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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1898. Ix ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. < POLITICIAN NOT CNITED Pardee Men Anxious to Have One Set of Delegates. The Question Greatly Affects the Chances of Many Candidates. A. W. Bishop and Victor H. Metcalf Have Opinions of Their Own. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, March 16. the Politicians are now interested in methods in w h the delegates to the State and Congressional conventions shall be elected, and whether one set of shall serve for both duties. On ion opinion is divided, and upon 1 marked degree thechances of the county, gubernatorial and Coi : onal candidates. The plan of “the to tie up the county and gube 1 candidates, h. but ¢ county convention 1 n. Enquirer to-night says: of friends of D and certain favor. The I ident that if to-morrow P the o b rdee the re to be hel weep the co jua ween himself and Mr. Davis with termixture of county politics fight.” Dr. Pardee are favoring the conver method of naming pugh the want any other is at of a Con- gressional nomination to enter into his ht, and desires to have delegates d to the Congress convention s10; nd Mr. Hilborn as fac- only himself op, who has ed with Re- following Postmaster A. W. Bis e ninently ident ics, made tement to-day here is the erence of 1ing of c g0 to the conv gation should h solidity will attend th might as well & be ir Alameda County can- ves, the bala c S e to be the prope sne which will ¢ B in the cc ther cours | tang ht in an in- extricable snarl. TO HONOR ST. PATRICK. Various Celebrations To-Morrow, With a Grand Ball by the Hibernians. OAKLAND, March 1.—The anniversary t St. P h will be appropriately churches to- masses at 7 and al music, and veral entertainments are St Patrick’'s parish in | B. McNally pas- | lic Gleeson of al and liter- presented. o to_be n Germania Hall ¢ borate prepara- tions have been made for this and ft promises to be one of the most successful of its kind given this winter. Morse After Miller. OAKLAND, March 16.—Harry N. Morse nother letter with the ~Board of | Works this morning, in which ha s attention to the digging up of Han. | er avenue, and concludes with the fol- ng: “I again say to your honorable ody that your Superintendent of Streets | is either neglig performing _his | luties or hopelessly incompetent, and in her case he is unfitted to be your Su- rintendent of Streets, and therefore »u should depose the gentleman and put wore observing person in his place and put the whole city under obligations your honorable body.” Division of Expenses. D, March 16.—Frank C. Havens Heron of the Realty Svndicate the Board of Supervisors this morn- in the committee of the whole but fafled to arrive at an understanding in rezard to the proportion that each would v of the expenses of maintaining the “bster-street bridge. The syndicate's representatives offered to pay one-third of the help hire for tending the bridge 1 rs upon the flooring The board desired to hav h the electricity for the mov- of the draw, but nothing definite was -d upon. New Borax Industry. 16—The Pacific Company, of which F. M. city is president, has de- plant to maunfacture racic in_this State. An imme; tory will be built at Daggett, seventy « miles north of Los Angeles on the nta Fe Railroad and in the Mojave sert. For time Mr. Smith has | \ making experiments along this line | is far satisfied that the above teps hav n take: This will not af- fect the output of the Alameda plant. Appraisers’ Valuations Differ. OAKLAND, March 16.—The report of rs of Peterhof Castle, in set- ifficient of the property for a ad, has been filed. Two of g ¢ $5000 hom st the appraisers—R. M. Anthony and J. B. Lanktre feet —recommend that a lot, 120x126 on Lydia street, be set off of the nt lot for exc ; while A. H. Breed that only 120x79 feet should be Mrs. Alice Austin, rmerly Poulsen. The matter will be ttled in_ Judge lsworth’s court on iumm_\-. 28th inst., if that gentleman is ble to be present by that time. A Quiet Wedding. OAKLAND, March 16.—Dr. C. M. Fisher and Miss Jessie B. Tuttle were quietly married last evening and are enjoying their honeymoon out of town. The doctor ~ CLEVER BOIERS \; | | borate pro- | Hansen Hall. | will give an enter- yment in t ition building. The | wegyric will od by Rev. Wil- | Anthony’s Church, of Hibernians will | | gold, but whic] A HERMIT ~ WITH RICHES Lived in Abject Penury i in a Lonely Hill- side Hut. Taken to the Poorhouse, Where He Died From Lack of Nourishment. An Estate of Two Thousand Dol- Jars Is Now Found to Have Been His. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %8 Broadway, March 16. A report was circulated vesterday that James Selick, a hermit ot Leona Helghts, | sas missing from his cabin, where he has | lived alone for years. To-day it was learned that the so-called pauper is dead and left an estate of $2000, and Public Ad- Knight has applied for letters stration. It was supposed that Selick had been murdered, and people who had known him searched the ravines, expecting to find his body. It is now known that Selick died at the s Infirmary on March 2, and was buried pauper. | foward the end of February the man | was received at the hospital, where he | had gone when he became sick. He was | <o 11l that the Supervisors asreed to send | h to the County Infirmary. He w: g for lack of nourishment and with | tion, and he expired a few days | several years he resided in a hut | n Mullen’s " ranch, about two miles | south of the Re ood road. He was ex- tremely penurious and miserly, and lived in squalor, denying himself proper food, buying stale bread and but little meat. He occasfonally worked at oau jobs, but | after his death it proved that there was no reason for his miserliness. He has | told friend g 1e never married, and | was about 72 years old, having been' born | on Prince Edwards Island. | Public Administrator Knight has ap- plied for letters on the old miser’s estate, | having discovered that there is an estate | consisting of mone and promissory notes | worth about $2000. The expenses of burfal | will be Fam out of the estate, and an ef- fort will be made to find the heirs, if any are living. A few months ago another inmate of | the County Infirmary died who was found {0 have been possessed of $1200, part of which was money in bank. ACME MATCHES Lon Agnew and Ben Griffin | to Meet for Eight Rounds. Two Good Purses Offered —Savage and De Coursey Also to | | Fight. | | OAKLAND, March 16.—Friday evening the Acme Athletic Club will hold at its | club rooms a grand carnival of boximg. The principal event will be an eight round | contest between Lon Agnew of Oakland | | and Ben Griffin of Oregon for a purse of | $200;-a decision must be given. Both men | have been in training for the past three weeks, and are in condition to do the battle of their lives. Lon Agnew’s record on this coast is well known, he having | defeated such men as Billy Akers, five rounds; Fred Muller, six rounds; Bob | Thompson, twelve rounds; Joe Kane, four | rounds, and others. He also fought a draw with Frank Purcell, of ten rounds, and while in the East engaged In over | fifty battles, winning them all. His only | defeats have been while suffering from a | dislocated shoulder, rendering his right | | arm almost useless. His last bout with | Joe Kane has shown that he is again in | proper form, and great results are ex- | pected of him in his coming battles. | "Ben Griffiin 1s probably better known | through the East and Northwest than he is in California. He h: fought hundreds as of battles throughout thnfse sections of |y o the cleverest time. Some | have_been: Charlie Mitch- | Bernard, four the country, and is one middleweights of the of his most notable Harry Carr, three rounds ell, two_ rounds; Tom rotinds; Bob Hughes, seven rounds; Harry Harper, two rounds; Fred Clark, two| rounds; Pete Casey, three rounds; Jim Callahan, five rounds; Charlie Shutz, four rounds; Billy Chambers, two rounds; Charlie Partian, two rounds; Ed Hamlin, | three rounds; Charlie Goff, three and two rounds. e also fought draws with | Tommy six rounds; Will Evans, | eight rounds; Jimmy Handle, six rpunds, and Jack Hanley, six rounds. There will also be a six round contest for $200 between Yank Savage of Vallejo and Billy De Coursey of Los Angeles. Both of these men have been in training for the past three weeks, and are in the pink of condition. A decision must also be rendered in this contest. In the preliminaries there will be eight three-round goes between well-known | boxers, and also some candidates for | pugilistic fame. The club has arranged | for extra seating capacity to_accommo- date the large crowd that will be presc g —_— e ee—— ARE SLASHING RATES AGAIN. Insurance Compact Meets Opposition in Alameda County. OAKLAND, March 16.—The insurance rate war has broken out afresh with all of its old-time vigor. It will be the old fight of the non-board companies against the board companies, except that it has for a leader one of the best-known board companies’ representatives. That the board rates cannot stand in this city when lower premiums can be had goes without saying. A. L. Stone road is the leader in this movemen represents the Williamsburg Cit Franklin and the Northwestern National companies. These are outside of the -t, and are at liberty to make any rate they please. This means a lively slashing of rates, and no one can foretell the result. It is even considered that if the fight is not stopped in this county early it may ex- tend to San trancisco and other citles, brezking up the compact. —_—————————— Swindled With Brass Spectacles. OAKLAND, March 16. — The police have been notified of a scheme of petty swindling which has been practiced upon the women of the homes principally. Agents offering spectacles supposed to bé are the rawest of brass, Will ‘claim to have found a pair of gold ones, which he will dispose of for almost nothing. He usuaily secures $2 or $2 50. Desire to Settle. OAKLAND, March 16.—The attorney for Armstrong & Hardy, the young men do- ing a grocery business on San Pablo avenue, who left suddenly a week ago, has sent out a circular to the firm's creditors, asking that they meet at his office on Friday evening to act upon a proposition of the firm looking toward a settlement. Improvers Elect Officers. OAKLAND, March 16.