The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 26, 1898, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MAY 26 1898 11 DECLINETO SELL TICKETS. Red Cross League After Information. A\ OBJECTS TO ADVERTISING | RACE TRACK BENEFIT CAUSES | A LIVELY DISCUSSION. Oakland’s Various Branches Are Do- | ing Their Full Share of the Work in the Good Cause. | ! and arill. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %8 Broadway, May 25. The Red Cross day at the race track Caused a discussion at the meeting of the Red Cross Leagus of Oakland to-day. Mrs. Alice Bunnell, who was acting as president, called the attention of the la- dles to the fact of which they were pre- Viously ignorant, that there is to be & Red Cross day at the Emeryville track | next Friday. Six hundred tickets have been sent to the Oakland ladles with a re- | quest that they dispose of them. | After stating the facts Mrs. Bunnell asked the ladies what was their pleasure in the matter. Silence followed. Then the chairman held up one of the cards, ted a red cross. not look well for the emblem of this socicty to be used for ad- Sertising purposes,” sgid Dr. Knox very “It is con ry to the national rules an ," sald Mrs. Lemmon. 5 ¥y _one know who authorized Bunnell. ‘F or the benefit of the | to the giv- . and I would sug- | ary read it.”” ¥, the secretary, then entertain- discretion of the enter- to communi- soclety rela- to be the vas_quietly remaining D 3 boks, magazi shoes to reliev, all of the Oaklan lock and go t breakfast from had used by been without towels and soap. made a call upon the to-morrow the gentleme; the soap furnished by drying themselves on the f COMMENCEMENT AT MILLS. Patriotlc Decorations Add to the Beauty of the Scene. 25.—The of OAKLAND, Ma; mencement exerci Mills College took place to-day at t institution amid & profuse decoration of the stars and stripes. The young ladies had charge of the decorations and nothing but patriot- ism was thought of in their efforts. Flags flew everywhere In and out of the build- ing and presented a beautiful sight. | The board of trustees met at 10 o’clock | and elected Miss Janet Haight of this city to succeed Mrs. Alexander Martin, the re- tiring trustee. Dr. George Adans was the other trustee a thorough inspection of the ar commence- , and grounds a bountiful repast ; served in the dining-room. The young ladies served as attendants and every one seemed to enjoy him or herself. A hymn and prayer opened the after- noon exercises in the main hall. Miss | Sydnia A. Barnard sang “‘Since First Met Thee” as a solo, after which Dr. Adams delivered the address of the da Y 1o the graduates. The sehool clags ren- | ““Hear dered Chopin's O Lord,” after | which Mrs. Mills delivered diplomas to | the graduates, as follows: College—Mary Adele Laughlin. Seminary—Sydnia Alice Barnard, Eve- | line May Kerr, Grace Elizabeth Reynolds, F. Lou Veneta Rome, Adelaide Margaret | Samuels. There was a large attendance from this city and San Francisco. e STRATTON PREPARES “A BILL Suggests That All Interested Indorse It Before the Next Session. OAKLAND, May 2.—Senator Fred Stratton sent the following letter to last night's session of the Merchants' Ex- change, which was read and filed: Referring to your letter of the 17th idst., with reference tc 1ie employes T wil attachment of wages of pub- 1 state that I will reintroduce . and 1 enclose you a herewith, which is like that last session. ave not incorporated | £ attaches or mem- It occurs to me that the argument that such officials will be ad- versely interested by the passage of the law. is met by the fact that the present bill would | only take effect sixty days after passage or w‘;;yrlm‘-:|.hewm;ih“wou‘1d carry the operation of e law beyond the time of toaiaw beyond the adjournment of 1 hope you will days of the meeting the bill throughout th any amendment e. bers of the Le Within sixty or ninety of the Legislature, send cus bodies inter K ate o that the vari- i and good offices of th may obtain the support e members o Y lature from their respective Ir‘n:flulrps‘he fowy 1 think it would be a good idea to call also @ meeting of the Alameda delegation before we proceed to Sacramento In_order that there may be unanimity of action. Very truly yours, F. 8. STRATTON. The Courts to Close. OAKLAND, May 2.—All dep of the Superior Courts will be ‘:-?,f,:;"’f"‘;f morrow afternoon in honor of the mem. ory of the late Jaumes C. Martin. The ineral will take place at the family resi- nce, 48 Prospect avenue, and will be a private character. The Rev. John Bakewell of Trinity Episcopal Church will officiate, and Messrs. A. A. -foore, J. P, Garlick G. M. Shaw, W. J. Robinson | will act as pall-bearers. The body will be brought to the Broadway station at 11:30 o’clock, where a funeral train will be in | ti | the Southern State: | tice | ed ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. walting to convey it to Cypress Law! Cemetery, where it will be cremated. Baptists Will Come West. OAKLAND, May 25.