The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 30, 1898, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30 1898 ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. A SENSATION SPOILED BY LONG DELAY REALLY LIKE 10 BE MAYOR | Modestly Waiting to i Be Asked. ‘ Hellar’'s Contest Was Filed Too Late. i IS DISAPPOINTED ROGERS THE LEAGUE MAY NAME HIM HE WOULD LIKE TO TELL HIS STORY UNDER OATH. | PROSPECT OF THERE BEING TOO MANY REFORMERS. | CO0OOOHVVOBTHO0VOLOVHVVVVVVT BHH G VAV VDGO OO RO OO Hellar Said to Be Merely a Nominal | Contestant in the Hands of His Vindictive Friends, The Republicans Have Not Definitely Decided Whether They Will Hold Primaries or Ap- point Delegates. Oekland Office San Francisco Call, | %8 Broadway, Dec. 29. Auditor Snow is modest. His modesty for eight years has been the means of his | election and re-election as City Assessor. | Mr. Snow, it is said, has never sought an | office, but fate has been good and the of- | fice has gone to him. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %8 Broadway, Dec. 29. | ction contest has been | ¢ Judge Ogden on not filed withi required by law. i = petition of Hellar for a cita- | st Rogers was brought | Sam Hel thrown out the grou his attorneys at once declared that Auditor Snow has long been recognized | the law is very specific in regard to the | as one of the loglcal candidates for | v n which clection contests must | Mayor. Two years ago he could have had | Church declared | the nomination at the hands of the Re-’| were filed No- | publican delegates by asking for it. But from that date | his modesty forbade him. Mr. Snow wu he mction was | asked to-day what he thought of . him- December No | self as a candidate for Mayor and he re- made by Rogers' | plied: | *“If the citizens of Oakland were adver- r, representing Hellar, | tising for a general manager 1 would not time limit clause in the | hesitate to apply for the place. The office law is a disputed point the law did not | of Mayor 1s, unfortunately for the tax designate when the electfon | payers, quite another thing. 1f, howeve He argued that | the citizens of Oakland want me to serve within the | them in_any capacity and will say so | | with a fair degree of unanimity 1 will | ree with Hellar's | serve them.” last day re- | The Municipal League is now taking the the pr tation of the ' preliminary steps toward calling its con- was November 14. He | Vvention. None of the delegates are yet rison vu. Burke, which | known, but its candidate for Mayor will matter. He con- | be either John F. Towle or R. W. Snow, + a8 the action was | With Glles H. Gray and Fred V. Wood a8 | e “was need. | possibilities. for its| It Is probable that in nearly all the | be | Wards there will be little gatherings of citizens of every political creed to decide | on their candidates for Councilmen. The | | Fifthr Ward has set the example by agree- Lin 1 returns vember 14, and forty d would be Decemb not com ced v other = it was attorney At ved. is plainly » court. bears direc 1ys 100 1 rt to fix a date he aj m would lar's attorneys were permit- exception. denied. ted to record 1ff-elec Rogers says that if it were | e rosseding entirely he would | Ing upon Frank M. Parceils, who was the | Tike the matter to be heard in court, for it | Republican naminee two vears ago, and T e Dpportunity fo tell | Who Wwas beaten through the action of P e nteresting | another Republican, vho ran independ- ently and split the party vote. This method of obtaining candidates is simllar to that followed by the Municipal | League in principle, and unless the league | whole red by some that am'” nstrument in res that the hands to try to throw mud upon | Shall indorse candidates so chosen it his (Rogers’) political career, M possible that there may two - ‘‘reform Rogers is positive that he did not make ndida where one would be safer and single promise before his election, and | Mg eptable. Derrick nor any So far none of the regular parties have can show proof done anything, but assert that they are thinking the matter over. The Republi- can City Central Committee will next week, and it is posssible that the members will decide as to whether the convention shall be called by primaries or by the appointment of delegates. Street Superintendent Miller, as fore- cast in The Call last week, has announc- ed himself as being positively out for the | nomination of City Engineer. It is very vill be the candidate of res that neither Dr. other of Hellar's friends to_the contrary. g Rogers' attorneys are comsiderably mused at the peculiar confession made by Hellar In his action. Hellar admits that he was a party to thé same alleged illegal transaction for which he seeks to have Mr. Rogers punished, and that he is therefore liable to conviction for felony. if the facts to which he confesses could be proved by evidence other than his own. Mr. Hellar has been talking for some | probable that he weeks about his grievance and the opin- | the Municipal League as Mr. Dow cer- jon has been expressed that it was not | tainly will be for City Attorpey. Candl- altogether accidental that he filed his ap- | dates are cropping up .in all directions, plication too late for it to be heard, and | many of them being unable to shake off that the purpose was more to cast an as- the habit of having themselves mentione persion on Rogers than to ?mmme the ! for any old thing every time an electioa of cause of justice and purit elections. | approaches. HKIRCHOFER'S TROUBLES. 1 MRS, BRANDES HELD. Does Not Want His Wife to Secure = | Must Stand Trial for the Murder of Missing Woman Writes to Her Sister Divorce. Her Daughter Lillian. OAKLAND, Dec. 20.