The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 29, 1898, Page 11

*HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATUEDAY, OC "OBER 29, 1898 ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. HEAVY EXPENSE TO-DAY WILL THE RECENT | SETTLE THE CRAND JURY| PARK BONDS Inquisitors Hand Curiosity Waits on the Their Bills. Quiet Vote. GOOD THING FOR EXPERT|ISSUE y in FREELY INDORSED| ANOTHER GRAND JURY TO BE SWORN NEXT WEEK. ONLY OPEN OPPOSITION FROM WEST OAKLAND. Must Make a Report and Be Dis-| charged Before the Close of the Year and Another Jury Sworn. A Two-Thirds Majority Necessary to | Raise the Money for the Proposed Pur- chases. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 0 Broiiiny, 0ot 0 Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Oct. he Grand Jury which was dischasged | To-morrow . the citizens of Oakland will sterday was most expensive Grand | gecide whether or not bonds shail be is- ¥ this county has known. Last year |sued for the purchase and improvement of total cost of Grand Juries In this | public parks. The pronosition In brief Is county was $2324. : as follows: Grand Jury alone For the purchase of sixty acres of twice this s 000; for th employed at | erty, $50,000; ted January st Oakland Park, $20. provement of W since that time all | for the improy it of Independence but three days, exciusive of Sundays. | Square, East Oakland. $10,000. This will make his bill $1250. The sten-| The question of carrying out the im- ographer’'s fees will amount to $50 more, | provemen r which the bonds will be and the bills of the Grand Jurors, so far | used has been before this city for over a | as presented, are as follows: and the question is now thoroughly | M. W. Dickson, $32210; Albert sod by all the voters. It will re- | mouth, $46 50; Joseph Harris, $125 ofellthe Yoinensdl 3 ihsliad ; , in order tha E. Crooks, $208 60; C Long, $130 ¢ be carried out, There has| , $9 campaigning concerning | partly because of the ! te in the general because of the fact little to be said on has not already been ex- i, $119 20; V Hoeck, $143 50; G. . Storer, $132 10, and J. that or two bills not ye matter is of peculiar significance, | & that of the lat K for the first time in tae history died about two hs | of and when bonds have been pro- there has been no organized oppo- sition or, Indeed, any pronounced oppo- sition of any kind. The Merchants' kx- change, the Board of Trade, many of the - 15 a large all of wh num hich MERLIN FLORA STABS A NURSE 10 THE HEART George Cook, His Vic- tim, Near Death. PROVOKED AT HIS REMOVAL ASSAILANT AN AGED INMATE OF COUNTY INFIRMARY. Because He Was Ordered Discharged as Cured Flora Visited His Spite Upon the Man Who Cared for Him. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Oct. 28. Merlin Flora, an aged inmate of the County Infirmary, murderously assaulted George Cook, one of the nurses of that institution, this afternoon. The latter is lying at the point of death with an ugly wound in_the left breast directed toward the heart, while Flora s locked up in a cell at the County Jail, charged with an assault with a deadly weapon. Flora was admitted to the County In- firmary two years ago, and although 78 years of age s in almost perfect health. On the 20th inst. he was discharged, but returned the next day. Superintendent Dr. Clark, however, realizing that the man was no longer entitied to t.e benefits of the infirmary, had given orders that his luggage ve packed and that he leave the place. It was while George Cook was assisting the old man in gathering his traps in one of the wards that Flora whipped out a large caseknife, the point being very sharp, and dealt the blow that may prove fatal. The point drove directly to- ward the heart, but it is not yet known whether the covering encasing the heart is torn, The injured man suffered a great loss of blood, and the physicians are watching him’ constantly. ‘We have had a great deal of trouble with this man Flora,” said Dr. Lilly at the infirmary this evening. ‘‘He was very lazy, and only recently, when asked to tend ihe cow he refused, although there is no reason for it, as there is nothing the mat- icizes the | most prominent merchants, professional regarding | men and capitalists, Rev. Father Mc- zainst | Nally, Rev. Dr. J. K. McLean, and even d | men who have been known as anti-bond agitators, have ail expressed themselves | as being favorable to the proposed issue. igned by | The only opposition that has been made istrict At- | public is that of the West Oakland Im- chairman of the Finance | provement Club, and some resolutions h. 3 of Supervisors, | were passed by this club opposing Xhel tion | measure a few weeks ago. Since that | d on | time Colonel Irish has