—Rev. James Sun- derland, secretary of the American Bap- tist Missionary Union, received a dispatch this morning announcing that the great May anniversaries, which have bagh in session for the past week at Rochester, N. Y., would convene in May, 189, in San Francisco. This assures the visit of thou- ds of prominent Baptists from every State in the Union to the Golden Gat next year. The organizations which meet at that time are the Missionary Union, the Home Mission, the Publi 1 socleties, The women's auxiliaries will also meet with them. These societies represent the Baptists of America except Sons of Fighters Called. OAKLAND, May 2.—the following no- was issued to-day by Captain C. A. Taber, commanding the Sons of Veterans Guards: Headquarters Sons of Veterans Guards, 474 Blghth street. lors or marines are All sons of soldfers, requested to ineet at t night (Thu: ) at § p m. to sign the roll The Preside of the United States has issued a call for 75,000 mnr9| ml‘{\ Shoul' by vour presence that you are as loyal as your Plehers were in 156165, C. A. TABER, Captain Commanding. Verdict Expected Friday. OAKLAND, May 25.—The defense in the O’Brien felohy case from Livermore rest- suddenly this afternoon. To-mOIrow forenoon rebut stimony will be intro- duced and the ¢ for the Martin fu A verdict Is ex- pected some time Friday. Oakland News Items. OAKLAND, May 2.—The Board of Police and Fire Commissioners adjourned to meet t ow ut filling the va~ cancies e 2 are supposed to act at once. S. R. Tutt will erect a brick building on the south teenth street, between W Clay stre at a cost of § three-story ide of Thir- shington _and 00. Albert 12 Brown will erect a similar building ad- | Joining it. The quarterly meda County Womer ance Unfon will he street Methodist afternoon and eve gramme has been pr ing. THE LIBRARY TRUSTEES. Will Take No Action in the Har- bourne Defalcation Matter. ALAM _At the meeting of the board of library trustees last even- ing the Harbourne lcation was dis- cussed, and it was eed by the mem- bers that if there we any suits to be . it was the province of the city conference of the Ala- Christian Temper- d in_the Cheste al Church Frida ing. A good pro- ared for the meet- a | That board is merely the agent of the city government, and its members aid not beifeve they had the right to bring ich suit. Furthermore, they have re- ceived no official notice that any such ac- tion had been taken by the City Trustees as granting them permission to use the name of the city to bring : matter of having inted for the libr sed, and it ws subscription list pledging patrons of the library to irchase 1l cc work could be don. the libr —_——— COMPANY G. Silhouette Practice and Anniversary Banquet on Sunday Next. w catalogue s taken up and vas without ALAMEDA, May % Fifth Regiment of this city will hold a silhouette target shoot on Sunday next, and will incidentally at the same time cel- ebrate the anniversary of its organization s are all eage: jon of > volunteer under in antic called out or being able the second call for me > ghoot a bar uet will be served ‘here the pr nization of the company June 1, v proud of its record v companies of the iment which once recrulted full number allowed when the troops were called for three weeks ago. The Burial of Williams. ALAMEDA, May 2.—The body of Wil- liams, who was Killed by Mrs. still lies at the Morgue in this city un- buried. One of his fellow-workmen in the wire works in San Francisco came over to-day and requested that it be held for a little time to enable communication to be made with Willlams’ people in Eng- land, who are said to be wealthy. Deputy Coroner Fowler will do this, but if no re- ply is received within a short time the body will be buried in the potters’ field by the county. Traffic Delayed. ALAMEDA, May %.—Complaint is made of the manner in which traffic is obstruct- ed by the Webster-street drawbridge being opened needle: and for extended periods. Last Sun before and after e accident on the aw was opened for nearly two hours to allow an old scow to be windlassed through an inch at a time against wind d tide. After it got through it had to tie up, as it could go no further. Fully a thousand people were delayed by this ac- tion. To add to the grievance is the fact that the men who run couple of forelgners, who apparently took this opportunity to show thefr contempt for Americans in general. Borden Sues Cohen. ALAMEDA, May %.—Ivey L. commenced suit in the Recorder’s Court in this city to-day against Alfred H. Co- hen for $2% and Interest at 9 per cent since July, 1866, on a note for thatamount. It was in a dispute about this money that Borden's leg was broken on Monday, as is claimed, by Cohen driving into his’ve- | hicle and upsetting it. Alameda News Notes. DA, May ation of the Gregorys for the kill- Willlams. Mrs. Grégory finds im- prisonment irksome and refuses. to see Volunteers have been called for in this city for a regiment of mounted infantry that is being made up about the bay. At the meeting of the Unitarian Club s evening the question of the proposed charter will be discussed. This will be the I, st meeting of the club for a | couple of months. The class of December '98 of the High School has joined the Red Cross League in a body. Dr. Jordan of Stanford will lecture in the Unitarian Churéh in this city on Sun- day evening on “The Passion Play.” The proceeds will go to the Red Cross League. | e e Students Eager for the War. BERKELEY, May %.