—In the divorce| OAKLAND, Dec. 2.—Mrs. Eita sult of Christina Kirchofer of Alameda wv Kirchofer, defendant this d an answe: of desertion and failure to pro- | yree Kirchofer does not propote to to secure a decree without i. The parties have been two years and have a child | against Gus afterr the murder of her stepdaughter, n Justice Clift agreed with the Di; trict Attorney that no argument necessary on behalf of the State, and as the defense does not intend to put in any. testimony until the case comes to trial vide. MTr. aged e month They formerly re- | 5 > County. where they | the woman was held to answer. but according to M nent col eresting im to locate try life proved for the wife in Ala- trict Attorney about trying Mrs. Brandes | first. The State refused to do this, and | Brandes' attorney asked for a copy uli the court records that they might bring | The little property ary Th trouble began. money saved on the Mendocino soon_vanishied. and It became nec for the husband to seek employment else- He went to Los Angeles, re- our months, but without He alleges that he is rior Court. Mrs. Brandes will be arraigned next ‘Wednesday morning. Report on Schools. OAKLAND, Dec. 20.—J. N. McClym- of employment and that | onds, City Superintendent of Schools, has ered let receipts showing | presented his annual report to the School ntly sent home money, al %)Ereclors. It contains the ~report of y the court allowed plain- | Professor Burckhalter on the expedition for her support. | to India, and deals largely with the sub- Sl | ject of mative study and the qualifica- AEBIS AGAIN AT WAR. tions of teachers. Regarding the latter ubject it _says, referring to Professor Elmer E. Brown: “If you are to seek for the best you will pursu! though rece Hff $15 monthiy The Renewal of a Sensational Divorce | Case. | not_confine )'%_\fisel( to the :!-ui\i of oml(é OAKLAND, Dec. 20.—Divorce p _ | 1and alone.” ” This recommendation wou D O i ocrea | interfere somewhat with local pride. but bk i i late this after- | we"are to keep in mind that the :chools etween Frederick Aebl and his | of Oakland are.being conducted for the Katherine Aebi. The parties reside | children of Oakland alone. This being the rkeley, and were marrled in the | fact. the children are entitled to the best part of 189 ]wach(l'és that c;n beh fnlun‘d. |rr¢.-spe:‘tl\'le About a ye 180 Mrs. Aebl sue@ for | Of Tesidence or the school of preparation. divorce, cruelty as the ground of | Arrested at the Racetrack. action. The case was tried before Supe-| OAKLAND, Dec. 29 —Vicksburg Woods rior Judge I was brought to the County Jail. from the I, and the epecific allega- | TR0 o/ K this evening and booked for of cruelty were of such a nature | g0h T10% charge having yet been sworn timony =0 sensational that |to. Woods is a betting commissioner; gnd i ided behind closed doors. | has been-doing business at the track 35 Harris and Hess of San Fran- | since it was opened. He is well known : nf’ux'l the :Ii.\flrcfi bitterly on_ be- | among the betting men. and was In the half of the ndant, and Judge Hall | confidence of many of them.. He went to inally refused to grant a decree. | George Rose and drew $100, saying it was na A‘lrynl) .mnl for divorce flled by Har- | for the account of Thomas H. Willlams, and Hess late this afternoon their | president of the track. When Wiliams tlons . <|‘l., f“f,"“ ck Aebl, alleges desertion, | Jearned of it he ordered his arrest. Wil- Tony e eapanason of sensational testl- | liams sald to-night that he will swear Tagny R qlx';du»mra‘sehcon'\es | to the complaint to-morrow. Woods, it gBfor trial, Torit is st at the wife | {3 said, used the money to gamble and for & divorce and is opposed to. aioning | 1% 't her husband the pleasure of soé'ur(f:gngl Garrity Gets a Star. i decree. OAKLAND, Dec. -20.—The: Police. Com- ——— Eml!sloncr! t,f);daymny\poln(‘ed Peter Gar- T Yity, & special officer, to .a permanent WAS ONLY LOVE. | place on the force. Mayor Thomas apd | City” Enelneer Clement favored Garrity A Marriage Ll.r:ense H_eals A Motor- | and City Attorney Dow wanted €lark. man’s Insanity. | Oakland News Items, OAKLAND, Dec. 2.—Thomas Randall| OAKLAND, Dec. 23.—Coroner Baldwin's imwood, the erratic motorman, whose | report this month shows that seventeen roaming about at Temescal armed sy, | MAUests were held. There -were six cases two revolvers created a decided se of accidental death, .one of ‘murder, two tion last woek, was grantad o SeN88- | suicidal and elght from other causes! Homen g vock, was granted & marriage | “'The members of. the Acme Club en- 16 wed Viola Knapy Geos office to-day | toved a- Chrjstmas tree and entertainment e of Bpmng anhy Grimwood 15 a na? |jaet night, with Sergeant “Jack” Scanian Knapy 1o & paireged 8 vears, and Miss | of the Police Department as Santa Claus. an t ndiana, aged 22| presents were distributed ’nnd an’inter- o Ye SRTAMITE Was carrie i (o523t Saturday Grimwood ealled at his o rahail: Shtaunt oontiter. ool firet street and Shaituex avedrtin, Forty- | g1y filed. - clalm*with the Board of Pub- manded his eiotning CHe yonue, and de- | jo'works ~ against: John M. Shay, the demand was promptly eomplied with. ie . {or, work done on the enginehouse. The theniblrned up the clothing in'a bonfire, liclatra (DESET SHIEC SRAT U AR roBt and gnr-ggnmy Mrs. Martin that he would | UR 3127 Shoedien sty Shoot Nhomsobver: \trledsto s arrest him: ;< XOEE R R Tiat e proposed nol- o be. taken alive: * | It DEle el SL SN ¢ het. 1o Tes je issuance of the marriage license nas | taln the mud and slitkens to be pumped caused no end of surprise and wonder {n out of Lake Merritt. ‘It is estimated that view of the foregoing facts. e Since the police were notifiad of the in cident they have twice had two men look. ing for Grimwood. b L Mrs. Howriet’s Jistate. OAKLAND, Dec. 2%.