The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 16, 1898, Page 9

o ). THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1898 9 ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. y: IREWELL OF THE PRETTY CHORUS GIRLS The Stranded Players Out of Oakland. | 1 THIRTEEN WEEKS OF BARN- | STORMING IN ILL-LUCK. | Miss Mooers Says It Is Anything but ‘ Fun to Chase Meals Through | Half the Length of the State. and Offce San Francisco Call, roadway, Sept. 1. enabled to | The attach- | costumes and nough Thea- | . and the pretty girls on the acquisition to now haunting the stage doors of San sco theaters. Many ventures have in Oal the distinction the repulsive wation, and since then rd has been lengthy. , and f{t and le Angeles and Oaklahd > company, which nt, but the hoo- still pursuing it nk it is funny,” said Mooers, chase from to me. akland, but exc salary since and iead broke can't ‘get anything or our rd. We managed to ng t e got to this town that frost in the Macdonough chilled us $o that we haven't got , and we particularly r night when of the theater ¥ uncil of war was held, and the company should n the dining- lad SS, and ter giv- 2stimonial to the ef- tel proprietor toa they trossos, achment at the Macdonough because it was nd property had a Los A TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE. Resolution to Oppose the Sixth Amendment. Sept. 15.—The Alameda ers’ Institute, after four 1 lectures d wor a after listening to the c “Will” by Professor W e speake believes in fr : “I do not agree with the ans who Dbelleve every ki The action by which ested is called hibition. The t will are as much of in- tion. The larger part of tion, t ise it is harder [ y igher emotions nhibit t} wer ones. Fear irnment resolutions were proval of the it to the con- » e of California. The : proposed amendment is p 1 so ambiguous cems 1 o forecast its the 2 cat pur- 1 t te 0 yver believe it prove a source of much lil : n to work ent. Tt con- it—Elmer F 0. Crawford Willtam M. nd Superin- Brown after- | 222 e—————— NO SOLACE IN COURT. The Corsst Case of Mrs. Vermilyea | Thrown Out. | LAND, Sept. 15.—Charles Benedict, t fendant in tk h warrant pro- ¢ \gs brought by his former partner corset busin Mrs. Vermilyea, came out first best before Police Judge en this morning, and the plaintiff and companion, Miss J. Dwyer, the left court in no amiable frame of mind The corsets and goods which Mrs. Ver- milyea claimed were her property were brought into court by Benedict, Wko tes- tified tha belonged to him by gift m Mrs and that the lot not worth-over $1 Benedict aiso ed that Miss Dwyer had hypnotized nd that the latter as a ved everything Miss her about him. was undecided as to which mants spoke the truth, ana was one for the civil nd forthwith threw Police Court. What X tep will be is not ft the court room she nedict yet.” Vermilyea promised to —_———— PRETTY GIRL DISAPFEARS. Mabel Henley Unexpectedly Leaves Her Home. OAKLAND, Sept. 15.—Mabel Henley, an attractive £irl of 14 years, disappeared <uddenly yesterday and her whereabouts s unknown. She had been restding | with her mother at 927 Myrtle street, coming recently from Fresno. Her fa- ther is at present in the Kilondike re- | glons. The pol lice were notified of the disap- pearance to-day, and detectives are now Working on the case. It is believed that the girl's mind has become temporarily affected, and that she may be wander- ing about aimlessly. When she left she Wwore a green dress, a sacque, tan shoes and gloves and a straw hat. \ —————— Read in next Sunday’s Call what David Starr Jordan, Proféssor Joseph Le Conte, Father MacCorry, Dr. R. A. | McLean, Dr. Hemphili and Rabbi M. | S. Levy have to say about Spiritism and the conclusions reached by Dr. Hodgson of the American Society of | Psychical Research, after several years’ investigation. | will ANOTHER SWEET SINGER TO WED. Pugh, the well-known singer of E local journalist. Miss Pugh is many prominen very pcpular pastor of the Un ung lady tarian church. 4444t D R e S R e P T OAKLAND, Sept. 15,—The engagement st the daughter of Mrs. Fannie M. Pugh, for teacher in the Oakland High in arranging for social entertainments Mr. Sunderland is announced of Miss Birdie Oakland, to Clyde Sunderland, a School. She has been very and benefits, and is a the brother of the new is + + + + + + + + + XED THE TAX LEVY AT $121 The Result Surprises Every One. LITTLE FOR LAKE MERRITT DEPARTMENT ESTIMATES SUF- FER HEAVILY. A Remarkable Document Which Will Raise Sufficient Revenue But Complicate Its Distri- bution. OAKLAND, Sept. 15—The City Council passed to print this evening an ordinance fixing the tax levy at $1 21. The ordinance was a great surprise to eve the eight members of the Council who had assisted to frame It. It is a remark- able doc sibly incorporates $0,000 for the improvement of Lake Merritt, it provides in r for but §$12,000 for the work. The levy adds $7,000 to the Audit estimates, and he had cut $182,000. This would raise the levy from §127 of the Auditor to $142, but by cutting heavily in all directions the levy was brought to $121 by cutting nearly $100,00 from department estimat The levy as it is made will not provide sufficient money to pay the salaries and contracts already entered into under the law in June and Auditor. Snow says that the money raised for the lake will be claimed by creditors, and the law will give it to them. The levy of $1 21 is made the up of the following: Maintena