The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 15, 1897, Page 15

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 1897. | BOND T0 HEAR [LL'S ATTORNEY : Great Efforts Are Being Made to Save the Mur- derer’s Neck. Fifty-Five Lawyers Have Signed a Petition Asking a Commutation. Many Reasons Given Why the Penalty of Death Should Not Be Carried Qut. ALAMEDA .COUNTY NEWS. Flurry, president; J. N. Bonham, vice president; 0. C. Kirk, treasurer; J. G Poorman, al-arms. The members of the sanitary | committee are Messrs. Bonham, Kirk, Mitchell and Herno. . ———e e TYPOY' CONVENTION CLOSES. Pass Resolutions und Arrange to Meet Next in Eureka. OAKLAND, CaL. Aug. 14.—The typos finished their labors to-day, and the next State Convention will be held at Eureka. These closing hours in convention were | spent in passing resolutions calling upon all upions’ to take steps to enforce the | eight-hour law. 7 | The following resolution waslaid on the i table: % | in tying (o have the printing for public insti- tuticns ¢ n the mimeograph by boys from pubiic institutions, lo the detriment of union ! Iabor, be and bereby is strong y condemned, and that all unions be asked to take action in this matter. Reso'utions were also passed sympa- thizing with the striking coal-miners; or- dering the printing of a daily journal; OarLAND OFFICE SAN FR, 908 Broad way, Word has been received from Governor d that be wili give the aitorneys for | H:ll, the man under sentence 4 bearing bafore pass upon ons to have his senteuce com- | = | A Practical Joke. | OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 14.—Some one i ed an advertisement in a local paper Bud fixed for 1 renuouseffortsare being | om the gallows, and the church ana | allied themselves on the side | Daring the p lons and. peti- ation is tions have been s=nt to ore are in prepar: i is six y, W 0 hav novel argument Their peti'ion of a brief. It seis s to deserve aeath. They ar atientivn to the chaiacl cilled and to his pr on th sa wo ich is sup. > such 1ténce snould be | imprisonment. Hill’s | , up to the time of the murder, is id to have b tbat of a bard-working, respectable man and faithtaul husband, and many affilavits have been sent to Governor Budd to this effect. Mrs. A. B. Gove, tue weil-knowa prison t, and Mrs. Carrie Judd- | bahaif ot Hill orney, Tom Bradley, is confident that the exireme penalty will not.be car- cut. Petitions have been placed in the churches and other places of hip, and thousands of signatures o them. Cnaplain ried all w been obtaine Drahms of San Quentin, wher been ior several weeks, is also in“iavor commuting the se nce. There are ju twelve days in which the Governor must act, i THREE DATS MEETING, Many Epworth Leazue Sooieties"‘ to Gather for Business [ in Alameda. ear Beports From the Recent Will E Big Convention Held at Toronto. OARLAND OFFice SaAN Fraxcisco Cair,] 08 Briaiway, Aug. 14. | The annual session of the San Francisco ¢ Epworth League wili be held in Alameda from August 19 to 224. ng programme has been ar- P. M., welcome exer- | Anderson of A R ento. 1,31, Bible study, con- ! . Boyns of Modesio; 10 committee Moveme:ut Ano 3. Anderson of sacr Fr.day, August 20- ducied by Robert A, M., organization officérs and jengues; 11 4. . Devoting Too Much Time 1o ( AT McDonald cramento; | lutions,’ as; d by Dr. C. A. lameda Lea: Saturday, Auzus: conducrel by Robert 10, missionsry paper, Salinas; 10:45, pape. "ne Home Missions,” Mrs. ort L. Hell of Si mento; 12 M., miscellancous business, journment; 2 P. M., preisa service, led by Miss Dora Burns of Mouniain View; 2:30, “How to Run & Junior League,” talks by Mrs. L. M. Richardson, Stai ent of Junior ues, and Mr. district_super- dent, and & ing by the Ala- Juulor League reports of commit- tees. election of offic: tion of nlace for next conf >. A. Davis, superin- , fermon, Dr. C. B. Riddick of A tende Sin c Mrs A. Davis, superintendent; 7 P. 3L, league service, led by L. J. Shuman of Oak- 1and; 8 P. M., sermon by Dr. T. H., B, Anderson of Sacrumento. The Epworth League Alliance of Ala- meda County-will hold its third quarterly convention at iden Gate next Tuesday zight. - The ance is composed of all the Epworth leagues of Alameda County, including the German branch. The pria- cipal business of the evening will be the hearing of the reports from international convention, which met last monthin Toronto, Canada. The principal speaker will be tiie Rev. John Stephens of Simpson Memorial Churen in San Fran- cisco. His address will be “Echoes From Toronto.”” At the Toronto conference over 26,000 delegates were present. The gathering was similar in all respects to the greaj mesting of the Christian En- deavorers in San Francisco. —————— The Scavengers Explain, OAKLAND, CaL., Aug. 14.