—Among the Berkeleyans who went to San Francisce to-day fo enlist was Bdward McCleave, a junior at the State university and a son of Captain McCleave of North Berkeley, who fought in the Civil War. McCleave, whose elder brother, Lieutenant Robert McCleave, U. §. A., has recently been as- signed for duty in Cuba, had been offered a good position in Alaska before the call for volunteers was made. His ticket was already bought and he was to have sailed next Sunday, but the call to arms proved | frresistible. His parents reluctantly gave their consent to his enlistment, as he lacked several months of having attained | his majority, and to-day he went with a number of fellow-students to enter the Fourteenth Regiment of the regulars. ‘Among the other Berkeley men who also went over to enlist were Football Coach Garrett Cochran and “Kid” Vassar of Princeton, I C. Boss of the University of California, Payson Rigs, Fred Bergor, R. Masters and Earl Nutting of the Berke- ley High School. Vote against the new charter because section 5 of article 11, chapter 1, abolishes precinct registration and wipes out the registration act of 1878. By thus establishing central office registration a great inconven- ience is placed upon the labor- ing classes who usually register in their precincts. tion and the Educa-| e headquarters to- | ontinued until Friday | to bring them and not the library | ¥ agreed to circulate | being | in commemoration of | Gregory, | narrow-gauge line the | the scow are a | Borden | —Nothing has yet | & the date for the | COURT NAVES - THE EXPERTS | | | Novel Point Decided by ‘ Judge Greene. EXPEDITE TRIALS| |WILL |ANNIE McCANN IS SUING FOR | HEAVY DAMAGES. | Will Be Examined by Doctors Who | Have Been Selected for the | Purpose by the Bench. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 903 Broadway, May 2. | Judge Greene passed upon a point never before decided in the courts of this State | | this morning when he granted defen- | dant’s motion for the appointment by the | | court of medical experts to examine into | the alleged injuries of the plaintiff in the | case of Annie C. McCann_against the | Pledmont and Mountain View Railway Company for §50,000 damages. | The motfon was argued on Monday last, | when Attorney Bell, appearing for the de- | fendant, cited extensively from the| authorities and argued that in cases o(" { i this nature, where complicated - injuries are alleged and heavy damages sought, it is necessary that the court appoint disin- terested experts to examine plaintiff, to | the end that full and complete justicemay | be done to all parties. Mr. Bell contended | that experts brought into court by either | party are too prohe to be prejudiced or | biased in favor of the party calling them. There has been ample justification for | the arguments of Mr. Bell in cases tried | within the past few years in Alameda | County. One of the most noted is un- | doubtedly that of Colonel Wettstein | against the rallroad company, In which | medical experts were found who testified | to all sorts and conditions of physical | wreckage and flatly contradicted ~each | other on all points. Fitzgerald and Abbot, who ap- the Piedmont and Mountain View | Railway, deny the defendant's right to | such an_examination of the plaintiff, and stated that they had already agreed that | she should be examined by the defen-| dant’s physician. The matter was argued at length and submitted to Judge Greene, who rendered his decision this morning. The court held that under the iaw and | the rules of the court the defendant is entitled to the appointment of experts b the court, and Judge Greene named Drs. J. S. Adams, J. clfridge and H. M. | Rucker of Oakland and Dr. wartin of San | in nervous dis- Francisco, a_speclalist 1 | | eases, to make the examination asked for. in her complaint The plaintiff allege: that she is suffering from spinal mening- | ftis and complicated nervous troubles as a result of the defendant’s negligence in prematurely starting a car which she was | attempting to board in June of last year. | TRAINING FOR BUSINESS. | Organization of the College of Com- merce of the University of California. BERKELEY, May %.—The+ College of Commerce of the University of California | was duly organized to-day. A committee | | of the faculty, consisting of President Kellogg and Professors Davidson, Slate, | | Plehn, Hilgard, Bacon and Moses, had charge of the organization of the new college. The faculty of the College of Commerce will consist of Professor George David- | of the faculty as s which are to be included in | iculum of the new college. For the coming year the courses given wili be practically those given at present in the colleges of natural and social sciences. Groups of courses will be out- lined for students in the new college. One group has aiready been decided upon. It includes the studies of commercial law, | economic history, commercial. history, | banking, and exchange, insur- | ance, transportation, industrial and com- | mercial organization, finance and taxa- | tion, statistics, diplomatic history and | cominercial gecgraphy. Professors David. | son and Hilgard were appointed a specfal committee to arrange other groups. In- struction in the new college will begin at | the opening of the next college term im | August. | —_——— Berkeley News Notes. BERKELEY, May %.