—The West Oak- jand Improvement Club met last evening and elected officers for the ensuing year. The following were selected: President, J. C. Bullock; vice-president, George Stanley; secretary, C. L. Wines; treas. urer, Willlam Walsh; executive com- mittee—H. C. W. Bode, Ferdinand Koe- nig, William Christen, J. P. Irish and of the Haywards electric e is quite prominent here and the bride is & member of the Philharmonic Orchestra. Nicholas de Camp. 2 | sively to this State. | Gaden, the secretary of the congress, is | take. LITTLE ROON FOR SUFFRAGE Woman’s Congress Will Deal With New Features. z = Oakland Expects to Have a Good Place on the Programme. David Starr Jordan Helping to Ar- range Entertaining and Inter- esting Topics. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %8 Broadway, March 16. The ladies of this city are very much interested In the programme of the ‘Woman’s Congress which will be held in San Francisco during the first week of May. The subject has already been chosen and some sections of .. appor- tioned, but so far Oakland does not ap- pear to have been recognized, and it is believed that the women of this city should find some place on the programme. The details of the congress will not be made public for some days, and all the State is waiting for them. There will, however, be some keen disappointment among those who expect to see much for- eign talent on the programme. The list of speakers is confined almost exclu- Another cause of disappointment in some quarters will be the almost total elimination of the suf- frage question from the discussions. Only in one paper that deals with suffrage and its approach to_ American ideals is the subject broached, while the great topic extends through ~the whole three is “The Trend of American Social PREACHES FURITY prison and rescue work. Life. Mrs. George W. Burnell, the active president of the Ebell Club, is an asso- clate director of the State Woman's Con- gress, and she will undoubtedly see that conference has been und; attendance a on a national tour. v /] 2 ity o 22 . 11y ey TO THE NATION. OAKLAND, March 16.—The three days’ purity conference at the Y. M. C. A. Hall, led by Mrs. M. E. Yeats, ended to-day. evangelist of the department of purity of the W. C. T. U. In her addresses she told of some remarkable experiences during fifteen years’ experience in She is one of the few speakers who can handle del- icate subjects without wounding the susceptibilities of the most refined. The er the direction of the local W. C. T. U., and the t all the sessions has been unusually large. Mrs. Yeats is now Mrs. Yeats is the national Some of the talent on this side of the bay is used. No known suffragist of promi- nence s among the list of speakers, but the congress will deal with the very heart of American social life. Dr. David S. Jordan is to take a promi- nent place, and with Mrs. George T. THE OVERCROWDED SCHOOLS. A Public Meeting Called for Tuesday Evening, March 29. ALAMEDA, March 16.—Some time since a committee of citizens was appointed to take into consideration the overcrowded condition of the public schools of this city, and suggest if possible some means of rellef. This committee iS now ready to report, and a public meeting will be heid on Tuesday evening, March 23, to hear its conclusions. The committee has had. a hard task. It was thought that the (;lt(y stees mi he willing to appropriate of wings to the school buildings already 1ference with that now at work on the programme. The most striking feature of the congress, as at present arranged, is the apparent de- sire to keep suffrage in the background. During the past three ars there has been much discussion as to whether the suffrage question has not been overdone, and judging from the present indications there is a desire not to repeat the mis- — . -———— William Viers Acquitted. OAKLAND, March 16.—The jury re- turned a verdict of not guilty in the case of William Viers, a member of the sport- e ool fag life gang, charged with entering the | {1 SXISEERCE, but a o nwillingness premises. of James Alrd, Seventh and | ¢0°%; an Kiha. There was Market — streets, and assaulting Lizzie | {000 ¢ onstruction of James. The complaining witness seemed | ' ylew % o bullding such 10 Besire to protect Barchi Perati this af- | &5 proposed would cost $70,000 or $80.000 O aon. whom she seriously implicated | and it was found that there was decided at the first hearing. Spposition to so an expenditure at 3 he . > unders Roception o My plloarer: the Dan I pe Submitted by the commit- i the calling of an elec- . ‘question of issuing with which an- n be erected in OAKLAND, March 16—The Ebell So- clety has arranged to give a grand recep- tion to Mrs. Phebe Hearst on Saturday plates th upon t afternoon, March 26. It is intended to sl make the event one of the most notable Haight district, which would relieve of the year, and no doubt nearly all the | the pressure on the present building in $00 members will be present. The club | that district, which is -the one that 1s the worst overcrowded. Teachers and Parents to Confer. ALAMEDA, March 15.