—The Italian scavengers deny the statement of Presi- dent Spear of the Crematory Company that the company did not receive ail the garbage collected by them. They state that they daily delivered all their garbage to the company and resularly paid tae compauy until the company perem prorily refused to receive any more from them, and that this action necessiiated their chartering a car aud carrying it irom town. c Master Plumbers’ Oficeri, OAKLAND, Cavr., Aug. 14.—The Master Plumb rs’ Associaton of Alameds County has elected the following officers: F. of Benlah are working earn- | Hill has | ! Scene Witnessed at the s | s Jennte Peitit of Loague and | J.W. Bain of Saiinas; 9:45 | 3:15 p. x., Junjor leegue, | the great| reccmmending the placing of a union | label on the output of union breweries; | pledging the union to use only cigars | bea:ing the blue label. | Judge Hamilton’s Fee. AND, CaL., Aug. 14 —Judge Hall or §17,094 3), against the bis costs. The claim was for legal ser- | vices and was tried a week ago. | asking for subjects for a hypnotist at 50 Scores of peopie answered I cents an hour. cretary ; Sam Taylor, masier- Resolved, That the sction of Governor Budd | e judgmentin favorof Attorney | estate of Catherine M. Garcelon, and for | | GIANTS ENGAGE N CONFLICT Great Baseball Game Be- tween City and County Officials. | Autocrats of Power Witnessed With Bated Breath the Struggle. A Wonderful Score of Twenty-Eight to Twenty-Eight Which Pre- vented Bloodshed, | game of baseball yesterday. | past the city officials of Oakiand and the Alameda County officials, who are also domiciled in Qakland, have been exchang- [ ing taunts as to the superiority of their baseball playing. This afternoon they each sent a team over to the Alameda Alameda was the scene of a very warm | For months | although several gentlemen accidentally made errors./ Then the city went to bat and Mr. Nyblett succeeded by diligenze and industry in getting a nice run for his side. Spike Henvessy, Mr. Dow and Mr. Clement went out before they got quite so far as Mr. Noblett did. 3 In tne second inning. Mr. Bardelint scored for the county, his first siep on the good way being a base on balis, which was presented to him by the city. Mr. Muson followed his example, That was all they did get, hawever, ana then the city had anotier try at it. They did not manage to doanything, how- ever, althouzh the crowd encoursged Judge Allen by offering to give him *$6 or three days.” Dick Ayers scored a hit in this inning with his stockings. Dick wore pretty stockings, and they drew much admira- tion from t ie crowd. In the third inning tha city men’s hopes rose. Cal Ewing ran like a scared deer, but he got out on second, Potter got only a little way round, and Bardelini fanned out and Mr. Mason of the shoestring anatomy followed bis exsmple. Then the city trot:ed its men out, and Hennes- sy, Dow, Clement and Noblett each got all the way around, making the score 5 to | 2in their side’s favor. In the fourth both sides played more ball. The county scored 5 and the city {7. The ffth inning brought joy to the county rooters. Tuev got in thirteen runs in the inning. Everybody had a run of his own, and Racine, Ewing and Super- visors Church and Mitchell eich got 1wo. The city made six, but their hopes were not much helped therzby. Tne sixth 1nning W the™ one that { caused all the trouble. Bardelini has a {run 1o his credit which the city men say he didn’t get; Dick Ayers made a run for the city, 100. 5 The seventh inning ‘put the city ahead again. Their men pulled down just nine | i | i AN RN\ A CITY CLERK LAMRORN SE- CURED SOME EXCELLENT ON. THE NATIONAL GAME THIS EXCITE- MENT 15 ABOUT, S 'SAID TRUSTEE N N\ 0 x-Aina0d QOO A “JUST WAIT TiL WE MEET'EMY SAID TRUSTEE ) FORDERER —~ NDERMAN WAS A Great™ Baseball Game Between the Oakland and the Alameda County! Caesars, While Their Adherents Were Eeholding With Bated Breath the Tremendous Conflict, | it, only to find that they had been sent to | a music professor’s kitchen. The pro- fessor wants to find the joker. Boogar Homestead Sale. OAKLAND, Car., Aug. 14.—At thesale of the Boogar homestead to-day by auc- tion Mrs. Boogar, the w prot in the auctioneer’s office. said that whoever boughtit would have to contest her right toit, as the court had awarded her a lile interest in the prop- erty. No one seemed to disposed to bid and F. J. Moffi.t was the purchaser for 7 And with it alawsuil,”’ he said as the hammer fell. - Lincoln-Avenue Upening. AMEDA, CaL., Aug. J4.