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4 THE SAN FRANOISCO CALL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 1898 REA SELECTS IS TICKET Men He Would Place in Office. 0LITICAL DEBTS TO BE PAID: [HE “BOSS” FIGHT. Rallying His Forces for an Attempt | to Carry the Primaries by Any Means That Is Deemed Necessary. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Aug. 6.—The political pot s beginning to boil in Santa Clara | County, and already the aroma of the programmed broth has reached the public, which has ‘aste. With Rea as chef and John and Andy Mackenzie as dishwashers their 1l be of the same old kind that been served the public year after - The voters have decided that the old kitchen crew must be ousted and a new political regime begun—one that will comimand the respect and indorsement )£ the best people. This is the only| » county can be saved to the|on Saturday, September 3. an par | The Populist County Central Commit- | Rea has decided that he must | tee met this afternoon and issued a call | carry the primaries next Wednesday | for its county convention, to be held | and control the county convention on | on Monday, September 5. Primaries August 13. After the Jliing” he re- | will be held on Saturday, August 27. | seived at the hands of Major McLaugh-| The Democrats passed resolutions in- the State Committee the “'bos: rthing undone to secure the upper hand in the convention. He fig- ures that this is necessary show the people that he ha 1l some pres- tige left. Orders have gone out among his henchmen to carry the pri- maries by all means. Democrats have at the Repub- lican by this means there power to break the force of the wave of condemnation that has arisen over the actions of Rea and the been importuned to v and it p uffed. Rea has ashard fight is doubtful if he the delegates from the o At Gilroy a bitter fight is be ing against George Re: the “'boss,” who repre: on th town « strong opposition This condition of affai e districts is due to the of the Good Govern- That organizal n will have a ticket in the field, and present indications point to a victory for it in these precincts. In the four wards of the city the ring has things pretty much its own way, but with a full vo! of the Republicans Rea would be de- feated. A close watch will be kept to see that none of the usual crooked methods known to bosses are applied next Wed- nesday to defeat the wishes of the pevple. The county ticket slated by “Boss” Board of Supe Rea for nomination at the Republican convention is as follows: For Superior Judge—J. C. Black, who is to be v the gang in the in- terest of S er, the probable nominee 10cratic party For obert J. Langford. Langf. is at present a member of the City Board of Eaucation, and it was the promise of the Sheriff's office that caused him to stand in with Rea on the dismissal of Profesgor L. R.| Smith from the High School and Mrs. A. B. Clemer office of As- sistant and intendent of Schools. County ( —Rush McComas. This nomination is in pa; ent for work done for the gang as a member of the appointing board under the new char- ter. County cumbent. County Auditor—W. F. Parker, in- cumbent. This nominee was opposed by the gang last time and was elected as an independent. The fact that he £ to audit Game Warden Treasurer—Joseph Lotz, in- -k warrants—as other Audi- | Manufacturers’ Association on Monday, | tors throughout the State have done|and a definite line of action decided upon. with claims of Game Wardens and been | | Since Thursday Weils, Fargo & Co. SRR t ave permitted the shippers to cancel the :A#}zeflgwka thejcourts—secured ‘for him wg stamp: . A Butler, agent of the | s ; : company, say$ that at first they were in County Assessor — Ex - Supervisor | some doubt to whose duty it was to Adolph ~ Greening This individual | cancel the stamp, but he has secured the bo that he delivers 95 per cent of the German vote to Rea and Mackenzie BVery year. The Tax be given to W. C. Hamilton or Charle: Barker. The former is an old mem- ber of the School Board and Barker has hed the schools with coal for @ years. For District Attorney—B. A. Herring- ton, incumbent. County Superintendent of Schools— H. C. Faber of Palo Alto. Coroner and Public Administrator—J. K. Secord, incumbent. Re County order—Charles who has held the office seve and who promised in the last conven- tion that if nominated he would not ask for the office again. Township Trustees—W. rick and W. T. Nolting. City Justice—J. W. Gass. Constables—Ed Haley and H. F. Plummer. Supervisors—First District, George E. Rea; Fourth District, W. F. Foss. 'BALLOT-BOX STUFFING P. Owen, al terms J. Kirkpat- WILL NOT BE PERMITTED| . SAN JOS the Good Government Club this after- acon encouraging reports were recefved - trom over the county, showing that all TO MAEKE A HARD evidenced its dis- | in order to | Mackenzies the ballot boxes | ata Clara pre- | to Collector's office will either Aug. 6.