—There will be a conference of teachers and parents of pupils in the ninth grades of the public vols at the high school on Friday af- noon next. The object s to listen to suggestions that may be offered on either recognize Mrs. Hearst as the foremost woman leader in California, and it has long been anxlous to have her for its guest. The reception will be held from 3to 5 p. m. The Jury Disagreed. OAKLAND, March 16.—The jury in the case of Arthur Hinrichs, charged with battery on T. H., Williams Jr., disagreed | side nnd bring about a closer relation- this evening at Bmc ‘vyille Tf stood six | snip between a1l the parties interested. for acquittal and threé for conviction. et Nows Notes! Twenty ¥eaxs fon Murcar ALAMEDA, March Camera. OAKLAND, March 16—Eulalio Gon-| cjub will hold its regular mecting in its zales, who was found guilty of murder in | rgoms on Friday evening. Some interest- the second degree two weeks ago, e e ing demons e Shipyards along the estuary are very busy, and are employing a large number of men on new work as well as on_repairs. Haleyon Parlor of the Native Sons was visited by several of the grand officers last evening. There was a banquet and a good time generally. —_— e XKILLED BY THE LOCAL. sentenced to-day to twenty years in Quentin by Judge Hall. A motion for a new trial was denied. e Died From Her Injuries. ALAMEDA, March 16.—Miss Mary An- dérson, who was badly burned by the up- setting of a coal oil stove. in a kitch while she was at work some weeks ago, died this afternoon at the sanitarium on San Jose avenue, where she had been ever since she was injured. She was 2) years old and her home was in Rio Vista, whither the remains will be taken for in- terment. School Census to Be Taken. ALAMEDA, March 15.—At the meeting of the Board of School Trustees last even- ing James Ballentine was appointed Mar- shal for the purpose of taking the school census of this city. He has acted in the same capacity for several years. Frank Browning will assist him. IT IS AN OLD “TIMER” Historic Bell That Warns Travelers by the Ferry Steamers. T has tolled for the dead, rang many a merry peal at weddings, has called people from far and near to praise and pray; its warning note has been heard many a time and oft on the Sacramento River, and Stockton people have often responded to its warning voice. During foggy weather on the bay it guided vessels to a safe anchor- age from a point of vantage at the corner of Pacific and Davis, while for years past the people of San Francisco and Oakland havealternately blessed or cursed its clapper. Fatal Result of Trying to Cross in Front of a Moving Engine. BERKELEY, March 16.—Mrs. Amelia Clark died this afternoon at her residence on Fifth street in West Berkeley from the injuries which she received yesterday morning by being struck by a local train at Berkeley Station. Mrs. Clark was on her way to her daily employment in_San Francisco and was approaching Bast Berkeley Station as the 7 o'clock train The best known bell in California and the one with the strangest history is that which gives forth a warning peal five minutes before the departure of each ferry steamer from the foot of Market street and one stroke of the clapper as the boat is leaving the ferry slip. Many a traveler laden with packages has exe- crated that stroke, while many and many a one has slacked his run to a se- date walk when the peal rang forth. The bell was cast many years ago. It came to California to the order of and bought by the First Congregational Church, which was then on the corner of Dupont and California streets. It did duty there until the congre- gation moved to other and more congenial quarters. During the time it did duty as a church bell it rang at the weddings of some of the best-known resi- dents of the city and tolled over the remains of some of our illustrious dead. When the Academy of Sciences moved into the old church there was no further use for the bell, and it hung rusting in its tower. Abcut this time the old river steamer Helen Hensley was built, and a bell for her could not be purchased in any of the stores in the city. Some one thought of the church bell, and the captain of the steamer was told he could have it for the trouble of taking it away. In _lts new sphere the bell continued teo do its duty, and year in and year out it Tang a warning note in foggy weather on the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers. When the Helen Hensley went into retirement in Oakland Creek the bell was transferred to the Capital, and continued to do duty on her until she had outlived her usefulness and was broken up. Churches might change their abiding place and steamers grow old and useless, but the bell was a gocd bell yet, so it was removed from the Capital and put in a tower at the corner of Davis and Pacific streets. At that time the water of the bay came up to that point, and during foggy weather the bell was always rung to guide the steamers of the old California Steam Navigation Company to their wharves and vessels to their anchorage. ‘When the Southern Pacific bought out the Navigation Company it wanted a bell for the ferry depot at the foot of Market street, so the church-steamer- fog bell was moved, and ever since it has rung for the departure of the Oak- land ferry boats. Very few of the inhabitants of California have never heard it ring out, and many an old-timer who heard it ring in the First Con- gregational Church tower, again on thhe steamers Helen Hensley and Capital, then as the fog bell at Davis and Pacific, and later in the ferry depot, saysits tones have mellowed with age, and that its prime of life has only just be- gun. 3 came down from North Berkeley. She hastened to cross in front of the rapidly approaching engine as it is impossible to oard the cars from the west sides on ficcnum of the gates which are always ept closed on that side. She was struck by the engine, receiving a fracture of the skull and breaking three ribs. She was taken into Baer’s drugstore and later_was removed to her home, where Dr. J. Eastman attended her. Pl{\.