—About 10 this morning a goodly number ot les, headed by a carringe in_which was seated the veteran Editcr Krauth, former'y of the Encinal, paraded up and Gown Park street, and then, accompanied by a number of wheelmen and pedestrians, | proceeded out Lincoln avenue and through the gup in thefence of the Cohen property, through which the street had been opened by the Sheriff on Thursday last. The \;'mu es were decked with - American flazs, and the residents along the route | turned ouv and heartily cheerea the little ocession as it marched and counter- marched throuzh the Cohen place over the newly opened street. The North Fork All Right, ALAMEDA, Cav, A 14,—The report from San F 1sco that prominent mem- | bers of tue Sailors’ Union had declared at the North Fork would be ungea- orthy und could nut make the trip to St. Michael is denied by the parties prepar- ing ner for the trip. They say that both she any the Mare Island will be amply prepared for any weather that may be en- countered and that none but experienced seamen will be in the crews, Notes. ALAMEDA, CiL, Aug. 14. — There fo be two lively games of basebal the West Alameia grounds to-morrow. | | | he At | 12:30 the Marcuse & Kemmels and Grand Ru.e Bazaars | the West Ena.B conciusious, and at 2:30 201 | will take the field. ;s and Oakland Monarchs Tnese games are part of | the county amateur championship serics, and | som?2 good p &y is expected. C. B, Eldredge was tried for battering Clar Petry yesterday, but the jury failed to a‘gree. 3 (rlbe hop given by the Eucinal Yacht Club at e SL evening was 1l and was a pleasant affair, M H, Lubhr, a billposter employed b; chewing-gum manufactarars was _’"‘esfig‘l“’: | day for posting bills iu this city without s li- cense. ' The meeting of the Bimetallic CI was 10 have been held last nght :o?bih:;‘fl pose of discussing treo speech and injunc- tions, has been postponed because of the ing- bility of Congressman Maguire to be present. ———— Yell Wanted. BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 14.—The new freshmen of the university are in aquan- | dary over the construction of a class yell. ! Last year a similar d:fficulty was encoun- | tered by members of the class of 1900, The difficuity was met by adoption of the name Century, which yroved amenabie to the rhytamic necessities of a college slo- gan. The Cluss of One, as it is called, has 1o such alternative and the siudents are puzzling their brains to fina a combina- tion that wiil give them a good yell, Wailing for & Pastor. BERKELEY, CaL, Aug. 14.—The trus- tees of ibe Unilarian church areawaiting a replv from the Rev. G. L. Chaney of the Starr King_Church, Boston, 1o whom a call to tue Berksley pulpit was made some weeks ago. ‘I'he reorening of the Vni- tarian church after vacation has been post- poned to next month N Baseball Park in a wild endeavor to settle the question. They played a game of ball that had a score like thoss made in the days before the war. When the game ended the score was 28 to 28, that 12 to say some people say | it was 28 t0 28. There are others who say the score was 28 to 27, and alas, nobody knows which was right. The official scorer did not make his ap- pearance on the stage mntil somewhere can find out.” | Anyway it was a greai game. The trouble 1u Alameda began at 3 o'clock, tand it lasted until after 6, For three hours the happy fathers and worthy citi- zens who draw glittering shekels from city or county treasury—when there isn't a deficiency—cavorted and gamboled like spring lambs before an audience which included many of Oakland’s and Ala- meda’s four hundred, and others besides. The constellation of stars of the first magnitude, who plaved ball the best they knew how for the City's bonor, included | ail kinds of talent. William Hennessy, clerk of the Police Court. alias Sheke Hennessy, and popnlarly. supposed to be one of the lights of the Fish gang, caught all the balls he could at shortstop. City Aitorney W. A. Dow played some ball on | first base. Ed Noblett was an ornament, and not altogether a stationary ornament, on sec- ond. He also succeeded in capturing sun- dry runs during the afternoon. City Engineer R. M. Clement was catcher for the City Hall. He played the best game of any man on the ground and had the enviable distinction of ceiting no errors adjudged 1o him. Monte Clement | bas been there before. Judge John Allen, potentate of the Oak- land Police Court, essayed to stay on third. Judge is a ‘mighiy man in the Police Court and among Oakland’s native sons, but when 1t comes to baseball, wel!, the Judge would Jike to have the various men who pitcned for the county upin his court just about once, Harry Thomas, cierk of the Board of Puoblic Works and the son of his father, Mayor Thomas, was the right field and captain of the team. Mr. Thomas is not as slender as he used to be, and the way he ran was simply heroic. Percy Jacobus played at the start on the other end of the battery from Monte Clement, and Charles Gardiner, Chief Lloyd’s clerk, employed himself doing 2 war-dance in center field. Dick Ayers, whose official title and dosignation is Richard