The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 9, 1897, Page 11

seatsisi it Sl THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1897. 11 T MAY NN A . MUNCPIL PLAT Mayor Thomas’ Message Has Caused Citizens to Think. Victor Metcalf Says There Is No Necessity for Any Chaaoge. President Dingee Declares That His Plant Is For fale Should the City Want It OaxLAND O Sax Fraxcisco ('ALL,} )$ Broadway, April 8. President Dingee of the Oakland Water mpany made the startling announce- ent to-day that if the city wanted to buy & piant his company is ready to talk busi ness. The portion of Mayor Thomas’ inaugu- ral which referred to the existing war be- tween the water companies in this city has caused much comment, as it is the t time that the chief executive has clearly advocated municipal ownership of water works, Mayor Thomas said: ‘The conditions prevailing in this city respect to water supply are most rious and unnatural. That it will con- is contradicted by reason and ex- yerience. Two water companies strug- ing for supremacy are engaged in a rate war which has brought about a reduction to the consumer unparaileled in our State’s history. Both of these corpora- tions claim to be suffering great losses in rey at prevailing rates. It 1s true that ese losses will ultimat find their way o the bonded indebtedness of the com- y, and the consumer will be compelled sy not only interest on the prasent losses, but eventually on the principal as Itisalaw that hostile moneyed in- invariably prefer to bury their d and come’ together for joint profit cs expense rather ihan suffer Victor H. Mercalf, attorney for the old any, the Contra Costa corporation, ~day that he sees no necessity for ownership in Oakland at this n & company comes into a Metea! establishes supplving what I believe are c utilities they should be well gement to others to do likewise. I do not see why say at this time that Oakland icipal water plant. Judging rand see, and by compari son with other parts of the State, I think Oaklana is sbout as well supplied with water &t this time as any one could de- well sire. William J. Dingee, the preside o Water Company, differs in his views from Mr. Metcalf. Heis not particu- larly anxious to discuss water matiers for publication, but when asked his opinion of yor Thomas’ statement, he said: ‘Tnere is no aoubt whatever in my mind that there is a growing sentiment in this country and especially in th- State ornia in favor of municipal owner- of such things as water and gas 1regard Mayor Thomas' address rious proposition, for it seems miodern idess one point furtber \ar any other Mayor we have had. Re- garding bis remarks concerning the man- ner in which capital will ultimately pro- tect itself when brought to bay, I do not say anything. But I do think that ownership is bound to be a fac- in future politics of all parties. All over this Btate ssntimentin its favoris growing. “If this city should decide to own a er plant there is nodoubt that she will chase some plant already in existence, for it isabsurd to suppose that with the adequate water supply in Oakiand at this time any government would advocate the building of another plant. If this city wants o buy and operate a water plant 1 nt to siate clearly that we are out to sell and now is a good time for Oakland to acquire a new plant at a Jow figure.”’ CONDEMN BROTHER POTTS. Afro-Americans Object to Abuse of the New Olvil Rights Bill. of the OaxraND Orrice SaN FraNcisco CALr,) 90% Broadw: April 8. | The Afro-American Lea.ue of Alameda County had an interesting meeting last ight at which reso condemning the & the colored man w n of William Potts, bo went into a barber 1op and, because he was refus=d a shave, bro t an action under the new law for aamages. Several prominent colored folks from this city were at Sacramento when the bill was under discussion. It was shown that with the protection of the bill a col- ored man with corrupt motives could in- vade any establishmant where it was cer. tain bis presence would not be desired, and that when requested to leave he would bein a position to demand tribute for ing 0. The colored lobbyists indignantly deny a1 such would be the practice, and stated that if any one attempted to take advan- tage of the bill in such a manner, they would be the first to condemn it. William Poits recentiy went into a_barber shop kept by White and demanded a shave, his action on jectionable to the Afro-American Leagus of this county and last night the follo resolutions were unanimously passed: WHEREAS, The daily papers of to-day, April 7, 1897, Teport an sction being commenced by ome'William Poits in Alameds County, under the re i civil rights bill, enacted by the last Legisiature, for being re- fused accommodstion by some barber-shop 1n the city of