\ a result of the fatal accident to Mrs. Clark the railroad company will probably e petitioned to remove tne gates from the local trains. Similar instances occur daily and surprise has been expressed that more such accidents have not oc- gg;l;esda Gfl):sgull))' C’]Jortok?(—r Streightiff took 2 e body this evening and will hold an Inquest to.morrow. | © gl Degrees to Be Conferred. BERKELEY, March 16.—Recorder Sut- ton of the university has completed an examination of the records of the candi- dates for degrees at the coming com- mencement. According to his figures there will be 231 students who will re- ceive degrees as against totals of 157 in 1897 and 129 in 1896. Of the 231 degrees to be conferred 189 are bachelor's degrees, the others being masters and doctors! Forty-seven per cent of those who en- tered in 1584 as regular freshmen of the class of '8 will graduate. Besides these, however, are a considerable number of recruits from other classes and institu- tions and also students who entered with the class of '88 a: fhe, clas s special or limited Berkeley News Notes. BERKELEY, March 16.—The freshmen at the university intend to challenge the sophomores to an inter-class chess tour- nament. Presidents Dorety and Cobb will appoint committees to make the neces- sary arrangements. e three classes of the Oakland Hi Sehool will hold a fleld day next Sa 1y afternoon on the versity Cali- fornia elnder path, Ao e annual debate between the Berkel and Oakland High Schools will take place at Shattuck Hall on April 8 This is the second debate between the schools, ;;g:mley having defeated Oakland last ————— PIERCE IS EXAMINED: Grand Jury Asks the Contra Costa Man About Alleged Bribes. OAKLAND, March 16.—The Grand Jury adjourned this afternoon till next Tues- day. This morning Henry Pierce, presi- dent of the Contra Costa Water Com- pany, was a witness. He arrived before Councilman Henneberry had been ex- cused, and showed some impatience, but was told he would have to wait his turn. Mr. Plerce was before the jury for nearly one hour. He said he fold the Jjurors that his company had not been paying 3 per cent on the capital invested or several vears. He ventured the sug- gestion that a man should be permitted to sell water without restriction as to price, as another man would sell meat. Councilman Earle was the next witness. Heitman and Watkinson were also in at- tendance, but were not questioned. - Eleven Jurors May Act. OAKLAND, March 15.—Owing to. thie continued illness of Juror T. F. Steinmetz of Alameda, the trial of Supervisor Luarles Roeth was to-day continted until the 22d. The counsel on both sides agree that in the event of his still being unable to attend they would go on with eleven jurors. Plea for Hill’s Life. OAKLAND, March 15.—Governor Budd will listen to the appeals of W. W. Foote, M. C. Chapman and Tom Bradley either on Monday or Tuesday of next week in behalf of Ben L. Hill, the wife-murderer, who is sentenced to be hanged early next month. They claim taat they have much new evidence to present in behalf of the condemned man. Agnew and Griffin. OAKLAND, March 15.—The next event of a pugilistic nature among the clubs here is an _eight-round glove contest at the Acme Club on Friday evening. Lon Agnew of the Acmes will meet Nat Griffin of Oregon. As Agnew won the last contest and Griffin has a good name, some good sport is anticipated. Bridge Work Begun. OAKLAND, March 15—One of the Southern Pacific Company’'s dredgers be- gan work in the estuary to-day, off the foot of Harrison street, scraping up the mud, that the bridge gang might have hnrd‘pax;dto workt};mtgl. V\’nr‘l)( will be continued now un e new bri the railroad is completed. igs fqc Marsh’s Motion Denied. OAKLAND, March 15.—Fred Marsh's motion for a change of venue was denied by Judge Greene and his motion to strike w% ce&mn[fi?fils OA‘t!’