—Hon. J. West | Martin of Oakiand, who is a member Bt the Board of Regents of the State Uni- versity, is seriously i1l at Paraiso Springs, whither he went some time ago for his | health. | | " Secretary E. W. Davis of the University of California will deliver the commence- | ment address on June 11 at the Sonoma | | Valley Unfon High School | | Regent A. S. Hallidie of the university | | will leave for the East at the end of the | | | week on business connected with the establishment of the Wilmerding School. | A barn at Seventh and Delaware streets, West Berkeley, valued at $400, and belong- ing to Jerry Doran, was destroyed by fire early this morning. Tramps are sup- | yosed to have caused the fire, | The funeral of the late R. R. Swain | | took place to-day from his late residence, | 2000 (’%nnnlng way. Rev. J. M. Thompson | | and Rev. H. Hillard officiated. The inter- ment was in Mountain View Cemetery. West Berkeley Lodge No. 21, Order of Hermann's Sons, will give fts annual ple- nic this year on June 12 at Oak Grove. The Berkeley volunteers, who now num- ber fitty, will meet next Friday evening in 0dd Fellows' Hall. An effort will be made to recruit the company to its full quota of elghty men. Vote against the new charter because section 2 | of chapter 2, article VII, of thecharter, says: ‘‘Adults shall be entitled to free instruction in the even- ing schools, but no child under 134 years of age | shall be admitted to such schools.”” This is a direct blow at the children of the poor. NO PAY, NO BOXING. The Occidental Handball Club’s First Fistic Show Ended in a Fizzle. The Occidental Handball and Athletic Club gave its first and doubtless its last entertainment on Tuesday at 120 Grove street. The hall or handball court was well | filled with people, who pald an admission fee to see the sport, but when the master of ceremonies announced that the event | of the evening would not take place there | were howls and vigorous protests from ,me spectators, many of whom demanded | the return of thelr money. | The main event was to have been an eight-round contest between Kugene Mul- ligan and J. Granfleld, but the boxers re- fused to spar unless the managers of the club fulfilled thelr promise, which was the presentation of a $30 trophy to the P sppears that the club would ot give appeal the lap s more than $7 50 with which to purchase a uo‘hy, and they declined the offer with thanks. Previous to the so-called event of the evening there were some tiresome boxing contests, which did not, by any means, enthuse the crowd. g _This was the first and possibly will be |1 | to-day to Dr. Albert B. McKee. | and the stirring spirit of the times will the last boxing show that will be given undgr the auspices of the Occldental Handball and Athletic Club fn this city. COAL FROM NEWCASTLE. Fifty Thousand Tons Outside of the Ordinary Contracted For. Coal from Newcastle, N. 8. W.,, will pour into San Francisco for the next two or three months. Outside of ordinary business 50,000 tons has beem contracted for, and it has all to be dellvered on schedule time. There are at the present time twenty-four vessels in Newcastle, N. 8. W,, either loading or under charter to come te this port with coal. Their carrying capacity is about 60,000 tons, and as It is coming here in the ordinary course of business it does ®mot count. These vessels will also get here inside of the ninety days, so that’im less tham three months 110,000 tons of coal will have en- | tered the Golden Gate. | The Zealandia went to the Sugar Re- | fine! sterday. She had in her hold | | 17; cks of sugar, but as a double gang | of men as taken along it is expected | that she will ve discharged at noon to- | day. From_the refinery the steamer will g0 to the Hunters Point drydock, and if | all goes well she will be back at Pactfic- | street wharf Saturday morning. The‘ work of fitting her out for troops will be done as quickly as possible, Captaln‘ Howard will have her ready to take away troops a couple of days before she is | wanted by the Government. | Among those who went away on _the Peking yesterday was George Stephens | Jr. He is only a lad and was not a mem- | ber of the Natlonal Guard, but as soon | as the trump of war was sounded he | sought out Captain McCreagh of Com- | any D, First Regiment, and enlisted. His | grother. who is an inspector in the Cus- | toms service, and a host of his friends | and relatives, were out on a tug to bid him a last farewell. WATER RATES ARE FOR THE COURTS JUDGE MORROW DECIDES A DE-| MURRER OF IMPORTANCE. | They Must Be Reasonable and That Fact Must Be Established by the Evidence. United States Circuit Judge Morrow yes- | terday_handed down a decision to the et- fect