Ozkiand; and whereas, while we believe that the civil rigits of every citizen should be respecied, still we seriously con- demn the ides of any citizen intruding upon any business place for the sole purpose of being refused in order to bring a damage suit under the provisions of said bill; therefore be it Resoived, That the executive committes of the Afro-American League of Alameda County condemn in the severest terms the suit com- menced by said William Potts, not only be- cause the action appears to be brought for the avowed purpose of securing the damages provided in eaid bill, but by reason of the bill not taking effect and being in full force until sixty days after its pessage, which will not be until some time in the month of May, 1897. A. A. CoLLINS, President, J. F. SUMMERS, Secretary, EAtro-American Lesgue of Alameda County. —_————— Little Change in the Recount. OAKLAND, CaL., Avril 8.—The Davie- Thomas recount is progressing in Judgze Hall’s court sna excites but little in- terest. Up to the present time, 'with about one-half of the ballots counted, Thomas appears to have lost eighteen votes, but there are forty-three reserved for a final decision, twenty-six of which it is practically certain will go to Thomas. Unless some unlooked-for incident hap- ns the recount will not affectthe ulti- 4t result, Ask for a Nonsuit. AKLAND, CaL, April The Rosy Freshness tions were passed | ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. damage suit of Frank E. Booth for $50,000 for the killing ol his two children by an electric-car was on trial before Judge Hall and a jury to-day. A large portion of the time was taken up with the defendants’ attorneys arguing in support of a motion for a nonsuit. COMMITTED SUICIDE. A Prisoner Kills Himself in His Cell by Asphyxiation —No Known Cause for the Deed. ALAMEDA, CAL, April 8. _Wten the cells in the City Prison were opened this morning it was found that a prisoner who had given bis name as C. Johnson had committed suicide during the night by asphyxiation. Johnson, who said he was a Swede, was arrested yesterday afterncon on a charge of robbing a drunken man of §10 at the High-street station of the nar- row-gauge. He was seen in the act by a neighbor, who notified the police, and the arrest followed. Johnson said be was a tramp. and that he came from San Jose. He was locked up in a steel “‘tank’’ cell, about 10 feet by 8 in size, ventilated only by the wicket in the door and asmall opening in the roof. It is lighted by a gas jet, the stopcock of which is outside and cannot bereached by a prisoner. But Johnson prepared deliberately for death. He stuffed the wicket and the opening in the rooi with his blanket, then blew out the gas, and, lying down in his bunk, calmly ‘waited for deatb. On a scrap of paper he leit a scrawl, “I ought to have known better.”” So closely did he stop up all ventilation to the cell that the odor of the cscaping gas did not reach any one, while as that part of the jail is not visited at night by the officers the fact that the light was not burning was not noticed. He bad been dead for hours when his body was discovered. NO RECEIVING HOSPITAL. A Discovery That the Law Does Not Permit the County to Maintiin Such an Institution in a City. ALAMEDA, CaL, April 8 —For some time past the matter of having the connty maintain a receiving hospitai in this city hus been agitated, and it was believed that the provosition, which is a very ne- cessary one, would be carried out. The matter was referred to the District Attor- ney, and greatly to the disappointment of the advocates of the proposition that of- ficial reports that he can find no warrant in law for asking the county to pay for the maintenance of a receiving hospital in acity. The expense should be borne by the city itself. Besides depriving Alame- dut of the benefit of such an institution his decision goes further and materially | affects the Oakland Hospital, whose ex- pense up to ihis time has been borne by the county. In the future, if the Dis- trict Attorney’s decision holds good, the city will have to stand the expense. Ala- meia will be unable to establish and mantain a hospital during this fiscal year, as_the tax levy hus been made and no provision was, of course, made for any such emergency. Consequently the mat- ter will huve 10 go over a year. Death of J, L. Fast. ALAMEDA, CaL, April 8.