—At a meeting of | is in readiness to combat the Rea forces | at the primaries on Wednesday. There | was a large attendance and great en- | thusiasm prevailed. The coming elec- | tions were discussed at length and all arrangements made by members for | work among the voters on that day. It | was freely expressed that no ballot box stufing would be permitted by the | gang which has been running munici- | pal affairs, and that any attempt at crookedness would be resisted with force if necessary. The attempt of ‘“Boss” Rea to harass Superintendent of Schools Chipman by having the Board of Supervisors reject his bills came in for a good scoring. Strong addresses were delivered by prominent members present. It was stated that the bills of Game Warden Mackenzie for the full amount of ex- penses allowed by law were never ques- | tioned, while the modest expense bills | of Chipman were thrown out. The per- | secution of Chipman was referred to as | similar to that of ex-County Clerk Bor- ing. In the latter's case an expert put into his office by the gang had found a shortage of $6500, while the findings of the Commissioner before whom tes- timony was taken showed a shortage of only $39 35, and this through clerical errors. Strong men have been put up as del- egates in all precincts of the county, and the Good Government Club is con- fident of success at the primaries. MAGUIRE LIKED BY VENTURA DEMOCRATS VENTURA, Aug. 6.—The Democratic county convention met this afternoon and elected the following delegates to the State convention: Adolfo Cama- rillo, Paul Charlebois, A. L. Drown, Brice Grimes, J. Logan Kennedy, John McGonigle, Thomas O. Toland and M. Montgomery. The county cenvention was called for Monday, September 5. Primaries for the election of delegates to the county convention will be held | TIE PROPIETS ALL 4T SEA Guessing as to Republi- can Nominees. NO PRONOUNCED FAVORITES INTEREST CENTERING IN THE STATE CONVENTION. Sacramento Clubs Make Extensive Preparations for the Accom- modation of Delegates and Visitors. Special Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Aug. 6.—The ap- proaching Republican convention prom- ises to excel all previous political gath- erings in this State in interest and im- portance. In this part of California there is unusual interest manifested. At the same time everybody seems to be in a state of doubt and expectancy. There is an absence of concentration upon any one point or person when the gubernatorial question is broached. All minds meet in the concession of Ma- guire's forlorn hope, but when it comes to the question who shall profit from his certain defeat no one hazards a reply or gives expression to a dorsing James G. Maguire for Gover- | nor and instructing the delegates to vote for him. The delegates favor Charles Barlow for Congressman from | the Sixth District. ANTIOCH, Aug. 6.—At the Demo- cratic primary election here to-day Curtis Montgomery and Peter Peterson | were elected from the Second Ward and | L. Meyer, James Nolan and Captain | | John Turner from the First Ward as | delegates to the Democratic county | convention to be held in Martinez next choice. The people in these parts are going to be wonderfully tolerant this year, | and the only desire they seem to have is one for a good. strong, energetic Re- | publican, whose election will serve 8 a message of commendation to Presi- of many-sided Maguire. Great preparations are being made for the proper reception of the dele- gates and visitors in general on the 23d inst. The pavillon is being put into order for both conventions, and from experience in the past the com- mittee in charge will be in a position to provide most handsomely for the accommodation of all concerned. The various Republican clubs throughout the city have united in a plan of enter- | tainment which will consist of a high | Saturday. | SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 6.—The Republi- | can County Central Committee met to- | day and decided to hold the primaries | on August 16 to select delegates to the| State convention. W. K. Radcliff was | elected delegate at large. The delegates will be instructed to use every honor- | able means to secure the nomination | of Frank Mattison of Santa Cruz as a | | member of the State Board of Equali- zation. A telegram was sent to Presi- | dent McKinley on behalf of the Repub- | licans of this county indorsing his ad- | ministration. | | HAYWARDS, Aug. 6.—At a meeting | | of Republicans this evening to nom- | inate delegates to the State convention, | in the interest of W. R. Davis for Gov- | ernor, G. S. Langand and J. W. Tom- | ford were nominated for this end of the Forty-sixth Assembly District. SALINAS, Aug. 6.