that the fixing by a board of county supervisors of rates to be charged by an irrigation company was a Federal ques- | tion. The opinion was given in the matter of the demurrer of the defendants in the case of the San Joaguin and Kings River | Irrigation Company and others against the Board of Supervisors of Stanislaus County. The proceeding was in the form of a bill in equity to enjoin the defendants from attempting to enforce an orderfixingrates which complainants should charge for water. Judge Morrow said in his opin- | fon: “As a quasi-public corporation the com- plainant is undoubtedly subject to reason- | able regulations as {o rates which It should charge for the distribution of water. It must be held to have accepted its franchise rights and privileges sub- ject to the condition that the government Ccreating ft, or the government within whose limits it conducts its business may | by legislation protect the people against unreasonable charges for the service ren- | dered it, and, on the other hand, it is not | subject to such unreasanable regulations as would deprive it from earning a rea- sonable profit on its imvesiment, thereby meaning substantially the taking of prop- erty without due pr s of law and deny- ing to it the equal protection of the laws. “While the rates for the tzansportation of persons and property within the limits of the State are primarily for its deter-| mination the question whether they are 80 unreasonably low as to deprive the carrier of its property without such com- pensation as the constitution sesures and | thereby without due process of law can- not be so conclusively determined by the Legislature of a State or by regulation: adopted under its authority that the mat- ter may not become a subject of judiclal | inquiry | “Whether or not the complainant can justly complain of the rates fixed by the | order of the Board of Supervisors of Stanislaus County are whether or not the same are unreasonably low must depend | upon evidence to be adduced upon hear- P e | Vote against the new charter because it authorizes the en- gineer of the Board of Public Works to collect fees to be fixed | by the board and pay them into any fund the latter may desig- | nate, This is a remarkable and dangerous grant of power. | WILL BE A WAR | TIME WEDDINGE Miss Alicgl—iooper and | Dr. A. B. McKee to Marry To=Day. Miss Allce Hooper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hooper, will be married at noon The ceremony will take place at the res- idence of the bride’'s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hooper, at the comner of Clay and Laguna streets, and Rev. Dr. Mac- kenzie is to pronounce the words that will make the happy couple one. It is to be a typical war-time wedding, find- expression in the decorations. The dining room will glow with bright red poppies and warships, monitors, military equipments, not forgetting Uncle Sam,and the gallant sailor boys will find their counterfeit presentment in gayly colored ice cream molds. In the drawing room, where the cere- mony will be pertor&ed, pink and white foxglove will make e room beautiful. The bride, who will be attired in a mag- nificent gown of cream Wwhite peau-de- sole, will be attended by her sister, Miss May Hooper, who will officiate as mald of honor. Miss Jessie Ifooper, Miss Jean- | nette Hooper, Miss Evegl Norwood, Miss Meda_Houghton, Miss Bertha Houghton, Miss Sophie Faull and Miss Edith C‘onnor will be the bridesmaids. Dr. George B. Sommers 18 to be the best man. The attendants of the bride will be ‘fi:ned alike in white organdie over green silk. 8 Dr. McKee and his bride, after a bridal trip, will make their home in this city. —_————— DUE THE STATE. Semi-Annual Statement of the Oity and County Auditor. The following statement ot rmioney due the State from the city has been compiled by the Auditor. Semi-annual settlement With State M 868—Due State from real From personal propel 867 Trom redemptions of property soid to State ... L. 3414 48 From general fund for maintenance of puplls at Whittier School.. T Lsuss m general fund for maintenance of pupils at Preston School. 1,540 73 From taxes previous to 1897, T It From general fund for maintenance of feeble-minded children at Eld- ridge .. 12,907 50 For poll 11968 86 A osrbng Total $600,991 60 This has been forwarded to the Con- troller and has been approved by him. Vote against the new charter because the new provisions in relation to the Police Courts are unwise and pernicious, | State Senator he was always on the pop- | ular side, and that in his | ot his ticket, and developed a quality as a | | stand’ in the NOUGH FOUND FOR A FIGHT Alameda’s Democracy Is Being Resurrected. FOR GOVERNOR ENGLISH HIS FRIENDS DISTURB THE MAGUIRE CAMP. The Stalwarts Do Not Appear to Be Working Together With Old- Time Harmony These Days. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %8 Broadway, May 25. At last enough Democrats or ex-fusion- ists have been found in Alameda County to disagree. It has been thought for sev- eral months that Congressman Maguire could not command much support on this side of the bay,-and since the Populists have shown their opposition to any more fusion, Alameda Democrats, or @ certain section of them, have been looking about for some other man. It has now trans- pired that the friends of ex-Congressman Warren B. English are quietly canvassing among the various factions with the view of securing the unanimous Indorsement of the delegates to further his aspirations for the Democratic nomination for Gov- ernor. It is given out that Mr. English has re- cetved much encouragement, and the more enthusiastic of his friends announce that he is In the fight to a finish. They con- tend that as the Supervisor of Contra Costa he made an enviable record; that as arious contests for Congress he has always run far ahead | vote-catcher. These things his friends de- clare are necessary in a candidate in this | year of apparent Democratic disaster. Mr. English's friends vow and declare | that there are In this banner Republican | county several Democratic factions whom he only can unite and thus secure to his party a less emphatic defeat than any other candidate, The fact that an effort is being made on behalf of Warren B. l;ng-‘ lish has caused general surprise, for the jdea has been fostered by many Demo- crats that Congressman Maguire would have the delegation in spite of all oposi- tion, the ftt-Laymance element being believed e ad ates of the single- taxer, with the Fitzgerald-Brosnahan co- horts’ acquiescing. Ex-Senator Moflitt has been saying that he would not take a hand in politics at any time this year, and M. J. L the ex-chairman of the Demoeratic ty central committee, has announced hi intentionsof going to the Klondike. Chai y committee coun- | s | a persenal friend of | rren English, and Mr. Fitzgerald will | undoubtedly be on whichever side of the | local cont er Governor Budd favors. | Mr. Laymance has stated that if English | ets into the fight he might not go to the | <londike until after the convention. Mr. | Moffitt adheres to his avowal to keep out | altogether, d Mr. Brosnahan, as a good Democrat, would, of course, favor any | Alameda County man who had a good | show of betng elected. stalwart have generally run | but oote may have s never been a | ffairs_in_this county W. W ¥ there are others. to be consulted. He glish family, having h for Goyernor efght years ago and en B. English for Congressman more recently, Foote has many admirers in this county who would like to see him make a fight for the Dem- seratic nomination for Governor. But | heir desire is not likely to be gratified. | Another factor in Alameda Democratic | olitics is the Silver party leaders. George | RV. Baker, the head and front of . the | party, is a resident of Oakland, and as| there 'is some likelihood that the Demo- crats may seek fusion this fall with any- thing that will strengthen them, Mr. Baker becomes a character of no smali | importance in the general situation. | Baker, it is said, would favor either Foote ‘or English, notwithstanding the | fact that English’s brother, .William D., s a pronounced gold bug In 1896. “I can truthfully exclaimed Mr. | Baker recently, “that there are Englishes | and Englishes, and Warren English is a | good enough_silver man for Willlam J. | Bryan, and that satisfies me.” | There is still another element in thae | Democracy to be considered: it is the farmer element in the lower end of the county. But it is said that they will not way of a home candidate. | After all its defeats and its chagrin over | the fusion part of 1896, it now looks as if the Alameda Democracy is not to remain dormant in 1898, Py SIXTEEN-YEAROLD f VICTIM OF GAS| SAD DEATH OF PRETTY GRACE | PEARSON. | She Retired as a Happy Child, but Left the Gas Burning, and She Never Awoke Again. Pretty Grace Pearson, 16 years old, was found dead In her bed yesterday morning, a vietim to the deadly fumes of illuminat- ing gas. The deceased was a domestic in the family of B. Getz, at 119 Broderick street. Last Tuesday night she visited her moth- er at the lodging house kept by the latter at 119 Fifth street, a curious coincidence in numbers, by the way. The young girl seemed to be happy and iIn the best of spirits and chatted merrily and played the piano. Before she left for the home of her employer she made an engagement to spend next Sunday with her mother. At a quarter of 6 o’'clock bycsterday r. Getz called her, but receiv- mgr?:’;‘gre% called In_ a neighbor and forced the door. They found the girl dead and the room full of the fumes of {llumi- nating gas. €. Willlamson was called in, and ADVERTISEMENTS. Annual Sales over 6,000,000 Boxes BEBILLS FOR BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS guch as Wind and Pain in the Stomach, Giddiness, Fulness after meals, Head- ache, Dizziness, Drowsiness, Flushings of Heat, Loss of Appetite. Costiveness, Blotehes on the Skin, Cold Chills, Dis- turbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams and all 8 Trembling Sensations. Nervous and FIRST DOSE WILL GIVE RELIEF IN TWENTY MINUTES, Every sufferer will acknowledge them to be N A WONDERFUL MEDICINE. BEECHAM'S PILLS, taken as direct- ed, will quickly restore Females to com- plete