cents; sewers cents; bond fund, 1 Lake Merritt, 19 cents. Auditor Snow says that the revenue that the levy will raise will leave a large deficit. He says the 7 cents for sewers cannot be said to be for maintenanec, and t the city's creditors will go Lefore the courts and claim that as the law allows a dollar levy independent of the bond fund they are entitled to all the revenue up to that limit. The Auditor says that the courts undoubtedly so rule. As the levy, independent of the lake fund, is but $1.02, only the 2 cents will be left for the lake, and this amount is about $12,000. The cutting has been done as follows in the various funds: General, from $26,000 to $21,000; salary, from $36,000 to $29,000; fire, from $70.000. to $58,000; police, from $62.000 to $56,000; street, from $56,000 to $46,~ 000; sewer (increase) from $5000 to $33,000; park, from $7000 to $4000; fire and_police alarm, from $7000 to $4000; High School, from $44,000 to $25,000; schocl, from $21,000 to $13,000; Free Library, $19,000 to $5000; street lights, from $72,000 to $63,000; park and boulevard, from $42,000 to $80,000. The grammar schools cost about $300,00 per annum, but the bulk of the money comes from the State. The High School, how- ever, has no other income, and the result of the cut will be to close the school part of the year. The levy is much smaller than it ap- pears. Last year it was 9% cents for maintenance on an assessment of $48,- 000,000. This year it is but 78 cents on an assessment of $42,000,000, and Auditor Snow says that the dffference in income will be $70,000, which will be severely felt, as three months of the fiscal year have already gone, durlng which all the departments have been run on the ex- pectation of recelving vastly greater in- comes than are allotted to them. The levy will raise sufficient revenue, but the suditur predicts much difficulty ‘over the ribution of it. he ordinance has to be printed for ten days and then be finally passed. It has then to be signed l:ly the Mayor. The levy as _contemplate close! resembles that of Mayor Davis, the result of which was to close the schools for a part of the year and to cause other inconveniences. Should Auditor Snow’s view of the dollar limit be supported by the courts the Lake Merritt matter will present a peculiar complication. . —_——— Suspects a Plot to Rob Him. OAKLAND, Sept. 15.—Manuel Cabral, who resides at 1600 Third street, reported a strange incident to the police to-night. He says that on September 13 he gave to Mrs. Medros at the house he lives in $550 in gold and silver to keep for him. There was a small fire at the house yesterday, and the trunk was burned. o bullion or money was found, and Cabral suspects a plot to rob him. A detective is work- ing on the case. ———— Senator Foraker writes about the control and trade of our new coloales, in next Sunday’s Call. —— e Lectured a Tennesseean. OAKLAND, Sept. 15.—Willlam P. Ma- ginnis, a private of ‘the rirst Tennessee Regiment, was up before Police Judge Allen this morning on a charge of drunk- enness, He begged for release, saying that body except | | first offense and that his leave absence would expire within an hour, 1 promi Ay mised never again to allow the vil cup to get the better of him. Judge Allen, though he dismissed the harge, lectured the young soldier against ntcmperance and spoke particularly of the disgrace swhich overindulgence ~had | brought upon his regiment. Scarlet Fever at Niles. OAKLAND, Sept. 15.—Scarlet fever has broken out in Niles, and unless prompt mea there sSures are taken to disinfect the town is danger of an epidemic. Dr. Chalmers states that the town is In a bad sanitary condition, and that there is no law or officer to enforce a cleaning up. He appeals to the citizens to use a lib- eral supply of slacked Iime and copperas in their yards, and tells them plainly will follow if they fail to do so. He ask District Attorney Snook and Supervisor Wells for aid in enforcing some sanitary and quarantine measures, but was told by both they had no power in the matter. The long drouth is believed to be the causc Deadly Banana Peel. OAKLAND, Sept. 15.—Miss Ann Daly, a domestic, aged 47 years, dled at the Recefving Hospital this morning, the ap- roximate cause of her death being from an injury to her left hip sustained by slipping_upon a banana peel two weeks ago in front of the Fifteenth street en- gine house. The injury was considered insignificant until a few days ago, when serious complications set in. Coroner Baldwin will hold an inquest. Improvement Club. 5—The Oakland Im- organized last night ¢ the election of 1. F. or president, J. Beck vice president, Callahan secretary. Among the ob- of the club Is to secure the opening streets running southerly and wes- ter hip channel, and to induce capl- tal to come to this clty. Wheel R.J ANGLERS GOING 10 L RIVER Prominent Citizens in Quest of Sport. BAD FOR THE STEELHEADS “BILLY” FOOTE AND J. V. COLE- MAN ARE CRACKAJACKS. The Hon. Thomas Xlynn and the Duke of Connanght Will In- troduce Some of Their New Ideas. “Billy” Foote would be a very much chagrined man if a friend incidentally remarked to him that there were points in la'w with which he was not familiar, as “Billy” is unquestionably an acknowl- edged authority on Blackstone, but when queries that pertain to anadromous fishes are introduced an allowance must be made for the attorney’s knowledge of the habits of steelheads and the King salmon. But