stated publicly | ased | that the bond issue will benefit a compar- | atively small portion of the citizens of‘ Jury was | Oakland. ng clitizens The result of to-morrow’s election will ore Judge | be very interesting, because it will show the comparative strength of that ver ¥ Oakland electlons, . Irwin H. | doubtful quantity in W. Shaffer, ¥, | the silent vote. The impression to-night 1is, August Koer- | is very general that the necessary ma- Jonn Hackett, | jority will be recorded in favor of the Charles D. Plerce, | bonds. amin Smith, Walter | = === i Sl T STILL IN THE FIGHT. n, John Mason, | Rodgers, Ja ). | Wilson, 4 Ver: | Alameda Woman Suffragists Re- St - Liitle, E. A organize for a New Campaign. This jury m ALAMEDA, Oct. 28.—The Alameda la- ed before the r and | dies who advocate political equality have | be sworn. ¥ resurrected thelr orgahization and pro- | = pose to renew their fight. When they = campaigned two years ago for the CLAIMS BIG DAMAGES woman's suffrage amendment they ar- gued that their sex was entitled to a vote on every question submitted to the | people. Now they are conducting the agi- | tation on different lines. They will be | satisfled if only women property holders are given the ballot, and they only ask | | the right of suffrage at school elections. | The Alameda Equality Club held a re- | union yesterday at the residence of ex- | Assemblyman J. A. Waymire. The equal- | ity question was discussed and a plan of | | campaign was outlined. A committee was | appointed to interceds with legislative | candidates of all parties to secure their | influence in behalf of the woman’s suf- | frage cause. Among those who attended the meet- | ing were: Mrs. Swift, State president of | the Woman's Suffrage Association; Mrs. | Sperry, treasurer, and Mrs. Krebs, sec retary; Mme. Sorbier, Mrs. Dr. Beecher, | furphy, Mrs, Elien C. Sargent, Mrs. er_of San Francisco, Mrs. George | Haight, Mrs. Keith, Miss Solomon, Berke- | ley: Miss Keene, Miss Stone, Mrs. Green- | | man, Mrs. Emory, Mrs. Hardy, Mrs. Paff, Mrs. Gibbs, Mrs. Burnside, Oakiand: Mrs; D. 1. Randolph, Mrs. Willlam Hinchman, Mrs. E. O. Smith, Mrs. Shepard, M Forsyth, Mrs. M. P. Wiggin, Mri FOR HIS WIFE'S DEATH MARTIAL DAVOUST BRINGSSUIT FOR $50,000. Mrs. Davoust Was Cruelly Killed in Alameda by Coming in Con- tact With a Live Wire. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %8 Broadway, Oct. 28. 1al Davo to-day brought suit in erfor Court of Alameda County Alameda and the Sun- Telegraph Company death of his the alleged servants terrible particulars t's untimely death are ory of residents of the | Otis, | Qaae Encinal city, complaint, which was flled late this | Mrs." Knowles, Miss Wiggin, Mrs. after! by Reddy, Campbell & Metson, | Wood, Misses Edna and Maud Waymire, | attorneys for the heartbroken plaintiff, | Miss Cushman, Alameda. s that on September 28 last defend- | Alameda News Notes. sly, negligently and without | ALAMEDA, Oct. 25.—The Alameda Cam- regard for human life allowed a certain|era Club will celebrate its first anniver- wire, connected with other wires and | sary next modn(g< The o!ccalsllon wi{l bAe poles, to fall down upc h y commemorates y an entertainment. e e ath s 5;‘“’,‘.‘1‘1‘: feature of the programme will be an ex- Fg % as B Passage- | hipition of lantern slides reproduced from oy Dy che residents feom Eearl strest 10| pictures telien - by She. clubinamberk: fersatiles avenue #tation; ichat the wireilry s organtzation ;will*soon = oceupy. ts was allowed to remain on said path for new quarters in Lafayvette Hall, over one month previously, and being | "oy < i i . Alfred J. Case of Stockton and heavily charged with electricity, was a . v < menace to the life of any person Migs R e L sing S Peiped Lany porson psiNE | married last evening at the home of the neighborhiood had been seen frequently | Sride's cousin, Mrs. J. Jamisson, 2242 San throwing tin cans at the wire to see the | Francisco officiated. . eparks fly. | John R. Glascock, J. J. Tobin, O. M. On the particular day mentioned Mrs. | ganford, A. T. McDonough, O. A. Lane Davoust, biche and happy, walked from | anq E. A. Holman will address a politi- her home on Pearl street over this path | cal meeting to be held Saturday evening and at the station, with- | 3t Holtz Hall, West End. out the t knowledge of the dan-| " The trouble over the Boys' Brigade com- gerous con. ion of the wire, and in some | petitive arill will not down. Although manner touched or brushed against it and the high officers of the regiment have or- was s0 shocked that she was unable to | gered a new drill, the officials of Com- dientangle herself therefrom, or be res- | pany B, who have possession of the tro- cued by others. She was burned to death | phy, state they will hold on to it and will in the presence of a large number of per- | refuse to take part in another contest. sons, even the unhappy husband stand-| Nothing has yet been heard from ing by witnessing her agony. Adolphe Goetz, the missing Stanford stu- he death of Mrs. Davoust was a se- | dent. Mrs. A. H. Clark received a mes- vere shock to the entire community. To | sage from the university to-day that he the husband the loss was so severe that | had not returned to his classes. for a time it was feared he would lose his | i reason. The deceased was a highly edu- | Footpads Vanquished. cated lady of 22 years. was a kind, affec- | ALAMEDA, Oct. 28.