Ayers, clerk to the Street Depart- ment of the city of Oakland, was out in the left field for a large portion of the afternoon. Guy 8mith and Ed Owens played ball oo the bench. County Clerk Frank C. Jordan put a black ‘cap over the thin place in his hair and played ball on first base for the connty. Supervisor Will H. Church got out and-covered seeond in a way that did credit to both hand and heart. J. M. Oliver beld down third, and illuminated his labors by making a run or o occasion- ally. Supervisor Mitchell was almosi lost to view out in right field. J.J. Racine played in left and Deputy Olerk PRCE Ewing, t' ecex-officio cupid of the County Clerk’s office, piaved the double biil of center field and captain. J. Bardelini began his labors as pitcher and Frank H. Mason, deputy clerk, was the catcher. R. B. Potter played short- stop and E. E. Johuson and C. R. Sum- mers on the bencn. . Game was called at 3:10 with the county t the bat, Nobody made any score, Ifa,vur. is ‘‘one of those things no fellow I 1 about the fifth act, and whether that score | should be 20 to 28, or 28 to 27, in the City’s | runs, to three for the county. - In the eighth and ninth the county scored, but the city didn’t. The county got three in the eizhth and one more in the ninth, and hen.at 6:15 1he trouble came to an end in | a squabbie over the score, as to whether it | footed up 28 to 28, or 28 to 27. | Captain ‘Thomas was the gem of the oc- | casion. He almost invariably fanned out, | while his venerable papa sat in the grand siend and chewed gum and advised him to do better. Supervisor Mitchell ran bases in a white wool sweater that shook visibly as he ran. | Depuiy Clerk Mason hid behind a bat ;r}wn the wind began to blow cold upon im. | Monte Clement broke the right limb of | histrousers early in tne action and mended it with a handkerchief tied arourd the wound. Harry Thomas fanned out for about the third time in successioa and received a bouquet. Two-baggers were barely frequent, but home-run hits were not on the bill of fare. Oliver and thea Porter followed Barde- lini in the box for tue country and Not- lett pitcned a while for the other aggrega- tion, Honors were easy' between Oliver and Cal Ewing for the noisivst coacher of theday. There were otliers who talked | occasionally, bat they were not in the same class with them. The Alameda city officials are discuss- ing the proposition of challenging Oak- lapd. A game will probably be arranged in the near futur: MUST MOVE AWAY. A West Berkeley House Threatened by Advancing Waves. BERKELEY, CAr, Auz. T4 — Mrs. Marianna Foster of West Berkeley will | have to move her house eastward, be- cause the bay has encroached npon her lot until the dwelling is in danger of destruc- tion. The lady has lost alot devoured by tke advancing waters. Twenty years aygo, when Mrs. Foster | built her bouse, she bad a large lot, big enougzh for a potato patch, chicken-yard, picsty and garden. Gradually the waves have risen until she has bad to,abandon mors and more ground. Now tbe water threatens to undermine the foundations of her bouse, and Mrs. Foster will have the dwelling moved. Services To-Day. BERKELEY, Car., Aug. 14 —The Rev. vr. H. C. Mintoh of San Anseimo Taeo- logical Seminary will occupy the pulpit of the First Presbyterian Church to-mor- row. Dr. Minton has been elected presi- dent of Central College, Danville, Ky. At the evening setvice at St. Matthew’s Mission, Lorin, Professor T. P. Bailey of the university wili deliver an address. The Rev. Hugh Smith will continne his evancelistical services at Trinity Meth- odist Church. Professor R. R. Lloyd of Oakland will preach at the North Berkeley Congrega- tional and the Rev. J. M. Thomnson will occupy the pulpit of the South Berkeley Presbyterian CLureh. Masons Entertain, BERKELEY, CaL, Aug. 14—Durant Lodge No. 263 of the Masons gave a social Iast nignt in their hall. An entertaining mus cal and | terary programme was ren- | dered, including selections by H. Criffs, J. C. Love, E. J. Thomas, W. H, Waste, Miss Grau Thomas, Frank Fowden, W. ‘Ki Kaye, Mrs. J. & Mills and C. 8. Mer- Al e L] Nobody managed to getin a home run. | CATTLE TRIEVES ARE ORGANIZED Working Hand - in - Hand With Confederates in San Francisco. Cattle Are.Killed and Dressed Before Being Taken Away From the Ranch, Over Fifty Animals Have Been Driven Off During the Past Few Months. 