Mr. Foote, notwithstanding the | limited knowledge he may possess of the | pecullarities and habits of the salmo- | fontinalis, or the salmon proper (Quinnat for instance) is nevertheless an enthusias- tic angler, and according to report from such an eminent authority as Judge Hunt, Mr. Foote can actually land a fish not exceeding ten inches in length with- out the aid of a gaff. Then there is another very significant personage who is well known to the fra- ternity of the angle by name J. V. Cole- man, who will be assisted by the Duke ui‘flJonnaught. viz.: the Hon. Dan O'Con- gell. It would be absurd to say that either of these able artists of the gentle art could possibly miss landing a trout that was hooked in such a manner that only a tyro could possibly fail to creel it. However that mav be, it is certain that Messrs. Foote, Loleman, O'Connell, Benn, Butler, Macauley, Hunt, Venker, Maskey, Sammi, Smyth, Johnson and Young will take their departure to-day for tue Eel River, which stream offers great induce- ments to anglers at the present time to | enjoy royal sport. Among the sportsmen who have been enjoying ‘high-toned” fishing during the past week on Eel River are the Hon. Thomas Flynn of tne Wasp, John Gall; gher, champion_spoon-caster of Oaklan: Colonel W. Keliehor of Texas, Messrs. Casey and Lynch. The lovers of good angling will leave to-day from pier 9, Broadway wharf, at 9 a. m., and it goes without saying that a large gathering of well-wishers will be on hand to wish the patrons of the classic | sport a pleasant vovage. Mr. Butler, who is better known among the enthusiasts as “H River John,” received a letter yesterday from Mr. Rob- ertson of Fortuna, stating that the ang- ling was at its best and that with flies he caught 1300 steelheads during the month of August, the average weight of which was three-quarters of a pound. During the latter part of September the King or Quinnat salmon will make its appearance, and anglers who delight in trolling from a boat will have sport ad libitum, as the Quinnat is a game fish and will take a spoon readily. OUR COLONIAL POLICY. Colonel Tobin’s Masterly Reply fo John P. Irish’s Attack on the Administration. ALAMEDA, Sept. 15.—8ix weecks ago John P. Irish addressed the Unitarian Club of this city on the subject of wnat he called the “imperial policy” of the ad- GEORGE W. CARMACK, the George W. Carmack, whose discovery of gold on Bonanza Creek started thou- sands of seekers after the precious metal to the land of the midnight sun, arrived in this city yesterday with his native wife and child and recgistered at the Com- mercial Hotel. He Is the returned Klondiker who threw handfuls of gold and silver from his ho- tel window in Seattle for the pleasure of watching passing pedestrians, policemen and newsboys scri .ble for the glittering coins. Carmack stood at the window with his wife and native brother-in-law, burst- ing his sides laughing at the antics of motormen and conductors who had de- serted their cars—-minions o. the law and men, women and chii.ren, who were at- tracted by the unusual shower of wealth. Mr. Carmack is qulet and unostenta- tious in speech and dress, and one seeing him on the street would not take him for the croesus he really is. He is devotedly attached to his Indian wife and child, and has bestowed on the former nuggets in quantity, which she wears suspended around her neck or in the form of stick- pins. His first act on arriving in this city was to buy a handsome and expensive doil for the little girl, who is now five years old. This is Mr. Carmack’s first visit to this city since 1885. He was then a resident of San Luis Obispo, but seeing a slim chance of earning a livellhood and hear- ing of the finding of gold in_Alaska he decided to try his fortune there. He en- countered hardships while prospecting about the lakes the first summer, but found nothing. During the winters of 1885 and 1886 he traded Junegt. “In the spring of '3, he sald, “I went back on the Yukon, trading and prospect- DISCOVERED GOLD ON BONANZA. and His Wealthy Klondiker, Native Wife and Child. ing until the fall of '89. I remained for three summers in the vicinity of the Forty-Mile District and then went to the Pelly River district, and was principally engaged in trading. In the spring of '$6 T went down the mouth of the Klondike to fish and then started on a prospecting tour. I was accompanied by twoqThk- weesh Indians. On the 16th of August I made the big discovery on Bonanza. I was goln{ to a little creek called Gold Bottom fo prospect, and on my way stumbled across this creek. It was on a higa river bed rock, and the gold could be seen lying on_the gold rock. I staked out a claim of 50 feet by right of dis- covery and 500 feet by right of location, My two Indlan companions also staked out 500 feet each. “We then went down to Forty-Mile for provisions and tools to work our claims, and as soon as the news of our discovery became known there was a stampede to the spot, and_ within two weeks eve: Inoh of grownd In the vicinity of the creek was located. “The first year we did not take out very much, and sold one claim for $13,500. Pete McDonald Kurchued 250 feet and Jack Felix and the Edgar brothers 250 feet, and are profiting by their investment. The second winter my partners and myself worked our clalms and took out about 125,000, “T don’t advise men to go or stay awa: from Alaska. If they they lhoulz steer clear of Dawson and strike out in some other direction. There will be no scarcity of provisions this winter, as the river steamers are rushing in a big sup- ply. T will visit San Luis Obispo for a few d?