—Sam Scofleld, son fonate and loving wif he couple had | of the president of the Pacific Coast Ofl living happily in marital bliss for | Works, was held up by footpads a few | nd by the rapid and effect- | » years, and the bles € of mother- | nights ago, a: )4 were about to be bestowed upon her. | ive use of his fists he vanquished the reason of being deprived of the ser- | rufians, who made good their escape. The hold-up occurred at the corner of Encinal avenue and Walnut street. Mr. Scofield was on his way home near mid- night when suddenly he was confronted by three men who commanded him to stop and throw up his hands. Instead of obeying the order Scofleld, who has some comfort and society ing suffered great bodily 1 v by reason of the shock caused b r terrible death, Allainllfl alleges that | he has been damaged in the sum of $50,000. | Deserted Wife and Children. lace and ha | JAKILLAND, Oct. 28.—Jessie M. Sears, | pretensions as an athlete, jumped at the igh her 1.S. Aldrich, to- | footpads and began to use his “props” day filea suit cainst Anton | with telling effect. One of the men went J. Bears on ¢ rtion. The | Gown from & blow in the face, and the e ene i and have | others took to their heels and ran. While our little child. Thefamlly formerly re- | Scofield was chasing them the fellow who A G The defendant 18 a bar- | had been floored disappeared. The affair i A ey .funr}”w?s arrested for | was not reporlid t‘o t|he olice, and there Yoo Zor his. fa y @ e foo s. yoar. g0, when ihe - WiiioLY BUOLL 8| i8N0 clewito € D —————————— She Bossed the Butchers. OAKLAND, Oct. 28.—Alice Edith Dick- ason, the alleged contract wife of the late midlllcmalre h’fho'f!;u an;lny;.h(c: was arrested again this afternoo; arge of drunkenness by Officer Nick Willlams. She gave her name as Alice Thomeas. When released last Wednesday her hus- | band agreed to have her sent to some quandered his earnings at the card table, The German Altenheim. OAKLAND, Oect. 28.—The A the institution conducted at Frofemis oy the German Old Peonie's Home Soclety has named the following committees fof | the annual electic Nominating com- | mittee—Robert Capelle, Ernest Schluter, | Professor Albin Putzker, J. G. Oidelent. H. Henke. _ Election committee—Fritz | institution for inebriates, but his promise Hutschmidt, D. Kell, A. ¢ Drewiia . So* | s evidently proved hard to live up to, ervisorial committee—J. ~ G. Oldelehr, | for to-day the woman created a scene at aesar Berthaw, F. Ruter. A_ Bad Tidings of Lost Relatives. OAKLAND, Oct. 28.—Chief of Fletcher recelved a letter fo-qay | face Mrs. Anna_E. Collamore of Worcester, Mass., in which she seeks information re. gardinig her fatner, Jared K. Jenks. On nyestigation the ~Chief learned ~ that Jenks, who was a carpenter, was killed here fast December by faliing from a scaffolding on his own residence at Twen- ty-first_avenue and Fast Twenty-fourth treet, East Oakland. rnum’s Restaurant, where she took gsflmmmd of the butchers at the chopping block. Cited for Contempt. OAKLAND, Oct. 28.—Joseph Schwartz, executor of the estate of vacob Letter, has been cited to appear before Judge Ellsworth next Monday afternoon to show cause why he has not complied with the order of court directing him to ptf Hen- rietta Barrett une amount of her dividend of $783 on her claim of $%06 30 against the | estate. | but the jury found him guilty o ter with him. We had discharged him re- cently, but he came back, and was about {6 be sent away for the sécond time.. The Kknife with which he stabbed Cook was table-knife, the point of which had bee specially sharpened.” ATTORNEY ARAM IS TO RECEIVE NO FEE a n REDUCTION OF A CHARGE DE- SERVED NOTHING. Although Saved From State’s Prison, the Lawyer Is Not to Be Awarded Pay- ment. Oakland Office San Francisco Cnll.l 908 Broadway, Oct. 28, Attorney Aram will get no fee for de- fending John Tyson on two charges of | felony in the Superior Court a year ago. This decision was rendered by Justice Clift to-day and resulted from a brought by Attorney Aram to recover $100 fee from Tyson. Over