—Susan H. Wheeler to-day flled for probate the will of the late Mrs. Marian Catherine Howrlet, who led jast Monday. She aska for latters of administration on her mother's estate which consists of four houses on Eigh- | teenth stfeet, this eity, worth $20,000, per-\ to_build this bulkhead. i ; The -preliminary examination .of Hora- fo Paul, charged with asexult to murder Manuel Davie at Temescal last month has been set fof January 5. -Davie claim: that Paul shot him because he réfused t l(}mll, him money wherewith to buy a can| of beer. D . g dndrew Carnegie tells how he rose from a bobhin-boy to-a sonal property $200 and money on deposit Ll i ir 387 303257 The “will 1s dated” Decomper 31, | 7iilionaire, in newt Sunday’s. 1858 l Call, 5 SHOW WouL) | it will require about 300,000 feet of lumber | | the ‘meet | over the all | that as soon as he had visited his new | | OAKLAND, Dec. 20.—Adolph: Hertig, | insapity, was examined to-day at the Re- | ceiving Hospital. 4| he had to be st | Mauzy and Known. Brandes was held to answer to-day for | s¢ Thomas A. Smith has prompted Mrs. e Lillian: | Mary Holden, who disappeared last Au- denving the al- | The proceedings only lasted a few min- | gust, leaving a letter stating she was go- Was | munlcate directly with her relatives here, | | was bookkeeper for Mr. Smith, who mar- | | ried her niece. It Is now known that when | she left his office her accounts were in a Her attorneys conferred with the DIs-| tangled condition, and it is stated there is habeas corpus proceedings in the Supe- | | | i “I USED TO GO AND HELP KICK, T00” Young Brandes Finally of His Parents and more evidence has come to light question is from Milton Brandes, the woman who are now in ‘the Oakland murder. At the time of his father's arrest duced to divulge details later. Within the last two or three days even boasts, in a boyish way, that he The most direct testimon “Why, ves,” he sald, “father and [=3=F-2-F-FcR=FcFR=F ] Treat His Sister. ERKELEY, Dec. 29,—Aside from the bruises which literally covered the body of the unfortunate Lillian Brandes at the time of her death, of Brandes' cruelty have not been exaggerated. treatment his sister Lillian had received in her parents’ home at Berkeley. He seemed to show little concern in the awful tragedy which had taken one of the members of the household, and professed ignorance of any of the circumstances connected with the case. He appeared quite indifferent to the events which brand his parents’ names with infamy, and showed no signs whatever of regret or sorrow for the tragic end of his sister'slife. People interested in the affair thought at first that Brandes had prob- ably frightened the child into silence, and that possibly he could be in- But their efforts so far have falled, as all attempts to draw from him any of the incidents connected with the last days of Lillian's life have met with failure. , however, thi broken, and the boy has been talking about the matter “neighbors freely, and in a way which. shows that his home life was well fitting him to be the son of his father. He is now telling people in a bragging way of how Brandes abuse unfortunate Lilllan, and his story conforms exactly with the opinion now freely held.as to the brutal cruelty which the young girl endured. He thus far given is his answer to a question from one of the neighbors asking if he ever saw his father thrash the girl. house, and I used to go and help kick, too.” Tells of the Brutality How They Used to which goes to show that the reports The testimony in -ten-year-old son of the man and County Jail, held on the charge of the boy would say nothing about the this silence has been to Brandes' used to used to help In the abuse. mother used to kick her all over the fetefeiatelatetatotatotatetatetatateototagotatogatotetetatutoleisReRoRugegeoguepopopegeg=gugagaFeFeyt] DR. GRAIF SURPRISES ! HIS CONGREGATION WILL LEAVE IN ANSWER TO AN EASTERN CALL. Given Three Months’ Leave of Ab- sence, but Is Not Expected to Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Dec. 29. Dr. Philip Graif, pastor of the First Free Baptist' Church, created a surprise | a tthe annual meeting of his congregation last night by asking for three months’ | leave of absence, which, it 18 understood, is equivalent to handing in his.resigna- tion. A few d. ago Dr. Graif received a call to‘the First Free Baptist Church of Lew- | iston, Maine. This church is allied with | Bates College, the leading institution of | church in this country, and the ap- | ointment Is considered to be one of the | Eesx in the Free BL\F!XS[ faith. A few months ago Dr. Graif was honored with | a-degree from his coilege, which has been followed up by sending for him to preside | ed church. | The pastor’s request was granted and in | an Interview to-day he stated that he| would undoubtedly accept the call and | charge he would at once formally resign from his local pastorate. Hertig Violently Insane. who escaped from UKiah several months | ago and was arrested again vesterday for He was so violent that rapped down while the examination was being conducted by Drs. | He was dgain com- | mitted to Ukiah. ) —r————— MRS. HOLDEN HEARD FROM. in Alameda. ALAMEDA, Dec. 20.