0AEuAND OFFICE SAN FrANcisco CALL,) 908 Broadway, August 14 A gang of cattle-thieves is again work- ing in Dublin Canyon and neighboring sections of the county, and during the past month several thelts have been repcried. About three months age some cattle- thieves were arrested in Livermore Valley and were convicted, but tnebusiness isevi- dently profitable enough in thiscounty to tempt others. Avout two months ago H. Gansberger of the Van Dyke Ranch missed some cattle and a search showe | that they had been killed in a seciuded gully and partial'y dressed before they were carried off. This made it impossible to identify them should the thieves be caught. This theft was fol- lowed by several otners o! a like nature, and from half a dozen ranches reports were received that the thieves bad kilied and tkinned tbe cattle before taki.ng them away. Patrick Kelly of Dublin Canyon had several head o1 cattle stolen recently, but was unable to locate the thieves. A few daysago J. W. Thomford of Curtis Val- ley, who has a ranch in the bills, discov- ered that four fine beef cattle had been stolen from his ranch. In this instance the cattle were driven cft without being killed because a portion of the barbed wire fence had been broken down by the | thieves, A thorough search has been made, but none oi. the band have been found. It is believed that there is an organized traffic between tnis county and San Frzn- cisco, whereby the thieves are able to transp-rt.the cattle across the bay and dispose of them to butchers. The con- stables who have been trying to discover the gang are satisfied that the st len meat or cattle are not brought into Oakland, but are takeg outside the county. Within the pust three wonths fuily fifty head of cattle have been stolen and spirited away. FOR PARTNERSHIP DEBTS Leroy G. Harvey’s Business As- sociate Files a Petition in Insolvency. The Liabilities Aggregate $87,800. How the Petitioner, Howard L. Wright, Was Liable. OARLAND OrFICE SaN FRANCISCO CALL.} 908 Broadway, Aug. 14. Assemblyman Howard L. Wright filed a petition in insolvency late this afternoon. The schedule shows liabilities aggregating §$37,800 and no’ assgts. All the debts, with the exception of two notes of $1000, were coniracted while Wright was a partner of Leroy G. Harvey. Nearly two vears ago the partuership was dissolved and all the property of the firm was turned over to Harvey, who assumed all the liabilities, Some months ago Leroy Harvey was sued by the Georze Law bmith estate on charges that were investicated by the Grand Jury. This forced a settlement { and Harvey has not been able {o make it, so Howard Wright 13 beld responsible. Attorney Abe P. Leach said to-night: “The indebtedness is of the late firm of Leroy G. Harvey & Co. At the date of the dissolution of the partnership, D - cember 14, 1895, Mr. Wright transferred to Harvey all the assets of the firm, amount- ing to about $46,(00, and Harvey there- upon assumed all theliabilities. These habilities have never been liquidated, and the creditors are now demanding paymeni of Mr, Wright. who is. of course, unable to meet them, and was thus forced to seek the protection of the insolvency law.” Leroy G. Harvey & Co. were real estate and insurance agents in San Francisco and for some time dia a large business. The majority of the creditors are people who intrusted land and loans to the. firm and all were partnership deb's and, it is said in tbe petition, should have been lquidated by Harvey. irs. Howard Smith is a creditor in the sum of $13,600 and the George L. Smith estate has $30,000 invalved. The other amounts range irom $3000 to §100 and the creditors are 8an Francisco people, TWO FRIENDS STRENGTH Petition Out Seeking Support for W. R, Davis for Governor, Many Are Claiming That Pardee Would Bo a Botter Man, OAELAND OFFICE SaN FRANCISCO L‘.u.L.} 903 Broadwuy, Aug. 14, The canvassing of public sentiment to ascertain whether W. R. Davis or George C. Pardee is the stronger of the men to put forward as the Republican nominee for Governor from Alameda County, has reached the petition stage. To-day the friends of Mr. Davis were circulating the followina: Hon..William R. Davis, Ockiand, Cal.—DEAR §ir: The undersigned, your fellow-Repubii- cans of Aizmeda County, have loung uppre- ciated your wide and intimate knowiedge of the wants of the people of this State, acquired during a residence in this Siate since 1854— from chtidhcod—your eympathy with the masses of the people with whom you have always been identified, your fair- ness and good judgment in public as well as private effuirs, your devot.on to the cause of public education, your capacity as a public repreentative whenever you have beeu called upon x8 Mayor of your city, and in other capiciules representing public interest, and your unswerviug fideiity to the principles of the Republican party. ‘Believing that Alameda County is justly en- titted to special recognition at the hands of the Republicans of Calito at the coming election we respecifuliy ask the privilege.of presenting your name to the people of the State tor the office of Governor. The rivalry between the friends of the two men is very keen and very friendly. For many years botn men have worked hand in hand, and have been, and still are, the firmest of friends. The friends and supporters of one are the friends and l ‘Church of East Ozkland. supporters of the otber, and each side ob- j'cstothe use of the wor! fight or con- test in this connection, declarine that there can be no fight under the circum- stances. But whether it be a fight or friend'y rivalry in theorv it is certainly a contest in praciice, for Pardee’s friends have met privately, and so have Davis’, and each is doing a’littie newspaper propaganda. The Erquirer, which first proposed the name of W. R. Davis, says thatif it can be shown that George C.