—The Democratic | County Committee met this afternoon | and named as delegates to the State | convention Judge . Smith, Patrick !.)urdan. T. Renis J. K. Alexander, B. | | | | | n, Sargent, District Attorney P. E. , James McMahon, S. W. Coffey, i R. le he | son and R. A. Maudlin. gates were instructed to vote at convention for J. G. Maguire first, |and all the time. The primaries for electing delegates to the county con- | vention were set for September 13, and | the convention for September 10. WELLS-FARGO STUBBORN. | Makes No Effort to Avoid Prosecu-i t | tion at Los Angeles. | LOS' ANGELES, Aug. 6.—The Mer- chants’ and Manufacturers’ Association is vet without reply to its letter to Wells, argo & Co., stating the conditions on which it would agree to defer legal ac- tion. United ates District Attorney Flint is still in communication with the Attorney General, and until definite in- structions are received from him the case will remaln in statu quo. It will be brought up for further dis- cussion, however, at - meeting of the board of directors ot the Merchants’ and | opinion_of Deputy Internal Re lector Harrison to tae effect th who afixes the stamp snould and either the company or t may affix it. The only requirement now made by the company Is that the receipt be signed, thus closing the transaction, before the stamp is aflixed. - Volunteer Engineers for Porto Rico. NEW YORK, Aug. 6.—The First Regi- ment of United States Volunteer.Engin- eers will sail early to-morrow morning for Porto Rico on the transport Chester. The 1154 officers and men were brought down from Peekskill on barges early to-day and | then transferred to the Chester off Lib- erty Island. Al Fastest Four-Year-Old of the Year. PORTLAND, Me., Aug. 6.—At Rigby Park to-day the gelding Nice, son of the $125,000 Arion, made a record of 2:09%, making him the fastest 4-year-old of the year, and the first of the Arions to get into ‘the 2:10 list —————————— To Be Honored for Bravery. BERKELEY, Aug. 6.—Captain Willlam McCleave of Berkeley has received a let- ter from his son, Lieutenant Robert Mc Cleave, now at Santiago. The letter was dated July 13, and confirms the report | that tne young Berkeley officer came out of the engagement before Santlago with- out serious injury. It adds, also, that Licutenant McCleave's commanding offl- cer, Captain Turner, has recommended him for honorable mention for his bravery during the Cuban campaign. ADVERT: e T T GO 0000000000000 0000000 O0OTOOT DISEASED TEETH Should not be allowed to remain in the them mouth, Have Filled, Crowned HALF the TEETH EXTRACTED WI ISEMENTS. B et treated and or Bridge Work at usual cost. THOUT PAIN NoGas..... No Chloroforin GOLD FILLINGS from ...... PLATES, WARRANTED TO FI BRIDGEWORK A SPECIALTY (PER TOOTH), FROM 75¢ -$4.50 $3.50 We will do your denta) R R R R ReRed R K- X-KersRsR X R-Xe "1 METROPOLITAN Over Cafe Zinkand. warrant it {o be the best. T. S. HIGGINS, D.D.S., ©27 MARKET STREET, / work without pain, and Consultation FREE. DENTAL PARLORS, Fifth Floor—Elevator. F | from Dawson City. jinks or smoker at the old pavilion on the first night of the convocation. An elaborate programme is being arranged and a grand rally of visiting Republi- cans is looked forward to. The clubs’ reception committee has arranged for headquarters at the Golden Eagle dur- ing the convention, where all visitors will be welcomed and provided for. The Captain McKinley Club will have charge of the ratification meeting following the nominations. Never before in the history of Sacra- mento has there been such an over- | whelming demand for accommodations in advance of a coming event. AR e PASSENGERS AND GOLD FROM ALASKA The Alliance Arrives at Seattle With $300,000 and 112 Men From Dawson City. SEATTLE, Aug. 6.—The steamer Alli- ance arrived here to-night from St. Mich- | ael with 120 passengers, 112 of whom are Of these only about The amount they had be- tween them stimated at $300,000. Three McKinnon brothers of Victoria, and W McDonald of Welling- C., old-timers, had about $6,000 in C. Blythman of London, Eng- land, brought about $11,000, and A. Byers, of Byers, Wash., had about $7000. These were the largest individual amounts. Hadwick of the Alllance states cre is an improvement in the sit- . Michae! and he thinks that the stranded passengers will in a short forty had gold. O time be able to get up the river. Sev- eral river steamers that were being towed up have arrived and In a short time they will relieve the congestion. The steam schooner, concerning which there was some uneasiness, arrived at St. Michael July 26 with her tow of three river steamers. Nothing has yet been seen of the Moran fleet of river | steamers and the reports regarding them are very conflicting. One report has them all wrecked; another report has it that four of them have reached Munivak in safety and are waiting there for the res mainder of the fleet to join them. JIM CRANE JOKED ABOUT ENDING LIFE CONFIDED TO FRIENDS THAT HE HAD TROUBLES. He Fully Recovers From the Gas He Inhaled at His Office Last Tuursday Jight. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Aug. 6. There seems to be little doubt that ex- County Clerk James E. Crane intended to commit suicide on Thursday night, when he was found in his office nearly asphyxiated by escaping gas. The pre- vious afternoon Mr. Crane was convers- ing with John Shay, the contractor, O. A. Dennison and J. W. Dutton. Mr. Crane remarked that things were not going as he desired and that he had so much trouble that he thought he would end his life. His remark was treated as a jest. “Not a bad idea,” said Mr. Shay. *“I will help you. I will get a rope and a grindstone and put you aboard a ferry boat and you can easlly do the rest.’” “Won't you come with me and push me off the deck?’ said Crane, “Not a bit of it,” said Shay. “If a man wants to die very badly he would be quite satisfied with the assistance that 1 sald I would give him.” Eight hours later .James Crane was found unconscious in his office with the gas turned on. He is now thoroughly re- covered. —_————————— Captain Barnes’ Joke. OAKLAND, Aug. 6.—One little expres- sion_used by Captain *Billy” Barnes at the Young Men's Republican housewarm- ing last night Is causing quite a littie in- terest to-day. There was some anculty in inducing the captain to speak in this city, and when he did speak this is a part of ‘what he said: “T want to say to you what I know my friend Colonel Stone is going to say to you, because I feel in my heart he is going to say it, and in that pleasant way 80 that you will all go away satisfled, but 1 want to say it first—that if nobody else gets the Republican nomination for Gov- ernor Alameda County will be sure of it.” ‘Will Be a Test Case. OAKLAND, Aug. 6. — City Attorney Dow this afternoon filed a demurrer to the complaint of Dr. C. M. Selfridge in the suit wherein the doctor wishes to as- certain whether the city is liable for the bills of physiclans who treat insane pa- tients at the Receiving Hospital. Several physicians who have had such cases have assigned their claims to Dr. Selfridge, in order to make it a test case. Herb Doctor Fined. OAKLAND, Aug. 6.—Mrs. A. R. Cray- ton, the herb doctor, was flned $50 by Police Judfe ‘Allen this morning for prac- ticing_medicine without a license. Attor- ney George W. Reed, on behalf of tue herb doctor, asked for the minimum sen- tence, which was granted. —_——— Advances made on furniture and planos, with or without removal. J. Noonan, 1017-1023 Mission. dent McKinley and incidentally dispose | RULINGS ON THE WAR TAX Some Documents That Do Not Need Stamps. |CEMETERY DEEDS EXEMPT | MUCH INFORMATION GIVEN BY COMMISSIONER SCOTT. Various Kinds of Instruments Upon Which the Revenue Require- ments Must Not Be Evaded. Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—The Com- sioner of Internal Revenue has decided | that deeds to cemetery lots, which con- | vey only the right to burial therein, to | erect monuments, etc., do not require a revenue stamp under the new law. He | has held also, in another case, that on | @eeds of conveyance the tax should be | computed upon the true value of the 1 property conveyed; that on deeds con- | veying only a specific fractional inter- est in undivided property the tax should be computed on the actual value | of the interest conveyed; also that all deeds of conveyance where the value of the property exceeds $100 must be stamped. The fact that the deed is a deed of gift from husband or wife does not exempt it from tax. A quitclaim deed or a deed made to correct a de- fect in a previous deed must be stamped. A certificate on the back or margin of a mortgage that the mortgage has been satisfied requires a stamp as a certificate. Where, however, the local laws authorize entry in satisfaction upon the record, and the mortgage is | thus canceled, such entry does not re- quire a stamp. Letters of administration, letters tes- tamentary or of guardianship, it is held, do not require stamps, but peti- tion for the appointment of adminis- trators, executors or guardians do re- quire stamps, as do bonds of adminis- trators, executors or guardians. No stamp is required on certificate of tax sale for unpaid taxes, nor on the cer- tificate of redemption from sale. It is held also that every separate consignment of goods delivered for storage requires a receipt which must be stamped if the consignment requires several days in delivery. It need not, however, have but one tax of 25 cents on its recelpt if it can be shown to be but one consignment. If no ware- house receipts is issued the book of the express company delivering the con- signment being signed as a receipt, the stamp should be affixed thereto. Mere local operators for the delivery of packages, baggage