—The serious illness | ing to drown herself in the ocean, to com- revealing her whereabouts and asking | forgiveness for her strange action. She a difference in the figures of over $1200. Monday of this week Mrs. A. B. An- drews, sister of the woman, recelved a letter from her mailed in Humboldt County. Mrs. Andrews is watching at the bedside of Mr. Smith and could not be seen, but other relatives stated that | Mrs. Holden expressed regret for- what she had done. This is the first direct communication received from the woman. Thomas A. Smith, who Is now sick unto death, was a firm friend of the woman, and her queer actions and the fact that she had been unfaithful to her trust vis- ibly affected him. His friends state that the affair hastened his present iliness. Mrs, Holden's relatives will strive to prevail upon her to return to Alameda. At present they refuse to disclose her ad- dress. 5 ——— | MRS. SUSAN BARLOW’S WILL. | Prospects of Friction Among Chil- dren of the Deceased. ALAMEDA, Dec. 20.—There is a pros- pect of friction among the children of the late Mrs. Susan Barlow over the disposi- tion of her estate. She left property val- ued ‘at about $10,000, consisting of the Loyal Oak Hotel and furniture. The de- ceased made a will in 195, naming her son, Albert Barlow, and daughter, Mary Wallace, executor and executrix. In this document she devised her estate to her | four children, share and share ‘alike. Subsequently she sought to avoid the expense of probate proceedings by exe- cuting deeds to the property. The deeds were placed in the hands of Thomas A. Smith, but a few weeks before Mrs. Bar. low’s last fllness she recalled them and made a codicil to her will in which she’ revoked the nomination of her son as ex- €cutor, bequeathed her piano to her daughter, Mrs. Wallace, besides giving her the free use of the hotel and furniture during the perfod the estate is in probate. It is over this latter clause that the heirs are clashing. Mrs. Wallace is per- fectly satisfled with its provisions, but her brothers and sisters do not take to It kindly. They insist that the deeds to the property were not destroyed, but are still In existence, and that they take precedence over the will. They will not consent to the prabating of the will until a thorough search has been made for the deeds. Tennis Tournament. ALAMEDA, Dec. 20.—The Alameda Ten- nis Club will 'hold ‘a singles champlonshi next Monday at its Morton street court. The entries will close Saturday, Decem- | ber 31, and the drawing wlill take place immediately thereafter. . J. A. Landsburger, A. B. Bowen and R. G. Hunt comprise the committee in charge. This will be the first singles championship helde by the club for several ars. It is exciting considerable inter- t in tennis circles. 2 NEW MOVE IN LOCAL ADVERTISING e 'EDGAR JOHN A years. RNOL D. Specially engaged for seasons 1898:1899-1900 as advertising manager ‘for Hale's seven Californian stores, on and after January 1, 1899, will also take charge of the mall order department of Hale's large stores In this city. This s in the further line of promotion which has come so rapidly to Mr. Arnold during the past flve He was. for some time connected' with the advertising department of The Call, and for one vear was advertising manager for Goldberg, Bowen & Co., the largest grocery house west of Chicago, and left them to engage in the gen-- eral advertising field. -His work, brought him prominently into public notice, and several offers were made, but Hale's in March, 1863, secured his services for thelr Californian stores, and the.latest move Is that he will undoubtedly issue the most attractive mail order matter, and as the mail order trade is naturally the result of hewspaper publicity, it is to be expected Mr. Arnold will prove more valuable in his dual capacity. Hale’s are the largest dry goods advertisers on - the Pacific Coast, and probably conduct the largest mail order business. Firm and paersistent believers in and users of advertising, their success has been one of the great features of Pacific Coast retalling. The present move in the mail order department is in line with the progressive policy of this firm. BARCLAY WAS BETRAYED AND BY A WOMAN Sequel to the Palo Alto Bank Robbery. HE TOLD HER OF HIS CRIME SHE INFORMED THE POLICE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS. The Police Said to Have .uocated Minckler, the Telegraph Oper- ator, at Dunsmuir, Where He Is Under Arrest. B. H. Barclay, otherwise known as Harry L. Cator, the young man who was arrested Wednesday night for obtaining | 8840 from the Palo Alto bank on a forged telegram, was betrayed by a woman. | Barclay and another man named Minckler | conceived the bold scheme of sending a | bogus dispatch to the bank, instructing the cashier to pay Cator the amount stat- €d in the dispatch. Cator got the money, at once left Palo Alto and came to this Y arriving here late Tuesday night. With his ill-gotten gains he visited the tender- loin and proceeded to have a good time. After visiting several saloons and or- dering champagne he met a woman who is known to the police as ‘“Moonlight Mattie.” At his invitation she accom- panied him to a restaurant on Stockton street, where they had supper. He flashed the money he had received on the bogus telegram and gave her $20 to buy & pres- ent for herself. After leaving the restau- rant they went to other places and finally brought” up in a lodging-houe on Bush street and Grant avenue. During his con- versation with the woman he told her of his crime and asked her how he could leave the city without the police gettin, on to him. She listened to his story, and, after getting all the details, excused her- self on the pretext that she wanted to see a sick friend and would return