a year ago Tyson was arrested for committing an assault upon two girls, the daughters of a man who had befriended him. The case was bitterly fought and among the witnesses was a large number of the membersm% of the Tenth Avenue Baptist Church. In the Justice’s court Tyson was held to answer and he made an agreement with Attorney Aram by which the latter was to receive $100 if an acquittal were secured. The case was tried and there was not evidence suffi- cient to convict Tyson on a felony charge assault and he was sentenced to siX months in jail. When Tyson came out of jail he de- Clined to pay his attorney. Aram con- tended that he had certainly freed his client from the charges that were lodged against him, and demanded his $100. Ty- | son failed to see how he bad been ac- quitted according to agreement, when he | had been forced to spend several months in jall. The case was argued before Jus- tice Clift and the court held that Aram | had not secured the acquittal of his client in the sense in which it was implied in the agreement, and that therefore he was not entitled to his fee. The court also held | that Tyson was entitled to a judgment for the costs of the suit, and such a decree was entered. == e BICYCLE THIEF LANDED. Detectives Koagfigs‘und Shorey Be- lieve They Have the Man Who Stole Fifteen Bikes. OAKLAND, Oct. 28.—Detectives Hodg- kins and Shorey effected a very clever capture of a bold bicycle thief this after- noon. During the past week at least fifteen bicycles have been reported to the olice as stolen, and it is believed now or a certainty that the thief is behind the bare at the City Prison. A wheel belonging to W. Hamilton was taken yesterday, but Mr. Hamilton man- aged to catch the fellow, who gave up the wheel, explaining that he had made a mistake. This afternoon the two detec- tives were skirmishing around in Ala- meda, where they hoped to locate a young man under suspicion, and after returning, caught the prisoner on Thirteenth street, between Washington and Clay, in_ the very act of riding away with a wheel, which A. J. Bertholet identified as his property. The fellow was taken to the City Prison and later Mr. Hamilton called and identi- fied him as the man who stole his wheel yesterday. The prisoner claims he had taken the bike by mistake; that his name is Frank Thompson and that he resides in Alameda; but he was unable to give the name of the street or other particulars asked for, explaining that he has lived there only two months. Two charges of petty larceny will be lodged against him for the present, though he is belleved to be no novice at the business. ‘Where Is B. W. Allen? OAKLAND, Oct. 28.—B. W. Allen, who for some time has been engaged in the printing business with W. P. Rigney, left the office at Ninth and Webster streets last Monday and has not been seen or heard from since. Rigney claims that the books of the firm are badly mixed up and that Allen collected partnership bills from the Girardo, of the Castilian Restaurant, A. R. Savage and William Raffett, not a cent of which has been turned in. Allen also collected for a local weekly paper, the proprietor of which is wondering what has become of the collector. Moreover, it is learned that Allen borrowed liberally from friends just {1!101‘ to his departure. Allen has clalmed that he was a widower and formerly resided in Denver. Rigney to-day notifled the police of his partner’s unexpected leave-taking. A Habeas Corpus Test. OAKLAND, Oct. 28.—The vehicle tax ordinance cases were continued for one week in the Police Court to-day, as it Is the intention to take one of the cases to the Superior Court on habeas corpus to have the legnm¥ of the same passed upon in that court. It is understood that the result- of this case will govern the dis- position of all the other cases. - ————— Heinrichs at the Y. M. C. A. An extra Heinrich recital has been an- nounced for the Y. M. C. A. Auditorium at 3 o’clock this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Max Helnrich and Miss Julia Helnrich will render a new programme- Tbe vrines wui be popular. suit | i slde of REPUBLICANS PREPARE FOR A BIG TIME Gage and Neff in Oak~ land To-Night. MANY CLUBS TO MARCH COUNTY PROGRAMME FOR THE FINAL WEEK. Ex-Assemblyman Bretz Delivers a Redhot Speech at a Big Republican Meeting. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, | 908 Broadway, Oct. 28. Alameda County is preparing to extend a hearty welcome to-morrow evening to the gentiemen who head the Republican State ticket, and at the same time to hold a grand demonstratton and parade in Oakland. Hon. Henry T. Gage and Jacob Neff will address the citizens at Exposition Hall. Prior to the meeting there will be a brilliant parade. All the marching clubs of Oakland and the out- side towns will participate with the Union League Corps of San Francisco. Grand Marshal Marston Campbell has {ssued the following order: Union League will between Webster and Harri- Twelfth street, son. Alliance at headguarters, north side of Twelfth street. Army and Navy Republican League, on north Twelfth, between Franklin and Web- ster. SECOND DIVISION. Captain Willlam Downey, Chiet of Division. Young Men's Republican League, west side of Franklin, between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. Visiting organizations, east side Franklin, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets. Ward clubs n thelr numerical order on west side of Franklin street, between Eleventh and Twelfth. ORDER OF PARADE: Grand Marsbal and Aids. Band., Unlon League Drill Corps. Carriage With Guests. Republican Alltance. vey and Alameda Camps, y Republican Leagues. OND DIVISION. Captain William Downey, Chief of Division. Young_Men's Republican League. Visiting Organizations. rtillery. ir Numerical Order. Fire ns. Army Oakland, De and N Ward Clubs in T! agons LINE OF MARCH: Twelfth to Franklin, to Fourteenth, to Athenian Club, where Hon. H. T. Gage will be received: thence down Washington to Sixth, to Broadway, to Fourteenth, (-J‘ Harrison, to Vi ernacle. By order, Twelith, to Baber A %sTON” CAMPBELL. The programme of meetings to be held by the Republican candidates next week his'been changed and the following is the correct list: North Oakland—Monday evening, Ootober 3L Temescal and Emeryville—Tuesday evening, November 1. Golden Gate—Wednesday evening, Novem- ber 2. East - Oakland—Thursday evening, Novem- ber 2. East Berkeley and West Oakland—Friday evening, ember Oakland—Saturday evening, November 5. Alameda—Monday eveping, November 7. The feature at the rally of Republican candidates last night was a speech by Ex- tsemblyman_A. Bretz, the editor of In- justry. Mr. Bretz said: list, a middle-of-the-road Populist, one of your weak, swashy Populists who is willing to have his party swallowed up in another. I am going to vote the Re- ublican ticket just for spite. My party Bas been assassinated. Its life has been taken by the knife and dagger of fusion. 1 will revenge myself by voting the Re- publican ticket. If the principles of two parties are so close that they can fuse there is no occasion for the existence of two parties. 1 say that the Populist par- ty is just as far away from the Democra- tic as it is from the Republican. I call this fusion an insult, and any man will de- grade himself if he does not leave the party now. The Democrats stole the clothes of the Populists and tried to de- celve them into believing that they had adopted _their principles and our foolish leaders fell into the trap. Is STRANGER THAN rTCTION. From the Southern home of Senator Quay comes the following letter from a veracious correspondent: “Being an ex-soldier and having only fiftecen months to serve to acquire title to a quarter section of land, I went to Florida in 1885 to put my plans into exe- cution. Not being posted as to land- marks, I had to hire a settler to locate the land for me, and we had to go over about eight miles through the woods over bad roads, with no bridges. We went on horseback, and in crossing the stream I noticed that my friend’s horse’s tail caught in an old pine stump, pulling & hair from the tail and leaving the hair fast to the stump. “As you know, a horse hair will turn to a snake when in water, and I made up my mind to watch that particular hair. So, after locating by land and get- ting a big house built, I took my gun and started out on a hunt, and during my rambles 1 came to the stream that my friend and I had crossed, and, sure enough, there was the horse hair snake as big as my thumb and over four feet long. As he was fast to the stump I let him alone and continued my hunt, bagging some quall, a rabbit and two squirrels, which gave me a good mess of fresh meat. As I was very busy for the next three weeks had no time to visit my pet snake, so you may judge of my surprise whén on my next visit to find the snake as big as a stovepipe and over forty feet long. As I was goin to have a log rolling the next week kept my secret so that we could have some fun after we were through our day's work. I got everything ready and sent out my invitations. My tflem‘i’ that showed me the land came with the rest of them and told me that his horse was lost or stolen. We all pitched in and did a good day’s work and had a good din- ner. I told them of my secret and we went to the branch. You can imagine our surprise when we found the snake as Dbig as a saw log, with a bulge in the mid- dle“?s“bi‘g as uk suga]r barrel. ‘“Well, to make a long story short, we Killed the snake and cut him, opo‘;;t pler my friend’s lost horse tumbled out. We thought the horse was dead until he commenced to move, and soon ran around all right, and my friend rode him home. I have heard a’ great deal about horse halr snakes, and this is the only instance I know of where a horse was swallowed alive by a hair from his own tail."