—Judson L. MERCHAATS B0 THE FRST BOAT No More Oakland Trade for | San Francisco’s Com- mission Dealers. < Radical Change to Be Made on the First of Next Month. Adams Wharf Wil! in Future Be the Centef of Pruit and Produce Business of This City. OAKLAND OrFICcE SAN FRANCIECO CALL,) 908 Broadway, April 8. | The commission merchants of this city have taken the first step toward carrying out the plan of moving to the water front that was outlined in TmE CALL several weeks ago. The first steamer has been purchased and will be ready for service by the 1st of May. | This steamer is the Harding, a stern- wheel craft of 240 tons, drawing only two feet of water. She was built on Puget Sound about two years ago and cost $17,- Boston with ‘them and another woman, Mrs. Mazza is penniless and distracted be- cause ber little ones have been taken from her. DEATH OF BART MORGAN, For Nearly Half a Century He Had Been in Business in This State OAKLAND, Car., April 8—Bart Mor- gan, for many years Bupervisor of this county, who vacated his seat in 1894, died this morning. He bad been gradually sinking for & couple of years, and finally paralysis of the brain caused death, For many years Mr. Morgan was a prom- inent factor in Alameda County politics. His early !ife was passed in Lawrenceburg, Ind., where he was born sixty-cight years ago. His father was one of the early settlers of that territory, having gone there in 1816. His father, John Morgan, was a local preacher of the United Breth- ren sixty-three years and a Justice of the Peace for many years. His son, Bart, received his early education in a little log schoolhouse near his father’s farm. In 1852 he married Miss Angeline Donrnell of Decatur County, Ind., and six months later was a widower, his wife having died of consum ption. In 1858 Mr. Morgan, anxious to leave the scene which had been made unpleas- antto him on account of his young wife's death. started for California by way of New York and Panama. in San Francisco he decided at once to go to Placerville, and several years were spent in mining in that region. In 1866 he opened a drugstore in Georgetown, in the mining region, and three years later he sold out and came to 'Oakland. For some vears e served as a clerk in the assessor’s | department in the United States Internal | Revenue Bureau in San Francisco. After |8 few years he went to Georgetown for | ancther brief period, and in 1874 returned to Oakland to live permanently, In that year he opened adrugstore in | Fast, 5 well-khown and very popular resi- | dent of this city, died early this morning | at his residence, 2203 San Antonio avenue. | His death was very unexvected, as he was | & man in the prime of life and, up to his | He | fa:al iilness, in the besc of health. had recently return d from a trip into | Calaveras County, where he has some mining interests, and while there cauzht asev recold. Tais developed into pn monia, which terminated fatally as re- lated. * Mr, Fast was a native of Ohio and was 47 years of age at the timeof his death. He came here some three years ago from Palisades, Nevada, where he bad been employed for years as paymas- ter on the Nevada Division of the Central Pacific. His funeral will not be held until after the arrival of his brother from the East. The Narrow-Gauge Mole. ALAMEDA, CAL.,, April 8.—The news that the narrow-gauge mole is (o be filled in and made a solid earthwork instead of the trestie-work which is now in use is re- ceived with joy by Alamedans who have to travel by that route. With a solid pier, lighted by electricity, the accommoda- tions by that line will be the equal of any in the State. Note: R. B. Tappan, candidate for City Attorney, who has Leen very 111, had & Telapse yesterday and as & cousequence his iriends 6re very much alarmed. The newlv discovered law governing fire de- partments in cities of the class to which Ala- meds belongs stiil continues Lo be the topic of discussion among those interested in the department. ————— Expectoration May Be Forbidden. OAKLAND, CAL, April 8.—The ordi- nance committee of the City Council has decided 10 recommenu for passage the ineasure prohibiling expectoration in pub- iicplaces. The ordinance requiring house- holders to separate garbage from ashes and keep the same in different receptacles for the couvenience of the crematory people has also been recommended. Alameda County Miners’ Association. OAKLAND, Cav, April 8.—The second regular quarterly meeting of the Alameda County Miners’ Association will be heid at thetooms of St. Andrew’s Society, En- quirer building, on Friday at 8 ». M. As business of importance will come before this meeting it is absolutely necessary that there should be a tull attendance. A Eestaurant Closed Up. OAKLAND, CaL., April 8.—The Pacific Testaurant was closed by the Sheriff this morning. It has been run by two men named Davis and Hayne and has always appesred to b: a paying concern, and - | there was consi ble surprise expressed is part has proved ob- | yp derabloradrirtss exprel when it became known that there were two attachments instituted against it. A Fire on Broadway. OAKLAND, Can., April 8.