imme- dlately. After leaving him she went to the near- est telephone and rang up Lieutenant Birdsall "at the Central police station. She told him all the particulars of Bar- clay’'s crime and-gave him the number of the room where he was asleep. Birdsail lost ro time in notifying Chief Lees, who at o' e ordered the lieutenant to send one of his trusted men to arrest Barclay. He was found in the room described by the | woman and placed under arrest. He at | first denied that he was the man who was wanted, but finally admitted his guilt. He said that after reaching this city he bought a diamond ring for $225, and think- ing he might be robbed he gave $500 to the landlord of the house with instruc- tions to keep it until he cafled for it. He was very much astonished at the action of the woman and threatened to get even | with her at the first opportunity. | It is understood. that she v\'lli be called | as a witness for the prosecution when the | case against hjm is heard. i It was reported yesterday that Minck- ler, the telegrph operator, had been lo- | cated at Dunsmuir, where he was arrested | and an officer had gone there to bring him back to Palo Alto SAN JOSE, Dec. 29.—Hall Barclay, alias Harry L. Cator, who succeeded in drawing $840 from the Bank of Palo Alto on a telegram forged by L. Minckler, postal telegraph operator at.Ban Fran: cisco, was brought to the County Jail to- night from Palo Alto. He was arraigned before Justice Van Buren at Mayfield to- day. His preliminary examination s set for to-morrow. Bail $1500. Barclay returned most of the money and ‘a diamond ring to the bank officials, and they have agreed not to prosecute. The prisoner also claims Chief Lees prom- ised to use his influence with the officers at Palo Alto to get him free if he would confess. ART CLUB LECTURES. An Interesting Schedule Arranged for Future Meetings. The Photographic Art Club met at its | rooms In the Mercantile Library building last evening for the purpose of electing | officers to serve for the ensuing vear. | The followlng were elected: Louis E. | Rea, president; Miss D. J. Squire, vice | president; Miss M. E. Tower, secretary; | Henry B. Packscher, corresponding sec- retary; Mrs. O. J. Joly, financial secre- tary; John S. Bannerman, treasurer; Miss K. G. Lyons, librarian; H. H. Zobel, Mrs. C. E. Baldwin and James A. Haran, ex- ecutlve committee. On Monday evening, January 9, 1899, the club will give its regular monthly musi- cale to the members and their friends. On January 16 President Réa will deliver the first of the regular series of lectures and demonstrations on ‘“Photography in a Hurry.” OnrJanuary 23 H..H. Zobel will | give ‘a lecture and demonstration on “Hand Cameras and Photographic Ex- posures.” On the following Monday evenings Dr. K. O. Steers will lecture on “The Chemistry of Photography,” alter- nating with other lectures and demonstra- tions for the beginner and the advanced photographer. These lectures are open to the public, provided a member's card is presented to the corresponding secre- tary. Hereafter \ the club will meet every Monday evening. e e Democratic Central Club. At the regular weekly meeting of the Demacratic Central Club held last Wed- nesday evening at Pythian Castle the fol- lowing officers were elected to govern the club during the year 13%9: President, Os- car Hocks; first vice president, Wiiliam Fahy: second vice president, J. D. Pow- ers; recording secretary, James J. Maher; financial secretary, Andrew Olsen; co fosponding secretary, James E. Donahu treasurer, Charles Dever; trustees—E. T. Minnehan, R. L. Mann, James Neal, T. E. Treacy and Charles ' Klesel; advisory board, James G. Maguire, Charles H. Hoi- comb, Walker C. Graves, Bert Schles- inger, Henry C. Gesford, Francis Heaney, J. J. Dwyer, Walter P. Stradley, Joseph eggett and James H. Barry. The selection of a campalgn committee was gosfigoned until the first meeting in March. It was decided by the club to Flve a high&‘lnks and hold a public instal- ation _of officers next Wednesday even- ing. Walter P. Stradley was appointed principal speaker of the occasion. — e———— Swallowed Carbolic Acid. Annie O’Connor, re¥iding at 16C Folsom | avenue, swallowed a dose of carbolic acid with suicldal Intent at the corner of Third | and Folsom streets last evening. She fell to the sidewalk, and from there was taken to a_ neighboring drugstore by Policeman Mullen. Temporary restora- tives were applied until the arrival of the ambulance, which took her to the Harbor Hospital. The acid was pumped from her stomach, and it is believed she will re- cover. She is 2% years of age. She would give no reason for the attempt on her life. The doctors say she had been drinking. — co——— ‘Who Owns the RobeP 3 Detectlve O'Shea is anxious to secure an owner for a buggy robe which was found In the possession of William Ennis and William Connely last night. When arrested they were trying to dispose of it to a second-hand dealer. In the center of the robe is a figure of a u§ar and on d the reverse side is a_horse and sulky. e Berkeley News Notes. BERKELEY, Dec. 29.—The University of Californfa football’ team, which . de- feated the Multnomah Club of Portiand the day after Christmas, returned from Oregon this morning. William P. Drum, the crack sprinter from Berkeley, who enlisted in the United States Volunteer Engineers. at the out- | break of the war, returned home yester- day on a three months' furlough from Honolulu. He will rejoin his company as soon as the furlough has expired. FIERCE FLAMES ARE RAGING AT VICTORIA The Business Portion of the City Burning—Loss WIIl Be ; Very Great. ‘ VICTORIA, Dec. 30.