- and then go to the springs to get rid of my rheumatism contracted while on the coast. I expect to return to Alaska in March next.” : ministration. He took the most positive ound agalnst colonial extersion, claim- ng that it was unconstitutional and op- gosed to the policy enunciated by Presi- ent Washington. Irish devoted all the wealth of invective, sarcasm and denun- clation of which he is capable to an at- tack on the policy of the administration. Last night Colonel J. J. Tobin, in re- sponse to repeated requests from mem- bers of the club that he answer Irish's argument, delivered a lecture on the sub- Ject “Cullings From Our Late Scrap With | Spain.” His discourse dealt with the en- tire question of territorial expansion, going Into each Instance where additions had been made to our domain. He showed that in the past we had gone outside of our contiguous territory, and claimed that | such action was constitutional. He pointed out where the recommendations of Washington had been repeatedly de- parted from, and claimed that it was not right to be bound by his dictum, when conditions had changed in a manner ‘which he could not have foreseen. Colonel Tobin did not believe that the acquisition of foreign territory would en- tail burdensome expense, and hoped that this country would retain all that it had gained in the West Indies, as well as in the Philippines. The speaker had the entire sympathy of his audience, and his speech was lis- tened to throughout with close attention and 'received frequent applause. ——— Alameda News Items. ALAMEDA, Sept. 15.—Miss Gussie Krumb and Albert C. Lassen were mar- rled last evening at the residence of the bride's parents, 1223 High street, in the presence of a small party of relatives and friends. Miss Amelia S. Anderson and Francis A. Hunter were married last evening by Rev. J. F. Moody at the residence of the bride's mother, 1114 Santa Clara avenue. The Imperial Yacht Club will have a re- gatta on San Leandro Bay on Saturday afternoon. This Is' the first event of the kind in the history of the club, and great sport is_expected. Mrs. Elizabeth L. Conant, wife of B. H. Conant of 2145 Santa Clara avenue, died last evening, aged 68 years. The funeral will take place Saturday morning | at 10 o'clock. Mrs, Frederick Campe died this morn- ing at her residence, 1222 Park avenue. Sue was 44 ‘years old and left a husband and three children. —_——— Juniors Defeat Sophomores. BERKELEY, Sept. 15.—The fourth | game of the series of interclass baseball | | contests in the University of California was played this afternoon upon the col- | lege campus. The game was between the sophomores and junior classes. From the start the juniors had the advantage, win- ning with a score of 15 to 5. . Had to Lose His Leg. BERKELEY, Sept. 15.—Samuel Atwood, son of Captain Atwood of Stuart street, | South Berkeley, had to undergo amputa- tion of his right leg this morning. The | operation was the result of an injury re- ceived on a raflway eight years ago. WILL RECONSTRUCT_ THE ATHLETIC RULES i STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO CONVENE TO-DAY. | A New Constitution to Be Adopted, Another Office Created and Offi- cers Elected—Prominent Candidates. BERKELEY, Sept. 15.—To-mworrow morning at 11 o’clock the men students in the University of California will meet in Stiles Hall for the purpose of adopting | a new athletic constitution. The affair | will be one of the most important that | has come up before the college students | for some time, because the order of busi- | ness will be chiefly taken up with a dis- | cussfon of the rules which are to place | the management of sports upon an entire- | ly new footing. The changes to be talked of are such | as have been thought advisable from the | experiences of athletic management for —_— OCEAN TRAVEL. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. teamers _leave Broadway wharf, San Francisco: For 'Alaskan ports, 10 a. m., Sept. 8, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, October 3, transter at Seattle, For_Victorla, Vancouver (B. C), Port Townsend, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom (Wash), 10 e. m., Sept. 3, § 13, 18, 23,23, and_every fitth day | thereafter, Seattle to this company’s steamers N. Ry., at_Tacoma to N. October 3, transfer at for Alaska and G. Vancouver to C. P. Ry. P'ronry'fi:rtexu (Humboldt Bay), 10 a. m., Sept. 5, 11, 16, 21, 26, October 1, and every fifth day thereafter. For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Mt Hartord (San’ Luis_Oblspo), donta Marbara, Ventura, Hueneme, East San Pedro (Los Angeles) and ., Bept. 2. 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, Very Tourth day thérentter, Diego, stopping only at 'or ar- ford” (San Luls‘dORbI:ipn)é anta’ Sarhara, Port les and Redondo (Los " 1'a, Lo b Sk, a0, Bet. 3, "and e H day thereafter. | ey L tnadn, Magdalena Day, San Jose del Gaviota, San Pedroh Vewport, B 0%, ‘and e jan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosalia E:E%fl;&‘u‘“(mx.), 10 a. m., 18th of every month, ther Information obtain folder. BT I avany. reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers, salling dates and hours of salling. TICKET OFFIOE—4 New Montgomery street (Palace Hotel). GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen. Agts., e 10 Market st., San Francisco. THE 0. R, & N. €O, DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND From Spear-street Whart at 10 A. M. FARE $12 First Class Including Berths $8 Second Class and Meals. SCHEDULE OF SATLINGS: State_of California Ss:m{ I‘g ;g . Elder. pt. 19, 2 Somimb Sept. 22, Oct. 1 0]St. Louis 326 -$16 . 