—The resi- dence of Dr. Grover at 1607 Broadway was partially destroyed by fire this evening. There was no one in the house at the time and the origin of the fire is unknown. PRIMATE OF AUSTRALIA, Heo Says There Are Lively Times at the Antipodes in the Interest of Federation, The Most Reverend William Saumarez Bmitn, Bishop of New South Wales and Lord Primate of Australia and Tasmania, arrived on the Monowal yesterday and is at the Occidental. He is on his way to England and will stop for a few days in Chicago, Washington and New York. It is his first visit to the United States. The Bishop rules over fourteen diocs at the Antipodes. H large man with a ruddy nd kindly appearance, “When I left Sydney,’” he #aid, “‘they wero electing delegates to draw up a con- stitution which Was to be submitted to the people for a great federation. Ten delegates were to be elected from each of the colonies, and they were to meeton March 22 and draw up the constitution. Afterward the people were to vote whether they liked it or not. There wasa great deal of interest in it in New South Wales. I think federation is sure to come sooner or later. However, I do not expect that the country will sever itself from Englana as an independent country. "’ The Bishop will only be here a fow days. —_——— Converse, {nd., has the most stringent curfew law. It forbids all persons under 17 years of age from being in the streets i alone after 7 o'clock in the evening during the months from September to April, and after 9 o’clock the rest of the year, | BART MORGAN, a Prominent | Who Died Republican Politician of Oakland Yesterday. 000, but was purchasea by local parties for a little less than $10,000. She will be owned and operated by alocal company in which the Eleventh-street commission men will be stockholders. With this boat every other day shipments of fruit, ber- ries, melons, potatoes, cabbages and all other kinds of produce will be made di- rect from the Sacramento River orchards and ranches without going nea: 8an Fran- cisco. It has been decided that it will not do to trust to one boat every pther day, and a | second boat will soon be bought =o that | fre:h produce will be placed on Oakland | wharves every morning nt the same hour that it is now placed in San Francisco. This will avoid all tbe haudling of the fruit and produce consumed in Oakland by San Fraucisco wharfingers, and also | the consequent reshipment and handling | in crossing the bay. The steamer will land at the new Adams wharves east of Alice-street bridge. The wharf-owners have not taken any stock in the steamers, but will invest about $20.000 in putting up buildings for offices and warehouses for the commission men, many of whom will at once move to the water front. The removal of the commission-houses and the purchase of steam-rs by Oakland merchents is of great significance, for it means that all the produce of the cities on this side the bay, which has hitrerto assel lhro"sh the hands of the San Francisco middlemen, must be deducted | from the volume of business transacted on Ban Francisco’s water front. There are large canneries on this side the bay and all the tons of fruit which they use daily and which is not grown in | this county has been shipped here via San Francisco. This will now ceaseand it is calculated that by the new method all the fruit and produce will pass through the bands of seven people less than under the old system. New Raflroad Work. OAKLAND, Cav., April 8,—The South- ern Pacific Railroad Company has com- menced many important changes and im- provements in its West Oakland yards. The Peralta-street etation and sheds and platform are being removed to & point sey- eral hundred yards east and eight hun- dred feet of additional coal-bunkers are to be built. Work hasalso commenced on a large electric automatic scale which wiil regis- ter the weights of loaded cars as they pass over it. This electric scale is a new device. Itis erranged a little below the grade and on such gradients thata car will go down a small incline, pass over the scale, register its weight and run up again to grade on the other side. Many other improvements are to be made in the yards, on which it is stated the company will spend at least $150,000 this summer. A Deserted Mother’s Tale. OAKLAND, CAL., April 8. —Mrs. Mazza has told the Soclety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children a pitiful story of de- | sertion, Sne is the mother of three chil. | dren, and her husband, she says, is now speeding across the Continent with another woman. He deserted her some time ago, but recently he returned and stealthily obtained possession of thethree this city and remained in business at the corner of Market and Seventh streets for seventeen years. In 1571 he married Catherine Armstrong, who died of con- sumption seven years later, leaving no family. In 1534 Mr. Morgan