—Victoria is| threatened with a serious conflagration. | At an early hour this mornngi a flrei broke out in the business district. and owing to the difficulty of getting water it made rapid headway. At 1:15 the fire was still burning fiercely, and it looks as if the loss would be very heavy. The | cause cannot be ascertained, and great excitement prevails. HOTEL ARRIVALS. | GRAND HOTEL. W Wright, Sacto G K Rider & w, Sacto Miss M Mayberry, Nev[N L Campbell, Stktn Miss R Mayberry, Nev|] A Whitman, Or | H J Edwards, S Jose |E M Johnson, Seattle .V Cavin, Napa E L Gibbons & w, Cal |'W L Perrott, Cal A Schneider & w. Ala H Howard, Cal M H Hamilton, Cal Mrs J § Reed, Uklah |§ B Gordon, Salinas W W Dole. Cal B H Shoeman, . Napa G W Boschke, Nev | W Hamor & w, Colo W A Jones, Denver R Crone, Carson R Smith, Los Alamitos C P Maltman, Cal M H Hoyt, Oakland |C H Meeker, Portland J B Cooley, Cloverdale B M Lelong. Sacto F M Martin, Stockton H C Bell, Sacto H P Baker, Fresno |A C Douglas, Penryn J M Fowler & w, Lod!'W C Conroy. Auburn W Witherby & w, Eng!W E_Price, Auburn 7 C Steele, Trinity Ctr J E Harper, Augurn O Benlow, Yreka E C Hopkins, Sacto J H Hunt, Cal D Cohn, El Rio | H T Epperson, Chico 'L J Evans, Napa | C M Hatrley, Vacavilla Miss Montgomery, Cal R C Dare, Bakersfleld § Johnson, Cal J M Armstrong & w,|L F Kinnel, Columbus San Jose |R J King, Hanford O G Freeman, BenicialE W King, Uklah G W Francis & f, L A'C A Hayes, San Jose PALACE HOTEL. H M Tracy, Phila W W_Heillman, Wash J B Holland, Phila [Mrs J West, Rosslyn J M Wagner, Pa A T Eagar, Nevada J C Truax. Boston |R J Hunenkamp Jr & R R Colgate, N Y w, Virginia City P Clagstone, N Y J B Bushnell, i Ang S H Well, ) Mrs Weil, N Y W Penninger, Reno C'J Brooking, Reno F Spencer & w, Portld J Mori, Toklo § Teduska, Toklo H Yakamaki, Tokio G Katuski, Toklo L S Mayer, Seattle S Ozakazi, Toklo Mrs Mayer, Seattle T Yoto, Toklo E H R Trenow, Mexico T Tojiri, Tokio Mrs T Flint, S Juan T Ikeda, Toklo Miss Gillmore, Omaha Dr W L Bell. U § N[J P Channing, N Y Mrs D Cone, Red Bluff W H Hart & w, Cal Mrs Willlams, Berlin G M Wilcox, N Y M Rosenshine, N Y ~ Kadderley, Portland A Gallagher, Portland Oppenheimér, N Y | NEW WESTERN HOTEL. P H Moll, Sacto J Donovan, Nebr A Williams, Stockton |B Donovan, Nebr P J White, Ariz ‘W H Potts, Napa. A F Copeland & w,NY|J D Stuart, Chgo A King, Osden |P Mathews, Fresno E F L Orcutt, Sacto E_Goodall, ‘Oakland W M Sheidon, L Ang M Sheldon, City of Mex A Searl, L Ang Mrs Searl, L Ang M Barber,. L Ang Williamson, Or |7 1, Ross, Tacoma 5 A Cone, Or F Smith, Or R E-Howard & w, Nev|D L Balley, L Ang J A Webb, San Jose |J Jefferson, San Jose CHand, Nevada i — e LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Thursday, December 29. Stmr Coos Bay, Gielow, — hours from New- port and way ports. Schr Del Norte, Jacobson, ¢ days from Co- | quille River. TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS, | ROTTERDAM-—Sailed Dec 2—Stmr Rotter- | dam. for New York. | GIBRALTAR—Arrived Dec 28—Stmr Kalser | | Wilhelm 11, from New York. | YOfiNUA—Snned Dec 26—Stmr Ems, for New or) QUEENSTOWN—Sailed Dec 20—Stmr Majes- tic, for New York. GLASGOW—Arrived Dec 20—Stmr Ethiopla, | from New York. ANTWERP—Arrived Deo 28—Stmr Arizona, from New York. SAN FRANCISCO CALL. BUSINESS OFFICE of the San Francisco Call, corner of Market and Third streets, open until 12 o'clock every night in the year. BRANCH OFFICES—527 Montgomery street, corner Clay; open until 9:30 o'clock. 257 Hayes street; open until $:30 o'clock. 621 McAllister street; open until 9:30 o'clock. 615 Larkin street; open until 9:30 o'elock. 1941 Mission street; open until 10 o’clock. 2261 Market street, corner Sixteenth; until 9 o'clock. 106 Eleventh street; open until § o'clock. 2626 Mission street; open until 9 o'clock. NW. corner of Twenty-second and Kentucky streets; open until 8 o'clock. 2 open i ! | DIVIDEND NOTICES. A~ DIVIDEND Notice—Savings and Loan Society, 101 Montgomery st., corner of Sutter. The board of directors declared a dividend for the half year ending December 31, 183, at the rate of four (4) per cent per annum on term de- posits and three and one-third (8 1-3) per cent per anmim on ordinary deposits, free of taxes, .and payable on and after Tuesday, January 3, 189, Dividends not called for are added to and bear the same rate of dividend as the principal from and after January 1, 1899. CYRUS W. CARMANY, Cashlier. = of The Hibernia Savings and Loan orner Market, McAllister and Jones ty San Francisco, Dec. 25, 1898.—At a regu- Ets. lar ‘meeting of the board of directors of this - heid this day, a dividend has been red at the rate of three and one-half ) per cent pér annum on all deposits for monthe ending December 31, 1898, free and pavable on and after 1rol all taxe: 1 1, I Janyery ROBERT J. TOBIN, Secretary. DIVIDEND NOTICE—The Continental Build- ing and Loan Assoclation, No. 222 Sansome Street: Tor the year ending December 31, 1845, o dividend bas been declared at the rate of & per cent per annum on ordinary deposits. 7 per cent on term deposits, 10 Der cent per annum to class *'F stock and 12 per cent per annum to class A" stock, all free of WILLIAM CORBIN, Secretary. HUMBOLDT Savings and Loan Society, 18 Geary st.—The directors have declared the fol- lowing semi-annual dividends: 4 per cent per annum on term and 3 1-3 per cent per annum on ordinary deposits, payable on and after January ST BRAND, Sec. Th- German Savings alifornia _st.