—B. timore American. —ir gl NEW ZEALAI_{EV RABBIT EXPORT &'he exportation of rabbits from New Zealand has assumed such dimensions that it has quite got beyond the ex- perimental stage and has now become an important industry. One exporter is at the present time in receipt of be- tween 15,000 and 20,000 rabbits per day, and is paying to trappers in wages be- tween $4000 and $5000 per week. He has 24,000 traps out, giving employment to about five hundred trappers. Last year his export of rabbits was about 700,000, while he anticipates sendine away about a million and a half this sea- son. By this exporter alone about eight trucks are used per week to make the boxes in which the rabbits are frozen and exported, while in carriage he pays over $500 a week. —_—— Schemonajewskojoe, a village in the dis- trict of Smeinsk, Siberia. has been de- populated temporarily, 1400 of the inhabi. tants having been sent to jall for refus- ing to repair the highway. form on south side of | MANY CAUSES FOR THANKS President Issues His An- nual Proclamation. NOVEMBER 24 THE DATE SET UNUSUAL SIGNIFICANCEOF THIS | THANKSGIVING DAY. | Americans at Home and Abroad Are Called Upon to Observe the Cus- tom of Our Fore- fathers. Special Dispatch to The Call WASHINGTON, Oct. The Presi- dent, after the Cabinet meeting to-day, issued the following Thanksgiving proclamation: |BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. A PROCLAMATION: The approaching November brings to mind the custom of our ancestors, hal- lowed by time and rooted in our most 9 Almighty God for all blessings he has vouchsafed to us during the past year. Few years in our history have afford- ed such cause for thanksgiving as | this. We have been blessed by abun- | dant harvests, our trade and commerce i have been wonderfully increased, our public credits been improved and strengthened, all sections of our com- mon country have been brought to- gether and knitted into closer bond of national purpose and unity. The skies have been for a time dark- ened by the cloud of war, but as we were compelled to take up the sword in the cause of humanity, we are per- mitted to rejoice that the conflict has been of brief duration, and the losses we have had to mourn, though griev- ous and important, have been so few considering the great results accom- plished, as to inspire us with gratitude and praise to the Lord of Hosts. We may laud and magnify his holy name that the cessation of hostilities came so soon as to spare both sides the count- less sorrows and disasters that attend protracted war. 1 do, therefore, invite all my fellow citizens, as well those at home as those who may be at sea or sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe Thursday, the 24th day of November, as a day of na- tional thanksgiving, to come together in their several places of worship for a service of praise and thanks to Al- mighty God for all the blessings of the year; for the mildness of the seasons | and the fruitfulness of the soil; for the | continued prosperity of the people; for the devotion and valor of our country- men; for the glory of our Victory and the hope of a righteous peace, and to pray that the divine guidance which has brought us heretofore to safety and honor may be graciously continued in the years to come. WILLIAM McKINLEY. In witness whereof, etc. By the President: JOHN HAY, Secretary of State. Henry S. Martin Club. The Henry S. Martin Club of the Forty- fourth Assembly District met at Peter J. Kearney's hall, 803 Filbert street, Thurs- day evening. The following candidates were indorsed: W. F. Fitzgerald, E. H. Aigeltinger and Charles S. Tilton. W. F. Fitzgerald and other candidates ad- dressed the meeting. ———— WHAT A BOA EATS. Among the many Interesting animals at the zoological gardens is the large tree boa, occupying the glass cage to the left as you enter the carnivora bullding. This is one of the finest specimens in the United States. This species of snake is very scarce and difficult to capture. It was sent to the gardens about a year ago from South America, where it was cap- tured by some of the natives. It had just fed on a deer, and was found lying dor- mant in the woods. The boa is said to be about thirty-five or forty years old, is twenty-three feet long and weighs 196 pounds. Superintendent Stephan of the gardens, showing the snake to a reporter (Ee other day, said: “He has just had