ée cdnmpll‘?ln( of his ‘o, Mrs. an nyder Mar: continued for another week. o e —_—— Held for Burglary. ‘Willlam Walsh, a sailor, who was clev- erly captured by Policeman Rourke, was yesterday held to answer before the Su- perior Court by Judge Joachimson, on a charge of burglary in $2000 bonds. He broke into the house of Mrs. R. A. Evans, 1209 Oak street, on March 1 3 eiled er to give up her Jeweiry -y hreatening to kill her with a bread knife. John Brown and George Thompson, a) Riley, were held in bonds each HE; Judge Conlan for breaking into the jew- elry store of Rudolph Barth, 141 Post street, and Frank Anderson was held on three charges in $2000 bonds on each charge for breaking into rooms in. the Model lodging house, on Sixth street. [FAIR FOR THE MASONIC HOME Will Be One of the Grandest Affairs Ever Gotten Up in This City. The Several Committees That Wil Have the Management of the Event Named. All the committees that are to have the management of the grand festival and fair to be given in the Mechanics’ Pa- vilion on the 8th, Sth, 10th, 1ith, 12th, 13th and 1ith of May next have been appoint- ed, and those that are required to work previous to the fair are actively engagéd in the discharge of the several functions assigned them. This fair, to be held under the auspices of the several -aasonic bodies and the Order of the Eastern Star, is to be given for the purpose of raising funds for the completion_of the Masonic Widows and Orphans’ Home now in course of con- struction at Decoto, Alameda County, The executive committee, consisting of Charles L. Patton, Charles L. Pierce, Dr. Edna R. Field. Charles W. Conlisk, Mrs. ¥Frank W. Pierce, Reuben P. Hurlbut anu M. H. Wascerwitz, is arranging for the grandest affair of this kind that has ever been given in this city, and nothing will be left unuone that can be done to make this a social success as well as a financial one. There will be many booths, and some of the handsomest decorations that have ever been arranged in the Pa- vilion, and a great many novel features will be introduced to engage the atten- tion of tne many who will want to see the display tha. will be presented. The following are the several committees: General and reception committee—Charles L. Patton (chairman), Trowbridge H. Ward (sec- retary), K. Peabody (treasurer), Charles W. Conlisk, ~Harry Ascroft, Mrs. Charles L. Plerce, A. L. Auradou, A. X. Decourtieux, H. C. Pasquale, Mrs. Kate illats, R. Countryman, M. J. Savage, J. W. Roller, Clai ence Haydock, Samuel H. Kent, James H. Humphreys, Albert H. Merrill, Ralph Lowe, Henry L. Davis, E. C. Sutliffe, Theodore Fro- lich, H. N. Tilden, Louls Roesch, Charles Cel- larfus, James MacMullen, John Tonningsen, Frank B. Ladd, John H. Gray, Henry Burner, Dr. O. F. Westphal, Walter N. Brunt, Adolph Hromada, James A. Wilson, Andrew Christen- son, Henfy C. Bunker, N. W. Spaulding, H. A. Powell, Wilber Walker, Joseph H. Goldman, Samuel Swift, Willlam R. Evans, H. D. Rowe, R. G. Graham, Niles Searls Jr., Willam K. Sanborn, A. M. Blade, B. Jellison, G. Gun- zendorfer, Jobn Martin, Bridgman, E. D. Thomas, James F. gal G. H. Umbsen, James M. Troutt, Charles W, Decker, Harry Baehr, J. B. Merritt, Mrs. Perkins, Mrs. 1. Horton, Mrs. H. Millberry, Mrs. L. Ton- ningsen, Mrs. H. M. Wentworth, Mrs. L. War- ner, Mrs. L. H. Church, Mrs. M. .Searls, Mrs. A. F. Hickie, Mrs. L. Christenson, R. P. Hurl- but, C. W. Taber, A. W. Burrell, F. W. Cush- ing, John A. Britton, Mrs. J. F. Logan, Mrs. A. Hromada, Mrs. A. Batkin, Mrs, C. L. P. Marais, Mrs. Olive H. Schmidt, C. L. P. Marais, Henry A. Cline, J. L. M. Shetterly, Ernest K. Head, W. E. Lutz, W. H. F. Titus, Charles L. Field, Frank Dalton, George D. Clark, Charles Bone, E. G. McBain, Al A. Batkin, E. ‘Whipple, H. Ford, T. C. Huxley, W. A. L. H. G. Squier, W. G. Manuel, John A. Beck- with, Edwin H. Hart, George B. McKee, M. H. ‘Wascerwitz, L. L. Solomons, Theodore Cohn, §. H. Wagener, Louls Muller, Emil Rohte, Jobn Fischer, P. D. Code, George M. Perine, “Thomas Anderson, William Edwards, D. E. Todd, H. C. Birbe, E. C. Hare, Hiram T. Graves, . E. Johnson, P. S. Keller, Albert B. Cash, Thomas L. Hill, Simon Myrson, O. honette, F. T. Faircloth, Prentice C. Hale, J.'C. Sala, James A. Devoto, M. G. Tonini, Hoy T. Kimball, D. E. Fortin, F. H. E. O'Donnell, Mrs.’M. McDonald, Mrs. R. Kis- pert, Mrs.' George T. Shaw, Mrs. S. Dow, Mrs. D. L. Steele, Mrs. T. Noah, Mrs. S. I Hub- bard, Mrs. K. Linni, George L. Darling, Mrs. W. Frank Plerce, Mrs. G. Shankland, Mrs. A C. Richards, Mrs, A. D. Wilson, R. E. Monck, Mrs. E. Field, Mrs. H. J. Sadler, Mrs. J. M. Pecl, Mrs. J.'S. Emery, Mrs. A. W. Burrell, Mrs. E. H. Morgan, Dr. C. G. Kenyon, Joh i. Gray, V. D. Duboce, Henry Burmer, M. Taylor, 'Willlam Filmer, Charles L. Pierce, Edward H. Morgan, G. B. Daniels, Webb ) Pearce, W. W. HasKell, W. F. G. Moebus, Mrs. Augusta T. Fletter, Jamés B. Barber, Mrs. sie E. Mills, Edward _Lande, Mrs. Lucy “ulvl‘a!}l. H. A. Morin, Benjamin C. Hawes, J. C. Crooks, George B. Kennedy, W. Harris, Mrs. D. C. Savage, Mrs. Mary B, Patridge. Publicity and FPromotion Committee—Charles L. Pierce (chairman), Harry Ascroft, A. X Decourtieux, M. L. Savage, Samuel H. Kent, E. C. Sutliffe, W. G. Manuel, L. L. Solomons, John Fischer, George M. Perine, Charles Cel- larius, Frank B. Ladd, Dr. O.'F. Westphal, Andrew Christenson, Wilber Waiker, H, C Birbe, E. E. Johnson, Ed Lande, J. C. Sala, Harrison D. Rowe, R. G. Graham, A. M. Blade, John Martin, James F. Logan, Harry Baehr, James B Merritt, Mrs. R, Kispert, Mrs. D. Lo {00 " Frank @ Steele, . Hubbard, Mrs. W. Frank Piercé, Mrs. A. D. Wilson, Mrs. I Horton, Mrs. L. Warner, Mrs. A. F. Hickle, F. W. Cushing, Mrs. A. Hromada, Mrs. J. . _Peel, Mrs. E.H. Morgan, Victor D. Duboce, M. Tayior, Ed H. Morgan, Mrs. O. H. Schmid Henry'A. Cline, Charles H. Murphy, W. F. Moebus, Mrs. Lucy Walrath, H."'A. Morii Benjamin C. Hawes, J. C. Crooks, Gt Kennedy, W. Harris, Mrs. D. C. Savage, & 2 Kate J.' Willats, Clarence ~Haydo Lowe, H. G. Sauter, George B. Mekes, o B Wagener, Mrs. M. Barber,’ Mrs. Mary E. Partridge, Mes, IK'. Linnie. 