and the like within the same town, may give receipts which are not required to be stamped. Where, in consideration of an addi- tion to the regular storage charge, an additional responsibility is assumed the instrument is stamped as an insurance policy at the rate of 1 cent on each dollar of premium charged. Tt is also held that where a policy of life insur- ance is assigned as collateral security stamped as a pledge according to the amount of the debts secured and not according to the face of the policy. GOT AWAY WITH THIEVES RAID A MARKET STREET LIQUOR HOUSE. An Entrance Was Effected Through the Skylight on the One- Story Extension. Despite the watchfulness of the min- fons of Lees, thieves broke into the estab- lisment of Mohns & Kaltenbach at 29 Market street Friday night, and after holding high revel in the store room at their booty. The thieves gained access to the store by climbing over the neighboring roofs story extension. There was a pile of boxes under the skylight, and it was an the boxes to the floor. After drinking all the liquor they could hoid, the thieves visited the front part of the store and emptied the cash register, which con- tained about $0 in cash and 310 worth of revenue stamps. They also loaded themselves down with cigars and went out the way they came. An inspecion of the roof showed foot- prints leading toward a row of dilapld- ated lodging houses fronting on Steuart circuit of the block over the roofs with very little difficulty. No_clew to the robbers has yet been found, although some of the ‘‘best men’” on the force, under the supervision of Chief Lees, are working on the case. ——————————— Professor James Coming. BERKELEY, Aug. 6.—Professor Wil- llam James of Harvard University, a celebrated psychologist and philosopher, will arrive in Berkeley August 24. He comes at the Invitation of the Philosophi- cal Union of the University of California. Professor James will give a serles of lectures before the union in the nature of a defense and exposition of his re- cently published work, *The Will to Be- lleve.,” His coming will be of special in- terest to students of philosophy, as his fame and ability have received unusual recognition both at home and amon%the hilosophical schools of Germany, Eng- and and France. Before returning to the East he will 'address the teachers of Ala- meda County In a convention to be called for September 12. A Berkeley Firm Attached. BERKELEY, Aug. 6—The firm of Dou%lnsn Bros., on the corner of Ashb, and Shattuck avenues, has been attache and the property will be sold by Consta. ble Cronin on August 12. The action brought by two creditors of the firm— Otto G. Tackle and F. Walter. Democratic Delegates. BERKELEY, Aug. 6. committee of B club roil. | For this purpose the roll is now ready at 2120 Stan will be kept open until 9 p. m. August 10. Berkeley will vote for three delegates. Berkeley News Notes. BERKELEY, Aug. 6.—Peter J. Rodgers and W. F. Esmond of Berkeley have been appointed Deputy Constables by Con- stable Cronin. s The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hancock died this morning at the fam ll{, residence on Fulton street. rofessor Louls Du Pont Lyle has re- turned from New York. He was one of the principal lecturers this year at the summer session of Chautauqua, President Martin J. Kellogg, of the Uni- versity of California, will appoint year next Monday mm;mns. Miss Mabel Edwards and Donald Mc. Kee, of the class of '01, Berkeley School, have been elected assoclate | ent. tors of Ol Podfl.dl!iéhl school paper. | The friends of W. R. Davis will hold a Peralta Camp No. 123, Woodmen of the meeting in this city on Tuesday evening World, have installed officers for the en- next, for which good speakers have been e e SPhionss Wison, . X “Aiameda and Pacific cricket t mas son, 1. e Alameda and Pacific eams ;)m-, W. b4 ‘Waste and W. T. Gom: "“}12,"“ a mateh at West Alameda to- mMOrrow. for a loan exceeding $1000 it should be | MONEY AND CIGARS| the rear succeeded in getting away with | and breaking in a skylight on the one- | easy drop from the roof to the boxes and | | | | | street, but the buildings in the vicinity | are s0 constructed that if a man gets on | the roof of one he could make an entire | ! held this afternoon at 3 o'clock, will MAY THE BEST TACHT WIN Sir Thomas Lipton on His Challenge. ALL OBSTACLES REMOVED PAPERS PROBABLY HAVE BEEN DISPATCHED. The Shamrock Will Be a Ninety- Footer, Cutter-Rigged, and Will Be Ready by the End of February. Special Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, Aug. 6.