilpin. Ebell Musiclans. OAKLAND, CaL., March 24.—The Ebell Bociety has organized a choral section, and may in the near future give a cantal with orchestral accompaniment. Mrs. Fleissner Lewis, the director, is anxious for the society to give a cantata during May and to furnish the orchestra from the Ebeli membership. Mrs. Smith May Recover. OAKLAND, Oav., March 24. Smith, who had to be restraint on account of her ,eccentric actions by the sickbed of ber son, who is near death from pneumonia, may recover her reason. It has been decided to keep her under restfaint for a time, to await the development of her mania. (OBBETT HAD WA, The Olympic Club Is Anxious to Match Peter and Jim. Fighters in Training for Coutests That Wil Tske Place Here. J. (. MUTHER, AUCTIONEER. Office—632 Market Street. I'WILL SELL THIS DAY, Thursday...... March 25, 1897. Commencing a> 11 A. X, THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF A FINE WINE AND LIQUOR STORE, on the premises, 226 ELLIS STREET, Inciuding a very fing Side Bar Outfit. with liquor cases. shelves, "partitions, etc, anda complete 810Gk of very fine Case Goods. Whiskies, Wines, Brandies, Cigars, etc. all of which must be ‘This is a fine, large stock, and all HUNTING AFTER THIN GHOSTS The Mysteries of Haunted Houses Will Be Soon Revealed. California Psychical Society Delving Into the Secrets of Nature. Experiments Proving the Existence of Animal Magnetism and Its Detec- tion by Hypnotiz 4 Subjects. The Caltfornian Psychical Society is now ready for active work. Since its in- corporation in November, 1895, it has had many unfavorable turns on fortune’s wheel. Its membership ran up to about 100, but skepticism on one side and apathy on the other seriously impeded progress, and it was found necessary to prune off the dead limbs and give the tree of knowl- edge a fresh start. The society has now an active member- ship of eighty-five searchers into the oc- cult. They are earnest and industrious and will, no doubt, add much that is valuable to the literature of the mystic. According to the circular, the society was [ organized to enable its members to pursue systematic studies in the fields of meta- physics and psychology and particularly to investigate the psychical powers latent in man. It proposes to conduct systematic investigations into the nature of numer- ous classes of imperfectly understood phenomena, physical and psychical, to account for which a generally recognized The Olympic Club of this City is look- [ bypotnesis has not yet been presented by ing for some good fistic material. The directors have been writing and tele- graphing Tommy Ryan of Byracuse, N. Y., in the hope that Ryan would con- sent to meet Green under the auspice: the Olympic, but according to late patches a match between Ryan and Green is as far away as ever. Yesterday Douglas White of the Olym- ic Club bad & short chat with Tom ghnrkey. He asked the sailor 1f he would meet Peter Maher in a limited round con- test, and Bharkey quickly answered in the affirmati “But,” said Sharkey, “I will not fight for a cent less than $10,000. I have been offered that purse in the East by two clubs, and I am waiting to hear what Maher says.” Mabher said the same thing when he was 1 this City, but for some reason the match fell through. There will be a meeting of the Olympic Club directors this evening, and Director White will suggest that a purse of a very tempting amount be offered for a twenty- round contest between Corbett and Maher, and if the ex-champion will not consent a purse may be “hung up” for a twenty- round bout_ between either Sharkey and Masher or Choynski and Maher. The friends of Choynski are very anxious to see the game California heavy-weight in a return match with the champion of Ire- land, Now that Dal Hawkins is on Easy street, having won a nice sum by whipping Fla- herty in Carson; his old opponent, Gans, the colored fighter, of Baltimore, is look- ing for a match with the Californien. It is thought that Gans is too heavy for Hawkins, but if the clever colored fetlow will consent to meet Hawkins at 128 pounds and weigh-in_at_the ringside he will be accommodated with a match. George Green states most emphaticall; that he did not wire tne Syracuse Clul that in case Ryan consented to meet him he must have $2000 win or lose. “You can say that I never made any such proposal,” said_George. *‘The fact of the matter is that Ryan does not want to meet me. I have been trying to get him into a ring with me for several weeks, but I guess the prospects of a meeting are slim. The Olympic Club of this City m most tempting offer to Ryan, and il he is game he will accept it. We will know to-morrow.” The National and Pacific clubs have an- nounced fistic exhibitions for April. Aleck Greggains, who is matched to fight Stelzner, is training at Sargents station, while his opponent is preparing for the contest at the St. George’s Club, in this City. Bob Thompson, the clever colored tighter of Salt Lake City, who1s booked to meet Lon Agnew, is stationed at Dunn’s, on the Ocean beach. Agnew is drilling at the Acme Club in Oakland. Stewart Carter of the Olympic Club is training hard in this City for a four- round bout with Frank Gilbert before the ‘Fresno Athletic C'ub on the evening of April 8. They will fight at 145 pounds, Lawlor of the Acme Club, who is slated to meet Reno of the Manhattan Olub at the same place, is also_getting into good trim. Muller of the San Francisco Club is looking after Reno. Jim Corbett will appear in Oakland on Saturdsy evening. He will be assisted