was nominated by the Republicans ior Bapervisor. He joined the party at its organization in this State in 1855, and always took an act- ive part in Republican politics. Hisnomi- nation led to his election, and he suc- ceeded himself twice, tinally going out of | office in 1894 The deccased was a member of Uni- versity Lodge No. 144, L. 0. O. F., and will be burted by his breibre WHAT SOCIETY 1S DOING Winfield Jones Entertains With a Mid-Lenten Musi- cale. Mrs. Alvord Gv s an Blaborate Luncheon Cemplimentary to Mrs, Whit:icw Reil. One of the most delightful events of the Lenten season was undoubtealy the musicale given by Winfleld Jones on Friday last at his home on Hyde street. The programme, con- sistng of vocal and instrumental selections, was of & high order. Mrs. McGavin's singing was much enjoyed. There were about twenty guests present. On Tuesday, at her home, 2200 Broadway, Mrs. William Alyord gave an eiaborate lun- cheon complimentary to Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. Mrs, Alvord bad originally intended tomake this enter tainment an_ Easter event, but Mrs. Rel d having decided to return to her Eastern home on Saturday the luncheon was neces- serily ndvanced to an eariier date. The table decorations were in keeping with the delicious menu and exquisite appoint. ments. Pink and groen tones mingled har- monfously, for the center of the table was & bed of maiden hair, in which glimmered countless tiny pink lights. Covers were laid for fifteen. Scated at table were: M Inw Reid, Mrs. A, M. Mrs. Willlam 'H. Howard, Hrs. hall, Mrs. Lawrence Poole, Mre. nam, Mrs. J. W. Keeney, Mri to Tnecdore Payne, Mrs. Charles M. Keene, E.W. Hopkins, 'Mrs. Russell J. Wilso; William Babcock and Mrs. Alvord. Mr. and Mrs. Livyd Tevis, accompanied by their granddaughter, Miss Breckinridge, will leave on Thursday, the 15th, for Boston, where they will meet Lioyd Breckinriage and all to- gether proceed 1o Kentucky {or a thies months’ visit. Mrs. Charies Bancroft has rented her City home and gone to pass the spring and summer months with her mother at Santa Cruz. Thomas Brown, Miss Brown and Miss Leta Robinson will sail on the 20th for Honoluiu. ——————— The costliest crown is that worn by the T'sar of Russia on ceremonial eocasions. It is surmounted by cross formed of five magnificent diamonds, resting upon an im- mense uncut polished ruby. The ruby rests on eleven large diamonds, which in tarn rest on a mat of pearls. The coronet of the Em press is said to contain the most beautilul collection of diamonds ever little ones, and said that he was going to massed together. After arriving | RIENZ! EXPLAINS IS POSITION Editor Hopper Also Has Something to Say About Him Retractions and Apologies of Berkeley Students for a Faculty Roast. Rierz and Hopp:r Each Declare That the Published Article Didn’t Re- fer to the President. BERKELEY, CaL., April 8.— ‘Rienzi” has made an explanation of his recent ar- ticle attacking the university and its pre: ident, which created a wide sensation. Editor Hopper has also declared his posi- tion, as the publisher of Rienzi’s rerarks. There is nothing in the new statements tending to cstablish the identity of the unknown writer, but his productions are generally credited to L. M. Solomons '93. *‘Rienzi"’ declares that he did not mean to attack President Kellogg, and ex- presses ‘earnest regrets'’ that the latter was brought into the discussion. The anonymous writer says regarding his sen- sational philippic of two weeks ago: The article was not an “attack’ on President Kellogg or any one else, but on a system. The arucle concerned the Tuture welfare of the university, and President Ketlogg was the last person in my mind when I wrote it. Sooner or ater the regents will be called upon 10 select Fresident Kelloge's successor, andmy remarks on the subject had to do wilh'that time. That tney might, could, would or shouid do any- thing to hasten that time wae never for & mo- meni contemplated by me, nor do I wish that such a subject snould be even suggested. Since it has come up, I wish to emphaticaily declare that I would bé amoug the first to oppose such a procedure. The university has had far too many presidential upheavals alre My closiug assertion tha we must act now had’ reference solely to my suggestion as to the chairmanship of depariments. I believe that such a change {s imperative now in order to pave the way for the selection, when the time comes, of the kind of president the uni- versity needs for its future development. I nefther said nor implied thata coange in the presidency was desirable at the present mo- ment. What I did imply, and now repeat, is that the uaiversity, s0 long_as its present or- ganization is maintained, judging by i's past and its tendencies, is not likeiy to get und keep