his dinner, and seems to be quite comfortable. He usually feeds every three or four weeks, and then I have a hard time to make him eat. You see, boas feed mostly on live animals, and it 1s difficult to keep them on any other food. It Is against their na- ture to eat beef or dead animals. The Humane Society objects to the feeding of live animals to reptiles, and hence, in compliance with its rules, I put each animal to death before feeding the same to the snakes. This boa had not been fed for seven weeks, and I thought he must be quite hungry. So we decided to let him feed on a pug dog that we happened to have at the gardens. “Some time 2g0 a woman came to me with a pet dog. He was afflicted with some kind of a disease and was getting blind. She hated to part with her pet, but as she had been informed by several people that there was no hope for the animal she decided to let the Humane Soclety end his suffering. I said I would take care of him and see that the animal was put to death immediatelv. The dog ‘was put in an air-tight box filled with gas, so as to suffocate him. In a few seconds he was no more. This is what our boa has just dined on. I put the dog in the cage immediately, and the snake, having a good appetite, made a start for it. The dog made quite a square meal, weighin about eighteen pounds. Having teas'.eg the boa curled himself up into a nice coil and took a long nap. This will do him for some time, until we find some new menu for him.”—Cincinnati Enquirer. —_—————— PROPERTY RIGHTS IN CATS. Not long ago one of the English Chan- cery courts had before it a case which involved a very unusual state of facts. The plaintiff, a maiden lady, claimed tiat she was entitled to a half share in a biue Persian cat, which rejoiced in the pomp- ous name of Roy. She asked that an ac- count of the partnership be taken and that other complications regarding the cat be straightened out. The defendant, as might have been expected, was likewlse a spinster, and it appears’from the evi- dence that during the kittenhood of the cat she gave the animal into the charge of the plaintiff, who bestowed upon it all those tender attentlons which the pets of unmarried ladles so frequently enjoy. Perhaps all would have gone as merrily as a wedding bell (despite the celibacy of the litigants) had not the much-fondled Roy developed Some extraordinary char- acteriscdics. In short, the cat astonished its most ardent admirers by develoning an amazing capacity for prize-winning. At all the cat shows the whiskered quau- ruped became the prime favorite, and many trophies fell to its lot, or, more strictly speaking, to the lot of its owners. It was entered at the Crystal Palace show in the joint names of the plaintiff and de- fendant, under the rule requiring the names of the animals’ owners to be regis- tered, But after the development of the winning streak the plaintiff denied that the defendant had any property in the cat. The Lord Chancellor, after he had duly’ scratched his legal pate in consideration of the much-vexed question, decided that a partnership existed between the and, therefore, he ordered the ac- counts of the partnership fo be taken. He also granted an injunction restraining the defendant from selling or dealing with Roy in any way ejudicial to the plain- tift’s property ‘in it. The above case m’fi;t well strike the layman as an absurd] and as belittling The fao-simile signature of s on every wrapper of CASTORIA. sacred traditions of giving thanks to | 11 D s 3 the dignity of the court; but household pets, such as dogs, cats, parrots, monk- eys, ete., have 80 frequently been the sub- Ject matter of litigatlon that a distinct and clearly defined line of decisions con- cerning them has sprung into existence. The latest encyclopedia on law devotes | pages to the subject | forty closely printe ‘“‘animals,”” and cites hundreds of cases which have been decided on questions per- talning to the brute creation. Nor are the principles enunciated by any means ple or frivolous.—Richmond Dispatch. P S ———— Q £ Visitor—I seem to remember that last year when I was here there were two windmilis. Native—There were two—ves, but we found out there was only wind enough for one.—London Tit-Bits. —— e ——— HOTEL ARR1VALS. GRAND HOTEL. 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Boulder Creek, Sauta Cruz tation L z *R:15p Newark, Centerville, 8an Jose, New Almaden, Feiton, Boulder Creek, Bants Oruz and Princival Way Statio S i B 4:150 Newar) | $11:45p Hunters' Excursiou, Way Station CREEK ROUTE From SAN FRANCISCO—Foot of Market Streat (Slin 8)— *7:15 g 0 11:00a.M. 3100 *3:00 *4:00 15:00 From OAXLAND—Foot of B 11200 *1:00 12 13:00 *6:00 8:00 10:00a.M. $4:00 *B:00r.. COAST DIVISION (Broad Gauge). (Fhird and Townse 71004 Sau Jose and Way Aluiaden Wednezdays only) . 