26 00/ Chicago 26 00 New York . WARD, General Agent, 630 Mar] ket st. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO. Superintendent French Line to Havre. Company’s pler (new) 42 North by this 1ine avold both transit bym English railway and the discomfort of crossing Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, River, foot of Morton st. Travelers the channel In a small boat. New York to Alexandria, Egypt, via Paris, first class, $149; second class, $116. Sept. 24, 10 a. m. . Oct. 1, 10 a. m. LA TOURAINE. ct. £ 10 a. m. LA CHAMPAGN! Oct. 10 a. m. 8 LA NAVARRE . .Oct. 22, W a. m. For tfurther perticulars 4pply, to COMPAGNIE GENERALI TRANSATLAN- TIQUE, Agent, No. 8 Bowling Green, New York. J. F. FUAZI & CO., Agents, 5 Montgomery ave., San Francisco. 8. 8. AUSTRALIA eails for Honolulu only Saturday, September 24, at 2 p. m. A The 8. 8. ALAMEDA salls via Honolulu and Auckland for Sydney @mm Wednestlay, October 3, " e at 2a. m. Line to COOLGARDIE, Australia, and CAPE TOWN, South Africa. 3.'D.'SPRECKELS & BROS, €O, Agents, on Freizht office—327 Market st.. San Fra BAY AND RIVER STEAMERS. FOR U, S. NAVY-YARD AND VALLESD, » TAKE TAE BOAT TO SAN JOSE. EVERY DAY AND SUNDAY, TOO, at 10 a. m. Steamer ALVISO, Clay street Whart. Fare 76c. Delighttul Bay Trip, 44 miles and return. On_Sundays, Excursion. $l. Dr. Gibbon’s Dispensary, G625 KEARNY NT. Established doctor cu . Try bim. Charges low. £ ITeA | ‘anteed. Call i sl Francisco. | amended, | Jegislative the last few years, and they have been framed into a constitution upon_the vice and_ suggestion of Colonel Edwards and Professor Walter Magee. It is ex- pected that their adoption will introduce a better organization into student ath- | letics and bring them into closer touch with the student bod{, One of the innovations contemplated is that of the creation of a new office to be known as student treasurer. It will be a salaried position, paving $40 a month, to be open only to graduates or senfors tak- ing limited work. The treasurer will have entire charge of all money received or pald out for all branches of athletics, and he will be placed under bonds of 3 Among the condidates who are prominently mentioned for the position are James Hopper of the class of '3, who layed end on last vear's Varsity foot- all team, and J. C. Allen, student assist- ant in chemistry. Aside from adopting a constitution, the meeting is also called for the purpose of nominating_athletic officers for the com- ing year. Candidates for secretary of the association are Duncan MacDuffie of the class of '99 and Frank Pache. It is ex- pected also that some action will be taken upon_the rush held recently on the cam- pus between the freshmen and sopho- mores, as rushing of any kind is forbid- den by the rules of the Associated Stu- dents. & ————————— BURGLARS OF MUSCLE. Stole a Heavy Machine, and After Robbing It Threw It in a Lot. OAKLAND, Sept. 15.—Burglars entered H. P. Preston’s saloon in Niles last night by the use of keys and carried nickel-in-the-slot machine. Tt was a heavy affair screwed to_the flgor, weigh- ing over 200 pounds. No cletv has vet been found to the robber, but the machine of a| was found in a vacant lot a block or more from the saloon and across the railroad track, with the back broken out. Two dollars was all that it contained. This is the second case reported within a week. Last Monday night an attempt | was made to enter the postoffice. Holes, were bored in the double doors in the front, but evidently the intruder was |'scared away before accomplishing any- thing more. Last night two boys di covered a chisel and brace and bit hid along the rafiroad track and a pair of rubber shoes. When they told the officers and a hunt was instituted the shoes were the only remaining evidence, the other | having been removed, presumably by the parties who hid them. —_———— Supervisor Wells Sick. OAKLAND, Sept. 15.—Supervisor Wells is confined to his home at Dublin with an | attack of heart failure. The physiclans | fear the result, as he is a heavy man, and declare that any excitement would be very critical to him at this time. Bids .Called For. OAKLAND, Sept. 15.—The Board of Public Works, at a meeting held this morning, agreed to call for bids for the | dredging of Lake Merritt immediately, the, proposals to be operied October 1 — e Fell From a Building. George Sherritt, aged 23 year: le at work on a building at $47 Florida street, | fell a distance of twelve feet yesterday, sustaining internal injuries which necess iated his removal to the City and County | Hospital: | e ——e———— Photographing Sound, the latest | discovery of science, in next Sunday’s | Call. ADVERTISEMEN1S. PROCLAMATION. BTATE OF CALIFORNL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, SACRAMENTO, July 30th, 1898 WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of California, at its thirty-second session begin- Bing on the fourth dmy of January, A. D. I8¥7. two-thirds of all the members elected to each of the two houses of sald Legislature voting in “favor thereof, proposed the following de- scribed amendments to the Constitution of the Btate of