00! ‘ommittee—Mrs. W. F (chairmany, Dr. Edna K. Fleld, Mre: M. M Donald, Mrs. R. Kispert, - Shaw, Mre. §. Dow, Mrs.' D. L. . Noah, Mrs. §. I. Hubbard, Mrs. K. Mrs, G. Shankland, Mrs. A. C. lchards, Mre, Wilson, Mrs. Perkins, Mrs. I. Horton, H. Millberry, Mrs. I._Tonningsen, . H. M. Wentworth, Mrs. L. Warner, S. Church, Mrs. M. Searls, Mrs. A. B! M L. Hickie, Mrs. L. Christenson, Mrs. J: . Logan, Mrs. Hromada, Mrs. A. Batkin, g Field, . 3. Sadier, Mrs. 3. M. Peel Mg Jeesie E. Mills, Mrs. J.'S. Emery, Mrs. 4.V 5 urrell, TS, . L. lorgan, . C. L. 7 Marais, Mre. Olive H. Seheatdt. - O I P Hall and Decoration Committee—R. P. Hurl- but (chalrman), Henry Burner, Joseph H. Soldman, Theodore Frolich, Mrs.'S. D. Mrs e DAk D BRodt, St uditing Committee—Henry Ascroft (chair- many, Jopn L. M. Shetterie. 3 W, Roller M. . Spaulding, Mrs. J. S. Emery, P. D. Code, “'Pehb N. Pearce. ress and Printing Committee—C. W. Conli; (chairman), G. hantels, James AacAtutien: rs. . F. gan, Ts. a8 Ld 1 H. Hart, James M. Troutt. BT Badge 'and Regalia Committee—W. N. Brunt (chairman), John A. Beckwitn, Mis. Charles " erce, James A.:Wilson, L M Louls Muiler, W. R. Evans. A Entertainment = Committee — Louls {chairmap), €. L P. Marais Mrs G, Dorn. omas L. L, F. . E. O'Connell, 3 Batkin, Hiram T. Graves. e Military Display Committee—Charles L. Field (chairman), Henry A, ‘Cline, A W. Burrell, ‘ash, James F. Logan, Prentice C. Hale, W. W. Haskell. - & Donation and Subscription Committee—M. H. ‘Wascerwitz (chairman), C. W. Taber, James A. Devoto, John H. Gray, Charles Bliss, Mrs. M, Searls, Mrs. George T. Shaw. Committee on Dancing—Roy T. Kimball (chairman), Mrs. C. L. P. Marais, W. H. F. Titus, B. K. Head, William Edwards, Emii Rohte, G. Gunzendorfer. Superintendent of Building—John Tonning- sen. e A KLONDIKE AT THEIR FEET. Residents in the Vicinity of Mount Olympus Excited Over an Al- leged Gold Discovery. Why go to the Klondike and suffer its many dangers when mines are being dis- covered nearly every day in our own Golden State? is a problem which should make future travelers to that region stop and consider. The latest find of what is believed to be an outcropping of the mother lode was made by Contractors Ferris and Willlams while blasting at the base of Mt. Olym- pus in this city a few days ago. As soon as the discovery of the new gold fleld be- came known there was an outpouring of the residents of Ashbury and Clarendon Heights, re-enforced by prospective min- ers from all parts of the city. People who could not tell sulphurets from the yellow metal visited the gcene yesterday armed with prospecting tools of every conceiv- able nature and a fund of information which they were willing to impart gratis to willing ears. One enthusiast after ex- amining a specimen wildly stated that the ore would run from §150 to $200 per ton. When the contractors heard this they immediately went on a quiet hunt for the expert in the hope of disposing of a few tons of the street-filling rock to him at a less figure than his value, but he had es- caped. X few samples of the rock were taken to a local assayer for an opinion as to its value, and his decision is awaited anx- jously by the contractors and the people living in the vicinity of the find, who are indulging in roseate dreams of the uatold wealth lying at their feet. A caterpillar is so greedy that in one month it usually devours six thousand times its own weight in food. The fac-simile signature of is on every wrapper _of CASTORIA. to San Jose, Tic. L First street, San SMALL TROUBLE BROUGHT DEATH Suicide of a Young Man Be- cause of Trivial Business Reverses. Ferdinand Mayer Leaves His Bride of Three Weeks a Sorrowing Widow Without Warning. Because of business reverses Ferdinand Mayer cut himself off yesterday in the prime of his youth, only twenty-six sum- mers having passed over his head. Three weeks ago Mayer stood at the altar with his beautiful bride of nineteen summers and promised to love, cherish and protect her. Yesterday his bleeding body, with a bullet hole in the right temple, lay on a slab in the Morgue and the word “sui- cide” was inscribed against his name on the record. Mayer had been a partner of Philip Deller for about two years and trans- acted a restaurant and butcher business under the firm name of Mayer & Deller, at 131 and 135 Fifth street. About ten days ago the partners agreed to dissolve, the business not having been profitable. Deller took the restaurant at 135 Fifth street and Mayer took the butcher sho at 181 Fifth street, over which he resided. The dissolution seemed to pray on Mayer’s mind, but it was not thought by his wife or his frlends that he contem- plated dolni away with himself. Last Tuesday at his request his wife borrowed $500 from_her uncle for the purpose of paying off his share of the debts of the firm. Two hundred dollars of this sum were paid out on that day and it was Mayer's intention to pay the remaining $300 yvesterday. On Tuesday night the coiurl;le retired at about 10 o’clock in good