1:309 9:004 San Jose, Tres Pinos, Sunta ( Pucilic Grove, Paso’ Robles, Luis Obisp tucipal Way 10:204 Sau Jose and Way Stations. 11:30A San Jose and Way Station *2:43r Sau Mateo, Redwood, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, San Jose, Gliroy, Hollister. Santa. Salivas, Monterey av | Grov. 2 3 e San Jose and Wa 1 Stau San Joseand Pri_cipal W: 3:00p San Jose and Principal Way Statious 5:30¢ Sau Jose and Principal Way Stations 6:30r San Jos= and Way Stations $11:45r Sau Jose and Way Stations. L. A for Moruiug. T for Afternoon. *Bundays excepted. § Sundays only, | Saturiduys only | CALIFORNIA NORTHWESTERN RY. CO. [ LESSES | SAH FRANCISCO AND KORTH PACIFLS RAILWAY COMPANY. fiburen Ferry, Foet of Markes St SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN RAFAEL. WEEK DAYS—7:30, 9:00, 11:00 a. m.; 12: :.‘ml.x 50 630 p. m. Thursdays—Extra trin and 11:30 p. m. SUNDAYS—$:00, 9:30, 11:00 a. m.; 1:30, 3:30, 5:00, 6:20 p. m. SAN RAFAEL TO SAN FRANCISCO, WEEK DAYS—6:10, 7:50, 9:20, 11:10 a. m.; 13:45, 140, 5:10 m. Saturdays—Extra trips at 10, §:40, 10 @ m.; 140, 340, 6:25 m. Between Ban Francisco and Schuetzen Park same schedule as above. | . m. Saturdays—Extra trips at Arrive In Effect San Franclsco. October 16, |——————= 1858, Sun- | Week Destination. | days. | Days. Novato, Petaluma, Santa Rosa. Fulton, ‘Windsor, Healdsburg, Lytton, Geyserville, Cloverdale, | 7:35 pm| 6:22pm Hopland and 7:30am Ukiah. 7:35 pm| 6:22 pm 1:30am 10:25 am s:00am| Guerneville. |7:3 pm| 3:30 pm) 6:22pm, T#0am $Wam Somoma |l0#0am| $40am an 5:10pm| 5:00 pm| Glen Ellen. [ 6:10 pm|{ 6:22 pm 7:30am| 8:00am| Sebastopol. [10:40am(10:35am 3:30 pm| 5:00 pm| pm| 6:22pm Stages connect at Santa Rosa for Mark West Springs; at Lytton for Lytton Springs: at Gey- serville for Skaggs Springs; at Cloverdals for the Geysers; at Hopland for Duncan Springs, Highland Springs, Kelseyville, Carlsbad Springs, Soda Bay, Lakeport and Bartlett Springs} at Uklah for Vichy Springs, Saratoga Laurel Dell Lake, Witter Upper_ Lake, Pomo, _Potter ' Valiey, Jol ay's, Riverside Lietley's, Bucknell’s, Sanhedrin Heights, Huliville, Booneville, Orr's Hot Springs, Mendocino City, Fort Brage, Westport, Usal, Willitts, Laytonvilie, Cum- ming’s, Bell’ Scotia and Eurel s Sl?rln:s. Harris, Olsen’s, Dyer, a. Saturday to Monday round trip tickets at d rates. L T Sundaye round trip tickets to all polnts beyond San Rafael at half rates. - t Offices, 650 Market st., Chronicle bldg. - TES o N . C. WHITING, z A M seheral Manager. Gen.' Pass. Agent. 72, ko g H i o i & E 5 i 'Santa FeRoute THE BEST RAILWAY | SAN FRANGISCO to CHICAGD. Every Day Pullman Palace Slecping Cars and Pullman Tourist Slesping Cars Run on the Following Time: Leave San Francieco.5:00 p. m. B.H.TAW.T.HF.:. 15 p. m., T.F.S.5.M.T. 00 p. m., T.F.5.8.M.T.W. HARVEY'’S DINING-ROOMS Gerve Superior Meals at Very Reason< abie Rates. YOU WILL BE COMFORTABLE I¥f You Travel on the Santa Fo, SAN FRANCISCO TICKET OFFICE—328 MARKET ST TELEPHONE MAIN 1520 Oakland Office—1118 Broadway. TAKE THE BOAT TO SAN JOSE EVERY DAY AND SUNDAY TOO at 10 a. m. Steamer ALVISO, Clay-street Wharl. Fare to San Jose, 50c; round trip, 75c. Delightful Bay Excursions, Alviso and return, %c. Telephons Main 1350 HORTH PACIFIC COAST Via Sausalito F erry. FROM SAN FRAnUiscU iU MILL VALLEY AND SAN RAFAEL. WEEK DAYB—"I:!O.n;!:N. 1100 a. m.; *1:45, 3:45, 6:16, *6:00 EXTRA T Wednesdays SUNDA’ 3:00, %4:30, 6:15 .’ m. Trains marked ¢ run to San Quentin. FROM SA AEL TO SAN FRANCISCO. WEEK DAYS—5:2, *6:35, 7:45, *0:30 a. m.; 12:20, 2:20, *3:45, 5:06 p. m. EXTRA TRIPS on Mondays, Wednesdays and Baturdays at 0:40 p. o UNDAYS—6:20, %8:00, *10:00, *11:56 a m.; 3 40, *6:20 p. * start fro n. BEK D. fl?lvi. 2:45, 3:50, 5 EXTRA TR TPS - on Wednesdays “lf’u%‘fifg.s!:i“ b 2. m.; 12:06, 1:20, 3:30, 8§00, S DUBL L S ity 1:20 8. m.week days—Cazadero and way sta’ns. l;‘..mm Mills and way 2:00 & m. Sundage—Duncen Mills and way sta's. Sacramento Office—201 J Birect. San Jose Offico—7 West Santa Clara St THE SAN FRANGISCO AND SAW JOAQUIR VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY. From Oct. 10, 18%, trains will run as follows South-bound. North-bound. Passen-| Mixed. Mixed. |Passen ger. |Sunday Sunday) Daily. (Exc'ptd) Stattons. [Exc’ptd Stockton Merced Fresno Hanford 45am! Bakersfield 30 am Visalta. am req Francisco at 6 p. m. dally, d Stockton at 7:15 p. m. daily. 2 For stage connections seé official time table or inquire at Traffic Macagers Office, 321 Mar- ket street, San Francisco. HOUNT rmmscplc RAILWAY. it Ferry.) Leave San Francisco, commencing Sunday, Fook Day: nda; Rk am e m e, o Bonnd trip trom. Mul Valley. . TH08, €80k s Afents, e Market strest. San i