California, to-wit: AMENDMENT NUMBER ONB. (Belng Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 4L A resolution to propose to the people of the Btate of California an amendment to section hteen of article eleven of the Constitu- tion, In reiation to revenue and taxation, by which it Js proposed to amend said section to read as follows: Section 18. No county, city, town, township, board of education or school district shall in- cur any indebtedness or liability in any man- ner or for any purposeexceeding in eny year the income and revenue provided for it for such year, without the assent of two-thirds of the qualified electors thereof, voting at an election to be held for that purpose, nor un- before, or at the time of incurring such indebtedness, provision shall be made for the collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on such indebtedness as it falla due, and also provision to constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the principal thereot ©on or before maturity, which shall not exceed forty years from the time of contracting the same; provided. however, that the City and County of San Francisco may at any time pay the unpaid claims with @ i ‘erest thereon for materials furnished to and work done for sald city and county during. the forty-third and forty-fourth fiscal years, out of the income and revenue of any succeeding year or years; pro- vided, that any and all claims for making, re- alring, altering or for any work done upon or for any material furnished for any street, lane, aliey, court, place or sidewalk, or for the con- struction of any sewer or sewers in said city and county are hereby excepted {rom the pro- wvisions of this section; and in determining any claim permitted to be paid by this section, no statute of limitations shall apply in any man- and provided further, that the City of aliejo, in Solano County, pay its exist- ing indebtedness incurred in the construction of its weter works, whenever two-thirds of the electors thereof voting at an election held for that purpore shall so decide. Any indebted- pess or lability Incurred contrary to this pro- sion, with the exception hereinbefore recited, shall be void. AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. 8 | (Belng Senate Cmulltl;uonll Amendment No. 2 A resolution proposing to the people of the Btate of California an amendment i the Con- stitution of the State, by adding & new sec- fion, to be known and designated as section seven and one-half, article eleven thereof, pro- Viding for the framing by the inbabitants of counties of local county government acts for their own government. The said proposed new eection to read gs follows: ¢ Section 74. The inhabitants of any county may frame a céunty government act for their own government, relating to the matters here- inafter specified, and consistent with and sub- ect to the Constitution and laws of this State, 15 canaing a board of Afteen fresholders, who have been, for at least five years, qualified electors of such county, to be elected by the qualified electors of such county, at any gen- eral or special election, whose duty it shall be within ninety days after such election, to pre- pare and propose a4 county government act for Such county, which shall be signed in Gupli- cate by the members of such board, or @ ma- Jority of them, and returned, one copy thereof %o the Board of Supervisors or other legisla- tive body of,such county, and the other copy to be sent fo the Recorder of Deeds of the county. Such proposed county government act shall then be published In two papers of gen- eral circulation in such county, or if there be Dot two such papers, then in one only, for at Jeast twenty days, and within not less than thirty days after such publication it shall be submitted to the qualified electors of such county, at a general or spectal elegtion, and 1t & majority of such qualified electors’ voting thereon shall ratify the same, it shall there- after be submitted to the Legislature for its Tejeotion or approval, as a whole, without power of alteration or amendment, and if ap- roved by a majority of the members elected o each house, it shall be the county govern- ment act of such county, and shall {n such case become the organic law thereof and super- sede any exlsting county government act, and 211 amendments thereof, and all epecial laws inconsistent with such county government act. A copy of such county government act, certl- fied by the President of the Board of Super- visors or other legislative body of such county, and. authenticated by the seal of such county, fetting forth the submission of such county government act to the electors, and its ratifica- fion by them, shall be made ‘In duplicate and deposited, one in the office of the Secretary of State, the other, after being recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds In the county, gmong the archives of the county. Al courts shall take judicial notice thereot. nty government act so ratified may be Ethended, At intervals of not less than two roposals therefor, submitfed by the oA, e Pauthority of the county, to ths qualified electors thereof, at a general ar spe- Slal election held at least forty days after the publication of such proposals for twenty days Fo'a newspaper of general circulation in such county, and ratified by at least three-Afths of the qualified electors voting thereon, and ap- proved by the Legislature as herein provided Jor the approval of the