the kind of president it needs. We bave had able presidents, but we have not kept them. We have also had presidents who were not very able. Why it should have been sup- sed that I placed our present herd in tue a5t any more than in the first I cannot see. He hiss not occupied his present position so 1ong a8 to WaTTaNt our saying juat we have “kept” him. The fact is { was Dot thinking of President Keliogg at all. In closing, I wish to express to President Kellogg my sincere regret that, unwittingly, I should have precipitated a discussion which must have been most unpieasant to him; and 1o congratulate thie university on the digaity and good sense displayed by {1s head in refus- ing 10 discuss the subject himself. Also, I wish to condole with the many persons who have been suspected of being RIENZL Editor Hopper declares that he is re- sponsible for whatever appears in the Occi- dent, and denies _that he ever disclaimed responsibility. He announces that he will continue to publish *all sincere, well- written expressions of opinion,” regard- less of how much stir they create. As to “'Rienzi’s”” famous production, the student editor say “Personalities were not touched. It is not at all derogatory to President Faure of France to say that, from the nature of French government, he is weaker than President McKinle; The new articles, with the apologies to President Kellogg, and denial of intent to say or publish the hard tbings that were u{d and published, is regarded as the end of the incident. HAMLET I K EW DRESS The Prince of Denmark as Ambroise Thomas Saw Him. Albers Has Woa Success in Three Countries as the Prince—His Benefit To-Night. Most good things in the dramatic and musical line get to San Francisco sooner or later. Ambroise Thomas’ amlet” has been thirty years in reaching here, but in compensation for this tardiness when the opera receives its initial Cali- fornia production by the French opera company to-night the title role will be played by Henri Albers, who has won fame as the Prince of Denmark in three of the most critical of European countries— France, Belgium and Holland. Before Albers’ time it was the fashion to play the lyric Hamlet without much regard for Shakespeare. The prince was always clad in black velvet, heavily trimmed with glittering bugles. ““This is all very welil for a troubador, but it is not Shakespeare’s Hamlet,” said Albers when he was about to make his Mirst appearance in the role at Antwerp. He did not discard tradition hastily, how- ever. He studied Shakespeare’s drama tiil he learned it by heart, he saw, ana care- fully noted the acting of a number of famous tragedians. In minor points, when he doubted his own judgment, he sought advice from_ Bir Henry Irving, Ernest Passart of Munich, and other actors. Theresult of all this toil was a lyric Hamlet, which is_said to hold 1ts own with the great Hamleis of prose drama. ‘When asked last night to il" 8 8y nop- sis of the plot, Albers said: *‘It was neces- 'y to cut out a great deal of the dialogue when ‘Hamlet' was made into an pera, for if ali Shakespeare’s plays bad been set to music it would have taken from now till to-morrow night in the performance. I am curious to know what the San Fran. cisco public will think of the opera, in France it is Ambroise Thomas' most pop- ular work. The music is much grander and more beautiful than that of ‘Migaon’ or ‘Songe d’une Nuit d’etc.’ ‘Well, for operatic purposes the plot cannot follow the drama exactly. The opening scene of the opera is the corona- 1ion of Hamlet’s uncle. The effect of the music is very chnming.ln this scene, and there is a march that has become 50 pop- ular thatin Denmark it has been adopted as the national Danish march. “In the second act Hamlet sees the spacter, and there are some grand phrases in the music of this scene. The next scene takes place in a garden of the. palace where Hamlet meets Ophelia and is about k to her when he recalis his vow of geance. : ‘The rest of the scene between them is in pantomime, with the orchestra tran- scriping what is passing in their hearts in beautiful music. “The famou: nohloq‘n{ “Etre ou ne pas etre,”’ is given in the fifth act, after Ham- let's scene with his mother. Thechamber scene ends Hamlet’s role. In the sixth act Ophelia dies, but not as in the play, for she 1alls into the water on the stage and sinks beneath t'l,la flowers and rushes singing to the end. el T Shot iu the Hip. Albert Murdock, a boy 18 years of age, resid- ing at 332 Thirtieth street, was on the San Bruno road yesterday and had arevolver in his pocket. "While changing it to another ocket 1t exploded and the bullet lodged in is hip. He was taken to the City and County Hospital. —_—— M. E. FRANK'S DEBTS. Sad Array of the Haberdasher's Finan- cial Obligations. M. E. Frank, haberdasher at 238 | | Auction Jales CHAS. LEVY & 00., AUCTIDNZERS. Salesrooms—1 115 ko: sucess. s DAY, Friday....... : April 9, 1897, At 10 0'clock A- .. &t Naiescoom. 