—According to the Star, the challenge of Sir Thomas Lip- ton for a race for the America cup will be dispatched this afterncon by OO0 OO0 e OB OO OO0 20O OO OO OO R OO OO s OO, the Royal Ulster Yacht Club to the New York Yacht Club. Continuing, the Star says an ar- rangement has been reached in regard to a certain condition suggested azre, which the challenger disapproved of. Mr. Charles S. Russell, Sir Thomas Lipton’s representative in the matter, is conferring this evening with Mr. Willam Fife, the designer on whose plans the challenging yacht will be built at Belfast. They are at the country seat of Sir Thomas Lipton. Sir Thomas Lipton, in the course of an interview with a reprezentative of the Associated Press this evening, said: “A deputation of three members of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club met me and Mr. Russell in London this morn- ing and drew up the challenge, which was forthwith cabled to the New York Yacht Club, whose reply I hope to re- celve on Monday. The challenge is absolutely conditionless, and I am per- fectly satisfled that the race will be conducted with the same impartiality as are the Cowes races, and that all the Americans desire the best boat to win, as my colleagues and myself do. “The details of the races, if the chal- lenge is accepted, will be arranged hy the New York Yacht Club and Mr. Russell, who expects to sail on Wed- nesday and prepare the ground for @ | (OSSO OWOWMOIGIG SO O OR O R OBIORIO RO OO $3.5 $3.50 25 35 a yard. EMBROIDERIES. Ioc A YARD—500 pieces of Em- broideries from one to three inches wide, in choice patterns, worth 25¢, 20c and 15¢ yad. DRESS GOOD DEPARTMENT. SPECIAL OFFERING FOR THIS WEEK. Commencing to-morrow we place on sale 4 lines, consisting of 200 pieces of EARLY FALL DRESS GOODS, at the following special prices: A SUIT—50 pieces of English Covert Suitings, in all the new fall colorings, a splendid material for wear, at $3.50 a suit. A SUIT—50 pieces of New Fall Matalasse, in raised effects, a rich satin luster, in the new Blues, Brown, Green, Red and Beige, a special leader with us at $3.50 a suit. A YARD—50 pieces 36-inch Cheviot Mixtures, in rich, dark color- ings, good quality and only 25c a yard. A YARD—50 pieces of New Granite Plaids, in a large range of hand- some combinations, specially adapted for children’s dresses, at 35¢ EXTRA SPECIAL. 123 to 129 POST STREET. 100 B SRR Ead oooooooooooooooo LACES. pieces of Torchon Lace 'in very choice patterns, from one to four inches wide, at Sc, 8%c and 10c yard. B W O O B B O SO S O O O S O Ot ORI O O ORI O O Oap OBl OSp Oppl O O O Opp Oap OROReC 1O O O Oam Om OOl three members of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club, including Secretary Kelly, who will proceed to New York later. “My boat will be a ninety-footer, cutter rigged. The design and model of the Shamrock are already completed, as I have been working for months to consummate my purpose. The yacht will be completed by the end of Feb- ruary. There have been some efforts to secure the services of Captain Wil- liam O’'Neill as skipper, but this has not been definitely settled. I hope also that Mr. John Jameson, owner of thek{verns, will help us race the Sham- rock.” Vi iny tes ot les st THE CHOSEN FRIENDS. The following officers of Social Coun- cil have been installed for the current i ai to secure members. the members have enrolled under candidates during a certal at the end of the time the treat the winners to a fine dinner. each side wants tp eat at the exps of the other, hustling. After KNIGHTS OF THE MACCABEES. San Francisco Tent, at its last held re- ew. had a large meeting, and after hav- g had an initiation there were read six- en applications for membership. An- her contest has been started in this tent That is, one-half of the adership of “General” H. L. Tickner, and the other half under the leadership of ‘““Admiral” Harris. Each will reatest number of in period, and losers’ will As ense there will be some tall the business on Monday including a dozen sol- ladies of Golden Gate joined T. J. rive to bring in the g ght the knights, er boys, and the term, W. F. Gibson being the. installing | Hive, Ladles of the Maccabees, officer: Past councilor, M. Stot: cou.fi forces and adjourned to the bn.nq:det-;og;n cllor, Mrs. Kate A. Adams; vice-coun- ggl{:a:t.gcl?:a; Shere they enjoyed an ex- cllor, J. 8. Karr; prelate, Miss Clara Mc- Donald; instructor, Mrs. Baccus; secre- tary, A. G. Baker; treasurer, F. Upas; marshal, Mrs. Aldér; warden, Mrs. Bu: ford; guard, Miss Mary McDonald; sen- try, Mrs. Kruse. At the meeting of the Progressive Councll_in the hail of Falrmount Coun- cil in the latter part of July there was presented, after the public installation of the officers of Fairmount, by W. F. Gib- to ta son, P 3 assisted by C. M. Arnold, P. 8. C., Miss Clara McDonald, G. T., E. Street, P. C. of Concord Council, and A. G. Baker, deputy grand councilor, act- ing as grand marshal, a programme of entertainment, the princip: features of which were a plano solo by Mrs. E. Van Buckley, recitation by E. B. Street, W. F. Gibson’ told what he knew of his friend Mr. Cohn, and a recitation