health. They promptly remove obstructions or irregularities of the sys- tom and cure Sick M Fora Weak Stomach Impaired Digestion Disordered Liver IN MEN, WOMEN OR CHILDREN Beecham’s Pilis are Without a Rival ARGEST SALE R e T T Wt t ; 950, at all Drug Storos, after an examination of the body gave it as his opinion that life had been extinct for several hours. There was no indica- tion whatever that the girl had committed sulcide, everything in the room being in its aecustomed conditibn, and the win- dows not having been stopped up, which would have been the case if the girl had taken her own life. The gas burner in the room was turnedon at full force, from which fact the inference is drawn that the deceased went to sleep with the gas burn- ing and that the pressure decreased suf- ficfently during the night to extinguish the flame and then resumed its normal pressure, filling the room with the poison- ous fum She was the only child of Mrs. Pearson. An Inquest will be held. —_———— Vote against the new char- ter because section 22, ar- ticle I, chapter I, is in con- flict with section 8, article XI, of the constitution. That sectionauthorizes the amend- ment of the charter when- ever a petition shall be pre- sented. The constitution provides that it shall be amended only at intervals of two years, at either general or special elections. LAST MEET OF THE FORUM CLUB Musicale and Private Theatricals Close the Secason. The Forum Club gave a delightful mus- icale and theatrical entertainment at thelr clubrooms on Grant avenue yesterday afternoon that proved a most charming success. The hall was crowded with a fashion- able audience and the applause was loud and frequent. noon was the first appearance of Miss Grace Whitney, daughter of the presi- dent of the Forum. Mrs. Whitney was | enthused with the character of Miss Bes. sie Biddle in the amusing one-act com- edy, “Three Miss Biddles,” and the young 1aa¥; covered herself with glory. The programme of the afternoon in full was as follows: Piano solo, (a) *‘Preludes’... (b) votte and Musette'’...... ...Eugene d’Albert Miss Marion Bear. “A Fair Encounter,” a comedietta in one act by Charles Marsham Rae (members of Dramatic_Authors’ Society.) Characters: Lady Clara Mre. B. Wickiiffe-Harrls Mrs. Cella dna Elsmere Vocal solo Chopin Mrs. Frede “The Window Curtain’ by Felix Morris . Minnle Tittel-Brune. octety Belle'" ...by Bertha M. Wilson Pearl Ladd. by Hawailan Quintet comedy in one act, and ~ Edwin Selections. Three by Al Belknap. Annie Biddle. Grace Biddl Bessie Biddle. M Reginald Ronaid Rawiston. ...George Austin Denison Yates Grant Star Miss May Sullivan Miss Stella Henry fiss Grace Whitney Chris Buckley sent the managing editor of the Examiner to the Legislature—not for his health. He is now work= charter. Abraham E. Hecht’s Estate. The inventory and appraisement of the estate of Abraham E. Hecht was filed esterday. The deceased left an estate valued at $100,000, consisting of real and ersonal property, all situate in this State. BOLD PICK LINE JOHNSON - LOCKE MERCANTILE COMPANY, 609 Market Street, San Francisco, SOLE AGENTS STEAMERS FOR ALASKA AND KOTZE- BUE SOUND, ‘Will Dispatch the Following Steamerst MAY 25th— JOR DUTCH HARBOR, NUNIVAK ISLAND HOOPERS BAY, 8T. MICHAEL ANB DAWSON CITY, THE STEAMSHIP TILLAMOOK. MAY 28th— R _KOTZEBUE SO DUTCH _HAR» ro BOR, NUNIVAT eTAND, HOOEERS BAY, ST. MICHAEL AND DAW- SON CITY, The Newly-butlt Triple Expansion Steamer GRACE DOLLAR, Connecting at the mouth of the Putnam River with the river Steamer ARCTIC_BIRD, ‘which will transfer passengers up the Putnam River about the vicinity of Fort Cosmos. JUNE 1st— . H. D, Yon o7, JCEASL, BAYIOY, ITY AN The Magnificent Steamer MORGAN CITY. Capacity 700 Passengers, 2000 Tons of Freight ADVERTISEMENTS. The above steamers are the flnest of every comfort given to passe set of any line running to Al you are going to ks g0 by a reliable line. For Information address HNSON-LOCKE MERCANTILE COMPANTY, 909_Market st., Ban Francisco. Dr. Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEARNY ST. Established in 1854 for the treatment of Private Diseases, Lost Manhood. Debility or disease wearing on bodyand mind aud Skin Diseases. I'he doctor cureswhen i others fail. nres AMERICAN and RED STAR LINES. *NEW YORK, QUEEngTOWN. BOUTHAMP- NEW YORK, BOU‘A'BAIT‘PTON, ANTWERP. Steamers sail under Belglan or British Flags. POOL. Steamers sail under Belg'an 3 Pennland .......May 21| Waesland ......June 4 Flag, EMPIRE LINE. TO ALASKA AND THE GOLDFIELDS. ers formerly employed in trans-Atlantic of the International Navigation Com- "fié&?” refitted for this service. tons, from Seattle, June i5. u 8. 5. Ohl 3500 tons, from Seattls, June 23 E %I%mm 3500 tons, t:;';' s-'-':tls. T imnecting with the company's own fleet of 18 new and modern steamers and barges on the Yukon River, through to Dawson City and L S e INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION CO., 30 Montgomery St. ‘ Or ‘any of its Agencles.” : Steam: services 8] .Selected | | | | | | ets will be disposed | prices. AUCTION SALES. GREAT DISPERSAL SALE Under Instructions of R L K. NOFFITT, Trustes, @ —ALL THE— Stallions, Brood Mares, Colts, Fillles and Geldings BRED BY WILLIAM CORBITT ~——At the Celebrated— ‘San Mateo Stock Farm, (The former home of Guy Wilkes, 2:15%.) To Take Place at the Farm, Burlinzame, Cal. THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1898, AT 10 O'CLOCK A. M. 36 Brood Mares 36 As well bred as any in America, and many of them the dams of winners. The Great Young Stalllon, PRINCE AIRLIE! By Guy Wilkes, dam by Nutwood. 