1135 MARKET ST.. bet. 7th a1 Sth, —WE WILL SELL— Kearny street, has filed a voluntary pe- | The Superior Furniture, Rich Parler tition in insolvency. His debts are as follow: F, H. Lawton & Co., $48 50; Upton Brothers, | Fitte. 180; William Kunstier & Brother, $180 38; wens tein_Brothers, $296 63; Bendix, Stern | Cigars. Alss. stoek of §90; | Canned Goods, Spices. H. & Bendix, $296 37; Lewis Meverstein, Gporge Greeuzweig & Co. 14 88; Cluert; I $1444 49; Forer & Daniels, . Nielsen, $12 50; Block & Georges, ¥50; Swan, the pamter, $11 50; Dent, Al €roft & Co., $4125; Sach_Brotuers, $11673; Orion Knitting Works, $43 Eagle Sus. pender Company, $64 82: United Shirt and Coliar Company, $34 10; Eureka Delivery Company, Star Summer Neckwear Company, $106 50} Wesindonek-Lovenz Company,$120; Murphs, Grant & Co., $916 13; Cohn & Co., $250 25} B. Biumenthal & Co., $91 14; Le strauss & Co.. $1576 60; W. Cohn, Hirseh & Co., 6 09; H. M. Heineman, #455 45; Fleischaker & Co., $10; Follmer, Clogg & Co., 5150; Eisenstadt Brothers, $267: Edmund lor, $34 55; 8. Jekind & Co., $8 67; Mulg- ner Neckwear Company, $372 50; | | | Zellerbach & Sons, $10 88; | Ruius | Waterhouse Compuny, $465 50; Leominster | Shirt Company, $85895; Earl & Wilson, $48; American Hoslery Company, $142 76; Brow Durrell & Co., ‘$125; B. Abraham, S Iseack Kohn. $400; Nathan Frank, $3000; 1 Tobriner, $500. Total, $18,517 55. Mr. Frank has no real estate. His stock of merchandise at 238 Kearny street isestimated to be worth $4626; fixtures, $385; bills collectible, $1187 25. ' The bills bave been assigned to Napitaly, Fried- enrich & Ackerman as security for their fee of $250. Housenold furniture at 2032 Pine street is ciaimed to be exempt from execution. B FOLDED THERTENTS Last Day’s Session of the Stat: Sunday-Schoo! Con- vention. Important Business Tranmsacted and Officers and Directors E ected. The story of Jonah and the whale came near disturbing a delightful calm that has characterized the thirtieth annual con- vention of the State Sunday-school Asso- ciation. It all happened in an innocent way, stirred the convention for a mo- ment, and then a single timely word silenced the wranglers and the imper turbable caim was restored. Miss Helen Wright of the State Normal Schoo!, San Jouse, was responsible for the interesting disturbance. In her very ex- cellent paper, “Teaching the Word,” she found occasion to say: “Teach the prophets and tell the young people how the prophecies are being fulfilled as the years go by. Teach that the hand of God is in every part of the good book. Itisa small matter, it seems to me, whethgr this one or that one wrote the whols of any book, or whether the story of Jonah isa parable or the literal trutn.” Miss Wright's address was warmly re- ceived, but the allusion to the story of Jonah'brought on even warmer discussion of a doctrinal point. Eventually discussion was silenced by a brother who rose toa point of order and declared tuat the session was for consid- eration of methods of tea.hing, and not for denominational wrangling. Dr. Case came galiantly to the rescue of Miss Wright, saying that her address was the best he ever heard ina Sunday- school convention in his life, and he was trying to invent some scheme to get her down to the Howard-street Church, Dr. T. H Roblnlonéol Centerville led the devotional exercisef at the morning session. E. P. Vining read an interesting paper, “Knowing the Word. " Rev. E. §. Chapman spoke on “Doing the Word. At the afternoon session Dr. W. W. Case led the devotional exercises. The reports of the nominating commit- tee and the resolution committee, respec- tively, were submitted. The committee on resolutions recom- mended that a Sunday-closing movement be made a political issue. Voluntary contributious from the coun- try schools and individuals were received, the whoie amounting to §150. The following officers President, Frank H. Ba! vice-president, Rev. H. mento; second vice-pre Gibson, San_Francisco; third vice-presi- dent, Rev. F. D. Seward, Fresno; fourth vice-president, L.J. Norton, Napa; secre- tary, Arthur B. Hemkins, San Jose; asso- ciate secretary, Mrs. Eva B. Morrison, San Jose; treasurer, C. B. Perkins, San Fran- San Jose; first Hoyt, Sacra- ident, Rev. M. M. cisco; secretars home class department, Robert Stuart, Oakland; members of the executive commiltee of the class of 1900— Rev. R. 8. Cantine, San Jose; Rev, M. P. Boynton. San Francisco; Rev. W. A. Gor- don, San Francisco; Rev. V. G. A. Tress. ler, San Jose. The evening session was patriotic in tone. Rev. F. R. Farrand led the praise seryices, and papers were read by