- Pardee isthe stronger of the two men then he should b: pui forward: Itsays: The Enquirer has stated, and it now re- iterates, tuat it believes it wou!d be easier for William R. Davis to secure the nominaton than for any other Alemeda man. There are others, however, who bslieve that Dr. Pardee is quite as strong as Mr. Davis, if not stronger, end if they can demonsirate that they are correct in this opinion tnen the onty thing to be said is that Dr. Pardee is the proper candi- date. On the score of character there wili be Do criticism of such & selection. Dr. Pardes would make a magnificent canalaate and & masnificent Goveraor. Many of 1hose who are now supporting Mr. Davis ‘Lave been Mr. Pardee’s stron.est sup- porters iu times past, and they sre ready to support him for Governor just as hearti.y in case it appears that he is tie preferabls can- didate. Mr. Davis has said that he will not be a candidnte unless it appears to be clearly the will of the R:pubicans of Alameda County, 21d we know Dr. Pardee too well to doubt that | his attitude will b2 the same. Mr. Davis and Dr. Pardee have always been.the bast of friends, and mno doubt will 80 - continue. All of the real friends of both cundidates or either will insist that any friendly contest which may take place shall be so conducted that whoeyey mey be found the strongest there will be no drawback on tae loyaity of his support by the original supporters of eituer gentlemen. Shouid Pard e be nomiuated Mr. Davis will be fore- | most on the stumnp and everywhere as his sup- | porter, and 11 Mr. Davis should be nominated Dr. Pirdee wouid be justas ardentin Lisef- torts to elect him., The “comparison of strength” will cer- tainly develop into a pretty contest before long. WIL GEANGE UNTRORH. Boys' Brigade Will Respect the | Wish of the National | Guard. Will'Not Wait for a Law That Will Foroe Them to Adopt a New Pattern, OARLAND OFFICE AN KFRANCISCO CALL,} 908 Broadway, Aug. 14. | The board of officers of the Second Cali- fornia Regiment, U. B. B., held a spectal meeting at the regimental head quarters last night. i The coming entertainment to be held in Armory Hall August 17 and the uni- form question were the most important maatters under discussion, The entertzinment is under the man- agement of Lieutenant Will Mitchell, Lieutenant B. G. Elliot and Lieutenant Barber, and besides an excellent musical programme there will be some first-class literary lizhts who will assist. L eutenant Eiliot brought up the uni- | form quesiion, calling the attention of the oficers to the article in THE CALL which referred to the misuse of the militia uniforni. Lieutenant Elliot was o! the opinion | that the law would be passed some time, and that the brigade ought to take steps | now to change tnelr umiiorm. The majority of the oflicers were anxious | to continue if possible the cordial feeling that has existed between the militia and 1he brigade in this State, and if it was the wish of the militia that they change thelr uniform they thought it would be advis- able to do so and not wait fora law to force them to do so. A committee consisting of Captain H. F. Hobson, Captzin E. J. Walker, Liea- tenant Hanley, Lieutenant W, Barver and L eutenant M. . Bird were appointed to draw up & design for a new uniform. There wiil be a drill for the chamuion- ship medal now held by Sergeant Xemp- key of Company D in Alameda on the 17th of September. Captain Hobson, Lieutenant Dinsmore and Lieztenant C. G. Bird were appointed to arrange for it. ———————— Military Examination, BERKELEY, Car., Aug. 14.—Lieuten- ant Clomens has announced that examin- ations of aspirants for offices in the Uni- versity Cadets’ Batialion wiil be held next Wednesday at 11:15. The examinationus for corporals are excepted, and will be held later. Suit Withdrawn, . BERKELEY, CiL, Aug. 14.—Mrs. Mar- tin Hoover of South Berkeley has wiih- drawn her suit for divorce. The - couple have settled their differences and are now living together. Rev. Mr. Akers Resigns. BERKELEY, Cav., Aug. 14.