44 Fillies, Colts and Geldings, Ranging from 1 to 8 yecars old, all the get of and PRINCE AlRLIB In addition to these are 22 suckling colts, which will go with the dams, the majority by Oro Wilkes, the rest by Prince Alrlfe. The Stock Is All in Fine Condition This sale is imperative, and everything of- fered must be eold absolitely and without re- serve. A lot of sulkies, carts, horse boots and blank- of at private saie at low Those not sold by June 2 will be sold | at auction. i The feature of the after-| | | | ing with him for the| Catalogues now ready. ‘ake § a. m. or 10:40 a. m. train from Third and Townsend streets, KILIP & CO., Livestock Auctioneers. 11 Montgomery st., San Francisco. AUCTION SALE OF BANKRUPT STOCK. THE ST, LOUIS JEWELRY COMPANY'S entire stock of $30.000 worth of DIAMONDS. WATCHES, JEWELRY, CUT GLASS, STER- LING SILVER NOVELT ART 'GOODS, Market will be sold regardless of cost at 1038 st. Sale opens FRIDAY RE OCEAN TRAVEL. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers leave Broadway wharf, San Francisco, For 'Alaskan ports, 10 a. m.. May 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, %, 81, June 5_transfer at Seaitle. For Alaskan ports (from Folsom-street wharf), 10 a. m., May 18, June 5 25, July 1. August 4, 2, transfer at Port- land, Or. For Victoria, Vancouver (B. C.), Port Towns- end, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anmfl;llnn: vhatcom (Wash.), 10 a. m., fl";s.“z?,l %, 31, June 5, and every ffth day thereafter, connecting at Seattle with this comc pany's steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ry.. at Ry.. at vancouver with . RY. ureka (Humboldt Bay), 10 & m, Moy 2, 8 Ie 200 36, June 1, and every stxth day thereafter. ,‘;'OY Banta Cruz, Monterey, San gm Cayucos, Port Harford (San Luls ipo).. Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hual\dflt“ Ban Pedro, Fast San Pedro (Los Angeles) l=' Newport, § a. m., May 1 6, 9, 13, 17, 21, June 2, and every fourth day thereafter. Fof Ban Diego, stopping only at Port Har- ford (San Luls Obispo), Santa BIY\ZM‘?‘ )Pm“ Los Angeles and Redondo (Los _Angeles), e m., May 8, 7, 11, 15, 19, %3, 27, 31, June 4 and every fourth day thereafter. For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Jia and Guaymas (Mex.), 10 a. m.. June 10, and 2d of each month thereafte For further information obtain folde The company reserves the right to change T-c;m- with N. P. San Jose dai Rosa- 1 | without previous notice steamers, salling dates | | | by 13 ling. ""fm'fip'ffll? u'i’;lr'l'fl:)na New Montgomery street ( lace Hotel). JOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen. Asts., s 10 Market st., San Francisco. Pacific. Coast Steamshlp‘ Co. For SEATTLE And TACOMA pirect. The New, Fast and Elegant Steamship SENATOR, oyt d_Passengers, e e e San smnl!‘m SATURDAY, M 3 T Ticket Otfice, 1 Now Montgomery strget ODALL, PER - Gen. Agts., & 10 Market street, San Francisco. THE 0. R. & N. GO. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND & CO. O P 13 of June 1st ERNIC- st S5t 8. MOANA The 8. saile via Honolulu and Line to COOLGARDIE, Australis, and CAPE TOWN, South Africa. { KELS & BROS. CO., Agents, T 114 Montgomery street. Freight office—8$31 Market st., San cisco. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique French Line to Havre. Company’s Pler (new), 42 North River, fogt of Morton st. Travelers by this line avold both transit by English railway and the discomfort of crossing the channel in a small boat. New York to Alexandria, Enxt, via Parls, first-class, §160; cond- it IR BoURGOGNE June 4, 1a m. LA TOURAINE m - m. July 2, 10 & m. For further part! apply to COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLAN- TIQUE, Agent, No. 3 Bowling Green, New York. J. F, FUGAZL & CO., Agents, § Montgomery ave., San Francisco. BLUE STAR LINE To St. Michael, Dawson City and Inter- mediate River Points. o senmaip " N, il b 0y , connect! B o Hiver fcet, consisting of four largs modern _equipped steamers, built by Moran Pros. of Seattle, and now en route for St. Michael. SPECIAL ATTENTION called to the fact that coal will be used exclusively on river boats, insuring most rapid passage possible. 3 responsibility guardntees con- e achage and froght apply to BLUR STAR LINE, 18 California st., or its agencles. References, CAPTAIN CHARLES Ni I 6 California st. Telephone Drum DIRECT TO PARIS, LONDON, HAMBURG. _June 16/ F. Bismarck....July 2 "June /A, Victoria. August 11 TWIN-.SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE, NEW YORK-HAMBURG DIRECT. Jane $i Feaneyivania,. June 25 & CC., General Agents Pacific o Francisco. IRZ¢ W Catitornia st cor. Sansome, San FOR U. S. NAVY-YARD AND VALLEJD.