—For the 1598, a divi- DIVIDEND _NOTICE and Loan Society, G halt year ending T dend has been declare per cent per annum on term deposits anq three and one-third (3: ° yper cent per annum on ordinary dep.sits, of taxes. payable on and after Tuesday ary 3, 1599. GEORGE RNY, Secretary. D NOTICE—Dividend No, 88 (ffty er share) of the Oceanic Steamship Company, Will be payable at the office, 327 Market on and after Tuesday, January 3, 1898. Transfer books will December 25, close on Wednesday, 1898, at 3 o'clock p. m. Secretary. E. H. SHELDOD O_Savings Union, 632 Califor- Dividend notice—For FRAN SAD 2 nia st., corner Webb. the halt year ending with the 3ist of De- cember, 189, a dividend has been declared at the rate per annum of four (4) per cent on term deposits and three and one-third (31-3) per cent on ordinary deposits, free of taxes, payable on and after Tuesday, Janu- ary 3, 1899 LOVELL WHITE, Cashier. DIVIDEND notice—Mutual Savings Bank of San Francisco, 33 Post street. For the half year ending December 31, 189, a dividend has been declared at the rate of three and six- tenths (3.6) per cént per annum on all de- osits, free of taxes, payable on and after ‘uesday, January 3. 1899, GEOR! TORY. Cashier. SPECIAL NOTICES. THE Pacific Hebrew Orphan Asylum _and Home Soclety hereby gives notice that it has admitted Into the orphanage from July 1, 188, to December 31, 1535, the followin named orphans and half orphans, boys an girls, viz: Sarah Rothenstein, aged 7 years; Hyman Rothenstein, aged 5 'years; Henry Barron, aged £ years; Edwin Abrams, aged 6 years 2 months: Harry Benjamin, aged § years 9 months; Badie Kohn, aged 10 years; frene Well, aged & years; Helen Weil, aged 4 years; Abraham Danziger, aged 11 years, and Leo Rosenthal, aged 3 years 9 months. BAD tenants ejected for $i; collections made; city or country. PACIFIC COLLECTION CO.. 415 Montgomery rooms 9. tel. 5580. SITUATIONS WANTED—FEMALE. COMPETENT nurse, best of reference, desires a_situation. J. F. CROSETT & CO.. 316 Sutter st. ENGLISH widow, having buried her husband, wants position as housekeeper: partial to children; domesticated and refined; $30; no trifiers. ' Write 20 Taylor st. POSITION wanted by woman to do general housework; good cook, washer and ironer; wages $10 'to §12; city or country. Inquire 1008 Washington st. COMPETEN , good cook and house- keeper, would assist with housework: kind to children; city or country. 141 Hyde st., near Turk. AMERICAN woman wishes situation as hous keeper or cook on ranch; best of reference 915 Minna, off Tenth. COMPETENT cook wishes situation in pri- vate family; would do general housework in small family. Call 227 Hayes st. NEAT, rellable woman wishes position as working housekeeper: no triflers. Address A. W., box §73, Call office, Oakland. COMPETENT woman wants to do housework and care of children; good plain cook. 118 Lily ave., between Gough and Octavia sts. EXPERIENCED laundress wants work by the day. Call 312 Van Ness ave. YOUNG German girl would like place in small family to do light housework. Box &89, Call. POSITION as nurse or companion to elderly erson_or invalld; 4 years experience. Ad- ress Branch, 1941 Mission st. RESPECTABLE aod reliable person desires situation care & child and do sewing; fs first- class seamstress; also speaks good Spanish: no_objection_to Wages; country or traveling: references. . Box 284 Call office, Oakland. );EETH\G NOTICES. President. CALIFORNIA Commandery No. 1. K. T., Masonic Temple, Post and Mont- ¢ gomery sts.—Regular assembly THIS (FRIDAY) EV G, at 7:30 o'clock. All fraters are cordlally invited. SIR JOHN P. FRASER, Em. Com. SIR HIRAM T. GRAVES, Recorder. EXCELSIOR Lodge No_ 166, F. and A. M.—Special meeting FRIDAY, Decem- ber SO0th, at 1:30 p. m., for the purpese of conducting the funeral of our deceased brother, THOMAS McCAFFR. . Friends are respecttully invited. By order of the Master. THEO. E. SMITH, Secretary. | YERBA BUENA Lodge No. 1, L 0. 0. F.—Members are requested to assemble at Masonic Temple, | corner Montgomery and Post sts. | on FRIDAY, December 30th, at 1:30 p. m., to attend the funeral of our late brother, T. J. McCAFFREY. H. F. NEUNABER, Noble Grand. ANNUAL MEETING—Notica is hereby given that the tenth annual meeting of the stock- holders of the San Francisco and Oekland Mutual Loan Association will be held at the office of the corporation, 518 Montgomery st., corner of Commerclal, ' San Francisco, _on WEDNESDAY, January 4th, 1595, - at 7:30 oclock p. ‘m., for ‘the purpose of electing directors for the ensuing year, presentation of the tenth annual report.and the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. Books are now open for subscription . to 1000 shares of stock of the eleventh series; loans made in San Franclsco and Alameda Countles only; interest € per cent per an- num, free of mortgage taxes; premium 20 per cent gross, or G0 cents per share in- stallments, at pleasure of. borrower, which amounts to $12 50 per month for each $1000 net cash received by thé borrower; thls sum paying both principal and interest; _loans may be repaid at any time desired. =By or- der of the Board of Directors, THOMAS J. WELSH, A. SBARBORO, Secretary. SPRING Valley Water Works, San Francisco, December 28, 1898.