by Miss Man- ton. Then refreshments were served. These meetings by the Progressive Coun- cil are doing much to arouse an unusual ci qu N 24 entertain principal address will be Grand Treasurer Aggler. Grand Sccretary = Stanley an Treasurer Aggler paid council at Wi There will and 4 on_the 18th same place; O and 470 at Market ai the 25th. ———————— YOUNG MEN'S INSTITUTE. The board of grand directors will meet -morrow for the transaction of impor- nt business. Leo Council of Port Costa will give an ment on the 20th inst. and the delivered by d Grand a visit to the atsonville last Sunday. be district meeting of coun- 55 and 460 at Y. M. I. head- 16th ipst.y of Nos. 1, 34, at the same place; of 74 and 508 on the 19th at the f Nos. 7, 59 and 310 on the | place, and of Nos. 3, 29| nd Tenth streets on 1s Nos. 35, sarters on the 72, 0s. 32 th at the same foeling of sociability in the order, and 4. | "No 21 of Oakland is making arrange- Yoy, Gate Gouncil will at the meet. | this month. ing on the 12th inst. increase its member- Ship by accepting the membership of an- other council. Grand Councilor Boehm will during the current month visit councils at Downle- ville, Grass Valley, Angels and Sonora. Grand Recorder ivallis and Supreme Trustee Keefer visited Sacramento Coun- cii last week and gave some important information as to the order. —_—e————— SONS OF BENJAMIN. The following named have been installed to is 1o’ M: The printed proceedi held grand grov Last Tuesday and Grand Secretar Deputy Grand Arcl Yesterday t THE DRIUDS. ngs of the recently e are being distributed. Noble Grand Arch Lewis y Graves paid a visit s a mark_ of respect to h J. F. Martinoni, who % member of the grove. On the fol- wing night they visited the grove at ayfield. Galileo Grove a: he grand officers left for | as officers of California Lodge of the I | gumboldt County where they Wwill visit 0. S. of B.: A. Michaels, Ex-P.; A. Meyer, | washington and American Groves at Bu- P.; Dr. A. Nusbaum, V. P.; H. L. Spring- | reka and then will visit Far West Grove er R, and F. S.; B. Wacholder, T.; L. L. | 5t Ferndale. | Langlev, C.; W. Schneebaum, L. G.i A. | “'rhe pienic of Vasca de Gama drove at Mendelsohn, O.G.; Dr. Nusbaum, physi- | gan Lorenzo was a very enjoyable one. | (o252 ) Dorado Circle at its last held session | % initiated se\'er?l ca;xt?‘l_d:t‘e’;n;‘fg t%;x; i evening W . Union Patriotic Mass Meeting. g}‘fl_gfg x(sher&plflly & nereasing In member- The patriotic union mass meeting at the | ghip. Young Men's Christian Association audi- torlum, Mason and Ellis streets, to bde be addressed by Rev. Georie{ C. Adams, D.D. Special music; solos by Mrs. Eva M. Ten- ney and Arthur Macurda. A most inter- esting service; open to both men and women; the public invited. —_————————— Niles Herald Changes Hands. OAKLAND, Aug. 6.—The Niles Herald has changed hands this week, and is now the proper%or A. R.and H.J. Waters of this city. The paper covers the fleld in Washington Township, and was owned by F. V. Vivian. Messrs. Waters are two of the best-known newspaper men in this county, one having been with the En- quirer and the other with the county bu- reau of The Call for some years. “Jack the Kisser” Convicted. OAKLAND, Aug. 6.—John Johnson, dubbed ‘“Jack, the Kisser,” was this afternoon convicted of assault and sen- tenced to three months’ imprisonment in by Judge Ellsworth. G el L of the Foresters’ of the 16th inst. On the evening of Glory” party Circle ed by a large num have three can mysteries of the order. —————————— COMPANIONS OF THE FOREST. | Golden Club, composed of members of | olden Circle, have arranged for a nov- | ty social to be given in the social hall | building on the evening | | f Monday, the 25th, { ircle will jve a grand “Old | Clrele ihe Foresters' building. | that was given by California | day night was attend- | ber of people and wu‘ oyal The party. ast Wednes decided success. ¢ Circle will at its next meeting S didates to induct into the —_———————— WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS. At the last held regular meeting of | General George G. Meade Relief Corps | there was work in the Initiatory degree. | The following named were appointed a | commi ttee to make arrangements for an the County Jail T H youn; of about 23 years | entertainment to be given in_the near Jonon e B o waomun assanited ls Mrs, | future: Mre. Bessle Johnaon, Mrs. Rato| Mnlglldn von Derheite, aged over 65 Woodts, Mrs. Jennle C. Goodwin and Mrs. | cars. The jury was out aboyt halt an| SYES: yieycelsen, the president of the . rps, has gone on a camping expedition Runaway San Francisco Boys. for'a tew weeks, and during fior absence \ —The Democratic ' in this cit erkeley has decided elect delegates to the State convention by | | the s Florence M. Bestow of Brooklyn, Tty O taiy for tne coming collage Bos FloremCe e thls morning by FKev: 2045 Hbl&h one but the immediate family was pres- ALAMEDA, Aug. 6.