spirits. Early yesterday morning Mrs. Mayer arose for the purpose of admitting John Bardin, Mayer's assistant, to the butcher shop. Mayer called down stairs to him to order a_half-gallon of milk from the milkman when he came. Mrs. Mayer was busying herself downstairs about her household duties. When breakfast was ready she called her husband, but there was no response, and she went upstairs. She was surprised to find that he was not in the bedroom, but on looking into the clothes closet she saw him lying dead, huddled uP in a corner with the blood trickling sluggishly from a bullet hole in the right temple. A revolver in the right hand of the dead man showed how the wound had been produced. Mrs. Mayer was almost insane with the shock of the terrible affliction which fell upon her without the slightest warning a‘nd she was taken in charge by her rela- tives. Coroner Hawkins will hold an inquest on Saturday morning. Dr. Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEARNY ST. Established in 1854 for the treatment of Private Disenses, Lost Manhood. Debility or dlseue\vanfln; on bodyand mindand Sikin Diseases. The doctor cureswhen others fail. Try him. Charges low, Curesgasranteed. Callorwrite, Dr. J. F. GABBON, Box 1957, Sen Franclsco. OCEAN TRAVEL. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers leave Broadway wharf, San Francisco: For Alaskan ports, 10 a. m. March 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, April ‘Transferred at Senluaf.m For Victoria, Vancouver (B. C.), send, Seattle, T(l‘e‘?m?l.) mretl. wl(:xr_hm'l“7‘ What ash.), 10 a. m., 7, e 5 L;l),mnnd every fifth day thereafter, . Ry. (Humboldt Bay), 10 a. m., .9, 15, 21, 21, and every sixth day thereafter. For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Cayucos, Port Harford (San Luls Obispo), Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San . ‘Fast San Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, § a. m., March 2, §, 10, 14, 13, 2, 2, 30, and every fourth day thereafter. 'For San Diego, stopping only at Port Har- ford (San Luls Obispo), Santa Barbara, Port 155 Angeles and Redondo_(Los Angeles), 11 2 me March 4. 8 12, 16, 20, 24, 23, and every fourth_day thereafter. XFor Ensenada, Magdalena Bay. San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosa- Jia &nd Guaymas (Mex), 10 a.'m.. March 3, April's, and 24 of each month thereafter. Jhe company reserves the right to changa without previous notice steamers, sailing dates 1 hon 3 line. S ORET OFFICE—Palace Hotel, 4 New Montgomery street. DALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen. Agts., god 10 Market street, San Francisco. THE 0. R. & N. CO. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND From Spear-street Whart at 10 a. m. ARE §12 First Class Including Berth F $8 Second Class and Meals. SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS: State of Californis .Mar. 2, 10, 15, 28 Columbia. Mar. 6 14, 22 30 Through Through Baggase to all Eastern Points. Rates and Folders Upon Ap- plication to E. C. WARD, General Agent, 630 Market st PERKINS & CO., Superintendents. GOODALL, The S. S. MOANA sails via Honolulu and Auckland for Sydney V\"et’ineadly. March 23, af . m. s & ZEALANDIA, for HONOLULU only, @“ Wednesday, April 8, = p. m. Special party rates. Line to COOLGARDIE, Australia, and CAPH TOWN, South Africa. J. D."SPRECKELS & BROS. CO., Agents, 114 Montgomery street. Freigth Office—327 Market st., San Francisco. French Line to Havre, Company’s FPler (new) 42 North @ this line avoid both transit by }‘s%g"lh railway and the discomfort of crossing Alexandria, "in"‘vt. via Paris, first class $160; 116. AN, March 26 10 2. m. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique. River, foot of Morton st. Travelers the channel in a small boat. New York to LA CHAMPAGNE A BOURGOGNE JApril 2, 10 a. m. LA BRETAGNE. April 9, 10 a- m. LA NORMANDIE. ?{:fidfl LA GASS%GNE & b o cula Teomem A. FORGET, Agent, No. 3, Bowling Green. New York. J. F. FUGAZI & CO., Agents, 5 Montgomery ave., San Franeisco. BURG-AMERICAN S TWIN:SCREW EXPRESS LINE DIRECT TO PARIS, LONDON. HAMBURG. Normannia ..March 24| Columbia, May 12 A. Victoria.....April 7|Normannia ay 19 . Bismarck....April 28| A. Victoria .....May 26 First Cabin $75 up. 24 Cabin $45 up. Steerage $30 TWIN-SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE, NEW YORK-HAMBURG DIRECT. Pennsylvania.March 26| Patria April 23 . April 9| Phoen Pretoria . April_16/ Pennsylvani; First cabin, $60 up: 2d cabin. $40; steerage, $26. Hamburg-American Line, 37 BromA¥ay, N. Y. HERZOG & CO., General Agents Pacific Coast, 401 California st., cor. Sansome, San Francisco. STOCKTON STEAMERS Leave Pier No. 3, Washington St., at 8 p. m. ly. FREIGHT RECEIVED UP TO 5:30 P. M. ‘Accommodations reserved by telephone. The only line selling through tickets and give ing through freight rates to all points on the Valley Rall ERS: CITY OF STOCKTON. Cal. Nav. and fmpt. Co. T. C. WALKER, MARY GARRATT, Telephone Main §05. For San Jose, Los Gatos & SantaCruz Steamer Alviso leaves Piler 1 daily (Sunday: excepted) at 10 a. m.; Alviso daily ,(s(n\muy excepted) at 5 p. m. 'Freight and Pas: Fare between San Francisco and Al {no, ~g0e: Clay street, Pler 1. 41 North Jose.