—The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Spring Valley Water Works will be held " at the office of the company, Stockton #t., San Francisco, California, at 12 o‘clock noon on WEDNES- | DAY, the iith day of January, 1899, to elect trustees to serve for the ensiing year and for the transaction of such other business | as may come before the meeting. PELHAM W. AMES, Secratary. THE California Debris Commission having re- celved application to mine by the hydraulic | process from Rocco Molinari in the Humbug | Guich Mine, near Volcano, Amador Co., to deposit tailings in Humbug Gulch: from J, B, Meek, in the Grizzly- Hill Mine, near Vol cano,’ Amador Co., to deposit tailings in Mis- ery Creek; from Lewis Emery Jr. in the Emery Placer Mine, near Mountain Ranch. Calaveras Co., to deposit tallings in Murray Creek, and from Archie Newell, {n the Newel] Claim, near Oleta, Amador Co., to deposit tailings in Deadman Creek, gives notice that a meeting will be held at room &. Flood uilding, San Francisco, Cal., on 599, at 1:30 hamer s S regular annual meeting of the stockhold- era of the Sumdum Chiet Mining Commony will be held at the office of the company room 3, Hobart bullding, 532 Market st., San Francisco, Cal., on FRIDAY, the 6th.day of Januaty, 1899, at the hour of 2 o'clock p. i for the pu: of electing a board of di- {‘ecu;-n; to ur;r\ “uvlng ‘h}f ensulng year and | he tronsaction of such other bu: H come tefor: the meeting, St MK iny X STEVENSON, STOCKHOLDERS Meeting—The ani ing of the stockholders of the California Dry- dock Company will be held at the office ot | the cumpany. No. 302 California street, San | Franelsco, California, on MONDAY. Jahuary | 8, 1839, at'11 o'clock . m., for the purpose of | elécting a Board of Directors to serve for the ensuing year,.and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before | the meeting. W. F. RUSSELL, Secretary. Office No. 302 California street, room 3 | San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 24, 1398, THE_annual meeting of the stockhol THE NEVADA NATIONAL BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., wil be'h ng house. No. Montgomery st., San Fran- cisco, Cal.. on TUESDAY, January 10, 1899, at 2:15 o'clock p. m.. for the election of di- eld at its bayx- rectors to serve for the ensuing year and the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. D. B. DAVIDSON. Ban Francisco, December 0, 183. . e How they catch hares for the coursing parks, in next Sunday’sCall. CHEAPEST and best in_America—The Weekiy -Call. Sent to any address in-the Uglell::] - States or Canada one year for 130, postage aid; SITUATION by a young lady as waitress in hotel or restaurant; sleep home; no postals answered. Please call at 2019 Sixteenth st. GERMAN girl wants a position for light housework. 2 Tay st., Clay, bet. Powell and Mason. MANAGING housekeeper in a family of re- finement by a widow from the East: refer- ence. Address till Jan. 3, Housekeeper, 1375 Eleventh ave., Bast Oakland. WINCHESTER House, 44 Third st., near Mar- ket; 200 rooms; 25c to $1 50 night: $150 to $8 week; convenient and respectable; fres 'bus and baggage to and from ferry. 527 MONTGOMERY, cor. Clay—Open until 9:30 o'clock; branch offlce of The Call. Subscrip- tions and want ads taken. P SITUATIONS WANTED—MALE., JAPANESE-CHINESE Emp. Agency; all kinde help. GEO. AOKI, 30 Geary: tel. Grant 86. CHINESE and Japanese Employment Office; best help. 4143% O'Farrell st.; tel. East 436 HIGH School boy wishes work before and after school for board and room; experienced in office work and clerking ini general store; speaks German well. Box 541, Call. BUTCHER—Good cutter and salesman, with go0d references, wants position. Address box 538, Oakland office Call, Tenth and Broad- way. SITUATION wanted—Work of any kind by a fireman; best of references; steady and sober. Address box 540, Call office. SHORT order cook wishes situation in res. taurant or coffee house; 15 years' experience steady and sober; married man. Address 1034 Folsom COOK of many years' experience In this city Wichies a position; good references. Box 62, Call. JAPANESE schoolboy wants place and house- work in city. S. HIGASHI, 06 Laguna st. WANTED—A traveling man of 15 years' expe. rlence desirous of handling a few established lines in the brokerage business in Los An- geles; can furnish best of references. Ad- dress’ A., 218 Franklin st., Los Angeles, Cal. fon by commer- 599, Call. SIDE line wanted on commis: cial traveler. Address box SINGLE Englisl.man wants situation as milker and buttermaker: understands the care of fine stock and rearing calves and Slxk al dress C, HEWITT, nd HELP WANTED—FEMALE. E GRANT 185 country hotel, 15, $20; cham- party here 9 C. R. HANSEN & CO 2 more waitresses, $25: 3 waltress bermaid, count a. m.; waltres hambermaid, to wait, ' $20; 2 restaurant ~waltresses, $6; 3 lunch waltresses, flc; girl for silver pantry. $20; 2 cooks, $30. C. R. HANSEN & CO., 104 Geary st. C._R. HANSEN & - First-class tami 10 cooks and housegirls, $25; 25 girls for general house- work, §20, and many young girls to assist, $12 to $15) 2 second girls, $15 to $20. C. R. & CO., 104 Geary st n Serman famill French and. Irish second girls, $20; and parlor mald, $26; cook for clergyman's house, $25; nurse, infant, $25, and @ latse number of giris for cooking and housework in city and country. J. F. CROS- ETT & CO., 316 Sutter st * o COOK, $% to $40; 14 GEARY cook, boarding house, $30; second glrl, nurse girl, $20; house girl, Berkeley. $25: § young girls for houseworlk, $15 to §20: cook, 325: young girl to assist in dining room, 18 to $20. MRS. NORTON, 313 Sutter st. 3 WAITRESS, private hotel, $20; {valtress and ¢hambermaid, $20; waitress, ‘mining camp, $20; 2 restaurant waltresees, $5 and 30 week lunch cook, $30; laundress, institution, 20, .and others. J. F.'CROSETT & CO., 316 Sutter. HOME wiih small wages for. lady who can sew and do light work. Box 704, Call office, Oakland. WANTED First-class _onerators on ite shirts. ROGERSON gents' 55 Valencia. UNG woman for plain_cooking .and house- NEAT Germ to a “bakery. 427 Tafkin st NURSE girl. Apply 936 Halght st- between ¥ and 12 a. m.: reference required.