—Four San Fran- ?'ouths. giving the names of James Purcell, Matt Brady, Steve Philips and Charles Thurston, and thelr ages 15, 16, 18 and 19 years respectively, were arrested y about 5:30 o’clock this morn- wl —_—————————— ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS. High Chief Ranger Boehm has arranged follows during the current ALAMEDA, Aug. 6.—The Board of ‘Health transacted routine business at its meeting last night. There were thirteen deaths in July and twenty-four births. Alsp nine cases of contagious disease, in cluding two each of tuberculosis, ty&)hold fever, whooping-cough, measles and one of chicken-pox. A complaint was re-|4 cetved that the rapid running of electtc | Miss Bila Comyns, district deputy. There | S tter was referred to the proper com- | Was & fine programme of entertainment mittee. Alameda News Items. ALAMEDA, Aug. 6—C. C. Hanley and | X N . W. Scudder at the residence of the bride’s relatives, Alameda avenue. No & she will visit corps in the ranger exempli large num of the local vicinity of here she may be. e ffey acknowledged that they had | visits as to Ing. Ty o home. and aftor being de- | month. He will start on the 15th inst.: tained several hours they were warmly | To Sonora, Miiton, Copperopolis, Coman ord place, and | lectured and sent home. cheColoma, Carter, ‘Soulsbyville, San a H T o . Board of Health. At “Monday night the high chief fled the ritual before a ber o YOUNG LADIES' INSTITUTE. Last Tuesday the ladies of Institute No. tendered a reception at headquarters to and refreshments were served. The members of Institute No. 7 tendered reception to Grand President Mary agle and a very pleasant evening was spent in the enjoyment of a musical and literary programme. ————————————— ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. CAVITE TO HONGKONG—Subscriber, City. The distance from Cavite, Philip- pine Islands, to Hongkong s 625 miles- MAIL FOR DAWSON—L. 8., City. Mail leaves for Dawson from Seattle on the f the officers and members | 1 lodges in Foresters’ bullding. | —————————— 15th of each month. Ma. intended for that point should be deposited in the post- office in time to reach Seattle not later than the 14th of the month. THE ST. PAUL—S., City. The hull of the transport St. Paul that sailed from this port some time since was painted black. THE SHORTEST ROUTE—J. B. P.,City. The shortest route from San Francisco to Manila is by the great circle route, 6237 miles. IN CHINATOWN—G. B., Presidio, Cal. It is estimated that at this time there are about 20,000 Chinese in what is known as the Chinatown of San Francisco. TRANSPORTS—R. S. J., City. The United States Government pays from $600 to 31000 a day for the transports it has chartered for the.purpose of conveying troops to distant points. It would be impossible to answer the question as to the average of each vessel without an ex- amination of the records of the Navy Department, and as to the continuance of payment, that depends upon the contract between ' the Government and the ship- owners. THE AMERICAN FLAG—C. B. B, City. The American flag has been known as “Old Glory” not only since the commencement of the war but since Captain Driver called it such when he raised it to the masthead of his vessel several years before the Civil War. It was not, however, popu- larly known as such until the incident of raising it over the dome of the State building at Nashville, Tenn., as described in this department a few days since; but it has been known as the ar-soangled banner ever since it was so denominated by Francis Scott Key when he wrote his immortal song during the bombardment of Fort McHenry in 1814, There is no country in the world in which the Ameri- can flag is not known as the ‘‘Star- spangled Banner,” and there are but few countries where Old Glory is.spoken of that it is not known that the erican flag 1s meant. 5 ADVERTISEMENTS. MACKAY'S, A Department To Be Closed Out! To Bifect a Quick Return of Investment Furniture Department The ,000 stock of same Is offered at LESS THAN ACTUAL commencing MONDAY, AUGUST STH. We take space for a few quotations to convince the public of the serious- ness of our intention. to be ‘COST, Solld Oak CENTER TABLES:....48¢ Solid Oak DINING CHAIRS......$1.00 s%gsou( Arm COBBLER ROCK- Large Antique Ozk Cfllmfii.l:‘%é. 3-piece Eastern Hard-wood CHAM- ER SUITS, French plat: ll%‘“ 3-plece Solid Oak CHAMBER SU bevel plate 24x30..... sg{gs‘“ CORDUROY COUCHES 86.25 BED LOUNGES, patent. .$5.25 §-plece PARLOR SETS, 1 . ESTRIES . b i ;’rzA\l.’no HALLRACKS These represent from 25 to 50 of PREVAILING RETAIL PRI Figure it out. CARPETS! In this department during Furniture Close-out LOW PRICES ;ll"e‘valh ¢ $4.25 per,gent CES. WATCH OUR WINDOWS AND OUR PRICES. ALEX. MACKAY & SON 715 Market St.