county government act. In submitting any such county government act any alternative article or proposition may be Sremented for the choice of the voters, and may Pe voted on separately without prejudice to others. competent In all county govern- mle'n(s:::ll Pramed under the authority given by this section, to provide for the manner in which, the times at which, and the terms for which'the several townahip and county officers Other fhan Judges:of the Superior Court, shall Pé elected or appoimted: for their compensa- tion: for the number of such officers, for the tonsolldation or segregation of offices, for the number of deputius that eachofficar shall have And for the compensation pavable to each of Such deputles, for the manner in which, the times in which, and the terms for which the members of all boards of election . shall clected or appointed and for the constitutton, Tegulation, compensation and government of fuch boards, and of their clerks and attaches: 2lso, to prescribe the manner and method by Which all elections by the people shall be con- ducted; and may In addition determine the fests and conditions upon which electors, po- litical partles and organizations may particl- pate In any primary election. Whenever any ccunty has, in the and ‘method herein pointed out. adopted any county government act, and the same shail have been approved by the Legislature as aforesald, the direction of sections four and Averof this article providing for the uniformity of & system of county govepnments throughout the State, and likewiserprdviding for the elec- tion and appointment of officers, and the regu- Jation of thelr compensation, shall not apply. fald county goveérnment act shall. as to any of the matters herelnabove provided for and de- clared by such county government act, not be eubject to any law or amendment énacted by the Legislature, except by amendment first pubmitted to the electors and ratified in the manner hereinabove set forth. AMBENDMENT NUMBER THREE. (Belng Senate Conlllt‘l‘ulonl.l Amendment No. resolution_proposing to the people of the State of California an amendment to tha Cone stitution of the State, by adding a new section, 10 be known and desfgnated as section five and one-half, article six. thereby providing for the organization of & court, to be known as the Court of Claims. The sald proposed new tion to read as follows: Bection 6%, The Court of Claims shail con- sist of any three Judges of the Superior Cou: e Thay be requested by the Governor to noid court at the regular terms thereof. The Court of Claims shall have excluglve jurisdiction to ‘hear and determine all claims of evéry kind and character against the State, undér such laws as may be passed by the Legislature, and its judgment thereon shall be final. The terms of the Court of Claime.shall be held as fol- lows: In the City of Los Angeles, commencing on the second Monday of March; and County of San -Fras In the City n?fin m?mem:lnl on the second Monday in an In the City of Sacramento, commencing on manner the second Monday of Novem each The Judges holding such ter;ern‘t”cuufl receive no extra compensation therefor, ut shall receive their actual expenses, to be paid g‘“h! of the general fund of the State treasury, = e Legislature shall enact all laws necessary 0 organize such court, to provide the proe cedure thereof an S%%ins, thereof and to carry out the provisions AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR. (Being Assemibly Sonu;_nlt;mnnnl Amendment . A resolution to propose to.th Btate of Callfornia ah amendment 2 he Cone gutution of the State, amending article ele en, by adding a new section thereto, to be knowm section number five and one-half, relating to gonsolldated city and county governments. The sald proposed new section to read as follows: ection . The provisions of secti ar fous gnd five of this article shall not, nor ghall any egl_nlnuan passed pursuant thereto, apply to any consolidated city and county governmen Dow existing or hereafter formed, which shall have become; or shall become, organized under Eeven, or secure a chi eight of this article. Sy AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE. (Being Assembly Cuns;:muonu Amendment 0. 3. A resolution to Ppropose to the people of t State of California an Amendment of section ffteen and section stxteen of article five of the Constitation ot the Btate of Calitornia. by propose e (A BT opo amend sald sections to ction 15. A’ Lieutenant Governor shall elected at the same time and place ang in the same manner as the Governor, and his term of office and his qualifications shall be the samey He shall be president of the Senate, but shall only have & casting vote therein. . In case of the impeachment the Governor, or his removal from offes: Seaths inabllity to discharge the powers and duties o his office, resignation or absence from the State, the powers and dutfes of the office shall devolve upon the Lieutenant Governor for the residue of the term, or until the disability sha.l gcease. And should'the Lieutenant Governor be impeached, displaced, resign, die or become Ine capable of performing the duties of his office, or be absent from the State, the president pro tempore of the Senate shall act as Governor une tl the vacancy In the office of Governor shall be filled at the next general election when members of the Legislature shall be chosen, of until such disability of the Lieutenant Gov- ernor shall cease. In case of & vacancy