Rev. H. N. HEI" Sacramento; Rev. W. W. Case, ana M. P. Boynton, pastor of ths First Baptist Cuurch. % SERVIOE ENJOINED, The Bulletin and the Post Claim the Assoclated Press Has Violated Its Contracts. The Evening Post has applied to the courls for a writ to have service of the As- seciated Press news to the Daily Report enjoined on the ground that such service is in violation of a contract existing be- tween the Post and Bulletin on the one hand and the Associated Press on the other, They hold class A contracts, which they claim entitle the subscribers to a vote in the association and which they say were entered into with the understanding that competitors should not be given the service of the Associatea Press without the consent of the proprietors of the two papers mention:d. e Report suo- scribed to the United Press until it went out of existence, and yesterday on appli- cation to the board of directors of the As- sociated Press, now in session in New York, was given the news service of that organization through J. P. Dunning, ‘Western manager. Mr. Dunning stated last evening that he bad acted under orders in giving the Ke- port the service of the Associated Press, and would continue to do so unless stopped by the courts. No papers had been served upon him, but he had been nm‘zlflicinlly notified that there would be to-day. **Giving the Report the Associatea Press service,” he said, “is not, as I understand it, in violation of existins contracts. Itis in accordance with the by-laws of the as- sociation, and as such distincily under- stood by both the Post and the Bulletin." —————— Aluminum is now used instead of mag- nesium for *flash-light” photograpny. The light is said to be equally actinic, while the metal keeps beiter and burns away more complerely. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. were elected: | Upnois ery, Carpets, Beduing, Ranges, Stoves, ete. One walnut 24-foot Counter, ck bor, cost $6U0; Cases, arroom Tab e, etc. Also, o 881007, comprisin nter, Wines, Liquors and &I0Cer) -store, comprisiog o+, Bacon, Scales. etc. CHAS. VY & CO. Auctionears. —_——— REAL ESTA’ILE TRANSACTIONS. Also: Frank P.Krenz (suardian of Katharine Krenz, incompetent) ani v P. Dey (by Frank J. Gray, commissioner) to Patrick Hyde, loc on Sline of Go den Gate avenur, 169:6 W of Franklin street, 53256 John Duane to 1'aiyh B. Kittredge, ra lot 5. W est 448, ana 50- alot 1, Western Adl fon biock 448, W $7:6, £ 876, N 13:4 (as recorded), quitclaim d -’ thomas J. Bridger to Alliance Building and Loan Association, 1oz on | lineof Castro street, 87;6 8 of HIll, 5 21:4 by k 80; $10. Owen McKennato Thomas au i Olivie A Hughes, lot on § line of Twenty-sixth strest, 265 W of Chureh, W 29 by S 114: 810. Alter: J. and Josephine V. Yost to John and Mary Irvine, loton E line of York street, 267 N of Twentieth (Napa), N 16 by £ 100: $10. Marle Weiss to John J. . Scomann, Iot on E Itne of Tennessee street, 200 & of ierra, % 25 by E 100: $10. Heiena J. W. Stevens to Thora Kashow, lot 0n N line of Clement street, 29 E of Kighth avenue, E:6bs N 115: $10. Louts Lipman aud London and San Francisco Bank (limited) to Olof A. Falk, ot on N lfne of [ street, 57:6 L of Tenth avente, E 25 by N 100; provement Company to same, same; $10. Johu A, and Ja: M. Cluyton, to James K. Ross, 43, 44, 3 ley's Mup No. 1. subdivision Precita Val 819 to 38; 480, lots 281 and 248,Cobb Tract; B1 Koss to John ard C. M. same: $10. Joseph Hemphill, executor of the estate of Sarah Alexander, 1o Richard J. Walshe. iots 12 to 16 bock 5, Filnt T ract Homestead; $3000. ALAMEDA COUNTY. Jennie S. Merritt to Dora, wife of John Murray, lot on 8 ? West Thir.eenth street, 1 v by S 153, being the K 12:8 of of lot 9, block A, Oakland Point Homestead Tract, Oakland: 810, Henry A. Hebard to Birney €, brique, lot on N line of X W of Fleasant 25 by W 40, being lot 9, block 3 iope, Vakiand: $5. Wililam and Emily C. Delanty to David Frelden- rich, lot 0n NE corner of Grant and Union streets E 100 by N 100, being lots 55 to b8, bioex L, new town of Lynn, East Uukiand, warranty deed: §10. Andrew and Jane C. Jones to Jacob Winkler, lot on W corner of Second street and Elmhurst avenue, W 80 bv S 150, being lot 1, blogk J, An- drew Joues' subdivision of Brooklyn Towsship, Brooklyn Towuship: grant. James A. and Virginia A. Waymire to Annle E. Draper, 1ot on N line of Clément avenue,90 W of Willow street, W 30 by N 130, blog Jacent to Encinal, Alameds Katie B. Doran to Frances . Tot on W line of Myrtle street, 128 5 of Twenty-eights, S 28 by W 128:6, being 10t 16, bock 654 Keenw Tract, subject Lo a mortzage for $700. Onkiand; $10. Maria I Valerga to Viucenzo and Guiseppe Ronco, 10t 22, block 2112, Alden Tract at Temes- cal. Oakland Townsnip. $450. C.0.and I. A. 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