—The Rev. F. J. Akers has resigned the pastorate of the South Berkeley Presbyterian Church and accepted a call to the Centeunial BOATING NEWS, Gossip About the Posstbilities of the Next Regatta. Two crews, junior and intermedi- ate, are now in active training for the championship regatta which is to take piace at El Campo on Sunday, September 19, and as there is some doubt about the | Midgets being able to row a new senior craw in all likelinood wiil be organized by Captain McArthar. Their names wiil be published at some future date. TJtis ru- mored among the club members that George Bates will row afterwaist in place of Gus Carson, who s now out of (he City and unable to train. The South Ends are delighted to hear that the Btockton Giants have consented to row, and are also confident that'the senior barge championship for 1897 will not go back to Stockion. Carl Davis, the old stroke of the Stockton crew, is now in Butte, Mont., and his position in the boat will be filled by a man named Huff, who from all accounts is & good man tor the position. : Jim Pallas is develgping into a first- class skiffman and intends enteiing the championship regatta. Captain Thomas and Artie Mellitz were out in skiffs last Sunday morning and rowed in such fine style that an effort will be made to enter them in the old-timers’ race, which will be one of the features of the nex: club regatta. L2n Housler, the old-time oarsman, bas presented his application for membership to the South B d-~, = President Ed Scully is making wonder- ful progress with the handbali court, and if his zood work continues it will be com- pleied by the 1st of next month. Frank Burke and several of his friends visited tbe Oregon last Sunday after- Boon. . LS T S e Eow in a Lodging-House. Chris Beatty, keeper of a lodging-house at 218 Golden Gate ayenue,. got into trouble with his wife last evening, and Stewart Beley, an old man who rooms there, attempted to play the past of peacemaker. Beatuy resented his interierence 8na struck the old man ou the leg with the blunt end of a batchet, Seéley picked up a heavy cane and belabored Beatty on the head and face. ivflicting three scal wounds 2nd a wound on nis nose. Beatty ns Seeley were iaken tothe R-ceiving Hospital. Neither wou!d preier a charge agaiost the other, so they were sent home. B SR Shot at an Officer. Judge Carroll Cook has sentenced Samuel Johnson to seven vears in the State prison at Folsom for shooting at Police Officer T. J. Dugan. ————— Insanity of a Pugilist. “Jo” Bowers, the ex-pugilist, was declared insane yesterday, and Judge Hebbamd ordered CHECKING THE - SILD N Mayor Phelan Vetoes An- other Batch of Illegal Bills, City Supplies Must Be Bid For in Open Public Compe- tition. The Devany-Haskins Combine in tho Board of Supervisors Comes in for Another Scoring. Mayor Phelan dealt another blow at the senemers in the Board of Supervisors yes- terdey when he vetoed a b that had been contracted without au- thority of law. The Mayor is determined to see that the law requiring the public supplies to be furnished by those who enter into pub- lic competition for the contracts so that the City shall receive the benefit of the lowest prices obtainable is observed, and during the past few days has sent back a large number of illegal biils. The Printing Committee combine got a setback yesterday as shawn by the follow- ing veto message: Aveust 13, 1897. To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco—GENTLE- MEN: 1herewith réturn to you without my apvroval two demands on the treasury for printing notices and specifications supplied w the City, one in favor of the Daily Report for $202 48° and the other in favor of F. G. Fall for $150 35. My objection to the demands is based mpon the same reasons urged egainst other printing demands in my commuuication 1o the board of date August 6, namely: that the consolida- tion act (section 69) requires thav work for City printing muat be giveh (0 the lowest bid- der, und thatin neither ol tte above Cuw-es were bids invited or received. Hance they do not constitute & lezal aemund upon the treas- ury. 1recommend t is work be included in proposals to be i i for Cit As these supplies are of no printers 1i returned, the no aemands is & hardsii ecially s the cus- tom has been for many years to give orders for such work without competition.” But no one can justly dispute the poiicy of returning to tho plain requirements ot thaiaw. Respectiully, JaMES D. PHELAN, Mayor, Other infractions of the law the Mayor treated as follows: SN FRA To the Honorable City and County of San Franeisco I Lerewitn return to you Withoub my proval two demands on the treasury in iav | of the Goodyear Rubber Company—one for $431 20 and the other for $308, ior garden hose furnished the Street Department for Jei- ferson square. The reason of my objection to toe payment o these demands is that under the act of December 21, 1877 (erroveously printed December 31), relerred 1o as