in office of Governor for any of the reasons abo named, .and neither the Lieutenant Governor nor_ the president pro tempore of th> Senate shall succeed to the powers end duties of Gov. ernor, then the powers and duties of such ofe foe ghall devolve upen the speaker of the Ase ', an e office of wvernor shall filled &t such general election. ki AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX. (Being Assembly Eon!s(’lltlonll Amendment No. 38. A resolution to propose to the people of Btate of Californid an nmendme':l ?0 lect::: six, article nine of the Constitution of the State of Callfornta, relating fo grammar schools, by s proposéd to ame: n e n’:lm“:po nd said section to ction 6. The public school system shall 1 clude primary and grammar schools, and such high schools, evening schools, normal schools and' technical schools as may be established by the Legislature or by municipal or districe authority, but the entire revenue derived from the State’ school fund and the State school tax shall be applied exclusively to the support of primary and grammar schools. Grammar schools shall include schools organized in & school district, or unfon of school districtss having more than one thousand inhabitants, in Which a course of study shall be taught which Uil Drepare puplls to enter the agricultural, ng or scientific department of the sity of California. e AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN. (Being Assembly Constitutional Ame: Sy ndment A resolution to propose to the people of State of Callfornia an amandment to secting two of article four of the Constitution, in rel tion to sessions of the Legislature, by which it is proposed to amend said section to read as follows: ection 2. The sesslons of the Legislaf shall commence at twelve o-clock meridien om the first Monday after the first day of January next succeeding the election of its membe; and shall be blennial unless the Gavernor sha in the interim convene the Legislatura by proce lamation. The Legisiature shall then remain in session for twenty-five days, after which It must adjourn to some date not less than thirty nor more than sixty days from the time of ade journment. If the two houses fail to upon a time at which they will resume theip sesslon, the Governor shall, by proelamation; fix a date for such reconvening, which shall ba within the limits.above prescribed. Upon ree assembling the Legislature shall complete ity session. No pay shall be allowed to members for a longer period than seventy-five days. and no bill shall be introduced in elther house ex- cept at the first twenty-five days of the sesslon, without the consent of three-fourths of the oW THEREFORE, Pu rovi. N Ve . rsuant to the - slons ot the Constitution, and an act of the Legislature of the State of California, entitied “An act to provide for the submission of pro- posed amendments. to the Constitution of the State of California, to the qualified electors fop thelr approval,” approved March 7, A. D, 1 the above-described proposed amendments are hereby published and advertised to be voted upon, by ballot, by the qualified electors of the State, at the election to be held throughout this State on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, A. D. 18%. The sald proposed amendments are to be se arately voted upon in'manner and form as fol- ows: Each ballot used at such election must cone taln, written or printed thereon the following words, whereupon the voter may express h! choice as rovided by law: i it Amendment Number One, being_ Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 41 (exempting certain claime against the iy end County of San Francisco, and the existing indebtedness of the City of Vallejo for the construction of its water works from the provisions of the Constitution requiring such clatms to be paid from the income and teve nues of the year in which they wes incurred). For the Amendment? Amendment Number Two, belng Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 10 (providing for framing local county government acts by inhabitants of counties for their/government). For_the Amendment? Amendment Number Three, being Sen- ate Constitutional Amendment No, 44 (providing for the creation of a Court of Claims to determine clatms against the State, and to consist of three Superlor Judges designated by the Governor to serve without extra compensation). For the AMendment? Amendment Number Four, being As- sembly _Constitutional 'Amendment No.- 31 (exempting coneolidated cities and counties, organized or to be or- ganized, or holding a charter un- der the Constitution, from certain leg- islation, in relation to counties). For the Amendment? Amendment Number Five, being As- sembly _ Constitutional -~ Amendment No. 36 (relating to office of Governor, providing for succession thereto in certain cases and removing disability of Lieutenant Governor from holding other office during term). For the Amendment? , Amendment Number Six, belng Assem- bly Constitutional Amendment No. 3§ (relating to and defining Grammar Schools). For the Amendment? Amendment Number Seven, being As- sembly Constitutional Amendment No. 34 (providing for adjournment of Legiclature for not less than thir nor more than sixty days during eac] session). For the Amendment? Witness my hand and the Great Seal of the State of California, the day and year herein first abovi Titte 5 rt above WritAMES H. BUDD, Goversior. Attest: L. H BROWN, Secretaty of State {SEAL) Yes Ne