by members of the Olympic and Reliance athletic clubs. Jeffries, the champion heavy-weight of Los Angeles, 18 training at the Acme Ciub,_in Oakland, for his contest with Van Buskirk in this City. The latter is at the Ocean Beach. HIS OWN JANITOR. Professor Wenzell of the Board of. Health Puts Rubbish in the Corridor. Chemist Wenzell of the Board of Health has tangled up with the janitorsat the City Hall and ill-feeling on both sides is the result. The janitors claim that the professor analyzes the remains of defunct animals in his laboratory and that the stench is unbearable. ‘They complained to the chemist and the latter told them to go further, or words to that effect. Then the janitors refused to clean the laboratory on the ground that the man who cares for the Board of Hi rooms should do the work. This intensi- fied the feeling between the City em- ployes. On Tuesday evening Professor Wenzell took the rubbish of his den into his own hands and cast it into the corridor much to the disgust of the janitors, and an open rupture was narrowly averted. The Su- pervisors will bear from both sides later. = P T Y The fac-simile signature of o Tz is on every wrapper of CASTORIA. physical science. The announcement is also made that in its methods of research it will follow as far as possible the lines pursued so successfully by the Society for Psychical Research of London, Eng., and the Soclety for Psychical Research of Cambridge, Mass. e ‘The work laid out for the society is on the following topics: An examination of the nature and ex- tent of any influence which may be exert- ed by any mind upon another, otherwise than through the recognized sensory chan- nels. The study of hypnotism and mes- merism and an inquiry into the alleged phenomena of clairvoyance. An inquiry as to the existence of relations hitherto unrecognized by science, between living organisms and magnetic and electric forces, and also between living and inani- mate bodies. By investigation of reports resting on strong testimony, of appari- tions occurring at the moment of death or otherwise, and of disturbance in houses repated to be haunted. An inquiry into spiritualistic phenomena. Systematic studies of the works of great teachers and thinkers on psychical and metaphysical subjects. This is an extensive programme and in- volves an almost incalculable quantity of research, but the work will be maae easy because of the reports made some rs ago by the London Soclety for Psychical Research and by the Boaton society. Thi California organization proposes to start where the others left off and to clear up it possible any doubtful points as to the nature of hitherto unexplained phe- nomens. The headquarters are now. in 525 and 526 Parrott building on Market street, where there are a library for the members and a suite of rooms for the purposes of investization. The office is kept open from 2 . M. to 4 P. &. and on Monday and - Friday evenings from 8 to 10. During those hours the librarian, Miss Alice Gur- ney Mahony, will be in attendance. During the past menth the society has been experimenling with hypnotic phe- nomenon, two of its members, J. Dalzell Brown and M. V. Samuels, being expert hypnotizers. Itis expected that out of these hypnotic cxrflmann may bes de- veloped important data with reference to clairvoyance. Miss Mahony told a CALL reporter yes- terday of an interesting test made by the society about a week ago. Bix ordinary drinking glasses were filled with water, and one of the g ‘was magnetized by Mr. Samuels. The - magnetization was produced by Mr. Samuels throwing his hands down toward the glass, the object of the experiment being to discover whether human magnetism was a fact in- dependent of any hypnotic suggestion given to the subject. The magnetized glass was marked, but in such a manner that the subject conld not distinguish it from the others. Then the subject was brought in and airected find it. ~ He took a sip out of each glass as he wept along, but when he came to the one which had been magnetized he de- clared that he-conld not drink out of it be- cause it had the odor of rotten beer. Yet the water in that glass was the same as that in the others and there was no odor apparent in it so far as any of the mem- ?"'ifi the society could detect by smell- ng it. Another interesting experiment was the finding by the subject of a magnetized card out of a deck of fifty-two. Other experiments tending toward the same end will be proceeded with wuntil much valuable data will be collected. The committee on thought transference will begin work next week and will pro- ceed to develop whatever psychic ability there may be in the members.. Clairvoy- ance and clairaudience will be the princi- ‘pal subjects of the committee’s investiga. tions. In all the work the plan of the London society will be followed. Three Chinese Burglars. Atan esrly hour yesterdsy morning, Wong Wah was arrested in Chinatown for burglary. Wah, with three companions, broke into the room of Louie Quong. formerly United States court interpreter, at 821 Dupontstreet. The; were ransacking trunks, boxes and draw when Quong awoke and gave the alarm. thieves fled, but Wah made the mistake of running into the basement, where he was ca] tured when the officers arrived, % e e Policemen in the city of Moscow' carry hn&’m- at night. When an officer rests or enters a house the lantern is set dowa on I::m pavement near where he happens 10 be. Dr. Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEARNY ST. 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