the au« thority os the board, proposals should be in- vited and the award mada 1o the lowest bidder offering adequate secur No proposals bave beeu invited for jurnisbing hose ior the Strect | Depurtment, and heuce tue demands are ilke- gal. 1 also_return without my approval the fol- lowing demands on the treasur; Iu favor of Golden West Iron Works, Gozen man- | hole rims or covers, 9 32; in favor of | Golden West Jron Works, for three dozen man- hole rims or covers aud six ceespooi plates, $341 04; 1n favor of Benn-tt others, for various hardware and supplies, $102 34. The reason for my objection o ihe paynent of these demands is as tallow These bills are for material cepted streets, ordered by the fee of the Board of Superviso of (he Vrooman act reierred to general power on the Board of 1epair accepted streeis are coniro.led by the specific provisions of the act ot December 21, 1877 (consolidat:on act, p. 214), requiring ma- terials to be purchased from the icwest bid- der. As no proposals were made, or_bids re- ceived, or awards given, these demands on the treasury are withoutauthority of law. Irecommend that the cleri be instructed to advertise for such proposals, as required by law. As this is the beginuning of the fiscal r WOTK On 70 treet Commit- sections year, thig action can be now taken with the least hardship to the merchants, und will put them on notice. Irecommend that the supe plies be returned, Respectiu! s JaMES D. AN, Mayor. A LOTTERY "BUCKET" SHCP The Chinatown fquad Makes It Inters esting for the V.olators of the Law. Lottery men in Chinatown are expes riencing trials and triculations these days owing to the pernicious activity of the Chinatown squad. The collectors for the seven compacties are being so closelv fol- lowed that they are havine greatdifficulty in getting their repor*sin to the beadquar- ters in time te permit thedrawingstocome off, and the result is that severaidrawings have been postponed, causing a loss of $600 in ezch ins.arce to the promoters of the business. Lastnightseveral arrests were made and in ezch case the tickets and reports were secured. One haul was made on'Fish alley, where it was learned that tickets were for sale. The squad searchea diligently fir some iime and was about to give it upin disgust, wien one of the members noticed that the water bucket bad something of an abnormal lonk about it, and the water was poured out for better examination. It was tound that tiere wasa fal:e bottom and under this a wbole barch of tickets lay snugiy hidden. The keeper cf the stare where it was found was arrested and taken to the City Prison to be held. B P Kenneth Duncan Discharged. Kenneth Duncan was before Judge Hebbard yeésterday to be examined in regard to his mental condition. The case has been pending some time, as has also been pending a charge of grand larceny in the Police Court. Judge Hebbard dismissed the insanity proceedings, Teiusing (o considor them uatll the folohy t:;hlrg. has been disposed cf by the Police ou ————e e e NEW TO-DAY. N is FREE T0 EVERY HA THE METHOD OF A GREAT TREATH FOR WEAKNENS OF EEN. WHICH CURED HIM AFTER EVERY« THING ELSE FAILED, i Painful diseases are bad enough, but when a, man is slowly wasting away with nervous weakness the mental forebodings are ten times worse than the most severe pain. Thers isnoletup to the mental suffering day or night. Sleep is almost impossible, and under such a strain men are scarcely responsibie for, what they do. - For years the writer rolled and| tossed on the troubled sea of sexual weaknéss until it was ‘& question whether he had not, better take a dose of poison and thus end ell his throubles. But providential inspiration came to his aid in the shape of a combination of medicines that not only completely restored the generai bealth, but enlarged his weak, emaciated parts to natural size and vigor, an he now decieres that any man who_ will taka the trouble to send his name and address may. have the method of this wonderful treatment ree. Now, when I say free I mean absolutely wiithout cost, because 1 want every weakened man to get the beaefit of my experience. . Iam not a philanthropist, nor do I poseas an enthusiast, but there are thousands of men suffering the mental toriures of weakened manhood who would be cured at _onca could they but get such a remedy as the one that enred me. Do not try to study out how I can afford to pay the few postage-stamps necessary to mail the information, but send for it ana learn that there are a few things onearth ihat, although they cost nothing to get, awe worth & jortuue to some men and mean a life- time of happiness to mostoi us, Write to Thomas Slater, box 2283, Kalamazoo, Mich., that he be committed to the State asylum at Ukiah. s and the information will be mailed in & plaig yealed envelope. i